Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1954 — Page 1

Vol. HI. No. 191.

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Former Soviet Spy Granted U.S. Asylum Former Russian Spy Appears Dramatically At News Conference FORMER SOVIET WASHINGTON (INS) — A former Soviet intelligence agent in Tokyo, who was granted hie pipa for a “decent” life in the U. ' S., was on hl* way today toward becoming an "American Igpr Qouzenko ” Luri A. Raetvorov appeared dramatically at a state department news conference Friday night after being kept in hiding wince last January when he fled from the Soviet embassy to U. S. official* in Tokyo. He labeled Rueaia a “concentration camp" where people do not trust each other and related in poignant detail how hie wealthy grandfather starved to death in 1930. He also told how his uncle, an army doctor, was taken prisoner by the Germane in World War 11, then freed and later held in a "quarantine” camp by the Russians for three years “to check his reliability.” After his hour-long contact with newsmen, the tall, blond and handsome Russian made a quick, closeexit which prompted eome observer# to recall the case of Gouzenko in Canada. Gouzenko, a clerk in Che Soviet Embassy tn Ottawa, asked for and was granted political asylum after he gave Canadian officials a full report on a Russian atomic spy ring. A ward of the government. Gouzenko and his family are living under an assumed name in an undisclosed community in Canoda. No photographs of Rarrtvorov were permitted and newsmen representing many nation# were, held in the conference room until the Russian had left. The reporter for Teas, official Soviet news agency, was not informed of the meeting until 15 minutes after it had end 7 ed. State department officials declined to comment, but there was reason to believe that Rastvordv, who ha* been granted asylum, may now be in a U. S. hideaway. On Cwpitol Hill, chairman William E. Jenner (Rdnd.) said administration officials have given assurance that Rawtvorov may testify secretly—and possibly publicly—before the senate internal security wubcomimittee. Rawtvorov was produced publicly tn Washington only two days after Dr. Otto John. Went German security chief, told a news conference in East Berlin that he deserted because the West wants a new war with Communism. The Mate department made a categorical denial, but RaMvorov’s sudden emergence wa* seen an the U. S. answer to Russia's attempt to use John tor proaganda purposes. Rastvorov, a 33-year-old lieutenant colonel in the' Soviet intelligence service, appeared to reply to oJhn with a simple, heartfelt recital of the grim life under Communist rule. - Reading hie prepared statement (Tnr> To Paa* Throol NOON EDITION

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Door-To-Door Poll Os County's Voters County Democrats To Conduct Poll A door-to-door poll of voters by the Democrat county central starts Monday in a drive expected to cover all of Adams county before the deadline for registering voters in October. Dr. Harry H. Hebble, Democratic county chairman, said today. The drive, sparked by workers from the Young Democrats of Adame county under polling chairman Bobby E. Heller, will start In North and South Preble Monday afternoon. Dr. Hebble stated. The purpose of the poll is to discover unregistered persons so that they may be informed of their voting rights and register before the election this fall. This will give every citizen in Adams county a voice in hie government, Dr. Kebbi# emphasized. The state election law gives each political party the right to conduct a poll Ivefore an election. Each polltaker, under the law, must carry a certificate from his county chairman, showing which party is conducting the poll, end Its purpose. Every person asked' a question concerning names, evidence, and other voting qualifications of persons in his or her family must, according to the law, answer each question to the l>est of hi* knowledge. — • Each polltaker, on the other hand, must make a full, true, and complete list, with accurate recording of voting qualifications. This will insure that each Democratic precinct committeeman will have a complete and accurate list of voter* in his precinct on election day. This will be the first house-to-house poll of the complete county by the Democratic party since 1938, Dr. HebbK said; Formerly. It was the custom of both parties to conduct the poll on a precinct ba'is every two years, but the coming of war made a poll impossible. Each year. Dr. Hebble stressed, hundreds of young people come of age in Adams county. These young people must be to participate In their democratic government by registering and voting. Aiwo, many people have moved into the county from other sections of the United States, and may no! lie familiar with Indiana voting or even realize that there Is no poll tax payable before voting In the Hoosier state. These are the people which the poll will help, Dr. Hebble stated. Deputy registration clerk* have been named by Edward Jaberg, clerk of the circuit court, on the suggestion of the county chairman. It will be possible to register with these persons without making,, a special trip to the court house, the county chairman advised. Each qualified deputy registration clerk will have a certificate signed by the county clerk i-n bis possession authorizing him to register voter*. Jabefg stressed. Hebble ah»o pointed- out that polltakers will take the names of person# desiring transportation to the polls, or those needing absent tee ballots because of school, news absence, or elckneas , Car pools, baby wittera, and a telephone committee will be OP ganlzed from Democratic beadquarter* on election day to take cane of all Democratic voters, he promised. Poll book holders at (Tera T* Pa** Pearl r-

