Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1954 — Page 1

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Mob Attacks French Chief In .General’s Firing JL Jib ' liß ~-' JeSl' ■■■•* : liiraHm • A* W* * tfi! F • B ■r BRI W I iMi ■EmAx THE DISCIPLINING of French Marshal Alphonse-Pierre Juin (right) because of his public criticism of the European defense community plan, brought a screaming, booing mob (left), to a ceremony attended by Premier Lanlei and defense minister Rene Pleven. Screaming "Long Live Marshal Juin” the mob jostled the two statesmen about and a flying wedge of police had to rescue Pleven (wearing glasses) and escort them from the ceremony. Juin had been stripped of army posts and privileges and may .be relieved as commander of Central European NATO forces.

Showdown On Samuel Sears Is Postponed Committee Delays Showdown On Sears As Hearing Counsel WASHINGTON UP — The senate investigating subcommittee today postponed until Tuesday a showdown on whether Samuel P. Sean should serve as a counsel for the McCarthy-army hearings despite pro-McCarthy statements he made in 1952. Temporary chairman Karl E. Mundt (R-S.D.) met today with Seß; L. McClellan (Ark.), senior subcommittee Democrat, and announced the meeting was put off until Tuesday Mundt said today's meeting was postponed because of the absence of Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill), who was visiting his daughter in Tennessee and could not return in time for a session today. Mundt had said earlier the meeting would be held in Dirksen’s absence unless Dirksen requested a postponement. Mundt said Sears attended about three minutes of today’s meeting and was told that the subcommittee “wanted to discuss developments that had taken place since we last saw him" Thursday morn-, ing. X That was when Sears was hired after saying he had never taken a stand on McCarthy or McCarthyism. . A few hours later Boston newspapef files yielded stories indicating he had praised the Wisconsin Republican. Mundt said Sears replied that he “very much wanted to talk with the subcommittee." Mundt said the group "will surely have an announcement after to= morrow’s meeting." Presumably this would concern whether Sears would remain as counsel.; "We are going to move as rapidly as possible,” Mundt said. Sears, a Boston attorney, arrived here Sunday night to confei with the group. An aide said he is confident Sears can be completely impartial in spite of what he may have said.ln the, past about Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. The subcommittee named Sears as its special counsel for the investigation Friday after he. had said be never took a public stand on McCarthy. Later Boston newspaper files showed he publiclypraised the Wisconsin Republican an dtried to raise funds for his re-election in 1952. Columnist Drew Pearson said in a dispatch published today that the army is preparing affidavits—one said io be from a Boston rabbichallenging Sears’ impartiality. There was no immediate confirmation of the report. Mundt said the subcommittee would not keep Sears if the army raised any objection to him. During the search for a counsel, Mundt had stated that any attorney selected must be acceptable to the army. " BULLETIN WASHINGTON UP — The supreme court today struck down the federal communications commission’s ban on radio and TV “giveaway" programs. Tne decision means that station may continue to broadcast such programs witnout fear that the FCC will refuse license renewals.

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Urges H-Bomb Data Be Given To Public Civil Defense Head Urges Information SACRAMENTO, Calif. UP — Federal civil defense administrator Vai Peterson believes the government should disseminate “all possible information” regarding the H-bomb, because “this is the people’s business and the people's lives are at stake." Peterson, here for a conference today with Gov. Goodwin J. Knight and a tour of California, at the same time cautioned against leaking information to the enemy through loose dissemination of news. ‘Many times it is very difficult to .know what information he (the enemy) has and, accordingly, what can be released," Peterson said. Hugh Baillie, president of the United Press, urged in'an address Saturday night that the world, -through first-hand coverage of the press and radio, be given an adequate and up-to-date picture of the H-bomb. Baillie spoke at Las Vegas. Nev., at a joint meeting of the Nevada State and California press associations considering freedom of information. “The information we have been given in the last few days on the H-bomb, has come through official spokesmen exclusively,” Baillie said. “Their statements have revealed little that has not already been published. How much better to have had this immense story told tor us by skilled, professional reporters, "Os security must be maintained because our lives depend on it . . . biit-J never heard of a newspaper violating security on either the atom bonibor the (Turn To Pane Eight) Plans No Jury Call During April Term Judge Will Follow Usual Precedent Judge Myles F. Parrish stated today that he would follow his usual practice and not call either the April term grand jury or petit jury unless in case of emergency. Prosecutor Lewis L. Smith said he knew of no reason to call the grand jury. Judge Parrish started the practice five years ago, because the spring term of court conflicts with farm work and because a large percentage of names drawn are farmers. The judge added, however. that in any emergency he would break the precedent. AdAms court started a one week vacation today between the February and April terms of court. Judge Parrish said he would be available all week for emergencies and did not expect to leave the county. He said that he planned to take advantage of the week’s vacation and canvass a large part of the county in his quest for renomination as judge of Adams circuit court. The usual program will be followed next Monday, with the opening of the April term of court. The first three days of the newterm will be reserved for calling “the docket and setting causes to be heard. Sam Bentz, court bailiff, will spend most of the week getting the records, court room and library ready for the opening of the April term.

