Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1950 — Page 1

VOL XLVIII. Mr. 291.

CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL IS LAID BEFORE UN

I RHRAfA viMlvSv KvuS Hah Attacks On War Front Security Blackout Imporod By Alim Oil Troop Movement Tokyo. Wednesday. Iter. U -*-■ lUI'l-CMaea* remmualsl attack* wgalaat Ualtad Nation* forces In Korea halted Tuesday amM aa allied wearily Markont that pro hlMled any report on the no»» manta or intention* of UN force*. The war otccod etill on both hoot*, tha Hth day without * m* Jor Chinese communist contact in the U. 8. Hili army'* western sector and tha second day in the U. 8. 10th corp’* eastern aector Hut the communiat* were on the more, bolstered by two Mmgcdlan cavalry division* which brought to 37 divlaion* — more titan Joe.eoo number of Jtoda maned opposite IW.tMW tidied Nation* troops. The Red* have another 700.000 Chinese in reserve .. The hulk of these force* last Was reported veerin* toward rentral Korea for an apparent drive to out flank the new United Nation* detenu* line guarding Seoul (ten Oou*la* MacArthur's headquarter* clamped a security black out on the movement and intention* of UN forces. Indicating that perhaps * major redeployment of forces In Korea 1* In prosper t or already may be under way. A headquarters communique reported the hulk of the Chinese lied* Moving incroeatagly toward the rugged center of the Korean peninsula aa they advanced slowly south from th* Pyongyang are* A Chinese throat down the center of Korea might turn the eastern end of the United Nation* Sth army'* defense line around Seoul and threaten the capital's communication* to Taeau and PuKan in the south For the moment, however, the Called Nation* force* were out of contact with the Cbineite Red* on hoth western and northeastern front*. The Chinese hroke off contact in the nortbeaat after the last of Jo.ooo encircled U. S Ist division marine* and 7th division Infantrymen escaped into the safety of the allied __ llamhitng-Hungnam beachhead at 0:30 p tn (« 10 a. m. CRT) yesterday. Future movements of the escaped forces and 40.000 other 10th corps troops In the bridgehead were shrouded by a firm security curtain.

Officer* Imide the perimeter told newsmen they were confident tliat the outnumbered 10th corp* could "hold indefinitely" against the communists. However, a UN fleet of transport* and warships was waiting off Hungnam for "any eventuality" — iuclodlng ai Dunkerque evacuation. On the other aide at Korea. U.ff. ami South Korean troop* of the Sth army skirmished with bypassed North Koreans around the edge of the new allied defense line protecting Seoul. The line runs roughly fyom a <TW*w so Paw* assi Charles W. Yager Is Token By Death Charles W. Yager. M, of Ossian, a brother of Mrs. Ida Merriman of thltj, city.'died yesterday at the Imtheraa hospital in Fort Wayne. He fell July 20 and never recovered. complicatloas following tn cause death. A retired farmer, he had served aa a school bus driver the past several years. He was a memlter of th* Masonic Moose and Knights of Pythias lodges. Mrs. Yager died In January. IMS. Surviving relatives include one sou. Evan of near Ossian, two dauKhtors. Mr*. Raymond Stahl of Markle and Mr*. Laverne Krauss of Fort Wayne, one brother and two slaters. Funeral services will I.* held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral home in Ossian, -the Rev. R Edwin Green officiating.. / WEATHER Meetly cloudy tealght and UU >( i«*aJau Tie** —■ wwwwwiwWgf flaggy a Ba a w- ■ »wvv WU IMA hWh’ws'dnsaduy JaW'

