Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1953 — Page 2

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Legion Commander Hits Economy Move Urges Congress To Reject Benefit Cut WASHINGTON VP U- The American Legion urged congress today to reject a move to cut off free /hospital care for highdneonie veterans whose ailments are not due to military service. I ■ Legion Commander Lewis \ K. Gough, in a letter to all house members, said the economy drive is based on a interpretation of the <fa<jjts?’ •He sent with each letter a 15page reply to charges by Rep. John Phillips R-Calif. that exGl’s with incomes up to >50,000 hl year are getting free hospital care for the every-day ailment* of civilian life. \ ’ j existing law free hospital- — - ■

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Livestock Judging Winners Are Named Adams Central And Decatur Teams Win In the livestock judging contest of last, week,; held on. the farms of Paul Fuelling, Taylor Holt, Kr•wip Fuelling, and the Schnepf Brothers, two teams thdt emerged on top and will represent Adams county in the district competition Lwere Ajdams Central and Decatur high schools. I Kez Luginbill, Berne, won first honors, scoring 377 points i out of a possible 450. I ( Six classes of livestock were judged under the supervision of county chairman Fred Meier, Monmouth, and William Journay, Decatur; _■ ? | j Jiidjgeß were Jay TJihcker, sheep; Gordon Adamson, beef; and Robert Wabslley, of Rock Creek high school, hogs. i J Following is a\breakdown of the team tallies: I l Adams Central, first team with 1,116 points—(Larry Schwartz, 370; Oarl Bluhm, 371; Fred 'Bhlerding, 375; and David Liiby S7O. Decatur, second team with 1,111 points—Russell Plumley, 375; Stanley Allison 370; Henry Lehrman. 366; Lisle Knittie. 339, Berne, third team with 1104 points—>RexLuginbill, 877. (No further listing.) Adams Central fourth team with 1402 points. District Oratorical Contest Postponed :I : ' Vit. 'i.fi V7 j i r The Knight of Columbus district oratorical contest scheduled for Sunday in Huntington w<s postponed until. Monday, April 20, William Lose, Jr., grand knight of Decatur K. of C., announced today.\ x Representing the local lodge and winner of the Decatur contest is Jerry of this city* who will participate in.hext Monday's event.

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Dulles Favors Trimming Down Voice Program Declares Overseas » Information Plan In Need Os Chahge WASHINGTON, UP jr -Secretary of state John Foster Dtalles believe* the $100,000,000A-year overseas information progfam should be drastically overhauled and the 1 Voice of America trimmed down and renamed. Dulles, appearing befeire a house appropriations subcommittee recently said he wasn’t asking for any funds for the U. $. information service and Velde at this time because “the entire future of that venture is so pbse|ure.” “I am in favor of lan information program although not of >e magnitude and lack of clear purpose that \now )he said in testimony given on Mgrch 18 and made public Sunday. , > The amount of funds to be asked for overseas inforpi ition will be determined later, he Said, when the administration decides what to do with the program. I Oliver points broughj tout at the hearings included: \ 1. John William Fqr'fl, of the state department's Security office, said 26 Voice lof America employes in New York; have been fired “chiefly for of mor-' tils’’ since last October and “many cases still are pending there.”' 2. Dulles said the government should gradually turn over to private foundations and ; companies the present “Point Foiur” technical assistance prograui for baokward countries.. ■ ! 3. "Dulles said U. $. aid will probably have to be stepped up for the Middle East, Formosa and Indo-China. 4. Subcommittee chairman Cliff CJevenger (R-Mo.) said he wants to call a quick halt to the department’s “hogwild’’ overseas construction program which has included luxurious homes nad swank offices. ■ L 1 Dulles said former President Truman’s “Point Four” program should be replaced "as far as practicable” with programs developed by private companies and foundations, such as the Rockefeller Foundation, “perhaps with some governmental help but not. «t .great nagniture. I Five Men Killed In Marine Plane Crash One Os Survivors Reported Critical SILVER CITY. N. C. UP — One of two survivors of a marine corps torpedo bomber’s crash in which five crewmen died near here was in “very criticall” condition today,, Authorities said lst| Lt. R. A. Wilson of Urbana, 111., iwas badly hurt as he apparently tried tp bail out 'Sunday night just before th® bomber crashed in flames and exploded. scattering .wreckage\for 54M1 yards. . . ' The pilot. Ist Lt. George Me-: Hardy. 31; Chicago, bailed out sircceseifitlly and suffered only a legsprain and shock, officials said five crewmen Were found dead In the wreckage. The dead were identified as Cp s . J. J. Flanagan, |B2, Chicago; CpD A. B. Kobiske. 22, of 275'iEast Liberty- 6t., Berlin. Wis.; Opt C. J.' Nowaczyk, 23, Chicago; Pfc. Carl E. Liiidholm. 20, Northfield, i11.,’ and qpl. N. N. Leudke, 27, son of/ Mr. and Mys. H. H. Sj-., Milwaukee, Wis. Marine corps officials said crewmen radioed thd plane wap afire moments befor e i‘it crashed in a field on it 8 return to Cherry Point. N. C., from a routine training flight to Wrlght-Patterkon Field At Dayton, O. Cash Stolen From Parked Automobile John Yanais DeLeon, Middlebufy, O. complained to police this weekend that while he and some of his family were visiting the office of a local doctor Saturday morning, $62 in cash was removed from a purse ' In the car as it was parked on Court street. Two Awarded Trips To Science Fair LAFAYETTE, liid., UP — Ivan Rhode. Lafayette, and Rebecca Hutto, Tipton, have been awarded trips to the national science fair in May as winners of the Lafayette regional science fair. The two high school seniors were tops among more than 80(7 students from 135 schools who participated in the exhibits. The national event will be at Oak Ridge, Tenn. '' ; —-— 4 i—— *—— Democrat Want Ads Bring Results I ' ■ I i ' ' ' '

