Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 19 July 1952 — Page 1

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\ “Young Barkley” Convention Bound t r •**•«»•. -- - «... ...... • .<*« j■l J . ■*.. .. . ■ .... .. — —-, -nmJ | W .-j, ( • ' 11 «&L Wfei. ' _3 lE<l a daaflitfn wdL< w 3.x k 4 'j . : STRIDING ALONG Chicago’s Michigan Boulevard with his charming wife, Jane, and trailing a motorcade of rooters that met him at the railroad station, “74 year young” Alben Barkley, looking every inch the confident candidate, arrives for the democratic natioiud convention. The famous “Veep? exchanged banter with newsmen, took great pride in his age,. Ms health, and-4ifs chances of being tljie next President. Itn only 74,” he said, “what do you expert me todq with the rest of my life?” I

Labor Leaders Pool Convention Power AFL, CIO Leaders Planning Strategy CHICAGO, UP — Top AFL and CIO leaders prepared today to pool their power in the Democratic national convention but hoped to avoid any charge that they are trying to dictate the choice of a presidential nominee. Cid president Philip Murray and Jack Knoll, director of the CIO political action committee, said they were ready to get together with AFL chieftains on the Democratic platform and support of a candidate. - The P AC’held a long conference with Murray Friday and warned it was a ‘•matter of utmost importance” that there be “no compro--niise of any sort” with New Deal and Fairl Deal principles on the platform or selection of a standard bearer. The (labor strategy this year, if present Indications are borne’out, will be to play down publicly the power of the unions at the Convention. ( , Both big labor groups appear ready to support any candidate now on’the sceije— except Sen. Richard B. Russell Ga., and Robert S. KerV, Okla. Russell’s belated attack on the Taft-Hartley law’ has not visibly endeared him to labor. Averell Harriman and Sen. Estes Kefaiiver are the front-running with Harriman a bit in the lead. Many friends and supporters of Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson their time in hopes that the apparently reluctant Illinois governor will change his mind and agree to run. ' ’ ; Interim Pastor At Christian Church 'J ■ ' : V | /4 / The Rev. Traverse Chandler, of 3422 Bowser Ave.,-Fort Wayne, will serve as ad interim pastor of the. First Chrsitian (church in this city until a resident minister is chosen. Ref. Chandler, who has just conknown and many remain ahnystery Buckeye Christian church in Huntington county, replaces the Rev. Jonas Berkey, who hsa accepted a pastorate at Columbia, Tenn. Rev. Berkey preached his farewell sermon last Sunday*., Pedestrian Killed ; When Hit By Autp LOGANSPORT, Ind. UP —Jesse Bittner, 61, Kokomo, was killed today when he was struck by an auto as he walked along U. S. 35 near Galveston.' Driver of the car, John Grooms, \2O, Kokomo, told police he was trying to pass another car and did not see Bittner. Blames Rail Layoff Onto Steel Strike OMAHA, UP —Nearly 2,000 employes of the Union Pacific Railroad were thrpw’n out of work today and a coikpany spokesman blamed the layoffs on the nationwide steel strike. • • / The spokesman’said the layoffs were for an “indefinite period” and would depend on how long the steel strike lasts..-

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Barkley Stock As Democratic Nominee Rises Left Wing Group Is Grabbing At Control Os Democrat Party V CHICAGO, UP—A left wing coaUtion studded with. Truman administration figures was grabbing for control of the Domoeratic party today irt maneuvers capped by a drive to bar the governors of Texas arid Mississippi from! next week’s convention. Sen. Hubert it. Humphrey of Minnesota sparked the left iwing drive by denouncing Govs. Allan Shivers. Texas, and Hugh Mississippi, as ’’modern ; political carpet baggers.” Sen. Estes Kefauver of. Tennessee, front running candidate for tlje Democratic presidential nomination wjth 268 delegate votes, and Averell Harriman. New York's favorite son candidate with votes, teamed.Awith Humphrey in the move against the governors which could have dynamic political impact upon tile whole South. Humphrey nad his allies among, organzied labdr and in the Americans for Democratic Action wing of the party were rapidly doming, into their, own here. Moderates who hobed to avoid a north-south split w|ere anxiously see,king a presidential candidate around wpom to rally their scattered fQtces. I . - . [ ! ■ ,| Vice President Alben W. Barkley, with only 27 first ballot votes now to his credit, was being talked up increasingly as a harmony nominee. Gov. Adlai E. Rtaetenson of Illinois remained the: mystery man' of (his convention. One highly-pla&d Democrat, actively booming ajnother candidate, told tho United Press that Stevenst»n “certainly” could haye the nomination by the second Or third ballot if he would merely announce h.is willingness to accept it Stevenson arrived |iere Friday wjth the statement thait he will do all he can to “discourage” pis supporters from putting his naime in nomination. iStevvmson laiter met privately with Chicago Democratic leaders, who said they wanted “to find out once and for all whether he will go.” “4 spokesinqn said Stevenson replied he does hot wish his supporters to “do anything to further his candidacy.” Jesse C. Walters i Is Taken By Death Jesse C. Walters, 7G, t>f Willshire township, died Friday at the Van Wert county home hospital, where he was admitted 10 days ago. He had been an invalid since suffering injuries in a fall when he was 15 years old. Only survivors are a number of cousins. Funeral seryiceh will be held at 4 p. m.l Sunday at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church in Schumm, 0., the Rev. Werner P. Vftn Kuhkbery officiating, i Burial in Riverside cemetery at Rockford, O. The body will be removed from the Cowan & Son funeral home to the home of a copsin, Mrs. Harold' Merkle, Sunday nnornlng. j

