Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIU. No.- 83.

HERE’S 1955 VERSION OF EGG TREE b*< lbs& J. I a * y -Wy' 118 \ *»A> : MW’ts■uWSfek TOv r<W .1 ■ ?2>M J MRBCaSgWMfeiWCfex »-4wl.j.y .■■■ ■riMi • ’’JilksJßl * j ■ l_. y " '' ? fliOlB? wiili aimoat 1,000 decorated eggs, the annual egg tree is oh display at the Decatur public library. The project, started several years ago locally by Miss Bertha Heller, librarian, has drawn national attention this year. Numerous visitors, including newspaper and magazine photographers, have inspected the 1955 The tree will remain on exhibit for visitors all next week, Miss Heller announced. Featured this year are eggs colored and designed by several prominent authors.

Sen. Knowland Backs Military Manpower Cuts Senate GOP Leader Backs Eisenhower On Military Cuts WASHINGTON (INS) —Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland spoke out today in full support of the manpower cuts in President Eisenhower’s 34 billion dollar defense budget. But the Californian warned at the sanre time that the U. S. must “not temporize” with the Chinese Commuhist threat, because to do so might "undermine morale” of friendly forces in the Far East on which IT. S. defenses depend in part. Knowland. in his first stand on the manpower cuts since the fight on this issue opened in the senate military appropriations subcommittee. declared that “there is no question" about the wisdom of the program. He said that Mr. Eisenhower “has as much experience as any living American military man an* certainly would not do anything detrimental to the defense of this country." He stressed that in appraising manpower, the strength of allies must Im counted and consideration giwn to new types of weapons. It is on this overall basis, he said, that "you arrive at a figure." Knowland added: "Congress and the country will need more testimony to reverse that decision of the administration than they have had up to date. Os course, if you find you don’t have allies prepared to give the contribution you had expected, the picture may have to be revised.” Senate military appropriations chairman Dennis Chavez (D-N. Mex.) and Democrats on his subcommittee have served notice they will fight in the unit and on the senate floor to restore some of the manpower cuts. They argue that the striking force of the army, in particular, should not be reduced at a time of mounting world tension. Knowland and Een. Edward Thye (R-Minn.) pointed out that U. S. military manpower is supplemented in the Far East by South Korean and- Nationalist Chinese forces. Thye said that South Korea's 127,000 combat troops are "excellent soldiers” with mechanical skills and high morale.

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Annual Elks Easter Egg Hunt On Sunday Children Invited To Annual Affair All Decatur youngsters up to and including those who are 12-years-of age are invited to attend the annual egg hunt sponsored by the Elks lodge Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Elks home. Sixty prizes will be given away along with 60 dozen colored eggs and 125 pounds of candy. The eggs, colored by the members of the Emblem club, will be placed in the yard of the home. Finders, of specially marked eggs will receive the prizes. To insure that each child has a chance to gather the eggs, they will be divided into five • age groups. These groups will be babes-in-arms; one and two-year-olds; three, four and five yearolds; six, seven and eight yearolds. and nine. 10, 11 and 12 yearolds. The yard will be divided and each group will be sent to a different section. In the event of bad weather the hunt will still be held but will move inside where baskets will be handed to the youngsters. The lucky eggs will be included in some of these baskets. Members of the Elks committee in charge of the event have asked that children be kept out of the yard Sunday until their age group is called. Explorer scouts who are sponsored by the Elks will be there to assist in supervising the children. Issues Report On Heart Fund Drive More Than SI,OOO Collected In County A total of 81,029.43 was collected in Adams county for the Indiana heart fund association, according to an* announcement made today by Mrs. R. C. Hersh, county chairman of the drive. Organizations which have contributed since the last report was made are the Good Neighbors home demonstration club, $5; American Legion at Berne, 82; American Legion auxiliary, $5; French township home demonstration club, 85.62; Tri Kappa ' sorority, 810; Psi lota Xi sorority, 85; basket brigade at Geneva. 832; Geneva Heart Sunday/, 8124.45; Adams Central - Monmouth game, 834.14; Better Homes demonstration club, 85; heart cannisters at Monroe, 810.72; Berne cannisters (Continued on Page Kight)

