Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 178.

Decatur Fair Gets Underway To Good Crowd z ■ ■ 'W Fair's Opening At Hanna-Nuttman Park Is Well Attended Decatur s free fair got off the ground last night in nothing flat . one minute. ,empty . . , the next, hundreds of people milling i about the broad fairway, investigating its myriad attractions. The fair officially got started as Captain Kuhn and his attractive, nervy and blonde wife put\ their panthers, Hons and bears through * their loudly protested paces to the accompaniment pf the county 4-H band, who did a fine job—according to the applause—-throughout the whole evening. Beginning with the free act platform, the Crowds swung down tl|e fairway past the amazing “Globe ( of_Death,” the freak show, where, incidentally, there’s a fellow who. sticks lo\ng and ugly looking skewers through his cheek. ' Hungry fair-goers stopped off at prank’s hot dog stand where a meal could be purchased going under the name of a, hot dog a foot long; For drinks, the mobs headed for the Jaycees coke stand or any of the many local or out-of-town stands. Off in a corner of the grounds, looking fpHorn and neglected, sits one of the most powerful power plants ini ' the modern world. Most people who passed it wondered why it wasn’t in a more <, prominent place as duly befits it. What is it? A SQOO horsepower Allison y turbo-jet, all shiny and slick as It rests upqn its chrome plated stands, the ‘most compact power potential ever built. Sgt. Grant Beane, army enlistment representative, reports the engine was delivered) to the fair from Wright-Patterson field at Dayton, 0., by a young staff sergeant named Tom Hughes, who was interviewed arid' very nicely gave the following data on the jet. In giving the,information, the Sergeant said there Were, of course, some things he couldn't divulge* secret and all that. The jet, said Hughes, is called Model J 35; it weighs 2400 pounds and has a thrust\ of 5000 horsepower, enougli |o power, said Hughes, the F-84, better known as the Sa)bre-Jet; the giant heavybomber, the B-35, also better knowp -as the Flying Wing; and the long distance baby, the B-45. The sergeant is attached to the U. S. air force exhibit group at ’ Wright-Patterson field-. aWDayton, O. As an afterthought, Sgt. Hughes said the J-35,| though he couldn’t give the exact amount, costs many dollars. It is reported by fair officials that Danny Daniels, the one-man vaudeville show’, will be at the fair later than expected, but, they emphasized, he will be there. A canvass of the-carnival folks at the fair reveals that they think the heads of the fair have done everything to make it a * success, mainly, they point out, the great . expense of the free acts, which the show folks testify: “real first class.” The crowds, seem to think so, too, as they nodded their approval to each other after seeing a particularly thrilling That. For the first night, usually very' slow for fairs, managers of the various attractions report ‘‘not bad, not, bad at all.” j Take-Bids Tonight For School Repairs , A meeting was scheduled this morning at- the county auditor’s office of the state hoard of tax commissioners and tfie school board’ to determine the fate of the proposed S2O,OGX) appropriation for the repair of the Decatur high ' school. ■ /. ■'i ' - f-. Auditor Drew reports, however, that the field man from the tax boarjd notified him that he would appear later in the day as he was tiedj' 1 up this -mt/rning elsewhere. »■ Drew said, though, that no remonstrgtbrs showed up this morning, predictipg possibly, he said, that there would be nO objections later either. Bidding on contracts for the job on the school will be taken tonight at the school with no “contracts actually awarded until the tax board gives its final approval. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy with scattered showers tonight and Wednesday. Cooler extreme south tonight, warmer; Wednesday. Low tonight 60-65 north, 65-70 south; high Wednesday 86-92 north, 92-98 south. z . -I

