Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 197.

Council Studies Possibility Os Local Airport State, Federal Men Appear At Meet To Urge Approval ■ ■" , ■ ; A crowded council room accompanied the discussion last night of • the possibilities of a municipal air port in Decatur. Col. C. F. Cornish, director of .the Aeronaptics Commission of Indiana, explained to the council the —steps that would have to be taken the city to have an airport—which, in hfs opinion, the city neetjs badly. To make clear the federal side of a municipal airport, Larry P. Reilly, assistant district engineer of the Civil Aerot nautlcs Administration was also present ito answer questions that might arise. \ Cob Cornish appeared at the re quest' of Josephine Iveticb--who has been running dn Airport at the south limits of the citj off U.S. 27 i 1 since 194$ and who would like the city £o take over the of running a field together with defraying the cost. I In the past, said Col. Co'rnish, elaborate runways were necessary because planes could not' take off or land crosswind; now, he said, there |s no problem: planes are equipped with special controls to enable them to land at almost any angle to the wind. He explained this was an important part of-the case he was trying to make for an airport in Decatur. „ - » The only runway that would be s needed would be a single strip about feet long by about 500 feet wide. The cost of maintenance would be almost negligible; he cited that Miss Ivetich had been running the field here for years and hadn’t felt the cost of it all. He said a field would probably cost the city about >SO dollars a nionth; and if the bay cut off the could be sold periodically, the cost would be cut just that much. I A I Col. s Cornish said there were at least 11,000 corporate aircrafts in the country operating out ot small fields such as is proposed (or Decatur. He said both small businesses! and corporations and. well as students and airminded people use the fields as bases for vital transportation. , “Decatur needs an Airport,” he said;, and only when the city controls it’ Can it be operated with a minimum of hazards to safe flight. ’'"The 1 federal Air representative, Larry Reilly, then took the floor to explain the federal stake in local ’ aviation. Reilly "said if the city could acquire property—actually hold; title to it—then the.government'would supply one halt lhe cost of building It. He said the type of field —runway construction and facilities —would depend on the .amount of traffic in and out of the fielk. He said Deeatur would be limited only as much as the busipes f it got. | The council expressed interest in the proposal and promised* to study it further. Col. Cornish said he would be available to the council at anytime.

Polio Death Count ■ '■ * $ ■ ” Is Cut In Indiana Four Percent Drop Noted In Past Year INDIANAPOLIS, UP — * The Indiana State Board jot Health today reported a drop from seven to thr*®e per cent in the polio death toll in the past year. A gain of 74 \cases in the week from Aug. 9 to Aug. 16 was re corded, bringing the total to 248., But Dr. Albert Marshall termedthe increase chiefly a “paper” proposition. said a number of the 74 cases were delayed in being listed by lack of confirmation and other reasons.' , . Marshall said the latter part of August normally shows a peak in t the rate of new cases and the number of new cases weekly should decline from now on. Os the 248 cases reported from 52 counties this year, 76 are listed ar paralytic, ,58 as non-paralytic and 114 unspecified. Seven deaths have occurred. This year's totals are more than ' double the "as of Aug. 16'* -951 total of 108 cases but even in the seven deaths column. The totals are far below 1949 peak year figures on this date of 564 cases and 43 deaths.

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Stopped Six Bullets At 20 Feet r * mb ~ w, we mi \ Tiru?W / - -.a wOg’---|-K / jKfat g* MB J Mg 1V "1 SCS* - z J&k L ~ FEELING PRETTiY LUCKY, no doubt, Pfc. William P. Cahill, Jr., examines (Jamageto his armored vest at the front in Korea, where he caught six burp gun ! slugs fired by a Chinese Communist from 2Q feet away. The vest jturned the slugs aside, leaving Cahill with only a bruise on his side. Hf is from Plymouth, M'ass.

Robert Herman Is English Instructor Vacancy Is Filled At Decatur High School Robert Herman of Muncie has been employed as English teacher in the Decatur high school, W. Guy Brown, superintendent, iof city schools, announced today. A graduate of Ball-State Teachers College, wkh, a Bachelor of Science degree,.-4f er man will. succeed Thomas Johnston, who was employed for th® fall term, but resigned to accept the position of elementary principal at the Huntsville school. ■ The latter’s wife is a home economics instructor and will teach at Parker. i ■Supt- Brown Stated that the teaching staff whs complete for tire; fall semester, which will open September 2. Herman was released from navy service last Saturday and the local high school post will be his first teaching experience, following his graduation from college. ’ The late Dale W. Ross was the English instructor on the high school staff.

