Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 209

COMMUNISTS PUNCH AT TAEGU DEFENSES

Council Makes Some Cub In 1951 Budgets Survey Os Budgets By County Council Incomplete Today. - A sureey of the partial work completad on the different county budget* for 1951 hr the county council at a late hour today indicate that a slight reduction may lie made in the general fund tax rate <, With returns from all hut the recreation, surveyor. lumpilal and highway (though the latter will have no effect oa the budget! available, the council* pruning of most ut the budgets presented Io them, though each one only slight ly. may in the end mean a lower tax rale There is the assurance there will be a one and one-halt cent reduction for the welfare department's rate watt, reduced that much, though the total amount sought g«a.7<9. remains the same ft la believed that with higher assesses! valuations In the county the amount can he raised with the lower figure The welfare >te partment's 1951 budget was based on the 1960 evaluation Moat of the reductions were made In salaries and operating expenses. in several instances the fedudtion being made for per' diem expenses The council reduced the county I agent's budget from <6,395 to |5.490. with the largest Item eliminated that of an assistant county ngeni / Other reductions were mad* U < the county coroner’s budget, fiom |l,lift tn |7<». department of adoration. from 110 172 to 39,737; sheriffs office, from tf.illM to 37.295; recorder, from <5,965 to - S'l.ttof treasurer, from <10,055 to i 39 955 prosecuting attorney, from' 33.430 Io 33.260. and health nurse from St.*l4 to 54.494. The auditor’s budget was reduced from 39.430 to 19.190; the “ clerk's from |5,640 to 39:640; court - rrx.m, from 514.2«d.t0 Il’T.tW. Tludgets of the commissioners for the courthouse (310.705).', jail <S3 300). Infirmary <119,310). as well as their own budget.of *61.963 were approved as were bud-c-ets of the assessor 1|2.T90). health officer (<L324>. Washington township’s assessor’s budget 515.390 i. and one for the registration of voters submitted by F.d Jaherg (<755.1 . t Society For Crippled — Children Will Meet The annual meeting of the Adams county society for crippled children will be held Monday, September 19 in the city hall at 7 30 p.m., and all members are urged to attend Miss Elizabeth Scott, secretary of the organira Hon. who made notice of the meeting. also stated that anyone know- » Ing of any crippled child In the community not receiving attention I to please notify her through the society. State Polio Cases Indianapolis. Sept. 6—(UP)— Today's polio totals in Indiana since Jan 1. compared with the same date last year: Cases Deaths Ns. of Count les 1950 175 1« 53 1949 669 7<) 69 • New rases reported today 1 each . in Huntington. Marlon and Parke counlles Two-Year-OldGirl Drowns In Cistern Danville. Ind. Sept «. —(VPI— Karen Elaine Studley drowned yes--terdav. four days after her second I irthdav when she toll Into a cistern only an hour before her parents planned to move from their farm home near North Salem She was trying to retrieve a doll that was one of her presents. WCATNCR Fair and continued cool thio afternoon end tonlpht. Thursday fair and a little warmer. Lew tonlpht 49 north, 45 to 50 south: high Thursday 7g to Ml.

