Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 69.

Silence Mac At Senate Hearing . . Bl TB' w jew ISIB SEN. JOSEPH MCCARTHY chats with Attorney General Herbert Brownell and Sen. Karl E. Mundt (right), after Brownell testified on Justice Department money needs before a Senate appropriations committee hearing in Washington. During the hearing McCarthy was overruled by fellow committee members when he attempted to publicly interrogate Brownell on an espionage case involving an unnamed newspaperman. ,

Predicts Tax Reduction Bill To Pass Senate i, . Millikin Predicts Passage Before End Os Week By UNITED PRESS Sen. Eugene D. Millikin predicted today that the senate will pass a 958-million-dollar excise tax reduction bill before the end of this week. The Colorado 'Republican, chairman of the tax-writing finance committee, said after a two-hour meeting of GOP senators that he expects the measure to be passed "jMt about as it is.” He Indicated the Republicans will line up “pretty solidly” sjjain st any further excise cuU—including proposed reductions in the levied on automobiles and household appliances. kfiliikin said the finance committee is against these additional cuts because they would mean "great” additional loss in federal revenue at a time when the budget is unbalanced. The house has approved a bill to cut excise taxes by 912 million dollars a year, 46 million less than the senate measure. If the senate adopts the finance committee cuts, the bill will have to go to a house-senate conference comipittee for adjustment of differences. Other congressional news: Space: Chairman Dewey Short .. (D-Mo.) of the house armed services committee said the military front now on will have to make full use of building space it already controls before asking money to get more. Short said his committee won’t sanction new construction or the renting of new buildings just because “some personnel" would rather “lite in one city Instead of another." Retaliation: Sen. William Langer (R-N.D.) proposed that any U. S. retaliatory attack against an aggressor be banned unless congress declares war or the United States or its possessions are attacked. His move was apparently aimed at secretary of state John Foster Dulles’ statement that the President con id —order —immediate retaliation if a North Atlantic —teeaty- -er -Latin is attacked. Social security: Chairman Daniel A. Reed (R-N.Y.) said his house ways and means committee will hold 15 days of hearings beginning April 1 on President Eisenhower’s request to increase benefits and expand coverage of social security. r —, 4 California Area Rocked By Quake SAN DIEGO, Calif., UP — An earthquake rocked sections of Southern California Monday nifcht cracking windows in one community but felt only as a “gentle shock" at most other points. Seismologist Fred Robinson, who recorded the tremor here, said it lasted 1 minute 45 seconds. Windows were reported cracked at Indio, Calif., southwest of. here. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight. Cloudy with occasional rain Wednesday afternoon or evening, possibly mixed with snow in extreme berth portion. Little ; change In temperature. Low tonight 28-35 north, 32-38 south. High Wednesday 4043 north, 45-50 south.

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Court Order Goes To Appeals Board Order Authorizes Church Building ' The recent ordfr of Judge Myles F. Parrish, Adams circuit court, for issuance of a building permit to Decatur, Indiana company of Jehovah’s Witnesses for construction of a kingdom hall at the corner of Ninth and Monroe streets in Decatur. will be formally presented to the board of zoning appeals tonight, Clarence Ziher, chaTrman, said today. The order which authorizes construction of the church without the off street parking, area required by the ordinance is a revision of the first order following a decision 6n appeal handed down by the supreme court. Originally, Adams circuit court had decreed that the Witness group could extend fts building beyond the present property setback line, but this was reversed in the high court decision. Zlner said that the new order would be made part of the record at tonight’s meeting and only procedure for following out the court order was in question. Some members of the appeals board believe that the ' matter is now closed, while others contend that the group should file a new request tor variance, 'which would be granted. unuer the order by the Adams circuit court and not the board. * Army Officers Must Sign New Affidavits Loyalty Affidavits Ordered By Stevens WASHINGTON UP — Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens has ordered all »aftny officers to sign new loyalty affidavits. Informed sources said the new regulation, issued without fanfare Match 11, requires all commissioned officers and warrant officers to bring up to date any membership in outside organizations. If any questionable memberships Ttre~ discovered, the orßer blocks the officer’s discharge or promountH hisvase U investigated, It was the promotion and discharge of an army dentist, Maj. Irving Peress,. which touched off the current dispute between the army and— Sen- Joseph R. McCarthy R-Wis. Peress was honorably discharged after invoking the fifth amendment in an appearance before McCarthy's investigating subcommittee.—; — ■■ —~ Should an officer refuse to fill out the new affidavits, the order provides that he be placed immediately in a non-sensitive post and his case be called to the attention of army officials in Washington. Indianapolis Boy Is Killed By Bus INDIANAPOLIS, UP — Seven-year-old Stuart Lobdell, absorbed in eating an ice cream cone, stepped in front of an Indianapolis Railways bus Monday on his way home from school and was crushed to death under its wheels. The boy, son of the Pierre B. Lobdells of Indianapolis, was the fifth school-age child killed here this year. Bus driver Robert C. Young said the child was so Small he didn’t see him walk in front of the vehicle as he pulled away from .the intersection.

