Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1956 — Page 1

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84th CONGRESS OPENS WITH PRAYER ■; S B f/I K ' 1 THE 84th CONGRESS opens in Washington, with Rev. Bernard Braskamp, chaplain of the house leading that body in prayer. . House speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas is on the rostrum behind The Rev. Braskamp. , -

Democrats In. Congress Split On Tax Issues President's State Os Union Message Stated Thursday WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Richard B. Russell tD-Ga.) lined up today with Republicans who insist that any tax cut be deferred until after the administration has achieved a balanced budget. Russell's statement was made as word reached Capitol Hill on the second day of the new session of congress that President Eisenhower's budget message, which holds the key to the tax dilemma, will be seat to the legislators Jan. 16. „ President Eisenhower’s state of the union message goes to Congress Thursday and advance copies were expected to be in the hands of Republican leaders late today. , Next Monday, the President's detailed farm program will be sent to congress in a message proposing a soil bank plan and rescinding 2-cents-a-gallon federal tax paid on gasoline used in tractors. The President’s message on education was expected on Jan. 12 or 13, .while his proposals on health were to go to congress Jan. 19. Both houses marked time while awaiting the state of the union message, but it was clear that the Democratic majority was split on the question of reducing individual income taxes. House epeaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.J said he thought the cost of foreign and domestic programs would bar a 4 tax cut this year. Sen. George Bender (R-Ohio) said he expects the budget to be balanced, and that a tax cut will be possible. On the opposite side of the Issue from Rayburn and Russell are Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga.) and majority leader Lyndon Johnson (D- --" Tex.) both of whom favor tax reductions this year. — On farm legislation, the senate agriculture committee planned a strategy meeting todsy, while the house braced itself for an early battle over anpther controversy — federal aid to schools. Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.) announced that the house will coneider “in ten days or two weeks” a bill sponsored by <Rep. Augustine B. Kelley (DrPa.) the measure would authorize 400 million dollars annually in federal grants over a four-year period. Meanwhile, leaders mapped a drive to push a pay-as-you-go highway construction bill through congress as quickly as possible. Committee hearings were also underway in full force. The senate internal security subcommittee opens three days of public hearings on alleged communist penetration of past and present newspapers. ; It looks like a busy session. - -^-7- — Gross Income Tax' Record Expected INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —State budget director Don Clark said Indiana's record gross, income tax for 1955 will be topped by collections for the coming year. Clark said he expects the $109,061,060.27 collected this past year ‘ to be topped by at least sl-million. This year's tax take topped the 1054 total by $2,497.064 78. j The former record for a calendar year* was $1083*8,866.02 for 1953.

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Plan Detailed Study Os Court Procedures Two Attorneys Are Appointed By Judge Judge Myles F. Tarrish of Adams circuit court has asked two Decatur attorneys to assist him in making a complete study of the rules of procedure of Adams circuit court with a view to modernizing them, it was learned today. _ Ed A. Bosse, Democrat, and 1 Robert S. Anderson, Republican, have been selected from the Adams county bar association to make the study.', Both have accepted. The court pointed out five major requests in his letters asking the men to accept the ments. They include: Closer integration .bet we e n bench and bar. ~ . A possible revision of court rules. Possible changes In court procedure to abolish unreasonable and'unnecessary delays and to assure litigants in Adams circuit court more speedy trials. ! To consider possibility and planHi bilit V- of-HKtAbliAhiiur a Aid cltnic to assure indigent persons' proper and necessary legal advice. To take other steps to more properly promote ttje administration of Justice in the county and to study the advisability, it necessary, of introducing legislation concerning revision of juvenile and criminal laws of the state. Judge Parrish continued in his letters of appointment that selection was made on a bipartisan basis and that both of the appointees had shown interest in legal philosophy and prompt and proper administration of justice. No tme limit was set on the study and Judge Parrish said today that he believed a study of all points would take sev- J eral weeks, perhaps months. He has 'asked the two attorneys to visit several communities whefe legal aid service had been adopted. The court pointed out that on many occasions he had conferred with persons locally who could not afford proper legal assistance and as a result found themselves shackled with big judgments against them.

