Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 5 November 1955 — Page 1

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A service of dedication for the new parsonage of the Church of God, Cleveland street, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The guest speaker will be the Rev. C, Lowery Quinn, pastor of the Church of God at Defiance, O. The service will open with the organ prelude, followed by the Doxology; the opening prayer and a congregational song. On the theme, “Decatur speaks,”

Montgomery To Visit Ike At Army Hospital Chest X-Ray Offers New Encouragement In Ike's Condition DENVER (INS) — President Eisenhower, cheered by a visit .from a World War II comrade in arms, begins his seventh and probably final week in the hospital today. Well along the road to recovery from his heart attack of six weeks ago, Mr. Eisenhower was scheduled to play host at Fitzsimons army hospital to British Field Marsha] Viacount Montgomery, an old friend. A cheat X-ray Friday offered new encouragement on the President's condition. It showed that his heart is “normal in size - ’ despite his increase in activity during the latest weeks of recuperation from his coronary thrombosis. » This was described to newsmen as a “medically important” sign and one that left Mr. Eisenhower’s doctors “very pleased.” Sunday, the President will be examined by Dr. Paul Dudley White, famous Boston heart specialist and chief consultant on his case. White will announce definite plans for the President's departure from Denver. He is expected to confirm the tentative selection of next Friday for Mr. Eisenhower’s return to Washington. The Chief Executive, under current planning, will stay at the White House a day or two and then go to his farm at Gettysburg farm for further convalescence, probably not returning permanently to Washington until after Jan. 1. Montgomery, deputy supreme commander of the North Atlantic treaty organization, was to have visited the President and Mrs. Eisenhower at Gettysburg this week but the Chief Executive’s illness prevented it. So, Mr. Eisenhower invited Montgomery to call at his hospital room instead . Arriving Friday night at Lowry air force base, site of the Denver White House, Montgomery said Mr. Eisenhower had promised to “explain" the battle of Gettysburg to him but that now it would have to wait until a future visit. The hero of the battle of El Elemeln added tha’t he Won’t come back to the U.S. next year because it will be an election year and he “wouldn't dare” to be here at a time like that. Asked what he expected to discuss with the President, he queried: “When two old friends meet, what are you going to talk about? Mutual problems.” He added that Mr. Eisenhower (Continued on Fags Six) Final Rites Monday For Richard Smith , Funeral services for Richard Smith, Fort Wayne attorney and formerly of Decatur, who died Friday morning following a heart attack, will be held Monday morning • at 11 o’clock at Trinity Episcopal ehurch In Fort Wayne. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the Klaehn funeral home until 10 p. m. Sunday.

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brief remarks will be given by Mayor John M Doan, Chalmer Bollenbacher, for the Associated Churches of Decatur, and the Rev. Benj. G. Thomas, pastor of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, for the Decatur ministerial association. Special music will be presented ' by a quartet, followed by the dedI icatory address by Rev. Quinn.

