Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 16 March 1951 — Page 1

Vol XLIX. No. 64.

AMERICAN ADVANCE IS SLOWED IN KOREA

Sen. Connally Urges Troops To Aid Europe | Must Help Western | Europe; Before Russ Stockpile A-Bombs I tr.-f- • . Washington, Mar. 16 — (UP) — Sin. Tom Connally, D., Tex.,' said tcmay that (this country must help Mild up western European defehses before Russia can stockpile eßough A-bombs to “threaten the life of free world.'’ IThe foreign relations committee cniirman opened senate debate on tr|>ops-for-Europe with the declarat|on that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s North Atlantic pact'army must be beefed up quickly. 'lt igr“only a matter of (time,” this white-haired Texan saidj. until Russia has enough A-bomb& to ri|k starting World War TH. If in. meantime “we build our millin taiTy defenses we need not fear" ttiu day, he said. \ i ‘Before the senate are two resolutions. One is for senate action The' other, a concurrent resolution, would require house action, too. They would endorse President Truman’s plans to send four additional American, divisions td: Europe’s defense. But they would call for approval of congrjess before any 1 further U. S. troops are committed th the pact ; aiiny. |The resolutions were approved bjl the senate foreign relations and armed services committee. Ccginally kicked off debate with a speech. He said this country must" bolster Eisenhower’s army “because the defense of the United States makes it in our national interest” to do so. Connally asserted that it is, in power to “strike our ho|neland.” And if the United States hoards its • military might noW, it may have to fight alone, he|sadd; when “enemy forces move intio Alaska or Cape Cod.” told the senate that . since Russia’s atomic bomb explosion in 1949, “time has been running - against - the United Stltps.” Since that instant it has been only a matter of time unti) the • Soviet, has an atomic stockpile thgt will threaten the life of the trie world nd matter what our pokers of retaliation may be,” Copnally said. ponnally said American atomic supremacy is a “temporary thing.” TThe bqvlet Union,” he said, “d|>es not have to achieve super- , iopity in atomic weapons to threat- ■ eri| the free world desperately. It nehds only to have enough of thqse weapons to back up its wqirld . domination aspirations with a (positive threat. fTime Can now run oh oUr side,” Connally ■ continued. “By that I that if, during the period wl|ile American atomic superior(Tara.Te Pax* six)

Attend Meeting On Investment In Bonds "tarl Caston, vice-chairman. Ray Ltntz, payroll chairman, of the county U. S. savings bonds staff, and Leo Kirsch, postmaster, attended a meeting yesterday in sponsored by the agricultural advisory committee of thd Indiana bond division Emphasis Iras placed on the in\ estment of bo|ds among farmers. Hassel Schenck, president qf the Indiana Fafm Bureau, presided at the luncheon meeting. M. .Evans, member of the bo|rd of governors of the federal reserve system, spoke at the meet■aye money and invest it profiting and Srijid, “If American capitalism is to?survive, more people musL Lbly in U. S. defense bonds" Plansk being made by T. F. Graliker, br(|sident of the county bond staff, tto reactivate a bond selling staff tin |he conunty. —7 BULLETIN ? Parts, March 16—(UP)—The jSlfl’fcur deputies made no pro- > press today toward drawing up © Hat of subjects for an evontpal foreign ministers meeting, © British delegate reported. He, v ■hid the meeting ended In a deadlock at 7:45 p.m. (12:45 .Jm.' CBT).

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Jobless Pay Claims Decrease In State Indianapolis March 16. —(UP) — Fewer Hoosiers filed unemployment compensation claims last week than at any I time sinca’ November, the Indiana employment security division reported today. Director John W. (’rise attributed the decline to ah upsurge in manufacturing industry production and to prevailing Weather con ditions which permitted! Iconstruction and'' quarry;' workers to return to work. ; i ' L A total of 14,688 (jobless pay claims | were received during the week. 1 Crise said. That was 20 percent lower than, the previous week and*7o percent ,'belpw the total a year ago.

