Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1953 — Page 1

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Ike Is Facing First Blowup Over Wilson Some Senators Hold ;, ' 'Wilson Ineligible |For Defense Post \ . WASHINGTON. UP —Presidentelect Eisenhower faces his firsl bloA up with congress today as j : so|n# senators held that Charles E ; Wilson will violate the law if be Retains his General Motors stocks while defense Secretary. Tiie‘ row Apparently jeopardized th# chances off Wilson and his top I defense aides getting senate con- ■ firmation by inauguration day ! ; ''i Tuesday, as Eiseho.wer has requeued.- , services commitl tee members postponed action untilj Monday tb receive additional legal advice to pelrmit Republican leaders to consult with Eisenhower' headquarters in New, York. ♦ What started out as a wrangle involving a few Democrats' was, turning into a major fight, with Republicans joining in. * It was learned that James H. fluff (Pa.),- one of the earliest Ejsfenhower backers, sided with Det| ocra tl c Sen - Harry F. Byrd (V<), in holding that no, man in ' government, Wils oh' included, shopld be doing business with, any firm in which he ha< ? a financial interest. r i ‘ - What senators was Wil- ~ son|s “No, I will not” answer when ‘ asked if he would disqualify himself' in passing on defense contracts for the General Motors Corfr., the company of which he was; president and in which he holds $2,500,000 in stock. 7* Complicatipg the muddle is the fact that pne of Wilson’s first jobs- \ _if. confirmed will be to pass on' GM’s request fOr a six to 42 percent hike in.- profit margin on sOme defense contracts. Wilson paid a hurry-up call to ’EisqnhoWer headquarters in New York Friday but told newsmen he had “no-comment” on the sudden turff in events. /involved in the pre-inaugurai gtbrrn is a federal law provision carrying $2,000. fines and two-year jail sentences for any government official doing business with a firm in svhich he is interested “directly at indirectly.” ;\ ? Republicans were faced with Ih choice of: 1., Asking Wilson to dump his GM stock plus bonuses due him; 2. Changing the law; or 3, Asking Eisephower to'withdraw - the appointment. 5 \<. 7- ' Byrd and Sens. Richard B. Rus sell (DJGa.). and Lyndon B. Johnson !(D-Tex.), questioned the defense department appointees for several hours behind closed doors and discussed Wilspn’s testimony on Thursday. Wheh they finished it- api>eared that only Robert B. Anderson, a Texas oilman designated as navy secretary, had cleared himself-to the satisfaction of • all senators. The committee was jarred when informed by Robert Ten Broeck Stevens, artpy secretaigr designate, that his textile firm does one third ; i of its business with the armed serf Tara Ta Six) Noon Edition \

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Warns Hoosiers Os Hazardous Driving 1 INDIANAPOLIS UP —, The weather bureau warned motorists today of hazardous driving Conditions. as freezing rain and ' sleet spread across Indiana. . The bureau said only the extreme southern part of the state escape. That section will get ;f(ain, ( f The icy moisture swept into the state early today as temperatures stood slightly below freezing. In the north, South Bend reported sleet and an early morning temperature of 29., Farther south, Terre Haute had a temperature of 31 and freezing rain. 14 Killed As 0-54 Transport Plane Crashes Falls Early Today In N ew f° un dland, All Aboard r Are Killed WASHINGTON UP — The air force sdld a (r-54 transport plane crashed early today hear Stephenville. Newfoundland, killing all 14 'persons aboard. . ' : The air force said the plane .crashed iaboujt a mile from the runway of jthe Harmon air force base. It said the plane was approaching the base after a flight from Torbay Airdrome at sLjdhns, New’foundland. : | / The air force said the pilot of the big transport called the Harmon tower and cancelled his instrument clearance. The plane then -was- by the tower after breaking through a cloud layer. The plane subsequently crashed. : The Ceiling at Harmon -was reported ag 1.760 feet with a visibility of four- miles:. Thefd were, no Other details available here.

