Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII. No. 149.

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--■ - * .^lll --.....- ■ - ■ Truman Voices ’ J ?L f * J ;.. Hopeful View At U. N. Meet Former President Given Thunderous Ovations Friday SAN FRANCISCO (INS) — Former President Harry s. Truman said Friday night that “agreement even in little things” may lead to larger understandings in cold war truce talks such as next month’s Geneva conference of the Ata Four’s top The ex-President. in a speech before the United Nations 10th birthday assembly in San Francisco, took one indirect slap at Russia for its past record of sparking Communist aggressions. But he voiced a hopeful view of the future when he hailed “sign; in the world today” that the great powers may achieve “greater understanding” on the road to peace. The former u. 8. Chief Executive received thunderous ovations from the audience in the jam-packed San Francisco Opera House both before and after he spoke to some 600 delegates and several thousand spectators in the public sections. Even Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov, who had made a futile effort to take the spotlight from Truman by giving a dinner for key delegates just before the speech, arose to his feet with all the others In the auditorium and clapped hands as Truman finished his address. Molotov left the Opera House immediately after Truman had descended from the rostrum while the noisy ovation was still in progress. Truman, who addressed the UN anniversary jubilee as a specially Invited speaker despite Russian objections. described the 60 - nation organisation as a “beacon of hope to a world that has no choice but to live together or die together.” The present generation, he told an audience of delegates and spectators who packed San Franciscos Opera House, faces the “magnificent challenge” or reconciling two powerful forces — the UN.and the development of nuclea/ science.” The former Chief Executive declared we must "use the one and harness the other so that we may combine them for the everlasting benefit of all mankind.” Truman’s speech came after Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov lost out in a sub rosa attempt to enforce a partial boycott of the ex-President. Molotov had circulated "hush-hush" invitations to key UN delegates to a dinner at the Russian delegation’s “Little Kremlin” in Hillsborough, 20 miles south of San Francisco. Molotov set the hour for the din- ' ner at 8 p.m. — only 60 minutes before the time Truman was scheduled to speak. The effort bootneranged when several of the invited delegates politely Informed the Soviet diplomat they would not attend his affair because it would not give them sufficient time to - get back to San Francisco* for Truman’s address. In effect, the delegates told Molotov that instead of boycotting Truman’s speech they would boy(iCkmtlnued on Page Six)

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Center Dedication ~ Will Close Tonight Square Dance Will End Festivities Hundreds of Decatur’s young people, ranking in age from preschool to high school, were entertained during the Youth Day activities Friday in connection with the dedication of the city’s new Youth and Community Center. The day began with a pet and bicycle parade from the jail to the Elks home. This parade featured the distribution of 2,000 balloons and free ice cream and ribbon award* for best entries in the parade. ,< • * ■ The following awards wore made: smallest pet-— Freddie Beitler, parakeet, first; Michael Roop, wild baby rabbit, second, and Oreg McClure, cat, third. Largest pet —Bobby Butler, dog, first, and Susie Worst, dog. second. Best trick dog — Virginia Dau, first, and Barbara Borror, sec-' ond; best decorated vehicle with pet—Onalee Barkley, wagon and rabbits, first; Janis Rawley, baby buggy and dog, second, and Becky Jackson, bicycle with cat, third. Best dressed dog—Edna Dalzell, first; Martha McGeath, second, and Gary, Morrison, third. Best dressed cat —Bobby Andrews, first and Dick McClure, second. Pet with longest ears —Linda Hirschy, cocker spaniel, first; Alvin Macke, dachsund, second, and Fred Schurger, rabbit. Pet with longest tail —Dick Fravel, dog, first; Larry Chrisman, cat, second place, and Tom Mclntosh, bantam rooster, third. Most unusual pet — Gary Williams, woodchuck, first; Jerry Mclntosh, bantam hen, second, and Dwane Thieme, dog, third. The parade was led by the Decatur police patrol car and the fire truck. Assisting during the marching were members of the Boy Scouts. \ Youth Day continued at 1:30 p, m. wjth a program at the center building featuring Hilliard Gates as master of ceremonies. The youngsters were treated to basketball demonstrations by Andy Phillip, Charley Share, Jack Kerris and Larjy Foust, all members or former members of the Zollner Pistons professional team. Following this was a baseball demonstration under the direction of Red Braden, of the Allen Dairy semi-pro baseball club. Entertainment of the afternoon program also included a show by Carol and Corky, popular Fort Wayne television entertainers, and a magic show by Don Brewer, , local young magician. Ice cream , was also distributed during the afternoon. The program ended With the awarding of ribbons to the winners of the Junior Olympics , held thro&ghout the week and of the morning parade. A large crowd of.- teen-agers jammed the center in the evening for a dance. Music was presented by Spec Hebble’s orchestra through the courtesy of the musicians union. u A shower of 25 prizes donated by merchants were given to teenagers during a balloon dance and many free drinks at the snack bar were also given away. Mike Kohne and Mara Dee Striker won the Jitterbug contest. Exhibition dances were presented by Mrs. Barney Brooks of Decatur and Mr. Keys of Fort Wayne. Tonight an area open house featuring a square dance extravagan(OowUnued on Page Six)

