Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1952 — Page 1

Vol.L. No. 73.

Reds Adamant' On Russia As Truce Member Negotiators Still In Deadlock Over * Inspection Issue \ Panmunjom, Korea. Mar. 26 — (< Pt—Secret meetings with the "appear” to have opened the way to a. compromise in deadlocked prisoner discussions, the United Nations command said today. ~ I Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols, official U. N. spokesman, said the allies had adopted a “reasonable tntiude” on the Communist proposal to drop demands for 44,000 ‘ missing" prisoners if the U. N. forgot about 53,000 South Koreans and accepted forced repatriation. He disclosed tdhce negotiators dropped the term "voluntary repatriation" about “four or five weeks ago in an attempt to say eventually the same in terras more palatable to the enemy.” Nuckols indicated the U. N.’s pinoth-old willingness to bargain .ion the issue may result in a meeting of minds under the news h.'uckout clamped on the meeting by negotiators. ‘We have indicated throughout " that we have been seeking some ‘ solution) to the divergent views and that has-been going on since the sth of March.” Nuckols said. "Both sides appear to be speaking with more frankness than they spoke.with prior to going into closed session.” Red staff officers refused at today’s meeting to change their position that Russia is a neutral and entitled to a seat on the truce inspection committee./ The U. N. command has offered to withdraw Norway if the Communists drop the Soviet. \ ? Allied and Communist negotiators "completely sewed up" the ports so entry <IOOSIIOO, a comluunique said. ' Meantime, Col. Chang Chun San, North Korean chief negotiator in item three discussions, refused to deliver to his government an offer of the U. N. world health organization to aid the Reds in combatting North Korean epidemics. He handed back a cable from N. secretary-general Trygve Lie, saying: r > "The document which Col. Andrew J. Kinney gave me yesterday had nothing to do .with the armistice agreement. I herelry return ifeto you.” •.]* I Chang’s stand on Russia was Efrat he saw no point in discussing Oirther the neutral status or nomiraafion of the Soviet Union as a -titnee inspector. | Allied negotiators claimed two nations from each side were suffi<|ient to inspect post-armistice Ko<ea, and that the U. N. .would accept Poland and Czechoslovakia, t’hey again offered to withdraw allied nomination of Norway. This would leave Switzerland and Sweden for the U. N. compand on the neutral truce commission. \ A Movies Os Hawaii Are Shown To Lions Club Movies of a recent trip to Hawaii taken by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Butler of this' gtty were shown jat the regular nfeeting of the Decatur Lions glub Tuesday night at the K. of P. home. Two films of interesting places on the island were shown. Plans were made by the local club to elefet two delegates to the state convention of Lions clubs to be held at Evansville April 25 to April 27. Harry Knapp is chairman of the convention committee. Next Tuesday will be April Fool night at the club and Ronald Parrish will serve as chairman of the program. 38 Italian Workmen Killed In Explosion Naples. Italy,- Mar. 26—(UP) — : Authorities said today that 38. workmen were killed and 53 injured in yesterday’s gas explosion in a power plant tunnel near Caserta, 45 miles norjtjiwest of Naples. The tunnel was,//being built to connect two sections Os a hydroelectric plant. ‘ ■ INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy with no decided change in temperature tonight and ‘Thursday. Some local light rain, possible mixed wtih snow in_ extreme southwest Thursday. Low tonight 22-27 north, 27-35 south. High Thursday near 40 north to 45 south.

