Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1955 — Page 1

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Plane Saboteur Granted Delay To Enter Plea Graham Is Given 11 Days To Plead To Murder Charge DENVER (INS) — John Gilbert Graham was granted 11 days today in Denver district court to plead to charges he murdered his 53-year-old mother. she 23-year-old part <ime college charged with one of the most heinous crimes in American history, glumly stared at the floor as lawyers argued how long a continuance should be granted for him to secure proper legal counsel. Denver attorney J. R. Strickland. hired by Graham's half-sister to represent him temporarily, told District Judge James E. Noland, of Durango, Colo., he was not prepared to enter a plea for Graham at this time. He requested an additional 30 days “to allow Graham to secure proper counsel." District attorney Bert Keating, who had vowed to send the youth to the Colorado gas chamber, objected strenuously to any delay in the start of the case. Mrs. King was one of 44 victims on a United Air Line D-6B luxurycruiser that exploded in mid-air near Longmont, Colo., Nov. 1. The well-to-do widow- had been insured by her son for $37,500. He was' the beneficiary of the policyobtained from an airport vending machine. Graham admitted when arrested by FBI agents that he packed a home made bomb into his mother’s suitcase- shortly before she boarded the ill-fated plane at the DenVer Municipal Airport. He freely described the instrument of death, as being made of 25 sticks of dynamite with' an attached timing device. The plane blew up 11 minutes after taking off. Denver Dist. Atty. Bert M. Keating already has made a preliminary list of 16 witnesses to help prosecution of the case. Keating, hoping to get an early trial date, said he will seek the death penalty for Graham. The accused, meanwhile, sits (Continuna on Kage Elgin) Petitions Filed By ♦ Tocsin Telephone Co. INDIANAPOLHS —(Special)— The Tocsin Telephone Co., with Leo Yager as president, today filed two separate petitions with thf Iri'diana public service commission to discontinue -‘free service” to Ossian. Preble, Poe and Craigville and institute toll charges, and for an emergency rate increase of $3,700 per year. The utility, which has 186 patrons, said it sought to end the free service because of complaints the "lines are always busy." The rate increase is reported as needed to provide a relief switchboard operator under the terms of a September order by the commission.

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Democrat National Committee Meets May Boost Number Os 1956 Delegates . CHICAGO (INS) — Democraticnational chairman Paul M. Butler said today party leaders may vote to boost — possibly double — the number of 1956 convention delegates. The national committee meets today to pass on a proposed revision of the 1952 "loyalty oath" before delegates, consider a credentials fight involving an Oklahoma committeeman and take up, other preconvention business. Butler said the question of increasing the total number of delegates may be resolved at today’s closed' session. The 1952 delegate total was 1.126. He explained that states like Illinois, Michigan and California are “interested” in broadening the delegate base, adding: "More people are interested in the campaign. They feel the convention is going to nominate the) next president.” This and other issues are being taken Up in the four-day series of Democratic meetings against a backdrop of unfolding campaign activity marked by Adlai E. Stevenson’s announcement for the Democratic presidential nomination. All the top contenders — potential as well as announced—will be at-the Democratic rally before the week is ended. Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenri.) and New York Gov. Averell Harriman are to arrive Friday. Former President Harry S.Truman. a key figure if not a candidate, is expected Satur-j day. These three and Stevenson speak at the SIOO-a-plate Democratic dinner in Chicago Saturday night. Butler predicted that the nation--al committee will and ‘.’should” accept a compromise on the “loyalty cath” issue drafted by an advisory (ommittee headed by former chairman Stephen A. Mitchell. Mitchell said he shared the view that the compromise would be accepted. Butler explained that under the Compromise the seating of a delegation in the convention automatically “constitutes a pledge by state leaders of the delegation” that the par|y nominees will be placed on the Democratic ballot in that state. Butler said endorsement .of this will be by “good faith" language contained in the proposed resolution, — ■ - - The chairman said that acting committee counsel Harold Leventhal feels the national committee lacks authority to 'revise the apportionment of convention delegates—that only the convention itself can do this. /INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and continued cold tonight except a few snow flurries likely extreme north. Friday partly cloudy. Not quite so cold south portion. Low tonight 10-18 north, 18-22 south. High Friday 2834 north, 34-40 south. 14 - PAGES

