Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1952 — Page 1

Vol. L. No. 246.

John Watkins To Speak Here Saturday Night Democrat Nominee For Governor Will Address Roily Here Lieutenant Governor John Watkins, Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana will make a major address in -Decatur; Saturday night front the steps of the Adams county court house. Time for the address is set at 8 O’clocll *• Prior to jthe speaking there will be music and introduction of county candidates. The program will be held outside and the speaker’s rostrum will be constructed at the front door of the court house n A large crowd is anticipated and the committee in charge headed by Gene Dike, Monrpe town clerk, felt that more people could hear the popular candidate at an oul*\ side meeting. Provisions have been made that* in case of fain. thft downstairs corridor of the court house will be used. This inside arrangement ’would take care ot about 1.200 people. ? ' \ Watkiijs will arrive; in Adams county at ill o'clock Saturday' morning and will spend the first hour Os hisi visit in Geneva. He wilil be met at Geneva by the Adams county Democratic committed, officers and all candidates for county office ori the Democratic ■ ticket. . ' • '■ ’’ is \ G. Bierljt. Democratic candidate for reelection as state representative from Adams and Wells <(k)unties. and Howard Morrison. , fourth district congressional candidate. also will join Watk-ins at -<le'_neva. - I After a lunch at Geneva, an automobile caravan will be formed and all, of the candidates, headed by the gubernatorial candidate, will Visit Berne. MOnroe, Pleasant. Mills, Preble and othir towns and communities in lhe : county. The caravan will end Saturday , afternoon at Democratic beadquar- p ters iq Decatur in the Brock building where the dandidates will hold an informal open house. At the night meeting, which is scheduled to start at 8 o’clock, the , first v half hour will be utilized by • several musical numbers by the Decatur high school orchestra and the introduction of the candidates by chairman Hike. Congressional candidate Morrison also will be cabled on prior to the Watkins address. Representative Bierly will then introduce the principal speaker, who will talk on state and national issues. Following th© speaking program a reception- will be held by the candidates* for Watkins at headquarters .in Decatur and doughnuts and coffee will be served by a committee, headed by Lewis L. Smith, prosecutor-elect, Watkins, preftent lieutenant-gov-ernor of Indiana, is a popular candi-; date and is well known especially among those interested in agricul; \ ture because of his activities in the conduct of; the state fair the last four yearft. He is publisher of a daily newspaper, the Bloomfield World, in southern Indiana’ and is a past state commander of the American Legion. t Lt.-Gov. Watkins visited and spoke briefly fat Friedheim in northern \Adams county last Thurs- , day along with Gov. "Henry Schrifcker, candidate for United States senator, and at that time Ke expressed a desire to return to Adamk county for a lobger meeting. ’ i’ Dr. Harry He|ble, Adams county Democrat chairman then arranged the Saturday afternoon arid night schedule.* | . ’ . The public is invited to .tile speaking on the court house lawn.* where spotlight* and speakers will be arranged and also to the reception following tfc|e speaking at couhty headquarters. jU 'l* ; Schumm Minister Is Rotary Club Speaker l Thp Rev. Werner P. von Kuhlberg, pastor of Zion Evangelical. Lutheran church as Schumm, Ohio, spoke before the Rotary cjub last evening on conditions in Russia under the Czar and those existing today under communism. Born ih Estonia; the Rev. Kuljlberg came to the United States in 1930. Under the Czar, Russian* kept their mouths shut and were kept illiterate. Under Communism ' \ a few have been educated to boss the mass and freedom does, not exist, for all creatures are subjects of the state. The speaker answered questions. Earl Fuhruian was chairman, of the 'program. 'A' ! ?

