Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1953 — Page 1

Vol. LI, No. 180.

Brand Soviet Accounts Os Shooting Lies U.S. Officials Term Soviet Accounts Os Shootings As Lies WASHINGTON, VP—U. S. officials today branded as deliberate lies Soviet accounts of two planeshooting incidents of the past week. The state department meanwhile was preparing a formal rejection , of the latest Russian charge—that four V. S. fighters shot down a Soviet | passenger plane over China, killing per- ' sons. __ 1 i ’ The department already had, in. "effect, given the lie to Russian , statements about the other incident. the shooting down by Soviet aircraft of a reconnaissance B-50 bomber off Siberia bn Wednesday. Pending official rejection of a Russian protest over destruction oj the passenger plane, an official said: ■ "It certainty*wasn’t over China. That’s nonsense and they know it. If was shot down.eight miles south the Yalu river.” The words “nonsense and they \ know it” add up in less diplomatic language to “deliberate lie,’ 1 The transport shooting occurred July 27 in the last hours before the ceasefire in Korea. But Russia said nothing about until this had 1 protested in “the strongest terms the destruction ■tof the B-50. V .** The United States~Kad the reports of two skilled airmen to back up its account of what really happened in the two shootipgs. • The transport, which Russia admits was Soviet, was shot down over Korea by Capt. Rijlph S. Parr. Apple Valley. Calif. Parr, flying a Sabrejet. made two passes aV the plane to identify it,) then shot it down. “The plane was in a War area, ’ a state department spokesman said, adding: “What tip they expect'.” As far as this country is concerned, the true story of the B-50 incident jras told by Capt. John E. Roche,. 28, Washington. D. C.. > the plane’s co-pilot. Roche is the only known survivor. although the United States ■ believes Soviet vessels picked up some other members of the 17- i r man crew. » " Roche said the B-50 was on a routine training sweep over the Sea of JapaiT. All aboard were relaxed. Suddenly “all hell broke loose.” One or mpre Russian MtG-15 fighters attacked from the rear - without warning. The Soviet government has said the B-50 violated Russian territory, and had fired first. ' | . . - * ’ . But Roche said three different kinds of navigation'established the <Twn» T» P«e Mtx>

G.E. Girls Arrive In Germany Friday 22-Day Dream Trip Continues^ In Europe WIESBADEN, Germany, UP — j An American working girl can find ajnan in Europe without any trouble 1 -if' that’s what she’s looking for. j That was the consensus of 13ft grtls, most of them Genera! Electric secretaries, who arrived in Wiesbaden Friday night on a 22day dream trip to Europe.- ; Patricia Lynch, 22-y ear-old G. E. secretary at the firm’s Pittsfield. Ind., plant, said, “It’s not hard to find a man here in Europe—if that's what you're looking for.” Another girl, who declined to be identified, chimed in with, "Who ’ j ain't?” , Miss Lynch, of 17 Allenvale road, Pittsfield, added, however, that “We don’t want to leave a trail of broken hearts behind us in Europe, and anyway.” she said wistfully, “we won’t be in any one place long enough.” Most of the girls are from the Fort Wayne G. E. plant. They left New York by air July 25, have visited England and Holland as well as Germany, and plan to see Rome —where they will have an audience with the Pope—the Riviera, and Paris, before arriving back in New York Aug. 15.1 “We've been warned that Paris, is a pretty wicked city.” Miss Lynch said, adding that, ‘we always have our nights free.”

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Washington Mourns “Mr. Republican” I ' I 111 . I’M / ■ ■•/ w’' I '1 I ■ ® MB -Bsl WASHINGTON goes into mourning as a capitol policeman lowers th.e flag onUhe Sedate Office Building following the death of Senator Robert A. Taft. President Eisenhower issued a formal statement terming the death of the Senate majority leader as the 'loss of a “truly' great Citizen, a wise counselor and valued friend.” In solemn assembly the Senate received word of his passing from his colleague. Sen. John Bricker of Ohio.

