Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1954 — Page 1

Vot. LI). 'No. 194.

Book Sheppard On First Degree Murder > ft,, S *> m HHKI w ' wUam* *fl ' > tr ■ |Li € BwL WBaaßMaL:l«g»aßMwWgM^^^M^—lMJUi'iilJiraiwrfgasMEawHHlßMißMiESßHE \ * <* - fee- : • : . DR. SAM SHEPPARD (right—back to camera) leans on the booking window of Cleveland’9 county Mil a* iallor Mike Ucello removes bis handcuffs and Carl Rosebach (left), who brought the doctor in. stands by. Indicted by a grand jury for the July 4th slaying of his wife. Dr. Sheppard was booked and sent back to the cell he had occupied for 18 days prior to his release on bond 3b short hours before. Prosecutors believe he will be brought to trial in October.

Dr. Sheppard Indicted For Wife's Death Grand Jury Returns Murder Indictment Against Sheppard CLEVELAND (INS) — A new phase in the legal battle to save “Dr. Sara" from the electric chair began today aa his lawyer prepared to ask that his trial be moved to aoDfiMH 1 city. „ William J. Corrigan* prominent attorn* y for‘thw gp-year aid society osteopath, insisted Dr. Sheppard could not be given a fair trial in Cleveland. 'The case has been so drenched with publicity,'' said Corrigan, “that it would be Impossible for twelve citltens to come open-mind-ed Into a jury bos ’* As tbe handsome “Dr. Sam" sat again in the jail cell he bad left leas than 80 hours earlier on $50,000 bond. It was reported that If tbe tight for a change of venue falls, Corrigan would move for a trial by three judges, rather than by a Jury. On M«onday. the young osteopath broke into tears with an outburst , 5 of rare public emotiotf at the 9>urt hearing which 4f*u him hit short • lived freedom undei bund. The bail was cancelled and he waa re-arrested late Tuesday when the grand jury indicted him. It took a special session v>f the grand jury just 40 minutes to reach a decision In the strange ninrder case after 15 witnesses testified in support of the state's request (or a first degree Indictment. The “true bill” which was returned by foreman Bert Winston, aald that Dr. Sheppard “unlawfully, purposely aud of deliberate and premeditated malice, killed Marilyn Sheppard" on the morning l>! July 4 in their suburban Bay Village home. Instrumental In the decision reached by the 15-member jury after two day* of testimony was 24-year-old Susan Hayes, the pretty • hospital technician who admitted to police that she was “Intimate" with "Dr. Sain.’’ The shapely suburban Rocky River girl, who nfoved to Los Angeles early this year, told of a lore affair with the tall, sociallyprominent neurosurgeon In California last Msrch. Miss Hayes, wearing a navy blue dress and white taffeta collar, nervously told how she and Dr. Sheppard shared a bedroom at the Los Angeles home of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller, while Marilyn Sheppard stayed at a ranch near Monterey. Calif. , She also disclosed that "Dr. Sam" told her he wae not In love with Marilyn “as a wife" but that he could not divorce her because of his family. '•*»• < The attractive Hospital teohnl* clan, who met Dr. Sheppard at Bay View hospital in Bay Village, provided what prosecutors termed "a background of murder" against the osteopath. She Is expected to be one of ths state’s main witnesses. • Cuyahoga county prosecutor Frank T. Cullltao who has Indicated be will ask the deeth penalty. Is banking heavily on Miss Hayes' testimony and his contention that <6ea«tave« Os Page Five)

