+ ~ ; \ 4 U.S. Weather Burese Forecast. “ Fair and cold. a ete p. 117th YEAR * * / PONTIAG. , MICHIGAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 20, 1959 —38 PAGES a PRESIDENTS LEAVE FOR CONFAB — Pres- ident Eisenhower waves to the dockside crowd as he and Mexico's President Adolfo Lopez Mateos __Jovial Eisenhower Waves _ cast off on small Don't Let That Sun - Midnight 2 am. wid 8 a.m, er | -1 Wam. ,....6 4 a.m, ee ee: | Noon doses Cam, ....-,2 L pam, ....08 nd eeeeete Don't let the sunshine fool you. It's cold and it's going to remain that way. zero at 6 a.m, today in the city, Convicted of cheating on Plunging to a low of 2 belowinis income tax, millionaire Expect Deportation to Follow Teamster Beck | ls Convicted of Fool You |Tax Cheating Millionaire Labor Chief Shaken Up When Put ‘in Jail 1st Time in Life TACOMA, Wash, ) — Prolonged i Ends Against Crime Leader. labor leader Dave Beck Sr., 64, spent time behind bars for the first time in his life Thursday night. The former president of the huge Teamsters Union was found guilty on all four counts of income tax eva- sion "— covering $240,067 for the. years 1950-53—and two counts of filing false re- turns. the mercury didn't begin to climb appreciably until 10 a.m. By 1 p.m, it was 15 above. . Today, tonight and tomorrow will be continued cold with most. ly fair skies, The predicted high today is 16, with a low of about 5 tonight, Tomorrow's high may reach 20. Winds will be westerly at 10-15 m.p.h, The cold snap will continue with little change in temperature through Sunday. . The U. S, Weather Bureau 5-day AP Wirephete . boat at Rracuce Mexico, They _ were bound for Mateos’ yacht, for the first of their informal talks. lke Prepares to End Mexico Visit Today ACAPULCO, Mexico # = Re- freshed by a few practice golf shots on a short hotel fairway, President Eisenhower turned today to the final round of his informal ex- change of views with President . Adolfo Lopez Mateos of. Mexico. - The U.S. President was host at luncheam, = io eee He planned to fly overnight to Augusta, Ga., for a weekend of golf, or direct to Washington if the weather is bad. Eisenhower ‘and. Lopez Mateos exchanged pledges of internation- _al- friendship when the U.S, Pres- ident arrived Thursday. Then they talked informally aboard the Mex- ican chief executive's yacht, the Soltavento, during a four-hour cruise, : When they came ashore late in the day, . spokesmen announced they had discussed the proposed Diablo “Dam, a 100-million-dollar} structure which would be built’ a and financed by the two govern- ments on the Rio Grande border about 12 miles from Del Rio, Te<.; Mexico's coffee industry, its production of lead and zinc and Mexican concern about com- petition between its cotton crop and that of the United States. ) Neither White ‘House press sec- retary James C, Hagerty nor the Mexican spokesman would pro- vide any detail on the discussions. They indicated there might be a formal statement after further talks at Eisenhower's hotel late today. As for the Diablo Dam, Eisen- hower is understood to have told Lopez Mateos that his administra- whether to go ahead—now has de- cided to ask Congress for the funds needéd to join Mexico in the project. Eisenhower got a rousing wel- come on his arrival at Acapulco Lenten Guideposts Overcomes Big Handicap to Bring Faith to Blind By FRIEDA M. TARDY Boulder, I first met Rebecca Gooding when she came to my door on a gray day, the last day of the old year—a year that had not been kind, holding more of bitter than sweet. ' spring and great old tre Teacher for —or But what “This must be a beautiful there’ll be many tulips, I'll wager.” Then, introducin rado, she came into the house. . Rebecca was tall and stately, a woman of timeless age. She could have been 45 perhaps, 60. Her skin was clear and soft, her hair gray, her eyes deep and understanding. Colorado 1h - lace in summer,” she said. ‘That e and your lilac hedge—and ing herself as the Home the Blind in Northern Colo- was she saying? Would I Deer Really Hungry . EAST LANSING (UPT)—About a dozen deer, apparently unable fe find food in the ice-crusted fields and woods, wandered into East Lansing last night. Sorhe sniffed around residential gar- bage cans, +like to come to her house for my Braille lesson? Braille — the