Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 259, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. Na. 259.

CHINESE, NORTH KOREANS RATTER ALLIES

Yong Widow Os Puerto Rican Plotter Held Scour Now York's Slums For Mtoe, Os Conspirators New York. Nor. 3- tVPj—The 22-year-old widow of the Pweto Rican plotter who attempted to kill President Truman wait taken into custody a few hour* before a federal trend Jury began an Inventilation today of the assa«»ination plot. Alta. Carmen Otero Torreaola was taken to the women's house of detention by federal agent*. I No charge* were placed against her. The young mother, sought since the amaaeinntton attempt on Wednesday, was located yesterday through department of welfare file* which showed she and her husband. Grlsello, had been re celving city relief since the birth of their daughter last May. FBI and secret service agents scoured the slums which house most of the city's JdO.ooo Puerto Ricans In a rvund-the-t lts k search for further conspirator# ’ In the ;„..-.pJ«;'BeiawH3- .MteJtodr-by. trrmlst nationalist party which staged an abortive revolution in Puerto Rico this week. Scores of persons were que« ; Honed yesterday and grand Jury snbpenas were served on at least three local leaders of the revolutionary movement ( They included Juan Pinta-Gan-«u It. local "Junta" leader who lee served a federal prison term fir an assassination attempt on a federal Judge. Seek Early Trial Washington. Nov. 3 — (VP) — Government prosecutors said today they hope tp bring Oscar Collato. a would-be assassin of President Truman, to trial as a common, murderer within 30 days. They said It Is possible that all individuals who may have aided and allotted Collaao and Grlsello Torreaola. hl* slain fellow-revolu- ■ tionist. will be tried with him Collaao. a slight 37-year old Puerto Rican, will be arraigned formally Nov. 21 on charges of murder In the first degree. Justice department experts said they could tee no reason why his trial could mH lie started shortly thereafter. if others are tried al the same time. it would be the first mass trial to stem from an aasassina tlon plot since IMS when four pertons were hanged for complicity In the slaying of Abraham Lincoln Under District of Columbia taw. it Is a crime for anyone to help or encourage a murder plot Like the murderer himself, thosq convicted are subject to death In the electric v halr Mr*. -Rosa Collaao. the revolutionist's plump 40-year-ohl wife, already has l>een jailed on 35O.(ffM> liond on charge* of conspiring to injure the president. A me in Iter of the nationalist party herself, she had this to say altout her husItand's attempt to murder Mr Truman: "I am not surprised and I am not sorry. We are fighting for an ideal." The justice ’ department said that Pedro Alblau Campo*, leader of the nationalist party who was captured In Pureto Rico, may be brought here nn charges of aiding and abetting the assassination attempt. Airliner With 48 Aboard Unreported Geneva. Switzerland. Nov 3 — <VPi -An air India Constellation reported to 'be tfarryUfg <*» passe*■"' gers and eight crewmen was overdue here today and feared th have ■ crashed In the Alps. The giant luxury liner, flying from B.imbay to London, radioed at 1t;43 am (3:43 am. CRT) that it was over Grenoble In the French Alp* Hour* later nothing more had been beard from It. WtATHCR Cloudy and a little oooler tonight. Saturday cloudy and cool. Low tonlpht M to M north. 11 to X couth. Hiph Saturday M to X north, «d to M aouth.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Monday Hnl Day i To Psy Fall Taxes 1 Saturday Deadline Far Absentee Votes 1 The deadline Is drawing near on two important dates for Adams j county people - as well as people everywhere, tor that matter—one of them next Monday when taxes must Ih> irnid. and the other Tuesday when everyone should exercise their prerogative and vote. The first date will make taxpayer* nervous, the second will make candidates nervous. Together it should I* a -herve-Wracking weekend building up to the two days. With the Monday deadline, county treasurer Richard I). Lewl ton stated that taxes are coming in “just qliout as expected." and that there is no way of telling the number who will fail to pay their taxes and thus become delinquent. Delinquency la lax payments, as Is true bf most kinds of delinquencies. acquires an automatic penalty which is assessed against the person who falls to heat the taxpaying deadline "We'd like to see everyone get their tall taxes paid. If possible." Lewton said, “and not have to make the additional assessmeuls'" " The treasurer * office will reauh: open *1 i. day ■ i»«t urd ay 2W ■ d»* comodate thoae who wish to make payments then. - *■■■■■ Another office that will remain open In the court house is that of clerk Ed Jaberg. to allow those wishing to vote absentee liallot* in person to do so. Saturday I* the last day that anyone who will be away from their voting 'place next Tuesday may vote in person the absentee voter’s ballot. Ed Jaberg. clerk of the court, also stated that the election supplies have arrived, and again announced that all precinc) inspector* should, if at all possible, call ' at his office Saturday between 9 and’lt) a. m to obtain these sup piles. Otherwise supplies will he available any - time -Monday r~ St. Louis Telephone Service Is Disrupted SI, Louis. Nov 3.—(VP) Ttlfphone service In the St. Louis area wa* dlsiupied today by the walk out of VW' employes at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. In a dispute arising from a wildcat strike of 14» Western Electric Co. worker* A .spokesman tor the utility said three -fourths of its 8.500 employes were off their job* Dial service in the city proper was not affected but manual exchange* In suburban area* in Missouri and Illinois were on an emergency basis. Foodstuffs, Cash Stolen At School Robbery Reported At Monroe School About the only real clues deputy sheriff Boh Rhraluka ha* to go on following the breakin at the Adams Central grade school in Monroe sometime during last night is that someone either fear* a sugar shortage or ha* a mighty sweet tooth, or there's a malicious l>ear preparing for hibernation. For among the things stolen from the school were five 10-pound Itag* of sugar, taken from the school lunch room: between U and 20 pounds of lima beans were also taken from the same place. EntrdUca: to the enlly wag» gained through an vpstalr*. wlbdew-lroox a Hceu-racapes. The door of the principal's office was broken, entry made there and about 344 in ticket money and miscellaneous cash wa* taken, according to principal Harold Reasoner. who checked the premise* early thia morning when the hreakln and entry was discovered hy Jim Kessler, janitor Before the night was over, a door was broken into a closet where the athletic equipment was stored, nothing, however, was reported missing from thia room. The loek on the roar door of the school wa* broken to enable the thief or thieves to carry out the loot

