Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1952 — Page 1

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U. S. TO AID FRENCH REARMAMENT PLAN

MacArthur Is Given Orders To Cut Staff Secretary Os Army Orders General To Cut Staff To Three New York, Feb. 23—(UP)—General of the army Douglas MacArthur has been ordered by secretary of the army Frank. Pace. Jr., to trim his personal staff 'from eight to three men, Lt was disclosed last night. The order, issued Feb. 12, was revealed by MacArthur’s aide, Col. Laurence E. Bunker, who with a warrant officer and a master . sergeant now will comprise the five star general’s personal staff. Bunker said he could not explain the reduction “because of regulations which forbid an'army officer to make charges against his superiors.” , . ■ At the same time, however, Bunker said that Col. Anthony ’ Storey, the general’s personal pilot. had been “forced out of a job" with the air force. Storey requested inactive status last year when-the air force advised him he was being transferred from duty with MacArthur. On Jan. 20, it yas disclosed he had resigned to take a civilian job. Bunker said that MacArthur was entitled to a personal staff of eight men — three icommissloned officers and five enlisted men — and* that was the number he brought here with him from Tokyo , * with Washington approval" when he waa relieved last year as, suI preme commander in the far east. However, hi Washington, officials said that orders were issued last fall and made effective in De- - cember trimming the personal staff of five star generals not on specific duty to three meh — one officer and two enlisted men. Os the eight men MacArthur brought here with him, two other officers in addition to Storey # have resigned from. service. They were Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney and Col; Sidney Huff. Both quit last ye*| and were not replaced by MqbArthur. MacArthur, who in speeches since his return to the United States has charged the Truman administration with blocking vici tory in Korea, always will be considered on active service under regulations governing five-star generals, army sources said, despite the fact he has no specific duty. They said that two other fivestar generals, Dwight D. Elsenhower and George C. Marshall, only had staffs of three men when they were without specific duties. hunker, former New York and Wellesley, Miss., attorney, said z that Storey resigned although he wanted to stay with MacArthur. “The general was anxious to keep him, but the air force in- \ formed him that they were issuing orders to re-assign him,” Bunker said. “At that pofnt Storey asked to be relieved from active duty.y “As far as I’m concerned, he was forced out of a job with the reneral. What else could he do but get out?" * There was no comment directly from MacArthur himself on the cut in his staff which must be carried out within 60 days. But presumably he authorized the statements made by Bunker. In addition to Bunker, warrant officer George YoUnt and Sgt. Francisco Valbuena will remain with MacArthur. Those to be transferred are Maj. Patrick Gibbons. Jr., Master Sgts. Daniel X. Humphries, Paul Basco and Edward Herdman, and Cpl. Donald Dycert. President Truman Back In Washington v Washington, Feb. 23.—(UP)— President Truman returned to Washington today after cruising on the Potomac river aboard the yacht Williamsburg since Thursday afternoon. \ Mr. Truman remained aboard the ” yacht, docked at the naval gun sac- ? tory, to' work in the seclusion of his cabin. Mrs. Truman and their daughter were scheduled to join the president for a shipboard dinner tonight.

