Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 27 March 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 74.

Gov: Stevenson | Not Interested In Presidency Makes Flat Denial Os Intention To Seek Nomination Springfield. 111., March 27—(UP) -Zlov. Adlai E. Stevenson said emphatically today that he is not seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, reported to have been _ offered him by President Truman. Stevenson, a candidate for reelection, said "I cannoT and will not seek the Democratic nominaEion for president,” and that he wants a second term as governor and "nothing else.” - As for persistent reports that Mr. Truman wants Stevenson to succeed him in the White House, the governor said “I don’t know where all these stories come from and 1 have no comment [on them.” “I have made it quite clear repeatedly that I am not seeking the Democratic nomination for presi- " dent,” he said. “I am a candidate for reelection as governor of Illinois and that is all I want.” Stevenson’s firm denial that he had any ambitions to become president at the present time came amidst a Sunburst of press reports that Mr. Truman had offered hinv the nomination and also that he firmly declined it. ? The St. Post-Dispa|ch in a copyrighted story from Washington said the president had offered Stevenson his support if he wanted to run as the Democratic standard bearer. The Post ; Dispatch said Mr. Truman chose Stevenson after conferring with Democratic leaders because the Illinois Democrat was “the strongest man for continuing the administration’s foreign policy and one who would be a unifying influence within the Democratic partyA But the newspaper added that Stevenson “is not Inclined” as of today, to accept the president’s proposal.” r . z However, Stevenson did not “close the door’ in his talks with Mr. Truman, the Post-Dispatch said. The Chicago Sun-Times, in anoter copyrighted story out of Washington, said that Stevenson had been offered the nomination by the president, but that he declined it. “Only a » full-blown convention draft could shake his decision,” the Sun-Times said. Mr. Truman’s plans for running remain one of the most guessed-at secrets in the nation. But it has been widely rumored that the president favors Stevenson if the chief executive decides not to enter the 1952 race. . t Stevenson, indicating that he had explained his reluctance to run td , Mr. Truman, said “I am sure the president understands my situation.” He said recently that "this is the season when everyone has dreams -\ of being in the White House —but I have no such dreams or visions.” Improvement Noted In Labor Market Indianapolis. March 27. —J[UP) — Continued improvement was reflected in the state labor market as the Indiana unemployment security office today reported a drop of 973 in unemployment claims for the week ending March 22. ■/ Division offices throughout the state reported a total of 23,334 claims. i - \ -■ \ The state office said an industrial pickup trend resulted in more job openings and brought more job seekers in to Register,. Claims from newly unemployed workers, showed a 5 percent rise from the previous week as they jumped from 3,260 to 3,427. Indianapolis Woman Is Killed By Auto Indianapolis, March 27. —(UP) — Mrs. Elizabeth Hiner, 65. Ipdian- .* apolis, was killed last night when struck by an auto operated by Dale C. Fletcher, Apderson, on Ind. 67 near here. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight and Friday. Warmer Friday. Low tonight 22-28 north, 28-36 south. High Friday 44-52 north, 52-60 south. 12 PAGES r

