Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 115.

General Clark Lashes Ousted Koje leaders Seeks Explanation Os How Prisoners Took Upper Hand » Tfeßyo, May 14 — (UP) — Gen. Mar|c Clark was reported today to havq given a tongue-lashing to the two , ousted commanders of Koje POW camp after haulipg them on the tappet at headquarters to explain- h ow the prisoners got the i, upper hand. .; I Official secrecy surrounded the | conference between Clark and | Brig. Uens. Francis T. Dodd and | Charles IF. Colson, but the United | Press learned they were ‘’verbally t reprimanded” by the top U N. com--1 mander... ' There , was no official clariflca|tion of what possible further acStion may be taken against Dodd, fwho was : kidnaped and held three jdays by- inmates of his own prison, and Cblson, whose sensational i“cpnces|ibns” to the prisoners caused a storm of repercussion from Washington. Headquarters officials refused to confirm or deny reports that the | key figures may face court -martials for their part in the Koje fiasco. ' (’HQ spokesmen said no interviews nor statements wotild be made until the investigation was There was no indication as to when that would he. Clark, obviously angered by the turn of events, personally took over the inquiry after spending four hours this pibrning in apparently constant teletype conversation with the equally-perturbed Joint chiefs of staff in Washington. ‘ An army spokesman said a military bp*rd of inquiry also had begun an-i on-the-spot investigation at KoM.iThe board conferred with Lt. Ge|j James A. Van Fleet, Bth army cpjnmander, at Pusan before crossingj to the island. Clark twas expected to demand that Dodd and folson explain: , 1. '.why Dodd permitted himself to be placed in a position where he could be kidnaped. | 2. "Why the|re were no guards | inside lsie camp who might have rescued Dodd. i? ’3. What Colson meant by admitting to the communist prisoners thlgre had been “instances of bloodshed”/ in the Koje bamp. 4. What Colson meant by prom- -! ising fipt to “rearm prisoners” in the future. 5. Why Colson promised the Reds there would be no more “forcible screening” of communist war | prisoners when there never fhas been i |ny forcible screening of 1 them.!] v ‘ . 6. Why Colson agreed to per- ! mit th® fanatical 6,000 reds of compound 76, who kidnaped Dodd, to communicate with all other prison i compounds on Kojfe. Both Clark and the joint chiefs of staff indicated that Colson’S concessions would not be honored. Clark tailed them "unadulterated blackmail.” . I The communists already were making propaganda hay of the concessions in the Panmunjom To Pace »U) ' '. j ■ Buddy Poppy Sale Friday, Saturday Public Is- Urged To Donate Generously Il - . Th|ri annual Buddy Poppy sale will be held in Decatur Friday and Saturday. Tljls annifal sale is sponsored throughout the United States by the Veterans oft Foreign Wars, with all proceeds used for disabled and t|nfortubate veterans and their families rind to families of deceased vet- *- I. i Thfe Buddy Poppies will be sold in lj)|catur on the two ddys by the ladies auxiliary of the local VFW post | junior police, and Girl Scouts. Leaders of the sale, in urging general contributions on purchase of jtpe Poppies, said, “every eommufirity, regardless of size} has a veteran welfare problem, wherein of veterans must be giyqn a ‘helping hand.’ ' ? > •lit takes only one visit to a V.A. hospital to make any man or womad understand with ,the VFW - mdgns when it says, ‘honor the dead by! helping the living.’ fnla la just-what the VFW is dciipg eriery dajr of the year, year af|jr year. through the facilities of th®? VFW national home for widows an 4 orphans at Eaton Rapids, Midh., through rehabilitation serviced 00 state and national levels.”

