Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1953 — Page 1

vol. LI. No. 168.

Royal Welcome For Margaret w * ” 1 r - <s.’ 'W <z ** * B? ■ < Bl BB B ■ LK II H * Jnfl JHAI VI PRINCESS MARGARET and Queen .Mother Elizabeth arrive in London from a two weeks tour of South Africa. On hand to greet them at the airport are Queen Elizabeth II I right), and the Duke of Edin_ourgh (at left), partially hidden behind the Queen Mother.

Chinese Stall 11. N. Drive To Regain Ground Stall Allied Drive To Regain Ground Yielded To Enemy SEOUL, UP — Thundering. Chinese artillery and onrushing Red troops today stalled the Allied drive to regain 70 square miles, of ~~ territory yielded to the 100.600man Communist offensive. Chinese cannoneers pulled their guns forward to positions along the Kumsong river on the embattled eastern front and slowed the advance of three South Korean divisions “tn-a- erawl,. Allied artillery and hundres of jet dive bombers tore into Chinese reinforcements —estimated at 4.000 men in one sector —that streamed, southward to meet the ROK attack. 1 Eighth army said ROK troops •were “pushing forward” at the eastern end of the 20-mile counterthrustk “The west is more stable than the east,” a spokesman declared. Allied fighter bombers-pounded the Reds with -almost 500 tons of boihbs, striking in waves against troops and 'staging areas. The planes flew 375 close support sorties up to 4 p ; m. American Sabrejets destroyed two Russian - built Communist M'lG’s in late afternoon battles over M’lG Alley. It was the fourth straight day that the Red jets tarfeledi with patrolling Sabres in blazing Rights on’the Kumsong front. ■ln the only- reported scramble of the day. Capt. Lonnie R. Moore, Ft. Walton. Fla., and Maj. Foster L. Smith, Durent. Okla., each got one MIG. ' The Chinese recaptured a vital hill on the western flank' of the counteroffensive. The Chinese tookanother hill but abandoned it under heavy ROK resistance. American officers with the South Koreans said both hills were vital to the survival of the slow-steady-driven ROK offensive. In the Pukhan river valley on the eastern flank, the going was slow as the determined South Koreans pushed forward. It now can be revealed the ROK’s gave up 70 square miles of developed defensive 1 positions in falling back as much as eight miles in the Chinese assault on July 14-15. \ ‘ Reports said- the Americansupported South Koreans had recovered more tjjan three miles of lost territory, with advance reconnaissance patrols farther north. Chinese troops captured Friday In the Allies* northward push said the big Red offensive had been mounted to wipe out ‘ the South Korean army which mans two. thirds of the battlefront. Correspondent William Miller, who served with United States forces at the Korean front before receiving his discharge and returning to United Press, reported from the western flank that the ROK’s were regrouping to attempt to dia- ~ lodge the Red’s from the vital hill. He said infantrymen fought hand to hand in the trenches ringing the hill while ROK tanks dueled with Communist 75-millimeter re(Tsm «T« Pave Noon Edition

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Unresf Is Growing ' In Eastern Germany Disruption Os Life Steadily Increases BERLIN UP — Western Allied officials said today that political and conditions have “se? riously deteriorated” In Communist East Germany since the June 17 workers’ revolt. • | They said signs of increasing disruption in all phases of life iik the Soviet zone were visible in the| continuing outbreak of new 1 strikes and slowdowns, food shortages, and purges and 1 reshuffles among top Communist leaders. At least four large plants were reported completely paralyzed by strikes Friday, while many others were said to be partiallv closed. The Red German regime, apparently in a move to smother the still - smoldering embers of last month's uprisings, served notice if w’ould deal harshly with dissidents. The official East 1 German Communist news agency ADN reported the rejection of an appeal by a Communist party member from a I life sentence for participating in the June 17 rebellion. ‘ The decision was the first reported since the appointment two days ago of Frau Hilde Benjatriin —“Red Hilde’’—as* minister of justice. • The defendant was Khrt Unbehauen of Maua. a town near Jena. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after conviction Jiine 22 on charges of “mistreating a member of the state security organ, secret police, taking a pistol away from .a peoples policeman and knocking down a municipal official." Stfict sentences were also handed down to a “big farmer” and three alleged accomplices by a Communist court in Magdeburg, according to ADN. The farmer was charged with organizing the rebellion in the village of Vieritz and sentenced to 12 years in jail. His accomplices drew six years each. The agency also reported a speech by deputy premier Walter Ulbricht in which the “strong man” of the German Communist part}’ sharply attacked workers for demanding the release of comrades arrested in the zone - wide uprisings last month. 10 Young Democrats At State Convention Adams County Young People At Conclave Ten Adams CoUnty young Democrats are attending final sessions today at Indianapolis of the twoday state- convention of young Democrats. Wjth headquarters at the Claypool Hotel, Adams county delegates to the convention are: Otto Schug, Berne; Shirley Fenstermaker*, Geneva; Ronnie Myers, Berne; Leroy Bulmahn. Decatur; Larry Fenstermaker, Geneva; John C. Hebble, Decatur: Bobby Heller. Decatur; Harry Hebble, Jr., Decatur; Marinell Striker. Geneva; and Mary Jane Troxel. Decatur. Speaker at las night’s $3.75-a---plate banquet was Rep. Richard Bolling, congressman from Missouri. The design of the convention is to elect state officers for the next two years, results of which have not yet been announced. Adams county has 10 votes from the over CTura T» Pace Five)

