Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 283, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1950 — Page 1

■ —I Vol XLVIII. No, 283.

RED TROOPS BEGIN PUSH ON PYONGYANG

Acheson Ca)k UN Delegates To Conference Surprise Parley Os Acheson, Top U. S. Delegates Is Held Washington Dec. 2 - (UP) — Secretary of state Dean Acheson tailed a aurprise cooference today with the United Stale*' two — top representative* at the United Nations to "consult oa Korea." The (tale department Mid that chief UN delegate Warren K. Anetta and Ambassador Krneat A. Gross flew here early this morning from Lake Success Io meet with Acheson and other top diplomatic officials. The department Mid that top Mate department official* also would met with diplomatic representatives of the other 2* American nation* tor a "hrleflntt” on the world (Till*. Acheson and this government* UN official* war* certain to draft f strategy on next move* Io he tabr * early next week in the United Nation* in an effort to avoid *< spread of the Korean conflict. The United State* wa» reported ta he considering giving It* «upv port to a two-way reaolution aimed at discouraging the Chtoeee Communist* from continuing their O intervention Thte would include a plea for a cease fire and with- > drawal hy the Chine** Comtnuntat* and. If thta were not carried out. * second move to brand the CbineM Red* a* aggressor* ■ < Meanwhile. American officiate eapreeaed the hope that UN force* can hall the Chinese Common tat offensive la Korea by military measure* before Preaident Trunu* meet* with Brillab Prime Minteter Clement R Attlee here on Tuesday. The top-level conference* at the anm department today were reganlml also *a laying the ground ! work tor th* Truman-Attlee meet- . tag Preparation* were nacuesary i to coordinate American policy It- ; tween Washington and laike Su. cess before the British prime min later arrive* to exptes* hl* view* Informant* Mid slablllxstion of : the battle lines would provide a; better atmosphere for the lop- , level meeting that could lead to a common policy on alleviating the ; new threat to world peace. Diplomatic authorities regard I stabilisation of the line* the most critical necessity of the war because H might reveal any bidden desire of the Chinese Red* to negotiate a settlement The White House announced, that Mr. Truman and Attlee will | meet her* on Tuesday Attlee | leave* London tomorrow by plane. 1 accompanied by about 10 mll|tary , and civilian advisers. He will coater with British Ambassador Sir Oliver Frank on Monday In advance of the momentous meeting, there is no real optimism in official quarters that the Chinese might be willing to discuss peace But the allied powers fighting under th* UN Itanner are’ reported willing to consider any bona fide formui* that would stem the plunge toward a third world war. Memorial Services At Elks On Sunday The public is invited to the annual memorial service* of Decatur I sedge M 3 of the B. P O Elk* at the Elks home Sunday at J pm. The Rev. Lffwreuce Norrl*. paktor of Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church, will deliver the addreM ~ - J. K. Eady, exalted ruler- and lodge officers will be In charge of the ritualistic, work and Mrs. L. A Holthouse will direct the music program. Members are asked to meet at the home at 1:« and join in paying tribute to decreased menrbers of the lodge. Eight member* expired thi» y*a r , David Macklin. lodge secretary, reported. Valparaiso Woman Is Burned To Death Valparaiso, Ind.. Dec. I—(UP)— Miss Ora Sweeney. 10. died yesterday of burns suffered when her clothing caught fire as she bent over 'a stove Thursday.

