Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 201.

I'\Z' * I .<' • I MBBflflfl.* .**- ' • • ■rJHK ■ WE&-’ u** -> JI - 4gfl NAVY HOkFITALMEN Frank J. Lamer of Woodhaven, N J . Hefti amt Itamis I. Wagner of Bell Fourche. So Ihik . administer to a wounded Marine slop !2t>o foot "Hill No. 3 overlooking lite Naktong river in Korea. • " "

Nation Returns To High Production

Ry United Prawn The natioa's Industry headed back toward full production today a* the government preparedto win- the railroad* and Chrysler Corp gianted an_ tinpret .dent voluntary ou’ of contract pay hike However, with the font of living Mill rl«iug rapidly, considciable un rent existed among the rank* of labor and many' firm* faced po* alkie *trlk*sa»uht"h« Instituted more and more demand* tor wage IllM'StA At a glance, thin was the labor situation today: li. 8. rallrowdn All threat of a nationwide rail strike Waa r< moved with President Truman n announce, men! Ftiday that the army would seise the lines at 3 pm (’ST Sun | dky The conductors and train union* Immediately called off the strike they had set for Monday and said their 250.000 member* will wiiik Apr the gladly until their dispute-with management is settled Canadian railroad* Company and union representatives. *i bril tiled to mdet again this morning. -t. ported some. progress in tiegotia I tions Friday night toward settling a strike that was slowly strangling! the dominion economy Farm Equipment It was feared' that the united farm equipment I workers might call 17.W0 mem ! hers out on strike against the In j ternational Harvester (’<> in re-; tallallon for withdrawal of a four-1 rent general wage offer International Harvester Co em ploys* of plants at Indianapolis. Fort Wayne and Evansville some liijmir in all remained idle hr a system wide walkout that start* d three days ago Steel CIO steelworkers pulled, their second strike this week against Allegheny l.udlrim Steel, Corp at Imukirk. N Y . In retaliation for company action in disciplining leaders of the earlier, strike. Aittonp'ihilcs CIO auto workers official* predicted that Chrysler's | voluntary price hike, whft h may : set- aZ.pattern for the firm round | of Increases during the Korean ’ war’, would eliminate many mt is ame strikes that hit the firm, tvo-ntly With the threat of a rail strike removed, the nation's steel plants were re-flring their furnaces to resume operation Many plants had shut down when the unions called -token strikes- this week against terminal and halt railroads at' St Paul. Ixiulsvllle. Cleveland. Pittsburgh and Chicago Those strikes would have ended today without the President’s action a* they had been called for five-day period* only The unionists will work tor the government under the same wages and hours currently prevailing with the railroads Meanwhile, mediators will make a new attempt to* settle the long dispute in which the conductors and trainmen have WEATHER “ Partly cloudy today and tonight. Widely scattered shower* couth and etMral teday. Tomorrow cloudy with scatter ed thewee*. Coaler extreme north today. High today 70 to 75 nerth. 20 to 85 south. Low tonight M to 55 north. 54 to 58 south.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT K om.V OMLV NCW*Mui R I M ****** MW<mr -'

-sought a reduct bin In working i hour* to 40 week with no loss in Stake home pay. Chrysler's action In granting surprise pay raises of 10 lb 15 cent* gn hour was expected to end a wave of wildcat strikes that had idl'd Jo.iWH) workenr in five plants i The firm reopened wage provision* I of its mmtract at the request of the ■ CHI aut I workers even though its } contract did not require it to do so until next June

Farewells Are Sad When Young Men Go To War

llesident* of Deeatttr and Adams, t county felt the first TfiSST effect* | j of war Thursday night when bun dreda ot Im al cltixj-ii* went to i Fort Wane l<> say "gmidbye and come back ».«4n" to some Is Ail am* ">uuty young nun. member* of the istli infailtrlrtlratalH'.rt the t niteil Strft'-s .Marine corp*, j Thar unit left la*t night on a *pe< tai train laiuh.l (or < amp, I’emlleton. Cal.’ where they will - receive- coiiilmt training j Air (lay Fri'lay In many Dc atur : : h'.me*, thme wen: special family - XXarewelt* amt dinner* Most of j the toca) boy* ate under 21 years I of age anil several are only a few : | month* "in of high scluh.l — I Heveral of the young men had ' to change their tall plan* of-enter-i Ing college* ami universitle*. Ixe cat residents started to motor to Fort -Warm* rally Friday eyTn ; ling and when th.- Marines started! - thelY march, headed by a Fort Wayne American Oition band. | hundreds of De. atur fatiillle* were pear the Pennsylvania station to see sons, relatives and friend*. leave for cantpr ' The 12-cur ttafn was filled by; ; about S oi-lm-k and at * 15 it : started westward carrying the, more than 225 boy* who compos-! ed Company 11. • Inadvertently omitted from the i I?* a* wiiiii •’ fl B -I li 'Merton Sobell, 33. eighth accused spy suspect In the Klans FuchsHarry Gold case, arrives In handcuffs at Newark airport He is charged with conspiring to send V 8 secrets so Russia while do. Iwt rimtricted Navy work At Schpiieftmly N V from 1942 t»‘l 1967.

