Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XL.VIII. No. 123.

TRUMAN TO VETO

v.l. Employes Cast Votes in \ llmbam Elaavßbab* union tiecnon Ballot Here Today On Choice Between Two Rival Unions RmhlH la today** special election for union repreeoatattan and bargaining righto among Decatur General Electric worker* are expected •hortly after 8 M o'clock thin evening They will bo announced aa "unofficial." pending release of official figures by the national labor relations hoard In Baltimore, under whose supervi •lon the election la conducted. . A bulletin will be posted In the window at the Daily Democrat office giving the totals The polls will close at C p m but the role count will not be released until the later hour so that voting at west coast plants will be completed and not influenced when first results are announced In the east R A. Jacobson and E. Metke. NLRB representatives from Chi- - cage, are In charge of the election Voting by local employe* is done at eight booths, four In each plant Approximately CM 'of the «08 Decatur employes are eligible to cast their ballots in the choice of newly organised IUE-CIO -Super ’ rlsors and certain salaried employs* do not role In the election A spirited campaign has been waged hr the two unions among worker* By pamphlet aad aewfc paper adesrtisemeat. iaaae*. *v tack* and count erat lacks hare been hurled br both faction* Per sons! solicitation among employes also has been done by union workers ~ Similar elections are being held today In 56 other GE plants In the country, afferjlng approx! mately IMKHMI workers The rote total will lie released slmultane- . '• - .»• XtiMy from I BaMlmorr- ' 1 ? •-=• < , Iterator GE workers have been represented by Lx-al 824 of the \ I'E. of which Henry Stauffer.' is president John Schurger repre seats the IGECIO The former union was ousted from the CIO last November. The booths opened at 630 o'clock this morning Workers In plant one on the night shift were the first- to cast their ballots The first shift followed between '7 and s 50 a ni . the second shift, front 455t0 6 p m In plant two. rot Ing started at 0 and up to 11 a m . and for the second shift from 3 30 to 4 30 p m Employes also may cast a ballot for "no union." according to ' regulations Few rotes are expected to lie cast In this column, as the Issue Is directly between the two competing unions for bargaining rights and.union repre sentation Foreign War Vets Memorial Sunday The annual memorial serrlce* of Llmberlost Poat 6236 Veterans ot Foreign Wars, will tie held al f 30 o’clock Sunday nfornlng at the first Christian church. Second and Jefferson streets The pastor of the church, the Ker Jonas Berk-1 e>. will conduct the service*. I All VFW members and members of' th* women's aualllaty andtoefather s auxiliary are urged to at’l tend and will assemble at 8 o'dock Sunday morning at the post Estimate Holiday Death Toll Os 290 Chicago. May 25. (UP)— A total of 280 persons may be killed in traffic during the four-day Memorial Day weekend, th* national safety council estimated to- - day -■ ‘ Ned ft Deurborw. eoutu-U pre*!, dent said good weather would bring 3D.0H0.000 vehicles onto high way*. The death toll will be espet • tally heavy, he said, if many person* are released from work on Monday WEATHER Occasional thundershower*, coaler northwest portion to night. Friday thundershower* and cooler. Lew tonight 54 to SO north. Wto M couth High Friday M to M north, 70 to 7ff couth.

