Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 154, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 154.

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Craig Forces Badly Licked In Convention

INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — The forces of Governor Craig licked their wounds today while Harold Handley turned to the “county fair, circuit” as the new Republican nominee for governor. Handley, who was elected lieutenant gove».:or along with Craig four years agh and has been at , odd with him ever since, scored a crushing victory over his GOP factional foes on the second ballot of the party state convention Friday. Handley, 46, LaPorte, thus faced Democratic Mayor Ralph Tucker of Terre Haute in the November election. Tucker was a sur prise winner over five opponents on the ninth ballot of his party’s convention three days earlier. Handley told newsmen as 2,023 filed out of the state fairgrounds'tbit he had "a very healthy respect for Tucker s campaign ability.” But he said Tucker Is “vulnerable on issues” —principally that he "more or less represents the New Deal philosophy." Handley not only thwarted Craig’s efforts to defeat him but got a friendly set of fellow campaigners op the party ticket. Several delegates booed as Craig got up to. introduce the keynote speaker. After Handley was uofnlnated, Craig congratulated him and pledged support to election of the ticket. On the first ballot, it was Handley 986, Frank Millis 560, Frank Sparks 241, John Scott 173 and Dan Cravens 48. Handley needed only 31 more votes to win. Craig and his lieutenants tried to get Millis and SCott to throw their votes to Sparks in an effort to beat Handley on the second ballot Millis, "Scott and Sparks then held a meeting in a "earby horse barn to escape newsmen. . They emerged either non-com-mittal or vowing to “go it alone.” On the next ballot most of Wilis’ delegates switched>o to give him 1,430 votes—.nore than enough to win. Sparks ended up with 316. Millis 210, Scott 39 and Cravens 18. Handley said he would spend 10 days in Canada to rest up, embark on the “county fair circuit" in a hard-hitting campaign for election. Sen. Homer E. Capehart was renominated for a third six-year term, winning with ease over the token opposition of George B. Huff. Indianapolis, 1,669 to 159. Riding to victory with Handley was his chief factional friend in the statehouse, secretary of state Crawford Parker, for lieutenant governor. Parker trounced Samuel R. Harrell of Indianapolis on the first ballot. Former Marion county sheriff Dan Smith trailed badly in third place. The Craig defeat also spread beyond the two top state offices. Stete School Supt. Wilbur (Continued on Fare Five) a Scoreboard ’J Fund r goal — $2,500.00 — $2,000.00 $1,827.00 ■ —51,000.00 — $ 500.00 Send your contributions to • Herman Krueckeberg, , at the\ First State Bank

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Senate Voles $4.5 Billion Foreign Aid Economy Advocates Still Hope To Cut Aid Appropriation i x ' . WASHINGTON (OP) — Senate advocates of economy, beaten in ; attempts to whack the foreign aid , bill, held out hope today of reducing actual appropriations for the program. * The senate Friday night ap- ■ proved 54 (o 25, a $4,562,060,000 authorisation after three long days of often heated debate. It was regarded as a substantial victory for the Eisenhower administration. But it took the combined votes of 27 and 27 Republicans to put the measure across. Several attempts to make cuts in the bill failed, but sponsors were confident they could reduce the total when a bill to appropriate the actu. V money is up for oonsiderau ?n. The controversial aid measure now goes to a house-senate conferfor a compromise to be worked out. The group will not act until next week. «* The senate bill is ilmost S4OO million less than ihe $4.9 billion originally requested by President Eisenhower. But the house had voted only $3.8 billion. All told, the senate added a total of S6O million on three min,or amendments and cut nothing from the $4.5 originally approved by its foreign relations committee. Other congressionsal news: Chotiner: Senate staff investigaAre started sifting through files of legal cases ,ul nltted under subpena by Murray M. Chotiner Friday. Chotiner. Vice President Richard M. Nixon’i 1952 campaign manager, charge* he was “singled out” for investigation because of his ties with Nixon. Chairman John L. McCellan (D-Ark) of the senate investigating subcomm’ttee, said Chotiner “cooperated fuLj." Housing: Republicans and Democrats drew their lines taut on public housing. Unless one side yields, congress cannot pass a housing bill this year. The house rules committee rejected a bill by Rep. Albert Rains (D-Ala) which carried 180,000 units over the next three years. Republicans said the bill was “too liberal.” Defe"«e: Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash) charged that treasury secretary George M. Hmumphrey plays a major role in determining the administration’s defense policies. Jackson said his (Continued on Page Six) INDIANA WEATHER Fair and warmer today. Partly cloudy with scattered - thundershower* north portion tonight Sunday, partly clouly, warm and humid with scattered showers afternoon or night. Low tonight in the 60s, High Sunday 93. OutJpok Tor Monday: Warm and with scattered thundershowers. NOON EDITION

