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Vol. XLIX. No. 236.

WAR IN KOREA FLARES UP WITH NEW FURY

Giants, Yanks Meet Today in 3rd Series Tilt Series Shifts To Polo Grounds For Next Three Games New York, Oct. 6— (UP)—Jim Hearn, who gave the New‘York Giants a tremendous Jlift by winning the opening of the -National league playoff series from the Dodgers, was called on today to oppose Vic Raschi and give Leo Durocher’s wondrous team a 2-1 edge over the New York Yankees /*« in this somewhat blase > world series. ’• As the scene shifted from-mas-sive Yankee Stadium to the Polo Grounds—scene of the “Chinese" home run. the fans seemed to l>e oply warming up .to what so far • has been the most anti-climactic world series ever-played. Even the Giants® appeared to he getting the world series fever for the first time. / ' ■ / Manager Leo Durocher admitted ' his Giants needed a day, or two to get over their fantastic National league victory and settle down to real business against the Yam kees. He gave the impression that the Giants were just out there on. a lark in those first two games and only now were begini ning to feel the revival of their fierce competitive spirit. The next three games will be played at the Polo\ Grounds\ with the last two, if necessary, scheduled for the Yankee Stadium. Indications were, after the first two games, that the series would almost certainly go six games and possibly, seven.. The Yankees remained reasonably solid 15-10 to T 17-10 picks, depending upon' which odds-makers happened to be quoting figures. • \ Hearn,' a powerful righthander, was one of the greatest Cinderella stories of this great Cinderella teamLittle more than a year ago, Hearn' was a washed-up pitcher with al strong arm, whom the St. Louis ’ Cardinals were , happy to give up for the |IO,OOO waiver price. Then he stormed I down the stretch ot the 1950 season to wind up with an 11-4 record. \ This season, he has been even better. His record is 17-9 am) he has shown the ability to win the money games. . ] Sal Maglie will follow Hearn tomorrow and it will be Dave Koslo on Monday unless the Giants lose today and tomorrow, In that case, Durocher\ willJcome back with 23gaine winner Larry Jansen, loser ©f -1 Yankee victory, for the “must” game. ' Mickey Mantle, 20? year-old rook,e Yankee outfielder, Is almost definitely out of tha entire series and manager Casey. Stengel announced that Hank Bauer, who replaced him yesterday, would, continue, to play right field. Mantle’s injury—an astounding jiiece of baseball drama w'hich occurred in the fifth inning yesterday—was diagnosed as a severe sprain' of the right knee. It all began in the fifth inning when Willie Mays lifted a high fly to right center field. Joe-Di-Maggio and Mantle both went’ after the ball and DiMaggio finally camped under it. Mantle, coming fast, from right field ■ suddenly pitched forward and fell flat on his face. At the same Jnstant, DiMaggio caught the ball. v. It appeared at first that Mantle . had merely dropped to, the ground > to give DiMaggid clearance to make the catch. But Mantie lay motionless for seemingly endless seconds. DiMaggio bent over the prone youngster and immediately signalled the Yankee dugout to bring a stretcher. Meanwhile, the Giants had produced the most spectacular player of ibis or many other series in Monte Irvin, the 32-year old negro left fielder who led the National league in runs batftd ih. Irvin, who smashed four hits in (Taro To Pace Three)

