Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1955 — Page 1

Vol. till. No. 181

AGED VISITOR “PATS” SENATOR ||^s»S|MßHHKk <^®BHg|bsi^fflr w A* f B ■- •I® .->■■’ A 90-YEAR-OLO Waukesha, Win., woman, Mrs. Ulricka Laatsch, gives Senator Alexander Wiley, (R), Wis., a friendly pat on the cheek during her visit to the nation’s capitol. Senator Wiley, questioning Mrs. Laatsch on her long life, was told, “I worked hard all my life.” The elderly lady also plans on visiting President and Mrs. Eisenhower during her trip to Washington, D. C.

Grand Champs Named Tuesday At 4-H Fair Big Crowd Attends * Opening Tuesday Os County 4-H Fair Several grand champions were of the annual 4-H fair at the Monnamed Tuesday with the opening roe fair grounds. A huge crowd of people attended the opening day activities including the 4-H parade and the first half of the amateur talent entertainment festival. They also visited the many exhibits and displays of the various 4-H projects. Judging Which began Tuesday and is being completed today featured awarding of ribbons and the naming of the grand champions. These chamffbhs include Edwina Booth of Root township, poultry: Rene Brown, lamb, and Jim Singleton, reserve champion in the iamb project: Patty Hurst Monmouth, hadicraft; Larry Habegger, Monroe, pheasant, and Alan Isch, French, quail. -The Hartford township 4-H memin the 4-H parade. Other prizes bers entered the first place float in the float parade were French Peppy Peppers, second; Wabash Workers, third; Union Tais and Workers, fourth, and Blue Creek Up and At It, fifth place. Judges for the parade wtre Mrs. Frank’ Monroe of Wells county, Homer Shipper of Allen county I and Wayne Haffner of Jay county. Poultry Awards Other winners in the poultry project include hybrid division one class A—Nancy Bailey, St. Mary's first; John Inniger, Monroe, second, and Norma Bailey, St. Mary's third. White Rocks division one, class A — Marie Lehman, Monroe, first; Margaret Boerger, Root, second; Joyce Busick, Root, third roy Boerger, Root, fifth. Leo Busick Root, fourth and LeNew Hampshire Reds division one, class B-Kay Singleton, Washington. first. White Rocks division 1, class B —Jeanett Fuelling, Root, first; Richard Hockemeyer, Root second: Alice Hockemeyer, Root, .third; Larry King, St. Mary’s fourth, and Carolyn King, St. Mary’s, fifth. White Leghorns, division one, class B —Phyllis Meyer, Hartford, first; Delbert McCune, Hartford, second; Roy Fuelling, Root, third Dean Schieferstein, Root, fourth and Phil Schieferstein, Root fifth. In the broiler project where frozen birds were on exhibit, winners were Phil Moser. French, first; Gary Beaty, .French, second; Judson Sprunger, Monroe, third. James Boerger, Root, fourth and Allan Habegger, Monroe, fifth Lamb Project Junior lamb project winners were Jim Singleton, Root, first Richgrd Sprunger, St. Mary’s second; Kenny Peck, Root, third; Thomas Ripley, Blue Creek, fourth and Dennis Arnold, Kirkland, fifth. Winners in the senior lamb division were Bene Brown, Kirkland, first; Gynet Schnepp, Washington. second; Margaret Burger Root, third; Kenneth Von Gunten, Wabash, fourth,'and Beverly Ehrsam, St. Mary's fifth. Placing high in the three fat lambs class were entries by Rene Brown, Kirkland, first; Bill Rumple, Jefferson, second; Dallas Neuensbhwander, French, third, and John Rumple, Jefferson, fourth. Ribbons in the ewes classification went to Kenneth Von Gunten. Wabash, first} Gladys Busick, (Continued on Page Three)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Court House Budget Increase Is Sought $25,000 Sought To Install Elevator The county commissioners in Tuesday's meeting approved a budget estimate of $34,825 for the county court house to be submitted to the county council. The estimate Includes $25,000 requested for the installation of an elevator in the court house. This is the cause of the sharp increase over last year’s budget request and appropriation of $10,785. Other items in the commissioners’ court budget are $2,700, custodian; $1,200, matron; S2OO, additional help; $1,450, operating expenses; $3,000, repairs; $775, supplies; S4OO, repair parts, and SIOO, furniture and fixtures. - Also filed with the county auditor Tuesday was Judge Myles Parrish’s budget for the circuit court expenses. The request in this budget la for $15,140. Last ytear $15.300 was requested and $15,400 was appropriated in regular and emergency sessions. The decrease In the total is possible in spite of a requested raise in the salaries of the court reporter and baliff. The requests by items are $3,900, court reporter; $3,600, bailiff; $240, operating expenses; SSO, repairs; S3OO, juvenile court; S2OO, return of fugitives; S2OO, meals for jurors; sl,000, law books, and S2OO, other equipment. Approve Raise To Highway Workers Other Budgets Are Reviewed By Board A five cent per hour raise for truck drivers, diesel operators and tractor maintainers in the county highway department, was approved by the county commissioners during Tuesday’s session at the county court house. Other budgets were reviewed during the meeting and the estimate for the county court house was completed and filed. The commissioners will meet again next Monday andtTuesday to finish up budgets on other county property. John DeVoss and Homer Winteregg appeared before the commissioners Tuesday to request that a date be set for the viewers’ final report on a drain in the town of Monroe and Washington township. The petition on the drain was filed Aug. 14, 1952. A request for improvement on the Piqua road in St. Mary’s township was made yesterday by a delegation including Mrs. Groce Tope, Mrs. Florence Spangler, Mrs. Mabel Colter, Mrs. Hazel Brunner, Mrs. Georgia Spangler and Mrs. Fern Frey. s. Board Os Education Picnic On Saturday The annual picnic meeting of the county board of education will take place Saturday beginning at 11 a. m. at Lehman park in Berne. All former trustees and superintendents are- invited to attend. Many Bills Await Eisenhower Action WASHINGTON (INS) — The White House said there were 304 congressional bills on President Eisenhower’s desk awaiting his signature this morning. And that doesn’t include the batch -which congress passed Tuesday before adjourning.

