Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 31 October 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 257

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WITH THREAT of all-out war hanging over the country, the iSaefTlsl planes at Cairo, Egypt. British embassy employes also left Cairo. The U. S. Embassy in israei a has advised American nationals to leave that country.

Mindszenty Is Given Release By Hungarians Cardinal Released After Eight Years Os Imprisonment M VIENNA TO — Planes of the i Hungarian air force dropped leaf- ( lets over Budapest today threatening to bomb Soviet tanks if they ( do not leave the Hungarian capitai immediately. A United Press dispatch from Budapest reported the appearance | of the Hungarian air force on the < side of the rebels soon after , Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty relumed to Budapest frorh eight | years of Communist imprison- ] ment. . There were reports Mindszenty i might be called upon to lead a new non-Communist Hungarian i government—the only public fig- ’ ure of sufficient stature to win 1 the cooperation of the populace i that turned against the Commun- < Ist regime. i Excitement Sweeps Capital A wave of excitement swept i Budapest when the Communist i controlled radio broadcast news i of Mindszenty's return. But ru- ’ mors he was seen driving through 1 the city could not be confirmed 1 by American newsmen there. United Press correspondent j Russell Jones reported today that i some Soviet forces were still in I Budapest and that partisans were i hunting down the hated AVH — i Hungarian secret police — who have tried to slip away disguised i as postmen. 1 The radio also’ broadcast what . it called a manifesto by the Hun- , garian revolutionaries demanding 1 the complete withdrawal of all ] Soviet troops from Hungary by ! Dec. 31 on threat of driving them i out by force of arms if they dp 1 not go home. Say It Wasn’t So Radio Budapest said the de- j mands were made jointly by the i revolutionary tribunal of the Hun- 1 garian armed forces and the ] civilian revolutionary tribunal re- < presenting civilian partisans. The ] two bodies represent most of the 1 anti-Communist rebel forces. j The Hungarian Communist regime already had declared “null < and void” all charges against the i imprisoned primate of the Catho- l lie Church in Hungary and a Com- 1 munist broadcast said there had not been the “slightest legal ] basis” for jailing him. < Today’s broadcast said he had t been freed by revolutionary troops < from a jail at Felsoepeteny about j 60 miles northeast of Budapest and after discussing “important , problems” with his liberators < drove to his Budapest home. ] Further Bloodshed Looms Only a few hours before the cur- j rent premier, Imre Nagy, issued ] a decree saying he had been • “fully pardoned.” i Despite a rash of radio Buda- i pest announcements, Hungary , was on the brink of further bloodshed. United Press correspondent Russell Jones reported from Bu- 1 dapest today Soviet troops were 1 still in the city despite promises by Nagy they would withdraw. j Youth Is Killed As Auto Crashes Truck NEW ALBANY, Ind. GW) — Cletus M. Renn. 20, SeUersburg, ( was killed late Tuesday when he • lost control over his automobile ’ and crashed into a truck on Ind. 1 111 north of here at high speed, i James Hale, 47, Pleasure Ridge, I Ky., the trucker, escaped unhurt. <

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Bechtol Denounces Eisenhower Policy Congress Candidate Speaks In Decatur A bitter denunciation of the attempt to pin the label of “War Party" on the Democratic party in the current political campaign was made by H. Dean Bechtol, Democratic candidate for fourth district congressman, and others at a meeting of local Democrats Tuesday night at Democratic headquarters. Bechtol, the main speaker for the evening, also upheld Stevenson’s plea to halt the testing of the H-bombs? Bechtol pointed out that 170 leading nuclear scientists agree that the explosions loose poisons that threaten the health and future of the human race. “Mr. Eisenhower stands pat on the draft,” continued Bechtol. “He insists in scattering your sons in small garrisons all over the world, sitting ducks in time of aggression. As they walk the streets they see signs chalked on the walls the words ‘Yankee go home’ written there by people fed by our food,, clothed by our clothiag, whose governments were stabilized with our money.” Bechtol also criticized Eisenhower’s habit of “passing the buck” and his "absenteeism.” He promised that the Democratic party would be more sympathetic toward the farmer, laborer and the small business man. In answer to the statement that Eisenhower has dignity Bechtol says, “There is something bigger than the dignity of the president and that is the dignity of the common man.” Bechtol was introduced by Kenneth Hirschy, chairman of the Bechtol for congressman club in Adams county. Robert Heller served as master of ceremonies for the meeting and introduced local Democratic candidates and also Severin Schurger, Decatur attorney who is candidate for judge of the appellate court. Schurger spoke on the state campaign, pointing out that he finds all of the state candidates are outstanding people and credits to the party and the state. He had particular praise for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Ralph Tucker, explaining that he has excellent qualifications for the post of Indiana "governor. An outline of the Democratic state platform with emphasis on the promise to return to sound economic government, was presented by Schurger. Similar statements were made by Chris Muselman, Democratic candidate for representative from Adams and Wells counties. Each of the other candidates spoke briefly. Following the meeting was a social get-together. Cider, coffee and doughnuts were served by the committee in charge of the meeting. Several other meetings are planned by the Democrats during the remaining days before the election. Tonight all local candidates will meet at Democratic headquarters to discuss last minute campaign strategy. A meeting of the Democratic Women’s club has been called by Mrs. Gerald Vizard, president, for Thursday night at headquarters. Adams county precinct committee-' men will meet there Friday night. Also scheduled for Friday night is a meeting of the Democratic election inspectors with county clerk Richard Lewton at the court house. “Old Timers” night is slated for Saturday night at the headquarters, with the general public invited to attend. Severin Schurger also plans to be at headquarters that evening to answer questions on the state issues.