No Reply By Red China To Peace Plans y ; I .■\ . s ') ■ Acheson Declines Any Comment On Crossing Parallel Washington, Mar. 14 — (UP) — Secretary of state Dean Acheson said today that Red China has made no reply to the (latest peace proposals of. the United Nations to eud - the Korean At the same time, he declined to say whether Gen. Douglas MacArthur has UN authority to cross the 38th parallel, comment on that question, hp (said, would not be helpful to m]Utai*y operations in Korea. i Acheson tdld a neks conferehce that state and defence dfflcials and envoys of countries w|th troops in Korea will go into all aspects of the ,Koreap campaign at a meeting this afternoon. This made it clear that the 38th parallel question would be threshed out again. ' ’ 1 k A reporter asked whether there were “any indications |hat the Chinese communist government is prepared to discuss ,peace in Korea.”*' 1 \ The secretary replied that the, United Nations good bffice© commission has made efforts (to consult the Chinese regime on new initial peace moves, 'j So -far as he knew;, he-added, the' commission had not been able to get any response from the Chinese. - - I . His comment spiked reports of the last few days tha|t an armistice in Korea is imminent. Many strategists believe the’ Chinese and North Koreans are preparing for a new offensive. Acheson said he was disappointed and disturbed |hp.t Russia had broken off negotiatidns with Ambassador John Foster Julies on the|j Japanese peace treaty. He expressed the'hop© that the Soviet attitude would change.; Inforihed sources reported earfiler that Red China and North Korea could get a cease-fire byagreeing to a demilitarized buffer zone along the. 38th parallel. —yL Roy Crane Dies At Monroeville Home Funeral Services Monday Morning Roy L. Crane, 62, died Thursday afternoon at his home! in Monroeville. A grocer unt|il about 10 years ago. he had recently been employed I at Fort Wa.vne. ’ ! | He Was a member of St. Rose Catholic church, the Monroeville fire department ©nd the Modern ‘Woodmen. Surviving are his wife, Rose; a daughter, Mrs. Rosemary Kipfer of Monroeville; a grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Sunderland of DechtUr and Mrs. Mamie Ankney of Sturgis, Mich.: a brother, Ray/of Lima, 0., and*a half-brother, Harri-. son Magner of Monroeville. . ! Funeral services will be held at 8:45 a.m. Monday at the Marquart funeral home and at 9 o’clock at, St. Rose Catholic church, the Rev. Joseph Hennes officiating. Burial will be in the church 'cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 o’clock this evening.

House Group Sends Draft Bill To House Would Lower Draft Age To Years;. Segregation Clause Washington. March' I\6. —(UP) — The armed services committee today handed the house a controversial draft and universal training bill including a segregation clhuse —one of the touchiest issues congress ever has faced. The committee, which approved the bill yesterday by 'a 32 to 3 vote,\ reported, it formally to the house today and asked rules committee clearance to bring it Up for debate on Apbil 3, after an Easter recess. ‘ Committee leaders of both parties predicted the house would approve the bill’s provisions to lower the draft age to 18-M». extend the draft term to 26 months, arid set up for post-emergenev use a system of universal military training (UMT). They divided sharply in their forecasts on the fate of the segregation amendment, which the coinmlttee approved yesterday by a 21 to 12 vote. The amendment wduld give each draftee the right, where the military situation permits, to serve in units with members of his own race only. ' The riational association for the advancement of colored people denounced the nlan. . The amendment was sponsored by Rep. Arthur Winstead, D., Miss., and other southerners. But a number of Republicans—possibly as many as 10 or 12 —joined in putting it over. Some members said they “heard” or “suspected’ that some Republican members agreed to back the Winstead proposal in return for southern support, when the bill comes to the house floor, of a GOP proposal to separate into twb sections its draft and UMT provisions. The house bill differs sharply, from the version already approved by the senate. The, house bill would dfaft men, 18-through 25 tor 26 months service; later it would subject men and not yet 19 to six months UMT. Under the senate bill the bottom, draft and UMT age would be 18. The draft term would \be 24 months, the UMT term six. 'Under present law men 19 (through 25 are subject to cal) for 21 months. There is no termination date in the senate bill. The house bill allows congress to veto the whole thing by concurrent resolution at any time; the draft Would end, in any event, in three years.