Urge Red China Be Allowed To Attack Bases GOP Legislators Urge Administration To Permit Attacks WASHINGTON (INS) —Republican legislators are reported today urging the administration to permit Nationalist Chinese air strikes against what Gen. Nathan Twining calls the “expanding system of air bases" on the Red China mainland. 'One inrormea source said this make before long. He called it is a “key decision” the U. S. must part of the overall issue—whether this government should ijelp defend Quemoy and Matsu islands against a Communist assault. Twining, air force chief of staff, told the senate appropriations committee this week that the growing Chinese Communist air force "is not the real danger.” He said: “A potentially greater danger is their expanding system of air bases. This increased base system gives the Communists the ability to move in aircraft rapidly from the Soviet Union. We cannot ignore their capability to double or triple their air strength in the -Far East overnight.” Twining’s statement indicated there is clear concern at the Pentagon and at the White House about the base problem. Under the Formosa mutual defense pact however, Chiang Kai-Shek’s for ces cannot launch an assault against the China mainland without U. S. approval. So far, U. S. policy has been to guard against any Nationalist attack on the mainland which might touch off a major conflict and .involve this country. This would leave responsibility for starting any war up to the Communists. Gen. Sun Li-Jen, chief of staff of the Nationalist forces on .Formosa, called attention this week to the increasing buildup of Communist forces opposite Formosa. He warned that a showdown is likely soon, and that if the Red buildup is completed, it could be the means of destroying the Nationalists. Sen. Robert S. Kerr (D-Okla.) urged that President Eisenhower avoid use of any atomic weapons if it becomes necessary to defend (Continued on Pare Elrht) INDIANA WEATHER Fair and warmer tonight and Saturday. , Low tonight 36.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday. April 8, 1955.

Christians Throughout Entire World Pause To Observe Good Friday

Residents Os City Attend Church Rites Decatur Citizens Join In Observance Os Good Friday Decatur and »community"*joined the free world today in commemorating the Three Hours Christ spent on the Cross. Stores and offices in the city closed from 12 noon until 3 o’clock to enable employer and employe alike to join in religious services during the period. Protestant union services were held at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, with members ol all Protestant faiths in attendance at varying periods throughout the three hours. Guest speaker during the first and third periods was the Rev. R. Eugene Sterner, of Anderson, and the Music department of the Decatur Woman’s club sang during the second period. ' The Three Hours was observed at St. Mary’s Catholic church, with Way of the Cross at 12:45 and 1:45 o’clock and blessing with the relic of the True Cross at 2:30 p.m. The midday passion service was held at the Zion Lutheran church from 12:30 to 2 o’clock. Many of the city's churches will hold special Good Friday services this evening, and all are planning for special rites on Easter Sunday. A union sunrise service will be conducted By youth of the Decatur churches at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church at 6 o’clock Sunday morning. For the youngsters of the city and community, one of the big Easter Sunday treats will be the annual Easter egg party to be staged by the Decatur Elks on the lawn of the lodge home on North Second street. The annual egg hunt is scheduled for 2 o'clock Easter Sunday afternoon, for all children up to and including 12 years of age. Gaily colored eggs wil be scatter(Contmued on Page Kight) i Young Father Os Six Is Accident Victim i'NDIANAPOLrS (INS) —A young father of six small children was killed in an unusual home construction accident. Earl Ray Blakey, of R. R. 1, Carmel, was pinned to the ground and crushed when a 1600-pound machine for loading concrete blocks fell from a truck. Brief Meeting Held By Local Rotarians The Decatur Rotary club in dis- - erence to members wishing to attend Holy Week services, held only a brief dinner meeting Thursday evening. An appeal for the' annual fund drive for the crippled children’s society was voiced by Miss Judy Locke, Decatur high school student. The Rev. William C. Feller was chairman of the program.

Lenten Meditation (By Ray J. Walther, First Presbyterian Church) MAN ON A CROSS “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." John 12:32. Every year since, the world believing and non-believing have paused and even stood still to look at and reconsider because of a man on a cross some 2000 years ago. Why? Men have been hung on crosses before and since. There is nothing pretty about the sight. But, you see, this man was the Son of God and He hung on that cross for the sins of mankind. Like it or not, every man is stunnpd by this story of God's love; and no man. no woman no matter jiow brazen can fail to at least pause on the occasion of Good Friday to think about this man on the Cross. Some scoff and mock it. Others each year sceptically look again. • But the Christian goes even further to name this day Good Friday and to respectfully Joy in the fact that on this day Christ died for the sins of all men. giving every man and woman an opportunity for forgiveness from sins. All of this because of the man on a cross. - What is your reaction to this man on the cross this Good Friday 1955?

