Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LUI. No. 5

Peace, Prosperity .. . Arms I ; ■8& SHuS ** ?*■> •< • bßk* Bf Wmi h JsWiS ’w* ~jj|K- jefim jfefe \" *'' - A% UnftJl ■£STW||S f FACING -iww AtfST TfME 'a Congress dm which his party x had lost control. President Eisenhower, delivers his State of the -Union message. He given a standing ovation by the huge assemblage. „.

Adams County Tourney Draw Is Announced

Tourney Schedule * January 13 ?_ Game I—7 p. m. — Hartford and Geneva. Game 2—8:15 p. m.—Commodoree and Berne. .~ 7 ~ ’ January 14 . ~<7; t . ..... Game 3—7 p. m. — Pleasant Mills and Monmouth. Game 4—8:18 p. m.—Jefferson _ and Adams Central. January 15 Game B—l p. m. — Winner of game 1 and winner of game "2. - Game 8—2:15 p. m—Winner of game 3 and winner of ~ 'game 4. Game 7—8:15 p. m.—Winner of game 5 and winner of game 6. Pairings for the annual' Adams county basketball tourney, to be held at the Adams Central gym next Thursday. Friday and Saturday. were drawn at a meeting of high school principals and coaches at the Pleasant Mills school Thursday evening. - Tho defending champion Geneva Cardinals, who have won the title for the past two years, will open their defense in the first tourney game at 7 o’clock Thursday evening, meeting the Hartford Gorillas. In Thursday's second game, the Decatur Commodores clash with the Berne Bears. Flay will resume at 7 p. m. Friday, with the Pleasant Mills Spartans meeting the sectional chanK - pion Monmouth Eagles. Ctostng the first round, the Jefferson Warriors will play the Adams Central Greyhounds at 8:15 p. m. Friday. Semi-finals will be played Saturday afternoon, jyith the championship game Saturday night. As a preliminary to the final game, the championship tilt of the second team tourney will be played at 7 p. m. Saturday. Glen Custard. PleaSant Mills principal, is manager of the 1955 tourney. All teams of. the county, except the Decatur Yellow Jackets. will compete. Preliminary rounds in the second team meet Will be held Monday and Tuesday nights, with the eight teams divided into north and south divisions, as last year. In the north division, Adams Central and the Commodores will meet at 6:30 p. m. Monday, followed by Pleasant Mills and Monmouth, The two winners will meet in a semi-final tilt at 7 p. m. Tuesday. In the south division. Monday's games will be held at Geneva, with Berne playing Hartford at 6:15 p. m„ followed by Jefferson and Geneva. Tuesday's games will be held at Berne, with Monday's losers playing a consolation game at 6:16 p. m„ followed by the Monday night winners. Tickets On Sale Seasfth tickets for the tourney will be on sale at the eight participating « schools Monday. These tickets are priced at 32 and are good for all Tour sessions. Single session tickets, available only at the AdamA Central gym Continued on Page Seven)

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Propose Revision Os Probing Rules Change Procedures Os Congress Probes WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R Wis.), said today he agrees with a senate rules subcommittee's proposals for revision of investigating committee procedures. The three-member group headed by Sen. William E. Jenner (R Ind.), suggested a series of changes but defended so-called “one-man hearings" and warned the senate not to “hamper unduly the factfinding process.” Instead, it suggested “minimumstandards" 'including ample protopics and staffs in investigations visions for majority control of and safeguarding rights of witnesses without allowing anyone to stymie inquiries. McCarthy told newsmen the proposals are “essentially in line” with rules and practices followed J>y the senate investigations subcommittee, of which he is outgoing "chairman. " "*■" However, he was Ipss enthusiastic about separate proposals made by Sen. Thomas C. Hennings (D including one to provide for courtroom rules of evidence in committee hearings. This would limit testimony to evidence that is relevant, material and competent—that is. offered by first-hand, witnesses and not “hearsay” information. « McCarthy said it should be rehearing is “not a trial but a hunt, membered that a congressional a search for information” and if this rule were applied "it would hamstring” investigators. He .also had reservations about Hennings' proposal to require approval of a full committee's majority before permitting subcommittee hearings or one-man investigation®. McCarthy's one-man hearings in the last two years aroused criticism which helped lead to the Jenner (Subcommittee's study of proposed rules changes. Some were offered by the senate GOP policy Ci mmittee, including a recommendation that hearings be permitted only If one senator from each party attends. A - ■ ’ The Jenner group turned down that idea, stating: “the problem of the senate is manpower . . . The multiplicity of committee assignments . . . impose burdens that can be crtrried only if there is a division of labor in committee.” However, the senate received a new proposal Thursday to require attendance of at least two committee members at every hearing. It was one of a set of rules changes recommended by the special committee "headed by Sen. Arthur (Continued on Page Five)

