Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 82.

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Tornado-Like Winds Hit In State Friday Snow Swirls Over State Today, Cool Weather Continues By UNITED PRESS Hoosiers rounded out the most variegated week of weather in recent history today with snow flurries that came on the heels of ice storms, floods, heavy rains, thunderstorms and tornado-like winds. Snow swirled on most of Indiana this morning, heralding what the forecasters said would be an unusually cool weekend for thi3 time of year. Temperatures dropped to points around -freezing as the aftermath of Friday storms that whistled across the state, unroofing buildings and felling utility lines which were hit by ice only two days earlier. The weatherman said the mercury probably won’t climb any higher than the 40s before Monday, if then. Meanwhile, crests of the White and Wabash Rivers, in flood stage since Wednesday and Thursday? were revised upward as downpours during Friday’s windstorms sent more tons of water trickling into their channels. At Wabash, worst trouble spot on the Wabash, at least seven families were evacuated from lowland homes by boat as the river level approached 21 feet, nine above flood stage. Furthermore, the forecasters expected the stream to hit 22 feet or slightly below some time today. A storm described as a “twister" hit the Honey Creek area in northwest Henry County Friday, shoving over some small farm buildings. Wind took one-third of the roof of the Cadiz High School gymnasium, and blew out windows in the school building. A girl pupil was cut slightly by flying glass. Carver Murray, Muncie, said he saw what appeared to be the “tail of a tornado” as the storm hit that city, accompanied by hail. A house trailer was overturned in a highway, a metal garage roof was ripped off and hurled 50 feet, power lines were torn down and the front of a house was damaged. Marion, Noblesville, Pendleton and Anderson areas also felt the wrath of the winds. Walter Nelson, Muncie, reported his pickup truck was blown off a road and hurled against a tree. A tree fell at the Frank Stigleman home near Redkey, breaking a window in the house. Another tree damaged the Stigleman ga(Contlnved on Page Six) Secretary Seaton In Good Condition WASHINGTON (UP) — Secretary of Interior Fred A. Seaton was reported in good condition today after undergoing a back operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Seaton underwent the two-hour operation Friday afternoon for relief of a recurring back injury, Lorne Kennedy, Seaton’s assistant, said doctors reported the surgery was “entirely successful." He said Seaton’s condition was “good." NOON EDITION

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Area Working Out From Storm Damage Many Power, Phone Lines Still Down Work resumed Friday morning in the Dunbar and Smith furniture factories in Berne, as work crews slowly cleared the tremendous storm damage which accumulated in Adams county. The telephone lines into Berne, with the exception of that to Geneva, were still out: Dozens of poles were down on the tile mill road between Monroe and Berne, and much wire snarling was Reported. Lehman park in Berne suffered little damage. Farmers who have milked electrically for years had to pitch in and do the job by hand. Some turkey and chicken farmers were able to keep the young ones warm with portable power units. People in all parts of the county worried about their food in freezers. The Portland Commercial-Re-view was still without wire news yesterday, but it was expected to be resumed by today. The local telephone company there reported that long distance service to Geneva, Pennville. Bryant, and possibly Muncie and Indianapolis would be restored today. Almost all electric service in Portland was restored by Friday morning. The Van Wert Times-Bulletin began receiving wire news at noon Friday.' Power in Convoy didn’t return until 5:30 p.m. Friday. Eight Bell telephone crews were working in the Van Wert, 0., area. Ohio route 49 was closed at the junction with 81 near Willshire, Friday by high water in the St. Mary’s river. A total of 1.296 telephones were reported out of order in the Celina, O. area, with toll lines to Portland ahd Geneva still out. At St. Mary's, 1,624 telephones were out, but most of the toll lines were back in workup condition. A tornado ripped through Winchester Friday afternoon and damaged the airport there, tearing a door off the hanger. Many brooder houses in the area were in shambles. Awnings were torn from the Randolph county hospital. High winds tnade it impossible for telephone crews to work. Long distance phone lines were still out there. —~— ■■■■■■ Most long distance service in the Hartford City area, including the wire service to the NewsTimes. was resumed Friday. Huntington reported that it was returning to normal, with telephone service restored to Markle and Mt. Etna. The Wabash river was inches away from the flood stage in Bluffton yesterday, and was not expected to crest until todcg, as the result of continuing rain l ®® snow. In the five miles between Bluffton and Reiffsburg only three telephone poles were standing, and 115 were down. Court Order Halts Threatened Strike GARY (UP) — A Federal Court order issued in Chicago today halted a threatened strike by 1,800 trainmen against the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad. The walkout, in connection with long - standing grievances, was scheduled to get underway early today, but officials of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said the union would obey the temporary court order. The railroad is a subsidiary of U. S. Steel Corp., and handles freight in the highly-industrialized Calumet area.

