Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 21 May 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. N0.'120.

NEW PHOTO OF HIGH COURT JUSTICES iHliy’WW WWHRIOI fl £WWHB till -i . 8 st,' I fi i . II 1I Sir XL' I wJ t ' UNITED STATES Supreme Court Justices pose for a new photograph in Washington. From the left (seated) are: William O. Douglas, Hugo L. Black, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, Harold H. Burton. Standing are: William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, John M. Harlan, Charles E. Whittaker.

House Group Votes Cut In Defense Funds Over $2.5 Billion Cut By Committee In Defense Funds WASHINGTON (UP) — The House Appropriations Committee cut a whopping $2,586,775,000 of President Eisenhower s request for new defense funds today and called for a general belt-tightening in the military. But committee members conceded that half the cut represented bookkeeping or paper savings. They said it is questionable whether any big part of the slash will show up in enforced spending cuts in the new fiscal year starting July 1. The committee said the "nature and extent” of the military threat against the United States and its Allies "appears in certain respects to have somewhat abated." And it said excessive spending for defense itself can impair security. The committee therefore recommended to the House a bill carrying $33,541,225,000 in new appropriations to finance the Army, Navy and Air Force in the 12 months starting July 1. The President had asked for $36,128,000,000. Won’t Hurt Security Taken at face value, the cut amounted to 7 per cent of the President's request. The reduction brought claimed savings by the House or its Appropriations Committee so far this year to more than four billion dollars, and was certain to bring renewed demands for a tax cut. However, committee sources pointed out that appropriations cuts—even wholly authentic ones —don’t necessarily mean much when it comes to reducing the President’s spending, since he goes into each new year with a fat bankroll of funds left over from previous years. f All but about $1,290,775,000 of what the committee chopped out today clearly fell into the bookkeeping category, even by the committee’s calculations. The committee, in its report, assured the House that the curbs it proposed would not “in the-slight-est" jeopardize either planned increases in military striking power nor the national security in general. Current military manpower of about 2.800,000 troops would not be reduced. The active fleet would continue at about 983 ships. The Air Force would dip to 128 wings (from 137) as budgeted by the President. Ask Less Waste In its biggest “real” cut the committee chopped 354 million dollars off requested new funds for buying new Air Force planes, missiles and spare parts. It said it did so in the interest of economy and efficiency. It said the sum allowed — $5,846,000,000 — plus unspent funds from previous years, would cover all needed purchases with plenty left over at the end of the year. However, the Air Force was advised to go slow on quantity orders for some unspecified planes not fully tested, to cut back on its vast stockpiling of spare parts, (Continued on Pare Five) INDIANA WEATHER * Mostly cloudy, windy and warmer with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy, chance of scattered thundershowers. Warmer most sections Wednesday. Low tonight 56-64. High Wednesday generally in the 80s. Sunset 7:58 p. m„ sunrise Wednesday 5:25 a. m.

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Report On Building Permits In Decatur Permits Granted To Build New Homes Mrs. Rlaph J. Roop, of the office of Ralph J. Roop, city engineer, today released a report of building permits granted, applied for, and those to appear before the zoning board, during the first 17 • days of May. James Basnara nas own granted a permit to construct a new home, with, an estimated value of $16,000. Hie same value was set for a home which Arnold Lumber Company is planning to construct at 532 Stratum Way. A building permit has been issued to Irene Schafer, of 520 Nuttman avenue, who plans removal of a garage at the location mentioned. , ' Mis. Edna Blackbum requested, and has been granted, a permit for , the construction of an SIB,OOO . home. Clark W. Smith also has i been issued a permit allowing him : to construct a home valued at $12,- [ 500. A permit for a $35,000 home has been granted to E. Durkin, at 1228 Lewis street, and a permit to build a storage shed, valued at approximately SIOB, has been issued to Neil McKenney, of 1245 Master Drive. Requests of Decatur Industries and Francis Ellsworth have been made, and will be heard before the city board of zoning appeals. The local industry is planning an SIB,OOO addition to its present building, located at 209 South Eighth street, .and Ellsworth desires the construction'of a $20,000 home on Limberlost Trail, Others who have applied for permits include Lester Sautbine, for the construction, of a $10,500 home on High street: R H. Johnson, for the erection of two electrical signs for Hammond’s Market and Holthouse on the Highway; James Kocher, for the Presbyterian church, and Robert Aeschliman. fpr construction of a laundry and dry cleaning establishment at 905915 North Thirteenth street. Check Bicycles At Northwest School Safety Checked At School This Morning About 150 boys and girls from Northwest school had their bicycles tested by city, state and county police officers this morning. It was the first such testing program ever .held at Northwest school, but will probably be an annual. affair, as it is at Lincoln school. There are 233 enrolled at the school. Mr. and Mrs.'Dick Linn and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schultz were in charge of the safety committee, which sponsored the safety check. Mrs. John Kelley, president of the Northwest school PTA, was also present, with W. Guy Brown, superintendent of Decatur schools. James Borders, Decatur chief of police, stated that only a few “junkers” or unsafe bicycles were found. He urged all those who had bicycles without reflectors to be sure to get them, however, as most children are injured when struck from behind. Few of the bicycles had lights, which are a necessary safety feature for night riding. .The youths lined up, three abreast, by classes, and were, checked by the officials. Each rider was given a card with safety recommendations to be given to the rider's parents.

