Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L No. 200.

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Berne Beards Take Spotlight At Centennial

Four months of tender care and lavish - affection came to a booms ing close at municipal park in Berne last night when close to 75 men paraded their beards-of every dimension and des-i Htkm —before a \crowd of about 10v« people. Beards ~ . . beards . beards—asl long ones, short ones, scraggly ■ ones, bushy ones—they were all ■[- there. As a matter of fact, one got sort (|f beard blind from looking at the stuff too much. As one onlooker was heard -to say: “by george, you can’t tell where z one man ends and the other begins; just a lot of hair with many paiKs of eyes peeking out over the top.” With the final number of the Zuercher Accordion band, that preceded the . contest, the longawaited moment began. Many pictures were taken and the beards got all the limelight; after all, it's not every town that Jias close to 90 percent of its male inhabitants hiding behind varied growths of fuzz and flora. Judges for the important event were taken from the shear wlelders, the barbers of Decatur; the men chosen as authorities were Morris Pingry, Carl Baxter and Cecil Melchi. • j The park crowd hushed as the stage was cleared in preparation for the first contest: “The youngest man able to grow the best beard.” Only two showed up with adolescent peach fuzz which indicated, if not a luxury of bi\ush, at least a good college . . . pardon, high school, try. Young blond Charlie Spurgon won that one, - his age was tentatively given as 18. .. * V- Next came the oldest man with a beard; they ranged from 66 to 77 years of old, the eight men who shpwed up. \The crowd admired the venerable group and greeted them with the friendliest of applause. The judges had a hard 'time but finally chose Robert Liechty, an oldster with a great bloom of white full beard. i. And now the fullest beard: upon making the announcement of the fullest beartbr. a cascade of hair fell upon the stage as would have put Gargantua to shame. By v the tens they came; a fairly acI curate count had it at 30. Up and down the judges walked inspecting each beard minutely to discover any hidden .qualities that might make it shine above the others. A full ten minutes, elapsed and finaly T > “Shorty” Lehman emerged triumphant to, take his bows proudly. For the neatest beard Ira Gerber was chosen from a well-stock* Aed field. Noah Lehman came through with the whitest beard. G. C. Moser. Jr., took his place with the blackest beard. Moser had a little addition to his bristle, a big cigar stuck right smacir in the middle of his face that looked like a smouldering log sticking up out of a forest. Eli Spriinger (Will now be called “red beard”' after winning the con(TWna Ta Page Five>

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Transportation For Children Continued School Bus Service Is Planned By Gay School bus service to Decatur children. Established last year by Robert Gay, will continue this year, it was announced by Gay today. Schedules for picking up the pupils will be Announced prior to tne opening of school. Children will be picked up in both the north and’"gWffth iparts of the city and returned to their homes at noons and in the afternooin following the close of school. - \ \ Gay stated that because the transportation system is for school chil-dren-only, it is necessary for parents to arrange for transportation byitlie school semester, prior to the opening of school.’ Under the local franchise the buses operate as private carriers and therefore daily tickets cannot be sold. The of tjle service has requested that all parents interested in obtaining \ transportation for their children contact Mr. Gay as soo.n as possible. The service was started last year after it was learned there was no legal method of furnishing free transportation for children liviqg a distance ffom the local schools. V More than 50 Decatur children rode the buses last year and Gay stated today that indications were more would use the service this year. . Former Adams County Man Dies In Omaha Grant Brown, U7, a former resident of Adams County died at his home in Omaha; Nebraska Thursday morning. He had been ill three years. He was born September 6, 1884, a son of Abraham anil Samantha Orr-Bpown and was married to Effie Bates, October 12, 1912. He has been a resident of Omaha for the past 45 S yeats, in which city he was also employed. Surviving ip addition to his wife are two children, Mrs. Bert Weaver, of Omaha and Howarii of Denver, Colo.; three grandchildren; two mont, Texas and CHff Brown of this city and one sister, Mrs. Bess Patterson of Fort Wayne. Two sisters and two brothers are deceased. Burial will be at Omaha. Fort Wayne Resident Is Fatally Injured FORT WAYNE, Ind. UP — CHford R. Carpenter, 24, Fort Wayne, was injured fatally Friday night when his auto collided with four parked cars and three moving vehicles. Police said the wreck occurred during a race on a downtown street. Four other persons, two of them riding with Carpenter, were inju/ed. l v. ;

