Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1958 — Page 1

Vol, LVI. No. 168.

■ • ■ • b LEADERS MEET—Leaders of the American forces in Lebanon meet with the commander in chief of the Lebanese army. From left to right are: Adm. James L. Holloway, commander of the U. S. forces; Brig. Gen. Sidney S. Wade, commander of the U. S. amphibian force; U. S. Ambassador Robert M. McClintock (pointing); and Maj. Gen. Fual Shebab, Lebanese chief.

"** , -rn „ u..— -. . ..y i.» Cairo Warned Os Any Attack On Americans U.S. Serves Notice Against Attack On Forces In Lebanon UNITED NATIONS (UPD-The United States has served notice on Cairo that if United Arab Republic troops attack American forces in Lebanon, the consequences will be “of dangerous proportion.” U.A.R. Ambassador Omar Loutfi told the United Nations Security Council a note to that effect had been delivered by the United States to the Foreign Office in Cairo this morning. — The note said the landing of American troops was designed to uphold the independence of Lebanon and protect U.S. nationals, Loutfi told the council, adding that it also expressed Washington's desire to withdraw the forces as soon as possible. “It said that the U.A.R. must understand that if U.S. troops are attacked by troops of the U.A.R. or under U.A.R. control, and if the United States is convinced they have instructions from the U.A.R., then the consequences will be of dangerous propcrticn,” Loutfi said. - Withdraw If Asked The fourth day’s debate on the Middle East crisis opened with a reply by Lebanese Ambassador Karim Azkoul to a number of minor points previously raised. U.S. Ambassador Heney Cabot Lodge, replying to a question raised Thursday night by Ambassador Abdul Majid Abbass, who was appointed by Iraq’s late King Feisal, said the United States was prepared to withdraw its troops from Lebanon if this were requested by the Beirut government. It appeared certain that the council would reject — probably late today—rival American and Soviet resolutions caling respectively for the creation of a U.N. police force and for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. and British troops from the Middle East. FlKup 2nd pgh: Failure of Two-Year-Old Boy Is Drowning Victim HAMMOND, Ind. (UPI) — Two-year-old Charles Morton, Ham.accidentally fol into a public swimming pool and drowned Tate Thursday. His bidy was seen floating in the Harison Park pool by his sister, Felicia, 5. The boy had been playing beside the pool and apparently tumbled in without making an outcry. A fire department inhalator squad worked for an hour but was unable to revive the boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Morton. • INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with scattered thundershowers over most of state. Chance of locally heavy rains south portion. Saturday partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers south portion. Becoming a little cooler extreme north portion. Low tonight 64-68 north, 68-72 south. High Saturday 70s extreme north, 90s extreme south. Sunset today 8:10 p. m. Sunrise Saturday 5:33 a. m. Outlook for Sunday: Fair and pleasant Low Saturday night 65-70. High Sunday 70s north, ‘Bos south.

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Rainfall Light In Area During Nigh! St Mary's, Wabash Rivers Are Receding Light rain fall over the area last night and early this morning, as the weather switched back to “warm and on the dial after two fairly sunny days. The last two days gave the county’s two main streams a chance to recede and area crops and fields a chance to dry off. The St. Mary’s rivet had receded from 15.43 feet Thursday morning to 13.08 feet this morning at 7 o’clock, after hitting the crest Wednesday afternoon. around 15.78 feet. At Geneva, the Wabash appeared to be starting to go back within its banks. It was not expected to be affected by the rains yesterday evening and this moroim?. *« Quality of the oats and wheat around the area was able to imvftth the excellent drying conditions Wednesday and Thursday. Both crops this year will be ready for harvesting about the same time, according to county agent Leo Seltenright. However, local conditions will tell when harvesters will be able to enter the soggy fields, as the grain will be ready before the ground. Sec-ond-cutting hay will also be ready for the mower along with the oats and wheat harvests. No rainfall over .2 inch was reported this morning. Decatur received .06 inch, according to government weather observer Lewis Landrum, bringinug .the official total here for July to 4.79 inches. Both the Arthur Koeneman farm in Preble township, and Geneva, reports Jack Hurst, received .2 inch. In Union township, the Erwin Fuelling rain gauge read .1 this morning. In Kirkland township and Blue Creek townships, light showers, but no recordable rains, were reported. 1 Four More American Servicemen Freed Cuban Rebels Still Hold 14 Americans GAUNTANAMO BAY, Cuba (UPI) — A U.S. Navy helicopter Thursday night flew four more American servicemen out of the hills of Oriente Province where they had been held captive by Cuban rebels for three weeks. Four more were expected to be freed today. The 'return Marine and three sailors brought to 15 the total released by the rebels since Tuesday. Seven Marines and seven sail, ors remained in tebel hands. All 29 were kidnaped June 28. Those freed Thursday were Albert H. Matthews, steward, of Bronx, N.Y.; Robert C. Gerringer, airman, of Downington, Pa.; Merritt H. Stuck, seaman, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Cpl. Hannibal E. Holmes, of Richmond, Va. Like their mates released previously, they appeared in good health. Meantime, informed sources dis' closed new acts of hostility against personnel of the Navy base here. The sources said three rebels held an American sailor on sentry duty for three hours Wednesday night and stole his pistol before letting him go. Tuesday night, rebels stole an automobile which left the base.Earlier, they shot up the airport in the town of Los Canos, near the base.

