Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1951 — Page 1

VoIXLIX. No. 45.

ADVANCE 12 MILES INTO RED TERRITORY

Declares U. S. Air Defenses Not Adequate Boss-Of Nation's Air Defenses Says Forces Inadequate xi'usliinjitbn, Feb. 22.-—(dpi—--1 Lt. Gen. Annis Whitehead, boss of th< nation-s air defenses, told congress his present force can unit prpvidj- a "minimum” defense\ „ of the United States. H«- looked for no immediate iniprovem* rif, saying needed interceptor “planes?are too slow coming off \ the produq ion lines. A ‘”Yon cat’t do much fighifri 1 with .. plan* son iirder." he added. Whitehead testified before t)ie senate formgn relations and armed, services Committees considering the t issue. Hi< apjieatance was'requested by Sen. KenpCth S. Wherry, R.. Neb., who beliefs . the United States should buife up Us air strength | ■ first. b * On the jitroops-for-Europe issue a Whitehead Baid he has ."confidence in the judgment oT the joint chiefs ‘ of staff* ar&l d6 es not Oppose their plan to sen® 100,000 more American men A) bolster Atlantic pact defense forc^K. ’■ t ,1.. . ‘•Western-;: Europe l|s very, very important."pYhitehlead said, and I would not give it up free. If there is/ a slim lhapce, of holding it, 1 would 4ry.’'i But he added: “I still think we would have|a chance of winning a war even iwwe lost .Europe. The air general, said thertr are not enough pla'nes sot either his air defense force or for Inngrange bonding attacks on an enemy. L. II First priority, he said, should be given to a djuiclter buildup of longrange bpihhjrs powerful enough to ••flatten” L|h enemy’s industrial 7'' heartland . | • While present B-36 strength Ist Capable, of delivering an initial .assault. he saftd. there is’inadeqnate strength tol<ieliver follow up attacks which® would keep an enemy in ritins. ji ' , ~ Second -priority. he said, should go to a “nflnimum” defensive air force with dual functions ot 1) preventing the? long-range bombers from being } taken out” of operation by attacks cm their own and 2) ptotecW\thlß nation’s industrial potential. “I do not mow have the means to adequately £arry out the mission; that’ is assigned to me.” he said Chairman Richard B. Russell, D., (la ‘ of the termed services committeq asked Whitehead to be more explicit. • "Several months ago 1 thought we would come along pretty fast in the air defense I business. but it seems to have slowed down, he said* “The planes are not coming on as fast as I thodght they 1 , tie declined to go Into the matter further.in public session. , Whitehead) I said “some planes will always get through’’ an air defense. and that defense facilities should he held to a/ A mrnimum" because, nations don’t wars on the defensive. * ' . Asked if .a ll air strike on Russia might not he costly because of Russia’s “strong defenses, he replied: “Yjps., J half* why I want to see our. long ra|ge- striking force beefel up.” Cong. Adair Reads Washington Speech Washington Feb? 22.—Congress ' man E. Ross, Adair of Fort Wayne todav was flqnoyed when he was designated hy peaker of the House Sam Rayburn to read the Farewell , Address of President George Washington before the House of Representatives at the annual ceremony i« honor of the birthday anhtyeesary of the first mesiilent of! .the United States. The Fourth District Represena‘,ive -read \ General Washington’s famous menage .immediately after thq reading of the Journal to the House. • ■ ■ jh.sU . ■ '.S' ■ v I- ■. ■ 7 5 ■ ; k ■ ' ' S ' - ir INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, A kittle warmer FridayLow tonight 25-30. High Friday 45 north; 50 55 south. ~ . . ’ ; < * i