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Youth Killed While Enroute To Wedding c Seymour, Indi, starch 27. —(UP) —Roger Keller. 18, Shipshewana, died in Schneck memorial hospital today four hours af|er his car lammed into a semi-triick on U.S. 31 north of Crothersville. Theodosia R. Hartrigr, 16, Goshen. a passenger in the scat”, was injured slightly as was 4rnckdriver Jack L. Jeffersonville. Miss said she and Keller were enroute th Kentucky to be married. Sen. Bridges Testifies Ind Tax Scandals _ ■ ' j ; i Senator TellsJOf Intervention In Hyman Klein Case ? \ I S' i" t r 1 1 L1 ■ Washington, March' $7.-— (UP)— Sen. Styles Bridges (R-N H.) said one of those things that senators and congressmen dd iflthcy intepd today thgt he intervened in a $7,000,000 tag case- beedusi* “it was to remain in congress?* Senators and congressmen, die senate Republican (J leader said “have got to [render service.” Bridges testified hefbre a house ways and means subcommittee investigating tax scandals. He said he madb inquiries at the internal revenue bureau abdut [a tax case involving a Baltimore liq wr dealer. Hyman Harvey Jpeini, with whom he is not acquainted. He did so,Bridges Said, at the request of a friend. William Power Maloney. Maloney, a fprnier special assistant attorney [ general, is counsel for Henry W. [Grunewald, a mysterious Washington figure jn whope tax activities ihe hose subcommittee-is interested. Bridges said he “handled” the Klein inquiry as he had “thousands of other cases that hate come to n.y attendtion.” He did sc), he explained, because lie considers himself a senator of the linatei States, not just a senator from Kew Hampshire. i J M - Subcommittee chairmann Cecil R. King (D-Cal.) told he had been “taken advantage df.” Meanwhile, the Klein Lax case remains unsettled. . Other congressional developments: 1 !' i uL! Corruption — Rep, Francis E. Walter (D-Pai) introduced legislation to give FBI director J. [Edgar Hoover the government cleanup job to whi-elj President T,r nnjan appointed Newbold Morris. Wlalter’s bill would give Hooxer the piibpena power and authority tc> grant immunity to witnesses [which Mr. Trhman sought unsucCes jfujly for Morris.- ■ ' 1 Grain — Senate investigators were told of a South Dakota farmer who got a government grain loan although Idjs bins, on later inspection, turned out to be empty. The story was tpl<l by Ted Artz, vice chairman! pf the Edmunds county. S.D.. commltte of the agriculture department’s proiTurn To Paa* SH > Two Jail Breakers Taken Info Custody Pair Os Hitchhikers Wanted In Kentucky Two negro picked up by state patrolman Teq Biberstine on U.S. highway 27 Mm|le north of Monroe for turned out to be Shelbyville; Ky. jail breakers. j ; j . Albert Walker. 2s. Was serving a term for rape and Kenneth Allen,; 29. was doing time for burglary in the Kentucky jail, Berth men escaped last Tuesday, ; Biberstine brought tl|e two men to the Adams county jail where he and sheriff Robert Shraluka communicated with the J Shelby county officials. They identified the t.Wol men as the jail breakers and told local officers they would come to Decatur either today or Friday; tp return the men. • Hill'.' U Neither man was armed at the time of the arrest. Officer Biberstine noticed the two men standing along the road.; 'they were attempting to get a ride nArth toward ..Fort Wayne. ‘[ » | I L The officer questioned them and they were unable tp; produce any identification. He brought them to the jail for further questioning and it wasthen discovered they- were escapees tram the Kentucky jail. Later, both admitted i they were wanted in the neighboring state, r ? ' -I ''Mil i■ : ■ J 1 ■■ ♦*' J ■ ■ iMnH . H

