Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1954 — Page 1

Vol. LU, No. 162.

Atomic Plant Strikers Back To Work J -/'J/HL/' JbHka. ' X W t ' Itk Wft MimM • g .' u Jjr ' : {Kbfljßl ' vi WC I PRESIDENT EISENHOWER meets with, the members of his special fact finding panel on the strike involving key atomic plants at Oak Ridge. Tenn., and Paducah, Ky. A board recommendation that the President seek a court injunction compelling the striking CIO workers to return was dropped after the walk out was end el under a government-union back to work formula. With Mr. Eisenhower are (1. to r.) Thomas Keith. Glennan. Paul Sanders and John Floberg. ,

One Diplomat Killed In Gun Battle Saturday London Authorities Seek Permission To Investigate Battle LONDON (INS) — British authorities waited today for permission from the Dominican Republic to investigate a blazing gun battle which took the life of one Central American diplomat in London and left another seriously wounded. Sqm*, details of the shooting in the Dominican consulate last'SaV urdax.Jrere supplied b*.n»ot{jclal sources. But a curtain of diplomatic immunity continued to cover the reasons behind the apparent clash between two men who were "excellent friends." The two diplomats staggered out of the consulate building Saturday and" collapsed on the sidewalk less than a hundred yards from the walls of Buckingham Palace, Both were bleeding from serious bullet wounds. . Don Luis Bernardino, first secretary of the consulate, died in a London hospital Sunday. Capt. Antonio de la Mazas Valquez, the air attache, is in critical condition, but reportedly has a good chance to recover. The British foreign office requested Dominican Ambassador Don Luis Longrono Cohen to waive diplomatic immunity so that a complete investigation of the shooting Could be made by Scotland Yard. An unofficial account of an argument which preceded the rapidfire gunplay was given by a member of the consulate staff, who said he heard loud voices coming from the consulate's dining room Saturday evening. The staff member said Bernardino and Valquez had been joined by Juan Aguila, who Is studying law in England, tor "a few drinks.” A "heated argument" reportedly developed and Aguila, fearing a fight, ran to the telephone to call the ambassador. Before he reached the phone several shots were fired, a- - consulate staff member said Aguila ran from the building, hailed a cab and rushed to the ambassador's home to report . the shootiug. Scotland Yard officers confiscated a revolver, three glasses and two whisky bottles during a pre llinluary investigation Sunday. Big Turnout For Swimming Class For Beginners Instead of the expected 30 registrants for the Red Cross sponsored swimming classes, 181 Decatur youngsters appeared at the city swimming pool Saturday afternoon for instruction in swimming. Because of the large turnout it will be necessary to hold classes each day except Sunday. Instructors will he Richard Gaskill and Kenneth Harr. The list of registrants has been divided into six groups. The groups will begin classes Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Lists showing On what day the registrants will be given lessons will appear’ in the Daily Democrat later this week.

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Legion Studies Two Anti-feed Resolutions ®> Indiana Commander To Be Named Today INDIANAPOLIS, (INS) — The Indiana American legion considered today a resolution urging immediate expulsion of the Soviet Union from the United Nations The resolution also demands withdrawal of the United States from the U. N. “to form a new United Nation® encompassing the free the world," if Russia is not, ousted from the U,. N. Ahother\resolution insists that the United/ States withdraw from the'-U. N/if Red China is admitted Still another resolution calls for the United States to sever trade and diplomatTc relations with Russia and all Cothmunlst captive nations. Dr. Hkrry H. Nagle, Indianapolis dentist, who is chairman of the un-Americih activities committee w-liich drafted the resolutions, said: "All Russia has done is to use the United Nations as a -sounding board for communistic propaganda. The Russian delegates have balked against every move that has been made in the 'United Nations to create a peaceful world. They have been obstructionists to everything that the free nations have tried to do. "If we can't get the Reds out of the United Nations, the thing for the United States to do it to form a new United Nations with membership limited to free nations." Three candidates are in the race for Legion state commander, with the contest to be decided this afternoon. Two are World War I veterans. They are Ira Lyons, of Greenfield, and Steve Rhatican, of Fishers. The other aspirant, 'Ralph Harrison, of French Lick, fought in World War II and the Korean conflict. Four ipen are seeking the two posts of vice-commanders of the southern area. They • are Byron Waggoner, of Hammond; Larry Riggin, of South Bend; Emery Boyd, of Angola, and Wayne Talbert. of Delphi. Therd is no conflict for the two southern vice-commander posts. Candidates are Willard Thomas, of Indianapolis, and Paul Shrafter of New Albany. Bernard Breedlove, of Indianapolis, |s unopposed s for treasurer. Portland Post No. 211 captured the Class A drum and bugle corps championship. LaPorte “Post No. 83, the defending champions, was second. Lafayette Post No. 11 was third and Glen Park Post No. 214. of Gary, was fourth. Plymouth Post No. 27. was first in the Class B drum and bugle corps competition. Wawasee Post No. 223 of Syracuse was second and Bluffton Post N. 11l was third. The color guard championship wag retained by Bloomington Post No. 1?. Richmond Post No. 359 was second and Fort Wayne Post No. 82 was third. Richmond Post No. 359 Retained its firing squad championship. South Bend Post No. 303 was second and Highland Post No. 180 was third. Richmond Post No. 65 retained its band championship. South Bend Post No. 50 was second. The chorus of Anderson Post No. 127 also was a repeat winner. Broad Ripple Post No. 312, of Indianapolis, was second in this choral competition. Roy M. Amos, of Goshen, retiring state commander, placed a wreath on the tyTenotaph, honoring the war dead Sunday.

