Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 205.

• ■ 1 ",'-i. "" .1 I win I." I U'>.||." Talks To Legionnaires 1^ ——— EHHHKI AFTER APPEARING as principal speaker before the 1954 American Legion convention in Washington. President Elsenhower waves hb> blue-and-gold Abilene, Ka-s., poet cap as he leaves the rostrum. He told the veteran* that “the only party of treason” io the U. S. was the Communist conspiracy and said it is "happily very small.” *

Rejection By France Termed Major Setback Eisenhower Terms French Rejection Os EDC Setback WASHINGTON (INS?) — The U: 45. as expected today to open a new drive for West Germany sovereignity to achieve rearmament of Germany outside a supranational •European army. While the death of the longsought European defense community decreased by the French national assembly was considered a tragedy In Washington, it nt least ended almost two pained years of confusion over the project. • »' One state department- official said the French action "has brought a lot of indecision to an end. and at least if we don’t know where wo do stand, we do know where we don’t. • President Eisenhower, while described the Paris rejection of EDC as "a major setback" declared: “We are disappointed but hot discouraged." * In a talk at the lowa state fair in Des (Moines, enroute from the nation’s capital <0 his vacation headquarters in Denver, the chief executive said: "Whenever we have a setback we never quit. We will not now. We will never do so," Government spokesmen avoided reference to the "agonizing reappraisal" which secretary of state John Foster Dulles said must octtlr ff EDC failed. However. Sen. Stuart Symington (D '.M0.,) former air secretary under the Truman administration and senate armed services committeeman called the failure of EDC “a tragic defeat tor the free world.” Sen. Edwin’C. Johnson (D Colo.), said: "It appears to me we would have to revise our whole European policy." He pointed out this refers to military as well as economic policy since they now are integrated. The big quest ion now is: how can Germany best be rearmed? The French have suggested sovereignty for the West Germans, and this fits in with what is felt to be the next U.S. move in Europe. However, some informants feel that any effort to grant sovereignty at this time may give France an excuse for delaying rearmament of the Germans through expended bickering over how and what military terms should be incorporated into a sovereignty pact. Some quarters were inclined to the view that perhaps the U.S. and Britain might be able to bring the West Germans Into an alliance within the North Atlantic treaty "" organization. _______ Congressmen Speak At AFL Convention • INDIANAPOLIS (INS) Bi-parti-san oratory will highlight today's session of the 69th annual Indiana Bute Federation of Labor convention in Indianapolis. Following Lt. Gov. Harold Handley’s Monday welcoming address to the speakers' platform today will be Hoosier Congressmen Ray J. Madden (D-Gary) and William G. Bray (R-Martlnsvilla). Major ajWreto of the entire gathering of 1.000 delegatee from 866 member unions throughout Indiana will be given at Wednesday's closing session when Sett. Wayne Morse (Ind. Oregon) will apeak-

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Parade Feature Os Legion Convention Colorful Parade In Washington Today WASHINGTON (INS) — Rain or shine, the Ameriea'h Legion lined up today' for what promised to be the biggest, parade in the nation’s capital state Civil War days. Thousands of war veterans, many approaching the rocking chair age. » were ready to risk blistered feet, t sunburned necks and perhaps a - drenching by marching down hist toric Pennsylvania and Constftu--1 tion Avenues. The parade, high spot of the legion's 36th annual convention, was , billed as a 12hour affair, starting ’• at 2 p.m., EDT and continuing into the wee hours of Wednesday , morning. The weather bureau said there 1 is a chance of showers, but national adjutant Henry A. Dudley said 1 the Legion will march "rain or ifshrne." 1 For Washington, it is expected r to be the largest event of its kind ' since 300.000 victorious Union troops marched in the capital-W . the end of the Civil War. t The parade brought most other . convention functions to a halt. At- . ter the opening session at the national armory, which was addressed by President Eisenhower, the Legion called off further meetings until Wednesday. As for the parade. Legion officials said that 75,000 would march, ride, and even covort along the broad avenues. At least a half million persons were expected to watch part or all of the spectacle. The estimated 40,000 legionnaires in the parade will be heavily reinforced by marching units of the nation's armed forces, including mechanised vehicles. These units included detachments of men and women from all services, plus the national guard. Marching airs are to be provided by 350 diuin and bugle corps and military bands, which came to Washington from all over the na tion to compete in the legion's annual While moat of the legion veterans are parading and frollicking, the serious business of the convention will still be going on, however. Many delegates who are members of 10 top committees will be hard at work behind closed doors sifting through more than 800 proposed resolutions on world and national problems on which the Legion will act before adjourning Eisenhower Takes Hoover Fishing Plan Several Days At Colorado Camp DENVER (INS) — President Eisenhower, back in Colorado after a whirlwind speaking tour, takes former President Herbert Hoover off on a fishing tri ptoday to his favorite Rocky Mountain trout stream. The chief executive and the only other living Republican to occupy the White House will spend the next four or five days “batching it” at a secluded ranch and fishing camp bti the western elope of the Rockies. Mr. Eisenhower and Mr. Hoover spent the night in Denver after appearing together Monday at the lowa State Fair, where the President sounded a strong'note of confidence that the ( free world will weather the recent European Defense Community setbackHe declared the Allies will "nev(Casttaa«4 Ub I*aee rive)

