Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 48.

Living Costs / Rise To Near Record Level Increased Coffee And Pork Prices Lead To Upturn WASHINGTON UP — The cost of living rose close to record levels last month, led mainly by increased coffee and pork prices, the government announced today. Despite the increase some one million workers in the automobile, aircraft and farm equipment industries will get a one-cent hourly pay cut. That’s because the rise did not reach the October level. The bureau of labor statistics reported its index of consumer prices rose three-tenths of one per cent between mid-Decembr and mid-January. This rversed a twomonth decline and put the index two-tenths of one per cent under the record level reached last October. The one million workers in the auto, aircraft, and farm equipment Z industries got a two-cent hourly wage hike Dec. 1 as the result of the October index, to which their wage contracts are tied. Because the index in January \ did not go back to the October ' ' level, they will lose half 'bf that increase, effective after The January Increase resulted mainly from a 3.1 per cent increase in coffee prices due to the Bratillaa suply shortage and a 6.5 per cent hike in pork prices. The BLS said average coffee prices went from 91% cents a pound in mid-December to 94 cents tn mid-January. But it noted that coffee prices since have con- s tinued to rise. * The BLS said coffee prices went up in al lot the 46 cities surveyed for the index. Together with pork price increases and smaller increases in other meats and an average five per cent hike in prices of fresh vegetables this pushed up food prices in all but two of the 46 cities. This resulted in a rise of seventenths of one per cent for overall food prices. Transportation registered a 1.2 per cent increase due to higher new car prices. 'Medical care went up one-tenth of one per cent as a result of higher hospital fees. Clothing prices went down fourtenths of one per cent due to postChristmas sales. Rents continued to advance. t

Germany Approves Conscripting Youths To Become Part Os Six-Nation Army BONN, Germany, UP — West Germany’s lower house of Parliament today approved conscription of 18-year-olds to become part of the proposed six-nation European army. The vote was on a constitutional amendment which would remove questions of the legality of German rearmament, raised by the opposition Socialists. Approved by 344 votes to 144, the amendment sets the stage for 500.000 West Germans to take up arms again for the first time since the unconditional surrender of 1945. Parliament, under the prodding of Chancellor Konrad Adenaueh has ratified the European army plan, but the question of constitutionality still is pending before West Germany’s highest court. Only the Netherlands, of the six proposed mmeber nations, has • completed all action necessary to set the American-supported European army plan to work. France, fearful of German military resurgence, is.looked upon as the major stumbling block to be overcome before the European De-, tense community* can Be brought into being. Parrish Asked To Preside In Case Judge Myles F. Parrish of Adams circuit court has been asked to act as a special judge in a Jay county case during the present term of court. He said today that he had not yet sent his acceptance to the request because of the press of business here. It usually takes several days to hear a change of judge cause and Judge Parrish said that it was doubtful if he could" work in the Jay county hearing.

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AMONG THE DOOMED in Chicago’s fight against rabies, a tiny stray now named "Teddy” snuggles in the arms of his new master, Jerry Bloomfield. 12, saved from extermination by a new rule. The new owner had to purchase a $2 license, pay a $1 redemption fee, 50c a day board for the pifp, and agree to place the dog In a veterinary hospital for 15 days’ observation,

Democrats To Keep Up Drive For Tax Cuts Seek Increase Ln - - Exemption Despite (x 0. P. Opposition WASHINGTON UP — Democrats declared today they are going full speed ahead with their drive to boost income tax exemptions despite the administration’s strong opposition. Treasury secretary George M. Humphrey announced Thursday night that the administration “will vigorously oppose blanket increases" in exemptions because they would "throw us back into substantial deficit financing.” But Sen. Walter ,F. George DGa., and Rep. John W. McCorack, assistant house Democratic leader, said the Democrats will not back water on their demands that exemptions for individual taxpayers and dependants be raised from S6OO to at least S7OO. Humphrey's statement, which was understood to have been “cleared” with the White House, declared that the administration’s tax program “has not been changed.” This calls for tax reforms totaling about $1,250,000,000 but rules out any general tax cuts while the country is running ni the red. A high-ranking Republican said Mr. Eisenhower will take the GOP case against an Increase to the people soon in a radio-television appearance. George, senior Democrat on the senate finance committee, was expected in a major speech at the Nation al Press Club today to plump for his proposal to boost this year and to SI,OOO later on. He said he disagrees with the administration plan. ”1 think the other way Is the best approach now,” he said. McCormack said the administration already is committed to substantial tax ..cuts for stockholders and some oth ergroups so that the “decision was tjpt made by Democrats." “As far as I am concerned, if the Republicans think they can give substantial tax relief, it shoalit be done in an equitable way,” the' Massachusetts Democrat said. “By an equitable way, I mean an increase in exemptions that will benefit'.all taxpayers, particularly those in the low income brackets." Reports County Roads In Good Condition Frank Singleton, Adams county highway superintendent, has announced that county roads are in good shape in spite of the heavy snowfall. By evening, the snow and ice should be melted off- although there may be a few slick spots. All of the county schools were able to open today.

