Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 123.

SOCIAL CALL Ms Bbb|. R BRITAIN’S Queen Elizabeth and Denmark’s King Frederik look real sociable a* they ride the royal carriage to Amalienborg palace in Copenhagen. It's a state visit by the queen.

New Disarming Plan By U.S Under Study Top-Level Huddle Called For Today To Complete Work WASHINGTON (UP)—The administration called a top - level huddle today to try to complete work on a new disarmament proposal catling for a “small slice" arms cut that, would indude missiles, ships, tanks and planes capable of carrying atomic weapons. The tentative plan, as disclosed Thursday, provides that weapons taken out of action would be delivered to an international depot where they would be held under careful inspection. ? w It also calls for an aerial-ground inspection agreement with Russia on a test basis—probably in the arctic zones of both countries. The inspection would start when the arms cut took effect. Atomic Development Limit The plan, at its current stage, also provides for a worldwide agreement by nations now lacking atomic arms that they will not develop them. This would limit atomic-armed countries to the United States, Russia and Britain. Communist China would not be included in an initial agreement „as far as this country is •concerned. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was scheduled to preside over the top-level administration meeting to try to complete work on the new program so it can be presented to the five-nation disarmament meeting in London. Harold E. Stassen, President Eisenhower's disarmament ad •viser who along with Dulles briefed the Senate Disarmament subcommittee on the plan Thursday and was on hand for today’s meeting, plans to leave Sunday to return to the London talks which resume Monday. The administration apparently has not reached full agreement within its own ranks on the new U.S. proposal. Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has expressed ob-' jection to any arms-cut agreenent with Russia on the ground that the Soviet Union cannot be trusted. Other administration leaders emphasize that the U.S. plan does not involve trusting Russia. The whole point, they say, is that it would set tip a careful inspection system to make sure any arms cut agreement is observed. Senators Join In - The dawning hope for an arms accord was seen Thursday in the first public suggestion that key senators might go to London to join in the talks if there was any sign of an agreement. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey <DMinn.), chairman of the Senate Disarmament subcommittee, said such a trip is a "possibility” and “desirable” if negotiations reach a point where “agreements are being entered into.” Informed sources made it clear any arms cut-inspection accord with Russia would be in the form of a treaty, requiring Senate ratification. , „ The administration believes present indications are that a Coßtinned «■ Pave EtgMt INDIANA WEATHER Fair north and central, partly cloudy south tonight. Chance of scattered thundershowers southwest portion tonight. Saturday partly .cloudy and mild with, scattered thundershowers SO to 60. High Saturday 74 to 82. Sunset 8 p.m., sunrise Saturday 5:23 a.m.

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Graduate Exercises Held Last Evening 69 Are Graduated From Decatur High Diplomas of graduation were received by 69 seniors of Decatur high school at commencement exercises held Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. The senior girls, in white caps and gowns, and the senior boys, in the now traditional grey caps and gowns, entered the auditorium to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance,” played by Miss Helen Haubold, director of music in the public schools. The Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, father of one of the graduates, offered the invocation as the assemblage remained standing. Miss Haubold led the high school choir, composed of a number of graduating seniors and a group of juniors, in singing “Let My Song Fill Your Heart,” and “You'll Never Walk Alone.” The group concluded the musical program with the singing of the immortal “O, How We Love Our Dear Old D.H.S.” Mrs. Harry Dailey and Miss Eleanor Miller were the accompanists. W. Guy Brown, superintendent of public schools, welcomed the parents, relatives, friends, and classmates of the graduating class, and expressed the thanks of the school board to the faculty, the school city, parents, the P.T.A., the local newspaper and the citizens of Decatur for all the help and assistance given this graduating class of 1957. He also read a congratulatory telegram received by Fred Schott, senior class president, from Dr.James Burk, a member of the board of education, who is currently touring Europe. Brown then introduced Rev. Robert B. Pierce, of the Broadway Methodist church at Indianapolis, who was given the task of explaining- the title of his address, which he labeled “Capturing Elephants.” “What can I, a stranger, add to ♦he knowledge that you have acquired through your 12 years of schooling, that your* parents and teachers have not already given you?” he asked. “One thing I know has been lacking in your education; you have not learned how to canture elephants!" With that remark, the students and the entire audience sat back, challenging the speaker to tell them just exactly how one goes about capturing elephants, and even more important, why was he telling them, especially now. Using the example of Herbert Hoover, Jr., in his book “Addresses on the American Road,’ 1 Rev. Pierce Explained that by using a pair of ordinary field glasses, it was quite plain and simple to catch an elephant. “All you had to do was turn the small end away from you and look into the large end, making the animal seem many times smaller than his normal size; thus when he approached you, he was small enough to be quite easily captured! “Now, isn’t that stupid?” he asked. Everyone sat motionless, waiting for his own answer. He said “Os course it’s stupid to think that you can catch an elephant; an elephant is a big animal, and don't you ever deceive yourselves into thinking that he’s small.” He pointed out that many of the graduates probably had the idea that they were going to go out in this world and conquer everything they wanted, simply and easily. “You're wrong, students,” he said. “It Isn’t that easy. The one thing the majority of the world wants, which is happiness, they don’t have.” He warned the girl graduates who were planning marriage ip the near future, “Marriage isn’t a SOSO proposition, it's a 100-100 proposition. You don't get married to cCAntinuea on race ntOU

