Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 207, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1953 — Page 1

Vol. LI. No. 207.

Dulles Warns Chinese Reds On Aggression Warns Aggression To Lead To Attack On China Homeland ST. LOUIS UP —Secretary of State; John Foster Dulles warned Redl China today its* homeland would* be attacked if it commits “second aggression in Asia.” Dulles gave his warning in a spee choeberfQO speech before the American Legion’s 35th national convention.' A few minutes before he spoke the legion adopted a resolution urging all-out war “with every usable weapon" to wiiify Korea if .current peace talks’ tail. I The state department head noted Red China is training, equipping and supplying Cdbnmuinst forces in Indochina and slid there is “a risk that. as in Korea. Red China faiight kend its owp army into Indochina.” ; Dulles said "such' a second Aggression could not;occur ~,Without Consequences which might not be confined to Indochina. I say this soberly in the’ interest of i peace and in the hop** of preventing a fdther\aggressor ■ton" \ The resolution, Adopted •with a long ovation. ..said; if the peace negotiations aren’t iUccestii'ul "the full military strength and might of our government., with every usable weapon at is disposal. be employed to drive the Communist forces out of Korea and to. establish a 'unified democratic government iti that unfortunate | country.” ' / Dulles told Red; China. Regime 'bluntly that if the Korean war. is ■i will likely spread to China itself. He recalled the declaration otf\ the 16 nations fighting aggression in Korea tnatf they would resist amV new outbreak of aggression there * and. that the fighting might spread beyond Korean boundaries. The legion allso adopted a .i’osolUr tlon which called’the United Nations “ineffective” as an instrument for peace. It said the 4’nited . States must rely “upon oUr own strength and the cooperation of free nations” ’ until fundamental changed are made in the conduct and charter of the U.N. The said, however, that ad long as general w:ar can be avoided "there Is basjs for hope that the United Nations can be made to justify its existence.” The legion urged; the ’United States to refuse to have any dealings with Communist governments until American citizens "unjustly imprisoned" ate restored to freedom. It coriimended President Eisenhower for the food program for East Germany and Recommended a “clear statement of , policy” by the state department for each middle eastern country. f Dulles spoke after the Convention adopted the full foreign relations report of jta committee. ?

Klepper Is Named Chairman Os Board R. M. Thompson Is Elected President W. A. Klepper of this city has been named chairman of the board of Cloverleaf Creameries,; Inc., •j and It. M. Thhmpsorr of Huntington, formerly of this city, was elected president of the company,. The main plant" and home office of the company are located iff Huntington. ■ ' > ' ’ A pioneer ih the dairy business. W. A. Klepper established the Cloverleaf company more than 40 years ago with the late Earl Martin. They built the plant on Winchester street, now used as tin in- , dustrial warehouse. Thompson hks been with the company tor 18 years, starting his business career with Cloverleaf in this city in 1936. j[\ Other officers of the company are: Glen Clauss, vice-president and "sales manager; F.j K. Hailey. ; superintendent; F. P. Rauktis, comptroller; Ted Burkhart, plant manager; V D. A. Kellum, president -; Os Ballard Ice Cream Co.; Robert Webster, vlce-p ■esidgh't and Indianapolis branch manager; Chester Farrar. Lafayette and Terre Haute branch manager, and Harry Nye, Souths Bent! brqncjj manager. f INDIANA WEATHER - Continued hot and huhid with mostly fair weather tonight and Thursday. Low. tonight 70-78. High Thursday 95100. ",

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— His Mother s Lost $ / ' '' I rfW r ./b la IS'A a WMR IOS vl EkS THE LONG LEGIONNAIRE takes some the sting out of St. Lo-pis' broiling heat for this small boy whose mother, he says “got lost” during tile huge American Legion paradie. In addition to the lift provided by free. coldJmp. the rescuer b°lds the boy high so that he ■ran "find" bis motherA,or ivir-e versa.

Soviet Russia Recognized As Atomic Power United States And Britain Recognize Reds 7 Advancement WASHINTON. UP The ,U. S. and British governments have acknowledged publicly that Russia is a full-fledged, post-graduate atomic power. I [ That, ah authoritative source said today, is the import of announcements here and in London that the governments plan to say no rnorh as of now’ about the current Soviet atomic test series. “There is no point,” this source said, “in rushing into print and stirring people up every time the Russians\ fire off another run-of-the-mill test shot.” i ■ k - “If they want to get any more publicity out of us.” he added, “they will have to do something really significant, such as exploding an improved version of their H-bomb or setting off an A-homb bieter than any they have tested yet.” f I , • This and other official sources said it is still U. S. policy to keep the public informed of “Hnportant" atomic developments everywhere. + “ That was implicit also in the atomic energy commission’s statement on the most Recent Russian test, the fission A-homb explosion Os Aug. 23.