Commissioners In First 1956 Meeting First Regular Meet Held Here Tuesday County commissioners met Tuesday at the county liourt house for their first regular meting of 19,56In addition.to allowing first of the month claims the commissipnetsaccepted a financial report from the county highway department. The report whcih was approved showed income totalling $260,009.96. This total includes a balance of $18.3*73.25 from 1954. Total expenditures for the year amounted to $25017.90 for a balance of $7,492.06. The complete report is being published in today's etytion of the Dally Democrat. ■ The report from the American Legion showing > expenditure of $141.92 out of $l5O appropriated for .Memorial Day decorations was also tiled. The county home report was filed showing an income of $6,859.90 fonnhe month of December with 38 f The~bonds for Barbara Lewtoj, and Mrs. Walter Krick, deputy clerks, were tiled and approved. A petition for drainage repair on the Shoemaker and Shindler drains in Wabash township was accepted and referred to the county surveyor.

Furore Grows Over British Arms To Egypt Political Furore Mounts In Britain Over Surplus Sale LONDON (1N8) — Britain’s envoys to the troubled Middle East met today with foreign secretary Seiwyn Lloyd as the political furore over sale of surplus British arms to Egypt grew louder. Lloyd and the heads of the British missions to Israel, Egypt, Jordan. Saudi Arabia. Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Bahrein on the Persian Gulf began a two-day conference at the foreign office. Although prime minister Sir Anthony Eden’s government tried to play down the significance of the ) meetings there was every expectation that a more positive policy toward the Middle East would emerge from the discussions. Lloyd and the ambassadors were to discuss the whole complex of Middle East problems. But overshadowing all was the government's embarrassment over the sale of tanks and other war materiel to Egypt. L..- i The exuberant Laborites, led by Hugh Gaitskell, continued their criticism of the Eden government. Gaitskell, who has demanded that parliament be summoned on Jan. 23 to debate the matter, said he would not be satisfied with Eden’s promise to “tell all” about 'the arms sales in a white paper. Therefore, the ambassadors began their discussions conscious that the eyes of the Socialists and the press were on them. There was no fixed agenda for the foreign office' meetings but five chief subjects were to be explored : 1. The future of the five-nation Baghdad pact and Britain’s failure to talk Jordan into joining it. 2. The arms race in the Middle East. 3. What steps to recommend to east Arab-Israeli tension. 4. Egypt, and the financing of the projected high Aswan Dam on the Nile. 5. Cyprus, most of whose people wish to throw oft British rule and become unified with Greece. - — Llyod will use the information he gleans from the ambassadors to brief Eden prior to their trip to Washington this month. Foolproof System WASHINGTON (INS) — Government officials said today the U.S. has a foolproof system to avoid any (Continued On Page Five)

Receive Bids For Garbage Disposal Bids for a garbage disposal contract for Decatur will be received by .the boat'd of works Monday. January 16. at 11 o'clock (CST) at the office of Mrs- Mlrriam Hall,' it was announced today. A legal noticp pertaining to the letting of the garbage contract will appear in Thursday’s Daily , Democrat. Bidders will be. asked to comply with rules’ and regulations of the livestock sanitary hoard and the state board of health. These rules require that raw garbage must be buried and it cannot be raised as stock feed unless it is treated. — ; . board of works has received numbwus inquiries concerning the contrecTand indications are' there will be several bids. Garbage collections are made weekly in the entire city. ,7

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House Republicans Are Briefed On President’s Farm Relief proposals

Red Artillery Hurls Shells On Quemoy Island First Outbreak Os Violence Os 1956 In Formosa Strait TAIPEI (INS) —Chinese Communist artillery hurled 858 shells at Nationalist positions on Quemoy today in the first outbreak of violence in the Formosa straiten the new yearA Nationalist source in Taipei said it was suspected that some of the red guns on coastal emplacements near QQuemoy were manned by Russians. "*• The Nationalist defense ministry said two civilians were injured during the six-hour bombardpient, forty houses demolished and Thirtythree damaged. Scores of cattle were killed by red shells, the Nationalist said. Nationalist guns on Quemoy plied to the red fire but there WgJ no immediate assessment of damage to red installations. The communists opened fire on Qiiemoy, a tiny island little more than a mile off the China mainland, only a few hburs before arrival in Taipei of Adm, Arthur W- Radford, chairman of the IL S chiefs of staff, — Radford will be joined Thursday by U- 8. air force secretary Donald Quarles who is flying fropi Hong Kong to Taipei. — . —- The American officials will confer with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek on the Formosa strait situation. - >..L Stale Trooper Is Appointed To ABC Craig Also Orders Tavern Crackdown

INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Governor George N. Craig today put into effect a dnastic systtem under which the tavern owner who sells to a drunken driver may lose his license or have it suspendedThe governor also announced' appointment of George J. H'acko, Sr., of Greencastle, a veteran state trooper, as a Democratic member of the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission. Another former state policeman, Walter Weyland, now. is ABC chairman. In explanation of naming the state officers to the commission, the Governor said: - “The function of the ABC should be 75 per cent law enforcement and 25 per cent the collection of revenues.” . „ ' Craig also announced determined opposition "to tire legalization of pari-mutuel horse race betting proposed by a number of officialsot county fairs, saying: "Pari-mutuel tumblers and 4-H clubs make a poor combination The people should support their own fairs without gambling. Most of these pari-mutuel proposes are supported by syndicate gamblers who want to line their own purses without considering of the 3-H youths.” Pointing out that drunken driving caused 3,700 accidents and 46 deaths in Indiana during 1954, the governor said: is against the law for a person to sell and dispense alcoholic beverages to bring about a 'state of intoxication. “From, now on drunken drivers will not only be arrested and tried for their offense, but they will be requested to give to the arresting officer information relative to where they obtained the liquor that brought about the state of intoxication. “This matter will be transferred from the state police to the alco-’ holic beverafce commission, who, in turn, will cite the tavern keeper or club owner who made th? sale of intoxicants, and thig case, will (Continued On Page Five)

Campsign Planned In March Os Dimes Intensive Drive Is Planned In County An intensive March of Dimes campaign will be conducted in Decatur and Adams county this month, according to plans formuItrted at a meeting Tuesday night at the Elks home. Mrs. Robeft Hess, chairman of the Adams, county chapter of the National Polio foundation, is serving as general chairman of the county fund drive which opened Tuesday and will extend to Jan. 31. A goal of $6,000 "has been set for the county. Among the chairmen who will head the drive in the various communities of the county are Lyle Mallonee, Decatur; Cletus Gifford, Berne; Mrs. Arley Sprunger, Geneva, and Mrs. Russell Mitchel, Monroe. Township chairmen will be announced later. Several fund raising projects will be featured in Decatur with various committees directing each project. One of the major events will be the annual polio dance which will be held sometime in January. Complete plans for the dance will be announced later. The committee in charge of this dance includes Robert Tracey. Cliff Brewer and Mr. and Mrs. Max Kreps. Another major project will be the annual Mother’s March which again will be handled by Beta Sigma Phi qororlty under the general chairmanship of Mrs. Bertha Lane. The exact date of the Mothers’ March has not been set but will be determined in the near 'future. Other plans for Polio Drive month in Decatur include Blue Crutch Tag Day Saturday, Jan. 7,1 by the- Boy Syouts under Richard Linn; the balloon sale by the Girl Scouts Saturday, Jan. 14, and the collections, at Adams county basketball games under the chairmanship of Robert Holthouse.' Tentative plans have also been made for a peanut sale by Decatur teenagers Saturday, Jan. 21. Cannisters for the collection of coins will be set out in business establishments throughout the (Conunueu un Page Five) New Council Holds / First Regular Meet Routine Business Conducted Tuesday The first regular council meeting of the new city administration under Mayor Robert Cole took place Tuesday night at city hall. With the exception of the passage of an ordinance concerning salaries of employes of the city, light and water departments, the business was routine. Robert Anderson, representing Dr. Roland Reppert, appeared to submit three easements in Bellmont park to the city of Decatur with the recommendation that they be accepted and recorded. The matter was referred to the water committee. The matter of the city’s garbage contract which expired Dec. 31, 1955, wae brought before the council. The present collector has agreed to continue operations ‘until a new contract is signed. The matter was referred to the board of works. The annual report of the Decatur police department was submitted by chief James Borders and made a matter of record. The report showed 5.40*1 calls and complaints. 318 accidents investigated, 62 criminal investigations opened, 31 investigations closed, 97 criminal arrests, 178 traffic arrests am} 114 warnings issued. L INDIANA WEATHER Fair, colder northeast tonight. Thursday fair to partly cloudy, warmer northwest. Low tonight 18-23 north, 23-28 south. High Thursday 35-40 north, 38-43 south.*

