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Consolidated with fiun-Tltgram 1907 and with Item 1939. Sixteen Pages Indiana Final Edition CT73 1 1 Item tart Final Passage Vote Today On Bill Seen Prosecuting Attorney Suffers Heart Attack WINCHESTER. Zane Stonier, 28-year-old Randolph county prosecuting attorney, was taken to the hospital here Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack. Stohler was reported to be in satisfactory condition by Randolph County hospital authorities Wednesday evening. Formosa Policy Serves Peace, President Says Declares Reds Cannot Mistake U.

S. Intent To Wage Fight If Necessary WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 CP) President Eisenhower said today his Formosan policy should help prevent war by making "crystal clear" America's determination to defend "this great island barrier" against international communism. The American objective, the President told a news conference, "is to make certain that no conflict occurs through mistaken calculations on the other side as to our concern about Formosa and our determination to defend it." Provision For Lake Michigan Seaport In Indiana Excluded From Measure By Irwin J. Miller rwrvr a TJ A POT UP) The Indiana Senate finally cleared the way Wednesday for a passage vote on a bill to bring future toll road construction under legislative control A final Senate vote on the measure, which has generated the hottest fight in the 1955 Legislature to date, is expected Thursday.

Sen. John W. VanNess (R-Valparaiso), Senate majority leader, said the bill was being reprinted with amendments Wednes "fif? AP Wlrephoto Prisoners Help Clear Tornado Damage Striped-pants prisoners from Tunica County help clear away debris at Commerce Landing, caused by Tuesday's tornado. Two persons were killed in this home. criticize the Congress for what it does." 2.

Eisenhower said he doesn't attach "terrific importance" to the matter of getting standby authority from the Congress to freeze prices and wages in event of war. He didn't say whether he would ask for such authority but remarked that if the Congress grants it, he can live with it and "in certain respects it would be advantageous." Power Contract 3. There was a three-word reply "I do not" to a question Volunteers Care For Hurt, Homeless Tornado Victims In Pathetic Aftermath TUNICA, Feb. 2 Vol unteers cared for injured and homeless tornado survivors today in the quiet and pathetic aftermath of a few minutes of mighty vio lence. The revised and official death toll from yesterday's deadly twist ers was 22 dead, 46 hospitalized 31 in Tunica hospital, the others at Clarksdale, and Memphis, Tenn.

The cluster of tornadoes, strik ing from a squall line that swept over the Midsouth, smashed first into Arkansas, bounced into the Mississippi delta, then had a final fling last night in Alabama. Arkansas and Alabama reported considerable property damage, but no one was seriously hurt. In Mis sissippi, the twisters stuck to rural areas. Most of the dead, 19, were re covered from the splintered ruins of a school and plantation tenant houses near Commerce Landing, about 15 miles north of here. School Demolished Three more, a teacher and two pupils, died when a tornado de molished an elementary school near Olive Branch, about 30 miles northeast of here.

Lamar Gidden, chairman of the Red Cross Chapter here, said 80 homes, five churches, two schools, two cotton gins and 107 farm build ings were destroyed in Mississippi. About half of the dead and in jured were children, many trapped at their desks when the twisters struck. Ruthie Lee Clark, 10, at the Landing school just before the twister hit. Thrown 10 Feet "The teacher told us we could go home before the storm got. too bad," she said.

"About five of us whether Eisenhower has any plans to withdraw the controversial Dix- on-Yates power contract that is under Democratic attack in the Congress. He noted later a resolution urging cancellation "seemed to be drawn upon strictly party lines." 4. The President expressed a hope that housing scandals will be cleaned up soon. He said confidence in the Federal Housing Ad ministration is of the utmost im portance to the country. 5.

He refused to give what he said would be a shotgun opinion on a Senate and differ ing senatorial views on it, to put the United States on record as favoring united nations action to bring about a cease-fire between the Chinese Nationalists and Com munists. A reporter remarked that, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov had indicated Russian willingness to take up with the Chinese Communists a temporary cease-fire to permit evacuation of the Tachen Islands, 200 miles north of Formosa, if the United States requested it of the Kremlin. Eisenhower said he didn't see how the United States could act alone on that since Chinese Nationalists and not the United States occupy the Tachens. Police Say They Know "Who Set II Texas Auto-Bomb HOUSTON, Feb. 2 13) Police Chief Jack Heard said toright "we now know who set the bomb which killed a wealthy West Texas ranchwoman Jan.

19. The chief said investigation into the slaying at San Angelo, of Mrs. Harry E. Weaver "took a new turn" late today on the basis of new information. He declined further comment ex cept to say he expected further developments within a few hours.