16 Are Killed In Crashes Os - Three Planes 12 Crewmen Killed i In Crashes Os Two Military Aircraft By United Plress Three plane crashes in the southwest claimed the lives of 16 uersons tdoay but 45 passengers r. hoard a Bra niff Airlines DC-4 were saved when their plane made an emergency landing with a burning engine. v i Eight men were killed when an sip force B-29 crashed and burst into flames near pavis-Monthan air base at Tucsno, Ariz. \ A B-47 jet bomber crashed and burned during take off from Kirtland air force base at Albuquerque, N. M.. killing all four of tfs crew members. Both military planes crashed ‘ yesterday. * I Four more persons, three of 1 them Americans, were killed when I a private plane crashed into a i mountain in Mexico, 85 miler south 1 of El Paso. Tex. But 45 persons escaped witlr a » total of only one sprained ankle when their Braniff Airlines DC-4 made an emergency landing at s Hugoton, Kan. The plane was en route from I Colorado Springs, Colo., to Oklal ijbma City, Okla., when an engine s caught fire. Capt. Jack Stanford ■ brought the big plane down safely and all the passengers and the crew of four deplaned without injury. except for the Ipne sprained ’ ankle. Airline officials in Chicago said the plane was a “total loss" The passengers were takqn by bus from Hugoton to Amarillo, Tex:, where they were to be flown to their destination. Twisted wreckage on a bleak desert marked the spot today where a B-29 crashed and burned r ear Davis Mont han ait base Witnesses said the plane apparently was earning in for a landing at the Tucson. Ariz., field when it suddenly plummeted to the ground and burst into flames. A B-47 jet bomber plunged to the earth in flames at Alburque, N. M., as it attempted to take off from Kirtland air force base. The olane, a medium bomber assigned to an atomic test group, was de- . molished and its four crew members killed. \ Investigating officers sought today to learn the causes so the two military plane crashes, i Authorities at El Pano announced late yesterday that four persons were killed when tieir plane i rashed into a mountain in Mexico. ! J Decafur Man Jailed On Girl's Charges Attempted Rape Is Charged Local Man Karl Kelley, 36. Deqatur, is in jail. A 16-year-old ward otf the welfare department of; St. Joseph county, Mich., also the Adams county jail awaiting arrival of her parents or welfare authorities to return her to Sturgis, Mich. Kelley was arrested by sheriff Robert Shraluka and city police officers early this morning after the girl, who, stated she Was hitchhiking from Muncie to her home in Sturgis, told Shraluka a story of attempted rape and blamed Kelley for the act. J I \ . Kelley was arrested: early this morning and substantiated the girl’s story in a signed statement io. the sheriff. The girl told authorities thatjshe was on U. S. highway 27 at the northwest edge of Decatur awaiting an opportunity to ride toward Sturgis. Kelley drove by in his automobile and picked the girl up. They tirpve north oh a county road north of Decatur where alleged as.sault is claimed to hatye taken place. After a brief scuffle, Kelley brought the girl back to Decatur; She reported her story to police and Kelley was taken into custody later. A check with Sturgis authorities revealed that the girl was a welfare department ward and possibly a parole violator. She is being held, in jail until Michigan authorities arrive to return her. Kelley was arraigned in justice of peace court at noon on a charge of assault and battery and i bond was placed at |2OO. Prosecutor Severin Schurgsr said that there is a possibility that a ITnrw To Pace Six)

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 27, 1952.

~~— — ,i -hi .. — It Shouldn’t Happen To My Dog - w VW'’ I IHU ■ I I ' ' J iw*'Aar 2-YEAR-OLD Jajck (Butch) Heyniann.;Jr., doesn’t like what's happening to his dog tyr Pleasant Hills, on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, Pa;, and the dog sepms to want to&go somewhere else, too. as. Dr. J. T. Herron, veterinary, inoculates. Mt's a community measure. —— L- i e— — —

16 Persons Injured In Fire In Chicago Chicago, March 27.—(UP) —Sixteen persons—seven of them children—were injured today when flames raced through a three-stOry rooming house on Chicago's near north side. j Five of the injured were hurt when they leaped from a top floor window to escape the flames. Other of the occupants of the dwelling slid down ropes fashioded from twisted bpdsheets. v — ■ Two Development; In School Problem Commissioners To Meting In Celina Two developments were reported today, on the ’Sewage problem* at Jefferson township school.' • Because of the necessity of cleaning the Burger ditch, high water from the recent rains has backed ~into the school basement and contaminated the well, and building. Because the ditch runs part of Its course through Ohio, it is necessary to havt a joint agreement between Adams County and Mercer 'county. 0.. before cleaning dredging work on the ditch can start. f Mercer county commissioners Lave asked thje jfxiams county board to meet With them at Celina, I riday afternocn. April 18 at 1:30 o’clock in an effort to work out'd program of dredging. J Township and county officials today received a letter from Max L. Barrett, northeastern Indiana sanitary engineer for the state board of health, urging immediate betion on the’dredging of the ditch to prevent further contamination of water at the School and also fqr purposes of preventing a possible epidemic. Barrett’s letter was not an ordbr but a suggestion, following an Investigation of th% situation. Otlo Hoffman, president .of the Adams .qounty board of commissioners, tecently wrote the Mercer county group explaining their situation and asking for an early meeting to discuss the problem. It is believed the situation will be cleared up long before the school term starts next September.’

