Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1952 — Page 1

Vol, L, No. 270.

Charge Reds With Killing Medical Aid United Nations In 2 Charge Os Wanton Slaying Os Medic _ PANMUNJOM. Korea, UP — Th.' I’nited Nations accused the Com* munists today of killing an unarmed American navy medical aid man in a "wanton violation” of the neutral corridor between Munsan and the truce village of Panmunjom. The Communists broke off an investigation into the incident, declaring U. N. liaison officers failed tq produce sufficient evidence to back the charges. U, N. officers at the Munsan base camp called for the investigation because the man was killed by a rifle bullet of a type used by Communist forces. The victim whs standing inside his lent about 1,500 yards south of the neutral perimeter around Panmunjom when the bullet pierced the tent and wounded him fatally. The incident took place Wednesday. The man, whose name was not disclosed. twas- the father of one child and his wife is expecting twins. Friends said he arrived in Korea only recently. - i Communist officers travelled south of Panmunjom for the first time to take part in the investigation, The U. N. accused the Reds of a “wanton violation” of a, yeari old security agreement* respecting the neutral zone. The tent in which the was killed was inside a neutral 100-yard corridor which lines the road from Munsan to Panmunjom over which the Allied truce convoy moved daily during armistice meetings. ; The meeting lasted two hours and’’ 30 minutes. Marine guards armed ;with M-l rifles stood, at posts circling the investigation area; l f ’ , Col. Charles W. McCarthy; senior U. N. liaison .officer, presented Col. Chang Chung San with the bhljet that killed the corpsman and showed him the hole puncture in the tent wall. The meeting began on a bitter note, when McCarthy saw Chang stepping outside the small area before the tent. . i *\“One minute, Colonel Chang; we *re confined to this McCarthy snapped. Chang turned'around and stopped. A few minutes later, Chang took a tew steps outside the area, stood on two planks and looked around. On the ground next to him yere. three cases of hand grenades itsed by U. N. armed forces. - McCarthy said nothing but looked sharply at Chang.. Chang returned to the group. ~~ Chang wanted to walk outside the area to look at the position f the bullet came from- McCarthy said Chang could determine ;the point the bullet was fired from by looking at the map, but Chang said he cohid not consider the line as “I must remind you,” Chang said, “of the fact that you previously made free investigations in areas in our control in pe Kaesong area where Red truce headquarters are •». located. Not once did we- restrain you from making any. free investigation . . . Yet you insist we must confiie our investigations to acer ; tain spot.”

School's Guidance Program Outlined Dorwin Speaks To Local Rotarians T Rpfariane were given a detailed insight into the workings of the program at the Decatur high school during their weekly meeting Thursday evening at the K. of P. home. V \ Deane Dorwin, high school in* struotor tn social studies, speech and guidance, who has been named as guidance coordinator, presented a ’highly interesting discussion of the programj The program is designed to reach every student in both the I high school and junior high school, and to aid all etudentsnot "only in their present school work but to help in determining their fitness for life work after graduation. t All members' of the school faculty assist Dorwin in the guidance program, which is being made more elaborate from week to week. ", , . ? ~V Dorwin reminded the Rotarians, also, that they will be asked to • continue ‘ their assistance .in guidance for the students, as they have for a number of years. W. Guy Brown, Decatur school superintendent, was chairman of the program.