Anglo-French Vetoes Bring On New Crisis Veto Proposals By United States For Ending Suez Scrap UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. TO — Anglo-French vetoes of United States proposals to end fighting,in the Middle East confronted the “grand alliance” of the Western Big Three today with its most serious postwar diplomatic crisis. The U. N. Security Council was scheduled to resume discussion today on the Israeli-Egyptian dispute and the related Anglo-French military actions. In Cairo, an official spokesman said Egypt would demand an immediate meeting of the council to consider Israeli “aggression” In the Sinai Peninsula. Use Veto Twice Britain and France used their veto twice during Tuesday’s tumultous council sessions to block Security Council action which would have torpedoed their plans to move troops into strategic positions in the Suez Canal Zone. Observers said the split among the Western Big Three was |he most serious since World War 11. U. N. diplomats made plans to call the General Assembly into emergency session to deal with the British and French moves to occupy the canal zone. There is no veto in the assembly. The strange proceedings that stretched through three council meetings, from Tuesday morning to shortly before midnight, found the Soviet Union aligned with the United States against Britain and France on a major international issue for the first time in U. N. history. Brings Close Collaboration And at one point, it brought close collaboration" between Russia and Nationalist China, the delegation the Soviets usually ignore. The Soviets accepted suggestions from the Chinese Nationalists in rewriting the cease-fire resolution. U. S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who fought for adoption of the original measure which he introduced, explained he ab(Contlnued on Page Seven) Diplomats' Families Arrive In Vienna VIENNA GIB) — Wives and children of American diplomats in Budapest arrived here today to wait for the “return to normal life” in Hungary. U.S. embassy officials at Vienna said nine American children arrived “safely” with their mothers here today and will stay in Vienna at least for the next few days. Over S4OO Collected By Youth Monday The young people of the Associated Churches of Decatur, in their “Trick or Treat” Monday night for the United Nations international children’s emergency fund project, collected $411.54 in the city-wide canvass. The Decatur ministerial association, sponsor of the project, expressed thanks to citizens for their cooperation and the young people who participated. Any persons who were missed in the canvass may make contributions to the Rev. William C. Feller, treasurer of the ministerial association, or Roscoe Glendening at the First State Bank.

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Britain, France Stand Firm On Deterinitiation To Put Troops In Suez 1 ’ A «■ -3 \ '-4l ' ' ——————... ————.— . . .