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Sewer Resolution Runs Into Debate Charge Os Politics At Council Meeting A resolution for preliminary connection charges for connections to the Porter and Sauer laterals of the Porter Homewood sewer ran into heated debate, as councilman Adolph Kolter threw charges of “plain politics” at the resolution. The debated point grew from the fact that city engineer Ralph Roop. in drawing up the preliminary charges, made two separate schedules; one. charging $175 per lot. would go to lots getting primary Mwer benefits: the other, charging B*s per tot, would go om lots getting secondary sewer benefits —that is, they presently have •ewer service for which they have paid a primary benefit assessment already. According to ths resolution, which was adopted hy a vote of 3-1, Kolter voting against, and Engle absent, 37 lots would receive primary benefit charges of 1175, and 51 lots would receive secondary benefit charges. •Kolter charged that the city engineer had earlier stated that the General Electric company had not ever paid a primary sewer assessment, but that he checked the records which showed that the G£ had paid one on their present Sewer. City attorney Robert S. Anderson defended the city engineer, who wae not present at the meeting because of his absence from the cRy, and denied that there were any political implications in the charges. Anderson pointed out that Roop had volunteered long hours of serv. ice on the schedule, and stated that he felt the attack on Roop was uncalled for since he was mot present to defend himself. Councilman (Ed Bauer suggested that the resolution be passed since it only provided for a hearing on the schedule September 5 at 7:30 p. in., and for the legal advertisement of the hearing. Councilman Don Gage remarked that he had discovered the matter with several of ifr .persons Involved, and he felt that the ones most likely to object to the bill were not those charged |175, but those charged SBS, since some of those persons had no and consequently their present sewer connections, which cause overflows into those homes with base ments, would not he objectionable to them. Kolter stated that he knows the General .Electric company objects to the SBS assesments. Attorney Anderson stated that the OE had approved the whole charge schedule and plans previously* Kolter stated than Anderson had One opinion, but that he had another, and that he felt that hose being assessed second benefits were actually gaining as much as those assessed first benefits, and all should be (Tura T« Pass Pour)

INDIANA WEATHER

Cloudy with occasional thundershowers rforth, partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers south tonight Thursday partly cloudy, scattered thunderinowera south. Somewhat warmer extrema dearth and oooler most of aouth Thuraday. Low tonight 52-68 north, 88-74 eoutn. High Thuraday ranging from 78-80 extreme north to near 90 extreme aouth.

Ike Astonished Over Charges Os Favoritism Describes Charge Made By Democrat Head Astonishing , WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower said Tuesday he was astonished at charges the aB- - played favorites by . giving a lucrative power contract . to-a syndicate in which ths Presldent’s golfing friend. BLbby Jones, , holds aa interest. ' The President told his news con- , fersnee that he knew in entering politics he would be subject to attack from some strange characters but he did not realize that these same attacks would be directed at private cltlxens of Jones' high character. He said he was astonished at the "fauerltlsm" charge hurled by Democratic national committee chairman Stephen A. Mitchell regarding the granting of a contract to the Dixon-Yates syndicate to build‘a private power plant in an area Served by. the Tennessee Valley Authority. Joues is a director of one <ot the companies which make up the syndicate. Mr. Eisenhower said the whole story of the contract was op, record in the budget bureau and the atomic energy commlssAm aud the reporters could see for themselves what part he took in the negotiations. Mitchell answered the denial by posing a series of ten questions including an inquiry about when, where and by whom the to build the plant was originated. On other main points taken up at the conference, Mr, Elsenhower said; 1. The U S. seventh fleet is still under orders to guard Formosa and the Chinese Reds will have to get past the obstacle if they want to take the Island. - - - 2. He likes the hbuse bill to outlaw the Communist party politically and legally but he would not comment on the senate measure banning individual membership. 3. Most experts believe the economic health of the U S. Is in a mild upswing. ... . • *' Proposed Total Tax Rate In City $5.25 43-Cent Increase Over Present Levy Tax rates proposed for next yeAr which comprise the total payable In Decatur, amount to $6.25, an increase of 43 cents over this year's levy. The proposed rates applying to each SIOO of taXables are; School city, $2.61 Civil city .... 1.64 County .66 Township .16 Library .14 State .15 Total $5.25 Tbe proposed ratae do not bacon* final until all levlaa have bean r#viewed by the state board of tax commissioners. The county levies are acted on by the Adams 1 county council.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 18, 1954.

