Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1957 — Page 1

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A CHEER ATJNTEGRATION SCENE ■ NKjOfly wpuL , A zWW I - ACTRESS JULIE ADAMS (right) joins the students of Little Rock Central High School in a familiar cheer as she visits her former alma mater. Now a Hollywood star, Miss Adams returnedLfor lunch in the school cafeteria, thus shifting the spotlight from the bitter integration crisis that has been the chief topic of conversation. Burdette And Ford Hurlers In Fifth Game

MILWAUKEE (UP) — Slugger Mickey Mantle was sidelined today when the New York Yankees sent White Ford against Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves in the fifth game of the World Series. Mantle, rated the most devastating hitter in the series, was replaced in center field by rookie Tony Kubek as Manager Casey Stengel was forced to revamp the defending world champions* batting order. . Stengel had Hank Bauer leading off and playing right field followed by Kubek, shortstop Gil McDougald, catcher Yogi Berra, leftfielder Enos Slaughter, first baseman, Harry Simpson, third baseman Jerry Lumpe, second baseman Gerry Coleman and Ford. Mantle, who injured his right shoulder in Saturday’s third game of the series, is considered an extremely doubtful starter for the remainder of the series but it’is assumed he would be able to pinch hit. He was removed from the Yankee lineup in the 10th inning of Sunday’s spectacular 7-5 Milwaukee triumph. Manager Fred Haney went back to his right-handers—Joe Adcock at first base and Andy Pafko in right field—against the left-handed Ford. Ed Mathews, home run hero of Sunday’s win and Wes Covington were the only left-handed hitting regulars. Mantle’s loss caught even the Yankee players by surprise. Early arrivals in the New York dugout had assured newsmen that Mickey would play. Then came the stunning news that the Yankees were going into this key game without ‘ their “big stick.” It was a warm sunshiny day—perhaps the warmest of three beautiful days in Milwaukee —and there was no indication that wind would be a factor in the unusually open park. The players of both teams, accompanied by an entourage of newsmen, will fly to New York tonight where the series will be resumed in Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. Ford, 29, yielded only five hits in last Wednesday’s opener and will be shooting for his sixth World Series victory — only one less than the record shared by ex-Yan-kee greats Red Ruffing and Allie Reynolds? He had an 11-5 record during the American League season and is essentially a curveball pitcher with a fast ball that commands respect if not awe. Burdette pitched a seven-hitter •in the second game and shut out the Yankees over the last six innings. He’s a low curve ball pitcher frequently accused of throwing the outlawed "spitter.” He won 17 and lost nine during the National League season. Should the Braves go on to give Milwaukee a world championship, Sunday’s fourth game will be singled out as the turning point of the series. The Yankees weren’t hitting 36-year-old Warren Spahn much but they looked sharp and alert as if they could smell the big payoff coming and they tied it at 4-4 with two out in the ninth when Howard delivered his homer after singles by Yogi Berra and Gil McDougald. The Milwaukee bubble appeared burst and the Braves seemed to be dead injuns when Kubek s sinale and Hank Bauer*s triple gave the Yankees a 54 lead in the 10th (Conunusd on Pago Two)

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Heller To Speak At Campaign Opening Financial Drive Opens Wednesday Dick Heller, Jr., who has just : returned from a conference with I former President Harry S. Truman at Independence, Mo., will keynote the Adams county "Dollars tor Democrats" .drive Wednesday night at the Community Center at 7:30 p.m., Roger Singleton, chairman, and Mrs. Gerald Vizard, vice chairman of the drive, announced this noon. All precinct workers, and any interested person is invited to attend the meeting. In two days every precinct in the county will be canvassed door-to-door to raise money for the 1958 campaign. A "grass-roots" financing program for the Democratic party is needed, Singleton pointed out, because few persons in the Democratic party give huge sums, like those that support the Republicans. Some of the family contributions in the 1956 campaign to the Republicans included: Duponts, $248,(Cont on Pa<re Two) Rev. Edgar Schmidt To Stay In Decatur Rejects Call From California Church The Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church in Decatur, announced to his congregation Sunday morning that he has decided to remain as pastor of the local church. Rev. Schmidt informed his parishioners that he has rejected an offer to become pastor of the Lynwood Lutheran church at Lynwood, CaML, a large suburb of Los Angeles. The call from the California church was extended approximately one month ago. Rev. Schmidt will complete his 10th year as Zion Lutheran’s pastor next January, having been installed to the Decatur charge Jan. 18, 1948. During his pastorate, the local church has bdilt and paid for the new parish hall, erected adjacent to the church, and the parochial school has been established, holding its first classes in September of 1956. The Lutheran pastor is chairman of the central district’s board lor young people's work, has served on the board of Concordia Cqllege in Fort Wayne, served as pastoral advisor of the Northern Indiana district of the Lutheran laymen’s league. He has also been highly active in civic affairs, having served on the board of directors of the Decatur Community Fund, on the board of the Adams county tuberculosis association, and is presently counsellor for the county’s mental health association.