California Hit By New Quakes At Bakersfield - ■. ■ ■ ■ ■ Two Dead, Several Missing; Second Tremor Is Felt BAKERSFIELD. Calif. Ul> — Searching parties poked through the rubble of shattered buildings today for four persons believed buried by a bomb-like earthquake that crumbled the Bakersfield business' district and killed two persons. " Another earthquake ripplbd across Southern California early today, shaking some residents of Los Angeles out of their sleep. The second temblor was \much lighter than the devastating jolt that whip-cracked through Bakersfield Friday afternoon, ripping fronts from buildings, collapsing roofs and crippling hospital facilities Today’s quake hit Los Angeles at 3:10 a.m. It was felt as a series of*small shakes over a, period of about 30 seconds. The temblor was not\ felt here, although it was noticed 46 miles away in Tehachapi and 60 miles away in Lancaster. There were nd reports of damage from the second earthquake. Bakersfield officials estimated that damage from the ruinous quake that struck here and crumbled or damaged buildings in a 20-block area would run into millions of dollars. Authorities were surprised that the ruinous quake caused relatively light casualties. two bodies have been recovered. But the Red Cross warned four other persons may have died in the rubble. Eleven persons were hospitalized with major or critical injuries, and 21 others were treated for serious injuries. Minor injuries were numerous. The Jiero of the disaster waa. a 14-year-old Boy Scout who calmed terrified theater when they began a stampede out of a trembling movie house. “Quiet down!” Bob Shafer shouted when the crowd began to bolt for the theater doors. "Take it easy! Take it easy! No one is going to get hurt!” \ The youth assisted people out of the theater and then helped free women trapped in the debris of a demolished women’s beauty store. Deputy Chief Engineer E. L. Howe, Bakersfield, said 18 buildings would have to be rebuilt, including the Kern Coupty general hospital, valued at $20,000,000. and a hotel. The quake was the latest in a long series of temblors following in the wake of a quake that took 13 lives in nearby Arvin and Tehachapi and \ caused considerable damage here July 21. One of the worst problems facing the city was a shortage of hospital facilities. The July 21 quake knocked out a part of the Kern County general hospital containing 400 beds and did $3,000,000 worth of damage. Friday’s shake damaged another wing of the hospital, and officials said another 100 beds may have to be evacuated? leaving the (Twi T® Pa*» Five)

Decatur, Indiana, Satur day, August 23, 1952.