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Chicago's Leaders Demand Crackdown! Top Civic Leaders In Bottle On Crime * Chfeago, Feb. 23— (UP) —Chicago's top civic up in arms over the gang-style slaying of politician Charles Gross, today uemanded a special prosecutor and a special grand: jury to investigate crime and politics in the city. The group also called for an enti-crime committee dubbed the “Big 19" to be made permanent to carry the fight against hoodlum tactics in politics iqto “every ward, every precindt. every block.” The “Big 19” was an outgrowth of the public indignation which rose to almost unprecedented heights after the Feb. 6 slaying pt Gross, an announced cleanup candidate for 31st ward Republican committeeman. ? Allotted three minutes speaking time each, one after another of the city’s religious, civic, welfare and quasi-governmentali.' leaders took the rostrum yesterday to call for a continuation of the against crime. An enforced silence was imposed upon all politicians land office holders present at the i meeting. The citizens apparently decided teat it was their turn to speak. Guy E, Reed, president of the Chicago Association of, Commerce and Industry nad one of jlhe organizers in the civic cringe-fighting committee, was visibly shaken when! he made his appeal for continued action. -I j > “This Is really ©Ur last chance,” he said, his voice breaking. The group called for tpe raising of a war chest of 1500,000 to press the “Big 19’s” fighjt. Meanwhile, a 32-year-fld decorated naval flier wqnt ahead with his plans to seek the post Gross had hoped to gain. J ' J 11 Lt. Cmdr.ThomasrS, Chuhak was given the political t less!ag of most of Cook county’s t >p Republicans in his announced intention of picking up the refornj platform for which Gross pa|d wiih his life. “I’ve been shot it befire,” Chuhak said. i 3 j . In still another side issue of the Gross slaying, Morris Glickman, an inspector for the ci|y council local transportation committee, was fired for failing to show Up to be fingerprinted in accordance with a new city hall polfcy. Mayor Martin H. said that all other city emp oyes who show any tendencies to. be balky in complying with the fingerprint check to weed out anys “undesircbles” could expect lhe ame treatment. ' — i John Frank Star Chapter Farmer N Frank Is Selected 1,1 By Decatur Chapter John Frank, a member of the Future Farmers of America, has been selected as staf chapter farmer by the Decatur c Jtpteri He is the son of Myron Fr, ink, Decatur route 5. and lives Jon a'l44acre farm in Union township, j J Each year the Decatur chapter selects a star chapter farmer from its membership, oneVwho has excelled in his Supervised farm practice program ‘ \ and participation in FFA activities. : Frank has gained valuable exing year he plans to increase his productive projects, which included poultry, swine, dairy, corn, soybeans and oats,|j with poultry his main interest. During the com ing eyar he plans tg, increase his flock to 800 birds, 200 broilers and 600 hens. He has selected Yorkshire hogs and Holstein cattle as his breeds for those enterprise*. He also has ownership interest in the corn, oats and soybean crops on the farm.’, Frank has participated in 4-H and FFA dairy and crop judging work the past three years, having been a member of, teams competing in the district qontedtsi Selling garden seeds, locating farm hazards, killing pests, collecting scrap metal and culling poultry iire some of the cooperative and com munity service activities in which he has participated. He has represented the Decatur chapter at district and state FFA meetings, i In addition to winning the star (Tom T» Fs»e Feer) \ Th

Seventh U.S. Jet Ace Downs Filth Fighter * Louisiana Flier Bags Fifth Red During Dog Fight Tokyo, Feb. 23 — (UP) — Maj. William T. Hizner of Shreveport, 1.a., shot down his fifth Communist M KI-15 jet fgihter today to become history’s seventh jet ace. Flying a sabrejet, Hisner blasted the Russian-built plane from the sky in,a dogfight between 36 sabres and 40 MiG’s just south of the Yalu river in northwest Korea. A tabulation of official figures showed that it was the 361st enemy aircraft and 226th MIG shot Sfiwn since the start of theVdrean war. ,U, N. losses so far have totalled 1,153 planes, all but 15 of them American. Two other MiG’s were damaged during today’s air battle. ) Hisner scored his fifth "kill” when he went to the aid pf a fellow pilot of the 51st wing, . Maj. Don E. Adams of Mount Clements, M!cb., whose plane had been hit and was unable to evade a pursuing MIG. . “We were patrolling south of the Yalu when I heard Adams* call for help,” said Hisner. ; Said Adams: "I’m sure_glad ‘HiZ’ picked today | to make that ace’s rating. It really felt good to get that MIG off my tail.” I !jh ' ? The MiG’s damaged during the dogfight were credited to Col, Albert W. Schinz of Ottawa,; ill., and Capt. Ralph H. Ashby. Meaa, Arlz. ™ . Allied losses, if any, were! not given. Other sth dir force fighters: and fighter-bombers destroyed or damaged two railway freight cars, four trucks, two jfield pieces, fouF tunnels and 36 buildings. Hails were cut In 85 places. Marine Panthre jets killed! at Least 50 enemy troops north of kumsong when they dropped 1,000pound bombs in the center of ivhat appeared to be a snow-covered field. The “snow” was about 200 Red troops in winter camouflage. Activity along the 14fcmile ground front slackened to a: new low. A brief Bth army communique reported only “light patrol contact” at a few places. Treasurer Mailing Out Tax Duplicates To Mail Duplicates For Spring Payment You’ll get a letter soon from Richard Lewton, Adams county treasurer, Lewton and his two assistants, Miss Barbara Kelley and Mrs. Austin Merriman, have Started the task of mailing tax duplicates to all persons in Adams ■ county. The mailing procedure will take several days, Lewtpn said. Only two or three townships are included in a day’s mail. Hej also urged taxpayers not to come to the treasurer’s office to ’ make their payments until they receive their duplicates through the mail. All duplicates will be mailed before March 1 and taxpayers ; will have up to and including Monday, May 5, to pay their spring installment. \ Lewton stated that there were a few persons, whose addressee he did not have, who wbuld not get statements. He urged that these people call or write him iminedi atety after March 1 so that he could mail them their statetments Lewton today predicted early payment of most of the taxes; due. He based this prediction off the fact that already many county residents had called asking when they could pay their spring installment.” - The treasurer’s office will main tain regular bourse until the last week before the deadline and then extra hours will be initiated to accommodate the late corners, it was announced. > Noon Edition Fl W — I I i ;