November Term Os Court .Ends Todoy The Aflams circuit .court today . ehds its November term and will go into vacation <e_ rra f° r twi> weeks, bpenitg again Feb. 2. • One of the more weighty cases that will coms before the court in i pie term; already on the docket, will b# tlie motion for a newtrial in the matter of the Jehovah’s .yVitnesses against the city of Decatur- Judge; Mjylys F.' Parrish recently ruled against the \city in the religious request to build a church on Mdnroe and Ninth streets. If the motion for a new trial is denied, city attorney Robert Anderson has! stated he will take the case, to\ appelate court. Ownwhile, the nearing op the for a pew trial will take place Feb. 13. •’ i ’; . , ; \ ■ Sharp Earthquake Reported in Tokyo TOKYO, (UP)—Office workers and shoppers rushed excitedly out of downtown buildings today when a sharp earthquake shook the city. There were no immediate re- . ports of fatalities, injuries or damage. '

185 Pieces Os Legislation In Stale Assembly See Craig Program Os Reorganizetiq|i Chance Os Passage INDLANAPOLiS,’ UP fciana lawmakers believed today l|®overnor Craig’s signature on thWegislators’ $lO a day expense bigl improved .the chances of ena®ftentl for his. governmental reoi&niaa-l tion program. One senator said that infcraig had vetoed thp measure, b® and the legislature would have 'lpwn at swords’ • points and his ment” program would hay« suffered. ijiP - During the first 10 dajO lawmakers introduced 185 pie{-fs of legislation, 166 bills and 19 absolutions. All were referred tfS.committens except the one givin» lawmakers expenses. They.parsed it —in a flurry—under of rules." isM Soihe representatives amjfjsenators were disturbed by newspaper ’ editorials and cartoons cWding them for giving raise. They would havekibeen doubly rebuffed jhad Craig the measure. 7 W A large portion of progiam already has been introduced, and the governor said it be in by Thursday. On thagfday t ' lawmakers also will receivbaiheir “headache”L.ibill, a reeprd t||dget totaling about $610,000,000. Craig’s requests for more!||linds to improve schools,'mental institutions and highways will he imfauded in the budget.! Craig-supjjdrted measures already introdUcejipTpro,vide a merit systepi ,for conwrvation department employes, jffifrect primary, 60 mile per hour ijabeed limit, appointment of ty director, a state office commission, and concentration of administrative control the adjutant general, police, servation departments. Legislators are on many of ■she veterans bonus question, to abolish it, to pay off starting Uune 1, and to extend deadline fori piing applications to April 30. Sept)HL or Dec. 31. Most lawmakers oWect approval of the pay-off starting June 1 And some extension < lithe filing deadline. Other veteran legislation ! smld exempt men now in servicet fj’om paying property and poll (axes and. anot’he.r controversy, either abolish free hunting and filing permits outright or extend thim to Korean vets. ; S Each session brings rumci M of pay-offs 'by To control that, bills were introduced ri juicing lobbyists to wear badgei|knd to report to -the secretary of;state where their money comes ; srom and which lawmakers receive 1 (1 as gifts. . , I* ~ H fflr : INDIANA WEATHER fi. Rain couth and central aiW rain mixed with sleet or tiffing rain extreme north toolgfii. Rain enefing south early fe. night. Sunday mostly Not much change In temped ture. Low tonight 26-30. Hji) Sunday 32-38.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 17, 1953.

County Net Champion To Be Named Tonight; Four Teams In Running

- '■ Ike Prepares For Inaugural i As President Leaves By Special Train Sunday For Nation's Capital NEW YORK VP — Presidentelect Eisenhower packed his personal papers at his headquarters here apd said goodbye to his staff today on tl\e eve of his'departure for Washington. I | : The incoming chief executive and his official family will I leave by special train Sunday for the Capital and the inauguration ceremonies T ue8 day. i -'\ ' '; | There titas no appointment ached? ule listed foi* today and, aides said Eisehhower planned to spend only the mbrning at his Commodore Hotel headquarters. Presumably he will discuss with his top advisers what action to take in! the case of Charles E Wilson. |his secretary of defence-, designate Wilson’s confirmation' by the by some > i senators who contend that Wilson will violate the law if he retains stock i/nqeneral Motors while serving as defense secretary, Wilson resigned as\ GM president to take the defense job The President-elect had a full . day u- Friday, gapped off with an address jtci a group of Columbia University alumni at a dinner Friday night honoring Young Smith, retiring dean of the Columbia LawSchool Eisenhower, whose resignation as president Os Columbia is ,et-' fective today, said that as he embarked on his new White 'House duties he realized that only through the advice men such as Dean Smith and the prayers of a United America could he per? form his job successfully. Columbia faculty. Eisenhower borrowed a line from the inaugural address he will make Tuesday. “As long as we preach with conviction and teach with integrity, that is the true defense against (Turn To Page six)

