Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 215, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1954 — Page 1

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California Beauty Wins Miss America Title _ KMMMFVK • BL lowiw > j wKi Jfwwi&A *sw JF ?n \W i > gfi BBF rsft \ I oJ V, \ MHMHHi ■rar BEAUTIOUB Lee Ann Meriwether break* down in tears (right) as she learn* that she ha* won the’ coveted Mix* America contest in the 1956 pageant at Atlantic City, N. J. Later her tears gone and her composure restored she poses prettily in her rad ermine trimmed robe after being crowned, by Mis® America of 1964. The dark-haired, 19-year-old •ama .student, who represented California in the contest, son more than 160.000 in prize* along with the title.

Administration Gives Warning To Red Rulers Red China, Party Leaders Here Are. Given ,Blunt Warning DENVER ('INS)—-Red China and Community party members at home hive been warned bluntly that the United States will play just as rough as they do — whether the stake is invasion of Formosa or homefront subversion. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles issued tide terse warning Sunday to the rulers of Communiet who have l>een rattling their sabers in- the direction of the Chinese Nationalist stronghold of Formosa: - ' “1 am concerned, in the light of alb 1 know, that it is not possible tor the Chinese Communists, under any circumstances, to take Formosa against such opposition as we would interpose.” Dulles reported to an extraordinary session of the national security council at the summer White House on the tense Formosa situation shortly after President Eisenhower conferred with FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and attorney general Herbert Brownell Jr., on the Communist menace at home. Brownell declared after the conference, which covered plans for applying new anti-Red lew’s in a stepped-up drive to rid the nation of spies and subversives: "I would like to say that the alm of the administration in this area is td utterly destroy the Communtet party U. S. A. and its activities within the United States.” Dulles eaid at a news conference after a private report to President Elsenhower that the decision on whether the United States will help defend Quemoy depends mainly on military considerations — how important the small na-tionalist-held island is to the de fenee of Formosa. The decision may have been reached at a momentous threebour session of the security council in an officers’ club ball room at Lowry air force base, which broke up with no official word from the summer While House op whet transpired. Dulles implied'the United States is not drawing any line to halt Coinmuni-t agtresrion short of Quemoy or other Nationalist-oc-cupied Islands near the China mainland — uulest the line is a necessary part of the defense of Formosa. He said* under repeated croesexamination on the point: "1 think that the question of the defense of Quemoy is primarily a matter related to the defense of Formosa, and it te being considered and studied, in that light.” The secretary, who stopped by Denver on hie way back from the Far Bert, said, he Is “very hopeful” the United States will not became involved In any general war in Asia. He noted that the Communist artillery barrage against Quemoy has subsided, and said this would "wgrest that they dp not have any immediate Intentions of Invasion.” Brownell disclosed the justice department; is already gathering evidence against a "number” of labor unions under the new law which makes ft possible to strip A Communist-dominated union of its right to represent employes. Hoover followed with a revelation that the FBI has had “a num(CostisueS On Page Flvs) )

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Decatur People To Attend Celebration Soya Co., McMillen Anniversary Thursday In addition to plant employes, many persons from this city will attend the 20th anniversary celebration of Central Soya Co., and the 75th birthday anniversary of the company's founder, Dale W. McMillen, Sr., in Fort Wayne Thursday. ; The Rotary club has canceled its . Thursday meeting so invited members can attend the double cele- , brat ion. Employes y-om all of the com- . pany’s plants in Gibson City, HU, , Marion, Ohio. Harrisburg, Pa., ' Memphis and Chattanooga, Tenp., , and warehouse points in Michigan i and Wisconsin will attend the '■ Guests from a number of eltles ; will arrive by special train and airplane in Fort Wayne Wednesday and Thursday morning. Reservations are being made for ' these guests in Fort Wayne hotels and motels, along with additional reservations tn a 40-mile territory around the convention city, including Decatur. ‘ Approximately 6,000 are expected at the all-day program, which will begin with a press conference, at 10:30. a,m. in the Chamber of Commerce building. The speaking program will start at 1 p_m. in Memorial coliseum, followed by a picnic and barbecue in McMillen Park at .4 p.m. J. Ward Calland of this city will be one of the speakers at the coliseum. Wayne S. Zerkel, formerly of , Decatur, will give a response in behalf of award employes. Formerly manager of the company’s Memphis plant, he is now production engineer for the industrial organixatlon with offices In Fort Wayne. ■Some 200 salesmen of McMillen Feed mills wilMst>ld their 20th an- t ' nual sales convention in Fort 1 Wayne on Tuesday. A tour of the Decatur plant is planned for dealers on Friday. Alleged Robber Is Taken To Hospital Richard E. Clark, alleged robber of the First Hank’ of Berne, Is <in the Adams county memorial hospital today with a kidney ailment. He Is being examined to determine whether an Operation will be necessary. By a court order a special guard hue been posted at the hospital while Clark U there. The guard will be maintained by sheriff’s department with tha assistance of city police. Clark became ill early Sunday morning. He awoke sheriff Robert • Shraluka at about 4 a.tn. by pounding. Shraluka immediately called a physician. When the dajn did not subside by later Sunday morning Clark was takhn to the ihos- ■ pital. No report has been given on his condition. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and a little warmer tonight. Scattered showers beginning extreme north tonight Tuesday mostly cloudy, occasional showers west and north portlone, turning cooler north Tuesday. Low tonight 62-M north, 86-70 south. High Tuesday ranging from near 75 extreme northwest to 88-90 extreme eoutheeet .... L „.t<s ■ J . ~ ‘J. .

