Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1953 — Page 1

Vol, u. No. 202.

Labor Trouble Growing, New Bell Violence Rubber Workers Out In Eight Plants Os J Firestone Company By UNITED PRESS CIO Rubber Workers walked out at Firestone plants tn eight cities today as new violence broke out in Bell Telephone strikes and 8.000 Great Lakes seamen prepared for 'U-ktrlke vote. At Paducah, Ky., 1,000 carpenters set up picket lines at a bil-lion-dollar atomic energy project, halting construction and throwing 12.500 men out- of work. In the Firestone strike, ing about 25.000 workers, the company was reported unofficially* to have offered a 7 % cent hourly “package,” compared - to the union’s pared-down demand of 10 3 - cents. ] . The walkout hit - Firestone’s huge Akron, plant, and others at Fall River, Mass.. Pottstown, Pa., Des Moines’ la., Ims Angeles. K’alif., Noblesville and Newcastle. Ind., and Memphis, Tenn. Meanwhile, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. employes, whose contract expires Sept.. 8, voted to give their negotiating committee power to call a walkout? ' * At Montreal, officials of the AFL ' -Seafarers’ Union ordered a strike ote next Monday among 8,000 seamen aboard 250 Canadian ships plying the Great Lakes to back up demands for a 40-hcur week. The Carpenters’ walkout at Paducah was the 83rd work stoppage at the vital atomic nroject since construction began tn January, 105-1. A spokesman said the Strike involved a wage and* travel pay dispute’ between carpenters' anu soli-contractors. | In the telephone strike, more violence was reported in Indiana ‘ but only one issue was reported holding up" a settlement in the walkout 4n six slates. At Indianapolis, the striking CIO Communications Workers proteste 1 to the governor and mayor that Indiana Bell had removed from service a telephone/line into local union headquarters from, which the strike was being directed. Callers got a ‘‘don’t answer" signal, the union charged. i•. ‘Nine persons were arrested in Indiana tfelephone strike demonstrations; three at Michigan City and six at Anderson. At Michigan l 'C'itjr, about 200 demonstrators,’ some of them believed to be CIO United Automc|'jl Workers, swarmed around the exchange, lireaklng windows and tossing firft crackers until routed by 5o lo<*:U TTss f Juvenile Confesses To Theft Os slls 15-Year-Old Youth Confesses To Theft -) . A 15-yearjold Decatur boy admitI ted to police this week that he was the sneak thief who broke into the home of Ed Swager, 413 McBarnes street, on August 19 and removed from a jewelry box, belonging’to Mrs. Swager. The statement by the juvenile culminates a week of denfclk by the bpy that be had anything to . do with it. Officer Robert Hill, in charge of the investigation, said he learned that while the juvenile was (denying the crime- 5115 was returned to the Swagers by him. He signed the following statement: ’ "On August 19 I entered the house at 413 Mcßar*es street. Upon entering I looked abound the house for money. When I entered the bedroom I found what I was looking for. in a jewelry box on the chest of drawers in the bedroom I took slls, all of which was in bills.” Police had known earlier that the juvenile had shortly after five theft been seen with a “Whixzer” motorbike, which he didn’t have before the money was missing. The lad admitted to police that he used SSO of the money to purchase the bike from a store at Berne. The bike was located, used only once, said the boy, at the home of a boy friend. Original questioning of the boy was made because of the niotorbike. Other officers aiding, in the case were police chief James Borders and officer Roy Chilcote. h INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight. Continued sunny and hot Friday. Low to- , night 62-71. High Friday 94-9®.

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Wants Multan Brfck Jh| MRS. JMAAH ILI, a native of French Morocco, pickets the UN with a huge sign demanding the return of Sultan SUL Mohammed Ben ' Youssef to the Moroccan throne. The French ousted Bea Youssef last week in a fast coup, replacing,him with his pro-Prench unde, Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa.

Berlin Is Put Off Limits To East Germans ■ Reds Order Strict Measures To Halt ' Food Distribution BERLIN, ujp -L The Soviets and East German Communists today put Berlin “off limits” to all East Germans seeking to reach the city to collect "fiisenhower food parcels.” 3 ! Sale of railway tickets to points within 5(7 miles of the city was banned. Sovfet troops were posted on roads leading to the city. These strict] measures were taken as the United States and West German governments opened the seAmd phase ]of a free food distribution program in the American, British and French sectors of this city—llo miles behind the Iron Curtain. . 1