Winner? Named In 4-H Contests Here < \.i ■/ ■ County Meeting Is Held Here Friday Winners were named In each of six 4-H events held at the county meeting Friday. Girls selected to represent Adams county in district judging and demonstration contests n|ext week are: Carolyn King, Elaine Freels, Marinel Striker, Ann Smith, Ruth Zimmerman, Ruth Teeter, Kenlyn Augsburger, Alice Alt, Pat McCune, Marilyn - Arnold, Lavera Alt, Colleen Egly, and Patsy Rumple. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.ni. by Shirley Gerke, president of the Adams county junior leaders 4-H group. After group singing led “by Gloria Koeneman, county 4-H club agent, Marlene Johnson lied the group in the 4-H pledge and the pledge to the'flag. Alice Joan Sprunger of the Monroe Boosters club favored the group with an excellent piano solo. The various contests were then started. In baking judging there w’ere seven junior contestants who. rated the honor group. Nyla Girod of the Preble Jolly Juniors was champion; the others were: Linda McKean of the Washington Happy Hustlers, Jane Grimm of Decatur, Judy Nussbaum of the Berne Jolly Workers, Evelyn , Griffiths of the Kirkland Kut-Ups 5 5 Winnie Mankey of the Preble Jolly Juniors, and Carolyn Mitchel of the Washington Happy Hustlers/ In the senior division, Alice Alt of Hartford was champion With 539 out of a possible 600 [points. , Pat McCune, also, of Hartford, was second; Audrey Kuhn of Jefferson and Rqth Wiegmann of Union Pals were third and fourth, respectively. These girls judged plain butter cakes and white flour yVast rolls. Mrs. Holman Egly, Mrs. Russel/ Fleming, and Mrs. Robert Stuber [were the committee in charge. In the clothing competition, Ruth Teeter of the Wabash Cloverleaf club was senior champion with a scoreof 522. Kenlyn Augsburger of Berns Jolly Workers was second, Marva Schaefer of Preble Peppy Pals> third,, and Shirley Fuhrman, also of that.club, was fourth. Costa’ Hike of the Monroe busy Bees, who placed fifth, had a high enough score tp also rate the senior honor group. In the juinor division of clothing, Margaret Griffiths of the Kirkland Kut-Ups was champion. Others in the honor group were Ruth Ann Gehres of St. Mary’s Kekiongas. Donna Small of Decatur, and Doris Ann Bluhm of Washington Happy Hustlers. These girls placed classes of ready-made cotton dresses and accessories \to go with a certain school costume of a skirt, sweater, and coat. The clothing committee consisted of Mrs. Orne'll Schindler, of Berne, Mrs. John Fortney, of Pleasant Mills, and Opal Sprhnger. Adams county will have 1 three entries in the district food preserva-’ tion contest this year, due to Elaine Freels of Kirkland and v Marinel Striker of Monroe Boosters tying for second place. This is the only Instance in whicli a county is permitted more than two individuals in the district contest. When there are ties for first only those two girls may represent the county, Carolyn King of the St. Mary’s Kekiongas was senior champion x’Twrw To Pmo BIX)

Decatur; Indiana, Saturday, July 19, 1952.

