Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L No. 15.

REBUFF CHURCHILL UH U. S. AID IH SUEZ

Truceleader Chargesßeds In Bad Faith Accuses Reds Seek To Keep Prisoners After Armistice BULLETIN Washington, Jan. 18—(UP) —.Britain will withdraw It* recognition of Communist China If any Korean truce subsequently is broken, an authoritative British source disclosed , today. Panmunjom, Korea, Jan. 18 — (UP) —The United Nations accused the Communists today of tryin* to "keep 50,000 impressed South Korean war prisoneqs in the Red armies after an armistice. Rear Admiral R. E. Libby said the Communists also apparently intend to detain indefinitely an undetermined number of civilian internees. By contrast, he said, the allies will release all 116,000 Communist war prisoners after a truce and give them a ohoice whether they wish to return? koine or stay in allied territory] L ' Libby blisteringly charged the Communists with bad faith during another “no progress” meeting of the arznsitice subcommittee trying to arrange an exchange of war prisoners. \ A second subcommittee was still stalemated by a Communist refusal to consider a ban on military airfield construction during' a truce. Hovirever, both subcommittees will meet again at 11 a. m. Saturday (8 p. m. today CST). U. N. and Communist liaison - officers at the same time went back to the village of Yurang in the Kaesong neutrah zone for a second on-the-spot investigation of Red charges that an allied plane dropped a bomb there Thursday. . On the U. N. team’s return, senior liaison officer U. S,. army Lt. Col. Howard S. Levie reported he bad told the Communists: “Wd find a hole in the hillside caused by some kind of an explosion or blast, but you have produced no witnesses who can identify one of our planes or even testify that a plane caused this." Levie said the Reds promised to produce Saturday at least one soldier who could identify the planes. Libby categorically denied Comthat the allies will detain any war prisoners after an armisticb-has been signed. \ “It appears to us that if anyone is detaining personnel, it is your side,” he said. “You have already bluntly stated that you Intend to detain somewhere in the neighborhood of 60,000 of the republic of Korea nationals that are now in your army. " “We know that you intend to detain those because you say so. “You refuse to give us any indication of how many civilians you intend to repatriate. We are beginning to wonder how many of those you are going to detain." ■ The Communists nevertheless etill refused to accept the principle ot voluntary repatriation. Libby saM it all boiled down to‘“a question of the right of the individual versus the right of the state." Says Increased Taxes Not Needed In State Indianapolis, Jan. iB—(UP)— Increased revenues from existing Indiana taxes justify the hope no new taxes will be needed in 1953, I Clarence A. Jackson told the Indiana commercial executives association today. . ' - Jackson, executive vice-president of the Indiana state Chamber of Commerce said “no new Indiana taxes in 1953" should be the goal ot all state citizens. “With the heavy burden ot federa) taxes that must be borne by Indiana taxpayers, even if Increases above present federal levels can be avoided, It becomes a duty of Indiana government to help Indiana citizens by folding tax costs down," Jackson said. IT. ’ ■- ‘ .

