Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 20

DULLES SEEKS HARMONY I ! SECRETARY OF STATE John Foster Dullps addresses a news conference at the state-department, outlining the administration’s pursuit of bipartisan cooperation on foreign policy. Dulles said the administration is intensively pursuing talks with Democratic leaders.

Bulganin In Personal Plea To Eisenhower Personal Proposal To Eisenhower For Aiding World Peace WASHINGTON (JNS) — Soviet premier Nikolai Bulganin today made a personal proposal to President Eisenhower for ’’promoting world peace.” The nature of the appeal to Mr. Eisenhower, other than that it Involved suggestions for the promotion of peace, was not detailed by the White House. The White House said the mes sage was an extension of exchang es on proposals for world peace that have been going on between the President and Bulganin since the Geneva “summit” meeting last July. The Bulganin message was described as “a friendly letter con ttrtnlng certain ideas which the premier has asked the President th Study further In the interest of promoting world peace.” The White House would give no further details, and would not an swer specific questions on whether the proposal concerned disarmament formulas previously advanced by Mr. Eisenhower. The message was brought to the White House by Soviet ambassador Georgi N. Zaroubin at 11:30 —a m. (EST)andraadto the President and ‘ the secretary- of state John Foster Dulles in Russian by Aroubin. It then was translated into English by a state department interpreter. who was present in Mr. Eisenhower's office. * Presidential news secretary James C, Hagerty later called reporters to his office and said he had a "very short statement to make.” He then read this statement: "Intermittently. since the Geneva conference,the President and Pre.-' mier Bulganin have been exchangIng corrspondence. "The 1 Soviet ambassador this morning brought in a friendly letter containing certain ideas which the premier has asked the President to study further in the interest of promoting world peace.” Hagerty said the message was personally signed by Bulganin. Asked if It concerned disarmament proposals, Hagerty replied: “I’m not going to say anything more at this time.” Hagerty said he did not know now whether the message would be made public later. He said that would, have to be determined. ' Zaroubin was in the President’s office for less than 15 minutes. He brought the document to the White House in a small, brown ci peered brief case. • The envoy was non-committal when newsmen sought to question him as he left the White House. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, tonight and Thursday, with snow mostly south portion ending late tonlght. Total new enow accumulation 2 to 4 Inehee ecu th portion. Little change in temperature. Low tonight 14-22. High Thursday 27-32.

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I Irvin Is Reported Threatening Death FBI Reveals Irvin Sworn To Slayings PRINCETON, Ind. (INS) —FBI agents in St. Louis. Mo., disclosed today that Leslie Irvin, killer of six persons, has sworn to slay many others who aided in his conviction and sentencing to death for the murder of an Evansville : filling station attendant. ’ Irvin, who escaped from the • Gibson county Jail at Princeton : Wednesday, made the death threats in a letter mailed at Brooklyn. N. Y„ Sunday to Mrs. Ruth Patton*, waitress at the Mil- ■ ner Hotel in St. Louis, who re- ’ ceived it Tuesday and turned it over to the FBI. The letter said: "Dear Mrs. Ruth Patton: "Because you have been a good i young lady and delayed telling po ■ lice about seeing me for 12 hours. I have no Intention of killing you, but there are many other people that I intend to kill. I am en closing a dipping from a New 1 York newspaper with your picture in it. Goodby and be happy.” t ' Mrs. Patton, who first became acquainted with the mad dog killi er while she was a waitress In Louisville, Ky., said she saw Irvin ■ in St. Louis, but was uncertain he was the slayer and did not itn mediately contact the FBI or police. She added: didn’t think it was Leslie. 1 thought he was in the death house. 1 didn’t regjize until I had read the newspapers that he has escaped.” Many residents of Evansville have been in terror since Irvin escaped, using a cardboard key to turn several jail locks. A num ber of them have been carrying puns and a police guard has been ordered for some of them. Those who appeared to be in the greatest danger from Irvin’s vengeance are Paul Wever, of Evansville, Vanderburgh county prosecutor, who labeled Irvin a “mad dog killer”; and Howard 4 Sandusky, his deputy who also denounced Irvin bitterly, Loren McGregor. of Princeton, Gibson county prosecutor, and a number of police officers to whom the defendant confessed the six slayings under grilling, a Louisville truck driver, a witness, who said he bad been threatened in a mysterious telephone call, and members of the all-male jury> that sentenced him to the electric chair. Police said that Irvin admitted the killings of Wesley ,Kerr, the filling station attendant; Mrs. Mary Holland, pregnant owner of an Evansville liquor store. Mrs. Wilhelmina Sailer, Posey county farm wife, and three members of the Goebel Duncan family, of Henfferson county; Kentucky, not far from Evansville. . The murders occurred during holdups in whiCh the total loot was less than 8300. Lrvin showed his fiendish nature (Continued on Page Flye) Red Cross Directors To Meet January 30 A meeting of th* board erf directors for thu Adams county chap* ter of the American Red Cross has been scheduled for Monday. Jan. 30. at 7:30 p. -*t the Decatur Youth and Community Center.

