Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 255, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 255.

CONFIRM CHINESE REDS AID NORTH KOREA

Chinese Reds Plunge Across Ttet Borders Communists' Army Os 100,000 Men Moves Into Tibet NfW Delhi. India. Oct. 30. (UP) -A Chinese tommuuhi army of 100.000 meg baa/plunged acrora (ho border, of Tibet and advanced within 10 day*' match at Lhasa, capital of the Shangri-La-state. the Indian government reported today The Dalai Lama, 15-yeaeold priesbking of"the tiny mountain nation. vu reported preparing to flee to India. d“* The :ndiat! announcement a&d red spearheads were within !<•« mile* of Lhasa, advancing steadily against meager resistance The boy Lama, spiritual and temporal leader of the 4.000.000 people or the “land on top of the world." was eipected tn seek shelter in the Indian border of Sikkim. v The official announcement confirmed reports of a communist invasion of Tibet which had been circulating here for ata weeks,. The Tibetan government has sent an urgent plea to New Delhi for "diplomatic help" - intercession with the communist Peiping gov ernmeht to call off Its legions The communist columns presum ably drove into the ancient and fabled land at the top Os the world from China;, Sikang province, which borders Tibet in the east An oft Rial Indian spokesman Mild that Ute FteongX In eastern Tibet fell to the communists Oct St. Five dags latar Tibetan forces wefe driven out of Sboahado and felt back 50 miles along the road to Lhasa, the spokesman said The red Invaders were reported today to have reached Pembago, less than JO® mile* from Lhaaa, and observers said they probably could reach Lhasa within 10 days The Tibetan governments plea lot help was relayed to New Delhi by Dr S Sinha, head of the Indian trade mission in Lhasa Sinha said the Chinese had thrown considerable forces into the Tibetan invasion. He said -also that communist propagandists already were active inside Tibet, urging the population to revolt against the Dalai !-ama * government Sinha said the communist propagandists had infiltrated In advance of the invasion and now were showering the populations of Tibetan towns with leaflets in. the Tibetan language The terrain en route to Lhasa la extremely rugged, with an average elevation of 12.000 feet. But the weather was reported to be good tor military operationscold hut snowless i— a*. Bluffton Lad Is Leukemia Victim Bluffton Ind.. Oct. 3®. — (UP)— Four-year-old Tommy DeWayne Thompson didn't get his last wish, after all. A week ago he said, "Daddy, let's have a Christmas tree:” Tommy, a leukemia victim, had teen 111 since last February and t.asn't expected to live until December Ills family got a tree from » nearby Wells county state forest r.nd all the trimming. The special celebration was to have been yesterday. Gifts from many friends and neighbors arrived and they were to help Tommy telebrate. But he died Saturday night Funeral service* will lie held Tomorrow. Hobart Man Killed - As Trucks Collide Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 30. (UP) Mlchaei Hatala 52."0f Hobart. Ind., was killed today when Hie truck he was driving collided with the truck of Jasper J. I-oper. 23. Pontiac. Mich. Loper was slightly Injured In the accident at -the Intersection ot U. S. 30 and Indiana S 3. WEATHER Fair and continued unaeaaenably warm tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 45 to M enrth, 55 to 50 south. High Tuesday 50 to M.

