Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1955 — Page 1

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Rev. William F. Rae Ronald Walton The Rev. William F. Rae, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, former missionary of the China Inland Mission and internationally known speaker, will be’the guest minister in Decatur for Spiritual Emphasis week starting Sunday evening, Oct. 30, and extending through Sunday evening, Nov. 6. The week of religious activity is sponsored by the Associated Churches of Decatur, with the Decatur Ministerial association cooperating. All meetings, with the exception of the closing Sunday night service, will be held at Zion Evangelical and Reformed church on North Third street. The closing session is scheduled for the Youth and Community center. Ronald Walton, music instructor at Berne-French school, will be the song leader for the week. Walton is a native, of Elkhart and a graduate of Manchester college. He is presently director of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church choir at Berne and he has been connected with the Berne-French school for three years.

Treasury Head And Ike Confer Over Finances Humphrey Flies To Denver For Parley With 111 President DENVER (INS) —. President Eisenhower marks the three-week milestone on his road to recovery tcday with a bedside conference on such weighty matters as taxes and the federal budget. The Chief Executive, who celebrated his 85th birthday Friday, was scheduled to confer in his room at Fitzsimons army hospital with treasury secretary George M. Humphrey. The meeting will be Mr. Eisenhower's first working session on domestic problems since his heart attack 21 days ago. He discussed foreign affairs with secretary of state John Foster Dulles last Tuesday and is to confer on military tnattres Monday with defense secretary Charles E. Wilson and Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Gifts and nappy birthday greetings were still pouring into the President’s hospital room by the thousands today from friends and well-wishers all over the world. The wards of the hospital were filled with the hundreds of birthday bouquets which overflowed from his eighth-floor suite, where the place of honor went to a base of roses from his late mother’s garden in Abilene, Kans. The President's gifts included a specially-made plastic easel from the first lady for use in his hobby of painting. He will begin using it in a few days when the doctors permit him to start working on small canvases in bed. From his granddaughters. Barbara Anne, 6, and Susdan. 3, there were crossword puzzles and a book on “150 Ways To Play Solitaire.’’ Their seven • year -old brother, David, sent a comical phonograph record —a monologue by Deacon Andy Griffith titled “What It Was. Was Football.” The White House staff, the cabinet and Republican state organizations all presented gifts of trees or shrubbery for the President’s Gettysburg farm, where he plans to spend his convalescence. The gifts and accompanying messages seemed to imply a feeling among Mr. Eisenhower’s official family that he will retire to the farm at the end of his present term. Presidential aide S h e r pi a n Adams, who spoke for the White House, wished Mr. * Eisenhower “many, many more anniversaries in the serene years that lie ahead.” Observers took note of the fact that “serene” would hardly be used to describe a future in the White House —and that Adama- is probably more familiar with the President’s plans for the future than anyone else. Among Mr. gisenhower’s other •r-nntiniiM nn Have Six'* NOON EDITION

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Two Slightly Hurt In Four-Car Crash Four Autos Collide Early This Morning Two persons sustained minor injuries in a four-car accident at 12:15 a.m. today three and a half miles north of Decatur on U. S. highway 27. The two were Stewart Schnepf, 17, of Decatur route two, driver of one Os the cars, who sustained a cut nose and bruised knee, and Kay Bultemeier, 14, of Decatur route two, a passenger in the Schnepf car. w’ho received a,cut lower lip. and a bruised right ankle and lost three front teeth. The other cars involved were driven by James Fleming, 20, of route three: Joseph Booth. 29. of Bluffton, and Hugh Landis, Jr., 22, of Decatur route two. All of the vehicles were traveling in the same direction. Fleming slowed to make a left turn. Landis, behind him, also slowed and Booth started to pass the two vehicles, sideswiping both of them. Schnepf was following Booth and when he saw what vwas happening he swerved to the right. The Landis'; vehicle was kriocked into his path, resulting in another collision. The Landis car was a totabloss. Other damage was estimated at $250 to the Fleming car, S3OO to the Booth vehicle and S2OO to Schnepf’s car. Sheriff Merle Affolder, state troopers Bernard Maag and Al Coppess investigated with the assistance of city police. (Continued on Page Six) Library To Observe 50th Anniversary Offer Art Exhibit To Public Nov. 13 The Decatur public library, in observance of its sOth birthday, will offer an art exhibit to the public Sunday, November 13, which date also is the opening of the anual book week, it was announced today by members of the libraryboard and Miss Bertha Heller, librarian. Louis Bonsib, prominent Indiana artist and advertising agency executive, will bring several of his prize-winning efforts* .to Decatur for the birthday celebration. The day will mark 50 years of service by the library to the'general public. Artist Bonsib, who resides ini Fort Wayne, is well known in national art Circles. Several of his oil paintings are in‘the permanent collection at Indiana University and Hanover college. Others are in the buildings of Indianapolis and Whiting public schools. A complete program for the birthday celebratiou and also for national book week will be announced later, Miss Heller stated. INDIANA WEATHER Considerable cloudiness and cool with scattered showers tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and continued cool. Low tonight 41-44. High Sunday's 4-59.

