Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 197

• LOT OF HAMMERING TO DO • *~ t; k rW MRWr M '“"■**>l j >.., : HOUSE MINOUITY LEADER Joseph Martin, Jr, of Massachusetts, permanent chairman of the Republican national convention, holds up favela he ia using in San Francisco. They will be presented to the President, vice president and GOP national committee members as convention keepsakes. (International Soundphoto)

Factory Site Purchased By Decatur C. of C.

Sixty-two Decatur businessmen dbg into their pockets last night and donated a total of SI,OOO for a down payment on the purchase of the Scheimann property which will be given to any industry which chooses ,to locate a ijiant in this community. The money was given by men who attended a public meeting called by the board of directors of the Decatur chamber of Commerce Monday night at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Purpose of the meeting was to dis-, cuss methods of bringing new industry into Decatur. The contract calls for the purchase of the property for an additional $42.50(7 within 90 days. The property is located between the Erie and Nickel Plate railroads extending west from u.a. htgbway 27. It has been pointed out as an ideal industrial site. Decision to purchase the option was made after a discussion of reasons why companies which had considered Decatur as a possible plant-site had chosen to locate In other communities. z The next step in the campaign to bring in new industry will be to raise the $42,500 among Decatur residents and businessmen. The land thus purchased will be given to any company which decides to build an industrial plant in this community. - - ....™... Main purpose pf-the gift, as was pointed out at’ Monday ' night’s meeting, will be to indicate in a concrete manner that Decatur is anxious to cooperate with any new industry and that new industry is desired by Decaturites. By unanimous consent at last night’s meeting of businessmen and other community leaders, it was voted to begin immediate steps to secure the land and to appoint an action committee to contact a company which is now considering sites for a new plant Three former presidents of the Chamber board of directors, Ronald Parrish. M.J. Pryor and Glenn Hill, were named to a committee to contact the company or any other company which might be persuaded to locate a plant in this city. Another committee was named to organize the financial drive raising the lartd purchase money. This committee includes Herman Krueckeberg, Carl Pumphrey, Fred Haugk and Clark Smith. The members of the contact committee recently made a trip to Logan, O„ to find out why that community was chosen last year by a national company for their new plant. They reported that the,, community interest evidenced by a 24-hour fund raising campaign ‘ for money to purchase the plant site seemed to be the deciding factor. Members of the Chamber of Commerce have been pushing a project to secure new industry for Decatur for several years. Men who worked on this project have pointed out that in every case of plant location, a company’s main requirement is desire on the part of the community to cooperate. It was also- pointed out last night that the industries now located in Decatur are also in favor of new industry. It is up to the people to decide it they want Decatur to grow. ... It was also emphasized that al“Tthough a particular company is now being contacted to build a plant here, the project will be carried through to other companies If thia contact'Wto to bring « plant (OontinuM on P*»» Eight)

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Dulles Suez Control Plan I Is Turned Down ’ Deadlock Looms As India Rejects Plan * . For Control Board * < By JOSEPH W. GRIGG United Press Staff Correspondent ( LONDON (UP) — India’s rov- ] ing Ambassador V. K. Krishna- i Menon today rejected the Dulles ( Hau tar. internationalizing the ■ Suez Canal and said, “WO are back where we started.” i Krishna Menon’s rejectioii of , the Western plan plunged the con- j ference into deadlock and erased < for the moment any hope of a ; compromise solution to the Suez ( crisis. * ( Secretary of State John Foster Dulles put forth his plan Monday . with a powerful plea that won the approval of most of the 22 nations present at the London Suez con- . ference. "Dulles wants to replace a 1 board which already exists ,with sn internatiohar iioarar Krishna Menon told a news conference. . "This is unacceptable to Egypt.” Views Similar To Reds Krishna Menon apparently was speaking for India, for Egypt, and for the Asian “neutrals.” His f views were believed close to those j of the Soviet Union. ( Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov was expected to address ( today’s session which may last far j into the night. But Moscow radio { already had stated his position. e Moscow radio denounced the Dulles plan as a “violation of the , sovereign rights of Egypt” and j said it would lead to an aggravation of the conflict. t Krishna Menon told a jam-pack- c ed news conference at his London hotel the “Dulles proposals have c put us back where we started — c with all the consequences.” j Prepared To Use Force r What those consequences would t be was anybody’s guess. Britain and France were prepared to use j force if necessary to keep the a Suez Canal under international ) control. But even the United a States did not know for sure if 8 they would act. Krishna Menon plumped for his v own proposals put forth at Mon- ] day’s session although they would r leave Egypt in complete control s of the canal and were thoroughly (Contimve* on Page Two) j t t, Masons Plan Picnic For Thursday Night . Members of the Decatur Mason- , 1c lodge and their families have ’ been invited to the lodge’s annual corn boil picnic scheduled for Han-na-Nuttman park Thursday night ' at fl: 30 o'clock. In the event of rain the picnic will be held in the shelter house, ® those in charge of the third annual event stated today. ." ' c INDIANA WEATHER i Fair and cool tonight Wed- t needay partly cloudy and slight- t ly warmer. Low tonight 48 < to 54. High Wednesday 75 to t 82. Sunset Z:W p.m„ sunrise i Wednesday 6:M a.m. 1

