Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 206.

HAMAN RECAPTURED DY AMERICAN FORCES

House Votes Approval Os Control Bill Votes Compromise Economic Control Powers To Truman Washington. Sep*. l-(L’P)— Th* bMM today approved compromise economic control legislation. Senate approval- expected quickly -will send the measure to the White House for President Truman's signature. expected next week. The house acted by votoe vote after a brief debate In which some members complained against a provision allowing the President to invoke price-wage control* on a "selective" basis Rep. John C. Kunkel. R.. Pa., said such authority should be "across the board" to meat the Impact of the Korean war and rearm Ing on the national economy An attempt by Rep Albert M role. R. Kan . to send the'bill hack to a joint house-senate conference commute* lust by a standing -vote of 155 to 2« There was only a Mattering of "no"* votes on the final vote. Most of the opposition originally tr.:tMgds- the senate but Republican critics there decided against a fight ■| lidr <l» ■ tsuoi - meant the. home front mobilisation hill would have smooth sailing through the senate where moat of the opposition had been voiced. As worked out last night by house senate conferees, the bill would give President Truman almost unprecedented peacetime poW er to owntrol the economy M- Truman may tell bow he wouM use those controls during his radio •fireside"'" chai tonight t» pm CltTi The final version, which took a week to work out. would let the President set up price-wage con ■ trots on a "selective" basis—that Is on all items, none or Just a few However. If he does Impose them, he must damp curbs on prices and wages' sihiilltd'heoilsly The Preei dent also could try to prevent Inflation by obtaining voluntary agreements. Other provisions give him authority "to: Allocate materials. ration goods and assign priorities: requisition needed plants and equipment, curb installment buying and teal estate construction credit, stockpile needed material, set u|> machinery to settle war labor disputes, and make defense production loans The conferees decided to limit the wage and price control authority. curbs on real estate credit and Installment buying and the labor disputes power to June. 3<t 1951. Other powers would Tun through June 39, 1952 Noted Humorist Is " Speaker At Rotary Dusty Miller, retired newspaperman of Wilmington, O . and a na tlonally noted humorist was lira, guest speaker at the weekly meet Ing of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. The highly entertaining speaker was Introduced by Carl C. Pumphrey, chairman of the program;" ? Suspend Business Here For Holiday Monday, Sept. 4 Readying the youngsters for the opening of school Tuesday will be one of the leading occupations of Decatur and Adama. county families .over the Labor Day holiday Monday. The holiday Is expected to he a quiet one In Decatur with no celebrations planned and- practically all retail business suspended for the day.' T Public offices, as well as retail stores, will close for the day and the Decatur Daily Democrat will not publish an edition WEATHER Cloudy this afternoon and tonight, becoming partly cloudy In north portion Saturday. Occasional showers orthunderstorms south and oast portion this afternoon, south portion tonight and In extreme south Saturday. Little change In temperature. Low tonight (5 north, 70 south. High Sat- ' urday upper 70's.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY OAH.V MWaUARM IN AOASM OOUNTV

