Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XLIX. No. 80.

YANKS SHOVE DEEPER INTO NORTH KOREA

Expect Senate Approval For Europe Troops Marathon Session Os Senate Called / For Third Day •Washington. April 4 -4 (UP) — The senate’ was expected to approve- finally today—-on the second anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic security Pact — .sending of four more American divisions tip the, pact >army. \ Democratic leaders warned further delays would be “tragic,” and ordered a marathon Session for the /third /successive day . 7 in an effort to end three / months of “great debate” over v the troops issue. -\ Democratic leader fcrnest W. McFarland, that more hesitation be. a "slap in theh'face” for Gen. Dwight ~ D. Eisenhower, pact supreme commander. '-nrx— Democratic leaders tooknote of President Truman's- special ■ statemgift on the pact anniversary 4hat its valye had been “proved - beyond question.” “The road ahead is still long and hard,” Mr. . Truman eaid. .“The people of the United States) and the people of Europe must accept heavy burdens with both determination and patience. I feel certain that we will not relax the Ajgreat effort which is now underWay/ 77 " "■ —’/ Lawmakers, in a islon yesterday cleared one major, etumbling block by beating down/ 56 tQ 31. a Republican move to send the resolution back to\ comimlttee under orders that congress be given rigid control over Any further troop commitments. There were a hatful of’ amendXnents left, including one by Sen, 1 /.Robert A, Taft. R., (>.. stating the American troop contribution should be oh a ratio of one GI for each nine soldiers put bn the line in western Europe. / Nobody, was. completely satisfied with the resolutions. But , chairman-Tom Connally, I).. Tex.. of the foreign relations committees agreed with McFarland that “it s something that/ General''Eisenhowi er can live with. Connally saic(’ that, the overriding factbr was that |he senate Is about to approve an additional , four divisions (about 100,000 Then) for the Eisenhower army. .< (Two American division® .already in Europb/have been committed .to the pact command. The resolutions call on Presi>dent Truman to get “congressional approval” before sending any more than that number. However, they are not binding on Mr. Truman, and he maintains \he does not need such approval 'to sendmore troops. ( A Sen. Walter F. .George, D.. Ga.j expressed disappointment that the resolutions were inertly “advis- . ory.” bdt he said that President Truman Would be presented with a “moral commitment" to ask "congressional ~ approval”, before any future divisions are sent abroad.' ’ , Kniqhts Os Pythias Will Meet Tonight Member® of the ' Knights of Pythias’Will meet at the lodge home ■H at 7 o’clock this evening to corrtplete details for the Ed Whitright funeral. All members are asked to be present; ' ' ♦ft Cats BULLETINS r Washington, April 4.-—(UP) —The defense department toll . day reported a new total of 58,550 American casualties in the ■r. 7 -Korean wa-, an increase of 1,430 over x week ago. ' Cleveland,tO., April 4.—(UP) .—Fiery Waifer P, Reuther, president of/1,250,000 CIO United Auto workers, was re-elect-ed by acclamation today when his token collapsed completely. | '/ ■/ :—i INDIANA -WEATHER . Fair south and west, mostly . cloudy northeast halfA tonight. Partly cloudy Thursday. Not much change in temperature. Low tonight 3035. High Thursday 50-55 north, 55-60 south. .‘I ' J

