Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1954 — Page 1

Vol. Lil. No. 257.

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if • • .... /- Adams County Citizens Cast Votes Tuesday

Tomorrow is election day in Adame county, with such important post* as county Judge, sheriff, clerk, and assessor, plus all township officials, to be chosen in addition to state officers. Three ballots will be handed to each voter; one ballot, for the township, will be different for each township. In Frbble. Root. Union. Kirkland. Washington and French townships, the Democratic candidates for trustee are unopposed. In Wabash and Jefferson townships the Republican candidates for trustee are unopposed. So six Democrats and two Republicans will be automatically elected. The Democrats must elect one of the four contested elections — in St.’ Mary’s. Monroe. Blue Creek, and Wabash townships a — to maintain control of the county school board. The Republicans must win all four to obtain a tie. Formerly in case of a tie the auditor would break the vote; how--ever. it is understood that now the' board would •continue to ballot until the tie is broken.-The trustees, sitting as a county school board, select the county superintendent of schools,. L... .... Close races are predicted in each of the four contested township elections, with the Democrats being given a slight edge in St. Mary's and Blue Creek, and Monroe and Wabash running about even. Judge' Myles Parrish is expected to be returned as judge of the 26th judicial circuit, winning over independent Republican Earl DaWald of Geneva. Lewis Lutz Smith, unopposed for prosecuting attorney, will also complete a second term of office. MORE MORE MORE MORE MOR Other county races are expected to run fairly close, with Democrats generally believing that they will win al Ithe races, though some by a fairly close margin, and Republicans expecting to win for county assessor and possibly sheriff. Polls will be open from 7 am, until 7 p.tn. CDT. Voters are reminded that polls al>e open at 6 o' clock central standard time, which is 7 o'clock fast time. there are 12.458 registered voters eligible to take part in this election. County clerk Edward F. Jaberg has unofficially estimated that less than 9.000 will vote. This means that to be certain of election a candidate should receive about 4,500 votes. The Decatur Dally Democrat, in cooperation with the Citizens Telephone Company, will announce the election results as they come in Persons wishing these results should dial 3-2171. County candidates, in addition te those named, include for clerk, who will not take office.until January 1. 1956: Republican. Grant 11. Bean; for the Democrats, Richard Lewton;„ for Joint representative from Adams and Wells counties, Republican incumbent L. Luther Yager, and Democrat William J. Kruse, of Washington township; for county sheriff, Republican Russell J. Hoffman. Democrat Merle (Coßtlaue* O» PiQe Kight) '

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT .... - ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Navy Plane Is Lost At Sea, 42 On Board Navy Transport Is Missing, Presumed Lost In Atlantic NEW YORK (INS)—Scores of military planes roared out over the Atlantic ocean at daybreak today in search of a navy transport plane “presumed lost" at sea with 42 persons aboard. Included among the passengers and-crew of 21 was a family of four — Lt. Gilbert ,j*J. Jacobsen, his wife, son and daughter of Brooklyn — and Mrs. Geraldine I. Haar, her two sons a n d daughter. The passengers also included . four -from ■ (he U.r S;S. Megara and' another from the U.S.S. Menelaus, two air force' officers, and a representative of the Philco corporation. The remaining. passengers were navy personnel. Some 25 surface craft, were aiding in the widespread search over a 120-mlle wide area between New Jersey and the Azores—a distance of 2.600 miles. The giant transport —a fourengined super constellation — took off from Patuxent .naval air station near Baltimore late Saturday for Lagens, the Azores, and Port Lyautey, Africa. The fast report from the plane was a routine position fix radioed (Continued on Pa-ge Eight) Polio Chapter To Meet Here Thursday A meeting of the Adams county polio chapter will be held Thursday night at 8 p. in. at the First State Bank im Decajiur, Mrs. Rjallph Hobbs, president, said today. Representatives from Decatur, Berne, Geneva, and several other towns will be present to plan next year's drive. Ne officers will be elected, as Mrs. Hobbs has moved out of Adams county. First Crash News Given By Democrat First news of the crush which took the life of noted racer W’llbur Shaw was given to the people of Decatur by the Decatur Daily Democrat, in cooperation with the Citizens Telephone company. Before radio or television, the special equipment which has been giving continual local new* from 5. p. m. until 8 a. m over the telephone, had the news of the crash near Peterson. If you missed its and want the latest local news after 5 p m., Including election night news, call 3-2171.

