Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 30 August 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 205.

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Thousands Are Crowding Gates At State Fair Educators Are > Honored Guests There Today INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—A Hoosier farm boy was counting enough money to pay for a lot of education today as Hoosier colleges and universities had their day at the 105th Indiana State Fair. Educators roamed the 268-acre fairgrounds for the third day of the 10-day fair, and hot, clear weather promised even larger crowds than Thursday when more than 100,000 persons went through the turnstiles. Highlights today included dairy cattle and swine judging and wind-up of the Pat Boone-Georgia Gibbs entertainment. M Thursday's crowds saw Anderson win the state high school band title. The bright ■ and shiny white-and-green uniformed unit won over 94 other bands. Muncie Central finished second and defending champion Franklin third. Boy Gets $2,741 A handful of the bands wore Bermuda shorts as did thousands of fairgoers to beat the near 90degree heatBut it was cool in the air-condi-tioned Coliseum where the Grand Champion steer was auctioned off. A grocery chain paid a record low of $2.75 a pound for the 997pound Black Angus “Model” owned by Max Woebbeking, 18, Woodburn, for a total of $2,741.75. It was the third straight grand championship for the Woebbeking family and the second for Max, who also won in 1955. Observers believed buyers paid the “low" price for the glossy steer because they were “tired” of the Woebbekirigs taking home the big money. Also Wholesalers were reported reluctant to bid against retailers. In the heifer judging, Bruce Creek, Liberty, won with his Shorthorn and Paul Collins, Markleville, with his Hereford. The Grand Cahmpion beef cattle showmSn was Ned Rigsbee, 16, Yorktown. Cherry Pie Queen It was hot in the swine building and so was the competition as Gary Wilson, Wilkinson, won the Grand Champion barrow title with a Poland China for the second time in three years. The 208-pound grand champion barrow later was bought by an Indianapolis meat packing firm for $4.50 a pound. Observers considered it a “good price ” 'Die reserve champion, shown by Dick Nash of Sharpsvillg, sold for sl.lO a pound, also to another Indianapolis firm. The air in the 4-H building was flavored with the aroma of cherry pie baking. Susan Harris, 16, Selma, won the state cherry pie baking contest and the chase to represent Indiana in the national competition at Chicago Feb. 28. She was one of seven finalists who survived bake-offs all over Hoosierland. A 46-year-old Greensburg grandmother shared baking honors with the pert Miss Harris. Mrs. Walter Reed, who says she “couldn’t whip together a decent cake several years ago,” won top honors in the cake baking sweepstakes with a yellow, lemon-flavored cake. But it was an old story for Mrs. Reed. She had won seven of the last eight contests. This year, she had 17 entries and took home 12 blue ribbons INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair and warm tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 65-70. high Saturday 93. Sunset 7:20 p.m., sunrise Saturday 6:12 a.m. Outlook for Sunday: Continued fair and warm.

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County Will Have Historical Society First Steps Made In Forming New Group An historical society for Adams county will be formed Tuesday evening, September 24, 8 p.m. in the meeting room of the Decatur public Ibrary, a committee of 16 interested persons from all parts of the county announced today. The society will be formed to preserve and maintain the history of this county its communities, churches, clubs, schools, roads, and people, to record the memories of its founders: to make known to the people so the community the background facts necessary for full enjoyment of life here; to instill in the minds of the school children of the county a love and respect for these who built the communities here in the midst of a dismal swamp more than 100 years ago; and to mark historical sites and save historic mementos in our locality. Representing Decatur at a preorganization meeting Wednesday night were W. Guy Brown, superintendent of schools; Miss Bertha Heller, city librarian; Gerald Durkin, rural mail carrier; G. Remy Bierly, president of the Anthony Wayne parkway commission; and Dick Heller, Jt., of the Daily Democrat. From Washington township Was Thomas Adler, a teacher at Adams Central high school. F. C. Schmiege and the Rev. O. C. Busse represented Preble township at the meeting. John F. Rosier, Monmouth history teacher, and Mrs. Severin Schurger, member of the state historical society, represented Root township. Monroe township was represented by Elmer Ehrsam, and Robert L. Brown represented Kirkland township. The public is cordially invited to the organizational meeting September 24, the group announced, and all persons interested in history, and the preservation of local memories, are requested to attend. Bierly will preside at the September meeting, and local delegations from area historical clubs will be invited to the organizational meeting to help with their advice, if necessary. Adler and Ehrsam, of the constitutional committees will report a constitution and by-laws for the group. E. W. Baumgarner, of Berne, is chairman of the nominating committee. Miss Hazel Banta and Miss Blanche Asby of Geneva i Mrs. Brayton Pyle, of Jefferson township, Miss Eva Sprunger, Berne librarian, and Menno I. Lehman, of the Berne Witness, F. C. Schmiege, princopal of the St. Paul’s Lutheran school, Miss Bertha Heller, of Decatur, and Robert L. Brown, Adams Central teacher; will serve as the membership committee. They will try to invite personally as many as they know are interested in history of Adams county to the meeting September 24. Trucker Admits Faked Amnesia Story He Told SOUTH BEND — (W — A South Bend trucker late Thursday confessed to police that he “faked" amnesia to avoid arrest on an embezzlement charge, Kenneth Kessler, 33, appeared at the Kokomo police station Wednesday and asked for aid in identifying himself. Police called in a doctor who hypnotized Kessler -and got his name and address. A routine check with South Bend police revealed that Kessler, who had been missing since Aug. 21, was wanted for embezzlement.

