Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1953 — Page 1

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UN To Offer New Plan To End Deadlock Counter-Proposal To Break Deadlock On Korea Armistice \ PANMUNJOM, Korea, UP — Gen. Mark Clark flew to the Allied camp at Munsan today and /Handed his chief truce new Washington - approved plan t® break the Korean armistice deadlock. Clark said the new Allied offer, a counter-proposal to the. eightpoint plan submitted by the Communists last Thursday, would be presented to the enemy “shortly—and 1 used the word advisedly.” It was believed the counter-pro-posal would be handed to the Communists at the next truce meeting, starting-at 1 la.m. Wednesday (8 p.m. Tuesday c.s.t.) The United Nations supreme commander in the Far East reached the Munsan camp late in the afternoon after leaving his headquarters in Tokyo with the counter proposal when he stopped off at Seoul on his way to Munsan. He said he believed the new formula finally might bring peace. Clark told newsmen they could ’’gpst assured” that "we have consulted with Washington on a matter of this importance.” ThA Communists had insisted their eight-point plan to break the truce deadlock on disposition of prisoners was acceptable without amendment. . ’ \ Clark’s announcement came as Red negotiators here argued that final disposition of anti-Red pris- ' oners fighting repatriation has nothing to do with the* armistice itself. Instead, North Korean Gen. Nam 11, chief of the Communist truce delegation, said the fate of the £48,000 Allied captives who said they do not want to return to Communism must be determined by a political conference organized after the armistice is signed. Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison had suggested that the reluctant prisoners 'be freed rather than be turned over to the conference. The disposition of prisoners remained the sole unsettled igsue standing in the way of an armistice in Korea. The U. N. has opposed forcible repatriation of prisoners, a stand that led to a breakoff of negotiations last Oct. 8 and remains unchanged. Clark said he felt the counterproposal would enable the Communists to agree to a truce without changing the U.fN.’s stand on forsible repatriation. “We’ve studied the Communist eight-point program,” Clark said. “We’ve given it great consideration, have asked questions and received answers. However, we will submit a counter-proposal shortly.y BULLETIN The switchobard of the city light and power plant blew up * labout 3:10 p.m. today, leaving the entire city without power. The damaged switchboard was by-passed in about 30 minutes and partial service was restored. Cause of the explosion was not immediately determined. Oppose Reduction In U. S. Military Defense Secretary Program Opposed WASHINGTON UP — Democrats charged today that defense secretary Charles E. Wilson’s plan • to cut air force expansion and slash military manpower means “too big a gamble” with national security. The newly unfolded GOP program calls for a 50 per cent drop in monthly draft quotas, an overall reduction of 291,000 in projected manpower strength of the armed services and an air force goal of 120 instead of 143 wings. Wilson, who laid the plan before a house appropriations subcommittee (Monday, was expected to face a barrage of questions on its effects at an afternoon news conference today. His prepared congresional testimony, calling for a sleeh in fiscal 1954 appropriations requests of the former Truman administration, was made public iby subcommittee chairman Richard A. Wigglesworth R-t Mass. without comment. But house Democratic Leader John W. McCormack (pounced on the plan, especially criticizing the administration for slowing down and cutting back the air force (Tint T® P®<® Klgkt)

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Greets Representatives At UN Si ail-.' I. i jffiwlll UN AMBASSADOR Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr„ shakes handts with Benji Morrison, son of Rep. James H. Morrison (behind Benji). a Louisiana Democrat, ai the UN in New York during a visit to the UN by more than 100 members of Congress and their families. Mrs. Morrison is at right of the group, while other representatives and wives stand in line. 1.-. -I\' ' h ■ ' i"n

Ike Hopes To Have Balanced Budget By '54 Decline Guess On Possible Reduction In Taxes This Year WASHINGTON. UP — Republican congressional leaders were told at the' White House today the Eisenhower administration hopes to have national spending and income in balance by July 1, 1954: They declined tb guess whether it will open the way to tax reduction this year. The report on government spending was’ to the GOP congressional leaders, at the regular weekly White House meeting, by secretary of treasury George M. Humphrey. Senate. (Republican leader Robert A. Taft said Humphrey told them government spending figures are being rediiced steadily and a balance is in sight by the beginnings of fiscal 1955. That w'ould be July. 1, 1954. Humphrey's estimate wa,s more optimistic {than most coming from official 'administration sources ih recent days. Secretary defense Charles E. Wilson said only Monday he ddes not think it will be possible to balance the budget either in fiscal 1955 or fiscal 1955. It will not mean a balanced budget at the end of fiscal 1954.since spending will exceed income in the early part of the 12-month period, Taft said. But Taft .said Humphrey expressed hope that a gradual reduction in spending, a little less each quarter, w'ill bring spending and income into balance by the end of the fiscaj |"ear. House speaker Joseph W. Martin. Jr.. R-Mass., said congressional leathers were “more hdpeful about briitging the budget into balance” after hearing Humphrey. Martin said Humphrey’s analysis of spending cuts was "far more encouraging” than the GOP lawmakers had been led to expect Taft saidjlhere has been a w’ide difference of opinion on the amount of- revenue the govern-

