Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1955 — Page 1

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ARGENTINA’S new president, Pedro Engenio Aramburu (center) holds his first news conference in Buenos Aires since taking the reins of office. Aramburu told the newsmen of the reforms his government intends, the first of which is to restore the newspaper “La Prensa" to its rightful owners.

Merged labor Unions Hold First Parley Eisenhower Sends To First Conclave NEW YORK (INS) — President Eisenhower told the new AFL-CIO today that it has a “great opportunity" to shine as the “world’s most effective exhibit of Democratic processes." In a message telephoned to the first convention of the newlymerged unions from his office at the temporary White House in Gettysburg, the Chief Executive said: “In the world struggle, some of the finest weapons for all Americans are these simple tenets of free labor." These tenets he listed as: 1. A desire by workers for “recognition as human beings and as individuals — before everything else” and based on jobs giving them satisfaction, self-expression, good wages, respectable working conditions, reasonable hours, protection of status and security. 2. A belief that “the economic interest of employer and employee is a mutual prosperity” and that because “their economic future is inseparable” they "must advance in mutual respect, in mutual understanding.” 3. A further belief that “labor relations will be managed best when worked out in honest negotiation between employers and unions. without government’s unwarranted interference." He said that while they all “have a common goal” of “a stronger and better their "views as to the best means of reaching that goal vary widely — just as they do in any other group of American citizens.” The President added: “So in your new national organization, as well as in your many constituent organizations, you have a great opportunity of making your meetings the World’s most effective exhibit of Democratic processes.” The President asserted: “Os course, there will be contest over the sharing of the benefits of production: and so we have the right to strike and to argue all, night, when necessary, in collective bargaining sessions. “But in a deeper sense, this surface struggle is subordinate to the overwhelming common interest in greater production and a better Hfe for all to share.” The merger of the two big labor organizations formally became effective when Walter Reuther, head of the CIO section, banged a huge gavel and declared the convention open for business. The historic session, which finds most of American labor unified for the first time in 20 years, will continue through Friday. The convention will draft policies to guide the new federation during the first two '—years of its existence. At the opening of the convention, the 1,400 delegates sang the national anthems of the United States and Canada. Francis Cardinal Spellman delivered the invocation. New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner, in a welcoming address de(Continued on Page Two) Good Fellows Club Delta Theta Tau Sorority . 1100.00 Delta Theta Tau Alumnae - 5.00 Central Soya Foundation Tr. U/A - — 50.00 Total — 5155.00

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Glenn Hill Heads Music Association Officers Selected At Meeting Sunday Glenn Hill was named president of the newly fojmed Adams county civic musis association at a meettering Sunday afternoon at the Center. Other officers elected Sunday were Ronald Walton of Berne, executive vice-president; Mrs. Idabelle Alton, secretary, and Miss Fan Hammell, treasurer. Assisting these officers in guiding the association will be a large group of board members. The association will have charge of the annual membership campaign and the series which will feature three or four concerts a year. Admission to the concerts will be by membership only. The concerts are arranged by the Civic Concert Service, Inc., a national organization. The association here is similar to other music associa-, tions in 800 communities throughout the country. Board members will include Lee Neuen, Freeman Burkhalter, Mrs. Martin Neuenschwander, Menno Lehman. Mrs. Sherman Stuckey, Ronald Walton. Ed Liechty and the Rev. Olin Krehbiel, all of Berne. Also serving will be the Rev. Edgar Schmidt, Mrs. Roy Kalver. Mrs. Alston. Miss Marlene Laurent. Don Gehrig, Peter Figerty, W. Guy Brown, Miss Helen Haubold, Miss Fan Hammell, Mr. and Mrs. David Embler. O. M. McGeath, Hill, Ernie Atkinson, Clint Reed, M. J. Pryor, Gaynelle Lankenau, Mrs. Dan Tyndall. .Miss Helen Ehrsam, Mrs. Clyde Butler, Mrs. Walter Krick. Herman Krueckebqrg, Ed Heimann. Walter Hinkle, Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, the Rev. W. H. Kirkpatrick. Charles Ehinger, Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. J. Clark Mayclin. Mrs. Emma Goldner, Mrs. Harriet Pollock and Dan Foreman. A meeting of the board will be called in the near future to adopt a constitution and to settle further organization details. The membership campaign will probably be conducted in April. Campaign chairmen will be named later. Take Inventory Os County Home Jan. 2 Appraisers Named By Commissioners HarTy Beavers of Washington township and Henry Rumple of Jefferson township were appointed this morning by county commissioners to participate in the inventory of the county home Jan. 2. Also taking part in the appraisal will be ttie three commissioners, Harley Reef. John Kintz and Lewis Worthman; Frank Kitson. county auditor, and David Macklin. county attorney. In other business this morning the commissioners jnade the payment of bills and listened to a report by Henry G. Eckhardt of a photostat company on the proposed photostat machine for the recorder’s office. The county home report was accepted this morning. It shows a farm income for the month of November of 51.087.93. Eight female and 20 male residents were cared for during the month. This afternoon the commissioners received bids on the county printing contract for 1956. Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. they will accept bids on materials for the county highway department.

