Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 98.

HERE’S MODEL OF NEW U. S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY feHHNI j ' ■• I - !wuw' 4fl >• 1 ''. >.m '-->’ HW Jt J , HBMflfl ■W Z. *-’ s 9 Sit- k£lM • ( |M wWVHMMI B Xa - 1 crFB J| J 1 ■ J 111 Ed ■MI MMUHk F J fl B ’ -XVt~ - r '- fl ...J USAF SECRETARY Donald Quartet) displays a model of the Air Force academy building and grounds to be built near Colorado Colo. In view are the chapel (white building at right), administration building, cadet social center, cadet quarters and academic building. The revised -plans -reduced use of glass in exterior walls. Quarles is shown in Washington. .

President Sees No Purpose To Russian Visit Indicates Strong Skepticism Over Khrushchev Claim WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower said today he does npt think any useful purpose would be served by a visit to the United States by Russia’s Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin. **' He also indicated strong skepticism over Khruxhchev’s claim that the SStlet tJnioh will soon have a guided missile with an Hbornb warhead which can strike any point in the world. A— Mr. Elsenhower rejected Adlai Stevenson’s proposal for halting H<bom& tests, saying research Withottt tenting is perfectly useless. At hts first news conference in three weeks, the President also made these points: 1. Viee President Richard M. Nixon has given him no final and definite answer as to whether he wants to be his running mate again this year. 2. before agreeing to attend ~ any “summit” conference on the Middle East, he would have to be convinced that there Is a real need for such a meeting. 3. He sees no logical reason fot' reducing taxes this year and believes such action would not be iu the best interests of Americans 4. He considers it perfectly correct for the Democrats lo,concentrate their campaign fire on him. since he is the head of the administration. He noted that he has been shot at before. The first question asked at the news conference was a request for the President’s appraisal of Khrushchev’s guided missile claim. The President replied that he knows no reason why the Soviets should be making misstatements tn thia field and wasn't accusing them of doing so. But, he added, there is a very, very long distance between a laboratory capacity and making an efficient instrument of war. He noted that guided missiles are extremely expensive and complicated to manufacture. Mr. Eisenhower again defended the administration’s guided missile program as adequate. / He said, as he has before, that guided missiles reinforce the strength this country already has in atomic power. The Chief Executive added that it is true, however, that you can scarcely overemphasise the psychological value of guided missiles. which carry a special terror of their own. When asked about the Kremlin leaders visiting this country, the President pointed out that the major issues between the U. S. and Russia were discussed at length at last July’s Big Four conference in Geneva. Until some new idea is brought forward, he said, very little purpose would be served bv Khrushchev and Bulganin comine here. The President noted that he could al wav* change his mind. Rut as of this moment, he said, he sees no useful purpose that could be servdd by sueh a xHslt. (Continued on Pag* Five)

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Ask For Swimming Instructor At Pool Volunteer Sought To Conduct Class An appeal has beea issued from the Red Cross office for a young man or woman to serve as swimming instructor for classes this summer at the city swimming pool. Any volunteer who wUI be willing to conduct swimming classes will be sent for expense free traini ing at Limberlost camp from June > 10 to June 20. The local Red Cross ■ chapter will finance the training, i Any qualified swimmer who is at ■ least 18 years of age is eligible to become a Red Cross aquatic in- • structor. A person who is an exI ceiieut swimmer might not have to i take the training course but can ■ become an instructor by passing a > test at the Huntington or Fort Wayne Y.M.CJL i Art Burris, water safety chairr man of the local Red Cross chapi ter, expressed the hope that the • chapter will be able to secure an instructor so that swimming classi es can be conducted this summer. Local residents expressed much interest in similar classes last sum- ■ mer. — —- 1 Burris stated that if any young i man or woman of the city is inter- • ested in qualifying as an instructor for classes next summer, to contact I the Red Cross office in Decatur as > soon as possible. I - - Don Arnold Signs As ' High School Principal Don Arnold, who resigned recently as coach and teacher at Adams Central high school, an- , nounced today he has accepted' a position as principal of the ' high school at Burnettsville. , Burnettsville, with an enrollment of 109 in the high school this year, is located approximately 10 miles west of Logansport. Arn- , old will assume his new duties August 1. Paper Collection By Cub Scouts Saturday Decatur Cub Scouts will conduct a paper drive in Decatur Saturday as a preliminary to the annual spring clean-up week in this city next week. Residents desiring to get ride of old newspapers and magazines are asked to notify a Cub Scout, -who will make the collections either Thursday or Friday afternoon after school. The money collected from these drives is used fbr Cub Scout purposes. A day at the Lions-sponsored circus May 8 i» the event for this year. Charles C. Johnson ■ Is Taken By Death Charles C. Johnson, 89, a resident of Bobo for the past six years, died Tuesday afternoon at St. Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne, where he had been admitted six hours earlier. < Surviving are .the widow, Ora Ella: a son, Charles Johnson, Jr., of Phillipsburg, Pa.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Delores Poffenberger of Dayton, O.; a stepson, James F. Mueller of Cincinnati, and three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Addy of Decatur, Mrs. Tillie Cline of Albany and Mrt. Mary Johnlox of FortWayne. The body wkb removed to the C. M. Biota i Bons funeral home. Arrankemeuta are incomplete.