Opposition In Senate Io Debt Limit Increase I : j ■ ’ House Parses Debt Limit Rill, Heavy/ Senate Opposition BY UNITED PRESS j The administration’s bill to lift the national deist ceiling ran into heavy opposition ih the senate today and faced probable defeat. The measure traveled an easy path through the house Friday to (be approved by a vete of 239 to 158 JHowev’qr. opposition in the senate upset Repwblicaik congressional leaders’ plans congress thi* weekend. Acting Senate GOR leaders William F. Knowland said the Senate session is sure to run iiito next week. The house went irilb today’s ses sion with its decks almost clear. 'lts leadership was making tentative plans to shut off business tonight and "keep only a few members on hand to meet constitutional requirements until the senate quits. ‘Senate leaders did not know when they would adjourn. Tha senate finance committee scheduled a meeting with secretary o.f treasury George M. Humphrey on the house-approve debt limit. It would carry out President Eisenho*wer’s request to raise the present $275,000,000,000 celling on the national dbbt to $290,000,000,000. There was no indication as to whether the committee would vote today Jn advance of the meeting, however, a clear majority appeared committed to oppose the bill. The opponents included all seven of the-Democrats on the 15meipber committee and three or four of the Republican member. Sen. Walter George Ga., senior Democrat on the committee, suggested that iMr. Eisenhower recall congress this fall if he feqls later that an increase in the debt ceiling is inescapable. On other legislative issues, congress appeared ready to complete action today or tonight oh qther unfinished bills on its “must” program. The senate was expected to vote to send the final version of the $4,500,000,000 foreign aid appropriation already approved by- the house, to the White House this afternoon. Both houses wer? expected to act on a compromise omnibus appropriation bill containing fund* for civil defense, international Information; programs and authorizing use of other money for Korean rehabilitation. Other “must” bills scheduled for action today included three on which senate action Is required on house-approved compromise bills fashioned by house-senate conference committees These were the bills dealing T. p» o aix)

Township Trustees Meeting Here Today Attendance Officer Will Be Selected BULLETIN Mrs. Mildred Foley, incumbent county attendance officer, was ejected to another term by unanimous vote of township trustees on the first ballot. There no opposition. Township trustees met for the last t me today with outgoing county school superintendent Glen Custard. The term of attendance officer expired today and trustees were voting when the Daily Democrat went to press. Minutes of the last meeting of the trustees revealed a detailed discussion of the veteran’s agricultural training program. Glen Custard, presiding, advised trustees to get names of who intended tp enroll in thq course, either under the old G.I. bill or a the Korean bill so that classes in townships with few enrollees could be closed and full classes in others could be ,opened. ‘ Uustard pointed out that teachers were still badly needed in the county system, and the situation was becoming more urgent with the fall term only a > little more than a month away. i Mrs. Mildred Foley, appointed attendance officer after the death in office of Ker husband. Hansel Foley, was on the list of candidates for the post. It was not' known how many other candidates opposed her, but a high trustee source said he believed there was at least one other. . A letter from the state board of tax commissioners asked that the attention of trustees be directed toward receiving assessments on railroads and utilities so that trustees dould correfet their own budgets. Custard was informed that county auditor Frank Kitson already had those assessments and no problem Would be faced. The last date for first qublicatlon of the budget is August 7, in the county. August Selking has been appointed as the trustee representative to serve oh the county tax adjustment board. Incoming county schbol superintendent Gail \ Grabill appeared to make a few remarks in view of his taking over the important county educational post August 17. remark* were confined mainly to a talk of the meeting he attended at Indianapolis with the state department. j I J Grabill said the group was told the duty of the state department was not only to lay down its heavy hand when violations cropped up but to render service whenever required. “They don’t only wish to condemn but to render service whereever possible,” declared the new school head. i Grabill said fie would soon release a complete calendar of the\ new school term to begin this fall, also coinciding with bis reign. Grabill said he has received many in(Tan* Te Pass Mx)

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, August 1, 1953.