hated word! While I was still battling with myself, Rebecca rose quickly and was gone. Only then’ did I remem- ber that she had asked me nothing about myself, and had given me no opportunity ‘for feeling =—7, for myself, Since the doctors had told me A Clean Sweep! Ke ag — This a ad clean sweep when ps came 10 getting results. called the first day * ran. Have you something you Fed a ran Ae R wont 30, try a Wan on ‘take long * SWEEPER. agra 1S, new—With leat polisher. FE §-0001. To Place Your Want Ad DIAL FE.2-8181 _ olust Ask For The WANT AD DEPT, ‘that I would be blind within a year’s time, self-pity stood- always on the threshold — blotting out the inner vision of faith. Rebecca returned the next week, and I went with her for my first lesson. Ag time went by, my slow fingers began ‘to pick out the tiny embossed dots: of the Braille alphabet, Quite of- ten, rebellious tears would rush into my eyes; but I began to love those afternoons when I went to Rebecca’s little white frame ‘house, In May, I could hel. the ed ing of rebellion. One day ‘the back .door to a rambling barn. There, in the storehouse, stood outlook calls for precipitation through Wednesday totaling less than one-tenth of -an inch, but temperatures averaging eight de- grees below the normal high of 35 and low of 20. Author of Report: Ready to Testify Chapman of PAS Firm Will Appear at-Hearing on Straley Ouster k ok t He could receive up to a five-year sentence and a $10,000 fine on each count. U. 8. Dist. Judge George Boldt, who set sentencing for Feb. 27, was to hold an appeal bond hearing in Seattle today. ’ Beck's lawyers said the verdict) would be appealed ‘'ai] the way. The one-time laundry truck) driver, who prided himself on not smoking or drinking, appeared more shaken at having to spend the night in jail than by the ver- dict. Pontiae Press Phote MOBILE-BOUND — Big ‘Chiet Pontiac would surely be proud of this lovely Miss, who will represent his village on the banks of the Clinton at the National Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile, Ala, the first week of March. Posing with her Indian finery in a sleek | new Pontiac convertible is Shirley Hutchison, 17, of Bloomfield Township, named Michigan Junior Miss here last month. Shirley's bid for the national crown is sponsored by the Pontiac Area Junior Chamber of Commerce and during the contest she'll ride in the convertible. County Plans Quick Action | and another enthusiastic recep- tion when he motored through the heart of the city to- board the yacht, He drew more cheers when he was the dinner guest of fhe Mexican president at the Mira- dor Hotel. Among the guests at the presi- * * * The portly Beck, nattily clad in a blue Lag and polka-dot tie, La oe Med edge of a table but The author of a report contain- dential table was f r British ing blistering criticism of the Poné| emotion as oy clerk Prime. Minister” ‘Eden, |tiae Police Dept. etme Peady ldrawled ‘guilty"* whe retived tn January 1967 Be-lto take-the stand When th day afternoon. Later he was heard cause of ill health. It was his first|Service Commission nasumne its After more than two years of having their plans for tion—after years of considering aabrthty aria-Gid led aatactea’ lesce and work on his memoirs. He and Eisenhower have been friends since World War II days. News Flashes WASHINGTON (?—A Capital Airlines plane reported another near miss with an Air Force plane today. A spokesman for Capital here said the pilot of one of its Constellations—on an At- lantic-bound flight—reported it had to take evasive action to avoid an Air Force Ci23 cargo plane over Tennessee. The incl; dent—the fourth of its kind this week—reportedly occurred In the vicinity of Knoxville, the airline sald, _ WASHINGTON (?