Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1950 — Page 1

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LATTIMORE DENIES MCCARTHY’S CHARGES

fanan Asks AQUvO rUnQS For Jobless ImCNMAo* CompuMotiaa Fay Key West, Fla.. April 4—(UP)President Trama* MM id congress today * fivepoiat program for increasing aaeaaptoyment compeaMtkm benefits approximately 34 per erat aad «H4tat coverage id »» addltlosial 4,444.000 persons. Th* message was flown to Washington oa • plea* arriving there shortly after 1 p.m. (EBT). aad will tee rushed to the house which la scheduled to start It* Raster rec*** duriag tte* afternoon The senate I* la reoae*. Jth«[J*reeMMt acted at HU* time o ** ° r tb * ***** l( *** l * { » (j Jr* •*** J'***' •"< \Ull be necessary to pat the pracraJlla force when and If the federal smeadmeUts sre adopted The message actually was an expaaalon at th* general recommends, lions contained In Mr Teamans January state at the union message and M* later report to the congre«* oa th* national economy The Pris»ut recommended a nationwide coverage standard upplying to employer* of one or more person* At pee*eat. coverage la many state* is extended only to nm ptoper* of right 'or mor* parson* Under th* Truman plan. benefit* would ayeras* 54 percent of a worker's pay up to a maximum of 334 a Writ. Reatrfu payments la vartane state* sow reage botw«M Ilk aad 11? a week with a national arerags at about Ite Mr Truman* recuntacndattaa wopid boost the national averse* tn IM The President's basic five points' were not disclowd pending actual transmission of tb* message to congress. White Hous* aides explained that if th* plan contained lu the mew aag* bad been is effect In I*lo. compensation payment* would have been 5g54.000.000 higher than they ■’'stat* aettos will "be het mury nr* put(M pew program Into effect If* i-ongTM* passed It. because the fedora) government supplle* qnl.v administrative fund* for the unemployment compensation system Conip*n*atlon benefit* are paid from payroll taxes. 4 Th* President is hl* message ask ed for a nationwide standard of 24 weak* for the maximum period In I which benefit* could be paid This] maximum period now varies from 12 to 2* week* among the stales. | Gasoline Price War Continues In City Th* gasoline price war settled down today with nearly all station* handling national brand* of gas meeting th* low price prevalent at a tew station* over last weekend. Tb* Btandard OH ata- ’ tlona reduced their price today to 22.4 cent* per gallon for regular gas and 23.5 cent* per gallon for ethyl. Tb* above price* were set by a few stations last week and several other* met th* cut during the past tew day*. Th* Hoosier Pete station cut it* pric* yesterday to 21* and 33.3 for regular and ethyl. gas. Dealers believe that th* reduced pric* will prevail at all the stations in th* city. - - Third Candidate In . Congressional Race One additional name was disclosed on th* certified Hat of canoldatsa for stat* aad national of flees received today from secretary of state. Chartea Fleming, by county clerk Ed Jaberg David R. Heaton. of Fori Wayne, baa filed oa thy Republican ticket for nomination in the primary elections for m*mb*r of the house of tspvss—tsttvm from th* fourth coagrsaeioesl district. Other* on th* Mm* ticket ar* R. Rom Adal' and Fred W. Green*. also of Fori Ways*. Edward H Kruse the inpumtent la unoppoMd oa tb* p*mocratlc alate. WKATHIR Fair and ***i this after**** and tonight. Friday partly steady and warmer. Lew to alpM M to 3ft. High Friday M to M

