Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1950 — Page 1

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TRUMAN PROCLAIMS NATIONAL EMERGENCY

Rail Walkout Is Halted On - r Truman's Plea

Striking Railrood Workers Return Ta . Job*; Dispute On wOHgiilvT 1 Iwaßlw • IULUTI N ' Waahtoetoa, Des ile-(UF) general JaSSS M. OeroMeen today lifted th* embargoes •" all moil aaeate*. Washington, Dsc I«—(l’P> — / Rtrtklag railroad worker. began ra- , turning la work today and the naIM'I railroads Marled • baking la* from a throaday paralysta Bowiag to Prewideat Tniman', wards that the strife* threatens the rotiro'. wi-urßy. 'elek ' member, of the brotherhood ft railroad trainmen retaraed Io their jobs in Washington. Chicago. 84. lerata 1t...i0n and other elite*. - Responsible government, management and salon official* empha.is rd that mt settlement bad boon - »ro«*ed to the trotrort diamrt* Bat federal mediator, promptly .needed up a drive to end the unkm'a prolonged wages and hours man -d other rail shipment, started trkk ling at first from overloaded freight depot. a, soon a, train, were made up The big rieod to clear every thing was a spotted later today. The bark-to-work movement bo gan first here and in Chicago early this morning Shortly afterward St. Louis. Boston. Milan. Tek and Pittsburgh followed suit. The |>oet office department pre- ■ pared to lift the 15-state embargo i it had clamped on all bulk malt ; The department said yesterday th. walkout had “topped M percent of Christmas mail deliveries. Ry returning to work, the train men may have avoided contempt of court citations The brotherhood had been Birder wars. IW'y»*terday they had Ignored the order. The government than ashed test night in Chicago that the union and Its officer, be cited for contempt The trauunen's return also clear ed the way for ah early settlement of their 21-month«-old dispute with the carriers. They want a labour week with pay for 46 ahd other _ ' pay hikes. In Chicago, vice president Fred Coyto of the brotherhood of rail road trainmen confirmed Washing ton reports that there had been no settlement He said, however, that prospects "look good ' for a settlement today "If the men go back to work.” — V. D Hartman, general union chairman for the Pennsylvania railroad lines west of Pittsburgh said hte <OO men definitely will return to work today, tn Detroit. L C. Petlenglll. general chairman of the BRT for the Grand Trunk Western railroad, said union officiate want these men to go back to work -I think this can be arranged in a few hours." be said. A poet office department spokes man said the embargo on bulk mail and other Items wilt be lifted as soon as possible. ■' ■ 1 Pneumonia Epidemic 7 Kilt* Five Babies j tadianapolis. Dec. Ig-(UF)— Maternity patients yjrgM refused admittance at ColettjgW hospital to- > day became of a pneumonia epfel- ' emfc which killed five babies In three day. Sia other infants. 11l with the dlaease. were isolated in another * hospital, said Dr. Donald J. Caseley? director of the Indiana university medical center. "No more patients will be admitted until It Is perfectly evlden' the severe epidemic has been stopped." he said The disease affected the hospitals four nurseries ' -

Decatur Stores Will Remain Open Until 9 P. M. DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NIWWAMB JN ADAMS COUNTY .............

