Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 19 September 1956 — Page 8

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MAINE'S Democratic State Chairman Frank M. Coffin, shown with his family in Lewiston, Me., can be described as a political giant killer by virtue of his defeat of State Senator James L. Reid for the state's second district seat in Congress. It was the' first time in 22 years that a Democrat captured a congressional seat in Maine. This time they won two of Maine’s three. Mrs. Coffin holds Susan. Other children in this off-to-school scene are Nancy, Douglas and Merideth. /International Soundphoto J

Farm Outlook Meet , Scheduled Oct. 10 County Meeting Is Slated At Monroe Will the 1956 Business boom continue in 1957; It so. what will hap. pen to farm prices and income? These and many other questions will be discussed by Purdue University agricultural economists soon at 79 county and district meetings. The series of state-wide outand continue through October 19. look sessions will open October 9 The Adams county meeting will be held Wednesday evening. October 10 at the Co-op building in Monroe, announces Leo N. Seltenright, county agent Thousands of farmers, homemakers, land owners, rural bankers, farm marketing dealers, elevator operators, and others interested in agriculture are expected to attend the meetings, which will be aimed to aid Hoosier farmers in planning for a successful 1957. Topics to be discussed will include the effect of the soil bank on grain prices, prospects for profits in the hog business, opportunities in cattle feeding, whether soybeans should be stored or sold at harvest time, whether needed corn should be bought this fall, whether land prices are headed down, the possibility of real estate taxes going up some more, whether the turkey and broiler markets will be glutted again in 1957, the question of affording to make large investments in order to stay in the dairy business, whether the increasing population will soon catch up with the food supply, and whether the costprice squeeze will continue. Purdue specialists who will present the ’57 outlook at the various

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meetings include Lowell Hardin, acting head of the agricultural economics department, Lester L. Arnold. R. H. Bauman, J. Carroll Bottum, Ed Carson, John Dunbar, R. O. Dunsdon, Noah S. Hadley, J. B. Kohlmeyer, M. Paul Mitchell, A. M. Nichter, and Paul Robbins. The meetings are open to the public and interested persons are invited and urged to attend. Telephone Blackout At Portsmouth, 0. All Phone Service Is Cut Off Tuesday PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (UP) — Some 75,000 residents of this Ohio River city and county mustered all available manpower today in an effort to keep communications going Tn'th® midst of a telephone blackout. All phone service was cut off Tuesday night when the strikebound Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co. shut down the main exchange j because of alleged union violence. F|ve company supervisors were injured when they were attacked and beaten by more than 30 persons. Company president C. E. Williams claimed they were members of the striking Communications Workers of America. Gov. Frank J. Lausche immediately dispatched Robert Moulton, chairman of the Ohio public utilities commission, and Col. George Mingle, chief of the state highway patrol, to Portsmouth to get “a full report" of the situation. Lausche also revealed that he had told the FBI cable cuttings In the area "warranted and required” federal investigation. A meeting of both sides with a federal mediator was tentatively set for todaj’ in another effort to write a new contract for the 800 CWA employes who went out on strike nine weeks ago. The issues still in doubt, according to the company president, were union security, a no-strike clause, and whe. ther certain employes should be included within the union s jurisdiction. A number of other issues, including wages, have been settled. Meanwhile; off-duty policemen, sheriff's deputies and state highway patrolmen were called back to duty as an emergency was declared. Police officials ordered a 24-man auxiliary force to take up posts. If you have something to sell o< rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results. —

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THEM SIEMS to be little kinship between Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser and the country’s close-mouthed sphinx as he smiles for the newscameramen in Cairo. (International)

Lane Renominated In Massachusetts Served Four Months For Evading Taxes BOSTON (UP) — Democratic Rep. Thomas J. Lane won renomination in the Massachusetts primary in a bid to become the first congressman in history to retain his seat after serving-a prison term, returns showed today. Foster Furcolo won the Democratic nomination for governor. Lane beat four opponents Tuesday in the 7th congressional district., where Democratic nomiuation is tantamount to election. . Furcolo, former congressman and one-time state treasurer, defeated former state Auditor Thomas H. Buckley of Abington by nearly 3 to 1. Furcolo, of Longmeadow, had been endorsed by the Democratic pre-primary convention last June. Returns from 1,772 of the state’s 1,949 precincts gave Furcolo 327,748 votes, Buckley 129,226. Furcolo’s Republican opponent in the Nov. 6 elections will be Lt. Gov. Sumner G. Whittier who wai unopposed to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Christian A. Herter. The rest of the Republican statewide ticket also was unopposed. Lane earlier this month completed a four-month sentence at a federal penitentiary for federal tax evasion. No congressman ever has been reelected after leaving prison. Lane's apparent election opponent will be Robert T. Breed of Lynn who was leading a three-man GOP race. Returns from 112 of 126 precincts gave Lane 24,320; state Sen. Andrew P. Quigley of Chelsea 11,664; state Rep. Joseph T. Conley of Lawrence 7,140; state Rep. Pasquale Caggiano of Lynn 6.667 and Lynn schoolteacher James D. Leary 1,270. Democrat Want Ads firing Retorts

