Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 66.

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Missing Banker In Return To Alabama Town ’ • ! l-‘ V' /'V Await Story From Clio Financier On Flight From Town CLIO, Ala. UP — Officials of this town whose resident were left almost penniless by their banker's disappearance listened to the suddenly-returned financier’s story today of what happened to him —and 185,000 in deposits. The banker. Royal Reynolds, returned to Clio unexpectedly Thursday night after, according to his statement, he read reports that the town was left in economic peril by his disappearance. He had been the object of a widespread search since March 8. Actually, Reynolds was not a banker in tne official sense as the local Merchants Exchange he had headed for 17 years was not chartered or under any supervision. Local residents, however, deposited their money with the Exchange which charged a fee for handling checks and other financial transactions. Reynolds had with him on his return deposit records that would permit depositors to get some of their money, at least. Town officials were questioning him today for his account of what happened after he and his wife dropped out of sight the weekend of March 6-8. Residents gathered in small groups in stores and on rainy street corners to discuss the dramatic return. Reynolds went to bed Thursdaynight before he could be questioned. He returned the records of the bank which will enable an SBI,BOO deposit in Atlanta to be given back to the depositors. His wife said that “it would all be Straightened out today." In the rush of his sudden reappearance, the financially stricken residents were too excited at first to inquire about the missing mon ey. Two warrants charged Reynolds. 40, with taking all the bank's lo-cally-held cash estimated at $85,000 to $90,000 when he quietly left town 11 days before with his wife Sue. Mayor Dan Easterling said the prayers of the penniless townspeople had been answered merely by the deposit records, which were placed under an all-night guard. The records would help restore cash to this community of 850 population by freeing some SBI,OOO in cash that had been deposited with the First National Bank of Atlanta, Easterling said. The 40-year-old amateur banker who had faithfully handled the town's seed money, crop funds*and merchants' accounts for 17 years surrendered voluntarily to solicitor Crew Johnston of Clayton, Ala. Johnson said Reynolds quicklyposted bonds totaling $7,500 on three embezzlement charges and returned to Clio and went to bed without telling anyone whether he brought back the money. , Reynolds refused to talk to reporters who reached his residence by telephone but his wife said they would “clear up everything" after they rested, "He didn't steal anything,” Mrs. Reynolds said. "It’ll all be cleared up” Mrs.’Reynolds said she and her husband returned immediately after reading of Clio’s plight in Roanoke, Va. “Our conscience was hurt,” she said. - — Easterling said that although (Turn To Page Eight)

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Find Radioactivity On Japanese Boats Detected On More Jap Fishing Boats TOKYO UP — Radioactivity was detected today on several more Japanese fishing boats, including one which claimed it never Was nearer than 1,200 miles to the site of the March 1 test explosion of a super-powerful American hydTogen device. Ambassador. John M. Allison has assured the Japanese government the United States will pay “fair and just compensation” to fishermen burned by the hydrogen blast “if the facts so warrant.” x • The latest reports of widespread showers of radioactive ash frofn the colossal blast set off a new wave of atomic hysteria in Japan and raised a public clamor for international control of future tests of the mighty new thermonuclear weapon. — All political groups in JapanLiberals. Socialists, Progressives and Communists—appeared to be united in demanding such controls. The United States has announced it will test, sometime next month, a hydrogen device several times more powerful than the one set off March 1 in the Marshall Islands with a force believed to have been equivalent to an explosion of 15,000,000 tons of TNT. The latest long-range effects of the March 1 blast were reported by the Sumiyoshi Maiu, No. 8, whose cargo of fish .was fouud to be radiation contaminated. Health officials said the degree Os radioactivity was “not at all dangerous.” The vessel's skipper claimed he never was nearer than 1,200 miles southwest of the Bikini test site. Fifteen more fishing boats from the mid-Pacific and Indian oceans put into port today and some of them were reported to be radioactive. Ed Jaberg Speaks At Rotary Meeting Gives Explanation Os Election Laws An informative talk on how American elections are conducted, and an explanation of laws governing primary and general elections was given -by Ed Jaberg, county clerk, at the Rotary club meet' ing last evening. The primary and general elections in the county this year will cost approximately $16,000, Jaberg said. If the Republican and Democrat parties fill their tickets, there will be 117 candidates on the primary ballots. However, there is a dearth of candidates this spring, the clerk mentioned. Neither party has a complete ticket. The final day of filing declarations of candidacy is March 25. Voters have until April 5. to register, or correct their registration blanks at the county clerk’s office. Jaberg dealt with procedure in conducting local elections the legal phases being interpreted by thecounty election commissioners composed of the county clerk, Cal E. Peterson and David Macklin. The program was in charge of Dr. Ray Stlngely. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy and turning colder tonight. Showers or snow flurries north. Mostly cloudy north Saturday, partly cloudy south and colder. Low tonight 30-38. High Saturday 32-40 north, 40-48 south.

