Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 121, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1950 — Page 1

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*’*- ■ ' f- l . ■.'■■ ' . <)s£■ ■ ■ ' '-i ~- Confers Mh •' British Heads Optimistic Over AAto ■* T- to VBSBCB v» Os World Loaders Loads*. May 33—(UP)— Trygve Me. United Natkin* secretary general. aeea a better tkaa **M chance of Mg power agreement within the year to Mart a aeriea of special security council meetInga on cold war problem*. aathortfatlvo scarce* raid today. Informaats aaM Lie's optimism preswppneed that the Chlaeee communist government would bo seated in th* UN by the time the general aaoembly mseis this tall. mtaister Clement Attlee and foreign secretary Ernest Bovin. He reported on hl* talk, last week with Premier Josef Sulla and other Soviet teador*. t Tomorrow be leaver" tor the I’nUed Suter He will talk again with President Truman and secretary ot state Doan Acheooa. Venterday be raw Premier OeorgM HI dealt and foreign miniater Robert flchaman ot France. The hard core of the result* of kla talka to date . with big tour leaden war raid to fW none had "rejected Sir idea' for resumption of- negotlatioas through the medium ot the recur ily oouncil. --- 'Hta a**uctate#***ld th* result a no tar had been like the word* ot the old song. "She Didn't Say Ver and She Didn’t Say No." Earlier Ibis year Ue propneed tn a Washington apeech that an an used provision ot the ebarter and the security council rnlea be Invoked to start a special aerie* of security council meeting* at the level of foreign ministers or even batgds of state. He doe. not believe that hard and.fast decisions should be expect rd at once His proposal is that the big pourers merely start discussing the problem* J Diplomatic sources said Lie laid tile loiMtlnt plan before »U big four ' each and now Is seeking the weal's reaction to MuhnlsJdeet United Nations sources said one of IJe's main points <all. for sn early meeting among President -Truman. Stalin. Attlee and Bidanlt within the framework of the Unit ed Nations He also was understood to have proposed calling a "peace session" of the -United Nation* security council at Geneva this summer and admission of the Chinese Communist regime to the UN. These were among the proposals Ue presented to Soviet forelgtf minister Andrei Viahlnsky when he arrived in Moscow at the end ot his first round of visits. ' Shortly thereafter he was re ' reived fit the Kremlin by Statin I for a visit lasting an hour and a half Lie said later he-bad no reason to be disappointed with St* Un's reception Reports from France Indicated i that Ue may have received more encouragement from the Soviet I leader than be indicated French ; foreign minister Schuman commented that he had found Ue “a man who become an- optimist again" as a result of his Moscow visit. Telephone Lineman Is Injured At Berne Herne May 23. — Cheater Hears, lineman and repairman in Berne R. for the Cltiaana Telephone com B I nwy. In the Adams county memorial hospital with Injuries re reived when the tongue of a large trailer owned by the company I struck him on the left shoulder S He wan helping employes of the firm unkvatf cable here when the accident occurred Hla shoulder was baßly bnrtmd and ta reeeftnt i a bad back injury hut the bn ent • <>( WW'WW "Wftr- : mined WEATHER : Mostly fair and warmer thia afternoon and tonight. Wed I \ neaday partly cloudy and war mm lllgt • wss giivwgi b pr thundersterms north portion by Wednesday evening Low tonight 57 north. 52 south. High Wednesday. 3bM north, gg south portion.

