Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1952 — Page 1

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Top UN, Red ♦ Negotiators To Meet Tonight Begin Discussion * Os Point Five On Agenda For Truce Panmunjom. Koreaf Wednesday, Feb. 6. —(UP)— Top United Nations and Communist truce negotia* tors begin discussion of point five on their agenda today, and it was suspected the Reds mey raise their price for peace in Korea to include Chinese and North Korean mem* berehip in the UN. ' The full truce teams meet at 10 a.m. (7 p.m. CST Tuesday) for the first plenary session since Dec. 4. To start discussion of the "mystery of their program—recommendations to be made to the governpients of the belligerent countries. Gen. Nam 11 of North Korea is to open the discussion with submission of a “draft of principles on agenda item five." Allied negotia* tore, believe he may demand that the truce negotiators recommend: Immediate withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea. An' immediate political peace conference to blueprint the future of Korea. Re-establishment of the 38th parallel as the political boundary between South and North Korea. Immediate admission of Red China and North Korea to the U.N. The Reds also may submit their nominations of three neutral nations to the committee which will inspect the behind-the-lines situation after an armistice has been concluded. “We are meeting with i. completely open mind,” »U.N. spokesman Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols said. “We will be on the receiving end —receiving their principles." The allies are expected to reject summarily any idea of the admission of the two Red countries to the U.N. or of a return to the 38th parallel as the border. • . r. They are expected to accept in principle only the idea of foreign troops withdrawal and a peace conference. But the troops would be withdrawn, and the peace confer ence held, only after an armistice had been in effect long enough to make sure that there would be no (Tuhi Tn Mk) »" ■ 1 « Phone Company Asks 20 Percent Increase Indianapolis, Feb. S—(UP) — The Indiana public service commission took under advisement today a petition of the Citizens Telephone Co. of Decatur for $40,622.40 annual rate increase. The company said it earned only 5.14 percent on its investment in the first 10 months of 1951 and wants an increase to raise Rs return to 6.16 percent. The increases would j average \ 19.75 percent over present rates. Commissioners heard oral arguments on behalf of the utility yesterday and were expected; to study the matter at their, weekly conferences Thursday. ■ * [ i t; W Boy Scout Sunday To Be Marked In Decatur Churches 1 J ■ ■ I i • Annual Boy Scout Sunday will be observed in Decatur this week when Scouts and Cutis and their leaders wil lattend theirpown respective church services. Many Scouts plan to be in uniform for the occasion, as part of? their observance of Boy Scout week, which opens tomorrow. | The 1952 observance j of Boy Scout week marks the launching of a three-year program jin scouting. The purpose of the .program ‘is to inspire Scouts to go “For\ ward ... on Liberty’s j Team." in' the attainment of specific objections related to “The : Boy.” “Our v Movement," and "Onr Nation," the Rfv. Samuel Emerick, chairman of the local Protestant church observance, stated. I I j Rev. Emerick explained, "Ministers in the * city and country churches all over America will recognize’this important program in their Sunday services. Prayers will be offered tor Divine guidance for the Scout movement as the national program gets underway.” - . •• J :