Reds Put Off Reply To U N. Truce Demands 24-Hbur Delay For Reply To Demand Os Immediate Signing Korea UP 4 — The Communists Saturday put off for another 24 hours their reply to the United Nations’ demand for an immediate signing of the oKrean arrhistice. ‘ North Korean Gen. Nam 11, chief Communist negotiator, had befen expected to give Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison, top Allied delegate, the Reds' decision at a meeting scheduled to take place at 2 p.m. ,1 a.m. e.d.t. But four hours before the scheduled full scale meeting, liaison officers of both sides held a oneminute meeting at the call of the Communists and the Reds asked for the 24-hour postponement. The’ Reds delayed the talks ‘‘for administrative reasons.” The meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday is expected tp reveal whether the Communists will accept a truce other than one of indefinite duration. Communist demands for additional information on rhe agreement between South Korean President Syngman Rhee and U. S. assistant secretary of state Walter S. Robertson at their two-week conference at Seoul were answered indirectly in Washington. It was upon the agreement made by Robertson that Gen, Mark W. Clark’s United Nations command based its assurance that Rhee would observe the armistice terms and called for immediate signing of (he document. Robertson confirmed in Washington that the United States had agreed with South Korea that the cease fire agreement should not cause Korea to remain divided forever. Me said that he and Rhee agreed that if the truce and a post-' armistice peace conference should be used by the Reds to “perpetuate uncertainty” and if the Communists negotiated hypocritically, “we would try to end the conference as a sham and hostile trick.” Robertson’s statement was believed certain to play an important role in the Red high command's decision on which the Communist truce team will act Sunday. Allied military and diplomatic officials have long suspected that the Communists intended to make the armistice the permanent Korean settlement, leaving the peninsula divided with a constant threat of renewed warfare tying down American strength. The Communists have insisted the armistice agreement contained no time limits and should remain effective indefinitely, until a political settlement has been worked out at the peace conference. ■. , Three Directors Are Named By Red Cross Annual Meeting Is Held Friday Night Three new members were named to the board of directors of the Adams county chapter of the American Red Cross last night at the annual meeting for that purpose. To serve for the next three years will be Earl Caston, W. E. Petrie and Lewis L. Smith. They replace Earl B. Adams, A. R. Holthouse and Mrs. W. Lowell Harper. Adame was paid tribute for his long activity as member of the board in point of service. Re-elected to the board for the next three years were: Miss Bernice Nelson, R. E. Glendening, Lester Adler, Mrs. M. O. Smith, Miss Glennys Roop, E. M. Webb, Mrs J. E. Oelberg, Mrs. Ed Bauer, Mrs. H. P. Ehgle, Mrs. Mildred Foley, and John Duff. The Rev. Lawrence Norris was appointed home service chairman to replace Mrs. W. L. Harper who resigned last April. Miss Nelson declined renomina? tion for secretary of the board and 'Miss Glennys Roop Was delegated that task. Officers are now listed as following (same as last year with the exception of secretary): chapter chairman, R. E. Glenndening: vice-chairman, E. M. Webb; second vice-chairman, John Duff; treasurer, Morris Begun. Plans were discussed for the next visit of the bloodmobile on Sept. 4, the quota 126 pints of blood.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, July 18, 1953.

