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YOUR HOME TOWN NOW IN OUR YEAR HOME. EDITION Founded 1844-- For All Phone 4141 LOGANSPORT, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1957. Full-Leaned United and Price Per Copy, Seven Cents NEW FLOODS ENGULF TEXAS NATO Serves Atomic Warning On Russia North Atlantic Alliance Says Soviet Aggression Will Be Met With Realtiation BONN, Germany (UP 1 --The 15 nations of the North Atlantic Alliance issued a joint warning Friday nighl that they will meet any Soviet aggression with massive atomic retaliation. Foreign ministers of the NATO nations 'announced their united determination in a communique at the end of two days of closed meetings. They left for home today, however, without making a final decision on equipping West Germany and other continental NATO members with tactical A-weapons.

They also made it clear they are ready and anxious to reach agreement on disarmament any time Russia will accept adequate disarmament controls. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles remained in Bonn today to confer with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer at lunch before flying on to Paris where he will preside over a conference of American ambassadors in Western Europe. The NATO council's toughly Fight Shapes Up For Vacant Seat In Senate Special Wisconsin Election Expected to Be Decided Following Burial of Senator McCarthy. MADISON, Wis.

(UP)--Wisconsin political leaders today prepared to scrap over the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's vacant seat in the U.S. The controversial senator's unexpected death Thursday brought leaders of both parlies to a point they hadn't expected to arrive at unlil 1958. Candidates were caught with their plans cither unmade or half-formed.

SOAP BOX DERBY HOPEFULS SEE MOVIE OF 1956 FINALS Entrants in Xogansport's 1957 Snap Box Derby gathered in the YWCA Annex Saturday morning (o worded communique warned that Republican Gov. Vernon Thorn-1 scc colored film of the 1956 All-American Derby finals in Akron, Ohio. Derby Director Dong Myers West will respond to any So- son expected to order a i cc llrc( i 0 the boys briefly before the picture. BONN, Germany The North Atlantic Alliance's supreme commander Gen. Laurls Norstad may pare his demand for a minimum of 30 divisions ready to defend Western' Europe, a highly authoritative source said today.

viet attack "with all available means." The warning served as a joint reply to Soviet atomic threats against most of the NATO bers. reaching any startling new decisions the council made it plain thai its remains to: cold war policy --Maintain a powerful deterrent In the form of both conventional and nuclear weapons which it would use unhesitatingly to halt a Communist attack. --Reject flatly all Soviet attempts to intimidate NATO members into refraining from equipping themselves with tactical A- weapons. --Negotiate a general disarmament agreement with Moscow, provided the Soviets accept the controls the West regards as indispensable. The communique said NATO military authorities now are studying the question of supply A- weapons to the continental NATO states, particularly the balance to be maintained between nuclear and conventional weapons.

Bonn" foreign office sources said Adenauer and Dulles planned to discuss these points: --Recent Soviet threats on A- weapons. special election, but not until i sometime after McCarthy's burial Tuesday and after a caucus with Wisconsin GOP Chairman Philip Kuehn on Thursday. An election date early next fall has been most 1 frequently mentioned. Under'stale law, the governor can not order it more than 70 days in advance. A rumor scurried about the Legislature Friday thai a special eleclion would nol be held, but that a measure would be introduced to empower Thomson to appoint a successor to McCarthy.

states have statutes similar to this. There is no shortage of experienced, but young candidates in either party. The lop Republican names are former Gov. Walter Kohler, former Rep. Glenn Davis and Lt.

Gov. Warren Knowles. Kohler is considered an "Eisenhower Republican," not as conservative as most party leaders would have him, but a proven vole-getter in three victories. Davis is fully in tune with the party, but its endorsement last year failed to carry him to viclory over veteran Sen. Alexander in the GOP primary.