More Rain Needed In Part Os State ■ Crop Condition Is Reported Favorable INDIANAPOLIS. UP — Rains during the week ending Aug. 16 helped crops in parched Southern Indiana but more moisture is needed in the Weather Bureau reported today. A weekly crop survey said ample rains fell in the northern two-thirds of the state, cutting working time from one-third to one-half during the week. The survey indicated corn has aboyt completed silking and 69per cent has reached the roasting ear stage with 36 per cent in the dough stage. Soybeans are setting pods on 8p percent of the acreage. Pastures showed no change, during the week, but improvement! in the porth is expected following the heavy rains. Tomato* picking is slowly gain<T»«r" To Pare Five) Preble Township Girl Stricken With Polio Diane K. Erxleben, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Erxleben of pecatur route one, was. admitted; August 16 to St. Joseph’s hospital, Fork Wayne, as a polio victinL . • The parents live in Preble township. Thq child is one of nine patients admitted to Fort Wayne hospitals in the past week, ill with poliomyelitis. No word was received here of the child’s condition. ' Shortage In Funds In Town Is Reported INDIANAPOLIS, UP—The Indiana State Board of Accounts today reported a fund shortage of in the town pf Medora accounts involving two former clerk-treasurers and two town trustees.

Spending Less Than Estimate By Government Budget Reductions And Strike Aid In Reduced Spending WASHINGTON, UP —President Truman reported today that congressional economizing and the slowdown in defense spending caused by the steel strffck will keep the government from using as much mpney this ’ year as he originally figured. In a mid-year budget review, he said government spending in fiscal 1953 will be >6,400,000,000 less than he etimated last January, tax revenues will run >2,300,000,000 less, and the federal deficit will be >4,100,000,000 smaller. Here is how Mr. Truman’s new estimates stack up beside those he made when he presented the budget to Congress eight months ago: New Estimate Income \ >68.700,00b.000 , Spending >79,000.000,000 Deficit >10,300,000,000 \ January Estimate

Income Spending >85,400,000,000 Deficit >14,400,000,000 Republican congressman were quick tb claim credit for the improved; federal financial picture. Rep. Gerald R. Ford Jr. R-Wash said most of the budget cuts were “sponsored by Republican members” of the House and Senate. He sair a GOP in the next Congress “would assure even more favorable results.” The current issue of the Congressional Record indicates Congress cut the President’s >81,360,000,000 appropriations requests by some >8,390,000,000. These figures do not jibe with Mr. Truman’s report because the congressional report was a recapitulation of actual appropriations bills, which carry funds for both current and future years’ spendin®. , / \ 1' The President’s budget review showed cutbacks in all byt a few spending estomates. The atomic energy programs and the postal service will eost the governftient more than he thoyght in January, the President as will veterans’ benefits, larm price supports and maritime shipping. But these increases in spending — totaling >1,370,000,000 —were more than offset by >7,790,000,000 in decreases. Spending for U. S. defenses and foreign military aid will be >6,300,000.000 less than estimated. in Janyary. Qther decreases have hit foreign economic did, home-front economic stabilization education, and. housing. Regarding income the President saiJ an anticipated >5000,000,000 boost in personal income tax receipts will be more than overcome by an expected slump 6f >3,000,000,000 in corywration levies. On the spending side, Mr. Truman said military outlays alone will be >6,300,000,000 smaller than was figured in drawing up the budget last winter. He attributed this to “reductions in appropriations” by Congress and “some slowing of production” as a result of the 55-day steel strike.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 20, 1952.

