Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1954 — Page 1

Vol. LU. No. 209.

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French Leader Says Rejection No Red Victory Denies Rejection Os EDC Victory For Communism PARIS (INS) —French premier Pierre Mendes-France has denied that hia nation's rejection of the .European defense community treaty was t* victory for Communism ftfendes-France tokl this correpondent in an exclusive question-and-answer statement that “other solutions" exist to bring West Germany into the defense system. It is necessary to put these solutions into effect rapidly, he added, and the French government is ready to do rol The premier denied tnat nis nation is moving toward the Soviet orbit and insisted that France "has choeen the free world and remain# firmly attached to It.” iMendee-France said it would be "absurd” to believe that France • is working toward any reve-sal of the Atlantic Alliance. He ceclared that such misunderstandings might harm western unity seriou-ly. The French premier made these declarations in the first exclusive statement granted, to any corre spondent since the national assembly refused to artffy the EIM' pact. In Bonn U. S. Senator Alexander Wiley (11 Wis„) chairman of the senate foreign relations com rafttee, called the Mandes-France statement "a happy omen tnat must be followed by action.”, Mandes-Franee did not specify what he meant by “other solu tioas” to bring West Germany into the (European security system. But is vraa believed gelt* rally that he had these possibilities in mind: 1. Admission of West Germany to the North Atlantic trepty'oiganization as a sovereign state . which pre-KDC and aud-EDt Frenchmen regard as unacceptable; 2. A loose European coalition f the six EDO nations-plus Britain which 'Mendes-France is believed to favor; 3. An armaments pool incorporating West Germany’s military economy into the western defense system; 4. Further neg< tiatlons among the six .EDC nations • France, Holland, Italy, Belgium, Luxenv. , bourg and West Germany-on po-’ litlcal rather than military unity. The premier specifically stressed the need for Franoo-German reconciliation and declared that Lhe French government will work to bring this about “siticerely and actively.” The Frenoh premier sought in his statement to explain why the assembly rejected iEDC and to reassure the nlted< States that (Tara Ta Page Five!

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Greensburg Man Is Indiana Corn King A. C. Stewart Wins Corn Championship INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — A man who has been international corn king proved himself a champion in hl* own state today when he won the Indiana state fair corn grand championship. He is A. C. Stewart, of near r Greensburg, who won the internaI tional title in 1952. He received > sweepstakes honors Friday at the . Indiana fair with 10 ears of WF9X3S-11 single cross yellow dent . hybrid corn. .However he was un- . able to attend the fair because of • illness. Today was youth aohievement ■ day at the 102 d state fair, but > the young people already had set ■ the tone by winning several top i prises Friday.' Neal Kuhn, 16, of Manilla, Ind., won the grand champion dairy showman award when he showed , his Holstein entry in 4-H competi- , lion. Clifford Prewitt, 13. of near Muncie, was named grand cham-’ pion swine showman. Attendance today may set a new ‘ record as Labor Day holiday throngs head state-fair-ward but Friday's attendance failed to reach the 1952 centennial record. It was 25,612 compared to the record of 36,553 paid entries. Jiig events today include junior livestock and dairy Judging, sheep shearing contests, asters and zinnias Judging, harness racing, parade of 4-H champions. 4-H dress review, the Irish Horan show and Eddie Fisher, Jan Garber and the Mills brothers entertaining. A radio broadcast, state-wide, pays honor to “Youth and the State Fair” today. Automotive day was observed Friday with award of a prize to Miss Joan Jones. Kirklin, in a state safety slogan contest. The winning entry: “If you are late *at your destination, using caution is a good explanation.” Other winners of various events Included: August DeWitt, Shelbyville, reserve grand champion 4-H dairy showman; Christina Frogey, 13, Camdeu, champion'showman oi dual-purpose heifers; Max Woebbeklng. 15. Woodburn, grand cham pion 4-H club showman. Phil and Bruce Creek, brothers from Liberty, champion and re serve champion, respectively, in 4-H beef heifer judging. Mrs. Chuza Welsmlller. Atlanta, won a for her canned apples; Madonna Alderson, Sharpsville, first, sweet cherries. Mrs. S. E. Wright, Atlanta, firsts with tomato Juice and asparagus; Margaret Garwood, Linton, first, peas and In the candy division u (Coatlnnrd On Paar Five) INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, oocaalonal showers nortn portion. Warmer north and central portions tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 65-72. High Sunday 92.