—A_ phono- graph record distributor swore . today that singer Tommy Leo- netti’s one-time manager juggied what looked like a bullet, while urging him to ‘handle one of Leonetti's records. Ted Sipiora told the Senate Rackets Committee that John .Ambrosia, after expressing dis- -@ppointment. because the com- pany wouldn't buy Leonetti’s record, started flipping “what Herbert W. Straley, Samuel Chapman of the Public Administration Service of Chicago prepared the PAS report after a four-month study of the city’s po- lice force. His report found the department riddled with ineffi- ciency, low in’ morale and public prestige. . The report, although not men- tioning Straley by name, was critical of Mis seven-year reign as chief, Straley has attacked the PAS report as unfair and referred to Chapman as ‘‘a 28-year-old man with four years experience out West as a patrolman." Before Chapman can testify, however, the Civil Service Com- mission must rule on a motion by Straley’s attorney, Clarence L. Smith, to dismiss charges on the grounds that Eastman, who brought them against the chief, was never legally public. Safpty director, Smith has also objected to the Commission that Walter K. Will- man's order suspending Straley on Feb. 9 was not proper, Only the he: asserts. % The hearirig will resume at 7:30 p.m. in the City Commission cham- bers, we thought was a bullet.” Commission can suspend Straley,/- When found guilty, his $25,000 bail was revoked. His quarters in the federal sec- tion of the city jail were a world apart from his lavish home in the so-called “Beck Compound” on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. * & >: Just three years ago he was a respected millionaire business- man, ’ international president of the Teamsters Union—considered the largest in the country—and a vice president of the AFL-CIO. The self-made man who had left high school before graduation had even served as. president of the (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) a SEE LMGE AIS FRA GOES In Today's Press sen: PRR ACR DE EET GPS EEIOBES ay Combes occ cece ec eeee 30 County News ............, 22 Fediterialn ow... ee. 6 High School .............. i Markets ..... dinleienibieisielele use st Obituaries ....... Apsonondr .. 5 |; ah. SBoGSOUSAeDnonnae . 26-29 Theaters ............. 24-25 TV & Radio Programs ine Of Wilson, Earl 37 eee ee ee remark to..a friend he q publi eee reagyne g hearing tonight into ouster chargés|aguldn't understand why he hed A modern courthouse ‘held up by court action, Oakland setogee ass! "|eatainst suspended Police Chietltg remain in jall County officials today planned to take immediate ac- tion to construct the new building. The track was cleared of legal barriers yesterday when the Michigan Supreme Court ruled the county had law- could use nontax miscel-| laneous funds to finance the proposed $4,500,000 building on Telegraph road. Further court action to. block its construction today appeared re- mote. “1 would be heaitant to advise any further legal ¢ction,’’. said Glenn C, Gillespie, ‘attorney for the apparently defunct Oakiand County Taxpayers’ League, It was the League which back in November of 1956 tossed up the first roadblock to the building when it filed suit here claiming the county Board of Supervisors had *\ padded annual budgets and trans- ferred surpluses from them to ac- crue the building fund. This was all in violation of a state law which limits counties from assessing in any one year, for the purchase of land or the construction of public buildings, more than one-tenth of one mill, the League contended. “There's no constitutional in- Women’s Pages see eeeee a (Continued gn Page 2, Cot) ¢ that-caused damages estimated ; : SMOKE SCREEN — Billowing clouds of smoke rell trom a:two- story business building in downtown Buffalo today during a fire at more than $200,000. = (Continued on 1 Page 2, Col. 6) srt era Firemen Battle Downtown Buffalo Blaze Te ha Wrahieis men ate he ln at Per and cipeva set in veshove- zero temperatures, There were no injuries. *. that places them high fully accumulated and now?* Consider New Lighting for City Fluorescent Lamps for Saginaw, Huron Get Favorable Reception A move to “brighten up down- town” with new, modern street- lighting was in the works today. An offer by Consumers Power Co. to install brighter* fluorescent lights on downtown Saginaw and Huron streets was favorably re- eeived by city commissioners at an informal meeting last night. The lights under consideration are the same as those installed several months ago for testing purposes at the corner of Sagi- naw and Oakiand avenue, said Edward Karkau, Consumers manager. They're almost twice as bright ; jas similar ones situated along wid- ened Perry street and at City Hall. f “Tt is our feeling that the light will be welcomed by the downtown merchants and improve