Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII.'No. 225.

A HAPPY DAY FOR AUSTRIANS TO REMEMBER ■ * M I 4t «■ Kj WF w f ,-OWfc: 'kl 18 Rr WBM ■ «Fj ' IVAN (RIGHT) DOESN'T LOOK too enthusiastic as he starts back to his Soviet homeland paradise, but the entire population of Bruck An Der Leitha, Austria, cheers wildly at the station. He is the last Russian soldier to leave Russian-occupied lower Austria in accordance with terms of the treaty which restored Austrian sovereignty. MiQMHy

Two Men Are Acquitted Os Killing Negro Kidnaping Charge Still Hangs Over Mississippi Pair SUMNER, Miss. (INS) — Two Mississippi white men found not guilty of the slaying of Emmett Till, a Negro boy from Chicago, awaited action today on the charge of kidnaping which still hangs ever their heads. Roy Bryant, 24, and his halfbrother J. W. Milam, 36. who >vere acquitted of the murder charge by an all white male jury, were not allowed their freedom after the verdict was rendered. They were put in the custody of sheriff George Smith of Laflore ~ county alia 'taken to Greenwood. Miss., pending their raising of bond for their release on the abduction charge. After Bryant and Milam were acquitted in the Tallahatchie county court house in Sumner, Judge Curtis M. Swango discontinued the kidnap indictment against the two men insofar as this county was concerned. The actual kidnaping of young Till occurred near Money, Miss., Laflore county and the body was found three days later near Phillip, Miss., which is in Tallahatchie county. Therefore Bryant and Milam still must contend with Laflore county on the kidnaping charge. Bryant and Milam will have to put up bond before a judge in Greenwood before they can obtain their liberty. Laflore county’s grand jury meets the first week in November, at which time the still pending kidnap charge against the two men is scheduled to come up. The jury, in acquitting Bryant and Milam of the murder, deliberated only one hour and seven minutes. Reaction among townspeople in Sumner was that this quick verdict was no surprise. For the most part, however, the majority of the residents were glad the trial was over because the unwelcome glare of publicity would be removed from their town. "We are pleased with the verdict,” was all the defendants themselves bad to say. They looked happy. They k*»sed their wives for the benefit of the battery of cameramen and accepted congratulations from their friends. Both men lit cigars as they left the court room looking relieved. Throughout the trial they had smoked cigarettes. Mrs. Mamie Bradley of Chicago, mother of the slain boy, who was a witness of the trial, accepted the verdict philosophically. However, she said: * “This should inspire us even more to push for equal protection under the law and for civil rights.” Congressman Charles C. Diggs, Jr., (D, of Detroit), who came to observe the conduct of the trial, expressed the opinion that some , of the defense testimony was ‘‘permeated with perjury.” He added however that Judge Swango’s conduct of the trial was excellent. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cool tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 45-53. High Sunday 70-80. NOON EDITION

