Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 229, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1951 — Page 1

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Two Retired Army Generals Revolt Leaders Pferon Proclaims State Os Internal War After Revolt i *: i ’ ■ y BULLETIN' Buenos Aires, Sept. 28.— • . (UP) *— President Juan D. :V. Peron, speaking from the balcony of the presidential palace, ? said today that the rebellion against his regime had been 1 suppressed. Earlier a government spokesman said Gen. Arturo Rawson and Gen. Bepjamin Menendez. / • identified as the leaders of the / revolt,fhad fled; ■ ■ ’ - - ■- . ’ ■ ■ Buenos Aires, Sept. 28—(UP) --Two retired Argentine generals Jed a revolt against President Jtjan D. Peron today. The Argentine radio, controlled by the/Peron regime, claimed the rebellion had been suppressed. Earlier it had said any military man who participated would be shot. ; • s : (Reports reaching the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, across the Plate river from Buenos Aires, cast some doubt on the government's claim that the revolt had failed. Newspaper reports there said the rebels had issued tn ultimatum demanding that Peron resigh by 3:30 p. m. (2:30 p. m. BDt) or face all* out civil .war.) Peron proclaimed a state pt Internal war, which is a form of a state of siege, throughout the nation, j Government broadcasts identified the leaders of .the revolt as Gen. Arturo Rawson, a former provisional president of Argentina, and Gen. Benjamin Menendez. Early today planes flew over the government offices here and dropped’ leaflets which said that the army, with the support of the Argentine navy and air force, had decided it was necessary to ; restore normality ,and tranquility. The general confederation of labor, which strongly supports the Peron regime, rallied to him Sy ordering a general strike. The purpose was to have the workers assemble in the Plaza'De the square in front of/the gvorepment offices —and voice their support of Peron. At one time there were about 3,000 persons in the. plaza. [ ' .■. . ’ j I Despite the fact that the rebel?’ leaflets claimed support of the army, navy and air force, a decree issued by Peron was signed byarmy minister Franklin Lucero, navy minister Enrique Garcia and air minister Cesar Ojeda. After stating that “chiefs and officers ? of the army” had staged an uprising, the Peron decree continued : . * “Article I—A state of internal war is declared throughout the territory of the republic. > “Article 2—-All soldiers who are insubordinate z or rise against the constituted authority, or who par-, 'ticipate in movements tending to overthrow it. or withdraw recognition of its appointment, will be shot immediately.” Shortly before noon Alfredo L. Palacios, presidential candidate of the socialist party was arrested and taken to police headquarters where he was confined in the political section. (Sources outside of Argentina interpreted today’s trouble aS part of the army’s opposition to President Peron’s wife. EVita. Madame Peron was asked recently by the labor organization to run for vice president on the same ticket with her husband in ’ the Argentine national election in November. After considering the labor organization’s request for some time. Madame Peron announced she would not be a candidate. It was generally believed she withdrew because of the strong opposition of the Argentine army to having a woman in public office.)*

