Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII. No. 93.

ANSWER ON YALTA gtsß * ' Heffijjj JbH|k JjH| ILf AS HE PREPARED to go before a Senate committee in Washington, secretary of state John Foster Dulles (left) chats with chairman Walter F. George (D), Ga.. and senate GOP leader William F. Knowland (R), Calif. ‘During his appearance, Dulles revealed the story behind the “leak” of the Yalta papers and discussed Red China's qlr buildup on the Formosa Straits.

U. S. Germany First To Sign Paris Accords First Nations To Formally Complete Pact Ratification BONN (INS) — The U. S. and Germany deposited at Bonn toddy their Instruments of ratification of the treaties restoring West German sovereignty and permitting Allied troops to remain in Germany. In a brief, 11 - minute double ceremony, the two nations became the first two signatories of the Paris pacts to completawthe ratification process formally. When all the nations who signed all the Paris pacts have deposited their ratification documents, the 10-year occupation of West Germany will come to a formal end. The .lUS.’, Britain and French troops who wilt stay on the federal republic's soil will do so as Allies who have been asked to remain by Bonn. The ceremony was held in the so-called large cabinet room of the Palais Schaumburg chancellory. U. S. high commissioner James B. Conant first deposited the blue leather - bound U. S. instruments bearing the signatures of President Eisenhower and secretary of state John Foster Dulles. Then, Conant countersigned the protocol of acceptance signed by the head of the Bonn foreign office's legal division. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who had fought long and hard for this day, was seated at the narrow end of the table between Conant and the foreign office official. The 79 - year -old Bonfi leader watched pensively as the west’s acceptance of Germany as an equal partner was formally endorsed. Subsequently, the German documents were deposited by "Adenauer, who changed places with Con ant during the signing. i At the completion of the cere mony, Conant, speaking in German, said he was happy to announce this was his last act as high commissioner. ““The chancellor, replying, called Conant "mister ambassador," and asked him to convey assurances to President Eisenhower that the past excellent relations would con tinue unchanged. Order Re-Arrest For Indianapolis Woman 1N DI AX APOLI S (IN St—A warrant was issued today for the rearrest of a 2.8 year-old hidianapolts woman who failed to appear, in court for a hearing on a preliminary charge on violating the drug act. Miss Clarice Wright was ordered re-arrested and held under $2,000 bond. She was arrested originally April 11 when police unearthed 40 quarter-grain tablets of what police said was morphine. Bids Are Opened On Toll Road Maintenance INDIANAPOLIS (INS) Bids were opened today by the Indiana toll road commission for construction of five maintenance buildings and areas along the northern pay-as-you-ride road. The maintenance areas along the 156-mile right-of-way will be located near Orland in Steuben county: Scott in LaGrange county; Granger, in St. Joseph county; Springville in county, and Willow Creek in Porter county.

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Additional Gifts To Community Center Directors To Meet Here Friday Night J. Ward C&lland, president of Decatur Memorial Foundation, and O. M. McGeath, director of the Youth and Community center, announced several additional gifts for the completion of the center as a meeting of all directors was called for Friday night to complete ; plans for the formal dedication of the building. - The gifts were topped off by a SIOO contribution by S. E. Hite, well known Decatur man, and numerous other cash gifts ranging from $5 to SSO. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ziner contributed five cards tables to be used in the various rooms of the center. Burk Elevator donated 100 pounds of grass seed for use in landscaping. William Schnepf has donated the use of a bulldozer and_ labor for grading and preparing the grounds for seeding. v Noah Rich, local ice cream manufacturer, has given the center an ice cream chest for kitchen use. Harry Brown, Decatur artist, has contributed an oil painting. Superior Advertising Co. has contributed assistance in preparing letters and circulars explaining uses of the center and also in preparing a brochure of the formal dedication. f Cal Yost of Yost Construct’on Co. has contributed stone for the drive ways. Several additional gifts will be announced soon. The directors will meet jointly Friday with the city recreation committee for the purpose ol selecting a general chairman ard making plans for the formal dedi cation of the building, which prob ably will be held in June. INDIANA WEATHER Continued showers and thunderstorms. Slightly cooler tonight and part of Thursday with additional rain. Probably clearing weather Thursday afternoon or night, with not much change In temperature. Low tonight around 45 degrees. F. F. A. Parent-Son Dinner Is Planned Andy Williams Will Be Guest Speaker The annual parent-son banquet of Adams Central F. F. A. is scheduled for Friday night at 6:30 o’clock at Adams Central school, It wa# announced-today by the committee in charge. Andy Williams, assistant superintcndcntoTvflcatldharehucatlon for Indiana will be - the principal speaker. Invocation will be given by Rev. Ralph Johnson, pastor of Monroe Methodist church. The program, which follows the dinner, will be opened by the members of F. F. A. with Fred Fox acting as master of ceremonies. Special music will be presented by carol Kaehr. Margaret Griffiths, Ned Kipfer and - Richard Kaehr. Richard Kaehr will have charge of a discussion on farming. Phil Moser will be in charge of a report on local judging. Dee M. Byerly will report on state contest work. Larry Schwartz will give a report on the national convention of F. F. A. and Martin Watson, vocational agricultural teacher at Adams Central will present the awards. Dee M. Byerly will have charge of the- honorary farmer award and special music will follow. The closing ceremonies will be in charge of the F. F. A. chapter.