Four On Trial For Indiana's Road Scandal Virgil Smith And Three Associates z Go On Trial Today INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—A "fair and impartial” jury was sought today as the first trial growing out of the Indiana highway scandals opened with Virgil (Red) Smith and three associates defending themselves against charges at hatching an embezzlement scheme involving public funds. Smith, chairman of the Indiana State Highway Commission in the administration of ex-Gov. George Craig, and three other men arrived early in a stuffy Marion County courtroom and sat soberly at the defense table while preparations were made to question potential jurors. Judge Walter Pritchard predicted the trial would last a month. Most observers believed it would take a few days to impanel a jury. Pritchard Said he will permit jurors to be seated who have formed "tentative” opinions of the guilt or innocence of the defendants. "Because of the publicity given this case,” Pritchard said, “I realize nearly all the prospective jurors will have read about it and may have formed some preliminaitycr tent#fiVCO|Satai." He said prospective jurors will be scratched only if their opinions “are so fixed that they can’t be dislodged by evidence.” Seeks “Impartial” Jurors Prosecutor John G. Tinder, who will seek conviction of the four men, said “all I want is 12 fair and impartial jurors.” Defense Attorney H. William Irwin, who represents one of the four men, said "we just want to make sure each juror’s mind is free and clear as to the innocence or guil tofthe accused.” It was the first trial growing out of a long series of state and Congressional investigations in misdealings involving huge amounts of public funds during the administration of former Gov. George N. Craig. The charge was conspiracy to embezzle public funds in connection with backlot purchases along the route of the Madison Ave. Expressway on the Indianapolis southside. The defendants were Smith, redhaired insurance man from Milan; his former right-of-way director, Nile Te verba ugh; an ex assistant to Teverbaugh, Harry Doggett, and Milan attorney Robert Peak. A Marion County Grand Jury in(CouUnued on Two) Wilmer Roudebush Dies last Evening Decatur Man Dies After Long Illness Wilmer Roudebush, 61, of 1239 West Madison street, died at 5 o’clock Sunday evening at the Veterans hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been in failing health with complications for several years and seriously ill the past three weeks. Mr. Roudebush formerly owned and operated a service station at 13th and Madison streets. He was born in McDonough county, 111., Feb. 10, 1896, a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Roudebush, and was married to Margaret Coyne May 10, 1922. He had resided in Decatur for 36 years. Mr. Roudebush was a member of St Mary’s Catholic church and the American Legion. Surviving in addition to his wife are four sons, Glenn of Canton, DI., James of Decatur, Arthur of Monroe, and Edward of Fort Wayne; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Oliver of Monroe; his stepmother, Mrs. Erma Roudebush of Rushville, Hl.; 15 grandchildren; six brothers, Joseph of Redwood, Calif. Donald of Johnson City, Tex., Fred of St. David, HI.. Clifford and Clinton of Canton, Ill;, and Leroy of North Platte, Neb.; and five sisters, Mrs. Corabelle Perrin, Mrs. Norina Davis and Mrs. Jerry Schumm, all of Rushville, HI., Mrs. Jennie Jennings of Galva, 111., and Mrs. Rose Ingles in California. Funeral sendees will be conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body was removed to the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where rfiends may call after 8 o’clock until time of the services. The Holy Name society will recite the rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Military rites will be conducted by Adams Post 43, American Legion.