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Browder Jailed *L > -J < ' I i ■ 1 5’ - Rbr' wAdt-' . i " No. I American I'ommuntat Earl Browder, enter* U. B. District I ' Court at Washington where he io produce ILSOM bond. yud was jailed He had''bee'll fre'd' on' . personal recognliancv on a charge of contempt of Congress Nine Churchmen Are Convicted By Czechs Catholic Hierarchy > • Given Prison Terms Prague. Cieehoslovakla. Dec t. (i«P>- Nine members of Cseeh. oslovakia's Roman. Catholic hierarchy were convicted today of treason and espionage a* agents of the Vatican in an alleged plot to over ! Ithrow the < iHiimunlst government I 1 The- state court sentenced thenIto prison term* ranging from 10 . years to life anti fined them 140" to 13.1*00 Court president Jaroslav Novak said the directed in Czech''Slovak iMK Archbishop Josjel Beran of VHguc and Archltis- ' hop Josof Muttu’ha of ttlomoih unIderorder* from Pope Pin* XII de silvered by the papal num iatirra j.hare 1 Ovverwment officials said Beran' and Matocha hare "voluntarily rc-‘ tired" to their palaces. Jan <>pa*ek., 37, ablmt of the Benedictine Monastery In Brevnu- { Prague, was sentenced to life Im-1 ! prisonment and fined fJ.otm Two I other defendants got 25-year sent-1 few-es. and two more. 20-yea • I | terms. | Son|e were convicted of fraud. I tperjirry and aubornation of witness-1 e* in addition to the main tree V son and espionage count*. j After • short consultation with, their defense lawyers, all nine de . fendants accepted their sentences ' Ea<h In turn was called before the| toiirt and *aid "Honorable state court I accept the judgment ami am grateful so" thta opportunity to cleahse myself of my crime* and undo my actions against the people " | Nbvak Mid that six of the defendant* were liable to the su pretpe penalty death under the law. hat the court took Into consideration the alleviating ctreum stance* 'That they were infected l.y their long rear* of study In Rome." 'The court is the spokesman Os the people and the court believes that the pecvple's Dembcratk- re gtetie Is sufficiently strong not t - have to resort to the supreme penalty." he said. SI 00,000 Fira Loss At Peru Last Night Peru. Ind. Dtf 8-(UPI- Fire swept a new factory of the H. A. Thrush Co., with damage estimated at tllHl.wui last night, before the firm hegau using it. The company make* heating supplies In another j plant and had planned to begin production soon In the recently completed building which burned Noon Edition

United Slates Stands firm On Korean Demands To Demand Chinese Rods Pull Troops From Korea Front Flushing. N Y.. Dee. Z. -<UP»— The United Btates will aland firm on it* demand that communist China pull it* troops out of Korea I ttafore any powe negotiations cap begin authoritative source* said today. However. US. delegate* are -watching a-Mh interest talk* between India and the Chinese red delegation. ! The U B. still intend* to take {the far eastern crisis to th* Unitl ed Nations' general assembly, but It is expected that any action will be deferred until President Tru I man and British Prime Minister 1 clement Attlee begin their talk) at Washington next Tuesday.. In the meantime, the American delegation conferred with other delegations on the form of the resolution to be pxeagnted to the asseovbly. Tft?'measure, which was expected to be whipped into final form today, will take a stronger line agaifijit 'fhe Chinese communists than the "Quit-Korea" resolution vetoed by llussfa in the secur. . last Thursday. Inform ed source* predicted. They would not say. however, whether It would ask the Co-nation group to brand the Peking regime as an aggressor. The Chinese communist delegation dropped their aloofness yesterday and conferred with India's Sir Renegal Raa aad UN secretary general Trpgve Lie. The conference with Lie was on routine matter*, it was generally believed but the talks with Rau held KOtne prmntae of bringing the start of genuine negotiations How. i ever, western sources cautioned ! igalnst over offtimlstic speculation on the basis of the hour's talk Rail held with Gen Wii Hslu Chuan. chief of the Peking delegation. tT Rau said only that he had "a very friendly talk" with the Chin esc and ‘believed that further von(Tara Tr I'awv Three l Commissioners To i Make Appointments I i One New Member To i Take Office Jan. 1 Approximately a doxen appointi ments will be made by the Adam* < county commissioners either thta | month or on New Year's day. dej lu-ndlng on the procedure of the i boanl In relation to the posts to be ' filled ' The political lineup of the board ' remains the same, but one Mew! | member. 1-ewls Worthman of Pre--1 ble township, will assume office on (January 1. He replace* John W. Blakey, who served two terms as commissioner from the first district. Appointments which will be - made by the commtasioaers inI elude: County physician, oneyear term, a post now filled by Dr. Johh Terveer of this citv A member of the board of trustees of the Adame county memorial hospital. The four-year term of Fred Kamholx. of Berne, expire* thta year A oneyear appointment to the county alcoholic beverage board. The incumbent Is Oroce Tope of St Man's township. Appointment of a county health nurse for one year, a post now filled by Miss Jean Shockley Appointment of a county superintendent of highway* and four district supervisor*. Phil Sauer I* the present superintendent. A oneyear appointment as matron of the court house, a place now filled by Mr* Verona Veal*. Two other appointment* will be made after the first of the year. They are a county attorney, whose j term begins Teb ,1. l*St Ed A Boase I* now serving the board as county attorney. Tha appointment of a aaperlntundent of the county home, a post now filled by Fraak Kltaon. I* scheduled after th* first of the year Kltsoa's >eem expire* March I.

o*cat*r, l*di*M, Saturday, December 2, 1950

Hear Mobiqxation Plan . J-'' ■ ' W' i ' • . • • ( W; AVtmiA MABR|MAI*u lo Tryman. ait<T atcrefary of tttate Doan laara the white Hmioe after heartag Mr. Tranum toll a mobilisation ronfenmee he will ask - Congress for SI7.HujMW.OBR for military and atomic spendin* in the Korean rrtsis.

