Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1956 — Page 1

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STERNLY ANNOUNCING his withdrawal from the presidential race, Senator Estes Kefauver. (D) Tenn., is unaware of the sign in the rear, capsuling his decision. At his Washington, D. C. news conference Mr. Kefauver asked his 1956 supporters to give their “wholehearted backing” to Adlat E. Stevenson.

Kefauver Quits Race In Favor Os Stevenson Democrat Delegates Scramble to Board Adlai's Bandwagon WASHINGTON (UP) — Democratic national convention delegates scrambled today to get aboard Adlai E. Stevenson’s bandwagontf The bandwagon was given a big push by Sen. Estes KSfauver of Tennessee, who announced his own withdrawal from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and threw his support to Stevenson. Kefauver was standing in front of an “exit" sigh when he. made bis announcement at a news con-f-jrence Tuesday. He said he acted in the interest of party unity and because he would not be a part? to throwing the national convention into a deadlock, which he said was the only means of stopping a Stevenson nomination. However, Gov, Averell Harriman of New York, who already had displaced Kefauver as Stevenson’s major challenger, said he would keep on fighting. He predicted he will get a majority of the former Kefauver delegates. But Kefauver said today he expects "a great majority” of his delegates to follow his lead and support Stevenson. In a CBS television interview, Kefauver refused to be pinned down on whether he would accept the vice presidential nomination, saying he will "cross that bridge when and if I reach IL” A reporter suggested after the broadcast that Kefauver might be a logical choice for attorney general in a Stevenson cabinet—To which, Kefauver replied quickly: “1 would not give up fay senate seat for any cabinet post.” Kefauver’s decision meant that: —Stevenson, on the verge of victory 12 days before the national convention opens at Chicago, could win on the first ballot. —As of now, the Democratic contest is a two-man race between Stevenson and Harriman. A deadlock ic mos unlikely unless an alliance is formed by favorite son candidates firmly opposed to both of the chief contenders or unless the south deserts Stevenson. — Former Presidnt Truman, who is publicly neutral but is regarded as pro-Harriman, is on the spot if he wants to try to stop the .nomination of Stevenson, whom he helped nominate four years ago. i —Stevenson’s only major problem now appears to be avoiding entanglement In a party platform, fight which would drive his southern support into a neutral corner. He now can count on most of the southern delegates. At Kansas City, Mo., Mr. Tm(Centteoed sa Pare Bight) -

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Ronald Thieme Is Poultry Champion ~ Poultry Judging Winners Listed Ronald ’ffileme, son of -Mr? and Mrs. Edgar Thieme of Monroeville route two, was named grand champion winner in poultry judging at the 4-H fair now fa progress on the Monroe grounds. He is a member of the .Union Workers club and ex- - bibited hybird chickens. » Other winners in the poultry ex- ■ hlbits were: White Rocks hatched before Mar. 15 —Larry Busick, Root Roving Rangers, first; White Roeks ; hatched after Mar. 15—Lynn Lehman, Monroe Boosters, first; Marie J Lehman, Monroe Boosters, seconds Richard Hockemeyer, Root Roving Rangers, third; Alice Ann Hocke- ' meyer. Root Roving Rangers, fourth, and Charles Hartman, Mon roe Boosters, fifth. Leghorns hatched before Mar. 15 , —John Fuhrman. Root Roving Rangers, first; Joyce Busick, Roving ■ Rangers, second; Roy Fuhrman, Root Roving Rangers, third. ‘ Leghorns hatched after Mar. 15 Franz, Root Roving Rangers, first; Larry Johnson, Kirkland Future Farmers, second; Phyllis Meyer, Monroe Boosters, third; and Robert Hart mart. Monroe Boosters, fouth. New Hampshire Reds hatched after Mar. 15—Kay Singleton, Washington Happy Hustlers, first, and Kenneth Bleeke, Union Workers, second. Hybirds hatched before Mar. 15, —Ronald Thieme, Union Workers, first; John Inniger, Monroe Boosters, second, and Joyce Busick, Root Roving Rangers, third. Hybirds hatched before Mar. 15 Jeanette Fuelling, Root Roving Rangers, first, and Duane Arnold, Monroe Boosters, second. Broiler Project Kent Ringger of the French Happy Huuslßia 4-1! club won top prize in the broiler project. Kent is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ringger. Other winners in this project were Sonja Yoder, Monroe Boostters, second; Janet Fuelling, Root Roving Rangers, third; Tim Ringger, Monroe Boosters, fourth, and Paul Rich, St. Mary’s Sodbusters, fifth. Pheasant Project Top prize in the 4-'H pheasant exhibits went to Claude Striker, a member of the Monroe Boosters club. Other winners included Darrel Roe, Blue Creek Sodbusters, second; Ron Corson, Washington Variety Farmers, third, and Eddie Beer, Monroe Boosters, fourth. (Continued on Page Five) INDIANA WEATHER . Considerable cloudiness, scattered thundershowers mostly south portion tcolgnt >n north portion Thursday. Not ' much change in temperature. Lew tonight mid 60s north to near 70 south portion. High Thursday in the 80s. Sunset 7:5a Pom., eunrlee Tnuroday 5:44 a.m.

