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RL'SB BIGWIGS GREET EGYPT’S NASSER— Arriving in Moscow tar an 18-day, red carpet visit to Russia, Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (left) is greeted by Soviet President Voroshilov (second from right) who shakes his hand. At right is Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

Denunciation By Russia Termed Silly By Ike Eisenhower Again Appeals To Russia On Control System ’ WASHINGTON ’(UP)—President Eisenhower today called Russia’s denunciation of the U.S Arctic war-prevention {dan almost silly. He appealed again to Russia to accept it. ■ J The President said the plan was put forward seriously and honesty in the U.N. Security Coulnci to allay Russian fears about U.S. H-bomber alert flights over the Arctic. He said the United States hoped Russia would accept the proposal as sensible and therefore perhaps a first step toward broader disarmament agreements. 'fhe President said his reaction to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko’s attack on the U.S. proposal was one of sadness. On other foreign policy points Eisenhower told his news conference : ( . —Forty per cent of forthcoming* US. nuclear tests in the Central Pacific will be almost exclusively devoted “ to * trying* to -develop radio-activity-free, clean weapons. He said he knew of no military officer who has ever officially suggested stockpiling dirtier nuclear weapons. Sen. Clinton Anderson (D-N.M.) said Tuesday that the new test series will try out radiological weapons. —There has been no change in the U.S. disarmament policy since it was laid out with NATO approval at the London disarmament conference last August. The President’s comment on the current U.N. debate came as Russia raised threats of a veto of the U.S Arctic inspection plan and warned that it may send its bombers across the Arctic on flights similar to those made by the JU S- Strategic Air Command. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko called the proposal for Arctic aerial inspection ’’sheer publicity’’ and said it was designed to collect intelligence from the Soviet Union. -ft GM Serves Notice Os Ending Contract Auto Workers Head Lashes Corporation WASHINGTON (IP) — President Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers assailed General Motors Corp, today for moving to terminate its contract with the union. But he said, “We’re not going to strike.” Reuther predicted that the UAW will succeed in winning a “wage boost” for its members in current contract negotiations with General Motors. The giant motor firm for the first time in its labor relations history Tuesday filed a notice of termination of its contract with the union. As a result, the contract between the union and the company will expire at midnight May 29— two days before the union’s contract with Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp, expire. "General Motors is trying to take advantage of the economic recession and I can assure you they won’t get away with it,” Reuther said. He made the statement in a televised interview on his arrival (Contluueb on Pac« Six)

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Historical Society Holds Meet Al Berne April Meeting Held Tuesday At Berne Color movies of the Berne centennial, reliving the founding of the city and the life of the early Mennonite settlers, and a complete history of the Berne-French school, entertained and enlightened the members of the Adams county historical society who attended the 'nril meeting Tuesday night at Berne. Gerald Durkin, president of the society, opened 4he meeting, and the Rev. C. A.„Schmid gave the invocation. A brass quartet from the high school junior class, composed of David Stahly, Curtis Liechty, Michael Bauserman, and David Johnston, then played a number. —■ ■ —- ; Nelson Doty, secretary, read •he minutes of the last meetting held at Pleasant Mills. The Indiana society of > pioneers and the Indiana -pring tour will visit Geneva and Berne this year on May 17-18. E. M. Webb, superintendent of ’he Berne-French schools, and a member of the faculty for the past 31 years, related the history of the school system. He noted that much if the material had been gathered by Miss Caroline Hirschey, a member of the society, and had been •sed at the Berne centennial in 1952. Two new additions to the present school building are now under construction. Webb stated. The rvm is being expanded to seat about 800 more people, and a stage •s being added for school and community programs. At present, the Berne auditorium is used. Back of the stage will be a large nusic room with permanent fixures for the band, orchestra and a capella choir. For many years Bertie has not had a regular room for the music department, al’hough it has had a fine music -ourse almost since the founding f the school system in 1856. Soundproof music practice rooms will also be provided in this wing. On the west end of the building, office rooms for the principal, a commercial room, and a suite of *hree home economics rooms (food laboratory, clothing laboratory, and home-making rooms), a cafe•eria dining room seating 300, and a cafeteria kitchen will be added. The complete' history of the Berne school will be published in Installments at a later date. Carl Luginbill, of Berne, then narrated the movies of the Berne centennial. Many interesting acenes, from John Hilty’s tearing he money from the liniiig of his 'oat to help buy the first land in Berne, to the installment of the first telephone in Berne in the home of David Bixler, were enjoyed by those present. Following the program, the society* decided that post card reminders of the meeting date would be sent to members before the next meeting, which will be held in Decatur May 27. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight, not so cool north portion. Scattered frost sonth portion. Thursday partly cloudy and turning cooler by afternoon north portion, fair and mild south. Low tonight 32 to 40. High Thursday 50s extreme north to tile 60s South and central. Sunset today 7:38 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 5:46 a.m. Outlook for Friday: Partly cloudy and cool cool. Low Thursday night around 40. Highs Friday in the 50s.

