Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1950 — Page 1

Vat XLVIII. No. 99.

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itegoiMMfs SeiWTo « ftJk Mnne inreai Sort To Wo* Ort Chiy*;, *R| 3TiOTv Chicago, Ayr 27-(U|6-Lahoff negottaturt appeared today to be workinc out settlemeat* in tbo 23-day-oH Chrysler strike and in the telephone dispute. Federal mediators began meet lact at Chicago la an attempt to head off a fireman 1 , strike against tour railroad network, on May M. Operation* oa lb. Chicago and JlHaois Midland railway halted when 120 asembera of the Brotherhood at Railway Trainman walked off their jobs despite a no-strike order by Preaident Truman. Company officials said the walkout, called over deputed workinc ruiea, could eventually idle moat of the railroad'. 1,100 employe, and throw out of work some of the 1.200 miner, who are depend ent span the CAIM to haul coal from centre! Illinois mtnea. Official, of the CiO Vetted Auto Workers and Chryaler Corp, halted a marathon 21-hour bargaining suasion at 430 ass but .planned to resume talk, at 2 p m Both sides leaned statement* that "some progress has been made." About 10,000 UAW members were Involved . directly in the strike which has idled a total of .144300 parsons. . The bargainers apparently were near agreement on a Bloa-modicaHMuranee pmiWMft,. and were wonting on nffnogb* nomlc Issues. At Now York, leader. Os the CIO Communication. Worker, of America said they hoped to "pet somewhere oa the wage question" today with officials of the American Telephone and Telegraph company. The union, which called off a strike by 200.000 workers iftel(Tare T. Paar Sts) . I * Chinese Communists Mass Invasion Fleet Hong Koni. Apr.'27 -TUP)' — The Chinise communist government has massed ah invasion fleet ta Hangchow Huy south of Shanghai for an attack on the Chusan Islands, report* from the mainland said today :> These report, said the Invasion fleet probably would he spearheaded by a number of warships. - possibly including Ihe cruiser Chungking, which defected from the nationalists last year | The main target of the com-1 muni.t assault Is expected to he the nationalist sea and air base at Tinghal. some *0 mile, south of Shanghai.' Tinghal ta the base for the nationalist blockade of Shanghai and adjacent waters. Forget-Me-Nots .. . On Sale Saturday By Disabled Vets Adam* county Chapter number »1. Disabled Veterans of America, will join with other D.A.V. chapters throughout the nation Satur I day la the annual forget-me-not sale. Funds derived from the sale of flowers will be used for rehabilitation of disabled veteran, of all ware. Melvin Tinkham of Decatur and Victor Steiner of Geneva are cochairmen of the annnal tag day event. The flowers wlll be sold STI day In the streets in Decatur, Geneva and Berne. Formerly the annual sale was held In Decatur in December, but the event was postponed th|s year to conform with the national program, so the sale could be held simultaneously throughout -the United- States. G. M. Smllley. commander said. Girl Scouts and teenagers will assist the veterans' o* f.ankatioa ta the sale of theflowera. Tinkham said. WIATHCR Partly cloudy, cooler south \pertloa this anomoon with ■ few scattered showoea extrema south portion. Partly cloudy to clear and a little cooler tonight with frost or feeding tvreo. Friday partly cloudy, continued ceoL Lew tonight 2»32 north. 2037 couth, high «-0 **44 —Str *4 gg g| - *>| v V ff®® J wW

