Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1955 — Page 1

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Plan Special U. N. Session Over Formosa U. S. Plans Call In June Unless China Agrees To Parleys UNITED NATIONS. N.Y? (INS) —The U. S. plans to call *a special UN security council or assembly session early in June unless Red China agrees by then to talks on a Formosa strait cease-fire, according to authoritative information available at the UN today. There was no reference in this information to secretary of state John Foster Dulles' statement that be is willing to discuss a cease-fire directly with Peiping without Nationalist China's participation. It was implied that early June is the deadline for Communist China Premier Chou En-Lai to make up his mind to negotiate. It was specifically pointed out in the information that any move in the UN before June on Formosa or the offshore islands would in all probability “embarrass” the British government and interfere with the May 26 elections. British prime minister Sir Anthony Eden is understood to have stressed this 'to western leaders and, in particular, to the U. S. He thus left the impression that, barring a Conservative defeat in the elections,"the British government would be prepared to move actively in the UN with the U.S. and other commonwealth members for solving the Formosa strait crisis. UN diplomats said in relation to Dulles' proposed testing of Chou’s sincerity for direct talks on a cease-fire in Formosa strait that he is “doing the right thing” but will be Justified in seeking a full-dress UN debate if the Chinese Communists fail to show sincerity in meeting the U. S. Most UN diplomats that the Bandung conference had achieved concrete results in demonstrating to Chou that Communist China cannot "run wild” in Asia and that an open act of aggression—irrespective of neutralist India — would quickly find a common front against the aggressor in and out of the UN. Western sources’ conceded, however, that the pressure for direct talks by the U. S. with Chou has mounted to such an extent that something must be done between now and June to ward off any fixed impression in Asian and other foreign minds that the Eisenhower administration is unwilling to discuss a cease-fire with Peiping. x Although Chou sharply turned down a UN invitation last February to participate at global head(Continued on Page Eight) Discuss Promotion Project In Decatur Louis Jacobs, head of the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, met with the Chamber's board of director Tuesday night at the Chamber office to discuss problems concetning a proposed retail promotion project in the community. The retailers have been offered the full cooperation of the general chamber for the project, which will be announced in defail in the near future.

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3,950 Registered To Vote Next Tuesday Announce Members Os Election Boards A total of 3,950 Decatur residents are eligible to vote in the primary election May 3. according to a report made today by county clerk Ed Jaberg. Jaberg also announced the complete list of election boards for the Decatur primary. These boards will include Democrat inspectors since the county voting in the last general election favored the Democratic candidate for secretary of state. v Voting in the coming election is expected to be light, especially since’ there are no contests in the Republican primary l . The three races on the Democrat ticket are Boyd Rayer, Bernard Clark and Robert Cole for mayor; Lawrence Kohne and William E. Noonan for third district councilman, and Clyde Drake and Paul Sharpe for fourth district councilman. Members of the election boards in Decatur precincts are as follows: - 1-A Democratic—Melvina Ross, inspector; Beatrice Melchi, clerk, and Andrew Zeser, sheriff. Republican —Ruth Strickler, judge; Melvena Eady, clerk, and Elizabeth Aurand, sheriff. 2Democratic —Elnora Braun, inspector; Gusta Baker, judge; Germaine Schmitt, clerk, and Clem VoElewede. sheriff. Republican— Cordelia Townsend, judge; Belinda Norris, clerk, and Noah Fry, sheriff. 3Democratic—Tony Metzler, inspector; Vera Kleinhenz, judge; Loretta Metzler, clerk, and Frank Gillig, sheriff. Republican— Lola Gould, judge; Ruth Feller, clerk, and Clyde Gould, sheriff. 1-B Democratic —Mathias Minch, in • spector; Helen K. Cowens, judge; Mary K. Morgan, clerk, and James Chronister, sheriff. Republican—(Continued on Page Eight) Monday Deadline On Mortgage Exemption May 2 Is Deadline To File Exemption Veterans and all home owners ot Adams county who have mortgages on their properties are reminded today by auditor Frank Kitson that Mpnday, May 2, is the final day for filing mortgage exemption applications with the auditor’s office. A new application must be filed each year, Kitson pointed out. Veterans who are disabled, are allowed ILOCO to 33.000 tax exemption. the amount being based on the degree of disability. Property owners are allowed up to SI,OOO exemption of appraised valuation. depending on the amount of the mortgage as of March 1 in the current year, Kitson said. All applications must, in accordance with the be filed not later than the first Monday of May of each year. The applications are then checked against recorded mortgages and if the auditor finds the application in order the exemption is granted on the following year's tax payment.