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•LAIR HOUUff. President Truman* residence in Washington. I* the eAter of a roped off area with added guards on the alert following the abortive assassination attempt of Wednesday,

RepuHicins Name Election Workers ) I , - ~ . List Is Announced By County Chairman. I . Decatur 1-A— Judge. MarvelBeery, clerks. Elisabeth Aurand. Gayaell Collier; sheriff. Frank 1 Peterson. Listed below are the Republican ; precinct official* who wifi serve during the general election next Tuesday. The list waiFcomptled by county OOP chairman Harry Essex ' and submitted to Ed Jaberg. clerk of the Court, who in turn released them tor publication today. j Decatur 111 Judge. William J. ! Renta; clerk*; Mr* Jeanette Plasterer. Mr*-Dolly Stahl; sheriff. Albert Sudduth Decatur l-C Judge. Mr* La Verne Bowman.; clerk*. Mi* Madge i Hite. Mrs Robert Lambert: sheriff. Mr*. Floyd Morrison Decat in 2-A Judge, Charles 1 Hocker; clerk*, lantha Gregory. De .lore* Raudenbush; sheriff; Noah 1 Frye J Decatur 2-B - Judge. Samuel Butler; clerks Mr*. Maynard Hetrick. ■ Mattie Fisher; sheriff. Tom An drew* ’ Decatur 2-C Judge. Mrs. Glenn 'illlll. clerk*. Mrs. Bryce Daniels. ’■Mrs Hubert Gilpin; sheriff, Sam | Howatd. Decatur 3 A Judge, Mrs Clyde ’ Gould; clerks. Mrs Adolph Koller. Mr*. Arthur Franx; *h,-riff. Charles Lehrmaa Decatur 3-B—Judge, W. F Beery. clerks. Mrs. William Kohls. Mr* Bernard Hain; sheriff. Delton Pass waler Deca'ur 3-C—Judge. (not yet named); clerks. Mr* Paul Ilan icl*. Willa May Daltell; sheriff. John Helm Decntur-R<MU Judge. Mrs Russell Acker; clerks. Mr* Hersel Nash. Mrs Carl Striker; sheriff, George Ma*«onee. East I’nhrn Judge. Curtis -Miller; clerk. Melvin Crozier; sheriff. Henry Swygart. We*t Vnlon— Judge. Marie Barkley; clerk. Edith L Lortie; sheriff. Ceeil E Shafer. ~ s - East Root—Judge. Lloyd Daniels; clerk. Florence K. Moses, sheriff. 1 Jimmie Darkless West Rom Judge. WHI Schnepf: clerk*. Stella Sc-hnepf. Iva Fuhrman, sheriff. Burl Fuhrman. South Preble- Judge, Glen E Girod; clerk. Lawrence Graft; »herNorth 'Preble Judge. Adolph Bultenieier;.<-lerk, sir* Harvey North William Ebrman; clerlL Harve Mankey: sheriff. Frank W Spade South Kirkland- Judge. Albert Dick; clerk. Samuel Yager; sheriff. Ou* Take. North Washington—Judge. Ernest Tu.nbleson: clertt, Mr*. Roy L. Price; sheriff. Walter Sudduth. South Washington- Judge, William E. Faurote; clerk. Mary Steven*; aherlft. Mr*. Robert Nyfler. North St. Mary *—Judge. Harvey Shall; clerk. Cryitaf L. Maloney, sheriff. George Hindeolang. Jr South St. Mary'*—Judge. Sher man Archer; elerk. Mery Werlfug; tTwen Te Poee m*oM>

