Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1951 — Page 1

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U. S. BTH ARMY BEGINS ABANDONING SEOUL - — -7 _ _Jii. .__ . 7 J ■ . . s- \ ’• ... L ' 1 Sr- . ’

Report Council H ' . >. «*• V Near Agreement On New Engine ’ • ? ’ L '!■ -J 1 I' J '. I \ ‘

PL W- ' Two Oi Couucitmen Switch Votes; ifihal Action Scheduled / Tuesday, Jan. 16 Members of city jouncll and the board o|f Wofksycaine close to agreement Iqver the purcijase of a diesel engine ftm the light plant TUesday when three louneilmen voted approval of the .- < t.ntrgct. , ,' ' j- - : Final; acitjon, and aiitictpated approv4l, wlji. likely b? 1 fortlfcom- \ ihg at | the next regular meeting January ,16. /. . 1 | At t||t time thfe fijnal reading of the ; ordinance^lhej third-rwill he givdq. and the . menibers will vote* om (approval or |- disapproval ofs Ihe engine. the cluhcil returned the discus-.; , sion or the purchase th; the floor/ j. and whten a vote was taken, three members approved thp\ board of works contract With the LimaJlamijnin Co. ‘ | Coutiidlrpgn Adrian IjJnrke, along ■with Beavers' and Joe- Krick, a • member of the board jof works whd all along had voted for the contract as a councilman, cast affirmative votes, to create a ma- ■■ ' jority oyer the negative votes qast by Doirphus Drum ■and Joyi Brennen, and enable two lot the rrecepsary three readings to 'he made. Tuesday. /.a.. j ’ Following the business meeting, in whjc.hj several year-qnd report & were made, members o|f the council wentL into executive session, thus clearing this council chambers fdf < newspaper representatives and city engineer Ralph • ’Roop. ||i. ■ v *j Nd rjecord, of course, is kept of, the Fetkxed executive but When hhe council returned to a regular flor the vote, this record;was made: J Councilman Beayers Imoved that tlie matter be brought up for a vpte, and he led the Jjtwilch which gave trie board of works the clos- / ; est tlrniig to. approval since the otithrenK of the differences be- ■ \ tween t,tie hoard and Council over the, purchase of the eiigine! COutjcltrneii and, board of works' niemberd were, divided primarily over tpeL cost of the purchase. The hriglrd members {maintained that* t i.e purchase of the larger .Nordberg 'dietiel jehgine was alf :■ most prohibit ivq; councilmen argtrek. I ■though, ' that economies could ibe 4cc omplished laier. in the' type of tuihling for example. "I ; Also presented at the Tuesday meeting was a petition, signed by T, F.D tali kef, Dr. Joe Morris. H. I|. KtjuUckelferg, Elmo Smith. Raymond ' Kohne, Robert lioltW>tt»e,*Carr Pumphrey and 19 oth- ’ em. a, I Therpetition stated in part that “ . . .j while fully recognizing the controversial naturq 'of and the *| value o-t'Aaxious of the dis- ( * feretit types of equipment proposal for the city light 1 plant . . . (wei .-i. . request the city council to recknsi<ler its action in refusing to ratify the contract signed I- byjthe}board of works.” Y sih>nrbers of the council did, however, g'ive final approval to an . i ordinance, presented to them by Dick IJellerl. representing the zoning commission, one amending | the general zoning |‘i ordinance. Previously, the zokinjr ordinance had read tljiat no adjoining I buildings ' cpuld be made to a house; thus creating a problem of justifying , adjoining garages. The amendk*«nt corrects tips, and also allows (two houses to be built on 1 « a corner lot consisting of 8,712 'I square'feet instead ojf the prev- ’ hnis 9W>. This was konte, it was explained, to make up the ences by' widened thoroughfares. 4 f . ... WEATHER Occasional rain or drizzle tonight and Thursday mixed with some snow or light sleet near the Michigan border tonight. -Slightly colder tonight. Low tonight 3035 north, 3545 south. High Thursday 33-36 north>x3B--south. _ I ft I • 1 '

