Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 244

DEMOCRATIC TOUCH ■ i- .rSlflSOlfcf r ' -’ ?W' k „ / |r * rWWE ’ * wsß ■■<■■■ ■LmI-. ..... J PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Adlai E. Stevenson, spearheading the largest political fund-raising drive in American history, calls on Mrs. W. G. Wells, a neighbor in Libertyville, Illinois, and makes a collection for the’ Democratic war-chest. Some 500,000 Democratic workers rang doorbells ofi Monday soliciting funds to finance the current campaign.

Plane Ditched In Pacific, 3] Aboard Saved

SAN FRANCISCO (UP) — A distressed Pan American Airways Stratoclipper ditched in the Pacific Ocean 1,045 miles southwbst of here at 8:16 a.m. PST, today but all 31 persons aboard v ere rescued in “good condition.” Twenty-one minutes after the big four-engined Boeing Stratoclipper hit the water and broke in two, the U. S. coast guard weather cutter Ponchartrain radioed: “All 31 persons taken aboard. All in good condition." The plane, under the split-second control of CapY Rfchard Ogfr'came down in 3-to-4 foot swells alongside the cutter, serving as the weather station “November” which is stationed permanently in the area. The ships’ crew of 135. trained in air-sea rescues, had four boats over the side by.the time the plane, which was forced to ditch after losing two engines, hit the water. The plane remained afloat long enough for the crew to launch two liferafts and to transfer the 24 passengers of the mixed touristfirst class flight to the lifeboats. Five minutes after the last passenger and crew member left the split plane, a Transocean Airlines plane over the scene reportd that the front section of the broken ship had sunk. The ditching came after Ogg had circled above the Pontchartrain for more than four hours damping gasoline and awaiting “more favorable” ditching conditions. At 8:21 a.m. came a curt message from the cutter: “Plane ditched. Broke in half on contact. Four rafts in water. Many survivors apparent. We have two boats in water. Every effort being made to rescue.” The cutter amplified the message with a second two minutes later, saying that the plane's tail assembly had broken from the rest of the ship and was floating away. The Stratoclipper with an extremely light, early-week. mixed tourist-first class passenger load originally had planned to ditch at 7:15 a.m. PST. But after several dry runs Ogg made a last-second postponement for “calmer” seas. First word of the distressed plane came with a terse, radio message dispatched by Ogg x at 4:23 am., when he radioed: "Dumping fuel. Will definitely ditch.” At 5:03. the, coast guard said. "Aircraft will definitely have to ditch. They are still orbiting over the weather ship but will not be able to make San Francisco or Honolulu with fuel remaining.” At 5:50, the coast guard said: "Still has No. 1 engine. Engine windmilling in a runaway condition. He is still keeping his air speed at 140. Unable to feather or freeze No. 1.” Shortly before 7 a.m. Pan American reported the plane had made, "two dry runs at a forced landing.” A Pan American spokesman said the distressed plane was its flight (Continued on Page Five) INDIANA WEATHER Fair with little change In temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 45-53. High Wednesday 78-84. Sunset 6:05 p.m., sunrise Wednesday 6:67 a.m. ——

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Dulles Voices Grave View Os Mideast Woes U.S. Stands Behind Pledges To Assist Aggressor Victims WASHINGTON (UP) -Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said today the United States stands behind its pledges to help any nation which might be the victim of agression in the Middle East. Dulles took a grave view, at his news conference, of rising tension in the Middle East. —He said Israel's reprisal raids against Jordan for example, indtcate a deterioration of that situation and failure of U.N. efforts earlier this year to ease the tensions. Dulles was asked about President Eisenhower's April 9 declaration that the United States would help a victim of agression if big trouble broke in that area. The reporter asked if the. United States still stands ready to help. “Yes, that still holds.” Dulles said. He said the United States would assist if there were agression, but he did not say how this would be done. He sounded a more optimistic note about the Suez Canal crisis. In a formal statement, Dulles said there has been “progress toward achieving a just and peaceful solution of the Suez crisis.” This echoed recent optimistic statements on Suez by both Mr. Eisenhower and Dulles. Dulles said the U.N. security council had adopted “sound principles.” “There are many difficulties still in the way,” Dulles, said. “No one can say with certainty that there will be a peaceful solution in accordance with the principles of justice and international law. . . Nevertheless each difficulty overcome means one less difficulty remaining to be overcome, and we can thus take satisfaction from what occurred last week at the United Nations.” At his news conference, Dulles also: 1; Took issue with Adlai E. Stevenson. who said' Monday night that, if elected president, his “first order of business” would be to seek world agreement on ending H-bomb tests. Dulles said the Eisenhower administration has been hunting for such a formula for more than three years and that he doubts very much those not fully conversant with the problem are in a better position to make better reccomendations than President Eisenhower. 2. Said the United States will do everything it can to get Japan into the United Nations. a 3. Said he sees no reason whyfurther information on congressional trips abroad, involving use of public funds, should not be made public. But he balked at making (Continued on Page Five)

