Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1955 — Page 1

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Diem Moves To Broaden Hold Over Vietnam Announces Plan To Give People Voice In Running Nation SAIGON (INS) — Vietnam’s determined Premier Ngo Dinh Diem moved quickly today on the political and miliary fronts to broaden and strengthen his control of the South Vietnam government Diem called a national congress to meet in Saigon Thursday with the announced aim of giving the people a voice in their own affairs. Agence France Presse said the premier will hold a "consultative meeting" Wednesday with a smaller group of political advisers and officials from various sections of the country. ' His loyal army units stepped up their attacks oft the rernftiiaing pockets of the rebellious Binh Xuyen sect in and around Saigon and the neighboring Chinese city of Cholon. A government force estimated at 800 men crossed a bridge over the’Chlnese arroyo or canal south of the city after a heavy mortar barrage softened up a concentration of sect troops. ~ The bitter battle there carried the six-day old civil war close to the French-controlled port zone. A reported 35,000 soldiers of the French army are in Saigon charged with protecting the European population. One of the major dangers of the past week has been the threat of possible clash between the troops of the anti-French premier and the French garrison. The congress — referred to in some reports as an "estates general” — will be composed of elected representatives from cities and provinces throughout the commu-nist-threatened nation. In a radio broadcast today, the Roman Catholic Nationalist premier declared: "The fate of the country will be decided by the people's will alone.” There were these other developments in the swift-changing and exposive situation: ' 1. Diem and three of his generals cabled absentee chief of state Bao Dai at his French Riviera home that if he attempted to oust the present government, they would follow only a government based on the will of the people. The message amounted to telling Bao Dal he no longer had power to appoint and remove premiers. 2. Mortar and machine gun fire broke the afternoon quiet as loyal soldiers began carrying out a government plan to uproot every post of Binh Xuyen political sect in Saigon and its Chinese suburb, Cholon. 3. U. S. special envoy, Gen. J. Lawton Collins, conferred with Britain's commissioner for southeast Asia, Malcolm MacDonald, on possible solutions to the crisis. 4. A special envoy from Diem to the absentee chief of state was to meet with Bao Dai in Cannes, apparently in a final effort to swing the French-influenced former emperor behind the premier. Robert H. Heller Heads Commission Robert H. Heller, Decatur realtor and insurance mdn, was elected chairman of the Anthony Wayne parkway commission at its annual election at a luncheon meeting Monday noon at the Fort Wayne YMCA. The Decatur man succeeds Roy Welty of Fort Wayne. 'Robert C. Harris, Fort Wayne, was reelected secretary of the commission.

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Quiet Primary Is Ended In Indiana 104 Cities Choose Nominees For Fall HINDI AN APODIS (INS) —lndiana’s quiet primary campaign ended today when voters in 104 cities went to the polls to choose nominees for mayor and other nyinicipal offices. The polls opened at 6 a. m. CST » and will close at 6 p. m., CST. 1 But that meant seven to seven in s practically all cities because nearly > all of the state is on fast time. - This time situation was pointed - up at Washington,"one of the few cities remaining on slow time. i Mayor Homer Beasley has ordered i a fast and slow time referendum s at today's primary election. In other cities, some disgruntled voters are expected to- voe against > incumbent mayors who have aided > 4n establishing daylight saving - time. 1 Eighty-two of the incumbent t mayors are Andidates for renominatioh and reelection. The lineup > now is 70 Republicans, 33 Demr and one Independent. In 40 , Hoosier cities, the incumbent may- , on have no opponents, v- , For the tint time in history, there was no primary in Valpa- , raiso, which saved 85,500 in elec- . tion costs. There are unopposed t slates of aspirants in both Repub- , lican and Democratic parties. 'Roland Sievers, who seeks to be mayor, was the only Democrat . to fiel, but Porter county Dem- ( ocratic chairman Howard Schwink- ’ endorf announced he will meet with ' party leaders some time before ' the deadline on Sept. 1 and name candidates for clerk-treasurer and ' seven council seats. . Purely local issues predominated 1 in thep rimary campaign, with only a handful of cities in which the. interest was intense. Indlanapoils had a slow cam- ' paign, but Republican race for mayor held much interest. James O. Birr, Indianapolis automobile dealer, who is backed by the forces of Governor George N. Craig, appeared to have the edge over Stephenson C. Noland, publisher of the Marion County Mail, who is supported by a number of adherents of Senator William E. Jenner. Former Mayor Phillip C. Bayt is a cinch in the Democratic mayoralty contest. His only opponent on the ballot, Percy L. Harden, has asked the voters to choose Bayt. Among the mayors seeking a third term are Ralph Tucker, of Terre Haute, who ran for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state in r»s<2; Ivan C. Brinegar, of Bedford, a former president of the Indiana municipal league, and Vernon C. Anderson, of Hammond, who also is a member of the GOP state committee. There are many candidates in various struggles for mayor in Gary, Lafayette, Elwood, Vincennes and North Vernon. Commissioners In Monthly Session The county commissioners met Monday at the gourt house for | their regular session. Land plats’ were accepted from George Antilia I and Walter Clem. Both areas have' been divided into lots and must' have adequate roads before the 1 commissioners can give their approval. The Antilia property is near Monmouth and Clem's plat is located at Clem’s lake northeast of Decatur. The commissioners also paid the county bills at Monday’s meeting. , INDIANA WEATHER i Partly cloudy tonight and I Wednesday. Continued warm. < Low tonight 60. High Wednesday 85.

