Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 239, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 239.

HE’LL TELL IF HE’S ASKED WtING A BARRAGE of questions at his offices in Little Rock, Gov. Orval E. Faubus tells newsmen he would not name those involved in “indiscreet" walking through girls gym classes at Central high school. The Governor refused he said because he feared disciplinary action would be taken against these persons, but said he would furnish names to the Army commander if the commander wanted \em.

Ike Confers With Council On Missiles Security Council And Ike Discuss Red Accomplishment WASHINGTON (UP'—President Eisenhower met with the National Security Council today to discuss Russia's spectacular accomplishments with the intercontinental ballistic missile. The session began amid demands for a speed up of the U.S. effort to perfect the so-called "ultimate Weapon." William M. Holaday, special assistant to the defense for missiles, sat in on theßßMference. The U.S. satellite progrim—“Operation Vanguard" —'wife also discussed. Eisenhower summoned Dr. John P. Hagen, Vanguard director, and other top scientists working on the program to the Security Council meeting. Dr. Alan T. Waterman, director of the National Science Foundation, and Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, president of the National Academy of Science, were among those present. Lending new urgency to the reappraisal was a report the Russians may already have exploded an H-bomb borne high into space by an ICBM. Congressional Democrats joined by New Hampshire Republican Sen. Styles Bridges moved ahead with demands for a searching reappraisal of U.S. missile and satellite programs. No Cause For Hysteria Bridges said the Russian breakthrough, although not a cause for hysteria, warrants a thorough investigation of "our immediate and long - range" missile and satellite objectives. The Senate Preparedness Subcommittee already has launched an inquiry to determine if the situation warrants a broader investigation. Amid the sound and fury lucked up by the Sputnik, the armed forces began removing "bottlenecks" to speed up their missile programs. Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy, who took over his new job Wednesday, said the United States also is considering speeding up missile- testing to get them into operational units faster if possible. . The United States is changing its satellite plans to put one in orbit in December. Plans for test satellite launchings had been announced previously. But scientists said then that no attempt would be made to aim the 6%-inch test spheres into an orbit around the earth. Moon Launchings Pinpointed Elsenhower said Wednesday, however, that plans now call for putting the December sphere into an orbit. He also pinpointed March as the month for launching this country’s 20-inch satellite. Previous plans called only for firing it in early spring. The President said progress of the U.S. satellite program “can(Continued on Page eight) 4k r ■' INDIANA WEATHER Frost warning. Clearing and cooler tonight with frost likely over most of state. Friday fair and cool. Low tonight 30-35 north. 34-40 south. High Friday 56-02. Sunset today 6:15 p.m., sunrise Friday 6:51 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Fair and cool Friday night and early Saturday, becoming a little warmer in afternoon. Lows Friday night in the 30s. Highs Saturday 66-70.

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Blame Put On Ike For Satellite Lag Famous Physicists Blame Eisenhower CHICAGO (UP) — Nobel Prize winner Dr. Harold C. Urey and two other famous physicists have put the responsibility for America’s lag in satellite production on the doorsteps of President Eisenhower. McCarthyism and f r e.e competition. The administration's estimates of Russian scientific progress caused complacency, while witch hunts upon scientists drove top men from the field, and free competition merely resulted in too many cooks spoiling the broth, they said. . The charges were made in reply to a newspaper questionnaire (Chicago Sun-Times) asking the scientists* views on the Soviet launching of a man-made satellite. In addition to Dr. Urey, Dr. Samuel K. Allison, director of the Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies, and Dr. John A. Simpson, a member of the committee that planned the International Geophysical Year, were questioned. Cite McCarthy Factor Urey said administration spokesmen encouraged people "to think the Russians were not as effective as they are in science. I refer specifically to remarks made by the President.’ It would be profitable to drop complacency, witch hunts, and “thinking only in terms of economy,” he said. Referring to loyalty investigations of scientists involved in government projects, by the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wi/) Urey said "it is almost impossible to believe McCarthyism” did not have the effect of harming the satellite program. Urey cited the cases of Dr. Edward U. Condon, now at Washington University in St. Louis and formerly chief of the U. S. Bureau of Standards, and Dr. J. Robert (Continued on Page Seven) Program Is Listed For First Concert Initial Concert Os Season Here Monday The program of the concert to be presented by Josette and Yvette Roman in Decatur Monday evening has been announced by Glenn Hill, president of the Adams county civic music association. The concert, which will be held at 8 p. m. Monday at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, is the opening of the 1957-58 series sponsored by the association. Doors of the center will open at 7:15 p. m. Admission will be limited to association members and no single session tickets are available. The Roman sisters, born and educated in Rome, have established a fine musical reputation in the United States in recent years as an outstanding duopiano team., their program here will include “Sonata No. 1 in B Flat Major" by Clementi, "Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Opus 23" by Chopin, "Scherzo No? 1 in B Minor, Opus 20” by Chopin, "Wanderer Fantasy, Opus 15” by Franz Schubert, “Pour le Piano” -by Debussy, “Etude en forme de Valse, Opus 52” by Saint-Saens and "Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin. Students from Decatur high school will usher for the initial concert of the season.