Reds Seek To Propagandize Peace Pledge Severe Dispute On Russian Demands At U. N. Anniversary SAN FRANCISCO (INS) — The United Nations 10th anniversary assembly was beset today with a severe dispute over Russian demands that Red propaganda slogans be injected into a peace pledge as an intended preface to next month’s Big Four ‘sumtnlU’ conference. A bid by Russia’s V. M. Molotov to win assembly sanction of such Communist goals as “co - existence” and an atomic weapons ban was considered certain to fail. But It cast a cold war shadow over the ‘UN’s "birthday party” in its closing phases. The Soviet foreign minister prepared to depart San Francisco tonight, leaving subordinates behind to make a rearguard stand against Western Big Three efforts to gain unanimous approval of a declaration reaffirming UN principles of collective security and peace. The behind the scenes controversy neared a showdown after former President Hgrry S. Truman brought the UN commemorative assemblage to a dramatic high point Friday night with a briskly phrased speech urging effective disarmament for world survival. The largest throng ever packed into San Francisco’s stately war memorial Opera House repeatedly roared and applauded its approval as the ex-President, one of the UN’s "founding fathers,” rammed home point after point. Whether the Soviet delegation would finally go along with the “San Francisco Declaration” when it is presented to the 60 nation UN conclave at its closing session Sunday remained a moot question. For the present, however, the Russians were playing "hard to get" with their insistence the proposed statement was replete with “meaningless generalities.” They claimed it should contain precise pledges of non-Communist and Communist nations to live together peaceably and outlaw nuclear weapons. Leading Western delegates conjectured that Molotov and his So-viet-bloc colleagues were well aware of their inability to push through and such propaganda statements as they proposed. These diplomats said the only purpose of the Russian demands could be to “muddy the whters” of the UN commemorative! session with discord as part of a Krem-lin-framed strategy to predetermine the tone of the Geneva top level parley opening July 18. This the Western Big Three was determined to block. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles, addressing the UN assembly Friday, promised that “we shall not, at Geneva, assume to act as a world directorate with the right to determine the destinies of others." Dulles thus made it plain that President Eisenhower, prime minister Sir Anthony Eden and premier Edgar Fanra would not bargain away Forthosa or any other basic free world position when they sit down in the Swiss city with Russia’s premier Nikolai (uoaunuea on rage Six)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 25, 1955.

