Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XLIX. No. 230.

DECATUR MAN KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT

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, Dedication services for the new addition to the iZiqn Evangelical and Reformed church and open house at the newly decprated parsonage will he held in Decatur Sum day. There will be morning and afternoon services and following the afternoon services, open house will be held by the Rev. and Mrs. William Feller at the parsonage until 9 o'clock p.m. The dedication marks the first phase of a building program, according to the church officials: This first phase includes the redCcorat-. ing. of the interior of the church proper; installation of new light fixtures;’ installation of a new chancel and the construction* of a large addition to the north end of the main building, \which will be used as a Sunday schbol and recreational center. I ’ ; t The present new structure l is one story. but ( \ plans are already made in the second phase of the program to add a second story to the * building. Original plans and drawings were made by. engineers,' George Ant ilia and Edward Wert, both members of the local church. O.U Kirsch and Luther Clase, trustees, - supervised construction and Albert Harlow, also a trustee, supervised the landscaping. Actual construction work fcas done by Yost Construction Co. and the brick work was done by Hammond' Brothers. Engle and Kiess had the electrical contract and the plumbing and heating was done by Haugk’s. Ashbaucher’s had. the roofing contract. The new addition is one story aud consists of two main rooms. The smaller of the two is for nursery J

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and beginners'' classes and Tan be divided by telescoping doors into two'rooms. The other room can be divided into eight small rooms with folding" doors. The floor for the second story already has been built into the building and church officials say that a second story will be added in the near future. The chancel furniture was constructed and installed by Josephinum Church Furniture Co.'of Columbus, O. ’> j - , v The complete program for the day appears in the Zion church announcements today on page two. .-4-1- — . Lose's Barber Shop Robbed Friday Night —lnvestigation continues into; the breakin and |)prgla,ry of the Lose Barber shop, I 129 West Madison street, sometime after 6 p.m. Friday, where more than SSO was reportedly stolqhi . 1; . . The breakin\ was accomplished by breaking the glass in the front door. Once inside the intruders, failing to nnlock the cash drawer, lifted the iriprble top and extracted the money through a hole. Other money, it was learned from the investigation, was left untouched, and' some 1 of the coins were strewn on the marble shelf, indicating that the burglars might have been presed for time. Noon Edition

Report Strange Subs Sighted Near Alaska U.S. Investigating Reports Os Strange Subs Near Ahchoroge Anchorage, Sept. 29. — , U.S. army, navy and air force are ... investigating the sighting of submarines "definitely not American" off the coast of the Kenai peninsula, legs than 160 miles Trom Anchorage; a high military source said today. The military official, who would not' permit use of his name, revealed That two U.S. fish, and wildlife agents sighted the submarines, one on Aitg. 28, and the other on Sept. 12. Investigating®-officers "definitely” ruled out the possibility that the reported subs were U.S. vessels. Donald Cross, field and wildlife service field agent, was revealed to have told a joint ariby-navy-air force investigating board last week that he saw a submarine of the German Snorklo-type surface off Dick Arm at 2 p.m. Aug. 28. Dick Arm is on the tip of the Kenai peninsula, southwest of Anchorage. Cross told the'board he got into his small boat and paddled away from the area. He said he was close to the sub to hear the sound of its diesel engines and the peculiar suction sound of its Snorkel apparatus, Cross said he could not comment on the report because military intelligence officers had contacted him and ordered him not to discuss It with anone. The second sub report came from -Tom Costello, fisheries biologist, who said he saw what looked like a submarine while flying from Elgin Island in Coek Inlet to Anchorage at 6:30 p.ni. Sept. 1.2. “We were flying at, about 1,500 feet and were about 20 miles away from Kalgin Island when I saw it," Costello said. "It was a long Cigarshaped object and my Jirst impression was that it was a. sub. It was standing still. •' f "I said to the rest of the fellows in the plane, 'what is that down there. a sub?’ They looked down and stud I was wrong, that it was a sandbar. But I know it wasn't the sandbar because.! saw that first, then I saw the object.” Costello said when he looked again in about 30 seconds, the object was gone. ) 2 ■— - 'P' -v Reporter Balks At Giving Testimony New Clues Sought At Boyle Hearing Washington, Sept. 29 —(UP) — A criine reporter who balked on the witness stand sent senators tecurrying after four new clues today in - their investigation of Democratic national chairman William M. Boyle, Jr, t The senate's permanent investigating committee ordered Boyle's bank account seised and subpenaed a St. Louis bookkeeper for . questioning on Wednesday. The committee also planned to call Republican national chairman Guy George Gabrielson for questioning on his RFC dealings next Thursday. Testimony by Theodore C. Link. St. Louis reporter, yesterday blew! up:plans for an immediate wind-up .of the senate investigation into charges that Bdyle received 18.000 from the American Lithoflod v Corp., after the St. Louis printing firm got $565,000 "in loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corp. Boyle lias denied the charges under oath. 2 ’j The committee put Link, author of -the charges, under oath \yekterday ahd asked him* If the story was true. Link balked. He admitted he had no “personal knowledge” of the truth off the story, but said he got his Information frorii two “reliable sources.” He refused to name the Confidential sources, but; agreed tb “try to” talk (hem lnto z testifying. Senate investigators were prepared to suhpena Boyle's bank account when Washington ,>anks reopen Monday. Link said one of (Tara Tn Paaa Ms)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 29, 1951

