Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 264, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1954 — Page 1

Vol. L». No. 264.

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Fighters May Escort Planes ' o ■ . Near Red Areas United States May Order Escorts Os Fighters For Planes WAiDfINGTON' (INSF - Secretary of. State John Foster Dulles said today the U. S. may order fighter escorts to accompany all American reconnaissance' and passenger planes flying dose to Com-munist-held territory in Asia. The cabinet? member also told a news conference that the attack on a U. S. photo plane by Russian MIG jet. fighters over Japan Sunday may have been aimed at creating a diversionary incident to interfere with the talks which Japanese Premier Shigeru Ooshida betan iff Washington today. Dulles said that in view of the eight separate Red air assaults in the Far -East, the joint chiefs of staff and the air force are .giving careful consideration to a plan whereby heavily-armed jet fighters would fly cover for slower ..F • mil it ary and. com in ercia 1 planes in tbe-jßjga. On another point, the secretary commented on the sharp criticism leveled at Charles E. Bohlen, U. S. ambassador in Moscow, by two GOP Senate leaders who assailed the envoy for toasting the .rulers of Russia after the photo plane was .destroyed last Sunday, with a loss of one crewman. Senate Republican leader William F. Know land. Calif., said he was “deeply shocked” at Bohlen's action and senate president pro tempore Styles Bridges, N. H.„ called the ambassador's exchange of toasts " nothing short of apcryphal.” - Dulles told newsmen the Boh len had received a certain amount of information on the plane incident a few minutes before he left for the Kremlin to take part in the celebration of the “7th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. But the secretary declared that the ambassador did not have time to evalute the preliminary data he had received, or to ask instructions from Washington before proceeding to’ the Soviet festivities. Dulles said that tn sucn cases an ambassador must use his own judgment, and that in this case Bohlen hai,Ld<>ne so to the host of his ability. He observed that the envoy had to make a hair-trigger decision on Incomplete data and that it would be unfair to, judge his actions in the light of a full and detailed account of. the shooting, which he received later,. Dulles also said that Bohlen, did not discwathe'niatter with Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov during the Kremlin soiree. He explalncd it would have been improper for Bohlen to have brought up the plane Incident until he had received Instruction fronp, Washington. Dulles said that ft has not yet been decided what steps will be (Continued on Page 8lx)

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Craig Strength In Senate Faces Test Election Os Senate Leader To Be Test INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The strength of Gov. George N. Craig in the 1955 Indiana state senate may be forecast, by. the vote that determines that body’s president pro tent. --— The vote w4U-WM-at a caucus to be called later by alate Republican chairman Alvin C. Cast, but as of today, the race appeared to be between Roy Conrad, of.MonticeUo. and John Van Ness of Valparaiso. longtime wielder of the senate gavel. _. st Senator Conrad told newsmen he is a candidate for the post, and was mailing letters to all Republican members of the senate asking their support. While some observers have thought Conrad, one of the governor's ablest political advisers, had cooled toward Craig in recent months, today’s announcement seemed reason to continue classifying him on the governor’s side of the fence. The man he is opposing—Senator 1 an Ness—dong has been an opponent of Gov. Craig and for the most part has the support of the GOP faction headed by U. S. Senators Homer Capehart and William E Jenner, Two other senators who have been mentioned as possible candidates for the president pro tem post now appear ready to withdraw and throw their support to Conrad. They are Richard O. Ristine. Crawfordsville, and C. Wendell Martin,' fndianapolitr, both associated with the governor’s faction. When newsmen asked Senator Conrad on Saturday about his candidacy for the pro tem post, he had said he was undecided. Asked what had happened be tween Saturday and Monday night, when Conrad announced his decision. the Monticello hotel and restaurant owner and farmer, laugh ingly replied: “No comment.” Best guess appeared to be that Conrad had received some assur a nee from the Craig forces that aided him in making his decision. Senator Van Ness himself had not made an official announcement that he wil again seek the president OTO tem job he has held for several sessions, but no other candidate has appeared on behalf of the Jerriier-Capehart organization. Meanwhile, an announcement came from State Senator Frederick E. Landis, of Logansport, that he is a candidate for caucus chairman. Hoyt Moore, who held that position two years ago, was defeated in the GOP primary by Thomas E. Hasbrook. Indianapolis. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Scattered showers extreme southwest tonight or Wednesday. Little change In temperature. Low tonight 33-38 north, 38-43 south. High Wednesday 58-88.

