Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XLIX. No. 23.

WAGES AND PRICES TEMPORARILY FROZEN

UN Spearheads Gain Slightly Toward Seoul h r •. : Enemy Resistance Stiffens; Expect) Heavier Fighting Jun 87. (UP) UnlHtl Nulled* M|)»«nrhvn<lK stabbed within lf| tnl|‘k or Htoui iiguliiHt 4(lfh‘tiliig *iwHtX l’**Dlanee ttnluy Mbempd üboni jtni titiikU with thw-main CM '■ji«hr army. .1 . £J-/; ■[ \ ?An flit army commuiilqiM’ r» po|t rd thi|t the n*w allied Knr»>un oftna«l<> slight gains through •mH (ife &ay despite mounting ojs pO-’ithm <m the wt Hlfill front aj> pijimclp's to Seoul. 1,.. It mm Acconnuissance planes rep< rt»-d ? orrtlnous heavy troop activity in all'-villages north ot the Rt-h iirrny line below One.(l’N column fought its* way up hill 224 four miles west southwest of Suwon and some 20 miles below p;*Siottl in the face of enemy small arims (Ire. the communique sai(|. The hill was captured at noon hl a.m) Friday CST)’ and the reds fl?d nqrtli. The’communique said other allied troops were under fire ifroni i | i-ommuinist-held hills three, miles southeast and five miles east of StlwonJ . British, Tu tkisKi \Filenchr South Korean and Greek trbops Ifere participating in the new . aljied df fens i ve - ■ Eighth army spearheads probed n<)rth ajl along a 90-mile front from th!e we>t coast to the east-central mountains. They already have ad? vuncedU the allied line 15 miles north f the jumir-off positions of two 'days ago. ’ \ - { ‘Someii l;5do Chinese and North Kiireuhlreda have been killed since thie sta|rt. of the; offensive, 474 of thlemjA an air strike and bayonet charge ho miles south of'Seoul yeatelrday.j ; The S.S. 10th corps reported that it [also Thu* smashed the threat to thje sthtarmy rear, from North KoInfiltration fqrdes In the east) (mountains below Yongwol-. ■ Lin retire North, Korean corp* of mbru t|>Hn three divisions 30,0<h) men Jtji- been reduced to half it* tffrrllvl Hltenglhln the past 4|' •" dt|ya bi allied grbnnd and nit uti taeka njKl \wtmthrr, the <■< ips ;p Exams For Appointments it'ottgrlksamda E? !<«»«»■■» Athllr to day ant|mnf«d a compel HD a -civil efcrvlite iexamlnatltm will 'lm held ; in flic building aj Rorf‘ 1. \v>vne Monday. Feb Hi, al X io a. m . a| a preliminary slop In de the candidate* Tor the Tao appointments to the United htjites Naval Academy for the! foorth district. No West Pqlpt ap pojntHlefts are available this year.: Applicant* desiring to take this? examination should forward their . refitrestsA to Congressman Adair, . Room 433 House Office Washington, D. Cd before Feb. 10.’; col they imay be certified for the exiiininafion. Applicants must! be not le*»|than 17 fears of age land trot more than 22 as of July 1. ’ i^Lrd".- ’ ; . * H ■ | - —----- h Daring Landing By Sciuth Korea Sailors (jin The Western Front in Korea, Jan. 2.7 4- (UP) — South Korean 1 sailors »iade a daring dayligh* fan-dlug |,at \the Cominun’ist-lyid Poj-t pf inchOYr jjffder the protection of i F .- S. and Canadian guns to<iay ano **K«d a four-hour fight during which they killed 40 North Korean t&ldlera and captured two. The Sohth Koreans did not suffer) aqy d&sualtlc« • ' ijhe Artmrh’an heavy cruiser st. Tbull,. the! Canadian destroyer Cayvrii andthe American destroyer Tlajik Ht<»4<l by to support the land inii Thh ieatroyeru fired thalr five inrii gtinH. hut the. St Juul’s guns rt itimlned.Client. ■ > I'"., j ■>—-U— ; ’ ' .Hit ) WIATHIR ■ Mdohi o.oldar with oaoMlanal •oaw fl|irrl«« U>ftioht and •unLew tonight I'lo abova •vofdh. <IS .MUth, High Sunday Ipll n|rth, HIM aouth. • .1 i 'l' ■ ■ 1 i -■ , f • i