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WMhrDfOMhl Slowly At Winnipeg ywi-yrir «•*■. n«y »• -<up» -» The anrging I'd River dropped lotroy lodoy tboa at »y time la the rant p Raya. < TM river lev<laebad downward to VS laot MMto attataUM tteaß etago «k|p aaaratag. It mu have so drop adother five feet before tba damper la over, flood control headqaarters said. With IT percoat of thia prairie capital still nnder water flood control chief R. E. A. Morton re- , newod a plea for flooded-ont fam- . iliee to keep oot <d their homos Aa , estimated HIM# of the city * ; 110.000 .noldeata have been routed i by the month long flooding. Mor- . ton urged them to stay put to keep . "from being drowned or electrocuted" la Meir own cellars. Ralph Lobaugh Granted 10th Execution Stay Confessed Killer Os four Women Is Granted New Stoy ladtanapolla. (UPI — > Ralph W. Lobaugh. confessed klllr 'or""0r four Port Wayne women . waa eared from the electric chair < today for the loth time Oov. Henry F. Rchrkk.r granti ed Lobaagh a .aixanontb* stay oA ■ execution, from next Friday to Nov 2«. I*U. Lobaugh. a factory worker. b JUMtoR- ,n,<> K<‘kom<> police station three years ago to confess I -dßmaae murders of Mrs. Dorothea Howard. Wilhelms Haaga and i Anna Kuxet He later denied the , ermfeturton. but pivaded gutltv when brought to trial In October.! 1*47 Ixibaugh repeatedly confessed and repudiated his confession* <>f the murder*, and won repeated ■ , stays of exer ulion from the courts i Land Schrh-ker A year ago. ho t tufted that to rhe Htrit-' , I au» supreme court l» dismissed ! ' and for. vgertuve < lemabcy. . . . -i Last December, shortly after Franklin Click was convicted of UUIM Fhylftt-UrmJn® Fort Wayne during 1916. txihsurh added that murder to hi*- list of crime*. "I'm not going to take hl* life but he should lie kept eomeplace for the rest ot his life." Hchridier ' told reporters at that time. Schriker ordered a full Investigation of Lobaugh and the murder* a year ago. and said today "the investigation in this matter has not lieen completed " To Construct Auto Sales Room, Garage -Mouse Nash Agency In New Building Harold Steffen today announced that he would construct a modern auto sales room and garage building on the pest aide ot U. R. highway No. 27. a short distance north of the Nuttman avenue intersection. Final plans are being developed and wqrjLWill start immediately. Steffen said. The building will house the Steffen-Nash Auto Sales Agency, recently acquired by Steffen. 'Temporarily, the auto agency will • operate from the former OerberMoser building, recently purchased by Mollenkopf A Kiting. This building is located on the ea*t side of the highway at -the corner of Dayton avenue. Complete garage service. In addition to a drive-in filling station will be included In the new building. which front* on the highway from 100 tn 120 feet. .-.i. In “T" form, the south wing will be modem auto sale* and <tiSbUy~H>hn for NaSb’ ■ cars establishing grade lines and preliminary excavation* for *|wer connections on the building nite Steffen said that some modification was * being made to his original plans, which in no way will affect the adaptability ot the new building for auto sales and general garage use W'ide drive-ways -will swing from the highway to the gas pumps, which will he located tn front of the building, facing the highway. Steffen said

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Acheson To Report On London Meeting ..Secret Report For Congress Next Week Washington. May 22—(UP)— Arrangement* were made at the White House today for »eeret*ry of stale Dean Acheson twelve con gress a secret report MSI- Wednesday on hl* l-ondon meeting with the Atlantic pact nation foreign ministers. Nenste insjorlty lesder Scott W I Luca* of llllnol* said after a talk with President Truman that Acheson would make hl* report to an i executive Mewlon of the bouse and ; rrenale In the auditorium of the library <>( cyngre**. t~-=3fa»easEarifinyftyfji.' hack jfroin I London conference this:weeklend, ifgj will report to lh«. Preaident before giving congress hl* secret report on the Atlantic pact inference Lucas, after leaving the Presldent's office, hurried hack to the I senate to announce plans for the secret report to hl* colleagues. Fornier secretary ot state George C. Marshall met with tneiabers of the house and senate In a similar executive session-after one of his overseas missions. Lucas, at the White House for the regular Weekly conference be tween the President and Demo eratic legislative leaders, said that after Achenon makes his report, he will submit to questioning by member* ot congress Princess Elizabeth Hopes For Daughter London. May 2S. (UP) - Prln-, cess Elizabeth, who I* expecting her second child the last week In July or the first in August. I* hoping for a daughter, a source close to the royal household said