Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1956 — Page 2

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Pleasant Dale To Present Program A children's Christmas program will be presented at the Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. PRELUDE — Organ and piano. SCRIPTURE ANR MORNING PRAYER — Robert Nussbaum. I LOVE JESUS - Beth Arnold. FOR A TINY GIRL — Kathy Shady. BECAUSE - Debra Liby. SONG — I Open My Bible Book — Nursery Class I. GIFTS TO JESUS - Nursery Class II Rhonda Arnold, Neil Adler, Gary Liechty, Donna Zimmerman, Debra Barger, Allan Arnold, and Mark Steury. SONG — Into My Heart — NurJ sery Class 11. GREETINGS TO YOU — Gret- ! chen Leyse. \ I LIKE CHRISTMAS — Timmy F Rhawy,. | HE LOVES ALL — Ciarable Sills. j Our Dolls — Karleen Nussbaum | and Vickie Arnold. WHAT I’D LIKE TO DO — Trel|la Mann. . JUST A LITTLE CANDLE — Shirley Baumgartner.. DAD’S GIFT — Philip Arnold. NOT VERY BIG - Arvilla Reinhard. A GOOD IDEA — Bradford Adler, James Mishler and Joe Burkhead. SONG — Away in a Manager — Kindergarten Class. CHRISTMAS BELLS — Pamela Nussbaum, Becky Shary, Linda Henschen and Sally Jo Leyse. FILLING THE STOCKINGS — Tommy Liby, Beth Mann, Bobby Miller, Kathy DeWeese, Terry Liechty. I TREASURE MY WISHES and I TREASURE MY BIBLE - LaDonna McCullough. TWIN WISHES - Julia and Rebecca Mann. - A TASK — Dayld ArnoldMY CHRISTMAS PRAYER - Vickie Burkhead. GOD BLESS US ALL — Donna Miller and Pansy Zimmerman. SONG — Christmas — Julia, and Rebecca Mann. SIGNS OF CHRISTMAS — Connie Arnold, Wanda Adler, Ronnie Arnold, Sandra 9 Newhard, Charles Sills, Steven Landis, Kathy McKean. Arnold, Sandra Newhard, Charles TIAN MISSION. THE CHRISTMAS EXERCISE—i Junior Girls, Sandra Liby, Carolyn Liby, Janelie Rotfc Gloria Zimmerman, Eva Miller, Miriam Yager, Jocelyn McCullough, Sylvia I Miller. Marilyn Baumgartner, Muy Ellen Mann. THE CHRISTMAS STORY — Leyse, David Arnold, Mer- | vin. Mann, Tim. Mann, Marvin Mann, Jeffery Shary, Larry Johnson, Arland Reinhard, Carlton Reinhard, Dennis Arnold. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Brian McCullough, Allan Baumgartner, Bruce Mann. SONG — Gladly We Sing — Juniors. BENNEDICTION — Rev. John D. Mishler. RECESSIONAL — Piano and organ. Kroger Employes To Receive Cosh Gifts Kroger employes in this area will receive approximately $27,688.65 in cash Christmas gifts, it was announced today by A. F. Rose, manager of the Fort Wayne branch of the Kroger company which operates local stores. Every employe with six months or more service, with the exception of those who participate in a company incentive plan, will receive the checks, accompanied by a Christmas message from Kroger president Joseph B. Hall. Incentive plan checks will be distributed early in 1957. Gifts of this type have gone to Kroger employes for the past 19 consecutive years. More than 30,000 of the retail food firm's employes in stores, warehouses, offices and manufacturing plants in 19 middlewestern and southern states will receive Christmas checks totaling more than $750,000. . A Tree Program TOLEDO, O. - Z — Foresters destroyed some 300 trees during July and August in an attempt to rid the city of Dutch elm disease. Joseph A. Sweeney, forestry superintendent, said 142 trees were removed and 159 others were cut down to stumps. Buys Health Bond Help Fight TB - w Buy Christmas Seals Delta - Theta Tau sorority has voted purchase of a $5 health bond, officials of the Christmas seal sale campaign in Adams county announced today. All proceeds from the annua} 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.

