Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1954 — Page 8

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Arrest Ex-Convict In Pastor's Death » Murder Charged In Pastor's Slaying PHILADELPHIA (INS) —An ex(TJDvict has been charged by police With the murder of the Rev. Dr. Benjamin H. Bissell, assistant rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal church in Philadelphia. The suspect, listed by police as James Morrison, 36. alias Elmer James, admitted striking the 59-year-old clergyman several times ■ with his fist during an argument in the rector's apartment. Reverend Bissell's beaten body clad in a T-shirt was found in his bed early Tuesday by detectives making a routine check of an accident involving his car. Police said Morrison admitted hitting the minister and then fleeing with the vfrtim's car and watch. The automobile struck a

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retaining wall, injuring the suspect. Morrison, according to police, said he was drinking in a tavern Monday night when he struck up an acquaintance with Dr. Bissell, who was these 4ti noD-clerciul attire. The minister offered to drive him home, but en route said he had to get something in his apartment and invited Morrison there, the suspect said. An argument developedT~when the minister came out of a'n adjoining room in bis underclothes, Morrison said. Turnpike Slayer Appeals Verdict To File Appeal In State Supreme Court GREENSBURG, Pa. (INS) —An appeal to the state supreme court is being prepared today by attorneys f«r John Wesley Wai>le, the 25-year-old “Phantom Killer" ot the Pennsylvania turnpike, who has been sentenced to die in the electric chair. Date of the execution will not be set by Oct.-elect George 'M. Leader until the appeal for a ntw trial is disposed of by the state high court. Judge Edward G. Bauer in Greensburg followed the dictate of a jury Tuesday in pronouncing sentence on the Fayette county defendant who protested that he was convicted unjustly and was not guilty of the muider ot truck driver Harry F. Pitts in July of 1953. Last March the jury returned a verdict Os first degree murder and recqjirmended the death penalty. Sentencing was delayed wnti! a Westmoreland county cotirt enbanc ruled on an appeal for a new trial. Wable was tried lorfiy for the murder of Pitts, even though state police said they had plenty of evidence linking him to the turnpike murder of Lester Woodwartf and the wounding of John K. Shpeard in Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border. , All of the victims were shot in the head while napping in their trucks parked along the highway. Robbery, supposedly was the moth 7 * for. the shootings which caused an atmosphere of terror on the turnpike until the Ohiopyle. Pa., native was captured in the far west after police received a tip from a Cleveland woman friend of his. Chief defense counsel A. C. Scales says he will file his appeal sometime next wcfek. Billina Machines Pufctfased By City . “ Two new billing machines have been purchased by the city for the electric light and power and water departments. The machines will enable the city to switch to billing by post cards in January. Bills will be passed out for the atest time on the last day of December and after that will be sent to Decatur homes by mail. The new machines are constructed so that the sewage fee may be added later. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

