Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 59.

. Against One-Man Investigations ..•: K’ CHAIRMAN Homer Ferguson, (R) Michigan, of the Senate Republican policy committee outlines for a press conference suggested rules changes he said he has circulated among Senate committee chairmen which would do away with one-man subcommittee hearings. He suggested also that a vote of commit- - tees be required for issuance of subpoenas and for hearings held outside of Washington.

GOP Leaders Seek To Enu ? Controversy Seek To End Controversy Over Sen. McCarthy WASHINGTON UP — Republican leaders sought today to kill off tie McCarthy controversy before it damages the administration's program in congress and the party's chances in the November election. Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland said President Eisenhower knows he has no power to "purge” a senator since “in past administrations that was tried without notable success." He said a congressman also Is free. to say whal he he warned that it is essential to the party to end tire McCarthy storm as soon as possible. “I think it would be dangerous ■to our legislative program,” he said Wednesday night, “if these controversies continued and the * party was involved in splits of the kind that we couldn't get a pK> gram through." . Two other-; prominent Republicans—Sens. Irving M. Ives N Y. and George D. Aiken Vt.-took about the same position in separate interviews today. Both applauded Mr. Eisenhower's appeal Wednes- , day tor an end to the party strife., ——— “We are supposed to “berm ietrnr ahd not a bunch of grandstamj players,” said Ives. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, center of the furore, agreed at a news conference late Wednesday that the GOP is suffering “a great deal of damage" -but from his critics, not from him. Really at fault, he said, are “those few Republicans who are dawning from hell to breakfast those of us who are doing this very unpleasant task of digging out Communists.” McCarthy aimed the statement mainly at Sen. Ralph A. Flanders R-Vt. Flanders had accused the Wisconsin Red-hunter of “doing his best to shatter" the Republican Party. - At his news conference. Wednesday. Mr. Eisenhower said Flan- .. 4tera -performed_"a-, service” with, his speech. He also declared CBS and NBC did the fair thing in giving the GOP national committee free time to reply to Adlai E. titev'ensoti’s a: luckon McCarthyism Saturday and refusing time to McCarthy. IL was the senator's demand for time that touched off the > cut rent storm. McCarthy said he might issue a statement today on the President s remarks. He and Mr. Eisenhower shook hands at a GOP dinner Wednesday night and Sen. Styles Bridges R-N. H. described the meeting as “very friendly." McCarthy said only that the President is a "nice guy.” Flanders was "pleased" with the — (Turn To Page JEUtht) Consultant Speaks To Local Teachers Clarence darts, consultant with Sciene Research Associates, Chicago, addressed the teaching staff of the Decatur schools at the high, school yesterday. His subject was, “Curriculum Evaluation.” He outlined the phases of teaching and the objective of education. Hugh Andrews, high school principal, was chairman of the program.

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James Dailey Dies Wednesday Evening Prominent Citizen Is Taken By Death James T. Dailey. 90-year-old retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 7:3d o’clock Wednesday evening at the Adams couty memorial hospital. He had been seriously ill for the past six months. Mr. Dailey, one of the most prominent citizens of the county, lived his entire life in St. Mary’s township until five years ago. Since that time he had resided in this city with, a daughter, Mrs. Alfna Frisinger. He was„born in St. Mary’s township June 27, 1863, a son of James T. and Mary Johnson-Dailey, and was married to Hannah Smith Feb. 18, 1886. Mrs. Dailey died Feb. 8, 1950. Mr. Dailey was a member of the Mt. ; Tabor MeftißMst k '' c'fiureft at" Bobo.’and served as trustee of Jhe church for 60 <years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Frisinger and Mrs. Sim Burk, both of Decatur; five grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. He was the lastTsurviving member of a family of 12 children. Funeral services will be conducted at 2.30 p. m. Saturday at he Zwiek funeral home, theOv. Ray J. Walther officiating. Burial will be Jn the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home aftef'2 p. m. Friday until time of the services. Approve Note Issue For Telephone Co. State Commission Approves Petition The public service commission today notified Voglewede and Anderson. attorneys for.Citizens Telephone Co. of this city, that the companys petition for authority to issue $150,000 worth of 18-year serial notes with interest not to exceed four percent had been approved. An order authorizing issuance of the securities was written and confirmed today The bonds already have been sold to Lincoln National Life Insurance Coot Fort Wayne. subject to today’s approval. The new serial notes, of 18 years duration, are secured by an openend mortgage against Citizens and the money will be used according .■to--thw=petltiwrMr: Acquisition of equipment, materials and working capital and for construction, completion and extension. aiii iniprovemeiit of XacUities. plant and distribution system. The state body held a hearing Tuesday which was attended by Robert Anderson. Arthur attorneys' and Charles D. Ehinger. president and general manager of Citizens. The local telephone company’s facilities and service are said by utility"" experts' to be the finest in (Turn To Page Twofc License Plate Sale Higher Than In 1953 Mrs. Dale Death manager of the auto license bureau, has announced the sale of 4466 license plates for 1954 to date. The sale at this' time last year had totaled 4322.The office estimated that 150 more plates were sold by March F of this year than were sold by that date, in 1953. Truck licenses this year totaled 725 as compared to the 690 Issued last year at this time. , 1

