Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 107, Decatur, Adams County, 5 May 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 107. .

WRAPS UP CEASE FIRE U. N. SECRETARY-GENERAL Dag Hammarskjold (left) and Egyptian Prime Minister Camel Abdel Nasser smile their gratificatiaa after reaching a cease-fire agreement between Egypt and Israel. Hammarskjold has also negotiated similar agreements with Israel's other neighbors, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, and has alerted the Security Council for urgent talks to make the peace permanent.

Huge H-Bomb To Be Dropped From Bomber Eight-Jet Bomber Will Drop Powerful H-Bomb On Tuesday ABOARD USS MOUNT McKINLEY, OFF ENIWETOK (Sunday) (INS) — An H-bomb which may turn out to be as powerful as all the non-atomic bombs dropped by both sides throughout six years of World War ll will e dropped from upwards of 10 miles in the air from an eight-jet intercontinental bomber at dawn Tuesday. Thera Is the aU-Unportant qualification, of course, of "weather permitting” and right now weather prospects for Tuesday do not look too good. The curtain of secrecy shrouding plans for America's first hydrogen bomb drop was partially raised by the atomic energy commission while the radioactive debris of Saturday's atomic test was settling into the Pacific. An Aloha-shirted AEC spokesman disclosed: 1. Tuesday’s H-bomb test, to be witnessed by a small group of newsmen and civil defense officials 32 miles away from "ground zero” is scheduled for within a half hour of dawn Tuesday (about 3 p.m. Monday EST) over Bikini atoll. 2. The awesome bomb will be dropped from a B-52, the strategic air command’s new eightjet intercontinental bomber, which normally carries a crew of five, Two additional men will make up the big bomber’s complement Tuesday, however. 3. The only living higher animals at Bikini's Maunu island, painted as a gigantic bull's to aid the plane’s three navigators, will be 80 rabbits and "six or seven” monkeys. The spokesman did not specify the exact height at which the Hbomb is to be dropped nor whether it will be a free drop or parachuted. But the B-52's ceiling is known to be about 55,000 feet, and it is expected te use every inch of that for safety’s sake. Several hours after today’s Operation Redwing — testing something which the AEC did not wish to reveal—blinked on the horizon, rose to a mushroom cloud and retired discreetly, crew-cutted Dr. William Ogle of the AEC briefed newsmen on Tuesday’s spectacle. He said emotionlessly: ‘‘The particular shot you are to witness is one in which the Los Alamos laboratory, who developed it, are interested in the yield (power) of the device. “The department of defense is equally interested in studying the fallout situation from a non-sur-face detonation. „ “Dropped from a B-52, it will be an airburst at several thousand feet above sea level over the center of Namu island, Bikini atoll. The size of the shot will be of the order of several megatons.” (Continued on eage Five) INDIANA WEATHER Showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low of 50 to 55 In the north and 55 to 60 in the south. Sunday oloudy and turning eooler with showers ending. NOON EDITION -

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Primary Election Workers Are Listed Primary Election Scheduled Tuesday Precinct election boards. Republican and Democrat, have been filed with county clerk Richard Lewton for the primary election' next Tuesday. Inspectors for this election are Democrats. The Republican party has filed a complete list of precinct workers. The Democrats have not yet filed the boards for South Kirkland, South Washington, South St. Mary's, Berne C, South Hartford, Geneva A, East Jefferson and Decatur 2-C. These are expected to be filed in the next day or so. Each board includes the judge, cldrk and sheriff for both parties and the inspector. These form the personnel for the polls on the day of voting.. The precinct workers follow: East Union Democrat—Francis Oeimer, inspector; Martin W. Bulmahn, judge; Marie Krueckeberg, clerk, and R. M. Bleeke, sheriff, Republican—Edward A. Bischoff, judge; Marcella Crozier, clerk, and Ira Nidlinger, sheriff. - West Union Democrat — Henry Dehner, inspector; Delmer F. Thieme, judge; Adele Bleeke, clerk, and Floyd Schnepp, sheriff. Republican—lvan V. Barkley, judge, and Bonnie L. Burger, clerk. East Root Democrat — Donna E. Fuelling, inspector; Lawrence Beckmeyer, judge; Dora Fleming, clerk, and Jacob Wagner, sheriff. Republican — Creel Miller, judge; Helen Rice, clerk, and Frank Harkless, sheriff. West Root Democrat — Clarence Getting, inspector; Edward Schieferstein, judge; Cetha Marie Huston, clerk, and Paul Fuelling, sheriff. Republican — Chauncey Sheets, judge: Florence Jane Susdorf, clerk, and Gustav Schueler, sheriff. North Preble * Democrat — Alfred Buuck, inspector; 'R. H. Buuck, judge; Marjorie L. Meyer, clerk, and August Blomenberg, sheriff. Republican — Adolph Bultemeier, judge: Bernice Edna Caston, clerk, and Harvey E. CastonTafrorfif. South Preble Democrat — Harry Bauer, inspector; Gustav Koenemann, judge; Ed Arnold, clerk, and Henry Hildebrand, sheriff. Republican — Glen Baumgartner, judge; Theodore Ewell Jr., clerk, and Elmer Meyers, sheriff. North Kirkland Democrat — Edward Kolter, inspector; Harvey F. Bucher, judge; Otto Bieberich, clerk, and Milton Hoffman, sheriff. Republican — Nolan W. Barger, judge; Edna Shady, clerk, and Thomas Griffiths, sheriff. MORE South Kirkland Democrat — not filed. Republican .— Frieda Yager, judge; Mrs. Floyd Ehrman, clerk, and Gust H. Yake, sheriff. North Washington Democrat — Frances Loretta Kruse, inspector; Fred Geimer, judge; Waneta L. Gordon, clerk, and Jerome J. Braun, sheriff. Republican — Frank Aurand, judge; Mrs. Roy Price, clerk, and Omar A. Peterson, sheriff. South Washington Democrat — not Filed. Republican — Deloras Mitchel, judge; Catherine Andree, clerk, and Russel L. Stump, sheriff. (Continued ea Pm* Three)