Government To Aid Delinquency Fight Delinquency Blame Is Placed On Adults WASHINGTON (INS) —The federal government moved on a broad front today to help states and local communities combat what an expert called an alarming rise in the juvenile delinquency crime rate. Philip Gordon Brown, chief of the new division* of juvenile delinquency service in the health, education and welfare department children's bureau, outlined a plan to curb teen-age misconduct. In doing so. Brown, former chief probation officer for the San Francisco city and county juvenile court, placed the blafne for the present rate squarely on parents and other fkdults. He said theff elders must take a more active interest in juvenile “unrest” or the current crime rate “may never be halted.” The program is designed to provide federal advice and aid in numerous areas, ranging from organized recreation and better detention facilities for youthful offenders to improved juvenile court laws and practices. As the federal government formally entered the field, the powerful house rules committee apparently has pigeonholed a proposed concessional investigation of juvenile crime. Chairman Howard W. Smith (D-Va.) said the group has “taken no action” on a resolution sponsored by Rep. Victor L. Anfuso (D-N. Y.) creating a special house committee to conduct the inquiry. Smith, reached by telephone at his Warrenton, Va„ home, * said the committee "didn’t seem very enthusiastic about it." Other reliable sources said that unless house leaders urge its approval—and there was no immed- ( Continued on Page Six) First Forest Fires Reported In State INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The forest fire season is moving back into Indiana with a 100-acre conflagration already in the books. The 100-acre fire burned over a farm in Greene county near the town of Bonnes. Conservation fire fighters had the blaze out by noon. Not Guilty Plea Is Entered By Johnson Charles Johnson, 22, of Decatur, who faces charges of burglary in Adams circuit court entered a plea of not guilty this morning before Judge Myles Parrish. The affidavit against Johnson is in three counts —accessory before the fact to entry to commit a felony, accessory before the fact to Tfrst degree burglary and automobile banditry. The date for Johnson's trial will be set Monday during the calling of the criminal docket for the April term of Adams circuit court.

Scientists To Probe Mystery Os Radiation Intensive Study Os Radioactivity Goal Os Intense Study WASHINGTON (INS) — An all-out effort to determine whether radioactivity is to benefit or destroy the human race was promised by the nation’s leading scientists today. They launched the project with full backing from the government. The nationwide effort, making use of university and private laboratories throughqpt the country, is to be conducted by the national academy of sciences, with the cooperation of the atomic energy commission. Financing — on which no limit has been placed—will be furnished by the Rockefeller Foundation. An academy spokesman said money will be available to investigate every unexplored avenue to the mysteries of radiation. AEC chairman Lewis L. Strauss said: “From this study should come the necessary facts to clarify opinions on this important field of effects of radioation on human beings and their environment.” The academy, which operates under a congressional charter, and includes such luminaries as Albert Einstein, will first determine the subjects ’on which further research is needed. An announcement said the leading minds of the scientific world, in each of the various fields, will be called upon to solve the remaining issues. High on the list of problems will be the question of whether the increase in the world’s radioactivity resulting from atomic and hydrogen bombs will have damaging hereditary effects that exentually would cause “monsters" and then the destruction of the race. Among the academy's members are Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father" of the atomic bomb, and Dr. Edward Teller, whose “brilliant discovery’’ made possible the hydrogen bomb. Others among the academy’s 500 members are noted for work in the beneficial uses of radioactivity, such as the treatment of cancer, improvement of strains of plants and preservation of foods. The scientists said they will not overlook the possibility that cer(Continuea on Page,Kight) Fair Is Sentenced To Year In Prison Enters Guilty Plea In Bluffton Court Raymond Fair, 26, of Van Wert, 0.. charged with burglary in Wells circuit court, entered a plea of guilty Thursday afternoon and was sentenced to one year at the state penal farm at Putnamville. Judge Homer Byrd also fined |SO and costs. Fair, with Charles Johnson, 22, of Decatur, and Robert Grimm, 22, of Decatur, was charged with the burglary of farm homes in both Wells and Adams counties. The charges against Fair were dismissed here earlier. Johnson, who is out on bond under the jurisdiction of both circuit courts, was also arraigned at Bluffton Thursday afternoon but his k , arraignment was continued since he has not yet secured an attorney. At an earlier hearing in the Bluffton court, Johnson was told that he was not eligible for a pauper attorney since he was able to find money to secure his bond. He was advised to hire a lawyer or his bond would be raised and he would be returned to jail. The sentence given to Fair is identical to the one given to Grimm several weeks ago in the Wells county court.

