Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 222.

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China Urges UN To Expel • Soviet Russia Notionalist China Advocates Russian Expulsion From UN UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.. (INS) —Free China advocated today the expulsion of Russia from the UN as the United States lined up a _ minimum of forty out of sixty asaembly Votes to bar Red China from the ninth annual assembly session opening this afternoon. Nationalist China's foreign minister George K. C. Leh and Ambassador Tlngfu Tslang voiced the opinion that "the question the assembly should consider is not the admission of Red China but the expulsion of the Soviet Union.” Two hundred overseas Chinese Nationals headed by five anti-Red prisoners of war captured in Korea who refused to be» repatriated gave dramatic emphasis to thb’Se Wttrrts. They picketed the UN hours before the 1.000 diplomata gathered at the be-flagged headquarters for the 3 p.m. opening on the banks of Manhattan's East River. The Chinese anti • Communist parade was strengthened by (we _ hundred Ukrainian protesting the terror rule of Russia. Police afid radio cars patrolled Ute area adjoining UN and-were on guard against possible incidents. Placards screamed at arriving delegates to help bar ‘Red China and expel Russia. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles arrived from his island retreat oh Lake Ontario, to take his seat in the assembly. Either Dulles' or Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge will counter any move by Russia's Andrei Vishinsky to raise the question of Red China. The pamphlet distributed by the antl-Red Chinese pickets gave a solemn pledge by oventeas Chinese “to fight against Communism and to recover the China mainland.” Britain and most of the European countries, the Latin American bloc and the Pacific nations have promised the U. S. their supporting votes, should America move to shelve the question this year. The assembly, beset oh all sides by cold war tensions as its annual Hiree-months session gets under way, has little hope of solving its major deadlocks. But it is confident it can exercise a calming influence in the bitter disputes increasing between Russia and the (Continued on Page Eight) Movie, TVAc tress Rushed To Hospital HOLLYWOOD (INS) -Movie ■and TV actress (Mary Hill, 24, was rushed to a hospital .Monday night after rtie reportedly swallowed more than a dozen sleeping pills in a fit of depression. Mies Hill has appeared in “.Mr. and iMns. North” and "Boston Blackie" TV serials and one of her last films was "Breakthrough.'' Former Convict Is Killed By Police INDIANAPOLIS (INS) - A recently discharged -state prison inmate was shot and killed .Monday’ night when he attempted to flee police seeking suapecta in an Indianapolis liquor store holdup. Patrolman Leon Chisley said he shot William Svendson, known as ona of the city's best safe crackers, as Svendeon whirled to fire. Liquor store clerk Biddle Beach, 83, identified Svendson as one of -two holdup men who robbed the store five minutes earlier. - 1 •

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New York Democrats Holding Convention Harriman, Roosevelt Head For Showdown NEW YORK (INS) — Averell Harrknsm and Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., headed for a showdown. in their battle for the nomination for governor of New York at the Democratic sitate convention which opaped tcduy. Htwrtmam, former mutual security director, was regarded by pofoicai big wigs a<s tire likely choice of the delegates but Roosevelt inftetedi he iha<s "a good chance" to win the gubernatorial nomination. “I won't take second ptace on tihe ticket under <any circumstances." declared Roosevelt. “I'm not a candidate for lieutenant governor, or for amyithdng -but governor.” A simple majority off the 1,018 cooveattan vote*--510—te required for m>m ination, • Democratic leaders were making etevemitlivhour efforts to avert a floor battle between Harriman and Rowevelt, but there were no outward signs of harmony between Sfee two corrtartatns. RoosevwH ww in “» fighting mood" and was reported to ire bitterly surprised and disappointed by the action, two weeks ago of leading Democratic party leaders in picking: Harriman. Roosevelt, like Harriman, had been making a vigorous campaign for delegates. Despite the brush-off given him by party leaders. Roosevelt predicted “a close contest’' and his own eventual nomination. He showed no toddcateon he would step aside for Herriman. Top Democrats who endorsed Harriman had several reason for adopting ®uoh a position. Among them was the view that young Rocsevelt and the Roosevelt name have made a numl>er of political enemies in pivotal New York state. More Polio Cases In St. Joseph Co. SOUTH REND, Ind. (INS) — St. Joseph county today continued adding to its leading total number of polio cases thia year. Fight new cases of polio were reported over the week-end by Northern Indiana children's hospital and the St. Joseph county chapter of National Infantile Paralysis Foundation. Five of the victims are St. Joseph county residents which moved the total number of county cases so far this year to 58. One Driver Dies In Two-Truck Accident WANATAH. Ind. —Willie J. Parker, 38-year-old truck driver from Euetis, Fla., was killed Monday: night along with two cows and three hogs in a two-truck accident near Wanatah," Ind. Parker was killed when his truck loaded with tomatoes struck a truck carrying 41 hogs and 10 head of cattle which had stalled qu U. S. 30 near Wanatah. Russell Grandstaff, 44, of Knox, had left the truck and gone to Wanatah for help. Clark Returned To Adams County Jail Richard E. Clark, was removed from the Adams county memorial Hospital to the county jail this morning. "His said that he had recovered sufficiently from a kidney ailment to be taken back to the jail. awaiting trial on a charge of tank robbery, became ill Sunday, Sept. 12, and was takeq to the hospital. He was later given speciallstc are at the Fort Wayne Lutheran!) ospltal. A resident of Celina, 0., Clark ie charged with the robbery of the 'First Bank of Berne May 29.

