Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 1 March 1950 — Page 1

Vol* XLbVIII* No* 50*

ATOM SCIENTIST PLEADS GUILTY AS SPY

Coal Shortage Causing Added State layoffs Schricker To Ask_ ' Moro Mino Workers To Work In Stole BULLETIN Indiana**!!*. March I—(UR) —Miners today rejected g*vsrnor Bchrlck*r’s requewt fhr a eetrterenee aimed a* ***nin* mere mtna* to supply coal tor Indiana atato Inatttutlona. •cbrjckaFs aaacutlva seer* tory, Arthur Cam*kall, said th* govtrner had talked with Ro* eoa McKinney, vice peeaidant of united mine workers district 11 at Terre Haute. "McKinney t*M the governor x the miners had been ordered back te work twice and didn’t return.” Campbell aald, “and he didn't know what mere district headquarters c**M do." Indianapolis. Mar I.— ((’PI — The coal shortage forced addition al layoffs of at least 3,50" Indus trial workers In Indiana today as Governor Schricker planned to ask the Colled Mine Workers to open more mines to get fuel tot alate. Institutions - --MdnnwhU*-.- ’’ mines signed contracts on the UM We terms to bring the total - number of Hoosier pltr producing coal to a doa*n or more Two ' radio manufacturers in Fort Wayne laid off a total ot too men because of the coal shortage The Servel Refrigerator C* M Evansville shut down its horn* tefrieerator production line Nkxum no steel was available and Idled 3,<KH) men The biggest previous layoff was at Inland Steel Co.'s Indiana liar- * hor plant, where four blast fur nar es were banked torn week ami thrown out of work Inland put T.'Hhi others on reduced Working schedules. Schrlcker’a decision to ask the I'MW for a conference, at which the reopening of several minds wdi- lw-4hu.uamid_.waa.reached at u long conference of the gover nor's emergency -fuel coordinating committer yesterday, state lalmr TTrnrrntsMoner Thomas 11. Hutson said. Hutson, who heads. thl'._emergency group, said, "we ve got Jo settle this thing Hr said 'he stale > 22 penal and Irelrevolent institutions were generally in 'fair shape.' but coal stocks were low al the girls' school in Clermont and at state police headquarters at Stout Field Some observers Iwlieved Schricker»ight attempt settbrnent of the coal dispute, tn which about *.OOO of the.,8.500 Indiana -coal miners are idle. hy tba-C. and F. Carp and the Quality Coal Corp with represen -natives of the UMW's district No. 8 at Brazil. They were similar io those signed Monday hy truck mines In the Terr* Haute area with district No. 11. District No 8 president Thomqt Rea said he expected several other cogl companies lo sign to<lay. The contracts gave the miners a 95-cent daily pay boost and increased the operators' contribution to the I'MW pension and welfare fund from .20 to 35 cents p-r ton - Most ot the production from the newly-opened mines was slated for use in the western Indiana coal field area and only small amounts probably will get out to other sections of the state, where the coni shortage appeared worst. At Evansville, the school hoard said it was getting coal from Kentucky and paying 50 percent more for It than for Indiana fuel ■ The board ordered all sehool fires "Kahkea" at the eWil rif -the -r4a*s day. hut permitted evening acHVltim In the school buildings if the participants didn't object to cool temperatures A spokesman for the athletic departments paid the regional basketball tourney, one of IS Saturday. .Would be played. Rut the I Tur* Te rwwe " WEATHER Fair and somewhat colder tonight except enow flurries near Lak* Michi**". Low tonight 10 to Iff north; -1g to 24 south. High Thursday 20 to 27 north; 2* to >2 south.

