Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1953 — Page 1

Vol. LI. N&. 20.

Mental Health Plan Shakeup | Is Predicted Needs For Better Core For Patients In Indiana Cited H ' •■■ ’ p - . INDIANAPOLIS UP —A shakeup in Indiana’s mental health program to provide better care for. patients was predicted today by the chairman of a legislative committee investigating hospital conditions. Rep. Thomas C. Hashrook R-In-dianapolis said his House committee, which \ stirred up stronglyworded charges this week wakh testimony about Richmond state hospital, may djraw up legislation splitting administrative duties to free doctors for purely medical work. Both chambers were In recess until Monday. Next, week’s agenda: Senate—Starts action on flood of . - house - approved bills, including those mandating three day jail terms for drunken -drivers and starting veterans bonus payment June t 1; may make initial test of Govqi 1 - nor Craig’s sena|te strength on-ques-tion of passagel of measure 'to' allow 19-year*olds to vote. House —r Considers record-high 1 budget bill. ab<j>ut $610,000,000, to operate state next two yeaVs; receives Craig’s' pet project, * a.-'bill revamping state governments fur control by a cabinet. Hasbrook’s committee will, hear more testimony about conditions at the Richmond hospital within a week, he said. Investigating legislators said it was plagued by “inefficient administration” and “brutal treatment” of patients, but hospital authorities testified, the charges were “vicious anl false." • Some committee members wefe anxious to replace hospital admits j istrators. Hasbrook said the invesI tigation shoqjd result in correcting the shortcomings of mental tiona throughout the state wRU-es-pecial attention on finances, ife I I also hoped to correct what he called • "a waste of valuable medical experience." "Fifty per cept of the duties of doctors at mental hospitals are non -~ medical, ’ \ Hasbrook said* “With only four physicians for 1,700 patients as there are at Rich mond, the- doctors should be freed from administrative business." i ; One’lawmaker planned to unleash a pew weapon to free a legislative reapportionment bill from committee. i Lawmakers have ignored reap portionment, despite constitutional requirements, since 1933. If the legislature is not constitu-l tionaly apportioned, he said,-then laws enacted by the body are unconstitutional. That theory might

jeopardize hundreds of enacted the past 20 years, including Indiana's gross income tax law? A resolution by Sens. Milford E-j Anness R-Liberty and Leonard Fl Conrad D-Terre Haute suggests representatives be on the basis of federal census population and 49 senators—instead of 50—se? lected on a county basiA. The budget bill is ready for presentation but will not v be . introduced until Tuesday —to coincide with a budget message to be delivered to a joint session by Craig. — ' ' Decatur K. Os C. To Provide Scholarship Year's Scholarship , To St. Joseph's Decatur council of the Knights of Columbus Will provide a oneyear scholarship a Catholic boy at St. Joseph’s college, William Lose, grand knight, announced today. | \ 1 ' -fBoys from St\ Mary’s parish in this city, St. Rose in Monroeville «' and St. Joseph’s in Bluffton, ar*? eligible to compete for the scholarship, based on scholastic standing and grades in a competitive examination. The scholarship i£ valued; at |36l>, in which the cooperates in the award to a deserving student. “•Negotiations for the scholar ship were carried on by theßev. Robert Contant, assistant to t&e Vry Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz, and Ed Heiman, chairman of the Cathdilie activity committee of the Deeatur Knight of Columbus. The scholarship will be available next fall, it was stated. St. Joseph’s college offers a four-year course leading tp an AB degree. Noon Edition n .4 M ■ - ' •? ■

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT j 7 j I i < OHLY DAILY NEWSPAPER |N ADAMS COUNTY I ’

• Firemen Foil, beath Leap ■■hti ml fa i ' H WARWICK V I®*? too ROOMS I L?. "* '■ir-'iiiriTr'T : ■ ' i AFTER THROWING-CHAIRS through a .smashed window; of his sixth-floor hotel room in St. Louis; |a man registered as slmer E. Vail "of Gibson City"| andlater identified is a Pontiac. 11l J lawyer, plunges toward the ground in a suicide attempt. Firemen, called by police; were just able to get a net ir to position. Vail’s plunge tore the net from their hapds and he suffered bAck injuries. i

