Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1956 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 233

FLAMING DEATH f ,r>SiW 'i IttTCSKMi ,? w ■. V / Ww ' *aMtfgwMia r JH H HL A A * . *> ~ ffiy. *&* - w- 1 ~ FIREMEN with foam extinguishers battle flames of Delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber which crashed at Ixmdon airport, killing three crewmen and a technican representative of the plane’s manufacturers. Ejector seats saved the lives of Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst and Squadron Leader Donald R. Howard, catapulting them out of the plunging plane. The jet was making a bad weather landing on a return hop from Australia. ’ '

Several Cuts Made By State In Tax Levies Decatur Civil City Rate Cut 8 Cents; Other Slashes Made Several cuts in proposed 1957 tax rates, including an eight-cent reduction in the Decatur corporation rate, were made as a result of the public hearing conducted Tuesday in the commissioners room of the county court house. George Gable of Fort Wayne and Arthur Foltz of Wabash, representatives of the state board of tax commissioners, conducted the hear-, ing which resulted in slashes ranging from several one-cent cuts to an 11-cent reduction in the Union township tuition fund. Decatur’s civil city rate deduction was made in the operating balance and was made possible by 1 the fact that the city will receive more miscellaneous revenue in gas and excise taxes than was estimated. This reduction, along with a onecent county revenue cut, a one-cent welfare cut and a two cent slash off the Decatur school corporation rate brings the Decatur-Washing-ton rate down to $5.08 as compared to the $5.26 paid this year. DecaturRoot taxpayers will have a rate of $5.12, also a healthy reduction from this year’s $5.28. The rates resulting from yesterday’s hearing must still be submitted to the full tax board but no additional cuts are expected. On the approval of the state tax board, the rates become official. In addition to the cuts already mentioned the following reductions were made during Tuesday’s hearing: six cents off Jefferson tuition; one cent off Kirkland township; one cent off Root poor relief; one cent off St. Mary’s poor relief; one cent off Adams Central special school; one and a half cent off Berne corporation; one cent off Berne-French special school; eight cents off Monroe corporation; and three cents off Geneva corporation. These cuts establish the following tax rates for Adams county tax units subject to the approval of the state tax board: Blue Creek, $2.68, a four-cent increase over the 1956 rates; French, $3.52. a 38-cent increase; Hartford, $3, an eight-cent decrease; Jefferson, $3. a 32-cent decrease: Kirkland, $3.46, a 16-cent increase: Monroe. $3.44, a 16-cent increase; Preble. $2.26. a 16-cent decrease; Root, $3.02, a four-eent decrease. St. Mary’s, $3.06, a 12-cent decrease; Union, $2.50. an eight-cent decrease; Wabash. $3.96, a 94-Cent increase; Washington, $3.58, a 16cent increase; Berne, $5,04, a 74cent increase; Monroe-Monroe t $4.33, an 18-cent increase; MonroeWashington. $4.42, an 18-cent increase; Geneva, $4.86, a 98-cent increase; Decatur-Washington. $5.08, an 18-cent decrease, and DecaturRoot. $5.12, a 16-cent decrease. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy with scattered showers or thundershowers tonight. Thursday fair and cooler north, considerable cloudiness, scattered showers and turning cooler central and south. Lovy tonight 50-55 extreme northwest, 55-64 elsewhere. High Thursday 65-73 north, 70s south. Sunsfet 6:25 p.m., sunrise Thursday 6:44 a.m.

