Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1951 — Page 1

Vol. XLIX. No. 305.

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UN Says 450 On Prisoner List Are Dead UN Command Again Accuses Reds Os Seeking Buildup Panmunjom, Korea, Dec. 28 — (UP) — The United Nations command asserted officially tonight that 450 of the allied soldiers whom the Communists announced they held as war prisoners are now dead. _ i Allied supreme headquarters in Tokyo said in an official release that of a total of 585 men “known' to have reached the rear” of the Communist lines. 450 have died. The U. N. command release also accused the Reds again of seeking to build up air strength during an armistice as a constant threat to the allied forces, and bf refusing to permit aerial observation that would prevent cheating. "As regards the prisoners known on -the basis of the Reds' own statements and other information to w have reached the rear areas of 4 the - Communist lines the release ' ‘.i "Seventy-seven percent of the U. N. C. soldiers who were captured, taken to the rear area prison camps and later announced by the Communists as prisoners of war have since died, an analysis of data received on 26th December discloses. J. - _ - ’’‘Of the 585 men known to have reached the rear, through later' broadcasts by 'them and letter? to their families, 450 (that is. 77 percent) are now dead.” ,-4, U. N. truce delegates here accused the Communists aYthe same time of negotiating in had faith and planning to-take advantage of an armistice to build up their air »power in Korea. . ■ .‘Ha U. N. spokesman called the jiepemy Air potential most serSsns throat” to allied forces during any cease-fire period. / Neither of the two subcommittees working first on terms for enforcing an armistice and secondly' on .the prisoners of war issue made any progress at Friday’s ses--2T sion. This session was the first since the -end of a futile 30-day . 1 dr|ve to complete a cease-fire bas- » ed on an agreed battle line. Negotiations will be resumed at 11 a. m. Staurday (8 p. m. Friday CST.I \ ' V - Brig. Gen. William T. Nuckols, spkoesman for the U. N. negotiators, said there had been ‘‘absolutely nd change” in the Commun-ists’-stubborn resistance to allied proposals. “If anything,” Nuckols said, “it. is more and more unbending.” ■ r; —' i 'f . ■ 1 Mrs. John Holland A Dies At Portland Mrs. Holland, 62. former Adams county resident, died at the Jay county hospital in Portland Thursday 'afternoon. She had resided with a sister in Portland since her husband, John Holland, died in 1944. ' Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Mae Ketchum, and eight brothers and sisters, Amos Ketchum and Mrs. Harve Baker of Decatur, Leo of Bryant. .Mrs. Dayton dunter of’ Ohio City, 0., Mrs. Frank Omdroff and Mrs. James Durbin of Geneva, Mrs. Fred Hlsey and Mrs. Russell H.Tleary of Portland. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. •- - . Milder Weather In State Over Weekend Indianapolis, Dec. 28 — (UP) — Milder weather with some rain; are forecast for Indiana this weekend, but temperatures for the next five ,days will average from riormal to four degrees below normal. An outlook said there will be a rising trend in temperatures through Sunday.. Then it will turn colder Sunday night and Monday end be warmer again Wednesday. Rain was predicted • for Saturday night or Sunday. It was expected to average about half an inch in the south, but less than one-fourth of an inch in the north.