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VANDEBURG, executive director of the American Heritage Foundation which sponsored the very effective '‘Register and Vote” drive in the recent presidential election, grimaces >as he “eats crow” ata New York restaurant'in fulmillment of a pledge. He.had vowed ■toi > “eat crow” if the nation did not poll 63-million votes. “Only” an ali-time record' of 60-million cast ballots. Actually, there was no cripw in the huge sandwich he’s biting—he dined on a cake (left)' shaped like the dusky bird. .\

Pakistan Calls For Immediate Cease-Fire ■ ■ . . Says Fighting In ' Korea Should Be Stopped At Once Bftl '/ ’ ■ ft : L'i UNITED NATIONS. N, Y. UP — Pakistan called today for an immediate cease-fire in Korea, regardless of whether thfe prisoner repatriation impasse can be solved in advance. ' . ■ \ f Pakistan foreign minister Sir Zafrullah Khan told e United Nations main political committee he could see “no logical connection” between the solution of the prisoner problem and Continuation of the fighting. "The fighting can and should be stopped, even faijing agreement oh points,” fee told the conation committee,; “allowing fbr consideration pf- the repatriation Os prisoners isstie in more leisurely fashion.” Pakistani sources indicated Zafrullah Khan | had ; made his suggestion jmore or less as a trial balloon. If reaction is good, they said. Pakistan will offer a formal proposal to that effect. . I ; ; > .\ ( ' i Israel followed ; the ; Pakistani suggestion with a 10-poiht proposal intending, [the provisions of a peace resolution sponsored by the United States and .20 other countries but adding two new recom1. The resolution should contain the general assembly’s t assurance to the Russians and their ‘Satellites that “no • forcible retention is intended” while the princi-ple'-of non-foijcible trepatriation is insisted upon. f j f 2. It should also make provision . for re-screening of all prisoners by a joint grotip to meet the Soviet charge that the screening already performed by U. S;. officers on behalf of the unified command prejudiced the prisoners’ decision about going home. A third suggestion came from Cuba's Emilio Portuondo who proposed that the issue of whether war prisoners can legally be given a choice in repatriation under"- the Geneva convention of 194&I should be submitted to the international court of justice for an urgent advisory opinion. ’’ TheJsraeli prograjn was put forward by Ambassador Abba S. Eban. who rejected—at least for the present —a Russian resolution calling for the establishment of an 11nation commission for the overall settlement of the Korean question, including political issues. u Eban’s plan for rewording the Western- backed resolution on Korea came after the 21 co-spon-sors had met privately to discuss revising the measure. • . Y -V- . Auction School To 2 Open Here Dec. 1 The fayious Reppert auction school; of Decatur will open for the second session of the year on December 1, it was announced today by a i source close to the school management. At the end of July this year, the held forth at Bellmont lake with,approximately 70* students; reports of! Col Quentin Chaffee, dean of the school, revealed that the Class at that time was above average and an extremely successful three weeks were spent : Students cried sales all over the county, in sale barns as well as on the streets’of tpe City, a traditional rite at (he school. |feft.Y J ft ' .r' ■ I i : " 'N ' v

To Call Physicians, Dentists To Service The defense department will call 544 physicians, 383 dentists and 18 veterinarians next January. The army will get 344 of the physicians and 338 dentists. The air force will get 200 physicians and 45 dentists. The 18 veterinarians will go to the army. So far as is known no Decatur physician or dentist has been notified to report for military duty. i ■ . ' \ ' - Mother, Eight Children Die Os Suffocation Suffocate As D4nse Smoke From Kitchen Fire Fills Home WESTPQRT, Mass. (VP) — A 44-year-old mother and eight of her 10 children suffocated early today when a kitchen fire filled their two-story chouse with dense smoke before firemen could put it out. 1 Mrs. Mary Audet and four \of the children, died in their beds. The bodies of four other children were found on the floor, indicating they had tried to escape. I \ The children were identified as Genevieve, 17; Natalie, 14; Shirley, 12; Madeline. 10; Eleanor. 9; Veronica, 7; Francis, 5 and Geraldine, 3. . • Medical examiner Thomas E. Boylan of Eall River said none of the victims was burned and all suffocated. | Fire chief Charles Gifford said the blaze* apparently started in a trash barrel near a kitchen oil range. A , fuel tank behind the stove w-as found , intact after the fire, which scorched the entire first floor but did little, damage where the family died. The heat was so intense it tw-isted jthe metal door of a refrigerator. \ Alladin Audet, father of the family, and his teen-age son Daniel were at work on the night shift at a nearby Fall River textile mill at the time of the fire. They were called immediately to the scene. Each* sfltenttf surveyed the scene of the holocaust. The fire was discovered by a passing motorist shortly before 1 a. m. He roused the family next door. Michael Souza, IT, |he first to get out of bed, telephoned thp fire department. Beside® Daniel and his father, only one member of the family remains. She is a married daughter, Mrs. Dolores iMassa of Fall River. ■ '■ ~T~ ■. Lawrence Geels Is Slightly Improved s \\ Lawrence Geels of Bluffton, conqned to the McDonald hospital in wawsaw since Tuesday with a brain concussion, shows “slight improvement”, his brother, Cletus Geels, reported Geels is reported as spending a fairly restful night. His pulse is stronger, his temperature and breathing are normal. He remains unconscious. . • . Geels fell from an automobile in U. S. highway 30 near Warsaw, when the driver of the was atempting to stop along the berm. —„ \ ■ \ V INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 4048. High Saturday 58-64. - \