Confirmafion Os Wilson By Senate Likely ; ' j, _ '’di JI j ! | Senate Expected To Confirm Wilson As Defense Secretary

WASHINGTON. Ul<— Charles E. Wilsbn finally seenied 1 assured of senate approval a# defense secretary today but atjeast ope of his top defense aides i ipjCed possible rejection, ? Senate majority leader Robert :A. Taft Os Ohio predicted the full senate would confirm Wilson Monday in view of a go dhead late Friday from the armfid services committee. \ ‘ Some othet lawmakers considered Taft a bit optimistic but indicated a favorable Vote will come quickly. The Republican policy committee called a infecting at 10 a. m, EStT today toch»ck its sig? two pips itective service secretaries — Jidbert T. B. Stevens, "army, and Harold' E. Talbott, air . forces-‘r. appeared headed for confirmation trouble unless, like Wilson? 'they shed stock in-companies doipg business with the defense department; lv Sen. Leverett Salt install, RMass.«. said his arjne 1 services Committee may reject ]steVens. “I .think there arej a number of questions that will bhc asked of him.” he said in a;ndio interview. “arid" I am ndt pertain the committee will feel? it confirm him." Stevens owns stock n a textile firm selling to z the defense depart»ment and told the committee last Week it “would bp evere’’ for him to unload it. Thlbptt sajid he has stock ih three conipanieis doing business with thfe < epartpient. Two other • prospepti ite top defense officials — Rohe • .M, Ryes, deputy defense secretar z, and Robert B. Anderson, navy Secretary—' apparently faced little opposition. Anderson said he Jha f given up every business interest that might affect his govepnmem| d uties. Kyes announced he would; sell his GM Stock. ■ I J In an effort 5 to clear the way for Stevens and Talb< tt, Wilson promised he would ipsu.* an executive order permitting top aides to “pass the 4mck” to diir i in pases where their private and official interests might conflict, Sut some senators sti 1 were dissfied. ' They claipied the service secretaries should follow the course Wilson todk Friday and get rid of their stock. . H ;|l I The armed services committee unanimously approved the controversial Wilson nomination, but only after he agreed; to: Sell- his 39.470 shared of GM (T»ta To Paar Six)

Tommy Mann Fund Above 5500 Mark Donations Mount To Cancer Victim the Tommy Mann fund pushed pa«t the SSOO mark today with donations flowing in heairteningly from the county and out of the county. Fort Wayne residents account for about SSO of today’s contributions to the youthful cancer victim. i

Although it was announced earthis week that the Daily Democrat k’ould be for. the collectioq. the, fiYe ladles Root and Preble townships, who started the plan originally, stated today that ihey; would ijontlnue their collections ajnd would turn in the funds given to them for the Mann boy directly to the* family.' ■; / ■ 1 These ladies plan to coatimle to recleive donations indefinitely, , although the Democrat previously announced its collections would end nexf Wednesday. ! " ( Fallowing is a partial list of the latest contributors: A;mds J. Lewton '5.00 Kathleen Rose'Lewton .50 Mr. and ,Mrs. Richard Lewton a 2.00 Mr. and Mrs t Win. Heller '3.00 Mr. ap’d Mrs. Ammi Miller 2.00 Mr. ancFMrs. W. L. Gerke 5 5.00 Alan Jay Kalver A 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lobsiger 2.00 Mr. and; Mrs. Virgil Andrews 2.00 Bobby Andrews 1.00 William Selking ...2.00 Neighbor \* 1.00 Mr, and Mrs. August Selking 5.00 Mr. atid Mrs. Rollie Crogielr - 5.00 H>rve Mankey 5.00 Dale Mankey+--I— 5-00 Clem Raudenbusb 1.00 Mr, & Mrs. Wesley Kallenger 2.00 Friend 1.00 V, L.l elements 1.00 Tommy Manh Friend k 100 Don Mark Cochran 1.00 t Elaine Cochran 1.00 John McConnell L.. L....... 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Morris Begun 5.00 Elmer' Isch 2.00 Mrs. William Mitchel 4__ 5.Q0 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rupert 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. John Christener 2.00 Dennis Rash 1.00 Barbarize' & Beverly Singer 2.00 A total of $528.25.

