Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 200.

NIXON’S OPPOSITION GOP DELEGATE Terry Carpenter (left) of Terrytown. Nebraska sits unperturbed after nominating Jpe Smith of his home town as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency. Carpenter sticks to his guns as fellow-delegates engirtf htm tn Nixon banners. Robert Railing Is City's First Polio Fatality

Robert J. Railing, 33. a native of Adams county and well-known resident of Decatur, died at 1 a.m. today in ihe Fort Wayne Lutheran hospital. He was the victim o» spinal polio. . , „ He became ill Sunday and was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning. His son, John, 3, is a patient at the same hospital also suffering polio. Railing is the first polio fatality of the county this year which is the worst polio year for this area since 1949. Born in Adams county Jan. 11. 1923. he was the son of Alva and Thelma Fell Railing who survive. They reside on Decatur route three. - We -.wear marrted ®ee>27, 1945. to vives. The family resides at 803 Dierkes street. > Active in community affairs, especially in youth work, Railing was one of the directors of the local Air Scout squadron. He was also one of the leaders in the Junior Police program which functioned here several years ago. A charter member of the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he was a trustee of that organization. He was employed as a switchman and carrier by the Citizens Telephone company in Decatur. He was well-known among aviation enthusiasts locally and has been a licensed pilot since 1946. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran church in Decatur. Surviving in addition to his wife, son and parents are his paternal grandmother and one sister, Mrs. Helen Bird of Van Wert. O. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at Black’s Funeral home. The Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor of the Lutheran church, will officiate and burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Military services will be conducted by the V.F..W. post at the grave. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday. The family has requested that flowers be omitted and that donations be sent instead to the Adams county chapter of the national polio foundation. Mrs. Robert Hess is local chairman. A.M.A. Warns About Low Protein Diets / * CHICAGO UP - The American Medical Association warned today that indiscriminate use of the new, low-protein reducing diets could be highly dangerous. • The AMA Journal published re j ■« ports from two doctors and from its own council on foods and nutrition warning that serious hazards have not been made clear in the widespread publicity about the “Rockefeller” or ‘Ttfmlmis Formula” diets.

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Teacher's Role Is Discussed By Purdue Speaker Annual Institute Is Conducted Here At Thursday Meet » The significant role of teachers in these times was discussed by James R. Mitchell. Purdue univer- . sity idk-ector of- Leachw. pl%ee<n»niand professor of education, at the annual county teachers institute Thursday morning at the county court house. Teachers from all of the county schools attended the institute prior to the opening of schools today for registration. Gail Grabill, county superintendent of schools, was in charge of arrangements for the event. He introduced the speaker. The meeting also featured election of delegates to the Indiana Teachers Association convention in October. The delegates named are Margaret Rhoades of Geneva, Fred Johns of Pleasant Mills, Lucille Beavers of Adanjs Central and Max Stanley of Jefferson. Alternates are John Rosier of Monmouth, Mrs. Bernice VanMatre of Geneva and Leßoy Cable of Adams Central. In his address to the teachers, Prof. Mitchel emphasized the importance of education to the economic, political, social and religious life of these times. He challenged the teachers on the problem of the gifted child, stated that all children are gifted and that each child should be treated as a gifted pupil. He also stressed the importance of recognizing the Influence of teachers on their pupils and that teachers’ actions should be conditioned so they are not detrimental t* the child. He also emphasized | the importance of the elementary teacher because the educational level of the child for the remaining years is established in the first grades. Prof. Mitchel urged the teachers to try one new teaching technique and then to evaluate its success at the end of the year. He also asked the teachers to make a special effort to identify the differences in pupils and to guage their,teaching practices on these differences. He further urged that they bear down more than in the past because there is a general feeling that education is becoming ’soft.’ He added that' -teachers must be the interpreters tb the general public of the program of education. He concluded by stressing the need for, injecting the. human values in the teaching. He stated that teacher* must help children in (Continued os Fare Wight)

