Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1957 — Page 1

Vol. I.V. No. 139.

DEFENSE HUDDLE VICE PRESIDENT Frank W. Brewster at the Teamsters' union (center! confers with his attorneys, John K. Pickens (left) and Jerry N. Griffin, during a recess of his trial for contempt of Congress. He went to trial after a Federal jtdge denied a move to void the 31 counts of the Indictment.

Carrier Plane Is Damaged By Chinese Fire State Department Declines Comment Until Investigation WASHINGTON (UP)— Communist China today followed up its charges that U.S. planes “invaded” China with a warning that “further aggression” will be met with the full might of the Chinese armed forces. The U.S. Navy said Red Chinese coastal batteries opened up Wednesday on an American carrier plane flying eight miles outside the Chinese mainland. J’elp*..g caned the incident a planned attack aimed at preventing the “peaceful liberation” of Formosa. The State Department declined any comment pending outcome of a Navy investigation into the incident. but it was believed the investigation would lead to a protest to the Peiping government. Promises Retaliation The Peiping Peoples Daily, official organ of the Chinese Communist government, renewed and amplified its angry charges toTbe editorial was broadcast by Peiping Radio, chief propaganda outlet for Red China. \ “The Chinese people do not threaten nor do they invade other countries nor will they allow their country to be threatened or invaded,” it said. "If the American aggressors dare to invade China our armed fofices will deal them smashing Nows.” "Yesterday’s incident was aimed at creating tension in the Far East and preventing the peaceful liberation of Tai wa n (Formosa). Chi naterritorial land, sea and air are inviolable. The American aggressors will have to face all the consequences of their provocative acts.” Claims Two Planes In Taipei, Rear Adm. Lu Ho-tu, a Nationalist military spokesman,' said the Communists opened fire on Chinese planes an hour and a half before the shot at the American plane, but that the Nationalist aircraft escaped damage. Peiping claimed two Nationalist planes shot down and one U.S. plane damaged. “AU our planes returned undamaged,” Lu said. The incident, latest U a series of U.S. - Communist Chinese skirmishes in the Formosa Straits area, occurred early Wednesday morning. The Navy said Communist anti-aircraft batteries -hit and, slightly damaged Jhe plan©, hut no crew membenrwere injured. The plane was on a routine training flight It apparently wandered off course in hazy weather. But the Navy insisted .it was no closer than eight miles to the Red iCoutinued on Four/ I Geo. Hirschy Rites Friday Afternoon Funeral services for George Hirschy, Monroe township farmer who died Wednesday morning, will be held at 1:30 p. m. Friday at the Yager funeral home and at-2 p. m. at the Winchester U. B. church. Burial will be in the Ray cemetery. The name of one daughter, Esther, at home, was unintentionally omitted from the list of survivors. INDIANA WEATHER Considerable cloudiness, warm and humid tonight with scattered thundershowers ending late tonight or early Friday, followed by fair and pleasant remainder of Friday. Little change in temperatures. Low tonight 60s north, around 70 south. High Friday mostly in the 80s. Sunset 8:14 p. m„ sunrise Friday S:l7 a. m.

