Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 272, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1955 — Page 1

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AFTER TWO YEARS of enforced exile for their ruler, thousands of Moroccans jam. the way of Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef (right) on his return by air to his imperial palace at Rabat, French Morocco. Nationalist leaders felt they had succeeded in forcing France to bow to popular demand for the return of the Sultan. , ..

Atomic Energy Heads Split On Global Parley Other Commission Members Opposed To Murray's Proposal NEW YORK (INS) — The atomic energy commission split 4 to 1 today over commissioner Thomas E. Murray’s proposal for a global "atomic summit” meeting to dramatize the horrors of hydrogen warfare. ' Murray urged that the U. S. set oft a full-scale H-bomb blast at EniWetok before the leaders of all nations —both free and communist —as' a dramtic "show of force” in the cause of peace. Such a spectacle, he said, would establish once and for all America’s overwhelming superiority in nuclear power and demonstrate how hydrogen war could destroy mankind. "The atmospheric contamination that results from large thermonuclear explosions is so serious that it could be catastrophic. A suffi ciently large number of such explosions would render the earth uninhabitable to man. This is plain fact.” The temporary White House' at Gettysburg had no comment, but the other four AEC members in Washington flatly rejected the proposal before Murray -was through his prepared test. They recalled the AEC had vetoed a similar Murray proposal 17 months ago and said the commission majority "has never changed Its position on this matter.” Sen. Henry M. ’ Jackson (D Wash.), one of the joint congressional atomic energy committee members endorsed Murray's proposal provided that Soviet Russia made a similar demonstration. The senator said: "It should be accompanied by a challenge to the Soviets to show their good faith; they should offer to let all the people of the world see their demonstrations. "The proposal should be presented in the same manner that President Eisenhower laid down his challenge on the exchange of aerial photographic missions.” A statement, signed by AEC chairman Lewis L. Strauss. Dr. Willard F. Libby. Harold Vance and John Von Neumann, recalled that Soviet and other foreign observers were invited to the 1946 Bikini atomic tests. They added: "This demonstration, however, (Oontinuea on Page Eight) Increase Reported In Tax Payments A total of 31,532,206.43 in tax payments has been collected in Adams county according to figures: released today by county treasurer.' Waldo ffeal. This is an increase of : more than 3138,000 from last year’s collection. St-ill outstanding are delinquent payments amounting to close to 317.000. which is the lowest delinquent figure in several years. Only 324,000 in delinquent payments were outstanding after the payment deadline, Nov. 8. Last year’s delinquent payments totaled 375,000. Waldo stated tnat of the total collected this year, 3682,880.37 was paid in during the fall collection. He pointed out that a great many of the delinquencies still unpaid probably be taken care of Wlien application is made for vehicle licenses. The application reuires a receipt showing payment of * ; personal and property taxes.

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National Education Week Observed Here Dinner Meeting Is Held Last Evening The necessity of maintaining an adequate school system to protect the future standard of living in this country was graphically pointl ed out by Prof. Clarence Dammon, Purdue university registrar, at the national education week dinner > meeting of Decatur organizations I Thursday night at the Decatur ■ Youth and Community Centeh j t Professor Dammon. who has , participated actively in surveys , studying national educational trends, first emphasized with graphs projected on a screen that there is a definite relation between j the economy of the United States and the educational level of its • citizens. He showed that business activI ity in farms, retail business. Communications and others was alt ways more successful with those who liad completed more formal . education. He added that understanding of and faith in the economic system is stronger in those I with higher education and that political activity is greater among the better educated. He pointed out that education is a strong bulwark against the ideologies which threaten the American way of life. The speaker then went on to warn of the "tidal wave" of students coming into elementary schools and which will eventually reach the high schools and colleges. He stated that in six years, for every two classrooms today; another will be needed. He also commented that, although the humber of children demanding education is growing faster than schools can take care of them, the proportion of these children to other age groups is lower than it has ever been. This factor demands that their latent talents must be developed to the fullest extent. To emphasize this point he stated that if every senior of the 1956 graduaUng classes w ere 40-prepare for an essential profession, they still would not fill the vacancies created by retirement and death. He suggested that adult education would be necessary to remedy this situation. He concluded by reminding that, because of the financial problems of keeping pace with school enrollment, it is the duty of every citizen in every' community to concern himself with the problem. , ?Ourhope. lor the, future rests in an enlightened people from Which we can draw leadership.” he said and concluded that the problem of taking constructive action to provide the necessary mass education is In the hands of each , individual. Prof. Damtnon s talk highlighted j a program which included musical numbers by the Decatur high school choir, a trumpet solo by i Jack Dailey and presentations by ,an instrumental ensemble from i Decatur high school. Seated at the presidents’ table were representatives of the spon- 1 spring organizations including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gay, Lincoln P. T, A.; Lyle Mallonee, vice-presi- I dent o fthe Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. Mallonee; Joe Kaehr, . vice-president of the Rotary club, and Mrs. Kaehr; Frank Lybarger. president of the Lions club and ■' Mrs. Lybarger; Miss Rosemary * Spangler, president of Business 1 and Professional Women’s club; 1 Mrs. ’Roy Kalver, president of the ‘ Woman's club, and Roy Kalver. 1 and Everett Hutker of the school board and Mrs. Hutker. 1 The speaker was introduced by ' W. Guy Brown, superintendent of 1 Decatur public schools. J. Ward 1 Calland served as toastmaster. < (Continued on Page Six) ( ... - ■ I -J.I .. I