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Community Fund's , Budget Is Approved i Annual Campaign To Open Here Oct. 8 The directors of the Decatur Community Fund have approved a budget of 39.815.25 for the Community Fund drive that will be launched here October 8, Louis Jacobs, president of the organization. announced today. The budget is less than 3800 higher than the 1950 total of $9,154.26 and includes 3908 for the na- • t ion al qpota Os the United Defense Fund. Inc., which incorporates all service organizations, including the (ormer USO. William Lipn, former merchant and trustee of Washington township and John Halterman, proprietor of Halterman’s- store, will direct the city-wide campaign,I The budget committee, headed by Carl Gerber, approved appropriations for the Boy and Girl Scouts, the youth committee, the recreation committee, the Adams county cap- ; eer society, the Salvation Army arid United Defense Fund, Inc. A nomi- , nai 3500 item is set up for operating expenses of the organization.; The Budget , Appropriations are as follows: Decatur Girl Scouts $1,700 Decatur Boy Scouts 1,900 - Youth Committee (Den) 1.691 Recreation committee, 1,116.25 Adams County Cancer Society i 1.000 ' United Defense Fund, Inc., - * 008 ; Operating expense, t 500 Total $9,815.25 Co-chairmen Linn and Halterman have not yet announced their organization for; the drive.: .lb was understood that divisional chairmen for industry, retail store, professional and fraternal groups were being enrolled for the citywide solicitation of funds. Th(e chairmen hope to obtain sufficient leaders and coworkers so that the drive can be completed within a couple of weeks. Many Men In Service / Estimating that more than 225 men front this city and county are serving in the armed forces, the directors of the, Decatur Community Fund endorsed the allotment of S9OB for the United Defense Fund. This organization, known as one of the Red Feaiher agencies, will launch its naU>n-wide drive Sep-, tember 30. The UDF provides capteens and entertainment for the 1 then in uniform. Community Chest Organizations in Fort Wayne, Bluffton and other cities will be conducted simultaneously with the Decatur campaign. Practically all of the money rate- • ed for the Community Fund is used locally. The Salvation Army, which has been included in' the local budget ever since it was- established, t conducts ji special service unit (Tur® To Pace Kight) Schedule Hearings On All Tax Budgets State Hearings Set Here For October 9 ' A letter received today by county auditor Thurman I. Drew from the state board of tax commissioners sets forth the schedule of hearings on all budgets of taxing units; The day-long proceedings will be held Tuesday. October 9, and bejgiti at 9 a.m., then continue in two sessions until completed. During the day. objectors may be’ heard for any of the specific budgets. * I The morning schedule.., in order . is: county. Blue Creek, French; Hartford, Jefferson, Kirkland, Mon-, roe. Preble, Root, St. Mary’s, Union, I Wabash and Washington. : In the afternoon the remaining] budgets will be reviewed, includ- 1 Ing those of Berne civil, Berne' school, Berne library; Geneva civilj I Geneva library, Monroe civil, De-j catur civil, Decatur school, Deca- f tar library, Adams Central Con-: sblidated school, and the appeal td. the Adams Central (Consolidated school. The latter was filed the forepart of this week by objectors to the sinking fund included in the Adams Central budget, J

- w— — ■ ~J « ' v . Seven Die Jn Wisconsin Tornado ” IB 4 ' -• t i- - SEVEN PERSONS lost tbeir lives in a tornado that whirled through, central Wisconsin. Above ig the wreckage of the (arm home of Jaines McGuire at Columbia Cedfhty. lifted fiOO feet from Its hpiridation. Mrs. Alice McGuire, 32, trapped in the home with her three children. wSI killed. The children ’were not seriously hurt. A family.of 5 Was killed at Waupaca. |

Democratic Women Meet Last Evening \ National Observance Market In Decatur In observance of Democratic women's day, as by President Truman ,Jo celebrate the 12th anniversary pf the organ-’ izing of the national women’s division, members of the Adams Coutity Democratic Women’s club met last night at Decatur high school. Mrs. Charles Lose, president presided over the meeting. M<s. Lose announced that the annual luncheon of the state club i will be held Saturday nooij in the Mu?at Temple at Indianapolis. Tickets priced at $2.50 may be purchased from Mrs. - Lose. A reception is to be held at 2 p. m. at the Democrat club, 211 North ■ Delaware. Guests attending the luncheon will he seated according tp congressional districts, with the vice-chairmen acting as hostesses. Mns. Lose is the Adams county vice-chairman. Mrs. Margaret G’Ribrdan, national committeewoman from Massachusetts. will be the principal speaker and Mrs. Dorothy Girton, editor of\ the Democrat Digest, will be on the day’s program. Mrs. Load reported that Mrs. Ruby Ware, of Fort Wayne, state vice-chairman, had returned from Washington, D. C., where she presented a check i'to national vicechairman India Edwards, for In((liana’s share of the quota set to help defray expenses of the national convention. Indiana has been the first state the past two years to meet their quota early. Mrs. Luella Ellsworth, of Decatur, Mrs. J. Augsburger. of Geneva, and Mrs. Elmer Beer of Berne, were appointed to the nominating committee and will present a slate of candidates at the next meeting. Democrat city candidates were present at the meeting -.and spoke briefly. John Stults. candidate for mayor in the November general election, outlined hi* platform in (Turn T» Pace KishO 1 Rotary Club Host To Bluffton Club . The Decatur Rotary club was ‘host to Bluffton Rotarians in a .joint. Informal meeting Thursday ’evening at the K. of home In this city. Several members of both clubs enjoyed golf during the | afternoon at the? Decatur Golf .course, followed by th? evening dinner meeting. i A Efcrne quartet composed of ;Carl Luginbill, Omer Neuenischwander. Jack Purvis and Lejland Neuen, presented a number |of splendid selection. Highlight of • the program was . the Defcatur club’s sergeant-at-arms, Ray Leitz, who fined practically all present, for actual or Imagined misdeeds. Clarence Ziner was chairman of the event, with John Welch, president of the Decatur club, presiding.