45 Persons Rescued Off Ship Swept By Fire In Atlantic; Four Missing

Korean Truce Talks Appear Still Stymied Expected Break In Lpng Deadlock Over Truce Fails To Show PANMUNJOM, Korea, UP— An expected break in the long deadlocked Korean truce talks has failed to materialize, it appeared today. Allied and Communist negotiators held another secret meeting, and an official United. Nations spokesman who had previously given rise to optimism said after the y29-minute session he had “no comment.” A Peiping radio broadcast added to decreasing hopes for an end to the deadlock on the prisoner of war problem by saying “no issue has been solved” in the series of secret talks begun at the Communists’ request July 2. M The broadcast quoted Communist, correspondent Alan Winnington, considered a semi-official source who usually reflects the thinking of Red representatives. Allied spokesman Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols declined after today’s session even to comment on the atmosphere of the meeting. Another meeting was scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m. i Two-Day Battle SEOUL. Korea, UP — Artillerysupported Communist infantrymen, hurling hand Jgrenades and ing small arms tire into stubborn Allied defenders, succeeded in regaining a hill position west of Chorwon today. ‘ h But the hard-won ground cost the Reds an estimated 100 men killed and 150 wounded. j A battalion of Reds, beaten back three times in the past 24 hours, took the hill after a see-saw battle that had raged for two days. | s The Chinese soldiers originally were thrown back after a five-hour fight Friday. Both sides poured tank fire ipto the battle, and one American tank turnqd a Russianbuilt T-34 into a chaired ruin, i The Reds threw 1,034 rounds of artillery and mortar into the sector. /They gained the top of the hill only t 6 lose half of it Saturday, morning in hand-to-hand combat with' Allied soldiers. U. N. commanders later ordered their troops to withdraw from the hul under the devastating enemy artillery. Y j \ I An Allied communique said it was relatively quipt aloflg the remainder of the 155-mile battlefrcint. In the air, B-26 bombers ignored the fog that hung over North Korea and attacked enemy front line positions and supply areas to the rear. An Sth army announcement ireportal that 2,783 Communists were killed, wounded or captured in grouqd action during the weekl ended July 14. > \ \ Clearings Are Ready : For Pulling Contests Clearings for the horse pulling and the tractor pulling contests have been graded and are ready for the opening of the Decatpr free fair, said Walter Ford, secretary of the fair. Ford stressed the point that tfie show is not only for the participants but for everyone who is interested: Said Ford, “We'd like as many people as possible . , . the more merrier.” \ Red Cross To Name Officers Tuesday The annual election of officers of \ the Adams county Red chapter will be. held at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening at the Red Cross office on Madison street. Officers Will be elected by the directors, R. E. Glendening, assistant cashier of the First State Bqnk, Is now president. Anyone holding membership in the local chapter is eligible to vote ait this election.

Crop Losses Mount Over Drouth Area Widely Scattered Rains Predicted i By UNITED PRESS Rain drenched large areas in the northeastern two-thirds of the nation today while the south suffered Ifropi heat and drouth. Widely scattered showers were! predicted for the southland, bdt the 11. Si. weather buwau , said it doubted Jf there would be enough rainfal Ito help parched farmlands. Estimates of crop damage in Ge o gi a. Tennessee, North Carolina and other southern stated continued to mount. Agricultural experts were unable to give a concrete figure but they said cirop losses would probably be “more than $200.000,000”. when the final toll is added up. \ A hot spell in New England continued unabated. Temperatures were expected to hit 90 in New York today, with the relative humidity at near 00 per cent level. Ice makers re, ported the “best business in 28 years. A spokesman said, of ( ice arje up 59 to 70 per cent. Beaches and resorts throughout the nation were expected to be jammed Over the weekend with »>4ty dwellers trying to escape the heat. jThe American Automobile Assn, warned driVers to exercisfe extreme caution on highways that will be jammed with motorists. Thd: weather bureau said rain clouds sweeping into the New England States were expected to ease thi? threat of forest fires in Maine and other- states, but the weather bureau' Said temperatures and hu|mi(lity would remain high. Thel west coast continued to enjoy near normal temperatures and seasonal climatic conditions. The weather bureau said it was cool along the extreme west coast, and a little warmer in the interior valleys of Oregon and California. Coolest area in the nation was along the Canadian border in North ! Dakota and Montana. The weather bureau said temperatures throughout t he r day in [this section would remain in the 70’s. Continued rain was predicted for the Great region which was Idshed by Friday. Neiferd Funeral Sunday Afternoon Furteral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Pentecostal church in Ohio .City, 0., for Miss Leona Beatrice Neiferd, 46, who died qf a cerebral hemorrhage at the Van Wert county hospital. She was found unconscious in the yard I at hen home Thursday. Miss Neiferd taught in the grade school in the Willshire community for 16 years. Only survivor is a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Kohn of Ohio <*ity. State Distribution 1 To Decatur $7,256 Gasoline Taxes And Motor Vehicle Fees INDIANAPOLIS, UP —Distribution oil $2,533,176 to Indiana cities and towns as their quarterly share of gasoline taxes and rhotor vehicle fees was announced Friday by the: state auditor’s office. Depiity auditor Donald H. Clark said although the total has increased 3.5 percent over a ago, thfe share of some cities will not be as high as under the 1951 formula unless their populations increased more than 15 percent from the 1940 to the 1950 census. Distribution by cities included: Auburii $5,866, Blufftdri, $6,(f63, Columbia City $4,735, Decatur $7,256, Fort Wayne $133,331 Hartford City $7,238, Huntington $15,047, Indianapolis $426,2111, Kendallville 1 $6,106. Portland $7,049, Wabash $10,599, Warsaw $6,611.

