Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 255, Decatur, Adams County, 29 October 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 255

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Ike Bids For Votes In Two South States Physicians Report Eisenhower Health Is Still Excellent WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower flew into the segrega-tion-conscious Southland today to bid for votes in two states that gave him their support in 1952. He left Washington by plane at 8:39 a.m. EST for a one-day campaign swing into Florida and Virginia. with speeches at Republican airport rallies at three cities. Mr. Eisenhower had previously been scheduled to leave at 8 a.m. The White House said the change in departure time was a routine alteration of schedule and had no connection with the chief executive’s concern over the Middle East situation. But Preas Secretary James C. Hagerty said Mr. Eisenhower got a last-minute report on Middle East developments by telephone from Secretary of State John Foster Dulles before leaving for the airport. The President Sunday expressed his “grave concern” about Israel’s mobilization and urged the Israeli government not to touch off a war. He was scheduled to address airport rallies at Miami and Jacksonville in Floriday. On his return flight, he will speak at a similar rally at Richmond, Va. There are 10 electoral votes at stake in Florida and 12 in Virginia. In 1952, Mri- Eisenhower won both states from Adlai E. Stevenson — Florida by a margin of 99,086 votes and Virginia by 80,360 votes. In Excellent Health Mr. Eisenhower spent part of Saturday and most of Sunday at Walter Reed Army Hospital undergoing a “head-to-toe” physical examination. Afterwards, his doctors announced that he had “every appearance of being in excellent health.” Dr. Paul Dudley White, the Boston specialist who treated Mr. Eisenhower after his heart attack, said that in view of the results of the tests he had no doubts about Mr. Eisenhower’s ability to stand up under the rigors of the political campaign. While Mr. Eisenhower was completing his physical checkup, he received and dispatched messages in connection with the mobilization of armed forces in Israel. . Confers With Dulles The Chief Executive, “gravely concerned” over the Middle Eastern situation, conferred several times by telephone with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and held a personal conference at the hospital with Undersecretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr. The President planned to return to Washington late this afternoon. He will remain in Washington Tuesday before starting out on another one-day trip Wednesday, when he will speak in Dallas, Tex., Oklahoma City, Okla, and Memphis, Tenn. _ On Thursday the President is scheduled for a nationwide television speech from Philadelphia. INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight and Tuesday. Continued mild. Low tonight 4MB. High Tuesday 68-74. Sunaet 5:47 p. m.. sunrise Tuesday 7:11 a. m.

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12,910 Registered To Vote In County Vote Registration Higher Than 1952 A total of 12,910 Adams county residents are registered to vote in the Nov. 6 general election, according to figures released today by county clerk Richard Lewton. The registration list is higher this year than in the previous general election of 1954 when 12,458 were registered, and also higher than the 12,744 registered in the last presidential election in 1952. Berne C retains the distinction of having the largest number in one precinct. The 681 voters registered there are 71 more than were registered in 1954. The smallest precinct of the county is East Jefferson, where only 145 voters are registered. South Blue Creek, the smallest in 1954, went from 137 eUgibile voters up to 146. Decatur 3-A continues -as Decatur’s largest precinct with 531 registered in that precinct this year even though this is a decrease from the 1954 registration of 572 in 3-A. In 1952 ballots were cast by about 80 percent of the registered voters and in 1954 , 74.7 percent of those registered went to the polls. If interest in this election is running about the same as four years ago, Adams county can expect about 10,000 persons to vote Nov. 6. Registration by precincts this year includes East Union, 211; West Union, 222; East Root, 315; West Root, 348; North Preble. 2187 South Preble, 264: North Kirkland, 225; South Kirkland, 159; North Washington, 467; South Washington, 344; North St. Mary’s, 265; South St. Mary’s, 325. North Blue Creek, 220; South Blue Creek, 156; North Monroe, 387; South Monroe, 367; Berne A, 364; Berne B, 553; Berne C, 681; French, 283; North Hartford, 316; South Hartford. 156; North Wabash, 231; Ceylon. 146: Geneva A, 392; Geneva B, 338: East Jefferson, 145; West Jefferson, 182. Decatur 1-A, 421; Decatur 1-B, 400; 1-C, 427; 1-D, 457; 2-A, 512; 2-B, 335 ; 2-C, 317; 3-A, 531; 3-B, 501; 3-C, 340, and Decatur-Root, 389. This year’s increase was made possible through the concentrated registration activities conducted by both political parties in Adams county during September, Democratic Women Will Meet Thursday Mrs. Gerald Vizard, president of the Adams county Democratic Women’s Club, announced today that the club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the party headquarters on South- Second street. All local candidates will be introduced and refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend. Decatur Lions Club Meets This Evening The Decatur Lions club will have the regular meeting at 6:30 o’clock this evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Chester F. Hite, of Huntington, director. of Indiana district 25-B of Lions International, will attend the meeting. The program will feature a talk by O. M. McGeath, director of the community center, who recently attended the golden jubilee congress of the national recreation association. He will discuss new practices in youth and adult recreation activities.

