Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 210, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1957 — Page 2

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- CAR DAMAGED NEAR BERNE DAMAGES TOTALLED $950 to the front end of this car, which belongs to Otto C. Kauffman, 57, of Geneva, route 1. Kauffman jran into the rear of a panel truck driven by Donald R. Fogle. 31, Fort Wavne, on highway 27 about one-half miles north of the Bexne city limits at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, The state highway department had machinery blocking the east side of the road, and the panel truck was stopped, waiting for traffic clearance in the orie lane. The highway department was dredging the ditch on the east side of the highway. Damage was estimated at $250 to the panel truck by state trooper Dan Kwasneski and deputy sheriff Robert Meyer. s -—' (Staff Photo)

Grandmother Os 106 1$ Week's Winner Mrs. F. M. Folk, of Uniondale route 1, is the third week’s winner in the ’’Grandma Contest” conducted by the Fairway restaurant over radio station WOWO, Fort Whyne. Mrs. Folk has 29 grandchildren.

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70 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. The contest will continue one more week, after which the “Greatest Grandma of All” will be chosen. She will be guest of the Fairway management at a dinner party, and will also be presented a varied assortment of merchandise prizes, to be presentd by Mayor Robrt D. Col.

Lie Detector Tests For Two Suspects Two Men Arrested For Torso Murder CHICAGO < UP! — Lie detector tests were planned today for two men held in the torso murder of Judith Mae Andersen. 15. v The two. aged 25 and 30. were arrested Thursday in a suburban Melrose Park trailer camp. They denied any part in the crime, but police said they would be given lie detector tests today because of conflicts in their stories. Authorities pressed their investigation of the pair when they found an old .38-caliber revolver in the home of one of the men. The gun has capacity for five shells and four of the chambers were empty. Juditl) Mae had been shot four times in the head before her dismembered body was found floating in two oil drums in a Lake Michigan harbor Ballistic experts said the victim was shot with .32-caliber bullets. Nevertheless, the gun was taken to the police crime laboratory for study on the hteory the death bullets might have been mistaken for ,38-caliber ’’short” cartridges. Both men denied knowing the victim, but admitted they knew her girl friend, Linnea (Terry) Johnson .15. One of the men formerly worked in ■ filling station in the victim’s neighborhood. One lead in the case blew up Thursday night. A 75-year-old reitred railroad car repairman surrendered voluntarily and admitted ownership Os three chisels found discarded in a park lagoon. The chisels were believed to have been the ones used to cut down the oil drums in which the girl’s body was discovered. But the man, object of ao intensive manhunt, apparently was the victim of circumstances. He explained he threw the chisels into the lagoon “to get rid of them” after clearing trash from his basement. Disposing of the chisels with the

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garbage would have been inconvenient, be said, so instead he dumped them into the lagoon. He was spotted by a couple who informed police Another apparent lead evaporated when a man arrested after boasting he killed Judith Mae sobered up and recanted. Second Session Os Girard Case Opened Scrap Metal Pickers Present Testimony MAEBASHI. Japan (UP)—Two Japanese scrap metal pickers testified today at the trial of U.S. Army Specialist 3C William S. Girard that many Americans fired shell casings at them and “laughed and clapped their hands when we ran away.” The statements by Noburo Matsuzawa and Mon-ya Hoshino were among 30 affidavits filed by the prosecution at the second session of the trial that has created an international controversy. They said U.S. soldiers often fired blanks, shell casings and phosphorous grenades at Japanese villagers who made their living selling used shell casings they picked up on the Camp Weir firing range north of Tokyo to sell as scrap metal. Girard, of Ottawa, 111., was charged with manslaughter after a shell casing fired from a grenade launcher attached to his rifle struck and killed Mrs. Naka mother of six children Offers Compensation The U.S. Army announced it offered Mrs. Sakai's bereaved husband a soaltium (compensation) offer of $1,748.20, but that he turned it down. “I do not want to discuss money matters at this time,” he said. It. has been the custom in U.S.Japan relations in the past to offer payment of a solatium to individuals or the family in the event of injury or death through the action of a member of the U.S. forces. The second session of the inter-

