Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 55.

NIXONS WITNESS BIRTH OF NEW STATE —-’•T - *iww' ■L • ' JI oMMR « Ya *J"" ’' I I ZlMB' ,/j 1 ghC B & >5 , ' I <J" ’S “- ' I ON HAND for ceremonies marking creation of the new independent state of Ghana, Vice-President Richard Nixon and his wife are greeted at Accra, Gold Coast, by Kojo Botsio, who will be Minister of Trade and Labor in the new government.

State Senate Defeats Slow Time Measure Refuses To Concur In Amendment For Year-Around CST INDIANAPOLIS (UP) - The Indiana Senate indicated by a 27-21 vote today that it won’t go along with any time bill which ' fails to permit some Daylight Saving Time. Senator* refused by that vote to concur in House amendments to a Senate-passed bill calling tor six months of ‘fast” and six months" of ’’slow” time each year. The House amended the bill to call for year-round “slow" time. Because the Senate refused to concur, the bill went to a conference committee. Due to conflicts of attitudes on the controversial issue between the two houses of the Legislature, it appeared certain that if a bill is enacted at all this session, it will be a compromise containing some provisions tor “fast" time at least during a few of the summer months. ~ “This is the hour of decision,” said Sen. Arthur Wilson (DPrinceton), author of the bill. “We must not act like children in a game of tiddlywinks. We must act like men and women with a sense of responsibility.” Vote To Raise Fag Tax Lt. Gov. Crawford F. Parker, presiding officer in the Senate, appointed Wilson—who likes yeararound “slow” time—and Sen. C. W. Martin (R-Indianapolis) to the conference committee. Martin is believed to favor “fast” time. Meanwhile a bill to raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes from three to four cents filtered through the House and landed in the Senate. The bill passed 51-39—a bare constitutional majority—and was turned over to the sponsorship of Senate administration leader John Van Ness. If the Senate concurs it will mean toe pack-a-day Hoosier smoker will pay $3.65 more a year for cigarettes. In other legislative developments: 1 Governor Handley said he is “still pounding away” in an effort to get a net worth tax. 2. The House passed 60-32 a year-around ‘‘slow” time bill. 3. A bill to forbid use of union dues for political activities hurdled another barrier. Rep. Cable Ball (R-Lafayette), autnor of toe cigarette tax hike, estimated it would yield an extra $4 ,300,000 a year. The tax would go up from 3 to 4 cents. Claims Bill Discriminates Rep. Grattan Downey (R-Indlan-apolis) objected the bill discriminates because it doesn’t include pipe and cigar smoxers Of’chewera. , Within three hours after passage, the bill went to the Senate and was reported out favorably by toe Senate Finance. Committee. V Observers also figured the Van Ness sponsorship was a sign it #»’ild become law. Handley told United Press he still tad hopes for g net worth tax on corporations who sell interstate and now escape the gross income tax. Asked if the two-time rejection of toe plan by the House Ways and Means committee was plied: “No sir. I’m still pounding away." _ Handley originally asked for a tax of 3 mills on each $1 of det worm. la committee, it was reduced to (Oaatiaued Pace Five)

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Council Authorizes Acceptance Os Grant Proceed With Plan For Sewage Plant The city council Tuesday night authorized Mayor Robert Cole t' accept the offer of $250,000 from the federal government towards building toe new sewage treatment plant, and to proceed with the program. . A letter from the Chicago office of toe department of health, edu- , cation, and welfare was read, , which told of the offer and some ; of the terms. The letter had been sent through toe Indiana stream » pollution control board, which had i also enclosed a letter; The Stream pollution board stat- , ed that all conditions specified by toe U.S. public" health service had to be met before the contract could , be advertised, then the bids could . be opened, and the department ini formed. After their approval, the bids can be let. Plans for remodeling the offices of the city hall were shown to the: councilmen. No estimate of co- ; was given, as toe plans were mere- j ly in a very early stage. The pur-i pose of the plan is to divide the large open room downstairs into separate officers for each function and utilize waste space. In the upstairs offices, city engineer Ralph Roop would retain his drawing room, but his main office would be moved downstairs. His present second room would be used by toe police department.—-— City attorney John DeVoss wa* instructed to bring the latest copy of toe city dog ordinance to the next council meeting. The councilmen discussed at length the annual spring problem of roaming dogs, but decided to wait until they read toe present ordinance before acting. Lenten Season Is Opened In Decatur Churches Feature Special Services Ash Wednesday services in churches of Decatur and the area today open toe annual observance of toe holy season of Lent, the 40 weekdays and six Sundays preced- 1 ing Easter Sunday. t Distribution of ashes was made i during masses this morning at St. < Mary’s Catholic church, and the first special Lenten services will i be held at 7:30 o’clock this eve- : ning. For toe balance of the Len- i ten season, services will be held at 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday and I Friday. 1 Lenten vesper-cervices will.be 1 held each Wednesday evening 1 at 1 7 and B:JS o’clock at the Zion Lutheran church. ~ ~ ] At toe Zion Evangelical and Re- I formed church, there will be spe- ' cial services each Wednesday at 1 7:30 o'clock. The First Presbyterian church will have a prayer ser- * vice at 8 o’clock tonight, and thereafter each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. with two exceptions, March 20 and April 7. The First Methodist church will hold special services each Sunday evening at 7:30 O’clock, with a guest speaker each Sunday. Mid-week Lenten services will be held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. at toe Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. Others churches will also stress the Lenten theme during their regular Sunday and mid-week services.

Senate Passes Ike Doctrine By Big Margin Say Administration To Urge House Vote For Senate Version WASHINGTON (UP) — Highlyplaced sources said today toe administration will urge the House to accept toe Senate version of toe-Eisenhower Doctrine resolution rather than risk further delay on Its adaption. . . .a. The administration’s plans were' made known as President Eisrrywer called a morning conference with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and former Rep. James P. Richards (D-SC), now toe President’s consultant on the Middle East. House members already have approved the original Eisenhower Doctrine resolution, designed to shield toe Middle East from possible Communist aggression. ; Warning To Reds , I Tuesday night the Senate voted, 72 to 19, for a modified version of the doctrine. The overwhelming vote was considered a resounding triumph for the President’s emergency plan and a tribute to bipartisanship. Just before the final vote, Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas) declared the resolution was "a clear and unequivocal warning to the Communist aggressors that they must reckon with the United States if they move in toe Middle East.” The final Senate version states toe United States “is prepared to use armed forces” if the President deems it necessary to help any Middle East nation seeking such aid against Communist attack. to use up to S2OO million of alIt also authorizes the President ready-appropriated funds as he sees fit for new economic and arms aid to Middle East nations—providihg only that he notify Congress 15 days in advance of such aid agreements. Two Amendments Adopted Before approving the resolution, the Senate adopted two amendments. One, by Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-Mont) calls for continued U.S. aid to the UN Emergency Force in the Middle East. The second, by Sen. Paul H. Douglas, (D-Ill) reaffirms existing law, providing that U.S. military aid may be used by recipients only for defense and internal security. ’ Final congressional approval seemed certain as the President scheduled his talks with Dulles and Richards. > The government was already moving ahead to restore normal relations with the Middle East following withdrawal of Israeli troops from Egypt. Officials said a four-month-old ban on U.S. travel to Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan probably will be lifted as soon as Israeli troops are out of Egypt. Other steps, such as renewal of stalled plans for further economic (Coatlaued oa Fane Fira) INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered snow northwest portion and occasional rain elsewhere. ending early Thursday except some snow continuing near Lake Michigan Thursday. Colder Thursday. Low tonight 28-32 northwest, 32-38 southeast. High Thursday 32-38 northwest, 36-42 southeast. Sunset 6:42 p. «., sunrise Thursday 7;10 a. m.

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Operator Os Nightclub Is Under Probe Senate Committee Delves Into Vice Racket In Oregon WASHINGTON (UP) — “Big Helen” told toe senators that Dapper Nate told her “The Kid” wouldn't mind if she and “Little Helen” opened a ritzy* bawdy house in Portland, Ore. Dapper Nate said it wasn't so. And he wished the senators wouldn’t ask him embarrassing questions. • i But toe Senate Rackets Committee called him back today for i more of the same. Hot Testimony Due Committee Counsel Robert F. Kennedy said toe committee also would hear testimony linking a prominent “Oregon political fi«»< ure” with efforts by the Teamsters Union to take over gambling in Portland. He would give no further details The committee Tuesday listened to toe trials and tribulations of a portly middle aged lady in black, who claimed she was just trying to turn a dollar or two in the world’s oldest profession. The lady was “Big Helen”— known in Miles City, Mont. (pop. 9,243), where she now lives, by her proper name — Mrs. Helen Hardy. She told ’toe senators that a Portland nightspot operator, Dapper Nate Zusman, encouraged her and her partner “Little Helen” Smalley to open an exclusive Portland bawdy house. District Attorney Named She said Dapper Nate offered to finance it and received fees for referring customers to her. She said he assured her that “The Kid” — as soneone else had styled Multnomah County Dist. Atty. William M. Langley—would not object to toe operation. "Big Helen” swore that Thomas E. Maloney, Langley’s 1954 campaign manager, also assured her "The Kid” would not object to the bawdy house. Maloney, a portly Seattle gambler, has been described by racketeer James B. Elkins as one of two close friends of West Coast (Continued on Page Two) Deane Dorwin Heads Zone Appeals Board Election of officers for toe coming year was featured at toe Monday meeting of the board of zoning appeals. Deane Dorwin was named president of the board; Robert Yost, vice-president, and John DeVoss, secretary. Other members of the board are Charles Cloud, out-going president; Robert Gay and Walter Gilliom. The board acts on petitions by local residents for zoning variances. At Monday’s meeting a variance was granted to John O. Miller, of Meibers street, who requested a variance to construct a garage within two feet from toe lot line instead of three feet, as is required by toe zoning ordinance.

Lenten Meditation “SOUL CONDITIONING” (By Rev. W. H. Kirkpatrick, Decatur Church of God) - „ L .- Scripture: Phil. 4:6—“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto god.” “In nothing •toe anxious,” is the meaning of our approach to God, not to be careless, but on the other hand to be free from overanxiety about worldly things which so easily draw our minds away from the service of God and growth in ; the Christian life. We may cast all our cares upon God, for He cares for us! “In everything,” in every emergency, little or big, cultivate the habit of referring all things to God in prayer. “By prayer and supplication,” the first can be thought of as to obtain a good, the second to avoid an evil. Or the/second may more fully mean the act of suplication to God for a particular need. “With thanksgiving,” is the necessary acompaniment of prayer; this should be in all our devotions. Especially at this season of the year how our hearts well up with thanksgiving for all that our Lord has done for us. It is in the mercy of God as revealed in the Cross of Christ that: we see how much He loved us. “Thank God for Jesus Christ Our Lord.” " „s. . - ,

»" * 1 World Prayer Day Services Friday Three Services In Decatur On Friday This year marks the 71st anniversary of the observance of the world day of prayer. It began with a small group of church wom- ' en in toe United States and it has now sprea"d to the far corners of the globe, touching 143 areas in six • mtinents. This global prayer chain, which will begin at daybreak in the Fiji and Tonga Islands just west of toe international dateline, will continue until the sun sets 24 hours later on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. In Decatur, world day of prayer will be observed with three services Friday afternoon and night. The evening service will be at 7:30 p.m. in toe Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church with Mrs. Benj. G. Thomas presiding. Special music will be provided by a trio from toe Union Chapel E.U.B. church. The trio is composed of the Misses Janelle Norris, Sue and Rowen Merrymore. Other participating to the program are Mrs. Forret Walters of Union chapel, Mrs. Lowell Harper from the Presbyterian church, and Mrs. Lawrence Anspaugh from Bethany church. The public is in1 vited to attend. " Children’s services will be held at 3.15 -p.rn. at Ifte Missionary Church for pupils from the Northwest Elementary school and at the First Baptist church -for those from the Lincoln school. Mrs. Gerald Gehrig and Mrs. Ray Walther will have charge of these services. Christians will not only meet to pray for world unity and world peace, but they also bring contributions which will further mission work among Indian Americans; bring relief to low-income farming communities and agricultural migrants in toe United States. On for’ff’nwtlHnrd nn Face Fl-re) House Plunges Into Farm Measure Fight Partisan Fight On Farm Legislation WASHINGTON (UP)—The House today plunged into a tough partisan fight over farm legislation. It was likely to produce nothing but noise and political recriminations over “who killed toe bill?” A party-line split in toe farm bloc gave a relatively small number of city congressmen power to veto all farm legislation. Advance signs indicated they would use it when toe voting starts Thursday. The fight was over rival plans offered by Democrats and Republicans for restoring last year's soil bank benefits for midwestern corn growers to avert the threat of price-depressing . surpluses. The Democratic plan also would open up soil bank subsidies to producers of six additional crops, including all feed grains in all areas. Republicans charged this would add possibly an extra billion to the nearly $5 billion annual cost | of the farm program. In a prepared House speech, GOP Whip Leslie C. Arends (IU) (Coatlaoed oa Pave Five)