Threat Os New Storms To Hit In Southwest Arkansas Ripped By Tornadoes; Floods In Part Os Texas By UNITED PRESS A nearly stationary clash of air masses threatened new storms today in the hail, rain and tornado battered Southwest. Winds up to 73 m.p.h. swept a river of rain and hail across north central Texas, causing flooding in Dallas and Fort Worth, uprooting trees and knocking out power lines. Tornadoes ripped sections of Arkansas, one shredding the roof and steeeple of a church at Monticello only moments after 80 persons had fled to safety. Other twisters hit at Glenwood and Conway, Ark. The week long onslaught of violent storms has killed at least 56 persons, most of them in Missouri. Thirty-nine persons were killed in a massive twister "that struck Kansas City Monday night, and 14 persons died in other Missouri tornadoes. Among the latest victims were a Doniphan, Mo., man who drowned Thursday when his truck was swept away by floodwaters, and an Indiana man who drowned in the rain-swollen Ohio River near New Washington, Ind. The Indiana victim was the state's second weather fatality. Elsewhere, heavy rains throughout the Midlands sent the Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi rivers surging toward flood crest. Floods in streams in southern Illinois forced some 100 families from their homes. The prolonged wet weather has delayed farmers from working in their fields in the Midwest and Plains states. Oklahoma authorities estimated crop damage in that state alone in the millions of dollars. Heavy rains Thursday soaked Texas, Arkansas, southern Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, southern Illinois, southern Indiana and western Kentucky. Major river rises were reported along the lower Missouri, the middle Mississippi and the lower Ohio. The Weather Bureau at Memphis, Tenn., warned of possible weekend flooding along the Mississippi and urged Missouri and Tennessee points to take “every possible immediate precautionary measure.” Flooding also threatened along the Arkansas River in Oklahoma, the Wabash and White rivers in Illinois and Indiana and the Upper Sabine in Texas. Obtain Therapists For Speech Clinics Conduct Clinics In Decatur And Berne Deane T. Dorwin. president of the Adams county society for crippled children and adults, today announced that the society has secured three graduate therapists to conduct the annual speech clinics in Berne and Decatur, starting June 17, and continuing through July 26. Therapists hired to handle this vear’s clinics are Mrs. Jackie Hite Schnepf, Mrs. Margaret Harris Hakes, and Miss Carol Kalver. All three are graduates of Decatur high school, and received bachelor of arts dgrees in speech and hearing therapy from Indiana University. Letters have been mailed, to all parents of children attending the clinics last year, and early registration indicates that the school fn Decatur will be in excess of 60 pupils this year, far exceeding last year’s enrollment. Mrs. Jack Heller, chairman of the Psi lota Xi’s speech and hearing committee, is in the process of hiring two assistants for the clinic, who will work with the children during recreational periods and when they are not in actual therapy sessions. Persons knowing of children who might be helped by the clinics, which are financed by contributions to the Easter seal campaign, are asked to contact either Gail Grabill, in Decatur, or Leslie Sprunger at Berne. Memorial Services By Legion Sunday The American Legion members will meet at the Legion home Sunday morning at 10 o’clock to march to the Presbyterian church where memorial churoh services will be held at 10:30 a.m. The annual memorial sermon will be given by the Rev. Ray J. Walther. Legion members are asked to wear their caps for the affair.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, May 24, 1957.

