RED, WHITE AND BLUEZ MAILBOXES See Page 2 Y Latest Deadline in the State Diii;F THUNDERSHOWERS LXV, No. 12 ANN ARMOR, MICHIGAI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1955 FOUR PAGES Pipe Dance -Daily-Sam Ching INDIANLORE EXHIBIT-Above is shown a print by J. O. Lewis, Indian agent of a Chippewa Indian tribe. The print is one of sev- eral being shown at the Indianlore exhibit in Clements Memor- ial Library daily through July. ]ageant Exhibition Open lchigan Indian Festival "Aptaneben," Michigan Indian Midsummer Festival, opened last ght with a colorful pageant presented outdoors in front of Clements brary. The program began with a Friendship Dance, and was followed th dances by the Chippewa Indian tribe. The Tobacco Invocation d Peace Pipe Dance, a Vision Dance for a Guardian Manido, Thanks the Sugar Maple and other tribal dances were demonstrated. Ottawa Dances Chinginukchkom and the Ottawa Tribe danced several tradition- tribal animal and fire ceremonies. Hymn to the Great Spirit, a "Child's Naming Ceremony, Fire Juggler's Dance, and the Hoop 1 ld v ew s Fire Dance highlighted the pro- . 1,. rT..gram. The Indians, who are camping -a- ist"""Ann Arbor's West Park and will )a e H s o y welcome visitors at 11 a.m. this morning, ended the festival with The colorful history of Michi- a traditional Snake Dance in full costume. GM Stock To Be Split Three Ways Curtice Outlines Details of Plan NEW YORK () - Directors of General Motors Corp. recommend- ed Wednesday a three-for-one stock split to be voted on by stockholders at a special meeting Sept. 23. Subject to stockholders approval it is contemplated that issuance of the shares would commence on or about Oct. 10. Details of Plan cdmpany president Harlow Cur- tice announced these details of the stock purchase plan: Employes could contribute up to 10 per cent of their salaries. The program is to be divided into two parts -- a savings-stock purchase plan and a retirement thrift plan. Under both plans, "Classes" would be formed each year, and the money contributed held in ac- count f or each class member. Half of the employe contribu- tions ae to go into GM stock and half into savings bonds. All of the company contribution, however, goes into GM stock. At the end of five years, the company would settle up with the employe, giving him enough GM common stock and government savings bonds to equal the amount he has saved in five years plus interest. If the employe elects the retire- ment-thrift plan, he may with- draw after five years, or change his mind, under the same terms. If he wants to continue the plan until his retirement or otherwise leaving of the company, however, he must stick with it after five years. The only withdrawals he can make after five years are the stocksnand bonds his own contri- butions have bought. Council Delays Street Closing; Calls Meeting A special meeting of the Ann Arbor City Council will be held at 1:30 p.m. next Wednesday to consider the University's request for the closing of segments of three city streets. The meeting was voted unani- mously on the recommendation of the Council's Public Relations 'Committeegat last night's Coun- cil meeting. The closing of one block of S. Thayer St. was made a condition of purchase of the Ann Arbor High School Building by the Uni- versity. The University's request had been upheld by the Council's Traffic and Safety Committee, but the Public Relations Commit- tee reported it had come to no decision and requested the spe- cial meeting.' Regarding the request for the closing of S. Thayer St., the Uni- versity said the move would be necessary to orient the building into the campus area rather than onto S. State St. Last week University officials, in a letter to the Board of Edu- cation, said purchase of the $1,- 400,000 building was contingent on the closing of the street. U Nu By The Associated Press NEW YORK ()-U Nu, Bur- ma's Prime Minister, doesn't stand on ceremony.. Caught in a traffic jam yes- terday, he jumped out of his limousine and toured all three floors of a nearby 10-cent store. The dime store episode fol- lowed a reception at City Hall. The Prime Minister is on an of- ficial visit here and will go to Detroit tomorrow. He will visit the University and Ain Arbor sites Friday. While touring the New York dime-store, Nu was especially fascinated by a chrome-plated hot dog machine. The Prime Minister picked up a hunting knife and a doll when shopping in the store. Jfury Probes C10= UAW Expenditures DETROIT (A')-A federal grand jury yesterday sought to deter- mine whether the CIO United Auto Workers union violated fed- eral laws by expenditures in be- half of Democratic candidates during the 1954 campaigns. The jury had Emil Mazey, UAW secretary-treasurer, in for a two- hour questioning to explain some of the UAW's political activities, particularly its radio and televi- sion programs. Mazey told newsmen just before he entered the grand jury room that "all of this . . ." could be at- tributed to Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield, former Republican national chairman, and John Feikens, Republican state chairman in Michigan. Feikens Charges Feikens