Mrs. Weaver, 51, was killed when she stepped on the starter of one of her husband's cars outside the big San Angelo home of her mother. The dead woman's former son-in-law, Harry L. Washburn, is charged with murder but claims he was not in San Angelo at the time. started up the road when the wind began to blow real hard.

"We went into a house and it just came apart. I landed about 10 feet away." She suffered facial cuts. The teacher, Mrs. Lonnie Morgan, 44, and two other children were killed. About 62 of the less seriously injured were transferred from the Drunk Driver Loses Appeal For Refund The state board of accounts has ruled, according to City Clerk Ather Reeg, that Max Tucker, 221 North street, involved in an appealed City court case, cannot be refunded fine and costs paid.

Tucker was fined $5 and costs, costs suspended, in City court Jan. 13 for public intoxication. He also was fined $50 and costs on a drunken driving charge. He appealed to Wayne Circuit court, where he was fined $1 and costs for pubUc intoxication and $100 and costs for drunken driv ing on Jan. 28.

Prior to appeal he paid $5 on the intoxication charge and $50 fine and $14.75 costs on the drunken driving charge. He also has paid fines and costs in the appeal Judge G. H. Hoelscher, who heard the Circuit court case, said Wednesday that Tucker might be able to get a refund of his fines and costs from City court by an appeal to the governor, who can order them remitted. and added he felt "the obligation for service is for the learned and the unlearned." Hinshaw said a "growing shortage of scientists, engineers and technicians" would handicap the nation's ability to meet problems forced on it by atomic warfare.

He contended earUer the "shortage" has caused this country to lag behind Russia. Hershey told the committee the Congress should revamp the law if it wants to differentiate in the draft. He interpreted the present statute to assume a universal obligation for service. Milton Aiding Parents Of 3 Lost In Fire MELTON. Citizens of the Milton community are coUecting donations to assist Mr.

and Mrs. Dale Brown, whose three children were burned to death in a fire at their home Monday. Donations of canned food, furniture, clothing and cash are being sought. The volunteer project is being headed by Mrs. Herbert Rus-seU.

Persons wishing to contribute may take their gifts to the apartment of Mrs. Flora Chance from 9 to 11 a. m. and 1 to 4 p. m.

Mrs. Chance resides four doors south of the Milton Inn. The collection wiU continue for several days. Mrs. Russell said that all articles that cannot be used will be sold at auction, with proceeds to be given the Browns.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown are living temporarily with -Mr. Brown's sister, Mrs. Ed Marshall of Cambridge City.

Their one-room house was destroyed. They had no insurance. Plan Clinic Here Feb. 11 For Assessors Assessors from nine counties. including Wayne, are scheduled to attend a conference for assessors to be held in Richmond on Feb.

11, Richard Little, Wayne county assessor, announced Wednesday. xne conference, which will be conducted by the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners, is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a. m. in the Circuit courtroom of the Wayne county courthouse. f.

The purpose of the meeting is to acquaint new assessors with assessment regulations and to inform the assessors of changes in assessment legislation. The conference is the first to be held in Richmond in several years. Those attending the meeting will include both county assessors and township trustees who also act as assessors. Al Fosler, former chairman of the Wayne county Republican organization, and now chairman of the state tax board, is expected to attend the half-day meeting, Joda Newsom of the tax board is also scheduled to appear at the meeting. Roy M.

Harris of Centerville is field representative of the board for the Richmond district. i A noon luncheon will be served for those attending the meeting. Annual assessing begins locally on Mar. 1. A meeting especially for county deputy assessors is to be scheduled at a later date but all area assessors are urged to attend the Feb.

11 meeting. Counties to be represented in addition to Wayne are Randolph, Jav. Delaware. Henry, Rush Fayette, Union and FrankUn. refugees reported a U.

S. destroyer was nearby "apparently to protect us," but both U. S. and Nationalist naval sources said they knew noth ing about this. Somewhere in the dangerous waters around Formosa, however, the powerful U.

S. 7th Fleet was alert and busy with "training missions," said AP Correspondent Forrest Edwards with the fleet. "Men and pilots are waiting out a U. S. policy decision on fleet action in the Tachens situation with a new awareness of gravity," Edwards wrote.

First In War "Many realize that they will be the first to feel the heat if the cold war should turn hot. Most personally believe, however, that the Tachens will not erupt in a shooting conflict." The refugees from the Tachens said Red bombs had hit aU over the two tiny islands in the group. They expressed belief most of the 15,000 civilians wUl want to leave. Schools on the Tachens are closed and civilian activity is at a standstill. The refugees declared the garrison was ready to stay and fight.