:i The meetings at Ottawa to set--1 tie the Canadian rail strike were being held behind closed door* In the .parliament building A spokenman for 17 striking union* said last night's meeting resulted- JB a "useful discussion." Prime minister.Uml* St Laurent wgs keeping close tomli with the situation The . Cauudian railroadmen also are i seeking a reduction in working hours

list of marines who left Friday :w. re-.thu .mimes of Pre. Louis i Smith, of Monroe, and Sgt Harry | Patlios. of this < tty. They, along with the others from the county departed for training with Company B. Muyoi John Domi and his fam iily were on hand early to say goodbye to all the boys and especially John Doan. Jr, a mrmlwr of 'the company The Marines wilt arrive at their California destination early petit week and will Im:mediately start combat training — - - _r Memorial Is Io Be Dedicated Sunday A memorial in the form of a large atone cross designed and i erected at Clear l<ake near the Clear Lake Lutheran Chapel by Wemhoff Monumental works of Deeatnr will he dedicated Sunday morning The memorial In in honor of the late Prof W G. Polack. Litt. D.. I of. St. latuls. Mo. founder and pastor of the chapel. Prof. Polack died In St. Louis last June !> and was buried at Clear Lake. He apen’ all of his summers at the wellI known Indiana lake. Sevetal Adlams county people, who knew Prof. Polack are pfenning oB attending the dedicatory services 'Sunday morning at the chapel. Man Charged With Leaving Accident; In Court Monday la*Roy Beer. 4S. Decatur. route ' 3 was arrested Friday afternoon by city police and charged with leaving the scene of an accident. The charge grew out of a truck, allegedly driven by Beer striking tn automobile last Wednesday al- ■ ternoon on First street In Decatur. The auto, was- owned by Dr. John Carroll, and was parked at the time of the accident. Beer will appear In mayor's court Monday morning at 10 oclock to face the charge. There ar? .sU state’s witnesses, according to the affidavit. State police Thursday arrested MRoy Beer. Jr., 17. on a charge of recklMg driving and be was fined |2f> and coats Friday nigh' ' In the court of Floyd Hunter. Just■were Ta Face Sts I

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday. August 26, 1950

YANK STRATEGY: EHORCLE THEM, THEN STARVE THEM

Tokyo. Aug lE—(CM—Allied force* encircled 1.580 to 2.088 enemy troop* tn too taut Naktong river bridgehead today and prepared to starve them ow. fc At the MUM time Allied tfMp* gained up to a mile In counterattack* along the 70-mlle emb*Bed northern front.

