Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII. No. 119.

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Give Reasons For Report On Red Air Power Republican Scrap With Symington Is Listed Top Reason WASHINGTON (INS) — The administration's fight with Sen. ■ Stuart Symington (D-Mo.) over its defense budget was given today as one reason the Pentagon suddenly reported Soviet air power gains last week. An adminlstftttdh sottroe paid that Symington, air force secretary in the Truman administration, had the same information about the Soviets and was expected to use it to back up his charges that the Republicans are not willing to spend enough money on U. S. air strength. This source also gave two other reasons for the disclosure a week ago today that Russia has jet bombers capable of carrying the hydrogen bomb and has made tremendous strides in other air power developments. These were: 1. The British had released the facts the day before, so there was no reason for withholding them from the American people any longer. 2. Visual data on the new Soviet intercontinental bombers, all weather jet fighters and turbo propplanes would have become public property on May 1 anyway, had bad weather not cancelled Moscow’s May Day aviation display. Allied newsmen would have seen then what allied military attaches had observed at other times. Thursday, air secretary Harold E. Talbott confirmed at least one of the reasons for the Pentagon announcement — that the British press had already .published news of the Russian air demonstrations. Whatever the reasons, it was clear that Talbott's explanation at a closed senate appropriation subcommittee session satisfied both Democras and Republicans — except possibly Symington. Committee members said they had been that the U. S. still has the world’s top air force. Symington waited until Tuesday before blasting the administration on last Friday's information about Red air strength. He told the senate that day it was clear the U. S. and the rest of the free world "may have lost control of the air.” He introduced a resolution calling for an investigation of the Pentagon announcement and its "'implications.” But his request got as cold a reception from Democratic leaders, who run the senate, as it did from President Elsenhower, who personally had approved the Pentagon announcement. Mr. Eisenhower said it was "just not true” that the U. S. has lost air supremacy to Russia. Two Are Nominated To Be Ambassadors WASHINGTON (INS) —Pres> dent Elsenhower today nominated Seldon Chapin of Washington, D. C., to become ambassador to Iran as ambassador to Liberia, and Richard Lee Jones of Chicago i

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Hoosiers Waif For Salk Vaccine Order Order Not Likely Before Next Week INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Patient parents waited today for the emergence of an order out of the haze of Washington generated confusion about the Salk polio vaccine. Such an oraer was not deemed > likely before the middle of next • week. Officials of the national institutes of healh, who were in ■ Indianapolis today for the fourth i inspection of a pharmaceutical ■ plant manufacturing the vaccine, are scheduled for a May 23 sesI sion in Washington. The team of inspectors, headed • by Dr. W. G. Workman, director i of the NlH'biologies control divi- • sion, arrived Thursday at Pitman Moore Company, in Indianapolis, ■ and continued their observations today. The federal scientists are expected to return to Washington this week end. Earlier Dr. Workman and his associates had inspected and approved procedures at another Indianapolis pharmaceutical plant, Eli Lilly & Company, but did not release vaccine awaiting shipment. Indiana public health and medical officials and officers of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reported that parents maintain their faith" in the value of Salk vaccine despite ths confusing delays and announcements. One question frequently asked, however, by parents of children who received one of the two promised shots under the NFIP program, is whether the longer than scheduled interval between shots would make any difference. State health commissioner A. C. Offutt, back in Indiana fater attending a conference of state and territorial epidemologists, said the question was also being asked nationally to such an extent that the conference voted to seek clarification on this point. Dr. Offutt explained that the epidemologists dispatched an official query to surgeon general Leonard Scheele asking whether the degree of immunity would be affected by the which now has lengthened to five weeks in some areas. At the time Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the vaccine, made his recommendation April 12 for a change in spacing Os the shots from the system used in the national tests a year ago, two to five weeks had been mentioned as the time lapse between the first two shots. But> with indications the supply of vaccine will not be turned on again by Washington for at least another week, the outlook today was that the interval would be longer than five, weeks. While Indiana's medical polio experts declined to be quoted, noting they. did not have the necessary data to speak, several prom(Contlnued on Pago Eight) NDIANA WEATHER Increasing cloudiness tonight, showers and thunderstorms extreme southwest, somewhat warmer extreme south. Saturday party cloudy, showers and thunderstorms ■ south and central portions. Not so warm south. Low tonight 50-55 north, 65A0 south. High Saturday 75-80 north, 7075 south.