The purpose," he said, "is hon- estly and hopefully to prevent war." He said he believes World War I was sparked by a miscalculation of what Russia, France and Britain would do. And while he said he wasn't trying to blame anybody, he feels the "Korean conflict started because of our failing to make clear that we would defend this small nation." He declined to say whether defense plans for Formosa also extend to the Quemoy and Matsu Islands off the Red China coast. But he did say no recommendation has been made to him for "committing of land forces of the United States in this particular situation." Hinting, perhaps, that this country isn't willing to go as far in protecting Quemoy and the Matsus as the Chinese Nationalist Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek desires, the chief executive said conversations are going on constantly with the Chinese Nationalists and "not always do our views exactly coincide." Rules Out Blueprint As to whether the U.S. 7th Fleet is under orders to engage in "hot pursuit" over Red Chinese waters or the mainland if its ships or planes are attacked by the Communist air force, Eisenhower said he didn't think it best to "put out any specific blueprint." To a question whether he feels more hopeful of preventing war than when he launch. 3d his Formosa policy backed up a lmost unanimously in a resolution adopted by the Congress he replied: "Well, I think at least we have made this stride, that we certainly have removed from anybody's mind, friend or potential foe, as to the determination of America to see that this great island barrier is maintained intact in the Pacific, that we are not going to let International communism get that spearhead out into, extending out into, the Pacific and, therefore, extend its influence in that region.

"Now, that has been made crys tal clear in the resolution, and to that extent it ought to be helpful, because so many things happen in the international world through probing, through false conclusions that might be drawn from a successful probe, the thought that the victim will never react." Backs Army Cut Eisenhower stood pat on his projected cut of 140,000 in Army manpower a reduction which the Army chief of staff, Gent Matthew B. Ridgway, told the Congress would jeopardize the nation's security to a degree. He said Ridgway had to express his personal convictions under congressional questioning but that the general's responsibility for national defense is "a special one, or, in a sense, parochial," lacking the over-all responsibility of the commander in chief. His own decision, Eisenhower said, was not reached lightly and represents his best judgment as to an "adequate defense structure" particularly on a long-term basis. Naturally, he said, "the decision has not been altered, and at this moment I don't see any chance of its being altered." On other topics: 1.

The President said it was unfortunate the Senate had1 delayed confirmation of the Supreme Court appointment of John Marshall Harlan, whose qualifications he said "were the highest of any that I could find." On the other hand, he said that as usual, he didn't "intend to stand up and publicly Risks For U. S. In China Situation Are Outlined Columnist Sokolsky cites various steps which may be taken. Discusses importance of Chinese emphasis on race. Read His Views en the Editorial Page tolls for using them from vehicles which went from them onto the toll road.

Under this proposal, traffic using the feeder roads but leaving them without entering the toll road proper would not be charged for use of the feeder routes. Conrad failed to gain support for this proposal and dropped it. Sen. Robert L. Brokenburr (R Indianapolis), author of the original biU, wrote the amendments adopted Wednesday except the one permitting either a regular of special session of the Legislature to approve future toU road routes.

The latter amendment was brought in by Conrad and was not opposed. Martin noted that the Toll Road Commission confirmed Wednesday it is negotiating with the Consumers Dunes Corp. for the purchase of about 18 acres of Lake County land. He charged Tuesday that Gov. Craig's former law firm is agent for the land-owning com pany.

Conrad labeled Martin's charge as "smear. But alter the com mission issued a statement Wednesday confirming it is nego tiating with the company Martin said in a floor speech: "If I was fishing, Uke the Republicans said, it looks as if I caught a fish on the hook." Martin said Tuesday the land in question was in Porter County, but the Toll Road Commission's statement Wednesdayt said it lies in Lake County about 2 miles west of the. Porter County, land. Craig Denies Connection The statement said the commis sion has guaranteed (jonsumers Dunes Corp. $10,000 for the land, not including damages.

The com mission needs the land for right-of-way for the east-west northern Indiana toU road. Craig said he had not been connected with the law firm since he took office, and that if his former partners acted vfor Consumers Dunes Corp. it was in an ethical attorney-client relationship. Wilbur Smith, head of the right-of-way department of the ToU Road Commission, said the land in question stretches from the road site toward the Burns Ditch area, proposed location of the Lake Michigan seaport. The Dunes firm numbers among its directors Clint Murchison Jr.

and his brother, John," wealthy Texans who are majority stock holders in the Indianapolis Water Co. Preble Farm Blaze Causes $100 Damage EATON. The Eaton fire department was called to the farm home of Russell Spencer on Cemetery road, four miles northwest of Eaton near New Hope at 2 p. m. Wednesday.

