Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 258, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XU)O No. 258.

ARMY HOLDS FIRST ATOMIC MANEUVERS -

Negotiators In Agreement On Part Os Line ' ' Argue Over Kaesono, Heartbreak Ridge Ort Cease-Fire Line . Pan mun join, Korea, .Jf° v - 1-— TfUP)?—United Nations and \Com- ■ muntst negotiators agreed, today on i where to stop the fighting across half of Korea, but still argued over possession of Kaesong and heartbreak ridge. A UN briefing off icer T said agreement was reached on about 50 percent* of-a proposed cease-fire line—from Kumhwa on the'central front to the east coast, except sos heartbreak ridge. Kaesong is on the western front. - > * Radio Peiping disclosed the Com- - munist line runs from a point about 38 miles north of the 38th parallel on the east coast, passes six miles south of Kutnsong, crosses the 38th parallel near Kaesong, and reaches the west coast at the Sakchon river Estuary. " f _ Despite increasing progress toward an armistice agreement, how-~ ever, U.S, Lt. Col. L. G. Hill said the end of the war is not yet in sight. I “It is possible the.war will gb on for some time after the t/uce line is settled.” tbe briefing officer said. “Fighting will go on until the en---tire five-point truce agenda is adopted." ' The joint subcptnmittee charged with finding a mdtually-satisfactory cease-fire line—second item on the truce agenda—Wilk meet again at' 11 a m. Friday (8 p.m. today CST). < The subcommittee spent two hours gnd 50 minutes Thursday cnnparing the compromise cease- ’ fire line proposed by the Commun- • ists Wednesday with that suggested: by the UN command last week. 1 Both lines are baaed roughly on ’ the present battleline with a few differences' In detail. — -x Activity Blows Nth Army Headquarters, Korea, . Friday, Nov. 2—(UP)— The first snow of the winter and bitter sleet and rain storms failed to halt Uniti ed Nations* hit-andi-run drives deep into Red territory in Korea Thursday. i . \ • But-allied spokesmen admitted that the Panmunjom cease-fire talks are slowing war activity all; along the front and “it seems sensible for the war to tame down a bit in the face of truce talk possibilities." \ One UN division on the Kumsdng front announced it had inflicted 21,784 casualties on the‘Communists in October—2,slo counted dead, 10,083 estimated killed, 8.643 wounded and 547 prisoners. But enemy losses have tapered off in the past week. *~ The U.S. marines have thrown ■- helicopters into action as fighting units for the first time, delayed reports revealed. On, Saturday two helicopters carried 33 leatherneck volunteers*tar behind enemy lines. They wiped out a North Korean hilltop postj _ UN fighter, planes skirmished with five JlWs as many Communist jet fighters Thursday but the ’ Red pilots, apparently disheartened by losses last month, offered little Opposition. 73 Yout/is Leave This Morning For \ Army Examination ' .Thirteen Adams county youths left today for Indianapolis to take pro-induction physical examinations for future armed forces dpty. While releasing the names of the young men. officials noted that no immediate call has been received for induction. Those departing this morning Included Donald Richard Fegley. John Henry Poorman. Irvin Melville Worttynan, Robert Galvan Alonzo, Melvin James Hendricks, Robert Earl Meyer, Leonard James Steffen, Dwight Jonas Neuen-’ schwander, Paul Orville Reynolds, Howard Dale Ellenberger, George Thbmas Speakman. Bruce William Farlow and Daniel Franklin Herman. Two others .scheduled to leave with this group were also listed, one of them, Hobart Glenn Trout* \ ner, has already enlisted, and Alger Young Haswell has been p transferred, to Michigan .local board 50, Midland, Mich., from where he will depart for his preinduction physical examination.