French Report 300 Rebels Die In Major Clash Red Force Launches Attack 20 Miles South Os Hanoi HANOI (INS)—The French high command said today that 300 Vietminh rebels were killed Sunday in a major clash with French and native Vietnamese troops 20 miles south of Hanoi. The announcement said the 300 rebels were part of a 3.000-man Cc.mmuaiet-led forces which launched a drive in an effort to cut the town of Hung Yen off from the headquarters city of Hanoi. The battle raged for nearly five hours before the Vietminh attackera were driven back. It was the first large-scale assault launched My the refuels in the Red River Delta area since the French evacuated the southern sector of the delta. The assault was regarded as a prelude to the expected all-out Vietminh drive against Hanoi itself and its vital supply lifeline with the port city of Haiphong. Traffic Death Toll Is 10 In Indiana Toll Is Close To July 4 Fatalities INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —The mercury will riee to the higher nineties in Indiana today, according to the forecast of the Indianapolis weather bureau. Fair weather also was predicted. Temperatures probably will be slightly lower in northern Indiana Tuesday. ' • The week-end traffic death toll stood at 10, which was close to the July 4 long week-end mark of 14. The latest dedd/ were Daniel Warden Sacks, Paragon, and Mrs. Emma Kilgbrt, 30, of Hazel Park. Mich. Sacks died when his automobile left Road 46. four miles east of Nashville, dropped into a ravine atid hit a tree. Mrs. Kilgore was injured fatally when the automobile in which she was riding struck a truck parked at the edge of Road 67 near Spencer. Her husluind, Joseph Kilgore was injured seriously and tire driver, Frank Brewer, no addrews known, suffered minor injuries. Also, lyathy Rae. two-yearmld daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Jerry Gedig, of Indianapolis, drowned in two feet of water near the epot where her father was building a pier in-front of a slimmer cottage at Hollybrook Lake near Spencer The .child was believed to have slipped and struck her head on a row of fieldrtone along the. shore before rolling into the water. Spencer volunteer firemen worked over the child with a respirator while she was being taken in an ambulance to the Morgan county memorial hospital at Martinsville Two boys drowned, Saturday (Coatlaued Oa Page Kight) v t ~ INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight and Tuctday. Not so warm extreme north tonight and north portion Tuesday,* Low tonlgat est--74, high Tuesday 88-94 north, 94-100 south.