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Polio Coms Show Drop Daring Week Washington. May 25 (UP)— The ÜB. public health service W ported today that the number ot new polio case* throughout th* Bmintry dropped to >4 last weak tram IM in th* preceding week a*A 101 In the 1M» week. Trias reported 38 new polio ranks last week, the same number reported in the preceding week daltforala. which reported only 14 last week. Pad To Ease Arab-Jewish Tension Told U.S., Britain And France Reveal Pact On Arms To Notions Washington. May 23 (UP) The United States. Britain and France announced today agreement on arming the Arab nations and Israel President Truman balled It as a step that should promote peace and security The agreement on a unified pofi Icy is designed to ease • Arab-Jew - Ish tension, prevent a new out 1 break of war and bolster the area against Cummunist aggression j“ Tfi» Am'biffitm* wd- rite -new Jewish state are pledged to use the arms only for their own Internal security, and not for aggression against any other Mate three agree m> nt was an-1 nounced simultaneously here In lemdon and In Parle President Truman made the American an ■ nouncement and said our particlpa lion In the plan "emptiaaiara this i country's desire to- promote the maintenance of peace In the near east " "It Is the belief of the United ' Stales government.' Mr Truman-Xn-I (hat the declaration will; -fttfflwfM'O■ Iw‘tli*'-Arab state*- and Israel Increased confidence in, future security, thus accelerating the progress How being made In the near -east and contributing toward the well being of the |» o pies there " Shortly before the agreement, was announced, the state depart ment called In the chief diplomats! of the sis Arab state* and Israel to Inform them of the pact The agreement was made at the recent London conference of the; big three foreign ministers At that time the President -aid. the for , sign ministers reviewed the set ur try and armament xiluathm In the) near east and considered what ar ; tlon tn take to provide greater stability in the area The arms shipping agreement was the result Indianapolis Youth Is Drowned In Pit liidiahapoll*. May 25 iUP» Paul Pratt. 14 Indianapolis drown rd in a gravel pit yesterday Deputy sheriff* recovered bls lasly fiom 16 feet of Water an hour after th* accident, but attempt* at artificial respiration failed. ! Report Breakin As Decafw Sale Bam S2O In Cash Stolen, Some Goods Damaged Police Wednesday investigated the breskln and'entry into the Decatur Sales barn, reported to them by Bud Lough -.; -'< Investigation disclosed that the breakin was first tried on the west side office door, whe.w the glass was broken, but th* lock failed to .^thex.J_h*ti_ moved Io the door at th* rear of the'liulTd Ing. and smashed it in A check of the premises today disclosed that about S2o was stolen and about |SO worth of goods were damaged The cash was taken from th* money drawer, where It had bean kept in envelopes The adjoining case had been entered. but apparently nothing had been taken The barn had been locked Wednesday morning at about 830 o'clock, th 1 * bfeakln Was noticed about 11 30 o'clock last night 1 when It was reported to police.

Welk County Boy Dies In Cyde Crash. Lester Monkey Dies When Motorcycle Is Wrecked Wednesday beater Mankey, 15-yearold aon of Mr. and Mr*. Forest Mankey. of Lancaster township. Wells was Instantly killed shortly before 5 o'clock Wednesday evening when th* motorcycle he was driving crashed through a wire fence and struck a utility pole one mile east of Bluffton on a county road. Morris Shady, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Shady, also of I-*n easter township, who was riding on th* motorcycle. w»» crftlcalty Injured when thrown agalnat another utility pote He suffered a fractured skull The Wells county youths, both' ot whom were freshmen at the Lancaster Central high school thia past yrarrwer* believed enroute to the Wells county game preserve to Hah Th* Shady youth, an employe of the preserve, was off duty yes terday He is a patient at the I Wells county hospital, where his 1 condition at noon today was rej pairjedtte "satisfactory " hi v-e»ligatln» g'uilioriii.- said Matthey apparently lost control of the muturcycle w'h'iie rounding the S cufve’on the road near th* pre serve The cycle roared up th* slight grade betide the road, erash ed through the fence and struck a utility pole Mankey was wedged between the wrecked bike and th* pol*. Death waa caused by a fractured skull Funeral Saturday Mankey Is survived, in addition Jo the parents, by four brothers. 'Ralph and Glenn Mankey. both i of Decatur. Carl of t’raigvill* and Walter, at home; and al* sisters. Mrs Wilfred Mcßride Os Ossian 1 I Mrs Jacob Deni* of Fort Wayne, -Mis Milton Hoffman ~<>f Preble, | T Mrs Sherman Gould of-Tocsin. and ! Patsy and Laura Mankey, both ar - home. Funeral services will be held at i pin Saturday at th* Pleasant Hile Church of th* Brethren, the i IG v Houur.Studahaker officiating. Iluiial will be in the church cemw j tery. The body will be removed' ' from the Jahn funeral h.ome to the residence, tour miles north and two miles east of Bluffton, where friends may call after 5 3(1 o'chn-k this evening Program Listed For Fiiemen Convention Decatur Is Host To Convention In June Fir*.chief Cedric Fisher today announced th* program for th* --spring festival ami fireman's convention. spohsored by Hi* Decatur volunteer firemen association From June < through 10 th* local firemen will present the la>e Becht shows of rides and concessions on streets adjacent the side of th* court house Th* firemen's convention Is composed of northern Indiana and volunteer firemen’s association The program follow*: Fridty.. Jun* ». > a m regia tration at the fire station lu a, m : business meeting Afternoon—Tire demonstration. at station 6:30 p m banquet, at Decatur high school 8.30 p. m firemen atag. Saturday. 5 a. m : water ball on Second street 1 p. m : parade -2 p. tn : novelty truck .2 p m replacing hose in truck 4pm: climax Evening: bicycle giveaway. —r — Berne Votes June 27 On. Becoming City o .......—■■ , iimiiiiiMiiffis, I ■■ I mfte ILII nail Bern* May 25 - The B*rne . town board in meeting Monday evening set the date of Tuesday. , June 27. for the special referen (ium or election to be held here I to decide ahether or not Berne *lll become a fifth class city. All people In Berne 21 year* of age I or over ar* eligible to vole wheth er or not they *r* registered Therw a-ill be two voting place*, at i the Berne auditorium and town I hall The poll* trill be open from 6am to I pm daylight ravin? 1 tim*. I

