Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1956 — Page 1

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PRESIDENT EISENHOWER, standing throughout the 20 minute press, conference, in Key West, Fla., pauses before answering a question. It was first such conference since Aug. 4, 1955 in which all the questions revolved around the President's political intention? on which the President said he would wait to decide. {Uwes*— - —.• ■ —.-«.. .-I ,»..«. I- ■■». . ■ -«». -.. ... — ■.,. u— l I li'iwia. .II «»-- 'll! I „. ■ ipy ~,>, I, ■ 1,1 ■ IR««lll|_t> Mil. WI1»Xllll»l 111

Ike Assumes Full Duties As < President No Decision Yet By Eisenhower On Presidential Race WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower spent a busy morning conferring with staff aides today as he assumed the full work load of the" White House for the first time since his heart attack. Mr. Eisenhower's former appointment secretary, Bernard Shanley, was back on the job today to help lighten the burden of the convalescing President. The White House explained that Shanley, who resigned Nov. 15. returned to the post at Mr. Eisenhower's request. He will be sworn in again in a day or two. The President had no formal appointments today, but conferred with a number of staff members, including his chief assistant, Sherman Adams. Mr. Eisenhower, who said Sunday he is still undecided w'hether to run for another term, will continue to take a two to two and onehalf hour mid-day rest prescribed by his doctors. For the first time since his heart attack Sept. 24, however he carried the "full dutieg” of the White House. The President, who returned to Washington Sunday from a 12-day vacation in Key Wests, Fla., was in his office at 8 a m. (EST). White House news secretary James C. Hagerty declined to elaborate today on Mr. Elsenhower’s statement at a Key West news conference on the subject of a second term. The President said his mind was not "fixed” to the extent it could not be changed. He noted that he was still discussing the matter with some of his advisers, including Hagerty. Mr. Eisenhower probably will hold his first formal news conference next week. Sunday's informal meeting with reporters was the President’s first question-and-an-swer session with newsmen since last Aug. 4. Asked whether he had made up his mind on running again, he gave this firm reply: “No. My mind at this moment is not fixed. It it were I would say so right this second. But my mind is not fixed to such an extent that it ' can’t be changed,” Meanwhile, a special magazine survey — target of a recent blast by the American medical associa tion — reported that three out of five heart specialists who took a stand believe that the President is physically able to serve a second term! * U. S. News and World Report, in a copyrighted article, said questionnaires went to 444 specialists and based its results on replies received from 275. The A.M.A. has condemned the poll and advised physicians not to respond. The survey said that 141 physicians replied that, assuming a normal, convalescence, Mr. Elsenhower would be able to serve a second term, while 93 specialists said they believed he wohld not. Sunday. Mr. Eisenhower left most of the reporters with the impression that Ms present inclination is against running as he discussed some of the factors involved in his decision. I He took pains to point out the (OontlnuM Bight)

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Heavy Death Toll On Indiana's Highways Seven Are Killed In Train-Auto Crash INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Indiana highways were death traps during the past week-end with at least 13 fatalities, led by a trainantomobile crash in .which seven died. The seven met death when their car was struck by a Grand Tfunk Western passenger train while enroute from New Carlisle to Walkerton for a high school basketball tournament. Both towns are in St. Joseph county. The seven and two others critically , injured wqre riding in a station wagon in a line of automobiles taking players and fans to the tourney. Two of those killed and two critically hurt were members of the New Carlisle team. Four members of one family died. They weje Mrs. Elizabeth Berzaj, 37, driver, and her daughters. Barbara Ann, 10; Elizabeth, Mary 13. and Josephine, 6. A son, Louis James, 15, manager of the team, was injured. The onjy other surviving member of the family is the father, Louis', man ager of a‘South Bend exterminating company. Others dead were Robert Lamar Lindsey. 16, and Thomas M#CorJ Baird. 16, members of the team, and Martha Kleine, 15. William E. Kessinger, 28, of Tell City, a former Indianapolis and ’ Bedford resident, died in a Tell City hospital of injuries suffered Thursday in an automobile crash. Charles Robbins. 22, of Tell City, driver of one of the cars, was charged with reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. ‘ An icy pavement was responsible for the death of Robert Grzeskowiak. 14, of near Mishawaka. He died of jinjuries suffered last Monday when a car driven by his father,' Stanley, skidded on ice and struck another automobile near South Bend. The father and son had been on a fishing trip in Michigan. Harrison A. Goodwin, 6(1, of New Goshen, was killed when he was struck by two automobiles while attempting to cross Road 50 in New Goshen. ' When an automobile failed to make a curve on Road 62 near St.’ Croix, Gene R. Ingle. 19, of Birdseye, a soldier on leave from Ft. Knox. Ky., died of a broken neck, — The ear rolled -280 feet and overturned several times. Jack L. Worthy, 23. of Kokomo. was killed when his automobile was struck from behind by another car. ’ To Train Germans 7 In U. S. Equipment BONN (INS) —the U. S. Army's first German training assistant group detachment arrived today in the town of Andernach. The group, which Included four officers and 24 enlisted men, will train the first cadre of the new German army in the use of U. S equipment. The American detachment is headed by Mhj. Ernest F. Schumacher of Greensburg, Pa., and includes veterans of Worid War II and the Korean ,war INDIANA WEATHER Snow and not ao oold to- . night. Cloudy and oold Tuesday. Low tonight 17-22. High Tuesday 25-31. '■' - '

