Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 67.

Steel Walkout Nationwide Is Openly Feared High Government Official Openly Expresses Fears Washington, Mar. 19 — (CP) — L A high government official said today he is ."very, much afraid” there will be a nationwide steel strike. • The official, who asked that he not be named, said the govern- ; ..meat's top mobilization echelons, including .the White House, are ' ‘ determined” to hold the price line at all costs. That means the y steel industry, cnanot get the price boosts it says it must have to grant a wage increase. The disclosure came as the I ' wage stabilization board promised to remain in session through the night if necessary to draft recommendations for settling the contract battle between the powerful CIO United Steelworkers and the Jndustry. The .recommendations will not be binding on either side. Steel ? company officials have hinted ttrongly they will reject the proposals if they fail to pry from the k government a much bigger price / "Opst than the $2, or so a ton per- • mitted by the so-called Capehart formula. At the same time, the union has warned that it will strike unless * “satisfactory” agreement is leached by midnight Sunday. However, it - meets tomorrow to consider the government’s request for third postponement of |he deadline, this time until April 8. The union wants an 18*4-cents hourly wage increase and fringe ► benefits costing as much again for its 650,000 members in basic steel, as well as a union shop and other . _ "non-economid” contract improvements. - . ( u-i it stands to win board support for at least a good part of these . T A demands. It was disclosed last night that industry members of the board have set nine cents for wages and 4.7 cents for fringe benefits as the departure point for bargaining With the public and lal»or delegations. Other money packages mentioned uripg a flurry of last minute conferences before the board prepared for debate and voting today were 7*4 cents for fringes—such as "holiday and vacation pay—and between Inland 18*4 cents for wage > hikes. The high government official admitted that price increases are the kev to settlement of the dispute. He said the White House wants "no deal” —at least at present—to buv peace with a ceiling-cracking price boost. < But he-said he "fears” the administration might yiejd later to industry pressure as the price of avoiding a walkout that would cripple the rearmament drive. Declarations Filed Here By Candidates _ _ H The following candidates filed formal declarations wj:h county clerk Ed Jaberg today: Walter Thieme, Democrat candidate for precinct committeeman, East Union. . L. Luther Yager, Republican candidate for joint state repres'entar tive for Adams and Wells counties. George Flanders. Republican candidate for precinct committeeman, Decatur,! I*C. Paul J. Daniels, Repblican candidate for precinct committeeman, Decatur, 3-C. I ? > L. Luther Yager ' Seeks Nomination L. LUther Yager, Berne furniture dealer and funeral director, and a veteran of 53 months of World War H service, today announced his candidacy for joint state representative from Adams and Wells bounties, subject to thq decision of voters at the May 6 primary election. I* . I'The candidate is a native of -Adams county and Is a graduate of Earlham college. He is a member of American Legion, Post 468, 1 Berne, and is associated with his brother in the furniture and undertaking business. Yager is married and the father of three children. He stated that he planned to make an active campaign for the nomination and election. Yager is the flrat Republican candidate to file for the post.

