Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1956 — Page 1

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House Defeats Advanced Soil Bank Payments Ike Administration To Carry Fight For Payments To Senate WASHINGTON (INS) — The Eisenhower i administration was expected to carry its fight for ad vanoed soil bank payments to the senate today in wake of Thurscay’s house deteat of the proposal. ■*'•**' While beating down the prepayment system on an almost straight party-line vite. the house also approved the one and onefourth billon dollar soil bank advocated 4>y President Eisenhower and agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson, by a vote of 314 to 78. The bill that emerged at the end of a seven-hour session, however, was somewhat riddled with special interest amendments. It also was revised to include a Democrat-Republican compromise on corn and teed grain provisions of the bill. Producers of livestock and potatoes and other field crops also were blanketed under’ acreage reserve provisions of the legislation, and will be entitled to govern ment payments for cutting back production. The house added 350 million for potato and field crop programs, but stipulated that the livestock program be financed out of the 750 million provided in the bill for the acreage reserve section. Under this provision, farmers will be paid for reducing producti onof surplus crops and leaving a portion of their land idle. Under the 1450 million conservation section, farmers will get payments for shifting land from crop production to soil-buildinl grasses. Under the corn-feed grain com promise, the house reduced supports for non-commercial corn from 85 to 82 and one-half percent of the support level of com merclal corn. It also approved Benson’s plan to pay corn farmers $125 per bushel when they overplant their acreage allotments. Those who (Ooniinu*" <”> w»e«> HilrM> Test Water Well Is Being Drilled Here Layne-Northern engineers have started the work of drilling a test well in the search for a new water supply for the Decatur water system. First test is being made at the southwest end of Stratton Place t near the Erie railroad river bridge, fn the survey this location was among the top three as a probable Water source. Unless the first well brings in the necessary water, the engineers will continue their test drilling, it was learned. The area where the first test is being made is a fiveacre strip owned by Robert H. Heller. The latter has given an option to the ctty and tn ease the well produces the necessary water supply. a longtime lease win ba negotiated by the water department.

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Name Delegates To Hoosier Boys State Five Decatur Boys Named As Delegates FiveDecatur boys will be among the several hundred Indiana boys who will attend the annual Hoosier Boys’ State June 9 to June 16 at Indiana University. The five are Anthony C. Oillig uni Lawrence Ehinger, juniors at [ Decatur Catholic high school, to 1 be sponsored by American Legton Adams Post 43; Paul E. Schmidt ' and Stanley E. Alger, juniors at Decatur high school to be sponsored- by the Decatur Lions club, and Ronald W. Ford. D.C.H.S. junior, sponsored by the Fourth J Degree Knights of Columbus. Ted R. Schrock has been nam- . ed alternate in the event that one ■ of the boys is unable to attend. . Hoosier Boys State is a project of the American Legion but other organizations are invited to par- . ticipate by sponsoring delegates. Purpose of the program is to develop the responsibilities of leadership, to prove the advantages of leadership and to promote the art of clean living among the high school boys of the state. Boys State is an objective citizenship training institution which i inculcates individual responsibility to the community, state and nation. Objective learning processes are employed on the thesis that good citizenship is only in part a matter of knowledge and intellect. It is a school of government and practical politics. It has been designed to give actual experience in the problems of self-gov-ernmejit as it operates in Indiana. This year is the 18th annual Hoosier Boys State. The program will include government “classes, an election of a complete staff of city, county and state officials and then a period of func-tioning-Inthese offices— . t . Also planned are an athletic program, band. vocal music, speech, journalism, law, police school and talent show. A morning and evening assembly each day will feature top .speakers. 9 military review by the governor and . Other high-ranking Indiana officials will be held. Forget-Me-Not Sale Today And Saturday The annual forget-me-not sale sponsored, by Adams county chapter Disabled American Veterans, number 91, started this morning and will extend through Saturday, It was announced today by Vaughn King, chairman of the annual event- Today the flowers were sold at Decatur Industrial plants by members of the organization and also by members of the women’s auxiliary. The flowers will be sold on the streets and in business houses all day Saturday in Berne,* Geneva and Decatur. Proceeds from the annual sale are used in the DAV rehabilitation program. King said. Today’s response at the industrial plants was larger than a year ago and indications are that the 1986 sale will eareeed aU previous drives, ft was announced by the committee. ts

Ike Affirms Confidence In Staff Members Nothing Improper In Contacts With Nixon's Manager WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisenhower declared today that anyone who sought special privilege from his administration because of his connections should be thrown out instantly. His statement was made in reply to questions at his news conference concerning the senate investigation Involving Los Angeles attorney Murray Chotiner, 1952 campaign manager for Vice President Richard M.Ntiofl. ~ *— The President made it clear, however, he saw nothing improper Whatsoever about the contacts White House aides had with Chotiner in eases involving the lawyer’s clients. Mr. Eisenhower said he couldn't believe any member of his staff would ever be guilty of an indiscreet ar improper act. He added bluntly that if any staff member ever was guilty of such action he would be gone — meaning he would be fired. The President gave his emphatic answer when asked if he had any code of ethics regarding persons who have friends in the government and are doing business with the government. ----- He said he hadn’t reviewed the Chotiner testimony before the senate investigations subcommittee which involved White House aide Maxwell Rabb and former presidential assistant Charles Willis. Mr. Eisenhower said be has given two orders to administration officials, however: 1. Any individual is to receive courteous treatment from the government. He added he would not stand for arrogance in government officials. 2. If anyone ever comes in claiming special privilege on the basis of his administration connecttons, he is to be thrown out 'instantly. Meanwhile, Sen. John L. McClellan (D Ark.,) said he will ask the justice department to confirm or deny a report that its attorneys were warned to "deal cautiously with Chotiner.” The attorney, Vice President Richard M. Nixon's 1952 campaign manager, told McClellan's subcommittee Thursday he bad contacted department personnel on behalf of clients. However, he swore that he never used “influence” there or at the White House, where he saw two presidential aides on behalf of other people he was representing. The justice department has declined comment so far on McClel(Ooiniao** oa Fare IClgbt) Seeks To Quash All Ostrander Charges New Motion Is Filed By Defense Attorney G. Remy Bierly, attorney for Charles William Ostrander, 37, Bluffton, held in Adams county Jail on charges of kidnaping, rape and aimed robbery, today filed a secondmotton to quash. Today’s motion attacks all three counts in the affidavit. Previously, a motion filed by the defense to quash the charge of kidnaping was upheld by Judge Myles F. Parrish and prosecutor Lewis L. Smith filed an amended charge. Bierly, in his motion today, set out by two reasons to support his action. That the three counts as alleged in the affidavit did not constitute public offenses. That the charges did not state the offenses with sufficient certainty. Previously the pauper attorney had attacked only the first count. Attorney Bierly, aftef filing the motion, told Judge Parrish that if it was satisfactory with prosecutor Smith be would be willing for the judge to rule on the motion Without further argument. ~ If this is agreeable with the prosecutor, the court indicated that he would hand down a ruling as quickly Us possible, probably Saturday morning. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cool tonight with scattered frost likely extreme north. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer. Low tonight from M U 38 extreme north to the 40s south and central. High Saturday 5M4 northeast , to 68-89 southwest.

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Eisenhower Defends Air Program, Points To Great Navy Power

