Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 221.

UN TROOPS MOVE TO GATEWAYS OF SEOUL

Confirmation W Manlull Likely Today Somite Committee Approves For Defowao Post Washington, Sept. 80— (UP) — Gen. Georg* C. Marshall seemed aainred ot quick and overwhelmIna senate approval today aa the new defense secretary despite a last minute proteat by Ben. Robert A. Taft, R.. 0.. and some searchIng questions by Sen. William E Jenner. R. Ind. A vote wan scheduled by nightfall. Despite Taft's objections. Republican and Democratic leaders predicted that the five-star general will be confirmed by a large marcin. Taft said the appointment raised "still more doubt" about the administration's determination to check the spread of communism In the tar east.. In a column prepared tor Ohio newspapers, he recalled Marshall's 4 postwar mission to China tor President Truman and questioned whether the administration fat ‘Still appeasing the communists'' Marshall 'was sent to China. Taft said, to make Generalissimo Chiang Kat-tGmk "take common lifts Into his cabinet with the ole vines danger of their fating over the government as they did In Ctechoslovak to" The general, he added. sought to carry out a state department "China policy which was marked by "friendly cooperation" with the Retls and contemplated "*ur render" of Formosa to the cemmaOMf. Marshall's appointment to the top defense post was approved tijr the senate armed services commit tee yesterday by a » to 8 vote. after heated wrangling Send William F Knowland. Cal., and | Harry P Cain. Wash. both Republicans. voted against. The »» year old general took the opportunity at the public hearings to 'clear up some congreaslonnl doubts about hla qualifications

Chairman MlllaPd E. Tyding* |> , Nd. submitted to Marsha" I wllh a "public apoloay” a ll*t of questions posed by Sen. William K Jenner. H.. Ind . who hail called the general "a living 11* ■ a front man for traitor*" during earlier senate debate Jenner, who la not a committee memtier, aat at the end of the long table , and checked ott hla que. tlon* a* Marshall answered them They ran like thia: Q— Why did you accept a presl dential commlaakin In IMS to force" a coalition between the Chinese natlonali»l* and the Reda? A. President Truman needed a delegate He waked me to go and I said yea . . once In China my job w*a to atop the fighting between the communist* and the nationallats.” Q—Will you “assure the American people unequivocally” that you will not be dominated ( by Acheson "who will not turn hi* back on Alger Hiss." A.—"l will not answer that question.” Q— “Why did you Join In suppression of the Wedemeyer report on China.” A "I did not join In suppres sing the report. I personally suppressed It." He added that he •ent Lt. Hen. Albert €! Wedemey er to China for a confidential report. “not a public address.” Q “Do you now recall where you were on the night of Dec. 6. 1M1,” the evening prior to the Jupane e attack on Pearl Harbor. A Marshall was "morally certain’ he wss at home but was “s little too honest” to state so with certainty when asked the same question bv senators Investigating the Pearl Harbor disaster. ”1 did not realise the political conse-qi-enoe* of the answer at that t'm« My wife’s beat recollection la that I was home." Q “You use as an excuse for not writing your memoirs' the fset that you do not wish to ’hurt’ «Two« To* WEATHER Party steady south, showers or thunderstorms and warmer tonight; Thursday showers and Yhunderahewsre, ssmewhat warmer north portion. Low tonight M to JR; high Thursday near Ml north to N south.

