Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 173.

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Speculate On Cabinet Post I : ' ' «• . '’■<y *"'" ? ToSchricker Schricker Slated For Stevenson's f Nominating Speech ’ INDIANAPOLIS, (UP) — Gov. Henry (F. Schricker’s nomination of Gov. Adlai Stevenson for Democratic presidential candidate conceivably- could lead to a cabinet post for the Indiana governor. Statehouse Democrats speculated that Schricker’s I nominating speech will at least [point up a “neighborly'’ friendship between the two. They gdde<i Schricker is not trying [to gain per- | sonal favor. / | But a cabinet post could well be the outcome if Stevenson is elect- _ cd. They argued itwould not be difficult for Schrickert to accept because his election ai-'U, S. senator, if it ocdurs, will assure that a Democrat* will replace Repub- _ lican Sen. William E. Jenifer. The speculation, assuming Stevenson is the presidential \winner, went this way: \ . - -- Schricker and the Illinois governor are such good personal and \ political friends that Schricker would deem it a pleasure to cam- - paign alongside Stevenson. Most of all, Schricker wants to unseat Jenner. . , If. he does_and if Stevenson then wants Schricker hi hie cabinet---as t. I secretary of interior, for example Schricker could resign the senate seat soon after being sworn in on Jan. 3. Since Schricker could not serve as governor while a member' b: congress, Lt. Gov. John A. Wati, kins would -finish his gubernatorial term —until Jan. 12—and could appoint a Hoosien Democrat to the senate 'vacancy? That person wduld tjwo years until the next general election, when Hoosiers would elett a slaort-term fourybgr senator. The speculation was hot limited to a Cabinet post. Some of Schricker’s political friends said his banking experience might qualify him for a reconstruction finance corporation post or “his ,unquestionable integrity might fit well into the atomic bnergy program.” _ . Arthur Canjpbell, the governor’s executive secretary,'’admitted the possibility 'of such turn of events (Turn To Paire Kl*bt) Rebecca Sprague Is Tdken By Death Rebecca Sprague, 95, a native of Decatur, died Tuesday at the Crow nursing home, where she had been a patient since the death of her [ husband, Elmer, 11 months ago. r She lived near Monroeville for approximately 41 years. ; Survivors include two brothers1 irt-law. John Sprague of Decatur and Charles Sprague of Monroeville, and several nieces and neph- ” ews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. .Thursday at the Marquart funeral home in Monroeville, with burial in the Decatur- ceme- . tery. ~

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A ' ■ Zone Board Ruling Appealed To Court < Jehovah Witnesses Tq Circuit Court An action was filed in circuit court foday by the Decatur company of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, attacking the ordinance- rpreventing them froni building a church on the : northeast corner of Ninth and Monroe streets, on the ground that it is unconstitutional. The ; show cause order further states fthat the board acted “unlawfully. arbitrarily, capriciously and uiii;easonably.”. . ! The /Witnesses specifically ask certiorari, a rejection of the meththes circuit court issue a writ of odsj used by tire ' zoning board whereby they turned down tht Witnesses, which would reverse the zoning boardt and permit a variance. T J 1 The »whole \question came about when the religious group [ made plans to build a church on the northeast corner of Ninth and Moproe streets. Just north of that plo( of ground is! property belonging to'-Adam Kiitfowich, 216 North Ninth street. Tl|e Witnesses' proposed building wps of such a size that it fell within a space where Kutiowich could jnotest they were too close to his property. Thg Witnesses then proposed to move thejr structure fin the direction to mak[f| up jfor thp fault, tow’ard Monroe 'ntyeei; Ift refusing to fgraht a variance to the Witnesses to build, the zoning bohrd said the church, built, would extend beyond the' building line on Monroe street; also not enough parking Space wss provided for their congregation. L f May 29 Ralph Roop, acting as superintendent of zoning) turned dowcg a permit to build oh the grohO-Ahat it violated city ordinance Number i—1949, which relates to the-height, frontage, parking capacity and all | questions arising from construction, f j After Ropo's refusal, the Witnesses appealed their’ request to the; city zoning board of appeals for a variance. Tuesday, June 24, the hoard unanimously rejected the appeal on the same ground stated by Roop, that it violated certain parts of the ordinance in question. By law, a rejecting by the zoning board may be appealed to the circuit court within 60 days from a refusal, which has been done. TJie defendant in tills case is, of course, the board of zoning appeals, with an order issued by the court returnable for Mr. ahd Mrs. R. E. Garard, 904 West Monroe street: W. F. Beery, 81 Oi Monroe street; Adam Kunbwieh, 216 North Ninth street; and Anselm HackITnrn To Pace Elxkt) Hearing July 29 On School Appropriation Auditor Thurmkn I.; Drew received word from the-state boajfd of tax commissioners-today that a has been set up for July '29 ht 9:30 A.m. for a hearing with the school gboard and a field man from the d state board. The purpose will be to give the state board an opportunity to study the $20,000 appropriation necessary to repair the sfchool and file their* answer, approval or denial of the request.