Reds Assert Campaign To Free Formosa Red China Leader Wdrns U.S. Against Any Interference i \ HONG KONG (INS) — Official business circles in Hong Kong expressed grave concern today at renewed Chinese Communist declarations about “liberating” Nation-alist-held Forhnosa' island, but they do not think a Red offensive is likely soon. Chinese Communist premier and foreign minister CtSbu En-Lai in a report approved unanimously by top Peiping leaders warned the United States and other powers not to “interfere" in Red China’* attempts to conquer Formosa. The Hong Kong business circles said they believed the Chinese Communist government wants to avoid a large-scale war at this time because of internal problems, including a serious situation caused by big floods. Observers said the present campaign Is to create tension in the aim of leading the United States to restrict the activities of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalists. The Peiping radio, In a broadcast heard in Hong Kong Friday, said Chou gave these views as part of a foreign policy report Wednesday to the government council, highest executive body of the Red China regime. The broadcast quoted Chou aa stating: "We broke no foreign interference. If any foreign aggressors dare to prevent the Chinese from liberating Taiwan (Formosa), they must take upon themselves aH the grave consequences of such acts of aggression.” Bay Village Mayor Released By Police Dr. Sheppard Still Number One Suspect CLEVELAND (INS) — “Dr. Sam Sheppard remained “the number one suspect" today in the July Fourth slaying* of his pretty wife after the mayor of suburban Bay Village - the latest of many persons pulled into the case-was grilled for six hours and then released. iMayor J. Spencer Houk was the second person allagedly Implicated by the Sheppard family in the murder of 31-yeor-old Marilyn Sheppard. But polide who subjected him the rigid interrogation aaid they found "no reason” to hold the village official. Just before Houk's release he almost came to blow* with Dr. Stephen* Sheppard, older brother of Dr. Samuel Sheppard who Is accused of the bludgeon-murder of his pretty, pregnant wife.

'Police chief Frank Story disclosed that the 43-year-old mayor had been picked up on a charge by Dr. Stephen Sheppard that Houk “was responsible for the murder of Marilyn Sheppard.” Following Houk’s release, "Dr. Steve” declared that he was "very glad to hear” that Houk had been allmated as a suspect. Story said Houk underwent vigorous questioning about reports jhat the village qfficlal been In love with th* thundered matron fqr two year*. Story said Houk told police that If anyone ever had attempted to make advances to Mrs. Sheppard “he would no longer have been welcome at the Sheppard home.” "And." Houk was quoted as saying, “I always had been welcome.” After Houk's release, chief Story declared that "Dr. Sam” remains the “number one suspect.” The 30-year-old osteopath has been in police custody since July 31. The first person reportedly accused by the Sheppard family in Ithe 'bizarre murder voluntarily took two He tests Friday. He is Dr. Leeter T. Hoveraten of 'Los Angele*, who had been suggested by defense counsel William Corrigan as one who “might be Involved." Detectives said the first test was Inconclusive but they did not divulge results of the second test. Dr. Hovereten, a guest at th* Sheppard home for three day* prior to the murder, had returned to Cleveland for queetionlng and gave new Information which chief Btory «aid “strengthens our case against Dr. Sheppard.”

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, August 14, 1954.

