Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIiI. No. 193.

COMMUNISTS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE ON TAEGU

Pickets Hatt Operations Al Steel Factory Railrood Yardmen Set To Walk Out On Monday Morning By United Pre** Picket* halted operation!" nt a major Birmingham. Ala.. steel pro-' ducer today, and, railroad yardjnen were net to walk out at three key mldwestern terminal*. Rut In a third big labor dispute, federal mediators reported "encouraging pragma" toward nettling the Packard strike In Detroit. At Birmingham, the Tennennee Coal, Iron and Railroad company announced it wax banking it* furnace* and suspending all operation* In a move which would Idle 31.<H>0 worker* CIO steelworker* cloned the company'* three ore mine* Monday In a fob reclaMlflcat ion dinpate, and united mine worker* left five coal pit* unmanned Tuesday In a grievance controversy. Steelworker* threw picket line* around all company Installation* today and son-striker* refused to them At IrtuUvllle. Ky.. d**i» members of the International association of machinist* blocked gates of the International Harvester company plant and halted tractor production in a wage dispute over a new con tragi - Harry Bride*' longshoremen and warehousemen, in convention al North Bend, tire . adopted a statem.ut saying they would strike rather than permit contract .change* which would destroy the hiring; hgii 'mWm.yZZZZZZZZ - ' Delegate* from California, Oregon and Washington recommended ' non-compliance - ' with a recent national labor relations board order which, according to the longshoremen, Infracted the union to •'cease giving effect to It* hiring hall contract: ——- An NLRB, examiner had found the union guilty of discriminating, through the hiring hall, against non members The brotherhood of railroad train'mW said about 3. yardmen would be effected by the,union's strike tall against terminal rail road- In Cleveland. Louisville and st Patil f’otppany officials at the three cities said the number Immediately Involved was slightly, more than SCO. Both side* agreed that the strike set for ti a m local time Monday -would idle manx-other rail workers and cripple the switching operations of several Ring-line railroads Union officials said the "piece meal" strike might be the forerunner of a nationwide walkout of 3<m,noo trainmen und conductor*. The trainmen and conductors demand a ill-hour week with no loss of pay from the present 48hour schedule. Tn" Cleveland: ' Republic Steel Corp said It planned to lay off 4.6<Hi steelworkers and to operate it* mills with skeleton crews The yardmens' strike will tie up a Re-public-owned railroad Packard officials and represent* fives of the CIO united auto work er* negotiated continuously for 12 ffours yesterday in an effort to set lie Ihe dispute which caused the walkout of B.IHH) production worker* Tuesday. Conciliator Clyde Itielii reported that talks were"moving nicely " Cooler Weather Is Forecast In State Indianapolis. Aug 17. — (I’PIThermometers flared above 90 degrees in Indiana yesterday. and weather forecasters paid the same was qlated for today. But the weatherman promised scattered thhndersiiowers and <<x>t er weather tonight and tomorrow. Hottest spot reported in Hoosier land yesterday was Marlon, where the mercury reached 95 degree*. T- —" JWEATHER Partly cleudy north. considerable cloudiness south tonight. Scattered shower* except little or nene extreme northwest. Cooler north. Fair north and considerable cloudiness with scattered ehewers , Friday. Cooler. Low tonight W to 64 north. 65 to 72 south. High Friday 76 to 82 north. 80 to 86 south.

