Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 215, Decatur, Adams County, 12 September 1956 — Page 1

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ADLAI STEVENSON, Democratic nominee tor President, happily displays the New York Journal-Amegicai headlines which reveal that traditionally Republican Maine re-elected Democratic Governor Edmund Muskie and at least one Democratic Congressman. Muskie polled almost 180,000 votes although his party’s registrations number about 100.000.

Stevenson In Meeting With East Leaders Lost In Series Os Regional Meetings With Party Leaders NEW YORK (UP) - Adlal E. Stevenson huddled with eastern Democratic leaders today to get their advice on campaign strategy. Party bigwigs from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia assembled to talk tactics with the Democratic presidential nominee. It was the last in a series of eight regional parleys that Stevenson and his running mate, Sen. Estes Kefauver, have held around the country in an air tour of almost 12,000 miles in two weeks. Os the six states represented here today, only West Virginia fell into the Democratic column in 1952. But Stevenson’s lieutenants have high hopes of doing better in this Mid-Atlantic region this year-partlc-ularly in Pennsylvania. Stevenson will make an off-the-record talk here tonight at a fundraising dinner, and then take a plane to Harrisburg, Pa., where he will deliver his official campaign "kickoff" speech Thursday night. Stevenson got a rousing reception Tuesday night at the Liberal party convention here, which nominated him and Kefauver to head Its .ticket too. An estimated 3,500 persons rocked the hall with laughter and applause when Stevenson attacked the Eisenhower administration in a speech loaded with quips. He charged that Vice President Richard M. Nixon has put on “a new face” and is trying to convince the voters that “everything he has said and done in past years bears no relation to himself.” Stevenson said in sarcasm that there should be some word from Nixon “repudiating the irresponsible, vindicative arifi malicious words so often spoken by the imposter who has been using his name all these years.” Nixon also came under indirect attack from Kefauvef, who said if he is elected vice president he will not "have to spend any of my time apologizing for my conduct while seeking the votes of the American people.” Stevenson criticized President Eisenhower’s news conference remark a week ago that “it makes no difference whether or not 1 enYContinuea oh Fare Six) Bag Service Employes Vote Against Union Employes of the Bag Service voted Tuesday not to unionize in an election conducted Tuesday by the national labor relations board on the petition of the International Union of United Brewery. Flour. Cereal. Soft Drink and Distillery workers. —' --' The exact vote was not available but a spokesman stated todav that a majority of the company's employes voted ° against the union. The comnany employs about 70 pWrsonst ThV Jb'rewe.iy workers union, which is bargaining' representative for employes of the Central Soya company herp. was the onlv union participating In representation election.

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Resume Hearings On Gas Lobbying Testify To Income Tax Deductions WASHINGTON (UP) — Two officials testified today that the Gulf Oil Corp, made income tax deductions on 1111,000 it contributed to an “education” campaign on behalf of the recently vetoed natural gas bill. They said the firm regarded the contribution as a legitimate business expense. They said the corporation did not deduct 13.800 it contributed to a general gas committee which frankly' lobbied to pass the gas bill. The two witnesses were board chairman Sidney A. Swensrud and general connsei Archie D. Gray. They testified as the special senate lobbying committee resumed hearings on lobbying activities in connection with the gas bill. Swensrud and Gray both said they considered the General Gas Committee a lobbying organization designed to influence’ Congress in favor of the legislation. Swensrud defended the 3111,000 contribution to the ’’Natural Gas and Oil Resources Committee” as a business expense because the organization was engaged in “education" activities about the gas Industry. But under questioning by Chairman John L. McClellan (DArk.), he and Gray admitted that the company deiced not to deduct the. 33,800 to the General Gas Committee after the lobbying group began its hearings. They said they considered it a contribution to a “lobbying organization” and therefore not deductable.

