Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 57.

wmbib $ \ p i WWHB-. 'wßSffig <»&.._ wffi*MiiaMK J jMfJ b 5 MrW i ♦ ■f <yP : '' ■ > | KOHLER REJECTS UAW PROPOSAL — Addressing the Senate rackets committee which is investigating the long strike at the Kohler works at Sheboygan, Wis., Lyman C. Conger (right) company counsel, rejects a proposal by United Auto Workers Union secretary Emil Mazey (left) that die labor dispute be arbitrated before the committee or before Presidential appointees. Conger, backed by another Kohler lawyer, Ellison D.. Smith (center), said the firm could not accept "compulsory arbitration.”

Fear 26 Dead In In-Flight Plane Crash Two Marine Planes Collide In Flight At Noha, Okinawa NAHA, Okinawa (UP) —An armada of small boats and planes today searched the waters off ‘ Naha for the bodies of 26 persons feared killed in the in-flight collision of a U.S. Marine transport plane and a Marine fighterbomber. The transport, carrying 25 passengers and crew, and the AD-5 Skyraider, manned only by its pilot, collided Friday night and plunged into the sea about three miles offshore Three bodies were recovered just after dawn today. The Navy said it doubtd anyone aboard the plane survived the collision and crashRyukuian fishermen joined armed forces rescue craft in searching the waters. The Army manned a number of search vessels with personnel collected from service clubs, theaters and cases. TJie Navy said both planes were en route from the Philippines to the U.S. Naval Station at Naha. The transport, an R 4Q —the Marine version of the C-119 Flying Boxcar—carried 'l9 passengers and six crewmen. A spokesman said one of toe planes contacted the Okinawa tower at 5:45 a m. e.s.t., and that hortly after tower operators saw a “huge ball of fire" in the sky. There was no further contact with either of the planes Naha residents said they saw three “distinct flashes” just a few minutes before the planes were scheduled to land. Ammonia Hurled At Official Os Union Says Unemployment To Blame For Act KOKOMO (IP) — A business agent for a union local blamed unemployment today for the ammonia which was dashed in his face when he answered a knock at his front door Thursday night. “A lot of people are out of work,” said Carl O. Pruitt of Local 223 of the AFL Painters and Paperhangers here. “A lot of people come in from out of town and don’t belong to the union, and try to compel me to take them in and get them work. "I can’t do it when we have people out of work. I have made some enemies because I wouldn’t for some. I’m sure it’s nobody I know. It would have to be some stranger. It might be someone who tried to L scare me—probably somebody mad because I didn’t get him work.” ........... The ammonia could have damaged Pruitt’s eyes but they were protected by the heavy glasses he wears because he "can’t see to read.” "Somebody knocked on the door and I opened it," Pruitt sstid. "I didn’t turn on the porch light and when I opened the door they slammed it (ammonia) right in my face.” His forehead and were burned. Pruitt’s brother, Leonard, was shot and killed in 1951. Leonard was a business agent for union's Indianapolis local. Pruitt said he didn’t “believe" the ammonia incident and his brother’s death were connected {Continued «n page five) ,

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Demands State GOP Chairman Be Ousted Demands Ouster For Supporting Handley INDIANAPOLIS (UP)-An Indianapolis judge demanded today the ouster of Republican Chairman Robert W. Matthews for siding with Governor Handley in the U. S. senatorial nomination race. Judge John L. Niblack of Marion Circuit Court, a candidate like Handley for Sen. William E. Jenner’s seat in the Senate, charged that Matthews threatened to fire any state employe who fades to support Handley. Niblack said his own party contributions have been used to further the campaign of his opponent. “I have contributed through the SIOO -a - plate dinner and other means to the support of the State Central Committee, and I do not enjoy having my money used against me,” Niblack said. Niblack's charges and demands were made in a letter sent to the 11 GOP dirict chairmen, who, with the district vice-chair-men, are responsible for electing or discharging the state chairman. The next regular biennial reorganization meeting of the state committee is scheduled for midMay, last of three sets of reorganization meetings to be held on the county, district and state level as an aftermath of the May 6 primary at which precinct committeemen will be elected Niblack charged that Matthews is “actively promoting" Handley’s candidacy. “It is the state chairman’s function to elect in the fall and not to select in the spring, as the Itter always creates factionalism and hard feelings and causes wounds in the party that re hrd to heal,” Niblack wrote. “(Matthews) is too experienced in politics to guide the helm of our great party during such a critical year?' Huge Heroin Cache Is Seized By Navy Smuggled Into Japan On U.S. Navy Ship YOKOSUKA, Japan (UP)—The U.S. Navy announced today it seized one-third of a million dollars worth of heroin smuggled into Japan on a Navy vessel with the unsuspecting help of an American officer. Intelligence officers called it “one of the biggest narcotics shipments to Japan.” They said the smuggling was done by a ring operating on a big scale between Hong Kong and Japan. The smugglers duped U.S. military officers into acting as unknowing couriers. The Navy announcement followed by just one day the disclosure that Japanese authorities seized $83,000 in heroin brought into Japan by a U.S. Air Force officer at Johnston Air Force base near Tokyo. The Navy linked the second smuggling attempt to Ling Li Tien, 24, a Chinese arrested at Johnston Air Base Feb. 19 when he called for a suitcase brought in from Hong Kong by Air Force Capt James B. Bowers of Kingsport, Tenn. The Navy said an officer, whose ship had called at Hong Koing was asked by a Chinese merchant, identified as Chu Y. Kwong, to deliver two suitcases to another U.S. Naval officer at Yokosuka. Kwong then wrote the second officer asking him to give the suitcases to ’ling. The valises contained old clothes, but in false bottoms and tops was secreted a third of a million dollars in heroin.

