Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII. No. 59.

NEW AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN SEES 3 f w bB/%* - 4L - *MMC w/...... Bhrl J>. JB W SSHSIb • m '. 9ET*iHk WITH ORDERS to strengthen the bonds of the 1953 Spanish-Ameri-can mil it ary-economic pact, John Davis Lodge and his family prepare to board the S.S. Constitution at New York enroute to his post as Ambassador to the Franco government at Madrid. Shown with the newiy-appointed Ambassador are Beatrice Lodge, 16, Mrs. Lodge and daughter Lily, 24.

Senate Group Studies Broad Highway Plans Commission Head To Testify Before Senate Committee WASHINGTON (INS) — Debate over federal highway legislation — boiled down today to the issue of heavy-traffic interstate throughways vs. secondary and local roads. Gen. Lucius Clay, chairman of President- Eisenhower’s commission which recommended a federal - state • local 10 • year, 101 billion dollar construction program, testified today before the senate public works subcommittee on roads. The Clay group emphasized the interstate system but the plan also includes secondary and local programs. Opponents claim the administration propoShl drdiild siphon off all available money for major highways. Despite the forming of political lines on the issue, informed sources said there is a good chance of a compromise between the two viewpoints when the committee actually writer a bill. Subcommittee chairman Albert Gore (D Tenn.), and Sen. Edward Martin (R Pa.), pointed up in interviews the positions of the two schools of thought. Gore said: “The administration seeks to freeze federal aid to urban, primary and farm-to-market systems at their present inade quate level for the next 30 years by siphoning off all additional funds into interstate highways.” Gore added: “These roads are important but they handle only one-seventh of the traffic. I think" the administration program is top heavy and fails to consider the orer-all needs." Martin summed up the opposite view. He said: “State and local road-building programs in the ear ly days never got far until they hooked up the county seats aud (Continued on rage Five)’’” Eisenhower Invited To Speak At Wabash WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisenhower has been invited to be the guest speaker at the na tional plowing contest to be held in Wabash county, Ind., from Sept. 14 to Sept. 17. The president has made no commitment as yet but the probability is that he will accept. Red Cross Campaign Explained To Rotary The current Red Cross campaign for funds and a review of activities of the Red Cross were presented by Wilbur Petrie, publicity chairman, at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. Petrie, in urging support for the annual drive, < outlined the work done by the local chapter in past years, and then a film on activities of the organization throughout the world.4tJ,the past •vest.- - 1 ' ”*■' - bulletin * WASHINGTON (INS) — Former Sen. Homer Ferguson (R-Micn.) was nominated by President Elsenhower today to succeed Adm. Raymond A. Spruance as U. S. ambassador to the Philippines. The resignation of Spruance was announced today at the White House but its effective date was left open.

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Scheduled Nuclear Blasi Is Postponed Bad Weather Halts Test This Morning LAS VEGAS, Nev., (INS) —Unfavorable weather today blocked the fifth nuclear explosion of the 1955 Nevada test series. The "shot” was to have been fired al 5:25 a.m. (EST) but was called off after a weather evaluation Thursday night. The atomic energy commission, in announcing the postponement, said another weather evaluation would be held today "to determine whether the alternate shot should be attempted Saturday morning.” An alternate shot is one fired when the weather is not as good as it could be but not bad enough to postpone the test entirely, It causes less radio-active contamination and less danger of an offsite fallout } Heart Attack Fatal To Noted Scientist Penicillin Founder Dies This Morning LONDON (INS) — Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, died today of a heart attack at his London home. He was 73 years old. ' The 1945- Nobel prize physiology and medicine was awarded to <hree men for'their work in penicillin — Sir Alexander Fleming. Sir Howard Walter Florey, also of Britain, and Dr. Ernest 8.-ChaiUr of Germany. Dr. - Fleming was credited with discovering penicillin, the antiba'cterial substance produced by the mold penicillium notatum westling, from which it takes it name, in 1929 in London. Most of the early investigations on penicillin for the treatment of .various types of disease and infection was carried out by a group of research workers at Oxford university. Among these were Dr. ■Florey. Dr. Chai, and Dr. N. G. Heatley. Bakery Deliveries To Cincinnati Cut Cincinnati Bakery Drivers On Strike CINCINNATI, O. (INS) — Striking AFL bakery drivers succeeded today in cutting off deliveries from out-of-town l>akeries for some 1800 independent groceries in the greater Cincinnati area’. The deliveries, made over the past week by sanction of Local 114 of the Teamsters Union, will end with a final shipment of 30,000 loaves of bread by the Cincinnati retail grocers and meat dealers association. The local business agent, Robert Rubin, warned “no more bread will be brought into the area until our strike against the wholesale companies is won." The 600 striking drivers want a f 1 ve-daJ" week. - The dispute-** ha* idled softie T2OO Wembers of the Bakery Workers local. Not affected are tTie Big stores 'WltldK have their own bakeries. NEW SERIAL STORY "Tell Her It’s Murder" la the title of the new aerial story starting in today’s Issue of the Daily Democrat. It Is an exciting murder mystery, written by Helen Reilly. You will enjoy every day’s account of this feature.

