Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 231.

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Russia Opposes Blueprint For Korea Future Vishinsky Avoids Any Reference To Surrender Terms Lahe Surcess, N. V.. Oct. 2 — (t'l*) ltu**la announced today that it oppose* an eight nation blueprint for the future of Korea bwauae It would empower Gen Douglas MacArthur's allied force* . td cross the 31th parallel and occupy the entire embattled penln HUlu. Hut Sortet foreign minister An-tlrr-i Y. Vishinsky, who for an hour I and 31 minute* delivered an attack j on I’nited States polity toward j Korea before the United Nations main political committee, carefully avoided.. any mention of.. rhe. surrender term* broadcast lb the North Koreans by Mat Arthur. He announced that Russia would offer a. resolution of ita own He said the Soviet Union would demand that Ihe United State* he ordered to halt air raids in Korea It will also Insist that the UN’s commission on Korea, which Ruasla never has recogntked. Im> dia,ba tided Vishinsky said -We now hare a draft resolution. of several deleyal tonsthe white-maned Soviet diplomat said “If flagrantly disregards the pur pose* and principles of the UN. If propose* an illegal and unjust decision It la designed to mat a mantle of legality over those who arc devastating Korea The resolution la direct aggression agalnat the Korean people who are fightsag ll* dampcratie freedom. “M aaya the force* will he wtttidrawn when such and such events happen Hut la order to withdraw. the forces must first enter. “When will they get out? When certain conditions are fulfilled? When the mountain Is level with i the sea’ Perhaps’" While Vishinsgi was outspoken in his attack on American policy in Korea, his speech lacked the in j vective fire of . Ill* attacks on the ! U" S in previous assemblies. Meticulously correct from a par-i liamentary standpoint, the Soviet diplomat confined himself to dis ; i iisslng the report on the UN's. Korean commission—-the agenda : item actually before the general assembly’* political committee — | after briefly notihg Russia’s oppo- ; sltion to an eight nation blueprint . for the future of Korea. Russia he said, objects to the: establishment of a commission for ■ .Hie unification and rehabilitation of Korea because the resolution to - create it provide* that the group should consult with MacArthur’s j supreme command “Il will lie the command that Isi making »he decisions. '' he said Whoever wields the stick makes the decisions and. of course, (he big stick Is In the hand* of the unified commandj This is no more and no less than taxtng orders from the unified military command." Vishinsky charged that this (Tara Rase Mat

MO Fire Alarm Experiment Works Out Successfully

Thai fire- alarm heard blowing lustily in mid-afternoon Sunday need not have alarmed anyone—: though the alarm wa« an experl-' mrnt to learn how quickly the de-i parttnent could function under the; n< w dial system. i Fire chief Cedric Fisher today: pronounced the entire proceedingsj as "very satisfactory.” ,-»■ I Vnder the dial set up, calls arc, made directly to the fire station rather than to an operator Now J a fireman remains at the station on l duty to man the switchboard, to, makt the necessary calls x ; Tltese calls include one to the city wa tr plant, to blow the siren, then designating the place of the ‘ fire and the need for pressure tn that Immediate vicinity; then dispatches the IS volunteers, who call in. to rhe acene. All this, the chief said, went without a hitch and enabled the fire truck to be dispatched with great speed, and for the volunteers to, join it at the scene nd the fire. I The city police patrol, notified.! accompanies the fire truck to all