Spring Storm Apparently Is Slowly Dying United Press Tally Reveals 45 Deaths Caused By Weather By UNITED PRESS The spring storm that ravaged moat of the nation with deadly tornadoes and high gales appeared to be dying out today. ■Dre U.S. Weather Bureau at Chicago reported toe letup but said it was accompanied by steep jumps and drops in the mercury columns. "The expiring lash of the storm’s tail, however, snapped at the eastern half of the nation Friday night. Winds of 90 mph velocity howled down Toledo, Ohio streets, lifted a Lakes freighter from its moorings and wrenched out at least 50 power lines. - A United Press tally revealed a total of 45 weather-caused deaths during the past week. Tornadoes were responsible for 19 of these fatalities. There were 11 in Teyas, five in Oklahoma, two in Georgia and one in Mississippi. Blizzard and storms killed five persons in Colorado, three each in Illinois and Indiana, two in Mississippi, South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin, and one in Texas, Ohio, lowa, Minnesota and Utah. Several patients in an Erie, Mich., clinic were soaked by a driving thunderstorm Friday night when 81 mph winds ripped the clinic roof off. No injuries were reported from what was described as a small tornado which struck at Lancaster, S.C., Friday night, damaging a schoolhouse. The storm front which touched off the twisters throughout the South finally moved off into the Atlantic Friday. North Carolina suffered from swollen streams as well as from wind and storm damage. Mountain rivers in the West, bloated with more than four inches of rain, posed a serious threat in the state. But reports indicated toe water level was dropping slowly today. Part of toe storm gave a departing swat to toe Ohio Valley. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported sections of 31 highways under water. A flood was narrowly averted when a small dam at West Carrollton, Ohio, broke. Water was safely diverted in a canal, however, by an emergency gate, protecting Miamisburg from toe flood. Foit Wayne Man Is Killed Friday Night HUNTINGTON, Ind. -(W — Frank Maddalone. 66, Fort Wayne, was killed Friday night when an automobile in which he rode smashed intd' the rear of a big truck in U.S. 24 near Roanoke. Maddalone was riding in a car driven by a man state pdlice identified as Andrily Naboka, 33, Fort Wayne. Walter D. Gingerich, Hicksville, Ohio, told police his big truck was forced off the higway about three miles north of Roanoke by another truck. Gingerich said he pulled slowly back into the highway, traveling only your or five miles an hour, when Naboka's car hit toe truck. Maddalone/lied of a skull fracture.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, April 6, 1957.

