Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1954 — Page 1

Vol. LU. No. 12.

House Leaders Aim At |y!y 1 Adjournment * Republican Heads Hopeful Os July 1 Adjournment Date By UNITED PRES _Tb« bouse. Republican leadership came up today with a schedule aimed at adjournment July 1. It sounded optimistic. Prepldent Elsenhower in bh state ot the union message gave Coogrew a progiM that Judging by the tempo of past sessions, could keep the house and senate busy all year. House OOP Leader Charles A. Halleck Ind. announced the sojournment goal but conceded congress would have to work at top speed to meet It. He expects the house labor committee to approve President Eisenhower's proposed Taft-Hartley act changes “within two or three weeks." Committee chairman Samuel K. McConnell Jr. R-Pa. said, however, that Halleck’s estimate is “a little on the short side." The house has been in recess all Week while leaders worked out legislative priorities. Among measures for which he expects early house consideration Halleck listed the independent offices appropriation bill, a tax revision measure, and legislation to make wiretap evidence admissible in court cases Involving national security. — H On the senate side, labor committee chairman H. Alexander Smith R-N. J. scheduled two weeks of Taft - Hartley bearings starting Jan. 25. He especially wants testimony on President Eisenhower’s strike-vote proposal. The senate itself continued debate of the St. Lawrence Seaway bill—debate that promised to drag on for days. , Elsewhere in congress: Streibert, new bead of the U. S. information agency, said 15 or 20 "security risks" have been fired or forced to resign from his agency since Aug. 1. He told a senate foreign relations subcommittee he has no evidence they were Communists. Most, he said, were cases of “instability." He said the agency is doing a good job but needs more money. Air academy: The house armed services committee voted, 26-0, for a bill to let the air force build its own academy. But chairman Dewey Short R-Mo. said the bill already has run into economy obstacles. He said chairman John Taber R-N. Y. of the bouse appropriations committee predicted his group will vote only five million dollars of the 25-30 million dollars the air force: wants for a starter. Social Security: President Eisenhower’s plan to boost old-age security payments and extend coverage to 10 million more Americans drew strong bipartisan support in congress. More Cold Weather Forecast In State More Rain Or Snow Also On Forecast INDIANAPOLIS UP — Indiana’s roller coaster thermometer is due for another nosedive this weekend, weathermen warned today/; They said temperatures will return to sub-normal levels during the next five days, averaging 5 to 10 degrees below normal maximums ranging from 33 to 45, and minimums from 15 to 26. More rain and snow is on tap. too. Either one or the other is due In southern Indiana Saturday 7 and again about Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, upstate counties will get snow, according to a five-day outlook. Precipitation is expected to average a quarter to half an inch. Temperatures leveled off - throughout the state Thursday and early today, fluctuating from the 20s to the low 30s. Terre Haute readings varied from 32 to 33 Jn the 24 hours ending this morning at 6 o’clock. « Evansville got .83 inches of rain during the same period, and other (Coßtinaed os P««e Twa) Pilot Is Killed As B-26 Bomber Crashes CASABLANCA. North Africa. Up — An American B-26 bomber crashed 60 miles south of Casablanca, killing the pilot and injuring three other crewmen, it was “ announced today. Names - ofthe men were withheld pending notifi- > cation of kin.

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That’s Snow, Partner A LONG cherished ambition is realized in New York by Texas Governor AUhn Shivers as he digs into deep enow in front of his hotel, fashioning snowballs of the stuff of which his state sees little. The Texas Governor is in New York to attend a dinner Os the Southern Society.