ORLY PAILV W«W»AM3R IX AOAMg CO4JWTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 3, 1950

UN Assembly Adopts American Proposal the Vnlted Nation* general assembly today overwhelmingly ap proved an Anseriratvcowceived plan to put a veto-proof International armed force at its dKpoaal for use against aggressors when a veto bhsks t-mergeney action by the aeh eerily council. • The resolution, which calle on all 1 members of the VN to earmark ■nit* of tfeukir ; > force* fur use agaiaat aggreMora. • we* approved by a vote of 53 to & I; with 3 abstentions ’I J I Equip Playgrounds By Community Fund Equipment Bought From Donated Funds The recnation committee <rf the Decatur Community Fund provides ; playground equipment for the vat , iou* parks and playgrounds in the' city. Louis Jacobs, president of the; Fund, explained today. The committee is composed of Steve L. Everhart. Joseph Oelberg land Ros* Way, who conducted a 1 systematic survey of the xteeds In ' the playgrounds. 1 For .the past three years equip-. < meat has been placed on the play grounds and the committee is, & rounding out the pverall plan with* 'a commitment for certain types of 1 additional equipment. Proposed for the playground* Is the following equipment: tine merry-go-round ----..3 247.50 , Five all steel portable [ slides i. 777.50 12 air cushioned rubber safety swing seats 102.00 ! 500 feet of No. S short link chain for swing* -- - 70.00 Fieight on above. 5.00 ' ' -'Tuna--i. 31.202.00 Success of the drive will assure -the recreation committee that the equipment can be ordered at once. - and have delivery made ahead of any possible restrictions that may arise because of government connols on steel and pth,r metal-- , Jacobs pointed out I ■ Republicans Close Campaign Saturday Adams county O.OP. leader* have completed plans for theft-' ~»e,aihpiUKri RupadiU&uX I I headquarter* In Decatur Saturday iUjttM JB*sex, county and district chairman 1 announced today. Robert Meyer*, well-known Fort Wayne attorney Wtll he the speaker and he will be introduced by ' chairman Essex. All committee member*, candidate* and election day worker* have beeri invited lo the final meeting along with the general public. Following the speaking and eloctiou day instructions to bo given ; the workers by Essex, refreshmeat* Including aandiwlche* cotfe* end soft drink* will he'iervod. Chairman Eases stated that women eapeclally are Invited tn , the closing meeting. 1

