Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1954 — Page 1

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Fog Blankets Sunny L. A. ■ J §ll ‘ Ml sH TRAFFIC-PARALYZING fog engulfs Los Angeles In this picture made at the City Hall (right) as the sun (arrow) does its best to fight its way through. In the section of Southern California blanketed by the fog, some 15<W automobile accidents were reported. - ’Sr?

State May End Sheppard Case By End Os Week Prosecution Case Against Sheppard Nears Conclusion CLEVELAND (INS) —; The testimony of a doctor, a blood analyst and an attractive “kiss and tell" girl assumed greater importance today as the state of Ohio prepared the climax of its (first degree murder case against "Dr. Sam Sheppard. \ ' As the sixth week of the trial ended Friday, it appeared that the prosecution would complete its case by the end of next week. The first of the state’s three "big guns" — Dr. Richard Hester—wil take the stand Monday when the seventh week of Dr. Sam’s life-ordeath battle begins. Dr. Hexter, who examined Dr. Sheppard after the latter claimed to have been slugged unconscious by his wife's killer, will be put on the stand before the defense can finish cross-examination of de-tective-scientist Henry Dombrowski. who testified all day Friday Because the doctor has a full schedule, both sides agreed to hear his testimony before Dombrowski finished bis story. Dr. Hexter examined Dr. Sam at Bay View hospital, operated by the Sheppard family, shortly after the osteopath's wife, Marilyn was bludgeoned to death in her bedroom. He said he found no serious injury, although Dr. Sam’s personal physician first diagnosed his injury as a broken neck vertebrae. The blood analysis expert. Miss Mary Cowan, was expected to buttress the state's contention that a trail of blood, running from the upstairs murder bedroom down into the living room. Into the base ment and even in the garage, was left by the murderer. Because of the widespread stains, the state claims that a burglar, as the defense implies, could not have committed the savage crime. It reasons that a burglar would have fled directly out of the house after murdering, a woman and knocking her husband unconscious. In Friday’s painfully detailed cross-examination of Dombrowski, the police scientist admitted that the spots found throughout lhe Sheppard house could have been made by “other substances” besides blood. Throughout the day, defense counsel William Corrigan tried to show that the stains were caused ■ (Continued on rage Four)

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Study Successor To L. E. Archbold County Extension Committee Meets The county extension committee Friday night appointed three men and two women to investigate assistant county agents recommended by Purdue University for the job of county agent here. The new agent, who will be appointed by Purdue university with the approral of the local extension committee, will replace L. E. Arwho resigned effective January 1, 1965. after 25 years as Adams county's county agent to worirfbr the Farm Bureau co-op. Appointed -on the committee were Ben Mazelin, Hugo Boerger. Roy L. Price, Mrs. Theron Fenstermaker, and Mrs. 'Robert Stuber. The committee was appointed to investigate a specific recommendation by L.-E. Hoffman, state county agent director, who was represented at the "meeting last night by P K. Conley, county agent supervisor for this area, A rising vote of thanks was unamimously passed at the meeting tor retiring .agent Archbold by he inetnbers of the extension com-, mittee. Archbold, who ig not a "member of the extension commitee, was not present at the meetL Dg. Matelln. president of the toiftnittee, explained to the members present what occurred at the previous meeting. November 18. when no quorum was present. He also stated that this was the first time the Adams- county extension committee ever had had to choose an agent, as Archbold had been hired under the old law, which permitted the county board Os education to do the hiring. The extension ?ommittee was set up in 1937. The question of salary again :ame up, and the members voted by an overwhelming vote, to offer the salary needed, up to the present limit of $1,200 from the county, to attract the prospect approved by the committee. The motion was made by Price, and seconded by Boerger. Heavy Snowfall Here Just Four Years Ago Four years ago today, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a snowfall of .more than one and a half feet ‘visited Decatur and this area. It was accompanied by below freezing temperatures and hundreds of automobiles were stalled i along (he streets and highways. Many tourists, returning home from Thanksgiving visits, were marooned here and lhe. hotel, motels and rooming houses were taxed to overcapacity. It took the city more than two days to dig out trom-enWone of the heaviest snowfalls in the history of Adams county. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight except occasional rain east portion early tonight. Sunday cloudy " followed by occasional rain south and snow or rain north portion, llttls changetemperature. Low tonight 32-38. High Sunday 36-44.

