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4, 1895 at Post Office al Tipton, Indiana, Under the Act of March 3, 1879 VOL. 64 NO. 260 TIPTON, (IND.) TRIBUNE, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1959 5 CENTS PER COPY, 30 CENTS PER WEEK Indiana, KILLED BY TRAIN BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UPI) BLOOMINGTON, James W. Paul, 78, Bloomington, died in Bloomington Hospital Sunday, a day after he walked into the side of a moving Monon Railroad switch engine, FARM MISHAP FATAL INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) James Otis Kaiser, 39, Linton, died Saturday in Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis from injuries suffered June 25 when a tractor overturned and crushed him as he worked on a farm near Blooming.

ton, DROWNS IN RIVER VEVAY, (UPI) David Guinn, 21, Madison, drowned the Ohio. River near the small Switzerland County town of Lamb Saturday night. Authorities said Guinn was swimming with a companion when he apparently became tired and failed to make back to shore. PRISONERS ESCAPE INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Two Indiana Reformatory inmates assigned to a work detail at the Indiana State School for the Blind here escaped early Sunday. They were identified as Wayne Winterrood, 28, and Howard E.

Waddups, 29. Winterrood was 'sentenced to 1-10 years from Carroll County for breaking and entering. FALLS FROM BRIDGE COLUMBUS, Ind. (UPI) Noah George, 70, Columbus, was killed early Sunday when he fell from a Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over White River here. A witness said George was crossing on an improvised walkway when a section collapsed, dropping the elderly man 25 feet to the river bank below.

HEART ATTACK FATAL English, Ind. (UPI) The body of Mrs. Audrey Sodrel, 74, Indianapolis, was bound in her wrecked car along a Crawford County road near Beechwood Saturday. Authorities said she apparently died of a heart attack before the accident. HONOR ERNIE PYLE INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) World War II veterans of the First Armored Division will honor Ernie Pyle at a memorial service here Aug.

22. Today is the 59th anniversary of the famous war correspondent's birth. Pyle spent much of his time in the African and Italian campaigns with the First Armored Division, NEW PLANT FORMED COLUMBUS, Ind. (UPI) The formation of a new parts production plant at Sao Paulo, Brazil, was announced today by officials of the Cummins Engine here. The South American subsidiary will give the diesel engine manufacturing concern its third overseas operation.

BURNED CRITICALLY INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Brenda Riggs, 11, was reported in critical condition at Methodist Hospital of burns sustained when she tried to smoke a' cigarette Saturday night. The young girl told firemen that she caught her skirt and blouse afire when she tried to light the cigarette. Former Tipton Resident Dies in Indianapolis Mrs. James Worthington, the former Pauline Nickey of Tipton, died evening in Indianapolis after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.

Tuesday from the Jordan Mortuary, 2428 East 10th street, Indianapolis, from where the body will be brought to Tipton for graveside services in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Worthington was born in 1902 in Tipton, the daughter of Mr. Mrs. Mott Nickey, She was married in 1945.

She was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors include the husband, a sister, Mrs. H. L. Parkinson, Yorktown, Indiana, a brother, JacobNickey; Cicero and four pieces: KHRUSHCHEV TO VISIT IN SEPTEMBER Nixon Receives Tremendous Welcome From Poles One Pole Lifts Vice President From His Feet By ERNEST BARCELLA By United Press International WARSAW (UPI) Four thousand cheering, weeping Poles all but mobbec.

Vice President Richard M. Nixon at the tomb of Poland's unkrown soldier today. The crowd burst into spontaneous demonstration of friendship when Nixon was leaving the tomb after laying a wreath on it. He was on his way to keep an appointment Poland's Communist leaders. The demonstration at the tomb was a repetition on a smaller scale of the roaring welcome Nixon got froin a' quarter 'of a million Poles on his arrival Sunday greatest reception of my whole life," he later told U.

S. Ambassador Jacob Beam. Although there had been no advance announcement in the Polish press that Nixon would lay a wreath on the tomb, the word got around and a crowd of thousands were waiting when he arrived. Applause and Shouts As Nixon walked across an open expanse of concrete to the tomb, a workman in a brown sweater shouted "Long live Nixon!" The crowd took up the cry, shouting also "Long live the President of the Unitec States!" and "Long live America!" The crovd fell silent as Nixon placed, his wreath of red, white and blue roses with a card reading "In remory of. Polish war.

heroes, from the people of the United. States," on the tomb. A Polish colonel pointed out a plaque on the tomb- the only remaining arch of an arcade otherwise destroyed in the uprising of 1944-which listed free Poland's battles in World War Il. "The Polish armed forces have a magnificent tradition of fighting under great handicaps," Nixon said. "You.

have the admiration of the whole world for your courage. As he turned away, applause shouts of "May he live 100 years" ran out from the crowd. As Nixor started to move away after he lad reviewed an honor guard, the crowd broke through police lines and surged around him. One hug: man in a blue jacket seized Nixon around the knees in a mighty bear hug, almost lifting him off the ground. After on: startled glance, Nixon realized was an affectionate gesture.