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Youthful Bicyclist j Is Killed By Auto Connersville, Ind.L May 14—(UP) — Donald Bmith, 15,i Connersville, was injured fatally when struck by a ear while riding a bjeycld on Ihd. 4.4 two miles ea>it of Glenwood last night. George jiplanton, Coptwirsvlller was driver of the car, police said. ■ ; | • i ' V Propose Free Schooling For Korea War Vets House Committee Working On Free Schooling Program Washington, .jlay 14 |UP) — The house veterans cotnmittee worked toward < approval, tjoday of a free schooling progratp Tor Korean war veterahs. Under key provisions of the bill as tentatively Approved so far a Korean veteran would get SIW) a month for education if single and 3150 |f he had ;dependentsr The veteran would make tuition payments himheif, keeping the rest for living expenses. In this respect the measure will differ <from the World |War II GI bill of rights. I 7 nder ttyat legislation, the government serif tuition money direct to the schools. “* I i The new bill as it shaped up in advahce of a fingl committee vote, expected by tohight. would provide 114 days of free schooling fdr each day of Korean service. The maximum would be 36 school months, enuogh to complete a four-year college course. Unlike the GI bill for World War II veterans, the new one would not permit free schooling in such things as bartending., dancing, and personality course*. Other congressional i developments: j. Crop storage—? The justice department deprived the agriculture department’s legpl branch of authority to decide what cases, arising out. of the crop storage program, should be prosecuted. The senate agriculture committee is investigating cases of alleged th,eft of government crops by priyktjfe storage firms. Committee counsel Paul Cotter, accused W. Carroll Hunter, agriculture department solicitor,, of “lax law enforcement policy.” Hunter, now stripped by the justice department /Os f his , "screening” authority, denied, the charge. Controls — Rep. Albert Rains (D-Ala.) said congress may > not . extend price controls beyond June 30, their scheduled ! Expiration date. Rains, member of the house banking conimittee. told- the American retail feiertaion he her -\ <Tar» To Pnare «lx) Monroe Man, Two Children Injured i Ranza Wolf Badly Injured In Wreck 1 JRanza Wolf, 76, of Monroe, and two children, Melvin, 13, and Les Jeaji, 6; were jdjured last night following an accident at the junction of Route 224 and Swy- • gart’s junk yard. The mishap occurred at about 6 p,m. ( .. i Wolf had evidently stopped or was going to make a turn into the junki yard when a car by Dr. Marvin Stewart, 33,>\ of Wren, Ohio, came up from the rear and struck Wolf's auto. It was knocked Into a ditch while Stewart's car went skidding across the bncom- \ ing lane coming to a stop on the Shoulder of the road. StEwart, who ■ is a veterinarian, was Wolf and his children were badly knocked about in the car, Wplf remaining in serious condition at the Adams epunty memorial hos- ‘ pital with multiple head injuries, ■ cuts about, the neck, and a broken right arm. j I ; Lea Jean Wolf is ati tjhe tiospital with minor chest injuries, a cut . leg and arm. t Melvin received cuts and bruises [ but was sent home. ( Slightly Hurt I ( Three-yeapold K fci \ en Mcßride of 364 Stevenson street, suffered . abrasions about the face, nose and ’ chin last night when a car driven by Clarence W‘ Strickler of 833 Winchester street, structy hey softer i she darted out from under a tyuck ■ where she had been playing with some other youngsters. ! She was treated .at a physician's , office add sent hdme. There were no charges placed against Strickler. , \

I Enroute To Relieve Ike W j®: •Eiw GEN. Matthew B. RIDGWAY, tanned and in genial spirits, arrives at Hamilton Air Force Base at San Francisco at the end of a 9-hour hop frojm Honolulu. Enroute to Paris, where be will relieve Gen. Eisenhower as supreme NATp commander, he is accolnpanied by Mrs. Ridgway and holds their son, Matty in his arms. ?

