Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 5 November 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lit. No. 261.

Dixon - Yates At Hearing *JL-t ,. JBI w V/* 1 ■VI. ■ w' r , v ;„s EDGAR H. DIXON (left) and K. A. YateH, whose company has contracted with the Tennessee Valley Authority to supply private power, attend a Congreslsonal Atomic Committee meeting in Washington prior to a public hearing which may determine the fate of the complicated and controversial deal.

Ike Invites Party Leaders To Conference

WASHINGTON. (INS) — President Eisenhower invited Democratic and 'Republican leaders today to a Nov. 17 White House briefing on foreign affairs in his first move to cooperate with the Democratic leadership in the new congress. The briefing session will cover International developments since the adjournment of the 83rd congress, including the recently concluded Paris agreements bringing a re-armed Weßt Germany into the European defense alliance. White House news secretary Janies C. Hagerty said in announcing the invitation: . ,- r ;’, -. “The meeting is in line with the President's established policy of keeping the leaders of both partlea fully -adviaed on foreign relationa." Mr. Elsenhower said ut his news conference this week he plans to work closely, with the . Democrats in an effort to Insure the smoothest possible relations between the White House and the legislative branch. • The President is looking into historical precedents to see how some of his predecessors in the White House dealt with the problem of working with a congress controlled by the opposition party. Senate Republican leader William P. Knowland said today the President, and GOP' leaders are of achieving a .“close. ' and,constructive" relation.ship it-ith the Democratic leadership which will control congress for the next two years. I He said Mr. Elsenhower has not yet decided whether he will meet regularly with the Democrats, but is still exploring just how to go . s%>ut consulting with them. "Vice President Richard M. Nixon and secretary of state John Foster Dulles will participate in the Nov. 17 meeting, at which Dulles is expected to give a detailed briefing on foreign affairs. _ - Democrats invited to the briefing Include the party's present leadership in the house and senate along with the ranking members of the foreign affairs and armed services committees. The .full Republican leadership will also be present, including the chairmen of these two committees. Democrats invited include, from the senate, Lyndon Johnson, of *“ TWUki { ~ EirTe~C. Clements', Kentucky: Walter F. George and Richard H. Russell, of Georgia. House Democrats who received invitations are Sam Rayburn. Texas; John W. McCormack, Massachusetts; James I*. Richards, South /Carolina! atid Carl Vinson of Georgia. Democrats claimed the house in Tuesday's election by u margin of 29 seats but won control of the senate by only one seat.'They will take over only because independent Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon has promised to vote with them in organizing the senate and his vote will give them 49 to the Republicans 47. ~ Democratic leaders were soberly aware that one death in their membership might throw control of the senate hack to the OOP in the 84th congress. -Hut their risk was somewhat offset by the fact that they gained seven governorships in the elections — pushing their total of Democratic state bouses to 27. This Increased chances of Dem(Coßtlnurd Oa Page Eight)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY , " . /

Sen. McCarthy Plans Defense Before Senate p ' a Senate To Convene Monday In Study Os Censure Movement “ WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Joseph R: McCarthy, firing new blasts at his adversaries, made final plans • today for hlB fight against the censure .movement: be will race at a speciSl' senate session starting Monday. His. chief foe. Sen. Ralph E. Flanders (R Vt.), who sponsored the censure resolution, told reporters that he will “not be crusading" for it at the special session although he will “vote for censure and speak as the, occasion requires." A key Democrat—Sen. Richard 8. Russell <D Ga.), — declined to forecast the length or result of the session or to say how he will vote. But. in reference to the special six member committee which recommended approval ,of the Flanders resolution, He said: ~ “I feel that the Members of the - &enen»l.l.y_ haye irgxfcat deal of coli fide nee lfi -the members of that committee” on both sides of the aisle." Senate Republican leader William F. Knowland also refused to make any prediction although he said he thought the session will last at least two weeks. He added that he has not read the committee’s report and therefore could not say what his position will be. While McCarthy and his staff headed toward a bustling weekend of speech writing and documentgathering. the Wisconsin Repnbll can;.. . 1. Described the forthcoming session as a "lynch party” at which he will be the victim, 2. Said that since he will lose chairmanship of the Investigations subcommittee under a Democraticcoutrolled senate next year he wilt try to clean up pending cases with hearings prior to Jan. 1. 3. Charged that Sen. Arthur V. Watkins (R Utah), chajrman of the special committee which recommended censure of McCarthy, had issued an “imbecillc ruling" at a hearing, on the misconduct charges against him. . 4. Accused the Pentagon of hid (sing "some secret master" respon--stole for 4he promotion and honorable .of ex-tyaj. Irving Peress, former nrm’y dentist who refused to. tell McCarthy whether he was a Communist;*In assailing Watkins — who is scheduled to testify before his subcommittee Nov. IB"’ —- McCarthy made - public a letter to the Utah Republican describing one of his rulingH as "incredible" and asking him If he wants to explain It “before the debate commences" at next wee's session. The ruling. McCarthy said, barred him from Introducing evidence to show that a witness against him in a 19r>2 investigation of his fi(('•itlNMl Oa Pag* Right)