ment will get from present levies this yeat find next. This is an important element to be studied ,in the possibilities of tax cutting. Taft said, j The President has said repeatedly he wifi oppose tax relief until a lialauced budget is in sight. Most Republican congressional leaders support his stand, but also feel it is politically imperative for the party tb cut taxes before the 1954 electiofas. Released Civilians Enroute To Berlin MOSCOW: UP -T- Seven American en route home after being freed’ from internment in North Korea left here today for Berlin in an American skymaster plane. The Americans, including six missionaries and a former state department ’employee, were seen off at the airport by U. S. Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen and his staff. The group was interned when the Korean fighting broke out in the summer 1950, They were released by North Korean authorities recently through the intercession ot the Soviet government

Hospital Addition Discussed At Meet \ Industrial Heads To Meet With Board Charles (Ehinger, head of the industrial division of the Channber of Commerce, has called another meeting of his group and the Adams county memorial hospital ■board to onAke "recommendations” bn the hospital addition .petition being circulated. This was announced Monday Afternoon at the monthly meeting of the industrial heads of the city. Tbe meeting will take pise® at ■the Moose hoin e at noon Dfegy 35. Said Eh Inger: " . . . It has been suggested that we hire a professional service to gee if there is an actual need for an addition, and if go, how large an addition,” Dhlnger alluded to the last meeting the industrial men had with the -hoepital board and remarked that the “explanation of where competent help was to be secured (when the addition, is built) was not suifficieftL” 'President of the CC, Ralph Habeigger, iwas called on for an opinion and he asserted that the south part qf the county is not going along with the new addition. “They want the hospital to ibe built in kerne,” said Haibegger. Harold (Engle offered that tjiere was rodm for a lot of discussion oh the (proposed addition. Cal he was in favor of another meeting with the hospi tai-board. i j : ■ j The announced purpose of the mdetibg was to discuss group insurance and its problems, but fully -aij. houft was spent on the hospital ‘question with it much ijt evidence that there had been,,some

discussion of the stand the business (group is taking since the announcement of the |400,000 propos-| al. One note of dissent fell, not in relation to the called meeting with the hospital »l>oard, from Gene Rydell. He said there was talk that the industrial groqp was against everything and too much was being .made o>f the fact that the group represented 50 percent of the taxes paid. He asserted that this was in part the fault of "adverse publicity.” M -Ehinger, in no uncertain terms, said the group had the right to \carry on in the spirited way it does, and this was concurred in by Haibegger, who said the retailers are even a bit jealous the way the industrial men face the issues. lEiltinger brought up the discussion held at the last meeting concerning the law passed in this year’s state legislature regarding hospitals and at least a part of ■which refers to charges. iA.t the last meeting Dr. James IM. Burk said flatly, and was backed up by Cal Peterson, that th, lw forbade “dtecrimlnatory chart, a to anyone." Yesterday he repeated his interpretation of that ©art of the law and again took it to mean that no difference in charges was permitted. Glenn Hill challenged this and the pertinent portion of the law was read by Eh in ger. In essence, it says that while no discriminatory charges may (be made within a county, the board of directors of a hospital may make adjustments to those patients from out-of-county. This discussion over, the meeting plunged into its avowed purpose—/Tara To BUkM)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 12, 1953.