French Seek Solution To New Cabinet Faure Calling For A National Union French Government PARIS (INS) — Caretaker French premier Edgar Faure called today for a ‘.'national upion" government comprising all ties except the Communists and extreme rightists. But he ruled himself out as premier of such a egbinet. As the leaders of all France's democratic parties strove to find a solution to the problems posed by Monday's election results. Faure warned that the victory of 51 anti-parliamentary Poujadists meant “the republic ,1s in danger." He told the foreign press association at a Paris luncheon that the “national union” government he proposed should take for two planks of it? program the reform of and the application} of a liberal policy in strife-ridden Algeria. But when newsmen asked the premier who he thought should head such a government Faure replied: “Not I.” The apparent threat to French stafoWy resulting from the Communist and Poujadist gilns in the election was ou-evfe'fy moderate politician's mind as the “lame duck” French cabinet met this morning. ' — President Rene Coty, premier Edgar Faure and the other holdover ministers reported in a postmeeting communique that the elections in France’s overseas territory had been held peacefully and that there were no serious anti-Franch demonstrations. The communique also said that three of the caretaker ministers who had been defeated for re-elec tlon offered their resignations but that the cabinet decided they should continue ,in office until the government resigned as a, body. The assembly convenes on- Jan. 19." .. - But these were minor events in comparison to the difficulty facing* the nation’s Democratic par ties. With at least’ 153 Communists sitting on the left of the National Assembly elected on Monday and 51 “Poujadists” on the right, the moderate politicians—badly split during the campaign—must patch up their differences to save France from chaos. Radical Socialist chief Pierre Mendes-France, the former prem ier who leads the left-of-center (Continued On Page Five)

Mrs. Rose E. Venis Dies This Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs. Rose Ellen Fravel-Venis. 86. a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 2 o’clock this morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Russell Bowman, 1417 West Madison street. Death was attributed to a heart attack. She was born in Adams county Jan. 6, 1869. Her husband. Martin Venis. died Aug. 11, 1952. Mrs. Venis wgs a member of the First Methodist church. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Inace Deday of Fort Wayne. MrsMva King of Piqua, 0., Mrs. Bow.man of this city and Mrs. Treva Weriing of Fort Wayne, and one son, Chalmer Ray of National City. Calif. Two sons and one daughter preceded her in death. , “ Funeral services .will be abducted at 2 p. m. Friday at lie Black funeral home, fhtf Rev. Vtrgj) W. Sexton officiating Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the irome after 2 p. m. Thursday until time of the services.

Craig Considering Race For Senator Craig Studies Race Against Capehart INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Coverwords, today “debated in my ot? mind" Whether to run,-fc»r tie .Republican senatorial nomination against Senator Homer E. Capehart. r . The governor not only admitted considering the senatorial bid, but proposed a farm price booster program at a news conference late Tuesday. The governor said: “I am debating in my own mJnd whether to rnn against Senator Capehart, and you may quote me on that.” The governor added that he had received constant pressure to be a senatorial aspirant and tbat tbe pressure was increasing day by day. He denied a report that he may be appointed a federal judge, saying: “I have no ambition to be a judge.” - Craig maintained there is only one practical solution of Ihe problem of the $7 billion sin-plus of farm products, sajrjng: “We inherited the farm surplus frorfi the Democrats. Let’s give away the entire surplus and take our loss, I am sure that the Republican party will adopt such a program. Why can't We give it away to the poor people of nations like India, Greece, Egypt, Israel and the African countries’ But we must give this food directly to the people and not through black-marketing racketeers. We made that mistake once in France and, in Italy where much of the relief we poured in Went to profiteers.” The governor indicated that some method of disposing of part of the surplus in this country might be evolved. He said to date that this has been done in only a slight way through providing lunches for school children. The governor admitted that he would control little patronage, if he were elected senator .saying: “It’s just like Senator Capehart said: ’What little patronage a senator has is covered by the Hatch act'.” Political observers pointed out (Continued On Page Five)

