Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1951 — Page 1

VoI.XLIX. No* 176.

CEASE-FIRE TEAMS DISCUSS BUFFER ZONE

Gen. Marshall Asks Approval Os Aid Program a Says Atlantic Pact V Army Hearty Three Million Next Year / July* 27 —(UP) — Defense secretary . George C. Marshall said today that by the end of 1952 Gen. Dwight D- Eisenhower’s Atlantic pact army w ; ill total 2,840,000+men, including 340.000 American ground troopsj And Marshall said that 90 days after a full mobilization order the pact allies aboard could put a total of 5,000,000 men in the field, al- ' though not all of J these would be equipped with the most modern weapons. <At the same time Marshall declared that he was “shocked” by the letdown in defense efforts here since the Korean cease-fire talks started. The Korean war is but an . “incident” in the world struggle against Communism. Marshall said. He warned against cutting the new $8,500,000,000 foreign armseconomic aid program,. and asked its early approval. > / - He testified before the senate . foreign relations Committee which is considering the big new mutual Security program. Marshall’s reference to 340,000 Americans to be put in Europe by the end of 1952 apparently did not mean that all of them would be Combat tfoopsj Jt appeared to include tens of thousands of supply, maintenance and communication The U.S. has announced \ that prssent plans call -for- six divisions in Europe. Marshall said Qiat the U.S. would have an air force in western Europe of between 50,000 and 60,000 men. The manpower, -contribution of the other pact allies, he said, would be 2.500.000,by the end of. 1952, exclusive of reservists which could be called up if need be. Marshall disclosed that of the bill’s total, $35,000,000 would go to * Iran, the explosive middle eastern trouble spot. He did not-detail the r type of aid contemplated, /Jj He elso said under questioning that American rights to use Spanish ports and air bases for “our most modern type planes” would be a “very Important factor.’’ In this connection, he said, “some progress” is being made for possible utilization of Spanish manpower. But he noted that there is also a /‘political situation” in Europe which must be considered. This wai a reference to objections to Spain's inclusion in the Atlantic pact from Britain and France. ' Bargain Days By i Decatur Merchants A L . On August 7 And 8 Plans have been completed for i the Decatur annual Bargain Days, to be’held irt.the city August 7 and 8, according "’to Chamber of Commerce secretary -Walter Ford. Ralph Habegger, retail division chairman of the Chamber, stated that ail members of the division l.ave received pertinent literature -outlining thoroughly the purpose vs the sale, j Persons trading in the Decatur rtores during those days are assured real values, according to officials who are planning the ahv nual fevent. A “All stores,” said Habegger, “are being readied for the two-day sale, end some truly fine values will be offered.’< Full cooperation by the merchants has already been as1 1 sured by indications presented to the Chamber, Ford said, wherein yrices will be posted “to clear thv shelves.’” t-' ' I • ■ INDIANA WEATHER Partly' cloudy to cloudy. Continued warm and humid through Saturdayi- Cooler extreme north tonight and in » north portion Saturday. tered showers and thunder- !• storms this evening and in south and central portions tonight and Low " tonight 65-70 north, near 70 south. High Saturday 85 north, 92 south.

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22 Men Ordered For Physical Examinations 4 The Adams county selective servi ice board today announced a ca’| for 22 men to Report to Indianapolii August 13 to their pre* induction physical , examinations! The last such call for physical ex, aminations was issued April 4. Tito local board previously announced n call for the induction of nine men •?»r August 8. The Adams county selective serv». ; ice board will also be closed from July 30 to August 6, to allow Mrs/ Elmer Chase, board secretary, to go on vacation, according to the announcement released by thi board’s president, J. K. Staley.

