Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1954 — Page 1

Vol. LI. No. 49.

Sen. McCarthy Facing Threat Os Hew Control Threaten Curb On Red-Hunting Acts Os Sen. McCarthy WASHINGTON UP — Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy faced a threat of new controls on his Red-hunting activities today as an aftermath of his angry feud With--Army Secretary Robert T. St & Vens. Although the Wisconsin Republican seemed ready for an armed truce with Stevens ovtr treatment of army witnesses, he announced his permanent investigations subcommittee would launch a new investigation of the army Monday. The army appeared to be cooperating. It promised to produce two privates McCarthy wants to question about whether they signed loyalty oaths when they put on the uniform. But, even as McCarthy declared that his fight with Stevens was "over as far as 1 am concerned,” threats to his powers of investigation came from: 1. The senate Republican leadership, which ordered a survey of the procedures of investigating <em«Sittees. 2. Itte Republican colleagues on the senate permanent investigations subcommittee, who indicated they woujd cut. down the number of one-man hearings like the one at which McCarthy allegedly "abused” a brigadier general and stirred Stevens to protest. 3. Subcommittee Democrats, led by veteran Sen. John L. McClellan of Arkansas, who Friday forced McCarthy to give more notice of hearings. 4. The White House where President Eisenhower took a hand in Stevens’ statement Thursday, implying criticism of McCarthy’s treatment of ariny witnesses. ~~ TUete were signs that GOP con- . gressional Idhdeis believe Mi. Eisenhower wan* them tq take steps to curtail McCarthy's authority. At a hurriedly-called meeting Friday, the powerful Republican senate policy committee announced It will launch a sweeping inquiry into the methods of investigation of senate committees. Chairman Homer R. Ferguson Mich, said specifically McCarthy’s group would be included in the study. The action came as McCarthy told reporters at a long and conciliatory conference that he considered “this unpleasant hassle” with the administration at an end if Stevens "lives up to his agreement, and I’m sure he will." The agreement, called a “memorandum of understanding.” was reached by Stevens and the four Republicans ou the subcommittee Wednesday. In it, Stevens reversed an earlier stand and agreed to furnish McCarthy with the names of all army officers involved in the promotion and honorable discharge of Dr. Irving Peress, an army dentist who had refused to tell McCarthy whether he was a Communist. Later, angered by interpretations he had “capitulated” to McCarthy. Stevens issued a statement with Mr. Eisenhower’s ”100 per cent” backing saying he had received “assurances” from subcommittee members that army witnesses would not be "browbeaten and humiliated." - General Zwicker was not abused, ’’McCarthy told Ate news conference. "I believe that Bob Stevens honestly thought Zwicker had been abused. He and I differ on that, honestly.” It> was reliably learned that Stevens went to “truce” meeting with McCarthy armed with advice from the White House and administration leaders on how to handle himself. Stevens, a businessman with little experience in politics, went v into the meeting with “ a fairly good hand,” as one informant put it, but did not know how to play it against a set of practiced political poker players; Stevena' was deeply disturbed when the press promptly branded the agreement a "surrender” on his part. Last-Minute Rustic For License Plates The line extended out to the curb this morning as last minute license - purchases were being made at the Decatur autp license, bureau. The 1954 plates must be displayed After midnight of the, last day of February which falls oh Sunday this year. No extension of the time will be permitted, state authorities ' have Announced.

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THE ROIL-RICH Middle East is rolling again, with two "dictator” oustings coming right on top of each other. Newest is ousting of Gen. Adib Shlshekly (right) as president of Syria (1). Shishekly. 47, who seized power via an Army coup In 1951, was chased out hy army uprising, and fled to Beirut (2), en route to exile at Riyadh (3), Saudi Arabia capital. Hardly a day earlier, Gen. Mohammed Naguib was ousted as president of Egypt (4). Shishekly reportedly opposed long-stand-ing plans for unifying Syria, Iraq. Jordan.