Blue Print Os Atom For Peace Plan Revealed Plans Are Made To Activate Ike Plan By June Os 1957 UNITED NATIONS. NY. (INS) —The detailed blue print for the Eisenhower-proposed international atoms-for-peace agency was disclosed today and plans were made to activate it by June, 1957. The proposed 24-pege charter of the international atomic energy agency has been sent to virtual!® every country in the world. U.S. ambassador James J. Wadsworth, in formally presenting the document to the UN, said many non-members of the UN are expected to join the atom agency, but only peace-loving countries could apply. This, he said, would mean the exclusion of Red China. The charter, draft, approved last Wednesday in Washington by the U.S., Russia and ten other powers, adhered closely to the Elsenhower plan to use the atom to be developed undreamed-of world ityThe agency would particularly benefit the "have not’’ nations and would aet as both "banker and broker" for non-military atomic military materials. It will be linked to the UN but not subject to the veto. An international "watchdog” corps of inspectors will be charged with the job of making sure the agency's atomic materials are not diverted for military purposes by recipient nations. Eighty-four countries, and perhaps as many as 90, are expected to join the agency. Direction of the agency when it begins actual operations will be entrusted, under the draft, to a 23nation board of governors. This will include the U.S., Britain, France, Canada and the Soviet Union. They will be joined by five nations “most advanced in the technology of atomic energy.” , three nations rich in atomic resources and ten elected to represent the have-not countries. Yearly meetings of the entire membership are planned. All decisions will be taken by simple majority vote. The U.S. already has pledged 88,000 pounds of fissionable material for use by the agency in peacetime nuclear reactors in other states and for individual atomic projects. Britain has earmarked a lesser amount for this purpose but Russia has not lived up to its promise to donate materials for agency operations. Under the charter, contribution of atomic material and technical aid will be voluntary and the nations benefited will pay according to negotiated agreements. Two Workmen Killed In Pipeline Blast " CHESTER, Pa. (INS) —Two workmen were killed and some 40 others injured by shredded steel Tuesday when a sewer pipeline i exploded at the Sinclair OU Refinery at nearby Trainer. The dead were identified as Asbury Bullock, 4fl, 6t Chester. 1 father of four, and William Caid- < well, 82, of New Castle, Del.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 25, 1956.

Nine Persons Dead As Fire Sweeps Dwelling In Philadelphia Today - , ■ A...———— . -

