Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1953 — Page 1

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Agreement By U. S., Korea Reported Near

SEOUL, Korea Saturday UP — South Korea and the United States have reached virtual agreement on ■4 a compromise armistice plan,, reliable sources said todAy. President Syngman Rhee and as- j sistant secretary of state Walter . S. Robertson were reported to have I have completed the main part of • their conversations to remove ! South Korean opposition to a settlement of the three-year-old Korean war.. ‘ Sources close to the Rhee-Ro-bertson “little truce” talks said neither side got all it wanted and' neither gave ironclad guarantees. . They have, however, reached tentative basic agreement, it Was reported. * ; Rhee had held out »fpr a three-, month time limit on a post-armis-tice political conference to unify Korea and a mutual security pact with the United Slates. Sources said the agreement may, not satisfy the Communists, who were reported demanding that the United Nations use military force to hold Rhee in line. But th§ reports were the most optimistic since three weeks ago when Rhee upset the all-but-signed truce agreement by ordering the release of 27.000 anti-Communist Korean prisoners. It appeared that the compromise agreement worked out by* Rhee and Robertson would give U. \N. commander Gen., Mark W. Clark sufficient {ground on which to assure the Communists South Korea would go /along with a truce. However, it was believed here that the United States and South Korea failed to get the ironclad guarantees from each other that both sides wanted. ? It was understood that the United States had not given Rhee an iron-clad guarantee to fight on in . th£ event the post-armistice political conference failed to unify Korea. And it was understood that South Korea had not given the United States an ironclad guarantee that it would respect a ceasefire if it appeared that the U. N. was losing out in post-armistice diplomatic talks. The big question was whether the Communists, who only Friday demanded "guarantees” that South Korea would abide by a truce agreement, would accept Clark’s assurances that Rhee would not renew the war in a drive to the north. North Kbrean Gen. Nam II insisted on “some sigti and guarantee” that the United Nations would keep Syngman Rhee and his 400,-000-man South Korean army under control as full-scale truce- talks reopened following a 20-day recess. Nam and his staff met with Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison, chief U. N. negotiator, and his aides at Panmunjom for 29 minutes, exactly two years from the formal opening of the truce talks. Now. 151 top level meetings later , the signing of an armistice appeared in sight, though not neces- \ (Tara Ta r««e Six)

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Ike Flies To Southwest For Drought Parley Plans Emergency Conference With Six Governors •< ■' l WASHINGTON UP — President Eisenhower flew to the droughtravaged Southwest today for an emergency conference in Amaril’o, Tex., with governors of six affepted . states. The President left in the government plane, the Columbine, at 9:14 a.m. e.d.t. * , With the President were senate ‘ Democratic \ leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, presidential as1 sistant Sherman Adams, secretary of agriculture Ezra T. Benson, civ il defense administrator Vai Peter- ‘ son, two White House secretaries, Thomas A. Stephens . and ’ James C. Hagerty, Robert L. Farrington, chief of the agriculture department’s drought relief serv- } ices, and Ben Guill. former Texas congressman who now is counsel for the post office department. _ Hagerty said Sen. Price Daniel ( D-Tex. who already is in Texas, was invited to meet the group at ; Amarillo. 1 j The President took personal acI tion in the drought emergency as t a house-senate conference committee sought speedy adjustment of differences in bills passed by both j chambers Thursday setting up a j multi-millidn dollar loan and sub- . sidy program for farmers and . ranchers hit by the long dry spell. White House press secretary t James C. Hagerty said Mr. Eisen- > hower would talk over the drought . situation with the governors and . “receive their suggestions as to how tlie federal government can > further cooperate with the states and those affected by the drought.’ r The President will return to Washington tonight. i The chief executive was invited » to the conference by the governors 5 of Arizona. Colorado, Kansas, New - Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. He i. planned to make his visit strictly ■business, having asked the gbver- • nors “to forego any plans for ortfii cial or public receptions.” i Sen. Clinton P. Anderson prediet- - ed the house arid senate conferees r will reach agreement on the - drought emergency legislation by . Saturday night. The New Mexico Democrat sgid f the measure should be ready for t the President’s signature early next - week. The bill sets up a disaster revolving fund in the department of r agriculture to inake government » loans available to farmers and - ranchers in the drought area if /Tura T« Pace Elckt)

