Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1956 — Page 1

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ADLAI AND IjSTES MEET IN FLORIDA ■ 1W ■fr, * RLjm ir ms X IBSI At Kjt - AH B I '> y?Wy uMf- HBhbk ADLAI E. STEVENSON and Sen. Estes Kefauver (right), aspirants for the Democratic Presidential nomination, exchange good-natured ouips after/ibumping into each other in Tampa, Fla. They shook hands, pimwd eachuther with campaign buttons and then continued trying to outdo each other in handshaking. They are competing, for Florida's 28 votes at the Democratic convention.

Israel Leader Calls On Nation To Beat Arabs Blames Both U. S. And Soviet Russia For Rising Tension BULLETIN UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (INS) — Dag Hammarskjold revealed today Premier David Ben-Gurion demanded that Egypt lift its blockade against Israeli shipping in the Suez Canal aa a condition for peace in the Middle East. Ben-Gurion's demand was disclosed in an exchange of, communications between the Israeli leader and the secre- <■ tary general, now in Lebanon, on the second stage of his peace mission. JERUSALEM (INS) — Premier David Ben-Gurion called on his people today to beat back, “two blows for one,” Arab attempts to "slaughter” Israelis in their own land. He spoke with all the determined nationalism of an OJd Tegument figure in, an Independence Day broadcast less than 48 hours before the scheduled arrival of 1 eace-seeking United Nations secretary general DAG Hammarskjold. By implication, the 69-year old premier blamed both the United States and Russia for the rising tension between his nation and surrounding Arab states in the Middle East. He said the countries who supplied Egypt with arms and those that denied arms to Israel, assume "a "heavy responsibility toward history.” y Presumably, he referred to Communist sale of arms to Egypt and the stated U. S. policy not to sell American arms to Israel at this time. Also speaking on the eighth anniversary of Israel’s independence as a state. President Itzhak BenZvi stated: “In recent months ahd days there has been an increase in the external danger from our neighbors who attack up daily and even proclaim their Intention , to conquer Israel.” He called on Israelis t<r* resist such attempts. Ben-Gurion charged that the conscience of the great powers had failed “when the Nazi dictator sent to slaughter six million Jews tn Europe.” He asked: "Will that conscience fail again now that an Egyptian dictator and his allies are planning the same thing for Israel in her own land?" Ben-Gurion didn’t mention Tuesday’s scheduled visit of Hammarskjold, giving added evidence of the • premier’s belief that the UN chief’s peace mission is hopeless. now in Beirut, Lebanon, talked with Egyptian premier Gamal Abdel Nasser last "W’6©)c Independence day in the Jewish state was heralded by the na-tion-wide screaking of sirens at sunset. (Oontinuee on Page Five) INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, windy and cool, scattered showers tonight. Showers locally mixed with enow flurries north tonight Tuesday cloudy and continued eool. Low tonight 32-39. High Tuesday 424« north. 45-50 south.

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Winning FFA And 4-H Teams Announced Top Teams To Enter District Contest Adams Central and BerneFrench won the top two placipgs in the Adams county F.F.A. and 4-H livestock judging contest held Friday, it was reported by Leo N. Seltenright, county agent. Assisting by furnishing the following classes were: market barrows, Kekionga swine farm: beef cows. C. L. Yost; sows, Valley Farms; sheep, Paul Fuelling; and beef steers, Elmer Isch. William Jcurnay, Decatur agricultural teacher and Fred Meier. Monmouth agriculture teacher. Were in charge of the contest. Official judges were Roger VanWinkle, agriculture teacher from Warren in Huntington county, and Robert Wamsley, agriculture teacher from Rock Creek in Well* county. The winning Adams Central team was composed of Lowell Michaels, Don Bailey, Don Ray, 1 plternate Richard Kaehr; and 1 Was coached by Martin Watson. 'Hie second place Berne team was Bill Hartman, Alan Isch, Gary Beaty, alternate Gene Baumgartner: and was coached by Eugene Sprunger. . The ten high placing individuals are as follows: Lowell Michaels, Adams Central, 430 points; John Lengerich. Decatur, 412; Bill Hartman. Berne. 409; Don Bailey, Adams Central, 408; Carl Balter, Jefferson, 407; Alan isch. Berne 401; Don Ray. Adams Central, 399; Richard Kaehr, Adams Central, 398: Phillip Moser, Adams Central, 395; and Alvin Rauch, Monmouth, 385 points. Thirty-eight contestants participated. The Monmouth team was coached by Fred Meier; Decatur coached *by William Journay; and Jefferson by James Weikel. The top two teams will compete in the district contest May 5 at Columbia City. Dairy Judging Geneva 'and Adams Central placed first and second in the Adams county F. F. A. and 4-H dairy judging contest held Friday, it was announced today by the county extension • office. Other team placings were: . BerneFrench, third: Geneva, fourth; Adams Central, fifth: Jefferson, sixth, and Monmouth, seventh. Eugene Spfunger, BerneFrench agriculture teacher, and James Weikel, Jefferson agriculture teacher, were in charge of the county contest. Farmers assisting by furnishing judging classes were Rolandes Liechty, Henry Aschleman, and Herbert Schaadt. The winning Geneva team was made up of Steve Bauman, Kenneth VonGunten, Jim Toland, alternate Ivan Nevil and was coached by Kenneth VanEmon. The second team was Larry Schwartz, Sidney Schwartz, Tony Sharp and was coached by Martin Watson. 0 The ten high individuals were as follows: Larry Schwartz, Adams Central. 451 points; Roscoe Wulliman, Berne, 435; Kenneth VonGunten, Geneva, 427; Steve Bauman, Geneva 422: Ronnie Lautzenheiser. Berne, 420; Jim Toland, Geneva, 415; Ivan Nevil, Geneva. 410; Sidney Schwartz, ‘AAams Central, 405: Wayne Bollenbacher, Jefferson, 403; Bill Lehman, Geneva, 395. • Official judge for the contest was Wayne Hafner, agriculture teacher at Bryant. Ninety contestanta participated in the contest. . - ; '727 : (Continues on Page Five)

