Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 163

TELLS JAPAN; “SO BE IT’

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ATTORNEY DAYTON M. HARRINGTON, omy attorney for GI William S. Girard on hand in Washington when the Supreme Court rendered the momentous decision turning him over to Japan for trial, is interviewed by Michiomi Suwabe (left) of Kyodo News Service. Harrington said ‘the Supreme Court has spoken and we can only abide by their decision.”

Showdown Vote Scheduled On Civil Rights Southern Opponents Agree To Showdown First Round Vote WASHINGTON (UP) - Southern opponents today agreed to permit a showdown vote “the middle of next week" in the first round of the Senate battle over the civil rights bill. The decision was reached in a 59-minute conference in the office of Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.) leader of the southern bloc waging an all-out fight against President Eisenhower’s four-point program. The huddle preceded the fifth day of Senate debate on the highly controversial issue. The exact day will be worked out later tCSTa/ with Senate Democratic Leader Lyndoh B. Johnson and Republican Leader William F. Knowland. Knowland meanwhile told reporters after a conference with President Eisenhower today that there is no justification for charges by some northern Democrats that the White House is wavering in its support of the bill. \ He said the administration’s . civil rights recommendations still stand But he added that the White House has "never taken the position that there should be no clarifying amendments." Knowland went on to say, however, that he found no indication at the White House that it would make any new proposals on the civil rights measure. He said the White House takes the position that the bill is now a matter for Congress to decide. Russell told newsmen he would prefer the vote to be Wednesday or Thursday but said it might be as early as Tuesday. He said the Dixie senators would not agree to an earlier vote. The vote would be on the procedural motion of Knowland for the Senate to take up the bill directly, bypassing the Judiciary Committee. The bill provides for (X) a bipartisan commission to investigate alleged violations of voting rights and study “legal developments which constitute a'denial” of civil rights; (2) a new assistant attorney general to head a civil rights division in the Justice Department; <3) authority for the government to seek Injunctions or other givil court action against conspiracies to deprive persons of their rights; and (4) the same authority to halt violations or threatened violations of Negro voting rights. Funeral Held Today For Larwence Smith Graveside services were held this afternoon at Covington memorial gardens in Fort Wayne for Lawrence W. Smith, native of Decatur, who died suddenly Tuesday while on a vacation trip in Canada. Late Bulletins LONDON (» — Russia accused the U. S. today of pretenting it with an "ultimatum” on control of unclear tests which “no self-respect-ing nation can accept." > A. APEX, N. C. <W “ T w • masked holdup men herded five bank employes and three customers into a tiny vault of the Durham Bank and Trust Co. branch bank today and fled with a companion with possibly as much as 340,000.

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Army Reserve Unit Will Leave Tonight Leave At Midnight For Encampment The advance guard for the annual two-week encampment of the local U. S. army reserve forces will leave Decatur at midnight tonight for Camp McCoy, Wis., Wil' liam S. Gernand, executive officer of the 424th field artillery battalion, said today.. Representing service battery, ' the Decatur unit, will be SFC. Jack M. Weldy. Sgt. Carl Lengerich, Sgt. Luther Beitler, and S3C Robert Butler in the truck convoy which will arrive at the camp Saturday afternoon.* They will join the mail* body of the advance detail at Fort Wayne. Also on the advance party, but driving their private vehicles, will ba Lt. Henry C. Commanger, commander of service battery; M/Sgt. Ray ’ and Sp3C Ed Capt. Gernand will have change of the advance detail, and win accompany the vehicle convoy. The main body will leave Decatur at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, and win entrain at the Pennsylvania station at Fort Wayne at 5:59 a.m. They wiU arrive at Camp McCoy Sunday afternoon. Vidor Steiner Is Commander Os DAV Berne Man Elected As Post Commander Victor Steiner, of Berne, was elected commander of Adams county chapter 91, Disabled American Veterans, Thursday night at the annual election. Steiner has served in various offices in tiie chapter. Other officers elected were: Samuel 0. Teeple. first senior vice-commander; Edgar Archer, first junior vice-commander; Ralph Conrad, second junior vicecommander; Herald Hitchcock, treasurer; Rufus Sommers, chaplain; Melvin Tinkham, trustee for three years; Fred Pomerenke, sergeant-at-arms; Sidney Dague, officer of the day. The commander appointed Gerald Smitley service ofifcer and adjutant, and Robert S. Anderson judge advocate. Installation of officers was conducted by Gordon Brodbeck, past chapter commander. A. L. Cray, past department commander of Ohio, was unable to attend the meeting. A luncheon was served following the installation. Baby Is Choked By Baby-Sized Tablet LAFAYETTE (UP) — Dale Glen < Shumate, 20 months old, was dead bn arrival at Home hospital Wednesday night. Doctors said he apparently choked on a baby-sized aspirin tablet Four Food Chains Cut Coffee Prices NEW YORK (UP) —• Four major food chains today cut the price on both their bag and vacuum-packed coffee by four cents a pound. The cuts, which brought coffee prices to their lowest level in more than a year, was made by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., the Grand Union Co., the H. C. Bohack Co., Inc., and Safeway Stores, Ihc.

