Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1955 — Page 1

Vol. till. No. 47.

WARNS OF ‘ASIATIC MUNICH’

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REP. JAMES P. RICHARDS, House foreign affairs chairman, points to map of the Orient in Washington as he warns House members that any agreement by the U. S. which would abandon Matsu and Queinoy islands to the Chinese Communists in return for a ceasefire would be “an Asiatic Munich.” Said Richards, “We lost tremendous prestige—what Asiatics call face—by the truce we signed in Korea and still more by what happened in Indochina, where half the country was given up to the Chinese Reds. We can’t stand another loss like that." .

Hail Results Os Southeast Asian Parley Secretary Dulles Hails Agreements Made At Meeting BANGKOK (I'NS) —Secretary of state John Foster Dulles declared today he was ‘‘confident" that “the way «f an aggressor has been made harder" -by agreements reached at the eight-nation Bangkok conference. The other foreign ministers schoed Dulles’ confidence that the council meeting of the Southeast Asia collective defense treaty, which ended today, had created an alliance which would shield southeast Asia from red aggression. DuUas said the “sense of urgency" which had brought them to the Thai capital would be carried forward into the work of the permanent organization they had created. One by one the statesmen, in their Shirt sleeves because of the 90-degtee heat, rose beside the horshshoe conference table to express satisfaction with the accomplishments of the three-day meeting. Briltish foreign secretary Anthony Eden said he believed the meeting achieved “practical results, not only of value to ourselves, but for the peace and security of this entire area." The achievements of the conference, Eden added, have been constructive and useful, “exceeding our own hopes when we assembled the first day.” The final day of the conference was marred only by a last-minute hitch caused by a disagreement over the wording of the final conference communiue. An authoritative source said this delay was caused mainly when the ministers were unable to agree whether Communism should be named epecifically in the final communique as the menace threatening southeast Asia. These sources said Eden, whose country recognizes .Red China and who had spoken against inclusion of anti-communist phrases, finally bowed to the arguments offered by Dullety, external affairs minister Richard G. Casey of Australia and the other delegates. It was Casey, the conference sources said, who pointed out that the 1,400-word draft of the final report made no mention of Communism. Dulles backed up the Australian's stand, declaring that i Red subversive activities in southeast Asia should be mentioned. Dulles declared at the final session that the conference had provided “significant decisipns" recognizing “the gravity of the danger which confronts us and the urgency of dealing with it." He was confident, the eecretary of state added, that “that sense of urgency will be carried into the work of our permanent representatives." Dulles continued: “I -am confident of one thfhg-the way of an aggressor has been made harder. “ “Tffe of Utfrcoun- ’ tries whien shutl»e^g) ; , Asia collective defense treaty and the liberty ofthe peoples in the treaty area are more assured than when we came. "'"To turn that probability into a certainty will be. a continuing —. task. I'* 1 '* - . . _ (Dulles’ final words at the conference were underlined by a communique from the ministers’ military advisors, who announced that staff planners will meet in Manila (Continued on Page Eight)

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Judge Gilkison Os Supreme Court Dies State Chief Justice Dies At Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Chief Justice Frank E. Gilkison, of the Indiana Supreme Court, died today in Indianapolis. The 78-year-old judge, a resident of Washington, Ind., apparently died of a heart attack at breakfast this morning at an Indianapolis hotel where he resided when in the state capital. The chief justice had been judge of the joint circuit court of Martin and Diviess counties at the time he was elected to the Indiana supreme court in 1944. He was the senior member of the Indiana supreme court. , He was a graduate of the Indiana University school of law. The justice had been ailing at the time he returned from his Washington home this week end, and had not gone to his office. However, he had not appeared to be seriously ill. Judge James A. Emmert issued a statement on behalf of his other colleagues on the supreme court, saying: "The state and the supreme court sustained a great loss when Chief Justice Gilkison died. “He had a vast knowledge of the law, and was a fearless and able judge, both as a circuit judge and on this court. “The constitution was always sacred to him. His philosophy was sound and his record, as written in the Indiana reports, will be quoted with approval for generations to come. No man could create a greater monument to his memory." Judge Gilkison was born Nov. 3, 1877 in Martin county, and had attended Shoals high school before entering I. .U. He practiced law in Shoals before being elected to two terms as Martin-Daviess circuit court judge. He served three terms as chairman of the Martin county Republican central committee while he was a private attorney. State GOP chairman Alvin C. Cast also issued a statement, saying; “The death this morning of Frank E. Gilkison. since 1944 judge (Contintn-o on Page Eight) ' ““ Mortgage Exemption Filing Dates Listed To Begin Processing Exemptions March 1 County auditor Frank Kitson said today that the office will process mortgage exemptions beginning March 1 as in previous years. The period for filing exemption affidavits runs from March 1 to May 2, the final day for paying the spring installment of the 1954 taxes payable this year. Kitson said that applicants must have a deed to the property to claim a mortgage exemption. He added that a legal description of the property, the* approximate, amount of »nd the ’naihemf the ramgdsfee is'essenuitl to compiling a proper exemption. ’ An extra clerk will be on hand at the auditor’s office to process the application, Kitson stated. Mortgage exemptions not exceeding 81,000 inay be filed, provided that the amount is not more than one half of the total assessed valuation. Tax exemptions for disabled war veterans also may be filed during this period, Kitson added.

