Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1955 — Page 1

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QUAKE CRACKS PHILIPPINE EARTH ~ ; - ... j ' A wmSHF iiZ Rkffir - -JPi rk. 5, i~jF -7- • ''''y"' •' - albl' . A TRUCK finds the going difficult in the cracked streets of Ozarnis City, Mindanao, following violent earthquakes that shook the southern Philippine Islands. The temblors which continued through eight hours, brought death to at least 200 and injured 1,500 persons. The building at the left suffered major damage.

Senate Group Expected To Uphold Ike Uphold President Power Os Decision On China Islands WASHINGTON (INS) — The Morse resolution which would deny President Eisenhower authority to defend Quemoy and Matsu islands seemed headed today toward a senate pigeonhole. Influential members of the senate foreign relations committee predicted that the group will uphold the President's power to decide?* whether the U. S. will protect the Chinese Nationalist-held offshore’ islands. ■■'■ J — * Chairman Walter F. George (D Ga.), has said the President should have “flexibility” in arriving at any decision on the fate of Que-moy-Matsu. - It was conceded, however, that Sen. Wayne Morse (D Ore.), sponsor of the resolution, might press lor action in the committee when |he proposal coriies up for consideration. Morse is a member of the unit. ’ In addition to curbing the President’s power, the resolution also frges the White House to turn the Qusmoy-Matsu question over to the United Nations and proposes that tfhe Chinese Nationalists evacuate the islands. ' The proposal touched off fiery senate debate, including a bitter denunciation by GOP leader William F. Knowland, Calif., who warned that the Chlhese Reds might interpret the measure as a sign of appeasement. Knowland argued that the resolution would “tie the hands of the commander-in-chief" and added that the next 90 days may be critical ones in the Far East. The senator contended that the proposal could be construed as a reversal of the “defend Formosa” resolution, which congress aphe said, it “may lead to further proved. If the reds take that tack, adventures" by the Communists. As the senate seethed over the issue, it was reliably reported that the U. S. is working on a deal to win allied support for the defense of Formosa. This is the broad outline of the plan which secretary of state John Foster Dulles is believed to be seeking: " 1. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek would be persuaded to evacuate Quemoy and Matsu islands. 2. In return. Great Britain and other allies would promise to help defend Formosa and the Pescadores if the Communists launched an attack. 3. The pledge would contain enough “teeth” to convince the reds that an assault on Formosa would bring the full fury of allied air and sea power. Althougn negotiations reportedly are still in a nebulous stage, it was understood that Australia supports the U. S. on the Formosa question and Britain is anxious to keep the outpost out of red hands. But there was no certainty that Chiang would accept the plan.

Terre Haute Plant Production Halted T®RRE HAUTE, Ind. (INS) — Production was suspended at the Terre Haute Malleable and Manufacturing company plant today because of a strike- of MO International Molders and Foundry * Worker* at North America, AFL.

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Sunrise Service For Youth Easter Sunday Annual Service At Reformed Church The annual Easter sunrise service. sponsored and conducted by the youth of Decatur churches, will be held at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church at 6 o'clock EastOr Sunday morning, April 10. Interest and attendance at this youth service has grown each year. The order of service follows: Organ meditation — Mrs. Harold Murphy. Trumpet call to worship—“ The Holy City," Jack Dailey (Methodist). Greeting by chairman — Ronald Robinson (Zion Evangelical and Reformed). Faster hvmn Vn 167 “Phriaf rittßlul ityirlfl *xu. till VttsaSV the Lord is Risen Today." Trio, "Beautiful Saviour”—Lois Strahm, (Rosie Strahm, Gleria Fagate, accompanied by. Jean Ann Potts (Trinity Evangelical United Brethren). Scripture reading — Twanette Magley (Presbyterian). Morning prayer — Bob Ochsenrider (Methodist). Offering. Offertory, trombone solo—“ The Old Rugged Cross,” Stanley Kirkpatrick (Church of God.) Solo—" Open the Gates of the Temple,” Bob Sprague (Methodist). Easter message — William Brentlinger (Methodist). Easter hymn No. 165 — “The Day of Resurrection." Benediction — Anita Smith. Postlude ■ Mrs. Harold Murphy. Allen Lehman is song director. Ushers will be Hubert Isch and Laverne Stall of the Church of the Nazarene, and Roger Eichenauer and Ralph Thomas. Bethany Evangelical United Brethren.