Great Powers Are Vested In Chas. Wilson Vast Powers Given To G. E. Leader As Mobilization Head Washington. Dec M—(UP)- ' President Truman today created an office drfenw mobtttxnnon under Charles K. Wilson which makes the former General Electric Co.- president the Barton's second meet powerful man '. ' Mr. Truman created the new agency by executive order Itn me dtetely after issuing a proclamation declaring existence of a national emergency. . powers over the economy. The ODM director will be subject only to the president himself The director. Mr. Trunina said, "shall on behalf of the president direct, contrai. and coerdtaate all mobilisation activities of the executive branch of the government." The order provides, that Wilson shall report to the president "from time to time" on hte operations. , It authorises him to ' issue such di . rectives .. on policy and opera ~ tlotts th the federal* agencies aud! ‘departments as may l«* necessary ito carry out the programs de- | veloped. the policies established.' and the de<-i«lon. made by the di-1 ■ rector." •» And. the president s order adds.; 'it "shall be the duty of all suchl I agencies and departments to exe-1 cute these directives . " Wilson was instructed in the) order to perform the function, assigned him "through such officers and sttvh agenties and in such man- ■ ner as he shall, consonant with law : , and the provisions of this order. r determine." He was authorised to employ; personnel and acquire necessary | supplies, facilities and services i , -with the limitations of funds which may he made available." I , Employment Shows: Increase In City Increase Os 341 Over Previous Year .. Employment in six Decatur , indust rise climbed to 1680 in Novem--1 her. an increase of .KI for the samel month in IMS. the monthly bus! ’ new barometer of the Chamber of] 1 Gommerce shows -i The payroll in these ./ix Indue ! tries was <476.220. compared to| 1 1-327 in IMP and WUIM for last October . Carloadings iu and out of Decatur were SHIP, compared to ’43« in I '■ IMS and 53C0 last mopth Soy j bean shipments to the Ventral Soya company reae hod a peak last | month. I Births reported were only !7 com-1 pared to 13 in October and St X] IMS Deaths ieported last month were 15 and S tor the-same month in IMS Postal receipts were higher In November. IMul.3* compared to |5«26.08 in October and |«.5»1 IS a year ago. Five building perpilt, for »26. HIS were issued last month. A year ago there were only three for 11.650. The October permits num bared 13 for »57,0«0. ■ A. WgATMIR Partly ateudy and eentlnued mW this afternoon, tonight and •unday. LOW tonight tore to five above, except locally five below north and central pee , Honk II to M south High -7- Bunday NWS north. W-M south. I

Marines Fight Zero Weather ..... H -1 .1 - 11 | J^' 1 ■ 010 rx i’lt'trxrrs “ ' is'.jrsrsjsr s: ~ -- < Hock, on lhetr pathway to Use cousparallve safety of the Hamhuag Bemhhrod

Pearson Scofe At McCarthy Charges Termed Commaoitt Spokesman Os Air Waahlngton. Dec 1« — (VP) — Drew Pearson today scoged at charged of Sen. Joseph R McCarthy. R. Wls.. that he te the "voice i of international communism " Pearson, nationally-known newopaper columnist and radio commentator. raid hte record In fight . Ing communism "te well known to - everyone except the headline- ■ happy senator from Wisconsin." ■McCarthy and Pearson are old jtaua. Earlier this week, they tani sled briefly at a Washington dini ner party. Each contended the other started the fight. McCarthy brought the feud to the senate floor yesterday. In a lirtetling speech, he aesmadd Puar-. 1 son of being a "prostitute of journl all sin'' who supports communism : on the radio and in hte column, r" McCarthy's speech was jtudded ' with numerous denunciations of Pearson as "an unprincipled liar I and a fake . . this twisted, per I verted mentality . r . this MoscowI directed character assassin . . . this cmnmuntet spokesman of the air.” He called on the public to protest against Pearson to the newspapers carrying his column, to the. station, on which he broadcasts and to his radio sponsor, the Adam Hat Co ' -It should lie -remembered." he* said, "anyone who buys an Adam hat . any store that stocks an Adam hat anyone who buyk (T”sw Te rasw Truman Speech Washington. Dec IS — (PPI — Here are -he main holms of President stale of emergen* y speech: * National Emergency—-The president promteed Io declare a state of national emergency today. Armed Forces—Speeded up draft I will bring 3.500.000 men under arms "as soon as possible" Defen-e Production Defense production will be greatly increased to prepare for ”a very rapid expansion to fnll mobilisation If that becomes necessary." Wage-Prtre Controls-# Compnl•orv warenrhe controls will be Imposed "at once" on some Item* essential tn defense production and the coat of living Tovwe—Taxes win be Increased ! «harnlv next year In an attempt Jto edont a- much as possible on a "nsv-ss-von-go" haste for the national defense effor* WnrMae Honrs—"Workers will be osllnd nnon tn work more I t*onr« -Mow* wvxman and more I neonte end older worker. Win be needed tn Mtr plants and ' factories ”

