Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XLIX. No. 138. '

URGES U. S. RING RUSSIA WITH AIR RASES

United Natkins Troops Drive On Northward Enormous Stores Os Munitions And Other Supplies Capturedt Tokyo, Wednesday, June 13 — (UP) — United Nation® forces drove northward against light to moderate communist resistance along a front of nearly 70 miles in Korea Tuesday. t Prom Chorwon, southwest anchor of the shattered “iron triangle,” to the east coast the allies continued their relentless advance north of the 38th 'parallel. . On the Chorwon front' they captured enormous' stores 'of munitions and other supplies abandoned by retreating Chinese. Southwest of Chorwon resistance stiffened, a front dispatch said, hut even there one allied unit found about 4.000 rounds of ■ abandoned mortar, grenade and other ammunition. North of Inje, op the east central front, an allied tank-infantry patrol moved several miles northward from Yanggu before it mes dug-in Red rear guards. United Nations fighter-bomber planes bored through fog in 483 sorties against enemy troop positions and supply lines, blasting communist infantry, supply points and pack animals with bullets, rockets and flaming gasoline. The general picture was one of a continued allied advance against slowly stiffening resistance. Allied tank-infantry teams sweeping i through the .-'crumpled central Korean "iron 1 triangle” drove nearly 25 miles north of the 38th parallel above captured Chorwon and Kumhwa. They brought . both Pyonggang, apex of the*former ’’iron triangle," and Kumsong within range of their. guns.- Pyonggang and Kumsong lie 29 miles north of the parallel and are 17 miles apart. A front dispatch said the allies had captured such vast quantities of munitions and other supplies at Chorwon. southwest anchor of the triangular redoubt, that they have been unable to count them. With the- collapse of the Chor- ' w;on-Kumhwa-Pyonggang triangle. Red forces ,on the mountainous eastern front above Inje also be-, gan falling back to new positions.) They abandoned without a fight ridges which they had defended bitterly up to two days ago. “ The withdrawal put the communists In retreat along a front of nearly 7(> miUs from Chorwon te' the east coast. They were pounded \\relentlessly by allied planes as skies* ’cleared. The Reds were expected to fall back behind a screening force\ of rear guards to a new line anchored on the east coast port of Wonsan. 80 miles north of the 38th parallel and running diagonally southwest to Kaesong, just below the 38th parallel northwest of Seoul. ’ ? , Such a retreat would entail the loss of a 3'.s4Mhsquare-mile chunk of North Korea. Far East headquarters belatedly disclosed that British commandos landed in daylight May 20 nedr the communist-held west coast port Os Chinnampo and only 30 miles from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. The landing under cover of a naval bombardment, was unopposed. The troops spent several hours, ashore gathering information. A dispatch frbrii the west-cen-tral front said the allies were _ finding huge stores of enemy supplies buried in and around Chorwon. “They must have really had the place loaded," ah jrtficer said. “And we expect to tmd more stuff still buried.” . \ J In an ammunition dump south of Chorwon, there was so much ammunition that “we could not ’ count it,” the officer said. “We are still trying to inventory -it.” he The said a Chinese l(Tur» To Pace Sixt INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy with shower* tonight and In south and east portions Wednesday. Little . change in temperature. Loyv tonight 6065, high Wednesday 75-80.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Flag Day Speaker V j £> fl Rev. J. M. Berkgy \ — i—.—:—.—. U 4 Flag Day Services Here Thursday Night Rev. Speaks At Annual Service The Rev J. M. Berkey, pastor of the First Christian church. ' will delive’r the address at the annual f’ag dky ceremonies at the Elks borne Thursday at 7:30 p.m, , Local posts of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are uniting with the ty. P.O; (Elks in payink tribute to the flag. The ritualistic rites will be conducted by Walter Gilliom, Elks exalted ruler, and his staff of officers. The cerembnies , will be held on the lawn at homij. weather permitting, and the public fe invited to attend. /“ Led by the Decatnr Catholia high school band, a parade will inarch from the Legion home' to the Elks home, members of the \eterans organizations and aux’.larjes forming in the line of march. Hugh Andrews, Legion commander, will read the history of ithe flag. Hugh Engle, VFW comwill also participate in the program. , “ \ \ Since the end of World War 11, the two veterans -organizations have joined the Elks in the public observance of flag day.,The committee announced that chairs would be available for gijests who wished to attend the inspiring program in honor of the 1 Stars and Stripes, Lj" Give Band Concert Here This Evening The Decatur high school band will present the first in the summer’s series of concerts, .with the pecatur Catholic high' school band alternating at latdr'concerts. The first of the series Us scheduled to get underway on the. south side of court house square tonight at 8 ,p. in.. Miss Lois White, recent graduate of the school, will direct the band in absence of Albert Sellemeyer. rI. I , Junior C.C. Meet | Thursday Evening Emil Sitko Speaker At Social Meeting Final plans were completed (Monday by members of the Junior division of the Chamber of Commerce for the informal meeting next Thursday at wh|rih former Notre Dame great Emili Sitko will be the principal speaker,; ■“ l/i! Vising the Fort Wayne native as a lure, president <jf the Junior Division, Joe Kaehr, iaid that he hdped all young men! who are interested in joining the organization will be present fat the meeting. v An informal discussion and questioning period will be conducted following Sitko’s speech, Kaehr said, to enable all of those attending to get better acquainted with the guest. The meeting Is scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Par 4 room of the Fairway restaurant. Kaehr j-eminded those interested that the' Junior Division is open to factory/ office and business employes up to 35 years of age. and urged all of them to attend the Thursday social meeting.