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Fmch Troops Rtpd Communist Attempt Chinese Frontier Is Reported Calm Saigon. Indo-Cblna. Sept. 8# — (UP) — French troops bottling yjaat may be a large-scale commwiist attempt to seise control of Indo-Chld* cut down a battalion of communist troops today in su "slaughterhouse" attack and seffr enemy units fleeing toward the nearby communist bonier. The fighting took place near communist-held Dongkhe. on the •■order between Indo-Chlna and Communist China. French sources said the fortress town probably will he recaptured tonight or tomorrow. Officials said the French column. of undisclosed strength, caught the communist Viet Minh battalion by surprise between Langson and Dongkhe. riddling It with artillery fire and Inflicting "severe losses." French reconnaissance pilots who flew over Dongkhe said the fortress appeared to" have been abandoned by the rebels in the dace of the French counter-attack. Their reports said the communists had fled with arms which they Uadcaptnrod. There was no mention of the fate of the French garrison which was captured by the communists when they staged their sudden-at-tack on the town. French sour cm feared they bad been killed. The fighting near Dongkhe was reported in * French army communique. It said the Chinese frontier was "absolutely calm" ( when French high commissioner Iwon Rognon and French com-mander-in-ebief Gen Marcel Car poMirr visited Lsokay. I<7 miles west of Dongkhe, yesterday <reneh officials were confident contingents of the l.M».ntm-man force In Indo-Chlna could re-take Dongkhe Tbe troop* were advancing along jungle trails and paat barricades erected by thy rebels on Colonial route NO. 4. where at least one bridge had been blown up. • ■ . Indications pointed to a major French counter-attack with columns converging under a protectlvj 'umbrella of strafing King Cobra fighter planes The communique did not mention French strength The durvlvors of the routed Red battalion were reported to have fled In confusion through the jungles toward China, leaving their dead and wounded along the road

Acheson To Speak To IM Assembly Assembly Refuses Chinese Reds Seat Flushing. N Y.. Rept 20-(UPI — Secretary of state Dena Acheson was expected to call upon the United Nations general assembly today to set up plans to meet aggression with military force—anywhere, anytime. Acheson was to speak early In the general debate. Hut first the assembly must elect officers and organise its main committees. The ’tart of general debate maybe postponed nader pressure to .have the steering committee decide at once the disposition of the a«jembly'r 73 provisional agenda items.

The assembly got off to a beetle 'tart yesterday In an unprecedented action which brought a refusal to seat the Chinese communists even before the tpnation group had time o elect Its .president. ’ Elections customarily are the first business of the assembly. , After three boars’ debate, which ended *lth defeat of an Indian-' Soviet move to seat Mao TseTung's representatives in place of Chiang Kal-Rbek’s nationalist delegation. thw assembly elected SO-year-old Nasrollah Entesam, Iran's ambassador to Washington, as president. He snccerded Brig.-Oen. Carlos P. Romolo. foreign minister of the Philippine* Entesam, waose 31-year diplomatic career has taken him through the league of nations and the opening phases of the Vailed Nation*, has been permanent representative of Iran to the UN since IM7.

House Passes Stringent Bill On Red Control PrasMootTramon May Vow Bill 0a Communist Control Washington. Sept. MI.—(UP)— The house today passed ene pt the moat stringent measures It ever considered to control communists and subversives. Th* bill now goes to th* senate where overwhelming approval also Is expected. When It reaches tbe White House. It may he vetoed. President Truman has looked with disfavor on similar bills. He has warned that he will veto any bill “which threatens constitutional liberties." Rut senate and house sponsors claim the sweeping sntl-subvereive hill Is "tough bet constitutloMl.” They think tljey have enough votes to override a veto The house-approved bill provides tor registration of communists and subversives, forbids communists to hold federal jobs and tightens the curbs on Immigration and aliens It is a catch-all measure with soma of the mala features of the controversial Mundt-Ferguson bill. It also would permit a round-up of all communists and subversives la time of national emergency. Aa for a possible veto, speaker Sam Rayburn said the President has told house leaders ha will net keep congress "In doubt long" after the bill teaches the White House I Should the President promptly fire back a veto, house leaders thought it still possible for congress to act on it by the end of the week. The legislators are AAgMM to gat oat of tbe capital by Saturday The keystone of the bill Is the registration provisions of tbe controversial Mundt-Ferguson bill. Il also contains a "concentration camp” provision which would permit a round-up of all communists and subversives in time of national emergency. 4s drafted by a senate-house conference committee, the Mil would: 1. Provide for registration and detent 100 of subversives. 2. Require registration with the justice department of communists and members of- communist front organlsatioas. 2. Tighten curbs on Immigration and aliens. 4. Forbid communists, or member* ot communist fronts, to bold federal jobs 5. Outlaw, with piaxltnum 810.000 fine and 10 years in prison, conspiracies io advocate overthrow of (Ten Te Paa* Five)

