Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 157.

, V k ' ‘ Rebel Army Checking Atrocity, Charges ■... -J ' GUATEMALA’S new man of the hous. Col. Carlos Castillo Armas (left), tells newsmen that his forces are looking into charges that Jacobo Arbenz Guzman and his Red-backed regime, committed atrocities. The liberation army is undertaking a giant cleanup of Red elements. A priest (right) surveys the destruction of Fort Matamoras in Guatemala City. The Communists had insisted the fort was only slightly damaged by rel>el bombers.

Highway Death Toll Is Lower Than Expected Indiana, However, Has High Toll Os ,24 Holiday Deaths (By Internationul News Service) The fourth of July three-day holiday weekend brought death to 567 persons. 320 of them in highway accidents. The latest figures showed today that 152 persons drowned and another 95 lost their lives-in miscellaneous accidents, including two *by fireworks. — - • Ned H. Dearborn, president of the national safety council, said in Chicago that the nation's'drivers are to be congratulated for keeping the highway traffic total .../o-randiy the 340 mark predicted prior to the start of the holiday. The toll was kept from 6 p. m. Friday until midnight Monday Bight. Dearborn pointed out that the highway fatalltiee were held to about 110 under the prediction and attributed the fact to careful motorists who took extra precautions for safety on their homeward Journeys. He added: "The conetant emphasis placed on holiday danger has paid oft.” . President Eisenhower had ap- , pealed to motorists to cut the estimated toll in half. California paced the nation in the number of traffic deaths with 31. Next came Michigan with 29 abd Texas with 27. * The 320 traffic casualties ♦ needed the 1953 two-day fourth of July motor death toll of 262. High In Indiana INDIANA POUS (1 NS I—lndiana rolled up a terrific accidental death toll during the long Fourth of July week-end. Despite the fact that all available state policemen traveled the roads, making scorbs of arrests in a special drive to reduce accidents ordered by Governor George N Craig, last year’s highway death toll es 13 was surpassed. Beautiful weather prevailed Monday with temperatures dpwn 10 to 15 degrees from those of Sunday The Indianapolis weather bureau predicted partly cloudy and warmer and probable scattered showers in the- northwest anti extreme north portions for Wednesday. At least 24 persons died in accidents. including 14 who were victim* of highway mishaps. The ■7 total included five drownings and five miscellaneous deaths. The death toll in a two-car crash on road 31 near Henryville mounted to four during the week-end when RicKard Jackson, 24. of Pekin, met death in a New Albany hospital. Previous* victims were Leonard D. Hoetettler. 60; his wife. Rena. 57. and Melvin Stidham, 21. ail of Henryville. Frank Gay. 63, of Newport. Ky.. died in a Seymour hospital of injuries suffered in a two-nnto-ntohile collision on Road 50, nine miles east of Seymour. Another two-car collision cost the life of Christopher J. Brown. 52, of Michigan City. The accident occurred at thd* interjection Cf Roads 39 and 6 in LaPorte county. Forrest McKinney, 38. of Indianapoljs. met death when he crashed his automobile into the rear of another car on Kessler Boulevard infer Indianapolis. Lewis Beckman. 67. of East Enterprise, was killed when struck by a car while walking across road 56 two miles north of his ’ heme. • William Klneck. 42. of Hamlet, was Injured fatally when his auto(Tar* Ta Page Tvre)

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Seven U. S. Soldiers Are Seized By Reds Seven Accidentally Strayed Over Border FRANKFURT (INS ) — A Czech army major was reported today to have offered to "trade - ’seven American soldiers seized Sunday for three Czech workers who fled into West Germany. The offer was reported by German border pblice. They quoted the major as saying, the three Czechs escaped near Weiden, on the German side of the frontier, and that one of them is wanted for murder. * —“ A U.S. army spokesman was unable to confirm the German police report. The spokesman said, howeyer, that even if it was correct, there could be no question of "a swapping” deal with the Czechs. The seven Americans — including a captain — were seized by Red border guards when they accidentally strayed across the border out of West Germany, and the U. 8. army is negotiating for their release. The Americans were beltevedf to have wandered across the heavily patrolled frontier while on a sightseeing trip. German border officials in Heldelberg said officials of the Soviet statellite had told them the missing men were in Czechoslovakia. No further details were given of the seizure, but there was one report that the Americans would be freed sometime today.