Amazing Drive For Voters In U. 1 Election Both Parties Make Urgent Appeals To Citizens To Vote WASHINGTON (INS)—One of the most amazing drives in American history "to get out the vote” is coming to a close today on the eve of a vital off-year election for control of congress. President Eisenhower has staked his personal prestige and popularity on winning a Republican congress to carry out his program during the remaining two years of his White House tenure. The Democrats, led by Adlai Stevenson, their 1952 nominee, are urging the voters to elect a Democratic house and senate to reverse the President's domestic policies while promising to cooperate on bipartisan international policies. Mr. Eisenhower will make an election-eve appeal over radio and television at 9:20 p. m, EST. Vice President Richard M. Nixon will precede him at 9 p. m. Stevenson will make his final talk of the campaign, also a plea for a heavy vote, from 10:15 p. m. to 10:30 p. m„ over the (*BS radio network. The Republicans conducted a "talkathon" and the Democrats a “walkathan" over the weekend to get voters to the polls Tuesday. The President opened the “talkathon” by telephoning ten citizens, who bad written him. asking each to telephone ten friends urging them to vote Tuesday. In turn, each recipient of a telephone call was asked to call ten more friends pleading with them to vote. One expert estimated, if all persons involved would carry out instructions, there would have been 100,000,000 calls over the weekend. The Democrats countered with a “walkathon.” They urged thousands of Democratic workers across the nation to «walk" to the homes of ten other persona, urging them to vote Democratic Tuesday. In turn, each person visited was urged to "walk" to the homes of ten other friends with the same message The Democrats hoped to reach millions with their appeals, but nothing near the 106,000,000 mark—because telephoning is easier and quicker than walking. Both party headquarters claimed their drives to get voters to the polls were meeting with a high degree of success. Meanwhile. GOP national chairman Leonard AV. Hall and Democratic national chairman Stephen A. Mitchell exchanged bitter charges and glowing promises in a final radioTV debate over CBS. Hall pledged “peace and propserity" and Mitchell countered with a promise to legislate “for all the people, not just a favored few.” Haji forecast that “if the voters go to the polls" the GOP will gain at least three senate seats and 15 or more seats in the house. Mitchell predicted a gain of four in the senate for the Democrats and 25 in the house. A recapitulation of. the final International News Service survey (Continued on Page Five) . —- - Scattered Violence In Cuban Election President Batista Appeals To Voters HAVANA (INS) —Cuban voters began the formality of electing Gen. Fulgencio Batista as President today amid scattered violence. A bomb hurled in front of Havana's telephone company building injured a woman motorist and caused slight damage to the building. Unidentified occupants of two automobiles fired pistols at the navy headquarters early today and escaped. Polling began at 8 a. m, and a seemingly normal number of voters was noted at Havana polling places despite the withdrawal of Batista's opponent. Dr. Ramop Grau San Martin. In a telecast to the nation Sunday night, Batista appealed to members of the opposition Autentico party and to non • affiliated voters to turn out to vote. His plea followed an earlier announcement by Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin that he would not retract his request to the electorate to abstain from voting. Grau. Batista's oly Hated opponent In the race for president, renewed his no-vote call to the people Sunday night after Cuba's superior court rejected hl> plea that the elections be postponed for ten days.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 1, 1954.

