Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XIIX* No. 179.

CEASE-FIRE TALKS NEAR

Adams Central Fund Hearing Draws Crowd Both Sides Present Arguments At Tax Board Hearing Here Accusation* denials. chai; tuijm and threats were hurled aero** the parked Adams circuit court room today aa both side* ot the Adama Central consolidation of school* squabble erupted before George Gable, field representative ot tfce state board, of tax commissioners Partisans of either side of the disputed question at whether o> not to include a 75-c*nt sinking fund in the Adams Central budget presented their views publicly to Gable who will forward them to the tax board Leading the attack from the audience were Homer Arnold. President of- the consolidated school board. David Schwartz. a member. William Kruse and Mrs. Eleanor Khrsam. the latter boosting the merit* of the construction of such a school and stating emphatically that **wa will have this school” This brought cheers from the Adam* Central tans. Indeed, the air bas rent after a particular point was made, with the oppos ing groups bursting into spontaneous ovation whenever a member of either -group cut an important verbal didoe with a ringing speech. Gene Hike. Monroe town clerk, and representing adherents of the proposed consolidated school, threw a minor bombshell Into the action when he presented a petition to Gable stating they were ”•5 persons who wish their names withdrawn from the remonstrance In addition. Hike presented a petition containing 1.060 taxpayers who are in favor of the * lending fund and the erection of the school at the edge of the town of Monroe and which will serve Kirkland. Washington and Monroe townships. Tfie petitions were in answer to the remonstrance filed July 21 by objectors to the proposed sinking fund who claimed, among other things, the "rate was prohibitive” There were 788 names contained on the »i***onstranc* which was certified by county • auditor t Thurman 1. Drew. Attorney Robert 8. Anderson, h representing the rmionstrators, f concluded his remarks by cbak Si longing the Adams County Central Consolidated school board to hold another election “to determine whether or not the people want this school” . The matter waa resolved several years ago by referendum when taxpayers of the three townships voted almost 3-1 in favor ot the school. ' Objectors to the sinking fund—and the schpol -claim that' such an election at this time would result in closing the matter, that there would be no school such as the oy proposed. “However." Anderson said, "were the election to prove us wrong, we would pick up our marble* and go home." The 65 persons signing the petition asking that their names be removed from the remonstrance were predominately' Amish. according so Hike and attorney for * the achool corporation D. Burdette Custer, the latter charging that the remonstrance circulated contained "fraud and misrepresentation.** Approximately 66 percent of the crowd of almost 130 person* present at the hearing were favorable to the insertion of the sinking fund 'ln the current budget, according to an estimate made when persons were asked to show their sentiment by standing The remonstrance alleged that court action now pending should be disposed of. referring to action in the Adams circuit court _ co»-’ (Tuvw T* P*«e Tw») ' INDIANA WEATHER Clearing and cooler tonight except for scattered thunder • shower* near th* Ohio river. Fair with moderate tempera- ' tur* Wednesday. Low tonight 60-66 north. 65-70 south, high - Wednesday 6045 north, *248 • o-th • ! " 4 fi \