{City General Fund Balance Is Increased Annual Report Made By Clerk-Treasurer Os City Os Decatur The cash balance in the city of Decatur general fund December 31. 1955, was 391,339.17, according to the annual report of the 'clerktreasurer,®it was disclosed today by Mrs. Mirriam Hall, city clerktreasurer. This compares with a December 31, 1954, balance 0f„367,038.29. Total receipts in the general fund for the year were 3211,529.56 and disbursements were 3187,226.68. Biggest item in receipts came from the general property tax. which netted the city 3155,455.59. Second largest income was from state gasoline tax, which brought the city 336,067.24. The street and sewer department spent 366,967.36 in 1955 and next biggest expenditure was for the police department, a total of 341,990.11. Fire department expense totalled 325,785.12. The electric light department balance dropped to 39,994.16 December 31, 1955, compared with a balance of 326,887.85 a year ago. Total receipts in the light department in 1955 were 3692,559.65 and disbursements were 37(19,453.34. Actual operation costs dipped into the balance by more than 315,000. The deficit in the water department December 31, 1954 of 318,021.95 was reduced during the year to 37,620.04, the report shows. Receipts less deficit on January 1, 1955 totalled 383,955.47 and disbursements for the year totalled 391.575.51. The complete financial report will be published in the Daily Democrat in legal form this week. The police pension fund showed a total of 36,509.46 and disbursements of 31,872, with one policeman drawing a pension. A balance, was reported at the close of the, year of 34,637.46. Two additional policemeh are to. retire now and a third one will have met the minimum requirement during the coming year. The firemen’s pension fund has a balance ot 36.256.21,: with no disbursements. The revolving sewer fund had a December 31. 1955 cash balance of 34.116.34. This balance dwindled from a 327,844.10 balance January 1, 1955. The parking meter fund started off the year with a balance of 38,130.35 and receipts totalled 311.147.92. Disbursements, including some police pay and part payment on purchase of a street sweeper, totalled 313,059.50, leaving a December 31 balance of, 36,218.77. The city’s general obligation bonds total 385,000 on sewer construction. Revenue bonds for the diesel plant total 3786,000, and waterworks improvements total 360,000. Total bonded indebtedness of the city is 3931,000, according to the report. ———- Anthony Eden Sails For Visit To U. S. Open Conference In Washington Monday LONDON (INS) —Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden sailed for the U. S. today for talks on a joint An gio- A mertcah policy in the Middle East with “my old friend” President EisenhowerSmiling and looking fit, the British premier boarded the liner Queen Elizabeth at Southhampton Tuesday night with his recently named foreign secretary, Selwyn Lloyd. The ship will dock in New York on Monday, and the British party will fly to Washington and begin the conference with the ‘President and secretary of state John Foster Dulles Eden said the discussions would promide “an opportunity for serious work between our two countries, adding: “It is in that spirit we shall do It, rather than searching for headlines.” Among the items believed to be on the agenda are: . e 1. The Arab-Israeli dispute. 2 British troubles with Saudi Arabia over the oil-rich Buraimi oasis, a dispute in which the U. S might be forced to take the Arabian side. *' 3. Soviet economic and military aid in the Middle East, and Moscow’s espousal of the “anti-colon ialIsm" cauHe. Diplomatic sources in Paris said Eden had little chance of conginc- “ (Continued on *Slff&t)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 25, 1956.