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nign twin Kuiing Aid Io Subversives Unonimous Ruling By Supreme Court i ♦ Washington Itec. It- lUPICongress and the justice department sought lo determine today how the war on subversives will be affected by a supreme court ruling that wit nr* .ci may refuse to answer quest ion* about Communist connection*. Th* court held in a far reaching unanimous decision yesterday that a with*** canned be focred to reply If he plead* possible self-hactlmlna-tlon that I*, that he is likely to be prosecuted later on information dim bawd by his answer The opinion cited time-honored ruling* dealing with the constitu tion's guarantee that a man cannot be compelled to testify against himself. This privilege extends to witnear** before congressional committees. grand Juris* and elsewhere in the federal system. Rome here believed the Commun Ist* Stay use the decision a* a basis foe refusing to regMerunder the new McCarr** subversive control law on ground* that registration would constitute self-mcrlminatlon Others viewed the ruling as an obstacle to the aati-»ubver*lve efforts of congressional committees and said It might cut the ground from under several contempt cases now pending in the court*. The court's opinion came aa: 1. The senate judiciary committee announced a broad new investigation of subversives both in and out of government One of it* first problems will be what questions to ask. possibly of some of the same witnesses who have brushed aside Communist queries at other < ongresslunal hearing* 3. The newly-eatabltehed subversive control board scheduled hearing* for next Thursday on a Communist party motion to delay for tv day.- the deadline for the party's answer tp charges that . !*, I* an agent <>( M<*ucow. Before adjourning for a Christmas holiday until Jan, 3. the Supreme rout I also Agreed to clarify the Taft-Hart ley law'* ban on secondary boycott*. Agreed to decide whether a city can b»u dooi tesdoor peddling of magazine subset iptiohAdopted a final decree in the Texan • Ixmtetana tidelands case banning further oil drilling by tire stale* and requiring them to acrount for all money derived therefrom ainre June 3. !•&*■

Study New Contract Offer By John Deere v East Moltne. HL.. Dec U -- HPi — The CIO Called Auto Workers union today studied a new contract offered by the John Deere Co. to end a three-month-old strike. Union officials paked for a recess In negotiations yesterday so that they might study the company proposal Call b Extended By Friedheim Church Pastoral Call Is Issued Last Night A cell has been extended to the Rev. Walter H. Hartman of Ainsworth. Neb., to become pastor of the Zion Lutheran church at Friedheim. succeeding the Rev. ,K T. Schmldtke. who has gone tn Rbeboygan, Wl*. A congregational meeting .as held at the chunk last evening aad It was voted to extend th* call to Rev. Hartman Word from him is expected thi« week, members of the congregation slated. .Prof. Frederick J. Zehnder will he Installed aa teacher In the Friedheim school on January 2R. At present he I* teacher at th* Emanuel Lutheran school in. Fort Wayne and will complete this semester before accepting the position in this county The Zion lat t her* n congregation recently completed the building of a modem school and parish meeting place at Friedheim A member of Hie congregation stated, that the installation ceremonies for the new teacher would l>e announced later

