Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII. No. 49.

ESCAPES TO FREEDOM iii., 4i cj'' fe' jaaft'l Sa iiw <* < I* I wflaß I «.. waOW '■ |p Y JMMHMr..i J4X a WITH SKATES in arm. Miroslava Nachodska. the 21-year-old Czech ice skater who escaped her guards while competing in the world figure skating championships in Vienna, surveys a shop window in Linz, Austria. She said the one thing that Impelled her to Hee Czechoslovakia was that she couldn't have “personal freedom.'"

Craig Pleads For Passage Os Youth Bill Asks Construction . Os Institution For Youthful Criminals INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Governor George N. Craig today pleaded with Indiana legislators to pass a measure establishing a stx-million-dollar intermediate institution for young criminals. The governor said the measure creating an institution for youthful offenders too tough for Plainfield boys schopl and too immature for the Pendleton reformatory was "the most important bill” before the 89th general assembly, which today started its final full week of biennial deliberations. Craig told a news conference he considers the intermediate penal institute, to house 500 youths, w'as more important than two other major construction projects which also appear to be stymied in the legislative machinery. These are a veterinary school at Purdue University, and a sls-mil-lion new office building. Gov. Craig also told his news conference he still opposes the geographically - limited Korean bonus bill, to cost about $8 milliton, despite the charges made in it by a house subcommittee. The bill originally would have paid bonuses toall Indiana servicemen in the armed forces during the Korean fighting, but later was cut only to those actually in the Korean theater, and to disabled and next-of-kin of those killed. However, Goy. Craig indicated he might favor'payment of a bonus to the riext-6f-lin of those killed in action, but pointed out this was not exactly a bonus. The money for the bonus payments would come from a s2l million surplus left from World War II bonus payments. This surplus was sought for transfer to the general fund by the Craig administration. However, the state's chief executive said that Indiana's financial position is much better than the budget-makers had anticipated. He .. declared state revenue will be much higher than the original estimate of $6lO million, adding: "The business index is up and will stay up." The governor "denounced the slashing of a requested 200 new troopers from the - state (police budget and predicted that a conference committee of the house and senate will restore part of /the decrease. The number, was cut to 50, a figure which Craig said would not satisfy the requirements of the public. The governor also opined a conference committee would “do ”■ something" About a, cut of $250,- ■' 000 for mental health resba’rch. He said: - “We have been spending S4O (Continued on Page Eight) INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight andTuesday. A few showers likely tonight, probably ending ,< Tuesday. Somewhat warmer tonight. Low tonight 40-50 north, 50-60 south. High Tuesday 45-55 north to near 70 extreme south.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Supreme Court May Study Matusow Case May Study Case Os Turnabout Witness WASHINGTON (INS) —The supreme court is expected to decide today whether turnabout witness Harvey Matusow s testimony in the New York “Second String CommuiftSts” case is sufficient to justify a review of it. The Matusow testimony question arose at Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and 12 others convicted of conspiracy to advocate overthrow of the government by force and violence, asked the court to reconsider its earlier refusal to review their case. As part of their argument, lawyers for the 13 pointed out that Matusow. a government witness at the trial, now says that testimony he gave "was either false or not entirely true.” Attached was an affidavit by Matusow. The 13 petitioners also challenged the testimony of others at the federal district court trials who were not named but were referred to as "ex-Communists who have become professional testifiers,” They complained that the trial court refused to instruct the jury that this testimony should be "scrutinized with great care.” Last month the court refused to hear the appeal of the 13. The case involved, then, largely the same issues presented in the firststring Communist convictions, which the hi|h court had confirmed earlier. Also pending before the court is the appeal of a man denied admission to the bar in Illinois because he refused to answer questions about Communism before a character - investigating committee. The court may decide whether to hear the case of George Anastaplo, of Chicago, who said he declined to answer the questions because they were "illegitimate.” Justice Douglas To Visit Soviet Russia WASHINGTON (INS) — Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas has been granted permission to visit Russia this summer He he plans, to make the trip With Robert F. Kennedy, counsel for the senate government operations committee and brother of Sen. John Kennedy (D-Mass.) Douglas said he was notified Saturday that the Soviets will grant him and Kennedy visas. Funeral Held Today For William O'Brien Funeral services were held at Dayton, O. today for William S. O’Brien. 70, former Decatur manager of the gas company office, who died last week at his home in the Ohio city;-. . O’Brien had been ill about four months. lie left this city about 25 years ago and was succeeded at the gas office by his brother. Ferd O’Brien. He was a member of Queen of the Angels Catholic church at Dayton. Surviving are the widow, Lena; four sons, Pat, William, Jerome and Thomas, all of Dayton. Three daughters and the brother Ferd, the latter of Fort Wayne, also survive, as do six grandchildren.