Adlai Pledges Effort To Halt H-Bomb Tests Stevenson Makes Pledge In Radio, Television Speech CHICAGO (UP) — Adlai E. Stevenson pledged Monday night to go any place and confer at any level to halt H-bomb tests if he la elected president. The pledge, made in a nationwide radio and television address, immediately recalled President Eisenhowers dramatic announcement in 1952 that be, if elected, would go to Korea to seek some method of ending the then stalemated Korean war. Stevenson said he would undertake personal negotiation of an agreement with the Soviet Union. (Ireat Britain and other atomic powers to halt H-bomb tests immediately. “I would do this by conference and consultation — at whatever level —• in whatever place — the circumstances might suggest would be most fruitful,” he said. The Stevenson proposal was backed up immediately and on the same television program by Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D-N.M.), chairman of the joint congressional atomic energy committee, and Sen. Stuart Symington, (D-M0.,) former air force secretary and now chairman of the senate subcommittee on air power. Both Anderson and Symington agreed firmly with Stevenson that halting H-bomb tests would not endanger national defense; that the Eisenhower administration had “distorted” the plan and some immediate steps were necessary to halt the dangerous spread of radioactive fallout aruynd the world. Stevenson leaves tonight for a four day train and campaign tour. He was expected to deal, ggain with his proposal plan during his stump tour through sections of Michigan. Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. His whistlestop train schedule Wednesday will take him to at least six Michigan towns— Niles, Kalamazoo. —Bal tie Creek. Lansing, Saginaw- and Flint. His schedule called for at least 15 talks. Stevenson's willingness to go any place and confer on any level necessary to reach —an agreement to halt the bomb tests was prefaced for months by Mr. Eisenhower's publicly professing h i s own willingness to go anywhere at any time for international conferences if he believed they would contribute to real world peace. Mr. Eisenhower also has said in recent months, how-ever, that he did not believe a visit to this country by Soviet leaders would serve any, currently useful pur (Continued on Page Five)

Alfalfa Bill Murray Dies Monday Night Former Governor Os Oklahoma Is Dead OKLAHOMA CITY (UP) — William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray today returned for the last time to the state cdpitol where he established himself as Oklahoma's most unpredictable governor. The 86-year-old frontier lawmaker, whose familiar mustache and black cigar became symbols of his powerful depression-years rule, died Monday at St. Anthony hospital, where he had lain in a coma since suffering a stroke last Tuesday. His body was to lie in state from noon to 5 p,m. today before removal to Tishomingo, where he had a farm, for burial. The Capitol flag flew at half mast in honor of the man who helped make the history of Oklahoma and who spent his waning years trying to sell books he had written about the state. Murray died peacefully at 5:15 p.m. Monday. Johnston Murray, his son. said he had no dying words. “He just coughed, smiled a little, and passed on.” he said. The one-time blustery figure who was Oklahoma’s hcief executive from Jan. 6, 1931, to Jan. 15, 1935, would have been 87" Nov. 21. He had been blind and deaf for about a year and lived in a local rest home. The etroke rendered him unconscious and paralyzed his left side. Murray presided at Oklahoma’s constitutional convention, served two terms in congress and attempted to colonize Bolivia, among* oth(Continued on Pace Bight)

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Warehouse In Center Os Decatur Is Destroyed By Fire; Loss Is SIOO,OOO

