Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 29 February 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 50.

Eisenhower ISeeks Second Term

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Oil Executive Is Recalled To Give Testimony Keck Is Called To Teslify Further On V Political Donations L WASHINGTON (INS) — Oil executive Howard B. Keck was recalled fist farther testimony today in the senate investigation of his political contributions during the fight over the natural gas bill. Chairman Walter F. George (DGa.) of the blue-ribbon senate committee conducting the “influence” inquiry, also said the group would hear three other witnesses in the investigation. Keck, president of Superior Oil Co. of Calif., has been identified as the source of 17,500 in political contributions offered Sen. Francis the GOP Nebraska state committee before the senate acted on the gas bill. There were these other devlopmnts: 1. The four-man George group also subpoenaed lowa GOP national committeeman Robert Goodwin to testify on his charge that he rejected a $2,500 political contribution from Superior Oil lobbyist John M. Neff. Neff emphatically denied offering Goodwin any money.- - ' . 1 2. Goodwin said in Des Moines Tuesday that he did refuse such an offer from Neff, although the latter “at no tlm>" pulled any money out of his pocket. Neff, Goodwin said, offered to contribute $2,500 for the campaign of Sen. Rourke Hickenlooper (R-Iowa). 3. Vice President Richard M. Nixon called a new- eight-man committee ordered to handle a farreaching lobbying investigation to a 3 p.m. meeting to elect a chairman and map plans for the inquiry. —'-a Besides Keck. George said his committee would take further testimony from Elmer Patman, Superior’s chief attorney, Sioux Falls (3. D.) Argus-Leader business manager E. J. Khaler and Jarvis Davenport, an associate of Case in South Dakota. J The disclosure ,by Case that Neff offered him $2,500 toward Case’s reelection touched oft. the (Continue r.s fax* Eight) ' FoKWayne Priest - Dies Tuesday Hight FORT WAYNE. Ind. (INS) —The Re Rev. Msgr. John A. Dapp, 64-year-old rector of the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception of Fort Wayn e, died Tuesday night in the rectoryHe suffered a fatal heart attack while returning from a meeting where plana ware dtsca “*! raise money for • n « w Catholic high school in Fort Wayne- He was a native of Waterloo. Ind.

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Wafer Problems Os Decatur Discussed City Officials And Geologists Confer City officials met Tuesday afternoon with a Mr. Bechert, a representative pf the Indiana. department of conservation, and Glaude M. Robert district geologist, to further Study the problem of locating a new water supply for the City Os Decatur. Those who attended the meeting were Mayor Robert Cole, city attorney John De Voss, city engineer Ralph Roop, and city councilmen Lawrence Kohne, Carl Gerber and Norbert Aumann. The main topic of discussion was a survey of underground rock formations, gravel deposits and static water level made in Adams county under (he direction of the department of the interior during the past several years. Robert reported that the survey is complete but must be cleared through Washington before it can be released to local officials. The purpose of the survey is to point out the general areas where wells might be located. This survey is similar to the one proposed by the Layne-Northern company but differs in that it gives general areas Gather than pointing out specific spots for test wells as does the Layne-Northern survey. The main result of the two-hour conference was further clarification for city officials on what must be done to solve the problem of Decatur’s inadequate water supply. Mediators Silent On Westinghouse Strike Submit Proposals To Company Heads WASHINGTON (INS) — Federal mediators were silent today on prospects for settlement of the 136-day-old Westinghouse Corp., strike after a two-and-one-half hour meeting Tuesday with company president Gwilym A, Price. Price left for New York Tuesday to attend a monthly meeting of the Westinghouse board of directors. He was accompanied by Westinghotise vice president Robert D. Blasler. head of the company negotiating team. ’ Mediation director Joseph F. Finnegan said company officials will contact mediators today and make amngements Tor- a resumption Thursday of the negotiations' aim-' ed at settling the walkout involving 48,000 idle employes. A three-man mediation panel has been confering in Washington since Feb. 20 with officials of the company and the International Union of Electrical Workers. The mediators were reported to have submitted proposals to Price today for ending the deadlock. The plan was to have these proposals (Continued On Page Flvd)