Frigid Winds Os First Cold Wave In Stale Flood Threats And Destructive Winds Precede Cold Wave INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Frigid winds stung Indiana today in the wake of flood-inducing-rains, destructive winds and a heat wave that killed three persons and caused millions of dollars worth of property damage. Temperatures tumbled to 10 to 15 degrees above zero today as the cold mass moved eastward dumping snow in the midwest and threatening Indiana with snow flurries near Lake Michigan today or tonight. Weathermen said it will be fair to partly cloudy and cold with strong westerly winds slowly diminishing today and tonight. Highs are expected to range from 25 to 38 and lows tonight again below freezing at 12 to 20. The Eel River near Brazil, Buck Creek in Smith Valley, White River south of Indianapolis, Patoka River near Petersburg and Seymour, plus the east fork of the White River at Anderson are in’ most serious danger of flooding. Highwater closed Ind. 42 west of Eminence, Ind. 32 east of Muncie at Selma, U. S. 36 west of Mt. Summit, and U. S. 31 south of Franklin. Rescue workers Wednesday took 35 families from a new addition at Franklin when Young’s Creek, swelled by a nightlong torrential downpour in central Indiana, sent four feet of water over U. S. 31, tearing' out a section of the higway, and flooding into the housing development. Ten other families, including a bed-ridden elderly man and his wife, were evacuated by boat from the near downtown section of Franklin and 25 patients had to be moved from the ground floor of the Johnson County Memorial Hospital. Three .persons died in the storm. Carlos Sprong, 31, of Marion, was killed when he was struck by lightning while hunting in southwest Huntington county. His brother-in-law was shocked but not injured seriously by the bolt. At Spiceland, John W. Pratt, 56, was killed when he went to the aid of his daughter, Mrs. A ,: ce Ankron, 19, who was fatally shocked trying to straighten a television antenna blown against a high power line by wind, Tornadie winds slashed Spiceland. Gentryville, Huntsville Evansville. Polk’s Park east of Boonville and Indianapolis with at least 20 other persons injured, a total of 10 houses flattened along with three barns and two garages. Cold In Nation CHICAGO (INS)—The first cold wave of the season brought belowfreezing weather to two thirds of the country today. The 32 degree line extended from (Connuuea on Page Eight) Continuing Probe On Loyalty Oaths Indiana Official Called To Hearing WASHINGTON (INS)—lndiana’s deputy boxing commissioner was called before senate investigators today to explain why prize fighters in his state must take a loyalty oath. Chairman Thomas -C. Hennings (D Mo.), of the senate subcommittee on constitutional rights, said this is a part of his Inquiry into surprise uses made of the attorney general’s list of subversive organi* zations. Hennings said he will develop from the boxing official. Arqh Hindman. the fact that Indiana fighters must take an oath they do not belong to the Communist party or any of the organizations on the attorney general’s list. Capt. Carl Lawrence, of the Delaware state police, will be another witness. Hennings said the committee wants details on a requirement that anyone belonging to organizations listed by the attorney general must register the state police upon entering Delaware. — Committee sources skid that a similaf ordinance is in effect in New Rochelle, N. Y„ for its residents. and testimony will be developed about that from the city’s mayor, Stanley Church. , Judge David W. Peck, presiding judge of the appellate division of the Naw York state courts, will be asked about loyalty requirements reportedly set for a jury in one particular case. •