Senate Group Okays Excise Tax Cut Bill Democrat Move For Higher Exemptions Defeated By House ■ WASHINGTON UP — The Senate Finance Committee today approved a one-billion-dollar excise (sales) tax reduction bill after voting a long list of changes io the house-approved version. The principal changes provided more liberal treatment of taxes on .tickets to entertainment and athletic events. The committee voted a complete exemption for about 60 per cent of the motion picture theaters. Offsetting some of these changes, the committee proposed higher taxes than the house voted on some items. The excise tax reduction bill is not expected to encounter much trouble in the senate. The big/fight will come over the separate hbuseapproved Republican tax reform bill. The Democrats lost by a 210 to 204 vote in the house Thursday in their attempt to boost income tax exemptions in that bill from S6OO to S7OO a year. The House then went on to pass the tax bill 339 to so. ' Senate Republican leader William F. Knowland Calif said the house action on the general tax bill was “a very substantial victory" for the administration. He said he expects “a tight vote” when the personal exemptions issue reaches the senate floor and it is ”a little early to say” how the Senate will decide the issue. »... The house-approved excise tax reduction measure would cost the treasury about 912 militbn dollars in reveihie. No precise estimates . were available fbr all the changes made by the senate committee, but they would cost the treasury about 50 million dollars more than the house bill. Like the house bill, however, the finance committee voted continuation beyond April 1 of current rates on automobiles, cigarettes, liquor, and gasoline. If not continued at current ’rates, there would be an additional loss of $1,077,000,000. The senate committee voted to retain the present 20 per cent levies on club dues and initiation fees and safe deposit boxes. These were trimmed to 10 per cent in the house bill. The senate committee voted to exempt motion picture theater tickets below 60 cents from all tax. This would cost the treasury upwards of 65 million dollars more than the house bill. The house vote Thursday was a major victory for President Eisenhower who had gone all-out to de(Turu To Pace Eight) City Public Schools Highly Commended Formal Report On Recent Inspection Decatur public schools received high commendation from Harvey H. Davidson, assistant director of the inspection division of the state department of public instruction in a formal report concerning a recent local inspection. The inspection covered seven phases as follows: (1) The clean sanitary environment of the two buildings. (2) The excellent quality of instruction observed. The instructional techniques employed are neither too progressive nor too conservative but rather follow a "middle of the road course." Opportunity is afforded students for creative activity and self exifression. The class activities are dynamic and purposeful. All teachers had noticeable control of the teaching situation. (3) The adequacy of instructional supplies and equipment. (4) The guidance program and the guidance personnel. (5) The richness of the fine arts offerings. « (6) Tffe laudable vocational and occupational offerings. (7) 'An outstanding science program throughout. Special mention of the hobby club in photography must be made. This is a very worthwhile activity. In dealing with school administration the report stated! "Decatur is fortunate in having the leadership of a capable administrator whose educational philosophy Is sound and wholesome, He is ably assisted by . principals whose schools show good organization and classroom management."

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 19, 1954.