Former President Os Philippines Is Dead Elpidio Quirino Dies Last Night MANILA (INS) —Elpidio Quirino, former Philippines president and a leading advocate of a strong Pacific defense alliance against Communism, died Tuesday night. He was 65 years old. Death occurred at his Novaliches farm outside Manila- He had been in tailing health for three years. Quirino, liberal party leader, was defeated in the Nov. 10, 1953, elections by Ramon Magsaysay, the Nacionalista party candidate for president. Quirino was the second president of the Republic of the Philippines which came into existence July 4, 1946- He succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Mantfel Roxas in 1948. He will go down in history hs one of the first men to envisage formation of a Pacific defense alliance against Communism in the chaotic years that followed World War 11. After he assumed the presidency he made his first official trip to the United States in August, 1948, and in a Joint session of congress warned the American people that, the Communists were knocking at the outer gates of Asia. The U S.-Philippinea mutual defense act was made effective in 1941. Later came the U.S-New Zea-land-Australian defense tready and the American-Japanese mutual security pact .The Southeast Asian treaty organisation followed. Three More Brink’s Suspects Arrested Will Present New Evidence To Jurors BOSTON (INS) —New evidence in the $1,218,211 Brink’s , robbery of Jan. 17, 1950, will be presented to the Suffolk county grand jury Thursday. District Attarney Garrett H. Byrne said the grand jury will consider action against a trio of new suspects, two men and a woman secretly rounded up by the prosecution and undergoing a second day of questioning today. Byrne declared that trio has “vital knowledge’’ concerning the fantastic robbery. He indicated he would seek indictments against the three on accessory charges. It was reported the woman was related by marriage to one of the men, identified only as a well known Boston businessman- The other man was described only as (Continued on Page Sight) ;

VFW To Celebrate 10th Anniversary Plan Observance Saturday Evening Limberlost Post 6236, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will celebrate its 10th anniversary Saturday with a rabbit supper, entertainment and a dance. Open house will be held, and the public is invited to attendThe local post was instituted March 3, 1946, with a public ceremony at the Decatur high- school There were 331 new members initiated, tbe largest.charter issued in the state of Indiana- Freddy Rice, past fourth district cojpmand er, instituted the post,” and the drill team of Jim Eby post, .Fort Wayne, presented tie floor work. The post flags wei4 presented by the Deeatqr Moose' lodgeFirst commander of the .local VFW post was Harry Marts. The other six commanders are: Dr. Harold DeVor, Anthony Murphy, 194849; Otis Gould, 194550; Clarence Weber, 1950-51; Hugh Engle, '1951-s*; Clarence Weber, 1952-53; 'Leslie Hunter, and now present commander. Two of the past commanders, Otis-Gould and Hugh Engle, are deceased. The Rev. Lawrenq# Norris, pastor of Chapel Evangelical United Pratbrenchnrch, has served as post chaplain Tor Th* past four years. The VFW was first located on North Second street,.ln rooms now occupied by the Disabled American Veterans. Tbe post home was moved In December, I*so, to its present home. 127 North Third atrset. The ladies auxiliary of the post was instituted Nov- 13, 1945-

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Most Political Analysts Think < Ike Will Win No Surprise Voiced Over Wish for Nixon As Running Mate WASHINGTON (INS) — The announcement of President Eisenhower today that be will stand for re-election gives the Republicans probable control of the federal administration for four more years after his present term ends next Jan. 20. It was no surprise in top GOP circles that he wishes Vice President Riehaud M. Nixon as his ran-ning-mate again. , His campaign will be managed by the present Republican national chairman. Leonard W. Hall. . Ike’s decision to run again with Nixon in the second spot has three major impacts on current American politics. They are: 1. It makes Nixon the surd successor to Ike as the Republican nominee if anything causes the President to withdraw before actually nominated. It would be automatic after the convention. 2. It makes the Democratic nomination far less attractive than when belief prevailed that Ike might not run due to his heart attack last Sept. 24. 3. It gives tne Republican party a tremendous “shot in the arm” toward victory next November, for all offices even down to Ibcaf Twels. It gives the GOP a fair chance of winning back control of congress, at least of the house. Ike already has disclosed hie campaign plans to top political advisers. He will make a few public appearances-—-such as at the convention—and a few TV-radlo addresses to the nation but spend most of the campaign where he can meet and talk to state and regional leaders. He probably will conduct this "front porch” campaign at his new home ,in Gettysburg. The heavy campaigning will be done by Nixon and other top GOP stalwarts. - The -Democrats naturally will go through with their nominating convention and campaign as though nothing has happened. Only a few of them possibly including Adlal Stevenson, their prospective nominee, believe they have any chance of defeating Ike. Au Important Democratic leader, friendly to both former President Truman and Stevenson, says: “Ike’s decision will have no real effect on the Democratic race. Stevenson is still the heavy favorite to win and should win the nomination. He is willing,—no, I think, eager—to take on Ike again. “He rather agrees with the former President Truman that he may have lost 3,000,000 votes in 1952 by having two different headquarters. He’ll have only one this year and believes he can prevent those losses and win more votes everywhere than he did against Ike before.” A shift of 3,000,000 votes in the (Continued on Page Five;