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAM* COUNTY

vl - P | • BULL E T I N March AH’ Force Base? Feb. ' 5. —(UP)— A B-29 crashed off ihe end of the big runway at March field today, March field aft reacpe service reported, marby resident* reported a •house an# plane burning." - Senate Group Approves Jap Peace Treaty No Legalization Ofi Soviet Territorial Claims In Pacific « ’, n - 1.1 Washington, \ Tell. '4- —(UP)— The senate foreign relations! committee approved the Japanese peace treaty today with a declaration that it does not legalize any Soviet territorial claims, arising out of World War 11, ' " ' The committee approved j the treaty and three Pacific mutual security pactp by unanimous vote.. In so doing, howevtih the committee made it cleat that the peace treaty, to which Russia is not a party, in no way itrengthen’s Soviet claims to Japanese territory and in no way recognizes concessions made to Russia in the 1945 Yalta agreement.! Committee chhirma| tom Connally (D- Tex.) said thje treaty Will be brought up in the senate some time after next Week He said several other matters i have senate priority. A twotbirds vote pis neces*ary for ratification of the threaty. Other congressional • developments: • • I Up Gl homes-—A house subcommittee began investigating complaints that “defective*’ homes have been palmed off on vetefanjs and others under federal loan guarantee programs. j p: I Veterans—The American Legion told the house veterans committee it wants Korean war veterans to get all the benefits provided in.tbe World War II GI bill of rights. The disabled American veterans asked government guaranteed home loans for Korean vets. The veterans of foreign wars, asked educational in addition to home loan ? benefits? Amvets said Korean veterans are entitled to benefits equal to those granted World War H vets. Silence —M. William Pomerance, former executive secretary of the Hollywood screen writers guild, Refused to jell the house un-Ameri-can activities committee whether he ever was a Comjnunist. ; i- ' ' ■ • f I • ! J County School Head Unhurt By Plaster Heavy Plaster Falls From Office Ceiling I 1 ■ ■ A near tragedy occurred in the private office of county superintendent of schools Monday afternoon when the heavy plaster In the room suddelly gave away and fell to the floor. Pieces of the material fell all around superintendent Custard and some of the smaller pieces struck him, but he was not injured. Mrs. Shirley Haines, newly appointed assistant,' serving her first day in her new position* had been standing at the files in the private office a tew minutes before the mishap occured. However, she had walked to her room to the west ond only superintendent Custard, was in the room at the time/ Both thought an explosion had occurred. The commissioners, in session downstairs, were immediately noti- ' tied and ordered removal of all the remaining plaster and a remodeling job. The outer room is being used to conduct business for the time being and it is probable that the superintendent will use the room formerly occupied ■ by the sheriff, which is across the hall on the second flodk , i' J i Workmen will start the latter part of the Week on the job of making the room safe for occui penny, Thurman Drew, auditor i and secretary of the board of ’ commissioners, said today. -j : ■ 1 II- ’ :i

Say Military B fidget Too Low , . i ■' - H E I 'v-! j ' J ■bi T' I AT AN UNUSUAL HEARING of the Senate military appropriations sfkbcommßtee and the House-Senate economic committee on the military budget, civilian military heads has rd Defense ■Secretary Lovett declare President Truman’s 151,200,000,006 military budget was insufficient'to buy “readiness" as fast as j the chiefs of staff consider "desirable." Attending were (1. to r.) Air wore# secretary Thomas Finletter. Louis L. Miller, special assistant director of the Air Force budget, 4’4|Bcrißtary Frank Pace, and Secretary Lovett. \ r _ . _ . . . - . . .. J . g 1 ji. g \

—J- —-J— -[ Busy Session Held I By Commissioners d : j Monthly Meeting Is Now In Second Day J■ ■ 1 The Adams county board of commissioners held one of its sessions at the regular February meeting starting Monday morning in the commissioners' room 4t th* court house. The session was oontinued through most of today. * j The county ' board prepared its annual report of the number of miles of county roads maintained by the county highway department. The report, which will be sent to the state highway commission, Shows that there' are 725.6 miles Os county roa<T patrolled and maintained by the coifhty highway department. The board approved the monthly report of the superintendent of the county farm and qnVeturning from Monday luncheon at the home, the commissioners stopped at the jail. The board authorized sheriff Robert Shraluka to secure bids for the cost of construction of |he proposed improvements at the jail to meet recommendations of the state welfare department. The sheriff will report tip the commissioners at the March meeting and it is probable that the alterations will be made this spring. Leßoy Bieberstein, Herman Burke and A. L. Lehman of Wabash township appeared before the commissioners and asked that the center thfee miles of icounty road number 22, running east and west; in Wabash township, be blaek-topped. If this were done, the petitioners said, there would -be a complete black-top roadway connecting with state and county roads in Wabash j township. The commissioners told the petitioners that the board would inSpect the road and woußf give the} project favorable consideration as soon as funds are available. No definite commitment was made. E. J. Schug presented a workmen's compensation policy which expired Monday and he was authorized to renew the policy through the firm of Schug and NeuenSchwander of Berne; The cattle inspection contract with the livestock sanitary board and federal department of i animal husbandry for the inspection of all Adams coupty cattle and destruction of any found to be tubercular wait signed and returned to the state board. Federal funds are used to reimburse any farmer for the loss of cattle. Adams county has an appropriation of >12,200 for carrying out tpe work. A petition urge filedt* by Harvey Bucher, and others, foir the cleaning of the Henry Scherry ditch in Preble township. The matter was referred to the surveyor with authority tot proceed. '! ' Another ditch cleaning petition was presented by Chester Adame and Donald Burkhart for the Cleaning of the 4 Burger drain In Jefferson township. This matter also was referred to the surveyor with an authorization to give it preference, because this drain Is used by the Jefferson township high school, and (Tara Ta Page Hum) J