10 Cincinnati Houses Fired By Gas Truck Truck Overturns - And Explodes In Cincinnati Street CINCINNATI (UP) — A truck laden with 7,500 gallons of gasoline overturned and exploded on a residential street here today, setting fire to 10 houses. One woman, her home threatened by the house-top high flames, died of a heart attack. Police said the accident occurred when the rear trailer of a dou-ble-trailer Sunoco truck overturned and burst into flames. Firemen said Mrs. May Barnett, 42, collapsed and died, apparently of a heart attack and shock, after she was taken from her home. Police said apparently nd one was injured iff the accident. Firemen. however, dug into the wreckage to make sure that nobidy had been killed, - Ten buildings on both side of ihd street were either set afire or blackened. F i\y e automobiles were destroyed. Four.--ofXhem were parked along the curb and the fifth was parked in a driveway. The overturning trailer glanced off two parked cars. The vehicles burned so completed their blackened remains rested on the axles. The truck driver, Larry Whitaker, 26, Cincinnati, jumped out of the cab and ran for his life as the flaming spray spread. Two Geneva Youths Injured In Accident Injured Friday As Auto Is Overturned Two Geneva, youths were injured in an accident at 3:45 p.m. Friday in Geneva on state highway 116 when a car driven by William H. Michaels, 18. of Decatur route four, went out of control. The injured w'ere Larj-y Weaver, 16. of Geneva, a passenger in Mmiaaels* sustained lacerations abovw mjs reft-wye anif on both arms and bruises about his head, and Danny Staley, 18, also of Geneva, who was thrown out of the Michaels car. He suffered possible internal injuries, possible cerebral concussion and bruises and abrasion* about the upper part rs hi* body. Both are patients at Lie Adams county memorial hospital. Michaels, who was strapped in the vehicle with a safety belt, was not Injured. Weaver, the less seriously Injured of the two passengers, was also using a safety belt. Investigating officers stated the accident was caused by high speed. They stated that Michaels approached the town of Geneva at a high rate of speed. A car driven by Helen M. Fields, 35. of Geneva, made a left turn in front of the fast moving Michaels vehicle. Michaels swerved to avoid hitting the Fiel4s car. His car skidisd and swerved over the road for several yards and then shot into a field, overturning before it stopped. The new 1956 model automobile was a total low. Investigating the accident were state troopers Dan Kwasneski and Gene Rash, Geneva town marshal Roy Coon and deputy aheMf. Charles Arnold. _____ Michael* wm arrested on * charge of reck’aaa drlvihg. Re was fined $25 ar4 costs in Justice of the peace court' later.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 30, 1956.

Fighting Still Rages In Strike-Paralyzed Polish City Poznan

President Ike Quits Hospital For Farm Home Eisenhower Plans To Convalesce At Gettysburg Home WASHINGTON (UP)--A smiling President Eisenhower, llmpi n g slightly, walked out of Walter Reed hospital today, climbed slowly into an automobile, and left for two weeks of convalescence on his Gettysburg farm. It was the President's first venture into the outdoors since his' Intestinal operation just three weeks ago. Accompanied by Mamie, on whose arm he -leaned. Mr. Eisenhower waved gaily at photographers and well wishers. -*■ But he said nothing about his second term intentions. He will decide after meditation in the country whether to make a political announcement before returning to the White House. As he left, the President’s only words were “Hello"'to an aide and “One more” to a news photographer. Apparently he did not hear a reporter’s question, “How do you feel on leaving the hospital" But his doctor*, .in their tUwl medical bulletin this morning, already had pronounced him. in good shape. They said “his spirits and his morale are high.” " Sunday is the Eisenhowers' 40th (ruby) wedding anniversary. Today they were holding hands and smiling happily as they emerged from the hospital and posed on the veranda for photographers.