Eisenhower To Clarify Fear On H-Bombs Television Speech To Nation Tonight On H-Bomb Concern _ WASHINGTON UP — Republican legislative leaders said today President Eisenhower will “clarify" tonight the concerns which Americans and the world have on the H-bomb and other problems. Mr. Efsenhower gave a preview of his televised extemporaneous 30minute talk at 8:30 a.m. to GOP leaders at their regular weekly White House meeting. Senate GOP leader Willtam F. Knowland said the speech “will certainly clarify a lot of problems Which may have been in peoples jninds at home and abroad." Knowland said the legislative leaders -also get a preview of a speech to be given Friday night by Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. on government efforts to combat the Communist menace. Knowland said Brownell would report on government efforts in the past and the present and suggest legislation to strengthen the government's hands in meeting the Red -problem. Rep. Chet Holifield (D-Calif.) urged Mr. Eisenhower to point the way tonight to atomic peace in his speech aimed primarily at vjhat the chief executive calls excessive "hysteria" affecting Americans and their allies. But the Chief Executive may also touch on the awesome implications of city-killing hydrogen bombs and the grave Communist threat in Indochina arfd. indeed, all Southeast Asia. Holifield (D-Calls), a member of the'-senate-house atomic energy committee, said he hopes the President wilbtake the opportunity “to make constructive suggestions looking toward'-.international dission of atomic disarmament." “I hope he will come forward with a strong request for an international conference on this subject,” Holifield said in an interview, “to see if we can reach some arrangement so that these weapons wlB iidr have to*he used.” * He indicated he favors direct negotiations with Russia and other atomic powers in addition to the Big Three move to make some progress of the United Nations disarmament commission. Sen. Henry M. Jackson (P-Wash) told newsmen he hopes Mr. Eisenhower will say sorhething to clarify the administration’s military and foreign policies — particularly on. the H-bomb and Indochina — ‘because these now have everybody scared to death." Mr. Eisenhower spent part of his weekend at his Catoctin, Md., mountain retreat assembling ideas for bis talk. No Recognition To East German State BERLIN, UP — The United States, Britain. France and West Germany agreed today to refuse diplomatic recognition to Soviet Russia’s new East Germany satellite state. The decision was made at a onehour meeting attended by the three Western high commissioners and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

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Dulles Says Red Threat In Southeast Asia Must Be Met By Unified Acts