GOP Leaders Plan Slash In Excise Taxes Propose Excise Tgx Cut As Opposed To Democrat Proposal WASHINGTON. UP — Republicans were reported lining up today behind a one billion dollar excise lax cut proposal aimed at taking the steam out of a Democratic effort to boost personal income tax exemptions. The report came as the OOPcontrolled joint congressional economic committee said the “current recession” may force changes in President Eisenhower’s tax policies. The plan to cut excise taxes, sponsored by house speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr.. R-Mass., Is expected to come up for discussion at a secret session of the house ways and means committee Monday. The committee completed work on its big tax revision bill Friday but did not put it to a formal vote. .TRe measure would provide about $1,300,000,000 in tax relief for business and individuals, some 50 million dollars more than the President proposed. A high GOP congressional lead* ar, who refused use of his name, said Republican strategy is to act □r. legislation cutting excise taxes before taking up the overall tax revision measure. He said it is believed this may halt a Democratic drive to boost income tax exemptloha. Treasury- secretary George M. Humphrey Friday asserted that the government "can’t stand a loss of revenue.” But there were indications the administration would not buck Martin’s excise tax-cut plan too strenuously since it would involve less revenue loss than the Democratic proposal. Democrats, led by Sen. Walter F. George, D-Ge., have proposed that tax exemptions be raised this year from S6OO to at least S7OO with a loss of revenue estimated at $2,300,00’0,000. George wants to lift the exemption to SI,OOO next year. The Republican majority said the President is "expected” to ask congress to provide tax relief for middle and lower income groups if unemployment continues upward. Tax policy, they' said, must be “flexible” and I “the situation today is unsettled.” INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy and colder tonight . •nd Sunday With occasional snow flurries extreme north. Low tonight 28-36. Noon Edition

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Unemployment Is Still On Upswing Labor Department Reports Increase .WASHINGTON (UP) — Unemployment was atill on the upswing Tri tnld-February while the cost of living continued to hover around near record levels in January, the government reported Friday. Tne labor department said the number of persons claiming unemployment insurance rose again during the week ending Feb. 13 to a 2,179,000 total, the highest since Feb, .1,. 1950. Department officials said the increase was due partly to administrative factors. The new total was almost double that of a year ago. The department also said initial claims —notices of unemployment —rose slightly last week to a total of 324,000, an increase of 5.386 above, the previous week. The number of initial claims had been dropping for five weeks. The department's bureau of labor statistics said living costs, spurred by soaring coffee and pork prices, rose three-tenths of 1 percent in Januafy to fall just short of the October record leveli. The bureau said its index in mid-January stood at 115.2 pen cent of 1947-49 average prices. Bureau director Evan Clague predicted the February index will remain near the January The bureau also reported that average wholesale prices were unchanged in the week ended last Tuesday The wholesale index remained at H 6.5 percent of average 195749 prices for the second straight week. The report said slightly higher wholesale prices for farm products :uid processed foods were offset by price declines in industrial commodities. The agriculture ■ department meanwhile reported that prices farmers received for crops and livestock fell four-tenths of 1 per cent in the month ended Feb. 15 and are now 2 percent below a year ago. The drop followed two consecutive months of farm price gains. The labor department said 28 states reported a decline in initial unemployment insurance claims, although only three had a decline of more than 1,600: Michigan. California and North Carolina. Six states reported Initial claim (Turn To Pace Six) Decatur Ministers Will Meet Monday The Decatur ministerial association will meet atl0;30 o’clock Monday morning at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Mrs. Blanch Krick, of the Adams county ■memorial hospital, will be the guest speaker. Mrs. Krick win speak on “The .hospital and the minister.” This is one of a series of programs by which the ministers are endeavoring to render a more cooperative service to the community. ■ --- --- .

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, February 27, 1954.

Sectional Champion To Be Named Tonight; Four Tearns Still In Running

Urge Flexible Farm Support Plan Shelved Democrats Charge Glossing Over Os Economic Decline WASHINGTON, UP — The house-senate economic committee said Friday night President Eisenhower's proposed flexible farm price support program should be shelved for the ‘.‘.current recession.” The committee, in a report on its month-long hearings on the President’s economic report, also suggested a possible change in administration tax policies and called for a “reservoir" of public works projects in case times get worse. it said Mr. Eisenhower’s program of flexible supports may have "long-range merits" but warned that putting them into effect now “may actually place the farm family in a worse position in the short run.” The recomftiendatloh is expectthe congressional farm bloc which I* getting set to fight to extend the present system of rigid high price pegs on basic crops.. The committee also recommended a delay in putting into effect the “modernized" parity formula for figuring “fair" farm prices on four crops — corn, wheat, cottpn, and peanuts — still under the “old” parity formula. The cash support level of these four crops would be less under the "modernized” formula. Mr. Eisenhower has recommended that the present mandatory supports at 90 percent of “fair price" parity on corn, wheat, rice, peanuts and cotton be replaced by flexible props that could be adjusted between 75 - and 90 percent of parity in line with supplies. The Republican-dominated joint committee used the term “recession" to describe the present economic state of the nation. Mr. Eisenhower avoided use of the word in his economic report to congress last month. But the committee said it was (Turn Tn Paae Six)