Russians Make Mass Protests Over Landings Thousands Gather Outside U.S. And British Embassies MOSCOW (UPI) — A mob of nearly 20,000 muscovites screaming “get out of Lebanon” burst through police lines and hurled ink bottles and stones at the U. S. embassy today, smashing nearly every window on the first floor. In a nearby square another throng estimated at 50,000 to 100,000 held a mass rally to denounce Anglo - American intervention in the Middle East. Some of the missiles hit the embassy walls as high as Ambassador LJewellyw Thompson's ninth floor office, indicating the Russians had used air guns and sling shots. The embassy telephoned the Soviet Foreign Office and demanded protection. Troops were sent to reinforce harried Moscow police. Still other demonstrations were held in front of the British embassy. The embassies were well-pre-pared for the onslaught and there was no report of any injuries to staff members. Three lines of police battled with the surging mob which waved banners and kept up a continuous chant of “Get out of Lebanon,” “Shame on America” and “Aggressors Go Home.” In East Berlin, mobs of shouting, stone-throwing Communists marched on the U. S. and British military missions in Potsdam. They pulled down the British and American flags. They defaced the American flag by writing: “Ami (Americans) Go Home" and then hoisted it again. No one was injured. The gates of the U.S. embassy were locked and,nobotiy was permitted to leave or enter. U.S. Marine guards were on duty on the embassy grounds, with fire hoses ready. The windows of the embassy building were boarded up and members of the staff were moved to the top floors. Thompson ahd his staff continued working on routine embassy business as the crowds outside swelled by the minute. Dozens of police, including mounted officers, were on the scene in front of the U.S. embassy. They tried to keep the demonstrators off the sidewalks and for a short period they cleared the street! chasing the demonstrators away. Police cars patrolled the cleared area for a while. But later the demonstrators were permitted to gather again in front of the embassy, and by this time they numbered 2,500. The British embassy area was quieter. The. crowd which demonstrated outside the building left after a while and joined other crowds converging for the mass rally- .. . . The crowd outside the U.S. embassy carried huge placards with the slogans, “Hands Off Lebanon,” “Long Live Peace,” and •"Shame on the American Aggressors.” A big sign propped up against the embassy wall said “Shame on American Democracy.” Persons in the crowd whistled and shook their fists whenever someone appeared at the window or on the balconies of the embassy building. Thompson reminded the delegation that U.S. troops were sent to (Continued on page eight)

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United States Sends Additional Marines, Paratroops To Beirut

