Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LI V. No. 297.

IKE SAYS “NO” ■ sßr Hr 0 ■ •? . - W WG*-;; ’ - ■ > ; ■ !%. '*>T - x . ~ c i i : A.: W . ■< -■ mw-a r f War i f - 9 : •’. \ CONDUCTING INDIA’S Prime Minister Nehru (background) on a tour of his Gettysburg farm, President Eisenhower signals “no” with a bandaged hand as photographers ask for a posed picture. At this point the two were inspecting a muddy cattle-pen on the farm.

Agree On 12 Conditions To Clearing Suez United Nations British And French Report Agreement NICOSIA. Cyprus (UP)—United Nations officials agreed with British and French commanders today on 12 conditions Which thust be fulfilled if Anglo-French forces are to take part in clearing the Suez Canal, the government-controlled “Voice of Britain” radio said today. The radio station is located in Jjmassol and has been run by the British government since the start of the Suez emergency. It said the 12 conditions were agreed upon in conversations in Port Said today between retired ( U.S. Lt. Gen. Raymond Wheeler, commander of the U.N. salvage force for the Suez; Canadian Maj. ; Gen. E.L.M. Burns, U.N. emergency force commander in Egypt; and local British and French commanders. The radio did not list the condi- , tions ’ which would enable British and French salvage craft, now ( assembled in Port Said, to work , at clearing the wrecks now blocking the waterway. More Troops Leave PORT SAID (UP)—A detach- ( ment of 350 Egyptian police moves ( into this trigger-happy city of 178.000 today to help hard - pressed Un ted Nations policemen keep or- i der. I The city was rapidly approach- , ing normalcy as more and more ] British and French troops moved 1 out. Some shops were open and < Egyptian flag? and pictures < President Gamal Abdel Nasser i blossomed out in the city. One unit of 1,000 French Foreign Legionnaires boarded ships for ! immediate withdrawal while Brit- 1 ish troops withdrew inside a barb- 1 ed wire perimeter around the Eu- < ropean and port sections of the city* ——■ —r-— —‘: — —•-- A Legionnaire officer was shot j and killed by Egyptian troops during the night while on his last pa- f trol. He was the first Frenchman to be killed since occupation of the city. j A Danish patrol of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) was'fired on during darkness Monday night, but there were no casualties. It was the sec- t ond time U.N. forces have been ] fired on in two days. j The date of the final Anglo- j French evacuation remained a secret, but the best guess was Friday or Saturday. Britain and France Monday night extended for three days their deadline for removal of their 1 salvage ships pending Egyptian acceptance of their use with Anglo French crews. The Anglo-French salvage fleet (UouClnued on Page Five) INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and colder southeast portion tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy, windy and ] warmer. Low tonight 16-24, high Wednesday 35-42. Sunset 5:23 p. m., sunrise Wednesday 8:01 a. m.

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Record Production Os Crops, Livestock Record Output From Formers, Ranchers WASHINGTON (UP) — The nation’s farmers and ranchers - turned out a record total produce tion of crops and livestock during 1 1956 despite weather damage and 1 the smallest harvested acreage in 20 years. ! The Agriculture Department’s final crop production report for the year, issued Monday, showed 1956 ' crop output at 106 per cent of the 1947-49 base period. This equalled, the 1948 record. Revised figures for last year’s crop production, also included in Monday’s report, 1 showed that 1955 also tied the 1948 1 record. Department officials said total i livestock production for 1956 already has readied 123 per cent of _ the base period, up from last year’s , 121 per rent. This output, added to the record-equalling crop production, resulted in a total food, feed, and fiber production representing 114 per cent of the base , period. The previous record of 113 per cent for all three was set last year. Final figures on livestock production will be compiled in January. The department said the recordequalling crop was achieved from the smallest total harvested acre- i age in 20 years and in a growing i season beset by late cold spring weather and drought threats or damage to crops over large areas ] of the nation. Good early season moisture in northeastern, middle Atlantic, West j Coast and some other sections contrasted with dry soils in a large area from Indiana west to the Rockies and from lowa and South Dakota southward to the Gulf. Drought wrns chronic in the central and southern Great Plains. But ali in all, the department ; said “fewer excesses of freeze, ; flood, and storm damage to crops i occurred this year than in bolster- ] ous 1955.” i The high yield per acre records were set by corn, spring wheat. , barley, potatoes and tobacco. Su- 1 gar beets tied the 1955 yield rec- ( ord, and rice fell only slightly be- ( low. Yields for cotton, soybeans, • winter wheat, sorghum grain, dry beans, peanuts and popcorn were at above average to near-record , levels. The corn crop, at 3,451,292,000 ’ bushels, was the second largest in < history. The all wheat crop, at 1 997,000,000 bushels, was nearly 7 < per cent above last year’s. i _,_ * j Bids Under Study i By Hospital Board J The board of trustees of the Admas county memorial hospital met ' this afternoon to open and begin 1 study of bids on the various con- < tractors for construction of the * addition tp the hospital and for 1 improvement of the present build- 1 ing. 1 Cal E. Peterson, president of the s board, said today that many bids 1 have been filed with -Thurman 1 Drew, hospital administrator, on 1 the construction and improvement < contractors. 1