No Change In , ~ TLiving Costs In Last Month • Government* Report Reveals No Change During January WASHINGTON (INS) —The government reported today that there was no change in the national cost of living Ln January and forecast a continued pieriod of unusual stability in prices. The labor department’s cost-of-living index for city dwellers stood on Jan. 15 at 1'14.3 per cent of the 1947-49 average, the same level reported in mid-December. Mrs. Aryness Joy Wickens, acting commissioner of labor statistics, told a news conference that since January there has been no great change in consumer prices, though coffee has gone down and eggs have gone up. She declared the future outlook is one of unusual stability, with probably no appreciable change in the cost of living index. However, she said the consumer “is getting mdre for hie money" because quality has improved considerably in clothing and house furnishings. Mrs. Wickens said the cost of living has dropped about one per cent sine? the all-time peak of October, 1953. Food prices, she explained, have gone down more than the overall index itself. In January, they were 2.2 per cent below the level of the same month last year. Between December and January, theye were small increases in prices of food, rent, fuel, transportation, medical and personal care, and reading and recreation charges. These were offset, however. by declines in costs of clothing and house furnishings. Less Than Half Os Cards Are Returned — Os the 2,407 voter regiztratfoti 1 cards sent out by the copnty clerk; recently, less than half haw been returned. Ed Jaberg announced today. Only 1,163 of thode persons who did not vote in the last primary or election have sent back the cards which will keep them on the voters list. Those who do net return the cards by March 5 will be purged from the list and will have to reregister for future voting. Indiana High School Destroyed By Fire School Burns Down At Cambridge City. CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. (INS) —Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Cambrdige City high school today when water pressure failed for the six fire companies battling the blaze. Firemen from Richmond, New Castle, Hagerstown, Centerville, Williamsburg and Cambridge City rushed to the scene and had the fire under control within an hour after it was reported by Paul Close. But then the water pressure dropped and the fire spread. Although the 20-room school and gymnasium built in 1922 were totally destroyed, firemen saved a 12-room addition built in 1951. Only Jackson township trustee Clarence Bryant, who estimated damage at $400,000 plus, was injured. He suffered a gash when he smashed a window. Su.pt. Stuart Shipman and Principal Maynard Wolf saved all the financial records dating back ‘to 1880 and students, who had been given today off to attend the Richmond sectional of the Indiana high school basketball tourney, pitched in and help save much of the movable furniture and equipment. Cambridge City basketball players took their suits home after Thursday night’s victory and the team is all set for tonight’s game with Centerville. i . ~ BULLETIN WASHINGTON* (INS)**-- * -Harvey M. order- - ed today to appear before the senate internal security subcommittee next Monday to explain further why he claims he gave false testimony on communist subversion. Matusow, former Communist and FBI Informant, was questioned by the subcommittee earlier this week during which he called himself a perpetual, habitual liar.

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Decatur, 'lndiana, Friday, February 25, 1955.

