Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1950 — Page 1

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CljmmlWbAbm J noMwmn Bearing Dust A_W—F._ . un Winnipeg Cit/Of 320X100 Threatened With Being Ghost City < Winnipeg, Maa. May 13(UP) —Three more tool of flood water x bore down today on thia partially aubawrged metropolis of J 20.000 and threatened to make It a (boat city. One out of every five residents already had fled, itamr 3.000 homes in six square miles of the city were flooded. Premier Douglas L. Campbell renewed bls plea to women and children to leave, before the new Rad River flood crest knocks out the two’remaining power plants. H|Mod hemes already were In if} W Harlch. United States arms flood expert, said the new ' cre« would reach Winnipeg in nbont six days It erson. Man.. <!> miles to the south »■ the IL. S.--CMad*M border The flood played no favorites. A police officer said the evacueerf 1 Included “the rich man. poor man. beggerman and thief literally" , soldiers worked ' around the clock' reinforcing the dikes which hold/back seven feet at fiotrsd water from the power planted Pumps sucked -out. the thousands of gallons of water that speeded through the sodden sandbags Hut the prediction of mere raia today apparently made the tMP at M.naa ftondflghtera rutile City officials hoped to have one-third' of the city's population evacuated Monday At least <OOOO residents, mostly women and children already have fled the city and Its suburbs to emergency quarters offered them tn Sa«katchvman. Ontario. Alberta. Quebec, and across the border in Minnesota, and North . Itobuta. _ ■ .■■- —- ——- Hadlo Marlons and loud speakers lit evacuee centers and railroad terminals carried hundreds of messages for persons separated from their families. Parents reported that teen-seed children working on the dikes had not reported home for four and five days Fathers returned home from duty on the dikes to find their families evacuated to distant cities. ~j Decatur Lady Found In Serious Condition Mrs Katherine Smith. 75. 60S Thirteenth street, was reported by authorities today in serious condition at the Adams county hospital where she bad been taken from her home following a stroke suffered some time Thursday night She was discovered lying prostrate on the floor of her home by a son Charles, who had come to check- on her Members of the family stated that usually Mrs. Smith's granddaughters stayed with her. but Thursday they had gone home It was the next morn Ing that she was found and a doctor summoned Mri Smith, whose husband. Frank, died last February, was tab en lo the hospital Friday afternoon. She had not regained consciousnew today, and members at the family were she had lew than an even chance for recovery Pennsylvania Agent Only One On Duty William Barber local Pennsylvania agent, waa “bolding dowa" the fort today at the railroad's freight office He waa the only man on the job. the strike at railroad engineers Idling all workmen and switch crews. Barbee said that mail from Fort - Waywe eras being dillvirsd here by Pennsylvania trucks. The trucks make a trip sooth and return through Decatur In the afternoon Other mall package* are received here over the Erie and Nickel Plata road* and by Mar route*. • WKATHffR Partly «leudy with widely scattered skewers tonight and Sunday. i-HHe change In temperature. Lew tonight 50 to 65. High ffunday <• north, n aouth.

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Everett Sanders Is Takes By Death | ’Washington. May Ik. —(UP)— Everett Sanden, former Indiana eengreeagaaa who waa Republican national chairman during the IffM’a died ywterday in his law rffleehere. Sanders, a ggtiva at Clay county. Ind., ceiefanlta bfc <Bth birthday anniversary leaf March 8. Ho was a member of the Washington law firm of Sandors. Gravelle. Whitlock and Howroy at tho time of hla death.. .. Order Czechs To Close Out Two Consulates American Demands In Retaliation For Anti-U. S. Moves Washington. May 18—(UP) — The United State* demanded today that communist Csectioslovakla close its consulates In Cleveland and PHtaburgh and’ re dues by two-thirds Its official personnel In thia country The demand was in obvious retaliation against, aatl-Ameriean moves by the f'xech* ' The U.B demand was made In a note delivered In Prague today sad ainraltaneoaely bonded-here to Csecb Ambassador Vladimir Out rata. American officials said that gbout 35 Csecb officials, would be 'BnHutl by the order Total Ciech representation In thia countrv - onTaffle of the UN delegation which la not affected - totals 53: Os these. 33 are asalened to the embassy In V>" >,ln * ,nn The Csochs' harassment of American diplomatic activity was climaxed this week by a d< man.l that f ! S representation lit that country be reduced by two-thirds Under diplomatic practice. . the U S. la forced to accerle lo live demand The Cinch consulates in Cleveland and Pittsburgh have staffs of two offlt iala each The New York consulate general “office, which' will remain open, has a stuff of 15. The Clech consulate in Chicago already had .clasad by- U. -S—demand on April 21 A state department announcement of the latest American demand said that rtech actions I were dictated bv the Kremlin and "Indicate the inability of the Ciechoalnvak government to follow an independent policy." dences that Ctechoslovakla under | the present government will not or cannot conduct Itself In Its re lations with the Unit*) States and other democracies In a manner compatible either with the traditions and culture of Creche Slovakia, or with a decent regard for the conventions of the community of nations, this rovernment is examining the situation not only with respect with th* present but also for the future." the statement said Churchmen DinnerHere Monday Night Dr. Frank Ruf Is Principal Speaker Ticket sales reveal that a large crowd wilt attend the first annual churchmen's dinner sponsored by eeeoclaled churches of Decatur, to be held at the Masonic hall Monday night at <:3O o'clock. The sponsoring organisation Includes a majority of the local Prbtestant churches. J. .Ward calland of this city will serve as toeet- ' master at the dinner. Dr. Frank 1 Rwf.Fort Wxytw even five >weere-v. tary of the Fort Wayne associated churches, will deliver the principal address Special music during the dinner and fellowship singing also ars includad ow ths program. Officers of all participating churches and their wives and husbands and church leaders of all churches have < been Invited to the dinner All standing committees of the group will make brief reports at ths business session which will precede tbe address of Dr. Ruf.