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ' • r ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY;

—-j - -yGrandstaff Refuses To Go To Michigan Nans To Telephone "Michigan Governor Foil Wuyn*. Ind,, Jun. 37 (UP) , Ex-convict Flunk (Irandstajh*, who won freedom f.rom life in prison by Writing muHb*. said today jn» did not Intend to Mo tn Xflchlriiii wlp-te |ir i.k « • urtt’si .< h parole viiihu»>r Cnilid-air, who 11 < . hi lv -ul l t.lrd | down. with ii ■m w a btldc ,li»ht ln» |w»Ui lllpi Io ifppeui oil b ylslmi show*, 'mid lt< pitiino'l t<< tohnliomM.lchiV iii Gov fl Mt'lthin W'lllLuiii to itml mfr what tbb< j > rill üboiii ' “I do iml lnl» nd to no to Mb toO',life'* <tl<l (iiatiil tall "I tin mil <)Wr Micliiviin unytliiiig and Ao hoi ba\ <- a I irhl w |tb l'b< in " GiuinlMliiff -Hid Mlrhlgiih hii|d tbia v <;)iunc« s Io arrest liltn for parole violation tlic last 2d' ytare but ncvji r took adviintuge of them H< --aid the stale filed piuojl- violation charges against him Up Wisconsin. New York and Texas when he was serving prison terms iti tho-** ' states. - Grandstaft' was released iti Michigan in 1930 but never legally completed a one-vtar parole. ‘•They forced me to serve all Jhat time yet they did not come after me when 1 was released." he, said. Grandstiiff was pardoned from ji l|fe sentence in Tennessee last. December after he fame as the composer of * “Big Spring Cantata.” played at a Texas celebration. He came heie and married Mrs. Mildred McConkey, a divorcee, Jan. 7. “ ; “I have one desire, to be a good citizen and good hhsband." Grandstaff said. “1 do not think 1 should be so persecuted. "I have peen given an awful ride. Will they eve- give me any peace? " In Indianapolis, the director 'of , the Indiana d’vlsibn .of correct ions said Michigan didn’t want Grandstaff. - i . “They have agreed to allow him to continue his one-yeat parole under the supervision- of Indiana " sa|d J. C. Copeland a “All he needs to do is go to the public welfare .departmerit office' In Fort Waype and report one'u at month for a Vaar/' ’ Copeland said Ills office had .not yet contacted (Jrandstuff and intended to wait unt'jl e.ulv mx\ week J '<■' , - ■ II Mrs. Robert Foreman Is Severely Burned ' Mrs, Robert I- Formnan, wife <d |t, v It I, I op-iimn, lofiiimlr <>t i n-< at nt, wan m»vm«dy but pH op in-1 t.i< i- ami hand t‘ l '-mi> nt Imr home in Atwood, wh»;i'i‘! lU’i hitwbuml Im |iamUh* of the EvOKa.II cal United Hirlhron chiirrh, , Pin- wim token to n Witi-ui* IfmiA l pllul lo receive Irciilmpiil 1 for third tlcKrec bitrtiM, humlulhoil • wl|en flames rushed out of (jhe furnace when she opened the llripr. Rev. N.E. Vitz Dies ,- ? i At Payne, 0. Home t Funeral Services > , Monday Afternoon . j Thji* Rev.. N E. Vitz. 73. k’etengn Evangelical and Reformed minister. died' at l o’clock this morning at his home in Payne, 0., where he had served as pkstor of the Flvpngelical and Reformed church for the past four years. He had previously held the pastorate at New 'Bremen. 0., for 24 years, andSalsojilled charges at De fiance, 0., Jpm Sherwood. O. , lie was well known In Decatur, haying married Miss Emma S« lie- | theyer of this city, and visited herei many times. , Surviving, In addltlon to his wife, are two sons, the Rev. Robert'Vita, a chaplain In the U.S. navy with the rank of lleuteuant-commapder; aerv in# on a tranap'prt in the Paoifjc, and the Rev. Richard Vitz of mantowu, O.: and two daughters, Mrs. Albert Pyhroer of Munafleld, I’ll . atyl Mis Alden Klint <»f Pay tie Ml « Agnes Yrtgi I arnl Miss Matilda of thia city ure of Mrs Vlli. Funeral. Harriot* will be held at 1:30 pm. (EXT) Monday at, the ebtiirob in Payne. Q The body will be i brought, to tWutur for burial, with inavealda arrvluva tn thw De oattir cvmeiery. ' - p ' •' | M I i’ I ; s .-i . . . ■ \ .

