Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1956 — Page 1

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SPEAKS TO DEMOCRATS

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CLAUDE WICKARD, pictured above, Democrat candidate for UJ3, senator from Indiana and former U;~S. secretary of agriculture, was principal speaker at the Democrat pre-primary dinner Tuesday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Wickard’s talk, un attack on the Eisenhower-Benson farm program, was the highlight of the evening's program, which also featured the introduction of other leading Democrats of the state.

Wickard Scores Farm Policies Os Eisenhower Senate Candidate > Speaks At Democrat Meeting Last Night Claude R. Wickard, candidate for the Democratic senatorial nomination from Indiana, charged Tuesday night that "'the Eisen | bower administration is brazenly and shamelessly planning to use the authority and funds it now has to influence the farmers' vote this fall." Wickard, a former secretary of agriculture, was main speaker at a pre-primary, know-your-candi-date dinner sponsored by Adams county Democrats at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Tuesday night. A crowd of about 400 heard Wickard deliver a scathing denunciation of the Eisenhower-Ben-son farm program, which he described aa a one-year program to buy votes. Wickard pointed out that Eisenhower said he was vetoing the farm bill because it would restore 00 percent of parity price sup ports, and then announced a loan i ate for the 1956 corn crop at $1,59 a bushel, which is 86.2 percent of parity. He added, “On one hand, the president says 90 percent parity support is bad for our economy. On the other hand, he gave us 86.2 percent because he says it will improve our economy.” Wickard also commented that the price support in acreage has fcince been announced at $1.25 a bushel, adding, “this is the first time that a loan of any kind has been offered to non-cooperatiors.” He also argued that the plan is an open invitation to plant large acreage of corn when the market is already overloaded and it might prompt farmers to plow up their pastures and thereby defeat the soil bank plan. Wickard also attacked the Eis-enhower-Dulles foreign policy which he stated is losing the military, diplomatic and economic race with Russia. He spent several minutes in warm praise of the late Senator Alben Barkley, stating that >‘he was one of our greatest statesmen who “had the respect of his fellow senators. 1 ” Wickard was introduced bv Charles Skillen, state Democrat 'chhirmant who also Introduced the Democrat candidates for governor Including T6m Johnston. Von Eichhorn, Matt Welsh, Forrest Tucker, Roger Brannigan and Hugh Dillin* Each spoke briefly. Also attending the dinner were H. Dean Bechtol. consrpaelonal candidrte from the fourth dis(Contlnuec on Pag* 81 x>

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Alabama Votes For Segregationists Governor Folsom Sharply Rejected BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (INS)—Alabama Gov. James Folsom’s moderate approach to the segregation it sue has been sharply rejected by Alabama voters. Ardent pro-segregationist state Rep. Charles W. McKay Jr., apparently defeated Folsom by a 3 to 1 vote margin tor the post of Alabama national committeeman. McKay, of Sylacauga, is a leader of the white citizens’ council movement in Alabama. He authored Alabama's resolution of interposition, which declared the U. S. supreme court's school segregation decision “null and void” in the state. Folsom, accused by his opponents of “doing nothing” toward maintaining Alabama’s traditional system of racial segregation, termed The " Interposition resolution “hogwash.” He said it would be as effective “as a hound dog baying at the moon." Folsom candidates for lesser state offices apparently went down to defeat with him. Sen. Lister Hill apaprently was nominated for another term, defeating retired Rear Admiral John V. Crommelin by a two-to-one margin. Incumbent Congressmen Frank Boykin of the first district, and George Grant of the second, appeared certain of renomination, and other members of the state’s congressional delegation were unopposed. Unofficial returns from 1.745 of the state's 2,865 boxes gave McKay 127.065. Folsom 42.482. A third candidate. Roy McCord, a Gadsden attorney, had 24,804. Party nomination has been equal to election in this traditionally Democratic stronghold for more than 80 years. ... .■ McKay, a member of the white citizens council, a group pledged to fight by all legal means to preserve segregation, blasted Folsom of aiding anti-segregation forces. The McKay-Folsom battle was the hottest issue in the primary. The balloting bore out Folsom’s contention that, “I could not be elected dog-catcher because of my stand on racial, segregation.” State Traffic Toll 328 Through April INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —The slaughter on Indiana highways and side roads has taken the lives of 328 men, women and children in the first four months of 1956. The number is 29 more than the total who had been killed at the same time a year ago, according to State Police Supt. Frank A. Jessup. Os the total. 258 died tn accidents outside c itylimtts, while 75 -urban fatalities were recorded.

