Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 4 October 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LI 11. No. 233.

MAN-IN-STREET INTERVIEW " ' Mofik -gi ‘'l* '■ "SfIHsSR I ■ MB ■ ' ® 11 jhHrk *. '■ - -/'.^/■..y...... <*. ?T- .*, IN THIS INFORMAL press conference in front of his home in Washington, Vice President Richard M. Nixon tells reporters that the government is operating smoothly during illness of President Eisenhower. • •

Refreshed Ike Holds Control Os Government Ike Signs Letter Asking Nixon To Continue Meetings DENVER (INS) —A “rested and refreshed" President Eisenhower held firm control of the reins of government from his hospital bed today after removing any doubt of how he wants the cabinet to function during his illness. The Chief Executive signed a letter late Monday asking Vice President Richard M. NTfon to Continue, to call and preside over meetings of the cabinet and national security council during his Illness. Back on the road to recovery after a mild setback Sunday, he was expected to hold another brief conference today with Sherman Adams, his “chief of • staff,” and was ready to sign any other papers requiring his Signature. The 9 a. in. (EST) bulletin on Mr. Eisenhower's condition 4 reported: "The President had another good night He slept from 9:30 p. m. to 5:30 a. m. when he awoke feeling rested and refreshed. His condition continues to progress satisfactorily without complication.". White House new secretary James C. Hagerty said the President awoke about an hour earlier than usual because he was “slept out,” after a long night of rest. Mr. Eisenhower signed he letter Nt the end of a “good” day during which he showed none of the fatigue which caused his doctors temporary concern Sunday evening. He also signed two other official papers and approved a relatively minor decision involving a labor disput in the longest session of “work” doctors have permitted him since his heart attack. All of the matters were disposed , of with a few strokes of the Presi- 1 dent’s pen during a 10-minute conference with his chief deputy, Sherman Adams. The letter to Nixon had been drafted at the White House and flown to Denver last Friday by Adams, who waited until Monday to place it before the President on the advice of his doctors. It read: “Dear Dick, “I hope you will continue to have meetings of the national security council and of the cabinet over which you will preside in accordance with the procedure which you have followed at my request in the past during my absence from Washington. As ever, Dwight D. Elsenhower" It was the President’s first oomjnunication W'ith Nixon since his heart attack 10 days ago and his first letter to anyone during that time. Acting on his own, Nixon called meetings of both the cabinet and security council last week. One of the papers he signed was a memorandum to the secretary of the treasury approved Japan’s membership in the general agreement on tariffs and trade, the socalled "Gatt” accord. The other, only a formality, authorized foreign aid director John B. Hollister to submit a review of foreign economic assistance to six (Continued on Page Seven)

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Rural Youth To Hold District Meet Here District Workshop Saturday, Sunday Plans have been completed for the district four rural youth weekend workshop which will be held at the Decatur Youth and Community center Saturday and Sunday. . Representatives of the 10 counties in the district, including Adams county, will arrive for registration 'between 9 and 9:30 a. m. Saturday. The weekend program will open with an assembly to be called to order by Earl Yoder of Adams county, district president. A talk “Why We Are Here," will be presented by Gene Biberstein, district vice-president. One of the major talks of the weekend will cme at 10 a. m. Saturday ■when Warren Newberry of the American Farm Bureau Federation addresses the group on "Our Responsibility to This Rural Youth Program.” Following the morning assembly will be planned recreation and lunch at the community center. The afternoon assembly will be open with the introduction of guests, including several state rural youth leaders. Miss Bertha Landis. Adams county home demonstration agent, will talk at 1; 16 p. m. Saturday on “The Next Step in Program Planning." “Planning for New Member Acquisition" will be the topic of a talk at 1:45 p. m. by Glen Workinger, Farm Bureau fieldman for district four, The rest of Saturday afternoon will be devoted to officers and advisors training groups, room assignments and recreation. Supper will be served at 6 p. m. at the community center. The evening assembly from 7:15 to 8:15 p. m- will feature a talk by John Wiley, Miami county agricultural agent, who will discuss “Conducting a program to Maintain Members,” A district square dance is slated , for Saturday night, with dancing 1 beginning at 8:30 p. m. The prot gram for Sunday .will open with breakfast at 8 a. ra. at the commun--ity center. Also scheduled for Sunday are a worship service at 9:30 a. m. conducted by the rural youth and Mrs. Lester Bird, district social and educational Idader; county group discussions at 10:30 a. m.; lunch at the community center at noon followed by reports .of county chairman to be presented by John Marks, state rural youth chairman. * The workshop will conclude with a talk by Carl Bowman, district Farm Bureau chairman. Decatur Lions Hear Credit Bureau Head Ed Boggess, manager of the new-ly-organized Adams county credit bureau, spoke at the regular dinner meeting of the Lions club Monday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Boggess discussed the manner of operation under the American association of credit bureaus. He deschibed how it gives the merchants control over their credit dealings by making available, at a nominal cost, creadit Information concerning any individual no matter where they come from. A lively question and answer period followed his talk.

