Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 109.

PAINT HUGE TARGET FOR H-BOMB DROP ■ 5k WiafP > B Wsmsh| gjSJXM' , • i.^3£nM£ jHBHHBE> JHB . sHHHK&AI RADIO-PHOTO of a huge bull's-eye painted on the Rands of Namu in the Eniwetok atoll in the south Pacific which is the target at which Maj. Dwight E. Durner will aim when he releases the first hydrogen bomb ever dropped from an American aircraft on Thursday. The big target* Is illuminated by flood-lights at night.

Early Voting Is Light In Adams County

"Voting in the primary election today started off slowly in all parts of the county with most precincts reporting light balloting during the forenoon. Two years ago in the last county primary, voting was fairly heavy in the early morning in spite of cold weather but had tapered off by noon. A total of 4,901 ballots were cast in the 1954 primary in the race for the judge's nomination which drew the most votes in the Democrat primary. The Democrat ticket in the 1954 primary featured several races for county offices. The Republican ticket had no contests that year. In spite of today's fine weather, the opportunity to vote for a presidential candidate and contests on both tickets, primary voting was -expected to continue to M light throughout the dky. Contests on the Democrat ballot are F. Dean Bechtol and Richard Edwin Houtser for fourth district congressman; Harmon Gilllff, Richard F. Linn and Elmer winlerew, Jr., for county coroner; Richard F. Bleeke, Lewis Franklin Sapp and Lewis H. Worthman for first district commissioner, and Otto Hoffman and John A. Kintz for second district commissioner. Two presidential candidates are listed on the Republican ticket in today’s primary. They are Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lar Daly. Only other contest on the GOP ballot is between E. Ross Adair, incumbent, and Martha Jane McVay for fourth district congressman. Ballots will be counted tonight officially after the precinct polls close and election results are brought in to the canvassing board by precinct Inspectors. The official count will be made in the circuit court room of the county court house. Mrs. Leota Connell is Republican member of The canvassing board and Mrs. Elmer Beer is the Democrat member Supervising the counting will be the election board which include? David Macklin, Democrat; Cal E Peterson, Republican, and county clerk Dick Lewton. Sam Bents, court bailiff, will also assist in the court room tonight. All inspectors have been re quested to turn in unofficial total? to the Decatur Dally Democrat office where latest returns will be made available-to the public. Up to-the-minute precinct totals will be announced over the DemocratCititens Telephone Co. news ser(Contlrnfxl ?’»•’* Ft vet No Remonstrances To Bridge Fund Levy No Adams connty taxpayers appeared at a hearing Monday afternoon by the countv commissioners on the pronosed eight cent levy for a special bridge construction fund. With no objections filed against the proposed levy, the matter nctw goes before the state tax board for approval. The state board will also hold a hearing for the benefit of local taxpayers. The day and place for this hearing will be announced later. The nurnose of the special tax lew will he to nrovide a cumulative fund for bridge construction and repair in the county. The funds for this purpose now are annronriated through the general fund and unused money at the end of thefiscal rear reverta back to; the general fund. With the snecial lew. unused monev would remain in the bridge fund for future use !

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Watch Effects Os Ike's Veto On State Vote Indiana First Farm Belt State Primary Since Veto By Ike INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Political effects of President Elsenhower's veto at the farm bill may be ' indicated to Indianafs primary t election today. Indiana was the first farm'belt' . state to hold a presidential primary since the veto and the politicos were concerned about tjow Ike’s vote stacks up against that of Senator Estes Kefauver, the only contestant in the Democratic side of the primary. In 1958, the President captured 59 per cent of the Indiana vote against Adlai E. Stevenson. The Tennessee senior has conceded that Ike's vote total will be higher tha his today. The President has the backing of Governor George N. Craig and the GOP state organisation, which has called for a large vote turnout, but the Democratic state organization has sat on its hands with respect to Kefauver. This group is pro-Stevenson. The President has a token opponent in the person of Lar Daly. Chicago furniture broker and perennial American Fister condidate, who faces court action in East Chicago Friday because his sound truck allegedly violated the antinoise ordinance twice during his campaigning. Today’s presioentiai primary Is the first since 1928. ltd result binds the national convention delegates of both parties to support the winners on the first convention ballot only. Interest is only lukewarm because the President and Kefauver are sure winners. Some 600,000 voters in more than 4,000 pfletfincts also registered their preference for congress, the general assembly, many county offices, and also selected the delegates to the state conventions that later will make the nominations for U. S. senator, governor and other state offices. Precinct committeemen of both parties likewise were chosen today. All incumbent congressmen except Shepard J. Crumpacker, of South Bend, who is not running, seemed certain of renomination. They are Republicans Charles A. Halleck, Rensselaer; E. Ross Adair, Fort Wayne; John V. Beamer, Wabash; Mrs. Cecil M. Harden, Covingtop; William G. Bray, Martinsville; Earl Wilson, Bedford; Ralph Harvey, New Castle, and Charles B. Brown son, Indianapolis, and Democrats Ray J. Mad- - den, Gary, and Winfield K. Denten, Evansville. Both Democratic state chairman Charles E. Skillen and Republican state chairman Alvin C. Clast, predicted that Ike’s vote count would be more than the Tennes(Continued On Page Five) INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cool tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer. Lew tonight 38-44. High Wednesday 65-T6. ———_

