Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 282, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1956 — Page 1

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DANISH SOLDIERS, part of a 4,500-man force eccepted from eight nations for duty in Egypt, are shown inside their wire-enclosed camp at Abu Suweir. U. N.'Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said his provisional target for the United Nations Emeregnecy Force is 6,000 men

West Patience With Hungary Wearing Thin Budapest Silence On U.N. Requests Irking Delegates UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UP) —Western patience with the Janos Kadar regime of Hungary was wearing thin today. Delegates were said to be drafting, a new resolution in view of the , weekslong silence from Buda, on requests to admit observers.. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold planned to submit a written report on the situation to -7- the General .Assembly today. He had planned to make the report Thursday whether or not he received an answer from Budapest. There was no public explanation for his decision to postpone the report another 24 hours. If he reports that Budapest has rejected the request or has not yet answered, one western source said the assembly will be called on to act on a new resolution before the weekend. It is almost four weeks since the United Nations first demanded that Hungary admit U.N. observers for a first-hand investigation.. Western delegation sources indicated the new draft resolution would not be so harsh as to call for sanctions against the Kadar regime, but would be stiffly worded. Cuba and Argentina were pressing for the ouster of the puppet government’s delegation from the U.N. Some sources speculated that Hammarskjold may have been persuaded to delay his report by India’s delegation, which has been playing an important behind-the-scenes role in the crisis. Hammarskjold has met almost daily with India's V. K. Krishna Arthur Lail as well as with Imre Horvath, the Hungarian representative. Sources in the Indian delegation have expressed confidence the Kadar regime would give in to U.N. pressure and admit at least Hammarskjold. Radio Moscow's report that Kadar would ref»e not dampen their optimism. Joint Lions-Rotary Meeting On Monday William Kloss, of Fort Wayne, an engineer for the McAllister Co., discussed and showed an interesting film on highway problems at the weekly dinner meeting of the Rotary club at the Youth and Community Center. Bernard Pickett was chairman Os the program. Joe Kaehr, club president, announced that the Rotary and Lions clubs will hold a joint meeting Monday at 6:30 p. m. at the Center. This will replace the regular Thursday meeting of Rotary next, week, as the Center will be unavailable because of the Civic* Music Association concert. < INDIANA WEATHER Increasing cloudiness this afternoon,' followed by some light snow north and central portions this afternoon or evening, becoming partly cloudy Saturday. Not quite so cold. Low tonight mostly in the 20s. High Saturday 30 north to the 40s south. Sunset 5:22 p. m , sunrise Saturday 7:47 a. m.

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Junior Stock Champ Is Up For Auction Record Price Paid For Champion Steer CHICAGO (UP)—Janice Hullinger, who had hoped to repeat her success of 1954 by winning a second steer grand championship, placed her junior livestock winner on the auction block today. “Dale.” an Aberdeen Angus summer yearling owned by the 18-year old Manly, lowa, girl, won the junior livestock feeding contest at the International Livestock Exposition, but was eliminated in open competition. In 1954 Janice won the same contest with an Angus steer named “Shorty,” took the open championship and then captured the grand championship. Also to be auctioned today were other junior steers, and the champion swine and wethers of the show. Thursday, a resort hotel paid a record price of $20.50 a pound for “P S. Troubador II,” the grand champion steer owned by Pennsylvania State University. The Greenbrier Hotel of White Sulphus Springs, W.Va., paid $20,397.50 for the 995-pound strawberry roan Shorthorn calf. That was 50 cents more than the previous record of S2O a pound paid for the 1953 champion, owned by Sue White, 18, Big Spring, Tex. Meat packers here said the cost of meat cuts from the prize steer, if sold according to the total price, would be fantastic. The packers said that, using the total price as a yardstick, T-bone steak would be about SBO a pound, round steak S6O, rib roast $65 and hamburger $23. u Arbogast and Bastian, a meat packing firm of Allentown, Pa., bought the reserve champion, a 1,170-pound Aberdeen Angus named "P.S, Eileen Mere,” also owned by Penn State, for $3,510 or $3 a pound. County To Receive Bids For Supplies Bids on county materials and ’’Supplies for 1957 will be received and studied by county commissioners in a two-day session Monday and Tuesday. Monday morning will feature the paying of claims and routine business of the board. Bids on printing will be opened at p. m Monday. Tuesday will be spent studying bids on stone and other road materials and fuel for the county buildings. All but the fuel will be for one-year contracts. Bids on the fuel will be for six months. Buys Health Bond Help Fight TB Buy Christmas Seals Local 924 UE (G.E.) has voted purchase of a $lO health bond, officials of the Christmas seal sale campaign in Adams county - announced today. All proceeds from the annual Christmas seal sale are used in the fight on tuberculosis and to provide free clinics and otherwise carry on the fight against the “white plague.” The sale Is conducted by the Adams county tuberculosis association.