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Puppet Regime Hints Attempt At Appeasement Hungarian Regime v Seeks Appeasement Os Defiant People VIENNA (UP)- The Hungarian puppet Communist regime hinted it will open preliminary talks with non-Communist political leaders today in an attempt to appease Hungary's still-defiant millions by broadening the cabinet. , Soviet-imposed Premier Janos' Kadar frankly admitted the political struggle for the allegiance of Hungarians — who saw the figlA for freedom from Moscow’s domination crushed by Russian armed might—was an all-important one. In an interview with Communist correspondents in Budapest, Kadar said the armed struggle was over. But the "ideological struggle is still continuing,” hq said. Major Reshuffle Looms “. . .It will be the ideological struggle that will be the most important,” Kadar said in the filterview Wednesday', “and we want to create a situation in which it would be impossible to lead workers any longer with psuedo-revolu-tionary slogans put forward for counter-revolutionary aims.” Sources here said one of the first steps in the struggle to reconquer the minds of the Hungarians as well as their bodies will be a major reshuffle of the present Buda-* pest regime. The sources said one of Kadar's personal representatives is scheduled to contact top conservative small-holder party leaders in Budapest today. Expected to be approached are former Hungarian President Zoltan Tildy and Bela Kovacs, the party’s general secretary. Sound Out Leaders The sources said Kadar representatives also have been instructed to sound out the leaders of the Peasants Party on participation in a Communist-dominated government. They added that a government delegation may leave within the week for Romania to resume negotiations with leaders of the “Titoist” faction of the Communist Party who Were exiled with former Premier Imre Nagy. Nagy and his associates were kidnaped by. the Russians after leaving the sanctuary of the Yugoslav Embassy in Budapest under a “safe-con-duct” guarantee from the Kadar regime.- ---——■ ■ Nagy himself, a symbol of freedom to the Hungarians, already has been marked "personna non grata” by the Soviets. But the Communists apparently believed that inclusion of Titoist Communists in the cabinet would still bring demands for Nagy’s return. Girl Scout News Girl Scout troop 14 met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Leland Smith for their Christmas party. Gifts were exchanged and a luncheon was served. The leader presented each girl with a box of Girl Scout stationery. Scribe: Janet Fugate Brownie troop 25 met after school on Tuesday, We had our Christmas party. The girls had a Christmas exchange and everyone, including the leaders, received many lovely gifts. Mrs. Watson Maddox representative of the Tri Kappa, came and gave the girls a lovely treat. We sang Christmas carols and played games. Linda Friedley won the prize. We closed with the friendship circle. Scribe: Linda Friedley Brownie troop 7 had their Christmas party Wednesday at the Youth and Community center. We played games and sang Christmas carols. Mrs. Wilbur Reynolds, our leader, was assisted by Mrs. Richard Hess, Mrs. Ralph Loshe, and Mrs. Vernon Krugh. We had a Christmas gift exchange. Our treat committee. consisting of Suzanne Loshe, Carol Krugh, and Vicki Hess, served ice cream snow balls, with holly and candles in the center. Mrs. Loshe made us yarn Santa Clauses for favors. Scribe: Cheryl Reynolds Brownie troop 24 met after school Tiiesday for mu; Christmas party. We finished the gifts for our parents. We sang Christmas carols, then had our Christmas exchange. Our Brownie teacher served refreshments and we were dismissed. Scribe: Margaret Kline Girl Scout troop 11 met Tuesday at the Lincoln school. We opened with the Girl Scout promise. Then we had roll call and collection of dues. We elected the following new officers: president, Cheryl Lobsiger; vice-president, Diana Girod; treasurer. Velma Fairchild; and scribe, Mary Lou Kitson. We received our badge sashes. We sang songs and had a gift exchange. Karen Daniels, Susan Reynolds, and Janis Rawley served refreshments. We closed with the friendship circle. Scribe: Rebecca Rumple Texps produces 42 per cent of Unilid States’ crude oil, and 18 per. cent <?f the world supply.

Transfer Requests Approved By State Notification from the state board of tax commissioners approving requests for transfers and additional appropriations has been received by county auditor Frank Kitson. The two rulings include an approval of the request by the city of Decatur for the transfer of SSOO in the general fund and the request by Root township for S9OO additional appropriation in the tuition fund. Writer's Conviction Reversed By Court Congress Contempt Finding Reversed WASHINGTON (UP) — The U.S. Court of Appeals today reversed the contempt of Congress conviction of writer Harvey O’Connor on the ground that the Communist affiliation question which he refused to answer was too vague. The Winnetka, 111., author was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and fined SSOO on Nov. 18, 1953 by Federal Dist. Judge Joseph McGarrahy here. Reversing the conviction today, a unanimous three-judge panel said the question to put to O'Connor was “so imprecise and ambiguous” that O’Connor’s refusal to answer it was not a crime. He was asked by the Senate investigating subcommittee, headed by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (RWis) whether he was “a member of the Communist conspiracy.” The court said the question set forth in the indictment must be "definite enough to enable the accused to answer it with knowledge of its meaning.” O’Connor wrote several books about American families of great wealth. The books included “Mellon’s Millions" and "The Astors.” McCarthy was the principal witness at O’Conrtor’s trial. ASC Office To Close Monday And Tuesday Mrs. Mary Howard, office manager of the ASC. announced today that the office will be closed all day next Monday and Tuesday because of the Christmas holiday.