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Princess Elizabeth i . • ■ \ -•- » 1 -*?is «. I.- 1 \ Honors Washington Places Wreath On Washington's Tomb Washington, Nov. I.—(UP) — Princess Elizabeth placed a wreath today on the tomb of George Washr ington, who led the American colonIJists in victorious rebellion against the country she one day will rule. Britain's queen-to-be and her - dashing husband, the Duke of Edin- ■ burgh, paid silent tribute to the i > revolutions y war general at Mount 5 Vernon. Then they motored to Arlington ■ National cemetery to pay honor to America’s unknown soldier, who ■ helped country win the first • World War. The royal couple’s yis.it to the ndI Hon's most honored shrines marked • the beginning of another crowded > schedule on the second day of Elizabeth’s first visit to the United : States. •I.' Elizabeth and Philipp accomI panted by Margaret Truman, drove i to Mount Vernpn in a black; closed i limousine. An all-night rain had i ceased about an hour before the ■ royal couple set out, but the weather still was cold, gray and blustery. •The royal party was.greeted at Mdunt Vernon by several hundred sight-seers and tourists who. for this special occasion, were not required to pay the usugl 50-cents admission fee (Tthe grounds of Washington’s homeElizabeth and Philip have scored a sentimental conquest since their arrival at 2:57 p.m. CST. yesterday, unequaled since the 1939 visit of her parents. In a few hours they had seen and ” been seen by more than 550.000 Americans, from an eight-year-old gate crasher to President Truman, ' •hd hare charmed them all And they were guests of the Trumans at a lavish state dinner. . ’ ; Today, refreshed by a full night’s sleep at Blair House, residence of the Truman’s the royal couple I plunged into another Crowded schedule. After visiting Washington’s toinb I and Arlington cemetery this morning. they will attend a reception, at the Canadian embassy for ambassai (Tara To Page Seveal Standiford Rites Friday Afternoon A Funeral services for William L. ' Standiford, 81, will be held Friday at 1 p.m. al the C. M. Sloan & Sons funeral home. Fort Wayne. Butlal will be in the Decatur 1 A sister of Mrs. Fannie Jackson of this city, Mr. Standiford’s death [occurred Tuesday at his home. | 451*9 South Lafayette street, Fort "Wayne. He had been ill several ! months, A retired switchman for the Pennsylvania railroad, the deceased was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren ' church. Besides the siiter, he is \ [survived by his wife and two I t brothers, Frank of Wren, 0., and Charles of Rockford, Ohio. r ! 'Mrs. Anna Romey I ■ ■ Dies This Morning Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Anna Romey, 91, a native of Switzerland, died at 5 o’clock this morning at the borne of a daughter, Mrs. Ernest Strahm. Bluffton route 2.; She was born in Switzerland Nov. 23. 1859, a daughter of Mr. Mrs. Andrew Widner, but had lived in the United States for 79 years. Her’ husbapd, John Romey* preceded her in death. She was a member of the Linn Grove Evangelical United Brethren church- . Surviving in addition to Mrs. Strahm are another daughter, Mrs. Rosella Striker of Fort Wayne; .four sons, Andy of Bluffton, Clyde of Cleveland, 0., Grover and Reuben of near Geneva; 17 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. One daughter' is deceased. \ Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Bunday at the Linn Grove E.U.B. Church, the Rev. Robert L. Cox officiating. Burial Will be In Greenwood cemetery. The body was removed to\the Yager funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Friday.