Davis served 10 years in Congress before taking on Knowles also is popular with the stale organization, although he is liot as conservative as Davis and has kept his name before the i with a tireless speaking Myers alfeo announced the registration list had increased In 33 boys. Newest entries are Carl Dunbar, 14, of '123 East Ottawa street; Lcc Harbour; 14, of 1919 Grant street; Gary Mnhlcr, 12, of Koyai Center; and James Fisher, 12, of 331 Grove street. (Pharos-Tribune Photo-Engraving) Local Railroad rot ty Employe Found Dead In Auto --German property in Uniled i States confiscated during World! War II. This still is a sore point in relations between Ihe Iwo countries. --Negotiations on a new troop stationnig treaty.

The negotiations ar-2 deadlocked after two years. The main difficulty is in financial provisions. --Adenauer's scheduled visit to the United Stales later this month to confer with both Dulles and President Eisenhower. Name Hostesses For Open House Thirteen women will serve as hostesses for the open house Sunday celebrating the 50th anniversary of the organization of the Cass County Historical Association. The program will open at 1 and conclude at p.m.

The hostesses are: Slella Fitzer, Mrs. Wilmer Flory, Mrs. Adolbert Flynn, Miss Blanche Warner, Mr.s. Chalmer Condon, Mrs. Charlotte Van Dorn, Mrs.

Doris Wisler, Miss Rachel Martin, Mrs. Charles Zollman, Mrs. Eloise Levangcr, Mr.s. D. E.

Lybrook, Mrs. D. Mkldleton, and Mrs. R. G.

McCloskey. An exhibit pertaining to the Logansport high school class of 1907 will be on display. Fire Damages Roof Of Hanawalt Home Fire of undetermined origin destroyed two sections of roof at the Gerald Hanawalt residence a mile north and a mile cast o. Lake Cicott at 9 p.m. Friday.

Royal Center and Burnettsville firemen extinguished the flames, believed to have started from side the two-story frame home. Robert Barr used his orchard to keep the flames under control until help arrived, Deputy Sheriff Roy King and Trooper Larry Wngcnknecht reeled traffic during the fire. di- Thomson has as i possible candidate by some on he ground that he is disonchanged vjl'h his administrative position and would like to be rid of the state's financial problems. Thom- was extremely popular as a ogislator, but his standing has dropped somewhat with state GOP eaders since he has become gov- The Democrats, who have not elected a senator in Wisconsin 1932, also have three top candidates. The are ofl beaten candidate William Proxmire, the frequent spokesman "or the party, Stale Sen.

Gaylord Nelson and Rep. Marry Reuss, Proxmire has been beaten twice Kohler in races for the governorship and Is considered by some to have had his chance at high office. Nelson- has not held a statowld'e office, bul has subslantial party and labor backing. State Democratic leaders will meet in Madison this weekend, once at a dinner tonight that was scheduled McCarthy's dealh and again a 1 a specially called meeting Sunday. Death of Frank Graf Attributed To Sleeping Pills and Carbon Monoxide Franklin Delano Graf, 23, of 1700 Treen street, a Pennsylvania railroad yard conductor, was found dead in his parked car two miles east of here on the south river road at 7:30 p.m.

Friday. The car was filled with fumes from the exhaust which had been piped into the car and the motor was: still running when the. body was found by Charles Rush, Wheatland avenue, one of several relatives who had been searching for him during the day. Dr. Stewart, Cass county coroner, said it appeared that Graf had died from an overdose of sleeping pills, with carbon monoxide as a contributing factor.

A bottle which had contained 24 sleeping pills was found in his trotiser pocket. There were only pills left in the botlle, according to Sheriff 0. R. Carson. Members of his family said he had been despondent because of 111 health.

