Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1954 — Page 1

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Key Man Schine Testifies ;. ,WwjWl||||hW , b n Brf s ■‘snHßßQp 7Wnl BROUGHT UNDER SUBPOENA from Ft. Myer, Va., Pvt. G. David Schine, keyman in the investigation of the dispute between Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy and. the army (top photo) gives testimony on the controversial picture which could provide the basis for much- * hinted-at perjury charges in the case. Listening to Schine testify are army secretary Stevens (right) and his counsel. John Adams. 1n the lower photo Schine examines a photograph, allegedly “doctored” showing him with Stevens. Inadvertently, under question- *' ing, he testified that the secretary asked him to pose, although he also testified that the photo he holds was not complete.

U. S.-Canadian Join! Defense Plan Is Urged Says interception Os Enemy Planes By A-Weapons Possible NEW YORK UP — Rep. W. Sterling Col« has called for a joint U.S.—Canadian air defense to build an atomic wall against hydrogen attacks on North American cities. Cole, chairman of the joint congressional atomic energy committee, said discoveries since 1950 make it practical to manufacture "small scale" atomic weapons de; signed to intercept enemy planes while they are still far out to sea. The New York Republican said there is need for =a-r defense -hr depth if the United States is to take advantage of the new atomic interceptors. He said the weapons would have to be used far from population centers because of the danger involved. Addressing a Colgate University anniversary banquet in New York Thursday night, Cole said a comblued U t S.-r-Canadian air defense command is needed to guard against the ‘-‘unprecedented” threat of Russian atomic attack. High military sources said such a command has been under consideration but is not deemed necessary at this time. Cole charged that creation of an effective U.S. —Canadian air defense is bogged down in a “bureau--7 cratic maze” despite four years of joint consultations. He said he will try to remedy the situation by introducing a bill to provide for a new assistant defense secretary foi continental defense. Cole said an-’ effective air defence requires an “early warning line" across northern Canada, and extending far out into the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He said such a line still does not exist although scientists point ed out the need for it four years ago and developed equipment tc make it noesibla Lwo; years age; The defense department and the Canadian defense ministry an nounced April 8 that survey work was “already well advanced” for. (Continued on Page Ulaht) Contract Signed For Community Center . The general contract for construction of the Decatur Community and Youth Center was signed yesterday by officers of Decatur Memorial Foundation, Inc., and the Yost Construction Co., of this city. Signing for the Foundation were Carl (J. Pumphrey, president, and Mrs. Roy Kalver, secretary. Robert Yost of the construction firm sign’ ed for his company. Work on the building will get uhderway as soon as orders are received from L. L. Rado, New York architect.

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Jacobs Speaks At Democrat Meeting Characterizes GOP As Party Os Feuds “Democrats have the job of translating Christian concepts into governmental action in both the domestic and foreign fields," Andrew Jacobs, former Democratic representative in congress, told a ■capacity audience at the American Legion home last night. Jacobs addressed a pre-election banquet organized by the Adams county Democratic women's chib. Characterizing the Republican party as "the party of feuds," Jacobs pointed out how the GOP was spilt from within, not only on the national level between McCarthy and Eisenhower, but on the state and local level between factions following Craig and the two senators, Capehart and Jenner. of U. S. entry into the French Indo-China War, Jacobs pointed out that Korea, unlike French IndoChlna, had been created and recognized as an independent nation by the United Nations. Jacobs stated that he “doubts If we can win in Asia if we are cast in the role of protectors of colonialism.” Jacobs described McCarthy as “a punk who rode in on a wave of hysteria and his senatorial prestige.” He pointed out that McCarthy made the United States appear fooligh in the eyes of the world, since two 'Republicans, high in the government, McCarthy and secretary of the army Stevens, were calling each other liars and frauds. ' < Jacobs, a prominent Indianapolis lawyer, was introduced by Robert H- Heller, former speaker of the Indiana state legislature. Mrs. Gerald Vizard, president of the Democratic Women’s club, presided at the dinner, and introduced (Turn To Page Two) Fred Myers Dies At Toledo Thursday Funeral Services ■ - Sunday Afternoon Frqd F. .Meyers, 60, retired farmer of Van Wert, 0., died Thursday t Toledo, O„ of cerebral embolism liter an illness of four weeks. He was born near Wren, 01.,O 1 ., Dec, 14, 1893, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Myers. Mr. Myers was a member of the North Liberty Methodist church. Surviving are his .wife, Camille; hree sons, Robert, Joseph and John Myers, all of Van Wert; two laughters, Mrs. Virgil Taylor Os Icott, 0., and Mrs- Ernest Moser of near Van Wert; 10 grandchildren, and two brothers, Carey Myers of Van Wert and Ray- Myers of St. Mary’s, O. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cowan & Son funeral home at Van Wert, with burial in Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio GRy.