Tank-supported communlat eelumns drove two more wedge* Into th* northern rim of the I'nlted Nation* beachhead in Korea llta Friday and last nlghi-r-ou* of tma mile* northeast of Taegu and m other of 2.000 to 3,000 yards rigt the east coast But l*olh had been checked ky dawn today. Field dispatches said fire Io *b North Korean divisions-88.888 men al full strength—were preasing against the northern ligp stretching from the Naktong rivffr in the west to the east coast (In the western front, the V. 1. 2nd division drew its noose areMi up to 2.808 eommaniat* trapped on tbe east hank of the NaktnM near Hyonpung. 14 miles sontteweat of Taegu. I'tilted Press war correspondent Jack Burby reported from the bridgehead front at 7: Id p. *. 4.1:1® a. m. CRT I Hurt the enemy wk* cut off from all escape. The Americans dominate tbe communists’ narrow supply Hee aero** the river, be said, and the enemy no kmger ean get either food or ammunition nor retreat to the west bank. He said the 2nd division waa making no attempt to eliminate the Red troop* jammed oa isototetl hilltops Instead, he said, they intend to tray to starve them into surrender. MacArthur’s spokesman several day* ago estimated that there were two communist regtmeptats.ood troopsdn the Hytmpunc twldgehead But front report* hF slated today there was only one understrength regiment there totalling at most 1.500 to 2.000 meh Farther north along the Nak tong, the Ist cavalry division reported the enemy was digging in with his tanks and possibly selfpropelled guns west of Taegu A -division spokesman said the enemy may have abandoned for the Teachers, Courses Al Catholic Schools , Announced Today The teaching stSYfs tor iWatur Catholli- high and St. Joseph's grade school* were announced today by Sr M Agnes, principal The high school staff remain* the same but three change* have l>een made In the grade* One of the Catholic Sisters who taught the fourth grade ha* gone to the Sisters ot St. Agne* Mission in 1 Nicaragua. Central America. The high school teaebsr* and the subjects taught by them are: Sr M. Agnes. English. Herman; Sr M. Alma, librarian. English: Sr M. Leonida, mathematic*.’’iorial studies; Sr. M. Fehronia. commercial subjects; Sr. M. Jovlta. sciences, luitin; Sr M. Dorlnda. Home Economics, social studies; Sr M Ambrosian, and Sr. M. Hom-' Inlc, music, iiavid Terveer, physical education, safety and coach. Band director Albert Stodden. who resigned, will be replaced by R. Hickman of Fort Wayne. He was the hand director last year at Ibe Monmouth achoolj and Is a member of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic orchestra. I The-teachers in the grade* are: j Sr _M. Lillian, eighth; Sr. M.T Letitia, seventh; Sr. M Laurine.! sixth; Sr. M. Angelas, fifth; Sr M. Caroline, fourth; Sr. M. Horn-1 Inka, third; Sr M. Rosaline, sec- 1 ond; Sr. M Eudocia. first Sr. Dominic replace* Sr M. Milburga as music teacher. The latter has been assigned to the Catholic school In Defiance. Ohio. Sr. M. Alexia who has gone to Central America, will be replaced by Sr. Caroline In th* fourth grade, former teacher in an Indian Orphanage in Asainln*. Mich. • Sr. M. Henrita. teacher in the second grade has been assigned to New Munster. Wl* . and will be replaced by Sr. M. Roealina. formerly of the New Haven Catholic school. 4 - Classes will be resumed lifter Day and the hours of regt*-. tralion for beginners will he announced Inter.

i present hie attempts to force the I Naktong there and has decided to i erect a strong defense line against an eventual Allied offensive. On tbe east coast. Allied fight- , er-hombera buried rockets and machine gun bullet* into long col- , emna of North Korean troop* and vohirlea moving down a mountain road north at Kigye for a new at- [■ tack against the South Korean*. , The pilots reported the Red ’ were driving Into the ffoute Ko- . rean line along an arc running from toe east coast above Pohang to a few jnilea north of Kigye. eight mites northwest ot Pohang. On the south roast, tl. 8. 2&th Mviatoa troop* rouatcj 32 com-’ dead after beating off three more communist attempt* to drive them from bloody Bol.uk san mountain *ome 35 mile* west at tbe vital American supply port of Pu>an An.official spokesman said the Reds have gathered five full- I strength regiment* totalling 15.008 ' men on the south coast for att attack toward Pusan The <-om- 1 muniftts used two tank* for the 1 first time yeeterdsy in (heir pro Mag attacks, be said. On tbe Naktong river front, the | V. 8 2nd tightened it* i ring around* an estimated d.fkwi enemy troops in tbe east hank bridgehead near Hyoapung, 14 miles southwest of Taegu. Oirtline Plans For Campaign Plans for an old-fashioned pollti I cal campaign were started Friday night at a meettag of all Adams J county candldatea on the Dvmberat ticket: candidates for join! repreftrnrative t; liemV Merly and M|tel senator Von Eichhorn; imiritv-; chairman Dr Harry Hobble and - i-toe-chairman Mr* Charie* -The-meeSiag was preliminary to , a meeting of these person* and i , the entire Itenws rati' rJmmWter , -and other Democrat office holder-, i ! ached ills il fm Mrne city hall j j Thursday night Friday's session , Iwaa held at the office of the count, ', clerk., Ed Jaberg if Dr HebMe and Mr* lame told j , the candidates of plans already | made and candidate* Were ex- , Iremely optimistic concerning the , November 7 election i It la hoped that »everal county- 1 side as well as precinct meetings < will he held during the S" days of i I intensive campaigning and the chairman and vice-chairman were t asked to start these plan* Immed- < lately. I