House Budget Cutting Drive Gains Support House Republican Leaders On Record For Substantial Cut WASHINGTON (UP)-A House budget-cutting drive picked up support today from both parties. Some Republicans hinted President Eisenhower himself may be backing it. House GOP leaders went on record for a ’‘substantial’* cut in the President's record 171.8 billion peacetime budget. , Chairman Clarence Cannon <PMo) of the House Appropriations Committee called the GOP action “very gratifying;" ■..... "We are going to cut the budget,” he said. “The people are demanding this as never before." But House veterans of many illated budget - cutting drives said tiie outcome of the new drive depends on whether congressmen are willing to cut specific proposals and not just talk economy. The specific proposals they particularly had in mind are ones at fecting individual congressional . districts. ... . ‘That’s where budget - ’cutting hurts. And that’s where most budget-cutting drives founder. Other congressional news: . Doctrine:The Senate passed the Eisenhower Doctrine for the Middle East 72-19. Highly placed sources said the administration will ask the House to accept the modified Senate version of the doctrine rather than risk further delay. The House already has passed the administration version. Rackets: The Senate Rackets Committee recalled a dapper Portland, Ore., nightspot operator — Nate Zusman—for more questioning about alleged underworld tieups with the Teamsters Union. Zusman already has denied previous testimony that he and an alleged “Teamster organizer” were involved in establishing a ritzy Portland bawdy house. Farm: The House headed into a tough partisan fight over whether to expand the soil bank or stop at restoring last year’s benefits for corn growers. It appeared likely to end in political recriminations over who killed the bill. , Drought: A group of congressmen from drought-stricken states opposed the administration’s proposal that states help pay for fed(C'MtlßueU OB Pare Five) Former Decatur Man Dies In Arkansas Joe S. Mason Dies After Heart Attack Joe S. Mason, 75, former Decatur resident, died suddenly following a heart attack suffered at J a service station in Jonesboro, Ark., according to word received here by friends. He and his wife and sister, Miss Agnes Mason, had gone shopping and Mr. Mason was waiting at the station while the others were shopping at a grocery. He was born in Decatur, a son of-Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mason, and attended the Decatur Catholic schoSs .' He had lived in Jonesbbrh since 1903, where he was associated for many years with his family in operation of the Portia lumber company. He later worked in a Jonesboro bank and with several government agencies, including the internal revenue service Mr. Mason was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic church at Jonesboro. 7 * Surviving include his wife; a son, Joe Mason of New York City; two daughters, Miss Betty Mason • of Chicago and Mrs. Walter Arnold of Somerton, Ariz.; a broth- , er, John Mason of Paragould, , Ark., . and three sisters, Mrs. j Mayme Cange and Miss Agnes ■ Mason of Jonesboro, and Mrs. Joe Todd of Alamogordo, N. M. .