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—FT I - tr • f I ‘ ~ r Southern California Hit By New Storm At Least Four Dead From Latest Storm LoS Angeles, Jap. 18 tt- (UP) — Southern California was hit today by a new storm that caused at least four deaths and forced hundreds to flee from theiit homes. The total death toll now stands at nine. Five persons died as'a result of the storrh that! subsided late Wednesday. Three children were trapped In a house in Wb«t Los Angeles t hen a mud slide blocked the doorway, police were attempting to dig. them out. Throughout the Li>s Angeles area* traffic was disrupted by water. ‘mud and debris that blocked the streets. I Most highways leading north from thb city also were blocked to traffic. ' f The San Fernando Valley, about 20 miles northwest of Los Angeles, was hardest hit by the downpour. The city of Van Nuys was turned Into a lake and police -used sixwheel army trucks and tractors to remove residents front their homes. But the rain was welcomed by farmers in the southern San Joaquin ’ Vallej’ where the crops need moisture. • Heavy rains that started shortly before noon yesterday drenched Los Angeles with nearly 3% inches of rqln by early today+ i - *•,' B The weather bureau warned that the storm would last from 24 to 36 hours and plight merge with a new storm moving southward from • Alaska. Traffic throughout the valley was .almost at a standstill as rtreats became rivers of muddy, sIK-fflled water. Two women drowned., when .their car skidded 250 feet and jammed in a culvert tn the valley. Twp persons were rescued from an overturned auto In the same area, end police said they feared another person was trapped in the car and drowned. The body of an ’ unidentified man was washed up on a lawn in Van Nuys. Mrs. Joanna Biddle, o,> was killed when a house where she was staying with two small children was pushed from its foundation and into a street by a mud slide. The children were rescued by The rainstorm was blamed for the crash of a TO-2 training plane ’n the sea off Laguna Beach. Missing and presumed lost were the pilot. Maj. Elmer L. Gilbert, 35, and Capt. Erwin V. Wall. At least 28 persons Were removed froiy their homes in Reseda in the San Fernando Valley, and 41 fled their houses in Artedia in In southeast Los Angeles. ] | File Remonstrance Against Bond Issue Adams Central Bond Issue Is Protested Twelve freeholders of the Adams Central school corporation area have filed a remonstrance agaln'st the proposed bond issue for the construction ot a Consolidated school and have petitioned the state board of tax commissioners for a hearing date. . . I I . The remonstrance was filed late Thursday, deadline for tiling such an action. County Auditor- Thurman I. Drew said that he would check the 12 names today to ascertain their right to sign the petition and then would forward the petition to the state board. The statute provides that it Is necessary for 10 or more taxpayers to sign a remonstrance. Those signing the petition include: Clint Hart, Carl Hirschy, Edwin C. Bauman, Wm. J. Kruse, Jonas Sprunger, Horace D. Lehman, Hulda R. Lehman, Rawley D. Jones, John B. Soldner, Lawrence A. Braun, Ben Siting, William Kohne. Auditor Drew will forward the petition to Indianapolis as soon as the names are verified and it is likely that the state board will set a date for hearing in Decatur soon. V . INDIANA WEATHER ~ Increasing cloudiness Friday $ night and Saturday, followed by rain Saturday afternoon, or tonight 26-33 north, 34-40 night. Warmer Saturday. Low south. High Saturday 45-50 north, 50-65 south, r | ■ '

Truman To Ask Expansion Os Atom Program Mdjor Expansion Os Atomic Program To Be Asked Os Solons Washington, Jan. 18. —(UP)— President Truman sdon will ask congress for funds to carry out a “major” expansion of the U.S. atomic program—the third of its kind since Russia exploded her first A-bomb in 194 Q. . .* > Officials said the administration blueprint for keeping this country out in front in the atomic arms race will be outlined to the joint congressional atomic energy committee “wlthiiL a few days.” Committee chairman Brien McMahon i (D-Conn.) announced yesterday that Mr. Truman had up-; proved an Expansion program, but would not disclose its spppe. , Other authoritative ‘quarters saW today that ft will definitely yank as a “major” step-up in this country’s A-bomb producing facilities, which are even now in the process of being doubled. , Informants indicated, however, that the expansion will not be as sweeping as McMahon would; like. The senator has urged that atomic spending be stepped up to about 16,000,000,000 a year, a six-fold in- , crease over the present rate. Rut the atomic energy commission and the defense department have concluded after a lengthy joint study that the nation cannot spare that large a quantity of critical materials. such as stdfeL from other high priority rearmament tasks. • McMahon predicted there will be little difficulty in getting congress to vote money for the program. Both of the previous atomic expansion programs won quick senate and house approval. In J 949 the atomic energy commission asked and got 3500,060,000 to enlarge the plutonium plant at Hanford, Wash., and 3222,000,000 (Tun To Pave Stxl Packed Auditorium For C. C.Meeting 22nd Annual Mcjeti Held Last Evening Four, hundred persons packed the Moose auditorium at the 22nd annual Chamber of Commerce banthe Fort Wayne Civic Theater p'ayers last evening. The turn-out exceeded original reservations and tables were removed from the floor so guests could be seated in view of the stage. • Following introductions and presentation of new and retiring officers) of the Chamber by Herman H. Krueckeberg. toastmaster, the play, “As fiusbands Go,” was presented' With 13 members the board of dlrcetors is • headed by John F. Welch, of the Decatur General Electric plant, as president. They assumed othce last evening. In theatrical parlance, Michael Bate of this city, who. played one of \ the leading rolek. “stole the show." A native Briton, Bate came here last year from London. He resides at Valley Farms, south of tile city. His characterization Os a suave English playboy. was genuine. .Character portrayals by .Wilson “Cris” Criswell, Maurine Caddy, Nola Proctor and Jack Stevens, were done to perfection. These actors are Veterans in the Civic Theater. x Gene Renn els of this city is stage manager for the theater and portrayed the role of a waiter. Othpr members of the -cafet who gave superb performances are, Jerry Hoffman, Mary Louise Maurer, Sharon Davis, Edwin Allgair and Mona O’Neil. William Balderstonp was photographer. Members of the cast werte introduced by Reid Erekson of this city, former director of the Civic theater. The second year that Civid theater players have presented the annual Chamber of Commerce entertainment, last night’s crowd was enthusiastic over the (Tun To Stxi

■■ —— -r '■in ... Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 18, 1952.