Ready To Grant Price Relief To End Strike Threat Os Seizure Is Dangled Over Steel Industry WASHINGTON. UP—The government dangled the threat of “selective seizure” over the steel industry today but still stood to grant special price relief as the cost of settling the defensecrippling strike. Informed sources said an over-the-ceiling price boost of more than $5 a ton would <be granted the steel industry when the strike —now in its 48th day—ends in an agreement. I These sources said, how’ever, that if the settlement doesn’t come soon, the White House will go ahead with plans to seize parts of ttye industry under the selective seizure act. The double-barrelled “settlement or seizure” threat was viewed as a government effort to pressure the steel management into resumption, of collective bargaining with the CIO United Steelworkers. Government - sponsored negotiations between the two sides broke down Monday; with the union, shop the sole remaining issue. The next move in the strike is expected to come from the union’s w’age-policy committee, which meets in Pittsburgh Monday to: consider the stalemated dispute. \ The strike has cost the nation over 14.000.000 tons of steel and idled about 1,500,000 w’orkers.

Amazed ’CHICAGO, UP -r- The president of tbe j Republic Steel Corp, expressed “amazement” today’ at reports the government is planning anothef seizure of steel plants. i Washington sources revealed than stand-toy plans Mr a limited seizure of steel producing facilities are being prepared. C. M. White said there is no need for another attempt to seize plants “that haye been freely offered for the production of military steel.” J “If the government needs military steel, its source of action is clear—it should ask Republei to open its Chicago plant and the union to supply crews to man it,”, he said. “Republic will comply immediately." Philip Murray, head of the striking CIO United Steelworkers, agreed to supply men for plants I opened to produce defense steel, according to White. Truman Signs Bill To Boost Benefits Social Security Payments Boosted WASHINGTON, UP — Millipns of aged Americans, caught in Me inflationary squeeze, can look forward to a $5-a-month increase in their social seteurity and public assistance checks. President Truman signed legislation Friday boosting benefits binder both programs by $540,000,000 a jjkear beginning Sept. 1. \ Mr, Truman requested such an increase in his state of the union message, but in signing the measure, he blasted the “Medical lobby” for blocking for millions of disabled Americans.” The law will hike monthly payments to[ 4,500,000 persons receiving social security old-age and survivor’s insurance by $5 a mdnth or 12 per cent —4 hichever higher. l Noon Edition

Stevenson Losing. Indiana Strength Delegates Splitting v Up Convention Votes INDIANAPOLIS, (UP) — Gov. Adlai Setvenson’s stock among Indiana delegates to the Democratic national convention appeared to be wavering today as the Hoosiers left for Chicago. \ A last-minute' United Pressl poll of the delegation showed their Stevenson fervor dwindling. It appeared he has lost for all time the 25-to-l edge, he polled over Sen. Estes KefaUver after the party’s state convention. Kefapver and mutual security administrator Averell Harriman sapped the Illinois governor’s immediate strength. Those two and vice president , Alben Barkley apparently have most to gain if Stevenson definitely stays* out of the presidential race. The poll indicated one first ballot vote for Kefauver and one for Harriman — regardless of Stevenson’s candidacy — and about 20 for Stevenson, assuming Gov.! Henry F. Schricker succeeds in attempts to “discourage” a favorite son movement. Democratic national committeeman Paul M. Butler, South Bend, said Stevenson strategists in Chicago “are still very hopeful.” Rut some Indiana delegates appear to haYe lost that hope, he added. If Steienson is not available, the delegates’ second preferences show Kefauver and Barkley heavily favored wyith sentiment developing for Harriman especially and for Sen. Richard Russell. ~ ’Schricker and five other delegates named Barkley as second choice. Butler liked Stevenson, then Harriman. Several delegates told of Kefuaver sentiment in their areas, particularly if • a “too old” cry hurts Barkley. >At least five delegates agreed to’ heed the /will of the majority. One said he would be most happy to vote for former Indiana Gov. Paul V. McNutt, “but he probably won’t be nominated.” / The delegates almost unanimously agreed President Truman meant it when he said he does not want another term. * t

