Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIU. No. 141,

MOCK BOMB EVACUATES PENTAGON » « »</***! •flTTrw *ll f ~ «vs » » «ife * *jt hr ~ ’ ? *1 II - >^>r '*iftj F. * f w Z>qaj . A HELICOPTER VIEW as thousands of workers streamed from the huge Pentagon in Washington as to safety k fled t 0 their automobiles at a nearby parking lot and began their theoretical dash

Nation Under Mock State Os Martial Law Eisenhower Acts After Simulated Bombing Attacks EMERGENCY PRESS HEADQUARTERS. Operation Alert — (INS) — President Eisenhower put the nation under a mock state of martial law today after simulated hydrogen and atomic bomb attacks theoretically killed or injured more than 12 million'Americana. * ■ ■■< '- ■..... . The President's action was announced by emergency press headquarters, which gave this civilian defense administration estimate of supposed casualties: 7,636,000 dead and 6,002,000 injured. Civilian defense authorities said the toll would have been even higher in a real attack—9,796.ooo dead, and 9,411,000 injured — if evacuation had not been carried out in several of the 61 target cities. Almost 10 million Americans were theoretical!/ without homes, many of them still threatened by the lethal radioactive “fallout" from simulated hydrogen bombs dropped on 11 cities. With this “problem” facing the government, President Eisenhower took swift command of the “holocaust" at the new secret seat of government to which he had been evacuated a short two hours before Washington was presumed "destroyed.” The President quickly Issued a series of proclamations and executive orders giving the federal government powers over the devastated nation never before exercised in its history. At other secret “relocation” sites—all somewhere within a 300 mile radius of the incinerated capital —heads of 31 departments and agencies worked around the clock to keep life blood pulsing in an imagined cruelly hurt republic. Federal civil defense director Vai Peterson, who flew here from the emergency site where Presldnt Eisenhower met Wednesday with top government officials, said the manner ih which the “refugee” government officials were meeting the mock attack problems “has been very successful.” The President maintained close touch with top members of his “team” —by personal visits for conferences, and at other' times over a closed television circuit. The President and his cabinet in the civil defense test were faced with almost insuperable problems, including: 1. Distribution of emergency medical stocks and care of the estimated 5,0(70,000 injured. Presidential decision on priority for distribution of medical supplies be(Continues on Page Rive) BULLETIN ASUNCION, Paraguay (INS) —Fifteen of 24 persona aboard were reported killed today when a Brazilian trans-Atlantic airliner crashed in a heavy fog near Asuncion’s airport as it was coming in for a landing. Airline officials said nine - ' persons — six passengers and three members of the crew — survived the crash a mile from the airport. " ’ 16 Pages

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Adams County Joins Mock Mass Attack Adams County Aids Fort Wayne Victims Adams county joined the rest of the nation Wednesday and today in a mock mass attack during which President Eisenhower declared a mock state of emergency and civil defense workers In all parts of the country tested their (Organization. * The ‘alert’ officially began here at 8:45 a. m. Wednesday when Jack Gordon, Adams county civil defense director, received a telegram from Col. Lichtenberg. Allen county civil defense director. The telegram stated that Fort Wayne had just received the first warning of the coming pretended attack and that Fort Wayne had begun, on a paper basts, the dispersal of population from the city which is a major target area. The telegram also asked for help in the form of specialized personnel and equipment which could be sent from this county after such an attack. If the attack had been real instead of pretended, this county would have become the temporary home for as high as 22,000 Allen county evacuees. These people would have moved out of Fort Wayne and would have been met at all entries to the county by local special deputies and mass care officers. They would have been taken to any private homes which would receive them and the rest would have been lodged in schools, lodge homes, church basements and other buildings where kitchen facilities are available. Volunteer workers in the Red Cross disaster care service would have been on hand to help feed and prevent panic among these people. Their stay in this county would probably be only a matter of hours or at the most a few days since they would return as soon as Fort Wayne had been brought back to enough order to permit habitation again. In the meantime the Adams couftty civil defense organization would be sending help to Fort Wayne where other civil defense workers would be busy mopping up after the disaster of a bombing. This county is prepared now to send at least six physicians, three dentists, nine nurses, a veterinarian, six first aid technicians, two registered pharmacists, four morticians. 50 cots, 100 blankets, 100 coveralls, four bulldozers, 12 dump trucks, 24 ambulance equivalents, four caterpillar tractors, two motorized power shovels, one motorized crane, six licensed radio amateurs, two teams or eight telephone repair men, two teams or eight electric power linemen, 25 auxiliary policemen and 40 deputy Sheriffs. Each of 15 surrounding counties would have sent similar aid to Fort Wayne had an attack actually occurred. During yesterday’s mock attack, these counties answered on a paper basis Fort Wayne’s appeal for help. In Fort Wayne ever 12,000 civil defense workers actually reported and were available during the test alert. In this county the active work was confined to director Gordon, who answered the messages sent by Allen county, and the members of the ham radio club, who maintained an alert during the tesf exercise. Through the courtesy of the Adams County Trailer Skies, a (Continuea M J>«ce Five)