Secy. Dulles Experts Early Meet With Ike Indicates Health Improvement Will Permit Conference WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles indicated today President Eisenhower's health is improving so much that there is reason tq hope that before long he can hold conferences with him on any urgent matter that develops. Dulles said that so far during the President’s illness there has been no emergency which required such personal talks. The secretary in his first news conference in five weeks, also said: 1. He will be disappointed if the forthcoming Geneva conference of foreign ministers fails to make progress toward the unificatidn of Germany and he fully expects that such progress will be made. 2. Assistant secretary of state George V. Allen and Egyptian premier Abdel Nasser have had two worthwhile talks on the communist offer of arms to Egypt. Dulles said the two countries now have a better insight Into each other’s attitude on the deal. 3. Dulles told Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov in New York last week that Communist delivery of arms to Egypt "would not contribute to relaxing tensions." 4. It is impossible at this early date to say whether the U.S. will have to supply arms .to Israel to counterbalance communist arms shipments to Egypt because this government still does not know how many arms the Egyptians will get. 5. Despite the French walkout from the United Nations, Dulles does not feel there will be longrange damage to the UN of that France will abandon her historic role as a great influence in foreign afafirs. 6 Despite Chinese Communist propaganda broadcasts, there is no evidence that the Peiping government Intends to renege on its agreement to release all American civilians held in China. 7, The U.S.. Britain and France will go to the foreign ministers meeting with the Russians in Geneve on Oct. 27 with a greater unity of purpose and program than they ever had before. 8. A reply to the note on disarmament which Soviet premier Nikolai A. Bulganin sent to Mr. Eisenhower shortly before the President became ill probably will await the recovery of the President. Commissioners In Regular Session ’ County Home Report ' Accepted By Board The county commissioners met Monday at the court house. After the regular business of allowing claims, they accepted the county home report for the month of September showing 28 residents and an income of $1,141.01. Lawrence Noll, county highway superintendent, reported that the bridge on the county road in Kirkland township three miles south and two miles west of Decatur, which had been closed for repair, was now opened -to traffic. The commissioners also signed a release with the Sheehan Pipeline Construction company for payment of $779.50 damages to a county road. They also instructed Noll to purchase an electric welder for the county highway department. A petition which is being filed jointly in Adams and Jay counties for the blacktopping of about four miles of road on the Adams-Jay county line was submitted. The road is the one which runs from U. S. highway 27 to the Karsch stone quarry. Harvey Landis and Cletus Glllom appeared before the commissioners to request action on “ a ditch in Kirkland township near Curryville. The commissioners will inspect the ditch in the near future. The county auditor was instructed to send a letter to the state highway department accepting the financial aid for the improvement of two county roads. The commissioners also instructed John Bixler to purchase the paint and other materials necessary to repair and improve the rest rooms in the court house. 12 Pages

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, October 4, 1955.