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SIO,OOO Fire Loss At j Chicago Amphitheater Chicago. Mar. 19 —(UP)—A; fire last night did SIO,OOO damage to »he international Ampitheater where the national political - contentions are to be held In July. The fire destroyed part of the second floor stands and the j roof where air conditionnig equipment Was being installed. Amphitheater officials, however, said the damage will be repaired in time for the conventions. " —n House Group Scores Waste By Air Force 'Mad Rush' To Spend Money Is Scored By House Committee s Washington, March 19- —(UP) — A house subcommittee charged the air force today with “shafneful waste” in a "mad rush” to Jpend money. ’. i | 1 The charge was made in a secret report drafted by an executive expenditures subcommittee. ; The report hit at a construction program in which, the subcommittee said, > the air force is grabbing more mojney than it needs of can spend. ! : ’ As an example, the report ;eite4 a WAP barracks built on a 'rush basis at Andrews air) force base in Maryland near the . capital. | The barracks’ cost origipaiy was estimated at SBO,OOO, according td the; subcommittee. It actually cost $177,000, however,; because the air force used a set; of Alaskan plans in seiekfng .bids. The subcommittee celled this a “comedy of errors” but added?that “a taxpayer might find it difficult: to see any humor” in it; ? ! The air force also took a /lambasting in the senate preparedness subcommittee. Chairman Lyiidon B. Johnson (I>Tex.) tailed the air force’s “455.000,000 north African Jjtfse program “a sordid mess;” John W. Leahy, former acting chief engineer of the contracting combine building the Mordccan bases, told the subcommittee? thgt “we're just throwing the money away?’ - Leahy said the North African program "should be cut off tomorrow and not let go another [day.” | j ! Other congressional I hews: -’ Communists —Secretary of labor Maurice J. Tobin proposed legislation to 1 strip Communlst-dominited unions of bargaining rights? .He told a senate labor obcomniittee 0e nation cannot “afford ; tiie luxury of political strikes.” : Foreign aid—Mutual administrator W, Averelj Hardiman said the $1,80©,000,000 for "defense support” is the “most important single item” in the administration’s $7,900,000,000 foreign aid program. Congressmen objecting to further economic help for Europe have (Taro To P*K» Six» , 4 ——j,! . Rites Friday For Mrs. Amanda Neal Geneva Woman Dies At Local Hospitali Funeral services will be held Friday for Mrs. Amanda Avaline Neal, 64, of Geneva, who died Tuesday afternoon at the Adams county memorial'h O9 P‘ ta l following a long illness. ! . Mrs. Neal, widow of Lemuel Neql, was a member of the GeffeVa Methodist church, the; Orders jOf Eastern Star, the Rebekah; and Royal Neighbors lodges and the women'e auxiliary of Patriarch Militant 17, Fort Waynfe. jk ; . Surviving are two ‘ daughters, Mrs. Edward Deitsch' of Decatur, and\ Mrs. Helen Upp of Portland;, three sons. Waldo Neal of Geneva, Merle Joseph Neal of Roanokprand Dainel C. Neal of Laramie, Wyo.; and four grandchildren. Services will b? conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the residence, the Rev. Roger Lautzenheiser officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery at Geneva. The body has been removed from the Hhrdy & Hardy funeral home to the residence, where friends ihay call until time of the services. I!] ; v - ■' I — ' -Ts ' -j Mishawaka Power Is • Off For Two Hours i . V : i /; ;? Mishawaka, Ind., March • (UP)—An electrical pfeeder line into this city’s powet plant broke yesterday, cutting Off; electricity to the downtown district more than two hours.

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MELVIN C. GUTHRIE (left), 49, of Detroit, discusses the theft of approximately one million dollars in cash and securities from a strong box in his home with a detective. The theft occurred while he was in Florida and was not discovered for several days after his return.