The ban op railway travel to Berlin was reported by the West Berlin railway* administration. East Germans who ran the blockade reported that Communist “strong arm Squads” were beating up East Germans who attempted to collect tble prized food pack“Kes - i • ’ « ' I In spite of the strict Soviet controls, Western authorities estimated lOoLood East Germans managed to reach West Berlin today. This brought to nearly 3,000,000 the number of free food parcels distributed since program beganl The isolation of West Berlin from the surrounding Soviet zone was ordered even as U. S. high commissioned James B. Conant appealed to the Soviets to lift their Iron Curtain to permit Germans to travel freely between East and West Germany. Hd recommended the immediate removal of; travel restrictions which prevent Germans Jn the Soviet occupied zone from seeing how the other half — the Germans in the U. si, British and French zones — live. .' . * Conant, in a letter to the Soviet high commissioner, V- S. Semyenov, said “The continuation of the system of inlerzonal passes between our rekpeptiye zones has, In my view, no justification.” Conant made his move as thousands of East Germans, openly skeptical of recent Russian promises of a better life, swarmed into West Beriin todky to get free from the United States. \ It w-as the opening of the second phase of the American food distribution jilan which has enraged the Soviet Russians and the German Communists. [ Eagt Germans came from near and far to get their “Eisenhower” food containers, ignoring threats of reprisals by the Red “people’s” police. ' Agreement Sfgned By Spain And Vatican VATFOAN CITY UP — Spain and the Vatican signed an agreement today recognizing the Roman Catholic church as “the only true religion of the Catholic nation” ot Spain. v The agreement, a formal concordat or treaty, was signed after 558 days of secret negotiation. 0 '■ — —« 12 PAGES

Balance In School Fund Is Increased Spenfs26s,ooo In Past fiscal Year ■ The DedMtur school board expended's26l,l4B.Bs during the fiscal ye<r ended July 31, the annual report of jlarry O. Irwin, treasurer, dhowsi . The largest expenditure was in the totaling $161,926.82? Disbursements in the cumulative fund were $26,495.00, for of the walls, at the high Uchtiol. . Other expenditures were: J special fund, |M t 085.99; bonds and interest, $5,&H.39; recreation, $2,336.65. .I' , ■

Balance* hand at tfe* Clo*e of year -war*., larger than those q&Jtlie previou* year. The had on hand f21,141.24; tultO, $76,449.83; bond, $1,489.23; reOeation, $676.48. The cumu&tive building fund had a of $72,436.41, all of which, witlj gthe exception of. $44.41, was' 'invested in government bonds.'®| ' Balances 6ti hand in all fUnds totaled $178,193.19, about $43,000 higher than last year. \ .< 1 Famous Negro Choir Here September 10 Wings Over Jordan Choir lit Decatpr The famous “Wings Over dan” choir, known for the past several years: for its coast-to-coast Sunday broadcasts, will appear in person in Decatur Thursday evening. September 10, at 8 o’clock, The concert is being, arranged by the Decatur ministerial association. This choir has won the title of the world’s most renowned Negro choir. The group has given concerts to enthusiastic audiences in 45 states, and was chosen by President Franklin D.< ‘Roosevelt to tour Europe and sing for American servicemen during World War 11. One reason they are being made available in Decatur at this time has been the cancellation of a tour of Korea as a result of uncertainties during the recent truce negotiations. The defense department is now arranging their Korean tour for December. The September 10 Concert by “Wings ojer Jordan” will tell the story. ofV the American Negro through music. The choir was well received tfhen it sang in Decatur on a paid-admiasion plan tour years the public is invited to attend the September 10 program nn a free-will offering basis. Th* place of the concert will be next week. I r Dr. G. Benson i ; Dies This Morning INDIANAPOLIS, UP —Dr. John G. Benson, farmer superintendent of Methodist hospital here and one of the most widely knowh public speakers In Indiana, died unexpectedly in hi* sleep today. Benson,] t 2, headed the hospital 14 years until he retired In 1945. He formerly was superintendent of the White Cross Hospital, Columbus, O. Benson was secretary of the national home and board of Methodist hospitals in the United States, a group which supervises operation of the denomination’s hospitals &nd homes for aged and children.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 27, 1953.

