Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIiI. No. 44.

U. SON DISASTER BRINK IN CO AL CRISIS

Truman Asks Phone Strike > Be Postponed Asks CIO Postpone Scheduled Strike For Negotiations Washington. Feh 22 —(UP->— President Truman asked the CIO conimunlcations workers union today to postpone for 60 days its Friday strike deadline to provide more time tor contract negotiations The union has scheduled a na tion-wide strike for Friday Mr. Truman acted after receiving from federal mediation director Cyrus S Ching reports Indicating that "insufficient progress" has been made in negotiations. in some areas negotiations have been In progress for several months . Mr, Truman appealed to both sides "to continue work and operatlons without any interruptions of telephone common leaf ions in the nation, under the wages and terms now in effect, for a period of’SU days from Feb 14. 135 ti." He made his appeal In telegrams to officials of the union and the Hell System and its subsidiaries The strike, originally scheduled to begin Feb' 6 previously lined been postponed until 6 am Feb ■ 24 at t'hlug s request Mr Truman.noted thsrf there cs.l a "special obligation and -duty) which applies 19 public utilities and-the unions with which they drab" .- Federal mediators have been try Ing desperately to avert a walkout - The mediators' efforts were.complicated by the fact that both thw communieathm worker.■ of America (CIOI and the Bell Rystem wW willing tn resume negotiations but in different cities The union wants to hold the bar 7 gaining cessl.um lure ■ J The union charged that the HeirSystem belie>e« It I* bigger than the government,". It refused twj move the contract talks back toS'cw York the o-etie of the previous nugwiattons The Impasse led some gout in c ment officials to believe that al strike Friday is. almost certain The union Is seeking higher wages shorter hours and an Im pension system it recent ; ly agreed to settle for a 15-centl an hour "package wage boost 1 with local negotiating committees] deciding how It should be allocated 1 The company refused The Western Electric dispute is just d>P£_4>hase of the nationwide wage negotiations afnorig the Bell System and locals of the communications workers Hut the t. 5.000 Western Electric sales and installs tiou personnel have strategic im portancv since they are stationed at , telephone exchnnges across the country s The. ls_o<«!..iwj<ili.Jlirnibfi: •’Ll!'Lt. two Western Electric locals and about 32.000 other union members . - are free to. strike Friday About. IM.MMi ■ other union members are expected to respect picket-'—lines wherever and whenever they are established The tie up would result tn the second nationwide telephone strike in history Decatur Lions Club In Regular Meeting » The Decatur Lions met In rngti »lar session Tuesday night and con- "• ducted-a general business meeting in lieu of a speaker for the evening Noah St'eury made the an nouncemeht of the proposed" Pas sion Play to Ire brought to Decatur March 21 and presented in the Decatur high school auditorium, cosponsored by the Lions club- and the First .Methodist chufch. Il was planned that that night would be ladies night, and the members Would go to the h|ga>, school following the business meeting for the play Steury stated that further, more complete announcements of the program would he forthcoming shortly WEATHER Mostly cloudy and colder to* night, with snow gradually end>ng Fair and colder south, and mostly eloudy north portion Thursday with snow flurries t near Michigan border. Low to night 10-15 north. 1F24 south. High Thursday JO-Jd north. 3540 south.