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“Hey, General...” -E • *«09H99H99 - JUST BEFORE the PAY-OFF for his long wait before the residence of Gen. D. Eisenhowe/r iri New York, young Ricky Englander does his best tp attract the attention of the 1 GOP presidential candidate. Second's later. T-year-old Ricky was rewarded with a typical “Ike grin" and a cheery, “hello" from the (general. “ ;— .—_ ; ; * ,

VishinskyTo Give Reply To Acheson Speech Acheson Urges UN General Assembly To Support* Action * UNITED NATIONS; N. Y. UP — Sdviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vifthinsky announced today he would .reply Saturday : to secretary of state Dean , -Aqheson’s policy speech before the United Nations general asembly. i; j Although U. N. officials said Vyshinsky’s name was not yet on as s sembly president lister B. Pearlist, the grizzled Kremlin mouthpiece told reporters he would, speak in the general debate Saturday morning. !•; ; ; Vyshinsky’s appearance in the policy debate waft expected to bring the first concrete* disclosure of Russia’s program ■■'* toward the Korean war anil' the stalemated Panrnunjom truce Since his arrival here last Monday. Vyshinsky has given no hinf of what maneuver, the RtfS’siansi plnri. First formal from the Soviet'bloc was !expected later today when Polish foreign minister 45taniftlaw SkrzeszriWski speaks in the general debate, Acheson told 500 delegates Thursday the United States intends to keep fighting \“as long as is- necessary to mtiop the aggression and to restore peace and security to Korea." •' He' charged that the Communists have rejected “reasonable terjns” for an armistice, and urged the assembly td endorse the conduct of truce negotiations at Paniniinjopi by U. 51. officials. “We must convince the aggressor that continued = fighting’in Korea will cost Him more than he can gain,” he said. : £. { Acheson appealed to every member of the United Nations to support a “commop action" for peace in f Korea. pledged that the United Stages would not commit aggression ’With atomic weapons, dr with bacteriological warfare “as, we have been falsely accused of doing.” , Reaction to Atcheson’s speech was mixed among western diplomats, but most agreed it was a ’statesmanlike’’ presentation. British minister of state. Selwyn Lloyd said|: $ 1 ' ’ “It was a speecih of' great wisdom and understanding. This will he a notable assembly if all our debates can be by as statesmanlike and practical an understanding of the problems which face u'a all.*’ Delegates from Asiatic countries were more lukewarm in their re(Turo To I>are Six) Roy D. Hiatt Dies Suddenly Thursday 'Roy p. Hiatt, 64, prominent Jay Coupty auctioneer ‘and Jersey cattle breeder, died; suddenly of a heart attack Thursday at his home five miles Wq,st of Portland. Col. Hiatt was well known in Decatur arid Adams county, Having served as an instructor in the Reppert school of auctioneering in this city for a number of jrears. Tie is survived hy his wife, Iva; a ftister, Mrs. Bfrtha Myers of, Portland, and fouri brothers, Luther. Clarence, Walter and Howard Hiatt, all.of hear portland. Friends -riiay call at the Williahison funeral home in Portland until Saturday morning when the body will be, removed to the residence, where services w|ll be held at 1 p. m. Sunday. Burial will be in the Center cemptery, west of Portland. O' \-I

Democratic JWomen Meet Monday Night The Adams County Democratic Women's club will meet at the American Legion home j Monday evening at 6:30 p’clock for a car-rk-in-supper. The husbands of t|ie members, precinct committeemen and their wives and the Democratic candidates are invited and anyone interested ift also welcome. The speaker* for the Will be Georgia ; Armsman. state vice-chairman of Indianapolis. Adlai Warns Against GOP Election Win I • ■ '- ' ' I World Disaster If Isolationists In Control Os Nation SAN Calif. UP — Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson said today that the Republican would precipitate a; “world disaster”; if they should win the election and get a chance to “torpedo” .U.S. foreign policy. The Democratic presidential nominee once again repeated his that the Republicans were talking through their hats when they suggest that American troops could be quickly withdrawn from Korea. Stevenson said he could think of "no better plan for certain disaster.” ' I < I ' if' In a speech prepared for delivery at a Democratic rally here, he said “isolationist njentality" is common in GOP ranks and asserted that just won’t Work.” I The San Diego speech was to be Stevenson's last important appearance in California and his final bid for its lucrative pot . of 32 electqral votes. Later today he will trayel\ to