Ike Calls For Friendship Os Lalin America Urges Fraternal Friendship With The United States WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisehower called on the Latin American nations today to clasp hands in fraternal friendship with the U. S-. and advance together toward even greater prosperity and abundance in the western hemisphere. The chief executive extended a filmed message of' welcome to the New Orleans Inter-American conference. called to stimulate the flow of investment dollars between the U. S. and Latin America. He said there are, and will continue to be, many opportunities for both direct and indirect participation by the U. 8. goverment in Inter-American economic development. but expressed pleasure that the conference was organized by private businessmen for tho growth of private business. The President declared that behind such government help and he blueprints for economic development there must exist the essential ingredient of faith — North American faith in Latin America, and Latin American faith in North America. This North American faith in the future of Latin America.— economically, culturwUy, politically and spiritually — Mr, Eisenhower said, was the principal thought he wanted to leave with the investment conference. The President safd: “Each of us in this Western Hemisphere is possessed of many blessings — compared to many other areas of the world. Compared to hundreds of millions of the world's peple, our blessings are super-abundant. "Should we not, clasp hands in fraternal friendship, and so conduct ourselves that these (►blessings shall be multiplied for the good of all?" The President's remarks wehe carried by a closed televiton circuit from Washington to New Orleans where some 806 U. S. and Latin American business gathered for a four-day meeting. Vice President Richard M. Nixon also was scheduled to address the conference. Other speakers at the conference are Eric Johnston, president of the international development advisory board, originators of the conference, and Mayor Delesseps 8. (Continued on Pace Five)

Army Reduces Draff Call By 3,000 Monthly Record Enlistment In January Leads To Reduced Draft WASHINGTON (JNS) — The army slashed its draft call today by another 3.000 men a month, asking selective service for 8,000 inductions ih April. The draft, previously set at 11,000 men a month for this spring, already had been slashed by more than half from the level of 23,000 monthly early this year. A record total of 25,600 enlistments during January, which increased the army’s strength from 1,326,050 to 1,334,220 men, wq glv-. en as one reason for the new draft cut. . The selective service system however, fears that draft boards will disintegrate if the rate of induction goes any lower. Hundreds of draft boards now are called upon to provide men only at rare intervals. A defense department announcement, stating that the navy, mar ine corps and air force will continue to rely on volunteers, said the army's reduced call “represents a moderate decrease because of the greater number of voluntary enlistments into the army than had been forecast." BWItTETiy *_• Jt> RANGOON (INS) — Communist China was officially reported today to have agreed to accept an “unofficial American mission” to Peiping to discuss lessening Sino-Amerl-can tension. Burmese Premier U Nu told a press conference he had Informed U. 8. secretary of state John Foster Dulles Saturday of Red China’s willingness.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 28, 1955.