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Crazy Time Schedule Now More Baffling Some Cities Change Time This Weekend INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Indiana’s crazy time schedule will become even more bizarre Sunday. Most cities in western and southwestern Indiana will turn the clocks back to central standard time Sunday, Indianapolis and much of central and northeastern Indiana will remain on daylight saving time, and northwestern cities will switch back to slow time on Oct. 30. Cities changing to slow time Sunday include Terre Haute, Evansville, West Lafayette, Attica, Vincennes, Scottsburg, Jeffersonville, New Albany, the French Lick Springs Hotel, Bedford, Orleans and Bloomington. A few north central cities will follow suit in the change Sunday. They Include Peru, Monticello, Loganspdrt, Kokomo and Knightstown. Led by Indianapolis, the following central and southeastern cities will join the eastern standard time, all year round parade. They include . Lebanon, Greenfield, Greencastle, Anderson, Martinsville, Franklin, Danville, Rushville. ■ Connersville, Greensburg, Madison. Brookville, Lawrenceburg, Aurora and Osgood. Following the leadership of Chicago, the following cities will move their clocks back an hour on Oct. 30. Hammond, Gary, East Chicago. Whiting, Valparaiso, Michigan City, LaPorte, South Bend - , Plymouth, Rochester, Frankfort and Delphi. The northeast cities, led by Fort Wayne, will stay on EST. They include Columbia City, Decatur. Berne. Auburn, Goshen, Wabash, Warsaw, Huntington, Butler, plus outlying Elkhart and Hartford City. Bluffton will rebel and change its clocks Sunday. The town of French Lick, Jasper, Washington and Tell City reverted to slow time when their, city schools opened early this month. Four Cities Change WASHINGTON (INS) — The autumn routine of turning clocks back an hour and wondering what time it really is will go on again Sunday—but only for some people. Four cities and the state of California return to standard time Sunday morning while the rest of the cities and states that were on daylight saving time for the summer will stay on it for another five weeks. The result of this will be complete confusion and an extra hour’s (Continued on Pago dlx) » Death Car Driver Put On Probation Sentence on the young Detroit boy who was driver of the automobile which was involved in the fatal accident near Preble Saturday, Sept. 10, was suspended today by Judge Myles F. Parrish in juvenile court. The boy has been put under the probation of a Detroit priest in the ruling by Judge Parfish. The accident resulted in the death of 11-year-old Vickie Fawbush. The Detroit boy was accompanied by another Detroit youth. Both under 16 years of age, they were reportedly on their way to California. Since the accident, the driver of the car has been held in the custody of sheriff Merle Atfolder pending the decision on the petition filed by county probation officer C. H- bfuselman against the youth.

Study Molotov Speech Before UN Assembly Seek Indications Os Possible Shift In Russian Policy UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (INS) — The western allies carefully studied today Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov’s call to end the “cold war” along the lines proposed by the Kremlin. Molotov’s lengthy statement to the UN assembly Friday was searched for indications of possible shifts in Soviet policy that would make agreement possible on global security and eventual disarmament. A U.S. source remarked that the Molotov speech, couched in moderate language, reflected the “Geneva spirit” in tone and character, but not in content. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said in Washington that he found “nothing new” in the Molotov address. ’ But the major interest at the UN was the Soviet diplomat’s comment on the Eisenhower predisarmament security plan. Molotov declared that the plan was considered of “importance” by the Russian government. He said ! it Was being asessed in relation to the Soviet objective of immediate cuts in armaments and a ban against nuclear weapons. This tied in with Soviet premier Nikolai A. Bulganin's letter to the western Rig Three heads of government. (Continued on Page Three) Hurricane Janet Claims 35 Lives Barbados Hard Hit Friday By Storm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (INS) —Hurricane Janet, having taken a toll of at least 35 lives in the British West Indies, continued its west westnorthwest path at about 15 miles an hour today. The San Juan weather bureau pinpointed the 10th tropical storm of the season at 400 miles southwest of San Juan and 1.350 miles southeast of Miami. Janet caused at least $5 million in damage when it hit Barbados Friday where at least 25 persons were killed and another 150 injured. Reports filtering through to San Juan from Grenada said eight lives were lost in one small town near the airport at Grenada. There was no estimate of the injured. A pilot reported that Grenada airport is covered with debris and all trees are leaning toward the northeast. Amateur radio reports said a roof on a hotel in the town of St. George was blown off and that docks and warehouses were destroyed. All bridges were down in the Interior of the island and the extent of damage in the interior is unknown. The Windward Islands listed at least nine dead at St. Vincent and an undetermined number at Grenada. Property damage also was heavy, especially to spice plantations at Grenada. Top winds of Janet as it continued on its veering path were estimated at 115 mph. The storm is expebted to increase in intensity in the next 12 hours.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 24, 1955.

