Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1953 — Page 1

Vol.'Ll. No. 130.

Group Refuses Standby Power To Eisenhower House Committee Rejects Proposals To Grant Authority By UNITED PRESS The house banking committee turned down today all proposals that congress give President Eisenhower stand-by authority to impose iimited emergency controls over rices, wages, rents, and credits. The action came as the committee considered a senate bill to extend the defense production Act for two yars. Rep. Brent Spence D-Ky. recommended that Mr. Eisenhower be empowered to freeze prices, wages, and rents tor 90 days in event of a national emergency. The committee rejected the Spence plan 15-13. It then considered the more restricted plan in the senate measure, which would forbid the President to impose the freeze without a formal w’ar declaration or unless congress specifiAcallj authorized him to do it. The committee voted down the senate proposal unanimously. Then, by a vote of 7 to 1, the committee struck out of the senate bill a provision authorizing emergency consumer and real estate credit controls. The President has never sought such control authority but has said he would take it if congress wanted. him to have it. Gather congressional developments: Taxes: Secretary of treasury George M. Humphrey told the house ways A means committee h? and other officials have tried to get .business groups to go along with President Eisenhower's request for extension of the excess profits tax to Dec. 31. Chairman Daniel A. Reed R-N.Y., who wants to let the tax die as scheduled June 30, toid him the law forbids federal officials to use government funds to bring pressure on cofagress. Humphrey replied he considered it his duty to make suggestions to congress and to “support those suggestions.” There was no extended debate on the issue. - Defense: Air secretary Harold E. Talbott and air force Maj. Gen. Oliver S. Ficher got into an argument before a senate appropriations subcommittee. Picher .said the air force would have achieved 133 wings by July 1, 1954, under the Truman budget. It will get 23 fewer wings under the fuid-cutting Eisen- . hower budget, he said. Talbott retorted: "I don’t share the general’s idea that we could reach 133 wings by the end of fiscal 1954 under the Truman budget.” The secretary /Tan T« Pace EUrht)

Methodist Pastor Lions Club Speaker Rev. Emerick Is Speaker On Cuba ‘Decatur Lions last night heard a talk by the Rev. Samuel Emerick, pastor of the First Methodist church, on his trip to Cuba last winter in behalf of his church... The local pastor also showed color slides on the places in his itinerary, which included virtually every part of the island. Rev. Emerick said the wide separation of two classes—very rich and very poor—was ( distressing and every effort was being made to help the situation of the poor. He said one of the greatest problems was getting an education for many children of Cuba and hopes of churchmen loomed large in that direction. A book of all the classic events in the 16th Olympic games held at London, England, and Zurich. Switzerland, was presented to the Decatur library. last night as a gift from the Lions club. Included in the -bound volume is a view of a well-known athlete from these parts. Dike Eddleman, doing, a high jump. The program next week is in charge' of D. Burdette Custer, who promises an interesting evening w,hen the U. S. air force takes the floor. Custer said he has invited air personnel, including Cap’t. Don Weaver, of the intelligence office, and Major Harold Feichter, squadron commander. Films will be shown on the war in Korea with Sgt. Casmova, formerly of Decatur; handling the machine. A reunion of the cast of the February minstrel show has. tentatively, at least, been scheduled for June IS. Frank Lybarger is in charge of the project as general chairman.

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Return To Buckingham > loti . JHHHKiu ifcL zM JSI zj THE TRYING POMP of the coronation behind her, and still bearing crown, orb and sceptre, Queen Elizabeth II alights from the coach of state at Buckingham Palace on her return from Westminster Abbey. 'Hundreds of thousands, dampened but unrepressed -by lowering clouds and rain, lined the approaches to the Palace to cheer the young Queen.