Ike Departs Hideout After Mock Attacks Leaves For Secret Pentagon To Study Mock Attack Test WITH PRESIDENT EISENHOWER (INS)—President Eisenhower moved from his mountain hideout to the secret “Underground. Pentagon” today to deal with what he called “complications” in the nation’s atomic attack survival test The fjhief exeeutivi conferred with the national security council in appraisal of the progress of “Operation Alert," which simulates countrywide devastation from a mock saturation assault with hydrogen and atomic bombs. Mr. Eisenhower told newsmen that “we found more complications yesterday than I ever believed possible.” He said “some misunderstanding” had arisen as news was flashed about the theoretical destruction of 61 American cities. The President said there had been a mistaken belief that the exercise would include mock consideration of military defense and retaliation plans, in which Americans Would be told that their airmen were wreaking vengeance on the “enemy.” The chief executive declared : “that is entirely a matter of civil defense and relocation. No military problem is assumed at all under this fictitious situation.” He emphasized: “We are trying simply to see whether, under conditions assuming the destruction of the United States, 'the government could continue to function.” The President did not detail the “complications” to which he referred. But in ruling out even theoretical consideration of retaliation moves, he made it plain that he did not wish any explosive issues aired while preparations are being made for next month’s Big Four “parley at the summit." Mr. Eisenhower left his emergency headquarters shortly after breakfast and motored to the “Underground Pentagon,” the. location of which is being Jcept secret in keeping with the spirit of the civil defense test. Soldiers halted the small “pool" of newsmen accompanying the President and kept reporters and cameramen away from the site at which the national security council assembled. (Continued on >-».<• Five) Mrs. Pearl Hurless Is Taken By Death Mrs. Pearl Hurless, 73, wife of Emanuel Hurless, died Wednesday at her home in Rockford, 0., following a long Illness. Surviving are her husband; three stepsons, Doyt and Ray of Rockford and Glen of Willshire, O.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Thelma Lawson and Mrs. Jesse King of Rockford and Mrs. Sherman Koos of Decatur; a sister, Mrs. Reatha Kohlepp of Fort Wayne; six grandchildren and six great-grandchilih-en. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Dick & Stallter funeral home at Rockford, the Rev. E. R. Willlman officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove cemetery at Waynedale. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening.

Decatur, Indiana, Thurs day, June 16, 1955.