Coal, Rail Negotiators Working On Contracts To Avoid New Strike

Supply Base Is Badly Damaged By U.N. Bombers 300 Buildings Are Left Burning After Shattering Offense SEOUL, Korea, J UP — United Nations fighter-bombers and carrier based Navy planes struck a huge Communist troop and supply base at Namyang on the Korean West Coast today, leaving 300 buildings, a mass of flame and explosions. Navy planes from American carriers cruising off the East Coast were the first to swoop down on the target ’.with bombs, napalm, rockets and machine gunfire. They were followed by F-84 Thunderjets, F-8(f Shooting Stars and Marine and Australian fighterbombers. American Sabrejets fought five battles with Communist MIG-15 jets during the day and claimed one of the Russian-built fighters damaged. Other destroyed or damaged claims awaited confirmation. Tons of bombs slammed into the Red base at Namyang, 10 miles ■ southwest of Sukchon. Perttat claims included 58 buildings destroyed and five damaged. , \ , Dead-eye Allied bombers hit several ammunition stores. Five large explosions were reported. The sth Air Force said 200 sorties were made on 1 the target. A sortie is one combat flight by one airplane. It did not ? disclose whether Namyang was one of the 78 North Korean cities and towns marked for attack by Allied planes. The one . MIG damage claim came when eight Sabres caught four of the Red jets. It w’as the first score on a MIG in nine days. • The attack on Namyang came as the Communist Pyongyang Radio was complaining of “barbaric” United Nations bombings. . On the ground, Chinese Communist troops made a weak attack on Bunker Hill on the Western front. k ’'— Eighth Army Headquarters announced the Reds suffered 3.134 casualties the week Aug. 8-14, most of them Chinese who fell on the northern slope of Bunker Hill. Included in the total, the greatest in two months, were 1,745 killed, 1,575 wounded and 14 taken prisoner. 10 Youths Escape' Plainfield School , North Indiana Boys In Escaping Group PLAINFIELD, Ind. UP —State police searched today for 10 teenagers who escaped \fr d m the Indiana Boys’ .School here. Police could offer few details o( the escape.' They said two Indiana-) apolis youths, Donald Cross, 17 and Charles Myers,' 16, left th«p school about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Two’ hours later, eight others weVe missed. They were identified as Edward Barnett, 14, Switz City; Lloyd Brown, 17, Michael Mathews, 16, Donald Parish; 18; Larry Long, 16; all of Fort Robert Sutton, 16; Marion; Vernon Robson, 15, Lafayette, and Billy Wyatt, 16. Auburn. ' Rose Leads Primary Race In Wyoming CHEYENNE, Wyo, UP — Assisb ant Secretary of the Interior Robert R. Rose of Casper today held a commanding lead 'ln Tuesday's Wyoming primary election rhce for the Democratic congressional nomination. With 334 of 647 precincts reporting, Rose, a pre-election favorite', had >7,049 votes, and was. far in front of his opponents in the fiveway race.

Haefling Appointed Campaign Manager Former Local Man To Aid Morrison Richird Haefling, Fort Wayne, formerly of Decatur, has been named campaign manager for Howard Mprrison, Democrat candidate congress from the Fourth district, It was announced by Morrison at; a meeting of Fourth district chairmen an<jl vice-chairmen at Garnett Tpesdayj night. Haefling, Pennsylvania railroad employe, comes from a long line of active Democrats. His father, the late James Haefling, was an Adamg pounty official and an uncle', the late Tom Haefling, was active iij Democrat politics for many years.; ' ,Candidate Morrison stated that he w4s" planning an active campaign every cqunty of the Fourth district and that Haefling would manage his Fort Wayne headquarters a|id also arrange his speaking itinerary through the district. Morrison won the Democrat nomination handily last May agaipst Ray Clirardot, New HaVen businessman, >and proved his vote-getting hbilitji in the south part of the district by sweeping almost every precinct |n Adams and Wells counties, v The Democrat candidate has been many years in Fort Wayne anjd“ Fourth district politics and he has started now to build an organization in every precincL.\ Morrison j announced 1 that he would spend several days in Adams county during September and October in an effort to assist in getting the viMe registered apd ready for the election November 4. < ‘ INDIANA WEATHER partly cloudy, occasional thundershowers tonight and over east and south portions Thursday. Al little warmer tonight. Turning cooler north and central portions Thursday. Low tonight 67 to 72; high Thursday near 80 extreme north, 90 extreme south. /■ ~ Many 4-H Youths To Attend State Fair List Os Entries Is Made Public Today