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49 To Leave Tuesday For Physical Exams nro Transferred To Other Draft Boards The’ largest group* to date since the outbreak of the Korean war is scheduled to leave Adam*, county Tuesday tor their preinduction physical, in Indianapolis Fortynine men are ihcluded in this group, the third from this county i to take such • xaminat ions' f These men. should they he ac- , cepted. will be subject to call to I active duty. Ordinarily the men are given 21 days to get any bust j ness In ortler before they are railed; there is no Indication from i either state or doeal draft offices . that any of them will be called , within such time. , two weeks ago nine men , from the county were Inducted for i service; this was the second such group to leave recently, previously two men having gone Into service Currently there is no call for i induction at the local draft office Those included on the list to take physicals Tuesday are: Char- , les NTdcUullough. Charles W Abraham. Charles A Wheels. Cheater W. Stevens. Waynatd L. Ilabegger. Hubert P Schmitt. Jr. Lawrence E. Gallogly. Lirin W Myers Maynard L Rich. Alva. W. Smltley . . William A Hailey, Robert E B. bout. Norman L larhman William O; Doherty. Vaughn L Mclntosh James j, Hughes Herbert E Ci«>k James Hgnry Hess. James G Pol lock, Junior Dale Hakey Donald E llulm-hn, James K Shai-ktey. Billy W Eichhorn. William A. Sautbine. Lester I- Nevil. lUcbaid E. Braun. Louis D (Trffee. Bryan W Lehman. Paul Mendex. Robert Arnold Floyd W Debolt. Not heft L. BHeke. Orville J. Westervelt. Donald II Mansfield. Richard A Sheets. Cletus A. Rumschlaa. Donald .1 liutuschlag. C.eiald L Run het. Robert It. Hoop, Roy Moser. Donald L. Bieberieh. Bruce R. Liechty. Harry H Baumgartner, Ralph W Sauer, Stanley P Teeter. Vaughn L Myers. Gene Nelson. Ted L Reinhart. Clarence E Davis. Jr. The latter, Davis, was transferred to the local office from Nash-, ville. Ark. At the same lime. Included in this call, are the names ot Merlin J. Wilkins and Kenneth • M Bcrngteln. the latter two. how ever, were transferred to other draft boards. Wilkins to San Rafael. Cal., and Berwstein to New Brunswick. N J. To Observe Feast Os All Saints Wednesday The feast of All Saints, a holy day of obligation, will he celebrat , cd Wednesday in St Mary s Catholic church. The masses will he at 5:30; 7 and » am: On Thursday, the feist of All Souls will be observed Masse, for the dead will he said during the morning from 5 to * o'clock Six masse, wil be said during the morning and prayers for the dead will he recited during th- services. Christmas Queen To Be Selected Here - To Lead Parade At Christmas Opening — Who will be Adams county's “Miss, Merry Christmas?" That is a thing that will be decided by votes of the general public, according to the Chamber of Commerce, which has already sent out invitation to the county's nine high schools to nominate candidate* for the "queen" contest "It is from these nine candidates." L E. Anspangh. retail director ot the sponsoring group, said, "that the queen and her four attendants will be chosen.” Each of these, the queen and the four runners-up in the contest,will preside ovte the Christmas activities scheduled to be held here December 4. They will ride on the queen's float In the parade "The candidates' names should be given to the Chamber offices by Nov. V Anspangh added. With the outline of these tentative plane for the queen contest. Chamber officials stated that further. nmr» complete details on balloting will he announced In the near future

