Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 52.

REAFFIRMS FRIENDSHIP

MEMBERS OF CONQRE&S rise to receive Italy’s President Giovanni Gronchi (lower left), who reaffirmed his nation’s friendship with U. S. in addressing joint session in Washington.

Famed Briton Fired As Head Os Arab Legion Britain And Arab World Stunned By Action In Jordan AMMAN, Jordan (INS) — Gen. John Bagot Glubb. the famed Briton who, as Glubb Pasha, led the British-subsidized Arab Legion for the past 17 years, suddenly was fired by King Hussein today and replaced by a Jordanian. Glubb flew to Nicosia. Cyprus, with his family. He booked a hotel suite there for a week s rest and refused to talk to newsmen. Britain and even the Arab world were stunned by the abruptness of Glubb's dismissal. Thousands of demonstrators roamed the streets of Amman this afternoon denouncing Glubb as a "traitor” who was planning to cripple the 25,000-man legion so that it would not be able to counter Israeli “aggression." Young Hussein himself told the slogan-shouting crowd: “We have “succeeded - In our movement by God's will. 1 hope God will help us to regain our stolen rights.” Ousted with Glubb were two other Britons, the officers in charge of Intelligence and ordnance; Thus, control of the legion — the most effective fighting force in the Moslem world — passed to the Arabs. Others of the 60-odd British officers in the legion were believed on their way out. Hussein named Glubb's assistant chief of staff. Brig. Rahdi Innab, as the new commander. Innab was promoted to lieutenant-general. - The British foreign office expressed “deep shock” over the dismissal. An urgent meeting of civilian and military chiefs was held. War minister Antony Head, informants said, probably would go to Cyprus In two days to see Glubb and supervise British military moves in the Middle East. Britain has about 15,Q0(r troops on troubled Cyprus, about - 3,000 of them special paratroop and infantry units earmarked for “minute man” service In the Middle East. Britain has a mutual defense treaty with Jordan under which she subsidized the legion and. in partial return, set up air bases in strategic Jordan. “ British servicemen in Jordan were ordered to stay out of the capital during the day and Jordan security police and troops made certain that the anti-Glubb demonstrations did not get out of handThe crowds, perhaps prophetically, also were demanding that Jordan’s Arab allies now furnish the funds needed to support the legion. Britain now spends about 124.5 million a year on the legion. Syria. Egypt and oil-rich Saudi Arabia offered last December to supply Jordan whatever assistance she now receives from London. At that time the Arab states were afroid Jordan would join the-Brit-ish-led Baghdad pact. Glubb was a modern Lawrence of Arabia. In all, he spent 26 years as civilian and soldier in Jordan, organizing the legion and leading it.

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Spring Opening In Decatur Next Week Retailers Feature New Spring Fashions Final plans for the spring opening in Decatur next Friday and Saturday, to be sponsored by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce, were made at a meeting of the committee in charge at noon today. ' J Robert Tracy, manager of Newberry’s. is chairman of the committee which includes Robert Lane of Blackwell's; Dale Morrissey of Hatiich and Morrissey; Don Stover, manager of the Kroger store; Dick Kershner, manager of the Goodyear store, and Louis Jacobs of Holthouse drug store- Fred Kolter. executive secretary of the Chamber, also attended today’s meeting. Flans were made to sponsor a visit by the Easter Bunny this year on the weekend before Easter. The spring opening event will feature displays of spring merchandise in all of the Decatur retail stores. V ~ , Merchants will further participate by trimming their stores with spring decorations: Sorina merchandise is being shipped ipto Decatur stores each day and all local retailers expect to have a fine assortment in time for the formal opening March 9 and 10. The opening is only three weeks before Easter. The new Easter attire on sale will receive special attention but the new spring merchandise in hardware,( furniture and other stores will also be displayed. Advertisements advising people o fthe selection available will appear in the special spring opening issue of the Decatur Daily Democrat Thursday.