Damage was estimated at $100. Origin of the blaze was unknown. Weather (By Associated Press From U. S. Weather Bureau) East Central Indiana Mostly cloudy and continued cold with snow late Thursday.

Cloudy and continued cold with snow Friday. Ohio Some cloudiness and quite cold, with possible snow flurries Thursday. Richmond Temperatures Wednesday: 30; 13; noon, 24; 13. SnowfaU, .4 of an inch. Okay Buy You Buy something through Classified ads and chances are you have an okay buy! Through PaUadium-Item Classified Ada you usually get things folks are eager to dispose of and sell at a bargain.

What do you need? Furniture, appliances, office equipment, a car? You find 'em in Classified, ready to go! If you'd rather that seUers came to YOU, place a Wanted To Buy ad and they will Come to the Classified department to place your "Wanted To Buy" ad. day night and added: I expect that it will be called for third reading (tinai voiej Thursday." A bipartisan agreement on how to amend the bill enabled it to clear the second reading hurdle. Principal features of the amendments are: 1. A provision that a north-south toll road from the Calumet area to U. at Lizton, northwest of Indianapolis, may be built only if the state is not called on to finance any feeder or access roads at the proposed toll road's southern end.

2. A provision that an east-west road may be built across southern Indiana if it serves as a link in a toll road system connecting the St- Louis and Cincinnati areas. This substituted for a stricter pro vision that this road could be built only when Illinois and Ohio issued bonds for their part of the route. 3. Any other toU road would have to be approved by the Legislature before it could be built.

This took out a specification that such approval could be given only by the "next regular" legislative session and it means merely that a special session could approve toll road routes. Port Provision Removed Taken entirely out of the bill was a provision that the north-south road could be built only when the federal government began con struction of a new Lake Michigan seaport in Indiana. The action represented at least a partial victory for Gov. -Craig's Senate supporters, headed by ben. Roy Conrad (R-Monticello).

They had fought hard against making the north-south road contingent upon the lake port. But Sen. Warren W. Martin Jr. (D-Clarksville), minority leader, said on the Senate floor his group was going along on the amend- ment only because they knew it would make building the north- south road impossible.

His point was based on testi mony in the Senate's hearing on the toll road question Monday and Tuesday. During the hearing en gineers and financiers who studied the north-south road for the ToU Road Commission said its feasi bility depended upon the State Highway Department paying for dual-laning of public roads at the southern terminus. $25 Million Cost Senators arrived at an estimate of 25 million dollars this work would cost the state's taxpayers to make the toU road feasible. The work would involve dual-laning of U. from Lizton to the Indi anapolis area, and also improving to carry southbound traf fic off the toll road around the west side of Indianapolis.

It was this testimony which resulted in the amendment adopted Wednesday that the road could be built only if the ToU Road Com mission financed any needed im provements in public roads which would serve traffic at the southern end of the north-south road. In effect, this would mean bonds paying for the toU road also would have te pay for stretches of free road on which no toUs could be collected. Martin and most of the toU road opponents felt this would make it impossible to seU bonds for the road. Conrad, although he did not op pose the amendment, gave evi dence he agreed at least partially with this view by stating on the Senate floor he would seek to have the toU road itself extended from the proposed terminus at Lizton on to where it could join A feasibility report by toll road engineers on this proposal will be available next week, Conrad said, and he will attempt to get the House to remove the new provision that the Toll Road Commission would have to finance the feeder roads. It was learned that Conrad sought unsuccessfully in private conferences Wednesday to change the amendment so that, in case the Toll Road Commission paid for the feeder roads, it could charge Killed By Auto INDIANAPOLIS Lee Campbell, 53, a postal employe, was killed Tuesday night by an auto-mobile which struck him at a street intersection.

Of Violence jammed, 25-bed Tunica County Hospital to emergency quarters at Tunica County Vocational High School. Mrs. Matilda McCoy, her face swathed in bandages, talked to newsmen today while helping feed four of her children. She was at home with her seven children when her husband, Fred, and her father, Cliff Atkins, came in out of the field and said: "There's a storm coming." "Fred told me to put out the cook stove fire. I had just poured water on it when the back door of the house blew off.

I grabbed up my baby and the wind knocked me to the floor. "My father knelt over two of my children. My husband looked after- the- rest. The next thing I knew the house was in splinters and I was sitting on a plank In the mud." No estimate of damage was available. Centerville Seeks Carrier Mail Service CENTERVUJLiE.

