Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 263, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 263.

DEMOCRATS SWEEP ALL COUNTY OFFICES; REPUBLICANS TAKE STATE AND NATION - J „ — ..

GOP Cuts Down Democrat Hold vVwT cong•css Democrat Control In Congress Pored To Narrow Margin Washington. Not <<'P> -The Republican* chopped th* adminl*t ration* control of coagre** down to almoat nothing today hi an dec thin upset that washed President , Trnmaa's top senate leader* out or Office. With final resell* in on all but a handful Os yesterday's general election contests, the Democratic in» joritlea were down to 38 neat* in ' the houae and two-- 45 to 47- in the 'senate. Even that dim senate margin wan elected fn Connecticut by only 352 votes over Republican Prescott Bush and a recount seemed almost certain. If Bush won. It would throw the senate Into a tie for the first time in 70 years. Tbe Republican gala* coupled with the big chunk of power held by dissident Democratic southerners left President Truman prae tically no chance of getting any controversial legislation through the new 52nd congress which coa venes ton. 1. The president said he was "(BeappointedT OVSr the defeats of such administration stalwarts as senate leader Scott W ‘Lacan. Illinois; Sen. Millard* E Tydlngs. Maryland, who bore the brunt of "whitewash" charges over his communist investigation and Sen Francis P Myers. Pennsylvania. The OOP. .riding in on a popular wave of anticommunist sentiment and throwing a Mg punch at labor s political bosses, also cleaned up heavily in the state races The Republicans won 20 of the ;tl guliec natorial seats at stake, claimed victory in another, and were running neck and neck In still another In the house, the standings at 1 p m (CSTt were 227 Democrat* elected. 190 Republicans elected The Democrats were leading In five races and the Republicans In eight. Necessary to control the house are 218 seats. Francis Biddle, chairman of Americans for Democratic action, said McCarthyism" was responsible for some of the Democratic losses But he contended the returns did not Indicate a "strong and Irrevocable conservative trend." 7 ' Republican presidential hopeful Harold E Stassen suggested that secretary of state Dean Acheson take the result* as his cue to resign Hut Acheson, who couldn't have taken more Republican criticism during the campaign if he had been running for office, smilingly' refused to quit. He thought the new congress would support administration arms and economic aid pro gram* for other free nations Undoubtedly equally disappointing to the president were the smashing victories scored by his two Republican arch-enemies — Ohio's Sen. Robert A. Taft and New York's Oov. Thomas E Dewey. Taft, labor's number 1 target. was reelected to a third senate term by Chore than 400.000 votes, the big gest margin of his career Dewey, accused by Democrat* of bribing his way into the OOP gubernatorial nomination in New York, walked off with his race by almost 600.000 votes. Pennsylvania's hard-hitting Re--puhlb-an Oov. James-11. Duff grabbed off Myers' senate seat and - California Republican Richard M. Nixon gave Rep. Helen Gahagan Do-jgla* a thorough whipping In thrir senate fight on an out-and-out communism In government cam- ■ paign I WEATHER Occasional showers tonight becoming windy and eoldoe by late tonight. Thursday cloudy, windy and colder with OfKtW j flurries nsrth. Lew temght >O- - aa.rfhaea* High Thursday 35-40 north, 4045 south.