Israel Plans Evacuation Os U. S. Families Israeli Cabinet Studies Appeal By Pres. Eisenhower JERUSALEM (UP) - Famdies of American officials will be evacuated from Israel, officials announced today. At the same time, the Israeli Cabinet went into emergency session to consider President Eisenhower's second appeal in two days on Mideast peace. There have been no serious clashes along the Arab-Israel borders in weeks. But tension here mounted in the face of Israel's partial mobilization order Sunday. President Eisenhower suddenlydispatched two notes to the Israeli government urging Premier David Ben-Gurion to do nothing “which would endanger Mideast peace.” Today- officials of the U.S. State Department’s International Cooperation Agency (Point Four) announced that families of their personnel would be evacuated. (In Cairo, the American embassy “urgently advised” all Americans who had no compelling reason to remain to leave Egypt.) Israeli’s decision to mobilize its armed forces partially sent an electric feeling of tension throughout this area, and already some Israeli troops were taking up positions at the front. An Israeli army spokesman reported two Egyptian “murder squads” were, captured near the Gaza Strip early today and that a third escaped after a clash with Israeli patrols. An army spokesman said it was assumed the Egyptians had suffered some casualties. He said usually there are four or five men in the Egyptian commando squads. Two Israeli newspapers, the leftist Lamerhav and the right wing Haboker, expressed resentment at Mr. Eisenhower’s message to BenGurion. They said they were sur-., prised he had not chosen to censure Iraq for moving troops toward Jordan while warning Israel against taking necessary countermeasures. All daily newspapers except the Communist Koi Haam strongly supported Ben-Gurion’s mobilization decrees. Ben-Gurion himself arranged to give his cabinet a report on the immediate results of the new Syrian-Egyptian-Jordanian military pact. The pact marked the first time since the 1948 Palestine war that Israel had been confronted with a coordinated Arab military force, and the mobilization measures reflected the concern it has caused here. In London, diplomatic observers said they were puzzled at the seeming calm of British author ities over the Mideastern situation in contrast with the urgent United States reaction. In Paris, a French Foreign Ministry spokesman said France call for urgent Big Three consultationtfion the Mideast. But he added (Ooat'nuea on Fage Slant) Mrs. Eva Bender Is Taken By Death Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Eva Bender, 84. who died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William C. Boese, Fort Wayne. Also surviving are three sons, Ottomar Amon and R. A. Bender, all of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Henry Schieferstein of Decatur; eight grandchildren and 17