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Movie Industry In Trouble In Midwest Theater, Television Station Cancel Runs CHICAGO (UP) — The movie industry has run into trouble in two midwestern cities. In Indianapolis, a theater cancelled its scheduled run of the controversial movie “Baby Doll.” In Chicago a television station was caught in a crossfire from religious groups when it cancelled a TV premiere showing of the movie “Martin Luther.” The managemqjt of the Esquire Theater In Indianapolis dropped its booking for the Warner Bros, production of Elia Kazan’s film “Baby Doll" in the face of mounting controversy. Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York recently exhorted Catholics not to see the picture “under pain of sin.” The National Legion of Decency, a Catholic film review organization, earlier had condemned the film which it said depicted immorality of the highest order. Officials of WGN-TV, Chicago, canceled the “Martin Luther” showing set for Friday in the face of mounting protests from Catholic laymen. The news of the cancellation brought a counter protest from the Church Federation of Chicago, a Protestant organization. The protest from the Protestant group said that it felt the staion had bowed by the Roman Catholic Church. "Cancellation of the film under these circumstances,” it said, constitutes an admission that only such news, information, education and entertainment as are satisfactory to a particular denomination may be presented to the public by WGN.” Catholic officials said they had not contacted the station in regard to the film but added, “as far as the 1,800,000 Catholics here are concerned, it was an individual matter if they saw fit to protest against a film they consider historically inaccurate if not downright insulting.” British sailors were nicknamed ’/Limey” in the 18th and 19th centuries because they were given a measure of lime juice to prevent scurvy. The fluid actually was lemon juice.

W ' ' ~ A \ e Soil Bank Payments To Farmers Higher In 1957

WASHINGTON (UP) — Average soil bank payments to farmers in 1951* will be considerably higher than in 1956 even though base unit rates remain the same. For example, the national average soil bank payment for wheat in 1956 was $8 an acre. In 1957, it will be about $20.04. However, the base unit rate per bushel for each yiear was $1.20. The higher 1957 payments are explained by three provisions of the soil bank law as applied to the 1956 crop. These provisions stipulated that: 1. A farmer who did not plant wheat in the fall of 1955 for the 1956 harvest because his land was dried out by drought was eligible for a soil bank payment of $4 an acre. 2. If a farmer planted either winter or spring wheat and it was damaged or destroyed by natural causes such as drought, winterkill, flood, and hail, his payment was based on an appraised yield but not less than $6 an acre. 3. If a farmer complied with soil bank requirements after his wheat was up by mowing, or otherwise disposing of the crop, he was paid on the basis of an appraised yield but not less than $6 an acre. These provisions are not in the soil bank, as of now, for 1957 and subsequent years. There will be no appraised yields in 1957 as there were in 1956. The yield will be based on average production. Thercf&9& drought relief benefits of the soil bank are not scheduled to cut into the 1957 wheat payments to lower the average as they did in 1956. The same principle applies to other crops whose acreage is put into the soil bank. Other 1956 national average payment rates per acre based mostly on appraised yields were corn, $33; cotton, $24; rice, SSO; fluecured tobacco, $204; and burley tobacco, $2lO. 1316 1957 rates, based on announced yields, are corn, $42.66; cotton, $54.15; rice, $63.18; flue-cured tobacco, $255.42; and burley tobacco, $295.74. An agriculture department official said if 1956 soil bank payments had been made under “normal” conditions, and if agreements had been signed before planting time, the national average per acre payments would have been corn, $40.05; wheat, $20.04; cotton,

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$46.35; rice, $59.17; and tobacco, same as 1957. The department explained that 1957 payments for corn, cotton, and rice will be based on an average county dollars-and-cents rate to be established for each crop. While the county rates will vary considerably, they will average out to about the national rate for the crop. Relative productivity, distance from markets, and historic local prices will determine the county rate. From these county average payments rates for each of the three crops, individual farm per-acre rates will be established by the county agricultural stabilization and conservation committee. They will vary, up or down from the county, in accordance with relative productivity and farming methods. For wheat in 1957, farmers participating in the soil bank will receive payments based on normal crop yield of the land placed in the acreage reserve, the unit rate for the county, and the number of acres planted in the reserve. The department said individual farm rates in general will average out to about the national rate. For tobacco, it will not be necessary to establish county acre rates. Accurate duction informatioQ ; . (i 'ii*‘'available for most tyna:’- •3f‘ tobacco, and paymentfiC’res will be determined farm-by-farm. Winter wheat farmers already have signed agreements to put more than 10.7 million acres in the 1957 soil bank. The department has not yet called for spring wheat signers. The department’s goal for all-wheat acreage in the soil bank is 12-15 million acres. Other acreage goals for soil bank participation are cotton, 3.5-4.5 million acres; rice, 175,000-225,000 acres; tobacco, 125,000-140.000 acres. The total soil bank goal is 20-25 million acres. There are no plans to include peanuts and extra long staple cotton in the 1957 soil bank. No date has been set for contract sign-ups for any crop except winter wheat. Texas uses more natural gas than any other state, about 2.2 trillion cubic feet annually or 24 per cent of the total national consumption.