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: ’ "IT Only 123 Casualties Reported In Week Washington, March 2^ —(UP) — The defense department reported today that announced 1 American battle casualties, ,in Korea now total 106.794 —an increase of 123 over last week. It «was the smallest increase since the department began issuing weekly s casualty summaries in October, 1950. The hew total includes casualties whose next of Rin were notified through last Friday. It normal- - ly takes from one to three weeks B to notify next of kin. J 1- ; —4. ■ Sen. Bridges To Testify In ! Tax Scandals Tax Investigators To Hear Version By Bridges On Efforts Washington, Mar. 26; — (UP) — > Senate Republican leader Styles 1 Bridges will testify /before house i tax investigators tomorrow about ‘ his behind-the-scenes J efforts to I se’tle a |7,000,000 tax Case, it was announced today. i « Chairman Cecil R. K|ng (D-Cal.) ‘ of the house ways, and . means sub--1 committee investigating tax scandals said he hpd talked with Bridges and the New / Hampshire Republican had\ “expressed the desire to be heard as sbon as possible.” . King said the subcommittee will hear him at 9:30 a. mi (CST) tomorrow’ on the big tax case-. flyman Harvey Klein, Baltimore liquor dealer against Whom the case is pending, testified that he doesn’t know Bridges and lyts no idea what prompted Bridges’ ef’orts in his bphalf. The subcommittee called Klein's personal attorney Ellis Rosenberg, to testify today. ' M ■ Republicans agreed with King s plan to invite Bridges to appear. "It seems to me Sep- Bridges undoubtedly/ would want to appear? in view of the testimony we have had.” Rep. Robert W. Kean (RN. J.) said. 1 Rep. John W. Byrnek (R-Wis.) told newsmen he believes Bridges should be invited unless “in tlje meantime he requests a chance to be heard.” /' '■ Meanwhile, four house Democrats introduced* legislation to make it a crime for members of congress to intervene in federal lax gases. The sponsors are Reps. Albert Gore (Tenn,), Percy Priest (Tenn.), Brooks Hays and Albert Rains (Ala.). Their prpoosal also , would bar members of political committees from intervening] in tax teases. Confidential records Os ]the internal revenue bureau on sjome phases of the Klein case, made public yesterday, showed Considerable activity by Bridges and Henry W. (Turn To Pace Kiatft) ——A——-—i—?' ■ V ■]' / ' 'i J Wisconsin Primary Turns Into Scramble Neither Five-Star General On Ballot Madison, Wisjl March 26.—(UP) —The Wisconsin primary today developed into a scramble by three Republican presidential candidates] to recruit support from partisans of pens. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur. Neither of the five-star' generals is listed on the ballot, and election officials have declared flatly that Write-in votes will'not be counted. And so supporters of Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio have set out to get the votes of MacArthur backers, while the camps of Gov. Earl Warren of California and-former Gov. Harold E? Stassen of Minnesota are wooing the Eisenhower adherents. 1 j Stassen made the boldest move of all test night by announcing that he would turn over half ot h|s stfrll-to-be elected Wisconsin delegates to Eisenhower on the first ballot at the GOP convention next July. It wasj widely regarded as an all--out bid for votes from Eisenhower backers in the primary next Tuesday. , T Eisenhower’s campaign managers in Washington, who have refrained from any endorsements in Wisconsin, greeted the Stassen announcement with silence, \ but . it drew a scattering of comment in the midwest, much of it unfavorable. State Spp. Warren Knowles, a Stassen backed in (948 who helped (Turn To Pnge Four)

* Sen. McCarthy : Files Slander V b Suit On Benton 5 • 1 Wisconsin Senator Asks Two Millions For Libel, Slander / * Washington, March 26. —(Up) — Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) today filed a $2,000,000 libel and slander suit against Sen. William Denton (D-Cpnn.). Benton is author of a senate resolution asking an investigation of McCarthy’s fitness to remain in the senate. • McCarthy charged that he was libeled and slandered by Benton in the Connecticut Democrat’s efforts to oust him from the senate. McCarthy's suit was filed in federal district court here. McCarthy J later told a news conference that he intends to serve as his own lawyer in the case so that he can cross examine Benton under oath during the trial and in pre-trial examinations. \ . y Benton assured McCarthy test ■year before a senate subcommittee of waging “a campaign of fraud and deceit" and of committing per- ' jury during McCarthy’s campaign to prove that the state department is infested with Communists. Benton test week told the senate he is willing to wave his congressional immunity and accept full legal responsibility for the charges he made against McCarthy, It was on the basis of this offer to waive immunity that McCarthy filed his libeksUnder suit against the Connecticut Democrat. Tn his complaint. McCarthy charged that Benton as a former assist-] ant secretary of state has ’’defended various persons in the state depart) ment against charges of the plaintiff (McCarthy) that they are ConF munist and or pro-Communist and that their presence in the state department is dangerous and detrimental to the interests of the United States.” He said that Benton "in carrying out purpose" of unseating McCarthy, professes to be acting in good faith but that he is motivated by “ill will and malice.” ] ♦ It said that Benton’s "malice and ill will” against McCarthy "has arisen and been caused by plaintiff’s action in exposing as proCommunist friends of the defendant (Benton) in the state department and in exposing o(her friends of .the defendant for security reasons .• . I He said in these circumstances Benton “acted as a defense witness for persqps attacked for security and other reasons and has used every >means at his command to (Turn Tn Pace Klsht) Merchants Aid In A /• Elks Cancer Party 1 Annual Cancer Fund Party On Saturday Almost every Berne, Geneva and Decatur merchant has contributed to the Elks cancer fund for the Open house and party to be held next Saturday at the Decatur Elks home, the committee in charge of contributions announced today. . The, soliciting committee includes William Gass, Robert Holthobse, Jack Kline and Al Zink. These men have made a complete canvass df merchants of the county for cash and merchandise and state the response has been almost 100 percent. The annual party will start at 6 o’clock Saturday evening withr-a smorgasbord supper. The supper is in charge of the Emblem club, ladies organization of Elks. Two hours of special entertainment for all those attending Will follow’ and at 10 o’clock a dance will be held. The tickets,, which sell for $1.50 eaoh are for the entire evening’s entertainment. The] committee in change of and entertainment which will folow the supper includes George Laurent, George Alton and Jack Nelson. ■— The dance committee consist ot Nathan Gurtner, Dr. H. R. Frey. James Miller and Florian Keller. The general committee is composed of J. K. Eady, Welter Gilliom and Leon Vennum. More than 500 tickets have been sold for the event and it was announced today that tickets also could be obtained at the door next Saturday night. All proceeds wil Igo to the cancer fund. All day Saturday will be open. house at the Elks home, by permission of the state alcoholic beverage board. \

