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INDIANA STATE LIBRARY INDIANAPOLIS, I NO. Published Daily Except Sunday COMMERGIAlrMAI NEA FEATURE AND PICTURE SERVICE UNITED PRESS WIRE SERVICE COLUMBIA CITY, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1951 RDnouoir swd Mwb Frairo Miras! 1 1 VT I. mr Mima Clarence Miller Accused Of Issuing Second Daughter Born To The William Beezleys Mr. and Mrs. William Beezley, Fraudulent Checks Clarence J.

Miller, Columbia City poultry dealer, was arrested by Indiana Death Toll Mounting For Holidays Count Reaches 13 R.R. 1, Columbia City became the State Police and ixe Gross, depu parents of a daughter, born at ty-sheriff, on a charge of issuing Will Transfer Dixie Division To Atterbury Troops Will Arrive At Camp In April Camp Atterbury, Dec. 24 POW LIST BRINGS COUPLE GRIEF A stunned Agnes Sasser, 22. of Cullman, is shown with her husband Pfc. Bill Sasser after learning that her first husband Pfc.

Walter Dixon is on the list of prisoners held by the Communists in Korea. She married Sasser in September after her first husband was reported killed checks without funds. the Whitley County Hospital at Cecil Sanders Found Deep In The Recesses 117 Bodies Are Brought To Surface West Frankfort, 111., Dee. 24 4J.R) A lone coal miner, efltombed for 58 hours after a gas explosion turn Norma Jean Trier Graduates From Business University Miss Norma Jean Trier, daughter of Mr.1 and Mrs. Arthur Trier of 309 East Market street, graduated Thursday from the Medical Secretarial Department of the Elkhart Business University at Elkhart.

Miss Trier completed the course in 12 months and plans employment at the Linvill Memorial Clinic in this city beginning January 2. Miss Trier attended Valparaiso University for one year before entering the Elkhart University. After the first of the coming The largest check was for $268. Miller was unable to furnish bond. in actio.i in May.

He was to appear before Judge Lo 3:27 a.m. Sunday. The second girl for the Beezleys, who also have a son, was named Kandie Charlene. She weighed seven pounds and four ounces. Mrs.

Beezley is the former De-Maris Winebrenner. well L. Pefley of the Whitley cir cuit court this and had Since Last Friday retained Joseph R. Roe as his at torney. Holiday Dseth Tell Mounts Sharply; 17 Die In Mic Collisions In Arizona Miller appeared before Judge By United Press Indiana's death toll from accidents, which will mar the u.

the 31st "Dixie" Division, composed of National Guard Lowell L. Pefley in the Whitley circuit court this morning and en Communists observance of Christmas in many troops from Alabama and Miss tered a plea of guilty a charge By United Presa Icy streets and whipping cold homes, mounted steadily today of issuing checks without funds. year, the Elkhart Business Univer ed the world's biggest shaft mine into a vast death trap, was brought out alive today as the final death count rose to 119. issippi, will be transferred to Camp Atterbury from Fort Jack failed to hold back the "home for with traffic accidents chalking up sity will be known as Elkhart Un He was given a one to 10 year iversity. son, S.

next April, the Army announced last night in Washing the most victims. At last count, highway mishaps Cecil Sanders, 44, was found deep sentence, suspended pending good behavior and on condition that he makes good the checks, and Are Building Up had killed seven persons since The division, commanded by in the debris-filled recesses of the New Orient mine as the search for bodies which began after the explosion Friday night drew to a was plac on probation for five years. motorists headed home from of fice-party celebrations of the ho- Wage -Policy Maj. Gen. Alexander G.

Paxton, was recorded in Arizona where 17 persons died in -collisions while hurrying home. Veteran highway patrolmen said it was "absolutely the worst" traffic casualty rate in the state's history. Fog Closes Airport Dense fog closed airports for 11 hours in the San Francisco area, holding up homeward-bound servicemen who arrived from the far east. About 20 other servicemen on holiday furloughs were delayed in Chicago when a non-scheduled airplane was forced to return to -m Greenville, will be trans fires and two from miscellaneous causes for a death toll of 13 vio Christmas" rush today and the holiday death toll mounted sharply. Since the four-day weekend began Friday, 477 persons had died in accidents, including 317 dead in highway crashes.

The toll also included 64 killed in fires and 95 dead in miscellaneous accidents. Bus and railroad terminals and airports reported giant passenger lists as last-minute holiday travelers headed toward time family reunions. close. ferred because the Hoosier camp offers better training and housing Doctors said Sanders was in good lent aeains. Behind Lines Unusually Heavy Traffic By Reds Reported condition, termed his survival facilities, the Army axplained.