Dulles Pledges U.S. Support On Suez Crisis Stops Short Os Any Approval Os Use Os Force In Dispute LONDON (UP) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles promised American support to Britain and Franc 1 ? today for any “firm measures” they may take in the Suez Canal dispute. But he stopped short of approving the use of force. Earlier, authoritative sources said prime minister Sir Anthony Eden toll Dulles that London and Paris were ready to go ahead on their own —using force If necessary—to put the canal under international control. To implement that possibility, Britain already has alerted some of its military and naval forces for possible Mr and sea landings in the Suez- Cana] zone “as an extreme measure." Dul’or flow to London from Washington this morning at President Eisenhower's direction to present the American viewpoint. At his first meeting with Eden, Dulles was quoted by informed sources as saying that the 1 President agreed that “firm measures” would be Justified in maintaining freedom of passage through the canal. But they said Dulles stressed the use of diplomatic end economic action—moves such as the partial freeing of Egypjion assets ordered by the United States Tuesday. In any case, he said, Egypt should be dealt with fairly in any ultimate internationalization of the canal Eden was reported to have replied that Britain must reserve the right to take any action necessary, including military landings and naval action, to remove Egypt, from sole control of the canaL ’ tian Pinnae told-Dulles that,France French foreign minister Chrlsfully backs the British view when he met the secretary of State for private fallen later fa the afternoon. hi Washington, President Eisenhower told his flews conference that continued efficient use of the Suez Canal Is vital to the United States, as it is to every other country with a sea coast and mari(Contlnued on Page Eight#

President Undergoes Physical Checkup Report Eisenhower nsln Good Shape WASHINGTON (UP) — President Eisenhower underwent a physical examination this morning and his physicians reported he is in "“fine shape.” The P*esident was examined at the W’hite House by his personal physician. Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder; Cnl. Thomas W. Mattingly, heart specialist from Walter Reed army hospital; and Maj. Gen. Leonard Heaton, commanding officer at Walter Rscd who performed he ileitis opertliozi on the President June 9. Examination Included blood chemistry tests and an electrocardiograph examination to check the condition of bls heart. Snyder said that the electrocardiograph “showed no deterioration” of the President’s heart condition. Asked whether he thought the Presiden’ would be physically able to undertake en active campaign for re-e’ection Snyder told reporters: "I think he will be able to do as much as he would have without this (ileitis) attack.” Snyder said Mr-. Eisenhower’s weight shortly after his June 9 surgery dropped to 157% pounds. The President had weighed 169 pounds before he entered the hospital Prior to his heart attack last September, the President weighed 178 pounds. Snyder said he weighed about 163 pounds this morning. Newsmen questioned Snyder about a report published by syndicated columnists Joseph and Stewart Alsop today that Mr. Eisenhower had suffered from persistent mild dysentery since the operation. “He (the President) has not had a loose bowel movement since the operation and. that is unusual.’ Snyder said. Snyder said Mr. Eisenhower’s lower intestines, which were Involved fa the operation, are performing to the satisfaction of the doctors. "I think he is fa fine shape.” Snyder said in summing up the flndlngs as the morning medical exafainat’ot. - -l

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 1, 1956.