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 25, 1950

VOLUNTARY FEPC RILL

Gold RmAln Making

MRk. GRACE MELICK displays an armful of gold ore. wh(. h she ray* assays 2125 a ton and discovered by her In a gully south of Port Angeles on th* Olympic Peninsula. ..Washn Her unde Clarence Oluad of Seattle baa applied tor.•everaf aeres in the are* surHwnd tag the West's latest gold strike "

28 Peirsdiis Dielii Colombia Air Crash Unit Gid »s Solo Survivor Os Crash Cali. Colombia. May 25 (UP! — Rescue workers reported today that 2s perabna were killed when a I-ansa airways plane crashed and burned against the side of-S.Uttd Htoot. Galeras volcano In the Andes trangi-ol southern. Columbia >.-!er day The crash occurred five miles west of Pastp, 170 miles south of Cali Only one survivor was found, a little girt Reports from Paste said she Wax seriously injured The plane. pUbtedTby Ll’ CotJesus Bonilla, was on a flight from ' Call to Piplales, 10 miles south of Pa-to. a hen it crashed against th* rocky side of the volcano, burst Into flames and pitched into a ravine « A rescue party from Pasto said all the bodies except four were burned In the fire Among the passengers were Jose Manuet Garrido Vlllaquira former mayor of Papayan and a member of the Conservative party director ate of the department of Cauca Another passenger was the Papa yan manager of I-ansa airlines, Ranulfo Hernandet The plane Call in the morning and was scheduled to make stops at Papayan and Ptpiales. returning to Call In the afternoon >■< r! \' j I Hoffman Funeral Friday Afternoon Jacob R. Hoffman Is Taken By Death Funeral services will be held Friday for Jacob R Hoffman. 77, who died Wednesday at the home of a aon. Milton Hoffman. Preble, folloving an Illness of six months Services will be conducted at 1:45 p. m Friday at the Zwick funeral horn* and at 2 o'clock at th* Zion 'Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. William C Feller officiating. Burial will he in the Decatur cemetery 'Friends may call at the -funeral home until time of 1 th* aervlces ' He wag horn In Decatur Sept ' 6. 1872, a son of Jacob and WH- • helmina Hilge-lloffman. and wax marrieii slept- 8- WT3f T«tnnte J Borne, who died in 1543. A lifelong resident of Decatur and community, he wax a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Surviving are two aons. Milton of Preble. Harold of Decatur: a daughter. Mra. Richard Buuck of Preble township; seven grandchildren and three aleter*. Mr* Dan Smith of Fort Wayne. Mrs Addison Sheets of Wren. O . and Mr*. Henry Dolch of Monro* 1 township On* daughter dl*d In I infancy

