Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. m

MORE AMERICAN TROOPS, ARMS IN KOREA

■ 11 11 * Russians Will v Seek Seat for Chinese Reds Russia Raturns To * The United Hations Security Council Laks Boccess. N. Y., Aug. I.— (UP)-Russia wIH mum to th* Vailed 'Nations security council to day to demand the seating ut com munlst China a* the price for peace •In Korea. But chief Soviet delegate Jaeob A. Malik, breaking Russia's It,t week boycott, will find himself con fronted With ,a surprise American demand that the council first de, bate a resolution condemning North Korea's continued defiance . of the UN and calling on all memher nation* to refrain from "assist |eg nr encouraging the North Ko""rean authorities.” - Both side* bare insisted that their business be giren top priority ■ by the council' sndashstp procedural debate-on wbat shall be the first, item on the agenda was expu trd as soon as Malik the council's president for August under rhe. rotation system —raps hh gavel shorth after Ipm ISTThe United State* - outflanked Russia's diplomatic position at th* end of yesterday’s security council - meeting, when It submitted a reso lutloh aimed squarely at the Krem lin and demanded that'M he ron •ide red at today's session The resolution declare* that the seeur Ity council ...... - / ■ - ■ • "VvimS-mns the North Korean authorities for their Continued defiance st the UN: •- —— —I—. Call* upon all states to use their Influence to prevail upon the authorities of North -Korea to eease this defiance. / "Calls upoir all state* to refrain from asMsiitig or encouraging the North Korean authorities and to retrain from action which might lead t«r the spread of the” Korean coDflict to other' area* and there- , by further endanger international peace and security." ~. . - ; Mattk who,had notified the UN last Thursday that he intended to return today and a&urhe the prest- / dt iici- of the council in his regular turp. had withheld his proposed agenda until after yesterday's couth cU nii.SJjWt It listed this older of ' business:. t. Recognition of the represent* tlve of the cenrral people's government of the people’s' republic of China as the representative of China. “J. Peaceful settlement of the Korean question.” The American measure was con sidered a -shrewd “■ maneuver be- < iuse It would force Malik Immediately on' the defensive and would put blm la the position of vetoing as. he was Thought certain to do the TN's effort to end North —. Korea's aggression against the South Korean republic sponsored by the UN. It was an open question whether Malik.might walk out again if the council overruled him and decided to 'discuss the American resolution before debating the seating of the Chinese communists. 20-Cent Increase In Preble Township Rate Treble township will hare a tai rate for ’MO payable tn 1351 of |1 IS on each 11 (HI of taxable property, according to th* notice of tax levies, submitted’ for publication by trustee Charles Fuhrman The new tax rate Is an increase of 20 cents over th* present rate of PS cent*. Fuhrman explained that the new proposed rale takes into consideration the increased coot of a teacher for tbe township school; the probability that It will’ be necesary to replace the outside toilets at tbe school with insidtl toilet* and also the fact that' It will be necessary to purchase a new School bus In IMI. The net valuation of taxable property In Preble township is set at 32.033.153 and there are 187 , taxable poll*. All -township pro-, posed levies mast he published between August 1 and August I#. ] Fuhrman's report Is the first one to b* submitted WEATHER Fair and cooler central and north. Wednesday fata, and tan humid. Lew tonight M>M north. 65-75. esteem* south. High Wednesday 7»M north. M-M south.