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Two Persons Killed As Truck Hits Pole Valparaiso. Ind . Feb. 2! t1’ ,, l — Two persons were killed today y When a light truck skidded In an ley road, hit a telephone pole and caught tire. State police said the victims were Murray Kingman. lutwell. and M.s. Geraldine Morlan, 25. North Judson. Mrs. Morlan's husband. Jack. 24. was burned and taken to Mem ' orial hospital here tn srrtotwr rttir ditlon. Hammond Grade School Burned, Save Children Three Teachers Are Slightly Burned In Caring For Students Hammond, Ind . F»4>. 22 (UP)j Fire today deMru>:t#Ji grade nrhobl 1 and three teachers uuffeted minor! burn* In shepherding the 315 pupil* : to nafety. ".<• •• Flamen. which ntarted In the at J fir. were first noticed KhwrHy after cl mm** convened at the Parrish i*ch<M»| in southeast Hammond > Tear her* an alartn arid the pupil* who had b« en drilled hi“ Tire evacuation, (rfocedur* m,4 f rehe<l'.| •' •> The three -teaxhers* guttered burns when they remained behind to. male rare everyone w i* Mft ; They ~ w IpAT Heleß Brodhural,, atith grade b*a|h»r Mile* and phyMeal education instructor I) oro th y Steinberger. luhm-hv after th»\ hft. dir f.«.| a aved in. " The ch I tdren left” their books an«U otiter garmtnts behind They were sheltered In nearby _honr* * Firemen uaid slntoi- ; ing out «if bt»thjin«j2i7^---!)‘*-hl*ib.^ u * * wh« n-tho arrived ami :• b ait thirty minutes l.u»t Hie < ho«d was rd Maintenance engineer Charle* Hcbonert said b* found everything ; in order al■ S.;n*c.h»<k minute* be. , j fore the fire wa* discovered, and no jone had any theory a*-to hew the; bl aze sta rt rd ——-—— - j One pupil, kindergarten* r Beft'y Ann Rosenhwank. said sh» heard i an “eiplosii'ii ” I ' ■ ~ I Injunction Granted Against UE Union Fort Wayne. Ind Feb 22 (ITD The united electrical worker* ufiton been prev«nt*d from ■ tampering with* the of. a new lord! which was formed asp r the FE wa3 i spotted -from the (Mo Spt*eiil> judg« Robert Y Keegan yesterday granted a permanent in Junction to the m w (’IO intrina tionai united electrical worker* re■era+tiing UE -offbers from inter fenrig with a new local formed kt the General Electric Co plant here ( Member* of the UE k.Mal voted, last November. l.Ofiti to 117. to dia l affiliate with the expelled union Keegan ruled that ‘the minority must abide by the will of the ma jority The local tiiok IlH.miO with R *h»n it lef? the UE. *hi< h was kicked aiut of rhe CIO Im-cause of left wing leadership Wam Motorists Os Hazardous Driving Little Storm Damage Is Reported Here City police and county offi< mis warned motorists today to ntay close to home, but if it is impera 4iye to drive to iise caution. For most of the northern section of the state is covered with freerint snow that make* any dm • inc hazardous Even pedestrians were warned not to venture too far l»e< au*e of the sidewalks* The present icy. hard-to-navigate condition is expected to-continue, at leagt through Thursday, according to weather rt .ports A United Preiui weather release ’ states that the snow |s expect'd to gradually hah tonight but that it is to become increasingly colder, eliui inating the possibility Qf the highways and sidewalks being cleared Ele<tric service today was hall rd briefly, not Tmm the effect* of :h< storm, however The high line, ati. <T»rw T» Pme.Slil * • »