Their departure Was delayed almost half an hour by a round of goodbyes to the men and women at the hospital who have been tak'ng care of the President. • Except for a moment earlier in the week when Mr. Eisenhower posed at a window, today’s was the President’s first public appearance since he entered the hospital. Walking very slowly and seeming to limp slightly, the President, walked the length of the 20-foot porch with Mamie beside him. He paused at the top of the five shallow stairs so a second group of photographers could get pictures. The photographers shouted instructions to wave again. Mr. Eiseiihower started to shake his head then smiled ruefully and said, “Well, all right, one—but no more,” \ He then grasped his wife’s left arm tightly, and together they decended the steps and walked to (Continued on Page Four)

City's Critical Power Situation Is Discussed

(Editor’s note: This is the third in a aeries of four articles discussing the critical powder situation In the city of Decatur and the possible methods and costs of correcting the situation. Facts presented in this series are based on a report compiled by L. E. Pettibone, superintendent of the light and power department.) In the two previous articles, the cost pt expanding the city’s generating equipment and of purchasing power were discussed. Today's article will be concerned with the cost of generating at the steam and diesel plants for January and February, the generating cost of diesel and purchased power for the same months and the cost of all purchased power! for those months. During the month of January, 1956, the expenditures for steamplant generation including labor, maintenance and fuel totalled $27,271.96. The number of KWH generated and consumed was 2,<75,600. Thit means an average cost of .OUOH per KW. For the same period 849,700 KW were taken from tke diesel plant where the total cost of operation

Report Tornado In Minnesota Friday Heavy Damage Done But No Loss Os Life « By UNITED PRESS Cool air invading the upper midw«t Friday night triggered violent thunderstorms and at least one tornado. Heavy hail rattled windows in the area as the funnel uprooted trees, ripped do\rn power lines and demolished a number of barns and farm buildings housing equipment. Other tornadoes were reported seen in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas. Tornado warnings which alerted the area early in the evening were lifted at midnight. Cooler temperatures also blanketed the east coast as far south as South Carolina. Scattered light thundershowers sprinkled rain over Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, but failed to keep the mercury from climbing as high as 102 at Lamar, Colo. By contrast, Sim Francisco, almost straight west, recorded a chilly high of 59 as a brisk sea breeze kept the sun from warming the city. ‘ Early this morning, the San Francisco temperature had dipped slightly to 54, Denver reported 48 Dallas 84, Chicago 65, and Miami 81, ‘ / * ’***” 'irn Extend Deadline On Plowing Up Crops Delay Deadline To At Least July 15 WASHINGTON (UP) —The agriculture department has extended until at least July 15 local deadlines for plowing up crops under the new soil bank program.’ Previously, local deadlines could be set betWt xn June 30 and July 31. But departmeat officials said the original deadline did not give some farmers enough time to get full information on the soil bank before deciding whether to participate. Under the soil bank program, farmert? can qualify for government payments by not planting, .or by plowing under, 1956 crops of wheat, corn, cotton, peanuts, tobacco and rice. The department also said Friday it will allow farmers to graze livestock in fields enrolled in the soil bank only in counties which have been designated as disaster areas because of drought, flood or other natural disasters. The extension of the plow-un-(Continu-ed on Page Six)

was $11,309.24 for an average cost per KW Os .013840. If the power generated at the steam plant had been purchased on a 4,500 KW maximum demand quantity power contract the total bill W'ould have been $22,059.68 or .0089108 per KW for the 2,475,600 KW. Had the same amount been purchased on the Indiana-Michigan wholesale rate at a 4,500 KW maximum demand contract the bill would-have been $20,999.80 or a per KW average of .0084827. At this point it might be noted that [the difference in the two contracts is this: li the city purchases a part of its powij- the contract would be a quantity contract with rates slightly'Shigher than if the city purchased fbe entire amount on a wholesale rat*. If the total load hWbeen pur- a chased, the 3,325,300 KtWconsum-" ed during the month of January would have cost the city a%otal of $30,035.83 or a per KW averate of .0090325. Byway of comparison, it is shown In Petti boms report that the bill for steam generated power would be $27,271.96 while''the (Continued on Page FOur)

