Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1950 — Page 1

DECATUR DAIIT DEMOCRAT

VOL XLVIII. No. 287.

20,000 YANKS BATTLING TO ESCAPE TRAP

Report Reply Kccciveo rrom China Leaders 13 Notions Making Appeal To Chinese w Meeting In Secret Lake Stkvm. N. T., Dec: 7_c4VP) -Thirteen nation* Which apliealed to Ibe Chinese <-ommuui«ts not to cross the 38th parallel ini Korea met *ecreti|t today amid reports that « reply had been received from the P.4ing govern ment There was no confirmatiots of reports that Peking* reply ha<l been received. hat 'Mino among the 11 Allan and Arab sponsors of the appeal promised an announcement later today The appeal, which Indian sourced have aald carried with it an assurance to Communist China that the I'N force* would net re invade North Korea, was siren to'flea. Wa Halu t’haan. chief of the Red Chinese deleffatlvm to the CN. on Tuesday night. A I’B spokesman denied that the Americans had been 'ashed "to irtreapproval to any Implications' in Iho ftppMrt —~ —■" - There wa* ao inkling of the content of the Peking reply If one actually had been received hut an Indian spokesman express ed fear that the American stalemeat had lessened the chances of communist acceptance. Wu received meanwhile a copy <rf an Arab league proposal so» a .liHlay truce In Korea and a threemouth truce In the cold war The proposal, made yesterda to I’N serretaaydmnorel Trygve Lie hy ( “•Abdul Rahman Alum Pasha, secretary general of the Arab league, wa* given to Wu al hi* Waldorf Astons headquarter* at Tin Azzam Pasha was scheduled to < (infer With Lie today on the plan, which contains a suggestion fol a Trutnan-Stalln meeting Ohserv er* believe.! this part of the pro posal would he scrapped ——Wlrtte private consultations in the delenates lounge. the generalyassemIdy’s maln-polilical ran headlong into a Soviet filibuster as it sought to start debate on a six-nation resolution asking lek ing to pull it* troop* <’**• <rf K,,rea Immediately. Hardest-hitting statement in the two-hour procedural debate on whether the ’quit Korea resolution should be debate.) ahead of th« Russian complaint of Amencan air and »val "aggression" against China. made by Czechoslovakia'* Or Vavro Hadiu He said the demand on Pek Idk *’ a * academic nt boat. Adoption of the propo-al would be of platoniu value and tn the realm of fiction In a few days, even. because of how fast the American troop* are running l» retreat.- Hadju said. -s'----J Ruaaian foreign minister Andrei Y. Vlshln*ky backed his Czech colleague ’’The urgency of this proposal he aaid. "did not grow except for the circumstance mentioned by the delegate from Caechoslovakia That circumstance Is the debacle (Tern Te Paue Mat Good Follows ClutF Previous Total >139.13 Roddy ... — A Friend ............ <5 John Laurent ......— I®" Mrs. Emma Fritzinger 1.00 ( >14358 Checks can be made opt to Good Fellows Chib. % Mary Ann taur ent. 104 North Third street Officials of the Delta Theta Tau sorority, sponsor* of (he flood Phllow campaign, today urged all l>eraon« who know of anyone "who might need help thin Christmas «eaa<m" to contact Mi«* Mary Ann Irureiit. dial 3-1417. Members of the sorority, who work unstinting of time and effort, have expressed the hope that they might make this a merrier Christmas for some unfortunate Decatur families., and are seeking the cooperation of the people of this city—to give generously for this - cause Boxes have been placed In the Flrat RUte Ranh lobby, the Hollhouae Drug store and the Dailr Democrat office for the con venlence of those who wish to contribute to the Good Fellow*