Wilson Says Rollbacks On Beef Io Stand Defense Mobilizer Asserts Beef Price Rollbacks To Stand Washington, June 12.—(UP) — Defense mobilizer Charles E. Wilson (said today the beef prica rollbacks will stand, but that the country will.be in a “terrible mess”\if the beef strike does not end soon. Wilson told a news conference that the rollbacks of 4 % percent each, .on Live cattle prices scheduled to go, into effect Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, “are /firm." The rollbacks, aimed at reducing beef prices to consumers by 8 to 10 cents a pound by Oct. 1, are opposed by meat interests and cattlemen. Marketing and slaughtering of beef cattle have dropped drastically 1 . Asked whether meat rationing might become necessary if cattle supplies (continue to dwindle, Wilson shook his head in an emphatic noJ\; “Rationing should not be necessary,” he said. “We have a tremendous cattle population and prices are good. We ought to be able to keep 150,000.000 Americans supplied with meat without rationing.” Wilson said he sees no reason for farmers to hold cattle off the market at present prices or even at the prices that will prevail after the next two rollbacks. * “I don’t feel good about It,” he said, referring to the present shortage of cattle in the nation’s major stockyards. “I certainly hope the great cattle industry which is as patriotic as any other, will keep meat flowing,” he said. “There certainly will be a terrible mess for all of us if they don’t.” \ ' (Evfn as Wilson deplored the withholding of cattle from the markets, Chicago dispatches reported that farmers stepped up their cattle shipments to the big l lve ’ stock markets.) / Wilson also:/ / L Refused to discuss reports the government may buy large quantities of Argentine beef for the army because of the domestic situation, but said without elaborating that he believes that situation "will be straightened out” very shortly. 2. Reported that defense orders are being placed “very fast” and that they now are running at or

about $1,000;000,000 a week—“a lot of money, even in 1951.” 3. Expressed hope that congress will pass a two-year extension of the defense production act with the increased controls requested by the (Turn T« Pace Eight) Officer Nominees Named By Legion j Only One Race In Election June 25 While only one race developed in the nomination of officers to serve during the coming year in Adams post 43, American Legion, officials believe that “a fairljr large turnout" wfll go to the pollk. Nominations were completed at the regular meeting of members Monday and election of officers v,ill be held June 25. The polls wijl open at noon, said Leo Ehingen election commissioner, and voting will continue until 8 p. m-. or uptil the* regular business meeting. Robert Ashbaucher, who currently serves as first vice-com-mander. was assured of,the commander’s post when he remained unopposed for the highest office after nominations were closed Monday. Likewise, Don Cochran, now second vice-commander, will step up in local officialdom to first 'vicecotnmander. “ , The only race, aside from delegates to the state -convention, developed for the post of second vice-commander. where Harold Hoffman and Clint Hersh are candidates. Harold Tieman is unopposed for the of third vice-commander, as is Walter Koenemann for fourth vice-com-mander. . Francis Noack, who serves finance officer of the post, un(Tarx T« Page Eight)

ORLY DAILY NEWSPAPERIN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 12, 1951.

