Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1955 — Page 1

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* POPE GIVES EASTER MESSAGE F ' -*SBE ' jSm&IhI I ». ak * ■ T wwiwWiiTOW^v jbgfafM POPE PIUS XII is shown addressing the quarter of a million people from the balcony facade of the Basilica of St. Peter Sunday and he urged the world leaders to start progressive dUarmament to sire the world from another disastrous war. The frail Pontiff while giving his message to the crowd and the world, appeared much stronger than at any previous time since his recent illness.

Corsi Refuses Another State Department Job Ousted Consultant Refuses Post With . State Department WASHINGTON (INS) — Edward E. Corsi, ousted immigration consultant. refused today to accept another Job in the state department but was urged by GOP national chairman Leonard Hall to “continue to serve in the administration." * ‘ ’ Corsi notified secretary of state John Foster Dulles by letter that he regretted his “inability to accept" the offer the cabinet member mad? him'last Friday. LatiK Corsi conferred with Hall. The Republican ehairman took cognisance of complaints that in ousting Corsi from the key immi. gration post Dulles had bowed to political pressure. Corsi refused to make a decision on Hall's offer and told newsmen that Washington is “an entirely different" place than it was when he served here during the Hoover and Roosevelt Administrations. Neither Corsi nor Hall would say what kind of a job the GOP leader had in mind. Corel, under fire from house unAmerican activities chairman Francis Walter (D Pa.), was notified last week that "his “temporary” job as immigration and naturalization consultant to Dulles would be terminated. However, at a conference last Friday, Dulles asked Corsi to accept another post involving a survey of immigration problems in Latin America. ! Both Republican and Democratic legislators have assailed Dulles for his action in relieving Corsi of his duties as deputy administrator of the refugee relief act. Corsi emphatically denied Walter's, charge of past Communist-front associations. Corsi, long-time state industrial commissioner in the administration of former New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, stoutly denied Walter's changes. The congressman repeated them, however, and also contended that Corsi should be disqualified because of his opposition to the McCarran-Walter, immigration and naturalization act. Walter is co-author of the law. The incident brought a warning to President Eisenhower Sunday that he may lose New York’s strong Italian-American vote unless he blocks Dulles' action. The Warning came in a telegram from Frank Tufaro and John Lamula, officials of the Columbian Republican League of New York State. Tufaro and Lamula told Mr. Eisenhower they campaigned for him in 1952 “assuring our people of a revision of the un-American Wal-ter-McCarran act and a new refu-’ gee law in accord with your promise at a meeting with foreign language groups in October, 1952, at (Continued on Page Five) BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS) —Attorney general Herbert Brownell Jr., today placed 21 groups on his list of subversive organizations for the “guidance” of officials responsible for the government security program. At the same time, Brownell announced that six other groups have challenged his proposed subversive designation and will be entitled to hearings.

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Christians Flock To Churches Sunday Overflowing Crowds In Nation's Churches By International News Service Christians flocked to churches throughout the world to commemorate Christ's resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday. In this country particularly, churches had overflowing crowds enticed by bright sunshine and warmer than seasonal temperatures. In much of western Europe, however, the Easter services were held under overcast skies, rain and cold. — —J Pope Pius XII, spiritual head of more than 400-mtllion Roman Catholics, sounded the keynote of the day by calling for peaceful rather than destructive uses for atomic power. His traditional Easter address was given before a crowd in SL Peter s Square in Rome estimtod at between 300,000 and 600,000. In Washington. President Eisenhower attended services at the National Presbyterian church Thousands thronged fashionable Connecticut Ave. to see the President. The minister reminded his audience that Easter was a “demonstration of God's power.” In Jerusalem, where Christ was crucified and buried and then rose from the dead, thousands of Easter pilgrims worshipped at the holiest shrines in Christendom. Catholics marched in procession to the church of the Holy Sepulchre. traditional place of Christ's burial which is located in the Arab-held portion of old Jerusalem. Protestants, meanwhile, went to the garden tomb outside the city's old walls. In New York, an estimated record crowd exceeding two million took part in the world-famed Easter parade on Fifth Avenue. The 76 degree temperatures made it the warmest day of the year. Conversely, the cooler weather in London cut the Easter fashion parade in Hyde Park to one of the smallest in years. And London also reported a (Continued on Page Five) Joyce Call Dies Saturday Night — Five-Year-Old Girl Is Taken By Death Joyce Ann Call, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Ca11,,1128 West Jackson street, died at 10 o’clock Saturday night at the Adams county memorial hospital, following an illness of four weeks. She was born in Decatur June 17, 1949, a daughter oY Joseph H. and Mary Moore-Call. She was a kindergarten student until her illness. Surviving in addition to her parents are a brother, Charles Allen Call; two sisters, Connie Sue ahd Janice Elaine Call; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hazen Moore of Decatur and Mr. and Mrs, Ellis Call of Decatur; greatgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Call, and great-great-grandfathers, John Sprague of Decatur and Henry Humerickhouse. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friqnds may call at the funeral home until'time of the services.