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Donations To Flood J Relief Fund Grow The Red Cross flood relief fund >hot up to |16214 today. >»hich hope of reaching th* 1600 goal thia week. fipq|tion froxes are located at thn Ffat State bank and as this newspaper office (or those ( who wish to cgnferibute to the funj. An from Bern J who rent the ftrft |25 to the fun<t last week, commented, *!Thank Cod our home flooded. Accept! thia a IWtktftft for the flooded ajea.” Red ('ran* volunteers will on |< uty at tim First State bank from ■ Wednesday through Saturday to stimulate interest in the (Rive. ’We think the people of Adams county will answerJhe plea tdaid like flood victims.” <floscoe E. (seen- • uening. chapter president saidS Secretary Os I. Army Warns Os Dangers Os War - - . I I ‘ Pace Warns Senate ‘ Russia May Attack | Iran, Yugoslavia Washington. July ||i._ (jjpjL Army secretary Frank: C. Pace >. has warned senators that a Russia attack on Iran or Yugoslavia mw be imminent, and Chat the Unite# States may be fighting a thliM world war “at any moment," it’ w» disclosed today. Pace’s warning cafne \ as twf> senate committees called on Gei . •J- Lawton Collins, army chief < f staff, and George W Perkins, assistant secretary of state for Run k peas affairs, for up-to-tbe-minut • briefing on the military- situation is Europe. , Collins and Perkins faced secret questioning by, the foreign relations and armed ser ices committees. whith joined forces for co islderation of the administration s sS.so<i.(i(M»,o<h) foreign military- e<j > oomic aid bill. Pace told”the senate military spending subcomm it the in a closed door session-.yesterday that "tie free world may be confronted ait any moment with Communist aggression In Iran. .Yugoslavia for some other international soft k®!. “At any moment, ghould the S©vlets see fit to attack, we may fbe fighting another world war.” P|ce said. ' t I , J Pace’s warning of the of a Russian strike through s <|th east Europe and a total war was|he third in recent days. Defense sefr£tary Georgi C. Maphall has told that "the enemy’s buildup," has increased the! danger (of all-out war. and President Trutpan warnedi on Saturday that the Commurgsts were building up thbir forces afcng the Yugoslav border*. Chief U.S. delegate to the United Nations Warren R.| Austin said in New York last nighj. “if Yugoslavia is attacked, we (the UN) will go to her resepe.” He added, howdver. that he doe* not believe any Soviet attack on Yugoslatia is imminent. The army secretary told the lorn(Twr« To P**e Two) ; | Gail L. Tice Dies i At Willshire Home ■ Funeral Services | Thursday MorningGail L. Tice, 52, employe of the Ford garage at Willshire. O.Jdied at 11 o’clock Monday night a his home near Willshire. Deaßitf was attributed to coronary thrombosis. He had been in ill health fop two yeara. I j ;• Born in Mercer county. 0.3 Oct. 28. 1898 j he ’ ras * son of Mprcus L. and Clara He was married to Nancy Schaffner Aug. 1, 1>44. Surviving |n addition to* his wife are a son. Jackie; two dfiughlers. Jill Sue and Jane Kay> and three sisters. Mrs Elo Graham of Bellefontaine, 0.. Mrs. IlofMarSmgh of Rockford. 0.. andt Mrs. axine Harman of Van Werf O. Funeral services will be * conducted at 10. a. n Thursday at the residence. tl|e Rev. Herbert Schum officiating. The bod» will be removed" from the Cowfc funeral home tp the residencelt 11 a. m. Wednesday, | | II ’1 I, I 1 \r i 1 I I h 1 1 1

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Make Progress On Atom-Driven Subs, Planes New Record Output Os Atomic Weapons Is Also Disclosed Washington, Jiily 31 — (UP) — The atomic energy commission reported today that “we are certainly making progress” toward perfection of atom-driven submarines and airplanes. , It also reported new all-ttme high record production ot atomicweapons of various kinds. Indicating the speed with which new and better weapons are being designed. AEC chairman Gordon Dean said that atomic ‘tests will be “much more frequent in the future." These disclosures were made in the commission's 10th semiannual report to congress and at a briefing on the report for newsmen. Other disclosures included: 1. The world's first atomic “breeder” —a machine theoretically capable ot producing more atomic fuel than it consumes whilf at the same time liberating useful electric energy—has been completed at Arco, Ida. It wilkgo into operation in two or three weeks. It will be months, however. before it can be determined whether it actually “breeds” new fuel. If it does. U. S. atomic resources automatically will be increased 100-fold. 2. The AEC Is “not quite ready” to disclose where the new atomic tests will be held. Dean said the really “big bangs” are tested as far away from people, a* possible—at the Eniwotok proving ground In the Pacific, for ex- ’ ample. Weapons with smaller energy release tan be tested “closer" to people—as at the Nevada proving, ground. The AEC would say nothing that might tell an. enemy bow soon this country expects to be propelling submarines and aircraft with (Tare -<•<. Pa KC six) Rites Held Today For Myers Infant Graveside servi< ps were held at ♦he Lindenwood cemetery in Fort Wayne this afternoon for David Lester Myers, son of James H. and Virginia M. Perrine-Myars, of 1019 Central avenue, stillborn Monday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. The Rev. William C. Feller officiated at the services, conducted by the Zwick funeral home. Surviving in addition to the parents are a brqther, Dennis Alan and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs J. A. Myers of Galveston and Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Perrine of Fort Wayne. The father is an employe cf the Central Soya company.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 31,1951.