Truman Again Pledges U.S. To Seek Peace World Communism Warned In Speech On Washington Day Ahxandrla. V« Feb. 22 (VP) j — President Truman today warn- ’ ed world communism that this country will use “force to defend dem<*crarj< If It must The president pledged thiscoun ■ try to strive ceuselrnsly for peace Hr said the -totted States bt will Ing to sup|»ort through the United Na Hons —any genuine atomic control plan that would tie effre- . Uve and not a “aham." But he declared in a Washington's birthday address her? that the free nations must pool their *;ren«Ui U) mvei communist force . with force Asserting that our j taj<k is “fundamentally the same" ! as George Washington's. Mr. Tru- ; maiv said. "He knew, 100, that they had to be defended that ■ ! there were times when the use of force to defend democ racy could not be avoMed.’’ Mr Truman said bluntly — in what he. called a ‘ straight from the * should* r" foreign policyspeech that man s hope of future jM*a« e 4iing»*s mure 6u sur.cessful ri'slstance to communist aggregsion and on the spread of freedom than it does on atomic centrals. - The president, <|jd hot mention ] the hydrogen bomb which thisi country and presumably Russia.] i made it clear that the United on afoinir weapons or on efforts ito bring them under international i curbs nations.- - he said. 'lraH to be found in any singh* country <»r any one weattoth but ,iu the <pm j bincui m<»ral and material strength' of '-the fi«*e world as .a whole " Mr Truman >pokc a’ the tborgo Washington national Ma i sonic memorial, hen* in < ereuion b-s dedicating a new statue of the nation's first .president lie keyed this country's foreign 1 |N»li« y to »*%pa,nsion «»f demo< ratir Institutions throughout the world by means of the Marshall plan his point four program to help underdeveloped regions their livint standards, reciprocal trade, and the yet-to lx* ratiffod 'international trade oreaniz;Mlon. But h- afso hinged it upon ree lunar defense pacts withill the Umted Na’ions framework t Tike (he North Atlantic treaty with its amia-for-free nations -cor'Tnrai To I’sgr l-'eMrl Close C.C. ticket Sales On Saturday Annual Banquet To Be Held March 2 Ticket sales for the annual meer ing and banquet of the liecatur chamber of ('ommrree will do*e this coming Saturday. H H Krueckeberg. chairman of ticket distribution strifed t<>day r The big event, which will be open td the public, will be held, at Decatur high school Audirorlum Thursday night, March 2. at 6 ?.O o'clock Kru'ekcb'rg stressed two points: ir <ll- the final driv«- t‘«»r the sale of tickets: Tht public is invited and anyone who c ares to attend, does not have to be a Chamber member, and the entertain mem ha« been planned with a special appeal to the ladies It is necessary to close the ticket sale early. KniecXeberg said, order" that a sufficient number of dinners can he order'd Following the dinner, the group will be entertained by sev.era]_of the nation's outstanding vaudeville acts The intlre affair costs 11 25 a person, it was pointed out This price includes both the meal and ■ the <ntertainment ; This will he the first annual meeting to which .the public ha* been Invited this plan is being pursued this year. Chamber officials pointed out. because the entertainment, will be of such a na ture that it will be thqjoughly eh joyed’ by the public No business will be taken up at the meeting

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 22,1950

Dad And 7 Children Die In Fire fn rj . '.Y I * ■TSMkIX. ▼ Wgl- .< W- - '-W A STATE .TROOPER liupj 3liv aVIiW of*i>-ssoin’irarH.--’ i h.’U“e *ioar Addiaou. Mich., Where Gerald llraelr 44' and hU aerci, ; children (H-rialicd In the flame* that destroyed the home Only tiir- | vtvm- waa Mr* Dorothy Beagle (below, who. clad only in a nighti gown. *»• aerioualy burned before she. escaped hy jumping through ,].* The chHiUaajahggjl H rears to 23 moatin'.'

l i : ‘ City's Coil Supply Is Reported Ample State Authorizes Power Service Cut I. C Pettibone, superintendent of the liecatur light plant, stated jha! locally the cogl situation h not a? the dangerous,lyv»*| and no p um ar< hi ctl» foi run.tiling, power tie said that the city utilities hav»- a ?.oday supply «»t <j»ai on hand and w »uld not petition the state for cutting service, dr legal . not l»o>fuip the supply dwindled to, a 2'» da> supply IbiwiMi. he added h« djdnJ f4»|4-6t»t Mich action lie believed the pi ♦ sent supply would tide th» cPy nv»r until resumption of wcitk by coal miners, and stock prl ing would replenish the supply on hand Authorize* Cut* IndianapoU*. 'Fch 22 jll’J Th* Indiana public service ccimmission today awaited the first request from- an electric utility to cut its service 25 percent bcKause of dutr' j geiously low coal stocks The issued a genexal - order authorizing cuts following a day-long meeting with officials of some.3o state ehrtric utilities call rd by governor Schricker. A utility finding its coal stocks low may petition the commission by letter or telephone call, chair man Hugh Abbett said. The cbm njission then will issue an immedi - ate order allowing the 25 percent | curtailment of- pbweP generation and sale. "-V; It was expected, however, that only major industrial power users j would be affected, When and if a cut was. made! Abbett said the Northern Indiana Public Service Co.. Hammond, plan f ned to request a rut ‘‘very soon " I NIPSC spokesmen told the com mis-. (Turw Tn Fuse Five!