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Cordier Unable To ' Appear In Decatur W, Guy Brown, superintendent of city schools, talked with Andrew W. Cordier, executive secretary of Trygve Lie, secretary-gen-eral of the United Nations organization, in New' York City, this morning. A personal friend of the former history professor at Manchester College, Brown invited ‘ Cordier* to make an address In this city during United, Nations week in October. ’ Cordier informed Brown that he> would be unable to accept the invitation and fill the local date, because he was leaving for Europe this month, to arrange for , the UN meeting in Paris in February. Brpwn is a member of the Rotary club cpmmmittee, which plans to have a United Nations program sometime this fall. Draft Board Issues Calls For October Announcement was made today by the Adams ■ county selective service board of two calls, one of them October 8 when 25 youths must report r for their pre-iriduc-tion physical examinations, while nine must for induction to Indianapolis October 15. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cooler tonight with light to locally heavy froat over most of statel Saturday fair and a little warmer in af- ’ ternoon. Low tonight 28 to 33 north, .32 to 36 south. High Saturday 60 to 65 north, 65 to 70 south.

Polish Girl, 6; Battles Language Handicap Here

You must first of ail understand the plight of Jadwiga Halikowski — who is a young girl in search of an education : in a confused Oworld—then you will have the answer to many things. Young/Jadwiga is a slx-year-old Polish girl in the first grade of the St. Joseph's school here, and she’s seeking an American education though she speaks no English. Hers is at present a world of stress, confusion and assimilation, but these to a slx-year-old /for'tunately are not Insurmountable. \ Jadwiga is—to use that terribly outworn and not particularly enlightened word —a refugee, and more recently, a displaced person, and that is such a hot description either. ’ The idea now, though, is to develop that sense of security so essential to everybody who Jives in this country, especially when one is very young. You’ve got to develop the poise that means a constant display of happy emotions, including running and skipping and laughing and sin? ing—and trying desperately to get an education. ' » And Jadwiga is trying; she’s putting everything she’s, got into

Training Course For 6irl Scout Leaders Three-Day Course Here Next Month Mrs, C. Doyle Collier announces a training course of five sessions Jor Girl Scout leaders, to be heW th American Legion home beginning Tuesday evening, October 9,i ; an(| ending Friday morning, October 12. Two competent trainers? Mrs. W. Len Parker, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Hamilton W. Putnam, of Jeffersonville, have been secured fdr the 12-hour course. Mrs. Parker, who is president of the Fort Wayne Girl Scout council, has been in Decatur on several occasions as speaker for the Girl Scout leaders’ club. She has made a specialty of nature study, outdoor recreation, games and dancing, and her particular field is scout wqrk and the badge program. ■: Mrs. Putnam formerly resided In D® catur and was active in Girl Scout troop and council work here. She has had special training In recreation and council management. wlth, 3 emphasis on the Brownie Scout program. Following is the daily schedule tor the gburse: Oct. 9— 7 p. m. to 10 p. m; Oct. 10 —1:15 p. m. to 3:15 p. m. and 7 p. m. to 10» p. m. , Oct. 11 —1:15 p. m. to 3:15 p. m. Evening session for council members only. * Oct. 12—8:45 a. m. to 10:45 a.m. A certificate will be awarded <Tara To aix> ■ • 1 r-

the venture, but it’s difficult when , the means of communication —a qommon language—doesn’t exist. That Jadwiga will learn someday to speak English well is a foregone conclusion. When she will learn It, though, is a different but important matter..!. She’s getting lots of assistance from sympathetic adults/ but all agree that it will take time. For one thing, Jadwiga is under the tutelage of several persons in town, besides her teacher, notably, Mrs. Annette Schulte, who can understand Polish but speak it. Mrs. "Schulte has brought the child to school, taken her into her ho*ne during the lunch hour, and ca,red for her immediately after school in the in the \hope of instilling some English in the child. "It’S terribly difficult for her,” Mrs. Schulte said, “it’s ail so confusing!” : .H ji >Jr. and Mrs. Stanislaus Halikowski are Polish, and they know several' dramatic things: what it is like to be in a concentration camp of *the Germans; what It is like to be tagged “a displaced person" and shunted around from camp to <Tara T® Pas® Ms)

