Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 230

LUCKY LINDA vl® k JLai ■ T«C 'WM • JB ; fW ■-• 1 SECOND GRADE, six-year-old Linda Charvet of Grosse Point, Mich, took her brand new butterfly net into the schoolyard today and bagged one very authentic hundred dollar bill which she turned over temporary to her teacher, and a short while later, her first butterfly. ~

Eisenhower And Stevenson Favor Visits By Reds Favor Invitations To Soviet Bloc To Observe Campaign WASHINGTON (UP) — Both President Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson favor inviting Soviet bloc representatives to observe the windup of the 1956 presidential campaign. The state department disclosed Friday that It sent invitations about 10 days ago to Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania to send two or three election observers. Informed sources said the approval of both the President and the Democratic presidential nominee was sought in advance. Stevenson spokesmen at MIL waukee, Wis., said they knew nothing about Stevenson’s permission being sought in advance. However, Roger Tubby, Stevenson’s assistant press secretary, said Stevenson "would have no objection.” Government officials said only acceptance of the Communists invitations is holding up final plans for the visit which is expected to cost the United States about 620,000. The visitors would come about Oct. 21 and stay through election day when they probably would be in New York City. Officials are preparing an itinerary calling for stops fn up to 30 cities throughout the nation. As part of advance planning. Pan American Airways already has received approval of the civil aeronautics board to fly the visitors here free of charge. Pan American’s action Was taken at the request of the state departmen which has only limited funds (Continued on Fage Four) Father Os Former Decatur Man Dies Friends here have received word of the death of the father of John Halterman at his home in Jonesville, 111. The elder Mr. Halterman visited here several times when the John Halterman family resided here. No details of the death were learned. Jonett Gray Taken Home From Hospital Janett Gray, seven ... year -old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Denver Jack Gray of North Tenth street, who was struck by an automobile Thursday, was released from the Adams county memorial hospital today. She was kept at the hospital sor 1 observation and X-rays revealed no serious internal injuries. Although — she was thrown into the air when she ran into the path of a car driven by Eddie Young of Decatur, she Buttered only bruises to her head >nd body. . 1 ■

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Seek Court Test 01 Man's Truthfulness Unprecedented Step Made By Government WASHINGTON (UP)—The government has taken the possibly unprecedented step of asking for a court test of the truthfulness of one of its own witnesses. Justice department lawyers said today they did not know whether the action is the first of its kind. But they could recall no similar instance. The department questioned the veracity of Joseph D. Mazzei, of Pittsburgh, a former FBI undercover informant who testified in the 1953 trial of Steve Nelson and four other alleged Communist leaders in Pennsylvania. The five were convicted of conspiring to advocate violent overthrow of the government and sentenced to five year prison terms. Their appeal to the supreme court is now pending. Arguments are scheduled for the week of Oct. 8. The justice department late Friday asked the supreme court to send the case back to the federal court at Pittsburgh for a hearing to determine whether Mazzei told the truth at their trial. The department said it believes Mazzei’s testimony at the Pittsburgh trial was "entirely truthful and credible.” But it said he since has given sworn testimony in other proceedings which the government “has serious reason to doubt.” It said the proposed court hearing would be comparable to two cases involving Harvey Matusow, a turnabout government witness. But in both of those cases it was Matusow’s own recanting of previous testimony that led to court action against him. He was sentenced Friday to a five-year prison term for perjury for recanting testimonyln the 1952 trial of 13 second String Communist leaders at New York. The justice department said the “interests of justice would best be served” by sending the Pennsylvanians’ case back to the Pittsburgh district court. A spokesman said that if the supreme court agrees to do so and the district court decided Mazzei's testimony was not credible, the lower court would have authority to order a new trial for the five. Besides Nelson, the defendants include William Albertson, Benjamin Lowell Careathers, James Hulse Dolsen and Irving Weiss-' man. t . ” Oct 8 Deadline For Voter Registration An editorial in Thursday’s Daily Democrat referred to Monday as being the last day to register to be eligible to vote in the November election. Actually the deadline is a wek from Monday, October 8, and it is Monday, October 8, when the clerk's office will remain open until 9 o’clock at night.

