Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 273, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1955 — Page 1

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TRAIN SLICES WORK TRUCK — KILLS NINE P iF I 1; Il * Jj S _■_’* 5 ‘ I . Bbjß/*** ■ ft/ z■ .J. >ffi| *p* U-Wev^"'VirWß BU&. ■ -''JStek. ■■'*>'£. THE WRECKAGE of a truck bearing more than 20 New York Central railroad section hands lies where it was flung, 100 yards" from the unguarded crossing near Newport, Monroe County, Michigan, where it was struck by a speeding passenger train. Nine of the section workers were killed outright, and all the others were taken to hospitals in serious condition.

Two American Missionaries. Freed By Reds Prisoners Nearly Four Years, Tell Os Death Threats HONG KONG (INS)—Two American missionaries imprisoned by Rad China for nearly four years arrived today in Hong Kong and said their lives had been threatened by Communist jailers. The released men, both Catholic Passionist fathers, were the Rev. Marcelus White, 47, of Waltham, Mass., and the Rev. Justin Garvey, 40, of Union City, N. J. They were greeted In Hong Kong by fellow missionaries, Amerlctti and British Red Cross representatives and Hong Kong police. ■ . Both were pale and thin but otherwise appeared to be in reasonably good health although White wept Intermittently during an interview with newsmen. Fr. White said he was given the same food as the Chinese prisoners—two meals a day with meat reserved for special occasions. He said he was arrested in Feb., 1952 in Yungshung and was charged by the Peiping regime with "associating with the U. S._ air force, American intelligence organizations and “reactionary” forces. When asked if the Communists were justified in jaiilngfcim, Fr. White replied: “Now, that’s a silly question.” The Massachusetts priest, who served as an armed services chaplain in China during World War 11, said he was not tortured by the Reds but during the first two years of his imprisonment he was questioned “intensively.” He said that during one interrogation period Communist officials ehowed him a pistol they said had been taken from another Catholic prjpst. Fr. White declared: “They told me, ‘we can use it against you if you do not confess’.’’ He said in 1953 he was moved to the jail at Chansi and later tried before a judge and two-man jury. He said he admitted writing letters to his superiors and was sentenced to four years in jail. The priest said he was released two days ago for “good conduct." Dr. Garvey said his interrogators threatened him with death if he continued to be "stubborn” in jail. He said he was arrested in Yuanling in 1551 and charged with "“cooperating in unlawful activities with Kuomintang (Nationalist Chinese) secret bandits.” __ He said he was handcuffed and a rope thrown around his neck- “so I could be led-through the streets like a criminal.” The New Jersey missionary said he was told that the alternative punishment to death would be “severe, something that you as a foreigner could not endure for long.” He said he wos told he would be taken to Peiping where “instruments would be used to elicit a confession.” • Regular Meeting Os Lions Club Monday The Decatur Lions club will hold its regular weekly dinner meeting at 6:30 o’clock MonOday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. The Rev. Robert J. Mac Dane!, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church. Fort Wayne, who has recently returned from an Alaskan trip, will be the guest speaker.