House Clears Way For Vole On Postal Pay Majority Os House Members Vote Bill Out Os Committee By UNITED PRESS The House today cleared the way for a vote July 22 on a 320-million-dollar a year postal pay boost. , :■- About 518,000 postal workers would get a 3546 annual increase under the measure, which would be effective Sept. 1. The Eisenhower administration opposes the pay increase on grounds it would aggravate inflation, and build up pressure for pay hikes for an additional one million federal workers. The measure had been battled up in the House Rules Committee. But a majority of House members signed a petition to get it out of the committeeOther congressional news: Budget: Speaker Sam Rayburn and other congressional Democrats chided President Eisenhower for ordering government agencies to spend nearly two billion dollars less, if possible, than be budgeted for the year started July 1. Rayburn said the administration has resisted Democratic efforts to cut the budget, insisting no big reductions were possible. The President's economy order was in a letter from Budget Director Percival F. Brundage to department heads. It aims at a spending figure of about 70 billion dollars. Three House Appropriations subcommittees were hearing administration witnesses on military construction, atomic energy, and foreign aid when the letter came to light. They demanded that the witnesses reconcile their original budget requests with the President’s order. When no reconciliation was forthcoming, all of the subcommittees adjourned. , Public Mg- Appropriations Committee approved an 3884,151,323 public works bill. The total is 369,338,300 more than the House voted last fall It also is 37,693,323 more than President Eisenhower asked. New Law: President Eisenhower signed a new housing bill containing what he called "serious defects." The law gives the Federal Housing Administration authority to cut minimum down payments to new lows under its mortgage insurance program- It also authorizes 31,990.000.000 in new mortgage money, college housing loans and slum clearance grants. The President said this was too much — twice what he asked. He had, however, asked standby authority to cut down payments to spur the lagging housing industry. Foreign AM: Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson said President Eisenhower's foreign aid program will run into new trouble from economizing congressmen. District Judging Is Held Thursday Anna Beeler Tops 4-H Electricity The annual district 4-H judging and demonstration contest was held Thursday at the Honeywell memorial building at Wabash. Anna Margaret Beeler, a member of tiie Geneva Cloverblossom club, placed first in electricity judging, and will represent this district in the state fair judging, to be held August 26. Miss Beeler is a member of the Adams county junior leaders club. This is the first year that electricity has been judged in the county, district and state, it was announced by 4-H officials. Barbara Bleeke, of the Union Pals, was named second alternate in baking. Adams county was represented by Janice VanEmon and Judy Shoaf, judging clothing; Lois Jean Gerke and Geyneth Schnepp, judging food preservation; Rosie Bauman and Barbara Bleeke, judging baking; Susan McCullough, judging home improvement; Margaret Boerger and Mary Ann Gerbers, judging food preservation, and Anna Beeler, judging electricity. Carol and Rita Norquest received a “B” rating on their demonstration entitled "Simple sewing skills.” Leaders from this area attending the district contest were Mrs. Pete Ellis, Mrs. Donald Norquest, Mrs. Raymond Van Emon, Mrs. Richard Harkless, Mrs. Ed Gerbers and Mrs. Lorene Fenstermaker. j ‘ ■ * ■ y

