Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LUI. No. 67.

STRICTLY SOCIAL b» WW - I 3 ■ i ; 'HnX* IL f TWO OF THE TOP candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination for 1956, Governor Averell Harriman (left) and Adlai E. Stevenson, show their best smiles for newsmen outside the governor's executive mansion in Albany, New York. Stevenson insisted it was strictly a social visit.

Sen. George Urges Parley Os Big Four Georgia Democrat Proposes Meeting Os Big Four Heads WASHINGTON (INS) — The White House indicated today that President Eisenhower has no immediate intention of seeking a Big Four conference, this year, as proposed by senate foreign relations chairman Walter George (D Ga.) Presidential news secretary James C. Hagerty, asked for comment on the George proposal, referred reporters to Mr. Eisenhower's previous statements on the matter. The, Chief Executive has said repeatedly that no useful purpose could be served by a top - level meeting with the Rusetans unless the Soviets first .gave some evidence of good faith in their approach to the problem of assuring world peace.

Mr. Elsenhower has suggested that agreement on German and Austrian isues, long snarled by the Soviets, could offer such evidence. George , declared Sunday night 'that a mating of Mr. Eisenhower and the leaders of Russia, Britain, and France might lead to peace. —He said the conference ought to be held this year, but not until the Paris accords on West German rearmament have* been ratified. The veteran legislator, fem. of the senate, added: "We ought to at least give ft a try.” Some diplomats expressed belief that George’s proposal was not in conflict with administration policy However, the head of the senate foreign relations committee appeared more optimistic over possible results of such a meeting than has secretary of state John Foster Dulles or other state department. officials. George, interviewed on NBC’s televised “Meet The Press." said the "heads of governments’’ of the major powers should meet — but only after the Paris agreements to rearm Germany have been ratified. and “implementation" of them is underway. The state department has con-

sistently declared that any Big- : Three or Big-Four meeting would be fruitless untiT the Parts pacts are approved and the nations get started on implementation. The department has been vague on the definition of ."implementa tion,’ k but it has been interpreted to mean that West Germany must start building up its 500,000-man army provided for in the pacts. George conceded that past conferences have proved futtle in attempts to settle the eight-year-old cold war. but he said it was possible that a meeting now might lead to some agreement. The dean of the senate said — in his first nationwide television interview —that once the West European defense system is com pleted. the top-level conference should be called allowing time for the nations to know what issues should be discussed. He explained teat fconditions are nbt the same today as they were when President Truman went before congress to request building up Greek defenses. This action, he said, served "to stabilize” both Greece and Turkey. However, George warned that “it may have already passed .the point where Russia could veto” a decision of the Chinese Communist government. (Continued on Page Six)

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District Conclave Is Held By Lions Decatur Lions At Convention Sunday Twelve members of the Decatur Lions club attended the district 258 convention, held at Fort Wayne Sunday. This was the first district convention since 258 was organized. There were 488 Lions and 462 Lionesses registered for the convention. This district is the largest in the state, with 79 clubs and more than 3,700 members. Indiana has 339 clubs, with approximately 17,500 members. The convention's first session was held Sunday afternoon at the Scottish Rite auditorium, with Eli Stuckey, of Geneva, deputy district governor, presiding at the opening session, and district governor John G. Hermann presiding at the business session. Mayor Robert E. Meyers of Fort Wayne gave the message of welcome, which was followed by an impressive necrology service. Zone C. which includes Decatur, Berne, Monroe, Linn Grove, Geneva. and Monroeville, had no deaths in their membership during the year. The convention banquet was held at 5:30 p. m., followed by the closing session at the auditorium, with the principal address by Edward G. Barry, third international vice president of Lions. An interesting entertainment' program was presented to close the convention. Attending from Decatur were Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Lybarger, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Price, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Parrish, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hancher. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Markley. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ellsworth. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Corah. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mauller, Gldnn Hill, John Gordon and Glen Ellis.