No more will be said here about the Soviet test series, the announcement said, “unless intelligence indicates information of greater interest.” In other words, it was said, the Russians have got their atomic project into high gear and from now’ on may be expected to test fi/e a variety of weapons > comparable to those ihis country has to past announcements of been proving in hleyada. Applying the tefct of “signifiSoviet explosions, the authoritative source said: “We announced the first Russian explosion of September. 1949, just because it was the first. It proved to the world thait the* Russians were making prrtgresd ‘onward and upward’. i , “We confirmed the hydrogen test of Aug. 12 because that, top. was a first, and also because' it proved again that the Russians are not to be underestimated “The current test defies ip important because it suggests that the U. S. S. R. has built up a minimum stockpile of ‘standard’ atomic weapons and is now branching out into development of a family of battlefield and other special-•v--nose U-eapons, as we have done. “But there is no>reason to tick off every shot in the series unless the Russians explode something really special.” . ■ I»ULL E T I N SAN ANTONIO, Tex., UP— Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright U. S.p'A., reL, the hero of Bataan and Corregidor, died’ in Brooke medical center today at 12:27 p.m. He was 70 The general died in a coma, into which he fell early today. He suffered a cerebral throm-bosis-blood clot in his brain —July 6. He suffered another stroke Tuesday and had beensteadily sinking since then.

Complaints Voiced At Council Session \ Order Cessation To Fires At City Dump ■i ! ■ ' ■ The city council received a number of complaints at last night’s meeting. Councilman Do.p Gage called attention of the council to the fires that burn at the city dump. Gage declared there was no reason why any garbage at the dump should have to be set on fire to decompose it. \ U The council agreed and passed a unanimous resolution that the attendants at the dump would hereafter be directed not to set fire to any refuse brought there. Three women who live in the locality of Twelfth and Meibgrs complained to the council at what they called “fire traps, rat traps, forgotten petitions”, and “buck passing”: Mrs. Marie Delong, Mrs, Esther Osborn and Mrs. Doris Leonard, whq earlier petitioned the coundy for a light at Twelfth street and Dayton, wanted to know what (was going to be done about paving the streets in the vicinity. Mayor John Doan promised improvements as soon as the northwest sewer is installed. He explained it would be cqstly and wasteful to make improvements now since the streets w’ould soon have to be cut into again to lay the sewer. . : The women also asked why nothing w’as done to “clean up the shacks” |in that Homewood neighborhood. j ; It wks suggested that the women get in touch , with the welfare departmen|t\on the “neglected child” situation the women said was allegedly going on. \ i They also wanted “outside poker stopped. They] complained about the cars that “slide, for wholes block-lengths” on the cinders, v i ’ i

Discuss Contract For Land For Dump Although the council in session last night discussed the pending contract with Krick-Tyndall company for leasing four acres of land as a city dumping grounds, po definite action was taken. The council is aw’aiting word from Dan H. Tyndall, secretary of the company, on what the owners will do about the proposal. I I It was stated that the coinpahy had received complaints on leasing the site for a city dump. The company proposed a nominal charge of $25 a year for the Bite. Mayor John Doan and city attprney Robert Andetsph also joined in the discussion, stating that they had not been advised if the contract would be signed by the land owners.

More Blood Donors Sought For Friday Mrs. Max Schaefer, secretary of the local chapter of the American RCd Cross, today made a plea for more donors for the bloodmobile that will he in town Friday, fpr the periodic visit to the American Legion home. She asked all persons who are able to give blood 5 to contact the office today and tomorrow at 3-3,106. she said the quota is 30 donors short.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 2, 1953.

