Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1955 — Page 1

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Ike To Remain In Hospital For « Another Month To Remain In Army Hospital; Doctors Say Condition Good DENVER (INS) — President Eisenhower, refreshed from another good night’s sleep, cheerfully faced today the monthlong convalescense needed to get him on his feet The President will remain in Fitzsimons army hospital at Denver for at least four more weeks so that he can, as he wishes, walk aboard the plane that flies him home to his Gettysburg farm. Meanwhile, a panel of six doctors agreed Sunday, Mr. Eisenhower should be allowed to make any decision vital to the nation's welfare during the remaining period of his recuperation. ...... A 9 a.m. (EST) bulletin from the hospital this morning said Mr. Eisenhower had a "very good night’s sleep of more than eight hours.” The short bulletin ended with the usual phrase, “his condition continues to progress satisfactorily without complications." Dr. Paul Dudley White, Boston’s famed heart specialist, said any complications in the President’s recovery are “unlikely” now that he has passed the first two critical weeks. He added, however, that they are still possible. "Mr. Eisenhower’s desire to walk aboard the plane which flies him home to his Gettysburg farm for convalescence was one of the factors in the decision to keep him in the hospital longer than had first been indicated. Dr. White explained: “The President accepted this program gracefuljv, and asked us not to rush his treatment—which we did not intend to do, anyway. “He does not wish to have to be carried onto the plane, even if by so doing he might get away from here earlier.” The Chief Executive will play an increasingly active role in government affairs during his remaining weeks in the hospital starting with a Tuesday conference with secretary of state John Foster Dulles. Cancel Nixon Trip DENVER (INS)—Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s scheduled trip to the Near East was postponed indefinitely today in the wake of an estimate that it will be the first of January before President Eisenhower can return to the White House. The decision to cancel plans for the month-long tour was made jointly by Mr. Eisenhower and Nixon at their week-end conference in Denver. It was announced today by the Denver White House as the President continued his steady progress toward recovery. More Fish Qrdered For Thursday Event One hundred more pounds of fish were ordered today for the Chamber of Commerce-Adams county fish fry. which will be held Thursday evening at the Decatur high school gym. The additional supply was ordered wheq reports from Robert Lane, ticket sales chairman, Indicated a near sellout. With the additional supply, there will be ample fish for all who attend. '

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Democrats Formally Open City Campaign Judge Parrish Is Speaker Saturday “With a united front, which the Democratic party has in Decatur this year, we / should return the government of the city to the people by a large majority/* “These were the words of Judge Myles F. Parrish before a standing room only crowd at Democratic headquarters Saturday night in the opening of the city campaign in Decatur. Judge Parrish tore into the claims of the Republicans, stating that most of the projects for which the present administration is claiming credit were started under Democratic administrations. He was high in his praise of the 1955 Democratic ticket and’ said that “it represents all the people and should be the greatest group of officials ever to run the affairs of Decatur." The speaker scorned the G.O.P. statement of a low city tax rate, which is $1.40 for next year and reminded the audience that the rate under Decatur’s last Democratic mayor, John Stults, was from 39 to 45 cents. He also reminded the people that pension funds for police and fi?«f men were not set up by the city officials until they were mandated to establish the police pension fund. Severin H. Schurger,, prominent Decatur .attorney, presided at the Saturday night meeting and introduced the ' candidate and several other local leaders in attendance. The Parrish address was stopped several times by applause of the enthusiastic audience. Mrs. Mlrriam Hall, only woman candidate for office in Decatur this year also received a big ovation when she was introduced. Robert D. Cole, Democratic candidate for mayor, said that his administration could be a success only “if the people continued to show interest in the affairs of the city after the election. He also promised the audience that council meetings would always be held in the council chambers and would all be open to the public, as the statute provides.” Democratic headquarters, which is located on North Second street, will be open afternoon and nights from now until after November 8, Bernard Clark, city chairman, announced. Clark said that the various candidates would be assigned to headquarters and also that volunteers would be on hand to greet visitors. Democratic Women To Meet Wednesday The October meeting of the Adams county Democratic Women’s club, scheduled for Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, will be open to the public, both men and women, Mrs. Gerald Vizard, president, announced today. G. Remy Bierly, Decatur attorney, will be the headline speaker and all Democratic candidates for Decatur municipal offices will be introduced. Decision to make the October meeting a public affair was reached, Mrs. Vizard said, after several Decatur women suggested that the candidates be introduced at the meeting. Men are invited to attend and following the speaking a social hour with refreshments is scheduled. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and continued mild tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 46-54. High Tuesday 78-83.