Charges GOP With Loophole In Tax Laws House Committee Member Accuses Ike Administration <• WASHINGTON (INS) — Fep. Wilbur Mills (D-Ark.) accused the Eisenhower administration to day of deliberately proposing a "loophole' 'in the 1954 tax law that will save corporations billions at the government’s expense. Mills said the treasury department sold the proposal to congress as a “mere technicality” during last year*(i major overhaul of the Ration's revenue system. According to Mills, a member of the tax writing house ways and means committee, the . section of tax law involved allows a corporation to speculate with its own stock without paying income taxes on the profits it makes from doing so. He said: “The treasury advised us it was merely technical with no revenue loss, when in reality, it’s a loophole of major proportions and constitutes a sizeable windfall to corporations.” Mills and other Democrats on the ways and means committee voted against the revenue revision last year on grounds that they had not had enough time to study and understand its implications. He said he is not able to estimade accurately how much revenue the government will lose from the "loophole.” However, he said he is sure it will eventually come to more than one billion dollars a year if it is not plugged up. Congress is now in the process of repealing two other sections of the tax law which Democrats charge would have resulted in the loss of anywhere from one to five billion dollars in revenue. The Arkansas Democrat explained the situation this way; Revenue laws had never clearly said whether profits from the sale of "treasury stock” should be taxed. “Treasury stock” is that which is sold by a company, then reacquired by the same company at a later date. Profits from such transactions, especially in recent years, have been used to pay bonuses to executives as well as to carry out employe pensions plans. Internal revenue collectors had been claiming that the profits should be taxed. Federal court decisions varied at first, but in recent years have almost unanimously held that the profits could be taxed. The issue is now before the supreme court. However, the 1954 law states flatly that the profits are not taxable. Johnson Charges Dropped By Stale Prosecutor Drops Burglary Charges The case of the state of Indiana against Charles R. Johnson, 22, of Decatur, was dismissed by prosecuting attorney Lewis L. Smith in Adams circuit court Thursday afternoon. Johnson was charged with being an accessory to the burglary at the Arthur H. Bertsch home in St. Mary’s township Feb. 6. He was charged along with Robert Grimm of route six and Raymond E. Fair of Van Wert. All three were also charged with burglary in Wells county. Grimm and Fair have both been sentenced on the Wells county charges. The motion to dismiss Johnson’s case in Adams circuit court cited three reasons. The first reason given was that, subsequent to the filing of the affidavit against Johnson, a decision in a recent case applying the law concerning corpus delecti leads the state to believe that it will be unable to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The recent ruling referred to was in' the charge of larceny against William Booher. The evidence in that case which the local court ruled could not be submitted is similar to the state’s evidence in the Johnson case. , The other two reasons for dismissal stated that since the filing of the affidavit, matters of evidence prejudicial to the state's cause have been learned and that a review of the state's evidence now admissable under rules of evidence is not sufficient to meet the requirements for a conviction. Prosecutor Smith stated that he was reluctant to dismiss any* criminal case after charges had been filed. However, he pointed out that (Continued <r. Page Eight)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, May 20, 1955.