Eisenhower To Speak Tonight - On Suez Crisis Radio-Television Report To Nation On Mid-East Crisis. WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower will state the U.S. POSITION ON THE Middle East crisis tonight In a radio-television report to the people at 6 p.m. CST. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said, “The President will make a statement, including the American posit ioh, to the American people on the developing situation in the Middle East.” “It will be in the nature of a report —a non - political report,” ■ Hagerty said. The report, expected 1 to take about 15 minutes, will be 1 carried by all major radio and TV ■ networks. 1 The President’s decision to go before the people followed urgent consultations among top U.S. offi1 cials here and an exchange of sev--1 eral personal messages through ’ diplomatic hannels between Mr. 1 Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Anthony Eden. i Dismayed and Angry American officials from the > President down were dismayed j and angry by the British-French decision to ocupy the Suez Canal area without consultation with the 1 United States. They frankly sus- . pected collusion among Britain, ’ France and Israel. j The White House, did not indi- . cate what the President will say. ; But Hagerty said at his morning i meeting with reporters that this country still stands by the 1950 U.S.-British-French pledge to aid ! the victim of any aggression in : the Middle East. The British and French say the pledge is no longer ) binding. • Hagerty was asked whether the i United States has decided that > Israel is an aggressor in the cur- ; rent situation. He replied that he had nothing to add to what U.S. t delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. i said i nthe U.N. Security Council < Tuesday. I Confer on Crisis . President Eisenhower conferred [ with Secretary of State John I Foster Dulles for 40 minutes on (Continued on Page Three) : 4-H Junior Leaders Honored At Banquet County Lions Clubs Honor 60 Leaders The Lions clubs of Adams coun- ( ty honored about 60 4-H junior leaders with a banquet Tuesday evening at the Marine room in the Berne community building. 1116 Berne Lions club, represented by president, Artie Keifer, and Henry Ehrsam, was the host for the meeting. Arnold Gerke, county junior leader president, was in charge of the meeting. Mr. Anderson of the Cities Service Oil Company presented the 4-H Key club awards that were won by Adams county members. The winners were: Roger Koeneman, Donna Small, Arnold Gerke, Nancy Shoaf, Flossie Schwartz, Doris Cauble, Carolyn King, William Rumple, and Colleen Egly, Keller. Special junior leader awards provided by the New York Central railroad were presented to Arnold Gerke and Evelyn Mann by Leo N. Seltenright, county agent. The junior leader record books were returned to the members and the junior leader pins were awarded on project years completion. Entertainment of a vocal duet by Chloe and Wanda Neuenschwander, accompanied by Alice Sprunger, was secured by Mike Lehman. Decorations were in charge of committee, Connie Liechty, Alice Sprunger, Louise Lehman, and John Kuhn. The meeting was closed with showing of slides of 4-H activities throughout 1956. »■ " •

•? Farm Prices Drop One Cent In Month I Decline In Prices Up To October 15 i ■. WASHINGTON TO - Farm prices, an important issue in the election campaign, dropped one per cent in the month ended Oct. 15. The Agriculture Department, in its monthly price report issued Tuesday, said the decline in prices farmers received was due to lower prices for meat animals, corn, po- : tatoes, poultry, eggs, and cotton. These more than offset higher prices received for dairy products, ; some vegetables, cottonseed, and , wheat. • ' Within minutes after the report ’ was issued. Secretary of agriculJ ture Ezra T. Benson interrupted a . campaign tour at Corydon, Ind., to telephone the department his i comment on the farm price situa- ’ tion. 1 He said the decline was “slight” ■ And was due to normal heavy marketing at this time of yehr. He said that farm income for the > third quarter was 8 per cent above t ■ that for the same period a year • ago and for the full year should ■ average 4 per cent above 1955 be--1 cause of this year’s larger volume. Democratic National Chairman 5 Paul M. Butler said the price decline “lifts the veil off the rosy campaign statements to President ■ Eisenhower and Secrefyry Benson fend reveals the Eiserthower-Ben-1 son farm program for what it is—- * a failure.” ? The price report showed the price level to be 2.18 per cent ’ above that of a year ago, 5.4 per . cent above last December, but 27 per cent below the record high set j in February, 1951. s The decline in the index of pric- ) es received by farmers, measured i against the prices they must pay i for the things they buy, was not 1 enough to lower the parity ratio r during the month. At 82, the ratio was the same as in August and ) September, 1956, and October, 1955. t — i Russians Ready To 1 Talk Withdrawals j Declaration Made J By Red Government MOSCOW (TO) — The Soviet Union says it is ready to discuss the withdrawal of all Soviet forces from Hungary, Poland and Romania. The sweeping declaration was contained in a formal government statement issued Tuesday night regarding the Soviet’s relations with its Communist neighbors. It said continued presence of Soviet troops in Hungary could lead to “greater deterioration” of ’ the situation there and that discussions should be opened on [ “whether a further stay of U.S.S.R. " advisers in these countries is " expedient.” Faced with the Hungarian rebellion and opposition to old Com(Continued on Fage Seven, r [ Decatur Youth Is - Slightly Injured s John Neireiter, 19, of Decatur ; route six, sustained minor injuries in an auto-truck collision at about 1 8 a.m. today on U. S. highway 27 . a mile south of Fort Wayne. Neii reiter was taken to the Fort Wayne Lutheran hospital and released aft--3 er treatment of cuts and bruises - on his face. He was a passenger 3 in a car driven by Roger L. Habegi ger, 18, of Berne route one. Habeg- / ger and other passengers were not 4 i injured. - The Habegger car was nort)t» 5 bound and crashed into the rear 3 of a state highway truck which was parked partly on the pavement t where some construction was being - done. The driver of the truck, Ed- > I ward C. Cart, 40, of Millersburg j route one, was not in the vehicle i at the time of the impact. Habeg- » ger was going at about 65 miles » per hour, Both vehicles were tot--5 ally demolished in the collision, j State trooper King, stationed in Al- - len county, investigated the accident.