High School Operetta To Be Given April 3-4

The annual operetta staged by the Decatur high school will be presented at the high school auditorium next Thursda/ and Friday, April 3 and 4. This year’s operetta is ''Tulip Time," a Dutch musical comedy in twoacts, employing 70 students of the high school in the cast. Two performances will be given on the evening day, Thursday, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and 8 o’clock in the evening. The afternoon performance is primarily for school students, although npt restricted solely to the students. | The final presentation qf the operetta will be at 8 o’clock next Friday night. < J This year’s operetta, annually one of the highlights of the spring entertainment season in Decatur, is jj ■ : •„ . | j 1 . — ! • ■ ' i ' t J’

Ban Importation Os [ Bone Meal To State) Steps Are Taken In Anthrax Emergency: Indianapolis, March 27^ —(UP) — Importation of foreign and domestic bone meal, not produced under governmental supervision, whs stopped in Indiana today as state officials took steps to break an emergency paused by an outbreak of . anthrax. The disease was traced to bone "Ineat imported from Belgium and ground into animal feed by mills, in the U.S. The deadly livestock disease, potentialy fatal to humans, has killed 20 hogs in nine Indiana counties. Indiana's livestock sanitary board met Tuesday and drafted four resolutions resigned to control the outbreak. Dr. R. W. Elrod, state veterinarian, made the board rulings public late yesterday. > Except for meal produced and sold by firms operating under U.S. departinent of agriculture supervision, Elrod said the board banned importation of bone tankage and meat scraps for the duration of the emergency. \ The resolution also Ordered reprocessing before sale or [distribution of all bone meal, tankage and meat scraps delivered to state grgin elevators since Jan. 1Z • An immediate ban was placied against further sale, and distribution by rendering plants of bone, meal until the product is Inspected arid approved by Elrod's office, Elrod, who left today for a meeting In Washington with- federal bureau of animal industry and livestock experts) to discuss the anthrax situation, said inspectors would be nanjed when he returned and inspections of rendering plantswould begin March 31. A fourth resolution required all stocks of hope meal on hand be reprocessed and held until the rendering plants have been approved by Elrod’s office. The board also repommended recall by the producer of all lots of mixed feeds contajning imported bqne meal and that such products not be used in fertilizer.* T. M- Ice and Dr. J. N. Davis of the state livestock sanitary board (Turn To Pace P.lirhtl

replete with tuneful music, colorful costumes,; attractive stage settings and typical Dutch dances, i The entire production will be under the direction of Miss Helen Hgubold, supervisor of music in the Decatur public schools. She will be assisted by Miss Charlotte Vara, dialogue; Miss Kathryn Kauffman apd Amos stage setlng; 'Miss Catherine Weidler, costunws; Miss Rebecca Walters, dances; Lowell J. Smith; light-' Ing effects; 'Roger Cole, Ferris Kohne, Lester Hoffman and dim Murtaugh, stage managers; Miss Carol Elzey, accompanist. Admission prices Mil be 50 cents for adults and high school students, and 25 cents tor other children, j Alt students of the high school have tickets for sale for the three performances. i■ ’• i ■. ■ LI I