Prince Gustav Takes Oath As Swedish King 92-Year-Old King Gustav V Died At Palace On Sunday Stockholm. Sweden. Oct. 30 — (UP) — Prince Gustav Adolf s*. - swore today to lie "straightforward, merciful, law-abiding, righteous and mild in my reign," and was proclaimed King Gustav Vl Os the Swede*. Goths ami Wendes. A greater cheer split the air In the state hall in the royal castle when the new king finished his oath. Hundreds of thousands of his subjects outside the castle and along the streets took up the cry. The joyous shouts almost drowned out the church bells which tolled in mourning for beloved Gustav V. who died early yesterday after 43 years of reign. The quiet death of the 12-year-oM monarch saddened the whole country. Although Gustav V specifically requested that work go on as usual upon his death, .flags were flown at half-staff and photographs of the ruler were >lrap<-<i in mourning wreath. Tt ■ swearing In of. bis eldest s«m was a solemn ceremony Queen lasos the new king's wife, arrived al the slate hall a few niinute- early uml awaited the rest of the royal tpmily Then came the king, his son Prim-e Bertil, his brother Prince Vilhelm and ibe baby (Town prince Earl Gustav. 4’i In a clear, steady voice, the new £iiig re|ieatad after Pr<y»ier Tags Erlandei "I will be straightforward, merciful. law abiding .. " The royal princes Bertil and Vilhelm then took their oaths In unison and accompanied the new king to the cabinet in a closed ceremony. The socialist cabinet resigned and .the king asked lrmembers to remain in office They thanked him and pledged to serie him and the country. Then the king made known the motto of his reign "Duty before all." After the brief ceremonies the king and his queen went to a balcony and waved to the thrones But the alt of sadness remained i ami many of the thousands wept openly In grief for their departed mler. Gustav V. who was photographed more often with his tennis racquet than his scepter died "calmly and silently yesterday in a bedroom of sprawling Drott(Twee To rose river Forty Hours Closes Here Sunday Night St. Mary's Church Filled For Service St. Mary's Catholic church was filled tn overflowing tor the solemn closing of Forty Hours devotiou last evening. . - . Twenty five priests of the Fort Wayne diocese and the Very Rev. Msgr. Emmett Dillan of Fort Wayne, were In attendance Grade and high school students, the choristers and altar boys marched In procession with the Blessed Sacrament, along with the clergy. The Rev. Stanley Manoski was Chanter of the litany of All Saints. The Rev Thomas Durkin was celebrant; the Rev Robert Hoevel. deacon and the Rev. Vincent Lengerich. sub deason. all of Fort Wayne The Rev Joseph Hennes ot Monroeville recited the prayer of consecration The final sermon on the mass and the Holy Eucharist was given by the Precious Blood misslonary who conducted the devotions to (the Blessed Sacrament. The devotions opened Friday morning with a high mass. The morning masses, afternoon devotions and evening services were largely attended during the three days. Practically every member ot the parish received Holy Communion during the Forty Hours, the Very Rev. Msgr J J Seimeta. pastor, stated Th* Rev. Ignatius Vlchuras. assistant pastor, assisted in the special threr-day devotions and conducted the Friday /nd Saturday evening services.

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Decatur, IndidM, MoNloy, October 30, 1950

When Do They Eat? Right Now! “AHHHHH, FOOD!" these newly liberated American prisoners seem to he saying as they dig Into tbelr first decent chow since by North Korean forces. Air Force photo.

Charges Copper Is Shipped To Chinese Strategic Material For War Use To Reds Washington, Oct 30 - fPP)-* Sen Herbert II O'Conor. D-. Md.. charged today that American shippers have delivered by "devloMi and expensive" routes 4.ooo.fMie pounds ot pure copper ingots tP i. ’ communist China slnpe last Dps eNHsslswr. The «(ralFgi» wat metal Waa shipped miles, completely around the world, to avoid normal international trade channel#, O’»J Conor said O’Conor. chairman of the sen ate romnjene suMy»mmittee which is investigating shipmenis to red: China said the copper cargoes be ; ean their worldriHUiiK trip from. 'Ebay were brought to New York. tlMi sent via the Atlantic.] and Indian .Oceans to China O’(wr made the charge at the start of a subcommittee hearing.■ into American tnide with the Chi i to np communist* He said shippers also have be<n carrying strategic boiler tubing from, occupied (;»»rmain through (he I’nited States to North China Two days ago. the Isbrandtsen line freighter “Flying Cloud ‘ was stopped by the com merle depart ment from sailing to communist China with 53,M<> gallons of petrolatum. which could be used as a engine lubricant The vessel's, owners had listed the commodity a-s useable only “for medicinal pur jH-jst s “ They were ordered to* unload the petrolatum To Ask Extension Os Rent Controls Housing Expediter To Ask Extension Washington. Oct. 30.—-(UP) Housing expediter Tight- E.-Woods l« 3XPKSO to ask congress when it returns Nov. 27 to extend rent controls and eliminate the acTT "local option” provision, it was learned today. Wimmls also probably will ask that he and lochl renf authorities be given the power to re-lmpose rent controls where they have”T>een lifted If It is in the Interest ot national defense. - - Woods still must get the approval of President Truman before making his request But Mr Truman has said that he Is considering calling congress back before Noy. 27 to take up. among other matters, extensipu of rent control. Federal rent controls expire Dec 31 unless extended tor another six months by an affirmative vote of individual municipalities. Woods, himself, would not say what request he will make of congress to extend rent control But he has just, completed a tour of area rent control offices throughout the country, asking for local recommendations. He said that generally board chairmen have . reported that the housing situation is still “acute "