Benson Seeks To dispose Os Buffer Surplus May Announce New Plan, Second Cut In Butter Prices WASHINGTON UP — Secretary of agriculture Ezra T. Benson said today he may announce Monday a new plan to encourage consumers to buy some of the vast govern-ment-owned stocks of surplus butter —presumably at cut-rate prices. It was understood the plan will provide for a second cut-in butter prices, in addition to the 8 cents a pound drop Benson has promised for April 1 when lower dairy price supports go into force. sßenson sftid he definitely wilt announce th# disposal plan before April 1. He would not discuss details with newsmen But he said he personally believes it only “fair” to dispose of the surplus dairy products in away. that would give consumers and taxpayers a break. “That would be only fair to taxpayers,” he said. “They have their money in jt. Why shouldn’t they benefit.” * There was -no ihdlcation how much butter prices might be cut by the new plan. But the reduction presumably would have to be substantial to result in moving much of the gpverument surplus. The surplus now amounts to 302 million pounds — or almost two pounds for every man, woman and child in the country. In addition to the butter, the government holds 280 million pounds of dried skim milk. It has acquired these products under a price-propping program calculated to assure dairymen a price equal to 90 per cent of the parity price. Benson has otdered the support cut to" 75 per cent of parity, effective April 1. Benson was questioned by newsmen after he testified at a twohour hearing before the house agriculture committee in defense ol he administration's controversia plan'for flexible price supports foi basic field crops. sen. Milton R. Y’oung R- N. D. predicted earlier that the farm Woe has enough votes to enact -legislation continuing high prict supports on basic corps over a presidential veto. ■ master oi the National Grange, told the sen ate agriculture committee his organization believes wheat, and perhaps cotton and rice, be put Trader atwo-price"system. X" Such a plan w,ould guarantee a fair price on portions required for' domestic use and allow the re mainder of production to move ''freely in foreign trade at com petitive prices, Newsom said. Pope Plans To Leave Apartment Friday VATICAN CITY, UP —Vatican sources said today Pope Pius XII may leave his apartment Friday,’ the 15th anniversary of his coronation, for the first time since he became ill on Jan. 25. These sources said the Pope is feeling "• increasingly better. He now is able to retain solid food and steadily is gainging strength. Unless the Pope suffers a setback within the next 24 hours or if the weather is bad, he plans to take a stroll in the famed Raphael Loggia adjoining the papal apartments. „

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday March 11, 1954.

