Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1956 — Page 1

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RIOTS BRING CURFEW IN HONGKONG » #, f T’ * m ’wii ► 1 jk A' ’ ’ mrirf . a ; I E sfW* ’ * iSR* f In M B£|E b t ■ ■*■ r* iK I il a i»! SB 1 * ftfS? ififiiL ’ * f KgfXt* I vsuaiM MpUl Jr /© Uff ... ..1 .1“ - _ H ■ SOME OF THE thousands of rioters who participated i:i Hong Kong’s two days of burning and looting in the Crown Colony stand around bonfire made of seized automobiles in the worst Outbreak of violence in a century. Damage is estimated in the millions and a curfew of Kowloon’s 1,500,000 people in the mainland section has been ordered by acting Governor E. B. David.

Reveals U. S. Has Produced Cleaner Bomb Reduced Fallout Bomb Is Produced By United States WASHINGTON (UP) — Atomic commissioner Willard F. Libby revealed today that the United States actually has produced a “cleaner H-bomb.’’ It was the first disclosure that the so-called “reduced fallout” bomb really exists. Such a weapon would spread less deadly radioactivity throughout the planet than “dirtier” H bombs of the same power. In an address at a radiation meeting' sponsored by the Americsm association for the advancement of science, Libby reported “new information” on radioactive fallout. Much of it dealt with operation redwing, the U.S. nuclear test program started at the Pacific proving ground between May 5 and mld-July this year. •Particular attention was paid to the fall-out problem in this operation.” Libby said, “and a HMH jor effort was made to produce a megaton-range weapon equal in power to millions of tons of TNT with an inherently smaller amount o( fall-out for a given energy release.” "This effort.” Libby.—stated, “was successful.” He said that “considerable attention was paid to operational lectors" — presumably comparatively sanitary high-altitude explosions — “which would minimize world-wide fallout.” As a result, aW the test explosions of operation redwing, totaling at least ten. added “considerably less” radioactivity to the stratospheric air currents circling the globe than was present before the tests. . Warmer Weather Is Forecast For State State On Verge Os Autumn Heat Wave By UNITED PRESS Indiana was on the verge of an autumn “heat wave” today. The w r eather bureau forecast temperatures in the 80s throughout Hoosierland Saturday. The top temperatures may approach alltime records for Oct. 13. Furthermore, the weatherman said «in a five-day outlook that temperatures will average 5 to 8 degrees above normal between Saturday and next Wednesday. The forecast for Saturday was high temperatures ranging from 80 in the north to 86 in Mild weather was due to stick around through the weekend and at least the first two days, if not the first three, of next week. Tbe 5 to 8 above normal outlook would put the average maximum at 69 to 80 degrees and the average minimum at 48 to 55 degrees, forestalling at least through the middle of next wek any killing frost. ' I Thursday highs ranged from 59 at South Bend and Fort Wayne to 73 at Evansville. The mercury dropped to lows of 43 at Fort ; Wayne to 47 at Soutl? Bend and (Lafayette early this morning, then headed upward-for highs ranging! from 70 to 82.

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Schools Close For Annual Convention Teachers Meetings October 25 And 26 All public schools of Adams county will be closed Thursday and Friday, Oct. 25 and 26, when faculty members of both elementary and high schools will attend the annual Indiana state teachers association convention. Delegates will be chosen to attend the central meeting at Indianapolis and others will attend the sectional meeting planned at Fort Wayne. The meeting at Fort Wayne will feature special sessions in the various teaching fields in addition to three general sessions. Main Speakers for two of the general sessions will be Dr. Paul S. Weaver, president of Lake Erie College at Chicago, speaking on “Principle^ - tsf 'Effective Living,” and the Rev. Laurence H. Hall, rector of St. Episcopal church at East, Cleveland, 0., whose topic will be “Humor, A Teaching Aid.” The third general session will be a concert Oct. 25 to be presented by the Fort Wayne Philharmonic orchestra. Several local teachers have assisted on the committees in charge of plans for the Fort Wayne sectional meeting. P. Bryce Thoijfks, principal of the Lincoln school here, is a member of the general sessions committee. He is also on one of three advisory groups along with William J. Lee, representing Adams county, and Layke Scherry. representing Berne-French school. Others on planning committees are Beth Blue of Berne, business section committee; Mrs. Jack Lee of Geneva, home economics section committee; Robert Worthman of Decatur, physical education committee, and Hugh Tate of Adams Central, chairman of the superintendents and principals section committee. Dr. Freeman Burkhalter of Berne is scheduled to conduct a string clinic in the music section. Berne-French high school will present music at two meetings of principals and superintendents. In addition to the workshop sec--(Continued on Page Five) Purdue Professor Is Rotary Speaker Ladies Entertained At Rotary Meeting Dr. George Davis, Purdue University director of adult education, and considered an outstanding authority on James Whitcomb Riley, Indiana's .great poet, thrilled a ladies night audience at the regular Thursday night meeting of Decatfty Rotary club at the Youth and Community Center last evening. Superintendent of schools W. Guy Brown was chairman of the event, which was in commemoration of Riley’s birth' date. Dr. Davis gave several readings of Hoosier poetry, written by the famous Hoosier poet, and also told many interesting stories of Riley’s life and rise to literary fame; Two members of the Decatur school board, Everett Hutker and George Helm and their wives: Decatur high school principal Hugh Andrews and Mrs. Andrews; Dr. Roy Archbold, Miss Bertha Heller, librarian of Decatur public library, and Mr. and Mrs. Dick'Heller were among the guests attending the party. Joseph Kaehr, president of the local Rptary Club introduced Brown, who presented' the guest speaker. „ .