Gen. Zwicker Testifies To Senate Group Refuses Testimony Regarding Former : Maj. Irving Peress WASHINGTON (INS) — Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker refused today to testify abou-t former Maj. Irving Peress. described by Sen. Jooepb R. McCarthy as a “fifth amendment Communist,” on grounds that a presidential order blocked him from discussing the case. The general, whom McCarthy is accused of having “abueed" at a hearing last. February on the Peb •s» c#«a» teetUied egrlisr that. Jta. earthy threatened at that timS to make • “display" of him so the public “may eee what kind of Incompetent officers we have in our army., t , Zwieker told senate investigatore today that he had "no recollection” of caHing Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy an “S. O. B." as another witness has charged. The be-ribboued general testified Xefore the jppeclal senate committee studying censure chargee against McCarthy, one of which is that he “abused" Zwicker .at a hearing in New York last Feb. 18. Before the former commandant of Camp Kilmer, N. J., took the stand, his personal physician said that during that hearing. McCarthy smilingly described Zwicker as ”a Fifth Amendment, general.” Capt. William J. Woodward, who accompanied Zwicker to the Feb. 18 session, said the remark was not in the transcribed record of the hearing. However, he asserted: ’“I remember the remark very very correctly. 'lt was made by [Sen. McCarthy rather early in the hearing while he was questioning Gen. Zwicker. Gen. Zwicker was pausing to get an answer to a question. "Sen. McCarthy looked at hh colleagues and smilingly said: This is the first fifth amendment general we Have bad before us'.” Zwicker sat upright in the witness chair at’ today's hearing and replied in elipped tones to question* by assistant committee coun sei Guy G? de f'uria. ’* J Zwicker testified that he received an order on JAn. 23, 1954 Which was dated five days ear Her. calling for the honorable discharge of Maj. Irving Peress. an army dentist described by McCarthy as a “fifth amendmen: Communist.” That was the subject on which the Wisconsin RepubHcan quee tioned Zwicker at the Feb. 18 hearing. » The general read into the record a copy of the discharge order which celled 1 for swift removal of ' Persia from uniform and Ixirred him from getting a reserve com-, tniffilon. De Furia asked Zwicker when he told l Peress about the order and the general said It was “early on the morning of 24 January.” The committee counsel asked him when he "communicated that to Ben. McCarthy or any member of hie stuff.” Zwicker said: “23 January.” .. Zwicker said he conveyed the Information to C. George Anastos, an investigator on the staff of McCarthy's Investigations subcommittee. The general added: “It was done by telephone at my own initiative." i De Furls asked Zwicker if. when 1 he attended a public hearing five (Coßttaurtl oa i*ag« Twa)

