Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 24 October 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 251.

jEjrvji • "t- 11 ■ g ■ * - - s-K?^-----4||^H|fc > Wln * w 'Htfib£R j. ... S WELCOME, YOUR MAJESTY— Greece’s Queen Frederika and her children. Prince Constantine and Princess Sophie, look real folksy as they are greeted in Washington by Acting Secretary of State Christian Herter, in absence of President Eisenhower < speaking in Chicago) and Secretary of State Dulles (“talksing” on Formosa). Mrs. Herter stands by, and beyond can be seen head of Gen. Nathan Twining.

Harry Truman Is Ready To Bury Hatchet Accepts Apology By Nixon On Reference As Treason Party NEW YORK (UPD — Former President Truman said today he’s ready to bury the hatchet with his arch political foe Vice President Richard M. Nixon on the basis of a Nixon television statement Thursday night. "I’d call that an apology,” Truman said. “Making up our differences is okay with me.” Truman has in the pkst refused to be in the same room with the vice president because, he said, Nixon bad charged the Truman administration with “treason.” Nixon told the television audience Thursday night: “There is no war party in the United States. The only party of treason in the United States is the -Communist Party.” He also ahiled Truman as “a speech against the Republicans trail. “Well, that was very nice of him,” Truman said. . May Be Good Politics Truman was told of Nixon’s remarks by a United Press International reporter, the only newsman present when he arrived by train from Boston where he delivered a fighting campaign speech against lhe republicans Thursday night. He appeared amazed when told of Nixon’s “gallant warrior” remark. Asked if he thought Nixon was trying to make up their differences, Truman said: “Not especially. I think he thinks it’s good politics. And he's right—it is good politics.” “I never liked to be classed with people who would sabotage the government of the United States and I'm sure he understands why I feel that way,” Truman said. “Making up our differences is okay with me. It never pays to slander people, I always thought, because they may cofne a day when you’ll nedd them. I always got along with the opposition when I had the power to deal with them, and all I want to do now is deba'te the issues with them.” Hits Ike Leadership In his Boston speech Truman indirectly blamed President Eisenhower for the current racial violence in the South. Truman said President Eisenhower should have taken active, affirmative leadership in implementing the Supreme Court's desegregation order. Instead, he said, Eisenhower has never said he believes the decision was morally right. “If the President had fought for civil rights as he had fought for reciprocal trade, we would have a lot less trouble today.. .11. is. not enough to deplore violence when it occurs,’* Truman said. “Only when there was outright defiance of the courts by a sovereign state did the President (Continued on page five) INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cooler tonight with „ frost likely over much of state except near Lake Michigan where some cloudiness will persist. Saturday generally fair and cool. Low tonight 32 to 40. High Saturday 50s north to low 60s south. Outlook for Sunday: Fair and continued cool. Lows upper 30s north to 40s south. High generally low >■ 60. .....

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Credit-Tightening Order Into Effect Authorizes Banks Up Discount Rate WASHINGTON (UPD—A Federal Reserve Board credit-tightening order went into effect today despite a controversy over whether it would slow down recovery from the nation’s business recession. The board late Thursday authorized Federal Reserve banks in five cities to boost from 2 to 2-% per cent their fee — known as the discount rate —for loans to commercial banks. The acticr was described by the board as a “technical adjustment” although similar moves in the past have been aimed at curbing inflation. Dr. Marcus Nadler, consulting economist to the Hanover Bank 1 in New York City, said even though the move primarily was intended to narrow the gap be--1 tween the discount rate and existing commercial interest rates ’ it would f u rth e r tighten the ! mortgage and municipal bond markets. O’Mahoney Attacks Policy Sen. Joseph C. O’Mahoney (DWyo.), a member of the HouseSenate Economic Committee, said ! “this tight money policy handicaps , school districts, municipalities, counties, states and even the federal government in borrowing money needed for development programs.” Disagreeing with the term ’ “technical adjustment,” O’Mahoney said it would “affect the cost of living and the cost of ' government from one end of the county to the other. Sen A. Willis Robertson (D-Va.) a member of the Senate Banking Committee, said he felt “we are 1 headed for a substantial increase in production and I'm sure the Federal Reserve is convinced that ' an increase in interest rates won't ’ give us any setback.” He said i most economists think expanded production will not increase prices J although Dr. Arthur Burns, former chairman of the President s Council of Economic Advisers, said recently inflation is a serious . threat. Curb Speculation ' A. W. Zelomek, president of the ; International Statistical Bureau in New York, said the higher dis- ’ count rate, which the other seven ' Federal Reserve banks are expected to adopt, would “slow down ' the rate of recovery and curb speculation, particularly in securi- . ties.” There was widespread agree- ' ment that the board authorized Federal Reserve banks in Philadelphia. Richmond, Va., St. Loui«, Mo., Minneapolis, Minn., an d ’ Dallas, Tex., to boost the rates in the sincere belief it would not i significantly impair recovery from j the business recession. Economists said the board probably hoped however that the . economic'uptrend might be slowed . a bit to keep it from getting out ‘ of hand and generating serious int flationary pressures. i 1 Hartke Challenges t Handley, To Debate INDIANAPOLIS'(UPI) — Vance Hartke, Democratic senatorial nominee, renewed his challenge to debate Governor Handley, his campaign opponent, late Thursday. Hartke offered to share televsion time with the governor at Indianapolis and Terre Haute Sunday to discuss campaign issues. 12 Page*