DECATUR DAIEF DEMOCRAT

Rood hinds Received HtUIAriCMMfY g r A W q - - rUM VISITIDIIWJ By Stota Auditor Adnan tevMy s*4 Ur r*y *f Iterator today received fat check* fro* the auditor of state for th* quarterly distribution of Mate ga*» lln» faxey, agio and truck fee* ) 11* county's cheek was for 373.440 3? and the eUys, $»7»15» The • revenue will be placed in the highway aad street repair funds of th* two governmental unh- and will be used la the operation of their respective highway and street depart, meats Although the April distribution I* larger than In any pre v ton* quarter, the Increase for th* January to March 11 period Is not so great. This year. Including the January distribution, the county received 1106.133 .57 In IMP, distributions totaled 316,171 In 13H the April dlstrtbutloa waa not made until May. During the same period, the city of Decatur received 110.101. K In IMS and this year 312.657 25 Distribution* of th* state gas tax will again be made In July aad October, but these payment* wtll not be as large *a th* April refund. During th* first three months the stat* received from gasoline taxa* 31.371.335. compared with 31.730.761 In the January March -period of 1141 Motor vehicle llcea*M brought In 314.1Mt06ti as against 311.311 K a year ago ■ Th* teereaee I* attributed to a boost in passenger ear and ' truck license fa**. Administrative expenee* were 320.060 lower tbin year A breakdown of the current distribution diactosad that the state JtoOM*y commission received 313.Kitel. counties 17.5M2.248 and cttle* and towns 33,334.313. Haly Thursday Is Observed At Church Holy Thursday, commemorating the Institution of the Holy Kucharist. was observed by Catholics today with special service* at St. Mary s church. This evening from 7 to 8 o'clock • prayer hour will be held Expotsttion of- the Blessed Ks.rameut ' took place during the high mass this morning. Parishioners visited the church during the day for adoration of the Holy Eucharist and private devotions Ferry Boat Upsets, ! Fear 60 To 80 Dead Boat Capsizes In Portuguese River Oporto. Portugal. April 3—(l'Pl —Authorities reported today that at least 11 persons drowned aud another 40 to 40 are missing In the sinking of a heavily-loaded ferryboat In the Douro river The boat, the Foi Do Sousa, capsiaed and sank last night while carrying passengers from downtown Oporto to the suburb of Crestuma Many of those aboard were women shoppers sS Fire, police and naval launches | rescued 15 survivors from the water and picked up 1# bodlcjx. Another five survivors swam Sriiore Estimates of the number aboard . ranged from goto 130 Authorities believed that many others swam ashore but then boarded small craft to help in rescue work. Boats combed the swiftlyflowing river throngbout the night In search of survivor* Automobile* lined the bank* and threw their headlight* on the waler to help. The sunken vessel w»* raised aad lowed into port this morning but no bodies were found aboard. "The door* of the passenger* cabin were ripped oft and it Is presumed th* bodies were pulled downstream by the strong current." an Oporto poHce apokesman Mid Capt Francisco Santos and hl* three-man crew were among those rescued Survivors were taken to hospitals but all *xcept three were released after minor treatment. Office Os County Health Nurse Moved — Mtea J*aa Bhoekley, county l health narM. has announced that sb* la moving her office from North Second street to th* Decatur library. The phon* number, ah* mM, will h* changed to 134.

M F ’" d * Hit T *f* C' ■ < ■ 1 SOS- ' -SB 01'" B w * I ■ '’O' " wl A BHMIFF * Office rawhoat evacuatea a family from tMr flooded bom* Ip the Klblrne Flats area of Mt Clemens. Mich. Floodwater* have marooned 3560 In this ar«p.

