Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 291.

REDS STEP UP ATTACKS ON BEACHHEAD

Council Votes ] Down Board Os ■ Works Action . . . v--— *■ <

Refuses To Approve < Contract Signed By Board Os Works For New Diesel Engine Member* of the city council Tuesday refused to approve the contract which the city's board of publk* work* and rnfety had ktailed with the Lima-Hamilton corporation. thus setting the city back about two years and 330.000. and with, no diesel engine lor the proposed auxiliary power plant The council's action, nullifying the contract, leaves the city without the vital equipment for the plant and with them- alternatives To continue the purchase of an abundance' of power from outside sources, which will, according to eUy power and light auditor X 4 Kauffman "exceed 000 an nuslly" The contractural basis for the purchase of the power will lie on a 10-year contract. It hi understood ZZ Or. if a sufficient number of coum-llmen agree ! hey can approve the contract at a future meeting At Tuesday's meeting, councllmea Jo* Brennen. Al Beav era, Porphin Drum and Atria n Burke voted against the approval —of the Councilman Joe Klick, who la also u member of the l>oard of works, cast the only ovote approving the contract Two-Year Study For two year* councilmen had plar,ne<? studied and deduced tacts and figures concerning the erection of the new plan!, along j with Mayor Ihran. and light super Intendent L C Pettibone. as. well as other officials and after ex pen 'lng fix 7M.il toward the realisation of the plant * exiatenc". < ouncilmen and the board of aerk were divided This sum. according to KauC man. Is irretrievable down thdrain." since the council's action ITaiiticslly precludes the installs i - iimi expense ■> were Incurred to date * H W. I'ruden. executive secretary of the Chamber of Commer- e appeared before the' council, -objecting to counciltpanlc disagree :nent with the engineers' report "Why." he asked the members I “are you willing to spend In. excess of 390.000 for engineering ail vice, then refuse To heed It"'This reference to 390.0t0 would be the , "otal coat of engineering work bas- ' ed on the completion of the plant The board had signed a contract with the Uma-Hamllton corporation on the recommendation of Emery. Marker and Emery, consultant engineers whom the city hail employed for counsel, engineering advice. and ultimately to recommend to them the proper engine among those bid. The engineers recommended the ( Uma-Hamllton engine for the city ' for it lies! suited its needs, thei i said, in both pow%r output and ; economy The council refuted this recoin J mandation. and Indicated their, choice of the larger, more costly j engine They reconciled their admitstion for the Nordberg engine, which WS" bid at 3511,900 and pro dgetion capacity of ISOo KWH s. by their belief that economies could l>e made in the-remainder; of the work. in the building, in further equipment. The Lima Hamilton engine, which the hoard to. cd*t|49S,l7S. and was capable of producing MIO KWH'i Engl Heers' Report The engineers’ report pointed i out that with the increased cost . CTavw WMwe »•»> WEATHER •wow flurries continuing in extreme north. Clearing and colder central and couth tenia ht. Thuruday becoming cloudy with light caow over cpreadlng north. Lew tonight five Move to five below north, three to 10 above couth- High D Thursday 24 north. M south.

Decatur Stores Will Remain Open Until 9 P. M.

