Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L No. 219.

TrumanPoinfs To Need For Medical Aid f i sen hower Political Pullback On Health Problems UP — president y Truman labeled Dwight b. Eisenhower today as a “political pullback” with “horse and buggy” ideas about medical legislation. The President declined to mens’ trim Eisenhower's name but 1$ was evident he referred to a statement the GOP presidential noth!-.’ nee made against any federally-; \ operated compulsory health insurance program. Before leaving New York on a whistle • stop tour Sunday, EiseiP hower sadd ! such 'a program would' give patients* “regimented, as-sembly-line treatment” | resulting in “less arid poorer medical' care for more.” ! j z frfr. Truman, addressing . the s American Hospital Asshr conven- , tion, scoffed at Elsenhower’s re-, mark that the country’s health problems could be' handled by '“voluntary means” and “locally indigent medical care.” “That’s about like saying we don’t need any form of social security except the county poor house.” the President said. Mr. Truman avoided 'mentioning any form of national health insurance such as he has advocated but defended his position that the government should help people meet [ medical expenses. “Our problem is to bring medical and health services to people 1 at a price they can afford to pay,’* he said. '“I have invited the co operation ot the medical profession in solving this problem.” The President said the high cost of medical care is the fault of -no one, imf “these costs have to be met somehow if we want to reap the blessing of medical research in the relief of human suffering.' Mr. Truman said he always believed th® government was bound ■ ■ by; ithe constitution •to promote the geheral welfare of Rs citizens, t'That is why,, ever since I have been president, c I have recommended programs which I believe will provide better medical and health services-tor all our people,” he \said. \“Some groups have received these proposals enthusiastically. Others- have been strongly igainst them. That is what every time we try \V\ Move forward. W.e have to make eiach adyancte by overcoming the objections ot those who want to 'pull baclt” The President said he constantly had asked the “pullbacks” to icome forward with plans of their own. “These people really want to go back to the horse ' and buggy days,” Mr. Truman said. “Fortum ately, we haVe gone ahead in this, country, despite the ‘pullbacks,’ Ito accomplish what he could over their opposition.” I He denied it is “socialism” for the r government to help “make it possible for every American to protect his herilth.” The President said the government was supporting about'2s per cent ot the research done in medi- ’ cal schools., “without any control; at all over the scientists or .the schools.” . ‘ S, ; He said “team, work” between the government and 100,000 medical “experts” had strengthened the medical schools “without any control at all over the scientists (Coattaued On Paste Six)'

r Cleaning Rivers Is Not A Duty Os Conservation Dept. r In answer to a -statement by Walter Ford, secretary of the De--1 catur Chamber of Commerce. \stating that the \ conservation s commission '‘is tailing down” on the job of tip the area of the St, Mary’s river below the bridge and dredging and' making it deeper. Bob Heller. of this city, a z member of the Indiana department of conservation, stated that dredging and cleaning of rivers is I not a ’’part of the duty of the con- [ \ servation department. ffieller further stated that the ' department, which .derives most of its funds from the'sfle of hunting! and fishing /licenses, has no funds or rights to cieari up rivers. • This matter is handled under the Indiana ditch law by property owners whose lands may - be 'beuefitted by the cleaning of out lots. 6 Property owners in this case probably would be farmers along the river as well as the owners k cl property in the city of Decatur.

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Opens AFL Convention I \ WILLIAM GREEN, president of the American Federation of Labor pits on the rostrum at the annual convention ot his giant labor organisation in New York on its opening day. Green, addressing the opening session, indicated that; the AFL supported the labor views of Gov. Adlhi—Sitevenson in the presidential campaign. \ : \