Mrs. Roosevelt Is Acclaimed By Convention Demonstration Os 17 Minutes Greets Eleanor Roosevelt CONVENTION HALL. Chicago, (UP) — Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt walked down to the speakers; platform and |nto the heart of the 31« t Democratic national convention. She had come to talk about the United Nations. \ jShe carried a prepared speech in which she said this country, but for the U. N., “would walk alone, ruler by fear instead of confidence and hope.’’ But the delegates, the alternates and the galleries first wanted to get something in.the record about Mrs. Roosevelt. They loved her, and said so for 17 straight minutes with’ whistles, shouts, applause and stamping feet. Temporary Convention chairman Paul A. Dever introduced Mrs. Roosevelt. She took her place on the podium and the tumult began. It looked for a time that she never would get to speak. The delegates waggled their state standards in Mrs. Roosevelt’s face. The laternates tried to crowd their wa°y through the delegates, packed elbow to elbow in front of the platform. The gallery whistled and yelled its ap-= proval. Mrs!. India Edwards, vlpe chairman of the Democratic national committee, sought to quiet the uproar. She retreated when her efforts intensified it. Dever gaveled nine futile times, then gave up grinning when no one paid attention. Mrs. Roosevelt stood smiling, her glasses in her hand, waving. She tried again and again to shush the uproar, extending her hands palm downward in a gesture that proved wholly futile. The band struck up “Happy Days Are Here Again.” the theme song that set earlier conventions wild during (he tenure of Mrs. Roosevelt’s late husband. The result was like old y times. It was the biggest demonstration so far tft a convention that so far \had seemed calm by comparison to the Republican meeting here two weeks ago. Finally Mrs. Roosevelt had her say. She J spoke of the United Nations with sincerity and emo-, tion. Shq said that to weaken or hamstring the U. N. now, through lack of faith or lack of vision, would be “to condemn ourselves endless struggle for survival in a jungle world?’ She defended U. N. participation in the Korean war. She said if the aggression by the North Koreans had not bCen met, further I iecemeal conquests would have been encouraged “all over the globe.” , , Mrs. Roosevelt said a “just and lasting peace” cannot be achieved until the Communists agrlee to "honest terms.” T h rb u[ g\h the U. N., she said, negotiations can be continued and the desired peace may eventually be reached. \ j ' 'u * '•? i -. Favors Seating All On Temporary Roll Committee Moves \ Despite Refusdls CONVENTION HALL, Chicago, (UP)—The credentials committee recommended to the Democratic national convention today that all delgeates on the convention’s temporary roll be seated despite the fact that three southern states refused to sign a “loyalty” pledge. Louisiana, Virginia and South Carolina did not give the required assurance contained in the “loyalty” pledge even though it had been watered down. So did some northern states—including Illinois and Rhode Island. The credentials committee recommended seating of the ‘regular’ anti-administration Texas and Mississippi delegations. \ The Texas recommendation was Challenged immediately by credentails committee members from 13 states,* The minorify proposed to seat the challenging Texas delegation led by Maury Maverick instead of the “regulars” led by Gov. Allen Shivers. The miiiority report said “we Relieve that the Dixlecrat Shivers delegation was elected by an illegal convention . . . through procedures in clear violation of the (Tvra P»«e Sevea)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 23, 1952.