Jordan Seeks To Organize Government Hold Negotiations Seeking Formation Os New Government AMMAN, Jordan (INS) — A government spokesman said today negotiations to form Jordan’s fourth government in less titan a month were being held in a quiet atmosphere. The spokesman said the riot-torn cities of Amman’and the Arab half of divided Jerusalem remained under a curfew’ but that neither a state of emergency nor martial law had been declared. Demonstrations against proposals for Jordan to enter the proWestern Baghdad pact ripped Jordan over the weekend and heavily armed security forces maintained an uneasy quiet. J . The spokesman admitted that a general strike had been called fn Jordan but said such essential services as hospitals, water and electricity were operating and that some government offices • were working. / A government spokesman said that one person was killed and three injured in Sunday’s widespread demonstrations but that quiet had returned and security forces were in full control of the situation. The capital of Amman was relatively quiet through its second night of curfew, as were the cities of Ramallah and the Jordanian half of divided Jerusalem. , Secretary of State John Dulles in Washington summoned to his home Jordan’s charge d’affaires to protest personally against the Arab mobs wh«h Saturday damaged U. S, property, endangered American lives and desecrated the American flag. Dulles said measures taken by the Jordan government to prevent mob action were "inadequate to the situation,” A report from Damascus. Syria, said a number of Communists had been arrested throughout Jordan. The violent weekend demonstrations against the possibility of Jordan entering the pro - Western Baghdad pact toppled a caretaker cabinet that had been set up by youthful King Hussein. The 20-year-old monarch was understood to have asked Sameer AlRufaf, premier in 1951 and vicepremier in the cabinet which fell Saturday, to form a new government. Communist Money LONDON (INS) — A British foreign office spokesman charged today that a “certaid amount of Communist activity and money” was believed to be behind the recent rioting In Jordan. ■. A The British spokesman (said reports indicated that “ifloney was being spent in Jordan for the purpose of promoting riots and comes not only from the communists.” The spokesman did not, list from (iXNftinuM on eaa® atxt Report Is Given On Christmas Seal Sale 0 . ■( • - Mrs, W. (Guy Brown, secretary of the Adams county tuberculosis association, today reported a total of $5,096.40 has been- received to date in the annual Christmas seal sale. Persona who have not paid for their seels are urged to do so at once in order that-the county’s quota of $5,200 ftgj'y be met“h I-' 7 ’” -

