Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 204.

SAVORING UPfeET VICTORY r™ ' >w W of' - :.w‘ -. • v « 4 A. OBWOB-OF lih ’Wfefc . — J«ML . Jf X I ffiSfeft* ”> I •jf k j YjOwfe *. nSMF * WHILE PRESIDENT EISENHOWER and the GOP generally announce the party had taken a good licking in Wisconsin's Senatorial election to name a successor to the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the victor and his wife survey a mass of congratulatory telegrams and messages in their Milwaukee headquarters. William E. Proxmire of Madison and his wife, Ellen, smile happily at his victory over former Governor Walter J. Kohler.

West Power To Try To Avert Parley Collapse Concessions Will Be Offered Reds For Unity's Soke By WILLIAM C. SEXTON United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON (UF, — The Western powers will offer “some'’ concessions to the So' iets today in an attempt to prevent complete collapse of the London disarmament talks it was reported. U.S. delegate Harold E. Stassen is scheduled to formally present the full Western first - step arms reduction “package” plan when the U.N. disarmament subcommission meets this afternoon. American sources said the package includes “some” concessions on nuclear tests, but retains the Western condition linking suspension of tests with an end to production of nuclear weapon material. Russia has been demarfding an unconditional end to nuclear weapons tests Heavy Blow Falls Most of the Western “package” plan already has been submitted orally to Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin, and rejected. Zorin’s harsh words, coupled with Moscow’s claim to have successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missille, dealt a heavy blow to hopes for an East - West disarmament agreement. Official quarters in Washington were reported increasingly pessimistic over chances for even a first-step agreement. The belligerent tone adopted by the Soviets in recent days drew a strong rebuke from President Eisenhower Wednesday. In a special statement, Eisenhower warned the Kremlin that hasty rejection of the Western proposals would condemn the world to a future of "immeasurable danger.” “Open Skies” Question Sources said the Western package plan will include an attempt to meet Soviet objections on "open skies" as well as on nuclear tests. Informed sources said it leaves the way open to install ground inspection at -some points not covered by aerial inspection. One of the Soviet complaints has been that attack might come from areas not covered by "open skies” inspection. The sources said the plan would include a guarantee against use of nuclear weapons in warfare except for self-defense. The Russians already have rejected any such provision. Two Area Bands Are Playing State Fair Two Adams county high school bands are at Indianapolis today participating in the annual high school marching band contest whigh is held in connection with the state fair. The two local bands are the Monmouth high school group under the direction of Darrell L. Gerig and the Hartford high school band directed by Joseph Morin. 12 Pages

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Rural Youthen Are Back From School Cooperation Is Theme Os Week-Long Parley Two Adams county rural youth members returned this week from a week-long trip to Fort Collins, Colorado, where they attended the 29th annual meeting of the American Institute of Cooperation. Theme of the meeting this year, which drew 1,000 youth delegates and 1,000 adults, was “Cooperatives in our Big Business Economy.” The young people concentrated on “Cooperatives are youth’s business, too!” Gloria Koeneman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koeneman of Preble township, and Merlin Alt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Alt, of Hartford township, left Saturday for Chicago, where they took a train to Denver, Col. From Denver they took a bus to Ft. Collins, the entire trip taking 2 days. Fifty-six Indiana youth delegates were together on the train, and the group had three lessons on Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperatives on the train. Jim Williams and Ora Callahan, of the Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative, helped with the classes, and were in charge of the group. Lesson one discussed the question, what is a cooperative? Coops are people organized to serve themselves, they learned. Membership is open to anyone, and it is a Democratic System with one vote per member. Co-ops sell for cash at market prices, are neutral in religion and politics, are educating constantly and expanding continuously. They plow the buying power back into the local community, rather than sending it to out-of-town stockholders. Some advantages of co-ops are that Co-ops sell to the farmer at a lower price and buy from the farmer at a higner price, get supplies of known and proved quality, and constantly improve quaUty. The average tarmer has 1700 invested in cooperatives. There are 160,000 Indiana farm families owning the 85 local Farm Bureau cooperatives in the state, the third largest of |he Farm Bureau cooperatives. Besides the Farm Bureau co-ops in Indiana, there are the following cooperative organizations: Producers Marketing association. Production Credit Association, Farm Bureau Credit Union, National Farm Loan Association, and the Rural Electric Cooperative. There were 45 states and seven foreign countries represented at the meting. Quit a few of the delegates knew each other, because they had met before at national rural youth training school, and at other interstate events. The girls lived in Green Hall, a dormatory for college girls attending Colorado Stats University, formerly Colorado A M. The boys lived in Newsome Hall, on the campus, one of the most modern dorms, and will be opened this fall for college use. r The young men and women arrived Sunday night in time for vesper services, and a get acquainted party. On Monday Miss Koeneman took part in a 4-person panel discussion on “Telling the Story Back Home.” David C. Salomon, of route 15, Fort Wayne, was the youth chairman. Questions on coops were fired at the panel by Continued On Page Five