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Churchill In Report On Talk To Washington Still Believes Red China Should Be In U. N. But Not Now i LONDON (INS)—Prime minister Sir Winston Churchill said today Britain “still believes" Red China should be admitted to the United Nations but “we certainly do not believe this is the moment for the matter to be reconsidered.” ' . Sir Winston made the statement, lii reporting to the house of commons on his recent talks in Washington with President Eisenhower and secretdry of state John Foster Dulles. The prime minister said the visTT he and foreign secretary Anthon| i Eden made to Washington- dispell- • ed "seme of the misunderstanding. even some of the nightmares, 1 from the minds of our Ameriqao ' friends" al>out the direction of British pollcyr He said: "We talked with perfect frank- ' ness. in full friendship . . .“ The prime minister added: t “I think we convinced Diem that we have changed none of our ultl« ( mate joint objectives, and al any rate there is some wisdom in the ( means by which we are proposing ; to reach them. .. ” '■£ ' The prime minister hailed the six-point joint statement that came out of the Washington talks as "declaration of our basic unity in when newspapers talk about bickerings and disagreements.” The prime minister Indicated strongly that Britain is in no hurry to support renewal of the Chinese Communist drive to get into the UN, and that its admission must be depended on a settlement in Korea and Indo-China. Even if such agreements are reached, he said "it would certainly be required" that Red China should fulfill them. Sir Winston warned that military events may outrace the political issues in Indo-China. He said of ■ the situation, in which the Red-led Vietiminh is slowly strangling the French-held Red River Delta area of northern Indo-China: "A military climax may wefl be approaching." Brownell Denies Mapping Army Fight Only Legal Advice On McCarthy Scrap WASHINGTON (INS) — Attorney general Herbert Brownell has flatly denied that a-> meeting of high administration officials in his office last January mapped the army's fight agkinst Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. Brownell, who was interviewed Sunday on the NBC television program "Meet The Press,” said Justice department representatives gave orily "legal advice” on matters of policy in the army's feud with McCarthy. The attorney general, when asked if a person who receives classified information is not equally as guilty as a government official who delivers the information, said it would 'Tnyolve the question of intent" antr would require "considerable" legal study. a The’reference was made to a two and V half page digest of an FBI report made tp the Pentagon and made public during the recent hearings by McCarthy., Brownell said the Justice department cannot go ahead with its Investigation of the incident until military intelligence determines the identity of the Pentagon officer whb gave the document to McCarthy.

T — ** New Clue Found In Cleveland Murder Faint Blood Trail Is Found In House . CLEVELAND (INS) — Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard's suburban Bay k Village home was closed to all but official tnvestigatiors today as a faint trail of blood was discovered in the house where the doctor's a wife was murdered eight - days ago. ’ Cuyahoga county coroner Samuel R. Gerber found the latest clue ■ Sunday in the 31-year-old woman's death and theorized that the blood may have dripped from the weapon used to hack her to death as it was carried out of the house. Dr. Gerber reported that tire ’ stains were found on the back . porch and on the stairs leading to the bedroom where Marilyn Sheppard * was murdered the morning „ of the Fourth of .July. He said that ‘ what also may be blood was found r around the night latch of the back door. The coroner said that the blood j could not be typed but explained f that the discovery pointed to the possibility that the murder weapon was taken from the house. This latest development came as police investigators, led by deputy sheriff Carl Rossbach. planned to begin systematic questioning of all r employes of Bay View hospital, "Which is operated by Dr. Richard „ A. Sheppard and his three sons — ’ Samuel, Stephen and Richard N. , Rossbach said they will be quiz- , zed in an effort to learn of any ( disgruntled former patients of the ( victim’s prominent doctor-husband, who earlier was called the “number one suspect” in the mysterious ' case. Dr. Sheppard's father. Dr. Richard A., at whose home the 30-year-old neurosurgeon has been staying since the slaying, said that Dr. Samuel may visit some of his patients undergoing treatment at Bay View’ hospital today. Meanwhile, the doctor’s six-year-old son, "Chip," will leave today for camp, as had been planned by his mother before she was murdered. o ' Still missing in the case, and growing in importance, is the Tshirt Dr. Sheppard was wearing the night of his wife's death. The doctor, despite repeated questioning by police, said he cannot recall what happened to the shirt. County Council In Meeting Here Today The county council is meeting today and Tuesday in the county court house to consider a $24,315 budget for the coming year. The budget will probably be prepared today and approved at, the Tuesday session. Charges Are Filed Against Brewster Fort Wayne Man Is Held In Jail Here An affidavit charging second degree burglary and grand larceny wan filed Saturday in ’the Adams circuit court against Mainard Brewster of Fort Wayne. A former Decatur man. Brewster was arrested Friday night as the result of investigation of a b"eakln at Beavers Oil Service.The affidavit against Brewster was signed by police chief James t Borders and prosecuting attorney Ix-wis L. Smith, ft charges Brewster with unlawfully 1 Entering the Beavers station and taking $lO from a cash drawer and SIOO from a safe. Brewster’s arraignment will take place soon. lie L» being held in the county Jail pending procedure against him. He is now on parole after serving about 18 years of a life sentence as an habitual criminal.

