Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 230.

Cross The U. S. To See Series ' 1 W. W *' ■ w?w Wh “FANS OF THE YEAR," you might way, are the Smith brothers, John, 11, and Charles. 11. shown checking in at the Sloane House YMCA, New York, after traveling unescorted aM the way tram Paaco, Wash., to see the World Seriesi Asked why they weren’t in school, they grinned and said it was sort of legalized hookey, with their father's permission.

London Parley Is Agreed On Belgian Plan Agree On Plan For German Control On Brussels Measure 4 LONDON (INS) — The London nine-power conference agreed today on a Belgian plan for controlling German rearmament and other « arms within a revised seven - nation Brussels pact instead of the North Atlantic treaty organization. _ . Delegates aped their work in hope of ending the conference by the week-end. and said the parley was going well. U. S. secretary of state John Foster Dulles made it clear at the morning session that Washington would retain control of any aid it gives to the new Brussels pact group. An official spokesman quoted him as saying the United States would consult with other powers on such aid but that the final decision in all cases of what aid. and to whom it goes, would be made by the United States. The United States government previously promised U. S. military aid would be given the six-nation European defense community as a bloc and the latter would decide on distribution among mein, bers. French Premier Pierre Mendes-* • France wanted the same concession for the seven-nation Brussels pact, which includes Britain, following the French Assembly rejection of EDC. But Dulles flatly refused. An American delegation source said U. S. military aid to Europe, except for Spain, will continue to be determined on a basis of NATO force goals and aid earmarked to various countries in accordance with those goals. The British spokesman said the conferee* made "good progress” and that "it was a good meeting." The British informant explained that the good progress was made in consideration of the kind of controls which might he exercised on West European forces under the Supreme Allied Headquarters. The Spokesman said the nine powers studied proposals on armament control submitted by Belgian foreign minister Paul Henri Spaak and French premier Pierfe Men-des-France. He said there was some heated discussion on the two proposals but that all finally agreed to establish a committee using Speak’s paper as the basis for its work. Two separate committee meetings also were held this morning, one dealing with German sovereignty and the other on an expanded Brussels pact. Following the morning session. Dulles. Spaak and Italian foreign minister Gaetano Martino drove to Ten Downing Street for lunch with British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill. A British spokesman announced that Dulles, British foreign secretary Anthony , Eden, MendesFrance and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer would meet z tonight to discuss the interim report from the committee on GerContinued on Pau* Seven) ‘ • INDIANA WEATHER , Considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday, with show- . ere and scattered thunderstorm® Cooler northwest Friday, Low tonight 85-70. High Friday 80a northweet to around 80 southeast.

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Commission First Atomic Sub Today Navy Commissions First Atomic Sub WASHINGTON (INS) — The man who is building the nation's first nuclear - powered submarine declared today that ordinary sailors with no special scientific bent will |iave no trouble in the atomic navy. Rear Admiral H. G. Rickovef, chief of the navy's nuclear power division, revealed that "a substantial number" of sailors have al-ready-learned to operate the atomic power plant which runs the U.S.S. Nautilus. The Nautilus, the first atomdriven submarine, is being comi missioned at Groton, Conn., today. The control board which the youthful operator of the first atom-splitting chamber to turn out ( practical quantities of power is no more complicated than the instru- . ment panel of a jet. plane. Kickover said emphatically that the nuclear engines which the atomic endtgy commission and the ! navy have pioneered* were designed to be “operated by human beings." Four of the revolutionary underseas vessels have now been authorized. The admiral added: “we can't afford to build submarines that would have to be run by Jules ' Verne, because he’s dead.” Verne, a French novelist, more than 60 years ago wrote “20.000 leagues under the sea,” a story of an underseas craft which could stay under water almost indefinitely and called the imaginative boat “Nautilus." Rickover continued: “as a matter of fact, there hasn't been a PH.D involved in the operation of the Mark I prototype engine for the Nautilus since it first began running at full power on May 31, 1953. "In the long run we don’t expect training the crews of atomic submarines to take very much longer ' than the training of conventional submariners.” Spiritual Emphasis Week January 2-9 Associated Churches To Sponsor Services The annual Spiritual Emphasis . week in Decatur, sponsored by the Associated Churches, will be held the first full week of Janu- , ary, 1955, opening Sunday night. . Jan. 2. and closing Sunday night, i Jan. 9. Preliminary plans for the an- . nual religious services of the city's Protestant churches were discussed at a meeting of the committee this week. Members of the Spiritual Empha- , sis week committee are: the Rev. Ray J. Walther, pastor of the First , Presbyterian church, chairman; the. Rev. Stuart Brightwell, pastor of the First Baptist church; Robert Houk, of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, and Ralph . Kenworthy, president of the Asso- . elated Churches. Rev. Brightwell has been commissioned to obtain the guest speaker for the week, and an- . nouneement Os the selection is expected withltf the near future. Spiritual Emphasis week has annually evoked great interest from the citlsens of Decatur, and a steady growth In attendance has marked the annual religious services. ~14-PAGES