Walter H. Gilliom Heads Decatur Elks Named Exalted Ruler At Annual Election Walter H. Gilliom, local engineer, was elected exalted rulbr bf Deriatur lodge 993 of the 8.P.0. Elks at the annual meeting of the members at the Elks home last evening; Olher officers elected with Gilliom are: George Laurent, esteemed leading knight; Kenneth Beard, esteemed loyal \ knight'; Norman Steury, esteemed lecturing knight; Leo Ehinger, secretary; Herman Keller, treasurer; Ervin Schindler, tiler, and Hubbard Steiner, trustee. Six candidates were initiated following the election. The new members are: Paul AlTspaw, George Tricker, Leon Venum, Alvin Windmiller, Vernon Fairchild and Buford Dull. ' I ■ j The newly elected officers will be installed April 5, when J. K. Eady, exalted ruler, will turn the gavel over to Gillidm and his staff. The installing officer has not yet been selected > \ A fish fry and] social session fallowed the lodge meeting and final plans were made for the annual egg hunt and Easter party for the children at the Elks home on Easter Sunday afteimoon.

> INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight, with rain beginning extreme southwest. Saturday rain southwest and rain or snow north and east portions. Not much change In temperature. Low tonight 25-30. High Saturday . 35-40 north, 38-44 south.

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Flak Through Capj But Unhurt ■ *k> Ik I L fe o ' v - “PHEW!” is the way Sgt. Armapd DeLuna. Los Angeles, expresses it as he pokes his finger through thepak hole in his cap. On a bombing mission of 452nd light bomJjer< wing over Korean targets, enemy flak struck his plane (see damage, right) and a fragment zipped rl£ht through DeLuna’s cap. Defense photo.

Repair Os Streets Is Planned By City kAany City Streets In Need Os Repair The weather in probably the most responsible element creating tt)e current condition of thq city’s street 0 , and it is, also agreed by city; officials that the streets* is contingent on favorable weather. . z . ’ ’ > \For ft is already planned that most if not all qf the many eruptions in the streets for which the city is responsible will be repaired during the spring months. The hardest hit by the Weather and traffic are North Second street and Winchester stree). both of which are scheduled for revamping. ' • The £lty is not responsible for the repair of Monroe street. Mercer avqnue. ok Second street iul the downtown area. These are state highways | and it is that governmental unit which must complete these repairs. North Second has become something of an obstacle course, especially on the west side of the street, where motorists have become Wary of traveling | at only the slightest speed. ' Trier© is no Indication from the state as to the exact time when work will begin on the repair of any of these streets. ' Aiueh of the heavier work involving long stretches of repair will presumably be completed by the Meshberger Brothers Corp., which was the sole bidder recently when the city advertised for materials, some of which must be laid. The city will fill the many small holes that dot the streets, those pesky little ditches that have been carved out through erosion and even occasionally explosion, and whlcri loom so large at the last minute. Streets which will receive first consideration in the repair process will be designated by City engineer RaJp|i E., Roop, along with the street committee of the city council. A thorough inspection Is underway at the moment to complete the repair schedule, and to assure that the worst will be filled first. Tn th|s way the street department, ip conjunction with outside labor, hopes to relieve arduous driving j conditions as much as At thb same time, county commissioners have announced that any extensive repairs to county roads must await future distributions from the state. The county, unable to project any comprehensive program of road building or repair uintll they receive dividends' from the state gasoline tax and automobile license fee funds, will be unable to complete its work before April, it is then,that wuch distribution checks are forthcoming from the state auditor. However, ( commissioners are making plans and devising a schedule to complete as much of the work as possible, yet everything is dependent on these distribution checks. <Tvra To P*ce Blast) 1 ■■ ■ fl v ■ ■

