Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 256, Decatur, Adams County, 29 October 1952 — Page 1

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■ ( Hi 1 I 1 Truman Blasts “Special Privilege” L. • i < ' . ■• ' F * *- w ■ <*-. jL > /■ " I ' 4 EEISL rw >‘ ? Juk «38 * o&& WHISTLE-STOPPIING in Minnesota, President Truman addresses a chilled crowd at yfinneapolis. enrouts to a major snerieh at Hibbing. In Ms.Hibbing speech, Mr Truman declared in effect that “millionaires,” . representing < ‘‘special privilege interests’* were final ring Eisenhower's campaign. "’I

State Orders Further Slash In Tax Rate

I . -- _ : . The Indiana state board of tax! commissioners slashed another six cents from Decatur'S civil city tax rate, reducing it frbfo $1.42 to $1.26 on each SIOO, three cents from the Decatur school board’s tuition rate of 66 to 63 cents. The reductions fix Decatur’s total fate at $3.93 for next year. ‘ x The official action of the statle board was received here by Thurjnan I, Drew, county auditor, today. Hearing on the tax rates, payable in 1953, was held last week by fieldmen for the state (board. At the meeting. the state tax representatives ordered Decatur’s rate cut 10 cents. Today’s order reduces the rate another six cents, a total of 16 cents from the advertised $1.42 rate.” so addition the city has air eight-cent levy for ‘the park fund and two cents for recreation} The! 1953 rate will be $1.16 on (each SIOO. • \ 1 ' ■ ■ The cut in the school board rate was not mad® until the stale board reviewed all the rates in Indianapolis., The three-cent cut was made in the tuition fund, the other levies being approved. 'r ' .'H / ■ The state board aljo approved tqdufitijons made by thfe fieldmen and ordered a four-ceift cut in the Adapts Central Consolidated School Corporation rate, front 20 to "16 cents. This reduction willy affect taxpayers in Kirkland and Monroe townships and in'Washington townoutside of the qity of Decatur. . In the formal ofdfer received today, the state b<|ard ordered: Adams county general fund, reduced from 32 to 30 cifcnts; Hartfojrd township special 3 school fund, cut front 75 to 69 cents; KUkland township general fund,j seven to six cents; Root township poor relief, four to three cents; Root's tuition fund, .68 to 64\,dei|ts; St. Mary's township special school, $1.23 to $1.10; Wabash township, general, 12 to 11 cents; Berne civil city, $1.22 to $1.10; Geneva civil fund, 74 to 69 cents; Monroe civil fund, 92 to 89 Preble township { general, eight to seven cents. The rates become finkl with the state boaid’s actio®. Rev. L. T. Norris Lions Club Speaker Th® regular assembly of Lions of Decatur last nigljt enjoyed a talk given by the Rev, BaWrence Norris, pastor of the Unidn Chapel Evangelical United Brethren chtirch. on his extensive collection of European guns, mostly ;of the German variety.' ' Rev. Norris told the group of the many differences in firing and operational action fdtind in the various types of weapons. He talked at length on how he acquired the guns in the course of his duties as a chaplain overseas With the armed /forces. Rev. Norris displayed about 20 guns to the Lions, giving them a chance to inspect them after the talk and to answej- questions they might have. In pharge of the program for the evening was Thurtnan I. Crew. ' ' I 1 * j '* i v. ; •

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Utterback Discusses Problems Os Schools Earl Utterback Is Speaker At Monroe “Local educational problems should be worked out quickly by -cooperation of the’ state superiiittinitnt’s office and local aijdj county- educational officials, 'there should be no buck passing. Und if elected I shall follow this policy.” .These were the words of! Ear<J UtterbpcK. Democratic candidate for state superintendent of ipubfic instruction, at the Democratic rally held at Monroe school Tuesday night. More than 150 ‘ persbjns attended the meeting: and maty expressed, enthusiasm over thei man* ber in which the principal speaker handled educational problems} The speaker also praised the Democjraitic national, state and 10/al candidates’ and urged their election. Gene Hike. Monrob town man and clerk-treasurer, .piiepided at the meeting and G. Remy Bierly, Dehrooratic candidate) for re-elec-tion as state representative fibm Adams and Whlls counties, introduced the' principal speaker. Robert Heller, IDedatur real estate man and former speaker of the Indiana house-<jf representatives. also spoke, opj state •issues. Utterback was; Qhairiinan of the house committee oiji education When the former was {speaker of the house. ■ following .is an excerpt/ from Utterback’s/address: . i / ■ “Indiana’s major sohdol problem in,the next two years,is the teaching and housing of a great influx Os new youngsters born in the post war years. Tbii? problem must be courageously met by ojui* people ip the months immediately bhead and must be in away that will do creditttO free people living ing a\dem,ocricy. ‘/The three major phases of ihis Pfqbleni are:. A. Who shall teach these children?' ’ ■ ; B. Wher® stifle these children be housed ? • « . C. How shall these children be transported? i “We can solve the problem of securing teadhers if wp will work at it as diligently as We Work at many of our other problems- The colleges are not now training enough teachers to fill the mounting number of classrooms. I believe that we- should institute this sound four point program to attract and retain qualified-, teachers for pur children.” r \ ' It was one of .the largest gatherings held by either major political party during tpe campaign. Attendance was rioted from every township of Adams county and several from Jay and Wells counties also were present at the meeting.. INDIANA WEATHER Clear and coW tonisnt. Thurw day, fair and wanner. Low tonight 24-30. High. Thuraday 9862,i i

