Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 79, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 79.

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* , t, ; >»’ ■ _l' ; l New York, April 2.—(UP)—TMO top steel industry negotiator said today that the industry cannot sigif, a ntw contract with the CIO Uujt; ed Steelworkers and stop an April 8 strike without the promise of off|: setting price increases. \ John A., Stephens, United States; Steel Corp, vice president, said the steelmakers "would be fool-hardy and derelict in their duty" to acgcept the wage stabilization board's?; 26-cents-a'nh-our package wage recommendation without adequate price relief. ■ “I hake like hell to have a strike, Stephens said at a news But he added he had no reason t<£ be “optimistic or encouraged” that an Indus try’-wide walkout can be averted. I ; Stephens talked to reporters shortly after announcing that the' industry negotiators will meet with the union at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow tot start negotiating. > But he said the industry has had-' no word from U.S. Steel Corp/ president Benjamin Fairless or’ price officials on increases it saysit needs to off-set a wage hike. Stephens said he is “still hope ful” that Fairless, who is meeting in Washington with price officials, can win a commitment for a price increase well over the $2 a ton now permitted by stabilization rules. President Truman’s legal advisers. meanwhile, are studying alternative methods he could use to seize the industry and avert a strike to save an estimated 300,000 . tons of steel daily for vital defense ■ needs. \ 1 .. Stephens said it would be “exdiscourteous” not to meet union President Philip Muray, who has been standing by for negotiations since Monday. But Stephens said “the price situation is the big issue.” can’t come to any wage agreement until we get an agreement for price increases.” Stephens said be was not even sure that a price, commitment from the government wouiq end the threat of a strike. He said, however, that it would ’’get us into bargaining.” 1 ‘ Stephens said his understanding is that Muray must give notice by midnight Friday ,if the union intends to strike at 12:01 a.m. next Tuesday, as threatened. - s The wage talks will leave negotiators little time to head off a nation-wide strike scheduled for midnight Monday. Steel companies must start banking furnaces four days in advance of a shutdown to avoid plant damage. & As Philip Murray, president of the CIO United Steelworkers, and . company negotiators bided their (Turn To Pace Six) School Operetta Thursday. Friday Leading Characters In Cast Announced “Tulip Time A annual operetta staged by the Decatur high school, win be presented at the school auditorium in three Thursday and Friday. The operetta, a Dutch musical comedy in two acts, will be offered for the first time at 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon, with repeat performances at 8 o’clock Thursday night and again at 8 p. m. F rMay. The operetta has a cast of 70 students of the Decatur high school, under the supervision of Miss Helen HaUbold, director of music in the public schools. . The production features tunejul music, colorful costumes, attractive stage settings and typical Dutch dances. Admission prices will be 50 cents for adults and high school students, and 25 cents for\chlldren and grade school pupils. Principal characters, in the er appearance, are as follows: Eugene Hoffman, Lois Wood, Charlene Lehman, Duther Schrock, Mary Ann Swearingen. Ronald \ Murphy. Dick Rdidenbach and Doug Thompson. * INDIANA WEATHER il’4 Mostly fair and not much change in temperature tonight and Thursday, except partly cloudy extreme north. Low tonight 32-36 north and 36-42 south. Hign Thursday 46-54 north and 54-60 south. ,1- \■ ! 1 ■ •