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Van Fleet Says Politics Halted Red Army Defeat General Declares Politics Prevented Destruction Os Reds WASHINGTON (INS) — Genj James A. Van Fleet declared in article released today that the army he commanded in Korea was prevented from destroying the Chinese Communists by political decisious handed down by the U. S. and its Alltea. The U. S. News and. World Re-' port made public a copyrighted story written by Van Fleet a year ago, but withheld by the former UN commander until now. Van Fleet declared that when the U- S. eighth army and its Korean and UN allies drove the Chinese Reds back across the 38th parallel in 1952. he was forced to call a halt in the pursuit He stated: ”... now began the political retreat which became endless. it had been in our power, and still is, to destroy this Chinese army, which might well havti brought about the downfall of the Red Chinese regime. Our armies here* had -i. oham-e to rewrite W tort. ERR the tfhlled Nations diplomats wool dnot take it" Van Fleet, recently returned from a presidential mission to the Far East, charged that the military strategy of the war from then on was dictated in Washington by representatives of the 16 UN countries which contributed troops in Korea. The American general said the U. 8., which furnished 95 percent of the UN strength, lost “decisive military command” in Korea as the price for the few troops furnished by the other 16 allies. t He said: “No important move could be made on the battlefield without first securing, through Washington, the approval of a caucus of 16 diplomats half-way around the world. And, after Red China entered the war, the enthusiasm of most at these 16 cooled rapidly. "They controlled not only overall strategy, but tactical moves, and even the choice of bombing targets within Korea. “For months during my stay (Tara Ta Pasv Twa) Dangerous Typhoon Rages On In Japan Death Toll Rising Sharply From Storm TOKYO (INS) — Japan’s “most dangerous" typhoon raged In on the southernmost island of Kyushu today, causing at least JI3 deaths white residents waited fearfully to see if it would head toward the heavily-populated Osaka-Kyoto district in central Japan. The death toll rose sharply «• torrential rains and tidal waves lashed Kyushu. Fourteen persons were missing as floods washed over some 4,009 homes and winds ripped at hundreds more. • The monster storm, called typhoon June by weather experts, dumped between 16 and 20 inches of rain on Kyushu while 17,000 persons fled their homes for what they considered more durable shelter in forest and mountain regions. Tokyo/ some 600 miles north of the huge typhoon, was already experiencing violent, intermittent showers. 'Residents of the nation's capital were warned so stay indoors and to nail shut all doors facing the wind. Winds boiling out 310 miles from the storm's cefiter are expected to cover the entire southern half of Japan even if typhoon June movea out to tea Instead of creeping up toward the Industrialized main island of Honshu.

Adjustment Board Studying Budgets No Changes Made At First Session The seven-member tax adjustment board met this morning at the court house to review the 1955 budgets and certify local levies subject to the approval of the state tax board. , The board, which named H. ii >Vefnon Aurand chairman and Wil- > Liam Linn vice-chairman, made no » changes during their two hour session. County auditor Frank Kitson . served as secretary by virtue of his office. Tax levies stand now at $2.66 for Blue Creek township, $2.97 for ' French, $2.78 for Hartford, $3.28 ; for Jefferson, $3.17 for Kirkland, ■ $3.14 for Monroe township. $2.47 1 tor ITeble, $2.89 for Rt>ot, $2.95 for St. Mary's, $2.41 for Union, $2.88 for Wabash. $3.27 for Washington, . $4.78 for Berne, $5.19 for DecaturRoot, $5.12 for Decatur-Washing-ton, $3.82 for Geneva, $4.33 for Monroe-Monroe and $4.41 for Mon-roe-Washington. x The expected three-cent cut in the Decatur school bond levy was not considered this morning and chat levy MUI stands at 28 cents. Decatur adds an additional $1.59 poll tax tor schools and $1 poll . tax for the corporation from each mate betweenso >ear» ot age. Herne. French township and Geneva also have poll taxes i amounting to $2.50 while other i townships have $1.50 state poll tax -only. ' . L — 1 Protest Refusal Os Civil Defense Fund Mayor Seeks Advice Os State Officials Mayor John Doan planned to contact state civil defense officiate today tor advice on the financial situation of the Adams county civil defense organisation. A request for $599 to finance civil defence work in this county was turned down by the county council in the budget, session last week. The county civil defense pro-, gram is mandatory by state law but lack of fund* may make organization here impossfole. “I cannot expect individuate to bear the cost of e program to which they are already giving generously of their time and effort,” said Mayor Doan. „‘‘lf we do not receive financial aid from some source,” he added, “tine program which I have trier! since 1951 to spark In this county will .fall.” A comparatively small group of persons have already found 1 necessary to spend money for post age. stationery and gas mileage Tfyeee people cannot be expec tei to bear the expenses of the entlrt organization;' the mayor stated Mayor Doan who. by virtue o' his office, is changed with the re •“ponslbillty of setting up the clvP defense program, conferred last week with John Gordon, county civil defense director. j Together they have expres«e<’ strong disapproval over the actlor of the county council in cutting out the civil defense request. Gordon pointe out that civil de fenee should have the fulj cooper ation of every tnan, woman am' child in the county wince a strong program wouud benefit everyone In the event of disaster. 1 Civil defense In Adam* county has a rocky history. Two county director* Wore Gordon tried un •uocoasfully to build an organize tioh. Interest’ displayed this summer by many persons from all over the county indicated that U. might „be possible to set up the organization under the leadership of John Gordon who has had previous experience in civil defense work. Since his apoplntment an advteory council has been set up and several key positions in the organization bare been filled. Several < Ooatlaaed Ob Page Five)

