Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1951 — Page 1

yoI.XLIX. No. 167.

NEGOTIATORS CONTINUE CEASE FIRE TALKS

Four Killed In Train Wreck Near New Haven Freight Rams Into Side Os Passenger Train Last Night ' New Haven, Ind,. July 17—(UP) —A fourth body wag foupd today in the wreckage of a Wabash railhead passenger train rammed by a freight train last night. Nearly 12 hours after the acciwhich killed three and injured 13 others, rescuers discovered the broken body of Mrs. Iley Moore, Sr.. Madison. 111./ Mrs. Moore, a negro passenger, was found beneath a freight train refrigerator car which had smashed into a passenger coach. She was enroute to Granite, City, 111. The body was found as powerful cranes worked to clear the “mess of mangled Iron" left by the crash. All four cars of the Wabash passenger • rain were shoved off the track and overturned. The train was bound from Toledo to; Fort Wayne, Ind. The Nickel Plate freight locomotive struck the passenger train at an intersection. Witnesses said the coach which took the major impact was “twisted into a doughnut." Apparently all persons aboard the passenger train were casualties since there were only about 10 aboard, according to a Wabash railroad official at Napoleon, O. /i The deap_were Identified as William C. Moore, 66. Toledo, 0., a member of the freight train crew; HE. Wagoner, 69, Danville, iIU conductor of the passenger train, and J. W. Fiser, 51, Peru. Ind. Fiser was killed outright and ’ Moore and* Wagoner died at St. Joseph’s hospital, j. Fort Wayne, where most of the injured were rushed tn ambulances. Physicians and nurses from the hospital sped to the scene soon after the crash. They immediately -called for Red Cross volunteers to aid in the rescue work. The light of flares and powerful searchlights pierced through the fog of escaping steam as two huge railroad cranes were moved into the area to pull the wreckage apart. Fireman Boyd Stone, 37, one of the first to arrive at the scene said It was “just a big mess of mangled Iron. All we could see was smoke and steam.’'' All tracks at the intersection were carried away by the impact. ’ Cause of the wreck was not Immediately determined, but a fireman on the freight told state police trooper George Coom that the freight had a green go-ahead signal. The passenger train was moving about 10 or 15 miles an hour when the crash occurred about 9:15 s p.m. (CST). The Allen county sheriff’s office said “somebody apparently a block but that’s for railroad Investigators to determine." Stone said “it was awful.” “The Nickel Plate engine smashed right through two coaches on the crossover of the Wabash and Nickel Plate railroads,” Stone said. “All we could see was smoke and steam.” He said Fiser’s body was found sitting upright io the wreckage of a coach directly behind the engine. Five of the trainmen were taken to Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne for observation. Hospital spokesmen said all had lacerations and sprains but none was in serious condition. Spokesman for St. Joseph’s hospital, where eight of the injured / were taken, said all were in fair to good condition today. Two of the injured, were released after treatment. . t The injured taken to St. Josephs hospital were identified as: Paul Bolton, 31, Toledo, a pas, senger. > . Alvin F. Bolton, 53, Toledo, a relative of Paul. W. Bolton, 56, Toledo, a brother of Alvih. \ | Robert L. Kelly, 25. Port Wayne, freight brakeman, released after treatment. . X Bill Gonnors, 30, Fort Wayne, fireman on the freight. A, Duncan, 45, Tulsa, Okla., * passenger, released after treatment. , C. Herschel Hem, 50, Napoleon, 1 o a passenger. Forrest J. Hosier, 53, Fort ! A (Tara Ta Pa*a Five)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Heads Red Cross R. E. Glendenmg