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“t - — Ask Congress Ease Deporting Aliens -■’ M ‘ Peoria, 111.7 April lh‘)\ The senate crime ijivestigitfog com 'tnrttee will ask congress Ho make it easier to deport foreign-born racketeers, according t<j a committee member. | ’ Sen. Lester Hunt, D. the committee report v.ijl recommend deportation of foreign-born persons ass-r conviction for one criminal offense. The present law allows five convictions before de-, pollution proceedings, ? ' I Black Market Operations In State Charged Televised Hearing For Small Business Is Held In Capital Indianapolis, April 4 — (UP) — Executives of small industries in central Indiana told a small business subcommittee at a 'televised hearing, today -they] suspected black Marketeers we re dealing hr scarce raw materials. While thousands of Indiahapolis area TV fans watched the’proceedings in iheir living roonjs, brass \ wprks executive Robert Langsenkamp of Indianapolis aijd wire rack maker Daniel B. Fetjig of Elwood claimed shortages dnd high prices' were partly due to black market operations in ®nd in steel wlrb. ‘~~~Meatnacker T. G. Sinclair, of ; Kingan ai’it-—lndianapolis, urged than congressTam^HiUtr. coding price controls when the present law expires June 3(j. George Davidsdm, secretary of the Indianapolis chapter of the re- \ serve officers association. [testified 7 production efficiency in industries was cut ’ Uy I ’shoit-warning'' calls <j>f ! I reserve officers to military dutj. j| ‘ Interest was heightered. by the (televised hearings of th ? Kefauver crime committee rec«ntjy. and thousands of fans viewed Uhe pro--ceedings in itutler University’s A then on center. J Davidson. Sinclair awd karnp. all were critical i f some aspects of the defenst. ipobilizatlbn program. // i! , Davidsoh said one I idjanapolis ( industry lost 20 percent j produc- ( tion efficiency after a r?s|irve officer was called to duty. | \ He said 21 to 30 days .was too- > short a warning tor otficiers called u to' duty. He suggested it (Turn To Pare Foot) Mrs. Alfa A. Vents Is Taken By Death ■ Services Thursday Afternoon \ 1 ■ 1 ! Mrs. Alta A Veni®. 69. sos Bluff . I ton, died Tuesday hfternoqn at the , I Wells county hospital aftefr a long illness. She was a iiath e bf Peterson but had lived in Bluffton for many yeah?. \ Her husband. Leroy Venis, died five years igA.f \ She wks k member cf the First Evangelical and Reformed church, the Order of ’ .Eastern the f WBA. Entre Nous and Pioiieer\club. ? Surviving are two sonsp Robert . and Harold R. Venis. both of Bluffton; two daughters. Mrs. R- D. Gay j of Alma, Mich., and Mrs! Roy C. Hbutz of Oconomowoc, Wis.; eight grandchildren: three ;freht-grand-children; a brother, Rov’ Steele, of iDeeatur; a half-brother, ilohn N. Steele of Pleasant and tw r o half-sisters, Mrs. Glen Kjreiglt of Rockford, 0., and Mrs. RAwrence Biarkley of Fort Wayne. 4 j \ Funeral services will be?coilduct-i ed at 2:30 pm. Thursday at the Fi?st Evangelical and Reformed church at Bluffton, the Rev. Matthew Worthman officiating. Burial will be in / Fair,view qemeteryi. Friqnds may call at the Thoma funeral homi until time of the servi ' ' - T *. r . —ft —— ' I 1 /i ' \ Seph Melchi Undergoes \ Surgery Here Today Former police chief Seph.ds Melchi underwent surgery at the hospital this morning/ - Dis condition is reported satisfactory. ■ " I/' ' I;' 1 aJ ■ i V !

——— — —— _____ ~ Parents Receive Medals Os Honor For Sons J’ - f 5 . A ' 'fll ; lIiIiBuBBHHDk ■ Wm*--' GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY (levt) presents medals o. honor io parents of four American soldiers who io t the|r lives in the Korean conflict. Accepting the awards at Washington are (1. to r.) John Jecelin, Baltimore, Md„ tpr his son. Sgt. William R.' Jecelin; Mrs. Mildred L. Graig, Elmwood, Mass., for her son, Cpl. Gordon M. Graig; Mrs. Nellie Red Cloud, for her son, Cpl. Mitchell Red Cloud, of Friendship, Wis., and Mrs. Rose B. Quellette, Lowell, Mas®., for her son, Pfc. Joseph R. Quellette/ J ’ j “

Youthful Athletes Honored By Lions J Robert Speaks ; At Meeting Tuesday Members \of Decatur’s high school basketball teams, and their coaches, were guests of hdnor at the weekly meeting of the\ Decatur Lions club Tuesday evening. Robert Nulf, football coach at high school and who also pn thtx spot sports anhotfncer for radliT-station WKJG, Fort Wayne, was the~~'~guest speaker. Nulf, who Jias served’ in the coaching profession with splendid results for many years, including a few years at Kalamazoo, College, presented an' interesting quid inspiring discussion on athletics and their value. Warning the young Decatur net stars thSt athletic and attendant hero worship are only fleeting, the North Side mentor stressed the value of scholarship achievements and the importancel of, good sportsmanship at all times, not merely during- school days] but in the fields of endeavor after’school. ] Members of the varsity basketball teams were introduced by their .coaches. David Terveer of khe Catholic high school Commodores. and Robert Warthman of the public high school , Yellow Jackets. who, also introduced Deane DorwiL , Jackets’ 'assistant, coach. Other guests- at the meeting included W. Guy Brown, principal of the Decatur high school,, and Pete Reynolds of the Decatur Daily Democrat. Workman was chairman of the prografy. with L. IE. Anspaugh, Lions 'president, 'conducting the meeting. I P.' , — '■ f Contingent Leaved For Physical Exam April Draft Calls Are Reduced Here The nation-wide reduction in the number of men to be tagged for duty in the armed forces during April was reflected in Adams county when the selective service board released, the names of five men who left todav for Indianapolis for their pre-induction physical examinations, and those to be inducted at a later date The quota for today’s contingent ] was originally set for 10 men. A < decrease in the number of those to inducted front the county April 9 was also noted, when that original! <!tall for 13 men was reduced to six. ' Accordingly, today’s contingent to undergo physical examinations raises the total to 186 men since the outbreak of the Korean war to do so. Those who were included in the grotip leaving from Adams county were Richard August Selking, Junior A. Huser. Gilbert Hartmann and Willard Elmer Landis. J. Stuart I/ehman, scheduled to leave with this group, was transferred to local board 55, Bloomihgton. v. . ' • ; . 'II