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 29, 1956

Budapest Rebels Laying Down Arms, Red Tanks And Troops Leave City

Adlai Labels Ike Argument As Defeatism Lashes Eisenhower Arguments Against End To Bomb Tests By TOM NELSON United Press Staff Correspondent BOSTON (UP)—Adlai E. Stevenson today labeled President Eisenhower’s arguments against ending hydrogen bomb tests as “hopeless defeatism.” The Democratic presidential candidate charged that the President offers only a “do-noth-ing solution” on the problem of "how to save the world from hydrogen devastation.” Stevenson issued a 3,000 word memorandum with a covering statement replying to Mr. Eisenhower's “white paper” which attacked the Stevenson H-bomb proposal last Tuesday. Stevenson called the administration’s document a “campaign pamphlet” rather than an official paper and said it was “remarkable for misstatements and distortions.” Says President Hostile “After all Mr. Eisenhower’s arguments are shaken down,” Stevenson said, “the net effect is onq of hopeless defeatism.” “The President is not only hostile to new constructive thinking by others on how to save the world from hydrogen devastation, but he quite clearly has no creative or hopeful ideas of his own in this critical field,” Stevenson said. “As in so many other fields, the President simply offers another do-nothing solution,” he said. Stevenson released the .statement after his arrival here Sunday night on a flight from Phoenix, Ariz. His day stay here bidding for Massachusetts’ 16 electoral votes in the Noyember 6 election will be highlighted by a speech at a rally in Mechanics Hall tonight, which will be carried over a nationwide television network. , „ . ~ Asks End To Tests On the H-bomb, Stevenson has taken the stand that this nation should take the lead in seeking a way to end all test explosions. In his memorandum today, he challenged the President's contention that Stevenson’s plan “allows for no safeguards, no control, no inspection.” has been Stevenson’s argument that scientists can detect Hbomb blasts anywhere around the world. “The President again disregards the key fact that violations of such an agreement can no more be hidden than an earthquake,” Stevenson said. Democratic Rally Here Tuesday Night Bechtol, Schurger Speak Here Tuesday Considerable interest is being shown in the Bechtol-Schurger meeting for Democratic headquarters for Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. Dean Bechtol, fourth district Democratic candidate for congress. will speak on national issues, and Severin Schurger, Democratic candidate for the Indiana appellate court, will handle state issues. Robert H. Heller, former speaker of the Indiana house of representatives, will preside. It will be the last major speech for both Bechtol .and Schurger in Adams county and the general public is invited to attend. A smoker and social-hour will follow the speaking program and all county candidates will be present. There will be music and entertainment and plans will be announced for the final week of campaigning. A special request has been issued for all Democratic committeemen and vice-commit-teemen to attend.

Spiritual Emphasis Services Concluded Big Crowd Attends Final Service Here The Rev. William F. Hill, of Indianapolis, who has been acting evangelist for the Spiritual Emphasis week in the city of Decatur, first met in a mass youth meeting which was held at 6 p. m. Sunday in the Church of God. Following this service, the evangelist was greeted by a near capacity crowd at the First Methodist church. The speaker’s theme for his final message of the series was, “The Master’s Touch.” A part of the third chapter of John was read to undergird his message. The speaker proceeded to show from the Bible that “the Master's touch was a double cure. He cured both the soul and body. While all healing is of God, the greatest healing is that of the soul.” The heart of the speaker’s message dealt with the need of being born again,- he said, “regeneration was more than reformation, it is a work of divine grave which will change one’s disposition, desires and habits of life 1 . The evangelist concluded his message with an appeal to a commitment to the transformed! life. The special music for this final service was provided by the Wells county men’s . chorus under the leadership of Chauncey Reed. The Rev. William Feller presided over the service. Robert Flora read the scripture and the Rev. Benjamin Thomas offered the prayer. George Thomas extended courtesies to participating pastors, laymen, choirs, song director, organist, evangelist, committee in charge,’ and the Daily Democrat who gave such a wide coverage of these special services. “We feel that this week of Spiritual Emphasis has contributed greatly to the spiritual life and well being of our community. May each of our churches be enabled to be of greater service in the days that are ahead,” a ministerial spokesman said. Heavy Damage Done As Car Leaves Road Man Charged With Traffic Violation A car driven by Kenneth Norris, 28, of Fort Wayne, went out of control at 4 a.m. Sunday on state highway 118 seven miles east and a mile south of Berne, causing several hundred dollars damage. Norris was headed west and as he approached the curve the car left the road, hitting some corner posts and then swerving into a field. He brought the car out of the field but a short distance down the road went off into a ditch. After waiting about two hours, Norris took the car out of the ditch and continued toward Berne. However, the wheels had been damaged by the previous impact and after a few miles they were worn down and one blew out. He then left the car, evidently to get help. Meanwhile, the farmer whose fence had been damaged, followed the car and reported the accident to sheriff Merle Affolder. Norris, after coming back to the car and talking to the farmer, came to Decatur and reported the accident at the city police station. , Damage was estimated at S4OO to the car and SIOO to the corner posts, fence and a state highway sign. Norris was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. He will appear in court Nov. 9. Slight Damage Done To Clothes Dryer A clothes'dryer at the home of Clyde Vandertook, 904 South Second street, became overheated and the tire department was called at about 10 a. m. today. Damage was slight and was confined to the dryer.

