Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1955 — Page 1

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THEY’RE THE MOST \ w JMraLcjA ' jM^aiwWft •■<»*'> •/.A - • w&i IRBw "» <*? yr,t • Jr : J FlSBwWk, ' jdF A 'AK '-J*-' i UMUi SMILING HAPPILY, Mrs. Margaret Mfergavßch, 33. of Philadelphia, poses with her new twin daughters, believed to be the heaviest at birth ever registered in the U. S. Karen (left) weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces and sister Susan, 12 pounds, 8 ounces at the maturnity ward of St. Agnes Hospital.

.Kidnaped-Baby Is Returned To Parents Today

STOCKTON, Calif. (INS)—Baby Robert Marcus, kidnaped Sept. 19, from a San Francisco hospital, was returned unharmed to his parents early today. A childless woman handed the baby over to a Roman Catholic priest at. St. Mary's church in Stockton, 75 miles east of San Francisco. The bany's parents. Or. Sanford Marcus and Hannah Marcus, were informed by telephone and drove immediately to Stockton for a heart touching reunion with the infant, now 12 days old and in apparent good health. The baby was taken from the church to St. Joseph’s hospital to await bls parents. Police who had been forewarned were waiting at the church and took into custody Mrs. Betty Jane Benedicto, 27. blonde wife of a Filipino newspaper publisher. Officers said she made a “full confession” sobbing out a story of how her family and friends “kidded her about being pregnant” several months ago when she began to put on weight. She said she told her husband several weeks ago that she wanted to go to visit her mother in Los Angeles and have the supposed baby there. She went to Los Angeles and returned without a baby. When her husband began to grow impatient and she could put him off no longer, she said she went to San Francisco and to the nursery of Mount Zion hospital and stole the Marcus baby, then only three days old. Mrs. Benedicto said she was back in Stockton in a matter of two hours and presented the baby to her happy husband who handed out cigars all around. Meantime, police launched a nationwide search for the missing baby, describing his kidnaper as a heavy set blonde woman, a physifitting Mrs. Benedieto. She had been seen by nurses at the nursery and outside the hospital. Mrs. Benedicto said she was a ware of radio, television and newspaper pleas by the child's father, begging that the infant be returned but she did nothing until Tuesday night. A taxicab driver became suspicious of her Tuesday night when he drove her with the infant in her arms to the fights at Civic Auditorium. The driver relayed his suspicions to San Joaquin county deputy sheriff Oswaldo Vannuccl who questioned her closely. Mrs. Benedicto left the fights and went to a hotel to meet her husband. Mark. Vannucci again questioned her and she produced a birth certificate from Lynwood. Calif. Vannuccl left to telephone Lyn. wood authorities. He found out there was no such birth registered there and returned to the hotel to find Mrs. Benedicto and the baby were gone. Mrs. Benedicto, in-the meantime telephoned a Jewish rabbi because she knew the baby’s parents were of that faith. She said she wanted to return the baby. The rabbi warned police and they set up a watch at his residence and at St. Mary’s church near the hotel. Mrs. Benedicto decided to take the baby to the JCatholic church: (Continued on Page Eight)

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Improvement Os Ike Continues, Sleeping Well Eisenhower Makes Steady Progress Toward Recovery ► DENVER (INS) — President Eisenhower slept soundly for 10 hours Tuesday night and was continuing to make “satisfactory progress" today toward recovery from his heart attack. A 10 a.m. (EDT) bulletin on the Chief Executive’s condition reported that he slept “comfortably throughout the night” for the second consecutive time. The bulletin reported: “He went to sleep Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. and awoke refreshed at 6:30 a.m. this morning. His progress continues to be satisfactory without complications.” The President had the best wishes of his old friend, Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov for a “speedy recovery and long life" as his damaged heart continued to tnend under the time tested formula of complete rest and sound sleep. Mr. Eisenhower was out of his oxygen font for more than nine hours Tuesday, the first time it has been taken from him for more than brief periods. The tent, which permits easier breathing, was placed over him again when he fell asleep Tor the night, but his doctors stressed this was only a “routine rest measure.” This message from Zhukov, whost personal friendship with the president added a dramatic touch to the recent Big Four conference, was received late Tuesday: '“Having been on a vacation far from Moscow, I just now learned of your illness and received this news with the deepest feelings of sorrow. “With all our hearts my family and I wish you a speedy recovery and long life.” Zhukov, who is Russia's defense minister, was the fourth member of the Kremlin high command to cable sympathies to Mr. Eisenhower. Messages arrived earlier from premier Nikolai Bulganin, president K. Voroshilov and Nikita Khrushchev, Communist party boss. Mrs. Eisenhower, meanwhile, expressed her gratitude for the prayers offered by millions of people throughout the world for the Presidents recovery. Breaking the silence she has maintained during her vigil at the bedside of her husband, she said through a spokesman that she knows the prayers have helped the President. . The first lady visited with Mr. (Continue on entrt Six) INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight, some what cooler east portion. Thursday increasing cloudiness, scattered showers and _ thunderstorms in afternoon or evening. Low tonight 48-53 east, 53-58 west. High Thursday 72-78 north, 78-85 south.

