Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV~ No. 28.

FOUR ANNOUNCE CANDIDACIES

; W'' -SW' 1 Harmon F. Gillig Frank E. Kitaon

Anthony Eden Ends Mission To Washington Convinced Continued Unity To Mean Peace For Entire World WASHINGTON (INS) —Sir Anthony Eden completes his five-day mission to Washington today convinced that continued Anglo-Amer-ican unity "can mean peace for the world forever-’’ Eden leaves for Canada after holdthg a news oqpference. The British prime minister made his optimistic statement to a nationwide American radio-TV audience Just 15 minutes after the release of a letter in which Soviet Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin directed to President Eisenhower most qf the old Russian cold war charges against the West' Sir Anthony made no reference to the letter in which Bulganin, called for a series of East-West friendship pacts, reverted to the often — repeated charges that it is the West, not Russia, which is creating tension around the world by talking tough and maintaining military bases and alliances. On Wednesday Sir Anthony and President Eisenhower issued their - “declaration of Washington” and a communique which also carried attacks on Soviet policy that were reminiscent of the angry words of the height of the cold warEden summarised the results of his meeting with Mr- Eisenhower as “the most encouraging conference “Pre ever attended.” - He added in a speech to the house of representatives Thursday: “In speaking to the senate, I have shown that the declaration which we issued yesterday re-af-firmed the determination of both our countries to promote peace and to defend the free world. “It also recognised that we cannot contain the enemies of freedom hy military action alone. Simply to deter the aggressor is not enough. It is of the constructive side of our work that I now wish to speak to you "The principles which have guided up — and which I can fairly say influence both our countries r.‘ — can be simply stated. We offer political understanding. We offer ’ material help with no political ste|ngß attached. We offer free and friendly association to all peace- : loving nations.” r -J Fair north', considerable ’ cloudiness south tonight with I chsnce of a little rain, possibly mixed at times with sleet or Snow. Saturday partly ’ < cloudy, little change In tomperature. Low tonight 10-20 north, 2030 south. High Satur- < day 2S-S4. ' I

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Two Children Hurt As Vehicles Collide Other Accidents Are Reported In County Two children sustained minor injuries in a truck-auto collision on IT. S. highway 27 in Geneva at 8:20 a. m. today. The two werd Fiieda Harman, in, of Geneva route one, who received cuts and bruises on her •nose, lips and face, and Ronnfe Butcher, four, of Berne, who sustained a cut on his head. Both were treated at the Adams county memorial hospital and released. They were passengers in a car driven by Mrg. Dufretta Maxine Burgess, 21, of Geneva. She was eastbound and was struck in the Intersection by a north bound truck operated by Richard Ludwick, 38, of Saratoga. The truck was loaded with soy beans: It Was overturned by the impact and the beans were spilled ouf*Ml over the 'intersection. Damage to the truck was estimated at 12,000 and the car was a total loss. The signal light at the intersection was knocked down. Deputy sheriff Charles Arnold. state police, and Preston Pyle, Geneva town marshal. Investigated, Ice on the roaa was mamed for another accident which occurred at 7:30 p. m. Thursday about three-fourths of a mile south of Salem on a country road. Robert Hunt, 28, of Geneva route two. lost control of his car on the ipe. The car skidded off the road into a field knocking down a utility pole. He and his wife and two children, who were passengers in the car, were not injured. Damagewas estimated at 875 to the vehicle. Sheriff Merle Affolder investigated. Three trucks were involved in an accident at ll:30_a. tn. Thursday on U. S. highway 27 at the Wabash River bridge near Geneva. Two north bound trucks operated by Norman Yoder, 39, of Richmond and Hershel Schenault, 33, of Indianapolis, approached the bridge at the same time as a south bound truck driven by Albert Toth, 37. of Newville, Pa. Yoder stopped to allow Toth through. Schenault, following Yoder, was unable to stop so he started to pass him and hit headon Into the Toth truck. All three trucks were pinned in the bridge and traffic was stopped, for Almost an hour. Since they were all travelling slowly, damage was held to a total 8800. \ 1 , _ Schenadlt was arrested for .driving to the left of the center line and was fined $5 and costs in Berne justice of the peace cotirt. Toth was charged with operating his truck without the P.B. C.T. permit. He was fined S2B and costs tn the Berne J. P. court Sheriff Affolder and state trooperaAl Coppes and Walter Schindler Investigated.

