Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 287.

Tornado Havoc In Alabama BERliil J? JBr tafe-* ■-fBIiVfIWIIF fH'*—»•? .. _ , ..^.^iiiii* 11 " "img SPLINTERED WALLS and furniture testify to force of the tornado which struck this Wellington. Ala., home. Tornado damage is reported in Georgia as well as Alabama.

Yoshida Quits As Leader Os Jap Government Yoshida, Defeated In Political Fight, Resigns Position TOKYO (INSI — Shigeru Yoshida, leader of Japan's government for the past six years, resigned as prime minister today, acknowledging defeat in a political battle. The 76-year-old Yoshida who returned last month from a trip which took him to the United States and Europe, was the victim of a revolt among members of right-wing parties who formerly supported him. Lender of the opposition witbin the ranks of the conservatives is Ichiro Hatoyama who will probably succeed Yoshida as prime minister. / " , . Such a change is not expected to make any difference in Japan's anti • Communist pro -western policies on an international level. In the Yoshida-Hatoyama £ight there were no questions of foreign policy involved. It was a matter of resentment personally against Yoshida who has been accused of “high handed" tactics by his' former .political followers. Yoshida announced his resignation as the Diet (parliament) was about to consider a non-confidence motion against his government. The opposition had mustered sufficient strength to jrkss the motion. His entire cabinet stepped down with him and he himself resigned as head of the Liberal Party. Adams County Group Is Inducted Today i Indtfction of four Adams county men and one transfer was made this morning by the local draft board. Two other young men went to Indianapolis for their physical examinations. The five inducted were Leo Edward Ross, Ronald Dee Townsend, Jack Gordon Morence, William Francis Sipe and Merle Duane Moser. transferred from Pontiac, 111 Those taking the examination are .... Ruasell- Wayne Blreh and HowerdTheodore Hirschy. Robert Wayne Fox was transferred to the Columbia City board and James Edward Gardner to the Washington, D. C. board. * ' BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS)—The defense department reduced its monthly draft call by 3,000 men today and ordered induction of 20,000 youths into the Army during February. The draft has been running at 23,000 men per month since last July. '* ~ "■ ll '.' "• ■' ± / —x HfOCHTTe / . W SEMS

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Plans New Airport East Os This City Josephine Ivetich Buys Tract Os Land With the purchase of 20 acres of land from Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, ea'st of Decatur, Miss Joesphine Ivetich has announced plans for construction of a new airport. The pirport, which will begin operating sometime in 1955, will be iccated at the junction of highways 101 and 224. The strip will be a half mile long and 120 wide and will feature a north-south sod runway. According to Miss Ivetich. who owns a field at the west limits of Decatur, the new air field will be called the Decatur Hi-Way Airport, the same as the present field The building of the operation office and other necessary structures at the airfield will begin next spriaft Miss hetlch Hated.' The new-strip will be well tiled tor year round USD. The proposed airport will also feature a flight school and a mechanic“'shop. Charter flights will be available i*nd civil air patrol activities will be boosted on the field. Accomodations for incoming business and pleasure planes will be improved with the opening of the new field. The airport will also be delegated by the state aviation communication fan-out system to be a part of the eastern air defense plan for security control of air traffic and electromagnetic radiations. Until the new field can be completed in 1956, the present airport will be used. Upon completion of the new one, the old one wil be abandoned. .. ", Miss fvetich stated that she was making the move because the present field is in a hazardous location. It is also too small to take care of the growing air traffic to and from Decatur. Six pilots are now based at the field and Miss Ivetich said she expected that five more pilots will be seeking accomodations by next summer, The present field was opened in 1933 and Miss Ivetich with her brother, James, took over the operation of the field in 1939. Since that time the field has been improved. receiving a commercial rating from the civti aeronautics A I •» . ag* A ... ■ - tSurn.i.r-xrtrci-Vn i..*?•«». In 1940 Miss Ivetich earned a pilots license to become Decatur’s first woman pilot. Six years later she was given a commercial license. She has managed the present field since the tragic death of her brother July 4. 19+1, in an airplane crash. 'Miss Ivetich has pointed out that much of the success of the present airport has been through the cooperation of others. She expressed appreciation to Ben Biting and the Krick -Tyndall Tile Mill, owner of the land; to Mrs. Anus Womack, her eister who helps our during the nay, and to <r. and Mrs. Earl Mounsey, who have aided her in the upkeep and repair of the landing field. Good Fellows Fund Previously reported 1180.00 .Eureka Temple No. 39 Pythian Sisters ... 10.00 Tsi lota Xi 50.00 Mrs. John H. Heller ...... 2.00 Karen Striker ... 1.00 Mr. & Mrs. J. R Smitley ... 1.00 Ed Highland 1.00 A Friend LOO Mr. Geels 1.00 Change in Boxes — 2.12 TOTALS ......8249.12