DECATUR DAILS’ DEMOCRAT MLV DAILY MWtnAMn M AOAMS COUNTY

Presidential Remark Irks Marine League Report Truman To Explain 'lnsult' Washington. Sept. 6—(UP)— The chief of the marine corps league tried belatedly today to quench flaming anger over a presidential “insult" to the marines, and Informed sources said President Truman himself will send the! league an explanatory letter. The ••Insult" which sent marine | temper* and Republican political hopes soaring was a presidential remark that the corps Is Ju«t a navy police force which boasts "a proimganda machine almost equal | to Stalin’*." Clay Nixon. national commandant of thr marine corps league of past and present leathernecks. saM he hopes to calm the furor "in the interest of national defense ” lie told reporters at the opening of the league's three-day convention here: “President Truman ntill is commander-lne-hlef of the arnisd forces We are not inter ested in fostering further disunity " Mr Truman meanwhile, was un dec < onrldrraliie pressure to hand the marines the flat apology ” which Nixon, in a moment of conslderable hear hud demanded yes : terday . The White House said nothing tor the record But informed; sources predicted that Mr Truman will send a letter to the league cun’ vention srrme lime today Frank A HA-kr. president of rhe' ! navy league of the United States, i isaid the President 'owes an aiudogy I to every marine, to every ex marine 'and tn the windows and parents of I marines who died tight Ing for their country" a ; Uv. Gillander Is District Chaplain The Rer. AP R Hillander. pastor of the First Presbyterian .chut '<h of thia city, today was apI pointed fourth district chaplain of Jhe American legion. it was announced by district commander Boyd Rev Gillander has been active ,in American Legion affairs since coining. JO Decatur and has served as chaplain of Adams post The appointment is for the 1950-51 year ot Legion -div It les Meetings Resumed By Decatur Lions Club The Decatur Lions club. afte r ? rummer recess held its first meetling of the 1950-51 year Tuesday evening, with a good attendance reported Plans and projects for 'he year were discussed w*ith the rlub president. Mwrence Ans.paugh. presiding. Emphasis was placed on Lions International 100 percent attendance week, to be observed by the Decatur duh next Tuesday. An all-out effort wilt lie made to have every member present. - - - \ - - . ,' - - District Democrats Meet Here Sept. 12 Committee To Meet Here Next Tuesday 1 The fourth district Democratic ' committee will meet at Decatur Tuesday evening. Hept 12 at 6:30 l o'clock at the Elks home, it was announced by Janies Koons, Avilla, district chairman. 1 Chairmen and Vice-chairmen from ’ every fourth distilpt county, lududing Adams, Wells, Allen. Noble. Steuben. LaGrange and Whitley counties will attend. Slate chairman Ira Haymaker and vice-chair-man Ruby Ware also will attend'the executive meeting and dinner Mrs Marie. Smith Lhamon. district vice chairman, of Port Wayne, also will attend I The business session following the dinner will be «m executive session for chairmen and vice-chair-men and plans will be made for the final six weeks of the campaign. It will he the first fourth district executive meeting ever held In Decatur and will mark the final two-n)onth grind ot the campaign prior to tha general election November 7. Koons will preside at the session and will Introduce the state committee officials

Score Two For The Marines FLAM** envelope twn RuMian-bull* T-34 tanks, knocked out by Marine* operating with the 2nd Infantry dkfeHn* aHarfc <»i« Y<»nit*an in Kor<m

New York Polilical Conventions Open Battle Looms For Democrat Nominee f By United 7*res* New York Republican* and DeuKs-ratle senators won renomination in Nevada and Utah Republicans In New York were prepared to renominate Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for a third term in tomorrow's balloting In a ctrt-and-dried eonventloii dt Harping* Springs. Id Goy Joe It Hanley formally announced today he would run for the U S senate on the GOP ticket Meanwhile Democrat* were In for a floor fight before tomor row ■ voting at Rochester between supporters of Hep Walter Lynch and former postmaster general James A Farley Several prominent Democratic leaders agreed last night to hack Lynch for the gubernatorial nomi- 1 nation Hut un upstate faction Jed by Earley was fighting Lynch's candidacy, and there were reports that Farley himself might be placed in nomination Returns from Tuesday's primary election in Nevada assured Sen Pat McCarran. chairman of the powerful senate judiciary’ commit-' tee. of rrnomination to a fourth | "term "( Attorney Kendrick Johnson of Reno held a slight lead over George Marshall of lais Vegas for the GOP senatorial nomination. Gov Vail Pittman of Nevada won easy renomination on the Democratic ticket, and former Rep. Charles Russell apparently was selected to purpose him In the general election. In Utah, incumbert Sen Elbert | D Thomas was renominated with-| out opposition in the Democratic primary. His November election opponent will be Wallace F. Bennett.'' former president of the national association of manufacturers who was victotions in his first try at politics. Folder Trouble Is Cause Os Delay In Delivering Paper It's the little things that often cause trouble and necessitate an explanation. Following seven hours of news gathering and type setting. Tuesday's edition of the Daily Democrat was “put to bed" at regular pres* time of 3 o'clock The big press was thrown in gear and about 30r.) papers were printed. The press run should have been completed In less than two hours. Then, that little something happened The folder on the piress went berserk and It took pressmen and mechanics four hours to make the proper adjustments. lateness In delivery "of the paper was not the neglect or fault of your carrier boy In fact, the carrier boys waited like soldier* for their papers and then delivered their routes late in the evening Your paper arrived late because of the folder trouble. '. — We thunk you for your patience

