Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1956 — Page 1

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ATTORNEY Joseph N. Welch (left), prominent Boston counsel for the army in its dispute with Sep. Joseph McCarthy, drops in on Alvin Austin, director of the national father’s day committee in New York to be named “Father of the Year.” The calm, easy-going Bostonian • was honored as an “outstanding champion of our country’s constitution.”

New Education Proposal Made By Eisenhower To Combat Soviet Penetration Os World's Regions WACO, Tex. (INS)—President Eisenhower proposed today a new It. S. educational point-four—but this time privately fina’nced —to cofSMt Soviet Russia’s growing penetration of the world’s underdeveloped regions. The Chief Executive, at the same time, strongly urged America’s European allies to unify in a “free United States of Europe." And, as a third step toward free world security and global peace, the President declared that expansion of the North Atlantic treaty organisation into non-raili-tary fields is of “critical importance.” The President said: “All peoples of the free world must learn to work together more effectively in the solution of our common problems or the battle for human liberty cannot be won "Among equals, attempting to perform a difficult task, there is no substitute for cooperation." Mr. Eisenhower advanced these ideas in a broad-ranging discussion of world problems this morn ing before the graduating class oi Baylor university, at Waco, Tex. The President flew to Waco from Washington at an early houi to speak at the Baylor commencement exercises, receive an honorarydegree of doctor of laws —his 38th—and to mingle briefly with estate political leaders who led a Democratic party revolt to awing Texas into the Republican column in 1952. Mr. Eisenhower discussed U. S. foreign policy /or a half hour be fore an audjence of 11x00. The President had European union in earlier speeches.but his proposal that the U. S. educational system and private financial foundations un derwrlte a chain, of in uuder-privileged_jcountries ol the world was entirely new. Mr. Eisenhower’s plan was ad vanced in these words: “Thb whole free world would be stronger if there existed ade quate institutions of modern tech niques and sciences in areas oi the world where the hunger foi knowledge and the ability to use knowledge are unsatisfied because educational facilities are often not equal to the existing need. “Do we not find here a worthy challenge to America's universities and to their graduates? “1 firmly believe that if some jr all of our great universities, strongly supported by private foundations that exist in number throughout our land, sparked by the zeal and fire of educated Americans, would devote themselves to the task, that the prospects for a peaceful and prosper(CoMttawed oe Pave Elshtt INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer tonight <» 'Considerable cloudintoe, and mild Saturday with scattered showers likely ' northwest end west central ’ sections. Lew tonight «MC. * High Saturday In the 70s.

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Graduate Exercises Held Last Evening r 75th Commencement At Decatur School “What is Your Vision of Tomorrow,” was the question asked by Carl C. Byers, speaker for the evening at the annual Decatur high school commencement exercises, heM Thursday evening in the high school gymnasium. Byers is the superintendent of schools at Parma, 0. Byers avowed that commencement is Just the beginning, and ! that the pages of the book are j Just turned to another chapter. A sutentont directed to the senior students was *’you Are the gflys* that ring the bells.” He suggested to the students, “you can’t look backwards into the future.’’ He pointed out that “a happy heart is just as essential to personal success as a serious mind.' He urged the students to understand that education must be achieved and attained by the individual himself. “I believe that school and education should be fun. I also believe that religion should be fun, for Christ Intended it to be stiidnlating and happy,” Byers stated. The speaker emphasized the fact that "tomorrow is 24 hours of unmanufactured tissue of life," and that a diploma guarantees nothing to the students, they must attain their own success. Byers’ address was woven with various humorous rhymes and sayings as well as material thoughts. The speaker was introduced by W. Duy,Brown, superintendent of schools. The invocation was given by the Rev. William Feller, minister of the Zion Evangelical and Re formed church. Mrs. C. A Dugan was the honored guest for the evening. Mrs. Dugan is one of the two living members who participated in the first commencement exercise held at Decatur high school 75 years ago. Ralph Thomas, senior class president, presented Mrs. Dugan with an orchid in honor of the 75 th anniversary occasion. Special music for the evening was presented by the high school choir under the direction of Miss Helen Haubold. Selections were “To A Wild Rose," and “Battle Hymn of the Republic." Hugh J. Andrews, principal of Decatur high school, gave: the presentation of the graduating class. Andrews stated that more than one-third of the 76 graduates plan to further their education in colleges and universities, Everett Hutker, president of the Decatur school board, presented the diplomas. The benediction was given by the Rev. John Chambers, minister of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. The graduates then marched out to *T\HS.” Officers of the senior class include president, * Ralph Thomas: vice-president, Shirley Wass; secretary, JaccfUellne James; and treasurer, Robert Wayne Flora. Members of the board of education are president, Everett Hut ker; secretary,, George Helm; and treasurer, BrJames Burk. Center of attraction in the lobby of the Decqtur high Bpbool gym was M beedtihM bouquet. bf flower) commemorating the;Tilth anniversary- Posted ba the main (Continued on Fare Four)