Arrest Four Youths For Stripping Cars Four Adams county youths from 15 to 17 years of age are being held by Van Wert. 0., county officials after they were arrested for stripping cars in Ohio City, O. They were arrested late Saturday night by the Van Wert sheriff's department and taken to the Paulding. 0., jail since there was no room in the Van Wert county jail. ' -—— -4_— — Pau! C. Sharpe Is Council Candidate Seeks Democratic Nomination In May Paul C. Sharpe, supervisor in the feed department of Central Soya Co. here and residing at 1133 Master Drive, today announced his candidacy for councilman of the fourth district, subject to the decision Os Democrat voters. Sharpe is a former Democrat precinct committeeman and has been with Central Soya for 16 years. He is a veteran of World War 11, having served In the U.S. army from 1943 to 1946. The candidate is a member of Zion Evangelical Reformed church; the Moose lodge and also a member .of the Decatur volunteer fire department and secre-tary-treasurer of the Soya firemen. He is an officer in the state volunteer firemen’s organisation. Sharpe is married and Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe have one daughter, Mary Lou. He has taken an active part in Democrat politics for several years both in Decatur and Adams county.

No Big Four Talks Before Pad Ratified Churchill Backing American Stand On Big Four Meeting PARIS (INS)—An exchange of letters made public today showed British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill firmly behind the American policy of no four-power talks before ratification of the Paris agreements. The letters showed that both Churchill and French premier Pierre Mendes-France backed the idea of a four-power conference. However, Churchill said he did not think negotiations with the Soviet government could be useful before ratificatiin of the Paris accords. Mendes - France released the texts of a letter he sent to Churchill Jan. 5, 1955, and of Churchill’e response, dated Jan. 12. The two statesmen agreed to publication after the letters were mentioned in recent discussions of the Paris agreements.

Churchill declared that his government was resolutely against any meeting of invitation under either foreign minister or prime any foreseeable circumstances at minister level until the agreements, which would rearm West Germany, were ratified by all signers. He said he was in perfect agree-ment-with the IT. S. government on this point. He added there was no chance his stand would be modified. Churchill turned aside French suggestions that a four-power conference be called for May because of the question of ratifying the agreements. He also warned that if there were further delays in the ratification of the agreements, he would feel compelled to support what he called the policy of the empty chair — that_is a three-power rather than a four-power conference. The French aatlona! assembly had just ratified the agreements at the time of the letters. Then, and now, the council of the republic still had to act. The upper house council begins debate on thb agreements on Wednesday.

U. S. Steel's Stock is Near To Book Value Fairless Testifies At Today's Hearing By Senate Probers WASHINGTON (INS) — U. S. Steel’s Benjamin F. Fairless told senate stock market investigators today his company’s common stock is selling at almost book value “for the first time since predepression days.” Fairless, chairman of the board for the corporation, used the firm’s financial record to point out the very high capital investment require for steel production. He also cited fiscal problems to be faced in the future by the steel industry. His statements were prepared for testimony before the senate banking committee which is conducting the probe of the stock market boom. ' " ' Fairless said it costs S3OO to build new facilities for producing a single ton of new capacity. He estimated that the country will have to add 65 million tons to the ingot capacity of the steel industry by 1980. In the past nine years, Fairless said, the steel industry has “carried out the greatest expansion program in its history" by enlarging its ingot capacity 34 million tons. However, he added, the industry had to spend each year a third of a billion dollars more than it was able to obtain through depreciation, depletion or tax writeoffs. Fairless declared that until tax laws are amended to allow the recovery of facility ’feplacement posts through depreciatino, “the steel industry Is going to suffer a hevay drain on Rs capital resources just to keep its present plant intact — or, in other words, just to stand still." Sen. Homer Capehart, Ind. ranking GOP committee member, said he would demand that the group recall Harvard economist John K. Galbraith for further questiohlng. (Continued on Page Two)

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 21, 1955.

12 Persons Killed In Crash Os Airliner In Missouri Sunday Night

Heavy Toll Os Lives In Slate Over Week End Traffic Accidents, Fires Claim Heavy Toll In Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Highway accidents and fires accounted for an appalling high toll in human lives during the week end. Rainswept highways contributed to the traffic fatalities. A mother and daughter were suffocated when flames swept their Porter county home following an explosion; an exploding can of lacquer caused another fatal fire; and at least 13 persons died in auto, truck and vehicle - pedestrian crashes. Mrs. Ray Wiseman. 37, wife of the Porter town marshal, and her 17-year-old daughter, Camilla, a senior at Chesterton high school, were killed in the Sunday fire which trapped them and another sister in an upstairs bedroom. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion before seeing the blaze. The second daughter, Kathlee, 9, was revived by a first aid squad and taken to a Valparaiso hospital.