—f , “No Money —’Just Steel” I Hl I ■ BRITAIN’S GREAT war-time and current*Premier, Winston Churchill bring* a smile to the face ot Vice-President Barkley, and thunderous cheers from the Senate-House joint gathering in Washington as he makes his third address before the U; S. Congress. He received huge applause when he remarked he Was not here to ask for money;* that Britain would do her part in maintaining peace, and needed help only in rearming. = . •

- . ! ■ - No Appointment Yek To Postal Position No Recommendation Mode On Assistant Leo Kirech, Decatur postmaster, hss received acknowledgment ot his report of a vacancy in the assistant postmaster post at the local post-office due to the recent death of C. H. Cole. The letter was signed by Joseph J. Lawler, assistant postmaster general, in charge of post office personnel. Robert Frisinger has been assigned to the duties of assistant postmaster until the vacancy is filled, postmaster Kirsch said.y The communication from "the post office department also said that the present personnel of the local office should be first considered in recommending an appointment for the vacancy, > Several local employes are eligible, and under civil service procedure, x while it is not mandatory, the procedure urges consideration of length of service and experience in making a recommendation. Postmaster Kirsch said that he believed an appointment would be forthcoming in the next few weeks but to date no recommendation has been made. \ * , ■ It also is reported that some' outside influences hgve been contacting Democrat state and national political leaders for some applicants fdnthe post. * The postmaster general actually makes the appointment of an assistant pbstmaster. Four or five of the present personnel have been prominently mentioned in “curbside talk” on the matter. All are veteran postal employes. Thejr include Francis Costello, John Boch, Joseph Resh and C. J. Smith. .It also is understood that one veteran employe, who from years of service might be considered, stated that he. way not interested in the post. —— 1,900 Marine, Navy \ Veterans Returning j San Francisco, Jan. 18.—(UP) — The USNS William Weigel arrives here today with about 1,900. marine and navy hospital corps veterans of the Korean war returning home on rotation. Os the 1,99, all of whom served with the First marine division and the First marine air wing, approximately 750 are reservists returning for release from active. duty. The remaining 1,150 men will report for pew duties after 30-day leaven. ;

Fort Wayne Man Is Killed By Automobile ■ Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 18. —(UP) —Edward L. Schniecker, 62, was killed last night when a car driven by Marton M. Chappell, 19, struck him as j he crossed a city street. Chappell was charged with failure to’ yield the right-of-way but was relieased without bond pending a coroner's inquest. - b| ’ Lodge Appeals For Ike's Nomination Asserts Eisenhower Is People's Choice ■’ '•;i;r■ u - - • • Lr rh '• <'■ ' *i' »■ ■*' - Saw Francisco, Jan. 18.—(UP) — Sen. Henty Cabot Lodged (R.-Mase.) appealed to the Republican nation*! committee today to help nominate arid elect Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower president because he is the “people's choice." Only a few hours earlier, David S. Ingalls, campaign manager for Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, told th* committee the GOP was dead if it risked its political future On “hriro worship, glamour or sex appeal.” Lodge, who has been conducting a whirlwind campaign at the nar tional committee meeting in an effort to line up. party support for Eisenhower, was the third of four speakers to speak out for their respective candidates. | Yesterday, governor Earl Warren of .California and Ingalls had their turns and tonight at a banquet TJarold E. Stassen, former governor of Minnesota, will L follow Lodge’s luncheon appearance/ "We must give the American people the man they want to do the job," Lodge said. "Popular sentiment .favor* one man above all other* and that man is Elsenhower.” • Lodge argued that every public opinion , poll favored the general and even in the solid south the score was Eisenhower 59 percent, Truman 35 percent. Ingalls spent part of hi* speech attacking public ■ opinion purveys which he called "the Trojan horses . of the Republican party/’ "A blind reliance on these polls had led the Republican party to defeat repeatedly in the past and can lead us to defeat again," In-, galls said. “Their create the grand illusion.” 1 Lodge—without referring directly to "Mr. Republican” Taft—said the - GOP ootid not hope to turn out the Democratic administration in No vember unless it gets the independent .vote. , “There are just not enough Re* * (Twa T« PMPe Sevea)