Eisenhower Scotches Report Wife Objects To Any Second Term

Offer Plan To Make Federal Budget Balance Suggest Amendment To Constitution To force Budget Balance WASHINGTON (INS) —Two economy-minded lawmakers offered a seemingly foolproof plan today to balance the federal budget and save the country from further deficit government spending, j Senate finance chairman Harry i F. Byrd (D-Va.) joined Sen. Styles Bridges (R-N.H.) in proposing a; constitutional amendment, which i would prevent congress from adjourning each year unless it had approved a balanced federal budget. Meanwhile, a Democrat on the house tax-writing ways and means committee, charged that the administration rigged its revenue estimates to make room for a tax cut this summer or is “overly conservative about corporate income.” Rep. Hale Boggs (D-La.) of the; committee, made the comments in eofinectidn with President Eisenj hower’s economic report which: i forecast a 400 billion dollar a yeai| , production rate for the nation. J The Chief Executive, hbwewr said in his budget message last 'week that corporation profits are not likely to rise above present rates in the coming year, so that no income tax revenue increase is likely from this source. Boggs said: “I doubt if they are playing the game entirely fair. If they do come up with a recommendation for a tax cut in June or. July, it will be completely in-. Consistent and obviously politically inspired.” The Byrd-Bridges anti-deficit amendment would require approv-. al by two-thirds of each house of congress and three-fourths of the state legislatures before it could become effective, ;; . Junior Town Meet Recorded Tuesday Will Be Broadcast Saturday Morning “Should there be more rules in the uniformity of dress in schools?" was the topic of discussion for a junior town meeting recorded Tuesday at Auburn high school with -Decatur high school students participating. Thg meeting will be broadcast Saturday at 9 a. m. over radio station WOWO. The Decatur members of the panel were Shirley Wass and Bill Zwick. Several other Decatur students travelled with them and took part in the discussion period which followed. They included Dan Krueckeberg, Jay Gould, Jeanine Schultz and Janet Lane. The students are under the supervision of Deane Dorw-in, speech instate tor. Another junior town meeting with Decatur students will be recorded April 24 at Decatur high school, with students from Peru high school also participating. Details of this program will be announced later. Local Lady's Mother Dies Last Evening Mrs. Meta Oldenberg. 89, mother ot Mrs. Stella Schnepf of near Decatur, died Tuesday evening at her home in. Rock Rapids. la Mrs. Oldenberg, -who had visited here on numerous occasions, had been ill since ChristmasSurviving In addition to Mrs. Schnepf are two other daughters, Mrs. Fred Schnepf and Mrs. Albert Schmmel, and a son. Wilbur Oldenberg. all of lowa. • Funeral services and burial will be held at Rock Rapids Friday afternoon.

Believe One Killed As Freights Crash Three Freights Are Involved In Wreck ' LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (INS) —Three New Yofk Central freight (trains Collided on a slope 15 miles west of Lawrenceburg today and at least onA train crewman was .missing. \ « The three-way smashup occur-' , when ay Indianapolis-bound . freight stalled on a hill near Weisburg and suddenly started backing down. ; Another train behind had halted 1 in time to avoid plowing into the I reaf of the stalled train. However, J the first train backed into the sec,l ond and an oncoming, third train bound for Cincinnati-smashed into . 4he wreckage. , Strewn over the tracks by the ‘ first crash was the locomotive and coal tender of the second train t and caboose of the first. ' Missing is a conductor w r ho was riding in the caboose. Apparently he was somewhere under the wreckage. ' The New York Central in Cincinnati announced that passenger trains are being routed over the B & O railroad through North Ver- ' j non, Ind. ■1 An unconfirmed report said the missing crewman was killed. He | was identified tentatively as Rus1 Sell Ziegler, of Cincinnati Finance Manager Robbed Os $2,600 New Castle Man Is Victim Os Robbery NEW CASTLE, Ind. (INS) —A . state-wide search was under way today for a daring bandit who robbed a finance concern manager of 32,600 near the business district Tuesday. Wendell Starbuck, a city councilman and manager of a branch office of the General Finance Corporation, said he was taking receipts of the day to a night depository of the Citizens’ State Bank in his automobile. He halted for a signal light and a man jerked open the door of the car and stuck a revolver in his faceThe bandit forced Starbuck to lie down on the floor of the car, seized a leather satchel containing $2,600 in cash and some checks (Continued on Page FlyeL Hospital Petition Drive Ends Sunday Signature Drive In - County Ends Monday The final drive for signatures on sustaining petitions for the hospital improvements bond issue. asked by the board of trustees of Adams county memorial hospital. will close next Sunday afternoon, O. W. P. Macklin, chairman of the volunteer drive outside the city of Decatur, announced today. Many of the rural petitions already -have been completed, but because of the recent snow and driving hazards on some erf the •county roads, it was decided to hold the campaign for signatures open until the end of this week. Macklin has made a preliminary report to Cal _E. peterson, president of the hospital board, and he said today that he was confident, every township In the county would present petitions bearing, signatures of more than 50 percent of the freeholders. It is believed that the final total number of petitioners favoring the bond issue will be more than 4,000. Three ’of the township captains have made final reports and the results' have been above expectations. Macklin said. All volunteers are asked to complete their work by Sunday, so that formal presentation ot the petitions can be made Monday.

