Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1951 — Page 1

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STUDY "POSSIBILITY” OF TRUCE IN KOREA

> Dean Acheson Testifies Ta Senate Group ' Told By President Not To Reveal Any White House Talks Washington, June 2 — (UP) — . / ; Secretary of stale Dean Acheson told senators today that he is “under direct instruction” from President Truman not to disclose what was said at White House meetings which preceded the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacI Arthur. I The secretary offered to report what conclusions were reached and what his own attitude had been. But he said he could not Jell what be said personally at I ' the meetings. ■ , /Acheson was questioned about bls position on confidential discussions >ith Mr. Truman as; he testified tor a second day before 7 ' the senate armed serviees-foreign relations committee investigating 'MacArthur’s recall from the Far '■ ■' East, j /;/ ' I ' Sen. Alexander Wiley, R..’ Wis., who forced a previous showdowh within the cbmmitte on the same issue and was overruled, brought up the question again.. He asked /-Acheson if he would claim conversations at the White House 1 meetings were confidential and privileged against congressional *» scrutiny. I ' "It you were to ask me what was said,” replied, “I should have to say that I could - , not answer that question because % I am under dire<*t instruction of the president of the United Statej not to repeat what was said at these' meetings at his office. K “It you wish me to say what matters were taken up. what the outcome of each particular meet-.■j’-r-r- ing was, what conclusions were reached, what action was agreed upon and taken, I shall be very glad to go into tTiiat.” Acheson also said he would tie glad to- answer questions about hU own attitude on MacArthur’s recall, “though 1 cannot say what , 1 said at any one of these meet- ' .( ings.” . : L Two weeks ago, Wiley asked Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, what 1 i * was said at the White House meh-i ings before MacArthur was fired. I Bradley refused to answer beyond I giving the conclusions reached. He said his usefulness as a confidential adviser to the president would be destroyed if he did.\ Committee chairman*, Richsird B. Russell. D.| Ga., upheld Bradley’s right to refuse and the committee Jater voted 18 to 8 to sustain his ruling. i L * Wiley put this question to Achell■' r » ! , son: \• I “Would you claim that what was said in those conversations 1 would be against the public interest to disclose or against the | ‘y president’s interest to disclose?” “I wouldn’t say either,” Acheson replied. “I would just say that the president has the right to instruct his subordinates as .to h' . - what they should say or not say in regard to conversations in his presence of an official nature, and when he gives that instruction, so far as I am concerned, that instruction has to be obeyed.” , A White House spokesman said after the Bradley incident that . _ Mr. Truman considered the dis* , " cussions at the April meetings to be his own business. Today’s sesion started at 8:02 a.m. CST with senators demanding an answer to charges that allied nations are making United Nations forces in Korea pull their punches against the Chinese Reds. v The collective security principle / faced its most searching re-exam-ination in congress since the UN • i I > was founded. As today’s session opened, new’ reports of truce efforts were received from London and Korea. But Acheson said yesterday he ; ■ saw no immediate prospects for ,! a cease-fire. } M LrT T I * . >, ~T / ''' i ’ f INDIANA WEATHER Showers and thunderstorms . over most of the state tonight a and tomorrow, turning cboler tomorrow. Low tonight 60 to 66. '/h ;