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Housing Bill > Signed Today By Eisenhower Signs Bill Despite Serious Defects In New Legislation WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower signed the 31,990,009009 housing bill today even though he said it has "a number of serious defects.” The new law permits the Federal Housing Administration to slash to an all-time low the minimum down-payment requirements on new and old homes under its mortage insurance program, in additional mortgage money, federal loans for college housing, It also authorizes 31,749,000,000 and federal grants for urban renewal and slum clearance I The President said he is “most concerned” that the act authorizes more home-building aids than he requested. He said “painstaking efforts” had been made by the administration to balance the needs of ’ federal programs while keeping over-all spending to a minimum. The 31,990,000,000 in new tional authority authorized in the more than doublet ■ his request. -* He said he has instructed federal agencies. to limit use of the new 1 authority to “amounts consistent • with the over-all budge program.” Since there is no requirement to obligate the amounts in this fiscal year, he said, there would be “no serious setback” to budget efforts and he thus could sign the bill. The President also found “disappointing” a provision authorizing <he FHA and the Veterans Administration to set- “reasonable” discounts on some housing loans. This was written into the bill over the administration’s objections. Discounts occur when a lender gives a builder less than the face amount of the mortgage but gets back principal and interest on the basis of the full amount. This is a system for allowing the lender higher interest payments than otherwise permitted under government backed mortgages. The President called for repeal of the bill’s increase in the price floor on mortgages purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Assn. He said the provision would “discourage private mortgage lending and hence place a greater share of the financing burden upon the government.” There was no indication of how soon the authorized reductions in down-payments might be put into effect. There was reported to be a dispute within the administration over that Eisenhower himself may have to make the final Continued On Page Five

Excessive Smoking One Factor In Luna Cancer

WASHINGTON (UP) — The U. S. Public Health Service said today there is “increasing and consistent evidence” that “excessive” cigarette smoking is one of the factors which can cause lung cancer. Surgeon General Leroy E. Burney said studies have "confirmed beyond a reasonable doubt that there is a high degree of statistical association between lung cancer and heavy prolonged cigarette smoking.” ■He issued the statement after the Public Health Service completed a review of the report of a study group on smoking and health, which found a “direct relationship between the incidence of lung cancer and the amount smoked" Strongest Governmnet Comment It Whs the strongest statement the government has made to date on the subject. Burney said copies, along with scientific findings, are being sent to state health officers and the American Medical Assn., “with the request that they consider distributing copies to local health officers, medical societies and other health groups." The health service made no

Girard Turns Down , American Aid Offer Rejects Offers Os Aid At Jap Trial CAMP (UP Army Specialist William S. Girard today rejected offers of American aid in his forthcoming Japanese manslaughter trial with the assertion, “I do not need the help of abyone in tiie States now ” He told a news conference at Camp Whittington he would stick by his Japanese lawyer, Itsuro Hayashi, one of Tokyo’s leading barristers, and by Maj. Stanley Levin, his U.S. Army legal adviser. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 Thursday he should be tried by a Japanese court. The trial itself is expected to be held in Maebashi District Court 60 miles northwest of Tokyo late in August. Chief Judge Yuzo Kawachi said he would give Girard a fair trial—there will be no jury. Brig. Gen. Charles L. Decker, the Army’s assistant judge advocate general, also predicted a fair trial for the Ottawa, 11l- soldier. Decker was sent here in Girard’s interest by Secretary of the Army Wilber S. Brucker. Girard, 21, looked pale and nervous but resolute as he met 40 or more correspondents today at this base where he has been confided pending his trial for the accidental firing range death of a Japanese woman, Mrs. Naka Sakai. i Levin, wno accompanied him today, disclosed that the soldier’s chief defense against the manslaughter charge was the argument he was on official duty at the time and Mrs. Sakai’s death was an unfortunate accident. Girard refused to comment on the U.S. Supreme Court decision itself. ~ “How I feel about the outcome is not important,” he said. “I was following orders from my brother (Louis Girard of Ottawa). I wfll not follow his orders in the future. They have done aU they can do-” He added later, “I'm sure .he’s a little mad but it can't be helped. My brother has never been to Japan and don’t know what its like over here and I do.” INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers likely north portion, fair south and not much change in temperatures tonight and Saturday. Chance of a few widely scattered local-; ly severe thunderstorms north portion this evening and tonight. Low tonight 66-72. High Saturday 85-90 extreme north, to mid-90s south. Outlook for Sunday: Fair, hot and humid with chance of few afternoon and night thunderstorms. Low Saturday night low 70s, high Sunday mid 90s. Sunset 8:13 p. m., sunrise Saturday 5:28 ,a. m.