Seven Persons Burned To Death As Explosion Destroys Indiana Home

Predicts Tax Exemption Hike To Be Approved House Democratic Leader Predicts Increase Os SIOO WASHINGTON, UP — House Democratic leader Sam Rayburn predicted today that enough Republicans will support a Democratic proposal for a i 100 increase in personal income tax exemptions to assure House approval next week. Rayburn made the prediction after a meeting of Democrats diecussed the proposal to boost exemptions from S6OO to S7OO. “I think it will be approved,” ’Rayburn said, adding that he expects “mighty few, if any” Demo- 1 crate to oppose it. But speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. doesn't think so. He conceded that if Democrats vote solidly for the SIOO increase it probably will be approved. He added, however, that he believes “there are enough responsible Democrats” to defeat the proposed increase. The conflicting predictions came on the heels of house approval Wednesday of an administrationopposed plan to eut federal'excise taxes by almost one billion dollars, a year. The excise tax reduction bill ip expected to pass the senate with little, if any, change. Senators braced, however, for a last-ditched administration fight to block the cuts, or at least to reduce them to soften the loss of revenue. The senate finance committee is expected to meet Friday to decide whether to hold hearings on the house-approved bill. The committee — and the senate itself — will be working against an April 1 deadline, since some of the present excise taxes slated for continuance under the bill are scheduled the expire on that date under present law-. President Eisenhower will use a nationwide radio and television speech Monday night to explain the administration’s stand against the tax-cutting drive in congress. Late Wednesday the House approved, 411-3,-a bill to put a 10 percent ceiling on excise or federal sales taxes on jewelry, furs, cosnetics, entertainment tickets, teleshone bills and travel tickets. These now stand at 15 to 25 percent. The cuts, effective April 1, would cost the treasury almost one billion dollars a year. However, this loss would -be offset since the bill also cancels about one billion dollars in other excise tax cuts that presently are scheduled to go into effect April 1. The cancellation would keep ex■ise taxes kt present levels on iquor, beer, wines, tobacco, gasoline, automobiles, trucks and (Turn To Pajre Eight) “

___ TftecUfat&M, , (By the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor, Zion Lutheran Church) " The Power Os Goodness Romans 12, 17-21 A free translation: “Don’t return evil for evil to anyone. Let all your behavior be well ordered in the eyes of all men., As far as is possible for you, live at peace with all men. Dear friends, do not/avenge yourselves, but give way to your anger. For it is written: ‘Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay,' says the Lord. For if one who hates you is in need of food, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink: for in doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head (you will cause his conscience to burn for the kindness you have shown under the circumstances.) Do not let evil overcome you;'rather, overcome evil with good.” Here Is practical Christianity. A Christian, imbued by the spirit of Christ, will love his enemies. The man never take advantage of,his enemy’s misfortune, no matter what form it may take, but will take opportunity to show him every kindness. He will always return good for evil.v The Passion of Christ pictures to us Jlesus Christ, the Son of God, loving us, His enemies, even unto death. We sin against God, but He loves us. We break His holy law, but He sends His Son to redeem us. Now, "We love Him who first loved us." And, out of love to Him, our Savior, and moved by His love for us. we, the Christians, will show’ love to our fellowmen, even our enemies.

34 Persons Injured In Train Collision Collide In Union Station At Chicago CHICAGO, UP — Investigators from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad planned separate investigations today of a collision in Union Station that injured 34 persons, none of them seriously. , During the confusion of helping the injured, Sgt. John Malloy, 55. a veteran of 25 years on the Union Station police force, collapsed l nd died of a heart attack. < The Burlington’s Minneapolis Vephyr, which was empty, collided with the Pennsylvania line’s iLiberty limited, bound on its regular run to Baltimore and Washington. The rear of the Zephyr and tjie engine of the Liberty Limited collided. The Zephyr was backing into the Union Station preparatory to loading passengers for its run to Minneapolis-St. Paul. Accounts of the accident, which scattered passengers in the Limited around like tenpins, varied. A Pennsylvania spokesman said the engineer on the Limited repotted he had a clear signal to leave the station and could see twp clear signals ahead of the Limited. - The engineer, Stuart A. Ayres, Mt Wayne, was injured in the "she Pennsylvania official claimed the Zephyr apparently failed to observe a stop signal approximately 150 feet south of the cob lisioh, scene. A statement from the Burlington, however, said the Zephyr had seen and observed the stop signal and had stopped with its brakes set. Tile crash occurred at a crossover where the limited usually cuts across the path of the incoming Zephyr. A porter on the Zephyr said he could see the limited bearing down (Turn To Page s Legion Commander At Nappanee March 31 Arthur J. Connell, national commander of the American Legion, is scheduled to appear in Nappanee jMarch 31 at 8 p.m. Commander Connell will address Legion members of northern Indiana in the Nappanee Community building. Connell has traveled all of United States and has visited the Far East during his term of office. tHis home is in Middletown, Conn. Roy M. Amos, Indiana department commander, will_ accompany the national commander to Nappanee. Uniformed drill teams from South Bend and the state cham- . pionship drum and <bugle corps of LaPorte will participate in the ceremonies. A reception honoring Connell will take place at the home of Post 154 from 4 to 5 p.m. The leaders of all veteran-" organizaare invited to attend. —