President Eisenhower 111, Confined To Bed On Physician’s Order

rr 3 New President Os Argentina Seeks Cabinet Lonardo Promises Full Restoration Os Ruling By Law BUENOS AIRES (INS)—Provisional President Eduardo Lonardi gets down to the brass tacks qf day to day government today when he starts considering members of Argentina’s cabinet-to-be. The man who led the successful fight to depose dictator Juan D. Peron and promised his nation a “rule by law," said that most of the members of the new cabinet would be civilians and, if possible not politicians. The new president said at a press conference Friday that the composition of his cabinet will not be made known until he has had.tinje to consult with some political leaders. „ i The new government, which has received the diplomatic recognition of Spain, Chile, Peru and Uruguajr, still was faced with the problem of quelling the riots spearheaded by those segments still loyal to Peron. ( Disorders organized in Rosario, . Argentina’s second largest city, were crushed when tear gas was shot into the crowd and ‘troops seized the headquarters of the Gen- . eral Confederation of Labor, once i part of the backbone of Peronism. Casualties were high as armored cars fired into advancing Peroniat i columns. One eyewitness said the i dead and wounded were piled up . at street intersections. Lesser riots broke out in Buenos i Aires’ outskirts and other parts of ■ the country on Argentina’s jnau- : gural day._J ' President Lonardi promised in his inaugural speech, delivered from Hie balcony of the government house to more than a million Argentinians, to restore constitutional liberties in the country. Gen. Lonardi also announced steps to end the Peronist fight against the Roman Catholic church, and obtain a concordat with the Vatican. The jubilant crowds milled around the capital city far into the night in celebration of the promised return of liberties which disappeared entirely after Peron came into power in June, 1946. Six Persons Dead From Encephalitis Six Others Sick In Gibson County INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — An outbreak of jncephalitls which has claimed six' Lives ahd caused the illness of six other residents of Gilbson county has been traced to mosquitoes. Dr. Albert Marshall, director of the communicable disease division of the Indiana board of health, said the disease resulted from a virus transmitted by mosquitoes from animals. The virus affects the brain and sometimes is called sleeping sickness. Dr. Marshall said the encephalitis outbreak began two weeks ago and was concentrated in Fort Branch, Ind. He said that engineers are spreading oil to kill the larvae and sprays are being used to kill adult mosquitoes in the area. (Continued on Page Three) Romulo Appointed Ambassador To U. S. MANILA (INS) —Carlos P. Romulo wag appointed Philippines ambassador to Washington today and also was named chairmna of the Philippines delegation to the 10th general assembly of the United Nations.

1 Two British Spies Fled Before Arrest Government Report Mokes Admission LONDON (INS) — Britain’s startling admission that two of her diplomats fled England the same day a security net closed ip on them raised the question today of whether a super spy might still be tapping the secrets of the foregin , office. i A government white paper isf sued Friday disclosed that British , Intelligence learned of foreign oft fice secrets leaks to Russia more than two years before Donald MacI Lean and Guy Burgess fled to Russia in 1951. i The six page white paper said f the two diplomats, identified prer viously as long time Soviet spies, > left Mac Lean’s home in Tatsfield, Kent, late in the evening of May , 25, 1951. That was the same day the then ( foreign secretary Herbert Morri- , eon approved the questioning of . Mac Lean by security authorities. The two men were last seed the i next day in France. The report confirmed that MacLean, former head of the Ameri- ’ can department in the foreign of- [ fice, was never actually questioned ( by British intelligence and did not come under suspicion until Soviet agents helped him and Burgess to ’ escape. j A foreign office spokesman said , the report had been laid before . parliament which in effect, means » a lid has been clamped on the case for a month. Parliament does j not convene until October 25. t The white paper admitted it , was now clear Mac Lean must have j become aware he was under investigation. * " , • Decatur Business ~ ' Women Mark Week U. S. Observance , Will Open Sunday t Members of the Decatur Business . and Professional Women’s club will 1 be among women all over the nation who will observe national BusiI ness Women’s week Sunday i through Saturday. In recognition of the civic efforts . of the club, Mayor John-Doan has issued a proclamation setting next week as national Business Women’s week in Decatur. A similar proclamation has been issued by Gov. Craig for the state of Indiana.—; No special program is, planned by the local club for the week. The only activity planned by the club is to provide hostesses at the Decatur Youth and Community Center during the week. The local club was organized in 1937. Like B.P.W. clubs all over the United States, it has the dual armof bettering- (he community with civic efforts and of Weltering the members by educational programs. Among the local projects are assisting the local cancer society, the civil defense organization and other civic affairs such as the annual Mother's March on Polio. They also sponsor a Girl Scout troop. Miss Rosemary Spangler is current president of the club, which has a membership of about 35. The club meets once a month for a program and business meeting. Nationally B.P.W. has worked to to encourage Women’s participation In community life and In government affairs. Report Break-in At Store During Nightr A break-in at the Morrison Farm store, Thirteenth street, was reported to police today. The thieves got 11.50 from the cash register, the police report revealed. Entrance was gained by prying open an office window. The breakin happened some time during Friday night or early Saturday morning. Nothing other than the cash register was tampered with.

