Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1957 — Page 1

Vol. L'V. No. 60.

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Israel Warns Egypt Against Occupying Gaza Issues Warning On Egyptian Takeover Os Gaza From U.N. By WALTER LOGAN United Press Staff Correspondent Israel warned Egypt today that U.N. acceptance of an Egyptian governor in the Gaza Strip would be regarded by Israel as a breach of its withdrawal agreement. Egypt announced Monday it had named Maj. Gen. Hassan Abdel Latif as administrative governor of Gaza and ordered him to take up his duties immediately. Moshe Leshem, official spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Office, indicated in Jerusalem the entrance of Latif would free Israel of its obligations to pull Israeli soldiers out of Egyptian territory. U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Ralph Bunche conferred in Cairo with Egyptian officials in an effort to head off an Egyptian takeover of the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian announcement it was ready to take over the Gaza Strip from the U.N. Emergency Forces brought a crisis between Egypt and the United Nations and worsened Israeli - Egyptian relations. The Uneasy Trace It appeared the explosion point would be reached if Egypt sends troops into Gaza. Jerusalem newspapers warned that the Israeli government may have to take “drastic action” if the Egyptians return and unleash Fedayeen commandoes to attack ' Israel. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan called in his cabinet for urgent consultations on the growing threat of a new Mideast explosion. Britain feared the uneasy truce on the Israeli - Egyptian border might be shortlived in the face of Egypt’s apparent intention to take over the Gaza administration. Britain also feared another hitch■ in the free flow of oil and the possibility of a renewed Egyptian blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba with its threat of war. For the second day the best news came from the Suez Canal Zone itself where a U.N. salvage team today began the three-week task of raising the sunken tug Edgar Bonnet midway through the 100-mile waterway. Israel Looks to U.S. - There still was no word from Egypt on when it would permit the U.N. team to begin raising the sunken frigate Abukir, the only other obstacle blocking passage through the Suez Canal. Israel itself was looking to the United States to take the lead in the developing crisis that could revert once again to open warfare. In Washington U.S. officials would say only they were watching the situation “very closely,” and would not state whether they planned any specific moves. The Washington officials said they were awaiting the “official” Egyptian position on Gaza and expressed hope the Egyptians would be “more discreet.” Thfe U.S. position was that Egypt has a “right” to Gaza under the 1949 armistice terms but awaited United Nations action — “we will support the U.N.“ In the United Nations the United States insisted on a free hand for (Continued on Par* Six) INDIAN. WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday. Warmer Wednesday. Lows tonight from the 30s north to around 40 south. Highs Wednesday from near 60 north to the 60s south. Sunset 6:49 p. m., sunrise Wednesday 7 a. m.

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Membership Drive By Concert Group Civic Music Group Membership Opens Campaign chairmen and workers in the current membership drive of the Adams county civic music association received instructions at a meeting Monday night at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Glenn Hill, president of the association, opened the meeting which launched the associatiion's second annual drive for members. The association was formed to sponsor concerts by musical artists of national and international fame. Hill expressed confidence that this year’s drive would bring in a membership equal to that of last year so that the same high caliber series of concerts will be assured for the 193 J-58 concert season. Hill introduced Mrs. A. R. Holtr house, chairman of the membership drive in Decatur, and Mrs. Menno I. Lehman, Berne membership chairman. He also introduced Miss Martha Smith, a representative of Civic Concert Service with which the local association is affllaited. Miss Smith described the aims of civic music which enables small communities to bring in musical artists formerly available only to larger cities. The association is a non-profit, cooperative organization which uses membership dues to finance the concert series. Miss Smith, who instructed the campaign workers on how to sell memberships, pointed out that membership here entitles the holder to attend civic music concerts in other cities. She stated that local people will be entitled to attend concerts next year in Huntington, where a .new civic music association has been form-* ed. Memberships are now available to all interested persons and will be sold until Saturday or until 1,000 memberships have been taken, whichever occurs first. A large corps of workers In Berne and in Decatur are endeavoring to personally contact all persons who have expressed an interest in joining , the association. However, any person who desires to join and is not approached by one of the workers, may contact (Continued on Paca Four) David Voglewede Is Oratorical Winner Wins Annual K. C. Oratorical Contest David Voglewede, a senior at Decatur Catholic high school and the son of Atty, and Mrs. Arthur Voglewede of West Madison street, won the annual Knights of Columbus oratorical contest Monday night. , The contest was conducted at the Knights of Columbus hall following the regular K. of C. meeting. Four students from Decatur Catholic high school competed. Others who entered the contest were Ronald Ford, Alan Wiseman arid Donald Teeple. Afl are seniors at Decatur Catholic high school. The subject of each of their talks was “Good reading makes good thoughts.” Voglewede won the right to compete against the winners of the Fort Wayne and Huntington contests. This district event is scheduled April 8 at the Decatur K. of C. hall. The winner of the district contest will advance to the state contest, to>be held at Indianapolis April 28.