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' 1 I ■ i 82nd Congress Opens; Faces Grave Crisis Pegce Or World-War IIH May Hinge On Solons' Decisions Washington, Jan. 3. -t (UP) — Tide 82nd congress convened today in an atmosphere of crisis that will force' upon it Rome* of the gravest decisions since- the dark days of PeaH Harbor. i '; ( ' - f . Diiririg the two years, of its existepce, ,it will have to decide great issues involving the world problem: peace ot world war Mil. The new t-ongriss has new power in dominant • conservative wing. Its reduced Democratic majorities in both the house and senate portend a stop tb Mr. Truman's domestic 4 ‘fair deal” program. . Conservatives expected to show that power in the hohse on this < peiiing day by changing the ,rules to restore more authority to th° rules committee. , The house reelected Sam Ray-’ burn of Texas 1 Then It girded for its first big fight —a move (d restore to the lunisp rules conimittee ultimate l»bwer to decide what bills shall reach the floor. This is,sUe tested t,h|e new/ power of the southern Deniocrdtic-IRepuhtican coalition, wfiinh seemed certain to win. With these items disposed of, i congress then Will mark-time until j after M-T.-Truman delivers his annual sitate of the union message to a joint (session next Monday. JUst before the new congress convened Mr. Trnman served notice that he will ask f °r “more and iniiie|i heavier taxes’’ to finance the naitipn's gigantic: defense effort The form stich -taxes should take will sdt off considerable debate. Biit the greatest debate will be foreign policy. , Discussion will be heard almost daily'on proposals of Mr. president Herbert Hoover Und dthers for dealing with world crisis. And Mr. Truman's domestic pro-' gram is sure to come under steady fire/froni his conservative- minded eong'ress. -

Donald Agler Dies Early This Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon , iSqnald L*. Agler, World rWar H veteran 1 , /of 606’4 Patterson (street, died at: 2 o’clock this morrilhg at the Veterans hospital at Fort Wayne: He was employed as a cement finisher until hevbgVaine seriously ill four; weeks, ago (with a kidney infection. Thje young veteran entered the arm4d services April was discharged April 25, 1946!. froin the 331st AAF iUnii gt Stout Field. Indiaugpolis. i. native of Ohio City, 0., he was' born May 1. 1919. a son of Mr gnd Mrs. Loe Agler. He had ] made his home in Decatur for the pasit seveii years, and jr'attended thet Church of-God. j' Surviving are his\ wife, Norma; his mother; five children. Janet. Dondld. Donna. Gayle and Brenda? all |at home‘J One brother. Guy Agler of- Decatur, and two sisters. Mri. Orville Ginzel of Haviland. » O„ land Mrii. Arville Kittle of Ceiiii4. o. Fujiieral Services will be conducted at 2 o’clock Friday, after-, boon at the Church of God.; the Rev. Dwight R. McCurdf officiating! Burial win be in Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio was returned to the CFillig & Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 6 o’clock this evening. ' ’ ’ ’. ] -V

1 Blast Wrecks N. J. Plant ' ’ ' 111 X > •? T Ml fl > —V I A WORKMAN stands'ami 1 the wreckage where a tremendous explosion buckled the five-stpry, corrugated iron Rubinoff plant n Vineland, N. J.. Injuring 23 and causing >21)0,000 damage. |. Thousands of tons of grain\ cascaded to the street and fire which followed the blast added to the damage.