State Funeral Planned In Capitol For Senator Taft, Burial In Ohio

Exchange Os Prisoners To Begin Tuesday i Peiping Radio Says First Os Red-Held - Prisoners On Way PANMUNJOJM, Korea UP — The war prisoners exchange which will bring back to frteedom 12.763 Western fighting meh, including 3,313 Americans will begin at 9 a.m. next Wednesday 6 p.m. Tuesday c.s.t. ' Col. Dee Pyung 11, North Korean representative to the joint committee for prisoners repatriation, said 100 men will be returned pethour to the United Nations for four hours each day, starting at 9 a.m. Auk. 5. ■ I. • • f He also' asked the United Nations to revise ite schedule for release of its prisoners to return ablebodied Red prisoners before the Red sick and wounded are released. The committee was unable to agree at today’s meeting on the responsibility for maintenance of order in each reception area, and referred the question to. the military armistice commission. The Communist Peiping Radio said at least of the Commun-ist-held prisoners including an unspecified number of sick and wounded Americans, already have started moving south on railway lines the Reds repaired t thi» week. The left the Commuiiist i collection camp at Pyoktong on the Yalu Rlvejr in a convoy of trucks at dawn and boarded trains at a nearby railhead. Peiping Radio, the official voice of Red (ihina, failed to disclose how many prisoners were aboard the train that began the 200-mile journey over tracks that had been ibombed incessantly during' the three-year Korean war. < However, the Communists promised to deliver 400 prisoners a day at Panmunjom in return for 2.4(b) Chinese and North Korean captives of the Allies daily in i "Operation Big Switch’ whicp begins next Wednesday, j | Here, in this truce cam|). Allied personnel prepared to (stage a “dress rehearsal” of Bigl Switch on Monday. The receiving teams will process soldiers acting the roles of prisoners. i It was estimated it willj take at least a month to complete the exchange of some 86,000 prifconers-f---74,000 held by the United j Nations and 12,763, including 3,313 Americans, held by the Communists. • The departure of the first group of prisoners was announced shortly before the neutral nations supervisory commission held its first meeting in the “Peace Pagoda’’ (Tara Ta Page Six)

Sen. Bricker Says Tati Death Loss To Country

By SEN. JOHN W. BRICKER (Written For The United Press) WASHINGTON, UP—The passing of Sen. Robert A, Taft is a shock to the country, a great loss to the United States senate, and brings to me a deep personal sadness. l I ' . Our political association started in Ohio in 1924 and has been very close throughout the intervening years. Bob Taft very early seemed destined to leadership. He was a leader in the house of representatives in th4 Ohio legislature. He became speaker of the house. He moved to the senate where he likewise assumed a position of leadership. Hist effect upon the state and its progress while In! the Ohio general assembly was constructive and very «reat Indeed. The state still enjoys the benefits of his service there. ■ He was a treat lawyer. He was associated in some of the most important litigation of- our country in the last quarter of a century. He appeared before me

Eisenhower Favors Tass-Hartley Change Plans Message To; Congress On Change WASHINGTON UP — President Eisenhower is reported in faVOr of changing the Taft-Hartley Act to satisfy many of labor's demands, an informed source saitf today. < This source said tbej President |ras preparing a message to conputting the administration on record in favor of piping out the non-Communist oath now required of union officials and weakening th& ban against the secondary boycott by allowing employes to refuse to handle products from a plant where a strike 4s in progress. All but one Os the provisions, in the message could be interpreted aa favorable to labor, the source said. The White House proposals were drawn up in meetings kbetween secretary of labor Martin P. Durkin, secretary of commerce Sinclair - and congressional and White House officials. The resuits were said to be in line with Durkin’s position. The informant said the President hoped to present the mewsage to congress before adjournment. There would be no time to act ori the suggestions, but the White House position would be available to congressional leaders! for study ‘before the next session. Other provisions of the President's message include permission for union and management in certain industries to sign “pre-hiring” agreements before the job gets under way; partially lifting the’ ban against voting by economic strikers by barring any new union election in a plant for four months after a strike started, and appointment of an administrator of the National Labor Relations Board. Labor opposes the NLRB administrator proposal, which would further separate the duties of the general counsel and board members. Says Eisenhower ;To Veto Tax Repealer WASHINGTON UIP ---Your movie ticket may not cost 20 per cent less after all. An informed source said late Friday that President 'Eisenhower plans to veto legislation repealing the 20 per cent federal tax on movie tickets. This informant, who asked not to be identified, said the President has decided that the government cannot afford to Ipse: the $100,000,000 in revenue provided by the tax every year. —... INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, warm and humid toniqnt and Sunday Mth a few isolated thundershowers. Low tonight 7077. High Sunday 90-94 north, 94-99 south,

many times while I was a member of the utilities commission of Ohio. I know of no lawyer who had a better grasp of the details of his casefi and did a more thorough job of preparation than Bab 'Taft. While I served in the office of (he attorney general of Ohio, Bob Taft was chairman of the Republican' county committee in Hamilton .county.’ His recommendations werie always good and invariably followed. Then, in 1938 when wd both I became candidates on the state ticket, he for the United States senate and l for governor of Ohio, our relationship became close. When I was privileged to come to the United States senate, I looked to him for leadership and guidance which was always given In the spirit of friendship. , and helpfulness. Throughout all of these contacts I admired him and was devoted to his leadership. There were many facets of his life but to me one is most worthy (Tua Tu Paca rtve)