Inflation Will Be Issue For 1960 Election Democrats Will Make Major Issue From Recent Trend WASHINGTON (UP) — Democratic Party managers interpreted their reports from Wisconsin today to mean that inflation is their no. 1 issue for the 1958 congressional campaign. They also listed dissatisfaction with Eisenhower administration’s farm, foreign and budget policies as factors in the upset victory of the Democratic nominee in Wisconsin’s special Senate election TuesdayRepublicans were inclined to blame their own family strife in Wisconsin as the chief reason for their defeat but many of them admitted that other issues influenced the outcome against their candidae. Tight Money, Policy In the Wisconsin vote. Democrat William Proxmire defeated former GOP Gov. Walter J. Kohler, an Eisenhower Republican. Compared with the 1956 results in Wisconsin, a normally Republican state, Proxmire registered gains in the Democratic vote across the board in both industrial and farm areas. Democrats in Congress have been hammering all year on the issue of inflation and the rising cost of living. They have linked this to the administration’)s tight money policy, which the administration considers a weapon against inflation while some Democrats argue that it in fact contributes to inflation Another Trouble Spot The farm issue has spelled trouble for Republicans since early in the Eisenhower administration. Proxmire’s sweep of most of the rural counties in Wisconsin indicates that it is still a GOP headache. Sen. Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.) said one of the conclusions to be drawn from the Wisconsin result was that farmers In the state were “definitely dissatisfied with the overall federal agricultural program, particularly as the dairy parity program has worked out." Rep- Melvin R. Laird (R-Wis.) called the Proxmire victory a protest against President Eisenhower's record peacetime budget and foreign aid program. Democrats agreed that these were factors, but contended that there was dscontent with the administraion's overall record in foreign affairs, not just with the foreign aid program. 420 Deaths Are Set By Safely Council Challenge Is Made By Safety Council CHICAGO — (W — The National Safety Council today challenged the nation’s motorists to make the organization’s 420 — traffic death estimate for the Labor Day weekend “ridiculously high." “We did it on Memorial Day. We did it on the Fourth of July. We can do it again over Labor Day,” Council President Ned Dearborn said. The council observed that cooperation between drivers and law enforcement agencies had held down the traffic toll on the two previous holiday weekends to what might be considered normal for non - holiday periods of equal length. “If we can do as well over the three-day Labor holiday weekend," Dearborn said, ‘‘holiday traffic deaths can be held to 375 or fewer. “But the cold figures indicate that unless extra care is used to meet the extra holiday hazards, the last big holiday traffic jam of the vacation season could bring death to 420 persons in the 78-hour period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday." An early start, patience on the highway, and avoidance of alcohol while driving were offered as hints for holding down the death toll. “Nothing would make us happier” than to see council’s estimate “ridiculously high,” Dearborn said. Nuclear Blast Delayed By Adversity Os Winds LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UP) — Adverse winds forced the Atomic Energy Commission to call a second 24-hour delay in a large scale nuclear blast at the Nevada proving grounds The 14th blast of the current series, given the code name “Smoky,” was put off until 8 a.m. e.d.t Friday.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 29, 1957