Democrats Os Slate Jubilant Over Elections State Committee New City Officials INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Happy Democrats of Indiana exulted over their victories in the municipal elections at a meeting in Indianapolis today. The Democratic stlte committee was host to newly-elected mayors and many city clerks and city attorneys, who heard advice from veteran party officials. The Democrats last month won j 72 of 106 Hoosier cities and garnered 54.1 per cent of the total vote in the state. The Republicans mustered only 45.4 per cent of Jhe vote and independent aspirants recorded .5 per cent. In the 1947 city elections, the Democrats polled Ohly 52.1 per cent of the vote total, and won only 54 cities to 48 for the GOP. The two Hoosier Democratic congressmen, Ray J. Madden, of Gary, and Winfield K. Denton, of Evansville, were the chief speakers. Also, Otto Jensen, former chief examiner of the state board of accounts, instructed the new officials on financial details of their offices. Congressman Madden; Marshall E. Hanley, of Muncie, former federal district and former secretary of agriculture Claude Wickard. of Camden, have been mentioned for the nomination for United States senator. State Senator Warren W. Martin, Jr., of Clarksville, senate Democratic floor leader, and Marion county chairman Nelson Grills, of Indianapolis, are on the verge of announcing for governor. But more likely Democratic nominees still have not yet decided to run. They are Roger D. Branigln and Thomas R. Johnston, both of Lafayette. Branlgan is a former president of the Indiana state bar association and one of the state s most agile toastmasters. Jonnston is publicity director of Purdue University. Others mentioned for governor include Mayor Ralph Tucker, of Terre Haute; B. Howard Caughran, of Indianapolis, forrner federal--district attorney, and former state senator Greyble L. McFarland, and municipal judge Patrick J. Barton, both of Indianapolis. Presidential talk was rather sketchy today. However, Grills has announced he is for Adlai E. Stevenson and Charles Boswell, _ of Indianapolis. the party’s city chairman. favors Governor Frank Lausche of Ohio. The Indiana delegation in 1952 cast all but bne of its votes for Stevenson. The lone holdout was former congressman Andrew Jacobs, of Indianapolis, Who voted Tor (Continued on Page Six) Marine Jet Pilot - Killed In Crash WEYMOUTH, Mass. (INS) — A marine corps jet pilot, who diverted his roaring fighter plane away from a residential area, was killed today when the craft crashed and burned in a field a mile from the South Weymouth naval air station. The pilot, whose identity was withheld, was a member of the marine corps air group 32 r baaed at Cherry Point, N. C. He was returned to his base after an overnight stop at the South Weymouth base. His body was found In the wreckage of his plane.