Sen. Symington Pushes For Full Disclosure Os Sa ‘ e All Army’s Information

Solons Demand More Fads On H-Bomb Power Demand Government Give More Fads On Destructive Powers WASHINGTON UP ■— Chairman W. Sterling Cole of the joint housesenate atomic energy committee said today that “greater precautionary steps” will be taken before more atomic weapons are tested in the Pacific. The New York Republican discounted speculation that remaining tests in a series launched March 1 will be canceled as a result of the unexpectedly widespread effects of the first shattering blast. Meanwhile, Chairman Dewey Short R-Mo. of the house armed services committee said evaluation of the March 1 hydrogen explosion indicates that the H-weap-ons are getting “so big that if the> get much bigger we won’t be able to test them." - — Short said his committee has not been officially briefed on the March 1 hydrogen test at the Eni-wetok-Bikini proving ground. WV he has talked to defense secretary Charles E. Wilson about it, he said Short said evaluation of the Nfarch 1 shot still is in progress and will take some time, partly because many of the instruments installed ta record various factors involved destroyed by the unexpectedly powerful blast. Cole emphasizedthat he was not criticizing the precautionary steps that preceded the March 1 blast, steps that have been labeled by some other members of the atomic committee as manifestly inadequate. Cole declined to comment on reports of mounting hysteria in Japan resulting from disclosures that Japanese fishing ships hundreds of miles from the test site were exposed to some degree of radiation from atomic “fall-out” after the H-test. Short joined in a r'.alng demand that the government make public as much factual information as it can about the H-bomb and its effects. “An effort should be made to give people the maximum amount of information consistent with security,” he said. i There were some dissents, however, and it seemed unlikely the atomic energy commission would comply. Rep. Chet Holifield D-Calif„ a member of the Joint house-senate atomic energy committee, back from the Bikini-Eniwetok atomic proving ground, expressed concern that people do not yet comprehend the H-bomb's awful abilities. “Under wraps” himself as a result of his official visit to the test site, Holifield called for lifting of the security curtain that has blacked out official information about atomic experiments. On the other side of the Capitol, chairman Alexander Wiley of the

(By Rev. Traverse W. Chandler, pastor First Christian Church) “Learning How To Fall” ■ . ■ J ■ - * Read 2 Thes, 3:1-5; 13-16 Much has been said about the dreadfulness of falling. The very thought strikes dread to the heart. Yet many have been forced to learn how to fall without being maimed or crippled. It is equally necessary that the Christian shall be able to face the momentous times in his life with such preparedness, that he may be delivered from perverse and evil consequences. Just as ... Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem knowing, that when his hour had come, suffering and sorrow would give way to victory over, his tormentors. * As the anniversary of our Lard’s resurrection let us pray that his word may speed on and triumph. Treat each new challenge to moral and spiritual integrity as an opportunity to discipline the forces that exercisetheir adverse Influences. May it be our prayer that the Lord of mercy, peace, arid love reveal himself to each'one who will confess before men, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the'Living God.”

VFW Commander ■ • - ■ s MEKnWHBL.'. «... jE Leslie Hunter Hunter Is Reelected As VFW Commander Leslie Hunter Is Reelected Leader Leslie Hunter, local bakery salesman, has been reelected commander of Limberlost Post 6236, Veterans of Foreign Wait. Hunter, the -only commander to Receive a 100 percent membership eap from the national headquarters, is also Junior vice-commander of fourth district, V.'F.W. Other officers elected are as follows: Clarence Hook, senior vicecommander; Deo Feasel, chaplain; Harry Martz, quartermaster; Theodore (Dutch) Baker, assistant quartermaster; Dr. Arthur H. Girod. post surgeon; David Macklin, judge advocate. The house committeemen include Vestal (Stan) Kling, three years; Ronald Ballard, two years; and Don Wolf, one year. Trustees are Robert Railing, three years; Clarence Weber, two 'years; and Ed Voglewede, one year. Commander Hunter has announced that April 5 will be the date for installation Ceremonies. It will be a joint installation consisting of the V.F.W. post officers, the ladies auxiliary officers, and the fathers auxiliary officers. A carry-in dinner will also be served at 6 o'clock, April 5, at the . r 1 Oran Schultz Will Head Decatur Elks Oran Schultz Was elected exalted ruler of the Decatur BPOE I>odge No. 993 at a_ meeting Thursday evening fit the Elks home? Serving with Schultz for the coming -year "will be Ervin Schindler, esteemed leading knight; Clarence Ziner, esteemed loyal knight; Huzert Schmitt, Jr., esteemed lecturing knight ; Wilbur Petrie, trustee; Kenneth Beard, secretary; A. L. Colchin, treasurer, and Roman Raudenbush, tiler. The new officers, who will serve for a term of one year, will be installed April 1.