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Full Military | Censorship On War In Korea | Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters Puts On Full Censorship Tokyo, pec 20 rt'P)--- Gen. 1 ‘»»Kta- Mrt' AKhui * hTfjvtttHMrtf-h* ■ imposed iidL military U>4ay <»n and yhutoxrapb*| dealing with the war in Korea The end us 'voluntary < ennor-! Unmrdiate iduri..of t.oflp j pul wry miiltMjr-CcnfinrshlD waw an.j nounced by Col. .M I* Kvhol«. Mac | Arthur's public Inforniatlon Officer; •t phr < 12: 3* >m CSTr -j A memorandum haivtcd?r tpoiid« nU mild (hat 1 Dixpati he 4 written by corf* qpondeDtt in Korea and d to Japan by army cohtroUed communication* will be senened fori «#eu»l-'y in K !• i ■ 2 Material originating in Japan will be *trbfnllt«*d to the pie.-s ad—visofy sccfTon dr MticArrtnrrs head f quarter f<n ■ terran' * before traned inisaian 3- Dispatcher - already screen cd in Korea need not bv -übhntfi d to the pje-< advisory •’tv! inn in Tokyo unitss tiny have b>»n r»■v r ftten _ . . The memorandum »aid the ren worship order applied to .‘.'all presß :vri< <. radio •. m iu iz:m> irtii•!(•». and pho:ograph* peit-iin Fng to militat y <sp«tAttohi ’ . ‘Military Apt ra'icns -wUI ltr2inLtv i prr ted ‘o im.dud* all form* t4tat i* ■ supply. Trau<purtation, tva.cii.ition. and ad.mfni - i’iun. As wh!' aCB4ualti«s and .replat.• rn*i: -ai t . - p | No rtilTWßCca «ri3 fib .> > w <- •♦t uo Intm* t’H * ly' for circumvention of the inv < py Frowt-ver._ary sui h eva¥hm of rfllSnt -’up •* ■ •izl !>• Hl <ii‘» t V.I ' 11‘lnn of ' ing on credited -eLw * pendent* • rjj! f ti-y arc subject.4<j mill:ary - authority Th» y pit‘flflfiiW be di*accxedi’Ad and tent hq;ne tf| tTara <•» Paa* *•«> Indiana Is Covered By Hew Snow Today i Slightly Warmer Weather In State j lixlisU|><>ll*. Dec !<> —(IT’l--I A new sm w cmvcivd Indium today land tenperatiiri< modtraled jnst j a Hille I All the Q tatr abcii’ an inch ■‘more snow- y.«(7rday with iKe'tx jet plion of the ar-a around Evans pill, where the siiqwfall was'-Hght-State iHillce repbrHd Wads -ITcki In f pots all over Hie jSJafi Supt Arthur M.. warned motorisis to iny t xtia eary-iti rb lying during the holiday "TrMfle safety Is now a matter of nationc) nccvßdty." Thurston said "The tnenai-ing International situation and s predicted manpower: shortage ha« given the preyeii.tlon of accidents a new iroportancy in building the nation's defenses " * The weather loreeast was cloudy I today, cl.arine and colder tonight land partly cloudy tomorrow Temiptratures arete i-tpectej! to range front IS to 2S degrvn today and idrop to between leto and I" above: tonight lx>w tempetature readings this morning ranged between four de-1 grees chore tero at South Hend and Flirt Wayne and 2<t at Indianapolis Yesterday, high temperatures, -wi re : 111 at South Fend to 7K at Kvan« I rttht ■ \ -