Ike Resumes Parley With Secy. Dulles Eisenhower Termed Still Optimistic For Peace Hopes GETTSBURG, Pa. (INS)—President Eisenhower returned to his new downtown office in Gettysburg today to resume his foreign policy talks with secretary of state John Foster Dulles. Wearing his familiar tan camel hair coat and western-style felt hat, the President arrived at the Gettysburg post office shortly after 10.a. m. (EST). After a smile and cheerful “good morning” to reporters and photographers standing on the sidewalk, Mr. Eisenhower strode rapidly into the building. Awaiting hirfa were Dillon Anderson. special adviser on national security affairs, and presidential assistant Sherman Adams. The President met with them before resuming his conference with Dulles. Mr. Eisenhower was described by associates as still being optimistic in his search for an enduring world peace despite Russia’s refusal to negotiate European settlements at the Geneva conference. , An informed authority said today that the Chief Executive does not believe that the failure of the foreign ministers’ Geneva conference to reach any specific agreements has brought the world any closer to war. This report came after the President met with secretary of state John Foster Dulles for nearly two hours late Thursday. Dulles, after a second conference with Mr. • Eisenhower today, will make a radio-television report to the nation tonight on the Geneva parley. Because of the President’s calm view of world affairs and his conviction that tolerance and firmness will yet win the way to peace, no drastic reversal of U. S. foreign policy was expected to result from the setbacks suffered at Geneva., The President is determined to continue with only slightly diminished optimism his efforts to reach understandings with the men who rule in the Kremlin —and to meet with them again when there is reasonable assurance that gains for peace can be made. The President has frequently remarked that skirmishes may be lost before a war is won. He has also remarked that the efforts to v in the peace may take a half century or more. These thoughts may be reflectedin Dulles’ radio and television report tonight. „ He speaks on a half-hour “live” telecast over the CBS television network at 7:30 p. m. EST. The report will then be repeated on NBC-TV at ll:$0 p. m. EST, on NBC radio at 9:30 p. m. EST, and on the CBS and ABC radio networks at 10:30 p. m. EST. Union Thanksgiving Services Thursday I I - The* annual union Thanksgiving services, sponsored by the Associated Churches of Decatur, will be held at the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, Winchester street, Thanksgiving morning at 9 o’clock. The Rev. Stuart Brigh:well, pas- ; tor of the First Baptist church, ; will deliver the Thanksgiving ser- ; mon, with other ministers and lay- i men of the "city assisting. The : complete program will be announced later.,. . *•;

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41 Persons Are Killed In Two Plane Crashes In Nevada, Washington