12 North Koreans Are foiled As Assossiiff Arrosted Far .Plot Against Officials Pyongyang. Korea. Dec. t—(UP) - Twelve Pyongyang citlaeas were arrested test night tor plotting to assaMinaie Col. C. R. Munske or Brooklyn, N V., American civil ar|*h> chief, and the mayor and two vk-e mayor* of this former ('ommitnist capital Munske sort the 12 North Kve runs were arrested' by polk* chief Wang Gun. a North Korean who went to geoul after the Communist occupation of hta homeland and returned with UN force*. Eight of the arrested men were, menilters iff Wang's own newlyformed police force. Munske said, i The defendant* Intended to as- | sasslnate Munske and the North i ! Korean oftklalk "by shooting or us-, I Ing hand grenade*/' the American ; officer said I He said there were about S.oott North Korean* in the Uommuntat ! underground in Pyongyang and have been since the Americans'' arrival in the city. To cope with i them, he said, there, is an estlmat-’ ed battalion of South Korean military police and the United Nathms forces in and around the former capital Munske said he doubted the underground would make any concerted effort to help the advanc tag Chinese for two or three days i He said the 300.000 inhabitants of (he city about half the normal population -were jittery about the possibility of Chinese capture of (Ter. Ta Paw* atal

Santa Claus- To Arrive Here Monday Afternoon _

Everything is in readiness for, the giant parade to he held Monday. and Chamber of Commerce officiate, sponsors of the spec taele, are hoping for an assist from the weatherman to make the parade a success. — Much interest has been shown already, and a great deal of anticipation expressed awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus and hta live animal* and toy* when they arrive here for the program of en-, tertainment and parade. One of the main feature* of the afternoon’* festivities, of course, will be the crowning of Ml** Merry Christmas, the coronation to precede the parade. Mayor John Doan will place the crown on the queen at ceremonies on Court street at 1:M p. m. The queen and her attendant* will then be taken back to the parade starting point and the parade will begin Immudlatoly. Tha parade will feature float* •nd character* depleting scenes from fairyland aad Mother Goom stories a* wall a* live wild animals. Mora t£an IJh stagpnta from

Docatur Ministers Will Moat Monday The Decatur ministerial association will hold It* monthly session at 9: JO o'clock Monday morn Jng the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. All minteter* , fS. tke cky are urged to be presi eat. j ; Thawing Weather Is Welcomed hi City f Nearly Half Inch Os Rainfall Here The weather, capricious at best and malicious at worst, brightened up today, and was treating everyone like a long, lost friend After showing off a little last weekend, like a small boy perform-■ Ing gymnastics in front of hta I favorite girl friend to display his .i muscles, the weather smiled today. I and almost looked a little sheepish* for having done all those thing*. Aud to show that momentarily at least hi* intentions are good, fol- ' lowing 4C of an tach of tain which I fell ia the !4 hour period ending at ' a am. today, as reported hy HI ‘ Meyers, instead of turning the cold . shoulder and freeling everything up. the weather maintained a nice, warm attitude Congenial. The warm weather sent the county highway workers out on the road* today, to widen the paths they had carved out during the week. Working 24 hours a day. I they were able to clear the more ■ than Tt» miles of county highways. Today they are simply expanding (Tar. Tw rase Utav

I the Decatur high achools will pari ticipate dressed in various appropriate. colorful costume* Scheduled to start promptly at 2 p. m. th* parade will form on Fourth street, according to Ted HUI. parade chairman The route of tbe parade will lie from Fourth to Adam* *truet. north on Second street to Marshall, then return on SecoM street Following the parade free act* , will be shown on Court street featuring howboys. clown* and many* other* Mis* Eileen Gelmer of the Dqcatur Catholic high school. I* leading in the conteet. according to the last tabulation. Contest official* are anticipating an avalanche of teat minute votes to be east today, and are planning on a busy Bunday afternoon tallytag the final results. The identity of the queen will not be disclosed until the crowning eeromuny. L R. ZlntsmMter. queen contest chairmaa. has asked that all queen candidatee report to the high school gymnasium al I P » Moe day