High American Officials Fear War In Mideast Fear Mobilization Os Israel To Lead To Middle East War WASHINGTON (UP) — High American officials were gravely concerned today over the possibility of war in the Middle East. Some of them fear Israel’s mobilization could mean only one thing—that she has decided now is the opportune time to go to war against the Arabs. If so, they believe Israel’s first blow will be at Egypt. These experts think Israel may have decided: 1. That the United States would take no action in a Middle Eastern war so close to the presidential election. 2. That Russia would be unable to come to the aid of Arab states because the Soviets are too preoccupied with their own troubles throughout Eastern Europe. These experts speculated further that Egypt could expect no help ! from Britain or France because of the bitter controversy over the Suez Canal. The American concern about the possibility of Mideast warfare was underscored by a special White House statement Sunday revealing that President Eisenhower sent an “urgent message” to Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion. The letter was the President’s second in two days. The first expressed “grave concern” and conferred with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles by telephone early today on Middle East situation. Just bew Mr. Eisenhower left the White House to begin a one-day campaign swing into the South. Mrs. Lulu E. Rapp Is Taken By Death Mrs. Lulu E. Rapp, 69, a native of Monroe, died Sunday morning at her home in Churubusco, after an illness of six months. Surviving are the husband, George; three sons, three daughters, and six brothers, Jasper Wable of Decatur, John, Charles and Clarence of Anderson, Dallas of Daleville and Frank of Churubusco. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Evangelicial United Brethren church in Churubusco, with burial in Riverview cemetery. Friends may call at the residence until time of the services. Heart Attack Fatal To Albert Reusser Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Albert Reusser, 70, retired farmer, died at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his home south of Wren, 0., following a heart attack. He had been in failing health for Several years. He was bom m Wells county Jan. 31, 1886, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Reusser, and was married to Wynoma Medaugh Feb. 11, 1931. Mr. Reusser was a member of the Evangelical and Reformed church at Vera Cruz. Surviving in addition to his wife is one sister, Mrs. Eliza Bischoff of Albion, Mich. Five brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert, 0., the Rev. Albert Swenson and the Rev. Walter Purdy officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio City, O. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