Decatur Election Boards Are Listed Polls Open Tuesday For City Election County clerk Ed Jaberg today released the names of members of precinct boards for the city election Tuesday. The* inspectors for the polls will be Democrats since the Democratic candidate for secretary of state in the last general election received the most votes in this county. The precinct boards will staff the polling places from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day. The list of precinct boards follows: 1Democrat —Gerald Ross, inspector; Velina DeArmpnd, judge; Beatrice Melchi, clerk; Melvena Ross, clerk, ahd Andrew Zese'r, sheriff. Republican —. Luanna Banning, judge; Mrs. Hollis Bonifas, clerk, and Elizabeth Aurand; sheriff. 2Democrat —Eleanor Braun, inspector; Gusta Baker, judge; Germaine Schmitt, clerk; Meta Krueckeberg, clerk, and Clem Voglewede, sheriff. Republican—Mrs. Otto Beehler, judge; Mrs. Paul Edwards, clerk; Mrs. Kenneth Gaunt, clerk, and Noah Fry, sheriff, 3Democrat—A. J. Metzler, inspector; Vera Kleinhenz. judge; Loretta Metzler, clerk; Grace Green, clerk, and William Gillig, sheriff. Republican —Mrs. Clyde Gould, judge; Mrs. Adolph Kolter, clerk; Mrs. WUliam Feller, clerk, and Gail A. Baughman, sheriff. 1-B Democrat—James Chronister, inspector; Helen Cowans, judge: Joan Hoffman, clerk; Mildred Hebble, clerk, and Mathias Minch, sheriff. Republican—J. ' William Rentz, judge; Myrtle Wolfe clerk; Jouvette G. Plasterer, clerk, ano Harvey Brunner, sheriff. 2 B Democrat — Clarence Heimann, inspector; Mrs. Katharyne Nelson, judge; Mrs. Fay Miller, clerk; Mrs. Marion Brandyberry,, clerk, and John Beineke, sheriff. Republican — Julia Jackson, judge: Mattie Fisher, clerk; Edith Lankenau. clerk, and Tom Andrews. sheriff. 3-B Democrat—Adolph Schamerloh, inspector; Ed Keller, judge; Mrs. Alite Schooler, clerk /'Mrs. Bertha Buffenbarger, clerk, and Gerhard Reinking, sheriff. Republican—Fred Busche, judge; Mrs. Florence Kohls, clerk; Agnes Sprague, clerk, and Fred Christener, sheriff. 1Democrat —Niland D. Ochsenrider, ■' inspector; Mrs. Elizabeth Hersh,’judge; Francile Mclntosh, clerk; Diana Linn, clerk, and B. F. Brelner, sheriff. Republican—lnez "Weber judge; Edith Soliday, clerk; Isabel Bowman, clerk, and Floyd Acker, sheriff. 2Democrat —Rufus Sommers, Inspector; Zelma Roop, judge; Fiances Bohnke. clerk; Kathryn Hill, clerk, and Jennie Roop, -sheriff. Hill, judge; Josephine Andrews, clerk: Mrs. Jim Borders, clerk, and Ray A. Schott, sheriff. (Continued on Page Five)

The church choir will sing “Bless This House,” followed by the offertory prayer by Rev. Quinn and the prayer of dedication. Following the service, open house will be held at the parsonage, in charge of the trustees, finance committee and the women’s missionary society. The Rev. W. H." Kirkpatrick is pastor of the Church of God.

U. S. Official Meets Egyptian, Israel Leaders Seeking To Prevent Middle East War, Envoys Summoned WASHINGTON (INS) — The United Spates makes its big pitch today to avert war in the Holy Land and keep the Middle East out of communist hands. The Israeli and Egyptian ambassadors wera summoned to separate conferences at the state department this morning. Ambassador Abba Eban of Israel was to confer with Assistant Secretary George V. Allen at 10 a.m. (EST) and ambassador Armed Hussein was to follow Eban an hour later. The objectives of the United States are: 1. To prevent war in the holy land. 2. To maintain friendship with both Israel and the Arabs. 3. To prevent Soviet Russia from becoming the dominant influence among the Arab states. The Indications were that Allen has something specific to propose to the twp envoys. The U.S. is on the horns of a Jilemma. Strategically, the Arab states have the oil. the seaports and the airlanes which are important to free world defenses. But high U.S. officials admit freely that morally they cannot afford to let the state of Israel uown. There still is hope that with pa tience and time the Israeli and Arabs can be brought to accept "peaceful coexistence” in the seething Middle East.

Details Probed In Woodward Slaying New Statement Is Given By Watchman NEW YORK (INS) — Two new details in the fatal shooting Os millionaire, sportsman William Woodward Jr., by his wife, Anne, gave N. Y. police some "angles” to work on today. The first, was a new statement issued by a watchman on the Woodward estate who claimed the attractive former model, Anne, did not scream until 20 minutes after she shot her husband whom she said she took for a prowler. The watchman, 51-year-old Stephen Smith, said he didn't mention the fact before because police hadn't asked him. Both Nassau detective chief Stuyvesant Pinnell and D. A. Frank /y Gullotta both had angry reactions to the statement which they said conflicted with Smith's earlier statements. The case was further complicated by ballistics tests which reportedly confirmed Mrs. Woodward's statements of where she stood when she shot into the darkened hall “at a noise.” Mrs. William Woodward Sr., virtual “queen” of N. Y. society broke a five day silence and said she "grieved” for her daughter-in-law (Continued on Page Five)

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, November 5, 1955.