Leaders Pay Sad Farewell To Barkley Eisenhower Heads Nation's Leaders At Funeral Rites WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisenhower and a host of past and present government leaders joined today in a sad farewell to Se. Alben W. Barkley, a beloved figure in the nation's capital for more than 40 years. Funeral services for the “Veep” “were held in Washington’s Foundry Methodist church and a gentle springtime rain did not keep the nation's great and near-great from attending. The Presidet, wearing a morning coat ad striped trousers, arrived three minutes before Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, chaplain of the senate, opened the simple service which lasted but 26 minutes. Present also were Vice President Richard M. Nixon, most of the members of the senate where Barkley served so long aa majority leader, vice president and finally as the “junior” senator from Kentucky. Barkley died Monday at Lexington, Va., of a heart attack while he was addressing a mock political convention of students at Washington and Lee” university. Dr. Harris, i a personal prayer reflecting his own. .years of friendship with Barkley, extolled the senator as one who was “greatly honored by his countrymen, who ever put principles above pedestal; who was a partison, with deep convictions, yet without a blind spot that cannot see the integrity of an opponent’s position.” Barkley’s widow, the former Jane Hadley whom he married in 1949, sat in the right front section of the vaulted church. With her were her two daughters-one of whom recently married Berkley’s grandsmj—the senator's two married daughters, and his son, David. z Members of the supreme court, foreign diplomats, and cabinet members of the Truman administration were present Former secretary of state Dean Acheson and ex-navy secretary John Sullivan were among this group. Gov. Edwin C. Johnson of Colorado, who sat with Barkley in the senate for (Uootinuen on t-ege alaj Observance Planned For Fellowship Day - Will Hold Service Here Friday Night May fellowship day Friday, May 4, will be sponsored here by the united council of church women and a public observance of the day is scheduled for Friday night at 8 o’clock at the First Methodist church chapel. The day, first observed in New York in 1933, is f. day set aside by the council of church women for prayer and for work for a better community and peace of the world. Two other days are sponsored by the groups throughout the nation. They are world community day and world day of pray«r. - Mrs. George Buckley, president of the Decatur group of women, said that ladies from the Church of God, Bethany Evangelical United Brethren. First Christian and First Methodist churches would act as hostesses of the local observanee. The local group, during the year, has given religious pictures and reading material to the Adams county memorial hospital, county home and Adams county jail. This is one of the many services performed by the council. “How to recognize and overcome propaganda” is the theme of Friday night’s observance of fellowship day, Mrs. Buckley said. The council members have been asked to urge the entire community to “work together to correct the undermining of American Freedom.” A motion picture Him, “Sound Os A Stone,” will be the feature of the Friday night observance. Refreshments will be served following the meeting in the ladies lounge of the Methodist church, it was announced. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight, becoming partly cloudy Thursday. Low tonight 40-4 S north to 4548 south. High Thursday 52-56 north, 58-68 south.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 2, 1956.