Campbell To Speak At Bluffton Tonight Dr, Harry Heb Me. Adams county Democratic’ chairman will lead a group’of more than 75 Adams coun- •; ty Democrat, to Bluffton tonight itu attend a Democratic rally featuring Alex Campbell, senatorial candidate, a, the principal speak- . *r. Campbell visited in Adams couni: ty this afternoon before going to Bluffton tor the joint meeting of > Adams and Weils county voters • Cawipbsll will eof appear in this county for a speaking engagement, i Yugoslavian Leader Lauds United States ] Appears Lining Up In Europe Cold War .Belgrade. Yugoslavia. Oct. So—tl’Pi Communist Yugoslavia appeared today to have lined up squarely with the United States against Russia in the east west cold war Premier Marshal Tito for (he first time publicly praised the United States last hilfiTlH a speech befoie the 3rd congress of the joint antifascist women's league In . Zagreb. He indirectly promised Yugoslavia's full support to the United States against any attempted Soviet aggression if America carries out its promise to aid this droughtplauged country without attaching political strings. He lauded the United Stales for | responding to his, plea for help with deeds and criticized Russia for its history of "promises with words." lions if Moscow Inspired provocawill complain to the United Nakiions it Moscow-inspire-d provocations by Yugoslavia's cottiinform neighbors increase. ~ Those who are tor peace can always rely on our support and can always have us on their side." he said, “while those who are colla borating for aggression can be certain to have us against them." Authoritative diplomatic sources said. Tito's praise Tbs ~the United States was a major step for Yugoslavia "In the direction of the com munity of free nations"/ They called It Yugoslavia’s most important foreign policy development since its break with the cominform. They said It would serve as a signal for the country's entire propaganda machinery to follow suit. Diplomats attributed Tito's proAmerican, stand to -the prompt American protnise - of aid and to the ■ United Nations victoiry in K » r f» :VJ' Rollo Houck Funeral Held This Afternoon Office* in the county court house were closed one hour today, from 2 to 3 p.m. in obeervance funeral of Rollo Houck, county atl tendance officer who died suddenly Friday In Fort Wayne. Funeral services were held at the Antioch United Missionary church with I urial In the church cemetery.

