Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 26 November 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 278.

DISCUSS TRQOPS WITHDRAWAL Si W9S ADDRESSING the U. N. General Assembly. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzl (left) demands that Britain, France and Israel immediately withdraw troops from Egypt. British Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd (right) tells the assembly that British troops will depart when U. N. emergency forces are in "effective" position to take command and maintain order.

New Attacks By Hungarians On Mindszenty ? Hungary Remains In Paralyzing Grip Os General Strike VIENNA (UP)— New attacks by Hungarian Communists on Josef Cardinal Mindszenty and the United States fomented new fears here today for the safety of the Roman Catholic prelate of Hungary. Mindszenty, who was released by Hungarian freedom fighters after eight years in Communist captivity, took refuge in the U.S. Legation when Soviet tanks and troops' launched their surprise offensive on Budapest Nov. 4 Hungary remained in the para- ’ lyzing grip of a “total strike." There were few indications workers would respond to the mixture of threats and promises voiced by the Soviet-backed Janos Kadar regime. Kadar's promises, including broadening of the government to ■ include non-Communists, all hinged on an end to the strike and restoration of "peace and order.” Newspaper Attacks Cardinal The official Hungarian Communist government newspaper Nep Szbadsag Sunday accused Mindszenty of being a tool of the “reactionary forces” in Hungary. It was the most bitter attack against the Cardinal since his release during the early stages of the anti-Com-munist revolution. The newspaper described Mindszenty as a “typical representative of the Horthy Fascism” who “wanted to end Socialist construction and the people’s power.” The reference was to Adm. Nicholas Horthy, former regent of Hungary, who brought the country into World War II on the side of Nazi Germany. A charge that the United States had advance knowledge of the an-ti-Communist rebellion in Hungary and in fact helped to foment it was made by Soviet puppet Premier Janos Kadar. Kadar said a statement by Allan W. Dulles “head of American intelligence and brother of the secretary of state,” indicated that "not only indignant students" participated in the uprisings. Kadar did not cite the alleged statement. Fear Long Confinement Sources here feared Mindszenty may be confined indefinitely within the U.S. legation in Budapest, ■ which is protected by diplomatic immunity. The Soviet-imposed Kadar regime, however, already has indicated its contempt of international law in the kidnaping and arrest of former Premier Imre Nagy. Kadar insisted again that Nagy askea for asylum in Romania. He made no mention of the fact that the government betrayed a safe conduct pledge given Nagy before he left refuge in the Yugoslav asylum. The Romanian government professed ho knowledge of Nagy's arrival. One West Berlin newspaper said he was flown to Moscow to stand trial as a traitor. Man Is Electrocuted While Fighting Fire NEWBURGH, Ind. (If) — Homer Tesorte, 26, Newburgh, was electrocuted Sunday night while helping the volunteer fire department fight a fire in the Baptist church, Two other Newburgh men were id critical condition in St. Mary’s hospital, Evansville, from injuries sustained in the accident. Tesorte, Melvin Agnew, 39, and Dennis Marcum, 30, were putting up an aluminum ladder when it struck a hot wire.

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State Budget Funds Over Billion Dollars State Tax Problems Under Examination INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—The Indiana State Budget Committee has received requests for ap propriations ot $1X156,000,000 to run the government for the next two years, chairman Laurence Baker of Kendallville said Sunday. Baker addressed an Indiana State Chamber of Commerce legislative conference. Indiana’s tax problems for the 1957-58 biennium are being examined at the threeday session which opened Sunday. Baker said requests of state departments, institutions and local governmental units will be reduced, but he did not say how much. Budget director Robert King said increases that could not be (jut were $18,700,000 to provide for 34,000 new grade school pupils expected in each of the next two years, $4.00,000 to transport those pupils to school and $8,600,000 in education costs for increasing enrollments of the four state colleges and universities. Excludes Other Expenditures That total of about 31 million dollars excluded contemplated educational expenditures such as higher salaries for state college and university faculty members. Other appropriations to be submitted to the 1957 Legislature were mentioned by King and Baker. They were $8,200,000 for faculty salary increases and personnel upgrading, $28,800,000 for physical facilities at the four colleges and universities, $2,600,000 for new equipment and improved study courses, $6,000,000 for a veterinary college at Purdue University, $15,000,000 for a state office building, and $13,700,000 for common school education through a change in the qualifying rate for state aid. The proposals total $74,300,000. King , said if the state is to receive federal funds for highway ’ construction, it must raise 19 million dollars more to match those funds. Baker said the state is confronted' with the rising cost of the mental health program and new construction that was postponed by past legislatures. Baker Proposes Economies Part of the anticipated increase in governmental cost might be met by economies in the administration and by the colleges and universities cutting down out-of-state enrollment, Baker said. King said some help was expected by rising collections of the present gross income tax. “ John Walls, resident director of the Indiana Commission on State Tax and Financing Policy, said four possibilities exist for a new tax. They are a personal net income tax, corporate net income tax, consumer sales tax, or corporate net worth tax. John Barnett, director of the Taxation Department of the State Chamber of Commerce, said Indiana /spends 45 per cent of its income for grants-in-aicl and sharing of taxes with local units. Gov.-elect Harold Handley was expected to disclose his tax policy when he addresses the conference at its final session Tuesday. Many of the state’s 150 legislators, businessmen and tax experts are attending the conference. <V7 fa ''