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Details Mapped On Fish Fry, Festival Annual Fish Fry In Decatur October 25 Additional details on plans for the annual rural urban fish fry and the first annual soybean festival Oct. 25 were discussed at a meeting of the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday noon. The retail group is sponsoring both events. The fish fry will be held again at the Decatur high school gym at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. Tickets for the events will go on sale Saturday, according to Robert Line, ticket chairman. All local merchants who wish to sell the tickets will be asked to have them in their stores. The tickets will be priced at $2 for merchants and $1.50 for all others. The capacity of the gym is 1,250 and committees in charge of the event expect a capacity crowd. The banquet will feature the naming of the soybean queen and king and a program of entertainment being planned by a committee with Lyle Mallonee in charge. Those attending the fish fry will be served by a large corps of waiters which will include all members of the Chamber's retail division. Cliff Brewer is general chairman of the serving. He has announced that all members are automatically on his committea. The waiters will report to the gym on that day at 2 p.m. for setting tables and preparing for the fish fry. They will eat at 5 p.m. and all of them will be asked to remain for the cleanup detail which will follow the program. Soybean Festival The soybean festival. will be a three day event beginning with a soybean exhibit at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 25. Ward Calland is general chairman of the exhibit. Prizes will be awarded in five classifications and the grand winner will be named soybean king. He will be officially recognized at the fish fry. Also planned for Thursday is a soybean queen contest. The queen will be announced and crowned at the fish fry. The crowning will be done by Miss Indiana. Miss Mary Jane McNulty of Fort Wayne. She will be a guest at the exhibit Thursday afternoon and the fish fry Thursday night. Also planned in conpection with the soybean festival are a parade Friday night beginning at Bi3o p.m. on the business district streets of Decatur out to the community center. and a dance also beginning at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the center with the soybean queen and king in attendance. Admission to the dance will be 50 cents and a one pound bag of beans. The youngsters will be treated to cartoon showings Friday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. at Adams Theater. Only admission to these shows will be a one pound bag of soybeans. Merchants will have special soybean sales Friday and Saturday in which “specials” will be offered for reduced prices and bags of soybeans. Farmers of the area will be expected to use their own beans for these “specials” but for others onepound bags of soybeans will be sold by Boy Scouts on the streets and at the theater. A price of five cents will be charged for each one pound bag and-the Boy Scouts will keep this money to finance some of their special projects. ‘ All soybeans brought in through the specials, the shows and the dance will be given away as one (Continued on Page Five)

Adlai Pounds Al Ike's Lack Os Leadership Stevenson Renews Blast On Lack Os Proper Leadership ENROUTE WITH STEVENSON (UP) — Adlai E. Stevenson barnstormed through Pennsylvania today renewing his attack on the “failure of leadership" by President Eisenhower. The Democratic presidential candidate campaigned by train and auto across the state in an attempt to win Pennsylvania’s 32 electoral votes. Traveling through the economically depressed anthracite fields of northeastern Pennsylvania, Stevenson hit the GOP administration for not taking steps to help areas suffering "excessive unemployment.” He charged in a speech prepared for delivery at WilkesBarre that in the last session of congress legislation to aid such areas did not pass because of a “failure of leadership” by the President. Stevenson said that when a reporter later asked the President why Republicans had refused to back the bill, Mr. Eisenhower replied he was “disappointed” it wasn’t passed and didn’t know why it failed. “Is it any wonder we ask ‘Who’s in charge here?” Stevenson asked. “Unfortunately, this failure of leadership on the depressed areas bill is not unique.” he said. “In other vital matters as well it has appeared that the President has not known or has not cared what was going on.” Stevenson referred to two depressed areas bills. The first, he said, was drafted by Democrats who believed this was “a field in which a vigorous federal program can backstop and supplement local efforts.” He said the other was prepared by the administration when “it decided there might be some political gold in these hills.” “It was characterized in all its provisions by those twin trademarks of the Eisenhower administration: Too little and too late,” Stevenson said. He said neither the Democratic bill nor the administration bill was called for a final vote in the house because administration leaders had let it be known they were “against any Mil whatsoever.” s < The Democratic presidential nominee will go to Pittsburgh toevision “answer” to President Einight when he will deliver his telsenhower’s attack on the Democrats two days ago. Stevenson boarded the campaign train at Hoboken, N. J., Tuesday night after disclosing his plans for tonight’s TV speech in a school auditorium at Jersey City, N. J. I . He said that in speeches at Cleveland and Lexington, Ky., Mr. Eisenhower said the election would turn on which party “has done more to help all citizens meet the problems of their daily lives.” — <■■■ “President Eisenhower has defined the issue," Stevenson said, “and I speak for every Democrat in the country when I say that we accept (he Issue as he defines it." • s , “Run down the list of all the measures which have established the framework of economic eecur(Oontinued on Page Fivo)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 3, 1956

