Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 298.

JAPAN ADMITTED TO (J; N. r -*■ w| ttoL 1 JfcMSg,/,. ’ HENRY CABOT LODGE, Jr., U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, warmly shakes the hand of Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu as the world organization voted unanimously to make Japan a member. Shigemitsu. who flew from Japan to take part in the installation, called it a “great day!’ and hoped for a "realistic and practical solution” for East Asia problems.

Nixon Arrives In Austria To Study Problems . To Study Problems Involved In Mass Flight Os Refugees VIENNA (UP)—Vice President Richard M. Nixon arrived in Austria tonight to take a first-hand look at the problems involved in the great mass refugee flight from Hungary. As Nixon’s special plane from Washington landed at Vienna’s Schwechat Airport, almost the first persons he saw were 72 Hungarian refugees from Communist rule waiting to take oft for a hew life in America. They were the latest group of more than 11,000 Hungarians already in or en route to the United States under President Eisenhower's plan to admit a total of 21,500 victims of Communist terror. The official Soviet newspaper, in a dispatch broadcast by Moscow radio, said Nixon's trip was “gross interference” in the affairs of other nations and violated U.S. pledges to respect the permanent neutrality of Austria. Says Visit Not Charitable Pravda’s Vienna correspondent said “American politicians do not care that their clumsy actions can put neutral countries like Austria into an uncomfortable situation.” “Nixon’s mission is to round up the remnants of the counter-revo-lutionary forces (anti-Commu-nists) and try again to fan disturbances in Hungary,” it said. "Nixon’s visit to Austria is not an act of charity but an attempt to interfere once more in the internal affairs of the Hungarian people, to sow strife and to cause new aggravation in international relations. On Personal Mission “It is part of the general program of the reactionary forces for unleashing a second cold War.” Nixon, on a personal mission for President Eisenhower, arrives here today on the tour that will take him close to the Iron Curtain. Fog prevented his arrival at Vienna. More than 130,000 Hungarians braved Communist border fire to seek haven in Austria, and 100,000 still are being cared for there. Hie United States has agreed to take in 21,500 and the President hopes the figure can be increased. Extraordinary security precautions were being taken to protect Nixon during his three-day tour. More than 500 detectives were assigned to guard him. Security forces were alerted in the border provinces he will visit. Lincoln Principal Taken To Hospital P. Bryce Thomas, principal of the Lincoln grade school in Decatur, was taken to the ?\dams county memorial hospital Tuesday evening tot observation and treatment. Thomas has been ill for the past few days. Indiana weather Mostly cloudy and a little warmer with occasional lights rain tonight. Thursday partly cloudy with occasional rain south. Low tonight 25-32 north, 32-38 south. High Thursday generally in the 40s. Sunset . 5:23 p.m., surfrise Thursday 8:01 g.m.

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y Four Under Arrest For Theff Os Maps Gulfs Secret Oil Survey Maps Stolen NEW YORK’ (UP)— The FBI moved in today on employes of the Gulf Oil Co. suspected of stealing $1 million worth of secret oil survey maps. Four men, including a Texas promoter and a convicted extortionist, were arrested here Tuesday on federal charges of transporting stolen property across state lines. Some of themaps, showing possible oil deposits in the Southwest, Canada and the Middle East, were sold and others were used for speculative drilling operations by the combine, the FBI said. The maps were reported to have been stolen from the Gulf Oil Cb. offices in Pittsburgh by an employe who became deeply in debt to New York racketeers from gambling losses. The names of the employe and other Gulf personnel suspected of being involved in the thefts were not revealed. Hie FBI said they would be released later. One Man In Prison One of the men arrested here was Emmanuel Lester, 32, who is in city prison awaiting sentence for attempting to extort $535,000 from financier Serge Rubinstein before Rubinstein was murdered in his lavish Fifth Ave. home. Another under arrest is Col. Odie Seagraves, a one-time associate of Rubinstein and an oil promoter who is reported to have made millions in oil operations in the 1920’5. He has homes in New York, Havana and Houston. Seagraves denied being involved in. the thefts. Also arrested were Edward Lieberman, 30, president of the U.S. Tackless Corp, and a brother of Dester, and John Marvin Leivia, '34, of Orange, Tex., a geologist. Thefts Were Known Seagraves and Lieberman were released under $5,000 bond after their arraignment. Leivia was released in his own custody. Hubert I. Teitelbaum, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania who is here in connection with the i case, said Gulf officials have known about the map thefts for some time. He said the Lester group in collaboration with a few Gulf employes had pilfered the seismographic maps from the company files. The maps were taken to Various states and to New York City, where they either were offered for sale or used in the group's own drilling operations. Ope collection of the maps was offered for sale at a price of $500,000, the FBI said. Another set was offered for $50,000. Mrs. Della Langston Is Taken By Death Mrs. Della Langston, 79, died Tuesday afternoon at her home near Roanoke after an extended illness. Surviving are a daughter, 1 Mrs. Loree Otis of Fort Wayne; a son, George M. Langston, at home; a stepson, Charles Langston of Decatur, and a brother, Christy Calison of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Pleasant Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church, the Rev. L. K. McKinley officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Chapel cemetery. Friends may call at the residence after 6:30 o’clock this evening.

