Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1950 — Page 1

Vol XLVIII. No. 243.

ALLIED FORCES RANK FOR PYONGYANG

Presidents Give Report To Nation Tuesday Truman Enroute To States Following MacArthur Parley En Route With President Truman, Oct. 18.—(UP|— President Truman Hew toward the mainland today to deliver his report to the felted State* on the mult* at hi* Wake bland conference with Gen Douglas MacArthur. The President'* "flying White House," the Independence, left Uh ham field in Hawaii at <2* Honolulu time (I*:M a.m. CUT) for the MhO-mlle flight to San Francisco** International airport lie I* expected to arrive about 7 pm CST. Mr. Truman will deliver hl* report to th* nation Tuesday night at the San Francisco opera house—the birthplace of the Vetted Nation* five year* ago White House Informants said It was unlikely the President would proclaim a new policy toward Asia but more likely would restate the United Slates attitude. ’ The President appeared cheerful and rested when he arrived at lliekam field 20 minutes before the departure of hi* new DC-« Before be boarded the >l*n*. Mr. Truman said he "tentatively" bad flniahed the speech he will deliver in San Francisco " Immediately after Ms two-hour conference with MacArthur broke up ou Wako Island Saturday. the President burned an tt»n**d umr muqique. approved and initialed by the OenerM. la which be said "V» are fully aware of the danger* which He ahead but we are coufl dent wo ean surmount these danger* with three asset* " He listed the assets a* "unquall fled devotion to peace; unity with our fellow peace-loving member* of the United Nations and our determination and growing strength.” There were indication* that the Republican party m*y be planning to beat Mr.* Truman to the punch politically. by labelling the confer ►nee an electioa-year move to win favor for the Democrat* from independent voters who now may associate the administration more closely with the MacArthur led victory in Korea Harold E Bta»»rn. former Republican governor of Minnesota, will discus* the Wake Island meeting In a nationwide radio broadcast tonight al 18:38 p m CST , Plans were announced by the Republican national committee, but a spokesman emphasised that Stassen'* speech is not being sponsored by the committee. However, the University of Pennsylvania president will be Introduced by Sen Owen Brewster, ft. Me., chairman of the OOP's senatorial campaign committee. The White House staff was irritated no end by insinuations that the President'* trip was "politic*.'' The official version was that the President needed an acro*»-the-table conference with MacArthur before congress resumes County Councilmen In Speciol Session Members of the county council met today in the first day of their, special session to consider additional emergency appropriations for the various governmental units of the county The appropriation* sought amount to approximately 852.800. of which much of this I* for the county highway department. I Council members would not divulge what action had been tak<n in today's session preferring. It wa* stated, to wait until the completion of the two day meet before making any formal statement, The hoard of county commission er* and county recreational director Dennis Nornrian met with the council during the morning, to discuss the future of the recreation department since Its funds will be halved tor next year. It wa* decld ed that at th* Hext council tneetlng. November It. the annual reorganlgatton *ea»lon. th* cotnmlMloner* and th* recreation board will *p pear with a proposal a* to how the , recreation department can be con ducted with curtailed expense*

DECATUR DAIIY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY MWUUAMm * ADAMB COUNTY

