Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 178.

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Twenty-one Decatur scouts and scooters will leave early Saturday for a, two weeks trip through the west, Including seven days at Philmont Scout Ranch, near Cimarron. New Mexico. • At Philmont, a tremendous ranch is the pine-covered Rocky Mountains, the Decatur young men will travel by horseback along an 81-nrtle main trail winding through mountain passes ranging from 9,000 to 11,600 feet in elevation. Each night the campers will reach a campsite where they will pitch their tents, make their beds,

Study Answer To Rejection Os Protests State Department Studies Insulting Rejection By Reds WASHINGTON (INS)—An angry state department today pondered what its answer should be to Red China’s insulting rejection of protest® on last week's air atrocities in the South China Sea area. Communist Chine’s vice minister of foreign affairs. Chang Han Fu, delivered a stinging insult to the V. S. by refusing to accept stern protest® over the shooting down of an unarmed British passenger plane and subsequent fighter plane attack® on U. S. carrier planes carrying out a search and rescue mipsion. - . U. S. reprisal action wa* hinted in a state department declaration that the Communist slap in the face “will not be permitted to rest there." There was m> indication as to whfct further steps might be taken beyond the probability that Red China’s rejection of the protest would l>e placed before the United Nation®. , It was considered likely that the IT. 8. will call for worldwide cond< mnation of Red China's action in slaughttrlng passengers 'of the British commercial airliner which was on a regular scheduled flight and bearing proper identifications when it waw shot down by the Red fighters. Such would be the motive for taking the case to the UN. The Peiping government summarily refused to accept the U. 8, p r otest on the ground® that a British plane was involved and that the Chinese regime had already apologized to the British government. The Chinese Reds called the Incident an "accident." On the second U. S. protest over tCaatlaß*® Ob Pa®* Five) Eisenhowers Leave Muggy Washington WASHINGTON (IN) —President and Mr*. Elsenhower left hot and muggy Washington today for a week-end at Camp David, their retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. ' , Their motorcade departed from the Wdilte House at 9:10 a. tn. iEDT for the 80mUe drive. The 'Eisenhowers will probably visit their farm at Gettysburg, Pa, during the week-end.

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cook their meals, and care for their own horses. Hunting, fishing, riding, gold panning, camping, field sports, and scouting problems will fill the seven days for the scouts and scoutera. This is the second time a group from Decatur has visited Philmont, the first being in 1951, when another group of 21 made the trip. A program in advancement and attendance must be met for one year before a scout is eligible to make the trip. Scouts pay part of the cost themselves, and earn the rest by working in the concession

Demand Sheppard Put Under Arrest Cleveland Police May Abandon Case CLEVELAND (4NS)-Cleveland police officials today prepared to wash their hands of the stymied Marilyn Sheppard murder case unless suburban Bay Village officials stop “dilly-dallying" and arrest their friend and chief murder suspect, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard. Mayor Celebrezze even accused the town of throwing “a protective cloth” around the doctor now under heavy suspicion of the fatal beating of his wife. "We have furnished Bay Village all our information,” he said. "They seem to be withholding some of thelra.” “We feel.” said police chief Frank Story, “that we have gone as far as we can under the circumstances. "If Village authorities do not act, w-e will check jut the information we are now working on. and any other investigation to be done will have to be at the specific request of Bay Village officials." Story, going into the meeting, claimed "if this were a Cleveland case, I would have made an arrest on the Fourth of July. *‘l doubt If the case can be cracked without arresting the only suspect." ' * The 'disgruntled police officials met In emergency session this morning with Mayor Anthony Celebrezze to decide how far to follow through on investigating the bloody murder of Marilyn Sheppard, pregnant wife of Bay Village's favorite doctor. It was in that little, social town that the slaying took place last July 4. Officials there asked Cleveland police to help them solve the slaying — but it is still the responsibility of village authorities to make an arrest. ,* Personal regard for the handsome neuro-surgeon, whose testimony has been seriously shaken by revelation of an extra-marital affair, has apparently delayed such action. In calling the surprise session Cleveland officials postponed further questioning of Susan Hayes, the pert-faced medical assistant whose testimony about her "affair" with Dr. Sheppard has been the most devastating blow to the eoclaltte osteopath’s alibi. Sheppard, who claims his wife was hlcked 25 times by an, "Intruder" whom he later fought in hand-to-hand battle, had claimed he and Miss Hayes were just "friends" and that he bad never seriously considered divorcing • his (Centisaed ob r«®« Ei®ao

stand at Worthman field, and by passing handbills for Deentdr merchants. On the trip west to New Mexico, the scouts plan to stop at Boys Town, Neb., Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo., then follow the trail ridge road to Taos, N. M., and then continue to Cimarron and Philmont Ranch. The return trip will be made through the Royal Gorge. Colo., Colorado Springs. Cota., and Lincoln Park, in Springfield, 111. The scouts expect to return by August 15 or 16. They will arrive at Philmont on August 6, and leave August 12.

