Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 60.

TRIES TO DISRUPT U. N. CEREMONY 4 '' 1 • « • X u ■ S - t ™ fl r 1 * /mW** 1, '■* '* * < , t ■tewWWWOIBKiSWfe-'. i ML v ' itJu A ,vV.'Slv <1 1 ’ \ ■ U > ! |w yV; V 1’ > t \ !• , ; u \ ■u GARRY DAVIS, self-styled "one-world” citizen, waves his own ensign from a rooftop overlooking three of “the new flags unfurled in flag-raising ceremonies at -(the United Nations headquarters in New York. Flags of the 16 new Rations admitted to the U. N last December were flown for the first time. Davis said that his flag stood for “the peoples of the world." He was reprimanded but not arrested.

Israel Protests Egypt Build-up Os Armed Might Scattered Fighting Keeps Up Tension In Middle East JERUSALEM (INS) — Scattered fighting along the Israeli frontiers with Jordan and Egypt kept middle eastern tension at a high pitch today. Israel protested against what it termed a "menacing” build-up of Egyptian armed might in the Eg-yptian-held Gaza Strip area along - the Mediterranean where new fighting broke out today. In Cairo an official spokesman said the Egyptians and Israelis fought for a half hour after an Israeli outpost fired on an Egyptian position in the strip area. No , casualties were reported on either side. : The Egyptians also said two Israeli jet planes flew over Egyptian territory this morning but were driven off by Egyptian ant-i aircraft gunners. Egypt two new complaints to the UN truce committee. In Jerusalem a military spokesman said the Israelis and JordanTana also exchanged shots in the village of Barta’a, which is divided between the two countries by the UN armistice line.. He said that Israeli border police rushed reinforcements to the village and the exchange of fire was continuing at a late hour. An Israeli spokesman said Egypt was increasing its military strength beyond its defense needs in the bloody Gaza strip and demanded that the United Nations probe the buildup. A dispatch in the London Daily Telegraph estimated that the Egyptian strength in the Gaza area amounted to three - quarters of Egypt’s military power. A report from Port Said, Egypt, said the American freighter James Monroe arrived in that port Sunday carrying 18 light U.S. tanks for delivery to Saudi Arabia. In Damascus, informed sources said Syria had protested to France about the sale of -French arms to Israel, which the Arab state considered an unfriendly act. -A joint statement was to be issued In Cairo today by the lead(Oontinued on Pare Five) Marcus Mayer Dies At California Home Miss Celia Mayer has received word of the death of her brother. Marcus Mayer, 64. at his home in San Diego. Calif , Saturday. He had been ill with a heart aliment fbr some time. Mr. Mayer, a native of Decatur, had lived in San Diego for the past 25 years. Also surviving are two other sisters. Mrs. W. A. Martin and Mrs. Eldon Comer, both of San Diego. Funeral services and burial will be in San Diego. INDIANA WEATHER Clearing north, partly cloudy to cloudy south. Colder most sections tonioht. Tuesday partly cloudv. Chance of snow, sleet or rain near Ohio river tonlaht and Tuesday. Low tonight rannlno from 5-12 above north to 20-80 extreme south. High Tuesday 25-30 north, SO--38 south.