Dodgers Beat Yankees For World Series Title In Final Battle, 2 To 0

— fr. Note From Ike Asks Nixon To Guide Affairs Strengthens Nixon Hand In Guiding National Affairs WASHINGTON (INS) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon arranged today to receive a report on the farm problem from Rep. Leslie Arends (R Ill.), who has made a “grass roots survey" of the situation. Arends, one of the house GOP leaders, was invited to call at Nixon’s office for luncheon. He will discuss the farm problem with the vice president as they watch the final World Series game. Nixon said he had received the note from President Eisenhower asking him to continue to call meetings of the cabinet and national security council in Mr. Eisenhower's absence. • The Pice president added, however, that he has not talked with the President and has not relayed any messages to him. He explained that he wanted to avoid loading any problems on the President at this time. Nixon said he intends to go ta the White House about mid-after-noon to do some work preparatory to the national security council and cabinet meetings this week. He expressed great pride in the fact that his youngest brother, Edward Calvert Nixon, 25, was honor man of the graduating company of the naval training center this week at San Diego, Calif. Nixon told reporters that he had 1 talked with about his young brother’s’achievements by telephone Monday. He said that when he was in California some time ago, someone asked him whether he would use his influence to get his younger brother a commission in the navy. The vice president said he replied that he did not think he would have to and added: “He is the one with the brains in the family.” Four Persons Dead In Crash Os Plane UNION CITY, Okla. (INS) — A twin-engine plane crashed and burned in a muddy field near Um ion City Monday night, killing the four persons aboard. Bodies of three of the victims, two men and a woman, were found Monday night and search continued in the rain today for the fourth, believed to be the co-pilot. Union And Casting Company Meeting Hold Negotiating Session At Plant Negotiations between the Decatur Casting Co. and United Steel Workers, C. 1.0., Local 1932, which began this morning at 10 a.m. at the plant continued this afternoon with no indication as to whether a settlement was being reached. It was learned that representatives of both management and labor were meeting with a conciliator who was not identified. Assisting the local union in their fight to gain a higher wage increase and better fringe benefits than were offered in the proposed new contract by the company is Walter Reid, a field .representative from the union’s Indianapolis office. The union voted Friday night to go on strike at midnight after several meetings with company officials failed to settle contract disagreements. The old contract expired at midnight Friday. Waldo Marbach, president of Local 1932, has Indicated that pickets wlll.be continued until an agreement is reached. »

Upholds Rights Os Adoptive Parents State High Court In Important Rule INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Indiana supreme court, in a farreaching decision, has upheld the rights of adoptive parents over the natural parents, under certain circumstances. The decision was handed down late Monday in a case originating in Randolph circuit court. The ruling of the state’s highest tribunal upheld the judgment of Judge John W. Macy of the circuit court and over-ruled an earlier finding by the Indiana appellate court. Two cases were lumped together in the decision, both affecting children of George F. and Gladys Rhodes, the natural parents. One case has the effect of upholding the adoption of Rita May Rhodes by Mr. and Mrs. Milt L. Shirley, and the other upholds the adoption of Craig Joseph Rhodes by Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Virgile. The supreme court ruling held that the whole procedure of child adoption would be imperiled if natural parents, having once signed consent papers for adoption, were “given the right to arbitrarily revoke a consent for adoption once voluntarily and deliberately given. . . “Few really considerate prospective parents would take a child Into their hearts and homes and expose the child and themselVes to the heartaches of a child* removal from their homes after mutual ties of affection had been established. . . "We are well aware that for any natural ’parent a decision to surrender one’s own child for adoption i is the result of, or is accompanied by, an equally severe emotional (Continued on Page Seven) Says G.O.P. Should Not Count Out Ike Democrat Senator Announces Views WASHINGTON (INS) — A Senate Democrat said today that Republicans should not count President Eisenhower out as a candidate for re-election because of his heart attack. Sen. Mike Mansfield (D Mont.), added that “certainly we Democrats are not counting out senate majority leader Lyndon Johnson as a presidential candidate on our ticket.” Johnson suffered a heart attack last July similar to that of Mr. Eisenhower. Mansfield also told newsmen that the figure of Mr. Eisenhower will dominate the foreign ministers meeting in Geneva Oct. 27 just as it dominated the “summit” conference there. The foreign relations committeeman said that the President’s illness may, however, have a “cautionary effect" on the free world’s delegations to Geneva. He explained it may cause them to exercise more discretion. Mansfield continued: “It might be used as an excuse for not making'commitments of a strong nature pending a recommendation from the President. It may have the same effect on the Russians." Mansfield said that “in the interests of world peace, the President has got to get better,” because “just as his shadow will be over Geneva, so is the shadow of' the H-bomb over the world.” In declaring that neither Mr. Eisenhower nor Johnson should be written off as presidential candidates, Mansfield said: “I think that the abilities of these individuals should not be lost to our country in these critical times.” He said heart aliments such as struck them both are becoming "fairly common” and many persons lurVe recovered. He declared that “if the President wants to run for re-election and his doctors advise him accordingly, then I think he should be the candidate of the Republican party.”