Stevenson Piling Up New Support; Seek To T’k . . L TT% j j *1 Prevent Floorjßattle

Steel Strike Hits Heart Os Defense Work Nation's Largest Artillery Shell Plant Js Closed WASHINGTON; (UP) — The 52-day steel strike hit at' the heart of the defense program today as worried White House officials exerted new pressure on industry and union leaders to negotiate an agreement. c Acting defense mobiliz'er John R. Steelman was in almost constant communication by telephone with both sides in further attempts to find some break in th» completely deadlocked dispute. As Steelman struggled for resumption of collective bargaining, the prolonged nation witje walkout of 600,000 CIO Steelworkers had its first drastic effects on defense production. The army announced the shut--0ow T n of the nation’s largest artillery shell plant — the Chevrolet shell plant at St. Loqis. Defense officials predicted the ;list of defense facilities forced to c|osfc down for lack pf steel would grow rapidly. Until now they said, the strike has primarily hurt the civilian economy, forcing a halt in production of automobiles and other consumers goods and causing layoffs of workers not directly Jn the steel industry. The strike's effect on defense production was delayed due to the large stockpile of steel when the walkout started June 2. The magazine Iron Age said in this week's issue that there was t not “a ray pf hope” for quick settlement of the strike, although differences between the industry and union were “paperjthin.” The mayazine listed these effects of “the worst Steel strike in history:” 1, Steel production losses will total 17.000.000 tons by the end (Turn,Tn I’aice Seven) • ' • ■k-; . 4 • • "; ■' ; •■' j- ’ r ' j -\ Elmer Moser Dies After Short Illness Funeral Friday For Resident' Elmer Moser. 5r4, Craigville implement dealer, died. Tuesday at the Clinic hospital in Bluffton. H<bl had been ill three months with! heart disease. He was a member of the Apostolic, Christian church. 'Surviving are his wife, Bertha; two suns, James, in the army at Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., and Thomas, at home; one daughter. Miss Berniece Moser, at home; five brothers, Edward of Craigville. Joe and Menno, both of Bluffton; Amos of Berrie and Eli of Fort Wayne, and three l sisters, Mar. tha Bauman of Sabatha, Kan.. Mrs. John L. Moser, of Bluffton and Mrs, Homer Gerber of near Decatur. Funeral serviced will be conducted at . 1:30 p. m. Friday at the residence and at 2 o’clock at the Apostolic Christian church, the Rev. Samuel Aeschliman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body has been removed from the Jahn funeralhome to ’the residence, where friends may call after 5 o’clock this evening. . . J Kitchen Condition Reported Improved James B. Kitdhen, Jr., in very serious condition since July 7, when 65 percent of his body was burned in a gas heater explosion at his home, was described by his attending physician at the Fort Wayne veterans’ hospital as “improved with a good chance of recovery,” today.

Cross Chairman 1 R. E. Glendenlng Glendening Renamed Red Cross Chairman i Annual Election Is Held Tuesday Night Annual election of the board of directors and officers of the local chapter of the American-Red Cross Were held last night at Red Cross Headquarters. Reelecteid as chairman was Rosdoe E. Glendening. assistant ([ashler. First State Bank, \with Iparl M. Webb, Berne school superintendent, reelected as first viceChairman and John Duff" taking office for the first time as second Vice-chairman. 'Morris Begun was reelected as treasurer;] Bernice Neilson began another term as secretary to the board. ' New members of the board are: ■ Earl Fuhtmap, Raul Loomis, William: Schnepfl, Jr., Leo W. Kirsch. Hugh D. Moser, and Mrs. Mildred Foley., elected to serve out the term of her late husband. Hansel L. Uoley. ! Retiring members of the board; pre: Phil Sauer. Mrs. Roy L. Price; Gustav Shneler. C? I. Finlayson and S. W. McMillen. A report was given on the theme of the National Red Cross convention, held this year in Cleveland, 0., June 24-25!, at which it was brought nut fihat these are at least 100 Volunteer workers of the Red Cross to every paid worker. Local; riiembers present at the ponventioi Were: Mrs. Joe Mrs. Ed Bauer jmd Mrs. Max Shafer, chaptier secretary. .• u. \U- * , j- j . . ' p ; __L— - Two After-Shocks Os Monday's Quake New Rumblings Are Ignored By Citizens | TEHACHAPI. Calif. UP — Two kftef-shocks of the Monday earthquake that shattered Tehachapi rippled across Southern California early today. . \ | Tired (residents of this quake-torn |ittle hill town ignored the new rumblings and kept at their tasks |>f clearing tip the rubble left by Monday’s powerful temblor. I The after-shocks rattled most of Southern California about 12:45 a.m. and then again about 6:18 a.m. Fhere were no reports of damage. The second rumble today gentljy [shook the United Press office in tx)s Angeles, swaying light fixtures khd rockihg some equipment. Newspaper telephone offices, usually swamped with calls after the slightest trehiQr, reported, receiving no balls from apparently strake hardeni fed Southern Californians. ! Rough estimates of damage here were plated at $2,800,000, and in heathy Arvin, the toll was placed linpfficially at $500,000. In all of kerb county, damage may run as Hi|rh as plus less spectacular damage in Los Angeles, Ventura and santa ; Barbara counties. , «