Plan Autopsy To Fix Identity Os Victim Officials Continue ; Probe At Linn Grove Adams county authorities today were planning an autopsy in an attempt to learn the identity of a man whose lifeless body, burned beyond recognition, was found m the farm home of Osia O. Christ ,h.an, near Linn Grove, Friday morning. Although the body is believed to be that of Chrisman, aged 63. sheriff Bob Shraluka and coronar Harmon Gillig are continuing their investigation, seeking ,tp definitely fix the victim’s 1460111#. it at all possible, Neighbors told authorities that Chrisman had been despondent since his second wife recently divorced him, had scheduled his cwn funeral and told neighbors that “I’ll be in eternity by Saturday."'l It is believed that Chrisman set fire to the house after pouring gasoline throughout the rooms. A drum of gasoline, nehrly empty. ' was found near the house, which was destroyed by the blaze, which was discovered by neighbors about 8:15 a. m. The body was removed about three hours later a*tar the Berne fire department hud extinguished the flames. 1 Authorities said Chrisman had sold his 27 acres of land about. a 1 week ago and had scheduled a, sale to dispose of farm machinery and other belongings for today. The body was removed to the Yager funeral home in Berne, with funeral services, pending' the autopsy and official action, tentatively sot for 2 p. m. Sunday iu the Christian Congregaitonal church at Linn Grove, the Kev. Homer Studabaker off(dlatiug ; 'TBuHal will be in Greenwood cemetery near Linn Grove. \ Chrisman has two sons, Albert and William 0., both of Fort , Waynetwo daughters, Mrs. Bertha Boice of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Joe Ayoub of Utcia, N. Y.; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and three sisters, Mrs. Clara Pearson of Linn Grove, Mrs. Mattie Chandler of Toledo. 0., and Mrs. Mary Ramsey of Fort Wayne„ Britain Will Carry Oil Dispute To UN Dispute With Iran To Security Council London. Rept. 29 —(l TP)-Diplo-matic quarters predicted today that Britain will order its war to intercept any foreign tankers. Communist or otherwise f which load Iranian oil. The diplomatic correspondent of the pro-government Daily Mirror said he understood the cabinet plans to order the seizure of “any oil found' in transit from Abadan" on grounds that it .is British property.. The action was foreshadowed in the labor government’s announcement last' night that it will take its worsening oil dispute with Iran to the United Nations security council on \Monday. The announcement said Britain proposed to “take all practicable steps to prevent" any attempt" by Iran to dispose of products from its southern oil fields <0 third parties pending action by the s«r curtly council. It said Briatin regards southern Iran’s oil products as, still the property of the British-owned An-glo-Iranian oil company despite the 'nationalization of the industry by Iran. V Other developments in the dispute included: ' United Nations. N. Y. —Joao Carlos Muniz of Brazil, president of the security council for Octd- >< her, called an urgent meeting of the 11-nation group for 10:30 a.nL EST Monday at Flushing Meadow, to consider the British appeal. . A Washington —The U. S. prepared a new compromise proposal for . settlement of the dispute envisioning establishment of a new oil company with a y neutral (rector. It would replace both tha British company and the Iranian' . established Iranian National OR company. V \ Moscow — The Soviet government stayed officially aloof from (Twa Te iPaffe Six)

