Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1950 — Page 1

V< XLVIII. No. 161.

Z ■ AMERICANS REEL BACK BEFORE BED DRIVE — - ----- .

Armyissues Initial Call rorvranees 20,000 Mott Sought By Army To Bolster Its Ground Forces Wuhlagtun. July 11—(UPl— Selective service today fixed aa uriy September deadline for delivering Jo.owO draft*#* to th# army to bolster Its ground forces. Tbe army late yesterday burned It* first draft call since January, 1M» and Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey promixed earliest possible delivery But he said the draft machinery Is rusty and it would be "at least 8" days" before the draftees reach camp. Z He addeA that the draft should he running smoothly again in Na Word Hose' No orders concerning the Induction of AdaiM county men by Jibe *• loetlve service Irus been received (teyo. Mrs. Elmer Chase secretary of rhe reported today. The Jk'dama ctenty selective » , swytoe ptffa w w-hfeh. fc-aliow) * the Holt house Drug' Store. Is' * open only on Tuesdays and _ Wednesdays, Mrs Chase stated No order teas been Issued for (he office to operate on a full time scale, she said Many inquiries and statue changes hate le-en made since the Korean situation has developeti Mrs Chase remarked eIHMt order and promised If necea ,»■>'« "deUver Mn.odU man within ’■ days o'fi. i»lx* espevted the army's fir- < all to be followed by others I- all #l d» I” nd- .on Ho rate-of en hxftnents. whether reserve and na <n nil guard units are railed Into active service and the way the fighting goes in-Korea.,.. . Th« army resorted to a draft only when it found needed strength • Hid not be rehlhed Quickly ••■'•■ugh enlistment* The defense depaittnenl announcement said • • . i. wg that recourse " hi order •»< meet the army's first hurry up call, selective .service expeels to screen between 12<i.mxi and Itw een of the l.ttt.SfS regie t tiatitf classified aa 1 A in the IK, th'ough ISysar age groqp Her»tiev explained that it takes between six and eight men classified 1 \ t» find a man suitable to the itioed forj-ee " . oni< Are physically unfit, and' Xr> set deferments on appeal," he oj'latned . Herriuy's first stefe will be to fix state quotas Each state’s allotment is bat*d on the ratio of the number of s to the national total K Selective servlreV manpower division is working on the state and territorial quotas now aud. a spokesman said It should not be long before the telegrams go out shying j what they are As in World Was JI. the spokesman said, these quota# will be made public in the states, not here * . - ' Ihu-r these quotas are set, this procedure will be followed: f. Each state director will set local draft board quotas, following the same system used by national headquarters. ! . Local boards will sift their *Twn Tn Fnwe Twni All Hoosier Draft Boards Put On Full-Time Bash Indianapolis. July 11. —(UP)— The- Indiana draft director today .rdered all M I loonier draft boards reopened ow a full-time basis with in Id days and said this staler quota of the call for 20.000 draftees was 578. ~ .... Approximately IB percent of the quota will come from Indianapolis . nd Marion county and the remaining from the other »1 counties, said Brig Gen Robinson Hitchelk who heads the stale seinetin service system. A statement from Hitchcock's effice said Indiana had boon order yd to deliver the 571 mon "as soon aa y suf bi a but not later than Sept. 1” . -- Meanwhile, hundred* of young men Jammed draft board bead r.narters asking quest lona and filling out change of address form* they neglected to take' care of earllee.