Secy. Dulles Optimistic On Indochina War Believes French To Win Indochina War Against Communists WASHINGTON UP — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles expressed optimism today that French forces will win the war in Indochina despite evidence the Chinese Communists want to prolong the fighting. Dulles sees no prospect of military reverses serious enough to upset the Navarre plan for winning the war. Under that plan, the French expect to defeat the Communist rebels in about a year. Dulles said nothing has happened yet on the battlefield to shake his confidence in the French plan. Dulles told a news conference both sides may win local victories but he does not expect the Copiipunlsts'to win domination of Indochina. Asked if the United States policy is still geared to a military victory in Indochina, Dulles said he sees no reason'to abandon the Navarre plan for winning at least decisive military results over the Communists if not complete victory. A reporter asked what effect this policy would hare on; the Indochinese discussions at the April 26 Geneva conference since French victory apparently is not in sight for at least a year. Dulles replied the United States would like to see evidence that the Chinese Reds are willing to cut off military assistance to the Indo-, Chinese rebels and thus show they are no longer military aggressors in spirit. In answer to another question, however, Dulles said there is no evidence the Chinese Communists have changed their aggressive mood. Dulles said he knows of ho plans to send additional American aircraft to Indochina. But he pointed out this is primarily a defense de-, partment matter. He said he may learn about. plans for additional aid soon from visiting French Gen. Paul Ely and Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Dulles said the United States has been responding as rapidly as pos(Tura* To Pace Six) Floyd Ehlerding On State Police Force Decatur Man Named New State Trooper INDIANAPOLIS UP — Five promotions tn the Indiana state police force were announced today. Sgt. Cletus Miller, Brazil, became first sergeant at the Putnamville post to fill a vacancy. Cpl. Vincent Vance of Brazil was elevated to sergeant replacing Miller, and trooper Charles Harbison, Spencer, to corporal succeeding Vance. At Lafaydtte post,..trooper John Miller was advanced to sergeant to fill a vacancy, and at Connersville Det. John Petro of Liberty to detective sergeant to fill a vacancy. Three graduates of the department training school were appointed troopers; George Young, Indianapolis, to Indianapolis post; Richard Hunter, Terre Haute, to Pendleton post, and Floyd Ehlerding, Decatur, to Ligonier post, effective March 16. — Trooper Iv a n Battle Ground, resigned from the Lafayette post effective April 1 after 18 years of service to run for sheriff of Tippecanoe county. Asks Completion Os Red Cross Campaign The Rev. Lawrence Norris, general chairman the 1954 Red Cross fund campaign, has issued an appeal to campaign solicitors to complete their work and turn in reports as soon as ossible. Only eight days remain in the drive which will end March 31 and results to date are far short of the $11,200 goal set for Adams county. About half of the volunteer workers have reported a total of $3,269.12. Decatur Lincoln school and the Decatur post office have turned in 100 percent contributor reports and so far are the only organizations to do so. Rev. Norris would like to point out that similar cooperation is necessary from every organization and individual in order that the campaign may end successfully. - .