Allied Unify Imperiled At Geneva Parley Western Big Three Are Separated By Differing Views GENEVA UP — Serious differences have developed among the United States, Britain and France which threaten even the appearance of allied unity at the Far Eastern peace conference, it was disclosed today. As secretary of state John Foster Dulles prepared to leave for home Monday and turn the American delegation over to the command of undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith, authoritative American sources listed these differences separating the Western Big Three: 1. Britain and France so far have failed to support Dulles’ strong stand for unification of Korea. 2. The United States wished to negotiate from strength on the question of Indochina but Britain turned down a U. S. request that she consider joint air and naval intervention in the Indochina war. 3. The United States still, as of today, was in the dark as to just what Britain is trying to arrange with India, Ceylon and Pakistan as regards Indochina. Adding to United States irritation is the fact France is holding up the dispatch of the blunt Big Three rejection of the Soviet bid for entry into the North Atlantic alliance. The Philippines, Thailand and Turkey were the scheduled speakers at today’s 19-nation conference. No session was scheduled for Saturday. Instead the delegates will observe May Day. Meanwhile, Russia made the first move to thaw out the deep freeze treatment given by the west to Red China. Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov invited British foreign minister Anthony Eden to meet Red China’s- foreign minis-* ter Chou En-Las at Inner it Molotov’s borrowed villa. Molotov wanted Eden to act as mediator between the Chinese Reds and the western bloc. Afterward, a British spokesman said the three “discussed topics which will be dealt with by this conference” but that no conclusions were reached. Dulles is said to be keenly disappointed by what he regards as Anglo - French foot - dragging on Korea./ The American sources said the British and French apparently still Jeel that to get "too tough” stage might, upset public opinion with the fear that chances of a Far East settlement are being frittered away. The break-up of allied unity is the number one target of the Communists at Geneva. Variety In Rhythm At School Tonight Give Presentation At High School Gym “Variety in Rhythm” will be presented at 8 o’clock tonight in the Decatur high school gym by the high schobl orchestra, junior band and three guest artists, Eugene Kilinski, George Riseborough and Arlene Adams. Miss Adams, who-dlgj present vocal and piano selections, is a resident Os Fort Wayne. She was winning contestant in the Ted Macle show in that city and placed high on the Ted Mack television show in Slew York. She recently signed an engagement to sing with an orchestra in the Peabody hotel in Memphis, Tenn. The show tonight will also feature solos by local high school students including a boogie number arranged and played by Ronnie Robinson at the piano, and a guitar ; solo by John Paul McAllen. One of the novelty number*/ will be a “Weather -Forecast." No admission will be charged at the door for the show, which is being planned by CUnt Reed, Decatur high school band director. However, a, free will offering will be taken during the program. The program will include a musical variety of classical and modern music. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight, showers and thunderstorms beginning northwest late tonight. Mostly cloudy Saturday with showers and thunderstorms. Little change In temperature. Low tonight 58-65. High Saturday 65-70 n6rth r 7O-77 south.

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Member Os McCarthy Staff Admits Photo At Hearing Doctored