Big Narcotics Raids Staged Friday Night 135 Men And Women Arrested Last Hight And This Morning PITTSBURGH (INS) —Three hundred law enforcement officers -staged one of the largest narcotics raids in hHtory Friday night and early today in Pittsburgh and nearby Clairton. , Other arrests were made in Bellaire, 0., New York City and Steubefiville, 0., and a new charge was filed against a Youngstown, 0., man already in jail. A total of 135 men and women were arrested and 35 others are being sought on warrants charging violations of federal and state drug laws. Three of those still at large were described by narcotics agents as “the biggest fish in the pond.” One of these was identified as Edward Todd, Bellaire, O. Toss is already under bond, awaiting trial in Allegheny county courts, but faces prosecution on new charges in Belmont county, O. The other two “big fish” were listed as Herschel Smith and Alonzo Davis, both of Pittsburgh. They left with.Toddyhursday for the Kentucky Derby' ft Lohlsville. The wives of all three were among those charged with narcotics law violations. In Pittsburgh, the raids were made by 250 officers. These included city and state police, Allegheny county detectives and policemen, deputy sheriffs, two Alliquippa city policemen, and agents of the secret service, U. S. alcohol tax unit and U. S. customs ser- ’ vice. The raids climaxed an eightmonth undercover investigation by agents of the federal narcotics 1 bureau and the Pittsburgh narcotics squad. Two Pittsburgh policemen, Rar- ■ mond Hood and Lawrence Tali* ' ferro, 29, voluntarily undertook the dangerous assignment of in- ' filtrating the underworld. The two "rookies” dropped quietly from police academy training and assumed new identities in ■ the underworld. They and federal agents posed so well as narcotics “users” and “pushers” that they were arrested several times by Pittsburgh and Steubenville police. When their arrests jeopardized their undercover work, federal agent Thomas McGuire and Pittsburgh police Lieut. Allen Carnahan appealed to Pittsburgh Supt. Jamas Slusser and Steubenville police chief Ross Cunningham to overlook narcotics violations in their cities for a while. Slusser and Cunningham agreed at the risk pt public cen(Continund on Page Five) Operating Loss Is Shown By Hospital Monthly Report Is Given By Manager Adams county memorial hospital showed an operating loss of 3893.18 for the month of April, according to the financial and statistical report submitted by Thurman Drew, business manager to the board of trustees. In computing the monthly financia! statement, only cash received during -the month is reckoned in the statement and the April loss was explained because there are several insurance checks still outstanding. The operating cash fund on March 31 totalled >19,551.17 and during April cash receipts were 119,689.49, making a total Os >39.340.55. The payroll for April was >13,365.42 and other expenses were $7,317.26. making expenses total $20,582.68. Deducting this amount from the cash leaves a cash balance at the end of April of $18,657.98, or an operating loss for the month of >893.18. The statistical report showed that there were 40' adult patients and nine babies at the hospital on April 1. Adults admitted during the month totalled 189 and there were 4-3 babies born. Six patients died during the month. Patients dismissed during the month were 189 adults and 43 babies and beginning May 1 there were 34 adults and nine babies in the hospital. Os the 43 babies born during April. 22 were boys aad 31 were girls. In addition to resident patients, 316 outpatients ware treated in the X-ray, emergency and laborI atory rooms.