John Foster Dulles Accepts Position Will Be Consultont For Secy. Acheson Washington. April 4.—(VP) — , Republican statesman John Faster Mteahas agreed to »>rve as* consultant to secretary of state Dean Acheson, the state department announced today Department spokesman Michael J. McDermott Mid that Dalles at , the request of l*resident Truman aad Arhwo* bad agreed to aceepl the job McDermott Mid Dulles would advise Acheson "on broad problem* in the tkld of foreign affair* and on specific line* of action which thi* government should follow " Dalles' appointment was another move by the administration to close the breach with the Republican fiarty <>n the bipartisan foreign pollcv issue. McDvrmott said Dulle'*' work would not be confined* to any apecl lie area of tlie~xKrMplTtK“l®h3 Dulles' "broad background and wealth of experience" qualified him to consider "problems In Europe, the far east and other areas of the world" as well as I'nlted Nation* Issues. The aßnouncrment concluded lhat Dulles "whose cooperation has been* extremely valuable to the d». partment in the past will assume his duties in about two week* com pletlng a brief vacation " Chrysler Studying Hew Union Proposal Hope Os Settlement Seen By Observers Detroit. Mich.. Apr. 4—(I'PI— Optimise swept Chrysler strik* talks today as the company "con- | siderwd' th* CIO I'nlted Auto | Workers' new propoMl to end th* | 72-day wnlkouL. Vnlon and company spokesmen met separately while Chrysler pondered the UAW propoMl. but conciliators were expected to call both sides together sometime during the day. Mediator* recessed negotiation* subject to "Itnmedl, ate call” after the union made It* propoMl yeaterday. Automobile industry observer* 1 mw new hope of settlement of th* strike In Chrysler's brief statement regarding th* propoMl "Chrysler is considering the unto* proposition." waa the company'a only comment. But source* close to negotiations belteved the word "considering offered brighter pro*p*cta than if Chrysler had eaid It waa <Twrw Ta Pag* Savani Train Plunges Into River, 15 Are Dead Rio De Janeiro. Brasil April 4. —(UP) — A train crowded wtta Eaater holiday travelers plunged I ‘nto the Tangua river nogtheaat pt , Rto Da Janeiro early today when a bridge collapaed. By mid-morning. 15 dead and 46 Injured had been taken from the wreckage, the sheriff of Tangua village reported. .

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19 Persons Die In Spanish Train Wrack Oviedo. Spain. April 4. —HIP)— A speeding Madrid-Gijon express train broke in two on n carve today and thiw packed can hurtled 26 feet in a gorge. The Cifra news agency said 13 bodies had been recovered from the wreckaga by early afternoon More than U 0 other pa*wngers wore Injured. Musehnau Requests Mndele Be Denied Answer Is Filed To Supreme Court Writ C H Muaelman. special Judge In i the Adams circuit court, today filed I answer to an Indiana supreme court writ which had mandated him to grant a change of venue of aver ! tain case In bis answer. Mnsel-I man upheld his former decision. | not to grant a change of venue by failure "to act upon the' mek*ure. and requested that the permanent, writ of prohibition and mandate be denied. Museiman was chosen to sit as special Judge in the case of the Kocher Lumber Co. v« John Meyer, et al. following a request for a change of judge and the naming of three local attorneys a* .possible choices Attorney* for each side ■truck ths names of two nominees. Ferd Lillerer and Hubert McClenahan from the list, leaving Museiman a* presiding judge. The petition filed with the supreme court by Voglewede and Anderson and David Macklin. Decatur attorneya. bad contended that instead of acting on the change of venue. Museiman continued actIng in the case by sustaining a motion filed by Ed Boms, attorney for the Kocher Lumber Co., which would, they alleged, have excluded Baker. Engl* and Kies* whom Voglewede. -Anderson and Macklin represented, from any action In the case However. In hl* answer to the *u preme court, Museiman stated that he honestly feel* that Baker. Engle and Keias "are not entitled to a change of venue from the county because the attorney* requesting <Tsm Ts rnne Ptei _

Annual Easter Egg Hunt At Elks Home On Sunday

Hey kids' Here's news (bat should add to your Easter joy The B P. O. Elka Easter egg hunt wltt be stated at 2 o'clock Sunday at the Elks home and you are invited. Bring Mom and Pop. for tbey’ll enjoy the fun end scampering of children over the spacious grounds as they eagerly look for the hidden gifts Now lietea to thia. One hundred dote* of brightly colored eggs will be scattered over the grounds and Imprinted on a number will be the words. "Prise." Just take that egg to one of the judges and you'll ftcelve a special basket or a plash replica of Flopsy and Mopsy J The art work oa the eggs and preparation of the baskets Is being done by the women of the Emblem club, of which ltrs George Laurent la president. Three mothers sad aunts are going to "drees up" the hunt in real Easter style