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Russia Tests New Design Os Hydrogen Bomb Powerful Hydrogen Bomb Reported By Reds As Successful LONDON (UP) — Russia, stepping up its scientific offensive against the West, today announced it has successfully tested “a powerful hydrogen (bomb) device of new design.” Radio Moscow reported this only three days after it announced Russia’s first earth satellite had been launched into space. It said the hydrogen test took place Sunday and was "successful.” No other details were given. It appeared the test had been timed to give the West new evidence of Russia’s claimed scientific superiority. 7 The unusual Tass news agency announcement said that “in the interest of the safety of the population and of those taking part in the test, the explosion was carried out at great altitude.” • The official Tais announcement, broadcast by Radio Moscow, was highly unusual. Russia seldom discloses nuclear tests until well after their completion. Usually the United States and Britain are first to reveal Soviet blasts. • First news of the explosion came from the Japan meteorological board. It said in Tokyo that Soviet Russia tested another nuclear weapon Sunday night. Today’s announcement did not hint what kind of "new design” was involved. It did not describe the explosion as a bomb but as a "device.” The Japanese meteorological board reported unusual atmospheric pressure around 2 a.m. c.s.t. Sunday. This suggested the big new test was carried out in Soviet Siberia. The eight - line Tass announcement did not reveal the location. Record Flight From , Los Angeles-London LONDON (W — A Trans World Airlines Super - Constellation “Jetstream” touched down at London Airport today after a non - stop flight over the North Pole from Loa Angeles in a record 17 hours 11 minutes. The time was a new record for the 5,500-mile journey. It. knocked 1 hour and 21 minutes off the previous best time set up last week.

Local Newsman Visits !Ex-President Truman

‘-S By Dick Heller, Jr. Six Hoosiers, including one Adams county man, spent an hour with former President Harry S. Truman at his office in Independence, Mo., Saturday, discussing farm problems and visiting his library and museum. Five of the six men were representatives of the Indiana Farmers Union. The sixth was Dick Heller, Jr.,' Decatur newspaperman. The other five were Charles R. Johnson, of route 4, New Castle; Joe Riggins, of route 1, Thorntown; Marion A. Clawson, route 1, Eaton; Ivory M. Smith, of route 3, Franklin, and Bob Green, of Speedway City. The idea of visiting President Truman was Johnson's. He told Green once that one of his great ambitions was to be able to discuss the farm problem with Truman. Green, a man who believes nothing is impossible, saw some friends in Indianapolis and drove to Independence, arriving there late Friday night. About 9:30 Saturday l morning, after taking pictures of the Truman home in Independence, they went to the museum, library and office of the former president. The front of the building is a museum, including many of the valuable and interesting items collected during Truman’s seven years in the White House. The

Annual Community Fund Drive Opened Kickoff Breakfast Held This Morning "Decatur can and will," Herman Krueckeberg told the Jdcknff rally breakfast of the 1957 Community Fund Drive this morning at the Decatur Community Center at 7 a. m. I Krueckebeck, in setting the pace and tempo for the five-day fond drive which is scheduled to JTaise $18,450 for eight Decatur agencies, told of the starting of th*" - organization shortly after World War 11. At that time he was chosen to head three separate drives, which took much time and effort. He called a group : together, and the Decatur Com-" munity Fund, Inc., was born. 1 For several years, Krueckeberg said, the slogan “Decatur Can and Will” prevailed, and the money was raised. Then came a year where "Decatur can and wilted.” This was followed by a period during which the slogan seemed to be, "Decatur can but let the other fellow do it.”* The program slumped seriously for several years, and the slogan “Decatur can but would not” fit the situation. "Who is Decatur?”, Krueckeberg asked. “It is not the city administration, the Chamber of Commerce, the civic and fraternal organizations, the women’s clubs—it is YOU. When someone from Fort Wayne thinks of Decatur, reads something good or bad about it, they don’t think of clubs or organizations, they think of individuals they know here. De■catur IS you—and you must act to inspire your friends to meet the 1957 Community Fund goal,” he continued. M. J. Pryor, fund drive chairman, also spoke briefly, and thanked the 256 workers who “will make the project a success this year.” The Rev. Virgil Sexton gave the invocation. (Continued on Pace Two) Start Repair Work At Rail Crossing A detour at Five Points on highway 33 was necessitated today by repairs being made on the Mercer avenue crossing of the Erie railroad. The highway traffic was directed down Winchester street across the Erie to Oak street, and then back to Mercer avenue. It is not known how long the crossing will be torn ip.

group went to the lady in charge (the museum part is administered by the national parks service), and asked where they could find President Truman’s secretary. She said that she probably wasn’t in, but that they might inquire at the rear of the building. At the rear entrance a ’policeman ushered them in, and took their letter of introduction. He disappeared into an inner office, and in a moment returned with the informatibn that the president was busy with a man, but would be free in a few minutes. \ After chatting with the guard a minute or two, a large man came out the door. About a minute later, Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States, opened the door, and said, “Hello, boys—it’s good to see you. Come on in!” From that moment and for the next hour the six men were under the spell of one of the kindest, friendliest, and smartest men of this generation. From the outer office President Truman led the way into his own private office, a huge room, completely surrounded with a floor-to-ceiling bookcase, filled with books on history, biography, finance and reference. The smiling man sat down, and invited all the others to do the same at (Continued on P**« Four)