At Least 67 Dead, Fear ■ I • •• ' Death Toll From Texas Tornadoes To Increase

United Slates Shieing From Churchill Plan Say Western Powers Wasting Time With New Negotiations WASHINGTON, UP—The United States shied away today from Prime t Minister Winston Churchill’s proposal that leading world powers hold a top level cold war conference. Diplomatic officials said the western powers would be wasting time and possibly courtifag trouble by entering into east-Weet negotiations without first getting real evidence that the Soviet Union wants peace. They said there has been no such evidence so far. Congressional reaction to the Ohurchlll proposal was mixed. Leading Republicans were unenthusiastic or openly opposed to the idea. But some Democrats said it was “worth trying.” Both the White House and state department withheld formal comment. Officials, said the Eisenhower administration had made its position clear previously and there was no reason to restate it. In a major foreign policy address before the American society of newspaper Editors last month. President 'Elsenhower challenged Russia’s new leaders to prove their will for peace with “deeds.” Ohurchlll appeared to Take direct Issue, with Mi-. Eisenhower’s “peace package” approach. He said: “It-would, I think, be a mistake to assume that nothing can be settled with Soviet Russia uiiless and until everything is settled. “A pieJcemeal solution of problems should not be disdained.” American officials conceded that there is a difference of opinion between the two governments, but they said it is not a “great split.” Churchill is simply more optimistic about the change in Soviet Russia’s attitude since Stalin's death than top Americans are, they said. Some informed sources also speculated that the British prime minister may .have called for the big power conference in an effort to ease domestic political pressures. He suggested the high-level talks in 1950 and ever sihee becoming head of the government again he has been under heavy (TwnTo P«c* KiKbtl

Tornado In Texas Worse

Than Florida Hurricane

(Editor’s note: Robert Latimer, an air force first lieutenant stationed at Connally air '• force base in Whcb, Tex., was caught in (both a 1947 hurricane in Florida and Monday’s tornado in Waco. In this dispatch written for United Press he tells of his experiences during the tornado, which he said “far surpassed” the hurricane.) By Lt. ROBERT LATIMER ’ (As Told to United Press) WACO, Tex., UP —There was no indication of the presence of a tornado when my wife and I sat down to dinner in the Piccadilly Cafeteria after parking our car in front. Five minutes later I remarked to my wife that the heavy rain which had ‘been slanting down obliquely into Austin Avenue was norw almost horizontal, being driven by a strong wind, nearly parallel with the ground. We jumped up and ran to the window to see a heavy sign, probably from the Raleigh Hotel, shoot down the street, just above the ground, and crash into the car parked just behind my own. More signs gyrated loose in a matter ot seconds, whirling in the street. Across the way, I saw a shower of glass, almost a cloud, as the slant-back windows of a bakery shop exploded into fragments. One

Trial Ordered For Peter L. Schwartz Judge Byrd Grants Trial For Schwartz ’ Homer J. Byrd, of Bluff\tonj has set aside the plea of guilty to incest by Peter L. Schwartz, in prison for more than three years, and granted him a trial because, for one reason, “A of elements necessary to advise the defendant oF his conrights were lacking in the arraignment.” Presiding during the arraignment of Schwartz in 1949 was Judge Myles F. Parrish. Schwartz was released from incarceration for the first time in more than three years late yesterday upon the filing of a 15.090 bond.. The mechanics of the further proceedings now exactly coincide with the course that must be taken on a new arrest. It is up to prosecuting attorney Lewis L. Smith to have Schwartz taken in If he wishes to prosecute, or take several other alternatives that would result in freedom for Schwartz. After hearing direct and crossexamination by both sides, the arguments were heard by the judge and, at about 3:30 p. m. Monday, Judge Byrd announced tbajr he would make his decteKW. The court room was well-pack-ed with Amish people and other interested onlookers as Judge Byrd opened his remarks. The first two- pages of Judge. Byrd’g three page opinion contain a virtual vindication of Judge Myles F. Parrish, the original judge in this case when it was arraigned. Judge Byrd iterates that Judge Parrish had dope all he could do to get Schwartz to agree to have an attorney, and had advised Schwartz of certain constitutional rights. Also, that . . . “the record indicates that the court did not take advantage of (Schwartz).” \ 1 Held Judge Byrd: “From time to time religion has been injected in this hearing. The defendant has taken advantage of his belief in order to justify his refusal of the services of an attorney when arraigned.” In the argument for the state, prosecutor Lewis L. Smith made it clear that the state’s case was based on the fact that the Amish faith preached that no attorney should be retained in a court action and that Schwartz had made To Pace Six)

by one, plate glass windows of shops on (both sides of the street burst out, tihkling fragments toward the center of the street, and the intensity of the tornado built up. There was a high whine in the air. Down Austin Avenue I could see signs whirling like leaves along the pavement and a dull (thud reverberated as the entire secondstory brick wall of the building on the northeast corner crashed into Seventh street. ■I ran along the walls and broken windows “to see that at (least half a dozen cars had been smashed semi-flat by the tons of brick and other rubble from above. The real shock came, however, when I ran further past Sixth street and got a look at |he Dennis furniture. store which was a twisted, crushed heap of stained brown wood and raw brick. It.overflowed the curb into the street, and looked as it it had 'been stamped flat by a giant press. Back in 1947, I had beep caught in the hurricane which; pistolwhipped most of the east coast of Florida bad enough that stormwise residents lashed themselves to palm trees to ride it out. What I saw in quiet Waco, however, during that black seven dr eight minutes far surpassed anything Florida has shown to date.