Pouter To Leave Rev. t. T. kcbmldtk* ■ I ivUndiii ■ gsi Vi Resigns Pastorate Rev. Schmidtke To Wisconsin Church The Rev E. T Schmldtke, pastor of the Eton Lutheran church at Friedhelm, Sunday requested his congregation to release him from the pastorate in order tljgt he might accept a call from the Immanuel Lutheran church nt Sheboygan. Wla. Rev. Schmldtke has been pastor of the Friadheim church for the past sevea year*,“ coming here from Oklahoma City. For the past font h» hu» been super- , Intendant of the Itecatur tone of ' th* Lutheranchurch Missouri sy- ' and. = 48* ntao served M chairman of , the Fort Wayn* area pastoral con- , farms,:e and NWS been active In the . laitheraa laymen'* league of the Itecatur tone, serving a* spiritual , advisor Rev.. Schmldtke ho* also been active I* civic affair* of the com munily. nerving last year as auper- ' vlaor of the Christian rural overseas program In the county While he was pastor of Fried , helm, the church erected it* modern school plant, a building which serves the purpoaws of tne Christian day school and is algo used by the various church. and com munity organisation* for meetings Rev Schmldtke will deliver his .farewell message at the Friedhelm church Sunday, Oct. it First Aid Contest By Scouts Tonight Several Adams county Boy Scout *wtrol* will engage In a first aid contest at Hanna-Nutt man park at 6 38 o'clock tonight. The contest 1 1* open to the public.. Patrol* from Berne and troop* 81 and 62 of Decatur will take part. Several Bluffton patrol* also have been Invited to take part in lhe contest. Democrats Meet At Monmouth Tuesday Three Townships Plan Joint Rally Democrats of Union. Root and Prehle township* will hold a joint Democratic rally at Monmouth high school auditorium Tuesday night at X o'clock, it was announced today by Dr. Harry Hebble. Adanis couniyllemocratlc chairman State Senator Vun Eichhorn, candidate for reelection to that post, will be the principal speaker land the committee In charge will Include the committeemen and vice committeemen of the three township* Several local speaker* also will be op hand for short talks and county and township candidates will be Introduced Toffee and doughnuts will be served following the speak Ing. - . While the mealing Is. primarily a three-township affair, all residents of the county are InvUed to attend. Crowd At Geneva A surprisingly large crowd attended tha Democratic rally at Ge neva Saturday niffht and beard F Shirley Wlleox. state treasurer and candidate for reelection, last out at the Indiana G O P Wllcor drew - cheers from the iTwre Ya Paw* ai*l

Dewey Out Os Race, Favors Gen. Eisenhower Governor Dewey Not To Seek Republican Nomination In 1952 BULLETIN New Verb, Oct. Ig— (UP)— Gen. Dwight D. Eiaenhower ted*y thanked Gov. Them** E. Dewey far th* "compliment" of a presidential boast but Mid he hadn't changed hi* mind about. liking hi* job at Celumbla University. New York. Oct. Id. (UP) — Lib eral Republican* jumped aboard an lk<-for-pre*ident bandwagon today in a boom for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower -parked by Gov. Thomas E Dewey of New York. Dewey, still titular head of the Republican party despite hi* two unsuccessful bid* tor the presidency. said he wa* ready to go all out to elect the World War II supreme commander In Europe to the White Hous* in 1882. But Elsenhower, who publicly disavowed all presidential asplrat km and want* "nothing to do with politic*.” refused to see reporter* who went to ask hi* reaction to Dewey’* remark* ye*terday on the NBC television 'how "meet the pre**." In sparking the boom tor Eisen-' bower, now Columbia University preside-it. Dewey- "deHaltely and tinally removed- himself from the GOP presidential field In 1*52 and doubted the "possibility" of Bls Manin* ever would ties again —' Liberal OOP Sen Wayne Mors, of Oregon said he "completely" agree* with Dewey * choice of the fivi-star general turned educator and pr.-dieted Elsenhower field win the 1*52 election “vety easily ” Sen. Robert A. Taft. R. 0., campaigning for iselection In the Nov. 7 election refused comment on Dewej's move, which other GOP leaders regarded a* a direct challenge to hi* presidential aspira Hons an.l th. me of Gov. Earl Warren of California. 1948 GOP vice presidential candidate. "I feel there is nothing fur me to say.” Taft said at his Cincinnati. O, home Al Sall Lake City. GOP national chairman Guy.rGepgge GabrHlson said the national committee's job Wa* to elect” not "select' ~ party candidate and that Dewey had a right to express "personal preference " Farm Bureau Plans On Roast Thursday Farm Families Os County Invited Official* of the Adams county Farm Bureau today announced the ox roast, to be sponsored by that group and held In the Decatur high school gym Thursday. An invitation has been extended to all farm families In the county to attend. Larry Brandon, of the state Farm Bureau, ha* been secured as principal speaker for the evening, accord Ing to C. W It Scbwartt. who reported Ibe arrangements for the evening. The roast will be the main feature of the evening, he »a|d. The ox to be roasted was the grand champion beet entry at the recent Adams county 4-H show At the time it wa* purchased by Edwin Neuhou-er. manager of the Adams county Farm. Bureau co-op. then presmted to the Farm Bureau group. The ox was raised and shown oy Billy Rumple, son of Mr. and Mr*. Henry Rumple, of Jefferson township. $ Don Raudenbush. Farm Bureau chairman of thi* county, will be In charge of the evening'* program that will Include. In addition to Brandon'*, speech, music by the county 4-H band Specially prepared by tha Brudie*, of Fort Wayne, tha roasted ox will he served by member* of tbe social and educational organisation. under the chairmanship of Mr*. Chester Armstrong.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 16,1950