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY ADAM, COUNTY

Order B-29’s Avoid Communist China Avoid Provoking Os Chinese Reds Tokyo. Cct. 2. -(IT)- B-29 supetfnrt re**** were ordered today to keep a "comfortable distance'' from communist Chino, which threatened yesterday to go to the aid of north Korea. The order obviously was Issued to avoid deliberately provoking the i Chinese reds. An air force spokes-' man announced the order and said a "comfortable distance" generally (Could be 2<* to 30 miles. Superfortresses occasionally may go closer to the Manchurian border to bomb specific targets, he said, hut in general they will keep well clear of it. j Communist China twice ha* com- ] plain'd to the United Nations within the past month that American planes have violated Us territory . And .hi.imh.ed target»..jtu.L. over ihe. Korean border in Manchuria. The Chinese communist* were reported Io havyrtbassed nearly 21'0. tiiH* troops on the Korean bordtr to back their threat to aid the Korean rrds but high allied sources believed they are bluffing Chinese communist premier Chou Eli lad said yesterday that his country would not stand idly by “should the terrorist* wantonly invade the terrßory of Its neighbor " Even as Chou spoke, south Ko rean troops were pourjhg it-rosethe J Stith parallel frontier from south into north Korea. WelMnformhd sonrees at Gen. Douglas MacArthur's hvadquatlrrs believed Chou's statement was only a continuation of-the Chinese communi.it line against “American aggreaalon" They believed the time of Chou's Mawwieat wHh lbw arrival of allied armies tn force at the 3*th parallrl was coincidental Chou'* speech, covering the first year of his stewardship, obviously had been In preparation for a. long time, they ( said Moreover, they said that they did not believe Chinese' communist rtroops movement* to the Korean I border were sufficient to forexha- ' <|ow Chinese intervention in the war -Weil-informed quarters said they I believed China was too intent on i obtaining a seat in the United, NaI tiohs to jeopardise it by opposing i the entry of UN troops info north Korea „ , Milk Prices Raised One Cent Here Today That white liquid that originate* v.tth a row and ends up afii an tini nor t ant Ingredient in raising baby became a little more dear today ‘ when the price of milk was raised one cent per quart. Pasteurized milk.. according to 'he new schedule will be 19 cent* a quart; homogenized milk. 2" tent*, and for one-half pint of coffee cream, 20 cents. These price* will apply to all milk sold In Decatur store*, by all dairies. Increased coat* of produc tion and labor were given a* the ireason for the latest boost.

fires for a very Important reason Heretofore, both fire trucks sped 'to the scene of the fire; now but one makes the run. i The police car. stationed at the scene, with its radio facilities can , instantaneously contact officers and ifiiemen for further help—such as the second truck—if the need t arises. With such communications, city {'officials and chief Fisher have coni tended that with one man on the ; switchboard at the fire station, it would be necessary to send only 'one truck, then signal for more aid if needed. Fortunately, past runs have Indicated that in almost all cakes the, fires-were only minor: that but one truck can handle the work nicely “ TtWfrhjet did note, however, that it Is most important that*street addresses he given when calling in a fire. “It is only then." he said, "that we can make the runs quickly and successfully." "Bio all In all." he added, "we’re ’ well pleased with Bunday's trial I run, we'te pretty certain now that we can handle any situation "

first County Polio Case Os * Year Reported John Stanley, 19, ■ Os Geneva, First Victim This Year Adam* county, which, throughout the summer, escaped from the ravages of poliomyelitis, had Ita "first case of ib.'.o reported' over the weekend. The county’* first polio victim of tin- year is John Stanley, 19-year-old son of Mr and Mr*. Delmar Stanley of Geneva. The youth, former basketball star of the Geneva Cardinal*, and one of the county's leading scorers throughout hl* high school .carver, becatpe HI a week ago. -hut Jii»i'.uftd.Uloß.wasnptthought at all serious However when he did not improve. he waa taken to Ft. Joseph’s hospital In Fort Wayne Friday. where hi* Illness was diagnosed aa polio Stanley reportedly ha* gome weakness of the right arm and hand and severe headache* and pains In the neck and shoulder*. However, his condition I* believed am sertoa*- ■ -■_ ~x: The polio situation Id Adam* <-biihty T* far- different from last year, when a total ot 42 case* were reported during the year, with five death*. License Bureau To Be Closed Thursday TEA "Attorns cmmty aat<> Beam* bureau in the Schafer store will lie closed all day Thursday. Mr*. Charles 1-ose, bureau manager said today Mrs. Loa* will attend a meeting at Fort Wayne called by Charles Fleming, aeeretary of rtate. „ -ZUfak--. Lose also asked that the public lie notified that the local bureau is open all day every Saturday of the year She has had numerous call* recently asking If •he bureau closed at noon* on Saturday. President Truman On Vacation Cruise Vacation Os Week On Chesapeake Bay

Alsianl the Yacht Commander. Accompanying President Truman, Oct 2 —(t’P)—President Truman peeled down to the waist today and took a sunbath oit the deck of the presidential yacht Williamsburg during a leisurely vacation cruise on Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Truman kept his word Io "take life easy" on his one-week trip, refusing to comment on sny 4 phase of the Korean war. Presidential secretary William D. Hassett advised reporters aboard this ship by radio . telephone that Mr. Truman is getting a complete rest and enjoying his Potomac rlver-Cheaapeake Bay cruise very much. Mr Truman was up at 7 o'clock — late for him. After breakfast, be strolled back to the fantail of the Willlamsbnrg. peeled oft a blue sports shirt and stretched out on a couch to soak up some sun. Mr. Truman, who is In close touch with the White House by radio, sent word for press secretary Charles O. Rosa to be sure and bring a copy of the “Home Hook of Verse" when Ross joins the presidential party tomorrow. The hook, an anthology by Burton Stevenson. Is one of the president's favorites. During the morning. Mr. Truman also radioed birthday congratulations to former secretary of stste Cordell Hull, who is 7S today. <•- The Williamsburg, which had anchored off the Patuxent (MB* I naval air teat center last night, started up Chesapeake Bay *nt t:M a. m. It headed tor a point off Annapolis. Md , and will return to its Patnxent anchorage for the night. Hassett said Mr Truman has no present plans to go ashore until he returns to Washington Friday or Raturday