U. S. Pledges Military Aid To Philippines Military Help Is Publicly Pledged By United States MANILA, (INS) — The United States publicly promised the Philippine Republic heavy military assistance today in diplomatic talks preceding the Southeast Asia treaty organization conference. U. S. secretary of state John Foster Dulles announced that the U. S. will help build up the Philippine army to four divisions or aixxit 72,000 men and will also give careful study to a Filipino request for American Jet fighter planes and destroyers. In a daylong Manila conference Dulles told vice president foreign minister Carlos P. Garcia that he will also make a formal promise of American air and sea power assistance in the event the island republic is attacked by 'any Communist aggressor. , Following the Dulles - Garcia meeting at the presidential Malacanang palace a communique was issued stating the United States will provide equipment for a Philippine army of fouV Present strength of the Philippine army is only 26,000 men. . The communique stated the United States will consider ways and means of granting the Filipino request for jet fighters and destroyers and also a suggestion that the Filipino economy be helped by granting certain work contracts for military spending. Dulles stated the United States would furnish the “major portion” of military materiel required for the Philippine army expansion and "would search for means to assist the Philippines toward meeting foreign exchange and other burdens occasioned thereby.” ] The United States will also help r the Philippines develop a civil dex sense organization through “exlst- . tag facilities” — apparently mean. I tag use of U. 8. ai rand naval forces currently stationed in the Phil- . ippines. \ Carlod P. Romulo. Philippine I ambassador to the United States r who took 4* leading part in the , discussions, left the meeting in high good humor, reflecting the amity between Dulles and Garcia. Working-level diplomats preparing a draft of the eight-power pact against Communist inroads in the Far East also got down to two of their knottiest problems. One problem w-as whether to have a NATO-type pact in which an attack on one is considered an attack on all, and in which there would be a standing army ready to resist Communist aggression, or whether to have a consultativetype treaty along the lines of the Anzus pact between Australia, New Zealand and the United States The second problem was whethCTara To Paar Six) Decrease Is Shown In Federal Payroll WASHINGTON (INS) —on. Harry F. Byrd (D V.,) said today that the federal i»ayroll during the past fiscal year totaled 39,453,000,v00. Byrd, chairman of the joint committee on reduction of nonetJsenttal federal expenditures pointed out that this was 410 mil lion dollars less than in the previ ous year. City Schools Will Open On Wednesday City Teachers Will Meet Here Tuesday The 1954-55 school year for Decatur public schools will >open Tuesday with a meeting for the teachers of the public school system The session will open at 9 a.m. at the Decatur high school, with W. Guy Brown, superintendent, giving a brief address of welcome. The morning will feature discussions of general interest to the entire faculty. ‘ Policies of the board ofeducation and educational goals and objejetivee for the past year and ensuing year will be reviewed. The teachers will meet at 1 p.m. at their respective schools with the school principals for building orientation workshops. Classes will begin Wednesday morning in both schools. The high school schedule will bs 8:10 to ir.io a.m. and 18:14 to 3:80 p.m. Hours for the Lincoln grade school will be 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:25 p.m.

Decofur, Indiana, Saturday, September 4, 1954.

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Hearings For .._ Censure Move May End Soon McCarthy Hearing Could Possibly Be Closed Next Week WASHINGTON (INS) — Two members of the senate committo: weighing censure charges againift Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy Indicated today that the hearings could end next week. Chairman Arthur V. Watkins ■ (R-Utah) refused to make a flat I predirtion. He said, however, the • inquiry “could” be completed with- • in a week. Another committeeman. Sen. r Francis Case (R-S. D.) was asked i if he thought the hearings could be wound up next week, barring i unexpected developments, and replied: T think so,” ’ McCarthy's attorney, Edward Bennett Williams, said he and the Wisconsin Republican will be : ready to present their case when ■ sessions are resumed Tuesday. McCarthy has said he expects to » testify sometime during the invea- ■ tigation. Meanwhile, Watkins served noi tics Gut be considers closed tha only wplosive issue raised thus ■ far — McCarthy's questioning of the qualifications of committee ► member Edwin C. Johnson (D---i Colo.) Watkins told a news conference i that he finds “no prejudice” against McCarthy among . members of the committee and is con- • fident they will disregard any preconceived notions they may have had in the past. Committee investigators will spend the weekend sea robing for evidence which the group will use ot decide the length and scope of