Stevenson On ; Campaign Tour In Pennsylvania Terms Eisenhower Free Europe Plan \ As Unworkable ' _ ' V 1 <EN ROUTE WITH STEVENSON UP Y" Adjai E., Stevenson, declared today that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's (proposal for freeing East Europe from Commnnist domination were ‘cynical” and unworkable. Speaking at Wilkesl-Bqrre tn a campaign swing through Pennsylvania, the Democratic presidential candidate quoted (Jlen ’Tadeusz Komotowsk|, who led the wartimePolish underground gs “General Bon” as saying Eisenhower’s plan w!as not feasible. A “I .think General Bor knows more about Poland than General Eisenhower,” Stevenson said. ‘“We must match strength with strength. This is the true road to freedom. You can help by \ voting ,?oc candidates who afe devdted to this cause.” Earlier. Stevenson opened a tw-o-day drive for Pennsylvania with a speech to a estimated, a\t 6,000 at Scranton, amid snow flurries. \ 3 -• ’■ | The Democratic presidential candidate spoke from a platform in front of the courthouse after laying a wreath at the foot of the statue of John Mitchell, one-time president of the United Minb Work ers, known as the ‘ father of the bight-hour day.” - l , Stevenson paid tribute to Mitchell as a- man who worked not for the welfare of tjib miners for the welfare of all AmericansThat, he\said, is the same purpose and principle of the Democratic party as he ticked oft' the many social and economic measures 5 inaugurated since the start; of the New Deal in 1933. Recalling the history of John -Mitchell’s struggle on behalf of the miners, Stevenson one of the lessons the union leader taught was how to live united and work for the welfare of each other. | i , Even though time was running put. the /Democratic presidential aspirant attached so much impor-tance-to Pennsylvania as a ‘keystone state’’ that he decided to spend the next two days Within its borders. i ' Tire high moments of his invasion of the state will come tonight with a parade and talk at Philadelphia and with an address in Pittsburgh Thursday night. . Stevenson boarded his train for the crucial 48-hour trip only a few minutes after he hap been given a noisy sendoff.liy a crowd that packed New York's Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. . \: Police estimated that 18,000 persons jammed the Garden to see i parade of Broadway and Hollywood celebrities/ prominent Democrats arid the ’former first lady, Mbs. Eleanor Roosevelt. received a standing ovation as he was led down the aisle of the great indoor arena tp [Climax 5 an evening which brought . forth endorsements from such personalities as Richard Rodgers and Oscar Aammerstein RL, Tallulah’ Bankhead, Humphrey Bogart, James A.’ Farley and poet Carl (Turn To Page Bight)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 29,1952.

