Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1954 — Page 1

Vol. LU. No. 130.

Fighter Plane Fires On Two Belgian Planes

GRAZ, Austria (INS)—-A fighter plane believed to be a Soviet MIG--15 Jet craft from Hungary killed one Belgian crewman and wounded four others today in an attack on Belgian Sabepa Air Line transports carrying a cargo of pigs to Belgrade. One Belgian -DC-3 plane, riddled by machinegun and cannon shell fire, made an emergency belly lauding at Thalerbof airport near Graz in the British zone of Austria. A second plane landed safely at Belgrade with its cargo of breeding pigs. First reports that a third plane was attacked were erroneous. The wounded pilot of the plane that landed at Graz said the attack occurred "well inside Yugoslavia over the town of Murska Sobota" /while he was flying 6.000 feet altitude. Murska Sobota is about 15 miles from the Hungarian frontier in an area where the Hungarian-Austrian and Yugoslav frontiers join. ’ The pilot was unable to identify the attacking plane but the second pilot said he believed It was a MIG-15. it bore the letters "AVK.” The second pilot of the plane — the only crewman not a casualty — said the attacking plane circled the freighter three times trying to force It is the direction of Hungary. Then the fighter opened fire. The cockpit of the Sabena transport was badly damaged aud the radio knocked out. it was not immediately determinedUJf the second plane was damaged, but the second pilot at Graz said that he believed the other Sabena plane-behind him was less seriously damaged if hit. A third transport plane is expected at Graz soon to replace the damaged plane. - ’ " Graz is 30 miles north of the Yugoslav frontier and 40 east of the Hungarian border. It is approx- ~ imately 40 miles northwest of the Yugoslav town of Murska Sobota. The crewmen and their plane at Graz quickly were put under British military guard. A British official spokesman confirmed the casualties but gave no details. Americans' Earning Rate On Decline WASHINGTON (INS) -r The commerce department reported today that Americans were earning at a rate of 282 billion dollars a year during.'April —a decline of nearly a billion dollars in the income level from March. Soldier Killed In Car Truck Collision — - V ' - - - BELLEVILLE, Ind. CINS) — Sgt. James R. Bolton, 37, of Fort Harrison, was killed today in a / car-truck collision on U. S. 40 in Hendricks county. Injured was the driver of the car, Frank Kasubjak, 23, of Clinton. State police said Kasubjak's car collided with a tractor-trailer outfit in the town of Belleville. Over 200 Enrolled In Lutheran School Total enrollment exceeded 200 at the Zion Lutheran church vacation Bible school at the parish hall on West Alonroe street. The school secretary. Mm. Reinhold Sauer, reported 168 children and 37 staff members were present Tuesday morning for a total enrollment of 205. The beginner department, with Mrs. William Kenney. secretary reported the largest enrollment. . 75; Mrs. Harry Sheets, primary department secretary, reported 60; and Carolie Nelson and Carolyn Aumann, secretaries of'the Junior and senior departments. respectively, reported an enrollment of 35 each. This exceeds the peak enrollment of last year. "Children of all ages are still welcome and invited to enroll on any school day," reported the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor of the church. There is room especially for children of grades 5 to 8. Classes are held each morning from 8:30 to 11, beginning with a morning devotion in the church, conducted by Rev. Schmidt A special feature of the school is the refreshments which are served to the children by friends of the children. 12PAGFS