Blames Russia For Increased World Tension Dulles Holds First News Conference Since Operation WASHINGTON (UP)-Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today a review of the Western powers’ military security arrangements in Europe might be justified if Russia’s satellites ever become genuinely independent of Moscow domination. But he warned, at his first Washington news conference since his cancer operation, that the United States and its free Allies must not reduce their defensive power now. His guarded remarks appeared to be a hint that the West might be willing to negotiate with Russia for a possible mutual drawback of armed forces provided the Kremlin would pull the Soviet army out of eastern European countries like Hungary. But Dulles did not spell out the implied overture in detail. Dulles suggested that Russia has a self-interest motive for considering some new arrangement on the satellites. Says Reds Stir Trouble He said that the recent unrest in. the satellites makes it impossible for Russia any longer to count on some 60 satellite divisions to help the Red army in case of a war. On the contrary, he said, it now appears that Jhe satellite forces might even be shooting in the other direction —that is, at Russia. Dulles emphasized that the 1 United States seeks peace and does not want to resume the cold’war. He blamed Russia for increased world tensions which have come about since last year’s Geneva summit meeting. He said Russia has made every effort to stir up trouble in the Middle East and has tried to obstruct any settlement of the Suez Canal dispute. Dulles also said the Soviet Union is responsible for the tragic events in Hungary. And he charged that the Soviet Union tore up the Geneva agreement to reunify Germany. All of these developments, he said, make it look as though the Continued on Page Five Van Wert Selected As Site For Plant Chosen As Site By National Industry It was learned today officially that one of the new industries which had been invited to locate in Decatur, a National Carborundum subsidiary, has selected, Van Wert, Ohio, as its new home. The reason for Van Wert’s selection among the 419 communities under consideration was not given. A year ago, the industrial committee of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce invited the same company to locate here, but it was also finally given to an Ohio community. When a local committee from the Chamber of Commerce visited the headquarters of the concern at Niagara Falls, assurances were given that adequate power, water and sewage facilities could be offered. Since that time the power problem has been solved and pro-gress-has been made on the water and sewage disposal difficulties. — The second inquiry about locating a plant in Indiana came through the offices of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. It was discovered that the city had nothing in the way of industrial ground available and that the only usable site was being offered for sale to be broken up. A committee of 61 citizens initiated a drive to purchase this area and make it available on a purchase or gift basis for any industry. This drive will be completed within a few days and it is expected that the industrial portion of the ground will be purchased through the efforts of the committee and the Chamber of Commerce. The prospective purchase of this land was explained last week by representatives of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, to the state industrial commissioner of Indiana, Edward Beamen, who will soon becorffe the new revenue commissioner of Indiana. His support in the program for Decatur was obtained and he has tentatively agreed to come to Decatur with his successor in March or April in order that Decatur will have its name on file.