Wilbur W. Shaw, Two Companions Killed In Plane Crash Saturday

Shaw's Death Is Mourned By Racing World Speedway Head One Os Three Victims Os Crash Near Here VERNON, Ind., (INS) — The auto racing world mourned the death today of Wilbur Warren Shaw, three time winner of the coveted 500-rnile Memorial Day auto classic and president of the Speedway which earned him fame and riches. Shaw, who won more money at the 2% mile Indianapolis oval than any other driver, was killed on the eve of his 52nd birthday Saturday night in a flaming plane crash near Decatur, Ind. Also killed with Shaw, were Ray Grimes, 4Q., the pilot of Greenfield, Ind., and Ernest Roose, wellknown portrait painter -of Indianapolis. The trio was returning to Indianapolis from Detroit where Shaw had conferred with Chrysler Corporation officials. - * Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. and burial will be in Vernon, the site of his parents graves. - Shaw is survived by his wife. Catherine, whom he cnlh-d “Boots." and a nine-year-old son. Wilbur Warren Jr. Victim of a near-fatal heart attack while attending the Soap Box Derby at Akron. 0., in 1951, Shaw gave up driving and settled down to running the famed Speedway he took over in 1943. A fierce, cocky little guy In his early days, he set up deliberately in later years to polish himself and he did it with the thoroughness he used in grooming a race car. He became a popular after dinner speaker, one of the most effective story tellers in the country and a suave host In the restaurant he opened about a year ago in downtown Indianapolis. The second man ever to win three 'soo' races. Shaw was born in Shelbyvjlle. lyd.. Oct. 31, 1902. When he triumphed in 1940, he became the first man ever to win two straight years and tied Louis Meyer as a three-time winner. Mauri Rose is the other threetime winner. The popular Hoosier began his racing career in 1921 and entered his first Memorial Day race in 1927, winding up fourth in a Mil-ler-Jynx Special which, in 1926 had claimed the life of Jimmy Murphy, a well-known driver. (Continued on Page Five) Ferrol W. Joseph Dies Early Sunday Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Ferrol Walter Joseph, 44, Pennsylvania railroad freight conductor, of Convoy, 0., died early Sunday at the Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis after an illness of four weeks. Mr, Joesph was a member of Lodge 136, Brotherhood of 'RaiK way Trainmen, the Van ..Were county conservation club and the Van Wert coon hunters association. . Surviving are his wife, Cecil; three . daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Schmidt and DiAnna and Helen Joseph, all at home; his father, Nathan Joseph of Convoy and Loran Joseph of Van Wert, and a sister, Mrs. Fern Dlerkes of Decatur. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Convoy Methodist church, the Rev. Gaylord Black and the Rev. Eldwon Winget officiating. Burla! will be tn the IOOF cemetery at Convoy. Friends may call at the H. D. Smith funeral home in Convoy until noon Tuesday, when the body will be removed to the church.

Red Chinese Planes Bomb Tachen Islands Surprise Raid Made By Chinese Planes TAIPEH, (INS) — More than 20 Communist Chinese planes bombed the Tachen Islands 200 miles north of Formosa today in a surprise raid expected to touch off large scale Nationalist attacks against the 'mainland. Communist artillery also pounded the islands of Toumen and Yi Klang Shan in the northwestern part of the Tachen group near the China coast. Nationalist guns returned the fire in a day - long artillery duel. Five persons were reported killed and three injured in the sixminute bombing viewed as a possible prelude to a 'Red invasion attempt. Observers reported the Nationalist air force and navy are certain to blast mainland installations in retaliation to the Communist attack, but they pointed out the coastal area near the Tachen Islands is father a'way from Formosa’s protective air power than Quemoy, around which earlier fighting raged. Nationalist authorities have announced any attack on the outlying Blands would he regarded as an invasion of Formosa itself. Traffic Toll Low In Stale Over Weekend ~~ Colder Weather Is Forecast In State INDIANAPOLIS HNS) — Snow came to ndiana today and the Indianapolis weather bureau predicted colder temperatures for Tuesday, election day. The Hoosier highway death toll for’the week-end was comparatively low. However, Ernest B. Cross. 80, of near LaPorte, was killed when he crossed a county road one and one-half miles south of Michigan City and was struck by an automobile driven by Fred Unger, 46, of LaPofte. who was not held. Robert Hopper, 22, of near Paoli, was injured fatally when his truck struck an embankment beside a county road three miles south of English. Also, Harold Hengst, 37, of Lafayette, met death when an automobile in which he was riding ran off a county road one and one-half miles east of Covington. Paul D. McKinney, 32, of Lafayette, the driver, was injured slightly. Leonard Hires, 45, of Indianapolis, ditMl of internal injuries suffered Sept. 23 when he was crushed against a tree by his own truck which he was attempting to push back on the road after it went over a 15-toot embankment along Speedway Drive. A 39-year-old father was killed Sunday .pvening during a snowstorm but his three • year • old daughter, whom he tjras carrying in his arms, Was only slightly Injured. The victim was Jerry Edwin Bidlack, of Mishawaka, who was hit by a car driven by Sterling W. Wlener.„{4L of Elkhart, while crossing a street. His daughter Vicky was only slightly hurt. William Garrison, 23. of Evansville. was killed in another week end crash on Ind. 62 one mile east of Sulphur. Court House Clocks To Change Wednesday The county commissioners at this morning's meeting voted to turn up the court house clocks, including the large towu clock, one hour effective Wednesday morning. All county offices will operate on fast time starting that dsy. These offices will be closed all day Tuesday, election day. The agenda of the meeting today also included payment of bills, according to Frank Kitson, county auditor.