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Decotur, Indiana, Saturday, May 5, 1956.

Plane Dynamiter Found Guilty, Faces Death In Colorado’s Gas Chamber

Stassen Will Report To Ike On Arms Talks Report To Express Long Term Optimism Over Disarmament LONDON (INS) — Harold E. Stassen indicated today before flying home from the UN disarmament conference that his report would express long term optimism well qualified with warnings of serious obstacles still barring agreement. Stassen, who is the U. S. del?gate at the conference told newsmen that he will hand in his report to President Eisenhower the first of next w&ek. Describing the gap of disagreement at the conference between Britain, France and Canada with Russia, Stassen said hopefully, "if you consider the gap was nine miles away ... .it is now only five miles wide.” Using the distance analogy fur- . ther he declared the remaining . five miles will be difficult to travel but he was confident the gap ; would be closed. He forecast that f the coming year holds the best I prospects of closing the distaneq. . between East and West. Stassen said the next major [ move may be made if and when . Russian Premier Nikolai Bulganin replies to President Eisenhower's March 5 letter which dealt directly with the nuclear war threat. He added however, that “I believe Soviet Russia is building its (Continued on Page Five) Inkspots Published By Senior Students Contains Essays Os English Students Inkspots, a 32-page booklet, containing essays written by members of the Decatur high school senior class under supervision of Miss Catherine’Weidler, of the English department, is being distribute* now to school patrons. The magazine is published twice each year and contains the best essays written during the year by senior English students. All of the short essays are written in class. Students are assigned subjects and given a day to study the subject. Each Friday the entire English period is devoted to the writing of the composition. Judging of the effort is based on narration and opinion and explanation and description. The two best essays are chosen each Friday to appear in the Inkspots publication. First essay in the latest release of Inkspots is entitled "A Clown" by Carolyn Aumann. Such subjects as "Religion,” “Babies." “Pop Music,” "A Haunted House,” “Description of A Classroom” and many others make up the book. Tuesday Is Circus Day In Decatur Circus day in Decatur next Tuesday wRI be officially launched with the parade at 11:30 o’clock through the business district. The parade will start from the Schwartz Ford garage, Second and Monroe streets through downtown streets and back to the showgrounds at Hanna-Nuttman park. It was announced today that the first 500 children, accompanied by their fathers or mothers, who call at the Schwartz garage will receive free tickets to ride the elephants at the shdw grounds from 12 noon tef 5 p.m. The circus, sponsored by the Lions club, will present two performances Tuesday, at 1:30 and $ p.m. School* of the city will be dismissed at noon Tuesday.

Decatur Policemen Ask Salary Boosts SIOO Monthly Boost Sought By Officers A committee of Decatur police patrolmen appeared before the board of works Friday night and formally submitted a request that the salary of ecah of Decatur’s policemen be raised SIOO a month. Present patrolman salary is $275 a month and the request submitted was for $375 a month. The present wage scale is based on a 40-hour week. The three men representing the police department were officers Maurice Teeple. James Coch ran and Edward J. Wolpert. The cortiriiittee submitted figures .pertaining to police departments of other fifth class cities. After hearing the request, works board members made the request a matter of record and informed the committee that it would receive further consideration at budget making time. 7 Another request submitted by the committee was that a longevity program for policemen bq worked, out which would give police officers automatic raises in relation to the number of years of service. Police officer Adrian Coffee, who has completed njore.than 21 years of service with) the depart- ’ merit Sand who for the last several years has had charge of the parking meter department, asked to be retired, under the policemen's pension program. He was eligible to retirement after completion of 20 years of service but had remained on the force another year. Officer Coffee said that he desired to retire as soon as a replacement could be worked out. Chief of police James Borders asked the board to consider the purchase of equipment for the department for more complete criminal investigations. The department, according to the report, is in need of photographic and finger printing equipment. Chief Borders also was authorized to investiate a number of complaints concerning the parking of automobiles on Ninth street in the General Electric area. Other routine business was discussed by the board members, and reports from the various departments were received and each member was given a copy for further study. Members in attendance included Mayor ißobert D. Cole, city attorney John DeVbss arid - councilman Norbert Aumann. Safely Patrol Boys Are Honored Friday Lincoln/ St. Joseph"- - ■ Patrol Boys Honored Safety patrol boys of Lincoln and St. Joseph’s grade schools were honored in ceremonies Friday afternoon. Patrol boys from both schools received recognition pins from the Chicago Motor club represented by Marion Kirkpatrick, assistant district manager. Lincoln school patrols included Barry Ellis, captain, and Tom Cravens, Dan Poling, James Cancino. Jack Carpenter, Steve Pickford, Robert Osborn and Ton Sharp on one team, and Mike Affolder, captain, and Jim Dyer. Jerry Douglas. Gary Fawcett, Larry Hall, Eddie Morgan, John Sexton and Fred Frauhiger on the other team. Each of these boys received recognition for one year of service as a patrol boy. Ten boys at St. Joseph’s school received the safety patrol bar and. meritorious award for two years of service. They include James Heimann, Donald Teeter. Jim Otnlof, David Gage, Thomas Gross, Steve Meyer, Vincent Gase, David Reed. Thomas Kollman arid Michael Eh ler. ' " Receiving first year patrol pins in that school were Phil Lose. Carlos de la Rivera, George Mul(Oonunued On Page Five)