Dulles Leaves For Manila On Asian Alliance ; Hoping To Achieve Pact Binding Free Countries Os Area WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles leaves today on a flight to Manila for what may be a make-or-break conference on present U.S. foreign policy. Duties, as head of a top-flight delegation of foreign policy specialists, hoped to achieve a Southeast Asia ing the free nations of the area together without specific military commitments. He consulted with President Eisenhower at the White House Mon- • day. - Behind him, the secretary left the wreckage of the European defense community—scuttled Monday by the French national assembly. Failure of EDC, although forecast for some time, was a serious blow to U. S. leadership in the free world. Dulles hoped to regain prestige for America at Manila where Brit- ., ain, France, Australia, eNew Zea; I land, Pakistan, Thb Philippines and , Thailand will also participate in ; talks on defense against any future Communist aggression tn that area. , The Philippine government, however, was prepared to demand a ’ much stronger paet than the U. 8, t is proposing, and Thailand and Pak- . istan were certain to call for a . military alliance. Proposal Published MANILA (INS) — A Manila ! newspaper published today an ap- . parently authentic American proj posal for an anti-Communiet framework for a Southeast Asia treaty organization (SEATO) and there- , by created a stir in Philippine and . American circles. I A spokesman at the U- S. »m- • bassy in Manila declined to comWe» on tiie 'leak" uttoke dopuI mem which some sources said was “highly embarrassing" to the United States. but unofficial source* said however that U. S. ambassador Raymond Spruance filed what was called “a strong protest" with Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay over th’e matter. Magsaysay ordered hie foreign secretary, Carlos Garcia, to make a full Investigation of the affair and arranged to meet Spruance Wednesday to compare notes. The Manila newspapers said the American proposal calls for a public anti-Communist declaration, a? mong other things, by the nations which meet in Manila next week with the aim of forming a Southeast Asia treaty organization. The main proposals in the purported American draft printed by the paper were: 1. Recognition of the sovereign equality of all parties to the treaty. 2. Reaffirmation of faith in the United Nations Charter and in its purposes and principles. 3. Promotion of stability and well-being in the treaty area to (Tura Tji Pare Two) ■■F ' Probe California Housing Scandal Hearing Opened By Senator Capehart LOS ANGELES (INS) — Sen. Homer Capehart (R of Ind.), opens a senate subcommittee investigation of southern California federal housing administration scandals today amid federal building reports that an indictment has been returned- by the federal grand jury. United States attorney laiughlin E. Waters admitted that the grand jury has been probing 'a' major case, involving many defendants.” but he declined to confirm a report that it had voted a secret indictment. Capehart really started his probe Monday with a closed-door session at which he questioned several witnesses. At the end of the day he declared bitterly that "this megs," meaning the huge “windfall profits" reaped by some on over-insured FHA mortgage loan projects, “make the Teapot Dome oil scandal of 30 years look like a Sunday school picnic." He added: “Billions of dollars are Involved. We’ll never kiow how many. We can only scratch thS surface.” INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cool tonight Fair and pleasant Wednesday. Low tonight 48-53 north, 82-88 south. High Wednesday 75-80. -

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesd ay, August 31, 1954.