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Dismal Weather Is Forecast In State Several Deaths Are Reported In Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Snow sleet and rain tonight and Tuesday was the dismal forecast for Indiana by the Indianapolis weather bureau today. Despite ravoraoie weather over the week-end a number of persons died on Hoosier highways. Thomas Garfield Pritchard, 18. of Indianapolis, was killed in an automobile crash on Road 7 near North Vernon. Two persons died because of separate highway accidents in the Anderson region. Melvin Leo Popaw, 43, of Indianapolis, met death when he lost control of his automobile on a curve of Road 32 five miles west of Anderson. Arthur B. Rogers, 87, of Pendleton, died in an Anderson hospital of injuries suffered in a two-car crash at the intersection of Roads 36 and 37 a week ago. State police said that speed on a curve of Road 18 near Marion caused The death of Doris Floyd, 27. of Montpelier. Robert Riggs. 28, of Keystone, driver of the automobile involved, was ’injured seriously. Rollin Harris, 19,., of Bicknell, was killed when he lost control of his automobile which ran off (Road 67 just north of Bicknell, struck a bridge abutment and crashed into a ditch. James W. Swanay Jr.. 21. also of Bicknell, who was riding with him, was injured slightly. Another Anderson region fatal accident was reported later. Carlo Impllcito, 26, of Anderson, died when his automobile failed to make a curve on Road 32 two and one-half miles east of Anderson. State police said he was speeding. Two men died in separate cartruck accidents in Gary. The victims were Antonio Gonzales, 26, of East Chicago, and Leo J. Zimmer, 40. of Gary. Loren Miles. 26, of Crawfordsville. died after he lost control of his motorcycle which left Road 231 north of Crawfordsville. Bernard Altenschulte, 81. of Richmond. died of injuries suffered a month ago when he was struck by an automobile in downtown Rich mond. —— — —-—- An automobile-motorcycle crash on Road 40 just east of the In diana Ohio line eost the life of the cyclist. Keith Moss, 24, of Richmond. His wife, Doris, 23. was injured critically. Woman's Club Meeting Postponed For Week The general meeting of the Decatur Woman’s club, which was originally scheduled for tonight at the Youth and Community Center, has been postponed for one week. The meeting will be held next Monday at the Youth and Community Center at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Frank Engle Dies This Morning Mrs. Frank Engle, sister-in-law of Fred Engle of this city, died at 11:25 o’clock this morning at her home on Mongo after an illness of four ysars. Her husband died two years ago. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. hat hartal win Syracuse.

Supreme Court Orders College To Admit Negro Florida Ordered To Admit Negro Student To School Os Law WASHINGTON (INS) — The supreme court ordered the University of Florida today to admit a 48-year-old Negro student to its law school immediately. The student, Virgil D. Hawkins, has been'seeking admission to the school for seven years. The state has offered to send him to a Negro law school in Florida or to pay his tuition at an out-of-state college. But the supreme eourt declared: “As this case involves the admission of a Negro to a graduate professional school, there is no reason for delay. He is entitled to prompt admission under the rules and regulations applicable to other qualified candidates.*.’ Hawkins argued that he was entitled to immediate admission in view of the high tribunal’s decision on May 17, 1954, that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Student Expelled TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (INS) — An outspoken pro-segregation student, Leonard Wilson, was permanently expelled today from the University of Alabama for what trustees called his, "unwarranted and outrageous public attacks upon the integrity of the president, faculty and officers of the university.” At the same time, the trustees announced four other students were suspended from classes and other disciplinary action was approved for 20 other students for their part in the rioting that greeted the appearance on the campus of the school’s first Negro student, Autherine Lucy. Except for Wilson, no names were disclosed by the university. Miss Lucy herself was permanently expelled from the school recently on disciplinary grounds. The trustees took the actionbecause ot charges she brought against the university president, trustees and other officials. The charges later were dropped. Wilson, 20, of Selma, Ala., threatened during the past week to go to court if he should be expelled for his strong "anti-Autherine” actions. He made the threats during speeches before a citizens council meeting.

Margaret Truman To Be Wed Next Month Daughter Os Former President Engaged KANSAS CITY, Mo. (INS) — The engagement of Mary Margaret Truman and Elbert Clifton Daniel Jr., veteran New York newsman, was announced today. . The announcement was made at a news conference by Miss Truman’s father, former President Harry S. Truman, who said the wedding will take place next month in Independence. Mo. The date has not been setThe mother of the bride-to-be was not present at the news conference held in the Kansas City office of the former Chief Execu tlve. The announcement climaxed a weekend of rumors that Miss Truman and Daniel, assistant to the foreign editor of the New York Times, would wad. —- The couple had visited Daniel’s parents in Zebulon, N, C., and entrained for New York where they arrived this mornibg with Miss Truman telling reporters they should talk to her parents about wedding speculation. The former President read a prepared statement announcing the engagement and said he and Mrs. Truman would have no comment at this time. Truman added: “The rest will come from Margaret and her fiance” v Miss Truman was born in Independence Feb. 17, 1924. She is now engaged in radio and television work Daniel was born Sept. 19, 1912, in ZeZbulon, N C., where his father is a druggist. The elder Daniel is a former president of the North Carolina pharmaceutical association. Miss Truman was graduated from Gunston Hall in Washington, D. C„ in 1942, and received an A- B. degree from George Washington university in 1946. She first went to Washington with her parents in 1935 when her father was elected United States senator from Missouri. (Continued an Pegs Eight)

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 12, 1956.