Government May Take Control Over Vaccine GOP Administration Hints Willingness On Polio Vaccine WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Irving M. Ives ('R-N. Y.) introduced legislation today to provide for federal control of the distribution and use of the Salk polio vaccine. Ten other senators joined Ives in sponsoring the bill which he said is needed to meet the ‘‘temporary emergency resulting from the great demand for the vaccine.” Ives told the senate that the situation “requires immediate action by the federal government.” He urged the earliest possible consideration be given to the bill. Also sponsoring the bill were Sens. J. Glenn Beall (R-Mdr.), Prescott Bush (R-Conn.) Clifford Case (R-N.J.) James H. Duff, (R-. Pa.) Ralph Flanders (R-Vt.) Hu> bert Humphrey (B-M4nn7s Herbert Lehman (D-N.Y.) James E. Murray (D-Mont.) Leverett Saltonstall (R-Mass.) and Arthur V. Watkins (iR-Utah). The Eisenhower administration hinted today at a growing willingness to assume greater control over allocation of the vaccine. Welfare secretary Qveta Culp Hobby said Monday night she would endorse such action if the voluntary methods now being employed fail to assure full and fair distribution of the anti-polio serum. Up to now, the administration has expressed confidence that fed- ! eral controls will not be necessary i dnd. in fact, would be undesirable. ' But shortages of the precious serum have spurred demands that the government take charge of the allocation problem. Officials pointed out, however, that the infantile paralysis foundation is due to get almost every bit of the vaccine produced in the next few months for its program of injecting every first and sec-ond-grader in the U. S. Therefore, they said, the question of allocation to commercial channels is a'rather moot one at present. However, Mrs. Hobby said she would make her own recommendations to President Eisenhower later in the week, and she added this significant statement: “If it appears on the basis of our findings and discussions _pr developments that the fight against polio will best be advanced by (controls) legislation, ( shall recommend it to the President.” This followed a blistering senate speech by Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) accusing congress and the administration of dereliction of duty in failing to impose federal controls. Sen. Hubret H. Humphrey (DMinn.) told the senate the situation is “beginning to get out of hand” and announced he would introduce an allocation bill to “save ourselves from great trouble." As the senator spoke out, officials estimated that about tour million youngsters have received their Salk shots, chiefly through the free program for first and second graders. Among those injected Monday in Washington was seven - year -old Leonard McCormick (Bobo) Scheele, son of U. S. surgeon general Leonard A. Scheele. The surgeon general announced last week he had no intention of stopping his son from being vaccinated despite the fact that some children inoculated with the vaccine have come down with polio anyway.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 3, 1955.