Transport Is Missing With 2 1 Men On Board; 42 Die In French Crash

42 Killed Ast ' * Plane Crashes 1 ■ <ln French Alps I Noted Violinist j Jacques Thibaud . Is Among Victims fj UP -— Forty-two persons, inmud-' Ing violinist Jacques Thibaud,.died in the fiery crash of an Air Constellation into a 9.300 foot peak In the French Alps, a rescue party learned today. The four-engine plane smashed into Mount Cemet and burst into flames shortly before midnight. Some of the bodies were hurtletl T. 600 feet from the wreckage. | A party of police, soldiers civilians dispatched to the sdliie Jeported that Thfbaud, 72. and his ecompanist, Rene Herbin, Were jjnong those killed. They whjre to play soon in Tokyo. ®The plane, bound from Parisixto Sllgon, Indochina, carried 4 no Ainerican or British passengers. Most df those aboard were Frefe h Aftd Viet Nainese. One infant Was Ittnong those killed. JThe' plane was 90 minutes out qi Paris and was scheduled to Ipm4 Nice in 20 minutes whenj it Schick Mount Cemet. Flames t&diately shot up over the p<*ak agd were visible 10 miles a.Way a|?Yhe winter sports village of Barc||onnette for three houßs. ■ ; ftt. took five hours for the 40-nian i*ocqe party police, soldiers tiiid civilians from Barcelonnette Jlo make its way the barren, ogged. rock-strewn route to the t|cene? £ .. They radioed that they found the Ijurned skeleton of. the Lockheed Hlane'but no survivors, J | The.- flight was "on, and fjve minutes ahfead of schedule i|hen it hit the peak at 11:30 p.m.. Air France spokesman said; i believed the pilot may l|ftve miscalculated and began iO altitude too early for his lafidihg at Nice. The last message from t£lie dpomed flight was picked up by the tower at Aix en Provence five before the crash. v ,®Everythlng going 0.K..” the ph <Turw Tn g»x» 'h\| (I ' X : ■ Freshmen Register Thursday Morning ? Bl - - ■ ■ ‘ ♦ f ; ■ Jfpecatur high school students wfyo will be members of the m<an class in the school term op©o- - next week, will register at tb4 high school office Thursday looming, beginning at 9 o’clOcpt. i/The freshmen are requested to foxing money with tbem to p£y rental of books diiting the cofii>«g school year, as these, rentes tfltist be paid in advance. i 1 —J—change In Zone Is 1 favored By Council \ | Change Approved I f By City Council J*>A. J. Faurote, local construction sbn, Tuesday night succeeded tn convincing the city council that tgey should change an R1 zone & K 2 to permit him to build several tiro-family dwellings. '.gThe area is a vacant lot north Marshall street, beginning with alley, north to Dayton. ) yFaurote-' earlier asked the clw lK>ard of zoning appeals to change W to R 2 but the board declined ro hike the step. it is reported, plans to teflild the rentals on the west sk|e the now vacant lot, facing th* rather than the west, sincfe whole block of business buildings l(ne Thirteenth and would not provide a good view if they faced “Faurote’s was the only case tait* up by zoning board Tuesday flight. ■ j I- •

'Union Official Is Cited For Contempt Arrest Ordered By Indianapolis Judge INDIANAPOLIS UP - An international vice-president of Communications Workers was cited for indirect contempt of court today for saying the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. had “weight and power", with judges. I Judge John L. Niblack ordered the arrest of Vice President A. T. Jones of Washington, who has been Jn Indianapolis in connection with a 43-day strike of 6.900 CWA members against Hell. A Nibhick, who last week banned all picketing at Indianapolis Bell property because of violence but amended his Order a few ’hours i later to allow some picketing, or- ' dered Jones plaeed in $5,000 bail until he comes to court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. Sheriff’s deputies were sent to arrest Jones at a downtown hotel, but he was not there.' Under the law, a judge may set bail before so the defendant can provide it at the time of arrest. Nlfblack. of Marion county superior court, said Jones must “explain whether his statement “ was [ made maliciously or through Ignorance.” The judge charged Jones “wilfully and maliciously” caused to be printed in newspapers a statement which said Bejll had “given the citizens ... more than one glimpse of its weight and power with the courts.” Niblack cited Jones just before starting a hearing on a temporary injunction to replace the temporary restraining order limiting pickets. In h -10-minute hearing. Niblack continued the restraining order' until further notice, took under advisement the injunction, and ordered more hearings next Tuesday. At Crawfordsville Tuesday night, 10 jCIO members were arrested on disorderly conduct charges for setting up a picket line. Police said all were from out of town, most frptn Indianapolis: Officers said eight men. including Miles Lloyd and,Wayne Folck. iTurs Tn Pn«n Sl*> Back Mrs. Hilly As Berne Postmaster Recommendation Is Made By Committee Republican committeemen and vice-committeemen served by the Berne post office met in Berne last evening and recommended Mrs. Luella Hilty for appointment as acting postmaster of Berne. A vacancy has, existed in the office since the death of Mrs. Arthur Zehr. who served 20 years as postmaster. \ , \ The recommendation will be sent to fourth district Rep. E. Ross Adair of Fort Wayne, who has* indicated he will ’be guided by the committeemen’s choice in naming a postmaster. Congressman Adair is now on a tour of the Far Elpst with a congressional committee. Harry Essex, Adams county and fqurth district Republican chairman, presided at the caucus. Mrs. Hilty also has the chairman’s endorsement for the appointment. Rep. Adair said in an interview here a few wseks ago that in all probability the 'person named as acting postmaster would receive the permanent appointment. The customary ' civil service examina-, tion will be given applicants and the formal appointment will ba sent to congress by President Eisenhower. on recommendation from the representative. The appointee-designate is the wife of Walter “Huck" Hilty, Berne Republican chairmau, and an active leader in his party. She is prominent in Ohurch, social and political circles in Berne and the manager of the Michßgan-Indiana electric office.