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lowa Buried Under Snow, Slush Today 23-lnch Snowfall Reported In lowa By UNITED (PRESS A storm that buried lowa under snow and siush moved eastward into the Ohio Valley today. - IMeahwMTe,Th'«fe Western “Plains there was still some airborne dust from the second dust stoop 1A 1« 88 than p week, a blow that aggravated the earlier loss of precious top soil and winter wheat. The snow storm that blew up Thursday and dumped up to 23 inches of snow on lowa was diminishing as it moved eastward but was still laying down up to five inches of new snow in a narrow band across the midwest. The weather bureau said the snow band extended across northern Illinois, northern Indiana, southern (Michigan and into Ohio. In the heart of the storm area precipitation ranged from two tp five inches. Another storm center left about three inches of new- snow in Maine and there were siyiw flurries in the upper Great Lakes, the Dakotas and northern Rockies. Dust storms darkened the sky from Texas to western Kansas Thursday, although the winds were not as destructive as last Friday’s dirt storm. Precipitation forecast for Colorado may wet down the powdery dust in hard-hit eastern wheat counties. In the south, Atlantic coastal states south of New (England and Far West the weather was generally fair and mild. And in the wake of the eastward moving snows, temperatures near 50 degrees were forcast. ’Cedar (Rapids, 'lowa, got so much snow that . the weather bureau measuring device overflowed. However, the fajl was unofficially masured at up to 23 inches and by the police department at 18. In many lowa cities, traffic snarled and motorists today faced an ocean of flush as the mercury rose toward the 50-degree level. At Detroit, Mich., scrapers, salters and snow- plows worked through the night in an attempt to avert a traffic snarl today. Wet snow cut travel in the suburbs o a crawl. A blinding snow storm in Chicago Thursday melted almost as fast as it fell but caused a collision between two elevated trains that injured 15 persons slightly. Seven Candidacies Filed Here Today Five men have filed candidacies for precinct committeemen on the Democratic ticket tn the _May primary. They are Wilbur Blakey. R. R. 3, Decatur; Gail Runyon, iR. R. 2, Geneva; John A. Myers, 710 Walnut St.; Gene K. Hike, Monroe, and Richard L. Striker, R. R. 1, Geneva. Candidacy Has been filed by (Richard D. Lewton to? clerk of the circuit court on the Democrat ticket. Another Republican candidacy has been filed. Hugh D. Moser, R. R.£ Geneva, will run for Jefferson township trustee in the May primary.

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Senate GOP Leaders Order Study Made Os Tactics By McCarthy