Republicans Hear President Open Campaign Looking Forward, Ike States, Will Be Party Theme SAN FRANCISCO (UP)—President Eisenhower sent Republican delegates home from their centennial convention today with orders to recruit “young crusaders” into the GOP to make it the “party of the future." The forward look was the campaign theme which Mr. Eisenhower stressed in accepting his second commission as Republican standard-bearer. But thwjbarty organization was also being assured that the 1956 Republican campaign will stress some less lofty themes —of the kind that politicians call "belly issues” ... to persuade the voters that they never had it so good. The GOP adjourned its four-day convention In the vast Cow palace Thursday night after hearing acceptance speeches from Mr. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, the party’s unanimous renominees to run against the Democratic ticket of Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver. New Lopk Outlined Mr. Eisenhower was beaming and looking flt as he outlined to the cheering delegates the new look he would like to give the Grand Old Party. . Nixon, who returned to the bedside of his ailing 77-year-old father immediately after the session promised to deliver the message “to every corner of the land.” The vice president whose past campaign tactics have drawn cries of foul from Democrats, avoided any harsh attacks. Mr. Eisenhower gave five reasons why he considers the GOP “the party of the future”: 1.", .. It is the party of long range principle, short term expediency.” * - -• -5* - He used this as a springboard for slamming the Democrats as a party of expediency in dealing With the farm issue, labor relations and the growth of bureaucratic power in Washington. 2. “It is the party which concentrates on the facts and issues of today and •tomorrow, not the facts and issues of yesterday.” Here he charged the Democrats with running on the depression issues of the 1930’5. jc ts ■ • party- that draws toget her, not drives them apart.” He disputed Democratic charges that the GOP is a “one interest” party by asserting that its single interest is that of all the people. 4. ", . .It is the party through which the many things that still (Continued on Page Eight) Pvt. Donald Duff Has 10-Day Furlough Pvt. Donald L. Duff/49, sofa of Mr. and Mrs. Howell Duff of Decatur, is home on 10 day furlough following graduation from basic training in the U. S. army. Duff, who enlisted under the three year guaranteed assignment plan, will leave Aug. 24 for Devon, Mass., to attend the army security agency school. His address will be 8622nd A.S.A. Processing Center, Fort Devon, Mass. Sgt. Billie Fredericks, local recruiting officer, stated that any local young man who is interested in the three year enlistment plan may contact him. Under this plan the enlistee chooses the specialty which he wishes to study. Sgt. Frediericks also stated that there is a two year unassigned enlistment plan available. The recruiting officer is in Decatur’ every Wednesday at the local selective service office. >? Norman Burnett Goes To Fort Knox Today Norman "Burdie” 'Burnett,- U.S. army. SP 3, who has been In Decatur for some time on furlough since a 15-month service record in Guam, left today for Fort Knox. Ky. for reassignment Burnett, former Decatur high school athlete, is serving the last 5 months of his second army enlistment. He will be assigned to a camp in the second area, which includes middle western United States. ’ . ■ INDIANA WEATHER Fair and continued rather cool tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 48 to 52 north,. 52 to 60 couth. High Saturday 78 to 84 north and In the 80a south.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 24,1956.

Authorities Locate . ■ • '* Child’s Body; Kidnaper Is Arrested; Confesses

Fund Campaign Plans Started Thursday Night Better Decatur Is Theme For Fund Raiser "Invest in a greater Decatur” was adopted Thursday night as the official slogan for the drive to raise <42,600 for the purchase of an industrial site which will be given to any company which chooses to locate a plant in this city. A meeting was held last night at the Chamber of to begin plans for organizing the financial drive. The committee in charge of setting up campaign Includes Carl Pumphrey, Herman Krueckebprg, Fred Haugk and Clark Smith. Last night’s meeting was also attended by several other individuals who are backing the drive to persuade new industry to locate in Decatur. The meeting featured a general discussion of plans to raise the money for the purchase of the Scheimann property. The property, considered an ideal industrial site, is located between the Erie and Nickle Plate railroads extending west from U. S. Jsighwgy 27. The IMW down payment was raised at a meeting Monday night. Purpose of buying the property is to give indication that the people of this community are anxious to secure and cooperate with industry. Two meetings to continue financial plans have been slated for next week. A meeting to organize divisions of the campaign will be held Monday at 8 p.m. at the Chamber office. Campaign workers will be named and will meet "Wednesday evening for the kick-pf.L The Ume and place" of the Wednesday meet ing will be announced later. The ‘Greater Decatur* through new industry project was first sparked by the Chamber of Commerce but it has grown to a com-munity-wide effort to secure new industry for Decatur. All industries, retail businesses, service businesses and professional people of the city will be contactcontinued on Page Two)

