Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 152.

Forward Together f ’RKKtes&--ASii R''"Ka •' A HNk 'a t * PI&A BnpiX fc W JHH B‘*x»- "■■ * W'lF* ANOTHER GOOD-BYE is exchanged between President Eisenhower and his old friend. Sir Winston Churchill as the two parted company at the White House following conclusion of their talks. The British prime minister moved to the embassy after the two had issued a Joint statement outlining their Joint plans for collective defense in southeast Asia.

Truman Belter But Condition Still Serious former President Improved But Not Off Serious List *' •«» W O’ BULLETIN * KANSAS CITY, Mo. (IK’S) — Harry 8. Truman has “passed ths crisis” of his post-operative Illness and was “greatly improved'* as of noon. a KANSAS CITY. Mo. (INS) -Former President Harry S. Truman showed improvement today in Ms " fight against poat-eurgecy complications but remained on the eerione Hat at Research hospital in Kansas City. The "O-y-ear-ohl former chief executive to battling to overcome his hypersensitivity to antibiotic drugs which were administered to control an enteritis condition. — inflammation of the intestinal tract. The enteritis condition developed _ last Friday as an aftermath of surgery June 20 for removal of his gall bladder and appendix. He had iieeti recovering when the infection struck. * Dr. Wallace Graham, Truman’s personal physician, said in a statement through hospital administrator Robert E, Adams Shat he has consulted with two representatives of a Brooklyn pharmaceutical research firm on iris patient’s hypersensitivity to the antibiotic drugs. Dr. W. Alan Wright, a long-time friend of Dr. Graham, wa<i consulted when he stopped in Kansas City en route home from the American medical association convention in San Francisco. He. in turn, called in a colleague, Dr. Frederick C. Fink, botjh bf whom represent the Brooklyn pharmaeutic,al firm. Dr. Graham- said that both men volunteered their services in older to examine the specimens and possibly recommend other drugs that can be administered to Truman. The names of four other doctors who reportedly have been calleu in the case have not been disclosed. Mrs. Bess Truman and the for mer president marked their 35th wedding anniversary Monday. She said that Truman was shown a cake prepared at the hospital but that he was unable to eat it. She added; ‘“Mr. Trnuian seemed to be in better spirits and more alert. H< slept Ln the afternoon but, ol course, there is nothing unusttSl about that liecause he has beer, doing that for eotne time.” Attendants at Ji esearch hospital reported Trumans was 99.4 degrees Monday, ■- ■’ Mrs. Jennie Riehle Dies At Edgerton Mrs. Jennie W. Riehle, 56, died unexepectedly Monday at her home four miles south of Edger- ", ton, 0. Surviving are the husband. Ernest; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Helen Riehle (ft Edgerton; six grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Oscar Klmpel of Auburn, and two brothers, Carl Frey of south of Decatur, and Orville Frey of Manitou Beach, Mich, i Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Emmanuel church near Edgerton, with burial at Edgerton.-

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Steel Strike Threat Appears Eliminated U. S. Steel Offers Eight Cent Package PITTSBURGH (INS) — U. S. Steel and the United Steelworkers meet at 3 p.tn. (EDT) today to sign a 1954 contract which reportedly calls for payment of an eight cents hourly wage boost package. A corporation spokesman confirmed that the signing will follow a meeting of ,the union’s 170-mem-ber wage policy committee which must okay any negotiated agreement. . The sdrnlng eliminated the possibility of a strike in the nation’s steel industry because U. S. Steel, the largest producer, generally sets the contract pattern. Alsea--Age Magazine immediately predicted a sf' to |4 per ton increase in the price of steel which could start another inflationary spiral for consumers. The USW’s executive board went into a morning meeting to discuss “Big / Steel’s” final offer which labor/ sources predicted would-, average about 12 cents an honr\ But industry spokesmen qpfiigied this by saying; "The package will cost different companies different amounts.” --X A reliable industry source said the pay offer amounted to “five cents an hour with other consid-’ erations” and explained that insurance improvements were being included in the wage boost "for payroll reasons.” Broken down, the pay hike was expected to amount to four cents an hour across the board, with a penny going to insurance. Another 2(4 to 3 cents was detailed for pension program improvement. A veteran union official said that the package would be acceptable to the union "unless somebody goofs." If nothing goes wrong, he said, negotiators will be able to put it across. Previously a member of the union policy committee had said that “tension” was developing at the meeting and that the "package” would cost the union 4-cents-an-hour in contributory funds. School Distribution Announced By State Adams County And Decatur Included INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Indiana's schools soon will receive ihecks totaling more than <3O million as a half-year payment from the state of Indiana for teachers' salaries. The certificates allowing amounts school units should receive was announced today by superintendent of public instruction Wilbur Young •.nd will be eent to state auditor Frank T, Millis. Millis sends the checks to the township or school corporation treasurer. Total of this batch is $30,239,725.98, which is part of an appropriation of $68,390,000 to be available July 1. ’ The totals by* counties, include: Adams, $172,818.10; Allen, $832,113.35. Among the city school corporations to receive checks will be these: ■Decatur, $46,176.60; Fort Wayne, $500,962.83; New Haven, $29,078.46; Indianapolis, Winchester, $39,450.50; Muncie, $510,074. A . '

