Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 63.

DUBLIN’S MAYOR ON U. 8. VISIT

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DUMBUN'S JEWISH LORD MAYOR, Robert Briscoe, lights a cigar at New York’s Idlewild Airport after arrival in the U. S. on a plane piloted by his son William. The Lord Mayor, who speaks Yiddish with, an Irish brogue, will make a number q( public appearances and review New York’s St. Patrick’s day parade. His wife, Lillian, and a second son, Joseph, accompanied him.

Egypt Renews Its Claim To Gulf Os Aqaba Despite Warning By Israel Against Any Shipping Blockade By WALTER LOGAN United Press Staff Correspondent Egypt renewed its claim to the Gulf of Aqaba today despite a warning by Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir that Israeli warships would shoot their way through if Egypt tried to reimpose a blockade. At the same time Egypt began taking over administration of the Gaza Strip from the United Nations Emergency Force in a move that brought anxiety to Western capitals and alerted Israel for trouble. U.S. Ambassador Raymond Hare conferred in Cairo Thursday night with President Gamal Abdel Nasser and informed sources said he was trying to slow Nasser down. Egypt’s semi-official and government - owned Middle east news agency restated Egypt’s claims to dry to the narrow Gulf of Aqaba which Israel hopes to use to bypass the Suez Canal. “Egypt and Saudi Arabia will strongly oppose attempts which are now being made by Britain, France and Australia to enlist the support of the United States for active measures designed to give the Straits of Tiran at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba an international character,” the agency said. UNEF at Tiran Straits “Egypt will stand firmly on her right to exercise control over her territorial waters.” The newspaper Al Ahram said King Saud had messaged President Eisenhower saying he would do everything in his power to prevent internationalization of the Gulf of Aqaba. UNEF forces still were stationed at Sharm El Sheikh, evacuated only this week by the Israeli forces which captured it in the swift Sinai campaign. But Egypt was expected to ask the UNEF to leave at any time. Sharm El Sheikh is a fortress guarding the narrow Straits c? Tiran across from Saudi Arabia. The Middle East news agency statement came only a few hours after Mrs. Meir stated in Jerusalem that '‘lsraeli warships will ensure the passage of Israeli ships” through the Gulf of Aqaba. But she added she expected the "great powers will support our rights to free navigation.” Asks Gasa Cooperation United Press dispatches from Gaza said Egypt's new governor of the Gaza Strip, already had set up headquarters in a private villa and was expected to demand return of the UNEF headquarters soon. The dispatch said the governor found on his arrival with military and civil administrators that local Gaza officials had begun taking over the administration from the UNEF several days ago. The new Egyptian governor, Coatt*ued ob Pace Eiffht

