Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII. No, 123.

DELINQUENCY HEARINGS OPEN r .. I ‘ ■ Ujnßl J , jyß|L f ’ • 4£ mffi* -Wr ■ r X—FIRBT EXHIBIT in the New York hearings into juvenile delinquency f» this large exhibit of pornographic materia! being displayed by Peter M. Chumbris, associate counsel for Sen. Estes Kefauver’s subcommittee, conducting the hearings in the Foley Square U. S. Courthouse. Testimony at the initial hearing brought out that sale of pornographic literature, films, pictures, books and phonograph records runs to $3,000,000 a year, chiefly among teenagers.

Fear Vaccine Program Will Be Derailed Key Personnel Fear Program Needlessly Derailed This Year INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Fears that the entire Salk polio vaccination program is about to be needlessly derailed for this > year at terrific cost to the nation’s children were expressed today in an opinion survey made by International Kews Service. The survey covered key personnel of the entire program from vaccine manufacture to injection. AM asked to speak anonymously. . A tew clung to the hope that vaccine sufficient to complete round two ot ifis scheduled national program to inoculate first and second grade children would be released soon from stocks on hand in five of the six firms which manufacture the product, but most expressed profound discouragement. ' U. S. surgeon general Leonard A. Scheele reconfirmed late Tuesday that vaccine made by five of the six companies has been found to be safe, and that the only question concerns some of the batches produced by Cutter Laboratories, Berkeley, Calif. But Scheele did not disclose the information which had been demanded by Basil O’Connor, head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, about the results of the Cutter investigation. The continuation of the ban on the cleared companies by the national health authorities was a sore point For one of the Indianapolis concerns — Eli Lilly & Company, this marked the third time its vaccine had been cleared. Attention was called to figures issued by public health officials which show that Cutter was the only one of the Salk manufacturers whose statistics were out of line with the number of polio cases expectable on the basis of 1954 Salk vaccine tests. These tests, during which 422,743 children were given three shots, indicated that 60 to 90 percent immunity was afforded by Salk vaccine, the variation depending on the strain of polio and other factors. Among those receiving the 1964 test shots, the rate of paralytic polio was reduced to 17 per 100,000 at the end of the year. This compares with the 1954 rate among children who received no vaccine of 44 cases per 100,000 among six-year-olds, and 39 iper 100,000 among seven-year-olds. For Eli Lilly & Company, which shipped three million shots in the current program, six paralytic polio cases had been reported after one shot at the end of five weeks, for a rate of .2 cases per 100,0001. The other Indianapolis polio manufacturer. Pitman Moore Company, shipped some 411,000 shots, among whom not a single polio case has yet been confirmed. For children who received Cutter manufaiotured vaccine, the rate was 55 times higher than for all the other companies, combined. Cutter, which supplied only 300,000 doses this spring, had 59 cases diagnosed as polio at the end of five weeks, and In addition there was the added phenonomen of paralysis in the arm which received the injection. This did, not occur in the cases which followed administration of the other companies. * ■ • (Continued on Fare Eight)

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~v Tornadoes In South Kill Three Persons Mid-South Lashed By Severe Storms ATLANTA (INS) — Three persons are dead today in the Wake of tornadoes and windstorms that lashed the mid -south Tuesday night. Killed were two boys and a 25-year-old man when a 100-foot section of concrete wall collapsed at Augusta, Ga., where more than 1,000 persons had been attending a baseball game. Strong winds and twisters leveled power and telephone lines and toppled trees in parts of South Carolina, Alabama and other sections of Georgia. A small tornado ripped through Marietta, Ga., but no injuries were reported, despite extensive property damage. ~;Cool In Midwest CHICAGO (IN8) — Rather cool air now centered in the Great Lakes region will slowly spread eastward during the next 24 hours. Moisture again surging northward now extends Into parts of the central plains and will begin moving eastward spreading showers iny> extreme western Minnesota td3ay and over Minnesota, western lowa and into Wisconsin tonight, into most of Illinois and Wisconsin on Thursday or Thursday night. It will be generally cloudy and cool in Michigan and Indiana today, becoming generally fair and cool tonight Partly cloudy weather is in prospect for Michigan and Indiana on Thursday. It will be a little warm(Contlnued on Page Eight) Two Appointed To Board Os Review Other Appointees Named By Judge Judge Myles Parrish today announced the appointment of Mrs. Catherine Ochsenrider and Dick Burdg, both of Decatur, to the board of review which will meet in June to review 1955 assessments. Both appointees served on • the board in 1953 and 1954. Mrs. Ochsenrider is the Democrat appointee and Burdg is a Republican. Exofficio members of the board of review are county auditor Frank Kitson, county treasurer Waldo Neal and county assessor Walter Koos. The” board will begin work June 6. Judge Parrish also has announced two other appointments to the county board of public welfare. Elmer Baumgartner of Bterne, a Democrat, has been named to a four year term. He has served on the board since 1945. Lester Brunner, St. Mary’s township trustee, a Democrat, was also appointed to a four-year term. He has been a member of the board since January of this year, when he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Eli Graber. V ■ Rotarians To Meet Earlier Thursday The weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club will be held at the K. of P. home at 6 o’clock Thursday evening, one-half hour earlier than qsual, because of commencement exercises at the Decatur high school. The program will be a panel discussion presented by Deane Dorwin and seven members of his speech class at the Decatur high school.

