Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 183, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 183.

ON THE BRINK OF BIG TRIAL ;■ ARROW POINTS to tour of the eight men held in the brink’s robbery, strolling in Charles Stret jail yard, Boston, while awaiting opening of their case. From left: Joseph •McGinnis, Henry Baker, Anthony Pino, James Faherty.

Sgt. McKeon Awaits Final Xourt Ruling Defense Attorney . Argues For Light Sentence To McKeon PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (UP)— S-Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon awaited today the decision of a seven- - court of battle-tested veterans as to whether he is a good ( enough marine to be kept in the » Corps. The court found hitn guilty Friday night of two of the five sounts against him and innocent of the oiher three for the drowning of six recruits during the April Bth "death march.’ It convenes today to hearj.rguments of the defense counsel that sentenqg should be light. Then it goes back into closed sesion and returns with a single sentence. As to that sentence, chief defense counsel Emile Zola Berman said: “I’m not appealing anything if this boy is kept in the corps. He’s a good marine." McKeon could get a maximum sentence of three years in prison at hard labor, reduction Tn rank to private, dishonorbale discharge after the confinement and forfeiture of all pay and allowances. He was convicted of drinking in violation of regulations. Two of the sergeants who drank vodka with him that tragic day have been convicted and sentenced to a rank reduction of one stripe. In the other guilty finding, the court reduced the charge of manslaughter to negligent homicide.. This meant that the court thought _ he caused the deaths by simple negligence, without exercise of due care, rather than by culpable negligence. But nobody around this famed marine recruit training depot thought he would get anything like the maximum. Indeed, there will be long faces among the noncommissioned officers if he does not get off extremely lightly. It was nearly seven hours after the general court got the case Friday that it returned to the moist heat of the courtroom from the air-conditioned general’s conferjence room where it deliberated. The law officer, Navy Capt. Irving N. Klein, directed “the counsel for the accused and the accused rise.” It was 7:25 p. m. EDT. The tali, bony defendant and the thin, hawk-nosed attorney walked to a point directly in front of the court box. They stood facing the president. Marine Col. Edward L. Hutchinson — McKeon the marine, at attention; Berman, the veteran of 30 years of court battles, squinting his eyes at the court. “S-Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon, it is my duty as president of this court to inform you that the court in closed session and upon secret ■written ballot . . . ’’Hutchinson began, reading the time-honored language suggested in the manual for “findings” of a court martial In the back of the spectators" seats McKeon's wife Betty, who is expecting her third child within two weeks, opened her mouth * (Continued on Page Five) NOON EDITION

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More Budgets Filed With County Auditor Five More Budgets Filed With Kitson Several additional budget proposals have been filed with the office of county auditor Frank Kitson. The deadline for filing 1957 budget requests is Aug. 8. The request of the circuit court submitted by Judge Myles F. Parrish seeks a total of $15,940, a- decrease of S4OO from the amount requested and granted last year. The court budget includes $13,900 for salaries and compensations. $490 for operating expenses, $350 for current charges, SI,OOO for furniture and S2OO for law books County Recorder A total budget of $7,507 has been submitted by Mabel Striker, county recorded. This is a considerable decrease from the previous year, when $13,735 was requested and $9,860 was granted. Last year's budget included appropriation of money for the photostat machine. Another factor in the decrease is the per diem request which is affecting air county officials with per diem compensation this year. The current per diem rates extend only to Mar. 1 and budget requests can include per diem appropriations only up to that date. The recorder’s budget includes $5,952 in salaries. SIBO in communication and transportation, SSOO in repairs, SBSO in office supplies and $25 in other expenses. County Health Office The budget submitted by county health officer Dr. Harold Zwick seeks $1,274, the identical amount requested and granted in the previous budget session. Included in this budget are $1,204 in salaries, S2OO in communication and plies. County Coroner An increase is noted in the county coroner’s budget submitted byHarmon M. Gillig. This year the office seeks $2,075. Last year’s request and amount approved was $1,445. The increase is in salaries, where $1,925 is requested. The budget also includes S3OO for operating expenses. « The budget of the Washington township assessor seeks $4,610, the same as last year. This includes $4,400 in salaries and $2lO in operating expenses. 1,024 Persons Used Mobile X-Ray Unit Mrs. W. Guy Brown announced that 1,024 persons used the X-ray facilities that were provided jointly by the state board of health and the Adams county tuberculosis society. The unit was set up at the 4-H fair grounds, on Madison street in Decatur, and at Berne. Five Persons Dead In Head-on Crash FLANDREAU, S.D. (UP) — Five persons were killed and a sixth, the lone survivor, was not expected to live after a flaming head-on auto crash near here Friday night. The dead were Lawrence Johnson, 61, his son Lyle, 3-8, and three children Judy Schrier, 3, Laura Bchreier, 18, months, and Elaine Bisson, 18. In critical ” condition was the father of two younger girls' Harold Schrier, 25.