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 2,1950

Marine Hunts Rearguard Reds FLUSHING REO knlper* la the dangerous assignment of Americans like Pfc, Albert Lnmana of the let Marin* Division Although the Seoul area 1* In U. N. handa. ('othmuni-t diehard* were*" left behind to harass the work ot pacifiratind. '

CaniMw*|b**o RannAF JCpiCIIIUC! DUIIIIvI Month For Brides Morriage License Record Set Here September proved to be a banner month In the marrtage-llcenwewl*-»ued department of the eferk’* office. for a new record for that sort ot thing was aet kill J •>* couples clgnUied their Intention* of getting married during the month, more for a like prrlod than anytime before in the record* In July and August. 53 couples each month were married or .at least got Ih-ense*. This had been the greatest quantity until, the Sep tember just ended Many of them were young men who were anzious to be married be tore, going into the army, to have a helpmate when duty call*. And the rrt-brd month was cIT maxed Saturday evening when one such couple contacted Donaa Roth, clerk in the office, who got them a license, arranged for a wedding at one of the local churches, and all In all, cloned the month out in a beetle manner. He leave* for service next Saturday. Berne Firemen Win Wrier Battle Here Winners Announced > For Pet Paraders Berne firemen copped the honor* in the water ball battle Saturday afternoon a* one of the v fcatures of the tall fun fair held Friday night and Saturday at McMillen park, sponsored by the Central Soya cimipany’s employes’ recfeation assrtcia Horn "j- . Berne defeated Portland In the final match ot the contest. In which six team* competed. Berne was awarded s2<> tor it* vkbory. and Portland won flu for second place. The pet parade, held late Saturday afternoon from in front of the Elka home to’ the fair site..attracted approximately 30 youngsters from Decatur and vicinity. First prize of $5 was awarded to David Mitchell. 516 Short street, tor hl* entry In the pet parade, which was adjudged a* the best. Other award* were: second. SI. David Halternlah. 123 North Second street; third. (3. Karen Kohlnson. 43H Clos* street! fourth. 12. divided /between Beck Maddox. 61* Washington street and Lanny, Ros*. 6<13 West Oraut street: fifth; *l. Rich ard Marhaugh. Willshire. O WEATHER Generally fair, continued warm and humid tanlfht and Tuesday axeapt scattered shower* and turning caalar northwttt portion Tuesday. Law tonight 60 ta M, high" Tueaday 75 northwest. tO southeast.

p ,200 Studebaker | Workers Sent Home f South Bend.. Ind., Oct. 2. —I UP) I— The Studeliaker Corp, sent home 11.200 employe* of Its truck plant ifoday, claiming the CIO united touto workers in one department Tl-efuoad ro work r - Ths order cam* as the company ! resumed production after being r ioaod since last Tuesday for Inventory. It wa« reported a “slowdown or walkout’’ occurred this morning because the company took five ‘men off an eight-man operation in the department which ■ applies soundproofing coating under . car* and on firewall*. Discuss Secondary Road Program Here To Solicit Federal Aid In Repair Work George Goodwin, representative of the state highway commission In charge of federal aid In the secondary roa.l program, met today with the hoard of county com inissloner* In their regular monthly meeting. The hoard and Goodwin discussed the machinery necessary to solicit federal aid for the repair of one county road in particular, and the necessary paper work was disposed of. It ha* been proposed that Six mile* of a county road. In Intermittent section*, he blacktopped The road in question extends northward from state road 11* through French. Kirkland and Preble township*, afm much ot the preliminary work would lie done by the county highway department. 7 - The county group would prepare the bertn. and Walter Gillotn would do the engineering work, prepare profiles: the construction work itself will be let to a contractor Altogether it I* estimated that the project will cost about 136.W0. one-half ot which i* to lie paid l»y the county the other half to come from federal fund* On the calendar for the after mion seaalon today were discussions between the hogrd and prosecuting attorney Severin Schurger concerning the purchase of a drunkometer to serve the police and the proweculor’* office; counsel for the town of Monroe is to appear before thw Itoard regarding the inclulson of certain territory to the corporation limit* of that town. Another group from Wabash township Is to meet with regards to getting about three-fourth* of a mile of mud road Improved with crashed stoae: Mayor Doan, of Dwcatur. Is *l*o to appear concerning further cooperation he tween city and county in the care and disposal of stray dog*