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South Korean Attempt To Recapture Pinpoint Hill Repulsed By Reds

Navy Transport Rammed, Five Soldiers Die Attack Transport Is Rammed During Invasion Maneuver NORFOLK, Va., UP — A tanker rammed a navy transport carrying army troops on invasion maneuvers today, killing at least five soldiers. At least 29 soldiers and sailors were injured. The oil tanker cut a gaping hole in the side of the U. S. $. Ruchamkln. a fast attack transport loaded with troops. The collision occurred before dawn. The maneuvers called for the landing of troops in a mock invasion of the bpacheb at Pendleton near Virginia Beach, Va. The \ exercise was postponed. Six soldiers were seHously injured. They and 23 sailers aboard the (Ruchamkin were rushed to hospital here abdard another vessel. Atlantic fleet headquarters said the Texas Oil Co. Tanker S. 6. Washington rammed the Ruchamkin in a pre-inyasion fldet “blackout” 55 miles east of Cape Henry, Va.. in the Atlantic. A 20-foot hole-was ripped in the side of the transport and the bovy of the tanker Was crushed. Both vessels remained afloat.! Distress sirens shrieked aboard the Ruchamkin, part of an invasion fleet ferrying 13,500 soldiers and sailors for a mass amphibious assault on the beaches at Camp Pendleton. Other vessels in the fleet played searchlights on the scenp, searching for men who might have been overboard. \| The 3,500 soldiers in the invasion fleet were equipped for combat, wearing battle dress including, helmets and combat packh. '■ There were no reports of injuries a'board the taqker. She was. proceeding to Philadelphia, the navy said. The attack transport Hbllis took the Ruchamkin in tow to be brought to the naval shipyard at i Portsmouth for inspection and repairs. Two of the vessel’s compartments were flooded, the navy said. The invasion fleet completed rehearsals for the mass assault in calm seas Thursday. Today’s landings were to climax army-navy exercise “Seascape” and roughter seas had been expected.

Beulah Jane Bertsch I Returns From Overseas

Miss Beulah Jane Bertsch, the French .township girl who was one of the four Hoosiers chosen from thousands of applicants to spend the summer 1 living on European farms, is back in Adams county and ready to start a heavy schedule of lectures on her experiences. The trip was part of the program of the International Fann Youth Exchange, the IFYE, to better acquaint America’s farmers with the methods and the lives of farmers of other countries and to try and bring foreign farm folks a little, closer with their faraway \ neighbors. The program is directly sponsored by the U. S. department of agriculture and financed by private and business contributions. Beulah was chosen because of her past 4-H activities add rural youth work. She was employed for a time by \ the Adams county agricultural agent's office. Specifically, some of the points that weighed heavily in her favor, were: good health, ehe speaks a little German, she’s interested in people. The application she had to fill out to enter the competition was a long one. She arrived in Bonn, Germany -'• \ n