Question Os Halting Bomb Jests Issue r . ; ' 1 Question Becomes i One Os Key Issues Os Fall Campaign By UNITED PRESS , The question of halting H-bomb tests became one of the key election issues today. Adlai E. Stevenson said Thurs- ’ day night he will keep on fighting ■ for a "safe way” to end ; the tests 1 despite President Eisenhower’s announcement that he will not dis- ' cuss the subject further. “1 understand the President said ! today (Thursday) that he had said ! his last word on testing H-bombs and military manpower require- ; ments.” Stepson, wid ,_at Gak ‘tland, CafflT ’ "Well, I haven’t said mine and neither, my 'friends, have the people of this country—who have the only last word.” The President will try tonight a new campaign technique — an unhearsed nationally televised news conference with about 100- “Citizens for Eisenhower” asking the questions. Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Estes Kefauver vied for the farm vote in barnstorming tours of the midwest. In a speech prepared for the national mechanical cornpicking contest at Columbus, Neb., Nikon said the Democratic farm program . consist of get-rich-quick promises which would block the recent rise in farm income. Nixon said “it is time to call a ’ spade a spade" and called the Democratic program “a cruel hoax for the nation's farmers.” Kefauver made his sharpest at- ' tacks against the President in a i speech prepared for delivery at Columbus only a few hours after I Nixon spoke. “I sometimes wonder whether there is one kind of political morality which is different than the morality we demand in our daily lives.” he said. "There is no clearer record in existence than the record of the betrayal of the American farmer by Dwight D. Elsenhower.” i Stevenson, in announcing that he will continue to e*Tl for ending the H-bomb tests, was cheered wildly in his Oakland address. He said he will carry his fight to the nation Monday night in a nationwide address from Chicago. Stevenson centered his attack on Mr. Eisenhower’s statement at his press conference Thursday that he said his last word on the tests and the draft. Barking Dog Saves Aged Man From Fire INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — The barking of a dog was credited today with preventing serious injury to an 94-year-old man who was trapped by a grass fire. Henry Wises was burning leaves at his home Thursday when the flames suddenly engulfed him. A dog began barking and aroused the attention of neighbors who pulled Wiese to safety. Authorities said Wiese escaped with minor burns about the face and knees. INDIANA WEATHER . Fair and warmer tonight. ' Saturday partly cloudy and >*rarm. Low tonight 54-62. High Saturday In the 80a. Sunset 6:11 p.m., sunrise Saturday 6:53 a.m. - ■

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British And Egyptian Foreign Ministers To Continue Negotiations