United States’ Plan For Korean Political Conference Approved

150 Americans Are Released ’ In Exchange Stories Conflict On Return Os Men Given Jail Terms 1 pXnMUNJOM, Korea UP — Newiy-freed war prisoners dimmed hopes today that the Communist* plan to return captifes sentenced to long terms in juif for committing “crimes.** They contradicted reports of other men who said the Reds were releasing the prisoners and sending them to nearby Kaesong for repatriation. Cpl. James R. Westerson, 22, of Miami, Fla., said the Reda removed about 60 to 70 prisoners from Camp No. 3 on armistice day. "They took out three truckloads of men,” Westerson said. “It must have been about 60 to 70 men there. They didn’t announce Sentences or anything.** Pfc. Nicholas Aramino of. 10Main St,, Leroy, N. Y.» first American released today, said that he r too. had seen several men takei| No. 3 on armistice dayA Aramino aaid they had been jailed on false charges and apparently would not be releasedBut some of the Americans returning today told conflicting stories on the fate of prisoners jailed for committing “crimes.” Cpl. Charles G. Guidettl, 32, of 1521 South Camac St. Philadelphia, said Americans sentenced to long prison terms , have been 1 released and now are in nedrby Kaesong awaiting repatriation. Cpl. Eugene R. Reilly, 21, of the Bronx. New York, said “there are about 45 or 50 of them” in Kaesong. “One man was sentenced to a 15-year-sentence. but he’s there. t 60,” Reilly said. Returning prisoners . said Wednesday that some officers sentenced to long prison terms had been released without serving them. - I’ Among the Officers reported’ to be in Kaesong was Lt. Col. Jr R. Cairnes, commander of the famed Glosters. Cdirnea* British aloofness and contemptuous attitude toward Mlis captors had made his name a symbol of courage r The Communists returned 400 <Tura Te Pase F1v»»

Freed Soldier Wires Family Os His Safety

A boy who has not known what it is to take a free breath of ujir in over three years today tried to let his parents feel, in a few short words, how it feels for him to once more call his soul his own. i’ Sgt. Leroy Baumgartner; Monroe route i. Communist prisoner just released Monday night in '’Operation Big Switch”, sent this telegram to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Baumgartner: “ . . . Thrilled beyond words to be'released (stop) your prayers for me have been answered (I api) alive, unhur| and have not been wounded (stop) I feel like a new man already (stop) Don’t worry about me (I*m) coming home' at last (stop) have missed you all terribly and please give my love to all at home, Leroy.” ' In those simple words can be read the awful hours that Leroy had to go' through, not knowing whether t>ie breath be was taking was to be bls last. He was probably nqt even told of how the war was going. -The minutes must have been long ones. W The free can hardly understand what It must be like never to kn6w whether a rifle butt might cra«.h down on you if you spoke the wrong wdrds accidentally. Lei'Oy did. I His family is going to see to, it

Special Assembly Session Doubtful Craig’s Proposal ’ Meets Opposition INDIANAPOLIS, UP — Governor Craig’s proposal to call a special session of the Indiana legislature to appropriate mbney for a fcew state office building' bogged idown today in a rebirth of the henate-Craig feud on the last legislative session. ■ Influential Senate leaders. Republicans and Democrats alike, asked “what’s the Hurry?’’ and pointed to other problems they consider as pressing. » Their attitudes appeared to mean Craig could not limit the session to the office building question alone, and if he did. it could not be done In a single day. There is much sentiment to handle two other problems at a special session—paying a bonus to’ Korean veteraris over Craig’s objections and giving financial relief to cities and towns. Craig summoned six house and senate leaders to a conference seeking a “gentleman’s agreement” to limit a special session to one day and one action—approprifate $15,000,000 to construct the office building. He said this would save $11,000,000 in interest. Polled as they ehterei fee secret conference, the lawmakers appeared to line up as they did in the regular 1953 session. House GOP leaders were ready to fall in line behind Craig, but the senate Republicans may rebel. Craig wants funds taken from the state’s $78,000,000 surplus to finance the office buildings. But Lt. Gov. Harold presiding officer of the senate, said that would open up a new avenue of thought on what to do with the surplus. 10 Percent Cutback In Training Corps WASHiINGTON UP — The Army has ordered a 10 per cent economy cutback in its junior: reserve officer training corps for 4he school year beginning next month. ROTC enrollment will be limited to 60,000 students in high school.}, military Institutes military junior colleges. This ip*about 90 per cent of Ipst year’s enrollment A similar cutback was announced earlier for the senior R£)TC course. i : • '

; that Leroy is helped to forget the ■ vacuum he has just pome out of. • Leroy’s family told the Daily , Democrat today that they have re ■ ceived a telegram from the secretary of the army that States: "Your i son . . . was returned to: military control in Korea and will be re- • turned to the United States by . . . ■ ship at an early date, You will be . advised on arrival date”. Signed by William E. Bergin, Major Gen. • U. S. A., adjutant general of the ■ army. \ i' ■ Leroy is the oldest of nine chili dren. He has four brothers and four sisters: Harry, 24, Vera Crus; Sgt. Wilford, 22, serving in Germany; Junior, 15, and Robert> 11, at home; I Mrs. Mary Landis, 21, Andrews, i Vivian, 19. Flossie, If and Bernice 9, all at home. j Fifteen letters have been received from Leroy since December, 1952, the last dated May 28, 1953. The Baumgartner family is planning on a big welcome home celebration for Leroy, and they are hopefully planning on haying Leroy’s brother,-Wilford, home to see his prisoner brother once again. They haven’t seen each other since January, IHI. Said a member of the family: ’’This is the first time in over three years that the Baumgartner family can really smile.”