Supreme Court Hears Argument On Segregation Arguments Opened On Procedure For School Integration WASHINGTON (INS) — Arguments begin before the supreme court this afternoon on whether the already-ordered integration of the nation's segregated schools shall be gradual or swift. The Kansas case, one of the least controversial of the five, is first on the docket. Jack Greenberg, lawyer for Negro families who filed one of the cases that brought the historic decision last May 17, is expected to lead off the arguments. Kansas attorney General Harold L. Fatier is scheduled to reply to Greenberg. But; because Kansas does not oppose integration, there was speculation that he might not actually appear for oral argument, but might rely on his prepared brief. Greenberg and his associates are challenging the southern states’ proposal for delayed-action integration, and calling for “forthwith" desegregation. They contend that the desire for delay “stems largely from a desire that desegregation not be underaken at all." While they want "forthwith” desegregation, the lawyers for Negro groups are urging that if the court does grant gradual adjustment, it give the lower courts specific instructions. These would include ordering an immediate start, reports by official* to the courts, and a fixed time limit for completion. Any decree they contend, should set September, 1956, as the final deadl in e for desegregating schools. Fatzer said in his prepared brief that the nine Kansas cities with segregated schools are going ahead in good faith to end them. He asked that the high court do no more than declare segregation unconstitutional and leave details to lower courts. Adjustments will take time administratively, he said. Second is the Delaware case, more controversial than that of Kansas, but less so than those of the southern states. Unlike the ohers, the Delaware appeal was by school boards from a state supreme court decision holding that segregation was unconstitutional. Last on the docket are the South Carolina and Virginia cases, in which state officials are making an all-out effort for a decree which will permit a long delay in actually enforcing segregation. Annual Easter Egg Hunt Held At Elks A large crowd of Decatur children received prizes, candy and colored eggs at the annual Elks Easter egg hunt Sunday afternoon. Brought out by the exceptionally mild weather, the children crowded the Elks lawn to search for the lucky eggs which entitled them to one of the live and -stuffed rabbits which were given away. An added feature of entertainment for the children was the appearance of two adult ‘bunnies.’ The two arrived at the Elks on the fire truck through the cooperation of Cedric Fisher, fire chief. Members of the Elks handled all of the arrangements for. the affair.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 11, 1955.