New Italy Premier Wins Crucial Vote Scelba Plunges Into Study Os Economy ROME (UP) — Premier Mario Scelba plunged today into a detailed examination of Italy’s cri-sta-weakened economy , Scelba considered the economic situation a matter of urgency and temporarily poshed into the background such questions as ratification of the European army treaty. The Sicilian lawyer tackled the problem with enthusiasm after receiving a 123-116 confidence vote in the senate Friday. — Italy's lower chamber was expected to approve Scelba’s Investiture following debate which starts next Tuesday. The need for a 195-4 budget dominated other plans of Scelba’s government which replaces the cabinet of former Premier Giuseppe Pella, who resigned last Jan. 5, precipitating a new political crisis. Keeping Italy's economy on a steady, level and expanding internal and external markets were considered' by Scelba as important as his program to keep down militant Communism with social reform. If the lower house comes through with Its expected-investi-ture, Scelba hopes to introduce his budget to parliament on March 16. At-the same time, the government is preparing to Implement tts program aimed at improving the lot of workers whose wages are below standard and reducing the number of the unemployed. (Tur» Tu Pw»ms) _

Search Black Hills For Missing Plane Report Nine Aboard Missing Airliner RAPID CITY. 8. D. UP — Air Force planes and privately-owned light planes searched the snowy Btaek Hills today for a Convair which disappeared in a storm with nine persons aboard, paratroopers were aboard the air force craft, and weather prospects favored the search. The skies were clerir and there was little wind. A light snow fell during the , night, however. Search mission headquarters Were set up here overnight by Capt. Scott Johnson after he made a hazardous flight from Lowry air force base at Denver, Colo., regional air rescue headquarters. Another SAI6 search plane left i Lowry early today to join Johnson , in the search for the missing Western Airlines Convair. A third SAI6 was to take off from Lowry today. Johnson’s plane sighted nothing during the flight to Rapid City. He had paratroopers and high-in-tensity flares aboard in case the missing plane was spotted. (The 40-passenger Convair. flying from lx)s Angeles to Minneapolis, c|ffled six' piasenfets andacrew ' at,three. It was supposed to land at Casper, Wyo„ Friday, but the airport was weathered in 4nd the pilot, Capt. M." Ray Cawley of ' Bountiful, Utah, elected to fly oh to Rapid City. The Convair made a routine radio contact over Wight Corner, 80 miles northeast of Casper, where commercial airliners make a 45degree—turn and head for Rapid City, it was not heard from again. The Air Force-thought it possible that the Convair got through a (Turn Tn P-— SUt

Four Men Killed In Air Force Crash Claim Pilot Buzzed Town Before Crash HUNTINGTON, Tenn. (UP) — Eye-witnesses said today the pilot of an air force Flying Boxcar “buzzed" his home town before striking a court house flag pole and crashing to a fiery death with three crew members. The twin-engined Cll9 grazed an outlying house and on the return trip sheared off the flag pole before it burst Into flames and hurtled wreckage for a mile along the main street. Gasoline spewing from the flaming, box-like fuselage burned two persons on the ground, one of them critically, before the main wreckage crashed on .thp outskirts of town. - _____ -~”Maybr Robert Murray and jastice of the peace J. Herman Williams said the *pilot. Ist Lt. Jack C. Jenkins. 24, of Huntingdon, "buzzed low” over this county seat of 3,500 population. Officials of Lawson air force base at Ft. Benning, near Columbus, Ga., where the plane was based, refused to comment on this report. They said the plane crashed on a routine training mission. Mayor Murray said the tail of the plane struck the home of Eddie Jones a half-mile from the Carroll county court house on its first low pass over town. The pilot’s mother, Mrs. Mabel Jenkins, was too upset to talk to reporters but her niece, Mrs. Joe Patterson,-denied the family had any idea that Jenkins might “buzz” the town. . “She didn’t even know he was in the vicinity,” Mrs, Patterson said. The air force identified the other dead as. 2nd Lt. John C. Peachey, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peachey, of Prescott, Ark.; A2-C David A. Probus, 24, eon of Mr. and Mrs. . Vernon C. Probus, Hammond, Ind.; and A2-C Frank(in D. Levy, 2¥, son bt Mrs. Mary Edith Levy Wineland, LaCassine Refuge, Lake Arthur, La.