Pay Boost To Congressmen Urged Today Salary Commission Urges Congressmen Increase Own Pay WASHINGTON. UP —President Eisenhower’s salary commission said today that congressmen are “grossly underpaid" and should vote themselves a $12,500 pay raise to $27,500 a year. It also unanimously recommend;ed pay hikes of SIO,OOO each for the vice president and speaker of the house, and salary boosts ranging from $12,500 to $1*4,500 a year for “overworked and poorly paid” federal judges. The 18-man commission estimated the net cost at $7,508,793. It called thia a small price to pay for “the advancement of the public interest which is served.” It said the present low salaries not only drive competent officials into private employment but tend “to confine these Important positions to persons of independent wealth or outside earnings.” “The dangers” of the latter, it observed, “are too obvious for comment.” The commission also recommended “adequate” — meaning bigger — expense allowances for congressmen and creation of a pension system for the widows and dependents of federal judges. Still another recommendation was that congress consider the advisability of providing the vice president with a suitable official residence. Results of the commission’s month-amh-a-half study were mad< public as its members met at the White House with »Mr, Elsenhow er to present their voluminou report. ■.». ■ Congress, in enacting the lav creating the commission, pledged itself to act within 60 legislative days to reject, approve or scale down the proposed pay increases In recent years, its member.have hesitated to vote themeelve a pay raise, but the outcome may be different this time. Many mem bets feel they deserve, a raise and detailed analysis to show why they are “grossly underpaid.” The commission said they earn far less than industry executives who have “similar qualifications and less responsibility.” And that other government employes have had five salary increases since the last boost in congressional pay. The commission said the same arguments hold true for federal Judges who are “so poorly paid” they find it difficult to “maintain the way of life that is the necessary complement of the respect and dignity inherent in our courts." It recommended increases in the SIO.OOO expense money allotted the vice president and speaker. Congressmen. It said, should have more - allowances because the average . expenses are so heavy he has to dip into his own pocket to make ends meet

Guidance Series Is Planned Al School Will Aid Students To Select Future A program called guidance series, during which qualified people tell Decatur high school students the advantages and disadvantages cf their particular field of earning, is being planned again this yeas by Deane Dorwin, under direction of principal Hugh J. Andrews. j The purpose ot the lecture »er- ' les is to give students a brief sketch of various fields of endeavor nad professions which they might be interested in following after their school work is completed. Individual counseling also Is available, Dorwin said, and any Decatur high school senior can obtain an appointment to talk over his future and discuss the openings in various fields. The entire program is a comprehensive system to aid students in selecting future training And eventually their vocation Last year, present seniors had an opportunity to hear discussion and exploration of various commercial, Industrial, professional and semi-professional fields. Trips, weekly guidance meetings, films and other activities augu-’ rnent the talks. Representatives of colleges are given tne opportunity to talk to the students and recruiting officers of armed services also are invited at intervals. This is the second year of the program, Dorwin said. Earlier efforts at the plan stemmed from work of then principal W. Guy Brown and the Decatur Rotary dub with the youth’s, vocational guidance council from which source some of the current contributors have been chosCn. - Dorwin said that it is the hope of those in charge .of the program to present to each student his possibilities and the several fields ypen to him. Progress is being nade in making the program better each year, he continued. Suggestions from the general public, parents and faculty members are solicited, Dorwin concluded. Following is the schedule and .he names of speakers for this year: ~~ 1 Tuesday, January 12 — William Tones—-insurance, Great American insurance company; Monday, JanAdams county school superintendent; Monday, January 25 —Dr. Joe Morris — dentistry, Decatur dentist; Monday, February I—Dick1 —Dick D. Heller — journalism, Decatur Daily Democrat; Monday, Febru ary B—Robert Anderson — law, Decatur city attorney; Monday, February 15 — George Myers — chemical engineering, Decatur Wprks, General Electric: Monday, February 22—Ron R. Ross—radio, Westinghouse radio stations. Thursday, March 4 — Sterling Shaw — university standards, admissions counselor, Purdue university; Monday, March B—Harold SAdams —technological staff mem her, Indiana Univ. Medical Center; Monday, March 15—Film — “Search for Security"; Monday, March 22—John F- Welch—industry, plant manager, Decatur works, General Electric company; Monday; March 29-Joseph J. Thompson — engineering, engineer, CenXTnrn To Ps*e Xia)