Civilians And Police Battle In Santiago Appears Attempt To Overthrow Batista Government In Cuba BULLETIN SANTIAGO, Cuba (W — At least five persons were lulled and 10 wounded today in a revolutionary outbreak against the ' government of President Fulgencio Batista. SANTIAGO, Cuba (UP)—Armed civilians battled police in the streets of Santiago today in what appeared to be a revolutionary attempt to overthrow the government of President Fulgencio Batista. Gen. Martin Diaz Tamayo told United Press the fighting started at 5:40 a m. when groups of armed civilians attacked police stations in various parts of the city. First reports said there were “various" dead and wounded. At least two civilians were wounded, j Diaz Tamayo, army commander of Oriente province, said the situation was upder control several hours after the start of the battle. But he admitted that “skirmishes” still continued. .■ v The sound of automatic gunfire rattled through Santiago, a city of about 120,000 persons that lies 460 miles southeast of Havana. Cuban army aircraft took to the air over the city at 9 s a.m. It was not clear whether they were being used to support ground operations .against the rebels or as a precaution against possible air attack. Civilians armed with rifles and submachine guns were reported roaming the streets of this industrial city, the second largest in Cuba. There were no official reports on the fighting. One reporter said “a state of confusion” existed throughout Santiago. A protracted gunfight set one wooden building afire. A carload «f persons described as “revolutionaries” opened fire on two sentries guarding the office of the Municipal Electoral Board, across the street from the newspaper Oriente. One of the wounded was identified as Mrs. Augustina Martinez Lorra, who said she was hit in the shoulder and legs. She told United Press she was wounded when eight men dressed in civilian clothes and armed with submachine guns attacked the custom house. Machine gun nests barricaded by sandbags were placed around the (Continue on raxe Slxj Two Veleran Mail Carriers Retiring Smith And Zerkel Retire As Carriers Ray Smith and Hubert Zerkel, Sr., who have contributed a total of 80 years in service to the Decatur post office, were honored in a brief ceremony this morning on the occasion of their retirement. Both have been rural mail carriers during their entire years of service Smith has a total of 41 years to his credit and Zerkel has been a carrier for 39 years. Certificates of recognition were presented to the two men at the post office this morning. The certificates conveyed “Honorary recognition tendered, upon the occasion of retirement from (duty, official commendation from the post master general and cordial expressions of esteem from the co-workers.” The certificates were signed by Arthur E. Summerfield, postmaster general, and H. C. Rumple, regional director. Both of the retiring carriers received gifts of luggage from their fellow employes of the local post office. These were presented by Richard Malony. Postmaster Leo Kirsch announced today that Roger Koenemann will replace Zerkel on route one and John L. Frank will replace Smith on route four. The temporary appointees will carry the routes until permanent appointees are named by regional director Rumple. The position of rural carriers 'and postmasters are regional appointments and all of the other appointments • are made locally. / Elkhart Woman Dies In Car-Truck Crash ELKHART, Ind (W — Mrs.' Ruth Manning, 49, Elkhart, was killed Thursday when a big truck hit her car on U.S. 20 a mile east of here. Police said Mrs. Manning pulled from a driveway into the path of a truck driven by Myron Kimball, Elmira, Ohio. He suffered minor bruises.