Born in this city on Aug. 1, 1933, he was the son of Fred and Be'ulah Money Graf. He had been employed by the Pennsylvania railroad five years and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Survivors are the wife, the former Irene Gordon, to whom ho was married In Peru on May 12, 1951; two sons, Daniel Joe and Timothy Allen; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Graf, 1732 Treen; three bro- llicrs, Adam, Fred and William, of this city; and a sister, Mrs. Violet Downham, Clymers. The body was taken to the Fisher funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday. Dorolhy Alice Hardy, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert Hardy, R. R. 6, Logansport, is the winner of the William H. Danforth Foundation junior award at Purdue University for the current year.

This award, which goes to the oulstanding junior in home economics on the basis of scholarship, and personality, enti- her to a two-weeks all expense 'ield trip visiting industrial plants and around St. Louis, and weeks advanced leadership at the American Youth Foundation Camp on Lake an. The award was announced at tho annual Home Economics Awards Dinner at Purdue. Two Danforth awards are made, one to the outstanding freshman and the other, LO the outstanding junior in the Purdue School of Home Econom- a C. Meredith Home Economics Club, the Student Union Committee and Kapp'a Delta PI, honorary in education.

She also served as a member of the planning commit- for the Varsity -Varieties all- student show and served as secretary of the Bunker student Breeze Helps Speed Mayflower II Voyape LONDON (UP)--The Mayflower II reporled "all well" from a position just west of 'he Canary Friday night, with fresh winds carrying her westward after a period calm. The replica Pilgrim ship was be calmed off the Canaries early Fri day but later a position report radioed to London said she was making six knots on a southwesterly course. Lame Derby Favorite Withdrawn Gen. Duke Is Scratched LOUISVILLE, Ky. a met Farm's Gen.

Duke officially was scratched from the, 83rd Ken lucky Derby Uxlay, leaving a field of nine three-year-olds for America's racing Trainer Jimmy Jones took his sore-footed colt onto the track this morning for a final test of the injured foot. The colt 'failed to pass the test. The possibility that Gen. Duke would be scratched was given force Friday when Calumet listed Willie Hartack in the official program as the jockey on both Gen. Duke and his stablcmate, Iron Liege, leaving Dave Erb who rode Needles to victory in last year's Derby without a mount.

A bright, clear but ijHlry afternoon was forecast for the 83rd running of Ihe $153,000 Derby, with Stable's Bold Ruler fa- i the nine-colt field. Post time was 4:30 p.m. c.d.t. Eddie Arcaro, winner of a record five Derbies, was up on Bold Ruler. Fleet Pulls Anchor In Mid East American.

Naval A a a Steams Into West Mcditer- Thousands Pass Bier Of Senator McCarthy Body of Wisconsin Lawmaker Lies in State At Mortuary; Funeral Rites Monday ranean After Show of Force ABOARD U. S. S. FORRESTAL (UP)-- The U.S. 6th Fleet' steamed back toward the western Mediterranean today.

The departure from Delphi Parolee Admits Arson, Nine Burglaries William Lee Robinson Says Break Ins Began Three Days After His Parole DELPHI, Ind William Lee Robinson, 20, of Delphi, on parole from the state reformatory, confessed nine burglaries and one arson case in a statement to Deputy Sheriff John Miller and Police Chief Gilbert Underbill, it was Robinson said he set fire to the city dog pound at 11 p.m. April 17 because he couldn't stand to see animals penned up. On a previous occasion he had broken the lock and released all of the dogs being held there. He faces a second degree burglary charge in connection with his last break-in on April 30 at the Clawson Chevrolet company in which he obtained $55 in cash, checks valued at $500, and $1,840 in U. S.

postal savings certificates. A warrant also has been received for his return to the re formatory as a parole violator, Miller said. Robinson was released from the reformatory. asL Nov. 16' on pa role after serving part of sentence imposed in the Carroll circuit court on a charge breaking and entering in Delphi.

It was only three nights later, on Nov. 19, that he committed his first burglary of the series. He broke a rear window at Sutler and Son auto dealers hero but found nothing in ransacking the safe and office drawers. Busy Burglar Middle East a a showy! tribute to King Hussein's victory Du nng the 6 Decom over leftwing elements in Jordan 1.1 he entered Whileman Brothers grain elevator through a window, Vice Adm. Charles R.