Storage Silo Wall Damaged Saturday No One Injured In Unusual Accident A 20 by 20 foot section of a storage silo at Central Soya Co.. was pushed out Saturday when about 800 tons of soybean meal that formed a celling over a cavity let go and crashed to the bottom of the pit. The pressure knocked out the wall and approximately 600 tons ot meal, valued at $50,000. rolled out on the ground. No one was injured in the unusual accident. Emergency crews worked around the clock and recovered most’ of the meal, reducing this loss to a minimum. The wall failure occurred when efforts were being made to lobeen meal that had become packed above the opening where the meal was lieing withdrawn. , The silo structure will be repaired immediately company officials said, and everybody was grateful that no one was buriqd under the, tons of soybean meal. Two Persons Killed In Turnpike Crash , CARLISLE, Pa. (INS)—Two persons were killed and two others In lured today when ar/ antomoblle and a tractor-trailer collided on the Pennsylvania Turnpike two miles west of Carlisle. State police identified the victims ■« Blanch Arel, 23, of Akron. O„ and Walter C. Kregle Jr., 20. Akron., ' < ~ INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Scattered thuhderehowere extreme north late tonight and north portion Wednesday. Not so cool north and central portions tonight, warmer Wednesday. Low tonight 62-68, high Wedneaday BS-9$ north, 94-98 aouth.

Three Soviet Diplomats Are Ousted By U. S. Reveal Spy Charges Led To Expulsion Os Russian Diplomats WASHINGTON (INS) — Officials said today g>that ‘absolutely convincing” evidence apparently developed by the FBl was the basis for the U. S. expulsion of three Russian diplomats in February.and June. They also said that a subsequent Russian ouster of two American officers attached to the U. S. Embassy in Moscow was “pure and simple retaliation” in line with Russia’s continuing war of nerves. The ousted Russians were the assistant naval attache and the assistant air attache at the Soviet Embassy in Washington and second' secretary of the Russian delegation to the United Nations in New York. The American officers expelled by the Soviets were Lt. Col. Howard L. Felchlin of Manhasset Long Island, N. Y., assistant military attache, and Maj,.Walter McKiiniey of Santa Cruz, Calif., assistant air attache. The state department, in a simultaneous announcement of the expulsions of the three Soviet diplomats fro mthe U. S. and the Russian retaliation, termed Russian charges against the Americans and “without foundation.” Government officials indicated that the spy charges against the fteds were developed by the FBI and the justice department The tfio was ousted on ground* of "espionage or other rasons." This left a hint that at least one of the Russians may have been held unacceptable on moral grounds, but officials refused to comment on such speculation. One official, however, pointed out that foreign diplomats can be declared "persona non grata” for a variety of reasons, including such grounds as habitual drunkenness or law violations for' which they cannot be tried in domestic courts because of diplomatic immunity. State department sources ssllh the Soviet charges against the two Americans, first published last March In the Russian newspaper "Tiud," were probably "planted" and were "obvidualy without foundation." ( Felch+to and , McKinney were among four .Americans named in the Moscow„.trade union paper last March 25 as spying while traveling by trans-Sibaijan train from the Soviet capital to Vladivostok more than nine months ago: The newspaper claimed that the chief conductor had found military intelligence reports 1 ' on Soviet military installations in the compag ment occupied by the Americans. Besides the two attaches, the other Americans named by "Trud" were Maj. Martin J. Mahoff and 8-Sgt. Eugean Williams. The U., S. Embassy In Moscow confirmed only that the four made the 6,000mile trip. Col. Felchlin said at the time he did not consider the charges worth commenting on. He added: "You know black Is white." Maj. McKinney wa«" away from Moscow on leave. The state department reported that McKinney and his wife are now outside the Soviet Union apd believed vacationing tn Switzerland. Felvlin and l ? his family are -expected to be flown out of Moscow on ambassador Charles E. Bohlen’s personal plane Thursday. Bohlen reportedly will also be aboard, enroute to southern France for a vacation.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 6, 1954.