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Over 100,000 Refugees Flee From Hungary Cross Border Into Freedom In Spite Os Soviet Efforts VIENNA (UP) — The number of Hungarian refugees fleeing to Austria to escape Communist terror passed the 100,000 mark today despite determined Soviet efforts to stem the flow. Another 4,432 refugees, braving minefields and Soviet fire, crossed the Iron Curtain border to freedom in the past 24 hours, refugee officials announced. This brought the total number of fugitives to 100,511 since the exodus began Oct. 28. Reports that the Russians were using tanks near the frontier to stop the refugee tide were discounted by Austrian border officials. In New yotk, U.£M. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold disclosed that the Soviet-backed Hungarian regime had refused to reply to a U.N. request to permit "observers to investigate conditions in the revolt-torn country. The snub was expected to spur a new U.N. condemnation bf the Hungarian stand. Workers Delegates Convene Representatives of Hungarian workers councils convened in Budapest today following rejection of worker demands for greater freedom by the Soviet puppet regime of Premier Janos Kadar. The government turned down demands of the Central Workers Council of Greater Budapest as “destructive.” Hie demands were the minimum price set by labor leaders for an end to the general strike and a worker spokesman had warned rejection would plunge Hungary into “total anarchy.” Kadar and his experts had met Thursday night with the Budapest workers’ council in what a strike leader said would be the “most decisive” session in three-week-long fruitless negotiations. PlKup 4th pgh: The rejection Resume Production At Local GE Plant Work Stoppage At Local Plant Ended Production at the Decatur General Electric company was resumed Thursday night and continued this morning when members of the flange assembly section who staged a work stoppage went back to work. The work stoppage, which was a protest on a piece rate for a new job, caused a halt in production in both plants, and the company officials sent workers home Wednesday morning and evening and Thursday morning. A spokesman for the company stated that c there" would be no negotiations on the grievance un-y til those participating in the work stoppage returned to work. It was reported that a meeting for discussion of the grievance took place at 10 a. m today at the plant Results of that meeting were not reported. The flange section of the second shift returned to work Thursday afternoon and the first shift workers in that section also agreed to end the work stoppage. Rev. A. W. Hinz Dies At Cleveland, Ohio } Word has been received here of the death Thursday of the Rev. A W. Hinz, former pastor of the Zion Lutheran church in this city, at Cleveland, O. Rev. Hinz, who served as pastor here from 1914 to 1925, was pastor of the Immanj uel Lutheran church at Cleveland. He resided at 2928 Stratton Rd., Cleveland. ... *... Rev. Hinz took part in the 50th anniversary celebration of the local congregation five years ago, speaking at one of the special anniversary services.

Submarine Buildup By Russia A Threat Sixth Fleet Head Warns Os Dangers 1 WITH, THE U.S. 6th FLEET (UP) — The commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said today the continued buildup of the Soviet submarine force poses a “grave threat’’ to the West’s Mediterranean supply lines. Vice Adm. Charles R. Brown, the 6th Fleet commander, said current Middle Eastern tensions mean “tomorrow could be my Pearl Harbor.” Brown spoke aboard his flagship, the heavy cruiser Salem, during training exercises in the eastern Mediterranean. As he spoke, Moscow Radio was broadcasting the text of an article in the Soviet Navy organ Sovietski Flot (Soviet Fleet) charging that the U.S. maneuvers could have “obviously provocative aims.” Brown said events throughout die Middle East all have an impact on the ships and men under his command. — - “In this period of uneasiness I’m sitting on top of a volcano,” he said. “Tomorrow, could be my Pearl Harbor.” Brown called for a stepped up program of air and surface antisubmarine teams to patrol the seaways in cast of war J "The trans-Atlantic and Mediterranean supply lines which supply my fleet will be undependable in case of war,’* he said. “Destruction of the bases to which these supply lines run could set all my plans askew.” No License Plates Before January 1 No Sale Os Plates Before That Date The 1957 license plates for motor vehicles will not be available to motorists until after Jan. 1, according to a reminder issued today by Mrs. Dale Death, manager of the local license bureau branch She stated today that her office has been kept busy with premature calls for license plates by persons who misunderstood information published elsewhere. However, she added that if any person wishes to reserve a special number, he may contact the license bureau. Numbers are reserved only on a first come, first served basis and those who desire a certain license number are urged to contact the local branch office as soon as possible. Mrs. Death tdso reminded vehicle owners that the Indiana state license bureau has mailed out license applications to all persons who had cars registered last year. She urged those who receive them to check the applications and make sure that the car registered on the application is the same as the one they will want a license for in January. She also pointed out the necessity of saving the applications since they will prevent much inconvenience when purchasing the 1957 plates. The applications must be accompanied by a tax receipt or a statement from the county treasurer’s office indicating that there are no taxes due. Mrs. Death further reminded drivers that most operators' licenses expire this year and all motorists are urged to check their licenses and to renew them before they expire. Civic Music Board Will Meet Monday A meeting of the board members of the Adams county Civic Music association is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Glenn Hill, president of the association, has issued a special request that all board members make an effort to be present. 12 Pages