Israel Leaders Ask Liberation For Palestine Tension In Middle East Is Mounting Toward New High JERUSALEM, Israeli Sector (UP) — Israeli parliamentary leaders called Monday night for the "liberation” of all of Arab-held Palestine and a showdown with Egypt over the Egyptian blockade of Israeli shipping in the Suez Canal. " A series of fiery speeches to the Knesset (parliament) came during debate on Premier David Ben-Gur-ion’s earlier speech in which he warned of war if Iraqi troops moved into Jordan and said Israel would no longer tolerate the Egyptian canal blockade. Dispatches from the Jordan capital of Amman indicated Iraq had backed down on a move to send troops into Jordan as ‘ requested' by young King Hussein. But Iraq promised to send in the troops it Israel attacked. ■ Middle East tension was moving toward a new high because of recent border incidents and diplo 1 matic statements that each side regarded “threats.’' Mantlay night Egypt blacked out the Gaza strip and sent civil defense programs into j?ffect_after_ reporting (Continued on Fa«e KIgPU

Report Donation To Community Fund SIOO Donation By Railroad Reported A SIOO donation to the Decatur Community Fund was made Monday by the Erie Railroad company, according to an announcement byLyle Mallonee, general chairman of the 1956 fund drive. - The check was presented to Mallonee by W. M. Bumgerdner, local agent for the railroad company. Mallonee expressed appreciation for the gift which will go toward the $13,400 Community Fund goal. Mallonee also pointed out that the Berne community fund drive went s4,oo<r over the goal and added that he hoped Decatur follows the example of the neighboring continuity and gives similar support to the Community Fund. The air group of the local civil defense organization cooperated with Community Fund leaders and workers Saturday afternoon by dropping leaflets over the city supporting the 1956 fund drive. The group is headed by Josephine Ivetich of the Decatur highway airport and it includes several local flyers. Robert Boch has issued a request that volunteer workers who are assisting in thisj, year's fund drive turn in their reports as soon as possible this week so that the progress of the campaign can be determined. Rev. Alfred Clouser Is Taken By Death The Rev. Alfred M. Clauser. 84. retired minister of the First Missionary and West Missionary churches at Berne, died Monday afternoon at the Berne, nursing home after a long illness. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Arley Wulliman of Fort Wayne; five sons, Norman and Edgar Clauser of 'Fort Wayne, Warren of St. Joe, and Myron - and Alfred of Berne; 16 grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren. and four rothers, Robert of Coopersburg, Pa':, William of Allentown. Pa., the Rev. Edgar Clauser of Berne, and Harry of Auburn* Services will be held at Thursday at the First Missionary church in Berne, with burial in the MRE cemetary. Friends may call at the Yager funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.

Indiana Woodlands Are Growing Dryer Rainfall Shortage Worst In History INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Thousands of acres of state and privately owned woodlands grew dryer, and dryer today in the wake of the worst autumn rainfall shortage in Jndiana weather history. It was worst in the north, nearly as bad in the central, and growing steadily more serious In the south, according to Joe DeYoung, head state forest fire warden. Weather forecasts made matters by failing to indicate any precipitation is on its w-ay in the next three days and perhaps none or not enough the rest of this week. DeYoung said the following state forests have been closed due to fire conditions: Morgan-Monroe, south of Martinsville;- Clark county, west of Henryville; Salamonie River, near Wabash; Frances Slocum, near Peru, Wells county, near Bluffton, and the nursery at the Jasper-Pul-aski state game preserve, north of Medaryville. Fires last week, including ine_ which destroyed 5,000 acres of timber at Jasper-Pulaski and another which burned 1,200 acres at Tippecanoe State Forest, are completely out now. DeYoung warned brush and leaf fires are dangerous in aiiy part of the state. —— —' — Meanwhile, the weather bureau issued a bulletin saying the last 30 days at Indianapolis set a record for lack of rain. Only .01 inches of rain fell here between Sept. 16 and Oct. 15, TOls Ts the least amount of rainfall for 'period for ..this season since the records began in 1871. 4 Fires Monday night destroyed SIOO,OOO worth of property at a Decatur warehouse. $35,000 in two buildings at the Regal Foods Co. in Windfall, and $30,000 in a barn at (Continued on Page Two) Hospital Bonds Are Signed By Board Bonds Are Signed By Commissioners The hospital bonds which will be issued to raise the $450,000 for additions and improvements to the Adams county memorial hospital were signed by the county commissiontrs at their regular meeting Monday at the court house. The bonds, in denominations of SI,OOO, will be sold to Northern Trust company of Chicago and William Blair company which submitted the low interest bids of two and seven-eights percent. In othei- business during the meeting, the commissioner also approved an allocation of SI,OOO for the cleaning and repair of the Albright-Colter ditch. A request was filed with the commissioners for the cleaning and repair of the Afidrew Miller drain in Washington township. Notice was read from the industrial board of Indiana that a hearing on compensation cases would be conducted Nov. 1. The hearing will be held in the commissioners room. Also filed with the commissioners Monday was a report from the Indiana state livestock sanitary board and the U. S. department of agriculture. The report was the final summary for county bovine brucellosis eradication. The report shows that 1.421 herds with 14,178 cattle were tested and 372 herd with 1,528 cattle were retested. On the first test, the survey shows brucellosis in 5.13 percent of the herds or among .67 percent of the dattle. On the retest it- was reduced to .84 percent of the herds or .80 percent hi the cattle. There were a total of 96 percent reactors in the ' first test and only-12 in the second.