DECATUR DAIEY DEMOCRAT 1 ONLY DAILY NtWSMRNR IN ADAM* COUNTY

RFC Director Denies Influence On Lokns Gives Testimony To Senate Committee • Washington, Feb. 22 — (UP) —< RFC Director William E. testified today that he “never consciously” yieldeq tp Improper fluence in making government, loans. ' ' I, i ■' In testimony’ before a senate subcommittee investigating RFC, Willett denied that he was influenced by White House aide Donald S. Dawson or ‘ E. Merl Young, "rags-to-riches" expediter and husband of White 1 House stenographed. i ' He told the subedmmittee its charges that he yielded to improper influence “will be found baseless .*w jien the facts are known." 1 ' , J Willett acknoiwledged that he personally assigned the successful $3,300,ii(»0 RFG Ibah application of the Central Iron & Steel Co. to RFC examiner Hubert Steele, who later got a $15,000-a-year joii with the law firm representing the company. ' ' Willett said he assigned Steele becaus^' the. Original examiner had no experience with steel companies. but Steele did. He also said he personally assigned the examiner in the’ rkse. of the $300,000 loan to the Harrington and Richardson Arms Co., which was, controlled by E- Pd* : ward Rowe, now, an RFC directoi\ and an old friend of Willett’s. He admitted t*hat he gave Rowe the privilege—partly as “a persons!} favor”—of 7 talking to_ tlie examiner in Washington before the field report was in. -1 Willett said “1 would do the saipe for , any friend/” , Willett, one of three RFC directors accused of yielding to ence and favoriteksrti” in lending government money, said Dawson "gannot influence my deciMpn in any manner in connection with any RFC loan.” And he said he did not “recall” that , Young "ever purported to represent an applicant "for an RFC loan, or ever discussed with me the merits of any application” or iever tried th in(Turn To I’nre Eiicktl i , ' ■ 'J' A ■ ' ’ Gary Man Arrested For Evading Draft Gary, Ind., Feb. 22.—(UP)--The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today the arrest of Sam Vanij, 24, Gary, for violation ; of the 1948 Selective (Service Act. FBI agents said Vann failed to report for induction at Birmingham, Ala. he was held for federal authorities.. ' [7 -” J ’ S. S. Convention r Sunday And Monday three Sessions To Mark Convention ,s : V 1 ■ The annual Adams; county Sunday school convention, which was postponed last fkll because of severe weather conditions; will be held Sunday and Monday. Theme of the convention will be “Rpach and teach for Christ.” The opening session will tie held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Evangelical United Brethren church at Geneva. The speaker at all, sessions will be the Rev. C. K. Sandy, an instructor and counsellor pt the Grace theological seminary at Winona Lake. - , A feature of,the Opening session will be a presentation of aids in Bible story telling, by Mrs. O. A. Krehbiel, of Berne). Special niqsic will be presented by the Berne Missionary church and a girls’ ensehible from the Geneva high schodl. The Sunday evening session will be held at a :3ft o’clock at the First Mt nnonhe fdiurch at Berne. 1 lir ad dition to Rev. Sandy’s address, special music will be provided by the a capella choir of the BerneRttench high school, and the Mem nonite men’s chorus. i The closing' session will be the annual banquet at the Pleasant [Mills school gymnasium atl 6:15 p.m. Monday, with Gordon Liechty as the master of ceremonies, i In addition to Rev. Sandy’s closing address, a bumber of musical'numbris will be presented.