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Two Teachers Admit Being Former Reds Harvard Faculty Members Testify To McCarthy Group BOSTON .(UP) — Two Harvard faculty, members said under questioning by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy today they were once Communist party members'. •But both Prof. Wendell H. Furry and Leon J. Karnin, an instructor at the university, refused to disclose the Identity of their associates in the Red' call. Furry, who has clashed with McCarthy in the past, said he knew “about a half dozen” Communists who worked with him at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology radiation laboratory on a radar project from 1943 to 1945. But Furry said that “to the best of my knowledge” none of them presently are employed by the government. Furry testified - he was “recruited" into the Communist party In 1938, while teaching at Harvard, by William T. Martin, an MIT ' faculty member. < The 47-year-old Furry was the second witness to appear before McCarthy, R-Wis., who is investigating alleged Red activity in massachusetts defense plants and colleges. [ _ Both Furry and Karnin, the first | witness, said they were waiving , their privileges under the fifth amendment because they said it “no longer served any useful purpose.” Furry said lie would give the names of his Red acquaintances to a grand jury investigating espionage or sabotage but hot to “anyone investigating political , opinions.” McCarthy threatened him with a contempt citation. During the televised hearing, McCarthy said contempt citations ’ were "another way* of getting rid of Mr. Pusey's fifth amendment Communists.” He referred to Harvard president Nathan M. Pusey -whom he has criticized for retaining faculty members who refused to answer questions about alleged Com<Turn To Paso EiKhtt See Ike's Farm Plan Doomed To Failure Democratic Solons ' See Plan's Defeat a MEMPHIS, Tenn., UP —Democratic members of the house agriculture committe predicted today President Eisenhower’s proposal for flexible farm price supports is doomed to failure. . __Republkan members of the committee which toured the nation’s Harming sections would not commit themselves on the administration’s farm program, saying they must first study results of the hearings. The committee returned to Washington today after conducting hearings this week at Enid, Okla., Waco, Tex., and Last year they toured the northeast, south, midwest and far west. “I feel sure that the present 90 percent of parity support price will be continued,” said Rep E. C. Gathings, (D-Ark.) “Flexible supports don't stand a chance in congress,” said Rep. Paul Jones, (D-Mo.) Rep. Charles Hoeven (R-Iowa), who presided here, said he could not make a flat statement as to what might happen to Mr. Eisenhower's farm program... “We have heard - every solution possible to the farm problems,” Hoeven said, “and it varies from different sections of the country. There has teens good bit of weight of testimony on all sides of the issue.”

Dean Denies He Is Aiding Communists Answers Charge By Republican Senator NEW YORK, UP — Arthur H. Dean, special U. S. ambassador to Korea, said today the Communists "are undoubtedly chortling with glee” because Sen. Herman Welk er (R-Idaho) has accused him of hying to collaborate with Red China. > He said Welker -had been “a great aid to the Communists" when he attacked Dean’s role as U. 8. representative at the Pan munjom peace talks. Welker told the senate in Washington Thursday that Dean was rmong those who "in a roundabout manner are chanting the siren song of collaborating with the rulers of Red China." The senator pointed out Dean • was onde an official of the Institute of Pacific Relations, an international research organization which the senate interna) security committee has labeled as “an instrument of Communist policy and military intelligence." In a reply issued here Dean said: ’ “I am against the appeasement of the Ik S. S. R.. Red China, North Korea or any other Communist government or movement. I am not in favor of the recognition eff'Red China or its admission to the United Nations. I have not been spreading Communist doctrine in any way, shape or form.” UE Union Wins In Pennsylvania Plant LESTER, Pa., UP — The United Electrical Workers (Ind.) ousted from the CIO in 1949 as Commu- ' nist dominated, scored a 4-1 victory over two rival unions Thursday night in a representation elec--1 lion at the Westinghouse Electric Corp. here. r " The UE retained its position as I bargaining agent for the 8,500 plant employes by taking 5,046 votes in the day-long balloting to beat the International Union of Electrical Workers (CIO) and the International Assn, of Machinists (AFL). The CIO affiliate registered 1,048 votes and the IAM 488. Adams County Clerk Lists Annual Report Jaberg's Report Announced Today County clerk Ed, Jaberg today made a report of all matters pertaining to his office in 1953., Insanity, 9; complaint on acepunt or note. 30; claims in estate,’ 11; complaints 'Jor. damages, 17; judge pro tem, 5; divorce, 44; restoration to sanity, 1: support under reciprocal act, 1; foreclosure, 4; partition, -T; ejectment, 1; accounting, 2; to vacate, it appointment of appraisers, 1; drainage, 2; quiet tltl(# 2; appointment or guardian, 2; attachment, 1; memortam, 1; change of name, 1. - r __.. Estates opened, 101; guardianships opened, 11; juvenile cases, ine luding adoptions, 25, The re -waeone naturalization. ' Proceeds from the sale of all kinds of hunting and fishing licenses amounted to $5,457.75. Costs collected: court. s3,76l.sßinstate fees, $425.50; prosecutor's fees, $lO9. Fines imposed brought |7L A total of 417 marriage licenses were Issued last year, $2 each. Support money collected amounted to $26,489.92. Total money received from all sources, $55,445:53. INDIANA WEATHER Rain south and central .and rgin or snow extreme north tonight, changing to all snow by late tonight or early Saturday and diminishing to flurries- Saturday. Becoming much colder Saturday. Lew tonight 20-25 northwest, 35-45 southeast with steady or falling temperatures Saturday.

