Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1954 — Page 1

Vol. LIL No. 153.

Rampaging Rio Grande Floods Texas J W ■ _ia - wM| Bfg>. • —Q. I * - I £Ja> ■ W ‘ ~sgSjfe-~- a J. u -t 4 £ % -.'*'• '. '."• £■ V w IBi ' ' W T - - J sSat*S :^‘^~/-'' I i _tt-- -jr“ B -5 h.. - *%£. . . _.—. - . I '- •■•* ~ *"“■'— —g ' *jb .■ ■• '**>** - : CHILDREN PLAY in the first water to flood the streets of Eagle Pass, Texas, fls the Rio Grande zoomed out of its banks on both sides of the border, inundating thousands of acres of bottom lands. A few houra after this picture was made, the water had topped the parking meters in this street. The huge International bridge at Laredo was expected to be awash before the floodwaters abate.

Oppenheimer Is Ruled Security Risk By AEC Famous Scientist Is Out As Trusted Government Aide WASHINGTON' (INS) — President Eisenhower said today that If J. Robert Oppenheimer appeals from the Atomic Energy Commission’s decision denying him access to the nation's nuclear he will give the matter consideration. The Chief Executive told his news conference he is requesting the attorney general to give him an opinion on presidential authority ih the Oppenheimer case. Mr. Eisenhower said 8»t ABC's 4-1 decision that the man > who guided development of the first A-bomb is a security-risk was reached tinder normal procedures. But the President declared that any man who feels he has been abused has the right of appeal, and if Oppenheimer asks that the commission's ruling be overridden, he .will be given all consideration! possible under the Taw. Mr. Eisenhower said that it was his direction that the AEC began its investigation of Oppenheimer's security status last De-, cember. He explained that he had received a report on the famed scientist which was very disturbing to him, and that he asked the commission to launch an inquiry. The Chief Executive said the action he took seemed to be almost compulsory. The commission's four-man majority ruled Tuesday that Oppenheimer’s clearance to atomic secrets should not be restored, and one member of the majority flatly asserted that the 50-year-old physicist was “disloyal.” Members of the joint congressional atomic energy committee indicated clearly they will not challenge the commission's finding which upheld a previous 2 to 1 recommendation of a special security board which conducted hearings on the Oppenheimer case. The only possibility that the commission s decision, issued late Tuesday, might ,by overturned would be fore President Eisenhower to rule otherwise and there seemed little liklihood of that. Mr. Eisenhower himself ordered that “an iron curtain of secrecy” be dropped between Oppenheimer and the nation's nuclear secrets when reinvestigation of the noted scientist's admitted former association with known Communists began in January. 0 Despite a vigorous dissent by commissioner Henry D. Smyth, who declared that Oppenheimer is j “completely and not a security risk, congressional spokes ? men said they see no reason to inquire into the AEC majority’s rejection of Oppenheimer's appeal. Oppenheimer issued a brief statement at Princeton, N. J., where he is director of the institute for advanced study. He said that “Dr. Smyth’s fair I and considered statement, made with Ml knowledge of the facts, says what needs to be said.” The brilliant scientist declined to comment on the government’s security system “which has brought all this about" but expressed belief that his fellow scientists will continue to work "to preserve and strengthen this country." He commented: "I know that their counsel, when sought, will be given honestly and freely. I hope (Continued on Page Eight)