Hospital Board To Await Any Remonstrances • No Further Action On. Addition Until Period Os 30 Days With the exception of publishing the legal notice of determination to issue $200,000 worth of county bonds to finance the cost of additions and improvements* 'at the Adams county memorial hospital, no steps on building plans will be taken until the 30-day remonstrance period expires. Cal E. Peterson, president of the hospital trustees, stated today. Late Wednesday, in special session the Adams county council unanimously approved a $300,000 bond issue for the hospital project. Attorney Jphn L. DeVoss is preparing the legal notice. Since the 20-year plan was suggested on a $400,000 bond proposal, which the council voted down, it is presumed that the $300,000 issue will be financed over the same period. *So <ar the trustees haven’t spent a penny for architect’s fees and do not intend to take fur'rtier steps toward the hospital improvement until we see what happens with the remonstrance,” Peterson said. i * “Aftef Ithe 30-day period for filing a remonstrance against the unanimously approved smaller finance plan expires, the trustees can decide future action, if the remonstrance fails to block the project,” the board president said. “We hope adequate! additions can be built and needed facilities

<;an be -installed in the hospital. The need for larger emergency quarters, surgical and delivery rooms and laboratory equipment Ik more urgent jthan the building wings.” Peterson explained. Hve have consulted with members ot the Adams county medical association.” he eaid. • . A preliminary sketch prepared by Oscar Hoffman, architect of Detroit, who designed the present building in 1920. snowed two wings to the building. This enlarged has not been adopted by the trustees. As Peterson said, "It was drawn up to give the people an idea what might be done. The plan could be incorporated, if $300,000 will build the addition, modernize the old building and Install needed surgical and operat-, ing rooms.” he said. Ralph E. McCuddy is the technician in charge of the present laboratory. Blood count serdtee is T* Face i William Koldewey Is Taken By Death Adams County Native Dies At Fort Wayne William H. Koldewey, 82, a native of Union township, died at 1:3(7 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home, 1302 Park avenue. Fort Wayne. He was born in Union tokrnship Sept. 21, 1870, a son of Louis and Sophie Koldewey, and resided on a farm in thia county until moving to Fort Wayne 50 years ago, Mr. Koldewey was a retired carpenter-contractor, and a member of the Emmanus Lutheran church. I . Surviving are his. wife, Anna; a granddaughter, Miss Beth Ann Miclntire of Fort Wayne; two 'sisters, Mr*. Ferd Bleeke and Mrs. Fred Grot*, both of Fort Wayne, and a brother, Louis Koldewey of near. Decatur. * Funeral f service* will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Klaehn funeral home, the R«v. Erwin Tepker officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. J

Decatur's Schools * Readied For Pupils City Schoo I sOpen Here September 9 *, Decatur boys and girls, plunged 'into -Ihe doldrums over tne thought of having to return to th? three ,R’s once more on Sept. 3, shqald give a little of those though over to the.teachers and adndaistratlve heads of the. citjr srffool system, ; ■ >|, *’ For many of them the grind la already underway! t4oi|epe coacnes can be seen kt field, putting the future heroes of the fall’s gridiron ieason through the toughening process. fences are being painted and the towers, as well. Hene Steve Everhart is rolling on the paint. \ Td return to the more clerical surroundings which are by far the most familiar to students, are Decatur high principal Hugh Andrews and Lincoln school mentor 'Bryce Thomas hard at work, preparing for the teacher’s meeting each will hold the day before regular school starts. 'Superintendent of schools W. Guy Brown wks cornered in his office and. he offered information I to parents of school children regarding the following term. First of all, it appears the tertlowing term will be a very busy one. (Brown said he expects a’ “moderate increase” in the Lincoln schqol enrollment and has. tof* said, prepared for it by hiring thi’ee new school teachers and adding rooms tor them to work in.; pointed out that the se<> grade was very crowded last term and he has added two of thej three teachers as first grade instructors. The other has been placed in the third grade to take T* pace MlUrkt) I . jl I in . ' \ ■ -' i