Korea Demands Poles, Czechs Leave Country South Korea Demand Posing Danger To Truce Framework SEOUL (INS)—South Korea demanded today that th® Communist Polish and Czech members of the neutral nations supervisory commission get out of Korea and threatened to cancel a portion of the armistice agreement The threat was made by Lt. Gen. Won Yung Duk. South Korea’® provost marshal, who formally warned that his nation would take unilateral action In cancelling a section of the armistice. Won declared that South Korean action® "will not be hampered or interferred with by any foreign ftitfaences.” In referring to the demand, which poses a danger to the entire truce framework. Won said that the Republic of Korea action* are based on his country’s rights “ns a sovereign nation.” Won's demand that the Polish and Czech neutral® quit Korea carried an unspecified time limit. United Nation command headquarters have frequently claimed that the Pole® and Czechs on the commission have obstructed the armistice rather than supervised it. • Under terms of the truce, however. the UN command te obligated to assure the neutrals "full protection.” Gen. Won warned that If the Red® refuse to leave he would take "appropriate measure®?* He did not elaborate. The police official maintained that the commission no longer has any legal statu® in Korea. He charged that Communist tactics at the Geneva conference rendered the terms of the Korean armistice invalid. The neutral nation® supervisory commission I® composed of Swim. Swedish, Polish and Czechoslovakten delegates. Its job is to see that the terms of the armistice are not violated by either the Communists or the Allies. Gen. Won is known in Korea as a man of his word. He is the same official Who ordered the release of 27,000 Allied-held North Korean war prisoners in June, 1953, an action which pro J sags 4 the Korean war an extra month.

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Flanders Asks Senate Censure McCarthy For His Habitual Contempt

Weapon Output Is Pushed To Record Levels Semi-Annual Report Given Congress By Atom Commission WASHINGTON (INS) — The atomic energy commission disclosed today that output of atomic and hydrogen weapons has been pushed to new records in compliance with an official order to maintain U. S. superiority. The AEC’s sixteenth semi annual report to congress also revealed that Eniwetok and Bikini lagoons are still too radioactive for fishing as a result of the huge hydrogen test blast in the Pacific last March 1. Referring to a “concerted devek opment effort in thermonuclear (hydrogen) weapons," the report rebuffed protests lodged with the United Nations by th® Soviet bloc against military reliance on nuclear weapons. The report said: "In view of important progress made in fission and thermonuclear weapon programs, a national pob icy decision was made to take every advantage of such btngrass to assure that the U.S. maintains its superiority. “The president has directed the commission to continue to produce atomic weapons during 1954 consistent with this decision." All production, in raw materials and weapons, was declared to be at new peaks. The commission said new types of weapons have “extended the usefulness of available fissionable material.'' The commission foresaw “a period of rapid development” in electric power from the atom. Its 60,-000-kilowatt generating furnace to be built near Pittsburgh was call, ed "the longest practical step yet taken toward the goal of civilian power." The 137-page report contained no menfionjif President Eisenhower’s statement that the size of the Hbomb will not be increased, a decision which three, of the five AEG (-rars T» Paa* Kl*fct) -— Civil Defense Head Is Rotary Speaker Gordon Speaks At Meeting Thursday Appealing for the cooperation of all residents of Adams county, Jack Gordon, Decatur merchant and county director of-civil defense, presented an interesting outline of the program at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. Gordon, appointed to the post only recently, detailed to the Rotarians the progress that has been made to date in forming a countywide civil defense organization, and of plans that are being made to mobilize the entire county Into a unit prepared to serve in event of a, military or other disaster. With Fort Wayne as one of the five* areas in the state designated as probable target areas in event of an enemy atomic attack, Adams county, as adjacent to Allen county, is listed as one of the prime supply counties. Residents of Decatur and Adams county. Gordon pointed out, would be called on for all possible assistance in event of an attack on Fort Wayne, and would be expected to throw their homes open -for evacuees from the target area, and to give all possible material and physical aid to any such stricken area. A thorough canvass of the entire county- will be made by the civil d®f®nse volunteers, Gordon •aid, and he urged the cooperation of all in having Adams county prepared to aid In any emergency, be it of a military or natural origin. Leo Kirsch was chairman of the program.'