Wtditatto* (Rev John E Chamber*. Trinity Evangelical inited Brethren Churcjii Whither shall I flee from thy spirit” PaaftnsTTS" Today. Ash Wednesday. Is the first day of Lent I .ent is the forty-sis day period Immediately preceding Easter The period always come* in the spring 'so the Anglo-Saxons called if —-Letieten". which mean/spring The word for spring came to designate the period itself and we pow call it la*nt p" In Hut early church at the beginning of Lean, men who were guilty of gross sins and were genuinely repentant. would lie in Hack cloth and ashes The coarseness of the sack cloth ranked them with the lowest conditions of men the ashes reminded them of their mortality which would reduce them to dust and ashes. We cannot thtnk of the life, doath. and resurrection of Jesus . without feeling our own unworthtnoss. and without desiring to celebrate Easter with cleansed hearts and renewed Hves We cannot flee from Hl* Pprtence; He is always with us May this Lenten Season be a time when we examine ourselves, repent of our wrongs, and. lose ourselves In the service of God and- man

Muncie Attempts To Halt Coal Hoarding Muncie, Ind. Feb. 22. —(UP)— Police began checking on all coal orders today in an effort to,stop hoarding. Sgt. Dana Jones, said persons would order coal in the usual manner, but all coal delivery slips would be sent to police headquarters before delivery was made. Police will check each order, to make sure no coal is delivered to a person who has a two-day supply in his bin Jury Selected For Physician's Trial Declares Doctor's Chances Jeopardized Manchester. N H. . Feb 22 — (UP)— Chief defense Atty. Louis E Wyman charged today that Dr. Hermann N. Sanders chances for a fair trial had been jeopardized by comment allegedly released to the press by chief prosecutor William L. Phinney. Wyman at the opening of the third day's session of the 41-year-old physician's mercy murder trial objected to statements which he said the attorney-general had made concerning veniremen. Phinney denied he had given any improper information to any newsmen. The 71-year-old Wyman charged that despite superior judge Harold E. Wescott's request that the press refrain from printing details of the questioning of prospective jurors, details had been published. Athur E. Auger. 67, the first venireman called today, became juror No .11. A shoe factory foreman. Auger is married but child(Turn To Page Three)

Nation Reels On Brink Os Disaster As Illinois Miners Join In Strike

Amend Ordinance On Traffic Regulations Gives More Power To Enforce Rules ROwy — .nc~~ia|l 3a* I III 1 CUV tlluuvll, ITT El>—aa Ul«l meeting Tuesday, passed an ordinance to amend a previous ordinance regarding the regulation of traffic within Decatur, The original ordinance had been passed August if, 1326; the amendment does not change the structure of that ordinance hut simply gives more power to enforce the law. In coajtnction with designating certain Nteets as through or preferential strel-ts, which the amendment does, thief of police James Borders recommended to the council that the present traffic signs at all intersections be removed to be replaced hy new one*. The old ; ones, he said, could be renovated | for further use. but currently the ] traffic sighs are inadequate. I Mayor John Down c<Hiimen(ed b< I fore the Ota. of the' -aiiiehd‘ ] ment that there have ' been-, tn tin- |.a<i. many serious accidents aT some of the intersections In the .ity, Iml there lias Imen no TTrnmwiH itt uni k up inw ment Those streets designated as . -thfOttfih or rprafereikt-iul are. -Add ams Sec ond, er. Win j '’heater: High street at the itttersection <>f High and Grant:; | tJne street at the intersection of i ! Une an«l Elm; First street at the j inlersection_.l|f Flrßt Ahd Jeffer- ! son. Madison and Jackson: Third street at the >ntTTii.vU L ;.and Jackson. Marshall. Park and Maple • Fifth street at the intersection r ,<f Fifth and Third, from Nortn Second street to Monroe. and[ at i the of Fifth and Madison: Washington from North Second street to Thirteenth street, Nntrman from 'Fifth to Thirteen th; North Second from Second-. <»» Thirteenth, Jefferson from Secondto Tenth, and Eleventh street at the interse< ti<m of Eleventh an! Madison. . ‘ * I Milk Inspector Is Apoointed By City Local Veterinarian Is Named Inspector The city counf’il Tuesdav approv (<1 the appointment of !>r R E Allison, local veterinarian. Iml in |Spe< t<»r tor the proposed grade-\ I milk program which the city is undertaking . Dr Allison appeared before the board wjth an estimate of fhly cost of the prijgram for t?.o rity add briefly out|tne<l the cost* involved To begin such a grading test. The rouncilmen readily agreed to the >6O monthly cost and the initial sum of approximately >6O foi equipment, and promptly -gave l»r. Allison the go-ahead signal. The grading work to be undertaken by the city will he to standardize. acAordirig to state bealta standards, all milk distributed in Det atur There will be two sm » tests, tor pasteurized and raw milk, but h<»th must pass the specification* The milk-grading program' wai Instituted hr the Council at the in sisleme of local dairymen who c'onhtctmwd ruvh »meet, rttaf'to crrcc - petit ioa. c- Once ac • epted by the state. IV catur will be given a year to meet the standards; once tbl» probation period is past, the program mnM l»e In accordance with the states requirmeuls However, if a city is cap Able. It can' get its grade Ali : cease within that period, and it Is ■he hope of.councilmen that thik will be dblie Also appearing before the council Tuesday Neaa Zurhach. of Zurl>ach. Inc. presented the detailel plans of |h, water aoftener and'L irqn removal plaht io’lie construct i <Twrw Te Fsa» T*»t I