United Slates ' Accepts Bid To British Parley ■ Dulles Will Return To London To Seek European Solution WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dullee flies back to London again this week-end in a new effort to avert a wide open split among the western Big Three over German rearmament The U. S. accepted .Monday nigfht the British invitation to a nine-power conference on the knotty German problem, and Dulles expects to take off Saturday tor the British capita I. ; The British-eponsored conference will open a week from today. This would give Dulles two days to discuss the European question before formal meetings get underway. Dulles will go to the nine-power foreign, ministers’ gathering determined that Weel Germany—without delay—be granted full uovereignty and equal partnership in the defense of western Europe.. The U. S. program apparently runs t-hainply counter to France's attitude as reflected again in a new ptan jWt forw-anl by Premier Mendes-France. The French premier has agreed l to the inclusion of West Germany in tlve 1948 Brussels pact between France. Britain, Belgium, the Nefchertawls and Luxemboung, providing tor mutual military, ; economic and cultural add. However, Mendes-France wants tlue Brussels agreement, rather th am its successor, the North AbIwn'Uc treaty organize Lion, to control German rearmament. This proposed substitute for the European defense community, which France refueed 1 to ratify, was received in Washington with no enthusiasm. U. S. official® would make no pubMc comment but privately much wws being eaid. Mri very IttAle of Hi» fat®* of Mendes* Frmeefe Meka “ The most that informed quartere could say for the plan was that It at least offers a basis for dtecusslon and negotiation al the London conference. However, officiate frankly viewed the French plan as another stalling tactic which would prevent completion of a unified Western European defense. It was pointed out that any proposal revolving around the 1948 Brussels pact—such as the French now eugieeet—even if approved by the foreign ministers, would meet with more frustrating delays, as It wae offered for ratification to each of the'parliamentary bodies involved. Two Public Schools Are Ordered Closed Threats To Negroes Results In Closing MIUFORD. Del. (INS) — The MEford board of education announced early today after receiving calls threatening Negro pupils that the community's two public schools will be “closed until further notice." Dr. Ramon 0. Cobbs, school superintendent, issued the order at 1 a.m., “in the interest of the safety of all children." He safd the order countermands an earlier decision of the school board reached last night in which the schools were to reopen today following a one-day recess in which the racial-integration question was Mudied." Dr. Coßbs referred to “numerous calls threatening violence in case any Negro children attend" classes. An uneasy tension had gripped the race-conscious town since the earlier edict which ordered the schools to re-open, but coupled a request to parents of 11 Negro pupils that they keep their children home until next Monday. t . More than 1,000 persons attended a mass meeting Monday night objecting, as they put it, not to integration itself, but to “rushing it through." Urges New Look In Foreign Policies BRETTON WOODS, N. H. (INS) —Chester Bowles, former U.S. ambassador to India, called today for a “new look” in America's foreign economic policy. He urged a broad program of economic assistance, topped by freer trade, in an effort to halt Communist advances in the underdeveloped areas of the world.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 21, 1954.