Aluminum Workers On Nationwide Strike As Current Pacts Expire

McKeon Denies Marine Death March Secret McKeon Uncertain How Panic Started On Training March PARRIS ISLAND, S. C. (UPhS.Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon, no longer a poker-faced witness, told his court-martial In trembling tones today that he would have "walked to the gallows” after learning that six men died on a death march he led. The Parris Island ex-drill instructor rounded out his personal testimony about the incident with an impassioned denial that the tragic march into a tidal creek was something secret he was trying to keep from his superiors. “I wasn’t trying to hide nothin’ - that’s the God’s honest truth,” be said. McKeon repeated that “I don’t know actually just what happened” to touch off pauic that swept through the ranks of platoon 71 the night of April 8 when the men waded into .thfrmud and salt water of Ribbon Creek. He called for the march to givg his men “something different” ip the ‘way of training after routine 1 discipline had failed, he said. He was grilled again today about taking men into the vfater who had not qualified as swimmers. but the sergeant said fervently; “I’d have never took them in if I'd thought for one minute that one of those kids would drown.” He admitted he did not reconnoiter the creek prior to the march but said it "didn’t look dangerous to me.” ’ ' Gen. Randolph McCall Pate, commandant of the marine corps, will take the stand later as a de(Continued on Page Eight) Washington Township Tax Rate Unchanged William Linn. Washington township trustee, was the first officer of a taxing unit to offer his budget for legal publication. Today is the first day and the Washington township report was on file at 8 o’clock this morning at the Daily Democrat office. The Washington township rate of 1956 to be collected in 1957 is 9 cents, same as a year ago. Release Figures On Soil Bank Payments County Farmers To Receive $36,550 t I INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Indiana farmers will receive more than 110,232,000 this year for participating in the federal government’s new soil bank program. Indiana spokesmen for the agri- , cultural conservation and stabilisation committee released figures today showing that 20,122 Hoosier , farmers signed agreements to re- j tire 231,918 acres of corn land. ( and about 1.000 other farmers agreed to retire fewer than 10,000 ( acres of wheat -land and about ( 150 acres of tobacco. ( The corn retirement payments , will average $43.69 an acre., Some of the money will go to ( farmers whose fields were flooded late in May and early in June ’ when heavy rainfall over a period of days sent streams far out of ‘ their banks at a time when the ' newly-planted corn crop was ger- 1 minating or had grown only a few inches high. 1 ; A partial list of payments by 1 counties tor participating in the 1 1956 program included: Adams, $36,550; Wells, $60,705; Allen, $199,934; Blackford, $53,- I 262; Huntington. $78,229; Jay, I $108,492; Noble, $168,745; Whit, 1 ley, $85,425; DeKalb, $109,182; < Kosciusko, $109,597. <

County 4-H Fair To End Thursday Grounds At Monroe Beehive'Ct Activity Countless hours of constructive effort on the part of Adams coung'p youth are in evidence on the 4-H fairgrounds at Monroe during 'he three-day mass exhibit of 4-H projecs now in progress. The fair opened Tuesday morning and will conclude Thursday evening. Projects ranging from handicraft, fpod and clothing to livestock, Wildlife and farming produced by hundreds of boys and girls in the 4-H clubs of the county show the result of a year’s .work in, 4-H activity. No sooner were the tents down from last year’s fair, than 4-H’ers were busy planning and working for the display which is featured this year. _ __i AT tour of the fairgrounds to visit Jhe many exhibits should relieve dubious adults‘Shout the future generation. The completed projects proudly displayed by the youngsters prove that they know how to use their time and effort constructively. It would be impossible to give a detailed description of the hundreds of individual projects displayed. A listing of the general projects on exhibit includes dairy eatle, beef cattle, hogs, sheep and ' lambs, poultry, broilers, pheasrants, rabbits, wildlife and forestry, handicraft, pet and hobby displays, electrical work, clothing, food preservation and baking. Many of the youngsters have entered more than one general project and all of them have done all of the planning and work connected with each project. A highlight of the 4-H fair is another project of youth, the entertainment festival. It features members of 4-H clubs with musical talents who presened entertainment Tuesday night and will (Continued on Pa<e Vive) Auction Faculty Are Guests Al Luncheon Retail Division Is Host To Instructors Members of the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday noon fora luncheon at the 4-H fair grounds and then toured the grohnds. Guests of the group were representatives of the Reppert school of auctioneering, including Dr. Roland Reppert, owner; Q. R. Chaffee, dean, and Clyde M. Wilson, G. L. Pettit, Homer Pollock and Ray Elliott, members of the faculty. Also a guest at the luncheon was Mayor Robert Cole. The tour of the grounds was conducted by Roy Price. Also a feature of the meeting was the visit of Wayne Pothgeb of radio and television station WKJG of Fort Wayne. Rothgeb took pictures of the group during their tour. These pictures will be shown on Rothgeb’s farms and farming program Friday at 12:15 p.m. ' The retail group is sponsoring the T.V. program to publicize winners of the various 4-H projects during the 4-H fair. Following the tour of the fairgrounds, representatives of the Chamber visited tne Reppert schoo! to extend a welcome to the student auctioneers. Robert Heller, president of the Chamber spoke a few remarks of welcome and introduced Mayor Cole, who also extended the welcome the city. Robert Tracey, chairman of the retail division, was speaker. Following the speeches a demonstration of auction selling was presented by Col. Pettit. Several of the student auctioneers also participated. Other members of the Reppert faculty include G. B. Drake, H. W. Sigrist, Walter Qarlson, Donald E. Rolf a, Wright, Q M- Jaw. Getnrfe <S. Btfaufa, W B. Sager and Gene Slagle. .< i

