Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1956 — Page 1

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OH, WELL, THEY TRIED W ’ " ;v ' 7**7| •. I r 4* t 'W ; J I f ~' 1 r'A-- ' V y *? ' .4 W ■ ? Li ;<lr 1,--i 1/ Ik r VSJ. ■ g ■ ■ M I ■»*' riL « <s2 z z W||| u-l- 1— ■"' DEMOCRATIC National Chairman Paul M. Butler (left) and Republican National Chairman Leonard Hall shake hands in Washington after signing a “clean” campaign pledge. Looking' «-»i Is Cincinnati's Mayor Charles P. Taft, chairman of the Fair Practices committee. Just after this pleasant scene. Butler and Han started trading barbs again.

Jdreign Aid Faces Cut By House Group Big Military Aid Request By Ike Is - Facing Opposition WASHINGTON (INS) — President Elsenhower’s request for a *3 billion military aid program abroad appeared headed today for a sharp reduction by the house foreign affairs committee. . The committee resumes closeddoor voting Tuesday on proposals to slash the military aid section of the mutual security bill. Indications are that a deep slash will be made. The President has asked con gress to authorise *4.7 billion in foreign aid for the 1957 fiscfll year which begins July 1. Os this amount, almost three billion is for military aid. the remainder for economic and technical assistance. Rep. John Vorys (R Ohio), a top-ranking committee member, said a series of Inconclusive votes Friday indicated that a "decisive majority” of the 32-member group favored "a substantial cut.” The Ohioan predicted that the committee would reduce the military funds by *SOO to‘*7so million. So far. the committee has trimmed *lO9 million from the economic aid sections of the bill. At Friday’s session, votes were taken on various proposals to re duce military aid by sums ranging from *SOO million to *1 billion. There was even talk of a *1.2 billion decrease. However, none of the motions prevailed. The half billion dollar proposal was decisively defeated and a motion for a cut of twice that amount was also rejected. An in-between reduction wasjhen offered and lost by a tie vote. Vorys interpreted these votes to mean that the committee favored e substantial reduction, but could not agree on the amount. It was pointed out that 10 members were absent at the time and this added to the inconclusive nature of’ the votes. Vorys predicted that the house will sustain whatever action the committee takes. Dr. Ralph Bunche Speaker At DePauw GREENCASTLE, Ind. (INS) — Dr. Ralph Bunche. undersecretary of the United Nations, will speak at DePauw University’s 117th annual commencement June 1. The chief speaker at baccalaureate services will be Dr. Russell J. Humbert, DePauw president. Boost Milk Prices In Decatur Monday A spokesman for Decatur milk dealers today announced an increase in milk prices will be effective in this city Monday morning. Prices will be increased one cent t a quart, two cents a half-gallon and four cents per gallon. By-pro-ducts will be increaaed on a proportionate basts. NOON EDITION"

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Democratic Stale Committee Meets Present Officials Likely Selections INDIANAPOLIS (INS) Reelection of Charles E. Skillen, of Winamac, as state chairman, and Paul M. Butler, of South Bend, as national committeemen, was nearly certain at a meeting of the Democratic state committee • in Indianapolis today. Mrs. Law--1 rence Arnsman, of Lebanon, was 1 expected to be retained as state i vice-chairman. 1 The newly-chosen state committee also la slated to name a suc- • eessor to Mrs. Ines Scholl, of Cen- ’ nersville, who is retiring as na- ‘ tional committeewoman because ' of ill health. 1 Mrs. Kenneth Luckett, of English, now eighth district vicechairman, is an aspirant for that 1 post. Skillen probably will be asked ' to fill the posts of secretary and treasurer now held respectively by William H. Skinner, of Carthage, and John K. Jennings, of Evans--1 ville. Jennings has announced he ' will retire. i - , Butler recently announced he , would retire as national committeeman if he is retained as na- , tional chairman after the national . convention. Arrangements for the national and state conventions and platform writing also will be discussed by the committee. t> s Leaders of the campaign for Senator Matthew Welsh, of Vincennes. for governor and of the Indiana organisation for Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver had considered running a candidate against Skillen for a time, but the movement has subsided. Butler, arriving for the meeting expressed satisfaction with the Indiana primary result in which he said Senator Kefauver’s total was 198,000 less than the regular Democratic vote. Butler said: (J’lt Is unfair to compare the Kefauver total with the Eisenhower count and then say the Republicans swamped the Democrats. Actually, the returns show that the Democratic vote is up 35 per cent over 1952 while the Republican is less than it was in 1952. "We have a good chance to beat President Eisenhower and an excellent chance ot elect a governor in Indiafia. The number and caliber of our candidates and the record of the Craig administration give us a fine chance to put a Democrat In the state house.” Fort Wayne Man Is Sentenced For Life FORT WAYNE, Ind. (INS)—A jury Friday night found Warren Hyde, 38-year-old truck driver, of Fort Wayne, guilty of the first degree murder of his landlord, Lyman Hire, 60, last New Year’s day. » - - Allen Circuit Judge William H. Schannen then sentenced Hyde to life imprisonment. INDIANA WEATHER Partly eloudy, windy and cooler tonight Sunday, partly cloudy and warmer. Low tonight 40.