Reveal Huge Windfall Profits Made By One Indianapolis Builder

Enjoin Craig From Halfing Bluffton Fair Governor Turns To Supreme Court In Battle Over Fair INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Gov. George N. Craig today turned to the Indiana supreme court in his battte with promoters of the ageold Bluffton street feir. The 1953 general assembly pa, ,v ed a law forbidding use of state or federal highways for fairs. Bluffton’s annual event is located at the interaection of Ind. 1 and Ind. 124. Craig, whose correction! board tee battled verbally with Bluffton officials concerning alleged reformatory eex-Uquor parties, ordered the fair moved to a sidestreet last Friday. Monday, Bluffton olxained a restraining order from Wells circuit court preventing state interference. Craig had’ threatened to send Htiute police nuetew the fair moved. The governor asked chief deputy attorney general George Jefr frey, Jr., to seek supreme court help to the fight. Jeffrey said: : “We hope to have a writ oL pttr Itibtlloa, from the Mi'prdne' <xmft by taitight." Jefifrey’e boss, attorney general Edwin Steers said: “Home rule and a circuit court are a pretty tough combination to beat.” Pope's Condition Reported Improved VATICAN CITY (INS) — Vatican officials said today that the condition of Pope Pius XII, who last week suffered a recurrence of hiccoughing, was much improved 'today, /' -.'7 They said that jn Wednesday’s general audience he will limit himself to imparting the blessing but on Friday he plans to deliver an address to an audience of the Geophysics congress. Mrs. Helen Schaadt Is Killed By Auto Struck At Mailbox In Front Os Home ■Mrs. Helen Schaadt, 64, was killed about noon Monday when she was hit by an automobile at the mailbox in front of her home, six miles west of Van Wert, O„ on U. 8. 324. Driver of the eastbound car was Vincent Portel, 45, of Brooklyn, N. Y„ who is held In the Van Wert county jail under >I,OOO bond on charges of unintentional manslaughter. Investigating officers, said Portel’s auto left the road approximately 150 feet before hitting Mrs. Schaadt, then carried her 70 feet before hitting and breaking off a utility pole and careening an additional 100 feet into a barnyard. Mrs. Schaadt was a native of Willshire township and a lifelong resident of Van Wert county. She was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed church in Harrison township, the chuhsh guild, the Harrison township research club and the Pleasant township grange. Surviving are her husband, WilHam Schaadt, Harrison township trustee, and three brothers, Joo and Otto Gehres, both of Wren, O„ and Edward Gehres of Lincoln, Mich. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday iq St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. Paul H. Graeser officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body has been removed from the H. D. Smith funeral home at Convoy to the residence. where friends may call until time -of the services. A-. ■

Eisenhower Urges Prayers For Peace Calls On Peoples Behind Iron Curtain DENVER (INS)—President Eie- * esnitower called on the people® behind the Iron. Curtate today to join in a mighty chorus of prayer for , i a testing pence to crush forever ' the threat of atomic-agt war. | The dramatic appeal was beamed by radio to every corner of the , Comm utasit world as> a pre hide to , thia country’* observance of a na- . tional day of prayer for peace Wednesday. Mr. Eisenlsower mid' the “true k cure” for tbe tension gripping the world lie* not in guns and boml>s I l>wt in fatoh—"the ntigdrtießt force I that ngut has at tin command." He voiced tMs prayerful wSsb: [ “May the World be ringed with i an act of faith wo strong m to . annihilate the cruel, artificial toar|i rier erected by little men between , the people® who seek peace on eortib tiirough the divine spirit." The message was broadcast ‘ starting at 7 a. m. (EDT) today over every facility of the oversea* I Information program, including the Voice of America and the world- » wide outlets of the U. S. informa- ’ tion agency. ’ Mr. EJsebhower planned to lead the nation personally Wednesday " to the third amnuaJ observance of day. eat »rid» toy ctewwi to •newrrage nrtMtom of American* , to offer special prayers for peace. He was to attend chapel services at Lowry air force base, site of 1 the summer White House. > ’ . Family Os Eight Is _ Homeless From Fire Swygart Residence Destroyed By Fire 1 .. A. fftmlly ot eiffht is. homeless as the result of a fire Saturday night which completely destroyed everything but the clothes they were wearing. Mr. and Mrs. Max Swygart and their six small children lost all of their property in the fire at their home which is on the Ohio state line, about six miles south of U. S. highway 224. Their children are Ronnie, 10; , Cuba Jean, eiffHt; Rickie, seven; •Randy, five; Roddy, three, and Reggie, one. The family is now without clothing, household goods and home. While the loss 'was partially covered by insurance it was not nearly enough. Adding to the tragedy Is the fact that Swygart, an employe of Magnavox company in Fort Wayne, has been laid off for two weeks and is still not working. The family is temporarily residing with Mrs. Swygart’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wall of Jefferson township, until they can make arrangements for another home. in the meantime generous friends of the family are coming to their " aid with’ glfii bf clOTfhg, bedding; household goods and food. Several women are busy canning vegetables to replace Mrs. Swygart’s store of canned goods which was completely destroyed in the fire. Former neighbors of the Swygart family on Indiana street in Decatur have begun a collection for the family and the Rev. Herald Welty, pastor of the Decatur Missionary church to which the Swygarts belong, is sponsoring a drive tp aid them. Rev. Welty has announced that anyone wishing to donate to the collection may do so by contacting him at the parsonage at 210 South Fourth St. Any useful items brought to the church or parsonage will be gratefully welcomed by the family, Rev. Welty said. I INDIANA WEATHER ) Partly cloudy and much cooler tonight with atowly diminishing winds. Wednesday mostly fair and cool. Low tonight 4048. High Wednesday around 60 north <to OS south. z • ’ » i! / ■ . r i. : . .