Eisenhower In TV Report To Nation Tonight To Report On First 22 Months In Office As Chief {Executive WASHINGTON, UP —President Elsenhower makes history tonight when he puts oii his own television show to report to the nation on “his administration’s first 22 weeks in office. President have gone before video cameras before but usually their appearances have been solos during speeches. Tonight’s performance,! on all four TV networks at 9:30 p.m. e.d.t.. will be different. For the first time, Mr. Eisenhower will have a supporting cast\ of cabinet officers. He will preside at a desk, walk around a TV stage set created within the White House, examine charts and chat informally with his guest stars. It will be a polished, rehearsed production under the direction of TV experts. | The President will appear with attorney general Herbert- Brownell, Jr., treasury; secretary George M. Humphrey, secretary of agriculture Ezra Taft Benson, and—for added glamour and the GOP viewpoint on social security—photogenic Mrs. Culp Hobby, secretary of health, education, and welfare. The'television and radio broadcast —simultaneous in some areas but delayed in Others—will come from the old cabinet room in the [executive offices. This room, known in the days of FDR as the “Fish Room," is now used for large conferences between visitors and White House staff members. Tuesday the room was transformed into a jpniall scale TV studio, the floor crowded with electric cables and a iforest of cameras tripods, spotlights and floodlights. The President and cabinet officers who will appear in a setting that includes a desk for Mr. Eisenhower, chairs and' a couch, re* hearsed during the morning. The President will open the 30minute show with a talk of about eight minutes, speaking from notes and cue cards. Then he will present the four cabinet members for a modified question and answer session about some of the major problems before the country and how the Republicans have met or Intend to meet them. Consistent with the drive for spontaneity and maximum informality; there will be no advanced text or script ot the telecast released ahead of time. The White House, however, will transcribe the report to the nation and make it available for publication later in the evening.

Regular Meeting Is Held By Councilmen Routine Matters Are Disposed Os Numerous routine matters were* disposed of by the city council at the regular meeting Tuesday, night at city hall. The legal advertisement signed by Dr, R. E. Allison, veterinarian and city milk inspection officer, ppproving the grade A milk of several milk distributing and dairy firms operating in Decatur, was approved and made - matter of record. One ordinance pertaining to the rates-of electricity to the town of Monroe for resale purposes was passed. The new ordinance, not effective until the expiration of the present contract and subject to the approval of the state public service commission, sets ( the wholesale cost ot electricity at from .013 cents to 4 cents per kilowatt depending on the amount purchased in any one monih. The new contract also would contain a coal clause, to be used only in case the price of coal was advanced from the present price. The rate changes must meet state approval and then it will be necessary for the board of works to negotiate a contract with the town of Monroe, effective’ at the the close of the present contract. which has almost two years to run. ’ ■ i ; A letter was read froin William Barber, agent at the Pennsylvania railroad in Decatur, stating that he had forwarded a letter written by city attorney Robert Anderson asking the Pennsylvania railroad its attitude on Vacating a warehouse to permit the opening of Madison street, to regional superintendent A. M. Harris. It would be necessary to move the PennsyfVaniia warehouse, if the city decided to make Madison street a through street to 13th street, and the council asked attorney Anderson to seek the attitude of Pennsy officials before further plans are made. A petition, signed by Mr. and Mrs. Orville A. Hicks, Master Drive, and ’other residents of that area, asking for a street light at North Master drive and North Second street and also modernization of all present Master Drive street lighting fixtures, was referred to the electric light committee and light superintendent. Dr. 'Roland Reppert asked permission of the city to replace at his expense all water lines in the Bellmont park addition eaat of Decatur and that when this is done, the lines be tapped in and become part of the city’s system. - The matter was referred to the water committee and watre superintendent. A resolution was passed authorizing the clerk-treasurer to sell tax) government bonds of the 195254 series now in the electric utility bond fund and to place the proceeds in that department’s current cash account. * A matter brought to the coun(Tara Ta Pace Five)

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United Nations And Red Delegates Resume Truce Talks; May Be Decisive

Warns Nation Vulnerable ITo Atomic Attack Citizens Advisory Committee Warns Os Weak Defenses WASHINGTON UP —A citizens advisory committee warned today the nation is vulnerable to atomic air attack and called for a-sharp increase in the air defense program. :The committee told the department of defense that “there can be no safety in the atomic age short of the elimination of war.” But at the same time the corpmittee urged “the creation of a continental air defense system much better than that which is assured under present programs.” The> recommendations were contained in a report made by a committee headed by Mervin J. Kelly, president of’ the Bell Telephone Laboratories. The committee of businessmen, educators and scientists was set up by former defense secretary Robert A. Lovett to make a study of ways to protect the pation against atomic destruction from the air. The committee noted that Russia is “militarily capable today of surprise attack on the United States which could cause large loys ojtlife and major property damage and possibly temporarily lessen (Turn To P«ae Six) Phillip B. Thomas Dies Al Richmond

