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CHUCKLE FOR TODAY 'f women are really 10 smart, why do they wear blouses that button up the back? VOLUME NO, 66, NO. 312 THE LUDINGTON DAILY NEWS An Independent Newspaper Serving Mason County and Surrounding Area LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, 1956 Tuesday Voting Time Announced Cardinal Freed Every registered voter in Mason Pehrson Gotlin, county is urged to vote Tuesday. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., giving everyone an opportunity to cast a ballot. This is an important election when a president of the United States is to be chosen as well as state and county officers, a Ninth district Congressional representative, a state senator, a state representative, two justices of the state supreme court, a judge of probate and a circuit court commissioner.

The wife of Robert P. Griffin, Republican nominee for Ninth district congressman, is a former Ludington girl, the daughter of William E. Andersen of 305 Fifth street. His Democratic opponent is William E. Baker.

Mason county has both a Republican and a Democratic candidate for state senator and state representative with Lloyd A. Stephens of Scottville Republican, and G. Searle Barnetl, Democrat, opposing each other for state senator anrl Hans C. Rasmussen, Republican of Pere Marquette township and Arthur C. Hansen, also of Perc Marquette' township, seeking to be representative of Mason district in the state legislature.

Edward A. Pearce of Shelby Route 2 is Prohibition party candidate for state senator. Kenneth Trucks of Baldwin is running on slips for re-election as state representative. There also arc county contests for sheriff, county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds and drain commissioner. Candidates for sheriff are Edward Anderson, Republican, incumbent, and Howard Bentz, Democrat; for county clerk Albert E.

Johnson, Republican, incumbent, and Henning L. Bunquist; for county treasurer John A. Butr, Republican, incumbent, and Nettie H. Morse, Democrat; for register of deeds Lillian cumbenl, and Republican, in- Burson Ellibee, P.M. Fruit Farm for Sale in News A Pere Marquette fruit farm advertised for sale in the Classified Section of The News today.

So is a used wringer washer, Likewise cows and hogs. Be sure to read all of the Classified Advertisements on Page 9. EMERGENCY LOANS WASHINGTON (ffi Michigan's Chippewa and Mackinac counties were classified as emergency loan areas for farmers through next June 30. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Department of Agriculture. Democrat, and for drain commissioner Midgel M.

Tyndall, Republican, incumbent, and Loyal Bagley, Democrat. William W. Stapleton, Republican, is unopposed in his campaign to be re-elected prosecuting attorney as is Kenneth Stephens, Republican, for candidate for surveyor. Norman E. Butler, Republican, is seeking to be returned to office as coroner.

Benjamin Doll, Republican, is running for his first term as coroner. On (he non-partisan ballot Owen J. Gavigan is the only candidate for judge of probate. No candidate is named for circuit court commissioner. Mason county also lias an inter-' cst in the race for justices of Ihc Supreme court inasmuch as John Simpson, who is opposing the incumbent George Edwards, for the term ending Dec.

31. 3959, spends his summer vacations at Epworth. Michael D. O'flara also is seeking to be elected Supreme court justice, contesting Ihc incumbent Tatbot Smith for the term ending Dec. 31, 1957.

JOSEF Cardinal Mindszenty has been liberated by Hunguriaji revolutionary troops and has relumed to Budapest. The Roman Catholic primate of Hungary was arrested the day after Christmas, 1948, by the Hungarian Communist government, and was sent to prison for life on treason and black market charges in February oC 1949. (International! WEATHERl Considerable cloudlnMt tonight and Saturday. Chance of rain Saturday. PRICE SEVEN CENTS Israeli Army Claims Occupation of Gaza In Tank Led Assault Tension Grips Budapest as Red Troops Pour In BUDAPEST Tension gripped Budapest today in the wake of fresh Soviet, troop movements into Hungary, but Premier Imrc Nagy's government sought t.o minimize the gravity of the situation.

