Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1952 — Page 1

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U. S. Sorrow Expressed By Pres. Truman Deepest Sympathy \ Extended To Royal J Family Os Britain ■ - •.• . I Washington, Fefy 6 — (UP) — President Truman today extended his deepest sympathy to the British royal family and the British neople on the death of King George VI. “God bless Queen Elizabeth and may her father s exemplary memory provide the courage and inspiration she will need in the great responsibilities that lie before her.” Mr. Trdman said in a public statemeht. Mr. Truman also sent private « messages of condolence to the new queen, her mother, and her grandmother. Queen Mary. t The house of representatives adjourned at 11:55 a. m. CST out of respect to the king. - Democratic whip Percy Priest of Tennessee offered a resolution expressing “profound sorrow” and “sympathy with his people in the loss! of their beloved; sovereign.” The house immediately passed it and adjourned tor the day. i News Travels Swiftly By United Press - ■ " News of the death of King George VI spread swiftly around the world today. nJ British troops on the front] line in Korea received the news in stunned silence — then went on fighting until commanders announced plans for mourning the dead monarch. Flags were lowered to half mast o\er British government buildings throughout the world. Tn Vatican City, Pope Pius XII expressed his ‘threat sorrow” and ordered a telegram of condolences tent at once to Queen Elizabeth. United Nations secretary general Trvgve Lie sent British foreign secretary Anthony Eden a telegram expressing his sorrow. Premier Leslie Frost of Ontario, Canada, said he was shocked and grieved. , <“The king is dead. Long live ♦he he said. Austalian prime minister Robert Gordon Menzies announced the news in parliament, interrupting a debate. on the Japanese peace treatv. The house promptly adjourned. The klnr’s death caught Australia near the climax of preparations for Elizabeth’s first visit there. She was due to arrive March 1. “The prayers of all are now (Tera To Page Eight)

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Duke Os Windsor To Go To England Deeply Shocked By Death Os Brother New York. Fe|>. 0— (UP) — The Duke of Windsor, “profoundly shocked” by the death of his brtoher, Kiiig QeOrge sail for England tomorrow Aboard the liner Queen Mary, but jhjs Ameri-can-born duchess will remain in the United States., f ' ' rThe duke, who abdicated the thrpne in 1936, ■ announced t his plans to return to England for his brother's funeral after a transAtlenfic telephone call to Buckingham palace. ; . The duke's secretary said his wife, the former Wally Simpson, would not accompany the duke but would remain at their | six Toom suite here at the JWaldorf tower. She has never been accepted by the royal family, ; Both the the duchess r.re bearing “up" very well indeed" Vnice learning of thei king’s death, the secretary, Miss Anne Seagrim, said. \ Shewas asked if the duchess had made her own decision not to accompany the dukd. “I would say It was her i own decision to stay behind," siaid Miss Seagrim. i* • ‘ ; ■ had been speculation that because the new' head of the royal family Queen Elizabeth, hhd often referred to her uncle > as her “favorite” that the .family's ] attitude towards his twicd-divbrced wife mighti be softened.: If the duke hadn’t abdicated in) order to marry her he still Would l»d the British monarch. ; h ! ' | , The liner Queen Mary, scheduled to sail tomorrow M midnight, is due to dock at; Southhampton, England, on Feb. 113.’ The announcement iof the dUke’s Dians to return said: « “The Duke of Windsor has spoken to the private secretary at Buckingham palace by phone, and ilsi royal highness is sailing for Great Britain in the’ Queen Mary tomorrow night to attend King George’s funeral.”' ; - .. ...... j, American Casualties Now Total 105,271 Washington, Feb. 6 — (UP) — American battle casualties in Ko«ea through last Friday now total 105,271,. an increase of S7O over last week’s report; the defense department reported : today. ■ It was one of the smallest increases reported by the defense department for .many months. The report do>bs npt cover all casualties through last Friday but those whose hext of kin htae been notified. It requires | from forte to three weeks to notify next of kin.