‘ nationally • observed trial opened in Maebashi District Court under the direction of Judge Yuzo Kawachi and two associate Judges, who will hand down the final decision in the case. Adjourns Session Kawachi adjourned today’s session at 8:16 am. e.d.t., and cancelled two outdoor sessions scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the scene of the shooting because of bad weather. He rescheduled them tor Sept. 12, 13 and 14. When the statements all were read to the court, Kawachi called Girard to the stand. "During the reading of the documentary evidence," he asked, "did anything strike you as objectionable and would you like to ask any questions?" “No," Girard replied and returned to his chair at the defendant’s table. The defense, headed by Japanese attorney Itsuro Hayashi, also refused to question the affidavits. CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON TUESDAY SEPT. S. U»7. COUNTY City of Decatur Oper. 25-7.70 Ci Use ns Tele. Co. Oper. 174.76 Dorothy Beeler Clk exip 30.04 The Decatur Dem. Co. ” 10.15 Miller Bryant Pierce And. exp 13 6* Commercial Print " 6.30 Haywood J’ubl. Co. ” £3.10 Hannl Furniture Trea». exp 5.00 Helen Johnson Be c. exp. 12.00 Mara D. Striker " S.*o Merle Alfolder Shift, exp. J 17.« Saywood Publ. Co. ’’ 11.50 versonJßoss Co. ’’ 3.53 tKhner. Radio Serv. ” 20.00 Holthouse Drug: ” 26.21 Herman iMoeuerluff Surv.exp. 10.40 Ed Scheumann " 29.20 lta.ll Express Agency ” * 30 Walter Koos As. exp. 50.72 Bessie Koos ” ‘ 84.00 G. M. Drahi 11 Srh. Su.pt. mile 32.84 LN. Seitenright KIo. Ajrt. exp. 63.51 Gloria Koeneman ~ 11.81 Fjlden L Moleapule ” 64.76 L E. Fenstermaker ” 36,61 Commercial Print Shop ” 9.60 H. F. Zwfck, M.D. lietli. Off. 77.00 Citizens Tele. Co. Ct. Ct. 22.85 Korte Bros. " 29.30 Commercial print Shop “ 12.*6 'Economy Print. Concert! ” 38.40 Decatur Demo. Co. " 8.45 West Publishing Co. " 30.00 Legal Dlr. Ptfbf Co. “ 3.00 W. H. Anderson Co. ” 3<2.50 Lawyers Co-op Pub. Co. ” 6S.fio £. H. Muselman ” 27.20 John Bixler Ct. H. Jan. 235.00 Jewel Ehtoger lit. -H. Mat. 100.00 Louie Drake Ct. H. Watch. 10.00 Grace Lee Prod. Ct. H. Ex®>. 20.40 Western Coop. , ” 123.99 John Quilkins ” 32.00 Stiefel Grain Co. ” 16.00 U. S. Chemkal Co. ” 19.30 Coverall Rent. Serv. ” 4.20 Decatur Lumber Co. ’’ 5.73 Doris Affolder Jail Matron 125.00 Blackwell's Dept. St. Jail exp. 12.00 Hite's Grocery ” 9.25 North. Ind. Public Serv. ” 11.24 G. Fosaugh Co. Home Supt. 264.67 A. Fosnaugh Co. Home Mat. 120.00 E. Carnes Co. Home exp, 120.00 Lilly Stuckey " 120.00 Bessie Wendel ” 50.00 Martha Shoaf " 30.00 Frank Torres 100.00 U. S. Chemical Co. " 62.00 Decatur Super Serv. ” 18.44 Food Marketing Corp. " 88.62 Art Lengerieh ” 54.76 Girod Tin Shop " 718,06 Stiefel Grain 00. ” 124.30 Stewarts Bakery " >8.34 Neuer Supply’ Co. 183.25 Seller Coal Feed & Sup/’ 97.55 orrlson Farm Store ” 4.00 H. E. Long _ ” 8.00 Willis N. Hakes " 792 98 Will Winnes Wash.. Twp. An 233.72 Harley J. Beef Co. Comm. 166.66 Roland J. Miller " 166.66 Mary A. Kintz Co. Atty 135.00 The Dec. Demo. Co. Legal Adv. 175.11 Herne Witness Co. ” 163.94 C. C. Abbott Bridge 37.80 Robert Fuhrman “ 40.60 Beerbower Welding Shop " 10.00 Meshberger Bros. Stone " 29.70 Zwlck Fun. Home Sold Burial 200.00 Theodore McClure Fox Bounty 3.00 Carl F. Thieme " 3.00 Ind: Ghl'b Sc hl. inspi. 336.96 Ind. State Farm ” 9.85 Irene Byron Hosp. Care of Pat. 930.00 Theodore Bulmahn Open drains 3 4.00 Burk Elevator Co. ” 28.00 Eugene Caffer ” 61.50 Pat Moran - " 25.00 Harvey Lawgon ” 14.00 Gall Runyon Tile drain 16.00 Jonas Sprunger " 7.00 George Mock Prelm exp. 1333.42 Jean Gilliom ” 60.00 W. H. Gilliom ” 266.33 Treas. of Wells (Go. Cha. of Ven. 29.00 COUNTY A DITCH AL. Herman Moellering Mileage 51.40 Lawrence Smith Labor £12.62 Carl Burkhart ” 128.10 Austin Merriman ” 84.70 Richard Hendricks ” 12.60 Alfred Hirschy ” 128.10 The Schafer Co. oper. .62 Warren Refining ” 18.75 Decatur Auto Supply ” 3.00 Krick Welding Shop ” 20.00 Reinking Garage ” 4.8(1 Beavers Oil Service ” 109.64 Baker A Schultz ” 1360.00 Meshberger Bros. Stone ” 33.00 Yost Construction Co. ” 294.13 Yost Gravel-Readvmlx ” 166.73 Richard Hendricks " 60.00 Decatur Lumber Co. ’’ 3.85 Carl Burkhart ■' - 7.59 WELFARE Bernice Nelson Mileage & Post 43.77 Mary J. Hazelwood ’’ 19.39 Mattel Marshall ” 12.39 Veronlcal Linn ” 9.00 Citizens Tele. Co. Oper. 23.96 Haywood Publishing Co. ” 3.60 HIGHWAY Lawrence Noil Supt. 187.50 Burl Fuhrman A. Supt. 168.20 Albert Beer ” 158.05 Mary Jane Runyon Clerk 125.00 •L>e Spanglet Janitor 30.00 Virgil Ferry diesel 138.60 c. C. Abbott ” 113.40 Haymond Kolter ’’ 183.60 Ear) CTj’de Harden Mn< k. l«H.::n Harold Burger truck 161.00 I >»Way ne Beer " Roger Steiner ” 1>1.20 I >,ivid I;uu>on " 1 '>l-20 Robert Fuhrman 102.20 Noah Brunner " 183.60 Don Harvey " 163.40 Wendell Abbott ” 1’’1..20 Walter Reppert Tractor 138.60 i Ihrist Mexhlierger " 151.20 Joel Augsbutger S. 11. 133.6. J Christ Zurclier- - -— — “ Harvey Mankey ” 11«.i6 Clifford Death " 136.00 Citizens Tele. Co. Oprr. 11.16 The Premier Auto ware Co. ” 43.<9 Clyde Harden " 11.23 Decatur iEnjuipmcnt Inc. ” 211:96 Korte~Bros. l.nc. ” 20.78 Felber Mach. Shop ” 29.76 Bpwers Hardware Co. ” 11.85 Schwartz Ford Co. Inc. ” 10.95 Mbc Allister Machinery Co. ” 2*.|2 Tlie Mossman Yarnelle Co. ” 31.93 I g-catur Auto Supply ” 107.22 Butler's Garage ” 11M< Paul Yoder Garage ” 11.00 Habegger Hardware ” 4.81 Carl Faurote Radiator Serv. ” 12.00 The Truck Engineering Co. " l.cp ili>ti>r’■•’uel Tax Division ” :13.T0 Pearl Oil Co. Petrie Oil Co. ’ <?.21 National Oil & Gas 93».87 Rawls. Ins£ ” Goodyear Service Store 1 1.02 D, A. Lubricant Co. ” 238.94 Alfred Hirschy ” ® Harold L. Youse 9.16 Yu«t Gravel- Readyrnix master. 37.11 Meshberger-Bros. Stone " 10973.68 Arnwo iDrafnage & Metal 1033.20 HigfiiWay Dept. ” 2-<.20 Berne Ready Mix i ml. State Industries Jolin Elzey -ll*-?® Grimrrr Stamp & Badge -'J-'t Deeatur Lumlier ' 4..e Petrie OH Co. ..prop. 800 Deeds BguiptnenJ Co. 380.25 Board of Contmisaioners Certified before me this sth day of Se.pteirtner, 1957. Edward F. Jaberg , Auditor of Adams Co,