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Prices Os hauM . No Roosous ToFoar Shortages U»y United Proas j’ 1 A rank of price Increase* was reported in cities throughout the nation today and some at them vote attributed to the Korean •rar. - ———- ■■■ The government joined retailers and other businessmen In assuring the populace that there was no : reason to fear shortage* unless ] the war spreads into a world conflict Beveral spokesmen warned buyers that they could create artifictai shortage* which would boost prices needlessly if they went on undisciplined buying splurges. Price boost* were reported today in a wide variety of goods with foodstuff* each as sugar and meat showing the biggest mark up*. The Philadelphia Meal Dealers Association reported that', pork rose 2» percent In the last 10 day* and was still rising Beef and milk also were selling higher Many cities, reported price rises, in coffee lefl that commodify was rising in price tong before the war-brokq out. '- llaknry -goods In "tenet citfe* werg,holding sieatty. although the CUinllnental and Gordon jinking Companies biked prices and many other firms said they would- fidlow their lead. The Crucible Rt«d Co at Pittsburgh and Armco at Middletown. (I . raised prices on stainless steel •nd price hikes directly attributable to the war were reported for tin and sheliai- . The Mor ouy Vacuum OU Co lioflMed the price of gasoline a halt cent a gallon In most nf the eastern markr-tlng area today hat the rise was cha.yetl to Increased refining costs Chemical firm* were annouu- ■ Ina increases In rayon goods but there Were no rrpoHa'..- as yet. of price rises on nylon*. The war appeated to l»- having the quickest Impact on the Am>-ri can pocket books through food pricek however - "At Ifenver hogs sold at |2"> a. hundredweight, the highest since November of !•♦*. yesterday Other vftie* also reporteu me al at. nearly all-time highs with pork showing the biggest increases. Huger was boosted 3a cents a hundred pound* at Helena. Mont . | 15 cent* at St Ixiuls. and also was 1 Columbus "fl Milwaukee. New selling high- r at Madison. Wis. Orleans. Chariest. W. Va„ and cv-xrs Te Psae Twet , : ' i. ; Hogs Reach Highest Price In 20 Months Indianapolis. Julyll . — (VPI — The price of hogs at the Indianapolis livestock market efimbed today to |25 5« per hundredweight, the highest price in more than 2h month*. . Expert* of the federal production and marketing administration said the price equalled that paid Nov 3. I*4B. during the peak of the rise that year. Urge Residents To Trim Hedges, Weeds Mayor, Folice Chief Make Joint Request Mayor John Doan and poHc« chief James Border* today lasued a joint request for all Decatur residents to trim their hedges aw-1 cut their weeds. There la a efty ordinance pertaining to the catting of weeds and If the work la act done at a specified time, city employes do the job and charge the property owner with the cost. Mayor Doan also pointed oat that the weed* should be kept down from a health standpoint. The request Is that vacant lots and borders along alleys he pat fa shape soon. Chief Borders stated that hedge* at several corner* In Decatur were getting so high that they made a traffic haxard. and that motorist* were complaining that It was Impossible to sea oncoming traffic at certain Intersection* because as the higbth of the hedges. Both official* ask the. coopera tloa of all person* in the removal of rubbish and other sastehtly objects when the weeds are eat.