Lions Make Final Plans For Minstrel ; The Decatur Lions club discussed final minstrel plans at their regular weekly meeting'at the K. of P. home Tuesday night. A reoprt of the sale of more than 600 tickets for the show was made by the ticket committee. Next week the Lions will join with the American Legion and Rotary club in a joint dinne*' Tuesday night at the 'Masonic hall in observance of Boy Scout week. Firemen's Pension Is Approved By Council ' \i * r-— 1 ~ ' LOrdinance Passed By City Coiincilmen i Decatur’s six regular firemen are now members of th& Decatur firemen?s pension fund. * The ordinance, which has had a rocky trip to become a law, finally was passed by the city council last night, but not until it had once been defeated 3-2 on final passage and then passed on a motion to reconsider. ! On the first vote, three councilmen voted against final passage. They were councilmen Bauer, Beavers and Kolter. Councilmen Gage and Engle voted for the measure. A discussion followed the defeat of the measure. Francis Costello, Decatur citizen, asked the councilmen to reconsider their action and'gave a brief plea for .the firemen. Vernon Hill, becatnr fireman, also spoke in behalf of the measure and after a brief discussion councilman Bauer moved that the matter be reconsidered. For the second time on final pas<sage the ordinance was passed unanimously. The new ordinance sets up a firemen’s pension board composed of the mayor, the fire chief and several ihembers of the firemen’s group. This board has charge of the administration of the,pension fund, but all monies are held and disbursed by the clerk-treasurer. The ordinance* provides certain disability benefits add also sets up a graduated pension in accordance with the number of years of service. No fireman is eligible for a pension unless he shall become disabled Or shall have at least 25 years of service. The ordinance is mandatory In cities of 114,500 population or more and is optional Tn smaller cities of Indiana. Firemen who have a pension fund are not eligible for social security. x INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and colder tonight vrith a few tnow flurries north. Thursday partly cloudy and firmer. Low tonight 22 to 28, high Thursday 40 north, 40 to 45 south. ■ T r ■ i ■'

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—- . p »,p T ...... . m g Commissioners End Busy Session Here New Reviewer Named In Wagley Petition The county commissioners wound up a busy two>day session Tuesday afternoon by making several decisions and taking a few matters under advisement. Ira Stucky, who was appointed reviewer in the Wagley petition for a drain some time agoj, resigned from that posk tion because he has moved from the township. Irwin Bauman was named as viewer for the project. i The 1951 4-H club report on thq expenditure cif the $2,000 appropriated annually for the organization was filed by officers of that group. The report showed that all but $19.61 of the amount appropriated was spent and that amount was turned back to the county general funt|. i This money is used annualy to ; sponsor the 4-H club activities, and > any balance reverts to the general ; fund. Miss Anna K. Williams, of the ? county extension department, appeared before the commissioners ! and stated that she was contemplat- ; ing going to school at'Chicago. She stated that a part of her salary Igaid by the government would be continued in effect while she was in school and she asked the commissioners if they would consider paying part of her county salary if she decided to take the course. She stated further that she intended returning to Adams county. The commissioners asked secretary Thurman Drew to contact thq state board of accounts and ascertain if the county could pay Miss Williams part of her salary while .she was on leave. Miss Williams has been in Adams county several years, and many persons who are close to her work state that she has done a splendid job, especially with the young peo pie. Lee Lybarger, Wabash township, presented his problem of too much water every time it rains to the commissioners. Lybarger said he has a boat tied to his barn and every time there is a heavy rain, he is compelled to take his children to school in the boat. He said that when the water starts to rise, he leaves his car on a higher road several miles from his home and uses the boat to get to faster transportation. "In fact,” Lybarger said, "I came part way to Decatur today by boat.” Lybarger said that if the commissioners would consider raising the bed of the road which' passes his farm, he would permit the highway department to take the fill from both sides of the roadway, which he owns. The cooMnlsstonera promised they would take a look at the situation immediately and would co(Tam To Pa*e Klgbt/

t'"-*?' 111 1 '■ — I ■■ t ., 1 .M... : - Reds Propose Peace Parley :U■.’ ' I i : In 90 Days ’ Full-Dress Parley S h Proposed 90 Days After Armistice *5 -Fanirtunjom, Korea, Feb. p| -i- j (Ci?)-—The CommmUato demanded a full-dress peace conference within Sd daya of a Korean a is'ice to discuss the of foreign troops from Korea and a far eastern spttlemen& North Korean Lt. Gen. Nams 11 submitted the Red proposal At ihe first meettag of thd full aniilstfc*' delegations since Dee. 4. ? Vice Admiral , C. Turner j|>y, ; head of the United Nations d$A- ; V ation, received the comment at the 20>mInbte' meeting. ‘ j , ile asked —and was granted - « teceas; uqtil .10 a. in. tomorrow |7 p. m. today CST) to study it. f Weatefn observers noted. hqw-J -|<er, that the proposal would |n-i tail political negotiations with the Chinese and North Korean Cohitaranist goWnments, neither df V’Hich the U. S. recognizes. It alAo apparently would exclude the* South Kordan * government * from the conference. The Tull plenary session was convened'to* take up (he fifth and final item on the Korean armistice agenda — recommendations to be made to the belligerent governments for a final Korean peace* settlement. ; Nam IPs brief formal proposal Lulled for the appoint tiM kNwth Korean and Chinese gdverui AUnt representatives and five U.N.; representatives to meet within three months of a Korean armiA% tfce to negotiate the settlement of 5 the following questions: ;J. Withdrawal of all foreign forces from Korea. '. 2. Peaceful settlement of thd Korean question. \ ; 3. Other questions related U$ peace in Korea. > J In discussing the proposal. Nam U hinted that the Reds might bring, up in the peace conference such: questions as the future of For* tnosa, the fighting in Indo-China, and admission of Red China and *Torth Korea to the U. N. He charged that President Trp<Tur« To Paco Kl<kt) "; i' Election Precinct rj ' Changes Approved One Precinct Added!’ ■' For Decatur Voters • Changes in election precincts in Decatur, Berne, and Monroe township were approved by the Adams county board of commissioners at the Tuesday session and the new precinct boundaries will bp effective at the May 6 primary eiec : tibn this year. Decatur 1-A will be divided so that the 800 voters will cast votes In two precincts. The precinct to' be added in the first ward will be designated as Decatur 1-D-and will make a total of 11 precincts for pecatur. • Decatur 1-D will have as a north boundary the Krie railroad; west boundary.. center of Line street; east boundary the river, , and South boundary, the center of Grant street. h I Decatu r i-A Will be as follows': ; North boundary, middle of Grant Street and East street; west boundary, middle of Line street; South boundary, city limits, and bast boundary, river or city limits. Voters residing up to two miles north of Berne, who formerly yoted in Berne precincts, will be joined with th* old middle Monroe’ precinct and this will be known as South Monroe. North Monroe precinct will remain Unchanged. The commissioners also talked* of consolidating the Ceylon pre-* clnct, but deferred action until they could interview more vpters affected by a change. The board has until March 1 to make, additional changes. There allb is some talk of consolidating th* two Jefferson township precincts* into one, but this Is also in the “lender consideration** stage. ■■ | ■ ■■

