Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 67.

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EARL WARREN, Chief Justice of the United States, and honorary chairman of the District of Columbia Society for Crippled Children, receives his Easter seals from special emissaries Darlene Porter of Alexandria, Va., and Stuart Sweeny of Arlington, Va. ’’ ■' * ———————— “■— — - .

UN Secretary Is Flying To Middle East Arrives In Cairo Thursday To Talk With Egypt Leader By WALTER LOGAN United Press Staff Correspondent United Nations Secretary-Gen-eral Dag Hammarskjold was flying today to the Middle East in hopes of ending what he called the long, drawn-out situation of crisis. He. arrives in Cairo Thursday for talks with President Gamal Abdel Nasser on the future of the Suez Canal and the possibility of establishing a war-proof buffer zone between Israel and Egypt. He may go on to Jerusalem for talks with Premier David BenGurion, but his immediate task ‘ was talks with Nasser in hism ove to allay the atmosphere of fear and distrust that has the Middle East close to war. Situation Still Tense Hammarskjold arrived in Brussels this morning and turned in immediately for a few hours nap. He goes on to Athens tonight and arrives in Cairo the next morning. Though the situation was still tense, recent conciliatory statements by Egypt eased the Immediate threat, including one that Egypt would not fire on Israeli ships using the Gulf of Aqaba. The Israeli-chartered freighter Pandora, formerly the Queen of Sheba, was reported to have left the port of Eilat early today for a run through the Gulf of Aqaba en route to Massawa, Eritrea. It was to pass the crucial Straits of Tiran sometime tonight, but no trouble was expected. In Suez, the Egyptian Suez Canal Authority announced today the waterway is now open to 2,000ton ships. It opened it Tuesday to 1,000-ton vessels. » Basis For Agreement UN sources in Cairo predicted Hammarskjold would have difficulty in setting up any buffer zone because of Israeli reluctance to station UNEF troops on its territory. Israel also was said to feel that the UNEF would not be able to stop Arab infiltrators, but could halt Israeli forces bent on revenge. , Ben-Gurion, in statements to — border settlements , near the Gaza Strip, told them Tuesday he believed there would not ba * recurrence of major Fe--0u.,1 as touched off .o.aen invasion of last October. The Suez Canal settlement was likely to be Hammarskjold's major stumbling block, since Egypt has insisted from the start it shall have full sovereignty over the waterway and Tuesday made public a series of suggestions on the canal’s future. American officials said in Washington they saw a possible basis for agreement on temporary operation, but that they could not be sure without more careful study and pierhaps clarification from Egypt. A Cairo dispatch pointed out that Nasser left the way open for negotiating on some points—such as formation of an international association and moves to '*in(flontinued on Twu> INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and warmer. Low tonight 28-34 north, 32-37 south. , High Thursday 47-55 north, 55- ’ 62 south. Sunset 6:57 p. m., sunrise Thursday 6:48 a. m.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Farm Achievement Banquet Is Heid Awards Presented At Annual Banquet A crowd of 239 persons attended the 35th annual farmers achievement banquet held Tuesday night at the Adams Central school gymnasium to present awards and recognition to the winners among eight farm projects. The awards were presented by ■ Elmer Baumgartner of Berne. The , program also included the invoca- . tion by the Rev. Willis Gierhart, i dinner music presented by Mrs. I Ferris Bower of the Decatur Music [ House, group singing led by Ward Houser, and entertainment pre- ' sented by the Raudenbush quarl|tet of Blue Creek township and i Harry Mazelin and Jim Moser. I Mrs. R. C. Hersh, president of ’ the Adams county home demonstration association, , presented the top trophy of that organization to ; the Good Neighbors home dem- : onstration club., ■ Other awards in this associa- ’ tion went to Sunny Circle of Preb- ! le, second; Better Homes club of Monroe, third, and the Town and Country club of Decatur, fourth. Crops Project Delmas Bollenbacher, who showed a yield of 158 bushels of corn per acre, won the senior championship of the corn club in the crops project. Junior championship went to Tim Ringger, who had a yield of 158 bushels per acre. Red gold awards in the senior division went to Delmas Bollenbacher, 152 bushels; Mrs. D. 80lJenbacher, 150 bushels, and Ben Mazelin, 150 bushels. Winning green-gold awards were Ravmond Ringger. 140; David D. Schwartz, 140; Hugo Bulmahn, 136; Mrs. Holman Egly, 132: Holman Egly, 131; Martin Kipfer, 131; Elmer Franz, 131, Ervin Schuller. 128: Ben Gerke, 126; Ezra Kaehr, 126, and Earl Johnson, 125. Gold awards were presented to Franklin Steury, 124; Joe L. Isch, 123; Eli Kipfer, 123; Willis Sommer, 122: Leland Ripley, 121; L, Reuben Schwartz, 120; Robert Isch. 116; Eli Schwartz, 111; Ernest Sommer. 109: Arthur Koeneman. 106: Harold Moser, 105, and Elmer J. Isch, 100. Silver awards went to Martin Hnbeeeer. 96: Raloh Berning, 93; Merle Kuhn. 91; Alfred Grote, 88, and Edgar Thieme, 88. In the junior division, Tim Ringler with his 158, and Garv Ring- "«*. with 151 took red gold recognitions. fj’-non c'.ld own ’•co; WP r ” earnod hv p. PoHenbqoher. 149: John T ’iimnlo. 137: Harry Mazelin. 135; Rnv Mazelin. 132: Bill Rumple, 127, Michael Thieme, 126. Winners of gold awards were Teddv Kipfer, 123; Arnold Gerke, 120, Perry Isch, 118; Mike Lehman. 118: Jerry Sommer. 113; Roger Koeneman. 110: Leo Busick, 109; Larry Busick. 107, and Phil Moser, 102. Dwight Moser, with a 90 bushel yield, won a silver award in the Junior group. The corn cli’b members are snonsored by the First State Bank of Depatur and the First Bank of Berne. Recognition of all the five acre com chib members was made by Herman Krueckeberg of the Decatur bank. Elmer Franz is chairman of the crops project committee. D.H.I.A. Project Recognition for D. H.-I. A. winners was presented by Franklin Steury, chairman of the committee, who was also named reciplon Pa<« Two)