Smoke Nuisance By j■: i i j Laundry Protested | Residents Os Area i Protest To'Council [' I Fortv-four residents of the west, part of Decatur signers of a iemonstrance against the present raethod of disposal of smoKe at the laundry operated by James Stone-jl took at 127 South Ninth street. I These people appealed to the city council Tuesday night for help in their fight of several years to have the "smoke nuisance remedied.” The remonstrance statee that the "smoke and soot is so thick; at times in the nieghborhood that residents cannot open their doors .and windows during the summer months.” \ f Two residents of the area who Signed the remonstrance. Clarence Rmith and Clarence Stapleton, appeared before 1 the council and Spoke in l>ehair of the remonstrators. It was brought out at the meeting that a controversy over a taller smoke stack had been going on between Stonerook and his neighbors for several years and the speakers claimed that the laundry yjpterator had promised some time •igo at a meeting with the city officials that he would build the\ stack high enough to abolish the Alleged nuisance of smoke* * The speakers also said that Several of the neighbors had agreed to weld and raise a smokestack if Stonerook\ *4|uld flynish t|je material. “However, to date he has foiled! to remedy the situation, they said. They further pointed out that the value of their property had ,ijfc.en greatly reduced by the continued operation of the laundry In the residential area. 1 All members of the council sympathetic to the remonstratprs hnd authorized Robert Anderson, city httefrney, to draw an ordinance licensings all laundries which operate in Decatur, The ordinance will he prepared in the next 10 days and will be ready for action at the next meeting of the council. The proposed ordinance would require, among other things, erection of a Smoke stack for coal operated boilers to be of, a certain ' (Tarn Ta Pnwe Kf*ht) Western Union Asks To Abandon Office , ! J j Petition Filed By j. Company With FCC The Western Union Telegraph company has petitioned the federal communication commission to close its office at 155 South Second street, and to provide telegraph service at the Chamber of Commerce office, 153 S. Second street. The locations -mentioned are in the DeVoss building. If the FCC approves the petition, the telegraph instruments will be moved to the new location and assistants in the ’Chamber of Commerce office will operate the Western Unjop Telegraph office. A notice in today’s papers states •tjhat telegraph service will be available tinder the new arrangement from 8 a.m. to noon; and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on week days; and up to 2:20 p.m., on Saturday. i Western Union now occupies its present location with the American Railway Express company.

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Agreement Is Reported Near On Entry Ports • Side Issues Being Weeded Out Slowly In Truce Parleys Panmunjom, Korea, Mar. 19 — (UP) — United Nations and Com-, munist negotiators on Korean truce ground rules were in virtual agreement today oh the la4t ot their secondary problems—ports of entry. They were weeding out side issues that would leave them with only the major deadlocked question of Russia’s nomination as a “neutral nation” inspector. • A modified U. N. proposal covering the ports of entry question brought progress today in the 53 minute truce rules session. Col. A ,ltlr « w J*- Kinney walked out of the tent to report “it appears that we are in agreement on the better part of the ports questilnik" Next door, the session on prisoners of war broke up forth« day after 23 minutes. Staff officers reported “no progress” in their efforts to clarify further the opposing views, i Both sides have asked questions—neither have received answers. i j Brig. Gen. William P. Nutfkola, spokesman &>r4h® U- X- truce delegation, said the allies had coifepromlsed in the ports of entry debate by dropping their demand for inclusion of Pyongyang, the Red capital, and Seoul, the allied-held South Korean capital, ’ Faced with a Communist refusal to permit neutral truce inspection teams to enter Pyongyang, the N. suggested instead, that the airfields and seaport outside each capital be classed a port of entry open to inspection. \ This would give the Communists as approved entry ports Chinnamuo, the west coast port of Pyonglang, and Pyongyang’s airports! Sinuiju, on the Manchurian frontier at the mouth ot the Yalu river; Manpojin, farther up the Yalu near the northern tip of Korea: Hsmhung and its adjacent east coast port ot Yungnam, and} CTbngjin, on the northeast coast The allies would get' Inchon, west coast port of Seoul, and the Seoul airfields; Kunsan, farther south on the west coast; Pusan, at I (Tars To Pace KlchO [

