Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 203.

1956 CHAMPION REPEATS ■ I 11 y ■ Hk r i wi I ?a JBBfcM 7 JOI ; - KK\. ■ I w ?>' J &*' : \'-|| WILFRED OLDFATHER, 1956 level land champion, repeated his victory this year by. beating eight other contestants for first place in the state level land plowing contest. Oldfather receives his award here from Dan Tyndall, of the Krick-Tyndall Co., sponsor of the event. Members of the committee which planned the third annual state plowing contest were Ben Mazelin, chairman, and Ben Gerke, Richard Scheumann, Ivan Huser, and Herman Bulmahn. More than 1,500 persons witnessed the all-day event. Decatur Boy Scouts, under the direction of Steve Everhart, directed traffic, (Staff Photo)

Firm Stand On No Increases House Policy Foreign Aid Bill Hits Snag As Group Trifes Compromise WASHINGTON (UP) — House conferees took a firm stand today against a $500,900,000 increase in this year's foreign aid appropriation voted by the Senate. Their Senate counterparts insisted the extra money is needed. Rep- Otto E. Passman (D-La.) hinted that the House group might buy “some small part” of the increase although he said the evidence now is that the House voted not too little money for the aid program—but too much. Passman is chairman of the House delegation named to the House-Senate conference committee to reconcile differences between House and Senate aid bills for the current fiscal year. The House voted $2,524,760,000. The Senate upped this to $3,025,660,000 Tuesday, acting partly on the insistence of President Eisenhower that the House had cut so deep as to imperil die national security. Eisenhower had demanded $3,367,083,000. Despite the customary tough talk in advance, it appeared like-1 ly the proof would come up with a compromise version somewhere in mid-ground between the conflicting versions. It was reported some House leaders felt the House had wielded the ax too heavily. However, Passman made it plain he does not share any such feeling. He was asked whether the Senate had received new evidence since the House acted which would justify restoring part of the House cut. “The new evidence they have recejved indicates we didn't cut far enough in the House,” he replied. The Senate Tuesday passed its beefed-up bill by a 62-25 vote after rejecting the only serious appeal to cut it. The Senate included 667 million dollars in unspent carryover funds from other years to give die program a total of $3,692,710,000 to spend in the new fiscal year. The only test for the Senate bill came when the chamber voted, 59-28, to uphold its Appropriations Committee’s recommendation for an increase of 225 million dollars in funds for military aid over the House bill Woman Surprised When She Calls For Auto INDIANAPOLIS (IP) — When Julia Price walked into Police Headquarters Tuesday night to inquire about her automobile which was towed away, she was in for a surprise. _ Two alert policewomen recognized her as a suspect in a fraudulent check scheme and promptly booked her on preliminary charges of burglary and issuing bad checks. Also taken into custody on a similar charge was a companion, Corbin E. Neeley.

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Highway Mess Will Work Out, Handley Governor States Meeting Is Success WASHINGTON (UP) — Gov. Harold Handley expressed confidence Tuesday that Indiana’s tangled highway affairs would be straightened out by state officials and the Federal Bureau of Roads. Handley told newsmen the Federal agency “is very happy” with new Indiana highway department procedures and “the way we’ve taken up the ball.” He made the statement following a meeting of the Indiana Highway Commission with Federal Highway Administrator Bertram Tallamy and his staff. —- The Hoosier officials sought release of three million dollars in federal aid for right-of-way purchases for Indiana’s interstate highway system. The government had pledged the money as its share of the state’s highway right-of-way buying program but froze the funds when alleged land-buying irregularities cropped, 4ip in a series of scandals last April. “All we’re trying to do is clear up this mess and get moving forward with the highway program," Handley said. He said the funds are being held up in connection with land purchases for the Madison Ave- Expressway in Indianapolis and the Tri-State Expressway in Gary. He added it was difficult for state officials to justify the purchases now because many of the original records have disappeared and the land either has been cleared or already used for roadway. However, Handley said state officials hoped to work out a bookkeeping procedure which would prove satisfactory to federal authorities so Indiana could eventually receive the "frozen” aid. Handley said the state might get all the money when the accounts finally are worked out. But he said (Continued on Paa* Six, Woman Critically Hurt In Shooting Mishap ANDERSON (IP) — Mrs. Peggy Jackson, 20, was wounded critically Tuesday when a .22 caliber rifle being cleaned by her husband, Jerry, 20, went off in their home near here. Police said the gun went off when the couple's 20-month-old daughter, Debbie, jumped into her father’s lap. Half Million Doses Os Vaccine Released WASHINGTON (UP) — The U. S. Public Health Service today released 562,610 more doses of Asian flu vaccine. The vaccine is the only known protection against the epidemic which is expected to sweep the nation this fall or winter. The new supply brings to 1,149,610 the number of shots cleared for distribution to pharmacists, physicians and health agencies since Aug. 12. Surgeon General Leroy E. Burney predicted that between 80 and 85 million doses—enough to inoculate about half the U. S. popula-tion-will be produced by Jan. 1.