Adlai Scores Weakness On School Issue Strong Leadership On School Problem Vital To America EN ROUTE WITH STEVENSON (UP) —Adlai E. Stevenson drafted a long statement today spelling out his three-point plan for meeting the “crisis” in American education. The Democratic presidential nominee, who is headed for Minnesota today, told a nationwide television audience from Milwaukee Friday night that there has been a lack of “strong leadership” on school matters by the Eisenhower administration. “We have had, during these four years, fine words, lofty conferences, and high-sounding proposals about education,” he said. “We have had no action fnd no results.” Stevenson sketched this three point program in his 30-minute talk: 1. Formation of a “national educational policy,” on a level wi'th the country’s foreig*n or defense policies. 2. Federal money for school construction and to help the shortage of teachers. 3. A thorough investigation of a national plan of college loans or scholarships. The candidate said such programs “don’t come free, or even cheap.” “But I_ really say this: First, the costs of these programs are not nearly so large as their opponents will try to pretend,” he said. "Second, I think every dollar invested in a child's education will be repaid—with interest —in his increased productivity as a member of the American society and economy," he said. "I am completely convinced that the nation which car. afford the best automobiles, the brightest television sets and the biggest aircraft carriers in the world can also afford the best schools,” he continued. “Indeed we cannot afford to be pennywise, and people foolish." Stevenson added that it was a “basic assumption" of his program that all school, children would be “treated as completely equal, regardless of race or creed, or color or economic condition.” Stevensn’s plane was scheduled to take off from Milwaukee today for Minneapolis, where he planned to campaign by motorcade during the day. To Present Prizes In Soybean Contest Soybean Festival In Decatur In October Five diamond wrist watches plus a gold trophy will be the prizes to be awarded to the winners of the 1956 Adams county soybean queen contest, it was announced today by Joe Kaehr, chairman of the event. This will be part of the 1956 Adams county soybean festival to be held in Decatur October 25, 26, and 27. Medals, cash prizes and a gold trophy are to be awarded in thesoybean king .contest, also a part of the festival. The prizes are now on display in the Decatur Chamber of Commerce windows on North Second street. The actual awarding of the trophies and prizes will be made at the eighth annual rural-urban fish fry to be held on the evening of October 25. It was also announced today that the services of Miss Indiana had been obtained to award the prizes as well as to serve as one of the judges of the soybean queen contest. The details of both the Soybean king and queen contests are to be announced within a few days. Ward Calland is chairman of the soybean contest and has arranged an afternoon and evening program in connection with it. Both contests are to be limited to residents of Adams county. Extensive participation in the festival is planned by the Decatur merchants. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and turning - cooler tonight. Sunday fair and cooler. Low tonight SO--62. High Sunday 68-82. NOON EDITION

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Nicaraguan President Dies This Morning Os Wounds From Assassin