Salk Vaccine Experts In Closed Meeting To Study Vaccine Plans

Living Costs Drop Slightly During April First Living Cost Change In Nation Since December WASHINGTON (INS) — The labor department said today the consumer price index inched downward in April to bring the first change in the cost of living since last December. The overall decline was one tenth of one percent to 114.2 percent of the 1947-49 average. This was three-tenths of one percent less than a year ago and the lowest level since May, 1953. Food costs were up four-tenths of one percent and medical care increased two tenths of one percent but these hikes were offset by a reduction of one and sixtenths percent in transportation and slightly lower costs for housing and apparel. Take home pay and purchasing power of factory workers were at record highs in April but slightly below the all time peaks reached in March. Mrs. Aryness Joy Wickens, acting commissioner of labor statistics, said rents declined fraction-" ally during the month for the first time since 1942 as the housing supply began to meet demand. Mayor's Uncle Dies At Thorntown Home Murray Barker, 82, Boone county farmer and manufacturer, and an uncle of Mayor John Doan of this city, died Thursday at his home, it was learned today. Formerly a state representative and state senator, he also devoted much of his time to farming and hog raising. He was a former state president of the Farm Bureau. Funeral services will be held at Thorntown Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mayor and Mrs. Doan will attend. Suspend Study Os Reserve Program House Leaders Wait Cooling Os Tempers WASHINGTON (INS) —• House leaders were reported waiting for “tempers to cool” today before deciding what to do next about President Elsenhower’s military reserve program. _ _j: The house voted 161 to 124 Thursday to suspend its consideration of the measure indefinitely. It took this action when a fight over civil rights threatened ( to send "the bill down to defeat. v This would have come at the hands of those opposed to the program altogether and southern Democrats who would not vote for it if it contained admendments sponsored by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (D N.Y.) These would have barred the use of reservists in national guard units which practice racial segregation. Tentatively approved by the house Wednesday, they were kept in the bill by the house Thursday. The proposal that consideration be suspended was made by chairman Carl Vinson (D Ga.), of the house armed services committee, who is floor manager for the legislation. . It is now up to him to decide whether to make another try at getting the bill through the house, or whether to drop the whole thing at least for this year. Members explained that Vinyon will wait "until tempers cooled" before doing anything further. Then he might try to get the Powell amendments rejected by the house, or have his committee offer a substitute bill without the amendments.

Clean-up Week Is Slated In Decafur Street Departmeht To Aid Observance Decatur's annual spring cleanup week will be observed next week, according to Mayor John M. Doan and Clyde Johnson, city 1 street commissioners. 'Residents of the city are urged by city officials to cooperate by s cleaning lawns and lots and by ■ beautifying their homes. I The city street department will > aid in the campaign by hauling ; rubbish on four days next week, starting Tuesday and continuing s through Friday. Rubbish, bottles, tin cans and t similar refuse will be hauled away ; by the city trucks. Containers . such as baskets will be emptied and left on premises. Cardboard i boxes and containers will be haul- » ed away. » The city asks that rubbish be : placed in containers and set in . alleys. i The city has been divided, as . in past years, into the four fire wards, with the collections made ; in one ward each day. The sched : ule of collections follows: ' Tuesday, May 24 — Fire ward L 4 —North of Monroe street and west of Fifth street. Wednesday, May 25—-Fire ward . 1— North of Monroe street and .*'ftast of Fifth street. L Thursday. May 26—Fire ward j "2 — South of Monroe street and east of Fifth street Friday, May 27 — Fire ward 3 —South of Monroe street and west of Fifth street. ; Free Entertainment • For Family Night Family Night For ‘ Dedication Week Family night, Wednesday, June I 22, in connection with dedication t week at the Youth and Community Center, will be an evening of free entertainment for all members of every family of Decatur, the co-chairmen, Arthur E. Voglewede, Earl Caston and Chalmer Bollenbacher, announced today. Feature of the night's program will be the personal appearance in Decatur of Herbert Philbrick, former United States counter-spy and author of “I Led Three Lives.” Philbrick spent nine years as a member of the American Communist party, reporting his activities to the F. B. I. He will relate many of his experiences during his Decatur visit. The complete program for the night is being worked out now and will be announced prior to the opening of the week’s dedication observance. Following are the general committee members: J. F. Azbell. Mrs. Ida Beavers, Arthur Beeler, Julia Brennan, Bonita Vian Wolpert, Alva Buffenbarger, Forrest Buffenbarger, Avon Burk, Mrs. G. T. Burk, Fred Busche, L. E. Clase, Mary Coffee, Rose Coffee, Claude Colder, Mrs. Earl Colter, Bryce Daniels, E. R. Davidson, Leonial Davidson, Mrs. William Kohls. Other general committee members include: Benjamin Eichenauer, Leo Gillig, Clyde Gould, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Haley. Clyde Harris, Forrest Hawkins, Curtis Hill, Francis Howard, Harve Baker, Gerald Jones, Clyde Johnson, Earl McClure, J. Paul Miller*;, Kenneth Shannon, Rev. John Chambers. John Morgan, Floyd Morrison, Mrs. Roy Mumma, John Neering, Mrs. Ed Newport, Mrs. Joe Oelberg, Mrs. John Peterson, ell, Karl Reinking, George Rentz, Richard Richards, Oley Scheiman, J. B. Sprunger, C. H. Shosenberg, Weldon Sprunger, Lawrence Anspaugh, Doyle Steele, and Hubbard Steiner. Others are: Rufus Sommer, Leslie Hunter, Walter Conrad, Mra. Edith Tester, Mrs. Herman Uleman, Albert Uleman, Mrs. Charles Voglewede, (Contlnuea on Page Eight)