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Charter Lions Club At Pleasant Mills Official Charter is Presented Thursday The Pleasant Mills Lions club was officially chartered Thursday night following a banquet in the Pleasant Mills gym, attended by 160 Lions and their wives, representing 13 clubs in the district. Albert Davison, president of the club, accepted the charter from Chester Hite, of Huntington, dls- ’ trict governor, and briefly outlined the guiding principles of the Pleasant Mills club. The new club has 24 charter members and three members who have joined since applying. The banquet was called to order by Louis Captain, zone chairman from Bluffton. The Rev. Alfred Burk, of Monroe, gave the invocation, which was followed by singing of Lion songs under the direction of Bill Ginger, of the Fort Wayne Central club. , J A chicken dinner was served by ] the Pleasant Mills Methodist j church ladies, and more songs followed the dinner. j Melvin Liechty, Monroe township i realtor, was introduced as toast- 1 master, and he introduced Gordon 1 Thrasher, of Huntington, cabinet « secretary-treasurer. Thrasher read the roll call of clubs presents, ] which Included the Lions clubs of 1 Monroe, Linn . Grove, Decatur, Berne, Petroleum, Auburn, Fort ! Wayne Central, Huntington, Tri- ' Lakes, Bluffton, Wren, 0., and Scott, O. Martin Steiner, president of the Monroe club which sponsored the j Pleasant Mills group, greeted the < guests. George Sockrider, interna- < tional counsellor from Auburn, awarded the charter lapel buttons, < and was assisted by his wife and i Mr. and Mrs. Roy Price. Sockrider i pointed out that the Pleasant Mills Lions were joining more than half 1 a million other Lions throughout < 77 nations. He explained that the < royal colors of Lionism were the nurple of Christ’s robe at the cruc- < ifixion and the gold of human char- 1 acter. The charter was then presented ' by Governor Hite, who made the 1 award on behalf of Lions International. A key award pin was presented to Charles Backhaus by In- , ternational counsellor Roy Price of Decatur for obtaining two members for the new club. t Wives of the new club were sworn in, and promised to allow their husbands to attend all Lions j club meetings. Charter members of the club in- ] elude president, Albert Davison; j first vice-president, Merle Foor; j second vice-president Billie Joe i Feasel: third vice-president Eu- t gene Morrison; secretary, Charles i McGill; treasurer. Luther Sovine; t Lion tamer, Charles Backhaus; tail twister, Hubert Ehrsam; and Low- i ell Noll, Nimrod McCullough. Van t Holsapple, and Lawrence Ehrsam, f directors; Richard Mailand, Clar- * ence Black, Harold Shoaf, Norman Young, Jim Price. Edward McCul- J lough. Paul Butler, Glen Bauman, ’ Edwin Coil, Lester Brunner, and * Gordon Suman. , * CobHm»< ob P»»«

Teamster Boss Denies Tieiip To Hoodlums Frank W. Brewster Testifies Charges Absolutely Untrue WASHINGTON (UP) — West Coast Teamster boss Frank W. Brewster told the Senate Rackets Committee today that charges linking him with hoodlums are "absolutely fantastic and completely untrue.” Brewster was the climax witness in the committee's sensational three-week investigation of activities by racketeers and Teamster Union officials in Portland, Ore. He swore in a statement to the committee: “I have never conspired with anyone at any time or place to engage in any way or control in any manner any racket in the city of Portland or anywhere else. Nor do I know of any official or employe of the Teamsters who has.” Brewster, 60, is chairman of the powerful 11-state Western Conference of Teamsters. He faces a contempt of Congress citation for defying another Senate committee that checked into Teamster activities on grounds it lacked jurisdiction. “Hearsay” and “Rumor” But he talked today, saying he would not invoke the Fifth Amendment against testimony that might be self-incriminating. Presenting a detailed denial of testimony against him and his union, Brewster said it "consists mainly of hearsay, rumor and insidious innuendo,” derived mostly from "gangsters and gamblers and various other underworld characters.” Brewster charged that Portland racketeer James B. Elkins, the rackets committee's star witness, "is simply not telling the truth. He has either manufactured his fantastic story himself, or someone else has done it for him.” He said he Vas never closely* associated particularly with Seattle gamblers "Joseph F» McLaughlin and Thomas E. Maloney. He hhs been accused by Elkins of sending the -wo men to Portland to organ.UonttnuM on Pa*« E4rht> Midwest Is Lashed By Wintry Storms Tornadoes Touched Off In Illinois By UNITED PRESS A wintry storm lashed the Midwest with 60-mile-per-hour winds, dumping six inches and more of drifting snow in parts of South Dakota and Minnesota and touching off tornadoes in Illinois. At least four deaths, all in traffic, were blamed on the storm as 1 it overran a band of balmy air : that had brought the central sec- ■ tion of the nation a foretaste of spring.. The storm swept out of the Plains Thursday afternoon and ] picked up steam during the night. ] More than six inches of snow, : swept by 50 m.p.h. winds, buried Alexandria, Brainerd and Redwood : Falls, Minn. The blizzard reduced visibility to zero in many sections , of northern Minnesota. In the southern part of the state, ; heavy rains earlier in the day caused flooding along small streams. | Two of the traffic deaths Mamed on icy highways occurred in Minnesota. Two others were killed dur- • ing a snow storm in lowa. Winds up to 60 m.p.h. battered j lowa, and blowing snow in sections 1 of the state cut visibility to an eighth of a mile and less. - , Tornado funnels were sighted ; during the night in Illinois and ' Indiana and at least two of them touched down in central Illinois, One of the twisters caused $2,000 damage when it smashed into a farm near Parkville.No one was injured. One funnel swerved near Joliet, 111., about 40 miles south of Chicago, and two others were reported 40 miles west of Terre Haute. None of them apparently touched the ground. High winds also kicked up blowing dust in eastern North Dakota. Thunderstorms broke ou| from Kentucky and Tennessee to Upper Michigan as the warm and cold air masses collided. The advancing cold air sent temperatures tumbling by more than 30 degrees in much of the central section of the nation. Forecasters said more snow flurries, occasionally heavy, are due today from the eastern Dakotas and lowa into the northern Great Lakes. Showers and a few thunderstorms are expected today from the Gulf north to New York state. Showers also are predicted for the entire West Coast and inland into northern Nevada and Idaho.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 15, 1957