PolHicsl Boss Os - Kansas City Slain Democratic Boss Is Shot To Deoth Kansaa City.-Me:. Apr 4-(VPI -.Charle* Blnaggio Democratic poth leal born who unseated. the old Pendergast machine in . the Klnaaa City river ward*, was shot to death today along with hl* top lieutenant, hooclluni Charles Gargotta. in Blnaggio * political clubrooms on Truman road. th* two tnu>n Mwnarentty were ftlleJ By "h>toW "Pri quaintaaee.” , Hlnaggio Waa shot four times. I Gargotta once, Blnaggio was 43. He became I a power in Um city’s political set up In • dramatic bld four year* ago’when he Masted the last rem-| nant* of the Pendergast maehirie | Gargotta was described recent-1 : ly by • special V S assistant at-j I toraey general aa one of "the top tuohstera.ln Kansaa .City; The shootings apparently occur red about midnight. Hinaggto was killed a* he sat. ' in hi* shirt sleeve* at a reception desk. Officer* at flrlt believed he was hit only once but examination at the morgue showed oneshot hit him in the forehead, two in the left temple, and one In hi* neck. All (our wounds were pow-der-burned. indicating the shots were fired at c lose range. Gargotta was running when he waa shot He appeared to have l»ec>n clawing at the Venetian blind on the front door, when he was nailed from behind with a shot which struck him in the left side of the head. Blnaggio. costless, was killed as he eat in rhe chair, apparently 1 talking to the man who fired the fatal shot Into hi* right temple. Police found 32.041 in Gargotta’s pockets Blnaggio had $24 in hl* pockets They had been killed with shots from a .38 caliber pistol. Homicide Lt Harry Nesbitt said that Binaggio was seated inside a railing which leads to the club offices An ejected shell wa» found outside the rslling. indlc-at-rywra T» Fees* Kta**> -

Exalted ruler J. K Eady, as chair ! man. and the newly elected officers, who will be Installed thia evening, win run the tOrow. assisted by volunteers from the lodge The Elks ere asked to join the crowd and assist In making the afternoon one of the happiest events-in a child’s life.. The bant will be directed over loud speaker and the children win be divided la age groups, so that the tiay tots will have equal chance with older brothers and sisters The committee has purchased 24 plush rabbits. SO baskets and other gifts for the children The only detail, sot disposed of Is the weather If the weatherman cooperates. the hunt will be held outstdp In case of rain, the children will be escorted through the Elks home where the hunt wilt proceed under the din and-' enthusiasm Ihstj oaly escHed children ran display