Deadlock Over Salvage Plans On Suez Canal Britain And France Reported Deadlocked Over Use Os Fleet PORT SAID (UP) — Britain and France were reported deadlocked today in their negotiations with the United Nations over use of an Anglo - French salvage fleet to speed clearance of the blocked Suez Canal. British sources said unless U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold agrees by tonight to permit British crews to remain aboard the 40 or more salvage vessels already working to clear Port Said harbor the vessel will move out with the invasion force. A U.N. dispatch said Hammarskjold was standing firm on his agreement to’ use only six British salvage vessels and without British crews in the job of clearing the canal of 49 ships and two bridges. Other nations have promised 31 vessels. In Damascus, the Syrian parliamentary foreign affairs committee accepted Tuesday night an American request that US. technicians be allowed to begin repairing oil pipelines sabotaged during the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt. But the committee said repairs to the damaged Iraq Petroleum Co. pipeline could not begin until Israeli and Anglo-French forces have withdrawn from Egypt. A British offer to put its full salvage fleet at disposal of the United Nations expires tonight. British sources said if the offer was not accepted the salvage vessels likely would leave with the last French and British troops. Final evacuation was expected before the end of the week, and there were reports both Britain and France planned to take Egyptian hostages with them. There was no confirmation of the reports which said the hostages would be taken to ensure the safe return of any Anglo-French nationals held by the Egyptians. Authorize Changes Made At City Hall City Departments To Make Revisions The city board of public works' and safety was authorized by the city council at Tuesday night’s meeting to make several changes in the city ball office arrangements. The first recommendation made by the council concerns the need for more space for the police department. It was proposed and approved that the east room now occupied by the city engineer be vacated and be made available for the police department. It was further recommended that the engineer retain the west room now occupied by him on the second floor of city hall as a drafting room, and the space be made available to him on the first floor for the issuance of building permits and for the transaction of other business of the engineering and water departments. The council also approved a recommendation that the office of the justice of the peace of Washington township be moved from the city hall on or before Jan. 1, 1957,. Hie approved recommendation also started that due to the purchase of power by the city from Indiana Michigan Power company it is necessary that changes be made in the switch gear at the diesel plant and the construction of a substation will also be necessary. It was recommended that the office of the superintendent of the electric light department be moved to the diesel plant on North Seventh street on or before Jan. 1, 1957. The possibility of reducing the lobby space in the first floor of city hall is also being studied to provide additional space for the bookwork and accounting departments. Good Fellows Club Previous Total —— __5342.40 L. E. Clase 10.00 The First State Bank 25.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Linn .... 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. T. F. Graliker 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Kohne 5.00 Philip & Bruce Kitson 5.00 Decatur Business & Prosessional Women’s Club 12.50 Union Township Pet and Hobby Club - 3.00 Fred Kolter —— 5.00 $414.90

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Hungary Communists To Ask Huge Loan Os World’s Free Nations