Ike Formally Cuts Foreign Aid Budget [ Warns Congress Any Further Reduction Foolhardy Gamble I WASHINGTON (UP)—President , Eisenhower today formally cut his foreign aid budget to $3,865,000,000 : and warned Congress that any i further big reduction would be a ■ "foolhardy” gamble with American lives. In a fighting defense of his foreign aM proposals, the President warned Congress that reduced aid spending would mean increased U.S. defense costs, heavier draft calls and renewed Communist ■ gains abroad. He stated his case In a special ’ .foreign aid message to Congress. • Tonight he will follow it up with 1 a radio-TV appeal to the nation, ' seeking public support to check the congressional drive to slash his t record peacetime spending plans. I Key support for »the President I came on the eve of his message. . House Democratic Leader Johit , McCormack (Mass.) in a television . interview, gave his unqualified support to the full foreign aid request. “Whatever calculated risk we i should take with our security should be taken on the side of strength and not weakness,” McCormack said. Three Major Changes The President called for these major revisions in foreign aid budgeting and administration: —Putting military aid funds in the Defense Department budget and separating military and economic aid programs. —A shift to loans, instead of grants, as the primary method of furnishing foreign economic aid. —Tp carry this out, create a development loan fund to make long- | term loans to other countries, with an initial capital investment of 500 million dollars and plans for expansion by 750 million dollars in each of the next two years. Eisenhower’s aid request called for $1,900,000,000 in direct military aid, S9OO million for defense support in foreign countries, and sl,065,<000,000 in economic aid and administration. Last year the President asked for $4,672,475,000. Congress appropriated $3,766,600,000. Eisenhower, recognizing the current economy drive in Congress, said that “all of us” are attempting to cut the cost of government and reduce taxes “when possible without injury to our country.” Lives vs Dollars "There is, however, only one sound way for us to achieve a substantial tax reduction," he said in his message. “That way is to succeed in waging peace, thereby permitting ■ a substantial cut in our heavy military expenditures. A substantial cut in these expenditures, in the face of present world conditions, would be foolhardy. “Similarly, and for the same reason,” the President added, “re- , fusal to give adequate support now for our crucial mutual security programs could hardly be more ill--1 advised or ill-timed. It would risk not only the ultimate attainment , of the tremendous military savings to which we all aspire; by encouraging aggression and discouraging our friends, it would also ; risk forcing our own defense ' spenging to a level far higher than it is today. "In this kind of gamble, American lives are just as much in the balance as American dollars.” ’ Congress, he said, must weigh the facts of national security and decide accordingly. ' Elsenhower in January tentativecontinued on rm Six)

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Savage Tornado Kills At Least 35 Persons Last Night At Kansas City