Texas by plane train, ip Fort Worth and Dallas.' I Following up a “fireside chat” over national radio and television in Los Angeles Thursday night, Stevenson said that, in effect; (modern Civilization has ended isolationism although some Republicans dbn’t Jtpow it. v . . L YThey argued that we could live alone and like it,” he said. “I tell you we can't live alpne and we wouldn’t like it.” Accusing the v 'Old Guard” Republicans of trying to impede every foreign policy of th© Democratic administration, Stevenson said: “It 'would be a national disaster, it would be world disaster, if they get a chance to torpedo o ( ur foreign policy.” Lashing out vigorously at the Idea Jot Republican “isolationism." Stevensofa said that \ unless it is rejected In the November election “wft will lose the free world, and with it our struggle for peace.” I “The contest between the political parties this year Is not a game,” he said. \ “The world will be different depending on who, wins. On the contest this year depends, not' just your prosperity, but the best chance for a just and peaceful \world.” “We are today moving faster toward peace than mankind hits ever moved before,” Stevenson said in his nationwide radio and television "fireside" address from Los Angeles. “And I say, too, that I find fair and sufficient reaison for the belief that we will reach that peace without war.” Stevenson that his Republican opponent, Uwight: D, Eisenhower, “misses the proposition entirely” in urging the U. S. to\ get out of Korea and Iftave “Asians to fight Asians.” “That war takes hlkce in Korea but surely no one—leqst of all the (Turn T» Pace Mx) 1

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Wildcat Coal Strikes Now J •/. .’* •* ‘ I v Breaking Up Industry Reports . Strikers Return To Mines Today PITTSBURGH UP —A wave of wildcat strikes by United Mine Workers which had idled 120.000 appeared to be breaking up today. An industry source said the strikers, who walked out Thursday in protest to the wage stabilization board's delay in approving a requested $1.90-a-day wage boost, were returning to their jobs at a rate “better than a trickle.” > U. S. Steel Corp, reported four of its mines in West Virginia and Kentucky, closed Thursday, had re-opened. At the Lynch Mineinear Cumberland; Ky., UMW local officials had broadcast a radio appeal for the miners to return. in Kentucky, most operators said the union apparently was trying to get its members back in the pits. They hoped for full operations by Monday. However. 20.350 were still IdTe'' I if tfie 'state. The Harlan field. Kentucky's largest, had only one of Its 34 mines working and 9.b00 men idle. Forty per cent of the mines In the Big Sandy field were closed with 6,000 on strike. In the Hazard area, 5,000 men were idle and 20 of the 28 mines closed, * * More than 500 of the western Pennsylvania strikers were back on the .job and an operators spokesman said he expected the back-to-work would increase steadily throughout the day. Michael Honiis, UMW district 4ji secretary at Uniontown? Pa., eri-j couraged miners in the area toj; stay on the job and “not lose |any titne” pending the WSB's decision. An estimated lOO.OOIT miners had walked out in the Appalachian fields of West Virginia-. Kentucky; Virginia and eastern Tennessee, In Ohio, 5.200 were reputed still idle today. Alabama had 6,400 idle. Illinois, 3,225 and Utah 650, in pn> test to the WSB delay. The board called another session today to take up the wage increase which John L. Lewift r* cently negotiated for 375,000 soft coaljiiggftrs. But there was littlfe chance it could corile up with & decision today. In factj the wage group may not vote until next Wednesday on (Turn To Page Six) Schricker Urges Support For U. N. I Secret Diplomacy Os Past Decried SCOTTSBURG. Ind., UP—Governor Schricker carried his campaign for election to the U. Si senate into southern Indiana Thursday night, calling for support of the United Nations as a hope for peace. “How else can we avoid the oldfashiqned secret diplomacy which in the past has Jed to was?" Schricker asked. \ The governor said debates with other nations “should be Out in the open where all can hear . . that is what the U, N. dops.” Schricker referred to the relationship between his Republican opponent. Sen. William E. Jenner, and GOP presidential nominee Dwight Eisenhdwer as ’ a “hasty marriage/’ He said “nobody; is certain today what the off-springs are going to look like.” He also referred to the political contributions accepted by the Republican’s vice presidential nominee, saying: “All I want is your vote. You don’t 1 have to worry about anything else. Mrs. Schricker and I will live on a senator’s salary with no difficulty at all?’