McCarthy To Reply Tonight To Stevenson To Answer Despite Severe Attack Os Virus Laryngitis MILWAUKEE, UP gen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) was in bed with a case of virus laryngitis today but said he would deliver his counterattack against Adlai E. Stevenson despite his illness. His temperature had been 103. Dr. Raulf Hanson examined McCarthy on his arrival here and said the senator had “a virus laryngitis with a sore throat and a high temperature. 1 strongly advise against his working” today and tonight, “but he insists he is going to." McCarthy tonight will answer, in a speecu before the Milwaukee Young Republican club, what he calls a personal attack upon himself by Stevenson. Clear channel radio station WON of Chicago, which is an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System and the Chicago Tribune, will carry the speech in a non-net-work broadcast from 8:30 to 9 p.m. c.s.t. WON wijl also furnish the broadcast to ‘Seven other t'adio stations which requested it. — " The broadcasting arrangements were the best the senator could get after the National Broadcasting Co. and the Columbia Broadcasting System refused to grant him free air time to answer Stevenson’s recent Miami, Fla., speech. The defeated Democratic presidential eandi4ate criticized McCarthy and President Eisenhower’s leadership of the Republican party calling it "half McCarthy—half Eisenhower." Vice president Richard M. Nixon made the official GOP reply last Saturday. McCarthy, who Thursday warmed up on CBS commentator Edward 'R. Murrow, drove here from Chicago with a friend, Otis Oomillion. The senator was scheduled to stay at Gomillion’s home, but Gomillion said McCarthy took to a bed at the Schroeder hotel. While in bed, McCarthy polished his reply to Stevenson. An aide told newsmen that Mc- , (CnmiTo KiStWO 144 Pints Os Blood Contributed At Berne Bloodmobile Unit At Berne On Thursday

A total of 144 pints of blood were received Thursday by the Red Cross bloodmobile at- Berne. Mrs. Grace Lehman was in charge assisted by Mrs. Surena Marhenke and Mrs. Maxine Augsburger. Four new members were admitted to the Gallon Club as a result of Thursday’s donations. They are Chester L. Fields, Edward A. Sprunger, Tressie J. Glendening and Noel Agler. Physicians who assisted were Drs. Hinchman, Schetgen, Lehman, Boze and Beaver. Nurses were Mrs. JSJeola Luginbill, Mrs. Inez Lehman, Mrs. Norma Agler, Mrs. Dorothy Habegger, Mrs. Arvada Moser, Mrs. Jeanette Sprunger, Mrs. Lelma Smith, Mrs. Jeanette Tucker, Mrs. Grace Lehman and Mrs. Helen Sprunger. x Staff aides were Mrs. Ruby Sprunger, Mrs. Surena Marhenke, Mrs. Russell Weller, Mrs. Roger Augsburger, Mrs. Homer Augsburger, Mrs. Leo Hanni, 10 rs. Auleta Moser, Mrs. Dorothy Nussbaum, Mrs. Hallman Schindler, and Mrs. William P. Habegger. In charge of the canteen were Mrs. Luther Yager, Mrs. R. C. iffersh, Mrs. Walter Schug, Mrs. Maynard Stuckey and Mrs, Edwin Nyffeler. Food was prepared by Mrs. Don Sweeney, Mrs. Robert Yoder/ Mrs. William Spurgeon, Mrs. Harry Eckrote, Sr., Mrs. Gilbert Stuckey and Mrs. Eli Habegger.