Syria Seeks New Leaders Os Government Ousted President In Hiding Behind Military Gdards BEIRUT, Lebanoh UP — Syria’s chamber of deputies met hastily today to form a new government to replace the one-man dictatorship of ousted President Adib Shishekly. Shishekly was toppled from power late Thursday in a bloodless army revolt. The new government, almost certain to be strongly pro-national-ist and anti-Israeli, will be the fifth installed through coup d’etat, force and violence in the stormy post-war history of Syria. Shishekly, who turned in his resignation and fled ta Lebanon in a bullet-proof Mercedes-Benz limousine which once belonged to Adolph Hitler, was in hiding behind a Lebanese military guard at the Saudi Arabian Embassy here. . Reports reaching Beirut through Syria’s tight censorship said Shishekly threw -tn ttre -sponge when the Damascus garrison, the last military establishment to join the revolutionary movement, refusea to obey his orders to resist rebel forces advancing on the capital. His wife and six children were left behind in Damascus on the promise of the new military junta that they would not be molested. A brother, Salah Shishekly, who is accused of capitalizing on his family .connections to makers fdrtune through profiteering, fled with the fallen “strong man.” Dr. Maamoun El Auzabri, speaker of Syria’s chamber of deputies, proclaimed himself interim president under authority of the nation’s constitution. Real power, sources here believed, probably will go to Maronf Dawalibi, a fiery nationalist and leader of khe People’s Party, who S7so was kicked out by Shishefly’s coup. Dawalibi, it was predicted will become premier of the new regime. __ World Prayer Day Observance March 5 Local Observance At Church Os God Friday evening, March 5. at seven-thirty o’clock the World Day of Prayer service will be conducted at the Church of God. The theme of the program is “That They May Have Life.” It was written by Sarah t j£hakko, president of Isabella Thoburn cot" lege, which is located in Lucknou, India. Word has Peen received that Miss Chakko died January 25 of this year. “World Day of Prayer” is sponsored by the council of church women, but is a program for the entire family. It is being observed by 113 countries throughout the world. Services begin on the Tonga islands. where Queen Salote leads her devout subjects in prayer, and continue throughout the day, closing with the observance on St. Lawrence island, Alaska. The purpose of World Day of Prayer is to unite all Christians in a bond of peace. In the World Day of Prayer service, Christians, as individuals, witness to their beUef that prayer is a world power for good; as a group, they unite to strengthen this power for the good in the world. They will make an offering for Interdenominational Christian missions at home and abroad. INDIANA 'WEATHER Partly cloudy and not so cold north and central tonight. Saturday mostly cloudy and warmer with showers likely by afternoon or night. Low tonight 28-33. High Saturday 47-53 north, 53-58 south.

Monroney Assails Cuis In Defense Adequate Defense Urged By Senator EVANSVILLE, Ind., “UP —Sen. Mike Monrone (D-Okla.) said the bgst insurance “against a trillion Stellar war” is adequate armed forces, not a balanced budget. In a speech yesterday, Ke said fts3's air force budget cut and proposed ground forces cuts “were not made In the interest of national security, but in the Interest of economy/’ IJe asked for an adequate defense force at the earliest possible time. He said “probably” two years were lost due to the decision to reduce the air force. He argued that the United States must bargain from strength, and not weakness, in dealing with Communlsts. He asked;“ls there anything in the International picture that convinces any reasonable man that he can rely on the phony peace overtures of the Russian Communist leaders?” Monroney attacked the farm and economic policies of the present administration. He said the administration’s “basic” economic mistake was in establishing the so-called “tight-mopey” policy. t The farm program secretary •f agriculture Ezra T. Henson is a "failure,” Monroney said. ’.'Farm prices drop again” whenever Benson makes a speech, he" added. "We do not expect a depression because of the basic strength of the country,” the senator said. “But we do insist that proper recognition be given to correcting errors that endanger our prosper--ttyA- - — Asserts Assurance Given To Stevens Stevens 1 Statement Is Backed By Potter WASHINGTON, UP—A Republican member of .Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy’s investigating subcommittee said today that army secretary Robert T- Stevens was "absolutely correct” in saying he received assurances that army witnesses would not be “browbeaten and humiliated." McCarthy, in a renewal of his angry feud with Stevens, had called the secretary’s statement completely false.” But Sen. Charles E. Potter. R-Mich., whb attended Wednesday’s abortive effort to arrange a truce between McCarthy and Stevens, disagreed with McCarthy. Potter attended only the last half hour of that meeting between Stevens and the GOP subcommittee membets-, and said the question of McCarthy's alleged abuse • of witnesses did not come up while he was there. But Potter added: "I am sure he (Stevens) had every right to assume witnesses would not be abused, in view of conversations Stevens had with members of the subcommittee.” Subcommittee member Sen. Karl E. Mundt. R-S. D.. said the general understanding that day was that ■ it would not Iff*- necessary to subpena army officers; that they would cooperate with the subcommittee and in return "expected that they would be treated civilly and* properly.” The other GOP member of the committee—Sen. Everett M. Dirksen, 111. — said the Wednesday meeting discussed future treatments of witnesses “generally” but that no conclusions were reached. He said it is the aim of all public servants to treat witnesses properly. Massachusetts Town < Bans Space Guns NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., UP — Space guns tor the small fry been banned here by police. Too many mothers complained that sparks from the toy pistols ignited the youngster's clothing. i • ■ ■ . ■ ■'