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Senator Vandenberg Is Lying In Coma \ tahd Rapids, Mich., March 16. P) —Hundreds of messages stacked up at the home of Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mich,, today! whije the Rebublican foreign affair© leader lay in a comma. Vandenberg, 66, was “getting worse," his physican, Dr. a(. B. Smith? said. &ut refused furithe** continent. \ ' Vandenberg suffered a relapse sevpraj weeks ago after a series cf Operation* for a lung ailment. 5 - . Bloodmobile Unit Here Next Monday Cards From Donors Are Being Received ! 4tihough doners’ cards were still ‘flowing Into Red Cross headquej'ters here, the list of those whq will cooperate in next Monday’s bipod donating project here was not entirely completed today. Officials were hopeful that many moo would, arrive, to assure a notable turnout. Mr».;‘ Max Schafer, executive secretary of the Adams county Red Cross chapter, local dporisors; stalled 'that staff aids had completed a schedule whereby apbrpxifor du?rtng the day. ’ committee of staff aids, headed by Mrs. Harold Engle, as-1 istOd by Mrs. Ed Bosse, > Mrs. Frqd ; Schulte, Mrs. Genevieve Brandt, Mrs. Adrian Wemhoff and W. Guy Brown, are still recards from individuals signifying their intentions of donat|hi blood. * \ \ Mrs. Schafer explained that th© hawfe: quota for Monday’s campaign is 125, but that there is hop© .of obtaining the full schednumber of 160. \ Cijrds were. sen), to more than .250i;persons which were to be returned noting the cooperation in sucßj a campaign. This number, of sards was necessitated to assure meeting the minimum quota. The bloodmobile unit will be set |up at the American Legion horiffe here where volunteer workers care for the needs pf the donbrs and assure meeting the schedule requirements. The reasons for this, she said, arol because of last minute ill nesses, the prevalence of the bold germ© that ©eem to be laying a lot pf prospective donors low, and the) possibility that several who appfcir will be unablri to give the required quantity of blood. Because a limit of 125 has been set for -the basic needs from Adams? county, Mrs. Schafer expressed the hope that actually there wou|d be more. That is why the °ch4lulb is designed to care for at least 160 during the d,ay. It .fs noted that donations to the blooiftnobile unit which is operating from the Fort Wayne'regional hnve more than met anticiquotas in surrounding communities, and it is desired that suphj.be the case here. \ t Sh© said that usually a suffiK; (T«r* T«* Pace Fixe) ,

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Seoul Not Secure From Enemy Attack Hints Allies May Again Abandon City Tokyo. March 16. —(UP)— Gen. Douglas MacArthur indicated today that UN forces may abandon Seoul agd!n in a war of maneuver if the Chinese Reds launch a new offensive in Korea)’ He told president Syngman Rhee of South Korea that Seoul “still cannot be regarded as entirely secure.” He advised the South Korean government not to return to the' capital at this time. MacArthur’s, message was in response to one from Rhee congratulating the supreme UN commander on his second liberation of Seoul. Rhee also informed MacArthur that South Korea is asking the UN to authorize the aerial bombing of Manchuria. \ ”We are making a formal request ,that the UN authorise you to end the' Chinese war by bombing the source of Chinese reinforcement in men and material from their sanctuary |n Manchuria in order to restore peace without unnecessary sacrifice of lives and bloodshed.” Rhee said. M MacArthur’s reply to Rhee \on the status of Seoul said: “I rejoice with you ths,t this ancient capital city has again been rid of the forces of tytenny which have caused such ravage to be visited upon your land' and people. “I must caution you, however, that the\enemy garrison upon this deliverance, unlike in September, | has suffered no decisive defeat”