Three Boys Admit Slaying Os Father Boys Also Planned To Ambush Mother NORWALK, Calif. (UP) — A 7-year-old boy admitted early today he was the trigger man tn a conspiracy with his two brothers to kill their sleeping father and set up an ambush for their mother. sheriff's deputies reported. The father, steelworker Thomas head with a ,22-caliber rifle TuesW. Parker, 31, was shot in the day afternoon as he napped. Deputies said that Parker'.s sbns —Tommy, 10, Bobby, 9, and Richard, 7 —freely admitted the plot and finally the youngest boy confessed that he alone shot Parker. They said the reprisal was planned because they were disciplined. Richard told deputies he stole into his father’s room and pulled ed the weapon and handed it to the trigger after Tommy had loadhim saying: "Go on In and shoot daddy now.” 1 The mother, Betty. 29. returned nnexnectedlv before njans for her ambush could be carried out. She found her husband’s mortally wounded hndv and called the sheriff’s office, Officers said the hovs had come ♦o the attention of favenUe offiin conection with thefts in' the cere nrlor to Tuesday’s shooting neighborhood. Lt. Al Pst«el said thev showed no remorse brer the traiedv. iCantlnuM on Pag* Six)

Senator Wiley Wins In Close Primary Race Veteran Wisconsin Republican Winner In Tuesday Primary By UNITED PRESS Sen. Alexander Wiley won Republican renomination for the U, S. senate early today when his younger opponent conceded in a down-to-the-wire battle. Meanwhile, the outcome was stil in doubt in another close senatorial contest in Colorado. Rep. Glenn Davis, 41, conceded to Wiley shortly after the veteran GOP senator surged to a lead of some 10,000 votes in the spotlighted Wisconsin GOP battle for the senatorial nomination. It was the largest margin Wiley had enjoyed during the ballot counting. Davis wished Wiley “well” in a congratulatory telegram, an# urged all Wisconsin Republicans to back the 72-year-old senator in his campaign to win election to his fourth term in the senate. Wiley will face State Sen. Henry Maier, who won the Democratic bid. in the November election. The Wiley-Davis race was a see-saw affair most of the night. Wiley, however, never headed Davis by too many votes and, at times, fell behind his younger opponent by several thousand votes. It was strictly a two-man battle from the outset, with the third candidate—Howard Boyle—out of the running early. Davis retired to a hotel room after his concession and said he had no plans for the future. Maier fought a close battle for his nomination with former Democratic state chairman Elliot Waistead. But when Maier began opening a wide margin. Walstead conceded. Colorado highlighted a Democratic senatorial contest between former Congressman John A. Carroll and Charles F. Brannan, secretary of agriculture in the Truman administration. Neither candidate would admit victory or defeat as returns trickled in. Carroll took the lead and was “hanging on by my teeth” with almost all precincts reporting. But Brannan continued to count on the rural vote in remaining precincts to wipe out Carroll’s lead of some 2,200 votes. - Former Gov. Dan Thornton was the unopposed Republican candidate for the U. S. senate seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Eugene D. Millikin -early next year. In Washington, gubernatorial nominations were won by Democratic State Sen. Albert D- Rosellini and GOP Lt. Gov. Emmett T. Anderson. Their opponents both conceded when large margins were reported at the halfway mark for Rosellini and Anderson. There were no U. S. senate nomination battles as both incumbent Democratic Sen. Warren G. Magnuson and GOP Gov. Arthur B. Langlie were unopposed for nomination. However, in a “popularity contest” Magnuson received 346.451 votes and Langlie 235,711.

Heart Attack Fatal To Berne Resident Amos Stauffer Dies Suddenly Tuesday Amos O. Stauffer. 69, well known Berne businessman, died Tuesday about noon in his automobile while driving home for lunch. Death was attributed to a coronary occlusion. Mr. Stauffer ‘was president and manager of the Gilliom Lumber Co. at Berne. A native of Monroe township, he was a lifelong resident of the Berne community. He was a member of the First Mennonite church. Survivors include the widow. Elda; three brothers, Menno E. and David D. Stauffer, both of Berne, and Noah E. Stauffer of Fort Wayne, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lena Nussbaum of Berne. , Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Yager funeral home, the Rev. Gordon Neuenschwander officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 o’clock this evening. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, little change In temperature tonight and Thursday. Low tonight 56-62 north, 62-67 south. High Thursday in the 80s north, 88-98 aeuth. Bunset 8:59 p.m. sunrise Thursday 8:23 a. m.

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Decatur, Ind., Wednesday, September 12, 1956.