W estern N evada Rocked • '■< ' * By Violent Earthquake, No Deaths Are Reported

Knowland And Dulles Confer On Red China Senate Republican Leader Opposed To Admission To U. N. WASHINGTON HNS) — Senate Republican leader William Fj Knowland conferred with seerd; tary of state John Foster Dulled today on what action will be necessary to keep Communist China out of the United Nations. Knowland said he followed up this conference with a formal request to the state department for a report- on the legal steps that would be 1 required for American withdrawal from the UN. The California Republican has demanded that the U. S. quit the world organization if the Red Chinese are seated. He has threatened to quit his senate leadership post to devote full time to taking the U. S. out of the UN if Peiping is admitted. .Meanwhile, Rep. Kit Clardy ('RMich.), introduced a resolution that would put the house on record as favoring American withdrawal if the Red Chinese are allowed to join the UN. In his resolution, Clardy, charged that free nations that have received American military and economic assistance “are by devious methods advancing a scheme to” admit Peiping. The resolution provides that it Is the “sense" of the house that if Red China is allowed to join the UN, the U. S. should “immediately withdraw' all financial support" ..from the U& and terminate its membership in the world organization and all of its specialized agencies. Knowland told newsmen his request for the legal report did not imply state department support of his demand for U. S. withdrawal in event of Red China’s admission. He also said he wants to make it clear that any end to American funds supporting the UN would take place only if the U. 8. were tp withdraw from the w-orld organization. Knowland said his request was for a study covering the participation act under which the U. 8. is represented at the UN, as well as the UN charter and discussions involved in its drafting at San Francisco. He expressed belief the senate foreign relations and the house foreign affairs committees should have this information. The senator explained that what must be answered are the questions of whether the U. S.'can ap ply a veto in the security council and. whether a two-thirds or a majority vote is necessary in the general assembly to keep out Communist China. / Safe Stolen Here Recovered Monday ■ 4 I Sherman-White Safe Is Found In Field The safe which was stolen from Sherman-White and Co. last Wednesday night was found Monday afternoon in a field in St. Mary’s township along a black top road. Raymond McAhren of route five spqtted the safe and notified authorities. It had not been determined yet this morning whether the safe had been opened bus a representative of the safe company was expected today to examine it. Victor Kneuss of Bluffton, manager of the company, stated that the sate contained about $125 in cash, SI,OOO to signed checks and company records. The three-foot high safe was evidently loaded into a vehicle through a rear door of the egg and poultry firm’s building st First WlfiT Jefferson streets affer the robbers tailed to pry it open. 1»

— Vietminh Rebels a Keep Up Pressure Cease-Fire Talks In Indo-China Continue t HANOI (INS) — The Communist Vietminh rebels kept up steady pressure today against withdrawing French Union troops as the Red regime's confident negotiators met with French delegates in cease-fire discussions. • L Viettni "h tro °P ß were reported j&rivlng norfh through the deserted stronghold I miles south of Hanoi. The new x sense line is roughly 15 to 20 mijes south of the strategic and prize , city of all northern Indo-t'hina.y Noi;th of Hanoi, the French and P Vietminh representatives to the t cease-fire talks set up by agreeu ments reached at the Geneva conference came up with a quick g agreement on one point Monday 3 at their second session. . After a two-hdur meeting a joint i communique announced that ext change of disabled prisoners of s war will get underway July 14. j- The tßed radio said Monday that agreement on the agenda for the . cease-fire talks also has been j agreed upon. Red Leaders Meet HONG KONG (INS) — The Pe- . king’ radio said today that Red [Chinese Premier Chou Hn-lai met i.,Ziu w»..

. IndorChinase Communist Chief Ho . Chi Minh somewhere along the . Chinese-lndo-China border. The broadcast said the meeting took place while Chou was enroute home from the Geneva conference, after he met with Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and other Asian leaders. Two Are Killed By Explosion And Fire DOLLAR BAY, Mich,.(lNS) — Two persons were killed and eight others routed when an explosion and fire destroyed a house at Dok. lar Bay, Mich., Monday. The victims were William Kueoppala, 36. owner of the house, and Theresa Andrefnt, 10, of Flint, Mich., a niece of Mrs. Kuoppala. Church Os Christ To Erect New Building , Ground Broken At New Church Site Decatur will have a new church in the next six months, it was announced today by members of the Church of Christ. Ground was broken at the corner of Washington and 'fwelfth streets Sunday. June 27, for the new frame structure which will be the permanent home of the Church of LJ \ David Slagle, student pastor of , 'the church, opened the ground breaking ceremony with a few re- , marks and scripture was read by Rumpie. Responsive reading was led hy Charles Straw. Floyd Rupert described the building plans and Samuel Baumgartner. oldest elder of the church, delivered a prayer as the first shovel of dirt was turned. Others who took part in the ground breaking Included Albert Fry, Floyd Rupert. Leon McClain. Don Fifer and Vessie Mott. Ernest Lehman, an elder and Lee Moser, a deacon, could not be present at the services. The program was closed with the singing of “The Church’s One Foundation.’’ The new building will be a 36 by 70 foot frame structure,, and present plans call for completion In about six to eight rBULL E T I N WASHINGTON (INS) — Federal Judge Alexander Holt- . xoff refused today to grant a new trial to the four Puerto Rican Nationalists convicted of shooting up the U. 8. house of representatives last March 1 and tentatively Mt sbntenoIng of the four fanatics'for 9 a.m. EST Thursday. .. ’ *

