Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1955 — Page 1

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Pope Appeals For Peace In Yule Message Cails On World's Statesmen To Ease Conflicts In World VATICAN CITY (INS) — Pope Pius XII called on the statesmen of the world today to “forestall, eliminate, or mitigate" the conflicts aifiong people which might provoke war. The Pontiff made his new appeal for peace in his 17th Christmas mesaage to the world, broadcast from the hail of the Consistory at the Vatican Palace. His words were relayed around the globe and through both the iron and bamboo curtains. The trail Pontiff warned that an even greater threat to peace might come from a conflict between European nations aod their overseas territories struggling for independence. He said a third power might gain the advantage in this conflict —"A third which neither of the other groups really wants or can want.” The Pope spoke into two silver microphones as a group of Cardinals. in flowing scarlet mantles, listened. The Pope, warning of the danger of Communism, declared: “In the virtue of Christian doctrine, we reject Communism as a social system and we must particularly affirm the fundamentals of natural law. “For the same reason, we also reject the opinion that a Christian should regard Communism today as a phenomenon or a stage in the course of history, an almost necessary evolutionary moment of history, and therefore accept it almost as if decreed by divine providence." He said Christians should “not content themselves with an anticommunism founded on slogans and on the defense of freedom without substance.” The Pontiff added: "We exhort them (Christians) rather, to build a society in which the security of man rests on that moral order which reflects true human nature.” The Pontiff said it was essential for the safety of the world , -to check on experimental atonjic , explosions and establish aerial inspections and * worldwide network of observation posts to guarantee an effective ban on j nuclear weapons. He said the attainment of East- : * West agreement on these control i measures is "a duty of the conscience of peoples and of those i who govern them.” He added: ' i “We speak thus openly because the danger of an insufficiency in proposals made for attaining 1 peace, arises in great part from I mutual suspicion which often up- 1 sets relations between interested I powers who have accused one another —although in differing J degrees—of purely technical maneu- 1 vers, indeed of a lack of sincerity I in a cause Which is fundamental < for the' fate of the whole of man- < kind.” Last year the Pope’s Christmas message, because of his illness, was not published until after New Year’s. Tn it he called for “coexistence Is the fear of God.” NOON EDITION

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Disaster Area Is Proclaimed At Reno Eisenhower Orders Aid In Emergency WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower today declared flood-stricken Reno, Nevada, and surrounding Washoe county a major disaster area and gave “blank check” authorization for emergency federal aid. He acted in response to a telegraphed appeal from Governor Charles H. Russell of Nevada, who said the “emergency is increasing j hourly" in the area. The governor estimated that flood damage is already between one-half and one million dollars in Reno and other parts of the county. “The “blank cneck” authorization directs the civil defense administration to make available such funds for federal assistance as are necessary to supplement state and local flood relief efforts. Mr. Eisenhower gave similar authorization Friday for federal aid to flood stricken counties of California. Eastern Colorado Hit By High Wind ; Colorado Springs Reported Hit Hard DENVER (INS) — Hurricanelike winds were roaring through eastern Colorado cities today ripping off roofs, and pushing over billboards and trees—causing damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Winds of more than 60 miles per hour with gusts between 80 and 100 mph were reported in Fort Collins. Greely, Longmont, Boulder, Colorado Springs and other Colorado cities. The Colorado highway patrol reported gusts of well over 100 miles an hour have lashed the Fort Collins area. Hurricane force is above 72 miles an hour. Greatest damage reported so far is in the tourist town of Colorado Springs, where city authorities reported roofs were blown off a grocery store and two service stations, dozens of other roofs and store windows have been ripped by wind-blown debria, and an estimated 200 fires, mostly of electrical origin, have been caused by falling trees and power poles. Largest fires reported were in Stratton Meadow's and Fort Carson. Hundreds of civilian and service volunteers have brought all fires under control before extensive damage was done. The city has called every available man into duty until the winds subside. Telephone service in both Colorado Springs and Boulder was halted temporarily due to trees falling into power lines, or, as in the case of Boulder, power poles being blown across the road. Many roads in eastern Colorado were closed due to falling trees, power poles and billboards, and flying sand and dust which has dropped visibility to zero in many sections. INDIANA WEATHER Considerable cloudinees tonight. Sunday cloudy and ooldor, with occasional rain, probably becoming , mixed with a sleet or enow In north portion. Low tonight 40-48. High Sunday 45-52.