Huge Nuclear Explosion Set For This Month Mightiest Nuclear Blast In History Set For Eniwetok HONOLULU, UP—The mightiest nuclear explosion in history is expected to take place on remote Eniwetok Island in the Pacific sometime between March 15. and 28. Chairman Lewis Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission is reported due in the Pacific between those dates. ~They roughly fit the travel schedules of others known or believed to be among guests invited to witness the tests. Favorable weather and the ab sence of some highranking guests appeared to be the only factors delaying the test detonation. The government announced March 1 that the 1954 series of nuclear tests had begun at the lonely • Eniwetok - Bikini Proving Grounds, which already had one of its islands wiped out by the explosion of a hydrogen device in the 1952 tests. The device to be tested this ujenth peeled to heve twlce the violence of the 1952 device. Th* Hfiholulu weather bureau refused to discuss specific weather conditions in the Marshall Islands. Other reports indicated the general Southwest Pacific area was getting rain Wednesday, with prevailing .west winds. It has been generally accepted that previous nuclear tests in the Pacific were conducted only when northwest trade winds were blowing. They usually come with clearing weather toward the end of March and continue into April and May. The giant 836 bombers which, according to IndivatlofiS from Washington, would be used to make America’s first H-bomb drop (Turn To I’nire Five) Fred Schaub Dies Al Cleveland Home Former Decatur Man Is Taken By Death Fred W. Schaub, 71, a former hardware store merchant of this city, died yesterday in his home, 1276 East 103rd street, Cleveland, Ohio. Presumably his death occurred from -a heart attack. Details were not received here. His ilmdy will arrive here Friday and will be taken to the Gillig & Doan funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 9 a.m. at.SUMary’a Catholic church, with the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz as celebrant of the requiem mass. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Mr. Schaub moved to Cleveland about 35 years ago. He was employed in the county recorder's office in that city. Prior to moving to Cleveland, he was a partner in the Schaub and Dowling hardware store in this city. Besides his wife, who is the former Agnes Voglewede of this city, he la survived ,by a sister, Mrs. Harry Horn, and a niece, Mary Louise Horn of Cleveland. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Holy Name society and the Loyal Order of 'Moose. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday after 6 p.m. The Holy ' Name society will meet at the ' funeral home at 8 p.m. -INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday. Rain north and show- 1 ers south Friday. Little change 1 tn temperature. Low tonight S2-4O north* 40-45 south. High Friday 35-45 north, 55 extreme south.