Dulles Cites Less Fear Os Shooting War Says Present Phase Os Struggle Shifts To Economic Field WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles declared today that there is less fear of a shooting war now than there has been in the past. Dulles told his weekly news conference that the present phase of the struggle with the Communist bloc has shifted to some extent for the time being to the economic field. But he said that it will be necessary to continue to keep up military strength until there is a satisfactory disarmament program or until there is more confidence between the nations of the world. At the same time, he made it clear that the U. S. has not yet determined exactly what it will do to fight the economic battle. The secretary emphasized the need for greater dependence upon private capital investment in underdeveloped countries rather than all governmental aid programs. He said the emphasis now is on how the government can best stimulate private investment in allied countries by eliminating the political risk entailed in many areas. Dulles indicated that he is still arguing within the administration for continued aid programs by citing the fact that his Chicago speech, in which he stressed the economic factors of the cold war, was read and approved by President Eisenhower. Civil Defense Test In State Wednesday Adams County Will Participate In Test The strength of civtt defense in Adams county will be tested during "Operation Smoothout" Wednesday in a test exercise in which all Indiana counties are participating. Main feature of the exercise will be the hypothetical dispersal of rounding counties. Adams county Allen county residents to the surwill be asked to take care of an imaginary 22,000. The general public will not be expected to take part in the exercise. Only designated civil defense personnel will have actual duties during the test exercise. The hypothetical situation will include a two-hour warning before a bomb is presumed dropped in Fort Wayne. During this two hour period, civil defense authorities will pretend to evacuate all persons from Allen county. These imaginary persons will go to other counties where they will be given food and shelter for a 2-hour period. The system set up in Adams county will be to place them in private homes, requesting each residence to take, care of as many people as reside there. This phase, of course, will also be imaginary and no home will actually be asked to take care of evacuated persons. The purpose of the operation is to increase operational capacity, to give additional training to civil defense personnel, to correct weaknesses and to increeee public knowedge of civil defense. The Adams county radio club, an important part of the civil defense organization, will maintain a 24-hour alert during the test. While on duty they have volunteered to send Christmas messages to servicemen any place in the world. A house trailer with the radio equipment will be located at the county court house Wednesday. Any one desiring to contact a serviceman is Invited to visit the club at that location. Kendallville Church Calls Rev. Schmidt The St. John'd Lutheran church at Kendallville has announced its intention to issue a call to the Rev. Edgar Pl Schmidt, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church in Decatur, to accept the Kendallville pastorate. Dr. M. F. Kretzmann, Kendallville pastor for many years, has announced bis retirement, effective Jan. ,2. Rev. Schmidt stated this morning, that be has not received official papers regarding the calk and that no details of the invitation from the Kendallville church are available. > .