Waif Specific Proposals Os The President Leaders From Both Political Parties Laud Ike's Speech WASHINGTON (INS) — Democratic leaders made it clear today that their endorsement of President Eisenhower’s state of the union message does not spell approval of specific proposals he has yet to submit to the new 84th congress. However, congressional leaders from both parties applauded the “peace and prosperity” program. The Democrats said it was a page from their own book and the Republicans called it a good "moderate” blueprint. Sen. Walter F. George (D Ga.), ate, stressed these different viewpresident pro tempore of the senpoints by stating that the speech showed that no president can “break with his whole past.” George said it "was a very good message and a very comprehensive one," but added: “We don’t want to jump to conclusions of agreement — or disagreement—until we see the other detailed messages.” included a review of the world situation, emphasised bright prospects for the national economy and included nearly 50 proposals for legislation — mostly couched in very general terms.' He plans to send a series of more specific messages to congress later this month and during the current session. Leaders of both parties in the 84th congress concentrated at once on completing committee assignments and other organizational details Uy early next week. Both the house and senate recessed until Monday after hearing Mr. Eisenhower's 56-minute address at their Thursday joint session. — Senate Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson (D Tex.), declined to forecast what the new majority might do on specific issues until he has had more time to talk to other DemocratsBut it was plain that the Senate probably would be projected into n general review of foreign and defense policy when its foreign relations committee starts hearings !oon on the Southeast Asia deense pact— first of three treaties to be taken up for ratification. George, who as foreign relations chairman will direct hearings on tho SEATO, Formosa and Paris agreements, said such a review would, be “rather likely.” Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland (R Calif.), demanded a study a few weeks ago in one of several statements which appeared to put him at loggerheads with the President. At that time Knowiane warned that aij. atomic “stalemate” between the free world and Russia would mean an “ultimate Communist victory." In his annual message, however. Mr. Eisenhower defended the idea of a “world stalemate" which deterred the Communists from aggression because peace efforts still could continue. Unable Io Locate Noel, Herta Held Run-Around Charge Is Laid To Hungary WASHINGTON (INS) / — The state department charged today the Communist government of Hungary is giving American diplomats a “run-around” in their efforts to locate the newly missing Americans Noel and Herta Field. Department spokesman Henry Suydam said that the term “runaround” would be but a "mild" way of describing the Hungarian government's answer to inquiries r.beut the Fields' They spent more than five years in a Hungarian prison and. according to Hungarian authorities, have asked for and been granted political MviqjQ in the land of their captivity. American officials have seen the Fields only once since their release from prison. That was on Nov. 18 in a residence the Hungarians provided the two Americans. - On Christmas Eve the Hungarian. radio announced Noel and Herta Field had asked for and been given asylum in the Communist country. Legation officials have tried to contact the Fields since then both through the Hungarian foreign office and informally but so far have (CoMln|ued on Page Six)

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< Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 7, 1955

Korean Bonus Bill Is Tossed Into Hopper Os Indiana Legislature '