Men Freed By Reds In Exchange Release To Contjmue; No Explanation Given PANMUNJOMf Korea UP —The Communists re)eased only 300 prisoner\. including 100 Americans from 34 states, today and announced the slowdown would continue Thursday!. . Since the beginning of “Operation Big Switch" 29 days ago, the Reds, with one or two exceptions, have delivered the 400 prisoners they had promised daily in return for 2.400 from the Allies. , The slovyrlown scheduled apparently was designed to hold back back at least 60 Americans who fought indoctrination until the United Nations <returns die-hard Communists who incited riots at Koje-Do. ; \ ' ■ According to the Communist an nouncement they will release only 89 Americans Thursday,, bringing the number of V. S. personnel freed to 3,(727. The Communists originally had promised to release 3.81 T American prisoners, but the exact dumber may be higher. Thursday’s delivery of six Canadians will bring the .total of freed Canadians to 30. 16 more than the Reds had scheduled for repatriation. Still awaiting release afe “reactionary” Aimercians who were segregated iri a'camp four miles south of the nearby Communist camp of Kaesong. They may be the prisoners “pardoned” 1 by the Reds Monday after being sentenced to jail terms for alleged prisoner camp crimes. The Reds also are holding .hack their prize prisoner, Major C>en. William F. Dean, who wafe captured in the battle of Taejon in July. 195 Q. They have said he will be the last prisoner repatriated. As the latest group of prisoners passed through Freedom Gate, 30 Americans previously fr?ed by the Communists flew- homeward from •tokyo. Five more were scheduled to leave by air later in the afternoon. 1 , ! One of the men returning Wednesday was Ist Lt. Janies Stone. Hot Springs. Ark. He found a congressional medal of honor, the nation’s highest reward, awaiting him. Stone said he thought the award should go to men of his Ist cavalry division company who stood with him on the nipht of Nov. 25. 1951. when he w*as captured in the heroic defense of an outpost hit fivg thn?f by the Reds. Another returning hero was an army surgeon who the lives (Tara T» Pavo 101 Are Registered For Kindergarten Morning Classes At Lincoln Are Filled With two days remaining for kindergarten registration, 101 pupils have registered at Lincoln school, Bryce Thomas, principal, announced today. Registration will continue today, Thursday and Friday, it was announced. All morning kindergarten classes at Lincoln are filled, Thomas reported. There are v still some morning vacancies at the library kindergarten class and there are afternoon vacancies at 'both Lincoln and library. Principal Thomas urged all parents of children who will be five years of age on or before September 15 to register them immediately if they desired for them to attend kindergarten this fall term. There will be po registration period on the opening day cf school, it was anncMinced, because classes will start inimediately next Wednesday. § ' ' I \

Indiana State Fair I Will Open Thursday k i v I f’i Officials Hope For Record Attendance Indianapolis, up —The Indiana state lair will begin its second century Thursday with an array of algrk ultural and entertainment features which officials hope will Attract record throngs. Advance ticket sales running almost , 15 percent ahead of last year seemed to indicate the fair board’s will be realized, <ll- - continued scorching weather may tend to slow the turnstiles. A sprightly parade of 6ff Indiana high school bands will open the 101st Hoosier fair Thursday morning with six prizes, ranging from $125 to $25. to be awarded to the best musical organizations. Opening day has been set aside as high school band parade and Indianapolis day. In the afternoon, the fairgrounds new $300,000 service building will be dedicated. The structure will house the Red Cross emergency hospital, state police headquarters and cafeteria. Biggest agricultural attraction of the day will be selection of the grand champion 4-H steer. The fair will run from Sept. 3-12. I The first day's entertainment . will feature the Texas Rangers . Rodeo in afternoon and evening performances. One hundred head of wild horses shipped from South Dakota will, be ridden by Texas cowboys. j John Schermerhorn, fair board president, said the full entertainment program of afternoon and evening performances is expected to attract more than 200.000 persons. > With continued fa|r, but slightly cooler weather, fair officials were conydent the standing record of 659,454 admissions to the fairgrounds set last year would be broken; Activity at the grounds began Tuesday with the arrival of 25h girls from arbund the state to par<Tnr« To City Councilmen Approve Petitions Two Change Orders On Sewer Approved