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Charges AEG Head Refused To Give Data Says Congressional Demand For Data Met Resistance . WASHINGTON, (INS) — Rep. Sterling Cole (R-N. Y.), accused atomic energy chairman Lewis L. Strauss in open hearings today of ‘•resisting'’ a demand,from congress for information. ' Cole, chairman of the joint congressional atomic energy committee. declared that for the first time in history it had been necessary for the committee to adopt a formal resolution to get information from the AEC. The congressional leader told ‘newsmen later that the information to which he referred did not involve a special board’s recommendation that Dr. Jr. Robert Oppenheimer be barred, frdgi access to atomic secrets even though he was found both “loyal" and "discreet.” Cole said, however, that- the committee was not informed of the commission's decision, reportedly by a three to two vote, to consider Oppenheimer’s appeal itself rather than leave this to procedures in the AEC general manager's office. The committee chairman’s heated remarks were made after three of the five ABC members had stated that they oppose a clause hi the proposed atomic energy act that would name Strauss the “principal officer” of the AEC. Their statements were prepared for submission to the committee, but testimony on this point has point has not yet been reached. Strauss objected to Cole’s charge that he had “resisted” giving information, but agreed that there had been “instances recently” when information had not been supplied “promptly.” Existing law requires the AEC to keep the congressional committee "fully and currently” informed. Cole said he did not know how the language could be made any stronger. All members of the atomic agency now have equal status, but the chairman would be given increased authority under a provision in a bill to permit private atomic power plants. Henry D. Smyth, senior AEC member, declared that if the provision is adopted, the other four members might be “left uninformed and essentially without function." The statements were submitted to the Joint congressional atomic energy committee as it began taking testimony from the AEC members on “controversial" aspects of the proposed new atomic energy act. As senior member of the AEC, Smyth vigorously defended the five-man commission type of management for the nation’s huge atomic program. He said: “I do not understand this ‘principal officer’ suggestion, because it seems to me to imply that the chairman should assume the function of the general manager ... "In this case I believe the other commissioners would be left uninformed and essentially without function.” Chairman Lewis L. Strauss and other members of the AEC were also on hand for questioning. The congressional committee itself is split' on the issue of whether Strauss should be designated "principal officer” in the new bill. The measure, as written, calls the chairman the “principal officer,” and has created a controversy over whether this means one man can speak for the entire five-man group. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss conceded Wednesday that there is sortie "divergence of views" within the commission over the "principal officer” clause, which is included in the present draft of the proposed atomic energy act. -J ”“ s . INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy and windy. , Occasional light rain northeast half. Somewhat cooler to 2 night. Friday partly cloudy and cool. Low tonigh* 47-53. High Friday in the 60s.