InMRSnb Support For rrOCIiMNiKNI House And Senate Leaders Os Both Forties Called Washington, Dec it —il’Pl — President Truman today sought lo i lear political hurdle* to a national emergency proclamation that probably wIU be accompaaied by a pie* for voluntary wage and price i-ootrol*. After two long conferences with hi* top congressional lieutenant* ami economic adviser* ye«terday. Mr. Truman called another parley with hour* and acuate leaders of both parties for tomorrow morning. He was expected to ask- and get—bipartisan support tor drastic- action to alert the American people t<> their danger. Chairman Robert A. Taft. O, of the senale GOP policy committee, was among those invited to the Whit* House. A constant critic of administration domestic aad forein pedicles, Taft had been left out of. previous emergency conferences. The White House Indicated that (he president has about made up hl* mind to declare a state of emergency later this week and to explain the gravity of the world crisis in a radio broadcast to the nation. Stephen T. Early. acting presidential press secretary, said a de cision on how to put the brakes <>n prices also U in the making. Talk persisted that th* president ■night order aa ftamddtat* wage-prk-e free**, but informed source* said this would be practically Impossible to enforce right now. The necessary frees* orders are all. ready, but the enforcement machinery 'lsn't and won’t he for another two to three months Michael V DiSalle, former mayor of Toledo, stepped—lnto—the price controller's job only last week and didn't get around to be>ng sworn in until today. He still ha* only a handful of lawyers and office workers cm hi* slab. Three developments contributed to the administration'* mounting concern over wages and price*: I Chrysler Corp, sighed a new com -of-hvlng contract with the Halted Auto Worker* which the automaker estimated would coat tm.dee.OiM a year. Industry | observers speculated that Chrysler a ill join General Motor* and Ford in boosting car prices de spite the government's request that such Increases be postponed I Retail egg price* may climb even higher following the agrk-ul-tare department's report that November egg production skidded far below the normal level. Rgg* <T~w Te fta* mat New Slblb Tioopoi. b Assigned Here Tod BibovstiM Is Attigood To County The appointment of a new alate trooper to Adam* county, to replace trooper Bob Mercer, waa completed Monday when Ted Btberatia* moved hl* wife aad son. Kod. here from Bluffton. Trooper Blbersttae. on the force ■lnce September, ha* since hl* appointment worked at the Pendleton poat of the stat* police: this I* hl* first assignment. He will assist trooper Walter > auhtadtee-b», wntAJfkh-jtsMb. city aad county poHCe offiFera. The Blberstine family ha* moved Into the home formerly occupied by trooper Mercer and family, at l«0f Madison street. Trooper Mercer ha* been reassigned to Muncie, to work with police there . •* well a* Madison county authorltias. Good Fellows Club Previously reported ......1171.U Men's Brotherhood. Zion Reformed Church .... T . SM Red Mm Lodge 10 M Mr*. Cha*. Vo|lewed* .... 500 First Baptist Philo Cl***.. 1500 Mr 4k Mr* B F Mhroyer.. ’ I*oo Total* 13N13

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Mac Vteftn Korea ■F GKM. OOUOLAg MACARTHUR talks with 10th Corp* commander Maj. Gon. Mward M. Almond aa the C.N. supreme commander flew to Koren for a cteae-up evabiatiaa jrf the sltnatiou Gen. Mar-Arthur said "our fighting capacity has *affered little impairment "

Hartford School Ureww upenea Six County Schools Now Have Program Adam* county'* newest cafeteria had it* grand opening today, and its sponsors anticipate a enceesufttl future. The cafeteria, however, will serve a restrkted clientele—the student* of the Hartford Center school For today begins the Inauguration of a M hool lunch program in LhaL making a grand total of six In the county now that have either a complete or partial lunch program _ ", It will also mark rhe culmination of much planning on the part of official* who have made extensive renovations to the school, and utilised, a* a part of the overall program, adjacent, worn-out building*. The new cafeteria in the Hartiford school ia located in the basement. In a room formerly occupied by the industrial art* classes These claaae*. though, have been moved to a remodeled building that I* about 75 feet from the main school building At a nominal cost this building was remodeled, and today serves as one of the most ap proprlate class room* at the school Her* ar* housed the machine* for woodworking, mechanics, and *lmi lar allied studies. To date but bait the building ha* been ni»de Into Classrooms: it I* expected that la th* future the other half will also undergo renewing, and nerve a* a second classroom away from the main building. s Hut today the -oncentratlon was on th* first mewl of the school laach program. Each meal will cost th* stadeat 15 cent*, and it ha* been arranged that meal ticket* can be purchased for the entire week. . Os the ITS student* enrolled In the school, approximately 00 per cent of the students have signed up to purchase the lunches Hugh Tate, principal of th* school, believe* that this percentsge will increase aa time goes on. and the program I* closely integrated into the school activities. The schools' main source of sup ply for the food which they serve hi lo buy surplus stuff from the government In this manner they can accomplish readily what they try to do—break even in financing the thing. At the Hartford school there are two full-time cooks who will handle the preparation of the meal*. They will be aaelsted by students. Tate said. Today, for an example of one of the menu*. Mr*. Eno* Neuensch wander and Mrs if Bn Zeigler prepared chicken and noodles, carrot stick*, buttered corn, hot biscuit* and fruit Jello. Aa With all menu* In the schools, the lunch program'* Maple wilt be milk That I* almost mandatory, aad 1* rervud at every meal At the Hartford school, stadebi* wilt tile Into th* cafeteria In two «twm te rage ami