Fire Losses Under $2,000 During 1950 Unusually Low Loss Reported By Chidf The city of Decatur, waS foftunate during J 951 in the numbers, types of and losses due to fires, according |o the annua! report submitted |to the city council by fid? chief CedHc Fisher! , 1 |. Aside from industrial fl ‘es, |of Which she fire department makes 1 i»o estimate, the city lost Iks the (result of 54 fires in the city.' There were also nine calls answered for rural alarms during tfce year, according to the repoit. Fltei lit homes, those that got misplaced from the furnace, (that is. were the greatest during jthe year, for members of- tihe Deicatur fife department answered 17 I such calls., '. : i.r ’ /. J j There were 11 truck or cair fires, one fire caused by a cigarft, and one gas explosion listed as the other causes of fires. ' Fires in homes, of course, included defective wiring, ana similar causles. There ,w?re 19 undjer the classification of heating in the report. three qf them caused from oil ’stoves, one i frond a pas stove, one front 4 eoa * stove - eight of them Urash fires/ and six grass fires. !, There were five fires. <dne commercial fire, with damage esiimated at SSO. and one public (buildings’ fire, with damage estimhted at SSOO. | — ( City engineer Ralph Roop also /submitted a report for the zoning seQmmiSsipn, the report noting that Ptirtre were 175 applications received dutihg the year for building per|mits, 155 of them approved and {paid, pnd three approved but unpaid, I -The total contract price of the ■bids, according to the report, amounted to '5838,453.03. There were 17 permits not yet issued, M 3 applications rejected, Roop's report said, two qf them twere cancelled by the appeal board, (Tbhi Ta ease Truman Signs Bill On Excess Profits ; Warns More Taxes ! Will Be Required I Washington. Jan. 3 — (U|P) —' .President Truman today signed • ithe new excess profits tax bill, and .warned that 1 "the ahead of us will require more and much .heavier taxes." Mr. Truman said even a new profits tax might halve to be considered. , j , t The bill which he signed is designed to ra'ise about $3,300,000,? \ 000. It was passed „in ~the dying hours of the 81st congress. The president said in a statement that The new 1950 tax legislation Increased federal revenues fvery substantially." but -he said |t would be necessary to as|t congress again for “substantial tax increases.” - “We have ; to canvass and recanvass every revenue possibility, including the ne# excess profits tax.” Mr. Truman said. ’ “In developing this tax in the few weeks at its dJspo a|, .the «T«rn To Pae* Two) I|\ -i' ''' : ' ■

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 3,195 U

87th Indiana Assembly Will Meet Thursday Republicans Hold Majority Os Both Assembly Houses \j

Indianapolis. Jian. 3. —(UP) — Governor Schriclter put y»e finishing (touches to his message to tht87th Indiana general assembly a? members /gathered for the SUday biennial session which starts to marrow. , Schricker’s prepared address—he usually speuksi “off the cuff” - will not be delivered to a joint slessicAi of the Republican-dominated -ajs-' sembly until 11 a.m. Friday. Organizational procedure will occupy lawmakers during the first day. The GOP has a 69-31 majority in the house, where selection of W. Ol Hughes. Fort Wayne, a£ speaker wai expected be a mere formality, and bare control of the senate, 26-24. Sen. John Van Ness; Valparaiso, was slated for presi/ dency pro tern. Both werj/ elected at party caucuses last month- 1 The governor’s message, first time, vyas to include a sum? mary of appropriations needed to run the state government for the hext \two years. The various departments and agencies requested approximately a record-breaking $608,000,000 but it was not known how much of that amount would be approved by the budget Another deviation from dent was announcement that the complete, pribted j budget drould be available to lawmakers sometime next week, In previous sessions it was not distributed until neat- the mid-way point of the session. Secretary of state Leland F. Smith will gttvel the house to order at 10 a.m. tomorrow and preside’ until Hughes’ election is forthalized. Lt. Gov> John A. Watkins will preside, in the senate, where Van Ness will occupy the chair only in his absence. The first "bill was to be introduced an* passed tomorrow after ‘suspension of normal operating rules. It was the usual, SIOO,OOO appropriation to pay all the clerical help necessary to idsure a smooth-running Session Lawmakers, who now receive their salaries quarterly from the state auditor's office, were not quite so interested in the bill as in previous sessions when it included their pay. *the bill, however, does provide for mileage and travel allowances not covered In their threemonth checks. | \ A few bills might be tossed-, intb house and senate hoppers tomorrow and Friday but legislators were not expected to get down to serious business until after a weekend recess.

Terre Haute Youth \ Killed In Accident Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 3. —(UP) —Ronald Lee* Cunningham. 14. Terre Haute,, was killed yesterday when his father's automobile ran of r. S. 41, south of here, and hit a tree.

