Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LUI. No. 48.

RED CHINA SENDS ALONG PHOTOS OF U. S. FLYERS

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° /? 1 !n ,an flyerH h “ !<1 ' )risoller >n Red China were sent to UN Secretary a°CVcEI kJ ?E2? w d Chines ? Prerale , r u ChoU En ‘ ,al At left ' lookill K through a photo ' 0 " 1 ; Pa ’ Rlght (from left) are u - Lyle w - Cameron, Lincoln, Pieo.. Capt. Harold E. Fischer, Swea City, la.; Lt. Roland W. Parks. Omaha, Neb.

Anti - Gambling Bill Is Delayed By House Group House Committee Delays Action On Stringent Measure INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The house public policy committee delayed action today on the drastic *' Jinti-gambling bill of Republican Senator Thomas C. Hasbrook. of Ihdianapolis. Other dilatory action in the house was on the senate-passed measure to appropriate 13,500,000 for a veterinary school at Purdue University. Republican Representative Laurence Baker, of Kendallville, chairman of the ways and means A committee, refused to say when his committee would reach a decision on the veterinarian measure which has been before his body for several weeks. Tired legislators, who met Friday night, reconvened today. The house may take final action on the $8 million Korean War bonus bill, which has had a stormy career. This legislation faces other probable tempestuous action in the senate after its expected passage by the lower house. "Big Casino” apparently had become "Little Casino” today. The reference is to the senate-passed measure to clip the wings of the Indiana toll road commission, which remains pigeon-holed in the house judiciary B committee, after two blast attempts by the forces opposed to Governor George N. Craig failed this week. Meanwhile, the toll road commission continued to deal out its favors to the Republican politicos of the governor’s faction. The latest beneficiary is state chairman Alvin C. Cast. Cast will obtain an estimated $4,000 commission for a $500,000 liability policy his agency. The Prairie Realty Co., wrote for the Arcole-Midwest Corp., one of the toll road contractors. This concern has a $5,242,581 contract to build 6.6 miles of the big pay road in northern Indiana. The stretch, is in St. Joseph county. Others close to the governor who have received a bit insurance business are former secretary of state Thomas Bath, now St. Joseph county GOP chairman, and Kevin Brosnan, of Indianapolis, a member of Craig’s insurance patronage committee. Democratic Representative Mrs. Elsie C. Braning. of Evansville, also learned that blasting of a bill la difficult. She tried to force out of the house county and township business committee a bill to give a SI,OOO tax assessment valuation to persons 65 years old or more. But her motion failed, 31 to 57. in the house. The house, 43 to 45. also rejected a bill providing that up to twothirds of the amount received from the federal government by a pupil or ward of.the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children's home may be spent for the support, maintnance and education of each pupil. In the senate, an Indiana municipal league bill failed to pass, 19 to 19. It was a measure which — would have given cities and towns fines received for moving' traffic law violations. Opponents argued it was an effort to rob the state's . . school fund to which these fines now are relegated. ♦ INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, o cos sion a1“ rain south ancf rain becoming mixed with anow and a little colder north portion tonight. Sunday cloudy and colder, rain south and rain or snow north portion. Low tonight ranging from near 30 extreme north to near 50 extreme south. High Sunday 45.