Craig Forces Take Key Posts In House Hughes, Fort Wayne, Beaten For Speaker . INDIANAPOLIS UP —i Governorelect Geprge N. Craig whs assured today off friyndly legislative leadership following organizational meeting of GOP representatives which saw landidatys elected to all key house J)\>BtS. 'j \ ' Chief Craig lieutenant ip the 1953 Kglslatute will be Rep. James D. Allen of:Salem who defeated Rep. W. O. Fort Wayne, by a vote to 23 for speaker of the hbube. J '' ' ' T Thursday's meeting originally was scheduled as a caucus by > the Craig gt|>up in preparation for an organizational meeting called for today party Cale J, folder. The group claime I Holder, who resigned Wednesday in a leadership split, was Jtrjring to “railroa'4|' re-election ofl Hughes, speaker |n the 1951 session. But “rump” ' session turned into a j full-scale organizational ineeting lwhen 72\ of the 81 representativ4i showed up and the Craig faction forced a showdown. Hughes ‘and nighty* of his supporters, who earlier called and then cancelled A count|r-session in Rensselaer, also We»4 present. \ " Laurence D. Baker, Kendallville, moved tp convert the session into an organizational meeting rather thhn askjthe representatives to remain herb Overnight. Baker recently was feappointed to the state budget committee and is a likely prospect for its chairmanship. Mrs. Nelle B. Downey, Indianapolis, attempted to head off the action wi|h a motion to taible Bakers rpoti|n, but was defeated, 48 to 14;| Hughes also spoke,, urging the m,fem hers to “act like gentlemen . . . and consider what we’re doing.' Others named to majority posts in the new house were Norman J. Neely; Btbomingtpn. who defeated Bernard Jr., Fort Wayne, 39 to 29 for majority leader, John M. Ihirlau, Richmond, elected caucus iCadfer by accaiamation, and William Bruniett, Jeffersonville, personnel; director at the DuPont plant,! defeated Elmer Weller for chief felerlt of the house. Baker fieeiy and Harlan earlier were \ candidates for the speakership, but Withdrew and threw their support bihind Allen. Hughes, prior to the meeting, denied he was being backed by Holder and claimed he was "caught in the middle” in a battle started by “a few Republicans, who wanted to put the squeeze on Cale Holder.'.’ Allen, 36-year-old attorney and (Turn To P»«r Eight)

on June 23 and proceeded to Aurich, Warendorf, Munich and other places where she was taken into the home® of. ‘ German farmers where ehe, for short periods, wove herself into the live® of the folks. Beulah is a % junior at Heidelberg college at Tiffin, 0., where she was - permitted to interrupt her formal education for the liberal one she has been getting. Soon she ’will begin a tour to lecture to rural\ groups in the state on in a foreign land. The lectures will last three months afrd have been planned by the Purdtfe clubs division at Lafayette, home base in Indiana for the' project. An open house has been, planned for the 22-year-old traveler, where shV will be welcomed by some of the local folks who contributed to trip, and all others who would like to welcome her back to* the fold. She will tell of her activities as the farm youth exchange delegate. The date for this opfen house is Saturday, from 2-4 p. m. L E Archbold, agriculture agent, urge® all to come to the office. ; located in the post office building at Decatur.