Dulles Speaks At Convention Os Legionnaires Says World Public Opinion To Compel Action By Russia MIAMI (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles predicted today that world public opinion will compel Russia to permit unii fication of Germany and free the : Eastern European satellites. Dulles told the American Legion . convention that “the recent libera- . tion of Austria came about prii marily because world opinion” de- , manded It. He said that East Germany and the Soviet satellites will be freed in the same way. > He also declared: 1. "Soviet Communist doctrine has persistently taught retreat and zigzag as a tactic of conquest. So we cannot tell whether what is now going on marks a genuine ’ change of purpose whether it Is ' merely a maneuver.” i 2. The United States cannot now disarm as it did after World War I and II “unless we can be sure 1 that others are doing the same.” 3. Communist China “until now” ’ has lived “by the sword.” He 1 warned however, “but perhaps ; they are now beginning to see t ’that persistence in the use of s force will surely bring disaster." 4. The Soviet Union advocates 1 "neutrality” for other nations but is not neutral itself. By neutrality, I the Soviets “mean that each na- • tion should have the weakness - which is inevitable when each de- > pends on itself alone.” • 5. The U. S. “does not believe s in practicing neutrality” which today “is an obsolete conception.” 6. Peace is the goal which the i U. S. “devoutly” seeks but this i country does not seek “peace at i any price.” >f 7. The U. S. hopes that the Sovi iet rulers, will accept President l Eisenhower’s “Open Sky” plan for i deterring surprise aggression ! through aerial inspection. “If they do, in good spirit, then we can confidently move on to internationi al measures to reduce and central , the instruments of death.” Dulles, who addressed his audience as “fellow Legionnaires,” . opened his speech with a discus- . sion of patriotism and then went into “the spirit of Geneva.” He said: “Today, it is Soviet policy to appear friendly and to mingle with all the world. Perhaps the Russians have a proverb like ours which says, ‘lf you can’t lick ’em join ’em’.” “However, the Russians, as ‘joiners,’ create new problems —for us and also for them. “Within the Soviet bloc, people increasingly show that they expect . for thefnselves sb’me of the tolerance which they see so lavishly bestowed on others (by Russia). , Such pressures could gradually 7-transform the Soviet area into a respected segment of the society of nations.” On the otner nana, Dulles said, ■ in the free world “some doors which used to be closed are now □pen, or at least ajar.” He added solemnly “this occurs I before anyone can surely know the i real purpose of the Soviet ‘new i look’.” I On disarmament, Dulles said • “the Soviet Union itself, in Korea, < helped to teach us that disarmament, if it may prove to be onesided, does not produce peace.” ’o' • "Recently,” he declared, “we were gravely provoked by the Chinese Communists who retained and imprisoned 15 of our fliers in vio(ContlnuM on Page Five) 0

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Craig Orders Martial Law On Four Plants Os Perfect Circle Corp.