Rayer Is Candidate E II ' '-j&X Pictured above is Boyd Rayer, Decatur barber, who is one of three Democratic candidates for mayor in the May 3 primary election. When Rayer announced his candidacy some time ago, no photograph was available., The candidate already sas started to canvass voters of Decatur for support in the election. He has been a Decatur business man for more than 25 years. First Distribution To Cities, Towns Decatur Receives Check Os $497.85 INDIANAIPOLIS (INS) —Auditor Curtis Rardin announced Thursday that the first issuance of alcoholic beverage gallonage taxes to cities and towns, in accordance with a new state law. .will total $174,707.98. • This represents only a period of 21 days, since Qie law did not become effective until the measure was signed by Governor eGorge N. Craig March 10. Future distributions will be for three-month periods And will be larger. The total amount to be received by cities and towns under the new law is expected to be about $3.5 million. Os the batch of checks being distributed today, the smallest is for 62 cents- and goes to Shore in Marion county, and the largest Is to Indianapolis for $29,248.94. Among the checks are: Decatur $497.85, Fort Wayne $9,148.20, New Haven $159 95, Muncie $4,00441, Rochester $319.96, Marion $2,059.67. Fairmount slßl.17, Rennsselaer $278.81. Dismiss Corsi As Dulles' Assistant 77 Corsi Under Fire On Red Activities WASHINGTON (INS) — The state department announced today that Edward J. Corsi is being dismissed from his post as secretary of state John Foster Dulles’ special assistant in charge of refugee and immigration problems. The department said Corsi will not be kept on in his “temporary” post to which he was appointed Jan. 10. The apopintment ends Sunday.' A department spokesman said Corsi has been offered another job in the department but said he did not know what it was. Corsi was understood to be undecided on whether he will stay in the government. Corsi has been under fire from Rep. Francis E. Walter (D Pa.), tor alleged membership in Communist front organizations in the 1930’5. Corsi, New York state industrial commissioner at the time of his appointment in December. 1954, vigorously denied the charges. The state department said the dismissal was not on the basis of security. It said no evaluation has yet been made of his security status. The “temporary” 90-day ap(Contiuuva on Page Eight)

Pilgrims Are Retracing The Steps Ot Jesus Christians Flock To Churches For Good Friday Rites By International News Service Christians throughout the world are observing Good Friday today and their thoughts are centered on Jerusalem. In that holy city, pilgrims who traveled from all corners of the globe are slowly retracing the steps taken by Jesus as he walked to his death on Calvary. » But the setting in the divided and rancor-ridden city is a strange one. A near state of war exists between Arabs and Jews, who themselves are celebrating the high holiday of Passover. Such instruments of war as pill boxes, trenches and barbed wire dot the border of the ancient city. Holy places are under the close guard of Arab legionnaires. In the world's major cities —< Rome, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Washington and New York,— multitudes were flocking to churches for three hour meditation services. On* Calvary Hill in the Holy Land the prelude to the high drama of Christendom — the resurrection on Easter Day — was reenacted. : ■■ sj fa- - A figure representing the crucified Christ was taken down from the cross, wrapped in a winding sheet and then placed In the tbmb. Many foreign dignitaries observed the drama, including former French premier Robert Schuman. In Rome, thousands of church bells were stilled. ; Tha sitent churches of the Eternal City were crowned with hundreds of thousands of Easter visitors. White Damask and linen cover--ings had been stripped from the alfars in commemoration of the stripping of Christ by his executioners. ““Tt was announced that Fope Pius XII would broadcast his Easter message to the world at noon, Sunday. “ An all-time high number of visitors poured into Mhdrid from the countryside to witness the 3,000 Easter processtons touring the Spanish capital. Sixteen special trains and doubled air and bus service were taking tourists to Seville to see 50 processions of statues covered with glistening jewels and brilliant flowers. ’ - More than 100.000 tourists flooded Paris to attend religious services. The great cathedrals of the U. S, also were crowded. Two three-hour meditation services were to be held in New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral. ‘At the cathedral of St. John the Divine services were to be conducted by Canon Howard A. Johnson. The dean ot the cathedral, the Very Rev. James A. Pike, was to conduct the service at Washington's National Cathedral. And also in the nation’s capital, defense secretary Charles E. Wilson has set a three-hour observance of Good Friday for everyone employed at the Pentagon can be spared from his duties. The services will be held in the great open court of the Pentagon. U. S. Rubber Co. Strike Is Settled NEW YORK (INS) — A weekold strike against the U. S. Rubber Company has ended. Representatives of the rubber company and CIO - United Rubber workers worked out a settlement last night in New York. The union instructed its 33,009 members in 19 company plants to start back to work on the midnight shift. , ’

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