North Koreans, Chinese Communists Threatening Allied Base OtHamhung

Open Drive Tonight For Community Fund Kick-Off Dinner To Open Fund Campaign The kick-off dinner tor launching the annual Community Fund drive will be held this evening pt 5:30 o'clock at the Hotel Coffee Shop. Lowelt W. Harper and Dick Linn, co-chairmen tor the drive, announced. Division chairmen and solicitors |br the retail districts will attend the dinner <nd <recwtve Instructions tor conducting the drive for 15.145 to support youth agencies and other divisions of the Com munity Fund. John Welch, assistant manager of the General Electric plant, has hem named chairman for the In<Ut»trlai division. ....... Other division chairnten. are: Dr J.oe Morris, professfohar men Thurman I Drew county officials; the Rev A C. E Gillander. pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, ministerial group; Miss Joan Wemhoff., sororities; W. Guy Brown, schools; Robert Ashbauch er. fraternal organizations and • elate; H Vernon Aurand. city | t clerk-treasurer, city office*. Approximately 25 men have » been named as block captains for . the retail and Iniainen district,. Chairmen Harper and Linn are hopeful that the drive can he completed in a week, and not to exJtged 10 days, they stated. Richmond Teacher Slays Wife, Self Richmond, Ind.. Oct. 30. —(UP I — Ralph Ford, 25. and his wife, teachers in Richmond elementary, sdiools were found dead in their > apartment today and authorities said it was murder-suicide. Coroner 11. 0. Hill said Ford, a navy veteran, stabbed his 25-year-old wife with a butcher knife and shot- himself in the head with a shotgun. Hill said he had found n 6 motive. The bodies were found when Ford failed to show up for classes at Westview school and Mrs. Ford ■was absent when classes started at Nicholson school. Democrats Wind Up Campaign Saturday Smoker, Rally At Headquarters Here Adams county Democrats will close the 155t> political campaign i next Saturday night with a smoker i and old fashioned rally at Demo- • crat headquarters In the K. of P ’ building Judge Myles F Parrish, popular northern Indiana campaigner, will ring down the curtain on the political campaign and will be assisted by Mrs. C W R Schwant. prominent Adams county farm woman and civic leader. Mrs. Schwarts wilt represent the women on the speaking program and Judge Parrish will close the campaign with the major address of the local campaign Dr. Harty Hebble. county chair man and a group of local Democrats. are working on plan, for the final meeting and It is expected i that representative, from every precinct In the county will attend. Each committeeman and vicecomml’feeman will be asked to bring at least on* carload of voter* to the meeting and all former county chairmen will be Invited to attend Judge Parrish, youngest circuit court judge In Indiana and one of the youngest In the nation, ha* long been a platform favorite in Adams. Wells. Whitley. Allen and other northern Indiana counties. He I, completing his second year on the Adams clrr.ult court bench .titer having served a term (Tenr Ta reea rival

Soviet Russia Opposes New Tenn For lie Will Consider Lie Illegal Secretary If Term Extended Lake Succeas. N. Y„ Oct 30 — (UP1 — Ruml* told the United Nations today that it will consider Trygve Lie au "illegal" eecretarygeneral and wlTTnot“TalFblm in to account" if the general assent’■lily extends his term beyond it* expiration date ot next Feb. 2. Despite this denunciation, put forward in a closed session by t lilef Soviet delegate Jacob A. Malik the security council refused to approve e Russian propogal thqt .the <iO-naiion assembly refuse to take up the issue of extending Lie's terms without a format recommendation from the II nation council. The vote against the Russian motion was 7 to 1. with India (Egypt and Nationalist China ale staining. The assembly scheduled a meeting for tomorrow morning at which an American-inapirwd reao- - intlon, sponsored by 14 nation, to extend Lie's present five-year term for three more years will be the first order of business. The last-ditch Soviet opposi tion to Lie. whose candidacy for reelection was vetoed by Russia three weeks ago. came as Yugoslavia and Canada teamed up in the assembly's main political com mittee to Iterate the Kremlin's foreign policy and the latest "peace plan" it has put itefore the UN. Canada called on Russia to join in a 'two-year moratorium on bellicose and violent speeches about peace at the UN and a two year attempt lb do something effectively about peace " Yugoslavia, once Russia's Junior partner, warned' the "US' not to lie fooled by the Soviet "acreen of insincere peace declaraltons' hid-] ing aggressive alms , When the security council meeting. which was demanded by Malik. opened the Russian was asked whether he had any new candidates to put forward. Malik replied chat Russia had no obligation to make nominations He offered no candidates but made his proposal that the assembly should not take up the question of extending Lie's term When the council voted this down Malik declared that Russia would 1 consider the Norwegian an “illeg al" secretary-general after next Feb. 2 and "would not take him into account " Harry F. McGill Dies In Michigan Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Harry F McGill. 79. a resident of Decatur most of his life, died Saturday al St. Lawrence hospital In Lansing. Mich , following a short illness He was horn at Middlebury. O-. Jan 17. I,S*“. a son of Charles and Katie Ahn Gate»-M<:GiU.,«u«f lived tn Decatur until 1940, . when he moved to Lansing Surviving are three children. Gladys. Paul and Gerald McGill, all of California; and two sisters. Mr, Adlde Sheets Pitser of Decatur and Mrs. Anna McClure of Wren., O. Two sons, one sister and tour brothers are deceased. Funeral services will lw> held at 2pm Tuesday at the Zwickrfuneral home, the Rev William C Feller officiating Burial will be In the Decatut cemetery Friends tnay call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock thi, evening