Big Three Form Users Association To Guard Rights Os Suez Users

President And GOP Leaders Confer Today Nearly 500 Party Leaders Os Nation Meeting With Ike GETTYSBURG, Pa. (UP) - President Eisenhower today gathered Republican leaders under a "big top" on his farm for a political oneday stand formally opening his reelection campaign. The President invited nearly 500 GOP leaders from throughout the nation to the picnic-rally to eat ham and potato salad and listen to a series of campaign pep talks. The big outdoor meeting was designed to drive away the complacency which Republican leaders have warned they must fear. Mr. Eisenhower had planned to fly to Gettysburg shortly before noon in his light commuter plane, but low clouds and fog over the Gettysburg airport forced him to change his plans at the last minute and go by automobile. Big chartered ousee carrying hundreds of GOP leaders were schenuled to arrive at the farm late this afternoon. The normally placid acres of the Eisenhower term on the outskirts of this historic town looked more like the lay-out of a small traveling carnival than the residence of the President of the United States. Big tents and small were staked out in a meadow not far from the President’s picture window where under other circumstances he might spend a pastoral weekend looking out at his black Angus cattle. The Republicans planned to begin the hour long speaking program a half hour after the arrival of the buses. Mr. Eisenhower, with Vice President Richard M. Nixon by his side, was scheduled to sit in the center of a flag - draped table under the big tent while listening to reports from Republican leaders on GOP voter registration. He planned to speak last. Then the entire assemblage will sit down to eat a great picnic (Continued on Page Six) Annual Patch Test For School Pupils TB Association Is Sponsor Os Tests The annual patch test of children in certain school grades, sponsored by the Adams county tuberculosis association, will be held September 17, 18, 24 and 25 for pupils of grades one, seven and 10, it was announced today by Mrs. W. Guy Brown, secretary of the association. Testing will be held in all schools of the county and in a few days readings will be made, Mrs. Brown stated. Mrs. William MPbks, R.N., will act as nurse in charge of the work. Following is the schedule of schools; September 17: Hartford Center, Geneva. Jefferson, Lincoln and Kinsey. September 18: Bobo. Pleasant Mills, Adams Central, and Berne. September 24: St. Paul. Zion’s, St. John’s, St. Peter’s, Emanuel, Decatur Zion Lutheran and Monmouth. September 25: Decatur Lincoln, Decatur Northwest, Decatur Catholic and Decatur high school. Readings will be as follows: September 20, schools tested on September 17. •- i, September 21, schools tested September 18. September 28, schools tested September 24 and 25; - Cards are being Issued to each pupn tn ithe three grades to be tested asking cooperation of students gna parents to make the tests 100 percent effective.

Hospital Bonds To Be Sold October 3 $450,000 In Bonds For Improvements «Adams county memorial hospital bonds, totalling 3450,000. will be <Aered for sale by county auditor Wank Kitson at the court house Wednesday, October 3, at 10 o’clock, daylight saving time, according to a legal bond sale notice for publication Friday by John M. DeVoss, attorney for the board. The improvement bonds will bear interest, not to exceed three percent per year, and the bonds will be in denominations of 31.000 each, with interest payable July 1 and January 1 of each year. Bonds totalling 310,000 will be due July 1, 1957 and 310,000 worth of the bonds will be redeemed on January 1 and July 1 of the years 1958 to 1962 inclusive. On January 1 of the years 1963 to 1975 inclusive, 315,000 worth of bonds will become due and 310,000 will be payable on July 1 of each of these years. Final payment of 315,000 will be due on January 1, 1976. Highest bidder will be the person or firm who offers the lowest ing interest on all bonds at manet cost to the county, by computturity. The right is reserved ln the zafe’ notice to reject all bids and continue the sale, but in this instance no bld shall be accepted which ia lower than the highest bid made prior to October 3. Bonds offered for sale are subjeetto approval of Ross, McCord, lee and Miller, bond attorneys of Indianapolis. The bofid sale must be completed before bids on the improvements and addition at the hospital can be received. After sale of bonds, bids then will be asked of contractors for the work, which according to hospital board members, will start late this fall. Favor Increase In Gross Income Tax Municipal League Seeks More Money INDIANAPOLIS (UP) —The Indiana municipal league is expected to propose at its annual two-day convention that the state raise the gross income tax by, 25 percent and give the money to cities and towns. A resolutions committee voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to recommend such a suggestion to the league which opened its convention this morning on a keynote of a financial plight faced by Hoosier municipalities. Mayor Robert E. Myers of Fort Wayne, first vice president of the league and presiding officer at the opening session, predicted the league will adopt the resolution. But Meyers and other mayors agreed the plan would have tough sledding in the 1957 legislature, which Wil have other money problems on a state level to perplex its members. The mayors will ask the lawmakers to raise the tax rate from one percent to one and one-fourth percent, with a sliding scale for business firms which pay less than one percent on gross income. Such an increase would make available perhaps more than 25 million dollars in additional Income. Meyers presided in the absence of the president, Mayor Peter Mandich of Gary, who is ill. In a keynote speech, he stressed the need for a long-range program of financing to meet the growth of suburbs. Mayor Phillip L. Bayt of Indianapolis welcomed the league members with a speech in which he said the cities' major issue is their “financial plight.” State treasurer John Peters substituted for Governor Craig in welcoming the mayors on “ behalf (Continued on Pago Six)

