Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 91

Truman Makes Inspection Os Flooded Area ■ ! I ~ .

I Qmaha, Neb.. , Apr. 16— (UP) — President Truman landed here on a midwestern flood inspection f'giht today as Omaha and neighboring cities braced for the Mis- . -souri river’s highest flood crest in history. . { , The -president*, greeted at Offutt air force base by Lt. Gen. Lewiw Pick.' chief of army engineers, said i he would start a new drive in <ongress for passage of his national disaster insurance program. Mr.| Truman, who took off from Washington this morning in his private plane the Independence,, flew Over the flooded Mississippi river valley from Roeg Island. 111., northward to St. Paul, Minn., then 1 runted southwest to devastated Sioux City, la., and (lew down the Missouri valley to Omaha/ ' F "h’s-' worse than I thought it woukUbe,” he told newsmen, “It’s just as bad as it can be.” His trip took him over a partion of the 1.250,000 aeres in flood-rav-aged midwestern states where the x tw'o big rivers and their raging tributaries have driven more than ”5.000 persons from their homes. The president flew over St. Paul just about the time the Mississippi was cresting there at its highest Jveel on record, _ The Mississippi crest was rolling dwonstraem and flooding was predicted all along the Wisconsin-Minnesota border and into lowa, lowa officials* ami the state national guard, whose hands already were full with the Missouri river fiood, Vegan planning for the Mississippi flood. Brig. Gen. Fred 0. Tandy.; lowa adjutant general, met at lowa City with eastern loWa ' guard commanders. , ; / Meanwhile local authorities and I Red Cross officials mobilized emergency units and planned floodfighting strategy at Dubuque. Clim ton. Davenport., Muscatine/ and other Mississippi river towns.. The crest on the Missouri, originally /forecast to hit Omaha and the nearly deserted cities of East < Omahd and Council Bluffs, lat early Thursday, will be /delayed vntil, about 9 p. tn. Thursday, fore- < astern said. \ The; weather bureau A said the liver was “spreading out into a grept lake’’ as wid eas 15 miles upstream from Omaha, and (hat thsi delayed the crest. I Forecasters said this meant thpt -the danger period would* 1 last longer, for about 48 "hours. Upstream at Sioux City, Mayor Ralph Henderson estimated dam-

ege to that stricken river metropolis of 85,000 inhabitants at $2,500,. But flood Waters had dropped there more than a (pot, and Jrnsiness Establishments were reopening. ; In South Dakota, state secretary of agriculture L. V. Ausman" estimated flood damage to the state inflicted by the turbulent Missouri last week at $25,000,000. ' J Fx An aerial view such as Mr. Truman saw of the Missouri in the Omaha area showed the river pourx ing through a man-made bottleneck between Omaha and Council Bluffs, with reinforced dikes holding thus far. > * ;/■ / Upstream 'and down the river was miles wide and claiming more land hourly. The river staged as much as five and a half feet above natural banks as far downstream as-Waverly, Mo. Whole towns in northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missour ihad been evacua’cd. \ ; ' - Mr. Truman said that what he saw on his inspeeiion flight confirmed his belief that the nation needs “an overall' flood control program “from Pittsburgh to Denver, from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.” He said he believes/the present flobds in’ the upper midwest hvae jj»put more land under water than V-ver before ip history., LaPorte Plant Is Closed By Strike ■ La Port. Ind., April 16 HUP)*John Chalick. superintendent of 'the American rubber products plant, sdid today no new negoiatiojm were planed with 175 employes who dosed the plant in a strike for higher pay. - > Chalick said the strike began after a breakdown of wage negotiations which had been in progress since last January when the CIO United Electrical Workers Union received collective bargaining rights.

