Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1950 — Page 1

* 11 Vol. XLVIII. No. 109.

COAST-TO-COAST RAILROAD STRIKE NEAR - ' : - —M

Harry Essex Hided GOP lyUrirl 1/tStnCi rtttMl ftAFMhiia b 4 ■»*» KI r* rl uccoiur mot nonwo District Chairman Os Republican Party Harn "Peek" twi. wtUMOwi Decatur lasurascs and real rotate, agent. and tear-1 Im* Republican county chairman, today was elevated to the top district post la the Republican organisation. Essex Mcceeded Roy Jont of Ligoatar as fourth districl sfcblrmlin In acquiring the chairmanship, the Decatur man brought that of! tics to Adams cpanty tor the first) time in fourth district Republican! political hfadory. He had the unanlj mom endorsement of the Adams county committee, which reelected -him chairman last Saturday with otl * dfaeenllM vote. Jorg was not a candidate, having served as district leader tor eight years - Essex was first elected Republican chairman in 1944 by a twovote margin In 1940. he was reelected by t! votes "And lit 19*1 and “ TOWT>i» ’elec ti< m ha« bt-m mmtmoas. There was a contest for the diet; Let vire-cbairfnanship and the winner had not been, decided ,at 2: .45 o'clock this afternoon- The -dtaf rlct meeting was held at the VanOrmtjA hotel In Fort Wayne and was attended by the eight county - chairmen- and their vice-chairmen. Km. x stated in a telephone conversation with the Dally Democrat that the splendid support he received from the entire district the necessity of a long statement. He said that he would spare no effort in making the district organl- " xatlon the best in Indiana and that he hom'd to continue the agreaslynuss demonstrated for eight years by Jorg Prior to the election, members of Adams county committee presented the following resolution adopted "fa*t .Saturday' . =?sßm»WttnW ■• - —• . WHERAB Harry Essex has servM chairman of the llepubliiaii i-'unt.v "Comnilti.-.-of Adams-coguty. Indiana, since • 1844. and WHEREAS Harry Essex by Jas diligence and devotion to the Re-1 -publican party has served the pro-1 pie of Adams county. Indiana, and, WHEREAS Harry Essex by bis | honesty and exemplary character.] both In his personal and poiltlcal! life, has won the admiration of tb*l Republican workers In the fotirthl di.lil.-tor Tsaixnawnd -— WIIER EA 8. by experience, knowledge, and keen Insight Into the govemmeniaT affairs of ■ our state and the said Harry Essex IS well equipped to serve as chairman of the Republican congrew — atonal district committee of the| /fourth congressional district of 1-n-l dlana NOW THEREFORE. HE IT RESOLVED. by the' Republican county,, -committee of Adams county, Indiana, that Harry Essex he unanimously endorsed for position of chairman of the Republican congressional district committee of the fourth congressional district of Indiana BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the county chairman, and county vice-chairman of the several counties composing such congressional district and the present district chairman and vice-chairman of <Twrw Te Fewe Twei Rostetter Governor Os District Rotary Louis G. Raatetter. of For' Fort Wayne, was named governor of the 224th district of RotaryInternational at the district conference at Michigan City. A former president of the Fort W ayne cltrh the new governor la the sec ond member of his family to win the district honor. His brother. William, held the post in 1941 snd is now a director of Rotary Inter- . national. The Decatur club is a member of the «4th district. WEATHER Few scattefwd Showers fflta - afternoon, local showers and thunderstorms tonight. Cooler north and central tonight . Wednesday fair north, partly eloudy south. Foedlbrjr scattered showers dose to Chicago river. Low tonight «4-4 d northwest *• M southeast. High Wednesday SMS north, 05 70 south.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT OHLY ©AILV H 9 MOAMS COUNTY