56- Year-Old King Found Dead In Bed; Princess {Elizabeth Becomes Queen

■ Queen Elizabeth | Begins Her Reign In Sorrow; Flies 11 Back To England ‘ Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. «— (UP)— Britain’s sovereign Queen began her reign today In tears and sorrow. ' _J The former Princess Elizabeth broke down and wept when a radio-telephone call from Ixmdon informed her that her father, King George VI, was dead. - She personally ordered a plane prepared at once for her departure for London to take her place at the head ■of the British commonwealth and (In London, it was announced thgh the royal flight carrying Elizabeth was expected to arrive at London airport about 6 p. m. ‘Thursday (noon Thursday CST.)! The official call was routed through a small country post office. to Mombasa, where Elizabeth and; Prince Philip had spent the nighit in a jungle treetop bungalow? - ' 4 ft look nearly 30 minutes to get the connection through. When the princess received the news she wept openly but recovered quickly to prepare for her departure. The. queen spent happy hours In the bungalow last night, watching Clad In brown slacks and a yellow ' bush shirt, she watched by moonlight the parade of African big, game which included a rhinoceros, • On the way to the bungalow on foot, she passed within 12 yards of a cow elephant which had stray? ed fropi a herd of 50. White hunters protected her but the cow ignored the; party. . At 8 a. m. (11 p. m* CST) Elizabeth came down from the tree-top house and returned to the royal Tuntjng lodge where six hours Uteri the news came of her father’s death. Jt first reached Nairobi at the cfflces of a local newspaper which informed the royal household. The staff decided not to inform Elizabeth until confirmation caihe from Buckingham Palace* The London telephone call came through quickly. The queen’s flight ! home will follow the same route taken on the outward journey, through El Adem, Libya, thus avoiding Egypt. BULL E T I N Georpe Harding, 52, of Decatur, route 1, a euperviaor In the purchasing department of the Central Soya Co., died late this afternoon at his home. Gvil Defense Meet Here Next Tuesday Public Meeting At Legion Home Here Captain Forrest Schaffer of the civil defense force of the state of Indiana, ground observer corps, Will hold a public meeting and school in Decatur next Tuesday night, February 12 at 8 o’clock at, the American Legion home, it wag announced today by Floyd Hunter, Decatur director of the civil detense {organization. «Huhter stated that while the meeting Is especially for members of his observation group, the public is invited! to Obtain an overall picture of what is being done in civil defense. . ■ -i 411 counties in the South Bend filtgr center area will be visited thrbe times in the next six months by officials of the state organization, it was announced. Captain Schaffer will be accompanied by several other members of the unit. During the afternoon the visiting group will visit other areas in the county and then the general meeting will be held at night at the Legion home. \ All Interested persons, whether or not they havjyan assignment in the present set-up, are invited to .h. .Irtt mwttar. >1 ! ' S: d- ! ‘ • I > \ 1 .. .