450 Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses 11 ■, " j ■ Annual Report Made : By Clerk Jaberg i I i < ': '■ 1 There .Vhsre 45C| couples during 1950 who signified their intentions Os trekking to the altar apd stating “I do;*? but there were, 3,4781 persotis wtoj thought they’d rather .take the d»y off and KO fishing. At feasi ithose were the figures totalled by; the clerk’s office and re4eas#di today by Ed Jaberg. who Aino rplertsAd the number of civil cases filed in : the circuit -court. These i| no. indication of the number fishermen or hunters who able to catch anything, ibut there' were 2.604 who applied for hunting and fishing resident licenses; 780 men apparently /decided to take their wives v. ith them, for that number of wcpneti were given licenses. There Wef’d also 26 14 day non-resi-dent licences issued, 46 annual nonresident, And 22 non-resident hunting, fishing and trapping.

As .opposed to the 450 couples who thought that marriage-was the ideal state, there were 50 coiiples who believed they had had just eough and decided to call it quits. There were that number of divorce filed' in circuit coyrt during the year, In the breakdown of other figures released by Jaberg, it is noted there were 25 guhi/dianship cases, opened in circuit bourt. 86 Estate cases, six of for inheritance tax purposes t btjly, and 52 wills probated. . ' iMn ciVll cases, there were 41 filed for Ramages, accounts, pobsession, iiofes. and so on; four cases./to s quiet title, two habeas corpus, o|e injunction, 13 insanity or feebletirtindedness. four petitions for partiiion, one case to Contest' a will, a|td nine ex parte cases. These latter included appointments of] spheiai /judges, admission of lawyers |o the- bar, and similar aCtiobs. There Were \two ditch drainage cases, fivb casts to set aside judgment or vacate, four appointtneiits of guardians, one establishment and probate of, a> l ost Will, two foreclosures, 'one breach of contract, two replevins/one ejectment, one naturalization, one foreclosure of lien, one marriage annulment, Une temporary restraining brde£ | seven claims, and one persoh deMdCd to change his name. ( r.

Films Are Shown' To pecatiir Lions Qlub , Watson; Maddox, of the Central Soya land a member of tite Decafuj- Lions club, Tuesday Showed films as the feature of the regular meeting of that organization,«the films depicting the Work, machinery and products of the s6ya frlant. 'Maddox also, outlined the:growth of the Decatur firm in th£ ]past decade, and. no|ed its emminence in the /concentratr ejd feed field, from the early days when the’Central Soya company pioneered stich things. Glen Mauler. vice president of the club, was ip i chirge of the regular business meeting In the absence of the president, L. E. Anspaugh. -' I '

Ifegui Withdrawal Under ■»I ■ • Eli'' * I . . fled Pressure; U S. Ready To Negotiate With China

United States Steady To Negotiate ,With 1 Ching Reds Despite Peking's Rejection Success, N. Y., Jan. 3 —- (UP) — The United Stites announced, today that it is ready to negotiate with Communist China “at .an appropriate time” despite Peking's rejection of an 8-point United Rations, program ' for a epase-flre in Korea. \ A three-man UN ' committee named to negotiate a cease-fire in Korea reported that Mao TzeTung’s Communist government had refused to consider 8- points agreed to by the UnitecJ States as a basis of .discussion toward ending the Korean war. The 'chief point was a proposal to establish a 20-mile demilitarized buffer zone north of 38th parallel. j Chief\ U. S. delegate Warren R.l Austin, speaking in the Ujjl's main political committee after Russian delegate Jacob A. Malik had denounced American “aggression” and “atrocities" in Korea, declared that Communist Chbia _|iad ignored repeated assurances that the UN would protect its interests in The 8-point program was, put forward by the three-mad group gfter dipcussions with United States ambassadar Ernest A. representing Qen. , Dowglaa MacArthur’s unified command. The points on which the li. S. apparently was willing to end the Korean fighting were: T| 1. All governments andj authorities concerned, includkng .the' Chinese communists ind the North Koreans, would agree to and enforce a cease-fire in all of Korea. H 2. "Therd shall be established a demilitarized area across Ejorea of approximately 20 miles in depth with the southern limit following geperaljy the line of the (Turn Tft Pane Two)

