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The Salem Evangelical United Brethren church, better known as the Magley church, located at Magley on Decatur route 1, will start next Sunday a week of observance of the 100th year of that church. Sunday, August 26, will be designated as Centennial Sunday. The congregation was organized at Magley in June of 1856. Charter members included Friederich Buller, Wilhelm Hilgeman. Eberhard’ Fruechte, Wilhelm Beineke, Ernest Sellmeier, Christian Scherry, Jacob Borne, Heinrich Scherry, Adam Mueller. Wilhelm Lammert, Peter Mueller, Friederich Kruetzman, Wilhelm Schorerlike and Heinrich Hilegman. The first minister was Peter Vitz and the first Church was a it was dedicated in January of frame structure 30 feet by 40 feet. 1858. The present Church was dedicated July 30, 1893 and at present the membership is 222 confirmed and 95 unconfirmed. Recently the interior of the building was completely remodelled with a divided chancel and center communion table. A new Baldwin electronic organ was installed and other improvements including new lighting fixtures, altar cross, -candle holders and vas'es. The sanctuary and basement also were redecorated. The improvements were rededicated Sunday evening July 22 of this year. Committees in charge included: Decorating and improvements: Franklin Fruechte, chairman, Mil-

Tomato’Plants Operating On Full Schedule

Canning operations got underway Wednesday at two local canning companies, the Decatur Canning company owned by Mrs. Mabel Schmitt and the Preble Canning company owned by Mrs. Mildrea Foley. Both companies will be in operation from six to eight weeks, depending on the size of the tomato crop, and will provide seasonal employment for up to 500 local people. Charles Cooper, manager of the Preble company and Clint Throne, the Decatur company’s manager, both indicated that more and more people will be hired during the next two or three weeks. Both stated that any local person, who might wish employment may contact them at the company offices. Women are especially needed at both plants. The canning operations are about two weeks late in starting this year. Cool nights in this area have slowed the ripening of tomatoes but canning company officials indicated that the crop still looks good. According to the Indiana Employment Security Division, ,the canning operations of the state are also facing a shortage of tomato pickers in several areas. A total of 5,700 migrant workers, including 2.845 Texas Mexicans, helped with

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ton Girod, Mrs. Walter Kruetzman, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peters, Freeman Stepler and Mrs. Glen Girod. Centennial -Program: Lewis Worthman, chairman, Mrs. Milton Kruetzman, Mrs. Walter Egley. Walter Peck. Walter Hildebrand, Evelyn Beineke and Harold Strahm. Souvenir Book: Loren Kruetzman, chairman, Mrs. Harry Beavers. Mrs. John Borne, Mrs. Calvin Worthman, Ed Kolter and Mrs. Russell Moser. Publicity: Robert Kolter, chairman. Carl Snyder and David Beery. Present pastor at the Church is Rev. Herman Settlage, born near St Marys, O. March 29, 1900. Rev. Settlage was baptized and confirmed in First Reformed Church at New Knoxville, O. He graduated from Mission Houge Seminary and wag ordained in 1923. He had assignments in Ohio and Tennessee before coming to Magley Church. He has been at the Adams county Church since September 1, 1951. He was married in 1923 to Florence Hamrnes of Sheboyagan, Wis. The Settlage family consists of three children; Paul, Wilmington, Del., Rachel Settlage. Cincinnati, O. and Faith Ann home. The Salem Church has sent 12 men to the ministry. Three of these are deceased and two are retired. The other seven are active in the ministry. A week’s program has been arranged to celebrate the hundred (Continued on Paga Two)

the Hoosier crops during the past week. Many of these workers are in Adams county now assisting in the harvesting of the local tomato crop. Both of the local canning companies report that the peak will probably be reached in about two weeks depending on the weather. Some of the local crop suffered water damage earlier but it is not expected that the crop will be much below previous years. Mrs. Schmitt of the Decatur Canning company stated that her plant processes an average of 2,000 to 2,200 tons of tomatoes each year. Ninety percent of these tomatoes are processed here. She stated that the top number of employes at the peak of the season is about 150. She added that the company is still short of that number and is seeking additional help for the next fe®_jßsaks. According to Charles Cooper, manager of the Preble company, 135 to 150 thousand cases of tomatoes come out of the company in an average year when 3,200 to 3,500 tons of tomatoes are processed. The company contracts with about 350 acres owned by .local farmers. The company employs about 300 persons at the peak of the season and also needs additional workers for the six to eight week period.