Former Local Young Man Dies At Home Phillip B. Thomas, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Thomas of fhis city, died suddenly at his residence in Richmond afternoon at about 4:30 o’clock. The body was found by Mrs. Thomas, on her return from a visit to a nearby physician’s officq. The Wayne County coroner gave the verdict as death resulting from hanging. The young man. was rushed to a Richmond hospital but was dead upon arrival. ■ Phillip B. Thomas was born jji Decatur January 12, 1929, son of ■Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Thomas. He graduated from Decatur high School in 1941 and attended Indiana University, from where he enlisted in the United States army. He served almost four years and spent more than a year with the eighth army in Korea. He Was 1 discharged several months ago as a master sergeant to Richmond where Mrs. Thomas and their daughter, Danielle, resided With Mrs. Thoijnas’ parents. Since his discharge from the gnny, Phil hasi been in the insurance business in Richmond and had become active in the affairs of the younger business men ot that city. »\. His father, Uryce Thomas, Mrs. Carrie Haubold, sister of Bryce Thomas, and Miss Helen Haubold, a niece, went to Richmond today, and funeral arrangements were to be completed Ipte today, awaiting word from Mrs. Thomas’ grandwho are returning from Florida. “ -•* It is believed likely that brief Services will be held in Richmond either Friday or Saturday and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The Rev. Samuel Emerick, pastor of First Methodist church of Decatur, will officiate at the ■Richmond services and also at'the graveside services here. Time of the funeral will be announced in Thursday’s Daily Democrat. Phillip was a metnber of the First Methodist church of Decatur. Survivors, in addition to the wife, Mrs. Louise Thomas, are a daughter, Danielle; a brother, Daniel Thomas, member of the 1953 Decatur high school graduating class, and the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Thomas of Decatur.

U. S. Steel, Union Renew Negotiations Resume Wage Talks Following Recess J BULLETIN PITTSBURGH UP — U. S. 3.eel Corp, and United* Steel Worker* CIO decided kn a three-hour session today to , streamline negotiations to reach an “early setlement on unioiy wage increase demands, and recessed until J Thursday afternoon. ’• J -'■ ■ 4 • PITTSBURGH UP —The United States Steel Corp, said today itwas prepared “to respond as best we cdn” to United Steelworkers CIO demands for a general wage increase. Exactly what the response of the nation's No. 1 steel producer would be was not detailed by U. S. Steel vice president John A. Stephenk as company and union negotiators resumed wage talks following an 18day recess. The company already has said it is dead set against giving steelworkers higher pay. . Stephens said the company had considered the "data” presented by the USW in sessions nearly three weeks ago and was ready 4ow to give its answer. L VfBW PresHant David J. McDonald said the union’s arguments for more money had “touched upon" the question of a guaranteed annual wage. The company has stated it Will seek to confine the present negotiations to hourly wages alone* but the union, in preparing its Wage demands last April, announced that a guaranteed annual wage was one of its goals—if year, in 1954. [-W Union demands on U. S. B(teelnot yet publicly detailed — were placed before the basic steel industry last month on behalf of * the USW’s more than 1,200,000. members. Negotiations with other producers still are in recess in accordance with the traditional procedure of allowing the USW-U. S. Steel talks here to set the Industry pattern. U. S. Steel chairman Benjamin (Tom Ta P»*e Kight)

Hutker Elected To City School Board Everett G. Hutker i Elected By Council Everett G. Hutker, 733 Cleveland street, supervisor of the truck department at Central Soya CO, Ind a Decatur resident for the last 18 years, was elected to a thteeyear term on the Decatur school board at the Tuesday night meeting of the city council. j? ■ Hutker won over Gerald Cole, Incumbent and long-time board n|emtber by a vote of 4-1 on a secrtet iballot. The new board member will start his three-year term in August. Holdover board members ate •George Helm, Republican, add H. O. (Jack) Irvin. Republican. Hutker is a Democrat. P t The new member has long been active in the Lincoln school P.T.A. and is a former Sunday School superintendent at Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, He is the father of six four of whom have been graduated from (Decatur high school. .? Mr. and Mrs. Hutker reside in their own home in the south part of the city. Cole, Who has served several terms on the local board, has held all three offices, president, secretary and treasurer* He will continue to serve during June and July and will be succeeded gt the August meeting of the board. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and warmer tonight. Thursday partly cloudy, scattered thundershowers possible north, warmer south. Low tonight 60-86 north, 62-68 south. High Thursday 80-85 north, 85-90 south.