11ms fS|-lgs*mß idh rresKKnt 10 AppomfDean As Atom Head Truman Will Nama Gordon Doan Soon As Commission Hood Wsahington. July 11 — <UPI —' j The White House enounced today I that President Truman will appoint Gordon Dean chairman of the atomic: energy commission. While House press secretary Charles G Boss said the formal appointment will he made "soon." Dean Is acting chairman of the ABC. He is serving a three year term which expire* June 30. 1*53. Dean was closeted for 10 minutes today with the president, secretary of defense Ixmils Johnson and air secretary Thomas K. Finial ter. : —~ In leaving the Wjtlte House Dean said only that "we discs** e«l the program a little hit." Johnson said the meeting had "nothing to do with, the atomic boteb." Roes 'said . the designation of Dean, as c hairman would not require senate , obftrmaiion ' *'■ Tice preside pt’s decision to pick a chairman from'one of- the pre»--e-f-t Rtommissirmeri* still iemte* sheART' shy one member.- He never' ha* appointed anyone to succeed Lewi* L Hits** who resigned April H Ros* Indicated, however. that the president will fill the vacancy Ibt* week. Congressional sources had pre-dlc-red that Mr Trumah would pic k * . hnlrcfi.cn quickly following the continuallcm of Hamner T. Hke yesterday. --r" Pike had been atettat ehalrmM until hi* term ran out June M. Hl* new term I* for four year* The c-halrmanccblp ha* been vacant kibe* David It IJlienthal resigned cast Feb 15 pike wa* ccppoeed t»y all four senate Republic ana on the joint c'ongresrioaai atomic energy com miner on ground* he was not qualified for jHe Joh Sen llourke II Hickenlooper. It la lc-d_ the creew v* rnoe ■*«> Requests Funds For ! Point Four Program ! Truman Asks Senate To Restore Slashes Washington. July 11—(ITPl—, President Tcutnan called senate leader* to the White House today, and asked them to restore a |l(.hcHi.ooe cut In fund* for hl* "point four" program. One of H>e conferee* raid th* senate appropriations committee probably will see what It can do about the President's request Fund* for the program to aid the world's backward area* are contained in the *32.504.*72.574 singlepackage appropriation* bill on which the senate began debate today Mr. Truman had asked *35, MMi.HMI tor the program The ap proprialion* c ccmmlttee . slashed this to IHMM.OMi The President told member* of the senate appropriations and foreign relations commkvee that unless the cut is restored It will undermine the U 8. position In Communist ■ threatened southeast Asia where part of the fund* would be used. Mr Truman also told th* senator* he soon will ask fol money to expand the "Vole* of America." Conferee* said there was no diecuujon about asking more money for th* Korean war. M*am Nmeteln i/cvuiuf Brian neuas Salamoflie Group George Myers, of M< North Fifth street, vxt elected preMdent of th* Sal* monte Assoctatioa, a men'* organisation with represeiKstlve* from many Baptist churches la'Ahi* ares. Other officers elected wete Jim Rutter, of Muncie, vice president. and Harold Dungan, of War ren. secretary treasurer This wa* a regular quarterly meeting of the organisation and was attended by 12 members front Warren. Muncis. Montpelier and other nearby town*, a* well a* from Decatur Following th* regular business mvrilag. the Rev Esperson. of th* Fort Wayne Memorial -Baptist church, delivered the principal address of the evening

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Don’t Like Reds r*.. Aht> < ommuolsf ‘th-rllnev* take a chaw* on quick' death as they paint the word* ~ I van go. Berlin I* not Keren." on the Russian War Memorial In the German enpital The slogan paraphrases the eummuntataiermaa'* recent cry of ' Americans, go home ”

Add New Exhibits For Decatar Fair Gantral Choirman Announces Flam Thm .new* exhibit* have been added I* the Decatur free atre* fair and agricultural shun July 24 te I*., inclusive, Riy Price, general 'chairman, announced today. Mr* R C Hersh ha* been nam . ■ed chairman of the canning exhih i ;lt. Thi* display will be housed In' It he Derate* high school gymass ium I Mrs Noble Reynolds has at cep*-j | •d rhairmanship of the Inking exI hibM and this show also will be ;beW at the high ecool gymnasium ' Information concerning entries in lh*v two show* can lie obtained at the Chamber of Commerce of-. flee* in the IteV’oss building. ! Dr Harry Hebble has been nam ' ed superintendent of the rabbit show. Price announced. Judging of rhe rabbits will take place Thur*-' day afternoon. July 27, and Max I Andrew*, nationail known rabbit show judge us Fort Wayne, will be in charge of the judging Local rabbit breeders may oh - 1 tain entry blanks for the show at the Chamber of Commerce office* or from Dr Hebble. Entry blank* also have been diatributed among rabbit fanciers of northern Indian* - end Ohio and Indication* ar* there will be many entries in this popu!ar show. The always popular far-' machinery exhibit again will 1- placed on street. Martin Sprunger, chairman of this show announced, exhibits will be placed from Third street east on l Mnoroe a* far a* Is necessary The farm machinery show always attracts thousands of visitor v. and It is predicted that every farm machinery concern In Decntur will have its latest equipment on show during the week.