Soviet Leader Renews Appeal For U. S. Pact Bulganin Renews Plea Os Friendship Pact To Eisenhower Washington iins) —soviet premier Nikolai A. Bulganin — making the latest communist move in the continuing cold war —has renewed his plea to President Eisenhower for a 20-year U. S.-Russian friendship pact. Tire Kremlin leader, answering Mr. Eisenhower’s .earlier criticism of the proposed bilaterial treaty, said the Soviet Union was also ■.villing to sign similar pacts with Britain. France and other nations. At the same time, Bulganin, in his second lengthy message to Mr. Eisenhower in eight days, blamed the U. S. and other Western powers for all world tensions and contended that the Russians work only for peace. President Eisenhower was studying the newest Bulganin note at his Gettysburg, Pa., farm home over the weekend. British, prime minister Sir Anthony Eden, in Washington for conferences with the President, was expected to comment on the letter at a news conference. ’ ‘‘ ■; The red premier declared that the very signing of a friendship pact between the “two greatest powers in the world” would in itself be the kind of “deed" which the President has called for to show genuine interest in peace. He brushed aside Mr. Eisenhower's objections that such a “paper peace” might create a dangerous illusion that peace was in sight. He also hit back at the President’s “open skies” plan for aerial inspection of both American and Russian defenses the argument that such a program would intensify rather than eake the armaments race. Bulganin commented: “It would be a different matter, it we could agree on a. reduction 5 of arm* meats' and armed forces.” This continued the old argutnent: whether to agree first on a reduction of armaments, or <jn a system of inspection and control to enforce any such agreement. The U. S. has repeatedly argued that disarmament requires mutual accord on imprementtng pacts — especially in the atomic age. Bulganin also dismissed Mr. Eisenhower’s complaint about enslavement of the satellites with the argument that ‘the internal system in any state is the domestic concern of its own people.” The latest communication from the Kremlin opened in the friend(Continued on Page Five) GOP Policies Are Assailed By Truman Asserts Democrats To Warn Os Danger NEW YORK (INS) — Former President Harry S. Truman said Thursday night that ‘the policies of the Republican administration are leading this nation into a situation where the balance of strength may shift against the free world.” 4 Truman made his charge at a 3100-a-plate dinner at the Hotel Sheraton-Astor in a speech that blue - printed Democratic party strategy tn this election year. The former gj-esident said: “I believe it to be the Democrats’ inescapable duty to let the American people know the danger, for if we stand quietly by and Jet the worst happen, then we must share the blame and the guilt.” ‘ In what has become known as his "give ’em hell" style. Truman spoke of “double-cross . . . bluff and bluster . . . ignoble use of foreign policy . . . and frantic efforts to discredit the Democrats, by the Republicans. “They do so," Truman said, “despite a realization that among our ’own party advantages over the Republicans to the fact that we have a number of able men of outstanding character . . . ready to head our ticket.” Other major speakers included Gov. Averell Harriman. Sen. Estes Kefauver. (D-Tenn.) and Sen. Herbert H. Lehman (D-N Y) BULLETIN _ WASHINGTON (INS)—Sen. Hffbert H, Hqmphrey (O Minn,), said today he will offer • an amendment In* the ienate agriculture committee Saturday to restore 90 per (pent price supports on wheat, cotton and other basic crops.