Ease Controls For Purchase Os New Homes 1 ; ' \‘ -Emergency Control Over Real Estate Credit |s Lifted WASrnNGTWN, UP—The ernment today removed cy controls over real i estate credit clearing the way fpr middle-in-come families to buy; new hqmes or a small down payment — If they can find a willing banker. Effective immediately, a veteran can buy any GI home in a; veterans administration *lohd for no more'than 5 percent down —nothing dpwn ilf it costs $7,000 or less. A non-veteran can get .an FHAinsured home for five to 20 -percent down, subject to a $14,000 mortgage celling. , Building industry experts were mildly optimistic over the federal reserve beard’s action ?ln abandoning the so-called regulation X 'under-_'which all Mortgage credit has been restricted 1 since Octobbr. 1950,-as an anti-inflati'on measure. They looked for a pretty big outpouring of customers — particularly veterans — far homes in tlie $13,000 to $20,000 price range, •where the biggest Cuts have be®n made in the amount of cash ta buyer musi put on the line. , But they ilidn’t expect too much of a .Utir, in the very low or very high price fields — under $7,000 arid over $20,000 — where' the credit changes are insignificant. ~ Thd regulation was suspended in obedience to the defense > production act, which required such r action when the volume ot jriew housing starts fell below an annual rate of 1,200,000 units in: any three consecutive months, Home building in June, July and August was more than 10 percent under that rate. The biggest immediate beneficiaries appeared to be yeteraws. Beginning today, a veteran can — at least theoretically — pick up i a new SIO,OOO home fori\as little Jas SSOO down on aVA loan. i \ The veteran’s down ; payment <T»r« T® Pax® BtX>

Democratic Women Meet Monday Night A regular meeting of the Democratic \women’s > cljib of Adams county aras held last evening at the Berne park. The meeting took on Ridded significance due to th,e impending general election, •’November 4. Howard Morrifcon, Democratic candidate, for congress from the fourth’ district, spoke to the 75 people present on the; importance of getting out the vote, G. Remy Blrirly, state representative of Ada ms-Wei Is county* reiterated what Morrison said and the importance of ehrery citizen exercising hia right to vote. Bierly commended the woirien on being so well organized in party activities.! Mrs. Charles Knapp, wife of the Democratic candidate for county treasurer, spoke on women’s activities in politics, • '■ i \

State's November Draft Quota 1,106 INDIANAPOLIS, UP — Indiana selective service headquarters announced today the quota of Hoosier draftees for’November is 1,106! This compares with 860 in August, 1,015 in September and 1,110 in\ October. Ike’s Whistle Stop Campaign To Minnesota Carries Campaign For Minnesota's 11 Electoral Votes ABOARD THE EISENHOWER SPECIAL, UP—Dwight D. Eisenhower iturned his “riiees in Washington” campaign today on Minnesota’s 11 electoral votes, Haven't gone to a loser iri a presidential election since 1916. Associates |said the Republican presidential candidate would continue, in five Minnesota appearances, to pound the theme that marked his first day of whistlestop campaigning — jokes and wisecracks will never restore honesty; integrity and decency Washington. \ Today’s schedule included train stops at Albert Lea, Owatonna, Faribault and Northfield, Minn., and a talk from! the capitbl steps at St. Paul before flying back to New York where he addresses the American Federation of Labor convention Wednesday. From New York he flies back to Moline, 111,, Wednesday evening for a motorcade to his train and \ a tour through lowa, Nebraska, Missouri. Kentucky, Ohio., Wpst ’Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia, winding up 10 days later. . ? Friends of the former five-star general were more than with his finst day on the traditional campaign trail, during which he informally to more than JOO.OOO persons i across Northern Indiana and Illinois. “We’re, on our way,” said Sen. Frank Carlson, R.-Kan., a member of the Eisenhpwer strategy board. “This'puts us on our way.” His theme,\aimed directly at the humor arid cutting jibes of Democratic candidate Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson, was: “I see nothing funny about the problems which face the country in these times.” He took the httitude that unless there is a thorough housecleaning in Washington, there will be no peace, no end to big \spending,apd high taxes with its attendant inflation, and no end to corruption. Eisenhower rounded out his first day of whistle stopping with a 125-mile motorcade across Northern Illinois that ran far into the riight. He frankly loved, the more intimate touch of a ' rear-platform speech better than! the formality of a set major speech, broadcast and televised across the nation. He characterized the whistle stops as something like chatting over the back fence with a neighbor (C®®tt®ue< On Page six)

'Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 16, 1952.