Navy Patrol Plane Is Fired On By Two Red Migs, Forced To Land

Ike Awaiting i Red Reply To U. S. Protest Says Attack Need Not Disturb Plans Os Big Four Meet , WITH PRESIDENT EISENHOWER (INS) — President Eisenhower was said today to feelthat the shooting down of a navy patrol plane by Soviet MIGs need not cause any complications in plans for the Geneva Big Four meeting next month—unless the Russians want it that way. The Chief Executive was awaiting a Soviet reply to the U.S. protest over the Bering Sea incident which secretary of state John Foster Dulles made directly to Russian foreign minister V. M. Molotov in San Francisco. The Kremlin diplomat promised an answer and apparently the tenor of that reply will determine future U. S. action. » The White House view, expressr ed by aides traveling through New i England with Mr. Eisenhower, was - that the attack was a "local incl- - dent” touched off by a trigger > happy jet pilot, rather than any > complicated calculated move by * the Kremlin. Bu the President was not viewr Ing the attack over international i waters lightly. Hie concern was - pointed up by the fact that the i announcement of the attack was t made from the White House. s When similar incidents occurred - previously the state or defense departments released the news. The President's news secretary, . James C. Hagerty, announced the [ June 22 attack to the press corps t covering the President’s New Eng- [ land trip late Friday, describing . it as “inexplicable and unwarrantt ed.” Mr. Eisenhower was expected to . confer by telephone again today - or Sunday with secretary of state . John Foster Dulles, who personai- . ly demanded an explanation from : Soviet foreign minister V. M. Mot lotov in San Francisco. The Chief Executive may take I occasion to comment publicly on the matter when he speaks this I morning in Berlin, N. H., before ■ motoring on to He planned to settle down to a I weekend of serious fishing at Pari machenee Lake later in the day, [ if no fresh international crises demanded his attention. [ Mr. Eisenhower failed to land a , fish worth keeping in two attempts , during his earlier visit to Vermont, but his Maine hosts insisted ( he would have no trouble hooking (Continued on Waxe six) > Two Homes Damaged When Hit By Auto Girl Charged With Reckless Driving Sharon Marbaugh, 17, of Decatur, I was released from the Adams county memorial hospital today after observation showed she had no injuries other than a bad bump on her forehead which she sustained 1 in an accident on Mercer avenue Friday afternoon. She was driving south near Five Points and lost control of her car after she hit the curb near Burke’s station. The car swerved across the street, went up into a. yard beh tween two trees, hit and damaged the brick porch of the home of Mrs. G. H. Wehmeyer, continued across a driveway and came to a stop rammed against the brick porch of the Raymond Kohne residence. Damage to the car was estimated at S4OO and to the houses at $l5O. The girl was taken to the hospital and held their overnight. The driver of the car, which was the only vehicle involved, was arrested and charged with reckless driving. She will appear in mayor’s court Monday at 10 a.m.

, Study Broadening Os Social Security ■ House Committee To Study Proposals WASHINGTON (INS) — The house wnys and means committee Is prepared today to consider proposals to broaden the social security program. Au increase in maximum family allowances, higher widow benefits I and a rise in minimum rates are ‘ dmong the proposals on the agenda. ** The committee tentatively agreed Friday -to make sharp changes in pending proposals. These are subject to possible revision when the committee meets ’Wednesday. Members said, however, they hope to vote on additional proposals and an increase in the social security tax at that time. Friday, the group voted to make widows eligible for retirement benefits at the age of 60, but stipulated that they must be widows I after the age of 55. i The new proposal would cost an i estimated $500,000 a year in payments from the social security . trust fund, about one half the cost , of the original plan. i The committee also agreed to . limit immediate retirement bene- . fits only to disabled workers who - have, reached the age at 60. r *. A Qiird proposal was Mt Intact. ' It would provide eontliuad benefits to disabled children after the | age of 18. At present, these benet fits are cut off at that time. , Present maximum family benei fits are S2OO a month, but congress has been urged to boost this I figure. Widows now receive three ■ quarters of their husband’s payments, but a move is underway to , give them full retirement benefits. i I Officers Os Union Answer Statement Ij - -■' - Reply To Statement' Made By Philbrick Officers of Local 924, United Electrical Workers (Ind!.), the union which represents workers of the Decatur General Electrjc plant, have requested publication of the following statement: "We officers of UE Local 924 representing the workers at ’the Decatur General Electric plant, have read the reported statement of the paid informer, Henman Phil- ' brick, with regard to our union. "In view of the fact that Philbrick has never been connected with our union in any way, we find it hard to understand how he can speak with such authority, in answer to quite obviously planted end loaded questions. "It is further a fact that Philbrick makes his living from travelling around the country making speeches such as he made in Dfecatur on Wednesday night. He is in the same category as Harvey Matusow who also received money and publicity for smearing unions, teachers, and other individuals in all walks of life. Matusow admitted his lies and admitted that he worked with employers tn order to undermine and attack trade unions, uncluding the UE. "The workers at the Generg,) Electric plant Jcnow that our union has for years devoted itself to one alm - to improve the wages and conditions of our members at the General Electric 'plant, so that today our conditione and wages are superior to those enjo"ed by workers in any other plant in this area. We stand op that record, and dre greatly resent the interference by these outsiders who use the public platform to make attacks on our union.” “Signed —Henry Stauffer, president. > z —Walter B. Ryf, vice president. —Robert W. MUller, financial secretary. —Junior Lake, recording secretary.”

