Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1953 — Page 1

Vol. LI. No. 19.

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Stale Police In Control Os Penitentiary * Follow Quelling J Os Another Riot In Pennsylvania \ PITTSBURGH UP — State police, firing warning volleys from sub-machine guns and rifles, took complete control of riot-wrecked Western penitentiary today. » | The determined troopers herded .the 1,100 inmates into individual cells. The prisoners had been cortt fined only to two large cell block ..>• areas since a 24-hour riot ended Monday night. Locks on the cells h|d been broken. . The action' came 15 hours after the quelling of another prison mu- ♦ tiny at Roekview penitentiary, near Bellefonte, Pa. In contrast to , the police action here, 330 faouldout rebels at Rock view* gave up Thursday night after a prison chaplain climbed to a window and talked them into surrendering six hostage guards and guns and ammunition.' But the priest’s words were • ‘backed by bov. John S? Fine’s \ 4 rfeder to authorities to "get tough aral stay tough." Thef governor tiefti alerted national . guard units .to ' aid, if necessary, a cordon of police and guards waiting to move lit. |A| Western penitentiary, pdlice Major Andrew HudoClft said more than 100 troopers .moved into the cell blocks this morning and ordered the prisoners' to return to their cells. ■Hudock said no one was hurt in the seizure action. He said his filer, are in complete control of the prison on the Ohio river about a mile below Pittsburgh’s golden triangle business district. The disorder started Sunday night when the prisoners seized six guards as hostages and set f|re to I the prison. The guards were sur 1 rendered land violence stopped |h£ next night, but the .convicts still ■ held the cell blocks. i At Rockview muitnous prisoners gave, up their four-day outbreak when the prison chaplain x talked them into surrendering. Father Richard J. Walsh. , the prison’s ftoman Catholic chaplain, conferred with four spokesmen for the rioters only a few minutes' late Thursday while armed guards waited for an order to storm,.the cellblocks. I . ; The priest told the meh he (hought they should release the • y six guards they were holding as \ "hostages and- surrender their weapons tp avoid bloodshed.. * "I pointed out the grave danger of -unnecessarily exposing their lives and the lives of the hostage guards.” the priest said. "They thought it over and finally agreed to go along." The convicts’ exact words of unconditional were: ‘"Father, we’ll give you our guns (Twm Ta P««e KUcbt) . life INDIANA WEATHER . Rain tonight. Saturday , cloudy, rain mixed witn snow north port ton and showers, j south portion ending during 1 Saturday. Not much change in temperature. Low tonight 333®. High Saturday 30-35 extreme north, 35-40 extreme south.

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CIO May Boycott New Administration Voice Is Demanded In Labor Policies WASHINGTON UI 5 — The CIO made" It clear today it will boycott the new administration unless it is a strong voice in making labor department ‘policy. , V- A. . ; ! ' ’ ■ , President Walter P. Reuther said any man the union picks to be an assistant labor secrefary must get much more than just a "salary and a title.” \ The ClO’s executive committee decided to make the demand after, a meeting Thursday on the way AFL officials were chosen to the Labor Departmerit’s two top posts. Reutlier said h£ would meet with new labor secretary’ Martin P. DurkipP’shortly”! — possibly today to tKe problem. The labor leader said Dtirkin had asked the CIO to choose an assis-i tant secretary of labor—a position traditionally filled by the CIO. But he said “We are not willing , to forward a hime on the basis , the 'man would get .a salary and title andi nothing else.” He indicated that was tine situation in the ’past." i . I “The minimum requirement our fellow is going to have is a voice in basic policy questions and adAninistrptive decisions,” Reuther feaid. i .> ** He said the CIO has not picked anyone yet—in i the event of an agreement with Durkin—-but other sources reported: the job would go to George Weaver, a Ntegro wTio heads the ClO’s anti-discrimina-tion,committee. Reutlier reported at his news conference that new talks leading to merger of \his union with the AFL would probably get linder-way late next month. He said he ! and AFL President George Meany decided, in a talk Thursday, to recommend that their unions! set up new unity committees to try and negotiate a pact setting up one mammouth 12,900.000—member union. | The new. CIO president also is slated to meet t(»day with Sen. H. Alexander Smith R-N. J. to report on the ClO’a position towards the lahjor law which was drawn iup at the executive committee meeting. ]■ ! ! ■ - Valuable Gifts to Be Presented At Cancer Party The gift committee for the Decatur Elks cancer fund party reported today that many valuable gifts, to be presented at the Sa.tutday party at the Elks home, have been donated by merchants of Decatur and the prea. i, A Included in tlie gifts are: for the kitchen, from faucet,; aCroater to pressure cooker; living room, table Ikmps, sofa pillow, smoking equipment; bathfooiin, bath towels to toilet seats;, bedroom, linen pillow sets; basement, automatic hot heater, gas also auto accCasdriek, x Many of these gifts are now on display in the Schafer store window. The party, open to the public, opens with a smorgasbord at 6 p.m., followed with special entertainment at 8 o’clock and concluding with a dance at 10 p.m. J W, ’ I l! ? \r V