7' ; 1 I \ ' I J —-——l —\ : —h Indiana House Passes Three Budget Bills Three Bilfs Total Over Half Billion For Next Two Years Indianapolis, Feb. 22.— (UP) — ; Three budget bills totalling $5391634.733\ to riln Indiana's government tor the next two years passed the house of the Indiana legislature today and were sent to .the senate. The house suspended Its (rules and passed the bills after adopting a motion bj Rep. Jesse\C. Andrew. R.. West Point, to amend the main, appropriath n bill to include an additional $9,009 000 for local school corpordtiont'. Andrew's , motion. z adopted by voice vote, provided an increase 0f s3,ft(io;ooft for the first yeai qf the •biennium or increased the existing appropriation to $56,000,000 for that year. .An additional $6,000,000 was added to the local school corporations’ appropriation for the second year of the biennium. A house committee recommended for passage a bill raising from $2.00 to s2.3ft per SIOO q>f assessed valuation the tax which could be levied “ for local tuition and special school funds. / The house ways and means committee “A” also approved a bill providing for increases in the minimum salaries of teachers. But the committee sot lower minimums than originally asked to provide ginning minimums pf $1,720 for twoyear trained teachers $1,920 three r yeaV, and $2,200 tor fdur and five-year. ' | Meeting as a “committer of the) whole," the lower chamber through the measures section by section in three hours. It slashed a $1,300,000 budget item for const! uetion ot a new state pblice headquarters building in the only major cjid\nge. A motion by minority floor leader S- Hugh Dillin. D.. Petersburg. t<i add $20,000,000 for municipal school corporations and teacher salary increases was tabled on a 54. to 40 roll call vote. , Ohly three s other changes—all minor—were made. A SIO,OOO gran| to the state aeronautics commission for air markings on buildings was eliminated, and $4,450 was $1,500 for the board of medical iTurn To Pnge Seven), t 1— 7 i . Democratic Women l x '[ ■ v \ x Name Committees Committee Named To Serve For Year \ The personnel of various commit''tees to serve the Adams county Democratic Woman’s club' for the coming Year were announced today by, the organization’s president. Mrs. Catherine Lose, following a meeting of the executive board Wednesday.' ' / . The committees are formed, she - said, pursuant to the rules and by- ; laws forwarded to the organization . from state ehairlady of such clubs, » Mrs. Ruby Ware. These rules and . regulations will govern all meetings I in the luture. Mrs. Lose added. v Members of the advisory board. I appointed at the Wednesday meet- ; iiig.’ include? Mrs. Luella Ellsw'orth I i and Mrs. Faye Knapp, of Decatur: Mrs. Edith Beer, of Berne, and . Miss Lavonne Mattox, of Geneva. Membership committee personnel r includes Mrs Thurman Drew, Mrs. Ed Jaberg and Miss Rose Nlesswald, i of Decatur; Mrs. Paul Stahley and 1 Mrs. Leon Baumgartner, of Berne; . Mr?. Justine Augsberger and MisS 1 Helen Kinney, Geneva. Finance! committee: Mrs. Ralph < Roop, Mrs. Vincent Bormann, Mrs. i Leo EhtngCr. Mrs. Carl Smith, of Decatur; Mrs. Elmer Winteregg 1 and Mrs. Roland Gilliotn. of Berne, t and Mrs. Theron Fenstemaker, of Geneva. Legislative, and parlimentarium: r Mrs. Severin Schurger. Decatur. - and Mrs. Mary Schenbeck.*'Berne. Flower fund: Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger and Mrs. Niland Ochsene rider.'of'Decatur. t Mrs. Lose stated that a special 5 speaker will.be obtained for the y next meeting of the organization i March 29. and urged fall Democrat women iu the county to attend, s Tiuje and place, she said, will he annpUßeed I ‘ - ■- - -x7 : ■ ■ i

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—u— .—ih ——--— — ' They’re Tdps Among 1,500,000 BF J FOUR HIGH SCHOOL StUOENTS, winners of fourth national voice of democracy contest, visit President Truman -in the' While House. They are (from left) Ricardh Rbmalo. Manila. JP..L. and Washington, son of’Carlos Roinulo, Philippines UN delegate; Robert Burnett, St. Louis; Marcia Anna Harmon,l San Bernardino, Cal.; Norita New-> brotigh, Baton Rouge. La. They wrote the b£st five-miimte broadcast, scripts on subject. “I Speak fbr Democracy." in contest attracting 1,500.004) entries from 30.000 high schools.

Probing Possible { Threat On Truman Illinois Railroad Worker Questioned Frederick. MiU. Feb. 22— (UP)— Secret service apents today investigated the story of an Illinois railroad Worker to determine whether he intended to harm I President Truman. Arrested here on Feb. 6 on a concealed weapons charge. Richard Leie Earhart, 21. was giioted in court testimony as having said that he was "on my why to Washington to finish up the' job '(he other felloips failed bn.” The secret service sought to determine whether he was speaking of the attempted assassination’' of President Truman last Nov. 1 by two Puerto Riqan revolutionaries. Earhart gave his address as both <302 Granjte St:) Marion. 111., and (112 Linden Ct.) Creve Coqur. 111., when, arrested. Magistrate (Thomas S. Glass fin: ed Earhart (SIOO yesterday for carrying a conc|ealed weapon. He is being held ,on a s«x-month suspended jail sentence, contingent on payment of the fine 7 v . According to court testimony. Earhart Was picked up by atrny' Pagje Bain while hitch-hiking in Hagerstown. Md. Bain, stakiom ed at Ft. Meade, said xEarhart pulled a .38 caliber pistol and tjold mhu ■ > ' :* “I’m on my way to Washington to finish up job the other fellows failed on.”,[' f 7 Bain also testified Earhart told him he wanted' to see President Truman because “he took sll the jobs” away. Bain turned (Earhart over to state police in Frederick. State Police Sgt. W. W. Corbin said , Earhart, who pleaded guilty to the weapons charge, told the court he wanted to st>b "someone" iTwt- Tn PMtfr

