Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 259, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1953 — Page 1

Vol. LI. No. 259.

Demand Russia Grant Freedom For Americans Demand Russia Free American Prisoners; In Red Prison Camps WASHINGTON. UP —Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today the United States has demanded that Russia release, (Ml Americans held in Soviet prison camps. ; i He told his weekly news conference that Charles E. Bohlen, U. ,S. ambassador to Moscow, person- , ally presented the demand to t|e ■ Kremlin and Russia’s reply is being awaited* BiDulles made the statement when asked if there were any news developments in the cases of two imprisoned Americans — Pvt. Home/ H, Cox. 33, Oklahoma city, and Leland Towers, 29, San Fopcisco. \ He replied his department has gathered up aIL information about Americans Reported to be imprisoned by Russia and that Bohlen was asked to take it up with the Kremlin. He said Bohlen did so >. personally, adding that he belitev- ’ es he actled Monday. i The capes of Cox and Towers (are the only ones on which any (detailed Information .is available. But department officials said thete have been vague reports of other \ Americans being held -in Soviet prison camps. It was understood that Bohijen delivered to the Kremlin a formal notep rotesting the imprisonments and demanding the Americans’ release. It was believed the text will be held up pending receipt of Russia’s reply. Dulles was asked specifically what Bohlen demanded* He said the envoy asked for their release —meaning all of the Americans now being held. RepocU,pox and Towers. w/jye > a Soviet prison camp came in mldOetober from Austrian World War II prisoners freed by the Russians. The state and defense* departments began an immediate investigation to determine whether the reports were true. , —* On Oct. 20, returning Dutch prisoners also told of seeing Cox and Towers in Soviet camps. | - State department officials were convinced last week the two actually are in Soviet hands and began drafting a note asking for th/whereabouts, of Cox and Towers and a full explanation of jthe cases. Cox, an army private, has been I listed as absent without leave from his West Berlin post sihce Sept. 2, 1949. The Austrian /ar prisoners said he had been arrested in East Berlin June 9, 1949 s and had been sentenced to? 53 years in prison. They said the sentence later was cut to 25 years. Towers, 29, was traveling abroad > on a passport which has expirfed. His mother, Mrs. Irene Towers, said’ he went to Europe in 1948/to “work his way around and see the countries.” At first, she said,|he wrote homei faithfully *once\ a month, but his letters stopped suddenly in 1951 when he was /in Finland. ? y On hearing reports he was; a Soviet prisoner, she immediately <*r«rw Pam* Klvei

Blood On Tennis J | 4 -■ ' \J - ■ '' ■ " | Shoes Human Blood Shoes Hottest Clue \ In Baby-Sitter Case LA CROSSE, Wis. UP—Stains on a pair of black tennis shoes, found Friday in the search fpr missing baby sitter Evelyn Hartley, have been identified as human blood. , s ’ i' ‘ The shoes were already rated as the “hottest clue” in the case cause they appeared to niitch three footprints outside the home where the 15-yeiar-old baby sijter disappeared last Oct. 24. | Dist. Atty. John Bosshard said the blood stains w'ere too small jo be classified for blood type. £ Splotches of blood found near the home matched Evelyn’s type —type A. However, authorities pointed out this is the most common blood type. i g Bosshat-d said officers haven’t established definitely yet whether the tennis shoes are exact fits tor plaster casts taken of the footprints found near the home of col* lege‘Prof. Viggo Rasmussen. “They could be the shoes—that’s all we can say,” he said.® . Bosshard also said two youths picked up in connection with die case in Minneapolis do not appear to be involved. I : . ■ | • ®

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N. Y. Welcomes Greek- Monarchs CTWBmffijw j & B I HI 9BkJi K » rhi 11 J LLHUIIHi a JI *• - jfi R' M E f la A LEADING A LONG LINE of welcoming dignitaries, * King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece ride in the first car under a typical New York shower of licker tape as the nation’s largest city bids them welcome. Their route lay down Broadway and ended at City Hall where Mayor impelliterri called the Queen the city’s “prettiest and perkiest” visitor in many months.