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Sen. Bridges Asks Probe Os Steel Seizure i |- Asks Investigation Os Truman Seizure Os Steel Industry Washington. Apr. 16 — (UP) — Senate Republican leader Styles Bridges iptrdbueed a resolution today calling tor investigation of President Truman's Seizure of the steel industry. The New Hampshire senator called the seizure “the gravest constitutional' crisis sipct) he Civil War.” He was joined in sponsorship of the resolution by Sen. Robert A Tass (O.) andlseveral other Republicans. _ I J \ The resblu<ion would < irect the senate judiciary committee to investigate whether Mr. Truman had jnrly power*, constitutional or legislative. to take over the stejel mills.” Bridges contended that the president had acted In “disregard of the constitution, the law. and 'he will of congress and' the people." The, issue at stake; he said, is “the right to o4s-n and enjoy property under Sen. Wayne Morse (R-Ore.) introduced a bill to return the mills to their owners provided they accept pay boost proposals of the v.age stabilization bo;: rd minus the union shop. The question of- presidential power to seize private property was buildjng toward ope. of the hottest controversies in> recent times. The governmei t contends .the president has “Inherent powers” to take such actio i n a time of emergency. / Republican critics generally have denied existence cf iny such authority. One of them. Rep. Paul W. Shafer (R-Mich.) expr \ssed the belief that Mr. "Trujnan opght to be impeached. He jdid lot say, however, whether he) plans any action toward thaf end. Permit Granted By Zone Appeals Board ~ i I* T. - f r.i \ Three New Appeals Filed With Board Sam Nussbaum, oWnU of a lot at the corner of Tenth apo Indiana streets, wris granted a per nit Tuesday night by; the of zoning appeals to erect a hobs< on the lot, although it lacjked a ijttle more thSn 500 square feet under’tie zoning ordinance. - Nussbaum must meet c?rtain requirements before a bulling permit is granted. The house, which will be 24 feet wide, must face Indiana street and it hie limited in depth tp 37 feet. This, he board found, will leave a space Os 10 feet on each side of the residence, which is more than required rinaer the ordinance for side yijrdls. t An extension of six months to live in a trailer at 425 E|lm $ reet was granted to Mr. and,Mrs). Raymond Eloph. The boaj'd hias followed a policy of granting a one-; rear permit for trailers in Certain locations In the city. 'there \ane no objections from I Eloph’s original grant was ■ for bnly six months, sq the action Iqlst night merely brought ‘ijiis permit ’in line with others granted. The board has a policy not to renew one-year permits. ’ Three new appeals were filed and will be acted op at ia meeting set for Aptil 29. .James ElHerhon. who resides at the corner of Third and Jefferson streets, is peeking a permit to. change his ressidem/e into a two-family: dwelling. • i / Christian W.;i! Franz desires to build a garage at his residence at 317 Winchester street within one foot of his property line, adjacent to the Standard Oil filling station. The law requires a tbrep-foot clearance. | Ray Imel, 503 North Fifth street, seeks a variance to provide a home for his seven dogs. He has a kennel permit but resides in an area where kennels are not permitted.

Study Size Os Wage Boost In Steel Dispute Government Plans Workers' Boost As Wage Talks Colic Washington, April 16 — (UP)— The government began figuring today the size of a wage boost to grant the CIO United Steelworkers, but industry lawyers warned they will fight any governmentimposed increase in the courts. Secretary of Commerce Charles last night, after the latest collapse of thet steel wage talks, that he will “consider” ordering a pay hike for Philip Murray’s 650,000 steelworkekrs. Sawyer declined to say hour big an increase he bad In mind, But informed government sources said he probably will impose what the industry already has offered —a 12-H-c’ent hourly wage boost and .5% cents more for fringes, but not a union shop. J, Company attorneys, rebuffed in two federal court attempts to fight President Truman's seizure of the steel industry, disclosed they already : have drawn up papers to challenge a government - ordered wage increase,. » Although Sawyer said he would act “promptly but not precipitately;” these sources declared his action should come this week and possibly Ini a day or so. Murray told a repeater “there is a great deal of unrest” among his men in the steel mills. \ Acting defense mobilizer John R. Steelman called off union-man-agement talks after a week because they were "unproductive.” Other developments in the crucial steel wage-price dispute: 1. Price stabilizer Ellis Arnall prepared to explain to .a national press club luncheon and the senate labr committee his firm position against any steel price hike beyond the $2 to |3 permitted by stabilizatin rules. Many observers insist prices are the key to the deadlock, h . . ’ 2. The justice department, answering the industry’s first court action last week, said-rthat even (Turn To Pare El<kt>

Ordinance Passed On Street Repair y Ordinance Carries SSO Daily Penalty The city council passed an ordinance carrying a SSO a day penalty in an effort to get quicker and better repair ,of streets, sidewalks end alleys wsen cut into for repair work by utilities, contractors or private citizens at its regular meeting last night. The ordinance will become effective a(u-‘ ' cation a second time in the Democrat. The ordinance is supplemental to the ordinance already in effect, which requires payment city of a 50 ceiits a Square l foot cut-in charge. ;t would require the immediate filling ot the cut-in; first with six inches of dirt, tamped dowu; then the balance ' with crushed stone or gravel tamped down and the top surfaced either with similar material pr concrete. The work mrist be done immediately after the purpose of the cutin .is completed, and must be approved by she street commissioner. All of this will be in addition to the 50 cents a foot cut-in charge. The ordinance was passed because of the insistence of several of the councilmen that certain ton tractors for utilities were taking advantage of the qity and not complying with their agreement when permits were issued, to recondition tfce streets. ■ , Councilman Don Gasge startfed the agitation for a stronger ordinance shortly after the new council took office last January. He was joined by the other councils then, who at their last j meeting requested city attorney Roberts Anderson to draw a new ordinance. The ordinance whs passed ' ifrider suspension/of rules and because it carries a penalty it; must be published twiefe nl a newspaper of igeneral circulation. Final passage was unanimous. r <_ » INDIANA WEATHER I Fair tonight and {Thursday. Cool tonight with some scattered and local light frost. Warmer Thursday afternoon. Low tonight 3036. High Thursday 70. u r -