- -n— — , 4 Lenten Meditation {By Rev. Carlyle Seipie. Rivarrd Circuit, United ‘ ' Brethren in Christ) 7 “GOD’S GIFT TO MAN” Text: “By grace are,ye saved through faith: and that not of yourselves: it is th? gift of God.” God’s gift to man was sent through His love for the purpose of bringing him back into the proper relationship with the Creator • and Sustainer of the universe. By grace or unmerited-fsrt'Or are we made eternal beings. This unmerited favor waaJHtuie pjanifest in God's gift to man. Receiving salvation by faith as a gnt makes it impossible for anyone to » become egotistic in his accomplishment in obtaining God’s gift. This.tyuvcri ted favor is all inclusive and is not given to any single group, nation, or race. —• Thja gift only becomes a gift to any individual as that indi- : vidual accepts it by faith. The appropriation Os this gift to man for his righteousness is the expression of God’s love to his highest creation. This is the most valuable gift that has ever been presented td\ mankind. This gift cost God his greatest possession in the person of the Christ of calvary who was willing to be the propitiation for man’s unrighteousness. “Saved through faith,” or rescued, which simply means that the destiny of the soul is changed from eternal destruction to eternal life. “Faith is the substance of things hoped tor. the evidence of things not seen.” H|b. 11:1. Faith in the redemptive power of God has done more and can still do more than the mind. of . man can comprehend- ft has brought to man the reality of redemption. When this redemption becomes a reality life takes eg a new meaning and a new purpose for living in fact g new life has begun. Without this gift from God, life would be worthless and impossible in the Spiritual. 1 - ' '

C. C. Membership Is Over 200 Mark Organization Plans On More Activities The Decatur Chamber of Commerce, for the first time in many years, has achieved a paid up current membership of over 200, Fred E. Kolter, executive secretary of the organization, announced today. The results of a membership drive now in progress have produced 201 members paid up today, be said. The drive is continuing under the direction of Qliff Brewer and Adolph Kolter, co-chairmen -of the membership drive. The Chamber of Commerce is making plans to enlarge its activities in both the industrial and Retail divisions and also planning Jpr mere cooperation among the Various groups. Louis jacoos is chairman of a committee on industrial appreciatn, which is making plans to ve retail members visit local industries. The industrial division is com- . pletlng a survey of Decatur’s present facilities for the servicing of industries, the results of which survey are being made available to public and interested civic groups. The retail division has already set up a program of retail promotions for the balance of 1956 and committees are being formed to properly exploit these events. Members of the professional and division have been cooperfating with the above groups and are to be invited to attend some of the meetings which may be of ■particular interest to them. i Begin Assessment Work On Thursday Final Instructions Given To Assessors The 21 persons in Adams county Who will assist with the assessment of personal property here beginning Thursday met Tuesday in the com missioners’ room of the county court house for final instructions and to receive materials for the assessment. The head assessor-in each township is the .trustee with the exception of Washington township, where Will Wiunes serves as townnhin asRAHWir . . -—r-- - - Assisting Winnes will be RAy Baker, John Stults, Gerhard Reinking and Charles Marschand. Sylvan Sprunger, Monroe township trustee, will be assisted in Berne and Monroe township by Homer Neaderhauser and Wilbur Nussbaum. . . . Mrs. Cal Magley will assist in Decatur-Root and Homer Kaehr in Root township. Floyd Aspy will assess in Geneva. The township trustees include Frank Myers, Blue Creek; Raymond Moser, French; Emil Stauffer, Hartford; Hugh David Mosser, Jefferson; August Schlickman, Kirkland; Sprunger, Monroe; Ed Aumann. Preble; Omer Merriman, Root; Lester Brunner, St. Mary’s; Fred Bittner, Union, and L. A. Mann, Wabash. The assessors will visit each res(Concinuoa on Pare fflrht)