Salary Adjustment Passed By Council Adjust Salaries Os Utility Employes The first ordinance passed by the new city council at Its regular meeting Tuesday night was a salary adjustment for city utility employes in line with a similar adjustment made for civil employes in tbe 1956 budget. > The ordinance was parsed without a dissenting vote and will become effective immediately. It sets salaries for ail employes of the light and water departments. These employes are paid from the utility funds and are not includ ed in the annual civil city budget. Salaries in the electric department range from $260 a month to $7,380 a year for the Superintendent. There are three classes of linemen, including apprentices. Biggest electric salary other than that of superintendent is $415 per month for the chief engineer. Water department salaries start, at S2BO a month for an apprentice plumber and advance to $3lO a month for plumbers. The superintendent’s salary is $3,160 a year. Office salaries start at. $245 a month for the assistant bookkeeper to $390 a month for the auditor. The utility salaries under the new ordinance were adjusted so as to them comparable wages for comparable wdrfc- in other departments. - C’ •/ * All utility'salaries are paid from earnings of the departments involved. it was pointed out,' and the salary adjustments have no direct bearing on the budget, r F . ;

Ike To Send Farm Plans To Congress 'blouse Republicans Sworn To Secrecy Alter Briefing WASHINGTON (INS) — Agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson conferred with house Republicans ' today on the administration’s farm proposals which President Eisenhower will send to Congress Monday. GOP members of the house agriculture committee who attended the breakfast session on Capitol Hill said they were sworn to secrecy and could not discuss the program outlined by Benson.. Rep. Clifford Hope (R Kan.), top OOP member of the house committee, said the meeting “was called principally for an exchange of viewpoints between the secretary and members of congress.” Hope explained that Benson wanted to discuss with the Republican congressmen various plans his department is working on. The Kansan added that Benson said the proposals “have not yet been firmed up.” The President agreed with GOP leaders during White House conferences earlier this month that the farm program should receive top priority in the new session of Congress. Meanwhile, the senate agriculture committee wIW meet behind closed doors today to map tegy.■Chairman Allen J. Ellender (D La), promised quick relief to farmers caught in the price • cost'' squeeze. He declared; “It is my hope to have a farm bill on the President’s desk not later than Feb. 15. The committee will meet today to make plans for quick passage of farm legislation.” The Louisiana senator said in an interview that his unit will use the rigid, »0 per cent price support bill passed by the house last year "as a starting point” and “will try to improve it.”

The measure, which squeezed through the house, is firmly opposed by agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson who contends flexible supports are a must to prevent further piling up of surpluses. However. Ellender and Sen. Milton Young, top-ranking Republican on the committee, have called for a compromise which would restore rigid supports on top-quality crops while putting standard grades of wheat, cotton, corn and rice under flexible — or lower — price props. The administration appears to be counting heavily on the 's‘oil bank" as an aid to the farm surplus dilemma. Mr. Eisenhower is expected to propose a program under which farmers would be paid for taking productive acreage out of cash crops and planted in grasses or trees. ■ ~~ . ; ~ '■■■ Also anticipated is an interim soil bank or acreage reserve plan which would provide payments to wheat, cotton, corn or rice farmers who voluntarily cut their allotted . acreage in 1956. They cduld take their payments either In cash or in surplus commodities — designed to reduce government-owned surpluses. Several other senators said they were working on farm bills of establish a "two-prlce” system of high supports for domestically consumed products and none tor the balance. w ■ BULLETIN •, NEW YORK (IN8) — The price of lead was advanced onehaff cent a pound today to 16' ' 2 cents a pound. This was the second boost In less than a week. Last Thursday, the price had been hiked one-half cent to 16 cents a pound, marking the first change in more than two mohttis. -

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