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Egypt Threatens To Take Action If U.S., France And Turkey Aid 1 Great Britain ■ ' > \ ■ 1 ’ : ” F' ' ■ /Paris, Jan. 18.—(UP)— Egypit threatened today to invoke the seven-state Arab mutual defense pact and to seek United Nations security council action if the United States, France and Turkey eend troops to the Sues Carial zone in response to Winston Churchill’s appeal | i The British prime minister proposed in a speech before the U.S. congress yesterday that token forces be dispatched to join the in the troubled canal 4 An official communique issued by the Egyptian United Nations delegation said the proposal “conktitutes a new attempt on the Sovereignty of a state, member of the i United Hations organization, and is of a nature to compromise seriously the eecurity the middle east," . | V An official spokesman for foreign minister Salah El Din Pasha, head of the UJN. delegation, said that Egypt would consider the sending of the western troops a ."hostile act" which might lead to “serious Consequences." "If Churchil's invitation is carried out, w* might bring the issue , before the security council,” the spokesman, Mahmoud Azmi Bey, added. He also said Egypt would consider such an action sufficient reason to Invoke the Arab defense t ipact. The pact, signed about two years ago, provides for mutual assistance of all Arab states in the event of outside aggression. ’ The communique was based on press reports of his reference* to Egypt and the middle east. No official text has been received by the Egyptian delegation. In Egypt the government proclaimed a nation-wide state of einergepcy starting at dawn in an attempt to curb any violent demonstrations that might be touched off by Churchill's request. The communique said Churchill’s proposal constituted an “attempt on the sovereignty of Egypt (which |Tura Ta Face Twa) Horsemeat Scandal Grows In Illinois Four Conspiracy Charge Waukegan, 111, Jan. 18 —(UP)-L Warrants were issued against four tnen today charging conspiracy af--.er the Lake county state’s attorney announced he had raided \* defunct packing plant where horse- ' meat-adulterated beef Was produc- ‘ ecl. Th* warrant*, issued by\ justice of the peace R. J. Reardon of Waukegan, charged Joseph Slcillano, Russell Minnea, Tony Rossi end John King of conspiracy “to do an illegal act.” They were issued in connection with the Illinois pure food laws al the growing horsemeat scandal In Illinois took ’a new turn. State's attorney Robert C. Nelson said he led a raid last night on' a Lake county packing house which operated until last September, selling 10,000 pounds of beef rdulterated with, 40 percent horsemeat. Nelson refused to specify the Ideation of the plant He said a former employe who actually did the mixing was seiz?d. He would not make the man’s name public. . Nelson said his investigations showed there were indications that the horsemeat scandal may be tied to highjacking in the state. And he said the scandal "undoubtedly will involve other counties" in addition to Lake. He said the packing plant was operated/ last June by Siciliano, •’urrently free on SIO,OOO bond on ! charges of attempting to bribe Charles W. Wray, ousted head of the Illinois food and dairies dlvli (Turn Te Page Seven)