the investigation. The committee has presented documentary evidence on only five “initial” charges against McCarthy. This covers only 13 of the 46 accusations leveled against McCarthy by his senate critics. z Indianapolis Man Killed By Tractor INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Rexford L. Pierce. 63, former department store manager, was killed late Friday on his suburban Indianapolis farm when a tractor overturned on him. Muselman Elected By Young Democrats Berne Man Elected President Os Club Arthur Muselman of Berne was elected president of the Young Democrats of Adams county Friday evening at the Monroe town ball. Others named to office were Miss Marlene Laurunt, Decatur, vicepresident; George Stultz. Berne, treasurer; Miss Shirley Fenstermaker. C,eneva, recording secretary, and Miss Rheta Butcher, Decatur, corresponding secretary. Howard Whitecotton of Indianapolis, state president, of Youug Democrats, attended the meeting and .spoke briefly. He praised the Adams county group for the constructive work being accomplished for the Democratic party in the county poll which is currently being conducted. He pointed out tips for successful polling and briefly described the value of the poll. Friday night’s meeting also featured reports on the progress of the county poll. Young Democrats rfre now polling most of the precincts in the county and hope to complete the poll before Oct 4, which is the last day for registration of voters. Dr. Harry Habble, county chairman ot the Democrat central committee. ws« present at the meeting whioh was conducted by Dick Heller, Jr., temporary chairman.

Answers Filed To j j|y 1 Pleas In Abatement Filed By Attorney Atty. Robert S. Anderson, representing the city of Decatur, Friday entered special appearance to file in abatement to the four compiaints filed against the city as a result of operation of i the new diesel plant. if Complaints for damage allegedly »: caused by vibration from the plant were filed in June by Jerome Gaskill and wifki, Joseph E. Kitson and Emil Bienz and wife in March by Alvy Buffenbarger and wife. i These plaintiffs are demanding • a total of $51,000 frorq the city i for present and future damage to ■ their property, which is near the diesel plant. Each of the answers in abatement claims that the plaintiff did ■ not give proper notice to all of ' the defendants. Only Mayor John Doan received the notices of intention to file claims although, each 1 member of the city council and ' the board of works was also nam--1 ed a defendant. The city s .answers, states that, according to state law, each of the defendants should have received notices of the pending suits. > , The pleas ip abatement further ' claim that the notlcwCsein to MsY- ■ or Doan are void since they did , not give the exact date and time . of the alleged daihage. a requisite in claims against a city. Two Men Injured In, Wreck Early Today Four Cars Involved In Accident Here

Four vehicles were involved U» a costly accident which injured two men at 1:30 a.m. today on U. S highway 22-4 two miles east of Decatur. The injured are Jack Mahan, 31, of Decatur rural route, who received severe head and body lacerations and possible skull fracture, and Dale Grant, 58, ot Convoy, O„ route one, who is suffering from rtiock and possible internal injuries. Both are in the Adams county memorial hospital. Grant was driving west in a small truck and stopped on the highway. A semi-trailer tractor driven by Sylbert Williams, 49, of Shel byvtlle, wm unable to stop and crashed into the rear of the smaller truck. Theodore Walton, 24, of Marion was traveling some distance behind. He stopped his car and left it to eee If he could offer assistance Minutes Robert Lash driving east in a Mr owned by Mahan crashed into the end of the send, side swiped the Walton car and skidded almost 600 feet into a field. Mahan, a passenger tn the cat driven by Lash, was thrown out of the vehicle. With the exception of Grant and Mahan, none of the others was injured. According to estimates by the Investigating officers, state trooper W. E. Rash and deputy sheriff Merle Affolder, damage to the vehicles amounted to 3700 on the small truck, 3*oo on the semi-truck, 3400 to the Walton car and almost 31,000 to the ear driven by Lash. Air National Guard Now At Baer Field FORT WAYNE, Ind. (INS) — Final steps were taken today to complete lhe transfer of the indiant ak 1 natioDal guard headquarters from Indianapolis Stout Heid to Fort Wayne Baer Field. Transfer of the, 122nd tighterbomber wing headquarters and maintenance and supply group will concentrate 925 officers and airmen. roughly two-thirds of tho guard** full strength. Wayne.