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Conrad Resigns As High Schooljiegcher W. Guy Brown, superintendent of the Decatur public schools, today announced the resignation of Arnold L. Conrad, commercial instructor in the Decatur (high school, effective immediately. Conrad has accepted a position with the .accounting firm of Koeneman, Borger, Krouse & Dinius, of Fort Wayne. Conrad has been a teacher in the Decatur high school for the past five years. No successor has been obtained to date. Gov: Stevenson Ponders Over Stale Problem Democrat Nominee For President Is Back To State Job SPRINGFIELD, lll„j UP — Gov. Adlai E. Stevensoin today shoved aside national 'problems for the moment and popdejred the question of what to do with the governorship he is so fond of. ! • The Democratic; nominee for president also had several hours to spend at his desk working on state business. j I ■' -j' i One problem confronting Stevenson was .the question of whether he should resign the governorship to prepare for his campaign against Dwight D. Eisenhower, (the Republican standard-bearer. 1 ; | It appeared to be the prevailing view in informed quarters that he would give up the state job at some future date when the time comes for intensive campaigning to begin. ‘ ? There has been talk that Stevenson would resign his state post and turn l it j&ver to Democratic Lt. Gov. Sherwdod Dixon or let ‘his administrative aides carry the burden of work while he stumped the country. However, Illinois Democrats are presently jockeying With each other over who should succeed Stevenson as head of the state party organization and it is possible; that some leaders might resent an action that automatically would push’ Dixon to the top of Illinois government. Stevenson returned) to the Illinois executive mansion Monday after (spending 10 days in Chicago during the Democratic national convention, which "drafted”-him for tpe\ presidential nomination. $ Some 25,000 Springfield citizens and state employes cheered him as hri spoke briefly from the lawn of the Sangamon county courthouse. The old building, constructed in 1854, was the Illinois capitol building when this same city'sent Abraham Lincoln to the White House, arid it was the syene of Lincoln’s famous '“house divided” speech. In his courthouse talk and at stops en rbute front Chicago, Stevenson repeatedly referred in wistfi|l tones to, his term as governor arid to his refusal to seelt the presidential nomination'. But, he pledged himsejf to fight to w’in in November With these words: ■ j , “I have how been called upon to perform the most formidable task iri the modern world—at . the crossroads of history ... I aip going to what is assigned to me by fate with all the heart and coprage I can muster.” t

FAIR PROGRAM Tuesday Night , 8 p. m.—Capt. Kuhn’s wild lion act. 9 p. m.—Capt. Kuhn’s wild , . < " lion act. 10 p. m.—Jaque Teeter’s high T wire act, Wednesday Morning 9 a. ml—Guernsey show judging. 9 a. m.—Tractor pulling con- ' test. _ ;! 10 a. m-—H o m e economics judging continues. 10 a. m.—Poultry show judging. Wednesday Afternoon kiddles Day : Rides \and show prices reduced to 9 cents. : 1 p. m.—Tractor pulling contest. ; ; 1 p. m.—Dairy show judging continues. 2 p. m.—Comllle’s dog show. 3 p. m.—Danny Daniels, onem a n vaudeville show. 4 p. m.—Jaque Teeter’s high _ wire act. Wednesday Night 8 p. m.—Comille’s dOg show. 9 p. m.—Danny Daniels, one- , man vaudeville show. 10 p. m.—Jaque Teeter’s high wire act.

First Steelworker Back On Job (‘\i Jsw ,1 F Sk. IHM fl Il ■ ■ i O' ALBERT KERN, 58, Pittsburgh, Pa., looks glad to be back at work as he gets his time card punched by officer Al Stawartz in the Homestead of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel company at Homestead. Pa. Kern, wjto works as a heater, was first employe to shew up at the end of the steel strike.