Dements Come To Acheson’s Defease four Congressmen Molly To Acheson Dec. 7— tl’Pl — Four house Democrats came to secretary of stale Dean Acheson's •lefvtpm today as Republicans in'eArffled efforts to gel tile secrec scalp. Uu the susmiv side, the Itepulr Ifoaa fsdlgyL committee Itegandraftiug u ti(telet lon for presentation to the ftni senate Republican conference. If approved. It would he a formal party demand that President Truman lire Acheson. The GOP ranfermcc wilt cone - er It next Week On tha house side: Rep Chet Holifield. Ik. Cal.. called Acheson "a great public servant " He linked Republicans to let the secretary alone Hep Emanuel Cellar. D. N Y., said nothing would hetp the enemy more "than to .break down the people's confidence In the handling of foreign affair*." — A Republican got in the last word. Rap Hugh D Scott. Jr.. R., Pa., renewed demands for Acheson’s dismissal. He said this country has lost every diplomatic contest" - roc.. Wori.l War 41Other i-ongresyional developments; ' ( Civil Defense A Chairman Carl Vinson of the house armed aeevice* committee said the civil defense administrator under . a .13.-. lOO.tWO.tUH) program before ®n-> gress could la* "an absolute dictator" Controls - President Walter P. Reuther of the CIO l ulled Auto Workers said that before the defense emergency I* over labor wilt "have to work more than 40 hour* a week. But he said labor should gel It* share of an extra- profile resulting from a longer work week. Reuther testified liefore the house senate " watchdog" committee on economic- controls.

bulletin . Washington, Dec. 7.— (UP) —The senate today passed a two month extenaton es federal rent controls through next Feb. 2X. Melvin Dnvis Dies As Daughter’s Home 2 Funeral Services „„Saturdoy Afternoon Funeral service* will be held Haturday at 2 p ni. in the Willshire t'ntted Brethren (hutch, and butial will be in the Willshire cemetery, for Melvin Davis 89-yeapold retired farmer who died Wednesday in the home >f his son-in-law and daugh ter. the Rev. and Mis. Floyd Cole, in Cincinnati. <>. He was 11l two keeks The .Rev Ralph Carter, of this cily. will officiate at the services Mr Davis was a lifelong resident of Ohio, horn May 12. 1841. in Van Weft county He was married Februaty I. 1906, and his wife. Mrs Rbwena Doris, survives. In additiM to his wife, he 1* survived by four sons. Forest, of Fo* tori*. O: Robert, of Fort Wayne; Roy. of Mendof*. ill ; and Harry of Indianapolis; three daughter*. Mr*. Fein Heath. Akron. (> ; Mrs. Floyd Cole. Cincinnati, and Mr*. Evelyn Fortney, of Decatur rural route. There are 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren who alao survive. . The body was removed from the Cowan funeral home to the home of Mr and Mr* Frank Fortney, two miles west of Willshire on state road 121. where friend* may call Local Man's Sister Dies At Fort Wayne Services for Mrs Homer Bash, 40. whose death occurred Wednesday at her home In Fort Wayne, will he held at 1:30 p m. Friday at the Klaohn funeral home. Fort Wayne Mr* Bash wa* a sister of N>r man Katl. personnel director at Central Soya company. Surviving beside* the brother are her husband and a son. Thoma* J . a cadot at Howe Military Acad- < my. her mother limi three Plltei brother* • -c™

Civilians Flee Red Hordes TNCIR FMT BLtRDING and their chlldreu crytag. North Korean clvtllans jam the hank of the Taedoog river near Pyongyang aa they steel themselves before wading across the h-y stream before the ad vanning Chinese Communist armies Cold and exhausted, they seek sanctuary with I' NJ force*