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 7, 1954

United States, Korean Allies Ask U. N. Help In Freeing Americans

U. S. Defense Spending Near Rock Bottom Says 33 Billions Yearly Absolute Minimum Safety WASHINGTON (INS) —Defense secretary Charles E. Wilson said today that U. S. defense spending is close to “rock bottom" and thaf 33 billion dollars a year would be the absolute minimum for safety.' Wilson made it clear at a news’ conference he could forsee no further major military spending cuts unless there is a definite change in the world situation. Current spending is about 33 billions a year. ; At the same time. Wilson announced there may be a shift in emphasis in the armed forces to nwe weapons and research. He said he has about completed reor- ' ganization of the armed services and will devote more time to new weapons and research. The defense secretary said that half the scientists and engineers in the country are working directly or indirectly for the defense department, and that he has no plans to reduce the total number. In describing the new weapons effort, Wilson said there may be some shift of ernpbaais. One q*es s tion, he said, will be whether the U. 8, is preparing too much for a "big war" and not enough ter tjje “brush fire" type of war. But he indicated that the “big war" idea will continue to absorb most of the effort. He said small wars have been fought for centuries and "presumably a Jot of people already know how to fight . them.” No Budget Balance Washington (tNS) —A leading senate Democrat declared today , that the Eisenhower administration can never balance the budget and, skid government leaders must have known this "tor a long time." Sen. John J. Sparkman (D Ala.,) member of the banking and foreign relations committees, contended that the government cannot bring income and expenditures into balance in view of present world conditions and while U. S. world commitments remain heavy. Sparkman" was commenting on treasury secretary George M. Humphrey's statement that the administration will be unbale to ballance the budget within the next year and a half and the federal (Coat lane* ob Pace six) Music Festival On Thursday Evening Annual Festival On At Adams Central The Adams county 1 music festival will be held Thursday at the Adams Central gym at 7:30 pan. Six county schools will participate, Jefferson, Adams Central, Monmouth. Pleasant Mills, Geneva, and Hartford. The mixed choral group will consist of approximately 200 voices and the mixed band group will have about 200 participating also. The guest choral conductor will be Raymond Heights. choral director at North Side high school in Fort Wayne. The guest band director Mill be Herald L. Walter of Seymour, who Is a noted composer and arranger of band music. The program will be as follows: Chorus Lord’s Prayer. Death Old Woman. This Is my Country. "Girls number —“Oh Holy Night". Boys’ number—" Joshua Fit the Battle". Band Laureate.-- ■— Cachuca. Symbol of Honor. Stars and Stripes Forever. Winter Wonderland. Christmas Sults.

Record High Slate Budget Submitted Budget Would Cost Each Hoosier $152 INDIANANPOLIS (INS) — The legislative advisory commission today received a record-high state budget of 8669,700,000, which would cost every Hoosier $152. The budget, submitted by the state budget committee, Js for the two years beginning JulV 1, 1955 and will be considered by the 1955 general assembly. The highest allowance was $236,*500,000 for education and another 'big figure was $l9B million for highways. ’The budget committee urged the legislature to "give consideration to the construction of a state office building." The committee slashed many requests. Notably, an allowance of SBB million for construction funds was sought for state institutions but the committee reduced this to S2B million. ‘ However, a wage boost of $lO per month for all state workers was approved. This will cost about $1 million a year, but budget director Donald H. Clark said: “The increase is necessary to complete with private industry and the federal government. The only way to save significant sums of money is to reduce or eliminate some of the functions ajtd activities- of sfat® government.’’ Enters Guilty Plea To Forgery Charge Sentencing Taken Under Advisement The sentencing of Urban George Wirkner, 43, of Fort Recovery, 0., who entered a plea of guilty to a charge of forgery in Adams circuit court Monday afternoon, was taken under advisement by Judge Myles Parrish. Wirkner admitted cashing’a forged check at the Moore store in Geneva in November. He was represented by Robert Anderson, wtur appointed pauper attorney by the court. Anderson called on three witnesses, Wirkner; his wife. Martha Wirkner, and his brother-in-law. Reuben Sutter, to present evidence for mitigation in sentehcing. The questioning was aimed at showing that Wirkner is a family man who resorted to forgery in order to provide more things for his family. Both Mrs. Wirkner and Sutter testified that Wirkner is a kind man. Wirkner stated that he had made jrfM’tituUon. In a concluding statement, Anderson read a letter written by Mr*. Wirkner and pleading- help- in getting' W*rrkner home. Prosecuting attorney Lewis Lutz Smith introduced the statement signed by Wirkner shortly after his arreet and the sales slip for the groceries purchased by Wirkner when he cashed the check He also brought out in croesexainlnation that Wi timer was earning S6O a week and his wife, $25 a week, to give a family income of SBS. The Ohio man faces a two to 14 year sentence wheih could be suspended. A detained warrant has been placed on him by Ohio authorities who have charged him with other forgeries and wltfti violation of parole: Pearl Harbor Attack 13 Years Ago Today Thirteen years ago today, December 7, 1941,, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese and ■ the United States found itself In a glob ai war, which became known as War 11. 4t was Sunday afternoon. 13 years ago, and the Daily Democrat published an extra edition for Decatur and the neighboring area telling of the attack and the probable entry of United States In the war.