Second Defendant Released On Bond Hirshey Released After Bond Lowered It’s two out and four-4o go." That’s the score for those who have been released from the Adams county jail under bond after beta* rmmanded there Saturday by Judge Myles F. Parrish. Harry Hirshey. of 1009 Schifrmeyer street, was released about noon Monday when he•' paid the 1500 cash bond, through his attorney, Hubert McClenahan.Hirshey’s bond was originally set At $1,600 by Judge Parrish, but was lowered Monday and the second defendant in the court action was released. Hirshey was charged in circuit court at his arraignment with operating a house- pf prostitution. The’ court emphasized that the original bond was l too severe for the count which carries but a 10 to 30 day jail sentence. or $lO fine or both. Mrs. Raymond Bodie, of North Tenth street, who was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, was released' from jail Saturday when her bond was approved. Harold Martin, of North Tenth street, charged with indecent- exposure. is still In jail under a SSOO bond: also in jail are Eugene Dillon and Robert Gray, both of route 5, who allegedly contributed to the delinquency of a minor and Mrs. Bernice Hirshey, charged with prostitution. The latter three are under $1,500 bond. j Reliable sources indicated today (Tara Ta Faxe Six) Nine-Year-Old Boy Seriously Burned Paul Colter Badly Burned Here Monday Paul Colter, nine-year-old son of Mr.-and Mrs. Donald D. Colter, or royte*3, is in serious condition in the Adams county memorial hospital where he is suffering' from second hnd third degree burns suffered when his clothing ignited from a trash fire. Attending physicians said the lad received burns on from 50 tq 60 percent of his body, mainly on his legs, abdomen and back. The boy is tri a comatose but riot unconscious condition, iptdway, it is described, between Pconsclousness and unconsciousnes. The accident happened Monday about 4 p. m. as Paul was burning the trash at the rear of the home. No one else was present His screams brought members of the famUy to the scene, where Paul's clothing was aflame. ' His legs were almost completely seared as the result of the burns. He was brought to the 1 hospital, where has was given emergency treatment for the burns. ' • '' T

— —— - Expect Truman Signature On Control Bill House Passes New .. Economic Controls Bill Late Monday Washington, July 31 — (UP) *— President' Truman was expected, to sign reluctantly the new economic controls bill today, along with a blast at the measure as inadequate to prevent further inflation. ' ■; The president was not expected,' to act before late today, during the evening. He Was believed to be planning aLxriessagfe deploring the lack of more effec- ■ tive controls and urging more stringent steps. Congressional leaders and stabilization officials said there was next to no chance that Mfr. Truman would veto the bill, although it would not give him many of the powers he had requested. | They noted that a vetd would let the broad controls structure expire at midnight tonight under the current one-mpnth \ extension. One congressional sourqe said Mr. Truman would sign the 11month measure "reluctantly” and issue an angry statement criticizing “Weaknesses" \in tne bill as finally approved by (he senate and 'house. • 1 \ The united labor policy committee, claiming to represent' 15,000,000 CIO and AFL members, promised to support Mr. Truman if he vetoed the bill. The coihmittee called thie measure a “callpus betrayal” of consumers and ja “disgraceful surrender to those who stand to profit from Inflation,” but said it would go along with the president if he felt he had to accept the legislation. > In addition Yoprlce control and rent control powers the Pleasure Mr. Truman authority-- —to allocate scarce materials, issue (Term Te Pare six) ■ Start Pouring For p*’. New Silos Aug. 6 * A representative of the MacDonald Engineering stated today that pouring of concrete for the 20 new silos At Central Soya company will begin Aug. 6. The construction company is advertising for 100 men who are asked to register at the company's employ-i in ent office at the site, beginning Wednesday and through Friday. Work will begin the following MonThe slip-form method pf construction is used in building the huge silos and once operation etarts, they are carried through to completion. A number of workman have been employed on the site engaged In constructing the foundations and underground structure of the storage building. i' ' i- IA i ' ■ 'A

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Negotiations Are Still Stalled Demands < Buffer Zone

