Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 230.

S juk ••■»"' -Q : H r: -a Br 1 ; 1 |0 I I / .•. • ’ 1 t. J KIDK DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS— Oblivious alike to Supreme Court decisions and the school integration problems of the country, children at the Norview Elementary School in Norfolk, Va., enjoy their recess play with the closed Norview High School deserted in the background. The secondary school remained closed by order of Gov. J. Lindsay Almond Jr., in the state’s massive resistance laws on integration.

Marines Land Howitzers On Quemoy Island Land Howitzers On Island To Be Used By Nationalists TAIPEI, Formosa (UPl)—United States Marines landed on Quemoy with eight - inch howitzers and turned them over to Nationalist Chinese artillerymen, informed sources in Taipei said today. The sources said the Marines landed the self - propelled eightinchers at night about 10 days ago and set them in position where Nationlist gunners could reply to Red artillery that has pounded the Quemoys since Aug. 23 The sources emphasized that the U.S. Marines did not fire the howitzers on Quemoy. They delivered the howitzers to pre-train-ed Nationalist gun crews and withdrew from the island. The Nationalist Defense Ministry. without mentioning any new type of guns, reported today Nationalist artillery destroyed 13 Communist guns and four fortifications Monday. Deadly Accurate The American-supplied weapons, described as deadly accurate and with a range sufficient to hit any of the Communist gun emplacements shelling Quemoy, were installed during a barrage by the radar-controlled Red artillery but there were no American casualties. The big howitzers were delivered by U.S. Navy landing craft and were brought from Okinawa because the Nationalists’ smaller and less accurate 105 and 155 millimeter artillery was no match for the Communist guns, the informed sources said. The 105 s and 155 s are conventional artillery of a U.S. Army division. The eight-inchers scored one of their first Quemoy victories on Sept. 26 when they blew tip a Communist ammunition dump across one of the narrow necks of water separating the Quemoy Island complex from Red territory. Convoy Reaches Quemoy Other developments: —Gen. Randolph M. Pate, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, arrived in Taipei today for five days of military conferences with Gen. Wang Shu-ming, Chinese Nationalist chief of staff, and other military leaders. —UPI Correspondent Charles Smith reported from Quemoy the first sea convoy since Sunday reached Big Quemoy today and started unloading from small landing .barges at shell-splattered Liao Lu Beach. —Smith also reported one Nationalist cargo plane was show down Monday night when a flight braved Communist shelling to parachute supplies on Big Quemoy and on Little Quemoy where officials estimated Sunday there werfr only 25 days of food left. —Vice Adm. Wallace M. Beakley handed over command of the U.S 7th Fleet to Vice Adm. Frederick (Continued on page eight) d ■ Connie Nicholas Is Indicted For Murder INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) —Mrs. Connie Nicholas, 42. central figure in the “white Cadillac” slaying of drug firm executive Forrest Teel, today was indicted by a Marion County grand jury on a first degree murdur charge. The jury charged the divorcee “with malice aforethought” in the July 31 shooting of Teel, who she said loved her for 15 years before] he left her for a younger woman.