Baby Kidnaped From Home Os Baby-Sitter FBI Aids Police In Search Today In New York City NEW YORK (UP) — The FBI aided police today in the hunt tor a heavy-set woman who posed as the close friend of a mother of a six-week-old girl in kidnaping the child from a baby sitter. The stranger, a short, dark Negro about 40 years old, chatted Amiably Thursday with the babysitter, Mrs. Clarese PJalf, before offering to take tiny Joanne Wells and her brother, Richard, two, out for some air and a good time. Mrs. Hall, convinced that the visitor knew the mother, Mrs, Gloria Telemapue Wells. 24, let the woman leave with the baby.' The boy remained with Mrs. Hall, crying and avoiding the stranger. the baby sitter did not know she had permitted the baby to be taken by a stranger until Mrs. Wells, a nurses’ aid at -St. Mary’s hospital, Brooklyn; came for her The baby was taken from Mrs. Hall’s Brooklyn apartment where Mrs. Wells had left her children. The kidnaper first appeared at the apartment of Mrs. Agatha Bailey, landlady of the building. Mrs. BaWey had cared for the children when Mrs. Wells lived at that address. The stranger said she was a friend of Mrs. Wells and inquired about the children. Mrs. Bailey informed the woman she no longer cared for them, chatted a few minutes and sent her with some mail down the hall a few doors away to Mrs. Hall’s apartment. Carrying the mail, the stranger knocked at Mrs. Hall’s door. She was admitted and talked at con siderable length with Mrs. Hall and her sister who also lived in the building. Mrs. Hall said she saw no harm in letting the visitor take the baby out for a short time since she gave every indication of being what she claimed to be, a friend of Mrs. Wells’. Mrs. Wells went immediately to (Continued on Page Five) Tickets Available For Reagan Dinner Ronald Reagan Here On Tuesday Evening Harry James, ticket sales chairman for the Ronald Reagan 'day dinner, which will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p. m. at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, has announced that a few tickets are still available to the general public. Any person who wishes to attend the dinner may purchase a ticket either at the Chamber of Commerce office or by contacting Harry James at Holthouse furniture store. Ticket sales will close after Saturday. The dinner which will honor Ronald Reagan is being co-spon-sored by the Chamber of .Commerce, Lions club, Rotary club’ and the General Electric company. Lions and Rotary clubs will feature family nights and the dinner will take the place of their regular meetings for that week. Reagan will be in Decatur ail day Tuesday through the courtesy of the General Electric company, w’hich sponsors his television program. While in this community he will attend |a 12t30 p. m: luncheon meeting of G. E. foremen and supervisors at the community center; will tour the General Electric plant on the first and second shifts, and will attend a public reception at tbe commum ity center beginning at 5:15 p. th.

Tell 01 Slugging Os Marine Recruit Slugging Denied By Supply Corporal PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (UP)— Three marine privates testified to-, d'ay they saw a supply corporal slug Pvt. Donald Hamisfar, 26, the day before the Norwalk, Ohio, recruit at this boot camp -was hos- > pitalized for a hernia operation. Cpl. Richard J. Bille, 21, Erie, Pa.. who Went on trial today by Special court-martial, admitted from the witness stand that he “shoved” Hamisfar when the recruit failed to move in response to an order, but denied that he •lugged him. ( Pvts. Theodore L. McGinn, Ellsworth Morgan and Edward L. jSickinger, all members of Hamisfar’s boot camp platoon, testified they saw Bille strike Hatpistar while talking to the recruit ‘‘about some gear” that was being issued to members of the platoon. All three privates said they . could not bear the conversation between Bille and Hamisfar. Bille took the witness stand anS : gave- this version of the alleged incident: “I saw Hamisfar standing on his haversack. It was new, juet out of ►stock. I walked over to him and told him to get off it. He didn’t make a move or say anything and I reached out with my right hand and shoved him off, and picked up the haversack.” Dr. Calvin Wallace, attached to the U. S. naval hospital at Beaufort. S.C.. testified that he examined Hamisfar and assisted tn performance of a hernia operation a few days after the alleged Incident. (Continued on Page Six)

Girl Scouts Aided *• By Community Fund Annual Fund Drive Underway In City Editor’s note: This the second in a series of articlee explaining the aims and projects of the organizations which participate in the Community Fund and which will receive the money raised in the current 1956 fund drive.) The Girl Scout organization in Decatur is another of the groups which benefit from the Decatur Community Fund. If the 1956 goal of $13,400 is reached the Girl Scout association will receive |l,900. The largest youth group of the city, the Girl Scouts have a total registration of over 450 girls and adults. There are 24 troops, each with a leader, an assistant leader, at least two committee women and a representative from the sponsoring organization. The entire organization is administered by a board of directors composed of 20 members. An important part of the organization is the 1 leaders’ club, which meets monthly for a training program and discussion session to solve troop problems and to give help in planning troop projects. To help finance troops projects, the Girl Scouts and Brownies sell calendars, peanuts and cookies. By doing so they are able to make many worthwhile contributions to community life. Over a period of years they have helped to pay for the beginning of a Girl Scout shelter house to be located at Hanna-Nuttman park. The foundation is completed and a building committee is planning to start construction next spring. Girl Scouting in Decatur also sponsors each year a day camp at Hanna-Nuttman park for two weeks. This camp serves about 300 girls with a staff consisting of a director, assistant director, nurse and teachers. of various crafts and skills. _ This camp is financed largely by the money made available through the Community Fund. Four local senior Girl Scouts were trianed (Continued on Page Five)

