Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 271.

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13 Airmen Die In Collision Os Two Airplanes 10 Crew Members Escape Death By Using Borachutes i Turnon. Aril.. Nov. 17 —(UP)— A giant air force bom bo r exploded over the desert seconds after It collided with another bls airplane, killing U member* of the two crews, witnesses said today. The two planes, a B-5O and a B-W. crashed during high-alt Itude refueling oporalions. Ten crew members escaped death by parachutins to the rusted. nearly-Inacceisable desert of the Papago Indian reservation. Two suffered broken ankles and the others were bruised Officers at Davis-Monthan air base, where the plane* were based, refused to let survivors talk about tke accident pendins a formal Invest isat lon It was believed, however, that the B-29. an airborne tanker, may have exploded white refuel ins the B ld. Another theory was that the cioae-tlying planes lost each other ’ |y the sdn and brushed together setting off the explosion The first report of the crash came from Papago Indian children play ins nt a reservation school near satit* Ros* West « Tocscm. - "We saw two planes." one told teacher Eldon Harris. "It looked like they raa together Roth went dewa la smoke Harris said the Hanes apparently collided at about 20.900 feet One exploded and spiraled slowly downward The other exploded when it struck the desert, sending up * puff of smoke soon SO miles away at the Tucson municipal airport tower. Bits of charred wreckage were scattered several miles over the cactus-studded desert. TMp bodies were found The remainins 11 were officially reported mrssing but officials said there was no doubt they were dead anil their bodies apparently entangled In the wreckage No Word Received On Bid Acceptance Word on the acceptance or rolection -»f a IZS.tmi) bld tor- tb« Kraft building on, Winchester •ureet. had not been received here late this afternoon. last Tuesday. Richard Brown of’ New York City, who said he re •>re*enie*l a corporation Interested in purchasing the building, was t ie only bidder at the public auction conducted by Joseph P. Day. New York auction firm The Kraft Com pany reserved 48 hours to accept ' or reject the offer Stephenson Hearing Set For December 6 Minneapolis Nov 17. —(UP) — D ('. Stephenson, former Indiana Ku Klux Klan leader accused of violating bls parole from an Indiana prison, was held without ball on a fugitive warrant today pending a hearing Dec. «. > Stephenson, seised here,Wednesday. wss arraigned yesterday be-1 fore municipal Judge Paul J. Jaros- i cak The Judge said he would ask I that Stephenson's records he brought here end that Illinois parole agent Harvey L. Long appear at the hearing Temperatures To Vary Throughout Indiana Indianapolis, Nov. 17—(t'Pl— Indiana temperatures will sk'raround a warmer-colder cyC I e .luring the next five day* and average about normal for inid-Nov-ernher. the weatherman said today. Pressing temperatures were expected nightly, with readings of about 29 degrees In the north portion and 33 degrees In the south, tile Indlanspclis weather bureau't forecast said. Daytime high* were expected to range from IS to S 3 degrees. Light shower* were probable Monday or Tuesday. Day-hy-day prospect was '‘warmer Saturday, colder Sunday, warmer Monday, then turning colder 1 uenday and Wednesday "