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n ... , o-' * ' Research Director ' -MMM' I ' eI 3 Bw * wr Vji a - Dr. J> U Krider Feed Milk Create New Research Post Dr. Krider Nomed By McMillen Feed Dr J. L. Krider. head of the swine, division of the department of animal octette* at ih» Illinois college of agriculture, has been appointed director of feyd research and education of McMillen Feed Milla division of Central Soya Co. Inc. it was ann<Mtn<*d today by Fred W Thomas, president of th* company Recently Dr Krider was the recipient of a gl.lXMi- award from the American Feed Maputevlufyre Ae, snciatlon tor outstanding research Mi ewfne nutrition. In commenting on Dr. KrideFs Wffßtbtment. which will be eftee live July 1. Mr. Thomas stated. "Ch* crest lon ot a poet of director of feed reaearch has been 'considered for some time by the executive management of the company. Dr Krider has made an outstanding record In the field of nutritional research and has achieved eminence as an author of more than 50 popu lar and technical articles on swine research which have been published tn magasipes and various journals of national circulation. "It is another step toward# the Integrated and unified research program for the betterment of feeds and feeding practices. AB director of feed research Dr Krl d«r will hayr overall sußerYlsion of research and education." Dr. Krider who will reside In this city, has had a long time Interest in the problems of swine production He was born and reared on a l«t»acre farm near Lewistown. 11l He -took. an. Adtotjinterrst Jn 1-H Club work -wnd was Fuiton county and Illinois 4-H swine club chant’pion in l»3i. and that same year received the Thomas E Wilson swine award. Dr. Krider was graduated with the highest honors-from the University of Illinois tn 1539. Following bls graduation. Dr. Krider became an assistant In animal husbandry at Illinois and completed work tor his master's degree there. tTwre Ta rage I _ Monmouth Graduate List Is Announced •_ To Hold Graduate Exercises May 4 Members of the graduating clasp of the Monmouth high school are phasing tn leave for thelr spring trip May 7, according to Olen Marsh, principal of the school who will accompany the students on their trip, first to Washington, then New York, then return home. The trip will lie made via the Erie railroad. Marsh said Borden Purcell, of the Indiana state teachers association, will be tbo commencement speaker The complete list ng 27 graduates ta aa follows: '"■»?« Ai3rewi“""mfW "Aumana. Bill Brentllager. Joan Bui-, teineler Roland Bunemey*T. At ton Chrtattaner. Charles Circle. Willis Conrad. .Dorothy Crosby. Floyd Ehlerdlng. Joan Fuelling. Boh Fuhrman. Maxine Gallmeyer. Loren Gerber. Barbara Kelley. Eugene Ktes<. Irene Kroeckeberg. Evelyn Macke. James Merriman. Lorene Moellering. Mildred Nuerge. Dorothy Oettlng. Ruth Reppert. Ferdinand Sulking. Dorothy Laßae Shoaf. Kenneth Singleton. Norman Wolfe

ii ««' 'i '*S»**~~*~ ' 1 " "' '* 120 frames CBmLI IMi ' jiilKe, Frail AH Operations Illinois Railraod Shut Down As 120 Go Ont On Strike Sprtagfteld. HL. April 27—(UP) —Some 12V trainmen for the Chicago and Illinois Midland railroad wvnt on strike today, forcing aa Immediate shutdown of all the railroad's operations. nut strike put 2.500 coal miners at Taylorville out of work, threatened to idle IJdd other miners and railroad workers, and forced cancellation of two SpringftelAt» Pekin passenger trains The trainmen went on strike at 4 s.u. because of a dispute over workiag rules between their union, the brotherhood of railway trainmen. and the railroad, which la Central lllinota' biggest coal hauler. They ignored a last-minute effort by President Truman to head off the strike. Chicago and Illinois Midland operates about 30 trains Only two of those are passenger trains: the l . o!hers aeryeJgg_ mines in Taylor vliie and Springfield, hauling coal away from the mine tipples. All four mines at Taylorville closed down this morning. Atax Colquboun. division superintendent for the Peabody Coal company, said the mtaee would have to remain shut down until the railroad strike ends. "We haven't got any way to get rid of oar con!.