Atomic Test Explosion In Nevada Today Atom Commission Says Explosion Is A Periodic Test I|iim Vi’gdM, Nev , Jun 27 tl'l't, An iiimnle h»*i cxplomlob wum *ei *»fl iii (he piovltiK utiilundM 45 mil •> Horn lo ic CUI |y tnft.iv anil HOIt «C resldrlllu Mitill they Will Ic'l and seen 'it [ rln- atomic energy < nmmlsslon mnmmmeil at WaMhlnglon that the explosion wusV'mm of the periodic teslu" iif tiimnle weapons hi hedulml ’to Im slnr.ed nt the ip" ,vi| ig ground. The fringe of the Ti.iHtusqn ire-mile proving ground Is 45 miles from, fills ' soul lierii Nevada city V Three employes of the Las Vegas Ht-view Journal reported that they felt the concussion of the )>last or saw the super solar light generated by the explosion, \ 11 maid Garnder. a circulation mar. said he felt the <-oncussion and placed the time at about 5 a. »1 Dick Tinch, a pressman, and Marvin Martin, a circulation worker,. laid they Aiw the sky light up to ihe east. “1; looked i like a big . flash.” Marlin said. ‘ Then it was gone almost right away.” j The commlssiAn announced on Jan 11 thaj nuclear exirfosions would be set off frorm time to time at t ie Las Vegas reservation for test purposes with a view to speeding development of atomic weapons. ; l : Today’s atomic blast apparently was the first. A “dry run" Was staged Jan 24 to check instrumentatiqn and other preparations for the fear tests now under way. . - Tl|e Jan. 24 detonation was “nop-nuclear” that Is,- ir was not an atomic blast. Todays, how,everj was the real thing'. | The super solar light generated by Ithe burst lighted Gi<- sky so brilliantly that residents of south ein ,I’ttih. scores of miles iiwAy,' sa.w jtlie flush. rip y also reporleil “riimblings" pipHiimiihly the muffled sound, of flic iHshittl hliist I ' ; , ’ The Las Vegan it|otn|c |oh(m are the tjlrst hpld hi till** rnuntry Mince July j Hl, IUIS, when hlstory'a flrit axpaiimeuial a immii akplwlnn W I -I.il'ed ill I Im* New .Mi'Xii .111 (1H i’i I lie.il Giillliipoiiln Severe Cold Wave In West, Midwest Worst Cold Of Winter Is Reported \ By I’ntted Press The worst cold wave this winter seht temperaturesl plunging fdr in low in the west and] midwest | today in the,wake of a blizzard that swept the northern plainjs. I The mercury dropped to 23 deI gree's below zero at Cutbank, Mont., ! and was still tailing: I , Other pre - dawn temperatures i were -19 at Glassgow, Mlont., and 17 below at Dickinson. N D. , Foijecasters said temperatures I migh( go- as far as 30 below at Helena. Mont., and other points today. j .< The cold wave whittled into the Dakotas last night, riding on 35winds .that kicked up blizzard conditions as far east as Minnesota. i i Snowfalls were light, but the wind piled the flakes up into drifts that halted some bus travel and some airline flights. Five inches of new Snow fell at Minot, N D., and ■ fopr inches a( Dickinson and Williston, N.D. \ ’ Chif'ago, which had expected a six to-!i) inch snow, got only two Inched, Some snow was fulling to day ip Wisconsin and. Michigan. Ttmperaturts plummeted as much as 40 degrees in 24 hmirn In Montqnii At KullHpell, Mont ■ it fell fioiii 3K Above Io foyr aliovo wiihhi three hours Winds were clocked At GS mlh mi hmii at City JnlhiH Badiirr, weather fhreciiMter at ChicHMO, said th* - cold wave would, Bwrep to tlm Ohio r|vn bv nightfall and prpbably to the ahat count! by .Monday He aahl Chlrugn would have a lo*( of 6 tonight. ■V | f | ■