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U. S. To Arm Jel Fighters With Missiles Disclosure Made By Air Force On Jets' Armament WASHINGTON (INS) — The air force disclosed officially today that in the near future, jet fighters will be armed with atomic anti-aircraft missiles when thgy intercept unidentified planes. Gen. Erie E. Partridge, com-mander-in-chief of the continental air defense command, declared that present anti-aircraft weapons "are only midgets in comparison to what we are going to have.” _ ' Partridge explained: "There are high explosive storage facilities on our air bases now, and the day is not far off when we shall have 1 atomic weapons at the very stations in storage end on the planes ‘ in The ADC commander, in a hardhitting address opening a two-day I meeting of the air force associa- , tion, also said: v , 1. The jet noise problem will , get worse. New F-102 supersonic I fighters to be iu service within a . few months will be painful to the ears at close range, and <vm drown out speech up to an altitude of two miles. Partridge said ' ‘the blessing is that they Will get ( there quickly." 2. There are removal and eviction petitions against about a third of the 60-odd air defense bases. The general said it will cost about three billton dollars 4o move bases at least 15 miles away from population centers, and that this will be done over a period of years. 3. Runways at more than half the ADC bases are too short. Partridge said "we want at least 9,-000-foot runways, but we do not have them at a majority of our stations. We are paying in manpower and busted airplanes because of the short fields from which we operate." The general’s statement that defensive. fighters will soon get atomic anti-aircraft missiles confirmed an exclusive dispatch T>y (Continued on Pag»’ Five) Harmon F. Gillig Coroner Candidate Incumbent Runs On Democratic Ticket Harmon F. Gillig, Adams county coroner, today announced his intention of being a candidate for that poet subject to' thedecision of voters in the Democratic primary election next May. Gillig is a partner in the Gillig and Doan funeral home of this city and is a native of Adams county. He always has been active in Democrat politics. Educated the Decatur Catholic school, he is a member of StMary's Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus. He is active in several Decatur and Adams county civic enterprises. Gillig said that he planned an active campaign for the post and that he would run on the record he has made in the coroner’s office. Decatur Rotarians Host Sons, Scouts Decatur Rotarians observed father and son and Boy Scout night at their weekly dinner meeting Thursday evening at the Youth And Community Center. The program featured a fine magic show by Don Brewer, Decatur high school student, and showing of colored films of the Boy Scout outing to Philmont ranch, narrated by Sylvester Everhart, Decatur Scout leader. James Basham was Chairman of the program. T ' J . ‘ r-

■■■ ..... .1..,,.!*-. .... —, ... — - Over 4,000 Sign Hospital Petition Favor Bond Issue For Improvements Sustaining signatures of Adams county freeholders to petitions favoring the 1460,000 bond issue for improvements at Adams county memorial hospital, reached a total of 4,047 today and all volunteer workers in the project have filed final reports. The petitions have been presented by Mrs. Roy Kai ver for Decatup’ and O. W. P. Macklin for the balance of Adams county to Cal E. Peterson, president of the board of hospital trustees. Following statutory procedure, John DeVoss, attorney for the hospital board, has been authorised to file the petitions seeking the bond issue with county auditor Frank Kitson. The auditor will check each signature to ascertain if each signer is a freeholder. After the bond Issue request and accompanying petitions are presented officially, there will be a waiting period before final formal . j action by the commissioners and - county council. During this inter- . iin, reinonstrators have the opportunity of filing a counter-petition, I which, to be effective, must have . more signatures than tjie original k petition. t First goal set by thfkvolunteer I Workers was 8.600 signatures, but after the overwhelming support [ given in Decatur, the goal was raised to 4.000 signers. Peterson said today that the result of the volunteer workers was most gratifying and all of the board memi bers expressed thanks for the confidence placed in them by the people. r —- Frank E. Kitson Is Auditor Candidate Incumbent Runs On Republican Ticket Frank E. Kitson, Adams county auditor, today announced his candidacy for reelection to that post subject to the decision of the Republican primary election next May. Auditor Kitson is a native of Adams county and prior to his election as auditor he served as superintendent of the Adams county home. He also is a former General Electric employe, farmer and business man. Kitson. who will complete his first term in the auditor's office nett January, is a member of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, the Knights -of Pythias lodge and the Pythian order of Knights of Khorassan. Mr. and Mrs. Kitson reside in their own home on Adams street. The candidate said he would make an active, campaign and if successful in his election bid would continue to conduct the business of that office in an efficient manner. Kitson has been active in Republican politics in Adams county for many years. He is one of two Republican office holders in the court house. Former Decatur Lady Dies At Marion Home Mrs. Minnesota P. O’Brien, 82, former Decatur resident, died Thursday at her home following a long Illness. Formerly Minnesota Orvis, she was a stepdaughter of the late Dr. W. W. P. McMillen. Decatur physician, and was a resident of Decatur at the time of her marriage to John D. O'Brien, who survives. . - Mrs. O’Brien was a member of the Gethsemane Episcopal church at Marion, anil DAV chapter at Marion Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday at the Needham funeral home in Marion, the Rev. David A Reid officiating. Burial will be tn the IOOF cemetery at Mardon.