Senate Passes Bill To Boost Income Taxes J Conference Group \ I Os House I To Set Compromise Washington, l Sept. 29.—(UP)4* X confN'ence committee will go to Work next week to decide whether most persons will have to pay an increase or'll or 12 percent this year on their Income taxes. The committee faces the\ task of compromising the 87,200.000,000 tax boost passed by the house in June and the 85,5QQ,009,000 measure approved by the senate last night. J Both bills fall Jar short of the } 0.700.000,000\ tax Increase repeatlly requested by President Truan. who thinks anything less will plunge the government into the put both measures carry heavy income tax increases for individuals and corporations, and new or increased excise taxes on cigarettes, beer, liquor, gasoline, automobiles and other items. \ < The senate passed its bill. 57 to |9. After nine days of debate which kept the chambej in session for eight tp 12 hours daily. ,Some senators who voted against tiie bill complained that it •Inequitable” and too small to balance the climbing federal budget. Others said they opposed it because federal spending could be cut by . rotting out "waste and extravagance.” The senate measure carries an t it percent increase in the payments qf most individual income taxpayers instead of the 12 % percent * i|Mie voted by the house. j F*or upper bracket taxpayers, the senate voted a more complicated formula. They will pay a tax increase equal to eight percent of the difference between the ta# due under the present taw and the net taxable Income —that is, after deductions and exemptions. Personal income tax increases and excise tax boosts would be effective Nor. 1 undetf the senate bip, The bouse voted for a Sept. 1 ef4 fectlve date, but a provision ing retroactive payments is Undoubtedly out of the question. Both the house and senate versions call for excise tax increases one cent a package on cigarets, half a cent on a gallon of gasoline, |1 on a barrel'of beer and 30 cents on a fifth of 100 proof whisky. The present seven percent tax on the manufacturers* price for" automobiles would go up to 10 percent. Decatur Ministers Will Meet Monday The Decatur ministerial association , will meet Monday at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor, of- the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. All members of the association: ar® to attend. Says Plot To Oust Peron Went Wrong Rebel Leader Says Plans Went Wrong : Montevideo, Uruguay, Sept. 29 -S(UP) —An Argentine rebel/leader said today plans for the unsuccessful revolt against ddht Juan D. Peron appeared foolproof but “something • went wrong." Navy Capt. Vincente M. Baroja described the military uprising after fleeing by air yesterday to Uruguay. He was interned here along with more than 70 other Argentine officers. ' Uruguay announced their captaured planes and arms will be returned to Argentina. 1 “In theory, our plan could not fgll <0 succeed," Baroja said. *• . . . something went wrong. Our failed." Baroja, commander of the Pun-> ta Ihdio naval airbase, led 20 planes over Buenos Aires to drop leaflets at the start of the revolt at 7:30 a. m. yesterday. The leaflets pledged the rebels would give the nation a “dignified. free and truly democratic life" in place of the Peron government's “demagogic preaching (Yom Te Muse Ms)

