Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1957 — Page 1

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Rockslide Plunges Zephyr Into Canyon BP ■O3 I . xX' ' ■ FOUR CREWMEN on Western Pacific’s California Zephyr were injured when a sudden rockslide swept two of the train’s diesel engine units down a 150-foot cliff into the Feather River Canyon near Oroville in northern California. Photo snows the two diesel units where they plunged to the river’s edge. A third diesel unit was derailed. The coaches remained on the rails.

Warns Egypt Against Ban On Suez Use Foreign Minister Os France Warns On Peace Dangers UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UP) —French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau said today that if Egypt barred the passage of ships of any nation through its sole control of the Suez Canal “it will be dangerous for peace.’’ Pineau made his comments as he arrived here today to reopen the entire Suez Canal dispute fn the United Nations Security Council this afternoon. Arab nations had called the French move a “provocation” that would raise new tensions in the Middle East. Egyptian sources said France revived the Suez issue in a desperate attempt to save the government of Premier Guy Mollet. Pineau, however, on his arrival protested Egypt’s “unilateral” operation of the canal, adding that if the Cairo govermnent “chooses in the future to prevent the passage of one nation, France, for instance, it will be dangerous for the peace.” “We are not here to organize a new battle between Egypt and France,” he said. "Thfit is not our purpose. ■ ■ ■■■■■■ “What is needed is a definitive statement for the canal, because it is quite impossible to live with unilateral control." Before leaving Paris by plane Pineau said France’s intention was simply to force the United Nations to clarify its position on the “one - man operation” of the canal since France does not consider the present status as definite. Egypt, which is counting on the Soviet veto to protect it from any anti-Egyptian moves, took the position that France’s move was a “desperate attempt to increase Middle East tension” and enable France to “divert attention from its internal weakness." Egyptian sources also accused France of conspiring with Israel to send an Israeli ship to the Suez Canal Zone “in order to provoke Egypt.” Official spokesmen insisted that Egypt would not permit passage of an Israeli ship. A Jerusalem dispatch indicated Israel would uphold any test until after the Security Council debate. Coatianed on Pace El<ht Start On Repair Os Railroad Crossings > Traffic will be halted most of this week on Winchester street at the Erie railroad while railroad employes repair the crossing at that street. Work on repair of the crossing started this morning and it was estimated that it would take most of the week to complete the job. - < ■ A detour around the intersection was set up today, and traffic was routed from the barricade. City street commissioner Bernard Clark said that other crossings would be repaired in Decatur immediately, according to railroad officials. Earl Smith, section foreman of the ten-man railroad group, stated that all the stone around the crossing would be dug up and replaced: the ties along the tracks will be removed, the tracks lifted to the height of the street, reset, and the street blacktopped. All street intersections on the Erie railroad in the city of Decatur will be worked on this summer, §mith said. *

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Mrs. John Kintz Is New Commissioner Succeeds Husband On County Board Mrs. John Kintz, widow of the late commissioner John Kintz, was chosen county commissioner today, county auditor Edward F. Jaberg breaking the tie vote. County commissioner Harley J. Reef, a Democrat, voted for Mrs. Kintz. He stated that family members had told him that if anything ever happened to Kintz, he had asked that Mrs. Kintz be appointed to succeed him. Mrs. Kintz will fill out the remaining seven months of her husband’s term. Reef said he felt he was carrying out Kintz’s wishes in the matter. ' ‘ county commissioner Rolland J. Miller, a Republican, voted for the appointment of Homer Arnold, Jr., also a Republican. Arnold ig the commissioner-elect for the second district, having defeated Kintz last faU. MiUer stated that he felt that “politics should be forgotten” and Arnold appointed so that he could gain valuable experience toward the office which he will hold for two years. Miner had previously said privately that he would not object to Mrs. Kintz, but apparently changed his mind after talking to county voters. County auditor Jaberg broke the tie, as provided by law, voting for Mrs. Kintz. Jaberg stated that he felt the wishes of the late commissioner should be heeded, rather than appointing Arnold now. The appointment of Arnold would have given the Republicans control of the county commissioners board, controlling the county highway department, county farm, and court house. , Two prominent county Democrats, both leaders of important factions of the party here, both former commissioners, and both previously defeated, Otto Huffman, and Phil Sauer, are known to have desired the appointment. Some county political leaders feel the aEgjointment of Mrs. Kintz may have been made so as not to prejudice the changes of either man in the next ejection. Mrs. Ora Mounsey Is Taken By Death Sister Os Decatur Lady Dies Saturday Mrs. Gertie Grace Mounsey, 60, wife of Ora B. Mounsey, of near Poneto, died at 4:45 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Clinic hosnital after an Illness of 15 years. Her condition had been serious five months. She was a member of the South liberty Christian church near Liberty Center. Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Forrest Baker of near Warren; a son, Harold L. Mounsey of near Poneto; two grandchildren: a brother, Elmer Wolfgang of Wells county, and three sisters, Mrs. Rachel Eichhorn of Decatur, Mrs. Justus Huffman of near Bluffton, and Mrs. Frank Murray of Liberty Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.nrf. Tuesday in the South Liberty Christian church, the Rev. Dewey Zent officiating. Burial wfll be in at Warren. Friends may call at the Grogg funeral .home in Warren until time of the services.