Reveal India Bargains For Vietnam 'Sale' Nehru In Bargain With Chou To Sell Out South Vietnam SAIGON, South Vietnam (INS)) —Top level sources revealed today Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru made a bargain with Chinese Red Premier Chou EnLai at the Bandung conference for a sell-out of South Vietnam to the Communists. In return Peiping promised to respect the territorial integrity of the two remaining Indo-Chinese states, Laos and Cambodia. Groundwork for this deal, which the Indians claim had widespread Asian support at the 29-natinn African-Asian conference concluded last Sunday at Bandung, was started late in 1953 by the then Indian ambassador to Red China, K. Pannikar. It was sealed at Bandung by Nehru and Chou in private meetings. The Indian-Red Chinese agreement accounted for South Vietnam boycotting three attempts by Nehru at Bandung to arrange meetings between North and South Vietnam delegates, and the resignation of the topflight South Vietnamese conference delegate. It also partly accounted for the new determination by South Vietnamese Premier Ngo Dinh Diem to gain control over the security police. (Diem fired Lai Van Sang, a leader of the JBin Xu yen sect which is fighting the premier, as directorgeneral of Vietnam’s national security forces. Informants close to Binh Xuyen and the Hoa Hao and Caodaist religious sects opposing Diem said that the private armies will defy the premier and if necessary form a "revolutionary government" and go underground.

First Communion To 79 Children Sunday Confirmation Class Sunday Afternoon Seventy-nine pupils of the second grade at St. Joseph's Catholic grade school will receive their first holy Communion Sunday morning at the 7:30 high mass at St. Mary’s Catholic church. The sacrament of confirmation will be conferred on these children, on students in the third and fourth grades and on adult converts Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The Most Rev. Leo Pursley, auxiliary bishop of the Fort Wayne diocese, will administer the sacrement. The 4-3 boys an l 36 girls of the First Communion class include Rebecca Arriaga, Lynette Baker, Mary Baker, Jane Baker, James Becker, William Blythe, John Bolinger, Janet Bowers, Barbara Braun, David Braun, Anita Brezovacki, StiSan Britt, Gloria Caciano Cynthia Carroll, Stephen Colchin, Alan Converset. Carol Cook, Jesse Costello.' Joyce Deßolt, Daniel Dunkin, David Ehinger, Gregory Ellenberger. .William Faurote, Thomas Foos, Patrick Gage, Darlene Gase, David Gase. Thomas Geimer, David Gelmer, Ronald Greesley, James Hake, Edward Hammond, James Haviland, James Heimann, Teresa Heimann. Ruth Heimann, Daniel Hess, John Holthouse, James Jackson, Eileen Kessen. Jean Kitson, Judith Kohn, Catherine Koors, Alice Kummer, Patricia LaFontaine, David Lengerich, David E. Lengerich, John R. Lengerich, Mary Margaret Lengerich, James Leonard, Domingo Lonez. John Lose, Patricia Mcßride, Marjorie Peterson, Michael Reynolds. Judith Roudebush, Elizabeth Rumschlag, James Schultz, Patricia Schurger, Anita Shirack, Thomas Staub, Sharon Sutton, David Teeple, James Teeter, William Tricker, Jane Tricker, Willian Truesdell, Kathryn Walter, MaryLynn Webster, William Wiseman, Daniel Zintsmaster, Patrick dorman, Margaret Gorman and John Gorman. Report Harry Essex Condition Improved A report heard this morning on a Fort Wayne news program that Harry ‘Peck’ Essex of Decatur is In critical condition today is erroneous, acording to information from his physician. Essex, who underwent an operation Monday morning at the Parkview memorial hospital In Fort Wayne, is improving and was able to sit up this morning. The Decatur man is Adams county Republican chairman.