■ - - r - ■ - - r- — " 1 **‘ l 11 Senate Group To Subpoena Nixon's Aide Campaign Manager j To Be Summoned f To Give Testimony WASHINGTON (INSF — Senate investigators said today they will subpoena Murray M. Chotnee, Vice President Richard M. Nixon's 1952 campaign manager,’ to testify on his connection with a blacklisted army unifor mcontractor. Subcommittee chief counsel Robert F. Kennedy said Chotiner agreed last week “to come voluntarily" Thursday but wired today that “because of the press of personal business,” he could not ap| pear. Chairman John.L. McClellan (D Ark.), said he would issue the subpoena later in the day, ordering the Los Angeles attorney to appear sometime next week. Refuses To Talk WASHINGTON (INS)—A black listed uniform maker refused te tell senate investigators today whether he was helped at the justice department in 1953 by Vice President Richard M. Nixon's campaign manager. Herman Kravitz, of Atlantic City, NJ., insisted he hired Nixon’s longtime political aide, Murray Chotiner, as a lawyer because of plans to move the Kravitz clothing to the West Coast where Chotiner was located. However, Kravitz refused on grounds of possible self-incrimina-tiOn to say whether he had any other reason for paying Chotiner a 15,000 legal tee while awaiting prosecution on charges of misappropriating army - furnished textiles. Kravitz invoked the fifth amendment about 150 times in refusing to answer questions at a senate investigations subcommittee hearing on whether there was “graft and corruption” in military uniform procurement. He refused to confirm or deny charges that he had bribed federal officials while a string of companies owned by him and his father. Samuel, got at least 19 million dollars in government contracts prior , .to the 1953 blacklisting. Samuel, the father, also refused to answer questions about their government business. The Kravitzes said they currently are in the (CoounuM on r»ir, Ml) Resurfacing Work Continues On Street ■ Cool Weather Slows Monroe Street Work 1 Meshberger Stone Co., road contractors, and state highway em- I ployes are still working from day- < light until dark on the resurfacing 1 jbb on Monroe street, U.S. high- < ways 224 and 33. ' Weather conditions have slowed I the work. Engineers on the job say that the hot application could be made: much easier in more tem- ' perate weather. True Andrews, sub-district superintendent, said ' today that the resurfacing job would be done to the Monroe ' street bridge, east of Second ' street. . Originally the project was to start at Thirteenth street and stop ' at Second street, but there was suf- ' flcient material to complete the ‘ extra two'"blocks. Actual application of the mater- j ial is being done by the Mesh- ( berger company but state highway j employes are making the street ( ready and the state also Is furnishing the flagmen at each intersection. It is expected that the entire i job will be completed before next I week-end. i The street has been open for < traffic at night kad is closed only I during the hours when men are i working. i

Democrat Dinner To Be Held Here May 1 Reservations Will Close On Saturday Saturday is the final day for reservations -for the pre-prlmary Democrat dinner Tuesday, May 1, at p. m. at the Decatur fVouth and Community Center, according to a reminder issued today by sheriff Merle Affolder, general chairman of the event. Claude Wickard, Democrat candidate for U. ST senator from Indiana, will be the main speaker for the banquet. Also attending the banquet will be most of the Democrat candidates for governor and other prominent Indiana Democrats. Sheriff Affolder stated that about 50 Democrats from outside Adams county will be present for the rally and many will also attend a reception at the American Legion home from 3 to 5 p. m. He pointed ont that it will be a valuable opportunity for local Democrats to become acquainted with the top candidates and other leading Democrats. Mrs. Elmer C. Beer of Berne route one, chairman for the banquet program, stated today that a fine program of dinner music has been arranged. During, the din ner, guests will be entertained by Korea and Mara Dee Striker pl Decatur, a vocal duet; an accord ion trio from Berne; a quartet from Pleasant Mills; a twirlin? act by Gretchen Schnepp of Mon roe, and a vocal duet by Sharon and Don Stahly of Geneva. In addition to remarks bj Wickard and the gubernatorial candidates, other leading Demo crats will be recognized during the. program Which will follow the dinner. Mayor Robert Cole will welcome the guests to Decatur. Robert Heller and Lewis L. Smith will serve as masters of ceremonies for the program. Dr. Harry Hebble, county Democrat chairman, has urged all local Democrats to attend the reception and dinner and meet the prominent Democrats who will be in Decatur that day. Complete Printing Os Election Ballots 14,000 Ballots Are Ready For Primary Democratic and (Republican primary election ballots for the May 8 election in Adams epunty have been printed under supervision of the board of election commissioners and each precinct’s ballots have been sealed by the commission and turned over to the commission secretary, Richard Lewton. clerk of Adams circuit court. Approximately 14,000 ballots have been printed. The work, done in the Dhily Democrat office under supervision of C. E. Peterson, Republican, David Macklin, Democrat. and Lewton, was done by O. K. Baker, job department superintendent. The ballots will be kept tn the clerk’s office, in accordance. with the state law governing elections, until just prior to election day. They will be given to each precinct election inspector along with otheb election supplies. Printing of the primary ballots is always a tedious job because changes in names are necessary in each precinct for committeemen and state convention delegates. There are ‘no Contests in the Republican election, but it is necessary to hold an election for the purpose of naming committeemen and delegates in that party. Absent voters ballots are in the mail, Lewton ; reported today, and first to be mailed Out were for men and women in the armed forces wh6 are serving in (foreign coup- ■ 4 sb* A IL*ll Ad a eawl AU! mail and air mill retqrn stamps also were included. ♦ -

