Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1953 — Page 2

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Dick Heller, Jr. Tells Os German Refugee Camp

Editor's note; (Editor's note: Here is the first of a series of three articles/ describing the Altenstadt refugee camp in Germany. The articles were written by Cpl. Dick Heller, Jr., who is with the 43rd division in Germany and who recently visited the camp.) By DICK HELLER. JR. On a windswept, hili near Altenstadt. Bavaria, a group of austere, grey-stucco buildings with broken window panes. ’This is the Altenstadt i refugee camp, one of the principal receiving stations for the thousands of refugees fleeing East Germany daily. < Here 1,600 East Germans, driven from their homes by the oppressive measures of a Communist government, are huddled together in an old German Luftwaffe camp. These refugees, flown from West Berlin to Munich, , are awaiting permanent homes where they may eke out a living in a free country. They come to the camp with their total worldly possessions — the clothes- on the|r backs. I arrived in ■ tne camp by jeep with a trailer-load of clothes and toys. I was the American that most of the people bad seen for some time.. * ? I wanted to talk to these people and find' out what had driven them ftom their homes. I wanted to know what would make a man flee from his family and friends to start an uncertain life elsewhere. There were many people walking about the camp as we drove up. As I got out of the jeep I saw a tiny boy standing by his mother. When he saw me he let out a scream of

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to the west. Almost all had escaped through West Berlin. Here they had been carefully screened —only political refugees, in danger of death if they return, are allowed asylum, since West Germany is so crowded. West Germany is smaller than the state of Oregon, yet it contains more people than live west of the Mississippi river, or four times as many as live in the whole country of Canada Most refugee families stay at the camp for 4-6 weeks. There is little work for them to do in the small village. Single men and women are allowed to seek work in the fields nearby to earn money for their room and board. Married men and women are allowed to work three days cutting and stacking peat in a nearby peat bog. This pays very good money—s 2 a day—so they are allowed to work there only three days. tl ; Very, Little Clotning i They spend most of their time making clothes from the pitifully scant supplies given them. They have no water in. their rooms —they carry it from the kitchen building. They have no heat. The room itself is rented from the Bavarian government on the basis of square meters, or square yards. A room 16 feet by 14 feet, where a family of five lives, cost 1 mark 50 pfennings a month. This is not much by our standards, only 37 cents. But to people who can earn no money it is a great deal. Pastor Fauser then showed us the clothing supply for the camp. In a room about 14 feet wide and 35 feet long, all the clothes were kept. It looked like the turn-in after a seven day rummage sale back home. There were perhaps 60 old coats saved through the summerofor those who would arrive in winter. Thqre were some very old,

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torn dresses, full of holes, for women; a few children's clothes;'a couple of old vests and coats tor men. but no trousers, shoes or shirts. The clothes were arranged in piles. Later we visited the tailor shop, where the refugees worked remaking the clothes to fit their families. Mere I saw an old black set of “tails” being remade into shorts for boys, and old rags being made into children's garments. ' ‘ As we Walked through the streets of the camp countless 'refugees passed us carrying their GI mess kits, or cups, or huge old bowls, witlu their lunches and dinners in theinv Thtjy carried water ip homemade buckets. They stared at usj; we smiled; and then they smiled.' When we left the camp everyone was smiling at us. Food Doled Out We went to the kitchen. Here the food was prepared for the entire camp. The chef showed us bps menu; and just how much each person was to get. It was scientifically measured. Each person got a quarter of a loaf of brown bread a day. One hot meal, including a slice of meat, was served at noon. For sup; per they ate bread and sausage or jelly. The three meals cost each person 1 mark 10 pfennigs each day. The food was nourishing, and more than they got in the east zope. But it was considerably less than an American eats, even less than a West German eats. The meals werfe mostly vegetables and fat. Thk refugees are»used to eating just plain fat. The chef explained to us that the kitchen was built to feed only I,(MM) persons; while there were now 1,600 at the camp. This meant that thie refugees hgd to eat in shifts, and' great kettles used to heat coffee r were also Used to cookj vegetables. A dining room with plain wbodep

tables and benches Wap provided for those Who were unable to'carry their meals back to. their robms. (Next I will tell of our visit to the kindergarten and school'class, and what we saw there). Martin Sprunger And Sons Purchase Firm Buy Out Interest Os Daniel Steffen . ! • A new firm,* the Sprunger Implement Co., today assumed ownership of the Steffen Implement Co., 114 N. Third street. » The owners of this well known farm equipment company are Martin Sprunger and sons Edward and Marvin. Martin Sprunger became a partner in the Steffen Company in 1950 and the interest of Dan Steffen, who established the business In 1940, was purchased by the Sprungers. The Sprunger Implement Co,, will continue to be dealers* for John Deere , farm * equipment, the De Laval dairy line_ and Louden barn equipment. Th b new firm has taken a longterm lease on the building occupied by tne implement firm. The Sprungers will he actively Engaged in the business and plan to expand their operations in this area. Martin Sprunger has been an active leader in agriculture circles in this community and recently assisted in promotion of the (arm implement show held hdre in May and the 4-H club fair at Monroe. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Wan; Ad. It brings results.

