Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XUX, No. 188.

4 TO 12 KILLED IN COLLISION OF TRAINS

Cease - Fire Talks Are Stalled

Reds Insist On 38th As Trace Line ? ■' Entire Armistice , Conference Headed Into New Crisis UN Advance Base Below Kae- _ song, Korea, Saturday, Aug. 11.— (UP) —Communist negotiators refused flatly at, cease-fire talks Friday to consider anything but the 38th parallel as the demarcation line between United Nations and Communist armies. They refused also to pass on to any other pro- . gram -item. — . . ■ The entire armistice conference headed ipto a new crisis which all but shattered hope for an early cekse fire. - Yesterday’s meeting at Kaesong, held after a six-day halt because of Red violations of the neutrality of the conference area, lasted four hours and twelve minutes. For two hours and eleven minutes of that time; chief' Communist negotiator Gen. Nam II sat in stony silence. Other negotiators talked in 1 whispery. Nam II read from a piece of typewritten paper, his r hands shaking, toyed with his cigarette \lighter, looked at his watch, drummed on the table with his fingers and the lighter. _ - ■ He broke his silence to refuse any suggestion made by the UN team to get going with negotiations. The sole agreement reached, at the longest meeting held since the talks started June 10, was to meet | against at 11 a.m. today (9 p.m. Friday EDTM When the UN team returned last night to this_ base briefing- officer Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols was asked: /’ <? 7‘ „ “Is there any chance for agreement at Kaesong?” A “Gentlemen, I am reluctant to make any prediction now,” Nuckols said. t / A United. Nations communique called chief Communist delegate Gen. Nam IPs silence “historical and unprecedented.” He broke it, the communique said, only to refuse adamantly to discuss: \ 1. The battle line area as a possible location of the cease-fife line of buffer tone. . 2. Any line other than the 38th parallel as a possible line of mill(Turn ToPage Eight) Veterans' Ag Class Formed At Monmouth Full-Time Teacher To Conduct Course August Selking, Root township trustee, today announced the formation of a full-time veterans vocational agricultural class and at the same time stated that an instructor had been named for the course, to be conducted at Monmouth high school. Heretofore, Monmouth operated a Combination high school and veteran vocational agricultural class, but enrollment assures a full-time veterans class for the first time. Selking announced signing of Raymond L. Shanding, of Lexington, Ky., currently employed in an experimental station there, specializing in hybrid seed studies. The trustee said that Shanding “comes highly recommended” to teach the I p veterans’ course. I Fred Myers, who has taught both thei veterans and.school classes, de voting part of his time to each, will teach exclusively the high school group. - Selking said that 30 or more students will be , enrolled in the veterans class, which is conducted on -a year-round basis. Students in the class are enrolled from Root, Preble and Union townships. Shanding, married and the father of two children, will assume ' his new duties August 22, Selking said. The new instructor will move his family to this vicinity as soon as housing becomes available. .I‘ . r ■l7'- • ■ 7: ■ \ 7 -- r : ■ ■ •/• ■-a 7 , ''■■■ '

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT \ ONLY DAILY NtWtPAPKR IN ADAMS COUNTY 1 ? A 7

