Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 216.

AT INTECRATION BATTLE AS ARGUMENTS ENDED for the day in the State of Virginia’s “massive resistance” policy toward school integration, E. Leslie Hamm Jr., 11, one of seven Arlington students turned away from white public schools in the county, leaves Federal Court building after appearing in court. He is accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Hamm.

Resistance To Integration In Nashville Eases Tennessee City Is Quiet, Many Pupils Return To Schools NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UP)—Federal action appeared today to have cracked resistance to first grade integration of Nashville schools. The city was Quiet and many pupils who stayed away from class earlier began drifting back. Police reported the city “quieter than it has been all summer.” Only about half the regulary-en-rolled pupils were in class today but there were more on hand than Thursday, when city officials obtained a Federal Court restraining order against interference with integration. One principal suggested that since today is the last school day of the week and Monday is a State Fair holiday many parents may have decided to “just wait until next week” to send their children back. Few Police on Guard Eleven Negroes were in class at five integrated schools today, the same number that atended Thursday. Six Negroes who turned out Monday amid a flurry of slurs and rocks had transferred to all-Negro schools. A few policemen guarded the elementary schools where first grade racial mixing gegan Monday but principals at all schools said the situation today was “very quite” With racist organizer John Kasper in jail, and with his followers under the restraint of a federal injunction signed by District Judge William E. Miller Thursday, all anti-segregation activity came to a halt. School officials made the optimistic announcement that school attendance increased slightly and was expected to continue moving toward normal today. There were these developments elsewhere on the integration scene: rs tai Newport— President Eisenhower summoned his top aides to Newport for his Saturday morning conference with Arkansas Gov. Orval E. Faubus on the integration controversy in Arkans&s. Students Throw Stones Little Rock—An aide to Faubus denied Faubus requested the meeting with Eisenhower so he could throw in the sponge in his battle to “preserve the peace" by forcibly keeping Negro children from Little Rock integrated schools. Birmingham — Negro high school students riding a bus threw stones at white persons riding in (Continued ob Pace El<ht) INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy north and cen-, tral, mostly cloudy with a few showers ending extreme south this afternoon. Mostly fair tonight. Saturday fair north, partly cloudy south, with chance of a few showers extreme southwest. Cooler tonight Low tonight 46-52 north, 52-60 south. High Saturday 7278. Sunset today 6:58 p.m., sun"rise Saturday, 6:23* a.m. Outlook for Sunday: Fair and warmer. Low Saturday night in the 50s. High Sunday 75-82.

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Benson To Remain In Ike's Cabinet ■ Eisenhower Asks Benson To Remain WASHINGTON (UP)Sacretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson said today President Eisenhower has asked him to remain in the Cabinet indefinitely “and I have consented." Benson told a news conference he discussed the subject Wednesday with the President at vacation White House headquarters at Newport, R.I. He said he and Eisenhower also discussed plans to press for new farm laws under which the administration could reduce price supports and ease production controls. The agriculture secretary, on leave since 1953 as an official of the Mormon Church, revealed that church leaders had asked if he could return to his religious work in Salt Lake City, Utah. “The President has asked me to continue (in the Cabinet), the church has given its approval, and 1 have consented," Benson said. He added his Cabinet service will be ..no set time." Benson, who has frequently been reported in hot water with Republican politicians, revealed his decision to stay in the Cabinet when newsmen asked him to comment on a telegram Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wis.) sent to the President. Proxmire called on Eisenhower to replace Benson immediately, saying his (Proxmire’s) election last month was an “unmistakable renudiation” of Benson’s policies. The secretary’s comment: “This isn't the first time a wire of that nature has gone to the President—or to me, either.” Benson had no other direct comment on the wire. But he told newsmen at Newport last Wednesday that he had reviewed the Wisconsin election with Eisenhower and told the President a Democratic campaign against his farm policies had no important effect on the results. Benson said he is “optimistic” about administration chances to win congressional approval of new farm legislation next year. He said he and Eisenhower “recognized it’s a political year,” but there is -a~ “growing recognition” of the need for basic changes in farm law, Benson said the administration probably will suggest: —A repeal of ptice support formulas under which supports go up when surpluses are reduced. —Some liberalization of farm production controls. —An extension of a law under which surplus farm products may be exported in return for foreign currency Benson said many congressmen who opposed his policies this year, will find during the congressional recess that “there is a change in Continued OB Pare Kight Late Bulletins NASHVILLE, Tenn. (W — The FBI has begun investigating the dynamiting of a newly integrated Nashville school and has turned over information of “possible significance” to local authorities, it was announced today. UNITED NATIONS (TO — India declared itself today flatly against any condemnation of Russia and the Hungarian regime for the suppression of last year’s freedom revolt tn Hungary.