Dulles Doubts Reds Want To Ease Tension Secretary Os State Doubts Reds Want Any Serious Talks WASHINGTON UP — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said today there is some reason to fear that the Communists do not want any serious talks on a Korean peace conference or any other concrete proposals to ease world tensions. \ Dulles told a news conference the Communists are showing what he called a wooden inflexibility in the Korean talks. He said this may reflect a decision against negotiating on any major east - west problems. ' But Dulles said it may be too early, as far as the Korean talks are concerned; so determine whether the Reds are unwilling to have a peace Conference or if they are going, through their normal techniques of being, very tough and adament during advance negotiations. Whereas U.* S. Ambassador Arthur H. Dean has been very patient during the negotiations in Korea, Dulles said, the Communists have shown a wooden Inflexibility on their part. Noting that the Big Three western powers are still awaiting a reply from Moscow on German negotiations. Dulles said Communist reluctance to negotiate on Korea, Germany, and other problems may be part of a pattern. But he expressed hope that the Korean conference can be arranged. Dulles also: 1. Denied the United States ha!s any plans to store atomic bombs in, Spain under the recent agreement with the Madrid government •for United States use of Spanish military bases. Dulles said there would be no public announcement even if any such plans are arranged in the future. Air secretary Harold E. Talbott said at Madrid Monday that atomic weapons eventually would go to U. S. forces in Spain—but only aftfcr Spain had agreed. . Doubted a letter written last month by Rep. Alvin E. O'Konski R-Wis. urging South Korean President Syngman Rhee to “liberate” prisoners refusing (to return to Communism will have any practical Impact on relations between the United States and Rhee. Dulles also , said it doesn’t seem to him that O’Konski could be charged with violation of the Logan act, which forbids an American citizen to Influence a foreign government in relation to any dispute involving the United States. 3. Said the United States, Britain and France have not yet issued an invitation to Italy and Yugoslavia Jo discuss the Trieste problem. He said consultations are continuing between the five powers on the possibility of holding a meeting. 4j\ Said the United States regarded Israeli assurances it woulf (Tara T* P««e Blx) J I

Prosecutor To Add Radio To Equipment Permission Given By Commissioners (Prosecuting attorney Lewis L. Smith was given permission by the county commissioners Monday afternoon to order a mobile radio transmitter and receiver for wee in his department. ■Smith told the commissioners he proposed to pay for the equipment out of funds remaining in this year’s criminal investigation fund and from part of next year’s. He quoted the price at approximately 5365, possible' delivery in about five weeks. Smith explained that with the radio he could be in continuous contact will all of the police in this area who work on the same band wave; <with othe~ mobile units (three-way); and the local and county headquarters. The three commissioners said they thought the radio was very necessary and unanimously concurred in approval. Earl Caston asked commissioners for help in a drainage problem he is confronted with' 'on his property on the Winchester road in Root township. [ ' Six farniers living east of Honduras petitioned the commissioners to blacktop a five mile stretch of secondary road reported eligible for aid under the FAS law for counties. The farmers were: Floyd Curtis Tonner, William Rinker, Harold (Moser, Erwin Isch, William A. Presdorf and _ Loren Miller. \ A viewing team consisting of county surveyor Herman (Moellering, county highway superintendent Frank -Singleton, and commissioner Lewis Worthman swill go to the Herman Haugk property in Monroe township to Investigate Haugk’s complain!™ that drainage is causing problems on his farm and erosion of a portion of road 17. A report by county highway superintendent (Frank Singleton gives a breakdown of all the stone delivered in the county from December 16, 1952. until October 22, 1953: ■ ' , Preble township, 2,208 tons, 1,900 pounds; Root, 3,240 tons 200 pounds; Union 4,634 tons, 335 pounds; Kirkland, 3,037 tons, 1,820 pounds; Washington, • 5,125 tons 670 pounds; Jefferson. 4,815 tons, 1,690 pounds; Blue Creek 2,606 tons, 1,786 pounds; Monroe. 3822 tons, 390 pounds; Wabash, 3444 tons 440 pounds; French, 2,321 tons, 1,050 pounds. , — u . BULLETIN KANSAS CITV, Mo. UP-— Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady pleaded guilty today to the brutal kidnapkilling of Bobby Greenlease In a legal step that moved them toward execution In Missouri's gas chamber. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and cooler tonight, Wedneaday mostly Yair, cooler extreme south portion. Low tonight 36-40 north, 40-45 south; high Wedneaday 5545.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 3, 1953.