May Touch Off New Controversy Over Vaccine To Release Report On Shots Produced By Cutter Company WASHINGTON (INS) — The government may touch off a new anti polio vaccine controversy next week by releasing a scientific report oh shots produced by Cutter Laboratories. U. S. health officials said the report will “pull no punches" and will indicate as clehrly as possible whether the. government, the company, or both, were responsible for the so called “cutter incident.” The federal inquiry of Cutter production and testing began about two months ago when officials were advised that children had contracted polio after receiving vaccine from the Cutter plant. On April 27, all vaccine produced by the Berkeley, Calif., firm was withdrawn and rushed to laboratories throughout the country for testing. At least one laboratory turned up dangerous live virus in a sample lot. But as late as this week, the public health service said It did not know specifically what, if anything, went wrong. A minority of polio experts have suggested that the entire inoculation program be halted until a solution to the mystery is found and steps can be taken to prevent a recurrence. Next week’s report could renew the dispute. But most scientists described the “Cutter incident” as a “blessing Jn disguise" and said it served to focus attention on production problems that had cropped up in all six plants licensed to produce Salk shots. One upshot was strict new production and safety standards which were designed to plug possible loopholes in the regulations and "assure the safest vaccine that science could devise. The release of several million available doses was held up Friday when a vaccine clearance committee -decided that new testa are needed. A. public health service spokesman said this will take at least a (Continued on Page Bix) New Wage Pact Is Signed At Tokheim FORT WAYNE, Ind. (INS) — A new wage pact Was in effect today for employes of Tokheim Corporation, Fort Wayne manufacturers of automatic pumps. The new contract provides for a five percent wage boost for office employes and a general Iff cent hourly wage hike for factory employes. Five Os Family Die In Turnpike Crash One Os Worst In Turnpike History IRWIN, Pa. (INS) — Five members of a New York City family were killed today in one of the worst accidents in the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The crash took place slightly east of the Irwin interchange of the superhighway. A turnpike interchange attendant said that the car in which the New Yorkers were riding rammed the rear of an oil tank truck? There were no survivors In the car.- ? '' --LLi . - The truck driver escaped Injury, The dead. Including ah Infant and a little girl, were identified as: Abraham Kowalski, Benjamin Kowalski and hts wife Beatrice, and their daughters, Judy, throe, and Deborah, four months. The Kowalskis reportedly were enroute to Akron, O.

Wheat Farmers Vote On Marketing Quota Wheat Referendum On In U. S. Today WASHINGTON (INS) — Wheat fanners in IM> states across the nation go to the polls today to vote in an election that may determine the future of the entire farm price support program. The immediate question is whether farmers want to accept federal marketing quotas on fheir 1956 crop. Regardless of the outcome, the present 55 million national acreage limitation will be continued next year. If quotas are approved, wheat will be eligible for price supports at 76 percent of parity, or sl.Bl a bushel, but penalties wnuld be imposed for exceeding quotas. If controls are rejected, price props would fall to 50 percent of parity, 0r.51.19 a bushel, and only farmers adhering to their 1* dividual acreage allotments could obtain loans even at that rate. A two-thirds majority of those voting is required for continuation of the quotas. Agriculture department experts have predicted that the vote will be large and close. There is speculation that half of the one million eligible farmers * iU tha* 0118 iLWd ug pared If quotas are turned down, agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson plans to ask congress to make some changes in the law. And congressional leaders have indicated they will sponsor relief measures if that becomes necessary. Austrian Treaty Is Signed By President LANCASTER, N. H. (INS) — President Eisenhower signed the Austrian independence treaty today which will end 10 years of allied occupation of Austria. The long delayed treaty, blocked by the Soviet Union, until Its surprise about face last month, restores virtual sovereignty to Austria for the first time since World War Two. Syngman Rhee Warns Os Russian Attacks Declares Attack On United States Near SEOUL (INS) — South Korea President Syngman Rhee marked the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the K6tean War today with a warning that world Communism is ready to attack the United States. Rhee warned his own, people that Communist aggression — In spite of the current red peace offensive —is imminent The President’s warning was sounded In a prepared speech for delivery to a rally of 25,000 Koreans in Seoul’. The speech was cancelled shortly after Rhee began delivering it when a pelting downpour soaked the audience and forced them to flee for cover. In the prepared text Rhee warned the U. S. that the Communists were following a blueprint for world aggression laid down by Nikolai Lenin and that this program had now come to the point where it is about ready for attempt to attack the U. S. The president pointed ou that Lenin had laid down the following master plan for world conquest: “First we will take Eastern Europe, then the masses of Asia. After that we shall surround and undermine the United States, the last citadel of capitalism, which will fall into our lap like an overripe fruit, without a struggle.” .INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms In south and central tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 57-62. High Sunday 75-78.