Volunteer Firemen Race, Boys Killed Danville Shocked By Death Os Boys DANVILLE, Ind. (INS)—Funeral arrangements were made today for two young brothers who were crushed to death after two volunteer firemen’s automobiles racing to a fire scene collided on Danville’s town square. _ Stanley E. DePoy, 9. and Edward D. DePoy, 3*4, were killed instantly when ode car driven by their uncle, Lloyd Hadley, went out of control after the collision and crushed them against a building. —' ’ Hadley’s car had collided with an automobile driven by another volunteer fireman, Russell Lawson, 26. The firemen were racing to answer an alarm turned in when a car motor caught fire on Road 36 one and one-half qilles east of Danville. Many Danville residents have complained about the high rate of speed of the volunteer firemen answering alarms. Gordon Graham, newscaster for an Indianapolis radio station, who is president of the Danville town board, called a special meeting of board members with the volunteer firemen for tonight. He said: "We have been conscious of this problem in the past and are concerned about it. This accident today was a shock to the whole community."

Showdown Near With Stassen Apd McClellan Stassen Refuses To Accept Subpena Os Senate Committee WASHINGTON (INS) — Ah uneasy truce hung today over a seninvestigation of a Pakistan grain storage elevator contract, pending a showdown next week with foreign aid chief Harold E. Stassen. Stassen refused Friday to accept a senate investigations subcommittee subpoena to appear next Wednesday and produce documents relating to the contract. The FOA head said the order was “superfluous” because he Will show up anyway, but he hasn't said publicly What will do about the records. Thus far, FOA officials have only allowed subcommittee investigators to make handwritten copies. Stassen said he will also confer Monday with subcommittee chairman John L. McClellan (D Ark.) But his intransigeance Friday irked the peppery Arkansan who insisted the subpoena was “legally served.” McClellan explained that he wasn’t trying to compel Stassen to testify. He said he merely wanted him to show the papers to the subcommittee. Said McClellan: “This is a subpoena for the records. If I hadn't wanted the records. I wouldn’t have issued the subjoena.” At issue are documents pertaining to the contract which Stassen has approved, but which is still being negotiated. The battle between Stassen and the subcommittee began Thursday when three AOF employes refused to be interviewed by the senate group's staff unless Stassen or one of his agency's lawyers were present They said that was Stassen’s order, and the angered subcommittee decided to subjoena Stassen and to demand the records. Stassen's quarrels with the subcommittee go beyond this week's episode. They extend to 1953, when Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R Wls.), was chairman. He still is the topranking Republican. (Continued on Page Six) Eisenhowers Spend Weekend On Farm WASHINGTON (INS) — The President and Mrs. Eisenhower are spending the weekend at their new Arm home near Gettysburg, Pa. The chief executive left the White House early Friday afternoon after his regular cabinet meeting. He was accompanied on the motor trip by Mrs. Eisenhower’s mother, Mrs. John Doud. The First Lady drove up ahead of the President to the farm which borders the Civil War battlefield. Tentative Order To / Hike Property Tax INDIANAPOLIS' (INS) — The state board of education Friday tentatively ordered increasing property taxes in Hoosier communities to help finance the higher teachers pay voted by the recent’ state legislature. If the board gives final approval to the increase, local school units will have to assess a tuition support qualifying rate of 25 cents on each >IOO of taxable property next year, compared with 14 cents this year/ . • ■ - -■ t-- - - ■|

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Sheppard Lawyers File Appeal-Contend Wife Victim Os Sex Maniac