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—.....W . 0 !I N , . 4 City Council * Approves City Budget Monday Decatur Civil City Levy Is Fixed At $1.54 For Next Year Three o nil nances and a resolution were approved at a special eession of tilte city council Monday night. AH of the councilmen. including newly-elected Joseph Murphy. were present for the meeting , at which ordinances fixing budget appropriations, salaries and the 1955 tax levy were passed. No objectors or remonetrators appeared to be heard on the proposed city budget which seta the city general fund at *195,467.36, the park fund at *9,732, the recreation.' fund at *45,100. the police pension fund at *5,402 and the 1 firemen's pension fund at *2,430.80. The ordinance was passed unanimously. Also paseeo was an ordinance fixing Decatur's 1955 tax levy at *1.54 on each *IOO of taxable property. A eeven-cent reduction from the 1954 levy, this includes *1.37 for the general fund, eight cento tor the' park fund, five cento for the recreaMon fund, two cento for ' the police pension fund and two cents for the firemen's pension fund. The ordinance also includes ’ a poll tax of *1 on each male resident of Decatur over the age of 21. In addition to the third ordinance fixing the 1955 salaries of city officials' and employes, a resolution transferring *6.210 from the park fund to the general fund was approved by the five city council men. z Purchase Os Tract Os Land Announced Plan New Homes On 80-Acre Tract Here Announcement was made today of the purchase of the 80acre» on U. S. highway 27, three miles south of Decatur, known as Trout Woods, by Yost Construction Co. of thia city. The purchase was made from Mrs. Benjamin E. Dialer, Fort Wayne. The sale was made by Peter Schwartz of Schwartz realty service v and legal matters were handled by Custer and Smith. Cal Yost of Yost Construction Co. said that plans were underway for dividing the entire 80 acres hnto tracts of one acre and one-half acres for construction of I Homes. Tentative plane call for the construction of a road through the woods and there Will be only one entrance and one exit. All properties will have easements to the main roadi Deeds will be 'highly restricted as to size of homes, Yost said, and all tracts will be sold only for construction of one family residences. The wood® will be cleared' out some, but most of the larger trees will be saved, Yost eaid. The woods contains hundreds of targe trees and each parcel of tand will have several of the old trees. Development will etart this fall Yost said, and first home construction will start next spring. Three Persons Killed In Highway Accident TROY, O. (INS) Three persons were killed Instantly early today in a highway crash on U. S. 25 about a half mile south of Troy. Dead are David L. Rakes, 26, of near Troy; his stater, Mildred, 18; and James Bedford Hodgee, 36. of Troy. Their oar swerved off. the road out of control and struck a can* crate bridge. There were not WiL. nesses. and the three killed were the only occupants of the car.

- - . HBme Joseph Murphy As City Councilman Murphy Is Elected To Unexpired Term Joseph Murphy, well-known Decatur barber, was unanimously elected by the city council to fill the unexpired term of Hugh Engle in a special session of the council -Mohday night. Murphy's application was the only one presented to the council and there were no applications from the floor. The new councilman. who resides, with his family at 1228 West Monroe St., represents the city's fourth district. - A life-long resident of Decatur. Murphy is a member of St. Mary's Catholic church and of the Knights of Columbus lodge io this city. He has five children. Hta twrbershop i» located at 233 West Monroe St. Murphy wae sworn in as Decatur's newest councilman before a second special semion of the council for approval of the city budget. Ordinances fixing budget appropriations. ealarie* and the tax levy were passed with the help of the new councilman. r ' ’ j Peru Crash Takes Second Life Today P®RU, Ind. (INS) 3 i-Francto Kraus, of South Bend, became the second fWality of a crash which earlier cost the life of John F. Reichert. 31. also of South Bend. Kraus died today in Dukes hospital at Peru. Shortage Found In Auto License Office Bookeeping System Will Be Revamped .INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The bookkeeping system of the Indiana motor vehicle bureau was revamped today following disclosure of a *26,411.11 shortage in t&e Whiting license branch. William A. Owen. 55, of Indianspoils, was transferred from the state board of accounts, where he had been a field examiner for 13 years, to the bureau to take control of the bureau's books. The action was designed to bring closer, more accurate supervision of the state's 180 branches which handle *3O-miliion in licensing every year. The state board of accounts said the Whiting shortage had been recovered but added that the report, drawn by two field examiners sqnt to investigate reports of irregularities at Whiting, has been certified to the Lake county grand jury. - Bureau director Morris Carter said truck licenses are sold by weight of the truck . . . ranging from *6O to *3OO. He said *3OO licenses were being sold and then duplicate forms filled in showing *6O license sale. These duplicates were turned in and the clerk pocketed the other *240. Examiners said the audit covered 1951-54. They added other Irregularities involved reporting license plates as missing and then selling them; not turning in receipts from half-price license sales after Aug 1, and pre-Aug. 1 full price sales being held until after Aug. 1 and reported as half-price sale.' Mrs. George Gillie . Dies Monday Night Mrs. George W. Gillie, 67. wife of former congress man Dr. George W. Gillie, died at 8:15 p. m. Monday at tihe Lutheran hospital In Fort Wayne following a short illneaa. Surviving besides her nuaband are two daughters, Mrs. felt on Marquart of Fort Wayne and Mrs. John P. Strawbridge of Darmstadt, Germany; two brother*. Nathanial Merton of Detroit and Charles of Cleveland, and a stater. Mrs. George Pedlar of ColiimboA, O. The body was taken to the Klaehn funeral home.