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Decatur Lions Club / •* Installs Officers Ben Webster New President Os Club a Officers of the Decatur Lions Club for the coming year were installed last night by Roy Price, governor of • district 25-B. The president's gavel was turned over to Ben Webster, new president, by Paul Hancher, retiring head of the club. Also installed were the following officers: first vice president. Frank Lyljarger; second vice president, Fred Corah: third vice president. Glenn Ellis: treasurer, Richard Macklin; secretary, Merritt Alger; board of directors, Glen Maulie»i Weldon Bumgerdner, Harry Knapp, and Robert Zwick; tail twister. Lawrence “Bud” Ans.paugh; lion tamer, Tom Haubold. District governor Price recounted some of (fie evMfii of hfs Vffrf as governor of the district and mentioned timt he had received his officer’s international council button, awarded for. life to district governors r dnd a 100 per cent district governor's button, for visiting every club at least once, all club dues paid to the International Lions and 100 per cent of club secretaries reporting on time. Retiring president Paul Hancher reviewed the activities of his year of office, and gave special g-edit for invaluable assistance to secretary Merritt Alger, program chairman Hugh Andrews, and publicity chairman Roger Gentis. A former Decatur’Lion, Mel Barber, of Haines City, Fla., was introduced as a guest. District governor Price presented a special pin award to Ron Parrish, who served as district secretary for the past year, and is now state comptroller of Lions. As a surprise for newly installed president Ben Webster, the Huntington Harmony Four provided the entertainment. 1 Webster’s father Homer Webster is leader of the quartet. The- next meeting of-the Lions Club will be September President Webster named the following committees for the coining year; Boys Scouts: Alva Lawson, chairman; Roger Gentis, Robert Zwick, Herman Krueckeberg. John Halterman, and Glenn Ellis (institutional representative). , Major activities: Frank Lybarger, chairman; Robert Frisinger. Malcolm Locke, Fred Corah, Clyde Butler, and Roy Price. Program committee; Ron Parrish. chairman; Fred Corah, Ray Heller. Deane Dorwin, Dt: N. A. Bixler, Glen Hill, Clyde Butler. Cliff Brewer, Roy Price and Glen Mailler. Blind work.; -Pr. ■ N. A. Bixler, chairman;. Dr. fl. R. Frey, and Robert Holthouse. Membership committee: Fritz Ellsworth, chairman; Harry Knapp, and Dave Terveer. Music: Jack Gordon, chairman; Sherm Nyffeler, and Robert Gentis. Publicity: Ed Heiman, chairman; Ed Highland, Robert Krick, and Dick Heller, Jr. Finance committee: Dick Macklin. chairman; Harry Schwartz. Boys and girls committee: Deapq Dorwin, chairman; the Rev. Edgar Schmidt and Marion Robison. Education committee: Noah Steury, chairman; Leland Smith, and. Jess Sutton. Good cheer cojnmittvet Russ Acker, chairman: Fred Corah. Tom Haubold, and Frank Rowley. Agriculture committee: Ray Heller, chairman; and Vic Porter. Conventions: Roy Price, chairCmr« To Page Six)

Anti-Reds In Guatemala To Arrange Truce Anti-Red Leaders Os Rival Regimes Schedule Meeting TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (INS) —The anti-Communist leaders of two rival Guatemalan military regimes meet today to finalize their cease-fire agreement and form a new'coalition junta while a quick purge of the nation’s Reds is carried to conclusion. . The peace conference between Liberation Gen. Carlos Castillo Armas and Col. Elfego H. Monzon, chief of a new Guatemala City junta. Like place in San Salvadof. capital of neigtv boring El Salvador. If was authoritatively reported that representatives of the two men already had met somewhere between Guatemala City and the Liberation headquarters at Chiquimula. 25 miles from the Honduras botder. The informant said an agreement would be reached Whereby Castillo Armas, who led an invading force of anti-Reds into his homeland 13 flays ago, would be made a member of the junta now ruling Guatemala. A battlefield cease-fire between Castillo Armas’ forces and the Guatemalan army took"' effect Tuesday night Monzon purged top Communists from important government “jibsitions, and began a nationwide roundup of the Red party members after seizing power in a bloodless coup Tuesday morning from the one-day-old junta headed by Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz. Monzon's actions fulfilled the demands of the Liberation commander for an immediate removal of Communist influence from the Guatemalan government. The new junta chief, a confirmed and consistent anti-Red. announced that “international Communism will be completely exterminated in Guatemala.” Then, he sought the aid of the U. S. and El Salvador in arranging the ceasefire. Castillo • Armas quickly agreed and the truce was carried out. The governing junta released the -anti-Red political .prumners who had been jailed by the TlSgime of pro-Comnftrflist president Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, and lifted press censorship. — • As the Monzon regime pressed to fill the jails with the nation’s domestic followers of the Kremlin line, hundreds qf them sought asylum In the embassies of other Latin American nations. Diaz, reportedly Arbenz’s handpicked successor, was said to have asked sanctuary in the Mexican embassy. . . Bands of peasant and trade union militia who had been Armed by the hard-pressed Arbenz befd're his resignation Surglay have been ordered to turn in their weapons or face execution. The Guatemalan congress, with four avowed Communist members, was dissolved, but all political parties with the exception of the Guatemalan Labor (Communist party, were permitted to resume their activities Thel population in. Guatemala City received the news of the cease-fire arrangement and the Communist crackdown Trltht tretnedous enthusiasm. Hundreds of persons who had opposed the leftist Arbenz regime (Continued on Page Eight)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 30,1954.