Some Areas In State May Defy Handley Edict Time Situation In ' Indiana Confused Again This Year INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — The burning question In Indiana today is whether any governmental unit will defy Governor Handley and the Legislature on the controversial time question, and, if they do, whether they will be punished. There was evidence that some areas will circumvent the law and defy Handley’s threat to withhold state aid when the date of Sept. 29 rolls around That is the day which the 1957 Indiana Legislature set for switching clocks and watches from “fast” to “slow” time in what was designed to bring a uniform schedule to divided Hoosierland. Handley said Thursday that schools which try to dodge the daw will lose their state aid, a penalty outlined by the legislators arid one which would furnish a severe economic handicap to the violators. Schools rely heavily on state support to pay teachers and operating costs. Fort Wayne “Defiant?” But word came from Fort Wayne that city schools change starting time for classes from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. when the clocks revert to standard time. City School Supt. Aaron T. Lindley said “industry and traffic problems” were taken into consideration, due apparently to the fact Fort Wayne intends to continue operating on daylight saving time while putting its official clocks on CST to conform to the law. Lindley denied reports that a decision on the issue has been made- 4 Over the state, however, the time situation was in a sort of fluid stage. Some areas—in the east where the majority favors being on the same time as Ohio and Michigan each winter, and in the northwest where sentiment favors switching to CST.in late October Instead erf September because Chicago does—planned to defy the “spirit" although not the ‘letter" of the new law. However, most of the decisions and expressions were made before Handley took a flat stand Thursday at a news conference against “winking at the law with one eye and abiding by it with another.” The big question was whether a school would violate the law if jt changed the time of its classes while complying with orders to turn clocks back an hour. Theoretically, a school denied state aid could sue in the courts for a declaratory ruling. Can Governor Interpret? Another question raised was whether a governor, in the executive branch of government, has a right to interpret a law enacted tCoaUnuo- >o Put ICIXhU Ladies Entertained At Rotary Meeting J. Ward Calland Is Speaker Thursday Ladies night was observed by the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening, with the members’ wives guests at the weekly dinner meeting, held at the Youth and Community Center. J. Ward Calland. who was the club’s official delegate to the Rotary International convention at Lucerne, Switzerland, earlier this >year, was the guest speaker. Gail Grabill was chairman of the program and special music was provided by the Berne quartet. Calland stated he was highly impressed by the Swiss people and their small and rugged country. Elaborate preparations were made by the Swiss to welcome the Rotarians from all parts of the world, including a huge pageant depicting events in the history of Switzerland, which was presented by a cast of more than 1,400 people. The speaker told his listeners that Switzerland, the oldest democracy in the world today, has a council of seven which administers its affairs. These seven men, representing the various political parties, are elected for life, with the chairmanship rotating annually. Calland remarked that there are hotels everywhere and the service is the best in the world. Meals are served in a leisurely fashion and the natives close their shops from 12 to 3 o'clock to enjoy a long dinner hour. Rotary's delegate closed his presentation by showing a set of 27 carefully selected slides, showing the beautiful, rugged mountains which he and Mrs. Calland visited.