Declares U. S. Is Lagging On Atomic Uses Commissioner Says Nation Lagging On Atom Development ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. (JNS)— Atomic energy commisßioner Thomas J. Murray dechared, today that the U. S. is falling behind: to development of peacetime power from the atom. He warmed, that It would be ft "tragedy" if "world leadership in thia field fell by default into Soviet 'hands" and by implication blamed the American people and its repreßenttrtive® to Congress for failing to push power development. Murray, to a talk before the CIO United ateelworkens convention. esM 1 development of nuclear power provides two attematives—frustration and world destruction or a common ground for peace end cooperation. David j. MCDoriakl, president of the U.S.W., WM sftricken with the grippe and it was stated he could not preside ait today's convention seesioos. McDoriald'a 111ness was expected to delay any vital conveqrtan decisions or demm*,. .•■ei-M axus; AEC commfeffloner Murray tn hte address said the H-bomb “and Its successors have placed hi the hand® of men the dreadeome power of world destruction.” The eoinm*iß«toner then declared nhet “time is running out” on development of atomic power for peaceful tree®, whk-h he described as an acute problem, particularly in other nations. In Washington meanwhile, Hep. Chet Holifield (D-CaHf.) a member as the congressional atomic energy committee said that England has nt toast a temporary lend over the U. S. in development of peacetime atomic power. Holifield said that Britain is building’ two large atomic reactors for such purposes while the U. S. to working on only one. Meanwhile, the U. S. was reported to have a hydrogen bomb with an 1 estimated' explosive force of 45 million tone of TNT — so (Continued on Page Two) H~ul —~ ; Miss Anna Harrod Is Taken By Death Former Missionary To India Is Dead Miss Anna Harrod, 65, Methodist missionary to India for 32 years, died Monday in St. Joseph’s hospital. Fort Wayne. She had been ill far three years but a patient at the hospital only one day. A native of Hoagland, she was a daughter of Enos and Hester Harrod. She taught tn the schools at too and Hoagland prior to going to India as a missionary in 1919, She served a® a missionary until ill health forced her to return to the states in 1951. Miss Harrod was a graduate of Wittenberg college, obtained her master's degree at Columbia University, and took post graduate studies at Cornell University. She was a member of the Hoagland Methodist church. Surviving are three sister®, Mrs. Benjajmin Ruhl and Mrs. Willard Youse, both of Hoagland, and Mrs. Robert Flora of Decatur, and a number of nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Hoyt Calio#, Mrs. Earl Caston, Elsie, Roselyn and Robert Wayne Flora, all bf Decatur. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hoagland Methodist church, the ißev. Garth Irey officiating. Burial will be in the Antioch cemetery. The body was removed to the Ake & Son funeral home tn Poe, where friends may call after 7 o'clock this evening. The body will He in state at the church from 10:30 a.m. Thursday until the services.