Decatur, Indiana,* Tuesday, February 5,1952.

firemen's Pension Up To Councilmen The proposed firemen’s pension ordinance will be tbe highlight of tonight’s regular session of the city council at 7:30 o’clock. The ordinance is set for third reading and final passage. The mayor, board of works and representatives of the local firemen have held several sessiotAi the last 10 days to work out some pt ItbA phases of the proposed ordinance. r ■" Final disposition will be made by a roll call Ot the councilmen. Hearing Feb. 13 On Bond Remonstrance • : . ■ ‘i Adams Central Bond Hearing Date Set Wednesday, February 13, at 10 a.m. has been set by Noble Hollar; chairman of the state board of tax commissioners, for the public hearing on the remonstrance filed by 13 property owners against the pro posed bond issue of Adams county Central School Corporation for the construction of a school building. The hearing will be held jit the gymnasium of the school corporation .in Kirkland township. Usually the tax board hearings are held in tbe court room of Adams circuit, court, but because ot the heavy schedule of court cases set for the February term, the change was negotiated. The school corporation advertised the bond issue several weeks ago and the remonstrance was filed on the final day. A delay in hearing was caused because the mailing addresses of the firet 10 remonstratore were not included on the original remonstrance. This error was corrected and the official notice of the hearing was received this morning by Thurman Drew, county auditor. Much interest has been displayed by both proponents of the school consolidation. which includes Washington, Kirkland and Monroe townships, and opponents of the merger. A full house is expected at the public hearing.

— -r-7— Stage Set For Lions Show On Wednesday, Thursday

1 i From Alpha to Omega, fjom Eddie Cantor to Madam Butterfly. , That is the range of the Dixie > Scandals, to be presented by the Decatur Lions club Wednesday and Thursday night* >at Decatur high school auditorium. The classical and the comical ' nre all ingeniously intermingled to provide a fine night of entertainment for the whole family, those in charge announced- From * the opening of the "chorus line" to the closing "show business,” there is a constant stream of hu- [ mor and fun withsome pathos and lots of singing and dancing, the ■ finest of local talent. i s Names such ag Terveer, Holthouse, Gass, Worthman, Zwlck,

13 Leave Today For Active Induction AU But Three Os >Con|ingent Married Thirteen Adams county young men were sent to Indianapolis this morning for active induction into tbe nation’s armed forces under, selective service. it- . .j , Local selective service officials stated that all but three of today’s contingent are married men. In addition to those leaving today, David Foyster Smith, also scheduled for. induction, has been transferred to the Jurisdiction of local board 58 at Whitebui;g, K>. • Another Induction call has been issued lot Tuesday, Feb. 19, when three Adams county men are scheduled to report. Members of today’s contingent were: ; J • ( Ronald Homer Liby, a volunteer; Nile LaMont Williamson, Junior A. Huser. Richard Bebout, Richard : Frederick Moser, William Qrval Doherty. Lynn Warren Poorman, Melvin Dale Mann, Leo Merlin Bail.ey, Herman Lou Balsiger, Claris Lfee Haviland, Donald Lewis Reef and Robert Gene Franklin. ; • r Mayor. City Clerk Attend Meeting Mayor John Doan and Vernon Aurand, city clerk-treasurer, attended B meeting at Fort Wayne Monday dealing with social security and itb application to city employes. The law was changed recently and ihe zone meeting was' called to inform all municipal officers of the naw phases of the law. 118 1 i '“i ■ ■ ; ■ INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered z snow- flurries or slight show- - erg ending thig.evening. Snow flurries continuing near. Lake Michigan, Not much colder temperatures. ~ Low tonight > 25 ot;M. High Wednesday 30 to 35 nerth, 34 to 38 south.

Schmidt, Hill, Mumtna, Helm, Sheets,' Smith, Knapp, Embler, which have been connected with fine homd-talent production* for years. Will appear on the program. Even a ‘’senator’’ who speak* briefly- on the aspect* of the day will contribute to the general aspects of the show. * - Business and professional men join in making up the talent, and 'the curtain is scheduled to rise at Sls o’clock Wednesday night. The local club members have been busy for two week* selling tickets and, indications ate that both nights ?WHi hive near sellout crowds, k Proceed* will be used on the various community projects sponsored by the Decatur Lions club.