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 6, 1950

261 Names Added . To Casualty List Wanhlngton. *. — (UPI— The defense department added 261 names to it* Mat of American i asuaHie* in th* Korean fighting. It* ggth cgauaNy B*t reported 34 kitted in action and two dead of wounds. It also H»ted 16« wound rd. 54 missing in action and 11 Injured. Five of the wounded were marine*. The rest of Uhe canuaßte*' were army personnel. Decatur Merchants Ask One-Way Alleys Petition Is Filed With City Council The city .eOTncil. In regular me*’ ing Tuesday: was largely concern--ed with highway problems, and even took an Imaginative look j (down an alley or two as the result of a petition from some of Deca-; tuf's merchant*. Thlrtv-scven nierchants. in fact, signed a petition to make allevs in the area bounded on the south by Jefferson street, on the nonh |by Monroe on the east by First; land on the west by Third street! one way thorotares Describing ii! 'their petition the alleys as narrow and not adapted to nor suitable for two-way traffic, the nwchants hoped the council would get to eliminate the congestion The matter was referred to the board of public works and safety. The council memlier* were In receipt of » letter froBuJLJL Rtiicky. assistant district engineer for the state highway commission I stating that as a result of a recent check there was nothing to warrant the erection of slop and go lights at the Intersection of U. E. highway* 224 and 27. The stale had been apprised of the situation following a petition received, by the council seeking »ueh a traffic light to replace the caution and stop light currently used The check at the intersection partially revealed the fact that there was not too much speeding at the corner, that most of the accidents were caused by drivers’ carelessness and not by defective lights. The letter did state, however, that more signs will be conspicu oilsly- placed to aid cantion on the part of drivers. The council also passed a resolution to petitfou the state to repair the one-mlle stretch Immediately we«t pf the cly on U S 224. and not p»rt of the current pavement Improvement project from Markle to Decatur. ' * Councilmen also referred a petition for rural line extension from Mrs. Ruth Rhlfferly to the electric light committee In conjnnctlon with the superintendent, and acknowledged agreement* between Gorman Fox. of Root township, and Ivan and Lucille Garwood, of Union township, for rural line extensions. They also approved a contract (Tara Tw Paa* Fear)

U. S. Navy Fighters Shot Down Russian Details Os Affair Revealed By Navy ; Tokyo. Sept. •— <U-P) —Two U. S aavy t'oraair fighters shot down a Russian-marked bomber lu Ranies ufl Korea last Monday after It opened fire on planes guarding an American naval task farce, the firat report from the ..!■*>■» said today The I' 8. stat* department had announced the downing of the plane carrying a crewnun with paper: Identifying him a* a Rus sian lieutenant The earlier re-, port on the incident was iiarretr; of detail An American BroedcaMlU <om j p»ny correspondent. Ray Falk told in * broadcast recorded aboard the flagship of task force 7? how the twoyjiigttied red marked bomber spun violently, exploded. caught- fire and tumbled into (he Yellow sea neat the 3sth parallel. the boundary between Korea and South Korea! !'.. S. marine pilots may have been a’ the controls of the fighter planes, observers believed, since Corsairs ordinarily are assigned to the marine fighter wings. The first official statement here on the incident was by Vice Admiral Charles T. Joy. commander of United Nations naval forces in Korean waters H<s, commented drily that planes "whose actions might he construed as hostile in or near a combat area naturally run considerable risk." Joy conferred with Gen. Douglas MacArthur a few hour* after the first public announcement of the plane downing. Some time later he issued the following statement: f"NaVal forces operating In Korean water* are doing «o with full authority of the United Nations in carrying out their mission against invading communist -force* from North Korea. “Aircraft of nations not assisting in the United NaHofW effort, and whose actions might be construed a* hostile in of near A combat area naturally run considerable risk. “Any untoward Incidents are of tTweo T« r*<* sill Order Grandfather Into Active Duty Guilford. Me.. Sept 6 — <X’P> — Harold W Troy, a 50-year-old grandfather, ha* been ordered to report for active duty' with th* navy though he I* a veteran of World War* 1 and 11 He w»» a chief machinists mate in the reserve. Indianapolis Man Is Second Fira Victim Indianapolis Sept. 6. —(UP)— Funeral services ware planned today for John Lattlmoro. 43. Ind'.anapoli*. who was burned fatally in a fire at tha Cryatal Flash Bulk gasoline plaht. Lattimore, a negro who died yeaierday. was the se<- < nd fatality of tha fire. '

