Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1955 — Page 1

Vol. LIII. No. 298.

UNION OFFICERS MAN WESTINGHOUSE LINE

WHILE AWAITING response to their demand of a meeting with Westinghouse stockholders to discuss their current strike, officers of Local 601 man the picket line at Pittsburgh. In the parade are (1. to r.) Pat O’Connor, president of the local; Frank Pugliano, Paul Carmichael, and George Bernick, members of the executive board.

Jordan Arabs Rip Down U.S. Consulate Flag . Mob Demonstrates Against Pro-West Baghdad Treaty JERUSALEM, Israel Sector (INS) —A mob of Jordanian Arabs ripped down the Stars and Stripes from the U.S. consulate in the old city of Jerusalem today in fresh demonstrations against the prowestern Baghdad pact. The rioters already had forced the resignation of Premier Haztah Mahali for possible Jordanian adherence to the pact in fighting in which at least two persons were killed and a score wounded Monday. Diplomats crossing from the Jordanian-held city to Israeli-held Jerusalem also said that another mob attacked the French consulate. Agence France Presse said that French personnel had to take refuge on tho roof. It added that French consul-general Marcel LaForge warned Jordanian authorities se would be obliged to close down the consulate unless Jordan provided adequate protection. Casualties in today’s new fights were not determined immediately. King Hussein accepted the formal resignation today of Premier Mahali. but asked him to remain > as head of a caretaker government to supervise parliamentary elections early next year. The premier, regarded as prowestern, will let the people thus decide by ballot whether Jordan should join the Baghdad antiCommunist pact in the Middle East. Peace Set Back WASHINGTON (INS) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said today that U. S. hopes for peace in the Middle East have been set back by the recent Israeli punitive raid against Syria. Dulles told his news conference he feels as he did a few weeks ago that he knows of nothing that will make him greatly optimistic about prospects for smoothing over the troubled middle eastern waters. He again urged Israel and the Arab states to study his Aug. 26 proposal offering a U. S. security guarantee in the area if the two sides could get together on borders and repatriation of But he added that the Israeli attack which took at least 41 Syrian lives earlier this month sets back the hopes of the U. S. for seeing a peace agreement reached. On other points, the secretary: 1. Urged Japan be brought into the United Nations next year. He said that the Soviet veto of Japan’s admission in order to get some bargaining power in negotiations of the peace treaty with Tokyo was a bad violation of the U N charter. 2. Defended the American action in abstaining on the vote on five Soviet satellites who were admitted to the UN last week by saying the U.S. does not believe in using the veto on membership t questions. 3. Said he hopes the economic (Continued On Page Five) INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and continued 3 cold tonight and Wednesday > with a few enow flurries In the extreme north. Low tonight 8-15. High Wednesday mid 20s to lower 30s.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Commissioners Wind Up 1955 Business Only Special Meet Remains On Friday Adams county commissioners completed their 1955 business, with exceptiorf of the purchase of some county highway equipment scheduled for completion at a special meeting Friday, in an allday session Monday. Bills were allowed on all claims filed for 1955 and a bond in the amount of SI,OOO for Charles Arnold. deputy sheriff, aijd a bond in the amount of >15,000 for Richard Lewton, clerkelect, were approved. Both bonds were’executed by surety companies. The matter of purchase of a new cooking stove for the county home was taken under advisement. Several Root township residents appeared before the commissioners pertaining to a petition for the black-topping of a county road from Williams to U. S. highw-ay 27, a stretch of about two miles. The petition has been on file for some time and the group asked the commissioners to place the project In next year's road improvement program. The county board will meet in special session Friday and then will not meet again until January 2, 1956, when the annual inventory of the county home will be taken and appointments for the year will be made. The regular session of the board is scheduled for the following day, January 3. All three board members, Lewis Worth i man, Harley Reef and Johnl (Continued On Page Five) Record In Outgoing Mail Is Set Monday Record Revealed By Postmaster Kirsch The Decatur post office set an all-tinie record for outgoing mail Monday, when 45,559 Christmas letters and other first class mail letters were processed through the canceling machines at the office, Ijeo Kirsch, postmaster, reported this morning. The record previous to this year was set in 1954. when 33.000 were" handled in one day. This 1954 mark was first shattered-* last Friday, when the office handled 34.635 pieces, but that mark was shortlived as yesterday’s deluge broke all records by a big margin. The postmaster also reported 231,000 two-cent and three-cent stamps had been sold through Monday. , The daily report on Christmas letters and letter mail for the past six days follows: Dec. 14, 25,407: Dec. 15. 31,782; Dec. 16, 34,635; Dec. 17, 32,926; Dec. 18, 5.647; Dec. 19. 45,559, for a total in the six-day period of 175,956. These figures on outgoing mail do not include the first class mail from several firms which use metefs, which, however, must be handled here. The postmaster also reported 584 parcels were mailed Monday, despite repeating urging by postal authorities for early mailing. Some of these parcels are destined for far western points, such as California gnd Idaho, which requires five ,or six days for delivery during normal times. And, some of these packages to such far away points were optimistically marked “Dp Not Open Until Christmas.”