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j —J—l - UN; Planes Attack North Korea Targets Nearly 600 Sorties Made Against Reds Bth Army Headquarters, Korea, Feb. 6 — (UP) — 'Viiit<jd Nations warplanes in nearly- 600 ; sorties attacked targets throughout North Korea yesterday, destroying railroad lines, supply (tenters, ammunition depots ami qther targets. ! debased United States matithPplaiyjs| jotted ttcae the airJtorce in., attacks which stretched fTom wiest to easf coasts in "operation (strangle"—designed to keep'; the Communists from building Up iheiii front line strength. The marine planes destroyed railroad lines at 11 points, blew up two-ammunition dumps, a gun position and two boats along the east coast, i Other; pilots destroyed or damaged bridges, vehicles of all sorts, artillery positions and 139 supply buildings. I 2d Lt. David 3>Howard, of Los Angeles, Calif., jumped to safety within the U/ N. lines after^nursing , his smoking F-61 mustang plane back, from a raid IS miles inside the Red lines. In; ground fighting two Chinee* Red ’ hrfimiry companies drove task two U. N. outposts in separate attacks on the western front > The Reds forced U. N. infantryman from one hill position Overlooking the frozen river. An allied unit withdrew from a second hill to call In. artillery fire on the Communist ’ company which occu-pied-the advance post. Hopever.; parka-clad U. N. Infantryman to the north moved out in sab«ero temperatures and reoccupied > hn. advance position nohtiwest of Yonchon. The allied soßdiers had lost, the hill yesterday When the Chinese attacked in * overwhelming" numbers supported- by self-propelled guns. T h s (light contact along the remaindqr of the battlefront reflect-ed-the pew surge of optimism from thd trtice negotiation tents at Paninunjotii. Only normal patrols wtire sent out. For ihe first timte in six days no Cotaim, mist jet fighter planes were report -d damaged in air combat. < The only air-to-air action Tuesday occurred when American F-88 ' (Tur* T* Paste Three) Motion Filed To Quash Affidavit Defendant Fights , 1 Indictment By Jury : The law firm of Parrish and Parrish? Fort Wayne, has joined with Cdsteil and Smith for the defendant in that case of the state vs H.H. High,; former Kirkland township trustee, charged in a grand jury indictment with being interested in >a public contract while serving as.;a public officer. The' defendant immediately filed a motion to quash the affidavit on two ground!: I 7 That the charge is not a public oftensp. 1 Thdt the, Indictment does not state the offense charged with sufficient certainty. sntyy was made Monday afternoon and Judge Myles F. Parrish will rule on the motion to quash, prior to the setting of a date for trial, ilf the motion is sustained, it does not;mean the cause is dismissed. The? prosecutor would probably file a hew affidavit The) state vs High case is one of the; criminal causes which prosecutor Severin Schurger Indicated Monday, he; wanted dlspdled ot at an early The: indictment was returned aftter the state board of accounts filed a repqrt with the November grand'jury and the sale of school buses by a Company for which High is said to be a salesman is involved. j J :■ > 1 ■

UN Assembly Voles Delay On Korean Debate Russian Effort To Force Issue Voted Down By Assembly Paris, Feb. s.—(UP)—j The Unit* ed Nations general asseihHj voted overwhelmingly today, at Its final' session, top ostpone any* debate on Korea until an armistice had been concluded—or until Communist aggression makes stJffejjL military action necessary. 'IX T The three-months session of the plenary body of the U.N. adjourned at 2:14 p.m. (7:14 a.m. CST) after killing by a vote of 51 to 5, with two gpuntries abstaining, a Russian attempt to force the Korean issue into consideration. ' Before the vote, American delegate Ernest A. Gross said the United States was anxious to achieve a Korean armistice but 1 that he did not think it would be facilitated by shifting the talks to the U.N, He replied to a charge by Soviet delegate Jacob Malik that the United States wanted to drop the Korean issue and leave its solutitia to military force. ; ; “We are disturbed and disappointed at the slow course of the negotiations at Panmunjom and we believe that an armistice is possible,” Gross said. "Wq shall do our best to bring that about. . “And the reason we aie anxious to bring about an armistice in Korea is not merely to terminate the sacrifice of lifd, of property, of fortunes,.and the devastation Which the aggression hah brought to that country, I but at all timti? it ; has been our 1 purpose to* make it possible with the least delay to turn to the political and economic questions of the future of As the Soviet-led Communist bloc pressed its fight for an immediate debate, Russian delegate Jacob Malik declared: Vl . “It is clear that the United States government, having launched aggression, wants the Panmunjom negotiations to come jto an end. The breaking down of the Panmunjom negotiations under any pretext and the further expansion of the far eastern conflict fully with the United States." ; The Korean postponement item was the last on the agenda of more than 70 points for the Assembly, which convened three mbnths ago today in the Palais De Chaillot. The- smill nations lintid up al-’ (Tur* To Pace SIX) Charles Lore Dies At Home In Monroe \> »* I • Funeral Serviced Thursday Morning Charles W. Lorg, 83, % 'resident of Decatur and community Since 1934, died at 10:50 o’clock this morning at his home in Monroe following an illness of nine, days. He was born in Cariisle, Pa., April 14, 1868/ a son of Joseph and Caroline Heckman-Lore,^and was married to Lucille McQuown Dec. 2, T 934. A plumber by <tradti, he formerly lived at Columbia City and Muncie, h r Surviving in addition tin his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Anna Reeves of Muncie and firs. Pearl Kuhts of lonia. Mich.; it stepson, Robert Zerby of one granddaughter; a', brot-tier. Bert Lore of Ypsilanti, Mich../and three sisters, Mrs. Della Hyattf of Merna, Neb., Mrs. Cora Moore/pl Columbia City and Mrs. Ethel Hardion ot Detroit. Mich. J Funeral services will he conducted it 10: SO am. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. W. L. Hall officiating. Burial will be in the j Jones cemetery a( Muncie. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Wednesday.