I Flood, River Control Lauded By President Catted investments la Nation's Future In Truman's Speech Aboard Truman Train, May 13— (UP) -President Truman said today that flood aad river control projects such as the Fort Peek dam In Montana are capital Investments in tbe nattoa's future that will pay off in a stronger country. “You should keep that fact In mind when you Ouamlns the federal budget.". Mr. Truman said to a speech at tbe Fort Peck dam wbeve he paused while ea route bask to Washington “Projects like Fort Peck have contributed to tbe welfare of the entire nattoau" be said But he added that “we don't have enough Fort Peeks ... to five an the protection we need “ Tbe Pt evident said he was “dent ly concerned" about the current floods la North .Dakota. Minnesota and Nebraska and said “we need a great many more flood control pr» jecta before we cm be safe from catastrophes tike these." He said the Fort Peek dam has saved f'.ottoo.iaw in.flood 'iMiiiagg* I since it was built 13 years ago "Flood heights have been redur' rd as much as three feet dowaatream a| (Amabq." ,he mM-. .“IfiiaS, Peck has also helped navlgatlM During the war years, for example, tbe Fort Peck reservoir supplied enough water to float landing craft, built at Inland shipyards, down the Mississippi "Two years ago when there was record low water un the Mississippi river.,Fort Peck dam made It possible to continue navigation" He said that 1n addition to supplying power In the Dakotas and Montana, the dam reservoir Is be coming a great rscreattae center, visited by 30.000 persons annually and surrounded by youth camps lie-said the. dam avaa-prout-that . SJVweu Cw» Sl>> Strike Is Called On Pan American World's Largest Airline Is Struck New Yrrrk. May 13 (UP) - , Flight service employes of Pan • American Wyrid Airways began a system-wide strike today in an attempt to ground alt planes of i the world s largest airline I The Transport Workers union ICIO) said 800 flight stewards, hostesses, and pursers walked out at one minute after midnight and set up picket lines at all major PANAM terminals in cities on the east, gulf and west coasts. The strike had littl- immediate effect on PAN-AM schedule*, but the union said <.<oo maintenance men and radio operators would retuse to cross picket lines at the start of shifts later today. Th<ground crews and radio men are also TWU members. The company said only 250 workers were directly Involved and promised to operate its farflung worldwide routes with supervisory personnel performing flight service duties Union members with planes at overaeaa terminals were Instructed to serve on the planes during their return flights to. 13to C. R. Children Benefit from Contributions Made On Poppy Day Children left In need by the death or disability of a veteraa father are among thoae to benefit from Poppy Dap. -to be observed lere Saturday. May 27. sponsored by the ladles' auxiliary of Adams Post ««. AnwHeou DegH*. f Mrs. Joe Coffee, child welfare chairman for tbe auxiliary unit, explained “Funds from Poppy Day contributions enable our auxiliary unit to be ready to come to tbe rescue of My child of a veteran w 4 find in need When a person drops a coin into the box carried by an auxiliary Poppy Day worker, he is helping ns cars for tbess Innocent little victims of war; Wearing a poppy Is a wuy to help provide for their immediate needs and give them a fair start in Ufa."