Asks Early Order For Birth Record Parents* Help Is Urged By Officer Miss Marlene Laurent, deputy health officer for the city of Decatur who is in charge of issuing birth certificates, issued a request today that all parents who wish to secure birth certificates for school registration get their orders in early. She pointed out that because of the time involved In preparing so many certificates, she will be unable to meet the requests if the last day rush Is too heavy. She added that it is imperative that she receive the requests in the next day or so, or it will be impossible for her to give out the certificates before the day of registrationShe asks that all parents cooperate with her by ordering certificates as soon as possible. Orders may be placed by telephone, mail or in person with her at the office of the Decatur Daily Democrat. There is a fee of $1 for each certificate which must be paid before it is issued. She emphasized that on any order received after Tuesday she will be unable to guarantee issuing it in time for Thursday’s kindergarten registration. W. Guy Brown, superintendent of the Decatur schools, has announced that the certificates will be required on all children entering kindergarten and also for children entering the first grade who did not’attend kindergarten the previous year.

Britain And France In Arms Build-Up Troops, Planes And Ships On The Move By WILLIAM SEXTON United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON (UP) — Britain and France put new muscle into their Middle East arms buildup today despite a Soviet warning that “the will not stand alone” if war Ibreaks out over the Suez Canal. ; Troops, planes and ships were on the move ii ever-increasing ■numbers while the world waited Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s reply to an 18-nation invitation to negotiate on a plan to put the Suez Canal under international control. A “committee of five” representing the nations backing Secretary of State John Foster Doles’ Suez compromise p'an meet today to decid) on the best means tof laying the proposal before Nasser. Dulles delayed his departure for Washington to sit In on the meeting. Deputy Undersecretary t>f State Loy Henderson, former fj. S. ambassador to India and Iran, arrived rn-London today io become a member of the committee of five. The committee was headed by Australian Prime Minister Robert *G.--Menzies. Other members are from the United States, Ethiopia. Iran and Sweden. They hoped to meet with Wasser on neutral ground, probably in Geneva or in Rome. »

Life Sentence For ■ ■ ’ <>■ American Soldiers Four Get Life And Three Get 40 Years WUERZBURG, Germany UP — Four American soldiers were sentenced to life imprisonment today and three others were given 40year prison terms for the rape of a 15-year-old German girl. All also were given dishonorable discharges and total forfeiture of all pay and allowances. A nine-officer court-martial board handed down the sentences (after deliberating tor 4 hours and 55 minutes. The men were convicted Thursday. The rape took place in a woods near Bamberg on the night of July 9. 1 Those who received life terms included Pvt. James Gordon. 23, Alachua. Fla.; Pfc. Fred R. Chandler, 21. Kansas City, Mo.; Pvt. Melvin Carter, 24, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Pvt. Clifton Franks, 20, Omaha, Neb. Those given 40-year terms included Pfc. Edward L. Brown. 18, Norwich, Conn.; Pfc. James E. Wilson, 18, Wilmington, Del.; and Pfc. Raymond L. Kasey, 18, Roanoke, Va. All are Negroes. Earlier, the court heard a German city attorney testify that the highest term the men would have received in a German court was 15 years. The soldiers could have received a death sentence, but that possibility was ruled out when the girl, identified only as Ericka L., broke down on the stand and her testimony was taken in a deposition. Mrs. Noll Funeral To Be Held Monday Funeral services will be held Monday in Fort Wayne for Mrs. Frances W. Noll, 66 who died Friday at her home in that city. She had been ill for several months. A native of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Noll was a member of Precious Blood Catholic church. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ed Tonnellior of Decatur is one of the survteers. Friend* may call until time <rf Ihe funeral at Mungoven and Sins funeral home.