GOP Mid-East Policy Scored By Stevenson Eisenhower Orders No Influence From Political Issues President Eisenhower, putting his political activities on a day-to-day basis for the last seven days of the campaign, worked for peace in the Middle East at the White House today. The President has instructed key government officials not to let election issues influence American policy or action in the Middle East. His attitude has been communicated in forceful terms to upper administration echelons. The President cancelled his southwestern campaign trip for today because of the grave threats posed by the Israeli invasion of Egypt and the British and French move on the Suez Canal. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said he could not yet say whether Mr. Eisenhower will make a major campaign speech scheduled for Philadelphia Thursday night. Candidates Attack Policy Both Adlai Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver attacked the administration on U.S. Mid-East policy which poses both parties with a touchy political problem because of the nation’s 5% million Jews concentrated in big city areas in states with large electoral votes. Vice President Richard M. Nixon retaliated with a challenge to Stevenson to tell the American people what he would do about this grave threat to world peace. Stevenson said Tuesday night in Philadelphia before a crowd of 12,000 on the University of Pennsylvania campus that he warned a year ago of the trouble developing between Israel and Egypt. He said he proposed steps then to head off war. He reiterated his charge that the events in the Middle East contradict the President’s recent statement that he had “good news” from that area. Recalls Own Statements He said he had warned of the violence mounting along the Israeli-Egyptian armistice line at an armistice day speech at Char(Ooounuea on Page JSlgaii Halloween Parade Here This Evening PTA Fall Festival Will Follow Parade The annual Callithumpian parade, sponsored by the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, begins at 7:30 o’clock tonight on the downtown streets of the city. With 16 bands entered, it is expected to be the largest parade in the history of the event. Prizes will he awarded to the top bands and to the best masked groups and individuals. All entrants in the parade are expected to be at the jail yard no later than 7 p. m. when the parade will be formed by parade marshal William Bowers, assisted by Martin Sprunger and Lyle Mallonee. Cliff Brewer, general chairman, has announced that all prize winners may pick up their awards at the Chamber of Commerce office immediately following the parade. Following the parade will be the ■annual P. T. A. fall festival at the Decatur high school gymnasium. Games and refreshments will be featured at the festival and all persons of the area are invited to attend the festivaL Editor Os Democrat Is Taken To Hospital Dick D. Heller, editor of the Decatur Daily Democrat, was admitted to the Parkview memorial hospital in Fort Wayne Tuesday afternoon, for observation and treatment of a brain tumor.