C ongressional Lead ers Briefed By Eisenhower On Foreign Aid Plans

City Primary Election Held At Polls Today Three Contests On Democratic Ticket None On Republican Approximately 710 Democrats had voted at 1 o’clock this afternoon and political observers were of the opinion that by 7 o’clock tonight there would have been about 1,200 to 1,500 Democrat votes and about 100 Republican votes cast in the city primary election. Ed F. Jaberg, county clerk and secretary of the county election commission said there were 16 Democrat absent voters ballots and these were to be delivered to the various precincts late this afternoon. Democrats today are naming a candidate for mayor for the November election from three contestants. They are Robert Cole, Bernard Clark and Boyd Rayer. Voters leaving the various voting places not anxious to predict; the outcome. Two other contests, both for council, alstx were on the ballot. Lawrence Kohne was, opposed > for councilman, third district. W William E. Noonan and Clyde E. ■ Drake was opposed by Paul Sharpe in the fourth district. There were no other Democratic contests and the Republicans had no contests. About 35 faithful Republicans had cast their ballots by noon today and indications were that when the G.O.P. members of the various election boards voted the total would be around 100 or 125. Results of the contested places on the Democrat ticket will be compiled at the Daily Democrat office this evening and as the various precincts report, the totals will be placed on the Citizens Telephone Co. - Daily Democrat tape recorder. Those interested in the results are invited to call 3-2171. First results should be received by 8:30 o’clock tonight and final results should be tabulated by about 10:30 o’clock. Official counting of the precinct reports will be done at the court house by the staff under supervision of the cdunty board of election commissioners. Official totals will be carried in Wednesday’s Daily Democrat, along with the names of both Democrat and Republican candidates for the November election. Opposes Veto For Admission To UN Lodge Favors Change In Charter Os U. N. WASHINGTON (INS) —Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told congress today that the United Nations charter should be amended to eliminate the veto on admission of new members. The chief U. S. delegate to the UN said the veto power on membership should be knocked out as ’ a matter of “simple justice” and to aid the world organization’s “future sound growth." Lodge said it is “outrageous” , that Italy and Japan have been barred from the UN by the Soviet veto, or that West Germaify should be excluded should it apply for membership. Testifying before the senate foreign reletions committee, Lodge noted that 14 countries have been , blocked from the UN because of ( “Soviet Russia's abuse of the veto ( power in the security council.” j x Lodge said the U.S. should sup- , port the holding of a charter re- . view conference. But first, he add- J ed, the U. S. must develop a “national positibn” on charterchanges, and there should be time j for this country and its allies to j agree on a position. J

Second Banquet Is Planned For Week Organization Night During Dedication A second night banquet during dedication week, June 19-25, of rDecatur's new Youth and Community center, has been scheduled for Thursday night, June 23, it was announced today by Glenn Hill, general .Chairman of the week's activities. The Thursday night dinner and program, which will feature a prominent speaker and music, will be known as organizations night, and members of all Decatur service, fraternal, union and .civic organizations will be invited. Co-chairmen for the event were named by chairman Hill as follows : Hubert Schmitt, Jr.. Lloyd Roth, Kenneth Hirsehy. W. Guy Brown and Mrs. J. F. Sanmann. These five chairmen will meet soon to name the balance of their committee and plan the program. The banquet will be followed by a prominent speaker and another evening of top entertainment, according to tentative plans. ■ Gifts in cash to the project, received by Theodore Graliker, •treasurer, in the last ten days and ranging from $5 to SIOO, include: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beavers, Mr. and Mrs. John Heiler, S. E. Hite. Idabell Alton. Mr' and Mrs. Hugh AndreWs. Mrs. C. E. Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Boch, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. W. Guy Brown, the Rev. and Mrs. John E. Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dailey, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Dailey, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Dorwin, Mr. and Mrs. <’. I. Finlayson, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Graliker, Miss Fan Hammell. Miss Bertha C. Heller, D. iE. Jones, Carl Kepher, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Linn, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Mayclin, Dr. and Mrs. J. Ifc. Morris, Wyman Patrick, Mrs. John S. Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Petrie, Glennys Roop, Dr. and Mrs. John Terveer. B. A. Townsend, Martin Zimmerman. Ruth Holthouse, Mrs. A. R. Holthouss, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Alton, and Mr. and Mrs. John Flickinger. / ' Spring Festival In Decatur June 13-18 Amateur Show Will Be One Feature Plans for Decatur’s annual amateur show, held in connection with the . merchants’ spring festival, were announced today. The big event held each around the court house square is scheduled for June 13 to 18, inclusive, and the ama-. teur show dates will be June 14 to 18. — Lyle Mallonee, general chairman. and Kenneth Shannon, amateur show chairman, said that this year's event would surpass any previously held. The amateur show, which is staged on a platform at the corner of Second street and Liberty way, wsll be divided into two age groups this year, Shannon announced. One show will be held for entrants up to 12 years of age and another show will be held for participants over 12 years of age. The schedule will be arranged so that several acts in each age group will be held each night. There will be awards for nightly winners and on Saturday night, June . 18, finals .will be held in each class and these’’ wfh"ners will receive the grand awards. Letters, inviting last year’s participants to register tor the 1955 show, already have been mailed and application blanks for entering acts in the contest also are available at the Chamber of Commerce office on North Second street and from Kenneth Shannon, at Miller-Jones shoe store on Second street. All entries must be in by June 1, Shannon announced. This early closing is necessary so that nightly programs can be arranged, it 1 ■? (Continued on page Five)