Off-Year Elections In Nation Draw Attention To Political Strength

North Koreans Deal Blow To Red Officers Reject Communism 25-1 After Talks By Brain-Washers PANMUNJOM. Kofea , Masked Nprth Korean war priat oners dealt Communist political o# ficers their fourth propaganda, defeat today by rejecting nism 25 to 1. An official Indian announcement said only 19 of 483 North Koreans interviewed today decided to return to Communism despite a 60minute “softening up” broadcast before “counter-brainwashing'* interviews. , ; An earlier announcement put the figure at 17 but the Indians issued a corrected figure tonight. Meanwhile, two unexplained riflelike bursts rang through the demilitarized zone near the prisoner of war camp tonight, alerting Allied troops guarding an uneasy armistice. . > Allied military officers in three locations heard tour separate shots, two burst# at Ts6> p.m. and two 4 more at 8:10 p.m. They coulo not determine the exact location, but they agreed they were in the vicing Ity of the Indian camp where unrepatriated prisoners of are awaiting explanations. w f An Indian spokesman denied there was any trouble in the prison compounds. He said the shots may have been fireworks touched off; to celebrate the current week-long “festival of life” holiday. “We are going to check tomort row to see if somebody is making, a bloody fool of themselves," arf Indian spokesman said. Marine Intelligence officers worked furiously to find an explanation; fearful the shots may have come from one of the roving Allied o/ Communist patrols which nightlyguard the truce front. The camp, guarded by India/ troops, is located midway between <Tnra T» Pace Six)

Tom Mann Cheered By Letters, Cards Letter Is Received From White House A few words have gone a long way toward making a little boy feel a little bit better. We’re talking- about Tommy Mann, the brave 11-year-old boy: who must stay in bed and die a; little bit every day of cancer. After 4 that appeal we broadcast two weeks ago to send small greetings \to Tommy, the public answered as we knew it would. Mr. Mann said this morning Tommy has received, hundreds of cards and letters from well-wishers. “He likes to hear them read on certain days,” quotes Tommy’s father. Tommy also got a letter from the: White House. Through his personal: secretary, President Elsenhower, sent his sympathy: this note Tommy treasures as a prize. But more than the other cards and greetings' he gets from little boys and girls, whole classrooms of kids who have! nothing but a kind word for the lad*. Mr. Mann said he is getting mail from all over'the East as welt as this area. One teacher, said Mann, assigned her class to write letters to Tommy, which she placed ;i& large envelopes and sent all at once. These, along with the rest., are put Into a large box and can be read when he feels comfortable on “good" days. Mann tells of compassionate notes he gets from people who have had the disease, and some from parents who were unfortunate enough tp lose children of thair own to the unprejudiced killer. Although we have not spoken to Tommy lately, we know he says thanks to all of you for your kind, thoughts. We know he would say this because he Is very polite.

Take School Census Here On Thursday 105 Volunleers To Take Census Here Thursday is “C” day in Decatur. \ A group of 105 volunteers under the chairmanship of Mrs. Burdette of the Lincoln school parentteachers association will take the School census in the entire city as the first step in the echopl survey being undertaken by the division of research and field services of Indiana University. ( The volunteer census takers will meet at Decatur high school, room 307, at 9 o’cloek Thursday morning and will receive instructions from pr. W. M. Barr, head of the research division. Each team will start immediately after receiving Instructions on the actual job. of taking the school census in the territory assigned. Mrs. Custer stated that she believed there were sufficient volunteers to complete almost all of the task on Thursday. A family census record will be taken of each Decatur resident. This record will include the par--ents* names, race, address, occupation and the name of each child of school age with age, grade in school and other pertinent que»tions. : Each census taker will be .given a portfolio containing a map of the Territory to bp covered; family record sheets and instructions on how to be positive that each home Is covered in the project. ,< j Instructions to be given will stress the importance of covering ’the entire area to arrive at Inal determinations concerning location of buildings and size of buildings. Teachers in the public school sysunder Mrs. Custer in making preparations for the census-taking job. Arrangements have also been made tern have joined the volunteets <Tnni To Page Two)

Probes Tax Returns Os Union Officials Rep. Clare Hoffman Inspecting Returns WASHINGTON UP — Rep. Clare E. Hoffman R-Mich. is inspecting income tax returns of AFL Teamsters Union officials in an effort to turn up evidence of labor racketeering, it was learned today. The tax returns, which by law are confidential were made available to Hoffman under terms of an executive order issued by President Eisenhower last spring. The little-noticed order gave the house and senate government operations committees, headed by Hoffman and Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy RWis., virtually unlimited access to income tax files. Hoffman started his investigation of alleged labor racketeering aS soon as he took over the committee chairman last January. In July, members of the committee revolted against his leadership and adopted a resolution ordering him to terminate the inquiry by the end of September. Instead, Hoffman continued the investigation under the authority of a special house labor subcommittee of which he also is a member. The labor subcommittee, beaded by Rep. Wint Smith R-Kan., plans to hold hearings in Detroit this fall and may also hold hearings in Chicago. i Seventeen men have been indicted in connection with alleged union “extortion" in the wake of Hoffman’s previous hearings in Detroit and Kansas City, Mo. Hoffman’s investigators revealed they are checking returns of AFL Teamsters Union officials in an effort to detect “unusual" income sources which might shield illegal "pay-offs." They said they also are trying to trace any possible financial connection between union officials and insurance brokers who handle multi-miliion - dollar health, accident and Ute Insurance policies for teamsters' locals.