Armed Forces Show Off New Guided Missile Army, Air Force “ And Navy Unveil Guided Missiles WASHINGTON (INS) — The navy announced it was ready today to get into the guided missile picture by installing *1,500 - mile rockets on America’s nuclear-pow-ered submarines. U—Navy secretary Charles S. Thomas’ announcement in a speech prepared for delivery in Memphis came as the air force unveiled for public scrutiny its intercontinental guided missile, the Snark, at Bolling Field near Washington. Meanwhile,, .at Selfridge Field, near Detroit, the army took the wraps off its 1,500-mile rocket, dubbed the Redstone. The three events highlight the nation’s seventh annual Armed Forces observances keyed to a program of maintaining U.S. military strength despite manpower cuts announced by Soviet Russia. Parades. military exhibits air shows, luncheons and banquets were being held throughout the country. Thomas presumably was referring to the improved Rqdqtone, to be known as the “Jupiter,” for submarine use. The Navy has a project for adapting the Army rocket to shipboard use. Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, with TV-star Arthur Godfrey acting as master of ceremonies at a formal Washington dinner, sounded the keynote for the weekend of military celebrations Friday night. Reportedly at the suggestion of the White House, Wilson earlier Friday had reduced from 216 to 45 the number of four-engine B-47 bombers scheduled to zoom over Washington during the air show this afternoon. The cabinet member was said to have decided that the original display would be “too massive" and might be interpreted abroad as a warlike demonstration. The B-47 is at present America’s chief reliance for intercontinental bombing. Poisoner Os Family Indicted By Jurors Four Indictments Returned By Jury MONTGOMERY, Ala. (INS) — Four indictments for first degree murder were returned Friday in Montgomery against Rhonda Bell Martin, 49-year-old waitress who confessed poisoning six members of her family. The grand jury Returned the formal charges in the poisondeaths of the woman’s second husband, George Garrett, her fourth husband, Claude G. Martin, and* two of her children —Carolyn Ann Garrett, 6, who died in 1940, and Ellen Elizabeth Garrett, 11, who died three years later. Solicitor William Thetford said Mrs. Martin would be brought to trial at the June term of the court. It was not known on which of the four indictments she would be tried. Mrs. Martin, who also is accused in the death of her mother, Mary Francis Gibbons, and the attempted murder of her fifth husband, Ronald Martin, said Jn her 11-page confession that she carried small insurance policies on all of her victims. (Continued on Pag* Five) Senator Douglas On Finance Committee Douglas <(D-I11.), . after several years of patient waiting, has a post on the powerful senate finance committee today. Douglas whose liberal voice will be one of the few on the committee, has sought the position in previous years but has been passed over by Democratic leaders. The comittee helps write tax legislation. ■ Indianapolis Woman Killed In Collision KOKOMO, Ind. (INS) — Mrs. Evelyn Ridgway, 45, of Indianapolis, met death in a head-on collision on Road 31 just south of Kokomo Friday. Injured were Mrs. Ina Henry, 66, ■’ of Indianapolis, and Joseph Beckley. 3*. of Vincennes. Mrs. Ridgway, who Was accompanied by Mr*- Henry, apparently lost centrol of her automobile which struck Beckley's car. I