Burns suffered when a can o| lacquer exploded while Virgil L. Van Aredale, 44, of Indianapolis, was working nearby with a welding torch in an auto body shop, cost his life Sunday. The accident had occurred a month ago. Two Indianapolis women were killed Sunday night when their car collided with a truck on rainy U. S. 52 at Royalton. Dead are Mrs. Helen M. Reynolds, 27, and Mrs. Mildred Douthill, 39. The driver of the truck, William R. Griffith, of Bloomington, was not injured. Two other women were killed in a car-truck crash on U. S. 421 northwest of Greensburg. Killed in the crash were Mri Hazel Wilson, 54. and her sister, Miss Josephine McQueen, 50, both of Flat Rock. A third sister, Mrs. Edith I. Coons, 59, of Flat Rock, and Mrs, Wilson’s grandson, John Mitchell, Jr., 4, who were in the car, were rushed to hospitals in Indianapolis and Greensburg. Harold R. Green, 47, of New Point, who was driving a semi-tractor without a trailer unit, suffered shock and head cuts. Monroe Hoover, 70, of Indianapolis, was killed when a truck driven by Artie Lee Young,, also of Indianapolis, struck him as he walked along Ind. 67 near Valley Mills during Sunday night’s rain. An Indiana University student, son of a Marion. Ind. physician, was killed when the car in which he was riding went out of control along Ind. 46 near Elletsville and overturned. Dead was Spencer H. Cantrill, 23, of jilarion. Also badly hurt in the crash was another I. U. student, John S. Young, 21, of Marion. Vinton M. North, 76-year-old farmer of near Patriot, lost his life in a headon collision of two cars on Ind. 156 three miles east (Continued onr»g« Five)

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. James Reffett, Pleasant Mills Baptist) “THE STILL” Psalm 46:8-11 Those who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, and live in grateful obedience to him, make power, wisdom, truth, and love of God, their “refuge and strength;” and in every urgent danger and trouble? they' will find Him a ready and present Help. In verse Ten the words are introduced in the first person: “Be still!” Literally they read, “Let your hands drop! Desist!. Ground your weapons!” It is useless to resist the power of the Almighty ruler. God himself here speaks, and demands silent and adoring attention, and submission from the whole earth; add that they all should acknowledge, and bow down to his universal, everlasting, and. absolute sovereignty, if they would escape his awful vengeance: Let us answer every fear by the believing consideration that, “the Lord of Hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is, our refuge.” Be still, and know that I am God.

British Speculate Or Churchill Future Expect Retirement Soon By Churchill LONDON (INS) —British newspapers speculated today that prime minister Sir Winston Churchill has given up or modified his Big Four conference hopes in order to retire early next month. Both British newspaper and political opinions hardened with every passing day in the belief the 80-year-old leader would announce his retirement probably before parliamentary 'Easter vacations April 7. Three days before that the conservative leader will entertain Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at No. 10 Downing Street in what many observers are terming a possible farewell dinner. Churchill long has desired a toplevel meeting with American. French and IRussian leaders that might lead the world toward peace. Political experts have in the past said this was one of his primary reasons for staying in office. The large - circulation “Daily Mail’’ commented today that if Churchill has decided to retire, it would be because he is “convinced he could as well serve the nation out of office as in it and the time has come for a younger man to shoulder his burdens. "He would have,decided that his last ambition, to secure peace in the world by first-hand agreement with AmeFica and Ruhsia.Hio longer depended on his presence at N. 10 Downing.” The News-Chronicle’s political writer declared that some members of parliament believe Churchill may still make an effort to meet Soviet leaders “as a private individual. Such a mission might be easier to organize than a formal conference of the heads of state.”

The paper added jhe talks could pave the way for an official conference later. The Dally Telegraph said in an editorial that if Churchill’s hope for Big Three talks “has been abandoned, it will be because Soviet suspicion and ruthlessness has not yielded even to Sir Winston’s magnanimity and patience." Most newspapers agreed the prime minister will announce his retirement soon.-- However, they disagreed on the date of expected elections. Henry Franz Funeral Held This Afternoon Funeral services were held this aftrenoon at Fort Wayne for Henry Franz, 82. a native of Decatur, who died Saturday morning at his home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Franz, who moved to Fort Wayne 42 years ago from this city, was a carpenter-contractor - until his retirement 10 years ago. Surviving are his widow, Fredericks: two daughters, Mrs' Thomas Reilly of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Ralph Kimbrell of Terre Haute; two sons, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Baknecht qf Burt, N. D., Mrs. Paul Saxman of Akron. 0.. and Mi's. Louise Mailand of Bluffton, and a brother, Herman Franz of Decatur.