Roundup

WhM Tokyo b Oo The Tebphoee, Tm Cm Be Certaio Ifo Vital

Good Nows Knowing that their son is not In-' jured too seriously Is "a great relief' to the parents of Royal Bollinger who was wounded in the calf ot his left Leg during arttor in Korea. The Bollingers were .further overjoyed when at 4: 45 o'- | clock this morning the telephone rang, and it was their son calling i from Tokyo where he Is in a hos- < pital. 'He said he was all right. but that mall service wasn't too good, that he hadn't had a letter for several weeks. His address is Pfc. Royal Bollinger. Hospital Directory Section. APO 503. « PM Ban Francisco Cal. Friendship Indianapolis. Aug. J« — (VP) — Ledoil Campbell. 34. surrendered to police after the fatal shooting of hla "best friend." Edgar Johnson. 44, In s poolroom early today. Both were negroes Poolroom manager Eugene Lamb 53. told police he saw Campbell take a' revolver from his pocket ■ and shoot while he was standing* with Johnson beside a pool table

Aw press secretary Chartes Ros* (seated-right I confronts a Imllery of White House reporters as he announces Pre*!dent Truman's decision to seise the nation's railroads. The Pre*! deM’a order, effoive Sunday, was taken tn the fare of a proposed trainmen * strike, as "essential to tbe national ilefemu and security of the nation "

Officials Aiticipite Lirgff Mrit Farmr’s Class Far FaN

A fairly large class is antic! paled for the adult tanner class to lie conducted in the Decatur high school tbta coming fall and winter. - Members ot the das* a advisory board made thta~pri*dictlon larThe basis of party enrollment. They stressed again, however, that opentou* are still available, and that any eetuMtsbed farmer* in • crested in enrolling and attending i-la«*e* should contact any of the advimiry coiint II member*. Dewey Plumley Edgar Thieme. , lU-u IH-rke tim ar Fuelling. Lawr- ■ erne Heckmeyer. The adult farmer i la** will ! -.tart In the latter part of October or eagly November, depending priniarily-on weather conditions I luting a meeting of the advl* | ory council Friday 1n the high *<-h>»l W (lay Brown, principal ut the *chqol commended tbe men ; on their kston Interest and praised the effort* of the advisory council menit»-rs in aecurtng enrollment for the clans A proposed adult farauerl i lass Aurrii-ulum tor over a period of year* wa* not 11 tied at the meeting and the following form- Hqiic* were Included: - Farm organisation, dairy cattle grain production, farm record*, swine production and soil tnan ageno-nt T".» men pointed out. however, that this curriculum I* capable of living cbangedl-tahould the farmers demand it The advisory council also revised the curriculum for the vocational agricuitnre department In the high school to meet the de

( To Practice The l TT T.and will practice Tuesday at 5■ 3<t p.m. at the Monroe school Gerald Zimmerman, director. said today All member* who plan to go to the state fair must be present, he emphastaed Pari ent* of band member* Interested In Insuring their child'* Instrument should also attend. Zimmerman said. To Hold Picnic The. annual picnic of the Quarter Century club of the General Electric Cqmtiany will be held Saturday. Sept. 9. at Oliver lake Several Decatur member* of the dub are planning to attend A : dinner will be served at noon ——A ■ Itchy Feet Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hlrachy ; of Adam* strpet had a half hour scare this tnorninff when their ' two-year old son wandered away' i from his play-pen. Mr* Hlrschy • reported the matter to police and ' when police officers and Mrs. Hlrschy returned to the Hlrachy residence the child also had returned to hl* play-pen.