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 16, 1952.

Stevenson Out Os Race; Ike Wins In New Jersey

Polls 132,000 { Vote Plurality j Over Sen. Taft ! Eisenhower Forces r Claim All But One Os State Delegates ] Newark, N. J., April 16 (UP)-4f-Gen: Dwight D. Eisenhower ed approximately 132,000 njore votes than Sen. Robert A. Taft in yesterday’s New Jersey tial preferential primary., almo|r complete returns demonstrated today.; 1 , | J The general's backers, who included Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll artd a nuitnber of other state GOP leaders. interpreted the results as an unblemished triumph for their mam Ii But Taft’s backers claimed a “moral" victory because the senator repudiated the primary, tried to withdraw his nalme, and refused to qondoct a personal campaign. Although he ordered his state headquarters closed, his New Jersey supporters conducted an active campaign. 'i Voters expressed a’ Residential preference and also elected 38 delegates to the Republican nominating convention. The delegates are unpledged but Eisenhower forced claimed that 37 of th4 38 would support Eisenhoweifs bid f»i>r the nomination. I Hafold E. Stagsen,; former Koveppoi- of Minnesota, was) the |third name on the Republican presidenliar preference ballot He wa* the paly one of the three to speak it. the 'state but less than 20/ ()oo votes. I Sofpe 750,000 voters cast ballots. One mjllion-plus' votes were pated. but it was a rainy day yesterday. ; j \ With 3480 of! 3840 election districts counted, the Republican votf stood: | Eisenhower 330,708 I Taft 188-792 | Stassen _J L 19.407 ; ; With districts reporting for the Democrats Sen. Estes Kefauvef had 152. MS. J The missing precincts! were trtairtly rural ones in south Jersey an< (•otild not appreciably change results. | Eidenbower, who was in Belgium on his farewell tour as supreme commander of N. A. -T. 0. forces, grinned when; told the news. > “That’s fine,”, he said. * Sen. Estes Kefauyer of Tennessee was t|ie only Democratic presidential candidate. He ma(|e a quiclj Jour of the iv Monday. Thirty-six Dem<|- • auc delegates also w*ere elected. They weren’t bound by the'prefer<Tn|rn To Page Klsht) ' \ . . ... ? - j li ■ L Orders Compliance To New Ordinance Notice Is Issued To ijaundry Owner Fire chief Cedric Fisher notified the city council Tuesday night thset he had sent a registered letter tb James Stonerook, Operator of a laundry in the west part of Decatut, stating that as of May 1 he would be in violation of t|ie! new smoke nuisance qrdinance. |l 1 ■Stoneroojk was gjv)e!n 90 day|i from May 1 1 to comply with nqw ordinance and erect a smokestack or dhimney least 40 feet in helghtn from the ground. j Fisher reported that he had requested and. received a return receipt for the letter notifying Stonerook of the approaching violaiio|. He stated that he wrote the letter ndw in orper To give the Decatur laundry operator as much time ds possible upder the new ordinance to comply.j I 1 The ordinance states that a vit>lator must receive at least a notice by registered mail. Stonerdok has until early in August to comply. The ordinance was passqd unanimously by the council. It is the result of a petition signed by many resiients of the west part bf Decatur stating that the smoke from the laundry was decreasing the value of tbeir property and ciieating a nuisance. , j [

