Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 30 August 1955 — Page 1

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BRAVING DEATH in the swirling waters, firemen bring to safety Robert H. Persons, the only man in memory to escape instant death after a plunge into the water above Niagara Falls. Persons , leaped into the upper rapids and was spotted on a ledge some 35 feet below the lip of the falls. Delicate rescue operations brought him to safety.

Truman Flays Big Business In Ike Regime Scathing Attack On Eisenhower's Link With Big Business MAKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (INS) —Former President Harry S. Truman swung and kicked at the Republicans with all fours in another “give ’em hell” political address. Truman, in a scathing attack on President Eisenhower, accused the GOP administration of 1-being “big business dedicated” 2-un-dermining the laws it is supposed to administer; 3-pursuing "in stealth qnd secrecy" a plan to turn the Valley Authority over to private interests, and”* 4“packlng" regulatory commissions with people “from the ranks of industry they are supposed to regulate.” The fortner president, addressing a Democratic conference at Mackinac Island, Mich., Monday night, called the [Republican party party of special privileges” and asserted: "The most outstanding characteristic of this administration is its domination by and its dedication to the viewpoint of big business.” H charged there has been “deliberate use of the power of the executive branch to undermine the laws it is sworfi to execute faithfully - to subvert those laws so that their benefits flow to the privileged few. . .” He cited the Dixon-Yates power plant conrtact as an example of this alleged subversion of laws and ‘added: “Ahe Dixon-Yates proposal was the first step in a plan to undermine the TVA and ultimately to sell the public power facilities in the TVA to provate interests.” — On the matter of “packed commissions.” he specifically mentioned the department of agriculture. He said agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson “campaigns against the programs he is supposed to administer - and then uses their failures to argue that support prices ought to be lower.” Four Persons* Killed When Plane Crashes POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. (INS) — State police in Dover Plains reported that a single engine plane crashed and burned today near the New York-Connecticut border. Four persons were believed to have perished. ’ . I Jewelry Salesman Reports Hijacking HAMMOND, Ind. (INS) —Northwestern Indiana law enforcement officials turned today from the multi-million dollar refinery fire to a multi-thousand dollar gem robbery. Herbert Ellison, 36, of Flushing, N. N„ said he was hijacked of $32,00<0 in jewelry Sunday on U. S. 30 in northern Starke county, about 20 miles east of Wanatah. INDIANA WEATHER Clearing and cooler with diminishing winds tonight Wednesday mostly fair and pleasant Low tonight 55-60. High Wednesday 73-78 north, 78-82 south. ,u.

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Indiana State Fair To Open Wednesday Officials Hope For Million Attendance INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The 103rd Indiana state fair opens Wednesday with a good chance of reaching the million attendance mark set for it by spokesmen for the mammoth exhibition. The previous record is 659,454 paid admissions in 1952, but that was only a nine-day wonder. This 1955 event will extend one more day. In addition, many thousands of children and adults are admitted without charge. Two new buildings, costing a total of $900,000, will be ready for the fair visitors. The farmers building, north of the race track, 1# to be dedicated Sept 6 on governor's anil legislator’s day. - Gov. George N. Crafg, who got more newspace last year by not coming than he would have by attending, has promised to be on hand for this program. Dedication or an addition to the sheep barn comes Saturday, which also is youth achievement, radio, TV and movie day. With only 10 days to go around, fair officials have to double up on some of their “days.” Theme of this 1955 extravaganza Ms: “Communications — Its Role in Agriculture and Industry.” Many of the perennial exhibitions at the fair will tie into this phase. The two rival state financed universities — Purdue and Indiana — both took the theme into consideration in their planning for state fair exhibits, but I. U. had more natural possibilities since it publishes a daily newspaper on the grounds. Staid I. U. English professors will get into the act with a “write it right" booth at which a page of writing will be analyzed. Anything from a sheet of a novel to a letter to a prospective employer may be submitted. But Purdue couldn’t let rival I. U. get away with all the communicating theme. Purdue will have a large replica of its monthly agricultural magazine. The Agriculturist, complete with a turning page. Another Purdue exhibit sure to interest suburbanites and rural dwellers Is a pond under construction in the center of the building. Another exhibit which Purdue hopes will be frightening enough to save the annual heavy toll of life and limb in cornpicking accidents shows enlarged photographs of persons who have been mangled in this particular piece of farm machinery. When it comes to the fine arts display in the women’s building, the number of entrants communicating via the painted picture is reflecting the do it yourself trend, judging by what Judge Herbert P. Barnett, of the art school of Cincinnati University says. He noted great activity in the amateur group with housewives and businessmen taking over some of the space once going to students. The 268 acre fairgrounds is home base, .however, for two schools. One is the 23rd Indiana, state fair girls' school of home economics directed by Mrs. Charles Sohl, of Noblesville, ami attended by girls from all Counties. The other is the 28th annual state fair boys 4-H camp which operates this year in two shifts to allow raor> boys to attend. With an eye on school schedules 4-H events at the fair will be advanced to the fore part of the 10-day period. Judging for the 4-H grand champion ster will be Aug. 31 and sale on Thursday. The (Continued on Page Eight)