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Hope For Congress Recess September 2 Fear Korea Crisis May Delay Recess Washington, Aug 17- (Ul'l — .Senate Republicans agreed today th*i congress can go home by Kept, 2 but they said It will have to work fart to clean up the leglstative slate hy the deadline Democrats also have been shooting for a quitting date early In September. But they feared the Korean crisis might force congross to remain in session longer. Chairman Holreri A. Taft. O„ of the rena'e GOP policy committee •aid Republican* favor a series of race**** rather than outright adjournment That way. he said, congress could return to work quickly if Korean developments made It necessary. It also would permit t-ongr«*sinen up for reelection to go home for some campaigning Taft listed three measures still to lie completed appropriations, social security expansion, economic control*, taxes, communist curb* and ill family allowance*. Elsewhere in congress: Control* Sponsor* of the Mundt-Ferguson communist curb bill offered to withdraw measure from the pending economic control* bill but tor a price Tbey demanded that the admlni* t rat ion leader* promise to schedule their anti-subversive measure within the next few. weeks in exchange for the withdrawal Social Security The senate prepared to put Ils final stamp of ap proval on a .hill that would reform the social security system Mall* Chairman Olin D John son. D.. 8. C- of the senate post office committee called for speedy action on a house-approved bill to restore two-a-day mail deliveries UMT - Odd* appeared to be against <-ongrw«*Wnal approval at this session .“of the administration'* request for universal military training Taxes The senate finance com mlttee, considering President Truman s gh muttsmtnui war tag program. promised Industry a Special tax comesslon to spur Investment in defense plants The concession would permit plant costs to ite written off in five years rather tban, over the period of fhe(r use fill life, whit h could be as long as .20 years Preble Conning Co. To Open Run Tuesday The Preble f anning company will begin lt*.l!K.ll tomato canning run next Tuesday morning at 7 o’clock, it was announced today. The plant will ltd operated by Charlek Ctaiper. manager. and Grover Hutcherson of Elwood, who have leased the buildings and equipment from Hansel Foley Approximately 200 persons. Including IT> women, will Ite employed during the season The company has 128 acres of tomatoes udder contract. St. Mary's Township Faculty Announced Three New Teachers Included On Staff With the announcement of three new teacher*, two of them on the "Staff'at Pleasant Mills. Hie other at Bobo. St. Mary's township trustee B P Johnson today released the complete teacher roster for next year Velma Houser. of Blue Creek township, and Robert Garrett, a recent, graduate of Ball State co.llege, will teach in the Pleasant Mills high school while Kenneth Watkins, a recent graduate of Anderson college, will be in charge of tltg fifth through eighth,grades at Bobo In addition. Watkins will have charge of all athletic Classes and teanifs ■ ■Other members of the staff Include Gerald Visard, principal and coach , Leia Risaer. home economic*. English. Latlh: Eloise Andrews. English, physical education; Albert Coppess. Industrial arts, agriculture; Richard Hickman, music: Darrell Jacobs, business education. .Pearl Gehres, grade* five and six; Jesteen Col*, grades three and four, and Alm* Brayton, grades one and two. Myrtle Clements will also teach In the Bobo school In addition to Watkins.

Malik Summons UNCoundlTo Secret Session Surprise Meeting Called By Soviet Delegate To UN Lake Hucr-es*. N. V , Aug. 17 — fl'Pi — Sovi t delegate Jacob A. Malik summoned a surprise secret mwgfltrg at members of the U sited Nations security council for 12 noon ((’ST I today. No re*non was given for the sudden call. Malik, who 1* president of th* council this month, asked all member* of the council to meet him privately h*r* one hour before the formal, official meeting of the security council la scheduled to start. I Malik ha* been successful in blocking.any constructive work on the Korean war situation through eight consecutive council meet Ings wince he took over a* president Aug. 1. latst Thursday, th* non-com-niunlst member* of the council acked Malik to attend a private meeting to determine whether a way could lie found around the roadblock which he had set up on procedural matter*. Malik went to the conference but turned down the west’s offer to conciliate. However, he an-' nrmneed that further private consultation* among the member* would Iw held If the occasion arose He evidently felt that to- | day was such an occasion The council ha* been engagedin a bitter battle, of propaganda and counter-propaganda Th* result was that whtt* the council 'technically was engaged In a procedural debate, it became a full Hedged presentation of argument* oh the Koran war Malik's surprise call for another , kH-ked-diHir conclave came as the , second report from General Doug | la* MacArthur's unified command' was slated to be presented to the , council • • Since the council went into a I two-day rewt-ss on Monday there , has been high-gear liehind-th.e---i scene* consultations on an Infor inal Indian proposal to set up a committee of the "little six’’ non tiermanent members to consider war alms and a peaceful settlement of the Korean conflict Put Secrecy Ban On Data On Utilities Precautionary Step In Security Setup Washington. Aug. 17.—(UPl— The federal power commission ha* clamped a secrecy ban on'lnformatton about the location of the nation's gas and electric facilities, It mg'mm RumBOiT- ' - — W nr x* ’ • re*u v ; Although much of the data already is a matter of public record, acting chairman Thoms* C. Buchanan said the FPC decided to classify the information aa l pre cautionary step. The decision was made three week* ago but was not announced at that time. Buchanan said, “we are trying to restrict thi* information for any future use" Previously, the FPC would give the location of gas and electric facilities to anyone who asked for it. Now it win divulge detail* only to person* it knows is entitled to them. The information will not be al lowed to be published or distributed generally. Under the present security setup. a peraon who want* to buy « map shewing the nation's electric power line* flr»t must fill out a form giving his bustnes*. why he want* the data and the name and business of anyone else who will see it. State Polio Cases ' Indianapolis. Aug 17. —(UPI — Today's polio totals in Indiana* since Jan 1, compared with the same date last year: Caae* O*ath* N*. Os C*unti*a 1650 IPS 7 66 IS4» 467 46 62 New case* reported today: 2 in Alien. L each In Green and LaPort*