Yanks, Dodgers Battle As World Series Opens In Ebbets Field Today

Wage Increase Announced By Coal Miners New Package Wage Boost Announced For Mine Workers CINCINNATI, Ohio (UP) — The United Mine Workers today announced a new package wage agreement totaling $2.40 a day for some 200,000 soft coal miners. UMW Vice President Thomas Kennedy, who presented the agreement to the UMW convention here, said it was the "greatest agreement the union has ever negotiated.”' Kennedy said the agreement provides for a two-step wage increase, amounting to $2 a day in wages and 40 cents a day in fringe benefits. A $1.20 wage increase for the miners becomes effective upon signing, retroactive to Oct. 1. An 80 cent, increase will be made next April 1, Kennedy said. At than time, miners will be earning $22.25 a day. Their current wage scale is $20.25 a day, excluding fringe benefits. The Agreement also provides 14day vacations with double time for work on holidays and Sundays and time and one-half pay for work on Saturdays. The miners also will be given three extra vacation days at Christmas, on Dec. 24, 26 and 31. The agreement was secretly negotiated in the -last few weeks by United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis and Top officials ’ of the Bituminous Coal Operators Assn. Earlier, Lewis said President Eisenhower must accept full responsibility for any mistakes of his administration. Lewis’ comment on the President was his first direct statement at (Continued on Page Six) Parade Saturday To Launch Fund Drive Official Launching Os Community Fund A parade on the downtown streets of Decatur Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. will officially open the Community Fund drive in De; catur, according to Lyle Mallonee, general chairman of the' drive. The parade, planned to create interest in the Community Fund, will feature Boy and Girl Scouts marching in groups, and three Decatur school bands, Decatur high school band, Decatur Catholic high school band aqd the Lincoln school bands. Mallonee stated today that any other youngster who wishes to participate in the parade is invited to do so. He said htat boys and girls might wish to decorate their bicycles and enter the parade. t During the parade, the civil defense group of the Decatur highway airport, will participate by flying over Decatur in formation. The participating pilots will be Elmer Agier of Middlebury, O. Richard Cottrel, Arthur Musehnan of Berne, Ken Robertson, Andrew Appelman. Mr. Gerlach of St. Henry, 0., and Miss Josephine Ivetich. Observers riding with them will be Mrs. Betty Frauhige.r, Charlotte Gephart. Earl Mounsey and Frank Llechty. Liechty will take moving pictures of the parade from the air. The fund drive, with a goal of $13,400, will begin Monday. Funds raised through the Community Fund finance the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the youth and recreation committee, the local chapter of the mental health association, the Cancer society, the Salvation Army, playground equipment and the U.S.O. A series of articles describing how the money is used will appear ip this paper beginning in the near future. (Continued on Fare Fivo)

Hospital Bond Issue Sold This Morning Finance Addition To Local Hospital I Hospital improvement bonds at a total value of $450,000 were sold this morning to Northern Trust Company of Chicago and William Blair company, which submitted the low bid in the sale at the county auditor's office. > The bid, submitted jointly by those two companies, was two and seven-eights percent plus a $416 premium, the. lowest of a total of six bids. Terms of the sale include the agreement to have the bonds ready far delivery in 21 days. The hospital board, headed by Cal E. Peterson, began immediate arrangements for the printing of the bonds. The $450,000 brought in by the sale of these ‘Bonds will finance construction of an additional wing to the Adams county memorial hospital and other improvements and additions to the hospital. .... The bond sale was made possible following a request of several hundred Adams county freehold- = ers who signed a petition seeking ■ the bond issue for hospital improvements. The bonds will be paid back in the following manner: SIO,OOO on July 1, 1957; SIO,OOO on Jan. 1 and July 1 of 1958 through 1962; sls,f 000 on Jan. 1 and SIO,OOO on July 1 of 1963 through 1975 and a final payment of $15,000 on Jan. 1, 1976. Interest will be the two and seveneights percent as agreed upon in today’s sale. The five other bids submitted today for consideration by the hos(Continued on Pare Six) Council Authorizes Transfer Os Funds City Councilmen Adopt Resolutions Resolutions authorizing the transfer of funds in various departments of the city were adopted at the meeting of city council Tuesday night. One resolution approved the transfer of $1,700 from regular labor to temporary labor for the city light apd' power department The amount originally appropriated for temporary labor is not sufficient to meet the need for that Item. Another resolution approved the following transfers in the city general fund: in the park fund, S3OO from services contractual to regular labor, and $75 from services contractual to current charges: in the engineering department, $l5O from building inspector to electric and plumbing inspector; city hall. S3OO from services contractual to materials; and city judge, SIOO from services contractual to supplies, The resolution also approved a request for SSOO in additional appropriations for the volunteer firemen In the city fire department. Legal advertisements describing the transfers and additional appropriation will be published and the public hearing will be conducted at the next council meeting Oct. 16. Three petitions for electric power line extensions were filed with the council Tuesday night and referred to the light and power committee in conjunction with the su ' perintendent. The requests were filed by Carl Baker, Benjamin and Lydia S. Gerke and Lewis and Loretta Rumschlag. The re-dedication and plat of the J. H. Faurote first subdivision of outlots 82 and 83 to the city of Decatur, originally approved/in 1951, were filed to correct the ommission of the signature of Mary Faurote, , co-owner of the property. The council approved the re-dedication and i ordered them recorded. i The council also approved acer- I tificate of appointment by the board of public works and safety 1 naming Al IL Norn to the Decatur i police department on a temporary I (Uonunuea on Pace etx>