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Red Cross Directors Urge Drive Finished Campaign To Date Is Short Os Goal Red Cross driectors in meeting last evening double-checked = returns in annual fund drive and riskpd that an appeal be made to Solicitors to complete their canvass and urged the public to help put the fund over the top. The drive fund totals >8.450, Jacking * approximately $1,500 of meeting the $9,915-goal. The tornado and disaster fund totals less than S2OO, leavirig a shortage of more t,han S4OO in meeting] this goal. ' Leo /Kirsch, county drive chairpail, and Earl Fuhrman, Decatur phairman, stated that the drive lagged in liecatur. more than in any place in the county. Several of the townships are' nearly! complete. /'The race to be the fifst to complete the drive lies beiween French and kinkland townships, Mrs. Max Schafer, executive secretary,! informed Roscbe Glenderiing, chapter chairman. : This year's Red Cross budget represents/ a minimum pt operating expenses for the local and the national quota, the directors emphasized. If thbi/goal isn't met, the budget will have to be revamped, whicih get would impair carrying an the full Red Cross service. program, tfity officers Explained. , ! . A nominating j committee j composed of E. M. Webb .of serne, Johri Duff of Hartfjoril toWnship ;»nd A. R, Hplthousb of tljlig city to name a slate for the- annual election in Jilne w*as named' by Foscoe Glendening. II : 6 : : • * ■ ■ Daylight | Time In Decatur April 26 City Councilmen Adopt Resolution -Dqcatur will join almost all mother northern Iridiana cities and go on daylight savings time the last Saturday fti April at midnight. The ordinance authorizing the change in time until the last Saturday in September was passed by ordinance in 1940. 1 A resolution was adopted at the Tuesday night meeting of the council urging all <merchants, factories grid offices to join the city in changing to the summer time in pccordanee with the ordinance. ! V ./■Several weeks ago the county commissioners voted to move the court hbuse clock ahead during the sjmmer months. Schools also will operate on the fast time as tar ag can he ascertained dll factories and sfores will accept the resolution of the council. Almost every city in northern Indiana and as far south as Indianapolis will operate on the daylight schedule. Some of the cities in (Turn Te Pace KUcbt)

No Progress In Settlement 01 Phone Strike Joint Negotiation Session Breaks Up Early This Morning /New' York. April li»—(UP)—Joint negotiations sessions between Western Electric officials and representatives of the communications workers of America (CIO) bfoke> up today with “no progress” reported in sEttling the Wday old telephone strike. Union leaders of the striking l|.00(i Western Electric employes stalked out bf the joint meetings at axn. (CST) and Refused to corhment. ■* J “■(nfhey were followed by- company official's and federal mediators who both reported progress had, bEen made. Walter A. Maggioto, who heads a six-fiian federal mediation team attempting to end. the strike, said separate meetings with company and union representatives would begin later this Another joint session was scheduled for 1 pirn. (CST). Maggiolo said last night that he had “strong hope” the joint session early today would end the walkout. There was “no breaknoWr.” in negotiations. Maggiolo said),/ He He blamed the ending of tha joint' session on tiredness of the negotiators. He said there were “no hard feelinigs” on either side. The 16.000 Western Electric empipyes, on strike in 43 statbs and the district of Columbia, have hampered telephone service in : many of the country where nonstriking members of the CWA have refused to cross picket lines. Hopes ; for settlement at the western electric disnute wiere based on contract agrebments 1 reached with striking Bell system employes in New Jersey, Ohio nnd iWibhigan. The installers and w arehousemen of the American Telephone and Telegraph company’s ing arm have Jieen holding out for a 23 cents an hour wage increase. Under patterns established ! n the three bell system settletnnts, the Western Electric strikers would get slightly less than 14 cents an hour. ! '- 1 — j - Beef Feeding Film Shown Lions Club Watsbn Maddox had charge of the program at the weekly meeting o.f the Lions club/heiq Tuesday night at the K. of !P. hqme here. •Maddox presented a 'fihn dealing with the feeding ,of beef: animals. The film, one of an educational series, qhowed the modern methods' of 'feeding to produce better and larger animals, ft nljso showed various buts ot the animals ready for t|e retail market. , j

