Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 241.

BOMBARD NORTH KOREA’S SUPPLY ROUTES

United States Details Korean Occupation Plan Also Recommends Persons Accused Os Atrocities Be Tried Lak* Sueco**. N. Y.. Oct. 13 — (UPl—The t ailed State* outlined to • United Nation* commisslo* today a three-stage occupation policy for North Korea and rot-om-mended that peraona m-cuxed of strocille* he tried aa war crlmlnala, informed source* sold American source* aaid the I'. 8. I* in full agreement with a failed Natkin* decision to confine noth orily of the dyngman Khaw Knuth Korean government to territory below the 3Xth parallel Theae sources said the V S "has no quarrel of any kind' with the policy which was adopted yes lerday by the seven nation interim UN commiraioti tor Korea and forwarded immediately to Tokyo headquarters of flea Duugta* Mat | Arthur < The V. S outlined to the com ntiMion today a threo-otage oceu--pMkou'Polk-y for North Korea that would seek the quickest possible switch from military U» elvil adtiiiiifst rat toil and maximum os*- - ‘ ploy meat of aon>A meritran' nW ciali* \merh an deleaate John f Ros*. I- wa* wnderstomi. told the com misaltta the I'aila.! Ulate* bailee «| there should he »a reptM* aaaiaat North Korean* simply ** —■ ot/V* of their paiihllnimi la North Korean armies or mtmlnia (hit the V. 8 f»v«r» trials of person* chargml with, atrocities before ’appropriate tribunal*." it wa« said. Informant* said the preliminary outline of American occupation , proposals which will bo discussed further in the week-end Pacific, conference between President Truman and MacArthur, received "highly favorable" response from UN commission member* * The outline contained these chief point*: 1. The purpose of the occupation of North Korea would he to establish peace and security to enable the Korean people themselves to plot their destiny 2. It would be unwise tor UN occupation forces Io try to impose a complete administration inNorth Korea But It might be necessary to set up a temporary skeleton substitute for the communist regime that launched -theaggression, and to keep some control over provincial and local authorities. 2.. The occupation of North Korea would progress, through three phase*. First would lie a brief period until VN armies have established security. Civil affairs would be limited largely to emergency relief,’ and Initial establishment of local anil provincial government authority Liberated Yankees —Are Enroute Home Tokyo. Oct. IS. —(UPI— The first group of 32 liberated American war prisoners to lie sent home left Tokyo by plane for the U.S. today after a week of steaks, milk and -medical care. They were freed at Nanwon. South Korea. Sept. 28 by the advancing !sth\ Infantry dfvtston .—Some of them were held by the Korean communists for more than two months and had been reported missing or killed In setion. - Their plane was dne at the Fair field-Suisun air base at aCllfornia late tomorrow. The group Included Sgt. Ist class Lavon T: McDaniel, of EfWood. Indian* Korean Casualties To Camp Atterbury Washington, Oct. 13..—(UP) - The armys surgeon general said today that the post hospital at Camp Atterbury. Ind., is among 14 hospital* designed to receive Korean casualties. The first Korean patients will he taken to the hospital there soon, the office said.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT OfflY DAILY NCWeDAMO M ADAM* COUNTY

Heads Legion A HjLil. Iff ■■ MQHRr Erie C«l Jr World War II veteran of deorxla. Wa« elected national commander of the Americas Iwgloti at the dosing wssion of the national convention at Loa Angele* Thursday tarp Veteran Is Legion Commander Ouster Os Acheson Demanded By Legion Lea Angele*. Oct IS (UPt — World War 11 hero Erie Cocke. Jr.. 29. of Dawson 11*.. took over as uattaaal commander of the Amert can Legion today and warned that the V.B ma*l build tor peace <>a a framework of universal military ’('wb« unanimous election yesterday brought to a close the 32nd annual Legion convention: at which delegates demanded lhe temovpl of secretary of state Acheson because he "refused to evaluate the dangers of communism." "Only on the framework of universal military training can we build an invincible modern American peace' establishment" Cocke aaid in hi* acceptance speech ’The path before u- Is tiioged It I* no highway for weaklings Only tree men, resolute in their will to remain free, can tiod It ” Following the election, delegate* presented colors, to outgoing na tlonal commander. George N Craig of Indiana Delegate* adopted by acclamation a report of the Legion's foreign affairs committee asking the President to "reconstitute the state department to restore our people’s confidence. in the conduct of our foreign affairs' The report »-a* considered a request for the ousting Ilf secretary Acheson although it did not name him specifically. An attempt to have hl* name Inserted into the resolution wa* headed off after a • Tara Te Peso Klabo James 0. Hoagland Dies This Morning Funeral Services Monday Afternoon _Jame* O. Hoagland. 73. lifelong resident of'Adams county, died at 12:.IO o'clock thi* morning at hi* home; 111(1 West Monroe street, following a year's Hines* He had been bedfa*t'for the past four month*. He wa* born tn Union township Oct. 23. 1878. a sohof William and Amelia Oeiat-Hoagland. He was first -married t-o Ida .Mallonee, who died in 1908. He later married her ulster, Ada. who died Jan 16. 1948 - Hp wa* a mem tier of the First' Methodist church and the Knights of Pythias Surviving are two daughter*. Miss Mabel Hoagland Os Detroit. Mich., and Mr*. Marjorie Brentlinger of Decatur: two sons, Marinn of Van Wert. 0., and Francis, at home; two grandchildren, and two brother*. Dorse of Boulder. Colo., and Earl of Fort Wayne One daughter, three sisters and two brothers are deceased. Funeral service* will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Zwick funeral home, Dr. C.arald H. Jone* officiating Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. Friend* may call at th* funeral home after 2 c'cloek Saturday afternoon