City Council Voles Purchase Os More Power Authorizes Board Os Works Contract For Power Supply The first step to increase the city’s power supply was taken Tuesday night at a meeting of the city council with the adoption of a resolution authorizing the city board’ of public works and safety to purchase a block of power from a private utility. The resolution adopted Tuesday night notes that there is an increased demand for power and that the firm capacity of Decatur’s generating equipment is inadequate. It further states that the cost of adding additional equipment to step np the production capacity would be prohibitive and that the power situation in Decatur can be best improved by partial purchase of power. The board of works, through the resolution, has been authorized to enter into an agreement with Indi-ana-Michigan power company for the purchase of a block of power amounting to 7500 KVA at the best possible rate and to report back at the earliest possible time. The resolution was adopted unanimously. Mayor Robert Cole, following adoption of the resolution, expressed appreciation to members of the council for their cooperation with the city board of works in working toward a satisfactory solution to the power problem here. The 7,500 KVA will greatly relieve the strain on the city’s utility department to produce the power parity of the steam plant at full demand. This amount almost equals the maximum generating caproduction, which is 8,000 K.W. The firm capacity of the diesel unit is 3,810. The total of 11,810 K.W. is adequate to 'meet the peak demand but when steam plant equipment goes down, the city is tc meet the demand. The purchase of the extra power will eliminate power shortages resulting from trouble at the steam plant. Committees Urged To Report On Drive Urgent Request On Financial Drive An urgent request to chairmen of the committees . making the drive to raise funds for the purchase of industrial property for the city to turn in reports and cards of the collections, and pledges already received was made today by Fred Haugk, general chairman of the committee. A total of approximately $7,500 had been reported at npon today although it is known that considerably more has been, raised and is now in the hands of the individual committees. The preliminary reports, which include only 37 contributions, indicate that the drive is proceeding satisfactorily, the financial committee said. Some Os the committees have indicated they.-will exceed the goals set for them while others are apprc&ching 80 to 90 percent of their goals in the first few days. A large number of contributions are not expected for from one tp two weeks because their approval must be made by out of the city offices. This category includes , chain stores, service stations, transportation companies, and industries. Most of them have indicated their willingness to participate in this' community effort. The committee today released the list of the 37 persons, firms and organizations whose contributions were reported Tuesday, the. (Continued on Page Six)