George Sounds Hopeful Note On I Bipartisanship Other Democrats ■ Criticize Dulles For Implications 1 WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga.) sounded ■ a measured note of hope for continued bipartisanship today while 1 other Democrats criticized secre- ' tary of state John Foster Dulles ’ for implying it was in any danger. ' 1 Democratic national chairman 1 Taui M. Butler fired hotly at Dulles, suggesting that he “start pracJ ticing what he preaches.” Demo- ( crats in congress echoed Butler’s 1 jibe that the secretary was “teetering on the brink ot bipartisan- , ship.” , The signs of presidential election year tension on the foreign policy issue were moderated some,. r what by George, who is both the 3 senate foreign relations chairman and a candidate for reelection this y®.®*: 7." s George was little ruffled by Dul--3 les’ wafniag that a collapse of a i- bipartisan foreign policy could greatly increase dangers of war. Thb .senWr indicated he did not share Dtilles’ fear that confidence in U. S. policies might be shaken abroad by public debate. George said: “I'm satisfied that this country will live up to its commitments and that-ail nations know that. I’m strongly for bipartisanship on all basic questions ...” Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D 1 Minn.) who led the Democratic tirade against the recent Dulles’ ’ "brink of War” article in Life magazine, said in an interview • that Democrats have consistently led in bipartisan cooperation. He said: “Mr. Dulles and Presi--1 dent Eisenhower have had more ’ support from the Democratic par- • ty on foreign policy than has ever ’' been given to any President by 1 ■ any opposition party. The Detno--1 cratic party has placed the inter--1 j eat of national security above that of winning elections. We will continue to do so . ” 1 George emphasized, as did Dul ■ les, that individuals have a right to differ, especially in an election year. saiit* the danger* point came when debate shook confidence overseas. George said there will be debate end that "constructive criticism would not be harmful” to the nation's foreign policy. Sen. J. William Fulbright (DArk.) summed up general Democratic reaction to the latest Dulles remarks. He said: “Mr. Dulles' own actions have done more (Continued on Paae Five) — T _ | Six Children Killed lln New Jersey Fire Parents And Infant Escape From Fire BRIDGETON, N. J. (INS) —Six, ' children, ranging in age from IS 1 months to 16 years, burned to death early today when flames swept through a two-story wooden house three miles east of Bridgeton. 3 - , r The dead were children of Mr and Mrs Austin Pitts, who man1 aged to escape the flames with . their youngest child. Andrew, four months. The victims were Margaret, 16. Thomas. 11: Terry, 10; Sheila, 5; Harry, 3, and Paula. 18 months. Firemdh said the mother and ( . father and the youngest child were asleep on the first floor of the ( dwelling when they awoke to find | the place in flames. The parents , . carried thf baby outside but were unable to reach the second floor , where the other'. children were | sleeping. « ' ;;