Republicans Battle To Kill Measure Granting Income Tax Reduction

Nanchi Island I Evacuated By : Nationalists Trdops Evacuated l In Face Os Threat From Communists TAIPEH, (INS) — The Chinese Nationalists completed evacuation 1 of troops from Communist-menac- ’ ed Nanchi island today in a new , tightening of defense lines around , Formosa. A Nationalist military spokes- ( man said the evacuation — which was carried out in secret for fear . of Red interference — began Wed- . nesday and was finished at noon today (11 p.m. EST Thursday). The spokesman, Col. Hsiung ' Eng-Teh, said the move was made ' without the assistance of United J States forces. This differed from the evacuation of the Tachen is- ‘ lands, 200 miles north of Formosa, ’ two weeks ago when the U. S. seventh fleet took part. Col. Hsiung said the decision to evacuate Nanchi which lies 140 miles north of Formosa and only 23 miles off the Red China mainland, was made “for the .purpose of consolidating the defense line . and meeting strategical require- . ments of strengthening the de-' J sense” of Formosa and nearby tsI lands. Up until the last few hours be* fore the Nanchi evacuation was ! completed, the Nationalists offici- ( ally denied that such an operation J was in progress. , Strictest secrecy was imposed . according to Col. Hsiung because the Chinese Communists would probably have attacked Nationalist ships if they knew about the move. Hsiung said there was no Communist interference. Hsiung told a Taipeh news conference that the decision was made to evacuate Nanchi when the Tachens were evacuated. He added that Nanchi was considered part of the Tachen defense area, saying: “Thus redeployment of forces of the Tachen defense area has how been completed.” One Nationalist defense ministry official said the evacuation marks the start of a new policy of mottle . tactics with quick harassing thrusts against the Reds "anywhere and any time they are found within the joint ChineseUnited tSates defense perimeter." United States defemse perimeter.” U. S. seventh fleet forces will be able to coventrate on patroling the Formosw-straits which ihclu des the Quemoy and Matsu islands. No Candidacies Are Filed In City Race County Clerk Ed Jaberg announced today that no candidates have filed declarations for the city primary in May. Neither party has thus far offered any candidates for any of the city offices. The filing has been open since Wednesday, Deadline...far, filing is March 24, Jaberg said.

Lenten Meditation SHELTERBELTS (By Rev.' John E. Chambers. THnity Evangelical United Brethren Church) "Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the npisotne pestilence. He shall cover thee with iris feathers, •andTinder-hifr wings shalt-thou, trust.”, — In the°Great Plains regions of the United States are tows of trees known as shelterbe'lts. These trees keep topsoil front, blowing away, save water by trapping snow in winter, protect crops from hot summer winds, and protect cattle Jn-time-of storm. —L.. If cattle, crops, and land of the Great Plains need shelterbelts, so we do as Christians need protection from wintry blasts and hot summer winds.- God may not stop the storm,-but He does give us» that necessary margin of protection that prevents the destroying of our faith. We forget these things when we are strong and prosperous, but when the winds of life “beat upon the house.” we need the loving hand of God to shelter us. How thankful we should be that Christ and His Church offer to us the haven of rest which we need. Won’t you find shelter in Him today!

I Rotarians Observe Golden Anniversary Dinner Meeting Is Held Last Evening The Decatur Rotary club observed the golden anniversary of the founding of Rotary with a dinner meeting at the Moos.e home in this city Thursday evening, attended by Rotarians apd their ladies. and members of the Decatur » Lions club and their ladies, r Rotary was founded in Chicago • in 1905 and this year celebrations are being held by all of the more I than 8,400 Rotary clubs throughout all parts of the free world. Last night’s meeting opened i with a short period of silent pray- ■ er in memory of Albert M. Selle- • meyer. a charter member of the i Decatur club, who died Sunday afternoon. ; The invocation was pronounced s by the Rev. William C. Feller, and [ organ music during the dinner was i played by' Miss Georgeana Mc- - Bride. > Clarence Ziner, past president of the Decatur duty and golden anniversary chairman, teas 'toastmas- > ter for the evening. Brief talks ) were made by ®. E. Rydell, IRor tary .president; Avon Burk, char- - ter member and first president of h the local club; Mayor John M. . ’Doah, mayor of Decatur;. Frank - Lybarger. vice president of the - Lions club, and Dr. Ray Elledge, I of Hammond, district governor. Telegrams of congratulations • were read from two charter memi bers of the club, A. R. Ashbaucher ■ and C. C. Pumphrey, who are now i in Florida; and from the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. I Dr. Darrell F. Linder, of Findlay, > 0., noted world traveler and lecl turer. was the guest speaker. Dr. . Linder pointed out that “the main things .of life are earning a living • and living with people... The -first Is relatively easy in America, but the second requires much more esi fort, both on a eflftmunity and an international scale. Rotary and other service clubs pjay a leading role Ineman’s struggle to live together." The speaker stressed the need of service clubs’ leadership not only to the community but to the individual. - Gifts were .presented to Avon Burk. E. E. Rydell, Dr. Elledge and Dr. Under. A special display was on exhibit of gifts from 20 other Rotary clubs throughout the world, purchased from those Rotarians by local members to help promote good will and International understanding. These will he displayed for the public in the window of Peterson’s clothing store. The Decatur club, granted a charter June 1. 1917, was the first sheh club to be chartered in a city of less than 5,00 ff papulation. It was the 302nd dietary elub organized. Secretary Dulles Observes Birthday BANGKOK (INS) —U. S. secretary of. state John Foster Dulles received many congratulations today that had nothing to do with polities. It