Kouts Bank Is Robbed, Suspect Seized, Loot Os $4,270 Recovered

Paris Pads Ratified By German House Lower. House Okays Accords; New Crisis Looms For Adenauer ‘ BONN (INS) — A Jree, armed and sovereign West Germany as a bulwark in the Western Eurdl pean wall erected to stop Communism appeared virtually assured today. The Bonn Federal Republic's Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, ratified the vital Paris accords Sunday night and the Bundesrat, or upper house, almost certainly will follow suit. The West German action left little doubt the Paris agreements eventually would be ratified by the other less vitally concerned nations and Bonn would be brought into the North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO.) However, ratification of The four accords of the Paris agreements — including “Europeanization” of . the / coal-rich Saar — threatened a new crisis In the government coalition welded by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Adenauer's Vice - Chancellor Franz Bluecher, a Free Democrat. offered to resign in the bitter, heated dispute over the Saar. His party—although part of the government coalition — had caucused to vote against the Saar Accord. Bluecher after voting in favor of tfie agreement, made his resignation offer. Western Germany became the eighth of 14 nations to take definite action indicative of final ratification of the agreements. Britain, Italy, Belgium, France. Canada, Greece and Portugal have all taken legislative steps. The agreements will, when ratified by all 14 nations, place 500,000 West German troops under NATO. The Saar area will be administered by the proposed Western European Union (WEU.) The Bundestag held an unprecedented Sunday session to ratify the four sections of the Paris agreements. The votes were: To end the 10-year occupation of West? Germany, 324 to 151. To authorize the western powers to station troops in West Germany, 321 to 153. To put West Germany in NATO an* WEU, 414 to 157. To “europeanize” the Saar. 263 to 202. New French Premier Edgar Faure has promised “rapid” action by the upper house council of the Republic on the agreements. The French national assembly has passed the agreements. A state departhent spokesman in Washington termed the West German action an “important step to, consolidate their security with that of their free world partners.” The Bundestag emphasized its pro-western action by rejecting. 301 to 166. a Social Democrat amendment seeking to hold up entry pf West Germany into NATO and WEU until after a four-power conference on reunification of Germany.

Lenten Meditation PROBLEM IN ADDITION , - (By Rey. C. E. Lykins. Church of the Nazarene) 2 Peter P7—“And to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity." •• - fliiiHfjjlJeatWfm subtraction,’ addition. These wests ,the problems with which we grappled in the days of grade school. . St. Paul needs must write a letter to the Corinthians about “divisions among them.” So let us not consider the first problem. Subtraction means to "takeaway,'-’ which is negative and backward in a spiritual sense. The Psalmist wrote of “sorrows multiplied.” Let us turn, then, to the wondrous “plus” signs of the gospel. Peter wrote in the preceding verses of "precious faith” and “precious promises,” as foundation stones for these added things. Therefore virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity blossom forth from the fertile soil of personal faith, and we find the knotty problems of human . life smoothed out in the glorious practice of gpod wilt- toward all men. May the plus signs of positive Christian living be scattered along our way this wondrous Lenten season!

Quick Action Seen On Congress Raise Final Approval Is Possible Tuesday WASHINGTON (INS) — The house today sent back to senatehouse conferees the bill to raise the pay of members of congress by’s7,soo a year and quick agreement on the measure was forecast. In brief delude, several house member strongly attacked the provision for a $1,250 annual taxfree expense allowance, which the senate has refused to approve. The provision, originally written into the bill by house-senate conferees. may be knocked out by the the conferees at their next meeting. Rep. Martie Dies (D Tex.), declared that congressmen ought to pay their taxes “the same as any other citizens.” while house Republican whip Leslie Arends, 111., warned against the danger of members being “classified as tax escapees.” A house leader forecast that members would capitulate to the senate which insists that a provision for a $1,250 tax-free expense account for lawmakers be knocked out of the pay bill. The leader, who asked that'Tiis name not be used, said last Friday's 62-to-7 vote iu. the senate against the annual expense allowance probably would force the house to give in. A senate-house conference committee had put tjie expense account in the bill as a compromise. The house had originally voted for a SIO,OOO raise and the senate for $7,500. The lawmakers now get $15,000 a year. The bill also includes a $5,000 salary increase for the vice-presf-dent and speaker of the house. They now get a $30,000 annual salary and a SIO,OOO expense allowance. Supreme court justices would receive a SIO,OOO pay boost while judges of the courts of appeals, claims, customs and military appeals would receive an SB,OOO increase. The house already had approved the compromise with the expense account before the snate turned it down Friday. One reason for quick action, the house leader said, was that members feel that the more the subject of a pay raise is discussed, the harder it is to explain to stituents.The pay bill originally went through both houses by overwhelming margins although many members admitted they were not too sure how voting themselves a 50 percent pay boost would set with the voters at home. Another benefit tor the lawmakers not spelled out in the bill comes when they retire. The rate of their pensions is determined on a percentage basis. They are eligible for the pensions when they are 62 if they have served at least six years in congress. - They get two and one-half percent of; their average annual salary multiplied by the number of years in congress. However, the (Continued on Page Five)