Churchill Says World War HI Dangers Lessen Churchill Speaks After Parliament Opened By Queen LONDON, UP — Prime minister Wjnston Churchill told parliament today that the dangers of Wotld War Hl* have diminished and predicted that “when the advance of destructive weapons enables everyone to kill everyone, no one will want to kill anybody at all.” Churchill spoke to a hushed and serious house of commons soon after radiapt young Queen Elizabeth II had opened the new session of parliament with the traditional speech from the golden throne in the House of Lords. The Queen, outlining the policies of' the Conservative government, pledged continuing cooperation with the United States, Western Europe and the Commonwealth in foreign affairs. She also expressed her government’s continuing interest in easing -world tensions and its hope for any early meeting betweeft l/e tbree ‘Western powers and the Soviet' Uhlon. Churchill, nearly 79, speaking vigorously of the grave problems confronting the world, predicted thats the rapid development of atomic and hydrogen weapons of total destruction may in the end “bring an utterly unforseeable security to mankind.” s “These fearful scientific discoveries,” Churchill said, “cast their shadow on every thoughtful mind. But nevertheless. I believe we are justified in feeling there has been a diminution tension and the, probabilities of another war have diminished or at least become more remote.” "I f say this in spite of the continued growth of weapons of destruction such, {is have never before fallen into the hands of human beings," Churchill said. , ■' "I have 'sometimes an odd thought that the annihilating character of these agencies may bring ar utterly unforeseeable security to mankind,” Churchill, told the bushed and solemn house. “When the advance of destruc(Tarw To Pace Six)

Scout Leaders Are Honored At Dinner Annual Appreciation Dinner Held Monday The Decatur Boy Scout organization Was well represented at the annual Scout leaders appreciation dinner of Anthony Wayne council last evening at the Allen county war memorial coliseum in Fort Wayne.,(Local executives and Scouts who attended the jamboree iq California last summer, and parents of these Scouts, attended the dinner and program. (Illness prevented Steve Everhart, assistant committeeman for the south district of the Anthony Wayne council, from attending and making the Silver Beaver awards to D. G. Mills of Fort Wayne and Don of Huntington. Louis C. Rastetter, president of the council, awarded the honors to the two scout leaders. (More than 1,500 persons attended the banquet.'William H. Fetridge of Chicago, chairman of Region 7, ESA, was the principal speaker at the meeting. He said it was the largest appreciation banquet that he ever attended. Members of the executive board who attended included Carl C. Pumphrey, Clarence Ziner, Herman Krueckeberg, Lloyd Cowans and W. Guy Brown. ‘ \ * Reservations were made by the Rotary, Lions and American Legion troops who were represented at the national jamboree.

Senator Gives View I On Defense Strategy Put Defense Money Into Tire Power' WASHINGTON. UP —Sen. John C. Stennis (D-Miss.) told fellow senators today the United States should pour most of its defense money into "front line fire power” instead of “ineffectual” continental defenses. He rejected arguments that Russia’s development of atomic and hydrogen weapons calls for greater emphasis on ringing this country with radar screens, jet fighter bases and other new defenses against air attack. Stennis set forth his personal ’views on defense strategy in letters to all senators. His comments were based on his recent tour of European and North African bases as a member of a senate armed services subcommittee. He reported that he was much impressed by v the enormous striking power that could put into action on many fronts in a matter of hours should we be attacked.” He said Russia is “rimmed by lines of bases three deep.” Referring to Russia’s power to attack with atomic or hydrogen bombs, Stennis said: ; **! do not discount PM-Ait the terrible destruction Wofven should such an attack come on us and I know no absolute defense is possible. “At the same time, we now have tremendous striking power of our own, which is growing daily, and any nation that commits m/atomic- 1 attack on us, in my opinion, is committing a suicidal act unless it should wipe us out at the first blow. This is, of course, impossible.” Stennis also said he does not favor withdrawing any U. S. ground forces from Europe now, but he would serve notice that these troops will not stay there “indefinitely in large numbers.” The U. S. role in European defense eventually “should be largely confined to air power,” he said.