Russia Vetoes New Term For Secretary lie Action Threatens To Throw UN Into A Legal Deadlock Lake Sucres*. X. V. Oct. 13 ■ (UP) Russia'* veto of Trygve Lie for another term as secretary general threatened today to throw the United Nations into a legal deadlock Soviet delegate Jacob A. Malik refu-efl to go along with nine nations of the security council which voted In secret session late yesterday to recommend Lie for reelec Don. Informed sources said the Russian* opposes! Lie because of his ' stand ajfalhst the communists In th* Korean crisis Nationalist China, which also is at odd* with lhe Norwegian diplomat because he favor* UN membership for communist China, adstalned In the council vote Only twt, name* came before the council, which was holding it* secund dosed meeting in a week to nominate a secretary-genrral The other Was that of Polish foreign minister Zygmunt Modselewskl. who who wa* turned down by lhe round! Only Russia voted for him. four tia'iops voted against and six ab-i.iiuvd U S ambaasadoi' Warren II Austin, president of lhe cemni'il for October, immediately Informed general assembly president Nasrotlah Enteiam of Iran by letter that the ) l ouncll bad been unable to agree on a nominee for the secretarygeuer*lahip Undn the UN charter, tb* a» : seinbly must elect the seerdarygeneral, but the council must recommend th»- nomine* The failure of the council to agree on a nominee immediately set up opposing cani|>s of legal thought One school argued that lhe charter require* the council to recommend a secretary general for elec ' tlon in the same way" that it recommeuds applicant* tor membetship No country's application has ever gone before tile assembly without council approval and nine have] been blackballed froni ■ the orgdKF - ration by d'ltlisstSri veto The inletnatiopal court of justice : at the Hague, askul for an advisory opinion on the membership issue last year, decided that the assembly could not admit a country un less the council had reconintended <Tara T* Faw* Sts) Democratic Women To Meet Wednesday Pot Luck Supper Is Planned For Women AH Democratic women of Adams county are invited to a pot luck supper being sponsored by the Adams county Democratic women’s club, at the K. of P home next Wednesday night. October 18. at 6:3)1 o’clock. *Each person attend ing I* asked to bring her own table service and one covered dish. Mrs. lifOt., Ehlnger. Decatur. Is chairman of the event and the Decatur Democratic precinct vicecommitteemen will serve pn the committee with Mr*. Ehlnger They are: • Mrs Everett Hutker. Mrs, Lola Macklin. Mrs Lawrence Kohne. Mrs Walter Butcher. Mrs. Frank Bohnke. Mrs John A. Myers. Mrs. Niland Oehsennder and Mrs Ralph J. Koop. Marie Stoke*, well-known War saw woman, will be the principal speaker following the supper She will talk on “Woman's role In poll tic*." The speaker I* well known is northern Indiana and has been active for several years Mrs Catherine Lose, president of the sponsoring club, has issued a special Invitation tor eneh precinct commltteewoman of the county to attend and bring several Women from each precinct with them. An out-of Decatur arrangement committee also wa* named The members of this committee Include: Mrs. I-eonard Baumgartner, Mr*. Paul Stably and Mr*. Elmer Win teregg. Berne and Mr*. Thurman Baker and Mr*. William H. Hylton, Geneva These women will have charge ttf Inviting women from the *U soutli township* of tb* county.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October !3,1950

$500,000 Worth Os Cookies SCREEN STAR Margaret O'Brien, In Girl Scout uniform, give* elder statesman Bernard Baruch a bite of cookie In New York to start off the Girl Scouts' 1860 fund drive. The Girl Scout* hope to raise half a million dollar* through sale of cookies. .