Dixon-Yafes Pact lashed By Sen. Gore Charges Contract Is Contrary To Public Interest WASHINGTON (INS)—Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) charged today that .the Dixon-Yates contract Is "preposterous," violates the "spirit and Intent” of congress. Is contrary to the public interest — and that the administration is trying to railroad it through. Appearing at the second day of the joint congressional atomic committee's-inquiry into the proposed contract. Gore declared that the 20-mlllion-doUar-a-year power agreement "reeks of government subsidy and guaranteed profits.” The senator, who led a 13-day filibuster last spring against the move to supply private electricity to the Tennessee Valley Authority, said the contract has had a "peculiar history" which “regrettably involves the President of the United States in an unprecedented way." He continued: "A great many unusual things have happened. No/ the least unusual of these is the request to this committee to take action making the contract effective before all the cards are on the table. "The proposed contract is yet without the approval of a majority of either the atomic energy commission or the TVO. It calls for delivery of 600,000 kilowatts of electricity to the middle of the Mississippi river. This is just as preposterous as it sounds.” Gore’s reference was to the fact that AEC chairman Lewis L. Strauss and budget director RoTand Hughes have requested immediate approval of the contract, although the TVA board has not yet agreed to accept the electricity from the point of delivery — the middle of the river between West Memphis, Ark., and Memphis. Tenn. In requesting the committee tn delay approval at least %htfl the new congress meets, {tore listed these charges: "1. That the contract was without competition, tailor-made for one interest and one interest alone (the Dlxon-Yates utility group) slated to build a power plant at West Memphis. “2. That it is virtually without monetary risks. (Continued on Page- Eight)

Mrs. Robert Hess Is MOD Chairman Is Named Chairman Os March Os Dimes — Mrs. Robert H. Hesa.or Decatur, was appointed chairman of the 1955 March of Dimes drive, which will take place In January, by the board of directors of the Adams county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, last night. .Mrs. Hesß will replace Mrs. Ralph Hobbs, county chairman of the association, who formerly held both positions. Mrs. Hobbs reported that a total of $1,931.21 had been paid out this year in Adams county to patients stricken before January 1 of this year. The aid. which included funds for braces, professional service, and physical therapy, went to five persons. four Adams county residents were treated for polio this year, far below the average number for this county, but all of them were covered by insurance. Edgar T. Britton, state repre sentative of the National Founda'tlon for northern Indiana, was present art the meeting. He reported that the National foundation will ask for less funds for 1956 than for 1954, and that one-half of this will stay in the county, rather than the previous one-third. Os the amount to be collected next year, $9 million will be used to provide anti-polio vaccine for 9 million school children all over the country, Britton said. The pre-campaign meeting for county campaign directors will be held November 20 In Detroit, Mrs., Hobbs announced. Also, the Indiana fund drive will hold Its predrive meeting at Indianapolis on December 6, with Basil O'Conner making the principal address. Adams county gave a total of $2,331,85 to the emergency March of Dimes held the last 4vo weeks of August, Britton reported. The county ranked 18th out of the 43 counties In northern Indiana, which was very high, considering Its population, In Indiana. 9294.276.81 was raised by the emergency drive.

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United States Offers To Exchange Atomic Materials And Data