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Catholic Graduate Rites Held Friday Annual Exercises Held Latt Evening The r Rev. James O’Cqnnor, assistant pastor of St. John: the Baptist church and a faculty memter of Central Catholic high-school, Fort Wayne, advised the Decatur Catholic *hi)fh school last evening ijo “place yoiii trust in the providence of God” a$ they planned for the future.. ; The annual commencement exercises were held in St. Gary’s Catholic church, Uhe ceremonies ending with benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Diplomas* to the high school and 25 eighth 'grade graduated were awarded "by the Very Rev. Msgr. J.J. Seimetz. pastor. « “You are entering the world of competition,” Father O’Connor remarked to the graduates. “This competition will be for your talents and your immortal soul. I advise you to place your trust in the providence of God as jrou plsfn for your future." the speaker said.. “Korea has changed the complexion of the world und you wonder about your future: If you place ybur trust in God, He will not tall you.” The speaker outlined that crises were not jpew to the viorlij. He cited instances from the Bible and history. Men have failed because they forgot God. the speaker explained. Father O’Connor them gave three points for the graduates to follow: “Be a good practical Catholic. “Be a good intelligent American citizen. “Contribute someth|ng worthy! to society.” | ■ j Holy scripture teaches you the value of faith? It also recites examples of disaster froin the Jack of faith, he explained. “You have been educated in aJ system that \ places God first. By trusting in God. you can tiring to fruition the benefits of youj’ Catholic education,” the speakdr concluded. The graduates marched to the sanctuary where they received their diplomas frdni Msgr. Seimetz, assisted by -the Rev. Ignatius Vichuras. ’ j Special Awards -Announced The following scholarship awards were announced:/ j Highest averages:- Isabelle Kintz, 94.2%; James Vog|ewede, 90. Perfect through tyigh school: Rosemary tlillig, Theresa \Kohne. ; | Scholarship awarded by Business and Professional Women’s club: I Margaret Mcßeth. 1 Recognition for outstanding work jin journalism: Theresa Kohne, Ann Gass, Isabelle KiptZj Patricia Kable. American Legionimedal: Vincent Faurote, Patricia, Kable. 4Owdrd certificates Were awarded to: advanced Fred Eyan-j son, Alice Geels, jEileen Geimer, Rosemary Gill.ig, Joseph Jauregui, Patricia Kable, jfsabelle Kintz, Theresa Kohne, Margaret Mcßeth, Phyllis Omlor, C|therine Ulman, Dorothy James Debolt Scholarship tq j eighth grade—highest average—Delta Theta Tau: Jacquelin Gasej, daughter of Mr. (iur« To f*aae Sixt ■ Former Linn Grove Resident Is Dead Mrs. Meshberger Dies At Columbus Mrs. Meshberger, former w’ell known resident of Linn Grove, died unexpectedly Friday evening at 5:30 o’clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs? H Herman Neuenschwainder. at Columbus. Death was reported caused by acute indigestion. /*:.'■ The* Meshberger family lived at Linn Grove until a few years ago, when they moved to Columbus. Mr. Meshberger is a? partner in the Meshberger Bros, (Stone Co. at Lihn Grove. ' Surviving in addition to the husband atojd daughter are two sons, Roger \Mf Nashville and Leon of Columbus! eight grandchildren, and a sister, tilrs. Harve EUenbergey of Berne. Funeral services will be held ab 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Calvary Evangelical United Brethren church kt Linn Grpve, with burial in the Six Mile cemetery. The body was removed to a Columbus funeral home, And will be brought to the church Monday for the funeral.

Acheson Testifies As McCarthy! Listens K- R V n ! HO/ SECRETARY OF STATE Dean Acheson (left), is shown on the witjees stand as he began his longawaited testimony on “political” aspects of Gen. MacArthur’s dismissal. Sen. Joseph McCarthy. (R) Wls., (right) top congressional critic of the State Department, relaxes as he listens to Acheson s. testimony. McCarthy, though not a member of the joint committee Investigating U. S. Far East policy, has supplied it with ammunition. ! iif . \ ' /

Violent Storms Hit In Midwest States One Dead, Four Hurt In Series Os Storms By United Press , Violent thunderstorms slashed across the midwest with winds of hurricane strength, leaving one person dead and four injured today. The storms were; touched off by severe'’urbulence As a cold front broke the area’s most severe heat wave of the season, j !J A tornado hit in lowa, injuring four persons, last night In southern Michigan, 98 mile-an-hour winds battered a wije area as the cold front pushed temperatures down as much as 20 degrees in a few hours. Carnival acrobat Alfred J. Forest, 24. was killed at Detroit when the wipd snapped off a 119-foot pole on which he was performing., Several hundred per Sons w’atched him plunge to his death. J ' / ; A heavy blanket of fog covered lower Lake Michigan early today, halting operations at several of the area’s airports. l The fog extended from Detroit wjestward into northern lowa and south as far as South Bend l . Ind. Visibility at the Chicago airport was reduced to a quarter of a mile but forecasters said the suh would burn off the fog later, i /The. high winds last night capsized 'an 18-spot sailfeoat on , the Detrpit river but its two occupants swam akhore unhurt. 1 | Snow fell again today along the eastern slopes of the Rockies where temperatures hung aroind freezing. Severe floods threatened sections of Wyoming and Nebraska. Near Alamagordo, N.M., 400 men fought to control a forest fire burning over 7,000 acres in foe Sacramento mountains- The fire was started by lightning, k•' ? I Thundershowers also wefe forecast for New York City, Where temperatures were climbing toward 90 degrees today. The cold front that hit the midwest last night hovered in a line extending from Moline, 111., eastward just south of Chicago into lower Michigan. South and east of the line, the nation sweltered in some of the hottest temperatures of the year. A storm that hit Marshalltown, la., was described by a policeman as a “twister.” It knocked down trees and power poles on the city’s south side and tore* the roofs from many houses All streets in the area were blocked by debris and rainwater ran running-board deep. The Michigan storm knocked down telephone and power lines between Jackson, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek and Lansing. Motorists were forced to halt for fear their cars would be blown off roads. .- | V Predict Increased Jobless Pay Claims m Indianapolis. June 2 —(UP) — The Indiana employment security division today predicted increased claims for jobless insurance because of seasonal inventory layoffs and production slowups caused by government restrictions on steel and aluminum. • /\ It reported that claims for; joi> less pay last week dropped from 20,683" to 20,098 and thq£ new claims fell below the 3,b00-mark for the first time in two months.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 2, 1951.