Teraperature Hits 90 Degrees Today Toßay waa the hottest ot the • •agon. Thermometer* started illtaMng early this moruing and it « th* Daily Democrat thermometer registered a shade above So degree* The forecast ia for < ooler weather and showers, Faculty Listed For Daily Bible School Community School Opens Next Monday The nahtes of teacher* and asxistants for the community vacation Bible schixd were released to- ' day The sch(M>l op» ns next Mon day .MaF®. 8 30 a m . in the Lin coin school, and all children front j the ages ot four years through! freshmen in high s< h.rol art- Invited to attend classes. The school is sponsored by the Associated Churches of Decatur, whose leaders are: chairman of education. the.. Rev J E. Chambers; dean. Mrs Rufcsell Owens: assist - 1 ant dean. Mrar Joseph Oelberg music director, the Rev. William (' Feller, pianist and class rtertir music. Mrs. F. H. Willard: direc-; tor of visual aids. Miss Georgia’ Foughty~and Mrs Isrwell Smith and assistant. Jack I-asson. recreational director. Dr Gerald Jones with Jerry Lister. Hob Nelson and Palmer Johnson as assistants; office assistant. David Owens I The teachers in the different de partnrents are: Beginner's Department* Nursery: , superintendent Mrs" Leonard Sollday; teachers. Mrs. Fredrlc Strickler. Mra Sollday; assistant,. Karen Striker. Marlene Snyder. Jane Barber. Jean Barber. Marilyn Jaberg and Margaret Harrls — : - Kindergarten department' super Intendent.. Mrs. Don Cochran; lekcbers. Mrs. Erman Johnson. Mrs. Cochran; assistants. Marilyn Mauller. Agnes Weral. levu Ann Davidson and Carolyn Strickler Grade I: teachers. Mrs L r Pettibone and Mrs J W. McNer ney; assistants. Myona Hicks. Dick Callow. Donna Kirchenbaner and Arlene Relelgh Primary department Mrs A. C E G 111 an d er. superintendent: teachers,. Mr. HarlXn Jackson Mra. Jessq Plasterer. Mrs Gerald Rumple. Mrs Clarence Snyder and Mrs ACE (inlander; assistant*. 4'teralene..Leh«Hte l -.»UiJJsti..«oWP, son. Barbara Hillard. Norma Ago r and Beverly Lister Junior department: superintend ent. Mr*. Vincent Parker, teach era. Mra J. E Thacker. Mrs Vln cent Parker. Mra R L Doyt Miller. Mra Raymond Snyder. Mr* Ethel Dewey; aaaistants. Dianne I4nn. Harriet Gerber. Rheta Butcher. Sunya Robinson and Nancy Callow Intermediate department supeh Intendent, the Rev A C. E (inlander. teacher*, the Rev Robert Hammond and the Rev iGillynder.