Eisenhower To Fly Home For Truman Parley Two-Day Conference Planned To Discuss European Problems • Washington. Nov. 1— (UPI — The White House announced today that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will fly home from his French headquarters tomorrow night for a two-day conference with President Truman on western European military problems. _ Press secretary Joseph Short said Esienhower wl)l meet with the president and other top officials here on Monday and Tuesday and will fly back to Paris Tuesday night or 'Wednesday morning. He said Eisenhower will discuss matters i affecting the North Atlantic treaty organization with the president and other officials. He skid at least one of the meetings will be a private conference between the president and the general, whom a number of Republicans are booming as the top presidential candidate for 1952. .V' \ The supreme commander of the North Atlantic treaty organization has been overseas for the past nine months building up western European security forces against the threat of Russian aggression. He has not seen Mr. Truman since their last meeting i here on Jan. 31. Short said Eisenhower will take oft from Paris tomorrow night and tiy direc-tty to Fort Knox, Ky„ for a weekend visit with his son and daughter-in-law. army captain aud Mrs. John. Eisenhower. He will arrive in Washington early Monday morning. Defendant Winner In Jury Trial Here Verdict Returned Late Last Night Members of the Adams circuit court jury upheld the denial of the Allen' Dairy Products company, of Fort Wayne, the 'defendant in a $35,000 damage suit brought against them by the Kruse Hardware and Sporting Goods company, also of Fort Wayne. L The jurors returned their verdict to special Judge John Decker before whom the case was tried for the past 10 days. * The Kruse cobnpany had alleged in its complaint that a trash fire started by e the Allen dairy company resulted in the conflagration which razed the Kruse warehouse. They charged that $35,000 worth of. fishing poles were consumed by flames. The dairy company denied this, answering they had not started a i fire on the day the warehouse burn- | ed. During the course of the trial j no evidence was provided that the I warehouse fire was the result of I th4 trash fire. Vi . Deliberating six and one-half hours, until 10:30 p.m. last night, the jury returned their verdict favorable to the defendant. Costs of the action t were assessed against the plaintiff. ”* • Attorneys for Kruse were R. C. and Robert Parrish, Charles Halter, all of Fort Wayne, and Hubert McClenahan, of Decatur; for the de- > fendants, attorneys were John Shoaf, Robert Keegan, both of Fort Wayne, and Ferd Litterer, of this city'. The case was venued to this court from Allen coupty and was subsequently venued from Judge Parrish. _ *' 1 i ' 1 Driver Killed In Train-Auto Crash LaPorte. Ind., Nov. I—(UP1 —(UP) —Injuries suffered when his car Was hit by a Nickel Plate freight train were fatal yesterday to Fulton Schultz. 50, St. Charles. Mich. Police said flasher signals were!working at the U.S. 35 crossing at ni»arby Knox where the accident occurred; Man Burned Fatblly As Steam Pipe Bursts Wabash, Tnd„ Nor. I—(UP)— Clarence Leach, 34, died In a hospital here yesterday of burns suffered when a steam pipe burst and spilled hot water over him, (

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 1, 1951.

Welcomes Princess To U. S. Ii 1 '•! ’"ra ' ;' ’ PRESIDENT TRUMAN extends his hand lh welcome to Princess ElizatW-th and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, as they step from their RCAF plane at Washington National Airport after a flight from Canada. It was the first time Elizabeth had set foot on U. S. soil.' ' i I - . ——-