Open Hearing On McCarthy Censure Move McCarthy's Lawyer Fails In Bidjor Dismissal Os Count WASHINGTON (INS) —Senate hearings began today on censure charges against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy and the Wisconsin Republican’s lawyer failed in a bid for dismissal of a count alleging contempt, of the senate. McCarthy asserted at the outset of the investigation that his ac-cusers-Sens. Ralph E. Flanders (R-Vt.,) J. William Fulbright (DArk..) and Wayne Morse (Ind. Ore.) were motivated by “ulterior, political considerations.’’ Chairman Arthur Watkins (RUtah.) of the select committee weighing the censure move, declared that McCarthy’s statement blasting bis accusers was "not relevant or material" to the inquiry. Edward Bennett Williams. McCarthy’s counsel, declared that the contempt charge involving the senator’s actions in the 82nd congress should be thrown out because it was not germane to the censure propusa. ’-fhwi* Th the BJrt congress. Watkins neid, however, that Williams was wrong and that if the committee did not believe the contempt charge to be germane “we wouldn’t have it before us at this time.’’ The charge arises from McCarthy’s ’refusal to testify before a 1952 senate group probing his personal finances, in connection with the Wisconsin senator's feud with. ex-Sen. William Benton (D-Conn.) Sen. Charles E. Potteh (RMich.) charged in a report gtade public today that Senator McCarthy “gave the - strength of sanction" to improper activities by his former chief counsel, Roy M. (Tara Te Paa* Tw»| _■ —— — Alleged Murderer Gains Judge Change Lively Is Granted Change Os Judges 'INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Judge Harry O. Chamberlin of Marion county criminal court, division 2. is expected to preside at the first degree murder trial of Victor Hale Lively. Lively, formerly of Beaumont Tex., and East St. Louis, 111., is charged with the sensational "dresser-drawer" murder of Miss Dorothy Poore, pretty 18-year-old Clinton, Ind, girl whose body wae found stuffed into a drawer (n a Claypool hotel room. He sought and received a change of judge during two appearances Monday in court. Lively’s Attorney. Ferdinand Samper, said the idea of a change of Judge was hU client’s own feeling and came after he beard other prisoners In the Marlon county Jail discuss the scheduled Judge, Raul I Rabb. No date has been «et as yet for the trial, pending a decision by Judge Chamberlin to accept bls nomination as presiding Judge. Still awaiting action iw a Sept. 7 hearing on a writ of habaee corpus set by Judge Rabb on Lively's petition. " Meanwhile, Marlon county prosecutor Frank H. Fairchild renewed bis efforts to locate -the mysterious "Ruth” described by Lively as the woman who brought Dorothy Poore to hie hotel room the night tube wae killed, July 16. 1 Lively mode a confession following hie arreet saying that be killed the girl when she resisted hie ad- ' vances. but his Attorney ha* Indi- I rated an effort win be mad* to prevent the confession from being I used against the defendant Ln trial. Fairchild asserted that “we don’t I need Ruth to get a conviction (against Lively) but she could ma- 1 teriaily assist us in presenting a I complete case." j

Teachers Inslifule Is Held Here Today County Students To , Report Wednesday Hugh Maxwell Walters es Connersville told Adams county teachers at a teacher's institute today that there is a need to stress character building in the classroom as well as the three R’s. « Over 100 teachers, including some the Decatur public and parochial Schools, heard Walters point out that while business fs interested in scholarship It is often the character of a person which determines success in business. Walters, a former school teacher himself and now a personnel director for a manufacturing company in Connersville, spoke for 45 minutes at the county court house. W. Guy Browd, superintendent, also addressed the teachers briefly. • This afternoon the county teachers attended sessions at their respective schools where they were given room assignments and other information concerning the schools. Students of the county schools will report Wednesday morning for organization day activities. They will receive book list* and room assignments in preparation for the opening day, Tuesday, Sept. 7. when classes will begin. Two workshop* for elementary teachers in the county schools will be conducted Thursday at the court house. An arithmetic workshop will take place at 9:30 a.m. and a reading workshop is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. They will be conducted by consultants from text book companies. Bloodmobile Unit Is Short Os Goal • Ten New Members Join Gallon Club