U.S. Seeks To Line Up Voles For Philippines Pushing Drive For Philippine Votes For Council Seat UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (INS) —The U. S. launched a high-level drive in foreign capitals today to boost the Philippines to victory in its battle with the Soviet bloc for a seat on the UN security council. The U. S. was seeking to line up enough votes between now and the next assembly session Tuesday to ensure the Philippine Republic’s election to the council over Yugoslavia or any other candidate sponsored by the Communist nations. It was understood the U. 3. is pressing the issue as a matter of vital concern to the free world in having the Pacific nation, a staunch pro-western ally, sit on the council in place of any state the Soviets may back. American ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge is conferring with chief Philippine delegate Carlos P. Romulo and with other diplomats in an intense personal drive on behalf of the Manila government’s candidacy. Romulo declared after Friday’s inconclusive voting that “we will continue to fight.” Yugoslav officials, meanwhile, were described as worried over finding themselves used as a political battering ram by the Soviets to beat down a western victory on the council issue. Despite the recent reapproachement between Moscow and Belgrade, Marshal Tito’s regime was described as unwilling to be classified among Russia’s followers. The tough battle against the powerful coalition of Soviet, ArabAsian and some European nations opposing the Philippines was. pointed up by British support of Yugoslavia for the two-year council post beginning in 1956. A British spokesman expressed admiration for the Philippine’s "commendable” battle In getting to one vote short of the required twothirds majority for election. At the same time, he clearly implied that the 'British Commonwealth has thrown its weight behind Yugoslavia in keeping with the principle of “geographical distribution” of security council posts. Under that principle, eastern Europe would be entitled to a place on the 11-nation body. Yugoslavia’s reluctance to be rated a Soviet puppet led some diplomats to express belief that the Belgrade delegation may pull out out the race when the assemßly meets next Tuesday to resume secret voting on the issue. Burma has been cited as a possible “dark horse” entry in place of Yugoslavia. Communist Poland became an “also ran” in the council race when it dropped from 20 votes to one on the fifth ballot in which Yugoslavia made its entry with 25 votes.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 15, 1955.

Six Persons Killed As Bus Smashes Into Rear Os Semi-Trailer Truck

Storm Threat is Eased On Eastern Coast Threat Os Ne* - Gale Vanishes For Atlantic Coast NEW YORK (INS) — The Atlantic seaboard from the Carolinas to Maine dried out and picked up today from a rain • laden gusty nor’easter. Four persons wei;e killed in New York and two in Connecticut Friday in traffic and other accidents related to the storm. The threat of a new gale moving off the Atlantic today vanished in the early morning hours, disproving the old New England adage that a nor’easter lasts three days. The forecast for most of the Tiortheastern area of the country today was rain diminishing into drizzle and fog this afternoon. The wind, which hit as high as 70 miles an hour in gusts, was falling off to below gale force. The storm, technically dubbed a extra-tropical cyclone, was one o« the worst other than hurricanes to strike the thousand miles coastline from Cape Hatteras north. The tides, five to seven feet, above normal, caused Hooding in low-lying areas along the shore. Twenty-foot waves pounded the beaches. Some families were evacuated from shorefront cottages in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Thousands of homes were left without power when lines were knocked out by the high winds and falling trees. Rainfall topped five inches in some of the dozen states hit by the storm.