Wedemeyer Testifies For Mac - ■*!/ ', , ' ( . SHORTLY BEFORE he took the s<and and backed Gen. MacArthur's “Go it alone” policy in the Far Ea«t. Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer chats with Sen. Styles Bridges (R) N. H„ and chairman Richard B. Russell (D), Ga.. of the sehate armed services committee. Wedemeyer told the committee we should “get out of Korea’’ and break diplomatic relations with Russia.

Many Registrants To Lose Deferment Truman Expected To Sign New Bill Soon Washington. June 12. —(UP)—» Congressional experts said today that up to 3(15,000 draft registrants will lose th(jir deferments under a new draft law which President Truman is expected to sign soon. , They are men 19-thrpugh 25 deferred for support of wives alone or found unfit' for service. The new draft law bars drterment tor dependency 6f wtvles only, and forces the army to Cut its induction standards. 7.; i ’ , The new law also lowers the bottom induction age from 19 to 18-H, but the experts said it may be years before men younger than 19 are called. This ds because draft boards first must fall all available men 19-through-26. Selective service declined today to the number of men who will lose their defermepts under the nety law. Howeve“ men on Cppit6l Hill who spent months writing the 1 new law painted the new deferment picture this way: About men now are deferred tor dependency—“lass 3-A. Os this number about 235,000 childless husbands without collateral dependents scan expect to los> their deferments and to be re-classifled LA. V 1 ' - \ . There will be more than this who lose their 3-A status, but many will win deferment on other grounds, such as having essential war jobs. In addition, the new law requires the army to lower the passing grade on its induction test frpm 70 to 65. It also sets physical standards at levels not higher than those at January, 1945 —the World War II period in which the bottom of the barrel was being scraped. \ Physical standards are about that low now, so few 4-Fs are likely to lose their status on physical grounds. However, \ the congressional experts said the army /will pick up an estimated 150,000 4*Fs because oi the lowered mental score. As for the 18-% year olds who become draft-eligible under the law, the draft experts said their eligibility for some time to come will be technical only. They said if draft dalls should hold at levels of July and August (15.000 and 22,000 men, respectively) men younger than 19 might, never be called. Actually, calls probably will get bigger before long. But barring a general war, the experts said, men, will be safq until age 19 for months and possibly years to come. Andrew Appelman Is Reported Satisfactory Andrew Appelman, pwner of the West fFnd Restaurant, and Sunday victini of an airplane crash south west of the Decatur airport, today was reported as “resting satisfactorily” in the St. Joseph’s hos- ! pltal, Fort'Wayne, where he was taken following the crash, Appelman, who suffered multiple fractures of the upper jawbone, the loss of: severs! teeth, a possible nose and check fractures, reportedly faced several operations to repair the damage, notably of the jawbone.

BULLETIN Lohden, June 12: —(UP)— King George’s doctors announced tonight that they had advtaj ed him that ‘fa prolonged convalescence is essential.” \ _x_ 65,000 Garment Workers On Strike First Big Walkout For Past 25 Years Nejw York. June 13—(UP>— ■Slitj* five thousand AFL ladies garment workers began a no-con-tract-no-wxirk strike today against 2.000 shops In the city’s largest industry’s first big. walkout in 23 years. J ' Officials of the International Ladies Garment Workers union (AFL) charged four employers associations had reneged on two major agreements they had approved tentatively in earlier contract talks. \ r • . f Joint board / manager Israel Feinberg of the ILGW/U’s cloak, suit • and reefer makers union accused the employers’ groups of breaking the peaceful relationship v between management and labor that the industry had enjoyed for a quarter of a\ century. Samuel Klein, executive director of i the industrial council of cloak, suit and skirt manufacturers, one of the employer groups, called the strike order “hasty and unwarranted” last night. Wages' l were not involved directly in the dispute which caused a/ breakdown in negotiations late yesterday and union leaders to order the \ walkout to begin (at 8:30 EDT) today. Union spokemen told 45,000 workers in New York City and 20,0010 in New Jersey and Connecticut to stay at home until they were instructed to go back to their benches. The board considered the dispute so significant that it called David Dubinsky, ILGWU president, into negotiations, which had. been *.n progress since April 17. The joint board said the employers association wanted, at the last minute, to “reword” the two major clauses of a contract which would replace the three-year contract which expired May 31. \ j One of the clauses would spread work “equitably” among garment workers so as to /keep more qiembers employed and the other Would L fix the responsibility of settling wage scales for “piece-work” employes on the jobber or manufacturer instead of the Contractor. The board said the contract also called for employer establishment of reservA funds for workers losing their jobs because of economic an industry wide “piece work” agreement, a 1 percent increase to 4% percent of each payroll for health and vacation Binds, letirement at 60 instead of 65'for some workers, and SSOO death benefits. Piece-scale workers, such as button-hole makers, would be paid tor their production output instead of receiving wages by the' hours throughout the industry nder the new contract. Feinberg said there would be no picketing. .