Army Presses Rotation Plan By Divisions Global-Mobility Program Is Mapped Out By Army Heads WASHINGTON (INS) —The army pressed Its global-mobility program today with plan® for rotating entire divisions back and forth between oversea® assignments and stations in the U. S, and converting' training divisions into combat units. Meanwhile, plan® for cutting the army's strength were cancelled, ami creation of two new division® ww apmounced. *_■ A Pentagon spokesman said that although the program to reduce personnel to about one million, men has been washed to favor of maintaining a force of around 1,200,000, economy—without injuring defense —• is the motive for the plan. The defense department view has been that more military strength per dollar spent can be obtained by flexible striking force® backed, up bya reserve which can quickly be called to duty. ■ The problem of how to build up organized reserve .strength is expected to be solved by the next conigreew early in 1965, and' the defense department is soon to draw up Its specific recommendation®. The change in army goals to include am additional 200,000 men and increase mobility of each division was announced aw an aftermath of President Eisenhower's conference Tuesday with army secretary Robert T. Stevens and Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, army chief of staff. Stevens and Ridgway told a news conference that future overseas rotation will be based' on en- ' tire divisions rattier than individual personnel. The two new divisions. replacing national guard units soon to be returned to state control, will be formed from present regimental combat teams. One will be stationed at Fort Amador. Canal Zone, and the other at Fort Richardson. Alaska. The di virion-rotation plan, to get underway next summer and labeled "Operation Gyroscope.” will assure enlisted men that they will generally remain in the same division throughout choir army service. Tliey will go overseas with their full unite and return to assigned bases in the U. S. overseas tours of duty will be 33 months, and those in this country will be 31 months. *

Difeftees with only two yeans to eerve w<ill join a division six mouths before it goes ovenseas, and will be replaced during the overseas tour by men who receive basic training by a state-aide division. • Ridgway said the plan will leave Continued on Page Seven) — TB Directors Meet Wednesday Evening Reports Given By Group's Secretary The board of directors of the Adams county tuberculosis association met Wednesday night at Decatur .high school with 'Robert Zwick, president, in charge. Mrs. W. Guy Brown, secretary, reported that Adams county now had six patients at two Indiana tuberculosis hospitals. There are three at Healthwin at South Bend and three at Irene Byron, Fort Wayne. Patch testing program in the county, according to Mrs. Brown, has included grades one, nine and 10 for the last three weeks under supervision of the secretary and Miss Marie Felber, county health nurse. Pupils receiving tbe patch test during this program totalled 930 in the county and final readings will be reported by Miss Felber during October. During the week of August 2, a mobile X-ray unit in tbe county had 1,128 patrons who took advantage of the X-ray service. Four persons were found to be “suspected of tuberculosis" and eight others "pathology." During the last six months, Mrs. Brown arranged for 79 14 by 17 films for chedk-up and diagnostic purposes. A consultation clinic was announced for November 19. Plane were discussed for the approaching annual sale of Christmas seals. Following the business session Mr. and Mrs. Brown acted as hosts during a social and refreshment hour.