84th Congress Ends Session Early Today Legislators Leave For Home, Retreats And Foreign Lands WASHINGTON (INS) — The 84th Congress wound up its 1955 seston early today. The Senate quit at 12:05 a. m. (EDT), 28 minutes after the House adjourned at 11:37 Tuesday night. Work weary legislators, winding up the histpric session, scattered for home, vacation retreats and session early today. They took with them good wishes from President Eisenhower. The Chief Executive failed to get all he requested from T* the Democratic - controlled congress but he received virtually all he wanted on foreign policy issues. Acting senate majority leader Earle C. Clements (D-Ky.) talked with the President shortly before final adjournment and reported: “I am of the opinion he thought congress did a very creditable job.”. _____ Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson, in a statement issued from Bethesda naval hospital where he is recovering from a heart attack, ' said the session enabled the,U. S. to ‘‘speak at the very summit of world leadership with a strong and unified voice.” Johnson declared congress did this by casting aside “mean and narrow partisonshlp.” Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland of California, who also was in touch with Mr. Eisenhower, said the President wished all members a “very pleasant respite between now and the new session of congress.” This was generally interpreted as meaning there will be no special session later this year—bar- ' ring an unforeseen emergency. The seven-month session of congress was marked by develop- • ments abroad easing cold war tea- ■ slons and by frequent politically r charged debate as a forerunner of the 1956 election campaign. However, except on a relatively . few issues, bickering between leaders of the two parties was at the minimum. Democratic leaders, recalling Mr. Eisenhower’s 1954 campaign statement that their control of legislative machinery would mean “a cold war of partisan politics,” claimed they had restored “national unity” behind the Chief Executive. Congress passed over for consideration next year such controversial and vote catching issues as highway, school construction, social security, farm price supports (Continued on Page Three) File Petitions For Rural Light Lines Two Petitions For Extensions Filed Two petitions for rural line extensions were filed with the city council during the regular session Tuesday night. The petitions, filed by Cooney E. Houser of Root township and Glen E. Clark of Root township, were referred to the electric light and power committee. A petition for a sewer line along Marshall street to hook into the 10th street Porter sewer was filed by William Strahm. This was referred to the street and sewer committee. A resolution was passed approving a bond in the sum of $3,000 filed by Calvin Yost, owner of the new Parkview addition, to assure the completion of the street in the addition by July 1, 1956. The street has been delayed to allow it to settle. The resolution was necessary in order for home owners on the street to secure E.H.A. loans. The council also approved and made matters of record three contracts for rural line extensions. They are agreements between the city of Decatur and Martin Bulmahn of Union township, Earl L. Mounsey of Union township and Robert L. Rider of Union township. Council members were told that a demonstration of a street cleaner would be made in Decatur Thursday, Aug. 11. The council some time ago began to consider tpe advisability of purchasing a street cleaner. A long discussion of the problem of how the city will take care of the growing demand for electrical power preceded adjournment of the regular session. The discussion was informal and nothing was decided. \ r