Allied Planes Blasi Al Red Rail System One Os Heaviest Attacks Os Year Hits Rail System ‘Seoul, Korea, May 14 —(I P) — Air force, navy and marine fight-er-bombers slashed into the fcommunist rail system in one of the heaviest attacks at the ;yqa|r tbday, blasting rolling stock and seyetTng the rails in 178 places. ; Taking up where the night hecklers of the air; force lei t off, panther jets, corsairs and skp-aid-fers <r<jtm the carriers Princeton and Vallley Forge ranged the east coast, a morning attack, plashing rails In 121 spots and pouncingon lil hoaded trains with bombs and cahnonfire. Their score -showfed nine locomotives and 4I» rail cars destroyed, j s ! I Fifty-seven more brfeaks in the Red rail lines were chalked rip by air fpi-ce fighter bombers jwhich *lso splattered a factory anl mill area vi’ith hundreds of gallons of fiery ijapalm. ■The! fighter-bombers Wep y protected by high-flying sabrejets Which; yesterday destroyed five Commjunist jets and damaged seven othfers. -] J : \ Todfey, however, the Mig<j wepe showing nd stomach for bat jle and stayed discretly behind thfe Yalu diver.; By G P, ni., U. N. planes jl ad de-, stroyed 33 troop and supply revetments;, seven mortar positions, two artillery poisitons, ij) buildings. ja rail bridge and an; ammunition; dump. On the ground, the heaviest action rias a U. N. patrol attack on Communist centralTront poutions. The infantrymen swarmfed into enemy foxholes and killed Reds beforp withdrawing at dawn. Elsewhepe. U. N. tanks jand infantry puljed hit and run raids (Turin To Pnare Seven) ■.j ■ | ' Consider Joint Use Os Utility Poles City And Telephone Company In Study Joint use of utility poles by the city I,elect Pic department and the Citizens Telephone-C.0., where they are lijsed as' to homes and buildings, was studied at a meeting of the city board of works and safetiy, Lester Pettibone, superintendent of the light arid power plant. Arthur baker, rural light line foreman, John Kiess, city light line foretnan, Charles Ehinger, president; and general manager, of Citizens; Telephone Co' and Ivan Heare, also! of Citizen's Telephone Co., last night.. Problems of safety also were discussed at the joint session. It is understood that hfter a further study by 1 officials of both thfe utilift|es,j a contract for joint use will be drawn up. The two groups of executives also; will formulate a new safety code. It was pointed out that there are; many instances where the same utility pole could be used by the twoputißties. This/would be an economy move for both and also would eliminate thfe necessity of having twe separate poles In alleys as hazards at certain points, it was explained.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 14, 1952.

Ronald Parrish Is ■ President Os Lions Annual Election Is Held Tuesday Night The Lions club last night held their annual election of officers, j Elected to the presidency wasi Ronald Parrish, who formerly! held the office of “Tail Twister.’ Other officers are: j first vicepresident, Watson Maddox; second; vice-president, Walter Sittman;! third vifee-president. Clyde Butler; i Walter Ford, secretary; Alva! Lawson, treasurer; Deane Dorwiid and Herman Krueckel>erg. direc-; tors; and tall twister, W. M. Bumri gerdner. f The Lion tamer is now Lewis; L. Smith. i Watson Maddox was. in Charge! of the evening's program whldij included Richard Childs, the; assistant director of feed research; - tor McMillen Fee<ls. who si>oke to the Linds on “the advancement. o£ nutrition for animals.” j Childs stressed the use of coni? cent rates in feed as a modern fac* tor in improving animals and iq shortening time for .development, j He pointed out that in the casq of poultry, which formerly roam’, ed broad yards, are now kept irj enclosures and denied the bjenefft cial exercise that keeps then) healthy He said that special feeds, that are vitamin fortifieiL have been developed to supplement in the chickens their losjt natural exercise. J i Ml Lt was announced that May! 19 7 p.Jrh; at the Huntington the local Lions club will attend a zone social meeting. Roy Price will be in change. The Rotarians and Lions wi|l meet in joint session at the K. <jif P. home next Tuesday when Robert Anderson, city attorney, will speak on the proposed sewer fcjir the northwest part of the feity. —— — . INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy to cloudy to-* night and Thursday; scattered ■ showers and thunderstorms to- ! night and Thursday., I Warmer i tonight, turning cool over north ; and west portions Thursday.; Low tonight 50 55, high Thurs-! day 65-70 north, 7080 south. New Diesel Power I Plant Is Inspected | Wlil Make Test. Run Os Plant Next Week Lester Pettibone, superititendfent of Ihe city power plant ; Mayor John Doan j. R. Emery, consultant engineer of the firm -of Emery, Marker and Emery, £ot • their first look at Decatur’s nfew ■ diesel power plant today. ’ The three men went to Hamiitpn, 0., where the new plant ife being constructed by the Lima-Hamilton Co.. Decatur’s plant has befen cpmi pleted and will go through a series ■ of test runs. Several Decatur people wifi motor to Haniilton next week to see the test run of the new plant. Today’s visjit .was to check specifications and prepare for the official test run Which is scheduled for riext) week. ' ■ The plant then will be moved; tp this feity as soon as the new build; ing, which is being constructed at the corner of Seventh and Dayton streets, Construction of both plant and housing facilities are moving along on schedule,