R. E. Glendening Red Cross Chairman Elected Chairman At Annual Meeting * . I Z ' 1 I' Roscoe E. Glendening, assistant cashier of the \ First (State Bank, was elected chairman of thp Adams county chapter of the American Red Cross at the annual meeting of the last evjining. J ‘ f A director of the ijed Cross for 25 years. Glendenipg succeeds Judge Earl B. Adams; who served as chapter chairman the past yegr. Glendening served nione than jb years as treasurer <jf the organization. Other officers named at the 'meeting held in the Coijrt room in the hofise are: ' Earl M. Webb, Vice-Chairman, freelected. Webb is alsq Berne chairman. .A. .' | I |~ , Morris Begun, clothier, treastJi*er. 11 Bernice Nelson, re-elected secretary of the board. Board Os Di|ecfers Thirty persons, | representing every section of the| county, were elected to the boar<| of directors The board is composed of the following: , | / ! Earl B. Adams, Roscoe\ E. Glendening, y Hansel L. | Foley, John Welch, Morris Begun| Mrs. Edward Bauer, Miss Bernier? Nelson, Mrs. W. Lowell Harper, Phil Sauer, G. I, Finlayson, Mrs. Roy L. Price, Miss Dorothy Laßi|e, Mrs. Ml O. smith, Mrs. Stewart|W. McMilfen, Mrs. JHarold P. Eng|p. | Lester Adler, E. j|. Webb, Mrs Lester Smith, Harold Schamerloh Gustav Schueler, |Mr». William Noll, Delmore Roller* Ashbaucher, Mrs. George Thoipas, Lewellyn Lehman, Jpha Duff, Rev. Garth Shephard, Miss Glenftys Roop. Mrs. Joseph oelberg, A.v R. Holthouse. » j i z Pins Are Awarded A pin for'3l yearsbof service was awarded to Judge Adams and pn p for 25 years of service to the Red Cross was awarded to Roscoe Glendening by E. M; Webb, in*be half of the local chapter. j Reported On Convention Judge Adams read a report n the national convention of Red Cross held in New’ City last month. He attended! as a delegate fiorn the local chapter. Judge Adams mentioned tjiat 6,100 delegates registered at jhe convention and gave extracts from the talks .given by Ronald Hajriman, national chairman and teller national leaders. The 1952 convention bill be held in ClevelandReports Are Distributed : Annual reports of the various chairmen were mimeographed and distributed to members. Judge Adams reported tha| 18,754.47 "was taised in the 1951 d|ive, compared to a quota of $10,555. The treasurer’s Report for ythe fiscal year ended June 30, 1951 showed receipts of |514,367.22, < in- ‘ eluding a balance from last year of $5,491.30 and expenditures of 18,375.11, including |s3, 209.96 sent to national headquarters. This year's balance is $5,992.11, plus $1,480 invested in it S. bonds bind $457.26 \ belonging jo the junior Red Cross unit. g y y Typed reports made ; ; by Mrs. Lowell Harper,fhome service; Mrs. Stewart W. McMillen, bipod " (Twrw T» PMf» Five) \ ' '' I ~ ’

Hugh Andrews Principal Os Decatur High i Appointment Made Monday Evening By City School Board I Hugh J. Andrews, for 20 years gn instructor in the Decatur high school before assuming the posh, lion of principal of the Adams ICentral high school last year. Monday was named principal of the Decatur high school to succeed recently appointed superintendent W. Guy Brown. N I The new principal, who was graduated from the local high School, was the unanimous choice £iof the Decatur school board - in their meeting to choose a man to fill the position. Roy Mumma, president of the school board, said today’/that, Xhere were five applications for the position. “three of them /from Outside the county." . ». He said that the deliberations of school board members narrowed the choice down to two, before Andrews was ultimately chosen. Andrews, who began his teaching career at the Decatur high school in 1930 after receiving his master’s degree from Indiana University, taught mathematics and social studies in the school until his appointment as principal at Adams Central. He received his bachelor’s degree from Franklin College before starting his graduate work. I “My 20 years’ service at Jthe local school includes time-off,; .of course, during the war when I #a‘S absent for three years.” Andrews served in the army air forces during World War 11, and serves as commander of Adams post 43, American, Legion. He stated today that “I regret leaving Adams Central and the people- there. My associations during my year as principal were always pleasant. But I feel that it is impossible not to accept this new job.” Andrews was born in Washington township 45 years ago. He attended schools in Kirkland and Monroe townships before coming to Decatur, where he &'as a member |of the football and basketball teams. In fact, he coached both\ squads for 10 years, prior to leaving for war-time service, during which Vime he produced a couple of hardwood conference champion teams Us well as a team that was undefeated in football. *' Andrews is married to the former Miss Eloise Lewton, who is an Instructor in the Pleasant Mills high school. — ' The principal’s position was vacated recently when W. Guy Brown, for 21 years Decatur high school principal, . was named to succeed the late Walter Krick as superintendent.