Churchill Ends His Mission To Capital Today Apparently Succeeds In Recementing Os Unity Os Nations BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS) —Presiirient Elsenhower and prime minister Churchill promised today that the U. S. and Britain will shun any “arrangement or_ treaty” which would prolong the “bondage” of nations now unwillingly under Communist domination. The two chiefs of state con- “ eluded thdtr Five-day conference by issuing a joint, signed statement affirming the intention of their countries to make themselves strong to preserve world peace. WASHINGTON (INS) — President 'Eisenhower and prime minister -Sir Winston Churchill bade each other a warm apd emotional farewell at the White House today at the conclusion of their five-day effort to patch up Anglo-American differences. The two chiefs of state, joined by secretary of state John Foster Dulles and British foreign secretary Anthony Eden, held a final 40-minute meeting in the President’s office at which they put the finishing touches on a joint declaration at basic policy principles., The statement will be Issued early this afternoon. -Mr. Eisenhower told the prime minister’s son-in-law, Capt. Christopher Soames, to "bring him back again.” The immediate purpose of the Churchill-Eisenhower talks was to complete work on a joint statement which will outline the basic foreign policy principles in which the two nations can work together. The self-styled “aged gyest” was able to reach agreement with President Eisenhower dn at least three main issues: a southeast 4a|Mi defum»« pact, European defense and exchange of atomic energy. Terms of the agreements remained secret. But the accord op a southeast Asian pact, most troublesome of Anglo-American differences in the past three months, was enough to lead Sen. William F. Knowland (R Calif.) to say the Asian outlook "is more encouraging.” The senate GOP leader fans been one of the most vigorous advocate? of a strong policy against the Reds in Asia. A joint Statement by the Presi(Tara Ta Pace Six) Senator George Still Seeking , Tax Revision Across-The-Board Tax Reduction Is Aim Os Democrats WASHINGTON (INS) — Senate Democrats offered a "sweetened up” amendment today in a v bid to write an across-the-board tax reduction into President Eisenhower’s giant revenue revision bill. Sen. Walter F, George (D-Ga.), who is spearheading the Democratic move to allow an extra SIOO a year exemption for the nation's taxpayers, altered the amendment so that it would become effective next year instead of this. It was aimed at offsetting administration claims that the George exemption amendment would cost too much in government revenue now when the treasury is not equipped to meet such a loss. George proposes that every taxpayer be allowed to claim a deduction of S7OO a year for himself and each dependent instead of the present S6OO allowance. George increased but by no means assured ehanees that his amendment will be adopted by making it effective for 1955 instead of 1954. Administration backers of the omnibuk tax bill are still confident they have the votes to defeat the George amendment when showdown voting begins in the senate Wednesday. v Passage of a tax revision bill, which as approved by the house, will provide.a reduction of about one and a half billion dollars, will come Thursday as the result of a final voting agreement reached by GOP and Democratic senate leaders. , - »-■ ' .

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 29, 1954.

