Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 284.

U. S. SPACE TRAVELER jfMM UNVEILED AT CAPE CANAVERAL. Florida, is this test sphere mounted on the end of the third stage of a Vanguard rocket. The 3Mrpound, 6.4-inch sphere has six antennas and two radio transmitters capable of sending signals to tracking stations. The six rectangular objects on the surface of the aluminum sphere are solar batteries which will power the transmitters.

Navy Reported Set For Firing First Satellite > Shoot Scheduled Wednesday At Base At Cape Canaveral By WILLIAM J. TUCKER United Press Staff Correspondent CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UP) —Navy technicians put the finishing touches today on a ‘ slander rocket carrying America’s hopes to duplicate Russia's leap into space. Eve-vthing was reported going according to plan for Wednesday's big shoot Latest information, all unofficial, was that the Navy's Vanguard missile might be fired at any hour or minute from 5 a.m until dusk off lonely and windy Cape Canaveral. Attempt To Duplicate Sputnik The 72-foot-long, three - stage rocket will attempt to place a sixinch baby moon into orbit. It is a tiny thing compared to Russia’s second, dog-bearing Sputnik, but it will send back a radio signal, if successfully orbited, to let the world know the United States has met the challenge. The Vanguard test could be preceded today by the firing of a less spectacular missile, possibly a Snark, which is a long-range Ramjet device hugging the earth’s atmosphere at a speed slightly below that of sotind. Briefing Scheduled There was to be an almost unprecedented pre-shoot briefing for reporters this afternoon conducted by J. Paul Walsh, deputy director of the Navy’s progressive Vanguard project at Patrick Air Force Base. Patrick is the base in charge of all missile testing at nearby Canaveral. Navy spokesmen said that as far as planning was concerned, they had found no ''bugs" in the Vanguard project. "When you prepare a rocket for flight," said one project spokesman in Washington, "you have to go through a multitude of tests.” He said any amount of tests might be inconclusive. Oil Rig Workman Injured Fatally TERRE HAUTE — (IP) — Gene Wyan, 38, Shelburn, died in a hospital Monday night from injuries sustained earlier when he caught his fact in a spinner rope on an oil ring near Youngstown. Wyman was smashed against the rig and a ouilding. Decatur Stores Open Thursday Afternoons Most of Decatur’s retail stores will be open Thursday afternoons for the convenience of Christmas shoppers, effective this week. The stores, which normally close at noon each Thursday, will be open Thursday afternoons for the next three weeks. Effective Friday, Dec. 13, merchants will be open each night until 9 o’clock through - Monday, Dec. 23. Stores will close at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 24 to permit owners and employes to spend ' Christmas Eve with their families. *

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Bank Operations Related To Lions Krueckeberq Speaks At Lions Meeting Herman Krueckeberg, cashier of the First State Bank of Decatur, explained the bank's organization to the Decatur Lions club last night. Krueckeberg, using one of several bank statements published in the Decatur Daily Democrat during the past year, showed the <'lub members what was being done by the bank to protect and enlarge the depositor’s and investor’s money, without burdening the borrower. Usfhg ” the old statement, Krueckeberg explained that at that time the assets were $15,327,478, and that $2,271,178 was cash due from other banks, including the Federal reserve, and banks in Indianapolis, Chicago, New York, and Fort Wayne, through which the bank expedites clearing of checks for its depositors. He then explained the function of the Federal Reserve bank, and how the bank must, at present, keep 12% of its demand money and 5% of its long-term money on reserve there. This would be available in case of an "emergency.” Krueckeberg stated that a large amount of the bank’s funds, sometimes almost 50&, is kept in different types of government bonds, both short, intermediate and longterm. This is for the income from the interest and also as a secondary reserve in the event of unusual cash demands. The local bank stock in the Federal which gives it a right to vote for directors, and thereby control bank policy. The (Conti- 1 —•» "* r-asre Six) Begin Distribution Os Tickets Here For Santa Claus Trains More than 40 Decatur merchants today began distribution of tickets to the three Santa Claus trains which will be run on the Erie railroad Saturday as part of the Christmas promotion program by the Chamber of Commerce. Louis Jacobs, general chairman of the event, emphasized today that the tickets will be honored only at the time specified on each ticket. The yellow tickets are •’ood only at 10 a. m., the red ones only at 1:30 p. m., and the -zreen ones only at 4 p. m. The Erie railroad is moving all available equipment here for the special Santa Claus train, and the capacity of each train is limited to 800 persons, hence there can be no tickets used except those specifically printed for the departure time. INDIANA WEATHER Heavy snow warnings north portion. Moderate to heavy snow north portion with 3 to 8 inch accumulation likely. Rain or snow south this afternoon diminishing to snow flurries and turning colder tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy, a little colder extreme south. I.nw tonight mostly in the 20s. Hieh Wednesady in the 30s except near 40 extreme south. Sunset today !W2l p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 7:50 a.m. Outlook for Thursday: Partly cloudy. Lows Wednesday night in the 20s. Highs Thursday near 40.