Sen. Thurmond Stages One Man Filibuster On Civil Rights Passage

Fair Weather Greets Crowd At State Fair School Band In Feature Os Big State Exposition United Press Staff Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Ideal weather greeted Indiana State Fair visitors today as teen-agers continued to hold the spotlight all around the 268-acre grounds. Highlighting “High School-High School Band Day” was a mammoth band contest in which 5,000 prep musicians in 102 units strutted in front of the grandstand and vied for honors. The spotlight also rested on 18-year-old Max Woebbeking of Woodburn (Allen County), whose 997-pound grand champion Black Angus steer “Model” went on the auction block. Woebbeking succeeded his brother, Stanley, 15, as owner oj one of the fair’s top blue ribbons. He also captured the laurels in 1955. Mrs. Sue Lenderman Secondino, 19, West Terre Haute, showed the champion Her e f ojr d and was awarded the reserve tide. TNrt White, 11, Greensburg, competing at the state fair for the first ime, had the champion ShorthornSecret Ballot Used The competition for the grand champion was so intense that the three judges made their final decision by secret ballot as 2,000 spectators and Governor Handley waited. Lt. Governor Crawford Parker, probably the busiest single person at the fair since he doubles as Commissioner of Agriculture, addressed several thousand Hoosier boy scouts in a grandstand ceremoney in the afternoon. In the Coliseum, beef and heifer judging continued. The grand champion barrow was chosen in the swine barn. Pat Boone headlined the entertainment at night. Following a drizzly morning, the 105th annual exposition got off to a good start and when the sun broke through about mid-morning, a record turnstile rush was on. Officials counted 78,203 visitors, eclipsing last year's first-day mark of 50,981. More than 250 exhibitors entered 447 animals in the steer events. Other Winners Other winners included: Angus — lightweight, Frank Holder of Otterbein; Medium, Woebbeking: heavy, Max Heasler of Greentown. Hereford — lightweight, David Salomon of Fort Wayne: medium, Mrs. Secondino and Max Lenderman Jr., of West Terre Haute; heavy, Larry Angle of RushvilleShorthorn — lightweight, Richard Smith of Whitestown; medium, White; heavy, James Meyer of Rushville. Champion showmen in the three Continued On P»«e Five Gets Penal Farm Term From Mayor Robert McFarland Is Given Fine, Sentence Robert McFarland, 36, of Monroe route one, appeared once too often. before Mayor Robert Cole in city court and this morning was fined $25 and costs and sent to the Indiana state penal farm for 90 days on a public intoxicaMcFarland, who was arersted tion charge. on the most recent charge Tuesday night, appeared in city court in June for public intoxication and again on Aug. 16 for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. On the Aug. 16 charge McFarland was given a suspended threemonth sentence and was warned to stay out of trouble in the future. This morning the threemonth suspension was revoked despite McFarland’s pleas for another “break."

Proxmire Takes Oath In Senate Chamber Thurmond Yields Floor Permitting Ceremony UPB6 Ist Lead Proxmire UPS 3 WASHINGTON (UP) — William Proxmire, the first Democrat to be elected to the Senate from Wisconsin in 25 years, took the oath of office today. The oath was administered by Vice President Richard M Nixon at 12:12 p.m. c.d.t., just over two hours after the Senate received a telegram from Wisconsin Gov. Vernon W. Thomson certifying the 41-year-old Democrats victory over former Republican Gov, Walter J. Kohler. Proxmire rushed here from Wisconsin Wednesday night, hoping to be sworn in immediately. But Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland objected because Thomson’s certification had not been received Sen. Strom Thurmond (D-S.C.) who was filibustering the civil rights bill* stopped talking long enough to allow Proxmire to take the oath. Thurmond had been talking for 17 hours, with only brief interruptions, wheri he yielded. Proxmire was escorted to the front of the chamber by his senior Wisconsin colleague, Republican Sen. Alexander Wiley. He stood at the left of Nixon’s desk and took the oath of office, affirming it with a clear “I do.” Nixon then shook hands with Proxmire, followed by handshakes with other senators, including Knowland. Mr. and Mrs. Proxmire were guests of Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson at a lunch in the old Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol. Sheriff Warns Os Violations Here Motor Scooter Owners Must Be Licensed Sheriff Merle Affolder today issued a warning to all motor scooter owners that law requires they be licensed to operate a motor vehicle. Sheriff Affolder stated that an investigation of complaints from the Monroe community yesterday led to the discovery that a large majority of youngsters with motor scooters are not licensed. He stated that four out of the five young cyclists questioned yesterday did not have operator permits. The investigation was made following complaints from Monroe residents that young boys were disturbing the peace there by racing around the community on their scooters. All of the youngsters questioned were under sixteen and Sheriff Affolder pointed out that in such cases parents would be held liable for their violations. Affolder said that he issued only warnings Wednesday but that continued violation would lead to prosecution of the youngsters and their parents. He added that the situation is not confined to Monroe but is prevalent ail over the county. All parents whose youngsters are operating any kind of motor vehicle have been urged by the sheriff to see that the children are licensed immediately. Two Leave Tonight For Young People Camp Carl Bluhm, president of the Adams county rural youth, Sally McCullough, and Gloria Koeneman, district rural youth president, will leave tonight for the Midwe'st Farm Bureau Young People’s Camp at Green Lake, Wis. There will be about thirty youths from Indiana at the camp, which will include young people from 12 midwestern states. The theme of the conference will be “Freedom—Study It! Understand It! Maintain It!” Miss McCullough will be a group discussion leader. The three-day camp was held in Michigan last year. .