Brownell Says Reds Are Still Menace To U.S. Communists Have Troubles, Still Scheming Members BOSTON (INS)—Attorney general Herbert Brownell, Jr., said today American Communists are “having their troubles” but are still dangerous, scheming members of a global conspiracy bent on destroying traditional freedoms. — The attorney general reported to the nation on progress in “Meeting the Communist Menace” in a speech prepared for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Brownell said confidential FBI reports make it clear that while the Reds sometimes change their methods, they never change their goals and declared: "We cannot lower our guard. We cannot relax our vigilance." The cabinet officer said government agencies are keeping a close eye on the Communists, particularly their current efforts to infiltrate legitimate labor unions and to discredit government witnesses. . - He suggested that this tatter attack may be because "the Communists are having their troubles, too.” He explained: “They are not having much luck recruiting, or even maintaining membership. We know their fund-raising drives are falling short. They are hardpressed to keep an active leadership intact and functioning in the face of government actions. Brownell outlined the government’s role in prosecuting Communists lathe courts, but said that the administration’s controversial employee security program has struck “pe’rhaps the heaviest blow.” The attorney general said the campaign against alleged security risks has been able to "dry up sources and potential sources of information in government, to virtually eliminate the opportunity of setting up a fifth column within the government." Brownell also told his Boston audience it is “no secret that the department of justice is reviewing and up-datin files dm various unions which were thrown out of the CIO some time ago on the ground that they had fallen under Communist domination.” Brownell warned that some unions are taking steps to “conceal such domination” by Red leaders, while others are seeking affiliation with legitimate trade unions.

John H. Fairchild Dies At Ohio Home Funeral Services Set For Wednesday Word has been received here of the death of John H. Fairchild, 73, a former Adams county resident, at his home in Warren, O, He was born in Adams county May 4, 1881, a son of Amos and Elizabeth Fairchild. Surviving are his wife, Gertie; a son, Donald Fairchild: one daughter,. Mrs. Lloyd Bronson; eight grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; three brothers, Thomas L. .Fairchild of Decatur, and Thomae L. and Enoch Fairchild, both of Nappanee; two sisters,- Mrs. Martha Baker of Fort Wayne and Miss Dora Fairchild of Mishawaka, and three-* stepsisters, Mrs. Charles Andrews and Mrs. Frank Brandyberry of Decatur, and Mrs. Cora Mumma of Warren, 0. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p, m. Wednesday at Warren, 0., with interment in the mausoleum at the Warren cemetery.

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15 Million Dollars Is Cut From Budget House Committee Makes Reduction WASHINGTON (INS) — The house appropriations committee today sliced almost five percent off the administration's budget for most interior department agencies and some related bureaus. In acting on the fund requests for the year beginning July 1, the committee, headed by Rep. Clarence- Cannon (D-Mo.) proposed spending $298,271,246. This was about 15 million dollars less than the administration requested. Interior agencies included in the bill would get $207,025,856 while the forest service of the agriculture department would get $84,536.690. Other minor independent agencies made up the rest. Funds for the bureau of reclamation, Bonneville power administration, and southeastern and southwestern power administrations were not included in the bill and will be considered later. The committee cut five million dollars from construction requests of the bureau of Indian affairs. It commented that enough money is available from previous appropriations to take care of the 1956 program. The same reason was applied for eliminating the entire five million dollar request for public works in Alasaka. The territory Also was told to use available money already appropriated to carry out part of its (Continued on Page Three)

Fees Increased In Recorder's Office Increase Voted By 1955 Legislature Mrs. Mabel Striker, Adams county recorder, announced today that she has received a letter from the state- board of accounts in Indianapolis infonming her of the raise in fees for recording instruments. The raise was made by Indiana legislature during the 1955 genereral assembly. The act which Includes the raise also reduces the recorder’s commission fee by five percent in counties of less than 200,000 population. Under the terms of the new state law, a fee of $2 for the first 700 word® and 30 cents for each additional 100 words will be charged for the recording of deeds. The fee for deeds was formerly $1 lor the first 600 words and 20 cents for each additional 100. A similar raise was made for mortgages. The fee for recording plats has been raised to $4 for the first 60 lots and five cents for each additional lot. It was formerly $3 per 100 lots and five cents for each additional one. The recording fees on all other instruments have also been raised by the act which is effective immediately.