Melchi Condition Is Reported Fcfir The condition of Sephus Melchi, veteran retired police officer of this city, who) was operated on 1 at the Lutheran hospital in Fort yesterday, was reported as “progressing as well as can be expected.” . ,j ’ He underwent on his jaw. the operation requiring two> and one-half hours. Located on the second floor of the hospital, his room number is 226.

• — — »>f - ——.—- Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 24, 1953.

Philadelphia Plant Is Leveled By Fire, Threat ' ' • ! l' I ♦ To Huge Industrial Area

- General Taylor ij '■ ■ I ■: ■ New Commander Os Eighth Army Geii. Van Fleet To Retire From Army Service March 31 WASHINGTON UP —President Eisenhower called Lt. Gen. Maxwell .1).! Taylor, new’ eighth arn\y com mangier, to the White House today, lifesumlably to discuss Korean strategy and coming efforts toijshorten the conflict. Thb conference was stit for 11 *.m. ie.-s.'t. Thej, apM’,named the World War Il paratroop dommander Friday to replace itetiring Gen. JameLs A. Van Fleet,- lit was; the President’s first act tb W the groundwork for new moves iijr Korea. ‘ . Taylofi like Van Fleet, the president ion the need to [expand hnd use of South Korean, army unjits, which now man about, GO per 'cent of the Korean front. Tgylor said he would push the ’program vigorously, as he has; in Pentagon planning. Theii White; House emphasised that Van Fleet's age was the only reasonTpr the command shift. The veteran genera 1 will leave; the #efviee Mavbb 31, but the administration djid not rule o,ut tjie possibility of another job later on: Meanwhile Gen. J. Lawflon Collins,’ arniy chief of staff, headed for the Far sast tdday on what was described as a routine inspection.' He conferred with Mr. Eisen-\ howet Thursday. j To Taylor. Vpio has been deputy chief of itaff, [w|il go a major rdle in carrying out whatever strategic plans—necessarily sediiet—that noware being devised for dealing with the -Korean war. After his Korean visit in De* Mr. Eisenhower proclaimed d policy; of witjh “deeds, not words/’ and premised a “new effort”; to ;end the war. r The man named to command ground forces jin the coming cial period is a tall, handsome, officer of 51 with a reputation for aggressive, courageous leadership borne: 9t World (War II exploits. Taylor pioneered in iofggnization of, airborhe units, commanding artillery ii tpe 482nd airborne division in Sicily apd Italy. He was ihei first general into Normandy, jumping with his 101st airborne (Turn To 'Pam; Slx> ■ ~~~ Plan Black-Topping Os Two State Roads Plart Improvements For 101 Andi 16 J Black-tjbppingj of two state roads in Adami county early this spring was announced today by; Pierce Harnish, district superintendent of the stita highway department. The work Includes: i . < ; Statle foad 101 fro*m state ropd 124 < WitlshirewMonroe highway X north !to U. S. 4 highway 224 (De-catur-Vairi Wert road.) j\ \ State rbad 11 > from Geneva, east to the O|hio R nei - . ■ ' - Work Will start as eariy in tjie spring ds is possible, Harnish, said. Monies have been appropriat- . ed and the contract will call fbf immediate com oletion. Both roads • are lmpl>Hant' l o residents of Adorns and especially residents albhg two roads: State road Ml is a bldok ton road north of U. S. road 224 to i wherp ill! joins j state road 1 near Butldr. The syven mile stretch,; however, which! is to be completed ( this spring; haa been improved. . : . Thete has been a request f&r j several years for the improvement of state road ljl6 Which starts at Geneva and connects with Ohio road 49. West from Geneva the 1 road runs to Bluffton. :