United States Embassy In Formosa Wrecked By Mob, Americans Beaten

Living Costs At New Record Level In April Sharp Increase In Food Prices Brings Living Cost Record WASHINGTON (UP) — The government reported today that a sharp increase in food prices pushed the cost of living to another new record level in April. The rise means an automatic . 2-cent hourly wage increase for 1,400,000 automotive, farmer equip- ! ment and electrical workers. , The Labor iJepartment's Bureau of Labor Statistics said its csn- . sumer price index rose threetenths of 1 per cent between ( March and April to 119.3 per cent of average 1947-49 prices. < It was the eighth consecutive , month in which the index set a ( new record. The April index was 3.8 per cent ( higher than a year ago. . ( The 2-cent hourly pay increase , will go to workers whose wage , contracts contain escalator clauses tied to the cost of living inafex for April. The increase will be paid on June 1, along with an increase of at least 6 gentian hour for workers in the automobile TBfc' dustry as an annual improvement factor. The BLS said that higher prices for meats and fresh fruits and vegetables were mainly responsible for the rise in consumer prices. Most other major groups of goods and services, except clothing, also registered increases, however. BLS Commissioner Ewan Clague said the chances are that the price index will set another new record for May. Poppy Days Here Today, Saturday Today and Saturday are Poppy days in Decatur, when everyone is being asked to wear a memorial poppy in memory of those who gave their lives to protect free America against the threat of twentieth century tyranny which three times has made war on freedom. Mrs. Harve Baker, chairman of the American Legion auxiliary project, stated that wearing a poppy is the individual way of showing remembrance, honor and gratitude for those who died standing between America and its enemies.'lt is the way to give them a personal salute. — i Attendance Trophy Presented Rotary . Membership Gain Trophy Presented Clarence Ziner, new district president of Rotary International, presented Joe Kaehr, president of i the local club, with the official district attendance trophy, at the regular meeting of the club at the Decatur Youth and Community ; Center Thursday night. The club was,awarded the trophy for having the largest percentage , of membership increase in the Northern Indiana district. Kaehr : acknowledged the work of Leo Kirsch and Dr. Ray Stingely, members of the classification commit- : tee, which is charged with making recommendations for new members. / 1 Ziner also told the club of the , details of the recent Lake Placid, ■. New York, meeting of district gov- ] ernors, which he attended. He displayed club banners from India, Paraguay and Venezuela, which , were sent here by district governors in those nations. Roy Kalver, program chairman | for June, and Gene Ziner, announced that on June 6, the local club . will observe its 40th birthday and ( representatives of surrounding Rotary clubs are among those to-be , invited to attend.

11 1 * — " Predict House To Vote Postal Hike House Committee Approves Increase i WASHINGTON (UP) - Key House leaders predicted today the House will pass the administration's multi-million-dollar postage bill by a ‘substantial vote.” Their confidence Was based on the House’s approval last year of a similar measure, also boosting the cost of mailing a letter by a penny. Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. (Mass.) figured all the budget taUc in Congress should give the bill an added push this year. The bill is designed to cut the Post Office Department’s huge deficits. The bill’s prospects in the Senate, however, appeared doubtful. The House Post Office Committee handed Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield a victory Thursday by approving — without a single, change — the rate increases he asked. But Rep. Charles O. Porter (DOre.) served notice he and some other committee Democrats will , right on the House floor to strike out the heart of the bill—the onecent increase for regular and air mail letters and postcards. Porter said amendments also will be offered to scale down the second apd third class rate increases. The bill, as approved by the committee by a reported 2-1 margin, would increase all three classes of postage rates July 1. In addition to the letter and postcard increases, it calls for four annual 15 per cent hikes in second class rates for newspapers and magazines, a 25 per cent boost in book rates and a substantial boost for third class advertising matter. For third class the increase would amount to 50 per cent on items mailed individually and 66 per cent over two | years for bulk mailings. Probe Plundering Os Treasurer's Office Wholesale Looting In Cook County, 111. CHICAGO — W — Investigators searched musty files" today for records they hoped would tell them the whole story of a wholesale ' looting of the Cook County (Chicago) treasurer’s office. State’s Atty. Benjamin Adamowski said the plunder might total more than one million dollars and . likened the thefts to former State Auditor Orville E. Hodge’s $2,500,000 raid on the Illinois treasury. Adamoski and County Treasurer Herbert C. Paschen revealed the wholesale looting Thursday. They said an audit has pinned down the systematic theft of at least $444,299 from the county treasurer’s tax foreclosure fund. But Adamowski said that shortage involved is at least a half million dollars and may exceed a million. “This is a fantastic jag-saw puzzle and the pieces are just beginning to fall into place,*’ he said. Adamowski ordered a grand jury investigation and subpenaed all books and records tor the past 10 years from the treasure’s office. Investigators sought specifically the records of two previous treasurers, Louis E. Nelson and the late John B. Brenza. Nelson served from December, 1946, to December, 1950, and Brenza from December, 1950, to December, 1954. Some of the records of the tyo former treasurers have been locked in vaults in the basement of the county building. Brenza’s relatives and Nelson have held the keys. They promised to ( cooperate in the investigation. Adamowski said the funds were embezzled by issuing fraudulent vouchers authorizing payments from the tax foreclosure fund and later destroying the vouchers. Investigators traced the false vouchers through mircofilm records in the county auditor’s office. At least three of the phony checks were issued to a fictitious (Continued on Par* EMdrtj