——————— , Stalin Remains As Russia's Top Ruler 1 ?.■ Pl • f Will Continue To Dominate Nation WASHINGTON UP — Russia's leaders evidently have decided it is not- time ; for a American officials said today. , Tri the wftke of Moscow’s first party congress in 13 years, they said, two things have become clear: 1; Josef Stalin, at 72, remains th© top of Russia and will dominate thte Soviet presidium just aft he did the old politbuto. 2. Russia is determined to keep the cold war going full force. Any peftce talk qut of the Krernlin will be purely for propaganda purposes and the Communists will go right on stirring jup trouble around the world. •; Today’s announcement that Stalin hag beeh elected to the Communist parjty presidium and secretariat quashed speculation here that the aging Soviet premier might be getting ready to retire from active leadership. (Since Stalin has’passed up such a "natural” occasion to bow out of Office with much fanfare, it was reasoned, hft i-vust intend to stay around the Kremlin for quite a while yet. The fact that Stalin is holding onto the reins of power merely reinforced the conclusion which American experts already had reached on the basis of the speeches delivered at the. Communist congress: Soviet tactics may ctiangs from open aggression to .more devious of attack on tlie wrist, but the Red goal remains the same. ( “The evidence certainly gives no hint thjat the Soviets are working tb relax tensions,” one topflight expert said. “All indications Pointi, to their desire to keep tbe cold war as cold as it has been, if. not to make it a little colder. ’ ,:.“We expect a full-scale Red di(Turn To I*nxe Nix) Mossadegh Delays Breaking Relations Delays Break Until , Meeting Os Cabinet TEHRAN, Iran — Breaking of diplomatic lelations between Britain and'lran was delayed today until Premier jjohammed Mossadbgh can confer with his cabinet on how actually to sever relations. . Mossadegh announced Thursday that he intends to break relations with Britain -by* withdrawing the Iranian charge d'affaires in London and demanding Britain close its Tehran embassy. , Thift alsd would mean an end to the 18-rrionths-iong atempt to solve ,the dispute overs the nationalized Anglo-Iranian oil,company. British charge d’affairs in Tehran George Middleton, said today be had called on foreign minister Hoesgin Fatemi, but had received no communication from the Iranian government that it had broken relations. •Middleton said he visited Fatemi thia morning to learn of Iran’s intentions. , He ,’i said Fatemi “intimated” Iran's intention to I sever relations, but said the foreign minister ’said his gpvefnment’s decision would be given to Middleton when jthe government had made necessary final decisions. The cabinet will meet Saturday night, sources said, to draft the announcement of the break which fthll be carried in a note to the British embassy Sunday. I INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and colder tonight. Saturday fair to partly cloudy, colder south portion. Low tonight 25-30 north, 3Q-35 south. High Saturday .' . 42-48, ' ' . 1

United States Demands Reds Pay Indemnity Demands Payment By Russia For Bomber Shot Down Oct. 7 WASHINGTON UP—-The United States demanded today that Russia pay indemnity for the B-29 its planes shot down Oct, 7 and bluntly told the thdt “grave consequences” may follow any future repetition of such "unprovoked” attacks. . f I The state department said destruction of the American plane off Japan was M wantoh” and “unjustified.’’ It added there is no truth in a Moscow charge that the B-29 violated Russian territory and fired on Soviet fighters. The big! plane’s guns, the not said, were “inoperative.’* i ; The U1 S. protest, couched ‘tin the strongest terms," hinted for the first time that some of the iB-j 291 s eight crew members may be alive. 'Besides demanding indemnity for loss of the plane and for any Americans killed when it was shot down, the United States called on Russia for “full information”, on nay crew members who may hate been pick ed up at sea by Russian patrol The Oct 7 attack recalled similar incidents of the past, including the shooting down of a Navy Privateer by Russian planes in 1950. Hinting at possible I T .