Five Western Military Heads In Secret Talks Discuss Security Moves In Area Os Southeast Asia WASHINGTON (INS)— Military representatives of five western nations began secret talks at the Pentagonjjoday. to determine how much armed power they have for use against Q/mmunist forces advancing in southeast Asia. A brief communique said the representatives of Australia, France, New Zealand, Britalq and the U.S. met “to discuss security matters of common interest in the southeast Asian area.” The communique hinted broadly that further military talks with other nations located or interested in the area may be held later. it said; "These conversations, while not committing any- of the nations represented, will be of value- not only to the countries represented, but to other countries in the region in further conversations which may take place later on a wider basis.” The military leaders will make no decisions but will prepare surveys which will guide policymakers in efforts to formulate measures to defend the area. Basically the military men will give the policy-makers a yardstick by which they can judge just what they can or cannot do to stop the Communist advance. - Ttra. state department officials, although not attending the conference at the Pentagon, will be filled in daily by representatives of the V-S. member of the conference, Adm. Robert B. Carney, chief of naval operations. Attending the conference with Carney will be Gen. Sir John Harding, chief of staff of the British army; Gen. Jean Valluy, French member of the North Atlantic treaty organization standing group; Lt. Gen. Sir Sidney Rowell of Aaztralia. and Maj. Gen. W. C. Gentry of New Zealand. Both President Eisenhower and defense secretary Charles E. Wilson emphasized that the military men will not formulate policy. Wilson, returning from a three(Continued On Page EUrht) Enrollment 366 In Bible School Here Bible School Held At Lincoln School The total enrollment has reached 366 at the union daily vacation Bible school being held at Lincoln school, under the auspices of the Associated Churches of Decatur. Boys and girls 4 to I'4 years of age may still enroll in the school,, which concludes June 11. There will be no program at the close of the school because of the limited space in the school auditorium. A free will offering will be received eaclt day, part of which will be used for Korean blind children. This was decided by the boys and girls of the school. Teachers in the school are: nursery department, Mrs. Ray Walters; beginners, 'Mrs. Ruth Kiess, Mrs. William ’Eichhorn; kindergarten, Mrs. Delmer Van Horn; primary department, Mrs. ißay Heller, Mrs. L. A. Cowens, Mrs. B. G. Thomas. Mrs Winston Rawley,-Mrs Niland Ochsenrider, Mrs. Burdette Custer ; junior, department. Mrs. I Leonard Soliday, Mrs. Luther Brokaw, Mrs. Lohmas Mclntosh, Mrs. Max Spencer, Mrs. Raymond Eichenaur, Miss Glennj-s Roop; intermediate department, the Rev. B. G. Thomas. Richard Linn is director of recreation; Sunya Reppert is pianist; the Rev. William Feller is music director and in charge of worship; the Rev. John >E. Chambers is general director. Young people serving as helpers are Bill Smith, Madge Scheiderer. Linda Gamsby, Janet Hohnert, Judy Heller, Karen Snyder, Judy Dolph, Sheila Ahr, Ann Uhrick, Emily Swearingen. Mary Lou Uhrich, Shirley Sudduth, Susan Heller, Karen Jefferies, Cynthia Lehman, Susan Smith, Judy Lane, Louann Lehman, Sue Petrie. Twanette Magley, Jane Bedwell, Barbara Suttles, Jane Uhrich,' Donna Small, Marilyn Jefferies, (Ellen Welch, Gloria Fugate, Barbara Heller, 'Janet Lane, Stanley Alger, Ted Schrock, Edwin Bean. Pat Nelson, and Jerry Kaehg. Churches co-operating tn the school are the First Baptist, First Methodist, Zion Evangelical and Re formed, Bethany and Trinity Evan : gelical United Brethren, First Presbyterian, and First Christian.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 3, 1954.

New Battle T ouchedO f f At Army Hearings Over Monitored Calls Issue

UN Agrees To Study Appeal From Thailand 1 Security Council Rides Rough-shod Over Red Objection UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. (INS) —The UN security council in an extraordinarily swift move rode' rough-shod over Russian opposi-. tion today and within 20 minutes agreed to discuss an appeal by Thailand for military observers to IndoChina. i Ten of the 11 council members voted for the discussion. Only Russia voted in the negative, but in the case of a decision to adopt the agenda, the "veto" is not operative. U.S. ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, president of tire council for June, ignored Soviet objections and after a brief statement by France’s Henri Hopjwnot, called for the vote. Immediately afterwards, he invited Thailand Ambassador Pote to the table and gave him ! the floor for a statement defining •that country's reason for fearing ’ a threat to her security as a result of Communist Vietpinh attacks oil Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, Pote Sarasin said: ’ “Although up till now my country has not been directly attacked, the situation in territories bordering on Thailand has become so explosive and tension is so high that a very .real danger exists that fighting may spread to Thailand and the other countries of the area and that foreign troops may effect direct incursions into Thai territory.” He said Thailand has lost hope that the war in Vietnam would continue to be confined to that country. He said an impartial UN I observation team would prevent j the situation from deteriorating ■ and would help ”to avoid the ex- , tension of conflict and bloodshed.” Soviet Delegate S. K. Tsarapkin • touched off Russian opposition to (Torn To Page Five) Secretary Benson Lashes At Critics Denies Feeding Pigs Rather Than Babies CHICAGO (INS) — Agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson said today his critics are indulging in “pure hogwash" when they accuse him of “feeding pigs rather than babies.” The secretary made his accusation In a “June dairy month” speech in Chicago. Benson said: "There has been some uninformed criticism of the department’s recent sales of dried skim milk for animal feed. We have been accused of feeding pigs rather than babies. Hogwash — pure hogwash!" The secretary said that in the past year and a half his administration has put 290 million pounds of dried milk into human consumption channels. He said: “We have enough of this skim ptilk to take care of any outlets for. human food that* .we can foresee.” The criticism had been launched when Besbn announced he would sell government-owned dried milk at reduced prices for use in poultry and animal feed. Benson said also that he believes the'"best possibility for expansion” by farmers lies in sales of fluid milk rather than butter. The secretary said it Is possible the industry never can recapture its lost butter market, but explained that there is a vast market for milk. He said: “The American public likes milk and wants it, but many times milk is not available where Other beverages are sold.”