Dwight F. Felty Fatally Injured Early Tpday In Accident East O£Decatur

Bradley, Ridgway In Urgent Confab May Lead To UN's Ultimatum To Reds Tokyo, Sept. 29 — (UP)—Gen. Omar "N, Bfadley and Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway began today a series of urgent conferences w.hich may lead tb a United Nations ultimatum to the Communists. ~ it 1 was speculated that Bradley, chairman of the U. S. joint chiefs of staff, brought the supreme UN commander permission <0 fix a dtodlihe for the Reds to quit sibling anaTeswwe the suspendw armistice talks* . * Ridgway was understood to have asked for such c permission during a previous breakdown in the cease-fire, conference. If the Reds should refuse to comply with the proposed allied- demand, the UN command presumably would begin an all-out "war against them. - Bradley and Ridgway began tneir' talks while still awaiting a Communist ireply to the UN\ commander’s proposal of Thursday to shift the armistice parley from Kaesong to the vicinity of the noman’sland town of’ Soughyon. eight miles to the southeast. ' The Reds were expected <0 reject it- A Peiping broadcast denounced the proposal as another attempt to block the armsitice conference. The Communists were reluctant to abandon K aesoll because It is behind their lines and gives them a chance <0 make it appear that ,the allies are going to the Reds to seek peace. The Communists also have found Kaesong convenient fpr taking charges of UN violations of its nuetrality. ' At the same time, Charles E. (Chip) Bohlen, state department expert on Russia who accompanied Bradley here, met with Ridgway’s political adviser. \ Bradley and Bohlen arrived in Tokyo by’ air from- Washington Friday ni£ht on official sources tried to pass off as a “routine survey” of the entire Korean situation. However, it eare( i obvious that they came here to se what <Tnr» Te Pare Six) \ ■' l ■ ’ Red Troops Batter ! Futilely At Allies Commuhists Strike \ Along Key Sectors \ Bth Army Headquarters, Korea, Sept. 29 —(UP) —R£d troops battered at the United Nations line across Korea Cor the third straight day today/ln a largely futile effort to win >ack terrain lost to the Sth army’s “operation killer.” The Communists struck in key sectors along a 60-mile front from a point north of Seoul in the west to the eastern mountains in strength ranging from 40 to 2,500 men, but were cut down unmercifully by UN artillery and Red attacks drove allied forces from two bills southeast of the big central front bastion of Kumsong Friday, but UN troOps routed an enemy regiment and recaptured one of them an hour latef in a counterattack. Fifth air force fighter-bombers supported the counter-attack with their heaviest air ’blow of the war agqinst a ?|pglp.. objective. P-51 Mustangs and marine Corsairs blasted 1 , burned and strafed the enemy with 122 bomb, napalm and machine-gun strikes. , 4 Altogether, the Bth army counted 796 Communist ! dead after Friday’s fighting all along the front. Eighth army officers said they did not. consider the Communist drive a counter-offensive because of the limited strength of the enemy attacks. ? t, “The Communists are just becoming obnoxious,” an Bth army brefing officer said.

Score G.O.P. For Recess Os Special Session 'Footßall Fumble' Charged As House In Weekend Recess Sept. 29 —(tJP) — Indiana Democrats blamed Republicans for an- “83,500,000 football fumble" whidh sent the special legislative session to the sidelines today and may cost the state its thiref-quiarter federal welfare grant. \ During the weekend recess, both parties lined up support and pointed to a final showdown on the “anti-secrecy” welfare law next week. As play .ended Friday, minority Democrats controlled the senate thanks to two GOP rebels, and Republicans were not sure of the house where they have a 69-31 majority. Governor SchriCker said GOP uncertainty about how many votes they controlled In the house ac : counted for yesterday’s half-minute session which left no hope Indiana could meet a Sept. 3b deadline. “The house adjournment was a 83.500.006 football fumble.” said Ben. Herman O. Evans, !>., Blepmington. Senate Democratic leader ‘Leo Stenile. Jasper, said it meant Indiana' will lose that amount in federal welfare aid for the past three months because the state welfare still violates federal social security \ "It appears that it is more important,” Stemle said, “for some legislators to adjourn so as to make it possible to attend a college football game.” Democrats claimed that failure of the legislature to act by this weekend ruined hopes to get August and September federal payments because regulations 1 prohibited adjusjtments for a fiscal quarter after it ended. The current quarter ends tomorrow midnight. The fuids were withheld because Indiana enacted the “antirsecrecy” law. Meanwhile, legislators speculated on the effects of U.S. senate passage ot an amendment which would prohibit federal authorities from j withholding public assistance funds j from states which make public thenames of persons receiving aid. I 'Thq amendment by Sen. William I E. Jenner, R., Ind., was tacked on the 85.500,000.000 tax increase bill which passed last night. It was the third time the senate had approved the “anti-secrecy” provision. The other times, the house failed to okay it, Now, however, the house ways and means committee has advanced a bill with similar provisions and will consider >it early next (Tara Ta Fake Six) ■ ,4. — —l J.' ■ , ■ Bierly To Address Meeting Here Tonight G. Remy Bierly, joint f state representative from Adams and .Wells counties, has arranged for a public meeting at Decatur high school at 8:30 o’clock tonight. The meeting will be held in room 205 and Bierly has invited all persons interested in the special session of the Indiana general assembly and especially those interested in the welfare legislation. Bierly arrived home Friday night for the weekend and stated that he desires to learn more about the opinion of his constituents concerning proposed legislation. He said that tonight’s meeting would be in the form of a round-table discussion. Ur. Harry Hebble, Adams county \Democrat chairman, will preside at the meeting which will be open to the general public. Other proposed legislation in addition to welfare also will be discussed. Bierly will return Sunday night for the second week of the general assembly. ; \