the ap- pearance of the downtown area,” Karkau —_. * * fe City ‘dsemene Walter K, Willman twas authorized to work on plans with the power company. Commissioners decided the lights should line Saginaw from Lafayette street to Auburn avenue and Hu- ron from Cass avenue to Mill street, It was estimated this will mean about 65 new lights, costing the city about $5,009 more a year in its fight bill, Karkau said Consumers could in- stall the lighting on its existing poles. The fluorescent lights are in- stalled by means of extension arm and more directly above the street than the). present, — oo he said. ‘conics has in mind install- ing lights that measure 35,000 lu- By contrast, the Perry street lights ness, + Huron, mens in brightness, Karkau said.) measure 20,000 lumens ‘in — ices wal aden vome 82. coe, Government Says His Naturalization Gained ‘Through Fraud NEW YORK (#} — The citizenship of Frank Cos- tello was revoked today by U.S, Dist. Judge Archie O., Dawson. Costello, 68, currently is serving a five-year sentence for federal income tax evasion. The government h as waged a long legal battle to strip from Costello the U.S, citizenship it’ claimed he obtained through.fraud and misrepresentation in 1925, Judge Dawson's action paved the way for what is expected to be the government's next move—to deport Costello to his native Italy. The government had tried once before to take away his cfitizen- ship. The case was thrown out by a federal court in 1956 on the ground that the government evi- dence was “permeated with the fruit of Iiegal wiretaps.”" The —— then set out again fo achieve its goal employ- ing evidence it said was,not ob- tained by wiretaps, 2. 2 2 Costello long has been as one of the topmost men underworld, and at one time tabbed its “prime minister.” His croaky voice. but not his face + became familiar to many arings ducted by the U.S. Senate Com- mittee headed by Sen, Estes Ke- fauver (D-Tenn). DEMANDED FACE BLACKOUT Only Costello's voice was heard during his witness chair appear- ances because of his demand that his face..not be shown, Viewers now and then caught a glimpse of his hands as he ducled verbally with the metailic- voiced Rudolph Halley, chief counsel of the committee. The government charged that Costello obtained his citizenship through fraud in denying that he had violated the national prohibi- tion law, failed to pay federal and state income taxes, conspired to bribe Coast Guard and prohibition agents, engaged in large-scale gambling , operations, and had been convicted in 1915 of carrying a concealed weapon, He has been accused, at one time or another in recent years, ef having a hand in virtually every major racket in this country, Costelio’s troubles have pot al- ways been from the gov and investigating agencies. On May 2, 1957, somebody took a shot at him as he entered the lobby of his swank Manhatian . apartment house. Costello suf- — fered only a slight scalp wound. Vincent (The Chin) Gigante, dé- scribed by an assistant district ate torney as a young punk commis- sioned by persons unknown to kill Costello, was tried for the shoot. ing but was acquitted. ££ 8 At the time, Costello was out of prison for various court moves in sentence, He was returned i to Me cell later, Costello. had been convicted: ot failing to pay $28,332 in taxes for the years 1948 and 1949, a Judge Dawson. revoked Costel. lo’s citizenship in a ‘35-page opin- ion in which he upheld all ba government's contentions was obtained by wiretaping. for _\zenship had dng tacts of his background been known : time. Costello oe was | an effort to avoid his income tax Tied that none of te ovilines Se County Board of Su-| pervisors has brought “disgrace upon the courts, upon my wife and children and myself and has al-' most destroyed my health.” “IE Gave mot the authority to correct, and eliminate the abuse said, ; Trombly, who has been on the Macomb bench since Jan. 1, 1941, recently submitted and then with- drew a petition for-retirement be- fore the State Judges Retirement Board. - Convict Dave Beck of Cheating on Taxes (Continued From Page One) _ University ‘of Washington Board of Regents. Today he is under the shadow det éne witness—an His lawyers said Beck ted to take the stand but wa his counse case, jury of eight men and foir Foreman Warren