Defiant East Germans March To Obtain Food 150,000 Laborers Defy Communists For American Food BERLIN UP — Toughi, defiant laborers from the Soviet zone of Germany today marched 150,000strong past sullen Communist border guards to enter West Berlin and claim prized "Eisenhower parcels” of > American food. Today’s mass invasion by hungry workmen from all corners of Russian-run East* Germany sw’ellfrd to well over 1.00ff.000 the number of persons who ‘ have received food parcels. To enter ; the U. S., British and French sectors of Berlin where the packages are distributed they have defied Soviet and Communist threats of an-est on espionage charges, beatings by “goon" squads of Red youths and wholesale confiscation' of their food parcels. I ; The weekend march of laborers to West Berlin was organized to throw the weight of overwhelming numbers against Red border guard* who were ordered Friday to take harsh measures to curb the tide of East Germans joining the West’s "bread line.” Led by the organizers of the violent anti-Communist rebellion which swept Soviet zone on •June 17, the laborers warned the Communist border police in advance that they would come and that they would not be stopped. Today’s mass raised thp possibility the Soviets will close the borders of the west sectors of tli eicty to enforce their ban on the “Eisenhower food” distributlqn, , ' , ’ In Hamburg, meanwhile, the second shipload of American food for East Germany’s hungry, millions arrived in the North German port aboard (the United States Lines S. S. American Filler. Bristling for h fight with the Red police, the workers had openly organized their hunge|- march for their day off and WTiVned they would meet violence With violence. Young Communist border guards in dirty Soviet-type uniforms stood back sullenly but peacefully as the workers walked, rode and cycled past, shouting taunts. ' ' Any attempt by the police to stop them would certainly touch off another demonstration against the government such as last month’s, western observers believed. | - The workers came from all over the Soviet zonjp, from the canters of resistance last monthchemieal Workers from Merseb ; urg, coal miners from Saxony, steel «Twr» Te <*■«• Six) Ida Belle Knavel Dies This Morning Funeral Services Monday Afternoon Miss Ida Belle Knavel, 62, of rural route 2. Monroeville, died at' 3:20 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was caused by a heart ailment. She was born in Monroeville Aug. Aug. 7, 1890 a daughter of Albert and Catherine Milier-Knavel. ! Miss Knavel was a 'member of the Monroeville Methodist church. ' Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ella Ramsey <of Monroeville and Mrs. Pearl Myers of Terre Haute. One brother and one sister preceded her in death. a Funeral serv|ces will be conducted at 2 p a. Monday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. Lawrence T. Norrie officiating. Burial will be in Clark’s Chapel cemetery. Friends may call at the. funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. ' ■ " I ■ ■" ■

Worldwide Police Search For Jewels I 1 ■ ■ ! * Crown Jewels Os Prussia Stolen HECHINGEN, Germany ,UP — An international police search widened to all Europe today for the thieves who made off with $7,500.000 worth of Prussain crown jewels from the Hohenzollern castle here. More than German police plus the uniformed and plain-, clothes forces of West Europe kept a sharp lookout for the men who hauled off bugs of gold plate, jewels and priceless antiques from the moated fortress atop a windswept peak. It was the continent’s most spectacular postwar robbery. The value of the loot surpassed by- far the $1,500,000 -Hessian crown, jewels stolen in 1945 by tw<j» American army officers and the robbery of $850,000 worth of jewels from the Aga Khan and. his wife at Deauville. 1 France, in 1949. in one’swoop'the* thieves lifted most of the collected treasures of the old German imperial family. But strangely, the thieves, left ‘behind in a wall safe the inost valuable of the Hohenzollern jew- ; els—the* Prussian royal crbw’n w'orn Tor centuries by the north 'German kings, j s _'j Jj! / . A spDkesrnan at' the castle said the gold and jewels, if melted and cut. might 'brlnsr $500,000. But he said the real of these “irreplaceable objects.” which included six (Ramond stadded, solid gold snuff boxes of Fredrick the Great, was well over $7,500,000. The walled and tUrreted castle is perched on top Os a steep pljak overlooking the jplains of southern peymany. Three-foot thick walls ranging up to bo feet in height held back besieging soldiers but were breacljed in minutes Friday by the nimble thieves using wooden ladders roped together. The castle grounds are honeycombed with tupnels. -It was suspected the thieves used these to escape detection of ! watchdogs and a guard. ! k' P Police said there was no doubt 4he thieves knew the area well. Shepherd dogs were put on the scen|t at the window where the thieves cut through inch-thick bars with huge pincers but lost it on a main road where the thieves an* parenfly fled in a car. I 1i I 4 1 i Community Center Plans Are Studied Report Findings On Ground Formation Rock was struck at 28 feet low the surface on the site of the proposed Community and Ychrth Cejnter. east of the Monroe street river bridge, C. I. "Scotty” Finlayson informed the directors of the*Decatur Memorial Foundation. Inc’., at a meeting of the board last inight at the First State bank. The borings were 1 taken by Ralph Roop, city engineer. The \data was sent to the architects in New York, who are preparing final plans for the civic center. The ground formation at the site will determine the depth and strength of the foundations for the building, Finlayson explained. Raymond E. Bogden of Muncie, assistant regional director for Boys* Clubs of America hnd supervisor of the Indiana plan, a civic agency financed by the Eli Lilly foundation, met with the directors last evening. Bogdep explained what bther cities with youth and community centers were doing in boy and girl club work a These cities are Rushville, Lebanon. Kendallville, Tipton, and Columbus. Foundation directors - believe that thtp plans for the youth and civic center will be completed this month. ' ' Noon Edition I