Korean Bonus Moves Toward Vote In House School Amendment To Obtain Fund Is Defeated In House INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —The Korean bonus bill marched -on to final reading in the house to representatives after eturviving a dramatic appeal to dedicate bonus funds for school construction. The school amendment was one of seven proposed to the geograph-ically-limited Korean Bonus measure late Thursday. Two of the amendments which ties up loose ends in the remodeled bill were accepted but five others were defeated. All those rejected would have nullified or ■ drastically changed the bonus measure. The' bill now calls tor earmarking approximately $7.75 million of . the s3l million World War II surplus for payment' of a bonus to Indiana veterans who were in the Korean theater or who won a Ko- . rean campaign bar. It excludes servicemen serving elsewhere during the war period-June 27. 1950 ; to July 27. 1953: The Test'would go to schools. Most dramatic fight of the five defeated amendments was the proposal to dedicate the entire s2l million to school construction, which lost 32-62. Youthful, blonde Rest. Donald E. Foltz, the general assembly's only Korean war veteran asked that all of the bonus bill be stricken out after the enacting clause and in its place be put a provision for a Korean memorial school fund. The Clinton Democrat asked that the money be distributed on a perpupil basis through the department of publci instruction to the state's 1.129 school The amendment specified that the s2l million be used by the local schols for oue of these four purposes: 1. To retire bonded indebtedness on new schools built since July 1, 1950. 2. To build new schools. 3. Remodel existing schools. 4j Place in a bank for future school construction, to be carried out prior to Jan. 1, 1965. Also included in the defeated (Continued on Page Eight) Cub Scout Banquet Held Last Evening : Annual Banquet Is _ Held In This City About 275 Cub Scouts, members of their families and other guests attended the Cub Scout banquet Thursday evening at the Lincoln school. The event was a carry-in dinner, with each den organizing its own supper. Watson Maddox was toastmaster for the affair, which featured awards to the scouts. The various awards included bobcat, wolf, bear, lion and weblo which is the highest award made in cub scouting. The awards were made by John Ebersole, Cubmastl er of pack 3061, and Robert Odle, assistant cubmaster of pack 3062. The Rev. Ray Walther presented the invocation. Benediction was given by the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton. Entertainment which followed the dinner -and award program featured Don Brewer, a student at Decatur; high with a magic show.. - ' 'Among* the 5 ' Biil* Phillips of Fort Wayne, scout executive for the southern district; Steve Everhart, southern district commissioner; Mrs. Charles Magley, president of the Lincoln PTA which is the sponsor organization; Bryce Thomas, principal of Lincoln school; Newell Wright, scoutmaster of troop 61; Marion Robison, scoutmaster of troop 62, and Nelson Doty, scoutmaster of troop 63.