UN Diplomats Feel Peace Can Be Maintained Doubt Warfare To Break Out Between Israeli And Arabs UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. (INS) —ln the opion of UN diplomats this Christmas Eve, peace will be j maintained in the Holy Land in spite of war threats and frequent bloodshed between the Arabs and Israel. A poll of delegates and officials before their departure from the global headquarters for the Christmas and New Year holidays closed the almost unanimous com viction that both the UN and the major powers will step in and keep the pedce if all else fails. Although a root cause of the recurrence violence and violation of the four armistice agreements by Arabs and Israelis alike is conceded to -be the refusal by Arab leaders to recognize the existence of Israel as a permanent state, an equally provocative factor is held to be recent Soviet interference in the Middle East. •- Until the Soviet Union some months ago extended its influence openly across the Nile and Jordan by offering arms to the Arabs, the Palestine unrest and bloodshed were primarly an issue between Israel and the Arabs. Diplomats believe that Soviet moves in selling arms around the Middle East transformed the Palestine conflicts into a broader issue involving the world powers, specifically Russia, the United States and Britain. High-level exchanges between Washington, London, Paris and if necessary Moscow are looked upon as certain to take place if the war danger reaches explosive points. The security council tihs week offered no encouragement and will not endorse Syria's demand that economic sanctions be applied against Israel or that the latter be expelled from the UN. Neither will the council accede to Israeli demands that the council issue injunctions against Syrian border supervisory movements on Lake Tiberias. The 11 nation body made it clear to both sides that only solutions by negotiation can be tolerated, inside or outside the UN. John H. Heller In Serious Condition John H. Heller, veteran published of the Daily Democrat, suffered a stroke at 6:30 o’clock Friday night at his home, 326 Winchester street. Mr. Heller was removed to Adams' county memorial hospital, where his condition is reported as serious. Good Fellows Fund Previously Reported 1796.18 Mr. & Mrs. George Tricker 2.00 Maryann, Frederick & Barbara Zwick — 10.00 A Friend .... , 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Knapp 5.00 Joseph Trentadue 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Roop „ 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Jerome .Keller 5.00 Change in Boxes 9.12 A Friend 5.00 Mr. * Mrs. Clyde Butler.. 10.00 Psi lets Si Sorority ...... 25.00 TOTAL $882.30 ‘

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 24,1955.

New Trouble Develops In North California Flood-Stricken Area

Ike Shelves . Vacation Trip ’ | Into Georgia President Settles Down To Indefinite Stay In White House WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower settled down today for an indefinite stay at the White House after shelving plans —at least temporarily—for a vacation trip to Georgia. And, with Christmas only hours away, Mrs. Eisenhower put lastminute touches on the first family’s Yuletide preparations while the President spent a few hours working at his desk. He had no scheduled callers. Mr. Eisenhower’s decision to remain in Washington was the first time since his heart attack on ; Sept. 24 that he had by-passed the , advice of his physicians. , His action also left a question mark over a medical timetable designed to, indicate by mid-Febru-ary how well he could stand an increased workload and whether he would run for a second term. The President orginally had planned to fly to Augusta shortly after Christmas, come back to Washington Jan. *3 when congrcf# reconvenes, and then return south for about two weeks. There was no official explanation for his change of mind, but the White House indicated that work on the state of the union and other messages to be presented to congress next month was chiefly responsible. Mr. Eisenhower disclosed his views in a letter dated last Wednesday to Joe Pinder, president of the Key West. Fla., Chamber of Commerce. The White House released the Chief Executive’s reply Friday. Dr. Paul Dudley White, Boston heart specialist, said after his examination last Saturday that he expected the President would be able to resume his normal schedule about Jan. 9. Mr. Eisenhower’s letter indicated that he may be on regular routine sometime ahead of that date. Thia means that he could complete the “four or five weeks" ; which his physicians believe are : needed to determine the full extent of his convalescence as early ; (Continued On Page Five)