Crisis Appears Near In Suez Canal Problem Dulles Plan Is Still Sought By Western Powers LONDON (UP) — The Suez Canal situation deteriorated suddenly today, and the British cabinet met in emergency session to discuss the deepaping crisis. A crack British,,regiment moved out of its barracks to a destlhation described oply as “sbmewhere in the Mediterranean” and Moslem leaders in Cairo prepared to ask the Arab world 1 to take up The Western Big Three foreign ministers also met today to find Home means of presenting the Dulles plan.for Internationalizing the Suez Canal zone to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser despite Sovite and Indian delaying tactics. In Cairo the government newspaper Al Gomhouria said official sources "categorically denied” that Egypt would agree to negotiate on the Dulles plan. Other newspapers heaped abuse on the plan as a “ snake inside a bouquet o f flowers.” In Paris the Egyptian embassy announced that Saudi Arabia had warned the United States that’ millions of dollars of U. S. oil installations would "go up in smoke” if the West tries to impose Its Suez decision on Egypt by force. Threaten to Delay Ships Both the British cabinet and the Western foreign ministers were reported studying an Egyptian threat to hold up French and British shipping in the Suez Canal. The British Foreign Office spokesman said the government had received cabled reports of the Egyptian threat to delay British (Continued on Page Eight/ 17th Polio Case Is Reported Here Robert Railing, 33, Is Latest Victim Robert Railing, 33, of 803 Dierkes street, an employe of the Citizen’s Telephone company, is reported in poor condition at the Fort Wayne Lutheran hospital suffering a severe attack of spinal polio. It is reported that he has paralysis in both legs and signs of paralysis in his respiratory system. He was taken to the Fort Wayne hospital Tuesday morning. He is the 17th polio victim of the Decatur area this year. He had one polio vaccine shot just prior to his illness but not soon enough to have any effect. His three-year-old son, pital suffering a mild-attack of the John, is a patient at the same hosdisease. The boy’s condition is reported good. Three more persons in the area were taken to Fort Wayne hospitals Wednesday with polio symptoms, it was reported. Diagnoses on these persons have not yet been definitely determined. As the polio total in this area rises, local physicians report a steadily heavy demand for the polio vaccination shots. All persons of the county between the ages of six months and 40 years are being urged to take the shots. The campaign for county-wide vaccination is being conducted as a major effort to stop the polio incidence here. Through the cooperation of the local chapter of the national polio foundation, the local medical society, health officers, Boy Scouts and 4-H club members every home of the county has been contacted with information on the need and value of the polio vaccine. ■ ‘ p This year’s epidemic here is the worst since 1949 and it is described as the worst in the state. Highest polio incidence is among pre-school children and young adults. On a state-wide basis, those youngsters who received polio shots last year show the least susceptibility to the" disease. , Local physicians have issued another reminder that no person will be denied the shots because of lack of money. Free vaccine is available through family doctors to persons who cannot afford the shots. INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair tonight little change in temperature. Low tonight 56 to 62 north, 62 to 66 south. High Friday mid 70a north to low 80s south. Sunset 7:30 p.m., aunrlso Friday 8:06 a.m.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 23,1956.