Four Petitions Are Presented To Council Actions Referred To Committees ■ ■ |1 - Tuesday was petition night at The regular meeting of the city council as (our petitions were presented, considered by the council as a whole, and then referred to the proper committees for further study. . A petition signed by J. Ward ( Calland and Florence Calland for extension of the ci ; ty electric line to their newly acquired property ,‘ust east of the city water softener plant on U. S. road 224, was referred to the electric light committee and the light superintendent. A petition for an electric extens;on to a point on the Piqua rqad, between Moses dajiry building and the Dailey farm on the northeast side of the road, was signed by Edward and Pauline Warren. The matter wras considered and then referred to the electric light committee and the light superintendent. A petkon also was filed by Richard Hendricks and 12 other volunteer firemen for an increase Tn pay ot $2 per nour for every hour worked. either in the pity or on rural calls. Volunteer firement now recieve $1.50 for the first hour and $125 for each additional ’ hOur. •.The petition was referred to the finance committee. A petition was filed by Ira P.odle for a circulating water line from Eleventh street to Tenth street at Adams street; Bpdle exhibited a sample of water' drawn from the taps at his residence, and the water appeared to contain a big percentage of iron and rust. Tne petition was referred to, the water committee and the water a new line will be erected to the bodle property from Adams street, because no one else uses the line outlined in the petition except'the Eodle residence. J Ari ordinance also was passed validating an easement granted by the board of to Ward and I lorence Calland for the right of ingress and egress over city pro--1 erty to their property east of the water softener plant. The ordinance also gives the city the same' rights. ■ .'4 . ’ . The board of woriks and safety member of thfe council, Ronald Gage, made a reportj on the recent trip ot councilman Gage, Mayor John Doan and fire chief Cedric Fisher to several Indiana, and Ohio cities to inspect new fire trucks. The board and other members of the cpuncil and Chief Fisher will make another trip next Monday to inspect equipment at\ Peru, Goshen, Elkhart and Mishawaka. The trips are bieng made to gather information before writing specifications for Decalur’i new truck. Following the allowing of current bills agafhst the city, the council L j ’ i ■ I h 11 1 ' l .r -1 vj ! ' ■ ‘ r

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Takes Self Out \ T 1 ; v j - Os Democratic ■. fcl' tg i I Nominee Race./ Chief Executive Os I Illinois Would Not Accept Nomination Springfield, 111.. Apr. 16—(UP)-» Gov. Adlai E. StevenscMKsaid today “I could riot accept" the Democratic presidential nomination aneb is a candidate only for reelection, closing the door in the faces of those who would draft him as the • party-s standard-bearer; The Illinois chief executive, reported to he President Truman’s choice aa successor in the White ) House, said emphatically that all ■ he wants is a, second term in springfield.'. ■ . ‘pljj “1 have repeatedly said that IB was a cam rdate for governor ot Illinois and had no other ambition.” he said. “To this I must now add that ... I could not accept the nomination for any othey office this summer.” j The 52-year-old governor said he was aware his decision would new. be ‘‘universally understood or mjr conclusions; universally approved ” “I can hope that friends with larger, ambitions for me will not think-'tll of me.” he siad. “They /\ have paid ,me the greatest plimeat within, their gift and they bave my- utmost gratitude.” The governor issued a 300-word statement |n response to pres.mr® ■ npon film to say flatly whether hie would accent the presidential nomination. Hie has be«q reported tp be President Truman’s choice ap a successor in the White House. “I have beefa urged to announce my canaidacy for the Democratic nomination for president,” Stevenson said, “but I am a candidate for governor qf Illinois and I cannot ruffiroTitwo offices at the same t>me. ■||j .. ' 1 CMorCpveir my iduties as ( governor dp not presently afford the time to campaign fpr the nominaition eyed it I Wanted it. ' , • “Others have asked me merely \ s to say that I would- accepts th® nomination whi<|h I did not seek. To stgitp my position now on| a prospect! so reniote in ami probability seems to me A little nresumpiitoits but I would gather presume] thpg embarrass or, mislead.” Fif • If- I’.' .. U u SteveiisoiMsaid “great political ! parties, ’ike \ great nations, have I no ind|sbenisa|)le man.” I . . "LastiTweiek 1 was nominated in kj the Deit|oci|atic primary,”, he said. - ‘lt is tiiie highest office within the j gift ot of Illinois, and its power for good! or ill over their lives is! correspondingly great. - “No ohe should lightly aspire to it or lightjly Abandon the quest ofice begurj. Hence I have repeatedly slsin«|hat_l was a candidate for governor of Illinois and had ho ambition. The governor said he is "proud and content to stand on my comnr’tmeri'j ttp ask the people J of Illinois tp a|low me to'a'ontinue for antoher four years in my present post."' “I cgrinolt hope that my situation flkill be universally understood or my corflusioris unanimously approved. ’he said. “I can hope that f friends with larger ambitions for, me wjH not think ill of me. They have ppid me the greatest compliment Within their gift and they have my utmost gratitude.” Stevenson and his advisers drew up the Statement at a meeting in the executive mansion, last night He kerjt its contents a guarded sejeret, but there were indications ! even before l it wan issued thajt it contained a flat rejection 6fj any ambition for the nomination. f BULLETIN El Paso, Tex., Aprill6—(UP) —First Lt. Verne Goodwin, the first of 13 reserve officers who have refused to fly to be courtmartialed,was sentenced to two years in prison arid ordered dismissed from the air force, the air force di-sclosed today.