Air Defense Chief Warns On Attacks Says 40 Per Cent Os U. S. Population Would Be Under Fire WASHINGTON (INS) —The nation’s air defense commander warned today that 40 percent of the U. S. population and 60 percent of its industry would be under fire if Russia attacks 50 prime targets in this country. ’ Gen. Earle E. Partridge told the air power investigating subcommittee of Sen. Stuart Symington SD-Mo.) that if the Soviets attack. they likely would use “hundreds of bombers" loaded with hydrogen bombs In a massive surprise attack. The head of the air defense command said that the “Soviets would attack not only the large metropolitan areas that contain the bulk of our population and industry but they would also attack the bases from which we mount our retaliatory strikes.” Partridge declared the kind of a defense he would like would cost a total of 61 billion dollars. He said this would include the money spent on air defense since 1951 and the defense expansion which should run to 1965. He warned that much more money will be needed annually for' air defense. < . The general, who read prepared answers to questions supplied by the committee, underlined what he termed inadequacies In the present defense program. He said that far-warning radar, on which defense depends “pr marily,” is not gs elective at spotting high-flying planes as “we would like it,” and even the lowaltitude radar needs to be improved. Partridge confirmed reports that fighter interceptors now on hand are inadequate to down the 1 high-flying Russian bomber. The Bison, but hg said a jew fighter * Uflw being introduced into opera--1 tional units will give "vastly Improved capability.” He said the new interceptors, F-lOl’s and F-104’s, will fly high enough to down the Bison but' none are in operation as yet. Partridge also said that at the present time the Russians have “in operational units jet engines Turnpike Bridge Dedicated Today Indiana-New York Throughway Done PHILADELPHIA (INS) —Ribboncutting ceremonies today opened the way for motorists to drive from New York City to the Indiana state line without meeting a single stoplight. Governor George M. Leader of Pennsylvania J ,asd,. Robert B. Meyner of New Jersey cut a symbolic ribbon dedicating the new Delaware River turnpike bridge. The sl4 million structure linking the Pennsylvania and NewJersey turnpikes stretches from Edgely, Pa., to Florence, N. J. It connects a 719-mile turnpike system from.-New York to 4he In diana border. With the opening of the bridge, Pennsylvania completed the east ward extension of its statewide turnpike, a 32-mile road from King of Prussia. New Jersey installed a nlne-mile spur between the span and its own turnpike. The turnpike bridge cuts travel time between the Philadelphia area and New York to approximately one hour and 14 minutes, maintaining the legal speed limit. Charles E. Hunter, chairman of the Bucks-Burlington development council, said the turnpike link will mean "our area now offers the finest all-around transporta tion facilities in the United States.' of greater thrust than we •- have.” The general said .that “it is im perative" that push (Continued on Page Four) ■-• • A- - Above - Normal Predicted - INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Indianapolis weather bureau predicted today that Indiana temperatures will average two to five degrees above normal tor the next five days.- - Normal Maximums are 76 to 80 degrees and minimums are from 51 to 56 degrees: • Z - The forecast- was tor warmer Saturday and Bunday and not much cteange tn temperatures during -thw remainder at the period.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, May 25, 1956.