today. r Traffic Check Will Be Made This Week Annual Check-up In City Some Evening Mdtortolx lodAy Were Warned to get that car check-up completed immediately, for a tdhtflc ekeck will be held in Decatur some night this week, according to aa announcement made today by police chief James fldrffers. - State, county and city police will cooperate la -tbe- road block and ear check They wty be Interested era licenses, although the remainder of the car'* equipment won't e» cape the check. In clear cases of negligence, chief Borders said, there is the possibility of arrest* being made Those cars found In “good" shape will he given a safety sticker; those with care not no good will be urged to take them to the nearest garage and correct the errors This I* an annual check-up conducted by the atate In conjunction with local * police officials

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ItpirtlißMMMTi Mlanapoila. May ML — (UP)— ladlana emptoywwat security division estlmatea showed today U 77 tMM Heoatera were amptoyad M nonagrlcullural Job* on April 14. aa imresse bf 21.0 M wbrtteril riucw March 14. John W. Crise director of the f diviaioa. aaM thia was the first - lime kiaee Janaary. 1949. smgtoy- • meu surpassed tba corresponding t monlb of the previous year. I Communis! Youths r Prepare For Rally Peaceful Meeting Pledged In Berlin ; . Berlin. May 28— (UP i- A three 1 day meeting of tundretis tMinou-' ; sand* of communist youths here next week-end will be carried out peacefully, Gerhart Wlsler, propa-; ■I ganita chief of Easf Germany said ■ today Eister called a press conference • soon after the German police of t both east and west Berlin had been alerted to handle the rally i The former communist leader In the United State* refused to - guarantee that the trunk highway la-tween Berlin and West Germany would tie open to allied traffic during the meeting. "I have called this conference to get rid of all the fear that atlll might be in your lames, and give you a chance to bury the campaign of hysteria launched by the western press." Elster »ald. The rally had been touted for months a* certain to generate friction and possibly violence. , The big question, still unanswered with the vanguard of the communist youth already streaming In. was whether a min ti on West Berlin would he undertaken. Authorities said all policemen in the Soviet sector of Berlin were alerted early today. Reinforced by police from all east Ger--1 man*, the number mobilised for the ratty was expected to reach kil.aOO hy the time the flrat speech la made About one-third of West BarUn'* 12.009 police were alerted today. The remainder will he ordered to stand by on and after Thursday Western allied troop* of the ' American. British and French I garrisons, specially trained In an- . ti-riot tactics, were geared for se- : tion If the police should allow the situation to get out of hand. Hans Georg Urban, deputy pottc® coinmiuuiuiici r ma ri<»«e checks would be maintained on i, an sector border ccoseings Inside. H 8t01h... . pottro aqaato dustries and public buildings An emergency Internment camp will be reedy to handle those picked , up In any large scale arrests. Accident Injuries ; Fatal To Jasper Man Evanavnie. Ind . May 22. -(UP) > — Alois Reker. 3*. Jasper, died la 8t Mary's hospital here yea- ■ terday of injuries received last I Friday la a collision on Ind. 451 south of Jasper.

Tydings To Reveal full AIMfiSM CIS6 To TeH Full Story ■ ■ At Closa Os Frake........ Washington. May 23 tUP>— i Rta Millard E Tydfog*. D, Md, i assured uneasy legislator* today that he I kkßs to t«*ll "th* full > r itotofflße story" of the n>yx||ry--shreuded A mere* I* case ' It became apparent that the sen ate itself must decide If it is to investigate sex perversion as well _ to.-Cotnmunlstn in government. • Aa far the Anierasia case. Tyding* told newsmen that "a lot of people are drawing conclusion* about tbings they, know nothing _ . ....."I, will''.toHjßft,taiL;tMl(i.ji:omptele J *tory as sopd . JP'.X compiete* it* investigations," he Tydings Is chairman of a senate foreign relations subcommittee In-vt-stigarlng chat ges hy Sen Joseptrf ; fi; McCarthy. K . Wls »hat the state department la riddled with Cummunists — The Amerasla case has been a cause eetebre si'nee 1945 when six staff members of the magaxine of that name were arrested on charge* ot stealing top secret government document*. In most instances, the charges were dropped Rep. Clarence J. Brown. R, O, demanded in a house speech yesterday that an Investigation be made of rumor* that a “fix has been put i on.” He said that “high officials I of the government" may be involved in the alleged attempt to pre vent reopening the ease Rep Sam Hobbs. D. Ala., chairman of a house judiciary subcom- . mittee which investigated the case in 1944. said there was "not enough evidence to sustain a charge of •Wwro Tw Fwww Mil