Westinghouse Strike Near Record Walkout Strike At W. E. Is Now On 101st Day PITTSBURGH (INS) — Talks aimed at ending the 101-day Westinghouse Electric Corp, strike continued today without a federal mediator or a top company negotiator. 4 The Westinghouse walkout was on the eve of equalling the longest major strike in the nation in recent years, the 102-day walkout in 1950 of about 96,000 Chrysler Corp, employes. Some 55,000 Westinghouse employes are involved in the current dispute over wages and the company’s right to, conduct time studies of the jobs of certain workers. Robert iJBk- Blasier, WestingHouse vice president Jn charge of industrial relations, was in New York today to report to the firm's directors, while U. S. mediator John R. Murray visited his family in Philadelphia. James B. Carey, president of the AFL-CIO International Union of Electrical Workers, which represents some 44,000 of the strikera, was on hand for talks with second string company bargainer Clark Frame. There was no comment on progress from either side after Tuesday’s meeting, but Carey lashed out at Westinghouse president Gwilym Price for an "optimistic” remark. The union j chief said; “Optimistic statements . . that progress is being made and that real collective bargaining is being engaged in are not only meaningless but harmful and dangerous unless they are confirmed at the bargaining table. We have had conversations for 20 weeks, but very little real collective bargaining and progress on the significant issues in this dispute.” , A separate meeting also was scheduled today between the firm and the unaffiliated United Electrical Workers. The UE represents some 10,000 strikers. Polio Dance Here Thursday Evening All Dance Proceeds Go To Polio Drive Carl Geels and his orchestra will present music for round and square dancing Thursday • beginning at 8 p.m. at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. The dance is being sponsored as a project in the 1956 March of Dimes campaign and all proceeds from the dance will be added to the polio fund collected here. The committee in charge of arrangements includes Robert Tracey, Cliff Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Max Kreps and Richard Kershner. They have announced that the auction featured at the polio dance in other years will not be conducted this year. Only one item is to be auctioned at the dance. This is auto license number 1956 which Mrs. Dale' Death, manager of the local license bureau, is., reserving for the high bidder. Highest bld to date is 330 by Arthur Suttles. Bids will close at 11 p.m. Thursday at the dance. The.bid does not Include the regular license fee for the automobile. Another feature of the dance will be orchids for the ladies, which can be obtained for a donation to the polio fund. The orchids will be sold by several high school girls. It was also announced that several door prizes will be given away during the evening. The prizes will be donated by industries in Decatur. The committee stressed that the dance js open tb the public and a special invitation has been issued to the teenagers of the area. Assisting the Committee with arrangements will be Lyle Mallonee, M. JL Pryor and Frank Ly(Contin'ued on >ag« Five)

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Denies Family Objecting To Second Term Denies Insistence By Mamie Against Reelection Moves Washington hnsi — President Eisenhower said today no member\of his family objects to his running for a second term. ~ - The President thus scotched reports that the first lady does not want him to run for re-election and would insist on his retiring at ' the eqd of his present term. Mr. Eisenhower also told his news conference that he has never ■ discussed with Vice President Richard M. Nixon whether Nixon again would be his running mate if he , decides to seek another term. He indicated that he thinks Earl Warren should resign as chief , justice if he should decide to make ’ a bid for the Republican presidential nomination. - The President gave the impres- ( sion that he might have given some . thought to the question of Warren as his successor, though he said . nothing to indicate this /lirectly. Mr. Eisenhower made these othI er points at his weekly, news conference : « I. Ha does not- want the administration school construction program to get bogged down in a congressional fight over segregation. He made it clear he would rather not have an amendment tacked to the school bill barring federal aid to states with segregated schools. 2. The broad principles of foreign policy should be kept clear of election year politics, but methods and personalities are legitimate subjects of criticism. ? 3. He wil Ifight to the end for the principle of long-term foreign aid, but doesn’t expect congressfo agree to specific commitments. 4. It now looks as if bis final medical 'examination will be a few days before Feb. 15. 5. He is planning a southern trip some time around mld-February. While he didn’t say so. it is expected that he will go to his favorite golfing retreat at Augusta. Ga. 6. He still is firmly against any tax cut at this time, but thinks the long-run health of the economy depends on reducing taxes as much as possible. • . When asked whether any member of his family objects to his running for another term, the President replied with an emphatic no. He then dealt deftly with a dozen other efforts to draw him out on I his future plans, but shed nd new light on what his second term decision may be. Mr. Eisenhower said one of the things he must consider is whether he would be able to attack vital ” i problems of state with the zip and I zest of the past. He said he wouldn't be bored on his Gettysbury farm, where there are a thousand things to do, if he should decide to retire. Asked is he has,decided how he- 1 will make his announcement on a second term, the President replied with a broad smile that it would probably be in as dramatic away as possible. The President again declared : some start must be made on ■ rei ducing the national debt before ! taxes are lowered. He resisted (Continued on Page FiveX ; Local Man's Mother Dies Near Bryant Mrs. Nora A\ Markle, 79, died Tuesday at her home four miles ■ West of Bryant. Surviving are three sons, Wren Markle of near BryI ant, Oria Markle of Decatur and Ralph Markle of Indianapolis; four grandchildren; eight great-grand- , children and a brother, James Hamilton of Palm Harbor. Fla. , Funeral services will be held at Tp m. Thursday at the Williamson funeral home in Portland, with burial in Fountain Park cemetery near Winchester-