World Community Service On Friday Hold Service Here Friday Afterpoon Women of all Protestant churches of Decatur will join in the wor’4 community, day service to be held Friday afternoon at Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church at 1:30 o’clock under sponsorship of the Decatur council of fchurcb women, it was announced today. A tableau with responsive reading will be the feature of the program and the theme of the group “We Will (Build Peace" is the title of the tableau. The story will be narrated by Mrs. George Buckley. For the overseas project, sponsored by the organization the women are asked to bring wash cloths, pillow cases, sheets, blankets and quiltg, for shipment to the needy in all parts of the* world. < The local project of the group is the furnishing of several religious pictures for the Adams county home. These pictures have been purchased and will be displayed at the Friday meeting prior to lelivery t& the county home. Women from both the Lutheran and Catholic churches of ‘Decatur have Joi ied in this local project Those who desire to may make cash contributions, it was pointed out. in many instances it is more (Twra To Pure Thrvc) Polio Is Fatal To Kendallville Man -KENDALLVILLE. Ind. (-UP) — Richard D. Kurtz, 31. Kendallville, died Monday in a Fort Wayne hospital after a one-week illness of polio. He was a former commander of the Kendallville post of the American Legion.

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Watch Voting For Trend In Public. Feeling Ike's Popularity Superimposed On Local Elections By UNITED PRESS \ Off-year elections drew citizens to the polls today to elect a governor in Virginia, a governor and a congressman in New Jersey and municipal officials in 100 cities. Polls opened before daylight in New York, where more than two millioy persons were expected to vote in the city election. Democratic and Republican party strategists were watching the New York mayoralty contest and other elections across the country for a hint of how the public feels one year after the election of the firsft Republican president in 20 years. . The popularity of President Eisenhower and his new administration was superimposed on local issues in the state and city contests. Political leaders fro mnational chairman down to precinct workers had tried to drum out a big vote for a show of strength in .advi/fte <Sf next year’s tight for cuff*~ trol of congress. Folowing are the most important contests by states and cities: New Jersey: A fight for a vacant seat in congress gave the first clear-cut sampling of opinion in the east toward President Eisenhower's policies. Political dope* sters gave a slight edge to Republican George F. Hetfield over Democrat Harrison A. Pete Williams, mostly because their district has never sent a Democrat to Washington. The Nelr Jersey gubernatorial race between Democrat Robert B. Meyner and Republican Paul L. Troast was regarded as a toss-up. Sen. Estes Kefauver D-Tenn. campaigned for Meyner. with the fight against crime a major issue. Virginia: Neither party would make a forthright prediction of how voters would swing in this state where powerful Sen. Harry Byrd, a Democrat, supported President Eisenhower a year, ago. Republican State Sen. Ted Dalton was challenging the Byrd organization's candidate, former Rep. Thomas B. Stanley, in the race for governor. New York City: Robert F. Wagner Jr..* a Democrat with "New Deal” leanings, expected to be elected mayor by a landslide. A newspaper straw vote gave him a 2-1 plurality over Republican candidate Hhrold Riegelman. Rudolph Halley, who was counsel to the Kefauver* crime committed before his entry into politics, hoped to out-distance both Wanger and Riegelman under an “independent -'liberal” banner claiming immunity frpm pressure of party machines. Cleveland: Republican William J. McDermott hoped to upset a 14-year tradition by being the first GOP mayor since 1939. He and Democrat Anthony J. Celebreeze were fighting for the mayorship rnm> Te Pan rtwt

James Shady Dies At Bluffton Hospital James T. Bhady, 81, well known Ossian resident, died (Monday in the Wells county hospital. Bluffton. He had been 111 two weeks. Surviving are the wife, Celesta; five sons, the Rev. Harley T. Shady of Preble; David of Bluffton; Wendell M. of Fort Wayne; and Robert and Wayne Shady at home; four daughters, Mrs. Cleao DavM, Kirkland; Mrs. Scott Biddle. Bluffton; Mrs. Herman Gearhart, Murray. and (Miss Nina Shady at home. The body has been returned to the Shady home, four miles southeast of Ossian, where funeral sei vices will be conducted Wednesday at 3 pm., with the Rev. Shadv and the Rev. Earl Snyder officiating. torial win be in Oak La wh cemetery.