Longshoremen End Strike, Resume Work Strikers Ordered To Return Under Court Injunction NEW YORK (W — Longshoring gangs tacked today a mountainous backlog of carg<v accumulated on docks from Maine to Texas during a nine-day strike which cost an estimated SIBO million. Federal mediators meet to plan a resumption of bargaining talks between the International Longshoremen's Association (Ind.) and the New York Shipping Association. The 60,000 striking ILA members were ordered to return to work Saturday night under a 10day Taft-Hartley injunction obtained by the government in federal court here. Begin Unloading Ten thousand longshoremen start loading and unloading on the piets here today. They were to be joined in other ports by dock workers scheduled to return to work this afternoon. The vanguard of the strikers Sunday worked 47 of the 107 ships tied up at New York and New Jersey piers. Many expressed resentment at the government intervention. Capt. William V. Bradley, ILA president, was gloomy about the chances of a settlement of the dispute with the 178-member shippers association within the next 80 days "if the negotiations continue as they have been.” Under the forms of the injunction signed by Federal Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan, the longshoremen are restrained from striking for 10 days. Schedules Hearing Bryan scheduled a hearing for next Friday to decide whether the injunction should be extended for the additional 70 days, for a total of 80 days authorized under the national emergency provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act. -. If no settlement is reached ’at the end of the 80-day period the .ILA will be free to call another strike, unless the. government obtains a permanent injunction. There was little chance for a resumption of bargaining before Wednesday when ' the union appears in federal court to oppose the temporary restraining order. Democratic Leaders Meet In Washington National Committee Heads Meet Today WASHINGTON (UP) — Democratic Party leaders, digging out from under the Eisenhower landslide, gathered today for their first meeting since the Nov. 6 election. The Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee was called into session to discuss specifically the party’s future strategy and how to pay off a $1 million debt growing out of the recent campaign. But these other (patters were expected to come up: —A bid by party leaders from the West for a larger role in party affairs because their area gave Democrats their greatest gain in the election. Want More Liberal Program 4 —A demand from the same Western group for a more liberal party program, turning left from the middle-of-the-road policies which Democrats, and particularly Senate Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, followed during the first Eisenhower term. —A possible move to oust Paul M. Butler as Democratic national chairrpan despite Butler’s announced declaration that he does not intend to resign. —A discussion of what role the party's twice-defeated presidential candidate and titular head, Adlai E. Stevenson, will play in the drive to pay off the campaign debt and in charting the party’s future. Await Announcement There was no advance, word on whether either Stevenson or his running mate. Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn), would send/a message to the committee. Some party leaders want Stevenson to help clear the atmosphere with an early announcement on his future political plans. Stevenson has promised such an announcement but has not said when it would come. As for wiping out the party’s campaign debt, the tried-and-true solution of fund-raising dinners seemed likely to be used again. But some powers in the party hope to bring in a new set of speakers instead of the familiar faces of Stevenson and Kefauver. These leaders want to use some (Continued va Five)

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United Nations Police Forces Take Up Patrol Duty In Egyptian Port

