Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1955 — Page 1

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RETURNS FROM “SUMMIT’ Mflk «r * ■ v/W J \ ’ygSf »■-' ‘jL *?L • ' i MWSSPjF "▼ WBL.«s•* ■/jßi. flr < ■ IwBHHHHb ; CONGRESSIONAL delegation welcomes President Eisenhower and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower at Washington National Airport on their arrival from the Big Four conference at Geneva. The Congressmen (I. to r.) Senator Eugene Milliken. (R) Colo., Senator William Knowland (R) Cal., Minority leader of the Senate, Rowland Hughes, Budget Director, were told the meeting was a “success.”

No Relaxing Os Security Moves - Ike Pres. Eisenhower To Present Radio, TV Report Tonight WASHINGTON (INS) — Presi- • dent Elsenhower said today the new friendliness shown by the Soviets at Geneva does not warrant any relaxation in free world security measures. The President also gave his pledge to congressional leaders of both parties that no secret agreements were made with the Russian leaders of America's allies at the Big Four conference ' ... Mr. EisenhoWEFa briefing, A preview of his radio-television report to the nation at 10:30 p.m. (EDT) tonight, was received enthusiastically by both Republicans and Democrats. The White House said in a statement : — "The President expressed his belief that the outstanding feature during the meeting" was the apparent sincere desijft expressed by the Soviet delegation to discuss world problems in the future in an atmosphere of, friendliness and a willingness to sit down together to work out differences. "The President added that this of course was a hopeful development but quite naturally does not of itself warrant any relaxation of the mutual security measures we and our- allies of the free world are now pursuing." Secretary of state John Foster Dulles gave the legislative leaders a detailed report on the day to day discussions and an analysis of the final directive after Mr. Eisenhower’s remarks. The White House also said: "The President assured the leaders that no secret agreement had been made nor had any private _ papers been initialed during the conference." Thus. Mr. Eisenhower took pains to assure members of both parties that the U. S. took no action at Geneva in the secrecy w’hich shrouded some of the negotiations with the Soviet Union at Potsdam, Yalta and Tehran. White House news secretary James C. Hagerty said the subject of Communist China was discussed only in the light of today’s announcement that U. & and Red Chinese ambassadors will meet at Geneva Aug. 1 to discuss specific issues, such as the Americans held prisoner by the Reds. He said there was no discussion (Continued on Pago five) - —

Roger Duane Ripley Dies This Morning Roger Duane Ripley, infant son of Roger and Betty Roe-Ripley of Blue Creek, township, died at 6:30 im. today at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he was born at 10 p.m. "Saturday. Surviving in addition to the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Roe of Monmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Ripley, of near Mercer; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Carl William of Monmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roe of Monmouth, and the paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Laura Davis of Pleasant Mills. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. C. E. Lykins officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening.

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Only Four Budgets Submitted To Date None Filed To Date For Major Offices Only four budget requests to be submitted to the county council have been filed to date with county auditor Frank Kitson. These include the requests of the county health officer, the Washington township assessor, the county coroner and the county agent. None of the major office holders have filed their budgets for the coming year. The deadline for filing them is Wednesday, Aug. 3, according to Kitson. County health officer Dr. Harold Zwick is submitting a request for $1,274, the identical amount which he asked for and received last year. This amount includes $924 for services personal. SIOO for the assistant. S2OO fbfr operating expenses and SSO for stationery and printing. Largest request submitted so far is the slO,llO budget submitted by county agent Leo Seltenright. This is an increase over the $8,760 requested last year. In 1954 the council approved an appropriation of $8,360 and later added an emergency appropriation of $450 for a total of SB,BIO for the past year. The requested increase is for salaries of the extension agent and home agent and for operating expenses and mileage. The salary requests this year are SI,BOO for the county agent and $1,500 for the home agent. Both were $1,200 last year. Other amounts requested by this office are $2,400 for each of the two assistants. $1,050 for operating expenses, $75 for office repairs, S2OO for office supplies. $75 for additional office supplies and S7OO for mileage. Will Winnes. Washington assessor, has submitted a request for $4,010, the amount which he received last year in regular and emergency appropriations. It is SIOO less, however, than the amount which he requested in 1954. His budget—includes—sL®oo—ferservices personal. $2,600 for deputies and $2lO for operating expenses. The other budget already submitted is the request by county coroner Harmon Gillig for $1,445, an increase of $445 over regular (Continued on Fare Eight)

