Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1954 — Page 1

Vol. 111. No. 34.

Extreme Party Politics Scored By Eisenhower Unwise, Foolish To Soy All Democrats Tinged By Treason WASHINGTON UP — President Eisenhower said today he thinks it is untrue, politically unwise and foolish to say that all Democrats are tinged with treason or amount to security risks. - ■' ■ j As for Democratic pleas that he halt charges of treason by Republican leaders, Mr. Eisenhower told a news conference there is no way a President could stop this except among his own branch of government. Thoughtfully and slowly, the President then said he doubts that any great display of partisanship by his executive staff is particularly appropriate at this particular time. .Mr. Elsenhower called no specific names. Nor would he entertain any dlscussioh of speclflc individuals, particularly Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy R-Wis.. who have been attacking the last two Democratic administrations. After the President’s brief discussion on his distaste for extreme partisanship, a reporter asked whether it was accurate to con*strue his remarks "as meaning that you could counsel the officials of the executive branch of government not to indulge in extreme partisanship?" This, the President said, was correct. in recent days McCarthy, and presidential assistant Sherman Adams. among other Republicans, have heaped new attacks on the Democrats. GOP national chairman Leonard W. Hall also has been sharply critical of the opposition party. Rep. Sam Rayburn D-Tex. and senate Democratic leader Lyndon. B. Johnson Tuesday raised the .possibility that bi-partisan support of > the GOP program might suffer -if the chief executive did hot halt what the Democrats regard as "smear" tactics against them. The news conference discussion was prompted by increasing Democratic anger over charges being hurled at their party by Republican Lincoln Day orators. McCarthy, for example, has said all Democrats are "stained” by what he called a “great betrayal" on the part of Democratic administrations. Adams last Saturday denounced "political sadists" who, he said, are trying to foist a "fear deal" in the country with talk of a depression. Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney D(Tura To Pan WcM) Pope Continues To Show Improvement Take Precautions To Prevent Relapse Vatican said today continued improvement in the condition of Pope Pius X'll gixes hope that he will have “a quick general re-, covery,” but every precaution is being taken to safeguard against • a relapse. Vatican sources warned that the extreme weakness of the Pope, and the fact that he is nearing 78 years of age, mean that even with continued improvement it-probably will be months rather than weeks before he is able to resume public audiences. _ ■ Well informed sources said today that the Pope, after 'being on a liquid diet for >ls days, is now. able to take such semi-solid food «s purees and puddings. Vatican spokesmen also indicated that it may take months, instead of weeks, before the Pope recovers sufficiently to make public appearances and resume audiences. . The Pope who has been ill with gastritis since Jan. 24 felt strong enough Tuesday to sit in a chair given to him l by Buffalo N. Y. Roman Catholics and read the newspapers. He also apopinted Msgr. Carlos IM. Jurgens to (be qrilitary chaplain ol the Peruvian army and ordered that a piece of the "Ara Pads Augustae” the altar erected iby Emperor Augustus to honor the goddess of peace,” be donated to - the Italian state. The altar fragment had been property of the Vatican for centuries. It was decided to turn it over to the state as a gift’to mark Thursday's 25th anniversary of the Lateran Pact between the Holy See and Italy which created the independent Vatican City state.

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OSCAR ULYSSES ZERK, 75, is pictured in hie Kenosha, Wis.. home with his collection of art objects valued ag 1250,050 which was stolen when .three gunmen invaded his home, held him captive for hours, and burglarised the mansion. The wealthy inventor joined sheriff’s officers in a hunt for the burglars.