41 Killed When Marine Corps Plane Crashes; Loaded With Students

Predict Floor Fight To Hike Air Force Fund Several Senators Predict Democrat Attempt Will Fail WASHINGTON UP — Two Democrats today predicted a seriate floor fight to boost air fdrde funds in the committee - approved $34,511.302,000 defense money bill. But President Eisenhower and his civilian “team" at the Pentagon, who have opposed the : increases, appeared almost Certain winners in the long - running controversy over air force strength, Gen. Hoyt S. Vendenberg, former air force chief of staff, was the strongest booster for more air force money. He attacked the administration's program for the Air Force which sets a 120 - wing “interim” goal instead of the 143wing goal which has been the Air Force target. Sen. Richqrd B. Russell DrGa. said he is sure there will be an attempt an the senate flood t«> boost air force fuuds. Sen. Burnet R. Maybanks D-S. C,, who sponsored such an attempt in the senate appropriations committee, agreed. ! i But several senators on both sides of the fence predicted that the fight, when the bill reaches the floor next Wednesday, is dooinod to failure. Approving the giant money bill Friday, the appropriations committee rejected the two Democratled attempts to boost air force funds. Maybank’s proposal, to provide $400,000,000 to finance the purchase of 200 B-47 medium bombers. was defeated 17 to 9. The group also rejected, 16 to 9, an attempt by Sen. Carl Hayden D-Ariz. to add $4<9.120,000 to lir force major supply, operation and personnel funds. Three Democrats, Sens. Harry F. Byrd Va., A. Willis Robertson Va. and Alleb J. Ellender iLa. joined committee Republicans in apposing the increases. ■ INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, local showers. Low tonight 70, high Sunday 88.

Epileptic Escapee Is Rescued Fiom Drowning

Out of the pages of a dime thriller detective magazine, in wtyich the swamp near Krick’s pond last night turned the scene of a manhunt, and prosecuting attorney Lewis L. Smith turned lifeguard, an escapee from Indiana Village since July 15 was recaptured. Raymond Eugene Ferran, 29, escaped frorii the Village—a slate institution for epileptics—is being held for authorities at the county jail. I 1 Ferran came crashing through the swamp last evening about 8:15 o’clock and announced to a man fishing there, prosecuting attorney Smith, that he was from Pendleton and would like to give himself up. Smith exchanged some Confused words with the mans yvho had a towel wrapped around - his head, and became alarmed when the man began to babble senselessly, Smith called for poliep. Smith tried to get information out of the man and managed to get him to sit down, although It was in about three inches of water. Police arrived and Ferran was covered. Smith instructed the bearded man to walk across toward them. The escapee toppled into the water, and lay face down about 10 feet from shore. Smith jumped into the witer with his clothes and heavy boots on ind managed to get the now half-drowned man bfcck to shbre. He was taken to the county jail in a severe jstate of shock and

Taft To Return To. i . I Senate In January | Expects To Resume : Duties In Congress ? N>EW YORK UP — Sen. Robert A. Taft R-O. expects to resumfe his congressional duties in Washington when Congress convenes ijh January, it was announced todaj. A bulletin issued at New York Hospital where Taft is recuperating from an exploratory abdominal operation said: “Ben. Taft’s condition is goo|. Usual progress is being made. Ses. Taft fully expects to resume pup | lie duties in Washington wh<m Congress convenes in January.” | The Ohio Republican has bean suffering from a hip ailment, but the exact nature of the trouble has never been announced. An exploratory operation was performed several weeks ago. | Friday, Taft authorized an announcement that he would not i»turn to his .congressional duties, during his session Os Congre?&, scheduled to recess July 31. | Political observers agreed th|t Taft’s inability to return to this session hurts the chances of getting “must” legislation passed l|efore adjournment. f Although most lawmakers . f|it ihat Sen. William F. Khowlapd t-Calls.. hag done s capable j|>b as acting senate Republican leader, It generally was believed tl&t he has not been as successful hs the politically-experienced Taft |n lining up votes for administration policies. | The Ohio Republican is being treated for a “serious” hip ailment at a New York hospital which announced Friday that he “does not intend to return to his duties fit this session of Congress, which parelty will end in August.” j The exact nature of Taft’s illness which forced him to give up Ijis duties as eSnate majority leader .has not been announced. |' In its daily bulletin on Tafj’s . condition, the hospital said Talft’s condition is grind and. po. complications of any kind haye developed.” , i Announcement of Taft’s intention to skip the remainder of ttiis session of congress came as Knowland admitted “highly dubious” that the administration would succeed in getting its $240,000,000 'Turn To Pace Five)