Sheriff Bowman 1$ tbek Ott Active Dirty Returns To Office After Operations Sheriff Herman “Punk” Howman is back on the job which he likes better “than anything he ever did.” A month ago today, after a series of six operations had failed to heal hl* left leg which was Injured several years age. Sheriff Bowman underwent an operation for the removal of the leg above the hnee. In less than 10 days after the operation. the sheriff was sitting up and In two weeks he was getting around on cratches. Today he is back In his office st._t.he court house and hi* physician* have told him that In about two month* more he will be able to wear an artificial »•<. X*. ■ Sheriff Bowman ha* asked the Dally Democrat to thank the many people who visited him and sent cards and letters to him during his recuperation. k When baked what he expected to do after hl* term of office expired next January, the sheriff said that be already had several offers, but that he had not made np hl* mind yet. He said he wanted to wait until be bad received his artificial leg. so he could determine just What be would be able to do. The amputation of the leg cam* after a long battle to make a broken bone heal. Finally after the sixth operation the sheriff decided to undergo the amputation operation Ho stated today tbai he would start nt once observing regular hours again.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 20, 1950

Invaders Frisk Captured Foes (ft aJ ■« "• *• ■- > * • 5 Am NORTH KORKANB captured during the American invasion of Inchon. on Korea’s west coast are frisked by American troops. Department of-Defease radiophoto

Two Navy Airptaaos i Crash, 33 Are KiNed Transport Falls la Sea Off Kwojalein By United Press Thtrty-savea psrsons wore killed la throe wtdely-eeperated ' plane crashes within 84 hours. The worst Occident occurred off Kwajelein la tbe Marshall islands where a- four-engined navy transport plunged into 1.200 fathoms of waler and killed all 24 navy per-, ponnel aboard. Another navy croft crashed Into Puget ttaqnd y Oslo rosy, Jtjpto/ seven men- The plane, a four enginod patrol bomber, sank Into 500 feet of water near Whtdbey island 50 miles north' of Seattle Two men and two women were killed near Bland, Va.. yesterday when their single-engined Beechcraft plane crushed Into a field. The 24 dead In the Kwajplein crash Included IP passengers and seven, crewmen. The plane went down just after it took off from the Kwsjalein lagoon on a routine flight to tbe tar east. The plane exploded and burned briefly in the second before It sank.

A witness to th* Puget Sound crash said the bomber was In a tight spin when he spotted it just before the ship bit the waler. “it sank from right almost immediately." he said. The navy still was hunting for possible survivor* hut virtually all hope for the seven men was gone. The plane, attached to patrol sqnadron »31 which was called np from reaerve recently, wa» on a routine training flight from the Band Point naval air station Bl ftßßttl®. Names of the dead in both naval plaae crashes were withheld pending notiifeation ot next of kin State police said the private plana which crashed in Virginis was piloted by former deputy sheriff Umon E. Sebree. 44. of DeKalb. 111., who died en route to a hospital. The plane smashed into s fist swampy Heid near Hollybrook coauasnlty. The other dead were Identified aa William Edgar Clark. 33. DeKalb: Margaret M. Longton. DeKalb, and Jeanette Barbara Acer* of Vallejo. Calif.