Increase U.S. Shipment Os Oil To Europe Emergency Plans Are Announced To Aid West Europe WASHINGTON (UP) — The administration today put into effect emergency plans to boost shipments of oil from the Western Hemisphere to Western Europe. The action is designed to help hard-pressed countries whose Mideast oil supplies have been cut off by the Suez Canal crisis. Defense Mobilizer Arthur S. Flemming announced the action. He said it had been approved by President Eisenhower. The order issued today requests Secretary of Interior Fred A. Seaton to authorize 15 U.S. oil companies to coordinate the efforts they have been making individually to help meet oil needs of the Western European countries, including the United Kingdom. The order means Seaton may call int<? session immediately the Middle East Emergency Committee made up of the 15 companies. , Flemming said the present problem “is essentially a transportation problem.” He said the number of tankers available to carry oil “is not sufficient to permit maintaining oil consumption' at normal levels everywhere in the world." He said the coordination of industry efforts “will insure the most efficient use of tankers and the maximum availability of petroleum products.” He added, however, that “there will remain, in all probability, some shortages in certain < European) consuming areas which cannot be overcome as long as the Suez Canal remains closed” and pipelines from Mideast oil fields to the Mediterranean are damaged. The administration established (Continued on Page Seven) Emergency Drive To Aid Hungarians Red Cross GooHn Adams County $6Ol An emergency fund drive for money to aid Hungarian refugees will be conducted in Adams county under the sponsorship of the local chapter of the Red Cross. The goal on the appeal in this county is $6Ol. Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary of the local chapter, announced today that she has received word from the national Red Gross offices that the organization is in urgent need of additional funds to provide for the thousands of Hungarians who are fleeing the, Communist oppression in their country. According to a release from the national office sent to all chapter chairmen throughout the country, “The tragic suffering of the people of Hungary has caused every American to want to send help. This help has gone from the American Red Cross, joined by the Red Cross societies of other nations in rushing medical supplies, food, blankets and other necessities to the stricken area.” Any person of the local area who desires to give aid to the Hungarian refugees may send contributions to the local Red Cross office. It hqs been emphasized that all money collected in the current emergency drive will be used exclusively to give assistance to the Hungarians. The Red Cross reported on Tuesday that more than 83,000 refugees had crossed over the Hungarian border into Austria and that daily additional numbers pour out of the country. The increasing need for food and other supplies make it necessary to augment to the Red Cross funds. Although $250,000 has already been spent by the Red Cross out of regular funds, more is needed. The money will be used to help the Hungarians until they can be re-located and are able to help themselves.

Com Referendum To Delermine Supports Choice To Farmers In- Corn Referendum The way farmers will qualify for price supports on corn in 1956 and following years will be decided in the corn referendum December 11, Adams county agent, Leo N. Seltenright, said today. The choice in the growers refer- . endum will be between a “soil ; bank corn base acreage” pro- . gram, such as was used in 1956, i or the “acreage allotment” provisions which were in effect before > this year. Seltenright explained • that if two-thirds or more of the f farmers who vote favor base acreages, they will be used; if more than one-third favor acreage allotments, they will be in effect. The level of support under the corn base acreage program would ! be determined each year in accordance with the general directive of the controlling legislation. For 1957, price support would be at a national average of $1.31 a bushel, or 75 percent of the October 15 parity price. Under an acreage allotment program, price support levels are determined on the basis of the corn supply. The support for 1957 corn crop would average $1.36 a bushel nationally, or 77 percent of parity. Seltenright pointed out that if the required two-thirds of the growers voting approve the soil bank corn base acreage program, the base acreage for commercial corn counties will be 51 million acres for each year the program is in effect The program is now authorized through 1959. Growers would qualify for price support by staying within their share of the national corn base acreage and by putting an acreage equal to 15 percent of their corn base in the soil bank—either the acreage rei serve or the conservation reserve I or both. On the other hand, if • more than one-third of the growers voting appfbve the acreage all lotment program, the allotment for commercial corn counties for 1957 will be 37,288,889 acres. Growers would qualify for price (Continued on Pare Six) Memorial Services At Elks On Sunday Annual Services On Sunday Afternoon Annual memorial services of the Decatur B. P. O. Elks lodge will be held at the Elks home on North Second street Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. This annual service, mandatory on all Elks lodges in the nation, pays honor to deceased members of the patriotic fraternal organs zation, and is held the first Sunday of December every year throughout the country. Martin Feigert, prominent Elks lodge member at Van Wert, 0., and former mayor of that city, will deliver the memorial address. Feigert spoke at the memorial service here several years ago and was well received. Special music for the. service will be provided by a male quartet, comprised of Ray Heller, Leo Kirsch, Earl DeWeese and La Verne Roth, accompanied by Mrs. L. A. Holthouse at the piano The services will be conducted by George Alton, exalted ruler of . the Elks, and staff of officers. The public is invited to attend this annual service, and Elks members and families of the deceased members are given a special invitation to be present Brazil Man Killed In Rear-End Crash BRAZIL, Ind. (W — Lewis Schopmeyer, 76, Brazil, was killed Thursday when his car crashed , into the rear of §Lj:ar that had stopped because of highway • construction. Scopmeyer’s auto hit one driven by Ray Ernest Morgan, Brazil, near construction work on Ind. 56 about two miles south of here, state police said.