Supreme Court Will Review Pair Os Cases Review Anti-Trust Cases Against Two Industrial Leaders WASHINGTON (INS) — The supreme court agreed' today to review federal anti-trust charges involving General Motors and DuPont corporations, two of the nation's largest industrial empires. The court’s decision gave the government a first round victory in its effort to revive the suit which was dismissed last year by Federal Judge Walter J. Labuy in Chicago. Justice department lawyers termed “patently erroneous” Labuy’s decision at the end of a year-long trial that the government had failed to prove the firms had conspired to restrain trade. To Hear Appeal Gambling kingpin Frank Costello won a round in the supreme court today in his fight to reverse a conviction on income tax avasion charges. The court agreed to hear Costello’s appeal despite government jections that the evidence in the gambler’s trial “powerfully” demonstrated his “guilt.” The New York underworld leader was sentenced to five years imprisonment and ordered to pay more than $20,000 in fines last year for evading federal taxes in 1948 and 1949. In the General Motors case, the government is trying to revive antitrust charges against the DuPont industrial family which purportedly owns 23 per cent of the stock of GM, the nation’s largest industry. Chicago Federal Judge Walter J. Labuy dismissed the suit last year, ruling that the justice department failed to prove its case. But justice lawyers insist that DuPont has “effective working control” of GM in violation of the federal anti-trust laws. The department also contends that DuPont has since 1915 been engaged in a conspiracy to restrain trade. (Continued on Faze Five) Rural Youth Clubs Hold Workshop Here Sunday Dinner Ends District Workshop Eighty-four leaders of rural youth clubs in district four, Indiana, returned to their homes Sunday afternoon after a farewell dinner at noon at Decatur Youth and Community Center, winding up a two-day workshop. AJI sessions of the affair were held at the Center. Visitors registered Saturday morning and the first, general session was. held at 9:30 o’clock at which time Earl Yoder, district president, had charge. Farm Bureau officials from the state and national offices attended and took part in the morn|ng session. A luncheon was served to almost 100 members and guests Saturday noon and the afternoon session got underway at 1:15 o'clock. Special group classes were held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon and classes were conducted by Jim Williams, Farm Bureau co-op; John Paul Taylor, state first vicepresident; Rita Yager, Fayette county; Gloria Koenemann, Adams county; “ Sharon Dunham, state 4-H club office; Mrs. Lester Bird; Dick Heller, Decatur Democrat; Sally McCullough, Adams county ; Marion Moak; Allen county; John Marks, Indiana Farm Bureau and Warren Newberry, American Farm Bureau. Supper was served at the Center and following a short assembly meeting, a square dance was held. After a group breakfast Sunday imorning, worship services were held at 9:30 o’clock. County group discussions preceded the final Sunday noon dinner.

New Atomic Tests Planned In Nevada Additional Tests Planned This Fall /WASHINGTON (INS) — Disclosure that new atomic tests will be held in Nevada this fall raised speculation today concerning “urgent" U. S. defense questions that apparently remain to be answered. Officials informed of plans for the Nevada staging said they understood pressing problems connected with air defense and civilian protection caused the atomic energy commission surprise decision to hold additional tests this year. News of the new series leaked out Sunday night, and an official announcement of the plans is to be made soon. The explosions are expected to start in November and coptinue into December, despite an AEC announcement last spring that no more nuclear tests would be held this year. The major questions believed involved in the new experiments are these: 1. How effectively can atomic an-ti-aircraft warheads be used in the nation's air defense? 2. What is the best protection against the menace of radioactive fall-out, which might spread over thousands of square miles? Mental Health Aided By Community Fund Annual Fund Drive Is Underway Here The Adams county mental health committee, one of the eight local groups which receives aid from the Community fund drive now underway, is in its third year of active participation in the state program. The Christmas gift project last year was an overwhelming success. More than 2,000 individual gifts were contributed by the people of Adams county. This year the principal project was for forgotten patients. Sixteen mental health patients from the county are how being remembered on their birthdays and on other occasions by the persons of various groups who have “adopted” the patients as their own. The new project, now in the making, is the jail project. At present, when a patient committed to a mental institution is awaiting admission to the institution and is termed too violent to remain at home, he is placed in the county jail. An effort is underway by the committee to change this procedure and establish a room at the hospital, infirmary or in a nursing home where the patient may be taken care of until admitted to a state institution. There still remains much to be done to educate the public on the subject of mental health, officials of the local group say. Much already has been done, "but when ■you hear of the thousands of patients in mental Institutions who could come home if they would be accepted by the general public, you realize there remains much undone," officers said. Employers are urged to cooperate in giving these people jobs that they may once more take their places in society. They have been ill, but they are now cured, the same as in any other illness. Three members of the Adams county committed attended the state mental health conference in Indianapolis in midSeptember. Many interesting reports were given of the work being done in Indiana. Treatment has changed much in the last few years. One report pertained to the work being done by the Gold Ladles who work at Richmond state hospital, where most Adams county patients are sent. They provided several types of recreation. Inmates were permitted to have flower gardens this summer. Patients at the hospitals (Continued on Page Five)