To Begin Work On Community Center Start Driving Os Tubing Next Week The driving of steel *ube piling for the foundations of the Decatur Community & Youth Center, east of the Monroe street river bridge, will begin next week, officials of the Yost Construction Co., general contra* tors, announced today. Leveling of the groun.ds for roadways and construction activities started today. Robert Yost, engineer and superintendent in charge of construction, announced. The tapering steel tubes, measuring 12 inches at the top and eight inches at the tip, will lie driven into the earth by a steam hammer, a 60 HP. boiler delivering 8750 pound blows with each drive. Cal E. Yost, president of the construction company, said that the piling would be driven to the "refusal” point. This will be to the depth where the tubes strike bedrock, or impenetrable clay. The steam piledriver is already located on the site and the tubes will be trucked from Cantoßv- Ohio. Known as “monotube”, the piling is manufactured by the Union Steel Co. There will he 98 steel piers, one located about 16 feet throughout the building area, op wiiich will test the concreate pads and heaths, Yost explained. The floor will be a concrete slab. In the general contract! for the 3200,000 community center, bids were received on the piling type of foundation supports and on concrete piers. L, L. Rado, the architect, recommended that piling be used, giving more than substantial support to building foundations. The 225 foot building, extending east and west, will face US highway 224. The depth of the building is 60 feet, with the wing that houses the auditorium, extending north 90 feet. The facade along the highway will largely be of glass. Soil -tests and ground 'borings were made a couple months ago and findings were forwarded to the engineers and architects in New York City. Contract for the building was awarded to’ the Yost Construction Co., of this city, April 29, on a low bid of. $190,000. including alternates. The general contract does not include furnishing and equip(Turn To Paste Five) No Official Verdict In Traffic Fatality Coroner Continues Death Investigation Coroner Hannon Gillig of Adams county said today that he was not yet ready to render an official verdict in the auto mishap death Tuesday morning of Mrs. George Mumma, Elnora. _ The accident occurred northeast of Decatur in Union township. Gillig said he would wait several days until the other persons involved in the fatal mishap were better able to give their versions of the accident. Persons who reside near the scene of the wreck say that the county road intersection 'is open in all directions. Those who arriv-k’ ed at the scene, shortly following the accident, said there was no evidence of skid marks from either automobile. Gillig said that his preliminary examination led him to doubt if Mrs. Mumma died of the skull injury. He said she had received several severe head bumps, but that some sharp , instrument like a fishing rod or umbrella had passed almost through hqr body. Gillig said that there was a possibility that this sharp instrument punctured the woman’s lung and was the direct eause of death. Mrs. Mumma, did not regain consciousness after the accident. Mumma and his three sons, all injured in the accident, are reported to be recovering.