Challenges Accuser To Repeat Charges Without Benefit Os Immunity

— House Passes Compromise Housing Bill Housing Measure j Passed By House, Now Up To Senate Washington. April 6.—(UP) — I The house today unanimously ap I proved the compromise housing bill I and sent It to the senate where I similar approval is expected next I week. The bill was worked out by a I senatehouse conference committee I which completed It late yesterday. ’ Both house* rejected an administration nppeal for dTrect federal i loan* to housing cooperative*. t 1. Provide 336<t.<Hto,O(M) tor pur < chase of home mortgages by the I federal national mortgage associa- < tlon 2 Auttiorlre government insurance of loans tv. housing coopeta- J lives The c-eiltag for any one pro - ject would be T."«0.ooo , 3. Permit the Reconstruction | Finance Corp, to use 313.566,000 in left-over fund* to guarantee private loan* on prefabricated houses 3, Aathqriae tb* goveramsat to hand over so local communities 43.000 warbullt unit* for tow cost housing project*. 5. Put up 3306.060.000 for longrange loan* at 2.55 percent maximum Interest to educational insti-! turions for student and faculty* | housing I 6 Provide 32.356.000.040 in addl I tional mortgage insurance under ‘ the federal program for private home building Meanwhile, administration force* in tile” senate "'Wailed tKefr'"newly J won. liberalised-displac ed person* , measure a* a gcsccT. workable hill “j ' Seii TfaiTey ~W~'Kngore.'“Di W“j" Va . sponsor of the legislation, pre dieted that housesenate conferee* would have little difficulty ironing ' out minor differences between the senate bill arid the measure passed 1 last year by the house The senate bill -a subslitSle for" 1 one proposed by chairman Pat Me- ' carran's judiciary committee was passed after 13 hours of debate and, I cTwrw Ta Fag* Elcbtc I < -— Good Friday, Easter ; Senices At Church Services Planned At Zion Reformed A candlelight communion service will be heldJlLthe Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church on Oood Frl- I day evening at 7:30 p m.. and fol- | lowing the custSm of the past »ev eral years, the liturgy-cantata. "The Message of the Cross" will be pre- j sented This service of scripture and music forms a solemn and worshipful background tor th* observance of the Lord’s Supper The liturgy-cantata is divided into three parts: part one. is the mesaage. of praise: part two. la the message of I suffering. Gethsemane, the trial I and Calvary: part three, la the r message of the cross Scripture ' readings by the minister and re- < •pensive readings by the minister t and congregation are Interspersed with appropriate musical number* < by the choir and soloist* The en- | tire story of the passion of our ■ Lord is given in word and music t Soloist* for the service ar* Mrt i Noah A Arnold, soprano. Mis* - Paulin* Briuisenhofe. soprano, aad I the Rev William Feller, bariton* t The festival scrvic* of worship t on Easter Sunday morning will be- | gin at 10 am with a prelude oa the t French Easter carol "Orieati* Par t tlhus"', <Sco<t Davla* by Mrs J. Fted Frucht*, orgaptet Orirnr 1 matlc lor this swrrie* al worship will laclud* a vocal aoto. Tb* Holy J City" t Adams i by Neil Thomaa I and two anthem* by the choir. | ''One Esrty Raster Moratag" < tMarryotti wHh a soprsao *ofo by I i vwrw To Pap* Ptai

Good Friday Speaker Dr. 8. A. Witmer, president of th* Fort Wayne Bible IntrtUuto. will be the spoakor at the union Good Friday aarvteea from 12 noon to 3 p. ns. at th* First Methodist church in thia city t Anti-Noise Measure Hol Approved Here Erroneous Rtfxfrf Niode By For want of fulfilling a phraae. the Daily Democrat tn ite efty council atory Wednesday stated that the council "bad approved an ' ordinance Tuesday In a move to eliminate some of the din along Second street." inadvertently leaving the false impression that such an ordinance was passed into law Actually, count ilmen gave their tacit approval of the Intent, of the (irdlnam e presqpted. but specified they Wanted one with stronger <<>ntent. . . ' — . Couocilnien sertously discussed the ordinance presented to them by city attorney Roliert Anderson Tuesday which would declare unseemly, unintelligeni blast* in the city a violation However, the particular onlin"anee was not passed, lieing defeated by a 3-2 vote. They followed thi* with the approve!- by 4to I—.of a motion to draw up and present another ordinance. and also of making a further study of such ordinance* in surrounding cities by attorney Anderson. to consider the most formidable mean* of putting aa end to the earth-shaking noises of the business district Councilmanle action wast prompted by the receipt of a petl-| tion signed by 54 Decatur bu*i-l neaamen and women who opposed' (Twee T* r*we ats> First Rehearsal Os 4-H Band Tuesday Organizotion Is Open To All 4-H Members The initial rehearatel of the-a**-ly organised Adams county 4-H band, will be held at the Monroe -rhool building Tuesday evening at 7:36 o'clock. New music ha* been ordered and will be used at the first rehearsal t Ontwntaattoe of a bawd parents' club la also being planned, aad parent* of tb* band member* are also asked to attend Tueeday'a 'meeting to form the organisation, whieh will sponsor th* 4-H band. Th* band is open to all 4-H member* ia ttee coeaty. AU members who play an iastrumcat or who would like to play, are anted to be preeeat Taeaday sight or to com tact GcraM Zlmmemnan. th* dlrec tor. at th* Puhllx store In Decatur Members of th* band ar* a* follows: Raaalya Waga*r, Anas htaiger. Jwaaett* Ickwarti Larry Schwerte Paul Stole. Patsy Rum Pte Susan Rumple Marilyn Cteariestoa. Thomas ftahaeil Grace Balts*n. Marvin Fast. Dorothy • Tsew Te Pep* MpM>

