Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII. No. 290.

FARMERS’ COSTS UP, INCOME DOWN

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U. N. Council In Showdown Session Today Nationalist China And Soviet Russia Threaten Veto Use UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (INS)—The UN security council begins its “showdown” sessions on the new members issue today in the face of threats by China and Russia to use the veto. Nationalist China has threatened to veto the application ot Outer Mongolia, while Russia has insisted that Outer Mongolia and four other Red satellites be admitted or she will veto 13 free nations. Chinese ambassador Tingfu F. Tslang labeled the Moscow threat "blackmail'' and said consent to the Soviet conditions would be "unconditional eurrenler” to the Communist demands. The council, confronted with a complicated procedural battle before final debate got under way. thus mot in a tense atmosphere after failure of top-level diplomatic exchanges to offer hope for a compromise. The U. S. opposes seating the five Soviet satellites, but to facilitate the admission of 13 free world nations, has announced its Intention to abstain instead of vetoing them. The Communist states, in addition to Outer Mongolia, are Albania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania. The free nation applicants are Italy, Japan. Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Cambodia, Laos. Ceylon, Austria, Jordan. Lybia, Nepal and Finland. Council president Sir Leslie K. Munro of New Zealand has consulted ceaselessly with the ten other council delegates in an effort to prepare the ground for a solution of the nine-year membership deadlock, but prospects look none too hopeful. U. S. pressure has been focused particularly on Nationalist China, with the aim of persuading the Far East member to waive the veto in order not to court adverse reaciton from other western nations and from applicants like Japan. The extent of this pressure was (Continued on Page Six) County Officials At State Conventions Harley Reef, Lewis Worthman, John Kinta. Adams county commissioners; county treasurer Waldo Neal and Mrs. Neal, and Lewis L. Smith, prosecuting attorney, returned today from Indianapolis where they attended sessions of the Indiana convention of county ficialsEach group of officers held seperate sessions and formulated programs to be suggested to all counties of the state, , f . Expenses Filed By Berne Democrats The Bern*.. Democratic city central committee received 1218.98 during the recent municipal campaign there and spent the same amount, according to the statement filed at the office of county clerk Ed F. Jaberg. Most of the expense, according to the report, was for advertising i and printing. Democrats won all but one councllmanlc post In Berne. A recent statement filed by ' the Republican central committee of Berne showed a deficit. I

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Hearings Are Ended On General Motors Senators Turn To Preparing Report WASHINGTON <INS) — Senators who made a five-week “case study” ot General Motors Corp, turned their attention today to writing a report and considering possible anti-trust legislation. The senate anti-monopoly subcommittee ended its hearings Friday night, but chairman Joseph O’Mahoney (D-Wyo.) said some auto dealers will be called later to testify about a conflict in testimony. As for legislation, Sen. Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.) said it is “my guess” the group wilf recommend “general, acrosst-he-board” proposals “affecting the anti-trust laws as a whole.” / • O’Mahoney said the report will “dealwith all apect of the antitrust investigation nd GM is just one aspect of the whole problem.” At the closing session, GM president Harlow H- Curtice came under sharp questioning on the size ■and economic power of the world’s largest corporation. Curtice testified repeatedly that “size has nthing to do with it.” He said GM’s success is due to its efficiency and its “outstanding leadership” in research, engineering and styling. The GM president answered with a flat and emphatic “no,” when he was asked if GM’s auto business would be more efficient if it were separated from all of the firm’s other activities. Pope Pius Confirms Account Os Vision Vatican Newspaper Confirms Article VATICAN CITY (INS) — The Vatican newspaper “Osservatore Romano” said today that Pope Pius XII has confirmed a written account of seeing a vision of Christ during his grave illness a year ago. The paper, regarded as the official Vatican organ, published a full account of the miraculous vision under headlines saying “It’s The Savior.” Other accounts were published last month, but this was the first time the Pope himself was quoted as confirming the stpry. The paper said the Pontiff heard a voice saying he would have the vision the day before he actually saw Christ during the peajc of his illness on Dec. 2, 1954. It published excerpts from the notes taken it the time by one of the “very few” devout attendants who saw- the Pope during his illness. Osservatore Romano said the attendant —otherwise unidentified — had sealed the notes in an envelope and directed that they be opened only after his death. However, the paper said, the subsequent publication of accounts of the vision led the attendant to show the notes to the Pope who had confirmed the story. Young Couple Loses New Home, Belongings INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — A scorched marriage license was all a young couple saved fpm a fire that destroyed their new home and all their possessions. The blow was, the second tragedy to strike the James R. Agans. who lost a two-month-old son, John H. Agan. to pneumonia at Thanksgiving time.