There were many injured. It- "a miracle! The 31st was ordered into ac Prisoner Mai! Is Permitted; eluding at least 11 servicemen. One of Sanders' buddies. Bill "dili tive service last January. Atter Two Indianapolis women Williams, was among the last of the bury was the home base until last and six U.

S. Marines enrout month of the 28th Division, The travelers braved The travelers braved home for Christmas were injured when their automobiles collided A i i five Pennsylvania National Guard out a snow storm in the West, showers in the Mdwf AlrPrt- oth.ers we dead brought out. Rescuers found in his pants pocket a note to his wife, Laura. It said: "I love you always. I go tonight Is Recalled By Murray To Act On President's Plea fit now stationed in Europe.

The delayed in Oklahoma City and Southeast and bitter cold in most head-on miles west of India' napoiis on U. S. 40 Sunday. The 28th came here in September, No Inspection sections of the nation. 1950, and trained slightly more dead were Mrs.

Mina Worthington Some of them didn't make it. than a year under the command of 75, and Mrs. John Rice, 72, on 8th army headquarters, Korea. Dec. 24 tV.K The Communists suddenly resumed their buildup behind the lines today with only three days remaining in the temporary truce line agreement.

Fifth air force fighter and light bomber pilots reported unusually heavy vehicular traffic throughout North Korea during the night. They reported "at least 2,300 Com-' munist supply vehicles" were at Los Angeles. Five of eight air force personnel suffered minor injuries when their B-25 crash landed in an open field in east Denver, Colo. Among the passengers was a member of Maj. Gen.

Daniel B. Strickler, their way to Terre Haute for the The frozen body of Russell Her-sath, 31, was found in a roadside ditch near Houghton, S. D. He had former Pennsylvania Lieutenant holiday. Of Prisoner Of War Camps By Commissions Pittsburgh, Dec.

24 4U9 CIO to be with Christ. 1 love him too. "Bill Williams." Sanders and eight other men had barricaded themselves rrom deadly gas seeping through the underground corridors. The bodies of the others were found this- morning, still warm. Rescuers said the men had sur Governor.

Their car, driven by Mrs. Wor- President Philip Murray today re been missing since he started for Atterbury, a huge military in thington's son, John, 33, was forc called the United Steelworkers' top the Women of the Air Force who was "hitchhiking" a lift home for ed out of its lane of traffic when Panmunjom, Korea, Dec. 24 policy makers to a meeting here his home in Aberdeen, only 36 miles away. One of the worst traffic tolls stallation on a three-county area which 10 years ago was farmland it attempted to a moving van Christmas. Thursday apparently to consider ul Armistice negotiators ag reed today to exchange mall be and woodland, was the training tacked and claimed destruction of At the same momcr-, the van turn Seven air force men parachuted President Truman's plea for calling base for several divisions in an estimated 125.

ed sharply to avoi 1 a car whicji to safety when their plane devel- off a New Year Day strike of 650 tween war prisoners and their fa World War 11. The 31st also par- The sharp increase In vehicle stopped suddenly am1 oped engine trouble at 13,000 feet 000 basic steel workers. ticipated in the last war. It saw The Worthington car struck jj sightings capped a day in which gJ.WSV.fe.ntral Michigan, but the pi The meeting of the wage policy service in France in World War approaching car driven Cpi. Ro- 5lh air force planes -flew 763 con group, which authorized the strike, was federalized in 1940 and bert Steele, 21, Xenia, who was lot was miiea.

mosi oi tne men were returning to their homes with Christmas presents for their secutive sorties, largest number in more than a week as the weather will be preceded by a conference of the Union's executive board. The took part in the Pacific area fight vived the blast's sudden horror and rhad lived for hours in the dank blackness, only to die before help could reach them. Mine superintendent 'John Foster placed the final death count at 119, surpassing the 111 killed in southern Illinois' last big mine disaster at Centralia in .1947. Foster said only one body remained to be recovered, that of Continued on Page ing. driving five other Marines toward their homes in the east, All were taken to Camp Atterbury Hospital cleared.

families. Union refused to elaborate on the milies, but the Reds rejected Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's plea to let Red Cross representatives' visit their prison camps. The United Nations and Communist negotiators failed to make any progress whatsoever on an exchange of prisoners themselves or on policing a truce the two major problems holding up agreement on a Korean cease-fire.