Key Scientists Warn Russians Perfect Bombs Fast Approaching Ability To Launch Terrific Attacks WASHINGTON (INS) — A key scientific group has warned the government that Russia is fast apSig ability to launch H-bomb that might kill 65 million ns. - The warning was coupled today with a report by a representative of the group which estimated that adequate civil defense measures could increase survival from 60 to 95 per cent in case of such all-out attacks. Deep underground shelters, built on a large scale 'to provide subsurface garages and trafficways in peacetime—with tax concessions to private builders —were recommended as one of the best long-term defensive measures. The scientists refused to permit use of their names or the identity of their organization. But a copy of the report laid before the civil defense administration was obtained by International News Service. The document concludes that “since the termonuclear (hydrogen) bomb is the most effective weapon of sudden mass destruction. it is assumed that the enemy : would rely mainly upon it —using I sizes necessary to assure virtually ' complete destruction of the selectI ed targets." The report further concludes that “nuclear weapons can be expected to burst near the ground” in order to take advantage of widespread radioactive fal-out Such fall out, it was explained, in the case of low-level explosions, can be lethal over thousands of square miles. The estimate that possibly 100 million Americans would survive initial nuclear attacks, even in the absence of civil defense, was based on an assumption that Soviet jet bombers and submarine-launch-ed missiles are the immediate danger. After the early 1960’5, the report said, the 5,000-mile inter-continent-al ballistics missile (ICBM) may be the ' “principal threat” against (Continued On Page Five) Teeple Infant Dies Here This Morning Funeral Services Wednesday Morning The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Teeple. 114 South Eighth street, died at 8 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, one hour after birth. The father is employed at the A & P store and the mother was formerly Miss Clara Lou Schug. Surviving in addition to the ; parents are three sisters, Anita. Linda and Becky Teeple, all at i home; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schug of Salem and : Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hunter of : Decatur. Funeral services will be con- i ducted at 10 a. m. I the Zwick funeral home, the Rw. Benj. G. Thomas officiating. 1 Friends m'ay call at the funeral i home after 7 o’clock this evening < until time of the services :

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 20, 1955.