Sen. Bricker Is Pledged To Renew Battle Last Bricker Bill Handed Defeat By Close Senate Vote WASHINGTON, UP—Sen. John W. Bricker promised today to renew his battle next year for a change in the constitution giving cohgfess stronger rein over the president's poWers to make International treaties. The disappointed but undaunted Ohio Republican refused to give up his long fight after the senate dashed final hope for such a constitutional amendment at this session. The result was a hard-won victory for President Eisenhower who had openly opposed Bricker’s proposal. But Bricker told reporters he would "indeed” reintroduce his amendment at the new session of congress next year and predicted aroused public opinion would eventually force passage of a treatySen. Walter F. George, D-Ga., whose, substitute for the Bricker amendment failed by only one vot< to win the necessary two-thirds margin for senate approval, agreed “there will be a stronger amendment before the senate” in future years. He said “it would have been easier to dispose of this matter" It the senate had ap_somewhat milder eubstitute. George’s proposal would have prevented executive agreements negotiated by the president with foreign governments from becoming domestic law of the United States without legislation of bofb houses of congress. Executive agreements — as distinguished from treaties — do not require congressional action at present. The month-long “great debate” over treaty powers came to a dramatic photo-finish Friday night in a 60-31 vote in favor of George's proposal. It failed because 61 votes were needed to send the proposal to the house as a constitutional (Continued on Pnxe Six)

Gertrude M, Kintz Dies At Fort Wayne Native Os Decatur Is Taken By Death Mrs. Gertrude M. Kintz, 78, , a native of Decatur, and sister of Bernard Wertzberger of this city, died Friday at- Parkview memorial hospital, Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for 16 days. She had been in fulling health for six months. Mrs. Kintz, who was born In this city, moved to Fort Wayne 53 years ago. Her husband, Louis T. Kintz, prominent Fort Wayne grocer, died in 1936. Mrs. Kintz was a charter member of St. Andrew’s Catholic cliurch and its Rosary society, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Legion of Mary. Surviving in addition .to the brother are seven daughters, Mrs. Marie Pitzen, Mrs. Joseph Pranger, Mrs. Clarence Gnau, Mrs. Richard Banet and Mrs. Richard Poiry, all of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Cletus Baker Payne, 0., and Sr. M. AlphonMUa. ASF, of Mishawaka; two bom, Joseph H. Kintz and Lawrence A. Kintz, both of Fort Wayne; 52 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. r Funeral services will be conducted at 9:36 a. m. Monday at the Getz & Cahill, funeral home and at 16 a. m at St. Andrew's Catholic church, the Very Rev. Msgr. Henry A. Hoeratman officiating. Burial will be In the Catholic cemetery at Fort Wayne. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.

Red Cross Campaign Opens Here Monday Annual Fund Drive Planned In County The 1954 Red Cross tund drive opens officially Monday in Adams county. It will continue through March 31. According to the Rev. Lawrence Norris, chairman, the campaign is well organized and ready to be launched. This year’s goal is sll,200. Last year the local Red Cross chapter gave $395.43 in financial assistance to servicemen, veterans and their dependents. Home service refunds amounted to $216 arid unrepaid loans and grants were $lB5. Home service was under the direction of Mrs. W. L. Harper. During the year 196 individuals received limited services. A total of 230 cases were given services .which included emergency communications, reports, counseling and other activities of tire Red Cross. Total disbursements for the period between July, 1952 and June, 1953, were $9,649.99. There was a balance of $3,343.03 at the end of that period. This working fund will be augmented by proceeds from the. torthcoming drive. Also to be aided bedsides the home service committee are the blood program,, junior Red Cross, and safely services. Announcement has »been mad_e that the Red Cross bloodmobile will be in Berne March 18. In charge will be Mrs. Lester Lehman, Stferinan Liechty, E, M. Webb, Howard Neuenschwander and Mrs. Alfred Marhenke.