Officials Fail Os Decision In Steel Dispute

-y-rs — Three Persons Slain, Gunman Under Arrest Midnight Shooting At Nebraska Ranch Is Fatal To Three .' t i \ - ‘ - ■-z ' . I ■ Merriman, Neb.. March 27. — '(UP) —Three persons were slain in p midnight shooting at a ranch pear here and a county official said that a'gumnan sought in the slaying had been,, “taken into custody” in Sandhill {Country south ,of here today. . A volunteer posse had joined authorities in the hunt for the gun-, man who killed a young rancher, his wife, and a neighbor who came, to their aid. Another neighbor trying to help the couple was wounded, and their lOmonth-bld son, Fritz, was injured, apparently in a scuffle} As word spread through this ranching community during the' night and eairly morning, authorities: warned that a “cold-blooded” killer was at large. On the basis of a story by the surviving neighbor, they hunted a tall, thin-faced man in a black cgr. Private pilpts used their planes, Tanchers' rodd liOrsr back. and coun- ' ty and state police patrolled muddy back roads in automobiles. W. B. Quigley. Cherry epunty at\ torriey, reported shortly after midday. from the John Andersbn ranch. 23 miles south pf here, that the gunman has been “taken into custody.” . H ■ , Cherry coupty sheriff Art Jones scabbed the b l ® ll “without a shot being fired,” authorities said. The ranch where; he was capght was about 15 mile 4 south of the ranch ivhere the shooting occurred. | Quigley earlier had reported the finding of the car the ranch. Slain b.y the gunman, tnotive was unknown, were George Mensinger, 27, rancher and cattle breeder; his wife, 24, and Deo Gardner, 50. ; I ; . 4 Gardner and Cliff McDonald, 30. had hurried to the Mensinger home aftej Mrs. Mensinger sounded an alarm ring eh the rural party [line ’which connoted her home vwith thgt-of McDonald and Gardner. McDonald, who arrived after Gardner, was slightly wounded in the neck by shotgun pellets. g , J He furnished authorities with a description of tW gupman and his (Tutu To Poxe Si:r» < Pouring Os Concrete Started For Rectory Work Progresses On Church And Rectory • Pouring of concrete for the interior, wall footings undbr the rectory of the St. Mary’s Catholic church will begin at once. E. R.. Ozinent, superintendent pf construction for F. A. Wilhelm, general contractor, announced this morning. ' - i ' ! Worknjen i;were completing the building of forms ,fOr the basement walls. These walla will go upward 916 feet, the superintendent stated. Local ready-inix concrete will be used on the job. Excavations for the rectory part of the SBOO,OOO church project were •completed yesterday. [ The outside basement will not be pojured until later. | The foundations and footings for the rectory and west end of the church will be completed before excavating is started for the east end of the building. These foundations will be afoont 15 deep, Ozment Said.. - Work pn the project, which got underway•{ March 12. is proceeding according [to Schedule, Ozment said, Paul who was superintendent on'the site when ground was broken for the building project, has been assigned to another construction job. I

Candidate rz, a If- ' Harmdn Gillig

Harmon Gillig Is Coroner Candidate Seeks Nomination On Democrat Ticket Harmon Gillig, Adams, county coroner and a member of the firm of Gillig and Doan, funeral directors, today announce*} : that he would seek renornination and reelection to the post of coroner, subject to the decisionof Democrat voters at the May 6i primary, Gillig has long been actjve in Democrat, politics in Decatur and Adams county. He is a former city councilman and has served several terms as coroner. ! I • The candidate stated ! that he would make'an active campaign for the post in. both the primary and (general elections. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and Elks lodges and a* member of St. Mary’s Catholic, church Decatur. Gillig is a native of A<jaims county and has resided here all his life. The Gilligs reside at 312 Marshall street. • Still One Vacancy On Democrat Ticket , Tonight Deadline To File Candidacy >One vacancy in the Democrat ticket still existed at no6n today, There was; no candidate for county treasurer. I In the Republican primary theite were vacancies for treasurer, i prosecutor, coroner and surveyor.' j | i., ' Political leaders of both parties were busj»* atempting th fill the vacancies jlbefore ‘ the deadline tonight at 9 b’clock for filing declarations. } j County clerk Ed Jaberg said he would remain at his office until 9 o’clock. However, the clerk said, any declarations bearing a March 27 postmark would be accepted as legalSeveral names were being mentioned in the Democrat primary, but at noon no additional candidates had filed. Both parties had completed their list of candidates 1 for predict committeemen posts, with possibly one or two exceptions in each. / Low .salaries paid in some of the county offices is blamed byjpolitlcal leaders for the scarcity of candi- ’ dates. To date there has been less interest*than usual. • 1 • \ Decatur Student s • Second In Contest ' ( Miss Jacquie Hite. Deqatur high ’ school senior, placed second in the * Rotary group discussion contest at 1 Blufftdh. Miss Hite won first place ’ in the Decatur Rotary club contest, . 11 ■ ' I Dick Armstrong of Columbia i City, was the winner Os the sec- i tional meat. He will represent the 1 group in the contest to he held in i Peru on April 15. | ’ i ■ - - i- I '