Winners Are Listed In 4-H Rabbit Show Premium Winners In County Show •Premium winners in the 4-H rabbit show last week are as follows; New Zealand Whites: junior does—lst, Frederick Grogg; 2nd, Daniel Beeler: 3rd, Kenny Peck; 4th, Joseph Brote; 6th, Nicky Secaur. 6 to 8 month does: Ist and 2nd, Jerry {Mosser. Senior does: Ist and 2nd. Jerry Mos-' ser; 3rd,. Jimmy Singleton; , 4th, Paul Habegger; sth. Jimmy Singleton. Junior bucks;: Ist, Frederick Gross; 2nd Paul Habegger; 3rd, Jan Smith; 4 th. Harold Van Horn; sth, Daniel Beeler. 6 to 8 month bucks: Ist, {Jerry Mosser. Senior bucks: Ist, Richard Wiseman; 2nd, Jimmy Singleton; 3rd. Jerry Mosser; 4 th. Jimmy Singleton. Champagne I). Argent, 6 to 8 month does; Ist, Harry Hebble, Jr.; Creme be Argen|, junior does: Ist and 2nd, John pebble. ' Blue Eyed White BeverenJ Ist, Truman Goldner, Jr.; New Zealand Reds^-junior does: Ist, Larry Dubach; 2|nd, Larry Dubach; 3rd, Harold Van Horn; 4th & sth, Jimmy Singleton. 6 to 8 mones does: Ist, Jerry Mosser. Senior doej: Ist, Kenneth Baumgartner; 2nd, Harald Van Horn; 3rd, Jimmy Singleton. Junior bucks: lit.; Jimmy Singleton; 2nd; Harold Van Horn. 6 to 8 month bucks: Jerry iMosser; and senior bucks: Ist, Jimmy Singleton. Californian — Junior; does: Ist, Stanley 'Mosser; 2nd, Julian Cramer.

Checkered Giants—senior does: Ist, Jimmy Singleton. Dutch junior does: Ist and 2nd, Becky Baker. A. O. C. Junior buck: Ist, Harry Hebble. Jr.; black junior buck; Ist, John Hebble. Two Minor Mishaps Are Reported Here Automobiles drivfen by Lee Johnson iiirtitington, .of Liberty, and Reginald Davis, Fort Wayne, ligured in a. mishap over the weekend near -the Sudduth market on i’hirtebnth street. Damage was sniall and there werp no personal .injuries. L... .1 "i Automobiles! driven by Carl Johnson, Moproe, apd Ethel Be--loit, WliJfhire, tangled on East Jefferson street, as tbe Beloit auto, pulled away from a parking space. Damage to the two autos amounted to an estimated |75 and there were no personal injuries. Three Pay Fines On Traffic Violations Louis W. Shaheen. Lansing, Mich., plekded guilty to a charge of reckless 4 driving tin justieje of peace court Sunday and paid a fine ©f $5 and costs. The offenae occurred in_ the west! part of De!|jca<ur. i ! - h 1 |: :r ".. i David Blackburn ( was fined $1 and costs on a charge of gectoess driving in of peace court. Conrad pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined ,IL_and costs in justice of peace court Sunday. 1 ; kDelbert Witte Wins In Tractor Driving Delbert Witte placed first in the senior division of the 4-H tractor driving tontest at- the Monroe falllast week. Delbert is from Root township arid a member of the Root Roving Rarigers 4-H club. Arnold Gerke placed second. Koeneman, 3rd; Richard Marbach, 4th; and Arno Girpd, sth. \ The two first placing winners in the junior and senior divisions are eligible to enter district competition. The district meeting will be held August 14 on the Allen county Memorial Coliseum parking lot. chokOews Church of Christ John J. Ilill, veteran missionary from Korea, will speak and show colored slides .at the Church of Christ, 121 W. Grant street, Wednesday at *8 .p. m. Mr. and . Mrs. Hill have in Korea since and have been active as missionaries in iSebul all during the recent Korean’ conflict. They had to flee temporarily when the war first started and as a result lost all of their possessions. They were able 40 return shortly >* rind have carried onj extensive evangelistic and benevolent work during the past few years. They have aided in the establishment of at 'least 40 churches. They also have established Orphanages in at least four The orphanages in Seoul now has 79 children in it. j Mr. and Mrs. Hill are making I heir home al Warren during their furlough. They have one son and three daughters. The public is iri-i vitod to attend this service and hear this first hand report given by a missionary who has recently returned from Korea. Trade in a good Town —Decatur