Democrats Name - -■ : - -- Election Workers List Is Announced By County Chairman The following is the complete li«t of precinc* committeemen who have been assigned by county -jArmocrat ehairman Dr. Harry Habile and released by clerk Ed *► berg. Wlecatiir 1A inspector. Charles Daniels; judge. Marcia Smith: clerk*. Haxel Gallogly and Rea.trice Melchi. sheriff. Andrew Zes- • r. Decatur I B—lnspector Ed A»hbaucher; judge. Jennie Klefnknight:. clerk* Lulu Ashbaucher and Florence Grover sheriff Jesse -Gilbert. > Decatur l-C Inspector. Joseph Coichin: judge. Catherine Ochaenrider. wlerks, Mabel Striker and Naomi Coichin; Decatur 2A- Inspector Eugene Runyon: judge Clem Voglewede; ; clerks. Mr*. Lola Macklin and Gertc.alne Schmitt; sheriff, latwrence i Voglewede. Decatur 2 B Inspector. Clarence Heimann: judge. Kathryne Nelson: clerk*. Mary Butcher, Marcella Loshe; sheriff. George Berning Decatur 2C--inspector. Glenn : Potts; judge. Zelma Roop, clerk*, iClarissa Garner and Alvina Smith; sheriff. Wilbert Steele. Decatur 3-A -Inspector. Tony {Mettler'; judge. Vera Kleinhenx; . (Jerks, Jewel D Ehinger and Rose I I.*nhart; sheriff. Oscar Lankenau. Decatur 3-B - Inspector. Adolph Schamerloh: judge. Ed Keller, clerk*. Dreda Roop and Eileen Reinking. sheriff, Anslcm Hackman Decatur, ..3inspector, Orie Newhard't judge, Bertha Buffenbarger; clerk*. Betty Myer* and Joanne Smithy: sheriff. Joe Fisher Decatur-Root—lnspector. Wanda Oleberg. judge. Virginia Bohnke. clerks. Irene K. Way and Laverl Sharpe; sheriff, Sam Diehl Geneva A—lnspector. Harvey Uhrlck; judge. Mr*. M O. Smith; clerk*. Mrs.| Flossie Lybarger and M.rs Alice Buckingham, sheriff. Warrgn Haviland. ’ —’ Geneva B—lnspector. Roy Coon: judge. Clarence Buckingham: clerk*. Clara Aaderson and Mr*. ! Clyde Craner; sheriff. Frank ■ Hauchton. i Berne A—lnspector. Leroy Rich: judge. Mildred Stahly: clerk*. Mr*. Robert TownMUd and Mrs Norbert. i Huffman r sheriff. Le wis Habegger Judge. Dor* Winteregg: clerk*. EveIj.n. I* l '* .VjOA sheriff Elmer Winteregg Berne C—lnspector. Everett Lehman; judge. Maud Baumgartner; clerks. Florence Bixler and . -Marcella Myer*; sheriff. Charles Braun French —Inspector. Jake Kauffman; judge. Mr* Ceeil Smith; clerk. Wilma Bertsch; sheriff, Fred WeMler North Hartford - Inspector. Ell Dubach; Judge. Joe Eckrote; clerk. Stella Dubaeh: sheriff. Fred Üby. South Hartford—laepector. Grover Romey: jadge. Ralph Miller, clerk Harriet •triker: sheriff. CrnPgrv wVVU - - North Wabash—lnspector Sherman Neuenschwapder. judge Hugo xTwsw ie raw*