■ -"""I" 11 ■■■' 1 ■■,■■■■■■ SA Hammarskjold And Chou Hold Four-Hour Talk Hold Long Farley Over Request For Freeing Prisoners UNITED NATIONS, w - r.-tTNSJ) — Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and Red Chinese Premier Chou En-lai conferred today for nearly four hours in Peiping in their second round of talks on release of American and other UN prisoners. Hammarskjold cabled UN headquarters in New York that he and Chou met from 3 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Peiping time, (2 a.m. to 5:45 a.m. EST). There were no details on what occurred at the meeting. With the UN chief at the closeddoor session were: Ahmed S. Bokhari of Pakistan, political advisor on the mission; Prof. Humphrey Waldock of Britain, legal advisor; Per Lind, executive assistant and Gustaev Nystrom, interpreter. .The Chinese Communist side, in addition to Chou, was represented by Chang Han*Fu, vice minister for foreign affairs, and three other Red officials who were present at Thursday's initial meeting. Hammarskjold said the next conference will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. (2 a.m. EST). The UN chief said he was scheduled to go to the opera tonight in the company of the chief of protocol. Wang Cho-J'u, and other members of the secretary general’s party. He did not state which opera he will see. The “blackout" on details of the meeting on release of 15 U. S. flyers and other ! uniformed men apparently was the result of- mutual agreement between Hammarskjold and Chqy. It is believed that the delicat? nature of the UN chief’s missioh to Peiping led the two parties to agree on the necessity of withholding details on their daily talks for the time being at least. 24 Marines Rescued In Amphibious Craft Run Into Trouble During High Seas BEAUFORT, N. C. (INS) — The navy announced the rescue today of 24 marines who at first were feared lost when five amphibious craft ran into trouble in high seas off Beaufort, N. C. All were rescued seven hours after the land-sea “ducks" set out from Beaufort for the LSD San Marcos, three miles off shore, in the company of four othet similar craft Thursday night. Four of the ducks safely reached the San Marcos, one of 15 transports which will carry marines from nearby Camp Lejeune amt elsewhere to Puerto Rico maneuvers. The five other craft ran into trouble and caused a seven-hour sea and air search by coast guard, marine and navy rescue crews. One of the ducks capsized, spewing its four-man crew into the turbulent waters. They were picked up quickly. The other four ducks ran aground. Four men were rescued from one of two ducks that had mechanical trouble and ended up on ■ sandbars. Six more marines were rescued some four houts later from the second duck. That left two ducks and 10 menstll Imlssihg. Wind, rain and darkness almost caused rescue operations to be called Off but a flare dropped by a search plane showed where the craft had run aground, also on sandbars. It took until 2 am. to rescue the final 10 meq,

— ■ ■ ■ ™ . ■ Clare Booth Luce Confers With Ike Discuss Visit Os Premier Os Italy WASHINGTON (INS) —Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce conferred with President Eisenhower today on plans for a visit by Italian premier to- this country, probably in March. newsmen the plans are maiply a matter of dovetailing the schedules of “three very busy men"—Scelba, the President and secretary of state John Foster Dulles.' — 'She also reported to Mr. Eisenhower on the Italian situation, and gave an enthusiastic accounting of Italy's progress in the last, year.' The ambassador said Italy's recent approval of the Paris accords demonstrates that it is “firmly, squarely, wholeheartedly on the side of the west." Mrs. Luce said Italy still has some “very severe economic problems,” but emphasized that (he economic picture is improving. She said: “I was happy to be able to tell the President that tn the past year Italy has made some very notable strides.” She said March looks like an "excellent target date” for Seelba's visit, although details must still be worked out. Mrs. Luce said that Italy has made "extraordinary progre&s”Jn the international field in the last year and gave credit to "Italian statesmanship." The attractive lady ambassador wore a navy blue wool suit and a grey mink coat for her on the President. She carried a brief-case-size red purse with her name imprinted in gold letters. Spiritual Emphasis Week Well Attended Services To Close Here Sunday Night Another . large crowd heard the Rev. Lewis Gishler at the Thursday night session of Spiritual Emphasis week, being held at First Methodist church under the auspices of Associated churches of Decatur. —----- —, • Dr. Gishler’s subject was “The God That Fails." Tonight’s session is scheduled to start at 7:30 o’clock arid will be the last meet- , ing aj. First Methodist church, the' final Sunday night rally being scheduled for Decatur high school auditorium at 7:30 o’clock. ) Tonight’s subject will be "The New Look." Dr. Gishler also wilt deliver the final sermon of the week Sunday night when his subject will be "When August Comes.” The Rev. Stuart Brightwell, pastor of First Baptist church, will preside at tonight's session, and the Rev. C. E. Lykins, pastor ofthe Church of the Nazarene, will give the prayer. The Rev. Herald Welty, pastor of First Missionary church, will read the scripture. Men of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will serve as ushers and the First Baptist choir will lead the singing. Each member church will hold regular Sunday morning services at their respective churches and then the city-wide closing mass meeting will he held at the high school Sunday night. Band Booster Fund Previously reported $406.47 L. A. Cowehs & Son 10.00 < TOTAL .............. $416.47 Contributions can be made by sending any amount to Band Booster fund, care of Hugh J. Andrews, principal of Decatur high school. All money received will go toward the purchase of new uniforms for the Decatur high school band. " ,