New Mystery Is Added To Tito's Visit Secret Police Chief Os Russia Attends Banquet For Tito LONDON (UP) — The presence of the Soviet secret police chief at a banquet for Yugoslav President Tito added new mystery today to Tito’s sudden visit to Russia. Moscow radio listed Gen. Ivgn A. Serov, chairman of the “state security committee,” among the guests at the party given Friday night by Soviet Communist party’ boss Nikita S. Khrushchev at Yalta. Soviet President Klimenti Voroshilov also was there. But Soviet premier Nikolai Bulganin and foreign minister Dmitri T. Shepilov, who are vacationing'at a nearby Black Sea resort, were not, according to the Moscow broadcast. Serov is the police general who managed Russia’s bloody takeover of the Baltic states in 1940. He succeeded Lavrenti P. Beria, who. was executed as a traitor by the present Kremlin leadership, as the head of the state security. Serov was pro.moted to full membership of the central committee at the party congress last February where Khrushchev launched his historic attack on the late Josef Stalin. Some Iron Curtain experts suggested Khrushchev might have run into trouble within the party as a result of his determined campaign to downgrade Stalin. And Belgrade dispatches hinted that the “de-Stal-inization” campaign was a majo“r topic of the talks between Tito and Khrushchev. Tito has little love for Stalin, who had him tossed out of the cominform. A high Yugoslav Communist source said in Belgrade Friday night that “Stalinist elements” are causing difficulties within the Soviet Communist party. And the source admitted for the first time that Tito and Khrushchev were discussing “internal” (Continued on Page Five) Thomas Rawley Dies In Farm Accident Adams County Man Crushed By Truck Thomas R. Rawley, 78, a farm-' er and ditching machine operator in Adams county, died of a crushed chest sustained in an accident at his farm in Wabash township Friday at 4:30 p. m. Rawley was working beneath a truck, which was parked on a slight incline in front of the barn. While he was working, the truck rolled backwards over his chest. He called to his sister, Miss Jessie M. Rawley, who resides with him, but while she was calling a physician and Mrs. Rawley, the well-known Adams county man died. A native and lifelong«wesident of Wabash township, Mr. Rawley was a member of the First Mennonite church. Surviving in addition to the widow, Nellie, and sister, are a daughter, Mrs. Willard Baumgartner of Berne; two granddaughters. and two other sisters, Mrs. Ora Forlow of Rockford. 0., and Mrs. D. D. Jones of Berne. The body was taken to the Yager funeral home at Berne, where friends may call after 6:30 p. m. Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted al 10 a. m. Monday at funeral home, with the Rev. Olin A. Krehbiel and the Rev. Gordon Neuenschwander, pastor and assistant pastor of the First Mennonits church, officiating. Burial will be in the M.R.E. cemetery.

Six Children Die In Milwaukee Fire Police Are Holding Father Os Victims MILWAUKEE (UP) — Six children died without a chance to escape from a fire which officials said apparently smouldered for nearly an hour before breaking out. Milwaukee police were holding the children’s father, whom they said, had been in either a tavern or a neighbor’s home drinking when the. blaze destroyed his family in suburban Oak Creek. Peter Vallariel. 36r a glue factory employe, was to be questioned further today by authorities. His wife, Romona, 26. and their 10- ' year-old son. Joseph, had gone to find Vallariel, leaving the children in the care of Martha, 10. The victims were Martha. Stella, 8, Mary Ann, 7, Peter. 5, James 3, and Frank, 11 months. Oak Creek fire chief William Grandl said the fire apparently smouldered for about an hour, and there may have been an explosion. Although the cause was not definitely established, firemen theorized that the blaze may have been touched off by an electrical outlet outside the converted Grandl said it appeared that all six children were caught without any chance of escape. He said three bodies were found on the living room floor, one in a chair and two others in a bed. Although the children apparently suffocated, their bodies were severely burnt. Kickoff Breakfast Tuesday At Center Industry Financial Drive Here Tuesday The kickoff breakfast for the financial drive to raise funds for industrial expansion in Decatur will be held at 7:30 o'clock at the Decatur Youth and Community Center next Tuesday morning, the financial committee announced today. Members of the various committees are now meeting to make arrangements to plan their part of the goal now set at a minimum of $42,500. It is hoped that enough additional can be raised to exploit the program. Fred Haugk is chairman, Clark Smith, a member, and Herman Krueckeberg, treasurer, of the general finance committee. Arrangements for the exact location of (he breakfast were completed today. Coffee and doughnuts will be served from 7:30 to 8 o'clock. A short meeting will be 8 o'clock, and then it is hoped that the drive can be completed within a few hours. As one of the principal reasons for the drive, the financial committee pointed to an article in the Wall Sreet Journal this week. This is a newspaper widely read by leaders of industry who make the final decision in the exact location of new industrial sites. This article said that the state of Missouri alone now has 107 community corporations to try to lure new industries to that state. It continues that generally, the townspeople-owned enterprises will build a plant to specifications and permit the new industry to amortize it over a period of years. The money raised to finance each of the 107 Missouri locally owned corporations ranges from $25:4)00 to a half million dollars. The committee said this is the kind of competition faced’’ by Decatur when it attempts to locate new industry. The committee has applied to the department of- internal revenue for a certificate of clearance to have the contributions declared tax deductible under certain circumstances, but a final decision has not been made by Washington, D. C., as to whether this is possible.