Republicans In Senate Propose Limited SIOO Tax Exemption Boost

Says Housing Hearing Mere Political Show Democrat Senator Charges Brownell Engineering Show WASHINGTON (INS) Sen. Burnet R. Maybank (D-S. €.), angrily charged today that the senate of housing scandals has “degenerated into a political show" engineered by attorney general Herbert Brownell. Maybank made the assertion after deputy housing chief William F. McKenna accused Wilson Wyatt, prominent Louisville, Ky.. Democrat, of participating in a federal housing administration loan which was "not according to law.” Wyatt, former federal housing expediter in 1946 and campaign manager for Democratic presidential nominee Adlal JE. Stevenson in 1952, denied the charge and said the firm handling the' loan lost money.., , But McKenna said he has the names trf, “many more* former FHA offfciwte wWe hwve helped builders realize huge “windfall” profits on- postwar apartment loans insured by the agency. The senator, who .said- he had no advance warning Wyatt’s .name rwould be mentioned in the hearings, demanded that the Kentuckylan be given a hearing to answer the charge by McKenna, wanted to expose “the crooks" and said: “It"ifra terrible situation in which the Republicans got richer by taking advantage of government employes.” The South Carolina lawmaker said Chairman Homer E. Capehart (R-lnd.), and other committee members have tried to avoid ■the political side of the scandals. But he asserted: “The hearings have degenerated into a political show to protect the wealthy members of the Republican who supported Eisenhower. It’s just the administrator’s office acting under Brownell’s orders. It would be better to send 'McKenna out to look at Brownell’s racetracks in New York.”

Total Eclipse Os Sun Thrills Ecirly Risers

MINNEAPOLIS .(INS)—Millions of Americans got out of bed early today to witness a phenomenon of nature — the , eclipse of the sun — but only those in a narrow band across Nebraska. Minnesota and Wisconsin were treated to a total blockout. The eclipse, the time when the moon appears directly between the Too Cloudy Here ' Decatur and Adams county _ residents who would have seen only a partial eclipse were cheated even of that since clouds hid the entire process of the eclipse. sun and earth and blocks the sun's rays, occurred just after dawn and lasted for just 76 seconds. Cloudy and .showery weather prevented much of the nation from getting a good look at it, but at Minneapolis, center of the total eclipse path in 4 the United States, clear skies enabled scientists, newspapermen and television Technicians to record the rarity. it was the last chance of the 20th century for residents of the three midwest states to see.a total eclipse. The phenomenon" will occur three morq times thia century in other parts of the country, however. The negt total eclipse will occur in Maine in 1963, another in Florida in 1970 and a third wUMoueh the

Douglas Thompson To Naval Academy Decatur Young Man Will Report July 6 Douglas P. 'Thompson, 19-year-old son of 'Mr.- and (Mrs. Joseph J. Thompson, 235 S. First St., today Was notified to report July 6 to the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., to’ begin training as a midshlpipan in the U. 8. Navy. Appointed by Rep. ®. Ross Adair, Fort Wayne, fuorth district representative in congress. Thompson has qualified for entrance into the naval academy. He has successfully passed all physical and mental tests required by the academy, taking a final check-up last week at Annapolis. First named as a second alternate for the appointment, Thompson’s status was changed to principal with elimination of candidates for entrance into the academy. Both appointments were made by Rep. Adair.' A 1952 gi aduate of Decatur high Thompson has completed two years in the engineering course at Purdue University. He was out of the city today, accompanying his father wbo is electrical superintendent at Central Soya Co., to the company's new plant isite in Chattanooga, Tenn. . Word of the Decatur young man’s appointment to the academy was received from Dick Prickett, seefefary (o Rep. Arfafr. Awaiting Crest Os Rio Grande River Expected To Crest Above All Records LAREDO, Tex. (INS) — The surging Rio Grande river is expected to crest at from five to 15 feet above all known flood records today and wary residents' of Texas and Mexico sought high ground to Wait out the rising waters. < Rising at the rate of about three feet an hour, the rjver is expected tp crest at 57 feet, some 27 feet ajjove flood stage. The border country braced for the onslaught from the swirling waters by setting up evacuation centers. . Meanwhile, the death toll reached 14 at Ozofia, a small ranching and oil town more than 100 miles (Turn To Paace Six)