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Harold E. Stassen Enters G.O.P. Race Launches Second Bid For GOP Nomination Washington, Dfc. 28.—(UP) — Harold E. Stassen launched his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination today with the declaration that he is in th# race “to stay” regardless of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's' plans. • Stassen’s first act as an avowed candidate was to withdraw his Carlier proposal that he and Robert A. Taft unite to throw’ the nomination to Eisenhpwer, who has not yet said whether he wants it. Stassen, who, like Taft, tried for the 1948 nomination and lost it to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, put himself in the 1952 race, last night in a broadcast and. televised speech from Philadelphia. He outlined his "humanitarian and liberal program” at a dinner given by the friends-of-Sthssen committee . • The former Minnesota governor, now president of the University of Pennsylvania, became the third man to step forward and say he is seeking the GOP nomination. Taft and Gov. Earl Warren of California preceded him. Eisenhower’s , backers contend that his five-star hat will be in’ the ring before long. Like Warren, Stassen is rated by backers of Taft and Eisenhower as a dark horse who might benefit from a convention deadlock. He also has figured in speculation as a possible ally of the Eisenhower forces. - Stassen has made it pretty clear that Eisenhower would be his first choice for the nomination, if, he can’t have it himself, antOhas made no secret of his opposition to Taft. Stassen, withheld his announcement until after he had visited Europe to coder with Eisenhower. At a Washington news conference yesterday, however, he emphasized again And again that he would not “authorize" finy inference that he ds running because he doesn’t belie/e will, Cabot Lodge. Jr., (RMass.),!'campaign rpanager of the organlza- i Hon, moved to underscore Stassen’s ' statement by issuing this comment: i “I can assert authoritatively that nothing happened at the conference between Eisenhower and Stassen to justify .any inference Whatever that Eisenhower would not be a Candidate.” ■ . ' , 1 Taft’s comment^was: . > “Every American baa a right to ■run for president and it’s well that the, Republicans should,hive a wide choice.” .' . / /t- * L Warren said in Sacramento that Stassen is “a fine American” whose should “stimulate- discussion of national issues.” In his Philadelphia speech, Stas'sen outlined a four-point program to combat “a low moral standard” ,in government, inflation, “internal -strife,” and Communism abroad. He promised to amplify his proposals in future speeches. j, ” / ■ Gottschalk Funeral At Berne Saturday To Return Body From Florida For Burial Pallliearers for former state senator Thurman A. Gottschalk, of Berne, were named today. al services for the former political, .and business leader, whose degth -occurred Monday in Miami, Fia. t wijl be held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. at the Yager funeral home in Berne. . ' x’. • The Rev. Karl Tauber, pastor of the Trinity Evangelical .Ignited Brethren will officiate. A Masonic service will be given by {the Masonic lodge of Geneva, of which Mr. Gottschalk was a menu her. , ! The pallbearers' are: Tilman Bixler, L. B. Smith, Grant Smith, E. J. Schug, Walter Schug and Walter Hilty. Honorary pall-1 bearers will be Elmer Baumgartner, O. N. Smtih. M. L. Sprunger, D. D. Stauffer and C. H, Muselinan of Berne: Will Widdows and Jess Dyson of Geneva: Carl Sprunger, Pendleton; John H. Heller and Arthur R. Holthouse, of this city. , The body will arrive in Berne Saturday noon and taken to the Yager funeral home, where friends pay call until time of the funeral; rites. Burial will be in the MRE temetery. v * ‘

Agree To Steel Strike Delay e ■ i- • -. • ' ; ' HI a . -.y- * 5 A TOP CIO STEELWORKERS union officials, (1. to h) David. J. McDonald, secretary-treasurer; ‘ Philip Murray.president; Arthur Goldberg, counsel, and Paul Huffman, international representative, shown at the Pittsburgh policy making session Thursday, at which it was decided to postpone their scheduled Jan. 1 strike until at least Jan.. 3rd. • \

City Council Holds Final 1951 Meeting f City Boundaries Fixed By Council of the city council — fpr three of them a farewell gatheiThg — met in special session Thursday night to tie up all loose ; ends for the year, allow essential* I claims, and set officially, 'hnd for all, .the boundaries of the city. J \ The boundary ordinance, passed by the council, was written by city ; engineer Ralph E. Roop , and city attorney Robert S. Anderson, utilizing,) much of the former ordf nances, getting the record straightened on some disputable points. These specifically are the south half of Russell street and north of U.S. 224. west of U.S. 27, In these places, the legality of a specific portion of Russell street, at the southern end, which heretofore had escaped defining by ordinance was included; the corporation boundaries on the west were drawn in a straight line directly east of the Decatur golf course, removing a former zig-zag r For a corporation limit tout around, the city, one could well begin—or as the ordinance starts, “Beginning at a corner stone ...” — at North Second extended and U.S. 27, From that point, the limits of the- city proceed eastward along North Second to the Pennsylvania railtoad tracks, > then follow 1 the railroad ties Northward to the St. Mary’s river; Then one in the corporation line follows the meanderings of the river in a southeasterly direction, always remembering to remain on !f)jb west bank until Monroe street* s is reached. Push east now, {envelop Stratton Place, then return to the west bank of the river and push south—against the current. ■Once you’ve reached the lower tip of the old country club Troperty you’ve not orily traversed the east boundaryrpf the city, but are ready to make the westward journey. Follow’ the old corporation line west, pause briefly for a quick rip south to include the Homestead Addition, return to Bollman street and continue west to the ip of ihe Ben Elting property., Now' pause, look at your compass, find true north, and follow it to Dayton street; for the bulk of the west boundary; At this point, go east on Dayton to the Westerly side of the Homewood Addition, then continue north to Washington street, jog east to Thirteenth, then follow 4 Thirteenth until you’ve reached the startipg The city of Decatur's boundaries are a; triangle, looking like the south and west iMmits are skillful(Tnrw T« Blx >

" Decatur, Indiana, Friday, tfecember 28, 1951.