Byrd Predicts Senate Veto Os Tax Cut Bill Virginia Democrat Foresees Defeat Os , Tax Cut Proposal WASHINGTON (INS) — Senate finance chairman Harry F. Byrd said today that the new Democratic tax cut plan has gained some senate support but predicted its defeat. The Virginia Democrat conceded the majority leadership proposal to give most taxpayers a S2O tax cut and each dependent a $lO reduction ’ “might get a few more votes” than the house formula rejected by his committee. But he added: "T feel confident we’re going to win.” It appeared that absentees would affect the vote next week. One source said majority loader Lyndon Johnson (D Tex.), was privately conceding the compromise would not carry but Byrd said he was "taking no chances.” Republican leaders voiced confidence that they would hold their ranks behind President Eisenhower except for. one, or possibly two, votes. Sen. William Langer (R N.D.), has announced his support of tax relief, and Republicans were reported concerned about how Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R Wis.) would vote. McCarthy said he was “not sure.” The senate division is 49 Democrats and 47 Republicans. Sen. Walter F. George (D Ga.), has announced he will oppose the tax cut, and Byrd expects at least one or two other Democrats to stand with him. Three Democratic and 46 Republican votes, if all were present, would assure rejection of the’tax cut: The problem of absentees thus becomes important. One Democratic informant said Sen. John F. Kennedy (D Mass.), who has been convalescing in Florida from an operation last fall, might fly back to Washington if his vote is needed. On the Republican side. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R Maine), is out of the country and not likely to be home in time for the vote. House Group Cuts First Money Bill - Reports Out First Os Session's Bills WASHINGTON (INS) — The’ house appropriations committee aproved $3,282,553,000 today for the treasury and post office departments as it reported out the first of the session’s annual money bills. The committee cut $77,697,000 from the amount requested by the administration. The house will consider the measure Tuesday. The bill includes $7,122,873,781 in permanent appropriations over which congress has no control. The largest part of this is $6,300,000,000 in interest on the p-Ablic debt. The measure also contains an item of $8,518,925,685 in trust funds, representing income which goes to the treasury but is not counted as revenue. The old age and survivors insurance fund comprises the bulk of the trust funds. Including the permanent and trust funds, the appropriation bill contains approximately 19 billion dollars. The committee approved $2,685,700,000 for the post office depart-' ment, a budget reduction of $69,117,000 and $596,818,000 for the treasury department, a budget cut of $8,580,000. The internal revenue bureau received $278,500,000 or $7,500,00'0 less than requested. Sunrise Service Here For Easter Sunday Announcemeflf was made today that the council of churches will sponsor a sunrise service at 6 o’clock* Easter Sunday morning, and Reformed church. The yt><th groups of the various churches of the city will be in charge of the service. All youth fellowship presidents or leaders are asked to meet at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church this Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock to make further plans for the service. The committee in charge of the Easter service consists of this Rev. W. H. Kirkpatrick, Harriet/ Gerber and Chalmer Bollenbacher.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 11, 1955.