Refer Grubbs Case To Juvenile Court h Youth Is Returned . On Robbery. Charges • r i 1 i' ■ BULLETIN V There was jh. strong Indication that the U. 8. army would send a .representative here to seek custody* of Vernal C. Grubbs, prosecutor Severin Schurger indicated this afternoon. Grubbs, is AWGL from ■ the army. jj It is believed likely that Judge Myles Parrish and prosecutor Sphurger would yield to the* request that Grubbs be tried by th* army, however, neither has said definitely what action they would take. J J J ' | i > X The cause of the state vs Vernal Gruibbs, who was returned to Decatur late Thursday frota Carmi, 111. by sheriff Robert Shraluka. charged with commission of a crime with a deadly weapon; grand larceny and auto theft, took a queer turn in Adams ctrcitit court today. When Grubbs /was called by Judge Myles F. ■- Parrish la open court,; it was Jearned that Grubbs , t* a minor child, having been born , October 21, lft3£ <ri accordance -with the statute. Judge Panish immediately transi ferred the case itq, juvenile court and instructed prosecutor Severin Schurger to refile the charges in that court and alifo instructed clerk Fdward Jabeng transfer all papers in the i The judge pointed out, however, that sjnee Grubb A was between the ages of 16 and 18 years, the case could be brought back to open court This action Fould be determined after juvehile hearing and is discretionary vrjth the court. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grubbs, Muncie, parents ot the youth, were present in court. Judge Parrish ordered Grubbs returned to the Adams county jail and plhced “apart froiri adult prisoners” iiptil’ the case is set in-juvenile court. It was learned that,Grubbs had enlisted in the airmy about eight weeks ago, his parents having signed an *ge waivar. He is at present absent without and probably will face military charges in addition to the criminal hdre. When the cased were originally filed, local officials of course did (Turn T* F*ge Seven) Seeking Principal At Pleasant Mills School Head's Bond Formally Approved The surety bond of Glen Custard, newly elected Adams county superintendent << schools, has been filed and approved and he has qualified and taken his oath of office. \ 5 The new iupeiintendent, however, is still dividing his time between his new office and Pleasant Mills school where he is still acting principal, awaiting the selection of a successor to that post. It is understood that there are several applicants for the principalship and an| appointment is likely to be forthcoming soon. Nimrod McCullough, St. Mary’s township trustee |vho makes the appointment, and: superintendent Custard have interviewed several of the applicants personally and it is understood ap announcement will be> forthcoming soon. Mrs. Hansel Foley is acting as office manager in the county superintendent’s Office in th* court house, a post she has held since the electlon to the post of the late Hansel Feeley. Superintendent Custard has arranged his time between the two lobs so that botn the Pleasant Mills high school *nd the county office are functioning normally. I

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; r i- ' 1 -■ Emphatic No Given Churchill To Plan Os American Troops Helping In Egypt Washington, Jan. 18 —- (UP) -7 Winston Churchill got dn emphatic and unanimous “no" today to his suggestion that American ■ troops help the British defend the > Suez Canal zope a* alnßt the f Egyptians. The Truman administration, members of both; parties in congress, and American military men f quickly rebuffed th* plea for “token forces” which the British prime minister made, without advance warding, in his address to a joint session of congress yester- | day. ~ It appeared to be the major place where the adroit and eloquent British leader may have stubbed his toe during his visit to Washington. But Churchill had j another chance to thresh out the j Issue with President Truman ait their farewell White House meeting today. Churchill also was expected to make a labt try at blocking ap- ,j pointment of an 4 m ®rican admiral as supreme Atlantic pact naval commander and at increasing the flow of atomic secpets between , Britain and America—two points on which, he previously has gotten little saUafactiom On the other side of the ledger, . Churchill could add up an impres- 1 -ive list of accomplishment* in hi* talks with Mr. Truman and hi* appearance . before congress. These included a firm allied agreement/ on swift retaliation against Red China’s mainland if there is any truce trickery in Korea: a mutually beneficial arrangement for trading American steel and British tin; and a joint effort to. streamline the cumbersome machinery ©f the Atlantic pact organization. The 77-year-old Briton also wort bipartisan cheers from congress with his ringing declaration that his countrymen wMI solve their own economic troubles and seek U. only for- rearmament in the "common cause.” j His oratorical prowess proved completely Inadequate, however, to persuade congress, or the administration that the tlnited States should get mixed up milltartly in Britain’s middle eastern troubles. p'.l J- ‘ ■j; High officials / Were surprised and dismayed that Ghurchili even should have raised the They said American military iriter- 1 vention tn th* strife-torn Suez Canal zone at this time would wreck current U. S. .diplomatic v efforts to work out a peaceful settlement of the dispute, would aggravate Britain’s position,; and would damage American prestige throughout the . touchy Arab ' world. . LU J i '>'!»< 1 * Approve Boost In General Motors Cars Washington, Jan. 18 — (UP) — The government today approved wholesale ceiling price increases ranging from 4.4 to six percent on five General Motors Corp, passenger cars. ' ; \ increases in retail would ->b* approximately the same percentagewise. ; iC The wholesale increases approved are 5.07 percent on Chevrolets; 5.36 percent on Pontiacs; 0.01 percent on Oldsmobile*; 4.48 percent on Bricks, and 4.41 percent on Cadillacs. Seven Persons Held in Kentucky Raids Washington, Jan. 18 — (UP) — FBI agents arresters seven persons ind seized 1,396 gambling machines in Kentucky today in statewide raids. J The arrests and seizures were mdae under federal: prohlbltng interstate -transportation of -mbling devices. The FBI operations were continulng. I