□rtOuy improvemenr In Show's Condition Luton. Eng.. Sept. 20 — (UP)— Doctors reported a “steady Improvement" today In the condition of George Bernard Shaw. M yearold playwright who is recuperating trouga fractured thigh. A bulletin Issued by the Luton and Dunstable hospital said the thigh bone Shaw fractured In a fall In his garden 11 days ago was “doing well.” The flarenp of, hl* old kidney complaint was subsid ■ tag. the bulletin said. Gon. Allen Named Bth Army Chief *th Army Headquarters. Korea. Sept. 20. —(UP)— Maj. Gen. Devon C. Allan today was named chief of staff of tba ath army. Allen. M. a native of Utah was chief of staff of the 12th army group In Europe under Gen. Omar Bradley In World War 11.

Hoosier Employment At All-Time Peak Indianapolis. Sept. 20. -(UP)— Hoo ti« r.lndustrial employment climbed to an all-time peak ot more than 1.2W.«e« workers on Aug. It, tbe Indiana employment security division announced today. Division director John W. Crise said 22.0 M more worker* were employed «m now-farm jobs In August, than in. July because of expanded production, seasonal hiring of temporary workers the end ot the summer vacations and settlement at labor disputes. I “

1 rju U/-M. Y Dvfifll S VONI WW Again Ir Evidence Russian Company To Cut Off Electricity Berlin^Sept 80 — (UP) - The cold war which has plagued Berlin since 1545 flared up spin today with announcement hy a Russiah-sUctor power company that it will cut off electricity to the western sector tonight. The announcement came after Western German authorities arrested 44 East Berlin police in reprisal for the seixure of 25 western police in East Berlin yesterday. Those arrests, in turn, were In reprisal for the arrest In western Berlin oUn group of policemen the day before. East Berlin authorities said they would cut electric power at midnight because contract negotiations between officials ot the eat and weet. city governments were deadlocked. It was known West Berlin authorities have been preparing tor possible fuel cuts from the east and would )>e able to supply enough power for essential industries and home us*. The Berlin housewife was almost certain, however, to encounter shortages ot power. The East German announcement was made by the Soviet-licensed ADN news agency. It said negotiations which have been going on since the laat contract expired Jone 3d were deadlocked “because ot the absolutely Inadequate prices offered by the West Berttn magistrate and It* delay tactic*."-] -,

Poor Tomato Crop Reported In State , Indianapolis. Sept. 20 —(UP)— A fair to poor Hoosier torttato crop, canned by lark of «un»lilne and warm weather, was forecast today. “Lack of warm, sunny weartier has seriously reduced this year’s tomato crop. and it I* doubtful if irten the most favorable wektger this late In the season unhid materially increase yields as far as the commercial crop I* concerned.” the Indiana weather bureau said in Ila weekly crop bulletin. The bulletin said corn needed rbout throe more weeks to mature hut some was safe from frost Potatoes were reported mostly fair to good although about half of normal In some areas.

United Nations Forces Scoring Successes On Entire Front In Korea -4 . . .

Report Communist < Reinforcements On Move To Southword From Manchuria On The Inchon Front. Sept. 20 — (UPi —Gen. Douglas MacArthur was told today by officers at advance headquarters of the U S. tenth army corp* that a column, of communist reinforcements was moving south from Manchuria. The column consisted of 800 vehicles, including 40 tank* and was said to be coming from the Manchurian city of Antung. MacArthur said he was told tbe column had reached Kaesong, 35 miles northwest of Seoul. (It was not Indicsted whether these troops were north Koreans or Chinese communist*. However. MacArthur said in a report to the United Nations Monday that large numbers of the north Korean* had been trained by the Chinese communist* in Manchuria. A number of prisoner* captured la Koreas have said they served la tbe Chinene communist arpiy l Troop* also are moving up toward Seoul from tbe southern i front, but they were tending to ■ move to the east. Thia suggested the possibility they planned to try escape to the north but nothing definitely was known about this. Before going to the front lines. MacArthur went to the advance headquarters of tbe 10th corps. There he was briefed on the attention In a blacked-out war room, which had lights shining only ow mspa at the front of tbe room. He was told that tbe latest estimates placed the communist strength in Seoul st 18,000. Including police cadet* and all other forces. Their combat efficiency was considered “low '