Several Atom Scientists In One Disaster 14 Persons Dead In Crash Os Big Military Transport LAS VEGAS, Nev. (INS) — Several atomic scientists were among the 14 persons believed killed late Thursday in the crash of a military transport plane on towering ML Charleston, west of Las Vegas. An air force spokesman in Washington said that none of the .scientists was of top rank. Identifications were being held up pending notification of the next of kin. The plane, a C-54 reportedly carrying a crew of four and Iff passengers, hit the mountain Thursday very close to its 11.900-foot peak. 27 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It crashed in country so rugged that officials believed no one could survive. A storm was in progress at the time and it apparently was the cause of the crash. The mountain is covered with more than two feet of snow, temperatures are beloy zero and a numbing wind is blowing. The accident occurred within a few miles of where actress Carole Lombard died in a similar crash early in World War II while she was returning home from a bond selling tour. The C-54 was en route from Norton air force base, near San Bernardino, Calif., to Camp Mercury on the Nevada atomic test site. It stopped on the way at the Lockheed Air Terminal. Burbank. Calif., to pick up some of the passengers. When it failed to reach its destination on schedule at 9:30 a.ra., a search was started by planes from Nellis air force base, near Las Vegas, and the wreckage finally was found at 3:45 in the afternoon. At first great secrecy surrounded the o ra sh “for security reasons," but later these restrictions were lifted. However, armed guards were sent from Nellis to police the area. A special Arctic jeep flown in from March air force base started up the mountain early today in an attempt to reach the wreck site. Fail To Report Many Vehicles For Taxes Figures Are Listed By County Assessor Fifty nine Adams county truck owners and owners of 22 motorcycles. motor bikes and motor scooters have failed to report their vehicles to the various township assessors for taxation in 1956. it was revealed today by county assessor Walter Koos. The assessor has completed a check with automobile registration duplicates and compared them with assessment sheets in each township. The results revealed that there were many truck owners who had failed to turn in their trucks which were registered in their names last March 1. for personal property appraisal. Koos said that a complete list of delinquents was available at his office and that owners who had failed to report the value of their truck to assessors could do so this month by filing additional assessment information St his office. The county assessor is now making a complete check of automobile passenger car owners and w’ill ascertain if alt vehicles have been reported for taxation. He said that a preliminary check revealed that several auto owners had failed to report their cars, but he would wait until his final check before making public the total number.

Two Egyptian Army Scouts Die In Clash Denies Egypt Turns Down UN Proposals JERUSALEM (INS) — Israel announced today the killing of two Egyptian army scout invaders and the capture of another wounded one in a new series of border clashes. 'A military spokesman said the • killings occurred Thursday near > Beror Hayil, four miles from the > northern end of the Egyptian-held ’ Gaza Strip, scene of frequent fight- . Ing and highwater mark of the 1948 Egyptian invasion of the Holy i Land. ! He said the Egyptian army In recent months has been sending I scouts into Israeli territory to com- • pile information on terrain and road traffic. r The spokesman said that scouts . captured in September and Octo- . ber admitted working for Egyptian : intelligence centers. He added that the captured and slain scouts wore uniforms of the Egyptian National Guards and were armed with submachineguns. They were intercepted at an observation post on Israeli territory where they were registering traffic over Israeli roads. On the political front the chief UN truce supervisor in Palestine denied reports that Egypt had rejected the UN proposals to reduce tension in the El Auja area. Canadian Gen. Edson L. M. Burns said that” Israel now Was considering the Cairo government’s views on the plan submitted to both capitals by secretarygeneral Dag Hammarskjold. Reports were published Thursday that Egypt had turned down the peace formula for El Auja, a , demilitarized zone on the border between Israel’s Negev desert and . the Egyptian Sinai peninsula. On the night of Nov. 2 to 3, it . was the scene of the worst fighting since the 1949 Arab - Israeli , truce. Since that time El Auja has re- . mairied tense, but quiet. There have been continued incidents along other borders, how- . ever, and an Israeli military . spokesman reported two new ones ( today. I The spokesman said Egyptians , had opened fire on an advanced Israeli position in the Geeri sector along the Gaza Strip He added that the appearance of a patrol upset Egyptian plans for an attack and the Arab force withdrew. The other incident occurred nine miles inside the Jewish state’s border with Jordan on the east. * ' • Mrs. Julia Amspaugh Dies Thursday Night Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Julia Ann Amspaugh, 83, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 9:4sTs*clock Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Chase, 721 North Fifth street. She had been seriously ill since last May. She was born in Adams county Jan. 27. 1872, a daughter of Jeremiah and Lavina. Paulison-Arch-bold, and wai? married to Peter Eli Amspaugh Aug. 20. 1896. Mr.'Amspaugh died Sept. 8, 1945. ' Mrs. Amspaugh was a member of the First Methodist church, the WSCS of the church and the Royal Neighbors. Surviving in addition to the daughter are a son, Doyle N. Amspaugh of Dayton. O.; two grandsons, Jerry Amspaugh of Cincinnati. 0., and Peter Amspaugh of Dayton, and a great-grandson. Michael Amspaugh of Cincinnati. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2sp.m. Saturday until time of the services. - -