Brown said the spectacular dash of his atom-capable fleet to the eastern Mediterranean last week had a "stabilizing" influence on the Jordanian crisis. The fleet passed off the north- tip was of Messina about sundown, usual pl ocedtn; but was frightened away when 'someone entered the office and turned on a light. On March this year he entered the George Todd and Sons Imple- menl company by breaking a win- A transfer student a from Ball Stale Teachers College, Miss Hardy is a graduate of Royal Center High School where she chine and $5 in cash there. Three i nights later he entered the Herb The course it ii store through a almost same it'ran in reverse stce door and obtained a week ago. from the cash register.

But this time-it was easing along' April was a busy month for him. at an Ill-knot speed instead of the On April 2 he broke a rear was valedictorian of her class. j27-knot speed with which it bar- dow to enter Lahr Motors and took A recipient of the Inez Canan Ullncnship Award, she has been highly active in campus affairs. ciunvu 111 ijvuo ILI tin Q. i is a member of the Virginia Ing it were delighted with.

the reied into the Middle East, $70 from a desk drawer and 40 Tlw crews of this super-carrier cents from the soft drink machine. and Ihe 20-odd ships accompany- orders received Friday lo sleam westward again. For most of them it will mean welcome liberty ashore after five days of grueling practice exercises thai had kepi some of them at their posts for as much as 16 hours a day. residence unit, organization. Shci The five-day a i the Middle plans to enter teaching in the East this i was compared to cr.tional home economics field.

Animal Week Observance Is Planned The Cass county Humane society today issued an invitallon 'to the public to visll its shelter during Be Kind to Week which opens Sunday. At the same time the society urged dog owners lo be considerate not only of their pets but also of their neighbors by keeping dogs undor immediate control whenever they are in public. "Experts say any dog can be healthy and happy in an enclosed yard or on a leash. Safeguard your pet against thieves, poisoners, and automobiles in this manner," The Humane society of.icers urged. "To avoid costly law suits, know your local ordinances and state laws regarding dogs.

There are stiffer laws against dqgs a a other domestic animal," they declared. Humane society also poinled out that any strays should be turned over to the shelter'Immediate- ly. Harboring, a stray dog' even temporarily makes an individual responsible for any mischief the animal might do, it "was pointed out. and every week throughout the year," the society urged. the 27-day visit -during Uie Suez risis.

The fleet will participate in the "Green Pilot" exercises of Uie North Atlanllc Trealy Organization scheduled for next week. At any rate It will be little more than a day away from the Mlddb East should another crisis rupt. LiHian Buzbee Dies At Peru Hospital PERU Mrs. Lillian Buzbee, of 217 Washington avenue, died at 3 a.m. Saturday at Dukes hospital, following a one year's Illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Drake- Flowers chapel with interment to be made in Ihe Sante Fe cemetery. WASHINGTON (UP)--The body of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, the man who became a hero and an epithet, lay in state today at a Pennsylvania A funeral home holding a rosary.

Thousands of friends, associates and the simply curious were expected to file past the bier of the 47-year-old Republican before funeral services are held Monday in the Senate. The funeral home was scheduled to be open lo the 'public 12 hours loday and Sunday. Senators, cab drivers and mink- coaled socialites were among the first persons who paid their final respects to McCarthy Friday night when his body was first placed on public view. Block From While House McCarthy, who died Thursday night at nearby Bethesda Naval Hospital, was brought during the day to Joseph Gawler's Sons Funeral Home a block from the White House where McCarthy seldom was welcome. More than 500 persons walked solemnly past the.

heavy casket of darkly-polished wood between and 10 p.m. A Marine guard in dress blues stood at eacli end at attention his rifle grounded and bayonet fixed. McCarthy had served in the Marines in World War H. Wife Visits Privnlisly Before the public was admitted, Ihe senator's 31-year-old widow, Jean, paid a private visit lo the bier. The former campus beauty queen wore a simple black dress.

