Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XLIX. No. 141.

j Architect’s Drawing Os Proposed New Adams Central School : ■ idfL '♦'wjri • S» Kk- ’i . xm Y - ■' * »- • WJHmbbp®* _, i c'* ■ -wjit-. ■*‘ Ss jfl|K. tfNf ■ '*'** ► - I '*- • fcp •«■ J ~ jfflS te*» *rr v u ~"' jEMIk ” ' ••i® -J* hr- • * >£» '' W iF’jffßF A.- '-- < *ffiT-’"JSF ~ WMMtey •j. _- -»- .j£? -jw3B»^.' . XEf Above is the architect’s drawing of the proposed new Adams Cetitrtfl school plant. The new building will be of brick, and steel construction and ranch type design. It will l>e so constrpited that add itional classrooms may be added without altering the original design. As proposed, the auditorium unit will be in the centefjof the structure. The auditorium unit will be divided as follows: Main lobby with band room above. \ [> - ||h |’ Il * ' ■ >■' \H ’ >» — Public toilet rooms. .-j i : 111 i H ' i '\.■' 1 , .',* , Complete school administrative offices. ‘ / l\ ii „ ? Gymnasium, auditorium and community activities center with an area of approximately 96 by 136 feet and a floor prea of 6_ x 96 feet. Space below bleachers for dining room and service kitchen area. . , C" ' I Stage on main floor with heating plant and storage £obm below. _ \ \ i \ Two shower rooms and dressing rooms. \ . '• / Three units will be classrooms containing adequate toilet facilities and each unit will have from eight to 10 classrooms. These units of one story will be connected to the main building by welj-lighted and heated halls. \ f As proposed there will be 33 classrooms sufficient to house all the present pupils of the Adams Central More rooms can be added-at any time without changing the general design. k Ij , ij. ' s . \ • i - The proposed building would be constructed on a site already selected by the Adams Central school board and approved by state school authorities. The site is located on the Hendricks farm ju|t east of tl. S. road 27 and on the Qorth side of state roaid l<H- ; y j