■ : I I ■’ (Rev. G. R. Shaw, Pleasant Valley Methodist Church) THE HIGHER COURAGE ■ , ■ Psalm 118:6—"The Lord is on my side: I will not fear: ' ; what can man do unto me?” ' ■ ■ V : : ■ j. ■ s: ■ f . The source of the Psalmist’s courage is found in his first statement. “The Lord is on my side.” When God, our Infinitely wise, heavenly Father is on our side, and is our helper, it not only, makes us very courageous, but the Psalmist also said: “Happy is he that hath God for his help.” Gloom is an harbinger of discouragement. but happiness dispels gloom. Therefore, since God is my helper. I will not fear, for whatever befalls me, He who notes, even the sparrow’s fall, will surely care for me. And with this feeling of assurance, we can say with the Psalmist: "What cap man do unto me?” We find our answer in the writings of the Apostle Paul,, who had this same feeling of assurance: “Only what God, knowing our ability, will allow them to do, mid will with this allowance, also supply the needed grace to bear

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Propose Wage Boost For City Employes M Salaried, Hourly Workers To Benefit Salaried city employes will reqgive a .wage increase of sls a month and hourly workers will receive an eight cents an hour increase, both effective May 1, if the plans started last night by the, city council are finally approved as indicated. 'Additional .appropriations for the salary raises are advertised in today’s daily Democrat. The Increases amount to a total of $3,170 for all departments. t The increases would take in the firemen, policemen, street and sewer employes, electric plant emfftoyes and city hall employes. AU would far alike on a flat sls a mbnth increase if a salaried Moye and eight cents an hour if an hourly worker. The proposed salary hikes, how, ever, do not include elective offic'als. The resolution was approved by the lioard ol works and was unanimuosly adopted hy the couricil Tuesday night. Two petitions son street lights were referred to the electric, light committee anti/ light superintendent. one was for a light between 12th and lsth- streets on Monroe streets and it Was signed by ManForeniah and 11 other neighboring residents. The other was for a light’ near the Fred Chronister garage between St. Marys and Maple streets. After allowing the . legular biße against the city the codnefl adjourned. • ——i—L., P,i—l s ; ■ David Albert Moser! Is Taken By Death funeral Services Friday Afternoon | David Albert Moseih, 81. a retired fanner Who resided on Mercer avenue, died at 12:10 o’clock this afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in falling health for five months and in the hospital for the past two weeks. A native of Van Wert county, 0., he was born Aug. 30, 1870. a son of David and Rebecca WagersMoser. His wife, the former Grice Johnson, died Aug. 14, 1951. Mr. Moser hid lived in Decatur since 1915. Ohly near surviving relative is a son, Audley Moser, of Decatur., Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. John E. (Chambers officiating. Burial will be in the Mt.- Tabor cemetery at Bobo. Friends may call at the funeral home kfter 2:30 p.m. Thursday untH time of the services. ' ■—rHfINDIANA WEATHER Clearing and colder tonight with possibly a few snow flurries Ih extreme north. * Thursday increasing cloudiness and a little warmer, followed by rain at night. Low tonight 25 to 30 nroth, 28 -to 32 south, . High Thursday 45 north, 50 bduth.

Blizzard Hits Sierra Nevada Range Today Mississippi Valley t Hit Ry Tornadoes; Last Winter Call / By United Press One of the worst blizzards of the wintier halted rail Yand highway travel over the Sierra Nevada range today while rains lashed the midwest in the wake of a series of tornadoes as winter made its last official curtain c|ll. The Southern Pacific railroad said it was forced to suspend temporarily freight add passenger service over Donner Summit in the Sierra Nevada mountains and highway crews struggled* against the mounting snows to reach an isolated resort area. T -K The storm caused four deaths in the tar west. -i* ' ' • A storm center gathering strength in the midwest last night unleashed tornadoes in the Mississippi valley. 