Civil Rights Bill Survives * Strong Attack Eisenhower's Bill Survives Attack By Southerners By UNITED PRESS President Eisenhower’s civil rights bill survived a strong attack by southerners in the Senate Judiciary Committee today. The committee, by a 6-4 vote, rejected a southern proposal that would have killed three-fourths of the bill. The amendment, offered by Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. (D-N.C.I, would hqye eliminated provisions for a civil rights investigating commission, a new civil rights dvson n the Justce Department and authority for the government to seek court injunctions to prevent civil rights violations. Other congressional news: Atoms: Differences between AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss and Commissioner Thomas E. Murray were aired anew at Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on the proposed international Atoms-for-Peace atomic agency. Murray testified that he favored the project but was kept “in the dark” about commission arguments in support of it Sues Canal: Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R-N.Y.) said in a Senate speech that the United States should support France in its bid for United Nations Security Council debate on complaints that Egypt is violating U.N. principles for operating the Suez Canal. Small Business: Sen. John Sparkman (D-Ala.) introduced a bill to require the Defense Department to award at least one-fourth of its contracts to small firms. He said small business received only 17 per cent of $12,755,000,000 worth of defense orders from last July 1 through last February. Seating: Sen. Henry M. Jackson appealed to Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson to end separate seating for enlisted men ahd officers in Navy theaters. The Washington Democrat asked the Navy last month to end the practice, which gives officers and their families first call on the best seats. Navy Secretary Thomas S. Gates turned down the request. Declares Criminal Offenses By Beck Charge Is Made By Senator McClellan WASHINGTON (UP)-Chairman John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) of the Senate Rackets Committee said today he believes Teamster Union President Dave Beck “has committed many criminal offenses.” McClellan made the charge in a letter to the American Civil Liberties Union, which protested two facets of the committee’s treatment of Beck: Calling him to testify while he is under federal indictment on an* income tax evasion charge and a McClellan statement about Beck’s alleged misuse of union funds—“l don’t know any word to describe it less than theft.” McClellan replied in a letter to Patrick Murphy Malin, executive director of the Civil Liberties Union: “The committee recalled Mr. Beck to testify for the purpose of giving him an opportunity to deny, refute or . explain the derogatory evidence the committee had received against him. Do you claim that is a violation of ‘civil liberties?’ “Had he not been recalled and given that opportunity, then no doubt you would have charged the committee was urtfair and only willing to hear one side—the testimony against him—without giving him an opportunity to defend himself or explain his actions.” McClellan wrote. “Regarding your other complaint, may I say that the committee has not convicted Mr. Beck of any crime, although it is my belief that he has committed many criminal offenses,” the chairman continued. “As an American citizen, as a member of Congress, and as chairman of this Senate select committee, I reserve the right to express my views regarding testimony developed before the committee.” Cub Scouts Meet Tuesday Evening Cub Scout pack 3063 will meet for the last time until school begins again, at the Northwest School at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Inspection and presentation of awards will make up the program. Immediately foUnwing the program the Den mothers will meet.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 20, 1957.