U. N. Council Debates Suez Crisis Oct. 5 West Nations Seek Neutral President During UN Debate UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (UP) —Diplomatic sources today reported the West was attempting to insure a “neutral" holds the president’s chair when the U. N. security council debates the Suez Canal crisis* County president Emilio NunezPortuondo of Cuba set next Friday for the council meeting to start the debate on the Suez question. France assumes the council presidency, under the monthly rotation system, on Monday. Technically, therefore, foreign minister Christian Pineau. as leader of the French delegation, would be in the chaiy when the debate opens. However, it is customary fbr the president to step down and pass the chair on to the next countryin English alphabetical order — when his countr yis involved in a dispute before the council.' hl wh an event. Iran’s Djalul Abdoh would be president. But informants said the West feared Iran’s Arab connections might influence the course of the debate and there is a move on to retain Nunez-Portuondo as presi-. dent for another month. There is no precedent for such action. Five, ana possibly, seven foreign ministers, are expected to lead their delegations in the debate. Pinau and British foreign secretary Selwyn Lloyd are scheduled to arrive early next week. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles is expected to fly up from Washington. Yugoslavia announced that foreign minister Koca Popovic .would attend and Soviet sources here refused to dfehy that Soviet foreign minister Dmitri T. Shepilov would be here. — “Egypt is sending foreign minister Mahmoud Fawzi and a group of top foreign ministry officials for the council showdown. The Egyptian delegation will include President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s top political adviser, Aly Sabri. Mrs. Lucy Colchin Is Taken By Death Funeral Services On Monday Morning Mrs. Lucy Heideman-Colchin, 85, a native of Adams county and resident of this community most of her life, died at 10:40 o’clock Friday morning at St. Charles hospital in Toledo, 0., following an illness of six months. Mrs. Colchin had made her home with a daughter in Toledo for the past 10 years. She was born in Adams county Jan. 4, 1871, a daughter of Gerhard and Elizabeth Heideman. Her husband, Henry Colchin, preceded her in death a number of years ago. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church and the Rosary society. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. A. J.; Langenhorst and Mrs. C. G. McHatten, both of Toledo, and two sons, Arthur Colchin of Omaha. Neb., and Walter Colchin of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o’clock Monday morning at St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. The body has been brought to the Gilllg' Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 3 o'clock Sunday' afternoon. The Rosary society will meet at the funeral home at • 8 p. m. Sunday.

Farm Prices Decline Third Month In Row Farm Prices Key In Political Campaign WASHINGTON (UP) —The agriculture department still expects farm income this year to top 1955 levels despite a drop in farm prices for the third straight month. The . department reported Friday that’ farm prices, a key political issue in this election year, dropped nearly one-half of 1 percent in the month ended Sept. 15. Farm prices started a steady rise in January and continued to rise through mid-June. Then they began to decline. The agriculture department also reported that farm production and living costs declined onethird of 1 percent last nuftith. This put the farm parity index in mid September at 82 percent, the same as at mid-Angust but 2 percent below a year ago. The farm parity index is the legal measure of the farmers’ purchasing power compared with the prices he receives. When he gets 100 percent of parity, the farmer is said to be receiving a "fair” price. ; Don Paarlberg. C economic aide to secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson, said the mid43eptember price report does not change official department forecasts that net farm income this year will top 1955 levels. During the first nine months of this year, prices received by farmers averaged 2 percent below the same period of 1955. The average parity price for the first nine months of 1956 now stands at 83 percent. However, department economist* noted that while prices plunged sharply in the last three months of last year they are expected ■ to hold close to current levels for the remainder of 1956. McMillen Presides At Annual Fish Fry Annual Fish Fry In Decatur October 25 Aarold McMillen, chairman of the board of directors of the Central Soya company and McMillen Feed Mills, will serve as master of ceremonies for the annual rural urban fish fry Thursday, Oct. 25, at Decatur high school. The fish fry, sponsored by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce, is planned this year in connection with a soy bean festival at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. The soy bean event is expected to be repeated Highlights of the soy bean show will be judging of soy beans entered by Adams county farmers and the naming of a soy bean queen. — Clarence Ziner, general chairman of the event, stated today that Miss Mary Jane McNulty of Fort Wayne, Miss Indiana of 1956, will be in Decatur for the show and will crown the girl who is chosen to reign as queen. The judging of the soy beans and the chooeing of the queen will be done .during the afternoon at the community center. The. committee in charge of the soy bean show is headed by J. Ward Calland of Central Soya company and includes Tom Allwein, Harold McMifien, Glenn Hill and Leo Seltenright, county extension agent. Joe Kaehr is chairman of the queen committee. Soy beans entered in the contest will be placed in five classifications and three prizes will be awarded for each variety. In addition, one grand champion will be named soybean king for the county. Further details on .both contests will be announced later. Trophies for (he queen and king are on display at the Chamber of 'Commerce office. (Continued on Page Four) _