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- • "T Hoffa Seeks Deferment Os Questioning Asks Senate Delay Questioning Until Election Complete WASHINGTON (W — Teamster Vlse President James R. Hoffa has filed a request which, if granted, would defer his further questioning by Senate investigators until after the election which is expected to win him his union’s presidency. His request was made known today as reports wer ecirculated in labor circles the committee was about to recall Hoffa. Capitol sources also were saying there was a good chance Hoffa would be recalled before the union picks its new president at its Sept. 30 convention. According to these sources Hoffa would be recalled for questioning on new evidence of his activities unearthed by rackets committee counsel Robert F. Kennedy and his aides in a recent visit to Detroit where Hoffa makes his headquarters? Hoffa's request was made through his attorney, George S. Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald represented Hoffa last month when the committee ran up a 48-point glossary of “conflicts of interest" against the Teamster vice president and then abruptly dismissed him for the time being. In a letter to Chairman John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) with copies to counsel Kennedy and all committee members, Fitzgerald asked that Hoffa be recalled befosp Sept. 18 — next Wednesday — or after Oct. 10. He said Hoffa’s attendance in Miami, Fla. —site of the Teamster convention—will be “required constantly” between those dates. Fitzgerald said Haffa is a member of the convention constitution committee and has other important official duties at pre-conven-tion meetings of the union’s Southern and Central divisions. Hoffa also has a date to answer a wire-tapping indictment against him in New York Sept. 23, the (Continued on KlXht) Wm. P. Robinson f Dies This Morning Prominent Decatur Citizen Dies Today William Pendleton (Penn) Robinson, 81, of 610 West Madison street, prominent Decatur resident, died at 11 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, following a heart attack. He had been in failing health since suffering a light stroke last spring, and had been hospitalized since July 24. Mr. Robinson had spent practically his entire life in the lumber business. He and Fred Smith operated a saw mill at Schumm, 0., tor many years until his retirement in 1953. He had been highly active in Democratic party circles his entire life. Robinson was,a member of the First Methodist church and the Elks lodge. He was born in Adams county March 15, 1876, a son of Perry and Sarah Ellen Rice-Robinson. He was first married to Sarah Krill, who died in 1921. He was then married Nov. 10, 1934, to Miss Blanche McCrory, who survives. Surviving in addition to his wife is one sister, Mrs. Forest Elzey of Decatur. One son, three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Saturday until time of the services.

t ■ Allen County Man Held For Shooting Admits Seriously Wounding His Wife INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Indianapolis police Thursday night captured an Allen County man and said he confessed he shot and wounded seriously his wife during a dispute at their home earlier in the day. Leo Knight, 52, a Fort Wayne factory worker, was returned to Fort Wayne shortly after his arrest to face charges in the shooting of his wife, Dorothy, 37- She was in serious condition in Parkview Memorial Hospital at Fort Wayne. Knight was arrested at a bus station here after police received a request from Fort Wayne authorities to be on the alert for him. He offered no resistance and readily admitted he shot his wife with a shotgun in their home north of Fort Wayne, authorities said. Knight’s car was found in Huntington and police learned he had taken a bus here. When arrested, he had a ticket for Amarillo, Tex., in his pocket. Police quoted Knight as saying he shot his wife because "I had to spend all my time at home taking care of three little bitsy kids. She told me she wasn't going out with another man. But she was.” ASC Committeemen Elected For Year Election Results In County Listed Ballots for the 1958 ASC community committee election were counted in the county office Thursday by the election tabulation committee, consisting of Qarence F. Black, Herman Losheand Lores Steury. Results of the election are: Blue Creek township: Francis Luginbill, chairman: Harold DqArmond, Vice-chairman; Elisha O. Merriman, member; Maurice Tinkham, first alternate, and Wm. Kauffman, second alternate. French township: Elmer J. Isch, chairman; Howard Bluhm, vicechairman; Raymond Kipfer, member; Lewellyn Lehman, first alternate, and Roy Balsiger, second alternate. Hartford township: Joseph T. Glendening, chairman; Eli Dubach, vice-chairman; Kenneth Wanner, member; James Garboden, first alternate and Willard Steiner second alternate. Jefferson township: Wilbert Baker. chairman; Andy Myers, vicechairman; Herbert Schaadt, member; Floyd Baker, first alternate and Glenn Bollenbacher, second alternate. Kirkland township: Robert Ehrman, chairman; Joseph T. Hazelwood, vice-chairman; Paul Arnold, member; Glenn Griffiths, first alternate and Loyd L. Byerly, second alternate. Monroe township: Franklin P. Steury, chairman; Dan Habegger, vice-chairman; Howard Nussbaum, member; Otis E. Sprunger, first alternate and Roger Bluhm, second alternate. Preble township: Leroy Werling, chairman; Raymond Reinking, vice-chairman; Albert Erxleben, member; Vem Linker, first alternate and Adelbert Rekeweg, second alternate. Root township: William A. Selking, chairman; Jack Schnepf, vice-chairman; William C. Aumann, member: William Fritzinger, first alternate and Herbert Boerger, second alternate. St. Mary’s township: Lyle T. Bailey, chairman; Elmer Golliff, vice-chairman; Raymond McAhren, member; Ermil D. Shifferly, first alternate and Austin E. McMichael, second alternate. Union township: Edward A. Bischoff, chairman; Herman Bleeke. vice-chairman; Oscar E. Fuelling, member; Alfred Grote, first alternate and Ernst Thieme, second alternate. Wabash township: Herman Contlnnod oa Paaru XH*kt