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Body Os Long Missing Boy Found Sunday Body Os Weitkamp Boy Found Sunday By Three Youths CRANE, Ind. (INS) — Greene county officials awaited results of tests today to determine .the cause death of a three-year-old Crane, Ind., boy whose body was found in a woods 25 days after he dis’ appeared.’ The body of Ronald Weitkamp was discovered Sunday in a small wooded valley one and a half miles aged youths. Capt. Robert Dillon of the Indiana state police said there was no immediate evidence of foul play but that tests were conducted in the thicket where the boy was found. Death was believed caused by starvation and exposure. After the boy’s disappearance on Oct. 11, more than 2,500 persons, including personnel from the Crane naval ammuntion depot, conducted a 10 square mile search for the boy. The boy’s father, Lawrence, is a civilian employe at the depot. State police, who said they believed that there teas no foul play. They said indications were that the lad wandered away from home, became lost in the jungle-like growth and died of starvation and exposure. However, they continued their investigation and Greene county coroner Delbert Hasler asked a pathologist to perform a post mortem examination* on the body, which was at a Bloomfield funeral home. The boys who found the body were Willard Neuhas. 16; John Medina, 13, both sons of depot employes. and James Gentry, 15, also a resident of Crane Village. Ronnie was playing with four other children when he disappeared. A four-year-old playmate, Debbie Gallagher, said: (Continued on Page Four) Additional Names For Grand Jurors County Grand Jury Will Meet Tuesday Jury commissioners were called in this morning to draw six additional names for duty on the grand jury of the November term of Adams circuit court. The jury has been called for Tuesday. The additional drawing was marfp necessary because three of the or; iginal members of the jury have been excused. They include Gerald F. Elzey of Berne, Loren Heller of French township and Woodrow Kelley of Jefferson township. The six additional names drawn this morning were David C. Graber of Berne. John G. Heller of Decatur; Frank A. Jennings, of Washington township. Clarence Bauman of Hartford township, Richard C. Harkless of Root township and Brook S. Marble of Jefferson town ship. Other members, of the original 12 are Russell ’ Miller, DecaturWashington; Ivan Heare, Kirkland; John Burger Union r Bernhart Nussbaum, Hartford; Paul F. Bleeke, Root; Ross W. McKean, Decatur-Washington; John V. Heller, Preble; Elmer J. Dubach, Hartford, and Leo J. Harpring,^Jefferson. * The grand jury will meet Tuesday and Wednesday with prosecuting attorney Lewis L. Smith for the annual inspection of county build ings. Judge Myles Parrish will, give the jurors their instructions.* INDIANA WEATHER Fair'i and colder tonight. Tuesday fair. Low tonight 8-15, High Tuesday 32-36 north, 36- A 40 south, f

. Elmer Franz Named County Corn Champ Root Township Mon Five-Acre Winner The five acre corn champion for • Adams county in 1955 is Elmer Frani of Root township, announces Leo Seltenright, county agent. The yield was 143 bushels per acre. Second was the 139 bushel ■ yield of a junior 5-acre member, b; Michael. Thieme of Union towns ship. j Another junior, Larry Busick of > Root township, was third with 138 k. bushels per acre. Fourth and fifth ' in yield was a tie of 137 bushels between Roy Mazelin, a junior > from Monroe township, and Edgar 1 Thieme from Union township. • Following is a list of the com- ~ plete yield cheeks"! Junior five-acre corn contest — - Patsy Bollenbacher, 136; Larry s Busick, 138; Colleen Egly, 129; t Roger Habegger, 110; Leo Busick, 1 130; Richard Kaehr, 116; Teddy • Kipfer. 104; Roger Koeneman, 101; Larry Lauztenhiser, 121; Michael r Lehman, 126; Dwight Moser, 121; Phillip Moser. 133; Harry Mazelin, i 113; Roy Mazelin. 137; Bill Rum- > pie, 121; John R. Rumple, 109; k Gary Ringger, 120; John M. <Rip- • ley, 128; Sidney Schwartz, 88; ‘ j Jerry Sommer, 122; Claude Striker, 92; Michael Thieme. 139. s Senior five-acre corn contest — Ralph Berning, 99; Delinas 80lJilanbacher, 133; Mrs. Dilmas Boli • 125; Elmer Bultemeler, 94; Hol- ’ man Egly, 106; Mrs. Holman Egly, > 112; Elmer Franz 143; Arnold f Gerke, 125; Benjamin Gerke. 12ff; Mrs. Roland Grote, 118; Martin ’ Habegger, 133; Ivan Huser, 128; ’ Elmer J. Isch, 107; Joe L. Isch, i 103; Roliert H. Isch, 105; Ezra - Kaehr, 89; Eli Kipfer, 120; John , Kipfer, 97; Martin Kipfer, 112; 1 Merle Kuhn, 102; Verl Lautzenheiser, 119; William LeFever, 131; ’ Edison Lehman, 132; Roy Lehman, i 126; Benjamin D. Mazelin. 135; Harold Moser, 117; Rayinond Ring- > ger, 109; Ervin Schuller, 123; David J. Schwartz, 116; Eli Schwartz, ‘ 118; Harold V. Schwartz, 92; Reu- • ben L. Schwartz, 115; Ernest O. Sommer, 120; Franklin Steury, 124; Ivan Steury, 117; Dan Striker. 90; Edgar Thieme, 137, Alfred Grote. 410; and Walter Thieme, 123. Ossian Youth Hurt Early This Morning Falls Asleep, Car Smashes Into Tree Muris D. Gray, of Ossian, was seriously hurt at 12:20 o'clock this morning when he fell asleep while driving and his auto hit a tree.—Gray was headed west on Adams street and apparently fell asleep and his car veered across the street and hit a tree on the south side of Adams street near the intersection of Twelfth street. On impact with the tree, the car was bounced across the street and Gray was thrown out of the car and onto the street. Gray was taken to the Adams county memorial hospital. He was unconscious until this morning when X-rays disclosed that he had suffered a fractured jaw, a fractured right collarbone and damage to _ _his teeth. — Gray's 1953 auto sustained 51,000 in damages. The accident was reported immediately by residents of the area and prevented possible further injuries to Gray, who was lying in the middle of Adams street. Several other accidents were recorded in the city and several arrests in the area> The parked car of Wayne Gerber of route two. Berne, was hit in the city parking lot Saturday night while Gerber was attending a movie. The damages to a rear door will amount tp S4O. A car driven by Owen A Scott, route three. Decatur, was hit by an auto operated by Aaron D. Reinhard, route one, Craigville, in • front of the Decatur Youth and (Continued on Page Two)