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Lobavgh Is Granted New Execution Slay 11th Stoy Granted Fort Wayne Killer Indianapolis, Nov. 17 - (UP) — KalpKxW. Ixrhaugh, ex-grave digger who confessed four sex slayings at Fart Wayne, was giveft another stay, of execution today In his date with the electrlc chair Governor St hrieker announced be had postponed laibaugh's execution from Nov it to next May 24 it was Lpbaugh's 11th stay of execution and his 12ih date with the chair since he was lentdticed to death in Allen county In October, 1947. , -\ The case is one of the strangest In Indians criminal history A year ago, Lobaugh withdrew an appeal before the Indiana supreme court and threw himself on the mercy of Bchrlcker. The governor ordered a thorough investigation and since has stayed execution several time* because the investigation JHtenot completed. Lobaugh Walked Into the Kokomo. Ind.; police station nearly four years ago and confessed he killed three women at Fort Wayne in 1944 and 1946. Police lielleved the confession solved the mysterious slayings of Anna Kuseff. Wllhelma Haars and ter*. Dorothea Howard, wife-of a Baer Field soldier. But Lobaugh 'alternately repudi eted hi* eoateee'oa* and restated them later, he added a .-onfall shm- that he hilled IT-year-old Phyllle Conine. a high m-hool girt But meanwhile Frank'lin ('lick. 30. Fort Wayne celery field worker, had confessed the Conine slaying Click was tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Only this week, the Indiana supreme court refused Click a new trial and he now I* scheduled to be electrocuted Dee 30. Breakin At Market Is Reported Here __..A. breakin of Ho- Harman Market. lio7 West Adame street, was re ' ported to city police today tn ’ test (gallon 'dlwlrtsed that a small window at the south side of the i building was knocked out and entry I made there A first check revealed i that five cartons of cigarets were i taken The breakin occurred some jtiTiu- during the night Open Annual Drive Os Christmas Seals Drive Is Sponsored By TB Association With Mqpday the official opening day of the Christmas Seal drive, letters containing the seals are gol Ing out this weekend to county reslI dent*, according to Robert Zwick. : president of the Adani* county [ tuberculosis association, sponsors of the tampaign locally Each envelope will contain seals amoun'lng to 32 or more, as part of the drive to raise funds for the ex- ' tensive campaign conducted in the county by the association. Most notable among the awoela lion's work, and for which the funds are used, are pwteh testing In the county schools, the operation lof the mobile X-ray unit surveys in Industrie* ax well as school*, and I for the benefit of all residents: | health education I* also undertaken 1 by the association in Its efforts to ' help eradicate tuberculosis. The mailing of the seals was under the supervision of Mrs W Guy Brown, secretary of the association, and the typing of letter* by tnem- i bers of the Decatur high school I commercial classes, under Maynard Hetrick. . The folding of the seals and the distribution of advertising was done by Decatur Girl -andrjßoy Scouts Zwick also stated ‘ that health bond* In denominations ranging from »5 to 11 w Were also being made available to business organisation* In the city. K. Os C. To Name New Grand Knight A grand knight of the Knlghi* of Columbus will be elected Monda y evening during the rarular business session of the lodge L”(fllllg. resigned as.grand knight apd Chnrhes F Cnok has been filling th* vacancy

Collazo Pleads Not Gully To Murder Charge Attempted Assassin Os President Enters Innocent Plea Today Washington, Nov. 17 — (UP) — ' Oscar Col law. youthful Puerto , Rican nationalist who tried to ' assassinate President Truman, ' pleaded innocent In a strong and 1 vigoroua voice today to first degree murder charges. “I plead not guilty, your honor." he told federal Judge Henry A. Bchweinh*ut Those were the word* he spoke during his arraignment in a 1 crowded courtroom. He gave that answer when asked how he pleaded to charges of first degree murder, murder in commission of a felony, and two counts of assault: eg*a Although Collaxo has confessed that he and Grlaelio Torresola, 1 another Puerto Rican, attempted 1 to invade prestdenl Truman's Blair House residence to kilt the ' chief esecstlve lt had been expect--1 ed that he would plead not guilty • to the murder charge A White’ House guard--Was killed in.a wild gun battle outside Blair House. h"Tbe i<Wrt* traditionally refuse L to accept a guilty plea in any case 1 Involving a first' degree murder Hcbwelnhaut set no trial date ’ after Lao A. Rover. Collaxo's court ' appointed attorney, made an im passioned plea against bringing Collaxo to trial on Dec K. as the “ assignment clerk had scheduled 1 j The government pbjected to a '' late date. U. 8. attorney George Morris Fay'denied that the prosecution was trying to rush the case to trial out of order to the detriment of Collaxo * civil rights. "But the government." Fay said, "is entitled, to speedy trial."' I ’ Guidance Os Prayer ! Is Cited By Holmes Spiritual Emphasis Services Continue Speaking- with earnestness and | concern for each individual per son. Dr Arthur Holmes, at the I Thursday evening spiritual Minimis service, showed why every man and woman should continue to pray Quoting from the New Testament profusely, he gave Illustrations exhibiting the fact that a Christian's life from day to day and from hour to hour ' should be guided by prayer, for prayer i.< speaking with God the Father who Is everywhere at all imes. He Is with u« whether we are working at the shop or wash- ' Ing—dishes We should not feel that we are too weak or 100 In- , significant to pray, for James 4:15 tells us that 'the prayer of a righteous man avalleth much’" In answer to the question "Does prayer affect the petitioner himself?" he gave example of how “a . Christian can have peace even In pain If he will only seek. God con tlnually and sincerely in prayer " ! He cited the live* of several men who never knew freedom from , pain during their waking hour* , who were serene of spirit and convinced that God Is wholly good Prayer aids each person In that It reveals new truth, brings repose to a distracted mind and freshens I a mind deadened by routine " J The Trinity Evangelical United I Brethren choir provided special music for the service In which the presiding minister was the Rev , William Feller Scripture and prayer were by the Rev. Samuel Emerick. Tonight services will begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock Its- the Methodist church with the Rev Dwight McCurdy fn charge and scripturtt and prayer by the Rev William Feller The Church of God and Bethany Evangelical United Brethren choirs will slwg . ! WEATHER Fair and a llttl* MOlsr tonight. Rartly cloudy and a llttl* warmer Saturday. Lew tonight 2532 earth, 3034 south. High Saturday M-5* north, M-M south.