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New Drive To I Condemn Reds As Aggressors Move Underway For Congress To Adopt Shelved Resolution WASHINGTON (INS) — A new drive developed in congress today for adoption of a resolution condemning Russia as “an aggressor against the nations enslaved by Communism.” The same resolution was shelved last*July when secretary of state John Foster Dulles urged at least temporary abandonment on grounds that its adoption might prejudice the Geneva “Summit” conference. A “gentleman’s agreement” was reached then with congressmen who had been anxious — despite administration protests — to obtain house approval of the declaration. Now, with the Geneva summit and foreign ministers’ conferences things of the past without any apparent lessening of the Cold war, supporters of the resolution have decided to pick up the ball where they dropped it last July. Rep. Ray Madden (D Ind.), one of the prime movers for the declaration, said in an interview that he plans to confer with his colleagues on reviving it. ... Madden pointed out. that it w,c. approved by a 15 to 7 vote by the house foreign affairs committee. It is now in the hands of the house rules committee. Madden said: “We plan to pres? now for house action on the resolution. We waited until the Geneva conference met, but now that’s over and nothing came of it, so there’s no reason why we shouldn't go ahead." Madden was a member of a special committee which studied Jhe methods by which the Russians obtained control of the satellite nations. v Subsequently, the committee condemned Russia for the occupation and seizure of the Baltic countries and its control over other countries now behind the iron curtain.. ■■ Madden said, he and his colleagues wanted a full discussion in (Continued On Page Five) x. Soil Conservation Banquet January 23 Annual Meeting At Center January 23 The Adams county soil conservation district will hold the annual meeting and banquet at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Monday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. This will be. .the second annual banquet of the Otriqt.; which has now completed two years of successful operation? in Adams county. Highlight- of the evening will be a talk by Wayne Guthrie of Indianapolis. Guthrie is aifeature-writer for the Indianapolis News, and is a popular public speaker. In his talk, he will relate some of his experiences as an observer at the Bikini atomic bomb tests. ' » The meal will be served by the ladies of Pleasant Mills Methodist church. Following the meal, a vocal group from Decatur high school will furnish entertainment. There will be an election of one supervisor for the district to fill the position held by Ben Mazelin, from Monroe township, whose term expires this year. Other members of the board of supervisors are Ben Gerke. Union township, chairman; Ivan Huser, Hartford township, vice-chairman; Herman Bulmahn, Root township; and Richard Schaumann, Preble town»hllK Tickets for the banquet are available from any of the supervisors. from the soil conservation office, or the county extension office. .i -

> Peterson Reelected President Os Board ej,' ■ Board Establishes Five-Day Work Week Cal E. Peterson. Decatur merchant, has been reelected president of the board of trustees of Adams county memorial hospital and Dee Fryback, Decatur sales representative, has been reelected secretary, it was announced l!d---<lay. Other members of the board include Wilbert Nussbaum, Monroe township and Henry Rumple, ’ Jefferson township. First action of the- reorganized • board was to establish a five-day week for all hospital employes. The action was taken to conform with the practice of other hospitals In northern Indiana. The work week here formerly was five and a half days. Dscsmber Report The records disclose that there were 59 babies born in December, 25 boys and 34 girls. Seven adults and twto babies died during the month. Early in the month all sixteen beds op the maternity floor were There were two patients in the hallway and three Were confined on the first floor during the emergency. Total receipts for the month were $21,798.13 and expenditures were $18,286.48, showing a profit in the amount of $3,511.65. The amount of $5,740.26 was deposited lo the credit of the hospital, it beirig the amount received from the fall distribution of county taxes. < Annual Report *■ During the year 1955, 2,033 people were admitted to the hospital as in-patients and 1,976 were admitted -as out-patients, coming in tor x-ray, laboratory or emergency room treatment. There were 677 babies born in 1955, 353 boys and 324 girls. There were 8 stillborn babies and 9 premature births. 83 adults and 7 babies died in the hospital during the year. A total of 55 patients were cared for in the hallways during (ContinuM on fomo 81xj Decatur Residents Aid Fire Victims Emergency Funds For Fire Victims Decatur residents are digging into their pockets to aid the two families who tost almost everything they jifoed in the fire Thursday inning in Bellmont park. A; ’ The blaze which completely de stroyed the apartment house owned by Dr. Roland Reppert also destroyed the furniture and clothing of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Everett, residents of one of the apartments, and of Mrs. Lillian Shanahan and Miss Gertrude Keller, who resided in the other ses both families face medical bills. Mrs. Shanahan, is in the hospital for treatment of a cracked heel bone which she sustained In her haste to leave the flaming house. Mrs. Everett is due at the Ad ams county memorial hospital any day to give birth to their first child. The Everett's are a young" couple and many recently purchased household items such as a television, set and a washer and drier. Also consumed by the flames were all the baby clothes and articles for the expected arrival. Both families, of course, lost things which can never be replaced — items of sentimental value. However, they are ( both in need of entire wardrobes and all of the items necessary for the home. 3 Until they can recover' their losses they are relying on rela: tives for food, shelter and clothing. Although both of them had some insurance it does not cover them completely and does not take care of their immediate needs. Special collections were taken (Contlnusa on Pago Six)

