Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 302.

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Ike Expresses U.S. Pledge To Work For Peace » Christmas Message By Ike Pledge To World For Peace WASHINGTON (UPl)—The national Christmas tree stood today as a symbol of America's determination to work for peace. President Eisenhower expressed this sentiment when he pressed a button that lighted a giant 75-foot Christmas tree in the “President’s Park" just behind the south portico of the White House. The ceremony Tuesday in the early dusk of a Washington winter night opened the capital's fifth annual pageant for peace. The President, in a brief Christmas message to the American people, said the United States has “pledged its national honor to work for peace.’* In pressing the button turning on the 7,000 lights on the 75-foot spruce, the President said "I pray that the darkness, which at times has encompassed the world, may be illuminated by the light of-un-derstanding and cooperation of all the nations that earnestly seek peace in the year ahead.” Wffl Not Break Peace The President also pledged to all the peoples of the world that the United States never would use its military strength “to break the peace.” Speaking cm behalf of all Americans, he assured persons in foreign lands that this nation and its people “do not want war” nor do they want “to enslave or control any other nation or any other people.” Americans and their government “seek only to enjoy with their fellow men peace—a peace of honor and justice,” he declared. '"They respect the rights of all people to do the same.” But he said “the United States is strong—and will remain strong —because that is the only way in today’s world that the peace can be protected.” He also assured the free peoples of the world that this country “will never retreat in the face of force—or the threat of force.” At the same time, he said, it “will always welcome and accept serious and honest proposals to negotiate international differences.” Peace Basic Aspiration The President said the angels’ Christmas message of “peace on earth, good will toward men” was not alone the idea of Christians. He said it was “a basic aspiration of Christin, Jew, Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist alike —of every person in the world who has faith in an almighty God.” “It is not limited to us as Americans or even to the people of the free world. It is matched in yearning in the inn ermost thoughts of all peoples. It is a Continued on pane nve INDIANA WEATHER Considerable cloudiness and a little colder tonight with occasional snow flurries north. Sunset 5:25 p.m. Low in the 20s. Sunrise Thursday 8:04 a.m. Partly cloudy Thursday except snow flurries likely northeast portion, a little warmer southwest in afternoon. High 32 to 37 north, 37 to 45 south, low Thursday night in mid-20s north to the low 30s south. Outlook for Friday — Increasing cloudiness and turning colder with rain and snow spreading across state late Friday. High 14 upper 30s north to the mid-40s south.

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Living Costs Dim American Economy Otherwise Bright Pictured Darkened WASHINGTON <UPJ> — An in : crease in the cost of living today darkened an otherwise bright picture of the American economy. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that the cost of living, spurred by rising automobub prices went up one-fifth of one per sent in November to equal the all-time high of last July. At the same time, the Commerce Department reported the nation's economy posted heavy gains in the last three months of 1958 with such major indicators as income, employment and retail sales showing improvement. Another encouraging note was a Securities & Exchange Commission report that individual savings in the third quarter* of the year totaled $5,200,000,000, up 300 millions from the same period of 1957. The Labor Department also reported that the take-home pay of the average factory worker rose ! sharply last month. It said the average pay of a worker with three dependents was $78.41 a week, a gain of $1.30 ever October and a new high, The cost of living increase will mean wage boosts of one cent an hour for more than one million workers whose collective bargaining contracts are tied to the government’s price index. Ewan Clague, commissioner of labor statistics, attributed the rise in November to higher price tags on automobiles. AAo prices jumped 6.4 per cent from the October level. He predicted there would be nd major incr ease In living * costs through next spring and said automobile prices should go down in the months ahead because of dealer discounts.

13 Believed Still Trapped In Grotto Recover Six Bodies In Belgian Grotto BRUSSELS (UPI) — Rescue operations in the stricken mushroom grotto to northeast Belgium were at a standstill today while rescue groups concentrated on shoring up the galleries to prevent a new cave-in. Thirteen persons were believed still trapped under 400.000 tons of rubbe which crashed down on them while they were gathering a Christmas harvest of mushrooms underground in the unused quarry. There may be more trapped. Authorities are not sure just how many people were at work when the accident happened Tuesday. Six bodies have so far bean brought to the surface. Three persons were still detained in hospitals. Geneva Asks Water Rates Be Increased INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Adams county town of Geneva today petitioned the Indiana Public Service Commission to conduct an tinvestigation and hold a public hearing and then issue a new water rate schedule for the city-owned water works. The utility, which serves 320 patrons, said it was $2,000 in unpaid bills and must make extensive repairs to water mains. It said the improvements cannot be made without an increase in rates.