UN Delegates - Endorse Strong U. S. Protests Lodge Expected To Challenge Assembly Action On Treatment UNITED RATIONS, N. Y. (INS) —UN delegates fully endorsed today the "unusually strong” U. S. protest to Red China and demand for release of the 13 Americans jailed by the Communists on spying charges. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, in the first step at UN, personally presented the U.S. note sent to Peiping via the British to secretary general Dag Hammarskjold for immediate distribution to all sixty member delegations. It was a foregone conclusion at UN that rejection of the protest and demand for release of the captives will be followed swiftly with a challenge to the general assembly by Lodge to rouse public opinion and condemn Red China as unfit for seating in the global forum. Top representatives at the world organization fully shared the viewpoint that treating American fliers downed behind the Iron Curtain ,as "spies" conflicted flagrantly with basic provisions of the Geneva convention on the treatment of war prisoners. UN experts experienced in Far East methods were convinced that snbsquent events will disclose also that the American captives were subjected to prolonged “brain washing" ordeals and were forced 1 to sign “confessions” before being exploited in propaganda trials. Western UN delegates recalled that last July 29, Communist China refused even to consider U. S. protests against attacks by Red fightt er planes on British and American ! aircraft in the South China seas. Insult was added to injury when , the Peiping regime returned unl opened two U.S. protest notes with > an expalnation tp„ the British ■ charge 'd’affaires that he had “for- , gotten to take them away with 1 ' him after the repent, call on us.” This arrogant snub or the U.S. caused widespread resentment in ' U.S. and foreign diplomatic circles but the Chinese Communists defied al leriticism and refused to heed any and all demands for damages.

Benj. Kruetzman Dies This Morning . Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Benjamin F. Kruetxman, 46, a resident of St. Mary’s tqwnship and a foreman at Central Soya Co., died today at 8:45 a. m. at his home He had been ill since Sept. 13. A member of the Moose, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kruetzman had been employed at the Soya company since 1934 He was a veteran of World War 11, serving from Nov. 21, 1942 to Oct. 5, 1945. He was born Sept. 30, 1908. In Magley to Louis and Anna ScherryKruetzman. His mother survives. Other survivors are two brothers. Elmer and Edward of Detroit, and four sisters, Mrs. John Beineke and Mrs. Harry Frauhiger of Decatur, Mrs. Earl De Weese of St Mary’s township and Mr*. Paul Nuerge of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will he held Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Military services will be conducted by the American Legion and V. F. W. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p. m Sunday until the services Tuesday afternoon.

Clothing Collected For World Relief A Members of the Zion Lutheran church on West Monroe street collected 325 pounds <4 clothing in a Thanksgiving drive for world relief. Emil Bien* and Reinhold Sauer, chur-eh elder 1 * In charge of the drive, prepared the clothing for shipment. A door offering at the Thanksgiving services of the church netted $39.85 to help defray expenses of shipping overseas. The clothing was taken to Nappanee, a Qiatrlbutlon center, by Ed Relnktng and his eon. Don, who donated the eervtce* of their truck Last year the congregation offered SBSO for world relief food and medical auppllea.

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Decatur, Irtdiana, Saturday, November 27, 195 4.