Brownell Asks Outlawing Os Eavesdropping Urges Congress To End Violations Os Privacy Os Juries WASHINGTON HNS) —Attorney generaFHerbert Brownell, Jr., urged congress today to outlaw eavesdropping on a federal jury under "any conditions” regardless of the purpose. The attorney general asked the legislators to provide a penalty of 11.000 in fines and a year in prison for “violating” the privacy of a federal court jury or the proceedings of any federal grand jury. . His request stemmed from the disclosure last fall that the Lkniversity of Chicago law school was using recordings of jury deliberations to study the American jury system under a grant from the Ford Foundation. Brownell said the justice department is “unequivocally opposed” to such practices as they would “obviously and inevitably 1 stifle the discussion and free exchange of ideas among jurors.” I ', L.. . - Knowland To Enter Illinois Primary To Withdraw If Eisenhower Runs WASHINGTON (INS) —Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland ■ will enter the Illinois presidential primary in two weeks If President Eisenhower does not state his future political plans by Jan 20. The President told newsmen Sunday that his mind “at this moment is not fixed" on the question of seeking a second term. Knowland, it wag learned today, regards the Jan. 20 "Salute to Ike 1 " celebration as the "first hurdle” in trying to evaluate the President’s 1966 intentions. If Mr. Eisenhower gives no indication in his Jan- 20 remarks Os whether he will seek reelection, the California Republican is expected to become a candidate within a day or two. The deadline for entering the April 23 Illinois primary is Jan. 23. ■ Z” The senate GoP leader will accandidacy with a promise* to wittjcandidacy with ap romise to with draw if Mr. Eisenhower should later decide to run. However, Knowland still believes the President will retire- r ' Two developments in the Democratic camp Sunday farther helped to shape up the" picture of this year’s presidential race. Adlai E. Steyenson. .announced, that "He will not run against Sen. Estes Kefauver (D Tenn.), ip the Democratic presidential- primary in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire primary, where Kefauver scored a signal victory over President Harry STruman in 1952. will be held March 13, ' ■ Stevenson, who appeared on the CBS television program “Face the Nation,” indicated strongly, however, that he will enter the party contest in Minnesota. Ohio iGov. Frank J. Dausche declared Sunday he is not seeking the presidency, but added that if the Democratic presidential nomination were offered “I would not flee from my responsibilities.” The five-term governor already has announced he will run for the. senate this year He also has entered his name as the favoriteson candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. However, Lausche — interviewed on NBC’s televised "Meet the Press” — said he is convinced he has no chance of Winning the party’s presidential nomination.

Booth Is Set Up To Aid March Os Dimes Sororities To Man Toll Booth Project To aid the 1956 March of Dimes campaign in Decatur, a "toll" booth will be set up at the Monroe street bridge in front of the Decatur Youth and Community Center each afternoon from today to Jan. 29. Mrs. Paul Hakes, general chairman of the toll booth project, has . ;mnounced that the four sororities r of the city have adopted the proi ject and-will staff the booth. The booth will be in operation , from 1 to 4 p. m. Monday through , Saturday and from 1 to 5 p. m. , on Sundays. All motorists using , the bridge will be asked to give . a contribution to the March of I Dimes. Z The project has been conducted successfully in other communities throughout the na--1 tton. The sororities participating indude Beta Sigma Phi which will , have charge from today to Jan. , 1.4.; Psi lota Xi, Jan. 15 through 19; Tri Kappa. Jan. 20 through 24, and Delta Theta Tau, Jan. 25 through 29. The presidents of , each of the sororities will have t charge of scheduling workers for the booth. Blue Crutch Tag Tlay in Decatur Saturday brought in a total of $214.13 to the 1956 March of Dimes in'The community according to a report by Dick Linn, chairman of the tag day project. The sale of the miniature bide crutches was conducted on the business district streets of Decatur by Boy Scouts from the four troops in Decatur. The sale was conducted from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. »•; _ The boys who assisted with the sale were Jim surk, John Kyueckeberg, Steve Edwards, Ronnie Highland, Ned Baumgartner, Ronnie August, Mike Kaehr,- Jerry Mclntosh, Steve Hitchcock. Jack Dailey, Roger Harris, Stew Knodle, Joe Smith, Charles Krueckeberg, Bob Frauhiggr, Barry Ellis, Jim Newten, Herb Banning, Rudy and Ronnie Kleinknight, Don ; Poling, Larry Macklin, Lamar Taylor and Larry Hall. Seventh District Is Backing Welsh Vincennes Man Is Up For Governor INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Roger Branigin, Lafayette attorney, must decide soon, if he wishes to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. according to word circulated among the politicos today. Unless Branigin, a chronic reluctant.dragon id the Indiana Democratic party, announces his candidacy in the next few weeks, it m .®y. be too late to stop his chief riyal to date, Senator Matthew Welsh, of Vincennes, a former federal district attorney. Welsh and Nelson Grills, of Indianapolis, Marion county Democratic chairman, are the only two announced Democratic gubernatorial aspirants at present. The seventh district Democratic organization, at a meeting in McCormick’s Creek state park near Spencer Sunday, indorsed Welsh for governor, with two counties, Johnson and Monroe, abstaining, however. ■ - ■■ Johnson county representatives said they abstained because Branigin was born in Franklin, Johnson county, and may yet enter the contest. Branigin is a former president of the Indiana state bar association. Charles East, Monroe county chairman, said his body retrained from voting because mayor Tom Lemmon of Bloomington may be a candidate. Lemmon, in fact,, was described by East as “an unannounced candidate for governor.” Hugh Williams, Kftox County chairman, • introduced the proWelsh resolution. He said Welahfor governor organizations are be- - (Continued on rage Six)