600,000 Vets r■ - ■ \ ‘ i \ I \ , ’ • Are Deprived 01 Vole Right Many Overseas Vets Lose Vote Because Os Failure To Act j WASHINGTON, UP-\- Some 600.000 ;servlcemep overseas will be deprived of their right to vote in November because many states and congress failed to provide adequate absentee } That was the estimate made today by military officials, who pointed out the servicemen come from istates which make it impossible or Very difficult to cast votes while away from home. The total goes still higher—close to 1,000,000 —if feervieemen stationed within the United States but not close to home are iricluded. Tw’O states —South Caroling and New Mexico—have no absentee provisions at all, according to a defense : department survey. , ■ During World War 11, practically all states revised election procedures to enable fighting men to feast ballots back home. And congress provided a federal ballot to snake double sure servicemen would have ia chance to vote for federal Officials. , But many \ states have left their Soldier ballot laws lapse. And the federal law expired with the Japanese treaty which ended World War ii. \ j ’ ! Secretary Os defense Robert A. Loveti” sent appeals to the states earlier this year when he discovered how inadequate, state absentee Voting laws had becopie. The adininistfation tried unsuccessfully to push a new federal ballot law through congress before adjournmerit. Most state legislatures were not In session,this year, and governors Were reluctant to summon special Sessions in an election year. i ' ■ ■' The i senate passed a bill providing a federal ballot in cases where a state does not have an adequate absentee ballot. But despite several pleas by President Truman the measure died in a house subcommittee’ in a* hassle over states rights. i Subcommittee chairman Omar Burleson D-Tex. said he opposed the bill because he said it would give £he federal government a chandp to get ('“its foot in the door” in regulating state election procedures. 3 iRep. Charles A. Halleck R4nd. skid it should be left up to the states to provide absentee voting machinery. , Sdven states, including South Carolina and New Mexico, require registration in person. The others are Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana and Utah. ) Fou? states—Florida, Indiana, Montana and Utah —do not accept a postcard as an application for a ballot. ‘ Defense department officials testified that at least -45 days should be allowed, particularly in the case of men in Korea, for sending out ahd returning absentee ballots. Twenty-three states allow less than 45 days. Four states —Florida,’ Kentucky, Massachusetts and Texai—do not have any specified time period) h (

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 29, 1952.

Controversial Wage Board Bdwing Out Final Session To Okay Steel Pact WASHINGTON, U — The controversial wage , stabilization board bow-s out today' with a decision on the steel case—-the dispute that brought about its downfall. The board met today in its last session to put its stamp of approval on the agreement reached in the long steel dispute—and then hinds over the reins to a new board. The incoming boaijd was set up by the. new defense production act. Its powers were cut |harply as a result of the old board’s handling of the steel case. Scheduled to take over Wednesday. the revised wage group will be unable to intervene in iabojr disputes orymake recommendations on non-ecopoWiicj issues. Congress took away these powers in retaliation for the out-going board’s recommendations for settling the steel dispute—a 26.1 feent-an-hour ‘’package” wage increase and adoption of the union shop. Congress felt (the , board’s W’age proposal w’as top high, and that\ it shouldn't have made any recOin-. mendition on (the non-econqmife issue of\ a union shop—a clause requiring union membership. The steel dispute: was finaly settled at aboht 21-cents-an L hour and a “modified” union security clause. In its 14-month existence, the board wa|s under frequent sfiafep attack from congress, industry arid labor. It was charged time and again with granting excessive wage increases. Board members countered that their; job was to preserve labor peace and adjust equities”—not to freeze wages. ( President Truman, praised the out-going board Monday f° r doing a “grand job” under “the most try? ing circumstances.” “After the smoke has cleared away from the now settled bitter steel dispute,” Mi. Truman said in a letter to retiring board chairman Nathan P. Feinsinger, “everyone (Tim To Pave Six) Nine-Year-Old Boy Is Killed By Auto WILLIAMSPORT, Ind. \ — Archie D. 9, Pence, | died Monday in Williamsport hospital of injuries suffered when he ran into the path of a car driven by George Bowman, 49, Danville. 111. The accident occurred Sunday. Price Os Parking v At Fair Reduced Decatur fair officials announced tdoay that parking of automobiles, starting at once, had been reduced to 10 cents. The previous charge was 50 cents. j Officials also announced that all day Wednesday, which is children’s day, parking would be free. Cooler Air Breaks Indiana Heat Wave indianapoliß, up -V-A strong cool air front edged into Indiana Monday night to break the summer’s severest heat wave. It will continue to normalize temperatures for the next five days, weathermen said today.H| They predicted temperatures will average near normal through the weekend with Wednesday a little warmer, Saturday wartn, and Sunday cooler.