Lewis Ed. Johnson Dies This Morning “ Funeral Services Monday Afternoon y Lewis Edward (Ed) Johnson, 66, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 12:10 o'clock this morning at his home, 312 South Twelfth street. He had been in failing health for the past seven years. Born in Adams county April 14. 1889, he was a son of Hugh and Catherine Johnson. He was a retired factory employe. » Mr. Johnson was a member of the First Baptist church. Surviving are three sons, Lester Johnson of Decatur, Raymond C, and Vernon L. Johnson, both at home: five daughters, Mrs. Lucile Rumple. Mrs. Mildred Elilott and Mrs. Audrey McCullough, all of Decatur, and Velma Jean and Louise Johnson, both at home; 12 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Gillig & Doan funeral horns, the Rev. H. J. Welty officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Reveal Soviet Balloons Flown Over Alaska Five Red Weather Balloons Recovered In Last Three Years WASHINGTON (INS) —The U. S. revealed today that five Russian weather balloons have been recovered in Alaska in the last three years and that all of them carried radio equipment. An air force statement said no cameras were found in the downed Soviet equipment, but implied that there might have been cameras in equipment that was not recovered. The statement was issued at the Pentagon as a followup to an American note to “the Kremlin, which described as "illogical” Soviet protests about U. S. weather balloons over Russian territory. The note said that Russian balloons had been recovered in American territory, but did not give the number of recoveries. The air force statement made no claim that the Russians were attempting to use balloons for military reconnaissance over Alaska. In fact, it said definitely that the balloons were for “meteorological” — or weather purposes. The statement said the most recent recovery was “in the last few weeks.” On the question of radio and photographic equipment, the air force said: “Os those recovered all contained radio equipment. We did not find any photo equipment; however. some of the balloons were damaged—L e.. equipment was not recovered.” ” The fact tnat American weather balloons over Russia contained cameras was-the point most frequently emphasized by Moscow in claiming that the ft. S. launchings In Europe were for the purpose of obtaining military information in communist bloc countries. The air force reply was that the cameras were to photograph “cloud formations.” and thus ai<l in determining the speed and direction of high altitude winds. Richard A. Oechsle Is Taken By Death Richard A. Oechsle, 62, of Montpelier rural route 1, died Thursday at the Wells county hospital at Bluffton after an Illness of eight weeks. He was born at Middlebury. O. Surviving are his wife, Mae; a son, John W. Oechsle, at heme; two brothers, Ott Oechsle of Van Wert. 0., and Will Cook of Decatur. and three sisters, Mrs. Ben Teeple of Monroe, Mrs. Celia Cox of Convoy, 0., and Mrs. Lewis Courtney of Van Wert. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Thoma funeral home in Bluffton, with burial in Ridge cemetery near Van Wert.

George W. Burkett Dies This Morning 95-Yeor-Old Man Dies At Hospital ,'i. George W- Burkett, 95, of 127 South Tenth street, died at 6:30 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been ill with complications for six weeks and hospitalized for the past week. He was born in Martinsburg, Pa., Aug. 15, 1860. He resided in Decatur until 1925, when he moved to Rome City. Since November of last year he had made his home with a daughter, Mrs. James Stonerock in this city. His wife, the former Elizabeth Kistler, died June 6, 1921 Mr. Burkett was a member of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. Surviving in addition to MrsStonerock arg another daughter, Mrs. Edward Boknecht of Laguna Beach, Calif.; two grandsons, Eddie Boknecht of Fort Wayne and Bob Boknecht of Cruich, 111., and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m Monday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. John E. Chambers officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Dale cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m- Saturday. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight. Saturday partly cloudy with ch a neo of afternoon or evening showers. Low tonight 2S-34 north, 34-3 S south. High Saturday 45-50 extreme north to th* 60s extreme south.

QtyLV DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 2, 1956.