Truman Pleads All Join Fight On Inflation President's Radio Talk Asks Public To Join In Battle Washington, June 15 —(UP) — President Truman’s plea for teamwork support of strong economic controls by all Americans for at least two more years had little apparent effect today on congress’ determination to write its own ? curbs, sThere were no indications that Mr. Truman's rrfdio and television appeal last night for “everyone to join" in the fight against inflation did much to speed up action before the economic controls contained in the defense production act expires June. 30. Nor. did it appear that his speech changed any congressional minds on his request for a two year extension Os wage-price controls and more restrictions on rents and credit. •» » . Although the senate banking committee plugged away at the final form of a rent control extension as part of the defense production act, the house had quit until Monday. And the senate committee abandoned its hopes of finishing action on the £lll before next week. Mr. Truihan accused’ beef and business “lobbyists” of selfishly trying tq scuttle wage-price controls at the risk of wrecking the mobilization He said their efforts if successful; could hand Russia, “the easiest victory the Kremlin could,ask for.” _ < 4 _Mr. Truman called on the people to join him in,-the fight? for a tough, new control law that would White down hard” on inflation. But key senators warned that Mb. Truman will not get all he wants, in changes to the defense production act. The senate committee yesterday approved putting rent controls under the general mobilization program and ettediiing them. ; But the rent measure faced a strong test today on an amendment by Sen. John W. Bricker, R. 0., (Tara To Pace Five) Dr. Duke Condition Remains Critical Dr. Ben Duke, of this city, remained in “very critical” condition —today at the Adams codnty memorial hospital where he was taken about midnight Wednesday from his home. Dr. Duke lapsed into a f coma shortly after his arrival at the hospital from which he hats not regained consciousness. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight apd Saturday. Warmer tonight. Scattered showers Saturday afternoon Or night. Shower* In southwest portion tonight. Low tonight 55 to 60 north, 60 to 65 southwest. High Saturday 80 to 85.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Brownie Day Camp | Closed Here Today. I Week's Activities At Camp Outlined Activities at the Brownie day eamp, held this week iilt Hanna--Nuttman park, closed after-; noon when parents and'friends of. the 115 girls registered/pittended aj program during which the week's projects were reviewed. Handcraft work done by thf| girls was displayed and a program of songs and ptays was presented. A of “Hands around the world*’ was used for jhik year’s camp. Each day a cook-out was held by one troop and’ trfeir menus, planned and prepared by the girls, carried out the camp ; theme. On Tuesday Milton Wysopg, of the state conservation department, met with the nature classes. -He showed movies on the stocking of Indiana streams with fish and gave a talk on the value and importance of scouting. He was accompanied by Merle Affolder, county cppservation officer. On Thursday I $ «movie, “‘Sing America,” was shown in observance of flag day. iH The girls who have amended .the camp will have a swim the city pool •* Saturday mqrniiig at 10 o’clock. . » ■ Mrs. JErman Johnson, camp director, announced today the'names of the staff assisting at the camp. Mrs. R. C. Hersh was recreation director, assisted by Janet Everhart, Marlene Snyder, Martha Jeanette Pursley; song leaders were \Marilyn Kirchenbader. Janet Hetrick, Carolyn McDougal and Janet Smith. ■'■;? Mrs. Paul Hancher andjMrs. Roy Kalver were in charge of dramatics, assisted by Marilyn Jaberg and Carol Kalver. Dancing instructor, Mrs. Chester Dalzell, was assisted by Karen Striker, Hedrick and Sunya Stuckey Mrs. Robert 8 Hfelm. handqraft chairman, was assisted by Barbara Helm and Ann Smith. \ ' In charge of natur# studies was Mrs. Kenneth Small, outdoor consultant for the Girl association. Her assistants were Vera Walter and Elizabeth! Hersh. Mrs. Robert Railing was first aid chairman and Mrs. poyle Colder served as Registrar. V , Flag Day Services Held Last Evening The Rev. Jonas M. Berkey, pastor of the First Christian church, delivered \ the principal flag day address Thursday evening in ceremonies held on the lawn at the Elks home. Adams post 43, American Legion commander Hugh Andrews read- the history of the flag prior to Berkey’s speech. The Decatur Catholic high school band started the ceremonies wtyh the National Anthem. . h] I A parade of the Legion color guard, members of theii auxiliary color guard, the VFW and members of the Girl Scouts, started at the Legion home, progressed north on Second street to theDlks home where honor was paid io the flag;\ Elk’s exalted ruler Walter Gt’.lion and officers conducted the ritualistic services. \ j

Technicolor Film Is Shown To Rotarians \ An interesting technicolor film on drilling for natural gas and the processes used in piping the gas to the eventual consumer was shown at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. R. J. Marshall, division sales manager for the Northern Indiaua Public Service C., presented the film and also spoke briefly on the gas industry. John Barth, manager of the Decatur office for the company, was chairman of the program.