C7. S. J?eiziforcemenfe Are » Streaming Northward To Bolster Defense Lines

Boy Ruler Os TibefFlees Before Reds China Communist Invaders Only 50 Miles From Lhasa New Delhi. India. Nov. 3—(VP) —The Dalal I<ama. Ityear-old boy ruler of Tibet, has fled trim Lhasa as an estimated 21.000 Chinese communist invader* drove to within 50 miles of the capital city, reporta from the northern ladle border said today The report* ' Kalimpong said the Deiei Lame left tbe capF tal, .wilh. -M of bi* mo*A - trueted. officers for an unknown destineThe boy ruler mode hi* decision to Hee the < apltel after tour of hi* cabinet minister* were killed while fighting with the tin/ Tibetan army to hold back the communist*. It wa* said. The main body of the Chinese i troop* wa* reported lea* than 150 mile* from Lhasa with Mg ad- ■ vance patrols a* done a* 50 mile*. The reports from the border city of Kalimpong 1 said the Dalal Lama* flight had shaken morale In the Tllietsn army Meanwhile. India prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru I* being pressed hy hl- top-level adviser* to rffrr ,tle invasion of Tibet to the United Nation*., informed i source* said They said Nehru had opposed taking the matter to the CN security council hut that he now wa* being urged to do so beeauae of the “Insulting, provocative, abrupt and arrogant Chinese note charging that India was meddling in something that wasn't it* business. The all-lndian national congress party's working committee was scheduled to meet tomorrow and it was believed the Tibetan Issue (Tuva Te Fane r*ve» Kendallville Wreck Kilb Six Persons 1 Truck Loaded With Steel Smashes Auto Kendallville. Ind. Nov 3-(VP) —A bi* truck loaded with scrap steel crashed Into a car at a road junction today, killing six person* and injuring another critkealiy The dead were identified *IX hours after the S:3O am wrack at the junction of V. st. • and Ind >. five mile* we*t oT here They ■were: ■"""".' Mr* Hasel Swick Imnslng Mich ; Jimmie Swick. 4. and Janice Swick. 2. believed to be her <hllfdren: a Mr* Swick, also of Lansing. identified as Mr* Haiel Swick's mother-in-law: George C Hoffman. Rolla. Mo. and hl* wife Jean. 23. li w«s reported Mr* H»*el Swick's husband wa* contacted in Lansing and said hi* wife and children had left with the Hoffmans- on a trip to Missouri fine of the. wompti <ta4 to Me-. Cray Wfffttr® hflgpnal (trWriyDv hour* after the accident, but ' all ' the other* wcre kiHetf tnsrSHtly ■- Truckdriver Guy Bettan. Bellevue. 0., who received a broken pelvis, broken hip. fractured skull and internal Infurie*. reconstructed the accident for police Bettan raid be wa* driving west oh V 8. 8 when the car. which was close behind another truck going east, made a sharp left turn to go north into Ind 9 Bettan raid he couldn't avoid hitting the ear. and hi- last memory wa* nf hi* truck rolling the ear over and over until both *ma»hed| aaato-t a qtlllty pole and into a ravine where they mired is the' mud He raid he'was driving . load ot scrap • ..!

To Close Campaign

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Judge To Conclude Democrat Campaign Roily, Smoker Here On Saturday Night ' Judge Myles F. Parrish of Adsms circuit court will ring down r the 1950 campaign activities for the Adam* county Democrat* st ’ an old-time rally and smoker at Democratic headquarter* in 'the K. of P building in Decatur Sat-1 urday night The program, which also in- ■ clude.4 music, a hickory-pole rai*Ing. symbolic of a Democrat v><-: lory, and refreshment*, will be open lo ihe public and a large crowd is expei ted Mrs C W' i: Schwartx prominent Adam* county farm and civic leader also will speak during the ' program All committeemen, vieei committeemen, candidates, former county chairmen and the general ! public are invited » Final Instruction* for election ; day work will be given by Dr Harry Hebble. county chairman, and following the program a general -tnoker and party get-together will he held The program will start at 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening and the speaking will get underway at *>M,ut s o'clock. Dr Hebble announced. Ml cownty candidates will he In* at the meeting as well a* candidates for township trustee of each of the 12 township*. Old time Democrat worker* also will take a bow prior te the principal > address Observe NuiioMl Week Os EduutiM Ssbtk High School To Hold Observance In observance of national education week, which 1* all • next week. the Decatur high school will feature the annual tall concert ot its choir to he followed by an open house, next Tuesday evening. It was announced today hy principal W Guy Brown, who stated that the concert will begin promptly a* 7 30 o’clock He raid there will be an inter . mlrainn • «-eri'"ttbW’'befwre'' the -v»r*sh 'fw*k*e The concert will Last approx) i • macety'-ona-halfrirour tlrowa raid. He added that the open house will also last about that length of time Brown stated that the Intenni*•ion was added to enable those desiring to attend only the con-, cert to do •>> without feeling cotn- I pelled to stay for the open house ■ The open house will be arrant- I ed to allow parent* to follow stu ' dents' dally schedule*, to attend j the classes, meet the faculty aad J become familiar with (he highj school's curricula The hour waa set early enough, j i Brown said tn enable the puMlc to attend the roarer! and *«tll have time tn nhtaln the alorrfoe iwiurnv

