Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1950 — Page 1

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Earl Adams Is Chairman Os Red Cross Judge Earl Adorns Elected Ofairma* Os County Chapter Judge Karl II A.tamaAiy elected chairman of the Adama County K«l Crass chapter at the annual ni.otlgtg of directors held at Rad Crnas hasdquarter* in this city lust evening. Judge Adams succeeds Clsrepre K Bell, who served M chapiter chairman since IMS. He tendered his resignation to th* hoard last April. The chapter was alerted for any 'emergency that might remit from the' Korean war Other officers elected by the directors are Earl M. Webb of Herne. vice-chairmaa. Mr. Webb also la chairman for Herne. Rnscoe tllendenlng. assistant cashier of First State Hank, treasurer; Miss Bernice Nelson., direr- . tor of the county welfate department. recording secretary. • Judge Adams has beep identified with the Red Cross for the past 25 years He server! with the ; chapter during World War I and for the-4m»t; sr-veral years has -,-l>erti chairman of . the home aer-vh-e co'nnntttee . . , , . . - . . AppuilUnteht -of committee rtmirmen and other person*! for t|y> county chapter organisation' will l>e made by the new chairman Mrs. Max Schafer will continue as executive secretary.- the chairman slated Three new directors were aler t ed to the board. They are: -Mrs.. Harold Engle and le-wis I mfr Smith of this city and Mater Ad ier of Kirkland township meted itw tl|e offk-*r*. Iho hoard Is comprised of 2" members. Report on Convention Miss Olennys Roop, 'chairman of Junior Red Cross ami Mrs. Schar f er rxculDe»*e*relary. who »ttej "delegatesto the .national tuim-n Hon ad the American Red Cross In l.'ftri it la.-t jnoritfi. gave Intel -■-'ins ie|Hiiis of the Rievtinx— — ; - They stressed in the - report*, that tire Red Cross was built on a| volunteer basis ami tbit it* ser ( vices-were available to all man j luiid regardless Os race or creed j Financial Report Made Treasurer illeudening gave th*j annual financial report -Including. the halam-e on hand June 2u. 17l‘* | Hie chapter had receipts of »H.-1 Miso Expenditures were IMA**7*i Balance on hand June .10. V*•>". J- io The* March Red Cross drive proilM«ed |T.»»•-*!',<* • 4K.575 quota The national ''jtaTlSwu’lwvltM'' |::.uSSS<t, Disbursements for servicemen and ex-servicemen and ; d- pendents ami civilians were I!--1 •37.455. Junior Red Cross expendi - tures were 4295 o’. Disaster relief! was 4150 ' j Home Service Report Judge Adams read the annual . report of th- home service department Financial aid to servicemen and dependents amounted to PM SI; Io Veterans and their dependents, 51.4M04. and civilians |.14*.54. During the year, the office performed S 2CI service*. Mrs. Ed Hauer gave a brief re port on the sewing and knitting projects and Phil Sauer reported on the disaster cases. Board of Directors B* sides the officers, the follow-1 Ing were elected to the board of. directors; Hansel Foley. Clarence “-ZtnT. Mrs William Bowers. Mrs. Edward Hauer. Mrs. W laiwell Harper. Phil Sauer. C I. Finlayson. Mrs Roy ]L. Price. Mrs. J D. tTonv T. rape RtaWti New Government Is Formed By French Parts. July 12. —(VP)— Premier Rene Pleven shaped up a new middle of the road government today after IS days of political uncertainty amidst a world crisis -His government was made up of the same parties which ruled France from 1*47 until early this year. The Roclallats. who pulljd out of the cabinet In February, were hack in again WEATHER Partly cloudy; shower* |r thundershowers tonight and over south portion Thursday Cooler north portion Thursday;'’ -tow tonight M to 70:. high Thursday 77 to 8J north. 84 to It south ’