Diaz ♦ Regime Resigns, New Junta Reported As Ready To Talk On Deal

Fired Housing Official Won't Answer Queries Powell Refuses To ! Answer .Questions ! At Senate Hearing WASHINGTON (INS) — A tat--1 mer official of the federal housing administration refused to answer 1 questions today before senate in- ' vestigators, who accused him of ’ hiding a criminal record when he 1 applied for his FHA job. Clyde L. Powell, who was fired ’ in April as assistant FHA commissioner, invoked the fifth amendment before the senate banking committee and refused tor the second time to testify in Rs investi- ‘ gat ion of housing scandals. Chairman Homer E. Capehart (R-Ind), cited two instances in which the committee had evidence ’ Powell "Interceded” on behalf of applicants for post-war apartment , loans. One project was located tir ' Dallas but the other was not im- s mediately identified. j Capehart then read a letter from* the justice department dated June’ , 25,” 1954, on Powell’s past record. ! The senator noted that 'Poweir* job application dated Sept. 28. 1934, which Powell refused to identify, t showed the veteran FHA official had answered "no” as to whether he had previously been arrested. ( The letter indicated that Powell had been arrested five times be- ’ fore he joined the FHA o'n charges ranging from “suspicion” of passing bogus checks in Little Rock. i Ark.,oon Jan. 12, 1920, to a charge r of embezzlement of Mulback Hotel ! funds in Kansas City. Mo., on Sept. 18, 1917. “ The letter also said that Powell was unable to report for army duty on June 15, 1918, because he was being" held in Chicago on a check charge and the following Dec. 14 was given a court-martial - . (Continued o« Pane Elabt) Sprunger Funeral Thursday Afternoon George Sprunger Is Taken By Death Funeral services for George Sprunger, 64, geenral superintendent of construction for the Indiana Construction Co., will be conducted Thursday at 1:30 p. m. in the First Missionary church. Fort Wayne. Burial will be in the M. R. E. cemetery, Berne. Mr. Sprunyer was stricken with a heart attack yesterday afternoon while inspecting his company’s construction work at the Fort Wayne Transit Co. He was taken to the Lutheran hospital and death occurred at 4:30 p. m. ’A native of Berne. Mr. Sprunger moved to Fort Wayne. 42 years ago. He started work as a carpenter and 16 years ago was made superintendent of construction for his company. He supervised the construction of schools and industrial buildings in Fort Wayne. Several years ago he was boss carpenter for his company when a battory of ails were constructed by Central Soya Co., in this city. •He was a member of the First Missionary church. ‘A Surviving are the wife. Carrie « daughter, Mrs. Bllse Steiner in Indochina; two sons, Royle and Loren, Port Wayne, the former formerly of this city; three brothers, Alfred of Fort Wiyne; David of Bluffton and Andrew of Berne; five sisters, Mrs. John \on Gunten. Fort Wayne; and Mrs. Celina Neuenschwandef, Mrs., Otto Stuc- 1 key, Mrs. Walter Liechty and Mrs. Clifton Gilliom, all of BerneP Friends may call at the D. O. .McComb funeral home after 7 p. m. today. The body will be )noved to the church Thursday a.m. to lie in state until the funeral service. The Rev. Cornelius Vlot "Will officiate. ' ’ s . • .

At Least 13 Dead In Flood In Texas Termed Worst Flood In State's History AUSTIN, Tex. — At least 13 persons. have.lost their lives in what has been described as the Worst flood in the history of Texas. Five others are missing an<} • feared drowned in the west Texas flood area where, the usually placid Rio Grande river, swelled by some 22 inches of rain, went on a wild rampage through the normally arid region north of Del Rio. The Rio Grande, Devils and Pecos rivers threatened both United States and border €OOIIIIOOIXIO3 in the Rio Grande valley. More than 12,000 'Mexicans fled from their homes in terror at Ciudad Acuna, directly across the river from Del Rio. They sought refuge in the hills and both American and Mexican Red Cross organizations sped aid to- the stricken families. / The city of Ozona, Tex., 112 miles north of Del Rio with a population of 2,150, virtually was engulfed by the swirling high waters. Damage was estimated at more I than two million dollars. a The rains in the Rio Grande valley were an aftermath of hurricane Alice, the first of tjie season, which gwapt in from We Gulf of Mexico last Friday arid hit Teams and Mexico. Craig Asks Aid In Legislative Plans State Department Heads Meet Monday INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Gov. George N. Craig’s unofficial and partially unfriendly “cabinet" has an assignment to aid him in preparing a legislative program for the 1955 Indiana general assembly. At a meeting of the heads of various state government departments Monday afternoon, the gov--arnor asked for suggestions on possible legislation affecting their particular departments. He said he wanted the information no later than Aug. 1. Gov. Craig further directed each department -head to name an assistant in bis department who would represent the office in future conferences when the division head might be absent.. The aide also is to be given the task of apprising the department of nubile information of news-worthy material within his division. Another job for the aide—who is to be a person already on the staff—is to always be able to locate his boss when the department head is away from his office. Public information director Gene Coats explained this will make it possible for the governor’s office to locate auy department head quickly when he is needed for information or a conference. Gov. Craig also told his cabinet meeting that any increase in a department's personnel must be preceded by a two weeks notice. 'Meanwhile at Bloomington, two •general assembly leaders were urging that legislators have more voice in their party's platform. John W. Van Ness, Valparaiso, GOP senate leaded and alter H. Maehling, Terre H|utfe, Democratic minority leader in the house, addressed a government workshop at Indiana University and said ’it was wrong for political party*to adopt platforms as is now done, and “hand them to the general assembly for execution." They thought more legislators should sit on the resolutions committees which draft state party 'platforms. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight, turning cooler southwest and extreme north Wednesday. Low tonight 65-70. High Wednesday 80-90 north, 90-95 seuth.