Plan New Rock Well For City's Supply Test Gravel Well Water Too Hard The city council, in its regular meeting Tuesday night, authorized the city engineer to obtain easements and .start drilling a new rock well for water after a report from Layne-Northern indicated' that the water in the test gravel well was too hard to be used economically. Layne-Northern stated that the test wells indicated that between 250 and 500 gallons a minute- could be pumped from three gravel wells spaced 500 feet apart in the present site. However, the water tested 56 grains of hardness, which would mean that the city would have to use 20-28 tons rrjore salt a week for softening, costing $290. The wells 1 would cost $30,000 to drill. Well 12 has 30 grains on the hardness ' scale. According to Layne-Northern, the water, instead of seeping to the , gravel bed from surface drainage and the river as expected, seeps [, from the rock strata beneath thegravel bed. That accounts for its hardness. City engineer Roop presented a plan for expansion of city wells north, east'and west from well 12. the best producing well with the 1 softest water. He showed the coun- ; cilmen three locations, each 800 feet from well 12, one in each di- , rection mentioned. Reports from I well drillers indicate that the best • water is obtained north of the well. I The city engineer was authorized > to obtain easements for Wells to be ■ located on the Anna Moltz, C. E. Bell and Fanny Dugan farms. It is expected that the north well, on the Moltz farm, will be the first drilled if the easement can be obtained. The well will be needed by this summer. ■■■■ ■■ - Layne-Northern's report indicated that Decatur might help solve its water problem by two other methods: damming the river, or building a reservoir on a smaller watershed. They estimated that a river project would cost at least $500,000. A study of rock wells drilled for 1 the city and for private homes shows that the farther north from the city softening plant the well 1 is drilled, the softer and more ■ plentiful the water is. South of this points, the water increases greatly in hardness. Wells drilled in the ] Homestead area show a hardness of 70 grains. ’ Engineer To Speak ; Al Kickoff Banquet Employer-Employe 1 Banquet March 12 i R. P. Mitchell, a chemical engineer with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company at St. Mary’s, 0., will be guest speaker I at the kickoff banquet of the promotional campaign of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce retail (division. The banquet will take place Tuesday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Attending will be employers and employes of the Decatur businesses which will participate in a year-long program of i promotional projects. Robert Heller will serve■■ as ■... master of ceremonies instead of , Herman, Krueckeberg, as was originally announced. Tickets for the event went on sale today and can be purchased from block captains, at the Chamber office or from Fred Kolter, executive secretary of the Chamber. The speaker for the evening is a graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in chemical engineering. He served in the corps of engineers of the U. S. - Army for five years during World War 11. Mitchell will entertain the banquet audience with feats of memory. He has what is known as a photographic memory and is able to astound his listeners with his ability to remember even obscure details. <

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Ben-Gurion Is Backed By Vote Os Parliament 4 ■ Troop Withdrawal Climaxes Weeks Os Negotiations By WALTER LOGAN United Press Staff Correspondent Israeli forces are withdrawing from the Gaza Strip. . The last Israeli civil and military administrators were to be out by 1 p.m. CST, bringing to a virtual end the 4-month-otd invasion of Egypt. Helicopters of the United Nations Emergency Force patrolled the Israeli-Egyptian border as long convoys of Indian, Swedish and Columbian units moved up to take the place of the departing Israeli forces. It was the climax to weeks of painful negotiations which even until this J morning remained in i doubt. Israeli Premier David BenGurion had promised the withdrawal as an “act of faith" in the United States and the U.N., but it was not until this morning that the Knesset (parliament) gave him three votes of confidence which offwially pv-rmittvcl the withdrawal. , Curfew in Gaza There still was no official word on the withdrawal of other Israeli forces from Sharm El Sheikh along the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. Israeli flags still flew from gulf coast positions but heavy equipment already had been loaded and final withdrawal was only a matter of giving the word. Official sources said the much more complicated withdrawal from Gaza would be completed “within several hours." They said the withdrawal was being accomplished without difficulty. A strict curfew was clamped on the Gaza region in the wake of a series of ambush attacks on Israeli forces there during the night. One Israeli soldier was killed and two wounded. An Arab resident of Gaza also was killed. Most members of the United Nations proposed civil administration staff for the Gaza Strip arrived at El Arish from El Balah during the day. The Arab world fell in line with peaceful moves as Israeli forces left the last segments of Egyptian territory taken during the invasion of last October. Break OU Blockade In Damascus, the Syrian government gave permission for repair of the vital oil pipelines which were blown up during the Anglo-French attack on Egypt. This was the first break in the Arabs* unofficial blockade of oil from the Persian Gulf to Europe. The next step apparently will be approved by Egypt for a U.N. (Coßtluuea on Pa«e Five) Mrs. Ida Conklin Dies At Bluffton Local Lady's Mother Is Taken By Death Mrs. Ida Ann Conklin, 87, of Bluffton, died at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Wells county hospital, where she was taken-nine days previously after suffering a coronary occlusion. She was a member of the First Methodist church, a lifelong resident of Wells county, and the widow of Frank Conklin. Surviving are four daughters, Miss Alma Conklin, at home, Mrs. Raymond C. Keller and Mrs. Olive, Wherry, both of Decatur, and Mrs. Gale Roberts, Portland; a son, Harold D. Conklin, Huntington; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30, p. m. Friday at the Thoma funeral home in Bluffton, the Rev. Samuel Emerick officiating. Burial will be in E m Grove cemetery. Friends maiy - call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.