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French Planes Wipe Out Red Reinforcements Two Battalions Os Red Reinforcements Reported Destroyed HANOI, Indochina UP —French bombers today trapped and wiped out with low level fire-bomb attacks two battalions of Communist reinforcements moving toward besieged Dien Bien Phu from Red China. French pilots, flying Aiwitubuilt B-26 light bombers, spotted the 'Red columns moving down the twisting, mountain trails north of the embattled French fortress. The pilots reported they "completely destroyed” the Red units — estimated to number 1,200 men—w'hen they surprised, fire-bombed and straffed them in a mountain clearing. On the ground, tank-supported “strong elements" of French Union troops killed 175 Reds in a bitter, hour-long hand-to-hand battle that ended the lull in fighting for Dien Bien Phu. The successful attack on the Red columns moving down from the,-direction of Red China was rated doubly important in view ot< evidence that the Reds besieging the fortress are running critically short of food and other supplies. The troops struck out of the besieged fortress amid reports that the rebels were starving and might have to make a final assault within the next 48 hours. Dien Bien Phu commander Col. Cbristien de Castries’ "little blitz” hit a Viet Minh company dig in along the four-mile road to the southern outpost of the bastion, only outside strongpoint in the area still held by the French. A high command spokesman said the fighting occurred Monday. A rain of artillery from French batteries in the heart of the fortress supported the sortie. As the 18-ton U.S.-supplied tanks approached Red positions rebel troops jumped from trenches with high-pitched yells and were cut down almost instantly by machine gun fire. Military sources did not disclose whether there had been any French casualties but said the French retired successfully after the battle. The rebel company was one of many Viet Minh units which have crept into the Dien Bien Phu basin and dug a maze of trenches. Some have approached within a few yards of the fortress’s center. \ The French have strung 7,200 miles of barbed wire around Dien Bien Phu—the distance between (Tara To Pase Eight)

(By Rev. Harley A. Davis, Pleasant Mills-Salem Methodist Churches) THE SECRET KEY Scripture Psa. 86:1-10 Text Psa. 86:6 & 10 ■*’ “Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; x x Thou art God alone.” The most important pursuit for any life is The Kingdom of God. Jesus tells us to seek it first, (Matt. 6:33) because, eventually if is the only sure way to get light for the dark, uncertain times end places of life. Jesus said that you may have the "Kingdom” within you. Paul tells us that this “Kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,” —the very things that the world today. Jesus bid His disciples to declare to men. “The Kingdom, of God is come nigh (made available) unto you.” Luke 1O:9-11A Jesus directs every troubled soul who needs poise, peace and power to meet life’s difficulties, to come calmly, confidently and say: “Our Rather x x x Thy Kingdom Come.’’X x x "They will be done.” “The Kingdom" is the answer. John 3:1-17. Talking with the Father is the secret key that opens the windows of Heaven and lets the eternal light shine on our pathway. This is the only explanation there is for the serene and glorious life Jesus lived. He talked with God. He knew the will of the Father so well and lived it so perfectly that he could say, "I am the way.” Observe the days, the nights, even Gethsemane in prayer, that were necessary for the human yet divine Son of God to learn the perfect will of the Father. See David in Psa. 22, 27. 51, 86 and 119 and many others in which he seeks the will of God and the quickening power to do it. Spiritual history points out to the world that men who have made It better were men of prayer. America’s way out and up is on her knees. Outer alliances with other nations may help but the best security for America is an inner commitment to God and His Kingdom by every citizen.