Demand All-Out U.S. A-Bomb Production Soviet Disclosure " Brings; New Demand Washingtcin. Oct. 6 —-(UP)— Russia’s confirmation that it has exploded an : atomic bomb set off new congressional demands today for all-out expansion of U.S, atomic, production. J Soviet prejnier Josef Stalin's announcement that Russia is developing atomic energy to used in bombs—and not for peaceful purposes as Russia had previously contended —caused no surprise on Capitol Hill. But there was considerable skepticism abput Russia’s new- bid for international control over atomic energy. , The White House, which had beaten the Kremlin to the draw by its anhouncetyent oLthe Red atomic tests on Wednesday, withheld immediate comment, as did the state department. iSen. Brien McMahon. D.. Conn., chairman of the joint congressional atomic energy com-m-itte. said he would make a statement today. ' \ A ' Rep. M. Jacks6n, D., Wash., a member of the Commit-tee.-said Sthlin’s announcement “only confirms congressional sentiment that this nation should embark on an all-out expansion of our atomic effortl” '! He said he was “confident” that before congress adjourns it will “lay the groundwork for tremendous expansion in our atomic industrial capacity.” Jackson said Stalin was forced to confirm the White House announcement because he “realized wa knew exactly what Russia is up to in atomic development.” A “We can expect more such Russian tests and on a more frequent basis in the future,” .Jackson said. “This is not the time for America to become panicky. “We are substantially ahead In the atomic ra<Je, and America has the capacity to: keep a constant and effective lead. There is virtually no limit on the number of atomic weapons we can if w-e want to make the effort and pay the price.” Report Bond Sales Increase In County T. F. Graliker, chairman of the Adams county defense bond committee. has received a report from the federal reServe banks showing the county’s bond sales for the period beginning September 3 to September 29’. The county's sales were $64,736.79 as compared with $31,005.77 for f September, 1950. Total sales for the state for September were $7,457,914.96 as compared with /'59|,388, 303.67 for the, corresponding period of last year. 1 ‘ ‘3 ' J/'y'"- • Red Men To Sponsor Festival Next Week Fall Festival Here Beginning Tuesday An ot&door fall festival and street fair Will the staged by the Improved Order of Red Men on Cort r street, beginning Tuesday evening. Dr. Harry Hebble. chairman. announced today. V The miniature street fair will comprise rides,: merry-go-round, a Ferris wheel, /apd a. midway of concessions furnished by the Capital Amusement company of Indianapolis. Locdl stands will also line the midway and women ot Pocahontas Idoge. intend to have a food con-, cession.. Lunch and refreshment concessions will also be located on the street between Second and third streets. , Dr. Hobble explained that proceeds derived from the festival will be used to aid orphans ahd to . create a building fund for the local Red Men’s tribe. The city couiciK granted per- ; mission to the Red Men to use |he street from Tuesday through next Saturday night, Hebble stated. I The Capital Amusement company is operated by 0. E. Blessinger. of Muncie, who brought the first, carnival here in 1910 for the Decatur firemen’s convention. Noon Edition - il ~

Premier Stalin Tells Russians Os A-Bomb Test First Confirmation By Soviet Russia Os Exploding Bomb Moscow, Oct. 6—(UP) —Premier Josef Stalin’s announcement that Russia recently exploded an atomic bomb and will test more “of different calibers” in the fu| tiire electrfiied Moscow today. Muscbvi|es ont their way to work clustered around public bulletin boards on th£ city’s principal tboruoghfares reading posted copies of newspapers containing Stalin’s remarks. / The announcement was altpost the sole, topic of-conversation at Moscow’s Bykova airport, where western diplomats gathered to bid goodbye to U. S. Ambassador Alan G. Kirk. > Most of the diplomats agreed th,at this 1 was Stalin’s strongest statement; on ■ atomic weapons. They interpreted; his remarks that tests would be made with bombs of "different calibers” tomean that Russia may be experimenting with other atomic weapons in addition to bombs. Kirk declined comment as he took off for Berlin on the first leg of his trip back the U. S. on leave. Stalin confirmed the first time that atomic bomb in replying to a serier of questions asked by the' official Communist party newspaper Pravda. (Stalin's statement followed by three dajfs President Truman’s announcement that the U. S- had information the Soviet Union recently exploded a second atomic bomb. Russia pever directly confirmed the president’s announce-, ment in 1949 of evidence of the frlst atomic explosion in Russia. The only Soviet cpmment on that occasion was a claim that Russia had possessed “the secret of the, atomic weapons ... in 1947.”) The Soviet Premier made his announcement in oblique fashion. He was answering a question as to what he thought of the “htrtla(Twrn To Phkc Three) Patoka Bank Robbed By Youthful Bandit Indiana Bank Robbed Os SSOO In Cash Patoka, Ipd., Oct. 6—(UP)—Federal authorities and police in three states joined in a search today for a young bandit Who rohbed the Patoka State bank of about SSOO in cish. The bandit, described by cashier Josephine Garrett as about 25 years olds and of medium height and build, entered the bank shortly before closing time yesterday. Mrs. Garrett said he pulled a gun from a sack, forced his way into her and scooped the mohey from a\ cash drawer. He asked her *to open a vault but left when Mrs. Garrett told him “there isn’-i any iponey in the safe,” she said. He fled in a light-colored sedan wit!) North Carolina licence plates and headed south on U.S. 41, Mrs. Garrett said. State police said road blocks were set up immediately and police in Illinois and Kentucky were alerted. officials at Indianapolis said : they were investigating. The bandit staged the holdup on his second to the bank in a few minutes. Mrs. Garrett said he camj? earlier and asked to redeem “a $2.0 counterfeit bill.” The cashier said she told him he would have to gb to Princeton and he left. But he returned a few minutes later. Tliiere were no customers in the bank when he caine back, only Mrs. Garnett and a clerk, Mrs. Jaunita Hartley. The bandit stuffed the money and gun in the paper bag, warned the women to stand tn front of a vault door “until I get down the street,” and ran out. , > i - A ' i. H 'J

Decatur Indiana. Saturday, October 6. 1951.