Widespread Strikes Idle Over 35,000 Largest Strike At Caterpillar Plant By United Press Widespread strikes today idled more than 35,000 workers ify manufacturing, transportation and utlli ties. . ’ Strike votes by metal and automotive workers neared, with another 106.000 threatening to walk out. js The nation’s largest strike Idle<> 22,000 employe* of the Caterpillar 'lractor Co. jgt East Peoria, 111., where I£,ooo production workers went on strike to backup their demands tor a 28-cent hourly wage increase. .. 1 " , a Another. 10,000 workers were forced to leave their jobs by the walkout that halted production £ of farm equipment and navy earthmoving machines. The production workers were members of the CIO United Auto Workers. At Birmingham, Ala., 550 steel workers walked put at the McWane Cast Iron Pipe Co. with expiration of a contract between the firm and the CIO (United Steel workers. Negotiators were unable to agree on wages and working conditions. Other strikes idled 450 National Cast Iron Pipe Co. Employes, more than 2,000 Alabama Dry Deck And Shipbuilding \Cb. workers at Mobile, and 1.600 Pullman; Standard Car Co. employes ’ at Birmingham. Eleven hundred AFL bakers went on strike at midnight in Minnesota’s Twin Citiesi, leaving only “corner” bakeries to supply bread to the metropolitan area ot 1,000,000. j ; - „ . The strike was called when negotiators failed to| teach agreement on a union demand for a third vacation week after! 10 years’ service. About 200 bakers were in line for the additional time off. At Detroit, federal and state mediators enterjed the 35-day-old wildcat strike of Hudson Motor Car employes prompted by a dis--7 (Tur* T» Pace Two) - - Warsaw Man Named Legion Commander Gilbert Bates New State Commander Indianapolis, July 31—(UP) — Gilbert Bates, superintendent of a Warsaw toy factory, was elected Indiana department of the American Legion in a spirited race run on one o*f the summer’s hottest days. As the temperature flirted with the 90’s, Bates nosed out his northern Indiana neighbor, M. Amba, Goshen businessman and farmer. - Officials tabulating the ballots called it a "yery hot race.” They said Bates 1ed403-% to 762-% when Amos, sensing defeat, arose and moved Bates’ election iyBates has been a Legionnaire more than 30 years. He was northern vice-commandpr during the past year. / Amos, who lives only 25 miles awiiy from Bates home, is a past district commander and also has been a legion member more than 30 years. The convention also adopted two resolutions for presentation at the nations! convention in Miami. Onp called for a free Korea and the other demanded the (, release of Associated Press correspondent William Oatis who is held in a Chechoslovakian prison. John Krupa, East Chicago, and Aishur Russell, Kendallville, were 'elected northern vicecommanders, and Daniel Kibler, Indianapolis, and Wash Strange, Loogootee, southern vicecommanders. \ Vincent F. Kelley, Anderson, formerly <if Decatur, won the race for national executive committeeman. Hafry Fitch, Terre Haute, was named |is alternate. ' ■ I'

■ nfn Red Resistance) I Drops Sharply - On War Front Only Light Contacri | Made By UN Patrols With Enemy Forces 11 c Bth Army Headquarters, Korea, Wednesday,' Aug. I.— munist resistance dropped sharply r on the entire Korean front Tues- • day. Thrusting United Nations |>a- ’ trols reported only light 'dohtfet with the enemy forces whose 8 strength jhey tried to test.' United_JiaUons_ planes, tnufntgln--8 ing on enemy f tar *y t *?Es^ cen t r on :|pydhgof the Cbm-onq-the w£st ’ central A sth air forcespQke§44 n said 19 0-119 flying boxcar planes dropped 70 tons of eniergency- supplies 8 Monday to UN forces the (jen- ? tral front in the first airdrop of • its kind since June 17. . i?> " ; A preliminary announcement made it appear that the: Airdrop was made Tuesday and that the V N unit in question might! be (cut Off. But the spokesman said no ; Unit was in danger or surtoundied. _’ The drop,, called officially “on* of the most hazardous in the Korean . campaign,” was merely a qUick way of getting supplies to the troops, the spokesman daid< , The drop was on j a mduntaihside. JThe twin-engined transports unable to drbP t cargoes during their first pkss efrer the target because of advise , weather. c i HS M 1 -X' ‘ !- I ■ J’ But two hours later, \ [the big ’ cargo planes, roared down to a record 400 feet altitude and spilled ammunition, I barbed wire |9md . rockets through loiy scattered r clouds.' i -iij . ' Intense Communist grenind fire slightly damaged one C-119 ahd forced the flight to veet off until the enemy guns were silenced by UN ground troops. No casualties were reported, however. H ' Farther east, UN infantryman dug opt the last remaining Cosh- > munists of mountains above Yartfcgu on the^ bast-central ffoijt. Tfie doughboywrested the main peiik of th£ heights from the Reds y|stenday .after a 5 %-day battle. Elsewhere on the 135-ihile fight.irfg front, action was liihited tb ’ patrol clashes and small-scUte Cort)- ■ . (Tara T® P**e Twta): 1 ' •—; V |V f Frederick Oechsle 1 1 ■ ''■ h. ; I : Dies Last Evening Retired Railroad i| ! Man Dies At Wren i V' > ; . ! Li [ Frederick William Oechslie, 79.: . o’clock Mbnday evening at his •retired railroader, died ati 6:19 ( home in Wren. 0.,j following a . year’s illness of complications. ( was born in Van Wertt' county, €>., Aug. 12, 1872, a son of , i William and Margaret Geissler- ■ Oechsle. His wife, Emma, 'died ( in 1941. I He was a member of thsi (Wren JEvangelickl United Brethren i church and the. Odd Fellows > Surviving son, Cliffbt-d j of Celina, O.; 'three daughters, i Miss Dulcie Ochsle, at home, Mrs. ; Harlan Myers of Wren and Mrs. • Harold Lowe of Van Werf; 'one t brother, Emanuel Oechsle Os Jackson, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Fred I Keihl of Convoy, O.; 10 grandi children and two great-grandchil- , dren? Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Wren E-tt-B. church, the Rev. H. L. Sm|th officiating. Burial will be. the Wren cemetery. The boby will be removed frbm the Cowan funeral home to the residence at V p. m. Wednesday. h