Sen. Knowland Says Humphrey Violated Rules Blasts Colleague For Versions Os Dulles Testimony WASHINGTON (INS) —Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland accused a Democratic colleague today of violating committee rules and of giving a “distorted and unfair” version of secretary of state John Foster Dulles’ testimony qn the Yalta issue. Knowland aimed his blast at Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) a fellow member of the foreign relations committee. The Minnesota Democrat had refused to keep silent about his interrogation of the secretary in a closed committee session. Humphrey said Dulles admitted under questioning that the Yalta conference decisions —attacked by Republicans for the past 10 years — actually were "advantageous” to U. 8. foreign policy in the light of Russian behaviour He said Dulles also testified that, in view of the times and circumstances, he would not disagree with the Yalta decision to broaden the base of the Polish postwar government to include Communists. And he reported that Dulles testified that state department policy is not to repudiate the Yalta agreeriients. Knowland attacked both the “interpretation" of the secretary’s testimony and Humphrey's announcement that he would make public that portion of the session transcript which dealt with his interrogation. The California Republican said: “Senator Humphrey’s statement that he intends to release his questions and Secretary Dulles’ answers . . is a violation of rules and precedents of the committee.” Knowland added: “His personal views of the secretary's statements give, in my judgment, a distorted and unfair interpretation of Dulles’ testimony on the Yalta conference. Secretary Dulles expanded and clarified his views by earlier and subsequent questions and answers. “Executive hearings before "the committee win lose their usefulness, and members of the executive branch will have to govern themselves accordingly, if the executive character of a meeting is tb be violated by unilateral action of a single member.” Humphrey rfaid he would tallr about his part of the hearing because Dulles' full statement of exnlanation of his department's “leak" of the Yalta papers to the (Continued on Page Five) Mrs. Ida A. Fruechte Is Taken By Death Kirkland Township Lady Dies Suddenly Mrs. Ida A. Fruechte, 51, lifeong resident of Kirkland township, died at 3:10 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at 9 a. m. Tuesday in the garden at her home, one-half mile south of Magley, and was found by her ather, Edward B. Scherry. She was brought to the hospital in ritical condition. She was born in Kirkland town ;hip Jan. 11, 1904, a daughter of Edward B. and Bertha Beineke■Scherry, and spent her entire life oh the same farm. Her mother died in 1918. She was married let T’fahkllrr iT. Fruechte Feb? 22, 1924. Mrs. Fruechte was a member of the Magley Evangelical and Re formed church, the ladies aid society of the church, the Kirkland Ladies club and the Women of the Moose. Surviving in addition to her husband and father are one son. Dale E. Fruechte of Magley; a daughter, Mrs. Darrel Arnold of Ossian route 2: one grandchild, and one sister, Mrs. Selma Fruechte of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Friday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 pl m. at the- Magley Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. H. E. Settlage officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock tihs evening until time of the services. The Women of the Moose will have menjorial services Thursday at 8 o’clock at the funeral home. All officers are asked to meet at the Moose homO at 6:45 o’clock.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 20, 1955.