Five Percent Slash Ordered In New Autos ■ , 1 New Autos, Other Civilian Goods To Be Cut By Order Washington, July 27 — (UP) — The government today ordered another five percent slash in the production of automobiles and other civilian goods during' the last three months of the year. This will mean a total of 40 percent below pre-Korea levels for cars and 35 percent for -other consumer durable goods such as refrigerators, washing machines, television sets, furniture, an& similar items. ’ The cuts were disclosed by defense production administrator Manly Fleischmann in an announcement of allotments of steel, copper, and aluminum for the military, for defense supporting industries, for civilian manufacture in the fourth quarter of 19-51. \ Fleischmann said the new ct|t for automobiles means manufacturers will be permitted to .mal&. “somewhat more than 1, lOO.oJo cars” in the October-December period. They are allowed to make 1.20(|000 in the July-September perio<J. NPA officials said that with 100,000 cars produced in the first half of the iyear, the permitted level of output for the second half would bring total estimated 1951 production to 5*4d0,000 cars. f This would jjlve the industry fts second biggest production ye|ir, exceeded only by 1950, when ’6,600,000 cars were manufactured. In 1949 the figure was 5,100,000Fleischmann said that efen with the new cuts “we will generally maintain a level of civigan production approximately equal to that of 1949, which certainly was(Tur® To Pare El*ht) » . — __ I Otho James Suman ’ Dies Early Today Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon J i Otho James Suman, 9Q-yejar-j)ld retired 'armer.'died at ofclock this morning at his home, on| mile south and one-half mile west [of Pleasant Mills. He had be£n ill four months and bedfast so» /nine weeks. / A resident of St. Mary’s "township since 1891, he served asStownship trustee for six years, beginning in 1916.' I 1 He was born in Darke county, O.> March 27, 186 e l, a son of George and Susanna Longmah-Suman, ami was married to Drusilla Brown March 27, 1883. i He was a member of the Methodist church at Pleasant Surviving are his wife; one son, Harry Suman of Pleasant one daughter, Mrs. Mary of Decatur; 16'grandchildren apd 38 great-grandchildren. Two daughters, eight brothers and five sisters are deceased. i Funeral serviced will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Pleasant Mills Methodist church, the < Rev. Harley T. Shady officiating, burial will be in the Decatur cemgtery. The body will be Zwick funeral home to the;residence, where friends may call after 2 oWock Saturday afternoon. . * i

- • 11 More Top Communists Arrested / H M - - MM ■ .• . /’K . fl fl fv Mzm IK 2. wl ’J® HjKMHviHfl viflL KKH I arbk E x I I jKKHrfI fl ■ lx liKt M L— S jKM c i jr ■L ... * I THE £. B. I. rounded up 11 more top Communist leaders in swift raids in Los Angbles, San Francisco and New York. Those rounded up are shown (1. to r. top) are Al Richmond, 37, San Francisco, executive editor of the “Dally People’s World”; Ernest Fox, San Francisco, waterfront section organizer, San Francisco County Communist party; Loretta Stack. 38, San Francisco, former organization secretary of the California Communist party: Oleta Yates, 41, San Francisco, secretary of the California State Communist Albert Lima, Richmond. Cal., East Bay regional chairman of the party in San Francisco area and Cari Lambert, San Francisco, chairman of the Communist party security review commission'in district 13. Bottom (1. to r.) are William Schneiderman, San Francisco, state chairman, California Communist party; Henry Steinberg, Los Angeles, 1 legislatlve director,! Los Angeles Communist party; Dorothjr Ray Healey, chairman, Los Angeles Communist party; Philip M. Connelly, editor “Daily Pebple’s World” and Rose Chernin, executive secretary, Los Angeles committee for protection of foreign born.

Seven Persons Held In Sex Raid Here Officials Break Up House Os 111 Fame A , I * . (I Seven persons, one of them a minor,, were iq the Adams county jail today after county, and qity pplice officers made a series of quick arrests to bfeak a known “house of prostitution.” Sheriff Bob Shraluka and city police patrolman Dale Death began the arrests about 7 Thursday, and. lit wasn't until 3 o’clock this morning that the last of the seven was incarcerated. Investigation by the officers and chief of police James Borders was to continue today. Sheriff Shraluka said that “at least one more arrest will probably be made.” • | Those apprehended were: Mj*s. Lucille Bodie, 24, of North Tenth street; Harold Wartin, 21, also of North Tenth; Robert Gray, 18, and Eugene Dillpn, 23, both of route 5; Harry Hirshey, 30, and his wife, Bernice, 23, of 1009 Schirmeyer street; A 14-year-old girJs was also arrested during the The climactic arrest® followed several weeks of investigation by polibe officers who constantly kept the parties arrested under surveillance. In fact, police made one arrest a coppie of months ago of a man who was later released when prosecuting attorney Severin Schurger said there was lack of evidence to cohvict him, and which was the lead to Thursday and today’s arrests. ' \ ■, ■/' '-J '■ Both Mrs. Bodie and the girl admitted under questioning ’having intimacies with two of the three men arrested with them. .It whs alleged by the arresting officers, and substantiated by the htatemehits, that Mrs. Bodie was Encouraging the 14-year-old girl to prostitute herself in her home. Police officers, throughout their investigation of previous arrests, were aware 6f the drinking parties in the Bodie home and kept a vigilant check oq the residence. In this manner, Mrs. Hirshey became involved when it'/was known she was entertaining in a house/ next to the Bodies. Charges were‘ filed today against those takffti into custody. Hirshey is charged with operating a house of ill fame; his wife is charged with prostitution; Mrs. Bodie. Gray and Dillon, are all charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and Martin is charged with indecent exposure. Minor children of the Bodies and Hirsheys are being cared for by relatives and the county welfare department, which has been called into the action. Those vA apprehended were to be questioned further by police officials today and whenever possible, statements were to be Obtained Indicating any participation.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, July 27, 1951.