Labor Secretary Favors 26-Cent Steel Pay Hike

< feWr'i s ■ ■ Schooner Reported Sinking In Pacific 10 Persons Aboard Sinking Schooner J ’San Francisco, May 4—(UP) —! The schooner Eloise reported herself sinking today about 30 miles off the Goldep Gate with 10 persorts aboard find the, coast guard j announced kh|e vessel had Wen sighted. ; Thb eoast guard said it hat) rej’’Run Krancisct) air station that the vessel was sjefen. presumably by one of two coast guard planes sent aloft to search for it. , The coast guard launched a predawn searcjr when the Eloise sent several distress messages. ‘‘St>S guard. We are sinking fast, Position 20 miles south of the It was thje secohd message from the At ,4:32 a. |m. (iPbTL the Eloise messaged: ‘‘Seas very'rough, taking in water. In need of immediate assist-, ance.” Earlier, the marnie telephone operator tdla the coast guard she heard ‘‘lots *of gobbledy-gook on the radio.". She said she figured ' it out to be a distress call from the Eloise reporting itself in trouble whopt 10 mlfes south of the ksraMonqS. V .The coaisj guard Immediately sent put an 83400 t (boat. , Thia vessel reported soon after the seas wefe so heavy she had to heave to. The coast guard said the vessel proceeded toward the scene, but |at "greatly reduced ispeed.” 4 | coast guard then sept but the 125-foot Ewing late! - sent up two airplanes. • ' At daybeiak, the coast guard Ordered a third vessel, a motor iifeboat tp proceed to the scene. • 'The coast guard said visibility lhei Golden Gate was 10 miles; but Chit (he sea is "heavy with a northwest ground swell;” r A helicopter was standing by at the San Mateo station %ndp two other boats- were alerted. H 1 The 10 persons believed to lie aboard the ship were: \ . Cdpt. and Mrs. Harry Farrell, formerly of Seattle, owner of the vessel: Dr. and Mrs. Harry N. JMarsh of Grass Valley and their three children, Hugh, 17. Martha, (Turn To Pace Four) : i ' - 'V ? • Two Are Appointed 1 To Board Os Review Two Decdtur Women Appointed By Judge Mrs. Gladys Reynolds. Democrat, and Mrs. Leota Connell. Republican. have l>een named by Judge Myles F. Parrish as members of the Adams county hoard of review for 1952. The hoard of review, composed of the two women named by the judge, and cqunty assessor Albert Harlow, treasurer Richard Lewton and auditor Thurman Drew, will, hold its first meeting Monday, June 2. for the purpose of organizing and preparing a schedule of Hearing dptes. j ■< Assessor Harlow, by virtue of his otficp,, will serve as chairman of the .board and auditor Drew will serve as secretary. The board meets throughout JUne’ to hear requests for reassessments Os peronal property and real estate in the county. Usually one or two days are gv’ien to each township and also to the two citiOs in the county for taxpayers to appear and make their requests for reductions. The/, request of the Menhonite Book I Concern, a Berne religious orgapizaiton. to be relieved of tax liability because it is a non-profit organization, will be studied by the board during i|is June session. The request was returned to the local board by the state tax board.