Doubts Early Settlement Os W. E/s Strike Mets Again With Company And Union WASHINGTON (INS)—Federal , mediation director Joseph F. Fin- • negan said today that no quick settlement of the IXO-day-pld Westinghouse Corps strike apparently is in prospect. Finnegan conferred for two hours with a company group headed by Westinghouse vice ' president Robert D. Blaster, Later today, he was to talk with president James B. Carey of the International Union of Electrical Workers and other union officials. In response to questions, Finnegan told reporters that the Wash- ’ ington talks have produced "no ■ rosy glow in the east." He indi--1 cated be does not expect the con--1 ferences in Washington to result tn a settlement of the strike. He said that he and his assis- • tants are trying to get the com- • pany and union groups “to pin down their points of difference so that collective bargaining can be resumed. ” , Officials of the International Un ; ' ion of Electrical Workers, representing most of the 45,000 strikers, 1 did not appear at mediation service ' offices for the third day of WashIngton conferences aimed at breaking the deadlock over a new wage contract. However, they were reported to be standing by, waiting a call from Finnegan. The expectation is that Finnegan will summon them later in the day for a discussion of the results of the talks with the company group..... .......... This will mark the third day that Finnegan has concentrated on trying, through talks at his Washington headquarters, to find an opening by which the deadlock in com-pany-union negotiations can be (Oonttnued or ran Mt) Edward Jaberg Is Auditor Candidate To Seek Nomination On Democrat Ticket Edward F. Jaberg, former clerk ' of Adams circuit court and tor many years a teacher in the Adams county and Decatur school ' systems, today announced his candidacy for the office of auditor, subject to the Democratic primary election next May. Jaberg retired as clerk last January and since that time has been a substitute teacher at Monmouth high school. The candidate attended Magley school and was graduated from Decatur high school. He served in World War I and completed his education at Ball State Teachers college. ------ Jaberg taught in both the rural and Decatur school system prior to being elected clerk of Adams circuit court. Being a member of the county board of election com- ' missions™, the candidate used his teaching skills each year to instruct election day workers of both political parties concerning their duties. Jaberg is a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church; the Masonic and Scottish Rite lodges and has been active in numerous county and city civic groups. Jaberg has been an active Democrat all of his life and has taken an interest in county, local and fourth district political campaigns. He has long been regarded as one of the county's outstanding public officials. The candidate said that be would make an active campaign for the poet be seeks. Mr. and Mrs Jaberg bWb tbeir 6*n property and reside on North Fourth street ~ : -