Democrat Reporter y Resigns Position Roger Doran, reporter for the Daily Democrat for the last two yeats. tdday anpounced his resignation, effective January 10. Doran has accepted a position on a Champaign, HI. newspaper and will move his family to that city. Doran, a World War II veteran came to Decatur from Marlon, where’ he had been employed on the,Marion Chronicle. He hak written city council, court, sports and general fpr the last several inonths. Warmer Weather In Midwestern States Temperatures Will Gp\Above Freezing By United Press A cold wave chilled the east today but the midwest enjoyed a re spite from frigid weather, and record snowfall, ‘ : U.S. weather forecasters said temperatures Saturday in the midwest would .mount above-freezing 'as far north as southern Wisconsin for the first time in weeks. The warmer weather was expected to melt some of the deep *now which has crippled Chicago, Detroit and other midwestern cities. Warmer weather prevailed today f in Kansas,'Nebraska, lowp, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. ! The change seemed almost Jike a heat wave after sub-zero temperatures yesterday. At Emmetsburg, la., Jim Hamilton, 67, was found' nearly frozen yesterday as the temperature dipped to 2,0 below. He was found in the snow outside his unheated home and was taken to a hospital where doctors said his teipperpture had dropped so low it could not be recorded on their thermometers, which register no lower than 94, Hamilton regained consciousness today but Was reported in serious condition. New England north of upper New York state for the most part registered below-zero readings with the lowest at Concord, N.H., where a chilly 11 degrees below was recorded at midnight. The shivery feather stretched to Florida and into the eastern Gulf states. Atlapta, GA, reported 31, Tampa- Fla., 47 and New Orleans, La., a chilly 43. " But the midwest and plains states had almost topcoat weather compared with the \pe»sistent deep freeze of the past several weeks. It even looked like the temperature might get above freezing in Chicago which has been the center of a snow-freeze-snow cycle for ,the past three weeks. The city, choked with a record total 47.3-ineh snowfall since the (Tur* To Paa* jSix)

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Petition Schrlcker To Run For Senate Report Petition Being Circulated Indianapolis. Dec. 28 — (UP) —r A petition is being circulated among Indiana Democrats urging Governor Schricker to let hiiriself be drafted for the U. S. senate nomination next year and asking him to lead a party reorganization movement, it was learned today. The petition apparently is being shown only to a hand-picked group of-Democrats active in the party’s organization — perhaps only to county chairmen. Circulation of the paper was cipaked in secrecy. The office said hP knew nothing of it. One congressman said he had heard of it, and a former congressman said he had seen a copy of It. But neither was asked to sign U-t ' ' Although the petition appeared to bp chiefly for the purpose of sparking a “draft Schricker” movement, certain party observers who said they knpW\ nothing about it thought it might be aimed chiefly at*' Frank McHale, the party's national committeeman from Indiana, and the McHale faction of the Epmocratic organization. “This looks like the old trick of' getting something non-coritro-versial in a petition to appeal to everybody,” one observer said, “to hide behhief the real purpose which might be to rid the party of the MpHaie influence.” One .county chairman wifro said he was asked to sign it |but declined was Leonard Rauscher pf Vanderburgh county. ■ Rauscher sa’d he was approached by a factory inspector worklpg out of the, office of Thomas R.Lilutson, state, labor commissioner. ‘ \ Hutson said he had heard such a petition was being circulated but knew nothing about ItRauscher said he didn't read the petition and the- man who approached him didn’t say anything about the party . reorganization angles. \ ’ V _ But a former congressman who saw a copy said the petition ('.iso called on the governor “to give some leadership in .reorganizing the party particularly in reference to the national committeeman.” Arthur Campbell, the governor’s secretary, said the . governor had not' heard of it. Campbell also said the governor had not been subto any high pressure recently ,to get him to make himself available for the senate nomination.- ' TThere Just couldn’t be enough pressure to make Him change his mind,” said Campbell, referring to Schricker’s frequent emphatic statement be will not run for a senate seat again as he did in (Tar* T© Pace Us)