Charges Filed On Three For School Breakin Driver Os Auto For Three Men Arrested In Lima Last Night Affidavits were filed this morning in the Adams circuit court against Richard Judy, 26; Thomas Kelley, 19, and Richard Lytle, 27, all of Lima, 0. The three men were apprehended Sunday morning after breaking into the Pleasant Mills high school. A Separate affidavits were filed against each man and each affidavit* contains four counts, entering to commit a felony which carries a sentence of one to ten years; second degree burglary, two to five years; grand larceny, one to 10 years, and auto banditry, 10 to 25 years. Meanwhile Lima police have arrested Cecil Eugene Perrine, 26, also of Lima, who has admitted being the driver of the car in which the three planned to escape. Perrine waived extradition and was brought back to Adams county this morning. He will probably be charged with being an accessory before the fact to grand larceny. Prosecuting attorney Lewis Lutz Smith pointed out that the charge may be changed after talking to the man. The other three, if convicted, may face sentences on one or all of the charges made against them. All have been placed under $5,000 bonds. They will be arraigned Monday afternoon. Perrine was arrested as a result of investigation by Lima police. The men who were arrested Sunday refused to name the fourth man involved. They have also refused to admit anything except the Pleasant Mills break-in. A break-in was made at Monmouth high school Saturday night but the Lima men deny any connection with that bfirglary, They have also refused to answer questions of authorities from other counties itfThe area about school break-ins in recent months. They were arrested at 7:45 a.m.* Sunday after the school janitor, John Surnan, discovered them as they were leaving the building. Surnan immediately notified the sheriff and within a short time city, county and state police were on the scene to apprehend the trio. At the time of their arrest, the men had over 1690 in their possession. They had attempted to make a get-away in a car owned by Judy and driven by Perrine but could not get to the car. Perrine drove back to Lima and parked the car where it was found by Lima police at about noon Sunday with the motor still warm. Further investigation led to Perrine’s identity and arrest. Proposes Pay Boost To State Officials Propose Boosts To Four Superintendents INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — A proposal was readied today for introduction to the 1955 general assembly authorizing pay boosts tor superintendents of four state institu tions. The recommendation also in eludes authority for expenditure of 1313,600 for personnel and man agement survey of the state government. Gov. George N. Craig ap proved the two-point plan. It had been submitted for bis study by the State Budget Committee. Pay increases would go to the following superintendents: Dr. J. V. Pace, Southern Indiana Tuberculosis Hospital, at New Albany, 7,800 to $9,000 a year; J. A. Raney, School for the Deaf, Indi anapolis, $6,300 to $7,000; Robert Lamber, School for the Blind, Indianapolis, $5,100 to $6,000, and L. A. Cortner, Soldiers and Sailors Children's Home. Knightstown, $5,700 to $6,000. Miss Bessie Host Dies In Ohio Home A telephone esffll last evening conveyed the news of the death of M iss Bessie Host, 77, at her home in Bowerston, Ohio. She was a niece of the late Judge D. D. Heller and had visited here on several occasions, her last trip to Decatur being last July while on her way to Colorado with a brother and sister. Mias Host had taught in the blind school at Columbus, Ohio many years but was retired. Funeral services will be held at Bowerston Thursday Afternoon.

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German Records Quote Windsor As Source Os Allied Mi litary Plans