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 17, 1955

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Iran Premier Escapes From Dealh Attempt Anti-Red Premier Slightly Hurt By Would-Be Assassin TEHRAN (INS) — Iran's antiCommunist Premier Hussein Ala w’as slightly wounded today in an attempt on his life. First reports said he was fired on, but a later version was that the would-be assassin’s gun jammed and the gunman then slammed the butt of it against the premier’s head. Tehran radio said that the 72year old premier returned to his cffice after having his wound dressed in a hospital. Ala, who recently announced Iran’s adherence to the pro-west-ern Baghdad defense alliance despite strong Soviet objections, was attacked while visiting the mosque of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi. His assailant was captured quickly while streets near the mosque w-ere blocked off by police. The radio said that Ala was leaving the mosque after -a memorial service when the attempt on his life was made, ‘The person who made the attempt was immediately arrested." Tehran radio said, “and the case is under investigation.” The anti - Communist Ala has served his country abroad and at home for more than half a century. He once was ambassador to the United States and head of the Iranian delegation at the United Nations. Ala succeeded Gen. Fazlollah Zahedi April 5 when the latter resigned for reasons of health. Last Oct. 11 he announced that Iran would join the Baghdad pact nations of Turkey, Pakistan, Iraq and Britain in the so-called “northern tier" of middle eastern defense against the. power of the Soviet Union. City Street Sweeper Delivered Wednesday The Guter-Snipe street sweeper purchased by the city of Decatur from Stockberger Machine compahay was delivered to the city Wednesday and will be put into use immediately. The sweeper, which includes a leaf rake attachment, will be used to take up leaves from the street's and gutters. During the winter it will also be used to clean up cinders which are spread at intersections when the streets are slick from ice and snow. County Council To Meet November 26 To Study Requests For Appropriations Requests for emergency appropriations totaling $5,412 will be considered by the Adams county council at a public hearing Saturday. Nov. 26. beginning at 9 a.m. Largest request is the $2,560 for operating expenses of tlie county home. Another large emergency request will be submitted for expense of inmates in tuberculosis hospitals. This amount is $2,300. Other amounts requested are SSO, traveling expense of the attendance officer; SSO, traveling expense for the county agriculture agent; $7, operating expense of the health officer; S3OO. salary for Washington township assessor; $35, county council per diem, and SIOO, social security. Taxpayers may appear at the meeting to be heard on the necessity for*such emergency appropriations. Any approved by the council will be automatically referred to the state board of tax commissioners. which will hold another hearing within 15 days.

French Assembly In Move For Elections Move TowardTmol Decision On Vote PAIR IS (INS) — The French national assembly moved today towards final decision on voting itself out of existence and scheduling new elections for next month. The deputies approved today a resolution to consider a bill already passed by the upper house to hold the balloting under a single member, small district election system. __ The assembly vote on that resolution was 311-to 286. It came after 21 confused and feverish days of parliamentary maneuvering. The decision this morning referred the matter to the assembly’s universal suffrage commission (committee) which has been asked by Premier Edgar Faure to have a import ready by nine o'clock tonight. Faure was insisting upon speed because he intended to pose a question of confidence on the early elections if the assembly rejected the senate bill. The entire question of the date for national elections and the electoral system under which they will be held must be settled by this weekend in order to hold the balloting in December. The single - member, small district system was not the one for which Faure had asked when he began his drive to hold the elections six months ahead of the June 1956 schedule date. But Wednesday, the cabinet decided to accept the system if the assembly did. ’ The departmental system gives a voter a chance to decide only, bet ween partie-s. ffoT'bstween men/ If a party list should win a majority of votes, it would be awarded all the seats in the department. « Employment Drops Here In October 123 Fewer Employed As In September Employment in seven Decatur industries has shown a drop of 123. persons compared with a month ago but it still shows a gain of 40 people employed over a year ago tor October. ; The drop from the September figure of 1,575 to 1,452 at present was attributed to the usual seasonal layoff, prior to the end of the year. The October 1955 payroll totalled $466,667 compared with $443,886 the same month a year ago. Electric meters, w-ater meters, gas jneters and telephones ail showed a gain over October. 1954. All figures were compiled by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce office. The same source showed 13 poor relief family cases in the city in October 1955 compared with 16 cases in 1954. Individual cases totalled 39 last month compared' with 51 a year ago. There were 61 births compared with 62 a year ago and there were 13 deaths compared with five the same period of 1954. Carloadings in totalled 2,000 compared with 2,020 last year and carloadings out dropped to 1.406 from 1,712. Railway express shipments were: down to 1,165 from 1.423 a year j ago. Postal receipts increased to I $7,716 from $7,185. ' Eleven building permits were issued during October with an estimated value of $53,150 compared with 13 .permits valued at $49,777 a year ago. BULLETIN * HONG KONG (INS) — Peiping radio announced today that Communist China is expelling three Americans whom it described as "criminals.” The broadcast recorded In Heng Kong gave their names as Mrs. Homer V. Bradshaw, the Rev. Mereellus White, and the Rev. Justin Garvey.

