Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 211.

REDS ROLL BACK KOREAN DEFENSE LINES

Senator Lodge Urges U.S. To BuildUp Army Asks Congress Stay In Session To Add To Army Strength s .~ . ? Washington. Sept, 8 — (UP) — Sen. Henry Cabot Iswlge, Jr.. K. Maa*., asked congress today to stay in session until it provide* for a V. S army of 30 division*. Ixslge said In a senate speech that the I'nited State* mint send enough soldier* to Europe "to prevent the Soviet* from ever netting atarted" Ultimately, laatge said. are ought to deploy 2ft I' 8 division* in Europe. He proposed IP division* a* an immediate goal. He said “congresa should not go home" until it has, provided for a total of 30 division*. The administration, Isutge said, plana to have an army of IX dirtaiona by next June 30. This I* not enough, he asserted. Not even President Truman* ultimate goal of a 3imhi. tana nun armed force t an he attained under the present draft act Ixtdge raid. Bui thr congressional leadership . plan* to ..race*# .tor the year — subject to recall In an emergencyaltou.t Sept 11. " L '”" other congressional development*: Meat -Sen Cay M. Gillette. D. la , accused big meat packer* of ratalug beef price* “very material- • ly" after the Korean war started Suhveraive* — Sen. Paul H Duuglaa, !>.. 111.. said the McQat> ran bill to conuei commdniet* would “tear the country apan. dividing "u* at a time when we newt to be united.” Douglas said the McCarran measure a catch-all wrapping up half a duten separate bill*, would give (is little or no security and would violate the , principle* of Utterly.'' Speech Randolph Feltus said a speed! in which Sen Andrew F. Ht hoeppel, 11. Kan called him a lied agent ha* lieen kicked around town six or eight month*. Feltua. former lobbyist for the Polish emlta»»y. tidd the senate interior committee that the «peech wai <in utated by the liepuldican national... committee. Bui the committee denied thia. Taxes Rep Herman P. Eberharter it . Pa., lot the second time blocked effort* to send the 84.508,iMHt.ityit war tax bill Io a house senaw conference committee He | thinkj the measure should con-1 lain an excess profits, tax. Meanwhile, senate leaders continued tu shoot tor a Sept. 16 quitting dale despite plans to debate the Hawaiian and Alaskat; statehood bills. The measures were added Io the chamber's legislative slate yesterday by senate Democratic leader Scott W. Lucadt 111 But he indicated they would not be pushed to a vote If opponent* stalled beyond next week There have been persistent re-1 ports that foes of statehood would employ delaying tactics--perhaps a filibuster to hold up final action on the house-approved bills. President Truman Urges Election Os Campbell To Senate Warsaw, Ind. Sept 8. -(UP)— President Truman had a personal | hand in the Indiana Senatorial campaign today by virtue of a telegram sent Alex Campbell during a “Camplfetl-For-Senator" club "meeting. d Northern Indiana Democrats who attended the gathering, a banquet at the Winona latke Christian Assembly cafeteria near here, last night heard the telegram read. It said: "Hearty and warmest personal greeting* to all who attend the opening of the Alex Campbell for senator club tonight. The country needs your wise counsel* In the senate and I trust that the will of the voters of the grand old state of Indiana will verify my judgment In November." The signature was, "Harry 8. Truman." The “Campbell-For-Senator" club wa* organised here about a week before the state nominating convention.