More Than $6,000 In Claims Obtained Local DAV Chapter Aids Veterans Here ; ] f . More than $6,000 in claims have been obtained for Adams’ coulnty disabled War .veterans through efforts of Adams county chapter number 91. <yfj. the Disabled American Veterans ip the last year, according to the annual report filed today by Gerald Smitley, local seirvief? officer for the group. s Os 38 applications for hospitalization, 34 granted and only four were refused. Refusals, according to Smitley, were because of over* crowded. Conditions at hospitals where the applications were filed. Following is a summary of Smitley’s annual report concerning activities of the local service department: \ Power of attorney given to DAV, 38. 1 ■ 1 ■ 7 Compensation claims filed, 15. Compensations awarded, 6. Compensations denied. 4. Claims jn process of adjudication, 5.- , ■; , -■ Pension claims filed, 9, - ! Pensions awarded, 8. j V Appeals on claims filed, 8. Appeals granted, 5. * \ » Appeals denied. l. : \ i Appeals under consideration. 2. Hospitalization applied for, 3ft hospitalization granted, 34. Out-patient treatment applied for, ’• i s Out-patient) treatment denied, ,1. Burial idldims filed and granted, 1. \ Widow* pensions filed and grantInsurance reinstatements filed. 6. (Tnra To Paso six)

Icommunity Center [Payments $142,039 Drive On Pledges | Planned This Month s Ple<lges paid to the ! Decatur 1 Foundation, Inc., for the | proposed Community Center total j .1(43,039, T. F. Graliker, . treasurer £ 1 the civic organization, inform- *• Ad, the directors last evening. . Central Soya company has contributed 170.700. bringing total collections tp $215,739. , ' The original agreemn't with Central\Soya. the directors stated, calls for a minimum of slso,ooo in local contributions and effort will be made by the board to boost dolj|ections to that figure. The digFeeiors emphasized that only $7;961 is needed to reach the $150,000 mark. More than $12,000 In pledges remain unpaid and personal contact will l>e made 4ith pledgers td make payment ihis mouth. ' ■ The personal canvass piade during November brought in pay.meats exceeding $32,000, the trea- . surer’s report shows. ijontribuftjon from Central Soya company ( >*>er the six-month period ending Iterember 31. lis.OOO. Charley E. Ejiiuger ap'd J. Ward Caftand. 'board members, will di-j-ect a drive among pledgers who -WiVre not yet redeemed their pledges, with the hope of obtaining, the needed $7,961. ' ■> Robert Anderson, local attorney hnd one o< the Foundation trustees, informed C. C. Pumphrey, Foard, president, that the internal revenue has i-eeogniz-ed she Decatur Memorial Foundation, Incl, as a properly constituted non-profit civic organization. The ruling permits bledgefs to deduct contributions in compiling their federal income tax returns. The trustees met at -the First State bank and announced that steps toward ordering - final building plains could not be taken until the $150,000 total is reached. ‘ The additional amount requir4Turn Ta Pace Six)

New Plan To Measure Family Living Costs Directly Affects j Many Os Workers WASHINGTON UP — The government startled a new system for measuring the average family's living costs today in a move directly affecting 3.500,000 Workers across the nation. the first time, the bureku oDJlabor statistics began taking sit oh things as baby food and television sets into account in jjreparihg next month’s consumer’s index. The shift in method will) affect workers’ under the socalied escalator clauses in many union contracts which are tied to the cost-of-living. The bureau of labor statistics announced Fridaj' that it is “modernizing” its index costs to ihcltide about ip new items, such as television sets, baby food, self-sierVice laundries and thp cost of home ownership. It will also give new importance to such family budget items as housing costs and transportation. Food costs, on th& other hand, will be counted, as only |3O pep cent of the budget, compared to 35 per, cent the old index. Bureau commissioner Ewan Claugp explained that the food, item alone will alter the results in the new index. While a rise in fohd prices had a big effect on boosting the old index, it would not tend to change the neiy one tp such <an extent. Labor, leaders have complained that the new system will “disrupt” present contracts tied to living costs. CIO vice president Emil Rieve said it will “present an immediate problem of renegotiating the wage escalator clauses in their current .contracts." p' r ' falter P. Reuther, CIO auto (Twm Te !»•«• Six)