U.S. Leader In Missiles Tesl Experts Claim Senators Charge There Is Heavy Cutback In Tests By CHARLES CORDDRY United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON (UP)—Authoritative sources said today the United States is holding its lead over Russia in development of longrange missiles. They said there is no cut in the overall sustained effort to perfect the missiles, capable of knocking out a city when armed with a hydrogen bomb warhead. Defense officials made the statements as two Democratic senators charged the administration is cutting back on its missiles plans for economy reasons at the same time that Russia is forging ahead in the missile field. Russia announced this week it has successfully tested an ocean-spannng rocket. Says Cutback Planned Sen. Henry M. Jackson IDWash.), chairman of an atomic energy subcommittee checking on missiles progress, said “there has been a cutback in the numbers planned for future production per month” for the Intercontinental Ballistics Missile (ICBM) and the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (DWyo-) a member of the committee, declared that “we are rapidly becoming second best under the narrow policies of the Treasury Department, which has dominated the government and which seems to be more concerned about profits for bankers than about the adequacy of our defense.” Defense' officials said, however, the United States is “going ahead at full speed” to develop the Atlas intercontinental ballistics missile. “I is this country’s big defense effort,” they said. Testing Missiles Concerning Jackson's charge there has been a cutback in future missile production plans, these sources pointed out the United States is only testing missiles at this stage and is not in production. “Future production rates are academic things,” they said. Jackson met for three hours Thursday with Acting Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles and representatives of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency. He said after the meeting that technical difficulties also have delayed the target, date for perfecing both intermediate and longrange missiles. Truck Crash Into Bridge Causes Loss Os $35,000 VINCENNES (UP) — A large : transport truck loaded with 100 batrels of oil crashed into a highway bridge east of Edwardsport Thursday, causing about $35,00ft damage. The bridge will be closed for three months. Trucker Harrison Jeffers told police the accident occurred when the rear wheels of his truck came loose. Public Schools To Open Wednesday Teachers Will Meet Tuesday To Organize The 1957-58 school year in the Decatur publie school system will be opened Tuesday with teachers meetings and classes for all students will begin at 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, acording to a reminder issued today by W. Guy Brown, school superintendent. The teachers meetings will include workshop sessions at each of the three public schools, a general meeting at Decatur high school and meetings of the teachers with their principals. The day will begin at 8:10 a.m. with each teacher meeting at his or her own school. At 10:30 a.m. the faculties of the two elementary schbols will join the high school faculty at the high school for a general session to be conducted by Brown. In the afternoon the teachers will reconvene at their own schools with their principals to map general plans for the coming school year. The meetings will also feature orientation of new teachers. School officials are expecting a new record in enrollment when the students return to classes Wednesday morning. Enrollment figures will be released to the public Wednesday.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 30,1957.