13 Communist Planes Downed By UN Plates Smash Red At&mpt . To By Allied Bombers SEOUL, Korea UP —jWmerican Sabrejets shot down 13 Communist MIG-15*s and smashed the Reds’ attempt to halt a 100-plane Allied fight ift-bomber strike 10 miles south of Ift'e North Korean capital of Pyongj larig. It was one of the Y kl’s : rare attempts to disrupt AllieWi attacks so far south and markedphe third straight day of a MIG-kmng rampage during which the sAi <*s have destroyed 14 and damag«' ! 16. They knocked down ®r today and damaged nine to iwke their January toll 31 destroyed.pive probably destroyed and 36 d |naged. MiG’s swarmed down j w»m their Manchurian bases in ava attempt to intercept fighter-bomb|i fp attacking a rail tunnel-and at ||-aircraft positions. | I v ■ A'Thirty-five (Sabres rlpp|d through formations totaling 50 Capt. iphine D. Ovi 1)1., Andrews, SJ C. k downed! ®he AUG, his fourth in thnee Ground fighting flared iftriefly on the western front whffifflfe South Korean troops backed tanks, artillery and fighter S>ombers. charged to the crest offeig Nori Hill northwest of Yonch® They withdrew an h<w and 35 minutes later after killitS] an estimated 85 Reds. -||i Ground action elaewwre was Hght, <1 ■ 1 \Last time the MiG’s south of MIG alley in north Korea was Christmas Day wHfip 40 of them, apparently tryingito break through to Seoul, were timed (back, A formation of MlG'a|‘made a half-hearted pass at fig Aler-bom-bers south op Pyongyang iwst after dawn todaybfcqt “turneJh'tail and ran’’ at sight of Sabres|||;hfe ofth air force said. i g They, returned in foriflj|’ around noon. ’ : 1 aI! Oyerton’s wingman, Mij Harold Herrick, Colton, Cdlif., aO downed a MiG today. Overton and Herrick fbi&id themselves Hying in a tight jformation with twb MiG’s which di jed down on them. Herrick said : p put a burst into one MIG. caii |ng it to “shudder, roll over and[ into the ground, exploding llkl ia block(Turp Ti> Pare g h *, • . Miss Beulah Bertfch Rotary Club Speyer Miss Beulah Bertsch, ®ominent Adams county young lad**' was the guest speaker at the wei|jjtly meeting'of the Decatur Rotitry club Thursday evening. who spent four months summer in Europe as an initenational farm youth exchange stpMpnt, told of her experiences, acconwmied by' colored movies taken dimng |ker stay in Europe. ’ ® . f Leo Kirsch was chairriim of the program. Hfcrold Engle, cjUb president, annouinced that Rotary meeting will be held qext!pFhursday, with members attendlnj|| the . annual Chamber of Commßtce banquet to be held that eventing.

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Wilson Pledges Sale Os All GM Interests If He Is Named As Secretary

