Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1953 — Page 6

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First Nylon Armor Diapers To Korea Arrive In Korea For Combat Tests . SEOUL, Korea UP The .army’s first nylon armor diapers arrived in Korea today for dopibat tests, , Modeled after the proven armor vest, they are designed to protect the lower part of a soldier’s body from shell explosions and land inine blasts. T ' An eighth army team will go to the western front Thursday to test several hundred diapers under: actual-combat conditions. . “We’ll put them bn men going on patrol and see how they react to them,’’ Cap t. .Mack Strauss, South Bend, Ihd., head ,of the test. Strauss that the 12layer nylon diapers already have passed-ballistic, tests in the United

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Stevenson Tjo Meet With Key Democrats i Informal Talks On i Policies Oft Party . WASHINGTON ilp f- Adlai E/ Stevenson will meeiffjwitlrkey Democrats here this |seek- end for informal talks may have a big bearing on thewarty’s course for the rtext two The former governor will come here Sunday: lifter speaking at the big Jeffersofejackson 'fundraising dinner in Nf|v York day flight. I?.[ Friends of the defeated 1952 Democratic presidential were planning to arrangejsur him to get together, or in ’small groups, with some-taf the party's major figures in Cc&jsress. Stevenson also meet Democratic congressmen ’bln masse at a tea given by, Democratic National Chairman Stephen & Mitchell. No concrete decWons are expected to come out <K the informal talks but some believe they may shed light da; the future leadership of the Dphwcratie National Committee. $ Mitchell,' Steveuwm’s personal choice for the job, ra expected to keep it at least for apvhile longer.. Bpt most observer® expect thw Chicago attorney to '|‘lep down before the campaigning!“jitarts for the 1954 congressional ejections. j . \ Several names been mentioned as possible (successors to Mitchell. 1 They include formejßSen. Francis J. Myers Pa., who ■ ras. defeated in 1950 and is now p [noticing law here and in J’hiladej bhiai former Secretary of’ Interior Oscar L. Chapman: former i ten. Joseph C. O’Mahoney Wyo., ii Unseated last year; and former Senj le Secretary Leslie L. Biffle. The post normally 15 goes tio a Catholic, usually fron fia northern state, Myers and O® [phoney are Catholics. Chapman Biffle are not. v |H| |

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Job Situation In Nation Improved /i! Washington up —a Labor Department survey showed toda|Ihat the job situation in the nation as.'.a whole h,as improved in\ the' although 37 areas, still havie “severe unemployment.” The report said 160 major arbatl throughout the country now have jus| about the rilght number: of workers for the jobs available. Included were New’ York and Detrolit'which had a sharp unemployment last year. . 1 1 1 Declares Airpower Must Be Increased > • F k 1 Strength Necessary for New Offensive f'- ' i 1 ' fifeoUL, Korea, (UP) — United Nations dirpower -must be strengthened sharply if Allied’ gfoyip troops launch a major' ot,fens|ve to form a new battleline at Korea’s narrow' waist, the~ c.omjmander of the fifth air force saltjij today. I - s'- ; Lt Gen. Glenn O. Baucus told theij United Press that despite some popular “armchair theories,’’ it would not be “simple” to Hold \a line north of Pyongyang once U. JST. armies reached their goat. The white-haired general listed X stfing of key air problems in aildiilon to the difficulties that hi-, fantitymen would face if such anoffensive were launched. ' LI ‘Ground forces would 4>e much more vulnerable to air at* tack from Manchurian has e < across. the river. 2. .’“The Reds would haveasinp pllfiejd supply situation and would be able to store troops and ■ supplies; close behind the line, yet within' attack-free Red China., 3. I “Allied air bases would bg more!| liable to attack fro\n across the Sjalu. -\’ ' , , . 4. .“Reducing the -size of enemyheldijßorea would cut our scanty supply of targets. “If;you hoped;to give the same

iron-clad air cover \to ground troops there that (ye give them now, it would take a greatly-in-creased air force,’’ Barens gaid. An Allied line across the”waist' would at some points be less than an 11-minute flight by Rdd jets from their Manchurian bases, he eaid. [ “We could temporary bases in a matter of days,” Barcus raid, “but it would be very tempting foT the Communists tp throw more of their hir [force into action.’ Barens.;refused toi comment on’ the possibility that ia major offensive would require the U.!;N. to carry the air wgr into Manchuria. He said the fifth air force now is being used! “very conservatively’—qo where near, its full’ capacity to make trouble ' for the enemy; ; ’ $ h F “The present area is a very small one in which to conduct tactical interdiction.’’ H . j Four Os Convicted Communists Appeal NEW YORK UP -u- Foqr of the ’l3 “second Communist party leaders Convicted last jnonth of conspiring! to\ teach And advocate the overthrow of the government prepared'to oppeal today after being freed Tuesday night-under bail totaling sßo,ooo* J They obtained their release by posting S2O 000 bond each\ pending outcome of'an appeal of the case. The other nine remained in prison in lieu of $25,000 borid Big Barn Destroyed I With $29,000 Loss ANDERSON, Ind. U P— twelve soU's and 50 pigs wer j killed today in a $20,000 fire which destroyed a big barn on the Rjalph Hughes stock farm northeast of here. Thirty head of registered Short ) horn cattle were rescued. The loss included farm imp! ements and. large quantities of hdy and grain? Anderson city firemen helped prevent spread of the flames to other farih buildihgs.