Soviets Block Allied Train I .4'“-?. 1 From Berlin British Military Train Is Blocked From.Western Trip BERLIN (UP) — The Soviets , have blocked passage of a Western Allied train from Berlin to the West for the first time since the Berlin blockade was lifted, British spokesman said today. The spokesman said (he Soviets at the East-West German border refused to allow the British military train to enter West Germany and sent it back 110 miles to Berlin. The train was refused passage because of “new documentation procedures,” the spokesman said. Earlier, an American spokesman said the American military train traveling to Berlin from West Germany was held up by the Soviets today at the East-West border for two hours before it was allowed to pass. ■lt was such interference with Western Allied military trains that led to the 1948-49 blockade of Berlin. The Western Allied in Bonn today discussed the t Soviet interference and in Berlin i Western Allied officials discussed • the matter with the Soviets. The U.S. Army ejected United Press newsman Ernest J. Cramer, an accredited correspondent, from i the American military train bound for Ber lin this morning. The : Allied-Soviet agreement provides for military personnel to be carried on the trains and the Soviets, appeared to be enforcing a strict interpretation of the term. The British train was refused passage and the American train was delayed at the Soviets’ Ma- ( Con tinned on Page Five) Two Teen-age Boys Killed By Cave-in JACKSON, La. (UP)—Two teenage boys were killed and another, slightly injured Sunday when the roof of a small cave in which they were playing fell in. A hospital physician said Georg? Church Jr., 16, and Maxwell Ray Stevens/ 15, both of Jackson, died of suffocation. George Sikes, 13, also of Jackson, was injured. Christmas Season Opened In Decatur Children Welcome Santa Claus Here Between five and six hundred children personally visited with Santa Claus on his first official visit to Decatur Saturday afternoon as a part of the Christmas opening sponsored by the retail division of the" Decatur Chamber of Commerce.— Bands from the public and Catholic schools, under the leadership of Clinton Reed, instructor, escorted Mr. Claus down Second street in a parade at 1 o’clock. Following this he handed out candy canes and met children in the corridor of the court house. Die official opening of the Decatur merchants for the Christmas season was on Friday. Beginning Monday, December 10, the merchants will all begin staying open evenings, although a few now have extended their closing times. ' All have agreed this year to close at 5:30 o’clock on Christmas Eve, to permit their employees to enjoy the holiday season. Jack Gordon, chairman of the Christmas opening committee, and Bob Tracy, chairman of the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, today thanked those Decatur merchants who permitted members of the bands in their employ time off to participate in the parade. It was reported that an epidemic .of measles -somewhat thinned the ranks of the bands.

New Snow Warnings Posted In Northeast Emergency State Is Ended At Erie, Pa. By UNITED PRESS Heavy snow warnings were posted early today for eastern New York and much of New England as two separate storms began moving through the northern onethird of the nation. Meanwhile, a state of emergency was ended at midnight in the Erie, Pa., area. The emergency was declared after a Thanksgiving Day storm dropped 2 to 3 feet of Snow along a 150-mile stretch of Lake Erie’s southern shore. Light amounts of snow and rain were deposited early today from the upper and middle Mississippi valleys through the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes to New England. Both rainfall and snow accumulations were quite light. A storm in southern Ohio spread light snow through the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley and much of the Mississippi Valley,, with some rain in Tennessee. Pellston, Mich., reported 2 inches of new snow for a ground accumulation of 8 inches, and both South Bend, Ind., and Detroit reported 1 inch of new snow. Die second storm—which was to breed the heavy snow accumulations along the East Coast—spread rain early in the morning along the Atlantic Coast north of Philadelphia to southern New England 1 and Snow into eastern New York and western New England. Accumulations, weathermen said would probably be around 6 inches in the New York and New England snow areas'. ...................... Driving conditions were hazardous over most of the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley and parts of the ’ Mississippi Valley. In Rusk County, Wis., school was cancelled for today because of drifting snow as the highway patrol warned motorists to “stay off roads” throughout the state if at all possible. Colder weather chilled the northern and central Plains and the extreme western edge of the upper (Continued on Page Five) British Soldiers Injured By Bombs NICOSIA, Cyprus (UP) — Three British soldiers were injured in two bomb attacks Sunday night. Two were hurt near Limassol when a bomb was detonated electrically under a military vehicle. The third was injured when a bomb was thrown at a military vehicle at Tymbou, 10 miles east of Nicosia. Auction School Is Opened Here Today Semi-Annual Term 2 Opens This Morning The 73rd semi-annual session of the Reppert school of auctioneering opened here this morning with 41 students enrolled. Bad road conditions may have prevented a few from arriving on the opening day so it is expected that the final enrollment will be between 45 and 50. This noon Dr. Roland Reppert, owner, Col. Quentin Chaffee, dean, the first day instructors, and city officials were guests of the Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon held at the Fairway Restaurant. At 2 o’clock this afternoon, an official welcome to the students was given by cjty officials and officers of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce at the school in Bellmont park. A complete list of the students will be announced in a few days. Fred Kolter, secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, is distributing welcome posters among retail members for their fehow windows. A street banner is alsa being hung across Second street. Many churches, fraternal organizations and service clubs have invited students to attend their services or meetings during the three week course. .