Democrat Race For Presidency Now Wide Open Harriman Denies Formally Pledged To Back Stevenson WASHINGTON (INS) — New York Governor Averell Harriman’s assertion he is not formally pledged to back Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination sharpened prospects for a wide open battle at the 1956 convention. Harriman, in a weekend interview, said he is “for” Stevenson but disavowed any firm commitment to the unsuccessful 1952 candidate. The New York Democrat is considered a major possibility for the nomination himself and will command New York’s huge bloc of delegates at next year’s convention in Chicago. Appearing on the CBS television program, “Face The Nation,” Harriman took pains to make his unpledged status clear. He commented: “I said I was for Adlai, but I’ve never said I would support him for President.” At another point, he said “1 have no obligation to Mr. Stevenson whatsoever” and in summary, remarked : “It is not for me at thia time to ’declare who I'm for in 1956." Harriman asserted he is not a candidate for the presidency despite praise given him by former President Harry S. Truman in a New York speech. The New York governor expressed belief, whoever is nominated by the Democrats will be elected, particularly in view of President Eisenhower's heart ailment. Meanwhile, a top Eisenhower aide, Harold E. Stassen, predicted that if the President declines to run again, he will designate his choice as the GOP nominee. Appearing on <»NBC television program, “Youth Wants to Know,” Stassen was asked if he would personally seek the nomination ehould Mr. Eisenhower bow out. He replied: “I would do what the President would ask me to do.” Stassen praised Vice President Richard M. Nixon for doing “an outstanding job” and also predicted that the Republican presidential candidate will win in 1956 be(Continued on rure Five) Frank E. Yager Dies Early This Morning ‘ Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Frank E. Yager, 77, who resided on the Adams-Wells county line near Craigville, died at 3 o’clock this morning at the Wells county hospital at Bluffton after a four weeks’ illness of a heart ailment and uremic poisoning. He was born in French township May 2, 1878, a son of Albert and Magdelena Ashbaucher-Yager, and was married to Cora Martin Oct. 24, 1901. Mrs. Yager died Jan. 31 of this year. L Mr. Yager, a retired farmer, served for several years as janitor of the Kirkland township school. He was a member of St. Luke’s Evangelical and Reformed church at Honduras. Surviving are a son, Luster Yager of Ossian; four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Three brothers, Calvin, William and Oscar, and a sister, Mrs. Carrie High, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke’s Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. Matthew Worthman and the Rev. Lewis Minsterman officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body was removed to the Jahn funeral home at Bluffton, where friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services.

Multiple Fatalities Boost State’s Toll Slaughter Continues On Indiana Highways » INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Multi-ple-fatality accidents pushed Indiana's week-end highway accidental death toll to the cheaper-by-the-dozen cataegory. Two couples died in separate accidents with a train and a truck and a mother and two daughters were killed in a two-car crash. Raymond Weatherford, 25, and his wife. Lois Jane, 21, of Van Buren, were thrown from their car and killed when it hit the side of a gasoline tanker at Ind. 303-116 east of Markle. Their six-month-old son, Robbin, suffered a broken arm, and Mrs. Weatherford's mother, Mrs. Maymi Spencer, 70, of Van Buren, was injured critically. She and the baby are in St. Joseph’s hospital at Fort Wayne. Police believe Weatherford fell asleep and rode through a stop sign. Dora A. Brown, 62, and his wife, Leona Madge, 58, of Rush county, were killed when their car was struck by a double-unit diesel locomotive at a crossing four miles west of Rushville, Mrs. Okala Ousiey, 45, of Garrett, and her two daughters, Lois, 19, and Bonnie, 12, were killed in a two-car collision on Ind. 3 about 11 miles south of LaGrange, late Saturday. - Leslie D. Saylors, 5?, of Indian-’ apolis, was killed Sunday in a twocar crash on Ind. 431, west of Nottesville; Mrs. Rosella Calvert, of Indianapolis, was thrown from a car and killed on U. S. 67, east of Freedom, Saturday night; Thomas C. McDonald, 61, of Anderson, was killed when bis car bit a parked truck in Anderson, and George Sitz, 47, of Chicago, died of injuries suffered in a two-car head-on crash on V. S. 52 north of Earl Park, Saturday. Another victim, who died a week ago, was found under the Brooks Creek bridge near the Wabash railroad overpass on U. S. 24 between Wabash and Peru. Dead was Jack Leach, 36. of Wabash, who apparently was kill(Oootinuea on Five) Jurors Sought In Damage Suit Here Case Venued Here From Allen County Twelve men and one woman were questioned this morning as prospective jurors for the trial of the complaint for $20,000 damages filed by Ollie Henderson against the New York, Chicago and St. Louis railroad, venued from Allen county. Two of the men were excused after questioning by the counsel for the plaintiff. They were Burley Hough of Wabash township and Glen W. Adams of Jefferson township. Both were excused on the grounds that they had religious prejudices against court suits. It was pointed out by the court in excusing Hough that he had filed a suit in Adams circuit court some time ago against his own son and daughter-in-law. Both were excused by the plaintiff with no objection from the defense counsel. The attorney for the plaintiff will continue questioning until they have approved 12 jurors. These jurors will then be questioned by the defense who will also have the chance to excuse them from jury duty. The impaneling of the jury re-> cessed shortly before noon today until 1:30 p.m. This is the first jury trial in Adams circuit court for several terms. The case to be tried was filed as the result of an automobile-train accident in Fort Wayne Nov. 10, 1953. The plaintiff alleges that she was permanently disabled as the result’of the defendant’s negligence and is unable to earn a livelihood. The defense denies the charge of negligence.