Gov. Craig In Threat To Split Party's Funds Threatens To Split Regular Donations In Two Equal Parts TNDfANAPOLIS UP — Governor Craig threatened today to split about 1100,000 a year in Republican political contributions into-two equal parts, one for each of two rival factions in the party. The Craig faction’s portion would be used for an “independent" campaign fund, one not aligned with the regular GOP organisation. Craig's supporters have outlined the plan. All it needs is Craig’s final approval. It would be a blow to state headquarters, now controlled by Sen. William E. Jenner and Homer E. Capehart. Statehouse sentiment indicated Craig’s fund could divert from new GOP state chairman Paul Cyr about half the annual contrihutions from statehouse employes and auto license branch managers. Most statehouse workers “voluntarily” contribute a week’s payafter flaxes—to the party, and license branch managers "donated 2 cents for every plate sold. Craig’s administrative assistant, William E. Sayer, said contributions to the governor’s faction would go to an organization called the "Indiana Republican Victory Committee” or the "Indiana Republican Committee for Good Government.” Such a fund would make Craig 'financially independent of the. Jenner-Caipehart wing of the party and in a better position to fight it for party Control. Craig probably could attract nil license plate assessments, since his faction appointed the managers. In the statehouse, elective officials aligned w-ith Jenner and Capehart indicated their collections would go to state GOP headquarters, and Craig apparently would control funds from departments headed apopintees. Statehouse -leaders indicated 'Craig would thereby swing about 1'55,000 a year away from the Jen nerOapehart group. Lt. Gov. Harold Handley and secretary of state Crawford Parker, who are in the Jenner-Capehart carpp ? said their office staffs would continue contributions through “the regular Republican organization.” Officials like school Supt. Wilbur Young and Atty. Gen Edwin Steers were expected to follow suit. Parker said all- his employes gave a week's pay to the party last year. This amounted to about per cent of annual earnings, he said, and collections were 100 per cent as of Jan. 15. But IMarion county clenk H. Dale Brown, a Craig supporter and active Republican, charged Parker and Young withheld the collections while Craig-selected Noland Wright was GOP state chairman. If Parker now is paid up, said Brown, it was a "change of heart” after Cyr became chairman. Brown said auto license branch manager paid 1 cent per plate to the party in power until 1948, when for pier secretary of state Charles Fleming doubled it. This netted about $25,000 last year, Brown said, while collections froth state employes’ salaries brought In (Continued on Pace Kight*

Atomic Cannon Is Developed By Reds American Officials Show Little Concern WASHINGTON UP —U. S. officials showed little concern today over reported Russian development of the atomic cannon. They would be far more worried by credible intelligence that the Reds had perfected a deliverable H-bomb, or possessed tactical and long-range guided missiles with nuclear warheads. ~ The significant-thing about Tuesday’s atomic artillery report from Moscow, as pointed out by' Rep. Melvin Price D-l U-. is the light it throws on the vigor of Russia’s atomic project. Price, a member of the JipusesenateAUomjc energy mmmittee. said the Soviets into all phases" of nuclear weaponeering. Rep. W. Sterling Cole R-N.Y., chajrman of the atomic committee, said Americans must not assume they can do something the Russians can’t His statement recalled the Reds' H-bomb test of last August and their development of battlefield ,as well as strategic Abombs. "Our resolution must be all the more determined to keep ahead,” Cole said. Congressional atomic experts .are practically unanimous in the. conviction that artillery shells provide a poor method of delivering nuclear explosives. For engineering reasons they are extremely inefficient compared with air bombs. Although the U.S. army swears by its 11-Inch A-guns. many other weapons experts considered them obsolete from the beginning. These sources say the point is not whether Russia' can match America's atomic artillery- battalions. The big thing is which nation is ahead"with guided missile, delivery of hydrogen and atomic explosives. Whatever the atomic cannon’s merits as a weapon, its development Would mark anothef stage in Russia’S nuclear progress. The Soviets tested their first Abomb four years after America’s first. But they exploded an experimental H-bomb only nine months after this country tested its first big hydrogen device. In the r ase of the atomic 'cannon. if tire Miscow reports are true, the time interval again Is >nly nine months.-The U nit e d States fired its first atomic shell ast May 25. i i i I W ■«= Associated Churches Council Will Meet The Associated Churches council will meet at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Thursday evening at 7:45 o’clock. All council members are requested to attend. ‘ ■' Traffic Fatalities Higher Than In 1953 INDIANAPOLIS UP — Indiana's >154 traffic fatalities during the first five weeks of this year were Six above the same period in 1553, state police reported today. Authorities said 80 of the deaths occurred in ruraj areas and 24 in urban. .Last year’s toll through Feb. 7 numerbed 58. The current death rate of nearly three a day in traffic would mean about 1,595 persons swill ide on Hoosier highways if it continues through the rest of the year.