Little Change Is Noted In Soviet Policy Bulganin's Letter To Ike Sidesteps Important Point DENVER (INS) — Premier Bulganin's declaration that the Soviet Union agrees “in principle” to President Eisenhower's plan for exchanging military blueprints was viewed at the Denver White I House today as little better than no agreement at all. The privately expressed view of Mr. Eisenhower’s advisers was that the Russian leader missed—or ignored^—the most important point altogether in his eloquent appeal to the President on the disarmament issue, Bulganin asserted in his letter to Mr. Eisenhower, made public late Friday, that the military blueprint plan could work only if hinged to a general reduction of armament and the outright prohibition of atomic Weapons. He saia tne President’s companion proposal for aerial inspections to guard against surprise attack is impractical "under present conditions,” listing several reasons why it wouldn’t work. In any-event, Bulganin said, it would have to be extended to military bases In other countries and would also have to be tied to general disarmament and a ban on nuclear weapons. The point the Soviet leader overlooked completely, according to the President’s staff, was that Mr. Eisenhower's proposals were never intended to be disarmament plans. Their purpose, the staff pointed out, was rather to set the stage for eventual disarmament by easing world tensions with a practical demonstration of peaceful intent by the two major atomic powers. The only encouragement Bulganin’s letter gave to presidential aides was in its cordial, conciliatory tone. The Soviet premier praised Mr. Eisenhower’s "sincere desire” to find away to ease world tensions. He expressed confidence that a way can yet be found to work out the disarmament problem, declaring: "My remarks do not at all mean that we cannot achieve an agreement on important aspects of the disarmament problem. I would like to call your attention to the fact that on very substantial aspects of this problem our positions have become so close to each other’s that We would be able to reach a definite agreement.” Bulganin noted that the Soviet Union has agreed to accept a British-French proposal to put a ban on atomic weapons into effect at a future date. He also pointed out that Russia has a “common point of view” with the western (Continued on Kaga Six) Pierceton Girl Is Named Beauty Queen Berne Giri Second At Bluffton Fair PIERCETON GIRL IS zT9I BLUFFTON, Ind. (INS) — Lieutenant Governor Harold W. Handley crowned 16-year ; oldSandra Anne Brubaker, of Pierceton, as Junior Miss Indiana at the Bluffton free street fair and agricultural exposition Friday night. Miss Brubaker, blonde and blue eyed, ’weighs 105 pounds and is five feet, six inches tall. She is a dancer and a singer. Miss Georgia Ann Haeckleit, of Berne, was second in the eighth annual Junior Miss Indiana contest. Miss Patricia A. Puckett, of Columbia City, was third; Miss Phyllis Sprunger, of Berne, fourth, and Miss Joann Conway, of Portland, fifth. Miss Brubaker received a trophy. S2OO in cash and a diamond wrist watch.