Rioting Convicts Free Three Hostage Guards; Will Hear Complaints

Allies Braced f For Expected Red Assaults Human Sea Assault" On Pinpoint Ridge i r ) Awaited By AHies tions troops, on the alert for another “human sea'* assault on Pinpoint Hill, forped 1,000 Chinese forming east of Sniper Ridge to disperse tonight under a deadly . rain of artillery fire. The barage hit th® Communist . formation about 7 p.m. but it was too dark to tell Jiow many casualties were inflicted. r Allied infantrymen captured Pinpoint Hill on Sniper today In an .attack that began at dawn in near freezing Weather. They reached the ! crest at 10:30 a.m. and began herding the Reds down/ the northern ; slopes with grenaides. bayonets and rifle fire. '•./'! A group of 90 Chinese surrounded on the eastern slopes managed to ' escape at .nightfall when a Communist company clofee to the hill fired on Gl’s trying to wipe them out, i During the day,/ Red artillpry pro- ’ tected the cut-off Chinese with a ring of smoke shells and ex- I plosives. U. N. commandera expected a Red assault tonight on Pinpoint Hill. It Wes’ not knqwn whether the 1,000 Reds dispersed by the heavj 1 Allied shell- fire would be able to regroup. _ , The Co’mmunist force was observed Uning up between Sniper Ridge and towering Mount Papa, a Red stronghold east of the conhill mass. Pinpoint Hill is thb dominating heighth on Sniper Ridge. During the day;! some 200 Reds entrenched on “Yoke/’ a knob on the eastern finger of Sniper Ridge, fired intermittently at Allied soldiers on the crest of, Pinpoint. The p’; N. troops returned the fire, but , dijd -pot engage in close quarter fighting. v V - 'b , Fifth qir force planes today attacked three large troops concentrations while U. S. Sabrejets patrolled MIG alley without spotting apy Red jets. The fighter-bombers, bombed and strafed two troop areas on the Haeju Peninsula on the\ West coast and another sojithof Wonsan on the east coast. The fight on Sniper Ridge began • Tuesday night when a battalion of Chinese assaulting in waves clam- / bered up Pinpoint after a thundering artillery barrage. j To the east, other U. N. forces repulsed five Chinese a along a four-mile front in the Fin(Turn To P«Ke EIrM) ■ ./— •' .. Mrs. Amanda Teeple Dies This Morning i V Aged Decatur Lady is Taken By Death > Mrs. Amanda Teeple, 87, widow the late Ben Teeple; ,'died at 12:45 o’clock this morning at the home of Mrs. Clara Dague, 201 Grant street, with whom had made her home for some time} Death followed an extended illness; She was born in Crawford county} 0., July 29, 1865, a daughter of John and Green, and was married to Ben Teeple Sept. 26, 1886. Her Ausband died in 1938. Mr. and Mrs. Teeple employed at the Marsh foundation in Van Wert, O-, for 15 .‘year®, | after which they lived in New'York for some time before returning to Decatur. Mrs. Teeple was a member of the Church of Christ in this city. There are no immediate, survivors. One child, one brother and ope sisler preceded j her in death.''" The body was removed to the Black funeral home, where friends may call after 10 o’clock Thursday morning. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. . ; V’

Vishinsky Slated To Answer Acheson To Resume Korean Debate Late Today H UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., t'P RuHsia's Andrei Y. Vishinsky, «fter Waiting-' five days for Word srom [Mqecew, was scheduled to iiusuer Secretary of State Dean Ju.heHon's “peace with h0 ( nor” “speech today at the United Nattona. * The Soviet foreign, minister was listed as the first speaker when the general assembly's main political committee resumes its Korean this afternoon. J B|ttt he was listed only tentatively because his deputy, Andrei E. Gromyko, informed the coifnmit*e on Monday that Vishinsky (Would qqt be ready to speak “until Wednesday, at the earliest.” announcement, forced /he 60-tjation committee to Cancel Tuesday’s meeting, because all other diplomats were waiting to ,h<»ar Vishinsky before expressing their own views. Veteran U. N. observers (could not recall a previous occasion on Which Russia waited five days . without even a preliminary (reply to a major American, speech} such os die exhaustive Ko/eap adtountihff ( Acheson gave the political !t*nmmittee"ThsT Frfday. Th® previous routine has; been for the ‘Russians so discount the speech, '/at least in a prelhriinary move arid reserve their right to make a formal reply later. Triere'" were tw-o main theories in th N't;lobbies as to why Vishinsky indulged himself this lopg de--I£G’ ■ : '■ \ . ' 1.. Tfee Russians are not ! interested ' iq* a Korean settlement before the American presidential electloh| — if they are interested at all aqy time in the near future. It was iwt obvious how the Kremlin migiit think its action would affect the American voting, but it seeined clehr that Russia was happy in having the U.N. Korean debate go slow until after the election.. ! / 2. A|gjieson's factual recijtal of V (Turn To P«gr Eiffht) ' : — .! Farm Residence Is Damaged By Fire , Preble Department Saves Most Os Home Quick work of the Preble fire department saved the major part of the Martin Kirchnervresidence, a hiile( south of Preble, at about 3:30 Tuesday \afternoon. The flames damaged a part of the second floor and smoke and water also paused a probable total loss of $4,00d. The structure of the House and almost" all of the were saved by the Preble firemdn and their volunteers. Origin undetermined. but flalheS were first hoticerf in the inside of the hpuse rafters which hold the r<|of. ■ JJ r ic Bieberich, chief of the volunteer organization of Preble,! stated that in a matter of after the-alarm was sounded, a-corps of volunteers were on hand. Trucks were usrid to haul water to Jhdj'department’s pumper arid sev-\ erdli firemen immediately started the task of removing furniture. After the blaze, which wks cenfinqd to the second floor of the large residence was under control, and firemen assisted in cleaning the debris and. the( household goods were moved back into the!home.- ■ “ft was the finest job our hew department hgs done,” Bieberibh said today. “The men Worked fgst and efffciie’ntly and the saving to the Kirchner family was probably greater than the entire original cost of our firefighting equipment.’’ Bieberich was joined iri his praise of the K firemen by Ed Ranking, president of the (volunteer: group. The Preble department was organized about six months ago and UdV has a membership in tlrree townships , of 5 the county.