Decatyr, Indiana, Saturday, January 27, 1951.

i A . j_ H A President donors A Hero 4 ’ ' 'O- j I f' > ■ I ; > I I 'W' ' PFC. ANTHONY J. TROILO, 25. Norristown. Pa. is pushed in a wheelchair by President Trurhan dtirlms the “Very Important Persons” at Constitution Hall in Washington. Troilo, who took part in’dgte show, was captured by Uommimlsts in Kbrea and forded to mat elf in the snow tor W days. When rescued, both hie feet were frozen and luid to be amputated..

.... ■> _ ~ — .. Flexible Policy bn 1 Wages Is Planned 'Unfreezing' Orders Expected By Monday Washington,y Jan. 27 tl'l’.i The gjnei nmi nt's frieze on pay raisi • w<l start to thaw early next weYk ? /■ Wage jjlahPization officials -.unlit toijlav th’iy hiq/ed to have the fltM of ; a eiu- of ■ 111,11 , , z.ing" Olliers ' feiidy In Monday bight or Tue»(l|iy . It would-lie the corner* tone Os a • •’nallclle unit f|. xlhle” wage pollH. oik wag? honid mt iiilo r Miftl, 111 al Wlll'deyoip plot < JU*till a |li< liiinrd I 111 l • pr'li till |l I ■ ill Ill' In nil wages utitl Miilnrh « jHe fl'iijtl II ill Thill filiiy'w Itielu spi the moment, there me 1)0 rvi t he < of the ware fit I Zs Is llh'lllilll :iw iclhllve hill gaining Illi’ 111 (lie I»6l‘ ll* U'lllXed ' r t ile hiftc Wil t iililiollliriltl yiintei ihl j: hV « nge Wlllblllgcl I’y'lUrt H Chilis. ’a i ii ’Xopg.ip' ijie.ii nip The lli’lpil injlei was 'lkii'il In rronombf .Mablllrittloti (Ilia i lor I’i ii JnhnooiiJ. , The lr£iZP came out over Johns ton'll naijli ■brcamu labor members j of the w'igc board balked at sign .Ing suchs’an order, although they recognlzq’the necessity of controls and ai e . prepared to administer them. ; , Ching jfbld- newsmen he got the order fr<)|p Johnston only io min utes ‘tietot'e ■it was issued. When asked if Be aeieed with' the order. ’ Ching g^TOed - "what ciiuld I do." i The first relaxing older is expected Itpggive official rjpproval to i fifth wage increases, which have avenged about 10 percent over pietKorea levels. Many big industrieM-snch as coal, steel and electricali| manufacturing — have granted-percent boosts, and tlie nine-man. hoard thinks it only fair to permit other workers to win them if they can—through collective bargaining. The o«|| hitch reported so far is (he reluctance of the board’s three, industry i|embers to agree that 10 percent is'|the-poaVKorean war pattern- Thof think it is a little lower. but hulking at a formula near, that t|igijre. f k It was bnderstiiod that the formula probably will permit any pay .hike aliead.v negotiated to stock n its size. * | . Sullivan Youth Is Killed By Auto Hullivatu Ind., Jan 27 il'l'i Kent Reid,, 9. Rulllvan. wag killed laat. h> run acrons V H 11 i»’<Ol>» path of an auto driv «n by Rdb<»it Thnnhuld 21. Vln tennaa II I' • .. - ■ * Z':i