Destroyers Search For Patrol Plane In Communist Territory

Nominations Go To Ike, Nixon At G.O.P. Meet 1952 Team Asked To Carry On For Second Four Years SAN FRANCISCO (UP) — Program for today's final session of Mie Republican National Convention beginning at 6:30 p.m. (EOT). introduction of congressmen and senators. Speech by former Gov. Dan Thornton gs Colorado, candidate for the Senate. Acceptance speech by vice presidential nominee Richard M. Nixon. Nixon will speak if the condition of his ailing father in Los Angeles permits his return to the convention. . Acceptance speech by President Eisenhower. Adjournment. By RAYMOND LAHR United Press Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO UP • The GOP today threw its 1952 winners-Pres-ident Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M Nixon-into. a nocompUceficy campaifn to tetHin the white House ana regain control of Congress. Mr. Eisenhower and Nixon were renominated by unanimous votes at the ©epubliean National Convention Wednesday night to oppose the Democratic ticket of Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver. President Elsenhower plunged immediately into campaign chores. Two score Republican candidates for Congress hurried to his hotel suite today to grip his coattails for their own campaigns this autumn. Not a -whisper of opposition was raised to the renomination of Mr. Eisenhower, which had been a foregone conclusion since he announced last Feb. 29 that he would be available despite his heart attack last year. The minority of delegates who wanted to drop Nixon knew they were licked long before it was time to call the roll, (OoatinUM JClrUt) Stevenson Is Glad Ike 'Able To Run' Spends Day With Campaign Workers LIBERTYVILLE, 111. (UP) — Adlai E. Stevenson joined his political enemies today in welcoming President Eisenhower’s nomination for a second term by the Republican National Convention. Stevenson congratulated Mr. Eisenhower on his unanimous endorsement by the San Francisco convention Wednesday, and said "I am pleased to be : matched agatnst hlm again” as the Democratic nominee. The Democratic candidate made an oblique reference to the President's health, which Stevenson’s managers said would not be made an election issue. “It is no secret that I look forward to this contest, and I am glad he finds himself able to be the Republican candidate,” Stevenson commented. Stevenson issued the % statement from his nearby country home, where he has been resting and plotting strategy since the Democratic National Convention closed last Friday night. • He huddled on mechanical details of the coming campaign Wednesday night with his manager, James A. Finnegan, and the Democratic national chairman, Paul M. Butler, who flew in from Washington. Today, Stevenson played leading man in a series of short statements which were being filmed for use an five-minute television spots later ih the campaign.

State Has 34 New Polio Cases In Week Mark Is Higher Than Year Ago j INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Indiana Reported officially 34 cases of polio last week, nine more than in the corresponding seven-day period irt X 955, the State Board of Health reported today. It was the second week in t» row that the toll was higher than last year. But the total number ofc-cases for the year remained a accord low. QThe 1956 toll stood at 126 cases last week, compared to 156 cases reported for the corresponding period a year ago. Eight deaths were reported for the year as of last Sunday. The report did not include a seven-year-old Gary boy who died' Wednesday and a 44-year old Hammondman who died Tuesday. Only 13 of the victims this year received Salk vaccine shots. Allen County led the state in the number of cases during the week for the first time this year. Eight cases were reported from’ Allen for the week, but only 13 for the year. Next came Adams County, also With the 13 for the year, which reported five cases. Lake County, ■with 24 cases for the yejar, and Marion County, with 20, each reparted three last week. . ’ Miami County reported two new cases, and Boone, Dearborn, Elkhart, Grant, Jasper. Kosciusko, Laporte, St. Joseph. Steuben, Tippecanoe, Wabash, Wells and White Counties one each. Frank Grandslaff Faces New Charge Cantata Composer Is In Vincennes Court BULLETIN VINCENNES, Ind. (UP) — Frank M. Grandstaff was sentenced today to a six-montn term in an Indiana penal insititution for making advances to two girls. Grandstaff pleaded guilty to a charge of assult and battery before Judge Sidney Gelb in Knox Superior Court. Gelb or-,, dered him to serve the term at Indiana State Farm and pay a fine of |lO. VINCENNES, Ind. (UP) —Frank Marion Grandstaff, 55, Fort Wayne, who composed a 70-page cantata for a Texas city’s centennial white he was in prison, was scheduled to appear in Knox Circuit Court here today on charges of assault and battery. e Two girls, ages 11 and 12, al(Contlnued on Page Five) Experimental Balloon Found Near Decatur Wilmer Harmon, an employe of the Central Soya company and a resident of Wren, 0., reported that he found a large experimental balloon sent out by General Mills Co. from Minneapolis. Minn. He found the balloon Tuesday evening in a field about a half a mile east of his home. He first saw the balloon about 250 feet in th® air. As he watched it drift he The balloon was made of transparent plastic and was 16 feet noticed that it was losing altitude, long and, about nine feet in diameter. Purpose of the company in sending up the balloon is to experiment on methods of send! rig information byway of balloons behind the Iron Curtain. : ~ j The balloon which Harmon found carried a packet of 250 pamphlets. It also carried a request that the finder report back to the company on where the balloon was found and how the pamphlets were scattered. Harmon stated that all of the pamphlets were still together when he found the balloon. The balloon drifted about 800 miles before it came down to the ground.