*— NATO Leaders Launch Session In Paris Today Economic Policies Major Topics For Foreign Ministers PARIS (INS)—The foreign ministers of the North Atlantic treaty organization met today to lay plans for thwarting Russia’s drive to penetrate the non-communist world through economic assaults. It was the first time in NATO's seven-year history that economic policies overshadowed military strategy —a change that John Foster Dulles regarded as a reflection of how successful the Western Alliance has been up to the present. The U. S. secretary of state waa scheduled to give the opening meeting of the three-day session his appraisal of the current cold war situation in the light of Soviet policy shifts away from military threats. The foreign ministers, presided over by Icelandic foreign minister Kristinn Gudmundsson, quickly cleared away their routine business in preparation for the 3 illes address. British foreign secretary Sel'n Lto»d was expected to gjvg the couacil of ministers an important briefing on the visit to Britain by Soviet premier .Nikolai Bulganin and Communist party boss Nikita Khrushchev. The problem of how to make NATO more than a military alliance was complicated by the reluctance of several members to use the alliance as an Instrument for handling directly economic aid.. Dulles was ready to recommend that NATO serve as a kind of economic “general staff" to direct free world strategy while economic projects . would be cleared through existing agencies such as the organization for European economic cooperation. Board Os Works To Meet This Evening A meeting of the Decatur board of public work and safety will take place tonight at 7 o’clock at city hall. The meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday night but was postponed until tonight for the convenience of persons who wish to appear before the board. Mrs. Rose A. Linn Dies At Bluffton Funeral Services Sunday Morning Mrs. Rose A. Linn, 80. of Bluffton, died suddenly at the Clinic hospital in that city Thursday 15 minutes after her arrival there. Death was attributed to a heart attack. She was born at Linn Grove Jan. 18, 1876, a daughter of Peter and Christine Meshberger-Bierie. Her first marriage was to Joseph Bears, who died in 1911. A second marriage was to Oliver Linn, who died June 16, 1949. Mrs. Linn was a member of the First Methodist church at Bluffton. Surviving are five step-children. Miss Grace Linn of Indianapolis, Mrs. Jesse Ellenberger of near Bluffton. Mrs. David Sprunger of Waynedale, Mrs. Harold Windmil* ler of Fort Wayne and Walter Linn of near Bluffton; and two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Gehrig of Decatur and Mrs. Josephine Larson of California. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Old Salem church, the Rev. George Holston officiating. Burial will be in the Alberson cemetery. The body waa removed to the Jahn. Goodwin and Reed funeral home in Bluffton, where friends may call until time of the services.

City Utilities Show I Increase In Profits Ker Profits Higher For First Quarter Decatur’s water and light and power utilities both showed a net operating profit for the first quarter of 1956 ending March 31, i the quarterly report compiled by Edwin Kauffman, auditor, reveals. The water net profit for the first three months of the Cole administration was 33,254.96, a percentage increase of 464.9 compared with the same quarter in 1955 when that department had an operating deficit. The light and power department had a net profit of 813,101.6: which percentagewise was a gain of 4.4 percent. Reduction in personnel and more efficient methods of operating were given as the chief causes of the increases in net profits. The water department officials a total of 71,617,800 gallons of water during the first quarter of this year and had a gross income of 325,022.12. Accounting and collecting expense and actual pumping expense both showed a decline compared with a year ago. 7 The water repartment officials pointed out that the profit for the second quarter would be held down by the fact that the test drilling expenses for a pew water -source would be deducted from, the department’s profit. 1 The electric utility had a total operating revenue for the first quarter M the Cole administration of 3197.109.95 and after deducting expenses there was a gross profit of 319,978.25 and a net profit for the first quarter of 313.101.63. There were a total of 8,268,000 kilowatts of steam power generated and 3,025,000 kilowatts of diesel power generated. Commercial and industrial pa trona used the largest amount of power while rural patrons were second in consumption and residence combination patrons were third. Two Local Students Are Awarded Prizes Gerald Voglewede Wins Second Prize The Northpastern Indiana sec tion of the American chemical society has announced that Gerald Voglewede, a senior at D.C.H.8., has been awarded second prize in the 1956 chemistry contest, and Judy Parrish, also a senior, has received honorable mention as seventh winner in the first ten. Voglewede receives a 325 bond award. The first ten winners are invited to attend the dinner meeting to be held May 19 at the Van Orma Hotel, Fort Wayne, at which the awards will be given. At this meeting three chemists will discuss the future for students in the field of chemistry. Two hundred and nine students from 26 schools of nine counties participated in the contest, which is sponsored to promote and encourage an active interest in the vital science of chemistry. Gerald Voglewede is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Voglewede of R. R. 2 Decatur, and Judy Parrish is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Parrish, of 503 West streak. The chemistry class at D.C.-H.S. is under the instruction of Sr. M. Agnes Therese, CSA. BULLETIN WASHINGTON (INS) — The Pentagon increased the draft rate by f,OOO men per month today by requesting the selective service system to induct 13,000 for the army in July. * • • Draft calls for May and June were 12*000 each. Previously, during the firet four months of thir yokr, the calls for . the army were 6,000 a month. - '