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5 Sons Went M War 11, Now 4 fl I X fl MRS. NCLLA OUBATKO proudly bid* godspeed for the second time to her son* aa they antar service la Huntington Park. Cal In World War II she bld goodby to five, bwt this time only fdur are going. Three above are (from left! Donald William and Ned A fourth. George, was just called by the Air Forces. The fifth. Emil, who served in the Pacific, will stay home to "look after mother."

4-H Boys And Girls I Return Fran Camp Youngsters Return ’From Annual Gimp Nearly. 40 tired but happra youngsters returned from 4-Hl camp Wednesday afternoon, de-1 tided up their 14 turtle*, and returned to normal home life until] ckmp start* next year. Camp wad *( Camp Wyaekea. Clear L»ke,l a*ar Warsaw. Bill Ripe and Sue Troutner were chosen star camper* for next year's camp They will return next year with their way paid by the-camp Hill I* the son of Mr > and Mrs. Lexter Sipe, of route 2. i Berne. Sue's parents are Mr. and I Mrs. Clyde Al. Troutner of 6221 Mercer avenue Alternate alar ■■ampet* are Carl Bluhm, son of Mr. and Mr* Ralph Bluhm of route 1, and Colleen Ealy. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Holman Egly, of route 2. Berne Staff At Camp Accompanying the kids were 13 local-persons and'four other helpeiui.~'Adams county staff members were L. E. Archhold, county agent, and Miss Anna K. William*. home ilemonstration agent; Dennis R. Norman, county recreation director. Mrs. Dwight McCur dy. in charge of vespers; Orniajene Steller. new home economics teacher for Decatur; Dick Heller. Jr., from the Decatur Dally Democrat, Mrs Cris Barrett and Mrs. Elsie Haines, cooks; Mrs. Nelli* Price, councilor; Ervin Schuller, councilor and truck driver, and BUI Griffiths, bus driver. During the three-day camp two employes of the state board of health were; at camp to chec k the boys' and girts' teeth and eye*; Dr. Ray Price. Indianapolis dentist completing hl* last year at dental school, and Miss Joy Tyner. registered nurse took an active part In camp Jfre. Miriam Edmundson. from the state 4-H office. taught crafts. Hunt Treasure District forester Arthur Parrish visited the camp each day and taught nature study, taking the kids on hikes through the woods. The last day at eamp he staged a treasure hunt tor his classes, with pop and cracker jack as the reward for finding the treasure. ‘Treasure tinder* were Colleen Egly. Keith LaMar "Welch, Hubert. Kuhn. Evelyn -Mann. Doris Bluhm. Margaret Griffiths. Carol Egly. Barbara Carr. Mark Hylton. Jerry Johnson, Jimmy' Kirchhoter. and Rowena Merriman. Fun highlights at camp included Mrs. McCurdy and Rachel Stolts finding turtles ip their bed* one night. The girls acreamed. th* turtle* ran, and Sue Troutner and Rosalyn Wagner caught "Gertie," the blind turtle. Fl«h From Deck Ervin Schuller took camp honor* tor catching the most fish. He spent a good part of each day ont in a boat after bluegills and perch. Largest fish caught waa an 11 inch croppie by Dick Holler, Jr. Other successful fishermen and women included Rosalyn Wagner. Keith and Carl Bluhm, who caught their* off the dock in front •Teen To Maae Mat