With the continued stalemate, Aitnougn the army announce Although the first Communist First Lt. Robert Phelps, 28, the meetings answering all questions for treatment MIG-15 jet fighters In five days with a short no comment. Eight Persons-Die In llegro Tenement Fire 25 Persons Asleep When Fire Started ment didn't say, lt was presumed that between now and April no Also at the Atterbury Hospital were spotted Sunday, there was Mr. Truman's plea for continued commander of the superfort and the eighth man on the plane, had purchased gifts for his wife and were five soldiers from the East, only a brief encounter and head large units will train here. Since the 28th departed for service In production pending stabilization board review of Murray's demand quarters said no losses were claim eight-month-old daughter.

General Eisenhower's Atlantic for a ceiling-breaking 18 '-4 cent Phelps also parachuted after who were injured in an accident just over the Indiana-Illinois line near Terre Haute which claimed Continued on Page 1 ed or sustained. However, Red ground fire knocked down an F-86 Pact army, only a smattering of wage boost was directed to both the staying at the controls to head the craft away from the Industrial assorted small units have been sabre jet Monday and an F-51 mus union and the basic steel compan One Day Reprieve From Near Zero tang on Sunday. les. city of Flint, Mich. His body was found tangled in the shrouds of all hope was abandoned of getting an armistice before the 30-day trial cease-fire line agreement expires Thursday.

There was no indication yet whether the deadline will be extended. On the ground Allied tank U. S. Steel the nation infantry raiding party knifed number one producer accepted al Cincinnati, 0., Dec. 24 U.R) MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NOTES i Admitted Saturday most immediately.

Sharon Steel Weather Here 2,000 yards into Communist territory on the west-central front Eight persons died and nine wore Corp. announced lt had wired ac North Korean Maj. Gen. Lee on duty at Atterbury. Wrongful Death Claim Settled By Agreement injured today when fire roared Sunday but was forced to with Sang Cho proposed the exchange ceptance today to Wage Stabiliza Hon Chairman Nathan P.

Fein- through a crowded negro tene Mrs. Albert Eaton, South Whit This area received a one-day draw under intense enemy artillery and small arms fire. ment on this city west side. singer. ley Dismissed Saturday U.N.

troops pushed off at dawn Murray's can to his 170 man of mail and started the ball rolling by handing over a letter from Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, Communist-imprisoned former commander of the U. S.

24th division. Some 25 persons were sleeping In the weather-worn building reprieve from the cold weather as the mercury rose to 35 degrees Sunday, melting several inches of the snow. committee was his answer to Pre his parachute 500 feet from the plane's wreckage. Weather forecasters predicted that the snow, rain and deep freeze would continue over Christmas in most sections of the nation. The Pacific coast was hit by rain, and snow moved out of the far west to Nebraska and South Dakota, on its way eastward.

The mercury registered 24 below last night in Eau Claire, and Rochester, and 12 below in Bismark, N.D. It was 23 below at St. Cloud, Minn. William Calvert, 309 East Van- when the flames broke out about sident Truman's appeal for con $3500 Awarded Estate 4 a.m. Buren street, city Admitted Sunday and inched into Communisl lines without resistance for three hours.

Suddenly they were brought under attack by Red units west and southwest of Chorwon. tinued vital steel production. for bis wife in the' United States. However, the above freezing Washington officials hoped that Of Ralph Sheldon Ben Yontz, R. R.

3, Columbia U. S. Rear Admiral R. E. Libby Those who awoke in time leaped screaming from windows and came the committee, which last week stripped Murray of authority to City Dismissed Sunday weather was short lived with the temperature hovering at 2 above zero at 8 a.

m. this morning. This was quite a drop, as at the 5:30 The 8th army reported light promptly accepted both the letter from Dean and the proposal for a general exchange of letters from Judge Lowell L. Pefley of the postpone or call off the threatened Harry Mossman, R. R.

4, Col Whitley circuit court has approved walk-out, would move to assure un Continued on Pare I umbia City settlement of a claim by I la M. interrupted production or give setting Sunday the mercury still read a eomparitively comfortable 27. Kichler, administratrix of the es contact with enemy groups up to two platoons in strength along the eastern and western fronts from midnight to noon Monday, with no significant action in the center of the line. Murray power to do so. tate of Ralph Sheldon against Jack the strike would be Main highways are in fair con Kramer, 407'4 Line street, Co Optimistic Legation Spokesman Asserts Four ed a special convention of 2,500 lumbia City, in the sum of $3,500.

unavoidable. The union has call- The complaint states that when running out doors into subfreezing temperatures. Several of the victims were killed or hurt in leaps from upper floors when flames cut off fire escapes. Cause of the blaze was not determined immediately. Five of the dead were members of one family.