Mkmcws .fe ■ 5 «4 - alt- ' Ww ‘• : w '•■i’--A LARGE GROUP OF NORTHERN INDIANA people took advantage of this year’s Erie and Decatur Daily Democrat New York City tour, and enjoyed a 4-day outing, including Saturday and Sunday in New York City. Pictured above is part of the group, enjoying a sing-fest on the return trip. From the Decatur area were Mr. and Mrs. Sim Burk, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kaehr, Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Edwards, Mrs. Ollie Culberson and Mrs. Bertha Bowen, Arthur C. Meyer and Stephen Meyer, Mrs. Charles Lobsjger, Mr. and Mrs. Owen K. Baker, Mrs. Beulah Burgett, Mrs. Edith Riehle, Mrs. Rachael Eichhorn/Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. King, Sr., and Mrs Nellie Krummen: Mrs. Ida Chalfant, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C. Beer, of Berne; and Mr and Mrs. Austin Merriman, of Monroe. (Photo by O. K. Baker)

Military Tightens Buying Practices Scathing Report By Subcommittee WASHINGTON (UP) - The Army says it has tightened military buying practices but that getting responsible contractors who will live up to their obligations is “ohe of the most perplexing problems in' military procurement of textiles.” Army Seerc-ary Wilber M. Brucker made the statement after the Senate Permanent

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ing subcommittee charged that a "nefarious group" of military clothing contractors sold the goverhment substandard goods for "unconscionable” profits. The subcommittee in a scathing report issued Thursday night called on the Justice Department to bring prosecution "against the individuals whose testimony or activities indicate criminal offenses.” The lawmakers questioned the activities of several quartermaster employes but reserved their severest criticism for Herman and Samuel KraVitz, two New York clothing operators. The report sale tneir activites in supplying military clothing were "abmoral and contemptible made more so by the fact that

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they were defrauding the military services during the time of war and death for American military men in Korea." The subcommittee, headed by Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ark.), made the statements in a 58-page report on its extensive investigation and testimony taken last year into military clothing contracts. The group demanded that the Defense Department tighten up buying procedures to prevent recurrence of the abuses Brucker said in a statement that damage claims have been filed against certain clothing contractors and “appropriate action" has been started against Army personnel who may be guilty of "misconduct or lack of propriety.”