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Counter-Attack By Reds Forces South Korean Troops Back Northwest Os Base Tokyo, Tuesday. Oct. Sj — (UPi - North Korean and Chinese communist force, massed in the anoweiad mountains of northeast Korea threatened the great industrial center and allied bate at Hamhung today A vicious counter-attack nbi far northwest of Hamhung shoved the South Korean, back Jl£ miles in their first withdrawal under fire aince the middle of September. The U. S loth corps headquarters announced that reinforcements -probably Including units of rhe U 8 marine Ist division, which was fanning out in that area — were being rushed to meet the grdaring threat to fiarohuM ,A U7 8. military Sts>k»*man con-, firmed that Chinese communist, troops were figkitirig the United Nations forces. He said a Chinese communist regiment was in action south of the Chosir. reservoir, in the area northwest of Hamburg where the South Koreans were under attack. The sudden threat to Hanthung. center ot the greatest industrial • concentration on the east coast of i Korea, was acknowledged ia dispatch from th* e«y lieeK it followed word that prisoners re- ■ ported the communists had orders to retake the city by Nov 1 U S. marines and South Koreans north of Hamhang were bracing for a possible attack, a dispatch said The prisoners .raid two Chinese communist divisions were in ptai tion less than ,25 miles from Ham " hung ready to slash through to the sea Any such actual more would cut the allied communica tion lines along the uortheast coast where the South Koreans had pushed far heyong Harnbung The ugly turn in the east coast aituaiion coincided with an American thrust to within 33 miles of the great Suiho hydroele- '>i. plant on the Manchurian • border of northwest Korea Mounting reslstani-e in sectors scattered alf across northern ] rea was reflected In reports that the comnmnlsts were massing tor a last stand r With these reports camo the first official confirmation _that Chinese communists had entered North Korea in force. A U S. l(Mh corps spokesman said Monday night We have identified a Chinese communist regiment tn combat south of the Chosin reservoir' He refused to give any details The number of the regiment known, but will not l>e made public, he said Available information indicated that the whole regiment was in action, he added Heretofore American military atithorities have not regarded the presence of Chinese soldier, in Korea -a handful hare been captured —as evidence of open Interby Communist China Battle-tested veterans of the U - S 24th division driving through northwes* Korea again*!,' strong knot, of lommunlsr resistance struck northward along a trunk highway and railway toward the - Yalu river power concentration near Chang,ong. ope of the greatest In all eastern A*l* U. S- Sth army headquarters announced that the Yank, were fighting this afternoon, against strong commnnist force, armed with rUlea. mortar, and rat! propelled guns The,, tettle • raged thre mile, egrt of Ku,on*: transport hub due south of Changsoio; Allied armies hit hard and fast thtoughouse the communist -held strip of North Korea In a concertml bid to Stamp out sporadic realatance by the guerrilla tends left over from the shattered communlst »rmy On the ea,t coast the vanguard of the newly landed U K 7th division already bad plunged northward over ,now flecked mountain roads more than Sr mile, from the fwcm beaches on which the -American/tattled Sunday