Candidate . Ik 11A1 ,■ .If I B ■ Mrs. Mabel Striker Mrs. Mabel Striker .}■ Seeks Nomination j ! / Recorder On Democrat Ticket Mrs. Mabel Striker. Decatur, who has been employed in the office of county asseaaorl Albert Harlow for the last year and a half, today announced her intention of candidacy for county recorder subject to the decision of Democrat voters at the primary election May 6. i Mrs. Striker has liever held a public office but she has been active in Democrat political affairs of the cobnty for several years. She is the first candidate to seek the office of recorder. Miss Rose Negswald, incumbent, has served eight years and is not eligible for reelection. _ 1 • The candidate is a graduate of Geneva high school; is married and has three daughters. The Strikers reside at 402 Mercer avenue. Mrs. Stoker is a member of Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church; Pythian Sisters and Eastern Star lodges. 1 Mrs. Striker stated that she planned to make an active campaign for the office. The Strikers have lived in Decatur for last JO years, coming here, from Geneva. 1 ; . Sewer Improvement Needs Are Outlined New Sewer Plan Is I .Outlined To Council Sewer improvement for residents of the northwest and west parts of Decatur j is getting closer to a reality. engineer Ralph E. Roop explained i the critical Situation to new councilmen at the regular meeting Tuesday night and after explaining how a new sewer would’ work, Roop displayed drawings for the proposed system. The sewer would start at' the river in the north part of the city and go southwest up Washington street to the Pennsylvania railroad and then south down Eleventh Street to Dayton street. This would be the main sewer and probably would,bei a 48-inch sewer. Then 17\ laterals • would provide sewage disposal for an unlimited number of residents in the north and west part Os jDecatur.. The mayor directed the. street and sewer committee, city* attorney and city engineer to meet before the next j council meeting and devise tentative plans for financing such a project, i 1 It Is belived thajt the most popular plan is construction of main sewer by a; bond issue and then by placing a tap-in charge against all using the laterals which would go into the main sewer. A tap-in charge also would be levied against property owners along the main line ad that all as(Tsura To Paoe Blabt) i

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K King George VI Dies Peacefully ' In Sleep; Cause Os Death Unknown London, 6. —(UP)— Klhg George VIS died peacefully* in his sleep today and his daughter, 25-year-old Elizabeth, new queen of ij the British Commonwealth apd Empire, prepared to fly home once from Ehst Africa. The monarch, sovereign of the world’s population and Surface, was found dead id his bed by his valet at about 7r3© a.m. &:30 Am. CST). No announcement was made as to the &ause of death, but medical circles speculated it was coronary \ thrombosis. The news was kept within the royal family and the highest government circles until Elizabeth, in a gay holiday mood at the Royal Ix>dge in Mombasa, Kenya, could be told privately of her father's death. {< \V>. • J 'i , Elizabeth broke down and wept when the announcement reached thj»n give personal orders to prepare for. her return, |t was announced that the royal flight carrying Elizabeth add her husband and Prince Conport, Philip, will arrive in London about 6 p m. tomorrow (no<?n, Thursday, QST). King George’s death cut abort , one of the rare vacations Elizabeth has bad since hts health began ; fail. Last night she andWijr spent hours >in a jungle jtree-top * bungalow, witching big game come ! to a watering hole in ttto moonlight. Elizabeth became the soverign ‘ in • constitutional theory at the moment pf her father’s death bqt the priyy council was summoned, immediately to meet _at 6 p.m. (noon CST) dt which time her accession to the throne will be pro- ■- claimed. The proclaination o's the accession will be signed by Elizabeth I when she returns and then will j be jread from the balcony of St. James Palace, the of the royal exchange in the city of London and byljmayors throughout the nation. 1 The house.of commons met for only two minutes this afternoon to hear solemn, steely-voiced prime minister Winston Churchill give thd form&l announcement of the king’s death. - r> •|fWe cannot at this moment do mpre than record a spontaneous expression of our grief,” he said. The hodse wRI meet again at 7 p.m. (1 p.m. CST) when each member will in turn swear allegiance to the ntk monarch. \ Buckingham FUlace announced shortly before 11 am. (5 a.m. CST) ; that the king had died unexpectedly in his sleep at his country estate at Sandringham, Norfolk, 60 miles 1 ' K’ • <*Vn«« To P*<e Six) ———;— r Traffic Controls Studied By State Recommendations By Decatur C. C. Traffic control recommendations made recently <0 the board of safety by the traffic and safety committee of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce will receive the scrutiny of state highway department engineers, according to a letter received from that | body by Robert Anderson, city attorney. The recommendations include the erection of signal {lights on Monroe street, and because the suggestions deal in part with streets which are part of the state highway system, it is njecessary to get approval of the state highway commission. ‘ ! - Other recommendations made by the Chamber group include the enforcement of the ordinance permitting parking on the west side of First street, duly. The board of safety still has the complete list of recommendations under advisement, it was learned today, and probably will present the problems to * the city council after state engineers complete their surveys.) J. ! ■ ■ ■ ■ ' M • -