The fire was discovered by Patrolmen Ansel Russell and Llovd Jones, who were cruising in the neighborhood. They saw flames shooting out of a hallway. "We dashed into the building." Jones said. "There was smoke all over and we were helpless. We steel union members for Jan.

3. If the death of Ralph Sheldon occur Phil Metzger the committee fails to act Thursday, red on August 23, 1951, he was dition for traveling, it was report-, ed, although there are still spots of ice which make motoring treacherous. Yesterday's warm temperatures thawed some of the ice from the main roads, but secondary roads are still covered with snow and ice. American Fliers Will Gain Their Release Soon Has Surgery oniy me convention can end the hit by a car driven by Kramer. strike scheduled to start Jan.

1. If Murray or the waae committee sneidon and KirkpatrieK were pushing a staled Ford tudor car Phil Metzger of 115 North Elm Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 24. ed airmfcn. fails to move at least to delav the belonging to Frank Kirkpatrlck on He was given the task of ap walkout, 'President Truman is pre ftl.R) An American Legation spokesman said today that there Predictions for Christmas day highway 33 in Washington town proaching the Communist govern street is recuperating from major surgery at Luckey hospital, Wolf Lake.

He was admitted to the hospital Thursday and submitted to surgery Friday. pared: to obtain a Taft-Hartley law injunction to outlaw the strike for are snow and somewhat higher temperatures, with a maximum of ship, Allen county, near the Lin-colndale school on August 23, seemed every reason for optimism that four United States Air Force ment because the new U. S. Minister, Christian Ravndal, has not helped a lady out and then had 80 days. 20.

1951. to get out ourselves. fliers convicted of flying into Comunist Hungary illegally wfll It is further stated in the com presented his credentials. Surprise One-day Trial News Agency, M. T.

gave no indication how soon the U. S. must decide between paying the fines or letting the men serve the three-month sentences. Ravndal, referred all questions on America's next step to Washington. He said the suddenness of the trial, coming only two days after the government announced the men would be brought before a court, had taken him by "As soon as we reached the out plaint that the insurance company be freed soon.

The four Americans were tried side, people started jumpine Harry Greer which insured the defendant, with Btoe Bell And Columbia Products Hold and convicted in a surprise one- The four American airmen out admitting liability therefor Three came out the attic window on the west side. That's a jump of atient At Whitley but for the purpose of compromis day trial on a charge of violating this countrys border with the intention of dropping supplies to were fined $30,000 each in a brief military court trial yesterday, the C-47 transport plane in which County Hospital Annual Christmas Parties For Employees ing and settling the estate has pro aDout 40 feet. Two others came out the third floor window in posed a $3,500 settlement, which front. they became lost over Hungary Blue Bell, Inc. and Columbia "spies and diverslonlsts." The court also seized the U.

S. was accepted by the administratrix Harry Greer, a resident near The latter two were Mrs. Lillie was confiscated. and approved by the court. Old Lake, is a patient at the Products Division of Weatherhead held their company Christmas Air Force C-47 transport plane The only surviving heir is Flo "I really can't make any comment he said.

The four airmen are Capt. The court specified that If the fines totaling $120,000 were not in which the four fliers were for May Williams, 35, and Mrs. Lillie May St. Clair, 28. Mrs.

Williams was killed instantly. Mrs. St. Clair Utiles on Friday and Saturday. rence Sheldon, Churubusco, moth Whitley County Hospital where he was taken late Saturday night in the Smith and Sons ambulance.

Mr. Greer was admitted to the er of the deceased. paid, the men must serve a three- ced down Nov. 19 by Soviet fighter planes. John J.

Swift, Glens Falls, N. he Blue Bell plant began their Christmas festivities on Friday suffered burns. months jail term. Capt. David H.

Henderson; Shaw The announcement of the sen The dead were identified as six noon with a turkey dinner in the United States Charge D'Aff- hospital on Wednesday morning tences by the official Hungarian nee, Sgt. James A. Elam, Kingsland, and TSgt. Jess WHITLEY COUNTY HOSPITAL NOTES when lt was thought that he had aires George M. Abbott visited Deputy Foreign Minister Antlor cafeteria for the employees.

