Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1953 — Page 1

Vol. LI. No. 66.

Ike Welcomes Sincere Peace Move By Reds -L- Willing To Meet Half-Way If Russia Sincere WASHINGTON UP — President Eisenhower said today that recent Soviet expressions oil peaceful in,I tentions were welcomed by Jr country to the extent that they .«r* , sincere. ' V He said that if the Soviet Union Wants peace, it would always be met half-way by his administration. The President, at his [fourth news 5 conference since taking office. volunteered his opinions on recent attacks by Russian-made MIG-15 jet fighters on American and British planes. . . • '■ He said that as far as this country is concerned, no new pattern of Russian intentions could be read into these incidents. , / He said as far\as this government could ddtect, \ the plane incidents reflected no different attitude from the past. • \ The President reminded his news conference that before he was elected he had promised that/ hjs administration would be happy to examine sincerely any- Soviet peace ' proposals. Reporters Reminded him thpt to- | day was the fourth successive pub- ; lie occasion in, which he had made what amounted to a friendly gesture toward Russia. Asked whether 4 he had received any direct ~ response, the President said he knew only what he had’seen in the neWs- ' papers. ' ’. He pointed out, also, that before he was inaugurated* he had said 1 publicly that regular diplomatic channels were always oped for the presentation of any ideas - leading toward peace and that . since he had been in office there had been no 3uch presentation to this merit by the Soviet Union. Other news conference highlights [touching on the international scene: 1. He defended his nomination of Charles E. Bohlen to be ambassador to Russia as a very fine appointment. He thus challenged the ’ stand of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy R-Wis., who opposes BUhlen. 2. He 4aid as far as. he is concerned, the fighting \in< Korea is a War. He said This after reporters [.reminded him that in a speech Wednesday he twice termed the. combat “the Korean War” whereas his predecessor, ex-President Tru-/ man, called it a “police action.” ■ ’ [ \ [ The President said that when one sees American soldiers drafted and [ assigned to a fighting front Where [ they suffer casualties, it must be called a war. J ' ' U ' A ■ : Pay Hike Awarded Railroad Workers ! ■ < '' ■ /■■ Four-Cent Increase Granted To Workers WASHINGTON UP -t A railroad , [ i labor leader predicted today that unions in other industries .will try to match the four cent an hour pay hike awarded to the nation s -1,300,000 railroad workers. ; : ,[ W. P. Kennedy, chief of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said he expects the principle of the “productivity” pay \hike to be taken up in other industries Ijy “un-, ions who watched the pay. decision with keen interest.” ? “We think the decision will extend productivity [beyond the ,raii- ' roads,” Kennedy said. “Workers',ir i other industries should be /given the same recognition out men got.’ Government referee Paul M / Guthrie Wednesday * granted the rail workers a four cent tyoost'retroactive to last D£c. 1 in a ruling : that was final and binding on both parties. Guthrie was named by former President Truman to rule on the pay issue under terms: of labor contracts throughput the industry. 'q Railroad management estimated the increase would bost , future payroll costs by $120,000,000 a year ■with the retroactive wage payment costing about $24,000,000. Neither management’nor officials of the 19 unions ihvolved express- , ed pleasure at the awaid. A. J. Bier, an official of the Carriers’ Conference : Committee said he did “not see ? how you could justify an increase.” I The carriers fought against atty raise during extensive hearings before Guthrie. Kennedy and J. P. Shields, chief Os the Brotherhood of Locomotive < -Engineers, both asserted the raise •was “not high enough.” The unions had sought an 18-cent boost, with (Turn To P«ae Six)

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Tense Moment For Tito. Ji • F J ■ HORRIFIED BY SUDDEN DEATH before his eyes as two British RAF Meteor jet planes collide and barn, Yugoslav president Marshal Tito (right) jumpsvfrom his seat during an air demonstration at Duxford, England. His shaken companions are Lord D’Lisle and Dudley Hefti secretary of state for air, and Air Chief Marshal Sir William Dickson. \ [