Israel Makes Promise To Delay Irrigation Plans As Peace Move

Highway Study Group Reports Highway Needs $3.75 Billion Cost In Next 15 Years On State Highways INDIANAPOLIS (INS)—lndiana will need to spend $3.75 billion in the next 15 years it it wants to have adequate state and county highways systems. That is the report of chairman 3. Paul Clay, Jr., of the Indiana highway study commission, released today after several months of research. The committee, created by the 1955 general assembly, also includes state senators Charles Maddox, of Otterbein, and Von A. Eichhorn, of Uniondale, and State Rep. Leo Meagher, Evansvilel, in addition to Rep. Clay, of Indianapolis. Clay asserted: “It is estimated that $250 million a year in highway funds are needed for the next 15 years to bring our state and county highway systems to adequate condition. This estimate is based on a complete, mile-by-mile inventory of state highway needs and partial studies on coupty road needs.” ‘ The report charges the shortcomings of the present highway system are the result of: “I. Increased use of the motor vehicle. “2. Higher standards of highway construction required for the present volume of vehicle traffic. “3. The failure, during the past years, to keep our highway system adequate. “4; The decreased purchasing power of the dollar.” The survey, made ip cooperation with the joint highway research project at Purdue University, disclosed that one-third of the present primary and secondary roads are more than 30 years old. Only four per cent of these roads were built in the last five years. The report noted: "Highways which are too narrow (Continued on Page Six) Plan Commission Report Accepted Brief Meeting Held By Decatur Council A report from the city plan commission recommending acceptance of the Lewis addition to the city of Decatur and rejection of a petition by the Citizens Telephone company to place a telephone booth on the sidewalk in front of the company's office was accepted at a meeting of the city council Tuesday. The report stated that Eugene and Harriet Durkin, who submitted the platt and dedication for the addition, have complied with a request to eliminate a jog in the street and have also complied with specifications of the commission. A request by the recreation board seeking the blacktopping of the circular drive in front of the Decatur Youth and Community Center was referred to the street and sewer committee. Another petition referred to that committee was a petition to improve the alley running between Gage and Bollman streets from Russet streets. / Plans for a wrfe submitted by J. Henry' and referred to the city plfijpcommission. A petition for rural line extension filed by Carl A. Bischoff was referred to the electric light committee. • The brief meeting of the council was held at the city hall at 5 p.m. instead of the usual hour of 8 p.m. so that Mayor Robert Cole, city attorney John DeVoss and members of the council cbuld attend the Democrat pre-primery dinner Tuesday night.

Sustains Motion To 1 Quash Affidavit Prosecutor Will Amend Affidavit Judge Myles F. Parrish, Adams | circuit court, sustained the motion to quash on the kidnaping charge of a three-count affidavit against Charles William Ostrander, 37, of Bluffton, late Tuesday afternoon. Sustaining the motion, which was filed April 26 by defense atWney G. Remy Bierly, appointed , by the court as pauper counsel for the defendant under the right to legal counsel without sufficient , funds, is actually the sustaining ' of a motion to make more specific, Judge Parrish explained after k reading bls written opinion. (Prosecutor Lewis L, Smith was , informed by the court that he had ' a right to file an amended affidavit and .Ostrander was remanded to the Adams county jail, still under . $15,000 bond. The other two counts in the asJ fidavit, armed robbery and rape. ’ were not attacked by the defense and still remain. Prosecutor Smith stated after the 1 court hearing Tuesday afternoon ’ that he would immediately file a ‘ new kidnaping complaint against the defendant. ’ Judge Parrish’s ruling stated ' that “said affidavit does not state 1 the offense with sufficient cer--1 tainty.” There was a clpse court question, the judge and two ’ statutes were involved,'the 1881 law pertaining to “place of residence" and the revised 1905 statute. The judge stated that the charge of “with felonious intent” or “with the intention of having such person carried away from any place -within the state” should have been included in the affidavit. Following the complete reading of the decision. Judge Parrish stat- , ed that it was not Within the power of the court to order a prosecutor to amend the original affl(Contlnuoo ea rage Six) Groom-To-Be's Fiancee Guarded Telephone Threats Received At Home DAYTON, O. (INS) 7- An around-the-clock police guard was being maintained today at the home of Sara Louise Pfarrer, whose husband-to-be was seriously injured when a “wedding present” he found on his doorstep the day the ceremony was to take place blew up in his face. The mother of the 21-year-old girl, daughter of a prominent Dayton doctor, reported that threats were arriving by telephone at the home on the average of every four minutes Tuesday. Mra. Pfarrer said the most frightening call came from an adult woman who said: “I know Sara has left the hospital where she was visiting her fiance. Don’t be surprised if she doesn’t get home.” Mrs. Pfarrer told police she was “frantic" until her daughter arrived safely at the house some 20 minutes later. Injured in the blast last Saturday was Andrew Donald Dixon, 27-year-old Dayton university student from suburban Englewood. He found the “present” on hip front porch hours before the ceremony, opened it on a living room table and it blew up, injuring him and several relatives. Only Dixon was hospitalized, however. He suffered a cut over his e'kes, and Injuries to his neck, chest and thigh. Captain Carl Coburn of the Montgomery county sheriff’s office said he believed the calls were the work of cranks, but authorities would take no chances. He said police are still without clues in the case. Previously, authorities were checking on jealousy as the motive or possibly revenge by an eximflate at a Montgomery county detection home where Dixon once worked. »