: \ tst; ■ — — ; —— Rev. Neuenschwander Is Killed This Morning When Hit By Lightning

Senate Leaders Seek Acceptable jtati-Red Bill Senate And House Conferees Seek To Settle On Measure WASHINGTON (INS) — Senate/ GOP leaders said today they stilt think that the hodge-podge hill to outlaw the Communist party can be straightened out so It will be acceptable to the White House. The embattled measdke is headed for a senate-house conference committee which is under instructions from the house to accept the Humphrey amendment making membership in the Communist party a crime. The proposal advanced by Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) is bitterly opposed by the administration on grounds that it would drive the Communist party underground and in effect destroy existing anti-Red laws. If the bill Is finally passed and sent to the White House with the Humphrey outlaw amendment. President Eisenhower would be faced with a dilemma. U he ve* toe*« it, Democrats have-* ready l made eafllpgrgft issntr with a charge that the Republicans do not want to make Communism illegal. On the other hand, approval would go directly against recommendations of the President’s top law-enforcement officials concerned with U. S. Communists — attorney general Herbert Brownell Jr., and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Senate GOP floor leader William F. Knowland said: "I still think it is possible to work out an area of agreement that will do what everybody wanted done, which was to outlaw the Communist party and still not weaken the Smith act or the Internal security act.” He appealed to Democrats — who have been virtually solid fan tbe Humphrey amendment — to go along in some new approach. Sena(e GOP policy chairman Homer Ferguson conferred with justice department attorneys on modifications in advance of the conference, although he will not be a member of it. Sen. Wayne Morse (Ind.-Ore.) said that if the conferees wreck the Humphrey amendment, the senate will slap down the recommendations. He contended that some senate Republicans are embarrassed at , , (Coitliiarl O* Pace Five) Bids Received For Oil At City Plant Bids Submitted By Four Oil Companies Quotations were received hy the electric light committee of the city council Tuesday night on one million gallons of oil for use at the dleeel plant here. The bids offered by four oil companies were turned, over to Lester Pettibone, superinJendent, tor final decision. Bids were submitted as follows: Standard Oil Co., (number five oil), 9 cents a gallon. (Bids were asked on number six oil, but number five oil can be used in the plant.) • Allied Qll Co., 7.16 cents. Sun Oil Co., 7.75 cents with a maximum guarantee of 714 cents, depending on market price. A. A*. Curry, Portland. 6.92 cents, subject to Wall street Journal Chicago quotation. Pettibone said he, would study the bids carefully but early Indications are that the Curry bid It the lowest and best bid. The million gallons would ba delivered as requested by diesel plant officials. The storage tanka at the local plant will hold 250,1NT0 gallons of the oil.

lari Webb Is Named Red Cross Chairman Berne School Head Elected Chairman Bari Webb of Berne, superintendent of the Berne - French school, was unanimously elected of the Red Cross board jA directors at a meeting of the [board Tuesday night at Red Cross headquarters in Decatur. Webb, outgoing first vice-chair-man, has served on the board for over 16 years and during that time has sparked the fund raising drive in Berne. The new county chairman succeeds Koseoe Glendening, who has

. served in that capacity for three . years and as of the , hoard for over 17 years. | Named to pucceed Webb as first ‘ vice-chairman was Earl Fuhrman of Decatur. Richard Macklin was elected treasurer for the coming | year. Outgoing treasurer is Mor- . rts Begun. I Re-elected for another term of . office were John Duff, second vlee- . chairman, and Miss Glennys Roop. secretary. Mrs. Helen Sauer will i continue to serve as acting execu- . tive secretary in the absence of ’ Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, who is unj dergoing surgery at St. Joseph’s ’ hospital in Fort Wayne., I J '

' City Council Seat Is Declared Vacant Vacancy Caused By Councilman Moving The city council Tuesday night declared the seat held by Hugh Engle, Republican from the fourth councilmanic district of Decatur, vacant, because Engle has moved his residence out of the district from which he was elected. The city council acted under a law which provides that wheu a member of the city council moves out of the district from which he was elected, the council declares . the seat vacant, then advertises the vacancy, and calls a special meeting of the council to elect a new member. The council had expected Engle to submit his resignation at the council meeting last night, but Engle was called out of town on business at the last minute. The council mqved to leave space in the minutes to incorporate his resignation. should he submit it later today. The removal of Engle from the five-man council leaves the body evenly devided politically with two Democrats and two Republicans. This will allow Republican Mayor John Doan to cast the deciding ballot for councilman in event of a tie. -*2* , I*—4—-— Members of the council are: Democrats, A1 Beavers and Ed Bauer; .Republicans, Adolph Kolter and Don Gage. The'council set Monday. August 30, at 7 p.m. for the election. The council will meet at 7:30 that same evening to consider the budget, and Mayor Doan suggested that the new member be chosen and sworn in before the budget is considered. Engle was elected in 1961 over Joe Brennan by a total of 194 votes. The election that year of three Republican councilman gave the Republicans their fjrst majority on the council in nine years, and one of the few Republican councils In the history of Decatur. Engle was unopposed in the primary election that year. Democrat Candidates Meet Friday Night Democratic county candidates will meet In the county court room at 8-o'clock Friday evening. Dr. Harry H. Hebble, Democratic county chairman, announced today. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss location of the campaign headquarters, literature for the campaign, and general strategy of the candidates in the elections, Dr. Hebble said.