To Bare Reds Torture Move On Confession Planning To Focus World Opinion On Sadistic Methods Washington Feb 22. (IPi The United States is planning steps to foctui world opinion ou the communist* in extracting fake ‘‘confessions" at |M>litlcal trials, it was reported today. American diplomat* have been gathering information on refine- • ment* of torture perfected under the aegis of the Russian secret ' pol Ire-measures whi< h -say will .prove revolting to The' entire civilized w-orM. h is mrm ted here that reyeWnm- wHi rasp: -light wn the. ’ spying "confessionof Robert A j Vogeler, American business man sentenced to 15-year* impriaon-: ment in Hungary. 1 methods were said to have been used on Bulgarian ernI ptnyes iTf The American legation iu 4 Sofia - whose *' confessions'' . JuMLff. I implicated American minister Ix>n- | aid R Heath as an alleged Amer- ; lean spy-master there. The United States broke diplo * i inatic relations with Bulgaria yesterday While a similar move against ■Huhgarv undoubtedb would be aehonu d l»\ some, it did? not ap->-ar ’•* be in th** eirds Observdtra ? pointed nut that maintenance of tht i • s icgaiftm in Budapt -r i protided machinery for continued j efforts to Tree Vogfler T h*- stale depart men! r Verv »>d Yuvt tice—y ester day that at regards d j Vogeler s trial as a travesty on justice and would not accept either | the courts procedure o|*.its find - ings Notably, the "confession described him <*h both a naval lieutenant commander and an army colonel His ‘ confession.” as publicized by the Hungarian propaganda ra din contained numerous seeming | < ontradictions , Officials believe i • that by comparing It with the known factSw-Lhey will be able to j prove it was maniifa< lured and (hat Vogeler made it under bur- ! ess I^egation. employes were palp-1 The < barges referred to j -“espionage" conducted on behalf ] of the United States before Bui j garia s peace treaty was ratified- j at a time when, as an ex-enemy i state under military -occupativc, <Twr« Tn V*ar* »T»» Mrs. Hazel Gibson Dies Last Evening Funeral Services • Friday Afternoon Mrs Haivl M. Gibson. 53, g native <>t Adams voanty. died al 3 15 o'clock Tuesday night at her home, five miles southwest of Monroeville on the Adams-Allen county line.. She had lived mist of her life In | Monroe township. Allen county, and was a member of the East Lib erty Kvantelleal United Brethren church Surviving are her hasband. Her.ye._,tKree, sons. Lloyd. Lather, and Harry Gibson all ot Monroe ville a daughter, Mrs Mildred Heller of Decatur, a brother. John C Flemming of Decatur; three sis Jers. Edna Flemmink ahd MrsLucile Miller of Decat nr and Mrs Mdnema Hawkins of MonrwevUle.l and six grandchildren Funeral services will be held at-1 1.30 pm Friday at the residence and at 2-o clock at the church the Revs Alonao Nlcodemas and Ken nrth Hostetler officiating Burial wtll be in the Monroeville IOOF cemetery" Ths body will he refrom the Marquart funeral: > home to the mtdrttce at 4 o ctort I I ’his eveaing