Palrol Plane Believed Found; Reds Confess Wreckage Sighted Near Spot Where Plane Radioed TAIPEI, Formosa (UP) — A U.S. Navy task force operating within sight of Red China's Islands today spotted empty life rafts and wreckage of a patrol plane believed shot down by Communist fighters with 16 Americans aboard. There were no signs of survivors. The Saddle Islands are about 50 miles from -the China mainland near Shanghai and 200 miles north of the spot where the plane disappeared early Thursday after reporting it was attacked by unidentified aircraft. Navy authorities speculated the Martin Mercator, powered by two jets and two piston engines, continued flying after it was damaged and plunged into the sea only a short distance from the jealously • guarded Communiist China Coast. •’WH * Several hours later, Peiping Radio admitted that Red Chinese fighter planet a "Chiang Kai-shek plane” about the same time and in the same vicinity in which the U. S. aircraft disappeared. The time of the engagement, “before 1 a.m.,” indicated that the Chinese interceptors may not have been able to identify the plane they shot at in the dark. Radio Peiping said the plane “intruded’over the Maan Islands, Chengshu Islands and Hwantehshan Island” and that It “flew off in a. southeast dtrSetion after being hit.” Because of the lack of diplomatic relations with Red China, the United States asked Britain (Continueo on warn sight)

Lutheran Teacher Will Be Inducted Zion ; lßoarcl Plans School Opening Miss Evelyn Nussbaum will be inducted as the first grade teacher of the newly established Zion Lutheran School at the 10:30 ajn. services next Sunday morning at Zion Lutheran Church with the pastor, the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, officiating. The new school will open Wednesday morning, September 5, at 8:30 o’clock. The hours of the daily schedule and the program during the school year will coincide as much as possible with the local public schools. The first year only grade one will be offered with additional grades added each year until a full six year program has been developed. Miss Nussbaum comes from Qprdonville, Missouri. She has attended Southeast Missouri State College and graduated last June with a B. S. in Education from Concordia Teachers College at River Forest. Illinois. Between years at college, she taught for two years at Monte Vista, Colorado. She has taken upj residence with Mrs. Walter Bauer at 345 North Tenth Street. She was assigned to the local congregation by the synodical committee on assignments of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. She recently attended a special workshop on “The Small School” on the River Forest campus. Zion’s Board of Parish Education consisting of Herman H. Krueckeberg, Fred Meier, Ed. Bauer and D. H. Callow are completing arrangements' to use the East classroom in the Zion Parish Hail. New elementary school desks are being alien bl • additional bulletin boards and other school accessories have been added to make it a modern well-equipped classroom..