Long Hearings Foreseen Over ILS. Manpower Universal Training Bill Reintroduced On Bipartisan Basis - WASHINGTON (INS) — Cap!- > tol Hill armed services committees - today face a four-pronged military i manpower question which may take months of hearings. Involved in the problem of man--1 niMt the armed forces are these f issues: 1 1. Universal training, . (UMT)—reintroduced on a biparg tisan basis after being defeated by , house action last year. —. » 2. A trial run of UMT with 100,000 youths a year given six s months' training and then placed in the reserve for nine and ones half years as advocated by the administration. 3. The decision of President Eis- [ enhower and defense secretary r Charles E. Wilson to cut persons nel in the armed services—with reductions mostly hitting army strength. 1 r 4._llenewal of selective service, ’ which expires next June 30. ' The bill to implement UMT was introduced by Sen. Richard B. ' Riussell (D-Ga.) and Rep. Carl Vin- ' son (D-Ge.) who will head the ' armed services committees of the two houses this year. Co-sponsoring the senate bill 1 with Russell were three other 1 Democrats and two Republicans, assuring that the coming battle ’ will not be along party lines . Joining in sponsorship of the measure were Sens. Styles Bridges (R-N. H.) Stuart Symington (DMo.), Leverett Saltonstall (RMass.), John C. Stennis (D-Miss.), Estes Ketauver (D-Tqnn.), and Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash.) ’ Backers of the UMT legislation today began appraising chances for their bill but said that changes in congress make the outcome in the house uncertain. They were cohfident of victory in the senate, which has supported UMT previously and has an armed services committee that has been unanimously in favor of the {program on previous occasions. The serious battle is expected in the house, where a fight led by (Continued on Page Five) Ross Halberstadt I r Dies In Michigan ~ Former Monroe Man Is Taken By Death Ross E. Halberstadt, 65, of Tecumseh, Mich., former resident of Monroe, died this morning of a heart ailment in a Tecumseh hospital. He had been a patient in the hospital only two days. / A native of Adams county, he was a son of George W. and Flora B. Brennen-Halberstadt. Survivors include his wife; three sons, George, Ray and Ivan Halberstadt, all of Tecumseh; two daughters, Mrs. Belle Kathryn Kelsey and Susie May of Milan. Mich.; and six sisters and two brothers. One daughter preceded him in death. There are a number of relatives in Adams county. Funeral services and burial will be held Moday at Tecumseh. Rev. Lewis GisMer Is Rotary Speaker The Rev. Lewis Gishler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Muncie, and guest minister during the Spiritual Emphasis week services in progress here, delivered an inspiring address to the Decatur Rotary cjubjj Us weekly meeting Thursday evening. The speaker stressed the responsibility of parents to their children in his brief, but inspiring 'message. Roy Kalver was chairman of the program.

Balloon Sale Here Saturday For Polio Girl Scouts To Aid In March Os Dimes Decatur Girl Scouts will begin the sale of 1,000 balloons Saturday at 9:30 a. m. in the business district. Proceeds from the sale will' be added to the March of Ditnes. Mrs. Don Cochran, Giri Scout leader in charge of the project, has announced that Giri Scouts will sell the balloons until 5:30 p. m. and from J to 8 p. m. If all of the balloons are not sold Saturday, the sale will be continued next Saturday. Intermediate troop one under the leadership of Mrs. Gerald Strickler and Mrs. Therl Stults, and troop two, led by Mrs. Cochran and Mrs. Erman Johnson, will sell the balloons this Saturday. If the sale is necessary the following Saturday it will be conducted by troop four under Mrs, Watson Maddox and Mrs. Lester Bundling and troop nine under Mrs. Ferris Bower. The American Legion home will serve as headquarters for the Girl Scout sales corps. Assisting with the distribution will be some of the leaders and their husbands. The balloon sale is the first of several projects in Decatur to raise money to reach the $3,060 Decatuy quota in the current March of Dimes campaign. Lyle Mallonee Mike Pryor are coehairmen of the drive. Mrs. Robert Hess heads the county polio fund association. The current drive here is part of a national campaign to raise money for polio research and relief. Half of the money collected here will be used in this county and the other half will finance state and national projects. Would Withhold Gross Income Tax Hot Potato Issue Proposed By Clark INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — State budget director Donald H. Clark confronted Indiana legislators with a hot potato request Thursday night when he asked that state gross income taxes be withheld from payrolls, as federal taxes now are done. The proposal was not included in the suggested legislation profferred by Gov. George N. Craig In his address to the general assembly Thursday. Clark claimed that' the added revenue to be obtained by a more even flow of Income and by catching up with the present wageearners who dodge payment of gross income tax would help offset deficit spending, provided for in the 1955-57 biennial budget of $669,693,466. The budget anticipates spending from S4O million to $69 million more than the estimated income for those two years. Clark made his proposal for a withholding provision at a meeting of legislative leaders in the Indianapolis Columbia Club. Among those aUending were house speaker George Diener. Lt. Gov. Harold W. Handley, senate majority leader John W. Van Ness, senate minority leader Warren W. Martin. Jr., and house minority leader Walter H. Maehling. Clark noted that a speed-up of Income would result from having the withheld taxes coming into state coffers on a monthly basis, rather than the present plan of quarterly or annual payments. In addition, an estimated 200,000 wage earners are successfully dodging state taxes to the tune of a possible three million dollars, according to a recent estimate by the state revenue department. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight and Saturday. Not much change in temperature. Low tonight 2025. High Saturday 35-42.