Senate Probers Close Public Hearings Ove: $2,500 Contribution

Network Os Red Schools Shown In Suits Today d v Network Os Private Schools Operated By Reds Revealed By JACK LOTTO (Copyright, 1956, By 1.N.5.) PHILADELPHIA (INS) — The existence of a nationwide network, of nearly 106 Communist-operated and ■ subsidized private schools for children was revealed today. In most instances, parents who send their sons and daughters to these disguised red schools to learn the language and cultural history of their nationality are unaware of their backgrounds. Only a small percentage of these “language” schools publicly identify their affiliation by advertising in Communist publications. The disclosure came with the filing in the Philadelphia federal district court of the first of a series of actions to seize the assets of the schools and so-called "cultural” clubs. Similar suits were filed by the state of New York in Newark. N.J., and Colchester, Conn., courts. The New York state insurance department, under a supreme court oo4ar, has taken over the multi> million dollar International Work-: ers Order, described officially as the "financial arm” of the- Communist party. State investigators discovered school setup in the process of hunting down and liquidating all the worldwide assets of the I. W. O. The orgsnization, incorporated as a fraternal benefit society under the New York state insurance laws, was ordered dissolved for "exceeding its charter powers.” In New York city and suburban Long Island, International News Service learned, at least 53 schools were operated by the “National school and culture committee” of I. W. O, Within a matter of days, it was reportedly authoritatively, court actions will commence in 11 major industrial cities in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana to take over and sell schools allegedly run by I. W. O. subsidiaries. Last summer, I.N.S. disclosed the existence of at least 13 summer camps for children owned or operated by members and officials of the I. W. O„ and its affiliates, all on (Continued on Page Might)

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. H. A. Davis, Pleasant Mills and Salem Methodist) "A PRACTICAL GOSPEL” Lake CH-21 When Jesus began His ministry He did not proclaim pleasing platitudes to the officiary as they were accustomed to hear, but He looked the old priestly office holders in the eye and said that there are people you have ignored until they are forgotten. God has not forgotten. I am going to them. They are as worthy of a place in His great heart of love as you are. They need the “Good News of the Kingdom” not mere high sounding vocalizing about the customs of bygone days. They need bread, clothing, comfort, fellowship, vision, liberty and peace. This disturbed those complacent priestly bench warmers. Their traditional places of honor and renown might be disturbed if the underprivileged were told that God remembered them and had better things in store for the destitute, the slaves to viscious habits, and the outcast. Such needy souls never entered their ecclesiastic minds except in derision. Their religion had been confined to the temple and staid rituals. It might be soiled if It got ont where people lived. When Jesus announced His program for life, they were much disturbed. From their nervous lips and startled minds eventually came that oft repeated wail “He receiveth publicans and sinners and eateth with them.” This was their favorite refrain until they finally nailed Him on the cross. _ The gospel of Jesus was not negative but positive, not docile but drastic when needed. It was not “peaceful coexistence” with "nothingness” or existing evil any where. If the gospel could not work something was wrong with the works, not the gospel. He came to make the work compatible q/ith the gospel Just as surely as medicine in the bottle does the patient very little good, “bottled” religion will not meet the needs of the destitute. To be effective it must be practiced. The most potent factor about Christianity is that L is And since thia is true, It ought to be practiced Mid promulgated with All our powers. If 14*less Bolshevism (Sovietism a politer natae recently) ean claim the undivided allegiance from its every adherent, surely we owe our utmost devotion in helping to acquaint the wdrlJ with the glorious salvation of our God through Jesus Christ.

Red Cross Support Is Urged By Ike p-- Solicitors Aid In Campaign In County President Dwight Eisenhower opened his historical press conference Wednesday with a statement urging the support of the Red Cross fund drive. The drive is currently being conducted in Adams county under the chairmanship of Carl Braun. A large corps of volunteer solicitors are assisting in the cam; . paign to raise SII,OOO for the local Red Cross chapter. Part of this amount will be sent to national Red Cross headquarters and the rest will finance projects in Adams county. Braun today received the full text of President Eisenhower's statement concerning the Red Cross. The statement follows: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have several announcements this morning. The first one involves the yearly campaign for the Red Cross and, I think, I could profitably use the whole half hour if 1 would try to express what I really believe about it, - “Seventy-five years this organization has been serving America —in away it has been sort of the conscience of America, America doing herd'and abroad what we, ,as citizens, believe should be done, and acting as ous agent iai out the relief/and other . kinds of duties that have done so i much for humanity, and have . meant so much to us, because we felt that through this Red Cross I we are enabled to discharge or to . satisfy our real desire to be humans. “Last year was a very tough i year for them. We had the big flood in New England. Mr. Roland Harriman, the president was on the job. from the beginning, did a magnificent job, and had to have a special drive, you will recall, for funds. While they were still operating in that area, they had the big floods in the northwest just before Christmas. “Even today they are, the Red Cross is, helping some 11,000 American families to get through a period of great distress and emergency, so they can again begin to function as normal citizens. “I would like to have each of you exercise your best talents as eloquent supporters of the Red Cross, and put out the best appeals that you know to double the quotas they ask, and do it quickly, to show what we really (Continued on Page five)