Ike Declares Nixon Suilable Running Male Declines To State Flatly He Prefers Nixon On Ticket WASHINGTON (UP) — President Eisenhower told a news conference today that Vice President Richard M. Nixon is perfectly acceptable to him as a 1956 running mate. The chief executive also said that Harold E. Stassen was completely within his rights as a private citizen in backing someone ather than Nixo'a. Mr. Eisenhower declined to state flatly that he wants Nixon, he said he would not presume to dictate to the Republican nominating conventiin. The President talked to a crowd of 311 reporters at his first session with them since June 6. He made these other points of news: 1. He believes that he will be able to serve out another four years in office if re-elected. He said that, physically he has improved every day since his June 9 ileitis operation. 2. He said the Suez Canal crisis poeedrV great isiub to every nation with a sea coast. He said the United States must be sure that the rights of the world are not abused. ’ 3. He said he thought Stassen, his special assistant for disarma inent matters, had done a very splendid job in -his official role. On the basis of his information today, be expected Stassen to rejoin the oftfaiAl family after his , leave of absence for politicking ends Aug. 27. -- - , (CoannuM on FW« Mgbt) Pet Parade Blanks In Today's Issue Entry blanks for the annual pet parade scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 9:30 a.m in Decatur appear in today’s issue of the Decatur Daily Democrat. Any youngster who plans to enter his cr her pet in the parade is asked to cut out the entry blank which must be filled in and brought to the jail pn the morning of the parade French 4-H Clubs Take Parade Honor Top Entertainment Winners Are Named The French township 4-H clubs took first place fa the judging of entries in Tueada) night’s 4-H parade wh'ch highlighted the opening day of tfie Three ; day 4-H fair at Monroe. Other prize winning floats in the grand parade were entered by Monroe Hardy Workers, second; Washington Happy Hustlers, third, Preble Petjpv Pals and Monmouth “Merry Maids fourth, and Wabash Cloverblossom and Hertford Happy-Go- , Luckv, fifth. Also r feature of list night at the fair was the annual entertain- , inept festival which, included ama- ] teur talent from all over Adams , county. ( Prizes in the musical- portion of , the festival went to John Sprunger, j Monroe, first; Cynthia and Allen Lehman. Washington, second; Pol- , ly Bonifas, third; Margie Nuss- , baum, Monroe, fourth, and Rita , Carr and Cynthia Moser, , PreSle, , fifth. In ,tbg non-mnsical competition , of the entertainment festival prizes , were won by the Bobo community , -organiza'ion, first: Mrs. Harrison ; Miller, second, and Gail Egly, third. ; The second portion of the enter- ( tafamen* festival will be presented | tonight a* the fairgrounds beginning at 1:10 o’elock. Other 4-H club , acts will be featured.