Rotary Club Holds Scout Honor Court Scouts Honored At v Meeting Thursday Boy Scout© of Rotary troop \6l were paid tribute at a court of honor held at the weekly meeting of the Decatut Rotary club Thursday eyening. ♦ W. Guy Brown presided as chairman'of the court, assisted by Steve' , Everhart, county Scout commissioner, who served as ■-cribe,\ and six Rotarians who made the presentation >of tfie awards. ' . Perfect attendance pins for year’s attendance\at all meetings were presented by R. E. Glendening to the fril|owing Scouts: Gene Baxter, Donald Aurand, Nicky Secapr, Terry Murphy, Robert Qchsenrider, James Murtaugh and Robert Baker. \ The first class scout award was made by C. I. Finlayson to Roger Cookson. . v Merit badge awards, presented by' Clarence Zlner, were given to Donald Aurand, personal health; Gene Baxter, firemanship and readies: Bob Qchsenrider, firemanship and bookbinding; Niland Ochsenrider, painting and' cocking; Jim Murtaugh lifesaving, camping, citizenship and angling. The Star Scout award was presented by A. R. Holthouse to Niland Ochsenrider, assistant Scoutmaster of Rotary troop. Louis Jacobs presented the Life Scout badge to Phillip Krick. The Eagle Scout award, the highest rhnk in Scouting, was presented by J. Ward Calland to Ronald Murphy and Robert Baker. The badges were presented to the Scouts’ mothers, Mrs: Harold Murphy rind Mrs. Arthur Baker, who pinned the badges \on their sons. Fathers of these two Scouts were also guests at the meeting. \? ( Wilbur Petrie, club president conducted, the meeting and an* nounced- that Decatur club will join with other Rotarians of thiarea in © group meeting, at gluffton next' Tuesday evening. This meeting will replace the Thursday meeting of the locjal ‘Tin To pace Bickt)

Order Costello To Return To Witness Stand Costello's Doctor Soys Patient Not Tqo 111 To Talk BULLETIN i New York, March 16—(UP) —Frank “the bos*” Costello made hl* "command appearance” before the senate crime committee today but again refused to testify on the grounds that he was ill. New York, March 16—(UP) — Frank Costello’s doctor told the senate cr|me committee today that his patient wasn’t too ill for “urgent business” and the committee chairman Sen. \lEstes Kefauver (D. Tenn.) ordered Costello to return to the witness stand at 1 p.m. CST. .Dr. Vincent J. Panettiere was subpenaed and was the committee’s first witness of the day. Costello defied the committee yesterday by walking out when it refused to accept a‘ certificate from Dr. Panet Here as a valid excuse for postpon ing its questioning. The committee found him in contempt and threatened him with senate arrest. Bit committee counsel Rudolph Halley said he’d rather have Costello’s testimony that bring charges igalnst him. Panettiere testified that Costello had “acute laryngo traccheltis." An ear, nose and throat specialist, he said Costello called him to his home yesterday morning and he had examined Costello’s larynx with mlVrors. Costello’s 'normal voice is hoarse, the doctor continued, but he found his vocal chords and upper trachea inflamed. The boss wasn't running a fever, Panettiere said. He said he had advised bed rest and. voice rest “If he had urgent business that would require him to talk ! in a reasonable conversational voice for a reasonable period would this be any reason to postpone It?” Halley asked. “I don’t believe so,” Dr. tiere replied. He said he didn’t believe normal usage of the voice would entail any undue risk. Kefauver ordered United States , marshals to advise Costello to ap(Turn To Pare Two) Spring Still Shies Away From Indiana 'll \ '■ Temperatures To Be Below Normal Indianapolis March 16 —(UP) — Spring shied away from Hoosierland again today, snow fell at sev eral points and the mercury dipped, below the freezing mark all over the state. Although weathermen predicted a warming trend during the weekend, they said temperatures would average three to six degrees below normal during the next five days. Low temperature readings this morning ragged from 26 degrees at Terre Haute and Evansville to 30 at Fort Wayne. Snow was reported at Lafayette, Bliiffton, Indianapolis and Sbuth Bend. It was the fifth consecutive day Snow fell somewhere in Indiana. Forecasters said skies would clear gradually today and tonight and temperatures would range from 35 to 45 degrees today and from 25 to 30 tonight Tomorrow, they said, would be cloudy and windy with occasional showers, and a warming trend was to continue through Sunday. The outlook called lor colder weather and rain early next week and much colder with snow by mid-week. It said precipitation for the five-day period would average more than an inch. State police reported road conditions normal throughout the state.