Allies Seek To Amend Austrian Treaty Article Launch Second Day Os Conferences On Austria Peace Pact VIENNA (INS) —The western allied ambassadors entered the second day of a conference in Vienna today with the idea of amending an Austrian state treaty article that would force displaced persons to return to Soviet-controlled territory. The western Big Four delegates spent 80 minutes this morning discussing their plans before meeting the Soviet and Austrian delegates this afternoon. It is believed that if the refugee matter, article 16, is not dropped or amended by the Soviet at allied request it will be deferred until the end of the conference in order to kepe up a swift pace set at the outset Monday. Reliable informants said that if article 17 is reached it is expected that the Austrian foreign minister Leopold Figi might ask elimination of certain armament lihiitations imposed on Austria under the treaty as now drafted, especially as ; regards stocks of arms. The Ififbfhiants siild 'thar*Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov at the recent Soviet-Austrian conference in Moscow indicated the Soviets might concede something on that article. If the Austrian move is made it will have western allied support. Two-thirds aof the 48.000 DP's in Austrian camps are anti-red Russians who escaped during the past decade. The treaty language now calls on Austria to "take all necessary measures to complete the voluntary reatriation-of displaced persons within its territory.” The Soviet Union also would be permitted to send reatriation teams to the refugee camps after the four-power occupation forces are withdrawn. The reaction of Russian Ambassador Ivan Ilyichev to allied demands for changes to this article will be watched closely. (Continued on Page Four) Leigh Nelson Dies Early This Morning Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon Leigh Edward Nelson, 27. a native and former resident of Decatur. died at 6:30 o’clock this mornj ing at St. Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne following an illness of 18 months. He was born in Decatur April 3. 1928. a spn of John Edward and Mae Essex-Nelson. He graduated from the Decatur high school in 1946 and received his engineering degree from Purdue University in | 1950, where he was a member of the Alpha Sigma Chi fraternity and I the R. O. T. C. He entered army service in February, 1952, serving as a first lieutenant in the transportation corps for one year. A mechanical engineer, he had been employed for the past two years by A. M. Strauss. Fort Wayne architect. He was married Sept. 16, 1950. to Miss Clair Mowery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mowery of this city. Mr. Nelson was a member of the First Methodist church of this city. Surviving are his wife; his mother, who lives in this city, and four sisters, Miss Agnes Nelson of Fort Wayne, Miss Bernice Nelson. Mrs. Ernest Uhrick and Mrs. Henry McRae, all of Decatdr. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday until time of the services.