Dave Beck Ousted From AFL-CIO Command For Misuse Os Union Funds

Defense Cuts Are Predicted In Ike Budget Eisenhower Plans ‘ * Second Address To Nation On Tuesday , WASHINGTON (UP)—The congressional drive to cut President Eisenhower’s budget takes a giant step forward this week. A House appropriations subcommittee is expected to recommend slicing $2,500,000,000 from the President’s $36,200,000,000 defense request. Subcommittee Chairman George H. Mahon (D-Tex.) said his group will recommend defense cuts Tuesday which are “in the public interest.” “The people have demanded more economy and more efficiency in all branches of the government,” he said,. But in making the cuts, he added, “we have sought not to cut the fighting edge ot our forces.” Mahon, appearing Sunday on a television program filmed for New York stations. did not specify the size of cuts the subcommittee will make. ■. But subcommittee sources have said the reductions will amount to about $2,50,000.000 .by far the biggest single slash in the Presiwarning from Eisenhower that the dent’s budget to date — despite a nation faces “terrible consequences” if his defense budget is “materially” reduced. The White House said Eisenhower will submit his revised $3,800.000,000 foreign aid request to Congress Tuesday. He then will go on radio and television Tuesday night in an effort to save it from the budget-cutting drive. Hie President’s talk, his second within a weke, is designed to rally public support behind his $71,800,000,000 record peacetime spending budget in general and his trimmed? down foreign aid program in particular. Lions Will Elect Officers Tonight The annual election of officers of the Decatur Liofts club will take place at the meeting tonight, Harry Schwartz, president, said today. Nominations for the offices were made a month ago, but nominations will also be accepted from the floor. The regular meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. August Bohnke Dies Early Last Evening • i Lifelong Resident Os County Is Dead August Bohnke, 84-year-old retired farmer, and lifelong resident of Root township, died ak 8 o - clock Sunday evening at his home five miles north of Decatur. He had been seriously ill only since Thursday. He was born in Root township Nov. 28, 1872, a son of William and Engel Kukelhan-Bohnke, and was married to Christina Hoile Oct. 26, 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Bohnke celebrated their golden anniversary in 1954. Mr. Bohnke was a lifelong member of St. Peter’s Lutheran church. Surviving in addition to his wife are four duaghters, Mrs. Fred Thieme and Mrs. Simon Thieme of Union twp., Mrs. Otto of Lima, O„ and Mrs. Thurman Schieferstein of Rootownship; 19 grandchildren; 15 great-grand-children, and one sister, Mrs. Henrietta Gerke of Root township. Two sisters and four brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at. the ZwlCk funeral home and 2 p.m., at the St. Peter’s Lutheran church, the Rev. F. W. Droegemueller officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening.

Baccalaureate Riles Held Sunday Night Decatur High School Exercises Are Held The Rev. W. H. Kirkpatrick, pastor of the Church of God, and father of one of the graduating seniors at Decatur high school, forcefully put two questions to the graduating class of that school, in his baccalaureate sermon Sunday evening in the high school auditorium. These two questions put before the class were “What do you want from life?” and “What are you willing to give?” He told numer--ous true life episodes that showed that a man usually gets what he wants so be had better be very careful what his goals are. The local minister stated thati practically everyone wants both | happiness and adequate material resources. He said that happiness is the by-product of having done something else; it is the result of righteousness. He told the students and their guests that people who find Christ are on the high road to happiness. Rev. Kirkpatrick admonished the graduates that after they have decided what they want, they should discipline themselves in order to arrive at their goal and not be satisfied with the sordid, the mean, the littJfe and the selfish. Finally, Rev. Kirkpatrick's desire was ttfat it be said of the graduating class of 1957, "In your hearts you desired the finest and the best. You felt that no price was too great to pay in order to reach the goal of a truly free soul who walks life's high road, suncrowned with joy and happiness.” The seniors, in graduation caps and gowns, marched into the school auditorium at the beginning of last night's program, to the strains of “Praise to Joy,” played by Miss Helen Haubold, supervisor of music in the public schools. The Rev. Gerald Gerig gave the Continued on P«K» Kl*ht Opponents Os Ike's Budget Meet Today ; Seek Radio Arid TV _ Time For Answers ! CHICAGO (UP) — Opponents of the administration’s record peace ] time budget met here today and j indicated they will seek equal , radio and television time to respond to President Eisenhower’s , budget appeals. Scheduled as keynote speakers were U.S. Sens. Styles Bridges (R-N.H.) and Harry Byrd (D-Va.), ■ leading opponents of the President's $71,800,000,000 budget. Among organizations represent- > ed were the U.S. Chamber of , Commerce, the American Medical Assn., the National Farm Bureau Federation and the American Bar Assn. George Williamson, a Chicago candy manufacturer and general chairman of the meeting, said the group hoped the gathering would j “truly represent the voice of the Midwest as well as the voice of America” in discussion of the budget. Williamson said the meeting had two primary objectives. “The first,” he said, “is to j stimulate organizations to renew < their efforts to arouse their in- i dividual members in the most es- ' fective manner of advising their Washington representatives of . their opposition to continued gov- ‘ eminent spending policies. . “The second is to impress on ’ organization membership that in- ] dividuals have an obligation as ( citizens to acquaint their congress- ■ men with their beliefs.” 1 He said one of the group's major aims was to obtain free air i time to answer the President’s f talks in defense of the budget. f — , 1 INDIANA WEATHER I Partly cloudy and cool tonight. Tuesday inceasing < ciondiness and fol- 5 lowed by showers in afternoon i or night. Low tonight 44-52. i High Tuesday 80s north to the t 70s south. Sunset 7:57 p. m., i sunrise Tuesday 5:36 a. m. i