Jurors Chosen For Indiana's Highway Trial 11 Men, Housewife Are Selected For Road Scandal Trial INDIANAPOLIS W) -Attorneys in the Indiana highway scandal conspiracy trial examined prospective alternate jurors today just as painstakingly as they did the regulars. Despite the fact a jury of 11 men and a housewife was agreed on late Wednesday, and selections of two alternates was expected to be a quick job this morning, the extra jurors had not been chosen nearly two hours after the court session began. Questions were as pointed and comprehensive for the alternates, who will help decide the evidence against former state highway chairman Virgil (Red) Smith and three other defendants only if an emergency removes a regular juror from his job. Meanwhile, Judge Walter Pritchard prepared his instructions to the jurors, telling them they "have the right to determine the law and the facts” but that does not eman they may “wilfully or arbitrarily disregard the law.” Pritchard told the jurors they canot “use or consider” the indictment as evidence. Only the selection of two alternate jurors remained before state and defense attorneys could begin opening arguments in the first trial stemming from a long series of highway scandal revelations. The 12-member panel was chosen late Wednesday after nearly three days of painstaking questioning of about 60 prospective jurors. Judge Walter* Pritchard . immediately swore in the jury and Prosecutor John Tinder prepared to call the first of a string of witnesses he hopes will help send the four to the penitentiary. Gird For Battle Seated quietly behind a battery of five defense lawyers since the opening of the trial Monday were the defendants-former state highway chairman Virgil (Red) Smith; Nile Teverbaugh, his former right-of-way chief; Harry Doggett, Teverbaugh’s ex-assist-ant, and Milan attorney Robert Peak. Tinder hinted strongly his first witnesses would be past or present highway department employes. He would not name them. The prosecution was expected to relay heavily on circumstantial evidence. It sought to prove the defendants plotted to embezzle 625,800 in taxpayers’ money in a series of back yard sales alond an Indianapolis expressway route. Tinder will charge a "key” man in the alleged scheme was “Dean (Continued on Pace Seven) Democratic Drive Will Open Friday Financial Drive On For Two Days The two-day “Dollars-for-Demo-crats" drive will etart Friday, an 6 continue through Saturday or until each precinct has been visited "house-to-house," Roger Singlton. chairman of the drive, said toda' Each precinct committeeman was given official receipt books, and badges to identify solicitors. The purpose of the drive is to build a Democratic campaign fund tor the 1958 election. One-third of each dollar contributed will go to toe county, state, and national Democratic party. The drive started Wednesday light with a rally at the Decatur Community Center. Each solicitor was briefed on his job, and the reason for the campaign. . Every person Interested in maintaining the two-party system will want to give to this campaign, Singleton pointed out. "In the last campaign, the Republicans outspent, and therefore outlnfluenced the Democrats by a three-to-one margin. “Huge donations from rich families accounted for most of the Republican contributions. The Duponts. Fords, Mellons, Rockefellers, and others gave hundreds of thousands of dollars for Republican publicity,” Mrs. Gerald Vizard/ vice chairman of the drive; said. "Al the polls and surveys tell us that an overwhelming majority of Americans will give a small contribution to the party of their choice.” Singlton added. "It is just a matter of contacting them,” he said. *