Yugoslavia Elected To UN Security Council To End Long Deadlock

Expansion In Dan Cravens eeks C— 6.0. P- Nomination Research ror Franklin Resident UC Uasllli Governor Candidate ■ nCClllI! INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Dan M. Cravens, of Franklin, vice-chair-man of the Indiana alcoholic bev▼reiiuire jcuciuiy erag<j coranilgsion today announc . Lists Government ed his candidacy for the RepubliFvnnncinn Plnnc can gubernatorial nomination, expansion riuns Other announced aspirants are WASHINGTON (INS) — Wei- state revenue commissioner Frank fare secretary Marion B. Folsom Millis and state representative announced today the Eisenhower Merrett Monks, of Winchester, administration plans a “major ex- Cravens also resigned his ABC pansion" in medical research pro- post effective Dec. 31 after servgrams. ing on that commission since April He told a news conference that 1. 1953, by appointment of Goverthe administration will ask con- nor George N. Craig, gress next month for millions of Proclaiming himself a home-rule dollars to carry out the new candidate. Cravens said: pi ang . “I believe it is past time local „ . . ~ . communities were given the opFolsom mapped out a broadscale research program in all im- Portunity and authority to regu- ♦ ♦ hnnith . nhw a hpw late own affairs without dieEortant health fields, plus a new proposal for federal assistance Ration £ from Indianapofor medical and dental schools 118 ° r Washington, D. C. and research institutions. Although Cravens was named by The welfare secretary, citing Governor Craig, he said he is “not “dramatic reductions" in disease a candidate of any faction or any death rates in recent years, medi- group within a faction.” He said cal research “holds even greater he would announce his campaign promise for the future." manager soon and claimed support Citing discussions with Presi- of the seventh district GOP organdent Eisenhower, congressional ization. leaders and government and priv- Seventh district congressman ate health authorities. Folsom William Bray, of Martinsville, was said this program will be sought: with Cravens when he made his LA 25 to .30 percent increksaSt announcement and said he was for in funds for the national institute him. of health, which now spends near- • Born in Franklin, Cravens has ly S9B million a year. been engaged in the canning busi2. Tho money would be avail- ness and was a jobber of oil proable to each of seven major re- ducts. He was Johnson county search categories—mental health, GOP chairman until joining the cancer, heart, arthritis, neuro- ABC. He is active in golfing circles logical, dental, and michobiologi- and in the Young Republicans and cal. Junior Chamber of Commerce. He 3. Although government re- also is a former Franklin city search operations will be ’expand- (Continued On Page Five) ed, most of the additional money ~~y j will be allocated in grants to . . . J , 14 .i medical schools, hospitals, health LOCOI LQdyS Mother agencies, private laboratories and |<. Taken gy Death indivadual scientists throughout ’ the nation. Mrs. Clarence Copper. 57, of near (Continued on page Eignt) Convoy, 0., died Monday afternoon Parkview memorial hospital in r i | f'l C Fort Wayne following a heart atjCtIOOIS ViOSe rOr tack. Surviving are the husband: Christmas Holiday th,€e sons wn-bert e of Middle 7 Point, 0., Donald of Billings, Mont., The schedule of holiday vaca- and Carl R. of route 2, Monroeville; tion for the students of the public three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Miller and parochial schools in Decatur of Decatur, Mrs. Dorothy Miller of nnd Adams county has been an- Convoy and Mrs. Fern Hammons nounced by school officials. of Middle Point; a brother, Jesse The Decatur public schools will Poling of near Convoy, and two close at noon Friday and will re- sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller of open Tuesday morning, Jan. 3. The Gary and Miss Ruby Poling of Decatur Catholic schools will close route 3, Van Wert, at 3:30 p. tn. Wednesday and will Friends may call at the H. D. also reopen Jan. 3. County schools Smith funeral home at Convoy, will close at noon Friday, but will Funeral arrangements have not reopen Monday. Jan. 2. been completed.

Thomas H. Baltzell Is 99 Years Old Today

Thomas H. “Tom" Baltzell. former auditor of Adams county and long time prominent Washington township farjner, is ninety-nine ’years old prominent Adams county resident came here before he was 2^' years old. He had been made an orphan during the Civil War antfirazj away front the Ohio home where he had been bound out as a laborer. As an early, Adams county pioneer, he cleared 40 acres of land and built a log cabin where he took his bride, Emma Jane Andrews. The BaltzellS continued to clear more adjacent land and today tbe Baltzell farm is one of the finest in the country. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Baltzell and eight of them are helping Mr. Baltzell celebrate his birthday today. Mrs. Baltzell died in ml. After general farming for a few years. Mr. Baltzell decided to specialize in Shropshire' shep and he made a trip to England where he purchased some prize winning Shropshlres for breeding purposes. The Baltzell family resided in Decatur while Mr. Baltzell served as county auditor and then returned to the farm. Until the last few years, Mr. Baltzell was active in

ji the work on his farm and he still is able to care for a few chickens. So that he may continue to reside pt the home farm, each of his eight children takes turns in spending a month with their father. He stated recently , that, his one desire now is to "live to be a hundred.” I