Winners Announced In 4-H Swine Show Judge Exhibits For 75 4-H Members The 4-H swine show was judged Thursday by Gilbert Gardner of -Connersville. Approximately ‘ 75 members showed their pigs during the day in the swine tent on the Monroe school grounds. In the Berkshire breed, Carol Egley won the grand champion gilt ribbon with her senior, gilt; and John Frey won the grand champ barrow ribbon with his senior barrow. Jerry Price also won the champion ribbon with his senior market litter. Other placlngs in this breed were: junior gilts, Marvin Grote, first: senior gilts, Carol Egley, first; Jerry Price, second; Robert Brown, third; and Max Egley, fourth.; junior. \barrows; Marvin Grote, first; barrows: John Frey, first; Jerry Price, second; Robert Brown third; Carol Egley, fourth; and ’ Max Egley, fifth; Robert Wechter won first with his junior boar; senior market litter; Jerry Price. first; and John Frey, .second; junior breed litter; Marvin Grote, first. David Ringger won grand champion gilt in the Yorkshire breed with his senior gilt and Max Yoder had the champion barrow with his senior barrow. Other placings in this class were: David Ringger, first; George Bleeke, second; Tom Drew, third; Max Yode*r. fourth; and Bobby Wagley, fifth; junior barrows: Norvin Thieme, first; senior barrows; Max Yoder, first; Georgeßleeke, second; David Ringger, third; Bobby'.Wagley, fourth; and Tom Drew, fifth. Chester White champions were Lester Smith, gilt champion with I his junior gilt; and George Fuelling, champion barrow with his senior* barrow. Other placings were: junior gilts: Lester Smith, first; Delmore Fuelling, second;, and Delbert Witte, third; senior gilts; Rex first; Norbertj Witte, second; and Chester Smith, 1 third; junior barrows\ Delmore Fuelling, first; Lester Smith, second, Chester Smith, third; and Norbert Witte, fourth; senior barrows, George Fuelling; first; Clinton Fuelling, second; Delbert Witte, third; Violet Walchle, fourth; and Larry Allen Walchle, fifth. Dale Fuelling won the champion barrow ribbon with his junior barrow, and Richard Johnson won the champion gilt ribbon with his, senior gilt. Other placings tn the Spotted Poland China breed were: j senior barrow: Kent VonGuntep,, tirst; Donald Graber, second; and Billy VonGunten, third. Ronald Bittner had the champion Duroc barrow. Other placings were :\ senior gilts: Norman Sheets, first;- Otis; Birqnirks, second; and Violet Sheets, third; junior barJ rows: Ronald Bittner, first; and I Roger Longenberger, second; senior barrows, Franklin Bittner, first; (Tarn To Page Six) Meet Monday Night On Civil Defense ’ State Officials In City Monday Night Plans have been completed for , receiving state officials of the civil s defense program in a meeting designed to stimulate further coopera- ' tion in the defense effort. A movie and the presentation of i “wings”\ to observers is planned at fcity hall; Monday, 7:30 p.m., according to advance reports feceivi ed from Capt. Forest R. Shafer, > captain in the air force and adjutant of the civil defense program. l Capt. Shafer will be accompanied by T/Sgt Milton Ludlow, who , will arrive in the city shortly after i noon, according to a letter received by county defense chairman Robert ■ S. Anderson, and made public to- ■ day. J i “We plan to spend the afternoon i visiting the observation post sites, - and then return to Decatur for the evening meeting.” The meeting' is specifically for > Adams county ground observer ; corps personnel, but -others inter- ‘ ested in the. civil defense program r are urgently requested to attend the meeting. ' i-P . • 7 j■. - i .