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State Funeral - Is Tentatively Set For Monday Body Os Senator To Be Returned To Cincinnati Home WASHINGTON UP — Robert A. Taft will be given a state funeral in the Capitol, probably on Monday, if was announced today. The body of the Ohio senator, to whom death came Friday ’in New York, will ifr in state im 4 the Capitol rotunda on Sunday, according to still tentative plans. This announcement came after a conference of Republican leaders in the Senate where Taft had directed administration, programs until his' forced retirement as active GOP leader. Jack Martin, who was Taft's assistant, announced the family had agreed to a state funeral.- He said tentative arrangement will be submitted at another meeting of the GOP leaders about noon, and 'that detailed plans will be announced shortly thereafter. Those who attended the meeting were Vieq Presideat Richard "M. Nixon; Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams, Speaker Joseph W. i Martin Jr.. House Repubucu., Leader Charles A. Halleck. Acting Senate Republican Leader William F. Rnowland Calif.. Sen. Eugene D. Mfllikin Colour Sen. • John Broker 0.. Senate Secretary Mark Trice, and Maftih, . Martin said bodj' will be taken to Cincinnati, Taft's home town, for burial. - j _ Taft, 63, died of cancer Friday ip New Yo«k. where he went j for treatment after his illness forced him to. give up the senate Republican leadership. : His four sons, who were at his bedside when he died, returned here to be with their mother. Martha; in .their home on a quiet street in the capital's fashionable Georgetown section. Mis. Taft, who is confined to a wheel chair, visited her husband Tuesday and returned here. President Eisenhower visited her within an hour of Taft’s death. He called Taft’a passing “a tragic l |os» -to America,” j Western Union reported a steady flow of j messages of condolence from all over the nation to Taft's home and office here. The death of the Ohio Senator forecast political changes in the senate. It meant possible legislative trouble next year for Mr. Eisenhowier, the man who defeated Taft di) his third try -for the GOP nomination last .year but came to lean heavily on Taft’s capable leadership in, congress. r Flags flew at half mast, on all federal, buildings 'here and through* out Onio by order of the President. Mr. Eisenhower was expect-, ed to attend the funeral in Cincinnati. From Taft’s political foes as well as his came tributes proclaiming his death a great lose to the nation, for Taft, a formidable foe in politics, won the respect and even the friendship of those he hit hardest. ”Integr|ty” was the word used most in his praise. Frpm the floor of the senate, where Tqft had become the rallying point and symbol of the GOP’* conservative wing, perhaps Sen. James H. Duff R-Pa. summed him up best: “As a legislative 'leader he had no peer. This was his special field. He will undoubtedly be recorded in the annals as one of the ablest.best informed and most effective legislative leaders in the history of the United Stated senate.” Taft, born to politics, practicedthe intricate ark with' a master’s touch up to the point where it conflicted with his principles. Then first' place went to his qualities which even hi* enemies praised — integrity, courage and sometime* painful candor. Former President .Truman, whose administration was blistered time and again by Taft and who Ta