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West Coast Marine Strike Is Settled 62-Doy-Old Sailor Strike Is Settled ; | SAN FRANCISCO, UP V — Docks all along the west coast bustled I with activity today as the ifeiariMme industry hurried to get its Ships t<A sea following settlement of a 62-day-old sailors’ strike. The threat of another coast-wide tieup subsided after the head of a Mfadio officers’ union reported he was “very satisfied” with progress in discussions with shipowners. Philip O’Rourke, vice president of the CIO American Radio Association. had threatened to pqll his men sos the ships unless owners Corrected alleged' contract violations. .But after a meeting with the i Pacific Maritime Association, rep--1 resenting' shipowners, O’Rourke said he hoped for settlement (of the dispute at another parley tbdayi .Meanwhile. 6,000 members of the Sailor’s Union of the Pacific AFL, off the job riince May 26, swarmed back-to‘ships from Seattle to Sar| Pedro. The shipowners granted the sailors, In the agreement, reached over, the a five percent wag incrake, oyrtime pay for Saturday work at sea, and increased yvelfare benefits. 'Ravelings' I o Be Distributed Here Wednesday Hugh J. Andrews, principal of the Decatur high school announced today that the school’s yearbook. “The Ravelings,” will be available for distribution Wednesday. ‘ ' The (high school office will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to S pin. Wednesday for distribution of the books. Publication of-the yearbook was delayed this year because of the sudden death in January of Dale Ross, faculty supervisor of the annual, and the delay in receipt of engravings. " Set Civil Defense Budget At $2,000 I Defense representatives’ from! Berne, Geneva, Preble, Decatur and Monroe I met With E. E. Rydell. county chairman, at. the city hall Tuesday night to set up civil defense branches allowed for under a federal civil defense act of John Doan made an estimate of 1952 and by a slate act. Mayor the budget i requirements for 1953 totalling $2,000. \ ) — 1 Essex Resigns As District Chairman Quits Republican District Position Harry “Peck” Essex, fourth district Republican chairman a.nd Adams Counfy Republican chairiman, today submitted his resignation as (district chairman. Essex will retain his county chairpanship, which he has held for six terms. : The resignation message was sent to all fourth district county committee members and Essex called a meeting August 4 for the purpose of electing a successor. The \resignation followed a meeting of the Republican state committee yesterday in Indianapolis which the fourth district chairman attended. Essex was elected to a second two-year as district chairman last spring. He also served as a fourth district delegate to the Republican national convention. No \reasoh was given by the local man for tendering his resignation, at this time. He did say that since he had been elected unanimously as county chairman for the sixth tmie this last spring, he would not relinquish that) post. The resignation also was sent to the state commiitee officials.