Strong W inds And High Water Cause Additional Damage In This County

Curb On Mail Delivery Is Delayed Week' Pressure Mounting On Congressmen To i Grant Postal Fund; WASHINGTON (V) — Congress today appeared ready to meet at least part way the demands of Postmaster General Arthur E, Summerfield for additional funds to avoid a cut in postal services. Summerfield late Friday postponed until next Saturday a threatened reduction in servcie." He had been expected to put through the order making the reductions effective today. Summerfield acted after the House Appropriations Committee scheduled a meeting for next Friday to take up Summerfield’s emergency request for $47 million to operate the post office department for the next three months. The committee had approved sl7 million of Summerfield's request. It now has a week to consider whether to increase toe amount. It was expected to do so under mounting public pressure. He insisted at a news confer* ence that he was not giving Congress “a week’s grace" to give him the money. But he acted after toe Appropriations Committee decided to give him the 17 million dollars and promised to consider the other 30 million dollars next Friday. He also said toe cutback would be called off if toe committee action is "favorable.” Committee member John J. Rooney (D-N.Y.) predicted the committee would approve all or almost all of toe 47 million dollars. He said Friday’s voting indicated that. But Rooney indicated the hard feelings against Summerfield would not soon subside. Summerfield has been accused of “sandbagging” Congress and “holding a gun” at its head. Confident Os Support Summerfield has said he is “confident” that if given the opportunity Congress will support him. He said toe majority of the Appropriations Committee stood with him on toe matter. But that excludes Committee Chairman Clarence Cannon (DMo.) who has made it clear he will put up a sharp fight next Friday to hold new funds down to the 17 million dollars recommended by the subcommittee. Cannon (Continue ,n Pnxe Six) Veterinarian Slain At Animal Hospital MINNEAPOLIS (UP) — A veterinarian was shot and killed at an animal hospital Friday night by an animal attendant who then killed himself. Another hospital employe was, wounded and hospitalized. Dead were Dr. Clarence M. Penticuff, 38, and his assailant, Merton McCutcheon, 52, both of Minneapolis. Augustine Burns, 26, also of Minneapolis, was hospitalized.

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. George Yarian, Assembly of God) “FORGET NOT” Psalms 103:2 The Psalmist David penned these words, because he did not want to allow himself to forget what God had done for .him. David, like so many of us found it difficult to count his blessings and see what God had accomplished. We do not meaningly forget how God has provided, but because we postpone remembering we find ourselves forgetting the mercies of God. However neighbor, forget not that you breathe God’s air. Forget not that you walk on God’s Earth. Forget not that you are blessed with God’s gift to a family which is a child. Forget not that God’s sun shines on you and God's rain fells on you. Most of all, forget not that at this time of year God provided away whereby every person can come directly to Him through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary. I sincerely hope you will be a person who remembers and forgets not what God has done for you.

Mate Withholding Law Termed Vicious House Speaker Says Measure Is Vicious FRENCH LICK, Ind. (UP) — House Speaker George Diener charged today toe new law providing for withholding of gross ; income taxes from salaries and wages by employers is a "vicious measure.” He told a meeting of toe board of directors of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce toe 1 a w passed by the recent Legislature “makes it easy to increase taxes without the increase being noticed by the taxpayers." Diener, who served notice in the final stages of toe legislative session he was retiring from politics, recommended that toe Indiana Commission on State Tax and Financing Policy find a “sound and long-term solution” for financing state government, including the state's share of local school costs. He called the 50 per cent gross , income tax increase “only a temporary solution.” Diener, who was instrumental in passage of the controversial "right to work" law, urged management to operate within the spirit of the law and “not to as- ' sume that it is a ‘union-busting’ tool.” 7 "It is up to Indiana* business managements to prove by their actions that toe right to work measure is as right as 82 free-dom-loving members of the General Assembly believed it was when toe bill was passed,” he said. Lt. Governor Crawford Parker told Friday night’s session the prospect of no new taxes and passage of the "right to work” law should attract new industries to Indiana. “We are now assured," said Parker, “that Indiana’s government is solvent, that there will be no need for further tax changes in the foreseeable future, and that even with our tax increases we are better off than other northern Industrial states." He said the average worker “will be better off than ever before," as a result of “right to work” passage. “I cannot but expect continued rapid industrial development in Indiana and continued agricultural progress,” said Parker. Rep. Earl Wilson told the Chamber officials Congress “can and must” cut toe fiscal 1958 federal budget of $71.8 billion by about 10 per cent. The Indiana Republican said the tax burden of more than 30 cents of every dollar earned is “stifling incentive and making it impossible for today's wage earners to set aside funds for their childrens’ education and their own retirement.” Rejection of tax relief, especially for small business, would be a policy of "economic suicide," said Wilson. He pledged active support of several small business relief measures now pending in Congress. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and colder tonight. Sunday mostly fair and a little warmer in afternoon. Low tonight 25-32. High Sunday about 40. Outlook for Monday: Partly cloudy and warmer.