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Bonus Opposed By Gov. Craig; Pass Pay Bill Do/fen Bills Tossed Into Hopper Os Two Assembly Houses INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Each house of the Indiana general assembly tossed a dozen bills into the legislative hopper today as the house and senate got down to work in its 61-day session. Introduction of the bills was followed quickly by the passage of the first bill of the 89th session. The senate passed house bUI No. 1, which appropriates 1100,000 for expenses of the session but contains no per diem clause. Then both house and senate recessed until Monday morning. The senate paid heed in one measure to a recommendation in Gov. George N. Craig’s Thursday opening state -of - state message while the house received a measure the governor has frowned on. A Korean bonus bill endorsed by the American Legion. VFW and Disabled American Veterans organization was introduced by Rep. Ralph O. Hines, Portland Republican, and Carson King, Boggstown Democrat. The measure, which Hines said will face a stiff battle, would provide payment to Indiana's 125.000 veterans and next-of-kin on the rate of $lO domestic and sls foreign service from June 27. 1960, through July 27, 1953. Craig publicly has stated his disapproval of any veterans* bonus including the World War II bonus, of which there Is $22-milUon left that could be applied to the Korean payment. The governor got bi-partisan support for his plea to strengthen the narcotic vtolaiion laws but the bill introduc3P*did not carry through the request for a death penalty provision. Sens. Charles F. Rutledge, Elwood Republican, and Eugene Bainbridge, Munster Democrat, submitted a bill to make the first narcotic act violation a SI,OOO and —or 2-5 year offense and subsequent violations a $5,000 and —or 20 years to life offense. The Rutledge • Bainbridge bill also would make possession of nar- . eotlcs prima facie evidence of violation and provide SIOO fine and 60-180 days for the first offense and SI,OOO fine and 1-10 years for subsequent offenses. ' Protection of minors also was the theme of another bi-partisan measure. Sen. James L. Dunn, Lawrenceburg Republican, and Earl M. Utterback, Kokomo Democrat, Introduced a measure to mandate clerks to obtain, evidence of parents consent before issuing marriage license to any male 21 or under or female 18 or under. Lawrenceburg recently has been accused of running a marriage mill for young couples from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Republican Sens. Carl J. Moldenhauer, of Huntington, and Robert L. Brekenburr. of Indianapolis, expressed concern for the highway department. In a bill seeking the return in four equal installments beginning April 1 of $14,090,537.02 from the state general fund to the highway treasury.' Brokenburr, a member of the Republican party faction headed by U. S. Sens. Homer E. Capehart and William E. Jenner, .has spoken in favor of dual-laning existing state and federal highways in opposition to the governor's toll road projects. Two other Republican solons teamed on a bill. Roy Conrad, of on Page Six) BULLETIN CLEVELAND (INS) — Bay Village police chief John Eaton said today that the mother of convicted wife-slayer Dr. Sam Sheppard killed herself this afternoon at the home of another eon, Dr. Stephen Sheppard.

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