Two Spearheads Gain Up To 35 Miles As Slight Resistance Met To Date

Secretary Fleming To Sue Republicans Charges Libel By 16 GOP Leaden Indianapolis, jDct. 2. —(UPt — Secretary qt state Charles F. Flem in* said today he would file libel suit* against 16 top Republican*. Including Indiana* two GOP senalms. Homer E Capehart and William E. Jenner —FU-miagc.hargedtbeyUbeled.hlm by i-laiMhg hl* am* owe of 14 signature* on a 1946 petition calling for placement of the communiM party on the Indiana ballot in the election that year • Fleming said hi* purported signature was s “forgery." "The Republican* could just have pulled their driver’* license* out of their poekele, compared the signatures. and realised there was no »lnitlartty;“ Fleming said. Capehart, Jenner, and other'Republican candidate* have made speeches st l acking Fleming for signing such a petition, he said. He added they carried photoMatic copies of the petition with them. The original copy, however, was missing. Fleming said He said the petition should have been Died in the governor's office, but it waa not “I want the Martan rwwsrty grand jury to look Into the missing document incident.’' Fleming *aM. “And I'll talk to the prosecutor about It tomorrow." Fleming said the Republican* should know where the original petition was "since they made photo stat* ot It and since governor Gates was In power when it should have been filed " Flemlug said he would file suits against all the Republican*' who said my signature was on-the petition." . . He did not name all of them specifically. But GOP state headquarters releases Issued at the time said they were Raymond E Willi*. ■Patil <’yr. Charles A Halleck. Shep aid J Crumpacker. Jr. John V. Ile-anp-r. Herman L Charles Browt>-on. Frank T Millis. Wil Ham L Fortune. Art-h N Bobbitt. Lloyd S Hartzler. Russell I Rich ardson, -Robert S. Webb.- and Philip Willkie. Charles Price Will Speak Here Thursday Democrats To Meet Thursday Evening Cbarle* Price. Notre Dame Uni versity protestor of history and opponent of Alex Campbell at the Democratic state convention last spring which nominated Campbell for United States senator, will be the speaker at a Democrat meeting at headquarters in Decatur at the K. of P. building Thursday night. The meeting wilj start at 7:20 o'clock and all voters ot the county are invited. The opening meeting ot the campaign was announced today by Chairman Harry Hebble after he was assured that Prot Price could attend the opening meeting Other plan* for the meeting, to which voters from all parts of the county are invited, will be announced In a day or two. Hebble said. There will be nd othar speaker* and the presiding chairman will be named after a conference with other county conimltlee officials. Hebble said Prof Price i* an authority on political science and Thursday’s visit will be hi* first to Adams county. Price polled a surprising number bl delegates at the stat* convention. Prior to hi* announcement of candidacy he was not known politically In tha stata County candidate* and members ot the county committee will act as * reception committee for the vl«l tor.

Second United States Vessel Hit By Mine Russian-Made Mine i Strikes Small U.S. Craft Near Korea Washington. Oct. 2. — iUPI — Adm. Forrest P. Sherman revealed 1 today that a »e<-ond Americas, a aval - vessel has been struck by a Rsier sian- made floating mine set adrift r in Korean water*, apparently by t the north Koreans. The chief of naval operation* said . some casualties had occurred aboard the vessel —a small naval > craft But he refused to identity l the ship or say whether any Ameri- . cans had been killed until details > are reported oftictally from the tar east. The U, S, destroyer Brash hit a t floating mine ,otf th? north Korean r coast test Wednesday. Nine crewe men were killed. Id were injured P and five are missing from that ship. Sherman told the house armed 3 servient committee that American e warship* have picked up outlawed D fret-tloating mine* ott the east add , t west coasts ot Korea; ® h warehouse’’ and that “aa we know I they are put there by tbe north t Korean. " Navy spokesmen had speculated i at the time of tbe Brush Incident . that the horth Korean communists . may have sowed the mine* in rivers ■ and let them, drift down to the sea i where United Nation*’ naval force* have been patrolling , Testifying before the house erne , ed net vices committee. Sherman pointed out that Russia had sign ed the Hague convention which out- , lowed the use of tree floating mines . on the high seae. Morine Casualties Are 1,875 To Date Washington. Oct. 2. — <UPI — Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, chief of naval operation*, said today the marine* have Buffered 1.*75 casualties and the nsvy 95 in the Korean Sherman said tbe casualty report* were “aa of this morning." He told the house armed services committee that marine casual, tie* were 2*9 killed. 1.665 wounded and 3« missing. Navy casualties ' were 24 killed. 60 wonnded end 11 missing. Seven-Yeor-OM Boy Is Victim Os Folio South Bend. Ind . Oct U—<UPl— Seven-yesr-oW Myron Fred Snyder I son ot Mr. sad Mr*. Irving Snyder. > Plymouth, died today hi Northern Indiana children * hospital, a victim I of bulbar polio The boy wa* ad milted to the hospital yesterday