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Decatur, Indidna, Wednesday, August 3, 1955

Propose 14-Cent Slash In Decatur Civil City Tax Levy For 1956 _ J

Bulgars Admit Shooting Down I Big Airliner Admit Two Fighter I Planes Shot Down Liner, 58 Killed LONDON (INS) —The Bulgarian Communist government admitted ’ today that two of its fighter planes] 1 shot down an Israeli air liner last ! week with a loss of 58 lives. Antij ’ aircraft guns at first Were beiievea , responsible. Ah official communique broadcast by Sofia radio promised to punish the persons responsible for the “dieaster”. It again expressed regret about shooting down the El Al Airlines Constellation. The announcement repeated the charge that the plane violated Bulgarian territory before the ‘ shooting last Wednesday. Despite the alleged air violation, the Communist government said [ it would punish those responsible . for the tragedy, pay compen- . sation to the families of the victims and take measures to prevent - recurrence of” such an incident. ~ The news agency report indi- * cated that the Israeli airliner. r which carried 12 Americans (<ji r thelf Watfiat, fif*d oh Bf Both fighters and anti-aircraft guns. r It said the Bulgarian commission which investigated the crash 5 found that anti-aircraft units “had shown hastiness and had not taken ■ the indispensable steps to compel ! the airplane to land.” First reports from Bulgaria said J the plane was brought down by anti-aircraft fire but an Israeli ’ commission which investigated the scene of the July 27 crash said numerous machine — gun bullet ’ holes were found in the wreckage ( indicating an air attack. The communique said the air- ( liner had flown 130 miles over Bulgarian territory “even though It was equipped with the most up to date instruments and could not fail to have realized it had vice lated Bulgarian airspace.” The announcement added that the Constellation failed to acknowledge orders to land and that two fighters “seeing it continue its southerly flight-and trying to es-cape-attacked it with fire as a result of which it caught fire ajjd 'crashed." ' (Continued on Page Six)

Rocket Expert Views Future World In Space

(Editor’s note: Drug stores in the sky . . . Shopping centers in space ... an automatic laundry floating somewhere between the stars. Fantastic? Not at all, says one of the world’s leading experts on man made satellites and rockets, whose theories led to the dreaded “V” bombs and rockets of World War 11. Dr. Herman Oberth, former German scientist now working with equally famed rocket specialist Werner von Braun at the U.S. guided missile development division at Huntsville, Ala., envisioned back In 1923 the conquest of the upper atmosphere by the rockets of today. This led to the history making World War II missiles which shot up 60 miles and then sped across the English Channel at a speed of 3,000 miles an hour. Now, Dr. Oberth in the following article looks ahead again — and tells how he thinks the world of the future may 100k —more quickly than you think —as a result of the earth satellite program announced a few days ago in Washington by President Eisenhower.) By DR. HERMANN OBERTH World Famous Rocket Expert (Copyright 1955 by 1.N.8.) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (INS)—Man probably will be on an artificial moon —a satellite —in not less than five years and not more than 20