Detroit Paper Reports Salk Polio Vaccine Is 90 Per Cent Effective

Urges Ike Be Free To Order Buildup Strike Senator Sparkman Declares Decision Should Be To Ike WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. John Sparkman (D-Ala.) said today President Eisenhower should be free to order a strike at a Chinese Communist "buildup” when he becomes convinced it is threatening Formosa. He said this would not he "preventive war.” The foreign relations committee member’s statement was made in commenting on reliable information that the President will not make a decision on whether to defend Quernoy and Matsu islands until an attack on them begins to unfold. It was learned that the administration does not regard a Communist assault on the islands as inevitable or a Red victory as probable, and that the President will make no advance commitment which might threaten peace in the Far East. Administration leaders are said to feel that the Chinese Reds may not attack at all. The feeling i» that If ttmy do It might be possible for he Nationalist Chinese forces to continue their assault with the help of American equipment and arms—short of atomic weapons. Meanwhile, army secretary Robert T. Stevens, on his return from an inspection tour of Far Eastern defenses, discounted the possibility of a Red attack on the offshore islands by April 15. He told newsmen: 'Tersonally I don't look, for an attack soon," but qualified this by adding: “The Cmmies are the. only ones who have an answer to the attack business." Sparkman said: “I would not be in favor of ruling out the possibility of a strike at the buildup, but the President should make the decision based only on information that convinces him that the buildup is intended as a part of the attack on Forttiosa and should not be made until the point of the buildup becomes an actual threat." Sparkman said that “when the enemy is in front of you and you see him massing his forces, you have a perfect right to move.” The president, it is understood, will order the use of tactical atomic weapons—which lack the hydrogen “fall-out"“power — if he decides it is necessary to throw’ U. S. forces into any conflict for the offshore islands.

Local Lady's Father Dies At Celina, 0. James S. Marbaugh Is Taken By Death James S. Marbaugh, 76, father of Mrs. Martha Rolstoii of Decatur, died at 7:40 o’clock Sunday morning at his home in Celina, O„ following a long illness. He was a retired farmer and laborer. He was born in Wert county, 0., Feb. 7, 1879, a son of Gottlieb and Cordelia Cook-Marbaugh. Surviving are his wife, formerly Catherine Stetzel; two daughters, Mrs. Rolston of this city and Mrs. Doris Bricker of Elida, O.; four of Chattanooga, 0., Raymond of Celina route 1. Keith of Celina and Don of Celina route 4; 16 grandchildren; one brother, Fred Marbaugh of Willshire, 0., and one sister, Mrs. Emma Smitley of Berne. Funeral Wrvices will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Evangelical United Brethren church at Celina, the Rev. Malcolm George officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery at Rockford, O. The body is at the Puhlskamp fu-’ neral home at Celina, where friends may call.

Lie Detector Test To Murder Suspect Suspected Os Six Evansville Murders INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —lndiana state police today administered a lie detector test to the hottest suspect to date in six Evansville area murders. Name of the suspect, arrested Saturday, continued, a closelyguarded secret as city, county and state police from Indiana and Kentucky worked to link hyn to three murders in each state. They said the man has admitted 24 burglaries in the Evansville area since he was paroled and that he undoubtly will be returned to finish nine years of a Marion county burglary conviction. The suspect’s post-parole crime spree involved the areas in which the murders occurred and the suspect admitted stealing weapons during the burglaries but claims he threw them all away. He was arrested when he attempted to have his automobile repaired. It resenfWed a model, make and dents the car seen near the scene of several of the "kneeling" murders, , Results of the lie detector test given at state police headquarters in Indianapolis were not immediately available but they concerned the murders of: 1. Dec. 2, Mrs. Mary Holland, 33, kneeling in the rest room of an Evansville liquor store she operated, shot through the head by a .38 caliber weapon. '2- Dec. 23, Whitney Wesley Kerr, 29, kneeling in the rest room of an Evansville service station at which he worked, shot through the head by a .38 caliber weapon. 3. March 21, Mrs. Wilhelmina Sailers, 47, slumped on the floor of her Posey county home 18 miles west of Evansville, shot through the head by a .32 caliber weapon, hands bound behind back. 4. 5, 5. March 28, Goebel Duncan, @1; his son. Raymond, 19, and a daughter-in-lay, Elizabeth, 19. each hand-bound, kneeling and shot through the head, by a .32 caliber weapon on Henderson, Ky., area farm 15 miles southeast of Evansville. Mrs. Mamie Duncan, 49, Goebel’s wife,""was similarly bound and shot (Continued on rage Five) Wilson Beery Dies Early This Morning Former Rural Mail Carrier Dies Today Wilson F. Beery, 79, of 810 West Monroe street, well known Decatur resident and a retired rural "mall carrier, died at 12:15 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for some time and serious since suffering a stroke three weeks ago. Mr. Beery was appointed as a rural mail carrier out of the Decatur post office May 12. 1919, and acfrved until his retirement July 31, 1940. He had previously taught in Adams county schools for several years. He had also been active for many years in Boy Scout work in the city. - He was born in Adams county July 7, 1875, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Beery, and was married to Hattie Custer June 2. 1895. Mr. Beery was a member of the First Methodist church and the Knights of Pythias lodge. Surviving in addition to his Wife are two grandchildren: two brothers. Freeman Beery of Connersville and Sherman Beery of Parma, Mich., and one sister, Mrs. Nola Colter of 'Warren. Three sons and one daughter preceded him in death. Funeral services will -be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Gillig & Doan funeral home and at 2 p. ip. at the First Methodist church, the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 o’clock this evening until time of the sendees.