475,000 Coal Miners On Memorial Vacation At Union Head’s Request «• “ !• 11 \ JL

Democrats Open Campaign With Much Optimism 1,000 Faithful At French Lick For I. D. E. A. Outing FRENCH bICK. Ind. VP — Democrat victory hopes soared in Indiana today with the prospect Adlai E. Stevenson will make two presidential campaign speeches in the state. National Committeeman Paul M. Butler said Stevenson will speak In Indianapolis in mid-October and may later appear at Fort Wayne, South Bend or Gary. About 1,000 party faithful plotting their y fall campaign at annual outing of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association figured the speeches would almost assure election of their state ticket. President Truman may also campaign in Indiana with a speech in Gary, Butler said. He will see& specific dates for the appearances at a national committee meeting Friday in Washington. ? i Prof. Walter Johnson of the University of Chicago, a to-l chairman, of the Stevenson move* ment preceding the party’s nation-* al convention, told a breakfast audience the South would give ISteVenson-could pick, up the 106 additional votes needed to win by carrying New York, California, and t He believed Stevenson would carry Indiana. , Johnson credited fhdiana. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Kansas with being tne “’basic strength of the draft Stevenson movement.” Optimism stood out boldly as black-and-whpe checkered “victory” flags were unveiled as campaign symbols. Leaders predicted Stevenson and Gov. Henry FSchricker, U. S. senator nominee, will carry the state with enough power to * elect secondary candi<Twm To Pace Five) Reds Offguard As UN Army Hiss Hard Infantrymen Lead New Ground Fight SEOUL, Korea, U P —United Nations infantrymen launched a lightning-like raid on the Eastern Front today and caught surprised Communist troops completely off guard. / V Allied fighting men crept up on Red positions south of Kosong in the early morning darkness and suddenly opened fire with rifles, hand grenades and light machine guns? The raiding party faded back to its own line after more than two hours of fighting. An estimated 30 Communist troops were killed or wounded. ' Delayed reports revealed 17 Reds were killed and 20 wounded In fighting north of Korangpo-Rln Friday i Near the truce village of Panuunjom, V. N. infantrymen dug In deeper on their hard-won prize Bunker Hill after driving back another Communist probing attack. The Chinese Communists, who sacraficed more than 3,00 men in futile attempts to take the hill last week,, showed no signs of making another costly assault. Their last thrust Friday, first enemy movement toward Bunker Hill in several days, was thrown back quickly. American Sabrejets damaged two Communist MIG-15s late Friday in a 10 minute dogfight south of' the Sulho Reservoir in North Korea, Six Sabres had attacked 10 MIGs near Sinuiju earlier but | made no claims. ■?’ ''- ■ \

—n —-— — PMACommitteemen Election By Mail ; Gerke Says Ballots Are Being Sent Now J* • Wijnfred L. Gerke, chairman of the Adams county PMA committee announces that the 1953 election of community committeemen will ,be held by mail. Ballots are being i mailed to farmers with a special /»nvelope which is to be used for returning the, forms to the county office The ballots may be returned by mail or in person. It is necessary that the ballot be placed in the special envelope before returning it to the office. These are secret ballots and there id nothing on the ballot which will Identify the voter and must be in the office by September 5, Gerke explained. Gerke explains that three regular members and two alternate members will be elected In each township... The person receiving the greatest number of votes will be declared elected chairman of the community committee and delegate to the county convention. The person with the next greatest number of votes will be vice-chairman and alternate delegate. The third greatest will be the regular member qjf the committee. Fourth and fifth Will be first and second alternate tt> the committee. Delegates selec* will attend the county convention fdr the purpose of selecting a County committee for 1953. All 1953 committeemen will take Office, September 15. points out that committeemen are in charge of local administration of the National Farm pro-, grams? “It is important to every farmer, to vote in this election as this is’a democratic means Os, ln-\ during s that their voices will be heard in the developing and carrying Out-of these<programs,” he said. I. H. C. Officials And Union Group Meef Attempt To Settle ? Crippling Walkout CHICAGO, UP — International Harvester Co. and Farm Equip-ment-United Electrical Workers, Ind., union officials moved' today in an attempt to end a strike which: has idled about 25,000 workers. in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. f Federal Conciliator Jay OlivOr announced in Chicago that union and management has agreed to pieet hqxt Wednesday to reach a contract agreement. It will be the first meeting since iinion members walked out at eight plans after their contract expired at midnight Wednesday. Meanwhile company officials at llarvester’s Ixiuisville, Ky., plant, where disturbances resulted in the rirrest of seven pickets; said they igould seek an anli-violence injunction; . A company spokesman said Jckets threw light bulbs filled ith paint at automobiles leaving e plant. Other cars were overturned, he said. The strike has resulted in the injury of Philip Lipovac, a striker at the East Moline, 111., plant Friday. He was squeezed between autOs. Police sai<j Aclolph Skatikat, a draftsman, was trying to driye into, the plant when pickets stopped him. Witnesses reported SkatikM speeded up when a window in his car was smashed, and Lipovac was jammed against a parked car. Union officials swore out a warrant charging Skatikat with carelesfe driving. Decatur Men In Quarter Century Club Two D<catur men are listed as newly elected members in the G.E. Quarter Century club. Employed at I the local General Electric plant, I they are, Daniel E. Foreman and Bernard T. Lengerich. ■ls ' , '\. ' • I i ■