( S. reprisals in the future, the note said: “The priited States government would urgo the Soviet government seriously to consider the grave codsequences W’hich can flow from |tk reckless if persisted in.-of attacking without provocation the aircraft of other states.” • H « The UL S. protest was invade in a strongly-worded note delivered to the Kremlin in ty>scow. Tht bqmber was shot down Obt. 7 near the island of Yuri off northern Japan. The note to Russia said! the plane dad not flown over the island, and in any case, the island was not Soviet territory. “By its calculated misrepresentation of the facts of this incident the Soviiet government has sought, not for the first .time, to evade responsibility for a wanton and unjustifiable attack carried out on an undefended plane by fighter planes of its air force.” the Unjted States note said. I “This responsibility- must be (Turn To Pace Six) . —: Senator Capehart In Decatur Monday . Senior Senator To Speak Monday Night Robert Smith,' Decgtur attorney, today was named to preside at the Capehart meeting to be held here 'Monday night under the auspices of the Adams county committee, Harry /“Pjeck" Essex, chairman, announced today, Smith will introduce Sen. Homer Capehart at the public meeting scheduled for 8 o’clock Monday at the K. of P. home in this city. It will be the major Republican meeting of the present campaign for Adams county! .Essex said. Priorto the;! speaking, the senior senator from Indiana will be the principal guest at an open house at Republican headquarters from 4 o’clock in the afternoon until 5:30 o’clock, to which the public is invited. t I A free lunch of sandwiches and soft drinks will be served to the general public at the K. of P. homefroip 6 o’clock to 7:30 o’clock preceding the speaking. ; Candidates for county offices will be introduced at the meeting but there will be no speaking other than Smith’s introduction and the principal address of Sen. Capehart. ' !• ■

Banquet Speaker W an Dr, Frederic A. Doppelt Opening Os Woman's Club Monday Night Dr.. Doppelt To Be Speaker At Banquet Dr. Frederic A. Doppelt, rabbi of 'the Temple in Fort Wayne, will be the principal speaker 'vat the opening banquet of the Decatur Woman’s club, to be hgld at 6:30 o’clock Monday evening In the Zion Lutheran. hall. .The subject of his adress will be "The Psychology bf Humor." ■ The organization, ; comprising more than 220 Decatujr women, is divided ■ into eight departments—music, dramatic, literature, civic, art, junior; arts, junior women and associate department. It is expected most of the membership will attend the opening functions, which is in celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the club’s founding. Rabbi Doppelt is recognized as of the outstanding speakers of this area. In addition to being a prominent spiritual leader he is a teacher, philosopher, author, and is extremely active in civic affairs. He was educated at the University of Chicago;, the University of Cincinnati and was ordained a rabbi at the Hebrew Union College in 1931. He was recently honored with the degree of doctor of divinity, by Wilberforce University in recognition of outstanding work in human relations. Dr. Doppelt is oil the faculty of the Indiana University extension as lecturer on the philosophy and psychology df*religion. He is now chairman of the Alien-county chapter of the Red Cross and is vicepresident of the Fort Wayne United Fund. He is glso a member of the Rotary, the Fortnightly and the Quest clubs. His address Monday night is sajd to be highly entertaining as well as informative. ’ ( *Year Book Printed ;f, i The annual year book of the Decatur Woman’s club, just issued, lists as the theme of the national organization, “A Crusade for; Americanising The local theme is “Community Service, an Epic of Americanism.” ; Eight general meetings are scheduled with interesting programs planned. Nov. 17, the, literature department will present Arthur Holthouse speaking oin “Our Navy.’ 