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Eisenhower Declares United States Not To Turn Backs On Chiang

British Seek To Aid Peace Move In China Hope To Bring Chou And Dulles Together For Peace Parleys LONDON (INS) — Britain acted swiftly today to try some diplomatic spadework in the hope of bringing U. S. secretary of state John Foster Dulles and Chinese Communist Premier Chou En-Lai together in Formosa cease-fire negotiations. Foreign secretary Harold MacMillan told the house of commons that Humphrey Trevelyan, British envoy in Peiping, has been instructed to discuss the Formosan situation with Chou and ask the latter to elaborate on what prompted his recent negotiation statement ...*■'- •7-7-Chou told the 29-nation AfricanAsian conference at Bandung last Saturday that his nation was willing to negotiate \iirectly with the United States on Formosa. He added the next day that "Peiping retained its “sovereign rights” to “liberate” Formosa. The British action in seeking clarification of Chou's attitude followed Dulles statement Tuesday of American willingness to negotiate directly with communist China for a cease-fire in the Formosa strait. told a questioner in the house that “I am not without, hope of seeing the Far Eastern situation developing on more favorable lines.” Britons were elated at Dulles’ statement of possible negotiations with the Reds—-without the Nationalists in the preliminaries — and MacMillan arranged a meeting with U. 9. ambassador Winthrop Aldrich at the foreign office at 5:15 p.m. (EDT). He planned to fill in the British moves in Peiping. Annual Buddy Poppy Drive May 13-14 C. G. Hook Is Named Chairman Os Drive Leslie Hunter, commander of Post 6236, Veterans of Foreign Wars, today announced the appointment of C. G. Hook as chairman of the VFW’s annual Buddy Poppy drive, which will be field in Adams county Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14. Hunter also announced that Gyneth Baker, of the VFW ladies auxiliary, will also serve on the committee. In accepting the appointment Hook expressed a sincere hope that this would be the biggest year ever in the sale of Buddy Poppies here. He pointed out that “today, more than ever, we have a solemn obligation to help those who gave so much during times of war.” “The high cost of living” he said, “has placed an increased burden on our disabled veterans. It is our responsibility to see that they are properly cared for and relieved so far as possible from greater hardships. In addition, we must not forget those widows and orphans of veterans now living at our National Home at Eaton Rapids, Michigan. If we fail them, we also fall the men who have already (Continued on Page Eight) '] Martinsville Man Is Killed By Fall MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (INS) — Virgil L. Wuertley, 40, ot Martinsville, died Tuesday of injuries suffered when he fell from a ladder in a home accident. Wuertley touched a live wire while doing home repair. The shock caused him to lose his balance and he fell to the ground suffering head Injuries in the fait

Hah Production Os Vaccine In Plant California Plant Production Halted WASHINGTON (LN’S) —The government halted production of Salk vaccine today at a California plant after discovering six cases of paralytic polio occurred among children who were inoculated with the firm's product. The public health service ordered “temporary withdrawal of vaccine” produced by the Cutter Laboratories of Berkeley, “Calif., and launched an immediate investigation. The California drug company was one of six firms licensed to produce the vaccine. The cases of paralytic polio were reported from San Diego, Ventura, Napa and Oakland, Calif., and in Chicago. Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, surgeon general of the U. S. public health service, ordered Cutter to withdraw from distribution al Ithe vaccine it has manufactured in it§ laboratories. The drug manufacturing firm immediately agreed to do so. There was no explanation of whether the vaccine was faulty. But it was announced that Dr. Scheele took his action under authority of the national biologies control law. This law gives the Public Health Service control over all biologic products manufactured and distributed in interstate commerce. Under it, every batch of the polio vaccine must fouffd to measure up to the standards of purity and . effectiveness, and safety. __ . Steel Union Files Wage Talk Notices No Indication Os Planned Demands PITTSBURGH (INS) — The CIO-United Steelworkers today served the required 30-day formal notice on the basic steel industry for the openin g of 1955 wage talks. The union gave no indication of what its wage demands would be. Notice for wage re-opening of the contract was sent out in accordance with the agreement, which requires 30 days notice before June 1. The announcement that the steel union would seek a wage increase this year from the basic steel industry followed by one day U. S. Steel's first quarter report in wlfich the firm reported the best earnings since 1953. USW President David J. McDonald said a call for a meeting of the union's 170-man wage policy committee would be issued as soon as a date for the meeting has been decided on. The existing two-year contract is effective until June 30, next (Continued on Page Five) McGeath Speaks To Decatur Lions Club 07M. McGeath, director dt ’ the Decatur community center, spoke at the meeting of the Lions club Tuesday evening at the K. of P. building. McGeath described the building, the types of possible programs and the plans tor soliciting help from the public in arranging the programs. He stated that a special effort is being made •to Jnclqde boys and girls who are not affiliated with Boy or Girl Scouts or the 4-H in the youth programs of the center. Guests at the meeting included two Boy Scouts, who attended with Herman Krueokeberg, to sell tickets for the Anthony Wayne Scout-o-rarna at Fort Wayne Friday and Saturday. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and warmer tonight Thursday partly cloudy, mild and windy with scattered showers, tow tonight 52-57. High Thursday 75-80.