Pupils Instructed On Registration Supt Brown Writes Union Twp. Patrons W. Guy Brown, superintendent of Decatur public schools has sept a letter to parents of qll Union township school pupils , who "will start to school in the Decatur system this year. Purpose of the letter, Mr. Brown stated, is to acquaint each school patron with the system of registration and room assignment used here. Union township school buses will transport the students to Decatur each day. The letter also served as a welcome to the new pupils Into the Decatur school system. Complete text is as follows: Dear School Patrons: Mr. Fred Bittner, trustee of Union Township, tells us that he will operate his regular busses at the regular school time Tuesday, September 4. We have arranged to receive all elementary children (grades 1 to 8) from Union Township at- the Lincoln School, Decatur at 8:10 Tuesday? September 4, for registration and placement. They will receive their book lists and full instructions at that time. Classes will begin at 8:10 o’clock, Wednesday, September sth. Busses Wil! leave here on -the return trip not later than it o’clock. For several years we have had a fine group of students from Union Township in Decatur high school. Decatur is very happy to extend our school facilities to the boys and girls in the grades. ■ We shall make every effort to make you all feel happy and at home with us here in Decatur. Sincerely, Superintendent” - Worthman Speaker At Rotary Club Dinner Robert Worthman, head coach o' Decatur High School spoke on the 1956 football prospect for the Decatur high team at a meeting of the Rotary club Thursday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community. Cal Yast was program chairman for the meeting. The regular Thursday night meeting next week will be cancelled. Members of the Ideal club will join the Berne and Bluffton Rotary clubs Tuesday at the Bluffton country club for the annual golf tournament -—4 - Farm Head Attacks G.O.P. Farm Plank "More Sosialistic" Words Os Leader INDIANAPOLIS UP - The president or the National Farmers Union Thursday night said the Republican farm plank is "more socialistic" than the Democratic plank. James G. Patton, speaking to about 200 Hoosier NFU leaders here, countered a charge that Dem-ocrat-favored high rigid supports are socialistic by saying flexible price supports, advocated in the GOP platform, are “more socialistic.” ; , t ‘ “Under the Eisenhower administration the government has a bigger hand in farm affairs than it has ever had before,” said Patton. Patton also said the Eisenhower Administration, through the Small Business Administration, is making credit for small business available in inadequate quantities and 1 at too high rates." • 1 Patton said he was pleased the Democratic Party convention “at 1 least recognized the need for par- i ity of income of farmers in order i to preserve our family farm type 1 of agriculture.” . i Patton was Introduced by John C. Raber, president of the Indiana Farmers Union. i

Taxi Operator Admits Crime; <D ‘ r Needed Money Officials Believe Others Might Be Involved In Case MINEOLA, N. Y. (UP) — The decomUhed body of the kidnaped Weinberger baby was found today in the Long Island woods where he was abandoned by his kidnaper July S. The body of the child was found some 12 hours after Angelo John | LaMarca. 31, a bushy - haired* mechanic, confessed to police and FBI agents that he kidnaped the child. The child’s almost indistinguishable remains were found under a scrub oak tree about 150 feet off the heavily traveled Northern State Parkway. In his confession, LaMarca denied he killed month-old Peter but said he had placed him “gently” in -the woods less than 24 hours after he stole him from his carriage on July 4. Police found an almost indistinguishable bundle. A safety pin held what appeared to be the re--1 mains of a garment. Below it was what appeared to be tiny bones. Search of the area pointed out by LaMarca began under heavilyclouded skies this morning. Some 50 work-clothed policemen moved an arm’s length apart through a 200-acre area of trees and heavyunderbrush. Police quoted LaMarca as saying he took the baby because he “needed money badly.” He told police he owed nearly $2,000 for ~ for his hew home and an automobile. Nassau County District Attorney Frank Gullotta emphasized that the case was not closed and implied that other persons were involved. A detective who asked that his name not be used told United Press that the kidnaper took the baby to the home of friends in Brooklyn the night of July 4. Stuyvesant Pinnell, chief of Nassau County detectives, said LaMarca had confessed only to kidnaping the child, not to killing it. LaMarca told detectives he took the baby to a secluded area, “put it down gently,” and fled. There was only the slimmest of chances that anyone had found the baby alive and taken It home without notifying police, a spokesman saidThe confessed kidnaper, who once was given a one-year suspended sentence for bootlegging and had a police record, was trapped by persistent FBI agents through his handwriting on the ransom note. V The G-men turned their information over to Nassau County police when it developed no federal laws were broken and police arrested him. Rev. Herald Welty In Farewell Sermon Rev. Herald Welty, pastor of First Missionary church, Decatur, who has served as pastor of the local congregation for the last nine years will deliver his farewell sermons Sunday. Rev. Welty will occupy the pulpit at both » the morning and evening services. Rev. and Mrs. Welty and sons Jimmie and Johnnie have moved to Fort Wayne, where Rev. Welty will enter Fort Wayne Bible college this fall to receive an additional year of education. . A farewell party for the Welty family will be held next Monday night at 7:30 for the Welty family at the Youth and Community Center. The party will be sponsored by the congregation of the Missionary church. The public is invited to both services Sunday at the church.

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