Lawyer Slain, Judge Shot In Court Room Pennsylvania Man Wounds Two Others CARLISLE, Pa. (INS) A 60-year old Cumberland county farmer today faces a murder charge for unleashing a fusillade of bullets that killed one attorney and wounded his wife, another lawyer and the presiding judge in the court house at Carlisle. Percy Haines, of Newville R. D. 2, pred the shots after Judge Mark ruled that he should pay his estranged 60-year-old wife, Lalu, SSO amonth for support. Mrs. Haines attorney, John p. Faller, Jr., 41, died in Carlisle hospital from a chest wound. Haines’ wife was reported in “very serious condition” with a* bullet in her abdomen. Garber and Mrs. Haines, cocounsel, George Black, of Chambersburg, were reported out of danger. Garber was shot in the left arm and Black in the shoulder. Court stenographer George Geiger wrested the gun from the irate husband seconds after the shots startled the small audience in the almost deserted courtroom. He was asisted by Haines’ adult daughter, Mrs. Gladys Cramer, of Waynesboro, and an undentified spectator. “He’s my father, but 1 hit him 4 With a chair." the- almtiet hysterical 'S’oman told Rtfth A. Greider. another stenographer, who had rushed Into the court room when she heard the shots. Geiger turned the gun on Haines and said: ‘‘lf there are any more bullets left in this revolver you had better not make a move.” Haines’ lawyer, J. Boyd Landis, of Carlisle, called state police. The suspect signed a statement after a few hours of questioning admitting the shooting, according to sheriff Clyde Smith. Haines was quoted as saying he was tired of some of the “dirty tricks" that (Continued on Pace Five) Blue Creek Township Tax Rate Is Reduced Frank Myers, Blue Creek township trustee, reported some good news today for taxpayers of that township. The proposed Blue Creek rate is $1.68 compared with $1.96 a year ago. The newly proposed rate, which is a 28-cent reduction, will be published in legal form in the Daily Democrat in a few days.

years. But it will be at least three centuries before zooming about in space is commonplace for the average man in the street. If the United States were to concentrate its full resources, an American could be roaming about the moon in ten years—but making an all out effort to reach the moon now is impractical since a satellite could give us all the celestial information we need for space travel. One day, we can expect to see' a number of satellites floating in outer space. These would be equipped with laboratories, food centers, and all the various things man needs not only for survival, but to study space and the other planets. It also is probable that one day —but far in the future, probably three centuries —people will live “between worlds.” That is, actually living in satellites that would be complete with shopping centers, with drug stores, laundries, etc., all the necessities that man is accustomed to. I hope by the time these satellites will be common in space, the differences in nationalities and powers will have disappeared. Also, I hope wars won’t be made as they are today. A "Love Thy Neighbor” atmosphere should pre(Continued on Page Three) ■ J