Democrats To Begin Campaign In Three Spots Capital City To Be Headquarters For All Action WASHINGTON (UP — Democrats began manning the barricades today at three main campaign headquarters in the nation's capital. Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler and his staff returned from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and began to unpack at national committee headquarters on Connecticut Ave. The first contingent of Democratic. presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson’s staff from his Chicago headquarters arrived to open his personal command headquarters diagonally across the street. And two leaders of the Volunteers for Stevenson —Barry Bingham and Mrs. Edison Dick—also arrived. The volunters’ headquarters will be a few doors down the block. Stevenson campaign Director James A. Finnegan will operate out of Stevenson headquarters. Butler will conduct his part of the campaign out of his headquarters. Butler predicted a smooth coordinated operation. He promised Saturday at Chicago that no “two headed monster” of a campaign would arise through any jurisdictional quarrels between campaign headquarters. While Democratic campaign offices opened, Stevenson went over campaign plans at bls Libertyville. 111., farm. '1 He-scheduled one campaign ad(Continued on Page Four) Jean Kable In Class Os St. Joe Graduates Miss Jean Kable, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor D. Kable. R.R. 3, Decatur, was graduated in ceremonies conducted at Central Catholic high school auditorium, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sunday afternoon. A graduate tn 1853 of Decatur Catholic high school. Miss Kable wap one of thirty-four St Joseph’s hospital school of nursing students who received her diploma and nursing pin in recognition of satisfactory completion of a three-year course of nurese’ training.

Mass Os Cool Air Drops Temperature Ideal Weather Is In Most Os Nation By UNITED PRESS The temperature fell to a chilly 44, within 12 degrees of freezing, early today as Hoosiers shivered in the third day of an August cool spell. Lafayette recorded the low mark during the early morning hours. South Bend recorded a 47, Fort Wayne 50, and Indianapolis and Evansvilte 53. !>■ rt The Indianapolis low, cool as it was, missed the all-time low for Aug. 21 by six degrees. A 47-de-gree temperature was recorded there only sixi years ago on this date. The cold night came after a cool day. At Evansville, the mercury never got above 69 Monday. It reached the low 70s elsewhere, ranging from 71 at South Bend to 74 at Lafayette. Fair skies will prevail today throughout the state and temperatures will remain cool, with highs ranging from 72 in the north and central portions to 77 in the south. Again tonight, the temperature will dip, but not as low as the last two mornings. Lows will range from 54 upstate to 60 downstate, the weather bureau said. The high temperature Wednesday will be a consistent 78 throughout the state, representing a moderate warmup. The (Continue* on Page Two) City Swimming Pool Closed Temporarily On the recommendation of the city health board, the municipal swimming will be closed during the current cool weather. Dr. Rich advised closing the pool while the temperatures are low in order to prevent excessive chilling of the children who use it Mayor Robert Cole, in announcing the temporary closing of the pool, stated that it will be reopened as soon as the weather becomes, warmer. It was emphasized that the current polio epidemic ha* no bearing on th* closing es the pool.