Jessup Needed, Says Austin '-'/i ; Pt ' 'XU WARREN AUSTIN (left), chief U. B. delegate to the UN, is greeted by Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jhsstfp on Austin’s arrival at a senate ‘ hearing to testify in favor of Jfessupls appointment as a UN delegate. . Senator Joseph McCarthy (R), Wisconsin, opposes the appointment, j charging Jessup has “an unusual affinity for Communist causes. ’ Austin told the hearing, that the delegation needs Jessup to help “carry the torch” against ’Communist trickery. y

Three Minor Wrecks Reported By Police - Two Slightly Hurt In Fourth Accident City police investigated three minor accidents Friday, while they, state police ; and deputy sheriff Jinj Cochran investigated another -at the intersection of state road 101 and U.S. 224, east of Decatur. Two persons sustained minor injuries in the latter mishap, which occurred about 9 p.m., and both were brought to the Attains county memorial hospital. Jack Morence, driver of the car involved In an accident < with ta truck, received emergency treatment and was then, released. Miss Agnes Werst, also of this city, a in the vehicle, was. released todky after being held for observation oyernight. ■ She was thrown from the vehicle tvhich collided headon with a truck driven by Joseph Langhals, of Columbus Grove. 0., whiqh was headed west On 224. Moren'ce told officers that he was driving east oh the highway. He was following a truck which slowed down to make a-turn onto 101. Morence applied h|s brakes. And it threw his car into the oppositA lane and into the path of the; oncoming truck. Cochran estimated both vehicles were almost completely demolished by the impact, which scattered soyabeans from the truck over the highway and held up traffic for a long time. The damages totalling $450 when cars driven by, Von Stotter. 1 949 Mercer avenue, and Mary Louise Kemney, 327 North Eighth, cob. lided at the Fourth and Madison street intersection Friday, and the damages were considerably less for two other accidents: Police estimated that Paul Zolman’s car, parked on Monroe near third by the Ft. Jennings, 0., inan was clipped for about sls worth of repairs by a hit and run driver, and less when a car stopped at the First and Monroe street stop sign by JesSe Swarts, 814 Monroe backed into the car behind driven by Lawrence Morgan, of Monroe. ’ 1 \ Approve Reduction In Tax On Tobacco I'■ ' I / Washington, Oct. 6.—(UP)— Sedate-house tax conferees have given a break to pipe smokers — , but not clgaret puffers. House conferees accepted a senate providing a reduction. from 18 to 10 cents a pound for smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco and snuff. But the tax bills passed by both , house and senate provide a ode-cent-a-pack boost for cigarets. . . \

Report King George Is Out Os Danger London, Octi 6. —(UP) —King Georgp VI was declared out of; danger today by his physicians. However, they cautioned that because of the gravity of the operation, a slow and gradual convalescence must be expected. Part or all of the king’s left lung was removed Sept. 23. . To Organize Council Os Decatur Churches : Local Protestant Churches Organize At the annual dinner meeting of the associated churches of Decatur Friday night in the First Presbyterian church, members of tl‘e body voted to reorganize into a council of the associated churches of Decatur. This “streamlining” is calculated to give new and needdd effectiveness to the voice of] ProtestanC church people in this city. The plan for the more powerful council is simple: Each church of the association will elect a key layman to the council, with alter* nates in case the first layman mqst be absent from any meeting of the council. Each church will thus be represented by its pastor and one layman, so that ‘ each meeting of council has an equal number of clergy and laity. The council shall elect its own officers. and select functional committees to do such work as preparing for daily vacation Bible , .school and leadership training school. And the council may also select temporary gommittfTs to considet various needs of and services to the Decatur community. 'V\ The Rev. John Meister, D. D., of First Presbyterian church, Fort Wayne, was speaker of the evening. Dr. Meister contrasted the situation in America today,, when about 85 percent of the population is urban, With what it was in 1790 when America was 97 percent rural He pointed out that unions and fraternal organizations have sprung up to supply fellowship to people in lonely crowded areas because the church let itself become too badly dissected into denominations to meet the need, and, Suggested that each effort in a community to have the churches Work together is in the right direction of a fellowship of believ- ; fc "’ H ■ I " 1 The sapper was served the representatives of associated churches by the Naomi circle of the Presbyterian .church. *w|th Mrs. D. A. Swickard and Mrs. Calvin Magley in Charge. President /; (Tnrw T® page Three) ; 1