Ike Submits Plan To Help Small Farmers Submits Program To Congress To Assist Low-Income Farmers WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower submitted to congress today a program of “understanding and action” to aid the nation’s low-income farmers. The Chief Executive declared: “We must open wider the doors of opportunity to our million and a half farm families with extremely low incomes —for their own well-being and for the good of our country and all our people.” The President offered with his "general approval” a 15-point plan on "development of agriculture’s human resources,” prepared by agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson. In urging action by the current session of congress to alleviate the plight of the small farmers, Mr. Eisenhower said the problem is a long-range one but declared: “An immediate start is extremely important." He said: “In this wealthiest of nations where per capita Income is the highest ia the world, more than one-fourth of the families who live on American farms still have cash incomes .of less than one thousand dollars a year. “They neither share fully in our economic and social progress nor contribute as much as they would like and can contribute to the nation’s production of goods and serviqgs . . . this problem calls for understanding and action.” The proposals included : Expansion and adaptation of agricultural extension work and research to meet needs of low income and part-time farmers and a call on state agricultural colleges to make "substantial research and extension contributions to a cooperative venture.” Additional creuit for low income nrmers and increased leehfiicai assistance such as is provided b the soil conservation service. Expanded vocational training in lowJhcome rural areas, strengthened employment service and more effective programs to induce expansion of industry in such areas. Aggressive encouragement o f farm, business and other leadership "to assume local responsibility” and to join in development of agriculture’s “human resources." Al Beavers Heads Recreation Group New Chairman Os City Commission Al Beavers, Decatur automobile service station manager and member of the city council, was elected chairman of the city recreation commission at an organizatlbh meeting held at city hgll Tuesday night. Beavers succeeds Robert S. Anderson, former chairman, who resigned recenlty from the commission. He was succeeded by Glen Ellis. Other members in addition to Beavers and Ellis include Miss Frances Dugan, Harry Irwin and Carl Gerber. Other officers named at the meeting Include: G*rber as vice-president and Miss Dugan as secretary. O. M. McGeath, director ot the Youth and Community center which will be operated by the recreation commission, also attended the Tuesday night sessipn. Anderson, retiring chairman, explained the operation of the ordinance creating the commission apd outlined the various duties ot the members. All recreational activities in Decatur will be under control of the new group.