August Peck Dies Suddenly Monday | Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon * August Pepk, 61, former prominent Preble township farmer, died unexpectedly at 3 p.m. Monday at a Richmond hospital. Death .> was caused by coronary occlusion, He had been in ill health forisome time. ’ > He was born in Preble |ownshkp June- 5, 1890, a son of Frederick and Catherine Spies-Peck, and was married to Gladys Carson. He was a member of4he Magley Evangelical and Reformed churCn. Surviving are his wife; ono son, Frederick of Fort Wayne; one I rother. Otto Peck of Preble township. and a sister, Mrs. Mollie Schlickman of , Decatur. Two sis ters are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 o’clock at the Mpgley Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. Edward Worthman officiating. Burial sill be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 o’clock this evening.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesdqj|, July 17, 1951. •

New Principal F ’ J F■ / I I Hugh J. Andrews —- —-—| —— n Demonstrations Are Given At Meeting - Emergency Services • Shown To Red Cross Demonstrations in emergency canteen service by the women volunteer Red Cross workers and first aid by a squad of junior police, weyp given at the annual meeting of the Red Cross chapter a; the court house last evening. Mrs. Joseph Oetberg. chairman of the canteen unit, and eight of her volunteers served emergency rations to the crowd. Mrs. Oelberg 'explained \ that in any local emergency, the canteen workers were expected to have food ready within hour of the call for help. Mrs. Robert Railing, Instructor In first aid for the junior police, led the demonstration In emergency aid for the injured. She was assisted by eighty jjouths, with Chafes Judt acting as leader Two demonstrations In first aid to wreck victims were demonstrated by the boys, much to the admiration of the crowd. The junior police also had an exhibit, of first aid equipment available to the local unit. Certificates Are Awarded | The women workers received certificates from the chairman, Mrs* Oelberg, for their services to the Red Cross. Awards were made to the following:. Mrs. Alva Mrs. Bert Haley, Mrs. Charles Beineke, Mrs. L. E. Archbold, Mrs. Wendel Seaman, Mrs. Oren Schjiltz, Mrs. R. C Hersh and Mrs. Hersel Nash. Staff Aide* Awards Mrs. Ed Bauer, chairman of volunteer services, awarded certificates to women volunteers who serve at Red Cross, headquarters on various occasions and when the bloodmobile unit visits Decatur. Awards were given to the following: Mrs. Harold P. Engle, chairman; Mrs. Ruth Keller, Mrs. T. C. smith, Mrs. Jeanne Steigra eyer, Mrs. William Lose, Jr., Mrs. Laura Hancher, Mrs. Ed (Tara T« Pwjre Sis)

Volunteers Sought > 1 for Civil Defense Appeal Issued By Chairman Hunter Floyd Hunter, civilian defense chairman for DOcatur, appealed for volunteer workers in forming a civilian defense unit, at the annual /meeting of the Red Cross, chapter last evening. Director Hunter said that two alert /demonstrations, previously planned for the city, had to be cancelled, because volunteers were not available. Hunter explained that the duty to be performed by volunteer in the alert demonstration, was the counting and identification of airplanes j that would pass over the city. Mayor John Doan explained that he had appointed Robert Anderson as/ county director of the civilian defense unit and Hunter as city -chairman. ; Hunter said “the people don’t think Ire’ll ever be bombed and I hope we won’t. But we are located in /what is called the ’tense’ area and if disaster does strike us, we should be ready to meet the emergency.” An alert may be staged late this summer. Hunter stated, and he urged local citizens to volunteer for assignment in the civilian defense Organization. '\ j

United Nations Planes Lash At f I , tnemy Forces f "Action On Ground | At Low Ebb; Reds Rush Up Mori Men B,fh Army Headquarters, Korea, Wednesday, July 18.—(UP.)—United Nations planes lashed the Communists in 608 sorties over a wide anea W’ North Korea Tuesday, taking over the main battle action from the ground forces. it .Planes ranging from fighters to B-29 superfortresses struck the Reds .with everything from machine gun bullets and jellied gasoline to big bombs. Ground action dropped to Its lowegt ebb in days, but hundreds of Communist troops moved around Red defenses below the ’’charmed circle” of neutral Kaesong on both sfdes of the cease-fire highway which UN convoys travel daily. There was no official analysis of the meaning Os the busy Red mov» ments around Kaesong, followed the Bth army announcement that at Ihast 27 new Communist divisions have been rushed to the Korean front to raise Red frontline strength to possibly 720,060 men. Three platbons and one company of Communists were kept under close watch as they shifted around Red defense posts southeast and squth of Kaesong. j A 10-mile circle centered on Kaesong is immune from UN attack’ during the cease-fire talks. No restrictions apply to j the Red-held sone south and southeast of the city, the last Communist holding in South Korea, but UN patrols have refrained from any brushes .With the enemy there as the talks go on. j The Reds have lived up to their agreement to pull all their troops out of the neutral Kaesong circlo and the soldiers have not been in evidence from the road when UN convoys passed into the citjt , But UN patrols have spotted hundreds of Red troops well back from the road, t UN/ patrols on ,the east and central front hammered away at enemy positions through Tuesday, pushing ahead 3-Vfc; miles on the coAst in the Kansong area. North northwest of Kansong the far-ranging patrols had two brief clashes With? Redd. Ou the central front,'allied patrols advanced nearly two miles north of Kumhwa. South of the big enemy supply base at Kumsong, - (Tara Ta Pace Six)