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McCarthy Refuses To Repeat Charge Without Benefit Os Congress Cloak Washington. Apr 4 — (UP) — Owen Lattimore swore under oath today that he never tea* been a Rpaataa spy or a amnaaiM aad Challenged Ms accuser—Ban Jooupte R. McCarthy, Wl* —to repeat tela charge* without benefit at taagmionai immunity or resign. McCarthy eaid he will not repeat without congressional Isamuaity hte charge* ante** tte* government surrende* all it* loyalty fUss on Lattimore. Th* presides! and the FBI hav* refssed to do ao aa a matter of MaThi* was a reveraal of McCarthy a previously declared position On Feb 20 be told the eenate that he would resign If the day over came when he was afraid to repeat outside the senate any charg** that he made in' the chamber. 7 ~—■ Testifying beftew a senate for sign reiatton* committee investigating' kleCarthy'j, charge* tha” < the" state 'department is infe«tei with contmunlsta. Lattimore sw.qpaißffly denied a* “base and contemptible tes»"»> McCarthy's arcuaatton* against him Then, In a firm voice barbed WtUk sarcasm aad ridicule, the abort, stocky Johua Hopkin* University professor tore into McCarthy's charge* one by one and dented each categorically. With McCarthy sitting opposite him In the jafm-packed senate caucus room. Lattimore said “I shall show that his charge* against me are so empty add baseless that the senator will fall, and fall fist on hi* free '• As McCarthy sat scowling and sllent._ Lattimore branded him *» a : willing t<Hif"'of "the smcalied China lobby “ -and - said. the. senator now want* W “weasel" on his charges because of a threat of libel action Then the wispy-haired, tlyear old far eastern expert hurled his resignation chaitenge at McCartfrey. " "Twice on the floor of the senate." Lattimore Mid. "he stated that any charges that be made under the cloak of immunity, be would repeat in another place so that their falseness could be tested tn a court of the United State* He said that if he should fall to do this be would resign "He hs* been called to repeat his charge* so that they could tie tested fn«a court action. He ha* failed to de ao. and he has not , resigned . . 1 think I would be I the instrument of a great service Ito the country if the senator . should re«4gn ..." Lattimore told the senate foreign relations subcommittee that McCarthy is th* “dupe of a bitter and hnptecabte ' and fanatical group" demanding complete support at th* Chines* nationalist government tn Formosa The 4»-year-old xrtapy-haired John* Hopktaa uaiverrity professor stated that McCarthy I* "guilty'' of conduct unbecoming a r S senator Lattimore 4nUd McCarthy had mad* u*e of "the propaganda of Ithe so-ealled China tabby." at whk-h be 4a a "willy tool” 1 Then in strohg words, he said this of ttee Wisconsin Republican's chargee: ’’l am not and never have been a member of th* communist party. I hav* never been affiliated or associated with the communist party I have never believed in th* principle* of communism nor subscribed to nor advocated the ' commaaist ar Bovtat form of gwv eminent either withla the United States in China in the far east, or anjrwhere in the world "I bar* never consciously dr deliberately advocated or panic Ipat*d la promoting th* cause of communtam any whet u 4* th* ** wonu Ho called McCarthy's charge* "base and contemptible Itea.” And. Lattimore said, he 1* think Ing of bringing lihel or *(aader <TWsa Te FWQ( Mai