UN\ Forces Seize Most Os Heartbreak Ridge As JFar Breaks Out In New Fury ' V ' I T-1. ■' V ’

British Official Is ' I ; i • ■ ! * I x * ■ ‘ Murdered In Malaya ; High Commissioner Ambushed In Jungle Singapore, Malaya, Oct. 6 — (UP) —British high commissioner Sir Henry Gurney was ambushed and on a remote jungle, road todak presumably by Communist guerrillas. Radio Malaya announced that Gurney was killed at 1 p. m. on the Kuala Lumpur-Raub road two miles from a mountain gap below Fyazer’s Hill, ai popular central Malayan resort town on the Pa-hang-Selangor border. Lady Gurney vias with her husband, but escaped death. The assassins! were identified c’nly as "bandits,’ 1 ’ the terin usually applied by the Malayan government to Communist guerrillas who have terrorized the country since 1948. . Sketchy reports said Gurney w»8 in an automobile preceded by a military vehicle which broke down near the ambush scene. Gurney decided to drive on without waiting for a military escort. The ambush occurred soon afterward. Lady Gurney was in a second car,'which stopped at the sound of gunfire. Malcolm MacDonald, commissioner general for southeast Asia, was recalled from a tour of North Borneo. He will arrive in Singapore tomdrrow. Gurney, a 53-year-old colonial office career man, was the No. 1 enemy of the guerrillas because of his position as head of the British administration in Malays. He took oyer the job shortly after a state emergency was declared in June 1948. At the time, he attributed the widespread terrorism to “international Communism trying to dhslave the country and bring it inside the iron cur(Turn To Page Three) '— ; To Honor Three Os h. . ■ ■s /. j . '! ■■ ;'A Democrat Carriers Climaxes National Newspaper Week As a climax to national newspaper week, the Decatur Democrat in conjunction with the Inland paily Press Assoc., will honor three of its chrrier-salesmeh. A properly inscribed scroll, lapel \buUon and monogram, all announcing the recipients as “outstanding newspaperboys,” will be awarded to Joe Costello, William Rumschlag hnd Don Lehman, all veteran Democrat carrier salesmen. There are 24 such carriers who deliver the Democrat nightly to more than 2,200 subscribers in the city. Costello maintains the North Second street route: Rumschlag the Winchester street route, and Lehman* the Bellmont park route. The scroll presented by the Inland Daily Press Assoc, and signed by William F. Cinfield, that organization’s secretary, and Dick Heller, publisher, and Arthur Holthouse, editor, of the Democrat states: “This is to certify that (the cai> rier) . . . has successfully qualified for thc lbland Daily Press Association’s ‘outstanding newspaperboy boy award’ by achieving the standards set by,the association and this newspaper for service, courtesy,; honesty, perserverance, salesmanship, promptness, citizenship and scholarship.” CoWello and Rumschlag are juniors in the, Decatur Catholic high school, and Lehman is a sophomore in the Decatur high'school. » The 24 carriers were presented with new coin pouches each containing a silver dollar.