Mercury Drop In Northern, Central U.S. Light Flurries Os Snow Accompanying Colder Weather United Press International Scattered snows ushered in Christmas Eve across the extreme northern tier of states Wednesday but the rest of the nation bad little prospect of a white Christmas. Forecasters said colder weather across the northern Plains and the , u p p e r Mississippi Valley would be accompanied by some snow from the Dakotas across the Great Lakes into portions of Pennsylvania and New York state. Snow flurries also were predicted in the Rocky Mountain area from Montana into Colorado. Showers were forecast for the southern portions of Texas and Florida on Christmas Day and rain also was expected to dampen the holiday in the Pacific Northwest. While the trend was to somewhat cooler in the central part of the country, southerly breezes caused warming throughout much of the Southeast. Temperatures in the 60s ranged along the Gulf Coast, dropping only slightly as the moistureladen air moved through the Carolinas and eastern Virginia. There also were frequent reports of tain and drizzle from the gulf northeastward to southern Pennsylvania. Weather played a pqrt in a seven-fatality collision on a rainslicked highway to Pulaski, Tenn., where a bus swiped a lumber truck Tuesday night At least a dozen other persons were injured to the crash to the fogbound area. Four members of another family were killed Tuesday when their single engine airplane crashed after taking off from a fog-shrouded emergency airport. Dead were Dr. Ray F. Lamb, Casa Grande, Ariz., his wife and two children. Showers also occurred throughout the Far Northwest, especially along the coastal areas, becoming snow farther inland. Light snow and rain were observed to parts of Idaho and Wyoming. Wednesday's forecast showed continued flurry activity across the northern Plateau and Rockies, and from the Great Lakes into New England. The overall weather forecast, however, was for fair to partly cloudy skies and normal temperatures, with more rain in the Northwest and Southeast

Three Os Indicted Men Freed On Bond Credit Union Head Is Still In Jail ALBION, Ind. (UPD—Three of the four men indicted to connection with a reported two million dollar Noble County Credit Union shortage were free on bond for Christmas today. ' Only Arnold G. Hobbs, 32, remained to jail. Hobbs was held to lieu of $86,400 bond set on 17 of the 18 indictments which charge him with embezzlement during the more than 10 years he managed the institution. Released Tuesday were Frank Wiley, 39, Ligonier, former office manager for Arnold Hobbs Enterprises, on $2,000 bond; Walter Campbell, 39, Albion, Hobbs’ bro-ther-in-law and manager of several of his enterprises, on $3,000 bond; and Edwin A. Cambridge, 49, Greenwood, former examiner for tiie State Board of Financial Institutions, on $2,000 bond. Wiley, Campbell and Cambridge were charged as accessories after the fact to Hobbs’ alleged embezzlements. Another judge will hear arguments on a habeas corpus writ by Hobbs’ attorney filed Tuesday. With the writ, the defense filed an affidavit seeking a change of venue on the habeas corpus hearing only. Noble Circuit Judge Kenneth A. King approved the change. . The grand jury will reconvene Dec. 31. Next Monday, a new grand jury will be drawn to take over the credit union probe Jan. 5. The judge denied a defense motion Tuesday to combtoe 17 indictments against Hobbs into a stogie indictment. King scheduled a hearing Jan. 7 on the state’s answer to pleas in abatement filed by the defense.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 24, 1958.

Await Pilots’ Answer To Truce Proposal To End Airlines Strike

At Least Seven Killed As Bus Smashes Truck Bus Caroms From One Truck, Slams Into Second Truck PULASKI, Tenn. (UPI) — A Greyhound bus caromed off one truck, slammed broadside into another and burst to flames to a gulley near here Tuesday night, taking at least seven lives. Bodies, of the victims, some of them headed home for Christmas, were so badly burned and torn that the exact casualty figure remained to som; doubt. At least 12 bus passengers and the driver of one truck ware injured. Giles County authorities and the Highway Patrol identified two of the victims as the bus driver, Sam Youree of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Billie Jean Hallmon of near Brewton, Ala., thought to be in her early 20’s. Charred remains thought at first to be part of a victim’s body turned out to be the carcass of a large fowl carried by one of the passengers. . Officials said there were thought to be 19 passengers aboard the bus along with the driver. Some of the f injured were reported jin serious condition. / Most of the survivors were Negroes who had been sitting to the rear of the bus, apparently from force of habit although the bus was not segregated. The bus was en route from Birmingham, Ala., to Louisville, Ky.v when the accident occurred in 1 light rain and fog near the crest 1 of a hill just north of the Ala-bama-Tennessee line. ’ “It’s the goriest wreck I've ever seen,” reported Sgt. James Chan- ’ dler, one of the investigating Tennessee patrolmen. 1 Flames from the bus etched a tragic pre-Christmas scene to the mist as screaming survivors clambered from the wreckage. Some of the bodies were removed to pieces and most were so badly charred that no immediate identification could be made. Judge Collier Home ’ As Best Decorated L Awarded Top Prize In Homestead Area Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Collier, of Homestead 43, won first place in the Christmas decoration contest in that city addition, Robert Worthman, chairman, announced this morning. The Colliers had three displays at different sections of their home: carolers, large candles by the entrance, and a revolving colored light on the far side. Three judges from outside of the Homestead judged the displays. Several beautiful displays could not be judged because they were not lit during the judging period. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Herb Banning of Homestead 38, who had a caroler with Santa Claus at the entrance to their home. Third place went to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hoffman, of homestead 32, who had a reindeer exhibit with recorded Christmas carols broadcast over the area. ' Honorable mention went to: the Dick Macklins, decorated windows i painted with Christmas design; i Paul Saurer home, entrance lit by large candles; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gay, Santa Claus and reindeer with entrance decorated; Byrl Hunt home, entrance decorated with candles and greeting cards on the outside; Grover Levy, windows decorated with Christmas designs; Mr. and Mrs. Don Jeffries, Christmas light cm front of home, decorations to windows; the David Langston home, Christmas candles to every window; and A, B. Corson, entrance decorated with lights.

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Employment Boost Shown In Decatur Over 10 Per Cent Up Over Previous Year Chamber of Commerce figures qn industrial employment show a 10.73% increase to employment over a year ago, with 1,516 being employed by eight industries this November, Fred E. Kolter, executive secretary, announced today. Part of the increase is probably due to the fact that a new Indus-' try has been added to the total of Industries reporting this year, but the tocreas* efrom 1,369 to 1,516 U only partly due to the added industry. The November figure is slightly lower than the October employment total of 1,535 for eight industries. This, however, is much less tfaan the usual November decline to Decatur manufacturing emBioyment. 1 The industrial payroll a year dgo for seven industries was $481,021; last October it was $709,705 for eight industries, and in November it was $566,642. Electric meters including rural, increased from 3,957 a year ago to 3,994 to October and 4,001 in November, Water meters increased from 2,538 a year ago to 2,565 to October, and 2,568 last month. Gas meters also increased from *646 a year ago to 2400 in October and 2,410 in November. Telephones, including rural, Increased from 6,159 in November, 1957 to 6,280 to October and 6,286 in November. Direct poor relief from the Washington township trustee increased from 28 cases involving 115 persons, costing $1,392 a year ago, to 27 cases involving 94 persons, costing $951 to October and 32 cases involving 117 persons and costing $1,496 to November. Both births and deaths decreasfrom 10 deaths and 60 births in November, 1957, to 62 births and 10 deaths in October and 50 births and 9 deaths last November. Carloadings also increased over Continued on page five First Family Plans For Quiet Holiday Eisenhowers Plan Quiet Christmas WASHINGTON — President and Mrs. Eisenhower plan a quiet Christmas Day to the White House with family and old friends. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said the Eisenhowers scheduled a 5 p. m. Christmas dinner for their son, Maj. John S. Eisenhower, his wife, and their four children. The Eisenhower grandchildren will have their own Christmas at home to Alexandria, Va., before visiting the White House in the afternoon. Hagerty said old family friends might drop in during the day, but that he knew of no plans for the President and his wife to leave the’White House Christmas Day. The President and Mrs. Eisenhower will leave Friday for a week or more at their farm home in Gettysburg, Pa. Good Fellows Club Previous Total —, ——5709.41 Boy Scout Troop 5.00 Women’s Bowling League General Electric (add.) - 1.00 Mr. It Mrs. Eugene Knodel 5.00 St. Vincent DePaul Society 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Harvey — 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. 0. K. Baker — 2.00 Finlayson Family . 5.00 A Friend - - 1.00 A Friend * 2.00 A Friend - 2.00 Earl Caston Family 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. W.«. Petrie u. 10.00 Mr. It Mrs. Don Hakes 10.00 A Friend ... ..... 2.00 Total $769.41 I

Budget Battle Is Shaping Up For Congress Sen. Bridges Says Spending Issue Is Up To Democrats WASHINGTON (UPI) — Senate Republican policy chief Styles Bridges said today President Eisenhower’s scaled-down 77 billion dollar budget puts the spending issue “squarely up to the Democrats.’’ The New Hampshire senator said that the President’s early announcement of a balanced budget for the 1960 fiscal year was “advance notice on spending.” The budget battle appeared to be under way—weeks earlier than usual Bridges’ statement, in a telephone interview from New Hampshire, came as Democrats challenged the validity of Eisenhower’s budget conclusions. Sen. Joseph S. Clark (D-Pa.) called it a "cheapskate program and an "ostrich budget” inadequate for the nation’s growth requirements. He proposed an additional five to six billion dollars in outlays with the added cost made up by closing tax loopholes. ’ But Bridges’ stand Was: "If Congress wants to take the responsibility of raising it, the President is going to put that squarely on their shoulders.” Key Democrats questioned whether the President could balance the new budget and still avoid a general tax increase. But administration economists counted on recovery from the business resion to boost revenues. The Commerce Department reported that the economy had climbed back to its pre-recession level. Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-Mont.), Senate Democratic whip, commented that Eisenhower had “presented a figure but is trying to keep the people ignorant of the facts as to what the budget will include.” Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.), senate small business chairman, said he fears Elsenhower is "overoptimistic in his revenue figures.” Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) called the budget "dishonest” and “political.” He said it would “be a miracle if it turned out to be a balanced budget even on the President’s own terms.” Fleming Petition Filed In Congress Recount Petition Is Filed Tuesday W. Robert Fleming’s election • recount petition to contest the election of E. Ross Adair as congressman from the fourth district, was formally filed Tuesday before the special election committee of the U. S. house of representatives. Fleming, the Democratic candidate in the November election, in the petition requests that the house defer seating Adair until the election contest outcome has been finally determined. Notice of the recount petition also was served on Adair. Attached to the petition filed with the house, was a copy of the contest petition filed Dec. 17, which specifically set forth the irregularities Fleming charges occurred in the Nov. 4 election. The petition says various irregularities •, were uncovered in the November balloting, particularly in Noble, LaGrange and Steuben counties, and that Fleming should be declared the winner of the election. Decision to seek the recount was made after reports were received from various counties in the district of election procedures contrary to election statutes.

Americans On Move A? On Christmas Eve Possibility Os Snow In Parts Os Nation United Press International Christmas Eve found Americans on the move, heading for family get-togethers to celebrate the most joyous, and most dangerous, holiday of the year. Colder air pushing into the Midwest and East brought seasonable i temperatures and a possibility of . a white Christmas to much of the 1 nation’s northeast quarter. Weath- , ermen predicted snow flurries to- . day for the Great Lakes region and New England. Tempering the holiday celebra- . {ion was a warning by the Nationt al Safety Council that as many as . 620 persons will be killed in trffic during the 102-hour period from , 6 p.m., local time, tonight to mid- , night Sunday. i If the council’s estimate Is borne r out, it means Christmas week-end : traffic will claim 140 more lives ■ than the normal figure of 480 deaths for a similar non-hollday period at this time ot year. The all-time, all-holiday traffic fatality mark was established during the four-day “black Christmas” week end of 1956 when United Press International counted 712 ' highway deaths. During last year’s one day Christmas holiday, UPI tallied 222 traffic fatalities. In cities across the country bright Christmas displays lighted the way of holiday travellers. Merchants filled last-minute gift orders and closed the books on what may have been a record Christmas shopping spree. Strikes against two major airlines, American and* Eastern, forced thousands of persons to switch holiday travel plans and i seek alternate ground transporta- ■ tion. Railroad and bus stations were jammed. Highway travel also hit its peak ’ today. Police in many states ordered crackdowns on drunken and j reckless holiday drivers in an es- , fort to keep the traffic death toll I to a minimum. ; 11 Children Found ; In Unheated Shack Montreal Children Taken To Hospital MONTREAL (UPI) — Eleven brothers and sisters, found huddling in an unheated shack with their mother and grandmother, began their Christmas celebration in St. Justine’s hospital today where they were being treated for frostbite, malnutrition and exposure. Ranging in age from 9 months to 13 years, they were found Tuesday night by Cote St. Catharine i Mayor James Guerin, who was > making an annual Christmas • round for contributions to the ■ poor. "Those poor kids,” he said. "Only the 13-year-old girl could talk, the rest were too numb to . cry.” Guerin said he found them In ■ a windowless St. Lawrence Sea--1 way construction shack In a back--1 woods area of Cote St. Catharine. The room temperature of the 1 shack was said to have dropped as low as zero. I f A spokesman for St. Justine’s hospital said the entire staff had . taken the forlorn children to their hearts, and it was expected they would have the most enjoyable Christmas they ever had. "We always give every child in (he hosnital a present Christmas day,” the spokesman said. “And we’re going to make sure 11 more gifts are found for these new patients.” The condition of the 11 was not serious, he added. The father, Clifford Maybury, could not be located.

Truce Package Is Accepted By Struck Airlines American Airlines Accepts Mediation Offer Over Dispute CHICAGO (UPI) — Pilots’ representatives were expected to give their answer today to a truce proposal aimed at getting strikebound American Airlines off the ground to help handle the holiday travel load. Acceptance of the proposal made Tuesday by Leverett Edwards, chairman of the National Mediation Board, would ease considerably the air traffic jam creted by the strike at American and twin walkouts at Eastern Airlines. The president of American, C.R. Smith, wired the company’s “full and complete acceptance” of the seven-point truce package, but spokesmen for the Air Lines Pilots Association had no immediate comment. The ALPA, which represents the 1,500 pilots at American, indicated their answer would come today. The strike at American, now in its fifth day, and a month-long double walkout by flight engineers and machinists at Eastern, has crippled two of the nation’s four largest air carriers at the busiest travel period of the year. _ Thousands of Christmas holiday travelers had to find different means of transportation, but a spot survey around the nation showed they were having little real difficulty. Nine Persons Killed In Crash In Britain ! Three Survivors Os 1 British Air Crash BOURNEMOUTH England (UPD —A four-engined Bristol Britannia carrying 12 persons on a routine test flight crashed into a fog-bound field near here today and disintegrated as it hit the ground. Nine bodies were taken to Christchurch Hospital near the crash scene, police said. There , were three survivors. All the dead and injured were t British Overseas Airways person- . nel, BOAC announced. The prop-jet Britannia had been . on a 90-mlnute flight from London Airport 100 miles north of here and apparently was coming in for a landing at Hum Airport outside Bournemouth. It had • given no indication of trouble in a routine radio message a few minutes before the crash. Witnesses said there was a fog. The Britannia roared near the ground, crashed through telephone wires, narrowly missed a cyclist, bounced in a field and disintegrated in a small woods. There were 21 cows in the 20acre field. Three were killed by the scattered wreckage. It was understood the pilot of the plane had asked for permission to land at Hum. He had been referred back to London because of bad visibility at the field. Funeral Saturday For Sarah Arnold Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Sarah e Bell Arnold, lifelong resident of Adams county, who died shortly before noon Tuesday after a long illness. The body will lie in state at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church from 1 o’ clock Saturday afternoon until services at 2 p.m., .the Rev. J. O. Penrod officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until Saturday noon. . . *

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