Moratorium On Wage Increases Is Suggested Leader Os Building v Trades Union Makes Surprise Proposal ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (UP)— AFL-CIO President George Meany today readied a challenge to a proposal to hold the line next year on wages of millions of construction, steel and other workers. Meany, briefed by AFL -CIO economists, was prepared to argue that high wages for union members benefited the entire nation and bolstered the economy. The surprising suggestion for a moratorium on pay boosts came from Richard J. Gray, president of the Building Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. The moratorium question posed an unexpected problem for Meany, who was busy attempting to line up support for expulsion of the Teamsters Union on corruption charges. Gray also urged the building trades unions to vote against ousting the Teamsters. He said it would be "un-American” to expel the Teamsters on ’’unproven charges." Would Aid Economy Gray said that if the building trades unions avoided demands for wage boosts next year they would help halt the rise in the cost of living and assure more jobs for their members. The construction industry, he said, was hard-hit by the administration’s tight-money policy and this led to unemployment of union craftsmen Meany’s answer to Gray’s plan was expected to come in appearances before the union label or maritime trades departmental conventions The AFL-CIO president also planned to address the building trades group this afternoon but his aides said he planned to tackle its jurisdictional complaints at that time. Resolutions calling for secession from the AFL-CIO art before the Building Trades convention but there ✓ little chance of their passage, informed sources said. Building Unions Angry , - The building unions are angry because Meany refused to take their side in a dispute with industrial unions over job rights in factory additions and alterations. But few leaders of building trades unions showed enthusiasm for the wage boost moratorium. Painters President L. M. Raftery called it “taking bread and butter away from building tradesmen.” Carpenters chief M. A. Hutcheson and electricians’ President Gordon Freeman pointed out many labor contracts include automatic wage hikes in 1958. Bricklayers’ boss Harry C Bates favored it "if we have a continuance of the “tight money.’’ Plumbers President Peter Schoernann and lathers’ leader Lloyd A. Mashburn agreed with Gray but excluded areas where "substandard" wages are paid.

Excellent Recovery Continuing For Ike Holds Conferences, Practices At Golf WASHINGTON (UP)-President Eisenhower, continuing his “excellent” recovery from a mild stroke, went to work at V+lS-a.m. c.s.t. today. He began early another busy day, topped by a meeting with congressional leaders and his Democratic adviser on Atlantic Treaty matters, Adlai E. Stevenson This meeting presented the biggest challenge to his physical and political strength since he suffered a mild stroke last Monday. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty reported the President had another good night's sleep. "His progress continues to be excellent,” he said. Hagerty made the announcement after conferring with doctors. The President apparently was seeking to demonstrate that he is not yet ready to retire or reduce sharply the pace of his activities. Monday, one week to the day after suffering a “cerebral arterial occlusion” or slight stroke the President made an 80-mile drive back from Gettysburg, Pa.; presided over a Cabinet meeting for one hour and 40 minutes; conferred with his secretaries of state and defense; and practiced golf shots for 15 minutes on the White House back lawn. Presidential physician Dr. Howard McC. Snyder examined the President when he left his office at 4:45 p.m After the President’s most strenuous day to date Snyder pronounced him in “excellent” condition, showing “no signs (Continued on Page Five)

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 3, 1957

Ike, Advisers Propose Increased Foreign Aid And Defense Spending

UN Secretary Meeting With Israeli Heads No Indication Os . Major Progress In Mid-East Trouble JERUSALEM, Israel (UP)— A noncommittal Dag Hammarskjold began talks today with Israeli leaders on the latest border flareup with Jordan. A Jordanian blockade of Mount Scopus appeared to be the outstanding issue. The U.N. Secretary General talked for two days with King Hussein of Jordan, Premia Ibrahim Hashim and Foreign Minister Samir Rifai Sunday and Monday but a joint communique gave no indication of major progress in the latest Mideast trouble. The communique said the Jordan government wished to maintain fullest cooperation with the U.N. Truce Supervision Organization but it left unanswered the question whether Hammarskjold had bowed to a Jordan demand he oust truce supervisor Byron Leary, a U.S. Marine colonel, on charge he was “partial” to Israel The communique said the discussions also covered the difficulties recently arisen in respect to the Israeli convoy to Mount Scopus — but it added that with the Jordanian views clarified Hammarskjold will not undertake further steps intended to resolve the problem. The Mount Scopus problem boiled down to this: the armistice agreement permitted Israel to supply and maintain an enclave in the Jordan sector of Jerusalem and convoys have proceeded to the area twice weekly without troubleLast week Jordan halted a convoy on the grounds that it was carrying prohibited gasoline. Jordan said the gasoline was intended for machinery to be used in fortifying the enclave within Jordan territory. Israel flatly denied this and insisted on the right to go through. Israeli sources said Israel would insist on this view in the talks today between H a m m a rskjold and Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Foreign Minister Golda Meir. Israel also has resisted a Jordanian demand that Hammarskjold visit the Mount Scopus area to see for himself if the area is being fortified. Hoosier Fanner Is Crowned Com King International Corn King Fourth Time CHICAGO (UP)—lndiana demonstrated its agricultural prowess today by outclassing many rivals from other states in international grain and livestock competition. C.N. Fischer, Shelbyville, Ind., was crowned international corn king late Monday for the fourth time at the Internatiqnal Livestock Exposition. Wayne Van Cleave, Crawfordsville, Ind., won the reserve corn championship, and Michael Lux, Shelbyville, the ebrn prince title. “Honeymoon,” a blocky summer yearling owned by Mrs. Sue Secondino, 19, West Terre Haute, Ind., advanced another major step toward the grand champion steer title by topping 46 other entries in his class of Herefords. The animal won the junior grand championship last Saturday. The grand championship will be decided today Purdue University swept many hog championships, including the champion and reserve champion pens of Berkshires and the champion pen of Durocs. B. Parker Newsom, Columbus, Ind., showed the top pen of Chester Whites. Purdue’s and Newsom’s victories made it a strong likelihood' the grand champion barrow in the show Wednesday will be . Indiana- , bred. Purdue also won a grand cham-; pionship with a pen of Shropshire: (Continued on Page Five) I

Benson Reaffirms Intention To Stay Reaffirms Policies During News Parley WASHINGTON — Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson reaffirmed today that he is not Agoing to resign and that he will continue “to do the best possible job” for farmers. Benson read a restatement of principles at a crowded news conference which had been billed in advance as “important.” “Let me say right here that what I am about to say is a statement—not of resignation—but of resolution,” Benson said. “You have heard, I have heard much speculation in recent weeks on whether the secretary of agriculture is a political asset or liability,” Benson continued. "I have been told this: ‘What you say may be true, but then you don’t have to be elected.’ I have heard it said that ‘Benson is basically right on the farm facts, but dead wrong politically’.” Benson said his personal plans are to continue as secretary of agriculture. “In September the President asked me to stay on,” Benson said. “I agreed to do so. Nothing that I know of has come up to change this understanding.” Benson said his statement had not ben cleared with President Eisenhower or Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams. “I cleared this with no one—it is my statement,” Benson said. “I did not discuss it with the White Hcuse.” Benson said he came to Wash(Continued on Page Five) More Blood Donors Are Needed Friday Bloodmobile Unit In Decatur Friday At least 100 blood donors are still needed for the bloodmobile visit here Friday, Mrs. Ed Bauer, chairman of the blood program, said today. A committee of women have been calling for several days scheduling donors, but are far short of the needed goal. Blood may be given between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Youth and Community Center Friday, she added. The most needed types are: 20 donors of 0 positivie; 28, A negative: 12, B positive; 15, B negative;ls AB positive; 15 AB negative. Those interested in giving blood who have never given before may call Mrs. Ed Bauer for scheduling at 3-3106. Many donors, both male female, have given regularly since the program began here, some even before World War 11. The Red Cross is now gathering blood, not only for the hospitals of the area, but for a civil defense reserve supply, In case of emergency needs. Monday’s phone crew consisted of Mrs. Arnold Ostermeyer, Mrs. Hershel Nash, Mrs. Carl Frey, and Mrs. Luther Brokaw. Tuesday’s helpers are Mrs. Albert Baumann, Mrs. Lee Fleming; Wednesday, Mrs. Ivan Stuckey, Mrs. Manley Foreman, and Mrs. Jesse Aultman: Thursday, Mrs. Ruth Keller and Mrs. Ed Bauer. B 0 G.E. Employes Called Back To Work Eighty General -Electric employes are being called back to work, after a brief lay-off, it was revealed at the Decatur plant today. Call-back notices will be issued as quickly as possible, a company spokesman said. ' Several employes were laid off during the last six or eight weeks, and today’s resumption of work i has been the first. No official num-1 I h<»- of workers laid off is available. . ' I Some G. E. employes, close to I the situation, are optimistic now I about full resumption of' work in I the very near future.

Group Seeking To Bar Hoffa In Union Job Seeking Permanent Injunction Against Taking Presidency WASHINGTON (UP)—Two Tennessee Teamsters were expected to testiy today for a "rank-and-file” group trying to stop James ’ R. Hoffa from taking over the pres- ' idency of the huge transport union. Brownie Moore and Charles 1 Stewart, both of Nashville Team--1 ster Local 327, were scheduled as - the rebel group’s second and third ; witr.tsses. . 'i-' ' Godfrey P. Schmidt and T.J. 1 Dodd, attorneys for the rank-and-filers, said they expected to call 35 or 40 witnesses to back up the charge that the union’s international convention Sept. 30-Oct. 5 at Miami Beach, Fla, was ‘rigged’’ to elect Hoffa and lesser officers of his choice. Edward "Bennett Williams, repre- : senting the Teamsters Union, said l hfe will attempt to get union organizer Joseph Konowe of New i York, who was secretary of the convention credentials committee, [ to court as soon as possible. Schmidt and Dodd want to ques- . tion Konowe about the minutes of the committee which they propose • to use as evidence in the suit. The rebel group already has blocked Hoffa from becoming president on a temporary basis. It got a preliminary injunction barring the new officers from taking their posts from U.S. Judge F. Dickinson Letts, who is hearing the current case without a jury. Letts is being asked to issue a permanent order forbidding Hoffa and the rest of the officers named at Miami Beach from taking office and appointing a receiver to handle the union’s business until a new election is. held. A Teamster constitutional clause requiring delegates to be elected no later than 30 days before the convention was expected to be on of the main points argued by the (Continued on Page Five) Three Youths Killed As Auto Hits Tree r,. f ' 1 State-Traffic Toll Is Spurting Upward By UNITED PRESS Indiana’s traffic death toll , spurted upward today when three teen-age boys were killed in the < crash of a speeding car against a ; tree. ( The latest multipledeath acci- 1 dent, on a state highway at the ] edge of the Hendricks County town of North Salem, killed Leland , Leak, 17, and Lloyd Turner, 16, 1 Roachdale, and Billy Brooks, 18, Danville. Police said their car was ( traveling 80 miles an hour when it ; skidded off Ind. 236 and smashed , sideways into the tree early this morning. — i The accident followed two trainauto crashes late Monday which , wood and in Fountain County, end- , ing more than 24 hours of death- | less travel on Hoosier streets and highways following the 102-hour j Thanksgiving holiday period in . which 11 persons were killed. j Zenas Clyde Guthrie, 71, Green- ; wood, was killed when a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train hit his car on a Greenwood crossing, . State police said the train was j traveling 70 miles per hour and dragged the car about a half-mile down the tracks. A short time later a New York Central Railroad work train i plowed into a car carrying David Arthur Owens, 47, Cates, and his ; wife, Lizzy Gail, 43, on a Fountain , County road near Cates. Mrs. Owens was killed and Owens was j taken to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital ( in Danville, 111-, in “critical” con- . dition. i State police said the 45-mile per hour train pushed and rolled the ’ Owens’ car for 120 feet. Owens was found 36 feet from the wrecki age and Mrs. Owens was under ■ 1 the car. »

Seek Debate's End On Algerian Issue French Demand End To Shooting Phase UNITED NATIONS (UP)-Deep-ening Zfferences between France and the Arab states today hobbled U.N. efforts to resolve the Algerian rebellion. The French demanded the Algerian Nationalists end the shooting phase of their three-year-old rebellion immediately. The Arabs insisted on “independence” for Algeria before a cease fire. The General Assembly’s main Political Committee scheduled morning, afternoon and evening sessions today in an effort to wind up the debateFrench Foreign Minister Christian Pineau made it clear Monday night that France feels its new “framework” and election laws for Algeria are more than enough to show its good faith. He reaffirmed the French position that the sequence of events for Algeria must be: 1. A cease fire, 2. Elections of local, regional and national assemblies, 3. Negotiations on the future status of the North African territory. Saudi Arabian Minister of State Ahmed Shukairy, a leading spokesman for the Arab cause, rejected this sequence in his speech in the political committee earlier in the day. He said the so-called framework law was “neither a law nor a framework.” He denounced France for invoking the threat of Communist infiltration of Algeria as a means of gaining western backing for its policy. He said the sequence the Arabs will insist upon is; 1. A grant of independence to Algeria, 2. Creation of a provisional government, 3. Cease fire, 4- Negotiations. i Snow Swirls Over Parts Os Indiana Colder Trend Is Indiana Forecast By UNITED PRESS A snowstorm swept across Indiana's midsection today and the weatherman warned it would spread northward and accumulate there to a depth of 3 to 6 inches before the day is over. The snow began falling in big flakes over the middle third of Hoosierland about dawn. It created some traffic hazards with the mercury hovering a little below freezing. — In the north portion, the snow was very light. But a late-morning heavy snow advisory said a 3 to 6-inch accumulation was due in the northern third of the state by late this afternoon. The possibility of treacherous conditions on roads and streets was seen in the forecast that high temperatures in the north and central portions would be at or below freezing today and lows tonight would be near 20. The downstate area was spared. Temperatures above freezing prevailed today, and rain which fell during the day in that area may dry off before the mercury drops below 32. — ■Ctate highway officials said the midsection snow this morning created slippery spots but no general icing conditions at the moment. PlKup 3rd pgh: In the south In the south portion, temperatures were 8 or 9 degrees warmer and the precipitation came in the form of rain. The snpw was scheduled to be confined largely to a broad band acroT the middle of Hoosierland, with the north portion getting “a little snow” while the central area gets rain, sleet and snow this morning, changing to mostly rain afternoon. An end to the fall was expected by noon and to snow again by. by late afternoon, with.a colder temperature trend developing tonight and partly cloudy conditions prevailing Wednesday and Thursday. The mercury hit peaks ranging from 37 at South Bend to 54 at Evansville Monday and dropped to (Continued oh Page Fire) I

Congressional Heads Given Ike's Plan Eisenhower Asks Stevenson Attend Paris Conference 1 WASHINGTON (UP)-President ’ Eisenhower and his advisers laid ' before congressional leaders today proposals for helping the Western ' world meet Russia’s space - age ‘ challenge. • These proposals called tor in1 creased foreign aid and defense spending, including more money ’ for missiles; presidential authority ’ to share nuclear weapons secrets 1 with other countries and other 1 steps to strengthen the North At--1 lantic Treaty Organization. Adlai E. Stevenson, who sat in on the first part of the White House meeting with key congressmen, said Secretary of State John Fister Dulles and Chairman Lewis ~ L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy • Commission discussed new laws that may be necessary to implement "certain proposals that the administration intends to present in Paris.” He was referring to administration plans to inform its Allies at the NATO summit meeting in ” Paris Dec. 16-18 that it will seek congressional approval for an exchange of nuclear weapons secrets. The President already has authority for swapping such information in other weapons fieldsBußd NATO Defenses , Stevenson told reporters oh leaving the White House that the first 90 minutes of the meeting with congressional leaders were devoted to overall plans for beefing up NATO defenses. Admini/ration sources have said the United States at Paris also will call for establishment of American missile bases in Europe, creation of an atomic weapons stockpile under NATO control and closer political cooperation among NATO AUies. Stevenson also said Eisenhower wants him to attend the Paris meeting as a member of the U.S. delegation. He said the President gave “no indication” whether he himself plans to attend, as he intended to do before suffering his mild stroke Nov. 25. The White House has left open the possibility that Eisenhower will go. The decision will be up to the President’s doctors. Stevenson, who has been serving as an adviser to Dulles on plans for the NATO conference, said the President “looked very well” Stevenson Defers Decision Today was the first time Eisenhower and his unsuccessful Democratic opponent for the presidency in 1952 and 1956, had met face to face since October, 1953. Stevenson said he was deferring for a week or 10 days his decision on whether to join the U.S. delegation in Paris. Stevenson and Dulles met privately with the President for about 10 minutes before the meeting with congressional leaders began, with Eisenhower presiding. Thirty-one congressional leaders, headed by Speaker Sam Rayburn and Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson—Texas Democrats—Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland and House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin, attended the conference. Besides Stevenson, Dulles, and Strauss, Defense Secretary Neil H McElroy; Gen. Nathan F. Twining,, chairman of the Joint (Continued on Page Fire)

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