Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 16 March 1955 — Page 1

Vol. Lili. No. 63.

FUEL-BEARING QUARRY OF CHINA NATIONALISTS i|OBBf ;r 1 sis ’ ybX i ' I' ' ■ lulL '.' iH" •tJr a .’MfeMI E SB „ J?’' \x a’ *< •* 1 RISKED ~ . HERE IS A 1954 photograph of the Finnish tanker Aruba, currently carrying a load of jet fuel to Communist China, for which the Chinese Nationalist government is keeping a sharp lookout, intent on capturing the vessel. Speculation is that the vessel may complete her journey without stopping as expected. at Singapore where several ships of the U. S. Seventh Fleet pre at anchor. Secretary of State Dulles told newsmen Tuesday that it is “unlikely" the U. S. would assist in capture of the Aruba since our policy does not include blockade of the Red China coast.

Senate Votes Down Cut In Income Taxes Compromise Plan To Reduce Income Taxes Is Defeated BULLETIN WASHINGTON (IN8) —The fate of the controversial Democratic tax cut proposal was placed In the hands of housesenate conferees today when ’house Republicans decided against forcing an early showdown on the issue. WASHINGTON (INS) — House GOP leaders claimed today that the big tai battle of 1955 was all over except the shouting but Democrats insisted they still bad a chance for a compromise reduction. Republican spokesman, in wake of the senate rejection of the tax compromise propsal Tuesday, said the shouting would unquestionably continue until election day, 1956. House Democratic leaders countered that they might force the administration corporation-income and excise levy extension bill into a conference and might emerge with some kind of personal income tax cut General speculation, however, was that the senate action spelled ultimate defeat for such a proposal this year. The senate vote was 50 to 44, with five Democrats voting with the administration. House Republican leader Joseph W. Martin (R Mass.), said “we've won right now. If I were the Democrats I'd be looking for a graceful way out.” Many legislators believed that was what the senate Democrats had been doing for the past 10 days and that they were satisfied to have hammered out a record of favoring low-income tax relief. But Repl John W. McCormack (D Mass.), house majority leader, said it will be “nip and tuck” in the house, and that Democrats should defeat any GOP attempt tc keep the senate bill from going tc conference. Those holding out for some tax cut this year believe that if the bill gets into conference they would have a “fighting chance” of fore ing some minor tax concession House speaker Sam Rayburn (T Tex.), is said to hold this belief The President’s one-year exten sion of corporate and excise taxes passed by a voice vote in the sen ate after that body had rejected the "package" tax cut drafted by the Democrats. The defeated compromise would have given every family head a >2O income tax reduction, plus $1( to each dependent, effective next Jan. 1. This would have been off set by repealing the faster depre elation and dividend credit bene fits passed last year and by ex tending corporation and excise (Continued on Page Six) State Traffic Toll Near 1954 Figures r ■ ■ . iff TN DIAN APOMS (INS) —A total of al traffje deaths reported during ‘ the week ending March K brought the Indiana toll up all but even with he 1554 figures. The week's accidents increased the so-far figure for 1955 fatalities to 181, compared with 183 during the corresponding period of 1954. Os the 1«1 killed to date this year, 141 died in rural crashes (106’on state and federal roads, and 35 on county roads) and 40 died in cities and towns