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Ike Seeks To Kill Senate's Anti-Red Bill Eisenhower Feels Party Ban Will Be Harmful To Nation WASHINGTON (INS) — Preeident Eisenhower was reliably reported' to/iay to be strongly opposed to the Senate-passed bill to outlaw the Communist party and will make a vigorous effort to kill It in the house. The chief executive's reaction to the 85 to 0 vote in the senate Thursday wn* summed up this way: he feels the measure would do more harm than good in the fight against Communism. He reportedly believes that two dangerous effects would outweigh any advantages' gained from putting a legal ban on Communist party membership. These are: 1. It would make martyr* of party members and provide the Rede with a potent propaganda weapon. 2. Communist* would be driven undergound and: FBI surveillance would be made more difficult. Mr. Eisenhower will launch hi* campaign to axe the bill when he hold* AU. regular weekly meeting with GOP congressional leaders Mbnday. He does not plan any formal public statement, but he will make his views known emphatically if, as expected, the questions come up at his regular news conference next week. His Capitol Hill lieutenants wiTt put the pressure on house Republicans to line up with the administration to defeat the bill which most senators of both parties consider to be a touchy issue. The President's close advisers says he has mode no decision on whether to sign, or veto the bill If present wire-pulling fails and the measure gains lop-sided support in both houses. Majority leader Charles M. Halleck (Rind.), has said he may permit the house to vote Monday on either the senate measure or a house bill which is limited to curbs on Red-dominated unions; (CMtiaae* Oa Hage Five)

County Radio Club Installs Services Emergency Center For Civil Defense AU essentials for emergency service have now been installed in the emergency massage center near Hanna-Nuttman park, Vernon Seitz, president of the Adams county .ratio club* said today. Yesterday the club installed its new |3OO receiver In the building. Earlier, Don Poling had contributed a transmitter that will be used at the center, the core of the civil defense program here? The city of Decatur has furnished th* group with antennas for sending and receiving, and telephone lines have been run to the building by the Citizens Telephone company, which is cooperating with the city and county in the ciyil defense program. The telephone Itself will be installed next week. A radio set has been obtained from the Fort Wayne police department which will allow the local group to communicate with the Fort Wayne emergency message center at Baer field. Benches and chairs have been installed In th* buUding, which was formerly the Jehovah Witnesses’ Kingdom hall. The group has, its own emergency power source, the only one available in Decatur when th* city power lines are out. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and ooca*Klonal shower* tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and warmer with scattered afternoon thundershower* likely north. Low tonight M-72. High Sunday 88.

Treaty Changes Are Proposed By France Compromise Plan To EDC Members PARIS (INS) — French premier Pierre Mendes-France’s compro- , mise piau for revision of the European defense community treaty will be transmitted today to the five other members of EIM?. The French premier will submit the proposed changes—said to be 33 in number —to (oreign ministers of the five other sigatory powers ' at the Brussels conference next I Thursday tor formal consideration. Mendes-France's proposals were approved by bis cabinet early this morning after hours of debate and the resignation of three Gaullist ministers, who refused to accept the modifications despite strong efforts to win their support. If agreemqpt is reached at the Brussels meeting on the revised plan, the modified EDC then will be submitted to the French parliament for ratification. The three cabinet members who resigned were Gen. Joseph - Pierre Koenig, defense minister; Pierre Chaban-Delmas, minister for public Works, and Maurice Lemaire, reconstruction minister. The three claimed it would be urjwlse to rearm West Germany k —-One M the provision*/ of EDC—- , aCffd biace It within the’framewerk ' of the western defense alliance. The ministers said they could not ds- [ oociate themselves with the de- ( cision taken by the government. Mendes-France replaced the three j ministers with members of three , different parties, who will assume the additional duties on a tempor- ► ary basis. 18 Persons Die In French Bus Wreck ‘ AUBENAS, France (INS) — /Eighteen persons were killed and 26 injured, nine seriously, when a runaway bus crashed through a parapet of a bridge and plunged 90 feet into the river Ardeche Friday. Mother, Four Children Killed In Auto Crash COAL CITY. Hl. (INS) A mother and her four children were killed and four other persons injured Friday night when their car was struck by a train at Coal City, 111. The auto, containing 10 members of two Central City. Hl., families, was hit by a Santo Fe freight train at the crossing on Coal City’s main street. The dead were Mrs. Clara Mae Barnes, 33, and her children, Irene, 12; Edna, 11; Wllman, 9, and Howard Jr., 4.