Cross-Burning Hikes Tension On Integration Texas Border City Reports Trouble On Integration Issue By UNITED PRESS A cross-burning at a Negro high school and rock fight between white and Negro youths set the stage today for possible new tension over attempted school integration in Texas. The disturbance broke out Tuesday night at the border city of Texarkana, where white pickets have prevented Negroes from entering a junior college. A four-foot cross wrapped in ker-osene-soaked cloth was set ablaze on (he campus of Dunbar high school for Negroes. Later four white and seven Negro boys were arrested for fighting. The Negroes said they were chased in their car by the white boys until overtaken and cornered and then the two groups hurled rocks at each other. The boys were to appear in city court today. Authorities expected a large crowd of whites' to gather again at Texarkana Junior College to.prevent a Negro girl, who is backed by a court order, from attending! classes. But at Sturgis, Ky., and Clinton, Tenn., scenes of the worst violence thus far in the school integration controversy, the danger of mob violence and possible bloodshed appeared ended. Negro leaders met in Sturgis to consider the prospects of safeguarding the Negro high school students after the remaining handful of national guardsmen are pulled out. Most of the guardsmen withdrew during the night. Attorneys for the national elation for the advancement of cob ored people were expected to meet at Sturgis tonight to draw up a petition for additional court safeguards of integration. ’ They planned to ask for a federal court injunction against inter(Continued On Page Five)

Enrollment Grows Al Courtesy Clinic Final Session Os Clinic Thursday Enrollment In Decatur’s Courtesy Week clinic being conducted by Howard Wisehaupt at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, increased to 195 today at the second in a series of three classes being conducted each morning from 8 until 8:50 o’clock. Wisehaupt continued to stress the point that a ’cheerful “good morning” sets the pattern for the day and then enlarged upon the best ways to greet and talk to different kinds of people. Any .Decatur business firm, industry or office wishing, to take part in the final day of the clinic may do so by buying a ticket for 34 from the Decatur Chamber of Commerce office er at the door. The entire price of the ticket is being donated by Wisehaupt as a contribution to the Decatur Youth and Community Center. . . Four additional firms enrolled in the clinic today. They are the Why store, the Culligan Soft Water Service, the Decatur Music House and Butler’s garage. Merchants in the city are participating by special courtesy week specials featuring not only good prices, but service with a smile. *■ Wisehaupt is urging the city to adopt friendliness as its-- motto, which he assured the participants W the clinic will not only keep business in Decatur, but will bring business to tha city.