Egypt Cabinet Is Reshuffled By New Leader Strengthening Os Nation's Economy Termed Uppermost CAIRO, UP — The man who, wanted to hang former King Farouk became No. 2 man today in the new Egyptian government in a reshuffle that emphasized strengthening the country’s economy. Wing Cmdr. Gamal Salem, author of the land reform law regarded by the revolutionary regime as its greatest accomplishment, was appointed vice premier. He will preside over the revolutionary council when Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser is absent. Shortly after Farouk was overtfttown 21mon t hs^agoinabloodless coup d’etat engineered by Nasser and headed by Gen. Mohammed Naguib, Gamal Salem demanded trial and execution of the dethroned ex-king. It was believed Gamal Salem dropped his demands on the Insistentof.. Nag]Uk.wb.a„,e^...Thursday was ousted as premier, president and head of the revolutionary council. . Dr. Abdel Cuelll El Emayy, Egypt’s outstanding economist, also was named vice premier, indicating the regime recognizes an improvement in the nation’s finances as its most urgent problem after the Suez Canal conflict with Britain. It was regarded as significant that Mohammed Falaki, one of El Emary’s aides, leaves for Paris Saturday as the new ambassador. He was said to have been appointed because of his understanding of international finance. Major Salah Salem, minister of information and brother of Gamal Salem, said Egypt will not elect a new president until the British leave the canal zone or there is an Anglo-Egyptian agreement. Salah Salem assured newsmen there would be no worsening in Egypt’s relations with the west because of Naguib's downfall. He said decisions made during Naguib’s tenure as premier-presi-dent were not the general’s alone but those of the majority on the I Turn To Pan Itil James Stults Dies Thursday Afternoon Former Resident Is Taken By Death James D. Stults, 92, a native of Xdarns "cofißlyrdied at 4705 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. H. E. Walden, at Charlotte. Mich. He had been seriously 11l since Jan. 17. He was born in Washington township Feb. TO, 1862, a son of Jacob and Lucinda ShennemanStults, and was married to Epha Kern Oct. 1, 1884- Mrs. Stults died, June 25, 1940. Mr. Stults farmed for many years near Decatur, and served as custodian of the Adams county court house from 1912 until 1924. He was then associated, with a son, Charles, in a furniture shop in Fort Wayne for eight years, and had lived with his daughter in Charlotte for the past 12 years. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Zelly Glancy of Winchester, Mrs. H. E. Walden of Charlotte and Mrs. Neomi Wittgenfeld at Fort Wayne; two sons, J. T. Stults of Shelby, 0., and Charles Stults of Oxnard, Calif,; 15 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. One daughter, three brothers and one deceased. Funeral services., will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Zwick funeralhome, the Rev. Samuel Emerick officiating. RuriaTwttl be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.