West Refuses Recognition Os East Germany Western Big Three Serve Notice Os No Recognition NEW YORK (INS) — The Big Three western powers refused today to recognize the East German government as legitimate or East Germany as a state. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles, British foreign minister Harold MacMillan and French foreign minister Antoine Pinay—who conferred today with Bonn German foreign minister Heinrich von Brentano — issued a communique. It added also that the frontiers of Germany cannot be permanently established pending conclusion of a full peace treaty. The surprise Big Three communique reaffirmed that the federal republic of Germany is the only government freely and legitimately constituted and as such solely entitled to speak for the German people. The - Big Three added they do not, therefore, recognize the East German regime nor the existence of an East German state. The Big Three communique is bound to draw sharp opposition from Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov. His opposition is certain to be sharpened at the UN and at Geneva by the fact that his government has just concluded extensive talks with the East German regime leaders. At Tuesday night’s four power dinner and meeting, devoted primarily to discussion of procedural matters for the Geneva conference opening Oct. 27, the ministers agreed they will attempt to limit the duration of their parley to "about three weeks.” Authoritative sources said no time limit on the Geneva parley—called for by the Big Four chiefs of government at their meeting in the Swiss city last July — had been established? But the effort will be made to hold it within three weeks. Molotov agreed to all the western proposals on procedural questions, including one that Russia provide the secretary general for the conference. The soviet minister asked at one point if matters other than those proposed by the chiefs of government — German unification, European security and East-West relations — could be discussed at Geneva.

The suggestion was not received with enthusiasm. Molotov, who did not say specifically what he had in mind, said he might bring it up after the first three points on the agenda had been covered. The latter portion of their 80 minute discussion in Dulles' suite in the Waldorf Towers was spent in a “tour of the international horizon." The four power session Tuesday night was the last time the ministers will meet before the parley in Geneva. 54 Pickets Slated For Court Hearing Mass Picketing At New Castle Charged INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Fiftyfour pickets were scheduled for arraignment today in connection with illegal mass picketing at the strike bound foundry of the Perfect Circle Corporation in New Castle Tuesday. Mass picketing was outlawed under an injunction granted by the Henry Circuit court. Forty-eight of the pickets were seized Tuesday and six today. The strike in the New Castle, Richmond and Hagerstown plants of Perfect Circle began more than two months ago. The strike was called by the CIO United Auto Workers. At Richmond, representatives of the Crosley refrigerator plant and the AFL Electrical Workers met with a team from the federal mediation board to attempt settlement of a three-months old walkout. Fifty-five union pickets, arrested Monday on charges of violat(Oontinued on Pare EtgM) Seasonal Lay-off At G. E. Plants A Seasonal lay-off has been reported at the Decatur plants of the General Electric Co., effective at the end of the week. I was learned that the lay-off will affect about iOO of the persons hired recently to help With a heavy summer schedule. ’