A government spokesman said this morning no new Russian troops had entered Hungary after an estimated two Soviet divisions poured across the border from Russia Thursday. The spokesman said the situation which was "extremely grave" Thursday night, had "relaxed" today. But the Budapest population waited anxiously to see if the Russians would move again. The Soviet troop move came in the wake of Nagy's announcement that Hungary was pulling out of the Kremlin-dominated "Warsaw Pact and claiming neutral freedom from any power bloc. The government meanwhile prepared to resign today and make way temporarily for a small "inner cabinet" of experts under Nagy, Nagy the United Nations of the Soviet military movements and placed Hungary under U.N.

protection as a neutral country. Soviet Embassy representatives WORLD NEWS SUMMARY WASHINGTON (m The U. government was reported today to have suspended shipments of military supplies to Israel pending decisions on Israel's role in the Middle East crisis. ROME Middle East diplomatic source in Italy said today- Egyptian Premier Abdel Gamal Nasser has resigned. BUDAPEST, Hungary Cardinal Mindszenty today pleaded for the Western world to support Hungary's fight for freedom from Communist dictation.

The cardinal, who was liberated by freedom fighters in the anti- Soviet revoltution, appeared at a news conference today. DETROIT Ufi An 18-year-old girl was shot to death in her bed in 'the Detroit suburb of Nankin township Thursday night. An ex- 'convict friend of the family, who police said intruded into the girl's bedroom after a drinking party with her parents, was held for investigation in her death. TAWAS CITY The National Gypsum Co. says it has discovered a 75-million-ton gypsum deposit outside this resort community and will develop it in a 19-million-dollar Greai Lakes expansion program.

EN ROUTE WITH NIXON Vice President Richard M. Nixon carried the ball for the Republicans in a whistle-stop tour of Pennsylvania today after lauding President Eisenhower for handling of the Middle "his East crisis. BUFFALO, N. Adlai E. Stevenson sought the defeat of President Eisenhower today with the claim as he should have averted war in Egypt.

The Democratic nominee laid down this argument in addresses in Buffalo Thursday night and promised to develop it today in Cleveland and tonight in Detroit. INDIANAPOLIS Scattered labor disputes today halted bus service in northwestern Indiana and closed plants in C'onnersvillc, Noblesville and New Castle. Bus lines shut down by strikes were Gary Transit, Shore Line and Northern Indiana Transit. Shore Line serves Hammond, East Chicago, Whiting, Hammond suburbs, Calumet City, and part of Chicago's south side. Northern Indiana Transit operates in South Bend and Mishawaka and runs commuter buses to Elkhart and Miles, Mich.

SHARON, Pa. Sen. Esles Kefauver said today Adlai Stevenson's election is assured because "nothing has been done by assured the premier the troop movements were only a regrouping and not aggressive. They said their forces had ringed Hungarian airfields to ensure evacuation of wounded Soviet soldiers and dependents. Russian families were seen leaving (he Soviet embassy during the night.

Budapest Radio earlier broadcast, earnings of a new "Soviet invasion." It I. circulated Thursday night that the government, had to restrain Hungary's Air Force from going into action against Russian armor camped around Budapest. Airfield. News of the Soviet action appeared to unite the people more closely behind Nagy. Two Proposals for Scoffville SCOTTV1LLK In addition to voting for national and officials Tuesday Scottville voters vvill receive ballots on two additional proposals.

The first is the proposal to bond the city of Scottville for $59,000 for the construction of storm sewers and the other asks, "Shall the sale of spirits in addition to beer and wine be permitted for consumption on the premises within the City of Scottville, under the provision of the law governing the same?" The bond issue which was defeated by one-third of one vote in the spring election in the city, calls for bonding the city in the amount of $59.000 for construction of the storm sewers in the city. Estimated cost of the storm LONDON Israel today announced occupation of the entire Gaza strip and claimed other smashing victories in ground action against Egyptian forces. The French Defense Ministry said Egypt's air force had been "completely put out of fighting condition" by repeated poundings from British-French air forces. There still was no word a ground invasion by British or French forces. But a French spokesman in Paris said the combined force on Cyprus wa.x increasing steadily.

A spokesman at Israeli army headquarters in Tel Aviv reported the surrender of City. Egyptian headquarters for Ilic strip, after a tank-led Israeli task- force smashed into the city. The surrender put the entire strip in Israeli hands and ended a 24-hour fight for the region. Israeli troops Thursday captured the other major ccn- (cr in (he strip. I The Gazn Iprrilory, 25 In I mile finger of land separating'the I southern end of Israel from the Mediterranean, has long boon a i confer tsrarli-IOgyptian border troubles.