Nehru Relays Red China's Beef To Ike Indian Leader Says ? Certain Complaints Made By Red China WASHINGTON (UP) — Indian ; Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru , said today he has relayed to Pres- | ident Eisenhower “certain com- , plaints” made by Red China , against the United States. He said Red Chinese leader Chou En-lai, with whom he talked, , recently, thinks Communist China , has “gone several steps forward”' ; toward improving relations with , the United States, while this coun- ( try has taken no comparable steps., Nehru also said he found in his ] man-to-man talks with President I Eisenhower that American foreign j policy “is not so rigid as I had j thought.” ; Nehru said he has talked with , Chou about releasing the 10 Amer* icans still held prisoner in Commu- t nist China, and will again. He said 1 he “very much” wants them rer , leased and hopes they will be freed soon. •" . More Unnerslanding Appreciation In his first public report on hiS* private conferences with Mr. Eisenhower on world t .problems, : the visiting Indian leader said he . has a “much better understanding . of American policy” and is now convinced that ITS. policy changes ] as the world situation changes. He further believes that the j United States has “more apprecia- , tion” of India’s policy of “non- ] alignment” in the East-West strug- ] gleAfter the news conference, the Indian prime minister returned to the White House to resume the , talks with President Eisenhower , which brought him across half a world for a four day state visit. j Jury Trial Is Now In Its Eighth Day Involves Property For Right Os Way The jury trial of the complaint for appropriation of property by the state of Indiana against Robert and Estella Rice, went into its eighth day today in the Adams , circuit court. j The defendants, represented by . the law firm of Custer and Smith, , have completed the presentation j of their case in which they offer- ; ed testimony and evidence' to i prove their claim that compensa- < tion for the taking of 3.3 acres and for damages incurred during con- i struction should be between S2O,- i 000 and $24,000. The state’s first Witness, the : superintendent in charge of con- i struction, was called to the stand < Tuesday afternoon and his cross- 1 examination lasted all of this morning. 1 It is understood that five other witnesses are to be called by the 1 state but the examination and cross-examination of these is ex- 1 pected to be shorter. 1 It is expected that the case will go to the jury late Thursday or Friday morning. The jury will determine the amount of damage to be awarded. The state has taken exception ; to the report of the appraisers, which originally established the , amount due the Rices for the land and construction damage. j The current jury case marked the first time that moving pictures , have ever been introduced as evi- , dence during a trial in the Adams circuit court. The moving pic- , tures of the construction work were taken by ahd introduced by j the defendants. About 30 still pictures showing the land before and j after construction were also admitted as evidence. The state in- i (Contlnueo on Pace Six)

Kills One Neighbor, Wounds Two Others Indiana Man Taken After Girl Kidnaped RAY, Ind. (UP) - An “eccentric'* man shot to death his next door neighbor, wounded another neighbor and his wife and kidnaped their daughter before giving up meekly today to a posse of 125 policemen. Authorities said Merlin McNaughton. 40, identified as the vilcaptured. being shot himself, went on a shooting spree at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night. They said McNaughton burst into the home of Merwin Forrester, 48, and shot him fatally through the head and chest. Forrester lived next door to McNaughton in this tiny hamlet northeast of Angola on the Michigan border. McNaughton also entered .the home of the Preston Brandleys who lived next on the other side. McNaughton found the couple in bed and shot them both, then kidnaped their daughter, Katherine, 4, authorities said. Bradley, 38, was taken to an Angola hospital in serious condition. His wife, Nancy, 38, was listed in critical condition. The child was released unharmed when McNaughton was lage eccentric who had a fear of State police said “more' than 125’’ officers from Indiana and Michigan searched the area for two hours before McNaughton was found in his home with the girl. Authorities said two other Bradley children, age 14 and 16, were away from home at the time, and two more, 11 and 12, were elsewhere in the house when McNaughton entered. A kitchen door had been left unlocked so the older children could enter after the parents retired, authorities said. The Forrester house also was unlocked because another resident was out at the time, they said. Residents said McNaughton’s fear of being shot was so great he wore pillows “to keep the bullets from hurting.” Adult Farmer Class Planned In Decatur Initial Meeting Is Scheduled January 7 The vocational agriculture department of the Decatur high school will again sponsor an adult farmers class, with the course scheduled to start Monday, Jan. 7. All meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, and will include at least 10 sessions, all of them in the agricultural room, 102, at the school. The course is free and any person in this area who is interested in agriculture is invited to enroll. Several interesting subjects are scheduled over the 10-week period, and capable speakers have been obtained to help with the presentation . The course of study is integrated and includes subjects on income tax, farm credits, soils, crops, fertilizers, and dairy. Following is a more detailed outline of the course, with the names of some of the speakers. Jan. 7— Review of new key regulations in income tax, Lloyd Cowens. • Jan. 14 — What’s in a bag of fertilizer? Jan. 12 — Fertilizer; what? how much? Jan. 28 — Optional attendance a soil conservation service banquet. Feb. 4 — Reviewing my cropping program. Feb. 11 — The soil bank and its application to Adams county, speaker to be announced. Feb. 18 — Problems or possibilities in farm credit, Elmer Baumgartner, president of the first Bank of Berne. Feb. 25 — Problems in feeding, dairy cattle. ~ March 3 — Dieseases, parasites of dairy cattle, Dr. J. S. Thiess, (Continued on Page Six)