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—. .Aji Gen. Van Fleet To Report On Far East Tour Gives Confidential k Report On Strength Os Allies In East WASHINGTON (INS) -Retired Gen. James A. Van Fleet submits to the Pentagon today his confidential report on Allied military •strength in the Far East —where he thinka America should strike back for victory. Van Fleet, who told the senate internal security subcommittee that he itfluuks victory to still possible to Korea, expects to file ftte report with defense secretary Charles. E. Wltoon. The former eighth army commander in Korea went to the Far East on a confidential mission tor President Eisenhower. He soldi he could not make tils findings public, but his public testimony left Mbtle doubt about his personal feelings. He told the group, headed by Sen. William E. Jenner (R-Ind.) that Gen. Omar N. Bradley, former chairman of the U. S. joint chiefs of staff, and Gep. J. Lawton Collins, ex-army chief of staff, were “oriented entirely to Europe and couldn’t see deployment to strength in the Pacific.” The retired officer also declared that the U. ®. should' break diplomatic relations with Russia, “as a major dramatic step in an effort to avoid World War HI.” He said the U. Sr should quit the United Nations If Red China is seated and force the world organization to move out of this country. Van Fleet changed -that state department representative® "at numerous times” between 1948 and 1950 tried to force Greece to take Communists into its government by threatening to withhold aid. He head the U, S. military mission to Greece during those years. And, he argued that Red China “must have” received assurances that the U. S. would not hit the Chinese mainland when their force® moved into the Korea war. The retired general said he could only guess that this assurance was given the Communists through “some embassy source in Peiping.” The U. S. lias no representatives in the Red Chinese capital since no diplomatic relations are maintained. Asked about the Korean war. Continued on Page Seven) First Aid Training At Instructor Level Persons Over 20 Are Eligible For Course Men and women over 20 years of age are eligible to take the 30hour first aid instructor training course to be sponsored by the Adams county chapter of the American Red Cross. The course, which will be taught at tbe Berne schools, will include classes Oct. 11 through Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 through Oct. 22 from 7 to 10 p.m. Registration will remain open until Oct, 7. “The person who knows first aid and can teach It is valuable to his or her community," it was pointed out by Mrs. Helen M. Sauer, acting executive secretary of the local ißed Cross. “The aim of first aid is to protect the casualty until medical help to available. Each person should be impressed the vital importance of good first aid for the injujred and of their responsibilities to render proper help to every casualty,” Mrs. Bauer stated. Tbe coming course will teach first aid skills such as artificial respiration, bleeding control, bandaging care of shock and training on how to teach first aid. Robert Hotop, safety service field representative for the Red Cross, will teach tbe course.

four Prison Guards Picket Statehouse Protest Treatment Os Proposed Union INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Four state prison guards picketed the statehouse in Indianapolis today protesting the treatment state otficials have given an embryonic guards' union. There was no violence. However, there was an exchange of violent words as Merlin Gris- • lith, vice-president of the Interna- - tional Guards’ Union of America, charged five guards have been fir- i ed at Michigan City Tor union activity. Griffith, who earlier said a union steward was unjustifiably transfer•red to the reformatory at Pendleton, said the men were fired Wednesday and new unqualified men were hired at lower rates. Warden J. Ellis Overlade said the guards were discharged because they were found unsatisfactory for specialised probationary work. He said they simply were not made permanent personnel when their own probationary period expired Wednesday. Griffith repeated his charge and took the matter to the statehouse. When he failed to get an audience, he and three other guards set up a picket line at the main entrance to the building. ' The guards were Robert Cook, secretary-treasurer of Local 99 of the JGUA, recently organized in Indiana; Milford E. Bartos, and George H. Beats. All three said they have been discharged as state prison guards and all said their dismissal was for union activity. They worked in shifts of two, , bearing signs, reading: “The International Guards want justice" and "The State of Indiana. Department of Correction, Unfair." Cook said his dismissal came Wednesday after no indication his work had been found "unsatisfactory”. He charged that probationary periods for guards can be extended for two years before an employe is made a part of the permanent personnel. Bartos, a barber tsaid he worked in the prison’s school for training Continued on Page Seven) Clerk’s Office Open To Register Voters Monday Is Deadline For Registration The clerk’s office will be open ■ special hours Saturday and Mon- ; tion for the election November 2. day to allow last minute registraclerk Edward F. Jaberg said today. All registrations must be made by Monday, October 4, for the election, he warned, and this allows only four more days at the clerk's office. The clerk’s office will be open from 8 until 11:30 am. Thursday and Friday mornings, and from 1 until 4:30 in the the clerk stated. On Saturday the clerk's office will remain open through the noon lunch hour, and until 5 p.m. On Monday, the last day of registration, the clerk's office will remain open until’ 9 p.m. for last minute registrations. Any person who moved into the state, of Indiana before the May primary may vote in this election, Jaberg stated. Also, anyone who moved Into Adams . county from another county in Indiana on or before September 4 is eligible to vote here, it registered by next Monday. Any person who moved since they last voted should check Immediately at the cleric's office to see if they are registered in the correct precinct, said the clerk. If not, they must transfer by Monday, or they will not be registered to vote in the November election. Several deputy registration clerks, representing both the Democratic and Republican parties, are busy throughout the city and county registering those wbo ere unable to come to the clerk's office. |