lowa Dealers Reveal Offer By Mogilner Tell Os Approach From Indiana Man On Equipment Deal DES MOINES. lowa (UP) - Three equipment dealers testified that Arthur J. Mogilner of Indianapolis, Ind., “approached them with “deal” in which they cotild have pocketed excess money for padding bids submitted to the lowa Highway Commission, a state lawmaker said Thursday. Rep. Clark McNeal, chairman of a special legislative investigating committee looking into alleged “bid-padding” attempts involving equipment sold to the commission, made the statement. Called before the committee during a closed hearing Thursday were Robert Irwin, Des Moines, district manager of the tractor and implement division of the Ford Motor Co.; Jacob Shafer, a Fairfield implement dealer, and Dudley J. Mills, a salesman for a Des Moines equipment firm. McNeal said all three “gave essentially the same", testimony about a meeting in Irwin’a office April IQ. ■ „ ’ On the same day, Mogilner’s partner. Virgil' (Red) Smith, former chairman o the Indiana Highway Commission, was at Audubon, lowa, trying to get Highway Commissioner Mel Graham to throw out an equipment letting set for April ft, McNeal said. Graham told the committee he refused. Roland Reko, Des Moines, accompanied Smith to Audubon. Sen. Duane Dewell, vice chairman of the committee, said the three dealers were “all astonished and backed away like yop would from a hot stoi’e” when presented the offer by Mogilner. McNeal said the “deal” was to have equipment bids jacked ul 25 per cent above costs with the dealer retaining 10 per cent and the other 15 per cent going to the V & A public relations firm of Indianapolis, operated by Mogilner and Smith. McNeal said at least two of the dealers quoted Mogilner as saying part of the 15 per cent would go 1 to the Democratic Party. Smith is under indictment in In- : diana on highway scandal charge! j and state purchases of Mogilner** ' fuel additive "Gio” are being stud- j ied by an. Indianapolis grand jury. , Rev. Harvey Hocker > Dies In California Local Man's Brother * Is Taken By Death The Rev. Harvey Hocker, 79, of J Monrovia, Calif., brother of C. E. . Hocker, of Decatur, died at his ] home Thursday morning. Rev. j Hocker had suffered a heart attack several months ago, and had ] been in failing health since that time, but death was unexpected. Two weeks ago, Rev. Hocker ] was made minister emeritus of 1 the Monrovia Methodist diurch i at Arcadia, Calif., where he had 4 served as minister for many ( years. Bom in Vera Cruz, November 1 19, 1887, he received his educa- 1 tion at the former Monroe high 1 school, and attended college at £ Upland. His first pastorate was 1 of the Bluffton Methodist church, after which he served as pastor 1 of the Methodist church at Kings- < ton, before going to California. 1 He has served a number of churches in that state. Surviving besides his widow, Mabel Steele Hocker, are three j sons and two daughters: his 1 brother, C. E. Hocker, and a sis- , ter, Mrs. R. V. McKeeman, of , Fort Wayne. ' Details of the funeral are not known at this time. ~ r