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Over 400 Are Under Arrest By Hungarians Rebels, Criminals Held, Mass Trials Expected By Reds BUDAPEST (UP) — Hungary’s Communist government announced today it had arrested nearly 400 “rebels and criminals” in the past 24 hours in a new attempt to stamp out “counter - revolutionaries.” Mass trials were expected to follow. At the same time there were reports in government offices that the government may be reshuffled. Informed sources said talks beI tween Premier Janos Kadar and non - Communist Party leaders were expected to be opened before Christmas. Politicians named as possible candidates included three “Titoists”—Zoltan Szanto, Gyoergy Lukacs and Zoltan Vas. Another was Bela Kovacs, a non - Communist and leader of the Freeholders Party who was jailed by the Soviets in 1947. * Radio Announces Arrests Arrest of-400 “rebels and nals” was announced by radio Budapest. The “criminals” were believed to be political prisoners held by the pre - revolutionary "Stalinist” regime and released by rebel forces. The imprisoned anti-Communists were freed when freedom fighters opened the gates of the AVH (secret police) prisons all over the country. Most of them Were believed to have joined the rebel forces and withdrawn to the mountains after the Russian onslaught on Budapest Nov. 4. (Reports of increased partisan activity in the area of Miskolc, 80 miles'‘northeast of Budapest, reached Vienna over the weekend. ) Charged With Arms Possession Budapest radio said most of the arrested men have been charged Continued on Page Five Adams County Short Os Refugee Quota Appeal Is Issued By Local Red Cross Adams county has not reached its quota of $6Ol in the emergency Red Cross Hungarian relief fund drive, according to an announcement by Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter. Mrs. Oelberg stated that contributions to date total $576.28 and that the local chapter has been asked to raise more if possible. She pointed out that the number of refugees is growing day by day. AU supplies, no matter from what source, are being distributed in Hungary by the International Red Cross under an agreement with the Hungarian government and the Hungarian Red Cross. She added that more than 120,000 Hungarians have fled into Austria and 40,000 of these have been moved out of to start life in other parts of the world. All of thesb persons are in desparate need of the basic essentials since they were unable to bring anything with them in their flight to freedom. _ , In addition to the pledge of assistance to the International Red Cross, the United States organization has expenses in connection with the Hungarians who have been brought to this country and are being lodged temporarily at Camp KUmer, N. J. Mrs. Oelberg said that Hungarian relief expenses are running higher than was.originally estimated and each chapter is being asked to go a little over its quota. Any local person who desires to make a contribution to the fund may do so by sending it to the local Red Cross office in Decatur.

Army Will Reduce Size Os Divisions Part Os Atomic Age Streamline Program WASHINGTON*' (UP) — The 4rmy in the coming two years will out the size of most of its divisions by one-fourth as part of an atomic age streamlining program. Army sources disclosed today. The reorganization plan, which is still classified “secret,” will result in about 60,000 troops being removed from the combat forces of the Army. The Army feels, however, that this reduction will be more than offset by the greater firepower of new weapons and the increased mobility of the reorganized divisions. Under the reorganization, the size of the 12 infantry divisions will be cut from the present 17,-500-man strength to about 13,500. The two airborne divisions, now numbering 17,500 men, will be cut even sharper—to about 11,500 men. The thi;ee armored divisions with 14,500 men apiece, will be only slightly reduced in strength. The overhaul will start with ►Army divisions stationed in this country so as not to reduce the combat readiness of the Army too 'greatly during the reshuffle. The streamlining is scheduled to be completed by mid-1958. The streamlining is designed to give Army divisions a mobility and flexibility necessary for combat on an atomic battlefield.'As viewed by Army planners, ground warfare in the atomic age will be widely dispersed and fought by small units that quickly assemble for. a break - through and then scatter again so as not to present a profitable target. Instead of the traditional division organization of three regiments, the division will be made up of five combat groups, each a selfcontained force directly responsible to the division commander. Armed Robbery Here Cleared Up Monday Man Seized In Ohio Identified Monday . The armed robbery of the Bonded Gas service station at the corner of Nuttman and 13th streets Monday, Dec. 10, was cleared Monday with the questioning of a man being held by Bellefontaine, 0., authorities. Police chief James Borders, accompanied by the statiort attendant, Floyd Mcßride, and sheriff Merle Affolder, went to Bellefontaine Monday to talk to Charles H. Wheatly, 41, of Lima, 0., who was arrested there following an armed robbery. > Borders said today that Wheatly was identified by Mcßride as the same man who entered the Decatur service station, robbed him of $132.60 and then slugged hi m on the head, inflicting a minor wound. Wheatly, being held with a companion, Marjorie E. White, 32, also of Lima, told the local authorities that he parked his car on Nuttman avenue and walked over to the station. After the robbery he headed west on U. S. highway 224 to one, then north to state highway 14 and then over to Van Wert, 0., where he robbed another service station. He stated that he was alone that night. Wheatly, who moved about four weeks ago from Gary, has admitted the armed robbery of a total of seven service stations in the Ohio, Indiana area. Borders stated that a charge of armed robbery has been filed against him in Bellefontaine and his bond has beerT set at $5,000. Four detainer warrants have been filed against him by officials of other Ohio cities. Local authorities will not file the detainer warrant since all of the Ohio locations will have preference for prosecution over an Indiana community.