Five-Acre Corn Club Enrollment Closed Member Yields Will Be Checked In Fall ' - P The 1951 five-acre | corn club enrollment has closed with the following membership, states county agent L. E. Archbold. The life members are: Stanley Arnold, Victor Bleeke, E, W. Busche, Don ;Fiechter, Ben Winfred L. Cerke, Frank Kitson, Edison Lehman, Clifford Bep Mazelln ■Weldon Neuenschwander, Edwin Reifsteck, Edgar Thieme, Harold jv. - Schwartz and Delators Wechter. J; Annual adult members are: Lester Adler, Paul Arnold, Homer W. Arnold, ,Norman Buettner Leroy C. Biberstein,, Hugo Bulmahn, Harvey Birch, Sylvan BAu*nan, Theodore Bleeke, Elmer C. beer, Harvey Bucher, Ralph Berning, Robert Bucher, Holman Egly, Raymond Eichenauer, Menno P. Eicher, John H. Frank James Garboden, Ruben Gerke, Lawrence Grote, Henry Graber, Edward VonGunten, Ronald Grote, JUfrph Grote, Ivan. Huser, Martin Habegger, Dan Habegger, Sylvan 0. Habegger, Joe L. Isch, Harve jiieichen,. Rufus Jnniger, Elmer J. Ikch, Eli Kipfer, Leonard Kingsley, Hzra Kaehr, Liechty, Emerson Lehman, Floyd E. Marafcand, Clarence Macke, Harold Moser, Wm. Neadstine, Menno D. J?ussbaum, Conrad Nggel, Harry Raudenbuah, Karl Ray, Raymonu itingger, Mrs. Agnes Ryf, Don •Raudenbush, Ivan Sprunger, Eli Schwartz, Dan Striker, L. Reuben Schwartz, Franklin Steury, Ramon Stoller, C. P. Steury, David J. Schwartz, Leonard Schwartz, Louis Schuller, Lores E. Steury, Harley J. Tumbleson, Walter Thierbe, Ronald Yoderand Sherman VonGunten. Annual junior members are - Homer J. Arnold, Edwin C. Bryajn, Ronald Byerly, Willis Bulmahh, Leroy Buimahn, Gail Gerke, Gerald Grote, Arnold Gerke, Donald Graber, Allen Grote, Roger Lee Habegger, Palmer Inniger, John Kipfer, Richard Kaehr. Phillip Moser, Harry J. Mazelin, Da/vid Ringger. ! Yields will be checked this fall by teams of three members and recognition will be given In the\ annual farmer’s achievepsent ban-i-uet. The Bank of Berne and the First State Bank of Decatur sponsor the five-acre corn club. \< f ,

ONLY DAILY RtWWAHU IN ADAM* COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, June 15,1951.

Announces Faculty At Hartford Center L. T. Singer Named Principal Os School Members of the Hartford Center schools’ faculty for the coming year were announced today through the office of superintendent of epunty schools Hansel L. yoley. The faculty, as released by Hartford township trustee, Emil Stkriffer, includes four changes over last year. \ L. T. Singer, of Anderson, with 25 years’ \teaching experience, has been named to succeed,, former principal Hugh Tate at the Hartford school.,; >'

New faculty members include Raymond Miller, who will instruct classes in social studies, health, and \ physical education; Donovan Gerig, formerly a teacher in the, Chester township schools, Wells county, music and English, and Mrs. Ghlee Kershner, vocational home economics. Other members of the faculty are Burney Jackson, industrial arts; Hugh Coff, commerce, English; Edna GlendSning, grades five and six; Magdalena Johnson, grades three and jtpur and Martha 'Habegger, grades one and two. Bell Carries Rale Increase To Court Accuses PSC Os Law Violations Indianapolis. \ June 15 —(UP)— The Indiana Bell Telephone Co. carried through today on a threat made May 31 when the utility was granted less than one-tenth of a requested (rate increase to go to court in support of higher rates. Bell filed a complaint in Marion circuit court asking judge L. D. Claycombet to set aside a May 31 ruling of the Indiana public service commission granting Bell a $730,000 rate increase. It asked Claycombe for authority to put rates 'in effect to Increase revenue $7,229,060 annually until the PSC fixed “just and adequate rates.” Bell said because of higher costs and taxes this amount was necessary to insure a fair return on its property. Bell accused the PSC of violating a state law requiring it to be an impartial fact-finding body in granting only a: $730,000 rate increase. The comm|ssion, the suit said, hired witnesses to present testimony which the PSC used to deny a large part of the original request for an 18,200,000 rate increase. The decision was “unlawful and procured by unlawful means,” the suit charged. \ Bell announced within two hours after the PSC’s May 31 order that phone bills would remain unchanged while the utility fought the order in court.

"The Increase authorized is so far short the company’s needs that an aPP eal have to be taken,” Bell president Harry S. Hanna said at that time.