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday/ March 26, 1952.

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Keep Taft Name On j New Jersey Ballots .■ State To Keep Name On Primary Ballots Trenton. N. J., Mar. 26—(UP)iState officials decided today L Tcedp Sen. Robert A. Taft s nam« <m’ is NeW Jersey lai primary ballots despite his request to strike it off. In a surprise move, attorney general Theodore D. Parsons told a superior cojurt' judge that the state had deckled, not to press for r .he Ohio senator’s withdrawal "in the public interest.” Taft asked formally that his name be dropped from the ballots in the April 15 primary because (*lov. Alfred E. Drisdoll had ‘‘broken faith” and announced his open support of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the presidential nmoination. The state.went jnto court for an order complying with Taft's request. However, Parsjons said there was ,an “over-ridihg public consideration" which should prevail despite the fact that a candidate has •in “inherent right to withdraw from an election.M Parsons said he and secretary of state Lloyd B. Manptr had conferred with county clerks and found that many counties would be pu tto “great expense” <to reprint ballots. Others, he said, would have “great difficulty" in i earranging ballot forms already distributed to numerous printers throughout their counties. Marsh’s petition for a removel order was served oh all 21 county clerks in the state. However, omly six were present dr represented at the hearing before superior court judge Ralph Smalley. Judge Smalley accepted the state’s decision and said: a candidate has an Inherent right to withdraw from an (Turn To PSk«* Seven!

V” I mini to raice . 1; i<l ; I beaten UtedttatuMi i . 4 I ■■ : (Rev. Vernon* Riley, Monroe Friends Church) THE ACCEPTANCE OF CHANGE Hebrews This chapter deals with encouragement to steadfastness in \ ' faith to God. However, we, as individuals, as Christians in this life many tliqes are subject to change. In material ibihgs perhaps after; a length of tirrie, we come to a place where we seem bent to change. . In spiritual realm we find many times under circumstances a change is good. Even Jesus our Lord came to a place of change and expected it gladly, left His stately Home in Heaven and camej to this world as a redeemer, see HJgi facing the cross, hear His prayer. "Not My will, but Thine be done," changing His course, accepting the Cross in the Father’s will and way. . - ■ So often in our journey of life our way is changed and we say> ; with the hymn written, “God’s Way ip the Best Way.” With ever and always the thought is given as’ the apostle Paul hath, said “We shall be changed.” In a moment, in-the twinkling of an eye and we lepVe this world and go to our heavenly Home. '■not made with hhnds. \ . f | * d I I ■' ' I ■! ' ■ 1

Preble Telephone Co. > Seeking To Expand Indianapolis, March 26.—(UP)— The Preble Telephone Co. ot Adams county today asked thia Indiana public service commissicu) so( authority to expand its service to five townships!. ] The utility asked a certificate of territorial authority serve Preble, Root. Washington, Kirkand and Jefferson Twps. It said fi*|e other small phone Utilities in the arfca the plan, 5 Bandit Trio Makes { Getaway With Loot Only Meager Clues Available To Trio Danvers. Mass., Mar. 26—(UP) ~-s'hree bandits and their rich hqul of $681,000 ift 4ash were snug in a hide-out today. State police, the FBI and insur-i .tiU’e company lacked evfen adequate descriptions of them. They questioned the three, guards of an armbred car who left! their vehicle unattended while they sipped coffee in a Danvers drug store yesterday. While they' wfse-cracked with the waitress, ♦lie thieves looted the truck. ■The bandits knew, what they doing, state ; police said, suggefeting that they had) been armed knowledge of the guards’ habit with a key to the truck land the of having morning coffee. And (hey stole two cars which they used in their successful getaway. ;So smoothly was the j|Ob doper iio one noticed them until ‘he moment of the getawqy and : <>. the police had only sketchy 1 descriptions. Police acknowledged the obvious. Exjpert thieves with a sharp eye fpr riches were Iqqse in this general area. Only test month handitS f'l'nvn Tn