Enemy Ground Troops Attack Allied Forces Attack Two Sectors Os Front; Red Planes Over North Korea Bth Army Headquarters, Korea, Aug. 10 —(UP)— Commubisit ground troops attacked United Na* tions forces in two sectors of the Korean front today as cease-fire talks approached a new crisis. Before bad weather set in, the Communists sent planes over North Korea for the first time since July 29. t v ' Two Communist companies attacked at dawn, driving a small 'UN unit from a hill north of Aanggu. The UN troops counterattacked and retook the position. At least three pre-dawn-jabs at allied positions below Kumsong also were thrown back. UN made limited gains in a dozen local attacks in east-cen-tral Korea, eighth army said, and two patrols near the Hwachon reservoir fought briefly with Communist outposts, then withdrew. Clouds and low visibility allowed only 20 air-support missions for UN ground troops, but fifth air force said planes stepped up strikes against targets in enemyheld Korea, F-84’s raided the heavily-defended marshaling yards at Pyongyang, claiming at least three gun positions destroyed. Communist jet fighter planes challenged UN jets over North Korea Thursday for the first time since July 29, but fled north across the Yalu river into Mangchurit after a few exchanges of Jfeunfire. One flight of Russian-built MIG158' attacked \ eight allied F-80 Shooting stars after the UN planes j had bombed a bridge near ChongI i“- ' H A Twenty-four other enemy jets Clashed briefly with 31 F-86 sabrejets over the Siniuju area, just across the Yalu from Manchuria. A Communist jet night fighter also was reported in action. It attacked an American plane, but failed to damage it. Fifteen B-29 superfortresses dropped more than 2,000 100-pound I bombs on two important railway I marshalling yards in' western I Korea. The bombers ran into I ' (Tnr» To Page Kight) I * Decatur Girl Grand Champion In Show Food Preparation Won By Ann Smith The 4-H food preparatipn project was judged Thursday by Mrs. Carroll Bates of Springport., Ann Smith, from the; Decatur 4-H club, was the grand champion in food preparation with her entry of scalloped potatoes and sausage. Her. parents are Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Smith. ’ . The premium winners in division one were: Patty Hurst, first; Carla Snyder, second; Margaret Griffiths, third; Ethel Uhrick, fourth; Virginia Baker, fifth. Other blue ribbon winners in division I were: Kathleen Adler, Barbara ■ Arnold, Dorene Beery, \ Roselyn Charleston, Bonnie Dague, Shar- ■ lene Flueckiger, Judith Goldner, Audrey Grandstaff, Carol Heller, , Suzanne Jackson, Mary Ann Kelsey, Naomi Kirchhofer, Patty . Liechty, Joan Kay Meyer, Wanda • Neuenschwander, Rose Arlene > Null, Judith Nussbaum, Melinda * Raudenbush, Gretchen , Schnepp, I Phyllis -Singleton, Alice Sprunger, : Mary Lou Sprunger, Kae Linnet ■ Sprunger, Betty Lou Steury, Patsy Taylor, Ruth Teeter, Neva Voni Gunten, Ada Louise Wass, and > Shirley Wass. ! Gwendolyn Hilyard won first in the secqhd division; Rose Bilderback, second; Laura Witte, third; Mary Miller, fourth; and Deanna " Sipe, fifth. O<ther blue ribbon 1 winners were: Barbara Carr, Dl--1 ane Liechty, Hope Myers, Peggy (Tnnt Tn Pure Six) '4- \ ' ■: t b