—; * -1 4 ; : Alger Hiss Freed From Prison, Vows Fight To Clear Name Os Charges

South Britain ** Is Lashed Byt Severe Storm Freighter Breaks In Two, Lightship Reported Capsized LONDONN (INS) — A Liberian freighter broke in two off Wales ahd the South Godwins lightship capsized off Kent today in galechurned seas pounding southern Britain. Within minutes, the two halves of the tanker, "World Concord,’* had drifted far apart south of Pembrokeshire. The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier “Illustrious” and the Saint Davids lifeboat were standing by to aid in rescue operations as soOn as weather permuted. g There no immediate word of the number of crew members aboard the tanker . The 100-mile - per - hour winds which lashed South Britain broke the lightship loose from its mooring* and sent it drifting helplessly In the English channel. The 'Ramsgate lifeboat later reported that it had found the.lightship, which carried a crew of nine, floating on its side several miles away. A U.S. Air Force amphibian 4 plane which had joined in the search said it saw no signs of life when it flew over the capsized vessel. The storm brought torrential rains and the worst floods in 30 years to parts of Britain, forcing evacuation of several villages and towns Road traffic was paralyzed and coastwise shipping was buffeted by the raging seas. The counties of Cornwall. Devon and Hampshire were hit hardest by the storm. Emergency rest centers vrore set -up -In Bath, Bristol, Plymton, Torquay, Wells and Honiton to care for flood victims. Simeon Lehman Dies At Home In Berne Local Man's Father Is Taken By Death Simeon F. Lehman. 79. retired Berne rural mail carrier, died Friday at 10:50 a. tn. at his home in Berne following an extended illness. Death was attributed to heart disease, hardening of the arteries, and complications. ~A son. Lores resides in Decatur. Mr. Lehman was a rural mail carrier for 31 years, retiring in 1934. Prominent in many activities in his native city, he was a member of the Berne volunteer fire department, sang in the Mennonite men's chorus, and was a member of the old German cornet band. Born on April 6, 1875, he was -the son of Abraham and Marianne He was married to Caroline Nussbaum Sep tember 15, 1901 in Berne, with the late Rev. S. F. Sprunger official ing. The. celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1951. Surviving . are the widow;* a daughter, Esther, Fort Wayne, for many years a telephone operator In Berne; ' four sonar Irvin, at home; Iris. Berne; Lores, Decatur, and Edward, Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Calvin Liechty, of Berne; four brothers, Dan and Otto of Berne, Joel, Wooster, 0., and Menno, Washington state, and a half-sis-ter, Mrs. J. L. Westrich, Berne. A sister and two brothers preceded him- in death. The funeral will be held at 1:30 p. m. Sunday at the First Mennonite church in Berne, the Rev. O. A. Krehblel and the Rev, C. A. Schmid officiating. Burial will be in the M. I|. E. cemetery. The body I* at this Yager funeral home, where friends may jcall.

♦Michigan City Asks Strike Intervention Questionnaire Sent To Governor Craig MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (INS) — 'The Michigan City Chamber of Commerce today awaited a reply .from Gov. George N. Craig to its (effort to intervene in a strike of guards at the state prison which began Oct. 9. The striking guards long since have been fired and the Indiana department of correction has refused to negotiate with the International Guard Union of America on the grounds the state cannot agreements with tab o r wifons. But the IGUA has continued to maintain pickets at the Michigan City prison, and several incidents of violence have occurred. James B. Clements, general manager of the ‘Michigan City Chamber "of Commerce, said a questionnaire has been sent to Gov. Craig asking him for information about salaries of the prison guards, precedents set by other strikes involving state units, ways of presenting the guards' grievances, and whether warden J. E. Overlade would be permitted to negotiate with the union. The questionnaire was prepared after 30 representatives of business and labor met in Michigan "City, and sought to ent! the seven-week-old strike. Getting,supplies into the prison has been complicated by a statement from Doxie Moore, Gov. Craig’s administrative assistant,’ that the prison will only accept orders delivered to it across the picket line. Fifteen freight cars loaded with coal for the prison was moved across the picket line Friday without incident, although the same process had been met by physical resistance from pickets before. Three pickets are slated for appearance in court Dec. 3 on disorderly conduct charges growing out of their efforts to prevent a train from moving coal into the prison previously. Ten Indiana state troopers, on duty when the last shipment of coal went across the picket line, said there was no interference “"and very little heckling." Rain, Snow Adding To Driving Hazards Holiday Death Toll In State Now Nine INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Driving hazards in Indiana were enhanced today when snow and rain fell in all parts of the state. Indianapolis reported the largest snowflakes of the season. Temperatures, however, were moderate. The fatality list for the long Thanksgiving week-end mounted to at least nine. Additional deaths were those of: Mrs. Olga Noel. 50,,, of, near Sheldon. 111., who died of injuries suffered Thursday when a grain truck struck a parked semi-trailer on Road 24 two miles west of Kentland. , ■ William H. Jbnklns, 26. of Seymour, an airman stationed at Co-, lumbus, who met death in a headon collision of .two automobiles on Road 31. three and one-hhlf miles south of Road 7 in Bartholomew County. William O. Hollowell,“.50, of near Eaton, who died when hts automobile struck the rear of another car on Road 67 fotir mlles north of Muncie. Confesses Slaying Os Shoe Repairman INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Police said today that James W. Byers, 26, of Akron, O„ has admitted the Nov. 18 slaying of Nick Verdlrico, 43. Akron shoe repairman. Byers allegedly confessed he shot the victim to death after becoming angry because the cobbler , charged him t’ for new heels on a pair of shoes.