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Second Farm Bill Facing More Delays House Leaders May Force Conference ♦ Over Senate Bill WASHINGTON (INS) — A second farm bill, safely by both the house and senate, faced still mord- ’ delay today becoming law'. , House leaders said they will not agree to senate changes in the bill approved earlier in the house and will force a conference to work out a compromise. The senate passed the measure Friday night by a ..voice vote. It contains the soil bank plan requested by President Eisenhower but without the authority to pay farmers this year on what they would do next year. Sen. George D. Aiken OR-Vt.) said he hoped the house would accept the senate changes. Aiken said: “If it goes to conference, there is bound to be considerable delay and the possibility of a dispute between the two houses.” But Rep. W. R. Poage, Tex., sec--1 ond - ranking Democrat on the [ house agriculture committee, said he will insist on a conference. [ Poage said he objects to the feed - grain compromise and to a provi- : sion which would put the soil ’ bank into effect this year only to the extent agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson deems "practical.” Poage said he wants the soil bank to become effective in 1956 without discretionary authority* left up to Benson. The feed grain agreement to which he objected provides lower —76 per cent — mandatory price supports this year on oats, rye, barley and grain sorghums than the house voted. These grains would get 70 percent supports next year only if corn planted in defiance of acreage controls are given supports. The House provision would have made higher supports mandatory for 1957. Lutheran Hour Choir Sings Here June 10 Seminary Chorus To Give Concert Decatur is one of 30 places the Concordia Seminary Lutheran Hour chorus of St. Louis, Mo., has chosen to give a concert of sacred music in its annual summer tour. The 4550-mile tour, sponsored by The Lutheran Hour, will bring the chorus to Decatur’s Youth and Community Center, Sunday afternoon. June 10, at 1:30 o’clock. * The group of Lutheran theological students is under the direction of student conductor George Rattelmuller of Browns Valley. Minn. John Puelle, also a seminary student, is tour manager. The program will consist of a variety of sacred music from the pens of many of the world’s most famous masters. The chorus has been widely acclaimed throughout the United States and Canada and has frequently sung on the Mutual network for the Lutheran Hour, This year’s tour will take the 21member chorus through 13 states and Washington, D.C. In Decatur the concert is being sponsored by Decatur Lutheran Laymen's League. The Lutheran Hour is the world's most wide-spread broadcast, secular or religions, commercial or sustaining. Curently heard in 54 languages, over more than 1260, stations in 63 countries and territories, the program is sponsored by 85,000 members of the Lutheran laymen’s league in the United Stales and I Canada.

| Egyptian Premier Gives New Warning Defiant Warning To West Over Policies ALEXANDRIA (INS) —Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser defiantly warned the West today against attempt to prevent Egypt from obtaining arms, then hoisted the green and white Egyptian flag over newly arrived Russian-built . submarines. The flag raising ceremony at | Alexandria naval base was carried out behind a tight security screen after the premier delivered a mailed fist address to 67 graduates of the naval college including ten new Syrian officers.In a direct reference to the Dulles-Lloyd-Pineau middle eastern discussions during the recent NATO meeting, Nasser declared "no country or group of countries will meet in Paris and define our policy or put us in their sphere of influence. ’ "No such countries will control us or tell us what to do. "We are a completely independent state and will defend it to the last drop of our blood." It was the Big Three foreign ministers’ alleged Paris decision to send arms to Israel that touched off Nasser’s latest anti-western ' campaign which was climaxed by 1 this week’s recognition of Red China. - Nasser lashed out aghlnst a ‘ move reported to be gaining 1 ground in the West to impose an 1 arms embargo on the Middle East. r • ' Five Persons Killed In Head-on Collision ) Detroit Man, Wife, Three Students Die ANN ARBOR. Mich. (INS) — A Detroit man and wife and three University of Michigan students were killed in a terrific” head-on auto crackup Friday night near Ann Arbor, Mich. Victims in the first car were Howard Saltzer, 63, and his wife, Lena, 57, of Detroit. The dead in the other vehicle were listed as UM students Nancy Rqbson, 19, of Bloomfield Village. Mich., William B. McKean Jr., 23, of Parris Island, S. C-, and Keith Ryan, 20, of Toledo, O. A fourth student, Thomas Bernaky, 24, •of East Cleveland, 0., was in critical condition today at rhe University of Michigan hospital. He suffered several fractures and head and chest injuries. An official said the crash occurred eight miles from Ann Arbor when the car operated by Ryan, "traveling at a terrific speed, crossed over the center line and smashed in to the Saltzer car. "The kids were going to a fraternity dinner. Funny, they passed up the dining place a mile back." Rhee Says Chang Is Vice President Opposition Party Candidate Winner SEOUL (INS) —President Syngman Rhee conceded today the eletion to the vice presidency of John M. Chang, a member of the opposition Democratic party. A ROK government spokesman issued a statement from Rhee saying: "According to my observation I believe Chang has won the vice presidency and thus the race has ended.” The statemejjt was expected to ease tension among Democratic supporters who have been demonstrating -repeatedly since the May 15 flection in protest to government action in halting the tally in Taegu. A member of Rhee’sliberal ty had charged that voters in Taegu were bribed te cast their bal(OonUnue* on Fag* Six)