UN Artillery Hurls Barrage At Red Troops ■ ■' ■ ■■ \" , Sabrejets Rack Up 13-0 Score Over Enemy Air Force ! SEOUL, Korea UP —American Sabrejet fighters scored a 13-0 vic? torV over vaunted Communist MIG15’s in last week’s heavy air action over Korea, the sth air force announced today. Not one Allied fighter was shot down by the Soviet jets in the first 16 days of 1953. the air force said, while some 15 Red jets hayd been knocked out in the same period. U. S. Sabre pilots, outnumbered mdre than two to one, met the Red MIGs today in a high-altitude duel over Sakchon near the Suiho reservoir. One.of the Russiambuilt fighters was knocked down in the battle between four F-86 Sabres and 10 Red planes. Capt. Vincent E, Stacy, Crystal Fajls, Mich., got credit for the MIG kill. I ; The Sabrejet score topped a busy week tor the air force which laiid down an almost record barrade of rockets and bombs on northwest Korean rail road bottlenecks in the Red supply lines 'from. China. American B-29’s Friday night smashed tWp supply areas northwest of Pyongyang and a marshalling yardj near Wdsan. p-26 night bomberz eaught 100 enemy trucks on North Korean roads and de? stroyed mpst of them. . , ! The air force claimed 650 thjommunist trucks were destroyed by fighter-bombers in the past seven days. Allied pilots also destroyed six key bridges and knocked ou( spans across 28 other river crossings in ihe week. Sabrejet pilots claimed sto have destroyed 13 Red jets, probably destroyed three and damaged eight in the | On the ground Communist troops on the central front w r ere blasted Friday in the biggest concentrated barrage of Allied tank and artillery sjhells in weeks. The tanks and guns blasted, bunkers, trenches and gun position*. . o Twenty tanks lined the ridges between Chorwon and Kumhwa to add their high velocity projectiles lo the big guns blisting Red positions. A total of 56 enemy mortal positions and 51 bunkered caves were left in dust. . The I enemy made, a few jabs south of Panmunjom and in the Sniper Ridge sector of the Central Front today, but nd ground changed hands and the Reds did not press their attacks.

Roadblocks Sei Up To Trap Robbers One Robber Nabbed Whon Auto Wrecked I Local and epunty police joined law officials of the northeastern area last night to trap by roadbjfek two fugitives who robbed by gunpoint two business places in Huntington and in Bluffton, The roadblock was thrown up at the intersection of U. S., highways 224. S 3, and 27* in an effort to\cut off the way to Font Wayne, where it believfed the robbers were heading. Robbed of $197 last night was the Western Upioh office at Huntington,*, and a package liquor store at of Already .in custody is James J. MdMiahan, ' 19, Fort Wayne, who admitted that he and a companion, in addition to last night's escapade, took a total of $2,100 in five holdups this month. ■ McMahan was captured at his home after state police followed the car until it struck the Stellhorn bridge just south of Fort Wayne. The bandtts left the oar and one is stlll\at large .He was) named by McMahan and is being sought by police.

Streamliner Hits Rear Os Freight Nb Fatalities But Seven Persons FLEMING. Ga. UP Atlantic Coast Line streamliner, rammed the rear of a parked freight train at this south Georgia hamlet today but no one was killed. The streamliner, highballing toward New York frhm the Florida vacationland at a high speed, smashedjnto the other train during a dense fog about 3 a.m. C. G. Sibley, assistant, vice president of Atlantic Coast Line, announced four passengers and three trainmen were injured. 7 ,‘There were definitely no, fatalities.” Sibley A possible major rail catastrophe was averted by coincidence. The Btreamlineri was deadheading two empty passenger cars back of the three-unit DiCsel engine. These two cars absorbed most of the shock and were almost demolished. Wreckage Was piled 25 feet high apd the track was plowed up for altnost 100, yards, the steel rails twisted like strands of macaroni. Then fire, set oft by fpel lines of the big Diesbl, ehthe pile of' junk in Orange slimes. It was impossible to get k cloSe until firemen arrived from Savannah. 30 miles to the north, and brought the blaze under control. ■ \ '| ' i • ! V ' i' . At first one death was reported. It turned out to have been a corpse that tumbled off a wrecked baggage car and was taken to Savannah. v Engineer R. L. Robinson, Savannah, Ga., and fireman Selmon P. Pack, Waycross, Ga., both of the Miamian, were in "critical” condition. The others injured were not believed Seriously hurt, although at least two were being X-rayed. ACL said.