Christmas Party Os Lions Chib Dec. 19 The annual Christmas party by the Decatur Mons club for the youngsters will not l>e held until Tuesday. Dee 19. It was an noun, ed today. The Dally liemocral wax erroneously informer) Monday that the part/ would be hel<l tenight However, the correction .fa th* date te next week «•« made today by L. K. Anvpaugh. club president. Cadi Awards Made Io Hone Owners McMillen Addition Owners Rewarded Twenty-fonr cash awards were made to home owners In the McMillen additions by 11. W McMillen. president of the McMillen Home Banding Corporation, at (he annual meeting of owners and guests at the Masonic hall last evening A banquet was served at 0:7.0 p. m. to 131 persons, including 115 home owners and ,16 Fort Wayne guest*. C I. Finlayson, local manager of the Central Soya plant, was the toastmaster. Dr. George Darts, dran of student aWair*. Purdue University, was the principal speaker at the banquet. Dr. Dari* epoke on James Whitcomb Riley and recited a choice selection of the Hoosier poet's poem*. D W. McMillen. Sr., founder of the Home Huildlng Corporation, spoke briefly and said that the company would continue to build homes in Deeatur, mentioning that preliminary plan* called tor a group Os house* Immediately east of Master Drive and running parallel with the street For the purpose of deciding the Winners. the housing developments were divided into three group* These are Central addition. North and South Master drive. Winner* in the home beautification and fmprovement contests are: Central First. Mr and Mrs Adrian J Girard. Sr.; second. Mr »nd Mrs Gary Schults: third. M_r and Mrs. Howard , Eley;« fourth. Mr. and Mrs Clifford Steiner, fifth. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vian; sixth Mr: and Mr*. Arlle Bollinger: seventh. Mr, and Mr*. James Myer* Neeti* Master Section First. Mr. and Mr* Ernst weg; second. Mr. and Mr*. Clyde Drake; third. Mr and Mr* Duane Wheeler: fourth. Mr »nd Mrs. Adrian Poling; fifth. Mr. rnd Mr*. Joseph Oethera: sixth. Mr ami Mrs Orville flick*: xevepth. Mr and Mr*. l Daniel Miller SeuHt Master tectien First. Mr and Mr* Donald *tohnt>s: »eeoM. Mr and Mrs Carl Klp'er third. Mr. «n I Mrs Francis Zimmerman: fourth M r and Mr* Haul Sharpe: fifth. Mr <Twvw Te Fees *•»»

Propose Appointment Os Three-Member Group To Arrange A Cease-Fire

Added Race RM$ Flare In Singapore Court Rules Girl Marriage Illegal — Singapore. Dec. 13.—(UP)— The Singapore supreme court. Ignoring savage rare riot* in which 10 person* have been hilled, ruled today that 14 year-old "Jungle girl" Marte Hertha Hertogh's marriage to a M-wlem waa illegal and that she shou'd i etut n to Holland with her parents. The ruling set. off **qw ware of dnti-white rioting outside the town hall where the court was sitting. The violence was quickly suppressed by British Tommies and Gurkha* who charged with fixed bayonets Casualties from today'* rioting raised the injure# toll to more than 140, Four of ihose killed were Briton* Other dead were two Eurasian*. one Indian and three unidentified Matte's parents, who returned to Singapore te-ciaim their daughter, reserved airplane passage home and were expected lo fly to Holland with Marte today. But eenturie* of pent-up racial "hatred, concentrated now in protest against taking the child bride from i her Moslem husband, still flamed tin British KMbnHM rlowiprc • | du*k lo dawn curfew and told . whites to remain off the street* at all hour*. They »is« mubiUaed all available »<ddier» and policemen but admittrd uhsre +s-meimprovement in the situation.” When the court s verdict was anbounced, a mob of 3<"» hatives, alTegtiGy agitated . by -CetnmunteK broke into a frenxy. British Tommies and Gurkha* raced through the Utteied streets In armored cars and charged the Snob- injuring »me and arresting seven. The moh then broke nnd tied in panic Yesterday troop* and police were caught off guard and every wgite man. woman and c hild in sight was attacked by the Moslems They were dragged from automobiles, showered with atone*, beaten with slicks and menaced with curved knives