DECATUR DAIEF DEMOCRAT

Robert Heller Named To State Commission Robert H. Heller, lheatur real- ' tor and insurance agent, today was appointed by Gov. Henry F. Schrtcker as a member of the In diana conservation commission. Heller will serve out the unexpired term of Hotter I* Hrwnigln. who re signed recently to accept appointment a* a member of Purdue Uni verslty * board of trustees. The Decatur man. a member of the Indiana slate house of representative* for 14 year*, was speak er of the house In 1549 He did not , seek recjeciion this year. Zulu Hunger Dies Today In I Traffic Crash Mrs. James Ehinger Is Killed Instantly Near Albion Today ...t ... Mr* James I Zulu Porter t Ehinger. M, W- Albion, formerly us Decatur, me.t death in a highway tragedy at about 8 30 I hi* moth in* on state road No t, seven mile* east of her home, while enroot e to Fap Wayne to visit her father. Oils* V. Porter, prominent Decatur cltllea who ia a patient la tbe Ht The victim was killed almost Instantly. She died shortly after the accident occurred, while enroute tn a Kendallville hospital. The- talaL accldent happened ] when the car which Mr*. Ehing>r was driving, while passing another ear on a hill, crashed headon with an approaching car driven by the Rev Herman Hedge*. u» Aubut n The latter was not setimpdy in lured Police who investignted the »cel dent stated the impact hurtled Mrs Ehinger about I<> feet in the air, witnesses said, after she had been thrown from her car She suffered a fractured skull, crushed chest | and broken-neck A daughter of Mr und Mrs Giles V Porter. 216 N. Fourth street Mrs. j Ehinger was born in Pleasant Mills ; April 4. 192" She was graduated] from Decatur high schootand war. married to James Ehinger. sou of the Isle Herman F Ehinger and brother of (’barbs D Ehinger of this city, on Feb 14. 1941 Prominent in social and < ivl<circles here. Mrs Ehinger was • member of the Itecatur Woman* club and the Psi tola XI sorority Following her husband'* discharge from th* V 8 navy, in which he served during World War, 11, the Whingers moved to Athlon.; where thpy purchased and opera! ed the Albion theater Besides her husband dnd parents.. Mrs. Ehinger is survived by two children. Anne. -8. and Rteven. 2 ; Also surviving are one brother, Vic-! to> of this city; two sisters. Mtj* i Russell Herry of Shreve. Ohio and Mr*. Joseph Ogle of Honolulu.! ITWVW «• Faw* »t«> Bierly, Eichhorn Relumed Winners Democrat Winners For Legislature 0. Remy Bierly of Decatur defeated Irvin Fox. Bluffton for join’ representative and Sen. Von “Pat" Eichhorn won a fourth term in th* sWe strtmde mnn Adam*. W*U* and Blackford counties, defeating Bl Llechty of Bernese cording to vote* tabulated today. Bierly carried Adam* county over Fox by a vote of 4.979 io 3,775 and the Decatur attorney also swept Well* county by a vote of 4.275 to 2,724. In the senatorial race. Blackford county with one precinct out. gave Eichhorn 1.242 and Llechty 1.176 Sen. Eichhorn received 4,454 vote* In hl* home county of Well* nnd 4.744 vote* In Adam* county. Llechty got a total of 9.542 sole* In Wells county and 3.906 votes in Adam* county

New Officials Elected Here

■ A Sheriff Robert Shraluka

Find Wreckage Os Missing Airliner All 22 Aboard Ara Apparently Killed Butte. Mont.F*Nov. (UP)—-Tbe burned and twisted wreckage ot a Northwest airlines plane that crashed into an WmMoot muuptata peak - apparently killing all 22 per son* aboard was sighted today by a helicopter pilot. The plane hovering over the I crash radioed: “no doctor needed, -butneed 22, body bags."— — The wreckage was on one of the highest peak* In the vicinity about I 100 yards from the crest The helicopter pilot reported "n» visible sign of life The plane smashed into the Itoul-i der strewh. show capped mountain ; approximately at 9 IS am (CSTi 'yesterday. A ground party and a coroner were en route to.the wreckage .A radio message to chief of police Hart Riley here said the plane was i three miles east ot Butte, i AppareiitK jJlf plane plowed into ■ a ridge yesterday morning as it was i beginning Its descent into the Butte alrjmrl The twin engined plane, carrying four crewmen Und IS passengers. tiara Ta Fa«* Klabo William Schroeder Dies This Honing Funeral Services Friday Afternoon William L Schroeder. 84. retired farmer living 111 miles north of ; Decatur in Marlon township. Allen ■ county, died at 1 o'cloc k this morn- ' Ing at the Adams county memorial hospital after a year * Illness 1 He was born in Marioh township April 27. 1866.-* son of Frederick an d Wilhelmina BultemelerScliroeder He was married to Sophia Gsllmeyer June 9. 18*7, : Mrs. Schroeder preceding her hus■band In death Feb 11 of this year. He was a member of St. John'* Lutheran church. Surviving are two sons. Reinhardt Schroeder of Madison township. and August Schroeder ot Marlon township. Allen county; three daughters. Mr*. Luella Hockemeyer and Mr*. Erha Merkle. both ot Fort Wayne, and Mr*. Martha Bttlmabn of. Root township: iS grahidchlldren. and one brother, Charles Bebroeder trf Ai‘ ten county. A son. Walter Schroeder, a technical sergeant, was killed in action with the U. 8. army In New Guinea in 1*43. One brother and two sisters are also deceased. Funeral service* will bb held At 1:30 nt. Friday at the home and st 2 o'clock at St. John's Lutheran church, the Rev. Walter Rchwehn officiating. Burial will be In the church cemetery. Th* body will lie removed from the Zwlck funeral home to the residence, Where friend* may call after 1 90 o'clock this evening .