Push Legislation To Expose Subversives Also To Strengthen V Civil Defense Units INDIANAPOLIS, ;Vp — Indiana lawmakers' pushed) legislation today to expose subversives dnd build defehses agdlnst | Communist attack. The legislature is in recess until Monday. The measures wohldi strengthen civil defense units, create an unAmerican activites committee, and provide ‘meanp of ridding schoolhouses of teachers and books deemed to be disloyal influences. Sen. Milford E.lAnness, R-Liber-ty, echoing I Governor f Craig's Warning that Lake and Morion Counties would be prime targets if Communists should attack the U. S.. said i Indiana's civil defense system needs more “life.” He said it should become “an effective working force before disasipr strikes.” Ap>ill broadening the civil defense Unit’s personnel and equipment strength will 'be introduced <by Anness next week. He said it should work toward establishing civil defense units in all Hbosier communities. The un-American activities committee. with power to subpoena witnesses, will be suggested in a •bill to be introduced Monday by Reps. Sam fiushemi, D-Gary, and Phfl C. Johnson, R-Mooresville. They said its purpose will be to “root out , and expose Communists.”) ’ ■ ‘ A four-man committee of Democrat and Republican lawmakers would be appointed by the governor with a $35,000 appropriation to conduct investigations. Rep. (Bernard Swanson, Jr., R-Fort Wayne, prepared a similar bill which he said was misplaced by the legislative reference bureau. . Sen. Floyd Stevens, R-daypool, planned to introduce a bill Monday giving school administrators (Twa l*a«e Six)

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Semi-Finals On This Afternoon, Finals Tonight Commodores Meet r Geneva, Spartans j To Battle Eagles Adams county's’ new high school hasketbalF’champion will be crowned at approximately 9:30 o’clock tonight asj the final gun cracks to bring down the curtain on the 1953 county thurney at the Decatur gym. The Decatur Commodores and Geneva Cardinals were scheduled to battle in th# first semi-final tilt' at 12:45 o'Glpck this afternoon, followed by the Pleasant Mills Spartabs against the Monmouth Eagles. The Spartaiis advanced td today's contest by overwhelming the Jefferson Warriors. 70-47. in the. , first dash Friday night, the Eagles beat down a rally by the. Berne Bears tp mark , up a 59-49 triumph in Friday’SffinaL • tilt. I . I s The Commodores and Cardinals >yon their wayTo today’s lineup by 1 eliminating th# Hartford Gorillas . and Adams Central Greyhounds, ree spectively. in the tourney openers t Thursday nigh|. n ImmediatelyTafter the final gur.. i t tourney trophies will be presented by L. Dallas Albright, Jefferson principal and tourney manager. The . championship trophy is awarded by the Decatur Dally Democrat and the I individual sportsmanship award by > Robert Monni«r," former Decatur businessman. The tourney badl will . awarded to .‘ tonight’s runnerup. Spartans Start Fast 1 Pleasant Mills raced to a big 238 lead in the first quarter of Friday’s opener and stayed comfort-, ably in front the rest of the way to doWp the Warriors, 70-47. The Spartans'were on top at the half, 37-19, and at the third period, 57-36. | J Scoring was well balanced for both Jerry Price counting 16 and Les Painter 14 for the Spartans, white Dick Butcher led the Warriors with 14. Pleasant Mill's converted only 18 of 40 free throws, Jefferson 13 of, 24. | Eagles Triumph The Monmouth Eagles, after seeing a 10-point lead at the half • gradually dwindle away into a tie in the fourth ' quarter, staged a counter-rally of tneir own to oust the Berne Bears. 59-49, in the best game of the tourney to date. Berne took an early 5-2 lead but Monmouth pulled into an 8-8 be and then moved into the van at 17-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles doubled their advantage in the second period and went to the dressing room at the half with a 32-22 bulge. The Bears steadily sliced away at the’deficit and trailed by only three points, 42-39, as the teams entered the final sight minutes of play. Stu Miller and Ned Bfxler hit a pair of quick fielders and pulled the Bears into a 44-44 tie and John Klrchhofer was all alone under the Berhe basket to take a long pass and pur Berne in front at 46-44 after three minutes of the final period had elapsed. | Dick Harvey, who sat out part of the second quarter and all of the third because of tour personals, returned to the Monmouth lineup and promptly hit a field goal knot the cpunt gt 46-46. Harry Myers then cashed in a pair of free throws and MonmOuth resumed the lead. Jerry Sprunger fouled out of the game and Myers added another free throw, then Harvey hit again from the field and if was 51-46 Monmouth with lit|le more than two minutes to play-Bixler’s pair of foul shots narrowed the margin to three but Myers hit from the field and the Eagles added six free fouls in the closing minute to build up their final 10-point margin. Myers turned in the tourney’s high individual scoring stint to date with 27 points, with Harvey the only other Eagle in double figures. Miller, almost singlehandedly kept the Bears in the game with 20 points, while Bixler tallied 11, Mon|(l*m T« pare Six)