Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1955 — Page 1

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EISENHOWERS ENTERTAIN SWISS PRESIDENT • V 'w ; B- - * WfWMf- ■ / IbMNBmW > * * |hLg£|HtaßM|£fl H iwtS ■ ?wHK - " W '<“’ ■ ’W^5 ,T ‘\ i wfw**’; '"*~ ; | THIS COMPLETELY INFORMAL PICTURE was made at Geneva as President and Mrs. Eisenhower played host to Swiss President Petitpierre and his wife. In the group (from left) are President Petitpierre; Mrs. Eisenhower, the President, Mme. Petitpierre: Frances W. Willis, 11. S. Ambassador to Switzerland, and Major John Eisenhower, son of tire President.

Nehru Pushes For Solution For Far East Launches Intensive Drive For Solution To Eastern Problems UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (INS) —Prime qjinister Jawaharlal Nehru of India will take up where the Big Four in Geneva leaves off today by launching an intensive drive for a grandslam solution ft Asia and the Far East 7"7 Sources at the India delegation to UN indicated that Nehru is sending special emissary V. K. Krishna Menon on a new “mission to EisenboW’ in a few days. Menon now is in London. The prime minister of India is charting his strategy for the grand -"giam solution in two directions: be wants a post-Geneva conference on Asia and he Far East — including Red China—before the UN assembly gets underway next September. He wants to push for a decision by President Eisenhower and secretary of state John Foster Dulles on direct talks with the Peiping regime. He is designating Menon to this task. Nehru himself is communicating with the White House and state department through the American ambassador in New Delhi. John Sherman Cooper. Nehru recently returned home from a lengthy swing through Russia and Balkan Europe. He is convinced Chinese Communist premier Chou En Lai would release the 11 U. S. fliers held captive in Red China as “spies” if a face saving device could be found such as allowing American relatives of the prisoners to visit them. The U.S. opposes this. In the opinion of Nehru and Menon, both the Chinese and American regimes will contribute heavily to the easing of tensions in the Far East if the fliers are released and if the U.S. then concents to engaging In direct talks with Peiping. President Eisenhower and Dulles have made it clear that such talks could only take place if Nationalist China participated. «_ — , Nehru has fortified Menon with another “telling" argument for his trip to Washington. He has let it be known that during his recent visit with Kremlin leaders, he received their pledge to support the admission to the UN of all applicants who participated in the Bandung conference. (ContlnuM on ’’“Mr* Six) Former Iranian PrWtefis Dead ~ ~ TEHRAN (INS) — Former Iranian premier Ahmad Ghavam Sultaneh, ardent foe of Soviet encroachment into Oran, died today i at th* age of 88. Ghavam, long a friend and supporter of the U. S. had been ill for a long time at his home in Tehran. He became Premier of Iran four times since he entered public life at the age of 20. He was premier last in 1952, when he was succeeded by Mohammed Mossadegh, champion of nationalisation. nooneditTon