New Assistant WRjp The Rev. Robert A. Jaeger, who will be assigned as assistant pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church here Effective August 17, will be ordained Saturday by the Most Rev. Leo A. Pursley, D. D., bishop of Fort Wayne. Rev. Jaeger will serve as chaplain of ,the CYO summer camp at Lake Wawasee until August 17. No Hope Os Lengthy Dry Spell In Stale Rivers On Rampage Throughout State By UNITED PRESS Indiana streams crested in their upper reaches today as a five-day rainy period which spawned up to six inches of precipitation sent rivers on a rampage for the second time in a month. Downstream, the muddy water headed for levels in some areas higher than any reached in the last seven years. Abnormal rains took a tWo-day vacation. Thursday precipitation totals ranged from none in the far north to .24 of an inch at Lafayette and scarcely measurable amounts at Indianapolis, Evansville and Fort Wayne. Fair skies prevailed over much of the state today. Scattered thunderstorms were due in the southwest tonight and Saturday, in the northwest Saturday, and in west central and central portions Saturday. More showers were expected Sunday. More Rain Next Week The five-day outlook held no hope of a sustained dry period to end one of the rainiest April-May periods in Hoosier history. It said precipitation between Saturday and next Wednesday would “average near one inch in showers this weekend and possibly about Wednesday.” River . readings this morning showed the Wabash stationary at nearly 3 feet above flood stage at Montezuma, falling at 1% feet below flood stage at Terre Haute, and rising at more than a foot above flood stage at Vincennes. On the White, the level was stationary at 20.2 feet at Spencer. This was more than 6 feet above flood stage and somewhat higher than the Thursday forecast indicated it would be. The stream was riding at Elliston, already 7.3 feet above flood stage, and at Petersburg, where it was 4.6 feet above flood stage. The White was stationary at Columbus and falling at Seymour. Temperatures Drop To 40s Temperatures ranged from 65 at Lafayette to 75 at Evansville at high points Thursday, dropped to rather chilly lows ranging from 45 at South Bend to 57 at Evansville early this morning, and headed toward highs of 68 to 76 today. Lows tonight will range from 48 to 57, and the mercury will range from 72 to 80 at high spots Saturday. Sunday will be mild. The five-day outlook said temperatures will average near to 3 degrees above normal highs of 72 to 81 and lows of 50 to 62. "Little temperature change except cooler most sections about Monday,” the outlook said. The forecast was gloomy for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where several dozen cars are waiting to try to qualify for the 500-mile Memorial Day race next Thursday. Qualifying trials were get for Continue* o* Pace

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Chinese Mobs Wreck Embassy In Riot Today Rioters Inflamed Over Acquittal Os American Soldier TAIPEI, Formosa (UP)-Chinese mobs wrecked the United States embassy and other buildings, burned embassy cars and beat up* at least nine Americans in a series of riots .today. The Nationalist government imposed limited martial law tonight. The rioters, inflamed over the acquittal of an American soßßet by a U.S. Army court-martial sos the slaying of a Chinese peeping tom, overran and wrecked dVen the Taipei police station. They also smashed the offices of the United States Information Service and attempted to storm the headquarters of the U.S. military advisory group. Nationalist police stood by Without acting when a few hundred persons started demonstrating in front of the embassy. But this small crowd soon swelled to a mob of about 10,600 and an orgy of violence began. Belatedly, the police moved in to stag* the rioting and arrested a number of demonstrators. Their friends stormed the police station in an effort to free them. Americans Removed Safely f The government tonight de- > dared martial law in ad areas t where American installations and - homes are located. All Americans were advised to ‘ stay off the streets. s Those who were trapped in the > embassy when the attacks started were beaten by the riotefs. An em- ’ bassy official reported later all i were removed to safety. He said ' their injuries were not believed ' serious. , U.S. Ambassador Karl Rankin I interrupted a holiday in Hong Kong and flew back here to taka i charge. Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek headed back to Taipei from central Formosa. Foreign Minister George Yeh called an emergency cabinet meeting and then announced to the legislative Yuan (parliament) that the government had made an offidal demand tor a new trial for the acquitted soldier. The man whose case aroused Chinese anger, M.Sgt. Robert Ck .. Reynolds, Colors, Md., and his family were whisked by plane to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. He was protected by U.S. military police from mobs which tried to lynch him before he left Taipei. An Air Force spokesman at Manila said Reynolds and his family were scheduled to leave Clark AFB for the United States tonight. A Touchy Period So far as American military justice is concerned, Reynolds is a free man as result of his acquittal Thursday. He cannot be tried -again for his life, since that would place him in double jeopardy—a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Although there is no apparent rule against double jeopardy in Chinese law, Yeh’s demand that he be tried again no doubt will be. ignored. Reynolds was tried tor slaying of a Chinese laborer he caught spying on the sergeant’s wife as she dried herself after a shower. The incident came at a touchy period in Chinese-American relations. Talks are due to start soon on a “status of forces” agreement whereby Chinese courts would have the right to try Americans for crimes committed off base and off duty. Reynolds shot the peeping tom, Liu Chi-jan, twice with a .22-cali-ber pistol. The resulting strong feelings among the Chinese population caused the U.S. Army to open Reynolds’ court-martial to the press and public. When the verdict of acquittal was announced, there was an immediate angry anti-American reaction. The government filed a protest about the conduct of the trial. Chinese cursed Americans in* the streets. CeattaoM m Pm* Sl*M . s- -x..