Dulles Urges Extension Os Security Act Says U. S. Policy Seeks To Convince Russia Os Futility 'WASHINGTON (INS) —Secretary of state John Foster Dulles told congress today that U. S. policy is to make the Communists see "the futility of attempting world conquest.” Dulles appeared before the housq foreign affairs committee. He said the U. S. “eagerly welcomes and will fully and in good faith explore ail new possibilities of ensuring a just and durable peace." z But, he warned, “it would be a great mistake to judge that the danger was now past” and he urged congress to extend the mutual security act which expires June 39. Dulles was the first witness as the committee launched hearings on President Eisenhower’s request for three and one half billion dollars in military and economic aid to foreign nations. The secretary made these points in his testimony: The Russians have reversed themselves on four major matters in the past week with a “show of sweet reasonablenesß”-on Austrian freedom, on Yugoslavia, on disarmament, on a Big Four meeting. . This “striking reversal of many of the policies ot the Soviet rulers” may presage the adoption soon by Russia of “more tolerable policies” toward the test of the world. The U. S. hopes that out of all this also “may come policies designed better to satisfy the legitimate aspirations of the subject peoples.” This was an apparent reference to Soviet satellite nations in Europe. ’ 'The pilgrimage‘s of Soviet leaders to Belgrade to seek peace with Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia will have “a profound effect throughout the Soviet gone.” The -Russian moves mgy be motivated'6y the knowledge that the (Oonnnuetf on Pare Eight) Windfall Man Killed By Passenger Train KOKOMO, Ind. (INS) —Doran Tewilliger, 55, of Windfall, was injured fatally when the car in which he was riding was hit by a Chicago bound passenger train at the Pennsylvania railroad track in Kokomo. Tbe car was knocked against a utility pole. State Traffic Toll Above Previous Year INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —State police announced today that 1865 traffic deaths were eight more than during the same period last year. The totals were 383 and 375. Rural accidents claimed 298 lives and city crashes caused 85 deaths. A total of 231 died in accidents on state and federal highways and 67 in county rogd accidents. Decatur Lions Hold Meeting Last Night Plan Breakfast For School Graduates Two films, “Lest We Forget” and “The Look of Things,” were shown at the dinner meeting of the Lions club Tuesday evening in the K. of P. home. Clyde Butler reported on the programs scheduled for the month of June. A guest at the meeting was Ed Flack cf Lafayette, a member of the Laketon Lions club. President Frank Lybarger also announced commstlteee flbr the breakfast at the Legion home from 4 to 6 a. m. FYfday, entertaining the graduates of Decatur high school. The breakfast will be repeated Saturday morning, June 4, at the same hours for the graduating class of Decatur Catholic high school. Table waiters both mornings will be Harry Schwarts, Robert Frtainger, Malcolm Locke. Cliff Brewer, Ray Heller, Victor Porter, Harry Knapp, Jesse Suttdn, Jay Markley, Don Stover, Dick Evans and Roy (Price. “ Jack Gordon is serving as chairman of the kitchen committee which includes Alva Lawson, Fred Corah, Clyde Butler, Glen Ellis, Marion Robinson and Merritt Alger. Tables and decorations are being handled by Clark Mayclin, Dave Kaye, Paul Hancher, John Halterman, Roger. Gent is, Francis Ellsworth and Robert Gentle. Serving under Herman Krueckeberg, entertainment cbariman, are Ron Parrish, Robert Zwfc-k, Dick Macklin and Glenn Hill.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 25, 1955.