Russia Agrees To Sell Heavy Arms To Egypt Agreement Stirring Up New Bitterness In U. N. Assembly UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (INS) —Russia's agreement to sell heavy armaments to Egypt stirred new bitterness in the UN assembly today. The action also evoked an Israeli plea to the Soviet bloc to avert an arms race in the Middle East. Indian delegate V. K. Krishna Menon was expectde to add new fuel to the fire with a fitter condemnation of the French withdrawal from the assembly and with new attacks on the West. Israeli delegate Abba Eban warned Russia that shipments of arms to the Arab states might upset "the military balance in which the of our region has precariously rested for seven years.” Eban cited Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov’s recent declaration in the assembly calling for an end to the East-West arms race and added: "It is unfortunate that a few days later an armaments race was stimulated in the Middle East.” The Israeli diplomat brushed aside contentions that the SovietArab arms agreement was purely “commercial" in character. He warned that Russia as a producer of heavy arms bears "a heavy political and moral responsibility" for peace. Syrian delegate Ahmed Shukairy clashed with Eban and stotutly defended the Arab states’ right to purchase arms from the Soviet bloc. He maintained the Arab bloc was under-armed for defense against Israel and asserted that purchase of armaments would strengthen the balance of power in the Middle East and peace in the Region. - — - - Meanwhile, the French with(Contlnued on Page Sight) Four Airmen Killed While On Search CHERRY POINT, N. C. (INS) — Two marine airmen were killed when their rescue planes crashed in North Carolina while searching for a missing craft. A helicopter engaged in the search crashed and burned Monday night five miles from Chocowinity, N. C., killing one man. Two other crewmen escaped unhurt. Monday afternoon, another search craft went down seven miles south-, east of Matunuskeet Lake, killing the pilot. Change Schedule Os Training Course Girl Scout Leader Training Underway A change in the original schedule for the Girl Scout leader training course which is being held in Decatur this week, has been announced by Mrs. Charles Jessup, training chairman for the Decatur Girl Scout council. A session for Brownie leaders will be held Wednesday from 8:45 to 10:45 a. m. Brownie and intermediate leaders will meet from 1 to 3 p. m. Wednesday and from 8:45 to 10:45 a. m. Thursday. A session for 4 intermediate leaders alone from 1 to 3 p. m, Thursday will conclude the four day session. Monday and today were devoted to training in outdoor crafts and cooking at Hanna-Nuttman park. Mrs. Robert MacFarland of> Quincy, 111., professional trainer, is in charge of all of the sessions. Mrs. Jessup also announced during the Wednesday and Thursday sessions, which will all be held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, baby sitters would be available at the center.

GOP Leaders Deny Convention Shift Republicans Deny Butler Prediction CHICAGO (INS) — Democratic national chairman Paul M. Butler says the Republicans will switch their 1956 convention site from San Francisco to Chicago, but the suggestion was denied by GOP leaders. Butler made the prediction Mon- ■ day following a closed meeting of the party’s advisory committee on political organization. He said he was willing to wager . the Republicans would move their presidential nominating convention to Chicago and meet prior to , the Democratic convention in the same city, set for Aug. 13. Butler said the switch would be ■ made in the belief that President I Eisenhower’s illness would prevent him from seeking a second . term. i The Democratic leader said if Mr. Eispnhower does not run, the . Republican delegates will want to ■ allow more time for campaigning, and also will want to get out of . California because that state has four possible presidential candidates—Sen. William F. Knowland, i Gov. Goodwin J. Knight, Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Leonard Hall, the Republican national chairman, promptly denied Butler’s prediction. He said in Washington the GOP convention would be held in San Francisco beginning Aug. 20, as now scheduled. Indianapolis Council Ponders Time Shift Public Reaction Is Awaited By Council INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —lndianapolis city fathers appeared due to get bombarded with pros and cons on "fast” or “slow" time during the next two weeks. William H. Book, executive vice president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, said today that “everything depends on the public reaction in the next week or 10 days” as far as CDT or CST time is conserned. Book said he notified the Indianapolis city council of his organization’s vote favoring an end to daylight time during winter months, but did not appear at the meeting Monday night. He added that the decision whether the C of C will make a personal appeal to the council will be made sometime before the Oct. 17 meeting. Oct. 30 is the date when the proponents of CST want Indianapolis to follow Chicago’s example. The council, in a bitter decision last spring put the city indefinitely on fast time, pending action by the Indiana general assembly. A public referendum was scheduled by the 1955 lawmakers on the time question in 1956 for guidance of the 1957 legislature. Book said he realized that the councilmen “sweat blood" in reaching their decision last spring and didn't want to re-open the controversial subject. However, he urged residents “to speak up' 'and let their views be known. An indication of the strong feeling involved came in a sally evoked by presentation of a telegram at Monday night’s meeting from the Bloomington city council. The telegram said the Bloomington city fathers voted “unanimously" to ask their Indianapolis counterparts to return to CST this winter. Retorted councilman John A. Schumacher:' 4 “Let Bloomington’s council take care of its own business and we will take care of ours.” INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy and continued mild through Wednesday, with occasional light rain tonight and showers Wednesday. Low tonight 62-68. Hi(jh Wednesday 73-78.