Cool Airline Pilot Lands Plane Safely 16 Lives At Stake As Crippled Plane : Brought In Safely WASHINGTON (INS) —A calm, cool American Airlines pilot landed • his crippled plane safely at Washington airport today to bring a happy ending to a two-hour sky drama in which 16 lives were at stake. Capt. W. C. Wilkerson guided his twin • engine Convair to a feather-eoft touch-down at 11:30 a. m. (EST) despite a stuck nose wheel which forced him to circle the field for 125 suspense - filled moments to burn up his fuel load and lessen the peril of fire in the emergency landing. Thirteen passengers and a crew of three were aboard the plane, which took off from Washington for Richmond. Va., at 9:15 a. m. So Skillful was Wilkerson's landing that apparently no one aboard the aircraft was injured. The Convair's retractable nose wheel jammed half-way up when Wilkerson operated the hydraulic, retracting mechanism after the , takeoff.-;-- —--- --- -- f 1 tie spite radioed advice fionl'iite airport tower, the pilot was unable to budge the wheel eithfir upward or downward. An emergency landing was ordered and the field's crash-rescue equipment, including ambulances and fire-fighting apparatus. stood by. With 600 gallons of gasoline In his - tanka, Wilkerson circled the airport until most of the fuel supply had been exausted, then radioed that he would attempt a landing. The silvery airliner glided toward a runway which had been cleared with a “May Day Alert" —the airman's phrase for an allout emergency. Wilkerson’s rear wheels touched the pavement with scarcely a bounce, and the big plane sped down the runway, losing* power, .until- 1U momentum dwindled and the front end nosed down on. the jammed wheel. Passengers were unloaded via an emergency exit chute. Besides Wilkerson. the Convair’s (C*atlaue4 Oa Page Right) Bert Cully Dies At Home In Van Wert Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Bert Cully, 74, former Willshire, 0., resident, died at 7:16 o'clock Thursday evening at his home, 551 S. Chestnut St., Van Wert. 0., of a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill for the past two years. He, was born at Willshire June 1, 1880, a son of Jefferson T. and Clara Nye-Culiy. and was married to Myrtle L. Walters June 1, 1904. Mr. Cully taught school at Willshire for five years, was formerly active tn business in that town, and also was a former member of the Willshire town council. He had lived in Van Wert for the pnst 29 years. He was a member of the Metho dlst church at Willshire, where he had served as Sunday school superintendent for a number of years. Surviving are his wife:; two sons, Dr. Harold N. Cully of Van Wert and Haydn Cully of Dixon, O.: two daughters, Mrs. Paul Wise of Ohio City, 0.. and Mrs. Maurice Acheson of Venice, «Fla.; seven grandchildren; one greatgrandcliild; a brother; Alva Cully of Willshire township, and a sister, Mrs. Howard Alger of Delphos, O. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p* m. Sunday at the Cowan ft Son funeral home in Van Wert, the Rev. L. David Miller officiating. Burial will be In Woodland cemetery at Van Wert. Friends may call at the funeral home

Violence Erupting In French Morocco «x«-' French Cabinet In Meeting On Trouble PARIS (INS) —Nationalist violence erupted suddenly in French Morocco today as the French cabinet met to discuss the trouble -situation in North Africa and deteriorating relations with Egypt. A number of terrorist attacks occurred in several parts of Casablanca early today, leaving one man dead of a revolver wound, and seven injured by a bomb which blew up a motor-car. Agence France Presse dispatches from Casablanca said that other bomb sxplosions caused little damage and “no casualties." Although nationalist feeling runs high in Morocco, there has been no violence in the protectorate during the recent weekend outburst of terrorism in Algeria, a part of metropolitan France. A combination policy of sharp repression in Morocco with the promise of increased internal freedom as granted in Tunisia by premier Pierre Mendes-France has kept both these strife-ridden areas quiet In recent months. The policy of acceding to some nationalist demands that Mendes- 1 France has adopted will come un der attack at today’s cabinet meeting by those ministers' favoring Karsh repression. ~ —. Retailers To Fete 4-H Adult Leaders Recognition Dinner Here November 15 Adult 4-H club leaders of Adams county will be guests of the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce in a recognition dinner meeting Monday, November 15. The meeting will start at 6:45 p.m. in the fclon Evangelical and Reformed church parlors, corner of Third and Jackson streets. Decatur. C. B. Brewer, president of the Decatur retftUftn, wj|l M. C. the meeting. Mary and Betty Byers, Inez and Marcia Merriman, a Blue Creek township 4-H quartet, ac* companied by Larry Merrfman, will sing several numbers. Dinner music will be rendered by Alice Stuber, a 4-H member from Jefferson township. The speaker for the event will be Miss Ruth Ina Johnson, home economics teacher at Geneva. Last year, Miss Johnson was an international farm youth exchangee. She was assigned to Belgium and will tell of the farm life and rural activities of that country. She will use colored slides to illustrate her talk. , The 1954 4-H adult leaders of Adams county are: Preble township. Mrs. Milton Kruetzman, Mrs. Truman Goidner. Mrs. Erwin Buuck, Mrs. A. A. Fenner, Ervin Schuller. Glen Girod. Herman Bittner, and Dan Rhoades: Root township. Mrs. Phyllis Houk. Mrs. Robert Johnson, Hugo Boerger. and Fred Meier; Union township, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gerber*. Mrs. Leo Workinger, and Melvin Hirschy; Kirkland township. Mrs. Sam Yager, Mrs. Walter Egley, Mrs. John Mlshler. Mrs, Jane Reed. Mrs. Paul Arnold. Loyd Byerly, and Homes Arnold, Jr.: Washington township. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bluhm, Mr*. Clarance Miller, Mrs. George Thomas, and Mrs. Jane Reed; St. Mary's township, Mrs. Lawrence Ehrsam, Mrs. Ben McCullough, Mrs. Carl Frey. Mrs. Earl Williamson, Mrs. Boh Bailey, Mrs. Harlan. Jackson, Roland Wolfe, Bob Bailey. Harlan (Continued on Page Eight) —_ BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS) — The defense department said today that all missing men In Korea now are classed a* “known or presumed dead” except 18 air force flyer* the Chinese claim aa “political prisoners" and nine navy flyers the Communists deny holdt * VA - Ing.