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Decotur, ledioM* WerfaeWoy, November 9, 1950

i Al Joint Stat* Representative G. Remy Bierly Pictures of other candidate* on page 5

Michigan Governor Race Close Battle Detroit. Nov 8 “-tt'PF—. Republican ex-gov Harry F Kelly won a torrid battle of the ballot* for Michigan'* governorship today, but It may lake a recount to prov.e It Kelly claimed victory a* hi* mar p gin climbed to 4.207 vote* over t incumbent G. Mennen William* t with only HR ot the state'* 4241 . nrecint-ts still, uncounted. Kelly had ’ 'M7.4M vote* to WRilam*' 001.2*1 r st noon CAT. Slate Ticket Goes - Democrafic Here Democratic Ticket Carries In County The leading candidates on the Democrat and Republican tickets for state offlcea received approxi- ; mately 8,#4fl votes, while the top man oil the Prohibition ticket got ' tell votes from Adams county vol era in Tuesday'* election. ’ The Democrat ticket carried in. , the county with Alex M. Campbell, for V. 8. senator heading the , list with 4552 Senator Homer ‘ Capehart. Republican, wis second with 4915 and the Prohibition can dldate for senator. Lester N. Abel, tecelved 110 votes. Charles F. Fleming. Democrat, for secretary ot state, carrl d the county 4429 to 4213 for Iceland L. Smith Republican. Fleming's victory In tbe county will a-«dn give the Democrat* the Inspector* tor the 1952 election, the appoint Ingot these official* being based on the vole for necretary of state I Jasper A. Huffman. Prohibition t candidate for state superintendent , nt public instruction, lead his . ticket In the county with 428 votI <* ' , The county's vote for the other , candidate* follows; (D Democrat Republican . r~ Prohibition) , Auditor es State James M. Propst D, 4495; Frank . T. Mill!*. R 4095;'Garnett Jewell. . P. 117. i Treasurer of State « F Shirley Wilcox. D. 4434; Will ■ lam L. Fortune. R. 404 L Horace - N. smith. P. 12H. t Supt. Public Instruction Deane E. Walker D. 4434: WilI bur Young. R. 4046: Jasper A - Huffman. P. 128. Clerk B. and A. Courts • Paul V. Rumple. D .4426. Thom- ► sa Williams. 4030; Dori* • 111 ** *1 I - *'l ' - Judge Supreme Ct- Ist. Oist. BenJ E. Buente. D. 4396: Frank r E Gllkison. R. 4026; Hamel D. » Hinkle. P, 121. Judge Buprem* Ct. 3rd Diet. William Netaon White. D. 4449. I Archie N Bobbitt R. 3992. I Judge Aposllat* Ct. tot. i Henry R. Sackett. D. 4370; Floyd • Draper. R. 4043 Judge Supreme Ct. Ith Diet. 1 Clyde R Lottick. D. 4342: Don1 aid E. Bowen. R. 4094 Judge Appelate Ct. Ist. 1 Clyde P. Miller D, 4443. Wilbur 4 Tara Ta wa» B*aba>