Allies Seek To Save Scheduled Big Four Meet Order Concessions Made To Russia On BERLIN. UP —Western governments directed negotiators today to make new concessions <o Russia to save the scheduled Jan. 25 Big Four foreign ministers’ conference from collapsing in a petty row over where, in divided Berlin, the meetings will be held. American, British and French negotiators were told to meet again soon with Soviet commandant Sergi A. Dengin to resume preliminary discussions which were broken off Thursday. Authoritative sources said the next attempt to end the squabble over how’ many of the meetings will be held In West Berlin and how many In the Soviet-run east sector prolmbly will be made Saturday. A London foreign office spakesman said the three western powers have sent new instructions to thpir Berlin commandants. Details were not given. It was understood the westerp governments • were ready to agree to Russia's demands that l«a If the Big Four meetings be held in the Soviet sector. Earlier the western commandants had been instructed to hold out for three sessions in ' West Berlin to each one held in the east sector. If such a concession is made by the west the score in the preliminary maneuvering would be five western concessions to none by the Kremlin. High Allied officials In Paris made it clear the west is determined to prevent Soviet stubbornness on “minor points” from disrupting conference plane even before the first foreign ministers’ meeting can be held. "We shall concede the maximum, to show our good faith.” one Allied, spokesman said." ■ Reports Bond Sales Here In December T. F. Graliker, chairman of the Adams county U. S. savings bonds committee, reports December bond sales of $84,656 compared with $74,540 last year. Bond sales for Indiana for December were $12,718,530 compared with $9,859,144 in 1952. ■ ■", ,L' ; ., State Unemployment Doubles Year Ago 14,218 New Claims Filed During Week Indianapolis, up — The number of newly unemployed Hoosiers last week was double a year ago, the Indiana employment security division reported today. Director William C. Stalnaker said 14,218 new claims for jobless benefits were filed last week. He blamed the total on production cutbacks as well as seasonal slumps. However, the division said the total claims filed the week ending Jan. 9. was 61,025, less than the week before, and new claims were down 7,600. Stalnaker said seasonal factors contributing to new unemployment were reduced construction and quarrying activity, inventory lay-, offs, and an Increase in the number of workers becoming eligible for unemployment insurance. He said there also were small production cutbacks in many industries throughout Indiana. Increases in new 1 unemployment were reported in all the division’s. offices except Bloomington, Indianapolis, and South Bend.

Plan Annual C. C. Banquet February 11 J. Dwight Peterson Principal Speaker A double feature program has been arranged for the annual meeting of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce scheduled for the night of Thursday, February 11, at the Moose home in Decatur. J. Dwight Peterson, former Decatur resident and now president of City Securities corporation of Indianapolis, will address the annual Chamber metet. The Indiana University Opera Workshop also will give its famous entertainment, excerpts from well-known operas. The meeting will start with a dinner at 6:30 o’clock. Ronald Parrish; newly elected Chamber president, will preside at the meeting and introduce -the toastmaster who will be named soon. Tickets for the annual event will go on sale February 1, and will be offered to Chamber members first. The balance of the 350 reservations then will be offered to the public. The committee in charge stressed the fact that attendance will be limited to 350 men and women, due to the capacity of the Moose dining room. The general committee in charge named by Parrish and Chamber directors is: Earl Fuhrman, chairman; Ronald Parrish, Robert Heller. Robert Yost and Fred Kolter. Peterson, who will be the headline speaker, is a former trustee of Indiana University and operates one of the largest security organizations in the middlewest. He is a former Decatur high school athlete and shortly after graduating from Indiana University he became connected with the firm of which he is now president. Peterson never has severed his Decatur connections and he visits in De--1 catur several times each yety. He is a son of Mrs. J. S. Peterson of this city. City Securities has purchased several local bond issues in the last 25 years'. Wolfgang Vacano, director of opera at Indiana University will direct the show to be presented here in connection with the annual meeting. The program will open with presentation in English of the first scene from the second act of C. (Continued on Pace Ki*kt) Helicopter Crashes In Rescue Attempt Seeking To Remove Stranded Tourists VIENNA, Austria UP — A Untied States helicopter crashed today during rescue operations in "Death Valley” as plans were made to fly out between 5 and 10 snowbound American vacationists. Officials said no one was hurt in the crash although the helicopter suffered heavy damage. , The American vacationists were part of a group of about 50 foreign tourists reported marooned at the ski resort of Gargellen and running low on food. Their plight was disclosed by hree skiers who made a hazardous trek across avalanche snows to the own of Schruns. The skiers told officials some of the stranded Americans "have to get out of Austria” soon because they have air reservations back to the United States. The snowbound resort was at Gargellen south south of Austria's “Death Valley” near the Swiss border. An Hl9 Sikorsky helicopter piloted by CapL Willjam G. Mckee. Sioux City, lowa, hit a down draft and suddenly dropped into avalanche drifts while trying to touch down at Bions. Os Austria's 121 snow deaths, 105 of them were in the Great Walser Valley, with 45 at Bions alone. Deaths In , Switzerland, Italy and Germany have raised the, Weeklong avalanche death toll to 150.