House Defeats Move To Limit Ike Authority Defeat Proposal To Limit President's Power Over Troops WASHINGTON UP — The administration claimed a victory today vfith the defeat of a proposal that would have put limits oq the President’s power to send troops into embattled Southeast Asia. Speaker Joseph, W. Martin Jr., declared “It was a vote of confidence on the part of the house that President Eisenhower will come to congress before any decisive action is taken to send forces to Indochina.’*'-, The proposal, to bar the dispatch of troops abroad without congressional approval, ( was beaten 21437 late Thursday only a few hours after Mr. Eisenhower condemned it as a move that would hamper his power to act swiftly in uncertain and fluid situations. The house afterward went on to pass, 377-0, the 128,684,250,486 defense appropriations bill to which the troop ban would have been an amendment. It now goes to the senate. I. V Democrats attacked tire big money bill as cut dangerously thin, particularly In view of the grave situation in Indochina. But they offered no amendments to fatten it up and voted for it on final passage. Actually, the measure was cut $1,202,804,514 below what the President requested and totaled $5,629,070,514 less than the services got for the current year. Retf. Frederic Coudert (R-N. Y.) pleaded for adoption of his troop ban to reassert the authority of congress to declare war. But administration forces' ’renounced the proposal as dangerous and he was able to muster only- a handful of votes. Ask Property Owners To Contact Assessor Many property owners in Adams county have not yet been assessed because deputy assessors have been unable to contact them. Those persons who have not yet seen the assessor are urged to call or visit the county assessor's office in the court house and arrange for an appraisal of their property.

Series Os Articles On Decatur School Survey

, (Editor’s Note: This Ta the thirdln a series of articles on the full report of the survey conducted by Indiana University studying the public school enrollment, building and financial needs of Decatur). By MARLENE LAURENT (Staff Reporter) In planning the future building program it is wise to estimate the number of children who will eventually occupy these more facilities are built than necessary, money is wasted, and if not enough arejiuilt, inconvenient and expensive additions may be necessary. • ■ Some of the important factors considered in predicting future enrollment are birth rate, policies and trends in the acceptance of pupils from outside corporations, present enrollment at the various grade levels, community growth trends, school policies with regard to entrance age and promotion and the holding power of the school at the high school level. Population Increase From 1940 to 1950 the population increased an average of 2.4 percent per year. Growth in each of the past three years has been at the average rate of 1.5 percent per year. It is likely that the growth rate of Decatur has reached its peak unless further Indus-

Steel Workers Ask For New Contract Basic Steel Firms Notified By Union PITTSBURGH UP — The CIO United Steelworkers union has nopt led |he nation's basic steel companiee that it is reopening its labor contracts ana asked, an early start of negotiations on “all conditions of employment." Under terms of the agreements, the companies, which include virtually all of the big steel makers, must open talks within 30 days and the contracts will expire June 30. The notices arrived at the steel companies Thursday. The basic steel contracts cover about €OO,OOO workers. Negotiations covering another 600,000 employes of the steeP fabricating companies also will open as the expiration dates of their contracts approach. The union is expected to announce its demands next Friday following a meeting of the 170man USW wage policy committee here. Chief proposal is expected to be a modified form of the guaranteed annual wage or industryfinanced unemployment insurance. Several top management executives have indicated that the industry will strongly oppose any wage' , Jscrease or other cost-increasing con cessions. But they also 'expressed confidence there would be no strike. Joseph L. Block, president of Inland Steel, warned this week that a guaranteed annual wage might be "the straw that breaks the camel's back." He told a stockholders meeting that “an insolvent corporation is a mighty poor vehicle through which to guarantee pensions. annual wages, or even wages ofany kind." Avery Adams, head of Pittsburgh Steel, has said he believes . industry would accept the principle of the annual wage only after a "long, long strike." Eugene C. Grace, president of Bethletem Steel, said Thursday he saw “no justification or reason" for a strike. He eaid steel workers "are well pleased with their rates of pay.” First negotiations will probably be with U. S. Steel Corp., the nation’s biggest producer. The USWU. S. Steel settlements customarily set the pattern for the industry. Last year’s negotiations, which resulted in an 8 1-2-cent an hour pay increase, were limited to the subject of wages. But this year, all (Turn To Page Six)

trialization takes place. A conservative estimate, therefore, of growth due to immigration in the community would indicate a yearly increase of those entering school of about 1.5 percent. The schools of Decatur observe the policy of allowing those children who will be six years of age by September 15 to enter the first grade in each school beginning in September. Accordingly, a census made of all children in and out of school to determine how many children would be entering the school systems from year to year was highly accurate arid its results can be relied upon for predic-' tion purposes. J t was noted that about five percent of each first grade class must repeat that grade because of unsatisfactory achievement. Future Enrollment* These tabulations were used as the basis for determining the probable number who would be enrolled in the first grade in* each of the next ten years. It was necessary to project the birth trends for a four-year period in the future in order to get a full ten-year period in the estimates. These estimates show that the 1954 first grade enrollment will be almost 147, which will be the low for the coming ten year per(Tur* Ta Page Six)