Congress Gets Foreign Aid Plan For Three And A Half Billion

Sen. Bricker Asks Revision Os UN Charter Ohio Senator Asks For Amendments To UN's Charter WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. John W. Bricker (R-Ohio) called today for revision of the United Nations charter to "block the evolution of the UN into a world government.” The author of last year’s stormraising Bricker amendment to limit presidential treaty-making powers, said also that the charter should have a new provision specifically giving member nations the right to withdraw' from the UN. Bricker outlined a series of proposed amendments in a statement prepared for delivery before a senate foreign relations subcommittee considering possible UN alterations. — The senator said he welcomed the idea of having a conference of UN members to review the charter because any changes agreed upon would have to come to the senate for approval. Otherwise, he argued, the “danger of informal charter amendments which the senate has no chance to approve or refect, will be increased.” Bricker asked deletion from the charter’s preamble of the phrase: “We the people of the United Nations." He said Americans should not be regarded as citizens of the United Nations and the phrase ‘‘encourages divided loyalties.” Other Bricker amendments wuold: —l. Prevent the UN from-exer-cising any authority not specifically spelled out in its charter. 2. Ban the UN from interfering by treaty or other means in matters essentially domestic in nature and classing human rights as domestic issues. 3. Deletion of the charter provision on enforcement measures. Bricker said that many influential organizations and individuals contend that the UN should be given the authority of a world government by the "process of charter interpretation.” He took exception to this and pointed out that-senate GOP leader William E. Knowland has proposed that all candidates for public office give their views on this issue “lest we be gradually edged into a world state.” The senator noted that Ernest A. Gross, formerly a delegate to the UN who is to follow Bricker to the stand, has urged flexibility in interpreting the charter. Bricker argued that the Korean war proved the UN ineffective as an instrument of collective security. He- said it is “the height of folly to rely on the divided counsels Os the UN to punish the Communist aggressors in its midst or those aggressors which it seeks to admit to the family circle." But he said the UN does serve as a world forum for the airing and possible setitement of disputes. In urging deletion of enforcement provisions, he contended that the UN cannot be both an effective mediator and a policeman. Appointed To Gather Atomic Power Data INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Three Indianapolis Power and Light company officials - have been named to gather atomic power informatipn for the „ non • profit Atomic industrial Forum, Inc. -"Named to aid the group of industry and education formed to apply atomic energy peaceful purposes were W. A. Gentry, R. W. Gausmann, and G. R. Guthrie. There are 265 members in the forum including most leading utility, Industrial, labor and financial organizations in this country and abroad- "

Ask Israel, Egypt To Maintain Peace Appeal Is Issued By United Nations UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. (INS) —The UN security council looked to Israel and Egypt today tor compliance with its new appeal to maintain peace along their border. The council called on the two governments Tuesday night to "do everything within their power" to curb the Egyptian-held Gaza strip area clashes which have cost some 50 lives in the past two months. The 11-nation body urged Egypt and Israel to observe its appeal of March 30 for law and order in the Gaza region. Since that time, four Arab and Israeli lives were lost in flareups in the area, on Feb. 28*. some 47 persons were killed. Council members at the same time voiced confidence in the proposals of the UN Palestine truce supervisor, Gen. E. L. M. Burns of Canada, for keeping peace ,in the mideast trouble zone. Burns suggested strengthening of patrols along the frontiers and erection of barbed wire barricades w'here necessary. , The council based "Its appeal, made verbally by April council president A. A. Sobolev pf Russia, on Burns’ report of the recent series of incidents between Egyptian and Israeli armed units. The report warned Egypt against minelaying activities on Israeli territory and cautioned Israel against reprisal action and other military moves deemed provocative by Egypt. David M. Key, U. S. assistant secretary of state who sat in temporarily for chief delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., set the keynote jof the appeal. He declared that “good will and good faith on both sides" would help restore peace In the frontier areas. Talk On Photography Presented To Lions Dr. Melvin Weismann Is Speaker Tuesday Dr. Melvin Weismann, Decatur ■hiropodist, was the guest speaker it the regular Tuesday night neeting of the Decatur Lions club it the K. of P. home. Dr. Weismann was introduced by Cliff Brewer, program chairman. and his talk was amateur photography. Dr. Weismann described the new speed films and new methods of taking photographs indoors without flash bulbs. The speaker also explained a method of photographing outside without having the sun behind *he camera. He also showed the process ofplacing amatet)r j?hQt(K graphs 1 on post cards. Deane Dorwin announced to the club of a tentative plan in Decatur this summer to have a speech clinic for children between the ages of six and 10 years of age. Speech specialists would be brought here to assist these pupils in their speech difficulties. A group of Decatur Lions headed by Frank Lybarger, president of the club: Roy Price, former district governor, and Ronald Parrish, former district secretary, will attend the state convention of the organization at French Lick this jcoming week-end. Several Decatur Lions and their wives are planning to attend. BULLETIN INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Citizens Telephone Company of Decatur "ioday was given the authority by the Indiana Public Commission to issue $600,000 in preferred stock. The PSC approved a petition fifed by the Decatur utility Dec. 3, 1954, and amended April 15 to change the amount of stock to be issued.