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Senate Committee To Vole On Harlan Vote Next Week On Court Nomination WASHINGTON (INS) —The senate judiciary committee is scheduled to vote next week on President Eisenhower’s nomination of John M. Harlan, of New York, to be an associate justice of the supreme court. Chairman Harley M. Kilgore (D=W. Va.) declined to predict how the 15-member group will vote. Two committeemen. Sens. William Langer (R-N. D.) and Olin D. Johnston (D-S. C.) have announced their opposition. However, Sen. John M. Butler (R-Md.) said he thought Harlan, a circuit court of appeals judge in New York, “did very well" during two days of questioning and added he will vote for the appointment. During the hearings which ended Friday, Harlan insisted he is neither a “one-worlder” nor "an isolationist”/and flatly refused to be pinned down on issues affecting supreme court decisions. „ Sen. Atthur V. Watkins (RUtah) said, without amplification, that Harlan was asked some "improper" questions by committee members. He added, however, that the quaries “brought out the fact that he (Harlan) knew what, the proprieties were.” He said he thought Harlan gave “very complete and devastating answers, and the committee found nothing against .him." Harlan was repeatedly interrogated about his views on foreign affairs. One questioner was Sen. James O. Eastland (D-Miss.) who blocked Hanan’s confirmation by the senate last November. . - Eastland asked whether the jurist believed a treaty could transfer powers from a state to an international body. Harlan replied that it would be a “grave indiscretion" to comment on matters he might have to act upon in the high tribunal. However..he added: “I do not believe in an organization overriding the constitution. The relationship must be achieved under the framework of the constitution.” Harlan also disavowed the ultimate goal of “common citizenship” which Sen. William E. Jenner (R-Ind.) said is espoused by the -Atlantic Union, an organization advocating a federation of western nations. Jenner said he wants to “study the record" before deciding how he will vote. Candidates Listed To Service Schools Decatur Young Man Is First Alternate WASHINGTON — (SPECIAL) — U. S. Rep. E. Ross Adair today announced the appointment of candidates from the fourth district to the two service schools —West Point and Annapolis. John H. Moellering of 1820 West Branning Avenue. Fort Wayne, received the principal appointment to West Point, and Donald B. Messerschmidt, 2516 Lynn Avenue, Fort Wayne, principal, to the Naval Academy. .■ \ Alternate appointments to West Point were awarded to James L. Rowley, 215 South Third Street, Dfecatur, -first; John+T. Downey, New Haven, second; William C. Lee, 1221 Archer Avenue, Fort tl)M4- .... _ Alternate appoifitrnftita -tn thVT Naval Academy were given to Robert F. Grimes, Garrett, first; Bruce W. Shoemaker, RR 1, Bluffton, second; Michael F. Loomis, 3203 Hoagland Avenue, Fort Wayne, third; David F. Van Hine, ■ 3911 Lillie Street, Fort Wayne, fourth; Leßoy A. Wilkinson, RR 1. Grabill, fifth. Under a new policy adopted this year, the Naval Academy permitted the appointment of (Continued on rage Five) •W..’ ... : ;

Senate Group Is Likely To Kill Tax Cut Senate Committee Expected To Knock Out House Measure WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower and senate tax leaders are confident today that the house-approved S2O-per-person income tax cut can be killed in the senate finance committee next week. Talking with newsmen at his Gettysburg, Pa., farm Friday night, Mr. Eisenhower noted that the tax slash survived its crucial house test by a mere five votes, 210 to 205. Five Republicans and' 16 Democrats bolted party lines and the net result was the fivevote margin of victory. If three Republicans had “stuck with me,” the President lamented, the cut would have been rejected. Then, he added, smilingly: “I know there are some Democrats in the senate who don’t want any • part of it.” - . ■■ The tax pian is part of a general revenue bill which extends corporate and excise taxes for another year. The final house tally on the entire measure was 242 to 175. Senate finance chairman Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.,) timited his prediction to a “hope" that the committee will block the .cut. But other senate Democrats and Republicans are more certain of the outcome. They pointed out that Sen. Walter F. George (D.-Ga.) senior member and former committee chairman, has expressed his opposition to adding the tax reduction to the present bill. Another committeeman, Sen." Frank Carlson (R-Kans.) voiced belief that the committee will turn down the eut, but he thought there may be a battle on the senate floor. If Byrd and George join the Republicans, the committee vote would be 9 to 6 against the proposal made by house Democrats. Amid these developments, it was said authoritatively that the Eisenhower administration hopes income taxes can be trimmed next year, but the decision will depend upon federal revenues and the progress made in whittling- government expenditures. Byrd's attitude has been that there should be no tax reductions until the federal budget has been balanced. « George, who is now chairman of the senate foreign relations committee said he doubts the (Continued on Page Five) Jobless Pay Claims Decreased In State i INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —William C. Stalnakef, director of the Indiana employment security division, ■ said today that unemployment insurance claims decreased last week for the fifth straight week. The total of 46,552 claims also was 44 per cent less than the same week a year ago. He said Evansville reported the biggest back-to-work trek when two refrigerator plants there began recalling workers. Indianapolis Fire . Loss Is $200,000 -<lW‘-tUwlior- ; Ities today estimated at $200,006 ’ the loss in a two-alarm fire that swept through the Swift & Co. plant in Indianapolis. ' The blaze was fed by lard and other combustible products and was not brought under control for several hours. Firemen succeeded in keeping flames from reaching the Titman Egg company and the t Asgrow Seed company nearby. . • . . \