Soviet Press Favorable To Big 4 Parley Qualified Desire For Conference Is Expressed By Press (MOSCOW (IN'S) —Russian pubcalittons gave increasing evidence today of qualified Soviet Union desire for a four power conference. The Communist party newspaper Pravda published* a question and answer interview with French premier Edgar Faure who advocated Big Four talks ‘with certain safeguards" The foreign language weekly. New Times, published by the labor newspaper Trud, declared a four power conference is needed tor sonsolidating the peace and reducing tensions., Pravda, in a leading article again deplored ratification of the Paris agreement to rearm West Germany and referred to the danger of a “new world ward growing stronger." The pacts, the article said, “cannot but influence in a vital and material way relations between the U.S.S.R., France and also Britain.”'- ■--- - ;-~ Observers noted Ahe dual approach of the two papers - blasting the Paris agreements to rearm West Germany and giving qualified approval to proposed Big Four talks. The possibility has been advanced that the Soviet Union might see in Big Four talks a means toward preventing the actual establishment of a West German army. The New Times declared that many problems "starting with the Austrian peace treaty and ending with disarmament and the banning of atomic weapons” require great power attention. New Times denied that premier Nikolai Bulganin’s statement fa(continueu on Rage Six) Local Winners In State FFA Contests The Adams Central FFA won first place in the parliamentary procedure contest at the state FFA convention at Purdue University Friday, it has been revealed here. Ronnie Vetter, of the Decatur FFA chapter, won second place in the state essay contest, receiving a S2O award. His essay was entitled, “Research and the farmer.” Cyclist Is Injured When Struck By Coil Ned Bumgardner, 13, of Adams street, sustained bruises on his leg and head Friday afternoon when the bicycle on which he was riding was struck by a Jar driven by Richard B. Noll, 32, of Decatur. ‘Noll was making a left turn oft Third street onto Cort street and struck Bumgardner, who was going north on Third street. The boy was taken to a physician by Noll.

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. H. J. Welty. Decatur Missionary Church) THE TESTS — Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. I These. 5:21-22. We are living in an age of many new notions, ideas and religions. Before we accept and approve all these we need to put them to the test. ’ To test is to determine the genuineness of a thing. Do these things agree with the Word throughout? The Word of God must be that which gives the final teat to all these. The people of Berea were more noble than those of Thessalonica because they searched the Scriptures daily to see whether those things were true that Paul and Silas spoke. In the same Way we must test the genuineness of our lives. We call ourselves Christians. We’ve been attending church services during Lent. Prayers have been said, and many have denied themselves of some luxuries. But what about our lives? Are we genuine chirstians in the true sense of the Word? Are we Christlike? Have we been born of God and are we true followers of Christ doihg His will daily, or have we merely been living a vain profession without allowing, it to change and transform our lives into Christlike lives? The test of ypjir life will not be during Lent but before and after Lent — -——

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100 Are Missing In Philippines Quake Known Death Toll Is At Least 200 MANILA (INS) — Two hundred persons were reported dead and another 100 missing today in the wake of an earthquake that devastated a northern section of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines. Government officials, making arrangements to rush relief supplies of medicine tfnd food to the stricken area, said the known death toll was at least 200. It was feared it would go much higher in view of the 100 persons reported missing. Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay flew over the quakestricken area and immediately proclaimed a state of emergency. Damage to property including lucrative export copra crops was estimated at three million dollars. The initial quake struck in the pre-dawn hours Friday and termors continued to rock the area for a period of seven hours. Hardest hit was the eastern section of Zamboanga peninsula in northern Mindanao where a wave of tidal proportions from Lake Lanao inundated more than 300 homes, carrying many sleeping residents to their deaths' In nearby Ozarnis cltf, an bld Spanish fort and a Roman Catholic cathedral built by the Spanish explorers in 1706 were both destroyed. The U.S. 13th air force swung into action to help quake refugees. (Continued on race Five)

Profit Is Revealed a . — In Hospital Report Hospital Profit Is Shown During March A profit of $3,525.95 was made at the Adams county memorial hospital during the month of March, according tcf a report made to the hospital board at a meeting Friday night. This is the first time in many years that the hospital has been able to show a profit. The total amount of cash received in March was $22,285.33. Bills and payroll amounted to $lB,759.38. The profit for the month wil be added to the operating cash to increase it to $10,153.40. On March 1 there were 27 patients and three babies in the hospital. During the month 145 patients were admitted, 43 babies were born, 137 patients were dismissed, 40 babies were dismissed and six patients died. In the hospital oh March 31 were 29 patients and six babies. In addition to accepting these reports from Thurman Drew, hospital administrator, members of the board discussed the need for better parking facilities at the hospital. They also made plans for Installing floodlights around the building to light up the grounds at night.