Charge Gov. Craig With Intervention Perfect Circle Co. Official In Charge NEW CASTLE, Ind. (INS) — The Perfect Circle Corporation has accused Gov. George N. Craig of “intervention” in the two-month-old strike by the CIO-UAW. In a prepared statement, PC vice president W. B. Prosser said: “Quite frankly, the company has been stunned by the position of the governor as revealed In his recent statements to the press.” At a press conference Thursday, I Craig said the NLRB had told him the CIO-UAW local was still the bargaining agent for PC workers at Hagerstown, Richmond and New Castle pending a decertification hearing Wednesday. As a result, Craig said he believed the disputants should make every effort to negotiate and reach settlement. Prosser charged that the company has been willing throughout to negotiate on terms it stated at an Aug. 25 meeting but that the union has refused. He further said the company believes the union has less than 35 per cent support in the four plants and the company does not feel it would be justified in bargaining with a minority union. Prosser brushed aside Craig's suggestion that if the union is not decertified the company may be liable for unfair labor practice charges stating any employer may ask for an election if he believes in good faith that the union does not represent a majority. , He said an offer again Thursday to bargain on the New Castle . plant was turned down by the union which inlists that all plants be considered as a unit in any ne- ’ gotiations. r- . Appeal For Return Os Kidnaped Infant Distraught Parents Renewing Appeals SAN FRANCISCO (INS)—Four full days of negative results failed today to discourage police in their search for the kidnaped infaht son of a San Francisco physician. Police realized that each passing moment was important to the very life of baby Robert Marcus who was stolen from the nursery at Mount Zion hospital Monday afternoon. The distraught parents renewed their appeals to the kidnaper to return the eight-day-old baby who was underweight and may now be suffering from malnutrition. Dr. Sanford Marcus, the 34-year-old father, almost sleepless since the kidnaping, was fearful of his wife’s health and planned to bring their two other children to see her today in an effort to draw fier out of her grief-stricken state of collapse. The mother, Hannah, 29, a refugee from Nazi Germany, lay in a hospital bed only a few yards from the nursery where her baby was kidnaped. The other two children are Richard 3, and Susan 2. Doctor Marcus allowed a cameraman .to take a picture of him and his wife in the hope that the kidnaper might see it in newspapers and be touched by the tragic condition of Mrs. Marcus. Woman Killed By Electrified Fence SEYMOUR, Ind. (INS) —Death was the result ,of a Jackson county electrician’s attempt to keep cattle and other animals out of his garden. The electrician, Jesse Pavey, as horrified when he found the body f his wife, Mary, 37, shocked fatally on his., makeshift electric garden ’Tense’ supplied by a IGO volt household line.

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President 111 In Denver, To Stay In Bed Digestive Upset During Night As Doctor Summoned DENVER (INS) — President Elsenhower suffered a “digestive upset” during the night in Denver and was confined to bed on doctor’s orders today. Maj. Gen. Howard Mac. Snyder, the president’s personal physician, was summoned during the night to the home of Mrs. John S. Doud, the First Lady's mother, to attend to the Chief Executive. Acting White House news secretary Murray Snyder could give no details this morning other than that the President had suffered what he described as a digestive upset. He said Mr. Eisenhower would not report to hfs office at Lowry air force base until considerably later in the day — if at all. The President has had trouble occasionally in the past with what is normally described as a “nervous stomach.” though rarely since he has been In the White House. He returned to Denver Friday from his Rocky Mountain fishing retreat, where he did all of the camp cooking during a four da? stay. Mr. Elsenhower has stayed in his private quarters at the White House a time or two when he had a severe cold, but it is the first time since he too koffice that an illness has confined him to bed in the morning. Gen. Snyder was expected to issue a more detailed report on the President’s condition shortly. Mr. Elsenhower, who will be «5 next month, hag been in robust good health with his normally ruddy complexion accented by long hours on the golf course during his current work and play Colorado vacation. He 'has said himself that the condition of health will be one of the factors influencing his decision to seek a second term. 20-701iTted As Train And Truck Collide Mexican Passenger Train And Dynamite Truck In Collision TORREON, Mexico (INS) — Between 20 and 70 persons were killed and 100 others were injured train collided with a dynamiteladen truck near the mining town of Torreon. The truck exploded on impact, starting a chain reaction which set off the dynamite in a second truck. The first truck disintegrated in the explosion and only the wheels of the locomotive have been found. The bodies of the victims were terribly mutilated as they were strewn along the tracks. Some were found 300 yards from the scene. Many of the injured were in critical condition and the death toll was expected to rise. Authorities believed the accident occurred when the driver of the first truck approached the rail crossing and thought he had time to pass over the tracks before the arrival of the train. The train was en route from Chihuahua to Ague Caliente. The truck, carrying five tons of dynamite, collided with the four car train and exploded. The two trucks were blown to pieces and the engine and'one of the coaches were thrown off the tracks.