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Tax Withholding Is Held Constitutional i Judge Rules Act Is Valid But Unwise INDIANAPOLIS (UP) - TAX dodgers received bad news late Wednesday when Marion Circuit Judge John L. Niblack ruled a new law requiring the withholding of Indiana gross income taxes is "unwise” but constitutional. Niblack said the law—effective July I—enacted by the 1957 Legislature was “not salutary for the public good for the reason that each taxpayer is not, required to go through the burden of figuring and attending his own tax affairs." The ruling was hailed by State Revenue Comgiissione~r Edwin cease the amount of payroll work cut the number of tax dodgers by more than 100,000. The test case eame before Niblack when owners of a cleaning shop in nearby Beech Grove filed suit on grounds the law was unconstitutional. The firm paraded several witnesses before Niblack in aq attempt to prove withholding would cost an employer an unfair amount of money for bookkeening each year."* William Buchanan of the Taylor Bookkeeping Co., Indianapolis, told Niblack emptayers would have to spend 75 exfiw minutes a year complying with the new withholding system. L. He admitted the bookkeeping in connection with withholding was simple, but claimed it would inc ease the amount of payroll work on deductions by at least 25 per cent. Job "Pretty Simple” Jack Akers, one of the plaintiffs, told Niblack the job was “pretty simple,” but “if I make a mistake” he would be subject W fines and possible imprisonment. Niblack heard testimony through most of the day and then made his decision ruling the law was constitutional. But Niblack made it plain he did not favor the law. He said, in effect, that payroll withholding” lets the government drain the taxpayer’s blood while he’s unconscious. Niblack said the taxpayer does not know what he is paying since he is not required to go through the burden of figuring and attending; his own tax affairs. Niblack gave four reasons why the law is constitutional. 1. The Constitution of Indiana states the General Assembly may levy and collect a tax upon income. 2. The United States courts have construed the powers of taxation of any state to be limited "only by the constitution of the state and that of the United States.” 3. The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that “power to tax is inherent in and essential to the existence of the state.” s 4. The Indiana Supreme Court in another case stated: _ “The power of taxation is inherent in ithe state and Ts a legislative power limited only by the provisions of the constitution." WiU Appeal Case Attorneys for the plaintiff indicated they would appeal Niblack’s decision to the Indiana Supreme Court. Attorney George Rose said the law puts employers into “involuntary servitude” by making them unpaid tax collectors. The withholding law goes into effect July 1, the same date the gross tax rate goes up 50 per cent. The state would have been set back in its plans to collect the tax in an effort to match revenue with expenditures had Niblack issued a restraining order or injunction. Beaman said collection of state gross income tax by payroll deduction will plug the loophole for many persons now evading the tax. He cited Kentucky as an example. When the neighboring state went to payroll withholding, its number of taxpayers rose more than 10 per cent, Beaman said.

Public Works Fund Reduced By Committee Seven Per Cent Cut In Appropriations By House Group By UNITED PRESS Another of President Eisenhower’s appropriations requests suffered a 7 per cent cut at the hands of the House Appropriations Committee today. v Su The committee gashed $61,639,977 from the Eisenhower public works program. As approved by the committee and sent to the House, the bill—providing funds for flood control, navigation, reclamation and Some power projects—totaled $814,813,023. If the House upholds the committee cuts, it will have reduced all of the appropriations measures it has considered so -far this session by 84,042355,829. The cuts have averaged about 7 per cent In the Senate today. Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson said that chamber’s cuts in Eisenhower’s budget requests have averaged 7.5 per cent. Johnson said the cuts were made “intelligently and prudently without taking ‘meat ax’ swings.” Johnson said it would be especially “dangerous” to make “meat ax” cuts in the $3,637,000,000 foreign aid bin the Senate is debating. Other congressional news: Postal Pay: A group of congressmen urged postal pay increases to prevent further reductions in mail service. The administration opposes the boost. But Rep. James H. Morrison (D-La.) said the Post Office Department is having trouble getting workers because of the low pay scale. He is sponsoring a Ml to give the 518,000 postal field workers an average increase of $1,703 a year. Welfare Funds: A.M. Holbrook Jr., an expert on union welfare funds, told House investigators that such funds can be kept free of mismanagement if “public disclosure" is made of how they are administered by trustees. Un-American: The House Committee on Un-American Activities announced ft will investigate alleged Communist activity in theater, television and other professional groups at public hearings In San Francisco. The bearings will be held June 18-21. Civil Righto; The House re,v ~uuu<u r*a»< ntier/ Earl Chase Named As Rural Carrier Post Office Clerk Appointed Carrier Earl Chase, employe of the Decatur post office since 1930, will receive a promotion and change in headquarters June 29. postmaster Leo Kirsch announced today. On June 28 Chasd will be separated as a clerk in the Decatur post office, and on June 29 he will be reassigned as a rural carrier on. route 4. The rural carriers, although working from the Decatur post office, are regional employes. Chase will replace John Frank, the temporary carrier on route 4, 'who will return to the job of temporary city mail carrier which he has riued intermittently since January 16, 1953. Chase was appointed a temporary carrier in 1930, and October I, 1935 was given a probationary appointment as substitute clerk. He was then promoted in the civil service to clerk’s position over the years, and has worked for the post office since 1930, except for two years service in the United States Navy during World War 11. Rural route 4 lies west and south of Decatur, including parts of Washington and Kirkland townships, and a small area ot French township. The route is 66.54 miles long, includes 1,232 patrons, and 309 families. Chase’s appointment fills one of two vacancies existing in the local rural carriers ranks. One more vacancy may yet be filled. No official announcement has been received on the manner of this appointment, but it is possible that a civil sendee examination for the appointment might be held. If this is done, anyone is eligible to take the test, which would establish a list of eligible persons for the job. It is customary for the congressman of this district to chpose one of the top three in the examination for the position. Veterans have a preference in the exam, and disabled veterans have even more preference. R. P. Troyer, district operations manager of district 2, of the Cincinnati region, made the appointment of Chase.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 13, 1957.

Two Drunken Convicts Hold Guards Hostages At State Reformatory

Gov. Handley \ Affirms Stand On School Aid Governor Says Ike Is Misinformed On Indiana Conditions INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Governor Handley late Wednesday reaffirmed his stand against federal aid to school construction and said President Eisenhower was “misinformed” about the condition of Indiana’s schools. The controversy was touched off earlier when the President met with 40 Midwestern Republican Congressmen at a White House breakfast. The discussion at the breakfast turned to federal aid for schools, and Eisenhower referred to several pictures shown to him by Rep. Samuel K. McConnell (RPa.), ranking Republican on the House Committee on Education and Labor. The pictures showed schools in Indiana which were run down and badly in need of repair. Handley took issue with the President in a news conference at the Statehouse. "I think the President was misinformed as far as Indiana is concerned by a gentleman who foreigner to the state at Indiana, Handley said. He reaffirmed his faith in “home rule” and said “Indiana t has been taking care of school i construction.” Obviously angry about the Pres- . ident’s statement, Handley said “our Congressmen know the situation better. Anybody can take a picture.” Handley said as far as federal aid to school construction is concerned, "if anything, I’m more opposed.” He said he now has "more information” about the controversial subject. (Continued on Pace Four) 1,185 Reported Dead Os Philippines Flu More Thon 400,000 Cases Are Reported MANILA (UP) — The Health Department reported today that 1,185 deaths and 473,356 cases have been registered "in the Philippines influenza epidemic. Dr. Jacinto Dixon, department epidemiologist, said he believes there are five times as many unreported cases. In Jakarta, Indonesian press reports said the influenza epidemic has killed 45 jgtsons in Indonesia so far. The epidemic spread to Japan’s last two previously unaffected provinces today. An estimated 2,500,000 Japanese were reported suffering from racking coughs, persistent fever and muscle pains,. Five Japanese have died since toe epidemic reached Japan a little more than one month ago. The Japanese Welfare Ministry said flu had affected 505,000 schoolchildren. A total of 1,174 schools closed and another 2,514 suspended part of their classes. Former Decatur Lady Is Taken By Death Mrs. Augusta M. Somers, 70, fqrmer Decatur resident, died Wednesday afternoon at toe South Whitley rest home. She was the widow of the late Dr. L. E. Somers, former Decatur physician. Surviving are one son, Dr. Gerald H. Somers of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; two brothers, Harry Kroder of Clifton, N. J., and Edgar Kroder of Claweland, 0., and one sister, Miss Lil--1 ban Kroder of Clifton, N. J. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p. m. Friday at the Elzey home for funerals at Waynedale, toe Rev. D. Richard Wolfe officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn memorial park. 14 Paget

Stassen Returns To >■ ’y‘Si-.::*. • • • 1 Disarmament Talks Ordered To Avoid Upsetting Allies WASHINGTON (UP)—Disarmament Adviser Harold E. Stassen leaves for London today with instructions to avoid upsetting America’s allies and take it easy on private disarmament talks with toe Russians. Because of Allied displeasure over some of Stassen’s behind-the-scenes talks with the Russians, diplomats said the new American disarmament plan will not be presented at the London disarmament conference for many days. On his latest visit here, Stassen has held a series of talks with Secretary of State John Poster Dulles. He planned to leave Washington this afternoon and New York later in toe day. There was evidence the administration summoned Stassen home from London last week end to smooth out ruffled Allied feelings over his disarmament strategy. France and some other allies were reported upset when they heard Stassen had given a more elaborate outline of the U.S. disarmament plan to toe Russians than he gave this country’s European allies. Some officials explained Stassen talked at length with Soviet disarmament delegate Valerin Zorin to allay any Soviet idea Wat delays in toe negotiations meant toe United States was losing interest. - Dulles, durtag several conferences with Stassen this week, advised him to deal more closely with the Allies in the future and engage only in “informal” talks with the Russians without referring to possible inclusion of a European area in any air-ground inspection zone. Dulles has said publicly it is up to the Europeans to detide whether their territory should be included in a “firststep” disarmament plan. In any informal talks with toe Russians in London Stassen f presumably would talk about problems involved in cutting Ameri-can-Soviet armed strength as part of a first-step agreement. Officials said there is much work to be done in the "conventional arms” field that would not involve any European air - ground inspection zone. Near Quota Set For Bloodmobile Visit Four Pints Os Blood Short From Decatur The bloodmobile collection Wednesday at the Decatur Youth and Community Center fell four pints short of the necessary 127 pints. Mrs. Ed Bauer, chairman of toe blood program, said today. - There were 140 persons scheduled, and 38 walk-ins. Os the 140 scheduled, only 104 came in to give blood. Fourteen persons gave bipod for a specific person. Tom Lambert joined the three gallon donor’s list Wednesday, having given a total of 24 pints of blood. One gallon donors are Mrs. Elizabeth McMillen, Lewis Lutz Smith, Mrs. Fairy Hill, Lewis L. Sheets, and Harlan Jackson. Ladies who helped in the canteen Wednesday were Mrs. Robert Railing, Mrs. Edgar Reinking, Mrs. Lucile Miller, Mrs. L. E. Archbold, Mrs. Roscoe Glendening, Mrs. Gerald Durkin, and Mrs. Theodore Baker. The ladies of the Evangelical E. U. B. church served the noon luncheon to the volunteer workers. Those who gave blood Wednesday were the Rev. William C. Feller, Mrs. Henry Krueckeberg, Mrs. Alvin Egly, Mrs. George Foos, Dem Gage, Elizabeth McMillen; Mrs. Joe Shell, Mrs. Vella Duan Teeple, Mrs. Herbert Boerger, Richard Sheets, Mrs. William Boerger, Mrs. Frances Borders, Mrs. Edgar Krueckeberg, Harry James, Omer Merriman, Mrs. Omer Merriman, Mrs. Dora Fleming, Mrs. Otto Boerger, Vincant (Con tinned Pace Five)

Midlands Are Struck Again By Tornadoes Parts Os Eastern Kansas Hit; Flood In South Illinois By UNITED PRESS Tornadoes dipped aft of a continuing squall line across the nation’s midlands Wednesday night Heavy rains posed the threat of new floods in Oklahoma and inundated about 10,000 acres in southern Illinois. Twisters accompanied, by heavy rain and hail the size of marbles swept parts of eastern Kansas, and high winds battered most of toe middle and lower Mississippi Valley. Funnel clouds also were sighted in severe thunderstorms near Aberdeen, S.D. No injuries were reported in toe twisters. Champaign, 111., was hit by a windstorm for toe htird straight day today, with gusts of up to 50 m.p.h. causing some property damage. A violent thunderstorm and hail also whipped through toe city. Shreveport, La., was soaked by a 3%-inch rainfall during a sixhour period Wednesday night and wind gusts exceeded 50 m.p.h.* In the city. The band of heavy rains extended across most of Arkansas, southwestern Missouri, South Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Oklahoma, drenched by nearly five inches of rain since Tuesday, braced for possible record flood crests on toe Caney River near Bartlesville and on other streams in toe state. A 2.71-inch rainfall in Fayette County, Illinois, flooded about 10,000 acres of farmland and created a flood emergency on toe Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. Authorities (Costinoed on Pace Five) — Mayflower On Last Lap Os Crossing Heads For Plymouth And Big Reception PLYMOUTH, Mass. (UP)—Mayflower 11, “The Lord with her,” glided from ages past toward Plymouth today on the last lap of her transatlantic crossing. Capt. Alan Villiers hoped to unfurl toe tiny brig’s full canvas for toe tricky trip into Plymouth Harbor. Thousands of sightseers and an official welcoming committee awaited her on the 54th day of her voyage. Some of the edge was taken off the Plymouth reception at Provincetown Wednesday. The squarerigged galleon halted there to reenact the sighing of the Mayflower Compact, just as toe founding fathers did 336 years ago, and was virtually commandeered by eager tourists. Tewed To Fort Coast Guard cutters circling toe 92-foot craft were unable to pry away an excursion boat hugging the side of the official committee launch next to toe Mayflower H. The Mayflower 11, exact replica of toe original, lurched into Provincetown at the end of a 50-yard tow line from toe Coast Guard cutter Yankton. Fifteen to 20-foot swells pitched toe tiny craft. , “It bothered me rs Utile,” Villiers said, "to come in on a tow line. But it would have bothered me more to be out there battling those winds.” Villiers^was high in praise fen* his 32-man crew. He said: “The Lord was with us during toe trip and the ship handled very well" Boat Business Booms Despite rolling seas some 20 private and excursion boots ventured beyond the Provincetown harbor to escort the colorful vessel. Boat owners did a booming business ferrying rubberneckers out to , the Mayflower 11. Prices ranged up to $5 a head. The scene ashore was as jum-i bled as it was in the water. The I oa rago Mx) r 1

More Storms Sweep Across Stale Today New Rash Os Storms Does Little Damage By UNITED PRESS A new rash of vicious storms swept across Indiana today and dumped more rain on a countryside already over-supplied with moisture. But toe latest in a series of wind and thunderstorms did Uttle damage. An earlier flurry ot windstorms and lightning which struck the southwestern quarter of Hoosierland Tuesday night was blamed indirectly today for two deaths at Terre Haute. Meanwhile, muddy flood water spread over bottomlands along White River in a runoff of precipitation which totaled up to five or more inches Tuesday and Wednesday. It further hampered farmers whose corn and soybean planting has been long delayed by spring rains seldom matched in history for volume and frequency. At Terre Haute, Charles Higginbotham, 37, was killed Wednesday night when a big'tree limb smashed on an automobile in which he was riding on a city street. Police said toe limb was weakened by a windstorm a few hours earlier. Lineman Falla Dead William Stultz, Clinton, a power utility lineman, was. killed by * heart atatek Wednesday at Terre Haute whie repairing lines damaged by toe same storm. Today’s new storms struck Indianapolis and New Harmony and other points. The Weather Bureau reported that a thunderstorm at New Harmony before dawn was accompanied by wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Across toe Wabash River at Mount Carmel, Hl., television antennae were bent and a radio station was off toe air because of a power failure. Winds of at least 57 miles per hour velocity swept Indianapolis in a rush-hour storm this morning. Precipitation In toe 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. included 1.75 inches at Kokomo, 1.49 on the Indianapolis southeast side, .95 at Marion, .89 at Winchester, .85 at Portland, .95 at Crawfordsville, .55 at Peru, .18 at Terre Haute, .16 at Lafayette, .52 at Bluffton. Wabash, White Up Again Others included .Al at South Bend, .42 at Fort Wayne and .01 (CoaUnuoa on Pa« Six) Syrian, Egyptian Presidents Confer Diplomatic Crisis Shakes Arab World By WALTER LOGAN United Press Staff Correspondent Syrian President Shukri El Kuwatly conferred today in Cairo with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser on toe EgyptianJordan diplomatic crisis that has shaken the Arab world. * Kuwatly flew to Cairo from a. hospital in Alexandria for urgent talks a few hours after toe Jordan government officially accused Egypt of plotting to assassinate members of toe Jordanian royal family and government. The meeting highlighted a series of Middle East developments including: I —Egypt closed the port of Suez today so minesweepers could remove any mines that might lie in toe waterway. The Greek-owned tanker World Jury struck" a mine in the harbor Wednesday and received “slight" damages. —Lebanon and Soviet relations chilled further with official Lebanese accusations that Russia had interfered in the Lebanon’s internal affairs.

—Jordan, in a move to improve relations with Britain, restored the right of British commercial planes to use toe Amman airport.

Today’s was toe third KuwatiyNasser meeting since toe Syrian president arrived in Egypt Friday for a medical checkup at a hospital in Alexandria. United Press corresponent Wilbur G. Landrey reported from Cairo the two leaders were concerned over the effect of toe crisis ion the Arab "neutralist bloc.”

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'lncident' Is Under Control In 40 Minutes No One Injured And No Damage Is Done In Brief Incident PENDLETON, Ind. (UP)—Two "drunk” convicts armed with home-made knives held two guards as hostage for less than an hour today at the Indiana Reformatory. and 5® state police troopers rushed to the scene on a riot can. But no riot developed and the situation, described by Governor Handley's office as an “incident,” was under control within 40 minutes with nobody hurt and no property damage. Supt. Paul B. Whelchel, in charge of the walled institution only a few weeks, said the inmates were “obviously intoxicated” by “brew they make up here.” He said a pitcher containing the fermented drink was found in a kitchen where the trouble occurred. From Elkhart, Marion Whelchel identified the prisoners as Charles Capps, 28, sentenced from Marion County to 2 to 21 years for manslaughter, and Bill County to 2 to 5 years tor burglary. Both were placed in solitary confinement. ‘ The guards were Kenneth Buell of Anderson and Bernard Vaughn of New Castle. Neither was in- ’ jured, Whelchel said. . Handley, who heard the riot call ■ on his State police radio as he ! rode to the Statehouse in his , limousine from the governor’s ' mansion, Immediately ordered . Arthur Campbell, a member of the . State Correction Board, to the ' scene. The board supervises state ' penal institutions. Whelchel said about 30 other convicts and several guards and ‘ civil employes were in the kitchen ; when the prisoners grabbed the ! guards for no apparent reason. ' None of the other convicts par- ’ ticipated and remained quietly by while other guards watched them and spread the word to Whelchel’s 1 office. Moat Didn’t Knew Most of the other prisoners, numbering about 2,000, did not know anything was amiss, Whelchel said. Whelchel said inmates have been known for years to make an alcoholic brew, presumably from food served in the institution. He said small quantities frequently are confiscated but none had been found recently. A search of the institution after the incident revealed no more of the drink, he said. Reports 800,000 2 Liquidated By Reds Says Liquidation By Chinese Reds NEW YORK (UP) — The New York Times said today that the Chinese Communist government “liquidated” 800,00 persons between October, 1949, and the beginning of 1954. In a dispatch from Warsaw, the newspaper’s correspondent Sydney Gruson said the figure was contained in a speech made by Chinese chief of state Mao Tse-tung last Feb. 27. It was one of two speeches, Gruson reported, which laid down Mao’s theory of possible Contradiction and conflict in a Marxist state—a theory in which he has appeared to be in direct conflict with the views of Russia’s party boss Nikita Khrushchev. Gruson quoted the following excerpt from the speech: mistake of substituting internal differences fob external antagonism, which resulted in a rule of terror and the liquidation of thousands of Communists. “In dealing With enemies it is necessary to use force. We in (CanoauM ea rage «x)