Politics Will Be Big Topic Over Week-end Democrats Meet At French Lick In Annual Pow-wow By SAM NEWLUND United Press Staff Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—Hoosier Democrats head for French Lick, Friday to launch a 1958 campaign they hope will culminate in the election of Indiana’s first Democratic senator since 1988. The occasion is the annual meeting of the* Indiana Democratic Editorial Association. But the IDEA meeting, as usual, will be secondary to some old-fashioned politicking by party bigwigs who would like to run for office, reorganize party machinery, or both. Perhaps the hottest! topic: Who will try to unseat Sen. William E. Jenner in Jenner’s expected bid for reelection in November, 1958? But even those who have their eyes on the 1980 race for governor ‘ were expected to be on hand for ■ hand-shaking and button-holing. Some reports said Democratic i National Chairman Paul Butler of South Bend would resign during 1 the two-day affair as national 1 committeeman from Indiana. Skillen Out? Then, too, there was the usual sentiment by some members of the Democratic State Committee that State Chairman Charles Skillen should be replaced. The commitee will meet during the session Saturday. Skillen has been “earmarked” by many for removal for some time, bus the Winamac leader has hung on. Efforts to remove Skillen failed a year ago at the 1956 French Lick meeting. Butler has said he may resign as national chairman and run for the senatorial nomination. But it was considered more likely he will resign as national committeeman at French Lick and wait until later to reveal his plans aboutt the Senate. Democrats haven’t elected a senator from Indiana since 1938, the year Frederick Van Nuys won. ' But they were optimistic recent scandals in Republican administrations, plus higher taxes and new “anti-labor” laws might give them enough campaign fodder to defeat Jenner next year. Jenner was regarded as a virtual shoo-in for renomination at the GOP state convention next summer. Democratic possibilities besides Butler included former agriculture secretary Claude Wickard. who lost to Sen. Homer Capehart in 1956, and mayors Vance Hartke of Evansville and Phil Bayt of Indianapolis. ... Continued On Pae* Five ThieVes Rob Garage Third Time In Year Sheriff Will Probe Latest Robbery For the third time this summer, Bauman's garage at Pleasant Mills was the target of thieves who broke into the garage sometime last night. The breakin was reported by owner Glen Bauman to the Adams county sheriff's department. Deputy sheriff Robert Meyer who made the initial investigation, stated that entry was made through a window. The cash register was opened and an unknown amount of change in nickels, dimes'and pennies was taken from there. The thieves also mutilated a pinball machine and took an unknown amount of change from the machine. Also taken were several smaller items of equipment from the garage. Among the items taken was a valve compressor. Bauman was unable to give an accurate list of missing items. Investigation is being continued.

Handley Says All Is Fine With G.O.P. Peace Dominates, Governor Reminds All United Press Staff Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — The Democratic election victory in Wisconsin cannot happen next year in Indiana. Governor Handley said late Wednesday. Handley told a news conference he was “somewhat surprised” at the Democratic senatorial upset t Tuesday, and he blamed it on Re- * publican factionalism. But he said “bitterness and fao 1 tionalism in Indiana are at a low ' ebb” and Republican dissention in 1958 couldn’t be intense enough to prevent the reelection of Sen. Wil- • liam E.- Jenner. In Wisconsin, Democrat William ! Proxmire upset Republican Walter ! Kohler to become the first Demo--1 cratic U.S. senator from that state > since 1932. A duplication of that in 1958 would give Indiana its first Democratic senator since Frederick > Van Nuys won in 1938 Asked if that couldn't happen, I Handley replied: ’ “Not in Indiana.” The news conference followed r the governor’s appearance at a r cattle judging show at the Indiana State Fair. Asked how the GOP : would be affected by the decision f of his factional foe, former Gov. I George Craig, to be a candidate 1 for delegate to next summer’s state convention, Handley quipped: • 1 Steer One of Finest f "The grand champion steer to- > day was one of the finest looking ’ animals I’ve ever seen.” Handley called to the conference . his State Highway Commission and commission executive director ■ George Foster to report on a . Washington meeting with federal road officials. The group succeeded in prying i loose bottle-necked federal aid for Indiana's highway program, and Foster said this meant the state will not lose “a cent of federal aid.” This includes money for a federal share of right-of-way purchases along the scandal-scarred Madison Ave. Expressway here. Foster and the commission met Handley in Washington Tuesday for the road conference. The BuContinued On P«e Five Farm Values Reveal Over 5 Percent Rise All-Time High Made In Values In 1956 WASHINGTON — (W — The Federal Reserve System reported Wednesday the value of all farm assests in the United States rose 5.2 per cent to a record peak of $176,800,000,000 on Jan. 1. Total farm debt also reached a record $19,500,000,000, an increase of 600 million dollars, or 3.1 per cent, over Jan. 1, 1956. This meant that farmers had a net equity of $157,300,000,000 in their holdings, in eight billion dollars from a year earlier. This also set a new record despite the fact that farm debts have almost doubled since 1940. Farm assets include financial holdings, automobiles, and household furnishings and production items such as farm land and buildings, livestock, tractors, motor trucks, farm machinery, and inventories of crops. The federal Reserve Board said the strength of the farm real estate market was chiefly responsible for the rise in the value of farm assets to new record levels after 1951. ffuIANA WEATHER Fair central and south portions, partly cloudy extreme north tonight and Friday. Showers or thundershowers likely northwest portion tonight or Friday. Warmer north Friday. Low tonight in the 60s, high Friday 80-85 extreme north to 90-95 south. Sunset 7:22 p.m., sunrise Friday 6:11 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Fair and rather warm.