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A NERVOUS Koreas mother, her "papoos*" os her back, la object of a close search by U. S. military police in th* Hungnam area, on east coeat of North Korea. The email fry watches with raised eyebrow. The mother'* makeshift Ensemble includes a beanie, long trousers wooden shoes Hoareh is underway in hunt for guerilla*.

Bitter White House, Congress Fight Seen Truman Refuses To Abandon Programs Washington. Nov. 17—(UP) — President Truman's refusal to •abandot! hfs falr deal program and Republican claims that he was .repudiated in last week's election forc-hadow* a bitterjwo-ycar fight between the White House and congress -;r Mr. Truman told his new* con ference yesterday that he will demand enactment of his entire pro gram despite heavy Democratic losses in the new K2nd congress House Republican leader Joseph W Martin. Jr., Mas*, said the president apparently didn't read the election return* correctly He •aid the voting showed the “people are dissatisfied" with the administrations domestic and foreign poiicl. 4. Mr Ttuman presumably includ ed civil rights legislation In his no retreat stand The proposal 1* op posed bitterly by southern Detnte crats and a combination of northern Republicans and administration Democrat* seeking to enact it would drive a wedge deeper into : the split between Mr. Truman and the southern wing The president appeared to extend a miniature olive branch Jo the southerners. He said he never had had anv real trouble with them, and that he would not interfere If one of them Is named senate majority leader to replace the defeated Sen Scott W Lucas. 111. Mr Truman said It I* too early to discuss his, rol* in the 1952 presidential election yett^.— ■ But be seemed to be confidently paving th* way for a performance of his i?4k,whistle stop campaign oh which he repeatedly blasted the ‘do-nothing'' Republican controlled SOth congress Political experts be lieve. however, that a similar campaign two years hence would not offer the president too good a target The next time he would be criticising a congress controlled, on paper at least, by his own party Mr Truman said he will ask the lame duck session meeting Nov. 27 to extend federal rent control, ap prove statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, aud work on various appropriations. He added that he ex pects the proposals to get friendly treatment. ■ • . . ... I Unemployment Claims 77 Percent Lower IndianAPolla Nov. 17. -|UP» The 9.807 unemployment claims of last week were 77 percent below the same week of IMS, the Indiana mrsployment security division said today* Only 2.178 new claim* were filed. a decrease of 349 from the ■previous week. More than 3.600 workers were placed In Industrial or commercial Job* by the division

BULLETIN MtMMnDten. Nov 17.-(UF) —The geverivneot announced, today that emergency shipments e< Itt.SOtWOO worth of flour will begin “promptly" to drought-stricken Yugoslavia. Phone Strike Hits 'Atom Energy Plant I ' z ' 43-State Strike Is In Eighth Day New York, Nov. 17 -r- (UP) — ’ ...The atomic energy plant at Oak Ridge. Tenn., was hit by roving telephone pickets today as the 43- > state strike went Into its eighth I day with no immediate prospect of settlement Long distance culls at the government Installation were placed i on an “emergency only" basis\lur- : Ing the early morning hour* By I midniorning the company said all i calls were going through normally With supervisory personnel man- . ■ ntng the switchboards. A spokesman for the atomic en- ' ergy commission said refusal of t local operators to pass a four-man , Western Electric Workers’ picket I tine was not expected to affect of- | tlcial call* from the atomic instalI lation. where AFL carpenters have , been on strike for a week li Elsewhere in the nation, the [7.000 itrlkera continued hit and f run picketing of telephone exchanges, causing temporary disrup- . tion* of service In widely separated area* >i Federal mediators scheduled fur- . tber talk* In New York this afteri noon in an effort to break the rl' deadlock In the wage dispute . Western Electric equipment ln»tal i 1 levs and supply house worker* and ■ 'he company were aaid to be glvI Ing no ground between a reported • | im-cent hourly company offer and ■ 4 15-c*nt union demand. i' At Chicago, the executive board ■ iof the congre • of Industrial org ■ anlxation* extended the ClO's full i hacking to the striking communications worker* of America. CWA •' president Joseph A. Beirne left ! the New York negotiations to attend the CIO meeting One of hi* I aides remained here for the talks. •1 '’’/'--i' -j Barber Funeral To Be Held Saturday Funeral service* have been ap ranged tor Raymond Barber, of Warren. 0.. wpo died Thursday morning at the Charles Andrews 1 residence her*, where he had been , visiting. Brief service* will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Zwick ■ funeral home, the Rev. Hereld J. Welty officiating. Friend* m*y call at the funetal home until time of ' the service* Th* body will be sent i. to the Carl Hall funeral home In i Warren. 0.. where services will be held at 2 m. Monday