Super-Bomb To Undergo Test At Bikini In May Arrangements Point To Whopper Bomb tn Next Test At Bikini WASHINGTON (INS)—The government disclosed today that news correspondents covering the superbomb test at Bikini around May 1, will be aboard a ship 50 miles from the center of the expibsion. The arrangement indicated that the bomb will be a whopper — probably equal to about ten million tons of TNT of 500 Hiroshima A-bombs. Its fireball alone may be four or five miles In diameter. Even at the 50-mile distance, 20 miles farther than that for official observers of the first H-bomb in 1952, the correspondents wHI wear dark goggles or turn -away from the target area to avoid eye damage that could result from the brilliant flash of the bomb. They will feel a momentary wave of intense heat as the huge burst, many times brighter than the sun, spreads over the horizon. Except for the fact that the observer ship will be upwind from the detonation, they would be in imminent danger from radioactive fallout. < - f The atomic energy copimissloit outlining plans for the first superbomb shot ever opened to unofficial viewing, said the news stories, broadcasts and pictures to be sent back by 15 correspondents and photographers will be entirely uncensored. An official said: “What they can see or hear, they can report.” The same rule will apply to interviews and briefings given by key figures among the 10,000-man task force staging the new tests. The test series wilt include more than ten nuclear blasts this spring and summer. Officials said newsmen will be told later whether it ia to be a "ground, barge, or air-dropped” explosion. . . The weapon presumably will be a so-called “U-l?omb,” deriving a great percentage of Its power from the fission of inexpensive uranium 238 but also involving a thermonuclear hydrogen reaction to set off the inexpensive material. Study Proposal For Fund For Bridges Eight-Cent Tax Levy Proposed For County The Adams county board of commissioners will meet Monday, May 7, to consider a proposal to create an accumulative bridge construe tion and repair fund amounting to approximately $140,000 over a fiveyear period. Eight cents would be added to the tax rate of each Adams county taxpayers oh each hundred dollars of taxable property starting this year, according to the legal notice which will appear in county newspapers Wednesday. The notice, signed by all three commissioners, states that the proposal has been made as provided in the 1951 acte of the general assembly, chapter 299. The eight-cent rate, which under the proposal would be incorporated in the 1956 rate, payable in 1957, would continue automatically for a period of five years. The May 7 meeting will be in The form of a public hearing. If the proposal is adopted by the commissioners, the matter will go to the state tax board for final action-. Money derived from such a fund would be used for construction and repair of bridges on county highways only, it was pointed out. The state highway department is charged with repair and construction of bridges on all state highways iff each county. Don I. Blue Is Found Dead In Tocsin Home Don I. Blue, 73, bedfast seven weeks with a fractured leg, was found dead in bed at his home near Tocsin Sunday morning. Surviving are his wife, Mary; a step-daughter, Mrs. V. K. Fowler of Washington, D. C.; a step-son, James Ferguson, with the British army overseas, and a brother, Fred Blue of near Cralgville. ” « Funeral services will be held at 2 p. tn. Wednesday at the Elzey & Son funeral home in Ossian, the Rev. Fred Pflugh officiating. Burial will be in Oak Lawn cemetery at Onian. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 o’clock this evening.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 16,1956.