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Warn Plan Un Prisoners To Destroy Truce Plan For Freeing Prisoners Termed American Scheme PANMUNJOM, Korea, Saturday UP —The Communists broke their silence today on the United Nations plan to free antl-Communist Korean and Chinese war prisoners and said It would “destroy the truce.” Semi - official Radio Peiping, mouthpiece for Red China, called the plan to send the POWs to Formosa and South Korea an “American scheme.”/ “this American plot makes the Korean problem more grave and can not guarantee the full realization of the armistice agreement.” a Peiping broadcast said. “It will destroy the Korean truce.” Peiping did not say the Reds v were prepared to resume the Korean fighting bps the broadcast said "if the American side rejects the proposal of the Chinese and • North) Korean side and attempts to delay tie resumption of the preliminary talks, America must take the blame for creating a tense situation.” “The most urgent problem is to resume the preliminary talks immediately,’’ Peiping said. . i . A, few hours later, North Korean counterpart, Pyongyang Radiol said, (he North Korean Communists also "strongly” oppose India's plan to return morp than 22,000 POWs to the U. N. and Red commands. Pyongyang Radio Revealed the Polish and Czech delegates to the ' neutral ndtiops repatriation com- ' mission had sent letters of protest to LU Gen. K 8. Thlmayya, Indian chairman of the cdmrnis- . sion. The North Korean broadcast said the Red delegates charged Thimayya “acted unilaterally*’ In > ordering the release without approval of the full commission. The Reds said they were “strongly against” the Indian release plan and repeated earlier Communist demands that the POWs be held in the neutral zone under Indian guard until the full Korean peace conference decides their- fate. ' ■ '£> j £ - India said It would turn thd prisoners back to their captors next Wednesday but warned both aide* not to free theid. However,'the U. N. command repeated the armistice agreement provided fbr their release apd went ahead with plans to evacuate North Koreans to South Korea and 14,400 Chinese to Formosa. Earlier, unexpected support of the Indian plan came .from India's most severe critic, South Korea. Ladies Entertained At Rotary Meeting A half-hour of song and music by the famous ' General Electric Aeolian choir featured the Rotary ladies night program at ihe K. of P. last evening. Wives and sweethearts of the Rotarians. ; - choir which has been developed into one of the outstanding choral rroups in the country, sang classical and popular numbers. Follow! Ing the grand finale of'the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” tha chotr responded to three encefes'. Mrs. Dan Ffeeby was the accompanist. The program was presented' by Robert Macklin. City-Will Receive $6,606 From State The city Decgtur will receive $6,606 in .the state's'* distribution of $2,306,474 to cities anp (awns as the’shard-of tntrtof vdhldletax and fee collections for the Jast quarter of 1953. ' Shares of other cities included: Auburn, $5,481; JBlufftop $5,520; Columbia 1 smy,.s4,%lls>ort Wayne $121491; .Hartford. City , <6,590; Huntington. 'IIVMF; KcndanviUb, $5,560; Portland,