Molotov Returning To Moscow For Advice On * Elections In Germany

Cease-Fire Is Sought By UN In Middle East Report Uneasy Calm On Common Border, Fear More Violence JERUSALEM (INS) — UN officials worked feverishly today to irrange a cease - fire between Egypt and Israel before the uneasy calm along their common border erupts into more violence. The El Auja and Gaza Strip battlefronts were free of any clashes Friday except for sporadic Egyptian artillery barrages fired upon new Israeli positions near El Sabha Hill. Israel, meanwhile, asked for a joint Israeli-Egyptian patrol to collect the dead following the hill battle south of El Auja on Wednesday and Thursday. Agence France Presse reported in Paris that Cairo radio announced the Syrian army has been alerted to aid Egypt in case of new fighting along the Israeli-Egyptian border. The U. S., Britain and France were reported considering the summoning of a United Nations security council meeting on Palestine in a week or ten days. An informant said a major puf-‘ pose of such a meeting would be to rally support behind secretary general Dag Hammarskjold in«his pmonal effort to prevent the border battles from spreading into a general war. Hammarskjold has submitted peace proposals to both Cairo and Jerusalem calling for a withdrawal of troops by both sides and equation of a buffer zone between the opposing forces. In Washington, the U. S. will make its big effort to avert war when the state department holds separate conferences today with the Egyptian and Israeli ambassadors to the U. S. The U. S. nopes to prevent war in the Holy Land, maintain friendship with both Egypt and Israel and block the Russian bid to become the dominant influence among the Arab states. Army Plans Holiday For All Soldiers WASHINGTON (INS) — The army already has unwrapped its Christmas present to Gl’s: No training from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3. Because of staggered schedules, every soldier can have either Christmas or New Year's off.

Week Os Services Ends Sunday Night Spiritual Emphasis Services To Close The Rev. William Rae spoke on the “The Inheritance of Life apd Promise” Friday evening. He emphasized that “we must receive and believe the promises in the Bible if we are to have effective Christian lives.” The Trinity Evangelical United Brethren choir sang a special anthem. Ronald Walton, song •leader,- played a violin solo for the offertory. There will be a service this evening at the Zibn church at 7:30 p.m. Rev. John Chambers will preside. Rev. Ray Walther will read the Scripture and Rev. Stuart Brightwell will lead in prayer. The mass youth meeting will be at the Nazarene church Sunday evening at 6 o’clock with the youth fellowship groups of Decatur participating. Rev. Rae will speak to the group. The closing service of the week will be at the Zion church. The Methodist church choir ,-will sing. Everyone is urged to attend these closing services of Spiritual Emphasis week, those in charge said.

Racketeer Is Slain In Gangland Style Willie Bioff Killed By Dynamite Blast PHOENIX, Ariz. (INS)— Movie extortioner Willie Bioff may have signed his own death warrant when he tried to buy into a Reno, Nev., gambling resort. That theory was advanced" today by Phoenix police who sought the gangland executioner of the 55year old Chicago and Hollywood racketeer. Bioff, who reportedly held a midnight rendezvous with two men some 11 hours before he was blown to bits, was killed Friday when he triggered a dynamite booby trap attached to the starter of his pickup truck. His wife, .Laurie, had waved goodbye to the one-time Chicago panderer when he entered his pick-, up truck parked just outside the garage of his lavish $40,000 home in a fashionable Phoenix residential area. Police authorities from Chicago to Los Angeles agreed that the gangland-style rubout indicated that the mafia-linked syndicate finally had exacted its vengeance against the “stool pigeon.” Maricopa county sheriff Cal Boies, who admitted there were few clues in the case while his investigators sifted through the wreckage of the truck, - said:“lt obviously was a gangland execution.” Last Thursday it had been reported that Bioff had been allowed to buy an interest in a Reno. Nev., gambling resort, supposedly controlled by a West Coast mob. Bioff, who once had been the stooge of Capone gangsters in looting filmland of extortion money, had lived quietly in Phoenix for ten of the 11 years after his release on parole from a federal prison sentence. He had legally changed his name to William Nelson in a move to thwart underworld revenge for helping send to prison six members of the old Capone gang. His testimony about their part in the movie extortion racket was the deciding factor in their conviction. Only two of the six are alive today. They are Paul (The Waiter) Ricca, still reputedly a Capone gang power in Chicago, and Nick (Continued on Page 31x)