Hale said only 10 ballots were taken. The first vote came out eight for 'contic- tion, three for acquittal and one! blank, at A hotel bgtore beturniag 4 mete short-term, - hospital and clinks for the mentally ill. The county F Walk 2nd Day ‘City Manager Meeting “With = Citizens; Hopes to Settle Strike FLINT (®—Some 20,000 daily bus riders were without public trans- portation again today as a strike against Flint city coach lines went into its second day. Robert A. Carter, city manager, was to meet with his Citizens Ad- visory Committee on bus transpor- tation today to discuss the situa- tion, - The 125 driver and mechanic members of the Transports Work- ers Union struck the bus com- pany yesterday because of a wage dispute. Negotiations on a new contract broke down Wednesday when the union insisted on a firm offer and the company proposed a wage in- crease contingent on city approval for a hike in the 25-cent ‘passenger fare. The strike is Flint's second such in three months, Members of the union struck for five days in De- ™ |cember. The union called off that strike after agreeing to continue negotiations for 60 days under a truce, The latest strike followed a 24- hour postponement of the original strike deadline as the negotiators made last hour efforts to reach a settlement. Carros Appointed to Post as Assistant } Appointment. of Donald H, Car- rés as assistant to the adminis- trator at Pontiac General Hos- pital was announced last night. Carros’ appointment was made by Hospital Administrator Harold B. Euler. Carros. will continue as person- nel director, said Euler. a post has held fife "t#hniig to thé court to hear the verdict, said en/hospHgl in May, 1957. . “I feel good,” He said he was worried, though, about the illness of Secretary of Beck's alleged pocketing of ex- pense money and misuse of union funds. It presented 115 witnesses. The defense held that any mon- ey Beck received from the union ‘ Was in the form of loans and, therefore, not taxable. Beck had consolation of a sort. The Teamsters Union said his $50,000 a year pension was from a trust fund, unaffected by any court - t ol -| Will relinquish his gecondary duties With his new job, Carros’ salary will be boosted from $7,500 to $8,000 a year, Under the promotion, Carros| as public relations director, Euler’ said. These duties will be taken up by Fay Stewart, former adminis- trative assistant in charge of oper- ations‘at the hospital's annex. Miss Stewart's new salary was) set at $6,500 a year. She has been! a hospital employe ten years. Dearborn Boy Killed DETROIT —Ronald Bieniek, 10, of Dearborn, was struck and killed by an auto Thursday while returning home from school. - Warmer in Alaska Than Kentucky Cold Grips Eastern U. S. By The Associated Press. Winter on its worst ele- the snow - ) Chat ee ® eepneseesneceaeeth | Seseeedeveeesceses ‘in Pontiac ereees eeesees D8 Son Perennee ss | e. soveeyell of in 104 i Janta didn't feel much warmer, in fing in the northern Lower Michi-) areas. ..| The fairly mild winter weather above, one of the city’s lowest ks this compared to 13 at Lexington, Ky., 17 at Louisville and 22 at Nash- ville, Tenn, It was close to Chat- tanooga’s 25. And residents in At- the thilly 29 above readings. The icy mass held the freezing lint Bus Riders 1 a basket filled with skeins of soft TO GIVE REASONS The special committee, headed by Royal Oak Supervisor Fred W. Smith, is expected to point out three reasons for opposing this jsuggestion. They are: 1. The state has the responsi- bility under its Mental Health Com- itission to provide diagnostic serv- ilees and treatment for the men- | itally ill, vised by a state official—‘‘close- ly connected and well versed in mental health ‘omthat such a facility for the mentally I should be operated in connec. tion with a general hospital and not as a separate unit. - 3, It would cost the county an estimated $438,000 annually to-op- erate the hospital exclusively for the mentally ilk . °. FAVOR POLIO CENTER Smith's committee still favors a proposal put forth by the Elizabeth Kenny Foundation for using the hospital as a rehabilitation and treatment center for polio and oth- er allied diseases. * * * “It Is the considered opinion of your committee that such an ar- rangement might provide the best use of this