Eisenhower To Army Hospital For Checkup Medical Checkup To Have Vital Bearing On Presidency Plans GETTYSBURG, Pa. President Eisenhower returns to Washington today for a medical checkup that may have a, vital bearing on whether he will run for reelection in 1956. On the basis of today’s examination—and a similar one a month from now — medical experts will tell the President whether his recovery from his heart attack on Sept. 24 is complete. Mr. Eisenhower is scheduled to arrive at about 2:30 p.m. at Walter Reed army hospital where he will undergo his test —the most extensive since he left Fitzsimmons army hospital at Denver a month ago. The checkup is expected to take about an hour and a half. Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder, the President's personal physician, will announce the results between 4:30 and- 5 p.m. today. Mr. Eisenhower's trip to Walter Reed is part of a four-day visit to Washington that includes two Important legislative conferences with capitol hill leaders on Monday and Tuesday. Today’s examination will be conducted by Col. Thomas W. Matting-! ly, Walter Reed’s chief cardiologist and one of the specialists who at-tended the President in Denver. On Dec. 17, Dr. Paul Dudley White, Mr. Eisenhower’s chief heart specialist, will examine the Chief Executive at Gettysburg. Dr. White Wil luse his own diagnosis and other findings to advise the President on the state of his health. His physicians have consistently reported that his pulse and blood pressure are normal, he has shown no signs of fatigue at-work, and his weight—geared to an 1,800-calorie-a-day diet—has remained at 172 pounds. Observers have noted that his complexion is ruddy, his eyes are clear and his step is firm. The President will spend Sunday at the White House. Union Bids Company Leaders To Meeting Westinghouse Co. Officials Invited COLUMBUS. O. (INS) — Westinghouse officials have been invited to attend a mass meeting of the striking CIO electrical workers union Monday at an outdoor theater. Local president Charles H. Clark said the meeting was to “acquaint employes with the facts surrounding negotiations” and assured plant manager, ®. L. Smith, of “every courtesy.” At the same time, the union asked the company to deduct union dues from the pay of workers who have crossed picket lines to return to work. The company claimed that 1156 of the 4500 strikers were back on -the job Friday. The union said it would expect “regular monthly union dues deduction” from those workers. The company claimed a back-to-work movement at other plants, too, and reported the following numbers on the job: At Mansfield, 201 of 4500; Lima, 132 of 1900; Sharon, Pa., 59; Union City, Ind.. 103; and Baltimore, Md„ 112 of 800. Meanwhile, negotiators In Pittsburgh met only briefly on Friday and then adjourned until Monday with no developments reported; No Visitors Sign Again At Hospital - - X "Nb'Yisßorß*’ sjgfT was posted again today at Adams county memorial hospital by hospital authorities. The restriction, which was lifted only a few days ago, was reordered because all availabfe space, including hallways, is occupied by .patients. Thurman Drew, superintendents pointed out that the restriction on visiting patients applied only to friends and not immediate members of a family. There was no indication how long the order would last, but Drew said as soon a& the temporary apace now occupied by patients became available, the public would be permitted to visit the hospital.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 10,1955.