Receives Report Os Mobile X-Ray Unit Mrs. W. Guy Brown, secretary ■ of the Adams county tuberculosis association, today reported 1,651 - films were made during the Feb. 7-11 visit of the mobile x-ray unit here. The films have been read and processed and cards mailed to persons taking the examinations. Os the 1,651 films, six suspected 1 cases of tubercuolisls were reported, and 12 other pathology cases. These persons are urged -to see . their family physicians for further . study and treatment. Cost of the unit’s visit is paid by proceeds from • the sale of Christmas seals. I INDIANA WEATHER Rain south and east, snow I and rain northwest, colder tonight. Rain becoming mixed t with snow before ending fate tonight south portion. Tuesday cloudy and colder with snow and rain extreme north • -portion. Windy. Low tonight 34-39, high Tuesday 35-40.

23 Injured In Airliner Crash In Heavy Rain Passenger Airliner Preparing To Land As Crash Occurred SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (INS)—An American Airlines passenger plane, approaching the Spring-' field, Mo., airport for a landing during a heavy rain, crashed Sunday night killing 12 persons and injuring 23 others. Airline officials said that one of those hurt is Ray Hance of Minneapolis, Minn., who earlier was reported missing. Hance was found in the Burge memorial "hospital and his condition is critical. An infant boy, 10 other passengers, and two of the crew members, the co-pilot and the stewardess, perished. The pilot was injured seriously. The plane, a two-engine Convair 240 carried 32 passengers and a crew of three. All the occupants were killed or injured. J.' L. Starkweather, Springfield manager for the airlines, said the plane crashed about four and onehalf miles north of Springfield’s municipal airport as it was mak. ing its final approach to land. Ha said there was no way of knowing what caused the crash until an investigation by airline and civil aeronautics board officials, who rushed to the scene during the night. A veteran private pilot who joined rescue workers said the crash site was in line with a runway and it appeared the pilot, hampered by poor visibility, set down the craft short of the landing Strip. A heavy fog and drizzle blanketed the area at the time. Rescue workers said the plane belly-whopped in a muddy farm field about a mile north of the landing strip and skilled about a half mile before stopping in the ankle deep muck. It was demolished.

The flight. No. 711, originated in Newark, N. J., and was bound Tor Tulsa, Okla. It had made stops at Syracuse, Rochester, Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis and was to have made another landing at Joplin, Mo. It left St. Louis at 9:30 p. m. The crash occurred at 10:39 p. m. Aircraft officials said the pilot,, identified as Capt. Jack Prlbish of Chicago, reported “o.ko” at a range check approaching the field. First reports said the plane "flashed like lightning” just before the crash, indicating an explosion, but rescue workers said it had not burned. The body of the stewardess, identified as Miss Rita Mgdaj of Chicago was found in a rear section of the plane. The first officer, J. E. Walker of Chicago, also was reported killed. Paul Glynn of Springfield, one of the first persons to get to the scene of the crash, said a small boy was found 300 feet from the main part of the wreckage. He miraculously survived. Glynn said an unidentified man aboard the plane told him he was reading an article about air crashes when he suddenly heard a noise, probably the propeller hitting the ground, and automatically threw his head between his knees. He was thrown clear and told rescuers to “look after the rest" although it later was discovered he had a broken leg. It „ was the third' mishap, forAmerican Airlines during the day, but the first fatal crash since Sept. 16, 1953, when a Convair struck two radio transmitters near Albany, N. J : , %nd crashed, killing all 28 occupants. Earlier Sunday night, a plane bearing Australian prime minister Robert G. Menzies from. Washington to San Francisco developed mechanical trouble west of Tulsa, and returned to Tulsa for a safe landing. In Chicago, a plane carrying 66 (Oontinueo on Page Six)

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