West Presses Own Plans On I Disarmament Ignore Offer Os Reds On Hard Line Arms Cut By WILLIAM C. SEXTON United Pres* Staff Correspondent LONDON (UP) — The Western powers decided today to press on with their new "package” disarmament offer and ignore Russia’s sudden hard line on arms cuts. -Tnfn"~'-4 sources said the Westielegafes Will present their] luu u.—. ...ament plan to the Soviet Union at the five-power United Nations arms conference sometime this week. The move will be made, The sources said, despite Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin’s apparently firm rejection of the plan’s key proposals in a bitter speech at Tuesday’s session. At their shorter-than-unual secsion this morning, the delegates—including Zorin—agreed to continue their talks Thursday the usual time Zorin condemned the open skies and nuclear test suspension offers made by the West. But American and British officials said today they considered it highly unlikely that the Soviet Union would follow up its attack on the West with an abrupt walkout from the conference. No U.S. Rebuttal Now “Russia has been very careful to try to make it seem as if any trouble at the conference is entirely the West's fault,” one delegation member said. "It would not stand to reason for them to take the onus ofbrea king off the talks.” Another diplomat pointed out that the Soviet Union had walked out of a major international conference only once before in recent years, and paid dearly for it. That was the U.N. Security Council, which went ahead later and authorized intervention in Korea because Russia was not present to exercise a veto. U.S. delegate Harold E Stassen discussed Zorin’s bitter words with his Western colleagues before today’s session. Tentatively, at least, it was decided not to make any immediate rebuttal to Zorin, who accused he West of playing a "double game” and “preparing for war.” Southern Solons In In Burst Os Oratory Admit Defeat On Civil Rights Law WASHINGTON (UP) — Southern senators delivered their final and admittedly futile protests today against the compromise civil rights bill. Their speeches tvere heard by a Senate whose Democratic leaders already were looking toward Congress’ next session, when Democratic contrdl will be solidified as a result of the.upset Wisconsin senatorial election. A Republican victory in the Wisconsin race and the death of a Democratic senator from any Re-publican-governed state could have wrested control of the Senate from the Democrats. But the GOP loss in Wisconsin assures continued Democratic control of the Senate. The southern protest speeches against the compromise rights bill could delay adjournment past the weekend target date. But a filibuster will not be attemped. Southerners bitterly attacked the civil rights bill, calling it “unconstitutional,” “a monstrosity" and a scheme for playing politics wth the race ssue. They predicted that i would worsen race relations in the South The drive for adjournment made no headway on another hotly debated issue—foreign aid. Conferees spent two hours trying to adjust a 500-million-dollar difference between the House and Senate foreign aid appropriations. A member of the conference committee said the meeting “broke up in a huff.” House conferees were unwilling to raise their appropriation more than 200 million dollars. Senate members insisted on all or most of their 500-million-dollar increase in the House-voted $2,524,000,000 bill. Man Escapes Death In Cave-in At Gravel Pit NEW CASTLE (W — Lewis Stomm, 41, narrowly escaped death Tuesday when he was buried under 10 feet, of sand and gravel in a cave-in at a gravel pit three miles west of here. Fellow workers and state highway workers dug hi mout. He was reported in “fairly good” condition at Henry County Hospital.