Deputy Coroner Testifies In ... . v Murder Trial Crossexamination By Defense Lawyer Taking Much Time CLEVELAND (INS) — Evidence indicating that Marilyn Sheppard was not molested sexually immediately before her murder was given today at the trial of her husband. Dr. Sam Sheppard. Deputy coroner Lester Adelson said that when he examined the body of the July Fourth bludgeonmurder victim "no evidence of sperm" was found. Following Dr. Adelson’s brief interrogation by assistant prosecutor John J. Mahon, defense attorney William Corrigan began his crossexamination. Corrigan said his examination would be long and searching and would have “very Important significance.” Most of the morning was spent questioning the assistant coroner on techniques used In autopsies, methods of photographing the body and the names of the staff members at the morgue. Corrigan appeared trying to cast suspicion on the entire official coroner's autopsy report on the murder victim. M one point, Adelson admitted a clerical "error" when it was discovered the report Raid Mrs. Sheppard was "officially pronounced dead by the coroner at 8 a.m.” The coroner said the body arrived at 11:30 a.m. Adelson said he did not order a microscopic examination of the victim's face because "there was no evidence of any foreign material in the blood." After a morning of sparring on technical phraseology on the makeup of the skull and its various sections,* - court recessed at noon until 1:15 p.m. Most of the people in the courtroom could not follow discussion on the "pre-aurlcal region," the "calvaria," the "temporal bone," the "frontal suture" and the "coronal suture." Corrigan attempted to show Adelson was not an expert on anatomy, and the witness agreed he did not specialize in that field. The deputy coroner also said no foreign substance was discovered in the wounds which might have indicated the type of murder weapon. (Continued on Page Eight) Louie Drake Is New Merchant Policeman Selection Is Made By Retail Division Louie Drake has been selected merchant policeman for Decatur, according to an announcement by Cliff Brewer, chairman of the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce. The selection of Drake was made with the approval of James Borders, chief of police. Drake will contact each merchant individually. The new merchant police, who succeeds Grover "Pop" Cottrell; Is a lifelong resident of this community,_He now resides on U. S. highway 224 Just east of town. He Is married and has six children, two of them at home. He was formerly employed at Casad depot uear New Haven. Drake will have regular police powers and will he sworn 1n by Borders even though he will not be considered a regular member of the police force. INDIANA WEATHER I Mostly fair tonight and Saturday. Somewhat coldar south tonight. Warmer Siturday. Low tonight 24-30. High Saturday 4944.