Docotur, Indiaiio, Saturday, December 16, 1950

j Dr A Mrs W K NmUh 5.M BO P. Elk» l*odge W.OO Decktur Rotary (Ft nee I JS.JO Friend \ tbtl Mhert Idtm Bredbeek .. !.«• - Change In boxes ..... s . Total ... ...»«15 4S Lines Are Drawn For State Legislature Democrat Leaders Named At Caucuses Indianapolis. Dec 16 --(F-PT - PolUlcal battle lines were drawn today for the 1»51 Indiana general J assembly The Democratic minorities yes-' terday named Sen—Leo J. Stemie. i Jaaper, and HeP. s - Hugh DlUlii. PatarabuNß 4q. dead-.lte.lt; ' In the 61 Slay sewhtm. Republicans organised last we*’T-. Six representatives failed to at tend the low house caucus ye,leiday and four state senators alvo were alxent The only contest was for minority house leader and Dlllta won. 15 to 10 Governor Schricker addressed a joint luncheon meeting and, whil" not proposing any specific legis- j latum, said legislator* would hat • as their biggies' problem ti« state's financial condition. Sen. Von A. Eichhorn. Fntonda’e. and Rep. James D. Hunter. East Chicago, were named caucus chair- j t men. Dillin' defealed Rep. Walter Maehllng. Tere Haute. Maehling was majority leader two years ago iTwra So Pane Blsi

Pleads For Donations To Good Fellows Club

BY A GOOD FELLOW The writer doe, not know what It takes to "touch the human side o< us all" other than to relate some experiences of the Investigation, of the member, of the club. As you know our investigations started w.llh tip* launching of our drive on Dec. 1. at which time we obtained tbs nanie, of the lopsfortunate families In our community from a vartety of sources, namely, through our schools, private Individuals, the welfare and relief boards, and from some of the families thamaelve, who have only one bright day to look forward to- the dav the Good Fellow, cams to call on thsm. and thev join yo« l« having a Merry Christmas As in pa«t vesr»—w, encounter ths asms thlnrs. Faml'ls, with too manv ehltdroe to care Mr pronarlv soma children with onhr one parrot, some children physically deformed without money for

800 Are Executed - i By South Koreans Political Prisoner* ! Reported Executed Seoul. Korea. Dec Id—<l P> Reliable sources said today I hat j South Korean firing squads have executqd more-than SM Korean 1 political prisoners, including wo ;. ! men and children, in the Seoul area during (he past week Brig- Gen- I*ee Ho. vice chief 1 of martial law headquarters here, disclosed that 3t prisoners were ' executed in a snowstorm: eafiy to day on a hill north of Seoul. "The prisoners dug their own graves." he said. " but their fami ( : lies are allowed to claim the l>n*l- > les afterwards." But he refused to' estimate: jiief numlier of pH-ibithr* exmuted,, September on military secret. The 800 .estimate for the past week was based tergely on figure, "furnished by another South Korean government official and by j a Cnited Nations commission ' source. «, The Sooth Korean source Mid 578 condemned prisoners were i shot by firing squads In a northern suburb of Seoul Monday, The VN source said the Britsh Northumberland Fusiliers' regiment had reporte*! that : 2>Kl po-1 I llttcal prisoners were shot in al ' mass execution yesterday In the I regiment's area. - He said the dead included some women reported to have been i convicted of harboring’ deserter*! (Twre te P»*» Mat

treatment, children with no shoes, food or clothes. In one instance a small girl with shoes the Good Fellows brought her last year, hut now several sixes too small Remember how these youngsters j van grow, especially-IT''you have any of your own. Last year's clothes will hardly fit them now. nor their shoe, either. These meager existences are brightened by the fact that there is one day in their live, that thev too can be made happy—tha' dav Is Christmas through the Good Fellow,—but, Good ' Fellows only: with your continued help. The majorltv of them have not ] asked for electric trains, skate, ' *ladv. footballs, and ball bats, but i for shops, boots, a few blankets, aa sleepinv on floors la not that moat comfortable or the wnrmnst »lther You of conr-*e. realise thn ennrmoM, protect we under take each year. tn hive (Taro Te Faae Sts*