Taft Widens | Lead On Ike :\’ V I 1 For Delegates Runaway Victory ]ls Scored By Sen. Taft In West Virginia Washington, May 14— (UP)—• Sen. Robert A. Taft today w)dene<f his lead over Gen. Owigtit D? Eisenhower in the aorkmbleifor delegates tp the Republican national convention. |i The Ohioan scored a runaway victory in the West Virginia primary; picking up 15 of that state’s 16 delegates. Taft also trounced fjormer Gov. Harold E.- Stassen in ggyerday’s presidential "preference contest in West Virginia. Returns from 698 of the statel’s 2,824 precincts gave Taft 34,493 Votes to Stassen’s 8,823. \ Eisenhower, whose supporters could claim only one delegate, was not entered in the “popularity poll,” the results of which are not binding on the national conyention delegates. • ; | On the basis of Taft pocketing 15 West Virginia delegates, tjie Unit? ed Press tabulation of delegates elected gav the senator 363. Eisenhower 3M.| Stassen 22, Gov. Earl Warren of California 7. Gen. Douglas MaqArthur 2 and 132 uncommitted. It takes 6#4 votes to win the nomination. West Virginia Democrats elected 20 idelegates, two of whom publicly announced for Sen. Estes Kefauver olf Tennessee. In other action. North Dakota Democrats postponed until today selection of their 16-meipber uncommit ed Relegation. Elsewhere on the political front: 1. Sen. John M. Butler scoffed at Eisenhqwer’s comment in Osljo last week that "if the American people likq me for president, they will know where to find rpe.” The Maryland Republican, who favors Taft for the GQP nomination, said in a statement that “are not so beajten down . . .« (hat they need to gb begging any one man, regardless! of who that mfcn might be. to be president of this great country of ours.” : | | 2. Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga.), chairman of the Russell-for-presi-dent advisory! committee, said in a I statement that Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgjia "has /dispelled the Kefauver myth.” Geo’rge said Russell's victory over Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee in the Florida primary last week “shows the universal appeal of his straightforward, honest stand on the isues con(Tvrx To Pace Five) ? Clean-up Week On In Full Force Here Annual Week Being Observed In City [ Clean-up week is on in Decatur in full force. By Friday night city trucks 1 and street department employes will have covered the entire city in the rubbish collection program. Almost all residents in the city ate cooperating and many trucks loaded with rubbish already have been emptied. Collection of rubbish, will continue throughout the week. ; Many local homes are being painted now and local paiiiters state that they have contracts for woyk covering almost all the summer weeks for outside painting. Paper hangers, carpenters and general repair men report that they have work for many weeks in advance. Local lawns are also taking on a summer appearance and spring flowers are becoming numerous in the residential areas. ■- Several alleys are being resurfaced by the street department, and others' are being filled with gravel and cinders. Streets also are being repaired for the summer traffic. : :\i . • . •

“—“—————— ■ Democrats' District Meetings Held Today Battle Over McHale As Committeeman Indianapolis, May 14 —+ (UP) — Marion county Democratic chairman David M. Lewis appointed himself 11th district party chieftain today as the first shot was fired in a battle between factions for \and against Frank M. McHale as Indiana’s national committeeman. Lewis, a bitter toe of McHale, took the 5 job in an effort to unseat McHale when the latter comes jip for re-election next Saturday for a new term. ' Lake county chairman Griffith Rees also will appoint a first, district chairman today, and district conventions in nine other congressional districts will decide who votes May 17 on the McHale issue as well as whether state chairman Ira L. Haymaker keeps his job. Lewis did not reappoint Mrs. Imogene McCleary of Indianapolis, the present district vice-chair-man. He named Mrs. Mary Thompson, the new Marion county vicechairman to succeed Mrs. McCleary. Lewis succeeds Paul McDuff, who died only a week ago. Observers believe opposition forces to McHale and Democratic state chairman Ira L. Haymaker will try to grab control of the state organization today and elect Paul Butler, South Bend, and Charles Skillen, Winamac, tb succeed McHale and Haymaker, respectively, at the state committee reorganization meeting Saturday. lights loomed in the second, seventh and eighth districts. Ahti-McHale forces were expected to oppose re-election of second district chairmah Guy Copleri of Camden and Curtis Kimmell fp Vincennes. Pro-McHale forces were said to be out to unseat state Sen. Leo Stemle of Jasper as eighth district chairman. Coplen will be opposed by William Shaw, Democratic county •chairman of Governor Schrlcker’s home county,: Starke- George Jackson, Bloomfield, an aide to Lt. Gov. John A. Wptkins, was mentioned as a possible opponent for (Turn To Page Five) New Regulation By Zone Appeal Board \To Obtain Property Owners' Statement A new zoning appeal board regulation has been placed in force by that board, effective at once. When any person applies for a variance to the zoning ordinance, statement for for against the granting Os such variance must be obtained from all adjacent property owners. » This action was taken’ because recently after variances have been granted, adjacent property owners have told board members they did not know such an application had been filed. - Clarence Ziner, chairman of the appeals board, said that to avoid , such misunderstanding in ' the future, any person seeking a variance nipst Secure for the board the sentiment of each property* owner who might be affected by the granting of the variance. ’ Two requests were granted at Tuesday night’s regular zoning appeals meeting. Mrs. Frank Brandy-bm-ry, 315 North Tenth street, was given permission to build a sevenfoot addition to a room of her home to make the rear of the house flush with the front; John P. Kelly was granted a year's temporary land use permit to repair radio and television sets at his residence at 927 Indiana street. ! Chairman Ziner also announced that hereafter legal advertisements announcing appeal hearings would carry the address; as well as the name of the applicant.