Opening Os Softener ! Plant Here Delayed Delay In Receipt Os Material Cause > For the want of necessary pipe* and control valves, th* city’* new water softener plant will not begin functioning on schedule, ar-, cording to Mayor Ibtan. who stat ed that the ilelay ln ilcllvery of the-e items might have been cleared Tile plant was originally scheduled to begin operation* this htonth.i but now it appears that the grand opening will he delayed until possibly the first of the year. A Chicago firm, a snlM-<>utfai-fi>r for lhe pipes and valves, failed to w make delivery on time City offithough, have since, contacted the firm..and u>fFs'>rpeful that lhe equipment will Ire shipped at once In the meantime, work on th* 4>lant ha* halted All the exterior and IpterWi' work left..ia_liepemL_ ent on' arrival of the plumbing equipment, the mayor stated.—*— Once the huge plant does begin operation*, however. Decaturitrs will enjoy some of the softest water to be had in the state. What this means in savings to housewives can only be estimated; jso fur. the estimates have been fhigh. jj- •_. Unable To Explain Disappearing Water City Officials Are . Uncertain Os Cause City officials were still unable to explain what happened to the lost 432.000 gallon* .of water discovered missing Thursday morning. hut they are convinced that by now it is all water under the dam. Ralph Roop, water- department head, expressed tte opinion thai a safety valve somewhere along the line failed to close, the overflow merely -carrying into the disposal sewers, then forever lo*t. The thing about It is, though, that no one ha* discovered such a tricky valve, though it Is admitted that discovery would Ite highly unlikely. The pump* were working the entire time until the missing water was noticed; since then th» cistern has been refilled and the water ttreMure ha* been regained to th* normal 42 pound*. During some of the tilh* before the water was restored, pressure had dipped to as low as five lH>und* and household* throughout the city were receiving hut a trickle of water. Roop Is still conducting a search to find where the water might have gone. If there wa* a faulty aaf«ty valve »om*wh»re that diminished th* supply; for'the normal demand isn’t that great, h» said

Fiechter Funeral Saturday Afternoon Funeral services will be held Halurday for Ralph Fiechter. 20-year-old Well* county youth, whose body waa found Thursday in a creek near hi* home, near Craig- , vllle. Th* young man bad been i n4a*ing sine* early Menda, evening. Service* will be conducted at ; 1 30 p m. Saturday at the home and at 2 o’clock at th* Apostolic Christ .au church the Rev Samuel Aeschliman officiating Burial will lie in the church cemetery. The body has been returned to the residence from the Jahn funeral home. —— Second Annual Fish Fry Huge Success 1,200 Attend Fish Fry Here Thursday The concensus of those who attended the second annual town and country fish fry Thursday seemed to be that "we came away well stuffed with fish and well entertained " The fish stuffing of the estimated I.2fM) persons who crowded Into the gym was made possible by serving 750 pound* of fish The famed Jonah club, of Akron, prepared the fi*h and 1»<) persons served the 1 jnanjr tables, most of them on the I gym floor, but some placed in the bleachers. With special equipment obtained from Huntington, members of the Chamber, sponsors of the event of which Louis Jacobs was general chairman, were able -to place seats in the bleachers, thereby alleyiatiavß the pressure on those a-hoAat at , table* on the floor. The table* were equipped with special devices which allowed tor the variance In level* and seated patrons nicely along one side With toaatmaater Leo Kirsch setting a quick pace, the program moved along from the music during the dinner hour by the Adam* county 4-H band to the evening'* entertainment furnished by Indiana University students In addition to the fish consumed during the evening, untold gallons of coffee and quarts of milk were poured, and th* servers "were kept busy hopping " Whirlwind Tour By Secretary Os Labor Waahlngton. Oct. 1?. —(UP).— , Secretary of labor Ma'uflc# J. Tohin will make 25 campaign speech- , *• for Democratic candidates in 11 state* in the n*xt two week* Hl* whirlwind tour, atarttng Mon- - day. will take him to Florid*. - lowa WiicoMtn. Montana. Utah. - Washington. Idaho. Pennsylvania, i New York. Connecticut, and hi* home stat* of MasMchnaett*.