Informal Talk On Formosa Is Postponed Bickering Behind Scenes Postpones Eight-Power Talk BANDUNG, Indonesia (INS) — Behind - the - scenes bickering caused and probably cancellation of an eight-power meeting on Formosa today, forcing negotiations on the topic underground at the historic AfroAsian conference. The meeting, initially called by Ceylon in hopes of easing tension in the Formosa straits, was the victim of Indian opposition and too much publicity. Ceylon insists it is trying to arrange the meeting, probably for Thursday, but observers say there is little chance it will be held. At any rate, the eight • power meeting is being replaced by a series of separate talks revolving around Red China Premier Chou En-Lai, whose speech Tuesday was interpreted as leaving the door open for international negotiation. India opposed the eight nation session because of a feeling there were "too many noses" to allow participants to even start to get to the heart of the knotty problem. India, showed determination to try to mediate the problem itself when Indian Ambassador to the United Nations V. K. Krishna Menon met for three hours Tuesday night with Chou in what an Indian source described as a Thorough discussion” of the Formosa struggle. Menon played a leading part in the Indian delegation at the Korean' ceasefire talksand the Geneva agreement o,n Indo-China. Menon is carrying India’s ball in talks on Formosa, not prime minister Nehru. In fact, the Indian camp reportedly is divided on the possibilities of finding Chou susceptible to negotiation at Bandung. Nehru, who without question has changed his attitude toward Chou, is said to believe the Red China leader remains intransigent and, (Continued on Page Five) Mother Os Decatur Resident Dies Today Mrs. Lona Reynolds Dies This Morning Mrs. Lona M. Reynolds, 80, mother of Pete Reynolds of Decatur, died suddenly at 4:20 o'clock this morning at the Clark nursing home in Bluffton, where she had resided for the past few years. Although not in the best of health for a number of ye&rs, ber death was unexpected, and followed a stroke suffered early Tuesday evening. She was born in Apple Creek, 0.. Jan. 22. 1875. a daughter of A. W. and Neuenschwander-Merri-man, but had resided in Bluffton practically her entire life. Her husband, Harry W. Reynolds, was killed in a traffic accident north of Bluffton more than 17 years ago. Mrs. Reynolds was a member of the First Baptist church in Bluffton and for many years was a member of the church choir and also served as church organist. Surviving in addition to the son in this city are two other sons. W. G. Reynolds of York, Pa., and Max E. Reynolds of Detroit. Mich.; seven grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; one brother, Ward H. Merriman of Detroit, Mich,, and one sister, Mrs. Morna Fox of Indianapolis. One daughter and two brothers are deceased. The body was removed to the Thoma funeral home at "Bluffton, where friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, pending arrival of the sons.