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Annual Salaries Sei For City Officials Slight Increase In Salary For Mayor o City councilmen at their regular meeting Tuesday night adopted two other ordinances in addition to the one which changes the councilmanic districts in Decatur. One of the ordinances adopted establishes the annual wage scale for city officials for the four year period between Jan. 1, 1956, and Jan. 1. 1960. The ordinance brings about a slight increase in the salary of the mayor while salaries of other officials remain the same as in the present scale. Under the new ordinance the mayor will receive $3,760 plus an additional $720 for duties as city judge. Other salaries will be clerk-treasurer, $3,800; city attorney, $1,080; city engineer, $1,200, and council members, $240, with an additional SSO for members of the board of works and public safety. The county auditor will receive SIOO for services to the city. Another ordinance adopted last night established a contract between the city of Decatur and Meshberger Bros. Stone Corporation. Under the terms of the contract the city has agreed to purchase materials, equipment and other supplies for the tnaintainance of city streets and alleys. The contract 'calls for liquid asphalt at $.1475 per gallon, asphalt emulsion at $0.1425 per gallon, road oil at $0.1250 per gallon, bituminous coated aggregate at $7.50 per ton, bituminous concrete at s7.so»per ton and crushed stone at $2.50 per ton spread, mixed and rolled. Rental prices for equipment according to the contract include tractor and maintainer, $5 per hour; roller, $5 per hour; auto patrol grader, $7.50 per hour; mechanical spreader box, $2 per hour; bulldozer, $7 per hour; tractor scraper, sll per hour, and common or hand labor, $2 per hour. The total cost to the city under the terms of this contract- is slightly lower than that of the contract with the same company last year. At last night's meeting councilmen also accepted a petition for annexation to the city and dedication of a plat presented by Georgia G. Gage and John R. Gage. The plat, which is called the Gage third addition, has been surveyed into lots, streets and alleys. It is located in the southern oart of the city. The petition and dedication were referred to the ulanning commission. The legal notice concerning the grade A Classification of milk distributed in the city was read and made a matter of record. The petition presented by Leonard G. Morrison at the last council meeting for approval to hook into the Homestead sanitary drain was also brought out. On recommendation of the street and sewer committee, a resolution was passed to ask Morrison to drain to the east and not into the Homestead drain, which is already carrying a heavy load. Letters to the Nickel Plate, Erie and Pennsylvania railroads, utging improvement of their crossiqss in Decatur wgre read and made d matter of record. The city engineer presented the revised plans and cost estimates for the North 12th street sewer, the first 12th street lateral, the second 12th street lateral, the DeLong sewer and the Brown branch lateral, all in the northwest part of the city. The total cost of these* sewer lines will be $34,808 but the coh(Contlnueo”on"”

British Labor Party Moves To Suspend Bevan Preliminary Vote Points Way Toward Expulsion By Party LONDON (INS) — The British Parliamentary Labor party voted to suspend left-wing member Aneurin Bevan today in a preliminary to kicking him out of the party. The vote was 141 to 112 in "withdrawing the whip,” meaning suspension and isloation for the fiery Welshman. The national executive of the party is scheduled to meet March 23 to vote on the expulsion of the fiery 57-year-old Bevan who has been opposing the right-wing leadership of former prime minister Clement Attlee. Today's vote means that Bevan will not be recognised In parliament as a member of the Labor party. He will become an independent. The eloquent Bevan was expelled onCe before from the party, April 1, 1939, when he and the late Sir Stafford Cripps, advocated a “popular front” with the Communists. He was taken back into the fold the following December of that war year. The 18-man “shadow cabinet" led by the 7 2-year-old Attlee voted last week to suspend Bevan In the move to bounce him from the party. . The Labprit.e party.CEi*l» to severe that there has been pressure on conservative prime minister Sir Winston Churchill to call an early, election to take advantage of the split in labor ranks. Bevan has been fighting the Attlee moderate leadership for four years, ever since he resigned as minister of labor in 1951 when the Labor party was in power under the prime ministership of Attlee. At that time Bevan objected to budget cuts in the socialist wek fare program, which included free false teeth, to afford more expenditures on rearmament. What brought the present crisis was Bevan's behavior in parliament last week during the defense debate on American foreign policy and Churchill's announcement that Britain is making a hydrogen bomb to add to the western alliance’s arsenal. AttleA gave qualified endorsement of the H-bomb manufacture decision but offered an amendment censuring the government for alleged deficiencies in defense. The amendment was defeated 303 to 196. It was a more crushing conservative victory because Bevan and 61 other laborites abstained in the voting. Bevan also humiliated Attlee by questioning him on the floor of parliament about the meaning of the amendment. The Attlee group found this insupportable, especially since Bevan chose to remain away from the laborite meeting where the amendment was drafted. -■ ■ - Arno Wplker Named . To Association Force Joseph R. Brown, executive director of the Indiana association for mental health, has announced the appointment of Arno Walker, Madison, to the association's field force. Walker will be responsible for organizing fund railing during the 1955 campaign in the 21 eastern Indiana counties, including Adams.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 16, 1955.