Halloween Parade Draws Huge Crowd Estimate Largest Crowd In History 1 With parade officials. city police., and other observers in general agreement that "it was the largest crowd" to ever attend a Cattithumpian parade, estimates ranged between 7.000 and 10,000 in counting the number of spectators at the biggest event in Decatur. But one incident marred the parade when Marlene Trisel, drum major of the Willshire, I)., band, was taken ill during the march and rushed to the Adams codnty memorial hospital where her condition was not considered serious. She was released after examination. Swinging out from Five-Points, heading, north p>ced by the Decatur police patrol car and fire engine with their sirens screaming, the parade—under grand marshal Al Zink—began its progress promptly at 7:'30 p.ni. j r' = Attracted by 13 bands who prad'ed the length and return of the five-block long line of march, taking the parade about 35 minutes to pass any given point, spectators were three deep in some places. It was fall “topcoat" weather. 1 Scores of ghosts and goblins, clowns and eccentric characters marched in the city last night, and ! thousand? of Hallowe’en spectators thronged to the business district from miles around the surrounding area. The usual overflow crowds attended the PTA-spOnsored fall festival in the Decatur high school and Lincoln school gyms. j Bands from out of the county were awarded top. honors for the evening’s mari:h, with the Bluffton! high school band, under the direction of J. Robert Schlatter, receiving the judges’ top award of >IOO. j The yVillshire, iO.. high ( school band, Mrs. Rosella L. Vining director, placed aecopd; Huntertown (Allen county) high school band. Walter Stoffer director, third, and \ the Convoy, 0., high school band, under director J. D.. Linn, fourth. Other bands appearing during the parade were from Wren, 0., high school, Harleh (Allen county) high school, Rockford, Q„ high school, jHoagland (Allen county) high school, Woodburn (Allen county) high school, the Grover Sheets post 111, American Legion drum and bugle corps from Bluffton, the two Decatur high school bands, and the Adams County 4-H band, the largest of its kind and perennial “Governor’s Parade” leaders. The Decatur Catholic band won an award in addition to its appearance prise for being the best comic band in the line of march. Special awards to drum majors were given to Luzerne Fishbaugh, of the Grover Sheets drum and bugle corps, first; Miss Gretchen Zintsmaster, of the Decatur Catholic high school band, second, and Ml as Mary Lou Harris, of the Harlan high school band, third. Other individual! award money winners from the parade were: 1 best kid clown, Sharon Ann Keto(Tm To Page Sts>

Mrs. Mary Crawford Dies In California * Mrs. Mary Crawford, 89, a former resident of Decatur, died Wednesday at her home, in Los Angeles; Calif., according to word received by a niece, Mrs. Al D. Schmitt. She left, . Decatur 35 years ago. < \ \. '. Surviving are a daughter. Mrs. Edna Stanley of Los Angeles, and; three sons. Leon of Angeles, John of Oregon and Harold of New York. Funeral services and burial will he in Los Angeles Saturday morning. —* ? Roth's Freedom From Jail Only Temporary Escapee From Jail Caught Last Night Freedom lasted only a matter of mlnptes for a prisoner who escaped from the Adams county "jail eatly this morning. Kenneth Roth. 33; Fort Wayne., was apprehended' at the Adams-Allen county line on U. 3. 27 at 1:35 a. m.*—just 50 minutes after he fled the jail. .Roth made his escape on a ruse, white both sheriff Bob Shraluka and deputy Jim Cochran were patrolling the county roads to hold Halloween pranks to a minimum. The ’prisoner rattled the jail bars fb. attract the attention of the* sheriff’s wife, Mrs. Dolores Shraluka, in the 'jail residence, and informed her that a mental patient in a separate cell block was again attempting suicide. The patienf, awaiting commitment to tie' Easthaven hospital 1 at Richmond, .had made a similar attempt several days ago by trying to hang himself, the sheriff stated. At that time Roth and another prisoner, by their quick action suved ■ the patient’s life. To let Roth into the patient’s cell block it was necessary for Mrs. Shraluka to unlock the main door and give a key to the cell where the patient Was confined. As Mrs. Shraluka went through the main door she told Roth to awaken another prisoner to help him. Instead of going to the other cell block for this purpose, Roth fled through the main door, according to Mrs. Shraluka. He then went out through the office door, i Shd immediately summoned the sheriff and his deputy, 'city police and State trooper Ted Biberstine. City police combed Decatur, while the Sheriff and state police departments members worked the rural’ area. Puttee officials praised highly the short wave radio, by which officers in the entire area, were alerted. Roth was apprehended by state trooper Robert Fortner, who took him from a vehicle stopped in the hurriedly set-up blockade at the ebuuty line. Roth had been in jail here since last August 1, when he was arrested by the sheriff and state police on charges o4L- burglarising • the Lloyd Barger safe In Kirkland township. 'Two other men have (Tar* T» Page Post)