Key Democrats See Possible Cut In Taxes I Secretary Wilson Throws Jolt Into Budget-Cut Drive - ’ WASHINGTON (UP)— Cautious talk of a possible tax cut was re- 1 vived today in the House. Key Democrats said some tax ' relief, probably not to take effect : before next year, might be possi- i ble if : 1. Congress continues to ■ chop President Eisenhower’s 871.8 bib I lion budget at the rate claimed so far by the House. ’ 2. Government income does not fjall below expectations. 3. No new problems develop at home or abroad requiring extra outlays. The iffiest cf these at present is continued success of the drive to cut spending. The Democratic high command has made no policy decision yet on the budget cut required to jus- 1 tify a tax-cutting drive. However Rep. Wilbur Mills (D- ’ Ark), a key member of the House 1 Ways and Means Committee and 1 close adviser to Speaker Sam Rayburn, told a reporter: “If by reducing expenditures we 1 can create a surplus of $3 or $4 ! billion, I would want the American I taxpayer to enjoy a part of that " saving through tax reduction.” Defense Secretary Charles E. ! Wilson threw a jolt into the budgetcutting drive Tuesday by telling a news conference his S3B billion 1 military budget cannot safely be 1 cut much, if at all. The Appropriations Committee 1 has been talking of chopping $3.5 1 billion off defense. Wilson said the arnfed forces will be hard pressed • to stay within the S3B billion and 1 “the trend is all against” any big ’ cuts. ' i City And Railroad Officials To Meet ' Discuss Crossing 11 Problem In City' A meeting between city officials ' and officials of the Pennsylvania , railroad is expected to be sched- j uled in the near future, according ; to a report made by city attorney , John L. DeVoss at the city coun- j cil meeting Tuesday night. DeVoss stated that he had received a reply to his letter which was sent to complain about the absence of protection for school children at the Dayton street crossing and about the blocking qf other crossings in the north part of the city for long periods of time by switching operations. The railroad officials had originally -promised to have a man stationed at the Dayton street crossing during the school hours but apparently this promise has not been kept. De Voss said that the railway company plans to schedule a meeting with members of the city administration in the near future to discuss the two problems. The city attorney also reported that plans for the sewage disposal treatment plant are continuing. He stated that following the approval of plans and specifications by the state stream pollution control board, the contract will be let. The contract for construction must (Coatlnued on Pw« Four) ‘‘ ■ X