UN Debate Is Seen Likely On Mistreatment French Delegation May Ask Assembly To Rebuke Egypt UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UP)— 'Hie United Nations appeared headed for a full-scale debate today on alleged mistreatment of foreigners in Egypt despite U.S. efforts to keep the subject off the agenda. A French spokesman said the French delegation “very probably” will introduce a draft resolution asking the General Assembly to rebuke Egypt. Informed sources said if such a resolution is introduced, even with British backing, it will fail to win approval by the assembly unless watered down so much as to make it almost meaningless. Hope For Settlement The U.S. delegation, trying to keep the controversial subject off the floor of the assembly, hoped it could be settled in private discussions between Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and represen- . tatives of Britain, France, Israel ! and Egypt. ’ Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (DI Minn), suggested In his maiden . speech as a U.N. delegate before the assembly late Tuesday that a night meeting be held to prevent the debate from interfering with today’s regular schedule. However, Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand, assembly president, adjourned the meeting when several nations indicated they wanted to speak on the subject of Egyptian treatment of Britons, French and Jews. Debate To Continue He ruled the debate be continued later today after conclusion of debates on enlarging the Security Council and election of three new Security Council members. The General Assembly voted 75 to 0 Tuesday to increase the size of the International Law Commission from 15 to 21 members, effective Jan. 1. The commission is charged with promoting, developing and codifying international law and is currently codifying the laws of the high seas. ... . —T Bids Are Studied By Hospital Board Detailed Study Os Bids Is Underway Bids on contracts for improvements and expansion of the Adams county memorial hospital were opened Tuesday afternoon in a meeting of the hospital board of trustees with the board’s attorney, John L. DeVoss, and the hospital administrator, Thurman Drew. The bids submitted included six on the general contract, two on the front, eight on the heating and plumbing, four on electric wiring and eight on the elevator. The board immediately began a detailed study of the submitted bids but the awarding of the contracts is not expected for a day or so in order to give the members the opportunity to make complete comparisons. The improvements will be financed by a $450,000 bond issue. They will include the addition of another three story wing to the present building to accommodate expansion of facilities. The bond issue was approved on the petition signed by hundreds of freeholders in Adams county. The bonds were sold in October following the approval of the county , council. Cal E. Peterson is president of the bokrd of trustees, which also includes Henry I. Rumple, Dee Fryback and Wilbert Nussbaum.