Australia’s Menzies Sweeping to Victory In National Election

Sen. Knowland Will Back Ike ’ For Reelection Senate GOP Leader Announces Support If President Runs NEW YORK (INS)—Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland was non-commital today about his own political intentions, but says he will ’ support President Eisenhower jf ' the Chief Executive seeks reelet- ’ tiou. Knowland said the American peo- . pie are entitled to know before the .{.January primary filing dates what . Mr. Eisenhower plans to do so they ( can choose alternatives.” The Californian aired his views , at a news conference Friday before > he addressed the annual dinner of i the national association of manufacturers. In a sparring match with news- , men, Knowland described as “weE written speculation,” simultaneous news stories which pictured him as determined to run if the President doesn’t announce his intentions by January 23 —the deadline for entering the Illinois primary. He also lashed out at the admin> islration’s asquieacence to the Unit* ed Nations “package” admission er 13 non-Commnnist and five Red satellites. He called it “morally indefensible" and an act of funadulterated blackmail.” Developing this theme in his speech, Knowland, who has sometimes criticized the administration on foreign policy, assailed the “package deal” as a “retreat fi;oni principle.” He also said that fears of the West “to risk a conflict” might lead Russia in the next ten years to move against free world nations, and even Alaska. Knowland said the fate of neutrals in Europe and Asia is closely linked to an American victory in the cold war. He advocated “prudence” in federal spending and suggested broadening the private property economic base, including widespread stock ownership. „ INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and continued cold tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 10-20. High Sunday 2834.

All Cases Investigated By Good Fellows Club

(By A Good Fellow) When a member of the Good Fellows club, who must be a member of the Delta Theta Tau sorority, investigates a “case" the concentration is naturally on any children in the family. The'members long ago decided that is where the bulk of the money should be spent. Yet they never ignore other cases; they take them all as they come. But a serious attempt is made to create a semblance of order in this whole business of giving for “the good of the heart” by concentrating on the youngsters. “What does, your youngest child need?” is probably the most popular question of the members when they visit a home. They take the ntrmes and ages of all children, and work toward the goal of supplying them. _ . The Good Fallows club doesn't attempt to approach this work from the sociologist’s view; ig the first place, it hasn’t the time. For most of the members, it's a matter of leaving their own homes and families and devoting much time to investigating those families’ whose names have been submitted to t,hem by either the schools, the Welfare department, trustees, or by letters. Consequently, they have little time to study the causes and es-

Mental Exams For i Airliner Bomber Month-Long Tests For John G. Graham DENVER (INS) — John Gilbert Graham faces a month-long mental examination today to determine if he was insane when he allegedly blew up a United airliner Nov. 1, killing his mother. Denver District Court Judge Edward J. Keating named two psychiatrists to study Graham's sanity Friday when the 23-year-old youth pleaded innocent and innocent by reason of insanity at his arraignment. Judge Keating continued the case until Jan. 9 at which time another judge, Joseph M. McDonald, will preside. McDonald was picked Friday to handle all cases appearing next year in Denver criminal division 8, 'which includes Graham's. Graham’s three court-appointed attorneys threw a flurry of legal objections into the arraignment proceedings Friday, and more were expected when the trial begins. District attorney Bert Keating won most‘of the preliminary skirmishes. Defense motions to have the Case thrown out or transferred to another court were beaten down. Although 44 persons died in the air crash near Longmont, Colo., Graham is being tried only for the murder of his heaviiy-lnsured mother. Daisie E. King. Indianapolis Youth Wounded By Gunman INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Franklin Rose, 21. was in critical condition at General hospitl today. He was an innocent victim ot a gunman fleeing from the robbery of Hall’s Regal Market. One of two abndits fired a bullet into Rose's brain as Rose's automobile approached the fleeing pair. Rose did not know about the holdup, in which the loot was S2OO. American Turncoat Due In Hong Kong HONG KONG (INS)—The U. S. consul general said today American turncoat Richard R. Tenneson of Alden, Minn., would arrive in Hong Kong next Tuesday. Tenneson, one of 22 Americans who chose to stay in Red China after their capture in the Korean war, was expected earlier this month but failed to appear.