GOP Leaders Driving Hard f o Adjournment New Controversies In Congress Over Two Major Bills WASHINGTON (INS) — Republican leaders drove hard today for adjournment of congress by this weekend but were faced with new controversies oyer two major bills. House - senate conferees were deadlocked over the social security measure—particularly on the issue of extending old age Insurance to farmers — and the highly controversial anti-Communlst legislation was headed for a conference committee whose members were yet to be named. However, senate majority leader William F. Knowland said that “If we make the progress which we made Tuesday In the senate I see no reason why we cannot adjourn by this weekend." Tuesday, the senate stayed In session past midnight to finally approve the administration's farm bill. For a time. Democratic opponeau believed they had the votes

roin nciicTiai uiry uia me voien to throw the measure into another conference but the administration prevailed by a 44-28 vote. The measure, representing perhaps the major legislative victory for President Eisenhower, was sent to him with provisions for riexible price supports on basic commodities. Thus, the governcan cut guaranteed prices to producers of wheat, cotton, corn, rice, peanuts and tobacco to 82 and one-half percent of parity, instead of the current 90 percent. The bouse also sent to the White House Tuesday the Controversial atomic energy bill, subject of a two-week filibuster in the ate a month ago. ’ * Atomic energy commission chairman Lewis L. Strauss hailed the action and said: “When the President signs the measure ami it becomes law we will be free to make more rapid progress in the peaceful use of atomic energy by tapping the great reservoir of American industrial incentive and ingenuity." The social , security measure, (Coailautd On Pace Sl*) * Mrs. 0. T. Johnson Dies This Morning Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon ’Mrs. Della T. Johnson, 77, wife of O. T. Johnson, died at 7 o’clock this morning at her home, 620 West Jefferson street. Bhe had been ill with complications for two years and critical for the past two weeks. She was born In Van Wert county, 0., Feb. 11, 1877, to William and Sarah Lyons-Everett, and was married to O. T. Johnson June S, 1912. The family lived on a farm south of Decatur tor many years before moving to this city. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist church at Wren, O. Surviving in addition to her husband are a stepson, Eddis Johnson of Doyiestown, Pa.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ruth Faser of Winter Haven. Fla.; four grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Samuel Young of Toledo, 0. A son, Everett Robert Johnson, was killed in 1942 while serving with the U. S. army. • A number of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Black funeral home and at 2 p.m. a( the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. The Rev. John E. Chambers will officiate, assisted by the Rev. O. B. Turner. Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 am. Thursday. - -

| Rotary Governor ' 1 v, # ippf- JnKtm W*- jaßßlsaßfe %®sa Dr. Ray Elledge ■m . Rotary Governor HereOn Thursday District Governor On Official Visit Dr. Ray Elledge, of Hammond, governor of the 224th district of ’Rotary International, will make hia annual official visit to the Decatur Rotary cluhat the latter’s