Heart Attack Is Fatal To Admiral Byrd Adm. Richard Byrd Dies Monday Night After Heart Attack BOSTON (W — The world of science and adventure today mourned the passing of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, who unlocked the frozen secrets of Antarctica in five famed explorations that covered a record two million miles. His bereaved family or naval authorities were expected to announce burial plans today for the "Pioneer of the Poles,” who died unepectedly Monday night of a heart attack in his Beacon Hill home at the age of 68. His family and physician. Dr., William E. Grew, were at the beside when death came “peacefully In sleep” at 8:20 p.m. EST to the man who excited the world with his exploits in exploration and naval aviation. It was barely three weeks ago that Byrd, the first person ever to Ry over North and South Poles, received the last -of his many decorations. He was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, accompanied by a personal note from President Eisenhower, in recognition of his distinguished scientific contributions to the nation. Worked Until End Lt. Richard E. Byrd Jr., his son, said the admiral “worked up till almost the end” on the United States’ Antarctic programs which he supervised. Still the defiant work-horse and commander, the gradually declining health he never admitted prevented him from (Continued on Pxe Two)

Decatur Lions Plan For Benefit Supper Supper March 25 To Aid Charity Funds The Decatur Lions club organized to stage a pancake and sausage supper, open to the public, at the Decatur community center, from 5 to 7 p.m. March 25, at their regular meeting Monday night. The money raised from the supper will be used to support the Lions cancer fund and' the leader dog for the blind fund,. Dick Evans was named general chairman for the event, and the following committee chairmen were named: kitchen, Frank Lybarger; clean-up, Ralph Smith, Jr.; serving, M. C. Sieling; tickets, Herman Krueckeberg- and Don Stover; publicity, Dick Heller, Jr. Each Lion present was given 10 tickets to sell. Chairmen of the committee organized last night to form their committees, and individual members will be notified. Each Lion not present at last night’s meeting will be mailed tickets to sell. Lion president Harry Schwartz and general chairman Dick Evans have extra tickets. Program chairman for the evening, Ernest Atkinson, presented a movie on the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., maker of fine pianos. The movie showed how a fine piano is made, utilizing assembly line and modern methods where possible, but depending on skilled craftsmen for the final adjustments and tuning. Guests for the evening included Lowell Smith and Rudy Meyers. Ten members announced that they would attend the charter night program for the Pleasant Mills Lions, to be held Thursday night at 7 o’clock.

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Decatur, Indiana,Tuesday, March 12, 1957