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License Notes On Sale At Half Price Indianapolis. Aug. 1. — (UP)— Bargain rate* - half price - ga into effect today tor Indiana automobile. truck and bus Bonus* plate*. Buyer* of the blackandyellow 10m piate* already kava poured 121.855.845 Into th* stat* treasury. secretary of state Charlo* F. Fleming reported, compared with 2143T4.101 for the first on ea month* of I*4*. Initial Draft Call Given In I Adams County Five Men To Report For Physical Exams Wednesday, Aug. 23 A ciUl fer five men has lieen Issuedto the local psdectlvc service offh e...the local draft board . rowon'ed late - yesterday. These men. whose name*- will not bereleased unless they an mduriod; i will report for physicals in Indi- | ansiedts 'August 23 1./ Tbe older I A's. In the county Will he called first. the foray*! stat, ed First called Will -he in the 32-\ 25 year old group. but' if that age I group doe* not yield the. five men younger men will be called This first call way issued on the lutsis of a slate total of 678 men. Thia total has been in< reas*s| to - 2,865 draftee* by tlw cud of Octo- . her." This means that about five i times as many will prohahlyche examined Itefure the end of th io . -het— . Marine* Departure Delayed •" Word has .been received hero 1 from Co B. |vflr\mariii»- reserve battalion that ih< \dat*- of depar i tur* has dawn powpotted until-. August 24 or 25. Ot\giiially they > hail intended Jeaviiig between the ,12th apd li>th of August- Nine. Teen young m’en from AilA.n,» coun TtY’liire TWfn-tfer* wf- this ytretsp; -- ■ I .Members of th* naval \, s,-l ve unit *t Fort Wayne were tbl.l of ! fit ally .last night that they Would 7 > lie inlleil to active limy: ThelrT • comtnanifing offi. er said be I thought the call would ltd IssinAl ' I within six months however. tbe>\ would try to give at least So day*’\ notice ... >■ Members of the naval unit, division ».'ls. »ih naval district, in • elude the following llecatur young ’ men Kaye Runyon. Hill Kocher. ! Ted Wemhoff.- Joe Adams. Leonard Egley. Norman Leonard Son. ' tlene Zlner. Max Andrews., and! Shelilen Uaniels Norman "Fbs-1 naugh. Itave Moore, ami Jim Vow- j Mix are navy veterans who are member* of reserve units in Fort 1 Wayne. i - , > State Polio Cases ! Indianapolis Aug. 1. Today's polio total* in Indiana . since Jan 4. compared With th-! , same* date last year: ' No. of 1 Case* Death* Counties I I*so 53 3 2* i IMt' 255 25 4* New case* reporied today : None, t Mrs. Alice Meyer Is Taken By Death | Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon Sr*. Alice' Caroline Lharnon Meyer. R». former resident of Sa lent, died at 5:30 p m Monday at ! ths home of her daughter. Mrs Elmer Burnett. Monroeville, where she had lived for the past six < i months She was a member of the Salem Methodhit church Surviving in additlon- to Mrs. Burnett are two other daughter*. Mr*. Roll* Raudenbush of Motiroe •ad -Me*. Clarence Cnuntermin of . Hoagland: one son. Floyd Meyer of Monroe: >l4 grandchildren and 15 I gresd grandchildren i The body was removed to the - Marquart funeral home in Monroe--1 rille, where friends may call after j « o'clock this evening until Wednesday morning, when the body will be taken to tbe home in' Salem. Funeral services will be held at 1:45 pm Thursday at the..hrfm* and at 2 o'clock at the Salem Meth Odtat church, th*""Kev Russell Parsley officiating Burial wlU<6e In 'Sprinf HUI cemetery

—i, i. 1 1 , ii _ v"i i " . : \ First War Dead Arrive ifome I KeL jJ TH< FIRST AMERICAN war dead arrive In Seattle, Waah. and 3jjjyqoe< *">• tbe transport U. 8. N S lien E T Uolllns. Honor Guard salute* a* one of tbe flafMwad casket* la lowered into • truck ar the left. a \