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fauner's Detail. Termed Accidental ■ ' v Verdict Returned By County Coroner A verdict of “accidental death" was returned today by Harmon Gllllg. county coroner. In the death 1 of Amos J Soutmer. 34, who died, while st work ut Decatur Indus- j tries, music and novelty box manufacturers. <>n April 28 # ■! ■Coroner (lilllg's verdirt followed i the auto|isy'and report made by ; Karl R Schlademan. Port Wayne pathologist, who, with local physician*. conducted the post mortem on the young man on April 20 The cause of death was attributed to "inhalation of fumes of trlchlorethylvne of phosgene " Dr Achtademan's ciindusions tn the autopsy follow: "It is my conclusion that this man died a death front inhalation of the fumes from I trichlorerhylene or possibly the re- ' suitant phosgene which may have; been generated, and death was due' to enter aI v e congestion and I edema of the lungs This te an In-f halation type death and certainly | must lie considered an accidental death There were no changes in the tissues of the body, txamined grossly or microscopically, which pointed to any organic disease, and death is considered to be due to the Inhalation of fumes of triehlorathylene or phosgene " i An employe o* Decatur industries since 1845. Mr Sommer was found dead In an adjoining building to the main plant on South Eighth street. The building was formerly a dwelling, converted Into a work shop. The coroner's report fixed the time of death at 11:25 am - ■ Noah Steury. founder and president of the manufacturing concern, said that it was Mr Sommer's job to "degreaae aluminum powder boxes with tbe use of trichlorethy lene. which was placed In a large drum and heated. Vapor Is formed which rolls off tbe grease that collects on tbe powder Jinxes in the process of manufacture" The chemical la made by one of the country's leading manufacturers, he said Tbe suddenness of Mr Sommer's death caused Mr Steury to make a personal investigation, despite the tact it was first believed Som-mer-bad died of a heart attack.-Mr-Steury was not satisfied with this decision ' and sought permission from lhe w4dew-4« bold «w -uutepsy. which waa granted How Sommer breathed the death killing fumes still remains a my» tery. Mr. Steury said So far as known, no other death from trteblorethylene fumes ever has been reported, he was advised. The autopsy was requested. Mr. Steury said, "because we did not wish to shirk responsibility If Mr. Sommer's death was accidental. We carry workmen's compensation Insurance aad his widow and chlk drSn woald be eatltled to it. If be tffuaw T» Ito* U4a»

County Ministers Will Meet Monday 4 The Adams county ministerial Msoclatlon will meet Monday morning at o’clock nt tka y Munroe Methodist churvh. Tbe re-j ew >iserins, wiU bsl completed and au interesting program will be pres anted. Dedicate Remodeled Church Here Sunday j Dedication Sunday At Baptist Church The First Baptist church of Decatur will hold dedication services | for the newly remodeled church building Sunday afternoon—at 2 o'clock. The speaker for the or casiou will be Dr Faris D. Whitesell, a former pastor of tlie chun-h and now professor of evangelism at the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago. 11l He Will bring the message at 4 ths ■mor ning serv u e and at rhe spacial dedication service in t.he j afjerpoon. In the evening there will lie a baptismal service for a numlier of candidates who have j l>een awaiting the completion ol ' the new baptistry before l>eln|( i admitted into the church family the last three months an extensive remodeling program has been carried through. The entire hasement under the church has been excavated and finished to provide Sunday achool and social rooma. A complete new kitchen with modem fixtures ha* been installed The entire rhurrh has been fitted with new plumb-; Ing. and the basement with new wiring and modern fluorescent lighting fixtures. — New rest rooms and rooms have been provided A complete new oil-fired heating i system has been installed to service each part of the building In the sanctuary of the church all new stained glass windows hare been installed and matching, windows will be placed the tower of tbe ehurch A new baptistry has been provided The front entrance of the chun h ha* h> en completely redesigned with a new approach. * new porch, ornamental Iron railings new doors, and new lighting fixtures. AU of the church Interior has been n-sup-ported Md tbe foundation walls have been reinforced with heavy retaining footings underground Plans for tbe immediate fstare ■ Mw.SSsies SHI j Legionnaires To Hospital Opening All uniformed members of tbe American Legion worn urged by commander Elmer Darwrachter today to meet at the Legion homo Sunday aftornoon at 1 o'clock. From there transportation will be tarnished to Fort Wayne whermembers will partlclpaie 10 th< , official opening ceremonies at tbo j now veterans hospital. 1.