New Home Is Ready [ For Polio Victim ■ ! ? . ’I ‘ j' Neighbors Complete New Illinois Home PAItK RIDGE, 11l UP U- Happiness came .today to Mrs. Mary Kitsmiller, a pretty, polio victim whose mother-in-law’ evicted her from her home. . 1.. I \ Mrs. Kitsmiller, confided to 'ajn Iron lung, and lher family were Iteady to mbve into K a new home designed \and built especially for her by thousands of neighbors in Park Ridge, and surrounding Chicago suburbs. I I ’ Officials said “only a blizzard”; would postpone the ceremonies in which the 27-year-old mother will be handed the to the house which, was constructed to make life for her as comfortable as possible. “It will be the happiest day es my life,” Airs. Kitsmiller said Tuesday as preparations were ihhde to transfer her. “I never knew! people could be so kind and wonderful.” Completion of the house climaxed a drama in which from all over the Chicago area participated. The drama began when Mrs. K|tsmiller’s othernin-law, Mrs. Marion Kitsmiller, obtained a Court Order evicting the pretty pdlio victim from a |home owned l»y the senior Mrs. Kitsmiller. j The younger woman had beem Unable to® pay the rent for herself, her six-year-old son, James Ip,, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs[ Floyd Bond, because her husband had left her. Mrs. Kitsmiller has filed a divorce suit chargingMesertion. When Park Ridge citizens learned that Mrs. Kitsmiller was tj> be evicted, they opened a campaiyn to provide her with new’ housing. On New Year’s -Eve, exactly at midnight, ground was brokeri oh the lot and a race was startejl to complete a six-room house by March 18, the date when the eviction order becomes effective.. | Today the house was ready. ' A Park Ridge contractor, with the aide of sub-contractors and hundreds of [laborers who donated their time, built the house at a cpst of $5,200. Its actual value is estimated at more than $20,00(j. Meanwhile, the of Park Ridge collected a fund which totals almost $26,000. With the'

BO\D SAIaK NOTECfe Sealed proposals will be received bjr the School Board\of the Adame Cquntjr Central Consolidated School of Adams County, Indiana, at the of said Board located in Mon>roe, Indiana, up to the hour of 1 -.30 o’clock I’ M. Central Standard Time ort the 3rd day of March, 19S3J for< the purchase of bonds of , the Adame County Central Consolidated School designated aa ‘"School Building Bonds ”, in the aggregate amount of $162,500.00, bearing Tinterest at A rate not to exceed .3% per antium (the exact rate td be determined by bidding), which Interest will be payable on July I, 1953., and semi-ant nually thereafter. Said bonds will be dated March 1, 1953, and will be in the denominations of $1,000,00 and $500.00 and will mature in numerical order as follows: \; $5500100 on July 1, 1953: $5000.00 on January 1, 1954 arid each six months thereafter to and including January 1.1962: and $6000.00 on July 1,1962, and each six months thereafter to and including January l l, 1968. Bidders for said bonds will be required to name the rate of interest which the bonds are to bear, not ext ceding 3% per annum. Such Interest rate must be in multiples of 14"* of 1%, and not more than : one interest . rate shall be named by each; bidder. The bonds will be awarded to the highest qualified bidder whose bid is submitted in ac-| cordance herewith. The highest bidder w’ill be'the onq who offers the! lowest net Interest cost to the Con-j solidated School Corporation, to be determined by\ computing the total; interest on all of the bonds to their maturities and deducting therefrom I the premium bflS, if any. No bid for less th'an the par value of said bohds wllf, be considered, and the right is reserved to reject any and all bids. Bids shall ibej (n sealed envelopes marked "Bid for , School Building Bonds", hand each bid shall be acicompanied by a certified or Cashier's in the amount of $2,000.00, payable to Adams County Central Consolidated School. \ The check of. the successful bidder' will be retained until the bonds have been and payment llnade therefor, ■ and , in the event such bidder shall fait or refuse to comply ' with the terms of his bid, and this notice, then sjuch check and the prb* ' ceeds \ thereof shall becdme 'the propertyhof the Cpnsoliated School Corporation and shall be taken and considered aif its liquidated damages growing Out of such failure. She checks!of the unsuccessful folders will be returned imrhediately after the award of the bonds. The successful bidder shall accept delivery ofTthe bonds and make payment therefor within five days after being notified that the bonds are ready for delivery. b Said bonds are being issued for the purpose of procuring funds to foe applied on the costs of construction and equipment of a school building or buildings and facilities for the accommodation of all pupils of school age within said Consolidated School Coriporation. Said bonds are the direct obligations of the school corporation, payable out of unlimited ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected on all of the taxable property within the Consolidated School Corporation, which includes Kirkland School Township, Monroe School Township, Washington School Township, Monroe-Mon-roe Town, and Monroe-Washington Town, all in Adams Codnty, Indiana. The approving opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice and Miller, Bond Counsel of Indianapolis, Indiana, together with the bond transcripts and the printed bonds will be furnished tp the successful bidder at the expense of the Consolidated School Corporation. No conditional bids will be considered. The bonds will be ready fcor delivery within approximately twenty one days after the date \of the sale. If blds are submitted Iby mall, they should be addressed to the undersigned at R. R. N<>- 6, Decatur, Indiana. ! Dated this 7th day of. February, 1953. GLENN A. WORKINGER, SECRETARY SCHOOL BOARD OF J ADAMB COUNTY CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL. CUSTER AND SMITH, ATTORNEYS DECATUR,, INDIANA \ I FEB. 11—IS