Defense Covncil To Heel Friday NigM Entire County Staff Scheduled Ta Meet A m< Hing of the entire Adam* ertunty - civil defense coirm il has : been called for Friday at .7: 30 p.m.. in the city hall by Robert 8 Andec ■son. director of the Adams county -unit: . .He stated thal farther appointments Will be made at the mbetlng to augment tbe staff »chedMed for active daijUß UiX the tear postr ln the ctmnty IHfb isls of the lookout post* !<► latedjn Herne. Msgley and Monroe| as well a* Itacatur have been notl-j fled of the meeting I Anderson emphasised, though. that more volunteer* «re needed for; the coinplt-tlon of the raster, and. urged ali :.those interested in tak'; ine -parr In th* rtvil drlense at>the., county to atiend ' "It will bl ait open meeting." he \aiil, "and- 4 -hup* many persons . I who ore interested In this work will i I attend ' He already Was sent cards, 'and letter* to the offlilals.-RTatinK* [the time and place and purpose of j\the ineHine At Friday's meeting. ; Anderson mid, In addition to obtattling additional help, further .organisational, matters will be completed This will to*'the second Ynectlng of theXgroup At the first organ!**- ! tlonal meeting most of the officials {and helpers were appointed for the I definite iililt. *' •< j The defense council Is apofollary of a natlotial network of county units' to alert the nation in the event dF'attpck.and to pro- • Tara t<* ***** usal \ - 204 North Korean I',- . : Y {Tanks Destroyed i Detailed Report Is Made By MacArthur Washington. Aug 1- — flen I lone las MacArthur's head, quarters advised-the air fore’e today that 204 North Korean tanks { had been destroyed through July 129. with the air force accounting for ill An air force spokesman explain ed that MacArthur had been »sked for an evaluated report on the number of tanks desMroybd. Intelligence report* in the part Indicated that the North Koreans had 30ii tanks at the outset of the war. I'bexaliiated air force re,pori* counted 302 tanks destroyed The airforce spokesman said the 302 had been arrived at throughaddition of unevalusted report* from pilot*.. No provision was made for duplication' or for" determination of whether the tank actually was destroyed, or only damaged. The spokesman said that Mae* Arthur's intelligence had been asked _to provide a conservative and carefully evaluated report. A high army spokesman said there was no conlirttfatloir here that the fifth regimental combat team of the'army bad arrived In Korea. However, the spokesman said 'that this' team, which bad been station*<l in Hawaii since Its.wUb--tfrawal from Korea a year ago. has been in active training at Schofield tysrnutk* " .... "”“ a

Dscstsr, Isdi***, Tssrisy. August I, TWO

Conviction Os 11 Comnaunist Leaden Upheld U. S. Appeals Coart Upholds Convictioii In Medina's Court New York. Aug 1 -(UPi-r- The United States court of appeals t» ,o>y unaaimowaty itapfliwipd the convict ion of 11 leaders of the Communist party for conspiring to i teach and advocate the overthrow : of the government by violence >• The court upheld the constltu,. r I tonality of the Smith act.“wSich ; prohibits teaching and advocating I the overthrow of the’ government' In ruling that thtll were guilty a* -charged and convicted. It had praise for the manner in which diotrict judge Harold It' -MHll'na conducted the nine-mouth long, trial at which defense counj eel persisted In 'Such disruptive ‘ tactics from start to finish that all were cited and sentenced to jail for contempt judge learned Hand wrote the main opinion which -Fovered Sl> pages Judge Harrle 11. Chase wrote a concurring opinion of 12 pages Judge Thomas W: Swan concurred wHh rita romluslons of both, but without writing an opinion ’* Cjn upholding the cutfstitutlonality of the Smith act. hand ruled‘that "the word* of the act are unconditional and forbid advocacy or t*aclr Ing such a violent overthrow (of the government) at any time and by'anyone.jseak er strong: literal I ly they make criminal the fulminatlons of a half-craay xealot on a •oatsbox calling tor an immediate march on Washington." In upholding Medina's conduct of the trial. Hand said Medina had continual# warned the six defense lawyer's that he.would punish them at the end of the trial if they persisted In tbelr contemptuous com duct. • .. ■* ! " i . "The record disclosed a judge sorely tried tdr many months of turmoil, constantly provoked by useless bickering, exposed to 0bI jvctionable slights and insults, harried with interminable repetition, who. If at time* he did not conduct himself with the Imperturbability of a Rhadamanthu*. showed considerably greater self control and forebearance than is given to most judge* io possess." Hand wrote. The case now goes to the United States, supreme court 'for final adjudication. Meaawhlle. 10 of H*. 11 defendants remain at liberty on bond The 11th. Eugene Dennis, secretary of the American Communist party. Is In jail serving a one year sentence for contempt of congress. Mrx. Russell Owens To Teach At FreWe ■Mr*. Russell Owen*, former Root ' •ownship teacher has been named to succeed R. M. Houck, teacher at tbe Preble school, who resigned recently to become county attendance officer. Mrs Owen* wilt start her new teaching duties In Preble township -siren the l»sd-U school term staHs. The announcement war made by Charles Fuhrman town ship trustee ■ b .