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 4,1951.

-— —f— L—: —u——l March Busy Month At Red Cross Office March was a busy month at the local Red Cross office, 978 services bei/ig listed by M l "®- Max Schafer, executive secretary. Emergency communications land assistance to servicemen jand veterans lead the list of -special services performed by the office. The Red Cross that persons who have blood donor' pledgt cards to return them /either t Dr., MorHs, recruit chairman,! or to the local office at tlteir earliest convenience \ ' McMillen Corp. To Build More Homes 2nd Master Addition Approved By Council j The hbusing boom in the city got another upward boost Tuesday night when members of the I city Council approved a plat which will ultimately result in 45 new 1 homes; The council adopted an c rdlriance contingent on the approval of the plan commission for the' McMillen Home Builders Corp' to build additional homes just of Master Drive. The dedicatory plat, presented to the councilmen by attorney D. Burdette Custer, complied com pletely With the zoning ordinance of the city of Ddcatur, and it is believed that plan commission approval will be forthcoming within the next two or three days. Custar asked the council to give its approval, subject to the commission’s! future approval, so work on the homes can begin iminedi-1 ately. \| ' f' | Harry Maddox, “ vice-presidenti and general manager of the Home ■ Builders Corp., stated after, the meeting that current plans call for the erection of Iff houses this year. Future building; he said, will depend altogether on the availability of materials and labdr. Much of the work toward the completion of the homes, he said, will be bn Contract, under the supervision of the company. . ' . ' \ \ The homes will be exclusively for employes of the Central Soya company. The McMillen kome Builders Corp l , has already built approximately; 60 homes in what\ is now Master drive, and altogether has built' more, than 125 homes in the city. ' The new section, which is knowm as the second Master addi tion, will run parellel with Master Drive and adjacent to it on the east. It will extend from Washington to North Second street. Maddqx explained that much of the material is already at the proposed site, and work/ on the homes is awaiting cotmcil and plan commission approval. That is why officials] sought a variance of the usual procedure to obtain councilmanic approval first. The matter ordinarily would have been submiited to the plin (Turn To Pa«e Eisto) L~ I ■ ' ■ ;"i. ■ ■..■ r ■' • - V ~ '

••• ■— l — — ' . I ' ' Kick-off Breakfast For C. C. Tuesday Annual Membership Drive Is Planned L. R. Zintsmqster, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce membership campaign, annnounced today that-J. ;F. Sanmann. local busi- -. nocsman, will be the * principal speaker at the kick-off breakfast, scheduled for next Tuesday. Time and place, Chaiftber officials noted.' has not been definitely arranged, and will be announced later. \ “The activities of the Chamber have been increasing each year,” Zin t smarter' stated, “and we need additional ‘manpower add finanves.’' Chamber officials have thus set 3 > new’; members as the goal during tl,te 'present campaign. The chairman also announced Al Zink and Dr. H. R. Frey will serve as team .captains for the drive. Both men have selected their teams, Zintsmasier said. Chamber ; board of directors have also established associate and junior memberships of the organization for persons who are (Turn To -■»•«« Five* \ \ —j. - \ .. To Resurpe Probe Os State Motor Bureau Indianapolis. April 4.— (UP)— An Indiana senate committee wilt resume its investigation of the state Bureap of Motor Vehicles for two days starting Thursday. Sen. Von A. Eichhorn, D., Uniondale, the committee chairman, said the * committee /planned to discuss the bureau’s lagging filing system with several present and I forpier stjate officials. The group | will take up its probe just foui I days after the agency “inherited” SIOO,OOO/ to bring its files up to date. J ■ ]/■ fir > ; i ■' v Lester Sheets Heads Local Moose Lodge Elected Governor At Meeting Tuesday Lester Sheets, a garage machinist, was elected governor \of Adams Lodge 1311' of the ' Loyal Order of at the annual meeting of members last evening. He succeeds Russel Baumgartner Richard Baker was elected junior governor. \ Other officers elected arei Wesley Titus, trustee for three years, replacing Phil Strahm; Leo Wo'rkingeri prelate;, Virgil Fleming treasurer- \ E. J, Worthman was reelected secretary | for a new three year term. He has ..completed seven Vears in this post. The local lodge has a membership of 1,057, the secretary stated. Due to lack of materials, wrork on, the: $50,000 addition to the Mcfose home Is proceeding slowly, Wprthntan stated. He estimated, that the bqjlding would not be completed until about June 15.