artificial respiration was applied alternately by state trooper Ted Biberstine and a reporter, w’ho, while- the scene at the pond had been taking place, wei’e combing the swamp in response to a call. After Dr. James Burk , arrived and administered a stimulant to the trembling man, fireman arrived and applied oxygen, after which the mart was wrapped in blankets and left to sleep. Ferran’s clothes revealed a varied assortment of ladies belts, pictures of nude women, matches, pliers, soap, plastic spoons, a lip,stick, letters and ’cigarettes."' He also had an unemployment compensation folder, an order book and evidence that showed whqre he had worked. A police check revealed Ferrian had been transferred to the Indiana Village, New Castle, after; a stay at Jhe Indiana state reformatory at Kendleton. j ■ The capture came about through a complaint to police by Mrs. Noah Schrock. 632 South Thirteenth, about a man who emerged from tall grass on the west side of U. S. highway 27, and dashed crouching across the road into tjie swamp. While the state trooper arid patrolman Roy Chilcote and Bob Schmitz were deployed in separate cars combing the swamp for F|r« ran. Smith was holding conversation with’ the escapee. ?

Dulles Warns U. N. Ready To Continue Fight Declares Rhee Has Given Pledge Not To Obstruct Truce WASHINGTON, UP—Secretary of state John Foster Dulles warned the Communist world Friday night that the United Nations will fight on in Korea if it is unable to obtain an honorable peace. He told a nationwide radio-tele-vision audience that the jU. N. .wants a truce and has won South Korean President Syngman Rhee's pledge to cooperate. “But we are not suppliants." Dulles said. “If the Communists want war/ we must be ready for that, too.” Appearing with Dulles Was assistant secretary of state Walter S. Robertson, who recently returned from Korea where he served as President Eisenhower’s representative in negotiations | with Rhee. Robertson'said he got Rhee’s as- , surance that he would not obstruct an armistice. However. Robertson said. Rhee is gravely concerned that the Communists may use a truce to stage an indefinite propaganda talkathon in the post-armistice political conference. "We agreed that if it should turn out that way— ; if it were obvious the Communists were not Negotiating in good faith, we would try to end thd conference as a sham and a hostile trick.” he said. Dulles concentrated his report on the U. S.-British and French foreign ministers conference whirly ended here Tuesday. He said repeatedly that the ministers decided to give Russia ample opportunity to prove its desijre for peace by accepting a western invitation to join a Big Four foreign ministers’ conference on Germany and Austria Dulles said Russia also could show the sincerity of its so-called “peace offensive”rby lifting * the yoke from satellies like Czechoslovakia. Poland. Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and the Baltic states. “The mounting resentment of Hie oppressed peoples is a danger to Russia and a danger to peace,” he said. Dulles said the west’s strong policies are partly responsible for, the unrest that confronts the Krefnlin. ‘‘Today it is the despots who are worried and seeking new leaders and new plans,” he said. “The satellite countries are in a state of unrest, arid within the Soviet Corrimunist party convulsions are (Tara Ta Pajce Five) 91-Year-Old Woman Dies Last Evening Mrs. Ann Rinker , Dies Lost Night Mrs. Ann Rinker, 91, died Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ezra Brandyberry. 607 Marshall street, in this city. A native of Grant county, Mrs. Rinker had been at her daughter’s home since last October. She resided in Upland most of her life. Besides the daughter in this city, shq is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Fred Waggy of Upland and Mrs. Iva Fuller of Marion. Twenty-threje grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and five greatgreat also survive. Two sons, the Revs. Clifford and Clinton Pearson, are deceased. The body was removed to the Jones funeral home in Upland, where funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon. Burial will be in the Upland cemetery.