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Six Stricken With Polio ’ll Krl ' ' ■. $ i I ‘ i . j*.-Kajl I ■ 1••• ’.w-j - r ■ .. "W! MR. ANO MRS. DONALD F. DEM ARB visit their son, Richard’, 3, in a Los Angeles hospital where six of their-eight children are confined suffering from polio. The remaining two children are under close observation at their home. Children hospitalized are Davis, 10 months; Shirley, 5; Audrey, 7; Donald, 10; Patricia, 12, and Richard. Grace BalJzel! Is M scwt* Return T — \ . To Decatur Sunday Dress Revue Winner °“ rse 8,,r - sco,,t , “ der VIVM wv liiiivi recelved a telegram from Steve Everhart who stated that Urirv Fllah Rvorlv the 20 Scouts' and Si-outers are t rviary tnen Dyeriy „ do|ngV ok A aßd wHI be in Deca Is Named Alternate tur aS scheduled Sunday. Tonight the group is to stay in Miss Grace Baltzell, with her Boys Town, Nebr., Saturday night startling red outfit, was the grand * n Eureka. 111., before starting the champion winner of the dress revue last leg of their two-week journey last evening at the'4-H show. Grace where they were guests at the is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philmont Boy Scout ranch in New Dent Baltzell of route 6, Decatur. Mexico. , , She is a member of the St. Mary's j Kekiongas 4-H club, where she has i been .a junior leader for the past a «■ A J a two years. She has just completed Ailf urduUßlA \her fifth year of clothing and with WiUMUUiv her honor will represent Adams II II V I ’ "' RItCS Helf! I Miss Mary Ellen Byerly of route ) I \ 4, Decatur, was chosen as the re- CaovZam At serve grand champion. If in any bummer dGSSIOn <JT case Miss Baltzell will be unable to \ School CIoSCS TodaV attend the state dress.revue Miss Byerly will be her alternate. She \ Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. With ° Ut COnf “’ Lloyd Byerly, Kirkland township. Blon clear1 *- * rote a man Mary Ellen is a member of the Van Dyck many years ago and a Kirkland Kut-Ups Club and is the man t°day named Cbl. Q. R. Chafsecretary of the county junior lead- ee > dean of Instruction at the er organization. Reppert auction school, and prinThere were 107 girls in the five cipal speaker, at \the commence divisions that presented their re- ment exercises this noon, used suits of their clothing project for that as the theme of his address, the past year. ■ xje spoke to the 113 men—from Among the winners wer:' BU(M 0( Dnioll „„ , rom Div.ion I—Marlene Bulmabn Judy c. n , dUn p roT | nce _ who h ,„ Williamson. Ann Lebrman Lucile P Fiester, Betty Myers, Barbara . ' , ’ week course at the school. Steiner, Mabie Louise Stefen. ” Division ll—Colleen Egly, Dorcas He stressed the point of “good Davidson, Dorcas Sautbine, Linda citizenship’’ ini their respective Fuhrman, Nancy Ann Shoaf, Col- communities, Uow the men should leen Hendrichs, Ruth Teters, Caro- strive to be leaders, and perform lyn Zimmerman, Evelyn Mann, their duties “always above reDorothy Selking, and Carol Kaehr. proach.” Division HI —Joyce Isch, Cynthia Herman Sigrist, of Fort Wayne. Lehman, Carol Jane Heller, Martha presented the diplomas to the pursley, Sandra Cramer, i Karen graduating students, and Clyde Reed, Arleen Freels, Kathryn Sin- Wilson, of Marion, 0., was in gleton, Sharon Schuller, Nblk Ann charge of the program. Lehman, Shirley Zimmerman, Ruth Prior to the commencement adAnn Bulmabn, and Deloris Bleeke. dress, Col. Chaffee, from Tona'i Division IV—Carolyn Christner, wanda, Pa., discussed the school Ruth Zimmerman, Alice Rose Stu- and the class in an interview. He ber, and Marlene Thieme. told of the members, who range in Division V— Virginia Mitchel, a g e f roin 12 to “in the ,60’s,” and Mary Ellen Byerly, Grace Baltzell, W ho are predominately men acMarie Habegger and Maxine Monee. q ua i nte d with farm life, though All these girls received a dress class is composed “of school revue pin which Is given by the teachers, a practicing physician Spool Cotton company. j and at least three barbers.” Robert Ehrman was the organist Some of the memberß of t he during the entire revue while Anna claßg are co n e g e students, majorK. Williams, home demonstration ing in agricultura i gtudle s, while agent, Evelyn Gerke, ass san otherg are <radua tes bflf agriculhome agentl and Gloria Koeneman, . . .. ‘4-H club agent, acted as narrators. . . oon so j - ... *he average age is between 30 Tbi. dress revue conslsUd of ((j u . g aprons, dresses, shorts, slumber # parties and added uttracllonew sorts, Bill Sipe sod Eugene Hoff- th » Right rfter tb. war be explained, “we had a tough time guessing how old a man was, for 1 “ < some of them were veterans who 1 imbiama weather i hoKM'beyond their years.” INDIANA WEATHER I V final dgy of the gghool is Partly cloudy tonight and a cllmgx t 0 gH tkgt hag gone beSaturday. Local shower. Sat- fore Th<J gtudentg each dellver urday afternoon. Not much extemporaneous speeches on any “ and Borae <* the men ES' denn,te,y hav ® 1 High Saturday north, “After 113 speeches this morn-86-92 south. <Twr> ai>)