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— ! * ... ■— ■■■ — Addresses NATO < J, U. S. Secytary of State Dean Acheson addressing a session of the North Atlantic council in Lisbon; teld delegates on Friday that NATO members have “taken a great, teiinlflcant step” contradicting “prophets of doom.” He said the Listfen meetings will make it “possible to hope that dawn is breaking on a new day for all of us."

■ - —- ; r -yr-? City Threatened By Pond Os Gasoline Officials Standing Watch In Illinois Sheldon, la., Feb. 23.—(UPJ— Fire and police officials today stood watch to prevent a spark from touching oft a 12,000-gallon pond of gasoline three blocks from Sheldon’s main street and less than a block from the nearest home. Fire chief Zane Hudson Said it would, take at least a week before the danger was past. I ' "Slow” orders were issued t<> all Illinois Central railroad trains passing through town because thp tracks are only a few yards froth the pond and it was feared a spark from an enginb might ignite the fuel. The greatest danger was from fumes, and firemen sprayed the surafee of the gasoline with blghpressure fog to reduce the vapors. „ The entire area was roped off to keep unauthorized and curious persons from approaching the pond. Policemen stood guard to hold back anyone who might try to come too close. The pond formed Thursday night when a 12,000-gallon gasoline storage tank- burst a seam while it was being, loaded from a transport truck. The tank, one of three operated by ’ Merrill Fritts, was equipped with a guage to indicate the amount of fuel in it.-; > Authorities said the gauge apparently was frozen and did not indicate the tank was full. Those loading the tank continued pumping until tne seam burst; Gasoline rushed out, forcing the split open to a width of almost! six inches halfway' around the tank. At the same time, the bottom of the tank was wrenched from its supports and gasoline flowed from the! opening. The tank was empty before any steps could be taken to halt the flow of the fuel. The pond collected around the bases of the tanks and gasoline spread over an area of about half a block. Officials hoped for clear weather to hasten the evaporation of the fuel. For a \tlme, plans were considered for pumping, the gasoline into other tanka, but this later was abandoned as impractical. News of the hazard was spread by word of mouth and residents fori the most part co-operated in reducing all outside fires to the minimum. { \ ’’ , INDIANA WEATHER Considerable cloudiness with little change in temperature Saturday night and Sunday. ‘ Light snow tonight mixed with some drizzle close to the Ohio river. Low tonight 22-30 north, 3036 aouth. High Sunday 33r 39 north, 37-42 aouth. - .

t - » ""—~ —n H' J j ■ Egypt And Russia Sign Barter Pact Cairo,: Egypt, Feb. 23.—(UP)— Egypt and Russia signed today a barter agreement under which Russia w|ll exchange 200,000 tons of wheat valued at for 500.000 kautars of Egyptian cottoh valued at $44,000,000. Discuss Plans For Queen's Coronation Early Decision Is Expected By Queen London, Feb. 23—(UP)— Queen Elizabeth II is discussing plans to Hold her coronation in August or September and her decision is expected witjbin the next three weeks, the Daily Express vreported today. The newspaper said the ministry of works began yesterday to make ah estimate of the time Which would be required to prepare Westminster Abbey for the coronation* ceremony. "Consultations between the gweminent and court officials . . . will be followed by a recommended date which will be put to the Queen by the prime minister,” the Daily. Express said. “She can for personal reasons decide against it, in which case the coronation would probably be held In the early summer next year.” The Daily Express is owned by Lord Beaverbrook, a conservative leader, and has excellent sources of information on court matters. Queen Elizabeth is .1 reported eager to hold the coronation as soon as possible so she can make her delayed visit to Australia and New Zealand the formally crowned ‘ sovereign. >iAs regards the reported plan ‘lO. hold the coronation this year—late in August or early in Septemr bet—the newspaper said: , "It is estimated that coronation this year would mean at least £1,000,000 ($2,800,000) in hard currency being spent in Britain by tourists." When thd decision on the coronation is made, the Daily Express said, the governments of the British commonwealth will first be informed knd then the Queen herself will make the public announcement. Two Soldiers Killed In Auto-Truck Crash ; ■!* < ' J , - ; 'T ■ •; 1 Vincennes, Ind., Feb. 23—(UP) — Two soldiers were killed and an--other badlyt hurt in a car-truck accident on Ind. 67 in Bruceville labt night. Killed were Darwin A. Wood, 22 >and Frank P, Marchesani, 23, both of Keesler field. Miss, Sgt William A. McFall, Terre Haute. Ind., was reported in; "fair” condition at Good Samaritan hosplta here. Police said identification papers indicated Marchesaids home was In Weehawken. N. J.. and Wood’s in New York city.; > ■ ’ ' ' ' '; ; ■ ?