Dulles Voices Confidence On Crisis In Suez Sees Acceptance Os International Pact Over Suez Seizure WASHINGTON (UP) — Secretary of state John Foster Dulles tcld the nation Friday night that Egypt’s “vengeful” seizure of the Suez Canal can not go unchallenged. But Dulles predicted moral rather than military force would c -ing Egypt to accept an interi utional settlement. The secretary addressed a na I ionwide television-radio hookup from the White House with President Eisenhower sitting by his aide. The secretary arrived only a few, hours earlier frunf the Big Three power talks in London. He predicted the Big Three w‘ll succeed in settling the Suez crisis in a manner acceptable to Egypt on one hand and Britain and France on the other. Posing the crucial question — what happens if the conference fails? —Dulles said: “We do not assume that the conference will fail. We assume that the conferemce will not fall, hut will succeed. “I believe that by the conference method we shall ftivoke moral forces which are hound to prevail.” He declared .the United States hi;s made “no commitments of any kind” as to future action should the conference fail. Both France and Britain have threatened to resort to force to keep the canal open for their shipping. Egypt already has rejected the B‘g Three London declaration condemning seizure of the eanul. But the Egyptian government today called in the U. S. and Soviet ambassadors at Cairo presumably to discuss the invitation .to the proposed conference. Mr. Eisenhower, facing “>’ve“ television cameras for the first •irns since his intestinal operation bine 9, Introduced Dulles. After Dulles finished speaking, Mr. Eisenhower warmly prased him for carrying out his role in the Suez crisis “in accordance with the principles which ha 'e always icfivated you,” The President said “alt of u.i were vastly disturbed” when Egyptian President Gamal Abeel Nasser seized the vital waterway ■inking the Mediterranean and Led seas. Dulles took a middle road cf firmness combined with moderation in his 15-minute adl’-ess. Not otice did he hint at or threaten the possible vise of military might .t. force Nasser to give in on the Suez issue, •

George Helm Heads City School Board Decatur School Tax Levy Is Unchanged George Helm was elected president of the Decatur school board at the reorganization meeting Friday night at Decatur high school, Dr. James Burk was elected secretary, and Everett Hutker was named treasurer. Helm succeeded Hutker as president. The board and Supt. W. Guy Brown announced jointly that the school tax levy for 1957 would remain the same as 1956. Expenditures will be larger. Brown pointed out, but income at the same rate also will be larger. The fact that the city’s appraised valuation has increased was taken into consideration in setting the levy at $2.69. Delinquent tax funds also helped hold the levy at the same rate. Following is a breakdown of the 1956 levy which was adopted for 1957 also: Special, 69 cents:" tuition, 98 cents; bond, 24 cents: recreation, 3 cents; cumulative building fund, 75 cents. Total amounts to 12.69. Supt. Brown also stated today that he would be ready in a tew days to announce the complete teaching staff for the public school system. It is understood there have been several resignations which resulted in the necessity of securing new instructors; He said the entire (personnel would be completed some' timfe next week. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer today. Fair and continued warm tonight and Sunday. Low to night7o-75. High Sunday 91-97. Outlook for Monday: Partly cloudy and continued warm.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, August 4, 1956.