Wake Island Leveled By Typhoon, Facilities Os Tiny Island Destroyed

Strike Os Soft ; Coal Miners Looms Sunday j Mine Union, Major y ] Industry Leaders Are At Stalemate WASHINGTON, UP — John U Lewis* United Mine Workers and major soft coal producers braced today for a long and bitter strike which could be averted only by an unexpected about-face by either side. \ ■ \ I ‘ With only six days to go before the first strike deadline, ..neither the miners* chief nor negotiators for northern and southern soft coal operators appeared ready to give i°Lewis was scheduled to make a final “progress report” to his 2(70man wage-policy committee today, but there was expected to be no change from his report Monday that negotiations were stalmated. One hour later, he was due to lead the union in wrap up negotiations with hard coal producers. These talks appeared certain .to forestall a walkout by 65.000 miners in the anthracite industry. While the “interim” settlement may not come today, Lewis said he expected the hard coal pact to be reached “sometime this week.” It was said to call for increases of 20 cents a ton in payments by the operators to the UMW’s anthracite welfare fund. Any soft coal settlement in the near future appeared unlikely. If it doesn’t come, some 230,000 miners In the northern pits will fail to show up for work Sunday midnight. Some 100,000 southern soft coal miners will jojn the work stoppage 10 days later if the bargainers fail to reach agreement.

AFL To Plug For Minimum Os $1.25 NEW YORK, UP —The American Federation of Labor indicated today it may soon begin plugging for a minimum hourly wage rate of |1.25 to replace the prevailing rate of 75 cents, \I j , , \ Three resolution? to that effect have been submitted to the AFL committee on resolutions and are due to be brought Up Thursday on the floor of the organization’s 71st annual convention. Last year the convention asked for an increase to one dollar per hour.; \ I Daisy Davis Taken Home From Hospital Three Others Are Still In Hospital Daisy Davis, 18, route 3, Decatur who was one of five injured in the headon collision Sunday! night was today released from the Adams county memorial hospital, where she has been since the wreck. She has cuts bn the face, multiple lacerations, and stitches in , both knees. i Still in the hospital In "serious” condition are Barbara Huij-sf, 19, route 3, Decatur, with both legs broken and multiple cuts and bruises about the face and body; and Shirley Butler, 17, route 3,| Decattur, with a broken collar bone, a igut right knee and bruises about the face. The mishap occurred Sunday night about 7:30 o’clock on Onio state road 49 about one and a half miles north, of Chattanooga, 0., i Driver of the other car avas James Acheson, 18, Fort Recovery, 0., who was soon released. Kay Clouse, 15, Willshire, 0., a passenger in Acheson’s car, is still in ihe hospital with' a fractured skull, a broken nose and multiple cuts and bruises about the body.

Cites Republican Hostility To Labor Truman Message Is Sent To Convention YORK. (UP)—President Yruman told the American Federation of La!>or convention today |hat “some of the special interare already grinding their k|tes for a fresh attack on labor in the event of a Republican victory.” y \ In a message to AFL President William Green, Mr. Truman said in the Wall Streetl Journal that he had seen indications recently “plans, are afoot in Wall Street to make the Taft-Hartley law even more oppressive and unfair than- it is at present.” The President’s message continued?, “Not all Republicans are possessed by a hostility to labor, but iz appears that the Republican candidate has now madehis peace with the author of the Taft-Hart-.ley’law. \|, ; “Apparently hie conduct will not be out of line with the Republican platform, which, in my opinion, Is the most anti-labor platforrri they have submitted to the country In at least 16 years.” Mr, Truman’s message was read to the delegates in the ond session of the 71 st annual AFL convention. It followed an address by Mutual Security Administrator Averell Harrimari, who said he agreed with Dwight D. i Eisenhower, the Republican presidential nominee, that there is a “mess in Washington” but he defined the mess as “the Republican Party.” Prior to the reading of the Truman' message, it was discloced the respltuions committee has received a resolution asking the convention to endorse the election of Democratic candidate Adlal E. Stevenson and ris running mate, John J. Sparkman. The resolution said that; the Republican party* “has made the survival of the labor movement a * (Continued On Page Six)

Heller Is Head Os Parade Committee Democrat Parade, , Picnic Saturday Robert Heller, local real estate man, has been named chairman of the geperal parade committee for thi? Democratic parade and picnic to be held in Decatur next Saturday, it 1 was announced today by county chairman Harry Hehble. The parade wiU start at the jail at >2 o’clock Saturday afternoon and the. .marchers will come through the business district and then west to HannarNuttmaU park, where ‘the free picnic arid speaking will be held. : ! | (pehe general chairman of the* event, will preside during the speaking session and will, Introduce E. SpCncer mayor of Mishawaka and candidate for lieu-tepant-goverhor, and Thotnas' Callahim,' East Chicago candidate for seejetry of state. and Callahan'will discuss state and national issues: and all county candidates and • Howard MofHson four district congressional Candidate, will als'o be introduced. Sandwiches and soft drinks will be served free at the grounds. Hike announced today that the county 4-H band would march in theparade. During the meeting at the park, the - Blye Creek township quartet also will offer several and othrir special features also arp being planned and will be. announced later in Rhe week. j There will be several floats in the' parade and the public is also invited to take part in the mhrehirig to the park. Officii® at Democratic state headquarters have told chairman Hebble that both speakers would be In Decatur in time to take part tn the parade. I