Hubert Zerkel, Jr. Is Named Principal Principal Os New Northwest School Hubert Zerkel, Jr., Decatur high school instructor, has been named principal of Decatur’s new Northwest elementary school for 1955-56, it was announced today by superintendent W. Guy Brown. Selection was made by the Decatur school board this week. Zerkel has had several years experience in the elementary school field, having taught at Lincoln school here for six years, prior to joining the high school ,staff last September. The new principal is a graduate Hubert Zerkel, Jr. of Decatur high school in the class t of 1936. While in high school ( was active in athletics. Zerkel re- . ceived his A.B. degree from Earl- . ham college in 1943 and a masi ter’s degree in school administration at Ball State college in 1953. , In 1942 Zerkel enlisted in the . U. S. naval reserves and he was called to active duty August 2, 1943. He served in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II and returned here in 1946 with a rating of lieutenant, junior grade.. In September. 1946, Zerkel accepted a teaching post at Kirkland high school and he served as basketball coach at that school lor two years. He resigned his Kirkland position to come to Lincoln school in Decatur where he served for six years. While at Lincoln, he was a sixth grade instructor and also freshman basketball coach. During the last year, the new principal served as assistant high school basketball coach. Zerkel holds an elementary principal’s license, secondary school principal’s license, general elementary license and regular high school life license. He has been active in civic and church affairs and is a member of First Methodist church; Phi Delta Kappa educational fraterniyt; American Legion and Masonic lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Zerkel and their four children reside at 209 South Third street. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Zerkel of this city. There will be nine teachers on the Northwest school staff In addition to the principal and there will be classes from the kindergarten through the sixth grade. The school will enroll all public school pupils from the large northwest area of Decatur. Lincoln School Health Roundup On May 17 The annual Lincoln school health roundup for children who will be five years old before Sept. 15 will be held Tuesday morning. May 17. Local physicians will conduct the examinations and motherr 11 are needed to serve as volunteers. Any mothers wishing to volunteer are asked to sign at Thursday’s PTA meeting or call Mrs. Burdette Custer, 3-2165. . i ■ BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS)—The house armed services committee voted 27 to 5 today to ex- • tend until July 1, 1957, the military draft of doctore, dentists and veterinarians. Th* , existing doctors draft law is scheduled to next June 30. If

Senate Leader Optimistic On Hope Os Peace 29 House, Senate f Leaders Meet With . * Pres. Eisenhower 1 WASHINGTON (INS) —Senate > Democratic leader Lyndon John- , son said today after a White 1 House conference that recent As- ; ian developments "make us more - optimistic and hopeful for peace.” The Texas Democrat was one of s 29 house and senate leaders who attended a 90-minute bipartisan briefing on President Elsenhower’s three and one-half billion dollar foreign aid program. The leaders were given for the first time a country • by- country breakdown on military and economic funds that Mr. Eisenhower wants congress to authorize for troubled Asia and other parts of the world. The figures show that Korea with 460 million dollars. Indo-Chi-na with 425 million, and Nationalist China with 102 millions top the list. Asia would get a total of one billion 451 million dollars. s Johnson Said the leaders got e ' nothing new on Formosa and Indo-Cmna** policy at today’s I. meeting. Bnt he added: i- "I think it is a fair conclusion that the Bandung conference and . statements by President Eisen-' 9 hower and Senator George make j us more optimistic and hopeful , for peace than we have been in t certain periods.” • ' Mr. Eisenhower apparently got i his foot in the door in his effort • to win bipartisan support for the foreign aid program. But indica- . tions are thct there may be a . big selling job still ahead of him. i Chairman Walter F. George. (D- --[ Qa.) of the senate foreign rela- , tions committee, said there 'is “no . question” that congress will ap- ( prove the mutual security pro- . gram. But he, like Johnson, said . he didn’t know in Just what form [ it would come through. , Johnson told newsmen that he thought the foreign aid bill would get out of committee in ”10 days . or two weeks” and would be taken I up promptly by the senate. Com- . mittee hearings begin Wednesday. Johnson said secretary of state John Foster Dulles took the group on a “brief trip around the world, emphasizing the Bandung conference and the situation on Formosa.” Asked if there was any new crisis news imparted, he replied: "There was nothing in Mr. Dulles’ presentation to get anybody’s blood pressure of up. Geneva Graduation Exercises May 12 Geneva High School * Graduates Listed Commencement exercises for the Geneva high school will be held Thursday evening. May 12, at the school auditorium, with Dr. Elmer Becker, president of Huntington college, delivering the commencement address. Baccalaureate exercises will be ■held next Sunday evening, with Dr. R, McKain delivering the sermon. , Miss Rosanna Norr has been named class valedictorian and James Long class salutatorlan. Members of the graduating class follow: Rosanna Norr, James Long, Bert As fold er, Lyle Augsburger, Marilyn Baker, Donald Bausser, Jay Campbell. Robert Doherty, Allen Farlow, Larry Fenstermaker, Garnet Fravel, Ralph Halnea, Ernest Haviland. Susanne Jackson, Robert Mathys, Janean Moser, DeWayne Nevil, Christens Smltlsy. Linnet Sprunger, Flora Stanley, Paul Teeter. Jerry Tester. Roger Von Gunten and Marilyn Zuercher.

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