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little Halloween Vandalism In City Thanks Expressed By Chief Os Police Tallying up the score after the Halloween season, Decatur police chieit James Borders today was pretty wen impressed with what he saw, and attributed much of it to “cooperation." He reviewed briefly the record of thb last few years, from the time when vandalism of a majpr order was the keynote to the present where such shenanigans have been minimized to a large extent. 5 Possibly the worst —taken with all the rest —the chief emphasized was the practically wholesale slaughtering of light globes on (he city's street's by youngsters with gir rifles. “That was deplorable," said chief Borders, “and it proved costly'” ’ 'U But the tally sheet also showed a remarkable number of soarings, hut stfeh property damage is contemplated. though held in check as much as possible. e Chief Borders pointed up. vlfhat he meant by cooperation in last night’s Calllthutnpian parade when he expressed his gratitude for the manner in which the people assisted the department. “It was probably the; largest parade we’ve had in tAe city.” said the chief, “yet there wasn’t a bit of trouble. Everything went off smoothly." He emphasized this would not htve- been possible but for the uianner in which spectators cooperated with police officials. * “The parade climaxed a good Halloween season," stated Borders, this department appreciates the help we’ve been given." He also 1 gave special mention to tile Boy Scouts and junior police who assisted with parking and served as messengers at the parade. And he added that “I believe I m in including the sheriff’s department as being grateful for tliis cooperation." ■ ' ~ Eisenhower Refuses Any Commitments Denies Comment On Candidacy In 1952 Supreme Headquarters. Nato, Roquencourt, Francd, Nov. I—(UP)1 —(UP) —Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will put duty before all other considerations in 1952. But to the $64 question he has no answer. The question is: will you be a 1952 candidate for president >f the United States! . General Ike isn’t saying. He isn't 1 saying "yes” and he isn’t saying “no.” I had a long conversation with Eisenhower today at his north Atlantic Treaty organization headquarters. * The General replied smilingly to the political questions of a Washington reporter. But the time has not yet coipe when he can answer them. One statement only may be attributed directly to Ike. He said he did not aspire to the presidency. He has said that before. Before the 1948 presidential campaign, the General wrote his cheering section that he did not want to be president of the United States. But when Ike\ puts duty fii-st, It does not appear to foreclose his acceptance of the Republican presidential nomination next year. There be no doubt in the mind of any persons -who listens to, the General or who read his speeches during his brief time out of uniform that General Ike will be a Republican in civil life. The General’s “duty” to his present job at SHAPE was to put western military rearmament against Communism on the nrafls. (Turn Ta Paca Six> A

Civil Service Suggested For All Collectors President To Seek End For Political Patronage Method Washipgtoh, Nov. 1.-f-(UP)-*-President Truman will redpmmend to congrless in January that all collectors of internal revenue be brought under civil service'and subjected to the standards of that service, the White House announced today. • • ■ The move to end the political patronage method by which inter* nal revenue collectors traditionally have been appointed was proposed I to the president by Franfc E. Mch Kinney, new chairman of the Democratic national committee, at a meeting with Mr 1 . Truman this morning. The McKinney proposal ; to be an administration attempt to clean house in the government’s tax collecting department. At least 29 officials and empjojes of the scant dal-rocked bureau of internal reve- , nue have resighed or have been . fired or st&pended during the last 12 months. [ ; f ’ t Not all of them necessarily are . connected with th? tax £ scandals L which have popped up across the t country. . Two $10.0(M)-a-year collectors have been indicted on charges of bribery. ’ Others have been. replaced or suspended' for “incompetence,” and another was forced to resign “for ithe good of the service.” \ \ \ “It is the intention of the president 4o recommend to congress in January l that Mr.. McKintiey’s suggestion be enacted into law,” White House press secretary Joseph Short told newsmen. f i McKinney advanced the proposal in a letter which he delivered personally to the president wlhen he jand Mrs. McKinney called at the White House. “When you askedime to become J chairman of the Democratic national committee, you told me of yous firm purpose that the federal sety* ice be maintained at the highest standards of integrity and ability and with spotless honor,” tie said in his letter. “My every effort will be directed toward that- goal. I will seek its accomplishment in way possible. that end I recommend that collectors of internal revenue l>e brought under civil service and subjected to the selection standards of that service. * McKinney said that apart from handing in his internal; revenue recommendation, his meeting with the president was merely a courtesy (Turn To Page Five) Republican Reeling Here Friday Night Election Workers To Be Instructed A big crowd attended the informal open house at Republican headquarters Wednesday night. All candidates for municipal offices were! s present and were intn> duced to those attending. City chairman Robert Smith said that hte obtained a long list of volunteers to man the polls on election day and provide automobiles. ' ' Smith als6 called attention to the public nieeting which will be held at Republican headquarters Friday night at 8 o’clock. At that time ail Republican election board members will be schooled on election day procedures. County clerk Ed who also is chairman of the board of election commissioners, and Cal E. Peterson. Republican member of the board, will explain the election law. The public Is invited.