Poland, Russia Sign Pad On , Moving Troops Gives Virtuall Veto To Poles On Soviet 1 Troops Movements j WARSAW (UP) — The Commu- ■ nist newspaper Trybuna Ludu said . today the new Polish-Soviet troop , agreement would play a “consid--1 erable role in calming down the s mood of Poland” where there ' have been recent anti-Soviet demonstrations. > The agreement signed here Mon- ; day night by Polish and Soviet of- . ficials gives Poland a virtual veto over the movement of Soviet r troops stationed in Poland and t control over Soviet troop movements into and out of Communist , East Germany. r Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov and Defense Minister i Marshal Georgi Zhukov flew back 5 to Moscow today, 24 hours before > a delegation arrives here from > Yugoslavia. They were seen off by ? several high officials but neither i Premier Jozef Cyrankiewicz nor Communist leader Wladyslaw 9 pomulka were at the airport. j Cyrankiewicz, in a speech re--1 leased today, called the Polishj Soviet accord a “decisive turn in the relations between our peoples , towards respect for sovereignty ' and equality between our states.” , His reference at one point to j "some” Soviet troops indicated t there may be a secret codicil in the agreement providing for partial withdrawal of Soviet troops. The 1 published agreement said all bases • in Poland would be returned ' "eventually,” Shepilov, in his speech at a banquet Monday night, referred to Hungary and said “reactionary” forces tried to take advantage of the v “serious mistakes” made by former Hungarian Communist leadership to launch a “putsch” in central Europe. Schedule 10 Days Os Talks Yugoslav Vice President Svetozar Vukmanovic headed the group which is coming here for 10 days of talks on ideology and relations with Russia. A Polish Communist group visited Belgrade in August ’ and returned with demands for ' more independence from Moscow. One of the key phrases in the 1 Polish-Soviet agreement said: 1 “The movement of Soviet troops outside their bases will in every case require the consent of the ■ government of the Polish peoples • republic or of Polish authorities ! with powers vested in them by the Continued on Page Five ' Claud B. Kilmer Dies This Morning 1 . Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon Claud B. Kilmer, 83, of Willshire ■ township, died at 7:30 o'clock this i morning at the Castle home at Van Wert, 0., after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage Monday. He was born in Clinton, Mo., Nov. 23, 1873, a son of4>esse and ' Elida Major-Kilmer. Left an or- j phan when 10 years of age, he was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin , Brown and had made his home in j late years with a cousin, Mrs. Nel- j lie Brown Sheets of Willshire town- , ship. Mr. Kilmer had been employed < at the Stucky Hatchery in Will- j shire for 12 years until his retffe- j ment. , Only survivor is the cousin with whom he resided. , Funeral services will be conduct- j pd at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick j funeral home, the Rev. James Hip- j kins officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Tabor cemetery near Bobo. • Friends may call at the funeral ; home after 2 p.m. Wednesday until time of the services. A '