Mrs. Alma Cookson Dies Ulis Morning - Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs Alma Cookson. 64. died al 3 o'clock this morning at her home in Wlltehlre, 0., following *n illness of two month*. She was.born in Elgin. 0.. Aug. 11. 1056. a daughter of Henry and Elian Haven-Smith, and was married to W. A Cookaon April l». 1906. She had resided in Willshire since 1913. Mrs. Cookson wa* a member of the Wlltehlre Methodist church apct the American Legion auxiliary, at Willshire Surviving in addition to her husband are one scm. Darrel Cookicon of Decatur; four daughter*. Mr*. Preston Martin of Bradenton. Fla.. Mr*. V. W Fea»el and Mr* Ruttsall Kinnaman of Fort Wayne. »nd Mr.« Paul McGough of Willshire; eight grandeUlldtWh. four brothers. Go*. John. Clarence and Ira Smith, all of Midtead. Mlvh.. and three atetsrs. ,-Mra. Edith Dick. Mr*. Laura Teeple and Mr* Dora OaherdM all of Midland. Mich. One son and four brother* ar* deceased • Funeral services will be held at> Ip a. (ESTI Friday at th* Willshire Methodist church, the Rev. K O. Bissell nSictettug Bartel will lie In the Willshire cemetery Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 7 p m Wednesday until noon Friday, when the Icody will he removed in the church tn lie In state until time of the service*

Atlantic Pad Chiefs Agreed On German Aid Germans To Serve I In Joint Army Os European Nations larndon. Dec. 13.—(UP)— The chiefs of staff of the 13 north At- ' teatic pact nation* agreed tonight 1 on German participation in a jMat ■ western European army The military men agreed that the Gormans would serre under an allied supreme commander. The officers will meet tomorrow with north Atlantic deputies, who have been working out a'defense plan since July 17. A formal ahnouncement Os their agreement wa* issued at the close of today's meet, ing The agreement will mean the naming of Gen. Dwight D Eteen hower to command the army, which will be charged with the defense of western Europe *:*tn*t any attack 1 from the eesi. .» The pact deputies will meet next 1 Monday and Tuesday in Brussels. 1 where they f.re»um»bly-Will discuss plans for the army. 1 The Brmcsete meeting wttl be the 1 alxtb session of the Atlantic pact 1 council Belgian foreign minister Paul Van Zeetend will preside atfti ' U 8. sec retary at state Dean Ache ' non i» expected to Gy there to rep UTSsHUjTte. United. Truman And Attlee Agreed On A-Bomb Attlee Reports To Commons On Talks Landon. Dec. 13 —(IT) Prime Minister Ctement Attlee told commons today there was no difference of opinion between him end President Truman on the question of the atomic bomb in relation to Korea Attlee said he was satisfied completely With his talk* with President Truman and that he had 'good iibpe*" United Nation* force* would he able to stay tn Ko • Attlee's brief report on his <ll*I cuss ion* with the president wa* , made in general term* He will open a foreign aßair* debate Thur*day with a more detailed statement of hte Washington I talks