Russian Blast In Space Poses U. S. Problems May Force Drastic Revamping Os U.S. Defense Strategy ' WASHINGTON (UP)-WiU Rus- ■_ sia’s successful blast into space L force a drastic revamping of U.S. 1 and Western defense strategy that r could cdst many billions and send ! hopes of an early tax cut spinning ” into the stratosphere? ! That was one of the most cru- > cial problems facing the United ■’ States in the wake of the Soviet’s first successful launching of an • artificial moon. Some of the nation’s foremost • scientists, associated closely with i this country’s effort to send its I own satellite aloft, called today i not only for a stepped-up sateli lite program but a multi-billion dollar "crash” program to beat , Russia to the moon and the plan- . ets. i "The issue is supremacy,” one : highly-placed scientists told the United Press. But high administration officials predicted Russia's success with its > satellite will set off no new big defense, spending outlay. If this • forecast stands up it will keep , alive some hopes for tax reduction next year. » i It appeared likely both Congress ' and the administration will take ’ a new look at U.S. defense strategy and spending in the light of ’ the Red moon. < " President Eisenhower was ext pected back from his Gettysburg, Pa., farm sometime today. He was certain to discuss the Red • achievement with his top advisers. 1 The issue is sure to be discussed > bv the Preident and the top-level > National Security Council at its - regular session on Thursday. There were indications the U.S. satellite - launching program specifically is in for an immediate review. Top scientists connected with the (.proftam said unequivocally it could be speeded up if the government wishes. They made it equally plain more money ' is the answer. r : Mrs. Lena Hofmann ’ Is Taken By Death I Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Mrs. Lena Hofmann, 74, of 616 Winchester street, died at 7 o’clock Saturday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been critically ill for three days. She was bom in Wanatah Jan. 10; 1883, a daughter of Fred E. and Wilhelmina Werner-Vergin, and f was married to Fred Hofmann April 26, 1911. Her husband preceded ; her in death April 14,1949. The family lived in Pleasant ’ township, Van Wert county, 0., for . 35 years, Mrs. Hofmann moving to ; Decatur in 1949. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Richard Mailand and Mrs. i Robert Nyffeler, both of Decatur; : two grandchildren, Harold and ElI len Mailand; a brother, Carl Vergin of Culver, and one sister, Mrs. Carl Bohling of Napoleon, O. Four brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight Tuesday partly cloudy. Little change in temperature. Low tonight in the 40s. High Tuesday 66-72. Sunset today 6:18 p.m.. sunrise Tuesday 6:47 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy and warmer except showers and turning cooler in extreme northwest portion. Lows Tuesday night near 50. Highs Wednesday low. 76s except mid 60s extreme northwest