Farm Vole May Be Determining Indiana Factor Fairly Definite Democratic Trend Is Seen In State INDIANAPOLIS INS) — The uncertain farm vote may determine whether a fairly definite Democratic trend results in substantial congressional gains for that, party In Tuesday's off-year election in Indiana. From surface indications today, the Democrats will wrest the third and eighth congressional districts from the Republicans and will retain the first district Democratic citadel. The farmers will have some influence in those districts, but their greatest effect will be in three other problematical areas, the fifth, seventh and ninth districts, according to observers. It was a farm defection in 1948 that almost gave Indiana to the Democrats, but Republican Thomas E. Dewey finally won by an .eyelash from President Truman in tjiat year. Moat political observers agreed that the GOP congressional Incumbents are ahead in the second, fourth, sixth, tenth and eleventh districts. A light vote is expected in the state, despite fervent 'Republican pleas to support President Eisenhower. The chief reason is that congressman is the highest office at stake. Indiana voters never have thronged the polls for a minor election. The only other offices involved are; Secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, superintendent of public instruction, clerk of the supreme and appellate courts, four appellate court and one supreme court judgeships. One hundred state representatives and 26 state senators; And 4,841 county and township officials. Despite million* of oratorical words, hundreds of newspaper editorials and logical, pleas of civic, labor and business organizations for the voters to assert themselves, the politicos have noted a discouraging apathy during the campaign, the first since 1942 in which Indiana has not elected a United States Senator. Democratic congressman Ray J. Madden seems to have a cinch over Robert Moore, the GOP nominee in the first district, the only one in the state now held by the Democrats. The GOP congressmen in greatest danger appear to be Shepard J. Crumpacker, third districts John Beamer, fifth; William G. Bray,^seventh; D. Bailey Merrill. , (Continued on Page Five) K. R. Whittredge Dies In California Native Os County Is Taken By Death K. R. Whittredge. 50, a native of Adams county, died Saturday of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Ventura, Calif. He was born near Willshire, O„ to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Whittredge. He lived in Blue Creek township and graduated from the Pleasant, Mills high school. He had been associated with the motion picture Industry for a number of year*. Surviving are his wife, the former lona Darling; three brothers, Emory qf Elkhart, Ira of Wayland. Mich, and J. R. Whittredge. a twin, of Los Angeles, Calif., and two sisters, Mrs. Arlene Fortney of Sturgis. Mich., and Mrs. Evelyn Rots of Painesville, O. One brother, Clifford, preceded him in death. Ftineral services and burial will be in California.

Arthur Holthouse Services Tuesday Rites Tuesday For Newspaper Editor Funeral services for Arthur R. Holthouse, editor and secretary of the Decatut - Dally Democrat, will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic church. The Very Rev. Mpgr. J. J. Seimetz will officiate. Active pall bears will be Arthur Voglewede, J. Ward Calland, Avon Burk, Theodore Graliker, W. A. Klepper and Dick Heller. Honorary pall bearers will include J. H. Heller, L. A. Holthouse, W. Guy Brown, Cal Yost, Charles Lose, A. N. Colchin, Roger Swain of Bluffton, Roy Kalver, E. W. Lankenau, H. P. Schmitt, Harry Maddox, Leo Kirsch, Robert Garard and A. N. Hilton. Members of the Loyal Order of Moose will hold a fraternal service at 7:30 o'clock tonight at Zwick funeral home and the Holy Name society will follow at 8 o'clock. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic cemetery. Democrat Office To Close For Funeral The Decatur Democrat Co. dffives will be closed Tuesday morning from 10 o'clock until 11 o'clock tor the funeral service* of Arthur R. Holthouse, editor and secretary of the company. Tuesday’s Daily Democrat will be published at the usual time. Bad Weather May Cut Vote Tuesday Predict More Snow For State Tuesday INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Indiana politicians, already troubled with an apparent apathy on the part of voters, got an obstacle added to their get-out-the-vote course today. The Indiana weather forecast tor Indiana predicted more snow in the north and central portions tonight and Tuesday, and continued chilly weather. An inch of snow had fallen in the South Bend area early this morning, and snow was reported continuing today in the northern and western parts of the state. Weathermen admitted there might be a rather heavy snow on the ground in the Lake Michigan area by the time polls open Tuesday, Temperatures overnight ranged from 25 at Fort to 26 at Indianapolis. South Bend and Evansville. Tonight the temperature range is 25-30. State police added safety warnings to the weather outlook. Roads in Jasper and Newton counties were reported snow-covered and hazardous. Roads were slick and moderately heavy snow plagued the Lafayette area. Pendleton Post reported light snow, with roads normal. Over in the western portion, Putnamville Post said roads were wet and bridges slick. In Hancock and Henry counties, snow was turning to misting rain and creating further hazard. Light snow was listed for the northern half of the Seymour district. ELECTION RETURNS For county election returns Tuesday night, call phone number 3*2171. The tape recorder will be up to the minute with returns and will be changed each time a new result is received. Mark down the number, 3*2171. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, snow flurries tonight and In north portion Tuesday, heaviest near Lake Michigan. A little cold Tuesday. Low tonight 28-30. High Tuesday 32 36 north, 36-40 south.