Christians Celebrate Christmas Over World

By International News Service From tiny Bethlehem to frozen Korea, Christians prepared today to celebrate the birth of the “Prince of Peace.” Holly and mistletoe #ere hung in little Bethlehem and some 1,200 pilgrims were present to relive the Nativity of the "New Born King” nearly 20 centuries ago and to rededicate themselves to his teachings. The pilgrims made the trek to Christ's birthplace under the watchful eyes of Jordan and Israeli guards. The battling nations laid aside their differences for the moment to permit the movement. ' Many of the pilgrims followed the route traversed by the wise men as they came to Bethlehem to adore the infant. A traditional Christmas Eve service will be held at midnight in* Bethlehem's Church of the Nativ- j ity. Far around the world, on the si- 1 lent and frozen frontlines of Korea. American soldiers did their cele- j brating under “combat” conditions. The men in the front lines recently were moved out of bunkers and trenches and live now in Quonset huts but there ir little-enter-tainment in the front lines. Some Korean school children were more fortunate. They received a visit from Santa Claus, who came through the clouds not In his customary rein-

Highway Death Toll Mounts In Indiana 10 Persons Killed In Indiana Friday INDIANPOLIS (INS) -The Yuletide highway death toll mounted today. The* day before the three-day Christmas holiday; began, 10 persons died on Hoosier roads. William W. Meyers, 72. of Rrookvilte, a pedestrian, was killed Friday night when struck by a car on Road 52 one and one-half miles south of Brookville. Kenneth Pflum, of Brookville, the driver, was not held. Two Linton residents died when their automobile struck a tree after sideswiping another car on a narrow Road 58 bridge four miles west of Odon, Daviess county. The victims were Donald Burks, 23, and Robert R. Risley, 21. Mrs. Marion Letter, 46, of Hammond, and Harry Mathew-s, 18, of LaCrosse, were killed and three others were hurt w-hen two cars collided on Read 8 at the Nickel Plate railroad crossing near Knox. Mrs. Madelyn H. Meyer, 59, of Chicago, died in a two-car collision on Road 100 near Indianapolis. A fog was responsible for the death of Charles Sandberg, 51, of Hobart. His car struck la locomotive ot the Joliet 4a nd. Eastern railroad during the fog. His sons, John, 12, and Walter, 8, were hurt. Ferris Longest, 53, of Reming- ■ ton, died in a Lafayette hospital, i the third victim of a two-car crash south of Wolcott which also brought death to Ronald Kanna, 22, of Rensselaer, and Harold I.' Suttdn, 19, of Remington. William Boyette, 35, of Indianapolis, died in an automobile that (Continued On Page Five) Masons To Install Officers Tuesday Public installation of newly elected. officers of the Decatur Masonic lodge will Ke held Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock at the local Masonic hall, it was announced today. William Buragerdner, Decatur agent so rthe Erie Railroad Co., will succeed Ted Hill, insurance executive of Leland Smith Insur-1 ance Co., as head of the Decatur lodge. The public is invited to the ceremony.

deer-drawn sligh but in a helicopter. Some 500 tattered Korean children gave Santa such a rousing welcome that- the whiskered gen-, tiemen, sponsored by U. S. army : units, seemed sure to come back again next year. In Vatican City, Pope Pius XII, I who delivered a Christmas mes- ■ sage to the world, has been swamped by Christmas packages from all I over the world. As is his custom, the Pontiff or- 1 dered that the presents, mostly I foodstuffs, be given to the nuns.' especially the “living dead,” who j. are perpetually shut off from the i world behind the walls of their convents. The poor of Rome also were receiving gifts and food parcels from the Papal City’s only provision to deliver her Christmas message I store. Queen Elizabeth of England was Ito the nation Sunday from her I country home at Sandringham. Meanwhile, Europe’s wintry i storms slackened as rising tem- | peratures were reported from Italy north to Scandinavia. In Paris, holiday travelers jammed railway stations in record numbers and 120 extra trains were scheduled to cope with the rush. A bizarre aspect of the holiday will be presented by British troops * in semi-tropical Malaya. At a chlW(Contlnued On Page Five)