Stevenson To Open Eastern Tour Thursday Says Senator Taft Taking Over Ike's Election Campaign \ B>RINGFIELD, 111. UP — Gov. Adlal EJ Stevenson today assembled for eastern consumption a political j road show portraying SeK. Robert A. Taft, R-Ohio, as the villain of the election . campaign anid Dwight D. Eisenhower as Taft’sj “surrender” victim! As Taft starts stumping for Elserihower. the GOP presidential nominee, Stevenson apparently intended to shift more of his .campaign fide to the Qhloan thari at Eisenhower himself. Members of Stevenson’s staff said the governor, who on Thursday will open a speaking tour into Connecticut, Massachusetts, Hew York Virginia and Maryland, would step up his campaign to convince thef electorate that Taft had “taken over” the Eisenhower camBand turned the former geni “great crusade" into a surrender." \ cleared his schedule as jjnuch as possible of routine and today to complete the speeches ihe will use in the east against his GOP opposition. His strategy was based on the theory held by the Stevenson camp that Taft,’ for Democratic campaign •purposes,at any rate.was as good a target ias Elsenhower, and possibly somewhat; better. Gonseqbently, :the Illinois governor will pbntinue to push his belief that, particularly in the field of foreign policy, Eisenhower was compelled to abandon some of his Q’fvij,' ideas! to those-of Taft in order to win the senator’s active campaign support asj Stevenson told a news conference 'Monday: "it no 4 apepars brutally clear that Senator Taft "has taken over. ThU puts an entirely ne>w aspect on the campaign and the election. I suspect many people like myself will be genuinely alarmed by the reduction; of their differences on fordigpi policy to ‘differences of degree.”’; ; i • . j: ’ Stevenson direct much of his eastern effort at the so-called independent vote, estimated nationally at more than 15,00(1,000 persons. (The Democrats agree completely that the balance of power in this election may well lie fTwra T® Pute Bix> ■ if ; ! Children's Choir To Sing At Rally y Mass Choir Os 250 voices Here Sunday 4 I I ■ ’ i Yfllliaml (Uffelman, choirmaster and;'!organist ot St. John’s Lutheran churdh, Bingeb, will conduct the children's mass choir of 250 voices at the Lutheran Hour Rally at the Decatur high school gym Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. has been the principal of St. John’s Lutheran school for the past 20 years, and has directed the male chorus and the mixed chorus at St. John’s fbr many years. The accompanist for the children’s sinking will be Frederick Zehnder, Instructor at Zion FriOd- ‘ heim Lutfibran church. t r Tim children wilt sing a chorale arrangement ot the Te Deum based aft a translation bjr Clarence Walworth, entfJted. “Hoky God we Thy name.’’ Nine of !the/10 churches taking part 4n the rally have a Christian day school with grades one to elsb( while Zion of Decatur has a Saturday school with vacation Th® children of grades four to eight .from these 10 congregations are to constitute this mass choir. ■ 11 /. . !

Six Marine Pilots Die In Korea Crash c Flew Planes Into Shrouded Hillside SEOUL, Korea, UP —An entire flight of six American marine Pantherjet fighter planes, streaking blindly through heavy clouds, rammed a Korean mountain last Week add killed all six pilots, it was disclosed today. > Spokesman for the East air forces and the navy in Tokyo said to their knowledge it was the “worst” ihass crash of the Korean war. Th® Ist marine air wing here said the planes crashed at 6 p.m. Wednesday against the fogshrouded 3000-foot mountain 25 east of Taegu in South Korea. They were part of a group returning from a combat mission in North Korea. Because of popr wear ther they were diverted from their home base and ordered to land at another field. ; ; j y Other flights In the group landed safely. V'?But the six lost their way and slammed at high speed into the mountain some 500 tedL! below the errtt. They had started a premature descent. Marine officers said .'th® planes had a good supply of fuel and that it was not an emergency 'landing. The dead, all members of the Able Eagles squadron, included: Ist Lt. Alvin R. Bourgeois, 27, Detroit, and 2nd Lt. Richard Lee Roth 21, Lockridge, lowa. Bourgeois is survived by his wife, Ruthfl Detroit, and his mother, Mrs. Marie Bourgeois, Ferndale, Mich. He won his wings in 1946, and in 1,950 was a star athlete at Kalamazoo, Mich., college. H® was ordered to Korea last April. 1 Roth’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Roth, Lockridge, loWa.. He completed flight training last Nov. 1 and was ordered to Korea last July. 3 I