Boost Budget Requests For Heart Research House Committee Increases Request By Three Million WASHINGTON (INS) — The house appropriations committee boosted President Eisenhower’s budget request tor heart research by three million dollars today. The increase — to a total of $25,106,000 —is included in the $8;300,000,000 approved by the committee to run the labor and welfare departments as well as more than a score of independent agencies during the fiscal year beginning July 1. The committee in allowing the 15 per cent increase in the budget request, said: “There is good reason to believe that intensified research would bring solid pressure*,” I L_ _... The 8 3 billion dollar total allowed for all the agencies actually represents an inrcease of $l5O million above the President’s spending plans. A large part of this boost is in the $600,000,000 Appropriation for the civil service commission’s retirement and disability fund-an increase of $305 million above the administration’s proposal. The committee said the increase was necessary to keep the fund on a sound basis. The group whacked 30 per cent from the federal civil-defense proposed $123,000,000 spending planMost of the 37 million dollar cut is in funds for stockpiling. Survival planning in cities and target areas suffered a 4.5 million dollar cutback. " Appropriations for the federal bousing administration's urban renewal program suffered a 20 per cent cut to a total of 40 million dollars. The committee said the agency will have plenty of money (Oontinuoo on Page Sigbt) Rotarians Learn Os Army Reserve Unit William Gernand was the speaker at the weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. Gernand. former battery commander of an army reserve unit at Wabash, discussed formation of an army reserve unit which is to be organized soon in Decatur. Robert Heller was chairman of the program. Mrs. Ruby Durkin Dies This Morning Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Ruby Christen Durkin, 78, a resident of Decatur most of her life, died at 9:30 o’clock this morning at St. Catherine's Bttspital in ■East Chicago following a brief illness after a heart attack Feb. 22. She had made her home for the past 10 years with a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Bauer, 7128 Ontario Ave., Hammond. She was born in Decatur Dec. 4, 1877, a daughter of Godfrey and Catherine Garver-Christen. Her husband, Frank Durkin, preceded her in death a number of years ago. Mrs. Durkin was a member of the First Presbyterian church and the Order of Eastern Star, both of Decatur. Surviving In addition to the daughter are one son, Dick Durkin of Niles, Mich., and a grandson, Bill Durkin. Mrs. Durkin was the last surviving member of her family. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m Sunday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Ray J. Walther officiating. Burial will be in the DeCatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Teller Kidnaped, Bank Is Robbed Over $150,000 Loot At New York Bank TELLER KIDNAPED PORT CHESTER. N. Y. (INS)— Two armed bandits kidnaped a woman bank teller Thursday night, held her prisoner for ten hours and then escaped with an estimated slso,ooo'to $175,000 today. The pair cleaned out the vault of the drive-in branch of the County Trust Co. in Port Chester and fled in the teller’s car. Police said the pair seized teller Mary Kostolos as she waV putting her car into her garage around 10 o’clock Thursday night. Putting a velvet mask over her face, the gunmen drove her around Until around 3:30 a.m. when they took her key to gain entry to the bank. ron oaester ponce Sgt. Maurice Ford said one man, about 40, entered the bank while the other remained is Miss Kostolos' car. Shortly before 8 a.m. the bandit grabbed Jwo tellers as they entered, tied one up and then forced the second who had the combination to the vault to open the huge sate. The gunman emptied the safe of all the paper money it contained. The bank has more cash on hand than usual Fridays to handle payroll- withdrawals for the area. A resident near ths bank phoned police at 8:05 a.m. that he thought a robbery was taking place when he saw a man running toward Miss Kostolos' car from the still-closed bank. Pope Pius Observes His 80th Birthday Pontiff Romps With Over 200 Children VATICAN CITY (INS) — Pope Pius XII romped with 200 children today on his 80th birthday and blessed a crowd of 30,000 pilgrims who shouted “may you live to be a hundred.” “The pontiff looked wonderful," Clemente Cardinal Micara told International News Service after he and all the Roman cardinals chatted with the Pope. Cardinal Micara, Rome's acting vicar, added: "He feels fine. We will pray that the Lord preserves him for many years to come because the church and world need him.” Some Vatican informants persisted in saying that the Pope had a slight cold, but his physician and those who saw him today denied this. The 200 children from 13 nations spent a half hour alone with the Pope and one assistant prelate, and played games. Originally the number was to be limited to 25 but was swelled by insistent demands. The children sang Mendelssohn’s "Springtime” and "Adeste.” adapting words to the latter which* said “Happy Birthday to You.” The children also presented a cake to the spiritual sovereign of 400,000,000 Roman Catholics who also was observing the 17th anniversary of his election to the papacy. At one point, after the children resented the cake and flowers to the Pontiff, and amid much joyful screaming, one little boy became so tired he flopped on the floor. The gentle Pope immediately went to him, picked him up and played with him just as any father , would. Teen-aged sons and daughters of J diplomats accredited to the Holy See were among the children presenting the candle-lit cake. The Pontiff tried to shun a pub- ' lie celebration of his birthday, but ’ the Vatican was bedecked with . flags and its population except for ' Pius himself, was on a holiday., . Shortly before 10 a.m. (4 a.m. ' EST) the Pope received tour of his ' closest associates who presented him with a sample of thousands of 1 (Continued on Page Five) ’