Mrs. Lydia Strahm Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Friday Afternoom Mrl Lydia Strahm. 82, lifelong resident of Wells county, died 6:30' p. m. the Lutheiran/ hospital at Fort Wayne. She jjuffered a fractured ,in a fall five weeks agb. - She was born ih Wells County Feb. jl. 1868. a daughter of; Jacob and Elizabeth Myers-Klopfenstine. and was married to Daniel,Strahm Dec. 19. 18Si. Her husband died July 5. 1949. ' Shei was a member of the Apostolic .Christian church. Surviving are fivlp daughters, Mrs. I Blume Waynedale, Mrs. Ernest Gerjber of, Rockville. N. Y. ( itars H. R; Gibson and Mrs. Elizabeth. Van Buskirk of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Anthony Mhtzger of New York City: six sons, Edward of Waynedale, Joseph and Albert of Fort Wayne. and Aden of Craigville and Nelson of' Berne; three stepchildren. William of Craigville, Mrs. Aafon Minger of Craigville and Mrs. Joe Kehrn of Bluffton; 28 grandchildren; 23 great - grandchildren; two\ borthers, Jacob Klopfpnstiiie of (Bluffton and Joel of New York City, and three sisters. Mrs, Sarah Meyer of Bluffton, Mrs. Frank Brazer of Portland, Or®., and Mrs. Emma Baumgartner of I Decatur. Two sons, one daughter, two brothers and two are deceased. ' |>/ j .; Funeral services win =be held at 1:30 p. m. Friday atfflje'home of the son, Aden. Craigflile. and at 2 o’clock at the Apostolic Christian church., the Rev,.;v Samuel Aeschliman officiating. Burial will be in the churcti cemetery. The body will be removed from the Jahn funeral home to Aden Strahm residenefe, where friends may call after 6 o’clock, this evening.

Achesonsays Reds Ignore Peace Talks Says Soviet Union Ignoring Bids To Talks With West Washington: Jan. 3.—(UP) — 'Secretary| Os state Dean Acheson said today that the' Soviet Union has ignored ihe west’s invitation for world peace- talk’s and'“it is obvioiis that ue rnust have further clarification of .the Soviet position.’’ “The Soviet- note makes no mention of broader but inerely •restates Soviet position that the council of foreign ministers should meet to discuss the Gelman question." Achesoq said in a press conference staterient. The western powers on Dec. 22 invited Russia to hold preliminary talks 0n international tensions. Acheson said the only thing new in the Soviet reply was that Russia would be willing to meet to draw up an agenda. : ,

“This is not an acceptance of our proposal.” Acheson stated. i”" A “it is obvious that we must have further darificatioh of the Soviet portion we can assume that the USSR is ready ;to accepUAour proposal# to discuss the solution of outstanding problems, including Gerpiany, in Regard tp which the Soviet attitude has created a sense of insecurity ih the minds of peace-, loving nations." ' During questioning. Acheson said flatly that the Soviet reply dodged the big three's proposal for world peace tioks. He said the Soviets had not accepted the proposal or rejected it. He said that they just did not deal with it at all. i British ambassador Sir Oliver.; Franks and French foreign minister Henri Bonnett Were called to meet-with Acheson today to discuss i the next step to be taker? Moscow’s latest note on the west’s big four proposal left diplomats in a quandary. ] Experts noted the Russians agreed to a meeting of big four deputies in London, Paris~or Mos-cow4-ripstead of New York as the west proposed—rto plan an agenda fbr, a big four meeting. But this appeared to be linked to an agenda! on German nroblems only. ■ i J

