The Daily Chronicle from De Kalb, Illinois • Page 1

ILLl.VCIS, v.r ay, si, iocs rrucr. ten cr LiLSL rrrr vrin aiBAD VEATIIER v. Safety Council Isur Its. 1 UnfieJl Stales, Britain, reezing Rain Precedes iff x. TINi' INFANT DIES Tiny Gloria Hanses.

born in Chicago at weight of only 12 -ounces and 10 and Inches long, fought for her life in this Incubator for three days before she died when doctors were unable to feed her, The infant, born 3'i months prematurely, would Tiave tied the all-time record for lightweight babies had she lived. Mother Is 23-year-old Mrs. Mabel Hanses. 4 -y (NEA Telephoto.) 1 Warning to Holiday Motorists 3LVKES APPEAL; The National Safety Council warned today that as many as 390 persons will be killed in traffic during the Nw Year's holiday unless celebrants show "sober, thoughtful, considerate behavior." "Surely the trafic highway toll over the Christmas holiday must have shocked all of us Into more sober, thoughtful, considerate behavior behind the wheel," the council said. "We appeal to everyone to carry the memory of that huge and needless toll into the heavy traffic of the week end Just ahead, and do his part to! see that It doesn happen again." The 102-hour holiday week end begins at 8 p.

m. New Year's Eve and closes at Sunday midnight During last week's Christmas holiday of the same duration. United Press Internation al counted 599 traffic deaths, or 21 below the council's pre- nouaay estimate. The council said it expected a lower toll over New Year's because, of lighter traffic and because motorists generally are more wary. In addition.

December Is one of the worst traffic months of the year while January usually one of the safest The council's prediction of 390 deaths over, the New Year period is only 40 above the average of 350 traffic fatalities which could be expected during a non-holiday period of the lama toncrth Im. year. DOB BOMER manager E. O. Hoppe of DeKalb High School who made the presentation, while net to him Is Shabbona's coach Francis Wagner.

WE DID IT Captain Ron Espe, center, holding the trophy turns to his teamfnates and remarks that we did It" after rei-eivlng the first place award Tuesday night In the De-iCalb Holiday Tournament, At the far left is tournament Judge Ponders ISSOOliED Former Dies This Morning at Hospital Robert Newcomer, 83. former employee of The Dally Chronicle and publisher of The Independent a dally pa per In this community, died at 1 o'clock this morning, Dec 31. 'Jj Newcoinet "nad been gradually falling health ofr a period of several mondis. his condition being considered serious for thV Pst six motrns. He was born on September UL' 1S73 la Md.

sad France Have Sent lVotes VlEJE LEJECT DEMAND tnlld Pr Interna tlont WASHINGTON. The Unit ed States, Britain and Frame toll Russia today they Intend to stay In West lrlin dfpitf Soviet threats. They chid Jpncod the Kremlin to take pn in a Big Four conference the problems of Germany a whole and European se In separate but simnar notes de livered In Moscow, the Allied Big Three advised th Russians they would not discuss the problems "under menace or ultimatum." They also said that they would not recognize the EaM German regime even if the turn over East Berlin and the access corridors to the rltv fh nunnet pftvprnment. The three notes flatly re-JK-ted the Soviet Union's November 27 demand that the Vest quit West Berlin by June 1 and permit It to become a Communist-en circled "free- The United States and its Allies made it clear they will Vegotiate with Russia only If they receive some assurance the Kremlin did not intend toL present them with a show-down ultimatum on Berlin. The U-Snote said It was giving the Russians the benefit of the doubt and It is assumed" that the November 27 note from Moscow was not in tended as a "menace or ulti matum." If It waa such, the! Ve.

S. said, the Ameri'-an gov Immediafcly to raise a protest In the strangest terms." The Big Three told Moscow they were ready to discuss the Berlin question "within the wider framework of negotiations for a solution of the German problems' as well aa that of European security." 4But only, the notes added, Vn an atmosphere devoid of coercion or threats." Large Barn Is Destroyed at SANDWICH Fire which was discovered at 10:30 p.m. luesaay completely qes-Vixyed a huge barn, filled with hay, on the Ray Thompson farm a half mile south of this community. Jerry Rogers, who lives south of the farm, said that he noted lights in the barn when he passed the farm at Johnson Files His Petition for Alderman First aldermanic candidate to file for the 1959 City of! DeKalb primary election walk ed Into the City Clerk's office at 9:15 a.m. today.

Theodore Johnson, 122 North 11th Street, filed his petitions of candidacy tor the Fifth Ward. He ia thevflrstj and only person to file a petition up to noon today. Deadline for filing petitions Is January 10. A small number of persons have picked up petitions from the city hall and re expected to Hie them next week. Eight vacancies exist In the April 21 general election to be filled from nominees from the February 24 primary.

I i I I 1 1 'f life or Death Struggle Is Continued for Santa Clara HAVANA Rebel forces claimed today have blocked, a Cuban army convoy attempt ing to break through to San ta where a bitter strug VOALSLEAD COMRADE Voutlis Clojr tKe County Court With Troubles on Tuesday t' Youthful offenders had the' DeKalb County Court- badly clogged Tuesday as the state's attorney sought to sort and sift the troubles which plagued officials of the courts. The net' result of the day's; actions consisted of remandinr two cases of petit larceny; back to a justice of the peace for handling and the continuance of numerous other cases for.l periods ranging from a few days to ten days, The worst previous fourav'nrnri" rfitfirr and when ten jfara age Dallas, Te 4 fue came -wttn his prenta' tWif wr WaUck'4 Chiefly because (hey-wpfsch00' students to Reckford. Into Midwest TRAFFIC LIMPS iDltetJ Praat Internattotifl A southwestern snowstorm. preceded by 1 freezing ralnj swept Into the Midwest today. bringing new woes to motorists at the start of the New Year's holiday.

The storm, which earlier burled Albuquerque, N.M- der record 14 Inch snows and stranded 600 travelers in Lib-eral, Kana drove eastward during the night toward the Oluo Valley and southern Great Lakes. f'? Weathermen warned of heavy snow during the day from eastern Oklahoma through portions of Missouri. Kansas and Iowa, with lighter amounts In the southern Great Lakes and northern sec Hons of the Ohio Valley --z Freezing rain was expected to glaze highways from nor them Texas through' central ArkansasKentucky and the, southenr portion of the Ohio Valley eight feet high block- ed Aoads In the west and thwest Tuesday, and hun dreds of motorists took refuge hotels, motels and private j- Some Roe Bowl-bound trav. elers were stranded at Liber al by "a paralyzing 10-inch snowfall. Snowplows opened most roads eut ef Liberal by nightfall, MonHmentat traffic lams oc curred la 'Wlehits, Kan, and night 'iraiiw ws halted tor three hours while firemen battled flames tn a two-story building.

The death ton on snow and ijq, packed highways mounted as the storm continued. Traf fie fatalities blamed on slip pery roads Included three each l)n Texas and Oklahoma and a I JJ1 one in new iexico, aoi tlon, a plane crash In Oklahoma blamed on icing killed one person to bring the storm total to eight 4 Rati, bus and air traffic also was delayed by the storm, which dumped 6 to 10 inches of snow across southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma pan handle. Two to five inches of snow hit eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma Tues day. Flag Design Still Is Top Secret Today Ued Preaa International WASHINGTON The de sign tor the 49-star United States flag, with Alaska rep resented, was still top secret But the best educated guess was that the nation's new banner, which will go into general use July 4. will look pretty much like the present Old Glory.

Some flag manufacturers nd well-informed congresslon al i and ffovernment sources stars will be arranged seven across and seven down. President Elsenhower, wha appointed a special commission to redesign the flag, will announce the historic decision at noon Saturday -when re signs a proclamation bringing 14 49th state. Department c' that the V. ti CuVsa gle lor the strategic- cenirauing New Year holiday to occurred; killed on the nation's streets and highways. The.

iour-day New rear holiday In 1956 kill ed 413 persons in traffic. Night spots around the country looked for booming post-recession business on New year'a Eve. Top prices Includ ed $37.50 for a gourmet's feast Angeles and $25 for a night's entertainment in Chi 'J The Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles reported a sell-out crowd of 850 persons would sample its $37.50 package of food and music tonight. Bistros in Los Angeles, "Ml ami. New Orleans.

Dallas and other cities hosting New Year's Day bowl games expected crowds to be swelled by visit in football fans. Authorities appealed to motorists to use public transportation facilities If they overindulge in holiday spirits, In Detroit, revelers will get an assist from bus drivers who have been ordered to de liver patrons to their door-, steps "upon request" if the request Is reasonable. Didn't Have I Permits; 4re Fined Today Two itinerant salesmen ar rested after Tllton Park resl- dents complained they had no city permits Monday night wer fined by Police Magistrate James Holderness this morning. ili4M Ray D. Smith.

Chicago, and Vincent VIele. Cicero, paid $25 and costs each for violation of moved com Lightsotri- Leaf and Mr. Neweomer left the parental home for DeKalb In 1899, probably attract ed by the promised develop ment of this community with the establishment of the Nor mal School and the Crimson Day He became an employee of the DeKalb Dally Chronicle. In 1906 he was married to Ella Fuller, the ceremony tak- place In Chicago. The home was made In Mr.

Newcomer left The Chronicle to establish The Independent with the partnership of Tyrrell and Newcomer and operated this paper until 1935 when Mr. and Mrs. Newcomer left for the west coast to make their home They lived In Washington for nine years, In California for 15 years, returning to DeKalb to make their home on North Seventh Street three years ago. lilt. Newcomer during his residence tn DeKalb was active in numerous lodges and organizations and had a host of friends.

His health did not permit him to resume his affiliations with these organize' Hons on his return to DeKalb. His passing is mourned by his widow and one son, Lloyd who is currently teaching as head of the English Depart ment In Hawaii, Lloyd la re turning to California in Febru ary for teaching and research work. Funeral services are belne mt tk. cinot ir-t. President Is -to Have Quiet Time Tonight Ptm GETTYSBURG, Pa PrebU dent Eisenhower planned an Important conference with his speech writers today and a quiet New Year's Eve with his family.

Tap White House assistants flew to the Eisenhower farm home, from Washington by helicopter for a session -on the Stnfe cf thv Union message which" the'v President: "will 'de liver to Congress on Jan. 9. There? were no elaborate mlans for a New Year's Eve celebration-at the comfortable farm home. Ma J. and Mrs.

John S. Elsenhower and their three daughters were to join the family group during the afternoon. Their fourth child. David, 10, has been here with his grandparents since last week. ROCKETEERS 4 makes Will Try to Determine Causes for Missile Failures Vnlted Preai Inlfrnatlonal CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.I Rocketeers studied complex electronic reports today to de termlne the reasons two of their major missiles ran wild and had to be blasted to bits over the Atlantic.

First It was the Navy Polaris, still experimental which was destroyed In flight Tues day morning. About 11 hours later it was the Air Force Thor, successfully flown many times. Both are Intermediate range ballistic missiles URBM's) with ranges of 1,500 miles. It was a partial success for the Polaris, but the Thor's flight was- so short It was doubtful that much knowledge could be gained from it The Thor, an operational 50-ton rocket that has been the booster for three moon probes and three Thor-Able mouse rockets, firzled and would have flopped Into the Atlantic Intact had not the range safety officer, pushed the "destruct" button Just a split second he- fore-It would feava hitthe water. The Air Force IltBM was In trouble from the start.

It tilted off Its tactical launching pad at blastoff and failed to climb at Its usual acceleration, veer ing slightly to the north until it roared through a low layer of clouds at some feet and momentarily out of sight -of the hundreds of; ground observers who lined the beaches. But in anoihor split second It was seen falling earthward in an erratic course. Iess than ') fort from the water it ex, in' pieces as the 9:30 p.m. Mrs. Perry Nugentbut couldn't CITY HALL IS Doiler Splits Seams This Morning; Violates Gty Law DeKalb City Hall heating problems arose again early ithls morning when the boiler In tho haispment nlit its irtg and pgllee and city clerk's office workers are huddied in their winter coats while workmen repair the heating system.

Fire Department bfflcials took one look at the fairly new heating plant and began to atekm themselves. The boiler violates a city fire law by not being enclosed in a fireproof room such as is required in all (Hher downtown buildings and structures within the fire zone. According to firemen the boiler Is not vented to the out side and couKt easily have provided DeKalb with its second city hall fire within a year had the circumstances been perfect this morning. They also explained that the old city hall has no fire escape exit the second floor where council meetings and court sessions are held. Apparently the boiler pop ped about 7:30 am Police had smelled smoke find its source.

Sgt Thomas McCartney and a fire department captain toured the building, the walls for Intense heat. In the basement they found the boiler spurting hot water. They quickly shut off its valves and power supply. Officials said the holler may be back in operation later to day. PISTOL STOLEN William Jeffery of 930 Vlen na Boulevard.

DeKalb, report ed to the sheriffs office Tuesday that a .22 calibre pistol had been stolen from his home. He had reported the theft of S73 In cash from his" home while he was on a hunting trip December 15. Damaac It compared with a total of i nearly 31 minion reported damaged or in danger on December 1, 1956. The department said there are still moisture-short areas in parts of Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. It added, however, that the sharp reduction, in wind damage from earlier years was due to raiits during the past two years of the and cover to protect the'soiK The report covered the jsouihern Plains states of Colu i'K Kansas.

New Mexico, ami lexdii, ami mr Hiawatha Case After Hearing Judge Casslus Poust of De Kalb look the appeal of Hia watha Community Unit School District officials for a reversal of a recent order detaching some of Its territory under advisement Tuesday after a short Circuit Court hearing. The- case was a petition for a judicial review of the order of the, DeKalb County Board of School Truse ordering approximately 12. quare miles we cisinci territory in Winnebago Xounty detached. territory in.question would annexed to the Cherry Val-elementary district and a protectorate high school dis- rict which would send high Judge Poust gave no Indica tion when he would reach a decision on the matter. The petition for the judicial review had been filed by the Board of Education of the Hiawatha district at Klrkland, SALVAGE PLAII GIVENSTUDY Save Crew Members as Supertanker.

Splits in Two Tuesday t'nilerj Preni International OCEAN CITY, Md. Two Coast Guard vessels lay near the broken sections of the supertanker African Queen today as salvage, plans were considered for i the vessel which ran aground on a sandbar In the Atlantic Ocean and split in two Tuesday. Forty-flwe of the 47 aboard were airlifted from the strick en tanker by Navy, Marine and Coast Guard helicopters within four, hours after the ship ran aground and sent out an SOS. Capt. Kal Danielsen and First Mate Jorgan Jorgensen, the shift a ofricers.

were taken aboard surface era 4- to com plete the rescue effort The stern of the 600-foot vessel remained grounded this morning with the cutter Agassi standing byr--The bow section had drifted off the bar. but the cutter, Cherokee out of the Norfolk, Va Coast Guard base, took up a position Just off the forward portion of, the Queen. The Cherokee weighed the possibility of towing the bow from the area as a precaution against it presenting a navigation-menace. Coast Guard officials exiyfss-j ea ooudi as to wnetner nraen of the 200,000 barrels of crude oil on the Queen, could be salvaged. The ship of LIberlan regis try, was en route from South exposure.

Cuban city raced for the fourth straight day. A rebel field radio message said the convoy Included 400 to 500 troops and was spearheaded by four tanks and several armored trucks. The message said the Cuban rein- forcements were trying toJ reach Santa Clara from Mor dazo, about 35 miles to the west. The message did not indicate the blockade was accomplished. The rebels also claimed suc cesses in operations in Cama- guey and Orlente provinces.

and said that an all-out attack on the major city of Santiago de Cuba is imminent. "The battle of Santiago Is about, to begin, the radio in the Sierra Maestra stronghold of rebel- leader Fidel Castro proclaimed. The broadcast claimed the capture of Maffo, long a Cuban army, field operations cen ter In the drive against the Orlente guerrillas and said 117 trrops were caply reL- liytud-hifa -major and five lieuten ants. 2. -v; There -Is not single enemy army force between Bayamo ment said.

Bayamo is about 80 1 miles west of Santiago.) capital of Orlente. Province In southeast-Cuba; the only cases actually handled during the day, two young men, one from DeKalb, the other from Lee, were placed on probation for six months. They had been charged with petit larceny stemming from the theft of strings of lights from outdoor Christmas trees at Lee. Norman Walker, 17. of 1009 Market Street DeKalb; and Darrell Holle, 16, of Lee, were given a lecture by Coun ty Judge Ross E.

Millet who then remanded their charges of petit larceny back to Justice of the Peace A. Taylor of Sycamore. Justice Taylor listened to the story of their acts from Chief Deputy Field Utter' a no promptly fined each boy $50 and costs, then suspended the fines and placed them on pro bation for lx months. The mothers of both were present in court for Judge Mil let lecture, Richard 16, of Sycamore, who was arrested in Oregon for theft of an auto mobile in DeKalb, was brought Into County Court oh a peti tion signed by DeKalb Policeman Ronald Mosback charging him with being a delinquent child. Kennett's attorney ask ed for a ten-day delay to fur ther study the case and Judge Millet continued the until January 13.

hearing! The Case of Robert Poliska, ISC of Sycamore, charged with tTum to Page 2, Please i Ruled Accidental itV Wliite Death ROCIIELLE The crash which took the life of Floyd R. White. 43 of Steward on Sunday, Nov. 9 on Route 51 south of Rochelle was ruled accidental. The coroner's Jury Impaneled by Coroner Morris Roe ftf Forreston, here last evening came to that decision.

Virginia IL Bates. 21, of Ro chelle, the driver of the other car involved In the crash, told Coroner Roe she remembered! noted the blaze and reported the fire to the Sandwich department When the firemen arrived It was apparent that there was no chance to sava the barn and contents and efforts were made to save a nearby crib, filled with corn. Despite an adverse wind the firemen were successful, although they had to remain "on duty all night The farm is owned and, cperated by Mr, Thompson who lives in Leland. Several Cmes the house on the place has been entered and van dalized. The possibilities that the bam had been entered in an unlawful manner and the fira either accidentally or intentionally started is belnE probed.

Wirild Erosion ary.tn Mt. Morns, sunai i a city ordinance which renJ ganriago- the announce- be in Llghtsdale. NAMES AMBASSADOR I'ntied Pmt lntfrno'lonal MEXICO CITY President Adolfo Lopez Metaos has'des-, Mexico's new ambassador to ruiaei uc ia iuiina as. nnrrtrTrrl vie Sliflht Canada, the ForeigOtinEuyTAlaska into the union as the announced today. WASHINGTON The Agrl-eulture Department reported today that wind erosion dam-ajre In th Great Plains was relatively licht up to Jecem- ber 1 and soil moisture and cover conditions In.

the area generally good. The department's -soil con-C rvatlon service said about acTes had been damag-; quires Itinerant salesmen to (obtain permits frdm the city hair before launching their house to-house campaigns. Both, men admitted theyL dian attempt to acquire the permits. The Chronicle will not publish a paper on Thursday, January 1, lSSNew Vear'a Day, Last Minute News CHICAGO CPH- Three men' pleaded Innocent today to charges of conspiring to rob the State Bank of Harvard and were held la county Jmll In Ilea of $10, 000 bond. Those charged were Lewis Hardeman, 28, Met via GUsson, SO, and WHllam Halsllp, 33, aU of Chicago.

aaaaaasamt-as WASHINGTON t'Pl House Influence Investigators today called for a aeries of tough laws that would send to. jail anyone attempting to put Improper pressure ea a federal regulatory agency, A ILK AN A -tTI The army announced at mklday that It had rammed an armored column of reinforcement from Havana through retol lines rieaguered Santa Clara In central Cuba. said thfrC-wban army suffered "1.000 casualties," Including deadW'ounded and prisoners. illn 45 days of fighting In Orl ente. Rebel casualties in the.

Maffo battle totaled only 24. Including four dead, he said. Weather Forecast Lowest temperature report ed In the nation. this morning was 27 below at Gunnison. Colo.

High Tuesday waa 76 at West Palm Beach and All-ami airports, Florida. Snow tonight with accumulation two to five Inche and hazardous driving conditions. Low In 20s. Outlook for Thursday: Pre-' clpitation probably ending and; little temperature change High near 33.. i 1 T.U whlfh brought most compared with about I3.w.J; a ir-irn good crop grov crop growth year ag hu iw years apo.

More than half the tfrt-tfl riamacp this vear V'flfi In Montana TWemher wiwrts Indieat rl th.iUf.lv ftWn.mn she was critically America when It struck what nothing of the accident ShelCoast Cuard described as an has been under treatment In undersea "marine lump" at a the Rochellev and RoCkford' 27-foot depth near the Isle of hospital. Wight 10 miles off- State Trooper Jean Hutson.lshore. Rochelle, said there were no There -were no Injuries to witnesses to the head on; the crew, and none suffered hutron waa ntiKhl Th HK Were -in danger of wind (lam-ln0I Plains states of Mon -c -winter and next Ne'ka. North Dako This was about Dakota and yoin "tMl reporteJ last lris th(. on)y a shflrt distant off the Cape and Air Force recovery bnat in 'to s.rch for cf wrec WASHINGTON'" tri A t-5 flcial aurcd a henat atibconimU will mainuin a strict hanis eff Ing.

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