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March

West Coast Teamsters Chief Denies Receiving C ommission By Broker

Gov. Handley Defends His Tax Program Repeats Pledge Os No Tax Increases To Be Asked In '59 INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Goveri nor Handley repeated to a statewide television audience Tuesday night his promise last week that he will propose no further new Indiana taxes or tax increases during his term of office. Handley said anticipated income the next two years was considerable enough to prevent the need for additional levies, thanks to a comprehensive tax program enacted by the 1957 Legislature. Last Thursday morning at 3 a.m., he told a news conference less than an hour after the Legislature adjourned an overtime sesfsion: “1 will not propose any new taxes to the next Legislature.” Handley said the same thing to TV viewers over a network of all 14 Hoosier stations and one in neighboring Louisville in his first television appearance since he was elected last November for a four-year term that began Jan. 14, 3e defended the tax program; uding the 50 per deflt gro.s income tax hike, 2-cent increase in the gasoline tax, and withholding of gross taxes. Handley spoke extemporaneously from notes. His office released in advance excerpts of what he planned to say. Handley said the increases were a “long-range plan, intended to meet the needs of our state government.” He said they were necessary although “the Legislature made the largest cut in history in a state budget—23 million dollars.” "This new revenue . . . will operate the government adequately in the next four years, and at the same time, provide for such emergencies as a possible adverse decision in important gross income tax cases,” the chief executive said. Blasts Federal Domination At the same time, Handley leveled a blast at Federal domination of tax dollars and indirectly criticized the present biennial budget proposed by former Gov. George Craig. “Every state and every local community is faced with legitimate rising costs in the operation of their governments, but we are increasingly denied the sources of revenue with which to pay these costs,” Handley said. The governor said when public money is spent at home, the taxpayer is there to see that he gets his dollar’s worth. It is spent at home “and not scattered through-' out the other 47 states or the nations of the world,” Handley “Not only is every conceivable tax device and revenue source commandeered and preempted by Washington, but the national budget has become so big that relatively little of the worker’s pay or a company's earnings is left by the Federal tax collectors,” on Page Two)

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. Paul D. Parker, Nuttman Ave. United Brethren Church) “Standing Offer” “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the .unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” Tbe universality of sin in our world is an established fact. However hard we may try to justify ourselves in our present state of life, there remains the consciousness deeply embedded in the mind of man that we have gone far down the road which leads away from God. Early in the history of man God said, “That the wickedness di man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” For all who desire to return unto the Lord you will find a welcome. Hie experience of the Prodigal Son may be yours through renouncing your way of life to take the Jesus way of life. God delights in mercy which means that He would much rather forgive sins, than to punish because of-sins. The offer is extended to you. Why don’t you return for your abundant pardon?

Contracts Are Let For Geneva School Addition Planned To Geneva School The general contract for the Ge-neva-Wabash township school addition was let Tuesday night by the special school corporation to Herman G. Reiff, of Bluffton, for $163,132. The Berne Electric Com- . pany was awarded the electric J contract for a low bid of $27,343. The plumbing contract has not yet . been accepted. Robert Smith, of . the firm of Custer & Smith, repre- ‘ sented the school group. The bids were originally advertised last September, but the r school was unable to sell the bonds because of the low interest rate on school bonds. A special bill passed by the legislature allowed the school group to exchange local bonds for government bonds at a reasonable rate of interest. The new $200,000 addition will be added to the northwest corner of the present building, and will generally continue the lines of the’ existing building. The , addition will be L-shaped, and include a ground floor and two stories. It will permit remodeling of the present building. At this time some ; grade school classes must be held ! in tiie Methodist church in Geneva. Four primary class rooms, complete with lockers, drinking t fountains, and a lavatory, will be ’ included bn the first floor. The ! ground floor will include a large ' cafeteria-style dining room, and an industrial arts shop; The second story will include a f large home economics department and a music room, band storage . space, and individual music prac- > tice rooms. The old industrial ■ arts shop in the existing building • will be converted into a farm.shop ■ classroom. The school corporation officers i are T. B. Rhoades, president; Kenneth Van Emon, secretary; Myron Simmons, vice-president; Jerome Hawbaker, treasurer; and Darrell Brown. The constitution of the state of Indiana forbids a school from incurring bonded indebtedness for more than 2 percent of its assessed value. That meant Wabash township could raise only about $60,000, while it needed $200,000. So a private corporation was formed; they will rent the new (Continued on Pare Two) State Legion Contest Thursday Afternoon Paul Schmidt, Decatur high school senior, will compete against three other zone winners in the state American Legion oratorical contest Thursday afternoon. The state contest will be held at the French Lick high school. Each of the four zone winners is awarded a four-year scholarship to Indiana University, and the state winner will also receive a cash award of $l5O. The state-winner with the national winner to be will go on to the national contest, awarded a $4,000 college scholarship. Schmidt, accompanied by his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Edgar P. Schmidt, and Deane Dorwin, speech instructor, left this afternoon for French Lick.— v i

Eisenhower To Meet Thursday With Macmillan J Prime Minister Os r Britain Arrives In Bermuda For Talks TUCKER’S TOWN, Bermuda 4 (UP)—British Prime Minister Harf old Macmillan arrived here today • for his conference with President Eisenhower. Wet, windy weather which had s covered this semi-tropical vacation s region for the past few days turned » clear and fine early this morning, 1 with cloudless skies and balmy 1 temperatures. 1 The poor weather earlier had i threatened to wash out elaborate welcoming ceremonies planned for > Macmillan’s arrival. It led British f Colonial Secretary J.W. Sykes to . make alternate plans for receiving Macmillan and Mr. Eisenhower on , their arrival here for talks aimed ( at firming up the strained Anglo- ! American alliance. Sykes said he would hold off ’ until two hours before Mr. Eisen- . hower’s scheduled arrival this aft--1 ernoon a decision on whether to ' call off the welcoming ceremonies • for him also. p The President was scheduled to ' arrive in Bermuda waters aboard “ the USS Canberra, a guided mis- , sile ship on which he has been 4 taking a sunshine cruise for his health, a His physician, Maj. Gen. How--1 ard M... Snyder told newsmen e aboard the Canberra Tuesday the ■* trip has helped the President throw off many effects of his lin- £ gering winter cold but that he still ? has a cough although it is diminishing daily. s The meeting, designed to heal ; the bruises received by the Anglo- ; American alliance following as a ; result of the Anglo-French invai'sion of Egypt last fall, starts Thursday morning at the plush r Mi-Ocean Club. Britain On Initiative It is expected to end Saturday . evening. An official communique probably will be issued Saturday J night or Sunday morning. < There were signs that Britain ; intends to take the initiative in ’ the talks generally and to mount r a diplomatic drive to establish joint Anglo-American long-term policies on all major world issues. Britain will make a Strong bid to align the Eisenhower Doctrine (Coatlnued on Pane Five) Wren Grocery Owner Dies Tuesdey Niqht James S. Dull Dies After Long Illness James S. Dud, 66, owner of a grocery store at Wren, 0., for many years, died at 11:15 o’clock Tuesday night at the Van Wert . county hospital following an illness of five months of complica- ’ tions. He was born in Willshire township Feb. 7, 1891, a son of Amos ■ W. and Emma Stewart-Dull, and was a lifelong resident of the Wren community. He was married to Ethel Fegley Nov. 28, 1912. Mr. Dull was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren church at Wren. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Charles W. Dull of Ossian; two daughters, Mrs. Frances Baxter of Decatur, and Mrs. Myrtle Meyer of Willshire; four grandchildren; two greater grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; one brother, George Dull of Benson, Ariz., and one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Moorehead of Van Wert county. One daughter preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements have not been completed but will be held at the Wren E. U. B. church, the Rev. Walter Purdy and the Rev. T. W. Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio City. Friends may call at the Cowan & Son funeral nome in Van Wert until 12:30 p.m. the day of the funeral, when the body will be removed to the church.

Five Workers Killed When Elevator Falls Construction Hoist Falls Five Stories JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UP)Doctors in five hospitals battled today to save the lives ot workmen who wiere injured critically when a construction hoist fell five stories, killing five of the riders, The big hoist, operating in an open frame outside the new Ijuval Country Courthouse, hit the bottom with an explosive sound when a cable broke at the end of the work shift Tuesday. Waring R. Barbee, who ran to the scene from his motor company across the street, said the men “couldn’t talk, they couldn’t scream — most of them just lay there stunned or out.” Sounded Like Explosion Barbee said he heard a noise “that sounded like an acetylene tank exploding” and when he arrived, “all I could see were mangled men piled on top of each other like cordwood.” Four men were killed in the hoist and another died at a hospital. All the 14 injured were in serious condition at hospitals, where 10 underwent surgery during the night. Doctors said two others were so deeply shocked that they could not safely be given needed surgery. The men had boarded the platform at the fifth floor. Others waiting on the fourth floor watched helplessly as the cable frayed, and then snapped, dropping the men more than 100 feet, Lawrence Knight, 62, suffering from fractures of both legs and internal injuries, said, “It all happened so quick — no warning—that nobody jumped. They didn’t (Coatißued Pace Five) Seeks City Action On Parking Problem Residents Request Action By Council Ed Noonan, representing residents of the area on South Eighth street between Jefferson and Adams streets, appeared before city council at the regular meeting Tuesday night to request city action in a parking problem in that area. Noonan stated that because of parking by Decatur Industries employes, residents of that street are unable to park their own cars in front of their homes. He also stated that there is frequent blocking of sidewalks and that alleys are also blocked at times, making it difficult for the residents to reach their own off street parking. He further pointed out that the constant jam of parked vehicles makes it impossible for the street cleaners to clean along that portion of Eighth street and as a consequence the street is usually littered, and. dirty. The council referred the matter to the board of public works and safety, inctructing the board to contact industries and businesses of that area in an effort to alleviate the problem. In other action Tuesday night, the counciil accepted the recommendation of the water committee to approve a petition for water line extension filed by Leo Schultz. The new line will extend water service to the Leo Schultz subdivision at the west limits of the city, running south from Monroe street. A petition for a rural power line extension filed by Robert and Gloria Bowen of east of Decatur was referred to the light and power committee. A contract with John W. Smith on a rural line extension was approved. A petition submitted to the city council last fall requesting the construction of a sewer line to serve residents in the vicinity of Krick street between 10th and 11th streets was brought to the attention of the council last night. The petition was approved and city engineer Ralph Roop was instructed to draw up plans and specifications for the proposed sewer line.

Testifies To Annual Fund . From Broker Frank W. Brewster b Gives Testimony To ; Senate Committee 1 WASHINGTON (UP) West ‘ Coast Teamsters chief Frank W. J Brewster testified today he re- - ceived about $5,000 a year from his union’s insurance broker. ’ But he swore it was not a com- ' mission. He said he got the money ' for taking care of race horses , jointly owned by him and the broker. Brewster told the Senate Labor Rackets Committee he received ! stock valued at about $5,000 a ! year in 1951-53 from George New- - ell, his partner in the Breel ■ stables. He said Newell receives 1 $300,000 a year in brokerage fees for handling health and welfare in- ! surance for the Teamsters. Brewster said his payments from 1 Newell had nothing to do with the • fact that Newell gets the union’s • insurance business. ? Brewster had testified earlier ’ that the Teamsters Union contributed money to the 1954 campaign of California Gov. Goodwin J. r Knight and later got fix man of 5 its choice appointed San Francisco " with Brewster, the committee plans to question Teamsters Pres- ? ident Dave Beck about his per--1 sonal finances. It gave Beck until ” 2 p.m. CST today to decide wheth- ~ er to turn over his financial rect ords or chance having them subpenaed. Jury Indicts Hoffa Beck’s heir apparent in the giant union, Teamsters Vice President James R. Hoffa, is facing ttial at a date not yet set on a federal indictment accusing him of bribing a rackets investigator to get secret committee documents The indictment, returned Tuesday, said Hoffa told the investigator that “it looks like Beck’s . goose is cooked if that is what t they have on Beck.” . Hoffa’s arraignment on the three , count indictment has been tenta- , tively set for March 29 in Federal ’ Court here. Hoffa faces a maxi- ; mum penalty, if convicted of all 1 three, of 13 years in prison and $24,000 fine. f Committee Counsel Robert F. i Kennedy said after Hoffa’s arrest i last week that Hoffa saw “selecti ed" documents that were “ex- > tremely important.” The FBI said • Hoffa had committee documents ; in his possession when he was ar- ; rested. > The grand jury indicted Miami attorney Hyman L.. Fischbach. , one-time congressional crime com- ' mittee counsel, along with Hoffa. . Fischbach allegedly was the original link between Hoffa and rackets committee investigator John Cye Cheasty who joined with the FBI in nailing Hoffa. Has Memory Lapse Brewster, chairman of the Western Conference of Teamsters, had ’ considerable trouble with his 1 memory Tuesday. He remem- ■ bered his first tailor-made suit: He saved for a year to buy it at the age of 19. • But he had more difficulty ref numbering whettier he used union • dues money to buy a tropical blue single-breasted model at SIBO, plus ■ suits for his horse trainer and • driver. He said he didn’t recall . the transactions — or what he did . with the change from a S4OO union check for his SIBO suit. Brewster also testified he had t no idea what was done with about , $160,000 siphoned out of Teamster . Lgml 174 in Seattle while he was . its glcretary-treasurer. ' He said Local President Claude ‘ O’Reilly, who is dead, spent $99,999.65 from a “special fund” for cash political contributions. (Continued on Page Two> I ~t ■. -— ! BULLETIN 1 Jess Girod, 59, died at 11:4$ o’clock this morning st Ms home in Salem. He had been I ill since January 7. The body was removed to the Zwiok funeral home. Funeral arfengel ments have not been completed. .

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