Adams County will be well represented at the State Fair this yean Marcille Buuck, 'Miary Sprunger.v Mary Beckmeyer, Doris Bluhm, Ruth Teeter, CaroTyn Christener, Marlene Thieme, Virginia Mitchell, Barbara Lehman, and Alice Alt vHll exhibit clothing projects. Jydy Goldner, Donna Heckman, Norma Jean Dailey, Virginia Mitchel, Marjorie Neuenschwan< der, ; Marinel Striker, and Elaine Freels will exhibit food preservation! Betty Steury, Marilyn Reinkingi Louise Simon, Ruth Teeter, Suzanne Kuhn, Grace Baltzell, Carolyn King, and Ann Smith will exhibit baking. Robert Weiland, Shirley Brandt, Colleen Egly, Ruth and Carolyn Ziminerman \ exhibit handicraft. Rose Bilderback, Sharon Beltt, Robert Weiland, and Walter Osterman will exhibit electricity. Doris Bluhm, Sharon Belta, Tommy Stuber, Virginia Bakhr, Carl Baker, Eugene Hoffmay, Robert Bauermeister, and Rogfer Koeneman will exhibit gardening. Joseph Kohne and Nancy Jo Lieirhty will exhibit dairy animals, and; Jack Bdbout will exhibit a pig<; Grape' Baltzell and Ann Smith wll( attend the State Fair girls school of Home Economics and Bill Sipe and Jim Price will attend the boys\4-H club camp. 4-H band will appear in the’Farmers Day Parade ThursSept. 4. Alice Alt and Jim Pribe will receive the Farm Bureau 4-H recognition awards on Thursday, Sept* 4.

Stalin Issues Constitutional Congress Call First General Meet In 13 Years Asked By Red Leaders MOSCOW, UP—Premier Josef V. Stalin today called for the first Soviet Communist Party congress in 13 years Oct. 5 to consider a new constitution abolishing the powerful Politburo. The announcement of the meeting of . the Soviet Communist Party’s'“supreme body was made jointly with publication of the Soviet’s new, five-year plan, calling for a general 70 per cent increase in industrial production. . The fivb-year plan for 1951-55, it san},' “is one of peaceful civilian andi cultural construction demonstrating superiority of the Soviet over capitalist systems.” It promised to develop and expand economic ties with all countries wishing to do so. > \ The party congress announcement said the Communist leaders will consider a new constitution similar to the one adopted in 193# but replacing the Political Bureau with a “presidium of the Central Committee.” The constitution draft defined the function of the proposed presidium as “leadership work of the Central Committee between plenary sessions.” The (Communist Party congress elects the 71-member Central Committee. There is no official leader of the party and supreme power is vested in the 12-member Politburo. St’alin, as secretary-genera! of the party, is in control. Abolition of the Politburo and creation of a new'“presidium,” or administrative coinmittee, may have a bearing on determining the eventual successor to Stalin. The exact significance of any change, however, depends on the makeup of the proposed presidium, what executive powers it will hold as compared to the Politburo’s total power and ■ what Stalin's personal position will be under the reorganization. The party congress is supposed to meet every three years. But its last meeting was in 1939. Sched-

uled meetings were postponed because of World War II and special, postwar conditions. The announcement of the congress meeting, signed by Stalin, was published in a special six-page eddition of the party’s official newspaper Pravda. 2,000 Voice Choir Enroute To Canada r ■ \. Indiana Women Will Sing At Toronto LAFAYETTE, Ind. UP —More than 2,000 Indiana farm wives left by train, bus and auto today to take the singing voices of the Indiana State "Home Economics Chorus to the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ont. ' | Three special trains left Washington, Terre Haute and Attica, picking up chorus at each stop. They will picnic at Niagara Falls Thursday and will present a special “Unguarded Border” program at the exhibition Friday. Women from 90 Indiana counties are in the chorus, directed by Purdue University Musical Director Albert P. Stewart. Most of the Adams county group plans to meet the state group at Niagara Falls Thursday morning Several auto loads of singers left here today for, Cleveland, 0., and will go from there by boat.

Council Disposes Os Two Petitions Request For A Water Line Extension Okay ; l H ■ ' . . ' I ' ■ One petition was approved and one was received at a regular meeting of the city council last night. the August 5 meeting of the council a petition by Max Kreps, 4 West Monroe street, for water service; an approval was read last night by the water department and the council concurred and voted unanimous approval. A petition of 55 names was presented before the council requesting a change of zone; from Industrial to residential. There was. however, a second part to the petition. The spokesmen for *the petitioners, Ed Kiess, 226, North Seventh street, and Jerry Coffee, 234 North Seventh street, said if it was impossible to change the West side of Seventh street between Monroe street and Nuttman avenue from an industrial to a residential zone, then they wanted the power to impose certain restrictions on the types of businesses that could traffic at the location in question. Specifically, they said?—as stated in their petition—they wanted any junk yard kept off the west side of Seventh street between Monroe and Nuttman. 1 Mayor John Doan, speaking for the council in his Capacity as chairman, told the two petitioners that there was a promise by the management of the company that there would be no extension into the territory named. They were told that the matter of. changing an ordinance was ho easy task, especially since the area \in question bad been zoned industrial many years ago. The, discussion ended on a cordial note.