ArJamsas Woman “Sold" On Medical Treatment

ir Adam* county physicians and hospital attaches ever need a recommendation. they need look no farther than Mr*, tela Smith, ot Knakoh*. Ark.. For Mr*. Smith returned to the "Adame county memorial hoapital wbtiday from her home by plane for farther treatment of infartes received Mareb 3 in aa automobile accident. ib*lstin* that it was beeaaae at .the 'Hue medic*! treatment received white here for two montha 'CI Mr* Smith I* tb*l(eaeral manatee of a chain of iMfee' dree* •bop*, with home officei\in ?iew York On March 3 she wa* enroute to iiiuttincton on IT. St 224 near Preble when a tire oa her car blew

m - o. I Two American War Correspondents Killed Tokyo July 11.. -fWU- Two American war correspondenta were I kilted in ths Korean fighting yta lerdny. front report* ante today. They were identified jw liay Rlcharda. M. of the International News Service, and f'pl. EHije Peeler of the Pacific E«Hti<m of (h- aerv|ces newspaper. Stars aii<! Stripes. ' Adams County Home Operation Approved One Recommendation Mode By Inspector "The Adams county horn,- is of fireproof construction .anil Is well kepi and well maintained." Russell E. Goodrich. Institutional in--1 spector. commented in his report, covering his official Inspection of the institution last May i Goodrich also commented that one male resident of the home ha* lived there since November. 18*2. He wa* admitted when he ’ was 10 years old. the inspector i stated. Approving the operation of the home, the state Inspector made j only one recommendation It con-, ; rents the serving of milk to the inmates. The recommendation follows: “All milk served should lie from a properly pasteurised source, or, if served raw. must be from a herd accredited free from tulr rculo*!* and Bang's disease The milk from the home's herd may be served raw In the home while the herd I* being accredited, providing the Initial test* are neg*H»#" ' ; Inspector Goodrich included the following note "The superintendent (Frank Kltsoni said that the cattle have been tested and have been found free of disease He stated that he expects to have an accredited herd following the nest test which Is scheduled to he tTwew V* Fax* Tw*»

owl. the ear hit a patch of ice. and •be loat control of It. The car careened Into a tree, •maahtnc it almost completely, and at a result Mr* Smith suffered compound fracture* of both ley*, a fractured (boulder, and severe laceration* She remained In the Adam* county hoapital until May 13 when, accompanied by two nurse* from the staff. *he returned Io her home in Arkansas v When farther medical treatment* wa* required. Mr* Smith waa determined that *he would return to Decatur and the Adam* cqunty hospital, which she did Monday, "because «L those wonderful doc' tor*" -

North Koreans Attacking Along The Entire Front; More Nations To Aid U. S.