-■H -■ , £ ——— —— I BULLETIN J r New York,'Jan. 27—(UP) — ; Trading on the Nev/ York cot- • ton ■ exchange wai suspended today pending interpretation of the price freeze order. I Schricker Plans [Defense Message I Back From Chicago Governor's Parley iii'lfth’vpi'it J«n J? .ti'i'i UoVi ttibi Hchrlclicr returned from a slate civil defense cont' ii to <■ to llity ,W lon oi| how JtLpt ■ p t> c in,.’iujin tii |uo dlilc enemy nt im-k ■ , \ s . Hoiii i'ch ' tuild In Would th Hu iit a|t|4lwl ihftim-i llliiw.ii Io II Joint -•i»lo|i nr the lihlhlhiiiii 111 nlmnl It Week Ith'llldlllM In'll Whatever t-nfoimiitioii hi mitlirnil nt tin (’hl i'iko ‘n ton sere tier, Um llic H( n ite publl' I- ltl-1 \ I Olli iiittii 4’ Wmm'j witiutm fin that me. ■‘iii'o'.hi «winu into ,ii Hon Com- > i Imii in in Milford ■ \tiiu’ • ; it Ms I imiii :i mid ■ lute police Supt. ,4i thin Thurston, who ticcomimniotl Si hrtfkt r to file, t otifeii n< I . Would bo eitPcd mxt week sot a report. I’uhlic mitety committcis in.both houses are formulating definite civil defense suggestions." Anness «Uid "We’re doing all we ci(n to get dffi’irse legislation out ort the floor id a hurry.” Anness t sai'i a criticism from three ipdihna veterans’ organizations that legislators were “disgustingly" holding up defense legislation until theiv figure out where to get money to finance such pro glams’ Was n<k true. “We’re not discussing the financial apgle," he said. “But we do strongly' favor getting the $150,000 basic appropriation out of commit.tee." ife referred to .a house bill stentming frhm Schrieker’s request for funds tci create an administrative defense staff. The measure is stalled in house ways and means committee '“A." i Senate miiporHy leader Leo J. Stemle. Jasper, said groups pri:-isurij)g 1 he legislature for action were "ut)di|ly alarmed.’r ’The tjrbblem Is mon! 1 than statewide," h(* Raid, "and* we’ie waiting for gov- hior Schrieker’s report to ■we what our sister states are doin«" ' lb , too, Javorml passage of the appropi Imltm bill bin said Si lirlcker could rail legislators Tmck ’ within ,» few hours" th ehacf any special w needed In an' etntrip miry "It’ll got that we don’t r*cngnlea ’th*? eppureiv potential dangrrK" stymie aeld , "But we don't want 4*l new Tn !*«•• Mill V • j ' .

. Order Freezes Prices. ■ I ■ ' ' ' ' 7 , Wages Temporarily At Last Thursday Levels