Compromise Is Voted On Civil Rights Compromise Made \ Early This Morning On Pbrty Plbtform CHICAGO, UP — New Deal Democrats compromised their civil rights pl itform dispute with the south toda/ Th an lltjh hour move to avert a fight on the convention floor. The compromise came shortly before 5 am., CST,! after almost 10 h ours c f shouting table-thumpi-ing argument among; 19 members of a subcommittee chiosen to draft the platform on whifeh the Democrats will try to Dwight “DL Eisenhowers Republican ticket in" November. Sen. Herbert H. Lehman of New York, his face gray and drawn with fatigui, told newsmen he had given up his fight tfe write into the civil eights plafrk a clause binding the Democrats to end the senate filibuster,, which the south traditionally has used!to kill FEPC legislation. Thfe subcommittee accepted proposal by Sen. John J. Sparknaan of Alabama to [write a generalized ariti-filihustet pledge into, a separate section of I the platforrii dealing W’|th congressional reorganization. [ \ ! Bpth Lehman and Sparkman believed the compromise would prevent the convention floor fight which all hands had regarded as inevitable before thje final plat-' form writing session (began at 7:15 p.m. CST, Tuesday liight. I “It doesn’t look to me as if there will be a light on thje floor,” Lehman said, “because [this plhtform represents a great step forward on civil rights.” p, -\y i p None of the (subcoihmittee members would givfe liny Retails of the civil righ s plank, [but Lehman said it was an improvement over the 1948 platform, which fell just short of committing tjhe Democrats to a compulsory faiif employment (Turn To Paxe KiKbt) Attend Test Run Os New Diesel Engine Mayor John Doan, councilmen E. Bduer and Adolph Kolter, Clarence ZiDer and Lester Pettibone, all of this city, attended the test run of Decatur’s new diesel electrical generating unit at Hamilton, D., Tuesday. The hugs engine met all the require 4 tests and Qie. half and three quarter logd telsts vrill be made today. Petti hope remained for today’s test and the other local men returned last night. ; Helen Skevington j Is Taken By Death Sister Os Decatur Lady Dies Tuesday i Mrs. Helen Noll Skevington, 56, of Fort Wayne, died at f) o’clock Tuesday “shortly after she was admitted to St. Joseph’s hospital. She had been ill for four months, j She was born and reared in Fort Wayne and was a member of the Precious Blood : Catholic church, the Rosary society and the CBL of .1 . . Surviving ate her Harry W. Skevington; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Tonnellier of Decatur; Mrs. Matilda Skevington and Miss Ann Noll, both of Fort Wayne, and a brother, Frank Noll, also of Fort Wayne. ' |l , ' [ Funeral services will; be held at 9 o’clock Friday morning at Precious Blood Catholic church, with burial in the Catholic cemetery at Fort Wayne. The body was removed to the Mungovan & mortuary. ! 7-r