Feels Trouble Is Brewing In Caplive Lands Dulles Convinced Soviet Union Fears Free World Ideas GENEVA (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles is convinced trouble is brewing in the captive lands behind the Iron Curtain. He is convinced the Kremlin fears the effects the ideas of the free world might have on the satellite peoples. That is why Russia refused to open the door to all-out exchange visits with the west and was anxious to retreat from the "Geneva spirit” of fostering greater international confidence and trust. This was disclosed today by an unimpeachable source as Julies headed for Gettysburg, Pa., to report' to President Eisenhower on the failure of the Big Four foreign ministers conference at Geneva. Dulles is less discouraged by the Geneva failure than might have been expected. The reason for this is that he feels he has penetrated the guiding motives of the Kremlin policymakers. Briefly, these are: 1. The Russians dare not let their own citizens or the millions in satellite countries come into contact with the prosperity and freedom of the west. 2. The Kremlin leaders believe they would be treading on dangerous ground if they tried to match the west in opening up their way of life, working conditions and technical progress for the inspection of tourists. It was a conclusion reached weeks ago. 3. The Russians felt allied insistence. especially on thg part ! of the IT. S., on freedom for the captive lands was causing mistrust and even panic in East Germany. Consequently, the Soviets felt it M'as time to kill off the "Geneva spirit" openly, assert their loyalty to and support of the Communist puppet regime in East Germany and refuse to permit free elections which the West Germans would win. It was explained the next step for the West must be to take stock of its position in the light of Geneva and “readjust” its policy line accordingly. — The readjustment would have to take into consideration the motives and aims the Kremlin leaders had in reverting to what was described as the “tough" principles of Stalinism in their dealings with the w'est. v (Continued on Pagre Seven) Rudy Reyes Dies Al Hospilal Wednesday Funeral Services Saturday Morning Rudy Reyei, 32, of Paulding. 0., a former resident of Decatur,, died at 7:50 o'clock Wednesday night at St. Rita hospital at Lima, O. He had bene in failing health for a year and hospitalized for the past 60 days. He was born in Louisiana June 4, 1923, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Reyes, and was employed by General Motors at Delifance, O. Mr. Reyes was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church in Decatur. < Surviving are a son, Rudy Reyes, Jr., and tw daughters, Theresa and Angela Reyes, all -at home. Four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conduct-' ed at 8 a. m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Very Rev" Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the- Catholic cemetery. The body was brought to- the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 7:30 o’clock this evening. The rosary will be recited at 8 p. m. Friday. 2 xi