{Business Pul On Honor To Hold Prices “g Ceilings Announced For Big, Little Business Washinqlon. Det 20 —* j ; The government put all ; meH THF -rhetu itcw<>t today not j {rake |»U«*ea and to cancel mhii«»ii. raaiMti ni.vb sin« . the Kcireao'l wai began. The- e<-nnoml* stabilization au* ♦-my iEST> announced a get'of ' pririna MandanD. generally gear led to pre Korea profits »nd l><*. rt ptic-oic. that will jcervACaa voittntary price ceiling* for Mg apd ! little jiualnean. They cover prac-j tirally everything from the corner ! grocery store to the giant steel ! Industry. ~~ Wage;* ate next An spokesman said a LpUn Rw MUbUiuxUm-l-of everyone's pay check ia in pre- s j paration and will be dlaclooed tn neif nnure. -~rr.r*-”.J s Two senate Republican* John W. Bricker O . and Honivr E. J( a p«!ia rl. Ind - Maid the adminis- L ' tratten was iffnortng the intent of i Frongreas by tmpd ? hiir price con-1 '.rt»L< without ' simultaneous wage controls.” ■*** j The steel industry reacted cautlnwely to the uaw government ■ move. _ ■. j ,LL Sz Steel Corp,, pacesetter or.; •he IHSO w Age-price lucreaoe. re- J ifoMui t ommenL But some Indus- j try spokesmen Maid it was uneer-[ tain whether the governmeu* ord | er applied to the-latest s.ter»l price i 0»ooMt effe< five Dee I—and that it "looks like a problem khat will-| have to be straightened out it: WUshfhgton.” About the only exceptions fromthe voluntary price control right - now are fariper.i and automobile -malcapg-'-Mos farm products are - bn* j mutic from c<fntnii--although the! meat and processed foods that »m your table are not , been e< are— below parity ■ price k vels i I l M rw Tn l'«l f FKit. ■ Civilian Defense Apathy Alarming 1 Decatur Chairman Urges Cooperation . •A <oni<-ulixl< d effort to coml>lFi»ly organize thi- civilian dei ftnMw U going to be made, in a j la»t-di:« h effort to arouse public -upltort according to Floyd Hunter, i Ihi-aiut ehairntan of the defense organization. To date, he told members of the i city count II at their meeting Tues-1 day. there has been an alarming' apathy on the part of the people ; "We simply have bad no cooperation." he told councilmen. "and the times probably requite more than: talk, urn! plefltv of action " Th«- Adams county civilian de-; : fyhse unit was otganiaed several ; inpoths ago with Robert S. Ander-1 son. .pf this city, chairman of the > county Organisation: Mayor John Doan serving as supetvisor of ohseryalton post for the city. Hunter, then, asked the council to .ci>n«id< jr < ure-fuily the matter ot ' providing such a post. He told the meinbets that extensive studies had be.n made, that..as a conclusion i Hanna Nuttman park had been : chosen as the site for such a post. The Decatur Chairman asked members of the council tor funds to buy a certain building to serve ol>r‘ivers. H< said that investigation ill.-<lo-td that the. building could be gotten at a fairly reasohable price, and could he transported i to the -i:. Cimttcllmen stated ■ that they : would give the defense chairman a : definite answer at their next meet I ing They indicated the matter would ne given considerable study. Ilun‘er..sald that the entire setup , is going to undergo further study, to coordinate the necessary unite ofl <Twre te Feae Mn

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Decatur, Indtawa, WUmflay, Pacubar 20, 1950.

Victorious In First Dofffifht „...... —... . 7

WORLD’S FASTEST known plane, the F R. F-’S Raberjet now lin ailiob in the Korean war. yirat action came over Mauiju, with four swept back Ralterjets meeting four Itifsisn built MKMks. down|J ng oue and c hasing the other th we bat Jc to Mato bur la The Saliec--j jet holds the World s official speed mark of «70.!»Sl mph The Vtr ! Force has faster planes, but so far none have l>eeti armed and none ■ have tried to lieat the Rulterjet's official »i»eed mark

Injunction Granted Against Callender Enjoin Chiropractor From Practice Here Judge Myles F Parrish, staling the. a* itoil "was based on prece-j dent." Tuesday gt anted the state j temporary injunction against | practicing chiropractor D. C Callatider. of this city, thus enjoinirqi | the Ist-er from further practice . I At the hearing Tuesday, the stale, : through Its attorneys. Tom Web- | tier and Robert C. Walsman. pluw j ptosecutlng attorney Severin ; Schurger. called three witnesses to ! the stand County clerk Ed Jaberg ' testified t.hat Cgllrndvr waw witji out the prescribed medical lieen«<-< fas tar as the records of his offi-.t indl'-ated. Harry Slewle. of the ad I veriising department of the Deca , tut Dally Dtinoi-rat. testified that a * particular advertisement had bei n' placed in the papet cSncerning the opening of -Eallrnder's office. The third witness. Elmer NonT holm. Inspector for the state board I of medical examination and rbgis--1 tratlon; also ft s tineT'ai'TuesJiisi" - he vlsltid I lacking the necessary medical ttcvnxM. *—- - -— Although defense attorneys El A. Bosse and Dan Flanagan did not] "crossexamine any of the witnesses T|iesday. it had been-Indicated in j earlier court entries- t hat —they] wire opposed to the personnel of the state board of medical examin ] lira? claiming If illegal and direct-: ly opposed to licensing, chlroprat-j try Though nothing was staled at Tuesday's hearing to confirm the idea, it is believed likely-that the case pill be appealed to the stilte supreme court } . ': ' -. _ Clemency Is Sought For Franklin Click : . Schricker Studies Clemency Request Indianapolis. . Dec.. 20 -dl'Fi.-; Governor fichrir-ker today had nu der advisement * re<iu»»t for executive etemency from Franklin Click. Fort Wayne, celery faint worker, who la scheduled to die. Dec .10 J tor a 1941 »»x slaying. Click's appeal from his death' sentence was dented last month by, the Indiana supreme court ' was sentenced to death ; after a complicated serie* of sex murders in Fort Wayne during the war Click confessed three rapekillings. and was tried and sentenced to die for that of Phyllis Conine Ralph W tatbaugh. Kokomo gravedigger. i» under sentence |b die May 2ti for three other mutder* He alto confasaed the Conine kill-' Ing. kfter Click waa convicted The clemency appeal was pre rented by attorneys Rober’ Buhler and George Bond of Fort Waynej Buhler »l«o represents ledrahgh