Truman Honors MacArthur mF* ' PRESIDENT TRUMAN and G«MMI at th* Army Douglas Mat Arthur held their historic rendexvoaa on tIRy Wake Island and emerged from an hour-long quonset hut i-oafareNp in complete agreement on a policy for suppress lag commwntan* In Asia. Mr. Truman is shown conferring a medal at merit and as oak leaf clusler to rhe general's distinguished wrvk-e medal.

DeMf Ctebbet To FKeMoidef Charge One Victim Dies In Hospitol At Detroit Detroit. Out. 1«—lUPl - Mild mannered Bant* Gillum. Jr., today faced murder charge* when owe iff the six person* he clubbed during an hour-long drunken attack died at a hospital Mr*. Dorothy Julien. 47-year-old housewife, suffered a skull fracture and died late last night while d<K--tors fought to save her life. 1 Authorities said they would seek a murder warrant against him. Gillum. 2*-year-old tobacco sale** man. told police he hit Mr*. Julien over the head with a sharp-edged, stapling machine after a drinking bout'at a convention of candy and tobacco salesmen ."I don't know why I did It." Gillum said "Sometimes I get craxy drunk and I guess that'* what happened this time." also said he remembered striking five other persons during a 88-minute orgy of heating In a quiet, middle-class neighborhood on Detroit'* northwest side At first, i police believed the attacks were: the work of a maniac, but a clue furnished by the brother of one of the victims led to Gillum's arest , The trail of violence led to Gillum after 1:1 year-old Peter Friedman reported that he saw a lapel button hearing the words "tobacco and candy" on the attacker's coat Police traced the button'to a convention In a downtown hotel and learned that one of the salesmen attending lived In the neighborhood of the attacks. They went to Gillum's apartment and found a blood-stained suit on the floor on his clothes closet, then arrested him The other victim*, including an expectant mother, were reported "out of danger” after receiving treatment tor skull injuries. Gillum's wife. Irene, said the salesman was "an ideal husband and 1 didn't even know he drank." Fuhrman Funeral Tuesday Morning Mr* Rosalie Susanne Fuhrman, widow nf William J. Fuhrman, died Saturday at her home In Fort Wayne. Surviving are a son. Elmer E. Fuhrman Fort Wayne; three daughters. Mr*. A. W. Hagerman. Mr*. Richard Reetx and Miss Luella Fuhrman, all of Fort Wayne; two *r*nd*ons and three brother* Martin. Henry and John Kirchner, all of Prehle. Funeral services will be held vt 18 am. Tuesday at the D. O. McComb * Son* funeral home, with burial in Lindenwood cemetery WEATHER Fair thi* afternoon through Tueaday. Warmer narth and central portion* today and tonight. Continued mild Tueaday. Low tonight 80 to 58. High Tuesday 78 to 80 north, 12 south.