Churchill Says Tests Better Peace Chance Churchill Discloses Previously Secret Agreement Os U. S. LONDON UP — Prime Minister Winston Churchill today told Laborite critics that the American Hbomb tests have “increased the chances of world peace more than the chances of world war.” “Let us all thank God,” he said, “that the experiments are American and conducted in the Pacific, rather than in Siberia.” “The best intelligence I have been able to acquire,” he said, “indicates the Soviets were well behind the U. S. even before the American H-bomb explosion on March 1, this year.” In the course of a vigorous defense of the U. S. H-bomb development, the prime minister disclosed; a hitherto secret agreement ba» tween Britain and the United Stat? es for consultations on the building and use of atomic weapons. The agreement, he said, was reached with the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Quebec conference in 1943—tw0 years before the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The disclosure, together with his discussion of the vast destructive potential of the hydrogen bomb, was made with the approval of President Eisenhower. Churchill accused the former Laborite government of abandoning Britain’s claim to the exchange of atomic information with Washington. That precipitated an arm-waving argument between Churchill and former Laborite prime minister Clement Attlee, who faced him across the narrow aisle of commons. Churchill said Britain will not ask" the United States to halt the tests, in thqJPacific. “We would rather have them carried out there than in Siberia," he said. “Let us all thank God fol sparing us that.” Churchill addressed commons in response to a laborite demand for a full discussion of the implications of the hydrogen bomb tests. He spoke after Attlee had introduced a (notion calling for immediate talks on the issue between Churchill, President Eisenhower and premier Georgi Malenkov of Soviet Russia. Churchill was said by authoritative sources to have been supplied by President Eisenhower with all information on the American Hbomb tests permissible under the United States security la ws.. “It would indeed be a ‘dire day if the Soviet government were able to confront the free world” with he kind of H-bomb demonstrations the U.S. is conducting, Churchill said. ~“*- "In fact, J believe that what is (Turn To P«K» Two)

beaten "WteUtotuM, (By Rev. William C. Feller. X' Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church) ’ On Glorifying God John 17:1-5 . „ The Supreme desire of Jesus all through His life was to glorify God, to do His will and to fulfill His purpose. In a critical hour of His trial and passion, as He stands under the very shadow of the ...cross, with death only a few hours-away, He pours out His sou!to God in a solemn and majestic prayer of intercession. He prays for His disciples and then for all believers in every age. But His first thought and petition in that sublime prayer is. “Father glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee.” It was not a demand for worldly position or power, but a desire for the revelation.of His spiritual glory as the Son of God and the Redeemer of the world. The Son’s glorification embraced His death, resurrection and ascension to God’s right hand. But the glory was not for His own sake, rather that it might be reflected back upon the Father. In this very moment Jesus was satisfied that the work of glorifying God and redeeming mankind was complete. "I have glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.” May we through faithful obedience to God’s will. likewise glorify our Father in Heaven, and strive to accomplish the work He gives us to do. —■

Asks Death Penalty To Peacetime Spies Brownell In Annual Report To Congress WASHINGTON, UP—Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. asked congress todayto give the courts [power .to impose tpe death penalty ,cn persons convicted of peacetime spying. In an annual report to congress, he also proposed that the 30-year f limlt on prison terms for wartime espionage—now the alternative to a death sentence — be removed. The maximum penalty for peacetime spying now is 20 years’ imprlsonement. Brownell is expected to elaborate on his proposals in a Friday night televised speech in which he will discuss this and other requested legislation as well as the administration’s efforts to root out spies and other subversives. The house judiciary committee last Friday approved an “antiTraitor” bill requested by Brownell to permit court use of wiretap evidence In espionage and treason cases. The house is expected to consider it early this week. Democrats opposed a provision in thWJbill which permits the attorney general to authorize the wiretaps. They will make a fight on the house floor to vest this authority iu the courts. Brownell has said enactment of this bill would permit the justice department to prosecute a number oUcases which it is now powerless to push. Others have said it may lead to new prosecution of Judith Copion. the ex-government girl whose conviction in effect was voided because of the use of wiretap evidence. Sees Softening Os Dairy Support Cut Congressman Hope Feels Action Likely t WASHINGTON. UP —Chairman Clifford B. Hope of the house agriculture committee believes chances are “pretty good” that congress will soften the recent dairy support slash iu a compromise farm bill The Kansas Republican did not spell out his views other than to say the action should be taken in the general farm bill rather than separate legislation. The Kansas Republican said raising dairy supports would be “in harmony” with statements President Eisenhower has made about taking a "gradual approach to cuts.” Dairy price supports were cut from 90 to 75 percent of the socalled' ’‘fair price” parity level on April 1 by agriculture secretary Ezra T. Benson. Dairy state congressmen have introduced numerous proposals for restoring part of the cut. . -r Such action would offset, in pro(Tnra To Page Seven)