No Fre-lnduction -Exom-On Holidays IndianaikolislMt 2n lITI - Ify vHJ nut ha l ulled tor proInduction nxamx during the CbrtatmawNew Year's holiday. solei live •ervice official* said today. They said no exams would be given from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2 Doctor* this week examined SM, .men. bringing to 19.04 U the total , number of Hoo*iers called since July SI. , iJays Wesfem Army Vital Peace Plan Acheson Enroute j- Home From Parley Hrus-rl-. thlgium Dec 2o | ll'Pi <’ S. secretary of state Dean ■ Acheson said today that th< At lan tic pact contererice decision to , build a western army of nearly j 1.000.0 Mi men was a "peace plan tty save Europe, from Communism " Acheson made the cominenf be i tore taking off In President True man s peuunal plane Independence --for Wttvhlugfon Hi* "departure ba,d been delayed from last night ire ■«d.'"fcat*--lW;iiAss*’rd: i.the .lixtfependent e 7"«t li tri"' a tiU I <4:53 am CHTr +■ White wal’tng. he chatted with : newsmen about the two-day eon ference of Atlantic pact foreign . and. deftnst min.sters which ended last night In agreement to shore rup western Europe against any Soviet aggression. Representatives of the 12 mem her nations gave the allied high commission- r* in Germany the ■ green light to make a deal with the west German government to get German eontingrnts In the new. Atlantic pact army at almost any cost Germany will be asked to con- ' tribute up to one-fifth of-the newinternational army, which will be under the supreme command *of ; Gen Dwight D Elsenhower Obviously referring to . the present unmilitarised Germany. Acheson told newsmen: "The only way to maintain peace is to build up sufficient strength so : that .you do not have a vacuum . with a possibility of aggression fil|.- : ing It " He brushed aside Impatiently questions about possible Russian retaliation for rhe decision to ‘re arm western.Germany "Russia hag ordered that the decision violates the Potsdam pact and undermine* ;her 20-year military alliances with Britain and' Frame "We are not interested In risks." |he said. "We are just doing the I job we started out to do when *‘e signed the treaty What we have done so far has been too little and too slow. s “We have an awfully long way to go We hare wasted a lot of time on non-productive things " l’ The Moscow press already ha« warned that Rli««la will not. "tole i ratk’" the rearmarhvnt of western i Germany, but has given no hint ofl what ataps sha will take Ruasla asked last month for a] big font conference with the three wes’ern powefri'<m the subject of j German rearmament rarefnllv tg — tTwesi Te Fawe »•*»