Two Accidents Are Reported By Sheriff Winchester Man Is Confined To Hospital Two highway accidents involving personal injuries occurred 1 ih Adams county early this morning. As a result of pne, John Durham, 24, Winchester, is confined to Adams county memorial hospital suffering from "ddtock and cuts and bruises. An automobile driven by Herbert Staudinger, 25, Portland, in which Durham was one of the occupants, was headed south at 5 o’clock this morning on U. S. highway 27 about three miles south of Decatur. The driver of the vehicle attempted to pass a south bound Krick-Tyndall truck driven by Roy Stucky, 28, 425 Elm street. Decatur, and he turned' back too quickly, hitting the truck. The Staudinger auto left the road altnoM cbinpletely demolished. The truck was not badly damaged. Riding with Staudinger. in addition to Durham, were Elmer Jones, 20. Winchester and George Boyd, 22, Winchester. All four occupants, including the driver, were taken to the hospital following the mishap. Staudinger, Boyd and Jones were treated f<sr minor cuts and bruises and released. Durham remained at the hospital but it was not believed his injuries were serious. The second mishap also occurred on U. S. highway 27 south of Decatur and resulted in the arrest of the driver of one of the automobiles Involved, Earl Johnson, Monroe route 1. Johnson was approaching fr the highway from the east and turned south- at Connie's market, a mile north of Monroe. He collided with a vehicle driven by Benjamin Lehman, 27, Berne. An occupant of the Lehman car, Mrs. Ifls Lehman, 46, received a leg injury and cuts and bruises and was taken to the office of a Berne doctor for treatment Damage to the Lehman car was estimated,at $360 and to the Johnson car SIOO. Johnson was arrested following the accident for driving to the left of center on the highway. He will _ ■ - (Tm -Te Paga gtw ~

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Monmouth And Jackets Meet In First Game Pleasant Mills And Adams Central Vie In Second Battle Monmouth Eagles vs Decatur Yellow Jackets. Pleasant Mills Spartan# va Adams Central Greyhtniiide. That is the lineup for the semifinal battles at the Decatur high school gym this afternoon in th® annual sectional tourney. Winners of this afternoon's scrap# will tangle at 8:15 o'clock tonight for the sectional championship, and the right to advance to the Fort Wayne regional meet at the new Coliseum one week from today. The Eagles, defending sectional champions, and the Yellow Jackets, surprise victors over the county champion Geneva Cardinals Wednesday night, were slated to get the semi-finals underway at 1 o’clock. The Eagles Won their way to this afternoon's round with "3-67. triumph over the Decatur Commodores Wednesday afternoon, while the Yellow Jackets, after eliminating the Hartford Oorillis in the tourney l|d-lltter Wednesday afternoon, 96-60, came right back Wednesday night to dump the Cardinals, 66-49. . The Spartans and the Greyhounds were to clash in the second semi-final at 2: 15 p. m. Based or season records, this promises to be one of. the top games of the tourney. These teams met twice during the regular season schedule, with each winning in jfflovertime battle on its home floor. The Spartans qualified for the semi-final round by squeaking past the Berne Bears, S 6-62, Thursday night, while the Greyhounds had no trouble ousting the Jefferson Warriors, 68-55, in the Thursday nightcap, Tonight, around 9:30 o’clock, the sectional champion will be crowned, with a packed house assured for both sessions today. There will be no tlcketr available at the door for either session, as each of the four schools reported their allotment of tickets rapidly gobbled up yesterday. The winner of thp Decatur sectional will move on into the Fort Wayne regional tourney one week from today as the original field of 751 Indiana high school basketball teams will be cut down to just 64 quintets at the close of play tonight. The Decatur titlist will meet the winner of the Fort Wayne sectional in the first regional game at 1 o'clock Saturday, to be followed by the winners of the Kendallville and Garrett sectionals. The regional final will ba played at 8:15 p. m. Tickets for the regional tourney will be handled by the school winning the title tonight, and will go on sale the first of the week. ” Price forthe season ticket for the regional is set at $1.60, with single session tickets, if any, priced at |l. Details of the regional ticket sale will be announced by the principal of the sectional champion school. Schools Visited By Dr. Harold Church . SCHOOLS VISITED BY . Dr. Harold Church of the school of education at Indiana University, visited the Decatur schools Friday and conferred with W. Guy Brown, superintendent. . _ Dr. Church visited the high school and the Lincoln building. He made a check on pupil stations in the two schools and conferred with Supt. Brown on the school survey made here last fall. The report of the Indiana Unb versity educators on the Decatur school situation is expected in April.