Promise Abatement Os Smoke Nuisance Railroad Promise Given To Council The city council'* regular meeting Tuesday wag enlivened somewhat when members received a remonstrance against a rumor —and, filed it for future reference—and members were assured that less smoke would be spewed forth by transit locomotives. Member* recorded * letter from J. F Henry, superintendent in the I Cincinnati office of the Pennsylvania railroad, stating that further , smoke nuissne* In this city would be diminished.

The letter was in answer to one sent by city attorney Robert 8. ' Anderson following many com plaints received by the mayor and the individual councilmen. The reply from Henry stated that a closer check would be made. “The engines used at Decatur.", he wrote, "are equipped with a smoke consumlitk device* and it Is probable that the crew is not making the full measure of use of this equipment In the abatement of smoke." The remonstrance was against the erection of another sale born . on the site which the city plans purchasing for a free parking lot. near where’the current sals'barn stands.’ ’ Although the contract between the city and Mr. and Mrs. I A. Kalver and Roy Kalver to not signed. elty attornry Anderson stated that leasing of part of the land for the election of another sale barn will not be Included. Talk of a sale barn being erected was prdbably started when the Kai vers suggested io the council that such a, thing he done, bet neither the mayor nor councilmen agreed They simply left the door open should the demand for such a place be great E. C Doehrmaa. currently lean Ing the building, had approached Mayor Doan and requested that should the north end of the park ing lot be leased. he be given first consideration. The demand against the sale barn was quite Imposing though, the remoa«trance« contain 134 Crude T* Pngs MnMt

Truman Asks House Defeat Ban On Help - Declares Frafowl Filled WitK Danger To U.S. And World #ashlngtoq, Sept. W — (UP) — President Truman asked the bouse today to defeat * han on Marshall plan aid to countries selling potential war goods to Russia, saying it is “fraught with . . . danger to the United States and world peace." Mr. Truman made a last minute appeal against tbe propeeel la a letter to chalrtnan Clarence Cannon. D. Mo. nt the house appropriation* committee. It was delivered shortly before the senate-approved ' han was brought up la the bouse a* a rider to a 81".bOO.WO.#Ofl emergency defease appropriation MU. " “Thlii amendment la of such grove importance and Is fraught with such danger to the United State* and world peace." Mr. Tramas wrote, “that J M I must make a special rammat to CMgresa to eMmiOMe W‘ WMfflßM*" Ing action upea this MIL "

’•CaiMipn said ba eRM read tbe letter to the house whan he opeas debate on th* appropriations MB later in the day. In bls leßer. Mr. Truman said the GOP-sponsored ban waald "defeat it* own purpose." which is to weaken Soviet armed might, it would, he said, "weaken free nation* more than it would weak-' en the Soviet bloc." Mine* most good* can be used in some way to strengthen military power, Mr. Truman said, th* amendment would in *ffact require a "substantially complete emliargo on trade I-etwees we«t-| ern and eastern Europe " In such a case, be said, same nation* might be forced to turn this wekend, Cannon was confident tbe 4>«.n would be beaten. But some other top Democrat* did not share Ms. view. Republican* believed it would pae* with vote* to spare. J <To*w Ts taar *ttw**> .

Continue To Seek Vs U ses Klim s laenmy -- Lotert Clue Points To Augusto, Georgia City police were pinpointing their investigation of the identity of the second man burned to death - when two semi-trailer trucks crashed Sunday, still no contusive evidence has been uncovered. At least no genitive statements were Issued by acting police chief Bob Hill, though be did admit that the current lead seems the best uncovered to date. Through navy ideirttfivat ion. police learned that an ”L A. Austin” lived In Augusta. Gs This name and initials were on a belt buckle found at the pyre on one of the men.