President Eisenhower Vetoes Farm Measure; Boost Price Supports

I ... Senate Opens - i Probe Os U.S.) Air Strehalh Open Investigation * Os Administration Air Power Policy WASHINGTON (INS)—A senate investigation of U.S, air strength began today with a call for sufficient superiority to insure that the Communists "never dare” start 1 war. - I The keynote was sounded by chairman Stuart Symington (D Mo.), in advance of initial testimony before his special five-mem-ber armed services subcommittee on airpower. Retired Gens. Walter Bedell I Smith and Omar N. Bradley were listed as the first witnesses. Smith is a former under secretary of state, U.S. ambassador to RusMa, and chief of the hush-hush central intelligence agency. Bradley is a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. In a prepared opening statement. Symington insisted there is “little, i chance” for disarmament unless , the U.S. negotiates with the Com- . munists ‘from a basis of relative strength.” 45 , Waectfred: “ ... History shows ! that the Communist leaders, dedit cated to the creed of atheism, re- ; spect only power.” 4 The senator maintained “there is no reason why this great country of ours cannot be clearly superior to the Communists in military power — so superior indeed that the Communists will never dare start a war.” He saiu nis suDcommittee’s inquiry "will be focused primarily upon one fundamental question — are the present and planned strengths of the United States air foorce adequate to preserve the peace through the deterrence of aggression?” He reported that the investigation will be phases, which he listed as: * (Continued on Page Five) Plane Murder Trial Underway In Denver Graham Accused Os Dynamiting Liner DENVER (INS) — John Gilbert Graham, the 24-year-old youth accused of dynamiting a luxury airliner to collect his mother’s insurance. remained calm as he faced the opening of his murder trial in Denver today. Denver district attorney Bert Keating vows he will send the youth to the Colorado gas chamber b.y proving he blew up the airliner and sent 44 persons to their deaths near Longmont, Colo., last Nov. 1. * Keating says he will show Graham took out insurance policies on his mother, Mrs. Daisie E. King, shortly before she boarded the plane that exploded 11 minutes after takeoff from Denver's Stapleton airport Graham was arrested by FBI agents 12 days later and confessed to the dynamiting. He later repudiated the confession. A special corps of deputies will escort Graham the 12 miles from the county jail to the courthouse, where a special aisle has been roped off for his entrance between the elevator and the green-walled court room on the fifth floor. Other deputies will guard Graham constantly to prevent any possible attempt at suicide. He once tried to strangle himself with a sock but was not successful. One factor In most Colorado murder trials — the sanity of the accused — will pot appear in Graham’s case. After two court-ap-pointed psychiatriats declared him eane. Graham’s attorneys announced they would not use the insanity plea.

Republican Heads ■ Political Parley On In Washington WASHINGTON (INS) — Republican state and national leaders meet ip Washington today to figure out how they can make Presi-: dent Eisenhower's popularity overcome farm area unrest to insure a 1956 victory. 'The two-day political conference is admittedly designed to devise CiUßpaign techniques to help the OOP in their uphill drive to regain control of congress. National committee members, state chairmen, and “Salute to Eisenhower” dinner chairmen — some 890 in all — are participating. Mr. Eisenhower himself will address a dinner session of the party leaders Tuesday night with what ; is expected to be a hard-hitting • campaign speech. GOP national chairman Leonard W. Hall, meanwhile, declared that the Democrats have assigned Harry S. Truman “a major role in setting Democratic policy.” Hall lashed out at Truman as a “disgruntled, frustrated man,” and what he called “one of the wrst presidents in American history.” The GOP chairman listed six charges against the Truman administration. They were: 1. Agreeing to the “biggest giveaway pro|PM) to at Pytodami 2. The "China betrayal 5 "; 3. Weakening national defenses before the Korea war; 4. Telling Russia that Korea was beyond our defense perimeter, thus inviting a red attack: 5. Indifference to red infiltration: and 6. “Discharging a high military officer in star-chamber proceedings.” The final charge was an obvious reference to the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur from the Korean command during the fighting —although Hail did not mention MacArthur. Hall stressed that Republicans recognize they face a “tough battle in November,” particularly to elect majorities in the house and senate. Both house now are narrowly held by the Democrats. Mr. Eisenhower’s action on the farm bill will spotlight the farm problem for the GOP conference and point up the division within party ranks on the issue. Sen. Andrew Schoeppel (RKans.) one of those who voted for the Democratic-promoted farm bill (Continued on Page Five) Leading Democrats Attend Dinner Here Pte-Primary Dinner In Decatur May 1 Several prominent Indiana Democrats will attend the preprimary reception and banquet in. Decatur May 1. Sheriff Merle Affolder, general chairman of the event, has announced that response to ticket sales is good and Democrats from all over the state are planning to attends Claude Wickard, former secretary of agriculture and a candidate for U. S. senator from Indiana, will be the main speaker for the banquet, which wilj be held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. He will also attend the reception from 3 to 5 p. m. at the Legion home. State Democrat chairman Charles Skillen will also be present. Among the candidates for governor who have indicated intentions of coming to Decatur for the event are Roger D. Brannigan, Lafayette; Tom Johnston, West Lafayette; Nelson Grills. Indianapolis; Von Eichhorn, Uniondale; sheriff Robert O'Neil, Indianapolis, and Matt Welsh, Vincennes. Earl Utterback, Kokomo, candidate for superintendent of public instruction, has also notified sheriff Affolder that he will attend. Affolder stated that' .he expects many others to make reservations before April 28, which is the deadline. All local Democrat (Continued on Page Five)