An mi . ■■■■■■■ District Chairman I tr V- Harry Csmn | \.w,a.w * Dr. Mann Named To National Academy Former Decatur Man Is Paid High Honor Dr. Frank C. Mann, nationally promim-M physician "t Iteches ter. Minn., and former Adams county resident, has been named to the National Academy of Scl-em-e, 'according to dispatches re celved from Rochester tiy Mr and Mrs. George Sprdgie of Hila cityDr Mann, 62year old phyaiolo gfaL .is. a former. 41 ieefe*. M the division of experimental medicine of the Mayo foundation in the Minnesota city, and is the first Rochester doctor ever to be nam elf Wrtfce National Academy Ug—Jfsnn becomes the tooth United States physician to lie no honored The academy was found ed In 1843. and selection Is made by a two-thirds vote of the-mem-bers after approval by the review board of the group. Dr Mann ta a graduate-of Indi ana University He has held numertou* tup positioiH at Hi- May." Fjijindation sin.e April It'll Ilmade ah early "st tidy 'ot -luaTTlifiir has since specialised tn pnthotnyy of From »J»:t:l to 1948. Dr Manti I served as a tneniber, of tlie dloard iof governors of the Foiindation I and at pres- nt is jsvtriur vonstilthnt for the divjstim tit her de grees and I Stalely for Experimental Biology riitd Medicine; American I Physiological society; American (Medical association; American Society for Pharmacology and -. E X per Imen ta I Therapeutics, American Society for Experiment al Pathology, the Harvey Society, the American Aesm lation for the Advancement of Science and several other slate, national and world medical groups . In IM2. Dr. Mann was awarded I the William Wood Gerhard medal I by the Philadelphia Pathologfcali t society. He also Is an honorary member of the Royal Flemish Academy and a corresponding member of the society of Biology of Argentina Decatur Youths To Hoosier Boys State Three Youths Named By American Legion Three Decatur youths have been chosen Io go Io the Hoosier Boys' State for one week from June 10-17 —It was announced today by Vernon Aurand. chairman of the committee for American legion post 43. who have mare arrangements for them Vincent Faurote. son of Mr. and Mrs J. Henry Faurote. will repre sent the legion at the government institute sponsored by the slate department of the' American la*gton. . J. Henry Faurote la. a former commander, of post 43. Floyd Mcßride, son of Mr. and Mrs Lee Mcßride, win represent the Moose Lodg«»- -and Robert Doan, son ’of Mayor and’ Mrs John Doan, will represent the Lions club. t Decatur Catholic high school, and Mcßride and Doan are students In the Decatur high school. The institute will be held on the campus -of the Indiana stale school tor the deaf More than 400 youths from all over the state will congregate in the capital city for the week's study of government by actual practice.