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UNITED STATES 1451 NSEASES 0T THE MART -a BLOOD VESSELS ACCIDENTS fIHKt »4 ooq ? MgUAJ * PMRiMOUf* DISEASES Os THE HEART fHEUMONIA 3 40,000 t BLOOD VESSELS CAUSE TUBERCULOSIS jj .1 A A • MTI •'«"« 25.000 OF AU U.S. DEAT S Latest avaitekte Bores frwa the Natteaai oflfc« as Vital Statistic ■■ 1 ■ ’ ; J ’'■■ ‘j

Ab this chart shows clearly, dis- 1 eases of the heart and circulation 1 lead all others as a cause of death < in the United States. They are re- < sponsible each year for mote deaths than the next five most important causes Os death combined. One type . of blood vessel disease alone, hardening of the arteriet. causes more deaths annually than cancer. Although these widespread disorders strike most often in the later , years of life, there is no age group that is exempt Os the approximately !

Shorter Campaign Urged Stevenson Suggest! Study To Shorten Campaigns NEW YORK, UP — Adlai E. Stevenson was quoted today as Suggesting that an independent group study - the possibility of Shortening the “terrible, eiompletely exhausting” strain of presidential campaigns. ‘ In an interview printed in Pageant magazine, the \ defeated I>emocratic presidential candidate suggested also that federal and state legislative bodies -fcork together to “tighten up our! election expenditure laws.” In answer to other questions put by Uarl W. Larson, a reporter of the Chicago Sun-Times, shortly before Stevenson relfnquisheid the Illinois governorship last month, he said: He believed his 27,000,0(K) votes for President were proof that his concept of “talking sensed to the American people had paid' off. The Democratic party T\was not weakened by his defeat bjut does nee'd reorganization, new ideas and new faces. “I would advise practically anyone to” go into politics. America needs imen and -women of good, mind and intentions to play active roles in her political life. I warn you, though —it’s a hard lift.” “If the Democratic party ie not good for the nation, it is nbt good for me or for Democrats. Ijl is ipy earnest hope and expectation that the Democratic party in the future will serve the nation as a vigorous and constructive force in the congress and in our national political life. It is more important that the Democratic party’ today render a Useful service to the countijy than get back to power. That, in {act, is tho sure to return to power F...

cost of the hduse deducted,. Mrs. Kitsmiller and her family have nearly SII,OOO left in a trust fund. President And Wife Attend First Movie WASHINGTON UP — President and Mrs. Eisenhowef went to the movies Tuesday night for the nrst time sincfe they entered the White House. ■ I V ",. I They were guests of Indian Ambassador G. L. Mehta at a special i showing of' the movie "Mahatma.i

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10,000,000 Americans who suffer from some form of heart disease, an estimated 500,000 are children oi school age. The American Heart Association and its affiliate* are attacking the heart diseases through research, education and community heart programs. A contribution to the Heart Fund will help support this nationwide fight against the most chai- ' lenging health problem confronting ! the American neonl<(.

Gapdhi, 20th Century Prophet.” The movie is a documentary produced by the American Academy .of Asian ‘Staliies. John K. Jennings Democrat Treasurer INDIANAPOLIS UP — John K. Jennings, .former Indiana state administrator of the WPA of the 1930’s and a former state manpower commissioner. - has been elected treasurer of the Indiana Democratic state comipittee. Jennings was chosen in a tele- ' phoije poll of committee members j to iucceed Russell E. Wise, Unjron 1 City banker and newspaperman, ’ who resigned “for business lieajsons,” according to State Chairman i Charles jE. Skillen. FLU CUTTING <<?onjlftce< F'r«m Pa«f O»e> ertunty could -be considered* to be of:,“moderate epidemic propor.tions.” He ; emphasized; and bis statement could possibly be applied to the figures supplied by <he Decatur that many of tpe reported sick do not- have influenza but merely bad cold| s . though, he made clear, he doesn’t dodbt that a good percentage hat e actually: got influenza. Attendance officer for the county. Mildred F[oley, could not be reached for figures in the county schools: No schools either in the county or Che city have hinted that they will be closed. The picture indicates an upswing of the disease with it.nbt possible at this time to name the peak incidence. Trade In a, Good Town—Oecatun — —_— —-4

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