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Three-Year-Old Girl Kidnaped In Canada $50,000 Demanded For Return Safely BULLETIN Montreal, Feb. 23.—(UP)— Kidnapped three-year-old Barbara Nemiroff was found safe torfay ’ . Montreal, Feb. 23.—(UP)—The three-year-old daughter of a Wealthy leather manufacturer was kidnapped last night by a man who demanded $50,000 for her safe return. e off one of the biggest police bhnts In Montreal history. The search also extended 35 miles south to the New York state border. The child, Barbara was taken from a fashionable west end apartment by an intruder who gained entrance by forcing a bolted door. Alice Lftchace, a French-speak-ing maid who was taking care of the child during the absence of the paretns, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Nemiroff, told police that the intruder threatened her and ordered her to dress the chil<t. He then fled from the apartment with the child in his arms, she said, leaving behind a note addressed to Nemiroff which demanded that the manufacturer leave $50,000 in the shoe department of an east-end department store if he wanted to see Barbara alive again. Miss Lachance described the ab ductor as “about five feet six, wearing gloves and about 25 years old." Commodores Plan For Ticket Sales ‘ Announce Plan For Sectional Tickets Plans for the sale of sectional basketball tickets by the Decatur Catholic high school were announced today by t&e Rev. Robert Contant. athletic director, and David Terveer, coach. ' These tickets are for the Thursday night session of two games between the Commodores and Pleasant Mills and Adams Central-Jef-ferson. \ The tickets, priced at 60 cents, will be placed on sale at 3:30 o’clock Monday afterhoon for school students and fans on the first floor of th© Catholic school building. All tickets remaining will be taken to the Knights of Columbus ball, where they will be on sale Monday evening and during club hours all day Tuesday, only at the K. of C. hall. \ ' 'j . School officials stressed the tact that a good supply of tickets will be available for Thursday’s session, as Decatur Catholic received 542 tickets for the session. In the event the Commodores win Thursday night,, another distribution of tickets for the Saturday sessions will be made, wtih tickets, priced at sl. on sale from 9-11:30 o’clock Friday mortflng only at the principal’s office of the Catholic high school. Otherwise, no tickets will be (Tara To Paw* Five) Eisenhower Plans To I Visit Greece, Turkey PUris, Feb. 23—(UP)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower pans to visit Greece and Turkey probably early next month his Atlantic Pact headquarters announced today. - A spokesman said Eisehowerdid not plan to visit the United States “in the foreseeable future” despite mounting demands that he return home and try to win the republican presidentian nomination. The spokesman’s statement confirmed the disclosure yesterday in Lisbon by Greek foreign minister Sophocles Venizelos that Eisenhower would visit his country.