Assail Block Os Shipment For Israeli * State Department Says Action Caused By Lack Os License WASHINGTON (INS) — Revelation that the U. S. government blocked a shipment of 21 army half-tracks destined for Israel churned pp a new ruckus in congress toqay over Middle Eastern policy. The action brought sharp attacks from Sens. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) and Paul H. Douglas (D-:I11.) and Rep. Emanuel Celler (D-N.Y.) on the administration’s policy toward Israel. But the state department said the ban was imposed because of the lack of a valid export license. Israeli officials described the incident as a "misunderstanding” that may be cleared up soon. An Israeli government source in New York said he hopes the half-tracks and other arms can be loaded aboard the freighter, Israel, which is due in Brooklyn Wednesday from Haifa. Ambassador Abba Eban and Israeli defense officials conferred Friday with «nder secretary of 1 state Robert D. Murphy. Bban declined to comment on the meeting. But an Israeli source in New York said a decision is expected within a few days. A copyrighted story by International News Service revealed that the surplus vehicles were taken off the Israeli ship "Zion" at Brooklyn last Thursday. State department spokesman Lincoln White said customs inspectors found last Monday that the shipment involved "complete” half-tracks, but the export license only specified spare parts for such vehicles. The defense department disclosed that Wednesday that another shipment of military goods is being sent to Saudi Arabia, but added that the sale as arranged |wtyi originally approved last Aug. 25. , 1!S ' . v'Il Baccalaureate Riles Here Sunday Night Public High School Exrcises Sunday Baccalaureate services preceding the annual Decatur frigh., school commencement exercise are scheduled for Sunday night at 7:80 o’clock at Decatur high school auditorium. The Rev. Herald Welty, pastor of First Missionary church of Decatur, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. "A Plan For Life” will be Rev. Walty’s subject. The Rev. Benjamin G. Thomas, pastor of Bethany Evengelical United Brethren church, the "Rev. W. H. Kirkpatrick, pastor of the Church of God, the Rev. Stuart Brightwell, pastor of First Baptist church, and the Rev. Paul D. Parker. pastor of Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church, will assist In the services. Music will be under the direction of Miss Helen Haubold, supervisor of music in the Decatur public schools. The auditorium will be open at 7 o’clock Sunday evening a half hour prior to the start of the services. The public is invited to the. Services honoring the senior class ' ji _ - , Attempted Breakin - Reported To Police An attempted breakin at Lee’s Hardware Store sometime Friday night waif - reported to city police this morning by William Bowers. A hole was cut in a rear. door screen and window glass was broken -but the would-be thief ap- [ parently did not enter the store../..;