— specific recommendations as to what the public should do in the light of its statement. A spokesman said “putting the factsbefore the public is as /ar as we can go at this time.” A spokesman for the U.S. tobacco industry said Burney’s statement “adds nothing new to what has been known about the cause of lung cancer.” Discounts Any Link Dr. Clarence Cook Little, chairman of the scientific advisory board to the Tobacco Industry Research Committee, reiterated his group’s stand that there is no “definitive” evidence to establish "a cause and effect explanation of the complex problem of lung cancer” ■" In its official position in 1954, the Public Health Service took a milder view, saying there was “some evidence of a statistical association between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.” Today’S statement went much further, definitely labelling "excessive” cigarette smoking as a “causative” factor. Two packs of cigarettes a day is considered “excessive,” a spokesman said. v,

Nation Hit By Mock Nuclear Attack Today Government, Civil Defense Geared In Imaginary Crisis EMERGENCY NEWS CENTER. Operation Alert (UP)—The nation undergoes a mock nuclear attack today with government and civil defense organizations deploying their forces to meet the imaginary crisis. President Eisenhower was to be whisked out of Washington by helicopter as more than 100 American cities were subject to a theoretical nuclear pummeling in Operation Alert 1957. The simulated attack will kick off the second phase of the alert designed to test the ability of civilian defense workers to cope with the havoc that would be caused by nuclear bombings. Government Operations Moved The training exercise also will give government agencies expert- . ence in manning emergency centers to evaluate “plans for the mobilization and allocation of manpower and material resources in a post-attack situation.” Government departments will be relocated at sites in a wide radius away from Washington. The White House - said Eisenhower's flight this afternoon was not directly connected with the alert but only to test helicopter travel and White House emergency communication. First Phase Ends The first phase of Operation Alert ended this morning. That phase began more than a month ago with the assumption of a "heightened international tension and deteriorating international reThe Emergency News Headquarters from which this is written will not come into being officially until the imaginary nuclear attack begins on the continental United States. Many government workers have flocked to this secret relocation center to test communications and transportation facilities. After the hypothetical attack, news will flow into this center from.affected areas, simulating a reporting system as it would actually be used in an emergency. Smith Installed As Rotary President New Officers Are Installed Thursday Robert Smith, local attorney, was formally installed as president of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening, when the service organization observed ladies night at its weekly dinner meeting at the Youth and Community Center. The president’s gavel was presented to Smith by Joe Kaehr, retiring president. The new president briefly reviewed last year’s activities, which was highlighted by the election of Clarence Ziner as the Decatur club’s first district governor. Decatur Rotarians also won the district trophy for enrolling the highest percentage of new members into the club during the past year, a podium for the club’s. high representation at the annual district conference, and , the inauguration of a foreign i student exchange plan, which will bring a high school senior , from Sweden to Decatur for a year’s stay. William Smith, president of the i Hammond Rotary club, presented 1 the Decatur club the custody of a large banner indicating the De- 1 catur club is the home club of 1 this year’s district governor. Gail Grabill, newly elected vice president, presided at the meet- ’ ing, and introduced the guest speaker, Dr. Morris FOrwalter, ; dentist from Van Wert, 0., who presented a humorous discussion • Continued On Page Five 1