Ike Piles Up Big Margin In r Pennsylvania )• ’ Smashing Victory I Over Stevenson In Primary Election PHILADELPHIA (INS) — Presli- dent Eisenhower scored a smashi- ing victory over Adlai Stevenson in r the “presidential popularity poll,” 5 that highlighted Tuesday’s primary 9 election in Pennsylvania. r Returns coming in from rural ! 1 counties soared the President’s ! victory margin to more than 300,- I 1 000 votes. —" —. all but about 10 per cent r of the state’s 8730 precincts re- j - porting, Mr. Eisenhower had piled 1 up a lead of 302,980- The vote; Ike 879,546; Stevenson, 576,566. » About 25 per cent of the state’s 1 2,683,410 registered Republicans I and 2.228,659 registered Democrats r took part in the straw vote. Voters were not able to cross party lines 9 in balloting, and the results are not binding on convention delegates, a Sen. Estes Kefauver. of Tennes8 see, who did not campaign in the >- Keystone State, compiled 35,310 y write-in votes. Sen. William F. •f Knowland, (R Cal.) who withdrew 1- before his name could be taken oft the Republican ballot, got 41,726 K votes. 1-- -f: Massachusetts n BOSTON (INS) -— The victory of house majority leader John W. Mey Cormack over Adlai Stevenson in ‘1 Tuesday's Massachusetts presftten- > tial preference balloting was viewF ed today as the start of a new bate tie for leadership of the Democratic II state organization.. r - At stake was control of the Massh achusetts delegation to the national >- convention at Chicago in Angulst. and the selection of a chairman to direct the work of the Demo--1 cratic state committee during the 9 coming state and national cam- >■ palgn. ' An interesting sidelight to the Democratic vote was the fact that •President Eisenhower in Boston alone received the endorsement of 839 enrolled Democrats. Mr. Eisenhower finished fourth in the I)einocratic primary. Behind Steven’sbh. in thirfl place, was Senator E?tes Kefauver Tennessee.) in the light Republican turnout, Mr. Eisenhower was the overwhelming choice. There also were scattered write-ins for Massachusetts Governor Christian A. Herter and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. ' ' I Alaska ’ JUNEAU, Alaska (INS) — Adlai (Contintiea on Page Five) ■ - '1 Jay Klopfenstein r Dies This Morning | Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Jay D. Klopfenstein. 49, of Indianapolis, and a native of Adams county, died at 3:05 o'clock this : morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, following a twomonth illness of a cardiac condition, ■ He was born in Preble July 22, ,1906, .a son of Juff and Aldine Zaugg-Klopfensteln. He was employed as ’a salesman for the Hoosier Construction Co. at Indianapolis. are one son. Richard J. Klopfenstein of Fort Wayne, and three sisters. Mrs. Hazel Aeschliman of Decatur, Mrs. Noble Benni- ' gan of Fort Wayne, and Mrd. Stella 1 Cavanaugh of Indianapolis. Two 1 brothers preceded him in death. ' I . Funeral services will be conduct- i i ed at 2 p.m. Friday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. William C. i Feller officiating. Burial will be in. < Greenlawn memorial park in Fort i Wuyna, ’ Friend* S®ll at the i funeral home after 7. o’clock this i evening until time of the services.