MacArthur In Bitter Blast At Policies Urges People To Put End To Government Based On Propaganda San' Antonio. Tex., June 15 — (C'P) — Gen. Douglas MacArthur called upon the American people today to “end invisible government based upon propaganda and restore truly representative government upon truth.” ' With the historic Texas Alamo as a backdrop, the deposed far eastern commander unleashed his strongest attack yet on the Truman administration. He said the great issue of the day was whether the United Stites, is departing from the spirit of the Alamo “in the shaping of national policy to meet the challenge of the time.” “What, 1 have been asked, is our greatest internal menace?” MacArthur said in an address delivered at the Alamo to a crowd estimated by polled at 15,000. “If I were permitted but one sentence of reply; but one phrase of warning—lt would be end invisible government based upon propaganda and restore truly representative government based upon truth. ' I , “For propaganda is the’ primary instrument of totalitarian rule, whether ' communist or fascist, and, incredllHe as it may seem to those of my generation, it is practiced as though it were a legitimate art or science. Suppress the truth; curtail free expression, and you destroy the basis of all freedom.” In a direct slap at secretary of state Dean Acheson, MacArthur r without mentioning his name, asc serted Acheson had displayed "an ‘ astounding concept of morality” in r his senate testimony about a state department estimate on Formosa ’ mteased by state department to ‘ its information agencies abroad 1 in December, 1949. t The estimate, introduced in tes- } timony before the senate inquiry r June 1, advised the information agencies thgt in the event Formosa fell Into enemy hands it , was to be emphasized that the

island had. relative little military importance to the United States. Acheson in his testimony told the/ senate panel that the statement’s purpose was to guard U.S. prestige in case Formosa fell and did not necessarily represent the true fee(iog of the government about the island. MacArthur has contended for years that Formosa is the key to <Twm To Pace six) '' ' ' Man Arrested On Kidnaping Charge Raymond C. Ellis Held At Capital Indianapolis, June 15—(UP)— Raymond C. Ellis, 27, former dental technician accused of kidnaping a teen-age lowa baby-sitter, was in deeper trouble today because he scuffled with a federal agent who trailed him to a former boss* office. Federal authorities indicated that Ellis, held now under $7,500 bond on a kidnap charge, also may be charged with violation of the White Slav? Traffic Act, assaulting a federal Officer and resisting arrest. . Special FBI agent Harvey G. Foster said Ellis attempted to flee the agent who trailed him to a downtown office building yesterday where Ellis bad gone to see a former employer. Ellis put up a fight, which drew workers from nearby. offices, Including U.S. commissioner Lawrence Turner; ‘Jr., who later fixed Ellis’ bond at a pre-’ liminary hearing and ordered him, sent to jaiLf '

Ellis, a native of Jefferson City,! Mo., was accused of answering a newspaper ad at Council Blutfs, la., last Sunday in which the 14-year-old girl offered her services as a baby-sitter. The FBI said Ellis went to the girl’s home and persuaded her mother to let him take the girl to his trailer home near Omaha, Neb. Ellis was accused of telling the girl he needed someone to care for his children but actually, the FBI said, he had no children. Ellis, whose FBI record shows arrests tor auto theft, jail escape and violation of federal parole, allegedly raped the girl in the trailer. She escaped and returned to her home, the FBI said. *■ Ellis, the FBI added,, was linked to the case through the trailer and was trailed across four states here.

Chinese Reds Battling Savagely To Stave Off Threat To Supply Base

DiSalle Is Jeered By Cattle Raisers Controls Discussed By P/ice Stabilizer Chicago, June 15 —(UP) — Price stabilizer Michael V. Disalle says he thinks he convinced “a few” cattle raisers that beef price rollbacks are necessary ’ even though they jeered him during a meeting yesterday. [ Disalle, backed by one or two aides, faced up yesterday to 306 stock raisers and feeders in the Chicago stockyards yesterday and dismissed price controls with them. Most of the farmers took advantage of the meeting to let Disalle know that they were unhappy over the situation. Some said he was threatening to run them, out Os business. Aterwards, Disalle took off to Washington where he faced the comparative friendliness today of congressmen who are trying to find out where the nation’s beef is going apd if there is a black market operating. “I’m going back to that nice quiet place, Washington,” Disalle said. He added that he believed he convinced some of the farmers that price controls on beef are necessary and that they can operate profitably under them. Asked about reports that a beef black market will be in “full swing" by winter, Disalle replied that “if they mean somebody is going to be hung, they’re right” He said tne control law had enough “teeth” to prevent black marketing. At Des Moines, however, lowa price stabilization enforcer Robert Brannon reported ’ that his agents had found eight direct violations Os beef slaughtering regulations and 60 minor One slaughterer, he had beeh operating outride the law “since OPA days.”