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tr- - r | Acts On Advice Os Democratic State Chairmdn f 1 Assures Kefauver Contest Washington, Feti. 5 — (UP) —. President Truman, decided today to permit his name to remain on the presidential ballot in * NewHampshire. | The president’s surprise decision, —he had said last’ week he would withdraw his name—assured the •firet presidential j primary "popularity contest" botwjeen Mr. Truman and Sen. Estes ; Kefauver (D---ITennJ, the only avowed candidate so far for the Democratic presidential nomination.? Kefauver airreadyl has entered h slate in the March 11 New Hampshire primary. Mr. Truman adted on the advice ot Democratic chairman I’rank E. McKinntiy and "many good Democrats ;in New Hampshire” who |"are jof the opinion that my name should be left on. the primary ballot?'| He informed Enoch D. Fuller, New Hampshire secretary of state, that for this ; reasoh "I shall not ask you to take my name off the list.” i ; ’ Mr. Truman- had stated earlier that he objected to such primaries because they irere not binding, and thought it would be better for his name nbt to appear on any ballots until he wm ready to announce whether tie will seek reeleetion. “Bnt the cbairmian of the Democratic national committed and many good Democrats in New Hampshire *re of the opinion that my naan IhtJuld be left on the ballot,” he wrote Fuller. “At their suggestion, therefore, I shall not ask you to take my ihe list." ! . / ' ‘ Mr. Truman was entered In the preference primary by James McPhail, a Manchester, N. H„ lumberman who was Unknown to the president and McKinpey at th« time. Mr. Trumtin had 10 days, expiring Feb. 9, iti which to take himself out of the primary if he/ so desired. ' , A /' At his news conference last Thursday the president said he would hot stay in the New Hampshire primary and thought such, primaries were so much eyewash. He said that if .tie wanted the nomination he would not have to enter any primary; McKinney, meeting here today yrith the new Democratic executive committee,- apparently changed the president’s; mind. Mr. Trqman’s letter to Fuller was made public as the executive heads of the Democratic national committee met to .discuss national convention plans, the pre-conven-tion program of ttje national committee, reorganization of the national and the 1952 campaign budget. , • The budget Was'reported to call for outlay of mprti than $2,000,000 for radio and television time during the campaign. 1 Mr. Truman wati reported to be under mounting pressure from party; leaders to make an early statement on what he plans to do In 1952. But Mr. Truman still had them guessing. ! Some directly contradictory inferences about how soon the'; executive will disclose his plans (Tar* t* P*«e stx) Heavy Schedule For Present Court Term A case has been set down on every available, day of the February term of Adams circuit court. Judge Myjes F. Parrish completed this call ot the civil docket atjjoon today. If the causes are heard as scheduled, Decatur attorneys will have to get up early and work late. The present schedule shews the heaviest program in Adims circuit court In many years. Local attorneys ■ attending the Tuesday docket included Ferd L. Littarer, ; Jphn DeVoss, Lewis Smith, Ed A. Boise. Hubert McClenqhaa, Dsve Macklin and Severin Schurger. ? 4 ?j‘