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Westport Bank Is Robbed By Single Gunman Loot Is Estimated At $6,000—58,000 In Robbery Today WESTPORT, Ind. (INS) — A tall, handsome gunman, about 25 years old, held up the Westport Union Trust company today and escaped with loot estimated at from »6,000 to SB,OOO. The lone robber flourished a nickel plated, 32 caliber revolver and forced Roger Meadows, 41, teller to hand over the money in a cash drawer and then imprisoned Meadows: Mrs. Effie Denham, 60, assistant cashier, and three customers in the vault. They were released 10 minutes later by Ivan Weinemann, cashier, who arrived at the bank soon after the holdup. The imprisoned custdmers were Mrs. John Coombs, 60; Mrs. Ray Sutton, 65, and Mrs. Dqlane Bruce, 30. The robber was described as having wavy, dark brown hair, six feet tall, weighing 170 pounds, and wearing tan work clothing, a tan jacket and a long billed cap. The bandit, driving a marooV colored automobile, fled west front Westport, which is 15 miles southwest of Greensburg, in the direction of Road 3. State and local police went into action and Seymour police phoned that a car answering the description of the getaway vehicle had run a traffic signal at the intersection of Roads 9 and 46. State police said later that the bandit appeared to have changed to a black 1955 Ford victoria, with yellow trimmings and with one license plate dangling from the rear. It was the second bank robbery this week in Indiana —two bandits escaped with $15,940 from the bank at Carmel, north of Indianapolis, Monday. Witnesses said the Westport bandit appeared to be about 25 years old. They said he wore a suntan colored suit and a long billed cap. He made his getaway in a maroon colored automobile. State police immediately threw up roadblocks around the Decatur county communitv of 700 and began a dragnet operation hoping to trap the robber. State police said a preliminary estimate placed the loot at ‘more (Continued on Pare Ela-ht) Charges Racket In Security Program Johnston Assails ■ GOP Administration i WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Olin D. Johnston (D-S. C.) claimed today that sworn testimony proves Democratic charges that ( the Eisenhower administration has made a "numbers racket” of the ( security program. He cited the senate testimony of H. V. Higley, head of the veterans , administration, that the “great majority” of 449 employes listed as fired from his agency as security risks actually was dismissed for violations of ciyil service regulations. Higley testified Tuesday before Johnston’s civil » service subcommittee in its probe of the government personnel security program. Johnston declared that Higley’s statements are a complete admission that the security program is a numbers racket.” This proves that the totals do not mean a thing.” He referred to a new report of the civil service commission that . the Eisenhower administration up to June 30, 1955, had fired 3,614 government employes as security , risks. This included the 449 dismissed VA employes who. accord- , ing to Higley, were dismissed ,un- , der other than security procedures.

Nationalist China Warns UN Assembly Soviet Peace Drive Said Form Os War BULLETIN UNITED NATIONS,'N. Y. (INS) — Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov and members of the Communist bloc mached out of the UN assembly today in protest against an address by Nationalist China. Molotov, followed by his aides, walked out of the domed assembly hall when Nationalist foreign minister George K. C. Yeh rose to the rostrum to warn the free world to beware of the Soviet "Geneva smile.” UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,, (INS) —Nationalist China warned the UN Assembly today that the current Soviet “peace” drive is but a “form of war” against free world nations. Nationalist foreign minister George K.C. Yeh brushed aside Kremlin peace claims and declared that the Soviet “Geneva smile” was a mask for Communist intentions to lull the western countries and facilitate Internal conquest. He stressed that Soviet policy basically “has not changed.”, Yeh. whose government has successfully withstood repeated Russian attempts to oust it from the UN In favor of the Peiping regime, welcomed the relaxation of global tension in the wake of the Geneva “summit” conference last July. However, he pointed out: “If the international situation has shown any sign of hope, it is the product, not of Soviet goodwill, but of the policy of strength adopted by the free world. “This policy has achieved a measure of success in Europe. The rising tide of Communism, for the time being at least, has been checked. But millions of people still live under communist tyranny. We should not be mistaken about the Soviet Union’s ultimate aims, its potential' for military aggression, its tyrannical political system." PTA Committees For Year Are Appointed Committees Listed By PTA President The executive committee of the Lincoln school parent teachers association met recently for an organization meeting, discussing plans for the school year and listing committees for the year. Mrs. Robert Gay, president, today announced the appointment of the following committees: Membership: Mrs. Weldon Soldner, Mrs. Doyle Collier, co-chair-men; Mrs. Thurman Haggerty, Mrs. Gerald (Rumple, Mrs. John Mays. Program: Mrs. Lowell Smith, chairman; Mrs. Clyde Gould, Mrs. Charles Magley, Mrs. O. M. McGeath, Mrs. Randolph Brandyberry, Miss Vera Van Buskirk. Hospitality: Mrs. Don Beery, chairman; Mrs. Dick Linn, Mrs. Bryce Daniels. Mrs. Ralph Hawkins, Mrs. Darrell Singer. By- laws: Robert Anderson, chairman; Robert Heller, Jim Cowan. Music: Mrs. James Kitchen, Mrs. James Kocher, co-chairmen; Mr. and Mrs. David Embler, Lawrence Anspaugh. Mrs. Louis Zwick. Health roundup: Mrs. James Burk, chairman; Mrs. Joe Azbell, Mrs. Harold Hoffman, Mrs. Wm. Brown. -Character and spiritual education: Rev. Herald J. Welty, chairman; Mrs. Marvin Helsel, Mrs. W. C. Marbaugh, Mrs. Leonard Soliday. Budget: Jay Markley, chairman; Mrs. Jay Markley, Mrs. W. W. Cravens. " Safety — Mrs. Ray Walther, chairman; Gene (Rash, Mrs. Chalmer Bollenbacher, Mrs. Robert Anderson, Mrs. L. Mclntosh, Mar(Continued on rage Eight)