House Probers X... /a a M a r —"*7’l !■ I Criticize High Court Justice Improper Actions By Clark Charged By Investigators WASHINGTON (INS) -x House investigators charged today there is "a strong inference” that Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark was responsible for some Improper actions by the justice department while he was attorney general. The house group sharply criticized Clark for refusing to testify in Its probe of the justice department more than a year ago. It said that "his 1 testimony alone could have removed the last doubt” about the responsibility for various decisions tn the department. The charges were made in a 135page report by the now-defunct judiciary subcommittee headed by Rep. Kenneth B. Keating (R-N.Y.) The report covered seven cases investigated before the inquiry ended in June. 1953. , Rep. Byron G. Rogers of Colo., one of the two Democrats on the five-man subcommittee, filed a dissenting report on five of the seven

ca»s«a and charged that the criticism of Clark wa* based on unjustified "second-gueMlng” by the justice department. Clark, whose’name figured prominently in the hearings, turned down aw invitation, to testify on the grounds that courts should he kept free from public controversy, but submitted a statement. The house group said the stateemnt did not resolve the questions. The report said the subcommittee "found no evidence of wrongdoing by Justice Clerk at any point during his service in the department.” * However, the report added: "It was troubled, however, by repeated suggestions in the testimony of his associates and subordinate’s that some of the action* for which they have been criticized were traceable, ultimately, to him.” I The subcommittee said it deeply regretted that Clark “choose to withhold Ms Cooperation” and added: "a strong inference remains that he was responsible for some of the conditions the subcommittee has found most worthy of criticism.” In other sections, the report: 1. Cleared the justice department of charges that it sought to block a grand Jury investigation of Communists in the United Nations and placed the blame on the state department for being “gravely remiss” in dealing with the situation. 2. Dismissed as “magnified" an (Coetlaned OB Page Five) Two Men Drown Al Wible Lake Today Fort Wayne Men Are Drowning Victims KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (INS)— Excitement over a bite caused the death of two fort Wayne fishermep who drowned in Wible Lake at Kendallville early today. « i The victims were George Boerger, 29. of 212&- S. Anthony St., and Dale Nordyke, 28. of 103? Swinney St. They were In a boat with James Boerger, 23. of 602 E. Washington St ?, <Fort Wayne, who had stood up to stretch. When George Boerger got a good bite, he shifted his position in his excitement. "-The boat tipped and James Boerger jfell in, George tried to pull Jamee back in the boat and\ca parted it. The three men etarted swimming to ehOte. but George and Nordyke became entangled in weeds and sank. Jamee succeeded In reaching the bank. Bodies of the two victims were recovered three hours later.

Predicts Congress Adjournment July 31 knowland Predicts Bill Passage WASHINGTON (INS) — Senate majority leader William E. Knowland (R-Calif.), predicted today that the senate will pass a (arm bill providing tor flexible price supports similar to those in the house-approved measure. The senator told a news conference that he believes the legislative program is now moving along in "good shape,” and that he sees no further delays in the drive to clean up remaining business and adjourn by July 31. He< said- “Barring some unforeseen development, I think we can get through easily by that time.” Knowland contended that the Eisenhower administration's batting average in congress this year is as good as that of any administration, Democratic or Republican, in recent times. But he added: ;‘I don’t think the amount of legislation is the basis on which people will vote in the November elections. I'think the people are more interested in proper administration of the government.” Knowland said he was not certain that the senate flexible farm price supports will be identical with that approved by the house, which calls for sunnart of ha sir