Final Nuclear Test Fired This Morning 1957 Series Ends With 24th Blast ANGELA PEAK, Nev. (UP) — The nuclear device "Morgan” blasted the new day at 5 a.m. p.s.t. today bringing to * close in flame and fury the nation's 1957 series of atomic tests. The device, 24th exploded in the spring and summer series, was • cradled under a plastic balloon ! tetehered 500 feet above the Yucca • Flat test site, 75 miles northwest ■ of Las Vegas. 1 The blast ripped the morning ! sky with ■ force equivalent to between 5,000 and 10,000 tons of ’ TNT and sent the familiar—but 1 still awesome — mushroom cloud ’ rising high into the sky. 1 The blast flared into an exceptionally bright fire ball which spread a glow over surrounding 1 western states and was seen in ' Los Angeles 300 to the west. Thirty - three experiments were hooked to Morgan on a sequence timer, but there were no military or civil effects tests. The troops had gone. - — Fifteen djrcraft flew technical support roles, and rockets were fired to collect radiation samples from the atomic cloud. . The Atomic Energy Commission wouldn't say whether there would be nuclear tests in Nevada next year although it has been reported that experiments will be conducted in the Pacific. Operation Puumbob, the series just ended, Included the firing of one of the biggest devices ever ■ detonated r>n the continent, an underground explosion, a bomb carieed in a rocket, and one that ’ failed to go off. Operating Loss Is ! Shown By Hospital ; Loss Os $992 Is • Shown Last Month - A loss of $992, reducing the f operating cash balance to $38,r 510.63, was reported at the Ad- ' ams county memorial hospital for the month of September, Thurman Drew, hospital manager, said today. A payroll of $15,522.73, reflecting the new wage scale at the hospital, was one of the contributing factors to the .deficit, Drew said. However, the hospital method of collecting a person's bills when he is discharged, rather than weekly, means that persons who are sick there for long ' periods pay large sums later, which means that the hospital is not actually running at a deficit rate. The money has just not been collected yet, he explained. The cash balauce September 1 was $39,502.63, and $21,573.W was deposited during the month. Bills were $7,042.77, and total expenses, including the payroll, were $22,656.50. This left an operating balance of $38,510.63, and a deficit for the month of $992. There were 72 births during the month, including 41 boys, 31 . girls, and a set of twin boys. A total of 16 patients were kept in the halls. Outpatients treated in the emergency rooms, x-ray or laboratory totaled 235. During the month 173 adults and 72 babies were admitted, and eight adults and one baby died. There were 32 adults and 8 babies present September 1, and 44 adults and 12 babies present September 30. Dismissals totaled 153 adults and 67 babies. Build New Sidewalk At River Bridge A new sidewalk was installed Friday on the Monroe street bridge over the St. Mary’s river by the state highway department. The road from the west side of the bridge to the east side of the Community Center was resurfaced last week. The sidewalk over the bridge, which has been the object jf many complaints because of its width and condition, was improved whan the road work was fin-1 ished.

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Last Stage Os Rocket Is Also Circling Globe Apparently Caught In Space, Becomes Second Satellite LONDON (UP) - Moscow Radio announced today that part of the missile which launched Russia's satellite is also encircling the earth in a moon-like orbit of Its — own. The last stage of the rocket apparently was caught in space and became a second satellite. "It is not only the satellite which is being watched,” Moscow Radio said, "but also the rocket that carried it Into the orbit. “This rocket is alsoencircling the earth at approximately the same altitude as the satellite. "But it is separated from it by some 1,000 kilometers (680 miles). This distance will alter in the future.” .No Surprise to Scientists This announcement was the latest in Russia's stepped * up scientific and propaganda battle with the West. Shorty before, it reported it had exploded a “new" hydrogen warhead on Sunday. This came only a few days behind Moscow's achievement of iauncte ming t first earth satellite into outer space. . Tracking the shell, as well as the satellite, would provide highly important information on the character of space. Moscow's disclosure was not a surprise to scientists. Theoretically, anything fired outside the earth’s atmosphere and gravitational field at sufficient speed would become a satellite, regardless of shape or design. Drs. J. Allen Hynek and Richard E. McCrosky of the Smithsonian astrophysical laboratory in Cambridge, Mass, told newsmen earlier today that they believed the satellite might actually include the third-stage rocket. Could Aim Missile McCroskey said at that time there was a possibility the rocket itself had become a satellite of even greater dimensions than the original. McCroskey said that on this basis it was possible that a reported sighting of the satellite in Alaska Sunday wasactuallythe third-stage rocket Observers said the orbiting of the Soviet rocket gave convincing new evidence of the Kremlin scientists’ ability to aim a guided missile. It would have to be delivered into space at exactly the right speed on precisely the correct course to “orbit” onto a perfect trajectory. Presumably, only the last stage of the launching rocket was revolving about the earth. Scientists believed it required at least a three-stage rocket — one rocket firing after another, with the spent ones dropping off — to cary the IM-oound satellite to its orbit 580 aafles above earth. ktoce the satellite, the rocket has no power of its own. Momentum carries it through . space. The Moscow announcement suggested that the rocket’s cylindrical shape, as opposed to the spheroid shape of the satellite, gradually would slow it down. Reds Study Space Ship There was no immediate word from Moscow how the rocket-moon had been tracked — whether by radar or by sight. It would carry no radio of its own to signal its position. Meanwhile, American scientists in Barcelona, Spain, said Soviet scientists are far along in studies of space ship that can visit the moon and return. U.S. Supreme Court Holds Brief Session WASHINGTON W—The Supreme Court met in a brief, ceremonious session today formally opening its new term of decisions on communism, racial rights and other controversial issues. The 19 - minute session was devoted almost exclusively to admitj ting about 80 attorneys to practice [before the nation’s highest court