Calls For Expansion Os Forces, Vast Production For Defense And Controls

Two More National faafd Outfits Called Port Os Drive To Boost Armed Force* u Washington, in*- 16—(UP)— Two more national guard divisions were ordeivd into active service Jan 16 as part at President Tru-1 man’s drive t<- inereaae the armed forces t<> TJtpn.mMFineß -aswain as possible “ The present total te around 2.6<H>;W« The two division* called up are the .H " Infantry of Alabama and Mlsstesippl, and the 47th infantry of Minnesota, and North Dakota Th, army M-id they* wwrd •Meet 1 ' ’ ed as the be«t fitted In equipment, training and manpowei In fIWW geographic areas' This nrlngs to a total of six the numtier of national guard divisions called to active duty in the army since the beginning of the Korean wat'Jutw 25 There Is a total of 37 guard divisions The army said the Jlst. commanded by Maj, Gen. Alexander G. Paxion. Greenville. Miss.. WBI train at Ft Jackson. S; C Th* 47th. commanded by Maj. Gen. Nor- ! man E. Hendrickson. Minneapolis. I will gq.to ('amp Rucker near Osark. Ala There was no indication that the army intends to rhahge its policy of keeping guard dhteion, within th* * .ifiln* ntal United Stales, al ' though thte policy may be changed in ite-future if it te necessary to activate more guard units The four divisions previously called and the states from which air |>er,onn*-l te drawn are the 28th j infantry division. Pennsylvania; 40th infantry division California; 143*d iiifanttv division. Vermont. ;-C*mhe*-:icnt and Rhode island, and . the t.*th division. Oklahoma ; The at Camp Atterbury, i Ind . 4i’tb at Camp fxmke.".-OX"4 4-:rd -at <‘ar*P F«els».. Va and the] Te las, ■«» r —__j Watchnight Service On New Years Eve - Ministers To Hold Union Service Here Plan, were completed and announced today by the Rev. John Chambers, president of the Deea- ‘ tur ministerial association, for i the New Year's Eve walchnixht services, to be held in the Trinity ■ Evangelic al United Brethren chtin-h ■ » | Rev. Chambers outlined the fot'lowing plans for the evening: Fellowship period, ‘from 8 to.!* p. m . for young people of all i ebnrehes. Junior high school age and upward. / The Protestant film commission’, picture nt the year. "Second Chance." from 8 to 18:15 o'clock From 18:15 to 11 o'clock, period for refreshments and choir re hear Ml / Watchnight communion, served by all participating ministers, i from 11 p m to 12'05 a m the mlnisierial association stated when* releasing the evening', schedule that 'in tkte,„tlm« of national and world emergency, the city minister, believe that (here are many thoughtful people In Decatur who would rather end j 1850 and begin 1861 on their knees - in prayer than in their cape" | I Rflilrnnder Kilted Al Indianapolis ' Indianapolis. Dec. 16 —(UP) — Jsrns, Paton. M. was killed terdsv when he slipped oa an ice- : covered coal honner ami fell I* neath It* wheels as he worked In the New Tori Central railroad yard, a, s brakeman