Stassen Sees Dangers From Labor Merger Asserts Merger To Accelerate Union 1 Political Activity DETROIT (INS) — Presidential adviser Harold E. Stassen tof day predicted the merger of the i "AFL and CIO will accelerate uni ion political activiiy to the point s where it will be what he called r “a dangerous trend for the future • well being of the workers and_ of the nation.” Stassen told the Detroit Economic club it was “unfortunate” - that the top leadership of a numr ber of large labor unions have become "excessively politically . minded.” r The former Minnesota governor accused union leaders during the 1 past three years of trying “to marshall a large volume of votes • in state and national elections.” ■“With the nation at peace,” Stassen stated, “they have had a rising wage without inflation, improved social security and a very ' high level of employment. Takebome pay is higher and the inar- ‘ ket basket is heavier. The opportunities of their children are the best .ever." Yet, the White House aide ’ claimed, this has occurred “under ■ tration “'which the top leadership ' economic policies of an adminisof the auto workers tried desper--1 ately to defeat in 1952. : Mrs. Ellen Lengerich Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Wednesday Morning Mrs. Ellen Lengerich, 69. lifelong resident Os Adams county, • died at 9:20 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of a daughter. I Mrs. Herman Loshe, following a year's illness of complications. She was born in Adams county March 2, 1886, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rumschlag, and was married to August Lengerich Feb. 12, 1907. Her husband preceded her in death in 1947. Mrs. Lengerich was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Rosary society and the Third Order of St. Francis. Surviving are six sons, Arthur Lengerich of near Monroe, and Clarence, Julius, Richard, Robert and Raymond Lengerich, all of in or near Decatur; seven daughters, Mrs. Herman Loshe, Mrs. John Brite, Mrs. Glen Straub, Jr., Mrs. Carl Mankey and Mrs. Eu gene Bender, all of this community, Sr. M. Redempta, C. S. C., of South Bend, and Sr. M. Eymardine of Harvard. 111.; 34 grandchildren; four brothers. Lewis, Albert, Joseph and Bernard Rumschlag, all of this community, and five sisters, Mrs. Barney Wertzberger. Mrs. John Heimann. Mrs. I- rank Loshe, Mrs. Joseph Geels and Mrs. Lawrence Braun, all of in or near Decatur. One son, four brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral — services will be conducted -at 9 a. m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic church, the Very Rev. Msgr. — A. — J:Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the , Catholic cemetery. The body was ’ removed to the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where friends nyvy i call until time of the services. I The Rosary society will meet at I S p. m. Tuesday. George Meany Heads i New Labor Merger NEW YORK (INS) — George Meany was elected president of the newly-combined AFL-CIO by i acclamation today at the first joint I convention of the merged labor unions in New York.