Predict Ike To Delegate Some Power To Nixon Closest Political Friends See Some Power Delegation WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisenhower’s closest political friends believe today that he Will delegate some of his executive powers to Vice President Richard M. Nixon within the next few weeks. His friends point out that Ike will have to relieve himself of some of the terrible burdens of the presidency even while recuperating from his heart attack. They also note that the President already has delegated some of his White House functions to Nixon — such as presiding over the national security council and the cabinet — thereby demonstrating his firm faith, trust and confidence in the younger vice president. These friends come to their conclusion as the result of intimate knowledge of how Ike has operated in the White House. The President has made his administration a team, constantly delegating project® to others for execution. More than any other President in history, they add, he has given his vice president major projects to handle. These have varied from piloting legislation on Capitol Hill ' to carrying the President’s own philosophy on international affairs 1 to foreign lands. The same sources point out that ’ Ike has always made the final decisions on major questions affecting his administration. In doing so he has held innumerable con- ’ ferences, fill-ins, briefings. These 1 sessions have taken plenty of his ’ time and demanded much concen--1 tration and energy. They conclude this is far more work and strain than his doctors are likely to permit him for several months. Their reports from Denver say Ike will get well, but he must get complete rest for quite a while, and a good deal at rest possibly for months after that. But meanwhile “he must have help." All these friends have given serious consideration to every contingency that could eventuate from Ike’s heart attack. One friends says there are five possibilities and Nixon is prominently identi(Continued on Fags Eight) Training Course To Girl Seoul Leaders Four-Doy Course To Be Held Next Week Mrs. Charles Jessup, training chairman * for the Decatur Girl Scout council, today announced that a four-day training course for leaders and any one else interested in Girl Scouting will be held Oct. 3-6 inclusive. There is no charge for the course and leaders from other communities are invited to attend any or all sessions. Mrs. Robert MacFarland, professional trainer from Quincy, 111., will be in charge. She has been in Decatur on several previous occasions. Monday and Tuesday will be devoted to training in outdoor crafts and cooking, with sessions at the ' shelter house at Hanna-Nuttman i park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Leaders are to bring a nosebag lunch, a jack-knife, notebook and pencil. Wednesday morning, from 8:45 i to 10:45 o’clock, will be especially for new Brownie leaders. The after- ! noon session, 1:15 to 3:15, will be for intermediate leaders, mostly on badge work. 1 Thursday morning and afternoon sessions will be for all leaders. The ! Wednesday and Thursday sessions will be held at the Youth and Com- ' munity Center. '

Hurricane Lashes Yucatan Peninsula Hunt For Missing Plane Is Expanded MIAMI (INS) — Hurricane Janet packing 115 mile ah hour winds hit the Yucatan Peninsula in extreme northern British Honduras today. The season’s 10th storm which already has left nearly 200 dead, among them perhaps 11 me® aboard a navy hurricane hunter that flew into the storm area Monday, was pinpointed at 50 miles northwest of Belize, British Honduras, by the Miami weather bureau. — ' ■ ■-— Janet was moving west northwest at about 23 mph. The weather bureau, which called Janet a “severe hurricane,” said winds of hurricane force extend 60 to 70 miles from the-cen-ter and that gales extend 225 miles to the north and 100 miles south of center. Expand Search GUANTANAMO, Cuba (INS) — A combined navy-air force air. and sea search for a missing, navy hurricane hunter with 11 men ' aboard will be expanded further today. The commander of the U. S. naval base at Guantanamo, said nine additional planes from the first air rescue group at Albrook air force base in the Panama Canal zone had joined the March Tues-'' day. t The missing aircraft, a twin-en-(Continued on Page Six) Second Polio Shots Given To Children Shots To Continue Thursday, Friday Second and third grade pupils at Geneva, Berne, Kimsey, Lincoln of Blue Creek, Monmouth, Bobo and Schnepp schools this morning received the second of their free polio vaccine shots. The project, sponsored by the Adams county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, will continue Thursday at Jefferson, Hartford, Adams Central and Decatur Catholic schools. It will be concluded Friday at Lincoln of Decatur, Pleasant Mills, Emmanuel, St. John’s, St. Peter’s and St Paul’s schools. The first of the two shots were administered to the children last May when they were pupils of the first and second grades. The project was a national one to provide the Salk vaccine to those youngsters who were in the age group most susceptible to polio. Dr. Harold Zwick, county medical chairman, is in charge of the project in Adams county. He is assisted by Mrs, Glean HUI, who is serving as volunteer chairman. Physicians, registered nurses and volunteer workers help at each school with the work of administrating the vaccine. The vaccine which is being given to the children is believed to be 60 to 90 percent effective fn preventing the disease. It will be available commercially to the general public through physicians in the near future. Final Rites Friday For Jerome Coffee Funeral services for Jerome Coffee, veteran G. E. employe, who died unexpectedly Tuesday at his home, will be held at 9 a. m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, with burial in the Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the GilIffe & Doan funeral home until time of the services. Active pallbearers will be Julius Baker, Herman Meyer, Joseph Murphy, Charles J. Milled, James Staley and Edward Wolpert Honorary pallbearers from the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will be Severin Schurger, captain; Herman Knapke, Carl Braun, Robert Gage, Leonard Meyer, James McGill and William Lose, Jr.