Gen. MacArthur Accuses Communist Chinese Os Opening Undeclared War

Accusation Made By MacArthur; Still Hopes Settlement To Halt Warfare Tokyo. Dec. J — (UPI — Gen. Douglas MacArthur accused Communist China today of launching an undeclared war against the United Nation* ia Korea, bat said he still hopes tor a peaceful negotiated settlement. He said overwhelmingly outnumbered United Nations fotjes in Korea now face well-equlppw Red armies totalling mor* than fcte.no* men — 500.000 of them Chinese and 100.000 to 140.000 Ztartlk Korea** being reorganised aatnpbuiU* hv the Chinese Mt. he said, he never has recommended or asked for authority to bomb Chinese territory north of the Yalu river frontier nor ha* he asked for authority to use the MacArthur reviewed the prob-, tom* posed by China'* taterveirin Korea In • statement of , "categorical. ana were" to quaa- ! t lons submitted by the pres*. It I was In question and answer form. * Asked flatly if he hoped the Korean problem caA be settled by negotiation. MacArthur Mid; “I sincerely hope so. Settlement of International issue* by peaceful rather than mean* is always to be desired.'' He declined to speculate about what may happen next in Korea. Highlight* included: 1. "A state of undeclared war between the Chinese Communist* and the United Nation* forces now exists." 2. Allied reverses are "due entirely - to -rt he- - ■ (Tverwhetmtag strength of the enemy;, who completely outnumbers n* on the ground." 3. He knew <»f no way in which I th* reverses could have been avoided "under the conditions which existed " 4 The only other recourse to launching the 111-fated allied of- ■ fenrive Nov. 24 would have been to "resign ourselvee to the possibility of a devastating strike in j <Tura Te ISawe alvei i . 25 Soviet Divisions In Eastern Germany U.S. Commissioner Reports Strength Bonn. Germany, Dec. 2. —(UP)— U. 8. high couwnlMloner John J. McCloy say* the RuMian* have more than 25 combat-ready divb stons in eastern Germany capable of reaching the Rhine in a quiet push. r But McCloy in an taxpromptu dlKusaton with correspondent* 'last night, emphasised thte Russian jrtrength ha*, been in the sorle. 'tone *tace well befpre the outbreak of the Korean war. There have bean no recent report* of special military activity In eastern Germany, he added. ' It was the first time McCloy had discussed the question of Russian strength for publication. McCloy'* estimate waa conslderab. ly below the Bonn government's. West German offk-lals have spoken repeatedly of li Russian dlvl slona stressing that he did nor-want to create a "scare psychology” McCloy Mid these' ar* fact* wbteh allied planner* hav* 'tad in their po**ea*ion for a lona time. McCloy Mid the lack of military activity in eaatern Germany te not necaaaarily reassuring. The tallyequipped ißuMian division* atationed there could roll westward with little advance notice, be aaM. The more complicated tasks of mounting ouch as operation he Mid. could be accomplished farther to the east—perhaps in Poland, where aeeracy Is easier to main tala. Informed western military and imlltk-al officials have said that Riimls hss enough troop* in the (Twvw «* Fea* »«**(

rrencn Lsaoer ConfersWilh Clement Attlee Prelude To Attlee Meeting Next Week With Pres. Truman Ixmdon. Dec. 2— lUPt—French Premier Rene Pleven coaferrwd with British Prime Minister Clot etit Attlee today on a Joiht wanting to the United State* agaiast any move that would explode the Korean crlsl* into a third world war. Pleven arrived by air from Par Robert Schuman They held their first meeting with Attlee and ailing British foreign secretary Ernest Bev in It we* a prelude to Attlee's meeting next week With President Truman in Washington The French and British leader* met at No 10 Downing street tn mould joint demands ou tbe U S for localising the Korean war and preventing wne of the atom bomb A French spokesman In Parts said Pterin still ha* not decided witetiu-r to accompany Aittee to Washington and make U a Mff three" conference But even If he doesn't, the French and British are In close accord on what they believe is tbe right way to prevent the spread of the Korean conflict into h war which might envelop dm fehaeless Europe They want a compromise' With Communtet China. Gen Dttuglas MacArthur's statement tbat a state of unde clared war exists with Communlat China is exported to lend even stronger urgency to French and British demands for “cool heads' aud going slow at present. Attlee and Pleven have virtually the unanimous backing of their 90.000,000 people on this stand. British conservative leader Winston Churchill also has said that tbe mortal danger I* in Europe These arc the main point* of French policy—with which Britain has concurred —on Which Pleven won an overwhelming vote of confidence in the French national assembly last night: - t. —The atom bomb must not be used, regardless of tbe bleakness of the military situation, without consideration that it would inflame neutral world opinion •gainst the weet. increase the danger of a general war. and might bring atom bomb* down on western Europe 2 MacArthur's force* must act solely within the limits decided (Tara Te Cage Three> Lows Kdtef Dies Early This Morning Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Louis Kefler., M. retired laborer and a native of Germany. Sled at f. 10 o’clock this morning at his home. 133 South Eleventh street, following an ItlneM pt two year* Ha waa born in Germany Jan. H. 10*4. a aoa of James and Bar bar* Keller, but had lived In the United Stales most of bl* lite He was married to Pearl Cook-May JI, 1909 * ’ He was a member ot the .Church of Gad. Only survivor* tn addition to hte wife are two grandchildren. Two sons, three brother* aad one ateter preceded him ta death Funeral service* will be held st Ipm Tuesday at the Black fun oral home and at 1:30 (Petock at th* Church of God. the Rev Dwight R. McCurdy officiating Baria! will be in the Decatur cemetery Friend* may call al the tuner*! home after IO ■ m Sunday ♦ ',( ‘ *