Move To Speed Up Military Output I ■ : ■A! , , I y Truman Shakes Up J Mobilization Plan Washington, Jan. 3j —(UP) — President Truman today shook up the defense mobilization set-up under industrialist Chariefe E. Wilson in .a move to speed military production. •By. executive order, the president created] a new defense production administration and a defense mobilization board to adVise and assist \jvilson in all of production, food, transport, manpower, stabilization and foreign aid. william H. Harrison, now 'head of t|ie national production authority. |was appointed director of the peWldefense production tion.In his new job, Harrison will coordinate and direct the entire production end >f the nation’s rearmar ment program, subject only to Wilson. He will also retain his NPA powers to establish priorities and allocations. In addition, he will take over re-, quisitioning, loans, purchasing, and speed up tax amortization powers heretofore held by other agencies in the emergency mobilization setok’" . W. Stuart Syinington, chairman of the national security resources board, will continue to report directly to- the president on certain (Tnr. To r.gf EUktl

I Price Five Cents.

American, British And South Korean j Troops Abandoning \ Capital City Today Tqftyo. Jan. 4.—(UP) —The U v S. Bti» army began abandoning Seoul early today. It withdrew under! pressure of a three-tlay-otd Chinese Communist frontal] assault combined with a wide >utflanking move in The east by Mongolian cavalry. \ . American, British and South Korean troops gave up their defense positions of the ind. streamed so&th in ah orderly leapfrog movement,, packing tie roads with bumper-to-bumper traffic. The withdrawal was carried out under the ,first daylight attack the Communists have made jn their drive on the South Korean capital. The Reds struck against two Bth army divisions before dawn Wednesday and continued wave a r ter wave qf Infantry attacks Respite a blazing United Nations lair tind artillery bonibardment. \ Many fires broke out In Se oul as ithe allied forces began their withdrawal. 1 Front reports said they wefe believed caused by cireidssness. American officers said

ito instructions had been, issued to put the torch to Seoul aS was done ' when the allies abandonee Pyongyang. t .. . . -2. 4 Hie first stage of the. withdrawal started late Wednesday'and the Bth ai;my restricted all- highways Jo military traffic only after 6 Wednesday (3‘ i,m. Wednesday I CST), The order stranded thou- • sands 'pt refugees trying tp-fleelh'e ' doomed city. j United Nations planes continued to operate from-Kimpo airfield, 10 miles west cjf Seoul. despite the imminent. threat from tbs Chinese Communist attack. Col. J. W. Weltman, of Rdlsberg. W. Va.. commander <of the 41st < fighter wing, plines w< uld continue to fly- from Kimpo :hropghout the day Thursday but that the installations kt the field would be ( destroyed before it was abrndoijed. ' War correspondents at Seoul were offered ; an evacuation,'flight ; fropi the airfield which was setedjuled to depart at 8:30 a.m Thursj day. grhen the correspondents J assembled at'the field Wednesday j night they were informed tiey J would have to leave at midnightI (9 a.m. Wednesday CST) because •of the danger the field might be attacked before dawn. 1 I An Bth army spokesmafn said ’United Nations forces also were withdrawing in the east.' where Mongolian cavalry were lepoqted to have broken through tpe liny, i The cavalrymen on their stubby porties were reported racing south in a widy encircling move aimed at putting'off the withdrawal from Seoul. :

★ Congress Lineup Washington, Jan. 3 — (UP) — The political lineup of tiie revr 82nd" congress ?ompdred with Ithe 81st congress: - ' . — ’ Senate: ; . Democrats ..L— L.J... 4) (54). Republicans 47 (<2). House; / Democrats 231 i (2!16F Republicans 199 (I'll* Independent 11 ALP). Lenhart Infant ls_ First 1951 Baby Carla Jo Lenhart was today officially declared thfe winner of she New Year's baby sweepstakes, <.id will biy given the impressive nrfay bf‘ gifts of 30 Decatur merchants. The baby born to Mr. and Mrk Herman Lenhart, of 321 Noi *!i seventh street, at 12:35 a.m. New Year’s Day.- j There was .little doubt of- the Ultimate winner: I Carla 7o w<‘* the only -contestant reported to the office/ of the Decatur Daily Democrat. The Complete itemiza Hon of gifts is featured In tiis issub of the Democrat.