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Police Stations In Chicago Bag Coal ChicM®. March 1. —(UP)— Police stations today begged coal from one another after a railroad confiscated a carload ot coal which was intended to till their empty coal blns. Routh side stations were in the wont shape, police said, with al least one completely out of fuel Illinois Coal Mine Contract Is Extended Strike Os 10,000 Progressive Mine Workers Is Ended Hprinatield. 111, March I—(UP) —Coal operators and the progressive mine workers agreed today..to exlend Ihelr-old contract to March 31. ending a week-old - strike by 10,000 PMW miners. Union president John Marchton do raid telegrams were living sent ‘ to local officers throughout the 1 state. informing them to resume ’ operations “Immediately " ’ This meant In effect they should ' resume coal digging tomorrow morning, since'there are no night r , '"hift*-" -- -j- ’ Marchjahdo and Walter Hill. 1 president of the coal producers asI sorlstion of HHnoix. jointly announced the contract extension 1 They said It Is retroactive to Feb ) 22. whep Marchiando and the union . scale committee cancelled the con I tract pnd called a ajrike • lW The retroactive provision makes s UJ final agreement as to wages I and operators' eewet ributions to the union welfare fund retroactive to I Oct 1. 1949 - The extension includes a five day mutual cancellation clause I Manhiando and Gil) said they . and their negotiating committees, I would stay in session to talk over "wages and other points.'.' They . said that so far they have agreed ! on the following provisions of a , new contract t 1 A payment “on account by the nperatwre-for rmdr empbwe-.4- , 60 cents a day tor each day he ’ worked during the period from Oct. t 1. ISIS, through Feb 21. 1850 2 Where the nilm-rs preHou-ly were paid on a semi monthly basis. r xbev UiU'-lnuatie i have their paydays on the loth. 20th and last day of each month, 3 If an operator fraudulently r tails to pay-to the union the Wei ' fare fund conn IButiutr required hy 1 contract, the operator can Im- made ' to pay double the amount of mrini y which he is short. * The agreement on the/Siscent ' daiiy payment tor the Utev. tv Feb 1 21 period said JF- ‘! We agree to pay to each iin*>h | employe as a payment on account! *■ Tor Terrnartive pay from -Oel 4 41*49| to Feb. 21,lS5p,.tiig,sjitn_pfJ»n_cent«! per day fur each day he worked during the above-mentioned perr TTw. <• smae else k Two Zoning Rulings > Appealed To Board Set March 14 As Date For Hearings r Two appeals of rulings from the , enforcing officer. Ralph E» Roop. ! wittite heard Tuesday night. Ma.ih ,'l4, it was decided by the Decatur I hoard of soning .appeals In Tues , -lay nigh*'s session s Earl Sudduth, local grocer and meat market proprietor, is seeking I to enlarge his store and resident “ , on South Thirteenth street. The t building is in a residential district and a building permit was refused , Sudduth's request for a variance , was ordered advertised so th*! • hearing can be held in two weeks I Ja nes Wagner. Fort Wayne, is , asking permission to complete coststruction of a home on North Thlr . teenth street. He wants to build a I se<-oml house on a corner lot anef ... the enforcing officer refused the , request because of’the sHe of the lot. Wagner started to build the hom-» several months ago and contraote-1 with a war surplus concern for th* work The foundation was set in and the builders failed to return with the house The Wagner appeal also was-set for bearing March 14.