Storms Inflict Heavy Damage Jn 3 States; Two Persons Are Dead

Security Risk Program Under Close Scrutiny State Department Program Goes Into Senate Spotlight WASHINGTON (INS) — The state department’s program for rooting out security risks-long a bone of bitter political contentiongoes under a senate spotlight today. Scott McLead, the department’s top security officer, and two of his aides testify before the government operations subcommitteeof Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D Minn.) The group is investigating alleged lack ot uniformity on risk procedures in the various agencies. McLeod takes the stand in the wake of clashes over the civil service commission’s statement that the Eisenhower administration dropped 8,008 employes as security risks. Democrats charged this was a "numbers hoax” for "smearing" the former Truman administration. The Humphrey subcommittee has heard testimony that many employes listed by civil service as security risks were dismissed as “unsuitables" and the action was not taken under security machinery. Civil service said in January that the Eisenhower administration has ousted five state department employes as security risks and that 228 other quit under challenge. It said that ot these, there was information indicating subversive activities or associations in the files of 78 and data indicating sex irregularities in the files of 106 employes. (Humphrey said he wants to see "just how the security program operates in the state department." He added that generally he did not want to go into individual cases because they will be developed in a forthcoming probe by Sen. Olin Johnston (D S. C.) iHow'ever, Humphrey indicated he will ask the state department witnesses about the Wolf Ladejinsky case since exposing conflicts between agencies is one of the objectives of his hearing. Dadejinsky is the former agricultural attache at the U. S. embassy in Tokyo who was cleared by the state department, fired as a security risk by the agriculture department and then hired by the (foreign operations ladmUiistration. He Is now working as a land reform expert for FOA in South Vietnam. Wells County Child Killed In Accident BLUFFTON, Ind. (INS) —A 21-year-old mother was reported in serious condition today in Wells county hospital with injuries suffered in an accident that killed her three-year-old son. Jr., fatally injured when a car driven by his mother, Mrs. Bar-bara-Ann Lockwood, 21, went put of control In loose gravel on a county road near Poneto and hit a tree. I The Lockwoods reside at R. R. 1, Poneto. L

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. Stuart H. Brightwell, First Baptist Church) THE SEARCH .... . ....... '-• .jsaswg-ssjE TWfere are trutM'. that Ve should’ ever ‘‘fteep before tf£“ One is that the first purpose of every man should be to seek God and to find Him. Too often, we seek material things, our own pleasures, our own wills, and neglect God. The* Lord Jesus said; “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and aM these things shall be added unto you.” (St. Matthew 6:33) The second truth is that God is near. “Hftjs not far from every one of us.” He is not hiding from us. He has not forgotten us. Let us seek Him in His Word, in prayer, in sincere faith, and in deep humility. Because He is near, we shall find Him when we open our hearts completely to Him. “Seek ye the Lord while He may be found; Call ye upon Him while He is near.” (Isaih 55:6)

Ohio River Crest Moves Downstream River Falling Off In Cincinnati Area CINCINNATI, O. (INS) — A thundersquall and heavy downpour which hit Ohio and Pennsylvania today was not expected to affect the flood crest of the Ohio river, moving downstream from Cincinnati toward Louisville, Ky. The weather bureau said the soil could absorb at least an inch of rainfall now that the ground has thawed and trees have begun to bud in southern Ohio. — Cities downstream from Cincinnati did not expect to suffer damages as extensive as in the upper valley, where estimates run as high as sl3 million to properties in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. , The flood, the worst in the valley since 19+8, began falling off at the rate of a tenth of an inch per hour after cresting Thursday at Cincinnati. 9.2 feet above flood stage. The crest moved on to Aurora. Ind. shortly after hitting Cincinnati but damage to the well-pro-tected city was slight. Some 40 families were driven from their homes along the river flats. At Madison, Ind. businesses and residents of the low sections evacuated. . ,' * The hump was expected to hit Louisville, Ky. today, cresting about 9.5 feet above flood stage at 64,5 feet. Ohio river division engineer Col. J. L. Persons said that improvements on the river have prevented much more serious damage. He said it would have hit<et least $64 million instead of sl3 million were it not for the valley’s extensive system of dams and flood walls. . The river is expected to be back within its banks at Cincinnati by Sunday. Jobless Pay Claims Steady In Indiana Gradual Recall Os Workers Continues INDIANAPOLIS (INS) -The Indiana employment security division repbrted today that jobless insurance - activity remained steady last week compared to the week before which had been shortened by the closing of division offices for Washington s -v. ■ The agency received 43,374 lacims last week compared to 43,837 the week before and ‘77,757 the same week a year ago. Claims from newly-unemployed workers rose 400 from the previous week. The largest jump was tn the Vincennes area, where a local company started a fivemonths shutdown for plant repairs. The state-wide figure was 4,760; a year ago it had been 9,106. The gradual recall of laid-off workers was continuing over the state, Claims from persons out of work a week or more dropped 850 to a 34,961 total despite increases tn Hammond and Indianapolis which resulted from rescheduling claimants because of the holiday in the previous week.