Nixon Returns For Finale Os 6.0. P. Meeting Father Reported Recovering From Serious Illness LOS ANGELES (UP) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon returns today to San Francisco to deliver his acceptance speech for the Republican vice presidential nomination after being assured his father is improving. The vice president, who was nominated Wednesday night as President Eisenhower’s running mate on the GOP ticket, is scheduled to leave for San Francisco at 11 a.m. CST. Dr. I. N. Kraushaar, said it was his opinion that the vice president’s father, Frank Nixon, 77, “is going to recover.” He said he advised the vice president he could feel free to return to San Francisco. The Nixon Family physician gave an early morning statement to reporters gathered at the suburban La Habra home where the whitehaired patriarch of the Nixon clan fought to overcome a hemorrhaging arterial condition of the abdomen. Kraushaar said: . "It 1s my Impression Nixon will go back to San Francisco today. It is my belief that Nixon worked furiously on his acceptance speech during the night. 1 have advised the vice president he should feel he can return to San Francisco. “I believe the elder Nixon is very much improved. He spent a fair night and his condition is very satisfactory. He had some nausea during the night which is a distubriting factor. However, I tUink he is going to recover. An electrocardiogram taken this morning indicated no heart complication,” Kraushaar said. Nixon’s father was stricken Wednesday with what his doctor described as a splitting of an abdominal artery. The vice president flew down from the Republican National Convention at San Francisco to be at his father's side, turning his back on the acclamation that followed his nomination for a second term as President Eisenhower’s running mate. July Survey Shows Employment Down Earnings Also Are Down For Month Industriral employment in the city of Decatur for the month of July shows a slight decrease from the previous month and the same month last year. The total number employed during the past month was 1.426. Junes- employment was 1,441 and July, 1955, showed 1,545 fWployed. Industrial payroll also went down. July, 1956, payrolls totaled 1605.627 which includes $109,803 vacation pay for General Electric employes. June's total was $626,533 and the payroll in July, 1955, was $656,833. These figures are shown in the monthly business barometer published by-the Decatur Chamber of Commerce for its members. The above totals include the reports of eight local industries. Poor relief during the month totalled 12 cases with 38 persons receiving relief. Costs totalled s3ll. During June there were 11 cases with 12 persons receiving a total of $499. A year ago 37 persons received $361. Births and deaths reported to the city health officer were higher during July than in June, 1956, or July, 1955. There were 68 births and 11 deaths as compared to 59 births and six deaths in June and 42 births and nine deaths tn July. 1955. There were $56 carloadings into (Continued on Page Eight)