Oveta Hobby Declares Nation’s Children To Gain Polio Protection

New Postal Pay Increase Bill By Democrats Senate Refuses To Override Veto By k Pres. Eisenhower WASHINGTON (INS) — The senate post office committee unanimously approved today a new Democratic bill to give an eight ' percent pay raise to the nation’s 500,000 postal workers. Chairman Olin Johnston (D-S. C.) said he saw no reason jrhy the bill should not be signed rfy President Eisenhower, who vetoed a measure to provide an 8.8 percant increase. Johnston told newsmen that the new bill will cost 17 million dollars less than the 8.8 percent raise. Cost of the vetoed measure was estimated at 179 million dollars a year. The senate, by a 54 to 39 vote, refused Tuesday to upset Mr. Eisenhower’s veto. This was eight votes less than the two thirds needed to override the veto. Johnston and Sen. Frank Carl- . son (R-Kan.) ranking GOP member of the post office . each Introduced new pay bills aft- . er the veto. The two were siwrflkr in major points. But Johnston said the Carlson bill was rejected in committee by a straight party vote of five to four. He said he hopes to get the new pay bill to the senate floor early next weke. He expressed confidence that it would sail through the senate as well as be signed by the president. Meanwhile, house post office (Continued on Page Eight) Personal Property Assessment Higher Figures Released By County Assessor County assessor Walter Koos today released totals on the assessed valuation of personal property in Adams county and the various tax units for 1955. The county total this year, according to Koos, was $17,257,868, more than a two million raise over the 1954 total, which was $15,051,237. The evaluation in each of the townships is as follows: Union, $1,240,645; Root, $1,295,252; Preble, $1,394,520; Kirkland, $1,060,325; St. Mary’s, $873,958; Blue Creek. $1,041,120; Monroe, $1,335.686; French, $1,069,142; Hartford, $1,023,652; Wabash, $526,115; Jefferson, $678,130. and Washing- > ton, $1,060,906. Koos’ report on personal property assessments in other tax units shows Geneva, $419,525; Berne, $1,536,379; Monroe-Monroe, $101,350; Monroe - Washington, $13,005; Decatur-Root, $139,900, and Decatur-Washington, $2,448,258. -» A total of 6,364 households were assessed, according to the report, with a valuation of $1,847,957. Personal property on 2,368 farms in the county is valued at $5,794,841, Koos’ figures show. This farm property includes 3,967 farm implements and tractors, $2,289,225; 18,018 beef cows, milk cows and other cattle, sl,-. 455,459; 14,153 dozens poultry. $87,627, and 18,874 other farm animals, $434,460. The assessor's report further shows that retail merchandise in the county is valued at $1,611,120 and furniture and fixtures in the retail shops total $792,878. The equipment in 38 gasoline filling stations in the county has an assessed value of $49,313. INDIANA WEATHER —- Partly eloudy and a little '- cooler tonight. Thursday part-_ ly cloudy. Low tonight ranging from low 40s extreme <north to around 55 extreme south. High Thursday 63-70 - north, 70-78 south.

Decafur Graduation Exercises Thursday 64 Seniors Will Receive Diplomas “The Centuries and the Hours” will be the topic ot the address by Dr. Harold W. Richardson, presl- ' dent of Franklin College, at the commencement exercises of Decatur high school Thursday at 8 4>.m. in the high school auditorium. Diplomas will be presented to the 64 candidates for graduation by Harry O. Irwin, president of the Decatur school board. The program will also include invocation by the Rev. Stuart Brightwell, minister ot the First Baptist church, and benediction by the Rev. C. E. Lykins, minister of the Church of the Nazarene. The complete commencement program is as follows: Processiohal—“Pomp and Circumstance” —Elgar Invocation—Rev. Brightwell Music —“America Our Heritage”— Steele-Ades “I Believe” —Stillman-Ades (High school choir) Address—“ The Centuries and the Hours” —Dr. Richardson Presentation of the Graduating Class —Hugh J. Andrews (Principal, Decatur high school) _ Presentation of Diplomas—Harry ‘ O. Irwin (President, Decatur school board) Benediction —Rev.Lyklus Recessional —“D.H.S." Choir selections for the program will be under the direction of Miss Helen Haubold, supervisor of«music for Decatur public schools. Dinner, Luncheon Tickets On Sale Meetings Fart Os Dedication Week Tickets sos the Monday night dinner, June 20, at the Decatur Youth and Community Center in connection with dedication week, and also tickets for the Tuesday noon luncheon. June 21, are on sale, Glenn'Hill, general chairman for the week, stated today. Tickets for both limited and Hill requested all persons interested in attending the affairs to get their reservations at once. The Monday night dinner will be the first meal ever to be served in the new building and tickets have been limited to 500. These are available at several uptown business houses and sell for $2 each. The luncheon on Tuesday noon is being sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, but the public is invited and tickets can be secured at the Chamber of Commerce offices or from any director of that body. Hill said that because of the demand for reservations for both events, he felt the public should be informed that they still purchase tickets for either event. It is believed that all reservations will be sold in the next few days. A complete program for the entire week will be published soon, Hill said. Events of interest to persons of all aged are being planned for every afternoon and night during the week of June 19 to 25. Indiana Is Second In Safety Contest INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Indiana has been awarded second place honors behind Pennsylvania in the 1954 national traffic safety contest. Indiana was awarded the high position on the basis of a reduction in fatalities from 1.276 in 1953 to 1,077 in 1954, or 199. Peru, Ind., was awarded second place in the 10,000 to 25,000 population class behind Rocky River, O. Hammond received honorable mention In the 50,000 to 10,000 class, and West Lafayette received honorable mention in the 10,000 to 25,000 class.