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Bake Out Crab Grass During September Baking out the crab grass in badly infested lawn areas and reseeding with the desired grasses is a September lawn chore, suggests Leo N. Seltenright, county agent. Crab grass is an annual that starts growth in the spring and matures by early fall. By reseeding areas damaged by crab grass Infestation, a heavy turf which will resist future crab grass invasion can be formed. Early September is the best time to sow lawn grasses because at, that time the young grass needlings will not have competition from weeds. Most weed seeds germinate in the spring. NEW PROPOSAL <O»»U»eed fivm Pane Oae) the waterway. He also avoided outright reference to the collection of canal tolls by the association rather than the Egyptians. Eden, disclosing the plan before commons a week ago, specifically included this function. Dulles, in presenting the proposal, said "it is not our purpose to coerce Egypt." EIGHT NEGROES < Continued from Psge O»e> gration there was premature because local school officials had not voted to Integrate. The NAACP tried to get congress to cancel the Washington hearings. Mitchell said he feared the inquiry would be used as a "forum to promote the kind of strife that has brought disgrace to Clay and Mansfield and Texarkana, Tex.” “The NAACP is a radical organization,” Davis said. “I don’t pay any attention to what the NAACP says—now or any time.” If you nave sometnmg to sell oi rooms for rent, try a Democrai Want Ad. n jruigs reeuiw

Charges National Labor Board Stacked Wickard Bids For Support Os Labor EVANSVILLE (UP) — Claude R. Wickard took his Democratic campaign for the senate to union men today and charged the Eisenhower administration has “stacked'' the national labor relations board with members opposed unions. Speaking before the Indiana Federation of Labor's convention here Wickard said four years, ago “17 out of each 100 complaints issued by the national labor illations board were against unions. Today. 06 out of each 100 complaints . . . are against unions.’’ He called for repeal of the TaftHartley act and warned the delegates to beware of “legal and administrative trickery to rob them of gains of over half a century of struggle." Wickard also replied to charges by his opponent, Sen. Homer Capehart, that union leaders do not represent the beliefs of the rank and file.

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“Your leaders don't dominate the meetings and they don't appeal to prejudice or selfish motives,'' he said. Wickard’s speech followed a talk Tuesday night at Van Buren in which he replied to agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson. "Secretary Benson has been making statements about recent rises in farm prices which are erroneous and misleading.” he said. Adams Central PTA Holds First Meeting The Adams Central P.T.A held its first meeting of the year Monday evening with about 150 members present. The Rev. Louis Klotzbach of St. Paul’s Missionary church opened the meeting by reading devotions. Guest- speakers were Jane Uhrick, Markus Ripley, Ronald Gerber. Karen Reed and Dwight Gallivan. The subject of their discussion was “Citizenship.” Teachers on the Adams Central faculty were introduced by assistant superintendent. Hugh Tate, and principal Herman Frantz. The business session was followed with a social hour, during w'hich refreshments were served.

Resume Talks With Swift And Company Strike Scheduled Midnight Tonight CHICAGO (UP)—Two big meat packing unions and Swift and Co. resumed contract negotiations today in ap effort to avert a strike scheduled for midnight toiight. Charles H. Alsip, regional director of the federal mediation and conciliation service, said Swift negotiators were meeting with representatives of the United Packinghouse Workers and the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America. A union spokesman said there was “no chanfce K our plans” to call 25.000 members out on strike at 40 Swift plants across the country. A Swift spokesman said the company was “buying livestock normally" today. He added that so long as negotiations continued the company "is hopeful for a settlement that will avoid distress to Its employes, consumers and the company itself, of course." The unions seek a union shop and a “substantial” pay boost

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that would bring packinghouse workers equality with steelworkers. Meat packing plants now pay a basic wage of 11.69 an hour to common laborers. Similar employes in steel mills receive >1.82, Contracts with major packers expired Aug. 31. CONSERVATION (Continued front Paw* <>»»> the “staggering expenses” of the campaign. He announced that a series of fund-raising dinners will be held in leading cities on Oct 20. He and other key Democratic leaders will speak to the party faithful over closed circuit television. ALL HEAVY 852 (Continued trow Fa— O—> _ Ing the cattse of Monday’s accident. But the air force hopes two survivors will be able to shed light on the mishap. The number of 852 s that have been built is a secret. But it is believed to be at least 100. Fruit Stains When your hands become stained with fruits while preserving, you can readily remove the stains by rubbing wth tomato juice. i Trade In a Good Tom — DecattW