Senator Morse Scores Attack From McCarthy Charges McCarthy Attack On Watkins Was Inexcusable BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS) — A high senate source said today that friends of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy will try to force modification of the censure motion against him or prevent any vote at all by filibustering until Christmas. WASHINGTON (INS) — Joseph R. McCarthy said today that Sen. Arthur V. Watkins' attitude toward him on the senate floor is proof that the Utah Republican has “personal animosity” against him. However. Sen. Wayne Morse (Ind. Ore.), charged that McCarthy had made an “inexcusable” attack on Watkins, chairman of a special sixmember committee which has recommended that the senate censure the Wisconsinite. . . y - Debate on the issue opened prematurely Monday, when the senate reconvened for a special session en the eensure question. Today’s session was lo bp devoted to the memorial services for senators who died since the Aug. 20 adjournment. Arguments over the censure motion were expected to resume late today or Wednesday when Watkins introduces a resolution to implement the committee’s recommendation that McCarthy be censured for elleged contempt of a subcommittee in 1952 and for “abuse” of Brig. Gen. Ralph W.’Zwicker. McCarthy and Watkins clashed Monday less than an hour after the senate reconvened. When Watkins said that the 72page report issued by his committee last Sept. 29 had been modified to correct “an obvious error," McCarthy protested against permitting any revisions in it. Later, he agreed that several deletions proposed by the committee were “not of any major importance” and probably will not sway any votes. However, he said that Watkins’ refusal to tell him what the deletions were "until I spent an hour forcing it from him . . . demonstrated pretty well "his personal (Continued on Page Five) Two Accidents In County Last Night No One Injured In Pair Os Accidents Deputy sheriff Merle Affolder investigated two accidents Monday night, one at 10:30 p. m. two and a half miles north of Geneva on U.S. highway 27 and the other at midnight three and a half miles north of Decatur on the same highway. The first one occurred just south of the Wabash river bridge when a trailer with a boat came loose from a car driven by Gerald Egihmy, 31, Bluffton. The trailer ran off the road against some guard posts, wrecking the tr.ailer. boat and posts. About S2OO pro perty damage was caused. • The other wreck was caused wheh Guy Hall, 21, of Fort Wayne fell asleep and stopped his car in the middle of the highway. A large truck driven by Cecil Comstock, 35, of Kalamazoo, Mich., just missed the Hall ear and stopped on the berm ahead of the car. A third car driven by Charles Hodge. 28, of Portland, managed to avoid the Halt ear, swerved to dodge the truck and ran into a telephone pole on the left side of the road, causing S2OO damage. Hall was arrested for parking on the highway. He will appear in justice of the peace court later this week.

Dixon-Yates Pact Signing Postponed Delay Signing Until At Least Thursday WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.), said today that the signing of the -Dixon-Yates contract until at least Thursday “increases doubt that the contract will ever be signed.*’ Gore was nagied Monday to replace Sen. Edwin Johnson (DColo.) as a member of the joint congressional committee on atomic energy whic his holding hearings on the proposed contract be- ; tween the atomic energy commission and the Dixon-Yates util- ; ity group. Witnesses opposing the contract scheduled to testify today include Gov. Frank Clement (D-Tenn.), and Alex Radin, president of the Public Power Association. The AEC postponed signing of the contract at least until Thursday because it was unable to reach agreement by Monday with Dixon-Yates on a “memorandum of Understanding” spelling out details of the contract. Rep. Melvin Price (D-Ill.) blasted the delay as another indication that “the AEC should not try to execute power contracts for the federal government.” But Brig. Gen. Herbert Vogel, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, testified that he personally believes the power combine should be allowed to start construction of its proposed steam power plant "promptly.” Vogel said: *‘llol6Bß the 30-day wailing period is waived construction could not begin until next , spring.” Jurors Are Drawn For Circuit Court November Term To Open Next Monday Grand and petit juries were drawn this morning for the No- 1 vember term of the Adams circuit court which begins next Monday. The court is in vacation this week. The grand jury will probably I be called during the November 1 term for an inspection tour of the county buildings. The call will be i issued by Judge Myles Parrish. i The grand jury includes Melvin Hirschy, Union township; Jack W. Mcßride, Monroe; Bernard Straub, Decatur-Washington; Floyd Meyer, Blue Creek; Robert J. Chris- i ten, Decatur-Root; Reuben Smith, Kirkland; Arthur H. Lengerich, I Washington; Harry S. Crownover, I St. Mary's; Nelson Strahm, French; Richard Harkless, Root: Sam Diehl, Decatur-Root, and Robert K. Sovine. Kirkland. Serving on the petit jury will be John V. Heller, Preble; Rollie ( A. Richards, Washington; Clifford j Mann, Root; Walter Bleeke, Un- ( ion; Richard .G. Childs, Decatur- ( Root; Delores M. Wittwer, Monroe - Washington; Phillip Nuss- ( baum, Washington; August C. Na- ( gel, Berne; Edna Glendenning. Geneva; Milo Fuchs, Monroe, and ( William J. Kipfer, French. , Also among the petit jurors will ( he Martin O. Stoutenberry, Wash- ( ingtop; Ralph L. Derickson, Jes- , ferson; Fred E. Fuelling, Root; 1 Walter Nuerge, Preble: Philip B. ( Kohl, Monroe-Washington; Leroy ( Stauffer, Hartford; Berniece F. Mcßride, French; Clyde Beery, j Decatur; Anaple L. Ijehman, Root; Obed Kipfer, Blue Creek; John Clifford Bunner. St. Mary’s, and ( Harold O. Runkel. Hartford. i . I Court House Closes I For Veterans' Day Offices of the county court house 1 will be closed all day Thursday In i observance of Veterans Day (formerly Armistice Day). Also to be i closed Thursday are the bank, the '. draft board and the Adams county ' AFC office. i