Adm. Radford Chairman Os Joint Chiefs Named To Succeed Bradley As Head Os Joint Chiefs WASHINGTON, UP —President Eisenhower today named Adm. Arthur W. Radford to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Radford will succeed Gen. Omar N. Bradley and .become the first navy man to be chairman of the joint chiefs. At the same time, Mr. Elsenhower named Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway to be army chief of staff, succeeding Gen. J. Lawton Collins. He also announced he will name Adm. Robert B, Carney as chief of naval operations sometime in the future, Carney! will replace Adm. William M. Fechteler. Today’s White Hpuse action, following last week’s selection Os Gen. Nathan Twining aS air force chief of staff, means a complete change of the uniformed heads of the entire defense establishment. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther will succeed Ridgway as supreme Allied commander in Europe. - Th® shakeup was announced as the Radford and Ridgway nominations were sent to 'the senate. Press secretary James! C. Hagerty said Radford and Ridgway will take on the new posts at the expiration of the present terms of Bradley’ and Collins Aug. IS. The White House did pot say when Carney will take over from Fechteler, whose term was scheduled to expire Aug. 16, 1955. But the White House announcement Carney would succeed: |bim obviously means the shift is planned for well before that time. Radford, now commander in chief in the Pacific, oftenhad been mentioned as a possible successor to Bradley as chairman of the joipt chiefs. Bradley has been ■chairman since 1949. < Carney 'now is commander in chief of the Mediterranean area under Ridgway.

Local Man's Mother Is Taken By Death Lucinda Saurer Dies At Bluffton

Mrs. Lucinda Saurer, 9(1, mother of Paul Saurer of this eity, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday at her home in Bluffton. Death was caused by complications following a broken hip which she suffered in. a fall six weeks ago. She was born in Wells county July 24, 1860, a daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Albert-Mast, and was married to Edward Saurer Aug. 9,- 1887. Her husband died March 15, 1930. ’ A lifelong resident Os Wells county, Mrs. Saurer was a member of the First Evangelical and Reformed church at Bluffton. ■ I j Surviving are two sons, Paul Saurer of this city and Harpld Saurer of ‘Bloomington, Ill.; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Elisabeth Eichhorn and Mrs. Ida Ashbaucher, both of Bluffton, with whom she resided. Three sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. ' . ~ Funeral services will be conducted Wt 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Jahn funeral hopie in Bluffton, the ReV. Matthew Worthman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until «time of the services. '■ ' ■ - INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy and cooler with, showers tonlgnt. Wednesday partly 'cloudy and cooler. Low tonight 45-50 northwest to 5055 southeast High Wednesday 52-59.

Further Plans For Community Center Will Take Bids On Building In August Allowing approximately 60 days for preparation of plans and js'pec'ifications for Decatur’s Conimunity Center, bids for the construction of the building will be received next August, directors of Decatur Memorial Foundation, Inc., calculated in a meeting withlthe architect last evening. L. L, Rado, architect of New York City, met with the directors at the First State bank, and was instructed to prepare final plans for the building. Assuming that th£ plajns will be ready by July 15, proposals from contractors for the S2GO.ObO civic center will be received within the following 30 days. Work oft the building will start early next fall, Carl C. Pumphrey, Foundation president, estimated. Approval of tentative outlines for the building was given by the building-planning committee in- a meeting held Monday afternoon in the high school with F. Ellwopd Allen, recreation and building planner of New York and the architect. Alternates will be taken on an extra wing to the assembly wing of the building, but the total con struction price and equipment ol the kitchen will not exceed the amount of money on hand, the, di rectors' resolved. Architect Rado explained thai current building costs were highei than estimates made in 4949, when preliminary plans were outlined These higher costs’ may reduce! the size, but not the general utility of the building, he said. Fbr that reason, alternates will be taken on a wing that might be included If costs do pot exceed the budget I In dimensions the facade of the building will be comparable to the length of the Decatur high school building, which the architect explained would be ample to serve all civic and youth groups in the. city and provide for future demands. Mayor John Doan, one of the Foundation directors, informed the architect that the city had hiade borings and grade * levels of the site, which will be furnished by Ralph Roop, city engineer. This data is necessary in the preparation of plans. The building will be located on city 5 property immediately across (he Monroe street river bridge on the nofth side of U. S. highway 224. The grounds will be landscaped in keeping with the civic and youth center, for which a city(T®r® T® Pace Five)