fcrake Trouble On Train Is Reported Report Tampering On Passenger Train BOSTON UP — New Haven railroad officials reported today an'ortier case of brake trouble on a passenger train and said it. didn’t |iappen “accidentally.” It was thle second case of brake trouble since the Federal Limited from Boston plowed into the Union Station concourse at Washington Igst week when its brakes failed. The senate commerce committee,, which investigated the Union Station wreck, has turned its findings pver to the FBI for investigation dt possible sabotage. A New Haven spokesman disclosed here that a partly-closed angle cock valve | was discovered Friday on the railroad’s Boston to New York train, the New Yorker, during a routine inspection at Providence, R. I. t "Those things don’t happen accidentally,” he said. "We wouldn't talk about it if we thought it was Accidental." ■ The spokesman said the angle cock valve was at the rear* end of the second head car of the New Yorker. If the valve had been closed completely, he said, the train Would not have had braking power tfom the valve's location on the second ipar to the rear of the etrain. He oid the valve was adjusted a,ncf the train continued to New Yjprk. TOn Wednesday, an inspection of tie railtoad's Boston-to-Washington (jolonial Express at New Haven. (|onn„ disclosed a half-shut angle tbek vaijlve on the fifth car. The trouble w-as remedied and t|ie train proceeded without mishap. The 16-car Federal Limited, operated by New Haven from Boston to New York and by the Pennsylvania,. railroad from New York to Washington, smacked into Upidn Station in the Capital Jan. 15, injuring ;50 persons. The engineer testified before the comiperce committee that the brakes failed. , An investigation after the accident revealed a Closed angle cock valve alnd another ( partly closed. A New Haven official testified that (Turn To Six) Bloodmobile Unit Visit Successful Quota Exceeded In Limited Operation The Red Cross bloodmobile had a successful operation yesterday, 'Mrs. Mag executive secretary said, the quota being exceeded on a fifty, percent reduced schedule. Limited of the unit, dtie to a second day assignment in La Grange where volunteers offered blood, reduced the local quota to 64 pints, Donors_ contjributed G 9 pints Dr. Waite of Fort Wayne was the examining physician in charge of the unit. He was accompanied hefe iby three registered nurses and two custodian?. The Phjflathea class of thel first Baptist church, served dinner to the staff and volunteer workers. The volunteers were: Mrs. Harve Shroll, Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mrs. Homer Reace, Mrs. Noble Reynolds, from the Baptist church. Canteen: Mrs. C. Hersh. Mrs. ROscbe Glendening, Mrs. William ‘Noll. Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger. -Staff aides: Mrs. Agnes Wemhoff, Mrs. Pauline Case, Mrs. Frances Eagley, Mrs. Mildred Smith, Mrs. Iva Hunter. Mrs. Frances Engle. Boys unloading equipment: Wayne Brunner. Jim Andrews, Dick Gaskill, Dick Kiser, Max Myers. .Registered nurses: Margaret Biting, ;Mrs\ Richard Hakes, Mrs. Harold' Hoffman, Mrs. D. Burdette Custer. 1 /;'■ ■ Nurses aides: Mrd. Louina Allspaw, Mrs. Dessie Sauder. Transportation.: Mrs. Glen Hill. Blood program chairman, Mrs. Ed Bauer. / Volunteer service chairman, Mrs. Norman Kruse. \ ' ; \ ! ■ Is I