Port OtPohang Falls To Reds; Allies Fall Back To New Lines At Taegu

Postpone Talks On IUE Strike Threat G.E. To Borgain With ClO's Rival By United Pre»s Negotiations to end a walkout of CIO Electrical' Workers at General Electric plants *er e postponed today and International Harvester Co. charged the CIO Auto Workers with “stalling" in talks to end a strike by 23,000 employe*. _____ Federal mediators postponed the General Electric negotiations so the company could hold bargaining session* with the CIO union * rival, the left wing United Electrical Worker* tind ) The CIO International Electrical Worker* Union represents 6)).(uui employe* in 51 GE plant*. The Independent UK represents 35. GE worker* Aluiut 2».(XH) of the IUE mem- ; Iwrrs are. staging strike* to hack I up-the union's demand for a iocent hourly pay increase and other benefit s The company h»* offered both -the UE and the IUE fivea-ent wage ImhhU* A spokesman for the International Harvester Co said that negotiatm.* for the' United Auto Workers “seem to be waiting for •asneihinr. ’ U Wt talks to end a UAW strike at eight Harvester •plants “We thought that with the settlements in the automobile Indus- | try they would begin negotiating I seriously." he said, "but ghere I was no progress at all in yestev- ( day's negotiation* * The rival farm equipment worker* union also has 32.000 workers on strike against the company Both unions' demand a lucent hourly raise in addition'. 13.000 UAW member* are striking against John Deere a Co. farm j equiprimnt plant* in Illinois and I Indiana

Urges Germany Be Allowed To Rearm | Vi Acheson Cites Need Os Defense Efforts Washington. Sept. 6—(UP)—" Secretary ot state Dean Acheson I said today western Germany should | be allowed to participate In western Europe's increased detense efforts. z Acheson said western Europe must do vastly more in the next year tp rearm. Acheson told a news conference that It is highly <rr«ir»ble that west German people and authorities participate tn the yhefease effort He pointed out that they Uve in the area that the Hi* remarks on west German defenses were made when he wa* told that John J McCloy. U. 8 high commissioner to Germany, suggested yesterday that western Germans must be allowed to defend ihemselves "in some manner " Acheson replied that McCloy was stating an obvious and proper objective America's object, he said, is a strong western Europe and that western Germany lies in that area He said the western European members of the north Atlantic pact, had hardly begun to make th* In crease In nillttary strwngth that Is necessary He *ald the first year of the north Atlantic pact had been spent drawing up plans and that what the member* must do in the next year is get the actual force* adequate tor defense The member*, he said, must do vastly mor in the next year. The** and oth»r prohl*ms will b* discussed at th* big three foreign ministers' meeting in NeW’ -York beginning next Tuesday. Acheson said

Local Catholic Schools Show Gain Os Two Catholic Schools Open Today, Goin Two In Enrollment Enrollment made an overall increase of two pupils in the 8t Joseph’s grade and the Decatur Catholic high schools, according to figures released today by Sr M. Agnes, principal of the school*; which opened today The gain was-htMle primarily in the St Joseph's school, where the enrollment increased 16 this year, white the high school lost 14 In numerical strength There were 261 enrolled a year ago in the St. Joseph'* school, while this year there are 276; last year there were 134 in the high school, this year 120. to make a 1950 total of 395. - A complete breakdown of the 1 figure* hy grades. l>oys and girls. ' follows: First grade—boy*. 27. girls. 24. t total 51. ’ Second grade— boy* 17. girls 31. I total 4* r Fourth grade boys 14. girt* 11/ total 25. Fifth grade—ticys 16. glrl» / 10. I total 26 Sixth grade—hoys 15. girls 9. total 2i / . , Seventh grade— hoys 12. girls 15. total 27 ’ Sighth grade—l(O/* 7. girls 17, total 21 Freshmen hoy* to, girl* 17, - tptal 27. === — Sophomore boy* IS. girls 14. 1 total 32 , I Junior* luiya. 21. girls 17. ; total 3S'.' .'•.