filed formal charges with the Justice department last March that some labor unions had made illegal contributions to the successful campaign of Demo- cratic Sen. Patrick V. McNamara, who unseated former Republican Sen. Homer Ferguson in Novem- ber. Feikens charged the UAW and its Political Action Committee spent large sums of money on ra- dio and television programs on w h i c h Democratic candidates made frequent appearances dur- ing the campaign. The UAW has said that contri- butions for Democratic candidates came from voluntary contribu- tions to the CIO Political Action Committee and that candidates from both partieswere invited to appear on its election-time tele- casts. U.S. Attorney Fred W. Kaess said the grand jury's inquiry was to determine whether the UAW used any, of itsgeneral funds, col- lected from dues, to pay for po- litical broadcasts on a weekly un- ion-sponsored "Meet the UAW- CIO," moderated by Guy Nunn over WJBK-TV of Detroit. The Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for a corporation or a labor union to contribute to campaigns involving federal of- fices. Harold Cranefield, attorney for the UAW, said the union would insist that the Corrupt Practices Act is in violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitu- tion, which guarantees free speech. Accord on Little Disarmament Plan for Europe Reported Near -Daily-Hal Leeds REHEARSAL-Members of the cast of "Bell, Book and Candle," prepare a scene for the produc- tion which opens tonight at Lydia Mendelssohn. Players are, left to right, Russ Brown, William Moore, Gertrude Slack, Henrietta Hermelin and Harold Radford. Bell Book and Candle' Features Cat 71 gan was described via F. Clever Bald's vivid anecdotes in. a talk here yesterday. Bald; director of the Michigan Historical Collections, reiterated "Romance in Michigan History" under the rule of the French, Eng- lish and then as she became an American state. He discussed early French in- habitants of the state who were friends of the Indians. The Eng- lish, thinking the Indians infer- ior to white people, began to act hostilely when they took over French territory, and Indian-white battles began. Indians At War A notorious massacre of whites by the Indians occurred at the site of the Mackinac bridge, when, amidst a la crosse tournament, Chippewa Indians hurled weap- ons their squaws had concealed under traditional blanket-capes at the Englishmen witnesses and killed 24 of them, Bald described. Michigan's first governor was 19-year old Stevens T. Mason, who was at the state's helm when statehood was given her in 1837, Bald told the audience. Discussing industry in the state, Bald described how a University graduate, Roy Chapin, made the first automobile trip from Detroit to New York City in 1901. The trip took Chapin 7%/2 days. Bald's talk was part of the- Summer Session's* special pro- gram on "Michigan." Summer Program "Aptaneben" was part of the special summer session program on "Michigan," which has been featuring talks on Michigan his- tory, geography, culture, and cur- rent affairs. As part of the Festival on In- dianlore, an exhibition relating to Indians of the Western Great Lakes, featuring crafts in birch- bark, split ash and porcupine quill, is being shown daily through July in the Clements Library. Included in the exhibit are prints of Chippewa Indian Treaty Councils by J. 0. Lewis in the 19th century. Segni May Take Top Italian Post ROME (A' - Antonio Segni, a scholarly left-of-center Christian Democrat, agreed last night to serve as Italy's sixth postwar pre- mier. He said he would present a new coalition Cabinet to President Gio- vanni Gronchi today. The Cabinet will be made up of Christian Dem- ocrats, Social Democrats and Lib- erals-all pro-Western in foreign policy. Segni, 64, succeeds Mario Scelba, who was forced to resign June 22. Scelba governed Italy for 16 months with the same parties marking up a coalition govern- ment. He was forced out when the Christian Democrats withdrew their full backing. By MARY LEE DINGLER I Kai's name hasn't appeared in "Variety" recently, but he's still a local celebrity. Kai is a Siamese cat appearing in the speech department's pro- duction of "Bell, Book and Can- dle," which opens at 8 p.m. today in the Lydia Mendelssohn Thea- ter. In his role of Pyewacket. Kai portrays a clever feline who pos- Japanese at A tomic Panel Here Today Three members of Japan's Ato- mic Energy Commission will be in the audience when Detroit Edison Company President Walker L. Cis- ler speaks on "Michigan's Future in Atomic Power" at 4:15 p.m. to- day in Auditorium A, Angell Hall. The three Japanese leaders in atomic research, Ishakawa, G9h, and Gold, have been in Detroit consulting with .Cisler, who has served as a consultant to the Ato- mic Energy Commission. A panel discussion on "The Atom and Michigan Citizens" will take place at 7:30 p.m. today in Audi- torium A, Angell Hall, with Cisler joining Prof. Henry L. Gomberg, assistant director of the Phoenix Project, and Prof. E. Blythe Sta- son, Dean of the Law School, Di- rector of the Fund for Peaceful Atomic Development. Dean Ralph A. Sawyer of the Graduate School and Prof. Fred J. Hodges, chairman of the radio- logy department will also appear on the panel. sesses some remarkable powers.I However, where mystical attri-1 butes are concerned, Kai is not3 at all unique. Witchcraft Themej A comedy by John van Druten, "Bell, Book and Candle" centers around the theme of witchcraft. In keeping with the ancient top- ic, the playwright chose the title "Bell, Book and Candle" because in medieval times those three ob- jects were forbidden in any reli- gious ritual, The plot of the play revolves around the romantic escapades oft a twentieth-century sorceress who is determined to enchant the up- stairs roomer in her Murray Hill home.x In order to accomplish this somewhat unethical end, she en- lists the aid of three amusing and highly unusual allies. Lead Parts The role of Gillian Holroyd, an attractive and modern witch, will be enacted by Henrietta Herme-4 lin, '55, while Harold Radford, Grad., will portray the unsuspect- ing tenant. The remaining members of the cast will be on stage as dramatic assistants in Gillian's 'captivat- ing' scheme. Russ Brown, '56, will take thet role of Nicky, Gillian's brother:s Gertrude Slack, Grad., is her aunt, and William Moore, Grad., will play the part of an author. Cast and crew members of the, current production 'admit that the# comedy has posed some interest- ing problems and presented some, unusual opportunities. Brown, for example has found that the script will give him a chance to indulge in a favorite hobby, magic. The prop men, on the other hand, had to discover ingenious ways to produce myster- ious and supernatural sound ef- fects. Scenery and costumes for the play are being designed and exe- cuted by Jack E. Bender and Phyl- lis Pletcher of the speech depart- ment. Directed by Prof. Hugh Z. Nor- ton of the speech department, the play will be presented through Saturday evening, Tickets for the production are still on sale at the Lydia Men- delssohn boxoffice. Wisconsin Man Dies In Local Lake Accident Airman 2/c James Bakkum, 18 years old, of Westby, Wisc., drown- ed yesterday in Silver Lake after falling out of a rowboat. A companion, David Soper, 20 years old, told sheriff's officers he and Bakkum had rented a boat and had decided to soak up some sun in the middle of the lake. Gakkum was hanging over one end of the boat and said something about seeing how far he could swim, according to Soper's state- ment. Soper said the next thing he knew, Bakkum was struggling in the water. In his statement, Soper said Bakkum went down before he could reach him. At last report, authorities were dragging the lake for Bakkum's body. Both Bakkum and Soper were stationed with the Army Air Force at the Willow Run control tower. 'Informants Tell of 'Deal With Russia' Reduced Forces Asked by Experts LONDON ()-The big Western Powers were reported last night near agreement on a "little dis- armament plan" for halting the East-West arms race in Europe, Diplomatic informants d e - scribed the project as the first in- stallment of a package deal with Russia which the West hopes eventually will include agreed programs to reunite Germany and to set up a European security system. Western experts have drawn up' a set of proposals which, if ap. proved by their governments in the next week or two, probably will be raised at the Geneva con- ference of the Big Four heads of government. Gradual Force Reduction The plan calls for a census of arms and armies maintained in Europe by East and West and an agreement to cut down the for- ces in phases. It provides, too, for the crea- tion of demilitarized or militarily limited zones where there would be either no troops or only na- tional troops. Several of these ideas were said to be connected with other aspects of Allied plans for a continental security system. They are due to be coordinated finally by a group of American, British and French experts meet- ing in Paris July 8-14 and con sidered by the Western foreign ministers at a Paris parley July 15 Influential Factors The Western Powers' quest for a limited disarmament program in Europe has been influenced by several factors, according to the informants. The West' considers it possible even in the absence of any early accord to reunite Germany, to ar- range first some sort of standstill and, later even a cutback in re- armament both in East and West Europe. Informants said the arrange- ments might start off in Germany on the basis ~of the sort of con- r trols which the West already had agreed to exercise in the federal republic of Chancellor Konrad Ad- enauer. They said the Allies would be unlikely to expose their topmost arms secrets to an international inspectorate until a reserve of goodwill and trust has been built up over years with the Russians. Newsmen Barred . PANMUNJOM (/P)-The United Nations yesterday barred Allied newsmen, over their protests, from accepting a Communist invitation to a news conference in the joint security area near here. Ann Arbor Children Beat the Heat in Burns Park''s Wa ding Pool NER ~'~-E~'. _ _ vi:{--: .{"i: {: ii:}, _ _ ..- C ' i_ vi'y,'t_ ::y ;:" ._"r?:i:- i:+s'::r :;=^,:: :i:?::":}:+i.;ri;{i i ::":. .:::rr:::"::. .