DECATUB DAIIY DEMOCRAT

Truman's Broadcast At 9:30 Saturday Washington Sept. 8. —(UP)— President Truman was expected to tell labor's top political strategist* tonight that he has no Immediate plans for Wage and prtoe coat rata. The chief executive will share this knowledge with the country Saturday night (9:86 pm. Cirri when he outlines the economic Jrograjp he will order-Jflto effect when he aim* the defense production law. ~~ Truman Signs Measure To Pay Veto Families Action Clears Way For Drafting Men With Dependents Washington Sept B.— (VP) — President Truman today signed legislation to give living allowances to families of enlisted men. The action clears the way for drafting of men with dependents Servicemen's families will get monthly checks of 885. 8187.80. 8125. 8127 50. 8145. 8157-56. or 8165. depending on the number of dependent* and rank of the »ervlceman Os the total allowance, the serviceman will contribute out of hi* pay »40. 8««. or BX<t per month, de-1 pending on his .rank. Selective service official* expect to ask Mr Truman promptly to reI vise draft regulation* which how har selection of any man with de pendent* Family men other than fWttwr* are expected to be called find Before draft board* start calling father* congres* probably will revise the.draft law to raise the top age limit now 25 •to catch more single men. Congress also will con sider making single veterans eligii ble for draft calls. The new allowance law covers only wives, children, and dependent parent*. No. other relatives can be considered as dependents for purpose* of allowance payments (Others may be considered for pur poses of draft deferment.l Technically the checks will be known as quarters allowances. Offleer* are new covered hy the new law because, where the government does not provide quarters, they already get quarters payments from 860 to 8150 Anderson Woman Dies Os Injuries Noblesville. Ind , Sept 8. (UP) Mrs. Alice Piers*. 66, Anderson, died last night In Hamilton county hospital from Injuries received in a head-on auto collision near I>pel Wednesday. Interest Grows hi*.. Proposed Grocery I i Seek Variance From Zoning Ordinance Much interest I* being shown hy resident* of the west part of Decatur over the proposal to build a business building on the property at the corner of Ninth and Monroe street*. The lot*-are owned by Ad: • am Kunowich and reportedly have beefi sold, subject to the granting of a toning variance to permit the I I construction of a grocery building, • Io Marsh brothers of Muncie. A petition urging the board to : grant a variance is being circulat- > ed and it I* understood that * second petition asking - the board > to refuse the variance was placed I in circulation today. The site In question is part of I a residential are* and unless a' variance Is granted, .the grocery cannot Incat.e there. The question ■J will He decided at * meeting of the • board of appeals next Thursday i night. A public hearing will be held i t 7:30 o'clock at the city hall. Board member* have been rt«ltl ed by representatives favoring and I opposed to the proposal. Romo ' reaidenl* of the neighborhood hel lieve that their Insurance rate* ' would be Increased and their loan > value decreased on nearby propert ty. Other* state that the advantage • of having a grocery close hy will offset the Inconvenience*.

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Police Radio For Geneva Proposed Meeting Held At Geneva Thursday City police chief James Borders, deputy sheriff Bob Shraluka. state trooper Walter Schindler and scale police radio.lectmician Milton J. Hall appeared Thursday before mem tiers of the Geneva town iMiard as dhl Harold Hlrshey. town marshal, to discuss the proposed installation of a twieWny police radio system in that town. * Other interested citiaen* of Geneva also attended lhe meeting, and all indicated approval of the project. The authorltie* (iresenl pointed out not only the value of smh a radio system to the town itself but also its value a* a part of a county police radio hookup. The most vital thing, it was expressed, 1* the fact that it would increa*e efficiency in ptdice apprehension. and would expedite calling ambulance* and wrecker* j to the scene of the accident. In addition to discussing the matter with the town Itoard. police authorities present demonstrafed with police cars the operation of the radio. It* speed in contact and thoroughness of delivery. A brief history of the manner which police calls are now answer ed. by City, county and state police officials.. was outlined, comparing it, to the time, before radio, when an answer to an alarm was * slow, indirect process. ~ Under the proponed plan. Geneva, should the town purchase the equipment, would conduct it* radio traffic through the Decatur police department which maintains a 24hour vigil at the radio to dispatch call* and cars to any scene. The city police are thus in contact with the proper official* to cover any incident throughout the county. The hope was expressed, though, that someday not only Geneva hut also Berne would become a e part of the radio network, thus enahling police to have a vast and tight coverage of the county, "to expedite the work nf all police, to further assure protection." Five Air National Guard Groups Called Further Gulls For Air Force Reserves Washington. Sept. 8 — (UP) — The air force is expected to follow up Its orders for five air national guard groups to report tor active duty with further calls for air force reserves. Informed sources -said today " They aaid the five unnamed air national guard groups to be called up "in the near future" will meet the air force's requirements from the air guard — at least for the present. Reserves will be required, however. to bring the air corps up to a 58 regular group strength by July, the Informed sources said. The air national guard groups, which ar* not now slated for combat service, will not be?counted •* part of the 58 group regular air force. , Air force chl<N* of staff Hoyt 8. (Twrw T* Pwge «*>