NATO Council To Chart New Trade Policy To Counter Russian Change In Trade And Aid Campaign PARIS <INS) — A communique which may be the West’s “Atlantic Charter” for a coming decade of competitive coexistence with Russia was expected to be issued today b ythe.North Atlantic treaty organization council. The declaration emerging from what has been called the “crossroads” meeting of NATO, will chart the new road the West will follow in countering the Soviet trade and aid campaign. The policy statement may stress economic cooperation which has been the dominant topic at the three-day session of foreign ministers: Particular emphasis may be given to means of out maneuvering the Communists in their bids for allegiance from newly independent nations. The third plenary session opened at 11 a.m. (6 a.m. EDT) with discussion on ways of implementing article twp of the NATO pact, which deals with cooperation by member states in hon-military . fields. , Earlier today. Belgian foreign Paul-Henri Spaak met, with his counterparts from France. Canada. Italy and Norway to examine the draft of the declaration likely to be adopted by the council later today. U. S. secretary of state John Foster Duties told America’s defense partners Friday that they must keep strong militarily but promote economic cooperation to win the global struggle for freedom. The new strategy may be spelled out in a statement scheduled (ContinuM on Wage Sx) ‘ Civil Defense Is Outlined Friday: Home Demonstration Leaders Informed Lesson leaders of the 22 Adams county home demonstration clubs heard an explanation of civil defense at a Friday afternoon at the Farm Bureau Co-op building in Monroe. The program included a generai "descHptton ~ot the civil defense organization in Adams county by Jack Gordon, county civil defense director, and an explanation of mass shelter, mass feeding and ■by”"MtT.- -Wantfa Oelberg, a member of the civil defense advisory council and executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter. Literature on various phases of civil defense was distributed to those attending the meeting and a film pointing out the necessity of adequate civil defense preparation was shown by Mrs. Oelberg. The lesson leaders will take the information back to their various club units by scheduling lessons on civil defense in their club programs. Girl Scouts Appear At Lions Meeting Dedatur Girl Scouts, intermediate and Brownies will present a short program at the weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Lions club at 6:30 p. m. Monday at the Youth and Community Center. Scouts taking part will be Alice Ann Deßolt, Sandra Beery, Cheryl Bollenbacher, Cynthia Collier, Connie Baxter, Sara Eichenauer, Jane Bedwell and Twanette Magley. Mrs. Lowell Harper, president of the Girl Scout association, and Mrs. Doyle Collier, senior leader, will speak on <Girl Scout w<k, as will the Scouts themselves.