GiE. Plant Gloses Today For Vacation The General Electric plant will cloaO this evening for the annual two wqeks summer vacation. Approximately f,OOO employes will enjoy the vacation period. // Only a skeleton force will be on duty at the plant as guards and unloaders in the freight bay. John Welch, manager of the plant, said that about 25 men would comprise the force. 1 : J\ Nickel Plate Road To Add Facility Added Trackdge To Be Installed^Here BY CHARLES M/REYNER The Nickel Plate railroad today began a project here will en! tail an estimated $60,h00 to $70,000 expenditure in improving railroad facilities of the line in Decatur. Prinie purpose of the project is to give added trackage to the road prior to the soyabean harvesting movements of . the Central Soya Co., Inc., a large rail shipper. With removal of a 33-ropt section of track from the Nickel Plate line just west of Decatur, railroad construction men were today placing a huge 64-foot culvert, 108 inch diameter. The work started at 5 a. m. to lessen delays to rail traffic moving on the Nickel through Decatur, h The huge culvert, erected on the site, will be used as a tunnel (or the Krick Tyndall tile factory operations, joining their properties on both sides of the railroad. Through an arrangement with Nickel Plate officials. Krick:Tyndall has granted the railroad right-of-way for construction of a siding of 4,910 feet length, wh,ich will hold 84 railroad cars, plus additional switches. This will facilitate the railroad’s movements for all Decatur industries served, primarily Central Soya. In charge of operations here are division engineer R. L. Mays, \ <Tnr» To Ppc® Rix) ' Authorize Peterson Station Abandoned to a United press dispatch, the Indiana public servlet commission has authorized the New York, Chicago and St. Louis railway company—the Nickel Plate —to discontinue its Merchant station at Peterson and substitute a pre-pay station. The station is currently psed entirely for a froigh: stdp on the Nickel Plate line. This work will be undertaken by the Decatur agent, who explained that any freight henceforth shipped to Peterson must be paid at the point ut origin. '

Legion Convention To Open Saturday . 33rd Annual State \ Legion Convention Indianapolis. July 27 — (UP) — A carnival spirit began to break, through in this city with the arrival of the first American Legion members for their 3)3rd annual state convention opening tomorrow. Only a small number of the expected 25,000 Legionnaires and affiliated groups came as official delegates. 7 The others tagged along for fun. The first formal session is set for Sunday when National Commander Erie Cocke, Jr., will speak. That left tomorrow for registration and committee meetings and the Legionnaires to whip up the convention spirit with noise-mak-ers, trick cars and water pistols. The Legion's fun-making group, the Forty and Dight, moves into ti\e spotlight tomorrow night with it®- annual parade through downtown streets. It sets the stage for the department parade Sunday made up of bands, choirs, drum arid bugle corps, firing squads, flags and drill teams from posts in every section of the state. The four-day convention has its more serious side in a memorial service honoring dead of ail wars Sunday and the election of officers. Two 'World War I veterans, Gilbert of Warsaw and Roy ,M- Amos of Goshen, were in the race for* the state ebrnmander’s' post. So far no lyorld JWar II vpt had announced as a possible successor to Jack W Mclntyre. The only vet of the second world war to hold the job, C. Pulliam, publisher of the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis News; Perry Faulknrir, national director of ihe veterans employment service, and Rabbi David Lefkowitz, Jr., national chaplain of Legion, were to share the speakers’ spotlight. \ Report Vandalism At Hanna-Nuttman A concerted on vandalism is predicted by city officials who noted the extreme carelessness displayed recently in Hanna-Nqttman park. Mayor John Doan stated the normally policed route through the park would be Increased to discourage further damage. i > . The action follows the breaking of a window in the shelterhouse and the throwing around of watermelons over the area seftnetime after 11 p.m. Tuesday. Police, who usually patrol, the park, will make morb frequent rounds, and severe punishment is assumed for those violators.