2,500 Tons Os Hay To Go To Drought Areg CHICAGO, UP — The Chicago Commodity Office of the Production and Marketing Administration said today 2,500 tons of hay have been loaded for shipment to drought-stricken Tennessee and Kentucky. The hay is being supplied by committees in Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. New GJ. Bill Goes Into Effect Today Korean Veterans Can Receive Benefits Now WASHINGTON. UP — The new GI Bill of Rights goes into effect today, offering Korean war veterans education and training at government expense. j\ The program, however,, has hit a temporary legal snag that may leave veterans paying their own school expenses at the start. Veterans Administration officials •warned -former servicemen heading tor school not to expect government checks right away. One VA official said Korean War veterans probably <on't get their checks until two months after they enter school. That means the veteran will have to pay his own living expenses plus tuition, books and other school expenses until the checks start arriving, including the backpayments. The new GI Bill provides many of the same benefits for veterans serving after outbreak of the Korean war that were received by World War II veterans under the old law. The new law states, however, that no money can be paid for education and on-the-job training before Ang. 20. Veterans who take advantage of the program receive 1110 a month if they have no dependents, $135 if they have one dependent and $l6O if they have more than one dependent. '

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Mediators Hope Confabs Will Avert Strikes Groups Hold Meet With Mediators In Three Fields Negotiators sat down today to try (o hammer out agreements in two railroad disputes and hard coal contract talks.' Other major labor news was being made across the conference table and not on the picket line, but strikes loomed in the farm equipment, shipbuilding and meat packing industries. The Federal Mediation Board summoned representatives of she New York Central Railroad and three rail brotherhoods to a morning meeting in Washington afterconferences Tuesday failed to bring agreement over 58 union grievances. Mediators were hopeful of a break in the dispute between the line apd the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' and the Order of Railway Conductors. But they warned against hopes for an early settlement because of the scope of the dispute, which arose from union dissatisfaction iver working rules. If the talks break down, there is every likelihood that a strike could hit the NYC’i Eastern Division. Seventeen non - operating rail unions scheduled a meeting in another Washington conference room to discuss strategy in their attempt to win a full union shop clause in contracts , with the railroads. •-.£ Eastern lines were not far from signing with the unions, a reliable union spokesman said, but the Western roads were hoping to win a modified union shop similar to that ineluded in the last contract between CIO Steelworkers and the steel industry. Although no strike date has I been set, the unions have made it clear that they might walk out if the issue becomes deadlocked. The hard coal industry served notice on the United Mine Workers that more coal must be dug if the workers are to receive a raise. ' 2-., Th® UMW and the anthracite operators are meeting in NewYork in an attempt to write a new work contract. Unconfirmed reports indicated that the miners want a daily wage boost of about 11.65 and a six-hour “portal-to-portal” work day. Hard coal miners now work a <Tura T» Pace Etehtt

Amish Rig Hit By Car; Man Injured Bluffton Girl Is Driver Os Automobile John P. Schwartz, a 67-y ear-old Adams county Amishman, is in the Adams county memorial hospital suffering from a broken back after he was hit by a car while riding in an Amish rig on state highway 118 at about 4:50 Tuesday afternoon. Driving the car was Shirley Heyerly, 17, Bluffton; with her was Rosie Frayre, 26, also of They were both headed west on 118 at the time of the mishap. , Miss Heyerly told state trooper Ted Biberstine, trffe investigating officer, that a car ahead of her suddenly pulled out to avoid hitting the rig “I couldn't see the rig because the sun was in my eyes until it was right on top of me,” she told the officer. r The rig was completely demolished and the car sustained—according to an estimate —3300 damage to/ the front end of the car. The horse received an injury to a leg. < Schwartz’s condition is described as "fair.”