Pastor Returned The Rev. Pan! D. Parker has been returned for tha fourth year as pastor of the Nuttman Ave. United Brethren in Christ Church of Decatur. The recent assignment was made at the 104th session of the Auglaize Annual Conference held at the ’ United Brethren Camp Grounds, Rockford, Ohio. Rev. and Mrs. Parker will continue their residence at 1022 Nuttman Ave., Decatur. The regular schedule of the church services will be resumed this week end. 30-Day Forecast Is For Abnormal Rain Northern Area To Get Bulk Os Rain LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UP) — The weather bureau predicts heavy rainfall and normal temperatures for the next 30 days in the northern two-thirds of Indiana. Near normal rainfall and somewhat above normal temperatures are expected for the southern third of the state. "Areas north of highways U.S. 24 and 224 should receive 3.6 inches or more of rainfall, and temperatures should average near 69 degrees during the coming 30 days,” James E. Newman, assistant agronomist with the U.S. Weather Bureau, said today in his interpretation of the long range forecast from Washington. "Areas south of U.S. 24 and 224 ahd north of U.S. 40 ate expected to receive 3.6 inches or more of rainfall, with temperatures averaging near 71 degrees,” Newman .said. For southern areas below U.S. 40 Newman predicted between 2.3 and 3.8 inches of rain and temperatures averaging 75 degrees for the next 30 days. Temperatures climbed toward the 80s today in Indiana after a four-day preview of autumn. Highs ranging from 81 north to 87 south were predicted for this afternoon and 84 to 88 Friday. The outlook -for Saturday was “generally fair and pleasant.” The mercury early tod a y abandoned its explorations into the 40s, a daily occurrence the last few mornings. The lowest reading -was 52 at Lafayette, and other minimums included 57 at Indianapolis. 62 at Fort Wayne and 68 at Evansville. High temperatures Wednesday ranged from 74 to Lafayette and 75 at Indianapolis and Fort Wayne to 83 at Evansville. Army Nurse Given Texas Assignment FORT SAM HOUSTON, Tex. — Army Nurse "(Maj.) Marcella V. Brandyberry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Brandyberry, 315 N. Tenth St., Decatur, recently was assigned to Brooke Army hospital at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Major Brandyberry entered the Army Nurse Corps in 1941. She is d veteran of World War H. % Majdr Brandyberry received her degree in nursing from Indiana University School of Nursing.

16 Are Aboard | Navy Mercator Believed Lost President Gets Current Report Os Developments . — WILLIA ni*MILLER lill,lß United Press Staff Correspondent TAIPEI, Formosa (UP) <— Two American destroyers protected by Navy jet figihters. with orders to “shoot if attacked” darted in close to the Chinese Communist mainland today in search of a patrol plane shot down by the Communists with 16 men aboard. J The U. S. 7th Fleet mounted the ~ greatest air-sea search in its hta-t tory to prevent the men’s falling 1 into Communist hands if they are still alive. ' The U, S. air force ordered eight ’ air-sea rescue amphibians to fly 1 to the scene from Okinawa and ’ Japan to join the fleet aircraft carriers and long-range patrol • bombers engaged in the massive • search. - The Navy announced the de- ’ etroyers Foss and Walton had raced to the scene of the incident 32 miles off the China coast and 160 miles north of- Formosa and said a third ship, the small seaplane tender USS Orca, would arrive later today. Radios Os Attack The missing plane was a Navy ”P4MI Martin Mercator powered ' by two jet and twin piston reciproI eating engines. It radioed at 12:25 p.m. E.D.T. Wednesday that it was under -attack over international waters 32 miles off the China coast and 160 miles north of Formosa. The Navy said its transmission ’’suddenly stopped" and it "presumably” was shot down. The Navy did not identify the attacking planes. But there was little doubt they were Communist „ MIG The Chinese Communists have at least eight airfields near that coastal area in their Shanghai complex. President Eisenhower, in San Francisco for the Republican National Convention, was immediately informed of the attack, and presidential Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said he was keeping in touch with developiContinued on Page Two) Finance Group To Plan Fund Drive C. of C. To Seek Donations For Land A meeting -to organize the financial drive for the Chamber of Commerce purchase of land for an industrial site will take place at 8 o'clock this evening at the Chamber office. _ The finance committee in charge of organizing the drive includes Herman Krueckeberg, Carl Pump- — hrey, Clark Smith and Fred Haugk. The committee has named a large group of co-workers who will attend tonight’s meeting. Purpose of the drive will be to raise $42,500 within 90 days to purchase the Scheimann property at the southwest edge of the city. Thia property will be presented to any industry which chooses to locate a plant in Decatur. - The down’ payment on the property, SI,OOO. was raised at a meetfhg of local businessmen last Monday when the Chamber presented information on methods of securing new industry. It was pointed out that the main reason for buying the industrial site is to show in a concrete manner that local businessmen and residents are desirous of securing new industry for Decatur. Details of the financial drive will be determined tonight and announced Friday, All persons in the (Continued on Page Eight) 12 Pages

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