Thursday Set For Air Drop For H-Bomb Favorable Weather Report Issued For Slated Bomb Test Aboard USS Mount McKinley oft Eniwetok (Wednesday) — (INS) — Thursday morning has been reaffirmed as the time for America's first air drop of a hydrogen bomb on the basis of the latest weather report. The weather report, issued Tuesday night aboard the Mount McKinley, said the H-bamb will be dropped on the islet of Namu either 45 or 15 minutes before dawn Thursday approximately 2 p. m. Wednesday, (EDT). However there was a bit of atom- . ic gobbledegook involved in the . announcement which read: ''May 10 continues as of tonight (Tuesday) to ba D-day altbougi the weather outlook tor May I,| t appears mere farerratete rtenHt haw . been for the period May t to 10. . The wind pattern is still northerly, ■ however. There will be another re- ; view of weather conditions early i tomorrow morning.” Earlier Tuesday it was announced that If the shot had been fired then, the prevailing winds would have dumped harmful doses of ra- • dioactive ash on Marshall islands 200 and more miles from the burst. What was described as "> damn good crew” will man the B-5.2 drop plane. This was the blunt answer given Tuesday by Brig. Gen. Perry Griffith, deputy commander of so-call-ed "Operation Redwing.” to questions of fifteen members of the news media group invited to observe the fusion blast in the megaton range, equivalent to one million tons of TNT. Present at the meeting were the seven men of the B-52 drop plane’s crew describd by General Griffith. 4 A . The mature and' Xhodest airmen were chosen to be what amounts th “shock troops” for the drop scheduled for dawn Thursday (3 p. m. Wednesday ESTL The experiment will bring the United States abreast of Russia in bomb development, if ’Russie has indeed solved the problem of “packaging” an H-bomb suitable for dropping from a plane. The crewmen have a total of 22 children, 19 of whom are divided among four majors who will be in the plane commanded by “Mister Air Fore” — Maj. David M. Chitchlow, 36, of Sacramento, Cal., and Albuquerque, N. Mex. The tanned veterans of manydrops at the Nevada atomic proving ground, clad in short pants and short-sleeved shirts, looked to Major Critchlow instinctively as their spokesman at the news conference. A reporter asked the little group of pioneers who hovered around Maj, Critchlow: "How do you feel about dropping a bomb of this kind?” “It is NOT very deflating to the ego,” the crew-cutted leader replied. Maj. Dwight E. Durner, 37, of • Charlotte, Mich., the navigatorbombardier responsible for actually releasing the bomb, said that the briefings he and other crew members received since they began training tor this drop several months ago, were a great deal like the briefings he received while flying B-24 Liberators for the 16th air force in Italy during World Wat n. He and an otoer members of ths crew plus special observer CM Paul R. Wtgnajl, M, of Port Ar(Continued os Page Five)

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 8, 1956.