Three American Prisoners Fail Os Appearance Three Supposedly Released By Reds Fail Os Arrival HONG KONG (INS)—U.S. diplomatic officiate, waiting at the border for the Chinese Reds to release two U. 8. newsmen and a sea captain, returned to Hone Kong alone today when the three Americana tailed to arrive. The Oommuuiat New China News Agency announced Sunday tluvt , International News Service correspondent Don Dixon, Richard Ap- ■ piegate of the National Broadcasting Co. and merchant sailor Ben , Krasner .-had been ordered “deported'’ after 17 months in ' captivity. Officials' of the U. S. consulate in Hong Kong hurried to the frontier separating the British colony from Red' territory. But the consulate announced this afternoon that the three men, were not aboard today’s train to Hong Kong. A short time after the Red newe agency announced that the trio would he released .it reported that atinrtrer A meric an. •b'WineSwman Hugh Francis Redmond of New York, had been sentenced to life imprisonment in China for "epying tor the United- States." The agency «Ud two Chinese convicted of spying along with Redmond had been sentenced to death and five other Chinese to prison terms ranging from seven yeans to life. Dixon, now 27, Applegate and Krasner eet out oni a vacation cruise from Hong Kong to Portuguese Macao in Applegate’s email yacht "Kert” on March 21, 1953. They vanished' during the cruise and witnesses reported that the “Kert" had been, seized by a Odmvrtunist gunboat. But it was not until last May 4 at the Geneva conference that the Peiping rtgime disclosed officially that Dixon, Applegate and Krasner were l>eing held behind the Bamboo Curtain. Huang Hua, counselor to the Red Chinese delegation, at Geneva, tohl Kingsbury Smith, European general manager of International News Service, that the trio had been “detained" on chargee of breaking a Communist law. At that time, the Communists refused to give details on the alleged offense, saying only that the case etlll was under Investigation. (Tarn To Paste ewe) Democratic Party Opens Headquarters Republican Record Lashed By Schurger The Republican give-away ot oil reserves and the their “trinkledown" theory of economy drew heavy crltictem from Severin H. Schurger, Democratic candidate tor fudge of the appellate court from the northern district, at the opening of Democrat headquarters here Saturday evening. ' A good crowd filled the I emocrat headquarters one-half block north of the stoplight on Second street and heard Schurger, fleet state candidate from Adams county wince Judge 'Huber DeVoss In 1908, start the 1954 campaign in Adams- county. Schurger was introduced by Judge Myles F. Parrish, judge of •the Adams county circuit court, and a candidate for re-election this tall. Judge Parrish paid tribute to Lao “Dutch" ’F-ihlnger treasurer of the Democrat central committee, who died suddenly last week, and the crowd stood in silent tribute bo his memory. The judge stated that he had at first desired to postpone the opening of the Demoi « (Tara To Page

Traffic Death Toll > Comparatively Low Drivers Attracted By Ideal Weather INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Indi* ana’s highway death toll was comparatively low during the week-end. Ideal weather drew many thousands of motorists to the roads. The Indianapolis weather bureau predicted, partly cloudy and a little warmer today and tonight and showers in the north region tonight. The forecast for Tuesday was considerable cloudiness and occasslonal showers in the north and west portions and cooler in the north area. f w lti Cecil E. Jones, 47. of near Logansport, was killed and six others were Injured, two of them critically, when two automobiles collided head on, one and one-half miles west of Mexico. He drove one of the cars. Rutherford F. Brant, 49, of near Camden, and James Miller, 4, of Macy, were hurt critically. Paul Miller, 28, of Macy, driver of the other automobile; his wife, Nada, 20; Jone's wife, Geneva, 46, and Barbara Miller, «, were injured seriously. The Miller girls are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James Miner: - . Charles Gregory, 78, of Rochester; died in a Jtocte«*teF lto8pll»l ©8 injuries suffered when he walked ( against the side ot an automobile . driven by Richard McKee, 29, of Rochester. ( Louis M. Brotnm, 57, of Evans* , ville, met death when hte car went , out of control, left road 57 and , overturned In a cornfield near Somerville, Gibson county. Four persons had been killed is two accidents Friday night. William C. Austin, 69. of Brevard, N.C. and his wife Mlltjred, 69, were killed in a head on crash at a county road intersection four miles north of Fort Wayne. Two r brothers, Chester C. (Jarrolj, 31, of Chicago, and J. T. Carroll, 33, of Hopkinsville, Kr., met death when their automobile dashed off road 41 near Cook, Lake county, knocked down a row of guard posts, broke through a fence and felled two utility poles.