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British Sub Is I Sunk, 13 Men Feared Killed Practice Torpedo Explodes, Seven Crewmen Escape PORTLAND, Eng. (INS) — A practice torpedo blew up and sank the British submarine Sidon today and 13 crewmen trapped under 30 feet of water were believed killed. The admiralty announced all hope was abandoned for the missing officers and men. Seven crewmen jumped clear of the 715 ton submarine when the blast ripped the forward torpedo room as the vessel was about to leave Portland harbor on a practice firing run. The seven were hospitalized with minor injuries. Royal Navy men said the propellant in one of the practice torpedoes blew up. Eyewitnesses said a sheet of flame “shot out" from the conning tower and this was followed by smoke, more flames, equipment, clothing and furniture. Iteseue workers tried to go for but were blocked by smoke and'debris. A helicopter rushed a salvage officer and two divers to the scene. An admiralty statement issued in London said the Sidon was one of five submarines alongside the depot ship Maidstone, all of which were preparing to sail. A mooring vessel, the Moordale, placed a wire cable around the stern of the sub alter it settled. The Sidon’s normal complement is 44, but it was not known how many were aboard when she sank in the waters just off Weymouth in Dorset county. The 715 ton undeiHvater vessel was completed in November, 1944. It was one of the fast wartime craft specially designed for speedy emergency diving. Install Draperies For Youth Section Draperies for the windows in the Youth section of the Youth and Community Center are being installed today by a crew of workmen under the supervision of Harold Niblick of Niblick and Co. The Decatur dry goods firm furnished the rods and workmen for the installation and the draperies were made and provided by Bag Service of this city. Mrs. Roy Kalver is 'chairman of the committee supervising the furnishing of the Youth section. Mayoral Candidate Speaks At Meeting Robert Cole Speaks To Young Democrats <Robert Cole, Democrat, candidate for mayor of Decatur, spoke at the meeting of the Adams county Young Democrats Wednesday evening in the former A.S.A. office in the Niblick building. Cole told the young Democrats that they would be called upon to assist in the coming city campaign. He said that young Democrats will be consulted in formulating the platform and policies of the campaign, - - > Last night’s meeting also included discussion of the Young Democrat state convention at Indianapolis July 29 and 30. Adams courity is eligible to send 12 voting delegates to the convention The local group will begin a campaign to raise the required registration fees for this number of delegates. The next meeting of the county group will be a picnic at Affolder park near Geneva July 14. Miss Rosemary Spangler was named chairman for the picnic. She will be assisted by Miss Marlene Laurent

Few Tickets Unsold For Monday Banquet Initial Banquet In * Community Center A few tickets remain unsold for the Monday night dinner at the Youth and Community Center, wb|ch will be the first meal ever tq be served at the new building, Wilbur Petrie, . ticket chairman, said today. The unsold portion of the 500 tickets are available at the Center the rest of this week. Lowell Harper, general chairman of the Monday night event which will feature a ( dinner and address by Dr. Kenneth McFarland, nationally known speaker, announced today that the Monmouth P.T-A. would serve the dinner. The P.T.A. committee includes Mrs. Herman Bleeke, Mrs. Harold Owens, Mrs. Dallas Brown, Mrs. Martin Bulmahn and Mrs. Oscar” Bieberich. Tickets for the event are selling for $2 each and the menu will include an appetizer, half chicken, whipped potatoes, salad, beans, ice cream, eake and coffee. Harold 'W. McMillen, chairman of the board of Central Soya Co. and former Decatur resident, will act as toastmaster at the dinner, and the music preceding the address by Dr. McFarland wjll be led by Joe Seabold. t Eoy'Stewart, operator of Stew* art’d bakery In Dpcatur, will act as principal cook for the Monday night occasion. He will have several assistants. The limit of 560 tickets was placed on the dinner because of present dinner facilities at the Center. Those who are unable to obtain tickets for the dinner are invited to attend the speaking program which will follow at about 8 o’clock Monday night. Rev. Schmitt To Fort Wayne Church Native Os Decatur Appointed Pastor The Rev. Simeon Schmitt, a native of Decatur, has been appointed pastor Os St. John the Baptist church in Fort Wayne. The appointment was made by Bishop Leo A. Pursley, apostolic administrator of the Fort Wayne diocepe. Father Schmitt, who attended Decatur Catholic school, St Joseph's college at Rensselaer and Mt. St. Mary’s seminary at Cincinnati, 0., has served since 1943 as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul church in Huntington. He was ordained in 1926 and served assistant pastorates at Marion and Peru. Before going to Huntington he was pastor of St. Joseph’s church at Delphi for six years. Father Schmitt, who is a brother to Hubert, Al and F. J. Schmitt of this city, will assume duties in the Fort Wayne parish July 1. The parish features a newly built church, which will be formally dedicated June 24. -- Bishop Pursley was pastor of the church for ’l3 years until his appointment as apostolic administrator in April. Since, that time, the Rev. James J. O’Connor has served as acting pastor of the parish. In other appointments by Bishop Pursley, the Rev. J. H. Roesler, pastor of St. Joseph church at Bluffton, was named to fill the vacant pastorate at the Huntington church. Father Roesler will be succeeded (Continued on Page Five) To Honor Leaders Os Organizations Presidents of Decatur organizations, their wives or husbands, and distinguished guests from their national affiliations, will be seated at a special table at the organization night banquet at the Youth and Community Center next Thursday evening, June 23. The banquet is for all civic and fraternal organisations and service clubs In the city as a part of dedication week at the center.