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G. O. P. Speakers Lash At Democrats; Ike Is Enroute To Convention

President On Way To Coast For Convention Plans Meetings With Delegates Prior To Speech WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower, flashing his famous grin, flew west today to fire up the Republican National Convention and receive its nomination for another four years in the White House. If there was atiy plan for him to take a personal hand in the selection of his 1956 running mate there was no hint of It as he and Mrs. Eisenhower boarded the Columbine 111 for the non-stop flight to San Francisco. — All indications were that the President will leave the nomination of a vice president up to the convention delegates. He was well aware that under these circumstances the No. 2 spot will go to Vice President Richard M. Nixon whom he has called "perfectly acceptable.” The Eisenhowers and their party took off from National Airport under leaden skies. There was a drizzling rain most of the morning but the weather was pronounced acceptable for flying. Mr. Elsenhower originally intended to leave for the convention Wednesday but moved his depature up for the intention of seeing and talking to the delegates before his nomination and acceptance speech Thursday. Hagerty said Mr. Eisenhower probably will begin his round of talks with delegates tonight: Before leaving the President held last-minute conferences with Dillion Anderson, his assistant on national security affairs; Deptuy Defense Secretary Reuben Robertson, and Adm. Arthur W ; Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff. — — With the depature of the first family, the White House was left in the nominal charge of the Eisenhower grandchildren — David Eisenhower 8, Barbara Anne 7, Susan 4, and Mary Jane, 8 months. Mr. Eisenhower’s comeback on weight has been so marked since his July trip to Panama that he is now back on a fairly restricted diet of between 1,800 and 2,000 calories per day. Necessity tor the diet is dictated by the medical plan to keep him fairly lean lest overweight compli(Oonttnued on Page Two) Model Plane Show To Be Held Here Air Scout Squad Will Be Sponsor A model airplane contest will be held at Gage airport on Winchester street in Decatur next Sunday afternoon. The meet is being sponsored by the Air Scout squadron 7062 of Decatur. Registration of entries will begin at 1 p.m. and, will close at 4 p.m. Competition will begin at 2 p.m. Six competitive events are being offered. Events for age groups of under 16 and over 16 in speed, stunt and free flight will receive trophies. • The following general rules will prevail: Three attempts will be allowed to make an official flight. Five minutes will be allowed for each attempt. In the speed event, entries will b-3 timed over 10 laps and the winner will be derermind by the speed closest to the estimated speed of the engine of any power. In stunt ‘••vents, the standard A.M.A. pattern and score sheets will be used Standard A.M.A. rules will be followed in tn- free light events Soft drinks will be served at the field, Also available st the field Bunday afternoon will be engine and fuel -supplies.

Tucker To Headline Fort Wayne Rally Governor Candidate To Attend Banquet - Ralph Tucker, Democratic candidate for governor, will appear in Fort Wayne as principal speaker at a Democratic dinner and rally to be held September 27, it was announced today by J. Robert McDonald. Allen County Democratic Chairman. Complete details of the meeting will be announced later. McDonald stated. Tucker, mayor of Terre Haute, won the Democratic nomination at the Democratic State Convention on June 26 over a field of six aspirants. Only three-time mayor In the history of Terre Haute, Tucker was reelected in 1955 by an over-whel-ming and unprecedented majority. Characterized as a living example of one of the axioms of our nation—you don't have to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to be a success. Tucker rose from meager cfrcumstances to become Terre Haute’s only three-time mayor. One of nine children, he lost his father by death when he was three years old and as a consequence, spent his early childhood in a orphanage. Tucker is a past president of the Indiana Muncipal League, During his tenure as League president, Writer led the group’s fij?ht to return a more equitable shaje of stat# collected taxes to the communities ' in which they were collected His leadership in .the organization gained- him wide acclaim in the state and nation and gained Jrfcn the support in the Democratic State Convention of most of the state’s 72 Democratic mayors. Tucker has said that if elected he will try to return a more equitable share of state collected taxes to cities and towns. Tucker is recognized as a leader (.Continued on Page Two) Champagne Flows At G.O.P. Reception Gov. Knight Host To Convention Guests By ALINE MOSBY (United Press Hollywood Writer) SA NFRANCISCO (UP) California Gov. Goodwin J. Knight became the host with the most Monday night. He tossed politics’ biggest party —a fabulous $120,000 affair featuring champagne, movie stars and nearly 10,000 awe—struck Republican convention guests. The white — haired governor, known as ’’Goodie” in his home state, outdid both in size and lavishness the Democratic convention soiree given by Perle Mesta, known as the hostess with the mostest. Mrs. Mesta had a mere 600 guests at her supper dance in Chicago last week. Knight staged his party in one of San Francisco’S biggest buildings — the block — large Civic Auditorium. Convention delegates, party bigwigs governors. Cabinet members, mayors and many Hollywood celebrities — in black tie with their wives showing off beautiful evening gowns—arrived in limousines. Each guest was handed a flower from tables loaded with 15,000 carnations and baby orchids. The next stop — after a walk of half a block —was the food served on four buffet tables. Guests lined up for crab newburg 4,200 crabs gave their *ll for the Republicans, tossed green salad 35 crates of lettuce and 200 quarts of french dressing;, French patrles. finger sandwiches and coffee. Three hundred cases of magnums of California champagne were on hand. But not ail saw the light ’Of the 15,000 champagne glasses. The b*r closed on the »trok» e< 10 a* orders from the gevergor *X* wanted his guests to oenceutrate o® the floor show. (Continue* on Page Two)