Fast Passenger Train, Troop Train Collide In Louisiana This Morning

4-H Fair Closing Draws Huge Crowd Final Entertainment Given Last Evening ' The largest crowd that has ever attended any extension affair was present last evening at Monroe at the closing of the 4-H club fair. Thousands of people mingled over the fair grounds the last evening. Several hundred people were stationed at the arena for the sale of pigs, steers and beef while several thousand were entertained at the platfdrm.' Walter B. Krueck. director sales manager for Allied Mills, Inc., had the crowd roaring with songs and laughter. His accompanist was Miss Audrey Whitehurst from Berne., ‘A band concert was one of the feature attractions on this last evening’s entertainment. Jerry Zimmerman, director of the 4-H band, and Mrs. Arleen Becker, director of the 4-H accordion band, entertained the public. Arleen Freels, Arleen Zimmerman. Shirley Brandt and Jane Harvey were the baton twirlers who gave the audience a thrill as they left their batons sail through the air. Miss Harvey has received several medads from the twirling school, Fort Wayne. The Adams county home economics chorus, directed by Mrs. Martin Neuenschwander of Berne, sang “We Sing Thy Praise,” Bortnansky; “Go Down Moses,” Burleigh; “Skip To My Lou,” Griffith. This musical minded group was accompanied on the piano by Miss Whitehurst. 4-H Animals Sold At Fair Auction | Grand Champ Beef Brings 45 Cents Miss Patsy Rumple, with her first grand champion Black Angus beef, received 45 cents per pound for her 990-pound animal. The Angus was purchased by the First State Bank of Decatur. Five beef animals were sold on the average of 37 cents a pound. Nancy Joe Liechty was first to enter the show ring with her grand champion Holstein steer. H P. Schmitt Packing Company of Decatur bought the steer for 34.50 cents per pound. Danny Gerber’s steer brought 36 cents, paid by Ed Neuhauser from the Adams county Farm Bureau association. .-Thirteen steers Were sold at an average of 31.50 cents. Among the 90 head of hogs sold, George Fuelling received 65 cents a pound for his grand champion barrow • from the Linn Grove Hardware. Max Yoder was second with 33 cents from the First Bank of Berne. Nolan Griffiths sold a litter of six for 23 and 24 cents. Oue went to the Adams County Artificial Breeders Association and the other five were purchased by the ’Producers Packing company of Fort Wkyne. The remaining swine averaged in the price range bf 24 cents a pound. u Price Rollback Hopes Rapidly Vanishing Washington, Aug. 10.- (UP)— Price officials admitted today that their hopes of rolling back prices on {everything from shoes to sofas had all but vanished. One of the last government attempts to roll back factory prices floundered when the office of price stabilization (OPS) indefinitely postponed some 12,500,000,000 in rollbacks on manufacturers’ prices. I . The rollbacks —and some increases—were due to go into effect next week on clothing, furniture, machinery, cotton and wool textiles and thousands of other products.

Sen. McCarthy Is Lashed For Smear Tactics State Department Lashes McCarthy's Speech In Senate Washington, Aug. 10. —(UP) — Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R., Wis., and the state department clashed today over McCarthy’s disclosure of 26 department employes whom he claims have been charged with Communist activities. The department accused McCarthy of a “callous” indifference . to facts and of “indefensible smear tactics.” McCarthy retorted that the department did not answer his complaint: why were the 26 persons allowed access to secret data while their loyalty was in question? McCarthy's list included ambas-saor-at-large Philip C. Jessup, diplomat John Carter Vincent, information specialist William T. Stone ( and policy planner John Paton Davies, Jr., who recently was clear- . ed by the department’s various in- ' formation fields. . Several of the persons named by McCarthy issued statements categorically denying that they are dia- ’ loyal. McCarthy’s senate speech late yesterday stemmed from his recent correspondence with deputy under- ‘ secretary of state Carlisle H. Humelsine, in which the senator demanded that 29 individuals formally accused of being security risks be denied access to secret information. Humelsine rejected the demand, and McCarthy said he had no alternative but to give the names of the 29 persons to the senate. McCarthy cut his list to 26 names, saying that two of the individuals had resigned and one had been cleared. The department said in its rebuttal that no one had resigned since McCarthy’s original letter. McCarthy centered his attack on Jessup, one of the main targets of his campaign last year to prove ; the department is infested with Communists and Communist sym(Twa To Pace Hix) \ Light Opera Stars Entertain Rotary Ladies Guests Os i Decatur Rotarians The Knights of Pythias banquet ’ hall served as Decatur’s outdoor L theater last night, when artists ( from Fort Wayne’s Light Opera ! Festival presented musical hits from current stage productions j for members of the Rotary club and their guests. Reid Erekson, of this city, for- [ mer director of the Fort Wayne Civic Opera, presented the ladies' . night program. Selections from the opertf, “Song ( of Norway,” featured the musical scores given by four members of the cast, who will present the show next weekend in Fort Wayne’s outdoor theater in Franke park. Actors who participated in the half-hour presentation were, Rob- - ert Cocherille, tenor and leading ; man in the Edward Grieg opera; i Miss Emalyn Remmell, soprano i and leading lady in the cast; Mrs. Mildred Germanson, leading lady • and wife of Producer Albert Ger- > manson of Columbus, Ohio, and > Miss Mardelle Smith, accompanr Ist , ( i Miss Remmell, a daughter of - the late Arthur K. Remmell of Fort Wayne, is star of stage and - radio in New York City. Women guests were presented - corsages and a three-course chickLen dinner was served. Harold • Engle, vice-president of the club, was chairman of the program.