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Speculate Enemy May Make Stand To Halt Advance By UN In Korea Tokyo, Saturday, Mar. 17—(UP) — Reinforced Chinese communists opened up with a massive artillery barrage of American-made white phosphorus shells on the central Korean front Friday and slowed the four-day-old American advance to a wall(. There was speculation , that the enemy had decided \to stand and fight. ' A i The central front erupted into a thundering artillery duel as American guns replied to the Chinese artillery and mortars. - The Americans threw 50 shells for every one the Reds shot. Allied warplanes joined the bat-. 1 \ tie, blasting enemy-held ridges north of recaptured Hongchon • from dawn until dark with rockt ets and flaming jellied gasoline. J 1 The Chinese 'communi. t stand . was made\ in the mountains be- ( tween Hongchong and the 38th a parallel, 21 miles north. Amerii can troops inched ahead against g the rain of phosphorous shells s and took some high ground. 0 The Chinese resistance intery rupted the American drive on j. Chunchon, only 7H miles south of the 38th parallel. j. di patches said the phosphorous sbeil'_ were of American i- manufacture, eitfier captured Bf i- the Reds fn previous engagements i] or tafcen\ffom the Chinese Nationr alists during be war in China. ' ' t Elements oi two new Chinese aimyl corps, the 39th and 40th, \ o were ! iden ’tied in action on the “ central iron: for the fir.t time , since .the battle cf Chipyong in far s North Korea in November. b Identification of these reint forcemeats tended to substantiate 1 1 Chinese nationalist reports from • j Formosa that' the Reds have 3 thrown from 12 to- 18 new army 5 corp —320,000 to 540,000 men — ■\lnto Korea from China. 1 , These reports, published by the I Chinese nationalist military in(or--1 mation service, said the Reds 1 were preparing for a summer ofr fenslve during the rainy season ' which starts two from now. r Un 11 then, the nationalist said, the corpmunists will concentrate ’ on holding a line near the 38th , parallel. Although the Reds fought back Jon the central front, they contin- ? , ued their withdrawal in the mountain’ to the eas American troops there moved ahead withdut, resistance, occupying an important mountain pass northwest of Soksari. Thfey also tqqk high ground overlooking the highway center of Pungam, 29 miles south of the - 38 th parallel. In receptured Seoul, .civilian police joined UN, troops in routing out communist stragglers and agents while armored spearheads fanned cut to the northwest, north . and northeast. > ’ ' J. \ i Decatur Boy Scout ’ i Given Lifesaving • Award For Rescue ' Dan Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryce of this city, was sigi nally hbnored Thursday evening during the I)oy Scout qourt of > honor at the Rotary club meet--1 ing. \ Thomas was presented with a life -aving merit award by the Anthony ’ Wayne area council of Boy Scouts for his prompt action in saving the life of a youngster from drowning at Lake Gage last June 22\ Tony two-year-old son of \ Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Kchne of 'this city, fell from the end of, a pier . into water\ over his head, fhcmas was swimming nearby and got tony out of the water before any- \ thing serious happened. The area council awarded the lifesaving badge to Thomas because of his orompt action and application of his Scouts training. The presentation was made by W. Guy Brown, chairman, of the court of honor, on behalf of the area council