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Nuclear Explosion Is Clearly Felt In | Las Vegas; Windows Broken In Stores Las Vegas., Nev., Nov. I—'(UP)1 —'(UP) —The army held its first atomic maneuters today in tonjunetion with an aerial drop of a compact A-bomb and promptly announced that the operation tvas “most' successful,” | The nuclear explosion that touched off the maneuver came at 9;30 a. m. (CST).. Seven and a half minutes'later a wave of rushing air hit [Las Vegas like an earthquake. It broke plate glass windows on four downtown stores. f Residents said ;the blast hit harder \ than that from any of eight previous tests held at the eaiergy commission's Frenchman’s Flat proving grounds.? 1 . Most distant point to reporft hearing the rumble; was Prescott. A’iz., 260 miles away.j An hour aftpr the explosion, Maj. Gen. William B.[ Kean, commander on “operation desert rock," released a terse statement on the troop phase >. of the ma- • neu-verj. \ . , z . He said there were no injuries of any kind to military personnel. “An; appreciable step forward has been taken toward relating Military taptics to the employ* i ment I of atomic weapons," Gen. Kean said. » The operation “has indi- > cation of producing effective ret suits which when evaluated will » be heater than anticipated.” he added. ~r : * 1 The army disclosed details of the troop participation, however. “Army combat troops and service troops with a large number of military observers representing the army, the navy and marine corps participated today in a nuclear detonation," said the general’s statement. . ■ said the-troops' part in the test “involved observation of the detonation, observation oft the effects on\test items and equipment and observation of psychological and physiological reactions." \ It was indicated this statement would be all that the 'army im tends to say at present regarding the test. -.i • Gen Kean said reporters will be permitted to interview some troops tomorrow, but that soldiers will not be allowed to discuss military, technical or scientific phases qf the test. ; In addition to the participating troops. numerous high-ranking military observers and congressmen were on hand for the display. If the maneuver followed previously reported plans, the troops advanced toward the scorched area after the blast as rapidly as would permit. The maneuver was expected to determine how fast attacking giound troops can move into au area swept by an atomic blast, the reaction of Gl’s to this unique experience, and to answer hundreds of questions posed to . military planners by the prospect of adding atomic weapons ot 4he rifle; the mortar, the bazooka, the artillery, piece and other fighting tools of the foot soldier. At least 4,500 observers. Including the tactical troops, witnessed today’p awesome display. They included Gen. Mark Clark, chief of U. S. army ground forces, and secretary of the armyi Frank Pace. ~ Also watching the much-bally-hooed "big show” were AEC commissioners Keith T. Glenn and Dr. H. D. Smyth, chairman John Small of the national riiunitions board and Blay Bedford, assistant director of U. S. military .defense, plus a handful of congressmen, p< [ : jINDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Occasional anew flue* | rles extreme northwest, colder tonight. Low tonight 20 to 26 north, 24 to 30 south. High Friday 32 to 35' north, 35 to 40 south.