Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1957 — Page 8

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Highway Dept. To Buy More Trucks State Department To Replace Trucks INDIANAPOLIS (W — T h e State Highway Department will replace some of the “outmoded' trucks it inherited from the previous administration with more than $600,000 worth of new ones, chairman John Peters said Thur» day. Peters told his weekly news conference the state will buy 180 new trucks for highway maintenance on competitive bids. He also announced die department is buying 19 pieces of heavy surplus equipment from the federal government for "less than *80,000." He said the equipment, including cranes, tractors and air compressors, ii worth about $325,000. ’This is just the beginning of the bargain hunting," Peters said. He said the department also will replace some of its 600 cars and various other pieces of equipment. “Many of our subdistrict garages look like the graveyard of a huge used ear dealer,” Peters said. “Some of our road equipment goes back to the 19205." Peters estimated the new trucks will cost from $3,500 to $4,000. The old ones will be destroyed and sent to Indiana State Prison as scrap metal for prison industries. Meanwhile, a state highway OPEN * Sundays 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. FAIRWAY RESTAURAMT

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‘ auctioneer named as recipient of a bribe Thursday by a woman tavern owner was suspended during an investigation of the charge that he accepted S7O to sell a tavern at a low price. The auctioneer unequivocally denied the charge of Mrs. Mollie Davis, former Indianapolis tavern operator, that her son paid S3OO • far a tavern building along the J Madison Ave. expressway route but got a receipt, for $230. Charles M. Dawson, right of 5 way director for the Indiana s Highway Department, suspended r the auctioneer while the charge is investigated. ! — ) < ;.. Grants Extradition I ■ For Bennie Bedwell Wanted In Florida f On Charge Os Rape • * ■ l CHICAGO (ffl — Florida authorl ities were advised today to “come ■ and get” Edward (Bennie the Dishwasher) Bedwell, one t time . suspect in a double murder here, f to face charges of raping a 13- . year-old girl. Bedwell’s last hope of avoiding extradition ended Thursday when r Chief Justice Wilbert Crowley of , Criminal Court turned down his . appeal in a 15-minute hearing. . The Paris, Tenn., illiterate ! broke down and cried when his attorney, David Bradshaw, ex- ? plained to him he would have to leave Chicago’s Cook County jail for Florida. Bedwell, 21, is accused of raping the Flciida girl while working as a carnival roustabout at De Land in 1953. Bedwdl was identified as the alleged rapist after his picture appeared in Florida newspapers in connection with his confession to the slaying of two Chicago sisters, Barbara Grimes, 15, and Patricia, 13. The Skid Row Romeo later repudiated the confession and was freed of all charges j in the unsolved murders.

THE AUXILIARY OF THE DISABLED American Veterans presented an American flag and a troop flag to troop 23, of the intermediate Girl Scouts at a banquet held Thursday evening at the DAV hall. Pictured above are Commander jCatherine Stalter, of the auxiliary, handing the troop flag to Mrs. John Koors. leader of the troop. On the right, Mrs. Esther Ray, junior vice-commander of the auxiliary, presents Mrs. Anthony Baker, assistant leader of troop 23, a U. S. flag. The troop meets weekly at the St. Joseph school. Girls in the troop, each ot whom received a booklet on the history and care of the American flag from the DAV, are, first row, left to right. Cathy Koors, Anita Schirack, Ruth Heimann; second row, left to right. Joy Deßolt, Kathy Walters. Patti Parrish, Teresa Heimann, Carol Sue Cook; third row, Jackie Sue Baker, Sharon Sutton, Judith Kohne. and Jean Marie Kitson.—(Staff Photo)

Sen. Knowland Determined On Budget Slash Some Congressmen Appear Swayed By Eisenhower Appeal WASHINGTON (UP) — Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland, unswayed by a soften ing among some congressmen toward President Eisenhower’s budget, today stood by his statements that federal spending should be cut three billion dollars. But Vice President Richard M. Nixon, in one of his few policy speeches this year, jumped into the budget battle Thursday night with a strong defense of the administration’s money requests. The President also picked up some top level GOP support in the House on his foreign aid program. Speaker Sam Rayburn Tex.) and Democratic Leader John W. McCormack already had lined up against mcat-ax cuts in the program. Rayburn has predicted the house would be fairly generous in acting on the $3,865,000,060 foreign aid request. The Fight Credited Some congressional quarters credited Eisenhower’s new all-out fight to save his budget with helping to blunt the economy drive. In other budget developments: —The House opened debate on the defense budget which has been trimmed $2,587,000,000 in committee. The House was expected to go along with the cuts despite Eisenhower’s objections to the reduction. The vote was expected to come next week. —The Senate Appropriations Committee summoned Army Secretary Wilber M. Bracket and Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Army chief of staff, for testimony on the $36,200,000,000 military budget. Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson urged the committee Thursday to oppose the House cuts. He said they were an "unwise gamble'’ to** take with, the armed forces. —Assistant Defense Secretary Mansfield Sprague’went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to defend the foreign aid program. Foreign aid chief John B. Hollister said Thursday the program is necessary for the United States to maintain its free world leadership. —The House Rules Committee Thursday cleared for floor debate a bill which would result in about 420 million dollars more in foreign aid without charging up a cent to the administration’s aid budget. The bill—a farm surplus disposal act under which federal surpluses are sold for foreign currencies—would charge the costs to federal farm programs. Knowland Persistent Knowland called again for clipping three billion dollars from the budget despite Eisenhower's downward revision of his foreign aid request by more than a half-bil-lion dollars. Even with the lesser aid request, he said, “I think the Midget still can be cut by three billion dollars.” Nixon said in New York the outlook for the administration's program in Congress has .“substantially improved.” “Unless Congress decides to discontinue domestic programs it has previously approved, budget cuts as high as five to six billion dollars, which some have suggested, cannot be made unless the items for national defense are substantially reduced,” he said. But Nixon warned that the “Present tax level, if continued indefinitely into the future, could seriously weaken the economy.” DISARMING (Continued from Pn*e One) sound accord providing for rigid inspection would win Senate approval—although possibly not without a sharp battle.

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Soil Stewardship Broadcast Sunday Members of the Adams county soil conservation district program for soil stewardship Sunday, practiced at Fort Wayne last night for the program Sunday at 1 p.m. on station WKJG. Ben Mazelin and Herman Bulmahn, soil district superisors, Cletus Gillman, soil conservationist, Leo Seltenright, county agent, and Rev. John D. Mishler and quartet from the Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren, practiced the program. It will emphasize the part that the soil plays in God's plan of stewardship. CHINESE (Coutlnuea from Page Oae) , Rip Down U.B. Flag This morning Liu's widow appeared before the American embassy to stage a “hunger strike.” She carried signs in Chinese and Endlish saying: ‘The killer Reynolds is innocent? Protest against the United States court-martial as an unfair and unjust decision." Her actions inflamed a crowd of -about 460. They began throwing stones and smashing the embassy's windows. Hundreds of other Chinese rushed to the scene, swelling the mob into the thousands. Trackloads of police and firemen arrived, but made no attempt to stop the trouble. Demonstrators attacked American news correspondents watching 1 the rioting. In early afternoon about 300 Chi- ‘ nese brushed aside Nationalist police, broke through the embassy gates, ripped down the American 1 flag and hoisted the Nationalist 1 colors. They tried to set the building afire, then swarmed through it 1 and smashed everything they could reach. Another mob attacked the twostory U.S. Information Service building and wrecked its offices. Other rioters turned on a group of American servicemen in the government post and telegraph office, but this time police rescued the soldiers before they could be touched. Postal workers saved a civilian who was attacked. Call Out Army This correspondent and Associated Press correspondent Spencer Moosa, a British national, were besieged in the postal building by a group of flag-waving students. We hid in a back room until police arrived, and they advised us not io leave the building because of the mob. Still another mob tried to storm the three - story sugar building which houses the headquarters of the U.S. military advisory group. The Nationalist government called out the army at this point, and Chinese machine guns were set up around the structure. Anti-American violence spread throughout the city. There was no exact figure on casualties. But a Nationalist police estimate said nine Chinese were injured. An estimated dozen Americans were hurt. Rankin conferred with Yeh and together they visited the embassy to survey the damage. On their way out, demonstrators hurled a rock through a car window when they saw the American ambassador in Yeh’s vehicle. By nightfall, order was being slowly restored, with about 866 fully armed Nationalist troops moving into the city to help keep things quiet. The State Department in Washington said Rankin and his staff had reported that the embassy in Taipei was “totally wrecked,” and the U.S. Information Service building and all embassy transportation “destroyed.” A spokesman said all Americans at the embassy were “accounted for and reported safe." He had no official word on the number of Americans injured. PROBE (Continued from Page O»e) person, investigators said, and cashed through the Southmoor Bank and Trust Co. where Hodge cashed his forged checks. Adamowski said it probably will take months to audit the records fully.

Vincennes Citizens Alerted For Fumes Source Os Ammonia Fumes Is Located VINCENNES — <W — Ammonia fumes leaking from a chemical companv tank spread over a wide area of Vincennes’ south side early today and an estimated 4,000 persons were alerted. Police, firemen and volunteers banged on doors in the middle of the night to awaken residents and notify them of the possibility of danger from the fumes. But only a few persons evacuated the area and nobody was sickened badly enough to require treatment. Authorities said a valve on a 30,000-gallon tank of liquid art- ; monia was opened at the Midwest Chemical Co. at the south edge of the city. Vandals may have been responsible, reports indicated. A fog of fumes enveloped the area as the liquid turned to gas. A light breeze carried the fumes toward the city. GRADUATE (Cnatißned 3 from Pace Oae) get away from work and take it easy and oe your own boss; it’s then you really start working, and this time everyday and everyday, and this time, for someone else?. “There are four things which everyone who wants to be really happy must do every day. First, he must learn how to make money and not spend it; secondly, he must work hard at his job, whatever it might be, and bear all injustices and never strike back; thirdly, he must do his best and what is right when there is no one looking, when he's on his own, and lastly, he must accept any handicap which God. gives, and never give up, and never, never quit. "It's harder to capture happiness that it is to capture elephants, friends, you can’t simply turn the field glasses. It Jakes hard, hard, hard work, and it means strivihg at all four of the goals I've mentioned.’’ In closing. Rev. Pierce told the seniors, "Deep .your when you leave this commencement, you’ll know that this is a new beginning, a' new life pawits you. Take the tools gvien you by teachers, parents, ministers, and friends, and by hard work and faith in God, find arid capture true and lasting happiness.” Following the address, Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal, stated that the 69 candidates had met the requirements of the state and local boards of education, and were eligible for diplomas. Jay H. Gould, a member of the graduating class, was the surprised recipient of an engraved plaque, for his meritorious achievement of having never missed a day of school or been tardy in the six years that he has attended Decatur junior-senior high school. Diplomas were then presented by George D. Helm, president of the Decatur school board. After proclaiming the students duly graduated, the Rev. W. C. Vetter, also a father of one of the graduates, offered benediction. “D. H. S.” was used for the recessional. Miss Charlotte Vera has been senior class sponsor, with Fred Schott as president. Other officers for the' year included Paul Schmidt, vice-president; Lorraine Walters, secretary, and Tony Kelly, treasurer. Following the annual forma) graduation dance, the seniors and their dates were guests of four De r catur sororities at a buffet, served at the Youth find Community center. At 2 a.m,' today, they witnessed a private showing of the movie "The King and Four Queens,” presented by Roy-Kalver. After the movie, the group meandered to the American Legion, where members of the Lions club presented a program of entertainment and later served breakfast, to wind up the all-night activities.

Vote Addition To Highway Program Additional 7,000 Miles To Program WASHINGTON (UP) - A Senate Public Works subcommittee has voted to add another 7,0f>0 miles to the proposed 41,000-mile interstate highway system. . The subcommittee also approved" a program aimed at keeping the great interstate highway system clear of billboards. The legislation—approved by the subcommittee Thursday—was sent to the full Senate Public Works Committee. The vote on the highway extension was 7-0; on the billboards, 7-1. The billboard section of the bill would provide extra aid to states which agree to limit billboards for 660 feet on either side of the highway system. The extra aid would amount to three-quarters of 1 per cent of the cost of the highway. The highway extension—added to CITY OF DRCATUR. INDIANA SEWAGE TRKATMENT PROJECT advkrtirkment FOR BIDS The City ot Decatur, Indiana will receive sealed Prupoxaln for the construction of A. Sewage Treatment Plant with Garbage Disposal Facilities, a Sewage Lift Station and Intercepting Sewers until 7 P.M. D.S.T., on the 18th day <rt June, 1917 at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Decatur, Indiana. All Proposals received will be publicly opened and read aloud In the Council Chambers at the City Hall at 7:00 PM. D.S.T., on June 'Ww- 6 Contract documents. Including plana and specifications, are on file and available for Inspection at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Decatur, at Decatur, Indiana. Copies of documents, including plans and specifications required for review or bidding purposes, may be obtained only from the City Clerk by depositing >25.00 for proposed Contract No. 1, 240.00 for proposed Contract No. 8, with the City Clerk tor each set of documents so obtained. The full amount of the deposit for one set of documents and onehalf of the deposit for any additional sets of documents will be refunded to each bidder who submits a 1 formal proposal to the City and who also returns the plans (and i specifications on additional sets) I In good condition to the City Clerk within ten (10) days after his bid security has been returned to him.’ | Equipment manufacturers, subcontractors, and others who do not submit formal proposals to the City will be refunded one-halt (U.) the amount of the deposit for ail sets of complete documenta, including plans and specifications, returned in good condition to the City Clerk within ten (10) days after the opening of bids. No refund will be made for documenta received by the City Clerk after this tqn (10) day period-.*’ A certified check or bank draft drawn on a solvent bank payable without condition to the City of Decatur. Indiana, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the ! bid shall be submitted with each Proposal as a guarantee that if the Proposal is accepted, a Contract will be entered into and the performance of the Contract properly secured. No bld shall be withdrawn after the opening of Proposals without the consent of the City of Decatur for a period Os Thirty (SO) days after the scheduled time of closing bids. The City of Decatur proposes to complete financing arrangements for this improvement within a period of sixty days after construction bids are received. The bid securities of all bidders, except the security submitted with the lowest acceptable bids on each Contract, will be returned within a ten day period following the time of receipt of the bids. The bld security of the lowest acceptable proposal on each Contract will be returned on request after the City has made a conditional award to the successful bidder if a satisfactory Performance Bond has been delivered to the City. The conditional award will not be In effect until the City has been successful in raising the required funds for payment of construction. Provided it proves impossigle to raise the required funds, the conditional award will be canceled by the City and the City shall not then be liable for any payments whatsoever to the Contractor. Extension of time beyond the sixty day period of the conditional award may be made only by mutual agreement between the City, the Contractor, and the Contractor’s Surety. The City of Decatur reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, to waive any informalities In bidding/ to award separate contracts on proposed Contract No. 1 and on Contract No. 8, or to make an award of both proposed Contracts to one bidder. The .successful bidder will be re?ulred to furnish a satisfactory Perormance Bond in the sum of the full amount of the contract (or contracts). In general, the improvement op which Proposals are requested will require the following construction: Contract No. 1- St. Mary’s River and West Side Intercepting Sewers i The furnishing and installation of approximately 14,900 lineal feet of Vitrified tile and reinforced concrete pipe sewer in sixes ranging from 12” to 24’’, concrete manhole bases, sidewalls and covers, 5,200 lineal feet of cast’lron pipe sewer in sixes ranging from 4” to 14”, intercepting chambers and miscellaneous appurtenances and work. , Contract No. »—Serfage Treatment Plant, Garbage Disposal Facilities and Sewage Lift Statiom The Construction of a Sewage Treatment Plant with,garbage disposal facllities to serVe the City of Decatur, Indiana. Such treatment plant to be of the complete treat, ment type with rock filters and with separate sludge digestion, having a nominal capacity of 1.80 M. G. D. The construction of a sewage lift station complete with three vertical shaft pumping units. Plans and Specifications for this project were prepared by qpnsoev, Townsend and Associates, Consulting Engineers, 860 East Grand Avenue. Chicago 11,. Illinois. Contractors may submit Propose als on either or both of the foregoing listed proposed Contracts. Each bid In excess of Five Thousand Dollars (15,000.00) shall be accompanied by State Board of Accounts Form 96A, properly filled out and executed. All blds shall have State Board of Accounts Form 96, Non-Collusion Affidavit (on bid form) properly signed and acknowledged. Dated at Decatur. Indiana this 17th day of May, 1957. BOARD-OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY, CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA Bly: Miriam Hall, , Clerk-Treasurer May 17-84.

the bill as an amendment by Sen. Francis Case (R-S. D.) to a surprise move—would extend the period for construction of the entire system from 13 years to 20 years. Case’s amendment would provide $2,200,000,000 annually for seven years beginning July 1, 1067 for the 90 per cent federal share of the cost of the additional mileage. Local governments would contribute the additional 10 per cent, as they do in the present program. Congress last year authorized the 13-year, 41,000-mile interstate highway program at an estimated ■i cost of 27 billion dollars. Case warned the cost of the original program was understated. He told a news conference the extension, like the present program, would not affect the budget. It would continue to be financed

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by receipts of the federal gasoline tax, which was increased to 3 cents a gallon last year for a 16year period. The American Automobile Assn, condemned the proposal to add extra mileage to the system. It said it would "confube and delay action’’ on the Overall building program. But it endorsed the measure to regulate billboards. NO HOPE (r<i«tl»u»<i from Pag* Oaa> Saturday and Sunday. Rain was expected to the Indianapolis area both days, but forecasts indicated it may hold off Saturday until drivers have had several hours of activity.