Telephone Switchover To Died Is Working Smoothly ,

•Everything went much better, much amoother than We had anticipated.' Charles Ehinger. pres) dent of the Utt Isens Telephone , company statvd today. 3* hour* after the switchover from manual to dial. He Mid that thousands of calls were made over the weekend, at , least as tar as the meter indicati ed. He added, however, that »ev oral hundred ot theee were merely patroas lilting tbe phone from i the hook, getting the dial toae. , then replacing the phone without , actually making a call. Though more complaints are e» i peeled to come ln -"but surely not too many"—Khlagor said, -“all la all we'rs very well pleased with the first hours’ calls.” The most notleoaMe trouble—especially la the office ot th* Dally Democrat—occurred when the teletype weal awry, and waa

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American Bombers Give Close Support * To Ground Forces Rolling Northword Tokyo. Tuesday, Oct. 3 iUPI Two South Korean spearheads pushed northward across the North Korean border in gains up to 35 mile* today. There wa* little or no opposition from lied force* withdrawing toward tbe vital comaiunh ations- center of Womu” I Anorl-aa H-29* and tighter ( Ixjstlier* gave close air support to__ ; the ground foswas. snacking sne- [ my columns and ranging as tar t north a* Nansm. only 20 miles hoot the Manchurian border on I the *ast coast. I The South Korean third division I was reported engaging enemy rear r fiards north ot Kojin. 35 miles - above .the North Korean border i Tbe enemy Waa espsa-ted to ■ make bis most determiaed stand " kt Wonsan; ■ t Wonsan 1* approximately 100 t mH** above the 3*th parallel bor- • der line and Is regarded as the I key to all North Korean communi ’ cation* from the east. ItTs’The “*‘ 1 biggest North Korean city on the > coast i Tbe third divtolon oat* ft twn • South It eras* dhrtatonn across tbe line- wa* rolling northward as t lapi aa iM trucks snwld emant tt- -« - w W YtodMstam wna m4*w btanEor • orders to go a. far and as faet as 1 It could, traveling by day orer the aasse roads the communists trwrai1 led by sight The entire South Korean third ' division and. one or two regiments of the capitol division now were 1 across the border ' Capitol division units entered Yangyang, eight miles north of the line, only 15 minutes behind 1 the third division While the third rolled on north, the capltoi torvee struck out northwest and were r* ported to have advanced several miles against light opposition. At the opposite end of the front. I’. S marines still were running Into stout communist resistance Mow l ijonlpu, i* miles south of the 3*th parallel. At 4 p nt. the marines had only about a 300 yard advance to show for the <iay'» fighting However, they were playing it safe, depend ing on artillery and planes to break up the communist rear guard stand A small band of Red* attacked on tbe eastern outskirts of Seoul at 10 p. m Sunday, bnt South Korean* killed two and took 57 prisoners. A seventh division patrol engaged a small group of Red* attempting to cross the Han river this morning. Thirteen miles to the west, the sth marine regiment advancing up the main, Seoul-Pyongyang highway sent patrol* into Munsan. in miles aosth of tbe 3»th parallel - The communist* still had not replied to Gen. Douglas MacArthur * . broadcast sntrended demand*

not cleared until almost is so o'clock this morning. ( Another office affected was Western L'nioo Both these office machines rely on telephone wires for conveyance, and were out of order but for a short while today i However, the trouble was cleared. and aside from a few calle for "ringer" trouble, telephone repairmen had the situation well tn - hand Utlnger added that toll calls were “net flowing as smoothly as they will in the future." hut he „ said that was merely a matter of further experience on the part of the operators It wont he long, he said, until ‘toll calls will he made with almost the dispatch of local calls. But In the meantime the dial system Is getting a good workout —and like the horseless carriage, seems here to stay