Central Soya Company Changes Management

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McMillen Is President Os Central Soya Dale McMillen, Jr. Elected To Succeed Thomas , Dale W. McMillen. Jr„ of Fort Wayne, formerly ot Decatur, has Been elected to succeed Fred W. Thomas as president of Central Soya Company, Inc., and McMillen Feed Mills, it was announced today by Harold W. McMillen', chairman of the board of Central Soya. Paul E. Heneel, personnel director tor the company. was elected a viee-preeideht of the company. The election of McMillen, the promotion of Heneel, and the res’ignation of Thomae as president and director were announced following a meeting of the board of directors held in'Fort Wayne. McMillen will assume his new duties immediately. The board chairman stated in the announcement that Thomas joined the company a® president in 1948, under an agreement which covered aJive-yeer period. At the. end of that time, Thomae agreed to remain as president until September 1, 1964. In submitting his resignation Thomae asked to be relieved of his duties and reponsibilitiee that he might devote full time to his farm and other agricultural and business interests. Formerly Lived Here The new president was first associated with the company in* September 1936, in the production deportment of the company’s plant tn thie city. Following a transfer to the Fort Wayne office, he was elected vice president, then executive vice president, and finally vice-chairman of the board in 1948. In September, 1950, other business interests led him to secure a leave ot absence from his ad miniatrative duties to develop a chain of feed stores and elevators located in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He has l>een a director of the company continuously since May, 1938 A graduate of Northwestern University. McMillen is a director of the Fort Wayne National Bank; a trustee of Ripon College in Ripon Wis.. and is presently serving his second term on the board of aviation commissioners in Fort Wayne. He in chairman of the First Preebyterian church building committee, and- a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. Joined Company In 1943 Heneel was employed by the company In 1943 as personnel director at the Gibson City, ill. platfr. Following a military leave of absence. he returned to Gibson City In 1946, and moved to the Fort Wayne office that same year to organise a personnel department for the company. He has held the pot of personnel director since that time. A graduate of 'lllinois Wesleyan College. Hensel was a member of the athletic coaching staff at the University of Michigan before ccmiag with the company and still (Turn To I’ur Ma)

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17 Persons Hurt By InnianDnnlic Dlarl inuiairapoliS DiaSi •Still Catches Fire At Eli Lilly Plant INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Seventeen persons were hurt, none of when a nitro-ole-fin still caught fire and exploded Thursday night at the huge Eli Lilly pharmaceutical plant in Indianapolis. The injured included six*EH Lilly employes and 11 city firemen.. In addition, 10 or 12 policemen were given treatment for acid burns on their feet. The officers waded through addtinged water pouring through the streets as they fought back thousands of spectators who crowded into the potentially dangerous area. The blast occurred in building 35 of the sprawling plant, only four blocks from downtown Indianapolis, and set off a fire visible over much of the city. Despite the threat of a second explosion from overheated chemicals in the three-story chemical manufacturing building, spectators rushed to the scene, and civil defense workers were summoned to help hold them back. The. fire was brought under control in an hour but sickening fumes lingered in the area and firemen remained at the scene until danger ot a second blast was over.. Charles Kearsey, 31, of Brownsburg, group manager in building 35. said 20 men were working on the first and second floors of the structure at the time of the blast. He credited previous safety training at Lilly’s with preventing a possible loss of life. He said: ‘‘The men got away any way they could and as fast as they could." • Fred Bischoff, 28, of Indianapolis, who was operating the nitroolefin still, told police he saw a spark and in accord with safety instructions ‘‘l dropped everything and ran.*’ Seconds later came an explosion that sounded ‘‘like a huge firecracker" and fragments of metal hit Bischoff and several other fleeing employes. In addition to Bischoff and Kearsey. the injured plant employes included Eston Portefleld, 25, Morgantown; Paul Belez, 25. Charles Morgan. 52, and James Potter, all of Indianapolis. The injured were treated at the Eli Lilly plant hospital, and some* were later taken to another Indianapolis hospital for further care, but no one was seriously hurt. Most of the 11 injured firemen suffered acid burns. Three of the firefighters were taken to General hospital, Wl' had been reitased by this morning. A. ' ■ ■ ' , • INDIANA Partly olou dy, scattered showers and thunderstorms " north portion tonight or Satur-' day. Turning somewhat cooler north Saturday. Low tonight 44-74, high Saturday SM6.