Elimination of Fcdaycrn (commando) bases in the area was one of Israel's announced objectives in its trust into Egypt Monday. The Air Ministry in Lou- claon said royal air force heavy and medium bombers were keeping up their nonstop strikes against Ihc Egyptian air bases today. "None, of our aircraft has been Unprecedented UN Session Calls for End to Fighting in Mid-East HALLOWE'EN DESTRUCTION reported missing." a British on spokesman said. I Egyptian President Nasser ed, however, that the main of 102 South Washing- avenue ruefully hint- light blue I9.V! Chrysler which Hal- lowe'eu pranksters covered with black paint. The paint was poured over the left side, lop and hood of the car, which was parked in front of his home Hallowe'en.

(Daily News Photo.) sewers officials said, and the eily has available $20,000 to be. used for the project. Construction of the sewers would comply with plans developed by the Williams and Works, firm of Grand Rapids who made a plete survey of the needs of the city in alleviating the serious flooding problem during heavy rains. The storm sewer routes have been listed to run east along James street from Main struct ending in the gully at the end of James street. A sewer would run along Broadway from the corner body of Egypt's forces in the Sinai were being pulled back In defend the Canal and the Nile Delta.

The Krcnch Defense Ministry said 105 Egyptian planes had cither been destroyed or made unusable. By one unofficial estimate, this was about a fourth of the Egyptian air force. The Israeli Embassy in Washington esUrnatcd Egyptian and cap- lured at 5,000. "Israeli casualties are relatively "ight," it added, "including less than 100 killed." Fear 114 Men Dead in Mine SPRINGHILL, N. S.

faint, hope was held today for 114 men trapped more than 3,000 feel below ground in a gas choked coal, mine shattered by a blast that already has claimed nine lives. Rescue workers found four bodies during the night at the fool level. They said saw no sign of life in the deep workings where the remaining 114 were known to be trapped. Six other miners were fatally injured when the explosion roared through the Cumberland Railway and Coal Co. mine slope Thurs- Ike Says US Chose Path of Honor in Middle East Fighting Gives Rulings on Ballot Quiz is approximately $80,000 night, leveling buildings and surface workings to rubble.

Gas fumes killed one rescue worker. Nine men were hospitalized. The fumes hampered volunteer efforts to get t.o the men entombed in gas-filled shafts. If efforts fail, if. will be Canada's worst mine disaster in 40 years.

"There is still hope though it may only he a faint the men arc still alive," said mine manager George Calder. The Weather LANSING is no way ja voter can liis ticket, to vote for a presidcnl of one party and a of nnofhcr. the Division said lo- vicc president State Elections day. The Elections Division said the reminder was made in response to numerous queries. Ally.

(Jen. Thomas M. Kavanagh ruled on four specific questions relating to the. subject, asked by Secretary of Stale James M. Hare.

The questions and answers: 1 If the voter places an in the squire for the presidential candidate of one party and then draws a line through the name of Uic same party's vice presidential candidate, docs this nullify the vote for the presidential candidate Kavanagh said it 2 If a ballot, is marked a.s -)n question one, docs this nullify the vote other than the and vice presidency? WAFf.ttMGfr.QN President Eisenhower said Thursday nighl his 'administration has chosen "a pal.fi of honor" in the Middle East crisis by refusing to "condone armed aggression." And he told an overflow crowd in Philadelphia's Convention Hall that because he is convinced lie picked (ho right path he is "undisturbed by the strident voices of (hose few who seem to he seeking to turn world events to political profit." Speaking also In a nationwide television-radio audience, that, was a.s close as Eisenhower came to replying to sharp criticism which Adlai E. Stevenson has been hurling at. regarding Die Middle East situation. It. was Eisenhower's last major speech of the campaign and he did fire back at Stevenson once again on two other issues, without, naming his Democratic rival.

lie said his opponent is advocating "a design for disaster" in those times in calling for steps toward ending hydrogen bomb testing and proposing that thought be given to terminating the military draft. The crowd in' Convention Hall i shouted "No, no," when Ei.scn- I bower IJii.s question against the background of the current in- presidency ni i lcn in; "Would we today feel safe or Kavanagh ruled it would not. i secure nation if of Gay to North Heinbcrg then i (U thtr Foreesi)) south to the intersection of lidn-1 Northwestern Lower Michigan lifting this morning becoming berg and West State street. A third sewer would begin at the interscc- partly cloudy this afternoon. Con" lion of Stale and Main running sidorable cloudiness tonight and along West Stale street to a point Saturday with some local fog likely opposite the Methodist church.

again tonight. Chance of rain late Another would run down or Saturday night. LiHIo 3 If a voter votes a straight parly ticket, for the first parly and then strikes out the name, of the vice presidential candidate, and places an in the box for the vier presidential candidate, of flu: second parly, this ballot, be recorded as a vote for both the pmidmlial and vice presidential candidate of the parly? I Kavanagh ruled it would be recorded as a vote for the second parly. 4 If an is placed in the box underneath Ihc political party nani' 1 or in the. box preceding the 0 President Eisenhower for a behind the buildings on the change ir temperature.

Southeast- tressed unemployment, areas, or I st side of South Main street, 'y winds 4-10 mph today and 'crossing the railroad tracks amli '9nt. High today 60-66, low to- for the farmers." some lime in Hie past hud already ceased perfecting our military weapons and even abandoned our military draft?" Then lie went on to to a "That is no formula for peace. It i.s a design for di.sa.ster." Speaking against a huge facsim- ilf of UK: Declaration of Independence a.s a backdrop, Kiivcnhower talked of in Poland and Hungary and of ihe Soviet role Ih'-re before turning to the Middlr moves, agniriht Elect Anderson to Law Post Sheriff Eel Anderson was elected president of West Michigan Law Enforcement association at a meeting at American Legion club at Hart Thursday evening. Officer Clarence Gable of Lud- ingtoi) city police department was chosen secretary-treasurer. Other officers elected include (Cast, and gypl by Israel, of a particular candidate Great Britain arid France.

pre-ident and vice president NAMED TO POST for and one name is crossed out, and another substitute, counted as a vote would thi for the be NEW YORK W) A sharp rise i street and Crowlcy street inter in international oils paced the stock section. lending in the cully near the Second I '0 45-50 and high Saturday 58-64. Idcnlial electors of that particular liys b( I i i. i. 11...

I to market to higher ground in fairly active trading this afternoon. Oils with big interests in the Middle East advanced three points or more. Pivotal issues elsewhere in the list posted gains of fractions to around a point or so. SPECIAL! For a limited time only, anyone purchasing a new MoBile Home from- The Trading Post will receive a new Philco 21" television set with antenna installed. THE TRADING POST ST.

SIMON'S SHAMROCK ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ENTERTAINMENT Sunday at 7:30 p. m. BETTER THAN EVER! A storm sewer would start at the intersection of West State street and South Reinberg running south to the gully near the end of Third street according to the present plans. No plans for retiring the bond issue can be made until the issue is approved and the bends received although the city council agreed that no more than to mills would need to be levied to retire the bonds plus the interest on the same, in 10 years. Outlook for Sunday cloudy and much cooler.

I Kavanagh FIVE-DAY FORECAST i counted. Temperature will average 3-5 degree I above normal. Normal maximum 43i: in the north to the low in the ex- tremc i-oulh. Normal minimum 30 In thr north to in the south. Mild in tlr; "lOuthnasl.

turning In northwest portion Saturday. Colder Sunday and Monday. Warmer Wednesday. Precipitation will average one third to one half inch In rain In the west portion Saturday and mostly in Harcus, succeed the late Guy Tracy a.s director could not. be- 0 research and statistics for Ihe i Michigan Employment Security Commission.

LYNDON E. WEST DETROIT E. West, 67, retired promotion manager of The Detroit Free Press, died Thursday at his home in suburban Berkley. He had been ill since suffering 1954. the southeast and extreme south portions Sunday.