Favorable To Boost In West-Russ Trade Senators Favorable To British Proposal WASHINGTON, UP — Influential aeenators in both parties indicated today that British proposals for increased trade in peaceful goods between the West and (Russia will receive a sympathetic hearing. 1 Chairman Mexander Wiley (RWis.> of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations committee said he would be willing to consider “modification of the present arrangement." Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga.), ranking minority member of the committee, expressed general sympathj- with Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s new proposal for a U.S.-British review of the problem. George said some increase in east-west trade is “inevitable.” The “present arrangement" to which Wiley referred is a free world embargo an shipment of certain strategic and potentiallystrategic goods to Russia and her satellites. The United States plays a dominant role in this policy because of the Battle Act that denies U. S. aid to nations violating the embargo. ( . phurchill spedfically exempted Red China from any proposed trade increase. He also said he would not suggest any traffic military equipment or heavy tools for Russia or her satellites. Foreign aid chief Harold E. Stassen said recently that the United States has been trying to ease controls on less strategic items but at the same time tightening curbs on more critical ones. Both George and Sen. H. Alexander Smith (R-N.J.), also on the (Toro To l-nur llr» Two Wealthy Texans Back Robert Young Back Young's Bid For Rail Control NEW YORK, UP — Two Texas millionaires lined up behind Robert R. Young today in his bid to gain control of the New York Central railroad. The wealthy Texans, Clint Murchison of Dallas and Sid Richardson of Fort Worth, bought 20 million dollars wortji of New York Central stock. Their power as stockholders will bolster Young’s effort to elect a new board of directors for the Central at a meeting May 26 at Albany, N. Y. Young will be named chairman if his slate of directors is elected. .... ...1 ■ * Murchison and Richardson, who own vast oil and gas properties in the southwest, each paid $25 a share for 400,000 shares in the Central. In a statement issued at Dallas, Tex., they said they bought the stock “for investment purposes.” ~ Young, who was born in Texas and is a personal friend of the investors, could count on their votes in his effort to wrest control of the railroad from what he calls "Morgan banking interests." The stock, representing a 12% percent interest in the Central was bought from the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. Young had been chairman of the C & O until he sold his stock in that railroad a month ago. Wall Street experts said Young and his friends now have about 1G percent of the Central’s 6,447,413 shares. Under ordinary circumstances, this would give, him enough votes to elect his own board of directors at the stockholders meeting in Albany; Young was said to have the backing also of a Woolworth dimestore heir and a rich midwest banker who also own stock in the New York Central. Walter J. Touhy, president of the C A O; said at Cleveland the sale. of the Central shares resulted in a profit of $2,400,000 for C & O shareholders.

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Order Follows Statement By Secy. Stevens Sudden Move From Republican Leaders For Investigation WASHINGTON UP — Senate “Republican leaders today ordered an Immediate study of senate committee investigative methods which will include a check-up on Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy’s tactics. The sudden move followed a statement by army secretary Robert T. Stevens—backed “100 per cent" by President Elsenhower—that he would "never accede" to Army witnesses being ‘browbeaten or humiliated" by McCarthy. At the same time, a GOP member of McCarthy’s investigating subcommittee, Sen. Charles E. Potter Mich., made it clear to reporters that from now on Republican members of the subcommittee intend to keep a tighter checkrein on McCarthy's conduct of hearings. The senate GOP leadership decision to study senate investigation procedures coincided with the renewal of McCarthy’s angry tend with the Eisenhower administration over McCarthy’s treatment of army witnesses. The Republican policy cqgmit- , tee directed its chairman. Sen. Homer Ferguson R-Mich., to begin the study immediately, confer with chairmen of all standing comfhit. tees and report his recommendations as soon as possible. Ferguson would not confirm that the move was prompted by concern over McCarthy’s investigating tactics. But It appeared clear that a major reason for the action was McCarthy's fight with Stevens and collapse of truce efforts involving the two. Ferguson was asked specifically if the study will include “abuse" of witnesses—a charge which Stevens made against McCarthy forhis tactics in his one-man questioning of Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker at a closed hearing In New York last week. “If there has been any abuse, I assume we will look into it along with the other matters,” Ferguson said. Stevens said he had received assurances from McCarthy’s subcommittee that army witnesses will not be “browbeaten or humiliated.” McCarthy promptly countered that Stevens’ statement was “absolutely false.” Potter—one of McCarthy's own subcommittee members —disputed him. Potter said Stevens was “absolutely correct." This pledge, which Stevens delivered from the White House, came as a dramatic climax in the secretary’s dispute with McCarthy. It put a large dent in the "complete accord" announced between the two men only the day before. It defeated the energetic maneuvering of Republican leaders to prevent the feud from blowing up publicly and damaging party harmony. It also further strained relations between McCarthy and the White House. In charging that Stevens had made a “completely false" statement, McCarthy said the subcommittee made "absolutely no concessions” at Wednesday’s meeting. To promise not to abuse witnesses in the future, McCarthy said, would amount to admitting they were abused in the past. But it was learned that Stevens feels the support of the President will prompt other Republican members of the subcommittee "not to let McCarthy get away with abusing officers.” McCarthy also said Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker, whose appearance before McCarthy two weeks ago touched off the explosion, would be recalled for questioning about his complaint to Stevens Os treatment before the subcommittee. McCarthy told the Camp Kilmer., (Turn To Tw*>