United Stales Takes Lead In Disarm Talks Asks Consideration For Eisenhower's 'Open Skies' Plan UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (INS) The U. S. pressed today for detailed consideration of President Eisenhower's “open skies” plan by the UN disarmament subcommittee. » ___ U. S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., readied the formal text of the proposal for presentation to the' four other subcommittee members — Britain. France, Canada and the Soviet Union. ? The plan calls Tor an exchange of military blueprints by Russia and the U. S. and aerial surveys by the two powers of each other’s country. * Harold E. Stassen, Mr. Eisenhower’s special advisor on disarmament, will preside at the group’s second meeting at 3 p.m, (EST). British minister of state Anthony Nutting, France’s • Jules Moch, Canada's Paul Martin and Russia’s A. A. Sobolev also will attend. Monday. Lodge gave the subcommittee of the atomic powers this reason for urgent formulation of the “open skies” proposals: “The world anticipates that before this body adjourns it will make an early beginning on this important plan—and that all of us here will show our -intention to contribute to its execution and extension of it to our own establishments and territories on a reciprocal and appropriate basis. “We in the U. S. are prepared to put the plan immediately into effect as between ourselves and the Soviet Union.” His elaboration of the U.S. plan first advanced by the President at the Big Four “summit” parley last month as a step toward lasting peace, was the highlight of the closed door session. Sobolev was silent on the U. S. plan but reiterated the Kermlin’s May 10 disarmament proposals and called on the western powers to answer them. He repeated Moscow’s announcement of troop reductions and asked the west to cut Mts armed forces, too. Nutting and others supported the Eisenhower proposal. The British diplomat said he would spell out later prime minister Sir Anthony Eden’s plan for placing in operation an inspection system by experimental stages, with inspectors from both sides of the Iron Curtain comprising the team. In pushing Eisenhower’s plan, Lodge told the subcommittee that the word “blueprint” includes “the identification, strength, -command structure and disposition of personnel, units and equipment of all major land, sea and air forces —including organized reserve and par a military; second, a complete list of military plants, facilities and installations with their locations." Election Returns On Wire Wednesday Results of the union jurisdictional election to be held all day Wednesday at the Decatur plants of the General Electric Co. will be placed on the Daily Democrat-Citizens Telephone Co. telephone wire as quickly as they are obtained. It is indicated that the results will be forthcoming late Wednesday night For results call telephone number 3-2171.

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Israeli And Egyptian Forces Exchange Raids On Gaza Strip Outposts