Living Costs Hit New High In October Living Cost Index Hits Record High Durids October WASHINGTON (UP) — The government reported today that the cost of living rose'one half of 1 per cent in October to a new record high. The living cost index has been climbing for several months. It has set a new record in four of the last five months. The latest rise brought automatic cost of living pay increases to 1,250,000 workers in automobiles, aircraft, farm machinery and some other industries. Most will get pay hikes of 2 cents an hour. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that its consumer price index rose to 117.7 per cent of average 1947-49 prices between September and October. The new level was 2.4 per cent higher than a year ago. Bureau Commissioner Ewan Clague said he expected the index to rise still further. But he said tt will not be “a panicky kind of thing—just firmness.” Whether tbe- index levels off after the new year, he said, depends to a great extent on the economic effects of the Suez situa- [ tion, which could cause higher : prices for oil and perhaps other commodities. The increase last month was at- ■ tributed mainly to a sharp rise of 10.7 per cent in new car prices • with the introduction of 1957 models. First Aid Classes Start This Evening Organization Meet Here This Evening “What to do until the doctor comes” will be the subject of a series of first aid classes starting today and sponsored by the Red Cross. Tonight's organizational meeting will be on the second floor of the Decatur fire station at 7 p.m. Persons desiring to take the course but unable to attend should call Mrs. Wanda Oelberg at the Red Cross office, phone 33106. If a serious windstorm, flood, or fire swept through Adams county, each family would have to care for its injured until help arrives. Also, in daily life, if mother and fathers know just what to do for their children and aging relatives until the doctor arrives in an emergency, arms end legs can be saved, and often even lives. Each family should have at least one member trained in first aid. Mrs. Oelberg stressed. Gerald Durkin, county chairman of the Red Cross first aid program, and Dr. Joe Morris will be in charge of the classes, with assistance from Mrs. Roger Singleton, who taught the class for two years. Former students will also assist. Courses will be scheduled to meet the needs of these attending. If response is great enough, more than one class will be arranged. Argentine Newspapers Resume Publication BUENOS AIRES Wl — Argentine newspapers were back on 1 newsstands today after a 12-day ■ absence caused by a nationwide printers strike. The strike settlement affected only newspapers. Job printers re--1 mained on strike. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, somewhat colder tonight with chance of a few snow flurries east portion. Tuesday partly cloudy . west, mostly cloudy east and continued cold. Low tonight in the 20s. High Tuesday in the 30s. Sunset 5:23 p.m., sunrise Tuesday 7:42 a.m.

15 Persons Killed In Stale Traffic I Four-Day Holiday Death Toll Heavy By UNITED PRESS At least 15 persons were killed in Indiana traffic accidents during the weekend, raising to at least 26 the death toH for the four-day Thanksgiving holiday period which began last Thursday. Three weekend crashes k i 1 be d two persons each. ...... Mrs. Maty Kay Holland, 27, and Mrs. Floella Hatfield, 22, both of Indianapolis, were killed Sunday at an Indianapolis intersection. The breaks of the car in which they were riding failed and another auto smashed into it. Frank Gantner, 28, and his wife, Joan Ellen, 25, Meriden, Conn., were killed Saturday at the intersection of Ind. 15 and U.S. 20 east of Elkhart. Sate police said Gantner failed to stop at a stop sign and his car crashed into a large truck. N Two cars collided , head-on on U.S. 33 south of Goshen Saturday, killing Benjamin Chupp, 19, and Elmo Niccum, 55, both Goshen. Auto Forced Off Road Barbara Kaempfer, 36, Chicago, was killed Sunday when a car driven by her husband was forced off U.S. 41 near Attica and spun around into an oncoming car. • John Turner, 31, Charlestown, was killed Sunday when he lost control of ms car on ins. Runs* Charlestown and was thrown out. Richard L. Brown, 28, Huntington, was killed Saturday night on Ind. 5 north of Huntington when his car hit a tree, jumepd a ditch and overturned. Theodore Hans, 76, South Bend, Friday night stepped in front of a car in that city and was killed. Ernest Laing, 20, Indianapolis, was killed Friday night when his speeding car hit a utility pole in the city and overturned. Also Friday night, George , St aeD, 14,wrt a Stewart, 41, Dillsboro, was killed when his car struck a tree along Ind. 62 near Dillsboro. Teenager's Car Hit Tree Phillip Rhoday, 15, Greenfield, was killed Friday night when an auto hit a tree along Ind. 13 near Greenfield. Four* other teenagers (Continued on Pa<« Two) Musical Festival In County Thursday Rural High Schools To Present Festival Dr. Merton Utgaard, director of bands at Ball State Teachers College, will be guest conductor of combined bands at the annual county school music festival Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Adams Central gym. The festival will feature band and choral music to be presented by the students of the county high schools. A special feature will be a performance by the head baton twirlers from each school under the direction of Marilyn Shock Haas, head twirler at Ball State. Tickets for the event are on sale by music students of the participating high schools, which include Geneva, Hartlord, Monmouth, Pleasant Mills and Adams Central. Tickets will also be available at the door Thursday night. Before coming to Ball State, Dr. Utgaard was band director at the University of South Dakota and assistant director at the University of Minnesota. In addition to his work with college bands, he has had experience with high school music groups. Dr. Utgaard received his undergradaute training at State Teachers College in North Dakota. He earned the master degree in music education at the University of Minnesota and the doctorate at the Colorado State College of Education. He has had extensive experience as contest adjucator and clinic director throughout the midwest and is co-founder and director of the international high school music camp. He is also author of numerous articles on music edu(Oontlnued on Page 81x)