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Charges Party Heads Favoring Stevenson Charges Hurled By Senator Kefauver CHICAGO (INS)—A chill not unlike Chicago’s current weather wrapped the Stevenson and Kefauver presidential camps today as a result of the latter’s charge that Adlai E. Stevenson was getting favored treatment from the Democratic national committed. The accusation was made by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) in the course of announcing that he will make known his own 1956 campaign intentions on Dec. 16 or 17. It was as quickly denied by Stevenson himself. Democratic national chairman Paul M. Butler and his predecessor, Stephen A. Mitchell. The exchange was not expected to blight the optimistic atmosphere for tonight’s big SIOO-a-plate Democratic dinner, at which both rivals. New York Gov. Averell Harriman and former President Harry S. Truman are featured speakers. Kefauver told a news conference that as recently as last summer, during Butler’s regime at national headquarters, he saw four or five’ telegrams sent from the national committee to local Democratic organizations over Stevenson’s name. He said: “It’s not proper for the national committee to espouse the candidacy of one person. Yet we have evidence that this has been done tn the past in Mr. Stevenson’s behalf. It may still be happening.” A few -minutes after Kefauver and Butler were in a huddle, with Butler saying: “Estes, you know I would never do anything like that." Kefauver replied: “I didn't mean you, Paul. I was referring to the Mitchell regime. I always have had great confidence in you as party chairman." Mitchell called Kefauver's allegation “cry-baby talk.” The former chairman said: “I don’t know of any such telegrams sent from national committee headquarters. I think he was treated fairly and I would like to see any evidence to the contrary.” Stevenson, who hand-picked Mitchell for party chairman after hih nomination in 1952, said he didn’t know what Kefauver was talking s bout, adding: “Mitchell leaned over backwards to he impartiak In fact, that’s why he quit as party chairman early this year—so that he wouldn't be accused of using his position in my behalf.” Kefauver said the telegrams in question were messages saying that Stevenson could not fill a speaking request from some local Democratic group. The national committee usually handles such requests. Butler said the replies always went over his signature, or that of an assistant. Regardless'of the tempest. Democrats attending tihs week's meeting made it clear they regarded Stevenson as “out in front” for the presidential nomination. So much so that Kefauver's advisers are urging him to go into Minnecota’s (Continued on Page Five) Father Os Six Is Killed In Accident 1 INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — A young mother of six children fought for life today after a traincar crash took the life of her husband. Mrs. Orangie Lee Herald remained in critical condition today in Indianapolis Methodist hospital as a result of Injuries suffered when a car driven by her husband, grundy Earl Herald, 34. was hit by a New York Central freight train.

Launch Search For Mysterious Missing Plane Multi-Engine Plane Said In Distress Over Pennsylvania MT. HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. (INS) — A search party made its South Mountain near Mt. Holly way up the snow-covered slopes of Springs, Pa., today, hunting for a mysterious multi-engine aircraft reported “in distress.” * Zero visibility accompanying Pennsylvania’s first general snow storm cancelled plans for an aerial search for the craft which was reported flying so low Friday night that several persons saw the light through their cabin windows. Authorities at the Olmsted air force base near Harrisburg said there was no possitiility a military plane was involved id the incident. The base tracks the flight of all military craft from Maine to South Carolina. None is reported missing or overdue. The flight control service, however, does not track scheduled airliners, charter planes or private craft. There Was a blanket of snow ranging from 3% to five inches this morning with snow expected to continue throughout the day. Dale Murphy, civil defense coordinator in Mt. Holly Springs, said two residents in the area reported hearing an explosion and seeing a flash about the time the plane was reported in distress? JWtirphy added that the plane was flying “so low,” according to the reports from eight different persons, that it could not have gotten over the mountains in the area. South Mountain, where the search was concentrated, rises about 1,500feet. The ground searchers had struggled through three - and -a - half inches of snow to a point two miles from where the aircraft was last reported seen. At one time, the posse reported hearing shouts and even thought they spotted a red distress signal. But they returned Without finding a trace of the twin or four-engined aircraft. Spotters of the ground observers corps reported seeing the aircraft flying westward over an eight mile line in the Kings Gap section south (Continued on Page Five) Man Given Sentence For Theft Os Safe —INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Lawrence Ray Yant, 23, of Indianapolis. was sentenced late Friday to 1-10 years for stealing a safe containing $301) from Broad (Ripple Bow, Inc. Police said Yant has been implicated in 20 burglaries other than the Sept. 18 theft at the north side bowling alley. Central Soya Fall Festival Tonight The annual fall festival for Central Soya employes will be held tonight at 7:30 p m. at the Moose home. Square dancing with Lee Johnson and his orchestra will start at 9 p. m. and continue until 12 midnight John Voglewede will be master of ceremonies, and other committee members are Don Heiman. Leroy Hoagland, Laurel Moyer, Cy Becker, ond Vletdr Magemen. “NOON” EDITION

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Secretary Dulles Holds Out Hope For Eventual Agreements For Peace