Report Soviet Russia Offers Aid To Arabs Secretary Dulles Says Indications Pointing To Offer WASHINGTON (INS) -Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said today there are reliable indications that Russia has offered arms to the Arab states. Dulles told a new conference that if the Soviets do deliver such arms it would hurt the efforts to' reduce tensions in the world. The secretary said that the U. S. has made a number of representations to both Israel and the Arab states asking them to refrain from the use of force against each other. But, he said, so far there have been no reactions from any of the governments. Dulles said that his Friday proposal for treaties to assure the national borders of Israel and the Arab states against aggression was a U. S. policy statement and it is being studied by the governments concerned. He refused to discuss policy statement further, saying it was a very considered pronouncement and that any further U. E. explanation must depend upon the reaction of Hie Middle Eastern countries. A request that Washington do something was made Monday by Israeli minister Reuven Shiloah in a meeting with assistant secretary of state George V. Allen, which lasted nearly two hours. „J3hiloah told newsmen following the session that his country was “worried about the seriousness of the developments” in the Gaza border area. Informed sources said he askel Allen that the state department made a direct approach to Egypt to end the shooting. Meanwhile, Washington waited anxiously for reaction from Middle East capitals to secretary of state John Foster Dulles’ proposal to bring peace to that pari of the world. On Friday. Dulles announced in a speech in New York that the U. S. was willing to enter into treaties with the rab states and with Israel, to guarantee the bordersif an agreement can "be reached between the two sides. Dulles, with President Eisenhow(Contlnuea on rage Eight* Enrollment Figures ~ Listed By Schools Pleasant Mills And Monmouth Figures Enrollment figures from two of the county schools which opened for the 1955-56 school term today were released early this afternoon s by the principals' Glen Custard, principal of Pleasant Mills school,, stated that 86 students enrolled this morning in the first six grades and 135 students registered for the top six grades. The total for the lower'grades is three less than last year. The upper six grades show an increase of nine students. The clase enrollment for high and junior high includes seventh 22; eighth, 23; freshman. 23; sophomore, 22; junior, 24. and senior, 21. Custard pointed out that these figures are not necessarily final. It is expected that about five more pupils will be enrolled in the grade school to bring about an increase in the enrollment over last year. The totals do not include Bobo school in St. Mary’s township. According to initial enrollment figures released today by Loren Jones, principal of Monmouth school, there is a^decrease from last year’s enrollment at the (Continued on Page Blgbt)

Civil City Levies Passed By Council No Objections Made At Hearing Monday The proposed city tax budget and levies for 1956 were given the silent approval of Decatur’s taxpayers during the public hearing oh the proposed budget Monday flight in city half. No one attended the hearing to offer any objections to the proposed budget and the city council quickly passed three ordinances and a resolution confirming the civil citJNproposals which will be submitted to the county council Sept. 5 and 6. The ordinance fixing appropriations for expenditures in the various civil city departments was adopted unanimously. These appropriations include of J 197.457.35 for the general fund,. $9,852 for the park fund. $31,808 in the department of recreation. $8,620.07 for the police pension fund, and $3,005 for the firemen’s pension fund. Also passed unanimously was the ordinance fixing the civil city tax levy for 1956 at a total of $1.40, a decrease of 14 cents from this year’s levy. Broken down it shows $1.22 levy on the general fund, S.OB for the park fund, $.05 for the recreation fund, $.03 for Hie police pension fund and $.02 for the firemen's pension fund. The levy is based on the total property evaluation for the city of Decatur and is determined by the amount which must be raised by taxation. The tax levy ordinance also includes a poll tax of $1 to be levied on each male resident between, the ages of 21 and 50. The third ordinance passed Monday night fixed the salaries of certain employes and department heads in the civil city for 1956. These included the legal officer, sllO per month; the chief of police $4,080 per year; regular police. $275 per month; fire chief, S7BO per year in addition to the regular firemen’s salary of $275 per month; street commissioner, $315 per month: city engineer, $2,580 per year; electrical inspector, S2O per month; building inspector, $3,780 per year; health board (Continued on Fage Six) Juries Are Drawn For Circuit Court September Term To Open Next Monday Grand and petit juries for the September term of Adams circuit court, which begins Monday, Sept. 5, were drawn today by the jury commissioners. Judge Myles Parrish stated that it is strongly possible that the jurors will see action during this term since at least two' or three cases venued from other counties have been set for jury trial. Th# grand jury will include Clarence Mitchel, Decatur-Washington; Rueben Smith, Kirkland; Glenn W. Potts, Decatur-Washington; Roger Bentz, French; Brayton Pyle, Jefferson; Donald A. Lee, Root; Claude Monee, Jr., Hartford; Richard Conrad, Preble; Louie C. Drake, Union; Gerald Gearig, De-catur-Root; Ida Strahm, Monroe, and Glen L. Roth, Kirkland. Serving on the petit jury will be Paul G. Becher, Root; Herman L. Miller. Preble; Gerald F. Elzey. Berne; Leo J. Harpring, Jefferson; Perry A. Everett, Root; Laura A. Canan, Berne; Ralph Bailey, Wabash; Irvin A. Goldner, Preble; Thomas E. Gaunt, Washington; Robert L. Brown, Kirkland; Violet Luginbill, Hartford, and Forest Beer, Geneva. Also, Burley Hough, Wabash; Freddie Moser, French; Richard F. Baker, St. Mary’s; Glen W. Adams, Jefferson;'-Lester Wayne Ford, De-catur-Root; Adeline Bebout, St. Mary's; Herman Klpfer, French; Lester Lehman, Berne; Lawrence W. Eicher, Monroe; Donald E. Grote, Union; Roy W. Nidlinger, Monroe, add Loren Heller, French.