Communist Forces Step Up Attacks But Massed UN Fire Melts Assault

Reject Amendment To Zone Ofdinence Reject Extension To Two-Mile Area -Members of the city council Tuesday rejected an - ordinance which would extend the xoning Iroard's authority to a tWo-mile area - s urrrur n ding Ihe city plus ot her modifications of the ordinance. The ordinance was given its third, and final reading and rejected Approximately 15 persons appeared at the meeting, and spokesman " Vernon Hebble stated they were representative of those living in the area, and were opposed to the 1 extension of the commission's auth- j . orltv - I Two remonstrance*, containing wj total of 92 names, were filed before members of the council voted on the amendment to the commission's ordjnani e t'ouncilinen did. however, api prove the ordinance which approve*! , the r-lty purchastag the ate* be- j Tiween the A sad P slot* and tho; St. Mary's riv«r. from Mowro* to. Jackson street*, for the earn of lllr s<H> to be paid in prescribed far I siallmvnts t The council alao set January l« a* the date for a hearing on the Sehifnover sewer improvement hearing’ --The prrrject, from Rider Uo Spenser .-tieets, will providej sewerage to residences in that.; ’area The hearing Is set for ot> jer-tors to voi- e their opinions to • the plan 7The council also approved ap pointments made bv. the mayor of Charles Clouds to be a member of Hie Imaid i.f xoning appeals, to [ serve for tout, years: Dick Heller and -Kenneth Hlrschy as member* : of the planning commission tor four years . - -.-«SS==-H?-■ Deadline Near For Seeking State Bonus Deadline Dec. 31 Far Applications ■ Indlang -M*r veterans are again warned ot the Dec 31 deadline to flje applications for the state soldiers' lutuus In line with this deadline, the , Adams county chapter of the Red : Cross the American legion and Disabled American Veterans chap ■ ter* here aye offering aid to vet eraus in filing applications The borne service office of the : Red Cross, located on Madiaon » street, will lie open Thursday after t noon and the following Thursday afteinoon. Mrs. Max Schafer, execu ■' tlve secretary, announced today ' The Red Cross will assist vets In filling out their bonus application* ■ aad also those for continuation ol i insurance , I-.., Veterans wishing aid in this man : net from the American Legion may call the Legion home or John L DeVoss, for slich assistance I The DAV chapter had announced Tnetufay that it* new home, oc- : eupied until recently by the VFW. , will be open Thursday evening. , with a number of assistant* to help i;. veterans, And i-ompleH- supplies; will also, be available , Announcement has also been • made that nearest of kin may file > state bonus applications fur vet- . erans of World War il who now are fighting in Korea, and that thoaa who have lost their discharge pa-1 > per* may file for the bonus anyway. I - These regulations have been re- ■ sealed by the state department ofj. veterans affair* Any veteran who has' lost hl* , discharge P*pe> »*>' SPP I .' •• ’be ( , veterans' aid commission office. .12g : I East Berry street. Fort Wayne, for , 1 a totm to be »ent to the branch dt : service in which he served during ‘ World War II As for veterans ol Wot Id War II <Twrw T» rawe KtaMi ; - -

Union Leaders Urge Controls On Food, Rent Control Necessary Before Any Moves To Stabilize Wages Washington. Dec !<' —(VP) — Too union officials told Prssgdent Truman today that food price* and rents must be controlled effecrtrgly before any move is made tn ata.--I biliae wage* I They, said "compensatory" wage" tncrekaea must be per mil tad a* I loug as t<K>d prices and rent* are "subject to sharp and drastic increases" because these two itt ms together reprraenr" W per>e«u of the av»rsge tamity s Uvilig amrts, ; Fanbet nwrrr they said wad* : «t*bU4*ati<>n nt*-: not be.- me w BbiinhSmmb-v** The anion chiet*. headed by CIO pevaMent Fhtttp Murray and AFt. president William Gr»an. in . a statement taaaed after a ta-m4nate conference with Mr Truman also1 Called for an independent wage stabilitalioft board whose devisions would not be subject to re view by the economic stabilization : agency. ■ -Z Demanded thal government policy recognize existing collective bargaining agreements" which contain cost-of-living escalator clauses or face the threat of "Industrial untest " 3 Urged prompt amendment of the defense production act of ISao so food price* and resit* may be controlled "effectively.” ?Tbe union officials said the ac t. Which auThoTize* price wage control*. does not provide rety control j --whtt-rt is handled to swpat ate I'defNalAtiotl -- and permits food price Increases Under the law. no ceiling may be placed bn any agri culture commodity below The highest parity price or below the high e»t prtee received by producer* during the month before the Kc» rean war. : - .- "The present prohibitions upon control of food price* and rest* are an affective barrier CO any system of. price or wage control*." they said, "and the elimination of theae prohibitions Is preliminary to any workable stabilization action." Howard Enters Plea Os Guilt In Court Court Takes Case Under Advisement Harold Howard, in Tate court action Tuesday, through his attorney Ed A Rosse entered a plea of guilty to a charge of burglary, and the c*ae waa taken under advisement by the Judge Myles F Par- , rlsh untjl further consultation with parole board officials Howard jras arrested early Son ' day morptag by city police officer ; Hoy Chilcote who followed the de '"fenSaut tntb the office* of the Adam* County Lumber company, cornered him there, made the arrest. then took him to the county jail where he remained until hi* a* ralgnment Tuesday He appeared earlier in court : Tuesday, declared himself unable i to employ counsel though willing to ■ enter a plea of guilty al that lime | However. Ed A Bosse was appointed by the court to serve a* defense ! counael. and at the Writing trial entered a plea cd not guilty for the defendant It was at the later (session that I 'he plea was changed to guilty and Howard was remanded to the county jail until further dlspositlon can be made of. 'he casr .