> ’weekly dinner meeting Thursday ' evening at the K. of P. home. > The governor will address the club and conrer with Gene Rydell, ’ club president, Joseph Kaehr, secr retary, and committee chairmen 1 on Rotary administration and ser- ' vice activities, and on plans for ' the participation by the local club ' in the worldwide observance of Rotary's golden anniversary. Feb. 2«June 2, 1955. Dr. Eliedge is a practicing physician in Hammond, has been a member of the Hammond Rotary club for 20 years, and is a past president of the club. He was elected district governor for the 1954i r 55 fiscal year at the annual Rotary convention in Seattle In June. Governor of 39 clubs In the northern third of Indiana, be is one ot 220 district governors supervising the activities of some 8,300 Rotary clubs, with a membership of 389,000 business and professional executives In 89 countries and geographical regions throughout the world. Rotary International is steadily growing. During the past fiscal year, 448 new Rotary clubs were organized in 51 countries of North, South and Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the islands qf the Pacific. Business Failures Reported Increased MEW YORK (INS) —Dun and Brad street, Inc. reports ,business failures In the week ending Aug. 12 totaled 233 compared with 207 in the preceding week and 150 in the Ilk* week a year ago. Will Provide Bus Transportation To Decatur Students Transportation for Decitui 1 school pupils will he available again this year, Robert Qay, operator of the Cay sohool transit buses of Decatur, stated today. The number of routes will depend on the number of reservations made between now and the opening of schools in September. The twees will deliver pupils to all local schools. Gay said. The system was set up by Gay several years ago .when there was a demand for pupil transportation from patrons residing some distance from ths school. Last year four bus routes were operated and Gay said he would announce the routee aa soon as all reservations were reported and classified. All local school patrons who desire transportation ' for their children are asked to call the Cay horde at telephone number 3-4357 and reserve space as soon as possible.

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I Bible School Dean Is Killed I On Golf Course Berne Native Dies Os Lightning Bolt | Near Fort Wayne The Rev. Elmer Dale Neuensehwander, 31. of Fort Wayne, a I native of Berne and dean or students at the Pbrt Wayne Bible school,,was killed by lightning this morning about 9:30 o’clock. The Victim’s brother, Elbert, 27. of Hamilton, and ■ Lheir’hrother-in* law, the Rev. Donald Mclntosh, 39. of Hampstead, Md., are in the Lutheran hospital In FJert Wayne suffering from first, second and third degree burns. The tragedy occurred at Brookwood golf course, south of Fort Wayne, where the three men were enjoying a Pound of golf. When a sudden storm came up they huddled under a tree, where the lightning struck. , The prominent Fort Wayne minf later, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar > N’euenschwander of Berne, was - dead upon arrival at, the. Lutheran i hospital. 1

1 Rev. Neuenschwander Is survived by his wife, Bteanor; a daughter* 9 CheTyl Ann, four; a son, Tlmdthy • Kent, two months. and hls parents. Also surviving are two brothers 1 and four Bisters. They are the Rev. * Gordon Neuenechwander of Frir donia, Kan., Elbert, Anne of Fort ’ Wayne, Mrs. Evelyn Mclnttoah ot f Hampstead, Md.. Mrs. Esther Richer! of San Qabrlelle, Fla., and Mrs. Edna Dick, a missionary in the Dominican Republic. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Hoover's Son Confirmed By Senate Today Herbert Hoover, Jr. Approved As Under Secretary Os State WASHINGTON (INS) — The senate swiftly and unanimously confirmed Herbert Hoover, Jr., today as under secretary of state to succeed Walter Bedell Smith. The 51-year-old son of the former President was nominated by President Elsenhower only Tuesday. Smith resigned effective Oct. I, to return to private life. .. Hoover, who carvid" a formidable ntebe as a diplomat during his successful negotiations in the Iranian oil crisis, was unanimously endorsed by the senate foreign relations committee at an unusual session Tuesday night. Mr. Elsenhower' accepted Smith’s resignation with the “greatest reluctance.” but he advised the hard-bitten, stem-visaged geueral, that hla days of government service may not be over. Smith. In a letter to secretary iT«n T» r«*» eta) Heavy Rainfall In City This Morning £ Daylight turned to darkneea and more than tbree-quarters of an Inch of rain enveloped Decatur between 9:30 and 10 o'clock this morning. The rainstorm raged about 20 minutes. Harman "Hl’’ 'Meyer, local weather egid. Ho measured the rainfall at .78 of an Inch. Sewers WBre overtaxed in the city and some basements bed beck water as much as an inch. While corn and soybeans did not need ths rain, no great damage was reported by fanpera. Tomato field# mrtferefl somr frmn Cbs flash-flood rain. City power plant officials reported only slight damaga.