, Inman Makes I ! ftngMMlglgur /W Kemmer ui Teapot Dome | II Warns Against Any I Return To Greedy GOP Philosophy Aboard Truman Train. May »— I (UP)- President Truman re»sr I reeled the teapot dome scandal twI day. warning th? west against reI turning tojbe I phy" of “greed and privilege." I Speeding westward on his U.OMb I mile --report the people." Mr. I Truman spoke early today at Casper. Wyo„ bO miles south of the Teapot Dome oil field which he described as a “symbol of the greed and privilege that underlay one philosophy about the went.” The cily also Is just 50 mlloa northeast of the New Kortes dam which he hailed as “an example of the right' way to use natural resources—for the benefit ot all the people.” - About 500 persons waited at Alliance, Neb. until the 13-car presldcnlial special pulled in at 12:50 . mo. today. They were disappointi ed. however Aides declined ta awaken the President to make aa appearance although the crowd shotitKi repeatedly to Hear Jilin ’apeak" Tin train resumed Its westward journey 20 minutes later after city hfficlais gave presidential assist- ■ am William Bray a iogallon. hat to ■ pa-s oh lo Mr Truman. ! The chief executive was in the same fighting “10-helbwlth the-op-position” form he displayed in 194 S \| defeat ilov. Thomas E Dewey. I Bint he stilt maintained that hie trip • across the country was "nompolitical."\ Yesterday, swinging through the mid west farm belt, the President plumped >t Lincoln, Neb. for the ..Brannan faun plan .of yerl>du<.-t lon payment*, admlttlng>ctl>ere were serious defect lu-tiie \ urn nt sys of Dem", rath- policies ifffe<-rtng the west today at Caepe-r tend ihinistration program for small | business in Cheyenne. Wyo.. late, this afternoon. Other Wyoming spi»rht s were scheduled ttsriight ar Laramie ami RAWHns The President showed noXsigna of yriltg despite his heavy sefeeduh Ils- made his last speech at 10:35 pm. last night to a crowd of 1,50® who gathered at the little town ol Seneca, Neb_(Pop. 2251 and walled in chilly weather to Jm «r him spealt oh the need for a strong defeti-e Arguments Heard In Circuit Court Case Handwriting Crux Os Suit In Estate Witnesses became amateur graphologists in Adarna circuit coprt Monday, and today Judge Myles F. Parrish heard arguments by attorneys in the case of Henry S. • Steinhrunner and Mary E Sleinbrunner vs Sangor Huey, administrator of the estate of Troy Huey, former Adams county resident. _ / The caae involved a question of whether the plaintiff had paid 42.500 down on a farm he purchased from hie father-in-law. the late Troy Huey, and should haw - delivery ot the deed and abstract Plaintiff produced a receipt which he said was signed by Troy Huey and attorneys produced several witnesses who testified as to the authenlicity of the signature Defense ■ attorneys produced witnesses who denied that the signature was true Handwriting became one ot the decisive prole lems Attorneys DeVoss and Smith ot Decatur represented the estate ami Henry" 'Levering and "Oily Stookey, Fort Wayne, also repre sented several of the 11 heirs. - - Plaintiffs were repreaenled by Wheat and Grimes. Portland attorneys. Almost all of Monday was consumed in the presentation of evidence and arguments ntart- - ed -Ibis morning at 9 o'clock. i Judge Parrish Indicated he would take the case under advisement and study the evidence pn-aented before making a final decision.

Decotur, Indiana, Moy 9, 1950

Toarisg HBT Baa His Cake i■ i ■ j i i I M ‘ ON A MW-MK.I TOUR. President TVuman " recsivpk the rim of many elaboreteiy-deeoraied birthday enkmt prepared In honor of his birthday, when his train stopped in Galesburg. 11l At the right Is 1 Robert Howe of Local 301 of the Bakers i nion, who prepared the confection for Mr Truman* «th MrtMay

; Graduate Exercises Held Monday Night i> Five Rural Schools Hold Commencement I Dr Gerald'Jones, pastor of the ■ First Methodist church.- this city, i gave the principal commencement • address before the members of the graduating class, their faml Iles and sehttol officials of thej ■ Efrasant MIHs high -school -Mr.m -day .. ....u. : The Rev Robert H Hammond. of Ihe First Baptist church also TSTti® .Wy.Te'iiveWa f«W rmcca- ~ , laureate sermon Sunday to the class. HantJ-l Foley, county sup-1 ' ecllilemlent of schools, presented I the diplomas, which climaxed the t. high M-hool careers of the 19 members of the class. Roger Bolleubacher. class valedictorian. and Virginia Railing, were avriirded the American !.•- glon's citizenship awards These ' awards were made by the Rev A f c . R (inlander, nf the First Prew byterlan churr-b. »"d representing' Adams post 43.' Commencement exercises were also held 'Monday'in the Hartford Center; Geneva, Jefferson v and Adams Central schools. Mon mouth high school graduates received their diplomas \at commencement exerc’bjes lait Thursday. prior lo thelr\trip through the east which begah SundUy. | Russia Throi Might Into C (Editor’s note; Here is the firary, lot three dispatches Gear hart. V P bureau manager in Shanghai, who has just made his way out from behind the "bamboo curtain" He brought with him the latest news front red China, where , he has been a virtual prburner, since October He write* from Manila where he arrived aboard the 88. General Gordon f By BLAKE GEARHART Manila. May »-(W»-'- Russia' has thrown the weight of her milt tary might onto the scales of the i Chinese civil war. , She is supplying the Chinese : communists with the lateat type of fighter planes, and Russian military advisers are streaming iutoj - communist China in the -Poom-i . lung area, arrows from Shanghai.' RufteUn mechintc* and rnginsers . are helping the Chinese commun-, lets build landing craft for an asL *ault on the taland of Formosa where Generallaaimo Chiang Kai - Shek and his nationalist army have i dug in for a last stand against the ■ red* In the laat aix weeks there has I • been an nntamlllar sound In the, Shanghai skies It Is the roar of ■ jet plane*—RaMlan Jet planes As, I many as 11 have appeared in a! single night The presence ot these