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Ike Says Involvement Os U. S. In Shooting War Would Be Tragedy

105 American Technicians In Indochina Now American Aircraft Technicians Assist Indochina Defenders TOKYO, (UP) —The arrival of 155 American aircraft technicians in war-torn Indochina was reported today by French defenders of the three-Associated States attacked by the Communists. French sources said (he techniedans, who were wearing civilian clothes, went to Indochina Sunday with Gen. Otto P. Weyland, commander of the Far East Air Forces. They formed the vanguard of a force of technicians which is to be sent into Indochina in answer to French requests for help in servicing the increasing number of American-supplied planes. The report of the technicians’ arrival was one of many developments tn Indochina affairs. The others were: ■ 1. Gen. John E. Hull, supreme commander of U.N. forces in the Far East, left by plane foT~WasiTington today with U. S. ambassador to Tokyo John Allison for top-' U-veJ cotiieremucs .on th* Far EasH ern situation, including the crisis in Indochina. 2. Weyland’s Tokyo headquarters said the air force commander would remain in Indochina a few days. It was believed he would confer at length with French defense minister Rene Pleven, who arrived 4n Saigon Tuesday with “full power” to deal with any Indochina issue. 3. Reports from Hanoi 'said Communist-led Viet Minh rebels had advanced to within .six miles of Luang Prabang, ancient royal capital of Laos, one of Indochina’s three Associated States. • 4. A dispatch from Hongkong (Continued on Pane Eight* Citizens Telephone Would Issue Notes Files Petition For $150,000 In Notes Cfiarles D. lEhinger, president and general manager of the Citizens Telephone Co. of this city I today filed a petition with the.public service commission at,. Indianapolis for authority to issue $150.050 of first mortgage notes, secured by an »i*en end mortgage <>:i its properties. .The petition further states that ..a tentative agreement has been reached wih Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. of Fort Wayne to purchase the securities. 'Paragraph four of the petition states: '"-Because of the continuing de- > mend for telephone service, in- L creased-costs and other contingencies, additional fund&'will be needed to continue to mhet expansion requested by Hie public—and to completely sejxe all parties residing in the territorial assignments made OHz'the public service commission Ho the Citizens Telephone Opr The/cosnpany serves patrons in Adams, Allen. Jay and Wells counties. The proposed issue would be for 18 years and would be the final part of the $750,050 amount originally requested front The commission. A total of $500,000 in mortgage securities already has been sold. - - . The request, if allowed by th§ commission, would become the final part of the first mortgage ; against the company. The local concern recently completed installation of a completely new communications system throughout its territory, said to be the finest in any small community in the natlop. > Because of the heavy demarid for additional service the new loan is requested, Eihinger said.

Fort Wayne Youth Enters Guilty Plea Judge Takes Case Under Advisement BULLETIN Neil D. McClain, 18, Fort Wayne, this afternoon was glv- • en a two-to-five year term at the state reformatory, the term suspended on good behavior. Judge Myles F. Parrish placed the youth czi probation for five years to C. H. Muselman, county probation officer. (Neil D. McClain, 18, Fort Wayne youth arrested several' days ago in connection with six Adams county burglaries in Berne and Geneva, 'pleaded guilty to a charge of second degree burglary before Judge Myles F. Parrish afternoon. Two other charges, auto banditry and grand larceny were dismissed oy the state. Judge (Parrish permitted Arthur Miller, attorney for MoClam, -to present evidence followimg the guilty plea and after an hour of hearing witnesses, the court took the —ease -under advisement -until this afternoon. ‘Prosecutor Lewis L. Smith represented the state in the matter. *Mrs. Opal McClain, mother of the youth, testified that thia was the first time her son was ever in andAhat for several years fie tiad helped iftnancimly with the family. The youth was employed at a Fort Wayne factory. > Burl McClain, father of the youth, also was called to testify, and his stepmother, .Matilda Ruth M'OClaiH, followed. All three gave about the same evidence regarding the boy's activities and the father promised to aMist the youth fe making complete restitution. Sgt. Edwin (McCarthy of the Fort Wayne police department also • told the court that the McClain boyhad never been in trouble in Fort Wayne prior to his present arrest. Rev. Mr. Cantrell associate pastor of Fort Wayne Gospel Tabernacle, also testified. iMrCluin took the stand to ask the court for another chance to enter society. He said that he voluntarily made his confession of his part in the burglaries and that he 'would work and pay back all the money he had taken in the thefts. Evidence also was presented to show that the other youths all juv<Turn To Pase Hlsht* Decatur Man Hurt ■ : In Auto Accident Walter Hammond Is Injured Last Night An automobile driven by Dale.j LalMar Arnold, AG. New Haven. | collided with an automobile driven j 'by at the Zirner of Tenth and iMon-1 roe streets Tuesday night and re- i in the hospitalization of /Hammond and the arrest of ArnOld. J , Police arrested Arnold following the mishap on a charge of failing ’TCT Step -at a preferential street. Hammond was taken to the hospital with painful chest injuries and other bruises. X-rays revealed no serious injuries. The two automobiles were badly damaged. Police estimated the personal property damage in excess of SBOO., The mishap occurred about 9:45 o’clock Tuesday night. Arnold had attended the DecaturNew Haven basketiball game and was headed for U. jS. highway, 27 ■to return to New Haven. Following his arrest he was released on his own recognizance and his trial has been set for mayor's court next Monday at 10 o’clock. Hammond was released from the hospital at noon today but according to members of his family was still suffering severe chest pain. They reported that the at-, tending physician said the pain probably was from a broken chest bone.