Veterans Picked By fate pMwMinMK VWIV fXWBFWWBSWiav* Fort Wayne Solon Speaker Os Hoose Indianapolis. Dec. 7 —IUFJ— Republican legislators, who will rule both bouse* of the Indiana legislature, scattered to their home* today after two day* in which they picked veterans to lead their Clday biennial fight with the Demo , crate. • Rep W. O. Hughes. Fort Wayne, I wa* elected speaker by a caucus , 44 house member*- yesterday atler a Olritfd three-way contest. ■fOmh Waghre and Hen. dohn W. Van Ness. Valparaiso, who wa* chosen , president pro tent Tuesday, began their legislative service in 1»1» Their selection* and those of the other legislative officers must be confirmed by their respective -houses -when they- are organized aHei convening Jan. 4, But that was a formality, since voting during the organization is on strict - party lines —————-—i Hughes, who was minority leader of the 40 house Republicans in 194 k. defeated Reps, laurence Bak er. Kendallville, and Kenneth Blackwell, Franklin, on the second ballot He was only four votes abort of eleeti«jn on the first ballot. on which he got 29 vole* to 21 for Baker and 14 for Blackwell. Blackwell dropped out. and Hughes was elected. 3g io 2fi. Rep Olean Slenker. Monticello, was had been a candidate for *|>eaker until nirtttinat ions were made, wa* unanimously chosen majority floor lead- > er. I Rep John M Harlan. Richmond, wa* chosen GOP caucus chairman ' I Rep William A. Woodworth. Ren*- . setaer. dropped out of that contest | before the votes were counted The house caucus, unlike that of , the senate Republican*, also filled a number of the top patronage Jobs r held by non-members. Former Rep. Russell Richardson. Lebanon, was : elected attorney in the closest race, i over George Myer*. Muncie, who | wa* the’ GOP attorney In the 1949 Mouse. Each got 32 votes on the first . ballot, and Richardson got the nod on the second. 33 to 31. when somebody didn’t vote. r Tirrr Scharftln, Indianapolis, won his fourth term as chief d<ror-keep-I er. 33 to 30. over Gilbert Ogles, I (Tara Te Page Mar . V • One Driver Killed In . Three-Truck Accident j Fort Wayne. Ind.. Dec. 7—(VP)— ’ One man was killed and three big truck* destroyed by Hre on Ind. 42? ,nbout 10 miles north of her* yeMer- | day Orin C. €re*». 22. Sorrento. 111, wa* burned beyond recognition in the fire which followed when an •inpt.v gasoline transport and a semi loaded with cheese plowed tn,tc hl* empty auto transport. He turned out to avoid a car and hl* truck Jacknlfed. Russell Jownsend, Hartford City. Ind., driver of the gas truck, was in fair condition at Ht. Joeeph'i hoepit al and the cheese truck driver. Arthur Harrla. Bluffton. Ind. wax unhurt. 12 FAQKS

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Docohtr, Indiana, Thursday, Docamber 7, 1950.

*- pw- - - reriQn iffroup mwvnny For Rotary Clubs Clarence Ziner of this city attended a meeting of the Columbia City Rotary club in that dty Wed needay night Klaer ia group ehtarman of *ta earth* re Indiana club*. The club* in Kiner'* Jertsdletlon include Decatur, Berne. Bluffton. Colembia City, Churubonco and Fort Wayne. Plan* are underway tor a Joint meeting of the six club* at the Bluffton country chib some time in February. Ziner announced. Americin Casualty ToH Now 32342 ~ I Announced Total Less Than Actual Waahington. Dec. 7— (VP) — The defense department said today that 32.442 American casualtie*. including 3.414 dead, have been officially reported through . last Friday. The announced total wa* less than the actual number because of the lag In time required to i notify next of kin ft would not include many of the casualties' suffered in the Chinese commun-: it* big drive to crush the Vnlted I Nations force*. The new total, however, added 1.414 ca*uallle* during the week since publication of the last previous casualty summary The army, with a total of 27,940 casualties, still bore the brunt Marine casualties In this summary list, the l&th issued since outbreak of the Korean war. to- ' fated 3.907. The. navy had 335 land the air force. 240