Osterman Winner Os Safe Driving Award Former Resident Os City First Winner Robert L. Osterman, former resident of Decatur, who now lives in Fort Wayne, was the recipient of the first Chicago Motor club five dollar check for safe driving. It was given Saturday by chief of police James Borders. Osterman was followed for about 16 blocks and he exercised caution all the way. He obeyed all speed limits, used signals for every turn and gave a bicyclist plenty of room: He was picked up at the corner of Nuttman,and 13th and followed to Monroe street where he turned left. He proceeded down Monroe street to Fifth and again turned left. At Fifth and Nuttman, the safety award driver turned right and again at Nuttman and Fourth he turned right. , , Chief Borders made the award to the surprised driver near the Intersection of Fourth and Monroe streets. Osterman is a motor mechanic in Fort Wayne and has been driving for 20 years.

Polio Vaccine To Entire State By Late Today Eli Lilly Company To Deliver Shots By This Afternoon INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Twen-ty-one Indiana counties were off to a head start on resumption of their long stalled Salk vaccination program today, but sufficient vaccine for the entire state will be on hand by late afternoon. Dr. Wendell Anderson, director of the chronic disease division of the Indiana state board of health, said that Eli Lilly and Company, of Indianapolis, is to deliver 120,-

OMmmmmmmm«mmm Ma m>mm >M■ Delay Here Dr. Harold Zwick, county health officer and chairman of the polio vaccine project in Adams county, said today that the second round of polio shots to local youngsters would probably not be given until September even though the vaccine is released today as announced. He stated that it w'ould be difficult to reach all of the eligible children during the vacation months and that the postponement of the shots for another month seems advisable.

006 cubic centimeters of the vaccine to the health department at 3:30 p.m. today. '• This was the amount estimated as needed to complete the second round of the anti-polio vaccine, to all those eligible to receive free shots from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. This includes children who were in the first and second grades at the time the first shots were given last April, and those in eight counties who helped with the 1954 field trials of Salk vaccine. county health officials planned to complete their immunization of first and second .graders today. Twenty other counties also have been allotted sufficient vaccine from a 16.000 shot overage offered to smaller counties last week, are planning to complete the NFIP program this week. These 21 counties were among 34 offered the extra vaccine on the basis of their ability to complete the program. Twelve decided to delay, and one—Decatur —had not yet decided upon date for completion of its program. Dr. Anderson said telephone calls or special delivery letters will go out today to all the counties not included in the 16,00(1 vaccine offer, and also to the counties who had deferred completion of the program. Dr. Anderson explained that the reason for again contacting those who had deferred last week was because some of them wished to, tithe their programs with adjoining largey counties. Now tpat all counties are to get the vaccine. Sbme of these wait-a-while counties may want to change their minds, he added. " However, some counties said they would not be able to complete the second shots until school resumes in September because of the difficulty of organizing an Immunization during vacation time.

INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight and Tues* day, warmer north and central. Low tonight'67-73, high Tueedey #O-95.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, July 25, 1955.