Egyptian And Syrian Armies In Close Link | Tighter Welding Os Forces Gives New Jitters To Israel By EUGENE MCLOUGHLIN United Press Staff Correspondent A tighter welding of the Syrian I and Egyptian armies gave Israel a new case of the jitters today. Two days of talks between Syrian and Egyptian military leaders in Cairo resulted Thursday night in binding their two armies . even closer under a joint command controlled by Egypt. The leftist commander of the Syrian army, Gen. Afif Bizri, said before returning to Damascus that his army and that of Egypt were "one army, with one command and one strategy.” Israeli sources in Jerusalem said there was no doubt in their minds what that strategy is—to - wipe Israel off the map i But authoritative Western > sources said the pro-Western Arab r nations of Lebanon and Jordan — r both neighbors of Syria—were conI siderably concerned that Egypt’s military support of Syria might be aimed at them too. Reports worn Beirut said 12 persons were killed on the SyrianLebanese "border Thursday in a clash between armed Syrian civilians and Lebanese gendarmes. King Hussein arrived home from his vacation in Spain late Thursday to confer with government officials in Amman who have shown mounting concern over the Communist threat from Syria. Even before his arrival officials . had tightened security measures both internally and along the borders with Syria and Israel. In Damascus, a Syrian military spokesman charged that Israeli troops occupied the village of Alta- . wafik in the demilitarized frontier zone between Israel and Syria Thursday. In Washington, U.S. officials said today the United States is not willing now to give Israel new ironclad guarantees against Arab aggression. X They said all Middle Eastern nations and Russia already understand what action the United States would take under the Eisenhower tfoctrthe hnd previous U.S. I policy statements. Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban personally protested Thursday to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles against American and Rus-i (Continued on Pa«e Five)« Mrs. John Amspaugh Dies This Morning Ftineral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Margaret Jane Amspaugh, 89, of 1415 W«st Monroe street, died at 12:10 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, shortly after being admitted. Her death was unexpected as she had not been ill. She was born in Washington township April 5, 1868, a daughter of Noah and Ann Brown-Johnson, and was a lifelong resident of Adams county. She resided three ) miles west of Decatin- until mov- . ing to this city in 1920. She was married Nov. 3, 1889, to John Amspaugh, who preceded her in 1 death Aug. 19, 1944. , Mrs. Amspaugh was a member of the Antioch United Missionary church and the Women’s Missionary society of the church. Only near survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Charles Arnold of Decatur, and Mrs. Earl Martin of Kirkland township. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Zwick funeral homp and at 2:30 < p. m. at the Antioch United Mis- i sionary church, the Rev. Chester Wilson officiating. Burial will be 1 in the Antioch cemetery. Friends : may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening until 1 time of the services.