Leading UN Negotiator Presents Detailed Maps O£ Demilitarized Areas

Report Communist Army Building Up Strength During Cease-Fire Talks Washington, July 27 — (UP) — The army said today that Communists. in Korea have used - the time since the cease-fire talks began “to build up troop strength and to move supplies and weapons south.” ; ,y f “Artillery and supplies are nearer our front lines than ever before,” an army spokesman told newsmen. ; “It is hoped that these acts are not an indication of bad faith.” This spokesman said the. Chinese and North Koreans have “made a tremendous” build-up of armored equipment, artillery and troops since the cease-fife talks began. He said United Nations forces have not been built up, but have been decreased by /the removal of one substantial combat element from Korea to Japan. “The enemy has moved south through Korea a far greater quantity of supplies than he needs t<u support his forces during the negotiations,” the spokesman said. “FS'esh Chinese Communist units and/thousands of individual replacements have been moved in. On the. eastern flank a greater volume of artillery fire has 'been received.” Quiet la Broken Bth Army Headquarters, Korea, July 27t-(UP) —The Korean war front quiet was broken today with sharpened Red thrusts on the eastern zone and increased enemy activity on the central sector. UN warplanes used clearing weather to blast the Communist marshalling, yard at Pyongyang and made more than 800 sorties against Red targets, aiming by radar through low clouds. As ceasefire talks moved on iq Kaesong, the Reds still were building up their forces south of Kumsong on the east-central front, with entire Communist companies moving down to the enemy’s frontline positions. * Ja Major action centered on the eastern front again today. Two Red battalions counter-attacked advancing UN forces northwest of Yanggu yesterday after the allied! (Tara To Page Five) Rotarians Visit Telephone Company System Operations * Explained To Club 1 Decatur Rotarians were given a comprehensive insight Into the modern telephone industry Thursday during and following their weekly meeting Thursday evening. Charles D. Ehinger, president and general jnanager. of the Citizens Telephone company of this city, spoke briefly during the dinner meeting, held at the K. of P. home. The locally-owned telephone company, now completely automatic, operates exchanges in Decatur, Berne, Monroe, Pleasant Mills, Linn Grove and Bryant. The phone company executive pointed out that since the changeover to* the automatic dial system, nearly double thle number of local calls has been recorded. / For the approximately 5,-300 patrons of the j company, there are 13,000 poles to be maintained. Earl Fuhrman was chairman of the program. V Following the meeting, the majority of the Rotarians were guests of the company on a guided tour of the exchange in this city. Equipment and operation of the dial system were explained by Ehinger and the following personnel of the Citizens Telephone Co.: Marion Heare, Joseph Hqnter, Richard Des Jean, Donald Hess \ and Marion Friedt. Details of the Uli (long distance) operations were (explained by Mrs. Helen Liechty.

Agreement |s Reported On ( Control Bill House And Senate Conferees Agree On Tentative Washington, July 27 —• — Senate-house conferees reached tentative agreement early today on an amendment to economic controls legislation permitting, non-ag-ricultural price rollbacks to preKorean levels. L M w The weary conference Committee adjourned at 3:15 a. m. (CST) after forking for almost hours to hammer out a compromise controls bill. Only two issues—price rollbacks and the' controversial beef slaugh? tering quotas—stood in the way of agreement .on a measure to extend controls for one year. Althqugh/ tentative agreement on non-agricultural rollbacks was reached, the conferees reserved the right to reopen discuksioif on the provision. < : H The committee protected the 10 percent beef price<. rollback already In effect, and in another important decision relaxed credit requirements on new and used autoT'oblles and household appliances. The committee has only until Tuesday |nidnight to reach a cision on V compromise bill. The dl-day extension of the ■ defense production ,(cont*ols) act expires at that time. Chairman Burnet R. Maybank, D., S. C., said the conferees reserved the right to reopen discussion of the rollback amendment. He said the committee also continue debating slaughter ; quo-, tas “to preVent black markets.” Maybank scheduled another meeting at 12 noon (OST) today. He said he hoped the committee would be able to wrap up final legislation ’ln about an hour” at that time. ° u 1 The committee completed action on credit regulations for hew and used automobiles. It accepted the senate version providing that the federal reserve board may not require/ a down payment of more than | one-third or .fix a maximum period to pay the balance of less i <Tnrw T® Six) County Councilmen In Special Session Mdet August 7-8 On Appropriations jr' -'■ ; r I■; i 1 The Adams county council will meet Tuesday and Wednesday, /'August 7 and 8. to consider emergr eucy appropriations totalling lilt--380, it was announced today County Auditor Thurman Drew, secretary of the board of county commissioners, submitted a legal advertisement setting out the yh* quests for deficiency appropriations. i | The highway department requests total the most. That department needs $22,900 to operate the balance of the year. Next highest request if from the'Adams county memorial hospital. A total of $12,775 is asked to continue operation of the hospital. The balance of the requests totalling $5,705 come from ihe various county offices and there also are requests for $1,500 for operating expense at the county home and another similar amount for the city election expense. Most of the general county requests are amounts pruned off th6 annual budget when the council o-iginally adopted it and include statutory salaries, expense and commissions. Taxpayers are invited to attend the' special session of the council.