Two Pleasant Mills Teachers Quit Posts William Smallwood And Higgins Resign Two teacher* have resigned thrir IKMitions In the Pleasant Mills high school, according to an announce uwnt riteaaeff today by Bl “Mary * trustee B. P. Johnson through the office o( the county superintendent of schools. William Smallwood, instructor ot mathematics and clvtc*. and Donald Higgins, science and physical education, will not return next v Jbhnaon.atatad that Ae will «y, to i Wtofart a 'toMMgaMflifctotoiitointoa. and science teacher for next year Those who will return are: Gerald Visard, principal, coach and history instructor: Leia Rl**er, home economics. English. Latin; Eloise Andrews. Etfkßsh. physical education: Albert Coppeu. Industrial arts, agriculture, health: Richard Hickman, mu ate; Darrell Jacoba, busiaess education, geography: Pearl Gehres, grades five l and six; Jesteen Cole, grades three | and four; . Alma Brayton, grades: one and two. 1

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————*F — Dbcblbe Hob School BfVwwWVB u ■uvpau flPWll WB Groduatioii Thursday 69th Annual Ritas At Decatur School The «Mh aunnal commencement exercises of the Decatur high ached will he held tn the school audltorMto Ttaxraday ovowtaff at 3 o'eMk. —- ■ ■ \ The Rev. Theodore Ttemeyer. pastor of St. Mart's KvangvUeal and Reformed church. New Albang, will deliver the coaamoacentenf address, using as Ma theta* ’ Preaeriptton* for Personality Paln*.The program will open with the processional. "Pomp and Circumstance." for the <1 mem bora of the 1960 graduating class., lavocation wHi b' proeuuaced by the Rev F H Willard, bastor of the Bethany Rvaagelical United Brethren church. Two selectiona by the high school, choir, directed by Mias Helen Haubold. haperviaor of musk- in the Decatur" public m-hoola. will graced- the com- - insarament addras*., The graduating class will b» presented by W. Guy Browm high school principal, and diplomas . wIH be preoented to the graduate* * by Dr Harry RebMo. preaident of jfln. Demies Tbs benediction will be pronounced by the Rev. A. C. E. Glllander, ’ pastor of the First Presbyterian church, followed by the recessional. "D. H S." Class officer* are Don Smith. 1 president. Gerald Gehrig, vtee- ' president: Roger Johnson, set-re-Itary. and Chalmer Plumley, treasurer. Dale W. Roas, ' high ■ sehool ■ fn»yroww»'4*-‘i:-rtec.-.elass:, • sptitiaor. o.;-.— s* ‘ : <rtV*n. at-Vi i Petition Is Filed rr ——— : ■ For Consolidation School Merger For Townships Is Asked A petition to urge the consolidation of schools in Preble and Root townships was presented to Pre- . Me trustee Charter Fuhrman late Monday. Similar action is expected today hy persons In Root township, i where it is Itelleved likely that a like petition, seeking the consolidation. will be presented to George Schteferstefn, trustee. No official action had been taken hy Fuhrman late today. He ■ atated that he wanted to await i the outcome ot the action In Root f township He said that he would likely have a statement concerning the petitions Wednesday. The petiitong. to be effective, must be approved hy the truatees. If this I* done in both Instances, it I* probable that the consolidation will be affected. However, should remonstrances be presented to the trustees, the matter will probably be settled by referendum Should the consoUdatkm occur, a five-man school board wilt automatically be created, having jurisdiction over the school policies At present, the trustees of the two township* control school actlvttte*. tri the extent of determining the teaching staffs, and disposition of funds ‘At least 50 signatures are - needed for such a petition: a like number would be required for the remonstrances. C-cratt Action Sought Trenton. N J. May 23. —(UP> — The government songht court retton today to force the General Electric Co to cut Its electric light batb output In half Federal anti-trust Iswyer* demanded the r rackdown on GE proI duction to spiir competition In the lamp Industry Whltnev N Seymour, the comi ‘ pany's chief counsel branded the u move aa an attempt to destroy: GE's lamp business. '

Says Pension Agreement By UN llHHiem Top Union Officer f-u»B 1 —mA -m,* jCiiidiidii NearWrthftrai DetrolL May 28-4UP)— * toss CIO united auto worker* official has wired all General Motors locals that a pension settlement with the corporation to “Imminent." it was learned today T A. Johnstone, director of the tattoo'* GM department, mode the statement la calling more than Uto union delegate* to a twoday meeting of the UAW-GM conference in Detroit Thursday and Friday. - Johnstone told delegate* “a possible settlement with General Motors to Immineat." -• Koereey shrouded negqltat tons between the UAW and GM, only member of. th* big three .auto .companies yet to reach agreement with the union, have been In progress since March 29 - It wa* obvious from Johnstone's telegram that the anrporMlan. tad made a pension, wage and Wrert offer which union bargnfgfan Tht least tentatively approved. . „ The union orxlnaUy demanded a 31-cent package, including 3125monthly pensions. HoapHallnsur ance. benefit* and a nlnecent hourly wage increase. English Physician _ . ? In becotur Tonight A large crowd fa expected to l ent Th Ralph J. Gambell tonight at the Lincoln school Dr Gami>ell I* an English physician who practiced under the British! national health aerrice for two. tears; he 1* being sponsored in Decatur by the Chamber* of Commerce “The subject of Dr. Gampell's talk. 