Price Five Cents

Sudden, Menocing Turn Os Events In Korea Blasts Hopes Os Early War End .Tokyo. Saturday, Nov. 4. —(VP) —V. 8. reinforcement* streamed northward through pelting rata today o bolster a new defense line . against 13 communis: djviskm* which have forced the allies to tall ■ . back Iff to sit miles in north Korea. The allied command wa* moving up rrerytblM i" reach to meet the eommanltt threat The sudden and menacing turn tn the fortune* of war *lr*-ady had shattered all hope for an early end of the fighting. The sorest spot wu the Vnraa sector to northwest Korea. In that area massed Chinese communist and north Korean troops had battered the V 8 Ist cavalry dtrisioa and tour south Korean divisions Some M.O<W to communist* ; ;>ete;ma»rad in fhftt' »actbr 'lilotfe. and military quarters ’ feared’tbSy were readytag another; - assault. Troops’totaling about a battalta* tn strength were cut off Thursday night from tbs l»t cavalry Rescue ! effort* tailed A V S lai corps I spokesman said 509 or so men were . unaccounted tor after a like num ‘ her filtered out through enemy ; lines. The trapped group could no i 1 longer be "considered an active foice.' he »a>d. That meant they I probably bad hern killed or eaptnr-* ed 4- Although thousand* of Clrh»«*e ! communist troop* were fighting the j allies and more were pouring south * ward from Manchuria, the Vnited NaUuns high command tn Tokyo doubted that communist China in i tended to get Into a full-scale earn paign that would lea dtp a third world war. The official position was that the ■ situation is "»erlou» but not criti cal" Nobody attempted to **y where China wa* expected tn draw the line In Korea. Off tiers on the corps and division level* were, more ’ pessimistic thsn the high command A spokesman for the.l' 8 Ist i corp* **>d allied troop* gained-, nothing Friday, but neither did j they retreat under pressure That, indicated any sirhdrawal* were to | strengthen the line rather than as a > result of combat Heavy rain over the battle area Friday night po«ed » double threat ;to the UN forces It could make the bad mountain roads unfit" for moving up relnforcemenj* and suppile*, and It could shackle the air forces The V 8. 2nd Infantry division moved into the battle sone along the right flank ot the south Korean 2nd corp* The 2nd division sent patrols as much as 59 miles into rammunis territory in the are* «outhwe«t of Unsan Other allied reinforcement* were being moved up as fast a* poairtble i , —■ ———: Reviews Vocational Guidance Program W. Guy Brown, principal of tha Decatur high school reviewed a vocational guidance program which he and George Auer, formerly of this city, now of Tiffin. Ohio inaugurated In 1949. to member* of the Rotary club last evening Through the schools industry and Individual* bQth school student* were aided tn obtaining employment. and in making Wbtatona . About »«i*tloßff.Thff><.JJta.ntaJto*':s ■ \tae*"W';’iffiot»»»<T ' , ‘g i -iitoittxr ; r ram which will be directed by Lrosn sad < 1 Fvnmrwffh American Embassy In Havana Guarded I Havana. Cuba, Nov 3.—-(VP!--IA strong army and police guard j wa* thrown aroaad the American {embassy and amba**ador Robert - j Butler's private residence today to ' guard against possible terrorist ■ act* by exiled Puerto Rican ■•- ItfobaHM* ar sympathetic Cuban < siudtmi* - - | ftoeno Rtcaa batkmaliat* wh<* : tried tn assassinate President Truman and touched off • violent t*. ' volt tn Puerto Rko this week ba* « .. r«d*iv«d »tr<sM sympathy from <*t. vflclal and *iiid*t!’ ctrrte* here .