Russia Would Exclude U. S. From Defense General European & Treaty Is Latest _ Molotov Proposal BERLIN. (UP) — Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav M. Molotov proposed in the Big Four foreign ministers conference today a "general European treaty on collective security in Europe” which would be open to all European countries regardless of politics. Molotov, in a second proposal, called for the withdrawal of foreign occupation troops from both Western and Eastern Germany within six months. The Soviet “security” proposal would -exclude the United States from the defense of Western Europe against Communist aggression. Molotov’s proposed treaty would admit "all European states without regard to their aocial systems” —which would guarantee the domination in the set-UP of the very . countries against which the free nations of Europe have been forced to combine. - Metotev, givem-ft preview of his plan in a twb-hour speech Tuesday and the western foreign ministers had decided at once that was .totally unacceptable. The Molotov treaty would invite the United States and Communist China "to send representatives as observers" to the European organization he proposed. Great Britain, which is not a part of continental Europe, was not mentioned. It might be excluded in the interest of greater Red domination. Molotov made his treaty bid at today's 15th session of the Big Four conference. The Communist delegate presented the United States, British and French foreign ministers with separate documents outlining his proposals.

The Molotov plan for "security" was all but overshadowed by behind-the-scenes activity on two big issues in Asia-Korea and the~ ludochinese war. Official sources disclosed that the western delegates intend to make a strong attempt to get Rus- • sia to use its influence with ComI munist China to negotiate a Korean peace treaty and 'end its aid to the Red rebels in Indochina. It was indicated that negotiations to this end tyould be conducted informally and in the greatest Turn Tn l‘air» Hiirbi Decatur Lions Hear L Luther Yager State Representative Speaks Here Tuesday A. general discussion on legislative matters was given by L. Luther Yager of Berne, joint state representative from Adams and Wells counties,_before the Lions club in this city last evening. He mentioned the current rift in the Republican party between Gov. Craig and Indiana's Senators Capehart and Jenner,, but die} not commit himself to either side in the fight to gain party control. The state’s traffic safety program was discussed. Among future legislative matters to be considered are the Korean bonus measure and deciding on a site for the proposed new state house office building in Indianapolis. The law which created the Miami conservancy district was discussed and much interest was shown in the law on school consolidations. A question and answer forum, was held on this subject, following Yager’s talk. Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal, was chairman of the program. ■ ' ,y. ■