Collecting Gifts To Mental Patients Collect Christmas Gifts To Patients Through the co-operation of civic organizations, mental health leaders in Adams county are collecting Christmas gifts for patients according to the program of the Indiana association for mental health. Mrs. Lowell Harper is chairman of the Christmas gifts collection in the county. Sub-chairman and their respective depots are: Decatur churches — Mrs. Benjamin Thomas; sororities, Mrs. Robert Worthman, Mrs. E. Rydell, Mrs. William Schnepf. Jr.: depots, extension office and Community Center. Geneva—Mrs. Francis Biery, depot, her home. Berne, Mrs. Luther Yager, Mrs. Arlie Habegger, Mrs. Virgil Amstutz, Mrs. Ernest Lehman; depot. Yager furniture store. Pleasant Mills, Miss Sally McCullough, Mrs. Ben McCullough; depot, counyt extension office. Monroe — Mrs. Howard Habegdepot, county extension office. Preble — Mrs. Arthur Koeneman. Miss Gloria Koeneman; depot, county extension office. Union township — Mrs. Lawrence Grote; depot, extension office. Blue Creek township — Mrs. Harry Roudebush, Mrs. Lester Sipe; depot. Yager furniture store, Berne, or Monroe Co-op office; Calvary Bible ehurch, Mrs. Raymond Edwards; depot. Yagef Furniture Store. Linn Grove — Glen Dubach; depot, Yager Furniture store.

May Call UN Council Meet On Palestine Big Three Powers Consider Call Os Security Council UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (INS) —The Big Three Western powers were reported seriously considering today the summoning of a UN security council meeting on Palestine in a weeg or ten uays. The U. S., Britain and Fiance previously had steered away from such a course convinced that Russia would try to use a council meeting to drum up added support from the Arab States and hinder peace--1 making efforts. Authoritative informants said the three allies now are giving serious study to proposals for a security council session on the explosive Egyptian-Israeli conflict in the El Auja demilitarized zone. The informants said a major purpose of such a meeting would be to rally support behind secretary general Dag Hammarskjold tn his personal intervention to prevent the El Auja dispute from spilling over into a major war. Hammarskjold has submitted peace proposals to both Egypt and Israel in a move to allay tension in the demilitarized area. The proposals are.said to call for a withdrawal of troops from both sides and creation of a buffer area between the opposing forces. Another of the recommendations reportedly urges better marking of the demilitarized zone to bar accidental incursions by armed units from either side. The informants said the Western Big Three h§ve agreed to wait at least a week before requesting a security council meeting in order to give time for Hammarskjold’s proposals to tax« effect.

Authorities Probe Unexplained Blast INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —State police today had no details concerning the cause of a mysterious explosion that rocked eastern Indiana late Friday and which was felt chiefly at New Castle, Hagerstown and Connersville. The unexplained blast shook houses, rattled windows and rocked dishes and chinaware on shelves. No damage was apparently caused. Applications Here For Korea War Bonus DAV Will Assist In Filing Papers Applications for the Indiana Korean war veterans bonus have been received her by the Disabled American Veterans post, it was announced today by Gerald W. Smitley, who will assist veterans in filing their papers. Two forms hae been reeveived. Smitley said. Form number one is to be filled out by eligible living veterans and form number two is for next pt kin of deceased veterans. The latter will receive their payments first. Korean war service is defined as those who served from June 27, 1950,. to July 27, 1953, and either have received or are eligible to receive a Korean campaign bar. Deadline for filing applications is Juhe 30, 1954;, but Smitley said he had been informed that payments will start as applications are processed at the state office. A D. A. V. representative will be at the D. A. V. hall every Thursday night from 7 o'clock to 10 o’clock to assist eligible, veterans in completing their applications. A limited supply of both types of applications is on hand, Smitley said.

Kefauver Assails Eisenhower Crusade Cites Corruption In GOP Administration DAYTON, Ohio (INS) — Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) has charged that President Eisenhower's “great crusade has bogged down in a sorry mess of deals and favoritism.” In a speech prepared for delivery at a Jefferson-Jackson day dinner Friday night, the 1952 Democratic presidential candidate singled out four present or former Elsenhower “team” members for criticism. He cited the eases of Coleman Andrews, retiring commissioner of internal revenue; former air secretary Harold E. Talbott; public buildings commissioner Peter A. Strobel and Adolphe Wenzell, who he said had served both the government and the banking interests in the Dixon-Yates power deal. Kefauver said Andrews is “brazenly becoming head of a big insurance company which is in serious tax difficulties with the internal revenue service.” He noted recent testimony that Strobel is 90 per cent owner of a consulting engineering firm in New York while heading the public, buildings administration. The senator recalled that Mr. Eisenhower said in his 1962 campaign that he “wouldn’t wait 18 minutes” to uncover corruption if it was ever charged against an administration of his. The senator said: “I know that he is today ill — and probably hasn’t read about the Strobel case. But he knew all about the Dixon-Yates case and we are told every day that the 'team' is carrying out Ike’s policies exactly. What’s the team going to do about Strobel? . , . “We cannot tolerate tarnished crusaders.”