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Delinquent Tax Drive a Paying Off For State Indianapolis. Aug .17.—(UPl —An appropriation of <78.M0 used to collect delinquent gross income ! taxes paid off fourfold, director Walter A. Bottorff of the groa* recoin* tax division of the state reHVenue defiariment said today. 1 He eelhnaled the back taxes colfleeted as a result of tlie drive totaled 12M.000. Since July I. 2.265 tier- i Jwns hove paid delinquent taxes and fcbHpcUona have been raunlng alaMt ' Wrap * d*y. liß said. The program was started to offset an estimated decline of 62.500.000 In gross tax revenues this year. Overt,7ooEmploy j Mobile X-ray Unit Report On Unit*ls Given By Secretary .More than 1..700 person* took advantage nt the mobile X-ray unit which wax'stationed at difteregt point* In Decatur and Herne, eonspicuously at the Decatur free street fair in July. Till* figure was released by Mrs. W. Guy Brown in her report to the Adams county tuberculosis association board of directors which met Wednesday in the home of Dr. Roy Archbold, the association's treasurer. , _ — Mr*. Brown also reported that Miss Jean Shockley, county health nurse, would assist her In th* patch test program to be conducted in the erty's schools from September 25 to October 12. It was announced that student* in the first, ninth and tenth grades would be tested this year. All reactors to the test. It wax added, would be X-rayed The schools' health program* were also outlined at the meeting, in jiddltjon to the report* received from president of the association. Robert Zwick. It was reported that health poster* and pertinent literature will be distributed during teachers' Institute Funeral Held Today For Jacobs Infont Funeral service* were held thi* afternoon at the Black funeral home' for William D. Jacob*. Infant non of Donald and Charlotte Witham-Jacob*. 429 Line itreet. who died at 7:40 p: m. Wednesday at th* Adam* county memorial hospital. Th* infant wa* born Tujaday at th* hospital. ■flic R*v. Dwight R. McCurdy officiated, and burial wa* in the Decatur c*m«tery. Surviving in addition -t» ,s lh* parent* are a sister. Cheryl Dee. and the grandparent*. Mr. and Mrs.- Robert Witham of Decatur and Mr. and Mrs. Lorenxo D. Jacob* of Bluffton. Worthman Field Is Closed For Summer Craft work aad th* playground* it Wortbman field wilt do** today for th* autnmer. *up*rvl«or* announced today Facilities-*! the field have been widely used thU summer, with Decatur youngsters throngingto the field dally.