1,119 Young Hoosiers Examined This Week . Indtanspolls. Oct. I<. —(UP)— Twenty Indiana countiea were ordered to supply 1,118 young men ihi* week for draft examination gnd pmslbie army service. Average daily quota* of 224 men . will bring th* total number of r Hoarier* called for examlnatfM rOm-e Jbtr to 1*471 by Friday tonight. ' 11 — 1 Mafrinmiy Not To Assure Deferment N- Drott Boards Given i Notice By Hershey Those youth* getting married to twat the draft after having once been elassiffeil or ordered to report may end up in khaki and with, a weeping wife waving farewell. For draft boards throughout the nation today were notified by Gen Lewi* B Hershey that he has never regarded It as mandatory upon a local lioard io reopen the das sificatlon of n registrant who I marries "after he ha* l»een classified In class 1-A and is so noti- ; fled " , In a statement Issued to *ll' 1 boards. Hershey declares' that "the director I* of the opinion that a local hoard bases its .classification upon the status of the registrant at the time at classification and that after a registrant has been classified, actions taken by him which alter his status must be considered as having been taken In the full knowledge of his selective service status. . . " The statement continues that "registrant* who have married 1 after Iwing ordered for physical | examination or after having been ordered to report for Induction have certainly acquired such status at a time when they reasonably might h*y*_pxpe<ted to face call to active duty." The registrant, according to Hershey, who marries after he has lieen ordered to report for induction. has little grounds upon which to lie relieved of services. Local hoard*, however, do have the right to reopen and reconsider such case* if the facts involved seem to warrant such reconsideration; either on their own. or by notifying the state director of the circumstances. The director goes on to state that when draft calls were eased and no men were called to service, many who were married then failed to report their 'changed atatb*. ft was-also pointed out that some hoards were deferring married men from Induction, though th* order had been that no married men would lie accepted for enlistment This matter, though, ha* been subsequently straightened out. Hershey conclude* that hi* ofdee Us* never attempted to *et • deadline data after which mar-, riagn* m*y not be considered; I neither ha* hr said "that marital <T*r» T* raws Five*

Communist Resistance Wavering; Seek To Save 1,000 Yankee Prisoners

American-Led Task Force Races West In Effort To Save Thousand Prisoners (Editor's Note: The following dispatch wa* sent by the only American correspondent with South Korean forces north of Wonsan on the east coast of North Korea. I By WILLIAM CHAPMAN Yonghunx. North Korea, Oct. IS (UPI—An American-led ta*k force raced west today toward Pyongyang. capital of North Korea, in an attempt to nave an estimated 1.880 ■*"” r lean Mar prisoner* from j po**o|e slaughter by their communist captor*. Fears for tbe safety of the American* were aroused by the discovery of the mutilated bodies of more than SOO South Korean war prisoner* had been seen in a burned in this east coast city by the retrestlng Reds. The dead included 100 wounded or killed a* they lay or knelt In a schoolhouse prison. A portrait of Soviet Premier Josef Stalin looked down on tbe carnage. Civilian refngees reported yesterday that up to 1,008 American war plrsoners bad been Men in a railroad tunnel 17 mile* west south west o< Yonghang. between Inhung and Songaae. three day* earlier. There wee Wt«e hope that the Americans still were In the tunnel. hut.it was believed they might be found a little farther along the railway, which run* west to Pyongyang Col. Dick Emmerich of New Ulm. Minn. senior American military adviser to the South Korean 3rd division, hurledly arranged for South Korean troops to try to rescue the American priaoner*. Three truckload* of Infantry led by Maj Malcolm Smith. *2. of Altadena. Calif, senior adviser to iTeea Ta Pace sis* Democratic Women To Meet Wednesday Pot-Luck Supper Is Planned Here 1 Flhil plans were made today for the pot-luck supper to be held at the K of P. home Wednesday night at «:3« o'clock, sponsored by the Adams county, Democratic women's club. Mrs Charles Lose, president announced. A committee of women wa* named today to call five women and invite them to attend the supper and political meeting The women named on the telephone committee include: I Mr* Ralph Smith. Mr*. Lena (Durkin, Mr*: G. Remy Bierly, Mrs. Gerald Vjgard. Mr*. Vincent Bormann. Mr*. O. L. Vance. Mr*. Lueila Elliworth. Mr*. Frank Krick. Mrs Adolph Hannle. Mr*. Della* Brown. Mr*. Alva Buffenbarger. Mr* George Squier, Mr*. Dee Fryback. Mr*. Thurman Drew, Mr*. Ed Jaberg. Mr*. Albert Harlow. Mr*. Richard Lewton. Mr*. William Linn. Mr*. Herman Moellering, Mr*. Robert Shraluka. Mr* Severin Schurger and ail employes of the court house offices. The supper will start promtly at 8:38 o'clock and the speaking will follow Immdelately. Representatives will attend from every precinct in the county and it is predicted this meeting will be the largest women's meeting of the campaign Novy, Marine Corps Casualties 2,958 Washington. Oct. l<c—(V# , l— The navy today said that navy and marine corps suffered 2.958 casualties in Korean fighting through Oct. 12’ ;• Rear Adm Joel T Boone, navy medical Inspector general, wbo recently returned from Korea (aid these figure* included 496 killed in .action, 73 died of wounds. 2.33” I wounded in action and 50 missing in action