Broker Says Boom Caused By Confidence Investment Expert Voices Confidence In U. S. Economy WASHINGTON (INS)—A New York investment expert pinned the current stock market boom today on ' growing confidence in this country's ability to avoid another severe depression. Benjamin Graham, chairman of the Graham-Newman Investment Corp., added that if the nation really has learned how to avoid serious economic setbacks, “it is probably fair to say that the 1 stock) market is not too high." Graham made the statement in testimony prepared for the senate banking committee's study of the 18-month Wall Street boom. The witness, who is also a finance professor at Columbia university, indicated the possibility that the U.S. has learned to keep the economy on an even keel without major business slumps. He said: “There is some reason tor concluding that in the future serious depressoins will be prevented, if not by the natural vitality of American business, then by governmental intervention and possible inflationary moves.” Before 1954, Graham pointed out, the general public “was expecting a substantial setback and was braced for a large falling off in earnings when business turned down after the middle of 1953." But he declared- it wab the “mildness of the shrinkage” that "reversed the tide of sentiment and gave currency to the view that we no longer have to fear deep depressions.” Graham said tha there are “numerous instances of over-specula-tion” in secondary stocks although they appear “less oyervalued” now than in 1946. As for the overall market, he asserted: “Speculation has not gone too far as yet. hut there may be a grave danger .that it will do so.” Donald D. Colter Is Suicide Victim _ Private Services To Be Held Saturday Donald D. Colter, 47, of route three, was found dead in his automobile on the county road known as the Devil’s Back Bone near Pleasant Mills at 3:30 p. m. Thursday. County coroner Harman Gillig said that Colter had died sometime Wednesday night of carbon monoxide fumes. The man, who had been missing since Wednesday morning, had been ill for the past four weeks. He was found by Donald Bollenbacher of Willshire, O. who had seen the car Thursday morning but did not investigate until he saw it again that afternoon. Colter, who was a life-long resident of Adams county, was a St. Mary’s township farmer. He was a member of the Mt. Tabor Methodist church. Born in Adams county May 22, 1907, he was the son of Benjamin and Mary DailyColter,. both deceased. Surviving include his wife, Mabie; four sons, Donald itee. Morris, Leroy. EauL. William And. Carrot ’ iS? <rt hmwA. ’hhd two brothers. Dean Colter of Kendiflfviiie and Robert Colter of Deeatur. The funeral will be a private one Saturday at 3 p. m. at the Gillig and Doan funeral home. The Rev. Edgar Johnson will officiate and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body will not be viewed except by members of the immediate family. Friends, may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.