UN Secretary Asks Talks On Mideast Peace Hammarskjold Seeks Permanent Peace In Middle East Lands UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. (INS) —Dag Hammarskjold alerted security council today for urgent talks on making perrnanent the temporary peace he negotiated in the explosive Middle East. The” UN secretary general advanced by 24 hours his departure from Cairo for global headquarters after securing cease - fire agreements between Israel and her Arab neighbors — Egypt, Jordan. Lebanon and Syria. Hammarskjold will start consultations on maintaining the Holy Land peace soon - after arriving from Rome. The UN announced this morning that he will arrive at New York’s Idlewild airport at 8:15 am. (EDT) Sunday aboard Pan American World Airways flight 115. He flew to the Italian i capital today, enroute to the U.S. The UN chief will bring with. I him the draft Os a final report to : the security council containing ■ recommendations tor preserving i and al slx-’inontW cease - fire agree1 ments, which ended the threat of t an immediate Arab - Israeli war. I UN officials close to Hammar- ■ skjold said he will discuss the draft with all 11 council delegates including Russia’s, before submitting the final document to the UN body. The officials said Hammarskjold wants the support of all council members for his recommendations. UN diplomats said the UN chief had scored a tremendous victory prestige-wise both for himself and for the world organization in securing the agreements on his 30day peace mission. "~ Reports Clash JERUSALEM (INS) — An Is raell military spokesman announc (Continued or. Pace Eight) Mrs. Mary Merkle Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon „ Mrs. Mary Merkle, 86, who moved to Van Wert. 0., 13 years ago after spending most of her life in Willshire township, died at 8:05 o'clock Thursday "night at the Van Wert county hospital following a heart attack. She was seriously ill for six days. She was born in Harrison township, Van Wert county, Oct. 5, 1869. a daughter of Lewis and Katherine Hoffman-Oechsle, and was married to Charles Merkle. Jr.. April 30, 1895. Her husband preceded her in death in 1941. Mr*. Merkle was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church in Harrison township. Surviving are two sons, Arthur Merkle of Liberty township and Paul Merkle of Willshire township; three daughters, Mrs. James Krick of Willshire, Mrs. Harold Miller of Harrison township and Mrs. Gordon Perry of Van Wert; 16 grandchildren: twb, great-grandchildren: three brothers. Adolph E. and Fred Oechsle of Van Wert, and Martin Oechsle of Harrison township, and a sister, Mrs. Ida Freidly of Convoy. The body was removed to the Cowan & Son funeral home and will be taken to the daughter’s home, Mrs. Gordon Perry in Van Wert, where friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening, until noon Sunday, when the body will be removed to the St Paul’s E. and R. church in Harrison township for services at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. P. H. Treaser wil [officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.