Secretary Os Defense Denies Soviet Russia Superior In Air Power

Stassen Cites Optimism On Disarmament Tells Eisenhower His Belief Russia And U. $. To Agree WASHINGTON (INS) — Harold E. Stassen told President Eisenhower today he believes the U.S. and the Soviet Union eventually wil lagree on a disarmament plan. The President's disarmament aide made a surprisingly optimistic report on the recent disarmament talks in London which showed little surface progress on the major issues involved. He said: “The President directed that we continue to patiently and persistently seek a sound agreement in this matter with the Soviet Union and with the other nations.” Stassen said 'he is still hopeful that Russia eventually will accept Mr. Eisenhower's aerial inspection plan, the key feature of U. S. disarmament proposals. The former Minnesota governor > held a news conference at the White House after delivering his : half-hour report to the President, i He speculated that the next move in the disarmament picture will be another letter from BovW Premier Nikolai Bulganin to Preri- , dent Eisenhower. Stassen said he got the impression aX London that the Russians may be planning to reply to Mr. Eisenhower’s last letter to Bulganin, delivered in early March. Stassen said the U. S. will continue to press for the aerial inspection system, under which this country and Russia would each permit the other to make unlimited inspections flights over military installations. Dulles To Speak WASHINGTON (INS) — Secrer tary of state John Foster Dulles may explain to the nation tonight that the U. S. will assist American allies in some cases to send arms to Israel despite its own refusal to do so. The cabinet member will report on the weekend NATO council meeting in Paris which he already has called “a turning point” in western history. He returned from (Continued On Page Five) Registration Held At Lutheran School 17 Children Enroll For Primary Grade A total of 17 children were registered for the first grade of the Zion Lutheran parochial school which will open for its initial year next fall. Registrations were accepted Friday and Monday night by the Zion Lutheran parish board of education. Although parents may- still register their children, registration for the second grade apparently fell short of a sufficient number to establish a second grade class as was planned tor the first year. Miss Evelyn Nussbaum of Gordonville, Mo., has been assigned as teacher for the school. She is a graduate qf Concordia Teachers College at River Forest. 111., and has had two years previous teaching experience. Classes will be held in the parish hall adjacent to the church on Monroe street. The church, through its board of education, plans to eventually have an elementary school including the first six grades with a teaching staff of three. Herman Krueckeberg is chairman of the church’s board of education. Also on the board are Fred Myer*, D. Hoyt Callow and Ed Bauer. It wm pointed out that any parent* who still desire to enroll their children in the Lutheran parochial school m»y’contact any member of the beard.

Senate Controversy Over Farm Measure Senate Group Hopes To Vote Wednesday WASHINGTON (INS) — Controversy broke out in the senate today over the new farm bill on which the upper chamber’s agri"culture committee plans to start /voting Wednesday. Chairman Allen J. Ellender (D La.), said he hopes the housepassed measure will be ready for floor action next week. But disputes could delay a final vote. The new storm center is a provision requiring-a 15 per cent production cut in oats, barley, rye and grain sorghums if they are to be eligible for price supports. Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D N. M.), a former agriculture secretary, issued a statement attacking the reduction and asking that it be stricken from the bill. The 16 per cent cut would be based on the average production of the last three years. Anderson said that because the small grain acreage was increased in some states in the last two years, this will mean that they , will be penalized. He said this would require a 35 per cent acreage reduction in his state and a 40 per cent cut in Washington ■ state. He said feed grain acreage ' would be cut 28 per cent in Okla Xhcma aud 26 per qqat, .(p. ; But Sen. Robert S/fsirtD Okla.), defended the provision. He told an interviewer: “This proposal would put feed grain farm1 ers into the price support program. “It would give them a living price for their allowable production and it would pay them a livable price for what they took out of production. As it is now, neither is profitable.” Kerr said he thought it pretty well understood that Democrats would make no further fight for 90 per cent priee supports. He said this would only mean another pres identiai veto. He added: “I would rather go home with a basket half full than go home with an empty one.” (Continued on Page Five) Judge Takes Motion Under Advisement Arguments Are Heard On Motion To Quash Judge Myles F. Parrish Monday afternoon heard oral arguments on the defense’s second motion to quash filed last Friday by G. Remy Bierly on behalf of Charles William Ostrander, charged with kidnap, rape and armed robbery. After hearing both the defense and prosecutor Lewis L Smith, the latter representing the state. Judge Parrish took the matter under advisement. Previously the court had upheld a motion to quash as it concerned the kidnaping count, holding that the charge was not specific. At that time Judge Parrish suggested that the prosecutor could refile the affidavit. This was done and the second defense motion, attacking all three counts, was filed. Defense attorney Bierly ‘argued that the charge in counts two and three, charging rape and armed robbery, were not specific enough as to place of the crime. He also argued that there was a possibility that the three charges might be misjoined, ail being in the same affidavit. The prosecutor argued that all three crimes were joined because they were ail felonies and all against the same person. He also contended that stating that the alleged crimes were committed in Adams county sufficiently charged the place. The court, taking the arguments under advisement, said that the principal question raised was that of the joining ~et counts in the affidavit He stated that he would rule as soon as -he had time to study the notion and citation* in the oral arguments. r* •