Costliest Steel Strike

Virtually Ended When Major Producers Sign

Military Bill For Building Signed By Ike includes Projects To Speed Work On Ballistics Missiles

WASHINGTON (UP) — President Eisenhower has signed the $2.1 billion military construction bill including projects to speed development of long-range ballistic missiles and an atomic-power-ed airplane. 1 The “second chance” bill replaces a measure previously vetoed by Mr. Eisenhower on grounds that congress exceeded Its constitutional limits in requiring congressional clearance for some missile and housing programs. In Mr. Eisenhower's action Friday, he took no note of the fact that the new bill imposed some strings on the huge program. The measure provides that no m?l---ury housing-project can be started until 180 days after,the nouse and i senate armed services committees are notified unless the give the defense depaitment a goahead qponer. The President also signed bills that would: 4 -Provide for the burial cf An unknown soldier of the Korean War alongside his comrades of World Wars I and II in Arlington National Cemetery. —lncrease from $1.5 bilion to $3 Billion the amount available for trading surplus U. S. farm P'o ducts for foreign currencies. The money will go to the Commod’ty Credit Corp, to pay for the surplus crops. —Extend U. S. participation in the international wheat agreen ent until July 31. 1959. The 1956 agreement provides for sale of 132 million bushel of U.S. wheat to foreign users this year for from ♦1.50 to $2 a bushel. —Authorize creation of a national library of medicine to take ever the medical library of the armed forces, considered one of the greatest medical libraries in the world. The law puts the new library under jurisdiction of the rurgeon general of the U.S. Public Healfh Services and creates •in advisory board of regents —Authorize the Federal Maritime Administration to construct a prototype merchant ship suitable for fast mass production in (Continued on Page Five)

Ray Smith Begins 42nd Year As Rural Carrier

Thursday was a very ordinary day to most of the employees of the Decatur post office, but to Ray Smith, 66, it meant a little more than that, for Ray began his 42nd year as a rural mail carrier. His present route, which is route 4, consists of stopping at 296 mail boxes, which serve 309 families, with a total of 1.242 people. He travels 65.54 miles on each day's route, with only 19.5 miles of it paved- He qjsojserves patrons on Shirmeyer, Spencer and Reiter streets, and Nuttman avenue from 13th street to the city limits, and on Monroe street extended to Harry Heuer’s. When Ray started his route August 2, 1915, he delivered the mail via a bicycle. His route then consisted of 26% miles in Union township, half of which was dirt road. He used his bicycle all that summer and fall, and by winter he had a horse “drawn mail wagon. He states that at that time, he was paid just SIOO a-month regardless of the length of the route, and with no equipment allowance. With a smile of fond recollection, he mentioned that with this aount he had to feed two horses, a wife, and a baby! ; Clyde Rice was the first carrier to have a car. on the route. This be purchased in 1916. In IJ>lB, Ray

Burney Appointed Surgeon General | To Succeed Scheele As Surgeon General | WASHINGTON (UP) — Presiflent Eisenhower late Friday named Dr. Leroy E. Burney, former Indiana state health commissioner, to Succeed fellow Hoosier Dr. Leonard A. Scheele as surgeon general of the public health service. The recess appointment is subject to senate confirmation. Burney. 50, is a communicable disease specialist. He launched his public health Service career in 1932 but was “loaned” to Indiana in 1945 to head its health department. He became assistant surgeon general in 1954.

During his career Burney operated the first mobil unit for treatment of venereal disease in the country in the late 19305. During World War I he was sent to the Mediterranean area to investigate •communicable disease problems. Married and the father of two children, he was born in Burney, Ind., a town named after his grandfather, a physician. He was educated at Butler and Indiana Universities, later received a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University. The public health service is a “branch of the health, education and welfare department. Its eiany functions include direction of the safety program lor the Salk polio vaccine. HEW secretary Marion B. Folsom said the new surgeon general is "eminently qualified" for the post. “He is an excellent administrator and an able public servant,” he said. Scheele, who guided the polio vaccine program since its beginning last year, resigned July 31 to become a consultant to a pharmaceutical firm. One of his last acts was to recommend dropping federal controls on distribution of the vaccine. Under Burney, however, the agency will continue federal inspection of the vaccine and assist the manufacturers In seeing that supplies reach all areas in the country. Burney, who now lives in Alexandria. Va., is a founder of the American board of preventive medicine. He also is a fellow in the American public health association, member of the college of physicians and American medical association.