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Heads Red Cross | -■ V s * ft 3 In ' B* Earl B. Adams Citizens 01 Berne Debate City Issue Unofficiol Meeting Is Held Last Night A citiscna committee of. Berne merchan ts and *t*hnnibeF of- bummeree member* met unofficially last night with the con ♦ernlng the question of when Berne should 'become a city, and explained their Actions to the town hoard Not present at the meeting were C H Muselman. town attorney, and Fred Von Guntrn. town clerk treas urer Menno Lehn in. chairman rd the group, stated that these two Official* were not Invited, and had been told that the meeting was closed to thv-m: The main question of the meet tag wa» When can Berne become a city?" After the' meeting both sides seetned -to agree thdi Berne ; could hot become a city until Jan 1 lusty 1. ISSJ. because tin L't" - - ' ’a» amended in 193?. has not tei-ri followed |n all particular* Pre-, nt at the meeting.'and out J-lintuy the Steps taken so far, mar, ] Robert S Anderson. Decatur at-| Itorney hired br the citixcifs'group I I to investigate the legal steps taken I laist March, when making Jietne I a city was first discussed, the town ' hoard hired Anderson to draw Up | the proceeding they should follow. (and outline various reasons for and against the town becoming a city I Anderson prepared a sketch, clt , Ing (he 1»<»S at t (Town attorney (’ II Muselman at that lime stat ed that he felt the board , should follow the later 19.15 act to become a. city. Fred y<>n Gunten. town clerk-treasurer, affirmed today JVo investigation was made at that i time as to the contents ot either I law regarding the dale Berne I would become a city, he said > I Anderson stated at the meeting (that It was his feeling, and the feeling generally of the cillxens. .committee, that the town board in tended to make Heine a city under the lim.'i statute Anderstui told the meeting that the town board had taken two steps tTaea -aw FWae •>«» Cyclist Is Injured By Hit-Run Driver Ray Eyanson Hurt Tuesday Afternoon Hospital attaches today listed t the condition ot Ray Eyanson. 51, of 121 South Sixteentu street, as “fairly good.” though he remains in an oxygen tent aa the result of injuries suffered Tuesday after noon when l>< was knocked front a bicycle by a hit-and-run driver. . Eyanson suffered several broken. ribs, one of them puncturing his lung, according to the reports received here He was riding the bicycle along the drive between the McMillen ' warehouse and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks when the accident occurred Eyanson walked away from the . scene, to Tenth street, where he I took a cab to his come Later he was taken to the Adams county memorial hospital, where first reports were that his condition was “critical." i By the time he arose flout being kmv-ked off the bike Fv anion captained, dhe car or, truck, or what ever It was. had vanished, and he never did know what bit him