Ike Winds Up Busy Week By Plain Loafing Takes It Easy At Farm Home, Hears Dulles Give Report GETTYSBURG, Pa. (INS) — President Eisenhower put the busiest week of his convalescence behind him today and just “took it easy” at his farm like any other country squire. ’ Mr. Eisenhower joined a small group of close friends for a few bands of bridge Friday night after listening to secretary of state John Foster Dulles’ radio-TV report on the Geneva foreign ministers conference. One visitor was Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, commanding chief of the NATO defense, who is also one of America’s top bridge experts. Another was George E. Allen, of Washington, D. C., who owns a farm adjoining the President’s, and has known him for many years. No callers were expected today and there was no indication the President would come into his Gettysburg post office quarters as he has done during the past two days. _ „ , Today is the 92nd anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s delivery of his famed Gettysburg address. Ceremonies were to be held by local officials, townspeople and American Legion dignitaries, but the President, still convalescing from his September heart attack, was not expected to participate. Three Farm Groups * Disagree On Plans Considerable Doubt On Unified Program WASHINGTON (INS) — There is considerable doubt about how far the three big farm organizations can go in getting behind a single, unified program to lay before congress. Such an idea was put forward earlier this week by Sen. Allen J. Ellender (D La.), senate agrictilture committee chairman, who suggested that leaders of the Farm Bureau Federation, the National Grange and the National Farmers Union should "put their heads together." The three groups, however, have gone their separate ways so long that It would be very hard for them to agree to any marked degree on what the farmers really need to pull them out of the doldrums. Price supports are the illustration that first come to mind. The Farm Bureau believes in flexible supports and the Farmers Union backs high, rigid supports. The Grange doesn't like either system. It has long backed a twoprice or so-called “domestic par--100 per cent of parity while the amount of any crop consumed in the U. S. would be supported at 1000 per cent of parity while the excess would be sold for whatever price it would bring on the open market. Ellender and other members of congress contend that if the heads of farm organizations can’t agree among themselves on an acceptable program they can scarcely expect congress to hit on a sound solution for agricultural problems. First reaction to Ellender’s suggestion came from Farm Bureau’s secretary - treasurer, Roger Fleming. Fleming's comment was: “This is welcome news. It is recognition of the fact that it is the business of the general farm organizations to help write farm program legislation. "This is our job and we are happy to continue to work at that job.” But the Farm Bureau leader went on to say that while the sen(OonttnuM on Page Six)

Christmas Savings Club Sets Record Over $154,000 In Checks Are Mailed Christmas club savings at the First State Bank, totaling $154,395.75,’a record high, will be sent this year to the 1,951 persons who saved money in the Christmas club plan. The amount is an Increase of almost $15,000 over last year. Over 61 percent of the Christmas accounts were paid in full this year. The plans offered ranged from 25 cents per week to $lO per week. The $1 and $2 plans were the most popular and the $1 and $5 accounts, were paid out the best. The checks to be sent range from $12.50 to SSOO. According to Herman Krneckeberg, First State Bank cashier, the increase here is in line with a national increase in Christmas savings plans. The national total went over a billton this year with twelve and a half million people participating in 6,600 banks. The average national check is $90.40. The local average is lower, SBO. It is interesting to note, that according to a national survey, only 25 percent of the savings are actually spent on Christmas gifts. Thirty percent of the money saved back in permanent savings. Other uses of the money include-year ei)d bills, five and one half perceht; insurance, ten percent; taxes, nine percent; mortgages, seven percent; household needs, six and a half percent, and miscellaneous, seven percent. ——— The 1956 Christmas savings club at the local bank will open Monday, Nov. 21, according to Krueckeberg. Accident Victims Reported Better Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thieme and daughter Karel, all confined in Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne since receiving--a«xioas injuries in an automobile mishap several weeks ago, are reported to be improving slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Thieme will remain at least two more weeks, it was learned today from friends. Miss Karel Thieme, who had previously been released, has been returned for treatment of a head Injury. The other daughter, Miss Donna Thieme, has been released and is residing temporarily with relatives. Union Representative Given Jail Sentence 30-Day Sentence Is Given At New Castle N,EW CASTLE. Ind. (INS) — An international representative of the union on strike against the Perfect Circle Corporation has been sentenced to 30 days for trespassing. William F. Caldwell. 40, of Newcastle, of the CIO-UAW, which has been on strike against Perfect -Circle nearly four months, was sentenced for an incident’ Aug. 5 at the New Castle foundry. On Oct. 5, one month after Caldwell and a group of men. were accused of throwing rocks at the foundry, strikers and non-strikers opened fire on each other and wounded eight persons. That led to a call out of national guard troops and -the imposition of martial law at the firm’s plants in New Castle. Hagerstown and Richmond. The last troops were re-moved-this week from New Castle. Two witnesses identified Caldwell a sone of the rock throwers on Aug. 5 while other witnesses said Caldwell was not around the foundry at the time of the incident. Caldwell could have been given $l5O fine or A prison term of a year. Defense attorney Eugene H. Yergin, of New Castle, said the decision will be appealed to Henry county circuit court.