Russia Offers Bonus To Down Allied Planes To Pay Bonus For Allied Planes Down In Red Territory BERLIN UP — Russia Was reported today to have offered a reward, of 25.066 rubles to Soviet or satellite pilots who force down Western AHibd or bombers over Conimiinist territory. Sources close to the Soviet control commission said orders had been received from Moscow for Soviet and satellite pilots to force dow,n all Western Allied military aircraft which stray over Communist territory. The stern Soviet orders were said to have beeh issued;in retaliation for the detention by the west of a Russian-built MIG-15 which was flown to Denmark by a Polish pilot seeking political asylum. The offer ofj rewards and the order to force flown [western military aircraft, tjiese sources said, may explain decent Soviet and Czechoslovak attacks k> n British and American planes in which an American jet fighter and a British bomber have been, shot down. Whi)e there i is nd official change between' the ruble and the U. S. dollar the Soviet reward would amount to about $8,256 at the Soviet valuation [of the ruble. dose to the Soviet control cominlssion said it warn Tbelieved th® British apd: American planes’ Were shot down due to an “excess of ieal” by Communist pilots seeking to collect the Moscow reward. . i 4 ’ Meanwhile, the U. Sj air force warned today that all Unidentified planes flying o 'er the American zone of German/ would be intercepted. ' [ -i The air forej also announced previously seert t regulations for military plane’s flying near the borders of West Germany and the Soviet zone and satellite’ states. 1 The regulations include a ban on military flights into; a 30-mile prohibited , zone along 4 the east- ; west border. ' ( ' All border, will, be (lashed immediately to i American, (Turn To Pace Ftve) ?'• ; " Community Center Designer In City F. Elwood Allen, park and recreation consultant of New York City, who designed i preliminary plans for Decatur’s Community and Youth Center, will be here Friday. €. I. Fiplayson, a director of the Decatufr Memorial Foundation, Inc., annotinced today. Allen will mefet with the directors [ of the Foundation at the Citizens Telephpne Coxnpany office at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon. Plans for the proposed building will be discussed during the meeting, which will be in session during the afternoon. • : i \ i k V

Barn Is Blown Flat By Wind Wednesday Number Os Rabbits “ . Killed Last Night unknown number of rabbits were killed and a large barn blown fiat on -this John A. Miller fartn last night as wipda estimated at over 50 miles an hour tore briefly through this slection. The Miller farm is located about three miles south of Decatur on route 4 and went down, according to the Millers, at about 7 p. m. . Miller said the wind was so loud that they didn’t even hear the barn —; of wood and building blocks bn a concrete foundation — go down. Said Miller; "We happened to turn the outside light on and I took a look and the barn was down.” , dn the barn were about 366 rabbits being raised by Pete MMler of Decatur, John 'Miller’s son;.. He said he couldn’t tell yet[ how 'many had been killed because a large part of the barn had fallen directly over the pens, which were his worst loss, he saifl. • “The wind roared atound here so hard for a few minutes that it sounded like a train was coming through,” said Mrs. Miller. The barn was as near a totafl loss as \ possible. Large wood beams lay sprawled about' In a)l directions and here and there a rabbit managed-to crawl loose. The brick half-wall sitting on the concrete was cracked and in all different positions. , The barn is 36 by 55 feet of the standard type. x ln it besides the rabbits were large quantities of hay and al-faflfa to feed the bunnies. Much of this was also damaged. Off to the side, said Mjller, a number of rabbits were killed where a large part of the ty-iqk wall had fallen on the pens. This was the qnly severe loss ' reported from the short, but severe wind. Several utility pales were (blown over, disrupting service, and a number of television antennaes were also victims of the wind. [ ■ I Freakish Storm ANDERSON, Ind., UP -<-Freakfsh high winds roared through parts of Chesterfield and Fort Wayne late Wednesday, ripping off roofs and demolishing a partly finished frame home. Nearly $16,660 damage was caused at a recently-opened supermarket at Chesterfield when rain water poured through the ravished roof. x " ’ A sports store housed in the same building suffered about $2,000’ damage. Part-owner x of the sports business is Carl Ersjkine, Brooklyn Dodger pitcher. At Fort Wayne, a swirling freak tornado flattened an unoccupied home and lifted barn roofs but injured no one. The finger-like twister poked out of the sky during the height of a hail storm, dragged briefly across a sparsely settled suburban area and then vanished. No further tornado Reports were received. Severest damage was reported (Tan T» P**e Five)

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, i —■ — I . —■■■— Two American Bombers Crash; 33 Persons On Planes Feared Dead