* Price Five Cents

Tobin Behind Steel Workers In Wage Fight Supreme Court In Study On Ruling On Mill Seizure By United Press Secretary of labor Maurice J. Tobin today declared himself in favor of a 26*cents an hour wage increase for steel workers, as the supreme court prepared a ruling on President Truman’s seizure of the industry/ j { ' Tobin, in an address before the CIO United ! Steel workers sixth biennial convention in Philadelphia, said he was “heart and soul and spirit” behind the workers in their fight for the increase. He said that the only way to settle the dispute is for the industry to accept the wage stabilization board’s recommendations for the 36-cents an inchease. Other to]|k developments: 1. The government opened the door to possible gasolin rationing to meet the. crisis caused by the ‘ nationwide 'strike in tba oil industry. . ♦ 2. U’estem Union, by a strike . of the Commercial Telegraphersj union last April 3, said to an hew published |n Chicago ('that at the rate striking emptoye<ayb returning to work telegraph'vice will be normal everywhere "Rjtlkfihfo a manimum of three, weeks. ‘ The manager of the WeeterhOjwte Office at Portsmouth, 6., *nviking employes' ,returned’towork there at their own request. j 3. The wage stabilization board, which has figured prominently- In both the s(eel and oil strikes, was in danger of being eliminated. The high .court retired to consider (he legality of President Truman’s seizure of the steel mills after listening to government and industry lawyers finish their oral arguments yesteqqay. The court is certain to hand down a decision peforeAhe end of the current spring term, but no one knows exactly hqw soon. One court observer said tWb weeks was a good guess. 1 An order by. interior secretary Oscar L. Champman. which went ipto effect early today, was the government’s first move toward possible gasoline rationing. Petroleum supplies have dwindled to a perilous low in 17 midwestern states because of the countrywide walkout by 26,000 oil workers. In another facet of the oil strike, the WSB said the walkout “should and can be settled through collective bargaining.” 1 Chairman. Nathan p. Feinsinger said.that one big obstacle to Settlement is how much of a wage boost the WSB, can or will approve. The WSB recommendation for a 26»cent hourly wage-fringe package (Tara Ta Pan Six) All-Night Party \ Is Planned For DHS Graduates The graduating class of Decatur high sebbo) is in for a treat that, is completely unlike anything that has been done here in the past. Itjs a tradition for the graduating class to stay up all night after commencement. It is realized by certain civic-minde|d groups and individuals. Jjhe city that for lack of anything better to do graduates may. be inclined to engage in generally frowned upon activities. . With that in mind the following ' schedule has been planned: First, of course, will be the commencement exercises, then a dance at the school, then one of the graduates parents have arranged a buffet dinner for thb whole class. Roy Kalver will then treat the class to a two-hour movie show. At 4 a.m. the Lions Will take over with entertainment for the group and will supply a breakfast. J Ajfter that, if the group has any strength left, they can mow the lawi.