Thousands Os Acres Os Farm Land Now Lakes More Thunderstorms Are Predicted For Kansas, Missouri United Press International More thunderstorms were expected today in sections of Kansas and Missouri where floodwaters have turned thousands of acres of farmland into lakes. A new round of intense storms, marked by occasional fun nel clouds, hit portions of Missouri and Kansas Thursday night. A funnel cloud was sighted southwest of St. Louis, but no tornado damage was reportedThe persistent downpours have been blamed for at least seven deaths in traffic wrecks. A cartruck crash during a heavy storm Thursday killed six persons near Wamego, Kan. one person was killed Wednesday night in a sixcar crash near Edgewood, N.M. The Marmaton River fell slowly today at Fort Scott, Kan., but potice said it would take nearly a week before ati of the 700 persons forced to evacuate their homes could return. The Marmaton, which reached its highest stage in 30 years, spread <Sves “the Fort Scott areu for as much aS a mile to two miles,Other floods occurred along the Sac River in southwest Missouri, the Grand River in the Chillicothe, Mo., area and the Osage River tributaries in Kansas and Missouri. Runoff from the flood waters sent the Mississippi River climbing in its middle reaches below the mouth of the Missouri to near Cairo, 111. Crests at some points below St. Louis were expected to (Continued on Page eight) Heller Is Speaker At Rotary Meeting Interesting Talk On Insurance Presented Robert Heller gave an interesting classification talk on insurance at Thursday evening’s meeting of the Decatur Rotary club at the "Decatur Youth and Community Center. Ward Calland was program chairman. Membership in Rotary is based on the individual's business or profession and during July various members have been describing their work. Heller, who has been in the insurance business since 1943, gave an interesting history of that business, pointing out that insurance is as old as-written history itself. In 980 B. C., a form of insurance underwriting was practiced on the island of Rhoades. The ships of Tarsus, mentioned in the Bible, were also insured and the cargoes which were thrown overboard during .. Jonah’s stormy trip toward Ninevah probably were not a total loss to their owners. An emperor of Rome set the maximum insurance rate on cargoes at 12%. Most of the earlier business had to do with maritime losses and even some modern policies still carry a clause about general average claims on jettisoned cargoes. Lloyds of London began as a coffee shop which published information on cargoes, pirates, wars, etc. and this practice developed into a monopoly on insurance. ——— - America’s earliest companies wrote primarily fire insurance. One of them established by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia is still active. In 1858 the first legal regulations were passed in Massachusetts and New York. Indiana has a rating bureau which sets the rates for all companies. Heller pointed out that insurance had gone through a period of specialization with separate companies writing for separate risks, but that now the trends are toward the use of all-risk policies. fl

States' Rights Bill Is Passed By House Early Senate Action South By Coalition WASHINGTON (UPI) — A coalition similar to that which won House approval of a sweeping "states’ rights” bill was expected tutay to begin a push for Senate passage. \The House, in a slap at recent Supreme Court decisions, passed their states’ rights bill Thursday by a 241-155 vote. The bill was , armed at preventing federal legis- ( lation from taking precedence over , state laws. i Senate Judiciary Committee i Chairman James O. Eastland (D- 1 Miss.) said the House-pased bill would get quick attention by his 1 committee. But he would not spec- 1 diate on chances for Senate pass- i age in the short time left before < adjournment. ■ Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ark.), 1 sponsor of a Senate measure simil- 1 %r to the House bill, said he would ( undertake to get Judiciary Committee approval and Senate pass- ‘ age before the expected August ad- j journment. The House bill would prevent federal legislation from- overriding ] Indirectly at a series of recent Similar state laws. It was aimed ' Supreme Court rulings on federsilstate conflicts. Give Second Polio Shots Here July 24 Moose Lodge Clinic Here Next Thursday The second of three polio shots to be given through the Moose lodge’s dollar polio clinic will be given Thursday, July 24, at the Moose home from 3 to 7 p. m. Over 260 persons who took advantage of the program in June have reservations for their second shots. Any area resident whether he has had none or one or two shots, may call toe Moose home,! at 3-4113, to make a reservation.] In most cases, the shots will cost sl. Those who are financially unable to pay will receive theirs free of charge, the lodge has announced. as it was in toe first session of toe polio clinic. Each person who comes for the vaccine will be checked for colds and fever. Anyone showing signs of this will not be given a dose of the Salk vaccine. The county and city health officers and registered nurses will be supervising the work and administering the shots. All persons under 40 should receive the vaccine. Earlier in the year the national polio foundation urged all persons under 40 to receive at least two shots of the Salk vaccine before the current polio season started. The first shot begins to take effect seven to 10 days after it is given; it produces polio-fighting antibodies in toe blood stream. After the second shot, the antibodies increase. For longer lasting protection, the persons must receive a third shot, a booster, seven months to a year later. Even if the second shot is delayed, it can be effective, according to the national foundation. The effect of toe first shot is not lost for several months afterward. The third or booster shot should be given about seven months after toe second injection, not the, first. Dr. Jonas Salk has pointed out “Your neighbor’s vaccination does not protect you.” Even if the children of a family have been vaccinated, the parents may get it themselves. Children who have been vaccinated may still carry the virus, and can transmit this to the adult. Then the “bug” can get into the digestive system, into the blood stream, and into the nerves, where it causes permanent damage. When the virus gets into the nerves nothing can be done to stop it, and when the victim has already reached maturity, damage is more severe, for toe muscles which have lost their contacts with the main nervous sys(Continued «n P**e elrht)

U.S.-Brifish Leaders Map Out Strategy ■ -j--,' ■" . 1 Diplomatic And • Military Chiefs i Meet In Capital ] united Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) — Anglo- J American diplomatic and military . chiefe in a new round of confer- * ences mapped strategy today against anti-Western plotters seeking to extend their grip on the Middle East. . Secretary of State John Foster , Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd, flanked by j military experts, began their sec- j ond day of talks. ( Dulles went to his conference , with Lloyd direct from a Cabinet , meeting presided over by President Eisenhower. It was understood that the leaders are focusing their immediate 1 plans on the touchy situations in I Lebanon and Jordan where U.S. ’ and British troops are propping » up existing pro-Western govern- 1 ments threatened by the United Arab Republic with the encour- ' agement of Russia. „ 1 At the dSbinet meeting Dulles presented W review of the Middle Eastern crisis “as it stands this morning,” White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty reported. No Decision Indicated Gen. Nathan F. Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the man mainly responsible for organizing U.S. troop movements to the danger area, also was present at the 90-minute Cabinet meeting. What the two nations plan to do about the overthrow of Iraq’s friendly government by Arab nationalists was not indicated. But Hagerty denied a published report that they had agreed not to intervene in Iraq as long as the nationalists do not interfere with the flow of oil to the West. Oil from Iraq is the blood of British, French, and Italian industry. Reliable sources said after the Dulles -Lloyd marathon 7%-hour session Thursday the two governments had made no decision to urge Jordan's King Hussein to move against the rebel regime (Continued on Page eight) Breakin Reported At Decatur Store Blackweirs Store Entered Last Night A breakin was reported early today to the city police department by Robert Lane, manager of Blackwell’s department store. The breakin was discovered by Lane and other workers in the store as they arrived for work today. It was believed the breakin occurred during tfae late hours of the night. Entrance to the building was gained through a basement door. After the thieves gained their entrance, they immediately went to a safe in the large room and attempted to open it. 'Die lock, handle, combination, and hinges were damaged in the attempt to enter the safe. They were found lying in front of the safe. Four or five silk scarves were used by the thieves to muffle the sound of the hammer and tools used in the attempt to break into the safe. The safe was unable to be opened by the manager and a man was called to come and open it for Lane. No merchandise was known to be missing from the store. 1116 man will arrive in Decatur to open the safe after first traveling to Huntington to do the same type job after an attempted burglary in that city, which also occurred last night. Investigating officers, police chief .frames Borders and officer Grover Odle searched for fingerprints on and around the safe, i The investigation is continuing. |

McClellan Assails Gangster Activities | Mobster Penetration Os Labor Movement 1 WASHINGTON (UPD — Chairman John L. McClellan of the Senate Rackets Committee said today the underworld is going to get hit with some “hard legislation” unless it gets out of the labor movement. The Arkansas Democrat said gangster activities exposed by the j committee’s current hearings “are j arousing the indignation of the . American people.” He told reporters some of the j testimony on mobster penetration ( of labor-management groups has . given him “butterflies in the stomach.” j McClellan was expected to put 1 forth some of his ‘thoughts and ideas” on legislative remedies to- j day in a statement concluding a , two-week hearing on an alleged | “shakedown racket” in the Chica- ( gao restaurant business. The committee has heard testi- i mony that mobsters and hoodlums got control of some restaurant un- j ion locals and used them to ex- 1 tort money from restaurant oper- < ators. < Management, the hearing dis- i closed, tried to fight fire with fire by hiring Al Capone’s old lawyer and another * attorney with underworld connections as $125,000-a---year “labor counsel” tor the Chicago Restaurant Association. The result was that scores of employes were enrolled in the union without their consent or knowledge and without deriving any benefit. In some cases union membership apparently proved detrimental. Committee members charged some restaurants made “payoffs” to unions in the form of dues and then paid their employes less than union scale without Being challenged. Pulling Contests Here On Saturday Horses And Ponies To Vie In Contest A parade through the streets of ‘ Decatur at 11 a.m. Saturday will j start the first pony and horse pulling contest held in Decatur for some time. . The “pull" will be held at the j entrance to Reppert’s auction | school on highway 224 just east ( of Decatur. The area, 500 feet by • 100 feet, has been thoroughly spray- ' ed for mosquitoes for the comfort of both the audience and the ani- < mals in the contest. The contest itself, with all locM 1 judges, will get underway at 1 p.m. ’ Dr. Roland Reppert, head of the 1 auction school, has donated the use of the land and the school’s PA system. James Beery, of Thomas ; Realty company, will announce for ' the events. - i About 25 teams are expected in each-“pull”. The pony pull will be held first. Each team of ponies will the weight of the pony, as weighed be hitched to a “boat” carrying 1 in at Heller Coal and Feed Co. Weights of 200 pounds each will be added as long as the pony can pull. Teams of two horses each will be harnessed to a stone boat weighing 3,000 pounds. The teams must pull this boat 27% feet. After this, weights are added, and the team tries again. _ t Four trophies and $340 in cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. The trophies will be given by -4 the Hooker Paint company and An- < derson Industry; Butler Garage; Decatur Insurance Agency; and Thomas Realty, Auction and Securities Co. A total of 78 local merch- | ants put up the cash for the prizes.* - Two teams of donkeys and one of burros has been entered in the pulling contest. They will be seen in the pony pull. Allen Fleming, trucker and landscaper, will do the grading for the pulling area.

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Report Nasser In Conference With Red Boss -Marine Strength tn Lebanon Is Doubled, Paratroopers Landed BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPD—President Gamal Abdel Nasser of the United Arab Republic of Syria and Egypt conferred Thursday in Moscow with Premier Nikita Khrushchev on the worsening Middle East crisis, Baghdad Radio announced today. The announcement was made later by Cairo Radio, but there was no word from Moscow. The United States doubled its Marine strength in Lebanon today with the arrival of one battalion from Camp Lejeune, N. C., and anchore with the U.S. 6th Fleet More than 6,000 Marines now were ashore. Simultaneously, it was announced that combat troops of the U.S. Army’s Ist Airborne Battle Group will fly in at dawn Saturday from the forward strike base at Adana, Turkey. The arrival of the reinforcements constituted a massive U.S. reply to Russia’s “get out” ultimatun. In Jordan, where 10,000 British paratroops were landing on a round-the-clock airlift, the official radio announced that young King Hussein was ready to take action to liberate Iraq. Iraq fell Monday to pro-Nasser revolutionary forces. Nasser and Khrushchev held their conferences at the moment the United States was completing the buildup of a powerful, selfcontained nuclear air striking force at Adana, Turkey. The base is only 500 miles from Russia, 250 miles from Damascus and 700 miles from Baghdad. It is equipped with nuclear bombers, fighters and paratroops. Meeting Startles World The Nasser-Khrushchev conference startled the world. Nasser was last reported on Monday when he hurried away from Yugoslavia after a two-week conference with President Tito. Informed sources said Nasser changed course and apparently headed for Latakia, Syria, a port 120 miles north of Beirut. There he could have boarded a Soviet jet airliner for Moscow. Informed sources said the Nasser trip was not a complete surprise. His yacht apparently had been under observation when it diverted to the Syrian coast, which lies between Lebanon and Turkey. Diplomats were impressed, however by the urgency of his swift return from Moscow to Damascus. He apparently wanted to direct UAR counteraction from as near to the scene as possible. Damascus, capital of the UAR’s “Syrian region,” lies at the center of a circle formed by Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Iran, .the nations most involved in the present crisis. Syria already has been reported moving troops up to the frontier, and Damascus Radio Thursday night ordered members of the capittal’s home guard bat(Con Untied on page ffivo) Infant Is Killed In Two-Auto Collision BRAZIL, Ind. (UPD—Ferena K. Pruett, 2% months, daughter of Mary Pruett, Brazil, was killed Thursday night in a two-car collision on U»S. 40 west of here. -- Mrs. Pruett. 22, driver of the car, was in serious condition in Clay County hospital here. Held on charges of drunkeness and reckless homicide was Joseph Early, 60, Brazil. A passenger in his car, Thomas Stearly, 60, Bra* 'zil, was treated and released. BULLETIN NEW YOBE (UPI) — Consumer prices rose to a new all-time high tn June after pausing in May, the National : Industrial Conference beard reported today.