U.S. Seeking Agreement On Use Os Canal Seek International Pact With Nasser On Suez Canal Use WASHINGTON (UP) — U. S. officials warned today that failure to allow Israeli ships to use the Suez Canal could lead to another outbreak of war in toe Middle East. Officials disclosed they are trying to get Egyptian Premier Abdel Gamal Nasser to agree to an international agreement to allow Israeli shipping to use toe vital waterway. They feared that failure to reach such an agreement would result in a prolonged period of Middle East clashes that could burst into a renewed Arab-Israeli war. Israel has warned the United States that it has decided in principle to exercise its “rights” to use the canal. At the same time, diplomats reported that Egypt will refuse to let Israel’s ships pass through. . *, ' American officials said they wene trying to get Egypt to approve some wording on a Suez Canal operations agreement that would assure an international voice in its control and assure use of toe canal by ships of all nations. American bargaining power is not high with Nasser. But officials said this government is trying to persuade him that Egypt's own best interests will be served by an international open - passage agreement. If other nations believe Egypt’s operation of toe canal is not dependable, toe U.S. government feels Egypt’s revenues will drop as alternate travel and transportation facilities are developed. Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban has informed the State Depart(Continuea on Pnae Six) Hoosier Is Killed As Auto Overturns LAPORTE, Ind. (UP) — Isaac Clarence Payne, 34, Kingsford Heights, was killed early today when he lost control of his car on U.S. 35 four miles south of here. Payne’s car skidded over the berm and apparently overturned, state police said. The victim was pinned underneath. Payne sustained a broken neck, internal injuries and a broken leg.

Mrs. Anna Bunner Dies This Morning Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Mrs. Anna Bunner, 78, of Decatur route three, died at 5 'oclock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital following an illness of one week. She was born in St. Mary’s township May 14, 1879, a daughter of Henry and Josephine Schaf-er-Ehrsam. Her husband, William Bunner, died Jan. 29, 1955. Mrs. Bunner, a lifelong resident of Adams county, was a member of the Methodist church at Bobo. Surviving are two sons, John lifford Bunner and William Bunner Jr., both of neab Bobo; five daughters, Mrs. Delore Bentz, Mrs. Gladys Harmon, Mrs. Aldine Bebout, Mrs. Florine Elzey and Mrs. Ethel Brunner, all of near Decatur2s grandchildren; 33 greatgrandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Rollie Smitley of Decatur. Four sons, one daughter, one brother and one sister preceded her in death. — Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Bunner residence and at 2 p. m. at the Bobo Methodist church. Burial will be in the Mt. Tabor cemetery. The body will be removed from the Black funeral home to the residence, where friends may call after 2 p. m. Sunday.

Morris Denies Need For Probe Os Staff Morris Made Public Charges On Norman WASHINGTON KB - C h i e f counsel Robert Morris of the Senate Internal Security subcommittee said today not he but eight senators made public toe charges against a Canadian diplomat who then committed suicide.,: Morris denied there was any need for a Senate investigation of the subcommittee staff, which he heads, in connection with toe publication of the charges. , ’ Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (DOre.) demanded Friday that the Senate set up a bipartisan committee “to inquire into the circumstances of the publication by the staff . . of charges against the reputation of toe late Canadian Ambassador Herbert Norman, which have become toe cause of a rift” with Canada. Norman leaped to his death in Cairo Thursday. H i s suicide touched off a wave of resentment against the subcommittee not only in Canada but in Britain and Egypt as well. One Canadian legislator went so far as to say Norman was “murdered by slander.” The Canadian government received messages of condolence from Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, U. N. Secretary General Dag Kammarskjold, Britain’s High Commissioner to Canada Sir Saville Garner, and French Ambassador to Canada Francis LaCoste. The subcommittee on March 14 disclosed the record of a hearing two days earlier in which Morris said the group had “quite a few security reports which have a great deal of information to the effect that he (Norman) is a Com(Co&uzuea on 81x)