British Warn Israelis On Aggression Aid Jordan In Event - Os Aggression By Israeli Forces LONDON (UP) —Britain warned today it will go to Jordan’s aid in the event' of outright Israeli aggression on the Arab state. A foreign office spokesman said that under the Anglo-Jordan treaty Britain had a direct obligation to come to Jordan’s assistance in case of an attack. Jordan and Israel have “been made aware that her piajesty’s government would fulfill their obligations under the Anglo-Jor-dan treaty,” he said. The notice was given by British envoys in Amman and Tel Aviv less than two days after the latest clash between the Israeli and Jordanian forces. The spokesman did not Say, however, what type of attack would lead to British intervention. He refused to give the British assessment of an Israeli raid on Jordan Wednesday night that left at least 64 dead on both sides. After a similar “retaliatory” raid two weeks ago, the British foreign office sharply criticized Israeli’s foreign pqliclefL In Cairo, an official Egyptian spokesman -announced President Gamal Abdel Nasser would hold an “urgent” conference with Jordanian foreign minister Awni Abdel Hadi today or Saturday to discuss measures for defending Jordan against Israel. - They held one meeting on the latest Israeli tittack Wednesday and Nasser afterwards pledged Egypt to take “all possible measures” to aid Jordan.

Mrs. Floyd Strickler Dies This Morning Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Nellie Strickler, 57, wife of Floyd Strickler of Willshire, O„ died at 6 o’clock this morning at the Van Wert, O„ county hospital, following an illness of two w'eeks. She was taken to the hospital Thursday evening. She was born in Mercer county, 0., March 7, 1899, a daughter of Frank and Sarah Rumple-Stetler, and was married to Floyd Strickler March 15, 1919. MrA Strickler was a member of the Willshire Methodist church and the American Legion auxiliary at Willshire. Surviving in addition to her husband are five daughters,. Mrs. Merl Hrfverman, Mrs. Gene Lough and Mrs.. Dean McMillen, all of Willshire. Mrs. John Funk of Decatur route 6, and Mrs. Carroll Sovine of New Haven; two sons, Harold and Lester Strickler, both of Willshire; 17 grandchildren: three brothers, Earl, Walter and Ralph Stetler, all of Willshire, and five sisters, Mrs. Fred Marbaugh, Mrs. Theodore Schumm and Mrs. Roy Case, all of Willshire. Mrs. Amos (Dick) Harmon'of Decgtur, and Mrs. Foster Coil of Spencerville. O. , . The body, brought to the Zwick funeral home/ will be taken to the Merl Hoverman residence, where friends may cgjl after 11 a.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:45 p.m. Sunday at the Hoverman residence and at 2 p.rti." at the Willshire Methodist church, the Rev. James R. Hipkins and the Rev. Chester Hirschy officiating. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. ,

Red Woman Athlete Convicted In London “Discus Champion Is Given Light Fine LONDON (UP) — A British court today found Soviet discus champion Nina Ponomareva guilty of stealing five hats from a London shop.’But it freed her with payment of light court costs to permit her to return to Russia “at the earliest possible moment." Nina pleaded innocent to the charge, which Moscow had said was a "provocation” designed to embarrass an eminent athlete. However, magistrate Clyde Witson, before whom she was tried in jam-packed Marlborough Street court, ruled that the charges of shoplifing had been proved against the 27year-old Moscow school teacher. But, apparently mindful of international repercussions, he released her unconditionally on payment of three guineas ($9) court costs. Defense attorney Mervyn Qriffith-Jones said arrangements had been made for Nina to “return to Russia at the earliest moment." The Soviet ship Molotov already had up steam at London’s Surrey docks in preparation for sailing tonight. Nipa was expected to pe aboard. Nina was' supposed to have appeared in the .magistrate’s court Aug. 30 but disappeared instead into the confin’es of the Soviet embassy where she has remaned a refugee from justice since then. She was paroled in the care of a Soviet official who promised to bring her to court the next morning. When she failed to appear, Wilson ordered a- warrant sworn out for her arrest. She was accused of shoplifting five 90-cent berets while on a shopping tour in London with other members of a Soviet track and field team Visiting London. Her teammates were so angry at what they called a “provocation” they canceled the meet. The row over Nina’s arrest threatened at one point to cancel the appearance in London of the Bolshoi theatre ballet in its first appearance outside Russia in 206 years. But the ballet came on anyway..