Fort Wayne Mother Held In Babe's Death Charge Disposing Os Newly-Born Infant FORT WAYNE. Ind. (INS—Mrs. Delores Welch. 35, of Fort Wayne, is in jail today charged with disposing of a new-born baby boy with lye in her apartment July 31. She allegedly confessed that she got rid of the baby after it was bortr unattended in her apartment. Captain Mitchell Cleveland eaid he also is bolding as a material witness Miss Laura Drummond, a roommate of Mrs. Welch, who allegedly admitted she was in the bathroom when the baby was born. Miss Drummond said she thought the baby was born dead. Mrs. Welch told detectives that It took two days for the lye to dissolve the body sufficiently to be disposed of. She named Mis* Drummond as an accomplice In disposing of th* body. y . < Mr*. Wslcb, who w*lgh» 316 pounds, said she did pot know «xactiy how long she had been pregnant and also gave no reason for the disposltlon>>f th* chilli-

GOP Leaders Keep Up Fight For Atom Bill Latest Setback In Senate Sends Bill Back To Conference WASHINGTON (INS)—Congressional Republican leaders shrugged oft a senate setback on the embattled atomic energy revision bill today and pushed plans for fast action on the measure next week. House GOP floor leader Charles A. Halleck of Indiana, told a newsman that congress “definitely" will pass the big atomic bill despite constant wrangling in the senate over the measure’s power provisions. In the lateet episode of the senate fight, the chamber voted 48 to 41 to send the bill back to a conference committee despite a personal plea from President Eisenhower against the move. The bill, designed to provide for peacetime advancement of atomic power uses and to give American allies , more nuclear information, was the cause of a two-week filibuster in the senate last month. ’ During th* debate Friday, Sen. Rourke B/ Hiekealooper 1R lews, warned that recommital would kill the chances tor passage of the measure which is listed as a “must” in Mr. Eisenhower’s legislative program. But Halleck declared that house leaders are willing to make a new try to get the bill through congress and would probably meet again Monday to attempt to draft a new compromise. New Swimming Pool Hours Are Announced New swimming pool hours for the balance of the season were announced today by Hubert Zerkel, 4( r . manager of the municipal pool her*. '"’T - • • The pool will be open week-day afternoons from I o'clock until 4 o’clock and from 6:30 o’clock each evening until 8 o'clock. Sunday hours will remain unchanged from 2 p. m. until 5 p. m. The pool will continue to operate throughout August, Zerkel said. Final day for outdoor swimming will be Labor Day, Septemiber 6. the manager stated. Final Rites Sunday For Clinton Mathys Decatur Employe Dies At Hospital Funeral services for Clinton Mathys, 59. an employe of Central Soya Co., in this city, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Hardy A Hardy funeral home in Geneva. The Rev. C. A. ScHmld of Berne will officiate. Burial will be tn Riverside cemetery. lifelong resident of Wabash township, Mr. Mattoys will ill fivp weeks. His death occurred Friday morning at the Adams county Memorial hospital. He was born in Berne, Sept. 30, 1894, the son of Fred and Lydia Klopfenstein Mathys. Surviving are the widow, Jessie; four daughters, Mr*. Beatrice Ish and Mrs. Charles Branstetter of Berne; Mrs. HarveV Birch, Monroe and Roberta, at home; five sons. Clifford of Muncie, Doyle of Berne, Rlchapd of Willard, .0., and Raymond and Robert at home; four sisters, Mrs. Alfred Hannle of this city; Mrs. John Derrickson Willard, 0., Mrs. Ora Dubach, Bluffton and Mr*. Allo* Buckingham of Geneva; three brothers, Wilbur of Muncie, Herman of Fort Wayne and V*ruon Mathys of Bluffton. Fifteen grandchildren aleo survive. Friends m*y call at the Hardy A Hardy funeral home today.