South Korean Troops Are Reeled Back Two To Three - - ■— Milesßy Communist Drive

Bridges In County - Are Being Repaired Report Released By Highway Hood If you're having a little trpubl* crossing your bridges, even/after coming to them, it might be because the county highway department m r4*lriffi them For In • report released today by eounty highway superintendent Phil Sauer, It wa* disclosed that the highway department has four bridge* already repaired this year and three more scheduled for repair. This is In addition to bridge* in Union. Root. Kirkland. St. Mary's and Hartford townships which were repaired last year. There are. however. 22 additional bridges throughout the county, in all townships but' Union and French, which are in need of repair. The highway department is seeking 216.600 in ite budget for .next year tor. thi* work. Sauer attribute* the needed repairs to the. bridge* to the "terrific rain* of last winter." The department finished raising a steel bridge. 116 feet long with an eight inch cement floor.' IS inches to enable the water to ■ flow-under it rather than over it when, the rlvM ruß* rampant. Last year. Sauer stated, "the water was aliout four inches over the bridge all the time.” Two 50 pound and two 35 pound jack* were dsed to raise one. end • of the bridge at a time. While sueI pended, the abutment* at either • end were built up until the necesi sary height had been reached, c In conjunction with this th* department 1* also putting Jdacktop over a county road which extend* (Tar* Te Faw* KluMl '.- " — I One Truck Driver ’ Killed In Accident i Gnry. I nd.. Aug 17 <l’l’l—| lames Ueminul. New Carlyle. Ind . | truck driver, was killed yesterday! and Gerald Hemphill. Buchanan. > Mich , was injured when their vehicle* collided about * <b*le ••*1 here. Both men drove for a Soctli Bend brewery. Fifemen's Festival At Poe August 26 ‘ New River Bridge -- To Be Dedicated The Poe firemen's »nnu»l festival will lie held August 26 and one of the largest crowds in the history of thi* volunteer service organisation 1* expected. Beside* the firemen'* festival, the new Poe bridge spanning St. Mary’s will be dedicated and officially opened to the public. A prominent state speaker will gtve the dedicatory speech. The bridge ceremony will be at 2 o'clock. The Allen county commissioner* will be In attendance. The firemen'* progrtMi' "begin* in the morning with'an old fashioned horse pulling contest, followed by a water hattie between competing volunteer firemen. Decatur volunteer* will participate and firemen from Fort Wayne. Waynedale. Ossian. Huntertown. Monroeville and other surrounding communities will send delegation*' to the big event. The Decatur band will provide the music. . Several outstanding team* ar* entered in ■ th* horse pulling contest. Wilbert Gallmeyer I* chairman of thi* event. Prise* in th* two event* total 175®. A large teat will be erected, where the food stand, booths aad amusements will, be located. Refreshment* will be sold __ v .- Slx 4-H club hog* will be barbecued. and 200 pound* of hamburger will be prepared for sandwiches. the committee headed by Herman Malland. announced The • hog* were bought at the 4-H sal* • Tero Te Pane M*» '

26 American Captives Slain By Korea Reds Bound, Helpless Americans Slain; Red Officer Held Ist Cavalry Division Headquarters. Korea. Aug. 17—(,UP»— Twen-ty-els bound and helpless American captire* were shot down by the north Koreans today and the communist lieutenant accused of ordering their murder has been captured. it was announced tonight. The lieutenant Is the first enemy to be captured and accused of war crime* In the Korean fighting. ” The north Korean wa* seised by American troop* on Bloody Hill 303. on th* front northweaat of Taegu Five 'survivors of the massacre stand ready, to testify against him High, officers said one wounded survivor positively identified the captured lieutenant as the man who ordered the G.l.'* comrade* killed oa the blood-soaked hillside a* counter-attackiag American* moved to the rescue. -- The'Korean prisoner wa* sent to Mh army headonMMXnJMHki “higher echelon" handling of tka case Th* star witness against the communist prisoner could not be reached tonight. but other survivors, tn a hospital here, told the story of deliberate murder . _ They said communist* armed with tommy gun* mowed down- a line of American prisoners, and then came back and shot through the head any prisoner who *ttß ' showed signs of life ! A young soldier who was shot i twice by the communists and later : was wounded accidentally 6y the American* who rescued him told the most coherent story of the I slaughter 1 The boy said he was 18 years old I But bls ordeal left him looking like ! the oldest man in the world His unit surrendered after it-era* overrun by north Korean tank* on hill 303. he said. The wounded soldier said he and hi* comrade* were on starvation ration* all th* time the communist* held them "Th* first night they gave n« ! water—-three m»n to a canteen," Se said "Then they gave u* some apple*, four men to an apple, and later they issued pear*—two men to a' pear Then the Korean* Started the prt iTwra Te Few* Ftvei —— j Five Saved From Drowning In Auto Five Hoosien. Are Saved By Teacher Columbia. S C . Aug 17—(UPl— Five member* of an Indian* family grepped underwater in an overturned automobile were eared yew terday by * 3®yqgr-ald vehoolteacher who happened to tee one of the car wheel* as he drove part R, W Ballentine o< Cameron 8 C . said be pulled Mr. and Mr* Allen Stotler of Mout.’cefto. Ind.. and their three children from the submerged vehicle and then helped revive on* of the group with art! Helal respiration he learned a* * Boy Scout The Stotler car had turned over into the creek about five minute* before Ballentine saw a wheel spinning lathe water a* he crowed a bridge The agriculture teacher said he wa* unable to open the front door *o "1 reached through the window and unlocked th* back door " Ballentine raid be rescued three occupant* from the back seat and than pulled out the scat so he could get at the two In front. ' The family wa* en rout* to Monticello from St Augustine. Fla The children ranged from nine to 1* year* of age