Complacency Is Keynote Answer By Stevenson Candidate States G.O.P. Is Smug , In Its Opinion LIBERTYVILLE. OL (VP) — Adlai E. Stevenson charged today that the keynote speech delivered by Washington Gov. Arthur LangUe at the Republican convention in San Francisco Monday was "another example of the administration’s smug, self-righteous complacency.” “I have no expectation of an honest appraisal of the dangers . abroad and the failures at home from n y official Republican spokesnian, at least (before the election.” the Democratic presidential candidate said in a statement his country home. "The Republican keynote was that ‘all is wel land God is on our side’,” Stevenson said. “It was another example of the administration’s smug, selfrighteous complacency.” La n g 1,1 e’ s keynote speech stressed peace anjti-prosperity and ! called tor tour m’ore years of a ! Republican “crusade tor a finer • Ameriqa a better world under ’ Vftbieempetent. steadfast, taUjlright t leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhow- ? er.” ’ $ ’ Stevenson said that the keynote address was not “the first time ! Governor Langlie has shamelessly confused tact and falsehood for political ends. -— “In 1950,” Stevenson said, “he 1 said I had run up a large deficit ' in Illinois. The fact is that I left the state with a large treasury balance after doubling scljool aid and other programs and without raising general revenue taxes." Stevenson’s blast at Langlie was his first attack on the Republicans since he began a rest Monday at his country home.Stevenson said he expected by Thursday to be able to announce his new staff organization. He de(Continued on Page Two)

New Toll Road Has Big 88-Hour Draw Over $30,000 Is Collected In Fees INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — The Indiana Toll Road Commission took in more thai $30,000 in fees from nearly 44,000 vehicles which traveled the newly-opened 80-mtle 'stretch of the East-West superhighway in the first 88 hours of its operation. C. E. Ruston, comptroller for the commission, released figures today showing 42,168 passenger vehicles and 1,507 commercial vehicles traveled the stretch between South Bend and the OhioIndians state line between midnight last Wednesday and 4 p.m Sunday. The tolls totaled $30,323.90, Ruston said. Commission spokesmen from director Albert J. Wedeklng on down the line, expressed themselves as pleased with the “very favorable” volume of traffic. They said it was "fetter than we had anticipated.* There was no indication of how much of the volume In the first few days after the stretch was opened was due to “sightseeing” motorists from the area who wanted to see what Indiana’s first pay-as-you-drive highway looked like. However, employes of the toll stations said there were many cars bearing out-of-state license plates.. Commission spokesmen had little to say about the commercial vehicle volume. They explained that the count Included the weekend. when trucks normally are (Continued on Pag* FIvo)

Winners Announced In Tractor Pulling 185 Tractors In Annual Preble Meet Winners of the Preble tractor pulling contest sponsored by the Preble Volunteer Fire Department last weekend at Preble have been announced. A total of 185 tractors were entered this year. Last j»sb' 164 were entered. The sponsored organization has issued expressions of, appreciation to Clarence Weber for the used of his field, to the Preble Equity Elevator for the free weighing of entries and to all other individuals and organ izatfons who assisted in making this year’s event a success. Light Weight Winners of the light weight class were Ferris Daughtery, first, a Ford tractor weighing 3,010 and pulling 6,700; Ralph Ewell, a second, a Ford weighing 4,200 and pulling 8,300; Clarence Msitta*/ third, a Ford weighing 4,200 and pulling 8.300, and Jay Fawbush, fourth, a Farmall tractor weighing 3,800 and pulling 7,500. Medium Weight Winners of the medium weight class were Jerry Bulmahn, first, an Oliver, weighing 4.510 and pulling 9,300; Richard Maddock, second, an Oliver weighing 4.510 and pulling 9j300; Floyd Schaeff, third a Ford weighing 4,540 and pulling 9.300, and Donald Barger, fourth, a Ford weighing 4;«20 and pulling 9.300, Ladies Medium Weight Winners in the ladies medium weight class were Donna Byerly, first, an Oliver weighing 4,510 and pulling 9,200; Janice Ross, second, an Allis Chalmers weighing 5,710 and pulling 12,200; Mary Jones, third, a John Deer weighing 3,420 and pulling 7,100, and Mary Worthman, fourth, an Allis Chalmers weighing 4,460 and pulling 9,200. Heavy Weight Winners in the heavy weight class were Glenn Griffiths, first, a Farmall weighing 6,410 and pulling 13,000; Karl Rhoton, second, a Farmall weighing 6,210 and pulling 13,000; Johhny Genth, third, a Farmall weighing 6,210 and pull-' ing 13,000, and Ray Lepper, fourth, a Farmall weighing 6,270 and pulling 13,000. Men's Heaviest Load Winners in the men’s heaviest load class were Wilmer Werling. first, Paul Becker’s Cockshutt weighing 8,500; John Rhoton, second, an International weighing 8,500; Gillman Young, third, a (Continue* on Page Four)