bought a Model T Ford, equipped with a coal burning stove, and.thus began his route on that long cold winter. Once during that winter, snow drifts were so • high they covered the highest fence posts. Ray states that it was impossible to deliver the mail by car for at ■least four weeks, so during this time, in keeping with the postman’s motto, he manned a hand sled, -and' slowly trudged over "half of his 27mile route every day, with the other half getting their mail on the next day. One of the most humorous, yet antagonizing events of his mail delivery, occurred that same year during a somewhat milder snow storm. Ray recalls that a farmer had called him, asking to bring him some tobacco. Using his Model T, some tobacco. Using his model T, he made it to the store, just made it to the driveway of the farm house and got stuck. He delivered his package to the farmer, who opened the door, took the package, thanked him, reminded him how cold it was, commented on his car being stuck, and closed the door! Somehow. Ray managed to showel himself out, bu’ even this incident didn't halt Ray’s kindnesses to his patrons. While on duty be has ehanged numerous tires, acted as a veteri(Continued on Pago .Five)

Reds Praise Egypt Seizure Os Suez Canal Britain And France Continue Plans For Possible Action

LONDON (UP) — Communists around the world hailed Egypt's seizure of the Suez Cannal today, and denounced Western opposition to the arbitrary action as "sabrerattling” or “crude interference in Arab affairs.” Red reaction from Londan, Paris, Moscow and Peiping was uniformly hostile to Western efforts to assure the continued freedom of the vital waterway. The Times of London, echoing the line taken earlier this week by French letist newspapers, accused the United States of “hamhandedness" in its attitude toward the situation. Britain and France continued their preparations for possible military action to enforce Western plans ■ for internationalization of ttto canal, despite U.S. insistence on a peaceful solution. On Cyprus, sources reported that an estimated 10,600 British troops would arrive within the next 10 days as part of the military build-up in the canal "crisis. Troopships and aircraft carries are bringing the troops, the sources said. Several warphips including two carriers, were taken £ut of the -reserve fleet in the (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, for sea service. Several tank landing craft also were reported being readied for action. The tabloid Dally Sketch reported today that Adm. Eari Mount-. batten, now chief of Britain’s naval staff, may be transferred to the Mediterranean to command Britain’s growing forces. The report could not be confirmed. Secretary of state John-Foster Dulles said in a radio-television speech in Washington Friday night that Egypt’s “vengeful” seizure of (Continued on Page Three)

Game Warden Posts Under Merit System Executive Order Issued By Craig INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Governor Craig, in his “last pre election promise to be carried out,” today took Indiana game warden jobs out of politics. His executive order, affecting 110 conservation officers, places their jobs under a merit system. „„ The order means employes in the enforcement division of the state conservation department will come under the state personnel board. The jobs are now a bipartisan patronage plum. Craig said the move was one of the promises he made Wore Trts election in 1952 and “as far as I know the last to be carried out.” Conservation officers now are divided about evenly between Democrats and Republicans, said Craig. The enforcement division’s 99 officers, five sergeants and six lieutenants are? paid from $260 to $360 a month with either cars or car allowances furnished. The governor explained he tried to place conservation officers under a merit system by legislative action but he was defeated. His order accomplishes the same thing} except the next governor can reverse the order, said Craig. However, the order does not affect Kenneth Marlin, enforcement division director. -■ Purpose of the order is to get officers who can educate the public on' Conservation as well as enforce lews. “What we’re trying to do . . . is to get away from the gun-totin’ game warden,” said Craig.

Trade Restrictions Are Eased On Egypt United States Eases Trade Restrictions WASHINGTON (UP) —The United States Friday eased trade restrictions it clamped on Egypt last Tuesday after Egypt seized the Suez Canal. At the same time, Rep. Emanuol Celler (D-NY) demanded that this country immediately cut off all U. S. aid to Egypt. Foreign air chief John B. Hollister has said he has no plans to halt U. S. aid to Egypt unless ordered to do so by the state department. * The new trade order Issued by the treasury revealed that the original “freeze” on assets of the Egyptian government and the Suez Canal Co. went further than at first announced. The treasury's original announcement mentioned only that Egyptian government assets in the United States could not be spent or removed by either Egypt or the canal company without specific permission. It was disclosed in easing the Order that the original restriction also banned trade between U. S. individuals and companies and the Egyptian government unless the transactions were licensed by the treasury. Trade between private individuals in th« two countries was not affected. Under the new order, the licensing requirement has been removed. It also directs U.S. merchant marine commanders using the canal to pay tolls to the Egyptian government,-but to accompany the payments with a written statement that they were (Oonunueo oo rar* Mx)