Two Salesmen Are Arrested Tuesday Arrest Interrupts Swiss Watch Sales An arrest Tuesday noon by local authorities interrupted a lucrative watch-selling business for two men who have been selling Swiss-made watches in Adams county during the past two weeks. Their sales aroused the suspicion of Berne police chief Karl Sprunger, who reported it to the sheriff’s department. Investigation revealed that the pair were registered at a Decatur motel, apparently under assumed names. They were arrested on charges of registering at a motel under assumed names and held for further investigation. Routine checks showed that the watches were not stolen as had been originally suspected but had been purchased at low cost. Local authorities also had reason to believe that at least one of them was wanted by immigration authorities for deportation. Internal revenue officials were also notified. The pair, identified as Theodore Braendle, 26, and Hans Ulrick Nydegger, 28, were registered as Sam Brown and John Decker. 1 Nydegger also used the name John Gieser in his sales. ■ • It was learned that they had ) deposited over SI,OOO in the local > bank and that they had large ac--1 counts in other banks throughout • the country. They were arraigned on the false registration charges Tuesday afternoon in city court and both entered pleas of not guilty. Their bonds were set at SSOO each and theSe were posted shortly after their return to the Adams county jail, where one of them reached into the lining of his coat and pulled out over $1,600. They were released after posting bond. Their trial has been set for Monday at 10 a. m. Sheriff Merle Affolder issued a warning today to local residents about the danger of purchasing merchandise from unknown salesmen. He pointed out that Christmas time is a profitable season for peddlers who charge much more than their merchandise is worth. The two men arrested here could not be held on fraud charges since they displayed the watchqs to the prospective customers. Most of the local purchasers were located in the south part of the county, where they were able to gain confidence because of their ability to speak Swiss. Both are natives and citizens of Switzerland. Fred Isch Resigns As City Policeman Accepts Employment At Daily Democrat The resignation of Fred Isch from the Decatur police force has been submitted to and accepted by the board of public works and safety. The letter of resignation was dated Dec. 16 and filed with Mayor Robert D. Cole and the board cj works. Isch asked that his resignation be accepted, effective at 12:01 Jan 1. In his letter Isch stated that he submitted his request because his “income on the job is insufficient to cope with the high cost of living.” He added that he had sincerely enjoyed working with everyone and appreciated everything done, in his behalf. Isch, who has been a member of the force for two years, will be employed at the Decatur Daily Democrat after the first of the year. A graduate of " Decatur high school, he is a veteran of the Korean conflict, when he served in the U. S. army. He is married to the former Nola Grandstaff and has one son. „

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Report Loan To Be Sought By Red Regime S4OO Million Loan 5 Asked To Stave Off Economic Disaster 1 VIENNA (IP) — Hungary’s Com- ! munist regime is preparing to ask ■ the free world for a S4OO million ■ loan to stave off economic disas- ■ ter, reports from Budapest said today. f The reports said Hungary had ■ no hopes of receiving such a huge - sum from the Soviet Union or ; other Communist nations and was t being forced to turn to the United • States and other Western couni tries. The appeal for funds would go ■ through the United Nations, the f reports said, and the puppet rel gime of Premier Janos Kadar - would be “broadened” to include > a number of non-Communists and "Titoists.” ; Broadcasts Ultimatum t Broadcasts by Budapest radio s concentrated on the theme that . Hungary was approaching normale ly and that many workers were willing to return to work. 1 But it gave the situation away 1 when it broadcast an ultimatum > Tuesday to post office workers to t return to work Thursday or be fired. The broadcast indicated a e toughening government position. A former officer in Hungary's I dread AVH secret police who fled to Vienna when rebels broke up ' the hated group told the United Press Hungary is now in the grip ' of the most ruthless police force ’ in its history. J Police Under Soviet Control ( The officer said the new force is completely under Soviet control - and that it is arresting hundreds ’ of citizens indiscriminately in an attempt to paralyze the defiant 1 nation with terror. : Officially the Kadar regime ' claims the AVH was disbanded, • but the refugee said the new po- • lice force was using almost Iden--1 tical tactics, and was employing i many of the old agents to stop I at nothing to wipe out opposition He listed the boss of the new organization as Col. Laszlo Matyas, 45, a veteran of the secret police since the Reds took over Hungary at the end of World War If. Matyas was arrested with “Titoist” Laszlo Rajk but was restored to party favor last sum- ■ mer. School Vacation To Start On Friday School children of Decatur and Adams county will start 7 their annual Christmas vacation Friday, and classes will be resumed in all schools Wednesday, Jan. 2. The Decatur public schoolsi wffl close at noon Friday for the holiday vacation, while some of the rural schools will not close until the regular Friday afternoon time."iBosse Improving After Operation Ed Bosse, well-known Decatur attorney, is reported in much improved condition at the St. Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne where he underwent surgery Tuesday. The operation was termed very successful and Bosse, who was reported in serious condition earlier this week, is excepted to be out and around in three or four weeks. - -

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