sects of the circumstances. Their trained eyes, instead, scan the home, they listen to the list of needs, and attempt to meet these requirements. For the most part, club members feel that supplying basic family needs are club requirements. They must meet them, if possible. There is still the • matter of toys, though. Tiut who Is to- argue with a member of the Good Fellows club, or anyone else, that toys aren't essential to the needs of a child at this time of year? A good usable toy can bring that gleam of happiness in to the eyes of a youngster. Bring your used, but good, toys to the fire, station and help some youngster realize a bit of happiness this Christmas. Clean, used clothing, marked for size, is needed. Just pin on each article a piece of paper giving the size. Bring these to the fire station also. To reach our goal, we must have your cash donations. We are still far from reaching our goal. Boxes for your cash'dona tions are to be found tn the Ftolthouse Drug Store, The First State Bank, and the Decatur Democrat office. Your cheeks may be mailed to Rosemary Spangler. R. R. 2, Decatur, Ind.

Soviet Leader Charges Pact Aimed At Reds Asserts Five-Power Baghdad Pact Aimed At Soviet Russia SRINAGAR, Kashmir (INS) — Nikita S. Khrushchev, Soviet Communist party chief, charged today that the five-power Baghdad pact was a conspiracy directed against the Soviet Union. He also ueciared that disputed Kashmir was a part of India. Khrushchev made his statements as he toured ancient Kashmir with Soviet premier Nikolai A. Bulganin. - The latest Khrushchev declarations brought an immediate protest from Pakistan, jvhich has been engaged in a long dispute with India over the status of Kashmir. In Karachi, a Pakistani government spokesman said it was "extraordinary” that high Russian officials should be taking sides in this dispute while it still was before the United Nations security council. Khrushchev told a welcoming crowd that it was '‘not necessary” to change the borders of Kashmir again. He said the accession of Kashmir to India had been decided by the people of Kashmir themselves. The Khrushchev statements were part of a two-way attack on Pakistan, which has made no secret of its strong ties to the west. Pakistan also is one of the members of the five-nation Baghdad pact along with Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Britain. With the U. S. attending in an "observer” role, the five nations along the “northern tier’" defense line last month confirmed their defense alliance against possible Russian aggression at a meeting in Baghdad. They formed a Middle East treaty organization known as METO. Plan Some Changes In City Employes To Name Personnel Within Near Future There will be some changes in the working personnel of the various municipal departments, but department headstand elected officials are not ready for any announcements, it was learned today. Mayor-elect Robert Cole said that he had started meeting with the various department heads pertaining to their employes. The new mayor said he was more interested in weeding out unnecessary employes. in an effort to cut departmental expenses. Bernard Clark, newly appointed street commissioner, who will have charge of a big portion of the employment problems, said that he would name his staff in the next week or two. Clark albo emphasized the fact that there would be no employment “for those who don't expect to work.” Members of the Democratic city central committee plan tQ._hold an informal reception January 2, following the swearing-in.ceremon-ies at city hall. It will he the first time in more than 20 years that one political party has held all of Decatur's elective offices. Good Fellows Fund Previously Reported $176.63 Pocahontas Lodge 5.00 St. Vincent DePaul Socity 10.00 Ladies Auxiliary of Fraternal Order of Eagles 5.00 Kappa Kappa Kappa Inc. Alpha Sigma Chapter —IOO.OO 1296.63 NOON~ EDITION