Top Business Heads See Good Year In 1954 - — 30 Leaders Expect Year Tq Be One Os Best In History By DAYTON MOORE United Preu Staff Crrespondent WASHINGTON UP — U. S. Chamber of Commerce leaders believe 1954 will be a good business year, possibly the second or third best in the nation’s history. This was the general opinion expressed by 30 top officers and directors in United Press interviews during the chamber's Just concluded annual meeting here. A representative group of businessmen from throughout the country, the 30 included bankers, farmers, merchants, top executives of life insurance, large diversified manufacturing and other companies. A majority are connected with moderate-sized or large businesses. They expected a general upturn in business by next fall or sooner. Some believe the upswing already has started. •A commerce department report lent aupporU to this view today. It said manufacturing activity picked up substantially in March, with sales climbing by more than four billion dollars compared to February and inventories dropping more than one billion dollars. New orders rose nearly five billion dollars compared to February and unfilled orders increased sharply. Even so, the overall business of manufactures was still below a year ago. Among the chamber executives, the best business outlook was reported for the southeastern states. The least favorable prospects were foreseen for drought-stricken farm areas. And in many of them, things have been looking up since recent rains. However, the national farm income was expected to be down, regardless. Richard L. Bowditch, Boston, retiring president and new chairman of 'the chamber board, summed up the optimism generally expressed in the 30 interviews. “All indications are that we will have a good year, approaching 1952 overall,” Bowditch said. "I J look for a general upturn in the autumn. “We can’t go from a wartime into a peacetime economy without some adjustments, and we now are going through a perfectly J normal adjustment period.” The new chamber president, ' (Turn To Page Kight) Hugo Scaer Rites Sunday Afternoon 11 J Prominent Farmer Is Taken By Death. ] Funeral services for Hugo Theo- 1 dore Scaer, 53, will be conducted 1 Sunday at 2 p.m. in St. John’s ' Lutheran church, Convoy, Ohio. Burial will be in St. John’s come- ' tery. ’ 1 A prominent dairy farmer of Conroy and well known in Adams couiity, Mr. Seaer’s death occurred 1 yesterday in the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne. where he had been a ' patient for 12 days. He was a life- t long resident of Harrison township, Ohio. 4 ; Surviving are his widow, the former Nora Bleeke of Union town- t ship, Adams county; a son Fred- £ erick of near Convoy; two daugh- g ter, Mrs. Rose Marie Schlemmer, r Dixon and Marcia at .home. , t The body will be moved from the f H. D. Smith funeral home tn Con- t voy, to the St. John’s church Sun- t day noon where it will lie in state j until the funeral hour. The Rev. F. H. Gerken, pastor, £ will officiate. Friends may call at j the funeral home this evening. ®. . .