Flood Warning Is Posted For Southern Areas Storm Front From Gulf Hits Alabama And Parts Os Texas By UNITED PRESS Heavy rainfall whipped across the nation today pelting southlands already brimming with flooded creeks and snow that had begun to melt into a sea of slush. The last drops of rain, mixed with hail, were being squeezed from Friday’s stormy weather front that reared out of the Gulf of Mexico. Flood warnings were posted in central and southern Alabama and in the hill country west of San Antonio, Tex. A narrow of rain was pulled taut through Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and the Carolinas. Heavy hail blocked sheriffs cars in (he south part of Grand Prairie, Tex., 15 miles southwest of Dallas, early today, and a small twister hit an oil rig nine miles north of Monahans in southwest Texas Friday night. Wind and hail damage was reported at Seymour and Dundee in north central Texas. Light snow fell in New Mexico and extended through eastern Colorado and Kansas to eastern South Dakota and lowa. Drizzle and freezing rain mixed with the snow in Kansas and lowa, making driving hazardous. One inch of new snow fell during the night in the wake of Friday's snowstorm, at Las Vegas, New Mexico, Sidney and Burwell, Neb., and Sioux City, lowa. Snow flurries punished New England and showers doused the Pacific Northwest and California. Elsewhere skies were fair to partly cloudy. The Southwest was already sloshing through heavy snow that had begun to melt under the late winter warmup. Rising temperatures rapidly melted down 14 inches of snow into slush in the Oklahoma Panhandle? The drenching in the South also pushed creeks out of their banks in Alabama's Montgomery tyTemperatures continued above normal this morning with a warming of 8 to 15 degrees from eastern Montana eastward to western Wisconsin. There was little change elsewhere. New Memberships Sold By C. Os C. Membership Drive Results Reported According to the latest reports of the Chamber of Commerce's membership drive, team captain Art Burris of the Central Soya Co. reported a membership written by T. C.'Smith to .the Arnold Lumber Co., and a membership sold by James Hunter to Dr. Arthur H. Girod. Team captain Francis Wertzberger reported a $25 membership sold by William Linn to Kay Elberson of the Kiddie Shop. Dale Morrissey and Ralph Allison, co-chairmen of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce membership drive, or any of the team captains will welcome any interested business person to contact them in any way they can be of help in explaining the plans and program of the Chamber of Commerce. Persons who have not yet been contacted by the captains or their workers and who are interested in becoming members of the Chamber of Commerce are urged to contact captains Robert Ashbaucher, Art Burris, E. E. Rydell, Joe Kaehr, Bob Heller, James Kocher, Jr., M. Dr. fl. R. Frey, J. B. Margerum, J. Pryor, W. E. Petrie, Severin H Schurger, and Francis Wertzberger. Dave Kable Wins In Oratorical Contest Dave Kable, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kable, route 3, Decatur, and a senior at Decatur Catholic high school, placed first in the annual Knights of Columbus oratorical contest, held at the K. of C. hall, Friday night. Kable won a cash prize of $lO and the right to represent Decatur at the district contest, the date of which will be announced later. Other participants in the contest were Fred Lengerich, Bill Beal, and Phil Reed. They were each awarded consolation prizes of $5. The topic of the speech which was not to exceed ten minutes duration, was "All men are created equal.”

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 8,1958

Public Works Spending Urged On President To Battle U. S. Recession

Russians Must Concede Points For Conference More Concessions Necessary To Gain Summit Conclave WASHINGTON (UP)—U.S. officials said today Russia will have more concessions if it really wants an East - West summit meeting. They said Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin’s latest letter to President Eisenhower, delivered to the White House Thursday and made public in Moscow Friday, does nothing to break what the President has described as the “impasse” on proposed summit talks. Eisenhower planned to confer today with Undersecretary of State Christian A. Herter, presumably aboutt he new Bulganin message. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles left Washington Friday to attend the Southeast Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting in Manila. French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd also will be •there and will hold private talks with Dulles on the summit, issue. Allies urge Softness The British and French officials are expected to urge Dulles to take a softer attitude in developing U.S. proposals for dealing with Russia at the conference table Dulles feels that American policy is neither hard not soft but “realistic.” The White House and the State Department declined official comment on Bulganin's letter. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said he had "nothing'to say.” But diplomats said privately they found nothing new in the message except an agreement by Bulganin that Russia and the United States exchange “leaders of thought and influential citizens,” a proposal made by Eisenhower. The main points in Bulganin’s latest letter were these: —Russia still refuses to discuss the status of Soviet satellite and he problem of German reunification at a ummit meting, two points the United States has insisted must be on the agenda. Bu it remains willing to discuss a German peace treaty. Space Talks With Ifs —lt will discuss the President’s proposal for an agreement on control of outer space but only if this is linked to “the closing down of foreign minitary bases.” —lt wZI discuss further development of East-West contactca. —lt still favors a treaty of friendship and cooperation with the United States. Dulles considers this unnecessary since both nations are signatories to the United Nations Charter, It'still wants an atom-free zone in Europe, reduction of foreign troops in Germany, non-interfer-ence in the Middle East and an end to nuclear testing, manufacturing and stockpiles, but all on terms which the United States has previously rejected. —Russia thinks it "would be good” if the agenda, time, place and composition of the summit meeting were “settled shortly ”

Lenten Meditation (By Rev Harold J. Bond, pastor. First Presbyterian Church) “Be still, and knew that I am God! I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” —Psalm 48-10 We read in the ancient records of Holy Writ, of God speaking to men audibly, and we wonder that He does not speak to us now. He is trying to communicate< with us, but many of us cannot hear Him because we'are listening too intently to the Sounds of the world and the noise of life/ Communication with God, (except for repentance) is only possible to a believer and then only to those who will heed the Psalmist’s admonition to “Be still and know that I am God.” Among the ancient Greeks the runner who won the torch race was not the runner who crossed the line in the shortest time —but the contestant who crossed the line in the shortest time with his torch still burning. May we not get so busy with life’s activities that we allow the torch of our spiritual life to go out.

Newspaper Editor Scores Senate Bill * Tightens Control Over Information WASHINGTON (UP)— A newspaper editor charged today that a Senate bill tightening control of information on federal regulatory agencies was against American principles and would “set a rriost dangerous precedent.” V. M- Newton Jr., managing editor of the Tampa (Fla.) Morning Tribune, urged that the bill's co-sponsors, Sens. Henry M. Jacksbn (D-Wash.) and John L. McClellan (D-Ark.;, withdraw their measure and start working on legislation tc "guarantee the maximum information of government.” ' Newton wrote a letter to Jackson in his capacity as chairman of the Freedom of Information Committee of Sigma Delta Chi, the professional journalistic fraternity. The Jackson - McClellan bill would make it a crime punishable by a fine and jail sentence for anyone to reveal informationincluding how members voted—on closed meetings of six regulatory agencies including the Federal Communicatih lls Commission. The two Senators have said the bill is designed to stop “leaks’ from secret commission meetings and thereby prevent peculators and others from profiting from inside information on decisions affecting the regulated industries. In his letter, Newton maintained that if all information were made public to the "many” there would be no “leaks” for the profit of the “few.” He outlined five reasons why the Sigma Delta Chi committee “vigorously” opposes the bill: 1. The commissions handle matters “involving billions of dollars, and...the pocketbooks, health, welfare and safety” of all Americans. The public is entitled to full details of their actions “at the time and not after the fact when too often it has been too late.” 2. Only their own "sence of integrity" and public opinion serve as a check upon members of the regulatory agencies. Cutting the flow of public information would leave the commissioners as "dictators.” 3. “Disgraceful scandals” brought out in the House investigation of the FCC show the kind of pressures applied in secret meetings. “All of the great corruptions of government have taken place behind ~• locked d00r5...” 4. “Secret government always begets political privilege,” as indicated in the FCC investigation. Making all information on public business available to the public would the interests of all the people. Investigate Report On-Fixing Records INDIANAPOLIS (IP) — Indiana Motor Vehicles Commissioner Robert McMahaji said today he Is investigating a report that an unidentified man claims he can “fix” traffic conviction records for a SSO fee. McMahan said his office has been working for about two weeks to check reports that the money will buy the removal of “points” from driver license records maintained by the motor vehicles bureau.

Report Navy's Vanguard Set For Launching Minor Technical Difficulties Are Reported Remedied CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UP) —The Navy Vanguard rocket was reported “in the best shape ever” today for launching with a tiny test satellite in its nose. But officials of the Navy and the Martin Co., which builds the slender rocket, did not say just when they expected to send the Vanguard aloft a third time carrying a 6.4-inch moon. “Minor technical alfficulties’’ that brought postponement of Friday’s Vanguard launching attempt apparently had been remedied. But other last minute troubles could crop up to again delay the shoot. Bad weather also could hold up the Vanguard launching until next week. The forecast for today was for scattered showers ando broken clouds over the launching site. But winds — always a problem—were expected to be only erate“We feel we’re in the best shape we have ever been in,” one Vanguard source said Friday night. But this did not mean Navy men consider chances higher for putting the grapefruit-sized satellite in orbit with the Army’s Explorer I and the Russian Sputnik 11. The rocketeers are interested primarily this time in seeing their 72-foot rocket fly successfully—or finding out why it does not. Rubinoff Arrives In Decatur Sunday . David Rubinoff, world famous violinist who will appear in Decatur Monday night to play a concert of papular music, including even a medley of old-time “fiddle music,” will arrive in Decatur Sunday evening for an early start Monday morning. Rubinoff’s Monday schedule will start before 7 a. m. and carry him to every school in the north half of the county. He will play 15-minute popular concerts for the school children in his attempt to bring outstanding music to all the people of the country. Tickets for the show will be available at the door Monday at 8 p. m. at the Decatur high school gym. Lions club members also will be selling tickets. Allen County Girl Oratorical Winner Decatur Entrant Is Third In District Miss Susan Custer, a senior at Decatur high school, placed third in the district American Legion oratorical contest held at post 47 in Fort Wayne Friday evening. Janet Giekeking, representing Allen county, won the contst, and Robert Bates, of Whitley county, placed second. Hugh J. Andrews, chairman of the fourth district oratorical contest, presided at the affair. He stated that the contest was very close all the way. Judges for the contest were Lloyd Bryan, principal of Elmhurst high school; Fred Beckman and James Dumas, Fort Wayne attorneys; Lewis L. Smith, Decatur attorney; Mrs. Marcus Knobluch, English and speech teacher at Concordia high school. The subject of the speech was the American constitution. ,-A good crowd from the Decatur high school speech class attended the meeting. The zone contest will be held at post 47 next week, and the state finals will be held at Decatur high school at 2 p. m. March 21.

May Name Cross As Successor To Mack State Department Officer Considered WASHINGTON (UP)-President Eisenhower was reported today to be considering John S. Cross, ft State Department official and a Democrat, to succeed Richard A. Mack, who has resigned under fire from the Federal Communications Commission. Cross, 53, ° has been assistant chief of the State Department's telecommunications division since 1946. He has represented the United States at nearly a score of international conferences dealing with broadcasting, telecasting and marine matters. He was born in Birmingham, Ala, grew up in South Carolina and is now a legal resident of Eureka Springs, Ark. Informed of the reports that he is being considered as Mack's successor. Cross told the United Press “I hope it's true.” He said he had “heard rumors” in official circles that he might get the FCC post but had received no formal word from the White House. Mack resigned Monday following charges made before a House commerce subcommittee that he let money and friends sway his vote in the FCC’s controversial award of TV Channel 10 in Miami to a subsidiary of National Airlines. -■ A federal grand jbry is investigating financipal transactions between Mack and Miami attorney Thurman A. Whiteside. Whiteside has admitted he sought Mack’s vote for National at the request of one of the airline’s attorneys, made loans to Mack and gave him an interest in two business firms after Mack joined the FCC. Churches Plan For Institute March 14 Vacation Church School Institute The Associated Churches of Decatur will sponsor a vacation church school institute Friday, March 14, in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, Third and Jackson streets. The purpose of the institute is to inspire and inform the teachers and workers of the vacation church schools of Decatur and Adams through a study of texts, materials, and methods of work. All churches are encouraged to send the directors, departmental superintendents and teachers of their vacation church schools. Help will be given in planning for and organizing the school as well as ways and means of teaching. Eight teams of five members each are touring the state. They represent all the denominations working in the Indiana council of churches. They will give guidance and counsel and information in the following departments: kindergarten, Mrs. Jenj. G. Thomas, Decatur, primary, Mrs. John R. Leech, of Indianapolis; junior, the Rev. Wm. Peterson, Wabash; junior high, the Rev. Everett Wright, of Connersville; administration, the Rev. Benj. G. Thomas, of Decatur. The schedule for the institute being held in Decatur will be — 8:30 - 9 a.m., registration; 9 - 9:30, orientation period and worship, 9:30 - 11, departmental meetings, 11 - 12:15, lunch, 12:15 - 3:15, departmental meetings; 3:15 - 3:30, closing worship. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, windy and cool tonight and Sunday. Possible light rain or snow south and central portions by tonight, ending Sunday afternoon. Low tonight 28 to 35. High Sunday 35 to 40. Outlook for Monday: Cloudy with some rain or snow mixed. Little change in temperature. • • NOON EDITION

Democrats In Senate Urging Ike To Action Senator Bridges Says Ike Expected To Announce Plans WASHINGTON (UP) —Sen. Styles Bridges (R-N.H.) said today President Eisenhower will probably tell Republican congressional leaders next week about plans to push public works spending to fight the recession. Bridges, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, said the President’s plans probably will caM for stepping up highway, reclamation and possibly other programs. Senate Republican Leader William F Knowland (Calif.) was scheduled to breakfast with the President at the White House this morning perhaps for a discussion of administration anti-slump propoals. Senate Democrats led by Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) have sought to goad the administration into heavier public works expenditures. Johnson said the Senate will take up a $1,850,000,000 anti-recession housing bill next week that could provide 600,000 new jobs. . Wants IxjwCT Kites Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney (DOkla.) said he will wage a fight in the Senate to knock out one feature of the housing bill — in increase in interest rates on G.I. housing loans. The increase was backed by the administration and approved by the Senate Banking Committee despite some Democratic objections, Monroney set up the prospect of major floor fight by announcing he would offer an amendment to kill it. Chief Counsel Robert F. Kennedy said the Senate Rackets Committee will probably call United Auto Workers President Walter P. Reuther to the stand late next week o testify on the UAW strike agains the Kohler Co. of Wisconsin. The committee also has yet to hear from company President Herbert V. Kohler. It has been conducting a slow-moving hearing on the Kohler strike marked by fie rc e charges and countercharges between company and union witnesses. Senators Disagree Wisconsin’s two senators — one Democrat and one Republican — offered opposite views today on a proposal that the Rackets Committee arbitrate the four - year old strike. Sen. Alexander Wiley, Republican, said such a move would be “unwise.” But Sen. William Proxmlre, the Democrat, said the arbitration proposal advanced by the UAW would be “a great service to the people of Wisconsin ’’ Rep. Melvin Price (D-Ill.) declared the United States could havte had an atomic - powered plane "now” but for administration "indecision and confusion.” Price, chairman of the joint congressional atomic energy research subcommittee, said he was “glad” to hear a Navy announcement that it expects to have a nuclear seaplane in opertion by 1956. Attacks President’s Stand But he renewed his attack on President Eisenhower’s announced decision to reject an all-out drive to beat Russia into the air with an experimental atomic plane. The President said pushing the drive for an .experimental plane might have delayed development of a combat-worthy nuclear plane. Price charged the President’s argument was “without basis in fact;” '; Other Congressional news; Defense: The Defense Department told Congress it had ordered a 50 per cent speedup in contract awards for major military procurment and construction to help counter the business slump. Deputy Defense Secretary Donald A. Quarles wrote Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson that work was also being accelerated on 450 million dollars worth of defense construction projects in areas with severe joblessness. (Continued oo page fiva)*

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