Greek Leader Appeals For United States To Intervene In Dispute

Report Atomic Weapon Moved To North Korea Red Atomic Weapon Is Reported Moved Into North Korea By KINGSBURY SMITH SEOUL (INS) — An atomic artillery weapon has reportedly been moved into North Korea to strengthen the military potential of the Chinese and Korean Communist forces there. Secret Intelligence information reporting the appearance of this atomic weapon in the “north was in the possession of Korean and American military authorities today. This was revealed to me by a Korean cabinet member and confirmed by a high ranking. American military officer. It is presumed that the red atomic weapon was sent to North Korea by Soviet Russia. If such'a weapon has been made available to the Communist forces in Korea, it would be a flagrant violation of the Korean armistice agreement. Furthermore: it would greatly increase the attack capabilities of the, Communist forces'and could, if brought into action under certain weather conditions, confront with the danger of virtual annihilation the 40.000 American troops supporting the South Korean defense line. However, there are no signs that the Communist forces are preparing to resume hostilities against the American and South Korean forces in the near future. Whether intended for offensive or defensive purposes, the presence of this weapon in North Korea would tip still more heavily in favor of the Communists the existing un-balance of military ground powerlirKdrea. In the evedt of a Communist attack, the American and South Korean troops stationed on the armistice demarcation line would have to rely for air support, and especially for atomic weapons support. on carrier-based naval planes and air force planes stationed hundreds of miles away in Japan and Okinawa. The U.S. officer who was ex(Contlnuert on waee Bfx) Bird Null Dies At Hospital Sunday Funeral Services Set For Wednesday Bird Null. 79. died at noon Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he had been a patient since Thursday. He had been ill two years ™i mtmi.since November. He had resided with a daughter, Mrs. Leonard Soliday in this city since the death of his wife, Carrie, in January. Mr. Null had lived in New Haven for the past seven and onehalf years. He was employed 12 years by the Tokheim Corp, in Fort Wayne, and was a 50-year member of the New Haven IOOF 253, and the Modern -Woodmen of America. , Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Soliday of this city. Mrs. Harry Hoopengardner of Waynedale and Mrs. Everett Wann of near Antwerp. O.; two sons. James of route 7, Fort Wayne, and Floyd of Fort Wayne: nine grandchildren: five great-grand-children; a brother, James of near New Haven, and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Urbine of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. Wednesdayat the E. Harper & Son funeral home in New Haven, the Rev. John M. Sayre officiating. Burial will be in the New Haven IOOF cemetery. Friends may eall at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.

Diener To Stay Out Os Governor's Race To Seek Reelection To State Assembly INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Gubernatorial stock of two Republican candidates rose today after house speaker George S. Diener, of Indianapolis, announced he would not run for governor but would seek reelection as speaker. These two leading candidates now are Lieut Gov. Harold W. Handley, of LaPorte, and state commissioner of revenue Frank T. Millis, ot Indianapolis: The other GOP aspirants for governor are Dan M. Cravens, of Franklin, former member of the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission. and state representative Merrett R. Monks, at Winchester. A later possibility is former Mayor John A. Scott, of South Beud. Diener said he took a survey of the state which gave him "gratifying support” for governor. But he added that he must devote time to his advertising agency and also wished to decree conflict and support "party harmony now developing.” Among those consulted in Diener’s survey were 2.685 delegajes to the 1954 Republican state conventionstate senator Matthew & Welsh, of Vincennes, candidate, for the Democratic gubernatorial bid. in an Indianapolis speech -Sunday, said a 20 per cent increase in Indiana traffic deaths last year over 1954 shows |he traffic safety program of Governor George N. Craig has failed. He added: “The Republican administration’s approach to highway problems has been to use millions of dollars for toll roads and not even one cent for supporting decent, safe, free highways- Governor Craig opposed, a gasoline tax increase which would have Tierped make safer many many miles of free roads and city streets.” Station Attendant Is Robbed, Slugged Dan Zimmerman Is Victim Early Sunday ■A lone gunman slugged the night attendant and robbed the, D & T Standard service station ot 3150 early Sunday morning minutes after the city police had made a routine check of the station. The attendant, Dan Zimmerman, was taken to the county hospital, and three stitches were required to close a head cut. Police were attracted to the station when they noticed an unoccupied car parked at the station and no one in sight within. They stopped and found Zimmerman working, in .the grease rack. He stated that the owner of the park ed car was in the rest room and everything was allright. Two or three minutes after the police left, the culprit came into the station, talked a little to Zimmerman. He apparently parked his car away from the station to avoid attracting attention. The assailant then returned to the station on foot and proceeded with the holdup. After taking the money from the cash register and Zimmerman’s billfold, the gunman hit Zimmerman on the head with his pistol, and fled- Zimmerman was not knocked unoonfscious from the blow, however, and Immediately called police. When the police arrived, they called Chalmer Deßolt, partner in the station, and on his arrival, sent Zimmerman to the hospitalDeßolt checked and revealed the amount stolen. Police obtained a detailed description of the car and part of the license number from their first check. A description ot the robber was furnished by Zimmerman. Area authorities were alerted and the state police will (Continued on Pare Five) '