Dulles Rejects French Appeal On Conference No Participation In Geneva Parley « By United States GENEVA (INS) — Two prime ministers and the foreign ministers of every major power except the United States are gathering in Geneva today to preside at the birth of a new Communist satellite state. # It now is considered almost a foregone conclusion that the final, crucial stage of the conference will produce the satellite state of Vletminh. The o’nly remaining question appears to be the size of the new Red puppet in Indo-China. French Premier Pierre MendesFrance hopes to succeed this week in limiting the new satellite area to the northern part of the IndoChinese state of Vietnam. But the demands made by the • Communists indicate that they are i determined to have it embrace all of Vietnam eventually. 1 The United States, in effect, turned its back on the coming ne- ' gotiations while Russia and Red 1 China prepared to act as happy foster po rents of the new slate. On Sunday secretary of state John Foster Dulles a personal appeal from Mendes-France for high-ranking U. S. representation at the crucial talks. Dulles declared in a personal reply that’he was not prepared to take part in the talks unless there was some marked evidence of good will from the Communist nations. LATE BULLETINS UNITED NATIONS. N.V. (INS) — A UN truzteeship committee rejected today resolutions by Russia and India calling on toe U.S. to forego further nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific. * The resolution of India also had proposed that the U.S. suspend any planned tests pending an opinion from the world court on the legality 6f such ex- * periments in a UN trust territory. WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles was called to consult With the senate foreign relations committee today on its proposal to cut off military aid to France and Italy If they fall to ratify the European defense pact by Dec. 31. Sister-In-Law Os Eisenhower Dead President And Wife To Attend Funeral STATE COLLEGE. Pa. (INS)— President 'Eisenhower and 'Mrs. Eisenhower are expected at State College Tuesday to attend funeral services for his brother's wife, Mrs. Milton S. Elsenhower, The President’s sister-in-law, whose husband is head of Pennsylvania State University, died Saturday afternoon of what was described as a blood clot. Mrs. Elsenhower, who would have been 50 next inontii, had been treated earlier in the week (Or a virus ailment. Services will l>e held at noon in St. Andrews Epiacoral church by. Rev. J. B. Shannon and Rev. Luther H. Harshbarger, university* chaplain. ‘ ‘ Burial services will be read by Rev. Shannon aUthe Center County Memorial Park near Bute College. President and Mrs. Elsenhower are scheduled to arrive at State College tor the services about 11 a.tn. EDT. They will go by plane from Waehlmrton to Martinsburg, , (Tara Ta Pace »■>

Meeting July 26 On New School Building Appropriate Funds For New Building Another step toward starting the Decatur public school construction program will occur Monday night, July 26, when the school board will consider two additional appropriations, which will place $300,000 in the building fund for the north; west elementary* school. An appropriation of $186,000 wilt be considered. This amount will come from the proposed issuance of bonds. * The second appropriation to be considered will be in the amount of sll4*oo, to be taken from the cumulative building fund. Taxpayers of the school city will have the right to appear at the meeting. If the two amounts are appropriated by the school board, they finally must be approved by the state board of tax commissioners at a meeting within 15 days. Exact date of the state board meeting will he announced later, and this hearing will be held in the office of county auditor Frank Kltson. The purpose of the school board action is to legally transfer the money into a building fund. Legal notice pertaining to the school ■ board meeting July 26 and provisions for all taxpayers to attend and he heard will appear th Wednesday’s Daily Democrat, as provided by law, September's Draft Cali Is Unchanged WASHINGTON (INS) — The defense department asked selective service today to induct 23,000 I men during Septeinb£L,all of them for the army. The draft call continues the rate which has prevailed since June. The new call will bring to 1,766,430 the number of men drafted since the outbreak of the Korean War. Adams County Youth Held In Fort Wayne Strange Assortment Os Items In Auto BULLETIN Captain of detectives Mitchel Cleveland, of the Fort Wayne police department, ..reported this afternoon that the two Juveniles, arrested witn Grim Juveniles, arrested with Grimm, one .from Monroeville •nd one from a rural route address in Ossian, have confessed robbing five farmhouses in Branch county, Mich. Police authorities in that county have been notified. The two youtns are being held for investigation until Branch county officials prepare charges. Grimm has made no statement. Robert <E. Grimm, age 2Q of route 6. and two Juveniles were picked up in Fort Wayne early Sunday and held for questioning. Grimm w charged with loitering, and his bond set for SI,OOO. ■ They were arrested when the Grimm automobile stalled in Fort Wayne. The boys reported that they were returning from a fishin) trip at Columbia City. Found in the car were two rifles a box of shellfi, jewelry case filled with < oat u rue Jewelry, a email caae with four Jewelry pieces, a flaal camera in a brown zipper case, 8 set of silverwarg, a tube cutter, a Im>x of shaving cream, lotions an:' talcum, one carjaide mirror, a fish ing lantern, a' pen and pencil set. a deck of playing cards, a jackknife, a key, a clarinet In a case, a used car radio, a carton contain ing 13 quarts of oil, a can of gas. an empty can, a 2-gallon can of gas, two old fishing rods and reels, three tool boxes filled with assorted tools and auto partg, five chrome wheel rings, an extra spare tire, two flashlights, and several pairs of gloves. Grimm has a record of several previous arrests.