Senator Tydings Announces Other Members Os UN To Send Ground Forces Washington. July 11 — H'Pi — Chairman Millard E Tydings of the senate armed services <-ommit tee said today that "seven) other member," of the United Nations will send' ground force* to help U. 8. troop* in Korea. The Marylantl Democrat made the statement after a secret session with Gen. tjmar N. Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. ■ ■" He said "*everal other member* Os the I'N have offered to contribute (ground forces) and their offers have been ai-cepted " ■ said the forces will be in addition to previously-disclosed naval and air aid from I'N mem her*. ' qa ■■ Tydinex said the qliystioii, of. I *c< epiing air oftef' of *3«.tete -troops f Alic CbIiMHW NahlonaUata as> . Formosa "sttil has not been determined" finally The offer has been tentatively terned down After the session, from which Bradley departed looking grim and a little tired, Tydings said "it would lie a disservice to treat event* iu Korea with optimism." Hi- said "we should all realise _ the difftcultle* that confront the ’ i nation and the free democratic ' I world, hot onte tn Korea but In • I some five pr jtL other areas," '‘.j Tydings also said that a final 1 1 decißion on calling up armed ser•)vicfei ri-wrves has not lieen made I j but will Iw made shortly «i Tl >- problem is still ' undv-r | study, he said as i« -the question "Hsr'Kocr'teanyTHeß THfflrt he finally drafted ! He that he did not know (Twrw Tin Face **!*•» Section Os Pipeline Ripped By Explosion Jasper Ind. July 11. —H’P> — Workmen completed repairs today on a section of the "Little Inch" pipeline ripped by an explosion The blast yesterday destroyed a lengt h of the line about seven mile* north of here, but there wn» no fire and no one was injured. Dubois county sheriff Victor Fehribach said the cause of the explosion was not known. Initial City Rand Concert Wednesday ; Decatur City Band To Present Concert ’ Decatur's newly organised city j ,! band, sponsored jointly by Publlx Service and the Decatur Chamber II of Commerce will hold its flr»t 11 public concert Wednesday night i• at American Legion park, Win cheater street, at * o'clock, it wa* announced today i Gerald Zimmerman, conductor of the musical brgahTaatloa baa announced the following program -for the opening night: > Semper Fidelis, march. Sousa Washington Post, march. Sousa Maalerbilt. overture. Alford El Capitan, march Sousa American Patrol, march. Meacham ' "Beahtlful Ohio, waits. Bari. Orpheus bvertere. Offenbach National Emblem march. Bagley King Cotton march. SousaThe Wanderer, overture. King. Anchor* Aweigh. march. Mile* and Zimmerman • Medlnah Temple Shrine Song, march Dllon 1 Blue Skin Waits 1 Blue Skirt, waits. ' InvAcargill march Llthow. Repass Band, march. Uncoin. 1 Artillery Song, march. Gruber Our Dlrv<-tor march. Bigelow 1 The Three Guardsmen overter?- ■ Brockton Officers of th* Guard, march f Jewell 1 The Star Spqhgled Banner I Concert* will be held each Wed- ' nesday night dnrina.jh* . with the exert pion nt Wednesday. July M, whkh Is the week jrf the street fair

Soviet Russia Assails UN's AidToKorea Charges UN Council Giving Direct Aid For Aggression Moscow. July 11—(UP)— Rusala charged the United Nation* seqnrUy council today with giving "direct support -io armed aggresaioa against the Korean people " The charge .was contained a note to UN secretary • general Trygve Lie It was the Russian reply to Lie's telegram Informing the SovIX government of rhe security council's resolution <rt July *1 calling for supnort of tee South lawtaW "tetntMic »■■ ■ ■ .«x. ■ The note skid the resolution vu "unlawful" Following is the tetri of th* note: "Mr Trygve Ue. secretary general- of the United Nations organl nation. New York. “The Soviet government has re celved your telegram which give* the text of the security counelTs resolution of July 7 with regard to placing armed torce* and tuber means at the disposal of the socaned unified command under the I United States, to requesting the United State* to designate the e..mmander for suclv-force*. and to using the United Nations flag In the course of military operation- 'in Korea ■ "The Soviet government 'finds! that the above resolution was pass J ed with the. same gross 'violationx I of. the Urrtted Nartrnr* charter m was the security council'* msM ! Hon on the Korean problem of June 27' "The resolution was taken in the absence of two permanent members of Union and China and fu* nermore by only »lx votes with .ae participation of a seventh —a K worn in tangite who has no lawful right to represent China -.s “In view of the said circumstances. It is clear that this decislort of the serurtty count- Rs cannot have legal torce either "Furthermore, the Soviet government deems it necessary to call attentioa to the following: "The aforesaid resolution of the security council aims at unlaw ; fully using the United Nations flag, to cover, the armed actions of the) United Stare* in Korea, which con-1 etKute* direct aggreasion on the part of the ’’nlted States with re-' yard to the Korv_.li people "All this warrants ground for the j Soviet government to declare that the security eouncll'x decision of July 7 is. firstly, unlawful and. secondly, represents direct support to the armed aggression against tbe Korean people" City Will Receive ■ Bids Ou New Track Truck Is Sought For Street Department Bid* for a truck for the stree* department will be received by tile city'* board of public works and safety at the office of the clerktreaaurer. Verwoa Aurand. it was announced here today the bld* to te opened at 8 p m August 1. The specification* call for a dump truck of at heat um and onehalf ton capacity with eertahi refinements such as heavy duty springs standard transmission nuttable to drive power take-off te operate hoist, and two-speed rear exle Also the bidder will be required to paint the truck and body dark green and letter It properly Other specifications are set forth by the efty tn Rs adveniament The rity eurrentlv owner es- a IMI GNC one adty onetalf ton trwefc vriH use this as a trade-in for the new truck. wb(rh’ 4**lo be used by the city street depar ta*M. ’ 1 ■ c