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 10, 1957

Braves Defeat Yanks In Seventh Game For World Series Crown

Satellite's Rocket Seen Over States Officially Sighted Through Telescope By U.S. Scientist CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (UP)—The third-stage rocket of the Russian satellite was sighted officially for the first time in the United States today. The telescope sighting by a Connecticut scientist was confirmed here by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory, world headquarters for tracking the man-made moon. James Plato, a member of “Operation Moonwatch” in Connecticut. spotted the rocket at 4:23 a.m. c.s.t. from atop New Haven, Conn., State Teachers College. Plato said the rocket looked like a "faint star.” Rocket Tails Satellite He saw the rocket for 30 to 40 seconds. He said it appeared as a third or fourth magnitude star, 40 degrees above the horizon at a i 45-degree angle. Plato was scanning the northern ’ horizon with a telescope when he made the sighting. The rocket is trailing the earthgirdling satellite. The satellite itself never has been seen officially in the United States. Dr. J. Allen Hynek of the Smithsonian laboratory confirmed Plato’s sighting. Hynek also reported that the first photograph of the rocket had been taken Wednesday at Newbrook, Alberta, with a Super-Schmidt camera. He said officials presume the photograph was good. Rocket Will Crash laboratory officials also received a message from Sydney, Australia, reporting sighting of both rocket and the satellite. Hynek said the report showed the rockea trailing the satellite by about 700 miles, Indicating the gulf between the two was widening. He said this meant the rocket definitely will crash. Hynek hailed as a "remarkable achievement,” if true, a report from Stanford University in California that the rocket had been picked up-on a radar screen there. He said such a feat had been considered impossible. The radar screen also apparently got back a faint signal from the satellite itself. u Hynek said anyone may see a flash of light that will mark the (Continued on Pagre Five) Files First Entry For Soybean Queen Miss Sharron Sheets Is First Entrant Miss Sharron Sheets, 16, a juai ior at Decatur high school and . the daughter of Mr; and Mrs. Carl Sheets of Decatur, is the first entrant in the contest to name an Adams county soybean queen, according to an announce- : ment made today by Joe Kaehr, . general chairman of the contest. The queen will be chosen during the second annual soybean I festival which will be held in conjunction with the Chamber of . Commerce annual rural-urban fish fry Thursday, Oct. 24. i Miss Sheets’ talent in the con- ‘ test will be singing. The contest ! is open to any Adams county girl who is unmarried and between the ages of 16 and 19, inclusive. Entrants will be judged on the ’ basis of beauty, poise, talent and ’ Entry blanks are available at ■ appearance. ’ the Chamber of Commerce office ’ and must be returned to that of- ' flee by Oct. 19. Miss Indiana of 1957, Miss 1 Gloria Rupprecht of Valparaiso ■ University, will be one of the judges and will also conduct th? ’ coronation of the 1957 soybean '■ king and queen. Other judges i for the queen contest will be announced later. ,

Asian Flu Is Blamed For Six New Deaths Major Epidemic In Milwaukee At Peak By UNITED PRESS Health officials today counted at least six new deaths blamed on Asian flu in mounting outbreaks of the disease across the country. Milwaukee’s flu epidemic hit its peak and was expected to continue another three weeks before declining. But in New York, scene of today’s final World Series game, a flu epidemic appeared on the wane. ... Three of the latest deaths believed caused by flu or fluinduced complications were -in Michigan, two of them in Pennsylvania and one in Utah. Nurse Among Victims Among the victims was Patricia Longo, 18, of Pittsburgh, a student nurse. Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the Salk polio vaccine and an influenza expert, was asked to conduct tests to determine the exact cause of death. Hie disease continued to rage through the South. Louisiana health authorities reported 300,000 flu cases since July 14 and a total of 51 deaths blamed on jpfluenza and complications. But the outbreak there was believed to Be on the decline. An Asian flu outbreak in Kentucky hit an estimated 1,000 persons and forced the closing of all schools In Trigg County cm the Tennessee state line. , Other Schools Hit ’ Other schools were forced to close down in Michigan and Pennsylvania, including two high schools in Detroit; high schools in Saginaw and Manistee, Mich., and about 12 schools in the Pittsburgh area. Flu also hit a number of collegiate football camps, including the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind., where three first stringers ,and a reserve were sidelined and four other players were restricted to light workouts in preparation for the Army game Saturday. . ' Other flu outbreaks struck football teams at Moravian, Lafayette, Montclair, N.J., State Teachers College and Rutgers University. The Lafayette - Delaware -*and Moravian - Juanita football games this week end were cancelled. Annual Halloween Parade October 31 ' Committees Named To Obtain Judges Plans are being made for the 1957 Halloween Callithumpian parade to be held on the business district streets of Decatur Thursday, Oct. 31, general chairman Kenneth Shannon announced today. Shannon stated that the prosponsored by the Chamber of gress of the parade, which is Commerce, will be made smoother this year through the cooperation of the Adams county civil , defense communications division. Local amateur radio operators will be spotted along the parade route to relay information and to assist with the general direction of the parade. The radio men will be under the direction of Douglas Gilpen. Shannon also announced the appointment of committees to obtain judges for the parade participants. Ernie Atkinson will have charge of judges for the bands and Robert Holthouse and ’ Louis Jacobs will up judges ‘ tor the masked individuals and groups. Categories to be included in the prizes for masked entrants will be announced in the near fu- , ture. Invitations have been sent out to area bands and Shannon indicated that the number of participating bands will be limited ' to 12 this year. This number does not include the Decatur bands, which will not be competing for ptjizes. 12 Pagaa