Court Hearings On Title To Buildings Monroe Township Schools At State Hearings will continue in Wells circuit court Thursday, on the issue of title to four old school buildings in Monroe township; A d a m s central consolidated school vs Monroe township, Adams Central claims when they! took over Monroy school city ir 1949 .— when the consolidated school was formed — they also took over the four buildings —y estimated to l>® worth about $3,500. When thoy were built in ,1887, however,’ they were in the title of Monroe civil city. Robert S. AndersonJ attorney for Monroe township, will attempt to prove that Monroe township still controls the buildings since title has never changed hands. I Adams Central will take the stand that they should control the buildings through adverse possession; “the -possession of lands for a certain length of tiine adversely, or in opposition' to the title of another.” It is reported that if Adams Central is awarded control df the building®—now being used as a storage place by .Monroe township — they will offer them for Sale. INDIANA WEATHER? Fair tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer; a few scattered showers southwest and extreme south por-. tions Wednesday. Low tonight 48-54; high Wednesday 80-85 north, 85-90 south.

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Evacuation Os Residents Os Wake Planned Navy Reports 90 i Percent Os All Facilities Out WAKE ISLAND, UP —Emergency rescue planes stood by today for a mass evacuation of this tiny midPacific island after it was * “lev- i eled” by a violent 138 mile-an-hour typhoon. •/ Mountainous seas, fed by the destructive storm which struck without warning Monday, washed over the ..whole island. The navy said 90 per cent of the island’s facilities were destroyed, “several” persons were injured and i all communications from Wake were disrupted for eight hours. every building on the Island was reported wiped but and costly comercial air line; arid military installations were uprooted by gales and torrents of rain. Most of Wake was still under water IT hours after the typhoon struck. The island’s 750 inhabitants i huddled for spelter in trenches and 7 foxholes used by the Japanese in ' World War 11. ■ The *islßudi residents, most of them emplojw of American air line firm® an* service personnel also Were forced to seek refuge in grounded planes. A Pan American World Airways official radioed that all of the line's facilities on the sland were “destroyed? ’ ■ -■ • ■ ’All personnel must be evacuated,”.he said. A Commercial companies and military, rescue groups readied planes at Honolulu, Tokyo, and Kwajlein Island to fly emergency flights to Wake. Airport runways on the island f were ?io severly damaged in the • *- violent storm that the evacuation L planes were ordered hot to attempt * the trip until after sunrise. Daylight was expected on Guam at about 12:40 p.m. CST. Pan American at San Francisco ' said it had received word that none of its employes oh Wake was injured in the storm. Reports indicated workers on the island had used a previouslydevised typhoon disaster plan arid thereby had kept the casualty toll small. Some amateur radio Reports succeeded in getting through to Guam and Honolulu, i The brief messages said nearly all of Wake’s population requested emergency rations and water and also asked to be evacuated. 'I s .

Cyrus Ching Quits As U. S. Mediator Federal Mediation < 'i Service Head Quits , WASHINGTON, UP — A familiar face soon will be missing from labor negotiations involving } disputes mediated by the government. Cyrus S. Ching, hulking, pipesmoking chief ot the federal mediation service, resigned late Monday. The many impartial decisions handed down by the 6-foot 5 ,7-inch~ praised by both unions and management. President Truman said he accepted Ching’s resignation reluctantly. Noting that the 76-year-old Ching had stayed on the* job four years longer than had been expected, Mr. Truman said he accepted the resignation effective Sept. 30 because Ching promised "tp be available for advice and as- J statapce” to his successor, David L. Cole, 50-year-old Paterson, N. J., f attorney. y 4 In a letter to Ching, the President expressed “my personal gratitude and the thanks pf your fellow countrymen for the calm wisdom, and unflagging patience which you brought to the mediation service and which resulted in the voluntary settlement of so many labor disputes.’*