Charge Secret Data Lifted . By Petersen Highly-Classified Intelligence Report Taken By Petersen WASHINGTON (INS) — The government charged today that a highly-classified Intelligence rej, port on the Korean war was among the secret information which Joseph Sidney Petersen Jr., allegedly lifted from files of the super-sensitive national security agency. The charge was contained in a so-called “bill of particulars” filed by government prosecutors almost three weeks after the 40-year-old former NSA code-breaker was indicted on charges of violating the espionage law'. His trial has been set for Jan. 5. The government said that in 1952 Petersen, who was fired from the NSA last month, took a classified document from the NSA files which referred to the “routing of North Korean political security traffic . . The bill of particulars also charges that during March of Aptll of 1948, Petersen took notes from a classified document-vindicating U. S. success in 3 breaking codes Utilized by the Netherlands government.” The Netherlands is not mentioned in the three-count indictment against Petersen, but the Dutch embassy has admitted receiving information from him. It said, however, it was under the impression he was authorized to provide it. The government .charges that these and other documents and notes were kept hidden in Petersen's modest apartment in Arlington, Va. According to the bill of particulars, these documents also included: 1. A classified document dated July 1, 1945, and entitled "Chinese Telegraphic Code SPID, second edition with addenda and errata." 2. A classified document dated 1939 and entitled “Analysis of the Hagelin Cryptograph Type B-211, Signal Intelligence Service, Signal Corps, U. S. Army,." During pre-trial arguments, govment attorney John Reilly, who signed the bill of particulars, (dwtinued cm Page Five) Auction Monday To Buy Band Uniforms Adams Central Band Auction Is Planned Money for uniforms for the Adams Central school band will be raised by a public auction Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the school gymnasium, the Rev. John Mishler, president of the Adams Central parent-teacher association, said this morning. Melvin Llechty, well-known county auctioneer, will conduct the sale. Anyone who would like to donate an article for auction may call the school, and band members ( will pick it up. Uniforms will be chosen by a committee of five, including Robert Ray, director of the band. Mrs. C. W. R. Schwartz, John Ripley, D. Myron Byerly, and Mrs. Russel Mitchel. C. Doyle Collier, as chairman of the finance cmomittee, will head the auction. Adams Central's band was organized in 1950, one year after the school opened, by Merle Goebel, who led the organization tor two years. At that time Robert Ray was selected to head the band, and , he has continued for threA years as its leader. The band plays for all of Adams Central's home basketball games, in addition to regular programs. The public is invited to attend the auction, Collier stated.