Cong. Raybum Backs Foreign Aid Program Lashes Bitterly At j 'Untrue' Foreign ; Policy Statements > WASHINGTON ’ (INS) House I democratic leader Sam Rayburn I endorsed President Eisenhower's foreign aid program today but . lashed out bitterly at what he callI ed "untrue" foreign policy state- ( ments by Vice President Richard M. Nixon and other administration I officials. Referring to Nixon’s charge that , former secretary of state Dean Acheson was indirectly to blame for the possible tall of Indo-China to the Communists, Rayburn declared: * “Some people high in the administration are making statements * about former administration officials that really make the blood of some of us boil.” „ . Moves To Approval ’ WASHINGTON (INS) — The house moved today toward approv- * al of President Eisenhower’s three * billion, 669 million dollar foreign > aid program in spite of vigorous f effortsopponents to cut the -• amount. ' . . ' GOP and Democratic opponents of the mutual security program J joined in backing a move by Rep. Burr Harrison (D-Va.), a member of the foreign affairs committee, to cut 800 million dollars earmarked for aid to Indo-China. Four committee Republicans opposing the bill also prepared several proposals to slice the authorization bill, which provides for defense. technical and economic aid to all corners of the free world. However, house leaders of both parties were confident the President’s program will be sent to the senate substantially as approved by the foreign, affairs committee, which trimmed"only seven million dollars from the huge program. A separate bill appropriating actual funds for overseas aid must be enacted later. GOP chiefs cancelled a closeddoor caucus of house Republicans to keep them in line behind the (CoutigueU Oa Page Fight) Total Sun Eclipse Wednesday Morning Physicians Warn Os Danger To Eyes INDIANAPOLIS (INS)—Smoked glass was at a premium today as Hoosiers prepared for near total eclipse of the sun in Indiana. The moon will pass in front of the sun shortly after sun rise and complete its 1,000 an hour trip across the face of the sun about 40 minutes later. The celestial show will be finished roughly at 6 a.m. CDT. It is expected to range from'9o per cent eclipse in northern Indiana to 81 per cent along the Ohio River. Physicians warned that permanent damage could be caused eyes by staring unprotected at the sun and that smoked glass should be used for thpse bright risers planning jo view the show. Quiles 0n Radio And TV Wednesday Night WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles Wednesday night will make a na-' tlonwide radio and television report on the Guatemalan situation. The state department said that Dulles would make a 15=mfnute address at 7:45 p.m. (EST) Wednesday .which will be carried on delivery by the ABC radio and TV networks. j His address will be 'rebroadcast at 9:15 on CBS radio and at 10:15 on the radio and TV networks of Mutual and NBC. At 10:30 CBS will carry a television kinescope.