Officials Seek Federal Aid To Avert Epidemic Midwest Swine Loss Causes Concern Os Farm Bureau Group CHICAGO, UP —Farm Bureau officials of 12 Midwestern states have asked the federal government to declare an "extraordinary emergency” to halt the spread of vesicular exanthema among 'swine. Officals of the American Farm Bureau Federation said today such a declaration would make government funds for full reimbursement of farmers available immediately and result in the eradication of the rare-disease which invaded the Midwest this year. Under present conditions federal government furnishes only half the money to pay farmers for hogs destroyed in an attempt to stop the disease while states must pay the other half. Only tour states have made provisions for such action although the disease has spread to 12 states, a Federation spokesman said. The program is bottlenecked,, according to the Federation, because of the time involved in securing matching funds from the states. lowa, Georgia, North Carolina, jjnd Washington are cooperating with the U. JB. Bureau of Animal Industry in fighting the disease, Turkey Production Will Hit New High ’ f i WASHINGTON, UP -4- The Agriculture Department predicted today there’ll be mqre turkeys, this Thanksgiving than ever before. The department forecast a record crop of 58,956,000 gobblers-this year—6,7oo,ooo more-than last year despite declining prices for the birds during the 1952 hatching season. ’ I Teachers Announced For Adams Central High School, Grade Personnel Is Named John Reed is the high school principal and Hugh Tate 'has been named grade school principal at Aoams county ’Central Consolidated schools, It was announced Friday by officials of that school. Following is a complete personnel of the staff tor the 1952-53 school term: High School John Reed, Principal; Martin Watson, Voc. Agri. Teacher; Jane Reed, Voc, Home Economics; Lucile Beavers, Mathematics & Biology; Doyle Collier, Industrial Arts; Piaui Erdei, English; Harvey Haggard, Social Studies; LeRoy Hedges, Drivers Training & Science; Robert Ray, Musib; Max Stanley. Coach & Commerce; J. E. Thacker, Vet. Voc. Agri. Grade School Hugh Tate, Principal; Naomi Griffiths, Grade 1; Mary Egley, Grade 2; Veda Crist, Grade 3; Delores Byerly, Grade 4; Ellwyn Hartzler, Grade 5; Leo Strahm, Grade 6; Lerdy Cable, Science & Jr. High Coach; Robert Brown, Social Studies; Thelma Hendricks, English; Ezra Snyder, MathemaLcs; Alice Michaels, Debolt School,. Grades 1 & 2; Harriett Mills, Reineker School, Grades 3 & 4; Thomas Adler, Brandyberry School, • Grades 5 & 6; \Harry Johnson, Sackett School, Grades 1-2-3; Frances Beaty, Muensterberg School, Grades 1-2-3; Elmer Ehrsam, Muensterberg School, Grades 4-5-6. Noon Edition