Plane Carrying Red Newsmen Falls In Sea Indian Passenger Plane Reported Crashed At Sea NEW DELHI (INS) — An official Indian spokesman said today that an Indian passenger plane carrying a*number of Chinese Communist’ newsmen to the AfroAsian conference crashed into the South China sea north of Sarawak. L. C. Jain, director-general of civil aviation, said that the possibility of anyone being saved was “remote.” He said that the plane was a chartered Air India Constellation. The number of crewmen and passengers aboard was not immediately determined. A Hong Kong report said it was believed that 11 passengers were aboard, eight Chinese officials, a North Vietnamese national named Voung Pinh Phuong, and two journalists identifier as Dr. Friedrich and Jeremi' Starec. Singapore reports said that the plane sent three distress signals giving its position as 108 miles north of Kuching, Sarawak. Ships in the area were instructed to search for the plane. The Singapore ship service radio began late today repeating half-hourly a messabe instructing ships in the area to watch for an overdue plane possibly down in the sea. The plane was believed to be carrying a 15-man secretarial staff and attaches for the conference called to promote good will and cooperation among Asian and African nations. Top Chinese delegates, including premier-for-eign minister Chou En-Lai were not aboard. Plan For Additional Parking At Hospital Board Os Trustees Okays Improvement A plan for additional parking facilities at Adams county memorial hospital and the resurfacing of the driveways will be forwarded by trustees to the county council for approval. Work on the improvements would be supervised by Thurman Drew, general manager of the hospital. The proposal, approved by the hospital board, contemplates the erection of a parking lot to accommodate 20 automobiles of visitors, just east of the main entrance to the building. The parking area would be of gravel and probably would be hard surfaced later. At the present it is necessary for visitors to park their vehicles along both sides of the circular driveway. This often causes congestion in the area and makes it difficult at times for the visitors to get their automobiles onto the roadway. Plans also were approved by the board for resurfacing the present driveways and also for the purchase of additional equipment to be used in caring for the spacious lawn. The proposal to increase the parking area for visitors followed request by many visitors for better parking facilities, board members said. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy south, rain ending north tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy followed by showers In afternoon or night, Somewhat warmer north and ..east Tuesday. Low tonight mostly in th* 50s. High Tuesday in the 70s.