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Two Developments Emerge From Talks i Which Might Speed Korean Armistice j UN Advance Base Below Kae« song, Korea. July 27 —(UP)4- Two specific developments which may speed the hour when the troops along the 135-mile Korean war front will be told to tftop shooting emerged from a meeting of United Nations and Cqmniunlst cease-fire negotia*ors in Kaesong today. Agreement was reached in principle on “administrative and procedural matters designed to expedite final achievement of military armistice and ceasefire,” it was announced. A commmee of officers and staff of both sides was [appointed at ouOe to work out details. '■ 7 / i' Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief£N negotiator, piresented chief Communist negotiator Gen. Nam Il with two detailed maps setting forth his ideas of a proper line to be drawn the two armies, with a demilitarized zone separating them. . Nam II asked a recess so his delegation Could study the maps and reply, and it was agreed to meet again at 10 a.m. Saturday (8 p.m. Friday EDT). , ■- It is understood that Joy’s maps; call tor the fixing of a cease-fire . line roughly along the present battle front, which is almost entirely north of the 38th parallel. H; 1 A Hue along the parallel itself, which the Communists are expected to demand, would give them aa enormous advantage because there is no good defense territory on the • UN side. , Location of the demilitarized zone is the toughest item on the cease-fire agenda. It had been expected that thia point. No. 2 on the < program, would be argued out to n settlement before point No. 3—details of the actual cease-fire —was reached. But, aUN spokesman o“ - said, both points were taken up to- | ’ day. (l / ' The meeting started at 10 a.m. (6 p.m. Thursday CST). with Gen. Nam 11, top Communist negotiator, reading a sTatement on the ad* i ministrative and procedural mat- ' Iters introduced yesterday by chief UN delegate vice-admiral Ci Turner Joy. Nam II said he “agreed in principle” with Jofc’s pointsBoth teams promptly named staff assistants to get to work job these 7 details while the big business of the meeting proceeded. The preliminary handling of the u ■ smaller details took only 18 minutes and Joy then read a~statement which outlined the UN stand on the demilitarized zone. ■ . [ joy and Nam II bent over the conference table, leaning on their elbows and with their heads almost together, to study military ( | maps on Which the UN proposals were diagrammed. When Joy finished what the UN release termed a “sparsely phrased andi logical Nam II requested adjournament. The Communists did not express any opinion) on Joy’s remarks but were Biv'(Tara To Pace »ta) * Carl Hammond Wins j < Safe Driver Award <Jarl Hammond, 621 Nuttman ’ avenue, was chosen as the Thursday Chicago* Motor Club award - winner as the most courteous - drituir loDthe day. The award was >’ made by Ray Leitz, representing the Rotary Club. Leiiz, when ,re* \ porting the nomination for /the award, stated he drove around the city before work'in the .morning, dtiring his lunch hour, before Rotary meeting, and it, wasn’t until after the meeting he found a driver displaying the courtesy whlcb the award encourages. A Driving along Seventh street, Leitz said, he attempted to get onto Monroe. / Hammond, going east on Monroe, stopped his car, displaying the proper signals to thdfee. vehicles bbhind him, and allowed Leitz to proceed toward the business district. Hammond then proceeded to his residence. Showing caution and the proper signals and speed in his driving.