Criticism Is Mounting Over Aid Spending Two GOP Senators Join In Criticism Os Proposed Boost WASHINGTON (HNS) —Twa GOP senators joined tot|ay in mounting criticism of the administration’s reported plan to ask about five billion dollars in foreign aid next year. Sen. Carl T. Curtis (R Neb.), said bluntly: ‘*l don't like it. I was hoping they were going to taper off foreign spending. I don’t know if this means a step up in appropriations or in spending, but I don't like it.” Sen. Charles E. Potter (R Mich.), who usually supports the administration, declared: “I would certainly look at it (a five billion dollar request) with a jaundiced eye.” Foreign aid appropriations this year amounted to $2,765,875,000. Reports that the administration is considering asking congress for a five billion dollar foreign aid program in 1956 came as a surprise to congressional leaders who conferred with President Elsenhower only a week ago. Sen. Mike Mansneia (U Mont.), ' a foreign relations committeeman. said he is "shocked and disturbed’’ by the reports of the greatly expanded program. He suggested that the state department is rushing into a trap set for it by the Soviet Union. Mansfield said: “We should not be panicked by promises of aid made by the Soviet Union’s rover boys, Bulganin and iKhruchchev, in their attempts to stir up trouble in India, Burma and Afghanistan. Promises of economis aid cost the Soviet Union nothing, but may-if we rush pell mell into the trap set for us-cpst us a great deal.” Potter said the administration should send its foreign aid program to congress early in the year instead of waiting until late in the session as it did in 1965. He explained that with such a large slice of the budget involved, congress should have full time to study the request, particularly in the coming election year session when politics is expected to punctuate proceedings. Children Guests Os Decatur Lions Club I Annual Christmas Party Held Monday The Decatur Lions club held its , annual Christmas party for children of members Monday evening at | the Zion Lutheran parish hall. The dinner, prepared by the ; Zion Lutheran ladies, was served ( by sons of Lion members, under ( supervision of Herman Kruecke- ( berg. In attendance’were 86 child- | reu and an approximate total of , 150 persons. Deane Dorwin was chairman of ( the program. Singing of Christmas ( carols was directed by the Rev. ( Edgar P. Schmidt, and various ■ feats of magic were performed by > Don Brewer, climaxed by the young | waving of his magic j wand, bringing Santa Claus out of the chimney with a bagful of , candy treats for the children. , Frank Lybarger. club president. ( reminded the members that no ( meeting will be held Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 because of the holidays. I ■* p j I Seven-Year-Old Girl ’ Is Killed By Auto TERRE HAUTE, Ind. AINS) — , Seven-year-old Natalie Kendall, of . Terre Haute, was killed Monday ( night when she dashed into the , path of a car near her home.