Ike Cabinet; * Holds First i Formal Meet Pres. Eisenhower And Cabinet Hold Ut Formal Session ! - ; WASHINGTON VP — President I lEisenhower and his cabinet met for two hours today in their first formal session, blit those present refused to disclose what was dis eußse(l. ‘ ‘ : t i' President Richard M.- Nltfoa told, ijewsmen afterwards it would !>e the practice after all cabinemeetings for the members to refrain from any discussion of what goes pn at a meeting. He said this also iwould apply to the geheral subjects discussed. Nixbn said this stemmed from an understanding among the 1 cabinet members and the President during a preiinaugural meeting at Eiaenhowef headquarters fn New York City. |,'i . - I . / Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay missed the meeting. He isill with flp. Also missing waa Charles ,E. Wilson, whose nomihatiqn (o be defense secretary was sent belatedly to the Senate Thursday n|ght. W. iJ. McNeil, acting secretary of defense, sat in on the meeting at the invitation of the president. The! seven other cabinet members atid q small group of top federal given cabinet status by M|L lEtsenhower gathered at 10 a.m. ! ’ < t , | Thrtnew cabinet officers entered the White House from several directions, causing photographers io Scamjier from one entrance to another making the x historical arrival | pictures. As the lensmen c.orne - ed new cabinet members, there were frequent cfies of. “lyhieh one is he?” from cameramen nnfhmiliar With the faces of the cabinet. Plajis to pjhotograph the first meeting were cancelled by the House because of the absentees. / j Thef closed-dpor meeting was called! for 10 a.m. and prffifs sedtetiary James C. Hagerty anti-. Cipateld it might labt quite a wH/ie It wad the only appointment on the President’s morning schedule. I The state of the union message i 'Turn To Pace Six) 319 Measures Are In Legislative Hopper Blind Man In Tie As Most Prolific INDIANAPOLIS, VP — The period fdr introducing bills in the Indiana; legislature reached the halfway mark today. A totally blind state i representative was tied ps the nfost prolific author. . ‘Ref. Thomas C. Hasbrook (RIndiauapolis), whose seeing - eje dog hias attended every session iif the: house, has introduced or coauthored 13 measures. Hasbrook’s record is tied by Rep. Ralph G. Hinesf (R-Portland). ' By ' the end of Thursday’s sessions’ 319 bills and resolutions had’ introduced, 215 in the house; and 104 in the senate. Othfier prolific billmakers wefts Reps., Richard Fishering and Paiil Moellpring (R-Fort Wayne) and Rep. Ora Kincaid CR-Lebanon), 11 each. Reps. Phillip H. Willkie (RRushville)? Charles T. Miser (fiGarrett), John M. Harlan (R-Rldh-mond and Jesse L Dickinson (DSouth Bend), 10 each. The senate leader was Sen. John G. Tindg& (IR-Indianapolis), with nine measures. Others were Sens. Edwip W: Beaman (R-Princeton.) and Jack A. Stone (R-Evansvilleh eight sach. and Willis K. Bachelet (R-Apgola), and D. Russell Bontrager (R-’Elkhart), seven qaeh. Despite the heavy volume as bills, seven senators and 20 ' To Page Six) 5*

Propaganda Trial Os Airmen Likely I Seel Communists As i Laying Groundwork „ TOKYOJ UP—American officials said today that Chinese Communists might be laying the groundwork for a propaganda ’’spy trial” or .11 American airmen shqt down in a B-29 near the Manchurian border Jan. 12. Three other crew members were filled wheq the plane was attacked. The 11 survivors parachuted to safety. Peiping ladio, Red propaganda organ, sail the plane was shot down nine miles inside the Majn-, churfcn border and that the 11 Officers and men who parachuted cut of it were ‘‘special agents seht by the u; S. government” (to “organize sabotage.” The V. 3. air force said the plane was attacked Jby enemy fighters 15 miles south of lu river, well within Korean terHtoryr\ but could have crash-lar(d£d in Manchuria after being crippled and downed by enepy letsj*he air |force said the 14 ctejw- . men were on a psychological warfare mission, dropping leaflets over North -Korean cities. It was feared that whatever •might happen to era might develop into a touchy diplomatic situation. American officials said the Radio Peiping broadcast accusing the bombeh of having ‘‘invaded’’ Manchuria might be the prelude to a show trial for the captured airmen. | The V. S. has not recogpized (Red China! so there are\no diplb[matic relations between the two countries. China is not formally atiwar in Korea; contending troops there are “volunteers.” The Peiping broadcast charging the 11 Americans were spies also accused the United Nations of murdering war prisoners, delating the and engaging in bacteriological warfare. “This series of desperate sephemes of the U. S. government (Turn Tn Pace Six) : . L . -y— Block Repealer Os Conservancy Act \Recommit Bill To House Committee "INDIANAPOLIS, — Orfe member of a 15-knan Indiana house committee today blocked the advance of a bill to repeal a T 947 flood control and conservancy act. \ ' '■ Rep. Richard B. Fisher|ng. RFort Wayne moved to substitute his minority report for the majority report of the drains £rid dikes A committee which recommended passage. Fishering’s move to recommit the hill to another committee was adopted* by a vote of 89 Shortly afterward, however, the house, by voice vote recommitted the hill back to Fishering’s committee when It was explained only half the recommendation for passage was made. Fishering sai/1 later he felt the committee’s reconsideration of the tesue would be as good as another CommitteVs study. The bill, by Reps} Luther Yager R-Berne and Charles T,. Miser, RGarrett, apparently was aimed at -blocking plans to establish a district in the Fort Wayne area. \ ' 1 > .Durihg debate on the motion, Miser said a district petitioned by 600 persons In Allen county would affect every neighboring county and the smaller counties oppose it. . ■ I Fishering Said he hoped to prevent repeal of the act so plans to create the district would not be affected. He said faults in the law are recognized as giving insufficient protection td smaller rural areas and he and other proponents of the act will support amendments to correct the faults. ] j*. \