One Jet Pilot Missing After Planes Collide One Parachutes To Safety After Crash Near Newark, Ohio NEWARK, O. (INS) —Two F-86 jet fighter planes collided with a flash in mid-air Friday night and dropped to the ground eight miles' from each other in the hills around Newark. One pilot managed to parachute and was slightly injured when he struck a tree. Rescue parties were still searching for the other manor his bodyhTe pilots were from the AitForce Academy at Lowry air force base in Denver, Colo., and members of a four-plane, flight bound for Lockbourne, AFBjColumbus, O. The state patrol dost at nearby Hebron, 0.. identified the missing pilot as 2nd Lt. J. J. Molanophy, Houston, Tex-, and the other as Ist Lt. Russel E. Thoburn, 23, whose only address available was the Academy. Robert Byer, a Baltimore and Ohio railroad policeman, said that while he was standing on The Newark station platform at 10:20 Friday night, he “saw a flash ” However, he did not report his observation until after he heard about the collision. Rescue workers bellevtd at first they had spotted the body of Molanaphy in the cockpit of his shattered plane, smouldering in a crater of its own making, somewhere in Goldmine Hollow, three miles sough of Newark. However, a crash investigator from Lockbourne, who rushed to the scene, said that the body was not in (he wreckage and a search of the area was immediately begun- A shoe reportedly was found near the second plane. • Water Tank Explodes In Fraternity House INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — A hot water tank exploded today in the Bigina Chi fraternity house on Butler campus and sent six chapter members to the hospital with minor injuries. Police said extent of damage and cause have not been determined. An investigation was underway. Names of the students were not available but police said no one was believed to be injured seriously. Dan M. Cravens In Race For Governor Second Candidate On G. 0. P. Ticket INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Dan M. Cravens, of Franklin, vice-chair-man of the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission, is in the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination today. Three days ago Frank T. Millis. state commissioner of revenue, announced his candidacy- for the same post. Governor _ George N. Craig appointed Cravens to the ABC in March,! 1953, while Cravens was Johnson county GOP chairman, a post which he resigned immediately thereafter. He had been a member of the Franklin city council previously. Cravens was graduated ■ from Franklin high school and attended, Franklin College and Indiana University. He is married and the father of three children. He has an interest in the Hough- , land Packing company of Franklin, has been Johnson county jobber for the Shell Oil company and formerly operated a canning factory at Acton.