U. S. Not To Dump. Huge Farm Surplus Secretary Benson Renews Assurance WASHINGTON (INS) — Agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson .has given renewed assurances that the U.S. will not dump its huge farm surpluses abroad because “it would hurt our own agriculture in the long run.” The secretary made his statement in the lead article in the current issue of Foreign Agriculture, an official publication of his department. Benson said there' is plenty of authority already available to launch a dumping program and that the U.S. certainly could provide pretty stiff competition in this direction. The cabinet member’s article was. in large part, a discussion of the impressions he gained during a tour of Western Europe earlier this fall, during which he spoke before the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) in Rome. The secretary said he hit very hard at the tendency in many countries to move more and more toward state trading. He added: “We believe that, year in and year out. private business can do the job of selling farm products better in every way than governments can.” Meanwhile, the IFAP pointed out in a news release of its 'own that ' the recent conference in Rome decided that the only places where there can be any significant increase in farm import- markets are industrialized Western Europe and Japan. It quoted a conference report as saying: —v-' •. __ "It does not seem possible to take ah optimistic view in regard to open up large new’ commercial import outlets for agricultural products in the years immediately ahead. "On the contrary, the position is more likely to be one of strong competition for outlets approximately the same size as, or smaller than, those of recent years.” j .. . ' Urges Lightening Presidential Load WASHINGTON (INS-) — Rep. Augustine B. Kelly (D-Pa.) has suggested that former Presidents Harry S. Truman and Herbert Hoover study White House duties to lighten the presidential load. All State Highways In County Now Open Take Down Detour Signs On Road 27 All state highways in Adams county are open for traffic, True Andrews, sub-district highway superintendent, announced today. ’ Repair work at the Erie railroad crossing" between Decatur and Preble, which had caused a week's blocking of U. S. 224 west to state road 1 has been completed and that road is now open. The detour signs at Monmouth on U. S'. 27 and 33 between Decatur and Fort Wayne have been removed and traffic is permitted on the new road. There is still a short distance at the south edge cf Fort Wayne where it will be necessary to use the old road, but this stretch lias been biack-topped and will be used all winter. Andrews said that while traffic is permitetd on the Decatur to Fort Wayne road, the signs “travel at your own risk” will remain all wirtter. The last stretch of the road, from about three miles south of Fort Wayne into the city proper, will be completed early next spring. This is to be a dual roadway. All other state and federal roads are open in Adams county and all are reported to be in good travelling condition. The Fort Wayne road has been used for several weeks, but the detour signs were not removed until today.

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Begins Series Os Top Level Parleys Today Dulles Scheduled To Arrive Today To Make Report GETTYSBURG, Pa. (INS) — President Elsenhower began a series of top level conferences'today to decide U. S. policies in view of failure of the Geneva conference. The discussions may determine* a new U. S. attitude toward Rus- * sia. the size of the next federal budget, and the chances of enacting a tax cut next year. The Chief Executive used his new downtown office in the GettysMost Satisfactory GETTYSBURG, Pa. (INS) — President Eisennower’s doctors today gave him a “most satisfactory” report on his state of health. The Chief Executive was given a tnorc-ugh medical checkup at his Gettysburg farm by Col. Thomas Mattingly of Walter Reed hospital and his personal physician, Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder. They issued a bulletin stating: "The President continues to progress most satisfactorily without complications.’ 1 burg post office for the first time to meet with cabinet officers and other advisers. ißuddy-taced and smiling, tyr. Eisenhower motored into Gettysburg from, his farm on the Civil War battle field to meet commerce secretary Sinclair Weeks, budget director Roland Hughes and presidential assistant Sherman Adams. Thy were waiting at the side entrance of the post office as the president, wearing a tan camel hair coat and western-style felt hat, stepped from his big black limousine. A strong, blewo-freezing wind whipped about the President and a little cluster of onlookers as he walked up the steps to the entrance. Spotting Weeks, the President hailed: "Hi, there, Sinny." He shook hands with the cabinet officer and the other officials while photographers took pictures, t The talks with Weeks. Hughes and Adams marked the beginning of Mr. Eisenhower’s busiest day since he left the Fitzsimons army hospital in Denver after his heart attack: — f The Chief Executive wi|l meet secretary of state John Foster Dulles late this afternoon at the Elsenhower farm to recevie a first hand report on the Geneva meeting. Dulles is due in Gettysburg at 4 p.m. (EST). The President's conference with Hughes involves key decisions on the size of the 1957 budget, which will be submitted to congress in . January. — : The principal decision is on whether the budget can be “kept to size” in view of Russia’s rejection of western efforts to relax the cold war. Dulles is expected to lay before the President the most serious problems in foreign relations that have confronted the Chief Executive since hi? heart attack. They'result from the-flat refusal of Soviet Russia at the foreign ministers’ meeting to live up to the implications of the "Geneva (Oontinuea on Page .Eight) Sponsors Sought For European Refugees WASHINGTON (INS) — The state department has called for U. S. citizens to sponsor refugees who want to come to this country before the refugee relief law expires at the end of next year. It said sponsors are particularly needed for refugees from Austria, and the Netherlands.