Ike Confers With Dewey On Trip To Korea Confer Today Over ' Ike's Korean Trip And Other Matters BULLETIN AUGUSTA, Ga. UP — Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York arrived here today to diecuss a forthcoming Korea trip wUh President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower and reported there was “no poesiblity” of his entering Eisenhower's Cabinet. Reminded of frequently published and broadfeast reports he might be either the new secretary of state or secretary of defense, Dewey said* “There is ho possibility that 'l will be In General Eisenhower's cabinet” AUGUSTA. Ga. UP —President elect D. Eisenhower will map plans for his forthcoming trip to Korea in a conference today w’lth Gov. Thoma® E. Dewey of New York, who went to the Far East in 1951. f I Dewey, was scheduled to arrive in the earl* afternoon and spend several hours talking with Eisenhower before continuing on his way to a vacation in Miami, Fla. Sources close to Eisenhower said the president-elect wanted to feonsUlt with the New governor about plans for the trib to Korea and “other policy, matters” that may include choices for his Cabinet. Dewey, two-time loser for the presidency, was expected to be the last major caller Eisenkower receives at his post-election vacation headquarters before fiyirig to Washington Tuesday for a conference with President Truman. James A. Hagerty, press secretary to the former five-star general, said Eisenhower undoubtedly would talk first, however briefly, with his two chief liaison\ men to the current administration, before conferring with Mr. Truman. But members of the Eisenhower s/taff were uncertain where the president-elect would meet with his twb envoys* Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge R-Mass. and banker Joseph M. Dodge of Detroit. 1 While Eisenhower was • saying nothing for publication, it was made clear at his headquarters here that he would approach the ence with Mr. Truman with a firm (Turn To Pane Six)

Scout Honor Court ■' . i Y ; ’ft ’'\ V Held Last Evening Honor Court Held k For Troop No. 63 The court of Decatur Boy Scout troop 63 was held Ifest night with W. Guy Brown presiding as chairman. Named as second class Scouts were: Michael R. Durkin and James T. Burk. First class Scouts: James Burk, Stephen Edwards and James G. Anderson. Star Scouts: Harold Van Horn, Steven Deßolt, Larry Strickler and Lawrence Ehinger. . Life Scout: Robert McCurdy, David Runyon and Dwight McCurdy. ' ' Merit Badge Award* Bob McCurdy, bird study, swimming, poultry keeping, citizenship life saving, camping and pathfinding; Dwight McCurdy, athletics, bird study, citizenship, life saving, swimming, poultry. keeping, wood carving and home repairs; Larry \ Stripkier, wood carving, home repairs, safety, pathfinding, firemansnip; David Runyon, first aid, athletics, vfiremaoship and' swimming; Steven Deßolt, public health, personal health, art, painting, wood carving and woodwork; Harry Hebble, farm records, safety: Harold Van Horn, farm records, swimming, life eating;

Community Fund Nearerjo Quota Less Than SI,OOO Linder Drive Goal ZCash and pledges contributed to ; datfe to the Decatur Community Fund total $9,030.83. directors of the fund were informed at a meeting Thursday night at the First State Bank. I'his total is less than SI,OOO short of the goal of $10,013, and officials of the fund expressed optimism today that the 1952 quota will be met. fFUrI Caston, executive secretary of the fund, stated that the present results are About even,' or perhaps slightly better, than for a Similar period last year when the goal was exceeded, and said that with full cooperation thej drive goal should be attained. « The directors reviewed the contributions and noted that retailers and uptown business firms, along with industries and industrial employes’' contributions have fob the most part been excellent, but ■that some of the divisions still are far below expectations. Wilbur Petrie and Joe Kaehr, Co-chairmen of the drive, indicated that 10 area solicitors and two industries still have failed to complete their solicitations and again urged them to do so at once. Any individuals who may have been missed by the solicitors or any newcomers who woiild like the opportunity to contribute to these seve.n service agencies, may do so at the First State Bank. Two Bank Robbers Captured Today ANTIOCH, 111., UP —Two bank robbers were captured after a running chase and gunbattle that burned out two police, cars. The gunmen 'were captured near McHenry, 111., when one of their tires blew out or was shot out. Police recovered $6,670 stolen less than an hour before from the First National Bank of Antioch.