Flood Os Bills In State Legislature Discuss Measures With Hometowners indhinaptill . Jan, 27 It'Ft - Matiy Indiana lawmakers disciiM rd wit h hometown < oust It ui-nts to d,ay a flood of PM) bills pending in Hh--sinte JegiMlatiire Tin- t*7th general assembly was llfl its foot lb weekend adjourn ment. to reconvene Monday at 1 p. in., and most senators and representatives were home ’for a jbreather. ’ ; The political implii-ations inarea syd as the numbers of measures introduced in-both house and senate mounted. Only a few outright “party issues" have appeared on the floors thus far. but they were expected lO increase. . With that in mind, legislators had the added problems of party politics, home folks’ feelings and Hieir OAI convictions with which to contend in committee hearings, floor discussions and roll call votes. » ; ‘The house had. received 264 ' bills through Friday, It) more than ph the comparative date two ypars ai? o The senate' also watt ahead of its last meeting with 136 bills introduced. 24 more than the 112 oil the similar dalte during the 1949 session. j Representaitves had only five mini- day> in which tq introduce a regular order of husipe«B Alter Friday, Feb. 2. it will take special consent of the membership to get new legislation in. Senators, however, had 33 days fur 101 l introductions rather than-(hc.3<i-<lay house limit and will not reach their ijeadline until Feb 5 Both Lt 'Gov John Watkins-, settpte president, and house sjieaklif W <) Hijfgliv treeh |>r.-dl, led longer HCMHlliltN (lllllllc* flu- Week 1 To* Bouille (ilri-ady litia hud one jltiti noon mci-fltm and furthei pout him lieini’ t-Hs'liimi w-t’i i- fin flilpuled there ilttft In iht- lower dhnmbei '' I \ / > - * llUghm- Hiiijl, However, he Im lli-vi’il HiiHiidbv Himhionn < iiiild bn uvtildmi In (he ItotiMt* ''iiimlhct it.di or lwo anyway WaikhiH and. -cmiti' pn'iidetit pin Inin Jol|li W Villl.Xirn; It. \Il | pill’ll I HO. we-, mn , I.|in «>II Hl.ll point lind • hili’ w.r- talk nt n pmnilbU itlir meeting next Hatiirdny, I l, t v ' T ; ''T ’ ;.L '' ‘ . i' Two Decatur Youths i ! - ‘ - -I L - A ■ Are Injured Friday Truck Is Struck By Erie Freight Train Two Decatur youths were injured Friday evening and taken, to the Adams county memorial hospital when the truck in .which they were riding was struck by a westbound Erie railroad freight train at a epnnty road crossing onefourth mile of Bobo. Kenneth Kiser, driver' of she panel truck oWned by MeConnril and Sons, and Keith Schnepp. a passenger, were taken 401 the hospital v where attaches today described their conditions as "good.” Both suffered from shock and innumerable lacerations and bruises. The truck v was completely demolished after the train clipped the rear end of it. sent it hurtling down a 10-fqdt embankment Into a utility pole.. Kiser told sheriff Bob shraluka and trooper Jed Blberstine, who iW’Stlgated, that he failed to Atm the approaching engine until Im hud gotten on the trucks He (fttempted to turn ofr. out of the engine'* path, when th* truck w»m struck. Noon Edition

United Slates Fights For UN China Action Canada And Israel Submit Moderate Nans On Problem Lqke fitu-cess,'N. Y„ Jgn. 27 (IT) Tlte United States, loser in , a haptic against delay in branding Communist China an aggressor, fought today to gain United Nation 4 approval of its “get tough" policy without a major change. Canada and Israel both submitted more moderate far eastern peace plans to the United Nations yesterday and one or both was expected tb go before the 60-na-tion political committee today. But while a highly placed: spokesman said the U. S. would stand on its demand that the Peiping government be found guilty of being “engaged in aggression" and that a VN committee report as soon as possible on possible , punishment <j»f the Chinese Reds, delegation members admitted pnvately that pressure*' from other , countries might force'the U. S. to accept changes > The U S was kjjowjn tp have under study the plan put forward informally yesterday by Israel’s AJiba S. Eban. In -its simplest form, this program called for condemnation bf communist China as nti aggressor, but recommended that negotiation* continue with , Mao Tze-Tung’s government i If experience shows that tho-e nekotiatlons will fail, the Israeli delegate atfjrf, only then should the UN- consider "further steps" * actually economic, diploimnlc hi mllliary Munctiqns against Hije Peiping government Whi'tlii i this or the allern.i'iH<> ’’.inadlaj, |i|,in w 111, h WAA ii)idi*i consldernthm by 1 the U-paHnn A1 ai> Ahikii hloe would gain PnotlMh Hiijipoit to force (he I h to revM-lti* own ,nm*llfon (-mild liol bi* foH-lold , j The (’iiimijlati plan, offered in .’"li't |||> I’V < mi.iili.in cxlmitkl at* tiili'M mhilsipr Lester It I'mpsmi, rnlli'il for I ltd cnnvciiliiM of a AAV fntigtloli 4<onfereftc* “within « wjeok" either Imre or in New Del hl Its first biiM,lneMN would he to delegnl*’ the I’ 41 . (’onm utlist China and the ,I’N'm Korean Commission to Arrange a cease-fire in Korea and wihen mu< h arrange--[m-nis were completed, the conference wbukr continue to a diseusplon of far eastern problems, including Communist China’s ad-mi.-sio.n to the -J, ir Clarence Bullemeier Hurt This Morning I ' Injured When Joist Li On Building Slips Clarence Buj(temeler, of near Preble, was rushed to the Adams county memorial hospital today after being injured while working op the construction of the Zion Lutheran educational building, on West Monroje street. Hospital attaches reported after the accident (hat Bultemeler was giVen emergency treatment the|) released to h s home. The extent of the InjurlesUwere not as severe as firs|t\belieyed Bultemeler an<| Harry Llnnemei*r, of Ossian, both ■( plunged about the equljvalent of two slurle« when tbe Joist supporting the platform on Which were working slipped. The men were working at that height placing atone slabs which were hpls(ed to them hy a crane ( When the structure supporting the men tlireW them off, Llnne meler fell atop Rylt*m*|er when !ii«\ hl| Hie ground ,A* a rogsw quenca. Llnnamelrr was rh«Vu up, hut did not need hOMpitallutlon \ \