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Orders Martial law On All Os Struck Plants Craig Conference On Strife-Marked Strike Deadlocked INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Gov. George N. Craig today declared, martial law on all four atrike-bound Perfect Circle Corporation plants. The governor specified continuance of the national guard enforced law in ah of Henry county; all of Hagerstown’plus a two-mile bumper around the plant, and a one-half mile bumper around each of the company’s two plants at Richmond. Martial law first was declared . last Wednesday when 5,000 strikers X and sympathisers stormed the gates of the Perfect Circle plant In New Castle and eight were wounded in an ensuing gun battle. The decision, which Craig said was not requested by New Castle Mayor Paul McCormack, a Repub. lican candidate for re-election next month, came after a governor's \ conference ended in a deadlock minutes after it began. William Prosser, a company official, said the New Castle plant will re-open Tuesday morning. Raymond Berndt, UAW-CIO regional director, said the governor was putting property rights above individual rights. Craig replied he was simply seeing that law was maintained. He said he wouldn’t even say that the law was good or bad but that it did include the right of Injunction and that would be enforced. A meeting called by federal mediators, headed by James Allen, for 2 p.m. CDT was destined to fail as Berndt told newsmen in the corridors: “We will not meet with bayonets in our back and in the shadow of tanks and halftracks. When the governor calls off the guard and becomes a human being again we will meet with the company at any time.” Chief stumbling block now, and it killed today’s conference, is the company’s insistence that it “will not break faith” with a majority of employees at the Hagerstown and Richmond plants who have petitioned for decertification of the CIO-UAW locals. Berndt replied that until an election is held the CIO-UAW still represents workers at all four plants. He added no contract would hold it the union subsequently was decertified. The union spokesman said the CIO-UAW was ’frustrated” that Lt. Gov. Harold Handley and state police Capt. Robert Dillon were not attending the governor’s meetings. They were on the scene of the Wednesda yriot at New Castle which climaxed the 10-week-old strike against the piston ring manufacturing firm. Guardsmen surrounded the Perfect Circle Corporation’s New Castle plant this morning and a company’s hinted attempt to reopen failed to materialize. Hoosier national guardsmen rode in halftracks and tanks around the plant which last Wednesday was the scene of a gun shooting battle. A rumored demonstration at Hagerstown’s Perfect Circle plant also failed to materialise. Thirty guardsmen were sent down from — New Castle, just in case. All was quiet around the company’s two Richmond plants. Craig, who returned from the National American Legion convention at Miami, Fla., to take charge of the dispute, rebuked both labor and management; told them to go home and pray for guidance, and -- asked them to return at noon today to talk the situation over. G. Robert Prosser agreed for the corpany and UAW-CIO regional director Raymond Berndt agreed for the union. After the meeting Prosser told newsmen nothing that had taken place had changed the company's (Continued on Page Bight)