U. S. Demands Chinese Reds Free Americans America's Patience With Reds Is Near To Breaking Point WASHINGTON (INS) — America's patience with Red China edged close to the breaking point today as the U. S. sternly demanded the immediate release of Americas now held captive by the Com’inuuists. kA hint of (frastie, but undisclosed. action was seen In the “unusually strong” language used in the,U. S. protest against the prison terms routed out to 13 Americans on “trumped up” . spy charges Tuesday. The dire warning came in the final paragraph of the note delivered to the Chinese through the British foreign office Friday. The note said: “The Chinese Communist authorities should bear in mind that the long list of Chinese Communist outrages against American Nationalists, which the American people have borne with restraint thus far, is significantly extended by the Chinese. CommaHist announcement of. .No.v-23~. Nov. 23 was the date on which the Peiping regime announced that the 13 Americans had been given prison sentences ranging up to life on espionage charges which the U. S. promptly denounced as "utterly false.” The U. S. turned to Britain for help after the American consul in Geneva, Fdererick C. Gowan, was cold-shouldered by the Red Chinese consul when he sought to discuss the protest. Britain maintains diplomatic relations with Communist China, but the IT. S. doesn't. In London, the British foreign office acknowledged that the note had-tieen received. It was understood that the protest was relayed immediately to the Red Chinese representative for transmission to Peiping. The XT. S. bluntly accused the Communist of violating the Korean armistice by holding the 11 American airmen who are among the 15 County Farmers To Receive Awards Dairy Association Meeting December 6 Fifteen Adams county farmers will receive awards at the 65th annual meeting of the Indiana state dairy association at West Lafayette December 6, it was learned today. Gold D.H.I.A. awards will be received by Martin Habegger, Rolandes Liechty, Franklin Steury, C. P. Steury & Sons, Dan Striker, Jesse Blume & Sons, and Albert Ewel for herd production last year. Ben and Noah Mazelin, Eugene Caffee, Chris Stahley, and Paul Brehm will receive silver awards for their herds. Bronze awards will go to Carl E. Amstutz, Reuben Schwartz, and Edison Lehman. Adams county has traditionally won between one-quarter and onethird of all.awards made, although the county has a very small percentage of the state's dairy farmers. David D. Habegger will receive a certlficate’or"proffuietlen ! - ) at the meeting, which will include a full day of programs and awards. A large number of Adams, county fanners are expected to attend the meeting. Dr. P. L. Farris, of Purdue, will make a morning speech on "The Short and Long Range Outlook of the Dairy Markets." “Managing the Dairy Herd to Meet Present Day Conditions” will be the title of an afternoon speech by Dr. W. W. Yapp, of the University of llliuols. * -• J