S. S. Speaker 'I C. Leslie Miller

Sunday Schools Hold County Convenlion Annual Convention Sunday And Monday C. Leslie Miller, superintendent of the Union Gospel Press and writer of “Golden Text Illuminated,” will address the county Sunday school convention next Sunday evening at the First Men nonite church, Berne, a* a county-wide mass meeting, and will also speak at the large Sunday school banquet which will be served at the Adams Central school gym Monday evening. For those who find It impossible to attend the banquet at 6:30 o’clock, they can still come and enjoy the fine program that is planned after the banquet This banquet is one of the highlight features of the convention and it is expected that several hundred people will take advantage of this occasion. Reservations can be made with Miss Frances Burkhalter. Berne, and Janet Brown, Decatur and should be made by Thursday. The price per plate is $1.35. The film entitled “Buttonwood Inn” which portrays the story of how one man found God’s will for his < life will be shown. The Sunday' afternoon session will be held in cooperation with the interdenominational S. S. rally which will be held at the Gospel Temple In Fort Wayne when it will be possible for the Sunday schools to hear Dr. Henrietta Mears, director of Christian education of the Hollywood Presbyterian church. Her messages on the Sunday school work has challenged thousands t-j more effective service. As always, there will be an exhibit of helpful literature for every department of the Sunday school. Heart Attack Fatal To Rev. E. E. Bragg Former Decatur Man Dies At Nappanee The Rev. E. E. Bragg. 64, pastor of the Nappanee Evangelical United Brethren church and well ’ known in Decatur, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon at a Nappanee hospital following a heart 1 attack. Mrs. Mildred Ray of this city is a daughter of Rev. Bragg. Oth- 1 er survivors are the widow, Hazel; two sons, Carl Bragg of West ' Lafayette and George Bragg of 1 Middlepoint, and two other daughters, Mrs. Ruby Hamrick of Willshire. 0., and Mrs. Delight Eichar ' of Liberty Center, O. Rev. Bragg owned and operated a grocery store in Decatur several years ago. Since entering the , ministry he has preached in De- , catur churches several times. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a. m. Friday at the , Nappanee E. U. B. church. The ( body will be taken to Wayne, 0., ; tor burial. Friands may call at the residence in Nappanee.

Maglie, Ford On Mound For Opening Game 1956 World Series Gets Underway As Eisenhower Attends BULLETIN BROOKLYN (UP) — The Brooklyn Dodgers won the first game of the World Series today by defeating the New York Yankees, 6-3. > ' BROOKLYN (UP) — The favored New York Yankees sent Whitey Ford, their little southpaw ace, against the veteran Sal Maglie of the Brooklyn Dodgers today before President Eisenhower and some other 34,000 fans who jammed Ebbets Field for the first game of the World Series. . With the players turning around to face the President, Mr. Eisenhower flanked by the two managers threw out the first ball to catcher Roy Campanella of the Dodgers. The President held the ban aloft several minutes before letting go with a chest-high throw to Campanella who returned the ball to Mt. Eisenhower. «* The weather was clear and cool. The automobile carrying Mr. Eiss enhower entered the centerfiefd gate and took him to home plate where he was to meet Commissioner Ford Frick, Presidents Warran Giles and William Harridge of the National and American leagues respectively. Dodger Manager Walt Alston, Stengel and Brooklyn Borough President John Cashmore. Each Yankee and Dodger player was introduced to the President. Secret service men, wearing little white or gold buttons in their coat lapels, were stationed all over Ebbets Field. There seemed to be as many of them as there were reporters and photographers on the infield during the pre-game workouts. The play-by-play: Yankees First Bauer bounced out weakly to Robinson on a 2-2 pitch. Slaughter worked the count to 3 and 1 then bounced to Hodges in the hole between first and second, beating it out for a single when the Dodger first-baseman could not handle the ball. Mantle took a strike and then hit the next pitch over the rightfield screen for a home run to put the Yankees in front, 2-0. Berra walked when Maglie’s 3 and 2 pitch was high and outside. Skowron went down swinging on a wide curve. McDougald also went down I ', swinging. Two runs, two hits, no errors, one left. Dodgers First Gilliam took a ball and then bounced to McDougald for a routine putout. Bauer made a leaping twohanded catch of Reese’s curving fly at the base of the rightfield wall. Snider bounced to Skowron, who threw to Ford, covering first, for the putout. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. Yankees Second Martin fouled to Campanella about 30 feet behind the plate. Carey half-swung at Maglie’s 1 and 2 pitch but was called out on strikes anyway. Ford also went down swinging to become Maglie’s fourth strikeout of the game. | No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. Dodgers Second Robinson rifled a 1 and 2 pitch into the lower leftfield stands for the first Dodger hit, cutting the Yankees’ margin to 2-1. Hodges dropped a single into short centerfield in front of the fast - charging Mantle for the Dodgers’ second straight hit. Eurillo lined a 3 and 2 pitch (Continues on race Mx)

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