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Plans Early Construction Os New Sewer Northwest Sewer To Make More Building Lots Available Here Barring unforeseen legal ob- > stacles. the city of Decatur soon will have the much needed northwest sewer which will serve resi- . dents of the northwest part of Decatur and make available for build- ■ ing home! more than 1,006’ lots in • that section of the city. The city council Tuesday night authorized' Mayor John Doan, city ] attorney Robert Anderson find city ; engineer Ralph Roop to inquire into the legality of a plan ffo issue about SIOO,OOO worth of general obligation bonds to guarantee payment to contractors for construction of the proposed improvement. Attorney Anderson stated ]! that he believed a plan could be worked out, wnereby the general obligation bonds would finance the construction of the main sewer startling near Nuttman avenue : in Dejcatur and running in a portjieaster,ly direction to the St. Mary's river, and also guarantee payments, through setting up of a revolving fewer fund; for Barrett law, assessments on properties hooking into the main sewer through many laterals which would be built. • - $ The plan was outlined to the council last night and alPftvjfe alderpien gave informal approval to the preliminary plans. . While the new sewer would be of direct benefit to property owners in the northwest part of Decatur, it was pointed opt, that all property Owners would benefit indirectly because the new construction and the (revolving fund would make it possible to make the load of present |ewers much lighter. : ’ fc k The present plan would call for the immediate sale of bonds , and construction of the main sewer. Then the hook-ins would be completed as soon as possible and by fall many lots in the northwest part of Decatur would be ? ready (or home construction. At present oie lots are not satisfactory for homes because there are no available sewer connections. < Mayor Doan, Anderson and Roop Will go to Indianapolis, probably Friday, to iron out the legal technicalities and will" have the formal plans ready for discussion by the iphole council in the next few Vfeeks. I The one problem in building a (Tur« To Page Five) 5 free Parking Lot Open This Summer ■; City Parking Lot J, Will Be Surfaced ' *. City engineer Ralph I?. 1 Roop and electric light superintendent Pettibone showed a pencil sketch preview of the new free iiprking lot directly east qf theA and P supermarket on Monroe yiireet which will be opened to the •mblic this summer. ; The parking lot, which will be fyee. will accommodate at least automobiles and will be well lighted at nigfh. to prevent any pilfering of the parked vehicles. I The parking area, purchased spme time ago from I. A. Kalver and Roy Kalver, has been filled if and shortly will receive a heavy surface of black-top material, fjghts will be erected and the entfje area has been constructed !so surface water will flow immediately to the river. • I sWork has been in progress the last several weeks of filling in the ’at. Dirt has been used fat >the fill from the excavation fojr the new power plant. The entire ariea h|a been levelled off and the drainage system has been installed. ] ‘The lot is now ready for the top surface iind erection of Rights. If is understood the area will be Policed and will be open 24 hours a?day for the parking of automobiles. | . $ . I i' ■ M 1 i' ’ls l ’S I' - - ■

I ■■ IGen. Eisenhower Reports < J i j J '■' : ” ' I : ■ GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Is pictured making his 12.000-word report marking the end of his first year in command of SHAPE, military headquarters for the North Atlantic treaty organization of 14 nations. ’ . ..

Holy Week Services At Lutheran Church Schedule 1$ Listed By Pastor Os Church The schedule o( Services for Holy Week at Zion Lutheran church/ West Monroe street, has been announced by the pastor, the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, as follows: Palm Sunday, April 6, md’ning services will be conducted ai the usual hour of 8 and 10:30 o’clock. These will be th the form of a reconsecration service, and the members of the congregation will repeat the vow they made on the day of their confirmation. The pastor’s sermon theme will’ be, "Christ Is AH and Im AU,’* Colnsslatis 3:11. Palm Sunday afternoon, 1:30 o'clock, the quarterlymeeting of the congregation wiH be held. Sunday evening the Married Couples club will fete the members of the Saturday school basketball team and their cheer leaders with a carry-in dinner and athletic program. ’■ \ , ’J Holy Wednesday, announcements for the Maundy Thursday and Easter Communion \will be , received by the pastor in the church, and short preparatory devotions will be conducted at 2,4, 5,7 and 8 p.m. A divine service commemorating the institution of the Lord’s Supper with celebration of the' Holy Sacrament will be conducted Maundy Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev, W. jj. Schnedler, chaplain of the Fort Wayne Lutheran will preach the sermon and assist In the distribution of the Sacrament. , . , ;. A Good Friday noonday service will be held between the hours of 12:30 and 2 o’clock. The reading of the Passion Story •will be the feature of this service; The reading will be interspersed with appropriate hymns and prayers. A’special quiet is observed during ttyis service. A divine service commemorating the death of Jesus Christ will be conducted Good Friday evening at 7:30. Special features of this service will be the responsive readings known as the litany of the’ Cross and the Lenten reproaches. The pastor’s sermon Good Friday evening will have as theme,. “Meditations The public is invited to attend these Services, also the final of the Wednesday evening Lenten services which will be conducted this evening, beginning at 7:30 oclock. Organ meditations by Miss Eileen Bieberich will precede the service at 7:20. Anthony Murphy To Head Moose Lodge Elected Governor At Annual Meeting Anthony Murphy was elected governor of Adams Lodge 1311 of the Loyal Order of Moose at the annual meeting of members last evening. He succeeds Lester Sheets. \ Other officers named in the election are: Kenneth Friedt, junior governor: Boyd Myers, prelate; Junior Lake, treasurer, and Frank Ros®, trustee for three years. ‘ Nearly 100 member® participated in the election. Installation will be April 29. Plans are being made for a district Moosa Legion meeting at the home ott April 18, Lester Sheets, retiring governor, stated to,I' . -