Decatur Tax Levy . Likely Unchanged Councilmen Spend Hours Over Budget Members of the city council came out late Tuesday night from their continued executive session with every indication -pointing to the same city tax rate as a year ago, $1.39 on each hundred dolJars. The total proposed budget of $256,351.25 is about $5,600 more than the total budget of a year ago, but officials believe that increased reveoyn and the rise in the city’s appraised valuation will make it possible to hold the same rate. The recreation department rate was increased from 5 cents to ■'7 cents and the civil city general rate was cut 1 cent. A decrease was made in the office of city engineer with the abolition of a building inspector. These duties have been delegated to other department heads. There was a slight increase in the street department, to provide for payment of purchases and a decrease in the park department The police department got an increase for miscellaneous expensea such-gs oil, gasoline and materials. City attorney John DeVoss, clerk-treasurer Mirriam Hall and Mayor Robert Cole were busy fa day compiling the totals and preparing the proposed budget for legal publication, which must be prior to August 11. ’ “The council spent many hours on the budget and emerged with a rate which was a major part of their campaign pledge a year ago, holding the rate to a minimum,” Mayor Cole said. He also congratulated each member of the council for the fine cooperation which they demonstrated. Air Explorers Offer full Advancements Registration Qpen Now For Squadron The DecEtur Air Explorers, sponsored by the B. F. O. Elks lodge, now have machinery working to offer full advancement opportunities in all phases of Explorer scouting. This includes Star, Life and Eagle ranks in basic scouting, and bronze gold and silver awards in the Explorer program. Dr. Melvin Weisman, scoutmaster for the Explorers, announced today that Bernard Hain has accepted the position as assistant advisor and will be in full charge of the advancement program and will also conduct outdoor activities. Under the nefw r program, the following advancements will. be awarded at the next court of honor. to be held in September: Steye Edwards, mechanics, navigation and aviation ratings, apprentice Explorer, merit badges for public health, soil and water conservation: marksmanship, camping and safety: Jim Burk, apprentice Explores mechanics rating, Life Scout, merit badges for public health, dog care, soil and water conservation, camping and safety, lifesaving; Mike Durkin, apprentice Explorer, aviation rating, merit badge for fingerprinting; John Krueckeberg, apprentice Explorer, surveying, safety, aviatidtn, weather and first aid merit badges; Ronnie Highland, apprentice Explorer, merit badge, for scholarship; Stan Alger, merit badges for horsemanship and camping; Dave Sheets, apprentice Explorer; Larry Strickler, mechanics rating; Nick Conrad mechanics rating. The board of review, at a recent meeting, approved, the following: Steve Edwards; bronze hward; Mike Durkin, mechanics rating and bronze award; Charles Krueckeberg, first class; Bill Smith, mechanics rating; Ron Highland, Star BCOUt. . Also st this meeting, George Alton, exa’ted ruler of the Elks lodge, (Centinued on Page Five) '

Production Os Vital Defense , Metal Slashed I 1 HaltsTrmhiction ■ Os 50 Percent Os Needed Aluminum t PITTSBURGH (UP)—The Unlt--1 ed Steelworkers today called more ’ than 28.0A0 members off their jobs ■ at facilities oT the nation’s two 1 largest aluminum producers in a 1 strik® that paralysed production of ' 50 per cent of the defense-vital metal. The strike began at midnight when current contracts expired and negotiation!! bogged down in New York It closed 21 plants across the nation operated by the Alumin- ’ um Company of America and the Reynolds Metals Co. Rut the Aluminum Workers Union, bargaining here for some 15,000 workers at nine ALCOA plants, agreed to postpone its threatened .walkout. .. The AWU called a 24-hour strike trace after an all-night bargaining session and Re members stayed ofr" the job. The union also agreed to a “day-by-day” delay with Reynolds. The USW, which has a tradition al "no contract, no work" policy, ' already Was involved in a billidn- ' dollar strike againrt the basic steel industry. But this strike, now in Re B?nd day, was on the verge of settlement Today’s walkout was ■ major sWke in the aluminum industry in seven years and the see- ’ ond since the end of World War 11. ! Federal mediators entered the 1 picture at »he 11th hour In an effort to head oft the walkout which threatens to put a crimp in the nation's defense program. Negotiators for the USW and the aluminum companies bargained past the midnight hour on a naw contract for the 28,000 USW members employed at Alcoa and Reynolds plants in 13 states. They were scheduled to meet again today in an effort to halt the walkout before its effects were felt throughout the industry. Most aluminum consuming companies were believed to have sufficient Inventories to enable them to weather a short strike. When negotiations broke up around 1:30 a.m. today, top union officials s*.’d the companies had failed to come up with an acceptable offer. N. A. Zenaricfr, chief USW negotiator in the Alcoa talks, said (Continued on Page. Five) Mobile X-Ray Unit In County This Week In Decatur Today, Friday Afternoon As a joint venture of the state board of health and the Adams county tuberculosis association, ~a TB X-ray unit has been set up in Decatur. The unit has established quarters at the north side of the courthouse and will be there from 1 to 5 p.m. today. Tonight the unit will be at the 4-H fair at Monroe from 7 until 9 o’clock. Thursday's schedule is again at the 4-H fair in Monroe with hours from Ito 5 p.m. and from 6 until 9 p.m. The unit will rpturn to the Decatur downtown area Friday, with hours from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the north side of the court house. It was pointed out that the project is paid for by funds raised by the sale of Christmas seals, and there is no charge to any individual. Removal of clothing is unecessary, but metal combs, pens, etc must be removed. 'Mrs. W. Guy Brown, who has arranged for the clinic, stated that thb, board of health furnished the unty but the local association pays soi 7 the reading of the x-rays.

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