House Group Whacks Major; Money Measure Committee Cut Os i : 84 Per Cent Made In Appropriations By UNITED PRESS Old timers around the Capitol never had seen anything like what the house appropriations committee did today to a major money bill. The Eisenhower administration had asked $1,069.99084 for building air force bases and running a dozen or. so programs, including civil defense and overseas information. What it will get, if congress goes along with the house committee. is $168,155,584. The committee cut of $901,840.500. amounting to 84 percept, was the biggest for a major appropriations bill in the memory of vetjeran legislative observers. Eliminated entirely was $400,r 000,000 President Eisenhower had asked for air force bases at home and abroad The committee did, however, vote to let the air force spend $240,776,000 on construction out of funds previously appropriated but not yet obligated. thejeomtnittee voted $37,700,000 for civil defense, which was $87,450,000 less than the President requested. For international information purposes it approved S6O--a cut of $17,600,000. Other requests in the bill suffered similarly. .Other congressional news: Taxes—Republican leaders called on the house to prove its loyalty to . President Eisenhower by voting to continue the excess profits tax to Jan. 1, as he requested. A Democrat, on the other hand, chided the GOP for tryirig to keep on the books a tax which the President—though he wantsi its revenue for another six months —has called a penalty on thrift and efficiency. House passage ofthe measure was expected late today. j Foreign aid —Senate-house conferees agreed on a compromise bill authorizing the administration to spend $5,157,232,500 on foreign aid in this fiscal year. Movie tax —The house ways and means \ Committee vqted 22-3 to repeal the 20 percent federal tax on <T Hr< to Pace Rtx) ' . . . .... Annual G. E. Picnic At Sun Set Saturday < The annual picnic for General Electrii employes and their families will rie held Saturday at SunSet nark. G. E. pensioners and their families also will attend the reunion of employes. Sponsored by the G. E. club, elaborate plans have been made to feed and entertain employes and their children. Lloyd Kreischer, club president, said that a box lunch would be served to everybody and with favorable weather the crowd may total 2,000. There will be various entertainments and contests for children and adults and a number of prizes will be awarded during the day. Charlie Cloud is general chairman of the picnic.

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' "•" ~- ■ ■ Bena Faces Trial For Plotting To Overthrow Communism In Russia

Big Three's Leaders Meet This Afternoon Seeking To Exploit Wave Os Unrest In Communist World WASHINGTON, UP —The foreign ministers of the Uhited States, Britain, and France launched a series of fateful conferences today on ways to exploit the unrest sweeping the Communist world and reaching into the Kremlin itself. !j The downfall of Lavrenti F. Beria. friend of Stalin and No. 2 man in Russia, lent unexpected urgency\ to the talks for it dramatically emphasized the need of the Allies for a new cold war strategy. When the announcement of Beria’s purge came from Moscow, the foreign ministers, top administration leaders and congressmen were generally agreed: for the moment at least, it looked like a good thing for the west. It proved beyond a doubt that the Kremlin is being torn by a power struggle that should rule out any moves to touch off World War 111 for the time being at least. . * ft presented the free world witlP a rare opportunity to drive for a showdown on the great East-West issues that have threatened the peace tor the last eight years. President Eisenhower and secretary of state John Foster Dulles were notified immediately of the break-up of the triumvirate that has ruled the Soviet Union since Stalin’s death. But they had no immediate comment. The state department had nothing to say officially. Charles E. Bohlen.i U. S. ambassador to Moscow. is on a vacation trip and now is in Paris. A spokesman for French foreign minister Georges Bidault said if the fallen state police chief was by any ehance responsible for Russia’s recent soft "then his removal may have serious consequences.” A source close to acting British foreign secretary Lord Salisbury observed that regardless of the meaning of the development it was "imperative that we begin coordinating our planning so that the fullest benefits may be derived.” Experts on Russia here w’ent to their desks early to begin drafting analyses for .the opening session of the foreign ministers confTorw To pa*e Kllltl To Take Bids On County Road Work State To Receive Bids On July 28 Bids for work on twrn county roads will' be accepted at Indianapolis by the state highway commission July 28 under the federal aid program *or secondary roads, it was revealed this week. The work will be for a base layer only on a 2.12 mile distance beginning at the Piqua road between sections 26 and 27. northeast of Decatur, and extending north. Th e other will contain 3.06 miles beginning on U. S. highway 27, two miles south of Decatur, and ex tending west. Yhe construction will be done under an agreement between the county and the federal government, the total amount being $36,000, approximately half to be paid by the county. The plan is expedited by the state and the work is done by county. Further bidding will take place here on the actual topping work to be placed «i the base aggregate. to be bid for at the state house annex, Indianapolis.