Chicago Continues ; Drive Against Polio Polio Incidence Is Now Over 500 Mark t CHICAGO (UP) — Board of ■ health inspectors today opened a weekend drive to close down itinerant food and Ice cream peddlers with unsanitary facilities on Chi-polio-stricken West Side. Mayor Richard J. Daley warned that vendors who did not maintain proper sanitary standards would be put out of business. More than 50 sellers of exposed food products already have been shut down. The move was another step In the city's combat against a mounting tide of polio cases which has become the worst In the nation and eclipsed Chicago's previous record year in 1952. The latest report of new cases pushed the total over the 500 mark to 516 for the year. Doctors hurried to administer booster shots of Salk polio vaccine to children under 19 and pregnant women before arrival of the polio season peak in little more than one week. Inoculation units on wheels moved into four West Side neighborhoods showing highest incidence of the disease Friday. The mobile units were preceded by loudspeaker trucks broadcasting appeals to parents to bring out their children for shots. The West Side pockets are marked by crumbling slum buildings and indifference on the part of parents toward attempts by health officials to prevent an epidemic. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president of the board of health, emphasized the present polio situation was still classed as an “emergency” rather than an epidemic. A disease generally must reach 35 cases per 100.000 population before it is considered of epidemic proportions. Chicago’s population is more than four million persons. The polio outbreak in Chicago nevertheless remained the most serious in the nation. The number of cases was increasing much faster than during the city’s previous record year in 1952 when 122 cases had been reported by Aug. 3.

End Os Strike Signaled Friday By U. S. Steel

Unprecedented Pact For Three Years Is Initialed By Firms NEW YORK (UP) — The costliest steel strike in history virtually ended today with major producers joining the giant U. S. Steel Corp, in signing an unprecedented threeyear contract with the United Steelworkers union. ‘ U. S. Steel signaled the end of the 34-day $2 billion walkout Friday night when it accepted the 76page contract agreement. Republic Steel Corp., the No. 3 producer, quickly followed suit. Agreement with tenth • ranking Wheeling Steel Corp, was reached shortly after midnight. Jones and Laughlin, fourth ranking in pro- • duction, signed after delays in obtaining agreement copies. Bethlehem Steel Corp. No. 2 producer, meets with the Steelworkers today over a local contract issue. Neither Bethlehem nor the industry .was sure of agreement today. Great Lakes, Armco, Colqrado Fuel and Iron and Allegheny Ludlum expected to sign today. Inland Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube and other holdouts may sign today. Local issues are again involved. ————— — Pittsburgh Steel signed early Friday. Crucible, the first major producer to reach agreement, initialed the contract Thursday night. John A. Stephens, U. S. Steel vice president and chief industry negotiator, initialed his company’s agreement with David J. McDonald, Steelworkers president, to the jubilan cheers of 200 union members present. Stephens and McDonald both voiced the hope that there will never again be a need for another steel strike. McDonald introduced Stephens at the union’s Hotel Roosevelt headquarters as “the greatest negotiator in the world.” The steelworkers gave Stephens an ovation. ' Then an ovation for McDonald. Stephens told the boisterous union members: "The strike notwithstanding, the final settlement of the 1956 steel wage negotiations was accomplished with mutual respect prevailing between U. S. Steel and the United Steelworkers. We regard this as the basis of better and better labor managment relations in the years ahead.” Stephens said the most Important aspect of the contract is that it guarantees three years of labor peace and “an opportunity to achieve progress and prosperity beyond the heights already obtained.” The smiling, handshaking, backslapping steelworkers present felt to the man it was “a damn good contract.” The union refused to disclose why Bethlehem, Youngstown and Inland have so far rejected contracts similar to the pact agreed to by U. S. Steel. Local issues, in all three case.s were believed to be the bottleneck. The new contracts will give the (Continued on Page Six)

Hours Are Changed At Swimming Pool , Hours at the municipal swimming pool have been changed, it was announced today by Hubert Zerkel. Jr., supervisor of the pool. New hours are as follows: Monday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p,m. * The same hours will be maintained throughout the week-ends,. Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m- and Sunday from 2 p.mato 5 p.m. Zerkel stated that if the weather becomes extremely hot again the ° : timfe will be extended one-half hour. He also announced that* the pool will be open for the last time on Labor Day. , ' 1

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