Aiken Figures Cost Os Ike's Farm Plan Four, Half Billion Cost In First Year WASHINGTON. UP —Chairman George D. Aiken of the senate agriculture committee today put a $4,500,000,000 price tag for this year on President Eisenhower’s farm program. Evep at that cost, Aiken said, it will be a bargain. “it is better to pay that price than to continue to lose one to two-billion dollars a year on the farm program," he said In an interview. Once the Eisenhower program is established, Aiken said, the annual cost should be held to around 500-million dollars a year. "That will he a good Investment if we can stabilize the farm economy,” he said. This is how Aiken figured the cost of Initiating Afr. Eisenhower’s farm program: 1. Establishment of a $2,500,000,000 reserve stockpile of surplus farm commodities now owned by the Commodity Credit Corp., the price-support agency. This stockpile would be isolated from commercial trade channels. CCC estimated losses of 681million dollars on stocks as of last June 30. Both house and senate approved -the write-off of amount Tuesday and sent the bill to the White House. 2 e „ Increase of CCC support funds by $1,750,000,000. The agency's present financial authority. $6,750,000,000 is exhausted. A bill authorizing the increase is pending in the senate. Mr. Eisenhpwer’s farm program faces stiff congressional opposition, principally because of its proposal to offer a sliding scale of flexible price supports on most commodities. The idea is to’discourage surpluses by offering less attractive government supports. Aiken said, “We’ve got to do (Continued on Pace Eight) Receives Leiter On Diesel Plant Damage Determine Damage In Proper Courts • n Robert Anderson, city attorney, has received a letter from the state board of accounts stating that any damage purportedly caused by Decatur’s new diesel power plant "should be determined judicially by a court of competent jurisdiction." The letter was written following a recent executive meeting of the city council with residents of the area near the new diesel plant at the corner of Dayton and Seventh streets. Several of the property owners in the area have reported to the council that their homes have been damaged by vibration from the new plant. Some of the residents have offered to -sell their property to the city. 7 Attorney Anderson was authorized by the council to get an opinion from the state board as to how far the city might go, without court action in the matter of determiningamounts pf damage. The complete letter follows: Dear Mr. Andbrson: It is the opinion of this department that we are without authority to advise the city in the matter of purchasing certain real estate. Neither would we pass judgment as to the amount that should be paid for real property. We believe the decision as to w'hether the property has suffered damage as a result .of vibration by the diesel engine plant should be determined judicially by a court of competent jurisdiction. It is our opinion that the city does have the authority to acquire property by purchase, the same as if other real property is purchased, if necessary for the operation of the city. Very truly yours, S/ 'RR. Wickersham. State Examiner.

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Says U. S. Aid Calculated To Avoid Trouble Stresses America Provides Indochina Only Technical Aid WASHINGTON. UP — President Eisenhowet said today it would be a tragedy for the United States to get involved in the shooting in Indochina. He said American aid Is calculated to avoid that possibility. Mr. Eisenhower indicated he does not share fears expressed in congress that additional aid dispatched to the fighting zone will lead to outright involvement in the war. He stressed at his news conference that the United States is furnishing, only technicalassist- .... ance, not combat troops. He estimated the additional aviation technicians sent recently will return to the United States by the middle ’of June. Mr. Eisenhower said no one could be more ‘ bitterly opposed than he to involving the .. United States in a shooting war in the Far East. Consequently, he said, . every move he has authorized has been calqalated as much ...as possible to seethdt 'ft “Sobs not. —' He said he would not try, how* ever, to predict the course of events throughout the world during the coming months. But he went on to say he could not see any greater tragedy than for America to get into a shooting war in that area. Mr. Elsenhower's news conference remarks about Indochina followed a statement <by Sen, Richard 6, Russell, DGa., that -the' administration decision to s e n d American mechanics to Indochina was a "mistake" that might lead to “piece-meal” U. S. involvement in the war. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, a little colder extreme northwest tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and colder. Low tonight 25-32. High Thursday 30-35 north, 35-40 south. Senate Passes Bill To Regulate Coffee Subjects Trade To Federal Regulation WASHINGTON, UP — The senate today passed the “Gillette bill” to subject coffee trading to federal regulation. Approval was by voice vote without debate. No dissent was heard. The measure now goes to the house. The bill, to subject the New York coffee exchange to regulations imposed by the commodity exchange administration, gathered dust for three years after it was first drawn up by Sen. Guy M. Gillette (D-Iowa) following a 1950 coffee price investigation. But when congressmen’s mail recently started getting protests over new coffee price increases, the senate agriculture committee quicklye dusted it off. And last week, after a ohe-day hearing, the group approved IL None of the bill’s active backers claimed it will mean lower coffee prices for American consumers. But they say it will give the commodity exchange administration authority to prevent coffee price manipulation in the exchange. Exchange officials opposed the measure. They said the exchange is seif-regulated and that there has been no price manipulation. The agriculture committee did not study the exchange’s trading practices at length but a special banking subcommittee has laid the groundwork for an extensive inquiry. ■>•