■" New Baptist Pastor Arrives In Decatur To Preach Initial Sermon Here Sunday The Rev. Stuart H. Brightwell, of Indianola. lowa, new pastor of the First Baptist church, arrived in Decatur Friday and will preach his first sermon Sunday. Rev. Brightwell was ordained at the First Baptist church of Indianola, lowa, in June, 1952, and has served since that time as pastor of the Baptist church of Anamosa, lowa. During bis two year pastorate. Rev. Brightwell served on the or- ■ dination committee for the midMHER, eas, *“ rn associaBbiKWiKs tion of I,|l ‘ I Baptist lOtivention. lie Berve<l L1), ‘ ,l,wa ■ Baptist < onven, ■HBHHB tion 011 rt P w ' iai assignment to the Christian education department. A graduate of Kletzing College, Oskaloosa. lowa, Rev. Brightwell continued his Christian education at the Northern Baptist Seminary, Chicago, 111., graduating in May. 1952. While a student at seminary, he acted as chaplain at the Baptist home and hospital, Maywood. Hi. 1 „ During War U. Rev. Brightwell served '9% years a* a chaplain's assistant in the army; 21 months of this was spent in South America. Mrs. Brightwell is from Waterloo, lowu. and also attended both Kletzing College and Northern Baptist Seminary. She arrived here with her husband yesterday. The former Baptist pastor, the Rev. Eugene B. McAllister, resigned affective last June 1 to devote his full time to evangelism. Probe Shortage At West Virginia Bank Half Million Dollar Shortage Is Probed FAIRMONT, W. Va. (INS)—The FBI refused any comment today as it continued investigation of a half million dollar shortage at the First National Bank of Fairmont. W. Va. Held in connection with the *sll,- , 000 shortage is the bank’s cashier, John W. Meredith,'so. Townsfolk — and bank officials i for that matter — were careful in discussing the case. Meredith was one of the town’s most prominent and respected citizens, active in both church and civic affairs. It was pointed out that the government has not charged Meredith * with taking the money. He ts accused specifically of making false , entries. President Robert Ritchie of the ! Fairmont Hotel —of which Meredith was a director — quoted Meredith as saying he received no < personal gain, and added, ”1 be- < lieve him." ’ Another longtime friend express- i ed the opinion the banker may have been trying to help someone i in distress, such as trying to save i some local companies or industries >] (Tarn To Paar Sis) | J Miss Irene Meyers .1 To Retire From GE 'Miss Irene Meyers, supervisor • of women's activities for the Fort ' Wayne General Electric company and well-known In this city, has announced plans to retire after .] more than 35 years of service < with the company. < Counselor of women employes . for almost 21 years, Miss Meyers < has received nationwide acclaim in her direction of the lElex club, a i women’s organisation. iMles Meyers is a native of Fort < Wayne. After retirement she will 1 devote her time to publicixing’and 1 lecturing on the woman factory 1 worker to the general public. I

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Dulles To Meet With Leaders In Philippines Foreign Ministers Seek To Establish Defense Alliance WASHINGTON (INS) — The U. S. announced today secretary ot state John Foster Dulles will meet with foreign ministers of “like minded governments" in the Philippines on Sept. 6 to establish a defense alliance for southeast Asia. At the same time, it was announced Dulles will meet in the Philippines on Sept. 4 with Philippine vice president and secretary of foreign affairs Carlos Garcia to discuss problems in the defense of the Philippines. The DulleiHGarcia meeting officially was described as a gathering of the Philippine—U.S. council which was established earlier thia year. The state department said that foreign ministers of eight nations in addition to S. will attend the conference in Baguio/ They were listed as Britain, France. Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand The ,U. 8. and the other governments who have agreed to meet issued almost Identical announce-' ments this morning. Inclusion of Pakistan among the charter members of the proposed pact was considered of great significance. ( In addition, two of the other Colombo powers, Burma and Ceylon, were said to be favorably inclined toward joining the Baguio conference to talk about economic, but not military, cooperation with the anti-Communlst bloc. The U.S. and Great Britain have agreed, according to Asian diplomatic sources, that the alliance will be a loose one and that the treaty commitments will be sondewhat vague. The two countries who feel they are most directly threatened by Communist aggression, the Philippines and Thailand, argues for a stronger treaty which will commit the members of the alliance to definite action in case of aggression. The British are most reluctant to enter into any such firm agreement and American military men generally are of the opinion that it is not to the U.S. interests to promise in advance to fight at any given place. Many of the top American military officials already ire a little unhappy with the fact that the NATO alliance virtually commits the U.S. to fight at any place the Russians may strike along a 2.00U - mile front In Europe. Indianapolis Boy Killed By Truck INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Funeral arrangements were made today for Freddie Smith 12. who was killed. instantly by a city trash collection truck. The truck rolled over his head) after he rode his bicycle into the side of the vehicle and then fell between the wheels. George L. f Boyd, 47, driver of the truck. Mid he was driving slowly but that Freddie rode into the side of the truck 'before he could stop. One Woman Dead In Two-Auto Collision GOSHEN. Ind. (INS) —Five persons were hospitalised today as the result 0| a two-car collision which cost the life of Mrs. Joseph Ullrich, of Chicago, Friday on U- S- 6 south of Goshen. The deed woman’s husband, was critically hurt Homer Hawkins. Prattville, Mich., driver of the other oar, and hie wife. Gertrude, hie sister, Mrs. Joseph Welker, Reading, Mich., and his stepson. Nelson Vogel. 12, were Ism seriously injured.