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Ike Emphasizes American Help Must Continue - <' ■ ■ ■ Eisenhower Makes • Report On First NATO Anniversary Paris, Apr. 2 — (jUP) — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in a major foreign policy I statement as a military commander but with t broad political implications, said today that the United States can net long continue its tremendous a!d to Europe without risking bankruptcy. The alnea commander published a 12.000-word report to the governments of the 14 North Atlantic treaty organization countries as the final returns were coming in from the Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries and amid speculation that he may return home soon to campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. !i Not once, however, did Eisenhower even hint that he may soon ask to be relieved of his job. Eisenhower made his report on the first anniversary of the establishment of his supreme headquarters here. But it ranged far afield from purely military problems and contained his views on some issues which happen to lie major ones in ~thh presidential campaign. Hence the 35-page report Was read here as being possibly more significant for its political repercussions in the United States than as a straight military document. r Eisenhower emphasized the need for continued American aid. He emphasized that to earn it. Europe must help itself. He 'rejected any new form of American isolationism. He repeated his faith in the concept of mutual security. He called on Europe to embark on a monumental program of economic and financial unification. . Militarily, Eisenhower said, “the tide has begun to flow our way and the situation of the free world is brighter than it >as a year ago.” - This has come about, Eisenhower said, despite a Soviet army that “casts its shadow over the length and breadth of Europe.” It hAs come about, he said, despite the (Turn To Pace Five)

•Cetittt, fftedifatiw .i ■ ■ . • ■ •• ; ■ } 1' ', i I (Rev. Robert Schrock, Pleasant Mills Baptist Church) • MANAGING OURSELVES '.- ’ I He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;, and > he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Proverbs 16:32. Ever since the time of Adam and Eve we find that man, with ! all his wisdom and power, has not.- been able 5 to manage his inner life. Self righteousness and seif-glory, and ajl the other desires of man’s inherent evil nature, have invariably ruled his heart, and man has become a Slave to sin and to self. Yet every man deto learn the secret of controlling his inner life and Os living peaceably with himself, with his fellow men. and with God. In his own strength, man is unable to gain the victory over sin and self. But thanks be unto God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Chtist. We need not be slaves to sin, nor to the anger and evil temper that so often rise to the surface of our lives, bringing moments of embarrassment, and many times long and unpleasant reaping. The secret of overcoming and the ability to manage our inner lives is found in the power of the Holy Spirit. It is only as we come to Chrsit and completely surreiider our wills and selves to Him, and then allow the Holy Spirit simply to saturate our Inner lives, that we are able to manage Ourselves and to overcome the inherited evils that ruin the body and soul. >

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> " "■ 1 Busy Session He d By City Councilmen Longest Meeting Os Year Held Tuesday The eity council had its longest meeting of the year Tuesday night As it disposed of much important lousiness. An ordinance, effective May 1. was passed authorizing inspection by the fire .chief of all stationary steam boilers of 15 horsepower or. more. .. ■ The ordinance also re<] uires a smokestack and chimney of at feast 40 feet in height fram the ground. It was passed- irimarily to control a smoke nuisance which residents of the west part of Decatur said same from .the laundry operated by James Stonerook. ■ The measure was passed unanimously by suspension of the rules and carries an effective date of May 1, 1952. ‘ ' Another ordinance approving a contract wtih National an d Supply Co.. Fort Wayne for purchase of power and control cables and insulated conductors to if be used in the new power plant was Passed. Total amount of |he contract was $28,213. There were no to the proposed additional appropriation request of $9,170 for increases in also for the down payment on a salaries of all city employes and new fire truck. Legal notices published in tyo newspapers were made a matter of record |and tho ordinance granting the jiDpropriation was adopted. The matter of appropriation now will go to county auditor Thurman Drew, who will certify the ordinance to the state board of tax commissioners. The tax bohrd will hold a hearing within the next few weeks and if there are no objections the salary ipcreases will be effective May 1 Purchase of a fire truck will be made as soon as the board of safety completes specifications and advertises for bids. A request from J. W. Calland for a Jrity water connection on a lot owned'by him directly east of the water softener plant, but outside the city limits, was referred to the water committee and water superintendent. Ralph Roop, city engineer.' was appointed building inspector by Mayor Doan and the appointment was approved by the council. Roop hqs beeh serving in this capacity along with his other duties, but the appointment never has been made a matter of record. A petition of Mr. and Mrs. James 1 ? Beery and eight other residents In the west part of Decatur for a street light at the west end of Madison street was referred to the electric light committee and electric superintendent. Authorization, subject tJ final approval by the city engineer, for coristruction of a cement siclewalk along the south side of the Cornelius and Justine Geimer home at Madison and Thirteenth streets was given on petition of the 'Geimers. V' / I ‘ > Councilman Don Gage again raised the question of what the <Tt» t» p»w aix>