Grand Jury To Study Doggett Bank Records . £ Greensburg Banker Presents Records In Highway Probe INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — A Greensburg banker brought Harry Doggett’s bank records to the Marion County Courthouse today for inspection by a grand jury investigating the Indiana highway scandal. Doggett is one of four men the jury indicted early this month cm charges of conspiracy to embezzle public funds in connection with Madison Ave. Expressway landbuying deals. He is a former chief aide to Nile Teverbaugh, former chief of the right-of-way division of the State Highway Department in the administration of ex-Gjov. George Craig. —“ —— Eight witnesses showed up at the jury's request. One of them was William Westrup, cashier at the Decatur County National Bank in Greensburg. Westrup said he was subpenaed to bring Doggett’s? banking account records. ■ Three witnesses had no comment for newsmen. They were George Ulrey, Indianapolis, superintendent of state highway garages; Bobby Piles, Carthage, former employe of the right-of-way division, and Lloyd Poindexter, former superintendent of highway maintenance. Several witnesses obviously were subpenaed to tell what they know about $133,000 in purchases by the state of a liquid which is supposed to make cars run better. The liquid is a fuel additive called “Gio.” 19 Barrels Are Left F.F. Havey, a highway laboratory technician, told newsmen he tested "Gio" and a competitor’s product available at half the price of “Gio” and found “not much difference” in performance. Fred Woodcock, Spencer, a highway employe in charge of the stockroom at the Indianapolis highway garage, recalled "Gio” was delivered in three deliveries —1 barrel, 10 barrels and 148 barrels. He said 19 barrels are left. Donald Fancher, Rushville, farmer State Conservation Department equipment supervisor, said his department bought three bar(Contlaued ob Paste Five) Poppy Days Here Friday, Saturday Legion Auxiliary So Sponsor Sales "Weai a poppy in memory of America’s war dead!” This will be the appeal of the women of the American Legion auxiliary to everyone in Decatur on Poppy Days, this year to be conducted both Friday and Saturday of this week. They will be on the downtown streets throughout the day offering the little red flowers of memory to* all who will wear them in tribute to those who died for America. “We hope the whole city will join us in a day of patriotic tribute to those who gave their lives that we might live in this great free country of ours,” said Mrs. Harve Baker, chairman of this year’s Poppy day. “Wearing a poppy is a little thing to do, but a thing big in meaning. That poppy over your heart means that you remember with gratitude those young men who died in our nation’s defense on battlefields throughout the world. "The poppies have been made of crepe paper and wire by disabled war veterans in the Veterans hospitals and convalescent workrooms. Each one is handmade in replica of the wild European poppy which bloomed' in the desolation of the battlefields and cemeteries in France and Belgium. Making the poppies provides months of beneficial and remunerative occupation for thousands of hospitalized veterans,” she further stated. J

German Chancellor Will Visit Steles Konrad Adenauer To Arrive Next Week WASHINGTON (UP) — German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer is coming here next week in the hope that some of President Eisenhower’s ‘‘magic’* will rub off on him inthe coming West German election. Ever since Adenauer won an absolute majority in the 1953 elections after a public endorsement from Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, German politicians have been convinced that talks with Eisenhower and a speechmaking swing through the United States were good, for the voters back in the Rhineland. The Chancellor faces a tough fight this year with the Social Democrats for control of the German parliament in the Sept. 15 elections. He will be trying to get as much political mileage as he can from his Washington talks. During Adenauer’s first visit in August 1953 Dulles said the Chancellor's defeat would be “a disaster” for the free world. American officials believe that German interest in the United States is ‘‘a good thing” and reflects the success of U.S. policies pressing for speedy German unification. But they emphasized that die Chancellor would engage in serious discussions of world problems with U.S. leaders. Eisenhower and Dulles will try to allay German fears that the United States is ready to conclude a ‘limited" disarmament agreement with the Russians without discussing the German problem. They will brief the Chancellor on progress at the London disarmament talks. The problem of whether and how soon to equip German forces with nuclear arms and developments in Eastern Europe will also be discussed, officials said. German Socialist leader Erich .Continued on Pace Dtvht) Merlin Sieling Is President Os Lions Annual Election Is Held Monday Night Merlin Sieling was elected president of the Decatur Lions Club, to take office in September, at Monday night’s dinner meeting at the Community Center. Other officers elected were, first vice-president, Don Stover; second vice-president, the Rev. Edgar Schmidt; third vice-presi-dent, Roger Gentis; secretary, G. Remy Bierly; treasurer, Leo Seltenright; tail twister, Ralph Smith, Jr; Lion tamer, Harry James; directors, H. H. Krueckeberg and Ed Highland. Tbout half of the Lions had not comupleted their broom sales, and groups were reformed to sell brooms after the meeting. Committees were named for the annual breakfast for the DSfcatur high school seniors Friday. The decorating committee, which will meet the night before, is under the direction of Deane Dorwin; members are Clark Mayclin, Paul Hancher, Robert Holthouse, Robert Lane, Robert Anderson, and Clark Smith. Table waiters, who are to report at 3:15 >m. Friday, will be <O> otinuao on eutv Klabt/ „ Don Smith Dies At Bloomington Monday Word has been received here of the death of Don Smith, 48, at one time a resident of Decatur, at a hospital in Bloomington Monday morning. Mr. Smith, an accountant, suffered a heart attack at his home in Bloomington Sunday night, and died a few hours later. Survivors include his wife, the former Mary Virginia Hyland, a native of Decatur? one son, Patrick, at home, and two daughters, Miss Kathleen Smith, in nurse’s training at Indianapolis, and Mary Jean, at home. .Funeral services wil be held at the Catholic church in Bloomington Wednesday morning. |