Expect Request To Raise Debt Ceiling Debt Three Billion Below Legal Limit . WASHINGTON UP — president Eisenhower probably will, ask congress soon to raise the legal ceiling on the U. S. pubhic debt, informed sources said todjay. These sources said a flat deci- , sion qri whether to ask for; a higher ceiling is expected by the end of next week. The need , for the request .wais-i brought to a climax Friday with disclosure that the debt had risen to the highest leyel in hjstory except for during Woild Wlir 11. The debt, which is the turn total of outstanding government borrowings from then public, i reached $2i72,361,259,803.91 on July 16, treasury department figures showed. This was less than $3,0p0,000,0Q0 'below the legal limit of $275,000.;000,odo set by congress in 1946 ana only |57,000.0000,000 .below the alltime peak of $279,000,040,000 hit in February; J 946, which is considered a World H yeari. Thp treasury has sai<L previous- ! ly it needs to borrow at least another $2,900,000,000 between now and Dec, 31. This A’ould push the debt ovpr thfe present legal limit. Offic alt, have said privately that the treasury may have to borrow even more {han that Treasury secretary George M. Humphrey blamed the record peacetime debt on "the; spending programs of the past fpw years. ’; He spid the Eisenhower adminis- ' tration is ’’determined” tp get gov-1 ernment spending under control, but still needs the help of congress and the people. — 1 I? w 'f Rains Raise Hopes Os End h Drought Heavy Rainfall In Parched Southwest By UNITED PRESS Heap’ scattered rainp raised hopes today that the disastrous southwest drought may be nearing its end. Locally heavy rains raided shortlived hoods in Abilene, Tex., and Fort Worth. Tex., and a federal soil conservation expert said the back may be b-oken. Louis P. Merrill, regional director of the U.S. soil conservation service, completed a tour of West Texas drought region and 3aid he had seen parched pastures fuming green. k He referred to “spotted rains falling every week or 10 flays” on the arpa and said “it, could very well mean the beginning so the end of the drought.” Elsewhere in the nation, fog covered most of the weste *n Gfeat Lakes area and light raifr fell in Michigan and the middle Ohio Valley. ; The southeast had clout y weather, but it was generally ’air elsewhere. Fort Worth sewers flooded Friday when 1.10 inches of rain pelted the during a shorf period’. Abilene, in the heart of the drought area, had a similar flood as 4.25 inches of rain fell, s nd about 200 pefsons had to abandon their homes temporarily. ! Take Bids July 28 On Road Improvements INDTAN>AIPOLIS USP — The Indiana state highway department will open bids July 28 on five improvement two of , them in Adams county. One contract .will coVer two Adams county projects for county roads, one for 2.132 miles from Piqua northeast o< Decatur, the other tor 3.046 miles from U. S. 37 about two ipiles south of pecatur westward on a county road. c

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40 Trainees, Crew Os Six On Transport Eight Others Die ” In Collision Os Two Big Bombers MILTON. Fla., (UP)—A marino corps transport planfej, loaded with 40 college-student ndval R.O.T.C. trainees and a crew of six, crashed and burst into flames kite Friday' night 60 second's after it took . off from nearby Field -aux- . iliary air station. Forty-one persons were killed. Forty of thqse alioard perished instantly in the crash and the flames. Their shattered and blackened bodies were prilled from the wreckage before dawn by navy rescue crews. The other six were pulled- from i debris, but one died a few hours later at Whiting. Three of the survivors were in critical, condition. The other two were reported ser- ' iously injured. , J IThe navy withheld all names pending notiifeation of next of kin. ' ‘ The college students had completed their sophomore year. They L were on summer training , duty from colleges and Universities in all parts'of the nation with naval / ■ reserve units., 1 The big plane, transferring the* ’ 1 naval R. O. T. C. students between Corpus Christi, Tex., and Norfolk, ■ Va., apparently lost power as it Ittft the runway after a refueling stop. It clipped a stand of pine trees and smashed into a clearing 25 yards from an isolated farm house iy 2 miles northwest of Milton. Ray Alien, 27, who was asleep in the house, said the plane “exploded into flames as it )ut the . ground.” “I ran ; outside in my pajamas arid saw a sheet of flgine 150 or 300 yards long," he said. “It was 25 or 30 yards away. » “All I could see was wreckage and bodies scattered over an open field. T|ie plane had evidently aimed for the clearing and couldn’t quite make it . . . the clearing was too small for .ft to land, anyhow! “I heard eWhs for help. Alex, my lu-year-old 1 brother, and Max Bostic„both Boy Scouts, gave first aid to some of the living. I think Alex helped pull a couple of theni away from the flames. , ‘lt too hot to get near the wreckage. I couldn’t even see where the wings were and the engines were scattered.” Witnesses who arrived later s&id shattered, "scorched bodies of the victims were strewn all over the’ farm yard, amid wreckage of the plane. , - The Navy said the big R-4-Q transport plane crashed at 11:13 p. m. C.S.T. y L The big plarie, a twin-engined, twin-tailed Fairchild Packet- \ j called the Flying Boxcar by the air force, which alsa uses it — burst into flames as it slammed to the ground after rising a few hundred feet off the runway. It smashed fences, three parked automobiles and a barn, the navy said. t , Eight Men Killed WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE, j Ariz. UP —'Eight men were killed Friday when two air force 850 bombers collided in mid-air 27,000 feet above ground. The dead men were all occupants of one of the bombers, which crashed to the desert below and burned. Air force officials said the downed plane carrying 12 men down into a flat spin. Four of five men who succeeded in parachuting from the spinning plane Survived the jump and were taken Jo the base hospital here. The other plane was not seri-1 ously damaged and returned to Davis-Monthan air force base at Tucson, Ariz. The two planes were on a radar bombing mission (Turn T. p a<e Five)