Ike's Rest Spoiled By Bulganin Letter Planned For Quiet Weekend On Farm GETTYSBURG, Pa. (INS) — President Eisenhower’s plans for a quiet, restful weekend at hfs Gettysburg farm were shattered today by Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin's latest propaganda message. The Chief Executive planned to consult with secretary of state John Foster Dulles by long distance telephone today on the Soviet premier’s letter, Thursday. It was considered ’likely that Mr. Eisenhower and. Dulles would begin roughing out an answer to Bulganin, although it may not be dispatched for<- several days. In any event, .(hp .President will hate to inteirufct his leisurely weekend—his first since assuming the full burden of the White House a month ago—because of the Bulganin letter. The President and Mrs. Eisenhower planned to register at the Adams county courthouse tn Gettysburg today so they will be eligible to vote in next fall’s elections. The Eisenhowers shifted their legal residence from New York to Pennsylvania when they moved info their new farm home. The regiswathrfi will make the President eligible' to vote tn Pennsylvania’s April primaries, as well as the November presidential election ' * f -■-■ ■■ - The big question, of course, is whether the President himself will be a candidate again. There were indications today that it may be a while before he lets anyone know his decision. His personal physician, Maj. Gen. Howard Mcc. Snyder told newsmen Thursday that the President’s recovery from his heart attack has been “gratifying,” but that Mr. Eisenhower is still not In a position to decide whether his physical condition will enable him to run for a second term. Warning Issued On Phony Tax Collector INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Taxpayers were warned today to be on the lookout for phony tax collectors. Internal revenue officials warned there have been a few reports of persons fepresenting themselvs as tax collctors examining records and trying to collect taxes they say are owed. Hoosiers were urged to report any door-to-door tax collectors to the police. Neal Candidate For County Treasurer Incumbent Runs On Republican Ticket Waldo Neal, incumbent treasurer of Adams county, today announced his candidacy for reelection to that post subject to the decision of voters in the Republican primary election in May. A native of Geneva and a graduate of Geneva high school, the candidate for treasurer formerly operated a grocery at Geneva and in later years conducted an insurance business in the southern part of Adams county. .. ' He is a member of the Geneva Lions club, the Methodist church and the Odd Fellows lodge. While he never held a publie office prior to his present term as treasurer, Neal long has been active in Republican politics in the county and fourth congressional district. The candidate said that he was proud Os the record he bad made during his present tenure of office and that he planned an active campaign for reelection. Neal is one of two present Republican officials -fir the court house.

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House Group Urges Hike In Postal Rates Points To Deficit In Department As J Increase Favored WASHINGTON (INS) — The house appropriations committee recommended higher postal rates today to make them appropriate to the costs of the service.’’ The proposal was included in the first 1957 appropriation bill approved by 'the committee —a measure allowing the postoffice and treasury departments and the U.S. tax court $3,618,699,000 in the fiscal year beginning July 1. President Elsenhower bad requested three billion for the postoffice department, $648,507,000 for the treasury department and |l,365,000 for the tax court. The committee sliced $31,173,000, or less than one per cent, from the rei quests. . The committee described pres- • ent postal rates as “woefully inad- ■ equate” and estimated the deficit ' for the coming year at $470,000.- > 000. It note dthat the deficit is in 1 spite of the fact that airline subsidies and other costs not proqterr ly charged against the department ■ have baen remored. ! President Eisenhower only this week renewed his request for a one-cent boost in first class and 1 airmail charges as well A 8 for increases tn both second and third class mail. . ' \ , House postoffice committee chairman Tom Murray (D-Tenn.) said earlier this week that he personally favors rate increases but predicted congress will retuse to grant them. The committee is to talk over the matter with postmaster general Arthur Summerfield next week. The committee also recommended legislation to impose automatic mandatory minimum penalties for both check forgery and counterfeiting. Similar mandatory penalties now exist for narcotics law violators. Members said in their report that they shared the concern expressed in hearings of secret service chief U. E. Baughman over light sentences being handed down by some courts for such offenses. The committee directed the coast guard to carry out a program approved several years ago for replacing outmoded aircraft. The unit also expressed “grave concern” at recent cases of former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis and others wko owe the government back taxes. The report said the committee was assured government tax collection policies are being carefully reviewed to avoid repetition nt such cases. In addition, the committee approved President Eisenhower’s emergency requests for funds to help flood stricken areas in the nation. Included were 25 million dollars for disaster relief to be administered by the federal civil defense administration as well as $31,600,000 for the army engineer corps ■ to build flood control projects in New England and Middle Atlantic areas. Will Receive Bids For Berne School Advertisement *for bids fer completely furnishing the new «farm and general shop of the BerneFrench township consolidated school appears in legal form in Adams county newspapers today. The invitation for, bids includes all necessary equipment for a general woodworking and machine shop. When completed the shop . will be one of the most modern at any school in northern Indiana. Bids will be received tor the equipment at the school tn Berne February 13- delivery is requested in the advertisement, which is signed by Alfred Clauser, secretary of the school board.