A BULLETIN Washington. J«ne2 —(UP) — The, government today ordered the ; production of** passenger automobile limited to 1,200,000 | in July, August' and September, | a cut of 37 per cent from last summer's output. Labor Heads Spurn Johnston Proposal Proposed Wage Hike Termed Insufficient Washington, June 2 — (UP) — Labor leaders today spurned a proposal by economic stabilizer; Eric/.A. Johnston to increase the ceiling on wage increases from 10 to percent. Johnston outlined his nest wage formula, a compromise between management and labor demands, to the wage stabilization board on Thursday, informed sources said. The formula would allo* a 10¥> percent increase over January, 1950, wage levels to offset the rising oust of living, plus another two percent for increased productivity by workers. X Labor officials, who have consistently opposed the presept 10 percent -Ceilings, indicated that the small thaw in the wage freeze proposed by Johnston would not be acceptable. They set an acceptable minimum level at 14 percent. ■ Labor spokesman pointed out that Union officials asked for a 12 perceii t ceiling last February. The two percent \ productivity hike, they said. should be added to labor’s proposed ceiling. Johnston also was reported to have? met stiff opposition from wage board members when ,-he first, presented ■ his new general wage formula. The formula was described as tentative and an attempt to permanently bolster the present crumbling ceiling on wage;' hikes. ' I Johnston’s recdmmeridation would seem to indicate that a ceiling on wages should be adjusted to correspond with changes in the cost of living.: The per-, cent figure is the amount that the cost W living has risen since July, 1950, under the old bureau of labor statistics index. The wage board planned further of the proposed formullf with Johnston next week. The: panel’s public and management members, according to observers, might settle on the 12% percent ceiling as the best possible compromise between higher labor demands and management’s desife to stand pat oh the 10 percent: ceiling. / Make New Effort To Settle Bus Strike . Indianapolis, —(UP) — The mayors of Richmond, Anderson ' and Muncie joined union and management officials and state labor commissioner Thomas Hutson today in another effort to settle a month-long strike against the Indiana railroad bus lines. Hutson met with union and company representatives late yesterday and said chances for a settlement appeared better than at previous meetings. Some 270 transit workers'struck in the three cities in a wage dispute. .

All TB Association / Officers Reelected j ■ * Annual Meeting/ Is . Held Friday Night All officers of the Adams county tuberculosis association were reelected at the annual meeting of the organization, held Friday evening at the Decatur high school. Robert J. Zwick, of sols fbity. was reelected president. Glfoer officers, all Os them reelectedl ire:?fCharleß Fuhrman, Mrs. W. Guy Brown, executive Secretary; Df. Roy Archbold, treasurer; ■ the Rev Ignatius Vichuraa, Dr. Burk, Mrs. Ernest Reicheid**ffer, John B. Stuits and Walter J. Krick. •Directors/ of the association, in Addition to those named above. Are: Mrs. J. Ward Calland, Mrs. Nellia Coppess, . Helen Kenney, E. M. Webb, W. Ross, Mrs. Xariffa Walters, Mary Schlagenhauf, Mrs. Lloyd Byerly, Mrs. Eli Graber, Mrs Carl Kuhn, Dr. Myron Habegger, Hansel Foley 1 , Grotrlan, Hugh Tate and Mrs. Murray Holloway. [ 1 The Adams (county asssodfotlon has been awarded a trophy sos! the highest percentage of gain in Christmas seal sales pver a thfeeyear period for counties of the size of Adams. The trophy is on disr play at pr. Archbold’s office. > . The report of Mrs. Brown, secretary, revealed that seal sales the past year totaled $4,582.72. Os the total. 82 percent is used by the local chapter, with only 18 percent going to the state and national associations . • ’ During; the past yedr, there were 823 palch tests made in schoAls of the county, with 14 reactors referred to physicians. The mobile x-ray unit made a total of 3,919 examinations during the year with 18 definite suspect cases. A clinic was conducted in Marche wifo 10 patieiits examined by clinic members and physicians. The clinic is approved by local physicians, who assist in its conduct. ? The secretary’s report also .showed the health education program conducted in foe schools throughout the year. a — — // i' Two Local Men Hurt In Crash Os Plane Plane Crashes Near City This Morning ’ Two men escaped seftonA. i n ‘ jury today when the airplane in which they were flying crashed -near the Walter Sudduth farm, about three miles east of the city. / The accident occurred jifoout 10:15 a. m. today,. U The two men, Rollie Affolder and Erriest Foreman, both of pe•jcAthrd were taken to the Adams county memorial hospital where .they were given emergency examinations; they were retained at the hospital tor further examination, i only a short time, treated, .then released. Both men were able top walk .away from the crash of the light, single-engined airplane, ahd were brought to the hospital by a neighbor so foe vicinity. /4-U—.. "■ • ?■■■■■■■ t Noon Edition