IS Registered For Draft Last Month Eighteen young men registered during August under the selective service act. the county draft board i* ported today. Those who registered as 19 years bf age are: Fred Ralph lech. Mm Eugene Andrews, Kart Richard Peteroon, Daniel Thomas Kltson. James Frederick Meyer. Curtis Rale Nusahnlm, Don E. Runyon. Eugene Franklin Kiesa, Thomas Wayne Robinson. Howard James Gerber. Robby Gene Lenhart, Don-1 ■ aid Leroy Rupert, Ernest Leland . Eckrote, Don Marvin Smith. Richard Paul Miller. Edward Jerome - Stoppeahagen. Roy Oliver Davia, > and iioyle Wayne Lehman. t ' ~~ 1 Confirms U.S. Plane May Have Hit Manchuria Air Force Confirms Fighter Plane May Have Strafed Field » ■ • ■ Washington. Sept 1 |UFI The , air force confirmed today that a t United Btates Fsl fighter plane may haw strafed an airfield tn Manchuria ~ , A spokesman said that ambassa- , dor Warren R. Austin's statement I to that effect to "the United Nation's security council yesterday' was r "complete and factual ” I The spokesman said that the air force forwarded the information to Austin through regular channels The spokesman made the an- , uoatteomeet after another briefing , officer had told newsmen at 10 a m EDT . lhal the air force had "no Information” from Gen imugias Mac-' t Arthur on the incident , The spokesman -Mid that the briefing officer had not been filled , in on it . The briefing officer had said if such an in< ident had occurred the I information might have been relayed directly to President Truman or to i... state department by Mac . Arthur When the air force spokesman learned of this disclosure by,,the briefing officer, he hastily called ( newsmen and set the facts straight Such an occurrence, the briefing , officer had said, was something , "getliug into the high international level” .' t . , Hugh L. Ehrman Ordered To Duty i ' w ('pl Hugh L Ehrman. of route . two. received his orders to report I Tor active duty Sept. 19 at Fort Riley. Kansas Cpl Ehrman, son of Mr. and Mrs Floyd Khrman. of route two. was in an air borne division for ohe year He was a member of the inactive reserve and took his physical examination Aug. 19. , After he reports to Fort Riley, he will go to a Colorado camp for , assignment City School Budget Approved Thursday 1 Budget Unchanged By School Board The Decatur school Isrard In session ratified the school city's 1951 budget without change and fixed the tax rate at 11 91 on each lino Os taxable property, payable next ' yegr The budget totals 12.15.3U93 The, levies for the various funds are Tuition. 54 cents; special school <9 cents, cumulative build I ing. .10 cents; bond, six cents and recreation, two cents __ Next year's rate is une cent under the current 'levy and brings the total rate payable In Decatur in T9st; unless reductions are made by the county board of tax adjusters and the state board, to 13.9919 on each *lO9. The board declined to Include an appropriation for transportation of school children living in the extended areas of the city, approving the budget as advertised

Employment At All-rime Peak During August Over 62 Millions Employed In U.S. i For All-Time High Washington. Sept 1— (UP) — Employment under ibe impact of war —akyrocketwd ‘ ib aCalMlme high of 92.3*7.0*9 In August, the commerce department announced 7 today. This represented a 1.153.M0 Increase over the July employment figure of 91.tH.004i. Employment In August. 1949, totalled 59.947.000. The report said it still "was much too early for the economy to reflect the full Impact of defense preparations." Unemployment has dwindled to 2.509.099 persons, the smallest number out of work since December. 1949, when the unemployed total was 1.941.090. In July there were 3.213.000 out of work. In August. 1949. there were 3,<99.000 unemployed "Secretary of commerce Charles Sawyer said “the economy was gradually moving toward full employment hetefw the Korean crisis" and that ."wliA increasing defense preparations, it may be expected that this trend will continue at an accelerated pore." His report said that while eonagricultural employment normally rises at this time of yen', "the change was well beyond seasonal expectations" Higher In State Indianapolis. Sept. 1-4 UPI The Indians employment seenrity division said today Ho net sc employment appeared to be pointing toward a new peak with nearly I. workers .on the Job The division said non-agricul-tural employment dipped slightly from June to July after Increasing more than 25.0r0. or more than two percent, from May to June The mtd-July employment level was reported 74,000 above that bf the same dale a year ago An increase of 14.400 workers in non manufacturing fields during June and July was almost 4.909 greater than the net gain In manufacturing payrolls, the division said, with all non manufacturing industries except.,..govern ment sharing in the 12.300 May to June rise —. Si Mary’s Pastor _l To Europe Sunday Msgr. Seimetz Will Moke Pilgrimage The Very Rev. Msgr J. J Sehnets. pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, will leave Sunday for New York City, from where he will sail Wednesday on the Queen Maabet h for Cherbourg., France. Making the Holy year Pilgrimage to Rome. Msgr. Selmete will be a member of the Third Order of St Francis pilgrimage to the Vatican An audience With His Holiness Pope Plus XII will be the memorable highlight of the visit to the Holy City The Queen EliMbeth. sister ship of Queen Mary Ofthe Canard, will dock al Cherbourg on September 11. TWnpSrty will tour several European countries and visit famous shrines tn Italy. France. Porta gal and Spain Traveling with Msgr Selmetx will be his companion, the Rev Fergus Peas. OFM. Cap . of Detroit On hogrd their ship will he Bishop Nhuthamer of Nicaragua. Central America * - . Ordained to the priesthood June 17 1911. this will he Msgr Sei mete',a first voyage and visit to the Vatican "There Js so much beauty in America T never had the desire before to go to Europe.:’ Msgr. Seimeta, said In answer to the question. If he had eVer made a Hip overseas. Beloved by ' his congregation, members presented their pastor with u purse several weeks ago so that he could represent the parish on the Holy Year pilgrimage. Msgr. Selmetx and members of the St Francis party will return on the Queen Elisabeth, arriving In New York on October 22 and In Decatur about October 25

Docatur, Indiana, Friday, September 1,1950

Diplomats Return ; lit JB ■ fl 8., HIGH COMMIEEIONER for Germany J. McClay (left • and U. K AmtiaMador to London Lewis Itouglas arrive by air In Washington for conferences with Secretary of State Acheson on rearmament for Europe, tmludlag Germany. .... ... . .