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Voices Concern Over Crisis In Morocco Dulles Voices Hope U.N. Intervention To Be Unnecessary WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said today there is hope, that the Moroccan crisis can be ended without United Nations intervention. The cabinet member told a news conference the U. S. has Informally impressed upon the French government its deep concern over the fighting in North Africa. Dulles said developments are being followed closely through diplomatic channels. The secretary withheld further comment on the JJorth African question, presumably, because of a desire not to disturb French premier Edgar Faure’s attempt to avert further bloodshed in. the explosive •situation. Dulles made these, other top points in his session with newsmen: 1. His discussions with Japauese foreign minister.Mamoru Shiginiitsu have "already demonstrated their usefulness.” The Initial talks have been simply a “general exchange of views" and “we expect to start more concrete talks today.” ■ J . *2. Vice president Richard M. Nixon, who will make a good will trip to the Middle East and parts of Africa later this year, has no present intention of including Russia in his itinerary. 3. The U. S. favors elections in Viet Nam designed to unify the country now half Communist and half free, but conditions of actual freedom have not yet been created in Red controlled areas and 'that there should be no voting until this has been done. 4. In the troublesome Korean truce matter, it is the U. S. desire either to dissolve the neutral nations supervisory commission or to confine that group’s activities to receiving reports inside the demilitarized zone. 5. Russia’s acceptance of West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s. request for discussion of German unification and the return of prisoners of war gives reason for hope that Adenauer's mis(Continued on Page Five) Edward Marhenke Is Taken By Death Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Edward Marhenke, 76, a native of Adams county who resided here until 10 years ago when he moved to Fort Wayne, died at 12:58 p.m: Monday at St. Joseph’s hospital,, where he had been a patient for two days. He was born in this county in 1879. For 24 years he was an employe of the International Harvester company and was retired seven years ago. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran church in Fort Wayne. Surviving are his wife, Louise; five sons, Alfred of Berne, Ben of Hoagland, Frank of Zanesville, Robert of Fort Wayne and Louis of Fort Wayne; five daughters. Mrs. Martin Schroeder of Ossian, Mrs. Gus Kleinschmidt, Mrs. Keith McFarland and Mrs; Robert Crist, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Phil Warner of Rochester, N. Y.; a brother, Martin Marhenke of Fort Wayne; 27 grandchildren, and 17 great r grandchildren. Two sons, Walter and Edward, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 pop. at the D. O. McComb and Sons funeral home with Dr. Paul Dannenfeldt' officiatihg. Burial will be in the Lindenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.

Flood Areas Buckle Down To Rebuilding Governments Aid Rebuilding Task BOSTON (INS) —Southern New Englund today buckled down to the task of rebuilding after the disastrous floods of Aug, 15, with the promise of aid by local, state and federal governments. In Connecticut, Governor Abraham A. Ribicoff scheduled a conference with Frederick P. Clark, of Rye, N. Y„ noted eommunitj planner. The governor wants to work out a program to produce better communities - in every respect. He said he will finance the work through his emergency contingent fund of SIOO,OOO. Connecticut unemployment claims, meanwhile, skyrocketed with more than 28,000 more workers ' applying for initial benefitsa jump of more than 12 times the number of new claims ordinarily expected in this period. (Massachusetts’ Governor Christion A. Herter asked the legislature to approve a bill authorizing the state tax commission to refund taxes on cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, gesoliqg and other merchandise lost in the floods. .In Boston, Mayor Jahh B. Hynes ordered decontamination of flood damaged areas in tbe Matta pan, Kfde Park and Rendville sections, flooded when the rain swollen Neponset River swept over its banks. The office of defense mobilization, meanwhile, on orders of civil defense administrator Vai Peterson. launched a program to %hannel defense orders into Massachusetts. A S9OO million fund will provide loans for firms doing defense work. v It seemed certain that big concerns in the worst disaster areas would be given permission to stop deducting federal withholding taxes because of losses suffered by workers - losses which will be deductible from 1955 income taxes. The American Optical Co., in Southibridge, which suffered 10 million damage, recommended to the government that it be allowed to rebate to employes withholding (Continued on Page Six)