Will Install PTA Officers Thursday teeeenlty-elected officer* at lhej Idßcoln school parentdeariwr* aa , roclation will he installed at the ITEA meeting al 7:30 pm Thursday at the IJmoln school. Report* will be gkea of live recent alate convention, and pupils of the firth and sixth grades will present a physical education demonstration. under the direction of Mias Rebecca Walters and Sj-lyest er Everhart. Wafers On Rampage In Nebraska Today ; One Dead And Seven Reported Missing Ry Vnited Press Flood waters rampaged In Nebraska today, leaving one dead and seven missing, while at Winnipeg the rain-swollen lied river threatcned to spill a 12-foot wall of , waler Into the city. Residents of a half-doren southeastern Nebraska counties said, that normally-placld small streams suddenly went wild bringing the area Its worst flood In history. The rushing waters swept at 'east three automobiles oft high ways and left some persons clinging to telephone jtoles and trees One farmer was found atop a (Twra T« Paar Twat ws Military 'hinese War \RuSwian jet planes H one reason that the nationalist* have not been able to make effective raids recent-. 4y from their island bases against Shanghai s Launghwa airport The last big raid was in March when nationalist pilot* dropped 5V bombs , on the alnH'it The best \*tintte i» that there xre between 2WI and 3ts> communi*t fighter plane* ot various types defending Shanghai'* air fields They are mostly tmi Japanese-Zero | type of plane. manufSkftured by the Ru«e tans There probably are about 25 jet plane* available and the bewt gU'M ia that they Were seat to Shanghai from the 'Rusaian tone in earn Germany. ’ . V , I cannot say with certainty Bow I many Russian technician* and- “adj vieer* 1 ' have made their way into Shanghai, hut the number ta some 'Where between s** *ad jmw. : There are about 25.000 In all China ' They began moving into the city in small groups last fall and in the la«t few month* the number ba* increased Every attempt is nude to keep their presence *ecret from foreign- . er*. Barly this year *ome residents in the wealthy section of Hungjao on the west *Me ot Shanghai were j ordered to Imve their home* Soon 1 * bamboo fence was built around 1 (Twrw T» Paa* *'•■*>