beaten UtedttatiiM, ' - r ' ! • ' ■? 7 . ’ (Rev. A. C. E, Gillandef. First PreshyteHan Church) “WEIGHT LIFTERS” Galatians G: s—“For Every Man Shall Bear His Own Burden” There is a mistaken attitude toward religion among many outside the Church for which we in the ChurCh share blame: That is the idea that religion is needed by the weak, the old, and those about ready for their graves; But for the young and the strong, religion has no relevance, no challenge; But science is challenging to the strong. I’ll never' forget am army sergeant who told me that ■Scientists” had taught him in a psychology course at .Ohio State University: “You are not to blame (for yoltr immorality, your.misbehaviour, because are entirely la product of. and a victim of ' your heredity, your environment, your Hands.” How sjssified that r * pseudo-scientific theory in contrast to the Bible’s challenge to personal responsibility! Old Testament, “The soul that sinneth, IT shall die!?’ New Testament, ‘Every man. shall bear his own burden!” ' f. It is my responsibility to chrry my ow.n weight as far as I have strength to do so. GSlatalns 6i:2 challenges me further to lend my strength to others: “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” And when my strength has faced the’challenges Os life, and Irtis become exhausted, so that I can go noi further in my own strength, I hear the wojrds of Him wlw is able: ‘ Come unto Me all ya that labor and are heavy and I will give you rest." My faith has challenge for my strength as well as rest for my exhaustion!. That is the Faith which began with Peter to make a .coward a hero, and ha since transformed millions of mediocre to greatness! What a Faith is that!

Red Cross Center Is Dedicated Wednesday , The new office and regional Red Cross blood center in Fort« Wayne y\as dedicated and opened yesterday. Admiral Ross Mclntire, director of the national blood -program, was the speaker. ; Several Red Cross leaders from I this city and county attended the i dedication. Thp Blobdmobile i nit |tl>at will visit Decatur. March 19, I w ill operate from the Fort Wayne I c enter. ->4■ ■ . • Asks Investigation Os Wage-Price Plan Coiling Formula On Wages Not Settled ■' : ; I Washington. Feb. 22.j-(UP)— Sen. John W Bricker, R., 0... called today .for a ; congressional investigation' of the wag€\-price stabilization program while “progress” was reported In smoothing labor's angei‘7 > Economic stabilizer Eric A. Johnston, while reporting progress in getting a better understandxng with union leaders, said the question -of a wage ceiling formula has not been settled. Bricker topk note, of that point. He said the wage question is so “vital” that nn decision should be made until the congressional! economic "watchdog” committee is “fully advised as to the plans), s nd the consequences are understood.” Johnston so far has not signed the Order permitting wage increases up to 10 percent dver Jan 15, 1950, levels.: That orqet prompted ihe three labor members of the nineman wage stabilization board to quit. - i Bricker said their withdrawal ’ i threatens the whole w-age-price pro- ) gram and 'that lit demands an irni mediate congressional hearing. He (Tur» To P««e Seveo»