Trio Arrested For Evansville Robbery Arrested Six Hours After Bank Holdup EVANSVILLE, Ind. (INS) — Three men were to be arraigned today in federal court on charges of staging a 315,463 Evansville bank robbery, arid they also face questioning about other bank holdups. The trio, arrested within six • hours after the Howell Savings ■ Association holdup Monday, in- • eluded Two St. Louis men who ‘ had jumped |35,000 bond after being indictedf or a holdup there. 1 They are (Robert T- Weaver, 43, k and Charles Robert Burbank, 26, who were captured in a rented 1 hideout hear tEvanlsville, along -were two 17-year-old girl companions. ’ Leonard Blaylock, in charge of the Indiana FBI, said both Weaver ’ and Burbank had been sought by federal authorities after they disappeared following indictment for the 312,000 holdup of the Public Service Corporation bus garage in St. Louis, April 5. The first member of the trio to , be arrested was Frederick It. Wil- . son, 24, of Evansville, who <wa» . recognized .by an Evansville detecf tive a® the owner of a second car - used by the three men after the holdup Monday. .• i The bandits, who locked rip fiiree » of the saving® association employ- » ee and, two customers before tak- • ing off witht heir loot In a pillow case, took the precaution of using 1 a getaway car, then abandoning ’ it. r But an alm witness noticed the 1 switch and was able to provide r police with the license number of the second car, also. Police said Wilson carried a gun and money identified as part of the bank loot when captured. SevI (Continued on Page Eight) Macklin Is Elected As Party Treasurer Named Treasurer Os Democratic Party O. W. P. (Macklin, a partner in the Phil L. Macklin Co., and a Democratic precinct committeeiman with over 20 yeans experience, was elected treasurer of the Democratic county central committee by the unianimou® vote of the precinct committeemen Monday night, Dr. Harry H. Hobble, Democratic county chairman, said today. Macklin replaces the late Leo E. “Dutch” Eh Inger, who had been treaeurer of the Democratic party for several year*. MJacklto, who has been very active to Democratic afifatas, to now first vice-commander of Che American Legion. Adams Post 43, a memlver of tlbe Berne Legion Post, the Elks, Moose, Eagles, and Vet wane of Foreign War*. Macklin to a too a 32nd degree Mason: - A county-wide meeting of Democratic precinct committeewomen and wives of candidate* was atoo discussed laud night, and Mrs. Theron Fenstermaker, county vicechairmtin. will head the arrangementis committee. 4 County chairman Hobble was Instructed by the committeemen to look over the <*t>dldates for preoiiKit committeemen in 3-B, Which was also left vacant by the recent death of Ehingen. The precinct eoinmlrtteemen’H meeting was held in the Democratic county beadquarters, onehalf block north of the atoplight at Second l and Monroe. Milk Price Increase Is Effective Today Milk prices in Adams county went up two cent* a quart this morning following the second increase in prices to the farmer. It was also reported that prices on milk are going up in Fort Wayne and vicinity. The increase there is greater than that which affects Adams county consumers.

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Senate Group Ends Indiana Hearing Today $685,000 Profits Made By Builder . On 17 Apartments (INS) — The senate banking committee today heard evidence that one Indianapolis builder made 3685,000 windfall profits on 17 apartment buildings. Three of the project® were in South Bend and 14 in Indianapolis. The committee, headed by its chairman, Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R Ind.), heard Leo A. Lippman, president of the L. & L. Building Corp., testify that he paid no federal income tax on the windfall profit. Lippman explained at today's final hearing that the profit on the 17 projects was consolidated with reports on subsidiary corporations and that no tax was due under this procedure. Lippman to president of the company which built the structures in addition to heading the concern that owns them. He testified 9 that all the cash put up by the company which owns these proper- - ties for which the FHA guaranteed mortgages ot 31X33000 was |670,t0 cash and land. Capebart denounced the FHA, declaring such testimony shows the looseness with which it is operated. ' He said: This man has many properties insured by the FHA. If one ot them goes sour, then the govern- ’ ment loses the mortgage money it has guaranteed, and this man can continue to operate all ot the other successful properties at a profit. Early testimony divulged phony veteran home loans in Ilinois guaranteed by the Federal Housing Admihistration. Vernon L. Gillespie, of Sanford, * Fla., admitted receiving checks totaling 33,350 during a slx-monfh period when he was drawing an annual salary ot 34,500 as then assistant vice president of the Mercantile Mortgage Co., at Champaign, IN. Gillespie denied he got the 350 checks for expediting loans through his firm but Maurice Bauman, president of the Williamsburg Realty Co., of Champaign, said the cheeks were paid Gillespie for each loan. Capehart, who maintained the loans, asked: Did you report this 33,350 on your Income tax return? No, I know I should have, but I didn't, Gillespie replied and added: It’s monstrous I agree but to a hungry man a loaf of bread looks good. Capehart reminded Gillespie ot the 34,500 salary to which the former loan company official replied: Champaign to a high living area. Gtttespie added he had to authority to expedite loans but Worthen Brooks, manager of the Mercantile office in Decatur, 111., said Gillespie did have authority to speed loans on their way. Denial and counter denial involving undercover payments were disclosed by another witness who did business with Bauman. Hoyt Dobbs, former assistant treasurer for the Flranklin Life In* ‘ surapce Co., of Springfield, 81., admitted receiving 31.500 to 31,800 in checks. Dobbs denied he received the money, cases of whisky, expensive binoculars or bard-to-get football tickets, for expediting loans for Bauman through Franklin Life. Bauman contradicted that testmiony. Also under scrutiny will be FHAfinanced housing at the naval ammunition depot at Crane, Ind., at Fort Benjamin Harctoon, near Indianapolis, the Golfmore develop- , ment at Gary and the Arcadia •partmetrt at Louisville, Ky. The controversial Essex apartment house project in Indianapolis (Continued on Page Kight)