Missionary Couple Reaches Hong Kong Two Presbyterian Missionaries Freed HONG KONG (INS) — An ailing American missionary couple hobbled from behind the bamboo curtain today after four years in Communist Chinese prisons. Dr. and Mrs. Homer Bradshaw, veterans of 30 years’ service to Chinese people, had to be assisted across the border into British Hong Kong. Mrs. Bradshaw, her face pinched and drawn and her hair totally white, was hospitalized immediately. Mrs. Bradshaw’s appearance provided mute commentary on the state department’s protest last Saturday against the ‘cruel and inhuman treatment” of Americans in Red Chinese jaifS. Her husband also was taken to the hospital for a physical checkup, but his general condition appeared much stronger. t . The Bradshaws, both in their sixties; were arrested in 1951 in South China. Mrs. Bradshaw was released from prison last year because of her ill health. But she was kept under house arrest. < At one point recently, Mrs. Bradshaw was so weak that she was unable to sign her exit permit. Bradshaw, whose brother William A. lives in Pittsburgh said his wife had received ‘t’errible treatment.” He added: “It will take a little time to get through to her that she is out of China.” The couple had been in China since the early 1920’s under the auspices of the Presbyterian board of missionaries. They refused to leave when the Communists took over the mainland five years ago, because they felt their Chinese friends needed them. The Bradshaws were expected to leave Wednesday for Manila, with Mrs. Bradshaw being flown out in ah air ambulance. Annual Convention Is Held Here Today Indiana Drainage Contractors Meet Drainage contractors met here today with their invited guests in annual convention of the Indiana Drainage Contractors Association. More than 150 persons gathered at. the Youth and Community Center at noon for the annual convention banquet, sponsored by Krick-Tyn-dall Co. of Decatur. Dr. Tennyson Guyer, Findlay, 0., nationally known banquet speaker was the banquet headliner and he appeared in rare form as he held the interest of the hig crowd. Representatives of Adams county, federal agencies. Mayor John Doan and county surveyor Herman Moellering were among the special guests. John Carmody, former Decatur resident and now with a federal farm loan agency, was one of the panel speakers at the late afternoon session. The one-day convention started early this morning when members and guests were taken on a tour of the Decatur plant of the KrickTyndall Co. Dan Tyndall, of the Decatur plant, had charge of thetour and also presided at the noon banquet. Following the tour, the visitors were taken to the Center, where registration booths had been erected. Registration was followed by the annual banquet. At 2 o’clock. Robert Good, state president presided and at 3 o'clock. Donald R. Sisson. Purdue University. was scheduled to preside over a session with the theme “Agricultural Outlook For 1956.” A panel discussion was scheduled for 3:30 o'clock on drain tile testing and credit and loans for drainage. Several well known federal authorities were named as leaders for the latter discussion. (Continued On Page Five)

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Compromise On Council Seat Is Approved Philippines Yields On Council Battle Under Agreement UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (INS) —The UN assembly broke a bitter deadlock of nearly three months standing today by electing Yugoslavia to the disputed security council seat being vacated at the end of the year by Turkey. The 76-nation global forum gave Yugoslavia 43 votes on the first ballot of the morning session. It was the 36th cast to date since the assembly began voting Oct. 14 on the bitter deadlock. The Philippines, which yielded to the “gentlemen’s agreement” according to the drawing of lots, still received 11 votes. Yugoslavia now will occupy the security council post being vacated by Turkey. Under the “gentlemen’s agreement,” the Balkan country will resign at the end of 1956 and make way for the Philippines’ election for the remainder of the twoyear term in 1957. The 11 who steadfastly voted for the southeast Asian republic were predominantly the Latin nations, including the Dominican Republic, Spain and Portugal. The 11 represented for the most part those nations which rebelled against the “gentlemen’s” compromise presented by assembly president Jose Maza last Friday night. At that time, the majority in the assembly sparked a revolt against the plan and defeated it moments before the forum was scheduled to wind up the current session. The resulting upset forced the assembly to sit another foqr days to solve the deadlock. Ambassador Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines, who fought a vigorous campaign against all odds as Britain and Russia combined against him in support of Yugoslavia at the beginning, said he was extremely grateful to the U.S. and to ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge for the unwavering support given the Philippines in the UN. Despite resistance on the part of numerous delegations, as represented by the 11 which voted for the Philippines, the assembly lost no time this morning in speedily approving the compromise. Only one ballot, the 36th, was needed to vote Yugoslavia into the security council for 1956. Russia, Indian and other countries which originally opposed the compromise came over in support of the procedure over the past three days. Apparently these countries were convinced the compromise represented the only solution to the deadlock in view of the closing deadline at midnight tonight. The Philippines had led Yugoslavia on all but the last ballot before today’s vote, but neither received the required two-thirds majority of those present and voting. The Manila government had the backing of the U.S. and most of the Latin American countries, while western Europe, notably Britain, and the Soviet bloc supported Bel(Continued On Page Five) —Help Fighl TB —lvy Christmas Seals . Decatur Stores Open Evenings for Christmas Shoppers c