American Airmen Held By Hungarian Reds For Ransom Released Today

Steel Union Cells Off Jan. 1 Strike Delegates To Take Action January 3 Pittsburgh, Dec. 28.—(UP)—The nation’s basic steel industry was free of a strike threat by 650,000 CIO United Steelworkers today, at least until rank-and-file delegates meet in Atlantic City Jan. 3 \tb vote on President Truman’s request for unhampered production. CIO-USW President Philip Murray will meet Jan. 2 wi|h ths union executive board to prepare recommendations to the 2,500 delegates. It is expected, they will recommend a delay of any strike plans while the wage’ stabilization board panel examines the union’s demand for a wage increase of 18 cents an hour and other benefits. \ ? The union had befcn scheduled to strike New Yearly day following a breakdown in its ' negotiations with U.S. Steel Corp. But the USW’s 170-man wage policy group called off the threatened strike yesterday. Murray said the membership was osked to continue working; under the old contracts which expire midnight Dec. 31. President Truman - haiP»—lie< that the steel furnaces be kept going until the stabilization boards c*n Study the wage-price dispute. ' ‘ Mr. Truman, along with government officials, welcbmed th‘e news of the strike delay. He said he was “happy there will be no steel strike Jan. 1, "but I am hopeful there will be no steel strike at all." Murray said he.did not expect any sporadic walkouts in the industry nor did he expect any members of the union to oppose the decision of the. wage policy group to call off the New Year’s day strike. / The committee’s statement, in addition to announcing the strike delay, bitterly accused the steel industry of relying on “the country’s need for steel in order to undermine the very principles of freedom which we are seeking to defend.” U — Churchill Suggests L Agenda For Parley British Leader To y Meet With Truman Washington, Dec. 28. —(UP)— British • Prime Minister Winston Churchill has formally advised PreAident Truman that he wants to discuss atomic energy and Britain’s economic plight, as well as general cold war strategy, when he comes here next Friday. Official sources disclosed that these items were listed high on ChurchiM’s suggested agenda for the forthcoming “big two” conferences at the White House. Churchill’s list, eagerly awaited by Mr. Truman’s advisers, was received over the Christmas holidays. - Churchill called for A review of the west’s defense preparations; plans for creation of an Atlantic navpl command, east-west relations, Britain’s economic situation and its steel and military equipment problems. / The British leader also wants to touch on the proposed six-nation European army inside the North Atlantic treaty machinery, whether Atlantic pact forces/»ahould be equipped . with new American oi British rifles, U.S. support for Britain in the Middle East with emphasis on Iran and Egypt, the Far East and atomic energy problems. , American officials anticipate Churchill will ra|se some far-reach-ing questions on atomic energy. He has let it be known, for example, that he believes the existence of American-operated atomic bomber (Tan Te Page Six)

Blame Electric Equipment For Mine Disaster Government Report Blames Equipment As Probable J Washington,’ Dec, 28. —(UIP) — The government said today that electricaF equipment operating in air containing explosive gas “most likely” caused the West FranKfort, 111., coal mine disaster which .killed 119 miners last week. was given as the probable in a preliminary report by bureau of mines inspectors who investigated the explosion in the Orient No. 2 mine of the Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co. Secretary of interior Oscar L. Chapman cautioned, in releasing the preliminary report, that “the source of the explosion' has not been determined as yet.”The preliminary report said that “a large amount of electrical equipment, capable of igniting the gas, was in operation in air returning from the entrances to abandoned worked-out areas that are t known to contain ejcpolsive gas.” It also said that “the possibility of smoking” as a cause “cannot be entirely disregarded.” ; It said that cigarets and matches were found during the rescue operations. > s. The report said “U obvious” that large of coal dust which spreads explosions, were present in the explosion area. The report said it was also “obvious” that ’this coal dust had not been coated with sufficient protective' rock dust to prevent the spread of the explosion. It said the investigators believe the disaster was caused by the ignition of methane. ga.»- which in turn raised and ignited louds of Coal dust. JTt is further believ-Jd” that the ignition was of electrical origin, (Turn To Pose Five) Handel Funeral To V Be Held Saturday Funeral services for Jesse D. Handel, brother of Mrs. Elmer Darwachler of this city, who died Thursday morning, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the C. M. Sloan & Sons funeral home, the Rev. W. J. Ratz officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn memorial park. \ Ladies Entertained Al Rotary Meeting R. Nelson Snider Speaks Last Night Members of. the Rotary club, their wives; and sweethearts were entertained at a post-Christmas and pre-New Years party at the K. of P. hdme last evening. The program included an auction of surprise packages and a talk by R. Nelson Snider, principal of Fort Wayne’s South Side high, school.. Packages of unknown articles furnished by the women sold to the men by "Col.” Simpn Heemstra. \ Principal Snider gave his celebrated talk on the “Anatomy of Humor.”’ . - ? Guests were supplied paper hats and noise makers in carrying out the New Years theme; Clarence Ziner ahd Roy Kalver were co-chairmen of the program, assisted by Me?dames Earl Fuhr- > man, Roy Kalver, Hubert Zerkel, Jr., and Clarence Ziner. -| \ • i -n i ■'"/ ■■Hwyn—iA INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy and warmer through Saturday. Low tonight 25-30 north, 28-32 south. High Saturday 32 35 north, 4045 south.