Dulles Slates Chinese Reds Can Not Win Secretary Reports To Eisenhower On Talks With Chiang WASHINGTON (UPD — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today his meeting with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek this week convinced him the Chinese Communists “will not gain their ends” either through military means or propaganda. The secretary told newsmen this country can be thankful for Chiang’s Nationalist government because it is resisting forces aiming at the “ultimate defeat of the United States.” The Chinese Reds, Dulles said, apparently want to keep fighitng going in the East and are not interested in sincere efforts to promote peace. “A Mortal Danger’ Dulles said that the Chinese Nationalists, on the other hand, have renounced the use of force to carry out their avowed mission “to bring about the restoration of ft-eedom to tkie people on the mainland.” Dulles made the statement after reporting to President Eisenhower on his conferences in Formosa this week with Chiang. Dulles returned early today from the Far East. Dulles said the Reds seemed to have broken their own cease-fire proclamation because they want “to throw roadblocks in the way of stabilized tranquility.” He added that “it is possible that the firing is more for psychological than for military purposes.” Dulles said he returned from his meeting with Chiang “confident that die Chinese Communists will not gain their ends either through their military efforts or their propaganda guile.” “All of the countries of the Far East increasingly realize that Chinese communism is a mortal danger,” Dulles said. “They are heartened by the manifest power of the United States and our stand against retreat in the face of armed aggression.” Says Talks “Satisfactory” Dulles read his prepared statement. He refused to answer any questions. He went directly to his State Department office after his 90-minute conference with the President. When he arrived by plane early this morning after a 17% hour flight from Taipei, Dulles said his talks with Chiang were “eminently satisfactory.” He said hope for peace in the Formosa Strait “depends on the Communists, who are aggresive.” (Continue? or. page eight)

Hartke Again Scores GOP Farm Policies Sen. Jenner Begins Stumping Indiana Ujrited Press International Vance Hartke, Democratic senatorial nominee, resumed his attack on Republican farm policies today as retiring Sen. William E. Jenner began stumping Indiana on behalf of Governor Handley, who is Hartke’s opponent. Hartke told an audience at LaGrange that farmers have been unduly penalized by the GOP administration simply because they have learned to grow food cheaply and abundantly. He said farmers “have been Rewarded by the Benson crowd with a steadily falling share of our national income and with unaskedfor lectures from the governor on morality and with political double-, talk from both quarters. “Farmers,” he said, "deserve praisp for their efforts. They deserve a government concerned enough with their welfare to encourage research to find new uses for farm products, to encourage better distribution of food, to cut prices and to seek to cut out price-gouguig by middlemen. “There is today a tragic shortage of imagination, foresight and determination,” Hartke said. “Our problem is not how to destroy abundance or penalize farmers for having it or putting men like Ethan Stangland in jail, it is how to use the abundance. The answer lies in research and humanity.” Jenner delivered a fiery speech at Indianapolis Thursday night in which he assailed the Democrats for simply wanting to spend money. He said the Democratic Party wants to win control of the next Congwss so “it can pass more spending bills over President ~ (Continued on page five)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 24, 1958.

18 Killed, 85 Trapped In Nova Scotian Mine; Six U.S. Miners Dead

U.S. Transport 1 I Moves To Rescue Os Americans i Evacuate Women And ; Children To Escape i Kidnaping In Cuba j HAVANA (UPD—'Die fast U.S. 1 attack transport Kleinsmith docks * today at Nicaro in northeastern < Cuba to rescue 55 American 1 women and children from possi- 1 ble abduction by armed rebels, i The Rieinsmith wul ferry the 1 Americans to the big U. S. naval • base at Guantanamo, where it is 1 expected a few hours later. The women and children are i relatives of employes at the U.S. < government’s big Nicaro nickel 1 plant, left undefended by the i withdrawal of loyal Cuban troops ’ from the area. In the past, Americans living ( in areas under effective rebel i control have often been kidnaped < by the insurgents as a publicity < gesture—as last summer, when about 50 U. S. civilians and sericemen were snatched. Two Americans employed by the Texas Oil Co., kidnaped early this week, were released only Thursday—after th? State Department Had demanded that they be set free within 24 hours. They are Charles R. Bennett and Kenneth D. Drewes, of Joliet, 111., who were kidnaped Monday along with seven Cubans from the Texaco refinery in rebelridden Santiago. State Department spokesman Lincoln White denounced the rebels Thursday for their “callous disregard” of American rights. Informed sources' in Washington said Thursday that the dramatic dash of the Kleinsmith may be duplicated elsewhere in eastern Cuba if the rebels go through with reported plans for a frontal attack on the loyal defenders of Santiago. They said that all of the more than 100 American families living in rebel-ridden Oriente Province may be brought out by ship in that event.

Heavy Rains Plague Waterlogged East Highway Paralyzed For Hours By Storm United Press International Heavy rains pelted the waterlogged East again Thursday night in the wake of a major storm that paralyzed highways for hours and caused at least four deaths. The U. S., Weather Bureau reported that New York City was drenched with 3.17 inches of rain in a 22-hour period ending at noon Thursday. Later in the day, the blunt of the broad rain pattern shifted to New England and heaviest rainfall amounts were % inch in Maine and New Hampshire. In the West, search planes and ground parties continued to probe a snow-covered Montana wilderness area for missing big game hunters. A 10-inch snowstorm Monday has caused at least one death, snow blindness, and several cases of exposure. At least three persons are known to be’ missing “and Indian guides have joined in the search. The New York storm caused at least four deaths in accidents blamed on weather, authorities said. During the storm’s high point, major roads and streets in some areas were blocked for as (Contdraued on page eight) BULLETIN - WASHINGTON (UP I) — President Eisenhower today accepted the resignation of Secretary of Conrtnerce Sinclair Weeks and named former Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission to succeed him. Weeks resigned effective not later than Nov. 10.

Gilbert Bultemeier Named Soybean King Soybean Grain Show Winners Are Listed Gilbert Bultemeier was named goybean king at the 10th annual rural-urban fish fry held at the day hight for his entry of soybeans Decatur high school gym Thursfci the Lincoln division. ■ Prizes were awarded to the three best entries , one-peck of soybeans, exhibited at the Decatur youth and community center early Thursday. First prize was $lO, second $5, and third prize received $3. Five varieties were exhibited at the center for the grain show. They consisted of Blackhawk, Monroe, Hawkeye, Harosoy and Lincoln. The winners in the Lincoln division were: first, Bultemeier; second, Benjamin Mazelin; - third, Walter Hildebrand; fourth. Richard Schwartz; and fifth, Leonard Thieme. The winners in the Harosoy class were: first, Gilbert Bultemeier; second, Gary Clouse: third, Gail Gerke; fourth, Richard Schwartz. The Hawkeye division winners were: first, Chris Inniger; second, Ervin Schuller; third, John Inniger; and fourth, Winfred Gerke. The winners in the Monroe class were: first, Benjamin Mazelin, and second, Roy Mazelin. The 4-H judging and placing of ribbons on grain entries of corn, soybeans, wheat and oats, were also announced at the fish fry. The winners in the oats exhibits were: first, Claude Striker; second, Richard Schwartz; third, Mike Thieme; fourth, Paul Rich; and fifth, Bill Lehman. The wheat exhibit winners were: first, Leonard Thieme; second, Jerry Sommers; third, Roger Dick; fourth, David Bailey; and fifth, Gary Clouse. In the shelled corn division 1: first, Bill Lehman; second, Roger Fuelling; third, Fred Lehrman: fourth, Glen Lehman; and fifth, Larry Busick. In division two, Leo Busick won first place and was champion of the shelled corn division. In the first division of ear corn exhibited, the winners were: first, Bob Christener; second, Richard Schwartz; third, Jerry Schwartz; fourth, Dennis Schuller; and fifth, Martin Bleeke. In the second division, Roy Mazelin was named champion of the ear corn division. The other winners were: second, Alan Habegger; third, Loren Habegger, fourth, John Rumple; and fifth, Jerry Sommer. tVondnueu on page five)

Spiritual Emphasis Week Opens Nov. 2 Dr. Milo A. Rediger To Be Guest Speaker The Associated. Churches of Decatur today announced plans for the annual Spiritual Emphasis week services, which will be held in this city Sunday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 9. The services will be held each evening, except Saturday, at 7:30 o’clock at the First Methodist church, Monroe and Fifth streets. Dr. Milo A. Rediger, vice president- of-Taylor University at -Upland, will be the guest speaker at all services. Ministers of the local churches will participate in the services and serve as greeters at the doors. Anthems will be sung at each service by church and community choirs. As a part of Spiritual Emphasis week, a mass youth rally is being planned for Sunday evening. Nov. 9, at 6 o'clock, to be held at the Missionary church, Tenth street and Dayton avenue. ( « The committee on arrangements requests that members of the participating churches and all citizens of the community give special attention to -this activity in communty life and plan to attend as many sendees as possible.

Red Artillery Ends Lull In Quemoy Area Nationalists Greet Joint Communique With Cool Reserve TAIPEI, Formosa (UPD — Chinese Communist artillery broke a 23-hour lull in the Quemoy area today while some Nationalist quarters grumbled in dissatisfaction with results of the U.S.-Chi-nese talks. The Communists ceased firing shortly before Secretary of State John Foster Dulles left Taipei after talks with President Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists expressed hope a new cease-fire was going into effect. . t But me uerense Ministry said the Reds hurled 901 shells against the Quemoys in a two-hour bombardment that started at 11 a m. Sporadic shelling was continuing at midafternoon, directed against all of the islands in the Quemoy complex. X The newspaper China News which often reflects government thinking said Nationalist China greeted the joint communique issued after the Dulles-Chiang talks “with cool reserve.” The newspaper said the SinoAmerican talks failed from the Nationalist point of view because: —Taipei renounced the use of force as the principal means of returning Chiang’s government to the mainland. —The joint statement spoke of Nationalist China as being the “authentic spokesman for free China” but it should have more clearly stated the Nationalists are the only legal Chinese government. —No concrete steps were taken to back up Nationalist-American solidarity in the, face of Communist aggression. —Dulles made only two “inconsequential concessions.” He reaffirmed earlier U.S. statements the defense of the offshore islands is related to Formoan defense and he recognized the Nationalist right to return to the mainland through peaceful means.

Admiral Rickover Given Promotion Pres. Eisenhower . Promotes Rickover WASHINGTON (UPD — Senate confirmation of the promotion of controversial Rear Adm. Hyman G. Rickover to vice admiral appeared virtually assured today. The “father of the atomic submarine” has received strong congressional support in the past in his disputes with Navy superiors. One of histaunchest defend er, Sen. Henry M. Jackon (D-Wash.) said the promotion “will be reassuring to all concerned with increasing Americas knowledge and use of the atom for propulsion and industrial power.” The White House announced late Thursday that President Eisenhower had nominated Rickover for promotion. Anne Wheaton, associate White House news secretary, said Rickover would retain both his present posts—-chief of naval reactors branch of the Atomic Energy Commission and assistant chief of the Navy Bureau of Ships for Nuclear Propulsion. Mrs. Wheaton said the Navy was raising the rank of chief of the naval reactors branch from rear admiral to vice admiral. She said no new vice admirals grades had to be created for Rickover’s promotion. The Navy is limited by law to a set number of vice admirals. Navy officials explained Rickover was being given one of the alloted number that is presently unfilled. Congressmen and senators earlier this year charged Rickover was deliberately snubbed when (Continued on par* eight)

Soybean Queen ■ * i 1 *. * ( ' I 1 ■ 1 afaatiiHAgi—■-<» i iuw'iiiii mi i■. >■•. - iL-1 r —— Miss Jeannie Smith Jeannie Smith Is Chosen As Soybean Queen Queen Is Crowned At Fish Fry Here Thursday Evening Miss Jeannie Smith. 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Smith, of route four, Decatur, and a junior at Adams Central high school, was crowned Miss Soybean Queen of 1958 at the ruralurban fish fry held in the Decatur high school gym last night. The 10th annual event sponsored each year by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, was brought to a close by the announcement of the queen and king, Gilbert Bultemeier was crowned as soybean king for the second year in a row. He was also the king during 1957, reigning with Miss Susan Custer, the 1957 queen. Runner-up to the queen was Miss Linda Jackson, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sephus Jackson, of Decatur. She is a student at Decatur high school and played a special arrangement of “Deep Purple” on the piano. Miss Smith gave a fine demonstration of baton twirling, and twirled a baton of fire as a finale to her talent act. Miss Smith was crowned as queen by Miss Myra Hatter, Junior Mill Indiana of 1958. Miss Hatter is from Roanoke, and also acted as one of the three judges. The other judges for the contest were: Mrs. Ron Ross, a former Mrs. Indiana of 1955 and Mrs. Fort Wayne of 1953, and Jack Gray, a television personality of WKJG. Miss Smith was named as run-ner-up in the Monroe days celebration held during September in Monroe. She was named to represent the winner at the Junior Miss Indiana contest held shortly afterward when it was learned that the original winner, Miss Nancy Raudenbush, was too young to compete for the title. During competition for the title in Bluffton, she also gave a baton twirling act. The evening started at 6:30 o'clock with the approximately 1,200 persons singing the “Star Spangled Banner,” led by Joe W. Seabold, sales promotion manager of McMillen Feed Mills. The invocation was given by the Rev. A. A. Fenner, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church at Friedheim. The Decatur retail merchants were then called upon to serve the guests the dinner prepared by the Jonah club. Dinner music was provided by the Decatur Music House. The musicians were, Jim Webb, Bill Hernandez, Josepr Morin, Angela Jauergut, and Chester Longenberger. After the guests were finished with the fish fry dinner, group singing was led by Seabold. Several selections and different varieties of songs were presented by Seabold, who was accompanied by Chet Longenberger (Continued on page eight)

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Little Hope Is Held For Rescue Os Trapped Men Six Miners Killed In Two Tragedies In United States SPRINGHILL, N.S. (UPI) - Weary rescuers worked deep in the rubble strewn Cumberland Coal and Railway Co. mine here today in an effort to free 85 trapped miners. But a company spokesman said there was “little hope” be found alive. The miners were among 172 trapped in an earth - shaking “bump” Thursday night which sent coal and rock slides roaring through the tunnels, closing portions of the mine. Seventy-eight miners were rescued, but one died. Nine bodies were reported sighted in the mine by rescuers, making a death toll of 10. It was the second major cavein at Springhill in two years. “Practically No Hope” Harold Gordon, general manager of coal operations for the mine’s parent company, said: “There is practically no hope, but rescue operations will continue until the last man is accounted for.” PIKUP 6th pgh: The company - The company said six supervisory personnel were in the mine when a “bump,” or underground upheaval which results in the movement of the coal seam, trapped them at two levels. It was reported the supervisory personnel were making tests to determine what caused a series of smallgf bumps which occurred at the mine this spring and for a while threatened closure of the colliery. An explosion at the same mine two years ago kil e d 39 miners. Draegermen, so-called because of a German named Draeger who invented their special equipment, pumped fresh air dpwn the slope toward the two levels. « A heavy rain added to the gloom at the pithead where families of the trapped men gathered in silent vigil. Some 80 masked draegermen and barefaced miners going into the pit in relays refused to give up hope and worked throughout the night under floodlights. “We’ll never give up.” said draegerman Harry MacKinnon when he emerged grimy from the pit after working underground steadily for more than 14 hours. Hampered by Gas The immediate area of the mine entrance was blocked off and only rescuers were allowed at the pithead. Draegermen were believed to be attempting to clear a passage through the mine shaft from the slope to the level at 13,000 feet which apparently was blocked with heavy gas concentrations. Rescue work also was being carried out on other levels. The rescue teams attempting to free 55 men trapped at the 13,000 foot level were reported having difficulty with the seeping gas. Other men were believed trapped 400 feet deeper. The mine is believed by its operators to be the deepest in North America, with a 30-degree slope in some places. The term footlevel signifies the distance from the pithead. indU(|ing diagonal and vertical measurements and stretches where the mine levels out at working areas. Two U.S. Tragedies Earlier, Arnold Patterson, a spokesman for the mine company, had said prospects for respiting the trapped men were “encouraging.” Two other mine tragedies oe- . curred Thursday, one at Shippingport, Pa., and the other at King- [ wood, W. Va. Three men died in ( each accident) Shocked relatives and friends of • the still - missing men crowded I around a fateful device known as • a “tag board.” As miners are • brought to the surface their (Continued on page two)