Heavy In Decalnr lasi Night ( < 2.45 Indies Daring 24-Hour Period It was a wet September morn. Herman "Hi" Meyer, l«wal weathAr observer stated today, following ,rea'dlng of the rainfall gauge at x am Rainfall up to that hour for n 24-hour period was 2.45 inches By comparison, precipitation for the month of August was 5*5 Inches It rained during most of the night and at Intervals there were down pours, residents said St Mary's river started to rise early and at S a m the reading »»-. 332 feet, almost 100 percent in 1 crease over the previous readfnv of 1 75 feet While Dw-aiur rwelved one of Its heaviest rains. Fort Wayne and territory north of this elty. reported | even heavier downpours. Flood I stage was expected to be reached In the St Joe and St. Mary's rivers In that city by tonight. The rain was general, according to the state weather bureau, but more abundant ,ln the north part of the state. Meyer surmised that the south part of the county did not receive as much rain during the night, or the river would have gone higher. He expects a crest under seven feet. Ixx-al rainfall records show that In August. 1949. precipitation was I 3.57 Inches for the month Some damage might have been done to the Corn and soybeans in the local area. As the heavy rain inundated lowlands, rabbits were driven from their nests and many nr the cottontails were scampering about the residential areas today Annual Auxiliary Party At Hospital Tha fourth district American I-egion auxiliary will sponsor the annual birthday party at 2 pm. Sunday. Sept. lO.at the veterans hospital at Marion. The party is held for veterans at the hospital who have birthdays in September. The auxiliary's rehabilitation committea handle- the event, furnishing Ice cream. r«ke- cookie* and cigarets to veterans having birthdays In this month and also to other patients. Members of the local auxiliary and others wishing to donate cakes or cookies are asked to call Mrs Harold Tieman. 9*15. or Mrs. Lawrence Rash. 9103. NO PARER MONOAV in aeeerdence with annual euetem, the Decatur Dally Democrat will not publish an edition Monday. Sept- 4. which will be Labor Day.

Three Passed Exams In Selective Service Three of the five young men called to report for physical Maminatiuaa Aagoat U i<asood their examiuadeM, the county aalte'tf** service board reported today. •-~tM«o*eee..i«jlLha»e. *1 days from time of notice until they are In r ducted. Their nlmes will not be : released to the public until they aro inducted, the board stated. ; .. ' -■ . ■ . List More Winners From Indiana Fair Adams County Wins Share Os Ribbons State fair judging continued yesterday with Adams ‘county winning Its share of ribbons, county agent L. E. Archbold reporter! today. Patsy Rumple, of Jefferson township, last year's grand champion beef calf winner, took first io the medium class Angus calf class. There were 111 entries in the medium class, and these were "culled” to 45 Itefore judging began. Jack Hehout, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Helmut, of Bobo, won second in the heavyweight division of the Berkshire pig class No report has lieen received on Hampshire, dairy, or chicken judging Virginia Mitchel, of Washington township, grand champion clothing winner In the county fair, won a white ribbon with a school dress at the state fair. A blue ribbon went to Marilyn Kiefer. Preble, for her best dress Marilyn s dfesiT waii'selected to replace that of Floreine Lugin bill who will wear hers in the dress revue. Grace Balteell. of St. Mary's township, won a bine ribbon for her bread entry In the baking dlvisitin Patsy Johnson, of Jefferson township, and Sally Ross, of Kirkland township, also won blue rlbbons with entries of cup cakes and dark loaf bread, respectively. AH three girls were In- division I five. Shirley Gerke. of Root township. won a red ribbon with "her angel food cake., and Floreine, Lugtnhlll. of Jefferson township, won a white ribbon with her white loaf cake, -also In the fifth division. In the ’ first division Jane Grimm, of Decatur won a red ribbon with her plain loaf cake. Susan Rumple, of Jefferson township, also won a b-ed ribbon in the fourth division with her plain yeast rolls