Heirs Contest Will Os Marion Tinkham Daughters File Suit In Circuit Court A suit was filed in Adams circuit court yesterday afternoon contesting the will of the late Marion Tinkham who died Tuesday August 12. The charges were made by three daughters of the deceased man, Bixler, Maxine Kahr and Esther Johnson, alleging that the will, entered In probate at the court on August' 16, was made fraudulently and under duress and coercion. They further state that the will pow in court is not the last will and testament. Charge “A” in the statement of charges states that,the deceased was of unsound mipd and incapable of making a will and that the will was executed because of (undue influence exerted?’ v ■Specifically, the charges are against Roy Young, Executor of 1 the contested wijl and trustees of three Blue Creek churches named in the will. ??• The disputed will leaves Audrey Bixler, Maxine Kahr *and Esther ' Johnson, = the daughters, , |750, $250, and $750 respectively. Two hundred dollars each is > ! u k ; left to the Mount Hope church of Blue Creek township, the Union church and the Salem M. E. church of the same township. The balance of the estate, according to the will goes to Roy Young of route 1, Monroe, the executor. In the qharges it is stated that . the value of the estate is, for personal property, probably, $12,000; the real estate $5,000, a total of $17,000. Attorney for the will is Hubert R. t McClenahan, Decatur lawyer. >, / D. A. V. Holds Parade After Initiation An initiation parade of the local Disabled American Veterans took place last night at about 10 o’clock. The Fort Wayne chapter of the DAV participated in the periodic ceremonies to welcome new members into the organization. Head of the group is Gerald M. Smitley. A fair crowd turned out to watch the procession leave the DAV home match up Second street and circle the court house. Plans Delayed For Opening Os Cannery Cool Weather Will Delay Tomato Pack Plans to start canning tomatoes at the Decatur Cannery on Monday, August 25 \ were postponed today, it was announced by company officials because of the cool weather of the last few days. Tomatoes are not ripening as ‘fast as It was anticipated, officials said and there are not enough oi? hand to start *the pack. As soon as a definite date for opening is established, it will be announced, it was stated. Employes who previously had been notified to report for work Monday morning are being notified of the change in plans. It is believed likely that work will get underway next week, but a definite dgte depends on weather conditions. Fieldrhen made a check of tomato fields Friday and todajr an 3 reported that It would be several days before a quantity of the tomatoes coul he picked and trucked the local plant. .rs J v ■ INDIANA WEATHER Fair and pleasant today. Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Little warmer Sunday. High 75 to 82. Low 50 to 54 north, 55 to 80 south. , . 5 •. Jr

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10-Day Holiday For Miners Is Now Underway Disaster Memorial Is Cause For All Mines To Close PITTSBURGH, Pa. UP — A today ‘.’memorial holiday” began today for coal miners through the courtesy of John L. Lewis, their union president, in what may be a prelude to a full scale strike. Lewis ordered his men out of the pits in tribute to fellow miners who had died or been maimed,int mine disasters during the past 10 years. I . Simultaneously, the beetlebrowed chief of the United Mine Workers urged operators to improve safety cfpditions in their pits during the 10-day work stoppage, which is permitted under the present contract. The short layoff was not expected to deliver a paralyzing' blow to the industry. Since two full week ends and the Labor holiday fall during the period, thq miners will be out only five working days. - Speculation that Lewis would call a strike of 400,W0 -soft coal miners and 75,000 anthracite work-, ers in Northern and Southern fields next month gfew Friday when he told the Federal Mediation Service in Washington secret negotiations had failed to win a new wage contract; It was apparent that Lewis already had posted the 30-day strike nc/.ice required under the TaftHartley labor law. Contracts between miners and soft coal operators in the North ehd Sept. 20 and terminate 10 days later in the anthracite fields of Eastern Pennsylvania and the South. The memorial walkout pieant that the miners, already hit hard by the recent steel strike, could count on only two week’s pay during 4he month. Yet all of them obeyed Lewis’ command, though some of them felt there was no pressing need for such a vacation at this time. “Sure, we’ll go along with what Lewis says, but I think it’s not a very good idea,” Nick Gordon, an , Avella, Pa., miner said. “ We were out to fill coal bins and n ow we are to empty our own pay envelopes,” an anthracite miner complained. One' miner, an official in Local 1516 in the anthracite region, said he thought Lewis and other high UMW officials could help matters by contributing their pay to the layoff. Stevenson Returns After Brief Rest Texas Revolt First Order Os Business SPRINGFIELD, Hl. UP — Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson returned to-his desk from a Wisconsin holiday today to grapple with one of his touchiest political problems >- keeping Texas in the Democratic column this fall. The first visitor on his calling list was Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas, who has threatened to “go fishing” on election day Nov. 4 Stevenson takes an unfriendly stand on the "tidelands” issue. Shivers has been in the forefront to, restore to the states, ’ by congressional action, tide to the oil-rich submerged lands off the Coastal states. President Truman has twice vetoed bills to achieve this objective. Stevenson, the democratic presidential candidate, has never taken a public stand on the issue. He has said that he “would deplore the r piecemeal transfer by \ the federal government of the n*- ‘- (Tam To Page Five)