Bitter Battle Continues On Eastern Front South Korea Troops Beat Off Attackers On Front In Korea SEOUL, Korea (UP) — &>uth Korean troops kicked the last remaining North Koreans off Luke the Gook’4, Castle today bipt' the Reds picked up reinforcements and returned to wage an “intense” counterattack. Eighth army reported the fight whs “continuing” for the fojrtified Allied outpost on the eastern frpnt. The size of the eneiny attacking force was not knoWn. The South Koreans had cleared all the Communists from Luke’s Cistle, last outpost taken by the Reds in last week’s fighting, at 6:30 a. m. The ROKs wriggled through a 1.000-round artillery barrage to rout their former countrymen from the north. Other South Korean troops on the central front threw back fresh Communist attacks. Small patrol fights were reported along the entire 155-mHe Korean battleline. Superforts from Okinawa led otiher Allied planes in bombing positions behind the Communist central front in the KumhWa eector where the-Reds had made two-company-sized attacks oik the ROKs.’ 'Fifth air force headquarters reported that Allied warplanes dropped at least 1,000,000 rounds of bombs on Communist targets during the past 24 hours. From dawn Tuesday until dawn today the planes flew 632 sprties. carrying out 402 during ddylight hours.

A delayed report received today said an American patrol had been cut off almost three hours Tuesday east of the truce site ot Panmur)joni but fought its way out when reinforcements failed to get through. Sees No Break SEOUL, Korea (UP)—Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor said today he did not believe the South Korean army would break a United Na-tions-negotiated truce and drive across the 38th parallel. The United Nations ground for-| (Tara T« Paar Five) . I New Residential Addition Planned Cal Yost Presents Plans To Council Plans for a new residential addition to Decatur were presented by owner Cal Yost, president of Yost Construction Co., to the city council Tuesday night. The addition is located in the south part of Decatur east of Mercer avenue and would be an extension of Scheimann street and (East street, ft would necessitate the extension of the two streets and also tap-in of utility services. The addition, in its first stage, would contain eight lots and Yost stated that he, planned to build eight _ modern medium .priced homes in the area. There is ample room for further building, Yost ex plained. The area is between Mercer avenue and the St. Mary’s riven and extmds from the Erie railroad south to the corporation limits. Lots would vary in size and present plans call for paved streets, standard size alleys and easements for the utilities. will start as soon as final approval is received. The matter was referred by the council to the city plan commission. This is the usual procedure and the plan commission checks the proposal and then returns it to the council with recommendations for final action. S

Reduce Bond Issue For Adams Central $50,000 Reduction Is Made In Issue The board of directors of the Adams Central school building corporation today announced through Chris A. Inniger, its president, and Custer & Smith, attorneys, that a bond issue in the amount of $350,000 will be sold rather than the 1 amount of $400,(K0 previously advertised. This reduction of $50,000 was made possible through the low bids for construction received on the two grade school buildings May 28, from Yost Construction Co., Inc., Haugk Plumbing and Heating, -and McljCUy Electric Co." Construction costh of both units of the school) with equipment, landscapinginterest, advertising, architect, legal, cost of land, incorporation costs, and trustee’s fees will total approximately $366,500. Os this amount, $17,360 was pledged for common stoclf. of which only about S6OO has not been paid ,in by subscribers; it is anticipated that all of the stock subscriptions will be paid in full by the middle of this month. With the sale of the $350,000 bond isstie, there will be sufficient to pay the entire costs for the equipping and landscaping, as well as the construction costs for the two buildings. The architect, Albert Heeter, expressed surprise that such low bids were received for the Two grade school buildings, and In attempting to explain same thought that the low blds wrre due to a large extent because of the longer completion which are August 1, 1954. Cal Yost of Yost Construction Co., Inc., said that this was a determining factor, as it allowed this summer to get the two buildings under roof. Then his men and those of the other contractors could work through the winter months completing the buildings | /T«n T« Pace Elckt)