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Attorney And Client Invoke sth Amendment Refuse To Testify Following Heated Tiff With Senator ATTORNEY AND WASHINGTON (INS)—The senate investigation into housing scandals wan rocked today by an attorney who accused chairman Homer E. Capehart (Rind.) of "shooting off your mouth.” The lawyer. George I. Marcus, as well fts his client, Sidney Sarner. vice-president of the Linwood Park apartments, Fort Lee, N. J., invoked the fifth amendment and refused to testify after the heated exchange with Capehart. Sen. Frederick Payne (R-Maine) a member of Capeharts' senate banking committee, demanded that Marcus apologize for his in--1 suit, but he never did. Meanwhile, Capehart charged ‘ that the federal housing adxnin- : Istra t ton probe makes the Teapot Dome, RFC and mink coat scanj dais look like a "Sunday school.” He made the statement after another New York builder testified ’ he reaped A $2,700,000 windfall ’ profU on a big apartment project. CdpMlßWWdrt he feels the FHA “participated in a grand scandal Involving millions and millions ot dollars.” -Gustave M. Bertie ot Great Neck, N, -Y., operator of the Rockaway Crest apartments, testified that FHA knew builders were raking in huge windfall profits on the multi-hillion dollar FHA post-war apartment program. Berne said he obtained $14,486,« 100 in FHA-insured loans but un* der questioning admitted he paid $49,900 to a brother ot Thomas Grace, former New York state EHA director. Thomas Grace/ who left FHA last summer, and his brother George had been subpoenaed to testify but seht word that because of the death of their brother Patrick. they were unable to attend. Berne testified that Jje paid George Grace $12,400 for handling legal matters in connection '•fih the far Rockaway, N.Y., project and later .sold him stock in the corporation which Berne bought back at a $37,500 profit to Grace. Committee counsel William Simon said the committee has taken secret testimony in which Thomas Grace, the ex-FHA official, admitted he received $19,000 in 1949 and 1950 from the law firm ot Grace and Grace, with which Berne was dealing. Under questioning, B?rne eaid he made a one-million dollar profit on- land used for the project, got another one million from the FHA loans which exceeded actual construction costs and netted $370,000 when the mortgages were sold to another investment company. Berne said he started the company with a capital of $3,000. As the Investigation was renewed, the senate-house conference’ committee—also headed by Capehart—hoped to have a measure irening out bouse and senate differences ready by Wednesday. The senate bill, enacted after the housing scandals broks, contains provisions designed to protect the administration and the public against repetition of excessive profit-taking. . The senate also voted authorization for 35,000 public housing units a year for four years but the house Wants this program ended promptly. House conferees were reported willing to trtipiKirt a one-year extension of the public housing program if the 19*49 law authorizing the program were repealed, and this raised hope for a compromise —poswlhly on the basis of a oneyear extension. The investigation of past scandals, involving the federal bousing administration's apartment house and 'home Improvement programs, meanwhile took on new politics! overtones. Capehsrt. tn a televised inter'('•■tinuee On Page Five)