Eisenhower Indicates Use Os Atom Weapons In Any Major Conflict

Delays Action On Charges By Sen. McCarthy Senate Committee Head Delays Action On McCarthy Charge ■WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) withheld any immediate action today on Sen, Joseph R. McCarthy’s “conspiracy" charge leveled at administration officials. McClellan, senate investigations subcommittee chairman, said he would wait a while before calling a meeting to take up McCarthy’s request that several officials be quizzed on the case of ex-Maj. frving Peress. The Wisconsin Republican charged Tuesday that six administration representative “successfully conspired” to block his 1954 Investigation of the promotion and subsequent honorable discharge of Peress —the army dentist who refused to say whether or not he was a Communist. The officials named by McCarthy were army counselor John G. Adams; Henry Cabot Lodge, U. S. ambassador to the United Nations; presidential assistants Sherman Adams and Gerald Morgan; Attorney general Herbert Brownell, Jr., and deputy attorney general William P. IRogers. Meanwhile, the subcommittee continued its new probe of the case by calling additional witnesses. They hoped to learn details of Peress’ entry into the army in October, 1952, despite his eefusal twice, after he was commissioned, to sign loyalty oaths. * An army 'witness admitted “personal error” ip failing to note, when Peress applied for promotion from captain to major in November, 1953, that he was under loyalty investigation. The witness was Maj. Floyd E. Van Sickle, who accepted “Pere ss” application, among several thousand others, for a captain's commission in October, 1952. He said he was unaware that afterward Peress invoked the fifth amendment and refused to fill out two army loyalty forms. Van Sicjcle acknowledged another mistake, however. He said he should have had Peress commissioned a major in the first under new regulations, and dipt he supposed Peress would have been promoted even if he had “flagged”' his application. McCarthy’s “conspiracy" charge drew a cool reception, not only from McClellan, who promised to call a meeting at some future date to consider it, but also from Sen. George Bender (R-Ohio). Bender said he would “not conceive” of President Eisenhower hiding anything. McCarthy, however, contended the "record is clear” that the chief executive issued a “blackout order” last May 17 — during the army-McCarthy hearings —to forbid Adams from discussing a Jan. 21, 1954 meeting. It was at this meeting, McCarthy (Continued on /-are Five)

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. Paul D. Parker, Nuttman AvA United Brethren in Christ) “HANDS” Psalms 24:1-C the l sovereignty bf our God expressed through His “The earth is the Lord's’ and the fullness thereof; ±he world and they that dwell therein.'’ TPsa. 24“ T) Since God is the sole owner-of the universe He has' a fight to demand obedience upon the part of His subjects. God is every where present, however there arts’ times and places when He is espcially nar. "Who shall ascnd into the hill of the Lord, or who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.” The hands and the heart are closely related. If the heart is impure the hands will be unclean. When Jesus came He found a people trying to produce righteousness by washing pots, pans, hands, etc. The purest hands have on them stains that nothing but the blood* of Christ can cleanse. “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."

Enjoining Order Is Dissolved By Court (One-Day Old Order In Strike Dissolved 'LOUISVILLE. Ky. (INS) —A one-day-old court order requiring train crews to cross picket lines in the Louisville and Nashville railroad strike was dissolved today. Circuit Judge Stuart E. Lampe of Louisville acted on an appeal from four operating brotherhoods. The railroad had earlier secured the order enjoining train crews from observing picket lines set up by some 15,000 non-operating emloyes of the line in 13 southern states. L. it N, officials immediately announced intension to appeal the latest decision to the court of appeals in Frankfort. Ky. The operating brotherhoods are not on strike but crews were observing picket lines set up at the L & N. and its subsidiaries.' The union had argued that the court order requiring them to cross picket lines was unconstitutional in that it forced a man to work against his will. The L. & N. had countered by arguing it could not perform its obligations “imposed by federal and state law" if operating crafts honored the picket lines. The strike effects some 4,737 miles of railroad line in the 13 stages. At issue are health and welfare plans, Sunday pay and vacations. . . —i More Incidents Os Vandalism In South Telephone -Strike Enters Third Day ATLANTA (INS) —More incidents of vandalism were reported today as a telephone strike in nine southern states entered its third day. Added to mounting reports ’of vandalism was damage during the night to a 900-circuit Atlanta-to-Charlotte. N. C., line near Law-rence-ville, |Ga. The telephone company said 19 multi-circuit cables have been cut or otherwise damaged since the walkout began Monday. Negotiators representing the Southern Bell Telephone Co. and the Communications Workers Os America (CIO) were no nearer agreement on a new contract than they were Sunday night when the old contract expired. Both sides reported "every effort” is being made to reach agreement. Specific topics under an executive sessipn rule requested by a federal conciliator who is attempting to bring the opposing factions together. Union leaders instated the whole area of bargaining, including wages, hours and working conditions, still is at issue. The company contended that the only major obstacle was union refusal to accept a "no strike” clause which would bar walkouts for tne duration of the contract.