Sees No Good liiProposed Cfcurch Probe h ill ■ Eisenhower States [Churches No Harbor [|r Communists , UP —President EiseftHower said today he can see no pp4slble good [in a congressional investigation of possible Comin churches. Eisenhower told a news conthat tee believes \Communism is . the last thing in the world of God would be teaching, preacthipg or tolerating. week, Chairman Harold Hi Velde (R-IU.) of \the House unf Amier!i<t an activities committee suggt&ted the possibility of investigating subversive influences in Several members of the[ comnidtee disassociated therpseU 1 vesifrop jiis remarks immediately.; Veldsaid later he had no plans for Mddh an investigation but did not rifcle out its possibility. But he” said i| ([would Seal with individuals, rathei, |than organised churches—;/ when .and if it is made. Ott-Mher domestic matters, Mr, bold his news con* ferenfeei 1. ' [ide slants congress to pass/ some Substitute taxes If the profits ! and individual income taxes are icut this year., He still believbw[ ptrongly that a balanced budge|/hnust be in . sight before total tai revenues are cut. 2. does not believe that de-' sense [expenditures can be cut very muchliljiow. [But he hopes to increase the nation’s armed strength by cutting out waste and ihefficiencyl I \ * 3. lA-revised commerce depart-, ment! libujdget calls for a 15 percent cut' in ’the budget submitted J>y Truman. But President Elsenhower does not expect the. cut ini |he whole budget will be this gtieht. _ - 4. More information on the power; I and limitations .of atomic wdaponsi should be given to the Amerinah people. ■ 5. Hfj personally approves of New Ybtk State and Ontario jointly developing the St. Lawrence seawaj|[ .power project. If the navigation '(part of the seaway project is a lieAl economic necessity, it eventiikrty w iH be built and he would -hate to see Canada do it without the United States. 6. lieivi ß Douglas, former ambassaiier to Britain, \has been named * iead of a committee to survey s lhe government’s foreign trade prbgram. 7. MW promised to look into W report] that federally supported schools]Jon some southern army* posts arer barring Negroes. He said* that tjiai’e could be no justification for i discrimination in spending fedeJal funcld.

3 "[ x I . - * 1 ’ ■ v’ . I M . ' (By A. B. Neuenachwander, Huffman Ave? United Brethren) 1 [ WISDOM AND POWER \ tliliy' x 1 Corinthians 1:23. 24. “But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling and unto the Greeks foeflishness; But unto them which are called, both - ; J«sls and Greeks, Christ the jxmer of God and the wisdom The crucified Christ is the Wisdom and power of God. The Jews Were always looking for a sign* so God presents Christ crucified, the power of God for salvation; and so meets the Jews’ cravinjg'for miracles'. But to the.JiaW —religious arid yet unrighteous—ftlje crucified Christ is a stumbfing block. Thel Greeks are famous for their -interest In philosophy. s God presents Christ crucified, the wisdotn oUOod for salvation; and so meets the Greeks’ derive for phllog&phy. But to the Greeks—cultured! and educated, and yet unrighteous—the crucified Christ is foolishness. ' \ The, modern man is willing to nc<tet)t Christ, as a great man, a marvellous teacher, a superb example, and a glorious leader; but Christj crucified as a Substitute and a Sacrifice for man, is a stuipbljing Mock and foolishness to tnan in the Twentieth Century 'just M (He was in the First CentuVy. Yet God says that Christ died f’6r i -sinful man. 1 Corinthians 45*3, that He might bring man into a [right relationship with God, 1 peter 3:18.

Funeral Held Today For Czech Dictator No Announcement Os Gottwald Successor VIENNA, Austria, UP — The body _pf Czechoslovak, dictator Element Gottwald was put in a marble tomb today at a Stalin-like funeral, with his successor as president still unchosen. Work was halted throughout Czechoslovakia for five minutes when .the funeral ceremony started at 1 p.m. (6 a.m. c.s.t.) for the man who betrayed his country to the Russians and followed his idol Stalin to the grave. t The funeral ceremony was reported by the official Erague Communist radio. Vice Premier and Slovak Com- , munist; leader Viliam Siroky delivered the eulogy for Gottwald before the bodp was taken from the Spanish hall of Hradcany Castle, where 4t had lain in state, to its bhrial place in v the marblewalled [Monument of Liberation. “Comrade Gottwald, our good father, has left us a great heritage,” Siroky was quoted, “ft® bas jot us a strong people’s democracy based on the unshakable unity of the working people. "He has left us the unshakable alliance with the Soviet Union and the people’s democratic allies' . . . .'•A. "We must rally even closer to <hir glorious; Communist party and crush every enemy who might attempt to break our unity.” Gottwald's body was borne from the castle by eight including Soviet Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, the war minister, whb was his country’s representative. ; - The funeral pattern, as described by Prague radio, was a miniature co£y of last week’s Kremlin rites for Gottwald,. whose brief fatal illness was strikingly similar to Stalin’s, died Saturday, just three days after flying home from Moscow where he was one of the chief mourneri for his Communist master. - As Gpttwald’X funeral got under- , way with a four-mile procession through the Czech capital today, there still 1 was no announcement as to V’ ho would replace him-as pYesidetit-Jttctator of Red Czechoslovakia. \ Western observers expected Antonin Zapotocky, 68-year-old Czech prime minister, would assume Gottwald’s powers. But the delay in‘issuing a formal announcement led to speculation here of a bitter internal ‘struggle for povrer, or of disagreement among Stalin’s successors In Moscow. INDIANA WEATHER’ Fair and a little colder to- ; night. Friday fair and warmer, Low tonight 26-32 nortn, 30-38 ' south. High Friday 5058 north, ■ 54-62 aouth. O'‘J Q 12 PAGES