Indianapolis Plant Is Idled By Strike U. S. Rubber Riant In Capital Struck INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —The United States Rubber company plant at Indianapolis was idled today by a strike. Indications tihs morning were that the strike of 1,100 members of CIO-United Rubber Workers Local 110 would not be settled this week end. Alston R. McCamy, local president, was in New York City, at the time the strike, described as “wildcat" by the company, started with the night shift. He is to return immediately and a meeting of the union has been set for 10 a. m. Sunday to discuss the issue. A spokesman for the company said that the contract with the union bans negotiations during an unauthorized work stoppage. Spark of the strike was a change in manufacturing procedure for inner-tubes, which reduced from three men to* two the number assigned to the operation. Previously three men worked with each batch placed in and removed from a Banbury mixer, used in rubber manufacture, but when the time of each batch was changed from 10 minutes to seven, the number of workers was cut to two. No picket Mne was established at the plant. All was reported peaceful thia morning, with the only persons entering the plant being some 350 office and other employes who are not members of Local 110. Farm Achievement Banquet On Monday 33rd Annual Farm Banquet Is Planned The complete program for the 33rd annual farmers achievement banquet Monday at 6:30 p. m. in the Adams Central gym was announced today by Leo N. Seltenright, county agent. Awards to the five acre corn club will be presented by Herman Krueckeberg of Decatur. Everett Rice will recognize the winners of awards in the dairy herd improvement associatiofi. - —Mrs*— -Theron Feffstffrfn&ldrr county home demonstration council president, will present the achievement trophy to the win ning Decatur club. Ribbons will also be presented to those clubs placing second, third and fourth They are St. Mary’s. Limberlost and Hartford. Paul Kohne will recognize the adult beef breeders who received state awards in the gold medal calf clubs. Paul Yoder of Linn Grove will present certificates to winners in the state swine testing club. Other project chairmen will also be introduced. Guest speaker for the evening will be the Rev. Russell Hoy oi Coshocton, O. J. Ward Calland of Decatur will be master of cere monies. The table prayer will be given by the Rev. Lawrence Norris of Union Chapel church. Dinner music and entertainment will be presented by Judy, Ann and Teddy Ruble of Union township. Leland Neuen of Berne will lead group singing. Seltenright stated today that anyone wishing to attend who has not yet obtained a ticket should contact Harold Schwartz at ■ extension office in Decatur before Saturday. • .> • INDIANA WtATHER Partly cloudy tonight. Saturday cloudy with occasional showers. No Important temperature changes. Low tonight 40-48 north, 48-55 south. High Saturday ranging from 50 extreme north to 70 extreme south.

Indiana, Ohio Pennsylvania In Storm Path Connersville Plant Has Roof Torn Off; Fire At Union City By International News Service Winds clocked as high as 98 miles per hour swept out of the midwest into Pennsylvania today, killing at least two persons and cutting a path of destruction with damage of several million dolkirs. Baby twisters hit at least three communities: Connersville in Indiana. and Newcomerstown and Leetonia in Ohio. Dead in the storm were Miss Pauline, Muscoll, 59, of Rankin, Pa. who was killed when a large sign fell on her. and Orin Ramsey, 37, of Brookville, Pa, who was crushed in the collapse of a building. At Homestead, Pa., a 76 - foot high bridge serving blast furnaces at the U. S. Steel Works was toppled. Company spokesmen said replacement of the structure alone <would cost more than one million dollars. At Connersville the root ripped! off a ney Philco corp, plant and refrigerators were strewn through the field, causing 8100,000 damage. At Newcomerstown the roofs lifted off the school house, the Lutheran church, several business buildings, and the top of a water tank crushed through a stote roof. The state patrol dispatched crews to guard the Oxford bank whose windows were smashed in. A state of emergency was declared in the town. At Union City, astride the Indiana border, a tire started by lightning burned two downtown buildings to the ground with damage estimated at a half million dollars. Police chief Harry Heuber said the buildings contained an Eagles lodge as well as four stores. Two firemen were hit by falling bricks but not seriously injured. The severe thundersquall bore down fiercely on Western Pennsylvania. Four members of a family in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood district were trapped when the root and part of their home collapsed but they were not seriously injured. Miss Pauling Muscoll of Rankin, Pa. was killed when a large billboard toppled over onto the sidewalk near her home. "’TSg’ Wds hit 86 miles an horn ip, central Ohio and were clocked at 80 miles an hour at the Allegheny county airport near Pittsburgh. A. 560 - foot television tower of station WENS in Pitteburgh crashed to the ground and preventedi the station from going on the air. The tower of radio station WLOA in nearby Braddock was also leveled. The weather bureau said the storm originated in Missouri and ?rew more devastating as it moved eastward. At Cincinnati, Ohio roofs of several homes were torn off as the squall line bore eastward at a rate of 36 miles an hour. Across Cen tral Ohio trees blocked a number of main highways and power was knocked out in numerous towns in the path of the storm. Damage In Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —A tornado, high winds and an electrical storm combined to cause more than a million dollars worth of damage in Indiana today. (Continued on Page Six) Band Booster Fund Previously Reported Virgin.7. ■•'jfeta. Eyhrett Jr. and " Bill Hutker (Albert Sellmeyer Memorial) 10-00 TOTAL 81(282.47 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 , schodl band.

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