Koren Munitions Mont k Masted B-29 Superforts . Smash Arms Plant U 8 itomber Hase. Japan. Aug I—(Upv—*upertorts smash'dan Important munition* plant In the area of the North Korean cijy of Konan today in What apparently > -waa tbe moet' Mccedafol raid of the war so far. , I , The planes dropped more <haai . tuu ions o< bombs, It was revealed { Ttats Indleated that about 4" D2»s , took pari. , Yank bomber* hit the Chosen Nitrogen, company works for the secort time In three day* The plant at Konan.-which Is on" the eaat coast of North Korea, produces nitric acid for use in explosive* and uilr<>glyc*r.jn, . air ■ force sourcesaald, tY” Until last Sunday It was the Igrg- • wr riremtewl. planLjto lhe,:tar east : <‘ U J Ctauds E I‘utnsm 35. of Jacksonboro. Tex . Yommander of I the.(2nd bomb group, flew the |ehd| Ship Hkr wife and tfoee children live M Spokane, Wash'■'. - "It was as near pertecP.a mission as I ever saw.' he said y Putnam* group followed the ilnd bomb group -over the target area He said the 22nd left its target in flames shooting 500 "feet riiigb\and smoke billowing up k.OW feet A headquarter* release said Put bib's group left smoke rising to 15.000 feet Part of the bombing had to be done by radar on account of the intense smoke and flames . which covered the whole brea. Constant explosions jarred the plane*, which were about 15.000 feet, the release said. MacArthur Pledges Help For Formosa Help Save Island From Communists ’ Tokyo. Aug. 1 — (UP) - Gen. Douglas MacAryiur returned to ' hl* Tokyo headquarters from Tap- ' pel tonight after promising Gener- - allsslmo Chfong Kai-Shek that he will, help aav* Formosa from the Chinese Communist* He landed dn hi* Mg C-54 plane ■ "Bataan" at Haneda airport on 1 tbe outakirta ol Tokyo at 8:20 p.m. f<i;2A a. m. CBT) after a 3<-hour I flying visit 4o Formosa. He laaued a formal statement '- Just before bis departure from i Taipei, .saying that he had com- . pleted .formal arrangement* with ' Chiang "for elective coordination ►' between American forces under I my command and those of the Chinese government better to meet any attack which a hostile force might be foolish enough to attempt" "Buck an attack would. In Jtt : opinion, stand little chance for : aacceaa." be aald. I A second planeload of MacAr thur's command staff arrived a | few minutes after the general's . plane touched the ground MacArthur new beck by, way of . Okinawa and spent an hour and a , half there He conferred on Oki news with Maj Gen. Robert D: { McClure, commanding general of the Ryahuy* comand. add Maj. Gee Ralph F Steariey. command mseu *re rue* "■>