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Front Lina Troops Driven Bock Under . Slaughterhouse Communist Drive z Tokyo, Wedneeday July tt—tUFt—American front Hue troop* rreied backward under a "slaughterhouse" Communist Offensive on the Korean front above Taejon today Massed Communist division* and armor were trying to envelop Taejon and drive th* Americans from their advanced headquarters there Gen Douglas MacArthur* mid night eomtißlnlqu* reported the Communist* were billy about 20 miles from Taejon. JThere was fighting both northwest and rtorth- . east of Taejon and ttye commenlqee said it “poiru to an eventual twopronged drivii on Taejon., An American flier just bark from Taejon »aH!*the roar- of tM*‘h»g tana.-., at tbe front could be. beard In th# - • •• wr ■ 'W 'ipeUts >inau-a4»-U * -tM-a«iq«»m.<». ter* in Koran estimated that 15 north Korean division* were at> tacking all atom: the front, with combat forces of about s.tX*> m-n per Another 75.n*»' Korean veterans - of th* Communist campaign tn Mancburia were reported from headquarters to be muyjng up ns > r»inf»rcemint» Their arrival would ■ give th*. Commuin>n jMi.iHH-.mi-n ■ at th* front » ■ Some veterans of rhe Chtesote—- - Communist Manchurian army already were .in action They Were • among the Communist forces led by about Bt' tanks which hit the Atnejicair front Hue holdinv forces l aud pushed tlxem back.to new dr I fens* position* • It war a slaughterhouse." said Lt John H Childers of San Jos#; ■Calif Childers led a company of■ tk«* (American troops who had -b--Md JheZXorth Koreans back }« p/tox. tnyu had been forced ha< k tj»*m selves in the flrxt bix armored ba‘tle trf the Korean war Th\ North Korean first division knocked out all except t«<> of the Amiric'sn tanks white h»d driven the Communists back to the Chonul area. 2« mile* northwe-t of Taejon MacArlnqr's communique reportid that element* of an American reglmentel wymbat team halted the North Koreaik drive at Chonul The remainder of that section was "relatively'»tabl»." MacArthur reported. "However, th* ynemy Is rontlnwing to concentrate troops and armament* in this sector with th* IMS*I sible objective of reinforcing two | North Korean division* " A spokesman at U S Korean , headquarters said lb* C<>mmuni»:« ■ appeared to have thntyra everything they had into the drive down the Seoul Tkejon road Ah report* " Indicated their best troops were fighting on tbe American ffont The spokesman said the 'North Korean Infiltration tactics “aa ! good a* any we bare ever eeenun ! tered " He blamed those I for the American teas of ground. ’The Norfh Koreans ijave cut in 4e- ’ bind American units repeatedly —.—z— City Liqht Crew Is Preparing For Fair July 24-29 City light company emptor#* were busy all day Monday stringing utility iinex to serve to light up the coneeeeions on the midway at the Decatur free street fair and ajrricn itural show scheduled from July; H through tt. The eity charge* the street fair committee a flat rate (57M»» for the electricity used during fair week and donates the work and equipment used Other city departments also charge only a nominal sum to keep th* fair going through the sixter stand The water company, for example, open* hydrants and water tap* for conce»«loner« on the midway at very little <-barge WCATHCR Fair tonight and day. httla eMißge i« tamper Mure. Law taa»«M «244* hqgh