Railroads Cut Service As Deadline Nears For Strike On Four Systems

Phone Workers I Ready To End I Strike Threat Expect Settlement For One-Third Os Highest Demands Washington. May 9 TriUPl— The communication* workers of America (CIO! seemed ready today to ae.ttle its threatened nationwide telephone strike for about one-third of if* highe*! demand CWA national headquarter* approved a contract with Wisconsin Bell Telephone Co., and Mid It should be “a good guide" for aettUnW "Its 24 other contract dispute* i with "the Bell System. The contract, the first to be approved by headquarter* in the current dispute. gavS wage increase* averaging seven cent* an hour to 7u lo 75 percent of Wisconsin Bell a in M«i plant and traffic workers. ("WA Mid the raise would Average rive cents an hour if 14 were | sptead* over all the workers It ( oru-r threatened to call ont 250.000 worker* acruwi the country unless, the companies agrted to a 15-cetrt --package ' increase Including a general wagF boost, shortened ex pcrience scale* and uiMtrading of some towns The Wisconsin contract gave no « neral wage Increase Some worker: get more pay through a trimmi g «f the progression schedulefrem eight to six and one-halt yj ,r --Md in upgrading some Job* .il.I Dt ItiF’W' towns--gnder'/be -. ’—* —-—- — CWA first 'postponed the nationwid> strike at the request of fed- 1 ef'al ni'dfirbih 'dlYerlor Cyrus 8:' ’ Chine It deferred the walkout airtiln al President Trumah s request and then postponed It "in-i definitely" on April 24 when CWA president Joseph A. Bierne said negotiations indicat'd "the possibility of an agreement " The union announced at that t time that It was Innklrw It* demand] for a general wage increase and concent rating SB shorter wage pro-’ gresrinn scales ««l other l*ci>c fit*. 1 Segment.s of the union sine* have ; I reached tentative agreements with] the traffic division of Chesapeake j |T»O T« Pan* '*•' Will Receive Bids On New Parish Hall — Purchase Site For Lutheran Parsonage Proposals from contractors tor the construction of the $70,(100 Zion Lutheran parish hall and educational building on West Monroe street, wilt he received up to June «. Phil Sauer, chairman of the congregation'* building committee, announced today. Mr. Sauer ajso announced that real estate had l*en purchased on West Madison and Eleventh streets, for location of the Lutheran parsonage and former Schoenstedt residence, which will be moved from Monroe *treet to make room for the proposed 14 by S 3 fool huilding These two dwelling* are located dirsvtly east of the church. The S< hoenstedt residence wa* purchased a few year* ago by the congregattaa and ha* beaa used aa a parish house, including qaarters for the Sunday school Contract has been 'let to Ramond MeI'«h. of Dupont. Ohio, to move the HwaiHnes to- the new- sita. Bids for the new building are to he filed with Itaroy Bradley, architect. 1115 S Clinton street. Fort Wayne, the commlffw said Blue print* and «pecification* are available at Mr Bradley * office. The parish hall will have an 84foot frontage on Mooroe street and extend north S 3 feet 4 It will be constructed of brick and will be modern in .every respect, de- • signed for multiple *se by the " iTnra Te Pace Tw*l

Graduate Speaker Rsv. Jams* F. Conroy Rtv. Junes Conroy Graduate Speiker ; Huntington Editor At Catholic Rites The Rev. James P. Conroy of > Huntington, associate editor of Our < Sjuidsy Waiter, cohunniat. radio I moderator aad a leader in Catholic ( youth movenjgnt*. will dSWVer the address at the annual commence ’ ment exercte#* of Decatur Catholic high school June 2, the Very Rev. Magr J J Helmet*, pastor of St. Mary’s church, announced today Diploma* will he' awarded to 38 high M-JlOOt and 8F eighth grade griiduatc* of the Catholic school The services will b< held at. 8 ? o'-*-4»><dt„. M.ar>> Catholic- < bu-rclc. . Benedict ton of the ‘BfeMM Sacranieut will conclude the serv * ires . ’ wrWid'-l-. known for his. writings and radio programs. Father Conroy t« in charge of the yoyth section in I Our Sunday Visitor the Catholic weekly published in Huntington He also author* a column titled. "Father Conroy Talking." A leader in the guidance of youth land decent literature movements, i Father Conroy is national director of the "Fighting 69th " He is chair- ' man of the national conimlttee of [the coy fra tern By us Christ ian doc I trine on good reading and is direr ] tor of this organisation in the Fort i Wayne diocese Father Conroy's voice has been heard on many lecture platforms and over the radio. He ta moderator of "Hi-Angle." a weekly radio round table forum for teen-agers, which Is broadcast over WOWO. Fort Wayne. Local Catholic high school students have participated! in these program* He ta an advisor in tbs national and National Federation of Catholic College Students. He has conducted many spiritual retreat* for youth and ha» lectured throughout the country on subjects pertaining (Turn Faw* Tw«t Uniformed Details Meet Friday Night * To Attend Opening Os Vets' Hospitol Iseo Ehinger today issued * notice of a sfMeihl caUad gp-eUag of the unifo-med detail* of Adam* Post 43. American Legion at 8 p. m Friday, to arrange to be on duty at the new veteran* hospital at Fort Wayne which ha* Its official opening next Sunday Official* of the post have Indi rated they would like a down or more men te represent the' local post at the opening _ it ba* also been- announced that flag* for different cemeteries and grave* of servicemen are now available at the American Legion post, and those who are to get them are asked to do go as •oon a* possible The committee tor flag day was also selected, at. Monday * meeting Os member* Further plan* for the day will be made by commander Elmer Darwachter, Leo Eiling er. and Walter GiOiom