See Federal Spending Over L Ike's Forecast I Congressional Tax Experts See Boost Over Record High ! WASHINGTON (UP) — Cont gressional tax experts predicted i today that despite the congressiont al economy drive, federal spending i i in fiscal 1958 will soar even higher ■ than the record $71,800,000,000 foreI cast by the administration. They said federal revenues also will be higher than forecast but Iby a smaller amount. As a result, 'they forecast a budget surplus of only $1,300,000,000 for the year starting July 1. instead of the sl,800,000,000 forecast in the President’s January budget message. They predicted that federal revenues for the year, starting July 1, , will be 700 million dollars more than anticipated in the Eisenhower budget. But they said federal spending, despite congressional efforts to cut the budget, will total $1,200,000,000 more than the President estimated. ' v These forecasts were in a report by the staff of the House-Senate Committee on Internal Revenue. The committee staff annually re- . views the administration’s income- ; t outgo estimates for the coming : fiscal year and presents estimates • of its own. 1 The staff’s estimates in the past • have been considerably more ac--1 curate than those in the Presi- ' dent’s January budget message. The staff predicted that expenditures in the current fiscal year 1 would total $69,500,000,000, an increase of 600 million dollars over the administration forecast. The staff estimated total revenues at $70,700,000,000, an increase of 100 million dollars over the administration’s estimates. The committee staffs estimates of both revenue and spending have turned out to be more accurate in the last two years than the administration’s original forecasts. Os course, the committee staff has the advantage of preparing its estimates more than four months after the original budget reaches Congress. The President’s budget message (Contlaaed oa Pace Five) Heart Attack Fatal To John H. Barger Dies Unexpectedly At , Home In Craigville i John H. Barger, 85, prominent i retired farmer, died suddenly of a 1 heart attack at 8 o’clock Monday evening at his home in Craigville. i He died while seated in a chair ’ and reading. He had not been ill 1 previously. I He was born in Adams county < March 10, 1872, and was a lifelong resident of Adams and Wells coun- j ties. He was first married March < 5, 1896, to Lizzie Peoples, who : died Feb. 16,1906. He was married I Aug. 17, 1923, to Rosa Deihl, who 1 survives. 1 Mr. Barger was a member of the First Evangelical and Reform- < ed church at Bluffton. Surviving in addition to his wife | are four sons, Orval, Floyd, Doyle and Glen Barger, all living on Decatur or Craigville rural routes; 1 three daughters, Mrs. Victor Byer- < ly and‘Mrs. Floyd Ehrman, both < living west of Decatur, and Mrs. ! Chester Byerly of Ossian; one < step-daughter, Mrs. Thelma Skoien 1 of Bluffton; 28 grandchildren and j 56 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be con- 1 ducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Evangelical and Reformed 1 church at Bluffton, the Rev. Mat- i thew Worthman officiating. Burial i will be in the Decatur cemetery, i Friends may call at the Jahn- i Goodwin-Reed funeral home at ! Bluffton after 1 p.m. Wednesday i until 12 noon Friday, when the i body be removed to the church to ’ . lie in state until time of the serv- ’ | ices. 1