A x > American Tanks Drive 5 1-2 Miles Over 38th Parallel; Gl’s Advance 1 7 '

Wilson Urges Tighter Rein On Food Prices Would Freeze Farm Parity At Levels Existing Jan. 25 > Washington, April 4.—(UP) — Defense mobilizer Charles E. Wilson has submitted recommendations to President Truman that would freeze fartn parity at Jan. 25 levels and permit tighter control over food prices, it was disclosed today. Wilson also extension of existing rent controls, wbich\ now cover about one-third of the coun-i try. and authority to recontrol: many areas on rent ceilings have been removed during the past 18 months. He proposes to control rents of commercial buildings—stores anfi offices never were controlled during World War H. ' [ '■ V ' f Another proposal calls for subsidies to marginal producers of scarce metals. Wilson recommended that Ms ’ proposals be put into effect when congress extends the present de- ’ sense act —the law under which the government exercises price controls, wage controls, anR ‘ production controls. The law ex- ' pires June 30. Cohgress is now bei ginning hearings on \ plans io ex- ( ‘ tend.it. Intormed sources said Mt. TruI man is expected to lay the proposed • changes before congress w’ithin a » week or 10 days. The presidential I message originally had been scheduled for delivery this week, but it I was postponed to give Wilson’s I stabilization sides 1 inore time to ■ draft their recommendations. [ A number of additional proposals, (Turiy To P««re EiaUt) J \ ( ’ Authorize Study Os Traffic Conditions C. C. Committee, City To Cooperate The members of the city’s board ’ of public works and safetjr were: ! appointed to serve ih conjunction with chief of police James Borders co assist a Chamber of Commerce ’ committee to \Study traffic condi- ’ tions in the downtown area. : the same time, took under advisement a petition 1 by City firemen for a salary Increase “until such time as the 1 matter can bs given proper study." *■ All regular firemen, chief Cedric Fisher, Joseph Mcßride, Bert Rolstoh, Roy Steele, Vernon Hillj all signed the petition seeking the raise in salary, noting; the increase ed cost of living and the necessity of firemen on duty to supply thei? own meals. This latter Costs an average of per day for each man, the 'iremen ported out. The firemen were forced, to supply their meals while on duty since the installa- ’ ‘ion of the dial telephone system ’ necessitates that the men remain 1 at the station at all times. 1 Heretofore, switchboard operators a c sifted the firemen by dispensing volunteers to the scenes whenever they called central. ConsAnnentlv, onlv. one man was needed on dqty whije the other 1 -xinld go to liinch. Now a man mnst be stationed at the phone to T 'menae the yolnnteer l , while the other drives the fire truck to the ■ prene. j \ The of the traffic light 1 survey bv the joint committees is ‘o detsrinine the feasihllltv of I n’scing additional traffic lights at 'frateric intersections within the] ] he sin-os's district “to protect ouri 1 children and to help alleviate our ’ traffic problem.” | \ The petition submitted to the | ' council requesting such a study • (Tara To Page Eight)