Eisenhower On Five-Day Swing To West States Heads West On Most Extensive Trip Os Election Campaign WASHINGTON (UP) -President Eisenhower headed west today for a five-day campaign swing that will be his most extensive field trip to date in his bid for re-election. Mr. Eisenhower, accompanied by his wife, took off from National Airport at 8 a.m. CDT in the governrpent plane Columbine to begin the 5,850 mile foray into five crucial states. Vote-rich California was added to the schedule at the last minute. Mr. Eisenhower will speax in Los Angeles Friday night. First target was the Minnesota farm belt. Mr. Eisenhower scheduled brief speeches today at Minneapolis (1:50 p.m. CDT) and St. Paul, (12:50 p.m. CDT). He was due to arrive tonight at Seattle, . -Wash. Wednesday, he starts a campaign drive in the Far West that will cover three states - Washington, Oregon and Colorado - where there are close senatorial races, and California. where party leaders are concerned about the fate of that state's 32 electoral votes. The President revised his plans at the last minute Monday to include California, stretching what started out as a four-day trip to five days and scheduling a speech at Los Angeles fpr Friday night. Even before this addition, the ■trip- was- the longest--of- Mr. Eisenhower's second - term campaign. Heretofore, none of his political jaunts have been of more than overnight duration. Altogether tne President planned eight speeches on his swing, but White House press secretary James C. Hagerty declined to rule out the possibility that others would be added. Hagerty refused to say in advance what themes would be hardest hit in the President's talks. He hinted, however, that Mr. Eisenliow(Conunueo on Elg-at> 28-Year-Old Woman Dies Os Bulbar Polio Mrs. Paul Roehm Os Near Willshire Dead Mrs. Jeanette Roehm, 28, wife of Paul Roehm. Jr., of one mile east of Willshire. 0., died at 5:50 o’cloock Monday evening of bulbar polio. Mrs. Roehm was stricken by the dread disease October 4, and was taken to the Parkview memorial hospital in Fort Wayne the same day. She had been in a coma since Sunday. Born in Van Wert county, 0., Sept. 29, 1928, she was a~a daughter of Carey and Esther OechsleLa Rue, who reside at Ohio City route 2. She was married to Paul Roehm, Jr., Jan. 28, 1951. Mrs. Roehm was a niejnber of the St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed church in Harrises township. Van Wert county. Surviving in addition to her husband and parents are three children, Joyce Elaine. 4, Howard, 2. and Gloria June, nine months old, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Oechsle of Harrison township, Van IVert county. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:15 p. m, Thursday at the Zwick funeral home and at’ 2 p. m. at the St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed church in Harrison township, the Rev. Paul H. Grae- - ser officiating. Burial will be in the church cemeTery. Friends may call at the funeral home, 'where the casket will be glass sealed; after 2 p. m. Wednesday until time of the services.

Ronald Reagan Day In Decatur Today Dinner At Center Tonight Is Climax Mayor Robert D. Cole announced that he has proclaimed today to be officially known as Ronald Reagan day in Decatur in honor of the internationally known movie and television star, who is present in the city through the efforts of the General Electric company. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce, which is sponsoring jointly with the Rotary and Lions clubs, the dinner tonight, erected a large banner across North Second street welcoming the distinguished visitor to the city. A copy of the proclamation togethes with a key to the city is to be handed Reagan by Mayor* Cole at the dimer this evening in the Decatur Youth and Community Center at 6:30 o’clock. The city council is meeting a half hour later this evening in order that the members, the mayor and the city attorney can sttend in a group. Reagan arrived in Decatur at 12:30 p. m. today. After attending a luncheon with G. E. foremen and supervisors, he was -scheduled to nrsrke—two tours - Os the local General Electric plapt in order that employes on both shifts would have the opportunity to meet him. ’ At 4H15 p. m. a reception will be held at the community center for an hour. Members of the GeCode club will be hostesses for the reception and will serve the dinner which will climax Ronald Reagan day in Decatur.