Dr. H. E. Steinman ’ Dies This Morning / Df. H. E. Steinman, veteran Monroeville physician, and well known in Decatur, died at 5:30 (/clock tHis morning of a heart attack. Me had conducted a practice at Monroeville for the past 44 years. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. 1 5 _—Uh—. Legislative Acts Distributed Here Clerk Distributes Books Os 'sl Acts i County clerk Ed Jaberg waslrasy today distributing the 1951 legislative acts, an almost four pound, 1,296-page book that will become effective once all clerks throughput the state notify the secretary of state the books have been received. Then, later this month, Governor Schricker will issue a proclamation that the 1951 acts arb fully in effect This excludes, of course, those emergency which have already been put into 'use. The distribution of the books begad in the southern part of the State and all 93 Counties in the state should have the acts within the next week. The acts of the 87th session of the Indiana legislature are distributed on the basis of 10 copies for every 1,000 votes cast for the Secretary of state. In all. there will be 15,303 such books distributed throughout the state. i Locally, Jaberg will hand out the bdoks to government offices, the newspapers, banks, and law firms.

. — Draw Steadily Closer To Agreement In Plan For Formal Peace Talk

Battle To Save June's Cattle Price Rollback Efforts To Remove Ban bn Any Future Rollbacks Doomed Washington, July 17 f — (UPj — The adminlstratfou battled in the house A today /to salvage last monk’s cattle price rollback. But it appeared headed for defeat in its efforts to remove bans on future roilbacxS of beef prices. The house is debating new controls legislation and a Republicansouthern Democrat coalition already has put over amendments hitting hard at price stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle's attempts to hold the beef price line. j Other congressional developments: , Gasoline —Secretary of interior Oscar L. Chapman said gasoline rationing may be necessary in 8 to 10 months unless the oil industry gets more steel for pipelines. Oatis —Sen. Herbert R. O’Conor, D., Md., introduced a resolution asking thia government to take "drastic retaliatory meaeuree” against Czechoslovakia and other: communist countries for Imprieoning U. S. reporter William N. Oatis, correspondent of the Associated Press. , Inflation —The house armed services committee had to add $87,000,000 to funds originally estimated at 1818,000,000 in January as the costs M a group of air force projects in the U. S. and abroad. The extra money will pay for Inflationary cost increases jyhich the air force said ran 12 percent at home and 7 percent overseas. Tidelands — The controversial bill to give the states major rights in tidelands oil was cleared by the house rules Committee for debate on the house flobr. Rep. (Tara Ta Page Six)

Howard Haugk Dies Os Shotgun Wound Found Dead Monday At Parents' Home Howard Haugk, 25, of 73,3 High street, took his own life with a shotgun about 5 o’clock Monday evening at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Haugk of Blue Creek township, four miles south and two miles east of Monroe. ‘J He reportedly had been despondent for some time. Born in Anderson Aug. 19,; 1925, he was a son Os Herman and Lavena Hirschy-Haugk, but had lived in Decatur most of his life. He was married to Phyllis Beineke Dec. 28, 1946. Haugk was a student in the Decatur high school until entering the U.S. navy during World War 11. He completed studies for his.high school diploma while in the service, which he was discharged March 22, 1946. He later attended Indiana University, and in recent months had been employed at the U.S. Rubber Co. plant in Fort Wayne. He was a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Surviving in addition to his wife and parents are a brother, Fred Haugk ot Decatur; two sisters, Misses Barbara and Mary Haugk, both at home, and two grandmothers, Mrs. Lucy Htrschy of Berne and Mrs. Louise Haugk of Mecatur. Private funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery, Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon.