Atomic Bomb Test Is Again Delayed Bad Weather Again Halts Operation Cue DOOM TOWN, Nev. (INS) — Operation Cue was postponed at least another 24 hours today when atomic meteorologists and radiation experts declared the weather took a last minute change for the worse. The little village of Doom Town, built at great cost only to face destruction in this test, thus was spared another day from the killer punch of an atomic explosion twice as powerful as the one that crushed the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Announcement of the postponement was made to several thousand shivering observers gathered on News Nob, overlooking the 500foot tower where a 40-kiloton Abomb was to have been fired at 8:15 a.m. (EDT). The "shot” was originally scheduled for Tuesday but had been previously postponed to the predawn hour today. Troops and civil defense workers were in their trenches and an armored tank group was poised and set for an attack against a mythical enemy when the delay was announced. The announcement .brought to a stunned stop a remarkable scene on a windswept desert where the temperature flirted with freezing. Television lights had turped News Nob into broad daylight. Cameras were pointed at the 50(Moot tower, shrouded in darkness over Doom Town, 7% miles away. A fantastic system of instrument checks, electronic devices and other means of assaying the scheduled damage to be wrought were in place. There will be a meeting today at nearby Camp Mercury. Then a new hour or day for the test will be announced. School Bands Give Show Friday Night High School, Junior Bands Give Program The Decatur high school band and junior band, under direction of leader Clint (Reed, will give a pbblic concert and variety show Friday night at 8 o'clock at Decatur high school gymnasium, it was announced today. There will be no admission charge for the concert but an offering will be taken during the program intermission. Following is the program: Junior Band Symphonic excerpts from Hyden, Beethoven, and Brahms. , March Militaire—DyKema. High School Band Scheherazgda Rimsky Korsakoff;— — Bassoon solo — Roy Houser. Modern trio for bassoon, flute and "cmrlMt—Roy Houser, Sheila Ahr, and Dana Dalzell. Twelfth Street Rag — Roy Houser and band. The King and I — Richard Rogers. The Lovely Month of May — Schumann, soloist, Sheila Ahr. Doggie In the Window—As Guy Lombardo, the New York symphony, Stan Kenton, and' Spike Jones would play It. Piano Concerto — By Grieg, soloist Jane (Rentz. -- Promenade — Leroy Anderson. Melody of Love—soloist, Bob Sprague, Love Song—Brahms, Melodiers: Sheila Ahr, Dana Dalzell, Jane Rentz, Anita Smith. Song of J.upitor — Handel. Hula Dance—John Paul Troop. Boogie—Written and played by Ronnie Robinson. Meadowlands—Knipper. Silly Willie—Jerry Kaehr. Hit Parade Special—Jumping at the Wood Side.

Sees Prospect For Peace In China Better President Willing To Negotiate With China Communists WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower said, today he has a feeling that prospects for peace are on the upswing with a slight easing of tensions between the west and the Communist world. The President told his news conference the U. S. is willing to negotiate with Communist China on a cease-fire in the Firmosa Straits without the participation of the Chinese Nationalists. But he emphasised that we wilt not turn our backs on Chiang KaiShek's government, and would not engage in any private talks with the Communists which involve Nationalist interests. He said that if there is any difference between this position and Saturday's state department statement that we would not negotiate with Red China without the Nationalists, it was an error tn terminology. The President revealed he has been in private communication #ith frt* old tfMM, Soviet defense minister Marshal Georgi Zhukov. He said there is a slim hope this correspondence might lead to some betterment in the world situation. Mr. Eisenhower said in answer to a question that we would discuss such matters as release of the American flyers imprisoned by the Chinese Communists in any negotiations with the rfed government. A cease-fire would be only academic as far as the Nationalists are concerned, he said, since they are not firing on the Communists " except defensively. He declined to say whether his exchange of correspondence with Zhukov involved the imprisoned sine has reported that Mr. Eisenhower sought Zhukov's aid in releasing the flyers. The President said the correspondence was personal and he is not at liberty to make it public without Zhukov’s approval. He refrained from any show of optimism over the apparent willingness ot Red China to discuss a cease-fire in the Formosa straits except for his general comment on improving prospects for peace. Mr. Eisenhower told a Chinese reporter who asked if he thought _ Red China sincerely wanted peace that he was accepting the word of Communist Premier Chou En-Lal with reservations but with hope. State Traffic Deaths Six Per Cent Lower INDIANAPOLIS (TNS) —State Police Supt. Frank A. Jessup said today that Indiana traffic deaths have dropped six per cent. Jessup said through Sunday midnight. Indiana has 292 deaths compared with 311 for the same period a year ago. LATE BULLETINS WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower today warmly endorsed the principal compromise amendment written into the administration’s foreign trade bill by the senate finance committee. WASHINGTON (INS) — The house armed services committee today approved the administration’s new national reserve plan, but without compulsory universal military training. WASHINGTON (IN8) — President Elsenhower said today he would not hesitate to use any power of the government to assure fair distribution of the Salk polio vacolne.

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