Price Five Cents.

All Wages And Most Prices Frozen As Os Thursday; Flexible Controls Are Sought WtiHbliigtuti, Jan 87 (I’P) I’lm . government b»«ginl working bn flexlbh* conttols tmldy to modi* fy it* general WHgwprh.c freeze as swiftly ns ppKHlbl#, All witgoM and mpsf prlrr*--wtili the notable ex< option of raw farm product*—were frozen ternporarlly at Thursday's levels. . Prices generally wese at record . Highs on that date. The doublebarreled order was announced Jointly last night by price controller Mi< V. DiSalie and wage stabilizer Cyrus S. Ching. Enforcement plans ran into a snag aijnbst immediately, when.it was disclosed that Vice Admiral John H. Hodvdr, ret., had resigned as chief control enforcement officer. A government' spokesman said Hoover quit in a huff over personnel policies and not because he objected to th© Creese. Hoover’s associates said he felt too many jobs in the economic stabilization agency were being handed out to Democrats for strictly political reasons. Other. government agencies ' were pitching In. howeveC. out with the- enforcement johL On orders from President TrCman. they wfll Join In policing the controls until DiSalle has enough agents, trained and reddy. , The wage freeze is expected to be relaxed considerably early next week. But fpr the moment it is a federal crime to give or take a pay -''raise. That goes for the cop 'on tlie corner, the bank'president, baseball players, actors, factory workers, stenographers, and anyone els© who, works for a wage or salary. Violators are aubjwt t<> penal- - ties up to flO.otm In fines and a . V’.(i ip jail, or both The FBI 'unit other federal agencies will help rutoii'C the order until price and wage, hoards , oignnlze then own enforcement Mtuffs A, MubNlltute formula already l*> In the works (hut will leave pion *y of leeway Cor.pay jbMgti, ho* ever, CJilng’s wage Mtshllligilon board hope.-. 11l have * plan rrml) MotulaJ' or TusMtlav that would fit flexible wage cvillngN about Hi' Above lite levels pievaj liig early In jfiMi The price freeze will lake long A' er to haw out DiHallr's office salil It (can lw transformed - gradually OVer the next 90 days Into formal, specific price celling* nn all Os the S.ubtl.tiO'l or mme (Otti module*, manufactured good* and services sold liy American husl-ness--if business cooperates A spokesman said the first detailed ceilings should be <. ready within 30 days. He warned, however, thgt the job of creating a * workable price code may b«j delayed indefinitely If businessmen flood DiSalle now with applications for, price increases. j Under the freeze order, with a few exceptions laid down by congress in the controls law, businesses are forbidden in general 40 sell goods or services for more than the highest price they charg: ed between Dec. 19 and Jan. 25. That includes meats. But most grocery items can rise somewhat if prices of raw farm products rise. Fresh fruits and vegetables are totally exempt from the price control. 4 Kokomo Resident Suffocates In Fire Kokomo, Ind., Jan 27 -(UP) Charles Jewels, 32. Kokomo, sulfo rated 'today while flghtipn* a fire, which destroyed hi* five-room hotne Jewell-ami hl* wlf*, J Herthu, w>en asleep when the fire broke out. Mrs, Jewell sold her hushand siayml tn thr housM to fight the blaze while *he went for help Flr»’men. who had tfoubfe get’ ♦ln 4 Into th* house because *( d*ffM* smoke, recovered the body.