Urges Tighter Controls Over Stock Market Newspaper Editor _ Urges Tightening Os Credit Control WASHINGTON (INS) -Philadelphia Bulletin tlnancial editor J. A. Livingston called today for tighter credit controls on stock trading but said he doubts a new Wall Street crash is in the making. Livingston said the nation “may well be on the threshold of another great era of growth.” Meanwhile, a ,op New York investment executive linked the stockmarket boom to expansion In the economy which he said “can scarcely be regarded as undesirable or unhealthy." Livingston and Dorsey Richardson, chairman of the national association of investment companies, expressed their opinions in testimony prepared for the senate banking committee. The Philadelphian said the banking committ’s Wall Street study is "pretty good insurance against a crash" and declared knowledge obtained from the hearings will help prevent such a crista Livingston’s remarks came after a bitter flare-up between banking chairman J. William Fulbrjlght (D Ark.,) and former chairman, Homer E. Capehart (R lnd„) who charged that the committee’s work has tended to push stock prices down. Fulbright denied the charge. The exchange followed a recom. mendation from treasury secretary George M. Humphrey that the committee handle the stock market study with caution, because it could qndermine confidence in the economy. Capehart said a 10-billion dollar drop in stock values since last week was due to Fulbright's failure “to define the strong points of. Jhe economy." The market, however, has substantially recovered the ground it lost Monday during a furious trading spell. In his testimony. Livingston recommended the government put a time limit on repafißg loans for the purchase of securities. He also said over-the-counter stocks should be put under credit controls, and see if borrowers are diverting business credit into speculative channels” Lions To Continue Sale Os Light Bulbs To Complete Sale Here Next Week More than S3OO worth of electric light bulbs were sold this week by members of the Decatur Lions club In their annual contribution service to two state Lions projects, it was reported at the regular meeting of the club held Tuesday night at the K. of P. home. Since a big part of the city residential district has not yet been solicited, it was decided to com plete the sale next week. Each bag of bulbs, selling for $2, contains 11 bulbs of various strength. Proceeds of%the sale go to the caiicer research fund and the Lions seeing eye dog fund. Several local Lions and tjjeir wives are planning on attending the district convention of district 25-B scheduled next Sunday at the VanOrman hotel in Fort Wayne. ■ The convention will fltan at. upon and will include a concert, business session, ladies program and a Affd. atdga* show <rt night? Local members planning to attend are asked to contact Merrit Alger. Speaker for the convention will be Edward G. Barry, third vicepresident of Lions. International. INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Colder tonight. Low tonight 18-24 north, 25-32 south, High Thursday 38-45 north, 45- / 52 south.