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U. $. Marines And Infantry Smash At Reds'-Bridgahaod At Naktong River •ULLCTIM M. 8. Sth Army Hq M Kwan, Friday, Aug. tfc—(MP) Mniffh Iff » au*i*(ari th* eutnkiet* *6 Taegu earfg today from goqMiaaa *a tk« want Waafwan. Tokyo. Friday. Aug 38-lUP) — Tank led communist forces some 36.000 strong struck wiikin 20 mile* of Taegu 'oday in aa offensive which seat South Korean* troop* reeling back two to three mile* The assault on a l.»mlle front dented the Allied bridgehead at it* northwest corner. Bat a spokesman at Gen. Dougiaa MacArthur* headquarter* said early today the get hack north of. Taegu did not appear to lie a major breakthrough. "Aa tor a* we know the North Korean* *tijl are prewtog ’be Sontti Koeean poeitioa* in the north " the spokesman *aM. "The South Korean* are giving some ground, hut we do not know whether tt 1* a small penetration or something bigger " ftaeth*««t of Taegu. V 8 nxaric** and infantry slashed lato the communist bridgehead in the aiteaw of the Nahtoag river Ut what wa* deeeribed froitf the geld a* the second big A meric*a offensive push of th* war. . The two battle* appeared to mark the start of a showdown along the Naktong and on th* approaches of Taegu. The first marine brigade captured a strategic height al the southeast corner of th* Naktong iirttigehead In the first hours of th* offensive The U 8 24th dtvision overran communist po*itton« on the northern end of th* pocket But U. S. Sth army headquarter* reported that th* North Kor-an drive toward Taegu mad* that sector at th* qorthwest corner, of the Allied lieachhead In Korea 'the most serious one " United Pres* correspondent Ruthegford Posts reported from Bth army headquarter* that rti>> comuntst* opened their big push between Waogwan and Kuawt. and aimed it squarely at Taegu Waegwan i* 12 mile* northwest of Taegu, on the Naktong river, and Kiutwi is 25 mile* porth of 1 Tanks „l*d the communirt advance. and a heavy artillery bombardment softened up the Korean republican position* ahead of it. I". 8. air force scout* reported that th* front Gamed for the whole 15 mi)**, and th* *nemy _ | had moved forward two to three mile* in unspecified sectors of the front. The North Koreans apparently had shifted strength from the U 8. Ist cavalry front around Waegwan to the north and east, expecting to find lew resistance hy the Korean republicans The penetration of two to three mile* would put the communist vanguard north of Taegn some 17 mile* from the capitsl. depending on just where the bilges’ «» ln » were madex A late dispatch from the Naktong bridgehead area reported that Pershing tank* nt the marine detachment knocked out three communist tanks In a clash at twilight on the southern rim of the pochet It said the marine* estlwmted they killed at least 46® •( the : enemy on the find day of the attack They ware driving into the pocket tn a north westerly dlrectioa. Their goal was a Serie* of ridge* dominating the southern' (Tore VW Fea* IMabtl One Driver Killed In Head-on Crash Indianapolis. Aug 17—(UPi - Donald Edward Whit*. 25.' Indianq poll*, wa* hilled northeast of hery aterday on Indiana D* when hl I i panel truck collided head-on with a Hear driven by Paul Burkhart. 37. al *o of Indianapolis ■