Indiana’s Legislature Still In Session Long After Legal Deadline

Mayor Schrank Walks Out On Lie Defector Claims Test Mere Fishing Expedition By Senate Probers WASHINGTON (UP )- Mayor Terry D. Schrunk of Ore., said today he walked out oh a lie detector test -because it wq| a “fishing expedition” by the Secret Service and Senate Rackets Committee aimed at “making me flunk.” Schrunk answered under oath today six of the questions he balked at answering to the lie detector. But he told the committee they 1 were “tricky’.’ questions designed ito trip him. Chairman John L. McClellan . (D-Ark) sternly asked if Schrunk . wanted to leave in the record a . charge that the committee staff , could influence the Secret Service. “I do, yes,” said the 43-year-old mayor. Schrunk rejected an invitation ■ from the committee to conclude the lie detector test after two seni ators said they “were trying hard , to believe him.” May Subpena Beck “This is going to be settled in >|the state courts in Oregon,’ /he • mayor said. “I’ll stand on that.” ' Schrunk walked out on the parI tially completed test at Secret i Service headquarters Monday. He had requested the test to support • his denial on Friday of charges that, as Multnomah County sheriff in 1955, he accepted a SSOO bribe from a gambler. The mayor said one of the questions to which he had objected could — in his view—have been answered “truthfully” yes or no. He called it a “loaded” question. The committee opened today’s session amid indications that it might push everything else aside for a showdown with Teamsters Union President Dave Beck. Portland racketeer James B. Elkins has charged that western Teamsters officials conspired with racketeers and city and county officials to take over vice and gambling in Portland. He did not, however, accuse Beck himself. McClellan said Beck may be subpenaed if he proves too “reserved” about turning over his financial records. Committee Counsel Robert F. Kennedy said the committee may make Beck the next order of business after its current hearings on vice and corruption in Portland. He said the decision depends partly “on what personal records he is willing to turn over.” v 7 Were Net Payoffs In answer to McClellan's questions Schrunk said he “knew of” Elkins but did not consider him a personal acquaintance. He said he did not receive several hundred dollars from Elkins. He said he did not receive payoffs from gamblers or bootleggers “that I know of.” He said he received money from Stan Terry as Terry's donations to a boys club and other organizations but did not regard these as payoffs. Schrunk said pinball operators “undoubtedly made contributions to things” but that these were not payoffs for illegal ac(Canttnaad an Pace Fixe)

Lenten Meditation -a (By Rev. Stuart H. Brightwell, First Baptist Church. Decatur) “RIGHT JUDGMENT” Scripture: “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."—Proverbs 3; 13. • Pean William R. Inge once defined wisdom as a “right judgment of the relative value of things.” Mere learning will not make us wise. True wisdom is found, not in mental acquisitions, but in a certain spiritual relation. The wise man is known by the quietness" of his soul. He is inclined toward the Lord. He finds light and vision in the fellowship with his Lord. “To depart from evil is understanding.” We need the lens of purity if we are to find wisdom and get understanding. A dirty lens is the explanation of much of our ignorance and obscurity.. We can not look upon life with understanding when our minds are clouded by sin, doubt, and worldly standards. We must judge all things by the high and holy standards of Godliness. Living in fellowship with Christ will bring us to those values that are good, true, and holy. These alone make life wholesome and satisfying.

Retailer-Employe Dinner On Tonight Kick-off Banquet In Promotional Drive Retail merchants who will participate in the year-long promotional program sponsored by the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce will attend a kick-off banquet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Also attending the dinner will be employes of the participating stores. About 50 local businesses have already agreed to endorse the program with financial support and more are expected to join the program. The program will include more than 10 separate promotion projects, some of which have already become annual events among local businessmen. All of the projects are planned to draw business to the city of Decatur. Main speaker for tonight's kickoff event will be R. P. Mitchell, a memory expert from St. Mary’s, O. He is a chemical engineer with Goodyear Tire and Rubber company there. Bob Heller will serve as toastmaster. The list of participating stores and businesses include: Burke Insurance, Dr. H. F. Zwick, the Suttles company, the First State Bank, Holthouse-Schulte, Kaye’s Shoe Store, Bill’s Corner, Habegger Hardware, the L. and O. Shop, Uhrick Brothers, Zintsmastef Motors, Dick Minsfield Motor Sales. Niblick and company, Stewart's Bakery, Holthouse Furniture Store, Knapp Service Station, Bower Jewelry Store, John Brecht Jewelry, Brooks’ Men's store, Haflch and Morrissey Shoe Store, the Kiddie Shop, Goodyear Service Store, Baber Jewelry Store, Henry B. Heller, Ehinger and Kortenber, Holthouse Drug Co. Equity Dairy Store, Smith Drug company, Newberry’s, Decatur Music House, Sutton’s Jewelry Store, Blackstone, Kimpel’s Cigar Store, Begun’s Clothing Store, Sheets’ Furniture Co., Beaver’s Oil Service and Floorcraft Store. Kane Paint and Wallpaper Store, Goodin’s IGA store, Kohne’s Drug Store, Bob's, the Why Store, Myers Home and Auto Supply, Delator Hatchery and Wertzberger’s. Sprunger Implement Co., Klenk's, Stop Back, Heller Insurance, Anspaugh Studio, Adams Theater, G. C. Murphy Co., Lee Hardware and Murphy's Barber shop. Macklin Funeral To Be Held Wednesday Funeral services for Robert I. Macklin, prominent Decatur man who died suddenly Sunday night, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2:30 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church, the Rev, Ray J. Walther officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur'cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gene Rydell, Wilbur Petrie, James Kocher, Jr., Robert Heller,. Elmo Stucky and Don Norquest. The Order of Eastern Star will hold services at the funeral home at 7:30 o’clock this evening, and the Masonic lodge will conduct rites at 9 o'clock tonight.