10 Highway Deaths A Reported In State 1 State Traffic Toll Near Normal Level By ‘UNITED PRESS Indiana’s iweek end traffic toll elimbed to a near-normal level today despite expansion of state 1 police "woKpack” patrols to. all 13 liolice districts throughout the state. 1 At least 10 highway deaths were reported during tjie rainy week end. In addition; two persons died by fire and drowning, and two dthers died of injuries suffered in earlier traffic mishaps. 'State police hoped to curb the toll by expanding theii\ concentrated patrol efforts. Heretofore, tJhe patrols were spotted in four districts. The “wolfpaaks” make frequent arrests and warnings for traffic violations. Sunday traffig victims were Ross L. Boots, 19, Darlington, and Harold Annis, 40, Osigood. Boots'was killed when his car tyras struck by a Monon passenger train at aTldnton| City crossing. Annis died his car swerved out of control near Versailles.- ■ . Oliver L. was injured fatally Saturday night when car collided with another, then smashed into a utility pole.\ That night. Harty Brown, 43, Columbus, was killed when he fell beneath a car, and John Bennett, 48, Portland, was killed in a two-car collision near Decatur. Other Saturday victims were Richard Wallace, 4, Logansport Shirley Downey, 4, Wabash. ElWood N. Roach, 33, Evansville, Mrs. Kathleen Youmans, 41. Indianapolis, and Noble Ferguson, 46. Shoals. \ The children were struck by vehicles near their homes. Roach was killed when his car struck a bridge near Evansville, Ml-s. YoumanS died in a two-jear Collision near Danville, and. Ferguson was killed when two trucks crashed near Slioals. .«• (Coroner Nick Karanovichl returned a verdict of accidental death due to drowning in the death of Claude C. Firestone. 54, Clinton, who fell into Feather Creek. Herbert Williams, 49, Indianapolis, suffocated in a fire swept his home, - y Injuries,suffered in earlier mishaps proved fatal to George lw? Wyatt, 15, Garrett, and Robert L. Whitesell, *6*, West Terre Haute Wyatt was hurt in a two-car collision March 22, and Whitesell was burned in an auto crash. Three Chicago Banks Are Closed By State / Banks Are Closed For Examinations CHICAGO, UP —Bank examiners pored over the books of three Chicago area banks, today, the state auditor’s office said it woull be two weeks before any of the depositors <?an withdraw their money., Orville E.iHodge, auditor of public accounts, said thq First State Bank of Ehnwood Park, the West Irving State Bank and the DevonNorthtown Stkte Bank must be closed while his staff examines the books. Hodge ordered the three banks closed early Saturday j because “it appears there may be! a violation of the Illinois Banking Act and -developing conditions tending to jeopardize public interest.” However, Hodge said he Was “flute” nope of the three banks’ 46,644 depositors w<j>uld be out a jeent as a result of closings. Total assets of thfe three banks were listed at about $42,000,600. Hodge’s statement indicated a there wmj some question about “interlockihg management” of the three bahks. ' | Lawyers for Henry* J. Beutel, president of all three banks, said state officials wer'n apparently checking to discover whether the banks, had too much discount. paper on their loans. ’ , Officials explained that depositors copld hot be allowed to withdraw their money because these funds were also assets of the bank., JZ ■ —Z— Life Sentence For Convicted Killer A /MUNCIE, Ind. UP — Life jimprisonment has been ordered for hue of three men charged in the slaying of grocer Louis P. Leveck, ' 72, last Nov. 24.' .1 \T \ Harlan Parks, S 3, Muncie, was sentenced by Judge Paul Leffler late Saturday after a Delewgre Circuit Court jury deliberated; three hours and fbund him guilty of see-ood-degree murder. ] Cletus Sheets. 38. and Howard Crisp, 33. both of MunCie. testified against Parks. They also were indicted in the slaying by a grand jury, and Leffler is considering a request that they be permitted to upload guilty to manslaughter t charges. I 1 . .