To Present Report On School Survey To Report At Mass Meeting April 23 The Decatur school board. George Helm, Everett HUtker and Harry O. Irwin, through superintendent W. Guy Brown, has issued an invitation to the public to attend a mass meeting Friday night, April 23, at Decatur high school auditorium to hear the formal report of the survey conducted in Decatur by the school of education research department of Indiana University/ The local board, whtcn authorized the survey, has received word from Dr. Harold Church, director of the division of research, that the Decatur report would be ready at that time. The survey was started several months ago and all phases of the school problem in Decatur have been included in the study. Especially invited to the mass meeting are members of the Lincoln parent-teachers association; members of various clubs and service organizations and all others iqterested in development of a progressive school program, Supt. Brown said. Staff experts from Indiana University who will be on hand to explain all parts of the report include: ... Dr. Church; Dr. Wflliam Fox; director of research and consultant on school predictions; Dr. August Everle, community background consultant; Dr. W. Monfort Barr, financial consultant and assistant director of William Chase, school building consultant. The report, when completed, will cover all phases of public education as related to Decatur presently and for the future, it was pointed out. Various studies will show whether the city needs buildings; a change in financial structure; more teachers and if more buildings are needed the report through scientific methods will assist in locating these structures. After several joint meetings of the school board with members of the parent-teachers group, the survey was started almost a year ago. Local women assisted in the school census and other local people aided in furnishing maps and information concerning Decatur and its past growth. University experts have mt indicated as yet what any of the findings are and hundreds of the findings are and hundreds of SsEtiool patrons are showing keen interest in the upcoming report. (Turn To Pace Eight) Minor Quake Hits South California Only Minor Damage Caused Early Today LOS ANGELES, UP—A “rocking chair” earthquake was felt throughout Southern California early today in a gentle rolling motion that caused only minor damage. according to police reports. The temblor was recorded at 1:54 a. m. PST by seismologist Fred Robinson in San Diego. He said it apparently was centered northeast of San Diego and followed a coastal fault with a northsouth motion. It lasted 6 minutes Police in desert cities all reported the quake had a rolling motion. Their descriptions ranged from "really strong” to‘“very weak.” The most serious report came from police in San Bernardino, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. The quake apparently broke power lines there causing a temporary blackout in one section of the' city. - Sheriffs deputies at Bakersfield said they did not feel the quake while deputies at Tehachapi said it was very weak. Prisoners in the Coachella jail, just north of the Mexican border, “went crazy for a > while” when the quake struck, according to police.

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Urges Public Given Data On McCarthy Scrap Democrat Senator Pushes ForJFtill Public Disclosure WASHINGTON (UP) —Sen. Stuart Symington today pushed tor fuif public disclosure of all the army’s information in its battle with Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy In* eluding texts of "monitored” telephone conversations. The Missouri Democrat said he would ask that the information be turned over to the senate permanent investigations subcommittee which will inquire into the dispute. “My whole point is to get this out in the open and let the public know what’s going on.’’ Symington told newsmen. He indicated he Would insist on the full "original” army report on the dispute, rather than the edited version released last week. Defense secretary Charles E. Wilson promised Thursday that all facts would be available. He said the army has “miscellaneous items that aren’t authenticated.” Symington asked particularly for texts of telephone calls. Pentagon officials seemed willing. They have been holding the records asZrwarve ammunition to back up army charges that McCarthy’s chief counsel. Roy M. Cohn, used threats and pressure to seek special treatment for hid friend and former McCarthy aide — Pvt. G. David Schine — who was drafted into the army. An investigation of the army’s charges and the denials and “blackmail” counter - charge by Cohn and McCarthy is being conducted by McCarthy’s own permanent investigating subcommittee. McCarthy has stepped down as chairman during the inquiry. Symington, a member of the subcommittee and the senate armed services committee, established at a hearing of the armed services group Thursday that the defense department has records of some of the telephone calls on which the armv partially based its charges. Pentagon counselor H. Struve Hensel said the department does not have tape recordings of the telephone conversations but does '•ave records of “monitored conrerrettnns" — apparently t h e •tandard practice of manv government officials of having a secretary listen in and take notes on important calls. Defense secretary Charles E. Wi’son and other top military leaders spent most of Thursday’s armed services committee hearing discussing McCarthy’s battle with the army. The Wisconsin Republican has accused the army of “coddling” Communists and charged it tried to “blackmail” him into drepping an investigation of the matter. Wilson said he believed military morale had been hurt by MeCar(Tarn To Page Kight) Two Air Alerts Are Sounded At Seoul SEOUL, Korea, UP —Two yellow "precautionary” alerts were sounded today when tracks of southbound Communist plan’es appeared oh radar screens. It was the first time since the J war ended that two alerts were sounded in one day. A Sth air force spokesman said the Red planes did not reach the demilitarized zone. Walter Koos Seeks Assessor Nomination Walter Koos of St. Mary’s township has filed a declaration of candidacy for the office of county assessor. He will seek the nomination of the Democrat party. Three Democrats of Hartford, township have filed thetr declarations of candidacy to the Hartford township advisory board. They are Leonard Wagley, Elmer Affolder and Harvey Garboden.