GOP Leaders Hail Decision By Eisenhower Democrat Leaders Predict Ike Will Be Beaten In Fall WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower’s decision to seek reelection brought shouts of joy from Republicans today while top Tremocrats predicted that the Chief Executive's heart attack will mean his defeat. Democratic national chairman Paul M. Butler declared: “The American people will never elect a president who, at 65, has had a serious heart attack and is unable to be a full-time chief executive.” Republican national chairman Leonard W. Hall said the President’s announcement is “tW-best possible news for all Americans." JHe added: # ‘ “It means a continuation of the peace, prosperity and progress of the Eisenhower administration."* . Vice President Richard M. Nixon said: "Only a man completely consecrated to the service of his country could have reached the decision President Eisenhower revealed today. Nixon added: “With millions of his fellow-citizens everywhere, we rejoice that his wise, devoted, and tolerant leadership remains available during a period in which it is so urgently needed. “President Eisenhower will be renominated by acclamation in San Francisco next August and he will be overwhelmingly reelected in November.” Butler asserted that the President's health will be a key issue ta toe campaign. The Democratic leader declared: “Republican leaders have high pressured Mr. Eisenhower into this decision without regard for the possible consequences to him, his family, or the public. But the American people will never go along with it.’’ Hall said the President’s announcement is "a ringing call for da all-out campaign.” He pledged: “We are going to work for a Republican victory all down the line from the White House to the county courthouse." Butler said the President’s declsion “establishes an unfortunate precedent.” The Democratic chairman added: “The uncertainties of his future health are bound to affect the interests of our country and its citizens and, therefore, will be involved in the coming campaign. “Even though the question of the President’s health is not formally raised as a campaign issue by the Democrats, I fear it will dominate the campaign and tend (ConwnurapOri Page' Five) To Inspect School Buses Next Monday Annual Inspection In County Monday Gail Grabill, county superintendent of schools, announced today that the annual inspection of school buses in Adams county will be conducted Monday by the Indiana state police. Compliance with the bus specifications as prepared by the state school bus safety committee will be the guide used for this inspection. Bus drivers will be requested to be present for the inspection of their buses. Any exception must be reported to the trustee or to the superintendent. The inspection for the south half of the county will be at Geneva in the morning. The schedule includes Wabash township, 8 a.m.; Jefferson township, 8:86 a.m.; Hartford township, 8:45 am.; Berne-French.**: 15 am., and Bine Creek, 9:30 a.m. The buses of the north part of the county will be inspected at the Decatur city parking lot with the following schedule: Adams Central, noon; Root township. 12:45 p.m.; Preble township, 1 p.m.; Union township. 1:30 p.m. and St. Mary’s township, 1:45 p.m. INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight- Thuredsy Incrowing cloudiness and warmer. Lew tonight I*. High Thursday 3845.

Declarations Filed By Six Candidates * List Intentions On First Filing Date Five Democrats and one Republican filed : declarations of candidacy for nomination to county officei in the May primaries Tuesday during the first day of official filing at the county clerk's office. The Democrats and the offices they seek include Lewis H. Worthman, county commissioner of the first district; Mabel D. Striker, recorder; Richard Linn, county coroner; Herman Moellering, surveyor, and Chris Muselman, joint representative. . * Frank A. Kitson. county auditor, filed his candidacy for renomina; tion to that office on the Republican ticket. All have previously announced their intention to seek office. The Republican party %iso filed the names of seven persons as precinct committeemen. They a.*e Clyde' Harden, • Weft »Union; Thomas A. Sullivan, Ceylon; Clarence L. Spyder, North Washington; John M. Doan, Decatur 2-B; Cal E. Peterson, Decatur 2-A; Clifford O. Essex, North Monroe, and Harvey R. Mankey, North Kirkland. Republicans who have filed as delegates to the state convention include True M. Andrews, Root township; Harry Essex, Decatur, and Cal E. Peterson, Decatur. Adams county, on the basis of its vote for secretary a>f atate in the last general election, is entitled to send 10 delegates to the Republican state convention.' Democrats' of this county may send 12 delegates to their eoavention. • « * » « Pentagon Dispute Reported Settled . To Prevent Furnas From Resignation WASHINGTON (INS) — A top- '■ level Pentagon dispute has been smoothed over today so as to pre- . vent the resignation of Dr. Clifford . C. Furnas as assistant defense secretary for research and development. Furnas, who last December re- , celved a 14-jnonth leave of absence as chancellor of the University of Buffalo to assume his present post,* i took strong exception to V order issued Feb. 21by defense secretary Charles E. Wilson. The order transferred responsibility for "development” — the construction of prototype models of new weapons and other military equipment — from Furnas to assistant defense secretary Frank D. Newbury. An agreement has now been reached to modify the order. The staffs of Furnas and Newbury will jointly participate in ‘•development’* work . Newbury is Wilson’s assistant for “applications engineering,” a post-created in 1953 to assure that working models of new weapons and vehicles are suitable for mass production when completed. Wilson had been informed that deliveries of the navy’s “Terrier" anti-aircraft were held up eight (Continues on Pace might) Decalur Lions Club Plans Broom Sale Annual Broom Sale* Here March 19-20 Announcement was made today that the Decatur Lions club will conduct a broom sale in Decatur March 19 and 20 from 5 to 3 p. m. The service club plans to call on every home in Decatur on one of the above dates. Proceeds obtained in this project will be used for the annua) senior breakfast which are given each year for the senior classes of the two Decatdr high schools- ' > There wilt be four types of brooms for sale this year. They will sell for >l-5.0 each, two for >2.95. or a Special deal tor 53.50. which includes a whisk broom, kitchenette broom and medium broom. There will also be featured this year a very novel hand dust mop. The order for the brooms bas been placed and the teams have been selected th make the heuse-to-hous canvass All members of the Lions club will participate In this fund-raising event. ■ ’ y ...