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Estimote 600,000 Chinese And North Koraorn In .Drive To Take Pyongyang Tokyo. Dec. t- (OH— Tbe vanguard of CMCowanniM troop* began their assault on tbe outer defenae* of Pyowgyang today, and U 8. Xlk army unit* began pulling •outh toward the Mitt parallel An estimated SMWte Cblnexa and Kte.oo* regrouped North Koreans were thrown into a massive effort to trap Gen. Douglas MacArthut* battered, outuumhered 1 i’gited Nation* force* on both 1 ! coast* of Korea. la the we»t. etemcate of }C divteions rolled «»ath and 1 opened probing attack* preliminary ' to a mas* aakault on the former 1 North Korean capital. Throughout the western defense area, from the Yellow Sea to cen ' .{teeaMGMum grim ,wqw*tto-ea«e »talo, »th army headquarter*. All were alike They -aid Cbtaeae avmored '! ur.l:«. toot soldier* and home . ..umu- were bearing down on the l iSy of JM.aua popnlarion ■ In the weal, elememte .of IC Uhl--1 ( r.e«e dlvtetatt* poured south part * j the northeast sides of the new allied deftnee line Mor. Pyoag 1 rang, former captael et CoWMaunisi North Korea « * < hlaese troop* “» horsehacx I penetrated as far wuth as Rung; 0 (bon. 25 mii«a aaM notthenrt et ■ Pyowffyaag. and Uskad up with a North Korea* gnerrMn dteMon » They stopped a U S let cavalry f I division 'xmnier attack owe mite f I from the city II Other Chinese force* thrusting r I down through central Korea swung ; ; eash captured Yangdirt and i ed on a mile or two to wlthia :• miles of the big sifted east coast ba.e of Wonsan * A push to the (Oast around Worn — - *an would cut off M.tme or move : allied troops In northeast Korea i from all escape except by sea. Some 15.t*w to ±o.oM of them - the Ist marine <i(vision and element* of the U S- 7th division already were encircled by the Chinese Communists around the t’ho- . itin reservoir, nearly miles north of Wonsan They were making a fighting withdrawal down either side of the reservoir through murderous Communist fire, but stHI have 10 mile* or more to go before they wilt he in the clear The rest of the 7rh division, along I the Manchurian frontier at Hyesan, jin. ICO mites north of Wonsan, and the South Korean" capttot division. , some J3O miles up the east coast within 50 mite* of Siberia, ateo . may have to be pulled back There were iudk-atlons that the i Americans already may have withdrawn from the border area to pne , tect their flank A 9th corps spokesman said part t of the 7th division's 17th regiment i was now fight tag east of the reservoir aad another ot its battalions was trying to break the Communtet ring from the south It was thn 17th that drove to the border test morrth The threat to Wonsan came In the midat of preparation* to tran» fer troops from the east coast Hy air to the sagging wemevu line The airlift was postponed in definitely because of bad weather and serious logistic problems WEATHER Cloudy and turning eeliter tenipet and Sunday. Snow flur- > rtes northwest. Lew tonight 2S to M north. M to <S south High Sunday 2S to M north. SS to 4S south. zo' < ‘’p's* Xi. 1 \ fV< 3C22IHKBSL—jSBL