Wisconsin Recall Law Under Study I Wisconsin Editor Swamped By Letters MADISON, Wis. UP — Election officials today studied the actual Machinery of holding a recall election just in case a weekly newspaper Editor’s ptawdo remove Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy from office succeeds. Leroy Gore of Sauk City, editor L of the Sauk-Prarle Star, proposed a recall election last week and the response has virtually buried him under a flood of letters, mostly backing his move. Gore said he had called a meeting for April 4 at Sauk City at 3 p.m. to set up a state-wide or- , ganization to handle the recall campaign. He said he had received nearly 1,000 more letters Monday and the postmaster at Sauk City told him he got more mail than the rest of the village combined. At least one large labor group, the CIO, was encouraging its local organizations to take part in the campaign. (A recall election for U.S. senator never been held in Wisconsin there are varying opinions as ( to exactly what the procedure would be. There was also some 1 question whether anyone but the equators themselves could remove ; a member once he takes office, r The only time the recall law had been tested was 'in 1932 when a ■ state senator was forced to gp bet fore the people again. He was reI elected. Gore said more than 10,000 petitions for a recall election have already been distributed, with room for about 20 signatures on each. 1 A total of more than 400,000 would 1 be needed, however, since the law calls for one-quarter of the total 1 vote for governor in the preceding election. AH 400.000 will have to be collected within a 69-day period, one of the most difficult requirements. If a sufficient number of valid signatures are turned in, the secretary of state will call a special -election within 40 to 45 days. -- McCarthy's name would go on the ballot automatically. Anyone else who could get at least 3,000 signatures on his nominating papers within 10 to 15 days days also would be in the election. There would be no primary, so it would be impossible to have a large number of Republicans and -Democrats ail running for McCarthy’s seat, with the possible result that the anti-McCarthy sentiment would be split up among several candidates. That would give McCarthy a better chance of being re-elected. ' A recall election may be held in (Tarn To Paar Eight)

British Back United States On Retaliation Churchill Pledges British Support On Aggression LONDON UP — Prime minister Winston Churchill today pledged Britain’s support .to the United States policy of “massive retaliation” against aggression. He reassured uneasy British members of parliament there is an agreement with the United States that U. S. bases in Britain would not be used in the process of such atomic retaliation without consultation between the two governments.” _ Churchill told, the house of commons he and President Eisenhower have “smooth and friendly arrangements” for discussing such emergencies as aggression. in his brief statement. Churchill said the use of U. S. bases in Britain “in an emergency would be a matter for joint decision by the government and the United States government in the light of circumstances prevailing at the time.” . He said recent statements ’of United States policy “have been in full accord with this understanding.” • The prime minister added shat he is in “full accord” with U. S. secretary of state John Foster Dulles’ statement last week, outlining the U. S. strategy of “instant’’ retaliation in case war starts. Socialists had challenged Churchill to affirm that such “instant” action would not drag Britain into war without the government knowing In advance. American air bases in Britain are looked upon as the “front line” of American strategic air power. “On the general question of consultation with President Eisenhower and the United States government, smooth" and friendly arrangements exist for dealing with these matters and with any others of major importance,” Churchill said. “There has been an interchange of ideas betweeh this government and the United States government, both direct and through channels of NATO. “I have had intimate correspon(Tnrn T® Pace Five) Rowley Is Named To Wesl Point Academy Decatur Senior Is Given Appointment James Rowley, Decatur .high school senior and son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Rowley, 215 South Third street, has received a telegram from Congressman E. Ross Adair, fourth Indiana district, that he has received a principal appointment to West Point military academy. Douglas Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson, 235 South First street and also a Decatur high school graduate, has received word that he has been named an alternate to- Annapolis naval academy. Both appointments followed recent competitive examinations held prior to the appointments from the fourth congressional district.Rowley, who will be graduated this spring from Decatur high school, has been active in high school athletics. He also recently won the Adams county oratorical contest sponsored each year by the American . Legion. He is reported to have an excellent scholastic recSf'd for his four years in high school. < Further instructions concerning entrance to;West Point will be received later by the Decatur young man, the telegram said.