Justice Dept. Blocks Merger Os Steel Firms Attorney General Brownell Blocks Proposed Merger WASHINGTON (INS) — Attorney general Herbert Brownell Jr., today blocked a proposed multimillion - dollar merger between the Bethlehem Steel Corp, and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. Brownell said the justice department has “disapproved” the proposed combination on the grounds that it would give Bethlehem and Youngstown a "decisive" advantage o ver competing at eel companies. - He pointed out that Bethlehem and Youngstown rank second and sixth among the fully -integrated steel companies of the nation and that there is “a substantial amount of competition" between them in a number of products. The two companies brought their merger proposal to the justice department for clearance some time ago. It has since been under highlevel administration study. - Brownell said that his department will 'follow the policy that a merger does not necessarily have to result in a monopoly to be Illegal under the terms of th* anti-trust laws. He pointed out that an amendment to the Clayton anti - trust act in 1959 outlawed' any acquisition of stock or assets which "may substantially" lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly. The attorney general said he also considered the policy embodied in the law “of arresting trends toward concentration In an Industry.’’ He pointed out that Bethlehem’s assets total more than 81,782,090,000 and Youngstown’s more than 1518,000.00 ft. The justice department has long been' concerned over the recent socalled ‘‘unge-totnerge" in American industry. Several months ago Continued on Page Seven) First Heavy Autumn Rain Last Evening The first heavy autumn rain fell’ in Decatur at about 6 p.m. Wednesday. The downpour washed leaves along the streets and clogged sewer openings. Hi Meyer, local weather gauger, reported the rainfall at 1.21 inches. He said no damage was done, although St. Mary’s river was rising today. Farmers reported a delay in combining soybeans, which harvest got underway the past week. Miss Bertha Loser Dies This Morning Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Miss Bertha Loser, 75, a native ot Switzerland but a resident of Adams county most of her life, died at 8:30 p’clock this morning at her home, 511 South Line street. Death was attributed to complice* tions and followed a long illness. She was born in Switzerland June 7, 1879, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Loser. Miss Loser was a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church and the Royal Neighbors lodge. Surviving are four Bistres, Mrs. Mary Lee of Decatur, Mrs. Frieda Busch of Muncie, Mrs. Hulda Weimer of Evanston, Hl., and Mrs. Julia Wagoner ot Denver, Golo. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 o'clock Friday afternoon until time of the I services.

Take Bids Oct. 26 For US Highway 27 Eight Miles Os Road To Be Reconstructed Bids for the construction of approximately eight miles of reinforced concrete pavement on US highway 27 from a point Just north of Monmouth to three-tenths of a mile northwest of the Hoagland road, will be received Oct. 29 by the Indiana state highway commission in Indianapolis. Contractors are asked to submit proposals on grading, dainage and construction of the concrete pavement The road Will be built in two projects, according to the highway commission’s notice to contractors. 'Project F-575 (7) is for 4.096 miles just north of Monmouth to 0.69 mile southwest of the Allen county line. Project F-575 (8) is for 3.818 miles from 0.69 mile southeast of the Adams-Allen line to 0.3 mile northwest of the Hoagland road. Highway engineers said the road will be built along its present route with minor relocations and at its present width of 24 feet. The engineers added that right-of-way is being bought to turn the highway into a four-lane freeway eventually. In this plan, the route will be changed from Fort Wayne’s south ( Jhnlts, extending southward and connecting with the main highway a few miles from that city. To Widen Bridges Two bridges in US 27 in Adams county will be widened with the road Improvement. Bids will be received on the letting day to widen the Berning Creek and Meriatns Creek bridges. ■ Man Charged With Murdering Wife INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —A 41-year-old Indianapolis man was arraigned today on a charge of murder in , the shotgun slaying of his wife. “ James Cornell, 41. was-charged with the slaying of his wife Bernice. 25. She was shot three times by a 16 gauge shotgun. The buckshot struck her in the back ot the neck, killing her almost instantly. Attends Conference On Civil Defense Marlene Laurent At Regional Meeting Miss Marlene Laurent has returned from Chicago, where site attended a two-day regional conference of tihe federal civil defense RdnMti r action. — — General theme of the conference wae “The Role of Women in Civil Defense." Mrs. Ada Buckleetone. (idrector of women's activities In region four whidh includes Indiana, presided at each session. Several civil defense authorities In the national regional and state organizations epoke on various aspects of civil defense work for women-. Notable among 'the speakers were Mrs. Frances Clode and Mies Rita Lewis, off Hale in the women’* voluntary service program of Great Britain.' Vai Peterson, national administrator of the civil defense program, was main speak er at a luncheon Tuesday. Miss Laurent, a member of the newliy-organized' civil defense council in Adam* county, attended the conference to l>ecame more familiar with civil defense organization and procedure. She expects to appear l>efore women’* group* and civic organizations in the next several months explaining the value and structure of civil defense. Any chib interested tn learning about tOie program which ■has bben strongly endorsed by military, abate and federal official* ■including President Eisenhower la asked to contact Mias Laurent, Dally Democrat office, or Jock Gordon, county civil defense director.