Threatened Railway Strike Called Off Michigan Central Walkout Averted DETROIT UP —A threatened strike against Michigan Central division of the New York Central system was called off early today as the result of last-ditch negotiations. Members of the independent Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen were scheduled to walk oft their jobs at 6:30 a.m. EST to enforce grievances and pine claims. W. H. Shearer, superintendent of the Detroit division, said, however, that switchmen, yardmen, conductors *and other members of the union agreed to report for work. The superintendent said Michigan Central passenger trains would run on schedule. An embargo against freight service was being lifted. A federal mediator, Leverett Edwards, met with railroad officials and union representatives in an all-night session in successful efforts to avert the strike. The threatened walkout of 2,000 union members would have tied up Michigan Central operations in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Ontario, Canada. The railroad planned to lay off 10,000 employes. Senate Heads For Decision On Statehood Expected To Vote Before Nightfall On Democrat Move WASHINGTON UP — The senate was expected to vote before nightfall today on a Democraticsponsored move to add Alaska to a GOP-backed bill to make Hawaii the 49th state. The fate of Hawaii’s statehood hopes may hinge on the outcome of the vote which is expected to be close. Republican leaders have warned that the house-passed Hawaiian statehood bill would- be jeopardized it Alaska is tied to it. Most Democrats were expected to support the move to lump the territories into a single statehood package while Republicans generally were expected to oppose it. Both sides were reluctant to predict the outcome. The senate scheduled a sssslon today and several hours of debate was expected before the first key vote in the week-end debate is reached. President Eisenhower threw his support behind GOP efforts to keep the bills separated at his news conference Wednesday. He said he personally favors the plan to have separate senate- votes onthe two issues. Democrats contend that Republicans want Hawaii admitted because it normally votes Republican and would probably elect two GOP senators. However, senate Republican leader William F. Knowland said “any possible partisan advantage” is of no importance to him. He said he would actively support statehood for normally-Democratic Alaska and renewed his pledge to .bring that measure before the senate ‘‘at an early date.” Open Training Course Here This Evening The first meeting in the training course for Cub Scout committeemen, Cubmasters and den mothers will be held at the Lincoln school at 7 o'clock this evening. . Lowell Smith will give the training course, which is a visual aid program. The course will be held the first and second Thursday of each month until the training Is completed. The course Is open to the public and anyone Interested in the training is invited to attend tonight's opening session.

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Flames Blamed On Explosion Os Oil Stove Five Survive Fire Early This Morning At Hibbard, Ind. t PLYMOUTH, Ind., UP — Seven i persons were burned to death and r two of five survivors were in- » jured today when flames blamed on an Oil stov§* explosion leveled f a two-story house at Hibbard. Culver fire chief Dave Burns . said the oil stove was the only » heating unit in the house. Twelve persons were sleeping in . the six-room home when the fire 3 started about 3 a. m. The bodies . of the dead were charred so badly 3 plans were made to bury them in Burr Oak cemetery this afternoon, , only a few hours after they died. 3 All but one of the victims were j sleeping iu upstairs bedrooms. . The victims included two small children. ) The dead were tentatively iden1 tilled as Mrs. Bessie C. Kovacs, • i 48, her three sons, Donald, 23, a Carl, 19, and Frank Jr., 17; Eliza--1 beth Kovacs, 26, her two children by a former marriage, Michael Quackenbush. 2 and Jeanetta Quackenbush, 5. ElTiSbdth KbVics Wlr the wife" of Dpnald. *Mrs. Bessie Kovacs was the only one ot the victims sleeping downstairs, authorities said. She was trapped in the flames when she ran back into the house, apparently to try to save others, after she had escaped. The survivors ran outdoors in the early morning hours in their nightclothes, but those sleeping upstairs were enveloped in flames with little chance to escape. Two of the survivors were burned. Frank Kovacs, Sr., 50,. suffered burns on his feet, and his ...daughter,..Caroline, 25, received , = ( severe arm burns. Those who escaped without injury were John Kovacs. 86, his [ granddaughter. Ruth Ann, 11, and , Rose Marie Kovacs, 14 months. , Authorities said it was imposs slble to tell how the fire started. All the bodies were recovered ; form the charred ruins after the flames died down. Firemen from 1 Culver, Ind., fought the blaze. 5 Survivors said Caroline Kovacs J discovered the- fire, tried to rouse the family and ran to a neighbor’s home to telephone for help. Caroline said when she awakened the fire had enveloped the , house and “seemed to be every- , place." f ! ; Directors Discuss ) J Community Center Building Contract Under Discussion T C. I F.inlayson, chairman of the building committee for the proposed Community and Youth Center, today notified IL. L. Rado, architect in New York City, that the directors of Decatur Memorial Foundation would like to meet with him next week to complete the contract for construction ot the building. The directors met at the First State Bank last evening and discussed the genera! contract and alternates submitted by the Yost Construction Co., of this city, lowbidders on the building. Although formal action cannot be taken until a meeting is held with the architect, the board determined that the size of the building would not be changed. The facade facing south on US’ highway 224, will be 225 feet. The auditorium will be 60 by 90 feet, the original dimensions in the plan. No changes were contemplated in the youth center of the bunding. Several alternates on materials and interior finish of the structure will be discussed with the architect