McGrath And Truman Confer Over Dispute No Statement On Conference Today ' On Newbold Morris Washington, April 2. —(UP) — Attorney General J. Howard MeGrath conferred for 15 minutes with President Truman today, but therO was no immediate word whether he or corruption hunter Newbold Morris will resign. It seemed evident that either dr Morris will have to leave the government. McGrath brushed off all questions by reporters on thlh phase of the situation, saying merely: discussed departmental matters with the president and anything that is to be said will have to be said by the president or members of his staff.” Among questions fired at him as he left the white house were whther he planned tp resign, whether he had attempted to justify his newly-developed -opposition to Morrih, and whether he planned to make a statement later. The crisis centered on McGrath’s opposition to a financial questionnaire sent by Morris to 596 justice department officials. McGrath said all information would have to come from the white house and, as for the statement. “I will let you know if. 1 do.” There was no assurance of any announcement from the white house. IThe white house declined, for the present at least, to say how Mr. Truonan fdels now about Morris, to whom he had promised all support. Press secretary Joseph Short w-as asked whether the president had changed his feeling of support for Morris. Short replied, “I haven’t had any conversation with the president about that, so ( I wouldn't know whether he has or not.” \ I ». There was an outside change that Mr. Truman might decide to resolve the situation by getting rid ,of both official*. Morris has been on record for the past month with a threat to throw up his job if any federal official ever balked at his financial questionnaire without being promptly fred. ' I In a television interview on March 2, Moris said that any official who refused to make a clean breast of his private financial affairs would “have to stapd up and (Tin, To Five SIX) - Decatur Farm Days Monday And Tuesday Farm Displays, Plan Free Entertainment Due to the retail committee’s standing policy of trying not to Hare events conflict with; Wednesday night church services, “Farm Days,” originally scheduled for April 8 and 9, have been reset for the April 7 and 8. \ I During these two days the farm implement and feed dealers of Decatur will have on display on Cort and Madison streets all : of their latest wares. Each afternoon from 2:30 until 3:30 o’clock the Decatur high school band will give a concert. Monday and Tuesday nights from 7:30 until 9:30; Nancy Lee and The Hilltoppers from Radio Station WOWO will entertain free of charge. Also through the courtesy of the city of Decatur there will be two liour free parking available by simply cutting out the parking ticket In the Daily Democrat and posting on the windshield. The retail committee has suggested to the merchants that all stores remain open until 9 p.m. on these evenings (Monday and Tuesday). Every one is invited to come and see tiie latest in farm supplies and to visit Decatur Vtores, which have all of the latest in Easter finery.

Will Not Withdraw UN Volo Os Russia \ No Acceptance Os Russian Inspection Panmunjom, Korea, April 2, — (UP) —The United Nations warned the Communists today that the pllies wH not withdraw their veto off Russia at a higher-level truce meeting tomorrow. Col. Don O. Darrow of the tT.N. said -the allies never vwould accept the Reds’ nomination of Russia to the neutral truce inspection commission because the Soviets cannot be considered neutral in the Korean war. i He spoke at the final meeting of (U.N. and Communist staff officers before a sub-committee of generals and admirals from the main truqe flelegations takes over the dehdocked problem of Russia tomorrow. Darrow said he “told them our position Would hot change in subdelegation meetings or in plenary J The staff officers also failed to f.gree on how to write “Korea” in he Korean language version of the armistice documents. The allies Want to call it “Han Kuk,” while the Reds are holding out for Other staff officers in a neighboring tent reported “no progress” after a futile 65-minute debate on exchanging war prisoners. J Increase Air Toll Seoul, Korea, April 2. —(UP) — * Allied planes shot down one Mig jet tighter and damaged two Others i today, bringing thejr two-day toll of | Communist aircraft over Korea to . M. Another. Red plane probably was damaged. Lt. Robert T. Latshaw, Amarillo, Tex., was credited with knocking down the lone Mig. His regard now stands at thr4e enepiy planes destroyed and three damaged. On the ground,' the Communists launched their biggest ground attack in three months. Some 1,500 bugle-blowing Red troops, shouting “kill! kill!” knocked United Nations troops off a hill .west of the allied truce camp town of Munean on the western front. The United Nations forces recaptured the fortifications in bloody combat. Otherwise,, ground fighting was limited to light patrol engagements. Inspect Bicycles Here On Saturday Lincoln PT A Will Sponsor Inspection More than 300 Decatur bicycles Will be inspected free of charge at Lincoln school starting at 9 o'clock next Sautrday morning under the direction of the Lincoln parentteachers association, it was announced today. Each bike inspected will also receive a chemcially treated attachment for the rear of the vehicle which will light, upi when the lights from an auto,mobil6 reflect on it. Brakes, wheels and otiier parts of every bicycle will be inspected free of charge, it was said. Twelve members of the local club will bane charge of the inspection. The aerial number of each bicycle also will be recorded and a copy of these will be turned to the city police department. The serial numbers will make it easier to trace the owners of recovered j Several bikes are recovered by the police almost every week and some times it takes several days to find the owner. The inspection is an annual event sponsored by the parentteachers group with an aim toward teaching safety to Decatur's youngsters. April Fool Program Held By Lions Club The Liohs roared at each other at the regular Tuesday night meeting of the service club at the k. of P. home. The occasion Was an April Fool’s day program. ■ ißonald Parrish acted as chairman tor the night’s program and several oxtemporaneous talks were given by members.