Korean Front Aflame As Communists In Greatest Offensive Os Korea War

Miy teemse Draft LiENt To Age Os 35 Soak More Single Men For Service Washington. Sept. I—(UP)— Chairman Carl Vinaon sald>today the house armed services committee will consider In January raising the upper draft age limit from 25 to 35 to broaden the pool of available single men. Vinson also said the committee will consider revising the absolute draft exemption now granted by law to veterans of World War 11. Single veterans should be called to service ahead of men with children, he said Vinson's announcement a a made as the house and senate got ready to speed the emergency doctor draft bill to the White House. The bill, approved by senatehouse conferees yesterday, would apply to doctors . and dentists through age W. But tt Is aimed primarily al young men who were trained at government expense - or deferred to train at their own expense during World War. 11, Clarifying his statement yesterday that fathers might have to be drafted. Vinson told a reporter It obviously would not be proper to draft fathers 19 through 25 while totting Older single men. or men f .with dependents other than children. go tree. Vinson said draft calls between ' .'now. jnd'''Jah'uiry, when the new congress convenes, won't endanger fathers. ( He proposed that the services [lower their induction standards j Too many men are being rejected for failure to pass fairly rigid mental tests. Truck Overturns, One Man Is Killed Tell City. Ind., Sept. 1. —(UP! John Hailey. 42 Louisvifie. Ky.. was killed last night when a truck lu which he was riding turned o»er on Ind. 37. two miles north of here. ’ I Today Is Deadline To Complete Slates Today Deadline For Political Parties . Democratic leaders from Adams county met Thursday night in Berne and filled two of the six vacancies on their ticket. Dr. Harry] Hebble. county chairman, reported, today. Today is the last day for filing candidates to fill the ticket. The two candidates who filed today were Harold Henschen and Joe H. Zimmerman, botp of Kirkland township Both men filed for the township advisory board. This leaves only four vacancies on the Democratic ticket: Earl DaWald. Republican. Is unopposed for justice of the peace for Geneva: Charles Jones. Republican from Blue Creek township, is unopposed for county councilman from the third district: no one has filed for the third advisory board position In Kirkland township: and Charles Fuhrman. Republican. Is unopposed as member of the Preble township advisory board . Dorothy LaR ue. Republican candidate for Justice of the peace from Wabash township, withdrew her candidacy Thursday This left Ellis Heeter. Democrat. unoppUked for township JP. and Earl E Dawaid.,,, Republican. unopposed for tovvn JP in Geneva. Precinct committeemen., vicecommitteemen. Democratic candi dajts. Democratic office holders, and the press were invited to attend last night's meeting Berne committeemen and their wives served lunch to the group after the business meeting The fall campaign and future rallies were discussed during the meeting One Prohibition candidate tiled (Twra Ta Fagv aevewt