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Proposes Counties Add Income Surtax Proposal Made By Governor Handley INDIANAPOLIS (UPl)—Governor Handley proposed today that Indiana counties impose a gross income surtax and deduct it from payrolls as a means of helping “ease the oppressive burden of local property taxes” and catching ‘‘transients and cheaters.” > Handley told the Indiana Municipal League at its 58th convention that such a tax would “catch everybody, as it would be included in the payroll deductions,” and that it would “result in an immediate sharp cut in local property taxes.” Handley told delegations of mayors and city councilmen from throughout Hoosierland that his plan ’ was “practical” and would help relieve oppression of high property taxes. “This can be done,” he said, "by closing the net on the transients and cheaters who now pay no local property taxes, just as we have caught the tax dodgers of the state gross income tax. “One practical way suggested to end the property tax inequities is to permit an optional countywide gross- income tax, to be collected by the state as a surtax and then rebated to the county concerned. “The tax would not be imposed unless approved by a local referendum. Moreover, it would catch everybody, as it would be included in the payroll deductions “Such a surtax would result in an immediate sharp cut in local property taxes. The revenue from the surtax could be earmarked for schools, and distributed throughout the county on a perpupil basis.” Handley issued comparative figures showing that Indiana cities, towns and counties received about 32Vi million dollars from the 4-cents-a-gallon state gasoline tax in the 1956-7 fiscal year. The Legislature raised the tax rate 50 per cent in March, 1957. “Because the gasoline tax increase also has helped every municipality and county,” Handley said, ”1 get out of patience with hypocritical statements attacking me for raising taxes. If the state gross income tax hadn't been raised, local teacher salary (Cu.tlnued on page eight) College Counselors To Meet Students Meet With Seniors On College Plans Counselors from three Indiana colleges will visit at Decatur high school in the next few we<jks to discuss pre-college problems with seniors interested in attending college next year, Deane T. Dorwin, who has charge of the counseling program scheduling, said today. L. J. Fontaine, assistant to the director of admissions and scholarships at DePauw university, met with students interested in that college today. Austin A. Cole, assistant director of admissions at Wabash college will meet with another group Wednesday. George M. Reidenbach, adrtrissions counselor for Valparaiso, will meet Oct, 22 with nine youths interested in attending that college next year. Counselors from Indiana, Purdue, and Ball State Teachers college will also meet with students during the year, but dates have not yet been confirmed.

Little Rocks I High Schools Remain Closed U.S. Court Orders School Heads Not To Transfer Building LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UPI) — Dr. T.J. Raney read the obituary of Gov. Orval E. Faubus’ private school plan in a driving rain in front of Central High School today. A little later a truck pulled up and two men put up a 4-by-6-foot sign in the center of the schoolyard. It said: "This school closed by order of the federal government.” Raney is president of the Little Rock Private School Corp. It planned to reopen Little Rock’s four high schools, closed since Sept 2 in the integration controversy, at 8 a.m. today. But the Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals intervened and ordered the school board not to transfer the buildings to the corporation. Raney did not finally announce for the corporation until today that the schools would not open as planned. The enjoined Little Rock School Board announced it Monday night. “Through the concerted efforts of the government of the United States and the NAACP, the Little Rock Private School Corp, has now been enjoined and prohibited from operating Central High, Hall High, Technical High and Horace Mann High.” he read from a prepared statement. ”... The closing of our senior high schools is now the full responsibility of the federal government and the NAACP. It is quite evident that they are ready to sacrifice the educational opportunities for 4,000 students to satisfy their consuming desire to mix the races in our school, public or private.” About a dozen students listened as Raney read the statement in front of Central High. “We are now restrained from permitting the private school corporation to operate the schools,” School Board President Wayne Upton announced Monday night, Did that mean the schools will remain closed today? “You have seen the order,” Upton said. “I presume it does.” U.S. deputy marshals r u she d about Little Rock serving copies of the restraining order. Gov. Orval E. Faubus’ name was on one copy. Two state policemen turned U.S. Marshall R. Beae Kidd bacH Mionday night when he tried to serve it and told him to see Faubus in his office today. Copies went to members of the private school corporation, the (Continued on nage five) Nationalists To Defend Territory Await Revolt Before Invading Mainland UNITED NATIONS (UPl)—Nationalist China said today it would defend “every inch” of its territory but would await a revolt against the Chinese Communists before invading the mainland. “We are realists,” Chinese Ambassador Tingfu F. Tsiang told the United Nations General Assembly. “We love peace as much as anybody else. We have our fund of common sense. “It is not our thought that the 10 million people on Taiwan (Formosa) should be pitted against the 500 or 600 million on the mainland. We have no reason to fight against our brethren on the mainland. “However, when our people on the mainland rise in revolt as the Hungarian people did two years ago and call for our help, we shall fight side by side with them for their freedom. “This is our program of recovery of. the. mainland, no more and no less.” / O'Brien Services Wednesday Morning A change in time of funeral services for Edwin F. O’Brien, former Decatur man who died suddenly Sunday at his home in Fort Wayne, was announced today. Services will be held at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday at the Mungovan & Sons funeral home and at 10 a.m. ait St. Catholic church, the Rev. Stanley Manosky officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery at Fort Wayne. The body was removed this morning from the Gillig & Doan funeral home to Mungovan & Sons, where friends may call until time of the services.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 30,1958