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Final Remaining Major Source Os Soft Coal Is Shut Off This Morning Pittsburgh. Fnb. 22 — (UPI — The nation reeled on the brink of dlaaater today as the last remaining major source of soft coal was . shut OH. , New York * nd Virginia Aaclarud state of emergencies Coal abortages were critical in Pennsylvania. Minnesota, Illinois and Massachusetts Cities throughout the country ordered brownouts and rationing to stretch near-tan-iahing coal supplies The flow of coal dropped t.i a trickle when 10,000 members of the Progressive Mine Workers uhi ion in Illinois joined the nationj wide strike of United Mine Work- ] ers last midnight. Mine pickets spread throng! ; the soft coal fields, pressing for ] a complete shutdown of the indur-'* Dh*- Wine at New Reihlehen, Pa . was tkynnmited bdatagv »»' m>no,r due to faulty placed dynamite, police said Gt>> John Hattie of Virginia de- .. I c tareci a Stat, of 'flisnHHTwnder a new state act giving him feewer to selxe privately owned cyal —■ mines. Eiuergem-y powers wero arrant ed Gov Thomas K IleWev of New York hy th.- legiaUmtrc . ? The governor was given authority V i to selie private coal supplies and ' fd impose price controls * The disastrous coal situation was pointed up in Clevetanc. where Mayor Thomas Burke orcier- d emergency rationing es .fu. I to coal-starved householders. Many., industries and more than r.c'JtWiO -privafe homes were witTi out power in Cleveland teal*7 : *h? n P"**‘ r riant service failed ptu<- to" low-grade7boat? The pca.r quality <4 coal :re i ling from non-union scrip ntjfiey | also ttireaten.ai a complete break--1 down <>f vital Institutions it Pittsburgh J lion Horner, president of- the Retail Coal Men leants association. called upon Mayor David L Lawrence to get th>- dry some ' deep mined coal' or fqc-e break- | downs in hospitals, s. hooU. iaundries and plants ’ "Breakdowns have alreadv occurred in equipment Iteinc fed with this vyry ion grade strip coat j and additional serious disruptions : can lie expected momentarily." 1 "Horner said. “ ~~~ * ’ ■ Battle's order declaring the f emergency in Virginia also 'estate : lisheci a . three-niember state fnet commission with pos.r to seixe and operate mines There was m> immecyate indication whether the sUkte would seise privately*,'* ne 1 I mines immediately I The city of Erie Pa was ex peeted to declare a state of rtwrr ency tomorros Mayot Ctareoo K. Pulling called Tor * brownout ot all display lighting in the city He said the city had virtaally n» ' coal ' ' ---■■■ —- Grim faced non union miners said they would resWt forays Hl bands of roving pickets, whic h were touring the coal fields tn force The non-union diggers bajk-d up their determlnatloa with a show of rifles,.pistols and shotguns More .communities *cro»a. the country ordered coal rationing t > conserve- . desperately low cowl ; MacksJones and langhlin Steel cirrporation planned to start laytnit off sctm. 26,aa* Pittsburgh district emplove* at midnight. a4<ing to ih- workers Idled cbv I the coal shortage ‘ f New York began coal rslicmlnr land • dlmout last week under a : Po-jav emergency law The idle' soft coal fields were tense wi-h nonunion miners is several, Staten standing artnal guard over their dtagtngw to ward off attempts t»y pickets to shut off the trickle «f coal , . j The 372 *4* striking rmisst I Tn Fbe* »«•» '