Charges Capehail Probe Witch Hunt Sparkman Assails Capehart Methods WASHINGTON (INS) — A leading senate Democrat and a top Republican clashed today over whether the investigation of federal housing administration scandals has been a “witch hunt.” “That’s 100 percent wrong." said senate banking chairman Homer F Capehart (R Ind.) But Sen. John Sparkman (D Aala.), charged Capehart conducted the probe for “political advantage.” Sparkman, a top Democrat on the Capehart committee, told a newsman, in answer to questions, that the Democrats next January may decide to continue the FHA investigation to root out "wrongdoing” and make sure the new housing law is working properly. But he declared: “I’m not in favor of a witch hunt like. I'm atraid, the present investigation has been. It has been used to a large extent for political advantage and not directed to the good they could do by it.” Defers Action On Education Report Says Teacher Group Fosters Closed Shop INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Action wgs deferred today on a controversial education report after verbal fireworks developed at a meeting of the Indiana study commission on intergovernmental relations. Clarence A. Jackson, the study commission vice president, charged that the Indiana state teachers’ association is fostering a “closed shop” which controls the supply of teachers in the state. Robert H. Wyatt, ISTA executive secretary, had written to the study commission, objecting to a plan whereby students with two years of college training could get emergency teaching certificates. Wyatt said such a reduction In standards would have a "destructive effect" on the teaching profession. Jackson's comment came at a meeting of the commission Monday which approved part of the education report but deferred action on the two-year certificate proposal. Approved by the 1 study commission was a proposal to abolish federal aid to school lunch programs. Also approved was elimination of federal payments to farmers for soil conservation, and reduction of federal gasoline tax and limiting of federal road aid to roads for states unable to provide funds for themselves. Monthly Report Is Made By Red Cross October Report Is Listed By Secretary Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary of the Adams county chapter of the Red Cross, has released the report for the month of October. The report shows that nine cases were handled by the home service section. Serving in chapter activities during the month were 27 volunteers who assisted in various capacities Including service chairmen, board members, first aid and water safety, junior Red Cross planning, public information and the blood program. The chapter sponsored a class for first aid instructors at Berne. Os 22 taking the course, 12 will be instructors for Adams county. 'Robert Hotop. first aid and water safety representative was in charge of the class. A new first aid committee was formed with Arthur Burris as chairman. Burris has arranged a class of first aid instruction for (ConUnusd on Page Five)

Former King Os England Denies Any Connection British Government Publishes German ‘ War II Records PARIS (INS)—The British gov* i ernment today published German World War Two records in which . the Duke of Windsor was quoted as the source of information ort Allied military plans. X The former King Edward VIII, ' who now is in London, telephoned to this correspondent a statement saying he “never met or had’ any connection" with the German whose statements were quoted by the London government. A German spy organizer. Count Julius Von Zech-Burkersroda, at the time minister to the Netherlands, claimed in a message to his home government that he “might have the opportunity to establish certain lines leading to the Duke of Windsor.” The two letters that the German wrote to his superiors in the Berlin foreign ministry mentioned the duke several times. They were quoted in the latest collection of “documents on Germap foreign policy" published' by. the British government. The documents cover the period from immediately after the British and French declaration of war w Sept. 3, 1939, up to the eve of the Hitler • Mussolini meeting at the Brenner pass March 18, 1940. This was the so-called “phoney war'* stage before the Germans invaded France, The Netherlands, and Bel- * glum. There were Anglo-French dis- ... cushions at the time whether troops should be sent into Belgium if the Nazis hit there. Early in 1940 it was decided by the two allies that a French army under" Gen. Henri-Honore Giraud and the British expeditionary force under Gen. Lord Gort should go into The Netherlands and Belgium, respectively. The German count reported to his home government this way: ••Through personal relationships I might have the opportunity to establishe certain lines leading to the Duke of Windsor. “As of course you know, W. is a member of the British military mission with the French army command. “He does not, however feel entirely satisfied with this position and seeks a field of activility in which he would not have a merely representative character and which would permit him a more active role. “In order to achieve this objec- — tive he was recently in London. There, however, he achieved nothing and is supposed to be most disgruntled over it. “He has expressed himself in especially uncomplimentary terms about Chamberlain (the then prime minister Neville Chamberlain,) whom ‘he particularly dislikes, and who, as he thinks, is responsible for his being frozen out. “I might, perhaps, have the opportunity to hear something from the group around Windsor, and also incidenatlly to get something through to him." Another letter purportedly quoted the duke as telling of the military and political arguments about defending the lowland countries. Indiana Highway Officials At Parley ~ SEATTLE, Wash. (INS) -rlndiant state highway department officials met in Seattle Monday and discussed President Eisenhower’s ISO-billion federal road program. Administration: from all 48 states attended a meeting of the American association of state highway officials, discussed the, 19-year proposal and forwarded recommendations to * committee of governors meeting today in Chicago,

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