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Official Estimates Os Dead Range From K 4 To 12; Contingent Os Marines On Train New Roads, La., Aug. ID —(UP)- — A fast Kansas City Southern railway passenger train and a troop train carrying a contingent of marines crashed headon today and caught fire. Official estimates of the dead ranged from four to 12 and of the injured more thin 60. State police headquarters in Baton Rouge, the statfe capital, said their men ~on the ,scene had radioed that were dead and then raised that to four. But state police also said they had talked to a physician it) a Morganza. La., clinic who knew “of at least 12 dead.” And state police estimated that 48 marines and at least 20 civilians were hurt. In Washington, a marine corps spokesman said 288 marines were aboard the troop traitr. He said one was killed and five injured. Indirect reports from the scene previously had put the number of marines at 500. The trains collided at the hamlet of Lettsworth. about 20 miles northwest of New Roads. A caravan of ambulances was reported en route to Baton Rouge. , about 50 miles from the wreck and tbe nearest city, with many of the Injured. State police sent out a motorcycle and squad car escort to bring them tn to hospitals. Radio reports from the scene said victims were still trapped in the crumpled, twisted cars —most of the cars on both trains were , derailed — and that trucks were bringing in torches to cut them out. < The marines were en route from Camp Lejeune, N. C., to the marine base at San Diego. Calif. One passenger said marines were carrying (nit tbe dead and helping the injured minutes after the wreck. .! ' \ • There were 16 cars in the troop train. The passenger train waa the all-coach Southern Belle, which left Shreveport, La., at 3:15 a. m. ° and was due in New -Orleans at 10 a. m Reports in Shreveport said the president and two other officials of the KCS were on the train, but the KCS superintendent in Shreveport said he had checked and found that the president, W. N. ’ Doremus, was in Baton Rouge and had left for the scene. William Roy Johnson, Sikes, La., a passeager on the Southern Belle, told of twisted coaches burning, of the dead being carried out and of the injured screaming. **. . < it happened so fast there wasn’t time to get scared,” he said; “All you knew waq that suddenly you were on tbe floor. “I saw them taking a couple of people out who I think were dead.. There were injured people all olrer and they were crying and sobbing.” |- State police headquarters had originally quoted a railroad man on the scene that 60 were dead, but they said they apparently misunderstood on their radio. According to Johnson, the marines, who were en route to a base in California, immediately started rescue work, taking out the dead and helping the injured. - State police said some victims were still trapped and that torches to cut them out of the twisted coaches Were being rushed in by •Sgt. Martin Fritcher of the state police at Baton Rouge said the passenger train was “demolished.” The trains collided headon between Simmesport and Lettsworth, which are northwest of New Roads, about 7:15 a. m. f - “Bodies are lying all around,” Fritcher said. Officials of the KCS railway in ! Little Rock, Ark., confirmed that the passenger train waa the Southern Belle, an extra-fare, ultramodern train that runs between Kansas City and New Orleans, All officials in NeW Roads and (Tm Te Fmse six) ■