He patted the Pole's shoulder while police squeezed in (Continued on Page 6) NIXON WRAPS UP RUSSIAN TOUR MAKING FRIENDS out in a miner's where the Vice President delivered a radio and fit, U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon visits TV address that climaxed the ten-day tour of a mine at Degytarsk, Siberia. In' the meantime the Soviet Union. At bottom, right, U.S.

SecreMrs. Nixon is entertained by a miner, Anatoli tary of Defense Neil H. McElroy is shown as he Kalyagin and his wife. At top, right, the Vice made a tour of the Soviet Exhibition at the Cell- President stands atop.a car and talks to workers scum in New York- He is looking inside: a model' in the industrial town of Pervouralsk in the of the Soviet atomic icebreaker Lenin. He said Urals.

Later, the Nixons returned to Moscow show was evidence of "a great moving ahead." No Injuries Reported In Sunday Collision Sheriff's a two 'car accident at 5 p.m. Sunday evening, three miles south of SR 28 on US 31. An auto driven by Oliver K. Houser, 43, Niles, struck the rear of another driven by Delores E. Cross, 23, South Bend.

The accident occurred when the Cross vehicle was forced to stop suddenly in a line of traffic and Houser was unable to stop in time to avoid the collision. No injuries or arrests were reported. Other police action included a sheriff's department arrest of Faye Kleyla, 23, Tipton, for operating a motor vehicle with no driver's license. She was arrested on SR 28 at 1:20 a.m. Sunday and is to appear in Justice of the Peace Court Tuesday.

Rockefeller Family To Attend Son's Wedding KRISTIANSAND, Norway (UPI) Steven Rockefeller expects his "whole family" to attend his Aug. 22 wedding to pretty Anne Marie Rasmussen, the Rockefellers' former maic. That ircluded the prospective father-in-law, New York Gov. Nelson Rockufeller, who said he and his "delighted" with the match. The governor, who is attending a governors' conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, smilingly tole a news conference he soon migat be making a non-political tris to Scandivania.

In announcing their engagement, Steven, 23, and Anne Marie, 21, said they planned to be married in the rustic, wooden church in Miss Rasmussen's nearby hometown of Sogne, take a brief honey. moon, and then set up houskeeping in a New York apartment. Steven said Sunday he expects the whole Rockefeller family to be on hand for his wedding if it is at all possible. Steven said that after the marriage and honeymoon he plans to go into 'the family business'which gave him a rather wide choice of job possibilities. Although Anne Marie once worked as a maid in the Rockefeller home while visiting the United' States to learn English, her mar- State To Study Punishment Of Teen Offenders INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) House Speaker Birch E.

Bayb Jr. said today he will propose a detailed study to determine whether Indiana should build an intermediate penal institution for teen-age first offenders. Bayb announced he will make the proposal Tuesday to the In-' diana Legislative -Advisory commission, along with a suggestion that the commission appoint a committee to study how the state can further improve its probation and pre sentencing investigation procedures. The intermediate ion first was proposed by former Gov. George Craig.

Governor Handley also endorsed it and asked the Legislature to appropriate two million dollars to start work on it. Democrats in the 1959 Legislature refused to go along with; the recommendation, however, and enacted compromise legislation calling for pre sentence investigations of criminals. Some judges. later said they would ignore the mandate. Bayh said if a committee is appointed, it should be authorized to "collect the information on how Jarge an institution is needed, how much it will cost, what locations might be best adapted for it, how long it would take to construct and similar key questions." Continued on Page 6 Francis Tubbs, Sr.

Dies in Indianapolis Francis Leroy "Boots" Tubbs, in Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, Sunday morning at 7:30, at the age of 58. A former resident of Tipton on North Main street, he had lived in Kokomo prior to his illness. Funeral services will be conducted at the Ellers Funeral Home in Kokomo at 10:30 Wednesday. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday.

Born in Miami, Ohio, in 1901, the deceased had been an employee of the Nickel Railroad while residing in Tipton. Survivors include Bob and Danny, both sons in service from Tipton, Sharon and Barbara, daughters residing in Kokomo, and Francis Tubbs, Tipton. Accepts Ike's Bid; President Plans To Visit Russia Later Guidance Offered High School Pupils Principal Bert Hodge of Tipton High school announced that his high school office will be open all through August and encouraged those who will be students there this Fall to call on him, preferably on Wednesday's if there is any way he can be of assistance in helping them select courses of value in their future life. He pointed out that the selection of various subjects by the stud. ents should take into tion whether they intended going on into college education, whether they intended to pursue agricultural work after high school or whether they intended to go into business or factory work and offered the full assistance of his office to those who had any blems 'in this field.