Denies lewis, UnionGiiffr InCoalStrfte High Union Officer Says Miners Acted On Own Volition Washington, March 1. —(UP) — A high united mine workers official swore In federal court today that John L. Lewis and UMW headquarters are not to blame for the soft coal strike ' UMW secretary-treasurer. Johp Owens testified that the 370,000 strikers aided on their own vollfion in choosing not to obey back-to-work orders from Lewis add the court. As the Union defended itself against contempt charges, UMW and industry representatives resumed wage-hour negotiations iu Lewis' absence. Federal mediators saw little hope ot early settlement. One official predicted that President Truman will have to aak. _ congressional authority to seise the mines If the economy-crippling strike is to be ended Owens testified hgfore federal Judge Richmond R Keech who twice issued ba<-k4o-work injun<Hons which the miners refused to obey/ lie told of letters and tele-i-ram« dlspat'duxt by i'MW preal:. dent l.ewis telling the miners to >.-et back to work Union ‘attorney -Whelly K Hop kins asked if' these communications were ' prepared with any reservations" Owens replied, "nose al all.” In I*4B and I*4B federal judge T. Alan Goldaborough slapped heavy contempt fines on Lewi* and the union after finding that strikes In violation of injunctions received "wlnW and "nQd" sanction from headquarters. Owens recalled sporadic work stoppages In the coal fields beginning in late December He said they were not authorised by the union. He said a telegram from headquarters failed to get all of these strikers back Into the mines. With coal supplies nearing the vamsblng j»>lnt official* fell- (hag - <T»r» Te Uaae Sixt Permanent Home For Fair Being Planned Honna-Nuttman Park Site Gaining Favor Indications are that the Decatur fair, which has been held annually oh tin- uptown streets, will sbont have a permanent home - Members of the fair board and the city coun cil met Tuesday night in joint session to discuss the advisability of using 44*nn»-NuHmau park as—a. I site for future fairs The council previously had made an offer to Adams county 4-H clubs that they build a permanent home at the site The offer also provided for free city maintenance of the building and construction of roadways The adult governing body ot the 4-H groups turned the offer down Following this action, members of the' Decatur fair board Imme diatejy met with the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and it was decided to petition the council for a similar otter for the use of 2'o acres of the land. hy the informal meeting Tuesday night, both the fair board and council members viewed the proposal with much favor and John DeVoss, attorney for the fair board, and Robert Anderson, city attorney, were asked to meet in the next few days to work out S resolution whereby the council will permit the holding of the Decatur fair and agricultural, shqw" at (he H«nna> Ndtl mat) sit# iTIKe propMhl la filially arrept ed. the city will start at ooce to improve the roadways and drainage system al the site It has not been decided whether the I*so fair will be held al the new site depending on the possibility of getting th* ground ready, if the site is not: available it Is believed likely that the fair board will petition the council tor permission lo hold one mor* street fair. The two local attorneys stated they hoped to have the plan completed so that action ean be taken by the Chamber of Commerce next Monday night and the council Toesday night

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Decatur, Wima* Wednesday, March LJ9SO

—— '< ■" ""■I ( alls Hiss “Poor Kisk” •ECRCTARY OF STATE Dean Acheaoti (right), alia with his chief security officer. nnder-aecr*tary John *. Peurlfoy at an appearance Itefore a Senate appropriation commute* for a hearing of his department's request foe |23b.»77,3»7. The bearing quickly evolved into a “loyally discussion" and Acheson board his under-secretary call U 4» on* time associate. Alger Hiss, a "had *ecurUy risk" under present government regulations. Hl*a is under sentence for perjury

C.C. Banquet Here Thursday Evening Elaborate Program Planned Thuriday Plans were complete today for Ike biggest Chamber at Commers* program ever staged in the city, including a Thursday afternoon and evening meeting Mom than 425 reservation* have already been made for the banquet and enlerlalndient to b* given at the high nchoo) auditorium. beginning at <:3O o'clock. Dti-k Pruden. secretary, stated that an additional 25 reservations would be accepted up until this •rening. The home economies clubs will serve the banquet. During the evening an award to' the “Cltisen of the Year" will be' made. The Chamber of Ctimmen-e has nut released the name of the man to be honored at the meeting The musical and free act program which will • foftow the Rati" quet Is on- of the highest type ever brought . here It includes artists, musicians and comedians from nationally known entertain-i ment troupes Comedy, novelty and musical numliers will be presented. “ - Donn Smith's seven piece orchestra will furnish music during the evening. Joe M«*ks Coming At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon members of the Chamber of | Commerce and invited guests will assemble at the I-egion honte to hear J. T. (Joe) Meeks, director ot the Illinois Retail Association, give a challenging talk on "Freedom- -to Pali'"- : —- Annual reports will be made at T*» Paora New Serial Story "Blood On The Star*" la th* nam* of a new. cscitlng murder mystery which will start as a Mrial story in th* Dally Democrat Saturday, March 4. Brett Halliday le th* author of this great story of a young detective In Miami, where ha solves one of the most mystifying myitirlea.