JNoHmsTo Send Drafted Men Overseas Another Drteft Coll Likely Soon Unless Enlistments Jump j" Washington, July 12 — <UPI — j There la “no present plan" to send I draftees overseas, an army spokesman said today — The army has ordered elective service to draft 2«.000 men. They wouW be drafted for 21 months duty. An army planning expert held out-hope to the draftees that If the T’hlted JfiaTen regains lb* Initiative in Korea and the nation's military forces can be cut back, the draftees might be released after 1' months or even a year of duty. Hut unless voluntary enlistment fake a sharp jump, it Is el-pev-ied that anolhsr draft call will he issue*! . Il.ow jMM>n Is problematical. The armed services will lie watching closely for the next few weeks the gtiimle I of men who yolunieer for seryl* e . The navy and air force hope to avoid any draft calls, and will try IO ineel their manpower needs «lfh Seservlsfa ajftt "VWtanteert ’ sy*«-tiv.- : ery.k-p - headquarter* aiodgnedr sta’te. quota's , yesterday* I for the draft of lo.'MHi.men for the army It ordered focal hoards to *t>ri moving th*- inductees to ar ; my camp* "no later than Sept Jn " Men IS through 25 are eligible for Induction The first .called are expected to lie single men closest to their 2<th birthdays. 578 In State ludlawapoUa. July 12 — tl’PI — Recruiting was brisk today, hut Indiana selective service spokes • men said It didn't make any difference How many volunteers were accepted, the state sril! must prof I vide 57k draftees hy Sept. .10. . ;At least 7S volunteers were accepted by the army, str for* e navy and. malines yesterday Another lons line *>t recruits lined; up gt headquarters again this niornlng. :HnOst jrf-the rii unexi>erien<-e<i men. | Meanwhile, at state draft head I quarters, officials worked to break . down the 57H draft quota ordered yesterday by Washington. They worked io divide th** quota amdhg (he state's 92 counties, whose XS draft Isiard- have lieen ordered to revert to full time status as quickly as possible. Maj Walter L Miller, chief of operations for state headquarters, said no recruits would he credited «Ter- ■*•- Fuel Seveat r - - Plan Dental Survey Os School Children Cfecatur C. C. To Sponsor Inspection The health committee of the De catar Chamber of Commerce, under the chairmanship of Dr. H F. Ewick, today announced plans for a dental survey of all school children In Adama county some time next October —- State board of health personnel will conduct the inspection. It was announced Dr Roy Smiley, director of dental health for the slate board, met in Decatur recently with the Chamber committee, various school authorities, sororities, rep resent stives of the P. T A groups I of the county and dental assoctaltea officials g , Dr Smiley explained that one of i the principal objects of the survey r was to determine the effects of . flourtne in the water supply as it i pertains to the health of teeth. "This will be an exeeltent Op- . portunity for all school children to , have their teeth checked." Dr. Joe . Morri* member of the Chamber committee, said r ■ Internal Revenue t Collections Drop n Indianapolis, July 11. —fVP) — f Total internal revenue collections , by the federal government In In- . diaaa for the fiscal year ended , June M were 027.401.M715. the . Indiana collector of Internal rwve iftue reported today. ( It was a sixabta drop from IMP'S ■ ollectloa of 5944J2t.<2t.M and 7 from the IM* peak year, when cots lections soared above a billion dollars.

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Funwr ‘Hitler Youth’ Enlists I ■ tt-VEAR-OLD Herbert T Nimx of North Bergen. N. J a member of I the Hitler Youth for five yean, pigns as an enltatbe in the f. 8. Army . at New York recruiting office. Signing Nimx is T. Sgt Albert DeNa-poli.-Nibx's father Is now a Went German policeman.

Set Public Heuring On lout Amendment Proposal Studied On Two*MUe Area I - * . > I The. Decatur plan commission , spent several hours Tuesday night studying the .proposed dmewdmeut , to the city towing ordinance; vteto-ed-fur the-fin* time the, proposal , thoroughfare plbw and set Wednea.lday. August •. at,7.J* pin. at the . city hall for the public bearing. 'The statute requires a public ' hearing no any proposed amend- ' meat before It Is recommended to 'the elty councH Tor passage or further study . The proposed amendment would take In the two-tnlta. area an ÜB* I the corporation limits”’of Decatur and commission members say It Is a move to protect property owners from infringement of undesirable ' businesses, junk yards, small shacks and dump grounds It . wee .pointed - out that, these : and other similar eaterprisea,could" ' easily spring up around the edger ' of a city When t-hey are not per milled within the city - —•-■ The commission did not vote on ■ ’ whether to accept the amendment, j Mt - members slated that they I . would determine its future following a public hearing J The question ° was brought up , 1 uhoqt the constitutionality ot the amendment and Col Sheridan, consultant for the comj mission, stated that several citleg had received informal opinions that II such an amendment was consti- ) tutionai. The opinion was issued by I the Office of the attorney general. | "rite mafoe therwnghtare plan, which Is a long range program of road and street widening and extension. would call for several river I drives near the city aa well aa widening and extending of several Daeatur streets It was stressed that even if the thoroughfare plan were adopted, it would be many years before the plan actually was , completed ~ r Another Item In the proposed , amendment which came In for dis ' cusslon was the unincorporated town ot Monmouth, which comes e T * *** ,ll>>