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Mobilization Heads Fail To Reach Solution Three-Hour Meeting; Os Top Mobilization ,? \. n i * : Leaders Fizzles Out ,r . ' Washington, Mar. 27 — (UP) — , A three-hour meeting of top mobi- - lization officials fizzled out today With no solution to the steel wage prfqe crisis." v Tlje conferehce was called in ar • endeavor to reach a compromise i tor the threatened strike bj CIO United Steelworkers on Apri. $ against the nation’s steel mills. After ihe conference between uefense mpbilizer Charles E. Wilson and his key stabilization aides, Wilson cancelled plana to Issue an “action stgtem,ent.” WilsAn exmainqd through u spokesman that\ he dW not want to dis|us» the situation publiclywhile 4he steel uipon-managemer t negotiations are in pr°s r ® s ®- Nathan P. pelnsinger, chairman of the wage stabilization board, leftt he meeting promising td ism: e a statement within an Then he changed hi« mind and said he wpuld have nothing to ea r. Ito told reporters, however, tht.t Wilson had not asked him to withdraw the wage bqard’s recommendation of a staggered, pay raise <f ,16¥j centsi ap hour for the steelworkers. i f[ > Price stab|Her Ellis ArnaU ti!fused to comment on the His answer to all newsmen’s quen’.ions was “it’s a lovely day.” Economic stabilizer Roger L. Putnam didn’t show up for the conference. A Spokesman expiaine 1 that he and Wilson did their conferring privately in the defens bmdbilizer's limousine bn their war to wPrk this morning. A Wilson spokesman said no,.decisions of apy kind were madb. He added that Wilson. has no plank for a steel talk with President Truman, who returns to Washington front Key West tonighL But' he said WifSbn“"would see the president at the cabinet meeting tomorrow. The confused steel wage-price Situation was reflected in £he morning’s events. Wilson originally planned one meeting, at slid a. m. (CST'). with all three of p s .chief stabilization lieutenants. It was billed as an attempt to fird an acceptable compromise of their various views. A spokesman had said Wilson would issue a communique after the meeting. : . As it turned out, Wilson held at least two meetings, including the uioblie conference with Pntnam, ' tnd the plan to issue a communique was cancelled —at least for the time being. The four officials have appeared to be hopelessly at odds over hdw to satisfy both the steel industry f.nd Philip Murray’s CIO United steelworkers without upsetting the irhdle economy. The wage stabilization board, with industry members protesting, oroposed thatt he 650,000 steel-workers,-he given pay boosts of 1714 cents on hour in three installments over the next 18 months. That raised the question of a steel pr.ee increase to offset the wage Like. Wilson has called the payproposal a "serious threat” to the stabilization program. L The first man to emerge from the morning talks was WSB chalrman Feinsipgerl who also had conferred with Arthur S. Flemming, , the top mobilization expert on manpower. Asked if, Wilson had sought to have the wage board reduce its pay recommendations Feinsinger - replied "h«n, no — I mean no.” He told reporters that Wilson did not renew his criticism of the recommendations. .