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Upset Victory Is Registered By Democrats Wisconsin Kohler Beaten By More Than 100,000 Votes By BAY DOHERTY I United Press Staff Correspondent MILWAUKEE, Wls. — Democrat William Proxmire, Wisconsin’s upset choice to replace the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, asked state officials today to cut unnecessary red tape so he can get to Washington immediately. The 41-year-old baldish Proxmire defeated former Gov. Walter Kohler, an Eisenhower Republican, by a whopping 11,600-vote majority. The state Democratic Party called the election of Wisconsin’s first Democratic senator since 1932 "an earthquake victory.” Returns from 3,359 of 3,361 precincts gave Proxmire 435,467 votes and Kohler 318,894. Three other independent candidates never were in the running and got fewer than 25,000 votes combined. "Anxious For Work Proxmire asked the Wisconsin secretary of state to accept unofficial returns and certify him a the state’s newly-elected senator. “I'm anxious to get to work," Proxmire said. His victory increased the Democrat’s ratio in the senate to 50-46. Democrats in the state and nation hailed Proxmire's election in this traditionally Republican state as a “revolt” of farmers and small businessmen against the Eisenhower administration. Proxmire was ahead of Kohler in the balloting from the start. A trend was evident shortly after the polls closed when returns from traditionally GOP precincts gave Proxmire the edge. His lead mounted steadily. At 10:12 p.m. c.d.t., he claimed victory and 25 years of Democratic frustration was ended. At his home in Kohler, Wis., Proxmire's foe, who had beaten him twice in gubernatorial elections, refused to comment. Telephone calls to the Kohler ...ntlnuea on Page Six) Mrs. Anna Heckman Is Death's Victim Services To Be Held Saturday Mrs. Anna Heckman, 67, of Root township, widow of the late Lawrence Heckman, died at 8:30 a.m. a cerebral hemmorrhage suffered ial hospital. Death was caused by today at the Adams county memorthree months ago. Born Dec. 17, 1889 in Root township, Mrs. Heckman was the daughter of Fred and Anna SchroederBultemeier. She was married June 2, 1912. Her husband died in 1952. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran church and belonged to the ladies aid society of the church. She was a lifelong resident of Root township. She is survived by a son. Edward H. Heckman of Root township; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Bixler of Root township and Mrs. Alice Klengel of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Henry and Martin Bultemeler, both of Root township; six sisters, Mrs. Adolph Schamerloh and Miss Louise Bu 11 eme i e r of Decatur. Mrs. Martin Aumann and Miss Emma Butiemeier of Root township, Mrs. Edwin Schamerloh of Union township, and Mrs. Paul Reiter of Fort Wayne, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Zwick funeral home and at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church with the Rev. Edwin Jacobs officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetary. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday until time of the services. The casket, will not be opened at the church.

Carcinoma Fatal To Anna Heimann Services Will Be Held Saturday A.M. A victim of carcinoma, Mrs. Anna Heimann, 68, died at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Victor Hamrick. Mrs. Heimann, who resided with her husband John, at 211 Grant street, had been ill for the past j six months. She was born in Decatur March 11, 1889, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rumschlag. Her marriage to John Heimann who survives took place October 1, 1912. A ’member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, she was a member of its Rosary society and the Third Order of St. Francis. Surviving besides the husband, are three sons, Rev. Ambrose, St. Charles Seminary, Carthagena, Ohio, Rev. Lawrence, St. Joseph's College, Collegeville, and Edward, Decatur; one duaghter Mrs. Victor Hamrick, Decatur; three brothers, Joseph Rumschlag, of Rochester, and Albert and Bernard, both of Decatur; four sisters, Mrs. Bernard Wertzberger, Mrs. Rose Loshe, Mrs. Lawrence Braun, and Mrs. Joseph Geels, all of Decatur, and seven grandchildren. A son, Richard; four brothers, Lewis, Ed--1 ward, Robert and Charles Rum- ' schlag, and two sisters, Mrs. Ella 1 '■Sengerich and Mrs. Christina Wel- ; ker, are deceased. The body has been taken to the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where ■ friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz will officiate for the funeral services, ! to be conducted at St. Mary’s church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. James Basham Is In Famous Polio Spa Decatur Man Getting Treatment For Polio James Basham, a victim of paralytic polio, is at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, Warm Springs, Ga„ where he will remain for two months. While there, the local young man will undergo therapy treatments to regain use and control of his leg muscles, which were affected by the disease. Basham contracted polio during the late part of me 1938 epidemic, and was hospitalized for many months. His condition was listed as critical on numerous occasions ; throughout his hospitalization., but ] he was finally able to leave the hospital, and began months of rei cuperation at his home. On February 19 of this year, , Basham, in a special type wheel chair, returned to work at the local . Central Soya Co. With the excep- , tion of a few days when he needed . to receive additional therapy, he , has reported to work daily until now. He was flown to the Georgia hospital Sunday, in a company , plane. While there, he will be in room 204. Great Parking Job Done At Meet By Teams Os Scouts Teams of Boy Scouts aided in the 1957 state plowing contest on the parking of hundreds of cars at the Ward and Jay Chapman farm in . St. Marys township, Steve Everhart said today. Three or four scouts were on duty at a time, and were relieved periodically throughout the day. The event started at 9 a.m. and ended about 5 p.m. Decatur scouts who helped in the parking were Leroy Ratliff, Tom Maddox, Larry Andrews, Mike Drake, Steve Edwards, Charles Krueckeberg, Jerry Mclntosh, Pat Durkin, Kenny Hollopeter, Ernie Han ni, Ronnie August, Allen Scheiderer, Diok Schrock. Steve ; Sheets, Harold Ballard, and, Roger Ballard.