Forest Fires In State Are Under Control Cold Weather And Higher Humidity Aid Firefighters BLOOMINGTON,. Ind. UK,Southern Indiana forest fires which qaused near $1,500,000 damage were considered] under control today. , Firefighters said \ cold weather and an increase inihpmidity gave them the upper hand in their, weekold brittle against All the firps which blazed ift 13 counties and blackened at least 15.000 acres of timberlana — were reported out or under control Wednesday morning. Foresters said damaged acreage may reach 20,000. Forester Ralph F. Wilcox (estimated damage s at about SIOO an acre, mainly to young trees. He said the full loss ;:will not be apparent for 20 tlo 50 years w-hen trees blistered and rotted by the fires av® cut. , • There' were moments of drama Tuesday as 60(1 national guardsmen and volunteers joined the fight against a 4.0(00-acre firje at the edge of the huge Hoosier national forest between here and Bedford. Th® fire fed on seedling pine trees. s About two dozen . volunteers were encircled by flames apd ran throqgh burning underbrurilji to safety. They suffered minor bujfns on the hands andrface. Aboiit 25 families abandoned their homes as the fire threatened. Inmates of the state penal farm helped quell a 2.000-acre fire at the Greene-Sullivan county state park. Elsew*here, national guardsmen. townspeople, and high school pupils volunteered to berit ; out flames which leaped fire lanes. Set Hearing pate For Appropriation On- November Iff at 11 a.m. in the county (auditor's office, a hearing of the state board of tax commissioners will be held On the emergency appropriation request of Jefferson township for additional work on the Jefferson high school building. William H. Beltz} Is Taken By Death I. i I : Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Funeral services will be held 1 Friday for William H. Beltz, 64. of six miles east of Deqatur, who died at 1:20 pmi. Tuesday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he had been a patient for the past 18 weeks. Services will fye held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev! W. C. (Vetter officiriting. Burial will be in the Immanuel \Lqtheran clforch cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. He was born in Union township March 12, 1888, a ison of Benjamin and. Alice Hedges Schaffer-Beltz, was married to Lillie Storm April 21, 1911. J Mrs. Beltz died Nov. 29, 1930. ( Mr. Beltz, a farmer and G. E.( employe until 1948, was a member qf thV Immanuel Lutheran church. Surviving are his mother, of St. Mary’s township; two sons, Wilson W. of Decatur, and Arthur F. of Fort Waynei one daughter, Mrs. A. Hartnett of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren; (wo sisters}, Mrs. William Kelley and Mrs; Katharine Bucher of Decatur,‘“and a half-sister, Mrs. Wayne Gaunt of near Decatur. Two sons, two brothers and one sister are de* 'ceased. j |