Congress About Ready To Adjourn Session For Summer Recess

Budget Given Approval With 18-Cent Increase No Objections In Annual Meet To Hear Petitioners An 18 cent raise in the Decatur school city tax levy for next year was officially endorsed by the school board at the legal hearing held Thursday night. No taxpayers appeared to offer objections to the proposed budgets and levies as they apepared in legal advertisements earlier this month, and the school board gave its official approval of the $316,566.73 budget for the coming year. The tax levy to raise this amount stands at $2.85. This year’s total school levy was $2.67. The budgets and levies are subject to cuts when they reach the tables of the tax adjustment board in mid-August and could be eut even further by the state board of tax commissioners which gives the final stamp of approval and make the tax rate official. Neither of these boards have the power to raise the proposed levies. Included in the budgets and levies proposed by the school cite are: special school, $95,614.10 with 1 a levy of 86 cents which is a 17 cent increase from this year; tuition, $113,298.63 with a levy of $1.02 which is six cents higher than last year; bonds, $20,059.98 with a levy of 18 cents which is a cut of six cents; recreation, $4,461.84 with a levy of four cents which is one cent more than this year, and cumulative building, $83,132.18 with a levy of 75 cents, the same as last year. W. Guy Brown, superintendent of Decatur public schools, explained that the raises endorsed by the school board were due to the rise in the general cost of operation and in teacher salaries. Area Highway Work Is Progressing Here U.S. Road 224 To State Line Is Improved I Work continued today on state highway 224, with at least another month of road surfacing ahead. Dale Swigert, assistant project engineer, of Bluffton, said today. The work will include 6.511 miles of work, from the St. Mary’s river bridge to the state line. Tlie road has been surfaced on both lanes ( about two miles, and the north lane was surfaced this morning as far as Uniontown. The 1.538 miles of construction on highway 27 from one-half mile ' south of the south city city limits to the north side of Nuttman street ' is compelte, except for putting in several catch basins, the workers said. Joe Micklitsch, of Bluffton, is chief project engineer on the job for the state highway department, 1 and Harold Owens, of Monmouth, ' is chief superintendent. The Mesberger Stone Company has the contract for both road jobs. z I X-Ray Results Are In Mail Mrs. Brown States 1 Mrs. W. Guy Brown, secretary of the Adams county tuberculosis association, announced today that the association is -mailing out results of the X-ray survey conducted in Adams county about a month ago. She stated that of the 1,147 persons who took advantage of the opportunity for free chest X-rays, seven are suspected to have T.B. and 10 others have signs of other lung diseases. All cases of suspected diseases will be notified and advised to see their family physicians immediately.

Temperalures Rise Through Middlewest Rain Also Visits In South And East By UNITED PRES A flow of southerly air pushed “back a thurst of cool, Canadian weather today, bringing warm, humid readings to much of the -nation's mid-section. Thunderstorms accompanied the ‘'Warmer air into the Midwest, with Madison, Wis., hit by a 1.08-inch deluge in a 12-hour period late Thursday, and Lone Rock, Wis., reporting 1.33 inches in the same period. < The warming trend also penetrated upper New York state and southern New England, but to a lesser extent. Light showers during the night were .common along a broad band running from the Dakotas and the central plains eastward through the Great Lakes, the Mississippi Valley and into New England. Scattered showers also occurred in the plateau region and the Rockies. Locally heavy rains in central New Mexico Thursday night caused flooding in arroyos and forced the evacuation of few families in the towns of Lyden and Hernandez, north of Santa Fe. r U.S. 64 and 285 into Colorado were blocked temporarily by raincaused landslides and U.S. 185 was washed out temporarily near Espanola. Forecasters said the start of the long Labor Day weekend holiday totally will be marred by scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms along the Plateau region to the Plains states and along the Gulf Coast. Showers also are seen for the upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes and in Pennsylvania. Weimer Warthman Victim Os Death Heart Attack Is Cause Os Death Weimer Warthman, 67, a retired farmer residing on route .1, Craig- , ville, died suddenly at 1:15 a.m. today, at his home. He had been slightly ill a week, and death was attributed to a coronary occlusion. A son of Charles and Emma Abbott Warthman, he was born in Wells county, June 20, 1890. He was married to the former Anna Yake, who survives, and was a member of the Calvary Evangelical United Brethren church at Craigville. Surviving besides the widow, Anna, are five daughters, Mrs. Wilma Reed, Cragville, Mrs. Louella McAhren Libertyville, 111., j Mrs. Alberta Huffman, Swanton, Ohio, Mrs. Edna Everett, Decatur, and Donabelle Warthman, at , home; four sons, Harold and Paul Wart h m an, of Decatur, Dale Warthman, at home; three brothers: Chaney Warthman of Bluffton, and John and Ford Warthman, of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Mrs. Martin Gahmer of Craigville, Mrs. Ernest Sells and Mrs. Herman Mahler, of Fort Wayne and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Black’s funeral home and at 2 p.m. at the Craigville E.U.B. church with the Rev. Fred Pfluh officiating Burial , will be in the Oakland cemetery. Friends may call at Black’s funeral home after 7 o’clock this eve- i ning. BULLETIN Mrs. Martha Bell, 65, of Monroeville, wife of Van H. Bell, died at 12:20 p.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital after a long illness. She had been a patient at the local hospital since ' June 29. Funeral arrangements have not been complet- ’ ed. - . 1