. tnand* of tbe farmer at Ibe pros- ■ ■■ ent time, auditor the future 100. r | 60P Candidates File Affidavits »• •• Consent affidavit* bare been ffltf ed by five Republican* seeking •- county and township offices, having been nominated by a recent '• meeting of the Adams county Re publican central '<imnilnee 1 r The affidavits are required, by c law before the clerk can place the nominee* on the official ballot and , county clerk Ed Jaberg stated to. i. dpy that be had received all five of I the forms, property filled out. glv 1 lug consent for their names to be I placed on the ballot*, for the NoI veniber 7 election I Those giving me attidavlt* wert> Waldo Nela, Republican candidate , for county treaatfrer: Robert . Smith. candidate for . attorney: Mr*. Rhoa , Trnker. candidate for trustee of Blue (’reek township? Charles Zim merman, candidate for Washington township trustee and Roger Bluhm candidate for Monroe township advisory board. Both central committees haye unI til September 1 to fill other vacancies on the county ticket. —S

Hospital Ship, Tug MUMtaSMiaaMMMflhroiiamsMMßMmMMauniroronanMMiMMJßnMniMgMMsataMMamagMMHSto Eighty Dead After 2 Ships Collide

BULLETIN San Francisco. Aug M.— (UP)—The navy said today it believed all persons had been > accounted for In the sinking of I the hospital ship Benevolence. It believed Sig persona were I aboard the chip, with 1g dead t and all others accounted for. ’ San Francisco. Aug JA—(VP)— Rescue vessels searched the foggy waters off Golden Gate today tor survivors of the collision between the hospital ship Benevolence ami . the freighter Mary Luckenbach Eighteen persons were known dead-In the tragedy and the navy said about so others were stiil un ’ accounted for of the 606 esdftiated aboard the Benevolence when It rolled over and sank after the dollision. Xavy authorities said 4*7 pert sons had been accounted for in r hospitals and that some of the M r still unaccounted for were knosrn r to have survived but failed to rer port to 12th naval district beadI quarters Throughout the night, reacne r Vessels ranged far out to sea and . nosed dose Into shore searching for bodies or for survivors In life '

Prict Four Coats

Schedule Two Vital Meetings For Next Week Two municipal meeting* are aeboduled for next week which are Important to all local cltl«-n«. The ebffncll will meet In special Mbaton Monday night at the rity ball to take final action oa a budget of more than 295 iHto for the year 12E1. The items have been checked rnd discussed at previous meeting* but accordtag to the natter publish _ / rd la legal form on August 2 and It, taxpayers Mill have a final optmrtnnity to voice their opinions before final action Member* nt the Decatur plan commission will present to that body a proposed amendment tn the city toning ordinance, which •»' if Imorporated into the ordinance will Include the two-mlle area around the corporation limlta In the ordinance The move la being promoted as I a means of protvtlng the fringe* iof the city, mi that nndevlrahle ! buildings cannot be bnM near the <*v ItalM* - The second meeting will be held Tuesday night when Ute board of arotaff appeala will meet In special meeting to receive a corrected sppeal for a variance Propoaed purchase** of two iota tn the terideMlal area of the went part of - Decatur will seek a variance from : the toning ordinance to construct * super market. The prveent owner Is Adam Kunowlch and he has | stated that If the variance I* gran* ; Yd. "Marvb brother* of Munele will I construct a grocery there Final action cannot be taken at I the Tuesdav meeting and after ' the apjteal Is filed. 10 day* noti'-e 1 must be given to that alt person* - interested will have a right to j Appear at a public hearing, which |» ill be M-heditled probable on Repj feniber 1! Appointment Made C. H Matswm. manager of the Fort Wayne Works of the General Electric Company, has announced the appointment nt K W Michael las assistant to the manager spe ' rial aasignmenta A veteran of- - War 11. Michael has been > serving as assistant to the super--1 visor of personnel since October, ' 1947. He will assume hi* new ' iliities Sept 1— —

jackets or on raft*.' AH traffic in the San Francisco harbor area was halted so tbat the rescue ship* would not have interference in their mission The Benevolence, a 577-feot re«sej with bed* for SOO patients lay on Hs side four miler out where it caps tied in shallow water following the collision' The Mary latckenbach. It* bow crushed by I the crash, crept Slowly into port , under its own power, shepherded by tugs Capt Barton E Racon, acting captain, of the Benevolence, -said in a statement from his hospital bed tbat tbe freighter was travel ' ing at high speed through . the murky fog when It ploughed into his vessel last night. I But he admitted that he never gave hta crew the order to ahan- ' don ship "because I didn't think It would alnk " The ship, on a shakedown cruise after being removed from moth ball*, had 15 nary nurses aboard Thirteen were saved, one died, and another waa miming The rescued nnree* told of the moments pt terror last night when I the freighter and the navy vessel • Twee Te rwae e*s>