Yanks Abandon Hamhung Today To China Reds Americans Fall Back To Naw Defense Line, Five Miles From Sea Tokyo, Sunday. Dec. it.—(UP)— ( American force* fell back to a new . gun and tank-studded line only Hve mtkro from the sea around three cape port of Hungnam ye*terd*y, abandoning the stater etty « Ham hung to horde* of advancing Chinese Wave after .wave of Chinese smashed at the United Nations 10th corps beachhead from the northwest in the second day of a relentless asesult. : - HarnhdM. one of Korea's major Industrial citle*. was abandoned tn the Chlneso without a tight Amerl can units pulled out yesterday morning, demolishing everything of value t<» the enemy with "Mototov cocktail*" and hnge dynamite blasts A few hours later, the Chi near flowed Into the war-wrecked city There wa* co mention of the vital Yonpo airport, four miles went of Ifungnam. but its location made it appear that’ It might be tn the UN withdrawal frivin Hambung While Chinese soldiers watched; from grandstand seats, near a- - oh a hill, the American 3rd ! i Infantry division withdrew to the plain between the twin citle. South of the main bridge, five to seven; mile, from trie Hungnam water; front, a line of American tanks’ spread a* ros, the flat ground, formI The withdrawal was hampered by 'the tndles*-st ream of civilian, tryling desperately to escape from the C<Hnmunist.av*lan< he rolling down toward the sea Civilians were not permitted to flood into Hungnam and choke transportation and communication routes, and many of the confused refugees were trapped between the opposing armies 2—s The Chinese did not attack or advance Saturday against U. 8. Tib division troops in the northeast sector, but air reconnaissance report, said either Chinese or north Koreans were building up In tore* In the mountains up the coast from Hungnam Near-Zero Weather la State Last Night Slightly Warmer - Weather Forecast Indianapolis. Dec 18—(UP)— Indiana temperatures warmed up today. , and the weatherm.su said «now shovel, could be put aside but not ear-muffs He said skies would be clear and temperatures in the high 30’,-"s rather nice 'winter day." Warmer air from Kknaas and Nebrask* will cause Minqesota'r extreme cold to by-pass the slate, the Indlanapolt, weather bureau reported, and a repeat of this morn Ing's near-sero readings was not »k pected Lows tonight were to range from ’ Ove shore north to 2" south South Bend was Indiana', cold eat spot early today with a rend teg of one degree above sero Other reports were Goshen 2. Fort Wayne 4 Marton sad Indlanapolii* airport S. Lafayette 6. Terre Haute ». fudtenapoli, city 11 and Kv*n»vßle 17 Noor Edition

Brice Five Ceet*

Reports To Nation Os Grave Dongars Os War Facing Washington. De* !«.—(l,’Pl— President Trwwnn signed a proclamation dec’arlug a national emere eucy at • am CUT. today Under the proclamation, numer ou« laws become effectire immediately which grunt added powers to the pre«Meni to meet the critical world sttuatkm and "grove danger" of war Under the proclamation the president directs that the armed forces be increased as speedily ae poesibls . and call, otrall American farmers, worker, and liustaaromro to maha - a mighty produrtiost .-.stßort” to mee< the requirements of the ns tlou The proclamation blamed ths aspirations of Communism to dominate the world for the present ertata It pointed out that If tbs Communist, achieve their enda. the American people will no longer en joy freedom and basic rights. -The proclamation said that “recent events in Koron and elsewhere , create a grove threat 4o the peace ; of the world" and imperils Lulled Nation, effort, to prevent agjrre*,ion. It said "world conqnest by Communist imperialism is the goal of the forces of aggression that have been loosed upon the world" if this goal were achieved, the procle-iMtioa-Mld; the American peopl. ' I would no longer “enjoy the full an* ; rich life they 'have with God', help : built for themselves and their <-hii Idren . . . ” "The increasing menace of the force, of Communist aggression require, that the national defence of I the United States be strengthened a, speedily as possible " In view of those conditions, the ! president proclaimed "the exist ante a uhXtawi nmerorocy. Which requires .that the military usval. air and civilian defenses of thia country be strengthened as xpeedtly as poantbte to the end that we may he able to repel all threats, x. against our national security" and fulfill our responsibilities to the United Nations “»• Price control, on a "number of materials atfd product, import ant to defense production and the —: cost of living" were to be Impow ed immedlateFy. The first control orders were due today Under the defense production act of 1850. wage, also must be cootrbDed in industries whose price, are controlled by mandatory action. Mr. Truman proclaimed the natlonal emergency 12 hour* after he reported to nation that l( faced "grave danger" of war. Mr Truman called for expansion, of the armed force*, vast defense production and wage-prtee controls. ; warning that only hard wort and sacrifice eaa halt Russia's wilting new "to push the world to th* brink of a gotieral war." In the wake of kts nationwide broadcast last night came five rapid-fire development* „ 1 Two more/national guard diI vision, were ordered into service ' on Jan. 16. as the first step in Expanding the armed force, to I 3^OO,MM> men and women i 2 Price controls on “» number of materials and products tm- ! portMt to deteuse production and ' the cost of living:' were to be Im (TWro •• Faae Stsv I .—" I!" '"** '' I I, ’Tff X.