United States, Britain And 12 Other UN Nations Considering New Moves

Allied Forces Bring Hall To Korean Drive Apparently Clear Way For Attempt To End Korea War Tokyo, June 2. —(UP')—<- United Nations forces brought/ their drive into North Korea an almost complete halt today, apparently to clear the way Tor a new attempt to settle the war by negotiation. $ Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, commander of the Sth army, said in Korea that the war has entered a new phase and indicated;his troops would not try to push peeper into the Communist homeland.; He in effect put the responsibility for any future large-scale fighting on the Communists. An Bth army communiqiie tonight reported UN attacks only in the Hwachon reservoir area/of central Korea and around Injeln the eastern Allied units drove ahead nearly two miles in some sectors near the reservoir against light to moderate resistance. < Similar opo&ition was encountered around Inje. the-com-munique said but it did not mention any advances. There was speculation’ that the Bth army might respect an undeclared buffer zone ahead of Its line —generally five tp 30 miles north of the 38th parallel from a point north of Seoul to the east coast — during new peace approaches. At the same time, the Bth army clamped the tightest censorship regulations yet on the progress of fighting in Korea. It forbade mention |of the nationality ' of allied units and anything more than a vague approximation of the fighting front. | These developments followed closely on an appeal by UN secre-tary-general Trygve Lie |n Ottawa, Canada, for a new effort to end the war “approximately along the 38th parallel.” ; There were unconfirmed rumors here that Lie’s personal representative,; Andrew Cordier, will see Indian primp minister Jawaharlal Nehru soon about plans for peace talks. I Van Fleet told a press conference I (T«rw T» Pare Three)

Local Girl Scouts Will Attend Camp To Camp McMillen In Month Os July Decatur Girl Scottts interested in attending Camp McMillen are requested to contact Mrs. Erman Johnson, camp chairman for the Girl Scout association, to make reservations for one of the weekly sessions. Intermediate and senior scouts are eligible for the ctonp, to be held during the first four, weeks in July. Outdoor activities, cooking, campouts and campcraft skills will be featured. There will be no swimming a-t the camp, it was announced? ; 7 , ’ / Each weekly camp session will be sl3 for each girl, which will include insurance. A physical examination is required for those attending. Campers may enter for the sessions from 2 to 4 p. m. on Sundays and may leate between 2 and 4 p. m. on Saturdays, j :/ The camp staff consists of a director, two unit leaders, camp nurge and camp cook. Several adult leaders from Decatur have been asked *to assist at the camp. information • concerning the camp may be obtained from Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Robert Raillhg, first aid consultant and active in the camping program, or Mrs. Kenneth Small, outdoor activities consultant for the Scouts..