United States And Red China Agree To Talks On Fate Os Prisoners

Hubbard Steiner Drowns In Lake Erie Saturday ■ * - ’ Local Man Drowns As Dinghy Upsets Saturday Evening Hubbard Steiner, 63, of 133 Harvester Lane, well known Decatur 1 man and executive with the U. S. Rubber company in Fort Wayne, was drowned about 8 o'clock (EDT) Saturday’night at Mentor, 6., in Lake Erie. Mr. Steiner drowned when a small dinghy in which he was riding was upset accidentally. A nephew’s daughter, Michaele Steiner, 12, who was with him. clung to the overturned craft until help reached her. The two were taking a short ride in the dinghy when the small motor stalled. When Mr. Steiner attempted to start the motor, he lost his balance and the boat overturned. His body was recovered within 20 minutes and was taken to a hospital at Painesville, O„ but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, although a physician at the scene When the body was, found started, artificial respiration immediately. A coroner’s vertflef of accidental drowning has been indicated. Mr. Steiner had been associated with U. S. Rubber for 30 years in Detroit, and since 1948 had headed the new products department of the mechanical goods division of the Fort Wayne plant. He.bad made his home in Decatuy'’since 1948. ' Mr. and Mrs. Steiner left Friday to visit his brother in Loraine. 0., and went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Steiner at Mentor Saturday. He was born in Cleveland. 0., June 18, 1892. a son of William Henry and Cornelia Simmons Hor-sley-Steiner, and was married to Helen Seibert July 16, 1944. Mr. Steiner was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Holy Name society, Knights of Columbus, B. P. O. Elks, Chamber of Commerce, the Society of Automotive Engineers, and was also a member of the church choir. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Jack Steiner of Lincoln Park, Mich.; three grandchildren; a brother, Warren Stainer of Loraine, 0., and a sister, Mrs. J. D. Smith of Detroit, Mich. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be at Stratford, On(Continued on Page Five) Heart Attack Fatal <7. * 1... ~ ' I, To Veteran Teacher Ezra Snyder Dies In Yard At Berne Ezra W. Snyder, 61, of 756 West Main street, Berne, a teacher in the Adams Central school, died suddenly at 8:45 o’clock this morning of a heart attack in the yard of the Ora Townsend home in Berne, where he was picking apples. Mr. Snyder, instructor in mathematics in the Adams Central junior high school, had taught in schools of Adams county for the past 40 years. He was born in Hartford township May 21, 1894, a son of John and Catherine Fliginger-Snyder, and was married to Shiloh Michaud. Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Jeanne Huser of Fort Wayne; one grandchild; and two brothers, Jess Snyder of Muncie and Henry Snyder of Dayton, O. Two brothers and four sisters are deceased. The body was removed to the Yager funeral home in Berne, where friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. -----

Adenauer Praises Eisenhower Plan 'Air Watch Dog' Proposal Lauded MUERREN, Switzerland (INS) ' —Chancellor Konrad Adenauer In dicated today he would go to Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders prior to the Big Four foreign ministers’ October session in Geneva. The West German leader in his . first news conference since the 1 Big Four meeting which ended Saturday, praised the Geneva results. Asked if he would go to Mos--eow. where he was invited last June, before or after the foreign ministers’ parley, he said, "it would be impolite to wait that long." Adenauer is expected to go to Moscow in September to discuss at Soviet request the Idea of re- , snming diplomatic relations. His attention was called to So- . viet premier Marshal Nikolai Bulganin’s Saturday statement indi- . eating Russia would not consent to a reunited Germany inside the , North Atlantic treaty organization. He was asked if there was . any point in a Moscow trip be- . cause of that statement— —_ “If one does not like the hors j d'oeuvres.” he said, “one neverb theless waits to see what the roast [ U like.’? >' 1 I Adenauer said President Eisenhower's “open skies" proposal was I “perhaps the most significant sin- , gle result of the entire conference which the Soviets cannot dodge.” t Os the President’s plan for So- , viet-American exchange of blue j prints on military installations and , aefiAl surveys he told a news conference: t r “Perhaps this is a solution for the hitherto unsolved problem of I how to control disarmament. If , the Soviet government is sincere in its wish for effective ebntfol it cannot overlook this idea.” ! The Big Four did not solve the . German unification question but > Adenauer, who is vacationing at Muerren, Switzerland, struck an f optimistic note. “The question of German reunii fication remains on the Big Four agenda,” he said. “They (the Big t Four leaders) acknowledge that a ; solution of this problem remains the cornerstone of European sei curity.” Over 950 4-H'ers To Exhibit At Fair — — County 4-H Fair Opens Aug. 2 The more than 950 4-H members in 3d Adams county clubs'are busy completing plans for their exhibits which will be featured at the annual 4-H fair Aug. 2, 3 and 4 at the Monroe 4-H grounds. The 30 clubs include the Berne Jolly Workers, the Blue Creek Up and At It, the Blue Creek Sodbusters, the Decatur Peppy Gals, the Decatur Boys, The French Peppy Peppers, the French township Happy Hoosiers, Hartford Happy-Go-Lucky, Hartford Hoosier Workers. Jefferson Work and Win, Jefferson Go-Getters, Kirkland KutUps, Kirkland Future Farmers, Monroe Hardy Workers, Monroe Boosters, Preble Jolly Juniors. Preble Peppy* Pals. Preble Green-leaf; Monm ou t h Merry Maids,Root Roving Rangers, St. Mary’s Kekiongas, St. Mary’s Sodbusters, Union Pals, Union Workers. Wabash Cloverleaf, Wabash Cloverblossom, Wabash Limberlost Hustlers, Wabash Workers, Washington Happy Hustlers and the Washington Variety Fanners. Working with the members of these clubs throughout the year and assisting them with their fair exhibits are about . 80 adult club leaders. Projects which will be exhibited at the fair Include home improvement, food preparation, food preservation, baking, clothing, dress review, dairy dub. demonstrations, (Conowure on rage Five)