Foreign Aid Bill Signed By. President Completes Action On Measures Passed By 83rd Congress DENVER (INS) — President Eisenhower took off for a whirlwind day of farm-belt politicking today after signing the last of the bills heaped on his desk by the 83rd congress. The chief executive was to make three brief speeches during a day-long aerial inspection of dams and other reclamation projects in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas. The summer White House announced that Mr. Eisenhower has signed the foreign aid appropriations hill and the new law strip, ping citizenship from Communists convicted of advocating the violent overthrow of the government. The mutual security bill provides 82,781,499,816 in military and economic aid to other nations this fiscal year to, bolster the free world’s defenses against the threat of Communist aggression. anti-Com munist measure is the last es the Eisenhower administration's "package" of new laws designed to make it easier to control the Communist threat at home. The President Friday signed another ot the anti-Red bills providing the death penalty for peacetime espionage. Mr. Elsenhower cleaned his desk late Friday of the last seven of the *513 bills passed on to him in the closing hours of congress, signing four and vetoing three relatively niinor measures. That gave him a record of 482 approvals and 25 vetoes in the pile of billt* he took along on his work-and-play Colorado vacation.

> Edgar Brown Named Maybank Successor COLUMBIA, S. C. (INS) — State Sen. Edgar A. Brown has been picked by the South Carolina Democratic committee tor the full sixyear U. S. senate term of the late Sen. Burnet Maybank, who was buried Friday. Phenix City Mayor Indicted By Jury PHENIX CITY. Ala. (INS) — A special “cleanup’’ grand Jury has indicted the mayor of Phenix City, the resigned Russell county sheriff, his chief deputy and 10 other persons in the form ercrime capltai of the south. — Four Appointed To Adjustment Board Appointments Made By Judge Parrish Four appointments to the 1954 tax adjustment board were made Friday by Judge Myles Parrish. The board, including seven per sons, wilf meet Sept. 13 at the county court house. Named to the board were Otto Fuelling, Democrat, Root town ship; Harry Fritzinger, Republican, Decatur: Noah Graber, Demo crat, Berne, and William Eugene Snow, Republican, Wabash township. These appointments by the Jujdge are the same as last leer. Others who will yerve on the board are l-eon Neuenschwander. Democrat, of Berne, who will rep resent the county council; William Unn. Democrat trustee of Wabash township representing the board of education, and Mayor John Doan, representing the largest city in the county. County auditor Frank Kitson will be ex officio secretary for the board.

Heads Fish Fry r tE,' w,* KT - W fl fl 'fl ' S Clarence Ziner • Annual Fish Fry Is ; Set For October 14 Clarence Ziner Is I General Chairman Ihitial plans tor the sixth an•nual rural-urban fish fry, sponsor- ( ed by the Decatur Chamber of ' Commerce, were made at a rneet- ’ ing Friday Clarence Ziner of Culligan Soft Water service Is general chairman ’ for the event, which will take , place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. . 14. in the Decatur high school gymnasium. t Assisting; Ztjjep witi be W. E. t Petrie of the Petrie Oil company. ) tables and chairs; Carl Gerber of . Gerber's Meat market and George . Litchfield of the Pioneer restaur- , ant, food and kitchen. I Cliff Brewer of Morris store will > be in charge of the dining room and Gene Rydell of Bag Service