Democrats Refute Benson's Claims Disagree Sharply On Election Claim WASHINGTON (INS) — Democrats disagreed sharply today with agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Henson's claim that election returns show general support by farmers for the administration’s farm program. The secretary declared Thursday: "preliminary election returns from the normally 'Republican farm areas indicate that American farmers generally have supported the efforts of this administration to develop a peacetime farm program to bring about a more stable, prosperous and free agriculture." Jj. spokesman for the Democratic national committee said the results of Tuesday’s election show no indication that farmers support Benson and his agriculture policies. To back up his point, the spokesman—who aaked not to be quoted by name *— said that of 21 Republican’ and one independent congressman who met defeat by Democrats, 18 had voted for the administration’s flexible farm support plan. He added that 6f the remaining four congressmen, two voted for rigid, high supports while two others were net recorded on the issue. At the same time, Denson’s long-time foe on farm policies, Sen. Milton R. Young (R-N. D.) conceded that Benson won victories in lowa. Nebraska. Kansas, Colorado, Ohio and the western states. The North Dakotan added, however, that advocates of rigid, high price supports picked up strength in both houses of congress. He termed results of the election a “standoff so far as the farm program is concerned.’* Miss Joyce Callow Discussion Winner School Junior Is Winner At Rotary Miss Joyce Callow, Decatur high school junior, won the annual Rotary discussion contest, held Thursday evening following the weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur ißotary club at the K. of P. home. Miss Callow was one of seven members of the high school speech class who delivered their addresses to the Rotarlans last evening. Deane Dorwln, class instructor, was a guest. Miss Dana Dalzelt wus second place winner and Robert Ochsenrider third place. Other contestants were Jerry Rhodes, Ronnie Robinson, Earl Sprague and Miss Beverly Poling. Subject of this year’s discussion contest, as outlined by Rotary International, is "Human Freedom, what does it mean?" Miss Callow will represent the Decatur club in the group contest, which will be held at Columbia City next Wednesday evening. Awards were presented to Miss Callow and Miss Dalzeil ou behalf of the Decatur club by Clarence Zlner, Rotary group chairman. W. fluy Brown was chairman of the program and judges for the discussion contest were Robert Heller, Gall Grabli and Robert Smith. —:r ' Turn Down Disaster Relief For Indiana WASHINGTON (INS) — Agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Henson today turned down requeata by Indiana and Virginia for drought disaster relief. Government officials , explained that to designate the two states as drought disaster areas would not be In conformity with the government’s policy of recommending only areas where drought conditions "can be determined to be of disaster proportions.”

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Dramatic Move Presented To UN Committee Offers Exchange To All* Members Os United Nations UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (INS) —The U. 8. offered today to ex* change atomic materials and non* secret data with Russia and all other UN willing to sign a treaty creating an international atoms-for-peace agency. The dramatic moye was made by ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., in presenting to the UN political committee President Eisen* bower’s blueprint for developing peaceful uses of atomic energy. With Soviet delegate Andrei Vi* * shinsky listening attentively. Lodge declared: "We are prepared to start discussion with other conntries for conclusion of bilateral agreements which will make it possible for us, under our laws, to furnish technical assistance and necessary amounts of fissionable materials for the construction and operation of research reactors to be located abroad.” . . •?y'. l -uAV:C .n--.-ir-V-V■ ■'■wW-— * Lodge made It clear that the atomic project would not conflict with nuclear advances in the par* ticipating countries or- strip any nation of its atomic secrets. Britain and Canada followed Lodge. They endorsed warmly the U. S. proposals and pledged support of the nuclear program. Both states urged Russia to Join in the project but emphasized that ths undertaking must go on with or without Soviet participation. Lodge indicated that the U. S. wag prepared eventually to dip into U. S. atomic secrets and exchange them with those willing to reciprocate in kind at a later stage. As an immediate step, however, Lodge offered training for more than 250 technical scientists from other nations in U. S. nuclear plants. The course would be conducted during the next 12 to IS mouths. t He said: - ___ "Initially, the atomic information available to the members of this course (scientists in the atomic reactor school) will be non-secret. "But as the U. S. and other countries conclude the bilateral agreements required by the atomic act of 1954, additional Information will be made available." The head of the U. S. delegation proposed: 1. Creation by treaty among Interested governments of an international agency similar to specialized UN agencies such as ■ the World Health Organization. The atomic agency would act as a “clearing house” for fissionable materials contributed by treaty signatories. The agency would be charged with encouraging worldwide research and, development of peaceful uses of atomic energy and with fostering the exchange of nuclear information. Subsequent negotiations would spedd out the exact structure of the agency, 2. Convoking of an international acientlfic conference in 1966 under UN auspices to do the following: Discuss topics suchas probable world power requirements, the use of atomic energy in meeting conventional fuel shortages, the economics of nuclear power, the health and safety aspects of atomic energy and industrial application of radioactive products. Lodge said the U. S. would, join other atomic powers (Britain. France and Canada) in sponsoring a resolution for launching Elsenhower's “atoms for peace" plan. The resolution will leave the way open for Russia and other nations to Join the jfToJect. “In elaborating on the agency and Its functions. Lodge said: "The agency should created by a treaty which in our opinion should define the standards aad principle* governing the organisation in the discharge of Us func(Continued on Page Eight)