Jet Plunges Into English Hospital . One Woman Patient Is Killed In Crash SHEFFIELD, England (INS)— Officials investigated today the crash of a U. S. jet which plunged into an English hospital, killing one woman patient and injuring seven. The death toll in the accident Friday night might have been . much higher. The training plane • narrowly missed destroying a children’s ward In the single story hospital for infectious diseases. . Lt. Roy G. Evans, 24, of Pulaski, Tenn., the pilot of the F-84-F jet. parachuted safely from his ’ plane. He told air force officials 1 that he apparently ran out of fuel. The crash and subsequent fire set off ammunition stored in the plane and provided - additional L problems for firefighters and res- ■ cue workers. i Evans jumped from an altitude of almost threequarters of a mile, apparently believing the plane would hit the empty moorland away from the hospital. Instead, it smashed through the roof of one ward, damaged the section used for children and wound up in the hospital driveway with its tail propped against a wall. IHIU Nobel Peace Prize For U. N. Official Other Nobel Awards To Be Presented OSLO (INS) — Gerrit J. Van Heuven Goedhart, United Nations high commissioner for refugees, received today the Nobel peace prize for 1954. Gunnar Jahn, chairman of the Norwegian parliamentary Nobel prize committee, presented the diploma and gold medal In a simple ceremony at Oslo university. Jahn hailed Goedhart as "the guardian conscience of the world" for the refugee work undertaken bv his organization. In his speech of acceptance, the Dutch recipient emphasized that there were several hundred thousands of refugees for whom no solution had yet been found in the middle and Far East. Presented By King STOCKHOLM (INS)—Five Nobel prize winners will be presented their awards today by King Gustaf of Sweden. The ceremony at the Stockholm concert hall this evening also will mark the 59th anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, whose will established the award. King Gustaf will present the awards to; The co-winners in the physics category, Dr. Ellis E. Lamb, 42, of Stanford uiversity. and Dr. Polykarp Kush, 44, a German-born member of the Columbia university faculty, for their work on atomic/ measurement. The winner of the chemistry prize, Dr. Vincent Du Vigneaud, 54, of Cornell University medical college for his work Oh pituitary hormones. The medicines award goes to Sweden’s professor Hugo Teorell and the literature prize to author Halldor Laxness of Iceland. Funeral Held Today For White Infant Services were held at the St. Mary's Catholic church this morning for Mary Ann White, 1 infant daughter of William and Charlene Wilder-White, Decatur, rout? 4, born prematurely at 4:15 p.m. Friday at the Adams county memorial hospital. The Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiated at the service, conducted by the Gillig & Doan funeral home, and burial was in the Catholic cemetery. Surviving in addition to' the par ; ents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen White of M.onroe ( and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilder of Decatur route 4. -----

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Labor Parly Is feundly Beaten In Australia Assure Coalition Government Strong Hold On Parliament MELBOURNE (INS) — Early returns in Australia's national elections today assured the coalition government of prime minister Robert G. Menzies of returning to power with a big majority. Observers said the early figures indicated that Menzies’ coalition of ' liberal and country parties would at least triple its present majority of* seven seats in the 122 seat house of representatives (lower house). ■ The pro-government trend also gave Menzies forces a strong chance of improving their present slender margin of two seats in the 60-seat senate (upper house). Any Increases would give the prime minister the working room he has demanded so that the coalition can pursue the government’s program. It also appeared to be a clearcut defeat for the labor party. Before the voting began today forecasters had predicted a victory for Menzies over the opposing Labar party headed by Dr. Herbert Evatt. When the polls shut down across Australia, political observers generally were agreed that Menzies probably would increase his majority in the house. Ten members of the government parties were returned unopposed to the House. ' ‘ Menzies called the election Oct. 26, saying his government wanted a clear mandate from the people on its economic policy. The prime- minister voted early after requesting the removal of a party slogan from the polling place since campaign literature is not permitted within a certain distance of the booths. Evatt recorded his vote in Sydney, wheire he confidently predicted victory for his labor party. Many Australians spent the day at the beach enjoying the sunshine as a heatwave gripped parts—pf the country. Some voters in rural areas traveled 50 miles on horseback to record their vote. In Brisbane, thousands rented taxis or walked to the polling places when bus drivers called a strike. Voting is compulsory In Australia. A bush fire raged at Tambo, some 500 miles northwest of Brisbane, and hundreds of firefighters battled to save their homes and ignored the possibility of being fined for noting. Menzies’ coalition of the Liberal (Continued on Page Six) Henry E. Ringling Is Taken By Death BARABOO, Mis. (INS) —Funeral services were planned today for Henry E. Ringling, 48, a member of the famous Ringling brothers circuis family and former Republican national committeeman. Ringling died Friday at St. Mary’s Ringling hospital in Baraboo. The attending physician, listed cause of death»as x'ompUcationa of cancer of the pancreas. He had been ill since June. ••■■Hilp Fight TB Buy Christmas S«cls M