Committees Named For Youth Center Decatur Foundation Committees Named J. Ward Calland, president of Decatur Memorial Foundation, has named seven committees and chairmen tor 10 other committees, for special work of completion and dedication of the tiew Decatur Youth and Community Center. The .10 special committee chairmen . have been authorized to name their . own assistants. Each special committee has been given a particular phase of the work toward completion of the new building. They include: Kitchen and snack bar,, Glenn Hill; dining room, Charles Ehinger youth recreation center, Mrs. Roy Kalver; Girl Scout room, Miss Frances Dugan; Boy Scout room, James Staley: of ice and foyer, Frederick Schafer; terrace, Robert S. Anderson: assembly hall, Ray Leitz; fill, drive and parking lot. , Mayor John Doan; landscaping, Mrs. Stewart McMillen. , These chairmen will select their ; own committees and each will have . complete authority in completing plans for their special assignment. ’ Seven general committees were ( named as follows: , Promotion and publicity, Dick Heller and Glenn HUI; special gifts Hill. Calland and Heller; solirita. llbih? ' Thebiore ’'GraUker, E. W, Lankenau and Calland: applicants , for manager, Ehinger, C. 1. Finlayson, Calland; visitation to other ’ similar buildings, Ehinger and his own selections; building, Finlayson and Lankenau; plaques, Lan- . kenau and Staley. The first named in each instance is chairman -of J that committee. President Calland will call a . board meeting early in January, he said, at which time chairmen . of all general and special committees will make reports. 1 . ................ Mrs. Bollenbacher i ._.,..... Dies This Morning Funeral Services Monday Afternoon Mrs. Amanda M. Bollenbacher, 65, of near Chattanooga, O„ died at 3:30 o’clock thia morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was attributed to complications following an Illness of eight weeks. She was born in Shelby county, 0., June 15, 1889, a daughter of Samuel and Clarabelle MercerBrush. Her husband, Abraham Bollenbacher, died Sept. 5, 1940. Mrs. Bollenbacher, who resided in Mercer county, 0., most of her life, was a member of the Bethel Brethren church, six miles east of Berne. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Isabelle) I-autzenheiser of Rockford. O.; two grandchildren, Duane D. and Glen Ellis Lautzenheiser; a brother, Ivan Brush of New Port Ritchey, Fla., and a sister, Mrs. Adam Kaylor of St. Mary's, O. One daughter and one brother are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Bethel Brethren church, the Rev. Ord Gyhman officiating. Burial will be in the Kessler cemetery near Chattanooga. The body will be removed from the Zwlck funeral home to the residence, one mile north and one mile east of Chattanooga, where friends may call after 10 a.m. Sunday. Grand Jury Called To Meet December 7 A call for the members of the November term grand Jury has been issued by county clerk Ed Jaberg on the order of Judge Myles Parrish. The Jury will go in session Dec. 7. The annual inspection of county buildings will be the main duty of the grand jury,. The Jury makes the Inspections nad suggests Improvements necessary.

Hiss Asserts Innocence Os Red Charges Former Official Os State Department Freed From Prison LEWISBURG, Pa. (INS) — Alger Hiss emerged from the Lewisburg federal penitentiary today reasserting innocence and . vowed he will fight to clear his name of Communist charges. ——--■— Hiss, 50-year-old former state department official, had served three years and eight months of a five-year sentence for perjury in denying he passed secret government documents to agents of the Soviet Union. He received time off for good behavior. Standing outside the prison gate, Hiss told newsmen: “I am glad of this first chance that I have had in nearly four years to reassert my itanocence of the charges brought against me by Whittaker Chambers. The charges were fantastic. "I have had to wait in silence for these many years while in my absence a myth has. been developed a, boot me. "I shall resume my efforts to dispel this myth which has been foisted on the American people. “I shall continue these efforts with renewed enthusiasm. “I shall also assist in allaying the fear and hysteria that exists these days.” Hiss was met at the prison this morning by his wife, Priscilla, his 13-year-old son, Anthony, and his two New York lawyers, Cheater Lane and Robert Benjamin. The one-time state department official, who in 1944 was a U.S. delegate to the Yalta conference and who has held other high government posts, looked pale and drawn as he confronted an array of 100 reporters and photographers at a prescribed area 50 yards outside the main gate of the prison. He wore a gray felt hat, and a gray coat over a gray suit. Around his neck was a muffler for it was bitterly cold and on his hands were mittens. He recognized the writer, who had covered his two trials, shook hands with him and called him by name. He seemed to be in a congenial mood. Asked if he had a Job In mind, he said be had no further statement to make. "Are you writing a book” he was asked. He paused, then said: “I intend to do some writing.” Hiss and his party planned to drive at once to his home at 22 East Bth street in New York's Greenwich Village. Mrs*. Hiss declined to make any remarks whatever. Neither of his lawyers would say a word. Hiss left the prison at exactly 9 a.m. EST. Fifteen minutes earlier a bright red convertible bearing the license number 1905-N.Y. drove into the big government reservation and drew up to an area alongside the press cars. In the car were Mrs. Hiss, sitting with attorney Lane In the front seat, and lawyer Benjamin and young Anthony in the back seat. Ao she stepped out of the car, Mrs. Hiss was asked what comment she had to make. She, smiled politely but would say nothing. All four occupants of t>o car then walked 200 yards and disappeared within the prison. Fifteen minutes later they came out accompanied by Hiss. He was now a free man, no longer prisoner No. 19137. Hioa gaily waved to a man seated high up in the white tower at the prison gate He also shook hands with a few guards who stood (Continued on Pars dlx) ~NOON EDITION

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