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Cut Surpluses, Give Farmers Income Share Election-Year Farm Program Submitted By Pres. Eisenhower WASHINGTON (INS) — Presii dent Elsenhower today sent con- ■ farm program designed to reduc’e huge government-owned surpluses i and give farmers a bigger share in the national income. Key feature in the program is a “soil bank” proposal under which ' farmers would be paid to take part of their acreage out of production. Mr. Eisenhower also proposed a dollar-and-cents limit on price supports payments to any individual farmer or farm unit, and recommended exempting farmers of paying the federal tax on gasoline used on the farm. Under the present price support plan, the government guarantees farmers 82 and a half to 90 per cent of parity on basic farm crops; 1 Parity is the price calculated to give farmers a fair return in relation to their costs. He also asked for authority to 1 sell some of the government's food I surpluses on the domestic market at the price paid for them and , asked repeal of the present ban . on selling such surplus stocks > abroad to unfriendly nations. > This opened the possibility of ■ selling of such surplus stocks as > wheat behind the Iron Curtain, i possibly to the Soviet .Union Itself, i Mr. Eisenhower did not propose any change in the present program of flexible price supports, except for the payment limitation. The soil bank program would . have the twin goal of reducing the government’s seven billion dollars worth of farm surpluses and halting the decline in farm prices. Mr. Eisenhower suggested a voluntary acreage reduction of about one-fifth for wheat and cotton, two of the four crops which would come under the program. The others are corn and rice. Farmers would receive cash payments from the government based on the value of the crops they might have expected to harvest on the acres taken out of production. Or they could, if they wished,' take their payment in commodities from the government’s surplus stocks. A companion soil conservation program would make eost-sharing payments to farmers who cooperate with the government toward improving their land. This also would be based on the number of acres removed from production. Mr. Eisenhower asked for authority to sell some government surpluses at prices “not less than support levels plus carrying charges.” The present law forbids selling surplus commodities on the domestic market nt less than 195 per, cent of the support price plus carrying charges. In his request for repeal of the law which limits the government to selling farm surpluses to “friendly nations,” Mr. Eisenhower said: “Opportunities clearly td our interest may develop in the future to sell to countries excluded by this legislation." The President made these rec-;<. ommendations concerning .specific crops: ” “ Corn — Congress should give “serious consideration" to adapting the acreage reserve program to corn. Wheat — A limited quantity of government-owned wheat of low quality should be sold for feed purposes at prices reflecting its actual value. - Soy beans and flaxseed—Higher support levels will he announced shortly on these two.crffpa., Peanuts — Elimination of provisions for the minimum national acreage allotment. >- Sugar — Prompt passage of legislation renewing the 1948 sugar act. ' The President asked a two-year I (Continuea on Page Eight) .