Says Witnesses Lie To Graff Probing Group Senator Calls For Firing Os Federal Personnel For Lies BULLETIN * WASHINGTON (INS) — A sultry, sloe eyed former government girl testified today she was advised “not to be a crusader” when she tried to regain some $30,000 for the U.S. from a Chicago contractor. Mrs. Melia Hort of Westfield, N.J., said the advice came from her superiors, in 1953 when she was working for the armed services textile and apparel procurement agency in New York. WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Karl E. Mundt (R S. D.,) charged today that witnesses have woven a “mystifying fabric of falsehood” at hearings on alleged graft in military uniform contracts. He called for the firing of any federal personnel who “play fast and loose” -with the senate investigations subcommittee, which is conducting the Inquiry. Leon M. Levy, an Arabia‘speaking New York clothing manufacturer, was scheduled to return to the witness stand today. Tuesday, he swore that his firm gave a total of $6,699 in cash and gifts to federal personnel in connection with government contracts. Testimony also was scheduled from William lenni, quartermaster dorps inspector on 1952 contracts Levy's Bonita Originals, Inc., won to make a million army cape in a plant at Mayaques, Puerto Rico. Subcommittee sources said that if time allows they also will call Mrs. Melia Hort, a former contracts administrator for the quartermaster corps in New York, who has been charged with receiving gifts from Bonita through Marvin Rubin, business procurer. Tuesday night, the army fired (Continued on Page Bight) High School Annual Distributed Here Ravelings Os '55 Being Distributed Distribution of the “Ravelings”, the 1955 yearbook of Decatur high school, was started Tuesday by the school. There are no additional copies of the annual available as only sufficient books were ordered to take care of those ordered tn advance, Hugh J. Andrews, principal, announced. The yearbook has a highly attractive gold cover, with the words “Ravelings, ’55,” in purple, the school’s colors. The publication is replete with photographs of the faculty members, classes, organizations, activities and sports. Ron Robinson was editor of the yearbook, with Miss Judy Locke as assistant editor. David Uhrick served as advertising director, assisted by Joyce Embler, Judy Keller and Bill Zwick. Faculty members active in assisting with the yearbook were Lowell . Smith,., faculty advisor; Miss Catherine Weidler, proof reader, and Miss Kathryn Kauffman. art supervisor. Other members of the yearbook staff were Carol Roop, art editbr; Ruth Weigmann. copy editor; Colleen Marbach, copy editor; Dana DalzelL photography editor; Belva Miller, copy editor; Roger Eley, boys’ sports editor; Jackie Reidenbach, girls’ sports editor; Anita Smith, snapshots editor; Carolyn Aumann, assistant photography editor; Judy Franz, assistant art editor; Dan Krueckeberg, assistant boys’ sports editor; Beverly Poling, assistant girls’ sports editor; Janet Lane, assistant snapshots editor.