The first step towaras Cuiairing, city mail car rier service was completed here Wednesday night with the final report on a census-taking project by the centerville Lions club. George Flanagan, president of the local club, said that final fig ures show Centerville's population now is 1,892, a 542 increase over the official 1,350 figure of 1950. The community' census was begun the first of the week and completed Wednesday night. Flanagan said the new census figures would be turned over to the Post Office department along with the request for earner service. Lloyd B.

Helms, Centerville post master, said Thursday that there are two requirements for consider ing the establishment of carrier service. First, the post office in ques tion must have receipts for the calendar year that total in excess of $10,000 and secondly, that the post office' community involved must have a population of 2,500. He added that receipts at the post office here have totalled more than $10,000 for the past two years Red Likes Pink Houses NICE. France, Feb. 2 (B French Communist leader Maurice Thorez has bought a $90,000 pink-colored secluded villa on the Riviera, a reliable source said today.

that the old milk debt came to "$22 plus." The difference between the debt of $22-plus and the $25 in the let ter evidently was considered "interest." Receiving the payment was a big surprise in itself. It was even more so when Mrs. Commons recalled that she received it on the thirty-ninth anniversary of her hus band's death. Mr. Commons had been out of the dairy business for several years before his death, thus mak ing the debt well over 40 years old, The Richmond Cream company here was operated by Charles and Horace J.

Commons. Carlton A. Commons, a resident here, said Wednesday night he believed the Mrs. Commons in Arizona is the widow of Horace J. Commons.

The local Mr. Commons the Richmond Cream company also had operated in the first block of South Fifth street, in the first building south of the alley on the east side. Congressman Says Draft Takes Too Many Would-Be Scientists Red Bombers Quit As Refugees Stream From Tachen Islands Conscientious Local Debtor Sends $25 To Arizona To Pay 40-Year-Old Debt WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 tf) Rep. Hinshaw (R-Calif today recommended adjusting the nation's draft law to correct what he termed a dangerously growing shortage of men scientifically equipped for atomic war.

"It is clear that America's goal of peace through strength is dependent on our scientists and engineers," he said. Hinshaw declared there was "grave evidence" that the country is falling short in this respect because required military service discourages many from completing their scientific training. But Maj. Gen. Lewis B.

Hershey director of Selective Service, insisted the draft law intended no discrimination between able-bodied young men. The lawmaker and the general testified before the House Armed Services Committee on a proposed four-year continuation of the draft, Expires In June The present law runs out next June 30, but renewal in some form is considered certain. Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) said the committee may approve the four-year extension tomorrow, preparing for House approval next week. Hershey and Hinshaw spoke on an issue phrased this way by witness Ralph W. Chaney of the University of California: "Is a highly trained specialist in science or engineering more valuable to his country as a mem ber of the armed forces or may his greatest services be rendered in a civilian capacity where his special talents may be effectively utilized?" Hinshaw and Hershey suggested the Congress provide the answer.

Vinson said his committee would decide whether to specify that liability for service is "universal" TAIPEH, Formosa, Thursday, Feb. 3 OB Red China's bombers yesterday broke off their raids on the Tachens which with refugees streaming to Formosa have been devastated by repeated air attacks. The lull, which may be temporary, coincided with diplomatic maneuvering over a cease-fire. Some officials believe this may hold up withdrawal of the Tachen garrison, perhaps for weeks. Broadcasts heard in Tokyo continued to denounce a cease-fire and once more demanded that U.

S. forces quit Formosa, which President Eisenhower made clear Wednesday he has no intention of doing. Another group of 538 civilian refugees from the Tachens, 200 miles north of Formosa, arrived at the Formosan port of Keelung Wednesday after a harrowing voyage during which they said they were threatened by four Communist gunboats. Gunboats Appear They reported the gunboats appeared shortly after they left the battered Tachens. Escorting Na- ionalist warships chased the gun-ooats away.

-A Chinese newspaper said some An unknown conscientious debtor who lives in Richmond recently paid a $22-plus debt which was weU over 40 years old, it was learned Wednesday. Payment of the debt came to light in a story published recently in a Tucson, newspaper. The debt was paid to Mrs. Eva Commons, widow of one of the former operators of the Richmond Cream company, an ice cream and dairy depot located in the early 1900's at 12 North Seventh street. According to the Arizona newspaper, Mrs.

Commons, who lives in Tucson, opened her mail recently and found a letter, with a Richmond, postmark, containing two $10 bills and one $5 bill. A note tucked in with the bills read: "I am a great believer in the Holy Spirit bringing all things to our remembrance, and I wiU feel better knowing that this debt has been paid." The note said further.