Grand Exalted Ruler Os Elks In Decatur Friday -i

Grand Exalted Ruler Joseph B. i Kyle, at Gary, will address the 1 members of Decatur Ijodge 993 ot the H. P. O. Elk* at the Elk* home Friday evening, following the han. 1 q'uet in hi* honor. J. K Eady, exalted ruler of Decatur lodge, announced today. ' In urging local Elk* to attend the banquet and speaking program. Eady aaid. "Our lodge 1* being honored with a visit by the grand exalted ruler and every member should turn out to give hint a hearty welcome and extend to him the beet In Decatur's houpltxilty " Marking the 45th anniversary of the founding of Decatur lodge, the program is sponsored 4>y past exalted ruler* of the lodge, witl" Eady a* chairman. At least five of the lodge's 50 charter member* . snd 14 paat exalted ruler* will be presented at the meeting. j , Serving of a four-course turbey diaaer a-iil begin at about 4 o’clock, continuing through until all have been served. Many r' siting Elks are expected. Invitation* having 4>een extended to the 14 lodgus ta the district. District Depaty Benson Gates of Columbia City will be here and possibly *evoral atate officers. Eady stated Dr. ). Btawart Niblick of Indiana Heritor. whose father sras a charter member of the Decatur lodge, will accotngteay Kyle to this city They vrill he overnight guest* of J. G. Niblick at the latter'* home

His Conviction Upheld By Court Five-Year Sentence Is Upheld By Court New York. De<. 7 fl’Pi The perjury conviction and five-year prison sentence of Alger Hiss, former state department , official, was upheld unanimously by the V S circuit court pf . appeals to day. Hiss was loiivicled of lying when he denied oath that he ever gave aecref atate departjffUM paper* Io per- , iSM» InclwOfag Wlgttaker t'lwm'ners. former communist courier. The decision upholding Hiss' conviction Jan. 22 wa* handed " down by Justices Ai'KUstus Hand, Hartle Chase and Thomas Swan The Justice* ruled rhut conviction of. the 45-yearstld llis- had not isolated the statute -of liinila | lions and that the testimony of Chamber*, the’ government's star wilne«*. -was enough Io -anpport the verdict." Hiss has been at liberty under | bond since his trial Reached at III* home, he refused to comment. : saying that "any statement will , have to come from my attorney ' I Hiss, a brilliant career man in the stale depart men! and later president of Hie Carnegie endowment for internal ionol peace was convicted after a 40-day trial hi* second on the two counts of per Jury The first trial ended wirh a deadlocked jury which heard testimony for 29 days. . The two counts against hint specifically charged that he lied (Turn te Fage Ktvt

J. K. Eady Among the honored guests ex Jtecled I* Judge Charles K Sturgis <xf Bluffton, who installed the first officer, of Decatur lodge tn 1286. - A business and civic leader In the teeming Calumet dlrtrirt am! one of the he*t known Elk* In the (ountry. Kyle wa* elected grand exalted ruler at the lodge's annua' convention la Miami last July Hi* visit will l» (he first ever made *.y the huad at thl* fraternal wg«n Ization to the Dw-atwr lodge