/ . • ••j,,,' - •, •*;. ~ i (Rev. Robert Hammond. Fir«t Baptist Church! ’ THE NATURE OF PRAYER r J Isaiah 24:3—Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose _ ‘ mind to stayed on Thee: becana* he truateth ia Thee We call prayer man's avenue of communication with God Maa as God'a -creatlaa. to totally dependent—Aipon.....his_.-Creator.™ 1 much more so than be usually thinks. In prayer thto to more I clearly seen than elsewhere, especially aa we hear such phrase* as « “Lord, teach us to pray," and "We know not how to pray as we , oaght " In view of this dependency upon God and this necessity i for Divine help in prayer, we can clearly see that prayer lieglns in trurt ..,. As the trusting heart loettrffttn God In prayer, seeking Hix help. God the Father through the Comforter. God the Holy Spirit. ’ lays upon our heart* that burden about which He would have us 1 pray Ou prayer* then ascend, through our High Priest arid ' Mediator. God the Son. to God the Father again Who answer* 1 th*m In thto way the Divine cyel* of prayer to made complete, i our Trtsne God working through human instruments for the ac- ) eompllshmsnts of His perfect wftt. The degree of our trust to God , condttiona out effectiveness In prayet. so let SS indeed find per , feet peace through a complete trust In Him Who to able to do all things well (

Injuries A(e Fatal 1 1 To Rushville Girl *' ' Indianapolis March 1. — (UP) — ’ Injuries ;tfcc*ived In a traffic ac- ' cident Feb. 12 caused the death yesterday of Evylin Jo An Widen- 1 er: 17. Rushville Miss Widener. < who was injured at'an Indianapolis ' street intersection, died in Robert ’ Long hospital at'the Indiana uni- ' versify medical center. | : Red Cross Workers ! • Named For Decatur I j Workers Appointed For Fund Campaign Everything is ready for the an 1 . nual drive for funds in Decatur 1 , for the American Rdd Crons. John 1 Siults. iUy chairman .or the drive ■ said today Mr Stults .. said lie ' would be glad to place a few more ..volunteers in the several re>stden 1 tlal areas and anyone interested is 1 ask-d to contact the. chairman Ip ‘ the next day or two L K Anspaugli is chairman of 1 the solicitation in the uptown business district and his assist ants include: Joe Murphy, lien ( (Webster. Karl -Caston. Robert Zwlck. Kenneth Riihyon. Ferd Klenk. Glen Oswalt. Earl Harmon. George Stuhs and James ‘ Murphy. Jr. , Phil Sauer. Harolif Mumma and ( Adrian Burke head teams who I will solicit business houses In the , outlying part* of .the city Dr Gerald Joaea; pastor of Hie Flrxt , Methodist church, is chairmau of , the church solicitation committee --Mr* Gewee Welland is shale-1 man of clubs and organizations Miss Grace Lid tensteiger ls|l chairman of the aroup in charge ■ of soliciting at the Adams county! ' memorial hospital and doctors ' I Thurman Drew heads th- court 1 house committee and P B. Thomas Is chairman at lAncrdri school H. Vernon Aurand will sollcii for the drive at the city hall. Officials at Bag Service. Central ROya, Decatur Industries. De eatur Casting Co.. Kriek-Tyndallj ‘ Schafer Co., and Wayne Novelty 1 >TWew t. rws» six > _ _ _ - L." "_Z — - i

British Atom Scientist Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison As Red Spy