Red Officers Stalling At Truce Talks Communist Radio Hits Stubbornness Os American team PANMUNJOM, Korea, UP — The Communist North Korean governmeat radio warned today that American stubbornness may wreck the Korean truce negotiations and expand the The Pyongyang broadcast came as Communist staff officers showed every evidence of stalling at an hour and 40-iriinute meeting of the second-string! (truce teams. U. N. spokesman Lt. Col. Joseph J. Borchert said the Communists up t,he time discussing minor matters which had been thoroughly thrashed out sjume months ago. The main truce talks have been recessed by the U. N. until next Sunday, Radio Pyongyang said the “stubborn attitude” of American members of the main U.N. armistice team in refusing to repatriate all war prisoners “will only lead to the rupture o ' the talks.” “All responsibility for such an eventuality,, must be borne by the United States)” the Red Broadcast said.! i r Front Mndbound SEOUL, UP — Heavy rain lashed the mudbouhd Korean front 1 forthe 1 fourth straight day today, but U;S. 2nd Division infantrymen'killed 25 Chinese in’a soggy pre-dawn skirmish on “Old Baldy” hill. Thirty otheri Reds were believed to have'been Wounded in the'hour and 40-minute clash on the westcentral front Height. »On the central front, a U? N. outpost ’’ beat' off a Communist platoon in a half-hour exchange of rifle and machinegun fire that left five , enemy dead at the Allied barbed wire. No other (ground action was reported, and! land-based planes were grounded for the fourth day in. a row. Weathermen said the rains were t 0 continue until Wednesday. Only navy planes s and gunfire ( , broke through the North Korean ! : weather curtain Monday. The U. I ! S. navy aircraft carriers Princeton ; ! and Bon Homijie Richard launched j fighter-bombers from the Sea of Japan outside tihe bad weather area to attack powrir plants and a magnesium factory in Northeast Korea. Bids Are Received For New City Sewer Bids were received this afternoon at the city hall for the contracts to build the SIOO,OOO sewer in the northern (part of the city;.the plan is to begin construction as soon possible after contracts are let. It has not been disclosed just how many bidders took part. , Ceiling Prices On Pork Are Increased Higher Pork Prices Authorized By OPS WASHINGTON, UP — Ceiling prices on lean pork—from hams to chcjps —jumped from one to eight cents a pound today. The office of price stabilization authorized the higher pork j prices Monday night ’ io conform with ri provision in the new economic controls law requiring higher \ hog prices during the summer months. OPS said the increase was seasonal and the ,ceiling! wllF prdbably be lowered again a !tei*'October. - Ceilings were increased by one cent a pound on pork shoulders, by three cents on hdms, bellies, Boston butts and neck bones, and by eight cents on loins and spareribs. These cuts account for* 40 to 45 per cent of'pork sales. Sausages are not affected.

Holder Retained As State GOP Chairman Eisenhower Backers Study Possible Bolt INDIANAPOLIS, (UP)—lndiana supporters of Dwight D. Eisen“hower confer) today on whether they will bolt state Republican campaigp headquarters headed by chairman Cale] J. Holder. Holder, who! offered a week ago to resign, wari retained as state chairman by a unanimous vote of I the Republican state committee Monday,’ despite opposition from the Ikemen ( and gubernatorial nominee Geojrge N; Crai) I lln a harmony move. Holder offered to appoint a Craig aide and an Eisenhower leader as assistant state chairmen to help direct the fall campaign. Craig’s man \accepted, but the Eisenhower fbrqes held “back pending today's meeting. u . j _ Former Rep. Robert A. Grant, South Bend, who was offered an assistant chairmanship, will preside at the meeting. H<. was state chairman for Eisenhower’s precorivention campaign. Marion couhty clerk H. Dale Brown, another Eisenhower leader. said the meeting was 'called with pending resignation ip. mind. He said previously it would be difficult to stage a successful campaign with Holder as chairman bectase Holder favored Sen. Robert 4- Taft for the party’s- presidential nomination. ) 4 Brown said the Eisenhower forces’ “certainly” will consider setting up a separate campaign organization. Craig, who said; through an attorney last week he favordd Anderson Mayor Roland Wright for Holder's job, promised to “go along" with, the state committee’s decision. There was ill feeling, however, because Holder opposed Craig's' nominajtjino. James Knapp lof Spiceland, Craig’s office ‘ manager during the pre-con took one of the assistant chairmanships offered by Holder. Knanp was speaker of- the Indiana house of representatives in three sessions.) The committee gave Holder a |( (Tar* Tri Five! Cattle Judging Is Opened This Morning Results Are Listed For Ayrshire Breed i !i m r -j ■■ ; '' Cattle judging opened this morning at' the pens at the Decatur free fair with W. W. Yapp, well known cattle judge making the selections: Foliow r ing are the results in the Ayrshire‘breed: \ ' Male Classes Two year—first, William Young; second, Jim Smith. Sr. yearling—tfirst, Henry Ashleman. Jr. calf —first, Henry Ashleman. Jr. championrr-Henry Ashleman.: Sr. champion— William Young. Grand champion—Henry Ashleman. Reserve champion — William Young. Female Classes Jr. calf —first, Henry Ashleman; second, David Young; third, William Young. Sr. calf—first, Henry Ashleman; second, Henry Ashleman; third, David Young; fourth, Jev y Smith, fifth, William Young; sixth, Sylvan Bauman. Sn yearling—first, Sylvan Bauman; second, Steven Bauman; third, Jim Smith. \ Two-year cows -r first, Henry Ashleman; second, William Young; third, Jerry Smith. Four-yfear cows -4 first, Henry Ashleman. r Jr. champion—Henry Ashleman. Sr. champion-r-jjenry Ashleman. I Glrand champion — Henry Ashle- i man. j Reserve champion .— William 1 Young. i Jr. get-of-sire, (Henry Ashleman, first prize. ! <