\-- - • I Gen. Wedemeyer Urges Bases For Destruction Os Russia In Event Os War

Community Center I Fund Over $149,000 Annual Meeting Is Held Last Evening Payments to the Decatur Memorial Foundation. Ino., during the past fiscal year ended June 1, Were $56,458.45, T. F. Graliker, treasurer, informed the directors at the annual meeting of the board last evening. “ i Last June, payments totaled $62,895.04. Up to last evening th'? fund totaled $119,353.49. An additional payment of approximate) y $3,000 will be Aceived this monthfrom Central Soya company, it was explained. This payment is figured on the basis of one dollar for every two dollars collected since the last report was made to the company. “The Decatur Memorial Foundation is a growing institution with sufficient assets to insure its success,” Carl C. Pumphrey, president, commented during the meet-, ing. “With payments already totaL ing more than $119,000, proof is given that donors arq meeting their pledges,” he said. Four directors who wers first Elected to one-year terms were re fleeted last evening to four-yeai terms. They ar®. J. Ward Calland Ray Leitz, Robert Anderson and Arthur R. Holthouse. » All officers were re-elected. They are: Carl C. Pumphrey, president; Arthur R. Holthouse, first vice-president; J. Ward Calland, second vice-president; T. F. Gratiker, treasurer, arid Mrs. Rcy Kalver, secretary. Request Bridge Improvement Mayor John M. Doan, Glen Hill and Robert Anderson, three of the directors- of the Foundation, were named a committee to correspond with the Indiana state highway commission, relative to the improvement of the Monroe street river bridge across St. Mary’s river. The site for the proposed, Cominunity Center which will bp constructed from funds contributed to the Foundation, when building materials for recreation centers become available, is directly northeast of the bridge. The need for a wider bridge and elevation of the highway from the bridge to the curve on U S. road 224, was expressed by the directors. An effort will be made to have members of the highway commission come to Decatur to view the site. ■ Federal controls on steel and other materials prevent the con- ’ (Tarn To Page El«ht)

To lend Children To I “ Camp This Summer Crippled Children Society In Meeting Officials and members of the Adams county society for crippled children, in their regular meeting Monday, approved plans for sending two local children to camp this summer and for the purchase of a wheel chair. , r ' Both projects are in line with the organization’s full-time program, as it was pointed out that two crippled children would be sent to Twin Lake Camp, at Plymouth. during the summer. These camps, as was out by the organization’s president, Carl Gerber, are completely supervised by adequate assistants and provide youngsters with a safe, educational stay in camp. Dr *M. N. Scamahorn, of Kokomo, president of the Howard county society for crippled children, and Mrs. Bernice Rackel, homebound teacher for the Jay county society, were speakers at the Monday meeting at which Miss Elizabeth Scott, local secretary, was appointed delegate to this state convention of the society to be held June 23 in Indianapolis.