Heavy Rain Smashes Dam At Stillwafer 2,000 Persons Are Driven From Homes STILLWATER. Okla. (UP) — A heavy rainstorm crumbled a dam early today and drove 2,000 persons from their homes in this north - central Oklahoma college town. There were no immediate re-, ports of casualties but it was feared the city of 20,000 would be isolated by flood waters from Sanborn Lake. * A driving rain began hitting the area at 9 p.m. eid.t. and by 2 a.m. it measured eight inches. Shortly before 3 a.m. the big dam gave way, turning loose the lake's waters on Stillwater, home of Oklahoma State University, formerly Oklahoma A&M. The National Guard was called opt to aid police, firemen and civil defense workers in the evacuation job. Water coursed through the city quickly, but the driving rain continued. Authorities issued a call for boats to help in the evacuation. Residents were being evacuated to tire American Legion building in downtown Stillwater, which is I on a hill. The east, west and south 1 parts of town were hard hit. The major problem appeared to be the inability of storm sewers to handle the runoff. Levels of two other lakes. Lake Boomer and Lake Carl Blackwell, were rising, and the rains continued. Decatur Graduation Exercises Thursday Commencement To Be Held Thursday George D. Helm, president of the Decatur school board will present diplomas to 69 Decatur high school graduates during the commencement program Thursday at 8 p.m. at the high school auditorium. The awarding of diplomas will follow the presentation of the graduating class by Hugh J. Andrews, principal of Decatur high school. The commencement address will be delivered by the Rev. Robert B. Pierce, minister of the Broadway Methodist church of Indianapolis. “Capturing Elephants" will be the title of his address. The program will open following the processional with the invocation by the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, minister of the Zion Lutheran church of Decatur. ' “Let My Song Fill Your Heart," by Charles, and “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” by Rodgers will be presented by the high school choir under the direction of Miss Helen Haubold. After the address and the presentation of diplomas, the program will be concluded with benediction by the Rev. W. C. Vetter, minister of the Immanuel Lutheran church, and the recessional. Miss Char 1o t t,e Vera is sponsor of the graduating class. (Officers of the class include Fredrick Schott, president; Paul Schmidt, vice-president; Lorraine Walters, secretary, and Tony Kelly, treasurer. Seven To Receive PTA Scholarships Seven recipients of the Lincoln PTA scholarships were announced today by Mrs. S. J. Hain, Jr., chairman. Judith Locke, Anita Smith and Janet Lane, who received scholarships last year, have been awarded theirs for another year. All three are now attending Ball State Teachers' College, Muncie. Awards for this year go to these four: Sara Brunnegraff, presently schoolreporter for the Democrat, who will attend Miami University at Oxford, O.; Sharon Michaud, who plans to enroll at Ball State; Sue Petrie, who has chosen Indlarfa University for her higher education; and Marilyn Jefferies, who will also go to Ball State. Each of the scholarships is tor SSO and is renewable.

Worst Twister Os Year Hits Monday Night Spreads Death And Destruction Monday In City's Suburbs KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UP) - A savage tornado, the worst of the . • year, roared out of Kansas and into two suburban Kansas City ' subdivisions Monday night, spreading death and destruction. The twister left at least 35 dead, many of them still unidentified today, and 230 injured. Martial law was declared and soldiers patrolled the ravaged areas, looking for more bodies. Police said that with the great amount of destruction, there could be “many more” bodies still in the wreckage. The tornado cut a 75-mile swath across Kansas, killing six in that state, before it hopped over the state line and boiled into Hickman Mills and Ruskin Heights, two adjoining subdivisions just south and east of Kansas City. The death I toll in those areas was 28. Another |man died at Martin City, a small I town south and west of Kansas City cm the Kansas border. ' Heavy equipment moved in to- ' today to ciear toe wreckage of an [ almost new shopping center, high school and church that were de- ' molished at Ruskin Heights. In the meantime, the Weather Bureau issued new warnings of possible tornadoes for extreme southeast Missouri and northeastern Arkansas. <‘* 500 Homes Destroyed The tornado was by far the worst of many that have plagued the Midwest and Southwest this year. A tornado that ripped Dallas, Tex., on April 2 killed 10 and caused considerable less property damage: Another tornado killed 19 persons last Wednesday at Silverton, Tex. United Press photographer Jerry McNeill of Dallas, who witnessed the tornado there and flew here Monday night to photograph the one here, said the Dallas tornado “was merely a baby compared to this.” Police and . Red Cross officials estimated 500 homes destroyed. Families were separated and efforts were being made to set up an emergency clearance headquarters to find the missing. Fears that many persons were trapped when the new brick Presbyterian church collapsed were j dispelled by Harry Brenner, an elder of the church, who said a group of about 60 persons huddled in the basement and were saved when the floor kept the falling bricks from crushing them. Daring Shopping Time One man, Harry Woodling, 34, said he and his wife and three children attempted to reach the church as the storm hit “but we were too late." “We were about 50 yards from the building when the wind hit,” Woodling said. “Our car took off into the sky and I was thrown to the ground. The children disappeared but my wife was only about 25 yards away when it was all over.” In addition to those killed in tha two suburban areas here and at Martin City, four members of one family were killed at Spring Hill, Kan., and two at Ottawa, Kan. The twister rumbled into Ruskin Heights at a time when many suburbanites were shopping. T* (CaatlMc* Paa* Five) City Parks To Open Officially Sunday Sunday will mark the official opening of the city parks of Decatur, acocrding to an announcement todoy by Mayor Robert Cole and city street conimlssioner Bernard Clark. The city parks include the Han-na-Nuttman park and pavillion, the city water works park, and the Legion park. Reservations for the shelter house at Hanna-Ntt-man can be made in advance by calling Mrs. Donna Hunter at city hall. Maintained and equipped by the city, these three local parks are under the supervision of Clark,

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