Ex-Servicemen May Face Treason Trial Over 200 May Be Tried For Treason WASHINGTON (INS) — More than 200 former U. S. servicemen as prisoners by the Communists during the Korean war may be prosecuted for treason. This disclosure and other pertinent facts about U.S. crimes and law enforcement were made in closed door testimony before a house appropriations subcommitte,e released Sunday. Other highlights of the justice department officials' testimony were: 1. “A large number" of potential espionage cases are being Investigated. Assistant attorney general William F. Tompkins noted the conviction of former national security agency employe, Joseph L. Peterson, for violating the espionage statute, but made no other references to the spy investigations. 2. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover said anti-Communist legislation has driven American Reds underground—but that the 22,863 known party members represent ‘‘a Trojan horse of rigidly disciplined fanatics.” 3. Hoover blamed a sharp increase in juvenile delinquency on ‘‘do gooders" and "sob sisters'* who coddle criminals. He deplored “maudlin sentimentality” toward law-breakers. $ Tompkins said the prisoner of war cases were referred to the justice department because the men are now civilians. • So far, none of the prisoner of war cases has been prosecuted on a civilian court basis. The army authorized court-martials for 44 former prisoners InNbrth Korea who are still in uniform. Five were convicted; 36 are pending; two were given undesirable discharges and one was honorably discharged. The air force, which has announced it will not court-martial prisoners who were accused of aiding the Reds, ordered 14 to shaw cause why they should stay in the service. Os these, seven resigned and four were cleared of the charges. The other three, the air force said, “were separated” from the service. The marine corps has decided not to court-martial any other men charged with treason while prisoners. In the only trial held by the marine corps, a board Os in(Contfnueo on rage Five) Louis H. Koldewey Dies This Morning Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Louis H. Koldewey, 68, well known retired fanner of Union township, seven miles northeast of Decatur, died at 12:35 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been ill for the past two yearb and critical the last two months. Born in Union township Aug: 3, 1886, he was a son of Louis and Sophia Tieman-Koldewey,. and was married to Clara Hoffman Nov. 13. 1910. He spent his entire lifetime on the farm where he was born. Mr. Koldewey was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran church. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Reinhold J. Koldewey of Hagerman, Ida., and Lewis W. Koldewey of San Bernadino. Calif.: one daughter, Mrs. Eldon Grapner of Celina, O.; six grandchildren, and one sister. Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke of Fort Wayne. One daughter, two brothers and six sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran church, the Rev. W. C. Vetter officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.

Polio Report Is Scheduled For Tuesday Detroit Paper Says Vaccine Is Over 90 Per Cent Effective ANN ARBOR, Mich. (INS)—The Detroit Times reported today that the Salk polio vaccine has been found “morethan 90 per cent effective," and the developer of the serum himself admitted that there are "about 10 to 15 per cent who don't respond to any kind of -vaccine." Dr. James E. Salk of the University of Pittsburgh, asked to comment on the Times ’•eport, said “some people are unable to manufacture antibodies since they’re deficient In gamma globulin. Others can’t produce antibodies at all. They’d react the same way with any vaccine.” Doctor Salk's remarks followed a news conference held at the University of Michigan, today on the eve of the announcement by Dr. Thomas Francis Jr., of his yearlong evaluation of the nationwide experinAnt with the vaccine. Doctor Francis, questioned by newsmen along with Doctor Salk and Basil O'Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, said he had completed writing his evaluation report Sunday afternoon. But pressed on whether a eutnmsfry of his findings, released at 10:20 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, will tell if the serum Is effective, he would say only: “That depends on the results.” ■ Doctor Salk said the results would be expresped numerically. “We’ve boiled it down to something that can be considered an estimate,” he added. For his part, O’Connor said he felt that if the Vaccine is found effective and approved by the government, it could be distributed in good time for inoculations prior to the seasonal outbreak of the crippling disease in June. The Times quoted “a high-rank-ing University of Michigan medical school specialist intimately associated with Doctor Francis" as saying: "Unlike the development of smallpox vaccine, it is my understanding the polio vaccine is hot 100 per cent effective, but is so close as to be called aKunqualified success. "It shows every promise of being more than 90 per cent effective in minimizing'or eliminating paralysis in polio cases and when I use the 90 ~per cent figure, 1 am being conservative." ■' - Meanwhile, Dr. Francis secltyled himself today to finish writing the report which will tell an anxiously waiting nation whether polio has been conquered. The University of Michigan scientist, who has evaluated the vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas E, Salk of the University of Pittsburgh, will disclose his findings on last year’s experiment with nearly two million school children at 10:20 a.m. (EST) Tuesday. The announcement comes on the 10th anniversary of the death of the 1 late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, himself a polio victim and a leader in the fight agaiust the dread disease. - Doctor Salk, who arrived on the University of Michigan campus Sunday with his wife and three children, was busy, too, with lastminute revisions of his talk, which reportedly will include a new development in the number and spacing of shots needed to provide longterm immunity from the crippier. Hundreds of scientists and newsmen crowded Ann Arbor into a convention atmosphere today. Television technicians were busy setting up equipment for the closed circuit beaming of highly-technical aspects of the evaluation to doctors , in 61 U. S. cities. Meanwhile, with six drng firms (Continued on rage Five)

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