Police authorities in Augusta, however. Informed the local police department that Lafayette Ariander Austin, the man in quomion. had not lived In that city for five years. An Augusta undertaker, though did notify local police Tuesday that be might bo able to learn where Austin had moved; there was no further word from him though. Police. should this Information he forthcoming. will mail the belt bachie. as well as a ring found on the man to proper authorities for further Idea tiflcat lon In the meantime, there to no official Mating precisely who the second man to. The first man. tbs driver, baa been Identified as Clyde Bareeqe. of Orlando. Fla

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Rod Defonders Ara Reported Offering Stiffer Resistance For City Os Seoul Tokyo. Thursday. Sept. 21—(CPI —United Nation* troop* are "at the gateway* of Seoul." but communist defender* of tbe city are stiffening tbeir resletance. Some optimistic officer* believe we will capture tbe capital ot south Korea withia a matter ot hour*. Moro conservative observer* say the week-end will arrive before we are able to hoist tbe Hue and white flag of tbe U N. over the city Gen Dougin* MacArthur reported in a communique Issued at 12 3« am. today that th* U. 8 marine* were acroae tbe Han river in force and moving steadily toward Seoul On tbe south bank of tbe Han river marines have reached the outskirts of Yongdompo, a Seoul suburb U*wt.-G*a Lemuel C. Shepherd. Jr . commander of the Pacific fleet marine foeee, was asked whether he expected to capture Seoul today: “We will make a good try for It.” he said. Usited Nation* force* were •coring succseaes on all front* In the Pusan perimeter they bad burst scroas tbe Xaktou* river and establUabod ata bridffsbsads la proparaUad for a drive northwestward to link up with th* Inchon invaders There waa amne uailtitr at red.. resistUßee dm tbs mrtrome north - snstern edge at the bsoebbeod where bitter battles have tees fought above and below tbe port of Pohang. MacArthsr'* communique eald oar casaattias around Seoul wore relatively light, but that the enemy had suffered heavily Supplies are coming ashore at Inchon at the rate ot i.OOO tons daily, he said, and Kimpo airfield now I* Is full operation- • The U. 8. air force went north of tbe 33th parallel to go to work on roll centers and highway bridges in north Korea Five B-2*s reported excetleni result* from their attacks. Our troops attacking Seoul already had cut the main supply route that run* from that city to the north Korean capital of Pyongyang Oen. Doagla* MacArthur. In personal command of the battle tar Seoul, repeated enemy casuattiea already amounted to 2.5*0 Souse 2.000 prisoner* have been taken. The marine* cut the main railway running between Seoul and Pyongyang, capital of communist north Korea, only a half-hour after crossing the Han at f:»e am. today |2;50 pm Tuesday EOT) They gtoo seiaed several commanding heights, then swung southeast toward Seoul itself At midday. they stffl were advaactag steadily, delayed only by th* necessity ot testing the road* ahead tor mines.

Gen Douglas MacArthur visited the front as the marines swarmed across the Han. Some officers predicted the nrtirine* would enter Seoul late today. Others said the city would be In American hand* before the weekend An underground agent wbo left Seoul yesterday told the Americans that the south Korean underground in the former capital had begun a revolt, bat this was not supported by any other source Carrier plane* strafed and bomto ed enemy columns fleeing north and east out of the capital. But reconnaissance pilot* reported other red troop* moving into Seoul from the south along * secondary tOftd. ties of the U, 8. 7th. division were striking southeast along the Inchon side of the Han in an attempt to cui ott Seoul from the south. Other marine unit* mopping up the river bank opposite Seoul captured Tangwairl. only two mites from |he wracked main bridge Into the capital. As the marine* closed in ou Seoul, reeoanatoaaace ptM* reported the communist* retreating all around the 120-mile perimeter of i the allied beachhead based on Fui san la the *outhe*»t corner of Korea. .