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—■ New GE Department Setup Is Announced Wichman Is Named General Manager W. C. Wichman, general manager of the specialty transformer and ballast department of the General Electric company in Fort Wayne, has been named general manager of the newly-foftmed component produces division, P.obert 11 Paxton, executive vicepresident of GE, has Paxtop said that effective Oct. 1 the small apparatus division of the GenM-al lUdctflc; company, with hfjtauarters in Lynn, Mass., will be dWontinued. and the new component products division will be established With headquarters in Fort Wayne. The fractional horsepower motor, specialty transformer and ballast, and Fort Wayne works service departments, formerly included in the small apparatus divisoins, will constitute the new component products division. The Decatur GE plant will be in (his dtvisipn. Named Manager C- H. Rinne, manager of finance of the specialty transformer and ballast department, has been named general manager of t&at department, Wichman announced. C. W. Mpeller, assistant to the manager of engineering i*n the fractional horsepower motor divisions, will constitute the new finance an<i W. D, Moore will be legal counsel for the -component products division, Wichman said. Wichman was graduated from lowa State College in 1928 and that year enrolled in thA-business course in the general office at Schenectady. In he was named supervisor of ebsts at the Erie works and in 1934 was transferred to \the staff of the auditor, works accounts,, Schenectady. In 1938 he was transferred to Fort Wayne as assistant works accountant and promoted to works accountant in 1941. In 1947 he was named assistant to the manager, F-ort Wayne works, and in the same year ?vas named manager of the specialty, transformer and ballast divisions of the apparatus departments. \ , ' ■ "" 7” J- : : Farmer Believed To Be Suicide Victim v Found Dead In Home Destroyed By Fire Osia Chrisman, 63, a farmer of near Linn Grove was believed to have burned down his home and committed euicide sometime after 8 a.m. today. The body, burned to a crisp, was fopnd in a southwest room of the seven-room home which was completely destroyed by fire. Sheriff Bob Shralpka, who along with deputy sheriff Jim Cochran is investigating, stated that Berne fire chief Ermin Bixler expred?ed the belief that gasoline- or some other highly inflammable fluid used to spread the flames. Coroner Harmon Gillig brought the badly burned body to Decatur in an effort to determine whether or not there were any bullet wounds in the body! \ Chrisman had recently sold his farm and the personal property was to be sold at public auction Saturday. However, neighbors of the man quoted him as saying that he would “be in eternity before Saturday.” The suicide suspect reportedly carried a gun with him at times and allegedly threatened “to get others as well as himself.” However, the first search of the ruine revealed no guns to investigating officers and firemen. Chrisman was married, three times, the last two ending in dk voVce. He has a sister living in Linn Grove who survives, as well as children in Fort Wayne.

r xa mi I. !■»l■!■■ ■■■■»!.!■ —M Gen. Bradley In Tokyo To Meet Ridgway Top Military Man Os United States \ In Review Os War Tokyo, Sept. 28.—(UP)—General of the army Omar N. Bradley, America’s top military man, and Charles E.\ Bohlen, its No.\l Russian expert, arrived in Tokyo today. They\ will discuss with GeD. Matthew B. Ridgway the Korean cease-fire situation and the possibility that full scale war might erupt. Officially, the chairman of the chiefs of staff and the state department counselor came for “a routine sbrvey of the entire Korean situation.” \ \ But as they arrived, the Korean armistice negotiations faced a grave threat of Complete collapse, and the United Nation® command faced the possibility of a full-scgle war against the Communists. Bradley, his wife and Bohlen landed at Haneda airport outside Tokyo in an air force Constellation plane and hastened at into the city. . - , : ' '■ Shortly before Bradfey arrived the Peiping radio, mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist government, ydenounedd Ridgiray’s new proposal to shift the scene of cease-fire talks from Kaesogn to Songhyon, in no man’s land eight miles southeast. ’ Ridgway is “carrying put orders from Washington to use the change-of-site question to block the’ resumption of the cease-fire conference,” Peiping said. Red* On Attack Bth Army Headquarters, Korea, Sept. 28.—(UP) — Thousand? of Communist troops hit the United Nations line along a 60-mile front ' across Korea today in the biggest series of Red attacks in recent -weeks. • ( The Chinese and, Korean Reds struck in compaiy to battalion strength all the way from the previously quiet wesVcentral front above Seoul to “punchbowl valley” north of Inje in 'the eastern mountains. ' > * i, AH initial enemy thrusts were repulsed, but fighting still raged in <Tur" To Pa«e »lx) P v — Adult Typing Class Planned At School r Hold First Meeting Here Monday Night Preliminary plans were drawn up today fdr an adult typing class to be conducted one evening a week in the Decatur high school. According to principal Hugh J. Andrews and commercial instructor Maynard Hetrick, an al meeting is scheduled for next Monday, in room 200 of the high school, at 7 p.m. At the same time, Andrews stated that other classes will be formed if there is sufficient demand for them. In mind is a class on tax problems and economics, he said, for which feelers are being sent out. In the past there have been inquirtes for such classes, and Andrews indicated that any one desiring further information about adult classes —even other than typing—should meet Monday. Hetrick said that a minimum of persons would be required to assure the class. He added that at the Monday meeting, term fees will be discussed along with the work covered in the course. The typing plass will meet each Monday, according to present plans, from 6:30 to'B p.m. Should a minimum number show interest at the organizational meeting, the first class will start the following Monday, October 8.