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Big Weekend Rally By Democnf Party Truman's Speech To Climax Party Rally ' Chicago. May 13—(UP)— The Democratic party today began a gigantic weekend rally that made the whooped-up powwows of the Roosevelt, era look like meetings of the ladles’ aid. ' The rally, perhaps the biggest ever held la this party stronghold. Will be climaxed Monday when President Truman makes a triumphal ride through Chicago streets to deliver a nationwide address from the coHneum; ’ z ; Tomorrow afternoon, his cabin»t will hnlrt the first public cabInet meeting in history as part of the program. The session will be broadcast by radio and televtoed. Hotels were jammed with Important party leaders- from throughout the nation. More than' a doxen governors were expected along with 145 members of ebngreas. During the threeday (assemblage party officials will attend panel discussions and hear re- , port* on party progress, problems . and.needs rmtoggtea had their eyes fixed on fbe full congressional elections and on tbe IK2 presidential race. Bet official!/, the big show wm billed as a “Jefferson Jubilee" celebrating the 150th anniversary of the "birth of Jeffersonian democracy " President Truman will arrive I tomorrow afternoon en route back- • to Washington from his trip west which also- wm Mited ns strictly "non political" .He will stay tn the city until after he delivers his big speech Monday night In an address of welcome to the party's national committee, chair man .William M' Boyle. Jr .. said the discussions would "provide . an bpport unity for thoae who have' constructive suggestions to ex ) press themselves fully and frankly" He said administration officers would give -reports to provide "necessary ammunition to effectively answer the misstatements I and distorting deliberately deyel*] o|»‘d and riimlafed hy the Rppub-1 -liran opposition.” i a Three Vacancies On Adams Central Staff . —. . — - Principal, Coach Are Not To Return I ’ — .„■• , The Adam* Central school board, through the -county superintendent's office, today' announced the names of those instructors In the schools who hive signed contracts tor tbe 135<M>1 school year. There remain three vacancies on the list, .however. Contract* were not renewed by the school board for principal Dale Decker, coach Harvey Baatln and music teacher lletty. Fortner All these positions are in the Adam* Central high sghool. Those returning nett year are. Doyle Collier. Industrial art*; Harriet Preston. French. English: Wilbert Lightle, commerce: J. E Thacker, agriculture: Harriet Seberts, home economic*, physical education; Lucile C.. Bearers, mathematics English; Barbara Sprung .er. social studies. Principal Harold Reasoner, of the Adame-Central gradee: Nellie Price. Robert Brown. Ellwyn Hartsler. E Snyder. Mary Egley. Naomi Griffith*. Leo Strahm. Veda Crist. Thomae Adler, all at the Monroe ecbool. • Alice Michael*, grades one and two In tbs Debolt school; Harriett Mills, gradee three aad tonr ia tbe Brsndyberry echooi; Dolores Byerly. gradee five aad *ix in tbe Retireker erinwl: Harry Johnson, grade* one. two and three in the Sackett . school. Elmer Ehrsam. grades one 1 to five in the Maeasterbsrg school.

Jacobs Asks Lewis Submit To Questions Indiana Democrat Is Determined To - Continue Inquiry - . Washington May 13—(UP)— Chairman Andrew Jacob* of a house labor subcommittee, deprived of bi* snbjena powers, today “requested" John L Lewi* to appear fur "V *» TnaaAew 8 tex Sffwgv “t tvgigggp iwt owny The Indiana Democrat also. In effect. challenged chairman John Lesinski, 0 . Mich., of the tall labor committee to try once more to heed off the inqalrv. Le«ln*ki was oat of town Lewis bad no comment. Jacob* want* to (011 Lewis and other united mine workers official* on a charge by Lloyd fUdener. former president of the Canton. 111. UMW local, that Lewis defied a tederal court’s back to-work order in tbe recent coal strike by sending - miners a secret signal — “the i whistle biew once "—to stay away from the pits | I Sidemr ha* complained to the i national labor relatione based that he tort hla peb la tbe mines, hla presidency of tbe local aad was fined 850.000 by the UMW when be tried to lead a bacto-towort movement In compliance with the court order. I Hi a tetter to Jacob* eon 'ceded be could not force the UMW chief to attend Tuesday's session ' We fbefrflire request that you attend Jhls hearing." Jacoba told Lewis, "and produce such wit--nts»y* and records from I’anton, 111. and said tCantoni local a* possible “ ... , ... !