Here Saturday H I Vi h S I Bartel Zandstra

Democrats To Open Headquarters Here Zandstra Speaker At Opening Saturday Bartel Zandstra, Highland, Lake county, and Democratic candidate for lieutenant-governor, will be the principal speaker at the opening of Democratic headquarters here Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Headquarters for the 1956 campaign will be in the DeVoss building and a general reception will be held for candidate Zandstra phior to the official campaign opening. Zandstra, who served two terms as Lake county clerk, has long been active in Democratic political circles. He has served as county and district chairman of his party and In World War II he was with the U. S. army. Following me Saturday night meeting, Democratic headquarters will be open daily for the convenience of voters. Registration information will be available to all voters and literature pertaining to the many issues of the county, state and national campaigns will be available. —- ~ The public is invited to the Saturday night meeting, and a smoker will follow the reception and speaking. Zandstra will come to Decatur from Berne, where he is scheduled to open headquarters in that city Saturday afternoon. State Traffic Toll 777 Through Sunday INDIANAPOLIS (UP) —' Indiana’s traffic death toll tor 1956 stood at 777 at midnight last Sunday, 8% per cent above the figure for the same date last year. State police provisional figures showed the toll was increased by 24 during the one-week period', compared with 25 for the corresponding week in 1955. A year ago, the toll was 716. China Surrenders Bodies Os Airmen Presumed Victims Os Attack On Plane t LONDON (UP) —■ The Communist radio reported today Red ChP na has surrender the bodies of two Americans — presumably victims of last -month’s Communist attack on a U. S. navy plane off the China coast. A Peiping broadcast said the bodies of William F. Huskins and Jack A. Curtis, “U. S. military personnel.” were handed over to British officials in the Red capital. “The foreign affairs office of the Shanghai municipal people’s council today handed over the bodies of two U. S. military personnel and their belongings to an official of the office of the British charge d’affaires for transference to the United States," the broadcast said. “The two bodies were found by organizations on Chekiang province, on the beaches of two islands of the Chusan archipelago, on Aug. 31 and ; Sept. 4.”

Insure Canal Kept Running Without Delay Totally Unexpected Joint Move Made By Three Governments BULLETIN WASHINGTON (UP)— The Unite# State* confirmed today that it has agreed to Join a Western-sponsored “users association’’ to run the Suez Canal. LONDON (UP) — Prime minister Anthony Eden announced in Parliament today that the United States, Britain and France are joining in’ a “users association” to protect the rights of users of the Suez Canal. 1 Eden said that the association to insure that the canal is kept running will be formed “without delay." “This organization will be provisional in character but we hope ft will lead to a permanent agreement,” Eden told an emergency session of parliament. The United States sent a secret note to Eden shortly before he went before the house to outline Anglo-French strategy in the deepening crisis over the vital waterway. An announcement similar to Eden’s was delivered to the house of lords by government spokesman Lord Salisbury. Salisbury said the “users association" would employ pilots, Undertake coordination of traffic and act as a voluntary association for the exercise of rights of canal users. Eden said that “if the Egyptian government fails to cooperate with this organization they will be considered to have breached the 1888 convention “assuring free passage through the canal.” The staid house of commons erupted in cheers and opposition boos as Eden disclosed the totally unexpected joint move by the Big Three. American support had not been expected for such firm action. Eden safd that in the event of Egyptian refusal, “the British and French governments will then feel free to take such other steps s—either through the United Nations or elsewhere as are deemed necessary.” Eden said the association would collect the canal tolls and would pay fair returns to Egypt. This was the Western answer to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s flat rejection of the Dulles plan, which was far more lenient than the "users association” disclosed today. “The decisions of the 18 powers on the Dulles plan,” Eden said. *'may well be regarded as a minimum requirement in the light of what has happened and in the interest of what the user nations have at stake.” The first step to pressure Egypt into accepting the bold plan already had been taken. It was a virtual recall of the non-Egyptian pilots, engineers and administrators who now operate the canal. “If military precautions were justified a month ago. they are justified now and I must'make it plain that the government has no intention of relaxing them,” Eden said. Suez pilots and canal employes from Britain. France. Holland, Norway and Italy simultaneously announced plans for a mass walkout Friday night that could cripple and even end navigation of the Suez Canal. < Two American pilots told the United Press in Port Said they, too. would walkout this weekend. The mass resignations brought charges from Egypt that it was a “conspiracy worked out, beforehand to obstruct the navigation of the Suez Canal”-—a pretext for An-glo-French seizure of the 101-mile waterway. In Amman, Jordan; the British tuoauouM on z*a«* slij

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