Nosed Contralto To Sing Here Monday Final Concert Os Season Here Monday Miss Claramae Turner, reigning contralto of opera and heir apparent to musical moviedom, arrive in Decatur Monday to sing at the Decatur Youth and Community Center at 8 p. m. The concert recital, sponsored by the Adams county civic music association, is open only to members of the association. The program will be followed with a reception at the center in honor of Miss Turner. All members of the association are invited to attend the reception. Miss Turner, a star of the movie “Carousal,” earlier this season scored triumphs with the San Francisco and Chicago Lyric Theater. She is now completing her eighth annual transcontinental tour. Her program Monday will range from the most popular Americana to songs by the classic masters and a sampling of the 75 characterizations that make up her remarkable operatic repertoir. Miss Turner has been acclaimed as an artist who combines a rich contralto voice with tremendous dramatic talent and a magnetic personality. Monday night's concert will be the final ot the 1956-57 series which also featured appearances by the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra, Ferrante and Teicher piano duo, the Eger players, and the Men of Song. The association will sponsor a series of five more high-caliber concerts next ysar. Man Is Killed As Train Hits Auto MOORES HILL, Ind. (UP) — Robert W. Christy, 25, Cincinnati Ohio, was killed Friday when his auto was struck by a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad train on the Rip-ley-Dearborn County line: State police said the accident occurred in Ripley County, but the impact of the crash carried the victim into Dearborn County*

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Tornado - Like Winds Hit In | County Friday Area Northeast Os Monroe Is Reported As Hard Hit Friday Harsh weather continued to play havoc with property in this area Friday when tornado-like winds re-visited Adams county and more rain was poured into the swollen rivers and streams. Reports of damage from high winds which hit early Friday afternoon are sketchy because of the continued lack of telephone communications, but it is known that an area northeast of Monroe was particularly hard hit by the wind. A house trailer at the Harry Martz farm was blown over a tractor, his barn was severely damaged and the windows were blown out of another house He estimated his total damage aU close to $5,000. On the nearby John Baltzeß I farm, a tool shed was blown down and the wind carried a 38 foot beam up into a tree. Not far ’ ' toe reef of tiw*home of **“ Mrs - S et}l Zimmerman was partially blown off by the strong winds. It was also reported that the roof of a home in Monroe was blown off, but this could not be confirmed. ' More Line Damage In Decatur, further damage was caused to lines and transformer* of the city light and power departs ment. Repair work to restore gjower service to all of the rural patrons of the department was interrupted when the crews were called back to the city. Lines were broken on Third street between Jackson and Marshall streets and in the alley behind 122 North Seventh street, The Third street trouble caused much of the business district to be without electrical power for more than* an hour. A transformer caught fire near the Lincoln school and later in the afternoon a hot wire was down at 1017 Mercer avenue. It was reported that most of the rural patrons of the city power department have had their electricity restored. A few individual cases where the < power has not been restored still exist but it is hoped that these will be taken care of today. Much of the re- * pair work done to the past two days is only temporary and it will probably be several weeks before the storm-damaged lines and poles are permanently repaired. Many rural areas of the county serviced by private utilities are still without electrical power. The long distance service to Fort Wayne was restored Friday night, according to a report from Charles Ehinger, president of the Citizens Telephone company. Telephone repair crews are continuing top efforts to restore telephone service to all patrons. The telephone lines and poles were hardest hit by the storm damage of Wednesday night and there are miles of completely destroyed telephone equipment in the county. Several county roads were clased today as water in the St. Mary’s, Wabash, and all small streams overflowed the banks. The Bobo road, just north of the covered bridge at Pleasont Mills, is closed by high Water. Signs have been placed at the bridge, and one mile north to keep uiwary drivers from the dangerous area. Several feet of water cover the road. The St. Mary’s river was within one foot of the arch of the bridge on Monroe street, and had backed up across the road in the Belmont area. Several owners of homes along the river reported water backing into their basements. The gravel roads running parallel to the Wabash river were' mostly closed today by high wity, which covered many fields throughout toe county. Water was (UOQIHMIXI OO OiXj • 1 ■»