Five Refugees From Iron Curtain Terror Return To Homelands

Unifed Slates Likely To Okay Visit To Russia Invite Air Force Officers To Visit Russian Air Show WASHINGTON (INS) — The United States has indicated It would probably approve a visit by the U. S. joint chiefs of staff to Moscow if the Russians extend a formal invitation. Administration leaders also appeared ready today to accept another Soviet bid to receive three top American air force officers in the Russian capital to observe a demonstration of new red air pow- . 1 ‘ ,v* i-i—■ The next move in the diplomatic exchange of “come-see-us” hints will probably be a U. S. Invitation to Soviet defense minister Georgi Zhukov, wartime comrade of: President Elsenhower, and sian Marshal Ivan Konev. Congressional response to the idea of a Russian visit hy American military leaders was gfneral- . ly ’favorable.--it was pointed out that the U. S. would be placed in a ' negative position in the eyes of ’ world opinion if the Russian offer were The Soviet embassy disclosed Thursday that it had relayed an invitation from Russian army chief of staff Vasili Sokolosvsky to ' Gen. Nathan Twining, U. S. air force of staff, to send a "high-ranking delegation of two or three officers” to a Moscow air show June 24. Assistant defense secretary Gordon Gray, after discussing the matter with under secretary of state (Continued on Pago Five) Injuries Fatal To Indianapolis Man INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —George A. Brown, 45, of Indianapolis, died Thursday in General hpspital of injuries suffered May 13 in a collision in Indianapolis. He was riding in a car driven by Dorothy Freeman, 31, when it was struck by a car operated by Maxie Parrish, 22, charged with driving withouj, a license. Both are from Inditaapolia. They were not injured. One Hiroshima Maid Dies Thursday Night Follows Operation Os Plastic Surgery NEW YORK (INS) —Tomoko Nakabayashi, one of 25 “Hiroshima Maids” brought to the U. 8. last year for plastic surgery to repair atomic bomb injuries, died in a New York hospital Thursday night. Death of the 26-year-old girl from heart failure came following her third plastic surgery poeration. A spokesman for -Mount Sinai hospital said respiratory failure and,cardiac arrest set in following the operation Thursday afternoon. A team of .surgeons and medical specialists began immediate efforts to revive her and succeeded in starting spontaneous heart action. Miss Nakabayashi was placed in g respirator, but died some five hours later. She and the other “Hiroshima Maids” were obrught to the U. S. in May, 1955, by funds collected under auspices of the Hiroshima peace center associates, a private group headed by editor Norman Cousins. Many of the 25 girls have finished their treatment and show little sign of the arm and facial scars stemming from the U. &• atomic, attack near the end of World Wkr 61. ■ -

Cornfield Quackery laid To Capehart ; ; Wickard Points To Measures On Books INDIANAPOUS (INS) —Claude R. Wickard charged today that all Sen. Homer Capehart has to do to get money for farm research te ask for it and stop this “cornfield quackery.” .The former secretary of agriculture. only announced Democratic tanate candidate, said his Republican opponent’s proposals Thursday at Connersville are meaningless in view of legislation already on the books. Capehart suggested spending “millions of dollars . . . for the development of new uses and new markets for the things which we raise on our farms.” Wickard said Capehart apparently had reference to his bill which would authorize the appropriation of funds for market research. Wickard, who spent nearly 20 years with the V. S. department of agriculture, suggested Capehart will discover the law of the land already authorizes funds covering everything in his proposed legislation. He said: “All he juts to do is ask money. , "If Capehart isn’t indulging in ' pure political quackery fend beHeyes research is the answer, let him go today to the President and the department of agriculture and ‘ ask for a supplemental appropriation of SIOO-njiHion which he could get under the 1946 law that provides for ‘such additional sums as congress deems necessary.’” The Democratic nomination seeker concluded: “Capehart is trying to cure the farm patient with cornfield quackery. As a political operation, it might be a success. But as an economic medication for a serious ailment, it’s liable to kill the patient al ready brought to death's door by the Benson-Eisenhower farm program.” Bloodmobile Quota Is Exceeded Here 126 Pints Os Blood Donated Thursday A total of 126 pints of blood. 16 over the quota, was collected at Thursday’s visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile at the American Legion home. Six more local residents joined the gallon club. during the yiaft. They were Ed Ryan. Donald Norquest. Mrs. Marcella Loshe, Wilson Weiland/ Mrs. Doris Kruse and Milton Hoffman. The complete list of donors will be announced later. > Physicians who assisted during the visit were Dr. John Terveer, . Dr. John Carroll. Dr. Norval Rich, 1 Dr. Arthur Girod. Dr. Harold l Zwick, Dr. James Burk and Dr. Gerald Kohne. Nurses present during the day 1 were Mrs. James Bleke, Mrs. Harold Hoffman, Mrs. Burdette Custer, Mrs. John Dierkes, Mrs. Joe Azbdll, Mrs. Mary Colfer, Mrs. , Edna Myers, Mrs. Cletus Miller, ‘ and Mrs. Vernon Aurand. Also assisting were staff aides including Mrs. Joe Hunter, MYs. Frances Monahan, Miss Fan Hammel], Mrs. T. C. Smith, Mrs. W. E. ' Brant. < Mrs. William. Lose, Mrs. towel! Harper and Mrs. Robert Railing.' Canteen workers included Mrs. 1 R. C. Hersh, Mrs. Edgar ißefnk|ng, ' Mrs. L. E. Archbold, Mrs. Bert Haley, Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger and Mrs. Charles Belneke. Transportation was provided by Mrs. Robert 1 Macklin and Mrs. Dasi Tyndall. 1 The noon luncheon for volunteer ' workers was prepared by the Decatur home demonstration dub. Mrs. Ed Bauer, county chairman so the blood program, expressed appreciation today to the American Legion, ths Decatur police de- ■ partment and all of the doctors, nurses and volunteers who assisted during the bloodmobile visit.