County 4-H Band In Alleh County Parade Omer Merriman president of the 4-H band parents organization announces that the Adams cpupty 4-H band will lead the Allen County 4-H parade at the Coliseum in. Fort Wayne. The parade will be held Tuesday evening, with the Adams countys band playing at the begin ning of the program. Deputy U. S. Marshal Slain By Convicts Second Guard Held Captive By Killers ADAIRSVILLE. G 4 UP — A weary but watchful posse retraced its steps across the North Georgia hills today as hope faded that two armed,- dangerous convicts who killed a deputy V. 8. marshal and kidnaped a second guard were still in the vicinity. “We ought to know something today,” C, W. Carson, special agent In charge of the Atlanta office of the FBI, said but he added that there were “ no new developments” yet. About 200 heavily-armed FID agents, highway patrolmen and local officers aided by bloodhounds and airborne searchers have been criss-crossing the thickly wooded Sills since Saturday, hunting for a race j&f the fugitives, Herbert E. eullch; 25, and Lewis W. Larson, 1, both of St. Paul, Minn. The two men, described as “dangerous and vicious,” pumped five bullets into the body of deputy Marshal Sam E. Vaugh, 54. as he and guard George Hightower, 30, were taking them from Nashville, Tenn., to ithe Atlanta federal penitentiary after their conviction on auto theft charges. i Jeulich and Larson tossed Vaughn’s body from the. marshal's car about two miles from here and' drove Off Hightower as a hostage. Vaughn Jiad apparently fought hjis killers, the FBI said. One of the bullets pierced his hand. ST. PAUL. Minn. VP —A “dangerous and vicioiis” convict hunted for the murder of a U. S, marshal told his I mother in a letter. “Don’t i cry, Mom, I’m sorry” for his crimi- ■ nal career. > Mrs. Herbert J. Jeulich got a | letter from her son Herbert j day. It had been mailed Thursday from a Nashville. Tenn., prison not tong after her son was sentenced to five years for car theft.

Benefit Auction By the Ladies of Saint Mary’s Parish of Decatur, on Madison Street, Between First and Second Streets, at Decatur, on Saturday, August 15,1953 - Beginning at 1:00 P. M. and 7:30 P. M. Merchandise and Articles donated for this sale by marchants, business houses, and genetai public in this area, as follows: Electric range, electric refrigerator, washing machine, pressure cooker, pressure canner, rugs (9x12). throw rugs, kodaks, carpentei tools, kitchen cabinet.: radio-phono, antique-'thirror. buffet, two glass coffee makers, electric heaters, music -box. four tables, floor and tab|f lamps, 3 men s shirts, raincoats, bedspread, groceries, baked goods-what-not shelves, end table, hot! Hater bottle!, toui doll, plastic (able cloths, baby bottle .sterilizer, boxes of soap, desk set. thermos jug silk hose, silver tray, shoe-shine kit. fancy s work. produce, j ’ -Motor oil. gasoline, chicken and steak' dinners, crab grass sprajelectric iron, electric Clock,’fruit jars, fruit, ice cream, lawn mower plastic garment bags, paint, dresser set. blanket, pyrex dishes, canister credits in trade, and many other useful articles. ' TERMS-NEl’ CASH. AUCTIONEERS—Student* of th* August 1953 1 -I- i Reppert School of Auctioneering. - j NOTE—The Den will be open Wenneisuay. Thursday land Friday. 12:00 to 4:00, and 7:CO to 8:00 p. m.. and on Saturday at f:3O a. m. to receive donations for the auction. Farmers please bring produce Satunda|y morning. ] ? r ! '• Visit The Eats Tent I [A lunch stand.will Ife operated ofl the street. Saturday, eer/ing J loftee, sandwiches. 4nd cold drinks, and ice cream. ;i; t-:< ■ ' J . ; j : i \ ‘• 1 ,’ ' *!• • ■ ‘ Women of St Mary’s Parish

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Republicans Seek Successor To Taft Spiritual Leader Os Big GOP Bloc WASHINGTON, UP —The void left by the death of Sen. Robert A. Taft confronted the Republican ;; ■party today with a problem aside from his quickly-filled post as senate leader, i • Another question, unlikely to be answered as swiftly, concerns his ; successor as the spiritual leader of a large GOP bloc outside of' congress. { The unto senator was the rallying point for a large segment of the Republican party which backed him passionately for the presidential nomination. They are commonly called the "Midwestern isolationists” as contrasted to the so-called “Dewey crowd” of “Eastern internationalists” generally identified *w|th New York Gov. Thomas E,_gewey. Politicians are wondering whether any individual will it that part of Taft’s unique role in the American political scene. Two midwestern senators — John W, Briefer of Ohio and Everett M. .Dirksen of Illinois — aqiy be among contenders for the man- . tie. Bricker; 60, four times Ohio governor and the 1944 GOP vice prdS- . idential nominee, has some of the same appeal that Taft had for the midlanders. Taf( stood aside for him at the 1944 convention. Dirksen, 57, has a similar appeal to the so-called "ol<l guard.” i Hiis middle name is “McKinley.” He was the one who, ip the heat of the Taft-Eisenhower nomination battle at Chicago last year, publicly chided Dewey for the Republican diefeats in the 1944 and' 1948 -elections. There also is the possibility no individual in the immediate fu--1 ture can win the place Taft held as the spiritual -and intellectual leader of that' wing of the Republican party. j’ i /Quality Photo - Finishing Woric left before "I I 8:00 P. M. Monday, / i Ready Wednesday at ! 10:00 A. M. HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO,