Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1957 — Page 1

Vol, LV. No. 13.

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Record Funds For Military Asked By Ike Record Peacetime Military Spending Proposed By Ike WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower sent Congress today a record peacetime military spending bill of S3B billion. He said it would provide “a wise and reasonable degree” of security against continued threats to world peace. His budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 called for a $2 billton boost in armed forces spending to keep 2.800,000 men under arms and speed the transition to ever more awesome nuclear weapons and guided weapons. Once planned manpower cuts would be postponed indefinitely. Missile spending alone would be increased by $533 million over the current year to top $2 billion for the first time. *■ The Air Force would get 100 moit 852 hydrogen bombers, bringing its total program to 600. The Navy would get its first pudear-powered aircraft carrier. The increase in spending was a great deal less than the military wanted, and the administration faced a stiff congressional battle to held the line at S3B billion. Mr. Eisenhower scheduled a cut of 5 wings in current Air Force strength—from 133 wings to 128. Hie former, much-publicized goal of 137 wings which was to be reached by next June 30, was doomed. One reason was that Army missiles now can take over some ground support work formerly done by Air Force fighters. Also, the Strategic Air Command will lose its escort fighter planes. The budget also proposed a cut in Army divisions from 19 to 17 in the new fiscal year. The President said this country will continue to expand its nuclear arsenal until there is a foolproof arms reduction agreement. “Our nuclear weapons and our ability to employ them constitute the most effective deterrent to an attack on the free nations,” Mr. Eisenhower said. The budget provided for operating aircraft fleets totalling more than 36,000 Air Force and Navy planes. Many obsolete types would be winnowed out. About half the planes are to be types. The Navy and Air Force together were set to order from 2,750 to 27,850 new planes during the year, compared with about 3,400 this year. The budget called for a sll2 million rise in shipbuilding expenditures, putting them over the $1 billion mark. The Navy gbt a go-ahead on 19 new warships, including the atomic carrier to cost $3lO million. The new budget called for the Army to organize six atomic commands to support U.S. and Allied divisions on the battlefield. They would be task forces equipped with Corporal missiles with 70-mile range and Redstone missiles Vith 200-mile range. • (Continued on Page Six) Community Choir To ; Rehearse January 23 The various choirs of the Associated Churches of Decatur will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, in the First Methodist church. Leland Neuen is director of the combined choir, and next week’s rehearsal will be the third in preparation for the community church choir concert, which will be presented at the Youth and Community Center Sunday afternoon, May 5, at 3 o’clock. individual church choirs have been practicing under their own choir leaders in preparation for the community concert. Members of all the participating choirs are urged to attend next Wednes day’s rehearsal.

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Two Annual Reports Filed With Council Police, Building Heads File Reports Two annual reports were filed with the city council at the regular meeting Tuesday night. ' The reports were those compiled* by Police Chief James Borders and city building superintendent Ralph Roop. The report submitted by Borders showed that a total of J, 110 calls and complaints were received by the department and 226 accidents were investigated. Also shown in the reporj are 58 criminal investigations begun: 15 criminal investigations closed; 55 criminal arrests and 133 traffic arrests. The breakdown of radio traffic showed 978 messages orig- ‘ mating from here and 1,624 dispatches to cars. The accidents included seven pedestrian mishaps, two involving trains, six involving bicycles, 32 involving fixed objects, three involving running off the road, and 176 vehicle mishaps. A total of 15 persons were injured, seven pedestrians, five in vehicles and three on bicycles. Property loss from the 226 accidents amounted to $36,494.20. The report also showed major occurrence days and hours. According to the figures shown, Saturday was the most dangerous day of the week, with 48 accidents occurring on that day. Other “day” totals include Sunday, 21; Monday, 33; Tuesday, 28; Wednesday, 24; Thursday, 33, and Friday, 39. The most dangerous hour of the day, according to Border’s report, was between 4 and 5 p. m. Twen-ty-six accidents happened at this time of day. The safest time was 3 a. m. when not a single accident occurred throughout the year. The totals at each hour include midnight, 2; 1 a. m., 10; 2 a. m., 1; 3 a. m., 0; 4 a. m., 1; 5 a. m., 1; 6 a. m., 1; 7 a. m., 5; 8 a. m., 5; 9 a. m., 4; 10 a. m., 12; 11 a. m. 12; noon, 5; 1 p. m., 17; 2 p. m., 16; 3 p. m., 11; 4 p. m.. 26; 5 p.m., 19; 6 p: m., 6: 7 p. m., 11; 8 p. m., 6; 9 p. m., 17; 10 p. m., 8, and 11 p. m., 10. Os the 1956 accidents 203 involved local residents and 178 involved drivers residing outside the City of Decatur. The 16 to 20 year age group had the most accidents’. They were involved in 86 mishaps. The next highest total was the 72 accidents which involved drivers from 25 to 34 years of age. Those 55 and over were involved in 63 accidents; 20 to 24 years of age, 40 accidents; 35 to 44 years of age, 48 accidents, and 45 to 54 years of age, 38 accidents. The report from the building inspector in the zoning office showed 162 regular applications, eight land use applications and total fees of $313.90. It also showed that 14 requests rejected by the office were granted by the board of zoning appeals, two were rejected by both and one rejected by the office was not appealed. Jefferson Club To Meet Next Monday The Jefferson club will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Paul Hillsamer, fifth district Democratic chairman, will attend the meeting as guest speaker. A resident of Marion, Hillsamer edits and publishes a newspaper and is considered an outstanding speaker. Interested persons are invited to attend. INDIANA WEATHER . Mostly cloudy and continued quite cold tonight. Thursday cloudy, occasional light snow and not quite so cold. Low tonight 2 to 5 below north, zero to 5 above -eolith. Thursday _ 10-15 north, 15-25 south. Sun- , set 5:46 p. m., sunrise Thursday 8:04 a. m.

Immediate Aid Is Planned For Drought Areas Eisenhower Winds Up 4,500-Mile Tour Os Stricken Areas WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower asked Congress today for a multi-million dollar program of emergency drought relief including direct government loans to farmers. His program was centained in his annual budget message to Congress. Details as spelled out in the budget were withheld until the message was read to Congress. But the President told a conference of farmers and ranchers in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday that his budget included a request to Congress to earmark $76 million for the new drought program. The funds were inserted in the administration’s new fiscal 1958 budget before Mr. Eisenhower went on his three-day 4,500-mile tour oP drought areas. Tho President returned to the capital Tuesday night. In addition to immediate assistance, the President listed a series of long-range plans designed to help overcome the worst drought disaster in this country in modern history. The President’s tour, which began Sunday night, visited six states in the southern Great Plains where he talked to numerous farmers and ranchers on their individual problems brought on by the seven-year drought. Need Local Help Mr. Eisenhower emphasized he thinks state and local governments should help farmers and ranchers more with .their problems. “I am convinced that state and local governments should assume greater responsibility in helping solve the recurring problems of agriculture, including distress. . “I think this would aid materially in a more effective administration of these programs and in better adapting them to local conditions arid to natural requireI ments,” he said. He told a special drought conference of representatives from 15 western, midwestern and southwestern states that he will ask Congress to: 1. Let him spend $25 million from the disaster loan revolving fund for emergency feed assistance to ranchers and farmers. 2. Extend, until June 30, 1958, $25 million of the unobligated funds appropriated for agricultural conservation, so Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson can pay farmers to carry out "wind erosion prevention and other emergency conservation measures. 3. Appropriate an additional $26 million primarily for refinancing farm indebtedness by direct loans. Drought Conference Ends The special drought conference was scheduled to wind up its meetings at noon today, but a spokesman for the Agriculture Department said final recommendations would not be announced until a later date. .... (Continued on Page Thrfe’e) Austria Hits Limit On Aiding Refugees VIENNA (IP) — Austria said today it has reached “its very limits” in coping with the problem of Hungarian refugees, and refuses to accept any returnees who have moved to other countries. Minister of Interior Oscar Helmer told the Council of Ministers Tuesday that the country had spent $7,150,000 for Hungarian refugees during the month of November, and that expenditures for Destill undetermined — were much higher. He said Austria spent $2 million for refugee accommodations alone.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 16,1957

President Eisenhower Proposes Biggest U. S. Budget In Peacetime ’ ’V' " V x

Seek To Head Off Mounting State Expenses Bill Submitted To Force Emergency Cut In Expenses INDIANAPOLIS (UP)-Two Indiana legislators followed through today on a suggestion by Governor Handley that the lawmakers order an emergency reduction In state expenditures between now and July 1. Handley said Tuesday he will issue an executive order to department heads under his direct supervision to spend at least 3 per cent less between April 1. and June 30. He asked the Legislature ; to impose similar holdbacks on i government units outside his control. •] This morning Republican Reps. ■ S. Paul Caly of Indianapolis and Robert Webb of Arcadia offered a bill in the House setting aside 3 per cent df all appropriations from the general fund and 2 per cent of all other operating expenses as an emergency fund. While the GOP representatives sought to head off skyrocketing expenditures, four Democratic senators introduced two bills tol raise teachers minimum salaries,. * Would FavoF Teachers ’ '- ; Sens. Von Eichhorn of -Uniondale and Matthew Welsh of Vincennes proposed raising salaries for beginning teachers with four years training from $2,727 to $3,600, and Sens. James Spurgeon of Brownstown and W.W. Martin of Clarksville proposed $4,200 minimum for beginniners and a $7,200 top minimum to teachers with five years training and 24 years experience. Meanwhile, the first tax cut bill was in the legislative mill, to benefit small businessmen. It was introduced shortly after Governor Handley warned the Legislature would have to raise taxes to meet record expenses. -»A House bill by Rep. Robert D. Schmidt (R-Logansport) would reduce from one-half to one-quar-ter of one per cent the gross income tax rate for retail merchants (Continued on Page Three)

Seek Approval Os New Subdivision Refer Matter To Plan Commission A request for the approval of a dedication and plat of a proposed subdivisioin to the city of Decatur was filed with the city counciil at the regular meeting Tuesday night. ♦ ’ The plat was offered by Lewis L. Smith, attorney for Leo F. and Cordelia M. Schultz, who have subdivided a seven-acre tract of land at the west limits of Decatur, extending south from Monroe street- The matter was referred to the city plan commission for study. An agreement between the city and Vernon, Walter''and Phyllis Fairchild, for a rural line extern, sion was approved during the brief council session. Also filed with the council was a request for establishment of the Holthouse Drug store on the highway as a collection point for city utility bills. Herbert Banning represented the store in filing the request. He pointed out that the store would be open at hours when city hall is closed and this would provide a service to the public. The request was referred to the board of public works and safety. Also appearing before the council was justice of the peace Floyd Hunter, who asked for an extension of time in moving his office from city hall. He explained that he intends to remodel his garage but the proposed work cannot be done in sub-freeilng weather. He asked that the council allow him to remain at city hall until he can move into the new quarters. The request was approved.

Fort Wayne Woman And Daughter Slain Husband And Father Sought Fgr Murders FORT WAYNE (UP)—P dice today searched for a man missing since his Wife and child were found slain in their home. Mrs. Pearl Keifer, 35, Fort brutally murdered in their basement. Authorities said Mrs Keifer’s husband, 36. phoned his employer early Tuesday morning and told him he would not be in because he “didn’t feel well.” The bodies of Mrs. Keifer and her daughter were discovered by another daughter, Caroline,' 14, when she returned home from school. The body of the little girl was stuffed in a laundry drain. She had been stabbed in the heart, her throat had been cut, and repeated blows from a small hand sledge had fractured her skull and other bones in her body. Mrs. Keifer had been stabbed repeatedly in the abdomen with a butcher knife. She also had been beaten viciously with the sledgehammer. Police said Caroline, her brother, Paul, 16, and their uncle, Theodore Huyette, 18, entered the Keifer home shortly before noon for lunch. They said Caroline went to the basement freezer to get a can of soup, biit did riot notice the bodies. The children returned to afternoon classes, unaware of the deaths. Coroner Dr. H. Paul Miller said Mrs. Keifer and her daughter had 1 been dead since 7:30 a.m. 1 Blood had been washed off the ’ bodies after the murders and a • clean butcher knife, apparently r wgg found in ! the kitchen. The hammer was found in the basement.

Humphrey Holds Out Hope For Tax Cut Invites Congress Slash Huge Budget WASHINGTON (UP)— Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey today held out hope for a general tax cut next year. » If the government does not begin to reduce spending and cut taxes before much longer, he said, "we’ll have a depression that will curl your hair.” However, he did not couple this statement with any definite time element. Humphrey also virtually invited Congress to cut President Eisenhower’s huge $71.8 billion budget for fiscal 1958—if it can do so and still maintain proper protection and services for the American people. "If Congress can find ways to cut the budget,” he told newsmen, “I would be very glad to see it.” Hufnphrey, discussing the budget with reporters, said that if the President's program is “adopted and resolutely followed, we can, a year hence, give consideration not only to some further payment on the public debt but also to further tax reductions.” He said the “first emphasis" in any future tax cut should be given to individuals rather than corporations or any single segment of the economy. He said he would like to see a budget surplus of $3 billion to $5 billion before taxes are reduced. “In the meantime, and until this is accomplished,” he said, "we must continue to oppose any revision of the tax laws which results in any Substantial loss of government income.” In answer to a question, he said “yes, I think I would” resign if Mr. Eisenhower recommended a tax cut without sufficient income to cover the loss of revenue. He said he opposes deficit spending to bolster the economy. He indicated he is not completely satisfied with the budget. The present upward trend in government spending “must be reversed,” he said, . . “There are a lot of places in which the budget can be cut” Taxes have to come down because “we’re taking too much out (Continued on Two)

Ike Proposes All-Time High For Farm Aid Proposes Spending $5.3 Billion For FdrmAid Program WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower today proposed an alltime high of $5.3 billion in federal farm aid spending for the 1958 fiscal year. He also told Congress in his budget message that the administration will recommend "certain changes ... in the corn program.” He gave no details. But it was learned the Agriculture Department is drafting a bill to provide for a basic*com acreage of 51 million, with 15 per cent of it to be put into the soil bank. Corn price supports under the proposed bill would be left to the discretion of Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson. Authoritative sources said Benson probably would fix 1957 supports at $1.36 a bushel — the same level already announced under the existing corn program which calls for acreage allotments of 37.3 million this year. Republican farm leaders predicted that if the administration seeks a completely free hand for Benson in setting cofti supports, Congress will write a floor price into the bill below which he could not go. The farm budget included $3.8 billion in price and income aid programs for farmers. It topped estimated spending on agriculture in the current fiscal year by $l7B million. - - Asks Three Changes ■— The budget reflected federal concern over the devastating southwestern drought. It proposed $303 million for the Farmers Home Administration which makes emergency loans to farmers and ranchers — a>s34 million increase over the current year. The budget also included $5.7 million to launch the administration's new Great Plains conservation program. The President asked Congress (Continued on Pare Five) All Bank Officials Reelected Tuesday Annual Meeting Is Held By Local Bank All directors of the First State Bank of Decatur were re-elected at the annual re-organizational meeting, held at the bank Tuesday. The board includes E. W. Busche, Earl Fuhrman, T. F. Graliker, H. H. Krueckeberg and G. W. Vizard, Also re-elected were the 1956 officers of the bank. These include E. W. Busche, chairman of the board; T. F. Graliker, president; C. W, Vizard, vice-president; H. H. Krueckeberg, cashier, and R. E. deadening, E. M. Caston and William Lose, Jr., assistant cashiers. The bank also issued its annual , financial report which shows increases in loans and discounts ; and in total deposits. Deposits during the year total $14,701,997.43, which is an increase of about ’ $400,000 over 1955. : Resources for the bank during , 1956 totalled $15,745,097.62. This 1 Included $4,995,055.12 in loans and i discounts, which is about $480,000 more than the previous year. Other resources include cash and due from banks, 12,497,586.07; U. S. government securities and guarantees, $7,339,769.13; stock in fed- ' eral reserve bank, $13,500; mu- , nicipal bonds, $757,668.41; other bonds, $105,000; bank building, $6,900; furniture and fixtures, sl7,- , 671.87, and other assets, $11,947.02. ■ The liabilities include capital, j $250,000; surplus, $200,009; capital : debentures, $150,000; undivided profits, $354,520.92, and other Ua- ■ bilities, $88,579.27. The total in undivided profits is an increase of i about $60,000 over 1955.

Continued Cold Is Forecast In Slate Hoosiers Shiver In - Sub-Zero Weather By UNITED PRESS Hoosiers shivered in death-deal-ing sub-zero temperatures today for the third morning in a row and the weatherman forecast at least five more days of the same. The five-day outlook for Thursday through next Monday called tor temperatures averaging an'unusual 15 to 20 degrees below normal. Normal highs are 30 to 45, normal lows 10 to 27. That means the mercury probably will dip below zero every night during the period and scarcely if ever rise above freezing even in the daytime and even in the far south. “Continued very cold with only minor day to day changes,” the outlook said. The only good news was that there won’t be much snow. Total precipitation was expected to be a tenth of an inch or less, with occasional periods of flurries near Lake Michigan and possibly a general snow over Ute entire area Sunday or Monday. The icy weather contributed to a rash of fatal fires in Hoosierland. At least seven persons were killed by fires in a 48-hour period from Sunday night to Tuesday night. Traffic accidents blamed on snow and treacherous pavements killed at least two persons since fee cold wave hit Sunday. At 6:30 am. CDT today, Lafayette had recorded a 6 below zero reading for what appeared to be the state low. Up to that time, Indianapolis had zero, Fort Wayne 2, South Bend 5 and Evansville 7. Two hours later, the mercury dipped to 2 below at Indianapolis. "■■■ Highs win range from 12 to 20 today, lows from 2 below to 10 above tonight, highs Thursday from 14 to 22. The snow cover over the state (Continues on Fuse Six) Ike Doctrine Faces Trouble In Senate Sentiment Builds Up For Divorcing Aid WASHINGTON (UP) — The economic aid portion of President Eisenhower’s double-barreled plan for protecting the Middle East from communism appeared today to be headed for trouble in the Senate. Strong sentiment built up tor divorcing the aid features of the plan from its other major provision—the requested authority for the President to use U.S. troops, if necessary, to resist any Communist aggression In the Middle East. Handling the proposed aid program separately would prolong congressional consideration of the “Eisenhower Doctrine” and perhaps increase chances of Congress attaching some sort of strings to the President’s spending plans in the Middle East. Mr. Eisenhower has asked Congress to allow him to spend as he sees fit on economic and military aid to the Middle East 200 million dollars from funds already available. He also asked 400 million dollars in appropriations for the aid program over the next two years. Several key senators who support the “fight-if-we-must” authority in some form said, they oppose giving the President "blank check” permission to spend money on aid projects over which Congress would have no say-so. Chairman Richard B. Russell (D-Ga) of the Senate Armed Services Committee told reporters that “as of today” he thought the committee would vote to split the aid program from the troop authorization. But he refused to predict the final outcome. Russell said that testimony by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles cm the President’s proposal had, "if anything, strengthened my feeling that they should be split.” Dulles late Tuesday completed two days of testifying before a combined session of the Armed Services and Senate Foreign Relations committees.

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$71.8 Billion Proposed For U.S. Budgel General Tax Cut Is Ruled Out, Higher Postal Rates Asked 1 WASHINGTON (UP)—President , Eisenhower today proposed a $71.8 billion spending budget — the biggest ever in peacetime America. He said three-fifths of this huge ' amount is necessary to provide U.S. and Allied strength “to deter and, if need be, to defeat aggression” in this still uncertain world. He ruled out any general tax . cut this year despite a small projected surplus. He asked for higher postal rates. ' The President’s secretary of ' treasury, George M. Humphrey, ' emphatically called for reduced spending and tax cuts in future ’ budgets. If this isn’t done, “we’ll have a depression that will curl your hair,” said Humphrey without committing himself to any definite time element. He held out cautious ; hope that tax cuts could be started ; next year. ; Humphrey made it plain to reporters that the record spending , proposed in the new budget tor . fiscal 1958 was distasteful to him. ‘ although he went along with it The official budgetftwdfwgs prer sented to Congress with a message I from the President which was t ready by clerks. t 'Die Eisenhower budget was - studded with records tor spending - exceeding those of peacetime r Roosevelt and Truman years—for U.S. armed forced (S3B billion). for j farm programs, for atomics and ) others. v was in the black for the third straight year. The surplus of reves nues over spending was estimated at $l.B billion for the new year starting next July 1. But to help check inflation, Mr. Eisenhower said, the surplus must be used further to reduce tile federal debt which now stands at $275.7 billion. "The prospective budget surplus in the fiscal year 1958 will reinforce the restraining effect of present credit and monetary policies,” he said in a new warning of inflation dangers. > Mr. Eisenhower asked an in- : crease of $654 million in postal i rates. His budget message did not ; give any details, but they were sure to include 1 or 2 cents more for a first class letter. Congress turned down such a request last year. His chances were considered better for getting it this year. Increase Farm Bodge* Os the total spending, about sixtenths—s4s.3 billion—would be for national security, Including military and economic aid to U.S. Allies. U.S. armed forces would get S3B billion. These programs, he said, will "provide a wise and reasonable degree of protection for the nation." In addition to the big defense budget, Mr. Eisenhower called tor the highest spending ever on atomic energy and farm programs. Atomic energy funds were hiked by S4OO million to $2.3 billion for military and peaceful purposes. Agriculture spending was increased by S3OO million to $5 billion. Sizeable Increases also were asked for veterans benefits, improved air safety gnd development of natural resources. Mr. Eisenhower telescoped Ms five-year $1.2 billion school construction program into a four-year plan. It died in Congress last year because of the segregation issue, s He estimated spending next year ■ on school construction at $lB5 million if Congress now agrees to start ■ the program. AU these things, and more, pushed the total spending estimate up $2.8 billion over the current fiscal year, fiscal 1957. About seven-tenths of the increase went to the military. It resulted largely from the high cost of “new and more powerful weapone," such as guided missiles with atnmie warhoada Tho missiles HlAJiauv waxuceuei budget rose from $1.5 to $2 billion. {Continued on Pa«a BU>