Yule Holiday Traffic Toil Is Beginning At Least 50 Are Reported Killed In Early Hours CHICAGO (INS) —The three day Christmas holiday traffic accident toll began mounting soon after the counting began and early today at ' least 50 persons were reported killed. 1 Police officials blamed the combination of drinking and bhQ | weather in some parts of the coun-' ' try as the main reasons fuF the traffic fatalities. Others sand the ’ rush to get home for Chirstmas Eve caused carelessness on the f highways. , In the Chicago area alone 12 perj sons were killed and a record 500 I accidents reported in less than sev- . en hours after the Christmas holiday fatality counting began. > Eight persons, three of them bro- . thers, were killed near Pineville, Ky. Texas and Missouri each reported three deaths and Michigan and California two each. The national safety council estimates that 560 persons will be killed in traffic accidents during the holiday period from 6 p. in. Friday until midnight Monday. The record traffic toll for any holiday period was in 1952 when | 556 died in the four-day Christmas (Continued On Page Five) James H. Andrews Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Monday Afternoon j James Henry Andrews, 86, of--809 Dierkes Street, died Friday af- ' terpoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. A lifelong resident of Adams county, he was a retired farmer. He was born in Adams county Feb. 1, 1869, a son of Thomas and Julia Ann Andrews, and was married to Ethel May Wolfe. Mr. Andrews was a member of the Methodist church at Monroe. Surviving are his wife; four sons, Al Andrews of Marion, Virgil and George Andrews of De<atur, .and Murvel Andrews of Fort Wayne; three daughters. Mrs. Glen Johnson of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Robert Egly and Mrs. Herbert Fravel, both of De-. catur; <l6 grandchildren and ope great-grandchild. Four brothers and one sistef preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Monday at i the Black funeral home and at | 2p.m. at the Monroe' Methodist church, the Rev. Ralph Johnson i and the Rev. John E. Chambers I officiating. Friends may call at ; the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the I services. Upholds Banning Os Phone Attachments WASHINGTON (INS) — The 'federal communications commission has upheld the right of telephone companies to forbid the attachment to receivers of devices intended to cut down on background noises. License Bureau To Be Closed Thursday The Decatur branch of the auto license bureau will be closed all day next Thursday, Mrs. Dale Death announced today. Mrs. Death will attend a meeting of li- , cense bureau managers at Columbia City, pertaining to issuance of 1956 auto lirense plates. There will be no schedule i Thursday (or drivers license, examiner, Mrs, Death said Regu- I far schedule of hours will be re- i sfimed Friday. i

Decatur Man Given Parole From Prison Christmas Parole To Orval Johnson Orval Johnson, 50, of Decatur, who was sentenced to life imprisonment February 6, 1945, for the slaying of his former wife on the night of December 7, 1944, was given a Christmas present —a parole from prison. The Indiana State board of correction grandted paroles to 28 prisoners, nine of them serving life terms. Johnson, who pleaded guilty to second degree murder, entered the state prison at Michigan City Thursday, February 8, 1945. 28 Prisoners Freed INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Indiana state board of corectlon .today turned 28 prisoners, including i \aine serving life terms for murder, i loose on parole for Christmas. A 10th lifer also was freed. He is Edward Dean sentenced Nov. 22, 1935, in Marion criminal court for inflicting physical injury during a robbery. Four of the convicted killers had been sentenced for first - degree murder; Joseph Anich, Lake county, Oct. 21, 1942; Earl Hoelscher, Allen county, Dec. 20, 1943; Odie Thomas, Marion county, Feb. 19, 1946, and John Yarorsky, Lake county, April 29, 1943. Five were seetedced defcree murder: Charles Carter, th. Joseph county, March 15, 1941, and also June 17, 1942, LaPorte county 2-21 for manslaughter, paroled on both; Orval Johnson, Adams county, Feb. 6, 1945; Wiley Towner, St. Joseph county, Oct.- 25, 1945; George Murphy, Marion county, Nov. 21, 1933, and Ernest Giberson, Marion county, Oct. 8, 1934. Murphy, Giberson and Dean were serving their life sentences for their part in the murder of Indianapolis Police Sgt. Lester Jones, almost 23 years ago. Police chief John Ambuhl said: ‘Anybody serving time is more entitled to Christnias consideration than these criminals. Sergeant Jones had no chance at all. They cut him in two with a machine gun.” In addition to the 28 freed, seven others were recommended for temporary paroles #om today to eligible parole dates. • Among the other prisoners was Mabel Faulds, who was sentenced to 3-14 years for abortion from I>ake criminal court on March 25, 1954. Sentences for second • degree burglary were commuted or ended for: Nellie Maxine Corb, IWP, Vigo county, Jan. 12, 1955; Ray--{nond Plowman, IR. Decatur county, Nov. 30, 1954; Schwartzkopf, IR, Jay county, April 28, (Continued On Page Five) Three Nuns Die In Flames In Convent Three Dominican Nuns Are Victims NEW HAVEN, Conn. (INS) — Three Dominican nuns were burned to death Friday night in a fire which gutted the frame building convent of Our Lady of Grace in nearby North Guilford. Two other sisters were hospitalized in New Haven’s St. Raphael's hospital. The charred bodies of the victims were found early today huddled in • corner near the chapel where a perpetual Rosary had been ? said since the cloistered convent yas founded in 1947. Forty - one nuns who escaped safely took refuge at Albertus Magnus, a Dominican college in New Haven. The convent building was put to- , gather from two Revolutionary war barns which were moved to the site. The blaze was believed to have started by a short circuit. Fire departments from surrounding towns rushed to aid the depart- i ment in North Gullford, 12 miles ] northwest of New Haren.