Youth Still Denies Dynamiting Plane Conflicting Stories Are Told By Graham DENVER (INS) — Conflicting stories have -elouded the issue of the guilt or innocence of John Gilbert Graham, accused of planting a time bomb aboard a United Air Lines mainliner. <> The young Denver man still denies he placed dynamite in the luggage of his mother, Mrs. Daisie King, despite his signed admission of guilt and a statement by an office manager of an electric supply firm that Graham bought a timing device that could be used in a bomb. U. S. attorney Donald E. Kelley denied Friday that agents had confused and threatened the 23-year-old in order to obtain an admission of guilt in the deaths of 44 persons aboard a DC-6B near Longmont, Colo., on Nov. 1. Kelley, who said he personally investigated Graham’s charge (hat agents had confused him and threatened to arrest his wife if he did not sign, said the FBI men on the case would not let the accused dynamiter sign until he told them he did it voluntarily. In spite' of Graham’s denial of guilt? three new ffisclosures Friday piled the evidence higher against him. 1. Morris Bergerhouse, office manager of the Ryall Electric Supply Co. said Graham bought a timing device from his store last month. 2. Four insurance policies were taken out on the life of Mrs. King, one of them for $37,500 names Graham as beneficiary but was not signed. Another Tor the same amount was signed by someone other than Graham; the other two policies were for $6,250 each and were for Mrs. King’s sister and daughter. Two other policies were bought at the same time but they were blank. 3. Graham borrowed SSOO from a bank a week ago and was quoted by a bank official as saying he needed the money "for living ex(Oontlnued on Hag* Six) Indiana Highways Covered By Snow Slightly Warmer Weather Forecast INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Snowcovered roads and drizzling rain scourged football fans and others out in the open in Indiana today. Temperatures stayed a little above the freezing point except in southern Indiana where it was somewhat warmer. The Indianapolis weather bureau predicted partly cloudy tonight and Sunday and a little warmer Sunday afternoon. Most of the Friday night and today’s snow was dumped in central Indiana ranging north fco Logansport which had four inches, and south to Seymour, with two and one-half inches. Knightstown and Wabash had five inches. Covington, Indianapolis and Columbus, four inches, Lafayette, four and one-half, and Terre Haute, three. Generally the snow was three to five inches and left the state highways wet and slushy but still passable. Seven roads remained closed by high water, however. The snow was expected to end today and be followed by warmer weather Sunday. BULLETIN QUEBEC CITY, Que. (INS) —Marie Dionne, frailest of the four aurviving Dionne quintuplets, was reported misisng today. Her father, Oliva Dionne, told International News Service at North Bay, Ont„ that lte> had been informed Marie left'-’ the convent where she has been etaying in Quebec City, and her whereabouts were unknown.

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Puts Failure Os Conference Onto Russians Russia Unwilling To Pay Price For Solving Problems • WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles believes the Big Three’s refusal to accept "apparent” accords at Geneva “may have improved the prospects for real agreements in the future.” . Dulles, in a liationwide radioTV report Friday night, blamed the failure of the Geneva foreign ministers conference on Russia’s unwillingness to "pay the price" for the solution of major problems. But. he added, further talks with Russia can be expected when she realises that it is in her “real interest” to settle such key issues as German unification) disarmament and European security. The secretary’s ray of optimism was underscored by President Eisenhower who said the American people “will -never admit defeat’’ in the search for “a just and durable peace,” despite the Geneva deadlock. Dulles closed his speech by reading from “verbatim notes'.’ a statement Mr. Eisenhower made to him at their meeting in Gettysburg Friday morning. The President said: “I know that no setback, no obstacle to progress will ever deter this government and our people from the, great effort to establish a just and durable peace. “Success may be long in coming, but there is no temporal force so capable of helping achieve it as the strength, the might, the spirit of 165 million free Americans. “In striving toward this shining goal, this country will never admit defeat.” As for the future, Dulles said he foresees no shooting war, but he believes the cold war will be waged along lines of "peaceful competition,*’ with less Soviet "reliance on threats and invective.” He said “it would have been easy to make some apparent agreements” with Russia, but “they would have been without real content.” Western opposition to such pacts, he continued, “may have improved the prospects for real agreements in the future." He said tha Russians refused to agree to a free exchange of ideas because “after a generation of fanatic indoctrination, the Soviet rulers can hardly bring themselves to loosen their existing thought controls to permit of" freer contracts with the free world.” He made these other points: 1. Russia “balked” at the reunification of Germany because “this would mean the end of the puppet i egime which the Soviet Union has installed in East Germany.” That, in turn, he said, would "almost surely have serious repercussions upon the other satellite countries of Eastern Europe.” He said the puppet governments are “facing rising pressure.” 2. The Soviets rejected Mr. Eisenhower’s “open sky” plan of armaments inspection because it would open up their society which is still largely based on secretiveness.” 3. "We must assume that the Soviet Union will continue its efforts by means short of war to make its system prevail as it has done in the past.” 4. Russia “was willing to have contacts which would enable it to garner technical knowhow from other countries. It was willing to send apd receive persons under conditions which it could closely control. But it reacted violently against anything that smacked of the elimination of barriers to a freer exchange of ideas.” INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Little warmer Sunday afternoon. Low tonight 20-35, high Sunday 40-45. *