Docotur, Indiana, Friday September 8, 1950

Unemployment Shows Slight Rise In State Indianapolis, Sept. 8. —(UP)— Indiana unemployment, measured by the number of jobless pay claims, rose slightly during the week ending Sept. 2. because of two national *trikea. John W. Crlse, Hoosier employmeat security director, said the two percent rise to 16.52* waa the firat boost after six weeks --at falling number* of claim*. However, said Cris*. the total apply lag for johlem pay was only one-fourth the number applying in the same week of 194*. | Four Adans County CaMenea Ptace ' I State Fair Winners Are Announced Here Four Adams county cattlemen placed in the money Thursday in I the open *hoW and state classes at the Indiana state fair. Swine judg ing -will be completed today as the Mtb state fair dose* More than 500 people from Adams county- attended the fair this year. Reserve champion female honor* in the Aberdeen-Angus breed went to an animal shown by Henry Rumple. of Jefferson - township Rumple also took the following open show ribbons: first. In the two-year-old heifer class; third in a combined yearling* class: and fourth in both junior and senior yearling bull class. Both Homer Arnold and Son. of Kirkland township, and the Back hau* Brothers, of St. Mary's town-; ship, showed cattle in the Ayrshire > breed. A twoyear-old heifer shown by Homer Arnold, Jr., took first i nonors in its das* in the state] show, and third in the open show, i Arnold’s three-year-old cow placed; sixth,4n both state and open con- i teat*. Other Arnold placing* were: senior heifer calf, eighth in the open show and fifth in the state; junior yearling heifer; fourth in the open and third in the state; senior yearling heifer, fifth in the open and second taw the stale. A senior bull calf, shown by the itackhaus brothers placed seventh In the open show and sixth in the state. There were 1* calve* in that das* in the open show. The Backhau* brothers also placed 10th In the open, sixth in the state, tn the senior heifer calf class: ninth In the open and seventh In the Mate contest In the senior yearling class: fourth and second in the four-year-old cow class. Guernsey Bread Adam* county Guernseys were shown at the fair by Peter B Leh- ' man. In the two-year-old cow class. I Lehman * Guernsey placed fifth in > the open and first In the state, with ' 42 entries *tn the open class Hi* i Mntar yearling bull won ninth and sixth place honors, and his four ' yeanold cow won sixth 'place hon I or* in the state contest. Lehman also won the follbwing state ribi bons: one fifth, three sixth, and one i each in the seventh and eighth place*. f<ehm*n took nine Guern- ■ sey* to the show. > Both the open and state show* 1 were Judged in the coliseum Wed . nesday and Thursday Open wln- , ner* from out of Indiana were not ■ eligible for state contest ribbon*, i Tbs two show* were Judged to- ■ gather Only the Guernsey clas* , was finished by 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, so Winners are not in<xwsw Ts ruse si»i

Auto ludusfry Wage Increases Spreading 35,000 More Given Increose In Wages By United Pre** Th* wave of wage increases in the automobile industry spread -today to additional w<wk* •r«. The Ford Motor Co. granted salary boost* to 3i>.(MM) employes not covered by * union contract, and Chrysler of Canada agreed to pay some 5,006 workers. Increase* up to 11 cent* an hour. The Font increase* want to all employea Bbl covered by the con- , Iraet signed Monday with the CIO Visited Auto Workers, who represent 110.Obe hourly-rated worker*. Paycheck* will ha boosted quarterly- to- accordance with the cost of living, and the first payment will lie an estimated 842 for Reptemlrer. October and November Chrysler of Canada granted increases to workers tit its Windsor and Chatham. Ont . plants after negotiation* with the UAW Union negotiator* were, expected Io turn their attention next on Ford of Canada. "Government - sponsored mediation talk* resumed in Washington today between General Electric Co. and the CIO Electrical Workers union Mediators refused to say whether hny progress waa made in negotl*floni;,yesterday ’ The union has pulled more than 36.000 worker* out oil strike at (IE plant* in Massachusetts. New York and New Jersey, and threatened to order an additional 23.000 : off their job*. Presidential assistant Dr. John R Steelman was expected to call a new joint bargaining session | today In an attempt to settle the ; 18-month-old dispute between the ] nation's railroads and conductors ] and trainmen. Jake Brenn Speaks At Rotary Meeting Europeon Problems 4 Discussed By Brenn Decatur Rotarians heard a highly interesting and Informative discussion of the problems and woe* of European countries at their weekly meeting Thursday evening at the K. of p. home, Jake Brenn. of Huntington. president of the Huntington Laboratories. was the guest speaker Brenn recently returned from a tour of 11. European countries, arranged by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Trouble* of these countries are 4asicklly the same as have plagued them for centuries, the Huntington businessman asserted incompetent government* and the spread of socialistic trends In government ere retarding recovery of the European nation*. Brenn asserted Belgium ha* made by far the greatest recovery of any European nation Involved In the recent war. •he speaker said. This fact he attributed to th* government * backing of private Incentive and the i least government possible The Huntington executive a leader of community and civic af<*nra T* m*e ■■*•