Western Big ■? Three Foreign Ministers Meet . To Prepare Common Policy To Present At 'Summit* Meet NEW YORK (INS) — The Western Big Three foreign ministers begin in New York today final preparations of a common policy to present to Russia at next month’s “summit” talks in Geneva. British foreign secretary JJaroid MacMillan and French foreign minister Antoine Pinay launch conferences with U.S. secretary of state John Foster Dulles at a luncheon meeting following their arrival. \ The three diplomats will confer through Friday in several sessions, one of which will include West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. By weekend, when they fly to San Francisco for next weeks 10th anniversary meeting of the United Nations, Dulles, MacMillan and Pinay should have established a united front for a Monday meeting with Soviet foreign minister V. M. A working group of representatives of the Western Big Three laid the groundwork in Washington during the past week for the start of the two day New York sessions. Molotov, who arrived In New York early Wednesday, did not contact Dulles, who flew from Washington late in the day, but Indian ambassador V. K. Krishna Menon conferred with both men. Neither Menon nor Molotov commented on their meeting but the Indian said he had requested his half hour conference with Dulles to discuss matters he had failed to bring up during their long talks in the nation’s capital Tuesday. It was stated that prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's roving envoy talked with Dulles about Americans held ‘in Red China and other points of friction. The two men met alone, without advisors. Dulles told newsmen that the conference with Molotov in San Francisco Monday night was aimed at preparing the way for the Big Four meeting "at the summit," which begins July 18. Winners Are Listed In Amateur Contest Wednesday Night's Winners Are Listed Winners of the amateur talent contest Wednesday night on the court house ramp were Kay Halt, accordion soloist of Fort Wayne in the young group, and Ann, Judy and Terry (Ruble, a vocal trio from Monroeville in the older group. Last night’s entrants were introduced by Joan Laurent, a recent graduate of Decatur Catholic high school. The winners received cash prizes and are eligible to participate in the grand finals Saturday. Greta Erekson of Decatur high school will serve as mistress of ceremonies for tonight’s show, which begins at 6:30 p.m. She will be introduced by Robert Tracey. Contestants in the group 12 years of age or younger tonight will be Marlow Figley, Fort Wayne; Marilyn and Carolyn Griffis, Fort Wayne; the Pint-Sized Quartet, Antwerp, 0., and Dianna Sue Gillespie, Portland. In the older group competing tonight will be Jackie Manis, Fort Wayne; Janice Mae Badenhop, Decatur route five; Pat Kintz and Sarah Gass, Decatur; Jim Rowley and Diane Benson, Decatur; Alfred Gunibert, Fort Wayne, and the Shortcut*. Osslanx INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight, Sunny and pleasant Friday. Low tonight 52-58. High Friday 80-85.