The nor’easter, which was spawned quickly early Friday by a clash of cold western air and warm moist southern air, followed a course similar to that of August’s disastrous Hurricane Diane. Memories of that death-dealing tropical storm set off a near panic around Stroudsburg, Pa. The Broadhead creek in that area, which claimed scores of lives when it flash-flooded during Diane, rose again menacingly. Two or three small bridges were knocked out and hundreds of families started to pack up. But the danger passed late Friday and (Continued on Five)

Card Os Events At Community Center Busy Schedule Os Events Next Week A busy schedule of events is on tap for next week at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, with, meetings slated every night of the week, according to O. M. McGeath, director of the center. The schedule follows: Monday — Decatur Woman's club banquet. Mrs. Mays’ Girl Scout troop. ———— Tuesday— Decatur Garden club. Tri Kappa sorority. Wednesday — Psi lota Xi sorority. Thursday —- Rotary and Lions joint meeting. Mrs. Strickler’s Girl Scout troop. Friday — Mrs. Maddox’ Girl Scout troop. After game dance sponsored by sophomore class. Adams county chorus meeting. Saturday — Girl Scout round-up. Square dance, Hoosier Eagles’ orchestra. Plans are underway for a junior high School dancing class which will start Friday afternoon, Nov. 4. This class will be open to the first 15 boys and girls applying for places. The course will consist of 10 class sessions of instrnction and several assembly dances. Sixth graders will be accepted in this class. Further information may be obtained by calling the Center, 3-2520.

$12,000 In Damages Awarded Plaintiff Jury Deliberates Over Four Hours After deliberating four hours and 34 minutes, a jury in Adams circuit court awarded $12,000 to Mrs. Ollie J. Henderson in her damage suit against the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co. The jury reached an agreement at 9:04 o’clock Friday night after having retired at 4:30 o’clock Friday’ afternoon for deliberation. The suit, venued here from Allen county, was the result of an automobile-train collision in Allen county November 10, 1953, in which the plaintiff alleges she was permanently injured. Judge Myles F. Parrish, Adafffs circuit court, presided at the trial, which started last Monday with selection of a jury. Evidence was introduced during the week and both sides rested the case Friday. Judge Parrish then gave is instructions to the jury and that body retired. It was the first jury trial held in Adams circuit court for several years and attracted wide interest. Attorneys in the case included Neiter and Smith. Fort Wayne, and Severin Schurger, Decatur, for the plaintiff, and Batton, Harker and Rauch, Marion, and De Voss, Smith and Macklin, Decatur, for the defendant. UE Officers Stale - Contract Position Reject Demands Os General Electric National officers of the UE report that all locals in the GE chain have acted to reject the demands of the General Electric company. This local action was taken despite the unprecedented action of the company in their attempts to influence the local unions, a spokesman said. The national officers charged that the company is using foremen and supervisors to influence union meetings, to circulate petitions and propaganda. Paid adds and weekly letters to the employes are used in their attempt to distort the real meaning of the company proposal, U.E. officials said. The union charged that instead of benefiting the workers, the socalled “GE 5-year plan for better living” is, in fact, a 5-year stranglehold on collective bargaining and is of*benefit to the company rather than the union. UE officers also report that the Westinghouse company is making the same demands on the union but that in this case the IUE-CIO has also refused the company proposal. National negotiating committees in both the GE and Westinghouse chains will meet in an effort to coordinate the work of UE locals in negotiations, a spokesman said. US News & World Report, a business publication, has reported that the wage increases offered by the electrical industry are among the lowest in the country, amounting to an average of Ge per hour while other industries are granting wage increases ranging between 12 and 15c per hour" it was declared. . Union spokesmen pointed out that these wage increases by other companies are "straight” offers and do not have strings attached. The union explained that this means that the “offer” of the GE company of a 3% wage increase apd other benefits is made on condition that the union accept a 5year contract that has been changed by the company. “As an exam: pie; the company demands a free hand in setting piecework, prices; they want women workers to work an additional 5-year before they are eligible for pension; they want the right to timestudy day workers and force people to work overtime. While most companies pay the greater part of the insurance cost GE wants its employes to pay 2.9% of their earnings for protec(OonUnued on Page Six)