Sen. McCarthy In Criticism Os Eisenhower Criticizes Ike In Praising Senators; Weakness To Reds WASHINGTON (INS)—Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wie.) criticized President Eisenhower today for praisirtg senators “who hold up the exposure at Communism" while urging “patience, tolerance and niceties” to Reds who have imprisoned Americans. v At the same time. McCarthy accused the President of a “shrinking show of weakness” toward the Chinese Communists. Presidential secretary James C. Hagerty read McCarthy’s remarks on the White House news ticker and had no comment. Describing his statement as his “temporary swan song” as chairman of the senate investigation subcommittee, McCarthy said: "Unfortunately, the President sees fit to congratulate those who hold up the exposure of Communists in one breath and in the next breath urges patience, tolerance and niceties to those who are torturing American uniformed men.” McCarthy was hitting at Mr. Eisenhower for having personally praised Sene. Ralph E. Flanders (R-Vt.) and Arthur V. Watkins (R-Utab) leaders of the censure movement against him. The Wisconsin senator said: "There has been considerable talk about an apology to the senate for my fight against Communism. I feel rather that I should apologize to the American people for what was an unintentional deception upon them.” McCarthy made his statement during a public hearing by bis subcommittee at which witnesses testified about Communist infiltration of defense plants. The hearing room was crowded with spectators, some of whom applauded when he finished. McCarthy’s statement was filmed for television and recorded for radio by network representatives The scheduled public session marks the launching of the first full-scale probe by the subcommittee since the beginning of the ar-my-McCarthy hearings early this year. It may well also mark the Wisconsin Republican’s last investigation of this type for at least two years, since he will lose chairmanship of the subcommittee if—(Continued on rage six') Otto G. Hake Dies Monday Afternoon Funeral Services Thursday Morning Otto G. Hake, 68. retired farmer, died at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at St. Joseph's hospital, Fort Wayne, where he had been a patient for the past month. He was born at Hoagland and resided on a farm near there for many years, retiring about eight years ago When he moved to Arcoa to ive with a son, Henry. Mr. Hake was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic church in Fort Wayne. Surviving are three sons. Henry Hake of Arcola. Charles E. Hake of Fort Wayne and Otto Hake, Jr„ of Decatur: a daughter. Mrs. Irma Anderson of Fort Wayne; 13 grand- . children; three sisters. Mrs. Frances DuPoint and Mrs. Clara Preble, both of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Florence Sort* of Hoagland, , and two brothers, Andrew Hake of Zulu and Sebastian Hake of Tillman. > Funeral services wil Ibe conducted at 8:30 am. Thursday at < the' Getz & Eikenberry funeral home and at 9 a m. at St. Joseph’! Catholic church, with burial at , Hesse Cassel. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. to- I day.