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Hughes Recesses House To Monday; Defies Pleas For Remedial Action Indianapolis, i Sept. 28 —(UP)-— Governor Schricker described today as “tragic and undemocratic" a Republican majority legislative maneuver which postponed action on th|e public welfare problem for three days and may have defaulted $3,500,000 in federal funds. \ “It is a tragedy the hou?e would adjourn in this undemocratic way/ I Schricker said at a preas conference, after speaker W. O. 'Hughes adjourned a 3Osecond session of /the house until Monday despite calls tor a roll call vote. . ■ i. Hughes defied a Democratic plea/ for “remedial, legislation” by Sept. 30 to keep the state from losing' funds withheld during the present quarter because of a new law , ing welfare rolls to public inspeo- , tion. . ■ J “This is the most violent example ' of , undemocratic government we have witnessed in a long time,” , Schricker said. f He said it indicated the GOP majority was not even certain of its hold on the house, which it conjjtrols by a 69-to-31 margin. Up to [2l GOP house members have been , reported as favoring a Democratic s plan to postpone effectiveness of j the “anti-secrecy” law until 1953. t “This is just walking out on the public and the taxpayer,” the goverI nor sid, adding situation was - comparable to a case hi the civil war when a "copperhead” Indiana , legislature frustrated Governor >\ Morton's efforts to equip Indiana , troops and help save the Union. Schricker said he previously ha 4 1 been hopeful of GOP efforts to meet the issue promptly. He said he cancelled a trip to a governors' conference this week-end so he could be here to sign welfare legislation. “That shows my good faith in the matter,” said Schricker. Democrats accused the GQP immediately of adjourning so the legislators could attend college foot- I ball games tomorrow. The house met for 30 seconds and adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday, the day after the present fiscal quarter ends. Governor Schricker told the lawmakers at the outset of their special session last Monday that if they didn’t act by Sunday, their only recourse for back sums withheld by federal security administrator Oscar Ewing was a favorable U.S. supreme court ruling. , ' , ’ With the house in adjournment, no bill can be passed before Oct. 1. The house, 69 to Republican, took the action after senate majority Republicans failed yesterday to keep off the floor a bill postponing effectiveness of the controversial “anti-secrecy” law until 1953. but suceeded in preventing a Deipopratic move for an immediate final showdown on the issue. The GOP delay strategy unfolded after the party’s state committee met in the wee small hours and reaffirmed its “stand pat” attitude (Tara T® Pase Ki*ht) Week Observed Here By Business Wooden This week is being observed as national business and professional women’s week. The “ Decatur club was organized 14 years ago, with Miss Matilda Sellemeyer as the first president, Mrs. Max Schafer is now preTsident of the , group. Thb year’s program is built around the theme, “Full partnership for the job ahead.” * r ’ The club is actively backing equal rights day and women in uniform dayi. A/district meeting will be held Tuesday at~ r the\ Honeywell community building In Wabash, and the next monthly meeting of the local BPW club will be held Oct. It) at the Masonic h«yi. The local club is sponsoring a Girl Scout troop, donating blooa and assisting during visits of the bioodmahlle unit. Miss Joan Wemhoff Is head pf the club’s volunteer service to the Salvation Army and Red Cross in the community.