Puerto Rican Terrorists On Trial Today Four On Trial For Gunfire Attack In Congress In March WASHINGTON (INS) — Four Puerto Rican teirorists go on trial in federal court today on charges growing out of their wild gunfire attack in the house of representatives chamber last March 1. U. S. marshals planned special security precautions to prevent possible demonstrations by the Nationalist fanatics, who wounded five congressmen during their surprise shooting spree. All face possible maximum penalties of 125 years in prison if found guilty on each of five charges of assault to kill and assault with a deadly weapon. They have pleaded not guilty and have asked for a jury trial. U. S. district attorney Leo A. Rover, who obtained the Indictments in near-record time, said the five wounded legislators and other congressmen who were in the crowded house chamber will be called as prosecution witnesses. Server, who served as court* appointed counsel for one of the two Puerto Ricans who tried to assassinate ex-Prestdeut Truman in 1956, estimated it will take from ten to twelve days to present his case. The four defendants, all of New York, are: Mrs. Lolita Lebron, 34, Rafael Cancel Miranda, 25; Andres Figueroa Cordero, 29, and Irving FJores Rodriguez, 27. It was learned that the four had turned down suggestions that they enter pleas of insanity. One informed source said: “they want to make their speeches.” The shooting incident spurred justice department efforts to smash the leadership of the small but active Nationalist group. Late last month, a New York federal fendants and 13 other Puerto Rigrand jury indicted the four decans on charges of seditious conspiracy. Handling the defense before •Judge Alexander Holtzoff will be Washington lawyers F. Joseph Donohue, Myron O. Ehrlich. Abraham Goldstein and Ben Paul Noble. All are, court-appointed and -will serve without pay. The defense team lost preliminary moves for a change of venue to another city and a lengthy trial delay. They unsuccessfully argued that it would be “practically impossible" to obtain an impartial jury in Washington at this time. May Take Railroad Battle Into Court NYC Management Protests Ruling NEW YORK (INS)—The management of the New York Central railroad indicated today that it might appeal to the courts about a disputed 800.006 shares of stock which were voted for Robert R. Young in the battle for control of the railroad. The present management of the New York Central protested bitterly after the huge block held by Texas oilmen Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson was voted for Young at the stockholders meeting in Albany last week. But the election inspectors rejected the challenge Wednesday and William White, president of the railroad, issued a statement hinting ths* the matter might be taken to court. A spokesman foir Young’s faction claimed confidently that the bitterly fought proxy battle was “over and done with" for all practical purposes.

■ ■ ——— Seoul Camporee To Open Friday Night Garrett Host To Annual Camporee - Members of all three Decatur Boy Scout troeps and their leaders are planning to attend the annual Anthony Wayne Council camporee ‘ which will take place in Garrett this weekend. About 70 scouts and explorers ■ will represent Decatur in the huge I camping event. The explorer scouts i will serve as service crews, direct- > Ing traffic and supervising activi- • ties. Leaders who will attend from I here include Newell Wright and t Kenny Nash of Rotary troop 61; s Glen Ellis, Grant Bean and Stanley 1 Alger of Lions troop 62, and Niian • Ocbsenrider and Nelson Doty of Legion troop. 63. Jack Gordon, . chairman of camping activities for t Adams county, and Gene Rydell, . county general chairman, will also t attend. ) An estimated 2.000 Boy Scouts [ and Scouters are expected to “pour” into the city of Garrett . from nine counties comprising the I 23rd camporee starting Friday at I 4:30 p.m. with registration, pack i inspection and setting up of patrol I camps. • The camporee will last until 1:30 p.m. Sunday, when the final inspec- • tion and closing ceriSttuWiy Will take b place. More than 10,000 visitors are > expected in Garrett Sunday to a watch the activities and to particie pate with the Boy Scouts in a noon t basket lunch. Ray Cripe of Garrett, general f chairman of the camporee, states that every effort is being made to make this camporee one of the •. best and most enjoyable ever. held. Parents, other relatives and j friends of the Boy Scouts are urged y to come and see the Scouts in i. action, see how they are tangly to o live with others, how to cook over an-open fire, to live in the open 1 and to care for their own comfort o and enjoyment. 1 The Wa-O-Ka Indian dance team B of Garrett, one of the most out--1 standing groups of its kind in - Northern Indiana, will appear at - (Turn To Pace Five) ■ Eliminate Madison • As Academy Site 1 Air Force Academy Choice Narrowed 1 WASHINGTON (INS)—The air 1 force announced today that the site for the proposed air force 1 academy has been narrowed down to three location — Alton, 111., Colorado Springs t Colo., and Lake Geneva, Wis. Air force secretary Harold E. Talbott must make the final choice of a site from among the three which were selected by the air force academy site commission. Talbott announced that he will make a personal inspection of the three sites, and that each will be- studled-by members of his staff. Disappointed MADISON, Ind. (INS)— City ofl ficials today expressed both surprise and regret that Madison, Ind., was eliminated from the possible , sites for the proposed air force academy. The air force academy site commission reduced ‘ ‘the possibilities to Alton, Ill.; Colorado Springs, Colo., and Lake Geneva, Wis. Mayor Charles H. Vaughn said he had been under the impression . that Madison was one of the top two sites under consideration and was greatly disappointed it was not selected. Chamber of Commerce President David Clapp Joined Vaughn in the two expressions. He said the Chamber had hoped to bolster 1 Madison’s economy with the academy and he could say only that be , was greatly disappointed. Air force secretary Harold E. i Talbott must make the final choice of a site from the t,hree selected for the $125-million school.