I_ wrucn cans tor support qi Basic . crops at 82.6 to 9tf percent of pars ity. But he expressed the belief that . it would at least be some variation I of this plan. He said he does not t believe the senate will vote to con- , tinue rigid price supports at 90 percent of parity beyond this year. > Parity is a hypothetical equality » between farm and industrial prices. Congressional leaders will dis- . cuss the legislative situation with r President Eisenhower Wednesday. Loshe Infant Dies , Here This Morning Stephen Andrew Loshe. infant ■ son of Eugene and Doris Loshe, » 1417 North Second street, 'died at I 8:45 am. today, shortly after birth ’ at the Adams county memorial hospital. Surviving in addition to the parents are a brother, Patrick, and 1 a sister. Cynthia, both at home; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. John 1 Loshe, Decatur, and the maternal ’ grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Miller of Tocsin. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the Catholiecemetery. Friends may call at the Oillig & Doan funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening. Robbery Attempts Reported Al Berne Two Safe Robbery Attempts Failures Two more attempts at safe robbery were made Monday night when thieves broke into the Berne Oil Co. and Balsiger Super Service in Berne. Entry to the Balsiger station was made by breaking in a casement window. The safe combination was broken,zOff and an attempt was ' madq, to punch open the sate. The attempt failed, however, and the robbers got away with only about $lO from the cash A sliding door was forced open to enter the Berne Oil Co. Here the robbers tried to break off the combination and failed. A search of the premises showed that nothing was missing. Both breakins were discovered' early thit mbrnihg,. The time of the breakins was established at after 2 a.m. today since one of the places was checked at that time. Both places are on U. S highway 27 in Berne. ißvestigation was made by Karl Sprunger, Berne police chief: Truman Blerie. state police officer, and sheriff Robert Shraluka.

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Buildings And Homes Wrecked By Earthquake Thousands Routed From Bed By Early Morning Earthquake FALLON, Nev. (INS)—A violent earthquake rocked western Nevada early today, wrecking buildings rnd homes, buckling roads and routing thousands of frightened persons from their beds. Casualties were limited due primarily to the early hour in which the 35-mlnute quake and aftershocks struck. Al the navy’s auxiliary air station outside Fallon, where the temblor hit hardest, two sailors were injured—one suffering a fractured leg and the other a broken foot—when barracks lockers tumbled. The rolling upheaval was felt , throughout the western half of the state and its effects reached into central and southern California where minor tremors occurred in Modesto and elsewhere. Reno, the nation’s divorce capital 60 miles west of F%llon, felt the strong rocking motion of the - quake and many of its 39,000 residents swamped police, fire depart-

. went and nheriffs office switchboards with alarmed calls. However, the city suffered no reported major damage or casualties. The quake was centered at Faß ion, a town of 3,000 inhabitants on a branch line of the Southern Pacific railroad. It struck at 4:14 a. m. PDT (6:14 am. EST) with a violent temblor recorded on the University of California seismograph in Berkeley, 270 miles to the southwest, at a magnitude of 6.75 to 7 on the Richter scale ot 10. Three sharp after-shocks, rang- ’ ing in Intensity from 4:75 to 6.26, followed at 4:27, 4:41 and (1:49 : a. m. > The fact the quake- hit before the etart of the working day was credited with saving lives and preventing injuries. 1 Heavy cornices fell off numerous downtown buildings along Fallon’s principal thoroughfare. called Maine strqet, aftqrj the Mate of Maine. w One cornice toppled off a building housing the Bank club, a gaming casino, and crashed through the roof of an adjoining ladies’ ready-to-wear store, smashing the shop. , In Fallon's residential area, an old house was levelled by the quake but it was reported unoccupied. No major fires were reported as a result of the earth shocks which caused many water mains to burst, particularly in the western part of Fallon. Swimming Lessons For Beginners At Pool On Saturdays Swimming lessons for non-swlm-mers will begin at the city pool next Saturday at 3:30 pin. It was announced t.xlay. The classes havo been arranged by the Red Cross in cooperation with city officials and Hubert Zerkel, Jr.. u .anagen of the pool. To enroll in the claw children must appear at the pool at. 3:30 with their parents for registration. Registration by telephone, through the Red Crow, will lie possible during the Week. Children completing the course will be ghen Red Crow beginner's certificates. The class will be conducted during pool hours pn Saturdays between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m., and part of the pool will be restricted for use of the class. , Volunteer Red Ur Dae Instructors wiU bo Kenneth Harr and Dick Gaskill, both Red Ur os* swimming Instructors Harr was affiliated with Red Cross ahd YIMCA work in Van Wait. 0., tor two years. . .