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Captures Most Os Delegates In Wisconsin Scores Surprising Write-in Win Over Ike In Nebraska By United; Press Sen. Robert A Taft the winner's» Wisconsin and Nebraska today and his hack6rs claimed he had stemmed thd Els]* enhower tide. \ ! ? Taft, standing at the crossroads of his politeial future. : captured 11 of Wisconsni’s SO Republican: ileelgates and went on to score .surprising “write-in” victory Gen. Dwight Eisenhower in the Nebraska primary. It was Eisenhower’s first majof defeat at the polls and Taft’s first * write-in” victory, accomplished despite the fact that the Ohio Republican never set foot in Nebraska during the campaign. i i On the Democratic side, Sen,. Estes Kefauver romped to an easy victory in Wisconsin and then defeated Sen. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma in the Nebraska contest; which was the first Democratic test since President Truiman withdrew from contention. | Taft, who entered tha Nebraska primary on a “gamble” as a ; “write-in'’ candidate, gaining > slowly hut steadily as Use returns ! canie toi Eisenhower, too, was a > write-in eshdidate. Harold Stassen, only major Republican coni tender oo the ballot, ran third. Taft’s Nebraska sapporters said ris apparent vcitory was a ‘ road block for the Ike blitzkrieg.” But Eisenhower backers said they were pleased with the general’s write-in showing. He trailed Taft by about 10,000 votes. In Wisconsin, Taft defeated Gov. Earl Warren of California and Stassen. Eisenhower was not entered and no write-in votes were allowed. Warren captured delegates and Stassen, who had nromlsed Eisenhower half of his> got none. x Warren and Stassen each had sought support from the Eisenhowhr forces in Wisconsin,' and tof tether they got about 55 percent of the total Republican vote. Stassen claimed the Wisconsin vtoe was a victory for “Anti-Taft’’ forces.. -! Kefauver won all 36 of WisconFin’s Democratic delegates, who have 28 votes at the national contention. But thh contest had lost; most of its significance when Mr; Truman announced he would not! be a candidate. ’. In Nebraska, Kerr conceded vicJ to Kefauver after trailing by 10.,000 yotes. .<( | Taft's Wisconsin vcitory was exylained by many observers as a t protest against the tactics used by Stassen in his efforts to lure votes] f from Eisenhower. The general did not appear on the Wisconsin ballot and Stassen promised to turn over half his delegates to vote for Eisenhower on (he first ballot at the GOP July convention.' Stassen didn’t get a delegate. 1 The Nebraska jjrimary was the first time Taft and Eisenhowerj had met on the same ground ,as write-in candidates. j They had met once previously—in New Hampshire—when both tTara To six) VFW Essay Contest , Winners Are Named The contest, sponsored by .tlie Veterans of Foreign Wars, using the theme, “America is everybody!* Business,” has been completed and winners announced. All winners are students of the Decatur Catho-j lie high school. First prize went Jo Phyllis Ahn Braun, daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Braun, second prize Margaret Ann Schmitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Schmitt of Mercer avenue, and third prize went to Marjorie Heiman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heiman of route 4. Barbara Voglewede received honorable mention for her essay. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mra. Arthur Voglewede. The prizes were $5, $3 and $2, and they have been seat to the district for judging there.