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French Order Siege Stale In Tunisia ■■ ( .. \ Nationalist Heads Arrested; Death Penalty Invoked t Tunis, Tunisia, Mar. 26 —(UP) — ‘ Fiance declared a state of siege -throughout Tunisia today, invoking . .the death penalty tot attempts < ijjalnfct stats security, and arrested nationalist leaders, including ‘Premier Mohammed Chenik. . The 20,000-man French army was given full police powers under Ipe state of siege and a full news (censorship was imposed. ; french resident ’ general Count Jean De Hauteclocque proclaimed hhe state of and announced the arrests in a broadcast to the -people. | Chenik. minister of state Materi, ■public health minister Ben Salem, 'commerce minister Mazli and a group of extremist leaders were arrested. ' . ; Hauteclocque said he acted to bait the political activities" of Chenik and the others. Hautecloque had demanded yes- ‘ terday that Bey Mohammed Al; -■Amiri Pasha, ruler of this protectorate. dismiss the Chenik cabinet las the price of negotiations for the .greater measure of seif-rule which >he nationalists seek. The Bey availed him off. ' » ?- Under the state of siege a curfew was clamped on all Tunisian iwons from 9 p. m. to- 5:30 a. -daily. ; The French apparently feared new nationalist violence such as . that which cost more than 80 lives and left 100 injured in January and February. The French resident general ac- - <T..rn To Pace Six) ' I . _ — 11 ;. : > j J Attorney General Defends Assistants (J ; . Testifies Before House Committee | Washington, Mar. 26 — (UP) —■ (Attorney General J. Howard McGrath told congressmen today he believes all his justice department assistants are ‘‘honorable men.” \ And hft warned against any congressional prohibition against private law practice by U. S.j attorneys. If such ban is enacted, he said, it should apply to congressmen, too. > ? McGrath testified before a house judiciary subcommittee investigating him and his department. He said the case of former assistant 'hyorney general T. Lamar Caudle, ‘fired by President Truman for “in■compatible” outside activities, w’as an Exception. All the other assistant attorney -generals, he said, “are honorable mien." Subcommittee chairman Frank L. Chelf (D-Ky.) said 'may- ; be it would be a good idea for the |FBI to make 0 , a general check of -the justice department. McGrath iaised no objections but said he saw no reason for such an inquiry. Concerning outside law practice, (McGrath said the "best U. S. attorneys" would quit overnight if .congress banned such activities without raising their pay. McGrath promised to Cooperate (fully with sie subcommittee. In response to questions, he said he vould go along with tvhatever check' the group wants made, including a general FBI investigation. This was proposed by subcommittee chairman ' Frank L. Chelf |(D-Ky.) who said one reason the ' (FBI is in such good repute is that it fully investigates itself once or 1 twice a year. A : J ! . “I would have no objection to .(Tara Ta Pace