Princess And Lover Meet In Forest House Princess Margaret, Peter Townsend In Tryst For Weekend BINFIELD, England (INS) — Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend, enjoying the weekend together in Windsor Forest where their romance blossomed four years ago, hung out the “do not disturb” Sign today. * The couple’s tryst at the Allanbay home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wills, .was shielded from the eyes of the prying world by police equipped with walkie-talkies, motorcycles and alert dogs. The reunion of the 25-year-old princess and the 41-year-old divorced airman took place near the Windsor Forest glade where their romance began when Peter taught Margaret to ride tour years ago. Townsend reportedly has arranged to borrow two hdrses so that he and his princess might go riding over the weekend, as they did so frequently before he was forced into "exile" two years ago as an air attache in Brussels. The belief that the bridle path was only a short step from the bridal veil was strengthened among the British public and press by the release of a two-sentence statement on the romance. The statement, authorized by Queen Elizabeth, said: "In view of varied reports which have been published, the press secretary of the Queen has been authorized to say that no announcement concerning Princess Margaret’s personal future is at present contemplated. “The Princess Margaret has asked the press secretary to express the hope that the press and public will extend to Her Royal Highness their customary courtesy.and cooperation in respecting her privacy.” The statement, which broke a two-year royal silence about Margaret and Peter, was interpreted widely as putting off, not killing off, a future announcement on the possible marriage of the two. It was believed prime minister Sir Anthony Eden would visit the Queen at Buckingham Palace Tuesday to discuss Margaret’s future. Parliament will not reconvene until Oct. 25 and it may be Eden’stask to inform the world through Parliament what the princess has decided. (Continued on t-ure Five) Democratic Women Will Meet Thursday Reception, Meeting For Mirriam Hall AU women of Decatur are invited to a social gathering at Democratic headquarters next Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs. Mirriam Hall, Democratic candidate for clerk-treasurer, and the only woman candidate in the November 8 municipal election, will speak briefly. The reception and meeting is being held for Mrs. Hall by the women’s division of the Democratic city committee and Mrs. Everett Hutker, vice-chairman, will preside. All Democratic candidates have been invited to attend the affair and each candidate will be introduced. After the speaking, refjesbjnents will be served and a social hour will be enjoyed, Mrs. Hutker said. The affair will be open to the jjhb11c, but is scheduled especially for women, the vice-chairman said. Mrs. Hall has started her campaign for election to the city post, with a house to . house canvass pt .voters. The Thursday meeting will give all women of the city opportunity to meet not only the clerktreasurer candidate but all other Democratic candidates.

Search For Missing Boy In Fifth Day No Trace Found Os Three-Year-Old Boy CRANE, Ind. (INS) —The multipronged search tor three-year-old Ronnie Weitkamp ground into its fifth day today without any trace of the tow-haired, brown-eyed child being found. Commander Richard C. Turner, head of the Crane naval ammunition depot, where Ronnie’s father works, said determinedly: “We’re hoping somebody will come up with something. None of our leads are worth much, but we’re checking everything out.” Those leads included additional reports of persons seeing a child resembling the missing boy. One come from Robinson, 111., some 60 miles west of Crane. A Robinson power plant worker, Kenneth Simpson, called to say he had seen such a child. He said the boy was with a man, wearing a hearing aid, and “acting strangely” along a Robinson street Tuesday about 12:30 p. m. Ronnie bad disappeared sometime between 11 a. m, and noon that same day while playing w|th companions near a wood adjoining Crane Village. The housing development was built primarily for workers at the huge Crane naval ammunition depot because the Installation is located in an isolated area whpre other housing was not available. Four parties of marines searched the 460 houses In. Crane Village Friday even opening trunks and boxes 1n attics, and looking into any spot deemed possible for a child to be. Investigators were told that tracks of a large animal, such as a wildcat might make, had been seen in the woods nearby recently. However, authorities were inclined to dismiss this possibility, since bloodhounds have criss-crossed the woods without turning up any suspicious trail. Catastrophe Health Insurance Program Effective Nov. 1 To G.E. Employes The most extensive “Catastrophe” health insurance program in American manufacturing industry takes effect Nov. 1, for some 200,000 General Electric company employes here and throughout the nation, it was announced today by John F. Welch, local G. E. plant manager. He added, however, that “this unfortunately was not true for UE represented hourly employes at Decatur, unless of course, the five-year “Better-Liv-ing” offer is eccepted sometime this month. “The insurance is designed to take the risk of personal econimc disaster out of serious sickness, or injury,” Welch said. The protection is offered under either of two plans. Under the so-called “comprehensive” plan and at small cost to himself, a G. E. employe can protect himself and his dependents against the bulk of hospital and medical bills with benefits ranging up to $7,500 a year for each person covered. For a G. E. family of four, the yearly benefit ceiling would be $30,000, and the lifetime limit could be $60,000 or even higher. Although the new health program is called “catastrophe” insurance, it also helps pay the bills for illness, that is by no means catastrophilc. Once an insured employe or a covered dependent has run up bills of $25 to SSO in a year, the plan takes care of 75% or more of all additional covered expenses up to the limit. This health insurance Is only one part of a much larger package of protection for G. E. employes and their families. Also included for the employe are life insurance equal to double his yearly pay, (Continued on Page BUx)