Four More Entries For Soybean Queen Saturday Deadline To Enter Contest Four more entries in the soybean queen contest to be held Thursday, Oct. 25, in connection with the soybean festival and rural-urban fish fry under the sponsorship of the retail division Os the Chamber of Commerce, have been announced. The additional entrants are Jackie Ann Snyder, 16, of Adams Central, whose talent is dramatics; Jane Stiverson, 16, of Decatur high school, who will present a trombone solo; Linda Fuhrman, 16, of Monmouth high school whose talent is twirling and Karla Snyder, 16, also of Monmouth. The latest entries make a total of seven contestants who will be competing for the title of 1956 soybean queen of Adams county. Saturday Is the final day that entries can lie made. Any Adams county girl between the ages of 16 and-21 is eligible to enter the contest. The soybean queen will be crowned by Miss, Jane McNulty of Fort Wayne, who is Miss Indiana of 1956. The local queen will reign over the three day soybean festival which will also feature soybean exhibits and judging, the soybean ball Friday night, a parade Friday night, a three day special sale by local merchants and the giving away of a load of soybeans Saturday night. Huntington Youth Is. Killed By Car HUNTINGTON, Ind. (UP) -Richard L. Streit, 15, Huntington, was killed Monday night as he walked along a road near here with another boy and Was hit by a car. State police said the ear was driven by Robert L. Sale, 31, Huntington. They said Sale hti Streit when he swerved to the right to avoid a vehicle parked c*n. the roadside while a motorist changed a flat tire. Police said Sale did not see either hoy.

Three Firms Lose Property In Fire Monday Flames Prevented From Spreading To Surrounding Areas Close to SIOO,OOO worth of property went up in smoke in the firo which destroyed the warehouse at the • corner of Jefferson and Eighth streets late Monday afternoon. The building contained property owned by Central Soya company, the Bag Service and Decatur Industries. . The building, which is owned by the Central Soya company, was leveled by the flames, which the Decatur fire department and Central' Soya fire fighting crews battled for several hours. Exact estimates of the damagd to each of the companies was not available except for the Bag Service. Lowell Harper, manager of the company, stated that a shipment” of raw burlap valued at $50,000 was stored in the building. This meant a loss of 200 bales of burlap, which is at a premium now because of the Suez crisis. Most of the burlap used in thia ,country is shipped through .the canal. The -Central Soya company, in. addition to the loss of the building itself, Idst recreational equipment including bleachers from the ball field and tents, an undetermined number of empty fiber barrels,'and about 500 metal drums. Norman Siettry ofDecaturlridustries stated today that it will lake a day or so to complete ah inventory to determine the loss of that company. The company used the south part of the building to store lumber and 'in one room, some of their finished products. Some of the Decatur Industries’ property was removed from the building but when the heat and smoke became too intense removal had to be stopped and much of the property was destroyed. Heat from the fire also caused, damage to buildings and houses directly across from the warehouse. Several* homes on Eighth street were scorched or blistered and Center Ice Cream and the main building of Decatur Industries on Jefferson street were also scorched. There was no chance of saving any portion of the building since the blaze was spread throughout before it was noticed. Only one minor casualty resulted from the fire in spite of the dangers created by the fire, the crowd and the traffic tie-up. Charles Roth, a volunteer fireman, was singed when a minor dust explosion occurred during the height of the fire. He did not suffer serious burns.* The flames from burning lumber and burlap leaped high into the air, spreading small bits of debris over an area of several blocks. The smoke could be seen not far out of Fort Wayne by Decatur people returning from work. ’ : Electricity to the west end of the city was cut off fpr about an hour and a half. The fire also resulted in a traffic tie-up as people rushed to the scene when the cloud of smoke became visible all over the city. Decatur police, state police and members of the Adams county sheriff’s department were kept busy directing traffic. The Red Cross disaster service set up a food stand to provide coffee and sandwiches for the firemen. Firemen fought the blaze until about 11:30 p. m. when it appeared that it was finally under control and could be left to bum itself out. Two men from the Decatur fire department and two from Central Soya company stayed at the scene during the night in case wind would cause it to spre<dt further. It was still smoldering this morning. (Contlnuea on Page Six)

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