Ike, Hoover In Conference On Middle East President Confers With Hoover, Acting Secretary Os State WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisenhower conferred with acting secretary of state Herbert Jloover, Jr., today on the Middle East crisis as Greece moved to seek U. S. intervention tn the Cyprus dispute. ~ The President met with Hoover for 45 minutes at the White House. No details of their conversation were disclosed, and Hoover left the White House by a side entrance to avoid newsmen. Meanwhile, Greek charge d’affaires Phedon Cavalierate asked the state department for an appointment with assistant secretary of state William Rountree at 4 p. m. (EST) to discuss his country’s dispute with Britain over Cyprus. His request for a conference followed an appeal by Greek Premier Constantine Karamanlis in Athens for American Intervention in the bitter dispute to offset compiuuist exploitation of the issue. One of the chief topics of the urgent -conference between Mr. Eisenhower and Hoover is the way the U.S. and other Western powers can bring the tense Middle Eastern situation before the United Nations security council. Another vital issue is the quarrel between Britain and Greece — NATO partners — over Cyprus, the British military stronghold in the Eastern Mediterranean. Meanwhile, the Israeli and Syrian ambassadors to the U. S. —divided by v temporary plywood wall —exchanged heated charges iu a nationwide television broadcast. Israeli’s Ambassador, Abba Eban, on NBC’s "American Forum,” declared that “war may not be unavoidable but it Is, unfortunately, becoming increasingly posHe cited tbe Arab economic blockade and mounting border incidents. Syrian envoy Farid Zeineddine asserted that the very existence of the state of Israel constitutes an act of aggression and that Israel as "a part of the world Zionist movement . . , necessitates (Contlnueu on Pag* Five) Juliana Scheumann Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Mts. Juliana Scheumann, 75, who resided in Adams county her entire life until two years ago, died at 4:10 p.m. Saturday at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient 17 days. Her home was at 3618 Robinwood drive. Mrs. Scheumann was a member of the Zion Lutheran church at Fried heim. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Victor Dittmer and Mts. Jteinhard Dittmer, both of Whitley county, and the Misses Adele and Melinda Scheumann, both at home; four sons, Henry and Arnold Scheumann, 'both of Adams county, Lawrence of North Manchester and Reinhard of New Hav en; 17 grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Louise Buuck of Fort Wayne, and two brothers. Herman and Martin Conrad. both of Adams county. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rodenbeck funeral home in Fort Wayne and at 3 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran church at Friedhejm.- the Rev. A. A. Fenner officiating. ‘Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