Huge Armada Is Waiting Off East Coast, Ready 'l To Evacuate Americans

Colder WeUhtf Is Predicted Tonight ~ Rain, Sleet, Snow In Decatur Today The weatherman expects the swirling snow which fell much of the forenoon to moderate considerably this evening, but he also think* Il will get somewhat colder, tn fad. the weatherman said that there would be light snow and cold this afternoon, tonight and Friday, then predicted the thermometer to drop to from fire to 15 degrees above zero. The snowfaß followed <-1o*«Ty" sleet that began falling in mid morning. All of which was hard on the heels of a steady falling tain that felt off and on ait day Wednesday and through most of last night. There w*» almost a half in< h of rain 48 of an Inch to be exact—that fell during the 34-hour peritsi ending at 8 am. today, ac. cording to local weather observer Hi Meyer. Meyer said. also, that the river stood al 14*5 at 8 a m today, which is more than three feet above flood level for the river He said, however, that unless we have more tain, the river should recede ffuickly enough He added It had already receded from a high es 17.74 of Sunday morning. HJte'CnUre font* ludianapoiia Dre. 7 —(t’Pi— Indiana shuddered and slowed down today under layers of freA Tiig ratn. sTect and snow as a cold front moved northeast aero** the Mate and dropped temperature* sharply I The cold snap followed a day and' a night of drizzling rain, most of which froze In the ground or on ton of it and coated street* and highways with ice. Snow came after the drop in temperatures and laid a blanket several inches deep over many parts of the state . Motor traffic was Alowed through- ■ jmt th» state and state police warn ed that all highways were slick and haxatduus The tnacherous street conditions caused a flurry of minor accidents in the early morning traffic , Three Directors Are Elected To C. Os C. Runoff Necessary In Naming Fourth Man • Robert 8. Anderson. Earl Fuhrman and Ralph Habegger were I elected to the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, each of them to serve tbree-year terms, it was disclosed today following the tabulation of the recent balloting in which one tie ! resulted | Ballots will be mailed to Chamber members nezt Monday, accoridm to H. W, PrudlAßi, AJtiecff* tire secretary ot the organization, which must l>e returned by Thursday. December 14. to vote between Dr. Joe Morris and L. R ■ Zthtimaster. lioth of whom were I even when the ballots were counted Wednesday The stalemate was reached tn the dirretpr-at-large division, of which Anderson 1* the other director, Fuhrman was elected to represent the manufacturer's division on the hoard of directors, and Habegger to represent the retail division . 1 There will be a meeting of the director* neat Monday. 7:30 p m., In the Chamber offices. I’ruden added, to elect . officer* for 1951 The Chamber set+etary jzlso noted that Leo Kirsch. John Barth and Boyd Rayer, who served In election officials for the recent balloting, will also serve as official* for the coming election to determine the director between Morri* and Zlntimaaler WCATHKR Light anew and cold this afternoon, tompht an#- Friday. Low tonight five t* 19 High Friday around M.

WEATHER

Pres. Truman, Attlee Await Chinese Reply Resume Conference This Afternoon In Preparing Strategy Waahington. Dec 7 —.(VP»— ' President Truman and prime miuia- i ter Clement Attlee awaited Red . China's answer lo peace bids to- 4 day befote drafting strategy for an ( uneasy peace in Korea or a bigger ( wdr. A quick answer by Peking to the 13-nation appeal for halting rhe rampaging Red armies at the 38th parallel will determine the cohree of the remaining Traman-AtUee talk* As the two men prepared to meet tai 3:30 pm. EST I for the fifth time in four day* under the threat of a new world war. no firm word |' was available from the Chinese Reds One of the lop problems under study is tb«- price tag Peking will demand for halting it* army's drive In Korea IHpkoinat* noted that the New York Communist Daily Worker has defomded at: -outside rnffitwey force* *0 leave Korea at once." return of Formosa to 'China.' and Red China’s admission to the I’nlted Nations J ■'" r “ Mr. Truman and Attlee were said . to disagree on tj»e touchy Formosa 'question Informants said the president contend* Korea alone should be discussed in any negotiations ' with the Communists, while Attlee ‘ ai.u-fc— he w illing tn. consider In-i eluding the future of the National-ist-held island in any peace talks. Their views also conflict on Red 1 China's admission into the I’N 1 ’ Britain has reyogniaed the Com- 1 I niUhist government, but has not pressed for Chinese membership in the I'N since the Reds' entry into’,' the war The V. 8. opposes ad l mission of China, but this govern ' ment is nut bound to use its veto to halt such action Should Peking reject the peace ' bid and the Ped armies continue 1 their drive to throw UN troops out ! of Korea, some alternative actions would be necessary Thoae under discussion are said to include a limited economic war and naval ' blockade with possible air attack* 1 on the Chinese, or simply sitting back to see what the Red* will do next. - V. 8. and British officials said If Peking« reply I* delayed, enough progress on alternative course* of action through the I'N has been made to permit Attlee to return to London But they said the prime iTwsi Te raws a«*t Fomer Decatar Maa Dies h Van Wert Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Funeral services will be held Friday for Grant M Syphers. 44. former Decatur and Willshire. 0.. resident, who died late Tuesday night at his home in V»n Wert, O. following a four-day Illness He wa* born May 11. 1444. at Salem, a eon of William and Sarah Syphbrs He operated a grocery store at Willshire for 19 years and later lived In Decatur, moving tn Van Wot ls) years ago He wa* a member of the Willshire Methodist church aad the 4Cnlghts of Pythias lodge at Willshire. Only «urvivor* afo hi* wife. Nettle; two nieces and a nephew in Lima. O. and a niece In Fort Wayne " Services will be conducted at 2 p.m (ESTi Friday at the GambleAlspech funeral home In Van Wert. DC K- F Andree offloiaitag Burial -wtH be in Woodland reme * tety at Van Wert