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Stalled Sixth Day By Demands 38th * Parallel Be Made Buffer Z6ne Area ■ \ ■ UN Advance Base Below Kaesong, Wednesday. Aug. 4—(UP) — A deadlock in i cease-fire negotiations at Kaeeon|g neared the crisis stage .today’and United Nations officials predicted that nbthing less than “drastic action” would break it. ’ There were hints that an entirety new approach might be made to the question of a buffer zone between the UN and Communist armies along the 135-mile Korean war front, , For the sixth day, the negotiations were stalled by a Communist demand that the zon* be fixed the 38th. parallel Instead of the present front, which is almost entirely in North Korean territory. ■ ' - I < ■. ' •It was admitted that no pro- 1 gress was made at - Yuesday’s meeting and that none yas-in pro&pect at the 16th meeting set for 11 a. th. todays (7 p. m. Tuesday CST). . . , “ . But a UN briefing officer said the situation could change radical- ■ ly for the better in a very short time. . r I What “drastic action” might bb taken to break the no-, body would forecast. There seemed to be no thought of breaking oft the .talks, it known at the stare that the .negotiation* would be tedious r and that the Communists would bargain hard, for the 38th parallel line. That would give them an enormous aib A vantage because it affords no good / defense territory \ for th® UN armies. 1 '?f ' I It has . been suggested' that a ' recess might be called while the 1 respective delegations consiijt their governihents. Only a compromise, lit appeared, savb the negotiations at this stage and it was believed that South Korean foreign minister Yung Tao Pyun may have dropped a hint of one yesterday. Speaking to the Korean national assembly in the temporary South Korean cipital of Pusan, Yung Tao Pyun suggested a broad buffer zone which “would include i both the fighting front and the ’ 38th parallel." Th ere Us no indiefttion that J un 4 Tau pyun was speaking fbr the UN command or with, knowledge of what It was thinking. B&t the South .Koreans 'have been in-* formed fully on the daily ceasefire talks. Neither side budged from its M position during a one hour and. 34 minute fruitless talk at Kaesong (T«r* To Page Two) —" ': . ■ . I late bulletins I to* Angelas, July 31.—(UP) | — Twelve Californians, brand- ’ ®d by the government a* the Communist party’* “wcond team” In the United State*, i were indicted by * federal . Wand Jury today on charge* of plotting violent overthrow of th* government !\ • - i ® ai 9* >n > Indo-CMna, July 31. \ I —(PU)—South Vietnam gbver- ' nor Thai Lap Thanh, a French general and several other •French officer* were killed today by a grenade thrown by a tf \. Communist terrorist . I . || The general wa* identified f as Charles Chanson. J .. ? Langley Field, V*., July 31. • j—(UP) —Three men were klllip W early today when s ag* air -26 twin-engined light bomber crashed in a swamp /while returning from a routine ‘ flight. J 4 , , The victim* were identified Billie Joe Bryan, '• | the pilot, Hampton, Va.l Ist Lt; George w. Wickersham, navi- ? gator, Oklahoma City, and Ist it. John Andrew Oppltz, radar observer, Lebanon, 111, * former reporter for the MlaAd Herald. Ir i • / I W , ' ' •t• • 1