Hail Decision Os Senate To Ratify Pacts Vote Ratification Os Paris Accords By Vote Os 76-2 WASHINGTON (INS) —Senate ratification of the Paris pacts by a 76 to 2 vote appeared today to provide the impetus for an effective parley with the Communists on world problems. Sen. W’alter F. George (D-Ga.) hailed the decision to grant sovereignty to West Germany and to admit that government to the North Atlantic treaty organization as an augury of “ever better things in the future." The foreign relations committee chairman said the action improves the “chances tor a Big Four or Big Five meeting that will produce something more constructive and helpful than stalemate and propaganda.” He said approval would pnt into effect a western European arms control plan “that may have possibilities of wider use" and could lead to German unification. Forty-three Democrats and 33 Republicans endorsed the agreements, with only Sena. William Langer (R-N? D.) apd George Malone (R-Nev.) dissenting. The single roll call vote disposed of two protocols. One ends the 10-year wesCern occupation of West Germany. Britain and France, the other two parties, havd already acted. The other provides for the rearming of 500,000 "West Germans by making that nation a fullfledged member of NATO. Britain and France have approved both protocols, while Denmark, Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlans have yet to act on the second provision. The senate foreign relations committee said it may take three or four years to build up the prospective 12 West German divisions, but this would be speeded up in event of a "major Soviet threat."

Lamb Continues To Deny Red Leanings Returns To Hearing Before Commission WASHINGTON (INS) -f Publisherbroadcaster Edward O. Lamb returns to a federal communications commission hearing today to continue his denial of pro-Commu-nist leanings. The 52-year-old Toledo, 0., attorney took the witness stand Friday at the behest of FCC lawyers to clear up what they call "confusions’ ’in the record of the 45-day-old inquiry. The hearings are designed to determine whether Lamb is entitled to renewal of hU license to operate a radio and television station in Erie, Pa. Lamb described the hearings as a "sham” and "a frameup” and charged that FCC attorneys used “professional witnesses" to tell "the most evil falsehoods” about him. The government has sought to show that Lamb’s “violent antiCommunism” is at variance with some of his associations during his career as a labor lawyer In the 19305. Friday, Lamb dented he ever “consulted” witlr high Soviet officials in Russia in 1933 and 1935, but he recalled that he greeted the late Josef Stalin at a Moscow football game. He also brushed off testimony by former Communist Louis Budenz that he actually submitted an article for publication in the Sunday edition of the Communist "Daily Worker.” /■ Lamb said he had no "clear recollection" of how the article ap(Oontlnuea on rage six)

Plan Annual Union Good Friday Rites ■ Services April. 8 At Zion Reformed Plans f<Jr the annual union Protestant Good Friday services April 8 were announced today by the Decatur ministerial association. This year’s services will be held from 12 noon until 3 o'clock at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, commemorating the Three Hours Christ spent on the Cross. Dr. R. Eugene Sterner, director of the brotherhood hour for the dhurch of God, Anderson, will be the guest minister. The service will be divided into three periods of one hour each. Dr. Sterner will speak during the first and third periods. The Music department of the Decatur Woman's club will sing Dubois’ “Seven Last Words" during the second period. Miss Helen Haubold will direct the presentation, with Mrs. J. Fred Fruchte as the organist. Ministers of the Decatur churches will also participate in the service. The complete program will be announced later. As has been the custom for a number of years, Decatur stores and offices will close during the three-hour period in order that proprietors and employes may attend the services. Steres will be open Thursday afternoon next week, the First State Bank will also be open all day Thursday and this year will be open until noon Friday, Instead of closing for the entire Good Friday. The Decatur public schools will close Wednesday afternoon for Easter vacation, and the rural schools of the county will close Thursday afternoon, with classes in all schools to be resumed Monday. Special Good Friday services will also be held at St. Mary's Catholic church and the Zion Lutheran church.