Byrd Is Winner In Maryland Primary Unofficial Victor In Governor Race BALTIMORE (INS) — Dr. H. C. Byrd, former football coach and president at the University of Maryland, has unofficially squeaked to victory over Baltimore contractor George P. Mahoney in their bitter fight for the Democra«/nji”.ation. Results of Monday’s Marysantt primary gave Byrd 77 units votethe minimum required for nomination under the state's electoral system—and Mahoney 75. Out of more than 300,00 votes cast, Byrd collected only about 3,000 more than Mahoney. The apparent loser refused to concede defeat, however, sayihg he will await the official count, which may take two weeks to complete. If the results stand up. Byrd, president emeritus of Maryland university, will face Republican Gov. Theodore 'Roosevelt McKeldin in the November elections. This is Byrd’s first run for elective office. McKeldin. who nominated Pres- . ident Eisenhower at the GOP na- , tional convention in 1952,-was renominated easily by a-aiargln of . 10-to-l over safest opponent. L ... Rowley Ineligible For Appointment Alternate Will Be Named To West Point James Rowley, Decatur high school graduate .who was named principal for an appointment to West Point Military Academy by Rep. E. Ross Adair, is ineligible for the appointment, he was notified ’ today. ~ Ineligibility came In a scoring on W. P. aptitude test, the eligible rating being 450. Rowley scored 445 in this test. In other tests the Decatur young man exceeded the score. Passing grade in mathematics was 450 and he scared 540. With a similar base in English, he scored 510 and in the physical examination almost doubled the qualification norm, scoring 685 points to the required 350. \ . Rowley was exempted from the history test, having sufficient credits in his high school grade. Rowley expressed disappointment over the outcome of the test and the fact that he will be ineligible to enter the .military school next month. , The examinations were taken at West Point last week, ending June 24. The official transcript was received here this morning. Rowley does not know which alternate will be eligible tor the appointment. It is possible that he may be named again for a principal appointment next year. Timothy Zeser Dies At Exeter, Calif. rl ■ ' Native Os Decatur Is Taken By Death Timothy Zeser. 60, a native of ' Decatur, died Saturday. at a hos- 1 pital in Exeter, tjalif., where he ' had resided for many years. He had been ill for several months. Death followed surgery. \ He was born in this city but ‘ moved to California about 35 years , ago. He was a veteran of World ' War I. His last Visit to Decatur was two years ago. " Surviving are his wife, Oliye; four daughters, all residing in Cal- , ifornia:. four brothers, Andy, Ed, j William and Dan Zeser, all of De- >( catur, and one sister, Mrs. Marg- , aret Epgelking of Fort Wayne. , Funeral arrangements were' not made known herb, bift services f and burial will be in Exhter.

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One-Day Old Regime Quits In Guatemala New Group Appears Ready To Deal With Liberation Forces TEGUCIGALPA Honduras (INS) —The one-day-old Guatemalan regime of Col. Carilos Enrique Diaz resigned today and was replaced by a new junta ready "to deal” with the anti-Communlst tion army. V The move seemed to foreshadow an early end to the civil war. An official Guatemala City radio announcement told of the fall of the military junta under Diaz when Diaz and Col. Jose Angel Sancheg resigned from the three-man body. The third man. Col. Elfego H. Monzon, formed a new milltaryt junta and promptly released 1.500' anti-Communiste who had been thrown into jail by the leftist goveriMiient. " ' Other members of the new juntaare Lieutenant Colonels Mauricio Dußois and Jose Luis Cruz Salazar. One the new junta's first acta was to release political prisoners -r Diaz .resigned at. 4:30 a. m. ’ (S.-36.». •>---7... ...... Diai had taken over only late Sunday night from leftist President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. The new group obviously is ready to talk with the liberation army under Carlos Castillo Armas. Monzon, who was interior minister under the brief Diaz regime, was dismissed In 1936 from the government of President Juan Arevalo as interior minister after he had abolished a Communist school in Guatemala City. Castillo Armas had demanded Monday night the unconditional surrender of the junta under Diaz, who had outlawed the Communist party in an effort to get Castillo Armas to call off his forces. Diaz had decreed an amnesty for political prisoners which Monzon carried out. Castillo Armas, whose troops occupy parts of eastern Guatemala opposite the Honduran frontier, had branded Diaz’ maneuvers as a farce and deception in refusing to deal with, his junta. Evelyn Irons, London Evening Standard reporter who returned from Castillo Armas’ headquarters in Chiquimula, quoted Col. Miguel Mendoza, second-in-command under Castillo Armas as saying: /“Diaz is more dangerous and a tougher Communist than Arbenz. Front our viewpoint it is a change for the worse." (Editor’s note: Arbenz always denied being a Communist although his government worked with the Guatemalan Communist party. Diaz also claimed he was strictly a military man and not a Communist.) In a dispatch to her paper Miss Irons descril>ed the headquarters of the anti-Communist liberation army at Chiquimula as “milling With picturesque unwashed soldiery.” Castillo Armas was quoted as refusing to predict when the war would end<tat saying: "I am satisfied with the way volunteers have rolled in to support us.” Accurate information on the ground fighting still was lacking. The n£w Guatemala City government h&s issued no communiques on the fighting since It took over Sunday night.' —- -- • ~ However, fierce fighting was reported in progress around the major communications center, of Zacapa. only 75 miles from Guatemala City and on the main "vail and,road route between the capital ’ and the Caribbean Sea. Diaz Arrested UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (INS) —Latin American sources at the United Nations said today they have been informed by their governments that Col. Carlo# Enrique Diaz has been arrested in Guatemala. f Diaz resigned as successor to former President Jacobo Arbenz . tCoßtiaaed Oa Pace Five)