Red Silicide Battalion Upsets Time-Table Os Yank Drive OnKapsan

14 Men lewe For Induction Nov. 29 Four Others Slated For Physical Exams The Adam* eonuty elective service office today released the name* of four mor* men who are scheduled to take their prwinduction physicals a* well aa the name* of the 14 men who will leave'for »*rvice November (0. At the same time the board released the announcement that regardless or whether the registrant is married or single at the time he receive* hi* notice to appear tor hi* physical examination, he will be . processed as though he were single This will be retroactive a* of teat Wednesday, whoa the board met It means that even though married,,. the registrant, should he pas* hi* , physical, will be subject to indue- ( tion call the same a* a single maa The name* of those who are HineaUi*-u <>* app«*»r iu NoVemlwr'2o tbs thelf pretwtuctlon physical examination Includ* Martin H. Soils, Jack J. Richard*. Go.don Brodbeck. DUbert Koenemaau Those men Who have received their notices of induction aud will leave tor servic- November 1* Include Charles N. McCullough. Horace Creekmore. Charles Abre ham. Charles Albert Sheets, Chester William Steven*. Hubert P Schmitt. Jr.. Lawrence Calvin Gallogly. Loren Wayne Myers, William Andrew Bailey, Robert Edward Beijput. Norman Leon Lehman. Vaughn Lee Mclntosh. Herbert Eu-1 gene Cook. James Henry Hes* ■ All but Creekmore were member* I of the contingent that toof physical examinations O< ;ober 31. The board noted particularly in its announcement that it I* im ' portaut that the registrants notify the board of any change of adI dress of marital status, of po«i-; - tions. and similar data This information need not be de- ■ llvered in person, but can be forwarded by mail The important thing to remember, the statement said,’is to get the changes to the 1 board Townships To Hold Elections For PMA Name Committemen j; By November 24 Winfred L Gerke. chairman of the Adam* County PMA committee. announced today that the annual PMA townaAfp committeeman •lee Hons wHI be held by mall. Gerke stated that three regular committeemen and two alternate committeemen’ will be elected in each township Ballot* are being mailed by the PMA office to eligible farmer*. An envelope for returning the ballot will be enclosed, which should be used in returning the ballot. All farmers are urged to mark the ballot for the men of their choice and return the ballot to the county of flee before November 24 Committeemen elected will serve during the 1951 program yeiflf? •<- Gerke state* that the community and county PM A committees are charged with tbr local administration of such national farm pro* - grama as the agrteultural conserve tion program, commodity loan*, price support programs and other* Tberkfore. he advise* every farmer to vote in thi* election a* It t* im portant to have program decision* and suggestion* made by commit teemen who represent the choice of a majority of farmer* la their respective communities, and this will be certain If every eligible farmer vote* in th* election. Person* who ar* elected chair man of their townihlp committee* will also serve as delegate* to the county convention, which I* held for the purpose of electing a county commute* tor 1951