Reds Retreat Under Heavy French Fire More Than Thousand Reds Killed, Most Os Then* Recruits HANOI, Indochina, UP — Communist rebels attacked the northern defenses of Dien Bien Phu today and then retreated under heavy French fire, leaving more than 1,000 dead behind them, most of them young recruits. Red Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap ordered the withdrawal, after the French had thrust a tank-support-ed counterattack against the rebels, the French high -command said. Fresh ranks of paratroopers joined the fighting for the first time since they floated down to reinforce the French bastion over the weekend. Military sources said Vo may have thrown his recruits against Dien Bien Phu’s “Fighting Fools" just to prove that his forces had not spent themselves in their disastrous, suicide attacks of the past week. Communist casualties for the slWay assault went up to 9,500, with 4,500 of them dead. Since the first battle of the siege which began last March 13, the French estimated 22,00’0 of Vo’s 40,000man army had been killed or wounded. Hundreds of rebel bodies dangled on the glistening barbed wire defenses that circle the strategic fortress. The muddy yellow river which runs through Dien Bien Phu was turning pink with blood. The renewed fighting caused the French high command to postpone an attempt to evacuate Dien Bien Phu's wounded defenders. For 10 days the wounded have been piling up in underground infirmaries because no plane or helicopter has been able to land on the shell-torn airstrips. Even though their ground forces had been kicked back. Red artillery continued to make the airstrips unusable. Gen. Henri Navarre, supreme commander in .Indochina, said a mercy plane would attempt to land in the hail of flak. Navarre, in an order of the day, asked French troops all over Indo(Turn To Page Seven) Heart Attack Fatal To Frank H. Moser Funeral Services Thursday Afternooir Frank Henry Moser, 54, a native and former resident of Adams county, died suddenly of a heart attack Sunday morning at his home in Conway, Mich. He had not been ill. ' Born in Adams county Nov. 17, 1899, he was a son of Peter H. and Agnes Bluhm-Moser. He had never married. He left Adams county a number of years ago and for some time had been caretaker of the Robert Graham estate at Conway. Mr. Moser was a member of St. Luke's Reformed church at Honduras. Only survivor is a brother, Ray Moser of Decatur. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. Wil liam C. Feller officiating. Burial will be in St. Luke’s cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Tuesday until time bf the services. INDIANA WEATHER Inconsiderable cloudiness, scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Warmer tonight Continued mild Tuesday. Low tonight 40 extreme north to 60 extreme south. High Tuesday 62-75 north, 72-80 south.

Grand, Petit Juries Drawn This Morning April Court Term Opens Next Monday Grand and petit juries for the April term of the Adams county circuit court were drawn this morning in the office of the eounty clerk. The April term begins April 12. The grand jury includes Richard G. Clark, French township: WilHam Burke, Blue Creek township; Clifford B. Essex. Monroe township: Lester L. Drake, Decatur; Richard A. Briggs, Geneva; Floyd E Engle. French township; Forrest E. Hawkins, Decatur: Albert C. Converse!, Union township; August Buuek, Preble township; Ivan M. Hakes, Washington township; Rufus Inniger, Monroe, and Carl Baker, Washington township. The 24 names drawn to serve on the petit jury are Marvin Haines, Blue Creek township; Dovie Bedwell, Decatur; Taylor Holt, Union; Tilman H. Lehman, Hartford; Floyd B. Aspy. Geneva; Richard P. Gehrig, Decatur; Ralph K. Eckrote, Hartford; Arthur V. Fox, Monroe; Wilda W. Rawley, Berne; Fredrick W. Mailand, Preble; Pleasant P. Howe* Root; James Cowan. Washington. Calvin Bauman, St- Mary’s; Robert F. High, Kirkland; Floyd’ B. Baker, Jefferson; EdwttFd B. Berne, Union; Joe L. Isch. French; Charles Donald Cook, Washington; Belle Hocker, Monroe; Elmar Chase. Decatur; John J. Doherty, Geneva; Howard W. Fox, Jefferson; Arthur C. Loshe, Kirkland, and Carl H. Frey, St. Mary’s.