Western Diplomats Discuss Mid-East Seek Durable Peace Out Os Cease-Fire UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (INS) —American, British and French UN representatives conferred at length today on possible action before the security council to'promote a durable peace out of the Israel-Arab cease-fire agreements. . Yugoslavia’s Joza Brilej, coun- , cil president for May, was in r touch with the Western delegaI tions and with Dag Hammarsk- . jcld, who has been consulting on , his own with security council member states. HammarsKjoid, who negotiated the cease-fires, will play a major part tn coming negotiations on the I Middle East prior to the anticipated council meeting, expected possibly late next week. The Western powers are keep- ' ing their hand hidden in the talks but it is believed they will seek to pin Russia down on its declara- ’ tion to work through the UN for peace in the Middle East. > The Soviets will be challenged > to stick by their word and not obi struct global efforts to prevent , further conflict in the Holy Land, i U. S. ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, author of the resolution - giving Hammarskjold his recent 1 peace mission mandalte, was at f the head of discdgsiqns on th* i- Question. Lodge sal d further ac- - tion will be needed by the secur- / ity council before the Middle East 1 situation is permanently stabilized. One Airman Missing In Mid-Pacific Area Pilot Is Rescued After Four Hours ABOARD USS MT. McKINLEY . (INS) —Joint Task Force Seven i ships and planes concentrated today on a search for a missing air--1 man whose plane went down in the I mid-Pacific one minute before Friday’s scheduled H-bomb air drop was postponed for the ninth time. Air-sea searchers scoured a 7,000 square mile area in the hunt for Capt. Paul Crumley, 36, of Albuquerque, N. M., a member of the 765th bomb squadron based at Blytheville air force base, Arkansas. Crumley and Capt. James Edward Hall, 29, of Mo., assigned to take air samples of the H-bomfr cloud which never former, were flying in predawn darkness in a twin-jet B-57 whenthe plane went out of control at 22,000 feet. Hall, at the controls, said he ordered Crumley to jettison the canopy and eject himself from the bomber. Hall then pressed his own ejection seat button and reported that as he fell he saw Crumley being ejected. The pilot managed to inflate his one-man raft and climbed aboard. He was rescued about four hours later by the destroyer Kyes and (Continued On Page Five) Car, Truck Damaged In Accident Friday A car and a truck were damaged in an accident Friday at 1 p.m. about a mile and a half south of Linn Grove on state highway 116. The car was driven by Richard H. Cook, 17, of Qeneva route two, and the truck was operated by Jay K. Johnson, 28, of Geneva route two. Both vehicles approached a nariow bridge at the same time. Cook, who was going north, hit his brakes and skidded into the path of the southbound truck. Damage was estimated ,at |2OO to the car and |IOO to the truck. Cook was arrested on a charge of driving to the left of the center of the road. He will appear in justice of the peace court in Decatur Tdesday. Deputy sheriff Roger Singleton and state trooper Dan Kwasneski investigated the accident

Lead Nearing 2 To 1 Over Sen. Kefauver I Write-in Vote For Democrats Trails Eisenhower Total PORTLAND. Ore. (INS) Adlal 1 E. Stevenson’s lead soared today • to near a 2 to 1 proportion over • Sen. Estes Kefauver in Oregon’s 1 Democratic presidential primary 1 with returns in from more than half of the preclnts. Totals from 1,301 of the state’s ‘‘ 2,519 precincts were: Stevenson 1 24,213; Kefauver 15.948. ' The write-in vote for the two Democratic presidential hopefuls trailed far behind the 85.012 votes ‘ given President Eisenhiwer, who ’ was unopposed, on the Republican ticket. . Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s write-in vote for vice presiI dent totaled 15,103. Douglas McKay, who resigned t as secretary of interior to seek the Republican senatorial nominat tion in an attempt to unseat Sen. , Wayne Morse, continued to hold a t lead over Phil Hitchcock, former t state senator from Portland. • Returns showed McKay had 38.- .. 684 votes. HttClicOCk 33,231, ■ French And Russian Talks Ended Friday Final Communique Is Expected Today MOSCOW (INS) — A final communique. expected only to reassert the known French and Russian views, will be issued today in Moscow to complete the visit of French Premier Guy Mollet and Foreign Minister Christian Pineau, The premier indicated the absence of significant agreement during three days of conferences with top Soviet leaders in several 1 comments Friday night at and following a gay embassy party. ' He said “the most Important thing is that discussion was to the point. The reasons why each side takes a particular attitude are novi understood.” Mollet said that there was “some rapprochement" on certain points, but did not specify them. The Soviet and French leaders are expected in the communique to pledge continued efforts to seek solution on world problems and may is’Mqtfyu .part'cuia- .emphasis - on easing of trade restrictions. Three days of formal talks end. ed, Friday with reported wide dlferences on the question of dis- . armament. , ’• Mollet earlier had told ambassadors of NATO nations who are in Moscow that one of the important results of his talks with the Russians was to convince them that France could not be lured away from the Western bloc. Earlier Friday a crowd broke through the police cordon outside the embassy as Mollet emerged ann in arm with Khrushchev and Russian Premier Nikolai Bulganin. About 4fto Muscovites applauded the trio and began shouting “Vive La Frame.” Foreign observers In Moscow were unable to recall any previous similar situation. Fair And Warmer Predicted Sunday INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Indianapolis weather bureau today -predicted fair and warmer for Sunday after a cool Saturday night. The bureau said tonight's temperatures will dip to one degree above the freezing point and there may be frost in the northeast. The forecast was for cloudy skies and cooler today with possible thundershowers in the south.

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