Lights Dimmed In Cities By Coal Shortage Stocks Threaten To Vanish In Few Days From Strike Pittsburgh. Pa.. March 1 tl'Pi —Great industrial cities and?population centers browned out today to save power and outlast a final siege by the critical soft coat short age Lights dimmed, in New YorkJ Pittsburgh. Detroit. Chicago and many imiulr communities Some cities /redut-ed power consumption ax much ax 50 percent to save fqel stocks which threatened to vanish within a matter of. days states and cities Ordered new emergency measures on the 24th d*y of. the nationwide, coal strike wi'h Jahn L .Lewis and ma|<uoperators still deadlocked on ntajor I contract issues There was no iud teat ton that mining would be resumed in time I to avert more curtailments In industry arid hardship to domestic coaluserx. -? 2_ Another 20.000 workers were scheduled ta Im- laid off today because of the coal shortage, swell lug the total idle as a result of she strike past 550.000 including the 'si.iiiu'i striking miners The emergency coal committee tin Chicago, where a state-wide 25-j IH-rcejil )H»wer cnnaUmenl is In -I feel asked io.t'i‘o industrial coal, users to share their meagre-stock-' piles with hospitals, other public institwioiis and needv families Mjiyor Albert E Coho cf Detroit - bat red all commercial lighting dis-1 3rt*ytu amF-e it y uOiutelw- - sUMIedJ doling ‘Hit i-.mII by’ TKF busnet basket at emergency stations set lip in fire houses The llt'rott -Hf-,4 board also voted in close all public schools ■ act pl. nine which are centrally healed effective after Friday clasxes Imquesne Light company asked all its L500.01H1 customers in thei greater Pittsburgh area to cut power oonsumption by 500 percent or I face heatless days The company' said it had less than a lu-day sup ply ot low-grade fuel on hand The interstate commerce etini~ri>l»*ir>fl WM3 logging railroad coal reserves, and a syKikesman indirat ■ Twn T* rwwe LL, , I Sufficient Coal In Schools Os County Parochial School Closed This Week The Adams county schools, cording' to a statement made tdfday hy superintendent Hansel Fol ey. wilt not have to follow the pattern of aome schools throughout the state and close the door*-' Such a possibility was thoaght Imminent, but last minute negotiations and loans bar* eased the sit. uatlon in the county. Monmouth and Pleasant MBIs. both schools believed due to elose, after today or tomorrow were able to-obtain coal Monmouth arranged for a loan of .coal from the Central Soya company and has a sufficient supply te last through 1 htt. Pleasant Mill*' authorltie* reported that they believe they have contacted for enough coal "for at 'east two weeks ” - Geneva and Jefferson school authorities also reported their x.-hoolk have a two week suppl' left, which. It is hoped will ba sufficient 4o carry the schools through the emergency Hartford township school officials stated that -their supply to "getting low,"; but believe’ they will he able to 'taWP yrtBUT- ' > The Berne school* and the Decatur public and Catholic Bchool< ITwrw T. Fane Five!

Heads Seal Sale XRk □ xjik IMh JI II . Carl Gerber Carl Gerber Heads Easter Seal Sales 'I ■ ' I Annual Campaiga-To Open Hera March 9 t’art Gerber tax been apfH.inted-’ , rhaiimap cf the 17th annual Eustc r seal campaign In D‘"a:ur. it announced (oday.Jiy Kenneth Mil icr. executive director of tiiy hi ' ' diana .society for crippled children , I -T|ie lf-f.o eampatra «p-n i Thursday. March ». and end Sun ■lay April 9, scrordint to the an ..! nouni eno n: .... “ Gerber., a lifelong resident of ' Dec atur, has for more than l-'> years |l>e»n tk» load of his' own meat J'?!/' 1Th- local Easter Seal campaign: part Ot the nationwide annual drive : io- fund< for crfbt'led children and adults.‘.is the chief means of mg the socjely— service s 2“ th- handicapped ♦ orber stated tha' then- are an' i .tima'ed 875 (rippled person- in " Adams County, of whom 425 are -jchildren The Adams county soIctay. through its multiple twry ;ices. has given assistance t‘> mauy ! of these people in their first year ' If is our hope that this year’s Eister seal drive will far exceed ' those of tithe r ye are in the amount t rnised. ' Gerber ’aid Nop ing that’with tbn'increasing popu patron there is « natural Increase • ip number of handicapped chlMrbh ' and adults aud LOliseuuent.l.' a growing d» mand for specialized services, he stated that the agency of which he to chairman Is reach ing "more and more of the hand! capped who-heretofore staved be-j yond the reach of such agencies "c Only a cpilsrant expansion of '.lie . services, he declared, could alleviate the needs of the handicapped, 'and we need greater funds to do / this adequately " _ r — Some Auloists Fail - To Obtain Plates No Concerted Drive Here On Motorists There are a few motorists who i failed to get their Ucwna* plates i before- the deadline which 4HSE i midnight Tuesdav arid they will , lee subjeeded to more than a caaual Mian, e Tnim law”¥fifoi?«SWn|sHF'" ‘ cle* Mrs f'harles Lose, tn charge, of the license burns* here said that I about 3 7S«I of -the anticipated 4. • t)*o auto ll.'ense plates had been hr motorist* and about II sm* of the-AM truck plates The i ‘ totter item. ii. en»e plates for I track*, sha bsileve* to ta properI Hon to other years and expects ' most of the remaining plate* to be i pur.haend WRhih the sexi f»vf tpnya .L. -... State police throughout Indian* have been urged lo be on the Link I I iTnrn T» FWae Ftovl