Adenauer Pleads For Saar Accord Gives Impassioned Plea For Approval BONN (IN§) — Chancellor Konrad Adenauer took the rostrum twice today in the West German parliament to plead in impassioned language for approval of the Franco-German Saar agreements. The Saar issue suddenly over- . shadowed other controversial questions as the bundestag (lower house) went into its second day of debate on ratification of the Paris accords to rearm West Germany. The .opposition Social Democrats, defeated in their second attempt to delay ratification of the Accords, switched to attacks on the Saar agreements which are part of the Paris accords designed ■ to bring about West German mem- ! bership in a Western European Union. The chancellor, pounding the i table to drive home his points, told the house that “we made the best deal possible” and bitterly reminded his critics that he “had the full approval of the opposition co--1 alition before signing" the Paris agreements affecting the disputed, coal-rich territory. ► “It was crass stupidity," he • snapped, “accusing me of selling ' out the Saar for the right to arm 12 divisions. Take my word, the Paris accords would have been waterlogged had Are not been able to reach a Saar 'solution . . . we made the best deal possible.” Adenauer promised the bundestag that he will hold the new French government of Premier ’ Edgar Faure to the Saar agreement which he and ex-premier ‘ Pierre Mendes-France reached in ‘ a meeting at Baden Baden. This agreement guaranteed the full political freedom of German ; political parties tn the Saar under the projected western European union. L ■ - -■ - - ■ —. .... Report Listed On Heart Fund Drive Over SSOO Received In County To Date Mrs. R. C. Hersh, chairman of the heart drive in Adams county, announced today that $532.35 had been collected to date for the local contribution to the Indiana heart foundation. Donations by organizations have included Beta Sigma Phi. $22; Delta Theta Tau, $5; Women of the Moose, $5; American Legion. $10; Legion Auxiliary, $10; Business -and Professional Women, $5; Rose Garden club, $2; Hartford township Home PemoMtrattOh club, sl3; Union township Home Demonstration club, $5; Kirkland Ladies, $5, and the M.W.F. Home Demonstration club. sl. Among those who participated in the Decatur Heart Sunday drive were Mrs. Forrest Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Friedley, Miss Linda Friedley, Mrs. Bertha Minnich. Members of the Town and country Home Demonstration Club including Mrs. Elmo .Miller, Mrs. Don Miller, Mrs. Irenus Gase, Mra. Reese, Mrs. Dick Walters, Mrs. Agnes Heiman, Mrs. Leo Teeple, Mrs. John Bayles. Mrs. Martin Braun, Mrs. Henry Bieberich. Mrs. Bertha Miller, Mrs. William Myers', Mrs. Doyle Collier, Mrs. Mark Colchin and Mrs. Charles Keller. Members of the Decatur Home Demonstration club including Mrs. Paul Daniels, Mrs. Floyd Arnold Mrs. Frances Monahan and Mrs. Frank Criwt. .Altte. Siting. troops 10. 17,-18 and 15 and the Monmouth troop. Mrs. Hersh and members of her committee extended thanks to those who donated their time to the drive and to those who contributed to it. She pointed out that any person who still desires to contribute to the drive may do so by mailing the donations to Mrs. R. C. Hersh, 344 Sbuth First street.

Fight Plan Os Democrats For S2O Tax Cut 1 i Democrat Measure j For Tax Slash Is Opposed By G. O. P. BULLETIN r WASHINGTON (INS) —The f house tentatively approved tos day a Democratic proposal to give every taxpayer a S2O income tax cut for himself and each of his dependents starts ing next Jan. 1. > The plan was adopted on a ’ standing vote of 197 to 192 des--1 pite overwhelming Republican opposition and President Els- > enhower’s denunciation of the proposal as “fiscal irresponsi- > bility." 1 However, the vote is subject t z to possible reversal on a later roll call. The bill also extends 1 for one year excise and corporate income tax rates now 1 scheduled to expire on April 1. WASHINGTON (INS) — Repub- ’ licans formally asked the house I today to kill the Democrats’ tax--1 cut proposal and speaker Sam ’ Rayburn (D-Tex.) said the vote 1 would be "mighty close.” ' As soon as the house began con- > aideration of the tax. bill, Rep. Daniel A. Reed (R-N-Y.) offered - the GOP amendment to knock out ' the provision to • give every tax- ’ payer and dependent a S2O inoome - tax cut next Jan. J. The 79 • year -old New Yorker, > who has served 35 years in congress, told the house: “this is the 5 most important issue that has > arisen on the floor of the house ’ since my service here.” i Republicans have called the tax cut move irresponsible and politically - motivated. Democrats say it gives needed relief to lox income brackets and President Eisenhower intends to make a similar proposal next year anyway. Democratic whip Carl Albert (D-Okla.) said “about 15" Democrats would vote against the plan, while Republican chiefs claimed they would lose only five or six GOP votes in the bitter partisan scrap. Greater absenteeism among Democrats tended to equalise the battle. The Democrats hold a 29seat majority in the house, having 232 members to 203 Republicans. Meanwhile. Democratic leaders counted on the unanimous approval earlier today of an $8,750 pay raise for members of congress to help their proposal through the house. ~ —... Passes Pay Boost WASHINGTON (INS) — T h a house today quickly passed byvoice vote and sent to the senate legislation providing a 58 peteent pay boost for members of congress, effective next Tuesday. House action required only about one minute. Senate approval is expected by nightfall to send the measure to the White House for President Eisenhower's signature. The pay raise of $7,500 in saP~—ary, plus a tax-free expense allow(Contlnued on Pars Eight) INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Warmer Saturday. Low tonight 22-30. High Saturday 40-45 north, 45-55 south. Band Booster Fund Previously Reported sl97l:tf*- v Mr.wards (Albert Sellemeyer Memorial) —_ 10.00 TOTAL .-...51081.47 ■ Contributions can be made by sending any amount to Band Booster fund, cgre 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.

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