22 Killed By 1 Tornadoes In Alabama Sunday Eight Communities Near Birmingham Hit By Tornadoes BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (INS) — r Medical workers. Red Cross units and national guardsmen worked today to help residents of the tor-nado-blasted Alabama communities where at least 22 persons were killed and 150 others injur- ■ ed. The freak twister, which literally came out of a clear sky Sun- ’ day, ripped a 200-yard wide path of death and destruction through eight communities near Birmingham. At least 100 houses were flattened and 200 others damaged as the tornado roared along its 20mile northeasterly path. A second tornado hit Huntsville, Ala., about 100 miles north of Birmingham. It caused considerable property damage, but no one was killed or seriously injured. McDonald’s Chapel, an unincorporated area northwest of Birmingham. was the'hardest hit. A newsman said the town looked •as If a giant strode through it and crushed it beneath his feet." Mrs. Fanny May Patton, who was treated for injuries in suburban Fairfield, said she saw a group of houses on a hill “just swept away.” ' - 1 Police said rain, hail and winds up to 70 miles an hour accompanied' the tornado at McDonald's Chapel. Elanora Carpenter Dies Here Sunday Funeral Services Set For Wednesday Mrs. Elanora Carpenter, 82, of 916 West Marshall street, died at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. Mrs. Carpenter, who had been seriously ill for eight weeks with complications, died on her birthday. She was born in Crawford county April 15, 1874, a daughter of Fred and Nancy Bell-Smith. Her husband, Seymour Carpenter, preceded her in death. Mrs. Carpenter was a member,of the Decatur Missionary church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ossie Mohr of Monroeville and Mrs. Bertha Foreman of Fort Wayne; four sons, George of Fort Wayne. Ira. Jesse and Fred Carpenter, all of Decatur; 19 grandchll- < dren; 21 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and two 1 brothers, Jasper Smith of St. Mary’s, 0., and Sam Smith of Middlebury, Q. Three brothers and six slaters are deceased. 1 Funeral services will be conduct- 1 ed at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the ' Black funeral home, the Rev. H. J. Welty officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends, 1 may call at the funeral home after 1 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services. Native Os Decatur ' Dies At Fort Wayne j,... John B. Fuhs, 71, native a? Decatur, but a resident of Fort Wayne niost of his life, died at ( 2:45 p. m. Sunday at Parkview memorial hospital. He was a member of the Cathedal of Immaculate Conception. Surviving are the widow. Marie; a son, Curt: two daughters; Miss Dorothy Fuhs and Mrs. Rosemary Gladieux: a brother, Frank, all of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Rose Schenkel of Fort Wayne and Mrs. John Miller of Milwaukee, j Mcngovan * Sons funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