'o,: A twister ripped a quafter-mile-wide path through Farmington, Md., injuring one woman and tearing the roofs off several houses. Another tornado damaged .25 to 30 buildings in Kane, 111., 85 miles to thenorth. The southwest, tWUuwhile, made preparations for possible emergency flood conditions as record snows piled up in the New Mexico and southern Colorado mountains ThO late winter snows, coming on printer’s last official day, damped 300 inches or about 25 feet of snow fn the Donner Summit region of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Highway crews fought through Jhe mounting drifts to reach 115 persons trapped in the June Lage resort region. The victims were said to be running “dangerously** low on fuel and a veteran highway crewmen said clearing the roads was like “dipping water out of a lake.’’ Tiie deaths were caused by the blizzard and accompanying snow* ifnm Te Pace six) ’ ' < | ~ —? r ■ ? «■ Steps Launched To Buy New Fire Truck Action Is Started By City Councilmen The city council came to the rescue of a worried fire department Tuesday night when it started action toward getting an additional appropriation so a hew fire truck could be purchased soon. The appropriation would be for 26,000, which would be the down payment on a modern 1952 fire truck. The estimated cost of the truck is >18,000; but the balance would be paid in 1952 and 1953. The proposed truck would replace the 20-yeapold American-LaFrance truck, which has seen better days. The -engine needs hundreds of dollars of repair work and the 15-year-old tires are of such a size that they: cannot be replaced. The other two trucks guarding Decatur’s millions of dollars of property include a second-hand Ford, bought several years ago from the late Henry Ford estate. It is a light wagon and is feo years old. However, it is still used when a second truck is needed on a fire run.[ , 1 ■ The stand-by of the local firemen is the five-year old Mack, which to date has never let the firemen down. Chief Cedric Fisher stated that he believed a new truck would solve the problem because it would give firemen a fairly new second truck andjhe Ford could be used, as an emergency truck. Ten to 12 years is considered a good life for a fire truck. Sentiment among the councilmen was strongly in favor of the resolution, which was adopted unanimously, following approval by the board of works. Legal proceedings started today with the publication of a notice for an additional appropriation and if there are no objections after the next meeting of the council the appropriation will go to the state tax board for final approval

National Chairman Meets With Truman Hopes For Definite Word By May 15 Key West, Fla., Mar. 19 —(VP)*T National Democratic chairn an Frank E. McKinney said today after lengthy talks with President Truman that peace in Korea would materially reduce the chances of the executive seeking reelection. McKinney did l , not profess to know what Mr. Truman's final decision would be, but he hoped for definite word from the president by May 15 when the Democratic national executive . jmmittee meets in Washington. McKinney told reporters he, did not believe lhe president would be ready to make his announcement by March 29, date of -the national Democratic Jefferson-Jackscgi day dinner in Washington. rj, | j McKinney met with Washington reporters covering the president after, he, had spent three days talking with Mr. Trumaq. It was McKinney's first opportunity tjo see the president since the New -Hampshire preferential primary of March 11. In that voting, Sen. Hstes -Kefauver was victorious over the president in a popularity poll. • “It may be wishful thinking, but it is hoped that the Korean situation can be resolved by convention time, or at least by the election," McKinney said. “ft is my opinion that the presideat'p dejcisinn Will be predicated on the euccess or failure of resolving the Korean situation satfefactorily.*'| “Does that mean if there is peace in Korea, he won’t rUn again?” the chairman was asked. “If there is peace achieved in Korea, 41 would think he would consider it a job well done.” McKinney also told reporters that if the president does .mot choose to run, he will not attempt to, dictate his successor. * "If he chooses not to run, it will be an open convention,” said the party chairman. T “I don’t profess to be a kingmaker and I’m not going to bd,” he continued. "Neither is the president” fie had words of praise for Sen. Richard. B. Russell (D-Ga.), and Sen, Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn,.), both candidates for the Democratic nomination but said he and the president had nOt discussed personalities and as far as be was concerned, he planned a policy of strict neutrality if Mr. Truman bows out. ! „ J \'■! ?" ! j ' Royce Disposition Under Advisement Mayor Takes Case Under Advisement Mayor John Doan p took under advisement until April 15 \ the assault case of state of Indiana vs Carl Royce, who was arrested following an attach on a Decatur young woman in the north part