City councllmeri, Tuesday night at their regular meeting approved a number of petitions and contracts and two change orders proposed by Robert Yost of the Yost Construction Co., building the Porter Homewood sewer. City engineer Ralph -Roop communicated a complaint he ha«t received. A contract for electric light exi tension between the city and - 'Mr. and 'Mrs. Ralph J. Loshe for $65.98 was approved. A petition for water extension line to the home of Catherine, Brunnegraff. Monroe street extended, past the city limits, was referred to the water committee and the water superintendent. A contract tor rural line exten sion between Decatut and Helei Thomas for SIOO was approved and made a matter of record. The two change orders' proposed by Yost regard (1> the placing o) ( heavier se*Wer frames at the outlets to the' northwest sewer than had been originally intended. This’ was approved as a sound change’ from the original plans. (2> Thai tap-ins should be installed on the main sewer now, while the ground is open, rather than later when subscribers w’ould have to hire private diggers to go down 18 feet to make their own taps. Mayor John Doan explained taps would' run from the sewer to the meeting of two iote, a?here a “Y” connection would be made for the time the two owners want to connect up. ] He pointed out that in the case only one branch of ths Y was being used, that party would pay for both and would later have his money re<Twns Face Ma>

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19 Servicemen Aboard Plane Lost Tuesday Plane Missing In Cascade Mountains; Search Is Underway B U L L-E T I N SEATTLE. UP — The burned wreckage of a chartered DC-3 plane missing on a flight from Monterey, Calif., to Tacoma, Wash., was found today near Vail, Wash., and the bodies of 15 of 21 persons aboard were counted, the air force said. \ h SEATTLE. Wash.. UP —Crews of air force search planes scanned the Cascade Mountain foothills today for a DC-3 plane whih vanished Tuesday night over western < Washington with i 19 servicemen and two crew members aboard. The air force requested assistance from the Washington and Oregon civil air patrol. An air force Albatross was making a route search, concentrating along the path the lion-scheduled airliner was to have taken. A contour search was* to l>e started later. Another Albatross plane was to search the west side of 9-671-f<apt Mt. St\ Helens. An air force helicopter with. fl. three-man para-rescue team left for Kelso. Wash;, to stand hy in case the missingv twin-engined craft was sighted. Capt. James Lynch of the 43rd air rescue at McChord air force base near Tacoma. Wash., said that 19 servicemen were aboard the Regina airlines plane. Lynch said there w*ere also (wo crew* members. The plane thundered over Portland. Ore., at 6:28 p.m, Tuesday night on a flight from Monierv. Calif., tio McChord. The plane failed to report at its* next check station at Toledo, Wash., about 60 miles north of Portland. The.CAA said the plane's flight plan indicated it would run out of. fuel at 8:48 p.m. The servicemen, who were not. yet identified, were all from Fort Ord. Calif, A spokesman there confirmed that there were passen- * gers and said they welre on their ( T« Pace Foor) ♦ . j

Amvets Convention Will Open Thursday 9th Annual Parley On At Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS. UP—Members - of the national executive committee of the Amvets met hire today in advance of the four-tfay ninth annual convention, expected to attract 5,000 persons. The convention begins Thursday under the guiding hand of national commander Marshall E. Miller. Champaign. 111. The eighth annual confention of the Amvets auxiliary begins at the same time. The chief officer is Miss Darline Gordon, ’Clinton. Ta. iThe seventh annual national “Scrimmage” of the Sad Sacks, a fun-making organization of Amvets similar to the American "Legion’s 40 and 8. ends today. Harold B. Koch> St. Louis, Mo., is head officer. Amvets delegates come ’ from most of 1,400 t local posts in all 4R states. They represented a membership of 130,000, making Amvets the fourth largest veterans’ group in the nation. Attorney general Herbert Brownell will speak at the national commander’s banquet Saturday night, and Thurston B. Morton, assistant secretary of state, will speak Thursday afternoon. A three-hour parade will be held Friday night, followed by a beauty contest for “Miss Amvets” from the various states. ■ ’ ’' ' .11