4-H Junior Leaders Honored At Banquet Achievement Meet Held Last Evening Nearly 100 4-H junior leaders were presented with pins and awards last night at the annual achievement banquet sponsored by the five Lions clubs of Adams county with the Decatur club acting as hosts. f The junior leaders, presented with a series of pins and awards, turned the tables on county agent L. E. Archbold, and presented him with a gold tie clasp and cuff link set in honor of his 25 years of service as county agent. John Ripley, county president of the 4-H junior leaders, acted as toastmaster forth e program, which was held at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. The tirogram was arranged by the Jefferson township members, and the hall was decorated by Union township. ■ Wayne Rothgeh. farm director of radio and '[V stations WKJG and WKJG-TV, presented an interesting and humorous talk oh his bicycle trip through England, Norway. Denmark, France. Switzer l land and Italy. He also showed slides hitting the highlights of the 3Vfe month trip which cost only 1500. Dinner music was furnished by Alice Jean Sprunger. Group singing was led by Allen Lehman. Four special numbers were presented by the Blue Creek quartet, including. * Pass Over the Bridge". “Winter Wonderland". "Side by Side", and “Now is the Hour.” Ray Heller, chairman of the Decatur Lions club agricultural committee, welcomed the boys and girls dn behalf of the Lions clubs, and explained that Lions International is a service club of interested persons with community spirit that raise funds for such things as cancer research, aid to the blind through the leader dog program, and hundreds ot local charities. The Lions clubs were thanked on behalf of the junior leaders by president John Ripley. Awards for the girls werj made by Miss Gloria Koeneman, county 4-H leader, and special mention was made of the fact that 123 out of 159 had finished the project, and that of these, more than 90 percent had finished with perfect, or almost perfect record books. Boys awards were passed out by retiring county agent L. E. Archbold, who stated that he hoped that next year more boys would be active in winning awards. ' Mother Os Three Dies Os Infection - — . —V. _ . r*r*jr* Autopsy Discloses Reason For Death INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —An autopsy today disclosed that 29-year-old Mrs. June Malone died of a throat infection which caused a swelling in her throat that closed off her windpipe. The victim's three children, age nine to five, found their mother's body in the bathroom of their Indianapolis home early Tuesday News of her death hot given them until, the father returned Tuesday plight. Wallace E. Malone, 47, unemployed after working 27 years at the New York Central’s Beech Grove shops had been in Brown county to get a trailer for a busi ness venture. ' Dr. Paul B. Evans, who performed ,an autopsy, said Mrs. Malone suffocated as a result of •laryngal eddenja, a swelling,, of tlje larynx, or upper part of tile windpipe. The swelling was ciused by an infection similar to streptococcus and cut oft the victim s breathing. Mrs. Malone had worked as a waitress Monday and complained of a sore throat to. fellow -workers. She told her children she planned to go to a physician Tuesday for treatment of her throat. Drought Relief For 36 Kentucky Counties WASHINGTON (INS) — The agriculture department Is adding almost daily to the list of Counties which will be eligible for drought relief loasn throughout 1955. The latest such action continues the eligibility of 3G Kentucky counties through next year. The emergency designation for 84 other counties in the state expires Friday. If you hare 'omething to sell or moms tor rent. tT a Democrat Want Ad. ,c brings results. Use The Daily Democrat Want Ads

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Col. Stapp Tells Os Record-Breaking Test . ■ - .. ■’ ' X-. . . • . < , / 0 ' ” ’ n- ' ■ r .-rO ■ ' * ■ .■ ■ - - Rocket sled streaks 632 mph. Note T-33 jet plane overhead. It was passed by sled. Spray Is water, part of braking system. /’ ' —” ’ • fester .•*** wIMMI * .x—x x?. ||| LL CoL John P. Stapp made secure tn seat before record run. NEW WORLD LAND SPEED record of 632 mph Is on the books with the rocket-propelled sled-on-tracß run of USAF Lt Col. John P. Stapp at Hollomon Air Development Center; New Mexico. He bettered his old mark by more than 200 mph. Stapp; an aero medical scientist with M D. and Ph.D. degrees, blacked out and said he waa th extreme pain during the run, which simulated a bailout front hn open seat at 86.006 feet at 1,000 mph. The stop, from top speed to halt in 1.4 seconds, subjected the 44-year-old Stapp to 27 G’s, nine times gravity pressure, (International HonnapHotoa/