Ask Federal Aid On Hurricane Damage Boston Flooded By Burt Water Main BOSTON (INS) — A buret water main today sent thousanOs of gallons of water cascading through the southern part of the Boston financial district, flooding basements of bank and business buildings. Firefighters and public works de'partment employes, weary after long hours of duty as a result ot Saturday's hurricane, were called out and stopped the flow at the nearest shutoff. Vai Peteraon, national director (of civil defense, came to New England to confer with CD officials in Massachusetts, Rhode Isteod. Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire on the need tor federal aid as a result ot hurricane Edna, whiph took 18 lives. . Massachuetts counted eight dead with property damage in the millions. Utility company workers still were at work in many areas restoring electric light and telephone service. A number ot roads have been washed out or closed and thousands of cellars were flooded. Rivers, including the Merrimac, were still rising today. The Merrimac has reached a point a foot below the flood-level mark In Law rence. Arlington and Framlntham were hard hit with the cellars of more than 199 homes flooded by torrential rains that accompanied the hurricane. Maine with nine deed, was the hardest hit of the New EngUmd states end Governor Burton M. Cross awaited a reply from Praet(Coatiae** OB rage Foar)

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No Decision On Help For Island Defense National Security Council And Ike In Extraordinary Meet DENVER (INS) - President Eisenhower Indicated today that no decision has yet been made on whether the United States will help defend the Chinese Nationaltet is* " ' land of Quemoy against Communist attack. The Chief Executive said in an unusual appearance before news* men at the summer White House in Denver that “no specific decisions were advanced for action" at Sunday's extraordinary session of the national security council. He gave this description of the momeritoue meeting of his top advisory board on cold-war policy: "It was merely a., consulting together as to the place of the United States in the world today in that particular area — that troubled area ot Ute western Pacific — and reaffirming our devotion to certain policies.” These policies, the President Mid, include defending the vital tntwMts of the UnSed’-Stmi wherever they may arise. No Comment i WASHINGTON (INS) — Par- , ticlpants la Sunday's top-level talks with President Eisenhower returned to Washington today, one ot them declaring “there is nothing serious about Quemoy’’ but all of them silent on whether the U.S. would help defend it. The officials arrived in the cap-' ital aboard three planes that took them from Denver after the national security council meeting called to discuss free world defense against any new Red aggression in the Far East. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles, w-bo declared in Denver that the Chinese Communists could not take Formosa even if they tried, told newsmep in Washington: “f cahoot say anything about the national security council —

that’s the rule and there's no exception to it.” When a newsmen suggested that "you're going to keep the .Chinese guessing,” Dulles added: "and you too.” Sen. H. Alexander Smith (R N. J.), who attended the Manila conference with Dulles, declared: "There is nothing serious about Quemoy. AH this talk about it being critical — there’s nothing to it.” Quemoy, which is in Nationalist bands, has been under shelling by the Communists on the mainland hearty. It-is about 100 toiles from Formosa itself, and the big question bus been whether the U. 8. will intervene if the -Reds try to invade it. That, Duties said Sunday, is primarily a matter for the military to decide, although he added he, does not think the Chinese Cotnmunists will attempt an invasion of the tiny island in the near future. Vice President Richard al. Nixon, who also refused to talk about the security council meeting, was among the top officials who returned to Washington. Theodore Thieme Funeral Tuesday Funeral • services for Theodore . Thieme, lifelong resident of Adame county, who died Saturday morning, will bo conducted at 1:30 p m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home and at 1 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran church in Union township. The Rev. W. C. Vetter’ and thd Rev. Herbert Wiese trill officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may ball at the funeral home until time of the services. \ \ ... „ i .