House Committee Cuts Another Half Billion Off Eisenhower Funds *

Federal Jury Probes Charge Against Hoffa Government Seeks w Jury's Indictment On Bribery Charge WASHINGTON (UP)—A federA grand jury was expected to a A swiftly—possibly today—on bribery charges against James 4. Hoffa, pint-sized “crown prince’’< of the huge Teamsters Union. The jury, Which met for two hours on the charges Thursday, was called to continue its investigation this morning. There were strong hints quick action was likely. The government asked for an indictment. If the jury acts on the Hoffa charge it may also act on similar bribery charges against Hyman I. Fischbach, Miami, Fla., attorney named in the complaint with Hoffa. f Hoffa, five-foot-five-inch Teamster “strong man” vice president, was arrested Wednesday night in a Washington hotel and charged with slipping $3,000 of a SIB,OOO to a staff member of the Senate Packets Committee to filch secrets from the committed and its files. Staffer Under Wrapr John Cye Cheasty, the staff member who allegedly cooperated with the committee and FBI to trap Hoffa with committee documents in his possession, testified before the grand jury Thursday. Cheasty, who Is being kept "under wraps” by the FBI for his own protection, slipped into the jury room and out unnoticed by newsmen and photographers. The fact that he had testified was only disclosed later by U.S. attorney Oliver Gasch. Informed sources said Mrs. Fred Dobrescu, Hoffa’s secretary, was subpenaed to appear before the jury today. She was arrested in Detroit as a material witness when the case broke late Wednesday night. Gasch said “a number of FBI agents” testified before the jury Thursday in addition to Cheasty. He indicated Hoffa and Fischbach probably will not be called before the panel. Hoffa Pleads Innocent Hoffa, 43-year-old Teamster vice president and heir apparent to the presidency now held by Dave Beck, told newsmen Thursday “I am not guilty of any wrongdoing' and will so plead in court.” Fischbach, named as the original contact man between Hoffa and Cheasty, said in Miami where he was taken into custody that the charges against him are “utterly without foundation ... I feel I will be exonerated completely.” The committee’s interest in Hoffa has not been disclosed in detail. But the group is planning hearings soon on the chartering of a number of so-called “paper" Teamster locals in New York City. It has been charged that the locals, formerly associated with the now defunct AFL United Auto Workers and later its successor C«Btluaea ob Pace Eight

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. Benj. G, Thomas, Bethany Evangelical United Brethren Church) < “THE HARVEST OF-RIGHTEOUSNESS” ‘ "He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness.”—2 Cor. 9:10. 1 Centuries ago the generosity of Macedonian churches for the ' poor in Jerusalem led Paul to discover the harvest of righteousness. Last summer a typhoon in Okinawa destroyed a school in ' which Mrs. WUla Dalzell Sheehan was a voluntary teacher. The 1 churches of Decatur responded to her appeal for help. The last report indicates a "harvest of righteousness.’” The rate of exchnge greatly increased the gift. Moreover, the volunteer labor of the students of this technical school extended the possibilities of the gift. But the publicity given in Okinawan newspapers also led to an 1 increase of volunteer English teachers from two to seventy-five. This makes possible a volunteer English teacher in every public i school in Okinawa. Who could imagine that the gift of dollars < could bear a harvest of English techers? „ In this Lenten Season let us with humility and sincerity make i our offerings gifts to God for the work of His Kingdom. And God 1 will increase the harvest of righteousness in peace and brotherhood among the nations. 1

Temperature Below Freezing In State Light Snow Falls On Parts Os Indiana By UNITED PRESS Light snow fell on parts of Indiana today as temperatures dipped j> below freezing on the heels of * statewide readings in the 70s. The clash of cold air from Canada with a warm front that gave Hoosiers a foretaste of spring > the last few days, touched off r thunderstorms and threats of tornadoes Thursday night. Snow.fell at South Bend after '• dawn this morning and the temperature touched 30 degrees there ' and 29 at Goshen, points which registered highs in the 70s only a few hours earlier. Residents of a broad band run- ' ing northeasterly from Vincennes to Goshen rode out a four-hour storm alert Thursday night. The ' weather bureau had warned shortly after 9 p.m. CDT that ' “conditions are favorable for the possible development of a few 1 tornadoes" in an area bounded by Danville, Hl., Goshen, Portland and Vincennes. But several hours later the alert was cancelled after only brief 1 1 storms of moderate violence were recorded. ! At Terre Haute, winds toppled ’ a few trees and were blamed by ‘ police for contributing ‘to four traffic accidents. »- The Luther Goen home at • Marion was damaged by wind 1 gusts that broke two upstairs ’ windows and flattened a utility ' pole across the street. 1 Rain fell on most Hoosier areas, ranging from .04 of an inch at ' Fort Wayne to nearly an inch at 1 Lafayette tfnd Monticello. At Bloomington, a heavy rain helped control a fire discovered in 50 ’ acres of woodlands along Ind. 37. Temperatures ranged from 67 at Lafayette to 72 at South Bend and Evansville Thursday at peak points. They were expected to crest today at highs of 37 to 47, drop to a range of 22 to 30 tonight, and warm up to 42 to 50 Saturday. The outlook for Sunday was warmer. The five-day outlook for the period Saturday through next Wednesday called for temperatures averaging 3 to 6 degrees above normal highs of 48 to 62 and normal lows of 29 to 38. — Pedestrian Killed Near To New Haven NEW HAVEN, Ind. — (W — Claude Stellar, 81, R.R. 12, Fort Wayne, was killed early today when art automobile knocked him to the pavement and a big truck ran over him. t State police said Stellar was ; standing on the berm -of U.S. 30 . a mile west of here and then j walked into the path of an automobile driven by Jack Taylor, 25, s R.R. 12, Fort Wayne. Taylor j jumped out of his car and at- £ tempted to flag traffic around the ( injured man. A big truck driven by Lewis ] Berger, 31, Loogootee, ran over . Stellar. J 1

Red Fears Turn Budapest Info An Armed Camp Fear Os Renewed Freedom Revolution Stirs Communists VlENK<"Austria (UP)-Com-munist fears of a new freedom revolution turned Budapest into an armed camp today. The Red army which crushed the October uprising stationed tanks and troops at key points throughout the city. The puppet Hungarian government called for daylong Communist meetings around the country. Anti-Communist freedom fighters have threatened for several weeks to demonstrate openly today on the 109th anniversary of the uprising against the Haps burg oppression. But in leaflets distributed earlier this week the underground warned against violence that would provoke another slaughter by Soviet guns. The leaflets said the demonstrations should be peaceful but pointed—leaving, the government of Premier Janos Kadar in no doubt as to its unpopularity. The Russians were not convinced, was Just such ft peaceful demonstration by Budapest students last Oct. 25 that sparked the armed revolts by tens of thousands of Hungarians sickened by 11 years under the Soviet heel. The Red army stationed heavy guards around government ministries, Communist Party headquarters and at railroad stations and bridges. Tanks took up supporting positions at strategic points. 1 ■ ' IT ' Smaller Cabinet For Sheriffs Radio A new and smaller wooden cabinet for the sheriff’s radio was installed Thursday in the court house sheriff’s office. The new cabinet will allow extra desk space, replacing a cabinet which was used for the old, bigger radio equipment. More Bills Signed By Gov. Handley Record Budget Bill Signed By Governor INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Sometime this summer the zinnia will be plucked from its place of honor as Indiana State Flower and the peony will take its place. It won’t be official until a bill signed Thursday By Governor Handley is acknowledged as received by the last of Indiana's 92 county clerks. The bill by Sen. Paul Bitz (DEvansville) was one of dozens passed by the General Assembly and signed into law Thursday by Handley. Included were the multi-million-dollar budget bills and a . bill raising the gross income tax 1 50 per cent. Others signed by Handley included those to: 1. Create an anti-subversive study commission to investigate and report to the 1959 General Assembly. 2. Provide penalties for a justice of the peace who receives anything of value from persons appearing in his court. 3. Disqualify from unemployment benefits persons who voluntarily quit their jobs, are discharged for misconduct or refuse suitable work. 4. Prohibit sale of beer at 4-H Club fairs. 5. Provide annual audits of the Indiana Toll Road Commission by the State Board of Accounts. 6. Provide flat S2OO bonuses for non-disabled Korean veterans and extend filing deadline to April 1. 7. Increase maximum weekly unemployment benefits from S3O to $33. 8. Create commission to erect a new state office building. 1 >

End Hearings Into Red Publications ♦ Contempt Citations May Follow Hearing NEW YORK (UP)—Hous#? UnAmerican Activities investigators and their hearings into Communist publications and propaganda here today by questioning suspected Communists employed by foreign language publications. In three days of hearings, the House subcommittee has questioned 18 persons in the left-wing ! publications field without gaining a single admission that Moscow still dictates editorial policy for , its American mouthpieces, despite ‘ documentary evidence to the contrary. Almost all of the witnesses have invoked constitutional protection , against possible self-incrimination ’ and guarantees of free speech and j press. Rep. Morgan Moulder (D-Mo), ; subcommittee chairman, said he , felt the hearings had been useful < by bringing to the attention of the < public the channels by which Rus- i sia and its satellites pipe the Com- ] munist party line to America. Moulder also expressed the opinion that several citations tor contempt of Congress might result from the hearings because a number of witnesses “apparently did not invoke the Fifth Amendment in good faith.” • Friday’s hearings concentrated on two Hungarian-language publications — the Hungard Word, a weekly paper with 3,500 circulation, and the Hungarian Women’s World, a monthly magazine with 2,500 circulation. Both are published in New York but have national readership among the Hun- : garian community in the United : States. All officials of the two ! periodicals who were questioned 1 refused to say whether they were i Communists. ■ ] School Head Speaks ' To Northwest PTA i f I Progress Report On j Schools Presented "Progress report on our schools” was the title of the talk 1 given Thursday night by W. Guy 1 Brown, superintendent of Decatur public schools, at the regular ’ monthly meeting of the Northwest ’ Elementary PTA at the school. ] The meeting was conducted by I Mrs. John Kelley, president, and 8 the invocation was given by Ger- j hard Schulte. Mrs. Clifford Hov- j erman was appointed chairman of a nominating committee, and members of the committee will be ’ Mrs. C. I. Finlayson and Mrs. 1 Nelson Doty. A leadership train- s ing school will be held in Muncie ’ at Ball State on March 20 and 21 1 and anyone interested is asked to 1 contact Mrs. John Kelley. 1 Following Brown’s talk, a talent program was presented by the students of the school. The pro- 1 gram included the pledge of al- 1 legiance by the Cub Scouts, i Brownie troop 10 and Girl Scout ’ troop 14 gave a dance, the hokey i pokey. Richard Doty, Allen Kai- 1 ver. Gary Schulte, Larry Reinking i and Dee Callow sang. Susan and 1 Sandra Singleton danced. A clarinet selection was present- 1 ed by Susie Smith. Joanna Drake 1 played a piano selection. The < song. Sharen Harden sang ' the 1 Girl Scouts of troop 18 sang a closing hymn. ; Mrs. Charles Long was in i charge of the program, and Mrs. 1 Clyde Gould announced. i After the program, refresh- < ments were served by Mr. and , Mrs. John Ebersole. Mr. and Mrs. 1 Nelson Doty, Mr. and. Mrs. Paul 1 Morgan, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon : Hill. * ' ’ i r INDIANA WEATHER Fair and colder tonight. Sat- - ( urday fair, warmer in after- ( noon. Low tonight in the 29s j except near 30 extreme south. | High Saturday mid 40s north \ to low 50s extreme south. Sun- l set 0:52 pun,, sunrise Saturday f 8:55 a.m. F

Cuis Request For Funds To 18 Agencies Belt-Tightening By Public Servants Is Ordered By Group WASHINGTON (UP)—The House Appropriations Committee today whacked $516,993,000 off President Eisenhower’s requests for funds to operate 18 government agencies, including civil defense and the Veterans Administration. It ordered a general belt-tight-ening by public servants, calling for fewer new cars, less travel, stabilized payrolls, reduced office space and fewer frills of new public buildings. The 8.7 per cent bite out of the $5,923,195,000 requested was in line with the announced determination of the committee and of the House to trim a substantial amount off Mr. Eisenhower's record $71.8 billion budget. The committee’s action followed a budget-cutting move by the administration itself. Federal Housing Chief Albert M. Cole Thursday recommended a S2OO million cut in funds for government housing programs. x The House committee made its biggest reduction in funds for the federal Civil Defense Administration. It allowed only $39.3 millton of the $l3O million requested, a cut of $90.7 million. No New Can l> As its authority for so doing, the committee, in a report to the House, cited the President’s own remarks at a news conference on Feb. 7. Mr. Elsenhower said then that the likelihood of any nation’s using atomic weapons in an attack "grows less, I think, every year.” He said atomic war would be “just another way of committing suicide.” On veterans compensation and pensions the committee lopped $149.5 million off a request of $2,840,500,000. Overall, the committee chopped VA’s budget from $4,880,363,000 to $4,682,705,300, a cut 6f $206,657,700 or about 4 per cent. Funds for hospital and medical care were not touched. Budgets for the other 17 agencies were reduced altogether by more than 30 per cent. ><The committee said it had denied all requests for new cars. It. urged all agencies to rely on motor pools. It noted that official travel had become more popular with a new and higher per diem (sl2 instead of $9) allowed last year. So it denied requests for a "substantial” increase in travel funds. The Civil Service Commission, which handles government employment, was trimmed from $22,924,000 to $21,091,000. The committee said this was in line with announced plans to level off government payrolls, this year and next, at 2,390,000 persons. Many Agencies Cut The General Services Administration, the government’s housekeeping agency, got $127,464,000, a cut of $14,536,000 from the request. The committee ordered less new space leased tor government use than was planned and said a vast air conditioning program should be slowed down. Funds for stockpiling of strategic materials were cut from $l3O million to «19 million on the ground government stockpiles will total $8.4 billion by July 1. Other agencies covered, and cut, by the bill were Federal Communications Commission, Federal Power Commission, Federal Trade Commission, General Accounting Office, Housing and Home Finance Agency, Interstate Commerce Commission, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, National Science Foundation, Selective Service, and the National Security Training Commission. The administration’s first budget tut recommendation was forwarded to Congress Thursday night In it. Cole proposed reducing fhm $675 million to $475 million a p*evk>us budget request made by ids Housing and Home Finance Agency for various government housing programs. — -7

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