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I Bring Up Artillery For First Time To Attack Forces On Korean Beachhead Tokyo. Thursday. Dec 2l—<UP> —Communist forces besieging the shrinking Hung nan; beachbead tn northeast Korea increased the fuiy et their attack* aad brought up artillery for the first time Wednesday to blast U S 3rd division troops noldinz the waterfront area. “ But The Red attacks melted against outpost defense* and the massed fire of land and navy guns protecting the Hay beachhead with •- a continuously roaclne fire and steel Fearful of the barrage 'h* Reds IfryM Bkiy fuar ruands Hsw* imp ~~ big gun* into the bear hhead m the ', hour* of dark**** to *«oM gtotouc 4-gW»y Hielt ptWffHiW 'WWW- tw* ' j against <wip.*- pnswtoaa «• ••• ' J held dewa ‘ I TW*<« ta a* plm *to seamd te-to--■eaHtbsad today wtoagw lb* cod- ' jeMghaa 'it tawiry'toftHp* O'* 'l* ' m trit I Piled I'rsa* .orrespond . ‘ !ent William Chapman reported A deadly curtain of high velocity • ■ *ud Howltaei fir* bulw*rked by , ' self-propelled gun* ard mi *ad mllUmgtas tank gm* are rimming i ‘ the Amerfaaa Mgag with rryuut steel fragments." * Chapman reported the massed artillery blasted one suspected ’ : enemy concentration -with 1.108 1 round* Tuesday night and waa credited with breaking up an attack ' by an estimated two battalions of i Reds. -■ ’I US 10th corps intelligence ofr fleer* said the mounting Red at- ■ I tacks still were probtag American I line* In anarch of a wvak spot fo* a major assault - 7 I f'omuiunisf troop* still are purIng down from the north and eon- — ciutratibg around the beachhead, the officers said Planes from six , carriers massed offshore blastad to least four such enemy Ifopp ■ column* eltoing in on.Hunaiiam Carrier has. d ptanes alone -claim- * ed to have killed or wounded close to 1.3*0 enemy troops in the p*at 24 hoar*. Good Fettows Club Previoualy reported ; igTe* 15 1 Harry L Fortney ■ l e ci*** j 1 Gay's Mobi! Service . \pi Pv ' Mr. and Mn Alfred 'i Beavers ... .. lo.w-> Mr and Mrs W A ] Klepper , D OO I Mr and Mrs T F \ G raliker sto ) Trinity E l i! church Ji CE ............. 5.t0 A Friend 1...... 3.32 Total .9771 47 Stale Air Notional Guard Unit Called Indianapolis. JJec 20 - |UP> t Governor Schricker announced today that squadrons and groups of f the Indiana air national guard st* > tinned 'at Stout Field. Indianapolis. ■ had been callad JgJhFtlve duty et- - • fective Feb, ». ';>U" 1 Uaits called wen* the M2find fighter group headquarters 113th fighter squadron. 122nd ma|n:en sag* and supply group headquai ter*. 122nd all bass 122nd medksal group headquarter* and the 113th weather station > f -'

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