Plan Memorial Day Service On Monday Annual Service On Morning Os Holiday The Adams county unit of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be in charge of the annual Memorial Day program Monday in Decatur, when the V. F. W., the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion post 43 will honor men killed in the service of their country. The program will begin with assembly at the V. F. W. post at 8:45 a. m. At 9 a. m. the three service groups will proceed by auto to the Catholic cemetery, where a brief memorial service will be conducted by the American Legion. The group will then go to the Decatur cemetery, where the V. F. W. will have charge of a short memorial program. They will then re-assembly at the V. F. W. home. A parade will begin in front of the home at 10 a. m. Members of the three organizations will march east on Monroe street to the St. Mary’s river bridge. The parade will be led by the Decatur high and Catholic high band. At the bridge the American Legion will honor all comrades lost at sea. The parade will then move back through town to the Peace Monument oq the court house lawn. The V. F. W. Will have charge ot the concluding portion of the Memorial Day program. 4. The Rev. O. C. Busse, chaplain of the American Legion, will be speaker for this part of the program. Prayers will be recited by the‘Rev. L. T. Norris. The general public Is Invited to attend the entire outdoor program, which is held each year In (Continues on Pace Eight) Georgia Elevator Is Rocked By Explosion WAYNESBORO. Ga., (INS) — Eleven persons were hurt today when an explosion rocked a giant grant elevator at ‘Waynesboro. Two others are missing. Six of the injured survived although they were blown from the top of the elevator 20 stories above the ground. The force of the blast knocked a railroad boxcar 75 yards from the tracks. Teen-Age Council Meets Last Evening Appointments Made Os Hosts, Hostesses The teen-age council, governing body ot the Youth section of the Youth and Community Center, held its regular meeting at the Center Tuesday night. Tom Titus, president, named hosts and hostesses for each day of dedication week, June 19 to 25. The appointments include: Sunday afternoon, Dana Dalzell and Hugh Hoyt. Monday night, Hannah Hoyt. Tuesday noon, Susan Heller. Wednesday night. Jay Gould and Tom Titus. Thursday night, Linda Gamsby. Office supervisors were appointed for the week as follows: , Sunday, Joe Kohne. Monday, Sue Holthouse. Tuesday, Emily Swearingen. Wednesday, Paul Schmidt. Thursday, David Eichenauer. Prior to the Tuesday night meeting, the group made a tout of the entire building. First wing to be completed is the Youth section. This section will be turned over to the board Thursday and furnishings will be moved in in* mediately. The chairmen of the dedicatiot week committees of the Youth division will meet tonight at the city hall at 7:30 o’clock. President Titus has asked that each chairman be prepared to give a detailed report on his committee’* program.

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Secretary Os Welfare Backs Control Plans Rumor California Politico Brought Pressure For Cutter WASHINGTON (INS) —A New York congressman aired charges today that a “very, very prominent” California politician pressured welfare secretary Oveta Culp Hobby to license Cutter Laboratories production of Salk vaccine. Rep. Arthur G. Klein (D N. Y.,) said be had heard the charge from a reputable source, but expressed the hope It was not true. Acting secretary Roswell B. Per-, kins flatly denied the charge. Perkins eaid Mrs. Hobby licensed the Cutter firm and five other producers solely on the report made to her by U. S. surgeon general Leonard A. Scheele. He said the falsity of the statement was underscored by Scheele's “promptness ot action” in banning Gutter vaccine when polio cases developed among children inoculated with shots from the Cutter Laboratories. Government officiale, meanwhile, conferred with representatives of ’ the six pharmaceutical firms livens- , eiT to manufacture Jhe Salk vec- ’ cine. The public health service said ! the purpose of the conference was , to give the Industry g roup a "complete review” of data developed ' during the meeting of polio experts at the national institutes of 1 health. Firms represented aft today’s session were Chit tor Laboratories; Eli Lilly; Parke Davis; PittmanMore; Sharp and Doh me, and Wyeth. Mts. Hobby said that the administration’s Salk vaccine program “will result In effective protection” against polio for the nation’s children. The welfare secretary urged the house commerce committee to approve a 38 million dollar fund to provide free anti polio shots for more than 13 million children in low income families. She said this would give assurance that no child in the United States “will be denied an opportunity to be vaccinated because of inability, to pay.” Mrs. Hobby was not present at today’s session of the house group. Her statement was read by assistant welfare secretary Roswell Perkins. Tn her prepared testimony, Mrs. Hobby said the administration's program will operate “within the framework of our traditional fed-eral-state relatoinships.” She said the states would receive money to buy vaccine on the basis of the number of children through age 19 and the average per capita income of the state. According to her statistics, thia would mean that up to 4,1 per cent of all children in Mississippi would receive tree Salk shots, while at the other end of the scale the governmnet would pay for inoculations for about 14.8 per cent of the children in Delaware. Mrs. Hobby said that before any state can receive money from the U. S., it must set forth a statewide program for use of the vaccine, including “reasonable assurance that no child will be denied vaccination because of inability to pay the easts.’’ Unlike many other federal aid programs, the state would not be required to put up “matching lunds” because, Mrs. Hobby said. It might slow up the program. She said .the states would have “complete discretion” tn deciding who should receive Salk shots as long as assurances were given that money difficulties would not prevent a child from receiving protection. Mrs. Hobby said that about fk per cent of all unvaccinated chfiy dren in the country wiU be eligible for the tree Salk shots. She said this would come to about 13,3*0,000 (Continued on Pec* Etgbt)