Change Councilmanic Districts For City Ordinance Adopted To Effect Revision An ordinance changing the councilmanic districts in Decatur was adopted at the meeting of the city council Tuesday night at city hall. The ordinance became necessary when it was discovered that, under the old division, Stratton place was not included in any district. Boundary lines for the new councilmanic districts will now follow the lines of voter precincts. In addition to being less confusing, it distributes the city’s voter population more evenly among the districts. As set forth in the ordinance, district one will include precincts 2-A and 3-A. Stratton Place is a part of this district. Forming district two will be 1-A, 1-C and 1-D. In the third district will be 1-B, 2-B and 2-C. The fourth councilmanic district will be composed of 3-B. 3-C and Decatur-Root. Improvement in the distribution of voter population is shown by the fact that there is only about 300 population difference between the smallest district with 896 voters and the largest with 1212 voters. Under the old division the smallest district had only about 400 ixjpula’tion. The nunibey of persons jn each district under the new ordinance is district one, 1016; district two, 1212: district three, 896. and district four. 1033. Edward Jaberg. county clerk, explained the proposed changes. He pointed ont that under the new system Monroe and Fifth streets would no longer he the dividing lines. The ordinance was adopted unanimously by the council members. It will become effective after approval of the mayor. Adams County Youth Given Pfison Term Enters Guilty Plea In Bluffton Court Robert Grimm, 21. of Decatur route six, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of third degree burglary in Wells circuit court Tuesday afternoon. Judge Homer Byrd of that court, after hearing the case against him, sentenced him to one year imprisonment at the state farm at Putnamville and imposed a SSO fine. Grimm was arrested on a warrant from Wells county Saturday, Feb. 19, after he was released from Adams county Jail on a bond posted by his parents. He was being held here on charges of entry to commit a felony, first degree burglary and auto banditry. These charges were filed against him in Adams circuit? court after he and two companions were arrested for allegedly breaking into the Arthur Bertsch' home in St, Mary's township in January. The two others who await trial in Adams circuit court are Raymond Fair, 26, to Van Wert, O„ and Charles Johnson, 22, of Decatur. Wells county has also issued warrents for these two on burglary charges. Arraignment proceedings for all three were begun in Adams circuit court and pauper attorneys were appointed for them, but no plea was entered to the local charge. Fair is still being held at the Adams county jail and Johnson is out on bond. Dr. Pate Is Named Sanitorium Head ROCKVILLE, Ind. INS) —Dr. J. V. Pace, of New Albany, will take over April 1 as superintendent of the state tuberculosis sanitorium at Rockville. Gov. George' N. Craig named Pace, who is superintendent of the Southern Indiana sanitorium near New Albany, to the post. Dr. Hubert B. Pirkle, assistant superintendent at Rockville, will fill In until April 1.

Principle To Apply Solely To Military Stresses Use On Civilians Entirely Different Matter WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower said today he sees no reason why tactical atomic weapons should not be used against any military target just as bullets could be. The Chief Executive gave a strong impression at his news conference that the United States would use such weapons it it becomes involved in any major conflict.. He stressed, however, that this principle would apply only to strictly military targets. It would be another matter, he said, if there were civilian populations involved. The President's statement followed a declaration by secretary of state John Foster Dulles Tuesday that the U.’ S. would probably use small nuclear weapons of the tactical type if it became involved in any major fighting. Under U. S. law, the President is the only person authorized to order the use of atomic weapons in warfare. Turning to another subject, Mr. Eisenhower warned senators studying the stock market to proceed with caution lest they shake public confidence in the nation's economy. • He declared that the conduct of the stock market as a whole looks very satisfactory to him, and said he has seen no evidence to date that the senate investigation has proceeded rashly. The President said he has no opinion whatsoever of the effect of the investigation, which has been blamed by some Wall Street observers tor the sharp dip' in the stock market in the last week. He said, however, that we are trying to promote an expanding economy in this country and one of the factors in such an expansion is confidence. Any group must proceed with caution if it is in a position to affect public confidence in the economy, he added. The President declined to discuss the so-called super H-bomb, encased in a jacket of uranium, which has reportedly been developed, referring newsmen to atomic energy commission chairman Lewis Strauss. He also turned' aside a newsman’s attempt to get him to say that the U.S. is prepared for any eventuality in the Far East. Os course we try to prepare for any eventuality, the President said but you can’t tell what surprises may be sprung on you. He said that what the U.S. is striving for is a respectable posture of defense. The newsman noted that Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said Tuesday that war could break out in Asia at any time and that Dulles returned from the Far East with what he called a “sense of foreboding" about Communist aggression. Mr. Eisenhower gave the impression that he does not share tho view that war in the Far East may be imminent. He noted that there is always the possibility of war. that this is why we maintain security forces. Band Bolster Fund Previously Reported $1311.47 Burk Elevator Co. 25.00 TOTAL $1336.47 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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