Senate: Probers Ask Government Study Evidence Hearing On Graft In Contracts Will Resume On Tuesday WASHINGTON (INS) — Senate investigators said today they will ask government prosecutors to examine testimony concerning charges of "graft” in the procurement of military clothing contracts. Chairman John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) told newsmen his senate investigations subcommittee will send the justice department transcripts of its hearings on the charges to determine whethey etfiy criminal action should be taken. The subcommittee recessed its hearings until next Tuesday, when two witnesses are scheduled to appear. They are: Marvin Rubin, of New York, who has denied in two days of testimony that he gave “payoffs” to federal employes in connection with government contracts obtained by clothing manufacturers Jor whom he worked; and Mrs. Melia Hort, a former contracts administrator tor the government in New York. Rubin admitted Wednesday that he bought her a coat for Christmas several years ago. Without naming anyone, McClellan said after Thursday’s session: “Obviously we’ve discovered a nest of small grafters.” He also indicated that future witnesses might be "higher” in prominence than “some of those who have so far testified in public hearings.” Thursday’s highlights included: 1. An admission of perjury by Joseph G. Porreca, former chief of textile inspectors at the New York quartermaster depot. He reversed a previous sworn denial that he got a $215 home freezer from Rubin in 1952. 2. Porreca also said he “removed” one inspector and had another transferred after Rubin complained about them. Both were at the Puerto Rico plant where army caps were being made by Bonita Originals, Inc., which Rubin represented. 3. Rubin’s bank account showed deposits of $9,817 in 1953 but his tax return reported an income of $7,800. 4. Rubin admitted getting a sl,750 check from Bonita Originals in May, 1953, but denied a bookkeeper’s claim he wanted it to (Continued on Page Eight) Gordon Brodbeck To Head Disabled Vets Election Is Held Thursday Evening Gordon Brodbeck, Monroe Korean war veteran, was elected commander of Adams county chapter number 91, Disabled American Veterans, at the annual election of officers Thursday night. James Cochran was named senior vice-commander; Morton Railing was elected first junior vice commander and Ralph Conrad was named second junior vice-command-er. * Royal Bollinger was chosen treasurer and Edmond Kiser was named chaplain. Guy Allen was elected officer of the day and Herman E. Smith was fleeted to a three-year term as trustee of the organ iza--tion. Seven delegates were named to represent the local chapter at the state convention! They include Rufus Sommer, Ralph Conrad, Gordon Brodbeck, Gerald M. Smitley, James Halberstadt, Edmond Kiser and Royal Bollinger. New officers will be installed Thursday night, June 3b, and state commander Harley WJard), Fort Wayne, will preside as installing officer. Following last night's meeting, refreshments were BSFved.