To Face Charge Os Running Red jLight Donald L. Sutnaq, 20, route 6, is scheduled to appear .in justice of the peace court at 7 o’clock tonight to face charges of running a red light at Monroe and Second streets at 3:08 a.m, Sunday. _ \ ____ j Cost-Price Squeeze Severe On Farmers Ag Department Sees Lower Farm Income WASHINGTON, UP —The agriculture department today said the “cost-price squeeze” on the nation’s farmers will be more severe this year than last,! and net farm income will be lower. \ It said prices received by Mariners the first three months of thie year averaged nine percent below the \ comparable quarter of last year.\ At the .same time, farm production costs, including interest, taxes and wage rates, averaged only three percent below the same period last year. \ The report skid farm, costs are expected to continue “about at 1952 levels” on most items but feed and livestock. Those are expected lo go down. , V The report made no predictions on what to farm prices this year. Thfey have been moving gradually downward the past two years. \ However it said farmers in most areas “are likely to continue production at relatively high levels.” The prospect of bumper crops has already caused agriculture secretary Ezra T. Benson 't&«t sitepped-up price support spending may out” the 000,000 budget reduction he planned for his department in fiscal 1954. ’ " ■ 1 At last count' Jan. 81. the department had about. $3)0(70,000,000 tied up in price, support operations. About half of the total was on crops put under loah. much of which will be turned over to the government when the loans mature. The rest represented comnjodities already owned by the government. Biggest items under loan were wheat, ebrn and tobacco. Also under loan are stocks of cotton, flaxseed, peanuts, olive oil, tung oil, \ soybeans, bay and pasture seeds, bgrley, dry beans, grain sorghums, oats, rice, rye turpentine, cottonseed, honey and wool. f— ■- .— ; — r* Summer Term ' will begin Jim* • \ , % P***** Cswtoi In \ Frotetiional Accounting, Exacvtiva Sacraloriol, ■ Bu*lna*( Administration and Finonca * for Veteran Training •’ | International College “School of Commerce* Fort Wayne 2,;lndian*

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propaganda “in some degree,” the department said. This is in addition to the propagauda broadcast* and statements that some of the POW’s have been persuaded or forced to make. “Such captive soldiers,cannot be condemned tor cooperating with the Communists, at least outwardly, for the alternative may appear to be torture or death—or both,” the department said. iln: some prison camps, it said, !! "at least four hours daily are being devoted, to political indoctrination and discussion.” The pris- ‘ oners ar® “deprived of any real knowledge ot the political and socle! realities and events . . . and forced to listen to an discuss soberly and with apparent seriousness the Communist lies ...” Fitzgerald Lashes Taft-Hartley Law Washington, up —The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (Ind.) today charged the Taft-HartJey labor law is a "depression-maker” because it “Weakens unions.” ' Albert i. Fitzgerald, president of the leh-wing; union, told i house labor committee in a pre- - pared ; statement that the Taft- ' Hartley law “must be totally wiped out.” /. Fitzgerald said ne opposed all 1 uses of injunctions against labor, - and any steps that would deprive t workers of their right to strike. ! h j