Four Red Jets Blasted Out Os Skies By Allies American Airmen > Increase Bag Os Enemy Airplanes \ S.EQUL, Korea UP — Aggressive American airmen, led by Capt. Dolphin Overton 111, the “hottest man in jets” blasted four Red jets from Korean skies today in the fifth day of their bi£ “MIG-15 shoot.” The Americans claimed another MIG probably destroyed and another pair of Red, jets damaged. It gave thd Allies a total of more than 73 MiG’s destroyed or damaged in air battles since Jan. 1, the U r N. air force said. Ten sabres clashed with 12 MiG’s in an afternoon battle. Six AmeML can jets fought it out with the vaunted Red planes jn the morning. ... | \. ' ■■ . Lj This week alone Sabre jets have destroyed 18 Red jets, damaged others and ptobabfy destroyed two \ more. The latest kills niarked the crowding of two new jet ace*. ? Overton shot down hip fifth MIG in four days. It made him the 24th jet ace in history. The fifth airforce said the “hottest man\ Hn jets” became an ace in the “shortest time on record.” The other new ace. 25th to date, was Ist Lp. Harold B. Fischer Jr., North Las Vegas, Nev. Overton, who already had floWn 100 Thunderjet missions before he signed on for a tour of duty in Sabrejets, was on his 49th Sabre combat mission. The "hottest man in jets” announced afterward that it was his “last trip over the bombline." He had said when he stepped into Sabre' piloting he was aiming at racking up five kills in 50 missions ’'This is the biggest tlirill in my ten years in air service;” Overton said. rest.” | Allied claims of 18 enemy jets shot down in the last week contrasted with an .air force report that said only onq American Sabre was lost to Red planes in air combat the past Seven days. Three oth ers were downed by ground fire (Tar* To Par* Six) Cily-Wide Meeting For Women Monday Meeting On Cancer Here Monday Night “Self Examination for Breast Cancer,”' a Technicolor film, Will be. featured at the city-wide meet- . ing for women to be Held at S o’clock Monday evening in the Decatur high school auditorium. This meeting is being sponsored by the Decatur Woman’s club in cooperation with the Adams county cancer society, and is designed to , acquaint women with facts about , cancer so that the death toll of the disease might be lessened. I Dr. J. M .Burk, president of the Adams county medical association, - will be present, and in addition to ( making a short address, will con- ■ duct a question and answer forum on the subjeef of cancer. Two other interesting films will be on the . program. They are, “A Doctor Looks at Cancer” and "Miraple Money/’ ah expose of fake cancer cures. , , It is estimated that of the 100,- ( 000 women who died of cancer in « America last year, 20,000 of them succumbed to breast’cancer. Authorities say that half at these deaths could have been prevented if the disease had been deteced early by prompt diagnosis and discovery. All women of Decatur and surrounding community are invited and urged to attend this vitally important meeting.

— *■' 1 Influenza Spreads To Hawaii, Mexico Flu Vaccine Sales Reported Booming \ By UNITED PRESS Influenza attacks that have sickened millions of : persons around the world were spreading through Hawaii and Mexico today, and drug fiihns reported their sales of “flu" vaccine were booming tenfoldl Thousands of wbrkers and school children in America were in bed with “this flu that has been going but the- U.S. > public health service said it definitely was not an epidemic. 1 Hickam air force base in Hawaii began inoculating military personnel as influenza spread through the islands. An estimated ; ,600 cases) \ were reported among civilians on the warm, sunny islands. and ■ absenteeism was high among students, teachers and officeworkers. . The Hickman immunizations, werp only a part of giant “Operation ; Ouch,” a mass inoculation of Apierican servicemen in flu dabger spot* tj-round the globe. Pope P|us XII, who is undergoing treatment Vatican for a “flight” case of influenza, has developed some “irritation of the respiratory system.” But Vatican spokesmen indicated that thp pontiff’s ailment* will “resolve itself in a favorable manner.” Scientists at the Parke, Davis Co. at Detroit said the virus which caused the nation’s first outbreak at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., had been isolated and identified as a new strain of the “A” type. They said the stjrain was closely related to one that caused an epidemic in London in 1951 and outbreaks in the U.S. in 1947 and 1950. Many outbreaks in other sections have been attributed to the mild “A-prime" virus. s The Parke. Davis Cd. ‘said demands for “A-prime” vaccine here 10 times formal, and an Indianapolis pharmaceutical firm reported eyen higher drains on their vaccine stocks. e., Vij : • Health officials said that 40 per cent of Mexico City’s 3,500,000 residents had been stricken and that there were "several deaths.” The disease was widespread ip (Tura To Pace Six) I'.. C. C. Banquet Here Thursday, Jan. 29 Civic Theater To Present Program The annual Chamber of Commerce banquet with the public invited will take place as formerly announced on January 29 at Decatur high school. The outstanding treat of the evening will be the play, portrayed by the Fort Wayne Civic theater players, ’Mr. Belvedere,’’ a farce dealing with the acid gentlemen of wit and endless rhetoric,, Linn Belvedere. Ticket chairman: Clarence Ziner said today that 350 tickets have been sold with at least 150 yet available. The Civic Theater group appeared at a meeting two years ago and was well' received, it is reported. Ziner reports that no tickets will be sold at the door next Thursday evening. He said tickets should be purchased ahead of time at th* places designated for sales. No tickets will be sold after Monday evening. Tickets may be purchased at: Chamber of Commerce office, Peterson clothing store, Hplthouss drug store, the First State aßnk. or from the following individuals: George Stultz, Mike Trior, Ronald Parrish, John Halterman, Carl Braun or Herman Krueckeberg. > INOIANA WEATHER I Mostly' cloudy toniQnt and 1 Sunday, snow flurries tonight I and in north portion Sunday. Colder tonight. Low tonight 2D 25 north, 25-30 south. High Sunday 26-32 north, 3338 south.