Icing Chief I Cause Os Jet Plane Crashes . 'J ' /\ , Icing On Intakes y Os Engines Chief’; Cause Os Crashes Washington, June 12-4?|UF) — Air force’investigators said today that icing on engine intakegidue to peculiar local weather iiras the chief cause of the crash ot eight F-84 jet fighters near R&j|imond, Ind., last Friday, The investigators said thS( so far they have found no indication of sabotage, i . Three pilots were killed and two were injured when the Pight jet planes plummeted to the “ground within a 25-mile radius ofi Richmond; Three othei- pilots escaped injury, two riding their “ planes down and one parachuting tq earth. \ The investigators described the trouble as “engine inlet ticreenicing.” ■ Explaining the phrase, |,ah air force spokesman said is a screen over the front of thp air intake to prevent foreigq matter from getting into the eogin®. Hfe said ice formed over this screen, thus preventing air from getting to the engines. i 7. ' I The investigation by a group of technical experts is continukig on a 24-hour per day schedule tb'determine if the engines of any, other planes in the flight curred damaging effects O The investigators, headed by Maj. Gen. Victor R. Bertrandias; air force director of flying safetit,-have Inspected 14 of the planes iit>w at Selfridge Field, Mich., without finding any signs of visible damage. for flight.” : ; |.H Participating in the investigation have been Federal Bureau ’ Investigation agents, meteorologists, specialists, and technicians representing manufacturers of the plane and its engine, and air force'engineering, maintenance, and operations experts. I' The icing causing the accidents was “due/ to a peculiar set of Idealized atmospheric conditions,” the (Tara Ta Pare Five) , ■ Rex Andrews Dies At Home Last Night | ’ I’ | Funeral Services : t Thursday Afternoon: Rex Andrews, 67, retired fanner, died at 8:20 p. m. Monday at his home, one and one-half milqs south of Magley, following ap“illness of five years of heart trouble and complications. A lifelong resident of Adgnis county, he was born July 26, 1883, a son of Harry and Matilda Scher-er-Andrews. He was married June 8, 1918, to Ida Beine&eSchlickman. , i He was a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church In this city and the Bluffton Moose lodge. Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Mrs“ Robert jCerschner of Craigville and Mr*. Harold Baumgartner of Decatur route 4; a stepson, Gerald Schlickman of Decattar; a stepdaughter, Mrs. William Roberts dale; five grandchildren, and one brother, Ralph Andrews of Monroe. Thirteen brothers and sisters preceded him in death, J Funeral services wil be conducted at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. William Feller officiating. Burial will be in the DepAtur cemetery. Friends may call at the Jahn funeral home in Bluffton after 7 o'clock this morning bhtil Wednesday noon, when the; body will be returned to the resHdbce.

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SaysdUnited States “Must Avoid Battling Russians On Land; Use Air Strength v Washington, June 12 — — Lt. Gen. Albert C. X edem ®y® r urged today that the United State* establish Ha ring of air bases around tiie Russian i “heartland” so it can I destroy the Soviets if war comes. This country, he Heald, must avoid a lapd struggle yrith Russia because “ke would lose” by putting man against ’ man. He also told the senate MacArthur Investigating committee that "the time is coming” when the United States will have to . “draw a line” and tell Russia no mere, this is St’.” t And he said this nation must have the military strength — “prqdpmtoantly air-to carry put such >lans. Wedemeyer was questioned sharply by committee chairman Richard B- Russell, D., Ga., who asked the 'general to square his earlier recommendation that the United States withdraw from Korea with him subsequent demand for "affirmative avtion” to stop communism. ]• . _ The general replied: “I would take areas from which I could conduct effectjive air operations; I would maintain areas ia close proximity to the heartland; to the warmaking potential, of my enemy, and maintain those areas; but I would not engage in the land struggle where I would suffer prohibitive losses In manpower. “With our 150,000,000 popula-

tion and the population of friendly powers, we would if we pit man against man in this struggle against 1 the communists. “ We must utilize and exploit our tech- / nological skills,” he said. Wedemeyer earlier admitted tn- ■' day that anyone reading a 1945 message which he, (ien. Douglas MacArthur and Adm. Raymond A. Spruance; sent to Washington “would be ; justified” in thinking the military leaders favored using American to force a coalition between the Chinese nationalists and communists. Despite this, Wedeineyer told the cbmniittee. he was able to “prove” that “in my heart and mind I never believed that coalition government per se could be established” in China. Wedemeyer accused secretary of state Dean Acheson yesterday of giving the “absolutely incorrect” impression that the message indicated MacArthur, Spruance, and[ I Wedemeyer favored a China coalition and recommended using the pressure of American postwar aid to bring one about Today Sen. John JL Sparkman, D., Ala., once again read into the report the disputed passage of the Dec. 7, 1945, report. It stated v—.that: > -Il “It is suggested that U. S. as- / distance to China as outlined above be made available as basis for negotiation by the American ambassador to bring together and effect, a compromise betweeh the major opposing groups in order to promote a united, democratic China." :| ; ' \ .I ■ Sparkman contended that “any person' would be s justified" in thinking it meant that the military chief* favored bringing the nationalists and coidfnunlsts into a coalition government. A Wede- / 4 meyer replied: “Senator Sparkmap, I am In complete accord with you. I hate . read that paragraph over several times, and believe me. I agree with just exactly what you said. In my judgment the average American reading that paragraph would_ Interpret it jto mean that General Wedemeyer agreed that a coalition government or that some pressure, assistance, should be brought to bear that should be use d as a lever to compel the two major political component* over there to get together. \ i “But j* certainly had, prior to that end subsequent to it, docu<T»ra T. Page Ms)