Stassen Presses Investigation Os McGrath Wealth House Committee Invites Stassen \ To Give Testimony Rochester, Minn., Feb. 23.— —Harold Stassen, pressing for an Investigation of the wealth of attorney general J. Howard McGrath, stumped southern Minnesota today seeking the votes necessary to carry his home state In the Republican primary. The former Minnesota governor said he sensed a trend on the part of prospective convention delegations elsewhere “insisting on being uncommitted and unpledged/*' and predicted he could “unite” the party and lead the QOP, to victory next fall. But first Stassen moved qn to Albert Lea today afteii* a speech, here last night in which he called for putting McGrath under oath to question the justice department head on his wealth. .. i j Stassen said he would be “happy to appear before the committee” called to look into McGrath’s wealth, which Stassen said runt to ' the “Jnillkma."L Stassen said he would be “glad” to appear before a house judiciary subcommittee investigating the justice department and present the committee with his “confidential information” of reports that McGrath has grown wealthy during his 12 years in public office. Chairman Frarfk L. Chelf (I>Ky.) and senior member of the committee Kenneth B. Keating (R. NY) telegraphed an invitation to Stassen to appear before the committee to submit any information he had. Stassen, former 1 governor of Minnesota, refused to give the source of his information but said he had “great faith in the Credibility of the information." Stassen-said he “was available to the committee and would gladly appear before them With my informstlon.” ; I t Stassen said he would be “glaid" to appear before a house judiciary subcommittee investigating t ive justice department and present the committee with his “confidential Information}’ of reports that McGrath has grown wealthy during his 12 years in public office. Chairman Frank - L. Chelf, (DKy») and senior member of the committee Kenneth B. Keating, (RN. telegraphed an invitation to Stassen to appear before the committee to submit &ny information he had. (Tara Ta Face Five) P , ; Charles Kern Dies Early This Morning Native Os County Dies At Elkhart Charles D? Kern, 77, a native of Adams (county and brother of Thomas Kerb of this city, died this morning at his home in Elkhart of a heart attack. He had been in failing health for some time. | He was born near Decatur, the son of Adam and Henrietta Kern. His first "wife, Cora Mumma, died in 1910. ; j Surviving }n addition to ■■ the widow/Riila, are two sons, Homer and Russell Kern, both of Toledo, O. a daughter, Mrs. Hattie Strahlem of Fort Wayne, two brothers, Thomas of this city; and Alphos of Toledo; three six grandchildren and eight great-grandchil-dren. One son, Kenneth, died early this yedr, at Portland, pre. Mrs. Robert Garard of this city is a sister-in-law of Mr. Kern. Funeral arrangements have not been completed but the body will be brought to the Black funeral home Tuesday and burial will be{ in the Decatur cemetery. ! J i r

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i Agreement Clears Way For Council To Approve Report! On Europe Defense Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 23.—(UP) —The United States agreed today to help France fulfill a rearmament program which calls for 12 armydivisions by the end of this year. Under the agreement, the United States will unfreeze sufficient dollar aid already allocated to France, It was understood. The .agreement, which came after three days of argument, cleared the way for the North Atlantic treaty, organization council to apprqv> an experts’ report calling for aboht 50 divisions and more than 3,b00 tactical war plahes in western Europe by the year end. France said that unless additional American; aid was given it would have to stale down its rearmament goal to 10 divisions. 1 I “ France originally intended to raise 14 divisions, and today’s agreement constituted a dompro raise. The rrench delegation to the N. conference said thgt If 14 divisions were raised, the Country would need $1,580,000,000 moire than it could raise by taxation, if a goal of 12 divisions was pet, France would need $570,000,000; the delegation said. They asked the United States to release immediately morq than $430,000,000 already allocated to France but noUyet spent. iW AmeNcaa delegation said it could not do this because congress had earmarked most of the alloted aid funds for specific purposes. The French then raised their estimate of the amount they could raise by taxation and the American delegation promised to make plans for the immediate expenditure in France,* directly and Indirectly, of enough dollars to permit the rearmament program to be fulfilled. Congress, earmarked $600,000,000 in aid of France in November, but less than $200,000,000 baa been, spent. The French wanted the remaining $400,000,000 released.' Today’s agreement camO after secretary of . state Dean Acheson personally joined top American and French cabinet ministers in the aid negotiations.; Thq root, of the trouble is France’s sick economy. France is pouring ever-increasing money and manpower into the anti-Communlst struggle in Indo-China while trying to build up its defenses and fighting runaway inflation at home. ■ , i | Coldwafer Man Held After Shooting Cop Richard Myers* Is Taken Into Custody Richard Myers, 24, of Coldwater, O. t was arrested in Coldwater late last, night after an intensive hunt of several hours following . the wounding of John Young, 28-yepr-old Celina, 0., policeman about 8:30 p.m. The Adams county sheriff’s department and Decatur polich set up road blocks during the hunt j but were notified later of Myers’ apprehension. The Coldwater man shot Young in the thigh with a .38 caliber pistol after Young and a fellow officer halted Myers on a Celina street for questioning about threats against the Coldwaterman’s bvothepin-law. .Celina police said Myers then went to an auto sales agency in that city and commandeered an auto, in which he droiO away. Yqung’S condition was repotted as good In the Otis hospital at Cellpa. . Violent Sand Storm Kills Two In Egypt Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 23—(UP)— One of the; most violent sand storms in Egypt’s modern history swept the Egyptian coast today killing two persons and Injuring four others, f I L