I Secretary-treasurer Roger Fleming of the American farm bureau federation said at Chicago that any attempt to cancel impending rollbacks would be a shabby deal” intended as a “cheap bribe” as the government seek “an out” for an unworkable regulation. Such a government move, he said, would be intended to “buy support” for other controls. Fleming was referring to a proposal by pep. ’ Paul Brown, D., G.. for . a possible deal in which the two,.roil backs yet to come would be cancelled but the present 10 per cent downward shove in prices would be retained. The 300 farmers who jammed inT« Page Mix) Vote Down Change In Closing Hours Maintain Regular Saturday Closing Decatur retailers voted to maintain their Tegular 9 p. m closing hour on Saturdays, according to the results of the recent vote tabulated and report by Ralph Habegger, retail director of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, y ‘ The retailers’ vote reverses an earlier decision of the retail division. t t At the same time it was agreed by the members voting that Decatur stores would remain open on Thursday afternoons if a holiday falls during the week. The vote on the closing hour issue was close all the way, Habegger said, with those favoring the earlier closing hour winning by a-one-vote majority, 29-28. \ The vote in . favor of retaining Thursday hours in the afternoon on holiday weeks was more decisive, with those in favor casting 33 votes, those not in favor casting 24. The two issues were submitted to votes of retailers following last week's decision by the retail division to lengthen Saturday night closing by one-half hour. Habegger stated the forepart of the week that he had received several statements from merchants who were unfavorable to the later closing hour. He then announced that this, as well as remaining open on certain Thursday, would be put to a vote of the retailers in the city.

Johnson Tells More On Feud With Acheson — 1 . I Former Secretary ; j Os Defense Tells j Os Feud On Policy \ ” L -4, Washington, June 15— Former defense secretary Lbuis Johnson said today that the s|ate department’s 1949 white papef; on China apparently was designed-“to destroy” Chiang Kai-Shek’s ’Nationalist government. y Johnson told senators investigating Gen. Douglas dismissal that he protested, unsuccessfully, against issuance* of the because “I didn’t think it . accurate and thought it was politically uawise.” The former secretary—who; like MacArthur, was dismissed after a long policy row—said some o| the inaccuracies he protested ’ wer| corrected and some were not. In his second day of testimony before the committee supplied more details of his polic| feud with secretary of state Dean son which once, he yesterday, erupted into a “viplent” quarrel at President dinner table. I’ ’ The 1949 white paper was a bulky document which in effect stated that Red victory in China Was a consequence not of U.S. policies but of deep-rooted defects in ctiiang’s Nationalist regime. Committee chairman Richard B. Russell, D., Ca., asked Jobnqtin why be apposed the paper. The former secretary, who lost his cablhet job last September, replied: /jr t “What purpose was to bejserved at that juncture of world affairs by the issuance of such a document which had as y its one seeming object to destroy a government there that was established and which afforded the only hppe?” I