Moscow, Cairo Lash Policy Os U.S. On Canal Norwegian Forces First To Take Up Patrol Duty Today LONDON W - Norwegian forces of the United Nations police army took up patrol duty in Port said today in the first actual move to take over from British and French occupation troops and hasten their withdrawal from Egypt. The Anglo-French command announced today it had cleared a sunken dredge from the harbor mouth leading into the Suez Canal, permitting passage of the 10,000 ton Liberty ship size. It will speed the arrival of U.N. emergency forces, the first of whom to arrive by sea will be 700 troops from Communist Yugoslavia. They will pass through Port Said to an as yet undisclosed destination. Ninety-nine Swedish troops for the UNEF command arrived by Canadian airlift this morning at the Abu Sweir barracks near Ismalia. Attack U. S. Policy ’ Moscow and Cairo joined in attacking United States policy in the canal dispute. The canal, however, was not the r ’ only center of discord in the trou- ‘ bled Middle East Syria and Iraq, both allied with Egypt in the canal dispute, exchanged angry p words among themselves over the weekend. Syria accused Iraq of “colluj sion” with Israel against her and ’ of supplying arms to would-be revolutionaries in Syria. , There were predictions that Syria, with arms supplied by Rus- [ sia, would move new forces into , tiny, neighboring Jordan to forestall a similar move by Iraq. The United States found itself the man-in-the-middle in the Suez i Canal dispute, under verbal attack . by Moscow and Vairo and criti- , cized by British Conservatives, its normal allies in Britain. Says U. S. Agreed to “Deal” ? Conservative Member of Parliament F. A. Burton suggested In a / speech that with the “unwitting cooperation of America,” United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold had made a deal with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser which would throw "not only the British but Western interests down the canaL” Radio Moscow charged that the United States is “connivirig” to keep the Anglo-French forces in Egypt. It cited as proof U. S. support of a U.N. resoltuion which omitted mention of “grave concern” that Britain, France and Israel still maintained their forces in Egypt . — Meanwhile, Israel reported that Arab "Fedayeen” night raiders Jiad blown up a wall near Tel Aviv early today, injuring one person', and that a vehicle had been blown up by a land mine. In Cairo, the Middle East news agency reported that an Egyptian reconnaissance patrol penetrated about 33 miles into Sinai Desert positions still held by "Zionist gangbs.” Egyptian Rejection Expected Also in Cairo it was reported Egypt will reject an American proposal to start clearing the Suez CaCnal while British and French troops are withdrawing from Port Said. Kohne Reappointed To Library Board Raymond B. Kohne, Decatur druggist, has been reappointed to the Decatur public library board. Kohne is beginning his 19th year as a member of the board, which governs policies and practices of the local library. Dr. N. A. Bixler is chairman of the board. Other members are Mrs. Hugh Andrews, Lowell Smith, Miss Frances Dugan, Mrs. G. L. Brayton and Mrs. Ed. Bosse. ' 1 -

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