Auto Workers Union, Chrysler Are Reported As Near To Agreement

Court Ruling Should Hasten Desegregation Supreme Court Rule Should Knock Out Many Legal Delays WASHINGTON (UPI)— Top administration legal experts said today the Supreme Court’s strong new integration stand should hasten school desegregation in the South by knocking out many legal delaying moves. There was no attempt to minimize the long uphill road desegregation still faces in many southern states, nor the bitter resistance that will be put up by many southern officials and private citizens. Schools that are not integrated now will not necessarily be integrated in a day, a week or even by next year. But a high-ranking Justice Department official told United Press International the court’s stern pronouncement served notice on segregation backers that all efforts, direct or indirect, to nullify the tribunal’s desegregation edict will wind up in the legal waste basket. Schemes Won’t Work He said the court now has made it crystal clear to southerners their ultimate choice is between integrated public schools or no schools with any kind of public support — financial or otherwise. The only remaining alternative, he said, would be truly private schools and these, he said, would mean education only for the rich. “We’ve passed that stage in this country,” said the official, who asked he not be quoted by pame. Strongly pro-segregation southerners, in the very sharpness of their comments, gave pointed emphasis to the court’s warning to governors, state legislatures, judges and school boards that “evasive schemes” won’t work. Georgia Governor - nominee Ernest Vandiver said the “politically constituted court” had sought “go rule on a whole host of questions and to resolve them finality even before they could be heard and decided by the lower courts. . .” Will Rely On Opinion Sen. Strom Thurmond (D-S.C.), 1948 States’ Rights presidential nominee, declared the court “has attempted to render a decision on private schools which are not in (Continued on page eight) Lions Club To Hold Annual Broom Sale Broom, Light Bulb Sale October 13 Brooms for the annual fall broom sale of the Decatur Liens club, scheduled for October 13, will be purchased from the board of industrial aid and vocational rehabilitation to the blind, Glenn Hill, president of the Lions club, announced today. A door-to-door canvass of the city will take place October 13, with brooms made by the blind, and GE light bulbs for sale by Lions club members. Frank Lybarger will be in charge of the project, which will raise funds for the Lions club community projects. Committees for the sale will be set up next week, Lybarger said, and all Lions will take part in the sale. The new General Electric savings plan, a part of the contract now under negotiation, was explained to the Decatur Lions club Monday with the aid of a chart and figures ty a General Electric executive. The Decatur junior high football teams, and their coaches, were introduced to the Decatur Lions club, and then given a hot dog and glass of milk by the club. Norm Steury had charge of the football arrangements.

Unemployment Drop Reported In Nation Christmas Rush To Open Up More Jobs WASHINGTON (UPI)— Unemployment dropped in 125 of the nation's 149 major industrial centers from mid-July to mid-Septem-ber, the government reported Monday night. A Labor Department survey of employers indicated that more jobs would open up from now through mid-November, especially in stores and factories preparing for the Christmas rush. Despite the sign of recovery, however, the department classified 89 key production centers as areas of “substantially labor surplus.” This was the same total it reported in July. The department also placed another 14 smaller areas on a separate surplus labor list, bringing that total to 195. One city—Provo, Utah—was dropped. On the cheerful side the department listed these items in its most optimistic bi-monthly job report since the recession began: —Two cities—Washington, D.C., and Cedar Rapids, lowa, were placed in a category indicating a “low” unemployment rate. This was the first designation of its kind this year. —Of 17 changes in major area classifications, 15 rejected job gains. It was the first time in two years that most of the changes resulted from improvements in the job picture. —Two areas — Greensboro-High Point, N.C., and Kenosha, Wis.— were moved out of the “substantial” unemployment category to one representing only “moderate” unemployment. The Binghamton, N.Y., and San Bernardino, Calif., areas were newly added to the list of “distressed” areas, however. The survey showed that unemi(_cntinued on page five) Cancer Society One Os Fund's Agencies Community Fund To Open Drive Oct. 6 The Adams county cancer society is another of the seven social agencies that is supported through contributions to the Decatur Community Fund that starts its drive October 6. Dr. John B. Spaulding. Adams county society president, said today. The feared and dread disease that costs thousands of lives each year isfhelped through the funds of the community drive. Fear and delay are two of cancer’s most potent allies. Many people needlessly lose their lives to cancer because they put off going to their doctors. Many cancers arer curable if treated in time. Even 15 years ago, medical science saved 1 out of 4 cancer patients. Today, it’s saving 1 in 3. The odds would be even better if people would have a health checkup annually and be alert to cancer’s danger signals. Progress in the Adams county society’s fight against cancer depends on the dollars donated for its broad, nationwide program of research, education and service to the stricken. Films are available to parent-teachers associations, service clubs, and other organizations through the society. Special cancer material for schools is available also through the Adams county society. Direct aid to cancer patients in Adams county is given through the society. In some cases, hospital beds and other equipment for cancer patients are secured for their use. The cancer society will receivi SI,OOO from the Community Fund of this 60% goes to the state, and 40% remains in the Adams county society for use and distribution, Spaulding said today. On the state and national level, educational material is prepared for distribution through local societies. Radio and T.V. and periodicals are used to spread the word about the dangerous killer whigh can be stopped.

Dulles Ready To Meet With Premier Chou Willing To Confer With Chinese Reds On Formosa Crisis WASHINGTON (UPD — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today he would be willing to meet with Chinese Communist Premier Chou En-lai if there were reason to think they could achieve something positive towards settling the Formosa crisis. But he doubted the wisdom of such a meeting at this time. Dulles, also told a news conference that he saw improvement in the Formosa crisis over the past two weeks. He said he believed there was less likelihood now that the situation would flare into open warfare. Dulles indicated the Unite d States was prepared to urge Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to pull the bulk of his troops off Quemoy and Matsu if what he described as a dependable cease-fire agreement can be reached with the Communists. He said a dependable cease-fire was one which would bring serious consequences on the Reds if they broke it. He said the Reds might* be kept in line on a cease-fire by the knowledge that other nations of the world would invoke punitive measures against them, such as trade sanctions, if they failed to live up to their word. Dulles confirmed that the United States has supplied the Chinese Nationalist air force with “Sidewinder”- guided missiles which they are using with good effect aganst Red aircraft. But he denied that this constituted an act of bad faith during the Warsaw talks with Red China. The “Sidewinders,” he said, are being given to the Nationalists within the framework of the general U.S. military aid program to Chiang’s government. Dulles was asked whether he would be willing to meet with Chou if such a meeting appeared to offer any possibilty of bringing about peace in the Formosa crisis. He repiled by recalling that President Eisenhower had said there was nothing he would not do and no place too remote to go if it offered a chance of reducing world tensions. Drainage, Seepage Problem At Home Adams County Home Condition Studied The county commissioners met at the Adams county court house Monday and authorized Yost construction company to investigate the drainage and seepage problem at the Adams county home. The commissioners stated that a written report, with the findings of the Yost workers, is expected to be returned to them within a week. Further proceedings in the matter will depend on their findings and will be taken under consideration by the board. For the last several years, seepage has been a problem at the county home. A contract for landscaping at the court house was awarded to Bobby G. Heller for $179. Heller will replace five trees surroundipg the court house, and will replace shrubbery surrounding the War Memorial. Shrubbery near the Gene Stratton , Porter monument is expected to be replaced at a later date. Lawrence Noll, with the use of the county equipment, will remove the five trees that will be replaced by Heller. The county commissioners, Edward F. Jaberg, and Lawrence Noll will attend the Northeastern Indiana district commissioners dinner and meeting at Hartford City Thursday night at 6 o’clock.

Rio Grande River Is On Rampage In Texs More Showers Are Forecast In Texas United Press International A cool air mass swept into the central Plains Tuesday, threatening to bring more showers to flood-plagued Texas. The rampaging Rio Grande River in southwest Texas, which reached a record 21-foot stage at Presidio Sunday, was on the rise again Tuesday, swollen by floodwaters surging down the Mexican mountains. At least three persons have drowned in the floodwaters, all of them on the Mexican side of the river. Planes continued to airlift supplies to the flood isolated towns of Redford, Tex., and Ojinaga, Mexico. Damage to the cotton crop in the area alone has been estimated at two million dollars. The Small Business Administration in Washington Monday designated the flooded region a disaster area, enabling owners of homes and businesses to apply for low interest government loans. To the north, a frigid blast of Canadian air pushed across the nation’s north central portion during the night, from the Rockies through the north and central Plains, the upper Mississippi Valley and into northwest Wisconsin. Overnight readings in the area dropped into the 30s and 40s, accompanied by strong wind gusts and light snow flurries over the northern Rockies and parts of North Dakota. Light rain showers occurred along the edge of the cool air eastward to Lake Michigan and Illinois and south into Arkansas. The heaviest rainfall early Tuesday measured near Vt inch in northern Missouri. Fair weather prevailed in the east with mild overnight readings in the 60s along the Atlantic and gulf coasts. In North Carolina, battered by Hurricane Helene, Gov. Luther H. Hodges proclaimed a state of emergency and asked President Eisenhower to declare the state a major disaster area. Damage frorh the storm was estimated at up to 10 million dollars. First Frost Threat Issued In Indiana Coldest Weather Os Season Is Forecast United Press International The season's coldest blasts of Canadian air were predicted today to swe,ep Indiana in the next 48 hours, bringing the threat of the first frosts and the possibility of below-freezing temperatures. Noon forecasts called for “much cooler” tonight with the mercury dropping to a range of 34 to 44 and the chancfe of “scattered light frost away from Lake Michigan in the north portion.” After highs in the chilly 50s Wednesday, the temperature was expected to drop to a range of 30 to 35. Wednesday night with a chance of “frost or freezing north and central.” Weather records showed the temperature only once in recorded history had dropped below freezing at Indianapolis before October 6, although frost this time of year or earlier is not too uncommon. Light showers ushered in the new autumn chill pattern,. Occasional showers were forecast, with temperatures stretching no higher this afternoon than the (Continued on page six) Projectel Balloon Flight Postponed CROSBY, Minn. (UPL) — The Air Force has postponed until Wednesday a projected baloon launching that will take a young jet pilot 20 miles into the stratosphere. The flight, originally scheduled for today, was delayed late Monday because of heavy winds which experts feared might rip the giant balloon to shreds.

Only Two Minor Issues Remain For New Pact Marathon Session Os Negotiations Held During Night’ DETROIT (UPD-Chrysler Corp, and the United Auto Workers reached agreement on all but two points of a new contract today and Union President Walter P. Reuther headed for General Motors to try for a settlement there before Thursday’s strike deadline, fteuther left the Chrysler bargaining table after a marathon negotiating session and left to his subordinates the task of ironing out differences on the issues of engineering and office workers. He said the regular Chrysler and UAW bargaining teams will reconvene at 11:30 a.m. after a two-hour recess in an attempt to reach a quick settlement. “I think I can say we have reached a meeting of minds on the basic contract,” Reuther said. But he quickly emphasized that “nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to.” Reuther’s comment indicated that a settlement with Chrysler was—possible within hours, and. that his presence was not needed to wrap final unsolved details of the contract. Thus, Reuther headed for giant General Motors where a strike deadline is only two days away. It was believed that Chrysler agreed basically to the same terms Ford accepted. The Ford settlement, a threeyear pact, calls for chief improvements in supplemental unerrtployment benefits, pensions and job security. The union reached an agreement with Ford on Sept. 17 after a similar marathon session and an agreement wtih Chrysler would leave only GM among the “big three” auto companies to agree (Continued on page five) George Bobay Rites Wednesday Morning Funeral services will be held Wednesday for George F. Bobay, father of Mrs. Edward Bowers of near Decatur, who died suddenly Sunday night at his home in Fort Wayne. Rites will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the D. O. McComb & Sons funeral home and at 11 a.m. at the St. Jude's Catho|ic church, the Very Rev. Msgr. Charles Girardot officiating. Burial will be in the Fort Wayne Catholic cemetery. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy, a few showers extreme south and southeast, gradually ending early tonight, followed by clearing over the state during the night. Much cooler with chance of scattered light frost away from Lake Michigian in north portion tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy and cool. Low tonight 34 to 44. High Wednesday in the 50s north and central to near 50 extreme south. Sunset today 5:30 a.m. c.s.t., 6:30 a.m. c.d.t. Sunrise Wednesday -5;41 a.m. 0.M., 6:41 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Thursday: Partly cloudy and quite cool with chance of frost or freezing north and central early Thursday morning. Low Wednesday night 30 to 35. High Thursday in the 50s.

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