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Miss Sweden Named As Miss Universe Wins Fourth Annual Title Early Today LONG BEACH, Calif. (INS) — Blonde and blue eyed HfHevi Rombin of Sweden, who may swap a pending film careerfor love and marriage, won the fourth annual Miss Universe title early today. She edged out some four score beauties from throughout the 48 states and many foreign lands to win the coveted title. In second place was Maribel Arrieta, a sizzling Marilyn Monroe type blonde from El Salvadore. Other runners tip ft the Swedish beauty were: Haureen Hingert of Ceylon. Margit Nunke of Germany and Keiko Takahashi of Japan. The beautiful Swede, a cross between Grace Kelly and Ingrid Bergman, said she will pick up the movie contract that was the top prize for winning the Miss Universe contest but that she does not think she will pursue a life time film career. “I take today as it comes," she said, “and if I am good as an actress then I might pursue a film career. But right now I think I might go back to Sweden.” One big reason Hillevi may return to her homeland is a 27-year-old air force officer named Nils Benker. She has been engaged to the flyer since last February but the couple has not yet set a wedding date. Hilievi flashed a big blue sapphire ring, a gift from Nils. The beauteous winner, whose movie idol is Greta Garbo, said that she would have rather qualified as an Olympic athlete rather than take part in a beauty contest The 21-year-old beauty did not qualify in the age bracket for the Olympics. All five of the girls got tremendous applause from the capacity audience. Miss Japan was a knockout in a sheath tight gold lame gown. Carlene King Johnson, the sugar from Rutland, Vt.. who was crowned Miss U.S.A. Wednesday night, was among the 15 semi-finalists competing for the Miss Universe (Continued on Page Six) Work Is Started On Church Parsonage Methodists Planning To Build New Church Work began this week in Stratton place on the construction of a modern ranch-type home for a parsonage’ for the First Methodist The home will include three bedrooms, a combination study and fourth bedroom, a living roofn, dining room, kitchen, family activities room and one and a half bathrooms. A full basement will open to the outside lower level of the sloping lot on which it is being built. It will also include an attached ga-. rage. It is expected that it will be completed in six to nine months. When the new parsonage is completed, the old one will, be razed. The lot on Monroe street will be the site of future biilldfhg of a new Colonial style church. Until the plans for the new church crystallize, the lot will probably be used for parking.

Zhukov Calls On Ike For Private Talk Soviet Marshal And Pres. Eisenhower In Private Talks i I GENEVA (INS) — Soviet Mar- • shal Georgi K. Zhukov edited ors President Eisenhower today for a • private talk before the start of the • crucial Big Four “summit” conference. i The visit Was at Zhukov’s request. , Zhukov had asked for the appointment Friday and Mr. Eisenhower readily agreed. He arrived . at the President’s villa at 9:30 a.m. . (4:30 a.m. EDT) acompanied only i by an interpreter. I The visit by the Soviet defense . minister touched off speculation that the Russians may make some i reply today to Mr. Eisenhower’s proposal to open Soviet and Amer- , ican skies to aerial inspection. It was the second time the two old wartime friends met privately at Geneva. Zhukov was the President’s luncheon guest earlier this week. The marshal’s visit to the President’s palatial lakeside villa raised hopes that the conference deadlock over procedural issues may be broken, opening the way to success. The three issues involve German unity, European security and disarmament. Mr. Eisenhower and secretary of state John Foster Dulles conferred privately for an hour before Zhukov arrived. President Eisenhower meanwhile was confident that the Big Four parley will wind up today or Sunday on a note of peace and harmony. However the President —whose “open skies” proposal remains unanswered by the Russians —is prepared to get tough with them if necessary. U.S. sources said Mr. Eisenhower expects the Soviets to agree to most of the five unresolved “procedural" Issues snarling the three basic problems confronting the parley: German unity, European security and disarmament. Soviet agreement would be in the nature of an indication from the Kremlin that it sincerely wants to promote peace at the historic summit parley, scheduled to end today. Mr. Eisenhower’s confidence and cheerful approach is in sharp contrast to that of the British, who feel the unresolved issues facing the Big Four chiefs pose a serious threat to the conference. . up.tbe.difference in views among Mr. Eisenhower, British prime minister Sir Anthony Eden and French premier Edgar Faure regarding the conference aims. The President said repeatedly before the conference began that it was intended only to ease tensions and open paths for the Big Four foreign ministers to pursue in follow up talks. — ’ . ■ ‘ . L ■“ The British and French, Ate much less impressed with the fitmosphere of cordiality at the conference table. They want the Soviets to capitulate on specific points tor show they mean business.