Oldfather And Comer Win In Plowing Meet Two Will Go To Notional Meet In Ohio Soon Wilfred Oldfather. 31, of North Manchester, repeated his 1956 level land championship, with a new International Harvester tractor and a 1951 model two-bottom plow. Oldfather placed sixth last year in the national tournament. He is the father of five boys, and farms 240 acres in Wabash county. Oldfather scored 95.4 points out| of 100, 5.2 points ahead of secondplace winner Ralph W. Miller, of Rushville. Miller was the “favorite” of many of the farmers present because he was using a rusty, 11-year-old “Little Genius” International Harvester two-bot-tom plow behind his 1955 model John Deere “50” tractor. Miller also took the safety title in the level land match. Miller, a real dirt farmer, has 097 acres in Rush county, where he used 4 plows and tractors on his big operation. Paul Staggs, of Peru, won third 1 place honors; others were Bruce . Provines, of Auburn, fourth; J. V. Spitznogie, of Logansport, fifth; i Robert Gunthorp, of Howe, sixth; . Stanley of Williamsburg, seventh; Justin Jackson, last year’s runner-up, eighth; and Leonard Rohls, of Ripley county, ninth. Each of the first-place winners was presented with a handsome trophy by Dan Tyndall, representing the Krick-Tyndall tile co.; sponsors of the event. The contestants were all given framed scrolls certifying that they participated in the 1957 state plowing contest in Adams county, Indiana. During the day, several demonstrations entertained the many persons who tramped over the 100 acre farm. A total of 1,400 feet of Krick-Tyndall tile was installed by Harvey Landis and Otto Thieme, trenchers. The tile • was covered with a glass fiber i mat which replaces organic cobs, (Continued on Page Bix) > J,, : ' Highway 27 Is Scene Os Two Auto Mishaps Injuries Are Slight But Damages Are High > U. S. highway 27 north of Dei catur near St. John’s Lutheran church was the scene of two accidents this morning occurring within an hour and a half of each ; other. The first, at 6:45 a.m., involved cars driven by Marcellus T. H. Kendell, 45, of Baltimore, Md., and Rollie M. Barkley, 71, of , Monroeville route two. The mishap took place at the intersection of the highway and a county i road. Barkley pulled out onto the highway slowly and did not see the approaching Kendell car. The Kendell vehicle struck the other car causing S3OO damage to the Barkley auto and $650 damage to the Baltimore vehicle. Kendell’s wife sustained minor ’ bruises. She was taken to the Ad-; ' ams county memorial hospital ’ and released after treatment. 1 Sheriff Merle Affolder investigated. At 8:15 a.m. a little north of 1 the site of the first accident, cars I driven by Chester Ward Strader, 66. of Dayton, 0., and William Arthur Baumann, 20, of 821 North 11th street, collided. Strader was headed north and slowed to turn off the roadway at a roadside table. Bauman, fol--1 lowing, was beginning to pass the Ohio car and failed to see the turn signal. The resulting collision caused about SIOO damage to each vehicle. Deputy sheriff Robert Mayer investigated the accident