Record Budget Approved By House Group Largest In History Approved Today For Financing Congress WASHINGTON (INS) — The largest budget in history for financing congress was approved today by the house appropriations committee. The record-breaking bill was sent to the house for considers, tion next week. It provides SBB.976,450 for the 1957 fiscal year which begins July 1. The bill does not contain any funds for operation of the senate. They will be added when the measure reaches the other chamber. Even so, the amount approved by the house exceeds last year’s overall appropriation for congress by $16,707,692. The increase is due to the allotment of 17 million dollars for new construction at the Capitol. In addition to carrying funds tor congress, the measure also provides for the operation ®f the botanic gardens, library of congress and the government printing office. ' Debates On Fight WASHINGTON (INS) — An administration leader disclosed today that President Eisenhower was debating whether to make a fight in the House to restore foreign aid funds. The President’s $4.7 billion foreign aid program has been slashed sl.l billion by the house foreign affairs committee. It is scheduled for house consideration on June 6 and 7. Rep. John Vorys (R Ohio) who is the administration’s foreign affairs spokesman in the house, said in an interview; “It’s not true that a decision has been reached not to contest the reduction in the house and to concentrate instead on the senate.” He said the administration *!• surveying the situation in the senate and elsewhere before determining its course of action.” In the past the senate has restored cuts in foreign aid made (Continued on Fno* Kiatfct) Policeman Loses Toes In Accident I Dale Death Injured By Mower Thursday The already under-manned Decatur police department was cut still more Thursday afternoon by an accident involving patrolman Date Death. Death lost all of the toes on his left foot at about 4:30 p.m. Thrusday when his foot slipped under the power lawn mower as he was working in his back yard. He was rushed to the Adams county memorial hospital, where he is expected to be a patient for some time. Officer Death was pulling the mower up an embankment in the rear of his home on Mercer avenue when his foot slipped down and under the mower. The blades cut through the shoe tad foot just back of the toes. With Death unable to report for duty, the police department is now short three men. The retirement of Adrian Coffee and the illness of Ed Miller have contributed to the recent shortage on the force. Police chief James Borders tqday issued a statement to residents of Decatur that the department will now be without patrolmen during the daytime hours and for that reason will be unable to provide th® services which they tave given to tire- pest. He .etatefl. that it? jfitz nocesarey to-curtail daytime nerrkre» so that tire important sight shifts would not b® undermanned.