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Report Agreement In Principle By Big Four Heads To End Deadlock

Fight Looms On Fund For Foreign Aid Foreign Aid Budget Passed By Senate With Few Slashes WASHINGTON (INS)—A rough-, tumble fight between the houqp and senate loomed today over just how much money congress should give President Eisenhower for his foreign aid program. The senate Friday night approved a $3,205,000,000 foreign aid budget without making substantial cuts in the President’s request. But the house previously passed a bill cutting the Eisenhower global program by about 20 per cent. The house bill is some 567 million dollars less than the senate approved. Rep. Otto Passman (D La.), in charge of the house bill, said he will “stay here until Christmas” before yielding in the senate-house conference on the house reductions. A prolonged conference fight could delay adjournment of congress. However, a last minute adjournment rush usually, is aufft cieqt to break such deadlocks. Opponents of cuts In foreign aid warned the senate that this counI try should not dismantle, its collective defense systems in Europe ‘ and Asia because of “Russian smiles at Geneva.” Passage of the bill came after the senate had been in session for almost 12 hours. The prolonged debate centered on efforts to cut military aid by 420 million dollars as the house had done, and to whittle assistance to India. Savings Bond Sales Increase In County T. F. Graliker, chairman of the Adams county U. S. savings bonds committee, has been notified that this county’s savings bonds sales for the first half of the year were $455,788 and $429,190 for the first six months of 1954. Savings bonds sales in the state were $92,206,439 during the first six months of the current year compared with $78,087,758 for the corresponding period of 1954 -a gain of 18 per cent. National sales for the first half of the year were $2,852,000,000 -a gain of 13 per cent over last year. Henry Mackey Dies Al Home Near Ossian Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Henry Mackey, 86, of near Ossian, who died Thursday afternoon at his home, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Elzey and Son funeral home in Ossian. Mr. Mackey had resided near Ossian for the past 60 years and was well known in Adams county, where he has many relatives. He was a member of the Ossian Presbyterian church. Survivors include two sons, Herbert of Ossian and Harty of near a. daughiec.. Mri- Roger Kreigh of near Ossian; two sisters. Mrs. Charles Gruber of Akron, 0., and Mrs. Thomas Archbold of Ossian; eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Elzey and son funeral home until the services Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Owen McGarity will officiate and burial will be in the Oaklawn cemetery. The family has requested the omission of flowers. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight. Cooler tonight Sunday mostly fair and cooler. Low tonight 65-72. High Sunday 82-92.

Public Welcome To Eisenhower Sunday - Return To Capital Scheduled Sunday WASHINGTON (INS) — The White House set the stage today for a public welcome Sunday for President Eisenhower who is scheduled to return from the Big Four conference at Geneva. It announced that the military air transport terminal at Washing- | ton National Airport will be “thrown open to the public” for Mr. Eisenhower’s arrival and disclosed the route of his drive to * the White House. Usually, the President arrives at the 'military terminal under strict security precautions barring the public and is whisked away to the White House quickly In his limousine. The White House said that the President will drive from the airport along George Washington Memorial Parkway;across the Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River, then past the Lincoln Memortal and down Constitution avenue to the executive mansion. The plans were made public, the White House said, because “numerous queries” have been received from private citizens on the time of the. .President’s arrival find whether he could be welcomed ’ publicly. Mr. Eisenhower is expected to . return to Washington at 9 a.m. (EDT) Sunday if he is able to leave Geneva as scheduled at 3 o’clock (EDT),. this afternoon. U. 5. Farmers Well Received In Russia Ukrainians Cheer Visiting Farmers DNEPROPETROVSK Ukraine (INS) — Twelve American farm experts—their ears still ringing from a thunderous welcome —began today a tour of the prize hydroelectric" power city of Dnepropetrovsk in the Ukraine. Three thousand cheering Ukrainians broke police cordons to give the American visitors a thundering welcome on their arrival in the city Friday night. Rarely have foreign visitors to the Soviet Union received such an accord. The Americans .finally had to appeal tp the crowds, who followed them to their hotel, to go home. But the enthusiastic Russians were still acclaiming the group at midnight. Among the throng jamming the square for their first look at Americans were a group of students who shouted “long .live friendship between the Soviet and American peoples.” A bus filled with Russian passengers was unable to drive through the thickly packed throng. It stopped, and its passengers joined in acclaiming the American group-who were leaning from their second floor hotel rooms. The American farmers were presented with giant bouquets of roses and snapdragons in a 15 minute ceremony upon their arrival. Earlier, the entire village of Perestchepipo—two thousand Strong—had turned out to present flowers, wave, and listen to speeches by acrompanylngSoviet officra-is -and- • Dr. William K. Lambert of the University of Nebraska agricultural college, who heads the delegation. Some Heat Relief In North Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Hot and humid weather continued in Indiana today but somewhat lower temperatures were predicted for Sunday by the Indianapolis weather bureau. The heat relief will be especially felt, in the northern part of the state, according to the forecast.