Crown Princess Os Norway Dies Today Death Os Norway's Ist Lady Is Shock OSLO, Norway UP — Crown Princess Martha, Norway’s first lady for 10 years, died early today from a liver ailment that had bothered her for years. She was 53 on March 28. Her death came as a shock to Norwegians for medical bulletins on her condition had been sparse since her last illness began on March 12. It was not until Sunday that the nation knew her situation had become critical and that she was unconscious. The Norwegian State Broadcasting System broadcast a special bulletin late Sunday and played solemn national music. One Indication of the seriousness of her condition came Sunday when Prince Olav, her husband, failed to attend the Holmenkollen Ski jump marking the first day of pring for this sports-loving nation. Prince Harald, her 17-year-old son, first royal prince to be born in Norway since 1370, presided at the event before 40,000 fans. It was his first heavy official duty representing the royal house alone, - When death came, the young prince was present at her bedside with aging King Haakon VII, her daughters, Princess Ragnhild and Astrid, her husband Prince Olav and her mother, Princess IngeJorg of Sweden. — Although she became Norway’s first lady after the death of Queen Maud, wife of King Haakon, her chronic liver ailment kept her out of much of Norway’s official life. - ——— ——— Clerk's Office Open Tonight To Register The office of clerk of the Adams circuit court will remain open until 9 p.m. today to accomodate last minute voting registrations. Ed Jaberg, county clerk, reminds voters that if they _ have moved since the last election they must change their registration. Persons who will mark their 21st birthday on or before Nov. 2 are also eligible to register and vote in the coming primary and general elections.

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Says Chinese Reds Are Near To Aggression Acts In Indochina Periously Close To Aggression WASHINGTON, UP —Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said today Chinese Communists are "coming awful close" to aggression in Indochina which might call for retaliation against the Chinese mainland. Dulles did not specify for members of congress what nation or nations might carry the war to the Chinese mainland. But earlier he said the Communist threat in Southeast Asia must be met "by a unity of will and, if need be, unity of-action.” Dulles told the house foreign affairs committee that the Chinese Communists are supplying technicians and equipment to the Viet Minh Communists in Indochina and are firing anti-aircraft guns at French planes seeking to protect and bring supplies to beleaguered Dien Biea Phu. In reply to questions by Rep. Walter H. Judd (R-Mlnn,), Dulles said the Chinese Communists aTe not "openly, blatantly, committing new aggression, but only saving themselves from that charge by technicalities." Dullesmade the statement to the house foreign affairs committee in supporting the administration's >3,510,000,000 foreign aid requests. "The Communists are now expending recklessly their military assets in Indochina," Dulles said. He said the United States contributed 785 million dollars to the Indochina war this year and that the administration is seeking a similar amount for the 1955 fiscal year beginning July 1. . Dulles said the Communists “are gambling on a supreme effort to break the fighting spirit of the. French and , associated states before the present fighting season ends in May and the Geneva conference (April 26) gets under way. "That scheme must be frustrated,” Dulles testified. He told the committee the foreign aid request "helps indispensably to maintain a unity which is vital to our own security.” "Without that unity," he added, "the United States would quickly be forced to become a garrison -date and the strangling noose of communism would be drawn ever tighter about'us. "Only incredible blindness, or the most wishful of thinking could lead us to believe that the danger is over and that each free nation could now safely go its separate — way.” Imposition of Communism in Southeast Asia, he said, "should not be passively accepted, but met by a unity of will, and if need be, unity of action." Congressmen have made it plain hat cuts will be sought in the breign aid request. Foreign operaions administrator Harold E. Stassen, meanwhile, disclosed to GOP legislative leaders that spendng will be about >1,225,000,000 ess this year than last. The house so far has managed o shave less than one percent )ff President Eisenhower’s >65,750,000,000 "necessity” budget. Seme members are gazing very Hopefully at foreign aid to make, up for lost time. But Rep. John M. Vorys (ROhio). acting committee chairman aid he doubts there will be any ‘great big cuts" even though he plans to seek some reductions himself. The administration request is the smallest in years. Last year Mr. Eisenhower asked for >5,474,* 732,500 and got "4,531 J 507.000. And the most likely target for cuts, the economic aid request, amounts v to only 875 million dollars. l__. .