Seniors boys 10. girls 13, totgf 23 A further ’’-oakdown reveals /here are five more girls then boys In the total enrollment seek ing an education at the Decatur Catholic institution, with 2<m girls and 195 boys enrolled Attendance At Fair Higher Than 1949 Record Attendance Hoped By Officials Indianapolis. Sept 6—(UP) — Indiana state fair officials hoped the weather forecast ot "fair and warmer" would hold true today to aid in setting an all-time attefcdaac* record at the 1950 exposition Officials reported this year's attendance for the six days- wa* 423.309. about 263)00 higher than tor the same period in 1949. “We still have three days to go." one official said “If the weather Is nice we stand a good chance of breaking the all-lime total attendance record of 621.573 set in 1946 " Low temperatures combined with brisk winds yesterday to bold crowds down to <0.419 person*, slightly les* than last year's Tues day figure of 61.947 But today’s paid attendance, sparked by educational and children's day event*, wa* extiee-ted to top the. 95.600 mark, with a throng of youngster* under 12 year* old admitted .free pushing the total attendance figure over 100.000 Educational day events ware highlighted by a high school band contest before the grandstand Thirty-seven band* from all parts of the state entered and were graded both tor their musk* and marching ability Leading th* field .seeking the six cash award* totaling 3425 was last year's champion, the Odon-Madison township hand

Price Four Coots

Two Hard-Won Hills On Approaches To Taegu Given Up By Allied Forces Today g - lrjrt w LMrien. Lrot •. — <UF> — Ru**(* charged the UwMad Mata* iaday with an “au* 'agree* vleiagiao" at iwtdre* tiooal law fee sheeting dewn a •evict bemhsr est Kerea Man day and warned that “eeriasi* cane equal* as" ean result leant such action* Tokyo. Thursday. Sept 7 —(UP) - Americans and south Koreans have given up two hard-won hills guarding the approaches to Taegu and fallen back to a new defense line The communists are throwing a hard punch in an attempt to drive United Nation* force* out the big communication* center The battle line protecting Taegu swayed back and forth, according to latest report*. Whil* the U. N force* lost th* two Ix4ll* northwest of the city, they w*r* doing better southwest of Taegu There the f Ssecond dMsion was advancing slowly against heavy mortar and artllier yfire About 1 communist troops and six tanks were falling back toward the Naktewg river. / , Pohgng. an important east coast port, already had fallen to the cont> in the battle tor Taegu the commualat* were only ten mile* away / ead possibly lee*. Gen. Douglas MacArthur said the enemy Mill wa* gathering strength ■ The communlais threw in armored reinforcement*, including M tank*. American night fighter pilot* went out to offer battle to the communist armor, but in the darkness and contusion results were not Immediately known. It was one of the strangest battles of 'the war Yesterday American pilot* destroyed 16 tanks and damaged seven others ♦ United Pres* correspondent Robert Vermillion, in reporting the withdrawal from the two hill*, said the U N force* had given up gcound -which they had won at

tremendous cost In Jhe last three weeks The first cavalry division abandoned hills SIS and .’l<3. and fell back to try to form a new defense line. f American fighter* and. bomber* streaked across 3he etraTcg from Japan yesterday in an attempt ko blunt the momentum of the com munist drive Weather wa* good and top priority wa* given to the northern front where the committb--Ist* were trying to push down from Pohang and assault Taegu from the east They ran into a counterattack from a task force from the veteran 24th U S division The Americans advanced between two and three mile* and said they had met only light resistance tn the early stages Pohang wa* a ruined city It ha* been fought over since mld-August and American pilot* said lhe oMv building left' standing tn the city Was a white brick church The V •- air force had one ot It* busiest day* ot the war yesterday;”" FighTkr-bombers flew 823 sorties, only two *hort of the record for a similar period set oh Sept 3. In addition. 94 combat sortie* were flown and superfortresses ranged into north Korea to bomb f»ctorle* and military Installations The communist radio at Pyongyang made a special broadcast on the results of the war up to Sept 1. It claimed 15.176 American* had been killed. 45.600- wounded and 1,736 taken prisoner U those figure* were correct--th* American forces la Korea would be almost wiped Bit South Africans To Join UN Forces . t Pretoria. Routh Afr«ca. Sept- 6. —(UP)— A South African fighter rquadron of 2«3 officer* and men will leave by ahlp for Japan in three week* to join United Nation* force* in the Korean fighting the government announced todav A Llalenq staff la expected t« fly to Japan tn the next few day*.