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Senate Passes Tax Revision Bill Thursday Many Changes Made hi law As Finally Passed By Congress WASHINGTON (INS)--The administration's giant tax reform bill, providing savings of one and oire-thind billion dollars a year for individuals and business concerns, today awaits only President Elsenhower’s signature to become law. The measure, which Mr. Eisenhower has called the ‘‘cornerstone’’ of his legislative program, cleared its last hurdle in congress late Thursday by a 61 to 26 vote in the senate. Opposition centered on a provision granting a tax break to corporation stockholders. The measure also permits larger medical expense deductions, changes the tax filing deadline from March 15 to April 15. and eases the tax burden on retired persons and working mothers. • **' The legislation—first major overhaul of. the nation’s revenue laws in 80 yeans — makes more than 3,000 major and minor changes in the tax laws, most of tl>em affecting business firms. It also extends the present corporation income tax at its present 52 percent rate until next April Instead ot permitting a drop back to the pro-Korean levy of 47 percent, as of last spring. The measure will cost the government an estimated 31.363,000,000 in revenue during the fiscal year that started July 1. and in subsequent years will mean an oven larger revenue lose. Here is an explanation of some of the major provisions: Corporation dividendtv-Corpora-tion income now is taxed twice, once when corporations- pay their income taxes and again when stockholders pay taxes on their shares of the corporation income in the form of dividends. The bill will exempt the first 356 of dividend income receive/ after July 31 from federal taxes. In addition, stockholders can subtract four percent of tihe remain Ing dividend income from their final tax hill. For Instance, a single person making 36.000 a year, of which 31,000 is from stock dividers, normally would pay a tax of 3931. The four percent credit, after subtract ing the flrat 360 in dividend income, would be 338. so his new tax bill would be 3893. Medical deductions —At present, if you Itemize deductions on your tax return rather than take the standard 10 percent deduction, you can subtract from your income all medical and dental expenses greater than five percent of your income. The maximum deduction allowed now U 36,000 on a Joint return or 32,500 on a single return. The bill will allow deduction of all expenses abdve three percent ot your income. The ttmitation is raised to 310.000 on a Joint return (Cesttoase' On Page Eight)

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Lumps Senator With Hiller And Kremlin Flanders' Speech In Senate Opening For Savage Debate WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Ralph E. Flanders (R-VL) asked the senate today to censure Sen. Jooeph R. McCarthy (R-Wls.) for allegedly compremising the honor of the legislative chamber with •'habitual contempt:” for ,penpie generally and the senate itee-lf. The Vermont Republican lumped McCarthy in with "Hitler and the Kremlin” as "three who cannot be appeased." Flanders charged in a prepared speech that McCarthy hae "dou-ble-muscled-in” on other senate committees investigating Com- _ munistn and that hie contributions •have been "minor and comparatively unimportant.” The Flanders speech was the opening shot in what was billed as a savage debate which may carry into next week before there is any show down on rebuking or upholding the Wisconsin member. The New Englander eaid of McCarthy: . * “The astonishing thing is that the senator does not know that he is insulting,*’ ; ~ He cited the case.of Dorothy Kenyon, whom McCarthy accused of being a Communist after the accused denied the charge under oath. Flanders said the next step should be to prosecute Mine Kenyon for perjury but that McCarthy "says he contemplates doing nothing about the matter.” Flanders said leaving such a charge hanging is a "direct insult to the personality and soul of the victhn.” He declared: “This thing happens over and over and over again. Unrebuked it casts a blot on the reputation of the senate itself. It also makes plain the impossibility of controlling exhibitions of innate character by any change in the rates. The senator can break rule® faster than we can make-them.” To the question of who will prosecute Communists if McCarthy’s operations have the "shadow of censure cast over them” Flanders save thie reply: "there will ba no lose at all to the anti-Communist campaign. The senator’s contributions have been minor end comparatively unimportant.” The New England senator held up a list of Justice department! cares under the Smith act as of Thursday which he said showed 13 cases in which 103 persons were iidicted and 72 convicted in trials already completed. He said: "this i« an impreeeive liet, but the senator (McCarthy) made no contribution to this successful riund-up of Communists.” ’ Flanders cited three items in his own bill of particulars: 1, That McCarthy showed "contempt” for the senate by refusing to reply to a rules subcommittee which a year and a half ago questioned Ms financial Integrity. Flanders eaid McCarthy "cun ' scarcely avoid being called e fifth (Twra Te Par* Tw«l LATE BULLETINS WASHINGTON (IN.)—Th. senate unanimously adopted today « resolution calling upon President Eisenhower to “take ouch steps os he deems appropriate” to tea* ?re sovereignty to Germany. WASHINGTON (INS) —The administration asked congress today for authority to offer rewards of up to a naif a 'million dollars for tips from anywhere In the world on the smuggling of atomic materials into the U.S. • Attorney general .Herbert ■ Brownell Jr., proposed the legislation, which would also apply to ths illegal manufacture of atomic weapons or materials In this country.