Bloodmobile Unit In Decatur May 24 Appeal Is Issued For Blood Donors Plans are underway for the next scheduled visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile unit Thursday, May 24, according to Mrs. Ed Bauer, county chairman of the Red Cross blood program. Mrs. Bauer stated today that the usual hours of the Jtifit will be extended one hour in order that more working people will be able to give blood. Hours of the bloodmobile will be 10 a. in. to 5 p. m. instead of 4 p. m. A quota of 110 pints has been set for the visit. At least 148 persons must be scheduled to insure reaching the quota. It was pointed out that the reserve in the Fort Wayne blood bank which serves the Decatur area is low and needs to be replenished before the hot summer weather when it becomes difficult to collect blood. There is a special need for negative type bloods and any person who has this type blood is ! urged to donate at the May 24 vis- ’ it. Mrs. Bauer said that a special program emphasizing the need for [ new donors is being conducted in i Decatur industries. Employes will be asked to sign up as blood donors , and the extra haqr to belpg r for their convenience. r Also participating in a blood program emphasis are the local ministers and churches. They will assist in recruiting new donors who are vitally necessary to the success of the program in this county. Volunteer staff aides will work before the day of the visit to complete the schedule of donors. Any person who is interested in giving blood, especially those who have (Continuea on rags Six) Carl C. Byers Is Graduate Speaker Decatur Graduates Will Hear Educator Carl C. Byers, who calls himself a “philoso-funster” but who in reality is superintendent of schools at Parma, O„ a large Cleveland suburban area, will be the guest speaker at Decatur high school 1956 commencement exercises scheduled for Thursday night, May 24 at Decatur high school auditorium, superintendent W. Guy Brown announced today. The speaker, often referred to as Cleveland’s leading apostle of mirth, has a long record of achievements in his 43 years, in which he has starred in the role of educator, public speaker, organHe has written articles for more than 50 leading magazines and he has spoken to hundreds of service organizations, schools and clubs throughout the nation. Byers never has appeared before a Deeatur audienee and his visit is anticipated by. many who have heard him in other cities, either in person or by reputation. Supt. Brown said that the complete program would be released for publication soon. The Thursday night commencement program will close the week’s activities for the graduating class. Baccalaureate services, scheduled for Sunday, May 20, will start the ’week of program and parties. Annual Memorial Services At Moose The annual memorial services of the local Moose lodge will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Moose lodge auditorium. The memorial address will be delivered by the Rev. Ray J. Walther, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. This is a joint service of the Loyal Order of Moose and the ladies of the Moose. It is an open meeting and the public is invited to attend.

Jury Convicts Mother's Death Dynamited Plane, Sending All 44 On Airliner To Death DENVER (INS) — Boyish-look-ing John Gilbert Graham was found guilty by a jury late Friday night of the murder of his mother in the dynamiting of a plane which cost 44 lives, and his penalty was fixed kt death. The jury of seven men and five women reached their verdict at 11:10 p. m. (MST)’. after deliberating for one hour and 24 minutes. Tears welled in Graham's eyes when the verdict iwas announced. He quickly brushed them away. He had maintained a poker-faced demeanor throughout the trial. It was the first sign of emotion he had shown. The verdict, it was learned, was reached on the first ballot. . The jurors told the bailiff at 11:10 p. m. (MST) that they had reached a verdict. Judge Joseph M. McDonald was immediately notified. Silence fell across the court»t as the jury solemnly filed into the box. Two minutes later Judge McDonald ascended the bench. “Have you reached a verdict?" akked Judge McDonald. The foreman of the jury, Ralph W. Bonar, a film company executive, arose and said ::We have.’’ He handed It to a bailiff wha passed it up to the judge. Judge McDonald read the verdict aloud: "We, the jury, “find the defendant John Gilbert Graham guilty of murder of the first degree, and find he acted with premeditation, and a specific intent to take life as charged in the information herein, and fix the penalty at death.” That meant that the 24-year-old defendant must die in the gas chamber in the state penitentiary at Canon City unless he is saved by an appeal. Young Graham wearing a crew hair cut, and neatly attired in a grey suit, nervously rubbed his hands across his eyes and brushed away tears. ’ Up to the moment the verdict of “guilty” was announced he had been sitting rather sullenly at defense counsel table. Defense attorney Charles Vigil Rose had requested the court to allow him ten days to prepare a motion appealing the verdict. Judge McDonald granted the request. "The defendant will be remanded iff,” Judge McDonald announced. Graham was immediately taken in charge. Six officers in plain clothes led the blinking Graham from the courtroom and back to county jail. Manacled, Graham still seemed to carry his look of impassiveness. He looked pathetically boyish. His expression, however, was unreadable — as it had been throughout the trial. Judge McDonald meanwhile dismissed the jury, thanking them for the service they had rendered. Mrs. Gloria Graham, 22, wife of the convicted man, and mother of his two children,” remained outside irt a corridor while the verdict was being announced. She sobbed, uncontrollably. In the courtroom when the verdict crime was Mrs. Sally Hall, widow of Capt. Lee Hall, pilot of the -ill-fated United Air Lines plane which exploded near Longmont, Colo., with a loss of 44 lives. ■ .. . Graljnm was charged with killing his mother, Mrs. Daisie E. King, by planting a dynamite time-bomb in one of her suitcases just before she. took off on the plane from Denver last Nov. 1. ■

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