Plans May Be Altered If He Continues Talk Adjournment May Be Delayed In New Move To Kilt Bill WASHINGTON (UP) — Sen. ; Strom Thurmond, the South’s un- ■ successful candidate for president in 1948, conducted a surprise oneman filibuster against the new compromise civil rights bill that i stretched through the night and was still going today. The 52-year-old, greying South Carolina Democrat took the Senate i floor at 8:54 pm. Wednesday and ■ was still talking at 10 a.m. this morning—l 3 hours later. During i the night, his voice had dropped to a whisper ts he talked hour I after hour to a nearly empty • chamber. But by mid-morning he : seemed to pick up strength and his voice became clearly audible > again. Some senators feared that other Southerners would feel committed 1 to follow Thurmond’s example. 1 But Senate Republican Leader J William F. Knowland told President Eisenhower at a White House 1 conference this morning that he ; did not think so. K Knowland predicted the Senate 5 may be able to complete action on ' the civil rights bill tonight paving F the way for an immediate adjournment of Congress. ••To Educate Senate” * Knowland walked onto the Senb ate floor early this morning—at ■ 6:30 a.m.—and warned Thurmond ! that his talkathon was fruitless. Knowland said “Obviously the ■ Senate is going to stay here to complete work on this legislation- . This would apply .for the balance : of this week, this month, next month or, if necessary, the following month.” Knowland demanded Thurmond’s purpose in conducting his filibuster. The South Carolinian replied that he was seeking to educate the Senate and the country— After an hour of wrangling with Thurmond, Knowland left for the conference with Eisenhower. Took Some Breaks Thurmond was far from equalling the Senate’s filibuster record. That was set on April 24 and 25, 1953, when Sen. Wayne Morse (DOrez) talked for 22 hours and 26 minutes against the tidelands oil bill. ’ The longest individual talkathon on civil rights occurred March 14, 1949, when Sen. Allen J. Ellender (D-La.) spent 12 hours and 19 minutes denouncing a proposed antifilibuster rule. Thurmond was able to take breaks totaling one hour and five minutes during his speech- He was interrupted once for 37 minutes by an exchange, between Knowland and Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson. And at two points, Sen. Barry Goldwater (RAriz.) relieved the South Carolinian. Thurmond gave no indication of how long he intended to talk before he began. He said only that he would make an “extended speech.” _____ Requium High Mass Will Be Celebrated The Rev. Lawrence Heimann, . Collegeville, will celebrate the requiem high mass for his mother, Mrs. Anna Heimann, during funeral services to be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Another son, the Rev. Ambrose Heimann, of Carthagena, Ohio, will serve as deacon. A sub-deacon will be appointed later today. Mrs. Heimann, • victim erf carcinoma, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Victor Hamrick, Wednesdy morning. The Third Order of St. Francis will recite the Rosary at the GQlig and Doan funeral home at 7:30 this evening, and the St. Mary’s church Rosary society, of which Mrs. Heimann was a member, will recite the rosary at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Friday. The Very. Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz will deliver the sermon Saturday morning. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. ——-—-

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