' i mi” \i ii jMMHMiu&g Pries Foor Cools

Deadline Sat Far Strike; Embargo On Passenger, Freight Chicago. Ray 9 -(I Pi Railroad* cut service taßay a* the deadline approached ter a eeaetUMtoaat strike tomorrow against fear Mg rail aysteoi* ia 2« states. Tbs iPwaasplrssda aad - Southern snnounced embargoes on both passenger and freight traffic, and the Santa Fe said it is curtailing some of Its passenger traffic. | The New York Central fourth ' system involved ia the threatened walkout, was expected to announce curtailments later today. The Brotherhood of Loroawrtive' Firemen and Enginemen *e( ths strike for 6 a. m. standard time in each sone. Hop.- dimmed for a settlement, bat federal mediator* were eapeeted te ask tbe wakHi io peal-. pone the strike tor a second time It originally was scheduled tor April W , ' ■ The strike could cripple vital freight shipment* The roads is . solved spaa ths nation from roast .to coast across its soulhsrn half and serve wna nd th* riche*! agricnHufai regions and * heaviest I industrial center*. r Whether the firemen could halt > the trains, however, was prole e lematieaL The railroads < ould re i> plocr them with Supervisory per- ■ sonnel. The Brotherhood of Loco- ' motive Engineers said at Cleveland that its members could cross picket line* and help keep the trains running. The Pennsylvania announced an embargo effective at midnight to. night on all freight traffic and president Walter Franklin said passenger traffic "also will lie . The emKargd. Tie saw. will curtail »ervlce west and north of Harrisburg. Pa, but passenger and commuter service east and south of Harrisburg will continue The Southern embargoed all passenger and freight traffic that cannot clear its system before the strike deadline Officials at the road's Washington headquarter* said the '‘virtual closing down" of the B.oao-mile system would affect moat ot it* 38.000 employe* .. ._ ; The Santa Fe announced that it alrmuiy 1* curtailfng some pa* senger service. a.nd asked prospective passenger* to contact - Santa Fe representative* for sp* cific information on which trains will be canceled. Meanwhile, the national railway mediation board worked to head off the walkout The union ta demanding that the road* place an additional fireman aboard' big multiple-unit diesel engines The strike originally was . ailed against the four lines- tor April 2C but the brotherhood posiponed it at the request of the mediation board which asked for more time to try to settle the dispute All of the nation * railroad* are Involved in she dispute but the union called the strike only against the four line.* to avoid creating a national emergency which might cause the govern ment to eriae the roads BULLETIN Cah*uM». Qae. May 9 — (I?) — AH renMeßta of tHa tmra of 4,«M latino were orilered to ahan--4o» tboir Imbmu today wteea a windwiiipped fire •weqt out of- cemtrM aad „„ threatened to destroy Very bvildinc here. The ftaumeo already had destroyed 30 homses, three hotels and two lent her yards and were liekist at other hniMinff* directly in their path. There were no reports of easnahies.