Ike Indicates Age Factor In Election Plans Age Is Factor In Any Decision To Seek Second Term WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower Indicated for the first time today that his age will be a factor in his decision on whether to seek a second term. Mr. Eisenhower noted in accepting another resolution calling on him to run for reelection' that no President has ever reached his 70th year in the White House. The 64-year-old Chief Executive would be 70 by the end of another four years in office. Mr. Eisenhower again indicated, however, that the world situation a year from now will be the determining factor in his second term decision. The President’s remarks were made to a delegation of Ohio Republicans who presented the resolution passed by the state GOP committee. He said that if it were possible to look ahead and see what the "situation” would be at this time next year, he might be ■ able to give his answer right now. Mr. Elsenhower said tn Ms most candid discussion to date of what 1 is in his mind as he considers a 1 second term that an "erosion” occurs in any man who holds the ’ presidency. 1 He said he likes to see younger men brought forward and given the opportunity to serve in the na- . tion’s top jobs so that their vitality and ideas can be employed in solv- . ing the country’s problems. Mr. Eisenhower named no names : in speaking of “younger men,” but he is always high in his praise of youthful vice president Richard M. Nixon. The President also pointed out, however, that he has spent all of his life in an organization in which the word "duty’' was an extremely important-erne. He has said before that he alone can decide whether it will be bis duty to run for a second term, in the light of conditions next spring when his decision presumably will be made. The Ohio delegation was headed by that state's Republican chairman and national committeeman (Continued on Page Two) Jacob Hess Dies At Home Here Tuesday Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Jacob Hess, 84, a native of Switzerland, died at 4:20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at his home, 621 Schirmeyer street. He had been in failing health of complications for five years and seriously ill three weeks. He was born in Canton Bern, Switzerland, July 16, 1871, but had lived in this community most of his life. He was married to Amanda Shroll Aug. 19, 1902. Mr. Hess was a veteran of the Spanish-American war and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Surviving in addition to his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Irene Lyons and Mrs. Helen Sudduth, both of Decatur, and Mrs. Marie Brokman of Fort Wayne; three sons. Harold, Clifford and Robert Hess, all of Decatur; 30 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchil-dren. . < Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Black funeral hojne, the Rev. Paul Parker officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening and after 4 p.m. Thursday. Limberlost Post 6236, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will conduct military rites at the graveside.

Final Rises Friday For Marion McKean Electrocuted At 4-H Fair Grounds Funeral services will be conducted Friday for Marion MaKean, 42-year-old farmer and electrician of west of Monroe, who was accidentally electricuted Tuesday afternoon while working at the Adams county 4-H club fair grounds at Monroe. i Services will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the Zwick funi eral home and at 10:30 a. m. at the Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren, the Rev. John Mishler officiating. Burial wHI be in the church certietery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. The Moose lodge will bold memorial services at the funeral home at 8 o’clock tonight. The electrocution victim, a lifelong resident of Adams county, was born in Washington township June 11, 1913, a son of Charles and Lydia Bailey-McKean, and was married to Anna Baumgartner Oct. 24, i 1931. He was formerly employed at • the Schafer Co. in this city, and ' in addition to farming, was also i engaged in plumbing and electrical ! work. t Mr. McKean was a member of s the Moose lodge in this city. iSurviving in addition to his t wife are five daughters. Mrs. Gene t L. Myers of Chandler, Artz., where i her husband is stationed with the ■ army; Mrs. William Bailey of Defl catur, and Linda, Carol and Kathy McKean; all at home; three grandr children; three brothers, Chester i B. McKean of Union City, la., and - Ross and Calvin McKean of De f catur, and three sisters, Mrs. Ar- - thur Schroeder of Fort Wayne. Mrs. John Germain of Jacksonville, b Fla., and Mrs. Melvin Smitley of t Corunna, Mich. One daughter, one f brother and four sisters preceded . him in death. ; Bluffton Young Man l Killed In Accident t Former Decatur Man, Wife Slightly Hurt Robert Teeple, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Teeple of Decatur, and his wife, Joyce, 19, escaped serious injury in an auto-truck crash near Fort Wayne shortly after midnight this morning in which Edwin Lewis Zirkle, 21, of Bluffton, was killed. Mr. and Mrs. Teeple, who reside at 1918 Delwood Drive, Fort Wayne, are patients at the Parkview memorial hospital in that city, where their injuries are reported as not serious. Zirkle, who was accompanied by the Teeples, suffered a broken neck and was pronounced dead on arrival at Parkview. - The accident occurred when Zirkle’s car crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer truck at the intersection of U. S. highways 30 and 24, four and one-half miles east of Fort Wayne. Daniel B. Jackson, 35, of Chicago, driver of the truck, had stopped for the intersection. Police said 95 feet of skid marks showed at the crash scene, indicating Zirkle failed to see the truck in time to avoid the accident, Jackson was uninjured. Zirkle, a Korean war veteran, arrived home only last April from overseas. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Zirkle of Bluffton; two brothers, William Zirkle, with the army in Germany, and Keith Zirkle, at home, and a sister, Mrs. David Nall,of Linn Grove. The body was removed to the Thoma funeral home at Bluffton. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and humid tonight and Thursday, scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers south portion, continued hot Thursday. Low tonight 72-76. High Thursday 94-98.