She appeared pale and was fighting back tears. The only, thing softening her grief was the knowledge that she almost certainly will be able to keep her adopted daughter, Tierney Elizabeth McCarthy. There lw)d been some question about it. But a spokesman for the New York Foundling Hospital, where the McCarthys obtained the baby, said "We are favorably inclined to let the child stay wilh Mrs. McCarthy." Senators Sign Register The first notable io sign the funeral home guest register was former Sen.

Herbert It. O'Conor After him came an enlisted Wave, a traffic policeman and i number of government em- ployes apparently on their way home from work. Then came close friends, members of McCarthy's sta.f and their wives or husbands and some of McCarthy's closest senatorial colleagues. Among them were Sens. i i a Jenner George W.

Malone Edward J. T'hye (R-Minn.) and Karl -E. Mur.dt Despite Mrs, McCarthy's wish that flowers be omitted, the casket was banked wilh lilies, ohrys- On April 14 al 4:30 a.m. he pried open the rear dpor of the Midway cafe and obtained $5.05. The following night he entered! anthemums and roses-thc i Lahr Motors again by breaking! tributes of the Senate, personal the door glass but found nothing.

1frlelIul sDaTn(lI Uomcr Cale It was two nights later that he purchased a quart of gasoline al a service station and set fire to Rivers Surge As Downpour Soaks State Six Inches of Rain Reported And More Is Falling; Residents Of Dennis Flee Homes Rain to fall, rivers overflowed their banks, and flood waters poured across much of Texas once again today. Weathermen warned that more rain was expected over the-once- drought-stricken state. Thunderstorms crackled in southern skies, just as Texas rivers appeared he receding Friday. Six inches of water was added to Hie Bosquc and Brazos rivers in the latest of a scries of floods and tornadoes that have plagued Ihe Texas area since 'April 19. The Brazos sloshed through Dennis, forcing 200 residents to evacuate and lake shelter on a high hill.

Witnesses reported seeing livestock swept away by the river's powerful current. Violent cloudbursts just as the rivers appeared receding Friday poured up to six inches of rain on Ihe Bo.sque and Brazos rivers, i them inlo raging lorrcnts in the latest of a series of flood and tornado disasters thai started April 19. Another flood was rolling down the Sabinc in'east Texas and west Louisiana. Flooding creeks caused persons in Wichita Falls to flee their homes. Dennis, a little community 40 miles from Fort Worth in west Texas, was claimed by the Brazos as floodwaters came rushing through the town and Us 200 residents.

The Brazos was rising at Dennis early today at Hie rale of four inches an hour, Sgl. Cleo Yeary of Company of the National Guard said. Most of the persons who raced for safety a( Dennis moved in with friends in drier cities. A United Press survey showed at least 21 have been killed in the violent weather. Meanwhile, Ihe rest of the na'ion cooled off today.

Weathermen 'orecast a perfect day for the Kentucky Derby, but said it might be a bit brisk in the Louisville area. A high pressure area (hat was lerched above Hudson Bay poured chilly Canadian air southward over the eastern half of the coun- ry. The cool air stretched as far 'ioulh as northern Texas, and early norning readings ranged in the from the northern Plains eastward through the Great Lukes, 3hio Valley and into New Eng- 'and. A low pressure area circulating over the West also brought colder air to Ihe area ovor the Rockies and Great Busin. Warm air was expected from the Rockies westward to the coast.

the dog pound after first making certain that the dogs inside were freed. The pound was destroyed. On. April 25 he again entered the George Todd and Son Implement "company by breaking a window and obtained $B' in cash and' the key to the vending machine. After he broke into the Clawson Chevrolet company on April 30 he threw the $500 worth of checks he look from a safe Into a trash barrel in the alloy and they were burned with the trash before authorities learned what he had done with them, It was the finding of the postal savings certificates from that burglary in his apartment which brought his sei'ics of crimes a end.