Plane Crashes Near Peterson Late Saturday Probe is Underway Into Crash Cause; Three Men Kilted The investigation of the airplane crash on the Homer Ginter farm three miles west of Decatur, which took the lives of Wilbur W. Shaw, famous racer and Indianapolis Speedway president; Ernest R. Roose, Hoosier artist, and pilot Ray Grimes Saturday at 4:16 p.m., continued today with three CAA officials from South Bend and In* dianapolis taking part. An eye-witness. Bob Beery, who lives just south of Peterson, re* ported hearing the plane while ha was working in the field. Suddenly the plane started making a weird noise, and, as he looked up, came out of the clouds at a downward angle. Then the plane start* ed to fail apart and crashed on the nearby Homer Ginter farm. Pieces of the wreckage found high in a tree, and also far from the scene of the crash, have led some of the officials present to believe the report that the plane disintegrated beforp it hit the earth. Actual scene of the crash, about »0 feet from where the plane finally came to rest, shows a hole about four feet deep. The propeller of the plane was buried so deeply that it took an hour of digging, and finally the tractor, to pull It out of the ground. Part of the motor was also embedded firmly in the hole. ■ ' - Final decision as to the cause of the tragic crash, which narrowly missed Ginter who was working on his cornpicker in the field at the time of the accident will be made in Washington, after all field reports, radio messages, and other material pertaiinng to the incident are gathered together and studied. • The field investigators included Lester Cooling, of the South Bend office of CAA. and E. A. Joyoe and John L. Clark, of the Indianapolis office. All three men are CAA aviation safety agents. Thfttwo Indianapolis men are helping booling. who is shorthanded at the South Bend office at present. It is usual for two agents to make an investigation. . ' } From reports of the eye-witnes-ses. and the condition of the wreckage, it is surmised that the plane was-traveling at an air speed, and was not approaching for a landing. Many people In the immediate vicinity heard the plane fly over. Shaw and his party were on their way home from testing a Novi special on the Chrysler proving grounds at Detroit. They had listened to the Indlana-Mlohigan football game, and then gone, to the airport where they took off for Indianapolis. All three men were pilots, although Grimes was official pilot of the Sky Harbor plane, and it is possible that one of the other two was flying the plane immediately before the crash. According .to some authorities, there is evidence that the plane had been put under undue stress at the time of the wreck. The pilot, Grimes, had radioed the Fort Wayne airport very shortly before the accident, and asked clearance to land. At that time' be reported that the ill-fated Cessna 170 was SO miles southeast of Fort Wayne. The airport obtained clearance for landing and radioed him back at 4:14 p. m. No reply was received, and it is believed that the crash occurred immediately afterward. The overcast is believed to have been spotty, but very thick in places at the time of the accident. * Ginter, the farmer who witnessed the crash, stated that It was snowing heavily just before the accident. Ginter heard a loud noise, and then turned In time to see pieces of the airplane flying through the air. The main part of the wreckage landed just 60 feet from him. Ginter Immediately rushed to (CeaUaeee Oe rage Sts)

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