Resigns David Terveer

David Terveer Quits Post At Catholic High Veteran (ioach To Accept Position At Fort Wayne's G. E. David Terveer, for eight years teacher and head coach at the Decatur Catholic high school, has announced his resignation from the school position, effective with the close of the present school year., Terveer, in submitting his resignation, announced that be has accepted a position with the General Electric Co. plant in Fort Wayne, where he will assume his duties immediately after the conclusion of his teaching duties. Terveer, a native of Decatur and son of Mrs. B. T. Terveer of this city, became coach at the Catholic school in 1948, and during his tenure fielded a baseball team at the school after the sport had been abandoned for many years. The Commodores compiled an excellent record during the clght-year tenure of Terveer. They wort the county basketball tourney in 1950, and were runnersup in the county tourney for four ot j.the past five seasons. Last season, his team won 14 games and lo*t nine, and lost in double overtime in the semi-fin-als of the sectional tourney to the Decatur Yellow Jackets. He also coached the St. Joseph grade school team most of these seasons and won two Fort Wayne CYO diocesan championships. In 1954, the grade school team won the deanery grade school championship at Gary. Terveer, a graduate of Decatur Catholic high school, was named all-state Catholic high school center in 1941. He obtained his bachelor’s degree upon graduation from St. Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, and his master's degree at Indiana University. In addition to his coaching’ and physical education duties, Terveer also is an instructor in social studies and driver education. Terveer, his wife, the former Betty Melchl, and their three children will continue to their home in Decatur, having recently purchased a home in Stratton Place, where they plan to move in August. In announcing his resignation, Terveer stated, “ft has indeed been a pleasure and a fine experience working with the students and administrators of D. C, H. S. I ‘want to thank all the fans and school officials for their courtesies and the i support they gave to me.” The Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church and superintendent of the Catholic schools, stated todaj? that no successpi has been selected, to date to fill the vacancy "caused by. Tertefer’s resighatfon;

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Six Children, Three Women Die In Flames Three-Story Brick Dwelling Destroyed By Fire Early Today PHILADELPHIA (INS> — Six Children and three women perished today when fire swept through a three-story brick dwelling in a densely populated north Philadelphia neighborhood. The victims, all member of one family, were trapped on the upper two floors by the flames and dense smoke, * Four other persons were hurt in the blaze which started while most of the occupants of the row home slept. Three occupants esi caped by leaping through windows. ' The names of the dead were not ■ immediately known. Police said ■ they were told there were 17 people in the building when the fire started. They could account for only six sjirvivors. Mrs. Williose Clay, 25, jump- ’ ed out of a window seconds after her brother, Eddie, 28, leaped from an adjoining window. He tried to grab her and break her fall as shgjanded. She suffered possible fractures. Clay’s father, Horace, 48, was ~ awakened in his room on the rear ~- 'of the third floor. He was unable iI to reach his five-year-old grand- • son and reluctantly jumped from s' the window to an adjoining shed, i Robert Jasper, 67, bedridden afi' ter suffering two strokes, was car.j.ried to the street by firemen. The origin of the fire was not • determined. It apparently starti ed in the middle of the second i floor and then raced in all direc- ; tions and blanketed the area in i dense smoke. Tongues Os flame shot from the (continued on Fare six) Red Cross First Aid Certificates For 18 Certificates Given i At Tuesday Meeting ; Red Cross first aid certificates : were presented to 18 persons at a ' meeting of the IRed Cross board i of directors Tuesday night at the I Decatur Youth and Community I Center. Those who completed the course I were Mrs. Dorothy Agler, Eugene Braun, Mrs. Lucy Brite, Miss Janiet Brown. Miss Rheta Butcher, Mrs. Maxine Ford, Mrs. Marilyn Fruechte, Mrs. Mary Howard, Mrs. : Mary King. Mrs. Carol Singleton, j Miss Bonnie Simmons, Jack Ray- ; er. Mrs. Vella Dawn Teeple, Mrs. i Naomi Tricker, Mrs. Barbara Wer- ; ling, Miss Freda Williamson, Miss Veda Williamson and Miss Mar- ' garet Boerger. Mrs. Ed Bauer, county blood j program chairman, presented her I report, which included the infor- | mation t that the program during : the first three months hah cost $211.44 and that 45 pints of the ! blood collected have been distrib- : uted here in Decatur. The next | visit of the bloodmobile in Decatur will be May 24. I The meeting also featured the \ . final report of the Red Cross fund | drive which was presented by Carl Braun, chairman of the drive. He i expressed appreciation for the ' work of all of the volunteer solicitors who assisted during this year’s campaign. The total collected was $8,864.59. This includes $5,129.93 in Decatur, $1,555.57 in other communitiea of the county and $2,188.09 In the rural areas. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy with showers and i . possible thunderstorms tonight.... Thursday partly ctouand, A ilttie tonigM34-40. H|gh. Thursday 4 -5 , ( ; - a-•