Miller said he is -now convinced that Robinson was not responsible for the Bassett and Talbcrt store burglary which occurred same night as the Clawson burglary. Mercury May Drop to 28 More Frost and Freeze By UNITED PRESS Temperatures dropped freezing in Indiana today. Frost iced greenery even In the south portion. Colder weather was predicted. The mercury fell to a low of 31 at Lafayette, reading reported in the daily weather bu- resu check of half a dozen representative areas.

It was 34 in Fort Wayne, 35 at Goshen, 30 at Indianapolis and 31! at Evansville. Forecasts warned of frost or 'Be kind to animals this week freezing temperatures again tonight for the third night in a row. They said Lha mercury may fall as low as 28 in the norlhern half of the 30 In the Soulh. Chilly dayllme lempcratures also due i the The mercury, went no higher than 54 In the north, 55 in the central and 65 in tho south Friday. It was expected to crest at highs ranging from 48 to GO today, and the upper 40s to 60 again Sunday.

No rail was in sight-no snow, either. There may be a warmup Monday, the' weatherman wasn't sure, and if it comes it may not be great. hart Every half hour the death hush of the room was broken when the Marines changed the guard and the click of their rifles as they presented arms resounded amidst the whispering crowd. Gov. Handley Asserts Highway Department Is "Cleaning House" GARY (UP)--The Indiana State Highway Department Is i purged of incompelenls, the loafers and Ihe unethical," Governor Handley said Friday night.

In a speech to the Indiana Society of Professional Engineers, Handley said Indiana must prepare for three million cars "in a very few years" and modernize (he highway system to reduce traffic deaths. "We did not advocale the 2-cent gasoline tax increase simply to make i more windfall profits for land speculators," Handley said. "We want hard" surface all-weather roads in all parls of Indiana. These are to be coun'y roads and farm-lo-market highways as well as new multi- superhighways. Handley said he was "proud of ihe men ot high caliber, integrity and honesty who have been ap- ixjinted to head our enlarging highway system.

They are doing a good job of cleaning out the the loafers and the unethical." DR. COOPEK IMPROVED Dr. Thomas' Cooper, 74, of 2104 North street, is reporled "improved" and' now in "fair" condition at Memorial hospital, where he' was admitlcd Tuesday for medical treatment. Authorize Flood Disosler Funds WASHINGTON (UP)-President Eisenhower today authorized an allocation of one million dollars in federal disaster aid funds for Texas areas hil by recent heavy rains, hail, tornadoes and floods. Eisenhower advised Gov.

1'irc-e Daniels by telegram that the initial allocation was being made. The While House said Daniels Friday wired a request for a million dollars lo starl repair work on public property damaged in the various sections of his state. Daniels put the overall cost at five million. The areas covered were declared disaster areas on April 29. Albert Nist Passes Away Albert C.

N'ist, 53, 1419 North Third street, co-owner of the Hawkins Stockyards, died at 9:10 p.m. Friday following lengthy illness. A native of Pittsburgh, he had resided in since ffl. Born Jan. 30, J901, he was tho son of Mr.

and Mrs. Albert He married Margaret Rico in Chicago in 1924. The dceased a member of the St. Joseph church. Survivors include his wife, three children, Jerry, former employe of Ihe Pharos-Tribune, Anderson; John, professor of English ot Central Michigan Slate college, Ypsi- lan'l; and Miss'Joan Nisi, a student at Indiana university; his mother, Mrs.

Anna White, Pittsburgh; a sister, Mrs. Marie Moore, Ei Paso, Texas; and four grandchildren. The body Is at Ihe Krocgcr funer. al home where call, Funeral are incomplete..