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Yankees' Star Mantle Out Os Opening Lineup Ford, Newcombe Opposing Hurters In Series Opener BULLETIN YANKEE STADIUM, N. Y. — Two home runs by Joe Collins led the New York Yankee* to a 6-5 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers In toe opening game *T the 1965 World Serie* today at Yankee Stadium. TODAY’S LINEUPS Dodgers Yankees Gilliam, If Bauer, rs Reese, ss McDougald, 3b Snider, cf Noren, cf Campanella, c Berra, c Furlllo, rs Collins, lb Hodges, lb Howard, If Robinson, 3b Martin, 2b Zimmer, 2b Rizzuto, ss Newcombe, p Ford, p Umpires: Summer (AL); Ballanfant (NL); Honochick (AL); > Dascoli (NL); Flaherty (AL); Donate!!! (NL). J N»W YORK (INS)—The favored Tfce’fr York Yankees met the Brooklyn Dodgers in the opening game of the 1955 World Series today with Mickey Mantle missing from the starting lineup. Mantle, slugging center fielder of the Bombers who has been hobbled by a thigh injury, wasn’t able to answer the 1 p. m. start at Yankee Stadium. Lefty Whitey Ford (18-6) was listed as the starting hurler for the American League champions. Nominated *as his mound opponent was huge Don Newcombe (20i 5), right hander fastballer for the i Brooks. > The Yankees, gunning for their ; 17th world crown and their sixth i in the last seven years, were 6-5 favorites in the opener despite the i absence of Mantle. They also ruled 13-10 choices to win the series'. Mantle, who has been plagued : by a ripped right thigh muscle since Sept 16, took his batting and fielding workout, but manager Casey Stengel named Irv Noren as his starting center fielder. Noren was given the third slot in the batting order. A play-by play description follows. ■ First Inning L... Dodgers- Gilliam grounded out to Ford. Reese singled to left Snider struck out Campanella popped to Martin. No runs, one hit, no errors. Yankees- Bauer beat out a bunt. McDougald fanned. Noren bounced Into a double play,. Zimmer to Hodges. No runs, ohe hit no errors. Second Inning Dodgers- Furillo belted Ford’s first pitch into the right field seats for a home run. Hodges grounded out. Robinson tripled into left center and scored on Zimmers’s single. Newcombe grounded out to Ford. Gilliam walked. Reese forced Gilliam at second, McDougald to Martin. Two rnus, three hits, no errors. Yankees- Berra grounded out Collins walked. Howard, in his first World Series appearance, drilled a home run into the left field stands. Martin filed to right. Robinson threw out Rizzuto. TWo runs, one hit, no errors. Third Inning Dodgers- Snider blasted a home run high into the upper right field balcony. Campanella popped to third. Furlllo walked. Hodges filed to center. Robinson struck out. One run, one hit, no errors. Yankees- Ford walked and stopped at second on Bauer’s single to left. Both moved up as McDougald grounded out to Reese. Ford scored as Zimmer threw out Noren. Berra bounded out to Newcombe. One run, one hit, no errors. Fourth Inning (OoaUuue* on Page Six)