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Break In Levee Is Threat To Twin Cities 12,500 Persons Flee Marysville Area Following Break SAN FRANCISCO (INS) — Rain - swollen rivers crashed through levees and overflowed their banks today, driving additional thousands of persons from their homes in the Marysville - Yuba City area 150 miles northeast of San Francisco. California state civil defense headquarters in Sacramento said that "'practically everyone” fled from Yuba City, which has a population of abput 8,000. Across the river, Marysville’s 12,500 residents were evacuated Friday night. The twin cities lie on a junction of the Feather and Yuba rivers. The flood situation in Marysville was eased actually by a break in the levee about three Sites south of the city early this morning. Radioed reports said the rushing waters tore a forty-foot hole in the dike. There was another break in a Yuba City which, was reported- -under five feet of water. Civil defense headquarters said no casualties were reported from the area but property damage was heavy. Another trouble spot was in the resort city of Santa Cruz, 80 miles south of San Francisco. The community was virtually isolated when the rain-swelled San Lorenzo river overflowed. Forty square blocks were reported under water. The flood areas were declared a “major disaster” by President Eisenhower who authorized what a White House spokesman called "blank check” federal assistance. There were nine known dead in California and three fatalities in Oregon. Scores were missing and uncounted thousands of persons were lefrt homeless as virtually every stream in a 1,500-mile area was near or over the flood stage. Six days of heavy rain flooded highways and railroad tracks and caused landslides which disrupted travel. Telephone lines were down and power blackouts were common throughout the flood areas. The military services, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, civil defense units and other relief agencies joined in a gigantic effort to care for the homeless and provide needed food, medicine, clothing andblankets. Coast guard headquarters at San Francisco received a report from petty officer Aired Frothingham of * Oakland, Calif.* who flew over the, flood areas. Frothingham told how coast guard, air force, army and navy helicopters dropped food and clothing to the thousands marooned by the floods. In some cases, he said helicopters literally plucked persons from trees and brought them to safety. In Mendocino county along the coast north of San Franceses,’ a coast guard helicopter hovered in the air while three men were lifted on a hoist from a tree-top perch which they had spent several > hours. The coast guard said that helicopters Friday picked up eleven pregnant women from their floodravaged homes and brought them “to hospitals. It was a sad Christmas week for thousands of persons whose gaily decorated homes were smashed by muddy flood waters. The storm hit northern Nevada in addition to California and Oregon and the Truckee river which -a runs through the heart of the gambling mecca burst over its banks, flooding the main business district. The floods spread Friday to the agriculturally rich San Joaquin valley southeast of San Francisco after warm rains* melted the snowpack stop the peaks pf the Sierra XConUnuea oa Page Five)