"Our long range objective is to reach a stable position in the far east. "A* far as use of the atom bomb t« concerned. I was completely aatisned with my contact with the president. I would ask (Tero Te Fee* test Postpone Election Os C. C. Officers Newly elected mem leers of the board of director* of the DeeatuChamlcer of Commerce po»t|»oaed their election of officer*, scheduled at a meeting Monday, until December 10. It wa* decided that the poelpone-nenf would he more Ml: Ofcke.'WthMi'sl'l'boa'W ‘rhUterber-* would be eligible to vote. Currently, ballot* have not bee.l counted to determine the seceM diroctor-at large Following t* e racont election by members M tie Chamber. Dr Joe Morri* and L R. SietoniaMer received * like num Href rots*, necessitating the runo<t These ballot* will he c-OWStcri Wednesday R W Pradea. executive se< rotai y of the Chamber hag aanonne-ed At the recent slertlcm Robert > Anderson was elec-tad one of the two director* at tent*. Eart Fuhrmen. roprveseatia* the manuta ttwee’* divletee and R*'t'»i Hsheg gar. th* retail dtvlsten

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Uuitod States To Support Plan As Proposed By Arab And Asian Nations Lake Buccess. N. Y-. Dee H — (UP)- A propoeai to appoint a throe-member Uutted Natkum «w>mittee to arrange a cease-fin- ia Korea wa* laid before the UN by 13 Arab and Asian nation* today and the United States annoutMed It would support the plan Chief U. 8 delegate Warren R. Aust la :<dd the general aaaembly'a politic*! committee that thn ceasw fir* should be achieved a* a first step "before other step* are at.tdfptedL” Thto was a reference to a coni paniem reeoiutfon la which IS Arab and Aula* nation* proposed a Mgpower conference to taclude Communtet China, the U. 8. and Ruiwte. to consider a peaceful settiemeut of the tar eastern citeia Austin broke a silence tlte ts t. had maintained daring more than a week s dtecWMttoh at Oro Chlarae Communtot questioa He began dramatically with the question he hte posed Iwiee before to the Peking government ia the politicat committee: "WBI there be peace or far tat tbe far east’ The world await* anxiously the answer to thfe question “ He went on to say that “rtie safety aad security of UN force* ia the fteM the populaUc* .of Korea is a paratNc-unt ccasMrHt tiott " "Therefore, no matter how epgcerned the memM-ra may be for a cessation of bcuttilities I am glad to see that India (the moving power in the It-natteu proposal c rec-ogntee* th*' cessation of hostilities should not pteye the UN forces at a disadvantage . Aust* said — "These are ureas which I would expect the committee te explore La stop aggression, to do-c ixrras* ir tn the fa ure. to put an end W the fighting and in the meantime : Pmta the area of the fighting These are the objectives which w« entertain I*o4 me assure you that nr emantry Is gted to have a channel cjpraed up tor stteh an effort through the UN This proposal apparently ta designed to create such dtenaels Cotisequetttly th* U‘ S will vote for it The group asked the UN main political committee to drop everything else to debate the peace cone mission plan, with a view to obtain ing a c-ense-fire a* soon ad possible. CTwro Ts Feo* «tet

PTA Program Hora Thursday Evening The annual Christmas program i for the parent-teacher* assoctet ink ' of Lincoln school will he presented Thursday evening st 7:30 in the . school auditorium. Mie* Helen ■ Haubold will have sectlea* ot l grades 1, 3. and 6in the pragra u : Other chfMrvn may ceme with their liarents for the program There wilt i>e no extra entertainment toe children thia month because the main program should Interest them as well a* parent* and teacher* President Norman Katt of the PTA announce* that the Rev. F. H. Willard of Bethany Evangel:United Brethren church will pro nounce the invocation Group ataiving will be.Chrtatms - carot* Parent*, rememherteg the attractive program presented te»t year under Ml*« Haubold'* teado ship, will attend in large number'