Democrats Propose Own Road Program Republicans Fight For Ike's Program WASHINGTON (INS) — Democrats brought their own highway construction plan to the senate floor today with Republicans still fighting for approval of President Eisenhower's program instead. Called up for debate is a bill sponsored by Sen. Albert Gore (D Tenn.), providing federal and state expenditures of nearly 18 billion dollars during the five years beginning July 1, 1956. The federal share of this total would be about 12 and one half billions. Democratic leaders expressed hope for senate approval of the Gore bill after three days of deliberation. But Republicans mapped a bitter fight for the President's program, which the senate public works committee ditched last week. Mr. Eisenhower proposed a 10year plan which would cost federal and state governments a total of 38 billion dollars, of which Washington would put up approximately 32 billions. However, the main difference is over financing the road building program. The President’s program envisaged the creation of a federal corporation tq float 25 billion dollars worth of 30-year bonds. Under the Gore bill, the money which the federal government spends would come, as it does now at an annual rate of about one billion dollars, directly from the U. S. treasury, via regular congressional appropriations bills. Law Enforcement Authorities Meet I Discuss Problems Here Last Evening Law enforcement officials "of Adams county met Thursday evening at the county jail to discuss problems concerning law enforcement in the county. About 20 persons represented Geneva, Berne, Decatur, the state police, the sheriff’s department, the prosecuting attorneys and the justice of the peace were present at the meeting. Among the topics of discussion was a review of criminal cases and evidence needed to secure a conviction. Prosecuting attorney Lewis L. Smith explained this to the other officers present. Sheriff Merle Affolder explained plans for civil defense activities and described a working arrangement between the amateur radio operators of the county and the official radios. Each branch present pledged cooperation in the traffic safety check which will be held In conjunction with a safe driving program in the near future. A plan to handle out-of-state traffic violators was discussed and a committee was appointed to set up a uniform arrangement for fining these violators without making a return trip to Decatur necessary. The committee includes city attorney Robert Anderson, prosecutor Smith, police chief James Borders, sheriff Affolder and state trooper Walter Behind(Continued on Page Eight) "7 ■■■■- * ■. 1 ' Ladies Entertained At Rotary Meeting Decatur Rotarians and their wives were entertained by a splendid musical program by the Aeolian choir of the Decatur General Electric plant at a ladies night meeting Thursday evening at the K. of P. home. The choir, under the direction of David Bmbler, sang a number of fine selections. Wilbur Petrie was chairman of the program. Next Thursday’s meeting will be held at 6 o’clock in order that member* » may attend high school commencement exercises. Students from Deane Dorwin'S speech class will present the program.

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Report Change In Method Os Inoculation Proposed Change To Bring Increase In Number Aided WASHINGTON (INS) — Salk vaccine experts called a closed door meeting today presumably to discuss an idea which might mean a sudden tenfold increase in the number of Americans getting protection against polio this spring. The idea would be to change the current method of injection so that one tenth of a cubic centimeter of the vaccine would do the work that a full cc does now. The public health service announced that a half dozen government consultants would confer at the national institutes of health today and would probably turn over their recommendations to U. S. surgeon general Leonard A. Scheele. The announcement said only that “vaccine dosage’* problems would be discussed, but a spokesman said the scientists were expected to take up a suggestion that each inoculation consist of only onetenth of a cc of the vaccine, instead of the present one cc. He said this suggestion came from the vaccine’s developer, Dr. Jonas E. Salk, and from others, who say the reduction might be possible if each shot were administered "under the skin.” It was explained that this would mean the needle, would go in sideways, instead of straight down into the arm or muscle. The spokesman said a number of scientists believe the vaccine would then move more slowly into the bloodstream, where it does its polio fighting. He added that some medical opinion holds that this procedure would not only mean more economical use of the still scarce vaccine but would mean practically no loss in effectiveness and no sacrifice of safety. Adoption of the suggestion would be a momentous*development be a momentous development With new vaccine production at a standstill and mass inoculation programs moving slowly, it is now estimated that only about nine million children will get their Salk shots before the .1955 polio season. These are the nation’s first and second graders_who are receiving free injections from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. There are another 50 million Americans 19 and under who are prime targets- of the dread disease, but very few of them are likely to receive their shots this spring under present conditions. These conditions have led to widespread confusion over the Salk vaccine situation. In fact Republican leader William F, Knowland, Calif., took the senate floor Thursday to deny nationwide headlines that the vaccine had been “banned again.” a t - Eisenhower Spends Weekend At Farm WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisenhower motored to Gettysburg, Pa., today to spend a long week-end at his farm. The Chief Executive left shortly after conclusion of the regular wekly cabinet meeting. Mrs. Eisenhower drove up earlier in the morning. Agree To Passport For Owen Lattimore WASHINGTON (INS) —The state department agreed today to give Owen Lattimore a restricted passport so he can lecture in Europe for four months. Lattimore has been charged by the government with lying when he testified before a senate committee tha the was not sympathetic to or a promoter of communism.