New Farm Bill | Is Slated For House Action Battle Likely On Key Request From Pres. Eisenhower WAkKhLffON (INS) —A nw farm bill, waded with political dynamite to an election year, was to come up in the house today with its passage apparently assured. But before the final vote is taken — probably Thursday —a battle appeared likely over a key request, by President Eisenhower for advance soil bank payments which Democrats oppose. The new bill Is sponsored by agriculture committee chairman Harold Cooley (D N* C.) Its chief provision Is for a $1 billion, 200 million soil bank plan whereby the government would pay farmers for cutting back production. Tha purpose is to eliminate surpluses which the administration contends are forcing down farm prices. Mr. Eisenhower has proposed that the government pay farmers who agree to cut back next year’s crops 50 per cent of their benefits this fall. The administration contends that Jf this ip not done, farmers now,in financial distress will have to wait until next year to get paid. T|ie bill as reported by the committee, contains a provision barring advance payments. Assistant Republican leader Charles A. Halleck, Ind., said the GOP will attempt to stroke this out. But Cooley, opposing the Republican move, declared: ’’You’ll be giving it to the farmer this year ,an dtaking it away next year.” " He added that If advance payments are made, “The Republicans are going to be accused of trying to buy the farmers’ vote.” Rep. August Andresen, Minn., a top-ranking agriculture committeeman, estimated that under the advance payment plan farmers would probably receive their checks in sou rto five months. This would mean September or October, just in advance of the November election at which a presi(Contlnued on Para Five; Rev. Henry Dotterer Dies This Morning Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon The Rev. Henry G. Dotterer, 67, a minister at the Apostolic Christian church, died at 7 o’clock this morning at the Clinic hospital in Bluffton following an Illness of four months. He was born in Paulding county, O„ May 22. 1888, a son of Henry C. and Lydia Steiner-Dotterer, and had lived in Bluffton and Wells county for 43 years. He had operated a feed and seed store in that city for many years. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Reineck; two sons, Joe Dotterer of rural route 4, Bluffton, and Paul Dotterer of Bluffton; two daughters, Mrs. Earl Stucky of Monroe and Mrs. Harry Lantz of Bluffton; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Isaac Dotterer and the Rev. Andrew Dotterer, both of .Paulding, 04 and Ben Dotterer of Mansfield, O.; and six sisters. Mrs. Mary Keldel of Cissna Park, 111., Mrs. Anna Manz and Mrs. Martha Saukhuf, both of Paulding, Miss Sarah Dotterer, Miss Caroline Dotterer and Mrs. Lydia Sabo, all of Mansfield. One brother and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pan. Sunday at the Jahn. Goodwin and Reed funeral home at Bluffton, and at 1:30 p.m. at the Apostolic Christian church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday until time of the services.