Interest Continues High In Tent Meet Services Continue \ •: All Os Next Week • Interest continues at high piteji in the community tent services being held nightly’ in the tent at the corner of Dayton and Tenth streets where the Rev. Patrick, Henry] is the guest minister. The services are sponsored by seven’ local churches. More than 290 persons attended the Wednesday night jservice and heard the address "The Last Words Os Christ On The Cross.” The message wa* bospd on Mark 15:22-39. ■Receding the sermon, a special half hour of music Included a sold, "‘How Tender Are ‘Thy Hands, Dear Jesus,’’ by Robert Sprigue of jthe First Methodist I church, and a trio from the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, "What A Friend.” F | Don song leader for all the services, led the assembly in the kinging of several old-time hymhSy He also sang a solo, “The Love Qf God.” : ißev.] Henry ag4e a picture in fof the Crucifixion and stated “We cannot say the Jews crucified 'Christ; it was our sins,] which crucified him.” ’More than 150 children attended] the second of the three afternoon children’s sessions scheduled this ■week.,’The final meeting was held at 2:3? o’clock this afternoon for the] younger group. EfcrU Chase will preside at all the meetings the balance of this] weeflk and tonight Harison Hakes, lay member of the First Baptist church] will read the scripture. On Sunday afternoon, Rev. Henry will speak on “The Coining War] With Russia.” This meeting will start *t-f:3O o’clock. The service* trill continue all next week, excluding Monday night, and will clos* Sunday night, September «•

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UN Committee Parley Bid For India All Major Points Os United States ; ’ ilan Acceptable u|iTEp NATIONS. N. Y.; UP United States today wpn a “doXnJi* the - line” Victory in ;the United Nations as the general ,assemtdjHs political committee' approved all major points of Its plan, for the political cqnferqnce. Although the committee returned a 27J0-21 vote in favor of inviting India to tjhe conference —ad invitation' adamantly opposed by the States — the vote was far shori of the two-thirds majority necessary for approval In the general.assembly. T|e two-thlrds margin in the asy semhly will be calculated on the baMa ot total “yes” and “no* votes. Abstentions will not count. Eleven countries abstained ans In-dia-did "not participate” in the] votipg. The assembly will meet Friday to Wtify the decision of the nonP miltee. P .1.,, ' ' In a series of dramatic votes, the U. victory developed this way. in the committee: . i A resolution providing that any country which fought for the U. N. Korea could be invited' to the, conference if it desires was approved 41 to 7 with 10 abstenr tjonil, The Soviet bloc, joined by Guatemala and Yugoslavia, voted against th e nfeasure, which], 15 western nations sponsored, . and Argentina and Mexico joined most of the Asian-African bloc in abstaining. V , , This measure reaffirms U. N. objective ‘of a unified, indepen- ’ dent; and democratic government in Korea, and entrusts the United State® with making final arrangements with the Communist side for t|ie site and date ot the parley. A Soviet attempt to substitute Its pwn conference membership slate*, for |hat proposed by thd 15 powers was defeated, 41 to 5 with 13 gbstemions. The Soviet, bloc gavgjthe only support, and Argentina and Mexico again joined most of tfee Asian-African bloc in abstaining. j A soviet move to delete from an invitation to the Kremlin a condition, “provided the other side desirds it,” was defeated 36 to 15 with 8 abstentions. Support for the Soviet effort to remove the condition, "swhich has,the effect of labelling Russians aggressors with the Communist Chinese and North Koreans, came from the AslanAfrican bloc and Yugoslavia, b]! Thn invitation, with the proviso intacf 1 , subsequently was approved, 55 tog 2 with 2 abstentions. The .\l Soviet blpc’ supported it, with Uruguay (and Nationalist China aga|p|t, and South Africa and Argentina abstaining. committee split sharply on the: i|vita|tlon tp India, fpredoohied ltd approval in the assembiy. , An<lndian resolution providing for communicating the assembly’s decisions to the Communists was approved, 54 to 4 with 2 abstentions. But a provision, opposed by the S., that the Reds’ comments should] be referred back to the assembly—thus probably delaying* the start of the conference—was J by agreement before the vote./Rationalist China, Ecuador El and Uruguay voted against this measure, and Turkey and the Dominican Republic abstained. j j RusSfa insisted on a vo’e for its own slate as a separata resolution, despite lte v previous defeat in the form of an amendment to the 16power membership measure. This was defeated, 41 to 5 with 13 abstentiops.