(Editor’s note: Lt. Col. John P. Stapp, air. force researcli scientist, recently traveled a record-breaking 632 miles-per--1 hour in a rocket-propelled test sled on rails at Holloman air development center. New Mexico. In the following article written exclusively for International News Service, he tells what it felt like to rocket along on land at near supersonic speed and of the strange, unnatural feeling of elation that followed the experience.) By Lt. Col. John P. Stapp, USAF (Written Expressly For 1.N.5.) LOS ANGELES (INS) — How does* it feel to be the fastest man on earth? I don’t know, really, because I'm a great deal more concerned about having sustained the greatest amount' of mechanical force for the longest duration that any pilot will undergo in attempting to escape from an aerial emergency. You see. the day I traveled 632 miles per just another work day that began at 5 am. and was over at noon.. ~ At 1230 hours (12:30 p.m.) bn Dec. 10, I boarded a rocket sled for a test that was determine the effects of windblast exceeding 600 miles” an hour and average deceleration exceeding 25 GS ' for one second on a volunteer human subject. The last one and a half minutes before the rockets were fired I was concentrating pjp looking exactly between the rails of the sled track: . .. I was thinking, "Pretty soon now the rockets will go off and I may dr I may not make it. If some thing happens and I don’t come out alive. I really-Jiave rfo regrets. It’s been a nice life an,d I’ve had a great deal more than I deserve.” As the count went down from 10 to' ff, I held my breath, and a great sound like the roar of a bursting boiler went off behind me. The ba’i*k of the seat slammed” against my back with enormous, force. I’ve never been shoved so hard in my life. The clear view' of the tracks ahead instantly turned into a blur, which darkened,' and in about three seconds my vision rapidly closed down to blackness. I was still conscious. - •’ At five seconds from the staft I the rockets abruptly burned out I and I was slammed forward against the harness straps. My face felt a fullness similar to that of doing a head-stand—gnly* It was worse. - • 1 n Then the visual blackness turn ed yellow and for a fleeting Instant I could see the water thrown up

as- the sled entered thp waterbrakes/ The pressure on iny body and face pose and became apecially painful around my eyes. My vision became a solid salmdn color, with shimmering lines and bright spots such as one would experience looking into the sun with his eyes closed and pressing the eyelids with his fingers. This continued until the sled stopped. I waited and waited for my vision to return and tried to blink my -eyes. The red shimmering wall continued on and on. I heard people rushing up to the sled and climbing around me. The strap around my chest was tight. I breathed with my diaphragm and said, “I can't see.” I felt a little surprised but too numb to worry more than vaguely al>out not being able to see. " I got my hands up to the helmet and helped push it off. I felt dull and confused, but I was able to realize that while breathing was difficult, my heart worked without missing a beat or becoming ir- ! rdjflilar for the entire time after the sled stopped. - By this time the straps were loose and I was table to stand up. I still couldn't see anything the red shimmering "wall before my eyes. Hands grabbed me and I was lifted to my feet and ibid down on, a litter. With my face up, I noticed little blue patches beginning to appear in the red wall, gradually coming together into a solid view of the sky. I thought, “A man can get by ; fairly well with just enough vision | so he can see where he's going." Then I could see.- but not recogpize, a number of faces looking down at me. A white cloth was thrown over my face and I was put into an ambulance. They took me to a hospital. By then I was beginning to feel a peculiar relief and elation, which 1 call survivaleuphoria (a state of unnatural feeling of happiness ) When the physical exam revealed nothing unusual except a great deal of swelling of the face and eyes and no impairment of vision, the feeling of triumphant wellbeing increased. I was hungry. 1 asked.for a full luftch of meat loaf, imtatoes, peas, ice cream and coffee and ate it all. Tests like this one have a very personal meaning for me because ' nearly all the Industrial, and air- j force test pilots who fly thf new-1 est airplanes and depend for their liveh on the knowledge we cam give them about escape and pro- i