Price Five Cents

Estimates Are Made Tuesday By Councilmen Cut Rate, General Fund Expenditure To Be Increased Budget estimates for 1956 which, if approved, will cut Decatur’s civil city tax rate 14 cents, were made by the city council in a special budget session following the regular session Tuesday night. Main cause of the reduction is the estimated increase in miscellaneous revenue including bank, excise and gasoline tax distributions which cut the amount to be raised by tax levy for the general fund. Estimated general fund expenditures for 1956 total >197,457.36. This is approximately >2,000 more than last year’s budget for the same fund of >195,467.36. This year’s total includes a >ls per month salary raise for all department heads with the exception of elective officials and the city attorney. The park fund is the only other fund to show an increase over last year’s “budget. This year’s total is >9.852 and last year’s estimate was >9.732. The recreation fund was reduced to >31,808 from >45,100. The police pension fund estimate is >8,160.74, a decrease from >5,402 last year, and the firemen pension fund also decreased from >2,430 last year to >2,100.89. Estimated miscellaneous revenue from Aug. 1, 1955, to Dec. 31, 1956, is >75,393.32 in bank, excise and gasoline tax distribution and >lB,022 in other revenue. A sharp increase is noted in the special taxes which last year was >55,384.21. This revenue reduced the amount in the gmieral fund to be raised by tax levy' to >129,356.13. The amount raised last year by taxation was >141.169.08. A raise in the evaluation of property from >10,216,210 last year to >10,502,470 this year also contributed to the reduction in the tax levy which, if approved, will be >1.40 for the combined funds this year as compared to >1.54 for the civil city last year. A budget estimate of >10,407.50 for the mayor’s department is included in the general fund. This figure includes >2,855 for mayor’s salary and expenditures, >845 for city judge, >5,215 for clerk-treasur-er salary and expenditures and >l,* 492.50 for law expenditures. The >45,215 police department budget features an increase in the police chief’s salary and in clothing allowance. In this budget are >4,080, police chief salary; >33,000, total salaries of regular police; >l,400, salary of temporary police; >1,365 for contributed services, and >3,515, supplies including the clothing allowance. Items in the fire department’s budget which totals >28,840 are _ >7BO, additional salary for the fire chief; >19.800, total of salaries for firemen; >I,BOO, total for-volunteer firemen; >720, for temporary help, >1,555 for contributed services; >2,460, current charges, and >1,200, properties. The total is about >2,000 higher than last year. A budget estimate of >71,045 was made for the street and sewer department. The raise from last year’s >70,560 is caused by the higher salary for the department superintendent. In this budget are >3,780, salary of the superintendent; >27,000, total salaries of the regular labor; >2,500, spectal labor; 1 >6.480, contributed services; >4,« 280, supplies, and >25,000, materials. The city engineering department budget was set at >8,248, only a slight increase over last year’s >B.155. The total includes >2,580, salary of city engineer; >3,780, building inspector; >240, plumbing and electrical inspector; >SOO, temporary labor; >SOO, other compensation; >293, contributed services; >250, supplies, and >IOO, properties. (Continued on Page Three)