House Passes Seven G.O.P. Policy Bills Home-Rule Welfare S : 1 Program Is Passed; Recess Five Days •;. ■ : I Indianapolis, The house started a day recess today after an historic hubbub in which state police arrested a protesting lawmaker to make a quorum and pave the way for passage of the Republican home-rule welfare program. All seven GOt* policy bills were rammed through late yesterday after 1 ' speaker W. d; Hughes—with police help—rbunded up enough legislators for a constitutional showdown. . * j ! Democratic and “rebel”. Repub. I’can opposition to the home-rule pills collapsed. Their passage boosted the final obstacle to a ’ political deadlock which will fa<?e the house and senate when they reconvene next Wednesday. It was perhaps the most hectic day in the legislature since 1925, when a similar walkout was -staged. Representatives, mostly Republicans, who showed up for roll call were locked in the chambers four hours while police hunted the absentees with warrants for their arrest. “Use the' whole damned force, if necessary,” Hughes instructed the blue-clad troopers. He said the missing 27 Democrats and nine Republicans, most of whom voted against the first home-rule bill Thursday, staged the prdrtest walkout to prevent passage; of the GOP bills.; Rep. Peter Bartock, D., former Lake county deputy sheriff, was arrested in his hoiel room across from the statehouse. He agreed troopers were following the law but protested he was getting ready to take a relative to a hospital. Another lawmaker, Rep. C. H. King lof Boggstown. drove from his home 25 miles' away after police read his arrest warrant over the telephone. A . third absentee, Rep. G. Remy Bierly, Decatur, returned from his hotel room when he heard about the police action on (Turn To Pn*e Three) |- I j.. j' ■ ; v ' Plan More Adult ; : Classes At School Bookkeeping Class Meeting On Monday i Plans were completed after the i organizational meeting last Monday for the weekly beginner and refreshers typing class in the oecatur high school, and at the same time tentative plans were drawn for other classes. Nineteen persons reported last Monday for the typing! classes, : which will meet every Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. under the instruction . of Maynard Hetrick, of the high school staff. The class meets in . room 200. Answering the demand, a pieet- ■ ing is scheduled for next Monday ■ for those interested in elementery bookkeeping and accounting and i tax problems for small businesses and individuals. j ’ . s Full details for The course will be outlined by Arnold Conrad, who will be In charge of the class for i adults. JI At least 10 persons must sign i for the course, according to th| instructor. which will probably follow the same hours as the typing class. The meeting will be held in room 201. I ! ! ! ' : ; . i ■ ■’ ' ' <■ : J

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Central, Highest Peak Os Ridge In UN Hands; Truce Hopes Are Fading Bth Army Headquarters, Korea, Oct. 6.—(UP) — United Nations forces on the ground seized most of bloody “heartbreak ridge” today and in the air battled the biggest Communist jet formation ever encountered. ’ With negotiations oyer resumption of truce talks apparently hojie- \ lessly deadlocked, the Korean war - flared with neyr fury on the ground, in the air and at; sea. . Late reports told of these developments: 1 1. U.S., French and Dutch infantrymen captured the central and highest peak of “heartbreak ridge” and a neighboring mountain on the east-central front above Yanggu with bayonets, flanje-throwers and dynamite charges. They killed than 1,000 Reds. > , 2. U.S. 3rd division troops struck northward on the west-central front in pursuit of Red forces who abandoned their main winter defense line Friday. 3. A United Nations patrol stabbed intol I the east coast city of Kosong, 45 miles north of the 38th parallel, and captqred an enemy soldier in a daring Mtfd. It was the deepest UN ground penetration of North Korea since last .December. 4. Thirty-three American Sabrejets ripped into the greatest single force of Soviet-built Mig-15 jets ever seen f over Korea —morle than 100 idanesi. One Sabrejet was shot down, one Mig probably destroyed and two o/her Communist jets damaged in the 15-minute battle. The downed American pilot was rescued. 1 5. A UN naval task force led by the 45,000-ton U.S. battleship New Jersey sailed boldly into Hungman harbor, 125 miles north of the 38th parallel, under fires of Communist shore guns Friday and blamed the Reds’ important railway yards, bridges and warehouse. Despite intense Communist fire, the warships suffered neither Casualties nor damage. ' , 1 Lt. Gen. James A. IVan Fleet's Sth army extended its autumn offensive ot the east-central front with a midnight attack on bridge” above Yanggu. All three regiments of the U.S. 2nd division took part in the rare night attack. | \ • Americans of the 23rd regiment ' charged up one slope of the central peak and killed an estimated 100 Reds with their bayonets in close-quarter fighting. As they neared the crest of the height, North Korean Reds rolled more than 150 hand grenades down the slope. The Americans trained s two flame-throwers on the Communist positions and the Reds ran. I • A- , 1 ' Year's Traffic Toll Over 900 In State By United Press Indiana’s week-end traffic death toll got off to a flying start today with three fatalities which sent the \ year’s total above I Accidents near Coiydon, Pendleton and Lebanon boosted the 195 J. total and led off another bloody week-end which may rack up a do» en or more new names to the list. Heavy traffic to and from foot- 4j ball games today, and through scenic areas for the annual autumn leaf color display, was expected. ,•( Leroy L. Thomas, 24, Memphis, jj | Tenn., was killed when thrown from a car in a collision near Lebanon. i I Betty Lou Dubois, 18,, Milltown. • was injured fatally whe|n a car hit a tree near Corydon, and Mrs. Norma Rose. 24, Muncie, died in a collision near Pendleton. * INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy and cooler, with rain tonight. Sunday cloudy and cool. Low tonight 46-52, Sunday 50-55 north, near 60 south.