City To Take Bids On Street Sweeper To. Receive Sweeper Bids September 20 Advertisement for bids for a "motor pick-up street sweeper” will appear in the Daily Democrat Wednesday in legal form. The board of works will receive bids on the sweeper September 20 at 6 o’clock central standard time in the office of the clerk-treasurer. Plans and specifications are on file in the office of the clerktreasurer, the advertisement states. Bids also will be received on- dptional accessories, including leaf rake broom filling machine and other optional equipment. The advertisement also stages that the bid shall show lease-pur-chase terms and that “the city will not pay more than $3,000 in 1955 on said lease.” The notice is given by the board of public works. The membership of thlat board is Mayor John Doan, Republican; councilman Donald Gage, Republican and city attorney Robert S, Anderson, Republican. The board also reserves the right to reject any and all bids. A Wayne automatic street sweeper has been used on the city streets as a demonstrator the last 10 days. As far as has been made public the Wayne is the only sweeper inspected by city officials to date. On September 12 the board will receive bids on a genera] service three-quarter ton truck. These specifications also are on file at the office of clerk-treasurer and the successful bidder must take as a traSe-ln the wrecked truck Which is now at the Butler garage here.

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Two Israeli Raids Follow Egyptian Move Truce Observers Os UN Rush To Scene Os New Outbreaks TEL AVIV (INS) — Israeli troops staged two lightning attacks on Egyptian outposts today in quick retaliation for three new raids by Egyptian forces. United Nations truce observers rushed to the scene of the new outbreaks from their battered corrugated iron shack in the Gaza border area. Casualties were not Immediately announced. Reports reaching the harried UN officials said the Israelis struck at Beit Hannoun, a village in the north part of the disputed" Gaza strip. The Egyptians returned the fire, forcing the attackers to withdraw. The second Israeli attack was reported on a small Egyptian outpost in East Gaza. Preliminary reports said this assault also was repelled. The earlier Egyptian attacks kiHed four Israelis and wounded six. As violence flared for the ninth straight day along the ill defined desert frontier, senior Israeli cabinet ministers called an emergency conference in Jerusalem with Israeli chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan. Sources close to the government said grave concern was.felt by the Israeli leaders over the most recent outbreaks which have cost 17 lives. Earlier, Egyptian officials in Gaza announced that one of their soldiers was killed In an Israeli foray 20 miles south of the Gaza strip.

The Israelis countered by reporting that an Egyptian post at the northern tip of the Gaza strip fired mortars and machineguns against the Israeli village of Erez this morning. No Israeli casualties were reported, but the Israelis returned the fire. Both nations used warplanes Monday for what was believed to be the first time since the 1948 U.N. sponsored truce was signed and the Arab Israeli war ended. Western diplomats grew more concerned that the always shaky armistice might break down completely and full scale hostilities be renewed. ‘ In Washington, the U.S. was reported planning a direct appeal to Egypt in an effort to end the bitter and costly fighting. Israel requested U.S. intervention Monday. Egypt said yesterday its aircraft intercepted and fired on two Israeli jet fighter planes which allegedly violated the truce line. Israel claimed the four Egyptian jets violated Israeli territory and were chased back across the border. In Cairo, the government newspaper Al Gomhouria said the plan for Arab-Israeli peace advanced last Friday by U. S. secretary of state John Foster Dulles was Republican propaganda for the 1956 presidential election. The Dulles plan called for a formal international guarantee of the security of tl new Arab-Israeli borders. Today's scheduled meeting of the UN mixed armistice commission in Gaza was postponed at Israel's request. Monday’s meeting broke up when UN truce observers had to rush to the scene of a border artillery duel. Cleveland Policeman Is Killed By Train CLEVELAND (INS) —One policeman was reported killed and another seriously injure# today when a patrol car was struck by an Erie Railroad freight train on Cleveland's east side. 0