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Dr. Kiaus Fuchs Is Sentenced; Admits ™ Guilt In Delivering Secrets To Russians London. Mar. 1 — (UP) — Dr. Klaus Fuell*. Britain'* third tankin* atomic acJeiittot, pleaded guilty at Old Bailey today to lietrsying Angles A meriean A-bomb. »'crets to Russia and was se*rtaa<-e<l to 14 years tn prison The 38-yesr-old Germsn-bore scientist, a confessed ftovlet agent for seven years, threw himsetf an Hie mercy of the court after admitting hjs guilt on four apnclfecountx of handing over atomic secrets to the Soviets twice ia tto UtM FPri and "<nr.- ra England In a heavy accent, the slender, balding Fucbs saul “ “1 do not want to hurt my friends I have had a fair trial " Fuchs was given the maximum possible sentence under the security laws on which he- was tried' The court held that his crime w«, only technically different fror-i ■WI! '• .... ... The only rede-miieg feature, tbe court said, was that Fuchs since - hl* arrest hail gijen valuable- in- ’ fortnatken lo the government is was not disclosed whether this relfc’wt to. further atomic - research J by Fuchs or information about a j The pack eel courtroom was | hushed as fxvrti Goddard, lord ehfrf justlfe of England passed sentence He . leaned over the bench and looked the former German refugee scientist In the fair The n he said You have imperilled the right of asylum which this country has hitherto extended to political refugees “In 1983. you wes* gran-ed asylum (from the Nazis I Vo l have betray'd- the hospitality br . tbe„xruss«st- .trruu.da.exxTn IMSs-yen wevr 'grantsM pro ‘toh nationality From that monent you betrayeei secrets of vital importance to ntrengthen x yr-e' Inimical to ail freedom lovinr countries “You might have imperilled, th • ■friendship betwe-en thto COUBtr ■' and the great American pui>U> with whom his majesty is allied “You have done- great harm t> this land am! the U. S A aril you diel It. as your statemeti' (confession l shows clearly t*.the purpose of furthering your pc-litie-al creed ” - Not only die! Fuchs betray th- 1 "prSTucf* of hl* e'wn hrain rtiH darel said, but the secrets of either ; Worker*. '“ 7~ "Not only in thia country hut in.the I'niteel States, they mlgt" have Itecome objects of grave snipiclon." he said Fuchs took his sentence e-aimty | lie crumpled a piece of note pape" |ln his hand as the JusUc*. resplundenr In crimson robes an-1 white wig. heaped scorn on him ~ He displayed no other emotie»-i as h- stood Immobile in the dock, peering neareightedly thmurh his spectacles at the “Tmpetoli. I figure of the lord chief justice tn harsh tone*- Goddard lookel down on the slight figure tn the crumpled tie and brown suit and told htttr “Your crime 4* ohly thinly dfh , ferentlated’ from high trea«W When Goddard had ftoisb— Fuchs thankeel the judge, hj* defense counsel and the governor and staff at Brixton priaon tor "co’n*iderate treatment." , “I have committed other crime*.' be sahi. ■'crime* against my own brain " “TTis' v'eSeg‘ was {mF “KardTy‘auUP “ ' ' hie Then it was all over Fuchs was led from the coartroom to begin his sentence The whole trial had lasted only 9* minutes He wa» charged specific ally with passing •*( mfortnation nf the I‘txhest possible valae to a potential enemy to Ria*eiaa ag»n'«. tr. the- FtffM S»v** and HrtthW Al'bough onlv two specific to. stapl es of passing, on fniormatk-s were 'mentioned, tn the joftctol I charge* Fwch* ha* signed a MM- ’ I feesioa that ho delevered Anglo iTses Te Fwpr hast , ' ■ . • ' : / -