Poland To Restore Church Property Prepare Purge Os High-Ranking Reds WARSAW (IP) — Poland’s new “independent” Communist regime was reported preparing today a purge of high-rahking Soviet officers from the Polish armed forces and the restoration to the Catholic Church of all property confiscated by the old Red government. Wladyslaw Gomulka announced the twin objectives Tuesday to a group of youth leaders. The new Polish Communist leader said Soviet officers already have been weeded out from the nation’s security forces and others also will be relieved. He said the number of Soviet “experts” attached to the Polish army will be cut from 150 to 30. Gomulka confirmed reports that Marshall Konstantin Rokossovsky, who was sent to take over the Polish defense ministry by the late Josef Stalin in 1948, is through. He said Rokossovsky’s “leave" from his ministry post will be “indefinite." On the religious front, Gomulka said his government had reached “complete agreement” with the church. He said all church properties seized by the former governments will be returned but that the church will not be permitted to form any political party or youth movement. Gomulka said Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, who was released Sunday after three years in Communist confinement, understood the situation and has accepted the restrictions. The Polish Communist leaders conceded that a -church party might win elections in traditionally Catholic Poland, but added that such a victory at a time when the civil service is solidly in the hands of the Communist party might well provoke a civil war. * .... Expansion Planned For Geneva School To Offer $325,000 School Bond Issue Bonds totalling $325,000 will be offered for sale by the Wabash township school building corporation for the purpose of expanding the Wabash township school at Geneva. Final plans for the bond sale were made at a meeting of the corporation Tuesday night, with T. B. Rhoades presiding. The law firm so Custer and Smith is counsel for the corporation. The bonds, in denominations of SI,OOO each, will be offered for sale Tuesday, Nov. 20, at which time bids will be accepted. Terms of the sale call for an interest rate not to exceed four percent. The bonds will reach maturity as follows: SIO,OOO on July 1, 1959 through 1963; $15,000 on July 1, 1964 through 1971; $20,000 on July 1, 1972 through 1978, and a final $15,000 on July 1, 1979. The building corporation was formed to build an addition to the school at Geneva. The addition will house four classrooms, a cafeteria, a band room, a home economics room, an industrial arts laboratory and a separate farm shop. All of these will be high school facilities. The other building will be remodeled for the grade school. The school has become so over-crowded that it is necessary to hold some classes in the basement of the Methodist church in Geneva. . INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy, occasional rain or drizzle east and south portions and cooler tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and not much change In temperatures. Low tonight in the 40s. High Thursday in the 60s. Sunset 5:45 p. m., sunrise Thursday 7:13 a. m.

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Eden Informs Egypt Way To Peace Is Open Refuses To Discuss Locale Os Armada Os Ship, Planes BULLETIN NICOSIA, Cyprus ffl) — Allied headquarters announced tonight that “an air offensive by bomber aircraft under Allied command is at this miment being l»»a«ked against military targets in Egypt." LONDON (UP) — Britain and France stood firm today in their determination to put troops into the Suez Canal Zone. But Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden told Egypt the way to peace “is still open." In a statement to the House of Commons he refused even to discuss the whereabouts of the armada of ships and planes that 1 pulled out of Cyprus and Malta bases early today after expiration • of the Anglo-French ultimatum to ■ Egypt and Israel. A tight censor- ; ship screened all military move- ■ ments. But from uigypt, the semi-official Mideast News Agency reported [ that the canal zone was quiet at . noon Egyptian time. Conflicting Victory Claims , In Cairo, British embassy officials burned documents through the night in what was described as “normal precautions any em1 bassy would take when any mili- ' tary action is forthcoming.” From the Egyptian-Israeli battle • zone came conflicting victory i claims. — Israeli announcements said Israeli troops had driven to within 10 miles of the Suez Canal in a major victory. A communique said that Israeli forces “virtually engulfed” Egyptian forces in the Biblical Sinai Desert. ' The Israelisalso reported the capture of an Egyptian destroyer and its crew of 250 men after an attempted bombardment of Haifa. Egypt admitted the destroyer’s loss but said it was scuttled at command of its captain after being damaged in an engagement with four Israeli ships and aircraft. Claim 10 Planes Downed The Egyptians claimed to have thrown back three Israeli attacks in the Sinai fighting near the Gaza Strip. An Egyptian communique located the fighting between El Auja and Abu Aweigila on the main road to Ismailia less than 20 miles inside Egyptian territory. The Egyptians claimed to have inflicted heavy losses and to have shot down 10 more French planes —including some of the French built supersonic jet Mysteres, clashing for the first time with Egypt’s Russian-built MIG jets. The Anglo-French decision to occupy the canal zone “temporarily" plunged their relations with the United States to the lowest level since World War 11. Dismayed and Angry American officials, including President Elsenhower, were dismayed and angry that a de(OouunuM on Page Sevan) Railroad Veteran To Retire Today George F. Gerlock of Fort Wayne, an engineer with the Pennsylvania railroad company in the Decatur yards for the past 15 years, goes on his final tour of duty from 3 to 11 p. m. today. He is retiring after almost 51 years of service with the Pennsyl- T vania Railroad company. About 40 years of this time was spent as an engineer. He had the run from Grand Rapids to Richmond for many years before being transferred to the Decatur yards. Gerlock was honored in a special ceremony today at 2:30 p. m. at the P. R. R. yard office aside the Wayne Novelty company. The ceremony was conducted by Harold Hirshman of Columbus, 0., assistant road foreman of engines for the company. Fellow employes presented Gerlock with a gift.