will handle supplies. Decorations will be planned by Jim Kane of Kane paint and wallpaper store and the program will be arranged by Lyle Mallonee of Knapp Service. Ticket sales will be directed by Louts Jacobs of Holthouse drug store. The ticket committee includes Herman Krueckeberg of the First State Bank and William Linn, Washington township trustee. Tickets for Chamber members and business men will be sold at 82. For members of the general public they will cost 31-50. Everyone is eligible to attend the dinner. Ziner has given assurance that there will be plenty ot fish since the Jonah club of Sliver Lake will bring more equipment In to prepare the fish. year's crowd totaled almost 1,100. This year the Chamber of Commerce hoipes to draw the capacity of 1,200. Another meeting of the fish fry committee will be held Sept. 20, according to chairman Ziner. i Rev. Busse Returns From Legion Parley The Rqv. O. €. Busse, former state chaplain of the American legion, returned Friday from thr fourday national Legion convention In Washington, D. C. Rev. Busse, pastor of the Preble Lutheran church, was one of ten delegates from the fourth district to the national convention; mors than 100 delegates from the state of Ind iana attended. This was Rev. Busse’s ilxth na tional convention since 1946 as a member of Adams Post 43; before that he was a member of the Legion in New York state, ftev. Busse said he was very |mpre*BSd-by the bustneas-liKe way this contention was bandied, and by the Important debates whioh took place. He will , present a full report on uie convention at the Legion district meet- i Ing at Angola next Thmudwy uight. . ’ 'i

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Two Americans Are Killed By Red Shelling Term Bombardment As A Prelude For Military Invasion BULLETINTAIPEH (INS) — Two A/nerlcan« stationed on the Nationalist-held Island of Quemoy, a Formosa outpost off the Communist China mainland, today were reported killed during the Communist shelling of the island Friday. There were no other immediate details. Usually reliable sources said the Americans were assisting Nationalist troops when they were killed. Official sources refused to confirm the reports. Z American sources said one of the two men killed was a lieutenant colonel, the other also an officer. TAIPEH (INS) — Communist bombardment of a Chinese NMionalist island on Formosa’s threshold continued today and was described by, a .military spokesman s a prelude to invasion.” Red artillery on the China mainland in Fukien province pounded tiny Quemoy island for the -econd day and Nationalist guns on the small but important Salami two jnllw off the China coast replied. Nationalist sources sail that planes based on Formosa were dispatched in an attempt to silence the Red ehore batteries. The Red shelling began Friday and wad broken off during the ni?ht hut resumed at noon today. The source eald swarms ot Na-

. tionalUt planes were eent to the Quemoy theater, adding >ignHicantly; “Thia U a war and we are doing everything required for war. ’ General Chang \’i-ting. the dfflctal military spokesman for the Chiang Kae-shek government in Formosa, described the Red shelling of Quenioy in the Taiwan Formosa wtruit, as prelude to invasion” of Quemoy by main-land-based Chinest Red troops. Chang reported that his intelligence sources said there are Id Chinese Red divisions, probably more than 100,00 men, massed on the Fukien provincial coast a few short miles from Formosa. Chang denied a Peipln; radio report claiming that the Red guns sank one Chinese Nationalist gunboat in the shelling of Quemoy and damaged a submarine a.ase and a tugboat. Top Nationalist military commanders met in emergency session in Tatpeh to discuss the matter. . ... . . Quemoy is the off-shore island which was the acene. of a Communist hit-and-run cammando-typ® raid last Aug. 23. Al that time, 10 Communist troopers hit a heaca, on the Island and after a brief skirmish, withdrew. That initial harraoelng attack was considered a propaganda move by the Reds, since the island of Quemoy bristles with pillboxes and concrete fortifications and Is garrisoned by about SO.OOoNatlonalist troops. Quemoy. a barren island within hailing distance of the mainland, has been subjected to almpet daily shellings of soma type since the Communists pushed the Nationalists off the mainland In 1949. Quemoy takes its military significance from the fact that strategists agree no invasion of Formosa could be attempted by the Reds from Fukien province on the mainland without taking Quemoy first. 9 a NOON EDITION 0 —- —— «