Dies Today CordeilHull Cordell Hull Dies Today At Navy Hospital Former Secretary Os State Dies In Washington Today WASHINGTON (INS) —Former secretary of state Cordell Hull died today at the age of 83. Death came to the venerable Tennessean at 9 a. m. (EST) in Bethesda naval hospital where he had been taken after suffering a cerebral stroke last March. Hull, forced into retirement in 1944 by ill health, served longer than any other American as secretary of state and was known as the “father of the United Nations,’’ author of the reciprocal trade program and sponsor of the “good neighbor” policy toward Latin America. Long in precarious health, Hull had failed steadily following the death of his wife March 28, 1954. Since that time, he had lived virtually as a recluse in his memory haunted suite at Washington’s Sheraton Park hotel and at the Bethesda naval hospital. He survived a cerebral stroke •in 1953, but the infirmities of his advanced age, coupled with the burden of loneliness, took an increasing toll on his strength. Hull’s achievements in congress and in the Roosevelt cabinet had few parallels. With his mind and pen, he was credited with having done more than any other man to create the United Nations. It was Mr. Roosevelt who called him the “father” of the international organization. As a member of congress, Hull was the author of the reciprocal trade act and of the 16th amendment to the constitution, which revolutionized the collection of federal taxes and inaugurated the system of graduated rates based on income. , ; He served in the Roosevelt cabinet for nearly 12 years, retiring in November, 1944, five months before the death of F. D. R. As secretary of state, Hull played a major role In the events leading to U. S. involvement in World War 11, and in the foreign policy developed during the conflict which was destined to make ■America, the- -unquestioned-leader of the free world. Since his retirement, Hull made only infrequent public appearances. Until Mrs. Hull’s death, he devoted much of his time to the writting of his memoires, which are expected to be given posthumous publication. From his obscure mountain beginnings, he moved on an unerring course which took him to the heights of global statesmanship. He became, in turti, a country lawyer, a soldier in the Spanish American war, a small town judge, a state legislator, a member of congress, a United States senator, and finally, secretary of state. (Contln(i>pd on Page Bix)