Treasury Head Lashes Out At Tax Reduction Humphrey Attacks S2O Income Tax Cut As Passed By House WASHINGTON (INS) Treasury secretary George M. Humphrey struck out hard today at the housepassed |2O-per-person income tax cut calling it an '‘irresponsible gesture” and “entirely unjustified by firm evidence at this time.” In a statement prepared for the senate finance committee, he declared the Democratic-sponsored reduction “is based only on hopes as yet entirely unrealized.” He said the slash, if approved, “may well turn out to mean heading back into heavy deficit financing. with all the inflationary dangers that such borrowing means for the American people.” Humphrey confined himself only to the proposal to cut taxes in 1956 by S2O for every taxpayer and each dependent. He left the door open for “a tax reduction next year but only if expressly justified by spending cuts and increased income from economic growth." The. secretary told the committee that the only way “tn sight at this moment” to pay for such a cut as approved "hastily” by the house is “out of borrowed money requiring additional deficit financing.” This, he said, “can start us right back on the reckless road of inflation with all its cruel thievery.” Meanwhile, Sen. Walter F. George (D Ga.), hoped for an agreement on a Democratic alternative to the house bill. Sen. George A. Smathers (D Fla.), a committee member, said the probable compromise would make the tax reduction effective July 1, 1956 and extend present corporation and excise levies until the same date. Extension of corporate - excise levies an extra three months would help offset the revenue loss from the income tax reduction and would also delay individual tax relief until reductions went into effect for corporations. * Humphrey's statement urging the committee to reject the Demo-cratic-sponsored tax cut "as completely contrary to the public interest” further emphasized, party lines. * t The secretary was understood to have cold-shouldered Democrats’ hoped-for compromise in favor <jf (Continued on Page Five) Lewis Lammiman Dies At Toledo Native Os County Is Taken By Death Lewis Lammiman. 59, a native of Adams county, died at 5:40 o’clock Sunday evening at his home in Toledo, O. He was born in Adams county to C. H. and Sarah Margaret MannLammiman, and had made his home in Toledo for the past six years. Mr. Lammiman, an employe >of the Devilbiss company in Toledo for 24 years, was head technician for the firm, and as such had served in Italy, France, England, Canada and the United States. He enlisted with a cavalry unit in Toledo during World served until the end of, the war Surviving are his wife; a son, a daughter, two grandchildren; four sisters. Including Mrs. Roy Runyon of Decatur and Mrs. Raymond Crist of Monroe, and two brothers, including Charles Lammiman of Fort Wayne. Another brother, H. H. Lammiman, of Decatur, died recently. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Emmert funeral home in Toledo.

4-H Adult Leader Training Thursday School Sponsored By Rotary Clubs Plans for the 16th annual district 4-H adult leader training conference sponsored by Purdue university and the Rotary club have been completed. The conference will he held Thursday from 9 a m. to 3:49 p.m. at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church in Decatur. Attending will be adult leaders from Adams, Allen and Wells counties. Leo W. Kirsch of the Decatur Rotary club is in charge of arrangements and the Rev. William. C. Feller is handling registration. Rotary clubs from the three counties will sponsor the noon meal for their delegates. Gene Rydell, president of the Decatur Rotary, is host (Rotarian. J. E. Hartzler of Goshen will be the luncheon speaker. Guest leaders for the day will be Mary Frances Smith and Eric Holm of the state 4-H office at Purdue University. Topics for discus’slon will include “How 4-H Develops Citizenship,” “Improving Your 4-H Club,” “Project Ideas for 1955”, and “Getting Others to Help Us." County agent Leo N. Seitenright and home demonstration agent Bertha Landis will attend with 48 leaders from Allen county, 10 from Wells county and 40 from Adams. The Adams county group includes th£ Mesdames Lester Sipe, Fred A. Myers, Elisha Merriman, Holman Egly, Merle Kuhn, Harold Schwartz, Menoo Nussbaum, A. A. Fenner, Edwin Reifsteck, Milton Kruetzman, Truman Goldner, Robert Johnson, Richard Harkless, Harlan Jackson, Ray McAhren, Robert Bailey,.. Ed Gerbers, Leo Workinger, Louis Krueckeberg, Raymond VanEmon, Doyle Mathys, Theron Fenstermaker, Clarence Miller, Wendell Miller, Donald Smith and Bob Mitchel. Also Miss Alice Alt, Miss (Roberta Ludy, Delmore Wechter, Maurice Miller, Fred A. Myers, Robert Lehman, Wilbert Baker, Harold Schwartz, Ervin Schuller, Hugo Boerger, Robert Bailey, Ed Grebers, Louis Krueckeberg and Brice Fisher. Urges Teenagers To Join Dancing Class 10-Week Course In Dancing Is Offered It is hard to believe that there are only 18 teenagers in Decatur who want to learn to dance! That is the number who responded to an invitation to a 10week dancjng course taught by Arthur Murray instructors artd sponsored by the Girl Scout troop under the direction of Mrs. Barney Brooks. IMrs. Brooks has, for a long time, seen the need to promote dancing in Decatur. She argues that wholesome dances for the city’s teenagers could foe more frequent and more successful if more students knew how to dance. So. through Scout troop, she arranged the dancing instruction. She contacted Arthur Murray studio, which agreed to send teachers to Decatur and to teach the youngsters popular dancing. By inquiring around she has found a hall in which to have it. The cost of the course to each student is moderate—only $lO for the entire 10 weeks of instruction. She-how hafi everything but the students. In spite of announce-■meqts-.at the school and.- other publicity, only 18 students have indicated that they want to take advantage of the opportunity. It surely cannot be the cost of the course that is discouraging them. Parents ought to be willing enough to pay $1 a week for constructive entertainment for their children. Perhaps Decatur’s parents do not realize the value of the instruction. Any parent who has (Continued on Page Eight)