Uniled Slates Urges Egypt To Work With UN Urges Cooperation To Prevent Further i Gaza Strip Trouble . WASHINGTON (UP) — The ; United States urged Egypt today i to cooperate with the United Na- > tions to keep peace in the troubled t Gaza Strip. In a statement, the State Department voiced this government’s : strong support for the United Na- • tions and its emergency force in both the Gaza and Suez Canal areas. The statement was read to news--1 men by department press officer Lincoln White amid reports that Egypt is planning to take over administration of the Gaza Strip and to bar Israeli ships from the Suez Canal. “The United States government is closely following developments in the Middle East respecting the Gaza Strip and the Suez Canal,” the statement said, “We have consistently and strongly supported the role of the United Nations in these issues and specifically the functioning of the United Nations 'Emergemcy Force in its attempts to restore conditions of tranquility. “We hope that all the parties concerned will continue to cooperate with the United Nations and its agencies in efforts to maintain peace and tranquility in the area.” The statement was issued soon after the White House announced that President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, now in Australia, are keeping in close touch with each other about the new tension in the Middle East. Press Secretary James C. Hag(Continued on Page Four) Perry McGill Home Destroyed By Fire Home Completely Destroyed Monday Fire completely destroyed the two-story frame home of Mr. and Mrs. Perry McGill, 3>4 miles south and ¥« mile east of the Adams county home, Monday evening. The fire, of undetermined orig- , in, broke out about 8 p. m. just after Mrs. McGill had gone to bed. The McGills, and their son, Bud, : were present when the fire started. It is thought that their pet dog may have perished in the fire, ■ as it was last seen in the kitchen ■ shortly after the fire started. Neighbors first noticed the flames when they broke out 1 around the top of the chimney. : The eight or nine room home was , completely ablaze by 10 o’clock, ; when the Decatur fire department 1 was called. The wind was from j the southwest, and blew the flames away from the barn and i shed. ] The front west room was the ] last to catch on fire, but finally j burned, too. The chimney stood ; until the blaze was almost out. Ashes still smouldered this mom- J ing as neighbors surveyed the < damage. i The family escaped only with 1 the clothes they were wearing. < Everything in the home, clothes, i furniture, and appliances, was de- 1 stroyed. The family reported hav- 1 ing no insurance to cover the loss. : The McGills are now staying in Decatur with relatives. ( May 6 Is Deadline ’ To'File Exemptions County auditor Ed Jaberg issued ‘ a reminder today that applications I for mortgage, soldiers and blind 1 exemptions on property taxes must < be filed by the first Monday in « May. If applications are not filed t by that date, he pointed out, it will result in loss of the exemption allowed. 1