Tank-Led Spearheads Os Three Divisions Rolling Back Allied Defense Line

128 Mm Trapped In Scotland Mine Rescuers Working Feverishly Today New CwaUtocn." Scotland. Sept. *—■ (UP) ■ A wall of mud pushed releailsssly down the shaft of a Bcotti*h <-bal mine toward 128 trapped miner* today and holloweyed rescue worker* worked tu exhaustion to free them A steady rain lashed the rolling Ayreehir* countryside and fire engine* were brought to the mine entrance in a desperate attempt to pump water and mud from the mine shaft. Abe Moffatt, president of the • Scottish miners union, said at Brighton. Eng., that he had received word that a “vast majority" of the trapped miner* had been saved. But rescue leaders said only eight miner* got out of the pit and 128 still were trapped. f , . . The trapped miners, still in telephorie - communu-aiton with the surface, reported they had built I a makeshift wall of chunks of coal to slow the relentless push of the slime which threatened to bury them alive. ' But the wall was collapsing from the tremendous pressure of the ton* of earth and a rescue ’ team working to exhaustion in an ’ old. unused shaft still bad 14 feel of solid coal to clear to reach lhe trapped men. The miners were entombed 206 feet underground last night when a heavy rain caused the boggy fields over the Knockshiniioch Castle colllt-ry drift mine to ’ tollape ....... An area “as big as a football field" sank and the 2.660 people of this mountain hamlet 35 miles ' south of Glasgow hurried to the mine shaft ' A fire brigade and othty . voliin (Tor* Te F*«» «**»•>» Chinese Scientist I I Held As Communist Attempted To Ship Paper! To Shanghai Cos Angele*. Sepf. B.—(UP) — The government accused a brilliant ' Chinese research scientist of being : an alien communist today a* ant I >ther topflight physicist wa* ct.:,-] . vlcted of lying about former comi munist party ties Dr. Hsue-Shen Tsien. 46. head of the jet propulsion center at California Institute of Technology, was held without bail at the immigration service protection quarters on Terminal Island. Immigration service agents arrested him on the civil charge onlytwo weeks after customs officials seised eight packing cases of scientific papers which Tsien tried to ship to Shanghai, in communist China Meanwhile. Dr. Sidney Weinbaum was jailed without bail and awaited sentencing Tuesday on • three count* of perjury and one r count of fraud. A federal ' cided yesterday that the former ’Caltech physicist lied when he told ’ an army security Officer last year ' that he had never been a commasIwt. ' > The Russian-born Weinbaum 52. - said he would appeal th* verdict, r He maintained he never belonged ■ to the communist party Weinbaum wa* charged with perjury when he • denied having red ties in 1938 in I order to remain at work -in- the - CaHech jet propulsion lab. , The Weinbaum and Tsien cases | Were not related, authorities said, t Tsien'* work was-with the Guggen > helm jet propulsion center and concerned with pure scientific re- , search Weinbaum had worked in , the top secret Jet propulsion laboratory al the institution 1 Government agents continued to . investigate papers seited In tb* p Tsien packing cases, while other authorities tried to determine If t Weinbaum had any red connection* , during bls wartime work on the jet project at Cattech

Marine League Urges Truman fire Johnson Defeat Resolution Also Colling For , Acheson Removal Washington. Sept. B.—(UP) — The marine corps league today called on President Truman to fir* defense secretary Louis Johnson and put a marine general on lhe joint chiefs of staff But the marine league convention. apparently somewhat mollified by Mr Truman's personal apology to the corp* yesterday, voted down • resolution offered by its leaders calling for the removal of secretary of state Dean Acheeon Only one of the 156 delegates on the floor voted against th* resolution tor -Johnson's ouster, and only two dosen voted to .get rid of Achesop. But the delegates, all former leathernecks,, were solid in calling for elevation of the marine corps to equal status with the army, navy and atr force on the Joint chief* of staff. They whooped through, a resolution recommdßfffopUtof th# commandant of the cur** be given a seat on the joint eblefs and a chance to be. lu chairman in regular rotation „ J The resolution condemning Johnson charged him with "short-sight-ed, Inefficient and dictatorial policy" in running the defense department. ' Srti In congress, meanwhile. Rep Mike Mansfield. D . Mont and Sen . Paul H. Douglas. D.. Ill:, came up with legislation to put the marine commandant on the joint chiefs of staff . —- I Huntington Trainman Is Killed In Wreck Huntington. Ind., Sept. 8. —(UPI — A brakeman wa* killed today and the main line of the Erie railroad blocked when two »ectlon» of a freight train collided during switching and three cars were derailed. ' State police said Victor Hunnicet. about 30. Huntington, wa* crushed to death when 42 cars of the freight drifted downgrade into the main portion of the long freight. J ■. '> ■■ • Congressman Kruse Speaks At Meeting Democrat Newsmen Hear Congressman Representative Ed Kruse, of the fourth congressional district, will leave early Saturday for Washington. T\ C. following a 48-hour vialt to bis home district during a congressional recess. Congressman Kruse visited Informally at a dinner Thursday night given by James Koon*, fourth district Democratic chairman, and attended by DemoCrtir newspaper men of the district The congressman spoke informally tor mor* than an hour, giving newsmen the background of the Korean sitnatlon. He wa* not too optimistic concerning the crisis: but ■ did not indicate that a world wnr ,«•* the oply solutiop Kruse stated that he hoped to be home for at least a month prior to •the general election November 7. but that be felt it was hi* duty to ■ remain- tn Waahington during the i crisis, regardless of tb* outcome of • the election The popular fourth district rep- > retontative shows the strain of the > hard days of th* last two months, ■ but He has gained a splendid to I sight Into the situation, which is i vstasble to the district and to the l nation, those at lending last night's dinner agreed \