Spring Distribution Os Taxes Is Made - ■■ j ’ Announcement Made By County Auditor County auditor Frank Kitson has completed the distribution of the spring taxes to the state and local taxing units. The tax melon totaled $682,354.22. of which $36,416.84 went to the Indiana state government. Adams county received $66,189.15. County treasurer’s six percent fees totaled $393.15 and pay to Special judges. $357.20. The distribution to county depart r ments, the townships, civil cities and : towns, library and school boards, included: County welfare, $19,856.73; county hospital, $.618.92; poor relief funds, $12,146.83. Townships: Blue Creek, $11,949i--87; French, $724.13; Hartford, $19,810.16; Jefferson, $17,491.28; Kirk-, land, $615.42; Monroe, $1,583.15; Preble, $10,230.42; Root, $28,547.64: St. Marys, $19,951.93; Union. $12,135.66; Wabash, $36,138.76; Washington, $1,263.95. Adams Cent ra 1 Consolidated school, $97,408.68; Berne-French school, *559,393.83; Decatur school, $99,224.67. City of Decatur, $78,679.51; Decatur library, $8,990.08. City of Berne, $24,616.92; Berne library, $4,183.63. Geneva, $4,645.85; Geneva library, $1,028.70; town of Monroe, $1,671.16. Local Lady's Mother Is Taken By Death Mrs. Lloyd Slater, 75, mother of Mrs. Elma Ploughe of Decatur, died Tuesday afternoon at her home near Roanoke. Other our-, vivors inclifde her hueband; two other daughters, five brothers and three sisters. - Funeral services wiir be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the C. M. Sloan A Sons Funeral home, with -burial in Lindenwood cemetery.

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Some Optimism Is Evident On Eve Os Parley United States May Give New Military Help For Koreans SEOUL, Korea, Thursday,. UP —United Nations and Communist delegates meet at Panmunjom today in a truce session which well iiftormed sources believe may be decisive. 7 There was guarded optimism that the Communists may show a disposition to accept U. N. proposals for the future of Chinese and North Korean prisoners who refuse to go back to their Red- . ruled homelands. The Sputh Korean government still bitterly opposes the U. N. plan, calling it a surrender to the Communists. , :i! But it is believed the South Koreans will go along, however relunctantly. with any plan which the U. N. may agree <O. ', Dr. Hong Kee Karl issued Ab. statement approved by South Korean* President Sy ng man Rhee which said the government’s stand against the U. N. plan “has undergone no change at all.” t j<is statement was made public only a few hours before Communist liaison officers handed a secret note to U. N. officiils at Panmunjom on the eve of the resumption of truce talks. The liaison meeting at Panmqnjom lasted only two minutes. A brief communique said only that the “Communists delivered a Communication relating to the current executive session.” It crushed rumors' that Rhee’sexchange of messages with President Eisenhower had relaxed his determined opposition to the plan which the Communists are expected to accept or reject Thursday, k “There is no> point in accepting ’ a cease fire or any other agreement. whether U,S.-sponsored or not, that eventually leaves this country permanently divided and a part of it occupied by the Chinese Communists,” Karl said. . Karl said the statement was issued to answer reports that Rhee had agreed to accept an armistice on assurances of United States military and economic support. The statement said there was deep-rooted friendship between the U. S. and South Korea which had been accentuated by the blood shed by young men of both nations, but that acceptance of the new U. X. plan would be equivalent to deceiving a “death sentence.” ! - New Military Aid WASHINGTON, UP—The United States would be willing to grant South Korea new military aid to strengthen the war-wrecked country against a. Communist invasion once g Korean truce is reached, reliable sources revealed today. -j' | This government also would be ready to provide large amounts of economic aid to rebuild Korea’s shattered economy, these sources said, but is reluctant to sign any mutual defense treaty between the htwo countries.

The broad outline of U. S. postwar policy toward the Korean republic was disclosed on the eye of the new armistice talks at Pan- » munjom. While primary attention ' was focused here on the Commu/Twm wear* SWM) Hold Flower Show At Library Saturday The Decatur flower show, cosponsored by the Decatur Garden club and the Rose Garden club, will be on display at the Decatur library auditorium from 2 to 9 p. m. Saturday. All entries must be received between 8:30 and 10 a. in. and are not to be removed before 9 p. in. All persons interested are invited to enter displays in the flower show and to view the exhibit* • during the afternoon and evening. '■ ? M I . h'J