Candidate I I 1 James M. Teeple, Wabash town- ’ ship resident, living a mile west of ' Geneva, today announced his candidacy for commissioner, third ’ district, Adams county, subject to the decision of voters at the Re- • publican primary election May 4. Teeple is a sales representative of the George H. Jung Company. ■ Cincinnati, 0., a firm that engages in specialty advertising. He also was formerly associated with the Teeple Shoe Co., Waupon, Wis. For six years in the real estate business in Fort Wayne, Teeple now resides on and supervises his own Wabash township farm. The candidate is married and aad i Mrs. Teeple have one daughter. Inspection Report r __ x . / . ; . : - I On Rural Schools r Report Is Received > By Superintendent (Monmouth high school has been 1 classified as first class and Pleas--1 ant Mills high school has been r classified as continuous in a report on inspection of all Adams eoun- ’ ty public schools by the state de- ’ partment of public Instruction re- ’ . ceived by Gail Grabill, county superintendent* 1 Monmouth high school previously held the rank of continuous and Pleasant Mills was previously rated as certified. Both new classifications are improvements, it was disclosed. Following is a summary of the schools inspected: Monmouth, first to sixth grades, continuous: seventh to twelfth grades, first class; enrollment, 303. Pleasant Mills, first to twelfth grades, continuous. Kimsey school. Blue Creek township. certified. Hartford Center school, first to" twelfth grades, continuous. first to fourth grades, certified. Luckey school, Union township, fifth to eighth grades, certified. Lincoln school, Blue Creek township, first to eighth grades.certifled. Jefferson township school, first to twelfth grades, certified. Bobo school, St. (Mary’s township, first to eighth grades, certified. Adams Central high school (consolidated), ninth to twelfth grades, continuous. Geneva schools, first to sixth grades, first class; Seventh to twelfth grades, continuous. The various reports also made recommendations for improvement in courses and also physical equipment. With few exceptions the reports were complimentary. The change at Monmouth to a nine month school won that school its promotion and the attitude of faculty and students was noted in the Pleasant Mills report. Additions to courses offered In several grade schools were suggested, The Hartford Center report stated that patrons df that school should be apprised of the fact that the present school is carrying a capacity load and "the community should be formulating , plans for educational needs in tne near future.”

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GOP Leaders Urge McCarthy " Off Committee McCarthy Insists, However, On Right Os Crossexamination WASHINGTON (UP) —Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy said today he is willing to have another senator appointed to his place on his investigating subcommittee as long as he retains the right to cross-examine witnesses in his dispute with the army. In the face of rising demands by Republican leaders that he step down from the subcommittee for the Investigation of his row with the army, McCarthy said: “I take the position f wilt have to have the right to cross-examine witnesses." Noting that he has given up his voting rights for this investigation, McCarthy said he is not a member of the subcommittee now as far as. voting is concerned. McCarthy said, however, that he is still on the subcommittee “from Televise Hearings 1 WASHINGTON, (UP) — The senate permanent investigations subcommittee voted unanimously today to permit televising of hearings on Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy’s dispute with the army. Sen. Karl Mundt, R-S. D„ acting chairman of the subcommittee, said witnesses who objected to being televised will not be shown by the cameras. the standpoint of having the right to cross-examine.” McCarthy said if the other senators on the subcommittee want to appoint another senator to the group for the length of the hearings he has “no objection.” “ With McCarthy not exercising his voting privileges, the subcommittee is now evenly divided — three Republicans and three Democrats. The additional member presumably would be a Republican. The role of McCarthy during an investigation in which he personally is involved is one of the thorny issues facing the subcommittee in laying plans for the hearings. Some leading Republicans, including national chairman Leonard W. Hall, urged that it would be “fair play” for McCarthy to step aside temporarily. It was hinted that President Eisenhower may publicly express the same view at his news conference Wednesday. White House press secretary James C- Hagerty wasasked whether Mr. Eisenhower agrees with Hall. ”1 thirt I know how the Prfsf- “ dent feels,” Hagerty said, “and I suggest you ask him at tomorrow’s press conference.” -rC/X"*" Members of McCarthy’s investigating subcommittee, including the Wisconsin Republican, had a onehour secret session today on plans for the forthcoming investigation of army charges that McCarthy and his chief counsel, Roy M. Cohn, used pressure to get favored treatment for a drafted McCarthy investigator. Temporary chairman Karl E. Mundt, R-S. D., said they named a “subcommittee on ground rules” to suggest procedures to keep the hearing “completely, totally and demonstrably fair.” Members are Sens. Everett M. Dirksen, R-111.. Charles E. Potter, R-Mlch., and Stuart Symington, D-Mo. The subcommittee, meanwhile, faced so many other problems as It met that there were indications the inquiry might not get underway next Monday as it has hoped. For one thing, temporary chairman Karl E. Mundt, R-S. D., still hasn’t been able to line up a prominent attorney to serve as counsel for the investigation although he hoped to have one on tap for today’s "progress report” meeting. William J. Jameson of Billings, •Mont., president of the American, Bar Association, turned down the (Turn To Page Eight)