Spring Festival To Open Next Monday 60 Amateurs Are . Entered To Date The Chamber of Commerce plans for the spring festival all next week are skipping right along and at least 60 amateurs have been reported by Mart Sprunger to have registered for the week-long competitions. ' Sprunger . said the grand prize winner on Saturday night will get a chance to display his or her talents on station WGL, in Fort Wayne, and in addition, will win al cash prize. Committees are how working on the layout of the rides, concessions and display tents and nothing concrete is ready to report as yet. A 60 by 40 feet tent is, however; being ordered to house the amateur competition that will «take place each night some time after 9 o’clock. This, iten-tatively, will be placed bn the corner ot Madison and Second streets, adjacent to Peterson’s clothing store. So far five bands have registered for the band contests to be held on opening night; from Wren, 0., Geneva, Berne, ;Decatur Catholic and public schools. It has been decided to award the winner of the amateur contest |35 in cash with the next two runnerups getting |25 for their efforts. L

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Twin Tornado Smashes Lash T r Texas CitiesWacd, San Angelo Smashed Monday By Pair Os Tornadoes WACO. Tex., UP—Rescue crews worked in driving-rain today to search for survivors and remove bodies from the rubble of twin tornadoes (that smashed against Waco and San Angelo, Tex., MonThere were 67 knows dead. Sixteen of 59 bodies recovered in downtown Waco came from a pbol hall, and “authorities feared 18 or more still were under the wreckage of the building. One man Was brought out alive from the pool hall. Eight bodies were recovered at San Angelo, 190 miles west of here. At least 250 injured were counted here and 150 at San Angelo, for a total of 400. Ina way, today was like Monday in Texas. Tornado warnings were issued Monday well in advance at Waco ad San Angelo late in the afternoon. 'Today, the warping? were out again—this time for an area bounded by Tyler. Lufkin Yoakum, Dpi 'Rio-Eagle Pass and Junction, Tex. Rain was falllnj heavily here, hampering rescue op erations.. Seventj'-fiive additional rescue workers we're sent to the recreation hall when reports circulated in&re bodies 5 were inside. As workers cut into heavy timbers with .a power saw. the flooring collapsed. Work preceded slowly with only a; few bricks at a time carried into i the street. - . i ' Mrs. Lillie Matkin was reported in “pretty good condition” after being buried under the ruins of the Dennison furniture store for 14 j hours. She was rescued at dawti after workmen tunneled through’some 20 feet of tangled furniture, rolls of rugs, bricks and plaster. A diminutive rescuer wornled through the tunnel to reach the stricken womah. He handed out her shoes first. Midwestern Red Cross headquarters in St. Lopis said field workers in the tornado area estimated 198 homes destroyed at San Angelo and 164 damaged. It said 109 homes were destroyed or damaged here. Thirty-five disaster workers administered blood plasma and directed distribution of food 1 and clothing. i ' ' Waco’s civil defense director Sam Meridith said “there are perhaps 100 to 150 dead . . . they have just begun to dig.”

Eight Youths Leave For Army Service x Eight Adanis county young men left for Indianapolis this morning for active induction into the nation'll armed forces under selective service, r Members of the contingent were Fredrick James WersL HarveyGene Hendricks. Gerhard Louis" Witte, Harold Glen -Manley. -Bobby .Gene Lenhart, Edward Jerome Stoppenhagen, Edgar Glenn Swager and James Lee Frey. Flags Are Available j: For Veterans' Graves . •' ■ - 3 j-- '' v ■ '■i v■-A u ■■' Leo Elringer, committee chairman. announced today that flags for graves of war veterans *are available at thp American Legion home in this (city,, and may be obtained at the home any time during hours tle home is open. , < No st rotors At Hearing Today No remonstrators appeared today at the hearing held by George Gable, field man for the state board of tax commissioners sor 8 the purpose of making a report on the per diem voteii by the county council last week.