'Socialised medicine as I saw it in England.'" thould.be of in terest to all of us." said Earl Caston. Chamber of Commerce director. "We sincerely hope that every-i one will take advantage of the opportunity to hear first-hand the' effects of England's program." Tonight’s meeting will begin at 5 o'clock. Dr. Ben Duke will Introduce the speaker. There will be no admission charge. Soviet Trawler Fleet Leaves English Coast London. May 23. -TUP)— \ Soviet trawler fleet of 31 vessels which remained anchored three days off the southern const of England sailed away today aa un T txpactedly as it arrived last Friday. First Nomiwtiofß For Legion Officers Annual Election Is Scheduled June 26 The flr»t nominations were made for officers for the coming year for Adam* post 48 American Legion, al their regular meeting Monday The list will not be released axe -ULsittee Uu next meettag, Jane 4Rwhea nominations will again tion action, many of the office* were left unfilled This matter will have to be cor reeled at th* a*zt meeting, for that will be th* Haul chance for nominations to be taken At the following meeting- Jun* 24. the electton of of fleer* will be held Present at last sight's meeting were Alva Miller and Maarice Archbold, from poet IST. Chwrw bases. MlUer la seeking the post ■ot fourth district commander ot l the Americas Legion

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Action vioiciiion vt Plodgos By Russia,* Two Others Protest Washington, May EE—(UP) — Th* United tHMro today accused Russia ot violating Ito pledged word and endangering peace by settle, up a M.OMMnaa Genaan army la the Soviet none of Germany. tn a vigorous protest note, the United States told the KremHn = tiMhR RMMIA NStfNEA measure" of world belief la Its ' "alleged attachment to peace" 1 by promptly disbanding the 1 eastern sone army. The American note said that 1 th* Soviet action violate* pledges made hy Russia in the Yalta and Potsdam declaration*, tha lour- ' power declaration on the narrow tar nf Oarmany. tad ffeta war Intamatioaal corawHmiiir Parallel protests were dispatched by Orest Britain and France. State department retenes d aa American note which charged that Rnaala tao “dfoactly vtotat* ed numerous agreement * pledging no revival of German mill tary activtttes. /. The note said Rassia'a oft-voie-i ed “desire for peace" wilt not "receive credence among the free i people* of the world when the I Soviet government la shnnltaaxet aaaly creating a military force ot t conriderehte stee and strength tn Germany in violation ot Its sta i ema International commitments." "By thia and other like ae- . tion*." the note added, “the Soviet government hs* destroyed world confidence In the sincerity of its promise* and has created throughout the world widespread doubt aq to its pai-tfic Intentions. "ff the Soviet government . w|*lum tu restore in .some .massure international confidence- In L its alleged to peace ft cannot fall to dissolve Immediately the militarised units which It T has sot up in easiero Germany." The state department said the new E»»t German “force t* armed with standard German Infantry weapon*, but Us military cape<VWr« f> Pase Tw*» Nipsco' Declares Dividend In June ( Hammond Ind May 23 —(UP) ' — The Northern Indiana Public ' Service Co. declared a dividend of i .15 cents per share on its common ! stock. ' holder* of record June 3. president 1 I-can H Mitchel uldfbdey ' J .~ Mitchell said the company also declared a 30224 dividend per share-' oa ita 41* percent cumulative preferred stock, payable June 30 to stockholders on record June 15. ‘ UTE uiILEriNS . Praqu*. Czeehetovabta May 23—(Uhl—Cxeehselevabia has demand** a Further cut ta th* — American embassy atari In Pregu*- eriicial seuross rapect mH trtmiMfed toto J Th* Pragwf* radio said th* Cte. * tad sake* twat tn* U. •. atefl h* cut to f*wr diplomate, seven non-dlplomata and on* guardWashington. May 23—(UP) •— Th* senate today upheld two more of Prooid* nt Tewman'a piano to executive depot imonts of th* By tw* toaorat* votes of 43 . reorganisation plan for th* r^t . ministration to the housing Washington, May th—-(UP) house poeeod and aent to the mnatc today a navy medarolsatlon bill under which an stem gowereS aubbe bum. aubo UNfl be bwlH W the bHI cruloer will be converted Into-