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Sectional Champion To Be Named Tonight; Four Tearns In Running

Sneak Raid By Reds Repulsed By Nationalists Four Red Vessels Reported Sunk By Planes And Guns TAIPEH (INS) — The Chinese Nationalists reported today they repulsed an attempted Chinese Communist “sneak raid" on a north Formosa strait island, sinking four Red ships. A defense ministry communique said two ships of unspecified type were sunk by Nationalist artillery on Wuchiu island before midnight Friday. Two other Red ships, likewise unidentified, were reported sunk by Nationalist planes northwest of Wuchiu before dawn this morning. It was believed the ships sunk by the planes were part of the same fleet which menaced Wuchiu. The communique said the red fleet, consisting of gunboats and armed junks moved against the island of Wuchiu at 11:05 p.m. Friday (10:05 a.m. EST). Wuchiu lies about 100 miles due west of the northern tip of Formosa and is about halfway between the key Nationalist Islands of Quemoy and Matsu. The communique said Nationalist defender#) "gave violent resistance’’ and arove off the attacking ships. The official bulletin did not say whether Nationalist planes or surWuchiu was the scene of bitter fighting last Nov. 26 when the Nationalists reported their artillery and planes beat off a Red landing attempt. The Nationalists said more than 80 Red ships of various sizes and types were sunk or damaged in that battle. The new assault on Wuchiu followed Nationalist abandonment of Nanchi island 140 miles northwest ofFFormos a move which tightened defense lines around Formosa. The Nanchi evacuation was carried o_jit in secret for fear of Communist interference. The Nationalists said that the United States, which has promised to help defend Formosa and some outlying islands from the Reds, did not take part in the Nanchi operation. However a reliable Taipeh source said American Sabrejets flew “toip cover” for the evacuation for a distance of 60 to 70 miles from Formosa. This source said Nationalist pilots reported they were backed up by the American fighters which (Continued on Page Five) Reports House Is Ransacked Friday Glenn Burley of 704 Line street reported to Decatur police Friday jiigbt that someone had gone through his house and ransacked the drawers. Burley told police that it had probably happened sometime Friday afternoon. Apparently nothing was taken.

Lenten Meditation IMPORTANCE OF TRIFLES * (By Rev. John D. Mishler, Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren) Zechariah 4:1-10 , Zechariah's vision from God was to encourage Zerubbabel to rebuild the Temple. As civil hear) of the community, he was re- . apopslb'fr jo also. .Both' governor and priest were anointed Zerubbabel had relied more upon political enterprise than upon the Spirit of God. Zechariah 4:6 says "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” —— National difficulties cease to exist when the Lord is exalted and His Temple finished. God sees nations and individuals in the light of past, present and future. Nations which rely on power and alliances only enlarge the mountainous problems before them. Any nation which relies upon the Spirit of God shall be TRULY" successful. Many would scoff at the suggestion of solving modern problems of the world in such away. Yet this is God’s way. is the Nation whose God is the Lord." Psalm 33:12.

Gen. John E. Hull To Retire April 30 Commander Os Far East Forces Retires WASHINGTON (INS) — The army announced today that Gen. John E. Hull will retire April 30 from his posts as commander in chief of U. S. and UN forces in the Far East and as governor of the Ryukyu islands. Hull, who is winding up 37 years of army service, has been supreme commander in Tokyo since October 1953. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, commander of army forces in. the.JJar East and leader of the 101st airborne division in World War 11, is believed virtually certain to succeed Hull in the posts formerly held by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Taylor was in Washington for high staff conferences when the announcement of Hull’s retirement was distributed. The army said official action has not yet been taken, to name Hull's successor. Hull, who will be 60 years old on May 26, is a native of Greenfield, Ohio, and a graduate of Miami university at Oxford. Ohio. He was assistant chief of staff for operations during World War 11, and before going to Tokyo served as army vice chief of staff. The army announcement said Hull will return to Washington in early April for formal retirement' from military service. His retirement at 60 was mandatory under the military personnel law unless the army took special action to keep him in service. Taylor flew into Washington Wednesday lor a three-day round of staff conferences. His presence lent strength to the belief he would succeed Hull. Ex-Convict Sought In Slaying Os Cop Kentucky Officer Is Slain Friday. Night LOUISVILLE. Ky„ (INS) — Kentucky officers today conducted an intense search in the Louisville area for an Ohio ex-convict they identified as the man who killed a cop in a roadblock after committing a SIOO robbery. They identified him as Herman C. Howard, 32, of Norwood, who was paroled about a year ago after serving a sentence for a Norwood kidnaping and shooting case in 1949. Howard was identified as the bandit who smashed his car into a roadblock between La Grange and Sligo in Kentucky Friday night, shot and killed one La Grange patrolman and wounded another. Identification was made by the wounded patrolman. Bob Waite, from a photograph in police files. Howard was traced through a car he had rented in Norwood, a Cincinnati suburb. The roadblock-was set up by Waite and his fellow officer, W. D. Porter, 55, after an alarm was turned hi by the Steiden stone at j (Continued on Page Five)