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Dirksen Quotes Transcript Os Stevens' Cali Testifies Stevens Claimed McCarthy WASHINGTON, (INS) — Sen; Everett M. Dirksen (R-I1J.) read Into the McCarthy-army hearing record today the transcript of a> phone call in which army secretary Robert T. Stevens said he and the officer corps were being ••crucified” by Sen. Joseph R. Me-. Carthy. Dirksen insisted upon reading notes of his private phone conversations with Stevefis after a new battle was touched off on the monitored calls issue when senators were told that conversations between the army secretary and Maj. Gen. Kirk B. Lawton could not be made public. McCarthy and his chief counsel. Roy M. Cohn, Insisted that either all transcripts of monitored cate in the dispute must be disclosed or they would refuse to allow the introduction of any calls involving them. Earlier, in executive session, the subcommittee agreed to give assistant defense secretary H.Struve Hensel the minutes of a closed meeting May it. Heneel has said .that he was told McCarthy, at that meeting, admitted his changes against the assistant dsfense chief were without foundation. Hensel was dismissed last week as a principal in the controversy bnt McCarthy said at the time that he was not "withdrawing" his charge that Hensel “masterminded” the army charges in the case of Pvt. G. David Schine. •McCarthy charged Hensel did this to thwart a probe of alleged improper activities as a navy procurement officer in World War IL Acting subcommittee chairman Karl E. Mundt (11-S.D.) said the tianscript of . the May 17 meeting would be furnished to Hensel and other interested parties but Would not be made public. Dirksen then won consent to read the transcripts of his phone talks with Stevens, two last Feb. 20 and one on Feb. 25. The Feb. 20 calls referred to Stevens’ concern over McCarthy’s treatment of Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker, a witness before the Wisconsin senator at an executive session on the case of Maj. Irving Peress, who was promoted and honorably discharged after refusing to say whether he was a Communist. Zwicker complained that because he refused to tell McCarthy who was responsible for the Peress promotion and discharge, the senator tongue-lashed him and suggested that he was “unfit to wear that uniform.” Dirteen read transcripts of three calls, two from Stevens to him and the final one from him to Stevens. The first, on Feb. 20, involved Stevens telling him that McCarthy had asked him if he "would accept a subpoena” the following Tuesday and Stevens replying “1 .will take it under advisement.” Stevens said; “It wound up with his subpoenaing me for 10 o’cock Tuesday morning.’ Dirksen said the conversation related to a hearing two days beforehand at which McCarthy questioned General Zwicker, commandant. of Camp Kilmer, N. J., where Peress had been stationed. Stevens had accused McCarthy of “abusing” Zwicker. Stevens concluded that day’s telephone conversation by telling “ Dirksen: “1 can’t eit idly by and see this whole officer corps crucified.” The next call, Dirksen said, was Feb; 25. a day after Stevens met with McCarthy, Mundt and Dirksen and agreed on a “memorandum of understanding" which the press interpreted as a capitulation by Stevens. In this call, Dirteen said, Stevens declared: "I’m going to have to do something . . and It may be drastic . . I’m not going to leave it where it is. 1 think I ve been absolutely crucified and (Turn To Fags Sta> x — =. ■'”*