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Police, FBI Start Probe Os Possible Arson Firemen Prevent Spread Os Flames ? To Industry Area “■ I • •■ *’ PHTLADDLPHIA, UP—An eight alarijn fire leveled] a (01,500.000 paper l>ox plant closed by a wildcat strike and threatened a $25,000,000 industrial are» today. Police and the federal bureau of investigation started an immediate investigation into the possibility) df arson or sabotage. Thje fire destroyed an adjoining paper factory and damaged a nearby rubber Warehouse and an oil distributing firm. It was the biggest fire in the city in 11 years. More than 400 firemen fought the. flames, threatened constantly by the possibility of gasoline and qil tanks in the area exploding. Nearly 100 were off duty firemen who volunteered their services, ' j deputy fire commissioner Paul 1 1 Hartehstel'n said. \ ? The fire spread from the plant, 1 the 1 Connelly Container Corp., to ’ the one tank filled with f gallons bf high octane gasoline bur firemen stood in the midst ‘ of the flames to pour tons of water 1 en it a,nd prevent it from blowing up. Officials said if it hid exploded it would have enflamed an area in which nearly 100,000 gallons of gasoline oil were stored. More than 15 firemen Suffered minor injuries, smoke inhalation or small burns.; All were treated at the scene. The federal bureau of investigation was called in because the Connelly plant was working on large\ defense contracts. John F. Connelly, president of the firm, said damages exceed $1.5(<000. — Connelly said his plant had been /Closed Friday night by a wildcat strike; over dismissal of one of the 400 employes. The discharged man was sought. ! k-. Connelly said the walkout forced the plant to close leaving only watchman Richard Ai Rigney on duty, j | . w . Rigney said he found nothing wrong at 4 a. m, He discovered ’ the ,fife 35 mjnutes later and telethe first alarm. The] fire spread to the Allied Oil Co., loading platform and part of the office. Firemen prevented several huge gasoline storage tanks from igniting. A small fire also was started in the yard outside the main building of the Firestone Rubber Co., warehouse across ;the street from the Connelly plaht. Flying embers started numerous small fires on the rqpfs of other buildings in the heavily industralized area, but they extinguished before they could spread. There are no homes in the area. For the first time in Philadelphia fire fighting was directed by radio and loud speakers. Eight loud speakers,; linked by 3,000 feet of wirfe, were installed around the plant.. Fire officials directed the fiiemen from a central communications car and three walkietalkies; I f O-- , *- . j World War Veteran Is Burned To Death , SPIENCER, Ind. UP — Denver James Parrish, about 30, a ’World War II veteran .was burned to death today when his home was destroyed by fire. | Coroner D. U said the firet swept through the reafr of the small home where Parrish lived with his) mother and two brothers while one of the brothers and a guest chatted in the front part The ’two escaped but Parrish, who was asleep in a back room, was trapped apparently as he tried to grope to safety.