Pacific Northwest in 1979. Some of the world’s top scientists, including Dr. Donald Menzel of the Harvard college observatory, rs. C. E. Hesthal and Nelson Dignel ■of Ohio State, pniversity and Dr. Harold C. Urey of the University of Chicago observed the eclipse from a Northwest Orient Airlines stratocruiser 20.000 feet over Minneapolis. Dr. Menzel, who is a vetefan "eclipse chaser,” having viewed six total eclipses since 1918, commented: “It was as beautiful an eclipse as I have ever seen." The moon’s racing shadow had taken a bitj-from the side of its blazing orb and as persons aboard the plane watched through fogged negatives, the shadow crept on and on. At seven minutes and 26 seconds past 7 a.m. EDT the eclipse took place. “I felt suddenly as if I were a witness to a cosmic struggle’ between light and darkness ... The earth was covered with a gloomy haze, except for idnd in the direct path of the sun, and Minnesota's many lakes glimmered with an jeerie yellow light. r the last glimmering light, the curtain went up and a drama so vast and grandioee that it can only be compared to the sweep of great (Tara T» !’**• Six)

Eisenhower In * Rejection Os Locarno Pact Forcefully Rejects Any Asian Locarno Treaty With Reds WASHINGTON j- President Eisenhower today forcefully rejected any Asian “Locarno” pact with the Communists by declaring: “I will not be* a party to any treaty that makes anybody a slave and that’s all there Is to it.” The Chief Executive made the statement at his new conference, emphasized it by slapping his right fist into his left hand, and authorized direct quotation of his words. The President said, however, that he would not prejudge an armistice that may be signed by France and' the Communists for Indo-China and indicated there are formulas for a truce which the U. S. could support. He suggested the possibility that the armistice agreement give the people of Vietnam freedom of choice by permitting them time and opportunity to migrate before they were sealed behind the Iron Curtain. The President said that for a -lopg time everybody in the U. S Das urged that we attempt tc reach some basis for peaceful coexistence with, the Russians and the Communist bloc. But he said he has found that an aggressive attitude on the Other side made it difficult to reach a basis for peaceful coexistence that did not mean appeasement in the sense that it would force agnation unwillingly to be subordinated to Communist outsiders. The President said that within the limits of refusing to,enter a treaty which would force slavery upon any peoples he certainly is continuing to seek , a realistic peaceful co-existence. He said we don’t expect to be eliminated ourselves or to eliminate others. , But he said that as he pointed jmt in his joint statement with British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill Tuesday, the Russians and Communist nations must prove their sincerity by deeds before there can be any realistic peaceful coexistence. The President said that the feeling of 'limited encouragement about Asia as expressed by congressional leaders following a conference with secretary of state John Foster Dulles Monday was based on many factors. He said one factor which he (Continued Oa Page Eight) Mrs. Mary Barger Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Mrs. Mary E. Barger, 80, of Lancaster township, Wells county, died at 10;30 o’clock this morning while enroute to the Walls county hospital after a heart attack. (T She was born in Indiana July 26, 1873, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyons. Her husband, Edward Barger, died in 1945. Mrs. Barger, a former school teacher, was a member of the Pleasant Valley Methodist chiirch. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Chandler; two step-dauglv Mrs. Grace Mankey of Decatur anitf Mrs. Thep. Byerley of Craigvflle; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; one brother and two sisters. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Valleji Methodist chutch, the Rev. Harley Shady officiating. Burial will be in - Rleasant Dale cemetery, Kirkland township. The body will be removed from th® Jahn funeral home to the residence. where friends may call after 4:30 p.m. Thursday until time of the services.