President Demands Bill Banning Discrimination On Race, Creed Grounds

Gonkm Gray Plus ~ Economic Project May Be Successor For Marshall Plan Washington. May 25 —IUP). in the maasive old state department building across the street from the White House a youthful Broking North Carolinian named Gordon Gray is cooking up a glolte-girdHng ' (“cotiomlc 'ptojßrT whir h may become the successor to the Marshall plan in 1*52 Gray took th* job at President : Triiman's request just sfter he i stopped down as army secretary [ and was looking forwardJjto a comparatively quiet life as president of the University of North jSkrellM. : ; The president told him the time had come “to look ahead and assure ourselves that our own policies are those which grill serve beat Jo reinforce our economic strength and that of other free nations of the world" Gray replied, in effect "sur.e Mr President. I'd be glad to try " The : So far. there are only eight person* helping him. and hi* work doesn't eVen have a name. But many officials here are convinced that it will result a tew gang tbs from new in a global blaaprigt tor American economic cooperation wbh-h -in scope- but not, they hope. Jn expense—will dwarf the Marshall plan Hight now the staff la busy trying to "define the problem” which Mr Truman dropped In their lap After thia Is done. Gray and hl* men will get down to case* and start preparing their big. overall study erf world economic conditions and what the United States can do to Improve them Mr. Truman himself provided sotnr helpful hints in a memorandum he handed Gray when he • took over The presidefir s'aid 'he wanted to know what America i should do. after EGA ends in 1852. > to increase,, trade between the ! democratic nations to a point "which will phnlde full employ- : ment. greater production, and higher standards of living " People here in a position to know think the Gray program will be. unlike the Marshall plan in two major respects 1 It probably will not provide ■ for the same outlay of funds Instead It Is expected to concen<T«r« T» Far* •!«! » Lions Will Elect Officers In June Nominate Officers For Service Club , / R W. Pruden served as officer in charge of nomination* at the recent weekly meeting of the IJons club In whs h a. pane', id nominee* wax offered for the election which will be held am ftonlh. Walter G Rlttmann was In charge of the rrgalar program and introduced the speaker of the evening. t’omm R. K Irving, naval recruiting officer of the Fort Wayne area Comm Irving- recalled bls last cruise where many ports of the world were visited. An Annapolis graduate, this I* Comm Irving's first land duty" In naval service Nomination* for officers of the I Jons club Im luded t L E Anspangh. unopposed',tor president,.. Glenn Manlier and Herman Lankenau. first vice-president; Thurman Drew and Al Rlehle. second; vice Paul Ham-her, third vice president. Director* nominated were Lynford Hravry W V Bumgerthter: Dr N A: Bixler and Frank Rawley; secretary. Dr H Frobnapfel. and treasurer. Roy Mumma and Walter Krick Phil Sauer currently serves a* president ot the organisation. L E Anspaugh. first jlcepresldent. and ~ Noah Stenry. secretary Announcement was also made at the meeting that the Lions'will adjourn for the months, ot ,J*ly and Atkgust'lkl* summer

Report Swiet Agents Have Fled Country Agents Given Atom Secrets By Gold = Recoiled By Reds Washington. May 25--(i'Pl— The Russian agents to whom Harry Gold gave the atomic secrets he ob- . ijsiued from Dr K. E J Fueh* have fled the country, it was learned today. Informed sources said the Soviet Union suddenly recalled them in the winter <»f 1 *45-45, following the last meeting between Gold and Fucbs in September. 1545. They said the identities ot these Russian spies probably never will be di fulged The K remlin replaced Gold’s contacts with v o<tfer agent* soon bt.-ha' left -f or Eutwi* '.Gold. dvadseo.knowledge-of.theWbllDe’ of these new spy directors, according to informed sources, and did no work for them. FBI officials, are now in London questioning Fucbs about otbwr SWW pacta la this country A London dispatch said that tha British sc lea list la believed to have Idenll fled more than on* Communist agent from photographs shown him by the FBI agent*. Gold, according to best Informants here, would have had no cogtact or have known of these other suspects Gold, a • 35-year-old biochemist, was arrested in Philadelphia Tues -day night, on charge* that he conspired with Fuchs to deliver atomic secrets to Russia He was belif in Illio.lMKi bond at Hulmtsburg, Pa . prison ' • . .. According to FBI director J Ed gar Hoivver. theF"Swis*.norn;bfcCfielor mads a full statement of his operations In the complaint filed against (Tara t" Page atai I . - . ' | Strike At Pullman Plant Is Settled ' Michigan City, Ind . May 25 — (UP) .A 10-day atrik*-by l.ixx> employes of the Pullman Standard Manufacturing Co., ended today when the union ratified a new { contract by a seven to one vote. ' A spokesman tor local No 280.' AFI. brotherhood ot railway carmen, said 353 member* voted- to go back to work, and only SA to stay on strike The new contract, retroactive to . last Jan 1, contained a three-eent ' acrosa-the-tgmrd hourly wage in crease, and Hberalired the freight car making company* vacation plan. ■ I Register Monday For Fam Classes ■ ■ ■ • -i Adult Farmer Class Planned Next Fall . to The registration for the adult farmer* class will be next Mon day. M »>' according to an announcement released today by Vaughn Miller, vocational agricultural instructor in the Decatur high school who PHI be In charge of the proposed daaaea ;If 1* expected that the classes will get underway by next fall, or at the latest next winter. MH ler said He added that the sab- . Jacs*. » MI (•e ascertained by the select kous made by those farmer* who en,rnn. .. The class will be limited to fanners In the community surrounding Decatur who ar* » years of age or older Th* claa* will be presented without tuition. It was noted, aad la * service rendered by. the D* catur high school, where the meetings will be held Regialration will be at 8 o'clock Monday evening In the vocational agricultural room