Mightiest Naval, Air Bombardment Os War Continued By Allies

Preparing Plms To Speed Mobilization Present Goals For Forces Inadequate Washington. Oct. 13 — (UP! — The joint chief* of staff were preparing plans for a new stepped up mobilization program today in thebelief that present goal* for the armed force* are inadequate. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the Joint chiefs, said the revised program will l>e presented to President Truman for submission to congress as soon as it is completed. Under present plan*, the armed force* hope to reach a total strength of 3,000.00* officers and men by next June 30 Bradley I gave'this appraisal of that goaf In a broadcast over the Columbia broadcasting system last night 'Obviously, with the world wide commitments that thi* Country ha*, and the, present world situaI lion, even these force* will not |be adequate The joint chief* are working on the total number of tote** to. present to the president, who will in turn present them to i congress, as soon as tSey are ; ready " Bradley gave no detail* But he i did say the new program would , require more money *a well a* men. t An increase in moMUiation I -goals could have a grave effect on . selective service regulations . Diafl director Lewis 11. Hershey , has said Ire will be hard put even j to meet army requirement* under , the present program. He told the American veterans committee yesterday that selective | service is “seriously considering" asking yongress to permit the drafting of IS-year-olds l'n<fe> present law. IS-year-old* must register for the (trait, but they cannot be taken for military service until they reach 19 Hershey said that it this group could be drafted, veteran* could continue to Ih> wholly exempt from service. The defense department has asked Hershey to draft 1.522 doctors, dentists and medical specialTsts by Jan. 30. ; I Uh'ikc regular draft registrant*. I (Tur* T* F(Hrr Klabo : Two Decatur Youths 1 Held In Cincinnati Sought For Breakin At Drive-in Theater ' Two Adams county youths want ' ed for the breakln and entry of the I Decatur Drive in theater are being I held by Cincinnati police, charged ‘ there with having allegedly stolen ! three cars and a truck from Ken--1 tucky The youths. Glen Dague. 19. of ’ route 6, and Ray Davis. 18. of this I 1 city, were being sought for the thrft of candy\ cigarette* and carving knives ijhoin th* theater Deputy sheriff Boh Shraluk*. ' who. along with state trooper Bob Mercer, was conducting the lnve«ti- ’ gallon, was notified today that the * youths were being held in the Ohio 1 city. It was also learned that the FBI has been advised, and Is expected ‘ to charge the youths with violation of the Dyer act. transporting .a 1 stolen vehicle across state lines With such a charge against them, the breakin and entry charge will likely never be prtksed. it Is believed Both youths are parolees of the Ptpintield boys' school, and it Is held probable that neither will be returned her* for prosecution Once the investigation here wa* ' begun, police of surrounding (tat** - as well as departments In Indiana I were notified, with the result that they were nabbed In Cincinnati. WEATHER Fair and c**l Uniffht. Uatuc I day fair and mild. Low ton>qht II Mt* 42. high Saturday 72 B*rth, 76 sauth.

Pres. Truman And Party In Hawaii Today President Enroute To Far East For MacArthur Farley Honolulu, Oct. 13 —Mt’P) — President Truman arrived at Hickman Field aboard hi* flying whit* house. Th* Independence." at 7:46 a. m. (1146 *. m. CST) today en route to hi* far east policy conference with G*n Douglas MacArthur.’ Tbe presMantfal plane landed right on schedule from its mainland take-off point of Fairfield Sulxun airforce has* iMMween Sac rarnento and San Francisco. Fifteen minutes ahead of.him, was the special airforce constellation.(.arrying- Gen Onu Bradley chairman of th* joint chiefs of staff, and other members of tbe preaidentiaj -party Clear skies and a hot, bright sun greeted M«- Truman a* be climbed from th* plane At the airport, to ••rant Mr. Tru maa ware Ha Walia's governor. Ingram M. Btainbacb. Hanoi at* mayor John Wilson and d*l«a*te tocongress Joseph R. Farrington. Stainhack presented th* president with a yellow lei which he tried to put around Mr. Truman’s neck. “Don’t pit! It anurtid my neck, put' it on my arm." the president said. . Photographers asked the president to let Stainhat k put It around i his neck. The president, who had bang ua-j usually taciturn and uniommuni cative when: he left. Califttrnib. turned to th* photographers and snapped: ( *--- No!” ' The president’s press secretary. Charles Ross, said they had a smooth nine and a half - hour flight from the mainland He said Mr. Truman awakened at 3 a. m dressed and got ready for the, ’ landing. i An air force hand played a* the president and his welcoming dele ( gallon entered a motor caravan I which whisked them to the home) of Pacific commander-in-chief Arthur W. Radford for breakfast. Fleet headquarters in Hawaii <T*ra T* Pa** Wist Alphas H. Deßolt Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Alphas H Deßolt. VS. of 909 Dierke* street, died at 8:52 o'clock I Thmsday night at the Adams county mranorial hospital after a threeday Hints* of coronary thrombosis. A llfrlong resident of Adams county, he «»« born Aug 2. 1877, a son of Abraham and Susan Fred line Deßolt, and was married to Miss Jetinit Heath April lILDSftDJ They lelebratedJsth«ir golden wed ding anniversary last spring He •»• a member of the Trinity EvankeUcal United Brethren church , Surviving In addition to his wife are two daughters. Mrs Hoy Chileot,e of Decatur and Mrs LeWi* Hrndricks of Fort Wayne: two •onsjf Chalmer Deßblt of Decatur ■nd f Raymond Deßolt of Fort Wayne: eight grandchildren: two stepgrandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren One son. four bro thers and two sister* preceded him In death. Funeral service* will be held at 2 p m Sunday at the Black funeral home and al 2:36 o’clock at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, the R*v John E Chamber* officiating Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery . Friend* may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock thl* evening