>>*ln»ki first tried Tuesday to block the UMW Investigation, itim T» ■**■» ere, ! Include Germany In Allied Orbit - Unite With Allies { Against Russians lavndon. May 13—(UP)— The big three foreign ministers have agreed on a common policy to unite Germany with the west against Russia. It will be enunciated to) day in a decleratiou ending their t three-day conference. Diplomatic sources said the) policy will be aimed at bringing! Germany Into .the western camp! in the cold war and eventually j creating a free and unified German I atate. Observers said the statement probably will be the most important on the future of Germany since the 1845 Potsdam declaration, which became defunct almost as soon a* It waa signed ■ Ths alm of tbe western powers tn the months ahead win be to make Germany a state free aad equal In sthfna with *ll other M&t m , according to diplomatic quartern The big three foreign ministers conference ends -with totday's nexv. eions But U 8 secretary of state Dean Acheson. French foreign mln later Robert Schamas and British foreign aeeretary Ernest Bev in. will attend the conference of foreign ministers of the It Atlantic pact nations starting Monday The big three set tbe Mage for their German declaration last night with two formal commnnlqae* One promised to seek “rennMckttoa" at Berlin with Germany through free elections The other charged Rauls with a “grave dto regard for human rights' 'by refuw Ing to release hundred* of thousand* of Oeraan prisoners of war Runts agreed to a western prx> poaal tor free eleettone la all four sector* nt Berlin but *et up coodl tins* which made western accept aace impossible One was for the wrtiMr*w»l at all occupation troop* from Berlin

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General Electric Officialt Warn Os U.-.w 1 ts 1< ncovy LoyoiTS it Strike Coatieues Chicsgv. May 13—(UP)— Locomotive firemen today extended their strike against lour big rail •ystewi* to a portion ait tbe Uatoa Pacific's Lm Angelewßalt Labs CWy dlvtatoa A spokesman for the brotherhood of locomotive firemen aad engtaernen Mid tbe uatoa ba* called a strike covering a lOOmlle stretch of frack between Daggett aad Saa Bernardino. Calif Tbe anion official said tbe Mrike was called because the track i» ’ volved belongs to tbe Baata Fe. one of the four roads Included in the original strike order Wednew day Tlu* AhdkW MurlHnnß w** team 7 a m OST. L'niodTacifk traffic manager W. T. Price at Loe Angele* *aid tbe walkout, hit jtil trains operating between Lo* Angeles and Salt Lake City. He said the strike would affect . four passenger train* ibd "thre* ' or tonr" freight* Tbe passenger trains were among the meet famous ! running' on V. 8 roads—the City * of Loa Angele*, tbe Loa Angele* ’ Limited, the Utahan aad tbe Pony * Express. - f Prise said ths ualon aaaouaced 1 tbe strike long enough in advance 1 to give the rand time lo deliver all 1 freight on hand between Loe AS 1 gel** and Salt Lake City aad to remove all periabaMes in affected area* ’ Übtoa official* were unavailable for comment In Lo* Angele* Supervisors reported the firemen went out on today's run* usual" The brotherhood's national officer* were in ■ Chicago where the natioual railway mediation board—was attemptiag to settle the union dispute with the nation's railroad* The union bexan it* strike I**l Wednesday against the New York Central. Pennsylvania. BWhern and Santa Fe railroad* to enforce it* demand for an additional fireman on bls multipleunit dlesri engine* V P. official* believed the new rirlke -order—waa the first et-g serie* of hit-and-run stoppage* planned by the union againtl vuriou« line* By bitting the road* with sudden quickie strike*, the brotherhood would avoid creating a national emergency which might cause the government to seise the line* At the same time, its harassing tech- ) nique would have' almost the full affect of aefeationwide strike I The brotherhood spokesman at I Chicago said he "uat didn't have | aay information on that western | aituatlon." Rut he added that be I knew there had been “a lot of disI satisfaction concerning the use of joint trackage" in that area At Chicago, tbe national modiatton hoard was doing Its utmost to settle th* strike industry Mt It* full Impact Board chairman Francis O'Neill said tbe deadlock was a* tight aa •ver but IndteatM he would continue attempt* to /p*Ute It tore rather than refer U io tbe White Houee.*™’" Alt bough he did not UMoenee hl* plana. O'Nefll apparsutiy toteeded to coat tone separate meettag* today with offlriais of The krolher hood and th* railroads ' Meanwhile, general eteetrie eompaay officers sent a telegram warn lag President Truman that it the strike went Into a itruud week GE * plants "Verv shortly *IU he peralyaed. causing Immediate rawed toa. ewaw ' '—mm i -i— — ■ - Workman Killed By Napttea Explosion Chteego. May 13. -(TPI— Exptodtag naptha wae btemjd today for a fire which killed a negro wortmaa aad ceased (IMAM damage to a toed Ma la tbe Mg Cbtea go etockyarda. Tbe euptoetoa loot night tore off a portion of tbe reef aad one well of the two-otory Ma. oeruad by a toed firm