Steel Strike Is Scheduled For Midnight llth-Hour Attempt Is Underway Today To Prevent Strike NEW YORK (UP)—Steel wage negotiators met today in an 11thhour effort to avert h threatened strike by 650,000 steelworkers at midnight. Four-man bargaining teams for the United SteelwoYkers of America and the industry’s ‘Big Three' resumed joint bargaining talks on a that would guarantee labor peace in the steel in(luairy* It was not disclosed as the meeting began whether either side had come up with a new proposal for breaking the deadlpck that has existed for more than a week. John A. Stephens, vice president of U. S’. Steel and chief Industry negotiator, sajd just before the meeting started at 10-:10 am. “We have nothing new to report.” Steelworkers President David J. McDonald’s only statement was "It’s a lovely morning.” Arthur J. Goldberg, union chief counsel quipped, “That-’s off the rjecorji." _ , . ‘ The union’s 170-man wago policy committee Friday endorsed the earlier rejection by top union officials of the industry’s last offer of a four-year, four-month contract. The companies’ offer to reduce the contract length from their original demand for a five-year agreement depended upon union consent to continue working under the old contract while negotiations continued? The union refused to extend the present contract beyond tonight, the original expiration time. Wage policy committee members said they were "prepared for the worst.” But many of them r.afd they were still optimistic that enough time remulnj in which to write-a new contract. United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald has said a new contract could be written "in five minutes" if the companies would back down on their demand for a long-term pact. The union’s picket signs were painted and the companies said they were ready to meet the crlris of a crippling strike. Steel centers across the nation (Continued on Page Six)

Grant Permission To Drill Test Well Central Soya Gives Permission To City

Mayor Robert Cole, city engineer Ralph Roop and Tom Allweln. superintendent of the Decatur plant of Central Soya Co., conferred Friday afternoon with Harold McMillen, board chairman, D. W. McMillen, Jr., president of Central Soya Co., and I>. W. McMillen, Sr. former board chairman, and president. -——= —' — 5—— ~ ~ ’ • Result of the conference was that the city was granted permission to drill a test water well next Monday on property adjacent to” the Decatur plant and property of Central Soya. ' X •Officials of Soya stated that if the test revealed at good supply of water a use contract would be drawn up between the city and Soya. v ' This was the chief topic of the Friday luncheon conference but ‘ Soya officials also expressed an interest In the power situation and Mayor Cole explained to them just what steps had been taken to > protect all power users In Decatur. Soya is one of Decatur's largest employers and while the part of its own power, rfei.also uses the Decatv - plant in its Operations.

Campaign Underway On Traffic Safety Safety Week Opens In Indiana Tonight By UNITED PRESS Indiana traffic safety officials launched an all-out campaign today to stop or greatly reduce pie rate of highway deaths whQch' mounted tv alarming proportions' in June. , Traffic safety ' week, officially . proclaimed by Governor Craig, opens at midnight tonight. The goal is far fewer accidents and far. fewer deaths. . \The safety week begin as June closed out with a death toll of more than 100. The toll stood at 100 at noon Friday and Was increased by several deaths later in the day. June was expected to enter the records as the most deadly month thus far in 1956, with a 1 ill slightly ahead of January. Between February and May, the toll was running below the corresponding months in 1956. The June toll was highlighted by four' triple-fatality wrecks within a 44-hour period last week* On Thursday and Friday, three persons were killed in each u? four accidents in Gary, near Goshen, near Princeton and near Rockport. Authorities said state and local police will step up, an enforcement campaign aimed at violators of traffic laws', especially speedi ers. ' / \ ''\ Casting Co. Marks • 36th Anniversary Fipst Heat Poured On June 29, 1920 Frdiay evening at the Fairway I restaurant, the Decatur Casting • company celebrated the 36th an- ■ niversary of the pouring of the 1 first heat from the cupola on June ■ 29, 1920. Seventy six employees, i almost 80% of the total employment, with five years or more srevice, enjoyed steak or fish dinners after which service awards were made by Don McDaniel, president, and a short talk was given by Peter E. Rentschler, vice president, who spoke briefly of the company’s fine record for quality castings produced over the years through the cooperations and fine workmanship of the employees. Especially honored were new members of the “Old Timers” grgup, Paul L. McAhren, molder, and djjOljeft C. Butcher, core maker, eefsh of whom received in addition to a D in an octagonal star, a 25 year pin, a Hamilton wrist watch with the eoirfpany trade mark on the face, and their names and years of service inscribed on the back. Headed ly president Don McDaniel with 36 years of service, this “Old Timers” group now numbers 14 employees with a combined service record of 407 years, divided as follows: Peter E. Rentschler, vice president, 35 years; Harry G. Young, superintendent, 35 years; James C. Strickler, maintenance mechanic, 35 yeaiv; Willard K. Mcßride, core maker, 29 . years; Gerald T. Brodbeck. cbre oven tender, 28, years; Clifford Marbaugh, molder, 28 years; Edith C. Ervin, office manager, 27 years; Glenn A. Mauller, assistant superintendent,. 26 years; Francis J. Coyne, molder, 26 years; Victor D. Kable, sand cutter operator, 26 years; William'A. Brown, molder, 26 years; Paul L. McAhren, molder, 25 years; and Robert C. Butcher, core maker. 25 years. Joining the 20-year group this year are Edgar B. Swager. wheelabrator operator; Russell E. Edgell, core room foreman, and Grover H. Bleeke. molder. New members of the 15-year group Include Waldo C. Marbach, molder; John F. Everett, grinder; John A. Weigel, cleaning room foreman, and Doyt A. Hurless, molder. Henry Bieberich, heat treating "TContlnued on Page Six)