Following the dinner, the employees gathered at the Lutheran church week old Benda St. Clair, Linda St. Clair, 1, Berdell St. Clair, 18, Beatrice St. Clair, 9, Robert St.

Clair, 12 members of the same suffered a heart attack. A. Duff, Spokane, Wash. Berei at noon to discuss the sit A Hungarian announcement He returned to his home on uation. said the fliers "admitted" they vi inursaay, and on Saturday a Admitted Saturday Penny Arlene Judd, R.

R. 6, Co The church program for Blue 3ell employees included a Christmas message by Rev. Kleespie, and singing by a quartet composed of 'i jorie Keiser, Mary Dow-ell, Clai c.nce Feist, and Donald Helfrich, with Mrs. Clarence Gall at the organ. Columbia Products Nearly 1.000 persons attended the Columbia Products Christmas party held in Marshall Memorial Hall on Saturday afternoon.

C. P. employees and their families were guests of the firm. Gifts and the candy and orange treat were distributed to about 400 children up to and including the 12-year olds. The York and Son Agency of Fort Wayne provided the entertainment, which included a jug-ling performance, an act of char Abbott declined to say whether blood clot developed in his leg, Miss Leininger Suffers Fracture Of The Hip family; Joe Williams, 64, John Evans, age unknown; and Mrs Williams.

lumbia City the State Department had decid olated the Hungarian border near Gyula Nov. 19 and flew more than 185 miles over Hungarian which caused his return to the ed to pay the fine. He said he hospital for treatment. Dismissed Saturday Mrs. Sam Woll, R.

R. 6, Colum would telephone a report to Wa territory before being forced for a special church program, with the Rev. Graham Kleespie in charge. The departmental gift exchange was held later on Friday afternoon in the plant cafeteria, which was decorated in accord with the holiday spirit. Also as part of the Blue Bell Christmas program, a party was given for the children up to sev bia City shington.

But the Legation spoke Elizabeth Leininger, 602 West down. The Earl Lotters Mrs. Roger Miller and daugh sman's optimistic statement indi It said the Americans were un ter, R. R. 1, Columbia City VanBuren street, was taken to the Whitley County Hospital Sunday morning in the Smith and Sons able to give "a satisfactory ex cated that Abbott thought there would be positive action soon.

Mrs. James Ferrel, Squawbuck planation" why their plane car road, city Increasing cloudiness tonight Abbott said the U. S. Legation ried maps of Russia and the "people's Democracies," parachutes had not received the official text Mrs. Louella Alexander, R.

R. Columbia City of the Hungarian court proceed in superflous numbers, a radio Are Parents Of Second Daughter The second daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lotter, West Van Buren street of this city, at 1:46 p.m., Saturday at the Whitley County Hospital. The name of Pamela Jean was ambulance where she submitted to X-ray examinations to determine the extent of injuries suffered in a fall while walking on the north side of the Central Block recently.

It was found that she Eugene Pressler, R. R. 6, Col ings, but he understood it was transmitter and bundles of blan en years of age on Saturday afternoon. The children were entertained in the cafeteria, and were given gifts by Santa Claus. On Thursday of last week, the plant was host to both the morning and afternoon sessions of the acter impersonations, and acro umbia City.

kets. substantially the same as the official announcement carried in the Dismissed Sunday The court said the inability of batics. Santa Claus was on hand to Mrs. Ted Lazarz and daughter, and Tuesday. Light snow developing north portion late tonight or Tuesday.

Warmer Tuesday. Low tonight 0-10 above north, 10-15 south. High Tuesday 22-30 north, 25-35 south. Sunset 4:25 p. m.

Sunrise 7:16 a. m. High Sunday 3 degrees Low Sun. Night degrees Monday Noon 15 degrees the fliers to give "a satisfactory Hungarian press. wish everyone a merry Christmas Abbott was believed to have as 308 East Jefferson street, city had suffered a fracture of the hip and she was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

and give the children their gifts. Mrs. Frederick Warner and ked the Hungarian authorities given the baby, which weighed five pounds and nine ounces. explanation" made it "plausible that the airmen intended to drop these articles to spies and diver-sionists active in people's Democ daughter, R. R.

4, Warsaw whether the fines should be paid Miss Leininger was in the gro kindergarten classes. The kindergarten pupils were served ice cream and cookies and also another treat. The party was arranged by Chris Benzer, president of the Penny Arlene Judd, R. R. 6, Co Mrs.

Lotter was formerly Kath cery business here for a number of years. direct to the Hungarian government or through the four convict-1 Columbia Club. leen Rider. lumbia City racies." i.