Geneva Parley Seen As Slep Toward Peace Foreign Ministers Meet In October On Three Top Problems (By International News Service) The Geneva conference was valued around the world today as . a major step toward peaceful international relations. But world leaders, commenting on the just completed historic conference, noted that projected negotiations will determine the true, final worth of the “summit” talks. The chiefs of the governments of the U.S., Russia, Great Britain and France had met in at atmosphere of almost unprecedented social good will. They instructed their foreign ministers to meet in Geneva in October on three vital European problems: German unity, European security and East-West contacts. — ‘' They referred a fourth major problem, disarmament, to the United Nations disarmament subcommittee which will meet late nextmAnth. >, Underlying the conference was the fact that none of the Big Four, and especially the Russians, agreed to any major changes in policy or concessions. Overshadowing the talks was President Eisenhower’s dramatic proposal that Russia and the U. S. exchange military blueprints and permission for wide open aerial reconnaissance of each other’s country. This is what world leaders said of the conference. President Eisenhower: “New contacts have been established and there is a new spirit of friendliness in the world.” At the moment, no one can say what the results of the conference will be. But there may be developments in the coming months. U. S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles: “The conference was a good conference. We went there with limited objective. I think we achieved all of them and perhaps a little more. Only history will know if this was a great or momentous conference.” U. S. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Walter F. George: “What was accomplished was the development of a spirit of friendliness or tolerance of views that is more pronounced than in any conference since World War II.” Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin: “The Geneva conference “doubtlessly will have favorable effects on the international situation. The decisions taken at the (Continued on Page Five) “ “ Mrs. Clara Lehrman Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Tuesday Morning Mrs. Clara Lehrman, of 222 North First street, died at 12:50 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient 15 days. She .was born in Union township Sept, 2,-1889, a daughter of William and ‘Caroline Schamerloh-Weilsind, and was married to Albert Lehrinan Dec. 28, 1918. Mrs. Lehrman was a member of the Zion Lutheran church. Surviving in addition to the husband are a son, Roy Lehrman of Decatur; two grandchildren, and one brother, Martin Weiland of Decatur. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home and at 10 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran church, the Rev. Walter D. Bauer officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

State Convention Os Legion Closes Today Commander Contest Holds Top Interest INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The old and the new battled at the final session of the American Legion’s 37th annual state convention in Indianapolis today. The key contest was for commander and the candidates were Emory Boyd, of Angola, superin- ■ tenflent of Pokagon state park, a . veteran of World War I, and Alton W. Cochran, Crown Point school teacher, who served in World War , 11. There were two competitors for the post of national executive committeeman — Lawrence H. Hinds. Indianapolis attorney, and Dr. Fred ( M. Daugherty, of Crawfordsville. The only other competition will . be a best two out of three vote among George Coyle, of Tell City; Orin Nowlin, of Mitchell, and Lowell Spencer, of Morristown, for two southern vice commander posts. The Legion shattered precedent . by indorsing J. Addington Wagner. . of Battle Creek, Mich., as a candidate for national commander at the Miami convention in October. i South Bend Poet 50 received a . SSOO prize when its band won over i Richmond musicians, but the Richmond veteran# staged a comeback j by capturing a $l5O prize for their , color guard. , Broad Ripple Poet, Indianapolis, 1 captured the 1955 four-chaplain award for participation in the s Legion’s “Back to God” program c and George Gilgass. of Anderson, I. received the individual award. 1 Jack Warnocke, of Westville, obtained the Ernie Denari publicity s award. LaPorte Legionnaires were honored for sponsoring the state 1 oratorical contest winner and the Crown Point Rotary club was cited 1 for sponsoring the outstanding citl--1 zen at Boys’ State. Other award winners wefe Cen- ■ terville Post 28, post membership ’ award; Northeastern Indiana dis- • trict, 4, district membership award: 1 Advance Post 201, post membership award; Northwestern Indiana 1 district 2, district commander a- ’ ward; Angola Post 31, American- - ism award, and Northwestern Indi- [ ana district 2, district membership 1 chairman award. Much opposition developed to the proposal of Governor George N. Craig that the Legion provide 10,1 000 veterans to man the state’s new (Conunuea on rage Five) 6. E. Executives Visit In Decatur Executives Visit Two Open Houses Lisle Hodell, general manager of all General Electric small motors plants, and Charles Slater, head of the public relations and personnel division of the Fort Wayne General Electric Co. plants, were Decatur visitors Saturday evening. Following a dinner at the General Electric plant attended by several Decatur men, the group visited the two open houses at Stratton Place. Both houses are featuring General Electric kitchens. Those attending the dinner in addition to the two Fort Wayne executives were: . John Welch, manager of the Decatur G. E. plants. George Laurent. head of the personnel division, J. Clark Mayclin, General Electric employe and owner of the G. E. model home, just completed here and open to the public over the week-end; M. J. Pryor, president of the Chamber of Commerce, T. F. Graliker, president of the First State Bank, Robert Heller, Cal Yost, Dick Heller, Mayor John Doan and John Worthman, architect and developer of Stratton Place in Decatur. Large crowds attended the double open house over the week-end and much interest was displayed in the homes, especially the newly developed electric kitchens.