New Polish Regime Now Purging Ranks Cardinal Is Freed, Restored To Post WARSAW, Poland (UP) — Poland’s new Communist regime was reported purging its ranks today of men who opposed the new leader, one-time Titoist Wladyslaw Gomulka. The new leadership Sunday night announced it had freed Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski and restored him to his post as Catholic primate of Poland. The announcement came 25 months to the day after he had been stripped of his religious office and placed under confinement. Cardinal Wyszynski met freely with his bishops today for the first time since his arrest. Wyszynski, who returned to Warsaw Sunday night, received a group of bishops this morning at the archbishop’s palace. He was to receive a delegation of Polish Catholics later. The cardinal told a United Press correspondent he felt unable for the time being to grant interviews. At the same time, the Zicie Warsawy, Poland's second largest newspaper, sharply criticized the Soviet Union for treating Poland as a “second class cousin.” It said Poland’s foreign policy “can be different from that of the Soviet Union” -« Informed sources said Gomulka, the new Communist Party leader, had been carrying out the purge for almost a week and that nine first secretaries had been fired in district branches for suspected antipathy toward the Gomulka, The sources said firings of the officials appeared to be based on the premise that if they were not with Gomulka they were against him. Gomulka took over as party leader two weeks ago following a bloodless coup which saw the ousting of Stalinists from the government. Canvass Decatur For Aid To World Needy Door-To-Door Tour Os Decatur Tonight A reminder was issued today about the “Trick or Treat for UNICEF” project to be conducted by Decatur ySuth between 6 and 8 p.m. today in Decatur. The project will aid the United Nations children's fund. The Decatur ministerial association has made i the project possible by organizing the youth of Decatur churches into groups which will canvass the city for donations. The Rev. Virgil Sexton of the First Methodist church is in charge of arrangements. Young people from the churches ’will meet at the First Baptist church at 6 p.m., when they will see a moving picture entitled "Assignment Children.” This picture stars Danny Kaye and explains how UNICEF aids needy children of the world. Lowell Smith will be in charge of the program. Following the program, the youngsters will be given orange arm bands and tags bearing the initials UNICEF. These will identify all of those participating in the project. Each youngster will carry a milk carton provided by the Smith Pure Milk company. Going door-to-door, the young people will qover the city with their "trick or treat” for UNICEF’s project. All money received will be sent to the U.N. by the treasurer of the local minis l terial association. Fellowship Grants Approved By Purdue LAFAYETTE, Ind. (IB — Purdue University trustees have approved 37 fellowship grants valued at $89,693 for research in engineering and science during the 1956-57 academic year. The grants came from 21 industrial companies and research foundations. Some were new, some renewals.

Budapest Radio Hints Reaching Os Agreement Report Resistance Troops Giving Up Arms To Soldiers VIENNA (UP)—Rebels in Budapest have begun to lay down their arms and Russian troops and tanks are leaving the battlescarred city. Radio Budapest announced tonight. The. broadcast — if it could be believed—indicated an agreement had been reached between the rebels and the government of Premier Imre Nagy. But the first announcement by Budapest Radio was treated with caution. There have been several broadcast reports that the revolution was over, peace restored and order reinstated. Each such announcement was followed by a new outbreak of fighting. * "Resistance groups in Budapest have started to deliver their arms to the Hungarian troops,” Radio Budapest said. There was no direct onfirmation from Budapest. Troops Pulling Out Communications between the Hungarian capital and the West were still cut off, with only sporadic ontact during the morning. A dispatch filed by United Press staff correspondent Anthony Cavendish from Budapest at 9:30 a.m. (2:30 a.m. CST) said that “Soviet troops are still here.” But a great number of tanks and infantry were pulling out of the city Sunday night as Cavendish walked in following a flight from Warsaw. Budapest Radio itself complained at 4 p.m. That Soviet forces were not leaving fast enough. Cavandish reported that he heard the sound of tank fire and sniper shots when he entered Budapest, but said that for the most part a cease fire seemed to be in effect today. He added that it was doubted the Nagy government could survive, and said that some solution would have to be worked out before nightfall, or bloodletting would begin again.... ... May Be Stalling The Radio Budapest announcement was interpreted here as still another Communist stalling tactic —probably devised under severe Russian pressure—to keep some Soviet forces in Budapest, On the spot reports from the Hu garian capital said the rebels wou continue fighting until the last Russian had left the city. The Budapest broadcast, quoting an announcement of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense, said: “In line with the agreement reached yesterday, the resistance groups in Budapest have started to deliver their arms to Hungarian troops.” That “agreement” probably resulted from the rebels’ ultimatum to Nagy’s government that fightiContinu«a on Page Bight) Casper Miller Rites Held This Morning Funeral services for Casper J. Miller, who died Thursday night,, were conducted at 9 a. m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic church with the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial was in the Catholic cemetery. Honorary pall bearers from the K. of C. Fourth Degree were Herman Geimer, John Kintz Sr., William Lose Sr., Charles Miller, Carl Braun and Severin Schurger. Robert Bailey Wins — Load Os Soybeans Robert Bailey of Decatur route six won the 100 bushels of soybeans given away by Decatur mer-‘ chants Saturday night in a drawing in front of the county court house on Second street. The winning name was drawn by Miss Jackie Snyder, 1956 Adams county Soybean queen. It was the final evenT of the three day soybean festival, sponsored by the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.

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