I DeGaulls Says Western ; World Must Be Prepared

■ rEditor'* note Gen Charles lie n Gaulle. who foresaw many of the > pittail* ot World War H. discusses ■ the current world crisis and hi* proposal* for meeting it in the i f following Interview with A L y Bradford t ailed Press vice presi- ( dent for Europe It I* the flrat t la I err lew DeGaulle ha* granted since IMS. when he still was in k power in France) a By A L. BRADFORD » (Copyright. IMO. by United Free*) r Part*. July IJ— (UP)— The west era world must prepare for a war with Soviet Russia. Gen Charles DeGaulle told me today. He said the Communist adventure in Korea was preparation for a Soviet attack on Europe He stressed the weakness of the • western power* and urged sweep '* Ing rearmament to meet the dan- * get ♦ Europe is in “mortal peril." ac- ' cording to the French leader, who. in the opiaion of observers, is more » likely than ever to come back to i power through electloss that may I- be hastened by repeated political ■ crises We ary a coulittou." DoGaulle

Washington Moves To 10 Largest Cities 'Washington. July 12. ~—<l’l*l Provisional census figures for IM cities of more than ItW.iMto persons showed today that Washingion nosed Pittsburgh out of the "Big 10" during the last decade. New X<*** t'hicago »nd Philadelphia allll were the natfoa'a ( largest ckles ln that ordeF U-* Aageles moved up to. fourth plae*. dropping Detroit to fifth'. City's Streets Are IMergoing Refiairs Thorough Repoirs Are Mode By City . ■ Reveral of the i-ity's streets are i undergoing thorough repairs, ar i cording to a recent survey, with . plans far correcting many drain l -ay rtobtems being given primary attention When some of the' streets vrir « laid Out ' then paved later' Mayor I John Doan explained, the drainage system was inadequate!* prepared.. ; consequently there was mucb-JMod-ins of the qtreefs, causing them among oilier thing*: to erupt in I spots * Employes of the city »’r*et department, are working on two street* al this time. Walnut and Hievenstm. and (Übers have been marked for immediate future work Walnut street between Dayton and . Washington streets undergoing repairs There was no drain here previously, so Ibi* is being laid, the street graded and paved from curb to curb , (In Stevenson street, the exten- ' xioh approved 'yeite foto T™fo Mercer avenue to Cleveland street, but never paved. Is being filled gradi ed. then paved I The chy street department will [ also work on a one-half bha-k i stretch of Seventh street between Indiana and Short street one block i-'between First and Kectind streets on Marshall, one block on Tenth I : street between Nuttman and Indiana. two blocks on Rung street. I between Fornax and Mercer All of this work, the mayor said, c' iTeew <fo

said, emphasising that Europe must first be covered as the advance daager sone Germany should be included In the system of wester* strategy he saW but owythe ba»i« first of an accord between France and Germany. to be followed by a federation of Europe to include Germany Spain should not be left out pt the western security system, in-De Gaulle's opinion Describing the Attack against South Korea as a "signal of alarm which Is reverberating around the world.” DeGaulle said It was to President Truman and Gent Douglas MacArthur that credit should go for the decision finally, to resist Communist aggression ■'The Soviet.system In Its march towards world, domination acts wherever nationalism and social revolt offer an opportunity." he said "Now it la moving by prosy in In doChlna. China. Burma. Tibet, and Korea. Previously we. saw this In Persia and Greece At any moment It can An the same elsewhere local moves serve the Soviets to prepare-tire great attack. <«waa > raw* am*