Quits AsJ \ McCarthy’s Probeij : Matthews Resigns 1 • After Ike's Blast | WASHINGTON, UP iR. McCarthy today ducked j the question of whether a blast | from Presidents Eisenhower ,)lad I anything to do with J. B. Mat--1 thews resigning from his permanent investigating subcommittee., When he was asked for annexplanation, the most McdaMy would say was: "He just q<it.’’ He said he accepted the resignation "very reluctantly.” ,■ Matthews, veteran Communist ■hunter, quit as the subcommittee's executive director Thursday, fust after Mr, Eisenhower condemned .his criticism of Protestant men in unusually severe ternjll Matthews said in a recent itjagajsine article that the "latest single group” supporting the Communist apparatus in this coujrary is the Protestant clergy. Without mentioning names, the President called the charge “unjustified and deplorable.” ’H McCarthy (R-Wis.) refused! jtc comment on the President’s statement. There 'were strong indications, however, that he had fillready decided to let Matthes quit 'because of the drumfire? ot criticism from members of jhe subcommittee. Mr. Eisenhower stated his vl<ws in a telegram to three clergymen tKe national conference of Christians and Jews. •* Less than an hour elapsed between release of the President’s statement and the announcement of Matthews' resignation. *. «; Brief Hello ** WASHINGTON, UP —President Eisenhower had a brief "hesn, there” for Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy today when the Wisconsin (Republican attended a bill-signmg ceremony at the White House.g; McCarthy was standing in the back row of a congressional surrounding the President’s de&k when Mr. Eisenhower turned around and recognized him. T' The senator responded to ste greeting with a wide smile ahd wave of his right hand. - T Session Ended By | Board Os Review ii Annual Session Os Board Ended Today ; The Adams county board view ended its 30-day annual session today, having completed *ll the wonk allotted to it. Convening June 1, the board started immediately on allowing mortgage exemptions, on June 0 taking up soldiers’ exemption#, that day only. Routine work pt adding up assessments was on the following day, for about .days, and hearings started on apy grievances on assessments made here. » 1 In all, the board listened to >• 'bbut seven parties in routine hejJ-in-gs. In one case George Gabfe, flejd agent for th e state board |f tax commissioners, appeared for 9i hearing. The board made one inspecticm! according to the minutes fe' tse meetings. On July 5 the board bier •gan th« final stretch of its wofic and completed it today. (Members of the board twerpi. treasurer Richard D. Lewtoni assessor Albert D. Harlow; auditor Frank Kitson; and (appointed Richard L. Burdge and Miss Florence Holthouse. Rev. Amstutz Speaks t At Rotary Meeting The Rev. J. Pritchard ofdhis city, was the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the De? catur Rotary club Thursday ev»i nlng. Rev. Amstutz, after playing two excellent violin solos, deliV> ered an inspiring message on th| value of religion in everyday lif<i Roebrt Macklin was in charge <M Hie program. rfi