- Colquhoun aaid. "We can't dump it on the ground." The other jLwa jMd'b wtlll were operating, since they both are aerv- , ed by other railroads tn addition to the CAIM. Both passenger trains were cancelled. Negotiations on the working rules dispute had been going on for three weeks. The trainmen's brotherhood announced last Friday it was going on strike Then late yesterday President Truman ordered an emergency board set up to study the issues. That action would postpone a strike at least <0 iTwew Te Fawe Msl Central Soya Co.'s Products On Display Central Soya Co. of thia city is displaying Its products in the Chamber of Cemmerce display window In the DeVoas building this week ’ Samples of soybeans, after var-l icMis processes, are shown In the .display aa. weU.AS. an exhihlt of the ‘Averat ftnished products -in-targe hags. The-display ta in line with the C. of C. policy of giving the window space to various local manufacturers to show their products. Further Revisions In Mail Delivery Home Deliveries Cut To One Daily With a few days experience to determine the efficiency of the revising in mall deliveries. Leo Kirsch. Decatur postmaster, said they were not oaly working but looked tor even further revisions within the next 30 days. Last Monday, mail delivery in the residential sections of the city was reduced to one delivery from the usual two. At that time. also., rural routes were lengthened with the intention of eventually eliminating one of them, thus enforcing as reach as possible the economy measures called tor last week by the postmaster-genertti-Withln the next month. Kirsch said, notice will be given to mailers Who use bulk mailing privileges to have all third and fourth class ‘matt'K by Spmto reduce the wee of night labor in the post office. There ta a 19- percent- differential paid after 4 p m.. Kirsch noted, and the post office funds will not'allow working such low cost mall at that time. Poet office hours will remain the same, he said, from g am. to < p.in : the lobby will remain open until 7 o'clock for the convenience of boxholders. The money order and postal savings window will close at 5 -o'clock to enable the clerk to balance the accounts before the ( p.m. doeiag.

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Identify Wheel Fnat Lout U. Sa Plmw 1 ■ I ' * I I 1 11 I B i ■ -— ■ M ■ 1 A PWgOIgH easterns official holds aa aircraft wheel, punctured with , bullet holes aad picked up ta the BsHic ties, which has been “certainly" identified aa being from a U 8 Navy Privateer airplane at the type ehot down by Soviet airmen on April S. The wheel was taken to U. B. air force headquarters at Kastrwp Airport, Copeahhg- ' ea. aad a U. ft. Embaaay official la Stockholm. Sweden, announced the identification. I —;

1 Mi inw sen— —■■ ■■ -—■ , i i< ■■ i i ■■ ■ imtoe,— : Bankruptcy Petition . Fited By Sorih-BuA I Petition Is Filed In Federal Court I A petition for voluntary bankruptcy was filed Wednesday afternoon by directors and officers of the South-Bud corporation, canning factory located at Preble. In the Fort Wayne division of the northern Indiana district federal court, by their counsel. Lewis L Smith The action is another In a set-' les of legal moves started several months ago when Hansel Foley owner of the buildings occupied by the South-Bud concern, through his counsel. D. Burdette Custer, filed a suit in Adams, six cult court on account and pell- * tloned for a receivership for the company. ■ The defendant concern, -through Its attorney, then petitioned the federal kourt tor a temporary trustee tor 30 days, during which time a reorganisation would be attempted. Judge Luther Swygert. of the north Indiana federal court, granted thia petition and named William Linn of Decatur as temporary trustee. This action stopped the appointment of a receiver and all other actions on the case in circuit court. Following the lapse of the 30-day period, and on failure of the petitioners to complete a reorganisation. Judge Swygert returned the matter to the circuit court. . 4 Judge Myles F, Parrish then found that a receiver should be named and he appoints* Lloyd Cowens, Decatur business man. as receiver. A joint meeting of major, creditors and South-Bud directors and . attorneys Custer and Smith was held last week and on Saturday the directors of the corporation decided to petition tor voluntary bankruptcy In federal court. Major creditors, who previously had met to determine the feasibility of petitioning Involuntary bankruptcy for the concern, stated through their counsel that because a petition of thia type could not be acted on until 20 days had etapeed. they were agreeable to the voluntary' petltioir. since It would expedite matters and be io the best Interest of all concerned The petition wul ne ta the hands at William G. Kewnne referee ta bankruptcy fee the northern Indiana federal eoart. today. It waa learned ta Fort ' Wayne: A liquidating trustee will then be named to take charge of the concern and start an immediate Uqsidatioa