I Increase Size Os Jes Bomber Fleet I I Order Is Issued By Defense Secretary . WASHINGTON (INS) — Plans for an active fleet of just under | 500 B-52 jet bombers appeared in j the making today. This was expected to result from defense secretary Charles E. Wilson’s order increasing the size of some U. S. heavy bombardment wings. 1 The increase Is from 30 to 45 planes. Wilson indicated, and the air force believes, that this eventually will be applied to all 11 i wings of “heavies” to put the ac- : tive fleet at 495 planes. The defense chief disclosed his 1 action late Tuesday at a news conference at which he also: r 1. Described Gen. Curtis LeMay as a “dedicated specialist” and f declined to join in LeMay’s esti- > mates that Russia may rule the . skies with heavy bombers by 1958f 60. . 2. R: -.a!ed that military spend1 ing for the year ending June 30 1 will be 35 billion, 100 million dollars. a half billion more than the I last official estimate. He said this is partly because production of B-52 heavy bombers is being speeded up “right now.” . But, he said LeMay is a “dedicated specialist” who is commendably zealous about “his pgrt of the business,” and that this ean result in a defense picture that Is "somewhat out of perspective.” Urges Tax Increase To Assist Schools Declares Many New , Classrooms Needed INDIANAPOLIS (INS) --Three candidates for offices in the Indiana congress of parents and teachers were assured of election today. Voting at polls set up at the 44th convention in session at the Indianapolis Murat theater continues throughout the day for the three offices to be filled, but a call for nominations from the floor failed to produce any additional candidates Tuesday. Slated for election are George W. Gerichs, of Winamap, as second vice president; hfrs. Ralph L. Morris, of Huntington, region four vice president, and Mrs. George Beilin, of New Albany, region six vice president. O. H. Roberts, Jr., of Evansville, past national school boards president, is one of today’s principal speakers. The convention delegates and guests heard Robert H. Wyatt, executive secretary of the Indiana state teachers association, call for p. gross income tax increase to build new classrooms at the Tuesday night program. Wyatt estimated 11,060 new classrooms per year will be needed in the next six years, at an estimated cost of SBB million, in order to take care of Indiana’s growing school population. Wyatt, whose proposed solution to the school building shortages has received no support from superintendent of public instruction Wilbur Young, nor from past general assemblies, declared: “If Hoosier politicians and statesmen will not face up to the problem, let the people decide by referendum.” Wyatt said a re-evaluation of the present school tax methods, by which schools are built from property taxes, is essential. Mrs. Murray Faris, of Highland, was honored as the district director to bring the most new local units into the state organization this year. No direct reference was made by Mrs. C. Wheeler Detjen, of Webstei* Groves, Mo., the national congress of parents and teachers representative, nor Mrs. Gray don F. Heuman. of Muncie, state pres(Continued on Fee* Five)

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Un Secretary Wins Pledge From Israel ' Last-Minute Effort To Obtain Syrian Agreement To Pact ‘ JERUSALEM (INS) —Dag Hammarskjold won a promise from Israel today that It would hold up work on Its disputed Jordan river irrigation project far a last-minute effort to win Syrian agreement to an unconditional cease fire. Israel sources said premier David Ben-Gurion agreed to a limited delay on the project durj ing a meeting with the UN seqre- ; tary general this morning. I With the Israeli promise in his i briefcase, Hammarskjold crossed through the Mandelbaum Gate into the Jordianian sector of Jerusalem where he was to fly from 1 Kaiandia airport to Damascus. Hammarskjold will meet in Damascus with Syrian Premier Said ' Gaxtl, who has refused to sign a cease-fire unless Israel agreed not to attempt to divert the waters of the Jordan. Syrian army positions near the Sea of Galilee were accused by weapons. An Israeli army spokesman said there were no casualties. After his meeting with the Syrian leader, Hammarskjold was expected to fly back to Jerusalem, and possibly to Birut. in an effort to get Jordan and Lebanon to rign the unconditional cease-fire. The two countries bad joined Syria in its adamant stand against the irrigation development. There also was a possibility Hammarskjold would fly to Cairo to invoke Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser’s help in saving the success of the peace mission by getting all the Arab nations to agree to his truce plan. Finally, the UN chief may take an airliner late tonight or early Thursday for Borne, where he will complete for the Security Council a report on his mission. Awaits Replies UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (INS) —Dag Hammarskjold was awaiting replies from five UN members today to his request for contingents to patrol Arab-Israeli borders in an effort to prevent further clashes. The UN secretary general, winding up the first phase of hid Middle East peace mission, has asked for aobut 20 men each from Canada, Sweden, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. These small groups, unarmed but in special UN uniforms, are intended to supplement the 44 UN truce observers working on the troubled borders under the command of Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burna of Canada. Hammarskjold was expected to arrive in New York from the Middle East next Sunday after a .“topover in Rome, where he is (Continued on ax) Retailers Discuss Advertising By TV Discussion of television advertising was featured at the noon luncheon meeting of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce retail division Tuesday. E. L. Lobdell and Gene Yergens, representatives of WKJG-TV. attended the meeting and spoke to the retail members. A committee has been appointed by the, retail division to study the suggested advertising project and to determine what kind tising would be approved by the retail division. The committee includes Fred Kolter. Louis Jacobs, Robert Lane. Robert Tracey, Ferris Bower, Jack Gordon, Ralph Habegger and Harry James. A co-ordinator from the television station will meet with this group to assist in the study.