Pres. Somoza Dies Today Os Bullet Wounds Death Unexpected V in Panama Canal Zone Institution • 1 BALBOA, Panama Canal Zone—- - President Anastasio Somoza of i Nicaragua died early today from bullet wounds inflicted by an as- • sassin more than a week ago. > The 60-year-old Somoza succumb- ' ed to the effects of the multiple gunshot wounds at the U.S.-operat- , ed Gorgas Hospital at 4:05 am., ; cst. His death came unexpectedly, . since he had been reported rei covering from the effects of the > four shots pumped into him at the ■ Nicaraguan city of Leon on the night of Sept. 21. ’ However, Col. Charles O. Bruce, health chief of the Canal Zone. ! said Somoza’s condition took a turn ’ for the worse Friday night. He r said an increased decline began shortly after midnight. Five hours later, the Nicaraguan chief execu- ’ tive died. Bruce ascnoed oeath to general , fatigue of the boot and Somoza’s t inability to make aVecovery from ! his very serious injuries. President Eisenhowbr expressed f regret over Somoza’s passing, and, ' the White House announced that , the President and Mrs. Eisenhower i had sent a special message of con- ( dolence to Somoza’s widow. . In a statement, Mr. Elsenhower said: "The nation and I personally re- ( gret the death of President So- ■ moza of Nicaragua as a result of . the dastardly attack made upon him several days ago by an assassin. "President Somoza constantly emphasized, both publicly and privately, his friendship for the United States —a friendship that persisted until the moment of his death.” At Somoza’s bedside when he died were his wife, his daughter, Lilian, and her husband, Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. In the adjacent suite were President Ricardo Arias of Panama and Gov. William E. Potter of the Canal Zone. Sevilla-Sacasa said the body probably will be flown to Managua Sunday. A U. S. military guard of honor will accompany the remains from the hospital to planeside at Albrook Field. Sevilla-Sacasa said Nicaraguans would never forget the help received from the United States in the past week. He thankd hospital officials for thlr cooperation in the name of the Nicaraguan people, their government and the Somoza family. U. S. help in the treatment of Somoza had been swift, with President Eisenhower ordering medical men here and in Washington to rush to the Nicaraguan chief executive’s assistance. The chain of events which led to Somoza’s death began eight days ago. A week ago Friday night. Somoza and his wife were attending a party in his honor at the Casa Del Obrero, a workers’ club in Leon, 45 miles north ol Managua. While the guests were dancing, a man walked up to Somoza, pulled out a .38 caliber pistol and opened fire. At least three bullets struck the president. The assassin, 27-year-old Rigoberto Lopez Perez, was killed on the spot by the president's bodyguard. He had publicly proclaimed his hatred for Somoza and apparently acted on his own. There was no sign of organized revolutionary ac-tivity.-But the Nicaraguan government immediately took emergency measures and ordered the arrest of about 250 persons, many of whom later were released. Somoza was flown to Albrook Field early last Sunday morning (Continued on Page; Five) —; —-

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