Brice Four Cents

Two Million Founds Os Death Rained On North Korean Points By Naval Armada Tokyo, Saturday Oct. 14—I UP) - -The mightiest naval and air bombardment of the war is blasting north Koreas key supply and communlcatlons routes to Russia and red China Tbe bombardment has beets so effective that tbe battleship Missouri is running out of major target*. The obliteration tactics of the United Nattou* raider* euggested that Gen. Douglas MacArthur s climactic blow to smash lommunmt armies tn north Koren wa* at hand. A powerful United Nations naval armada beaded by the Missouri and the aircraft carrier* Philippine* Sea and Valley Forge poured upward of 2.omi.S<H' pound* of death and destraction against the north Korean east co*»t from Chong jib. only 49 mile* betow th* Soviet border, to Taneboa. 195 mile* to the south B-*9 superfort* hit highway and railroad targets at Namsf in the northwest, only 15 mile.- from the red China. border Security regulations obscured much of the progress in the laud fighting toward Pyongyang, the communist capital. However, a dispatch early Batur- ‘ day from the U: 8. IM cavalry front ■ said that the cavalrymen had crash- ' CW raff ' 38th parallel, on tb* main Seoul-Pyongyang highway Heavy street fighting was In progress ’ hum chon, which had a prewar population of 25.M6, was the first large town to be entered by the dismounted cavalrymen since they began their drive northward from the communist border but it wa* not not the point of northernmost 1 advance on this front. Another lut cavalry spearhead I by-,passed Kumchon Thursday and took Hattpo five miles farther on and within 66 miles of Pyongyang First division spearheads snapped shut a 2i*mHe circular trap on an estimated S.twO to lu.imo red trbdps caught between Kumchon and the border Oh the northeastern' front, at the port of Wonsan B<> miles above the frontier, it wa* disclosed that recreating north Koreans murdered ■ .-iv-Uiu)-.' .so*) — | priaouet* oh Oct. 9 . The bodies were found in a <av« lon a hill overl(H>kine Wonsan pri|i*<>n In addition to attacks <>n port facilitte* and ea«t eoast railroad , marshalling yards, the 37 ship naval 1 force under vi< e admiral Arthur Struble hit bridges and other military' inrtallation* inland as .far as I heir HHneh gw- could reach The Missouri moved down to Tanebon during th* night from fhongtin Admiral Struble had Int< nded that the battleship should attack Chong jin again Friday, but th* Thursday bombardment was so successful tha> Cbongjin wa* left to the' American heavy (tin-er Helena to give the final blow Tanchon I* 12« mH** northeast of Wonsalt which the south Koreans <T*ra .WTFubr EV«k(i UTE BULLETINS Lake Euco***. N V.. Oct. 13. — (UP) — Russia .sought .to wreck an American proposal .for giving military terth to the general assembly today by amending it to delete all referenc* to earmarking national defense force* tor United Nation* u*e against aggressor*. Ahneiund. Minn.. Oet 13.— .„ r (UPl—Five men were killed and a sixth wa* injured serious ly today when a Northwest Air lino* Martin plane grazed over ■evsral rooftop* then crashed Into a nearby farm**'* field. The plane wa* on a routine flight to check pilots’ perform one*. Those aboard Included the filer being examined and a “cheek pilot" but it was net known definitely who the other four wore. NW A official* said it wa* pooslbie they were elvil aeronautic* administration pf ficlal*