Frico Foor Coots

Communists Attack Under Protective Cover Os Rain As Allies Forced Bock Tokyo. Saturday. Sept .9 -(UP) Tank-led spearhead* of three communist divisions, attacking under cover of rain, rolled back our northern Korean defense- line "sub stantlally" Friday South Korean forces sett back ia three sectors of th* fluid 25-mlle front between Poharg and Yongchon, and a* darkness fell Friday the communist* were posing severe threat* to allied unit* defending the Pohang airfield and to Yongchoa. a vital founway highway Janet (<m U ailed Press correspondent Robert BetinybofT. reporting from Kyongju 17 miles below Pohang. told of the south Korean retreat and said it exposed allied flank* oa both left and right Bennyhoff did not say how far the force* of the south Korean capb _ tai division bad retreated along the mountain* and among the rice paddle* north of Kyongju. but presumably It would place the enemy some four to five miles from the city and only about 56 miles on a. direct highway from our Pusan supply base The torrential rain* virtually grounded allied atr support and , gave the <ommunl»t» their best chance yet to 4>uiM ap ail around ‘ the Htomtle det#**# perimeter ' American officers expected heavy new attacks both at the hinge of ‘ the Hue and in the Maaaa area at the far southern end of the line At Maaaw, the south Korean government bad begun evacuating .16.660 Inhabitants of the port ia a move tn stymie activities of a small group of north Koreans who have Infiltrated the city. > , The evacuees were being taken by rail and ship to rear areas be- ' tween Masan and Pusan The front between Yongchon and ' Pohang today was . swaying and Indefinite United Press correspondent' Robert- Vermillion, on the northern front, said the south Korean eighth division maintained » precarious bold on Yongchou Friday, with red tanks and infantrymen just outside the towp to the north, southeast ; and south.’ Three tanks and a battalion at red troops kept the Yonhchon t Kyongju road closed to allied traffic Friday afternoon At the eastern end nt the line, i where !• dips below Angang and • then curves upward to include the , allied airfield at Pohang. American , and south Korean defenders of the airfield were in serious danger of being cat off and Isolated with their back* to the Japan Sea. The Korean 15th division. * battle hardened troubtoshooling outfit. was moving eastward to Join the 12th and fifth enemy* divisions in the jush toward Kyongju The threat to the airfield arose when two battalions of communists drove a wedge between the sonth Korean capital -Bixtation. six mile* northwest of Kyongju and the south r Korean third division defending the 1 airstrip. If not stopped immediately it will t ent the fatot mountain trail e*eaiw> - route. , U. S. 24th division troops five • to seven mile* north of Kyongju t eaught the impact of the commnn- - ist rush after it had carried through - the south Korean position*. The r Yank* and communists were fighting a bitter battle lats today on the - approaches to the big transport 1 base keying the defenses of the ► broad valley leading due south to » Pusan, only 47 mile* below Kyonc ‘ Ju r A U R military adviser described the situation in that sector a* very f serious -at this* time" It was a t> lightning reversal a few hours after ’- the breakoff of the communist push » and expression* of confidence that • -the east' wing of the beachhead def fens#* had been stabilised somewhat ► • ’ - ... e I. WEATHER f ►, Mostly elaudy and rather • esol tonight and Saturday with e occasional rain. Low tsnlpbt s around 80. Hlph Saturday areuM 70.