Propose Many State Jobs Be Non-Po|itical I Put Thousands Os Indiana Jobs On Bipartisan Basis INDIANAPOLIS ilPl—Two*lndi-' ana senators proposed today to take thousands of state jobs in three big departments out of politics and put them on a bipartisan 1 basis.\' ■ . A bill establishing the the bureau of motor vehicles and the highway and conservation departments was introduced by Sens. Charles M, Maddox and D. Russell Bontrager R-Elkhart. i If it becomes law, the departments now controlled by the GOP are required beginning April 1 to hire nearly as many Democrats as Republicans. The bill would limit employment of persons from any one political party to 60 per cent of the jobs in any grade or classification. The bill would affect about 4,000 jobs now under the political spoils system Furthermore, it would make the adjustment of jobs per- ■ cehtagewise effective April 1 and obviously mean considerable firing, perhaps of many newcomer Republicans if the turnover of “plum” jobs was anyways near complete by then. A board of examiners in department would conduct examinations to determine the fitness of jdb applicants, and, later, examine joohplders regularly. ’ -The bill was aimed. Bontrager sjiid, at “stabilizing” the departments by eliminating the political process of ousting the “outs” and installing the “ins” every time the administration changed. bill, by Sen. A. W. Wessleman R-Evansville, of a wohld allow retail food dealers (to pay state gross inebme taxes on ipcome rather than gross receipts. It doubles the rate of taxation, but Wesselman said it would probably cost the state about $2,000,000 if enacted. \ The new bills came in as' the legislature began its 16th day of a 61-day session. Thursday, Governor Craig proposed “watchdog.” investigation Louis Koenemaim • '■' Dies This Morning Funeral Services Monday Afternoon Louis Koenertiann, 70, retired farmer and former custodian of Wie Hoagland high school, died at 7 o’clock this morning at Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne following an illness of seven weeks. He resided one . and one-half miles east and one-halt mile north of Hoagland. He was 'born In Adams county Feb. 23, 1883, a son of August\and Soiphia Selking-Koenemann. and was married to Nettie Herman June 29, 1909. Mr. Koenemann was a member of St. John’s Lutheran church at Flatrock., f \. \ Surviving ini additipn to his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Frieda Bultemeier of New Haven; twx> sons, Ajigust of New HaVen and Edwin of Fort Wayne; rilne grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. William Saalfrank and Miss Lizzie Koenema l nn of Fort Wayne. One eon, one brother and one sister' are deceased. \ Fuera! services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 o’clock at St. John’s Lutheran church at Flatrock, the Rev. Henry Abram officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday. The casket will not; he opened at the church.