To Promote Polio. Vaccination Here City School Board Sponsors Program j Plans to cooperate with local health authorities on a project to promote polio vaccination were approved at a meeting of the Decatur school board Monday night. , The board will sponsor a program encouraging the polio vaccin- » ation for every local resident from ' r one to 40 years of age. The project . will feature the sending of letters 1 to all school patrons urging immediate polio vaccination. The development of the Salk vacg cine can put an end to the annual . threat so paralytic polio but only a if it is used by those who are sus- .. ceptible to the disease, it was pointed out. The national polio foundation has r expressed concern over the fact t that, in spite of the proven effect- [. iveness of the vaccine, the public j is not taking advantage of its iivailz ability. - In Indiana alone, it is estimated I that only 27 percent of the people s in the one to 40 age group have B had a polio shot and only five per • cent have had the entire series ol three shots which give complete 1 protection against polio. At the , same time, 75 percent of the popu i lation is vaccinated against diph , theria. r Health officials bay* emphasized . that no person is to be denied the shots because of inability to pay f The national polio foundation hat . appropriated money, as has the ! federal government, to pay for vacl cine which can be administered free of charge. The local school board is timing its promotional campaign so as to interest as many persons as possible in time to get at least two of the shots before the polio season hits. Lions Charter Night At Pleasant Mills Formal Instaltatiofi Os Club Thursday The Pleasant Mills Lions club will hold charter night Thursday evening at 7 o’clock at the Pleas-ant-Mills high school auditorium. The Pleasant .Mills club is sponsored by the Monroe Lions club, which will take part in the charter night program, along with zone, district and international officers of the service organization. The program will open with the call to order by Louis Captain, of Bluffton, zone chairman. Following singing of “America” and the pledge of allegiance to the flag, th* invocation will be pronounced by the Rev. Ralph E. Davison, of Uniondale. Melvin Liechty will serve as toastmaster, Gordon E. Thrasher, Huntington, cabinet secretarytreasurer, will call the roll of clubs, and Martin Steiner, president of the Monroe Lions, will extend greetings from the sponsoring club. George Sockrider, Auburn, international counsellor, will award lapel buttons, and the charter will be presented by Chester Hite, Huntington, governor of Lions district 25-B. Albert Davison, president of the Pleasant Mills club, will accept the charter, and final announcements and adjournment will be conducted by Doyt Inman, Uniondale, deputy district governor. Following singing of “God Bless America,” the benediction will be pronounced by the Rev. Oakley Maston, of Pleasant Mills. (.Continued on Pago Two) 28-Day Strike At South Bend Ended SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UP) — A 28-day strike at the Oliver Corp, plant here ended late Monday when members of Local 1095 of the United Auto Workers U4on voted to accept a company proposal to settle a long list of grievances. No pay raise was involved. About 900 persons were idled by the strike.

b.O.P. House Caucus Favors Aid To Schools House Republicans Favor Additional Funds To Schools i INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—lndiana t House Republicans voted by a nati row margin in a caucus today to ■ accept a conference committee report recommending 10 million extra dollars for state school aid. The decision, by a vote of 33-28. • may have broken a deadlock which sent the 61-day biennial sesi sion of the 90th General Assembly into overtime many hours past the ( Monday midnight constitutional deadline. Observers believed the 33 House , Republican votes in favor, of the ’ extra appropriations for school, plus the support of an almost solid ( minority Democratic bloc of 24 ‘ votes, would permit House approval of the budget bills and allow the Legislature to end its * session by the early hours of ' Wednesday morning. • ' ; The conference committee set- - tlement called for five milloin doL ’ lars for school construction loans * and five millions for a contingency fund to meet local school emerI gencies. . . ' ! Tax Issue Next Immediately after their vote o.j : the budget just before 1 p.m. CDT, ! the House Republicans • their caucus for luneh and planned ' upon their return to tackle the issue of raising state gross income I taxes 50 per cent. j 1 The tax hike issue, however, was believed to be secondary since members who blocked approval of the measure early this morning indicated they did so only so they could wait until the budget problem was settled. After hurdling the House, both the budget and tax bills must be approved by the Senate and printed for submission to Governor Handley before the session can end. The scrap, which had Governor Handley and some of his chief legislative aids at odds over a solution, delayed adjournment of the 61-day biennial session of the 90th General Assembly by many hours. At noon, file issue appeared no closer to a solution than it did at midnight Monday when the session slipped past the constitutional deadline and kept weary lawmaker s. on duty until nearly dawn. To complicate matters, Secretary of State Frank A. Leaning said he had warned Handley and Lt. Gov. Crawford F. Parker that he might refuse to accept any bill as law that is passed by the Legislature after last midnight. “I don't think I’m going to take anything passed after midnight,” Leaning said. “They ought to have got through by midnight. * Budget Bills Not Passed Among bills still not passed were two bills containing the record appropriations to operate state government the next two years at a cost of nearly a billion dollars, and a bill raising state gross income taxes 50 per cent to meet much of the budget increase. Legislators, bleary-eyed and exhausted from hours of all-through-the-night efforts to solve the school aid deadlock, returned to their chambers before noon# for caucuses. Legion's Oratorical Zone Meet Thursday Paul Schmidt, district American Legion oratorical contest winner from Decatur high school, will speak in the zone contest Thursday at 10 a.m. at the McCullough junior high school at .Marion. William Beck, of Marion, is zone chairman for the event The zone meet precedes the state finals, and limits competition to four. Schmidt's competition will be Mike Maine, of Anderson high school, winner of the fifth district contest. Schmidt advanced to the zone competition by winning his school, county, and district contests. . ’

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