Work Is Slowed On New School Building To Conduct Classes In New Structure It was learned from good authority today that while construction of the new Northwest elementary school may not be completed by the first week in September, a sufficient number of class rooms will be ready for occupancy to make possible the conducting of school classes in the new structure. Indications are that the all-pur-pose room will be not completed by September 1, but most of the class rooms will be ready. Lack of sufficient bricklayers slowed the project down, it was learned, but that problem has been overcome and work is progressing rapidly at the. present time. The new addition to the public school system will house grades from one through six and Hubert Zerkel, Jr., has been yarned principal of the new school. The all-purpose room which is a combination auditorium, recreation and assembly room will be completed early this fall, it was indicated. Construction of that room was added to the original contract with Yost Construction Co., after it was learned by the Decatur school board that there would tee sufficient income to make construction sensible. This action waa taken in compliance with the original contract, which had an optional clause for the • room. I - ; Touring Russians ■ Back Interpreters r Work Os Two U. S. ’ Employes Defended AMES, la. (INS) — Members of 1 the Soviet farm delegation have s come to the defense of two U.S. 1 state department employes whose translations into Russian of tech--1 nical farm terms have come uns der fire. Also backing the translators - were the Russians’ lowa State col- ’ lege hosts. r V. V. Matskevich, head of the > 12 man Russian delegation, criticized a correspondent for an Arn- > erican news service (NOT Jnteri national News Service) for his ac- > count of the language barrier. Matskevich said Friday night: “We are all greatly satisfied i with the good work and strenuous I efforts by the state department interpreters, Vladimir Prokofioff r and Vasia Gmirkin. t “As you all know, only Thursday i I mentioned at the lowa State college dinner their satisfactory per- ' formance. “If the organizers of our trip want to add more interpreters in order to lessen their work, we will be delighted to receive additional help.” Washington sources said that Eugene V. Serebnenlkov, a Russian speaking employe of the library of congress, and possibly a Russian - speaking agriculture department employe, were enroute to Ames to aid in the translating. C. R. Elder, director of the tour for lowa State college, said college officials were not displeased with the work of Prokofioff and Gmirkin. He said the college recognized (OOTUnuM on Kage Six) Mrs. David Hensley Injured in Accident Decatur friends have received wqrd that Mrs. David Hensley of near Bronson, Mich., formerly of Decatur, is recovering frotn injuries sustained a week ago in an automobile mishap, which completely demolished the Hensley automobile. Mirs. Hensley returning home after a trip to Coldwater when her automobile struck a bridge abutment. She received sev-. ere facial and body cuts and the Hensley automobile was a total loss. d

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French Source Sees Measure Os Success Geneva Conference — Scheduled To End Some Time Today BULLETIN GENEVA (IN8) — The Big Four leaders reached general agreement today on ways to settle major cold war issues and made plans to return home. President Eisenhower’s news secretary, James C. Hagerty, announced the agreement. GENEVA (INS) — The top Big Four leaders authoritatively were reported today to have reached an “agreement in principle” on how to break the East-West procedural deadlock on key issues. No basic settlement of issues on German unification, European security. disarmament and improved East-West contacts was expected. But a highly authoritative French informant said there was an “agreement in principle” ■which would bring the unprecedented Big , Four “summit” conference at Geu . eva to an end late today with A reasonable measure of success. The Big Four leaders were reported reliably to have agreed to refer the disarmament issue-in-cluding President Eisenhower's bold “open skies" plan of Soviet American mutual aerial reconnaissance of military establishments — to the United Nations. This represented a concession to the western allies since the Russians sought to have that problem referred to an October Big Four foreign ministers meeting. One French delegate said the conference was expected to end at 5 p.m. (noon EDT). American sources said it still was President Eisenhower’s plan to leave by plane tor Washington tonight. President Eisenhower and the other top leaders met at 2 p.m. (9 a.m. EDT) for the second session of the day after an hour and 45 minute talk this morning. This afternoon session, according to authoritative quarters, was to settle a few minor points before issuing the text of a final communique. French Informants said that the second “restricted” sessions this afternoon, at which the top four have only a few key aides with them, will be followed by a full session. The two points causing the difficulty, they said, were still the German reunification and European security issues, and how to link European security with the various disarmament proposals. An indication of the Soviet rigidity in insisting on European security before any German unification was indicated in a story related by conference informants. They said that Communist party first secretary Nikita Khrushchev told a western foreign minister privately: “If we agreed to the western! pro- «. posal to allow a united Germany to join the North Atlantic alliance we would not be able to return to Moscow. ••We would have to look tor work here in Switzerland.” ' The procedural tangle resulted from an attempt to fix an agenda or procedure tor an October meeting of the foreign ministers. The purpose of the Big Four "summit” meeting mainly was to redefine the issues dividing the East and West and to give directs ives to the foreign ministers to tackle in future conferences. President Eisenhower and the other western allies had not hoped prior to the meeting that began last Monday to settle the basic issues. A western delegate Mid things went “very well” in the morning meeting which began at 11 a.m. (ConMawm on rags Five)