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Bus Crashes Info Rear Os Parked Truck 26 Injured Early Today In Accident Near Michigan Line MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. (INS) — Six persons were killed and 26 injured early today when a doubledeck Greyhound bus smashed into the rear ot a semi-trailer truck six miles east of Michigan City.' The truck was parked on the shoulder of U. S. highway 20 where it had stopped for minor repairs. Authorities listed the victims as Sylvia Money, 30, Washington, Pa.; Sol Sender, 44, Chicago, Mjra. Charles E. Roth, 50, Lefayette hill, Pa.; Anthony William Bruno, Wilmington, -Calif.; Friedl Groaoffer, Jackson Heights, N. Y., and Helen Rusnak, Chicago. State police at Chesterton reported that the death toll was expected to reach at least, seven. Among the most seriously injured was the bus driver, Tom Locke, 39, of Chicago, an 18-year Greyhound veteran. Most of the injured were taken to Doctors hospital and St. Anthony hospital in Michigan City. The rest were taken to LaPorte, Ind. The Chicago to New York bus rammed into the truck with such impact that the front end of the vehicle was shoved back some 12 feet. The accident occurred just as truck driver, Harry Williams, 43, of Oak Lawn, 111., was preparing to get underway after completing repairs. He had gone to pick up the red flare placed behind the truck when the Greyhound approached from the west. Williams reportedly waved the flare at fife Sus, but it continued on |ts path and hit the truck. Williams suffered back injuries when he was struck by flying parts from the crash. He was taken to Doctors hospital. Also taken to Doctors hospital were: Richard Powell, 26, Media’, Pa. His wife, Patricia, 24. Their daughter, Stacy Ann, 8 months. Roy Smith, 22, Chicago. His wife, Ruth, 26. John Mulland, an air force man from Manhattan Beach AFB, Brooklyn, N. Y. Felix Dide, 39, Gary, Ind. Abe Benson, 32, Woodside, N. Y. Katherine Becker, 54, Armonk, N. Y. Albert Becker, Armonk, N. Y. Peter Civitello, 31, West Haven, Conn. Sino Nyman, 6(1, Finland. Hans Hfentoels, 24, Winnipeg, Canada. Clara Wallweber, 21, Columbia Station, Ohio. George Frederick, 21, Hubbard, Ohio. Taken to St. Anthony’s Hospital were: Lawrence Beery, 26, Chicago. Mrs. Lida Scoyers, 60, Chicago. Mrs. Rose Fulco, 65, Bronx, N. Y. The Michigan City crash occurred one day after another Grey(Continued on rage Six) Seasonal Lay-off At G.E. Plant Nov. 1 A seasonal lay-off of about 80 workers at the Decatur General Electric plant, effective November 1, was announced Friday. Notices were given the various department heads, it was learned. The cut-back of personnel still leaves the local plant with more employes than a year ago. Thera, always is a cutting back in the number of workers this time of year, it was pointed out. Employes to be layed off will receive a two-weeks notice, plant executives announced. No hint was given as to how long the lay-off would last, but in other years, it has been brief.