CIO Launches 16th Annual Convention Leader Asks War On Poverty And Hunger LOS ANGELES (INS) — President Walter P. Reuther of the CIO has demanded an American declaration of what he called "total war against poverty and hunger in the world.” That demand was the main point of his keynote speech at the • opening of the huge labor union’s 16th annual convention in Los Angeles Monday. ‘ The program continues today with speeches by Thurgood Marshall, general counsel of the national association for the advancement of colored people, and U.S. secretary of labor James P. Mitchell. Reuther, the fiery, red-headed, 47-year-old chief of the United ' Automobile Workers as well as the CIO, said the war against misery and poverty should be launched with a “bold new fair deal program to capture the initiative in the cold war against Communism.” ’ He told the 500 delegates and 1,50*0 guests at the convention's opening session that Communism bases its actions on the premise that free societies have inborn economic conflicts which eventually result in their disintegration. “We must find away to demonstrate that Ute Communists are wrong and that we ran find the answers to the problems of providing full employment in a peacetime economy,” he asserted. "America has proven its ability to use full employment to provide the weapons of destruction. We should also be able to use all our manpower to provide the basic necessities for living a decent life."' • The CIO leader was quick to point out. however, that the union recognized that economic security is not an automatic right. He explained: “We have no sympathy for the man who will not Work to earn his living. But all Americans are entitled to the opportunity to earn living wages and we must eliminate social injustices to win the battle for men’s minds, hearts and loyalties.” Grand Jurors Meet In Annual Session Floyd Meyer Named Foreman Os Jury Six members of the grand jury were sworn in this morning for the November term In the Adams circuit court by Judge Myles Parrish. * The six are Jack W. Mcßride. Monroe; Bernard Staub, DecaturWashington; Floyd Meyer, ’ Blue Creek; Robert J.* Christen, Deca-tur-Root; Harry S. Crownover, St. Mary’s and Richard Harkless, Root. Meyer -was appointed by Judge Parrish to serve as foreman of the jury after the six men received instruction on their duties and responsibilities. The court room was crowded for the ceremony with students from Decatur and Mqpmouth high schools. Before the jury was sworn in, each member was asked questions to determine bls eligibility. Each juror testified that he was a citizen of the U. S.. a free holder, had no legal disability, was not a witness for the prosecution or defense in a .court case and could he a fair and Impartial juror? ' Their instructions followed a long explanation of the history of grand juries. They were advised that all inquiries and deliberations of the grand Jury are secret. The prosecuting attorney, who works with the grand jury, is also excluded from the deliberations. Main work of the grand jury during this term will be the annual Inspection of county buildings.

Resolution On Flyers Handed To Secretary Unprecedented Step Taken By Lodge In Delivering Notice UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (INS) —IT. S. ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge handed UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold today the resolution of 16 Korean allies giving him the task of dealing with Red China for release of 11 American flyers jailed as spies. The document, bearing the signautres of ail 16. called for a report by Hammarskjold on results by Dec. 31. , Lodge, resorting to the unprecedented step of delivering a resolution that will not be acted upon by the U. S. assambly until Wednesday, impressed upon Hammarskjold the importance of direct and "uriremittent" intervention with the Communists in Peiping until the captives have been set free. Hammarskjold has been given to understand that the ways and means of dealing with Red China are left to him, with a personal trip to Peiping to carry the demand for release of the men to Mao Tse-Tung and Chou En-laii as one possibility. 1 The rfocanrimt forms the basis for a fiery debate expected in a special assembly meeting nesday between the Soviet bloo and the 16 nations which fought Communist aggression in Korea. Overwhelming approval of the resolution is forecast, a move which irould, in effect, censure the Peiping regime for what ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.,-as-sailed as "a glaring violation” of the truce. - Lodge and British minister of state Anthony Nutting lead the battle against Soviet delegate Jacob Malik in pressing, for speedy action on the resolution. The resolution, agreed upon unanimously by the 16 nations who fought under the UN banner: L Charges and condemns violations of the Korena armistice. 2. Demands release of the 11 Americans shot down over North Korea and imprisoned on trump-ed-up spy charges. 3. Directs the UN secretary general to transmit the assembly resolution to the Chinese. Reds and report back to the global by the end of the year. Lodge rejected assertions by Malik that the 11 were found with “evidence” that they were “spies and diversionists, bent on fomenting uprisings against the legitimate government of Red China.” He declared: , "The Soviet representative said that these II mfcn, when they wore captured, were In uniform—which is true. But this single admission by the Soviet representative reveals the whale falsity of the Communist case, for when did a spy (Coatiaueg Oa Pane Klaht) Coppess Corner Is Robbed Last Night Burglars broke into the Coppese Corner restaurant sometime Monday night and stole several cartons of cigarettes and |SO or S' 1 .* 1 in cash. The entry was discovered this morning at about 6 a. m. by the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Cal Coppess, 1 when they came to open the restaurant and service station. Entry was gained by breaking out the glass door at the front corner entrance. All the cash registers .were rifled and a cash box was taken-. Sheriff. Robert Shruluka is conducting an investigation. INDIANA WEATHER ‘ Fair and cold tonight, Wednesday Increasing cloudiness followed by rain or enow south and central at hlght. Not much change In temperature. Low tonight 16-20. High Wednesday In the 30e.

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