Conunimily Fund’s Budget Announced Committee Report Approved By Board The approved budget for the 1951 calendar year of the Decatur Community Fund. Inc., was released today It includes the following appropriat Ion*: Girl Scout* . ...-81.700.00 Boy Scout* IJMO.OO The pen 1.631. M Recreation committee .... 14t02.(M» Cancer society ,750.00 Salvation Army L200.«o Associated Service* 278.44 (for the Armed Foreea) Operating expense* 500 no Total x-88.154.26 These figure* were-recommended to the hoard at director* by the budget committee consisting of Harry D Dailey. Arthur R Holthouse. Clarence B. Bril. C. I. Fin laysou. and Walter J. Krick. The amount assigned for tbe Salvation Army has been increased 2« percent over last year's appropriation to allow for additional work among the' armed force*. The «■ Mwiated service* eegaaiaatton re , placer the V. 8 O and xriil pro 1 vide similar service*. The amount represents Dacatur’s quota as a» . signed by tbe aattoaal organisation , The present increaeed moblHgatlo* . program make* the** last two re > quest* especially urgent. There is a possibility that these two group* may be forced to request additional • fund* as the armed force* Increase Tbe flr»t four Item*. Boy Scout*, ! Girl Scout*. The pen, and tbe rec reatlon committee represent nearly 75 percent of the total budget and all of thi* amount will be used locally The board of director* decreased the amount requested by the cancer society' when It wa* learned that this organisation has * reason able balance left from’ previous campaign* which would seem suf ficlent to handle it* local program without additional funds The amount granted Is adequaie to meet the local s<wiety'« national quota for research and education in the fight against cancer. Bryce I. Troutner Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Bryce L. Troutner. 31. a veteran of World War 11. died al 6:45 o'clock Saturday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been ill for five days of hemorrhages from stomach ulebr*. He wa* born May 26. 1919, in Willshire. 0.. the son of Unsay and Anna Rash-Troutner. and resided with his mother at 418 Johns street. Hi* father died seven year* ago. The veteran entered service March 18. 1941. and served with the 112th cavalry in the South Pacific tor two year*. He was later transferred to the military police in the air corp*. Following his discharge after five years of service. he moved to Decatur acuL was employed at Krick-Tyndall He was s memlrer of the Homer Pierson American Legion poet al Willshire Surviving in addition to hi* metber sre two brother*. Carl and Wayne Troutfter. both of Decatur, and five slater*. Mr* (net Moore of South Whitley, Mrs Helen Faricett of Van Wert. O. Mrs Beulah Lautxenheiser and Mrs Opal Andrews, both of Decatur, and Mrs 'Grace Foor of Garrett Funeral service* will be held nt 2 p. m Tuesday at the Black funeral borne, the Rev L. T. Norris officiating Burial will he ie Mt Tabor cemetery The Willshire Legion post will conduct military rites Friend* may call at tbe fu neral home until time of th<> ser vice*.