He advised students unable to make the visit on Wednesdays, to call his office first and make an appointment for other times. One Divorce Complaint A complaint for an absolute div. orce was filed in Tipton Circuit Court by Thelma Webster, route 1, Tipton, vs. Rufus Webster. The complaint alleged cruelty.

The couple was married Sept. 25, 14, 1940, and separated July 1959. Horace Holmes is the attorney for the plaintiff. 1959 AREA TRAFFIC RECORD Deaths 0 Accidents 46 Injuries 14 Total Damages Halleck, Capehart Not in Accord With State Organization By EUGENE J. CADOU United Press International.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) There are the makings of another Indiana Republican donnybrook in statements of two Hoosier con gressional leaders in Washington Sunday. One declaration was made by Sen. Homer E. Capehart, who announced he is for New York Gov. Nelson A.

Rockefeller for the GOP. presidential nomination and be lieves he can win next fall. The other was an admission by Rep. Charles A. Halleck, Republican floor: leader, that he would accept his party's vice-presidential bid if it were offered to him.

Both statements are unorthodox to the Hoosier party organization under its present 'control by Governor 'Handley and State Chairman Rober W. Matthews. Handley is one of only a ful of GOP governors who dared to endorse Vice-President Richard Nixon for president at the Governors' Conference in Puerto The governor merely repeated the blessing he gave Nixon more than six months Matthews last week declared his belief that not more than one of every 100 Hoosier Republicans is against Nixon for president. The party organization has much to say about the presidential lineup, and, unless Capehart can unseat the Handley-Matthews faction, he can do little to win substantial. Indiana backing for the New York governor.

It likewise should be pointed out that Handley, i backed by Matthews, has been; at odds with Capehart for some time, Also, Halleck cannot hope for organization support in any drive for the vice presidential nomination. He' and -Matthews are bitter enemies -and each has as sailed the other publicly. Foes of Halleck are sure to contend that his. pitcher has gone to the well too often. They will re(Continued on page 6) Lett Sentenced By Judge Wheatley MARION, Ind.

(UPI) Julian T. Lett, 60, former Marion attorney and businessman, was sentenced to nine years imprisonment today for embezzling 1'30 from the Indiana Masonic Home Foundation which he served as a trusted executive for 10 years. Lett also was fined $900 and disfranchised for 10 years by Special Judge Oliver Wheatley of Tipton, in Grant Court. Lett pleaded guilty several weks lago on the morning his trial was scheduled to start. Lett was indicted by a grand jury last summer, several months after he resigned as treasurer and' a member of the board of directors of the foundation, which administers multi-million dollar fund for the operation of the Masons' home at Franklin.

Lett resigned his offices when officials of the grand lodge of the Indiana Masonic order confronted him with reports that the fund had been partially deplated during his administration. The fund shortage and Lett's resignation were reported in June, 1958, by United Press International in an exclusive copyrighted story. Tipton Golfers Are Prize Winners Two Tipton teams earned awards over the weekend in the state amateur golf tournament held over the A.J.C. Golf Course in Marion, Indiana. With 160 players competing, prizes were awarded 20 teams.

Les Bringle and Jack Ramsay, each shooting 156, combined for a best ball score of 139 to take 14th place in the large field, utilizing one eagle and eight birdies in the two days of play. Gene "Peanut" Stafford and Tom Andrews put together a best-ball 141 for 17th place, Andrews firing a 165 while Stafford put together rounds of 79-75-154. Harvey Reynolds and Dale Taylor with a best ball total of 145, failed to place among the 20 8- ward winners, but Reynolds' indivi. dual score of 76-77-153 was the lowest two day total turned in by any of the Tipton contingent. The tourney was played over a tough 6,333 yard course with, a 72-par total.

By THOMAS J. FOLEY United 'Press International WASHINGTON (UPI)- Al dramatic exchange of visits between President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to "further the cause of peace" was announced today. Khrushchev will come to. the United States in September. Eisenhower will go to Russia: later in the fall, probably in October.

Announcement of the major cold war development was made simultaneously by the President himself in Washington and by the Soviet Foreign! blinistry in Khrushchev's, trip two or three days in Washington and a 10-day tour of other parts of the United States -will be his first visit to this country. The President may accompany him on part of his trip. outside of Washington. Ike to Visit Allies Eisenhower told a suddenly summoned news conference his stay in Russia may be a little shorter than Khrushchev's here. Before these, take place, the President will go to Europe late this month to confer with the heads of the three Allied governments British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, French Charles de Gaulle and West German Chanellor Konrad Eisenhower said he and Khrushchev during their visits will "exchange views about problems of mutual but on a nonofficial basis.

In a formal statement which the President read to reporters. he said both governments hope the visits "will help create better understanding and promote the cause of peace." However, in elaborating on his statement, he stressed that he and Khrushchev will confine themselves to "informal talks" and will not enter into any formal negotiations pri East- West disputes. He emphasized -that during his meetings with Khrushchev. he has no intention to speak fur the other Western powers. "I can be al spokesman only for America and its government." he said.

"At First Hand" Eisenhower disclosed that the had suggested the possibility such a visit to the State Department as an "effort to melt little bit of the ice that seems to freeze our relationships with the viets." He reported that "in early July. I initiated the correspondence that finally brought about an agreement." The President said Khrushchev's visit here will give him the country, its people and to. aeopportunity "at first hand" to see quaint himself with their He added that during his own tour of the Soviet Union, he likewise will bel able to see "first hand" the Russian country, its people and their way of life. Eisenhower said Khrushchev had accepted his invitation to come to the United States "with pleasure." He said the other Western leaders had agreed to the exchange of visits and informed him it should produce results on the plus rather than the minus side of the cold war ledge. Eisenhower; said the exchange trips will have "no direct connection" with possible summit meeting.

But he expressed: hope that "the mere announcement would inspire the foreign ministers to greater activity." The Big Four foreign ministers have become deadlocked at their Geneva talks, which are to end this Wednesday. Steel Negotiators Due For Federal Rebuke riage to a Rockefeller did not exactly depict a rags-to-riches 'romance. Her father, now retired, was a well-to-do grocer in Sogne. However, the marriage- does mean a drastic change for blondehaired, blue-eyed Anne Marie. It will take her from Norway to the United States, and from one of the world's smaller communities to its largest.

Anne Marie said she is aware that her life will be changed when she marries Steven, but she added, "whatever happens and whatever my station in life will be, will never forget the heritage bring with me from my father and mother." The couple said they would start off simply, they will have no maid and "Anne Marie shall do all the housework and cooking herself." Anne Marie, a quiet girl, with little formal education, comes from a religious, Lutheran ly. But she described herself as a "natural Norwegian girl, and I like to have fun." The couple. announced their engagement at a press conference at the Ernst Hotel in Kristiansand -the nearest large city. to Sogne -to put an end to. days of intense speculation about the romance.

NEW YORK (UPI) Steel industry and union representatives meet here today for second time since the beginning of. a na-1 tionwide strike 20 days ago. Hanging over their conference table are a sharp rebuke for both sides from Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell and a slap at the steel industry from Sen. Estes Kefauver D.

Tenn. At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Massachusetts: Governot Foster Furcolo proposed that the governors' conference take up the strike which he said calls for "positive action on the part of the governors of the states, all of which are very affected by this strike." New Jersey's Gov. Robert B. Meyner called for the Eisenhower administration to use fluence," through Mitchell, to bring the industry and union together. Little Hope Seen But Federal Mediation Director Joseph F.

Finnegan, who scheduled today's meeting, held out littie! hope the session would result in substantial, or any, progress toward agreement. It was set. for 2 p.m., after lunch scheduled by the industry. to release to the press "thousands of letters" supporting its position on -that a wage increase is not possible without a price increase and that both must be resisted 'as inflationary. United Steelworkers of America USW which called half million members on strike at midnight July 14 when a contract extension expired without a sign agreement maintains that the industry's profit! are high enough to provide a 15-cent-an-hour wage package without an increase in price.

Kefauver said Sunday he believes steel profits are high enough for the industry to both pay a small wage increase, preferably in. pension contributions, and reduce its prices. Criticizes Steel Profits Kefauver, a long-time critic of thet pricing policies of steel and other big industries, said profits after taxes for 14 steel companies are 145 per cent above those of last year. Mitchell, who is conducting a fact finding steel survey strikes of this and previous which he has hinted may lead to federal legislation, in a sharp statement Saturday said: "Both parties 'have done very little to measure up to their own responsibilities to the American people and to the thousands of workers who lare affected by the strike." In addition to the 500,000 steelworkers, have shut down 85 per cent of the nation's production, an estimated 85,000 workers in supporting mining and transport industries have been laid off because of the strike. Mitchell said neither side has made a "serious, conscientious, effort to reach an agreement." Continued on Page 6 HIGH 'AND LOW NEW YORK (UPI) The highest temperature in the nation reported to the U.S.

Weather Bureau was 106 degrees Sunday at Russell, and Inyokern, Calif. Lowest this morning was 33 at Saranac Lake, N. Y..