Price Four Coots

1 Toothless Measure Approved By House Unsatisfactory To President Truman Washington. May 25 —(UPI — President Trumaa said today that U congress sends him a voluntary fair employment practice* plan he will veto It. The house ba* approved a tooth less FEPU measure But what Mr Truman want* to a bill outlawing Job discrimination on race, ereed or color grounds, plus a per- >_ manent enforcement commission. A measure of the kind the president would sign is before the senate in effort to choke off a southern filibuster against It tailed last week Another attempt has l>een promised, but senate FEPU supporters have little hope that tt will succeed Other congressional development* Imperialism — B*n. Eugene D. Mlllikin. R. Colo , made a blistering attack tn the senate on President Truman's point-four plan to aid undeveloped .-<>wotrt«w. - He charged that It would "fasten . upon th* world a fanlaatii Assaria • I service* committee approvsd a bill to aut horige construction «f v II 2400.w0.000 worth of armories tn r the next right years 1 Education —» The bouse lalmr h committee approved a measure to |. give about 230.W0.0W a year io t schools in area* congested by fed- , era! Installations j OU—Sen. Edwin P. Marlin. R . I Pa . raid oil imports ar? destroy- , ing the I' S coal business -If un cheeked, be said, they will pat. 100,000 American* out of their job* this year . Foreign Aid Administration predicted senate passag. of Tito' big foreign aid bill but admitted a close showdowp on the point four plan .... ' The showdown oh the program to Aid hack ward s.reus w»..scheduled to come late this afternoon, when the senate votes on the 23.121.450.01HH' Sid hill It would au-, I thorite 2335.MH)mm to start the I controversial "point four" plan Sen Robert A Taft. H l). promised to lead a move to sent! the entire measure hack to a house-senate conference committee with instructions to delete the “point four" program Taft olf jected to the proposal on grounds that it Would require the United ' State* to guarantee Investments | abroad. I Draft—Chairman Millard E Ty- ! dings. D.. Md of the senate armed services commitlew urged speedy action on a house-passed bill to keep draft machinery intact He issued the appeal after the house voted 216 to 11 last night to continue the draft law for two years un a standby ba«4s The law Is scheduled to die Jnn< 24 Taxes — The bouse ways and mean* committee was to decide Whether to tax esrntngs of fsrm and other cooperatives itomw member* ray the Co-ops do a' . bboming business In competition with private firms and should be subject to business taxes But other* ar* afraid to upset the taxfree stata* of cooperative* because theG member*, carvy considerable weight ar toe hgltot boxes Former Decatur Mari Is Co-Author Os Book The .'ecatur Democrat Co. today presented a hook to the Decatar library, co-authored by George Klenale. former ' Dwcatar resMetr and former Dallv Democrat news boy entitled "Climbing The Ex- . ecgtlvv Ladder" Mr KjeMte who was eddrated ''ka the ’ Decatur " school* la director of public relat'ou* for the midwest division of the Borden Ce., aad reaide* M Coiambu* O The other author of to* book ia Edward H Dare, supervisor of the personnel dtvMoa ot employe re lation* la the New York office of the Bord«a Co 'Th* book is pub llsbed by McGraw Hill Book Co end already ha* been adopted aa I th* current ls«aa for several bock dubs