Monmouth School /! Graduates Listed tjj Annual Graduation “ Exercises May 17 Forty members of the senior! class at the Monmouth high school | are candidates for graduation, a<yl cording to an announcement by I Loren S. Jones, school prttreipal. Baccalaureate services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13. Henry C. Abram, of St. John's at the school auditorium. Lutheran church at Flatrock. wtiT deliver the baccalaureate sermon. Commencement exercises will be held at the school Thursday night. May 17, with the address to be delivered by the Rev. Ervin Petznik, of Fort Wayne. Candidates for diplomas are: David Beery. Sharon Beltz, Gerald Bleeke, Shirley Bleeke, David Brown, Sondra Brown, Ruth Bulmahn, Marlene Buitemeyer, Barbara Carr, Esther Cook, Norman Davis, Donna Fast. Max Elzey. Clinton Fuelling, Delmore Fuelling. Vivian Fuelling, Kenneth Gallmeier, Lorraine Haugk, Donna Heckman, Pat Hurst. Marilyn Hutchison, Marlene Johnson, Richard Keuneke, Naomi Kirchhofer. Sarah McDowell. Frederick Macke, Rowena Merriman. Fred Miller, Shelve Miller, Donna Owens, Ruth Rauch, Stewart SchnepL Sharon A Schuller, Fredrich ScWemmer,' Nicky Secaur. ; Sondra Sooner, Joyce Welter, Lorena Witte, Norbert Witte. Calvin Worthman. Conway Is Speaker At Rotary Meeting David- Conway, of the Central Soya Co., was the guest speaker at the weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the Youth and Community Center. Conway spoke on the navigation on waterways now in use bf the company at its Tennessee plants. Harry Maddox was chairman of the program. Complaints Reported By Credit Bureau Ed Boggess, manager of the Credit Bureau of Adams county, reported today that numerous complaints have been received of persons makifig calls on merchants for credit information, and of misrepresenting these calls as coming from the Credit Bureau. Boggess urged any merchants, professional men or individuals re* ceiving such calls and who are uncertain of the call’s origin, that they contact either him or Mrs. Paul Hancher at phone 3-4567. They are the only persons authorized to receive such information by the bureau. Bar Association Holds May Meeting Monthly Meeting Is Held Here Thursday • . . Ci Members of the Adams county bar association held their May meeting in the court room library Thursday afternoon, with Lewis L. Smith, president, presiding. An invitation to hold the annual bar association picnic at the Hubert McClenahan summer home at Pretty lake was accepted and a date of June 28 was set for the event. .. G. Remy Bierly was elected as the county delegate to the annual state meeting of the group. Plans to show a motion picture "Dedication of Justice,” which is based on the American bar center at Chicago were made. The film will be in the county for a week next fail and the showing will be offerdll to all of the service clubs in the county. The bar center is nearing completion now. ’ A publicity committee to complete arrangements for the motion (Continue on Pago Kight)

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Undue Stress On Long-Range Atom Bombers , Declares U. S. Need Not Outstrip Russia In Atomic Bombers WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisenhower said today It is out necessary for the United States to outstrip Russia in production of long • range atomic bombers to maintain adequate air strength. He made it clear he thinks criticism of the lagging B-52 program has been given undue stress and vigorously defended the administration’s air program. Mr. Eisenhower told a news conference the U. S. has the nftst powerful Navy in the world, featuring massive air power. He said no one talks about this phase of our air strength. Americans will feel a lot better about this country’s defense pic- ‘ ture, he declared, when they hear the whole story from military 1 chiefs. ' The President said all of our strength is not concentrated in one i type of plane, such as the long1 rage B-52. He replied with a blunt ”no” when asked if he considers it vital • tor tjp -y.; . to; stay ahead of Russia in long-range bombers. 1 we must not be behind anyon» in quality of aircraft, he added. But, he said, our production schedules are based on our oWn military. need rather than the size of Russia’s air force. The Soviet Union reportedly has produced somewhere around 100 of its Bison intercontinental bombers, which are comparable to the B-52. Gen. Curtis LeMay, commander of the U. S. Strategic Air Command, disclosed Thursday that the Air Force has turned back 31 B52's in recent months because of a serious defect. This is out of a total production of 78 of the U. S. bombers to date. The President showed no serious concern over the defects reported by LeMay. H said such necessary modifications are a usual experience in new planes rushed into production. Mr. Eisenhower also was apparently irked at Democratic charges that he will be a “part-time President.’’ At one point, he pounded his desk and said there is no way for him to delegate his responsibilities to anyone else. Someone else, he said, may make the decisions but he has to take the gaff. . He Said there is no question about his ability to carry the load of the presidency indefinitely. And, he added, he intends to begin picking up some of the ceremonial functions he dropped for a time after his heart attack. Mr. Eisenhower also told his news conference: 1. He believes there should be some fived limitation on federal income taxes to permit states a greater share in tax revenue. •2., It would be a mistake for the U. "S. to try to channel a major portion of its foreign aid through the United Nations. 3. He doesn’t agree that his expression of support for Vice President Richard M. Nixon represented any change from his previous statements about the vice presidency. Mr. Eisenhower said that he was delighted when Nixon announced he was available for another term. He noted, however, that he hasn’t said what the Republican convention was going to do. The President had said several vice presidential candidate - should be left u pto the convention. The tax question came up when the President was asked his feeling about a proposed constitutional amendment limiting federal income taxes. He expressed doubt ot the wis(Codtinuee «n page Eight)