Decatur Fair Not To Be Held This Year Charter Retained By Decatur C. C. [ The Decatur free fair association Will not hold the 1953 event, it »8 indicated today by Walter Ford, executive secretary of the gioup. According to reliable information, the directors informally decided this week not to stage the • free fair and agricultural exhibit., i No statement was issued by the] group, but it is believed that one Os the chief reasons is that the 19512 event lost and it is Reared that with the event being held at Hanna-Nuttpian park instead of in the business section 4f| the city, another loss might be ihcqrred this year. i Tpie association, however, retained pts corporate charter and Ford Chi? week filed the proper papers with the secretary of state in order to retain the name and legal Status of the group. i For many years the fair has been operated by a separate corporation, but the directors have been the Chamber of Commerce directors and the Chamber secretary also has acted as fair secWtary. ‘ ' ; The event was moved! last sum--1 |n|er .to the Hanna-Nuttman ground pt the northwest edge of .the 1 For several years prior to 1952, ■ {he fair operated in the business ’ section of Decatur as a street fair. i Lack of permanent buildings caused exhibitors to shy away the Decatur fair and while the attendance was satisfactory it ithe 1952 show, the move;from dhe business section proved costly financially. L j* The r e is considerable talk among tWd or three local service ajnd fraternal groups to revive the fhir under new auspices. However, ai piove of this sort is not believed likely as lohg as the fair board retains its corporate charter. j Total abandonment of a fair by the fair board has not been fornially discussed and there is a possibility that the event might be dipped only for a yeaK o|i<s board member said ! Ford also revealed that tffe retail division of the Chamber of Cbmriierce had instructed him to (Tnra To pan Kight) Remove Lone Picket At New City Plant Agreement Reached At Conference Here The one-man picket established at the new Decatur power plant several weeks ago and which has held uir electrical work and other subcontracts where union labor was involved., will be removed at the end of working hours t|oday and regular work will be started immediately, it was announced late today by Mayor John Doan; \ • ' | The picket was originally set up abo]ut three weeks ago and all uiiibn workers op the city job respected the line and to edntinue work. Employes of Tost Construction Co., however, ngt bound by the picket line, and thiere was no effort to stop these employes. ‘Normal work will start Monday morning. Yost Construction Co, has thie geiieral contract and electrical work and several other items have beep sublet. It was work on these contracts that was being held up by the picket line. »• A There was no difficulty wages bpt the original demand was that the Yost Co. become a union orjg anization. Cal Yost, president of! the Decatur firm, refused to meet this demand and as a result the pibket line was established. This brought about a series of conferences and finally the agreement was reached by represents- < tives of the building trades council : of Fort Wayne and the city officials ; thfs afternoon. The shutdown has 1 not at] yet delayed plans for instal- j lation of the new power plant, ! Mayor Doan stated, and regular < schedules will be maintained. \ i

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Charles Wilson Is Questioned By Committee Regrets Contrary Impression Given On Stock Holding v WASHINGTON UP — Charles ®. Wilson told senators today he willdivest himself of- all his General ■Motors interests if, confirmed as defense secretary and that- he regrets .‘‘exceedingly” any contrary impression he has given. Wilson also told the senate firmed services committee he will discuss with President Eisenhower any cage which comes up touching GM’s interests and his duties as \ defense secretary. After almost three hours of closed-door questioning by _ committee, Wilson made public ‘five paragraphs of his testimony. The senators then Piet in closed, session, without Wilson; Senate Republican leader Rob-, ert A. Taft of Ohio said he is shooting ,for final senate action on Wilson’s nomination by Monday at the latest. He said he would call a Saturday session if necessary. Tie said he is confident Wilson will be confirmed. , . ' . j Mt. Eisenhower formally sene Wilson’s nomination to the senate Thursday night after the General Motors executive promised he wo Motors executive promised he would sell his $2,700,000 in GM stock. The question of the stock has been the big stumbling block in trying to get senate approval of Wilson for the defense job. A law forbids a government official to have a direct or indirect interest in a firm doing business with the government. General Motors is the government’s biggest defense supplier. Last week senators got thb impression Wilson would retain his GM stock and not step aside from * acting on GM contracts. / “I exceedingly any interpretation that may have been placed on my previous testimony not consistent with what I have outlined hero,” he said. • i On disqualifying himself if GM interests are involved, he said: \ "If, during my term of office, I must deal with any matter of business which I may feel might be the subject of misunderstanding on account of my previous relationship with General Motors Corporation, I have been assured of- the privilege of discussing the matter fully with the President of the United States with reference to any action that may be taken;* 4 jj He also said Roger >M. Kyes, his prospective defense has informed him that he. too> will sell his, G-M stock. Kyes is a former GM vice president Wilson agreed Thursday night to sell his stock interest which many senators contended would provide a ’‘conflict of interest” and possible law violation with hiSj duties as defense secretary. » The decision to sell seemed to have paved the way -for removal of senate objections to WilsOn s ITwm T« Pa«e stx> Former Decatur Lady Dies Thursday Night Mrs: Clara McCormick, 70, former Decatur resident, died at 11:30 1 o’clock Thursday night at the Wells county in Bluffton after a 24-hour illness of a cerebral hemorrhage. Her husband, Lewis J. Me- z Cormick, died in 1951. ; , Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Chalmer Steele and Mrs; Don Noble of Bluffton; two sisters, Mrs» William Scherry of Peterson and Mrs. Mary Heller of near Decatur, and two brothers, Newton Mechling of Craigville and John of Tocsin. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at lhe Jahn funeral home in Bluffton, the Rev. Matthew Worthman officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.