Ml Commiebloeer 2nd Diet. Lewis Worthman g

One-WayStreets, Alleys Proposed I Councilman Study One-Way Proposals In an effort to relieve some of “ the traffic congestion in th* down'town are*, member* of the city Vtpgaell are giving eoustdenbls '[thought Io making certain etreet* and alley* oneway thoroughfare*. I Member* agreed that creating one-way street* would doubtlessly add to the contusion for a short time, but expressed the hope th*t i the end result would be more con-: tentment on the part of the motor-; Ist* and pedestrian* At the regular meeting of the council Tuesday, the first reading of two ordinances was completed to. create First and Third streets .; as oneway J The ordinance, which was taken . > under consideration by members , of the council for further study, would limit traffic on First street t in only a northerly direction: traffic on Third street would be limit ed only to southbound traffic The ' north boundary in both instance* I* ! ' Jackson street; the south boundary Jefferson street. The second ordinance would ] make the alley between First and; Second streets om-way northward, from Jefferson to Monroe; the] • alley between Second and Third street*, from Monroe to Madison. I ' would be limited to southbound' 1 trainee. ‘ The two ordinance*, which were] 1 prepared by the board of public > work* and safety and presented to] «Tura Te Pew* Klsbvi ! : Joby C. Went Dies As Hospital Tuesday Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Joby C. Werat. 47. farmer living 1 five mile* southwest of Decatur. ■ tiled st 5 o'clock Tue-day evening at the Adam* county memorial hospital. He was employed at the Decatur Casting Co for 25 years ] ‘ before retiring five year* ago liecause ot 111 health. He was born in Adams county July 10. 1903. a son ot Rufus and Hester Young-Werst. and was mar-, ried to Arloa Deßolt April 19. 1924 Surviving In addition Io hi* wife ] • are one daughter. Mr*. Delore* < Burger of Decatur; five eon*. At! thur of Poneto. Rex, Gene. Gary and Pat. all at home, two broth - i bra. Ollie Werst of Winston Salem. N. C.. and George Wer»t of Pontiac. Mich.; five sister*. Mr* Ralph Hoile of Fort Wayne. Mr* Melvin Tinkham of Decatur, and MlSke* Anna. Luella and Maxine Werst. all of Decatur: atjd three I grandchildren I Fttneral service* will be held at 12 p m. Friday at the Black funeral . home, the Rev. Dwight R MeCuri<y officiating Burial will be In I the Hecatur cemetery Friend* , may call at the funeral home after ,‘1 o'clock this evening