Ten new members were added to the Gallon club of tihe Red Cross blood program at Monday's visit of the bloodmobile unit. Decatur failed tn reach the 150 pint quota. Only 107 pint® of blood were collected. The new gallon club member* are Robert L Gage. Kenneth Nash. Earl G. Fuhrman, Earl S. Lehman, Mre. Leroy Hawkins, Jack W. Lee, Franklin Lybarger, Mrs. Lowell Smith, Mrs. Floyd Andrew* and Mrs. Ed Ashbaucher. Mre. Ed Bauer, county chairman of the Hood program, expressed appreciation to the 132 people who came to give blood and to the volunteer workers who assisted in arrangements for the bloodmobile vtalt. The list of donors wIH be released later ttoie week. Physicians who assisted Monday were Dr. John Terveer, Dr. Harold Zwlck. Dr. John Carroll. Dr. Arthur Girod. Dr. James Burk, Dr. Norval Rich and Dr. Gerald Kohne. * Nurses were Miae Margaret Kiting, Miss Merle Felber, Mrs. Obarlee Gauck, Mrs. John iDerkes, Mrs. William Meyers, Mrs. Maijt Colghin and Miss Mary Meyers. Mrs. H. P. Engle was chairman for the otaff aide group which included Mrs. H. H. Krueckeberg. Mrs. Frances ■Monahan, Mrs. Antold Ostenneyer, Mre. William Keller, Mis* Fan Hammel, Miss Florence Haney and Mrs. Adrian Wemhoff. Mr*. Robert RaiHng was in charge of the canteen. She was sided by Mrs. Roscoe Glendening. Mrs. L. E. Archbold, Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger, Mrs. Charles Betneke and Mrs. Edgar Retaking. The noon luncheon for the volunteer workers was served by the Zion Lutheran church needle club including Mrs. Edgar Retaking. Mrs. Gerhard Retaking, Mrs. Lloyd Bowman. Mnt. Phil Sauer, Mr*. Will Sohnepf and Mrs. Lee Fleming. Junior Red Cross member* who help** wwe Wayne Brunner, Dick Kiser, Janet and Judy and A He* Kruckeberg.

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New England Area Pounded By Hurricane Evacuate Thousands As Precaution Move Along Shore Lines BULL E T I N BOSTON (INS) — Hurricane Carol* veering from its seaward course, ~ smashed across New England and Boston today leaving damage In its wake estimated at several rrHllion dollars. -The steeple of historic old North church In Boston ripped off. Thousands of shoreline residents were evacuated in Massachusetts, Conned ticut and Rhode Isidnd in face of tides lashed high by the hurricane winds. BOSTON (INS) —Thousands of men, women and children were evacuated as a precautionary measure from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire shore line communities* today as hurricane Carol battered the New England area. Many of the evacuees were vacationist* from all parts of the country, The beach at Hampton, N.H.. was cleared and cottager* taken to schools and churches. Torrential rains and wind gusts up to 80 miles an hour kicked up a tremendous tide at noontime, tearing email boats from their moorings and battering piers. Inland trees and power facilities were toppled by the high wind. City manager Edwin Henkla cleared the streets of New London, Conn., of pedestrians and-vehicles by declaring a state of emergency. As the storm swept across Massachusetts shortly after noontime and into lower New Hampshire, Massachusetts Governor Christian A. Herter issued a warning to keep off the highways and away from

the shore. Telephone company officials reported 1,000 telephones out in Massachusetts and 600 in Rhode Island. The hurricane swept the lower New England area after it had raced across Long Island. High tides played havoc with small both the northern and southern shores of Long Island. Telephone and power lines along with trees and shrubs took a beating but first reports indicated there was no serious damage on the island proper os winds began to diminish. The hurricane hit Diamond Shoals lightship, IS milee off tho South Carolina . coast, Monday night with 90-mile-an-houj winds but.no major damage and no injuries were reported in the North Carolina urea: However, the coast guard reported that one of its cutters had rescued a small boat In Pamlico Sound. Thousands of persons vacationing along the South Carolina beach front were evacuated all the way from below Wilmington to Norfolk, Va. Carol, the third hurricane of the season, bit North Carolina Monday after dawdling several days off the Florida coast. Warmer Weather Is Forecast In State INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —A warm trend Wednesday and Thursday, with a down-dip Friday and Saturday, was the outlook sketched for Indiana today by the U. 8. weather bureau. Temperature* dropped to a chilly *' 51 ...Monday night in South Bend and Lafayette, but were -exoacted to climb into the 70a today, with a dip back Into the low 50e tonight. Temperatures Wednesday ars expected to Start an upward climb with nvwagee two to four degrees above normal.