Reed Abandons Fight For Early Tax Cut Action Makes Bitter Blast At G. 0. P. Leaders In Dropping Fight WASHINGTON (UP) — Rep. Daniel A. Reed today abandoned his fight tfor immediate House action bn his tax reduction bill. He did so with a bitter blast, nt Republican party leaders. The New York Republican told reporters that on the basis of a purvey of the house he had decided to give up his previous plan to call up the bill for hjouse action next week. “f am opposed to having the people betrayed by individuals or by either of the major political parties,” Reed said. \ > > ' He referred to whgt he believes to be the pledge of the [Republican party, and its lead'ers; including President Eisenhower,' to reduce taxes quickly. > Mr. Eisenhower, however, has been increasingly insistent that, budget-balancing come before any tax reduction. . ” » . X Just a few hours before Rehd’s action today, Mr. Eisenhower told a news conference that he would expect congress to enact substitute tax legislation if it cut income taxes this year br allowed excess profits taxes on[ corporations to expire. Reed's bill calls for W 10 percent ciit in personal Income taxes effective July 1. ! ■ . Reed spoke of his change of niinld with a bitterness that seemed to be completely out of character for the rold i veteran of \34 years of congressional service. 4- Reed said he would continue to frly to get his bill to, the floor under regular procedure. In the case of tax bills, this involves gbing through the rule:?' committee to get a specific prohibition against the offering of amendments. v - L -— William F. Ohler Dies Unexpectedly Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon William Franklth OhUr, 65, of near Decatur, died; unexpectedly at 4:30 o’clock this morning at hite home on route 3. Although he had been in failing health for several .years, ht« death was unexpected and w’as presumed caused by a heart, attack. Mr. Ohler. who formerly operated a restaurant in this city, for tho\ past id years was employed by the DecAtur post office to transport mail to’ and from the railroad. He hpd recently filed application to retire from the poatal service April 1. A llfelohg resident of the community, he was born in Adams county May 28, 1887* a son of George. and Susanna Ahr-Ohler, ahd was married to Daisy Lee Sept. 24. mo. \ I Mr. Ohler was a member of the TMnitjr Evangelical United Brethren church. [ Surviving in addition to his 'wife are a daughter, Mrs. Clarence Smith of Decatur; three grandchildren; and two brothers, Kenneth Ohler of Decatur and. Forest Ohler of Payne, O. One brother preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Sunday at the Black Ifunefal home and at 2 o’clock at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, the pev. Lawrence i I Norris officiating, assisted by the Rev. John E. Chambers. Burial will, be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p. m. Friday. 1 .1

Meeting Monday On Adams Ceijfral Plans Holding Company Is Formed For School A mass meeting of v all people interested in the Adams County Central consolidated school plans, sponsored by the Adams Central pa,rent-teachers association, will be held Monday night at 7:30 o’clock at the Adams Central gymnasium in Kirkland township.The purpose of the meeting is to explain the plans for l the construction of the complete Adams Central Consolidated school. Incorporation papers for Adams Central Holding Company have been filed with the secretary of state. The incorporators of the company are: Chris Inniger, Monroe, route 1; Ezra ' Kaehr, township; Calvin CoppeSs, Monroe; Dpn Striker, Berne, R; F. D., and Fred J. Adler, Decatur, route 4. Common stock (jvill be sold in the holding, cotnpariy and the company also will issue bonds for the purpose pf constructing two elementary school buildings, to become parjt of Adams Central. The school board will , sell enough of the present school'site land adjoining the high schooi and gymnasium in Monroe to the holding company for . construction of the two units. The holding company then will lease to the school board ' the buildings and equipment and the rent will, ;go toward the purchase. At the end of from 20 to 30 the buildings w’ill be paid for land will revert back to the school board. Cost of [the two units, completely equipped, is estimated at about $400,000. Some of the common stock money will be used for preliminary plans; legal notices and incidental expenses. It was explained by the incorporators that by establishment of a holding company and the sale of stock and issuance of bonds, the cumulative Mxuildlng fund tax can be greatly induced and eventually eliminated) It was pointed out that the complete story of the consolidated school plan would he explained at the Monday night meeting to all residents of Washington, Monroe, and Kirkland townships. A spokesman for the holding company said that the group would staift immediately to make preliminary plans for cdnstruc-. tion of new buildings. [ >/ . ■r' • • • - ' ' ‘ I '