i Report Concessions ‘ In Chrysler Strike 3: «“***<*, A *!S Os tfe 13-day Btrlke agatart UWstor corporation appeared near today after all-night talks that brought ' concessions from both sides. Exhausteo negotiators ended a 21-hour stint at the bargaining table at 4:40 a. m. (ESTI They were scheduled to go back at 2 ' p m. (ESTI. , 2 Union Election Here Thursday, May 25 General Electric Employes To Vote The NLRB election to decide union representation among General Electric workers in this city and throughout the country where G E plants are located, will be held Thursday . May J 5-, -U was an- , nounced today ~ from Washington E. W Lankenau. manager of the Decatur plant, received a telegram at noon confirming this date. Polls will be opened from 6:30 a m to 6 p m Employes will vote on company time, it was announced at a conference between company and union officials a few weeks ago. The third shift will vote between 4:30 and 7 am. The election will decide which salon, the UE or the IUE. CIO. wifi become the bargaining agency for local plant workers. Or. the employes -may vote for no union representation. The Decatur plant will be governed by the outcome of the local election, regardless of the results ‘ In other plants among the 120,000 - employes. — David Laaser. international representatlve for the IUE. CIO. issued the following statement when Informed of tbs election date: "We are going Into election, with i confidence thet Decatur G E workers are good loyal American* and will see the truth and-vote IUE. CIO. We Intend to wage a truthful campaign to bring all the Issues home to the G. E. workers." Anderson Warehouse [ Is Destroyed By Fire Anderson. Ind.. April 27—(UP)— ' A two-story warehouse was desttoyeff in a j |loo.(<bo fire today ' which injured assistant fire chief Charles Condon The warehouse was operated by the O. L D. Forwarding Co., and ' owned by the Track Realty Co.. Is- ■ dlanapolta. Several firms had atorege space ta the building, which was 200 by 100 feet In sloe Coudow fell from a ladder while I fighting the blase end was taken to ■ a hoapltal. Two other firemen were injured slightly

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* a ssh- -»-#'#* | voi® KDBsmnM Total Is Decreased 1 4,157 Voters Are Registered In City Total racist ratios .for the pri | msry election were recently announced by Ed Jaberg who noted that the grand total of 11.305 for the 32 precincts was lean than the number registered to vote for the presidential general election two years ago. At that time there were 12.054 registered voter*. 0.445 of whom cast votes in the November , election. A break-down of figures of registered voters in the different pre- t ctacta follow: , Decatur precincts: 1-A, 750; 1-B, • 2X9; 1-C. 414; >A. 427: 2-B. 344: Ad. 207: 3-A. 573; 38. 432 ; 3-C. 330; Decatur-Roof, 277 Total 4.157 East Uhloff TM: OMI Vrta m , Total. 341 Berne A. 450; B. 542; C, 503. Total. 1.544. , Geneva A. 410; B. 315 Total. 734. East knot. 301; west Root, 325. Total. 434. North Preble. 220; south Prebte, 250 Total. 470. North Kirkland. 245; south Kirk tab* ITS Total. 41A | North Washington. 344; south I Washington, 335 Total.'Off. < worth m Marr*. ffM: wuth fft. - Mary's. 317. Total. 574 North Blue Creek. 173; soutk Blue Creek. 120. Total. Mt. North Moaroe. 441: middle Moa roe, 2*o Total. 441. French. 305. North Hartford. 275; south Hertford, 141 Total. 414. North Wabash. IM. Ceylon, lit East Jefferson, 124; west letterson. 