U. S. Army In Washington Says Forces Take Licking In War-To Counterattack

SenafeKills Truman FEPC Measure Today Foil To Produce 64 Votes Necessary To Prevent Filibuster Washington. July It. —<VP>— The senate today kilted President I Truman s employment bill tor thin J seyalon of congrena. For the second lime in two months friends of the maaanre tailed t«» produce the «4 vocea required. to prevent southrn filibuster. J Administration leader* do not Intend to fry "a third time this year , The .vote was on a proposal IP toK.T'mdtfoh' to- 'thke' up -the fair employment, praetkea MH.- '”' .Failure to Invoke the gag rule ana a victory for southern Demoirais who were ready to talk until | hey dropped againM both the motfon and the measure it neees jsary. The bill would forbid diacriml- ; nation against job-hunters or pros pective union members on racial „ «»r religious grounds. Flyms wiin fewer than 50 employee-and unions 1,-with fewer than 50 member* would , not be affected — ,! other congressional devel<ipments: P ! Atom bomb-Sen Owen Brewr 'for. R Me, said President Tru ; ~ man should,, give Gen Dongta*; MacArthur blanket authority to . m*e“t he atom bomb in the Korean | war whenever he..thinks It ta I needed ' I'tider law. only the presb - dent can order use of the bomb Brewster said this setup Is “too > < iumsy " I ■ Harry Bridges The senate judic i ’ lary committee acted to find out aha! can be done about revoking I the lioovust iHind of convicted ( labor leader Harrv Bridges and ■ jailing him “ ~ Taxes The national tax equality ’ association asked the senate fliTere Te Pane Mvei

Nations Consider Ground Troops Use Acheson Says UN Members Moy Aid Washington. July IS—(UP) — ' Secretary of state Dean Acheson ; said today that several members ot . the United Nations are consWering ! sending ground force* to help in I thr defense of South Korea* Acheson declined at a new* .onterenee to identify the countries that might send ground troops, or to say whether he thought they actually would do »o lie said it would be up to the individual countries to announce their action* He noted that offer* of air or naval, support already have come trim ' Canada, the Netherlands. China. Australia. New Zealand and Great Britain. Offers of economic help have corny from Siam. Norway. Denmark. the Philippine* and Nicaragua. Acheson said A- large number of other countries have volunteered to help within their power. Acheson said He now is discussing these offers with the United Nation* and with U. 8 irmy authorities to decide what to suggest these countries might do Offer* of ground troops. Acheson added, would be very helpful Acheson's remarks came after senator* of both parties demanded that the state department urge Other I’N members to join the fighting In Korea The department bad replied that it was doing ita best It declined comment on report* by one senator that Pakistan offered to send "walking soldiers" to fight alongside this. American Gia - '

Heads New Unit Mrs. Stewart MeMilten 1 ———* — ."T-'. Red Crass Affiliates Wilh Blood Center Mrs. McMillen Will Head Decatur Unit Aside from being organised ta «tare tor any local disaster and U> meet any possible war emergency, the.. prttoipfrl ye time objective of the congty Red Cross - chapter will tie affiliation with the r-gional blood center program. Judge Earl II Ad.am*. newly elected chapter chairman stated to day Initial steps to joint the region al urgauization. y ith. I>< adqq*rter.s 'jh Fort Waytte. siere taken byClarenc. Estell. wlto retired as' chairman, yesterday. I*revb>usly. Mr Helt asked Mr* Stewart W MqMtry-of Valier Farms to a-- opt the county chairmanship for the bhaat center program Mr* McMHlen has accept. ed the responsibility of organising the local unit, the chairman stated The program has been endorsed I hy the Adams county medical association the Adams county mem orial hospital the county and ci y health officers According to preliminary plafisl fqr the center, a mobile unit will j | visit Dto-atur every other month ! V.tlutrfeer blood donors will be: asked to donate a pint of blood, j which will be furnished tree to | hospitals and patients. The Fort Wayne center will incorporate a' tot-mlle area, extending into Ohio I and including nearly all of the] fourth congressional district ' Although all details have not Iteen completed, the regional center will be different from the I blood banks operated during the war years Plasma will not be furnished: Whole blood will lie stored at the hospitals tor patients' < •era I • te*- •**. Htnrv Windffiillfir I Dies This Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Henry Edwin Wiadmilter. 75. retired farmer, died at 1 N o, clock this morning at his home 4n ' Linn Grove following an illness of six months A lifelong resident of the Linn Grqve community, he was born ’ Noy. 7. 1(74 Hix wife. Hattie, died a number of years ago 1 He wais a member of the Linn Grove Christian church and the IGO F lodge Surviving are tour kms. Alvin of Geneva. Ernest ot Fergus Falls. Mian.. Virgil ot Elkhart and Her old ot Fort Wayne. 14 grand, hild ’ ren; 12 great-grandchildren, one I brother. Charles of Geneva, and ’ one stater. Mrs Olga Heiderker of I Fort Wayne _J 1 Funeral services will be held at > 2 p m Friday at the Unn Grove • Christian church, the Rev Homer i studelmker offk-tatlng Friends ' may call at the Hardy A Hardy i funeral home In Geneva until 1 24 ■ P m Friday