Tydings Holds Slim Lead In 0 Maryland Vole Kefauver Chalks Up All 18 Maryland Presidential Votes WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Estes Kefauver chalked up Maryland’s 18 Democratic presidential votes today in the first of this week’s six election-year primaries. The Tennessean ran 2% to one ahead of an uninstructed convention delegation in near-final returns from Maryland’s primary voting Monday which also gave President Eisenhower a sweeping victory in the GOP column. In the hotly contested race for the Democratic nomination tot the U. S. senate seat now held by GOP Sen. John Marshall Butler, former Sen. Millard Tydings appeared to have defeated Baltimore contractor George Mahoney > by a slim margin. With omy a tew precincts misi sing, returns gave Tydings an 8,-000-vote lead in the popular count, i The county unit vote was tied at i 76 to 76. But in the event of such ! a draw, the outcome is decided by the popular vote. -. M ‘l h/ TV ?v ba would not. con- ’ uia final count. ’ > If Tydings wins, it would assure a dramatic rematch between him and Butler, who unseated him in 1950. Voters in Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Florida and New Mexico, go to the polls today to select nominees in sharply contested races which have little real bearing pn the 1956 presidential contest/ Indiana, carrying out its first presidential preferential primary in almost 30 years, picks its national convention delegates at state conventions. But the vote in the Hoosier state was being closely watched for a reflection of e.ny unrest among farmers in a state which last November gave the Democrats sweeping municipal election victories. In Ohio, attention eentered on (Continued on Page Five) Girl Scout Fund Is Aided By Lions Club Make Contribution For Shelter House Climaxing the Monday evening's program at the Lions club regular meeting, Frank Lybarger, president of the club, presented the Girl Scouts with a check for SSO to help in the construction of their shelter house at Hanna Nuttman park. Mrs. Doyle Collier, president of the Decatur Giri Scout association, introduced several Girl Scouts Ww told of their activities in scouting. Sandra Beery and Alice Ann DeBolt represented the Brownie Scouts and Cheryl Bollenbacher and Cynthia Collier represented the Intermediate Girl Scouts, telling of their community service projects. Twanette Magley, speaking for the Senior Scouts, paid tribute to the Girl Scout organization in DeMrs. Bryce Thomas, who started catur in 1927, and then she further told of the Service rendered by the senior girls and of their help as program aides and library aides. Three other senior scouts. Connie Baxter, Jane Bedwell, and Sara Eichenauer, spoke of their plans to attend the senior Girl Scout roundup to be held near Pontiac. Mich.. June 29 to July 11. Mrs. Lowell Harper, volunteer trainer and Senior Scout learfer, spoke of the rewards of working with girls and commended the Decatur Giri Scout program for its many achievements but stated that because there is always ameed for mor* adult leadership, th* Giri -Scout program has not been developed to ita tullest, -, T —. ———-j- - -