More Westinghouse Workers Returning Back To Work Move In Plants In Ohio COLUMBUS; O. (INS) — The stream of returning workers grew greater today at the Columbus plant of the strike-bound Westinghouse Corp, and similar movements were reported at two other Ohio plants. The company said 720 were back on the production line at Columbus. about 50 at the Mansfield plant and “some" at Lima where from 75 to 100 reported back Saturday. No violence was reported at any of the three plants. It was at Columbus that the first break in the seven-week nation- ’ wide strike occurred - TaST 'Week when a sufficient work force showed up aain to resume partial production. Extra sheriff's deputies were on hand at all gates of the Columbus plant today to enforce order. The company said pickets were forced to sweep up “the usual tacks” scatterfti on the highway. Away from the plant proper there were reported incidents of damage to workers' cars and in one case a car containing seven strikers was chased down. For fleeing police, the seven were held for investigation. 4 About 15W out of the total work force of 5.000 at Jdansfield turned out today to see ■prhat would happen when 300 workers who had pledged to return to work showed up at the gates. The 50 who actually did put in an appearance went through with no trouble. A few were jostled by pickets. The story was virtually the same at Lima, smallest of the three plants, with an employe total of 2800. r Westinghouse in Columbus predicted that “a great many more” workers would cross the picket lines later today and maintained a request for extra protection at the gates. The International Electrical Workers Union, Local 746, meanwhile declared this request a “smear on qur membership and the employes of Westinghouse, and makes them out to be thugs.” High School Music Festival Thursday Annual Festival At Adams Central Merton - Utgaard, f director of bands at Ball State Teachers College. will be guest conductor at the annual cqunty high. school music festival ‘Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Adams Central high school gym. Utgaard received his musical training at North Dakota State Teachers College, the University of Minnesota and Colorado State College of Education. He was band director at the University of South Dakota and assistant band director at the University of Minnesota. In addition to his experience with college bands, he has had experience, with bigh school bands. He was director of instrumental music in the Rochester, Minn., public schools from 194(1 to 1948 Previous to serving in' the air force during World War 11, he t.night 1n several high schools in Nortji Dakota. . , Utgaard has had extensive experience as contest adjudicator and clinic director. He is also author of numerous articles on music education recently published in national music magazines. He is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi. national honorary band fraternity, and Phi Mu Alpha, national honorary -music fraternity. He Is also active in the College Band Directors National association and the Music Educators National Conference. Participating in the county music festival will be the combined bands and choruses from 'Hart(Coii tinited on Page Two)

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British Prime Minister Bid To While House Plan High Strategy Talks January 30 On Eisenhower Bid GETTYSBURG, Pa. (INS) — ■ President Eisenhower will meet with British Prime Minister Anthony Eden at the White House in Washington for high strategy talks on Jan. 30. The announcement today by the temporary White House at Gettysburg said that Eden is coming to ■ the President.” No further explanation was given for the meeting between the two chiefs of state, which has been rumored for several weeks. r Presidential news secretary James Hagerty told a news conference: ’ , "The President of the United States has invited the British ’ prime minister to spend a few days as his guest in Washington at the end of January. "The invitation has been cordially accepted. The British foreign secretary, Harold MacMillan, will accompany the prime minister and they will arrive in Washington Jan. 30.“ **■> Hagerty-said the visit of the. Bri1 ish leader will afford an opportunity for a discussion with Mr. Eis1 enhower of "mutual affairs.” ' He would not comment further on reasons for the conference when pressed by newsmen. Hagerty saitf the invitation was ’ sent by the President to Eden “about a week ago and was accepted at the end of last week.” The White House aide was asked whether the prime minister had “asked for the invitation" in view ' of news stories from London earlier reported that Eden wanted to confer with Mr. Eisenhoewr. He replied: "No. This is an in'vitation on behalf of the President to the prime minister.” The conference between the two leaders in Washington will be their first since the "meeting at the summit” in Geneva last July. Meanwhile. Mr. Elsenhower conferred in Gettysburg this morning with one of his top aides on new cold war moves by Russia. The President reviewed Soviet tactics since the abortive Geneva Big Four meeting with his adviser on “psychological strategy,” Nelson Rockefeller. On the domestic scene, the President is reported to have told his top advisers that new tax reductions must not. be made at the expense of U. S. security. - Eden Accepts LONDON .(INS) — British prime minister Sir Anthony Eden announced today that he will visit Washington at the end of January at the invitation of President Eisenhower. He told the house of commons that foreign secretary Harold MacMillan would accompany him. The two British leaders who will confer with the President and other , American officials on world problems will arrive in Washington Jan. 30 and will go to Ottawa later. The visit of the prime minister and MacMillan for high strategy talks has been expected ever since the failure of the big four foreign ministers’ conference in Geneva. ...Help Fight TB—. •.Buy Christmas Saab..