- Cites Labor's Gain In Democratic Rule 1 V , Schricker Reviews Gains Made By Labor T j '■ /■'" : INDLA-N-A-POLI-S UP — Governor Schricker. ip a television address riimed at Hoosier workers, said Tuesday night that under Democratic administrations “we have qeppe a lonp way in giving labor its rightful ;place in our society.’’ “To i do this,” the Democratic nominee for U. S. senator said, “it was first necessary to make Sure there ;wris a roof over your head, apd food on the table." Schricker' reviewed lalxor's “economic gainp" during the past 20 years, but said the most important achievement of his- papty was “the establishment once apd for all of the. dignity/of the man who toils with his hands.” Later, at Anderson- the governor declared th® United Nations and the North Atlantic treaty organization are indispensable in the fisht against Communism. 1 A Schricker said his opponent, Republican Sen. William E. Jenner, voted against both the UN and NATO. Service To Farmers NOBLESVILLE. Ind. UP — Lt. Gov. .John A. Watkins.told a Hamilton County farm apdience Jiere ’ Tuesday night that Dertiocrats have | given “genuine service, not just lip 5 Service, to the farmers of America. ’ The Democratic nominee for governor recalled a long list of rurril legislation [passed under the last she Demoicratic administrations, and said “any thinking man would not discard tried and true friends for those Who promise but fail to deliver.” Earlier, in a television speech in Indianapolis. Watkins declared that' his party pad given. Indiana such “good ifetate government” that there “has (never been a time” when ' . ( \ ! (Turn To Pane I nn) Polio Proves Fatal I To Mother Os Four CRAWFC RDSVILLdI, Ind. UP — Services wste held today for Mrs Elsie, Shufl Smit]h, 22, Crawfordsville, who ! died Monday, nfght of polio after a short illness. She was the mother; of four children. Zone Appeals Board Studying Problems Two Matters Taken* Under Advisement; Two matters before the Decatur board of zonjng appeals; a variance as to frontage on certain lots In the Grant; jiark addition and the erection of telephone pay hobths as a matter of convenience to the public, were taken under advisement by. that 1 board at its regular meeting Tuesday night at city hall. The variance sought by owners of' the Grarit park properties fconlots bn the .circular driveway iri the area. Each lot has sufficient square focit totals, but the width of some of the lots is not in compliance wi|h the. ordinance. The board's attorney, Robert Anderson, wa!p authorized to ascertain 1 how other cities handled similar problems, and the matter will be disposed of at a later meeting. Charles | Ehinger, president; of Citizens Telephone Co., .apperired before ! the board and s.tated that his concern did, not wish to violate foe zoning ordinance in any way. 'He said that the two pay station telephone booths were erected here only as a 24-hour convenience to the: public. , One of the stations is located at the southeast corner of the cobrt house’square and the other is situated on U. S. high-way 27 at the west edge of the city. The board said the matter would" receive its careful consideration in the near, future. \ ! n ■ Al.’ ' I T ■' ' '■ H

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Seven Others Still Held In Menard Prison Lt. Gov. Dikon To Hear Complaints Os Rioting Prisoners (MENARDj lit UP — Rioting prisoners from th? psychiatric section of the state prison today released three guards held as hostages pf ter Lt. Gov. Shlerwood. Dixon agreed to hear their complaints. Three hundred other rioting prisoners still held seven guards in the east < ell block. > Dixon acted swiftly to end the mutiny afteir the convicts in the east cell block tossed make-shift torches of burning paper, soaked in oil, in an attempt to set fire to a guard turret. It appeared the lieutenant governor and other officials had been Successful tn dealing with 38 mentally-disturbed convicts who had held three guards in a kitchen of the north cell block. The three guards were set free , after a delegation told the prisoners Dixon would sit down with a committee and hear their complaints—but only if the convicts released the guards whom ther seized Tuesday afternoon. Shortly afterwards, the guards came! out a door and walked through the administration buildings to the warden’s office. They blinked at the bright sunlight but appeared unharmed. Dilxon promptly made good. He and several other officials entered the north cell block kitchen to hear the committee’s comi plaints. ' 'Six newspapermen—three from the major 'wire services and three from individual newspapers—also atterided. i Ttye mental case prisoners had said earlier thdt they wanted better medical and psychiatric care, more athletics and more occupational therapy. e Dixon began his campaign to end the- rioting soon after daybreak. f | ? A delegation of four carried Dixon’s offer to the psychiatric prisoners. ; The 38 prisoners, however, said they did not believe Dixon still was in the prison. Dixon immediately went to the north cell block and showed himself to the convicts from a distance. p VI - The delegation that preceded Dixon to >the block consisted of state public Safety d rector Michael Seyfrit; State Sth. Milton Mueller. Highland, Ill.; Dixon’s administrative assistant, Michael Farrin, and state director of prisons Frank Trapp Jr; V Seyfrit said that if* necessary officials hope to starve the convicts out of the east cell block. However, he said, the prisoners in the north block kitchen have food for a week. The lieutenant governor was in the prison when the rebels began (Torn To P"ae El«ht> Fosnaugh Boy Dies Today At Hospital Michael Edward Fosnaugh three-year-old son of Don and Betty Helen Fosnaugh of Geneva, died at 11 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. The child had been ill since birth. Surviving are the parents, one sister, Donna Ann; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thurman of Geneva, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Clara Fosnaugh of Reiffsburg. The father is employed at the Central Soya Co. ih this city. funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.-Friday at the Hardy & Hardy funeral home, the Rev. Russell Weller officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn cmeetery. Friends may call at the funeral homs after- 7 o’clock this evening. ■' 1' J '