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Wife In Hospital Two Others Escape Serious Injury As Car; Leaves Highway Dwight Frederick Felty; 30. of- - North Fifth street, and an employe of the Decatur (Jenera! Electrie plant, was-fatally injured shortly after 3 o'clock tills morning in an auto accident on U.S, highway 224. about 300 feet east of the In-diana-Ohio state line. Felty apparently lost control of his car, enroute west, which plunged down an embankment and then rolled - irUo a 1 field. The Decatur man was pinned in the wreckage and was extricated with considerable difficulty. Felty was brought to Decatur in a local ambulance but wks pronounced dead on, arrival at the Adams county memorial hospital. He suffered , a broken neck and a fractured skull. The victim’s wife, Mildred. 29, Is a patient, at the hospital, suffering from shock and chest injuries. Mrs. Felty’s sister, Mrs. Wayne Fisher, 22, of Schirmeyer street, was given emergency treatment for minor injuries and then dismissed. Mrs. Felty’s mother, Mrs. Frank Knit tie. of South Second street, escaped with only minor injuries and * as removed to her home. Sheriff and state trooper Ted Biberstine were called to the scene of the accident, and aided in directing traffic and investigation until arrirwl of Ohio state police: ■ Born Near Geneva 4, Felty was born east of Geneva June 7, 1921, a son of John and Pearl BoehnkFelty. His father served as Adams county assessor a , number of years ago. He was ''a member, of the Apple Grove United Brethren church, east of Geneva. A veteran of World War 11, Felty was a ‘ member of A’dams Post 43, American Legion. Surviving in addition to his wife, Mildred Knittie Smith; are four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Lobsiger of Decatur. Mrs. Adah Meyer and Mrs. Miriam' Meyer, both of Geneva, and Mrs. Esther Sipe of Monroe. Funeral:services will be conduct-" ed at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at .the Black funeral home, ,the Rev. J. Clair Peters of Huntington officiating, Burial will be in Riverside cemetery /t Geneva. The American Legion will conduct military rites at the cemetery. Friends , may call at the funeral home after'V 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon. i'a - ■' Decatur Returns To Standard Time Decatur and Adorns county, in company with most of the nation, to standard time tonight. . *|A i ■: ' ; At midnight tonight, clocks are scheduled to be moved back here one hour, making up for the hour “lost” last April when daylight savings (time went into effect for the summer months. Effective tomorrow, churches, / business houses, industry and transportation will return to central standard time. '■, Jack Frost Makes His Initial Visit Jack Frost made his first autumnal visit to Decatur and area during the night. Local residents reported that thermometers drogped to 32 and 34 degrees. Signs of a killing frost were shown on flowers, tomatoes and other plants. At 6:30 this morning most thermometers registered .34 degrees. Farmers said that most of the corn would not be injured by the frost, as it was through the growing stage. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and a little warmer tonight. Sunday Increasing cloudiness and warmer. Low tonight 40 to 45 north, 44 to 48 south. "