Over 100 Hurt In Train-Truck Crash Excursion Train And Truck Collide WAUKESHA, Wis. (INS) — The number of injured has passed 100 in the crash of a gravel truck with an excursion train carrying 900 school children and their teachers to Monday’s Milwaukee-Brook-lyn baseball game. The truck driver, Gordon Hinkley, 41, of Wales. Wis., was listed as in critical condition. Waukesha memorial hospital attendants said he suffered fractures of both legs but was in “fair" condition. The 34 patients held overnight at the hospital were expected to be released today. Ten others were taken to Milwaukee county general hospital for treatment. The remainder of those hurt were treated and released. Most of the injured, children In their early teens, were disappointed tn not being able to see the big i league game. George Ives, engineer, and W.S ’ Pirkl, traveling engineer in the cal of the Milwaukee railroad special 16-car train, s«id the gravel truck - dtove around five automobile: . which had stopped at a crossing t and tried to race across the track? • ahead of the train. I : Freed By Kidnaper Captor Is Arrested Early This Morning LEBANON, Ind. (INS) —A night of terror for a Lebanon family of five ended in the arrest early I today of Alfred Heck, 33, of near Carmel. Heck was identified as the bandit who kidnaped John Redman, 23; his wife, Mary Lou, 25, and their children, Steven, 5, Mike, 3, and Douglas, 2. The gunman had struck Redman in the head with a shotgun before he took >ISOO from the cash register of a filling station Redman operates and had threatened the family with the weapon as he forced Redman to drive them over three counties. The Redmans returned to Lebanon after the bandit left their automobile near bls home at Carmel. Six state police cars were sent to the area of Heck’s home, but he was captured by James A. Hawkins, town marshal of Williams Creek. When Mrs. Redman drove up to the filling station with the three children, the thug ordered the entire family to get into the car and forced Redman to drive. The robber said: "I need the money much worse than you do and I don’t care who I kill to get It. All of you be good and you’ll all be all right.” Redman Identified Heck at Witham hospital in Lebanon where Redman was treated for the head injury. Police said Heck had been released on bond Sunday from the Marion county jail, to (Continued on Page Five) Treasurer's Office Is Closed For Week The office of the county treasurer will be closed tor the rest pt the week for the posting of the payments of spring tax installments according to county treasurer Waldo Neal. Until the office re-opens Monday morning, the staff will be busy doing the bookwork connected with the job of collecting property taxes. Yesterday was the final day for payment of the spring installment. Any person who did not make this payment on his property taxes will be delinquent and must pay a penalty fine of six percent. The number of delinquents will aot be available until after the posting is completed. Delinquent, payments in the last several years have been low, —7 —- .; —

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Wilson Flatly ■9 Denies Russia Outstrips U.S. 1 Testifies Before Congress To Bock Eisenhower Budget WASHINGTON (INS) — DeI sense secretary Charles E. Wilsoa i flatly denied today that Russia is i outstripping the U. S. in air pow--3 er and declared the joint chiefs ofstaff believe the present military t program will "protect the secur--3 ity o fthe free world." e Testifying before congress in 1 support of President Eisenhower’s defense budget. Wilson revealed t . that the scheduled production of B-62 bombers has been stepped n up from 12 to 20 per month in the . last year. 3 g He presented new figures showing that |3 billion will go for mis- • siles in the coming year, research b funds will increase 38 percent, Ll and military spending will be k about |IOO million a day—approxs imately one dollar a day* for every g adult in the country. g Wilson told members of the senate military appropriations subcommittee that “you are all familiar with the almost daily stories alleging that the U.S.S.R. is out- ■ WippiftA- the V. 3: in terms of air power." ' The secretary declared: “This is not so.” In lifting the security cloak from B-52 production, Wilson said he thought it "desirable to set the record straight,” and continued : “A year ago B-5S production t plans were geared to a peak rate I of 12 per month. At that time, we ' sought and got authority from r congress to increase this to 17 per month. "Currently we are at six per , month. We are now proposing iff I the budget to increase the peak . rate to 20 per month and to achieve the peak substantially earlier than originally planned." Wilson did not specifically deny that Russia is producing more intercontinental bombers compar- • able to the B-52, but said; 1. With air refueling, America's 1,800-plane fleet of B-47 bombers has "true intercontinental capabilities" and represents “the most powerful single element of air power in the world today.” 2. Fifteen large U. S. aircraft carriers are at sea, and plane for their use are carefully integrated with the Strategic Air Command, Wilson said all the carriers have “aircraft with an atomic capability." 3. "Smaller high-yield atomic weapons” and air refueling give supersonic fighter planes “a capability previously possessed only by strategic bombers.” Wilson said this should be given "full weight in any comparative evaluation of military air power.” Bob's Confectionery Robbed Sunday Night One more burglary was added to Sunday night’s list yesterday when Bob Rumschlag, proprietor of Bob’s Confectionery, reported to the police that his store had been robbed of about |l7. The thief made entry by breaking the glass of the fear door and prying off the latch holding a bar across the doof. Novy Rocket Fails To Set New Record White Sands proving Grounds, N. M. (INS) — The navy failed today in its attempt to set an altitude record for a single stage rocket. Scientists made the much-post-poned launching of the new Aero-bee-Hi . rocket. .St White Sands Froyipg Grounds. But a, premature burnout caused..the rocket to. falter at an altitude X UZ. mllea.