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60-Ton Tanks Scorn Rocket Barrages By American Planes Te Continue Advance By I'ntted Press The C. 8. army in Washington said today Hurt "we re taking a licking" in Korea, butuadded that American troops arc building up steadily for the counterattack which will stop the Communists Communist troops paced by «<iton tank*' which rolled un*eath-d through rocket barrage* threw American troops back across 'be Kum river today V. 8. forces dug In on the river's south bank, under heavy mortar fire, for a test* ditch defense of Taejon An army spokesman in Wash- , tagton said the Kum is a good de* *’ fenae line, behind which American • forcer .are building: up to offer tough resistance to the f'omwiuniats He refused to guess whether the American* can hold the riverline South of the river, he caM. a rforr running northeast to sp^fh 4 _ fo-e*' just east of Taejon rnay*‘i»>come the 'line of no'retreat' If tlKe Communist* force a * crossing of the Kttnt . ~ The river is the last natural de-i.-h- barter north of South Korea* emergeny capital The broad, muddy Kum flows through open country some 15 miles north of Taejon The river ha* been described aa a "natural I tank irap." but the North Korean* i have already mastered one such . liarrier — the even broader Han . river — ta their sowthward .lrive The f, S withdrawal across the Cum followed fierce fighting north of the river The Red radio claim e>l that Communist forces nr- . infantry ■» -■ it. killed mote'batt 7(Ht troops t--' captured more than s«<> The repnrt was entirely aacnmfirmed Similar broadcast* ta the * past often haw* proved exagger.. gred or entirely false Photographic proof of reports that the Red have coldbloodedly killed captured, .Amerk-ans reached Gen Douglas Ma< -Arthur's headquarters and the genera! announced that the officer* responsible for the murdens are liable ta the death penalty The *rniteT “Nations saprenie •commander was preparing today I for conferences with two top-rank-i ing generals - army chief of staff I J Lawtan Collins and air chief of j staff Hoyt Vandenberg - - who' are I flying here for a first hand report lon the progress of the Korean ' (Tara Te -rage V-Jatej I - ■ ; First DSC Awarded By Gen. MacArthur ■Tokyo. Japan July 12 —ls F'— 1 Gen liouglas Ma. Arthur approved today .the award of the first distinguished service cross of the ; ] Korean campaign to aa American ■ colonel killed ta action The award will be presented to I the son of Col. Robert R Martin ’ot Toledo Ohio kilted white tend I ing a racket and grenade attack on North Korean force* near Cboaan four days ago Manta's son. Robert, la a f‘ S. military academy cadet and the decoration will be given him ta a ceremony ar West Point UTF BULLET/NS Waehtngtan. Jirty 12—<UP> f —Bacrvtary as treasury Jobe W. Snyder has asked eon •reasieaal leader* te delay a —S - Am Ota a I BCTrOR IwOwYlvH i<ly •»»- I 01SJ100.000 (B) esc me tex reduetton bill. It wa* learned te i d«k- ». —ns ■ U. B. Headquarters to I Korea Thursday. July 12 — (UP) — A headquarters opekeoman sate tedky that as things no* stand. American forces would stop at the (Btn I Faeoilel when the North Kerf eons were driven back te it. “W we were at th* 28th Far I altot (the border between North and South Korea 1 new we would step-" the sookee man sate “We would also stop the Reuth Koreans, and pre I vent them from croex.ng the isth Parallel** .