Veiled Threats Against West . From Russia 5 New Flareup Threat » In Middle East On Actions In Syria 1 LONDON (UP)—Baghdad Radio . announced today that Iraq had , proclaimed martial law in four . provinces to fight subversive ac--5 tivities. Turkey was reported to i have warned Britain that Iraq . may resort to force to prevent > Syria becoming a Soviet satellite, f The threat of a new Middle East , flareup over Communist-infiltrated Syria brought crisis talks in Lon- > don by France, Britain and Turkey : and a barrage of veiled threats against the West by the Soviet Union. Moscow Radio accused Western • “imperialists” of plotting armed “intervention” in Syria in hopes 1 of strengthening the anti-Commu- ■ nist Baghdad Pact; Western 1 sources feared a Syrian attack on ; neighboring Iraq or Israel. 1 Baghdad Radio, heard in Beirut, - Lebanon, said Martial law was de--1 dared in the four northern prov- > inces of Mosul, which borders - Syria and Turkey, Erbil, which - borders Turkey and Iran, and s Kurkuk and Sulemanya, which a border Iran. a Web of Peril Spreads i An Iraqicommunique issued by s the military commander said “adi vocates of subversive doctrines'* - were trying to promote disorder s in upper Iraq—where Communist- / inspired riots have been reported b for the last several days. r Authoritative sources said Acting 5 Turkish Foreign Minister Ethem » Menderes personally warned Brit- . ish Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd b that Iraq might be forced to act f against Syria. Turkey, linked to _ Iraq by treaty, would have to sup- . port Iraq. t Turkey is a member of NATO. r Thus the web of peril spread westward. j Perhaps the most ominous development was the sudden Soviet barrage against the West It flatly accused the West of preparing to intervene in Syria and it said the U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean had "provocative aims."" Welcomes American Statement The British Foreign Office meanwhile formally welcomed an American statement that it will “view with the utmost gravity” any attack against the Baghdad Pact partners of Iraq, Iran, Pakistan . and Turkey. , British sources expressed fear ' Soviet propagandists were inciting 1 Kurdish tribesmen against the Iraqi government. Britain has been alive to the possibility Russia ' would foster Kurdish claims to a ; vast area which overlaps sections 5 of Iraq. Syria and Iran. ' But Western diplomats viewed ' Moscow’s sudden outburst of r charges in the defense of Syria as the most dangerous symptom of 5 threatening crisis. The charges • were the most serious since the • height of the cold war, and car- ■ ried with them a chilling prospect 1 of a new and bigger Middle East > War. Mideast developments included: : 1. Sovietski Flot, the official or- - gan of the Russian Red fleet, said > U.S. 6th Fleet maneuvers in the i Mediterranean had “obviously pro- . vocative aims.” Recalls “Pearl Harbor” 1 2. Vice Adm. Charles H. Brown, f 6th Fleet commander, said tension . was so high in the Middle East I that “tomorrow could be my Pearl s Harbor.” He said the Soviet sub- - marine buildup poses a “grave - threat” to his supply lines. 3. The official Egyptian news(Continued on Pa«« Two) fcS/FT i

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