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Senate Group Hears Evidence On Contribution Closed Sessions Os Special Committee To Prepare Report WASHINGTON (INS) — Senate investigators ended public hearings today on the >2,500 political contribution which prompted President Eisenhower’s veto Os the natural gas bill. Chairman Walter George (D Ga.), announced that his four-man special committee will begin closed sessions immediately to complete a report due by March 10. The windup came with this final testimony on the circumstances surrounding the >2,500 contribution to Sen. Francis Case (R S. D.>: 1. Elmer Patman, attorney for the Superior Oil Co., and “middleman” in the contribution incident. - said he could not remember preparing or having a list purporting to show how senators would vote " on the gas bill. He said it was "entirely possible” that John M. Neff, who made the Case contribution offer, might have picked it up in his hotel room. 2. lowa GOP leader Robert Goodwin insisted that Neff twice offered him campaign contribtitions for Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R Iowa). Neff’s lawyers contradicted this in sworn testimony. - 3. Charles W. Steadman, chief counsel for the committee, said the senate group would make recommendations to the justice department concerning the question of fingerprint identification of the list of senators. Goodwin was recalled by the blue ribbon senate committee investigating Neff’s activities in an effort to get to the bottoom of conflicting testimony between the lobbyist and ■ the lowa Republican. Goodwinhas sworn that Neff offered him >2,500 and >I,OOO for the campaign of Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R Iowa), as a “downpayment” for a meeting with the senator on the natural gas bill. Goodwin said Neff made two trips to Des Moines for that purpose. In the latest development, Neffs law partner, Paul Gerdes, declared that he was “confident he (Neff) made no second trip to Des Moines” as alleged by Goodwin. But Mrs. Anna M. Comer, a secretary for the Central National Bank and Trust Co., Des Moines, testified she received a call from Neff on Nov. 7 in which Neff was trying to reach Goodwin, who is associated with the bank. Goodwin and Neff have testified they met at the bank Nov. 3 but Goodwin said he received a phone call from Neff several weeks later and contended this was followed by a second trip by Neff to Des Moines. Neff has testified that he went to five states to check senators on (Continued On Page Five) Cancer Party Here Saturday Evening, Plan Entertainment Continuous entertainment i s promised for the annual Elks cancer party, which will be held Saturday evening at the Moose lodge home, under joint sponsorship of the two fraternal organisations. The annual charity event will open with smorgasbord at 6 o’clock, with serving planned to end by 7:30 p.m., when games will start for the many valuable prizes donated by local merchants. Dancing will start at 9 p.m., with orchestras on both the:’first and second floors. A floor show wilt be presented at 10 o’clock, to be folowed by dancing. Carl Sheets, x entertainment chairman for the Moose lodge, will be master of ceremonies for the entire evening. Any merchants who were missed in the solicitation for prises may call the Elks lodge or Wilbur Petrie to make their contributions.