of Decatur a week ago. Ryocp had been taken into custody shortly after the incident at his home and was identified by the girl as her assailant. When Arraigned the next day, Royce pleaded not guilty. Today’s trial was attended by a large group of spectators and Witnesses. Among those called to the witness stand by the prosecutibn were the girl was was attacked, police officer Ed Miller and L. R. Zintsinaster, who resides near the scene of the attack. Several residents of the north pprt of the city testified as character witnesses for the defendant and several others were oii hand to offer to testify. Mayor Doan heard the evidence and then announced that he wanted some time to study the evidence bbfore giving a verdict. Severin H. Schurger, prosecutor, represented the state and Arvis Beers, Fort Wayne attorney, represented the defendant. Defense attorney agreed to submit his client to an examination (Tur* To Pago Bight)

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Polls Amazing 7 Write-In Vole Behind Stassen Close On Heels Os x Favorite Son In Primary Election Minneapolis, Minn., March 19. —(UP)-— Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 'Whose name was not on the ballot, swept to an amazing secondplape position today in the Minnesota presidential primary op a reeprd wave of writo-in vote fte ran close on the heels ot favorite son Harold E. Stassen, for? me|- Minnesota governor whose name was on the Republican ballot, and polled nearly half as many write-in vote® in the Democratic) primary as President Truman did, Kisenhower. at his Paris head? quarters, declined comment but sources close to him described his votje, coming on the heels of his victor* in the New Hampshire | primary, as “amazing and incredible,’!’ Washington observers said he won a great moral victory. Returns from 3,185 of the state’s 3,7p9 precincts gave Stassen 123? <689, and Eisenhower 103,190. Ijn the Democratic primary, Senj. Hiibert H. Humphrey (DMinn.), a stand-in for President 'Trumaii, rolled to an easy victory. « Returns from 2,422 preejneth gate Humphrey 88,314 votes. Set). Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) drew 17,831 write-in votes. President Truman and Eisenhower 1,314 write-ins on the Democratic side. Edward C. Blettedahl, a St. Paul school teacher running as a standin for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, conceded defeat. He polled fewer votes than Sen. Robert A. Taft of <Shib, whose name was not on the ballot. Returns from 2,422 precincts gave Tah 19,128, write-ins. Slettedahf pojled 18,128. ’ Other write-ins on the Republican side: Gov. Earl Waren, of California, 4,714: MacArthur, 1,329; Kefauver, 37; Mr. Truman 19; Humphrey 4; and j federal jqdge Luther Youngdahl, former Minnesota senator, 179. I l Other write-ins in the Democratic) primary: Gov. Adlai Stevenson Os Illinois, 18;; Sen. Paul Douglas of Illi|nois, <53; Sen. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma, 4; MacArthur, 29; Tafi« 32; Warren, 95; Mrs. Eleanolr Roosevelt, 7; Eisephower, 1,314; Sefc. John Bricker (R-O.) 1; chief justice Fred Vinson, 8. Stassen won ths state's 28 convention deleghtei, which must vote for him on th a first ballot in the national conveition. But Eisenhower’s supporter;, who had hoped for only 50,00|d vo(es after a bustling fourday can> paign for write-ins, were elated. Stassen, in Milwaukee where) ha is campaigning for the WiscopSti primary April 1, said he was “verr pleased with the results” of th a Minnesota primary. He said he was gratified by his lead over Eisenhower and sail there were “indications” he wouli pick up some Elsenhower support in Wisconsin. . He said that the results showe 1 that "Eisenhower is not as stton ? in the farm areas as he is in th a cities, and not as strong in the miiwest as he Is in the east.” Elser - <Tur» To Pae« Six) ' , j Adame Cehtral Suit Is Set For May 27 The quiet title suit of Adams County Central Consolidated School Corporation againfet Monroe township, and others, has been set for trial May 27 s at 9 a.m. In Tuesday’S first action, defendants filed mt answer to'plaintiff’s amended <?oniplaint and both parties then agreed on a trial date. Thp suit is between thq school and civil authorities t> determine ownership of several tracts of land ia Monroe townshi i ’ which formerly housed the township's schools, prlbr to the consolidation. The school corporation now desires to sell the tracts of ijaml .t but the civij township claims ownership and has contested the quiet title suit. Burdette Custer and Robert Smith are attorneys for ths school corporation and Robert Alderson of Voglewede and Anderson is attorney for the civil township.