UN Secretary Continues To Seek Release Believes Fate Os Jailed Airmen To Be Decided Soon UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (INS) —Secretary general Dag Hammarskjold was described by authoritative UN sources today as feeling that the fate of U. S. airmen jailed as "spies" by the Chinese Reds may be decided soon. The secretary general, these sources said, has no intentions of abandoning the imprisoned fliers and is continuing to press the Peiping regime for their release. Although the time has not arrived for Hammarskjold's scheduled report to UN member nations, authoritative sources said he will lay his cards on the table soon because feels the decisive • stage of his negotiations with Peiping is at hand. UN officials think the Formosa crisis may have increased the difficulty of pressing for release of the fliers, but has not made their cases hopeless. The Chinese Communists have displayed photographs and personal effects of the fliers and have offered to let their relatives come to Red China to visit them. The U. 8. discouraged such visits because they might be dangerous. UN officials still are debating whether such visits by relatives could have resulted in individual ‘ release of the fliers. Sources close to the secretary general said that without committing himself to that view tpoint, he felt the question of visiting relatives could play a part in the negotiations. Workman Killed In Sewer Line Cavein INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Funeral arrangements were made today for a construction worker who was suffocated to death when he and a fellow worker were buried alive more than 15 minutes after a sewer line caved in at Fort Benjamin Harrison. William -Dixson, 42, was killed and Lawson Buckner was injured slightly. Bank At Paragon Is Robbed Fifth Time Bandit Nets $4,000 In Paragon Holdup PARAGON, Ind. (INS) — The middle-aged, coverall-garbed bandit who obtained $4,000 in the noonday holdup of the Paragon branch of the Indiana Bank and Trust company appeared to have eluded state police and FBI agents today. The robber escaped in a two-tone green automobile after staging the fifth holdup in the history of the small bank. John Dillinger obtaini ed $1,900 in the first holdup. Only a week ago, —Hiram V. Hutchens, 49-year-old farmer and tire dealer, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a $10,297 holdup of the institution last Nov. 9. the fourth robbery. The bandit Friday pointed a long-barreled, nickel-plated revolver at Mrs. Lula Knox, 57-year-old assistant cashier and said: (Continued on Page Five) Methodist Women To Meet„ln CINCINNATI (INS) —The 14th annual meeting of the Methodist Women’s Society of Christian education in the north central jurisdiction will be held March 16 to 18 in Cincinnati. Delegates from 17 Methodist conferences in nine states are expected. The group covers Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, lowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North and South Dakota.