State Traffic Toll I Comparatively Low Get-Tough Policy For Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Cold and cloudy weather prevailed in Indiana today following a frigid weekend. The highway death toll was comparatively low except in the Indianapolis area where two died in separate pedestrian-car accidents. Indianapolis traffic captain Audry E. Jacobs announced a new get-tough policy against reckless drivers in Indianapolis, including setting up police “wolf packs." Jacobs said; “Police will be stationed outside taverns at closing time and any drunks who come out and try td~ get into cars will be arrested for drunkenness before they can get into their automobiles and have a chance to kill someone. “We are going to bear down on parents who let their children play in the streets. If it becomes necessary to make arrests, we wi|)." Michael Ward, nine-year-old son of Indianapolis policewoman Overa Catherine Ward, was killed when struck by an automobile as he walked across the street in front of his home. Herman Fletcher, 65, of Indianapolis, was killed instantly when he ran onto Road 40 near his trailer home and wad hit by - * cat." * Double funeral services will, be held In Indianapolis Wednesday for Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rizzo, of Indjanapolis, who met death in an automobile accident Saturday on Road 31 East near Magnolia, Ky. - A. Phillip Bross, 70, an army finance center employe near Indianapolis, was injured fatally in an automobile collision in Mercer county, Qhio. His wife, Adele, 69, was injured seriously. Carl B. Zook, 60. of Fort Wayne, was injured fatally In a two-car crash at the intersection of two Allen county roads. Four others -were injured seriously. - f Wilbur Trabel, 36, of Sunman, died after he lost control of his automobile on Road 46 two miles east es Lawrenceville. The car turned over several times and threw Trabel onto the berm of the road. Amos Martin, 62, of Brazil, died today in Caly County Hospital as a result of Injuries suffered when he lost control of his car and hit (OonttnuM on Bix) Photographers 800 Prince Os Monaco Protest Refusal To Pose For Pictures MONTE CARLO (INS) —Grace Kelly, always cheered and once given an Acamedy Award, heard her princeling and perhaps heruelf booed early this morning by rainsoaked, frustrated and polieepummeled photographers. 35 The lensmen expressed themselves in hardly uncertain terms outside the International Sporting Club when the prince refused to pose or let his princess-to-be pose. He had similarly refused when the pair entered the swank club several hours earlier. The arrival spectacle had been as unprecedented as the later boos. Rainier’s plainclothes police had torn the soggy raincoats of photographers trying to get closer shots of the famed couple. Fists had flown. The battle took plade as the prince and the film star stepped out of their car to attend the swish “gala" in their honor. They were more than an hour late. Many lensmen and uninvited roportera had stood in a solid downpour for hours noting arriving guests, including the bulky Aga Khan and munti-millionaire Aristotle Onassis, who picked up the more-than $57,000 tab for the affair. Entertainment at the “gala” ,ln(Continued on Pago Three)

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Veto Message Declares Bill Not Workable Asks Congress Pass Separate Bill For Soil Bank Program WASHINGTON (INS) — President Elsenhower today vetoed the farm bill with “intense disappointment and regret.” The President announced in his veto message that the administration will act immediately, however, to boost price supports on several basic crops. He also asked congress to pass a separate bill as promptly as possible providing for the administration’s soil bank plan. Mr. Eisenhower said he reached his decision to veto the politically explosive bill “only after thorough consideration and searching my mind and my conscience.” He declared: “Our farm families are suffering reduced incomes. They had a right to expect workable and beneficial legislation to help solve their problems. This bill does not meet their needs.” In order for the bill to be passed over the Presidept’s veto, a number of lawmakers whte voted against the measure would have to 'reverse their votes. This ajP* ' j pears highly unlikely. The President announced that price supports on the five basic crops — wheat, corn, cotton, rics and peanuts—will bb at least 82 and one-half per cent of parity in 1956. The support price of manufacturing milk will be increased to $3.35 per hundred pounds this year and that of butter fat to 58.6 cents a pound. * . Mr. Elsenhower also said agriculture department funds will be used to strengthen the prices of perishable farm commodities. There is more than S4OO million available for this purpose in the next fiscal year. In vetoing the bill, Mr, Eisenhower noted, he also was forced to reject the soil bank plan which was a key feature of the administration’s farm program. It remained to be seen whether the Democrats in congress would agree to approve the soli bank in a separate bill as requested by the Chief Executive. —7 ‘ The vetoed bill would have raised price supports on the five basic crops to 90 per cent for a one year period. 'Mr. Eisenhower said he would have signed the bill, as bad as some of its provisions were, if it could be interpreted as sound and good for farmers. But he added; “After the most careful analysis, I conclude that (Continued on Page Three) William Hacbmyer Dies At Fort Wayne William H. Hachmyer, 66, retired Fort Wayne postal carrier, died at 12:30 p. m. Sunday at Parkview memorial hospital in that city. He was a member of the Moose lodge in Decatur. Surviving are his widow, Frances; two daughters. Mrs. Wayde Cleckner and Mrs. W T . R. Doctor of Fort Wayne; a son, Robert W. of San Rafael, Calif., and siv grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the ChalfantPerry funeral home, The Rev. Ervin Petznik officiating. Burial will be In Lindenwood cemetery. BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS) — The U. S. today turned down a French proposal for a Big Three foreign ministers’ conference on the Middle East prior to the NATO council meeting In Paris May 4. It was understood the main U. S. objection was that such a conference might be Interpreted aa under cutting the current peace mission of United Nations secretary general Dag Hammarakjold.