Congressmen Hope Purge To Bring Collapse Dismissal Os Beria Seen As Indication Os Deep Dissension WASHINGTON, UP —Congressmen generally voiced the hope today that the purges rocking the Kremlin will lead to the collapse of the Communist regime and an end toi the Soviet threat to world peace. . They said the dismissal of secret police chief Lavrenti P. Beria indicated deep dissensions in the Russian hiearachy that the West should be Quick to exploit. Sen. John Sherman Cooper, RKy., a member of the foreign relations Committee and a former delegate , to the United Nations, said rb “Offers hope of further deterioration.” But he added a word of caution. When people are shifting power,” he said, "there is always uncertainty about what they will do to consolidate power.” — Sen. Estes Kefauver. D-Tenn.. said he hoped Beria’s firing meant “a big internal explosion” in Rus--sia. Sen. John J. Sparkman, DAla.. also a member of the foreign relations committee, expressed the same aspiration. Rep. John W. McCormack, Mass., Democratic whip in the house, observed that there were “severe tensions” and “considerable uncertainty" behind the Iron i Curtain. » / "This is the time,’’ he said, “fori our country and our allies to take l firm action to capitalize on the fnrest among the people behind he Iron Curtain.” He has proposed giving President Eisenhower a $300,000 “blank check” to carry out his aitp. Sen. Homer Ferguson. R-Mich..i a member of the foreign relations committee, said he believed Beria's downfall explained the "uprisings all over the satellite states” and' "disintegration of the totalitarian .rule.” ’ Sen. Pat McCarran, D-Nev.J said, “if that be true the new interior of the enemy is rapidly de- • <Ter* To F««e 9tx) Mrs. Woodson Ogg Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Laura L. Ogg, 50. a lifelong resident of this community, died suddenly at 6:15 'o’clock Thursday evening at the Adams county memorial' hospital. She was seated in the yard al her htime, 504 Niblick street, when stricken by a heart attack, and died shortly after being removed to the hospital. She had been in iH health several years with a heart ailment. She was born in Willshire, 0.. S. and Clara Hendricks-Gause, and was married to Woodsori G. Ogg Jdn. 20, 3903. Surviving In addition to her husband are two sons. Max E. and Richard B. Ogg, both of Decatur; one daughter. Mrs. Berl GibsOn of North Benton, O.; five grandchildren; two brothers. Joseph Gause of Marshallville, 0., and Elisha Gause of Decatur, and two sisters. Mrs. Arthur Thompsan of Fort Wayne and; Mrs. Harry Rolland of Rockford, Q. One daughter preceded her In death. Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Sunday at the home and a 2 p. m. at the First Missionary church, the Rev, H. J. Welty officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the residence, where friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening.

Top Red Out K. • B K*’- ■■— ■' - I flLfl a 1 fl " jfl « ’■ ■•■ Bk Lavrepti P. Beria 15 Are Killed In California Fire 15 Os Missionary Trainees Victims WILLOWS, Calif. UP — Fifteen . missionary trainees were killed Thursday night when a forest fire they had temporarily controlled surged op again and swept through their camp while they were eating. The . trainees were members oi the New Tribes Mission, a Protestant group in 1 training at Fonts Springs. Calif., *or jungle missionary work. The fire broke out Thursday 28 ; miles northwest of here in a canyon at the foothills of the Pacific Coast Range. The fire was believed controlled about 1 p.m. and a group of 24 firefighters from the mission sat down to eat. A spot fire broke out again across the canyon and, pushed by a; I‘s-miles-an-hour wind, swept through the camp as the religious men said grace. Nine of the men climlbed a repe out of the canyoh and escaped down a fire trail cut by a bull dozer. Bodies of the others were found at the camp site except foir one found- about a quarter of a mile away. .y-

INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight and. Saturday. * Somewhat warmer Saturday. Low tonight 53-58 north, 5562 south. High Saturday 77-82 north, 82-88 south. ' t ■ Two Missing Girls Found In St. Louis y Adams County Girls Missing Ten Days Two Adams courity girls missing since June 30, Nadine Laddi, route 2, and Sally Bolly, Pleasant. Mills, ages tentatively set at 17 and 16, respectively, are being detained in St. Lotiis, Mo. \ The girls were picked up about two days ago for an unspecified reason and no police action has followed in getting them back here, since no crime has been committed. St. Louis police were given false names. Nadine is a ward of the county and has lived, since Easter,■ with her father, Melverd Ladd, and her stepmother at route j 2. Sally Bolly lives with her sister. Leona Beery, at Pleasant Mills, her mother and stepfather Hying in Peoria, 111. Mrs. Ladd said Nadine disappeared from home about 10 days ago without leaving any note. She found only a letter written to a soldier in Korea. Mrs. Ladd said her husband had indicated he would try and make a trip: to get his daughter.

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Reds’ No. 2 Man Arrested As A Trailer Stripped Os Power And Expelled From Communist Party MOSCOW UP — Secret police chief Lavrenti P. Beria, arrested on treason charges presented by Premier Georgi M., Malenkov, faced trial today for plotting to seize leadership of the government and overthrow Communism in Beria; No. 2 man in the Soviet government since Josef Stalin's! death last March, was stripped of all his power and expelled from the Communist party as an enemy of the state. Tire official communiques announcing Beria’s downfall, first fsreak in the leadership of the Malenkqv government, ; failed to disclose Beria’s whereabouts and it, was presumed he was in jail awaiting trial, ♦ The removal of Beria, who had beep the middle member 6t the ruling triumvirate along with Malenkov and deputy Premier Vyacheslav Molotov, was “expected to cause world-wide repercussion and possibly great policy changes in Iron Curtain countries. It was also believed the government! would conduct a sweeping investigation into Berta's ministry of interior affairs, which includes tlie secret police, and possibly* purge its personnel. v, Beria’s case was presented to the -supreme court of the Soviet Union after Malenkov had named him as a traitorous counter-revolu-tionary;; in a recent report to the Communist party central tee. i ,' Pravda commuquqs arid Soviet authorities posted them on public bulletin • boards. Workers stood in line to read the news, then hurried on to work as usual without comment. Pravda’s announcement said the central committee had named Sergei Nikoforovich Kruglov, a veteran security police official, to succeed the disgraced Beria. The newspaper said "irrefutable facts” prove Beria has become an "agent of international imperialism.” h

“An adventurist and hireling of foreign imperialist forces, he hatched plans to grab the leadership of the; party and country with the aim of actually destroying the • Communist party and to change the ,poliey elaborated by the party to a capitulatory policy which would have brought about uhtb mately the restoration of capitalism,'’ Pravda said. Western statesman gravely Were pondering w'hether the reference to jßeria’s ‘‘capitulatory policy” might be the remarkable peace offensive which has staged In recent months and whether it now’ is due for a reversal. [ Pravda also called for a carefy) arid systematic scrutiny into the operation of the internal Vaffairs ministry. “It is necessary to check sys—tematically and unremittently the rrira T» Pace Funeral Held Today For Hoffman Twins Timothy and Tommy Hoffman, twin sons of Donald and Joan Bultemeier-Hoffman. of Hoagland, were stillborn at 5 a.m. today at the Adams coimty memorial hos- - pital. Surviving in addition to the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Bultemeier of Root township and Mr. and Mrs, Walter H Hoffman of Hoag* land; Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Rogers of Boscobel, Wis., and a great-great-grandmoth-er, Mrs. Cora Hoffman of Monroeville. , v< ’ i I y Graveside services, conducted by the Zwtck funeral .home, were held this afternoon at the St. John's Lutheran church cemetery at Flatrock, near Hoagland. The Rev. W. Q. Schwehn officiated. r : P' i !U 1