Traffic Safely Os Pupils Uppermost School Heads Cite Time Change Stand INDIANAPOLIS (UP) ~ The school superintendents of two of Indiana's largest cities explained today that the traffic safety of thousands of children under their supervision prompted them to consider defying the spirit of a new state time law. Aaron Lindley of Fort Wayne and Lee Caldwell of Hammond, I here for a meeting of the General Commission of the State Board of Education, indicated that if their schools change starting time of classes it will not be arbitrarily to circumvent the law putting the state on standard time Sept. 29. Both said a change would be made to keep from sending children home from school at a time of day when streets are clogged with fast-moving traffic of industrial workers headed homeward. “We Wfiit to get our youngsters off the streets before industrial traffic starts,” said Caldwell. “We’d be running into a heavy stream of rapidly-moving traffic if we did not change to an earlier time for classes. We are thinking of the safety of the children." Lindley said the problem in Fort Wayne was “adjusting our schedule to live with the traffic flow." "We aren’t about to try to dodge the law in anyway,” Lindley said. Fort Wayne's and Hammond's problems differ only in duration. Fort Wayne expects to stay on a "fast” time schedule all winter, while Hammond and other parts of Lake County expect to conform only tor a month until the Chicago area switches back to “slow" time. Caldwell said Hammond and other Lake cities had definitely decided to start classes earlier until Oct- 25. But Lindley said Fort Wayne schools have not decided for sure on‘ an earlier start although officials are considering it. x— , Concert Season To Open Here Oct. 14 Mail Tickets For Season To Members Membership tickets for the 195758 season of the Adams county civic music association will be sent out to all members next weekend, according to an announcement made today by Glenn Hill, presi- ' dent of the association. The concert season will open ] Monday, Oct. 14, at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, with a program to be presented by the Roman sisters, a duo-piano team. The association originally scheduled the piano duo of Nelson and Neal for this concert and substituted the Roman sisters when Nelson and Neal cancelled their tour. Other programs scheduled for the season include the Columbus boys choir, Nov. 18; the Rabinoffs, violin and piano, Dec. 5; the Indianapolis Symphony, March 25, 1958, and James Pease, baritone, April 10. All but the symphonic concert will be held at the Community Center. The Indianapolis symphony wtil appear at the Decatur high school auditorium. Each concert is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and doors will open to the membership of about 900 persons at 7:15 p.m. for each program. Only members of the association who joined during the membership campaign last spring may attend Continue!* »*«<e Eight Rev. Jared Gerig Heads Bible College FORT WAYNE (W — The Rev. Jared F. Gerig, president of the Missionary Church Association, was announced Thursday as new president of Fort Wayne Bible College. He will succeed Dr. S. A. Witmer next Jan. 1 when Witmer becomes secretary of the Accrediting Association of Bible Institutes and Bible Colleges. The Rev. Gerig was dean of the college from 1945 to 1950.

Will Discuss School Scrap In Arkansas Conference Stated Saturday Morning With Eisenhower United Press White House Writer NEWPORT. R.I. (til '--Arkansas Gov. Orval E. Faubus otok off from Little Rock today for a dramatic meeting here Saturday with President Eisenhower on the school integration impasse in Uttle Rock. Faubus, who has defied a Fed* eral Court order to admit Negroes to the Central High School in Little Rock, was accompanied by two consultants. No information was released as to the route of the six-place AeroCommander plane carrying the gubernatorial party or the estimated time of arrival at the stun* me White HouseBut Faubus told reporters he understood he and his companions would spend themight “in the Newport area.” The conference is scheduled for 8 am. c.d.t Faubus said he would have no , legal advisers with him at the talks with Eisenhower. “Hie only time I need legal adIvlce is to court, not in a confer--1 ence," the governor said. Faubus was accompanied by Rep. Brooks Hays (D-Ark.) and Arnold Sikes, the governor’s executive secretary. Hays, an old friend of Eisenhower, was the chief go-between in setting up the meeting between the President and the governor. White House Press .Secretary James C. Hagerty said Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. and Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams will arrive here about 7:30 a.m c.d.t., half an hour before the President’s meeting with Faubus. That will give them time for a private session with Eisenhower before he meets the governor. The attorney general and Adams were not expected to sit in on the entire Eisenhower-Faubus meeting • because the President and the governor may want to have a few words alone. Whether the governor holds a news conference after his meeting with the President was a matter of gubernatorial decision* Hia movements in this area, however, will be tracked by a large corps of reporters and photographers, many of whom were rushing in for this particular event. i The President had no formal schedule for today, but after an early morning hour in his office, he was expected to play golf. He may talk during the morning with Brownell in Washington as part of a briefing for Saturday’s meeting with Faubus. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said it was like* (Continued on Paste elrbt) Seltenright Heads Red Cross Campaign Heads Fund Drive In Rural Areas Earl Fuhrman, chairman of the Adams county Red Cross chapter, announced today the appointment of Leo N. Seltenright to the post of fund campaign chairman for 1958. Seltenright has accepted the job of organizing the fund drive in all areas of the county, with the exception of Decatur and Berne, where the fund drives are held in conjunction with the Community Fund drives. The 1958 Red Cross fund drive in all communities except Decatur and Berne and in all rural township areas will be conducted next March. Fuhrman has also announced the recent appointment of Dick D. Heller, Jr., to the county Red Cross board of directors. Heller replaces John Duff of Hartford township, who has resigned

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