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Eisenhower To Seek Election Despite Attack Gives Affirmative Answer; To Explain To Nation Tonight i- ■ ~ - — . WASHINGTON (INS) — Presii dent Eisenhower gave a dramatic , “affirmative” answer today to the questions the whole nation was waiting to hear — he will be a candidate for reelection. He told a jam-packed news conference: “My answer will be positive — n that is affirmative." The President will make a nationwide radio and * television broadcast tonight to explain his decision so the American people in more detail.* ! He declared today that bjs answer would not have been yes unless he thought he could last out five more years in office. He made It clear that Vice President Richard M. Nixon is again his choice a» a running-mate. But he said he will leave it up to the nominating convention to / pick the vice presidential candidate. Mr. Eisenhower said he would not allow his own name to go bei fore the convention unless the • dbjegates understood all of the 1 factors involved in his decision. These factors will be discussed ’ in detail this evening when the i President states his case before • the American people. ? . .. The White House announced later that the President win speak over ail major radio and television networks at 19 p. m. (BST). Networks were asked to clear > half Lour for the broadcast. Aaked what the issues will be ihlhe campaign, Mr. Elsenhower gave a Hunt reply—he will campaign on the record of Me administration. i- The President had wrestled i with his decision almost up to the - moment of its announcement. I'. He said he was still arguing - with himself Tuesday and did not - tell anyone else what bp would do until Tuesday night. \ Mr. Eisenhower • told a news > conference electric with excitet meat over the big decision that he doesn’t know whether the ■ can people want him or not. ■ He made it elear-ha—will lay all of his cards on the table, in- • eluding a candid appraisal of his » health five months after suffer--1 ing a heart attack. The President ’brushed aside • questions on his health this - morning, saying this is one of the points he will discuss tonight. 1 The Chief Executive appeared 1 in robust health this morning as 1 he answered almost every other ' cuestlon thrown at him. An all-time record total of« 311 -- • newsmen attended the news con- ' ference in the old Indian treaty room of the executive offices building across the street from the White House. . Mr. Eisenhower said he was going to be just as honest as he could in discussing his health . during the campaign. He added with a wry smile tht even his political enemies seem to concede his honesty, though at times they may think he is stupid. Asked whether he is hopeful of ■ winning reelection, the President turned dead serious. He declared this is a question in the hands of the American people. repeating that his campaign - will be the record of his administration. He was in jovial spirits through much of the questioning, and gave almost jocular answers to some queries. Asked who had been taken into his confidence as he,discussed his decision, he replied with a grin that he talked with everybody he thought was his friend and some he wasn’t so sure of. ” . He said the First Lady and other members of his family told him from the beginning to make up his own mind—that the decision was -his and his alone. The first question asked at the 10:39 a. m. news conference was whether he would again want Nixon as his running mate. Mr. Eisenhower replied that be has a tremendous admiration for NixdA. He said the 43-year-old rice dedicated fob done a loyal and . ((banting on Page Five)