Republicans In I Indiana Sweep Tuesday Vole Copehort, Entire Stole Ticket, Nine Os 11 Congressmen Indianapolis. Nov. 8 — (UP) — Indian* voter* dealt the Democratic national-and state-adminis-tration* a stunning blow in yester- i day's election and swept Republican* Into power by big margins. Sen Homer E. Capehart. R„ was elected by perhaps more than 100.000 votes over Alex M Campbell after the two campaigned by arguing blame for the Korean war. The political complexion of Indiana's 11-member congressional delegation shitted from 7-to-4 Democratic to 9-to-2 Republican. ~~ The entire 12-man state Repute lican ticket, from secretary of; state on down, was pushed into the i statehouse — putting Governor, Schricker in a "lone wolf" spot for I tbe second time in JO year*. Two Democrat* and four Republican* were re-elected to cong res* and six Republican* who challenged incumbent Democrat* were sent to Washington by margin* ranging from a few hundred to aevaral . thousand vote*. The congressmen elected were > Democrat Rope Ray J Madden i first district, and Winfield K. . Denton, eighth: Republican Repo ; Charles A. Halleck, second. Caeli M Harden, sixth. Earl Wilaon. ninth, and Harvey, 10th; and Republican challenger* Shop 1 ard J. Crumpacker, third, E Ross ; Adair, fourth. John V. Beamer. , fifth, William G Bray, seventh and Charles B. Brownson. 11th. On the basis of incomplete returns. It appeared that Campbell, despite* his overwhelming loss, would poll thousands of votes more than the 12-man Democratic state ticket headed by secretary of I state Charles F Fleming, and that : the GOP victory margin for the ! state ticket would be more than 100.000 The victory gave the Republicans control of all state office* ex- ! cept attorney general and reporter ;of tbe supreme and appellate! I courts, which were not up for riec- ; tiou this year, it also kept the | GOP ill a majority on the Indiana ■ supreme court and the Indiana appellate court And, while legislative returns (Tura to r*«» sial Heart Attack Fatal To Mrs. McCullough Edith McCullough Is Taken By Death Mrs. Edith McCullough. 42. wife of Nimrod McCullough, died suddenly ot a heart attack at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at her home, one and one-half mile* southeast of gl9snS*nt iv* Htw. Pin* It*w *l* *' qto I* ill and death was entirely unex pected. Her husband was elected Tuesday as trustee of St. Mary's townI ship. ■ . A native of DeKalb county. Mrs McCullough was born Oct. 7. 1908. a daughter ot George and Minnie Place. She was married to Nimrod McCullough Nov 26. 1927 She was a member of the St. ] Mary's Home Economic* club and the Pleasant MIII«,PTA. K.. Surviving ta addition to her ha* band, are her mother, in Fort, Wayn* ffve chndHm. Gerald D of Pleasant Mills. Bally Jane. Richard Lee. Susan Ann and Charles i l>Roy. ail at home: one grandchild; one brother. Elmer Place of Fort Wayne, and three slaters. Mrs Grace Nelson of Hicksville. O Mrs. i Lacy Wettel ot Los Angele*. Cal., and Mr*. Helen Brown ot Auburn Funeral service* will be held at 2 p m Saturday at th* Zwlck funeral home, the Rev R W Parsley officiating Burls! wilt be In the liecatnr cemetery. Friend* may ■ call at the funeral home after 7 2# o'clock this eveninc

t— : !' | GOP Winners j| W , I ■ Ak U. t. Senator 1 1 Homer E. Capuhart .

1 1 ! I I | Reprasantative 4th Diet. £. Rom Adair I -—-—

Democrats Win Nine j Os Trustee Races Only Three G.O.P. Candidates Victors Democratic candidate* for town I ship trustee won in nine <>t the 12 I Adams county townships, accord- I i ing to official tabulations William, 1 ' Linn. Decatur. defeated Charles i ! Zimmerman by 1,142 votes for t Washington township trustee in the t. only race of the landslide variety. < Four Democrat* were named < without opposition. They were i August Setting. Root: Ed Autnann. r Preble; Lester Adler. Kirkland. ) and Eli Graber. French. The first i three will-start their first terms f and Graber will start hisQsecond ( term in January In St Mary's, normally Republl 1 , can township, the G O P candi ( date. Nimrod McCullough, defeated" , Walter Koos. Democrat. by a .vote . of MS to 2H». Floyd Meyer, Democrat. Blue Creek, defeated Mr* ( Rhoa Trlcker by a count of 173 to , «4 Closer contests prevailed in the remaining township* In I'nlon township. Fred Bittner; Democrat.} 1 ' edged out Ed Bischoff. Republican, i 1 , by s twmt at 1«5 to 1«1 Noah, 1 Neuen»chwander. Democrat. de 1 seated Silvan Sprun.-r. Repnbli can. In Monroe township by a count ' of S 5« to M 717 1 Democrat incumbent Ralph Mil ' ler lost in Hartford township to 1 Emil Stauffer. Republican, by a t count of 20# to l“0‘ In Wabash < township. L. A Mann. Democrat, won over Eugene Snow by a vote of ' 433 to 427. H Hugh David Mo»*er. Republican, i defeated Victor Rollenbacher I Democrat, in Jefferson township by. I a count of 14(-141 < ' Large Crowd Attends School Open House More than persons attended . the open house at the Decatur high school Tuesday night, the largest , , number of visitors for the event Iti the school's history The affair opened with a concert by the high , > school glee chib, followed bv the , vi«Por* visiting the class room* , ' and an abbreviated echedu'le of: classes attended by the pupils