Holy Week Services As Catholic Church Special Services During Holy Week The Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz, pastor of St. Mary's, Catholic churci}, has announced the" schedule of Holy Week services at the’ church. The liturgical rite of the blessing of the palms with chant by the men's choir and a procession will be conducted by Msgr. Seimetz at the 10:15 mass on Palm Sunday. The regular Lenten service with the recitation of the Rosary, a sermon and benediction will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. On Holy Thursday a high mass will be celebrated at 7:30 a.m. followed by a procession and day-long exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Holy Communion will be distributed at 6 a.m. Private devotions through the day will end a Holy Hour at 7 p.m. The mass of the pre-sanctified on Good Friday will be at 7:30 a.m. The Three Hours of Christ on the Cross will be observed from noon to 3 p.m. with Way of the Cross at 12:46 and 1:45 p.m. Blessing with the relic of the True Cross will take place at 2:30 p.m. Friday and at the evening service, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. The blessing of the Easter Fire, the paschal candle and the water will begin at 6 a.m. Holy Saturday, ending with a high mass at about 7:15 p.m. A solemn high mass will be celebrated at 5:30 a.m. Easter Sunday. The other masses of the day will follow the regular Sunday schedule of 7:30, 9 and 10:15 a.m. Benediction will follow the last mass. Confessions of the school children will be heard Wednesday morning. Adult confessions will be heard each afternoon and evening, Wednesday through S&turday. NOON EDITION

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Much Os Brief Based On Probe Os Criminologist 365-Page Appeal Brief Filed This Morning In Court CLEVELAND (INS) — A bulky 365-page appeal brief, claiming that Marilyn Sheppard was murdered in a aex attack, was filed this morning in Cuyahoga county court of appeals? Associate attorney Fred Garmone filed three copies of the lengthy brief shortly before 9:30 a.m. Much of the brief aimed at upsetting the second degree murder conviction and life sentence of the victim's husband. Dr. Sam Sheppard. is based on an investigation made by a California criminologist, Dr. Paul Kirk. In addition to contending that a "left-handed” sex deviate, not the hands of Dr. Sam, killed pretty Marilyn Sheppard, the brief listed 37 errors of law in the lengthy trial which ended last Dec. 21 with the osteopath's conviction. In referring to the sex deviate angle,' the brief said that Mrs. Sheppard "was a very attractive woman, physically, and a person bent upon a sex attack could assume that there was no one else in the house and could have entered the unlocked back door'.” Marilyn was bludgeoned to death last July 4 in the bedroom of the couple’s suburban Bay Village home- Dr. Sam claimed he was sleeping on a downstairs couch when a “bushy-haired intruder” hacked his wife to death. He said he later tangled with the killer only to be rendered unconscious on two occasions. When authorities arrived at the murder scene they found Dr. Sam bare to the waiste although friends said he had a T-shirt on when he fell asleep on the couch. About the missing T-shirt, the brief said that “an unbiased observation would be surely struck by the fact that if he removed his T-shirt because it was bloody he would surely put on another to cover the loss of the first.” The brief contends that the blows which killed Marilyn were rained down on her skull by a left-handed person and pointed out that convicted Dr. Sam. is rignt-handed. It was further stated that the weapon used in the attack was carried into Marilyn’s room for another purpose and served as a murder weapon when nedded. The brief said that such an item would be a heavy flashlight. In supporting its claim that an intruder “entered the Sheppard home before dawn on July 4, the brief dealt Extensively on the tooth fragments found under Marilyn’s body and pointed out that there was no external injury to the victim's mouth. “The teeth were found outside her mouth, not inside, or in her throat as would be expected if broken by an external .blow,” the appeal added. "It is clear from the wound inside the mouth on the lower lip that the teeth were clamped on~ something .which was withdrawn, and with the removal the teeth were broken and fragments of the ’ teeth were jerked from the mouth. "The only reasonable conclusion would be the attackers hand, placed over her mouth to prevent an outcry.” The brief contended that this surely would have resulted in injury to the assailant's hand, but that Dr. Sheppard had no damage to his hand. In the brief, chief defense counsel William J. Corrigan charged that Judge Edward Blythin was in effor when he refused to grant a change of venue and a contin(ContinueE «n Paso Five) INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight, Sunday mostly fair, continued mild. Low tonight 4045. Higjh Sunday 68-72.