Cooler Weather Is Forecast Tonight . \ . . ;P i - : r Onrushing Cool To Hit Stdte Tonight INDIANAPOLIS, UP —Temperatures which topped a melting 100 .degrees in Southern Indiana prill be chased av[vay by an. onrusning cool front tonight, the weather bureau reported. In a revised five-day forecast, the bureau shid cool front, moving from the northwest to the southeast, will bring scattered thundershowers and comfortable temperatures to heat parched Hoosiers. The mercury bounced to a sizzling 101 degt-ees at Evansville Tuesday, and other cities reported readings of 98 or higher. South Bend was “Iqw” with 95. The prolonged heat spell caused at least two deaths during the .week. The latest, victim was Earl Bobb, 39 r | Seymour, who collapsed on, his farm while- burning hay. Authorities sjald death was due to heat prostration. Repair Damage FORT WAYNE, Ind. UP — Workmen repaired cleaned up debris feoday left by a lightning storm which started least four fires and caused widepread damage. Near kendallville, damage was estimated at $35,000 in a fire caused when lightning struck a barn and milkhouse the Claude A. (Labe farm. The buildings, 2,500 bales Os hay and all the farm machinery were destroyed in the fire but 28 head of cattle were saved. At Fort Wayne, the storm drove temperatures froni 97 degrees at 5:30 p.m. CDT to 71 at 9 p.m. An inch and a half rain fell in an hour and a half, .flooding'basements and under passes.... , Police said children were swimming in the underpasses. Three fires were started in the tcity by lightning, and one basement collapsed from the pressure of water. Mobile X-Ray Unit In County Next Week Spend Three Days At Decatur Free Fair The mobile k-ray unit, under sponsorship of I the Adams county association, will make one of its regular trips to Adams county next week, it was announced today by Mrs.. W. Guy Brown, executive secretary of the county association. This project is paid for from funds raised by the annual sale of Christmas seals. There is no charge to any individual for the examinations. Removal of clothing is unnecessary although coats*must be removed. Metal combs, pens, etc., must be 'removed. No one under the age of 15 will be x-rayed unless he is a reactor To the “patch” test or one who has been in contact with a patient. > - ' , \ The mobile unit will be stationed at the Decatur free fair the last three days of its visit, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The feoniplete schedule for the week follows: Monday—Smith Furniture Co., Betne, 1 to 2:15 p.m.; Beirne Furniture Co., 3 to 4 p.m. _ Tuesday—Dunbar Furniture Co., B6rrie, 19:30 toTl:30 a.m. *nd 12:30 to 3:3U p.m.; Berne (public), 4 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. - Wednesday—Decatur free fair, 2 to 6 p.m. and 7to 10 p.m. i Thursday—Decatur free fair, 2 to 6 p.m. and 7 .to 10 p.m. Friday—Decatur free, fair, 1 to 5 p.m. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and cooler tonight, proceded by scattered thundershowers near the Ohio river early tonight. Thursday mostly fair, cooler' south and central portions. Low tonight 60-65 north, 65-70 south; high Thursday 78-85.

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Opponents In Move To Half Gov. Stevenson Convention Heads Seeking To Avoid Battles Oh Floor CONVENTION HALL. Chicago, UP —<Jov. Adlii E. Stevenson piled up new supporjt today as managers of the Democratic national convention strove to prevent party-split-ting floor fights over credentials and civil rights. Rebellious Dixie Democrats refused to sign a| new ‘loyalty” pledge even though ;the northerns who rammed it through the convention. Tuesday had fe modified it as to make it almost meaningless. The convention pushed into its third day with peacemakers hopeful that seating of disputed delegations and adaption of rules could bd accomplished without warfare. The credentials committee presented its report shortly after the session started at (1:47 p.m. CST. There was fess hope of peace tonight when the resolutions committee presents a platform carry- » ing a strong civil rights plank. The men of Dixie| are likely to fight for a watered-hown version. Meanwhile, Opponents of Stevenson tried tol build up a drive to stop him. A The campaign to scotch the mushrooming j drive to draft the Illinois gotverbor was commanded. - by Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee who wants the nomination for himself. ) ' But the pcwers that be were looking toward Adlai, not E‘es. Secretary of interior Oscar L. Chapman, a bi? wheel in the jadministration land, the party, asked Stevenson for a breakfast meeting and got it. Stevenson said afterward that he and Chapman — who has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential running mate for the governor—"talked about the convention” but not “too much. 4 Chapman said bp did not carry any message io Sievenson from President Truinan. The word already had bden passed that the President thinks Stevenson will be nominated. Kefauver acfeused national committeeman Jacob M. Arvey of Illinois of “conniving and scheming” to put Stevenson across with a “synthetic draft” aided by forces who, the Tennessean said, “are out to get me.” - . But as the Democratic.national convention pUshed into its third day, still plagued by vleavage between the North and South, Stevenson seemed headed for the party’s No. 1 spot. If he gets It, Kefauver is all the way out. In his toughest speech to date, the senator told cheering followers that hp would “not accept or consider” the vice presidential nomination. The north-south split remained unresolved despite belated efforts of peacemakers to keep rebellious Dixie Democrats in line and to prevent a disastrous floor fight on civil rights. j 4 Northern cbinprSmisers modified the “loyalty”’j pledge rule they rammed through the convention early Tuesday, thus averting a floor showdown that could have split five southern states off from the rest of tife party. The modification tools practically all meaning out of the pledge but the southerners, enraged that it ever was eyen considered, flatly refused to sigh it. The 10 a.m. Signing deadline went by with the Dfeie delegations giving the pledge a by-pass. There was no indication, however, that anybody will challenge their eligibility to keep their convention seats. New north-south flre wo r k»<,_ seemed likely! tonight when the platform committee reports a civil rights plank vfhich would put the party on record as favoring strong legislative guarantees against raci(T«n Pace