Former President Truman Improved Tells Physician He Is Over The Hump BULLETIN . KANSAS CITY, Mo. (INS) —Former President Harry 8. Truman was reported “progressively better” today and, Research hospital in Kansas City announced that he been removed from the "»®rl> out” list. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (INS) — The condition of a former president Harry S. Truman was reported as improved today but attendants at Research hospital in Kansas City | said he is still on the “serious" I list, .. .. « | Truman told his personal physician, Dr. Wallace Graham, “I’m over the hump. We havq, this thing whipped.” The statement, coupled with Dr. Graham' s report to newsmen Tuesday. indicated that the former chief executive has passed the crisis in his battle against post-operative complications. T-ruman underwent surgery June 20 for the removal of his gall bladder and appendix. Last Friday he developed enteritis - inflammation of the bowels. Then he hit a new crisis because of his sensitivity to drgM; Graham said 'consulted with several specialists and administered counteractive medicine to Overcome the difficulty. The latest report no the former president listed his temperature at 99.8, up slightly over the previous day. He was reported as "somewhat tired” Tuesday evening but improved. ” ■i V' Bloodmobile Unit In Decatur Friday Appeal Is Issued For Blood Donors Another appeal for blood donors has been made by the local Red Cross office. The bloodmobile unit will De set up all day Friday at the American Legion home. Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary, has announcer’ that volunteer staff aides are n< • preparing the schedule for '■ nations and the number scheduled falls far short of those needed to fill the quota. Persons wishing to donate bloodare urged to contact the Red Cross office to be scheduled for a donation. A special plea is being made to those who have not donated before. To encourage new blood donors, Qeorge Litchfield, who manages the Pioneer restaurant, has offered a free ice cream sundae to each new blood donor. Mrs. Oelberg also announced that minors are permitted to donate with a written consent from their parents. She pointed out that it is especially important to meet the quota since the holidays will probably cause a greater drain on the existing blood supply. Call Off Search For Indiana Airplane | ■| SHEBOYGAN, Wis., (INS) — The Wisconsin civil air patrol to- . day ended a search for a private 4 plane which tjjey say apparently carried four Hoosier businessmen ( to death in Lake Michigan. The CAP said the plane, missing with the four men since Jtme 19, crashed in the lake according to . all information now available. A plane seat and scraps of the plane < and clothing were found bn the shore. „. Presumed killed in the crash were Stephen Buck, the pilot, and Ed Partrtim, both of Bedford, and Eli Demaree and Lloyd Leftwich, both of Crawfordsville. The men were enroute to Crystal Falls, Mich.

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Compromise To Tax-Cut Plan Os Democrats G. 0. P. Substitute Would Limit Boost Only To Taxpayer ' % BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS) —The senate approved "by voice vote today a Republican amendment to cut in half the administration’s plan for tax relief on stock-dividend income. The vote came after the GOP I introduced a two-way tax cut designed to short-circuit a Democratic proposal for giving all taxpayers an increase of SIOO a year in income tax exemptions for themselves and their dependents. WASHINGTON (INS) —Senate Republicans proposed a limited SIOO boost in income tax exemptions today but recommended keeping one half of tiuKtax relief voted by the house Wr corporation stockholders. This compromise substitute for a tax-eut plan sponsored by the Democrats was agreed upon at a GOP conference concerning the ope and one-half billion dollar omrevenue revision bill on which senate begins voting today. Chairman feugene Mill!kin (RColo.), of thr senate finance committee announced he will offer the substitute this afternoon. Senate Democrats have proposed a SIOO boost in income tax exemptions instead of the stock dividend tax relief. ? They would grant a SIOO increase in personal exemptions for each taxpayer and his dependents starting next January. The Millikin substitute would limit the increase just to taxpayers — not to their dependents. At the same time, the 'Republicans agreed to alter the bill’s section dealing with "double taxation” on dividends by limiting the exemption on dividend income to SSO and a five percent credit —• instead of SIOO and 10 percent after the first year. Millikin said the Republican plan would provide the "same benefit” as the amendment offered by Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga.) but would not help those in the upper brackets. The compromise indicated that Republicans are convinced that: 1. The Democratic exemption in- ♦ crease might be adopted; and 2. There is political hazard in voting the tax relief on dividends without doing something more for low-income taxpayers. Vocational Education Funds Distributed Adams County And Decatur Included INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The department of public instruction today announced distribution of $880,676.35 in vocational education funds to some 600 Hoosier schools. Os the total, $225 thousand are state funds and the rest are federal allotments for training boys and girls in home economics, agricultural, and trade and industrial skills. , . Ngt all of the state's schools participate in the training program. Distribution by counties includes: - Adams, $8,527; Allen* $16,766.80. Distribution Sy 'cities includes: Decatur $1.55<; Fort Wayne, $11,528.80; Muncie. $7,310.48; Marion. $2,583.05; Winchester, SB,326.50. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight, local thundershowers southeast and extreme south, cooler north. Thursday partly cloudy and cooler. Low tonight 60-64 north, 64-68 south. High Thursday 76-82 north, 82-86 south.