Pupils Get First Polio Shots Today One Third Work Completed Here About one third of Adams county's firet and second grade students faced the needle this morning to receive their first polio vaccination shot. With the assistance of a corps of doctors, nurses and volunteer workers, the first group of shots were given in the vaccination pro* ject which is being sponsored by the local chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The shots were given in clinics set up at seven grade schools in the county. All of these clinics began ‘Operation Jab' at 9 a. m. Other schools will have their. cHnics Thursday and Friday. Dr, C. P. Hinchman and Dr. J. V. Schetgen were the doctors who administered the shots at Geneva. The Geneva clinic was staffed with volunteer workers undcy the direction of Jack Lee. school prin-’ cipal. At Berne the physicians were Dr. Norman Beaver, Dr. Robert Boze and Dy. Harold Lehman, assisted by* Dr. Howard Luginbill. The volunteer workers there were organized by Earl Webb, superintendent of the Berne school. Dr Luginbill administered the vaccine to the pupils of Kimsey and Blue Creek township Lincoln schools where eighth grade girls helped in supervising the children. Dr. James Burke was the ciHiic physician at Monmouth grade school. He was assisted by Miss Marie Fellber, head nurse of the Adams county memorial hospital. Clinic volunteers were under Loren Jones, principal. Children attending Bobo and Schnepp grade school received their shots from Dr. Arthur |Girod. Mrs. Adolph Marbach and Mrs. Paul Hakes did the volunteer work. (Continued on Plage Eight) Two Policemen Held In Diamond Robbery Four Others Under .... Arrest At Capital INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Six men, Including two veteran members of the Indianapolis police force, were under arrest today in connection with a two-month-old diamond robbery. Both Patrolman Warden Holland, 37, a member of the Indianapolis police force six years, and Patrolman Jesse T. Francis, 39, a policeman for the past five years, have admitted helping “cover-up" the theft of diamond rings which were stolen by a cousin of Francis. Investigation of the case was complicated by the fact that the officials at Friedrich'S, 1 Jewelry Store, from which the tray of diamond rings was taken, did not know they had been robbed. George Friedrich, 57, store owner, said that fact that a fray of jewelry was missing had been discovered by the store only a few days before, and that they were checking to see if it had been misplaced before reporting to police. Donald L. Parker, 22, a second cousin of Patrolman Francis, said he grabbed the tray and slipped out of the store. He is charged with larceny along with Howard Davis and Hugh Warren, who admitted receiving the rings from Parker. They are to appear in municipal court April 25. They are charged with being accessories after the fact of grand larceny and also face a police board hearing. Patrolman Francis, who said ho was merely trying to cover-up for his cousin, and Patrolman Holland, who admitted he kept quiet about the theft after taking Parker Into custody and confiscating some of the rings, both are to appear today in municipal court. He said he learned of Parker’s relationship to Francis while questioning him. A sixth man, WeldoT) Burris, whose arrest *on an attempted music store break-in led to information about tffe jewel theft, faces burglary chargee April 25.

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Plan Is Aimed To Strengthen Entire World Economy, Military To Benefit From Huge Fund Set-Up AUGUSTA. Ga. (INS) — President Eisenhower placed before congress today a tttree-and onehalf billion dollar foreign aid program designed to bolster the economic and military strength of the free world from Western Europe to Communist-threatened Vietnam and Formosa. Nearly two-thirds of the money would be spent in a bold new drive to build friends and allies for the West in Asia, where Mr. Eisenhower warned "the immediate threats to world security and stability are now centered . . No exact figure was set for the 15 Asian countries which will share in the program, however, because the administration wants freedom to deal swiftly with any new crisis which might be met with American arms or dollars. Out of the grand total of $3.530,000,000, an amount of $2,717,500,000 would go for either direct or indirect military aid. Another $712,500,000 is earmarked for economic programs and ah additional $100,000,000 tor a world-wide contingency fund to meet unexpected emergencies. Mr. Eisenhower described the program as “an indispensable part of a realistic and enlightened national policy" working toward a “just, prosperous, enduring peace." Ordinance Adopted To Annex Addition City Council Adopts Resolution Tuesday An ordinance for annexation of the Gage's third addition at the south limit of the city was adopted by the city council at the regular meeting Tuesday night in city hall. , A resolution to accept and record the dedication and plat for this addition on the recommendation of the city planning commission was also passed. The addition is residential and includes 16 lots. A brief report was made on the recent inspection tour made by Mayor John Doan, city engineer Ralph Roop and councilmen Ed Bduer and Donald Gage to investigate sewage disposal plants in other Indiana communities. The trip was made to acquaint them with the problems and operation of disposal plants. May 10 has been set tentatively as the date for a meeting of the city oficials with a re presentative of Consoer-Townsend Go., the firm which has drawn Up plans for the proposed" Decatur plant. A representative of the state board of health will also attend. A resolution reducing the sewer assessment on the Cecil McDonald property was. passed. McDonald’s property, which is the south half of two lots, was assessed as two full lots draining into the Porter, Homewood and Sauer lateral. A petition for a water line extension on High street by Fred Brokaw was referred to the water (Continued on Page Two) Slight Damage As Vehicles Collide A car driven by Beverly Reynolds, 23, of Mcßarnes street, collided with a Decatur Lumber truck driven by William O. DeWeese, 23, of'fotite four at 1:20 p.m Tuesday on Cort street. The Reynolds vehicle hit the rear truck, which was parked. Damage was estimated at only $45 Erma L Funk, 22, of Willshire. O„ was arrested for speeding on Mercer avenue Tuesday at 3:50 p. m. She will appear in justice of the peace court tonight.