President Will Get Argument Os UAW, Big Three Plea For Help Sent By Reuther To Eisenhower By DALE ARNOLD United Press Staff Correspondent DETROIT (IP) — The price-out battle between the United Auto Workers and the ‘big three”, of the auto industry flared anew today,. fanned by a UAW plea for help from Prefcident Eisenhower. UAW President Walter Reuther wrote the President asking for a meeting “in the very near future” in view of rejection by the three auto firms of Reuther's suggestion that car prices for 1958 be cut 8100. \ The UAW president’s statement Thursday Brought almost immedidate response from presidents of Ford, General Motors and Chysler who said Reuther was only presenting his subject in a different way. Curtice Comments GM President Harlow Curtice said Reuther's “14 - page publicity release re-argues his letter to General Motors to which We replied in details. . Henry Ford II accused Reuther of converting “a grave national problem inflation into a propaganda platform designed to divert public criticism from himself.” Chrysler President L. L. Colbert said Reuther was not presenting any proposal to change the nature of his original proposal. Reuther, at a press conference Thursday, said the three failed to say they could not cut prices and still make profits and did not deny price reductions “would result in greater sales . . .” Urges Meeting He said price setting was admittedly the “prerogative” of management but added, “so is it our prerogative as a union to determine what demands should be made for increased wages. , .” Reuther urged Eisenhower to call a meeting of his economic advisers and heads of toe auto firms and representatives of the UAW to discuss the price-cut proposal. “While the auto companies have (Coatlaued ea Pace Five) Eighth Unit Given To Hospital Trustees Mrs. Sara Kalver's Memory Is Honored A memorial unit in memory of Mrs. Sarah Kalver will be given to the Adams county memorial hospital by I. A. Kalver, prominent retired Decatur businessman, the hospital board announced this morning. Mrs. Kalver passed away December 15, 1956, following a twoyear illness. The Kalvers were married 58 years, and were quite active in Decatur civic affairs. Mr. Kalver was in the movie business in Decatur for 25 years before he retired and left the active management to his son, Roy Kalver. The Kalver gift was the eighth announced memorial gift to the new addition, which will be completed next January. The new addition will include 35 units, 5 single rooms, and 15 double rooms. A memorial plaque will be placed on each door to commemorate a unit gift. The 50 units in the original hospital were furnished by. gifts from individuals and organizations. Other units have been given by The First State Bank of Decatur, by Mrs. Arthur D. Suttles, Sr., in memory of her husband; Mr. and Mrs. William W. Shafer; Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Busche, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klepper, Mrs. C. C. Rayl and daughter. Mrs. C. K. Egeler; and the Holthouse Drug Company.