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Indians Seek To Even 1954 World Series Wynn, Antonelli . Opposing Hurlers For Today's Game POLO GROUNDS, N. Y. — The New York Giants took a 2-0 lead in the 1954 World Series when they defeated the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, In the second game of the annual claaslc. Today’s Lineups Cleveland New York Smith.. If Ijockman. lb 1 Avila, 2b Dark. «s Doby, of Mueller, rs ’ Rosen, 3b Mayo, cf Wentz, lb Thompson, 3b I Weatlake, rs Irvfau W Strickland, re WilHams, 2b t Regan, c Westrum, c Wynn, p Antonelli, p j NEW YORK (INS) —Johnny Anitonelli, 1 sensational young New York lefthander, was on the mound s today against veteran Cleveland . Indian righthander Early Wynn in I the second game of the World Serr 'The Gfanta, seeking to make it two straight over the Tribe, sent their 21-game winning southpaw 1 ace to the pitching hill before au ‘ estimated crowd of 60,000 at the Polo Grounds. * Wynn, second man on Cleveland’s lofty hurling totem pole, turned In a 23-11 won and lost record while helping hie team win the Ameican League pennant. it wae cloudy, hot and humid at the Giant home park when the National League champions took - the field to start the game. An on - and - off morning drizzle - threatened for a while to hold up s play, but the rain ceased well before the regularly-scheduled Ip.m. I iEST getaway. Today’s game began as Wed1 needay’s ended. Leadoff man Al Smith stroked Antonelli’s first pitch for a home run. It was a 300-tfoot job -a high fly which cleared the roof in left field. After two -were out, the Indians threatened to make off with Antonelli’s ecalp, but Willie Mays showed up as usual, and saved the day for young John. Bobby Avila bounced to short and Larry Doby took a called strike for the first two outs. But then Antonelli’s control deserted him and he walked Al Rosen and Vic Wertz. Wally Westlake grounded a single through the middle and Willie's without-a-bounce throw to home from center made Rosen hug third. With the bases loaded and two out, George Strickland ended the Tribe uprising with a loft to first baseman Whitey Lockman. Wynn got the Giants in order in their half of the first. lEUrly threw out Lockman. Al Dark lined to Doby and Mueller grounded outy Bobby Avila to Wertz. The Indians waved their tomahawks for a ibrlef spell in the second, too. Jim Hegan lashed a double inside the thiril base line and wae moved to third baas on Wynn’s neat sacrifice bunt. But Smith struck out and A. L. batting champ Avila popped a fly ball to Thompson for the final out. Wynn was wonderful in the second, too. He got Mays on- a fly to right, Thompson on a fly to ” left and steamed a third strike past a stunned Irwin, The Indians threatened again after, two were out In the third, but did not score. Doby took a called strike for the second time. Rosen was retired when Dark made a brilliant ploy, going far to his left to spear Al'a grounder and toss him out. Wert’s fifth hit ot the series, a liner to center, started trouble Cor Antonelli, who then walked Westlake. But Strickland grounded into a force-out to end the frame.' Wynn's mastery over the GUnU’ ■