300 Turks Killed By Violent Quake Violent Earthquake In Western Turkey ISTANBUL. Turkey. UP -More than [ 306 persons were reported dead today in a series of violent earthquake:) which have rocked northwestern Turkey fpr the past •12 hours. Unofficial estimates said at least 360 wpre dead in the area of Gonen, 25 mites southeast of Istanbul. . Other casualty reports were coming in slowly from other sections in the stricken area. The Istanbul Observatory said there had been 65 separate quakes in the past 12 hours. Scientists predicted the .tremors would continue. The tjrst earth shocks were so severe they smashed the observatory’s seismographs. Gonqn, located three miles in from the coast of the Sea of Marmara. appeared to be tl?e center of the earthquake area. Hundreds of houses in the region were crumbled by the shocks, reports reaching Istanbul said. At least two persons were killed in Istanbul one in Bursa, 65 mites southwest of this city. Communications with the disaster area were disrupted. Aathorlttes herb ferir<Tw«i Tte Pace Pte) ■ A

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Two Separate Air Crashes In Newfoundland B-29 Crashes Only Few Hours Following Atom Bomber Crash ST- JOHN’S, NFLD. UP — An_ American B-29 bomber with a crew' of 10 crashed into St. George’s Bay a few hours after a giant B-36 atomic bomber went down on the Newfoundland coast with 23 persons aboard, the U. S. air force revealed today. The. cj-ash of the B-29 bomber was announced shortly after a medical team reached the wreckage of the atomic bomber and reported by radio it had found no' survivors. Fishernien who were first to reach- the scene had reported finding nine bodies. There apparency were nef stir- ; . Yivorsiin the crasli of the~~ll-29, the air force said. The B-29 crashed into. St. George’s Bay (at 6 p.m. Wednesday m it was returning to.Jlaxmau , , Field 'on Newfoundland s west coast from a routine mission. A crash boat was sent to search for survivors after the wreckage was found. The 8;29 was attached i to the 52nd air rescue squadron. I Among [the 23 men on the giant atomic B-36 bomber was a U. S. air force general, Brigj Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth, 41, commanding officer of the Rapid City, S. D. air force base. Fishermen who were-first to reach the $3,506,090 bomber late Wednesday reported Thursday they l*ad recovered nine bodies. The report from the medical team did not' mention ,the number of bodies found; A)r force spokesmen at Rapid City, S. D.. where the plane was based, early today released the names of 19 of the men aboard the bomber and said they were considered “missing.” ' I Air force officials said a nill list • ‘ ( of those aboard the bomber would be.released after relatives are tioti- < fied, prdflbably late today or Friday. The pilot was identified as Capt. Jacob Pruett Jr., whose wife lives at Rapid City. I The $3,560,000 bomber crashed near Trinity Bay on the east coast of Newfoundland after reporting by radio that two engines had failed. A B-36 is built with six engines, although some models in have four auxiliary jet engines.

| The Royal Canadian air force sent two Rescue experts to para* chute to the crash scene near the V fish frig village of Murgoynes Cove. Three ground, parties also were dispatched. Townspeople at Burgdynes Cove said the# huge bomber flew over unusually low and apparently was having engine trouble. Later, fishermen from Randon Island in Trinity Bay reported they had found seven bodies in the wreckage of the plane. Air force officials at Rapid City said the plane was part of a B-36 task force that left the base last week on a'n ocean-hopping training mission. Ellsworth, a native of Erie, Pa., had been in command at Rapid City since November, 1950. v <"• / ' | .. Local Lady's Sister Is Taken By Death v < Mrs. Mary Louise Geary, 69, wife of Francis P. Geary, formerly of this city, and a sister of Mrs. Dora \ Laurent, 112 N. Fourth street, this icity, died at her home in Fort Wayne last evening. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Precious Blood church. Burial will be in the Fort "Wayne Catholic cemetery. Surviving besides the I husband and sister, are three daughters and four sons.