V.F.W. Conclave To Finish Today Election Will End Florida Ssession MIAMI BEACH (IP) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars closes out one of its “most routine” conventions in recent years today with election of an unopposed set of national officers. , Richard L. Roudebush of Indianapolis, advances to become commander in chief, succeeding Coop- 1 er T. Holt of Chattanooga, Tenn. Expected contests for junior vice cmmander, who will become commander in chief two years hence, and for surgeon general did not develop when delegates to the 58th encampment acepted the slate of nominees submitted Thursday. Officers scheduled to take office were John W. Maha, Helena, Mont., senior vice commander; Louis Feldman, Hazleton, Pa., junior vice commander; Robert Handy Jr., Washington, D. C. for his 34th term as quartermaster general; E. K. Collins, Laurel.'Miss., judge advocate general; the Rev. Father Gerald O. Beck, Garden Plain, Ken., chaplain, and Dr. George N. Arbn, Boston, surgon gnral. Warran! Is Issued For Man Jailed Here Wabash Officer Sends Papers Here Local authorities today received a warrant from Wabash county officials on Farish Howard, a Silver Lake youth whose arrest here on a traffic charge several days ago led to a forgery investigation. Howard was arrested on charges of running a red light and operating a vehicle without an operator’s permit. Further investigation revealed that he was driving a vehicle which was improperly registered. The matter was referred to the police in NorthJ Manchester inWabash county ; who are now filing charges of , forging an auto title against him ; in that county. j The youth is being held in the : Adams county jail for non-pay-ment of fines levied on him in 1 justice of the peace court here. He will be held here for Wabash county. j I Copper Wire Theft Reported To Sheriff ; Quarter Mile Taken In Monroe Township About a fourth of a mile of four- , strand copper wire was stolen . from a Monroe township group , sometime Wednesday night ac- ] cordihg to a report made to the ; Adams county sheriff’s department Thursday afternoon. Raymond Ringger of Monroe route one told deputy Charles Arnold that the wire and some poles had been purchased by him and a group of neighbors from the Ohio Pipeline company. The wire and ’ poles were planned to be used as Craigville telephone line extension, i Investigation of the theft is being continued along with the in- ' vestigation of the report of the theft of 500 bushels of beans from Leland Ripley of Monroe route one. Ripley, said that the beans have probably been taken over a period of time but that the loss was not discovered until yesterday when they were sold. He also said that gasoline was stolen from his farm. There have been numerous reports of stolen gas in small amounts through the rural areas of Adam'S county during the past few months.

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House Waiting For Senate To Complete Work Most Work Os Importance For This Meet Ended WASHINGTON (UP)—Congress rushed towards adjournment toSpeaker Sam Rayburn was shooting for a windup in the House by early afternoon. Indications were the Senate might take longer although it had no major business to do. The House cleared one hurdle early by approving, 315-0, a bill to safeguard toe secrecy of FBI files in criminal trials- Adopted by toe Senate Thursday night, toe measure was sent over to toe White House for President Eisenhower’s signature. The House then approved and sent to Eisenhower a compromise $3,435,810,000 foreign aid appropriation bill that fell more than one billion short of Eisenhower’s request. The 146-122 roll call vote came after House opponents protested that the bill was a “give-away” and Eisenhower supporters countered that toe deep slash was a "gamble’’ with the nation’s secuy- Sen. Bussell Takes Floor Speeches were the order of the day in toe Senate as members prepared to go home until next Jan. 7. The Senate cleaned up most of its last-minute business Thursday night and early this morning at toe tail-end of a marathon session marked by Sen. Strom Thurmond’s record 24 - hour - plus filibuster against the civil rights bill. Sen. Richard B. Russell (DGa h leader of the Senate’s Dixie bloc, delivered a long post-mortem in which he criticized both Thurmond and administration sponsors of toe bill. Vice President Richard MNixon and Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. were singled out for special censure by Russell. Charging that toe bill was politically inspired and aimed directly at toe South, he said “a politicaL mnded” attorney general now will be under constant pressure from Nixon to help the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People achieve their racial equality aims in the South. The South, he said, must prepare for “difficult times.” Tighter Filibuster Rule Tn a slap at Thurmond, Russell said most Southerners agreed not to filibuster the bill because they knew the maneuver would fail and would only invite disaster by making “a bad bill infinitely worse.” Eleven senators—-five northern Democrats and six Republicans—served notice that they will try next year to tighten the rule against filibusers. The Democrats said unlimited debate “has ceased to fulfill a useful function” when it is used not to provide information but is merely an "instrument of obstruction.” The Republicans said Thurmond’s talkathon demonstrated how unlimited debate “can block the public business.” * Thurmond's filibuster had begun (Coßtlaned o» Pa«« Five) McFarland Is Taken To State Penal Farm Today Sheriff Merle Affolder traveled to Putnamville today to deliver Robert McFarland, 30, of Monroe route one, to the state penal farm there. McFarland will serve a 90 day sentence on a public intoxication conviction in city court this week. Youth Faces Court On Charge Os Speeding Philip A. Deßolt, 19, of Homestead, was arrested on a charge of speeding Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on Winchester street. He was clocked by the police speed-timer doing 45 miles per hour in a 30 m.p.h. zone. He will appear in justice of the peace court next Wednesday.