Warsaw Radio Admits Battle IsContinuing West Businessmen ./Leaving City Say ' Hundreds Are Dead ' BERLIN (UP) — Western busi- , nessmen who left embattled Pozs nan early today said “terrific I fighting" is still going on in the strike paralyzed Polish city. * Warsaw radio admitted that reI sistance continued. A broadcast t today said troops were searching • Poznan for “individual diverslonl lets.” The businessmen, arriving in » Berlin from the international fair i at Poznan, said the total death toll -since the uprising flared Thursday “might run into the hun- > dreds.” The Polish government said Friday that more than 300 persons were killed or wounded in the disorders. £ , The eyewitnesses said that Polish security forces were still shoot- ’ ing down defiant rebels when their train left Poznan this morning for ; West Berlin, One British businessman said I rebels "tire holding out in isolated buildings and on roof-tops. The , firing was terrific.” . , . ... But another businessman said: "There is nothing left for the rebels still holding out but to die. They have no hope of winning.” Official Polish reports insisted the situation was quiet following a radio speech by premier Josef CyranFiewicz Friday night. The Red Polish premier admitted in the broadcast that the initial demonstration had “become a matter of armed assault.” The businessmen said that fighting raged in some parts of the city as their train pulled out of ’ Poznan at 1:30 a.ml “There was shooting all around the station and on the fair grounds itself,” one said. The Communists, however, had command of the situation, the ’ added. T.V West German businessmen - 1 said they saw Communist troops carting off at gunpoints truck* 1 loads of captured rebels who defiantly shouted: “Death to communism, Poland will be free.” “Poznan looks like Berlin did on 1 the last day of the war," one businessman said. “Tanks roared through the city, fighter planes ' zoomed overhead, Jeeps full of soldiers patrolled the streets. There was sporadic firing as the Communists tracked down resistance fighters. Rebels held out on rofotops and fired down into the streets at the troops.” ' However, they agreed that the back of the resistance had been broken by the military superiority of the Communist tanks and troops and that rebel fighting was disorganized and sporadic. The businessmen took issue with the Polish government claim that the general strike was over and the “vast majority” ot strikers had returned to work. They said the strike which flared into the revolt still crippled the city. "There is._no fpod In the whole — city,” a Western business man said. “Even the hotels for foreign(Continuea on Vaa« ■ Six) Annual Farm Bureau Picnic Set Sunday The annual Adams county Farm Bureau picnic will be held at St. John's grove, north of Decatur on U. S. highway 27, Sunday, opening with a basket dinner at 12:30 pm. Each family is saked to bring a basket dinner and table service. Milk will be furnished by the coop. , Larry Brandon, former vice president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, will speak at the program following the dinner. The pet and hobb’y children of the county will present several numbers. All residents of the county, are invited to attend. I ' ' ' ■ ' ' ■

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