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China Reds Smash At New Defenses Os Allied Troops In Northern Korea Tokyo. Friday. Dec. il’Pl— Twenty thousand trapped I’. 8. marine* and stmy me* suc.-ensfully romplvteff the ftret leg of t heir desperate fight for freedom in northeast Korea Thursday and may already have contacted a relief column driving up from the south A huge armada of transport* and warship* was waiting off the east const port of Hungnam to evacuato the marines and other V. 8 lt"h corp* troop* from northeast Kore*. But in the west the Cbtaeso Cummuntat* smashed into the new allied defense line 25 mile* southeast of Pyongyang and drovo through Bomb Korean ootpo*<» toward the 3Wb parallel aad ttaool. The now Bed attack Was accompanied "By twin (bruits down both ~ 1 flanks df the IL S' Bth army s poai (ions MfMB Ot the Mth parnlM an* by guerrilla attacks within M mile* of Seoul. The AtaoricsM' fight for freedom south of the Choata reservoir cat ried one fourth al the way to safety at 5 am. Thursday (2 p.m. Wednesday CBTi. At that time a marine vanguard of 15,<mio men from Hagaru linked with S.PM trapped American* In Koto, seven mile* south of Hsgaru. The combined force mnashed south again < down taMuah another J» miMu df iMjQMfo try la the snow-choked, ieeglaard northern mooatams toward other American troop* holding a. line about 17 mile* northeast of Hamhung An air report from pilot* flying intensive cover for the retreating column said they were met south of Koto at mtdsfternoou Thursday by a relief column from the south. 'The' lead Tank and the turn te l - ~ hind it are Just pnlliag up to the advance element." an airman's report said I Men who were- sitting along ;the road jumped up. waving their arms and throwing things in _ the air. obviously cheering the convoy leader*.” The American*' drive for safety Was made under a crackling utn* brella of allied plane* that blasted Chinese Cbmmanirt ambushes trying to bar the Yanka* escape Marine. navy and air force plane* flew _ 307 sortie* over the southwardbattling column iu the first id hours of daylight Thursday . The Chtaeae Commuuiat attack on the Bth army’s new defense post(inns southeast of Pyongyang was announced by a spokesman tor tb* V. S. Ist corp* Two Chinese companies launched the attack, and the assault force wa* followed by a large column of troops that could exploit this first important battle In the west since the I'N retreat from Pyongyang. The Ist corp* spokesman said he did not have sufficient information to tell whether this was the start of a new Chinese drive. But it wa* noted that the Chinese attacked South Korean troop* on this occa*ion ju*t a* they did ta knock-— Ing the first big hole in the allied line north of Pyongyang The collapse of the South Korean 2nd corp* two week* ago changed the whole course of tha war. The now frontal attack coincided with Communiat thrust* down both flank* of the Mh arzuy . --—L. - On the west count, a strong ’■> column drove south between the Bth army and the Yellow Sea It •wept aero** the mouth of the Tuelong' river at Chlnnampo 25 miles southwest at Pyongyang, and push- • Were Te WMe *>■•**•■

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