Review Board Sets Hearing Schedule Four-Day Schedule To Hear Objections The Adams county board of review has set up a four-day schedule from July 5 to July 8, inclusive, for hearing Objections to personal property valuations, it was announced today. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, July <5, 8:30 am. until 11:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., Union, Root, Preble, Kirkland, Washington and St. Mary’s township residents. Wednesday, July 6, fnftn 8:30 a.m. until /Ll:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., residents of Blue Creek, Monroe, French, Hartford, Wabash and Jefferson townships. Thursday, July 7 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m., residents of Berne, Monroe and Geneva. Friday, July 8, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m., residents of Decatur. The board alsq, pointed out that it is the duty of any. .omittted taxpayer to appear before the board of review on or before July 16 for the purpose of being assessed. In case an omitted taxpayer fails to do eo, a peAlty will be added. Board members Include Walter Koos, county assessor. Frank Kitson, county auditor, Waldo Neai, county treasurer, Catherine Ochsenrider and Dick Burdg. Confer On Locating Factory In Decatur Executives Meet With CC Officials Several executives of a leading American manufacturing concern met in Decatur Wednesday and Thursday with officials of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce relative to the possibility of locating a factory in Decatur. The representatives of the manufacturing concern, who prefer to remain unnamed at this time, inspected a building site here and received pertinent information concerning utilities, housing and shipping potentials relative to Decatur. The Wednesday night meeting was one of several which have been held recently by the Chamber committee with manufacturing executives relative to bringing industry to Decatur. Local committee members are optomistic concerning the outcome of these meetings. - A Mrs. Mamie Jones Dies This Morning Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Mrs. Mamie Pearl Jones, 75, died at 4 o’clock this morning at her home on the Piqua road, Decatur route 5. She had been in failing health of complications for several years but her death was unexpected. Born in Ellenboro, W. Va., March 13, 1880, she was a daughter of Henry and Anna Mahaney-Walters? Her husband, Walter Jones, preceded her in death . Mrs. Jones was a member of the Bobo United Brethren church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Harmon, with whom she made her home; one Perry Walters of Fort Wayne; one sister, Mrs. A, C. Yerkey of Detroit Mich., and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. and Mrs. William Enem Inger officiating. Burial will' be in Mt. Tabor cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 1 after 7 o’clock this even- ,

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Bombs Dropped Al President's Palace Today Three Navy Planes Drop Bombs Near President's Palace BULLETIN EMERGENCY PREBB HEADHEADQUARTERS, Operation Alert (INS) — The U.B. state department .reported .today that “the government house has been bombed” and “there Is shooting In the streets” of Buonos Air**.’"* The report came by telephone to the state department from the U. 8. embassy in the Argentine capital. The statement was made by the state department to White Hous* assistant press secretary Murray Snyder, who read It to reporters. No embassy personnel have been injured, It was reported. BUENOS AIRES (by telephone to New York) —(INS)—-Elements of the Argentine armed forces apparently revolted today against President Juan Perdu and three navy planes dropped bombs near the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. There were no confirmed reports of casualties. President Peron, engaged in a bitter dispute with the Catholic church, was believed Inside the palace. A dispatch from Montevideo, Uruguay, quoted a radio commu- - nique by “the revolutionaries" stating that “The tyrant is dead—his regime has disappeared.” The attempted bombing of government house took place at approximately one p.m. (noon EDT). An hour later the situation was entirely confused. It appeared that parts ’ of the armed forces •were revolting against Peron while other segments were supporting him. Army planes pursued the navy craft and the government claimed one of the bombing planes was shot down. Shortly before 2:30 p. m. (1:30 p.m. EDT) army tanks moved into position before the presidential palace. A government announcement via the national radio claimed “The situation is under control.” There was panic in the city and all business stopped. No competent government or military official could be reached to explain the situation. However at 2:20 p.m. Argentine time (1:20 p.m. EDT) the government still seemed to be in control of the radio which would indicate it still was in general controL Excommunicated VATICAN CITY (INS) —Pope Pius XII today excommunicated Argentine President Juan D. Peron and other members of his government involved in the expulsion of two church leaders. Msgr. Manuel Tato, auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, and Msgr. Pablo Novoa, canon deacon of the diocese, were put aboard a Romebound plane by Argentine police Wednesday in the flaring churchstate controversy. The two prelates were due in Rome this evening. They were ex* pected to report immediately to high Vatican officials, possibly Plus himself, on the situation in Argentina. The Argentine prelates were accused of having led last weekend’s mass Catholic demonstrations against the Peron regime, which Is trying to separate church and state. The Vatican’s drastic crackdown against the Peron government was not unexpected. For weeks Argentine police have been arresting Catholic priests. High church officials warned if Peron persisted in his campaign against church leaders, he would be cut off from the church by excommunication, losing the right to (Continued on Page Five)