Joins McMillen r —■n ■I ® V R ■' ■ ' 9 \ / G. Richard Child* , I ' ■ - Named Assistant In Feed Research G. Richard Childs To Join McMillen; G. Richard Childs has been appointed assistant in feed research tor McMillen Feed Mitts, aad will be ocated tn this etty; According to a company announcement made to d*y. . .. | A graduate of the college bf agriculture of West Virginia University, Childs brings an extensive background of farm and livestock experience to the new McMillen post. , Farm-born and raised, he joined the West Virginia depart; ment of agriculture following his graduation from high school,.serving as poultry blood collector under the national poultry improvement plan. | Following a tour ot duty with the air spree in World "War H, he again became associated with the state agriculture department Until entering West Virginia University in 1947. Childs obtained a bachelor of science degree in agriculture in 1950. Since that time, he has worked as a graduate assistant in poultry nutrition, with minors in biochemistry and statistics, at Purdue University. He is an active member of the poultry science association. '.j He will Assist W. L. Soldner, McMillen’s associate, director of feed research with the planning gnd direct supervision of the experimental work at McMillen feed research laboratories In this city, i

Checks Mailed For Gas Tax Receipts Decatur And County Funds Are Included Indianapolis, I July* 17 —(UP)-H Checks totaling 116,314,474 will b<? mailed today to county, city and state governmental units in Indiana’s quarterly gasoline tax distribution. State auditor Frank T. Millie said the biggest hunk—s 3 percent or 38,646,671—wi1l go to the state highway department. Counties will share in 32 percent or $5,220,631 and Jetties 15 percent or $2,447,171, Millis said. I < The second quarter distribution, which covers April through Jupe, is an increase df nine percent over the $14,963,000 divided up in Jdiy last year, Millis said. However, this quarter’s distribution Is, down from the January-March i distribution. J 5 Millis said the second quarter distribution fell because motor vehicle registration fees decreased from about $17,000,000 in the firtt quarter to $4,000,000 the secopi quarter. But gasoline tax receipts increased from $10,400,000 in the first three months this year to 999,000, Millis said. Distribution to counties included’ Adams Allen $1M.934 (Twm Te Ftve) j if

Price Five Cents

Armistice And End Os Korea Fighting Seem Long Way Off; Meet Again Tonight UN Advance Base Below Kaesong, Korea, Wednesday, July 18 — Nations and communist teams drew steadily closer to agreement on a program for cease-firt negotiations Tuesday. But an armistice and; the end of the fighting in Korea seemed a long way off. The negotiators talked for 90 minutes yesterday in their fifth and friendliest meeting in the city of Kaesong. It was indicated there was almost no conflict or argument as each side discussed the items to be put on the program or agenda for actual cease-fire negotiations. But after the meeting, an official spokesman said that no program had yet been agreed on, and so far as could be learned none was expected at,.the sixth meeting set for 10 a. m. today (6 p. m. Tuesday CST.) - - I 1 But as Rear Adm. Arleigh A. . Burke, one of the UN negotiators, said on his return ’from Kaesong yesterday In commenting on the brief session: y "Well, don’t forget it only takes five minutes to get married." Various points on the program have new been discussed several times. The communists brought up one ne# point at yesterday’s meeting, a spokesman said. Jle declined to disclose it but said it came as no surprise. At Tuesday’s briefing a correspondent pointed out that no real new*s has come out of the talks yet. The briefing officer sajd he would try to get some real news by tonight. UN officials said meanwhile that a new allied team may be named - for the; actual writing of the cease-ffre pact, perhaps under the leadership of Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, Bth army because of the military problems which will have to be settled when the hard terms of the settlement are drawn. j > The flye-man UN team met with the communists at U a. m. Tuesday (7 p. m. Monday CST). They/ recessed for lunch 55 minutes Ist-; er and held a 40-minute session in the afternoon before ending the day’s talks at 2:35 p. m. Tuesday (10:35 p. m. Monday CST). Correspondents who went to Kaesong with the UN delegation, 1 said the meeting was the most amicable yet held with, commun- I ist negotiators smiling as they posed willingly for photographers. The UN report today ,-said It appeared that both the English and Chinese translations of communist proposals made at the meeting in Korean by North Korean Gen. Nam 11, appeared to. have been prepared in advance. Earlier, there had been some ’ misunderstanding and subsequent , delays because of translation difficulties and the Care given" by the J communists to overcome this obstacle tvas a new demonstration of their eagerness to help things along toward an agreement to end the fighting. '< The communists opened first session today with Nam II starting a discussion of the items of the agenda proposed previously by the UN team. Clarification of definitions and translations took “considerable time,” the official - report said. / , Both delegations appeared in good spirits. Nobody called for time out for seperate conferences, as the Reds did yesterday. No armed personnel were seen at the conference site itself t<£ day. Just two. Armed communists <Tur« Ts Pace Six) ," j V INDIANA WEATHER Occasional shower* and thunderstorm* northwest portion late tonight and over most of state Wednesday. Little change in temperature. ( Low tonight 60-65 north, 65-70 south. High Wednesday 75-80 north, 85-90 south.