Says Farmers Need Immediate Relief Says Farm Program Trickle Down Theory WASHINGTON (INS) — Senate Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson charged today that the administration farm program “seems to be the trickle dowji theory.” Johnson said he was deeply disappointed over the fact that agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson "has succeeded in selling his program of so-called flexible supports to a majority of the senate.” The Texas Democrat, referring to the defeat of the move to restore 90 per cent of parity rigid price supports on wheat corn, cotton. rice and peanuts in last week’s senate votes, said he felt fanners needed immediate relief. He added: “The Benson program will not/do this. It dos, in fact, seem to be the "trickle down” theory. The administration is setting out to dosemthing about surplus. hoping that the small farmers can somehow surviye until farm prices are bolstered'" • He contended that tbe soil bank will not put money in the farmer’s pocket a.nd that Instead, with lower price supports, more of them will try to raise more crops, thus adding to the surplus problem. Meanwhile, Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) who rarely agrees with the administration, said W will try to get the senate to carry out President Eisenhower’s recommendation for a dollar limit ot price supports. Humphrey said he . will call up an amendment to the farm bill before the senate to put a ceiling of $25,000 on the amount of price supports any- one fanner could receive. Mr. Eisenhower, in his farm message to congress Jan. 9, called for a dollar limitation but did not specify the level it should be. Hoagland Hayloft Destroyed By Fire Dance Pavilion Is Destroyed Saturday The Hoagland Haylott, popular square dance pavilion owned by Herbert Reitdorf and located just north of Hoagland, was completely destroyed by fire Saturday night. The fire, which is Relieved to haxe started in the cloak room, was discovered at about 7:30 p.m. The Hoagland fire department was called but they were unable to control the spread of the blaze in the barn. An adjacent shed was also destroyed but the firemen were able to prevent damage to the other buildings near the huge barn. —; . The barn was over 100 years old and Reitdorf estimated its value at more than 340,000. It had been used exclusively in recent years as a dance pavilion. The barn was empty at the time the fire broke out and was discovered by a passing motorist. Two hours later it would have been filled with square dancers. A, large crowd, many of them persons who had come to attend the Saturday night square dance, watched the huge structure go up in flames. The building was completely ablaze by 8:30 p. m. British Plane Sets World Speed Record LONDON (INS) — The Royal Aero Club has announced that a British Fairey Delta II has been flown at the speed of 1,132 miles an hour, a new world air speed record. The club said pilot Lionel P. Twiaa flew the plane Saturday at a fixed altitude over an official course in Sussex county. The old record of 824 miles an hour was held by U. $. air force Col. H. A. Hanes.

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Asks U. S. To Intervene In , Cyprus Issue Is Making Attempt To Exploit Dispute BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS)—The United State* today called on Britain and Cyprus to resume negotiations leading to selfgovernment for the strife-torn Mediterranean island. State department spokesman Lincoln White expressed the disappointment of the U. S. that the situation In Cyprus has deteriorated to violence. ATHENS (INS)—Greek Premier Constantine Karamanlis appealed today for American intervention in the bitter dispute with Britain over the Cyprus issue. He told a news conference that Russia was making every effort to exploit the dispute and added that “allied mishandling is buttering the’Russian toast." The premier told a group of touring American editors that the United States should intervene decisively before Greece faced the danger of internal Communist disruption that might ent off his land from the western allies. *lf America as a world leader does not use its tremendous moral and material force to discipline the free world on the principles of freedom and justice/’ he said, “then the free world will have great cause for concern in the .fUtWe. ; ~ t “Greek-American relations are good because America saved Greece from communism once before.” ■ Cypriot Nationalists of Greek - descent want the British crown colony and defense base in the eastern Mediterranean joined to Greece. Britain has offered limited self-government to the Cypriots. Karamanlis was asked to comment on the Baghdadpact and he said that five-nation anti-Commu-nist defense move “was an unfortunate policy" in behalf of Britain and the United States. The premier spdke as students defied a government ban on demonstrations and staged a protest strike in the streets of Athens. The students, who were shouting Cypriot slogans, soon were dispersed by security police. Police said they had reliable evidence that the Communists were plotting to turn the demonstrations into “rebellious” disturbances. A government official said the ban was imposed earlier today after it was reported that “antitational”elements planned to exploit the demonstrations to provoke unrest and cause bloodshed. The demonstrations were to have expressed Greece’s "deep anger” over British deportation of Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus. Meanwhile, it was announced that King Paul of Greece sailed from Athens Sunday aboard a destroyer for Corfu fsland, where he reportedly will supervise the restoration of the royal summer residence. | But reports were current in Athens that the king actually was on his way to meet Queen Elisabeth II of England, Who also is sailing in - the Mediterranean aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. Any meeting between them presumably would be in an effort to ease the tension over Cyprus and stop the deterioration of AngloGreek relations. Interior minister Dimitri Makris reported Sunday that 162 persons were injured in Saturday’s spontaneous disorders in Athens, Salonika arid Heraklion. The ban was announced as steel-hetmeted Greek troops armed with machine guns stood guard over the U. 8.. British and Turk(Continued On Pag* Fiv*>