Wild Flight Ends In Death For Criminal Indianapolis Man Killed In Road Block RICHMOND, Ind. (INS) — A 48-year-old Indianapolis man was killkilled today when he ran into a. hastily improvised road block in his wild flight from the scene of two crimes. Richmond police were advised by marshal Earl Gentry, of Cambridge City. IS. miles away, that a motorist he had stopped for questioning suddenly grabbed his gun and forced him to back away when a report came over police radio. The report told about a suspect who slugged Charles Koehler, in Indianapolis, and robbed him of 130 and his car. The stolen car was the one the marshall had stopped. At the time Gentry wished merely to halt what he thought was a drunken driver. ‘ . Minutes later the stolen car, with tlenry Clarence Moore, 48. of Indianapolis, at the wheel, crashed into the side of a semitrailer truck on U. S. 40 at Rich- ' mond. Police, 4 aware they lacked . time to set up a regular road blocfl, had stopped a truck and ' asked the driver to turn his vehicle broadside across the highway as a road block. stolen car. wfrfch then careened down the highway for 220 feet and ’ hit a utility pqle. Moore was dead when -police reached him. ’ Marshal Gentry said that Moore ! was driving above 100 miles an hour when he took off from Cambridge City. Stevenson Denies Kefauver Charges Charges Episodes In Life Distorted ) STEVEVNSON DENIES 1 WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. - (INS)—Adlai Stevenson accused Een. Estes Kefauver Thursday night of distorting episodes in Stevenson's career. Speaking In West Palm Beaeh, Stevenson denied charges by his opponent in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination that he had been a lawyer for Radio Sorporation of America in a v federal anti-trust action. Stevenson explained that he did not represent RCA in an anti-trust suit but in a/private suit between RCA and the Zenith Radio Oov poration. He added: “The senator's continued false charges remind me that there is such a thing as waiting to be President too, much.” tMeanwhile, at Tampa, Sen. Kefauver sought to align Stevenson with the ’‘l>osaes”of the Democratic party. He accused Florida congressmen of ganging up on him and added: . “No little handful of people should select a nominee and no handful of people should speak for the people of Florida.” New Members Formally Inducted By Rotary Two new members of the Decatur Rotary club were formally inducted into membership at the weekly dinner meeting of the service club Thursday evening at the Youth and Community Center; The new members, Calvin Yost and Bernard Pickett, were inducted by Avon Burk, charter member and first president of the Decatur ißotary club. These men and Tom Allwein, recent addition to the club, gave brief autobiographies as a program feature, and M. J. Pryqr, club president, rekd the speech delivered by Fren Musselman, of Delphi, district governor,, fit the t&W ppp.for.ence. .Egrt Fujtrmgh chairman of pro ‘gram. ,„ T >

*• Report Strange Circumstances Os Returnees Reported Similar To Kidnaping Os Russian Seamen By JACK LOTTO (Copyright, 1956. By INS) NEW YORK (INS)—Five refugees from Iron Curtain terror have returned to their Communist homelands from the U. S. in the last two weeks under strange circumstances. Their departures. International News Service learned today, were similar in many respects to the kidnaping of five refugee Soviet seamen by Russian UN and embassy officials in April. President Eisenhower warned Russia and her satellites Thursday that the U.S. is acting to block “improper pressure” exerted in attempts to lure Iron Curtain refugees back to their homelands. The warning, contained in a White House statement issued with the Chief Executive's approval, followed a demand by senate investigators that the Soviet’s two top UN officials be expelled from ’ the ILS. tor using “force and dur--1 ess’ on the seamen. The five new cases — from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey. Washington and Pennsylvania — included a naturalised American living in Brooklyn who gave up his citizenship to go back to Russia. Three of the men. who claimed they were returning "voluntarily,” were “assisted” by Soviet Embassy officials during their questioning by immigration officials before leaving Idlewild International airport. ,2 , Theodore Klionsky of Brooklyn fought tn the U.S. army during World War II and became a naturalised citizen in 1918. He refused to return to the Soviet Union in 1938 and his wife and two children went to Russia and stayed. Klionsky, who had been in the United States since 1911, was accompanied to the-field and up to the airplane ramp on May 12 by a half-dosen persons who described themselves to immigration employes as "relatives.” » Ask Investigation*. ; WASHINGTON (INS) —■ The senate international security subcommittee was asked today to probe five new cases of alleged Soviet pressure on Iron Curtain refugees persuaded to go back to Communist scuntries. International News Service learned that the circumstances under which the five left the U.S. were similar to those surrounding the pressure-effected return of five refugee Soviet seamen last month, a case which involved Russian United Nations and embassy officials. Sen. William E. Jenner (R Ind.), ranking minority member of the internal security group, called upon the subcommittee to launch an immediate investigation of the new cases. Jenner said: “We want to look Into it to determine whether there has been the same pattern of Soviet pressure as in other cases which have come to our knowledge.” Photostat Equipment Delivered Thursday Photostat equipment for the county recorder’s office was delivered Thursday to the county court house. The work of installing the equipment will begin Monday morning. To make room for the equipment. the several abstractors now working in the recorder’s office will move into a newly-constructed room at the west end of the court house. While th* county is-provid-ing the roojn. turoishin»e and deeorstfoae for the nay rpom were provided - by. the abstractors.

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