Hospital To Hire Business Manager Hospital Trustees To Select Adams county memorial hospital will have a business manager and purchasing agent, it was announced by board members o( that institution today. The new manager will be selected after a screening of applicants by the board. Applications for the post will be made to the hospitkl board in writing and applicants will then be interviewed. The new employe probably will not assume his duties until August or September. The local hospital never has had a business manager and it has been necessary for the superintendent to supervise purchases and the entire business office of the institution. > In recent years, patronage at the hospital has become so heavy that it is necessary for the superintendent to devote almost all of her time to the actual running of the hospital. v .The board members pointed orft that all applications for the management job must be in writing, addressted to the hospital board. Kitchen Condition Is Again Critical Condition of James B. Kitchen. Jr., young Decatur businessman severely burned the night of July 7 at his home, was reported as again critical today. Kitchen was removed several days ago to the Veterans hospital, Fort Wayne, for treatment. Hi? had been reported Improving until pneuinonia developed Friday.

Price Five Cents

Speedy Rescue Is Effected By Swedish Ship Freighter Swept By Flames In Atlantic Ocean Late Friday NEW yIORK, (UP)—Fire swept the Norwegian freighter Black Gull in the Atlantic ovean off Long Island today but 45 out of 49 passengers and crewmen Were plucked -frgrrr chill waters by the Swedish iriercy ship Gripsholm. The Gripsholm effected one Os the speediest and most efficient rescue operations in maritime history. Four persons were missing and presumed dead- —dither drowned or consumed by orange flames that swept through the ship's highly inflammable cargo of castor oii and naphthalene. “It was a ghastly sight,” said Eric Sjolip, cheif officer of the Gripsholm by ship-to-shore telephone. i > \ . “If we had gotten there a few minutes later it is doubtful if they could have been saved.” Forty-foUr of the rescued passengers and crewmen were transferred to the Coast Guard cutter Mackinac / which proceeded to St. George, Staten Island. The cutter was expected to reach port about 6 p. m. One seriously injured survivor remained aboard the Gripsholm under doctor’s c are - a ‘H'he ship is* still burning.” United Prates correspondent Robert Zimmerman said at 10 a. m. after flying over the scene. “It's begining to list a little now.” The flames sw’ept the entire ship and report!* from the vessel to the Coast Guard said the life-boats were destroyed before they could be lowered. 7 “The Blgck Gull was burning froin stem to bow,” Sjolin said. He said orily one of the life boats had been destroyed. He said most of the shijvivors were in another lifeboat floating near the flaming Black Gull, The Gripsholm quickly luanched a motor launch and picked up all the men. Sjolin said. The scene was 65 miles southeast of Montauk Point, famed sportsman’s paradise, at the tip of Long Island which juts 100 odd miles into the Atlantic from Manhattan. The time was 11:22 p. m. EDT Friday. At that minute the Black Gull flashed the first SOS—“Ship burning. -Emergency assistance needed.” , Thirty-six minutes later, the ship radioed that nine passengers and 40 crewmen had been ordered to abandon ship. The series of dramatic midnight messages from the sea sent four Coast 'Guard cutters racing into the darknes. Coast Guard plants off from Quonset Pt;, R. 1., Salem, Mass., and Floyd JlennetC Field, N. Y. The Gripsholm, which was en route to Gotebolg, Sweden, was the closest. A mercy ship in peace as well as in war, the. shimnjeringwhite vessel reached" tfte scene about 2 a. m. 'Capt. Sigfried Ericson, who commanded the vessel on 11 trips exchanging war internees from 1942 to 1946, directed the rescue operations. The entire rescut took- less than four\hours. The Black Gull was en route ftom Bremen to Brokolyn. It was to have docked today at Smith Street and was only a few- hours short of its goal when the flames suddenly swept its 590 ton cargo. How ,the : fire- started was not known and may remain a mystery of the sea. f b■ ' ' L ■■ 1 ’ INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, warm and humid today, tonight and Sunday with scattered afterpoon and evening thundershowers mostly north. High 89-95. Low 68-74. |