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Fliers Prisoners Since Plane Forced Down Over Hungary Last November 19 BULL E T I N Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 28.— (UP) — The Hungarian Communist government announced tonight that the four United States airmen were ‘deported” . after the American legation 1 paid their fine of 1,440,000 forints ($120,000). , The foreign jministry announced at 5:50 p.m. (11:50 a.m. EST) ’ that the fine had been paid earlier today. Vienna. Austria, Dec. 28 —(UP) —Four American airmen held by the Hungarian Communists for ($120,000 iwere freed at the Austro-Hungarian frontier today. i The airmen had been held prisoners since Soviet Russian fighter planes forced their C-47 transport down over Red Hungary Nov. 19 while they were flying from Erding air base, Germany, to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. A Hungarian Communist military court fined them $30,000apiece Bunday for border violation, with the alternative of three months imprisonment. The United States agredd to pay the “ran- ' ■ ’’ * The four frepd United States soldiers are: Capt. David H. Heiy derson, Shawnee, Okla., pilot; Capt. Jdhn. J. Swift,t Glens Falls, N. Y.; T/Sgt. Jess A. Duff, Spokane, Wash., and Sgt. James A. Elam, Kingsland, Ark. The four airmen were delivered to Walter J. Donnelly, United Slates ambassador to Austria, and started at 5:28 p. mr (11:23 a- rii. , EST) for Vienna to board a waiting air force plane for Erding, Germany. Lt. Col. William A. Somersby,-' Jr., United States air force attache at the Budapest (legation, accompanied the /our airmen t the Hungarian border. border check point, the fliers were delayed hplf an hour while Soviet Russidh occupation troops examined the passes which Donnelly had obtained for them to cross the Soviet occupation zone from the border to Vienna. / i During their wait, Donnelly * them coffee and sandwiches he had taken to the border from the Vienha embassy. American officials spent 2i> minutes talking to them. • ■ . / It was hot immediately established whether the $120,000 “ransom” which the Uniied States agreed to pay for the fliers had been handed over or would be paid later. / ' ‘ ■■> \ , The Hungarian military court which fined \the fliers , had announced the confiscation of their transport plane. \ At Erding airbase, the destination of the four airmen, wives jot two of them were Waiting after weeks of anxiety—Mrs. Florence Henderson and German-born Mi;s. Ruth Duff. At the Hungarian border to meet the fliers, along with Donnelly, were Col. John . Guillet, Eunice, La., commander of the United States air base ’gd; Tulin, outside of Vienna; William Affeld, first secretary and counselor of the Vienna embassy, and Alex Bloomfield, chief embassy interpreter. It was necessary “for Donnelly to get special Russian “gray” passes from , Soviet occupation authorities for the four .fliers because Vienna is an enclave in the Soviet zone of Austria and the route from here to the border runs through Soviet-held territory. t Thus, as Russian fighter platies -~ forced thd filers down over Hungarian Communist territory, their 'journey to Vienna after the Hungarian Reds \freed them was by special permission of the Soviet government. The Russian guards made a great show at the border of carefully examining the passes issued for them. As a result it was (Turn To Pa«e Five)