Price Four Cents

American And South Korean Forces 30 Odd Miles From North Korea City Tokyo. Tuesday. Oct I*.—(UP) — The U 8. l*t cavalry burst out of tbe last big mountain 1 range on the road to Pyongyang to- ,. day and raced northward toward ► tbe communist capital cHy p The American vanguard wa* only a little farther from Pywxtgyang a than the south Korean Ist division, ft The republic***, leading the race 2 by tout allied;columns for Pyoog' » yang, were 3*odd mile* eowheast i. of the city. ■* » (JooimnnUt resistance wavered t and in some section* coHapeed-i-ompletely. At some point* U. 8. i, and south Korean mobile forces advanced up to U miles In a few 6 bourn. A dispatch from V 8. Bth army 1 beadquarter* in Korea said re- * liable report* by allied airmen f placed the allied vanguard within 35 miles of Pyongyang at one nn I specified point. S| The dispatch also quoted air report* as saying troop* of the south B Korean Bth division entered I’ng- ► daMh. 47 mile* east of Pyongyang. k Some 7u.nw American, south ► British and Australian troops Were fanning through north ► Korea, some of them at breakneck. * speed ► They were bent on reaching * Pyongyang tri* week Th* hour of * declsloa for (he »haftered cmnmuff ist »rmy was al hand. I* The south Korean Ist division * led the big push on Pyongyang it >1 drove through sporadic realstanco ! - to the area of Suan. 38 mile* south '■ west of the capital. * The veteran U. 3. 24th division, 7 first to fight in Korea, stormed back II into action on the left wing of th*\d allied drive It struck up the west } coast toward Haeju. <3 miles south 1 of Pyongyang It was the eighth division, pla* a British-Australian 1 brigade, io Join the push A report from Seoul said the C. , s S Ist cavalry division, hr.sklng out of rhe last of the mountains on 1 tbe road to Pyongyang, raced 14 ' miles into Sohan*. 42 miles south 1 of the capital i The division had charged through ' ' 1 Namchonjom and was making a j beeline northward for the capital I Out of the worst of the rugged 1 country, it wa* in position to match the speed of the south Koreans in the race for the capital; ' At the northeast end of the late mile arc before Pyongyang, part of the south Korean capital division dashed 15 mile* along the coastal highway to position* within flvw miles of the great Industrial center oT'TTahihuliig ' ' r — s The fourth allied column speari ing tor Pyongyang was made up of ► youth Korean capital and 3rd de ► vision elements. It was striking due . west from the Wonsan area, t through Tongyang. 47 miles east , of Pyongyang i Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who , flew back to Tokyo Sunday front . his momentuou* conference with , President Truman at Wake was I known ‘o be preparing the final blows against the north Korean . army. i The plight of the communist* wa* reflected In a comntuntque from Pyongyang It said the north Ko . reans were "continuing the bitter , battle with the advancing enemy . on all fronts " s. ’ - ■ , . Miss Virginia Meyer Joins Army Nurses Mis* v irginty iut-yer. recently ► employed in the Hollywood Pre*I hyterian hospital, ha* jolfted the . army nurses corp* according to ■ word received here- hy her par i enls Mr and Mrs Arthur C Mey •r. 415 Jackson street Mias Mey er Will he sent to Texa* tor train-' . ing a* an air transport nurse She Is a graduate of Decat nr i Catiiolic high school and the S’ Bernar<f hospital school of nursi tag in Chicago For a number of year* Ml»» Meyer served a* a Bert ► Cross polio nurse and was on duty ’ la tha epidemic* In North Carolina. Virginis and New Mexico She ha- been In.Hollywomi for the past year. \