Production In U.S. Hits Record High Half Os Increase Due To Inflation WASHINGTON (UP) - U.S. production of goods and services hit a record of $41<500,000,000 last year, about 6 per cent higher than the 1916 figure. But the Commerce Department said half the increase was due to inflation. The other half stemmed from a greater physical amount of goods and services sold in the market. AU industries except agriculture shared in the increase, the department said in a report issued Thursday night. In other developments on the economic front: —The Commerce and Labor departments reported the number of employed persons in June jumped to 66,500,000, a record for the month and 1,300,000 more than in May. But unemployed also rose by 600,000 over May to 3,370,000. The rush of school-age youngsters into the summer job market raised both figures. —The Commerce Department reported fewer dwellings were for rent in the first three months of 1957 than in the same period last year. Rental vacancies totaled 1.8 per cent of all housing during the first quarter of this year compared to 2.2 per cent a year ago. The number of houses for sale to the period remained about W same—around .5 pet cent, —The Securities and Exchange Commission said sales and earnings of manufacturing corporations “continued at a high level” in the first three months of 1957, setting a first-quarter record. The report on the gross national product said rises were recorded last year for national income, personal disposable income, business investment, consumer purchases and saving,, and, wages and salaNet interest payments jumped about 1 per cent to about 12 billion dollars. Part of this increase was due to higher interest rates. Key Civil Defense Personnel Alerted Nationwide Civil Defense Test On More than 150 key civil defense personnel in Adams county are now under a two-day alert in the nationwide civil defense testing exercise. Jack Gordon, county CD director, said early this afternoon. No disruption of business, nor sounding of alarms will take place, Gordon said. The first alert came here at 11:05 a. m. today when it was announced that an attack was imminent over radio station WKJG. The “attack,” part of exercise checkerboard, will take place today and Saturday. At 11:07 a. m. Gordon received a telephone call from Fort Wayne area director Captain James Waldorp confirming the alert. In the third message received, a priority 0 was granted the exercise. Key personnel, including director Gordon, the Red Cross, sheriff’s department and defense wardens, will be on the alert until 11 p. m. tonight, and from 8 a. m. until 11 p. m. tomorrow, A fallout area including 75 percent of Fort Wayne will be included in this alert, and the population of Fort Wayne' will be evacuated theoretically to the north, northeast, and southwest. Adams county, as a supporting unit, will help direct the flow of thousands down U. S. 27, administer Red Cross and emergency first aid, and disperse the group to food and shelter in this area. An emergency headquarters will be set up on the court house lawn for the exercise. At 2:02 o’clock this afternoon. Captain VZaldorp was to open the sealed secret instructions which disclose the details of the raid.

Gov. Handley Confers With Farm Leaders Asks Vast Expanse Os Farmlands Put In Disaster Area - INDIANAPOLIS (UP) - Gover* nor Handley decided today to ask the federal government to declare a vast expanse of Indiana farm- . land as a “disaster area” after receiving reports that 1,334,666 acres of crops were destroyed by floods and heavy rains. Handley made the decision in a conference between federal and state agricultural authorities in his Statehouse office. The governor was told that 35 to 40 counties were the worst hit and “in dire need of help.” That evaluation was given by L.N. Roberts, chairman of the Indiana Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, which surveyed the flood damage county by countyHandley prepared to send a telegram either to President Eisenhower or to Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson asking the disaster declaration. Would Get Loan Rights Fruits of the declaration would kfe emergency credit far farmers whose crops were wiped out and Adams Included Included in the 66 counties in an area whidh Indiana will ask the federal government to declare a "disaster area” because of floods and heavy rains ruining crops are: Adams, Jay, Wells, Blackford, Huntington. who cannot get loans from private lending agencies. Hassil Schenck, 20-year president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, gave Handley perhaps the outstanding expression of the magnitude of the situation. Asked by Handley for an evaluation, Schenck said: “If there has ever been a time in Indiana history when there has been merit in having a disaster declaration, this is it. I’ve been around for 64 years and this beats anything I’ve ever seen.” Immediately after the conference, a special disaster committee met to decide which counties would be included in the request for a disaster declaration and whether the request ’would be made to Eisenhower or Benson. Squeeze Next Winter Roberts reported that surveys showed 786,642 acres of com, 376,658 acres of soybeans and 171,366 acres of small grain either were destroyed by the floods and rains or prevented by the weather from being planted. Hubert Alexander and Robert Demaree of the Farmers Home Administration and Lt. Gov. Crawford F. Parker, who is state commissioner of agriculture, were among those at the conference. Demaree said there is little need for credit in most areas immediately. “The squeeze will probably be felt when winter comes on," Demaree said- That would be the time when crops normally harvested this summer and fall would be sold. On the eve of the conference, Parker said he would “strongly urge” Handley to ask for a declaration to help “these thousands of distressed Hoosiers.” 89 Per Cent Affected Parker apologized in a statement for recommending federal aid, which he and Handley oppose. But he said while he opposed it “where normal situations can be handled at home,” he believes the “unprecedented summer floods were an act of God and beyond the control or planning of any governmental unit.” ■ i Roberts’ survey showed that 80 per cent of the counties suffered crops losses ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 acres. This was far beyond the total anticipated when the disaster committee met’ last week for a preliminary discussion on asking federal disaster aid. (Continue «n Pa«« XMM)

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