Opposes Liberalizing Home Loan Program Senator Capehart Opposes Proposal WASHINGTON UP — Chairman Homer <E. Capehart. of” the senate banking committee said today he is opposed to an administration proposal to liberalize the scandal-scarred government home loan insurance program. The Indiana Republican spoke against the proposal as his eommittee turned from its “preliminary” Inquiry of the multi-million dollar housing scandals to the drafting of the administration's housing bill. Capehart’s announcement pointed up indications that President (Eisenhower’s housing program may be sharply curtailed as a result of the alleged irregularities in the federal housing administration. Two key features of the program —broadening' of home improvement loans and housing for low income groups — seemed certain to be modified, if not eliminated, by the committee. Capehart said he would oppose the administration's recommendation that the limit on governmentinsured home improvement loans be hiked from $2,500 to $3,000 and the repayment time stretched from 36 to 40 months. Government-insured 10af15.,.. home improvements and largescale apartment projects are the two programs involved in the scandals. Many home owners ere alleged to have been victimized by disreputable building salesmen who pressured them into taking out loans for too costly improvements and repairs. Apartment builders are accused of pocketing up to a half-billion dollars in quick “windfall” profits by getting FHA-insured loans amounting to more than the cost of their projects. This program expired in 1950. Pope Issues Papal Letter On Chaslily Pope Reemphasizes Solemn Teachings VATICAN’ CITY UP — Pope Pius XII issued a 10,000-word encyclical on “Holy Virginity” today, outlining to Catholic clergymen the “fundamental importance” of chastity and bachelorhood. A Vatican City summary said the document, the 24th encyclical of the Pope’s 15-year reign, was issued because the pontiff has become "seriously concerned with the errors which have been propagated about this subject in recent years.” The Pope reemphasized the “solemn” teachings of the church that clergymen and" men and Wbmen members of religious orders should rule sex out of their lives and devote their full activities to the mlsalon.ot the church. The encyclical was addressed to Catholic bishops of the world under the date of March 25 and was made public today. It made these major points, according to the official English-language stimmary: 1. Chastity is a superior state to marriage among the clergy and religious orders. 2. "The Pope disapproves the importance which some give to the role of sexual Ijfe in human equilibrium and he also finds fault with a certain concept of marriage which makes the spiritual union, and even the physical union of spouses, the almost indispensable means of Christian perfection.” 3. The Pope warned educators of the young clergy against a new concept of clerical training; for some think it necessary that seminarians and young religious members of religious Orders should prove their chastity by an unquali- ] tied contact with the dangers of the world, in order that they may learn to guard against them. “The Pope denounces the perils ' of such a method and recalls the counsels of prudence which haye (Turn To race Bight) i

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Speed-up For McCarthy-Army Hearing Sought Takes Responsibility For Delivery Os Doctored Photo WASHINGTON. UP — A mem* ber of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy’s staff took responsibility today for delivering a “doctored” photograph of Pvt. G. David Schlne and army secretary Robert T. Stevens to senate investigators. The witness was James N. Juliana who was put under questioning at the army - McCarthy hearings after the Wisconsin senator announced he was the one person who could best tell the story of what happened to the famous photograph. Juliana said two sets of photostats were made from a print supplied by Schine. One showed Schine, Stevens, and Col. Jack T. Bradley, commandant of McGuire air force base near Ft. Dix, N. J. The other showed only Schine and Stevens. Juliana said he delivered that version to hearing counsel Ray H. Jenkins ‘'because I thought that was the one you wanted.” Juliana testified that after i Sehlms delbwred the original pic.Cure, he asked Don Buine, asdist- -- ant committee counsel, to have photostats made of the three persons and also showing only Stevens and Schine. Juliana testified that when the photostats were delivered, he had mounted on hard white paper the ' enlarged photostat of just Stevens and Schine. He placed the others in a filing cabinet in the office of staff director Francis P. Carr. He said he then furnished just the mounted photostat of Stevens end Schine to Jenkins. Jenkins brought out that he had uo knowledge that the disputed photograph was a “cropped" or "doctored” photograph. "Did I say to cut anyone out?” Jenkins asked. “No sir,” Juliana replied. Jenkins brought out that he had been advised earlier that a photograph of Stevens and Sohine was in existence. He wasn’t told the original picture showed a third person. " ‘ Juliana’s testimony highlighted a session during which special army counsel Joseph N. Welch suggested McCarthy himself be called to testify out of turn in order to speed up the dragging nvestigation. Welch said he would ask that McCarthy be sworn as a witness as soon as Stevens completes his testimony. Stevens was excused from' the stand Thursday while the subcommittee pursued efforts to find out who “doctored” the photo. Stevens will return when the pic.ure episode is finished. Welch said his idea was to expedite proceeding by hearing the two chief principals as soon as -possible; Hearing chairman Karl E. Mundt (R-S. D.) told Welch the subcommittee would determine the srder of witnesses. The picture incident became a major issue because secretary Stevens testified he never was photographed alone with private Schine, former McCarthy aide for _ whom McCarthy and his aides allegedly sought favored treatment. • • Schine, himself, had testified Thursday he did not know who did the “doctoring.” 2,550 Traffic Deaths Reported For March CHICAGO UP — The national safety council reported today that traffic deaths during March totalled 2,550, the fewest for any March since 1950. The figure represented a drop of 9 per cent from March of 1953. Traffic deaths during the first three months of the year totaled 7,920, the council said, compared with 8,220 during the corresponding period last year.