Quebec Policeman Drowns Children Jumps In River To End His Own Life QUEEN CITY, Que. (UP)- A high-ranking police official Tuesday night hurled two of his childreq. to their deaths in the St. Lawrence River, then leaped to his own death clutching his third child. Authorities said Roland Masse, ; 42, chief of the detectives in the ' Quebec City police force was walking along a pier when he suddenly ' flung his son, Richard, 4, and a daughter, Micheline, 8, into the ; harbor. The third child, Lisette, 12, ran along the pier, screaming hysteric- ■ ally for help. But, as bystanders looked bn in horror, Masse caught (the child when she tripped over a coil of rope. He then leaped into i the water clutching her in his arms. Crewmembers of a ship tied up nearby threw life buoys into the water in a futile rescue attempt. Authorities said Masse had appeared depressed the last two months. They said he left his office Tuesday evening, went home and told his wife he was taking the , children for a drive in a police i cruiser. The children were walking along toe pier with their father as darkness was setting in when he sud- ’ denly turned on them. : Authorities said it probably • would be at least two days before , any of toe bodies could be recovl ered because the tragedy took , place during an ebb tide. i Mother Os Monroe Man Dies Tuesday Mrs. Alice Smith, 54 Dies At Her Home Mrs. Alice C. Smith, 54, of Leo, i mother of Harvey L. Smith of , Monroe, died at 4:45 p.m. Tues- . day at her home after an eight . month illness. Her condition was > critical the last few days. She was a native of Preble township and was born June 19,1903, to Peter and Louise LiemenstaUHelmrich. She was married in 1921 to Adolph E. Smith who survives. She was a former resident of this county and has resided at Leo since 1950. She was a member of St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church at Vera Cruz. Surviving in addition to her husband and son are another son, John R. Smith of Leo; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Hand of St. Marcos, Tex.; two brothers, Otto Helmrich of Magley and John Helmrich of California; three sisters, Mrs. Leßoy Cable of Griffith. Mrs. Earl Wood of Markle and Miss Anna Helmrich of Monroe, and eight grandchildren. One daughter, one sister and three brothers preceded her in death. » Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:30 p.m. at toe > Magley ’ Evangelical and Reformed church with the Rev. L. C. Minsterman and the Rev. H. E. Settledge officiating. Burial will i be in toe church cemetery. The body will be returned to toe I Smith residence in Leo where , friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening. The body will lie in state at the church Friday from , 11 a.m. until time of the service. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy north, partly cloudy south wish occasional rain or drinle north and central tonight and Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms north and central this afternoon and tonight. Little temperature change. Low tonight 58-66 north, middle 60s south. High Thursday 70s north to near 90 extreme south. Sunset 7:23 p.m., sunrise Thursday 6:10 a.m. Outlook for Friday: Partly cloudy and a little warmer. i ■

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Sewage Bonds Purchased By Chicago Firm Local Issue Will Bring Near Five Percent Average » The city of Decatur was suc- ’ cessful Tuesday afternoon- in sellr Inga $925,000 bond issue at slightt ly less than five percent interest. . The money, along with a federal aid grant of $250,000, will fii nane construction of the city’s . sewage disposal plant. • The bonds were purchased by t A. C. Allyn and Co., of Chicago, ‘ New York and other cities. Co- ’ purchasers were Baxter and Co., ’ Stranahan, Harris and Co. and Magnus and Co. One other bid , was submitted at the Tuesday , afternoon session by City Securities Corp, of Indianapolis. • The successful bidders agreed > to purchase the bonds at the rate -of five percent interest on the > first $50,000 to be retired from ? 1961 through 1964, four and three 8 fourths percent Interest on toe next $245,000 to be retired from . 1965 through 1975 .and five per- . cent interest on the final $630,000 to be retired from 1976 through 1990. The interest averages slightly over 4.9565 per cent. / The purchasers also offered a e premium of $675.25. They were ’• represented at the sale by Wilk liam E. Deeley. The Indianapolis corporation offered to buy at a straight five percent interest with a premium of $1,251.55. City officials today indicated that they were pleased at their success in selling the bonds. They pointed out that another Indiana city recently sold bonds at an interest rate of five and one quarter percent. The local ordinance authorizing the sale of toe bonds placed a five percent maximum on the interest. Failure to sell the bonds Tues- ! day would have necessitated a ’ delay to re-advertise for bids at . a higher maximum interest It i also would have made necessary an extension of time for the federal aid grant which specified ■ that construction of the plant i must be started by Sept. 1, Work on toe construction pro- , ject will begin immediately, according to Cal Yost of Yost Con- ; struction company which was ( earlier awarded the contract for > the construction. Yost stated that ’ the work will be in full swing before the end of the week. He estimated a working force of 30 • men will be kept on the Job. The contract between the city and the construction company requires toe work to be done within 400 days. A portion of the project was actually started last week whan Yost requested that they be permitted to go ahead with the lift : station which will carry the polluted water from the interceptor sewer to the sewage treatment plant. Yost began the work under • signed agreement that the company would be responsible for expenses incurred should the bond issue fail to sell. His purpose was to complete as much work as I possible before the faR rains began. The lift station is located between St. Mary’s river and the Monmouth road just off North Second street Water will be takfrom the interceptor sewer at the station and then pumped to the plant which will be located farther put on the Monmouth Road. The bonds which make this project possible will probably be delivered within a few days. Deeley will return to Decatur in the next day or so to confer with city attorney John Li DeVoss oh final details of the sale. The bond issue puts the city's total bonded indebtedness at about $1,800,000. Outstanding bonds, in addition to the new issue, include a $79,000 debt on the revolving sewer fund. $758,000 in revenue bonds with toe electric utility and $57,000 outstanding in Continued On P«T» Tire"