145. Total, 201. i Indianapolis Man Killed la Accident . j Indianapolis. Apr. 27 (UP) - i Carl Dean. 54. Indianan<>l!s, died ' (oday of injuries received when I his automobile skidded on Ind. 29 * northwest of here. 1 Sheriff* deputies said Dean's car skidded 105 feet, tore down 30 i feet of guard rail, then went over 1 an emltanknient and struck a tree i yesteeday " * ® Martin SmHh Rites Friday Afternoon Local Lady's Father I Is Token By Death Funeral services for Martin L. | Smith. 90. prominent Berne eltlsen and father of tyrt. Noah Bixler of this city, will be bald Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock lathe Trinity Evangelical United* Brethren church In Berne. The Rev. Karl Tauber, pastor, will officiate. Burial 1 will be fa the MRE cemetery. < Mr Smith s death occurred Wed- I nesday afternoon at the Berne I nursing home, where he had been i a patient Several months ago he I underwent major surgery fa a t Fort Wayne hospital. I Native of this county, Mr. Smith 1 was bora Nov. 4. UM. a sea of Franklin and Catherine Rawley i Smith. He retired from farming i several years ago and moved to ' Berne, where for a time he was em- 1 ployed at the Smith Brothers Fur- ' niter* company. He received aa ' tional publicity from his bobby of I knitting aad was featured in new* I paper and magaxlne article*. Devoatly ha liatenad.te churek eerv I ices over the radio ou Sunday morning* < Besides the daughter la this i city; he to survived, by his wife, i Who before her marriage waa lea- ! nle Tinkham; a second daughter. < Mrs. Elmer Btucky of Syracuse. 1 and four soaa, O. N. Smith, L B Smith, A. C. Smith aad Marioa 1 Smith, all at Berae. His first wist. 1 Drue 111* l*abelle Kern, to deceased 1 The body was moved from the I Yager mortuary to the Smith real- I deuce, where friend* may call thia ,1 evening. |

Notorious New York Gambler In Testimony Proboble ViolctkMi Os Law Admitted By Frank Costello Washington, Apr 27—(UP) — Frank Coatollo admitted today that he "probably violated the law fa Ma former operation* a* a "betting commissioner" and that he ha* owned several hundred Illegal slot machine* fa the New Orismaa area. ~~ The notorious New Yorker also aaid that he had been engaged in' other forms tri gambllag through ~ what I'd call a casino but he refused to tell fa detail about it* operation* on the con stitutional ground* that it might incriminat? Mm. Coatollo denied ta a senate commerce subcommittee that he is part of any nationwide gambling ajradtenta. Me eaM be to "practically retired" but baa "several tnvertments-Twul attete. oil Isaacs and a Lnutahtna Mcbteieb " Under inienao questioning, the suave, well-groomed CoutoUo flat ly denied ever paytag protection money to any official anywhere. As for hta associates, ba toM the senator*: 'I <Wa‘t speak for my agents " The s*-year-old Costello appeared as a voluntary witness in the subcommittee's Investigation of interstate gambling. The subcommittea to considering a Justice department bill to outlaw the Interstate transmtaiaon of certain gambling Information Costello's lawyer. George Wolf, sat at hta elbow while the natty gambler testified. ~ - ' Tfte- New York gaming figuresaid 'his "casino” doe* not deal in horse, baseball or basketball betting. • "Just to make It clear. It’s roulette wheel and dice." he aaid. He refused on constitutional grounds to give the location of hl* casino or answer questions about it. : J7* ftd^.'.’the *ubcomailttce2.he. ha* "never been In Texaa" but owns some oil leases there which he liought through a friend in New Yorh. Costello said he would have to • Twrw T* Fa«e rilcMi List Graduates Os Adams Central High - Graduate Exercises Will Be Held May 8 Dr Gerald Jbnee. of the First Methodist church, this eity, will deliver the sermon for the baccalaureate exercises tor the graduating class of the Adams Central high school, it has been announced by Dale Decker, principal of the school The exercises will be held Sunday. May 7. at 7:20 >m in the Monroe Methodist church IWcker b!