Showdown Meeting Is Called By Eden Calls For Showdown With Party. Rebels LONDON (IP) — Prime Minister Anthony Eden called a irteeuhg tonight of his divided Conservative Party for a showdown with party rebels on the Suez crisis and the resulting ecoftomic difficulties. But first he goes before the House of Commons to answer another barrage of questions by the Labor Party opposition and to try to strengthen his government leadership. Hie conservative Daily Sketch, one of the strongest supporters of Eden throughout the long Suez crisis, said tonight's political session'could make or break his. career. The party is either split or discontented over the outcome of the attack on Egypt and the massive home front problems that have boiled up because of blockage of the canal and sabotage of oil pipelines. One of the rebels told United Press today the group intended to “organize” themselves, “brutally aiming at Eden’s leadership.” “We find it hard to believe that any prime minister can last long after such a fiasco,” the member said. His was a minority view, most of the Conservatives support ' Eden. The rebel spokesman also safd anti - American sentiment was “mounting hourly” in Parliament. “We have combed through all the available records of American statements at the United Nations and at the NATO Council meetings and all we can find is talk about moral persuasion by the United States,” the member said. The spokesman said the impression was growing in the Conservative Party there must be “some particular purpose”, behind American policy. “One can only incline towards this belief when one sees the United State vote with Russia in the United Nations,” he said. “After all, a vote is the test. They have shown no inclination to back us up.” The rebel spokesman suggested that the United States and Russia might be moving towards some sort of security rapprochement which could be made at the expense of the rest of the world. High Court Refuses Appeal Os Teachers Second Refusal To New York Teachers WASHINGTON (UP) — The Supreme Court has refused for the second time to hear the appeal of 13 New York teachers who were discharged in 1952 after pleading the Fifth Amendment in a Senate Communist inquiry. The teachers were involved in the same inquiry as Harry Slochower, a Brooklyn College professor who won a high court decision in his favor last April. In that case, the court ruled 5-4 that Slochower’s dismissal without a hearing violated the Constitution's guarantee of “due process of law.” The other teachers were denied Supreme Court review because the New York Court of Appeals refused to certify that they had raised the “due process” question in the state court. Following the Slochower decision, they unsuccessfully sought a rehearing in the New York tribunal. They then appealed to the Supreme Court again. The teachers invoked the Fifth Amendment’s protection against possible self-incrimination at hearings of the Senate Internal Security subcommittee. The New York City Charter provides summary dismissal as a penalty for refusing to testify freely on matters pertaining to an employe’s official conduct.

Japan Pledges People Desire I All-Time Peace r. • - Leads Another 90 Mil lion People To World Organization UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (W — ; Japan was unanimously elected the 80th member of the United Nations today. Its foreign minister, Mamoru > Shigemitsu, immediately pledged that “the people of Japan desire peace for all time and are deeply . conscious of- the high ideals controlling human relationships.” The resolution proposing approval of ' Japan’s admission by the General Assembly was spon- , sored by a record-breaking num- ' ber of 51 nations. The vote approving it was 77-o—South Africa and Hungary, both boycotting the I assembly, being absent. > ShigemitsU, escorted by the U. - N. chief of protocol, led a nineman delegation to Japan's assemt bly seat between Italy and Jor- ! dan, symbolically leading another . • 90 million people into the world ; organization. t .', Asked, Five Years Age “We desire to occupy an honori ed place in an international soi ciety striving for the preservation . of peace, and the banishment of . tyranny and slavery, oppresison and intolerance for all time from ‘ the earth," Shigemitsu told the ' applauding assembly. „ Japan first applied for member- ; ship five years ago. Four times its application was vetoed by the ’ Soviet Union, which finally agreed to support the Japanese bid as a , condition connected with the World War II peace treaty between the two countries which was ratified last week. The United States and Russia joined sides, together with 49 other countries, in sponsoring Japan’s application before the General Assembly. The Security Council unanimously recommended Japan’s membership last week. Russia Withdrew Opposition The Soviet Union, which blocked Japan’s entry for four years, withdrew its opposition this fall with the signing of an “end of war” agreement which normalized relations between the two countries for the first time since World War 11. Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu was on hand to accept the honor for his country at today’s General Assembly sessions. He arrived in the United States Saturday. Britain and France were prepared to ask the assembly this afternoon to meet on their complaints of mistreatment and expulsion of their nationals living in Egypt. Can Meeting Os Allies They called a meeting of their Western European Allies to decide what to do if they failed to get their requested ‘assurances’ from Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold that the Cairo government will relax its alleged pressure on Britons and Frenchmen in Egypt. Hammarskjold discussed the subject Monday in separate meetings with British Ambassador Sir Pierson Dixon and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi. A U.S. spokesman said the United States was trying to keep the problem from becoming a full general assembly debate, alContinued on Page- Five / _7 ©ji\¥g ♦ s 2 ggEjaßfe s

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