■T \\' I-■ Pleasant Weather \ Forecast In State I ' ' . I: . ■ Indianapolis, June 15 —IUP) — The weather bureau forecast pleasant June weather for Indiana through the middle of next week but warned it might be punctuated with a few light showers. The outlook was for temperatures averaging slightly below normal for the next five days with showers Saturday and again about midweek. Normal highs range Ifom 82 to 86 degrees and lows fhom 58 to 63. | ; Forecasters said it would be a little warmer tonight and Saturday, but cooler Saturday night and Sunday. There will be little change after that, they said. / I I \ ' —/ I Monroe Youth B?dly Hurt This Morning Plunge.ln Elevator Shaft Causes Injury »A Monroe youth was in “very serious” condition v today after plunging more than 50 feet down the Adams county Farm Bureau elevator shaft at Monroe today. The boy, nine-yearcld ■ Phillip Mcßride, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mcßride, was brought to the Adams county memoijal hospital, attaches stated he was suffering from “a very bad concussion and his condition is considered serious.” /.He was still upconsclouti late today. ■ r The youth, according to? Officials, had climbed on a man lilt in the elevator shaft His weight was insufficient to balance theJift, and it “shot to the top” of the elevator. The accelerated ascent forced the lift to snap, and it plummeted to the base of the shaft. Employes of the elevator stated to sheriff Bob Shraluka, jwho was also called to the scene, that they had repeatedly warned « the lad against using the lift. They had, in fact, chased him off the lift earlier today, but, they said, he got back on while no one was watching.

Price Five Cents

Bayonet-Wielding j Yank Troops Storm Mountain Peaks In Move To Crack Line Tokyo, June 15 — (UP) -H. Bayonet-wielding U. Sr troops stormed into mountain peaks for the second straight day today inj’ an attempt to crack the new com* ♦ munist defense Una in central Korea. Chinese Reds fought savagely / to stave off the threat to Kumsong. their new supply base 29 miles north qi the 38th parallel. G. I.’s pushed up the slopes of the twin peaks astride the road tq Kumsong In a driving rain while massed allied artillery laid down a fiery curtain of death and de- 5 strnction ahead of them. . , The Yanks had captured the peaks and held them briefly yesterday. But the communists drove them off in a counter-attack at dusk. The Chinese were’ putting up their first real fight since losing Chorwon andi Kumhwa at th® base of their crumpled “iron triangle 5 ’ early this week. . They were trading lives for time in which to l re assemble their scattered supplies and disorganized, retreating troops. Red : resistance farther east dwindled agaiq after stiffening briefly; yesterday. Ari Sth army communique reported only light opposition nqrth of jiwachon, Yanggu, Inje and Kan song, the latter on the east coast \ - Gains of 1,000 yards to more than a mile were reported above Yanggu <nd Inje. On the' western front, UN pa* trois striking out north and northwest of Seoul found only small enemy groups and dispersed them. Some UN tank-infantry teams ranged five miles and more abovq the Imjln river line before turning back.

The communists hit back from the air on the western front, however. One or two unidentified planes bombed and strafed, the UN lines under cover Os darkness early today in one pf the communist air force’s rare ’ appearances over the front. . \ Four bombs fell two miles south southwedt of Yongdungpo, an lndustrial suburb of Seoul,! while two 200-pound bomb’s and two 40pound fragmentation bombs were dropped near the Suwon air base, 14 miles south of Seoul. One of the planes also made a strafing run near Kirapo airfield, just northwest of Seoul. The heaviest ground fighting centered- northwest, north and east of Kumhwa on the approaches to Kumsong. Pack animalk brought up howitzers dor the communist defenders. Every peak between Kumhwa and Kumsong bristled with Red troops under orders to trade! lives for time. UN forces storming the heights had to dig out the enemy with their bayonets. Close -> quarter fighting with both bayonets and grenades was reported on all sides. \ .*• ' , , ; In some sectors. Red troops slipped through the UN lines find joined enemy groups by-passed in the rapid allied advance in harassing the allied rear. K. Adams Central Site Is Reported Sold It was learned today from a reliable source that the property on the northwestern outskirts of the town of Monroe, the proposed site of the Adams Central Consolidated school, was sold to Glenn and Vera Adler by Howard Hendricks. The Adlers have notified the Adams Central corporation that they will extend the optipn to purchase the 20 acres for an additional five years. Recently a hearing was conducted by a field representative of the state board of tax commissioners concerning the additional appropriation of approximately SII,OOO to be utilized by the corporation for the purchase of land and the erection of certain buildings. There baa been no further action taken by the state board of ’tax commissioners < regarding the matter’s approval or disapproval.