United States Mannes Dock, Join Thousands Os Fresh Yankee Troops

Vmsmi DissaHsM y wnn Arms rrogram \ Urges Moro Radar IIS (UP) —; have a ' satisfy he and! commit“by no i* pro■c'. ' ' tartment aircraft eea put itMfiriTle nattonal reen for which congreaa ha» put ap *Mi.ugti.mm. ’Ac " - : S Our tactical *vl»tlon\i* not up to swuff An armed seivkws •ulx utumitt'-e wUI lepk tato\ re pops that tbe air force concentrated too heavily on atrateffije. ! bombing at the expense '.of grduaU support aviation ' 3 Vinson and-tbe committee ■] are "connideraMy disturbed by 'our tank program - He will.have i. a talk with the reepoueilde office 'and * •BbcnsmW** will find out > what we are doing" al- Hit new tanka and how faee we ewe weei produce them. At (he same tUng aUM other sub- ■ epmmllteew wtft k«-*p' '* close > watch im other military flert*. i Vinson said Other congresstneml develop- - nrents Controls — President Trumantold congress he doesn't object to -on- | trols provided <<>nir**s will let ■ ' him decide whert and how to ex-, | ercbe them and provided it won't let <<»nslderat|on of these powers delay action ;on hi* pending request for controls over materials . and credit Artus President ..Jrumah for(T*r* T* Pub* •»*» —- I Central Soya Union Election Wednesday ovefo*3oo Employes Will Select Union More than 3<M> employes are expected to cast ballot* tomorrow In the three point election tor union representation and bargaining right < at the Central. Buy*'*omU'ttl The election will Ire supervised by a representative of the nattonal laltor relation* board Tbe supervisor will Ire named by Robert Cowdriil. NLRB field representative from Chicago i The morning force will rote up unTbe morin* force Will vote up until S 3ft a! m. The afternoon and . night workers will vote from 2:30 . to 5:45 p. m. The election was postponed from last Thursday, because of , an objection raised to a prior change tronj Jply 28 to the following day Three union* are seeking representation for the workers. They t are th* Brewery Worksra. (ClOt; ! the UAW (AFLlrf and tbe FTA . (Ind.) , Representative* ol these unloas ! have been tn the city for several . weeks canvassing workers and to- , dications are that a heavy vote , will be cant. To win repreoentattou sad bar- , galniag rights. • majority at tbe votes cast must be obtained by . one of tbe untoes, it was explainDraftee's Prefireacß ; Is Civil Service Hammond. Ind.. Aug I—(UP)— One of the young men who gath- { ered here today for a trip to Indisnlpoll* for pre-lndwtion phy*l- . cal examination In the draft was asked what serwjxre he, would pre fer ■. > ’ d "avn," be replied

King Leopold Steps Out As Belgian Ruler Delegates Powers To Son To Avoid Belgian Civil War Bmeeb. Belgium. Aug 1 — (UP) -Klug Leopold HI stepped down from tbe Belgian throne go day >to avoid civil war. But hl* opponent* and police fought In the 1 street*. 1 Leopold delegated bls powers to his l»-y(*sr-oM sou Prince Bodouln < but his surrender announcement came So late stat* police aad antiLeopold demoustrstor* clashed at > Mons Mar ffoile. a few milea. southwest of Brussels . There a eosvoy 20 truck* toadfol with anti Leopold forces halted in front of! a police roadblock manned by 2U men tiack'ed '. by.g mm-Mne gun \ A few Mows were trndpd but no stods were fired.. The road Mock wfo removed and tbe convoy moved'part virtually unopposed. Leopold, who returned from exile ofoy 1* day* ago in a move that tbreeteaed to plunge tbe no ttoa Info civil war. surrendered retsctaatly , Tbrougllbui the night he wrangled with Bia cabinet minister* over the flfo'l terms of the surrender, then Mi announcement Is Ms name was read ih French and Flemish at 7's ill'p..*,-C*T yesetrday) by radio. Jt„*•* ,h * grnment and parlUtaeht' (d"paas a law insuring the attribution of my powers to my sonXf’rince Ban douln " the message said. I The sttribution of \my royal I power to Prince' Baudofon seems to me to Ire tbe necessarytat ep toward the solution which riiurt permit tbe secession of the Vrown : { prim rhe throne when be\ will 1 I have rest bed his majority."Ajhe message added. \ ! The announcement meant that Leopold would delegate hi* P»w\l era now and then abdicate in fav \ or of his son on the princes 21 st birthday. Sept. 7. I*sl. It meant, too. that the social-1 lets had won their battle Teas of thousands of socialist and other anti-Leopold demon sirs tors armed with weapons dropped to resistance forces during World War fl. had threatened to march to Laeken palace If the announce ment was not forthcoming When the announcement did rwwse VW Fame ' Mae Welch Dies As Home Hus Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs Mae Welch. 07. lifelong rest deal of Adams county, died at 11:20 o'clock this morning at her home 1002 High street, foltowlag a too* Hines* of eomplicattoe* She was bora Hi Adam* county March 21. IM3. Her husband John Welch, died in 1»31 She was a member of tbe Church of God- ■ Sarvlving are two son*. Jeeue of , Uma. 0 snd Ralph of Decatur; two daughter*. Mr* Floyd Brodbeck of St Louis. Mo., aad Mrs Glen DeWUt of Willard. Q.; 12 grandchildren: 12 great-«ra»dchll drew: two broilers. Zeke Bvsn* of Deeatur sad Henry JMmm e» Vfcfcburg. O . and three sisters. Mrs. Ells Richard* of Dre slur Mr*. Frank Everett of Colatm. Mk-h, aad Mrs M SolUager of Leonida*. Mich Two brother* and two sisters ar* deceased.. Fnaeral Services will bo hoM at 2 pm Friday at tbe Mack funeral heme the Rev Dwight * Mw Curdy officiating Burial srtll be ta the East Salem cemetery Friend* may call at the funeral borne aftsw 1 o'etoek Wednesday evening