Diplomats See Hope Os Peace In Middle East Public Pressure And West's Inducements Aid To Peace Hopes WASHINGTON (INS) — U. S diplomats saidto&ay there is increasing reason to hope for a stable peace in the Middle East despite Soviet meddling and bombastic statements from Israel and the Arab states. The diplomats said the slight movement toward peace was started by public pressure and inducements from the west and by secret diplomatic maneuvering in the Middle East. To American officials the most hopeful sign was the fact that premier Abdel Nasser of Egypt has indicated a willingness to accept a setlement that wx>uld permit Israel to exist as a state. In the past such a stand has been considered political suicide for any Arab leader. The classic Arab position has been that the Israeli were foreign intruders who had no right to exist as a nation in Palestine. Nasser has handled the issue gingerly. He is not certain whether one of his allies in the Arab League might uae his stand against him in a struggle for power within the league. But Egypt, under Nasser, has said it would accept the United Nations resolutions of 1947. These resolutions, never put into effect, would have created the state of Israel and given it'sovereignty over three separate parts of Palestine. Today the positions are reversed Egypt wants the partition plan put into effect. While Britain wants the proposed 1947 boundaries as part of the basis for negotiations. Israel says that since the partition plan was never put into effect it has no legal basis now. But. in accepting the 1947 resolutions now, Nasser has tacitly admitted that he will agree to the existence of Israel as a state. Two Farm Fires Are Reported Near Berne Costly Fire Today At Striker Farm Farms near Berne were the scenes of two fires last night and this morning. The most costly one was on the farm of Mrs. Dennis Striker two and a half miles north of Berne at 5 a tn. today. The fire here destroyed a barn arid a milk house. 1.000 bushels of oats, 15 tons of hay, 500 bales of straw andsomefarm tools. The fire started in the milkhouse arid is believed to have been caused by defective wiring. The Berne fire department was called but arrived to date to save anything of the two farm buildings. The department was also called out to a rural fire at 9:30 p. tn. Thursday when a fire broke put in a wash house and coal shed on the Victor Fosnaugh farm three mileseast and a mile south of Berne. The two buildings were badly charred—by the fire when a stove in the wash house became overheated and went out of control. Adding to the loss of the Fosnaugh family was the destruction of the family wash, including 17 pairs of overalls. Poultry Production Increase Foreseen WASHINGTON (INS) —More eggs, chickens and turkeys are quires a receipt showing payment 1956 than in 1955. —-—- ■ ■ Higher poultry product prices this year have boosted gross returns for these products sufficiently above feed costs to encourage expansion next year.

Return To Normal Weather Forecast Slowly Increasing Temperatures Seen INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Indiana’s capricious weather continued to claim a heavy toll in lives and property as weathermen today forecast a return to normal winter weather in the next five days. Weathermen said temperatures will average near normal high of . 45 north and 54 south and lows of . 29 north and 33 south with slowly . rising temperatures through the . week-end changing to colder Tuesl day or Wednesday. Exposure claimed two lives Thursday boosting the recent freakish weather death toll to five, three were killed by electricity in the Tuesday-Wednesday , wind and rain storms. Exposure killed Max Gerstandt, SO, near Ktiox. whose stove went . out with temperatures at 16 dei grees, and Ralph Century, 49, of Fort Branch, who was found in a . ditch along' U. S. 41 south of Princeton. Authorities said Gen- , try walked away from the Evanss ville state hospital Tuesday. • The extended forecast called for , one-fourth to three-fourths of an , inch of precipitation coming Saturday and again about Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, the flood threat remained in many areas. At Anderson* the White River rose to 15 feet, highest since 1950. Two homes were flooded near Killbuck Creek and another along the river. In south central Indiana, families had to be evacuated in areas along White River. Flat Rock Riv- ? er and Sugar Creek. They set up temporary homes in Columbus city hall basement. Three busloads of Columbus area pupils were dismissed from school for fear of being stranded 1 by the river covering roads. At Bedford, fire broke out in a sec-ond-floor cloakroom at Madden elementary school and 170 pupils (Continued on Psge Five) Bloodmobile Unit In Decatur Today Volunteers Aid At Bloodmobile Visit A large staff of physicians, nurses and volunteer workers assisted today at the Red Cross bloodmobile w'hich was set up at the American Legion Home. A quota of 110 pints was set for this visit of the bloodmobile. The physicians include Dr. Gerald Kohne, Dr. Arthur Girod, Dr. Norval Rich. Dr. John Terveer. Dr. John C. Carroll, Dr. H. F. Zwick and Dr. J. M. Burk. The registered nurses are Miss. Margaret Eiting, Mrs. Mary Colter, Mrs. D. Burdette Custer, Mrs. Wilber Fuelling, Mrs. Chdrles Gauck, Mrs. "Joe Azbell and Mrs. Morris Krueckeberg. Mrs. Robert Macklin of the Webcome Wagos. assisted with transportation. Canteen workers under Mrs. R. C. Hersh, were Mrs. Roscoe Glendening, Mrs. L. E. Archbold. Mrs. William Noll and Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger. Staff aides who helped with scheduling and registration were Mrs. T. C. Smith, Mrs. John payles, Mrs. Joe Hunter, Mrs. Frances Monahan, Miss Fan Hammel], Mrs, Mildred Nash and Mrs. William Lose, Jr. The bloodmobile was loaded and unloaded with the aid of Junior Red Cross members Wayne Brunner, Dick Zimmerman and Max Meyers. The ladies of the Zion Lutheran Needle club prepared the noon lunch for the volunteer workers. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy and somewhat warmer tonight and Saturday. Rain south and .rain or snow north tonight, with occasional rain over state Saturday, probably ending during the day. Low tonight 30-35 north to around 40 south. High Saturday 40-48.