UN Council Is Near Vote On Order To Reds President Truman Reassures Chinese On American Aims Flunking N. Y , Nov 17. —(UP) — The United Nation* security council today neared a vote on it* resolution ordering Red Chinese troop* out of Korea, but the measure wa* doomed in advance to a veto by Rueaia. Western nation* hoped that assurance* to Peking that the UN ba* no aggressive aims on Cblna ■would result In the troop withdrawal without the need of the resolution. The United States led the ap-' peal to Peking with -Preeideat Truman's statement iff American and UN aims tn the Korean vraf Hl* statement, issued yesterday tn Washington nd read into the record of the security council, firmly assured Red China that th* I UN—and the UJS has designs gainst Chine** territory or interests. Ths Truman statement said: "It ha* been repeatedly stated that It I* the Intention of the UN l to l<x alls* the conflict and to with ' draw it* forces from Korea 1* j Mxot a* the situation permßs.. -i "Speaking for the United States ! government, and people. 1 can give assurawe that we are supporting and are acting within the limits of UN policy in Korea, and that; me have never at any time enter-; tained any intention to carry hostilities into China; no far a* the U. S. 1* concerned. I wash to state unequivocally that because of our i deep devotion to the cause- of 'world peace, and ourlony.standing: friendship for the people <it China ! «e will take every honorable step' to prevent any extension of.the; hostilities in the far east. "If the Chinese communist auth- - orlties or people believe otherwise, it can only be because they are being deceived by those whose advantage It I* to prolong and extend hostilities in the far east against the interest* of all far eastern people " °- Despite Mr. Trwman'* statement, i Russian delegate Jacob A. Malik | announced that he would veto the ■six-power resolution on China's entry Into the Korean war which now I* before the council. Dr. Arthur Holmes Is Rotary Speaker Inspiring Address Presented To Club Dr Arthur Hohne*. head of psychology and philosophy of religion at the Butler University school of religion at Indianapolis, was the guest speaker at the weekly meeting ot the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening Dr. Holmes, who I* delivering a serie* ot lecture* at spiritual emphasis week «ervlce* at |he Firth Methodist church this week, under .Auspices of the Decatur ministerial association, presented an Inspire tlooal address on "Deal* and Ideals" to the service club. Th* Butler professor urged con-1 stant working toward an ideal*** ■ the way to a fuller and more abun dant way of life. Alway* striving for perfection enriches the soul ot man. the speaker emphasised. Th* Rev William C Feller wa* chairman of the program Wilbur Petrie, club president, announced that no meeting will be bald next week, with th* regular meeting date falling on Thanksgiving. and that the Rotary club will entertain the ladle* the follow Ing week. Nov 39

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United Nations In General Advance On North Korea Front Despite Resistance Tokyo. Saturday. Nov IS—(UP) —A communist suicide battalion mouse-trapped an American armored column in a narrow mountain gorge six mile* south of Kapaan Friday, but the Americans fought back with tank, mortar and machine gun tire and wiped out the enemy In ff <wo-hour battle Nevertheless, the enemy attack setback tbe American time-table by a day The Americans now hope to reach Kapson today (Saturday.) Tbe enemy suicide band apparently was loft behind a* the main enemy force* pulled back toward Manchuria. 23 mile* away Tbe 17th regimental combat team ot tbe U S. 7th divskm-bad outdistanced it* flanker* and wa* " moving through a narrow mountain road when "all hell broke jooee.'’ .The Red* opened up with rifle* _*n<l burp guns from a rtdge One bullet ricocheted off the' Kefmet of regimental commander CoL Herbert B Powell, and he sprained his, ankle a* ha dropped into a- - ditch Road block* and blown up bridge* ateo were delaying thw — armored column * advance. '• Untied Press correapewdeat William Chapman reported: I "Even wounded North Korean* I refused to quit Some of them ■ stayed on the hill Sides a* the artißery barrage rolled toward them and continued to snipe at Americans to the valley I saw one < ommuni«t soldier begin to -smoulder ttn the fire, but be still herd his ! rifle." ; On the right of the Americans : the South Korean capital division ' gained two miles along the Korean east coast, pushing two communist regiments back across the Myong-<-hon river A 10th corps spokesman said tlse | "tide is turned " on the capital 'division front. ; The American 7th division ex- .- pected to take Kapsan today and I to reach the MaTlchurian frontier at the Yato.ekrtfjjin four days It was a day of general United Nation* gains all along the 259mile front. To the left of the 7th division, patrols of the marine 7th regiment pushed five mile* north on each side ot the ice-rimmed Chosln reservoir. halt completing the envelopment ot th* great electric power basin which Chinese troop* had bean sent into central Korea to letend The marine* encountered about 150 Chinese troops two mile* west ot the southern tip of the reservoir and scattered them with air and ground attack* Tbe allies also strengthened their line »crox* Kore*’* narrow wai t.-in a move to plug the cor--idor through which Chinese and NoVh Korean troops have been in titrating A battalion of Puerto Rican •roop* of the American 3rd dtvilon advanced eight mile* west from Habongsan to the eastern most end ot the sector controlled by the ROK Sth division Intelligence reports said the enemy planned to strike with lO.ono men from asemblv area* below Yongdok in the Taekson moun■ains, toms 50 mile* below present front line* and in the area between Pyongyang on the west and Won- • Twsw Te Feer >