Dies Today I kt lai W. E. Moon 1• \ . William Moon Dies Here This Morning Architect Dies At Hospital Here Today ‘ William E.4"Ne6s” Moon, 74, .architect and one of the city’s, lead-' ihg contractors, died at thp Adams I county memorial hospital at 7:30 \ a.m. today, following an extended illness. He had been a hospital patient for the past 10 days. > His illness curtailed to some extent his activities in the building and contractor business, but up unt J a few mon‘hA ago hp carried on With construction of new houses and modernization of older residences. \ Born in this city, August 23, 1876, a son of William P. and Margaret Jane Richard Moon, he took up the carpenter’s trade in early life. For a ndmber of years.he was superintendent for the contracting firm of Mann & Christen; In 1912 he started hik own contracting firm and was the builder of several of the larger, residences in this city. Fie also was contractor for several rural churches and schools and was a registered architect. A prominent layman of the. First Methodist church, Mr. Moon was a member of that Church all his life. Ije was a member of the Decatur Masoqic lodge. , \ He was married to Dessa V. Foughty, on Dec. 1, 1895. The couple observed their 55th wedding anniversary last December 1 and celebrated their golden aniversary in 1915. \ His widow survives. Two brothers and due sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the* Zwick funeral .home, with the Rev. Samuel Emerick officiating. The Blue lodge Masodic servicte will be directed by Cal E. Peterson. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. I Friends mJav call at the Zwick funeral home' after 7 p.m. Thursday, until time of the services. Joseph Liechty Dies At North Dakota Home I 'j Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Yager .fvnera’ home in Berne for Joseph Liechty 63 who died late Monday afternoon of a heart attack at his home near Verona, N. D. The Rev. Henry Dotteyer will officiate and j burial will be in the Christian ! Apostolic church cemetery. Friends may call/ at the funeral home after 9:30 a.m. Thursday. ( Mr. Liechty was born in Monroe township April 10, 1887, a son <if Matthias and Marian GallieLiechty, and moved to Verona 20 years ago. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ear) Steams. Mrs. Paul Baumgartner and Mrs \ Ralph Mvers all of \ Bluffton; two brothers, Joel of Linn Grove | and Carl -of Columbus. 0., and four sisters, Mrs. Eli Beer. Mrs. Erwin Stucky and Mrs. Charles ' Christener, all of Monroe and M?s. Rose Beer of Berne.

■ Price Five Cents

New Tank Advance Rips Deep Into * \ Triangle Where Reds Building Up Tokyo, Thursday, April S.—(UP) —American tanks drove 5-% miles deep into North Korea Wednesday while foot soldiers widened the \ United Nations bridgehead across hd 38th parallel from 10 to 15 miles. . ' ' The armored thrust sent a seo nd American division across the '.led frontier on the western front /Hile a third U.S. division began iabbing across the parallel for the First time on the central front. The new tank drive ripped,deep nto the bristling Kumhwa-Hwa/ :hon-Yonchon triangle, where -Gen. Douglas MacArthur said the Reds lave massed 1 the 'bulk of 500,000 men assigned to a possible. Communist spring offensive. The American tank thrust reached within 15 miles of Kumhwa, in the heart of the Communist’buildup area, and ran into the biggest guns the Red® yet have used in the Korean war. \ The tank commander said his \ forces were bombarded by 30 rounds from 15Omlllimeter Howitzers north of Topyong, four .miles • north of the 38th pirallsl on the road to Kumhwa. , The biggest entemy guns encountered before this were Sovietmade 122-mUliwstex artillery. The tanks opened fire on enemy positions. The task force commander estimated > that the tank fire killed 100 enemy troops. The tank thrust was made on right flank of the original bridge* head established by an (Unidentified American division across the I parallel Tuesday. This bridgehead was widened from 10 to 15 miles W’edne®day~~ ; against some of the' heaviest Communist resistance encountered since the northward drive « was \- started a week ago. Front dispatches said African rifleman swarmed across the pyongchon river north of the parallel against Communist mortar, mar chine gun and artillery fire. They hacked out advances at several points within the bridgehead as. well as extending line north of the Red frontier another five miles to the east. American artillery broke up a counter-attack attempted by 200 Reds who were sighted forming up to come down a hil into the U.S A (Tur-s ’»'<» Pare Biaht) ' Plead Not Guilty To Child Neglect \ Parents Released Under Bonds Here Hubert McClenahan, attorney for Wayne and Betty Jean Fisher, Decatur young couple charged with child neglect in the recent death of their infant child, appeared in Adams circuit court late Tuesday afternoon and waived arraignment for his clients. Me- , Clenahan then entered a plea of not guilty for each of the defendants. Judfce Myle* F. Parrish set the bond of eat'h defendant at $2,000. \ Bond in each instance was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baker of this city, and the defendants were \ released subject to the bonds. Judge Parrish amiovaced that the criminal and civil docket- for the April term bf Adams circuit court would be called on April 8, 9 and 10, which is next week, and that all cases would be set at that time. Prosecutor Severin' Schurger stated that It was his desire that ‘he case bl® ret as earlv in the April term as possible and it is believed Jikelv that Judge Parrish will accommodate the proeeciuor. The Fishers were arrested following the filing of ah affidavit '‘harglng child neglect,' The affi davit was signed bv sheriff Bob Shraluka. Three other 1 children belonging to the couple are in the custody of the welfare department.