Will Enter Army Dr. John B. Terveer, 415 Madison street, will leave Monday for Fort Houston. Texas, to begin a 30-day indoctrination in the medical corps of the U. S. army. Thp well known Decatur physician hah been commissioned a captain ini' the medical colps. His family will remain here for the present. Tax Distribution Shown By Auditor Completed Figures Released By Drew Completed figures showing the' distribution of tax monies recently received by the treasurer’s office was released today by county auditor Thurman I. Drew following his office’s tabulation of the total income. ' Altogether the county received $588,025:14, with $578,898.77 of it from\ general property and poll taxes, and $9,126.37 from bank taxes. . ' Os this total, $33,221.15 will \be distributed to the state, and the remaining $554,803.99 to city, township and governmental units. The two greatest shaves will go toward education, with the Adams Central ’Consolidated school corporation 4 receiving $79,629.64, and the Decatur schools $79,203.75. The Berne-French school corporation will receive $42/021.67. ? Othet city and town dlstributicms include $5,504.94 for the Decatur library, $54,448.43 to iiecatur ci/vil city. The Geneva library fund will receive $942 96. and Geneva civil, $4,383.49. Monroe civil >lll receive $874.37. : ; f. [ ; Berne library fund will receive $3,264.24, and the civil city $11,679.92. ’ Distribution to the various townships will include $10,420.94 to Blue Creek: $833, French; $11,478.47 to Hartford; $6,920.71, Jefferson; $950.07, Kirkland; $719/51, Monroe; $10,606.66, Preble; $11,284.54, Root; $13,419.85, St. Mary’s! $9,811-29, Union; $19,537.13, Wabash, And $1,124.66, Washington. Other distributions within the county <nclude $106,857.32 for county tax, $33,640.29 to the welfare department, $15,830.72 to the Adams county memorial hospital,/ $16,508.28 for poor relief, $2,473 to the recreation department, and $433,58 for the treasurer’s six percent fund. The $33,221.15 to be distributed to the state Will be tnade to the following agencies: state tax, $2,359.j0; state school tuition, $15,031.32/, teacher’s retirement, sll,873.04; state fair board, $69/2.60; state forestry, $1,286.25, and $1,978.84 to the world war memorial fund. Burns Are Fatal To Lafayette Man A Attica, Ind., June 2 —(UP) y William H. Holder, 6?, died in St. Elizabeth’s hospital at Lafayette yesterday of bum* suffered in a blasting powder explosion. Holder threw the powder ihto a trash fire while housecleaning,

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British Spokesmen Admits Moves Made At Possibility Os \ Korean War Truce\' London, June (2.—(UP) — Britain is “in touch” with the United I States, the commonwealth countries i and other interested governments on the “possibility” of a truce in Koren, authoritative quarters said \ today. These sources said that foreign secretary Herbert Morrison has made a new apnroach to interested governments with a ending the Korean war by negotiation. A foreign office spokesman admitted there had been such moves. He told a hews conference they had been in progress “over a long 'period*,” ’//’■ ' But diplomatic quarters said they believed Britain had taken the initiative in a new effort for a truce in Korea. One London newspaper claimed today that Morrison had urged the interested UN countries to be prepared for quick action. The report said Morrison had suggested that machinery be set up as soon as possible to attempt to end the war by negotiation. . There was no indication as to what channels would be used for an approach to the * Communist government at Peiping, China. , Diplomats said they believed the present moment is psychologically and politically right for truce moves, if agreement is reached among the United Nations on the principle to be followed. The sources said/the failure of the Communist offensive in Korea has created an opportune moment * for truce moves. , They said that if any jsuCh moves are to be made, they should be started before July 23, the date set by the western powfor a big four meeting in Washington. t Discuss Plans Washington, June 2 —(UP) — The United States, Britain and 12 other 4 UN countries are considering anew whether to sound out the Chinese and North Korean Communists on chances of negotiating a truce in Korea. Diplomatic informants reported that the 14 nations who have troops in Korea have been discussing for Some time the possibility of reviving plans to issue a declaration of their joint aims in Korea. 'Authorities emphasized, however, that no final decision on the next diplomatic move had been made by tfye allies. Informants also said that so far as they know, the 14 nations have nbt made any overtures to the Korean or Chinese Communists, or received any from them. Secretary of state Dean Acheson, at the outset of today’s senate hearings, said he knew nothing about London reports of a new British move toward ending the war by negotiation. This statement by Acheson seemed on the surface to be at variance with information from other gourdes. But his disclaimer may have had to do with any idea that the British had made some new concrete proposal within the last day or so. What actually has been going on, accordihg to other diplomatic sources, has been a series of consultations over quite a period. 1 ■ The UN countries last March were all set to issue a policy decla« ration that would have in effect . invited the Chinese Communists to cease fire and to agree to a settle / ment 'of outstanding issues by negotiation. It is this type of a statement that id being considered once more, diplomatic officials said. One Informant said the United j States and British were in general agreement with their allies that the . psychological moment • may be rapidly approaching to sound out the Communists on their willingness to negotiate or to continue the war. Ex-Clinton County \ Clerk Dies Friday ' Frankfort, Ind., June 2 —(UP) — Oswell S. Weidner, 78. who served - two terms as Clinton county clerk, died yesterday in a hospital.