Price Five Cents

Allied Plants Are Facing New Forced Layoffs Aluminum Strike Averted Shortly Before Deadline 'H | H ■ ■ L • PITTSBURGH, UP — The back-to-work drive in the steel industry gained momentum today but workers in allied occupations idled by the 53-day strike faced ne - - _>yoffs from their jobs. Even though there were arguments over contract settlements* through the industry' the nation’s largest steel producers drove for full production. U. S. Steel, No. 1 corporation in the famed “Big Six f ’ had almost half of its 55,000 Pittsburgh district employes on the job Monday and expected production to reach 80 or 90 percent of normal within the next tew days. The company also put 8,000 men to work in the Chicago area and joined 'hands with Inland, Repub- . lie, Youngstown Sheet & Tube and other producers in an effort to re- ! stock depleted defense and civilian ; supplies. As they prepared to pour first [ “heats,” the steel companies also [ rushed strike frozen Stocks of tin plate and other types of steel by rail and truck to consumers. Allied industries got an economic shot‘in the arm by the settlement of the longest steel strike in history and coal miners, railroaders, automotive workers and water transportation men punched time cards for the first time in weeks, 1 J \ But ijlenry H. Fowler, defense production administrator, warned in Washington Monday that thousands Os employes of steel’s allied industries would be laid off temj porarily before effects of the strike wear off. j ) Fowler said the walkout depleted steel stocks, meaning thousands of industries depehd<mt on steel must do without it Virile efforts are made to resume full production for defense. He I said the government would take firm steps to stop a “mad scramble” for steel when the industry reaches fUU production. Cancel Strike WASHINGTON. UP — The CIO Steelworkers sent orders to its members today to cancel a strike, originally set for midnight tonight, against the Aluminum company of America. The strike, which would have slashed the nation’s aluminum production by 25 percent, was. averted late Monday when the CIO union and Alcoa settled their six-month-old wage dispute. The agreement, hammered out under the direction of wage stabflization board chairman Nathan P. Feinsinger, provides a “package” 21.4 cents ah hour increase for 15,(700 CIO Steelworkers in 10 Alcoa plants across the nation. Sixteen cerits of the “package” wilt be in a straight pay boost and the rest in “fringe” benefits. Alcoa originally had offered the stetelw'orkers the same wage package their fellow union members received from the steel companies —21.1 cents an hour —but the union insisted on “concessions” in job evaluation before coming to an agreement. Like the steel contract, the Alcoa agreement provides for a modified union shop and an “escape” clause for workers to drop out of the union. - No Night Swimming At Municipal Pool Hubert Zerkel, Jr., supervisor of the municipal swimming pool, announced today that there will be no night swimming at the pool this week because of the Decatur free fair. However, the pool will be open during the Tegular daytime hours.