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Begin Direct Talks Aug. 1 On Prisoners Will Discuss Fate Os 51 Imprisoned Americans Aug. 1 WASHINGTON (INS)— The V. i S. and Red China agreed today to i begin direct talks st Geneva Aug. [ 1 on the fate of 51 imprisoned Americans and “certain other” issues. Intervention by India and Burma brought about the new Geneva , parley, which will be held at the ambassadorial level in the wake of the Big Four meeting at which , President Eisenhower ruled out i discussion of Asian problems. The state department emphasized that the August discussions will deal primarily with the U. S. ajrmen and civilians held by the Chinese Communists but said it was “obvious” that the talks would be considerably broader than previous negotiations. The U.S. made it clear that there , has been no change in its policy " of refusing to participate in any . discussion of the future of Fort mosa except in the presence of r the Chinese Nationalists. The cofnlhg ihgfttliig at Geneva means a new phase in the long j battle to liberate the imprisoned Americans. U.S. consular representatives at Geneva have had 15 meetings with Red China’s consul '’ there in the past year on that issue. But the Aug. 1 meeting will v mark the first direct talks at the e ambassadorial level although the 8 matter was discussed as a side is--8 sut at the Geneva conference on 1 Indo-China last year between major powers. The state department said “some progress has been made in 1 securing the return of U.S. citi- ‘ sens” but that the results so far have been “inadequate.” The decision to hold the discus--1 sions at the ambassadorial level ' was made after India and Burma ' suggested the desirability of such talks. 1 Today’s announcement said the state department might “aid in 1 settling the matter of repatriation of civilians who desire to return ' to their respective countries and to facilitate further discussions and settlement of certain other practical matters now at issue between both sides.” State department spokesman Henry Suydam declined to say whether this statement meant the Red Chinese and U. S. ambassadors might get around to a discussion of a cease fire in the Far East. He said: “I think it would not be desirable to speculate on that point.” But Suydam added that it Is "obvious” that the discussions be-tween-the ambassadors will be considerably broader than previous talks between the consuls who were restricted to the subject of the prisoners. Suydam emphasized that the main purpose of the August 1 conversations will be to “secure the release of the Americans held by Communist China.” He noted that their detention by the Reds is “one of the main causes of tensions in the Far East” and said their release and the subsequent reduction of ten- , sion woiild’ be "k major accomplishment.” The U. S. will be represented at the Geneva talks by V. Alexia Johnson, ambassador to Czechoslovakia. Johnson was a member of the U. S. delegation to the Geneva conference of 1954 on In-do-China. At that time, Johnson talked with the Chinese Red representatives in an eSort to win the release of U. S. citizens Imprisoned in China. Since the conference last year, 20 U. 9. civilians as well as four American fliers held by. the Reds have been released. (uonunuee oe nge flix)