Rain likely In the extreme east portion Monday. 1 Highest temperature Thursday 70 low 65. Highest temperature this, date a year ago 55, low 49. Highest temperature this date since 75 in 1933; low, 22 In 1603. The sun sets today at 5:24 p.

m. and ri'-cs Saturday at 7:03 a. m. The moon today at 5:13 p. m.

and rlseg Saturday at 8:09 a. m. Temperature at, the U.S. for 24 hours ending at 12 noon: Maximum 63, minimum 81, The St. Lawrence Seaway project a heart attack in June, i is estimated to cost the U.S.

ana I Canada over 900 million Residents of the Week All Those Who Helped at Hallowe'en Party ffaj Madden, Ludington recreation department, all who helped him in Wednesday evening's Hallowe'en party for the children of this community, are our candidates for Ludington Residents of the Week. The parade of costumed children and the party ucre well organized and carried out. This might be a good time to salute Mr. Madden for his excellent work with the city's recreation program during the summer months. The swimming classes and playground activities for the children and the baseball, softball, shuffleboard and golf for adults were participated in by SHERIFF ED ANDERSON Chief of Police Castcnholz of Muskegon, first vice president; Lew Horman, conservation officer at Huldwin, vice president, and Sgi.

Gordon Hanthorn of Kockfurd State Police post, third vice president, The next meeting of the association will be held at Montague in January. Sheriff Anderson and Deputy Sheriff Stanley Jansen represented Mabon county sheriff's department at the meeting. Police Chief Fred Nankcc and Officer Gable were present from Ludinglon city police department. Robert Middleton, safety engineer at Ludington division, Dow Chemical also attended from here. By WILLIAM OATIS UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., UPI The U.

General Assembly in an unprecedented emergency session voted overwhelmingly early today for an immediate cease-fire in Egypt. The 76-nation Assembly, adopting a resolution introduced by Secretary of State Dulles. als6 urged that. Israel pull her forces out of Egypt and that Britain arid France, not move theirs in. Weary from an all-night meeting, delegates expressed doubt privately (hat the three nations would comply, since all had argued that their military operations must be carried through to their objectives.

Should they fail to do so, the expectation was that a further proposal would be introduced for stronger action. Dulles' resolution provides for the Assembly to remain in emergency session pending compliance but no time was set for the next meeting The vole was 64-5 with abstentions. Britain, France, Israel, Australia and New Zealand voted against the resolution. Canada, South Africa, Belgium, Laos, the Netherlands and Portugal abstained. Luxembourg was absent.

Among those voting with the United States for its proposal were Ihc seven-nation Soviet bloc, the 20 Latin-American nations, the 23- eountry Asian-African group and Scandinavia. The decision, shortly before a. got 27 seconds' applause from the floor and gallery In the high-domed Assembly hall. The Assembly met to deal with Israel's strike into' EgypJ last Mo da since Wednesday aimed palion of Uie Suez Canal zone. The emergency special called by the Security afler British and French had killed U.S.

and Soviet lulions calling for withdrawal the forces. It was the first ever held under the "uniting for peace" resolution, which the United States got adopted in the 1950 General Assembly to bypass the Soviet That system allows breach of the peace or aggression to be taken to Assembly within 24 hours when the veto has frustrated the council. Winter Lashes Western Area By Tho Associated Prill Stormy weather hit western sections of the country today, bringing a touch of winter, while most of the easlern half of Ihe country liad more Indian summer mild- nes.sr Thc Wcalhcr Bureau today issued a special blizzard warning for extreme northwest Kansas, western Nebraska and western South Dakota. The lash of snow and cold hit olorado and Wyoming and the Wcalhcr Bureau in Denver saw iilllc prospect of a before Friday night or Saturday morning. It was around zero in some sections of Wyoming and Montana a.s cold air and snow hit the centra) rockics.

Snow fell as far south as Trinidad, near the New Mexico border, which reported four inches on the ground. Snowfall at Denver and Limon, in the.drought-stricken easlern part of the state, measured three inches. More than a foot of snow fell in mountain passes. Fog Has reported in sections of the northern Great Lakes region. The heavy fog in Chicago and suburbs forced closing of the O'Hare International Airport' and the Glenview NavaJ Air Station Airport.

Visibility in some areas was near zero. The first model railroads were manufactured around 1830. ATTENTION DEER HUNTERS Starting 'Saturday Register Free for the BUCK POLE Prizes Awarded SCOTT'S SPORT STORE ScottviUe YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A GHAIN HOWARD inScottvifle November 7 ot 7 Factory men the correct in," saw chain and bar life. FREE.

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