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r • vNUdwww Forces Rush Allies Bock Into General Retreat On Front . -■ Tokyo. Wednesday. . Aug .<.<*•’ , (UPt—Tbe U. 8. marine* docbed’:'*at a Korean today and prepared to join tbe thousand* of fresh American troops etreemtM Up to tbe front lines The troops staffs, armed w!0 • formidaMq ray of weapon* inctodlag several grill Un the foeret Mot. ' nmte tbe leathernecks of -the Ist marine division waited to disembark. the U. 8. amny's 6th regimental combat team arrived from Hawaii and harried Into tbe bet tie oh the heels es tbe 2nd intaa-» try division .. r The dramatic arrival at American men and snas'enme at a crucial boar Massed eosnmaalst forhammered the Allies back In x genera! retreat through five key "town*. '■ -boagfus. MaeArtMgr ■ •naosneed in his uridntdft com- ■ munique that tbe enemy no* was, striking for Paran, the 'C 6 supply port, and Taegu; tbe provision al South Korses capital. As tbe cummanlsts pressed tbelr battle arc toward Paran snd Taegu 6y sheer weight of num- ' hers. United Press correapuudeut Jack James reported from a Korean pert that aiatosr a* I>e freshly landed American* had hurried to the froatt and the* marines were waiting "These are the men who are exported tp start the push lia< k north." he reported "They are In fuiletreogth units They are armed to the teeth with every wlto h raWtcionee has .. rated will be practical in Kor-ta ... Including flame throwers, basookas and several weapon* still o* ■ the rissriftsd Urt " For the first time in the Korean war time Was running out on the communists faster than Space I was rennin* on on th-- Igaert* I can*. - Confirming front reports of a general withdrawal along a shortened line. MacArthur s <<xnmuaique rejHirted a pulibm k but said \ "However, it was pointed out Hist thia was not a forced wltbIdkuwaL but Was planned tor re. ■grouping and effecting better dieposit ion of tbs I'sited Nations for*It reported relentless pressure in the\Chinju area where the North \Koreaus had slugged through Amertcaa foxholes to new posKiene foes than M miles from Pusan JnXthUt area. MacArthur said the cfonmunMa "massed for aa offensive foward tbe American, supply port so Puaun " Some 4P mitos to tbe north in the Kochang arfo Uta sbemy "cnUtinned his effort to break through to Taegu." 40 milks to tbe northeast. MacArthur reported. .. The remmsntrtfo —id the Hue ran roughly one mfle south of Yottadok. seven miles northwest of Arutong ffvs miles southeast Yechon. It miles southwest of Saagju. one mile southeast of Ksraani seven miles northwest at Kame boa. tour miles northeast of Chirye. and six miles soetheast of Chinid. mA dh I dB aMW RWMW RWMWI a* I W ffww- WW W c Meo Accident Victims MiaaapoUa. Aag. .1. -(Uf)Tbreo htdlannpglle men died >mtsrduy M tbe reenK off miereUaaeom i Brtlrati John Wtmarn Grothe tl/ Veet 22rd «t died at Injuries suffered a ssefout ago When he fen from the roof of hie home. ! Grothe Whs a retired contractor Bryoa Eugene ORnau _ 2» 1)37 OHre 8t died of * fractSred skull is» si reg July 17 when bls motor cycle crashed fote a sewer knew Curing a tainetorm Eugene T. Bnltard 2257 No Rpsnosr Ave. 52-yeerold etertri Man. was fatally shocked when Ke touched a power line near Nabira vine. " ..i"". "