Flood Walers Are Subsiding In Oklahoma Greatest Disaster In State History Put At $25 Million By UNITED PRESS Rampaging rivers that turned parts of Oklahoma into a vast sea during the weekend recided today, ; and authorities counted damages in the state’s “greatest disaster” at about 25 million dollars. The Arkansas River, in its worst flood in history spared Tulsa Suni day when it begm subsiding after I cresting about a foot above the 19-foot flood stage. Residents who had moved to higher ground in anticipation of a crest seven feet above flood stage, returned to their homes with the aid of National Guard and commerical trucks. The river overflowed downstream at Bixby, forcing some 1,000 residents to flee, but many of them were able to move back by nightfall. State Civil Defense Director Tom Brett termed the floods Oklahoma’s “greatest disaster.” He estimated damage to farms and other private property at $17,835,000. Highways, bridges and roads ■ suffered an estimated seven million dollars in damage. Heavy rains in the Nebraska Panhandle during the night blocked numerous highways with up to one foot of water. Hardest hit were the Scottsbluff, Minatare, Bayard and Alliance areas where water swirled through the streets and flooded basements. A tornado struck a farm north of Minatare Sunday night, damaging the house and garage, but causing no injuries. A storm with at least five tornado funnels raked Scotts Bluff County in western Nebraska early today, causing considerable damage to farm homes, outbuildings, trees and communications lines. Hie storm tore the 10-room farm home of Lyle Dugan off its foundation and ripped off half the roof. A garage on the farm of Frank Kishiyama was destroyed and heavy boards were driven into the sides of the Kishiyama home like arrows. Communications lines were knocked down by the wind and basements in the city of Scottsbluff were flooded. A United Press count showed at least 33 persons have been killed in weather-caused accidents since Wednesday when a tornado slammed into Silverston, Tex. Therq were 22 dead in Texas, 9 in Oklahoma and 2 in Kansas. In California, a new storm headed for northern sections of the state in the wake of weekend rains Contlnned on Paae Elfht Daniel S. Stepler Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Wednesday Morning Daniel S. Stepler, 75, retired Kirkland township farmer, died at 7:30 o’clock Sunday evening at a Richmond hospital following an illness of several years. He was born in Adams county Feb. 12, 1882, a son of John and Elizabeth Shifferly-Stepler, and was married to Ida Reichenbach Feb. 12, 1914. Mr. Stepler was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed church at Honduras. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Boyd D. Stepler of Sheboygan, Wis-, and Freeman D. Stepler of Decatur, and five grandchildren. Four brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Lewis Minsterman officiating. Burial will be in St. Luke’s church cemetery. Friends njay call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services.