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Three Os Crew Wounded, Four Hurl In Crash Naval Plane Fired On By Two Russians Over Bering Sea KODIAK, Alaska (INS) —.Pilot Lieut. Richard K. Fischer told today how he and 10 crew members rode their blazing Navy Neptune patrol plane to a fiery crash landing after being fired on and disabled by two Soviet MIG fighters over the Bering Sea. Fischer disclosed that three of his crewmen were wounded by MIG gunfire, none eeriously, and four others were hurt in the crash landing on St. Lawrence Island, remote U. S. outpost within eight of Soviet Siberia in the Bering Strait. The Navy pilot, whose home is in Pittsburgh, Pa., said he did not know the twin engine Neptune was in any danger until Donald E. Sonnek, aviation ordnanceman ot Minnesota Lakes, Minn., shouted: "I have a aircraft out there. . . ho is firing on us! At the same moment, Fischer related, the plane’s port wing burst ..into, frames. T “started enwlVe uetkm,” tie pilot continued. "We were lucky. There was a layer at clouds just about 100 feqt under us, and 1 dived. Into the overcast. "The MIGs ran off and never came back. They made just the one pass. “The port wing was on fire near the engine. I tried to blow it out by keeping the engine running and diving at high speed. But it . wouldn’t go out, so I secured the , engine and ehut off the fuel and . oil and hydraulic systems.” Fischer eaid the plane flew well on its one good engine, but that . the blazing wing appeared to be in I danger of burning through. * ' "I had to make a decision either to ditch or make a crash landing,'* the pilot continued. “Because of the wounded men, I decided to try to make ft to St. Lawrence. 1' was just 40 miles ahead.** He identified the wounded as Ensign David G. Resard, navigator, of Terryville, Conn., hit in the left hand;, aviation technician Edward Benko, Chicago, left arm; and relation ordnance man Martin E. Berg, Alameda, Calif., graz'bd in the back. Fischer continued: ‘The wing was smoldering all the way, but It held out. It was a smooth landing on marshy, wet. typically Alaska tundra. But half way through the landing the bomb bay tank exploded and the Whole midsection of the fnaelage/bursty into flames. ( ( “But the men got out the emergency .exits, all under their own •power. Fischer and his crew watched the plane burn. “It didn't explode,** Fischer said. “It just burned down to nothing except for the bow and tail and the two wing tips. T never saw a more horrible sight In my life. A wrecked aircraft to me is a thing of pity. I hurt every time I see one.” While the unhurt tended the wounded, a native boat came on the scene, much to the relief of the pilot. “We didn’t know whether pur SOS had gotten through er riot.” Fischer said. "We were preparing to spend several days en the island. ~ The stranded navy airmen were taken to the nearby village of Gambell, on St. Lawrence ’eland. There a public health nurse treated the wounded and injured until > 10th air rescue squadron C-47 from Elmendorf air force base at Anchorage landed on the Gambell airstrip to evaouate Fischer and his men. NOON EDITION