Delay Actioi On Tues For Excess Profit Senate Vote Puts OH Excess Profit Tax To Next Year Washington. Sept 1. —(L'P» — The senate voted. 42 to 2*. today to put off until next year action on an excess profits tax bill. But it virtually pledged that a tax on war profits—to be rftroact ive to Oct. 1 or July 1 of this year—will be written early next session The roll call vote was taken on a proposal sponsored by Sens.. Walter F. George. D.. Ga.. and Eugene D. Milllkia. R.. Colo., top-ranking members of the senate finance committee It was written into the pending 14.5W.006.r00 tax MH The senate voted twice within an hour on the George-Milllktn pro- " posal First it approved, tt by voice vote. Sen Joseph C. O'Mahoney D.. V?yo.. asked and got unanimous consent to reconsider the action. 1 Then, on the roll call vote, the ’ senate affirmed its earlier action. B The decision shelved an exeeaa 1 profits bill Introduced by OMw '* honey and Sen. Tom CoMoHy.-**-. Tex. It would have Imposed an 95 1 percent levy retroactive to July 1 ' on "above normal'"' Connally turned bls scorn on those who voted to delay the excess ' profits tax. saying: "You can't put oft the Korean war for several months. You can't put off the necessity for increased taxes for several months Rut you caji put off the war profiteers ' Voting for the George-Mllltkin proposal were 21 Democrats and 21 Republicans. Voting against were 29 Democrats aftd 10 Republicans ( As soon as the roll cal! was concluded. the senate set aside the tax bill temporarily to consider thry economic controls bill. It will re- i turn to the tax legislation later to ] day and try to clean up the whole measure. • The George-Milllkin amendment would bind the senate finance committee and the house ways and means committee —congressional tax writers -to sponsorship of an i excess profits tax bill as soon as the next session begins. Under the amendment, that bill will be retroactive to Oct 1 or July 1 of this year. Congress, however, «Twro T. rawe RpSo Appoints Members On Tax Adjustment Appointments Made By Judge Farrish ’ , Judge Myles F. Parrish today named four members of the Adams county board of tax adjustment, which will meet Monday. September 11. to review budgets and tax levies of th* various taxing units. Th* four memb*rs named by the court are John II Heller. Decatur. Democrat; Frank Aurand. Decatur. Republican. Ernest Stengel. Berne. Democrat; Menno Burkhalter. Berne. Republican These four men. one member named Jiy the county council; Mayqr John Doan, by virtue of hie office, and one member named by th* township trustees. wBl com prise the 195« board Tbe board will meet September II in .th* of flcF of tbe county auditor at 9 a m for the purpose of reviewing the levies and budgets. Judge Parrish named his four appointments by letter'today in which he outlined the duties of the board and time and place of meeting The work usually to completed in qpe day, the,, judge said In his letter of appointment. i „ In accordance with the law. there muss-be two Democrats and two Republicans In the four named by the coart

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Fresh Troops Rush Into Yonkee Lines; Recapture Homan From Communists Tokyo Sept I—(UFj—American forces snapped hack today after th* Initial blow of the greatest communist offensive of the war, and recaptured Haman under cov er of bombing, strafing and racketing U. S. planes Fresh troops rushed into the line to reinforce rhe mauled 24th regiment went over to the coun-ter-attack at 4 p. m. By 9 p. m. they had recovered the lost ground and were fighting worst of ruined and smoking Haman Haman, eight and a half miles from the port of Masaa. to at the southern end of the flaming 5* mile front akmg which the Red* loosed their greatest otfenslve and advanced up to eight and a half miles at one polar On the Naktong river line farther north, where tbe Reds made 17 iroaaiaga. a aecond division spokesman said the Yaaks were "stacking up dead Koreaaa by tbe hundreds 2 ■ In the Masaa area, the initial attack alone coat tbe communists ( I.«M dead. -- American losses were daocribed aa "moderate ,!• haagy." 7 Waves of 1.159 air force marine and Australian fighters and bomb■arg ranged. pw-Hmi . swgjing .front,Reteraiag pilots said their strafing was "very satisfactory." Greatest air support was thrown into the Haman area, athwart the route to our major supply port of Pusan The planes Worker! as close as 50 yards ahead bf the ground troops United Press correspondent Charles Corddry. with the 25th division, reported the recapture of Haman. He said the attack which retook the smoking town was preceded by intense air strikes Light bomlrers dropped liHh> pound pro- ~ | ximity fuse bombs on the area In addition to strafmg and rocketing enemy positions. The Reds had opened xr new mortar and artillery bombardment on -the American left flank, but on the center anti right side of*the line our trbops were on the attack North of Haman, tbe 39th regimental comltat team counter-at-tacked after tbe Reds penetrated S.tMW yards on the extreme right flank in the vicinity of Maaon-Ni. Masan-Ni to near the confluence of the Nam and Naktong rivers A military spokesman said one company of the 35th was surrounded by sro Reds, but pressure was relieved somewhat by two flights of fighter bom tiers which dropped j-llied gasoline bombs on “ the enemy The spokesman said one battalion of the 24th regiment which took the brunt of the attack last night and this morning is secure, but that another had been "dis organised and d'riven back", The communists kicked off the greatest offensive of the Korean war by blasting IT breaches in the Naktong river line and pushing outmatched American defend-‘ ers hack as much as 91* mile* James R. Miller Ordered To Duty ’ James R Milter, of 115 N 15th street- assistant manager of the Local Loan company, has been called Io active duty September H. Miller was a corporal In the marines during the last war. and vra» a member of the inactive reserve. If he passes his physical examination in Indlanapolto Sept 13. he will go Immediately to Lejune. N C.. for farther training During his three rears service Miller was a radio technician He and his wife have lived In Decatur for sev en months They name from Mlsh awaka.