'fhe music department will present its annual Christmas program Dec. 15. Jan. 19 the art department’s program will feature Mary Hall, prominant Fort Wayne interior decorator. The civic department Feb 16 Will emphasize “Safety" with a talk by trooper Nelson Winebrennet of the Indiana state police. The junior arts department will present “Junior Arts Follies" March 16, and March 23 the junior woman’s club will have as its subject “Junior Woman’s Place in the Community.’ April 13, ( the club, in co-operation with the Adams county federation will present Mrs. Harold Andrews, professor at Ashland College, speaking on “The Bible, the Worlds Best Seller.” The Dramatic department, April 20. will present a play dramatization, the title to be announced later. r j ; The Club Officers The club’s new officers this year (Tara To Page Six)

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Three Assaults Hurled Back By South Koreans Americans Build Up Defense On Triangle Hill; Expect Attack ! SEOUt, Korea. (UP)—Chinese Communists hurled three assaults at South Korean infantrymen on Sniper Hill late today, steadily Strengthening in for fierce hand-to-hand lighting with the gallant defend-' ers. I Moving out from Pinpoint Knob, the. Reds’ laet toehold on the straI tegic height north of Kumhwa. the enemy hit atj 4:45 p. m.in company strength—abdut 100 men —but were driven off. Two more companies returned to the attack at 6:40 p. m and i they also were battered back. ! Finally, the Chinese command-, er increased the /attacking force to a battalion of about 800 men, fend the Communists closed in on . the hard-fighting South Koreans. During one period, Red artillery » and mortar [fell at a rate of one - i shell every four seconds. Later, i tit increased to a point where it [ ‘could not be estimated. -! • The ‘fight for Sniper Ridge al- , beady has cost the Communists . ’ 460 soldiers counted killed. 399 killed and 716 wounded. ‘ L South Korean Soldiers captured 39.020 grenades, 50.000 rounds of : small arms ammunition and numerous rifles and recoilless rifles. At nearby Triangle Hill. American infantrymen of the 7th Division strengthened their positions after a day of sporadic firing and a third night of Red Coun-ter-attacks. The Gl*s repelled five attacks by 1,500 Communists last night and early Joday. j South Korean troops on White Horsa. Mountain northwest of Chorwon waited tensely through an “ominous” silence bn the part ic>f the Chinese. They received no enemy mortar or artillery since early afternoon, South Korean soldiers on Iron Horae Mountain across the Chorwon| Valley from White Horse were forced to*pull back from the crest which they had recaptured earner today. American soldiers on Triangle A were sure a Communist assahlt ■was coming. Ffom 7 to .8:30 p. m. Red shells whipped in on U. S. positions at the rate of one a minute. Then they started to ease off, leaving the 31st Regiment soldiers braced ■for an attack but confident t|iey couldz batter back anything the Reds could throw, <. . “Triange Hill is secure," Maj. .Gen. Wayne C. Smith, commander jof the U: S. 7th division, -told United Press war correspondent Wendell Merick, “but I expect the Reds will react violently." Communist commanders threw ,600 men in five “fantastically vicious’’ attacks at the Arpericans Thursday night and early Friday b but the Reds were hurled back. The Reds and the Americans engaged in sporadic fighting during the i day on a ridge between Triangle Hill’s main peak and Pike’s Pe'ak, the Communists* last remaining toehold on. the northwqst corner of the mountain mass. I However, neither side made any effort to attack the other. U. N. war planes swarmed over the battle area, bombing and hurl- * ing napalm jellied gasoline on Qommunist positions and forcing the Reds to keep their guns quiet in fear of observation. ■ • ■ ; . ■ . ■ . \ . I Harry Ferry Dies At Home In Elida Word has been received here of the sudden death Wednesday at Elida, O„ of Harry Ferry, former Decatur resident. Surviving are his wife, a stepdaughter and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Elida. T> ' ; ’ I " ■