*o Muioancad That commencemeht exercises for tbs 31 student* to be r.raduated will be held Monday. May I. with Dr John R Emeaa. president of Ball State Teacher* col'ege a* the speaker. These will also be held ta the. Monroe Methodist church, at 3 pm The graduatee from the high school are: Jimmie AraoM. Jane Balt tell. Richard Baumgartner. Alices Befaeke. Jack Burkhead. Audrey Burkhead Robert Burroughs. Goretta Chammess, Robert Dick. Robert Ehrsam. Grace Fisher. Virgil Gerber. Doyle Haloes. Bobby Heller , Dixie Hill. Bruce Hlrsehy Roger Kuhn. Joeeph Laughrey. WUUam Lehman. Neva Malloaee. Virgil Motaer. Curtto Nussbaum. Howard Rich. Glean Rowdoa. Doa Rupert. Bruce Sehaepp. Glee thrabm. Ai,bert Toepie. Jr.. Roealyu Wagner. Elberta Warthman. Darken Toder

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I II" ■■■— Sot* Loot* BWom rOIMIy IwOTIfWW IwA Hod Qdted Lotti more AAoOTbor WMbtMtOßs Awrtt fT-fCT)-Eart Rreteffee ■ foenser boon at oath today that Looto F. Bodens gave Tatoe" teetiwwwy when ba MM Browwr *aa lemwa uwru Lattimore a communtat. Browder, testifying before a senate eubeommßtee. took direct Issue with statements made by Bodens about Lattimore taut week before the same committee Asked by committee comae! ■*- ward P. Morgan about Bodens’ remark that Browder had toM Mm "ofllciaßy" that Lattimore was a communist. Browder replied flrm- . ly: —_____ ~! deny that categorically ft to fates," Browder then went even farther : under queetitwilng. aaytag that Lat- . ttmore “was known to me aa a petsou of autfreommmiat view* of a ’ very decided and profound character." When questioned about Freds ; rick Vanderbilt Field, described by Dudena a* the naan who carried ~ I communtot party iaatnsctleu* to Lattimore, Browder said < assumed that bo (Field) waa ’ (a communist. IWk tag* 2 ffMtft know. I wouldn’t be able to eay [ deftaitelr f' met Mm under drcumstance* where we were cuoperattag and I didn't ask him " . Field, who waa a member of tbo “ iMtttate of'Pacific retatfoes, has been described f before congressional committees aa ftaancial angel for left-wing cause* J Budens w»» editor of the communist Daily Worker before he renounced communism in 1*45 and rejoined the Catholic church. Lattimore. far eastern expert and 1 Johns Hopkins University proses sor, has been aevused by Sen Joseph R. McCarthy. R. Wta. of being a communist spy, " ' Browder was purged from hl* post a* general secretary of" the U. 8 communist party in 1944 He described himself tsdaj — "unem ployed " Hta trip +o Washingum was financed by the committee Morgan questioned Browder about a report October. 1937. meeting of communist big-wig* at which Budenx said Browder himself had. Iteferred ' to Lattimore as J * communist and lauded his services in placing commwtot wrtter* to sell the party line on China to the American public "There waa no such meettag." Browder said. Morgan then asked Browder about Budenx’ testimony that a * communist "ceil"—with Lattimore a* aa alleged meraber—operated around the institute of Pacific relations with which Lattimore was associated. Browder said communists did not consider use of IPR for selling the party line practicable Ms also swore that he did not know Lauimore. "never met him." <Tw*a Ts Face Vusl r _■ — ■ Daylight Time Goes In Effect Saturday Night At Midnight" Decatur aad Adam* county, ta company with practically an eommuuttto* ta tbs northern part of Indiana will go on daylight sav- ' Ing time at midnight Saturday 1 night, continuing oa the “teat rime" ' schedule until Saturday night. Sept. 3ff. Business bouaea. oftleea and In- : dustriee will operate oa the day’ light ttasa. aad tha court house ' dock will be moved one hour abead Saturday night. However fa . conformity with Mate law. county offices technically will abide by . standard time, bet workers will re ' port one hour earlier according tg; standard time To all practical purpose* R will make court house . office bourn the name aa at pro- , seat. >:2ff a.m. to 430 pm. I (CDST) « I Treia aad baa schedule* are beffm* 4mm® dm mswwwnmAskmOm aS® * o®®® * V w® W - under the daylight ttaaa. which will r® I® WI®CT LBTU®VH<WV ®ITB OT