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27 Killed As Big Airliner , Crashes Today d a 73 Persons Aboard p Plane, Including 1 66 Servicemen 8 f BULLETIN f SEATTLE (INS)—The army y today identified 12 soldiers as e known dead in the fiery crash of a non-scheduled airliner at Seattle. s The army said 13 other ,solt diers are missing and presumo ed dead. Their names were being withheld pending posiV tlve identification. b SEATTLE(INS)— A four-engine t non-scheduled airliner, carrying 73 persons including 66 servicemen ref turning from Far East duty crashed a in flames at Seattle early today f and 27 were killed. 1 ‘ Three hours after the crash, the l_ King county coroner's office an, nounced thjt 27 bodies had been r recovered. ’ *' 1 The big plane took off from Boep ing Field in a light snowfall a fewminutes before midnight and crashed two miles south of the airport into the backyard of a house, der inolishing a garage and setting the home on fire. A mother and four children in the house escaped in- , jury. Eyewitnesses said the plane - crashed "like a ball of, fire” and s sent flames shooting 75 to 100 feet - into the night skies. 0 Mrs. CaiVin Platts wnose home is f next door to the house that caught fire when parts of the wreckage 8 hit it, described the crash as “sis--1 teen minutes of hell." Jl t She led three children of the Colin Dearing family from th» j porch of their burning home and s also took her own daughter to tyMrs. Platt said: “I remember the boy who ran burning from the plane, saying, help me . . . help me stop shaking.’ I patted his head and the black came off on my hand.” She added: “And the cries from the plane, the burning plane, of ‘help me. Help ine. God help me.’ “And the woman from the plane who ran into the snow and screamed: “ ‘Save my baby. She’s inside, I can hear her crying for me . .... ” ’ Some servicemen were thrown clear and were given first aid treatment while ambulances rushed over icy roads to the scene. The plane, a DC-4 operated by the Peninsular Air Transport Co., carried the 66 servicemen who arrived Thursday morning at Seattle pa aboard the transport General Howze, and a woman and two children along with a crew of four. It was eastbound for Chicago and other points. The plane steward, James Ad- • ams, of Hialeah. Fla., was among the survivors, and he said that one of the plane’s engines “conked out” shortly after takeoff, picked up a few times, but then went dead altogether. He added: ‘One wing of the plane hit a tree and the wing was sheared off, In ten years of flying this company has never scratched a passenger before." Herbert Gardner, a Boeing Aircraft Co. employe, was among eyewitnesses to the craSh. He said one of the four engines seemed to “suddenly flat" just after takeoff and no exhaust was visible from the other three. Fred Nelson and David Morgan,, utility company employes who were answering a service call in the neighborhood, also were witnesses. Nelson said? “I heard the plane go over. It hit like a big ball of fire." He added: “We found five soldiers inside the house. They were able to walk and we herded them out.” His companion. Morgan said: (Conuuuea on Fm«