■ - " l —t~t— Thursday Deadline To File Candidacy Several Vacancies For Both Tickets The office of the Adams county clerk wilf remain open until 9 o’clock Thursday night to' receive any late declarations of candidacy for the May 6 primary election, Ed A. Jaberg, clerk, announced today. Thursday at midnight is the deadline for filing and Jaberg stated that any declarations received in proper form through the mail with a postmark of March 27 will be accepted.. There are several vacancies remaining in parties. Dr. Harry Hebble, Democrat' chanty chairman, said today that he was confident there would be a full Democrat slate of candidates. There is still no candidate'for treasurer or coroner and it was learned today that one or two' more candidates might file for the office of auditor on the Democrat j ticket. ? It has been customary in the last several years for the Republicans to fill their vacancies by county convention during the summer. There are at present three Republican candidates for county offices, namely auditor, joint state representative and recorder. Republicans have all precinct cotnmitteemen. post's filled with the exception of Botitth Blue . Creek and there are a dozen vacatfCtefe'lfl the Democrat party organization. Hebble indicated today that most of these would be filled today and tomorrow. i Here is the way the Democrat ticket lines up at noon today: For joint state representative: G. Remy Bierly, William Kruse. For prosecuting attorney: Lewis Lutz Smith. ( , For Recorder: Mrs. Mabel Striker. Mrs. Catherine Lose. For surveyor:? Herman Moellering. • For auditor: Fred Kolter. For treasurer: none. For coroner: none. The Republican ticket to date is: F ( or auditor. Frank Kitson. For joint state representative; Luther Yager. For recorder: Mrs. Doris Burkhead. For coroner: none. For treasurer: none. For surveyor: none. For prosecuting attorney: none, legion Auxiliary Sponsors Contest Annual Contest i On Poppy Poster The American Legion auxiliary will again sponsor the Poppy .poster contest this year. The purpose of this contest is to instill into the children the meaning of the poppy, the cause of its existence, why poppy sales are held and for what the funds am used. All the schools in the county have been visited and the story explianed by the chairman, Miss Margaret Eiting. ■ The contest w|H be divided into three classes. The first class will be the 4tb, sth and 6th grades; second class. 7th, Bth. and 9th grades, and the third class, 10th, , 11th and 12th grades. Each poster j must carry the Flanders poppy in its correct color and have the j words," i “American Legion Auxil- , iaiy” on it. 4 The posters will be judged by , points, so many for the force, originality, artistic value and neatness, and the points will be given in that ordek - The posters must be taken to the Legion home or given to Miss Eiting by April 1. Three prizes will be given, |5, $3 and $2 for each class, by t|he local i hnit. 1 The winning posters will be sent 1 to the district for judging and the * winners will then be sent to the J state and to the national for judg- 1 ing. , 1 The firfet was sold just 1 I (Ty» TO Page lix) - - <

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Backstage Row Grows On Steel Prices, Wages Contract Talks Are ' Resumed Today By Union, Industry Washington, March 26.—(UP) — Top mobilization officials split into warring factions over steel priclh and wages today as direct unionmahagement contract talks resum* ed after a three-month break. The CIO United Steelworkers, who have called a nationwide strike for April 8, demanded that the steel industry accept the wage stabilization board’s recommendation for a hourly . wage increase, plusfl-Vi cents in fringe benefits. Union officials planned to press the demand at closed-door sessions with the lUhited States Steel Corp. At Pittsburgh today, and in contract talks with other steel companier later this Week. But government officials expect-? ed little real bargaining to develop unless or until the industry is assured of substantial price inrreuses to compensate for higher wage costs. , Some officials predicted gloomily that the strike will come- off on , schedule, and knock defense production scheduled into a cocked* hat. They saidthe government’s ability to peace in the dispute'* is seriously ImpairedLby the "family fight” among its own mobilization agencies. . ! - The backstage row broke into the open Monday nigh?” when defense mobilizer Charles E. Wilson denounced the wage stabilization board’s settlement recommendations as h*“serious threat" to the year-old effort to curb inflation. Wage board members bristled with anger, and (Steelworkers president Philip Murray stfuck back with a bitter statement accusing Wilson of trying to reverse the board In favor of an “industry-dio-tated" settlement Wilson tried to make peace With the board and the union yesterday by Issuing a placatory statement in which he acknowledged that the board’s recommendations should serve as a “basis” for the forthcoming wage negotiations. > While he denied that he was eatlingj his earlier words, union officials regarded his statement as a “retraction." Wage board chairman Nathan P. Feinsinger declined to comment directly on Wilson’s remarks until he has a personal conference with the defense mobilizer within the next day or two. ' He told reporters that "I like Mr. Wilson, and whatever I have to say, I’ll say to him, not at him.” Informed quarters said, however, ( that Wilson and Feinsinger are poles apart on the question of steel wage increases. Feinsinger contends that the industry can grant a 26-cent hourly increase "package” with ou t upsetting stabilization rulds. Wilson is reported to feel that the Steelworkers should get little, if anj?, wage increase. Wilson Jalso is understood to favor granting the industry a price • increase large enough to cover any pay boost tbdt may result from the contract talks. ( ? In this position, he is directly at odds with another mobilization official, price stabilizer Ellis Arnall. . Arnall. who has been trying to hold a rigid price line, is reported strongly opposed to any ‘‘deal” to give: the steel industry special treat- , ment. - ( LU. Medical School Expands Enrollment Bloomington, Ind., March 26— (UP)—For the fifth straight year, Indiana university will have an expanded fall enrollment of 150 students in its medical school, Dr. John D. Van. Nuy|>, dean m :he medical school announced today. , He said the Jbf£er number will be admitted to help alleviate Indiana’s doctor shortage. s . •.f - n i’’ \ '