tection devices are my personal frlendß It gives me a warm feeling to think I am doing something for them. I know every ride will be a painful experience, that there is a possibility of permanent injury and that a number of things could -go wrong with fatal results. But I ha've learned to rely pn the engineers and mechanics to take care of everything foresee" able and to accept the unforeseen and unknown as the payoff part of the experiment. / have never yet cancelled a magazine subscription, and my only superstition is to have a' social engagement arranged for the day after each run—a gesture to symbolise that life goes on and that the experiment is only in a Say’s work. NOTH'IE OF HEARING OF EXiEiTTUiR’R PETITION TO SEf.I, REAL ESTATE ESTATE NO. SMO IN THE ADAMS 01‘RCl IT COVRT STATE OF INDIANA ) BB: COrNTY OF ALLEN ) I’HAIU.K’i E. DiAiUE. EXECUTOR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OiF BERTHA LOSER, deceases vs Marv T,ee Freda Busch Julia Wagner Hukta Weimer and Walter Weimer <''he’.mers Ix*r an.l Totuasxlna Ix-e Norbert Ronnie :lam Dorothy IJalnes aud John Haines Martha Beekman* Margaret Kain, and Max Kajn Raymond Diehl and Wafa Diehl Harvey Diehl and Diane Diehl Charles Diehl Edward Diehl and Marv Diehl Herman lae ■ ■> Stella Ix>e All unknown creditors. Claimants, de-vlsees. heirs and Incompetents You and each <wf you, are hereby notified that a hearing on the pe-tition-of Charles E.Dare. IFxecutor Os the Last Will itfwfTestament of •Bertha Ixt.ssr, .peceastsl. asking for Viuthoritv tu xnjl the following described real propertv, to-wit: Inlot No. Rix (61 In Jacob Ere- - Ung's Subdivision of Out Nos. 3'l. 34 and 35,,in the southern addition to Hie town, of. Herat ur (now city) as the same Js described on the recorded plat of weld town (now city) For the payment of claims allowed against Hie estate; For the payment of any legacy given by the will of the deceased: For the payment of expenses of administration of the estate: For tire payment of ,Inheritance nr transfer taxes assessed upon the transfer of the estate or due from the or Iter -estate: For making dimtrHmtion of the es-‘ tale or any part thereof: For any other purpose In the I' “st interest of the estate; will be heard before the Judge of the AdCircuit Court at the Court House in the *lty of Decatur, .Ind • lans, on the 25 dhv elf February. 11*55. at 9:30 a. m. C. S. T. " * CHARLES E. IXAiRE Executor Charles E Dare, Executor of of the estate am! Ijtst Wil! and Testament of Bertha looser, deceased Witness the Clerk of said Co'iirt and th» seal ’hereof, this 28 day of December 1954. ■ EDWARD F. JABERG Clerk 'harles E. Dare,. Attorney for Estate “ \ Dee. 29, Jan. 2-9. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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Change Regulations' For Savings Bonds T. F. Graliker, chairman of the Adams county U. S. savings bonds committee, o has beeh notified pf changes in the regulations ifciverning series "E” and *‘H" United States savings bands to permit their purchase by “personal trust estates." The change is effective January 1. Formerly, sales of series. "E” and “fl" savings bonds have been limited to individuals either as

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Six Cylinder “150” Series 2-Dr. Sedansl74s.oo 4-Dr. Sedan 1790.00 Utility Sedan 1555.00 2-Dr. Wagon ...*.... 2090.03 Six Cylinder “210” Series 2-Dr. Seitan.... $1835.00 4-Dr. Sedan ;.. 1880.00 Club Coupe 1895.00 2-Dr. Wagon u. 2140.00 4-Dr. Wagon ..•. 2190.03 Six Cylinder Belair Series 2-Dr. Sedan $1950.00 4-Dr. Sedan ... 1995.00 , 4-Dr. Wagon 2325.00 Sport Coupe 2130.00

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owners. co-oWr.ers or beneficiaries. "Personal trust entitles” are generafty tniyts created by Individuals for the benefit of or other individuals, and the amended regulations extend to such trusts the awe privilege of purchasing Series T “E” and “H” Bondji, as was given -previously only to individual savers. The annual purchase limit of $20,W0 (maturity value) of each series which applies to individual owners will also apply to a single trust estate, regardless of the number of beneficiaries.

Eight Cyl. “150” Series 2-Dr. Sedan $1845.00 4-Dr. Sedan 1890.00 Utility Sedan 1755.00 2-Dr. Wagon . T .. —. 2190.00 Eight Cyl. “210” Series 2-Dr. Sedan ...$1935.00 4-Dr. Sedan 1980.00 Club Coupe ... 1995.00 2-Dr. Wagon 2240.00 4-Dr. Wagon 2290.00 Eight Cyt?Belair Series 2-Dr. Sedans2oso.oo 4-Dr. Sedan 2095.00 4-Dr. Wagon ........ 2425.00 ; Convertible ~i< 2370.00 Sport Coupe 2230.00