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Byrne, Podres Mound Choices In Final Game 1955 World Series Goes To Limit Os Seven Games Today DODGERS WIN NEW YORK—The Brooklyn i Dodgers won their first World Series championship in the game’s history today, defeating the New York Yankees, 20, in the seventh game of the > 1955 contest behind the bril- > Bant clutch pitching of Johnny Podres and timely hitting of > Gil Hodges. « i TODAY’S LIMPS Dodgers Yankees ‘ Gilliam, If Rizzuto, as ’ Reese, ss Martin, 2b ’ Snider, cf McDougald, 3b ; Campanella, c Berra, c Furlllo, rs Bauer, rs . ' Hodges, lb Skowron, lb Hoak, 3b Cerv, cf ' Zimmer, 2b Howard, If ' Podres, p Byrne, p Umpires: Summer (AL); Ballanfant (NL); Honochlck (AL); Dascoli (NL); Flaherty (AL); 1 Donatelli (NL). ’ NEW YORK (INS) — A hobbled Duke Snider was listed to etart but Jackie Robinson was sidelined with a heel injury today when the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees met in the seventh and decisive game of the 1955 World Series. The “sudden-death” windup for the wvrld championship presented the dramatic picture of the two crippled teams going at each- other with the lame, and with a couple of lefthanders. It was to be veteran Tommy Byrne for the Yankees as they sought their 17th world title ' against Brooklyn’s young Johnny ' Podres, who was trying to get the 1 Dodgers their first crown after ’ seven previous failures. The weather ms perfect for the 1 finale, and a crowd of 65,000 at 1 Yankee Stadium was expected to make the series the richest in ' history. Snider, Brooklyn’s homer slugging center fielder who injured his left knee Monday when the Yankees evened up the srtuggle, was back in th starting lineup for the big one. But ißobinson, whose fine iplay at third base, and daredevil antics on the basepaths had been one of the highlights of the Dodgers* bid, was forced out of action by an injury to the achllles tfendon on his right heel. Robinson's place at third was taken by Don Hoak. The Yankees hardly were any better off physically. Center field slugger Mickey Mantle was out again with bis ripped right thigh muscle. Right fielder Hank Bauer was listed for action despite the same type injury. Broken-toed first baseman Bill Skowron, whose three-run homer capped a five-run first inning that won the sixth game for the Bombers, 5 to 1, was in the starting lineup again as manager Casey Stengel loaded his order with right-handed batters. The play by play follows: First Inning Dodgers— Gilliam grounded to Rizzuto. Reese filed to Cerv. Snider was thrown out by Martin. No runs, no hits,, no errors. Yankees — Rizzuto, leading off, was playing in his 52nd World Series game, this breaking Joe Dimaggio’s record of 51 games. Rizzuto popped to Campanella. Martin filed to Gilliam. McDougald looked at a third strike. No runs, no hits, no errors. Second Inning Dodgers — Martin threw out Campanella. Furlllo filed to Howard. Hodges walked. Martin threw out Hoak. No runs, no hits, no errors. Yankees—Berra filed to Snider. Bauer bounced out to Zimmer. Skowron slammed a ground-rule (Continued on n« _ -J