To Break Logjam In Loans To Vets Loans Held Up To 20,000 Veterans WASHINGTON (INS) — The veterans administration moved today to break a logjam which has prevented an estimated 20,000 veterans from obtaining direct GI home loans from the government. VA officials announced that the applications from World War II and Korean veterans will now be referred to a special committee set up to channel mortgage funds into remote areas of the country. The agency emphasized that the action applies only to those veterans who have applied to the government for loans because mortgage funds have not been available from local lenders. Five years ago, congress established the direct loan program as part of a special effort to make sure that all eligible veterans would be able to take advantage of their home loan benefits. However, there has been a continuing backlog of loan applications and officials said they believed their latest action will help to alleviate the situation to a great degree. Under the new procedures, loan applications from the veterans will established under the governbe referred to regional committees ment's voluntary home martgage credit program. The voluntary committee waq created last yeay by congress to help all prospective home buyers obtain the financing they need to obtain bousing. ___________ After the applications are filed, the voluntary mortgage committees wil lhave 20 days to find a lender ' to supply the funds required by ’ the veteran or the loan reqnest will be sent back to the VA for direct processing. Map Defense Plans For Southeast Asia Bangkok Permanent Site Os Secretariat BANGKOK (INS) — The representatives of eight free nations began drafting detailed plans today to carry forward the decisions made by the foreign ministers of the Southeast Asia collective defense alliance. The members of the newly-cre-ated SEATO council will set up a permanent secretariat in Bangkok with military and economic advisors to help carry out the goal of the alliance “to preserve and strengthen peace" in Communistmenaced Southeast Asia. Most of the foreign ministers of the eight member states left Bangkok this morning, in general agreement that the conference had produced noteworthy results despite lack of any solution to AngloAmerican differences over the Formosa situation. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles traveled by air to Rangoon where he was expected to invite Burmese Premier U Nu to visit the United States. Dulles met privately with British foreign secretary Anthony Eden for four hours on the final night of the parley but American sources reported that no solution was reached on the Formosa issue. Dulles, however, was reported pleased with the over-all results of the conference and declared that *t*he way of the aggressor has been made harder." Bad Weather Again Delays Atomic Test ; LAS VEGAS, Nev. (INS) — Unfavorable weather today again caused the postponement of the big atomic blast the Atomic Energy Commission has been trying to fire Over since the 1955 series of nuclear teats began 12 days ago. NOON EDITION

Tourney Champ To Advance To Regional Meet Sectional Tourney To Be Wound Up At Adams Central Gym Monmouth Eagles and Decatur Commodores at 1 p. m. Adams Central Greyhounds and Geneva Cardinals at 2:15 p. m. That was the lineup thia after* noon before a packed Adams Cen- - tral gym in the semi-finals of the sectional tourney, held this year for the first time at Adams Central. Victors in this afternoon’s battles will clash at 8:15 o’clock tonight for the sectional championship and the right to carry on tor Adams county into the next step of the annual marathon of Hoosier high school basketball. The Monmouth Eagles, sectional champions for the past two years, won their way to this afternoon’s semi-final opener by eliminating the Decatur Yellow Jackets, 62-57, Wednesday afternoon. ’ The Decatur Commodores advanced to the round of four by downing the Berne Bears, 56-43, in the lone Wednesday night game. The other two semi-finalista were named in Thursday night s session, with the Adams Central Greyhounds reversing two regular season setbacks to oust the Pleasant Mills Spartans, 57-48, In Thursday’s opener, while the Geneva Cardinals won about as they • pleased from the Jefferson Warriors, 63-86, in the nightcap. The local sectional winner will be one of 64 champions named tonight, with these 64 moving along to 16 regional centers for further competition in Hoosierdom’s top Jiport. The Adams Central sectional champ will compete In the Fort Wayne regional, played at the spacious Allen county war memorial coliseum next Saturday. The Adams Central winner will tangle with the winner of the Auburn sectional in the second regional game at 2:15 p. m. March 5. The regional will open With the Fort Wayne champion meeting the Kendallville titaltst at 1 o'clock. Winners of the two afternoon games will battle at 8:15 p. m. for the regional crown. The semi-final tourney this year has been shifted from the Fort Wayne coliseum to the new high school gym at Elkhart, which seats more than 8,000 people. The coliseum is not available - ... for semi-final tourney play because of the American Bowling ftCongress tourney, which opens March 26, and on which work win start immediately following the regional meet. The Fort Wayne regional winner wilt play the Kokomo regional champ in the second afternoon game Saturday, March 12, after the Elkhart and Marion winners play at 1 p. m. The final game will be played at 8:15 p. m. Play in the. semi-final tourneys - will cut the original starting field of 752 Indiana high school teams down to just four. The final round will be played at the Butler fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday, March 19. Winners of the Indianapolis and Jeffersonville semi-final tourneys will meet at Ip. m., followed by-----(Continued on Wage Five) Band Booster Fund . 1 ■_•’*. a. Previously Reported’.sloßl.47 >he4«Aa ■ ■’ V - lly (Albert Selleiheyer - ? - Memorial) - 25.00 TOTALSIIO6.47 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.

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