Illinois Youth Is Seized 30 Minutes Later Loot Taken In Bank Holdup Recovered From Man's Coat KOUTS, Ind. (INS) Indiana state police today cgptured a suspect and recovered the loot taken in the Kouts State Bank holdup at a roadblock 25 miles and 30 minutes away from the scene of the crime. The suspect was identified as Edwin Lynn Fogle, 21, of Wilmington, 111. State troopers said the $4,270 bank loot was found stuffed in the pockets of a grey trench coat in his car. Fogle was captured by trooper Douglas Buck of Dunes Park police post, at a road block set up at Roselawn, 25 miles west of Kouts. The trench coat matched the description given of one worn ■soy the lone bandit who held up the bank and fled. Other clothing worn by the bandit was found in the car. Fogle was taken to the Porter county jail at Valparaiso, where he will be questioned about the holdup.. Loot taken in today’s bank robbery was about the same as that taken by another bandit just four days ago at the Paragon, Ind., bank. However, state police said the description of the two holdupmen did not tally. The Paragon bandit was able to elude state police roadblocks Friday. Today, state troopers threw up road blocks again in the vicinity of Kouts alter the bandit was reported fleeing eastward on Ind. 8 in a Chrysler car. Kouts, population 800, is in Porter county, 10 miles south of Valparaiso. The Kouts bandit who took the money from cashier Raymond Dahl, was described as 21 to 23 years of age, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, dark hair, no hat and no mask. The Kouts bank was held up and robbed Dec. 9, 1954. The Paragon bank also had been s multiple target of bank robbers. Annual Assessment To Begin Tuesday Assessors and deputies in Adams county begin the annual assessment of property Tuesday. Property evaluation will continue to the middle of April, county assessor Walter Koos said today. Deputy assessors serving under William Linn, Washington township trustee, are Ray Baker, John Stultz, Charles Robenold and Charles Marshall. Other deputies include Mrs. Carl Smith under Omer Merriman In Root township, Homer Neiderhouser and Wilbur Nussbaum under Sylvan Sprunger in Berne and Floyd Aspy under L. A. Mann In" Wabash township. Social Security To Be Topic Tonight Terry E. Miller, assistant manager of the social security office in Fort Wayne, will be guest speaker at the meeting of the adult farmers class of Decatur high school tonight at 7:30 o’clock. “Social Security for Farmers” will be the subject of his talk. ...u . Band Booster Fund Previously reported >1.106.47 Albert Selldmeyer Mernor- ■ -ial *' . - v .■ Y2.K9 ■’ • (Mrs. Dan Niblick (Family 1.00 TOTAL 11119.97 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. t

Five Cents