facility," supervisors have been told in an advance let- ter to their Tuesday meeting. Representatives of the founda. tion have Indicated to the com. | mittee that it might be possible to incorporate a portion of the | hospital for the treatment of a limited number of mentally iil | emergency-care patients. However, officials of that group are still seeking ways to finance 2. The: county has been ad- | THE PONTIA ie: sary, but if you're looking for a how she grew it. ¢ PAR FR AN ORCHID? —-No, it’s just a blooming cab’ advise that you pin one on your wife on her birthday or anniver- \y itlae Press Phote e. We wouldn't cheap substitute, this one might do in a pinch, Holding the remarkable orchid-like plant is Mrs. Roy Stroup, 6490 Manson St., Dra@yton Plains. She ‘wouldn’t say its suggested center. As yet, the Kenny Foundation has not been given a definite go- lahead by the county. | * *® | The committee earlier had given| ja firm ‘no’ to Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, which wanted to lease the vacant building for 10 years. | The two-story edifice, lovated at /1075 N. Telegraph Rd., has been empty since Pontiac General Hos- pital turned it back to the county nex. | | in August after using it as an an- HOLLYWOOD (AP) — Debbie | Reynolds, 26, the film colony's lat- est divorcee, Was swept up in the activities of a busy career today.| The ex-Mrs. Eddie Fisher sur- prised friends on the 20th Century- Fox lot by showing up immediate- ly after the divorce was granted Thursday although she'd been given the day off. Debbie explained she's anxious to finish the picture, ‘‘Say One For |Me,"" as soon as possible. Plans|quickie Mexican divorce. | ] (Continued From Page One) an array of looms. She handed me wool and spread before me a soft haze of creamy warp thieads, I touched them: lightly. I felt the! vibration of music jn my fingers! as truly as if I had put them on the keys of a piano. RELAXING RHYTHM | “Now let's try it,” she coaxed. Gently, she guided me until my first, slow uneven beat bulit up into a rhythm of beam and pedal, right hand, right foot, boom. Left hand, left foot, boom, As the rhythm became more even, it brought relaxation to my entire bedy. As I swayed for- ward and backward, I forgot myself, I wove steadily for hours. When my folks came for me that eve- ning, I had a 30-inch rug. But it! was more than a rug. It was a} symbol of answered prayer, for on that day, faith again began to live inside me. At home we called it a prayer rug and I vowed that thereafter I would not sit idly in dark desola- line through the Gulf states and some of the chilly air drifted intojhands and my will to work, northern sections of Florida. But for bone-tingling cold, Pell-| ston, Mich., was the place to find ,jit. It was a snappy, breath-taking. 34 degrees below zero this morn-| gan community. In_ Wisconsin, Lome Rock wag not exactly a hot spot with a mark of -22. ’ The below zero belt extended’ from eastern Montana eastward into the Great Lakes region, Chi-| ‘i cago hdd its first zero reading in| Welfare work as a paid employe two weeks and more readings were below zero in the suburban in the Northeast disappeared quickly «as blustery northerly winds carried the frigid air across the Great Lakes region into the mountains from: West Virginia and northward into New England. Snow accompanied the cold air and wind gusts of 40 to 50 m.p.h. raked the middle and north Atlan- tic states. Boston's 6. above com- d with 35 Thursday morning. _ oR 2 New York City shivered in 9 Temperatures dropped below xo in northern New York and iequalis in the Lake Ontario region in aan at times to 18 mile. tion, but that I would use my All that spring, summer, and| fall, others came for weekly visits to learn Braille, and .I learned there were many like myseif, all} blind. Rebecca's greatest joy was teaching these people to help them- selves. , x * One by one, she brought her pupils to the weaving room, This was not a part of her stipulated of Colorado. This was her own labor of love — reclaiming souls ‘lost in a darkness which could never again be dispelled. Old and young learned her Colonial craft and her philosophy. One by one, they walked the path to the barn — hesitant, dreading, mistrustful. One by one, they sat at the looms — | as they walked to the vine-