Hospital Profit Is Shown In October Monthly Report Os Hospital Released Adams county memorial hospital showed a profit of $3,978.56 for October, monthly figures released today reveal. Total expenses for the month, including $739.09 for construction of a new parking area, were $18,968.92, and total income was $22,047.48. There was $10,176.07 in the hospital operating fund October 1, which made a total of cash on hand and income, $32,223.55. Balance as of November 1 was $13,254.63. There were 37 patients on October 1 and during the month 185 were admitted. Six patients died during the month and 185 were dismissed. There were 31 patients on the last day of October. Fifty babies were born at the hospital, including 28 boys and 22 girls. It was one of the busiest months in the history of the hospital. Visit Hospital Members of the Adams county memorial hospital board have visited four hospitals in this area in the last few weeks. Cal E. Peterson, president of the local board, said today. Board members are gathering data and suggestions prior to announcing plans for an addition to the local hospital. Members have visited at St. Mary’s. 0., Union City, Columbia City and Parkview at Fort Wayne and on each occasion the entire board has made the trip, Peterson said. Several similar trips are contemplated. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and warmer tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and mild. -Low tonight 42-48. High Sunday 82-08. Outlook for Monday: mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Turning colder. "noonT edition

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Molotov Put In Corner By Allied Plans New Instructions Sought By Molotov For Geneva Talks GENEVA (INS)—The Western Big Three virtually have compelled Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov to return to Moscow today and seek new instructions to stave off diplomatic defeat at the Geneva talks. Molotov faces almost certain defeat at the foreign ministers conference on the key issue of free elections for the reunification of Germany. The veteran Soviet diplomat flew back to Moscow today even ' though he loathes flying. But his situation has become almost desperate. For the past 48 hours it has been apparent that secretary of state John Foster Dulles, French foreign minister Antoine Pinay and British foreign secretary Harold MacMillan have used splendid teamwork to pin Molotov in a corner. The Western diplomats have made the Russian minister’s position untenable in the eyes of both West Germany and Communist East Germany by handing him an ultimatum to have free and secret elections by September 1956. The fixed “spirit of Geneva” grin was finally wiped off Molotov's face by the Western move, which Dulles said would permit the Big Four conference* to pass its "acid test” at Geneva. Molotov may come back from Moscow with some sort of final answer bu Friday he all but rejected the election proposal.* He said it did not conform with the directive from the Big Four • chiefs of state, it was separated from the European security problem and that the German people • themselves should be asked for their views. The Big Three proposal was submitted with the consent of the West German government and Dulles said it also met the wishes of East Germans. The proposal provides for the election of an all-German national assembly which would have the job of seeing to the drafting of a constitution and formation of a unified government. Dulles was to fly to Vienna today and Yugoslavia Sunday for a visit with Marshaf*Tito. Dulles will discuss with the Yugoslav leader Balkan relations with the Western world and will try to keep Tito from drifting toward Moscow and Communist China. MacMillan was to return to London to wrangle with parliament Monday on the question of the government’s handling of the Guy Burgess-Donald Maclean cases. Pinay was to go back to Paris to tackle the troublesome Moroccan throne situation. (Oonunuea on Page Eight) Community Fund Is $3,700 Below Goal A total of |8,500 has been received in the annual Community fund drive, Robert Boch, treasurer, said today. This total is $3,700 short of the goal of 112,200 set by the directors; The fund is the only means of financial support for eight local graups. Otto Beehler, chairman of the 1955 drive, and Boch both have issued a new appeal so that the drive can be completed in the next 10 days. Several soliciting teams have not completed their work and it is understood this will be done next week. Boch said that there would be no house - to - house canvas and he urged that any individuals who desire - to contribute send their contributions either to him or chairman Beehler. Officers of the fund hope to complete the drive and ' appropriate the money some tinie during November, it learned.