Farm Acreage Cut By Soil Bank Plan Withdrawal Totals 12 Million Acres WASHINGTON (UP) — The AgMonday more than 12,300,000 acres rioulture Department reported were taken out of production this yeai* under the administration’s new soil bank program. ._, Growers of corn, cotton, wheat, rice, peanuts and tobacco who agreed to withdraw some of their land from production will receive almost 261 million dollars from the government for cutting down their usual acreage. State committees reported that 541,081 farms were covered by the 555,098 soil bank agreements. A number of farmers signed agreements on more,than one crop. The purpose i>f the program is to cut down surpluses of the nation's basic crops after a final check on compliance, the figures may be adjusted somewhat, the department said. The government’s orignal goal was a 1956 soil bank of from 8 million to 15 million acres Corn farmers signed the most agreements—>27o,l6l — covering, 5.450,194 acres on which they could Mrs a maximum of $180,629,284. Wheat farmers signed 162. 574 agreements covering 5,654,507 acres, for a possible $44,490,882.

Martin Leads Long List Os Party Orators Platform Passes , And Group Awaits President's Plane Program of the Republican National Convention: Today:. 5:30 p.m., C.D.T. Reports by committees on credentials, permanent organization and rules and orders of business. Address by permanent chairman, Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. (Mass.) Platform Committed report. Talks by prominent Republican women directed by Miss Bertha A. Adkins, assistant to chairman of Republican Na- t tional Committee. Address by forme.* President Herbert Hoover. Wednesday, f:3O p.m. C.D.T. , Address by ex-Gov. Thomae E. Dewey of New York. Nominations and balloting for president. Nominations and balloting for vice president By RAYMOND LAHR (United Press Staff Correspondent) SAN FRANCISCO (UP) — Republicans turned todljifc to their favorite sports — lambasting Democrats. Delegated to the COP’S 1956 national convention still must go through the routine of adopting ’ their campaign platform today and renominating President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon Wednesday. But they had made up their minds in advance to do both with little If any fuss. So there was nothing much left to think about except attacking Democrats and working up a jubilant reception for “Ike." Mr. Eisenhower is due here between 7 and 7:30 p.m. CST. Only he could' pump life into the corpse of Harold E. Stassen's drive to dump Nixon and bis aides say he won't. A few hours before Mr. Eisenhower’s arrival a high administration figure told the United Press that the chief executive had returned to a physical peak which would permit him to undertake a fully active re-election campaign. “We are happy to know that there is no physical excuse for Mr. Eisenhower not doing in a campaign what he would have done prior to his September, 1955, heart attack. The only limitation on his campaign activity will be a matter of taste and preserving the dignity of the presidency,” the official said. Plug for GOP Congress It was Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. veteran House Republican, leader, who. kicked off the day’s kick Democrats activities. Martin will take his fifth tour of duty permanent chairman of a Republican National Convention after today's session gets under way at 4:30 p.m. CST. His speech for that occasion was released hours before. In it he supplied the delegates with the raw meat they have had to do without so far at this convention. He said surely not many would “want to return this nation to the leadership of the past that despoiled our heritage with the indelible stain of corruption and (Continued on Page Two) «***«• **** *■* Adams County School List Printed Today Daily Democrat readers, especially those in the rural areas wilrbe interested in a feature appearing in today’s issue. All school books to be used in, the county’s rural • schools appear as a service to school patrons. The Decatur public and parochial school lists will appear in later issues of the Daily Democrat.

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