13 Persons Killed In Indiana Traffic Heavy Rain Blamed In Some Accidents By UNITED PRESS At least 13 persons were killed on Indiana streets and highways during the weekend as heavy rains obscured visibility and put a slippery coating on road surface., But none of the deaths Were connected with traffic to and from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for time trials. Safety officials had issued special warnings to motorists going to the track. Five of six deaths Sunday were blamed directly on rain-slick highways. Two double-fatality accidents were reported Sunday. Duane E. Fletcher, 21, Bedford, and Mrs. Mary Allen, 25, Oolitic, were killed in a crash on U.S. 50 near Bedford. Fletcher’s car skidded broadside into a car carrying Mrs. Allen and her three children. f Lovey May Finch, 59, and Edward Curry, 76, Elkhart, were killed in a two-car collision on Ind. 15 north of Warsaw. Eight other persons were injured when the Curry vehicle skidded on wet blacktop and smashed into a car carrying two couples from Marion. An accident on Ind. 18 killed Mrs. Isla Webb, 34, Ligonier. A car driven by her husband, John, 38, went out of control on a slipery surface and slid into a ditch near Millersburg. The other traffic victim Sunday was Harold Taylor, 36, Muncie, killed when his lumber truck overturned and crushed him as he rounded a street corner in Muncie. Hugh Jordan, 38, Logansport, and David Huskisson, 35, Chicago, were found dead near their car on the banks of a river along Ind. 14 near Medaryville. Police said the two evidently broke through the guard rail and plunged into the river ditch sometime late Friday night or Saturday morning. Both were thrown from the car and died of broken necks. (CutUMM on FMT* New Road Paving Method Is Viewed Cheaper Method On . County Road Paving A new way of paving county roads is being carefully 'investigated by the Adams county commissioners to see if the local roads can be paved better, faster, and cheaper. County commissioners Harley Reef and Rolland J. Miller, accompanied by county road commissioner Lawrence Noll, visited the Huntington county road supervisor Thursday and investigated a new method used there for two years. At the present time, the commissioners estimated, it costs about $6,500 a mile to pave a county road. This increases when the road is farther from the stone pits. About 3,000 tons of stone are presently used to pave a mile of road. In Huntington county, a new method is being used. The road bed is plowed up with a rotary tiller, and dirt from the road, from the ditch, old stone, and about 300 tons per mile of new stone, are mixed up with 20 tons , of rock salt per mile. This is all mixed up and wetted down. For about a week it is a sticky mess, hard to drive in. Then it sets into a very hard surface, looking much like a cement road. Rain just makes it harder. Two years ago Huntington put in one mile as a test. Last year they put in five miles. This year they are putting in eight miles, j The roads can be easily black- 1 topped a year or two after “salt- ' ing,” at far lower cost It can be 1 built and paved later for a total cost of $3,000. » . The county commissioners stated that they plan to investigate ’ further. Machinery necessary ( for tilling the road is expensive, and a test strip would be installed £ before any definite plans are j made.

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Teamster Head Is Ousted As Vice President Beck Refuses To Answer Charges At Closed-Door Trial WASHINGTON (UP)—Teamster President Dave Beck was ousted as an AFL-CIO vice president by the AFL-CIO high command today on grounds of “gross misuse” of union funds. The action came shortly after Beck refused at an unprecedented closed-door AFL-CIO trial to answer charges that he had brought the labor movement into “disrepute.” AFL-CIO President George Meany announced that the 25 members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council who were present today had unanimously voted Beck’s ouster—an unprecedented action. “There is‘not the faintest question in our minds that he is completely guilty of violating” trade union laws through his use of union money which ’is - “a sacred trust,” Mejany said. Beek Defies Board Meany said the question whether the ,62-year-old Teamsters Union chief was guilty of violating federal or state laws involving “theft or embezzlement” was not the concern of the Executive Council of which Beck had been a membet since August, 1953. Beck had appeared before• the council this morning for only a half hour. During his appearance, Beck refused to accept his previous suspension as an AFL-CIO vice president and council member or the AFL - CIO charges against him. Meany said Beck's removal from the Executive Council and, the vice presidency could be appealed at the AFL-CIO convention next December. Meany said Beck would have to get the Teamsters Union to appeal the action. “For His Own Personal Gain” The charges against Beck were based on the Senate Rackets Committee investigation disclosures and charges that he had used more than $300,000 of Teamster Union funds for personal matters. "Whether Beck stole the funds or borrowed them,” Meany said, “the record shows he took advantage of his position as a trade union official to use money belonging to dues-paying members for his own personal gain and profit.” Meany said Beck walked out of his trial before the Executive Council this morning after reading a 500-word statement rejecting the charges against him. But “before he read his statement he listened to me for 20 minutes,” Meany said. Summarises the Case Meany said he had summarized the charges for Beck and “I told him what I thought of his actions.” The 62-year-old union leader was brought to trial by the AFL-CIO Executive Council on charges of “malfeasance and maladministration” as an AFL-CIO officer and “bringing the labor movement into disrepute.” The council met behind closed doors at AFL-CIO headquarters to give Beck a chance to answer. He flatly refused. Ouster as Officer Expected Beck, who is under indictment on income tax evasion charges, told the council that “to require me to answer charges before this body which relate in any way to iny defense (against the tax charges) would appear to violate my rights as an American citizen as well as my rights as a longstanding member of the trade union movement “Any answers to charges made here,” Beck said, could be readily subpenaed by the Senate Rackets Committee which is investigating charges he has used Teamster funds for his own personal gaid. The unprecendented closed door trial was almost certain to result in his disbarment as an AFL-CIO vice p r e s i d e n t and Executive Council member. He demanded in a 500-word statement that the council revoke its temporary suspension of him (Contfouto on Pace