J.l' n ■ . Blazing Attack Aimed At Chopping Up Red Army Os 75 To 100,000 Troops

. '.. -l a _ ■, Statements Mailed Out To Taxpayers County Treasurer Mailing Statements Statements of taxes payable ini 1951, are being mailed starting today to Adaps county taxpayers, according to county treasurer Richard D. who tea,id that his office Will have them completely mailed by March 1. He said that the statement£\w!ll ije mailed to the various townships at specified intervals, and iq-.thia way possibly reduce the crowds of taxpayers in the treasurers office 'at one. time. C, ’ \ (-■ ! ■ -■' The treasurer also advised taxpayers that when ''paying their taxes by mail with check or money order to be certain tb enclose the statement.! The tax Statements are folded, with the, two sheets marked either A or B, the first designating that which i$ due in the spring installment, latter that due in the fall. If th4 taxpayer Idesires to pay the full taxes. Lewton said, he should enclose the complete The spring installment is due May 1; the fall installment the first Monday iri November. | This will facilitate the wont in the treasurer's office and assure th® taxpayer of getting his receipt promptly. Otherwise, when the statement is not! included. thC entire records must be scanned and the taxpayer's receipt then determined. Once! the statement is received the clerks will return a receipt showing that the pijopfer amount \has been paid. Once the township statements are mailed. Lewton said, then state-! ninits will be mailed to Decgtur. Berne and Geneva taxpayers; lastly, those persons specially assessed will receive their statements. All of the in. he v said should be returned to the. treasurer’s office, whether paying by mail or in person. . Automobile Dealers See Order As fair | Warn Difficulty Os Enforcement Detroit, Feb. 22 — (UP) —Automobile dealers agreed at least ini principle today wth the govern-ment’s-price ceilings on cars, bur warned of difficulties in enforcing them. i A United Press survey actosa the nation showed that most dealers regarded the order, which ( becomes effective March 2, as fair The temporary’ ceilings on new an/i used cars issued by’ the offices of price, stabilization yesterday, applies ,to all automobiles whether sol'd by dealers or individuals. Many dealers said the order “will help clear up .a muddled sitr uation.” Others said that it will be nearly impossible to enforce the ceilings. It was pointed out that War II experience left dozens of angles by which unscrupulous deal, ers might get around any regulations, particularly if would-be, biiy ers become, desperate' enough sos autos to wink at excessive extras added qehind-the-counter to the price. ■ . ; x The order was designed chiefly to crack down oh the nation-wide ‘ pew-used’’ car racket ahd probably will result in rollbacks ion prices of some ; cars on dealer's lots. The “new-used” car practice :s to a new car a few miles, thus making it “uied,” and then reselling it for more than the original list price. Dealers in, Detroit New Chicago, San Francisco, Los An geles, Atlanta, Miami. St. Loilis and Washington reported that few 1951 models actually were able to command prices over the retal’ level. • ■ The ceiling for new cars will be the manufacturer’s “suggested” „ m Face Elabti

Submits Bill For Lowering Os Draft Age Introduces Bill I To Lower Draft t ■ Age To 18’/2 Years 11 Washington, Feb. 22 — (f'P) ' — Chairman i Carl Vinson of the house armed services committee formally’ introduced today a bill to lowdr tqe draft age from 19 - The committee already has tentatively approved the measure and tlije Georgia Democrat said no substantial changes were made in the introduced version. v The bill would extend the service period from 21, to 26 months arid cut induction standards to get more men out << the 19-through--25 pool. 1 | i The committee will start public hearings on it's measure Monday, Defense secretary George C. M ar_ shall will be the first witness. The senate armed services committee has approved a blill to cjraft 18-yjsar-olds but “only after the pool of older men has been exhausted. Other congressional develophients: k Foreign Trade — Secretary of state Dean Acheson asked the senate to repect or modify house changes in the reciprocal trade program’ which wpuld fix points below which .tariffs on competing! foreign goods \could not be cut. Rails—The Order of Railway ' Conductors told congress the government should impound profits of the railroads it seized last August until the companies settle (their! two-year-old wage-hour dispute with the operating unions. Seaway — Secretary of Interior Oscar L. Chapmanj asked congress so approve an immediae start on the St. Lawrpnce power and seaway project to provide a route for easy Shipment of iron ore to U. S. steel mills. India —J. J. Singh, president of the India League of America, asked congress to speed approval of legislation to send 2,000,000 tons of food grain to India. At least 1.000,000 Indians will die of starvation if the United States does j not aid the famine-stricken country Singh said. Corruption—Sen. Homer Ferguson. R.. Mich., said the senate (Turn To I*«xe Ftlffb*) • 7 ( Local Lady's Sister Is Taken By Death Mrs. Amelia Joray Dies At Vera Cruz Mrs. Amelia Joray. 76. sister of Mrs. Dan Niblick of this city, died Wednesday at her x home, one-half mile east of Vera Cruz: She had been an invalid for 29 years and in failing health for the past 10 months. . p She was born at Vera Cruz March 23, 1874, a daughter of Michael and Lena Bibetstine-Henneford. and was married March , 23, 1907, to Emanuel Joray. | ' She was a mefftber Os the Evangelical and. Reformed' church at Vera Crtfz. Surviving in addition to her husband and sister are two sons. (Philip A. of Ephrata. Wash., and William P. of j War Geneva; two sisters, Mrs. Niblick of this city and Mrs. Francis McFarren of Bluffton; two brothers, George Henneford in Montana and Harold H. Henneford of Olympia. Wash., and two grandchildren. Funeral services [will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Thoma chapel in Bluffton and at 2 o’clock at the St. John Evangelical and Reformed church at Vera Cruz, the Rev. H. H. MPtekstroth officiating. Burial will be tn the church cemetery. , r