Allies, Russia Moving Nearer Summit Talks Western Big Three Preparing Note On Separate Parleys By WALTER LOGAN United Press Staff Correspondent The Western Big Three and the Soviet Union inched closer today to summit talks despite vicdent propaganda outbursts by Russia and the threat of a Soviet veto of America’s Arctic inspection plan to forestall a trans-polar nuclear war. The United States, Britain and France were ready to deliver a note in Moscow today or Thursday accepting Russia's demand for separate pre - summit talks with each of the three Western’ ambassadors in the Kremlin. But the Western powers agreed to reject Russia’s proposal for joint meetings with the Polish and Czechoslovak ambassadors which would have amounted to recognizing the two Soviet satellites as equals of Britain and France. In London, U.P. diplomatic correspondent Joseph W. Grigg said the West today completed drafting its note, accepting separate talks as the “lesser of two evisl” and woud submit it to NATO for roueine approval before delivering it in Moscow. He said the brief note will: —Agree reluctantly to the separate meetings. —Point out that this is a “cumbersome” procedure and likely to result in further heavy delays in getting summit talks underway. —lgnore the Soviet’s alternate offer of meeting with Polish and Czech envoys, thus rejecting the claim without mentioning it Grigg said British officials, convinced at first the Russians were highly anxious for a summit meeting. have begun to modify this belief as result of the Kremlin’s latest maneuvers including the wrangle over Poland and £!iechoslovakia, the curt rejection of the U.S. Arctic inspection plan, refusal to discuss disarmament and indications it may refuse a summit conference unless America calls off its H-bomber flights. The United States has suspected Russia for some time of stalling. The Soviet’s propaganda blast against the United States went so fara s to compare U.S. military policymakers with the Nazis, and United Press correspondent Henry Shapiro reported from Moscow such “war mongering” charges were likely to continue right through the summit preparations. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko indignantly rejected Western suggestions that Russia had lost interest in a summit conference. He blamed the United .ontinuec vi< alx)

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UN Secretary Urges Russia Accept Plans Russian Diplomats Reported Furious Over Intervention UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UP) —Soviet diplomats were reported furious today because U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold intervened in the Security Council on behalf of an American proposal for an Artic Open Skies inspection plan. But Western diplomats said Hammarskjold’s appeal to Russia to treat the U.S- proposal in good faith raised hope that a Soviet veto might be avoided. Russia rejected, the plan as a “diversionary maneuver” by the United States to detract attention ; from the Soviet charge that nu- > clear bomber flights by the . U.S. ■ Strategic Air Command across the t Arctic menaced world peace. i Hammarskjold took the unusual > step Tuesday of intervening in the i debate with a personal statement. ■ In it he welcomed U.S. initiative as he had previously welcomed I Russia's announcement it was unii laterally suspending nuclear weap- - ons tests. 1 Soviet Ambassador Arkady A. ; Sobqjev refused to comment at i’ all on Hammarskjold’s statement. The Russians contended it I would have been proper for Ham- • marskjold to have welcomed the I U.S initiative at a press conferi ence, as he had earlier endorsed Moscow's nuclear test suspension, ; but that a statement in a formal meeting of the Security Council was out of order. „ The Council, having heard all members except Colombia, adjourned until Friday with nine members definitely favoring an American resolution calling for talks to set up the Arctic inspection plan. Russia had only its own vote for its resolution urging the Council to call on the United States to end SAC flights and to refer the question cf surprise attack safeguards tb a summit conference. May Fellowship Day Here Friday Church Women Plan ' Service On Friday May fellowship day, sponsored annually by the united council of church women, has been scheduled in Decatur for Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church on Winchester street. Mrs. Merritt Alger is chairman ; of the program committee. She - will be assisted by Mrs. Robert Strickler, president of the local council of church women, Mrs. J. F. Sanmann and Miss Veda Williamson. Special music will be furnished by Shirley Workinger, Janelle Norris, and Donna Folk from the Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church. A worship service -will be followed by a sound film entitled ' “Wanted-A Place. To Live.” In keeping with the 1958 May fellowship theme, “A Place To Live,’ “food, clothing, and shelter, rank as basic necessities of man. How ever, ‘ A Place To Live” ’ is more than shelter from wind and weather. It is where man sustains his physical well-being in recreation and comfort. It is his geographical point of location in the social order and his protection against the over-inquisitiveness of society. It is where his earliest associations begin and his earliest adjustments with other human beings are made. It is bound up with the most intimate and sacred experiences of life. ‘A Place To Live’ becomes home.” ~A fellowship tea has been planned td conclude the event. Ladies from the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren, Presbyterian, Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren and the Nazarene churches will serve as hostesses. ■

Pre-Primary Dinner Held By Democrats Meeting Held Here On Tuesday Evening hundred Adams county Democrats enjoyed the pre-prim-ary dinner held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Tuesday night. ' Two congressional candidates, W. Robert Fleming and F. Dean Bechtol, drew the greatest attention with their short speeches. » Fleming outlined his personal history, and told that he had been born in Portland, and his father was originally from Bryant, and had been a member cf the Portland city council. Fleming has been an attorney in Fort Wayne for the past 20 years, and is a former U. S. commissioner. ' Bechtel, a retired Garrett postal worker, told that he had been campaigning all over the district, ge stated that he had been a Sunday school teacher for 20 years, and is a former state commander of the American Leson. In referring to the difference between a depression and a f cession, Bechtol quoted Harry Truman as saying “A reces<on is when your neighbors are Wit of work, and a depression is J hen you are out of a job.” Edward F. Jaberg, county audi>r and former school teacher, elcomed the group as toastlester. Pre-dinner tnusic was furnished by Spec Hebble’s orchestra. Merle Affolder, county sheriff, introduced Harry Mazelin and Walter Zuercher of Berne, who played three numbers on their accordions. Pat Nelson, of Decatur high school, then whistled three special novelty numbers, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “Heartaches,” and "Twilight Time.” Joy Everhart, recently crownect girl of the EimberlOSt, 'Continued on p&ge six) Six Are Chosen To Attend Boys' State Legion And Service Clubs Are Sponsors Six Decatur boys are scheduled to go to the American Legion Boys’ State at Indiana University, Bloomington, in June. They are Ronald L. Hoffman and Ned Baumgartner, sponsored by the American Legion Post 43, William R. Jacobs and Ronald W. Feller .sponsored by the Rotary Club; James E. Corah and John Krueckeberg, sponsored by the Lions club. Alternates are James T. Burk and James S. Edwards, H. Vernon Aurand, reported. H. P. Schmitt, Jr. reported that the Legion memorial service will be at the First Christian church Sunday,. May 25 at 9:30 arm. AH veterans are invited. Everyone attending Memorial day services May 30 will meet at the Legion at 9 a.m., and leave from there forHhe Decatur cemeteries. The main speaker will be the Rev. Lawrence T. Norris. Final nominations, followed by she election of officers, will be held at the next meeting day from 12 noon until 8 p.m. Additional Nominations for election are: Richard Archer for fourth vicecommander; William Hunter for adjutant finance officer; and David Emenhiser for trustee. The following names are additional nominations for delegates, Frank Detter, Fred Schamerloh, Charles Weber, the Rev. O. C. Buse, Dan Eyenhiser, Bill Hunter anjl Floyd Hunter. . Otto Schneider and Walt Rief, are persons added to the sick list, Wendell Macklin, of the sick committee, announced. The election committee appointed by Fred Bieberich are the following; Pete Gallogly, Arthur Meyers, Charles Burke, William Linn and Vincent Bormann. The fourth district meeting at Berne May 1, will hold nominations far delegates to the national convention; and a roast beef sup- . per will be served.

Cold Air Mass Drives Toward . Eastern Coast Tornadic Wind And Hail Batter Texas [ Fourth Day In Row By UNITED PRESS , A cold air mass drove toward the East Coast today, trailing an ' outbreak of vicious storms along portions of its southern edge. Tornadic winds and hail battered Texas for the fourth straight day Tuesday and a similar storm ripped sections of Alabama. A twister destroyed two buildings at New Summerfield in easttern Texas Tuesday night and tore down trees and utility lines. ' Hail, high winds and thunderstorms hit other sections of east 1 Texas during the night; "Hie cold air mass moderated . somewhat as it pushed southeast- - ward, today, but still dropped 11 readies an average of 15 to 20 r degrees from lower Michigan to . near the Atlantic Coast and south , through the Ohio Valley into the 3 northern Gulf Coast region. As the core of the cold air moved out of the Midwest, a warming trend replaced readings 2 that had set scores of records s Tuesday. Every reporting station in lowa reported a record cold reading for the date. The coldest spot in the nation ■ Tuesday was International Falls, 1 Minn., with 9 above. All-time ’ April cold marks were set at Omaha, 26; Sioux Falls, SD., ‘ with 19, and Des Moines, 24. 1 By early today, the cold air ; blanketed most of the East except for New England and the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Readings ranged from the 20s in the northern Great Lakes to the 30s in the Ohio Valley and the 40s and 50s in the Southeast. The southern storm front turned its greatest fury on Texas where the Dallas area was hit with 83-mile-an-hour winds and torrential rains. The winds unroofed five buildings in Dallas, uprooted trees and downed utility lines. At one time 33 streets were blocked by fallen trees. Blinding rains dumped nearly an inch of water in some sections of the city in a 10-minute period and floodwaters from the Trinity, River kept about 50 persons from their homes. High winds also unroofed several buildings ♦in Nacogdoches County, Tex., Tuesday night. Tornadic Wi4ds slammed into Jefferson County, Ala., knocking over two garages in the town of McCalla. A house was blown down at Jemison, Ala, south of Bir<Contlnu»fl on page six' Mrs. Levi Schwartz Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs. Sarah Schwartz, 74, died about 5:45 o’clock Tuesday evening at her home in Bluffton following an illness of six years. A lifelong resident of Wells county, she was a member of ; the Apostolic Christian church. Surviving are her husband, Levi H. Schwartz; .four daughters, Mrs. Llovd Gerber of Decatur ’ route 4, Mrs. Harry Baumgartner of Bluffton route 3, Mrs. Russell 1 Steffen of Bluffton, and Mrs. Har--1 ry Gerber of Monroe route 1: ‘ four sons. Ervin and Edward Schwartz of Bluffton route 4, Harry Schwartz of Bluffton route 3, and Ralph Schwartz of Bluffton; 20 grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m Friday at the Jahn, ' Goodwin & Reed funeral home in Bluffton. and at 2 p. m. at the Apostolic Christian church, the ■ Rev. Samuel Aeschliman officiat--1 ing. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.

To Receive Degree

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James F. Thomas To Receive B.D. Degree Seminary Graduate Rites Next Monday James F. Thomas, son of the 1 Rev. and Mrs. Benj. G. Thomas, 1 of this city, will receive the B. D. ‘ degree pt the 80th annual com- ! mencement exercises of the Evan- . gelical Theological Eeminary, Na- ( perville, 111., npct Monday. . Rev. Thomas is pastor of the . Bethany Evangelical United Brethl ren church on Winchester street 1 in Decatur. The commencement rites will be i held at 8 p.m. Monday in Pfeiffer , memorial hall, North Central Col- ■ lege, with Dr. George A. Buttrick, '■ preacher to the university, Harvard University, as speaker. He will speak on “The message of the preacher.” The Seminary’s chapel choir will sing, and Dr. Paul H. Eller, president, will preside. Thirty-seven seniors will receive the B.D. degree, and one M.R.E. degree will be awarded. Commencement week exercises open tonight with a concert by the -hapel choir at the First Evangelical United Brethren church in Naperville. A service of holy communion will be held Friday morning at the chapel service for the student body and friends of the school. Baccalaureate services will be held at the Grace Evangelical United Brethren church at 3 p.m. Sunday, with Dr. Eller delivering the sermon; The president’s reception will be held at his home Sunday evening from 7 to 9 O'clock. Other events of the week include the president’s luncheon Saturday, the faculty breakfast Monday , morning, and the alumni supper Monday evening. The seminary at Naperville is one of the two theological schools of the Evangelical United Brethren church. One hundred and 50 students were enrolled for the present school year. A_ building program now underway will provide 42 additional apartments for married students, and the dormitory is scheduled for occupancy next fall. Election Boards To Receive Supplies A meeting will be held for the ■ election boards Saturday at 2 p.m. in the court house. Instructions 1 will be given at this time to all ■ inspectors of each precinct. The meeting is scheduled to be held in ‘ the court room. After the meeting, the inspectors will pick up the election bags in the clerk’s office. The judges and clerks are also invited to attend. J. Senator Flanders To Retire From Senate WASHINGTON — W» — SenRalph E. Flanders (RIVt.), whose outspoken opposition to the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy brought him nationwide attention in 1954, announced Tuesday night he will not seek re-election this fall. Flanders will be 78 in September. Her said he and Mrs. Flanders had many things left ‘‘to do and see in the yean to come. *

Ike's Views Are Echoed By Commerce Head Nothing To Warrant Conclusion Upturn Underway In U.S. WASHINGTON (W — President Eisenhower said today there is emphatic evidence that the economic decline is flattening out, but nothing to warrant a categorical conclusion that an upturn has started. The / President’s news conference views on the recession were echoed by Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks, who told the U. S. Chamber of Commerce convention: “We’re not out of the woods yet, but I believe we can look forward to resumption of increased activity in the not-too-distant future. ’’ Weeks said he expected a business’ pick-up “in the late summer or fall.” Must Study Tax Cut The President's remarks were in response to a question about Tuesday’s government report that mid-April unemployment dropped by 78,000 —the first drop since the recession started but well below the usual drop for this time of ♦he year. There were still 5,120,000 jobless. The President also said the executive and legislative branches must give the question of cutting taxes a close study before making any move. Weeks said the new unemployment figure was "encouraging.” The President citde the unemployment drop as an example of what he called the continued and em- ~ phatic evidence of a flattening out ''' in the economic decline. He added, however, that with a seasonal adjustment the figures could not be interpreted quite as favorably. Other economic developments: - —Alan H. Temple, executive vice president of the First National City Bank of New York, said he does not believe the economic decline has ended, but he expected a "bottoming out” in the near future. He told the Chamber of Commerce meeting that “some degree of recovery” could be expected this year. —Six economists gave a HouseSenate Economic Committee varied views on the advisability of tax cuts. The views ranged from a plea for “prompt” tax reductions to an expression of doubt that tax cuts could help bring "early recovery.” Byrd Reiterates Stand —Walter Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers, told the House Banking and Currency Committee that Congress should enact broad anti-recession legislation, including income tax cuts. He said the recession is worsening and “feeding on itself.” Reuther also said his union “is not going to strike” to enforce its wage demands against General Motors. Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.) raised his voice again today against •. tax reduction. Byrd,. chairman pf. the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, said a tax slash of 6 to 8 billion dollars combined with anti-recession government spending would lead to a deficit approaching 20 billion dollars by mid-1959. But the Democratic Advisory Council called for a temporary "substantial reduction” in personal income taxes to help reverse the "seriously mounting” recession. The council urged the tax cut be directed especially at low income workers. The Commerce Department report issued late Tuesday showed the first decline in the jobless total since the recession began last year. Farm Jobs Up Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks announced the number of Americans working rose by 600,000 to 62,900,000 in mid-April. He attributed most of the gain to the (Continued on page six)

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