Alleges Excessive Price For Vaccine Charges Collusion Os Six Drug Firms WASHINGTON (UP) -Rep. Chet Holifield (D-Calif) charged today that the drug firms which sold polio vaccine to the government “engaged in collusive practices and in price-fixing.” Holifield made the accusation at a stormy house subcommittee hearing after Rep, B. Carroll Reece (RTenn) unsuccessfully sought to have the hearings postponed until after the November election. The government operations subcommittee. headed by Rep. L. H. Fountain (D-NC), is investigating whether the government was overcharged for vaccine bought under the 53-million-dollar program to supply free shots for needy .children. During a heated 20-minute row, Reece made a motion to postpone the hearings and to charge all subcommittee expenses So far incurred to the Democratic national committee. He was the only Republican present and sought to second his own motion “on behalf of the children of America.” Fountain ruled Reece’s motion out of order. Holifield charged that Reece's motion was “a brazzen attempt to inject politics into an investigation.” , \ * Holifield .charged that the evidence uncovered by the subcommittee showed that “six pharmaceutical firms have engaged in col. luslve practices and in price-fixing.” He said that was “prima facie (Continued on Page Six) . —

Stay As Long As Needed On Suez Dispute Egyption Leader Says Private Talks May Ease Problems BULLETIN UNITED NATIONS. N. V. (UP) — Foreign ministers of Britain, France and Egypt have agreed on a set of principles for future negotiations on the Suez Canal crisis, an authoritative source said today. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd, French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzl went Into another secret session this after- ' noon to draft an official form of the agreement. i. . ' UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. (UP)— ’ Foreign ministers of Britain and Egypt said today they will remain here as long as necessary to exchange ideas in the Suez Canal crisis, but French foreign minister Christian Pineau said he plans to return to Park -Saturday. British foreign secretary Selwyn Lloyd nad Egyptian foreign minister Mahmoud Fawzi cancelled plans for a quick return to their capitals. They said they were prepared to stay as long as there wa? any hope of reaching an agreement in the Suez issue. Fawzl broke his Sphinx-like-si-lence Thursday night as he left the fourth secret session of the three foreign ministers with U.N. secretary general Dag Hammarskjold. Asked if - he thought the private talks could “accomplish anything,’’ he said tersely. “I think so.’’ But Pineau, more pessimistic in tone than the other two, indicated he saw no reason to change his plans to return to Paris Saturday. Pineau said the possibility of a security council meeting Saturday, public or private-depended upon today’s developments. The three ministers met secretly for the fifth time with Hammarskjold today, striving for a basis of negotiations in the canal problem. They were scheduled to make a re. port to a closed session of the security council late today. Fawzi said at a U.N. correspondents association lunch Thursday that "a serious effort in many directions in order to reach a peaceful solution” was being made by himself, Lloyd and Pineau in their meetings with Hammarskjold. However, he quickly returned to his favorite method of quiet diplomacy” and refused to shed any light on the part being played by the U.N. secretary-general. - ■ Informal sources said Fawzi was willing to guarantee freedom of passage through the 101-mile Sue} Canal for ships of all nations-with the posible exception of Israel, which is in a "state of war" with Egypt. Only Slight Damage Is Caused By Fire Only slight damage was caused, in a fire this morning at Walt’s Standard Service station on 13th street across from the Fairway restaurant. Firemen were called when some cartons beside a heater ignited. The fire was put out before it could spread and cause much damage. Louisville Man Dies As Auto Rolls Over NEW ALBANY, Ind. (UP)—John S. Gilmet, 40, (2555 Elevin St.) Louisville. Ky„ wae killed Thursday night when his speeding car missed an Ind. 62 curve nine miles west of here and rolled oyar several times. Gilmet was thrown out of the car.

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