4-H Club Show Set For Week Os Aug. 3 Location Os Show To Be Set In January The 1953 4-H lelub show will be held the week of August 3. This decision was reached in a county extension committee meeting held in the Decatur high school Thursday evening. A decision on the location of the show will' be reached in the annual meeting of the committee, Thursday, Janpary 8. Lawrence Beckmeyer gave a report on the various meetings he had attended that were related to the Maumee Valley conservancy district. After a full discussion the committee went on record as “opposing the 1947 conservancy act as presently written.” County agent L. E- Archbold briefly described the soil conservation district setup. To' form a district petition must be filed, a hearing held, and if the state conservation decides that more people at the hearing favor the petition than oppose it, they order an election be held. If the election is to be legal, 65 percents of the land owners in the county must vote. To carry the election, 65 percent of those voting must vgte yes. If established, the district is administered by a board of five land owners, three of Whom are elected by the people of the district. An S. C. S. district cannot levy taxes or incur a bonded indebtedness. The S. C. S. district idea was referred to the program committee for further study. They will report in the annual meeting, January 8. The chairman was instructed to appoint a woman and a man to serve on a district committee to help plan for the Fort Wayne district Purdue farm and home food show, January 20. ■. ■ i |

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Darkness And Fog Aid Reds Repulse Drive Month-Old Battle For Sniper Ridge Appears Doomed SEOUL, Korea UP-r-Darkness and fehick fo£ helped the Chinese Reds defeat a no-quarter, day-long South Korean attempt to recapture bloody Pinpoint Hill on Sniper Ridge today. It was one of the [ longest continuous handltObhand fratties of the Korean war. The valiant South Koreans had launched their counter-attack only four hours af|er losing Pinpoint to 1,006 Chinese Reds last midnight. It was the 28th time the dominating/ Ppak has changed hands since the; central front burst into flame Oct. 14. ' The ROK’s clambered part way up the rain-slippery slopes of Pinpoint at dawn and engaged the Chinese with bayonets, knives, grenade®, rifle® and even fists. The battle see-sawed back and forth all day. Intense Communist mortdr, artillery and machine-gun fire cut down many ot the attackers. But an American adviser to the ROK’s told United Press war correspondent Victor Kendrick that it was the fog that finally spalled defeat for the South Koreans. “It cuts down our counterbattery artillery fire, gives thfe Communists a chance to scour the ridge with-their own artillery and gives the Chinese all the advantage® of a night attack. “We would be better off with a clear sky fend a half-moon than with this daylight fog.” Kendricks said the Chinese tossed in an average of rounds of artillery and mortar»an hour on ROK troops during the last 24 hours and that the month-old battle for Sniper Ridge “appeared doomed to failure.” “We’ve tried' just about everything.” one American officer said. “I don’t know what more we can do.” It was the first night since Oct. 14 when U. S. 7th division soldiers captured the height that U. N. troops have not held Sniper Ridge, Kendrick said. Moreover, a cold, drizzling rain turned the crest of Pinpoint into a slippery mire in which the South Korean attackers sloshed and stumbled. The rest of the 155-mile Korean was relatively quiet. Small patrol action® \ were reported in the west. A Red platoon'attack on Jackson Heights, north of Chorwon was repulsed in 15 minutes. ‘X; Bad weather also slowed air operations. B-26 night; bombers destroyed an estimated 115 Red , anpply vehicles, while B-29 Superforts blasted a huge communications center at Cholsan, 25 mile® from the Yalu river in far northwestern Korea.

Local Lady's Mother Dies In Pittsburgh • Word has been received of the death of Mrs. C. E. Cyphers, mother of Mrs. Chester Dalzell of this city, who died at a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa., early Thursday morning. Her home was in Pittsburgh and the funeral will be at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Beinhauer mortuary in that city* William Clarkson Secretary To Craig \ INDIANAPOLIS UP — William Clarkson, 31, Indianapolis, who traveled with George N. Craig on his successful campaign for governor of Indiana, today was appointed as Craigs executive secretary. , 2 Craig announced the appointment to a SIO,OOO-a-year as the first made since he was elected Nov. 4 for a term which begins in January.