Price Five Cents.

Second Day Os New Killer Offensive Ordered Wednesday By Gen. MacArthur ' Tokyo. Friday. Feb. 23.—(UPi Five ppwerful allied tank and infantry columns ripped up to 12 miles deep into communist territory along a KOm'ile front in ventral Korea Thursday. It was Vh«t second day of a new “killer offensive” designed to inflict heavy casualties: on the’enemy. U.S. marine places retimed tn the battle. Joining with air force planes and artillery to lay a curtail of fire ahead of the troops. The blazing attack was aimed at chopping up an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 red troops who spent their strength in an unsuccessful coun-ter-attack last week and then withdrew. \ It was ordered by Gen. Douglas MacArthur during a Koreap battlefront Visit last Tuesday. Tlie main force, an unidentified American division, slammed headlong into' the reds above Wonju. The Americans captured an important hill four . miles south of big road hub abandoned to the counter-attacking reds last week, and dug in for the night. A pooled front dispatch said some (troops reached within two miles of' Hoeugsong after the reds broke and ran trader ,tha seething fire of marine fighters and artillery. Another American division 15 miles west\ smashed north from Chipyong in a northwesterly Jwheeling advance aimed at striking b<» hind the reds holding HoengSong. This column gained six miles and ran into a sjtiff fight with an estimated enemy battalion holding positions on 'the Chipyong-jHnrig-chon road. ' I Three other columns knifed into the reds in the' craggy east-central mountains north of the Chuchon-Chechon-Yongw’ol area. One column advanced 12 miles to Todon. a small village three miles south of the Pyongchang road hub. v Troops in this area reported the battered North Korean sth corps had sown the roads with mines and retreated hastily to the north with: out offering resistance. The line of advance stretched froip Yongwoi, in the east central mountains. 60 miles west to Yang pyong. 27 miles southeast of Seoul. Seas of mud created by recent downpours slowed t infantry. tanks and trucks. The rains also flooded the Han river and raised it to a level where it could not be forded. On this '' front red artillery emplaced in caves in the hills of Seoul dueled with U.S. artillery on the south bank of the Han. Skies cleared (at mid-morning Thursday and the offensive was expected to gain momentum when the sun dries out the roads. \ An Sth army coriimunique reported 9th and 10th corps units representing six nations. were involved in the drive and front dispatches hinted that -some frpsh units had. been committed. The north to Hoengson on the central* front collided with a large force of Communist troops en---trenched on a strategic hill guarding the highway leading into the fifty. Marfoe and air force planes smothered the hill with a withering blanket of flaming jellied gasoline and rockets while artillery blasted the ehtrenched reds with air bursts. House Passes Bill To Increase Terms 1 Indianapolis. Feb'. 22.— (UP)--The Indiana House suspended hs rules today and passed a joint resolution providing a constitutional amendment to increase the lengAt of terms ofj county prosdeutdrs.... from twp .to four years. The vote was 78 to 2. If approved by the senate. . the resolution, which passed the 1949 legislature, will appear on the 1952 ballot as a referendum measure. ,