Price Five Cents

_ ... „ ..Ito IQ*» i lien Entire County ticket Elected By Democrats Bob Shraluka Leads Democratic Ticket To Victory Tuesday Democratic t-andUtatos made a clean sweep-tore and att-in th* txrnnty Tueadav with the single exception of councilman for the third district. Char lee J. Jotara. GOP candidate won thia rare hand iiy; he was unopposed. (|her than that, though, the Democrats retained member* in all county off lew. from proeecut ing attorney Severin Bchurger. Hated at the top at, the county ballot, to the commissioner*, listed at 9he Itottom. The complete list of county winner* is: Schurger. prosecuting attorney: Ed Jaberg connty clerk; Richard D. Lew Um. treasurer. Rob Shraluka, sheriff Harmon Giltig. I coroner: surveyor Herman Moetlerin* assessor, Albert Harlow. ,ommissioner first district, Lewis jin -7-t ’ MTmewU»»erauß• wweßmißramdistrict, Otto Hoffman ■ Councilman for the Hrst district ' la Henry L Dehner: .second district J*Hu* Schultt, Jones, third district. Chris Btably. fourth dis- ' trlct, Rufus Huaer. William ( Krueisman and Leon Nsruea. schwander wsrt elected coameW n.en-at-4arg«. The heaviest vote was east In tbe sherifFs race the usual berojuetor to determine the number otpersons who marched to the poll* ; a total of 5,022 ballot* were mark • d for either Democrat candidate ( liiraluka or Republican caadidste Russell (I off man j- Shraluka. who M enrreatly eerv. (Ing a* deputy, and La* been for the post three years, - . majority over hie GOP opponent, getting 5 290 votes to HoffMan* 3 732 The closest contest wa? waged for the prosecuting attorney's office. "with Democratic incumtient Schurger overcoming Robert G Smith's hid by a 698 vote margin. 4.725 to 4.027. Ten candidate* on the Demo.vet ticket took the election relatively i-nperturbed. They were un«pt*w , 'd Clerk Ed Jaberg polled the largest single vote of the election. 5.622: others unopposed were Harmon Gillig 5.491. assessor Albert Harlow. 5.410: surveyor. Herman Moellering. 5475 The aix Democrat council member* were also nn eppoaed. More than 9.om'' Adam* county voter* east ballot* in the off-year general election, a figure which officials of both partie* agreed was • surprisingly good " it was not supposed that the additiona! couple ot thousand votes vained In , registratbm this year over., say. 1948. would keep the total quite so high. However estimate* before the election of tbe number ot persons who would go to the polls ranged from to 10 ' thousand The variance in the voters' st-’endani-e in the polls was accounted for mainly by the fact that it Mas an off-year election, and some . prognosticate™ were certain that r. relatively light vote would ba cast. There was hut a mild flurry of voting during the morning, and It hadn’t picked up too much shortly after noon election day But later in the afternoon ■ and tn the evening shortly before the poll* closed. voting was completed at a brisk pace, ana a record ofLyeW"' W: was cast’. Accordinc to Hi Meyer* unofficial weather observer 2.02 inches of rain fell during the day The skies darkened about U o'clock and rain began tolling shortly after- noon, and there was a steady downpour almost until midnight ’ Tbe Democrat office was swamped with telephone inquiries 'hroughoet the evening concerning tie outcome of the different races (with the contest* tor shsgiU nd prosswuting attornev leading iTsra Ts r»s* ewwe.