World Concern Heightened On Red Satellite Moscow Announces Travel Equivalent To Five Moon Trips LONDON (UP) — Moscow announced today the Russian earth satellite had traveled the equivalent of five round trips to the moon, a statement that heightened world concern over pushbutton warfare and disarmament. The problem of disarmament received a new note of urgency today by a United Press Washington report that Russia may have fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a hydrogen bomb warhead. President Eisenhower called a meeting of the National Security Council in Washington today for hard discussions of the effects of the Russian advancement in the ICBM and other weapons. Europe Banks On U.S. Western Europe, in editorials in leading newspapers, appealed to the United States to give the world a firm lead in dealing with the Soviet Union over international control of missiles and space travel. It also was relying on reports the U.S. was speeding its own missile program. The “moon of peace” showed no signs of slowing down. World scientists reported today the satellite was closer to the earth than ever, but British scientist Martin Ryle said “the satellite’s got a lot of life in it yet." A spokesman at the Mullard Laboratories said signals from the satellite were “loud and clear” when it passed over Britain I this morning. He placed the altitude at 300 miles — some 260 lower ' than the original altitude claimed by Moscow. Other Moon Reports Here were some principal developments in the satellite story: LONDON — Moscow Radio announced the Sputnik had traveled 2,173,00* miles in making 78 revolutions around the globe since it was launched Friday. Earlier Moscow said it was picking up speed and would circle the globe for a “long time.” BONN, Germany—The Bonn Observatory reported the satellite moving in a smaller orbit and giving the impression of more speed. A revolution required 96.2 minutes on Oct. 6 and now takes only 95.52 minutes, it said. MADRID, Spain — Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R - Ind.), in commenting on Russia’s “first,” told newsmen “to be first is not to be the most important. Marconi in(Contlnued on Page Five) Miss Mary Vergara Is Taken By Death I Funeral Services Saturday Morning Miss Mary Lou Vergera, 25, of 1027 Elm street, died at 4:20 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death followed a week’s illness of flu and complications. She was born in Chicago, 111., July 10, 1932, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pascual Vergara, and bad lived in Decatur for the past 20 years. She was an employe of Bag Service, Inc. Miss Vergara was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church. Surviving are her parents: five brothers. Pastor, Silvino, Albert, Anthony and Ralph Vergara, all of Decatur, and two sisters, Trinidad and Antoinette Vergara, both at home. Funeral, services will be conducted at 9 o’clock Saturday morning 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 friends may can after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services.

Bank Official jhl H. H. Kraeckeberg Local Banker Named As Region Official Krueckeberg Named As Region Officer H. H. Krueckeberg, cashier' of the First State Bank of Decatur, was elected secretary-treasurer of region one, of the Indiana bankers association, Wednesday night at Fort Wayne. * Outgoing president Donald C. Alberty, of Columbia City, presided at the meeting which followed a social hour and dinner party at Cutter’s Chalet. Frank S. Farrington, vice president of the Park National Bank, Newark, 0., spoke on “Let’s Do a Better Job Selling Our Bank Services.” Walter A. Schlechte, president of the Indiana bankers association, and president of the Old National Bank of Evansville and the Peoples Bank and Trust pany of Mt. Vernon, also spoke. The 1958 meeting will be held at Elkhart. Other officers elected included president, George G. Rose, executive vice president of th State Bank of Nappanee: vice president, Clifford P. Martin, president of the First Old State Bank of Nappanee. Rose and Martin had been vice president and secretary-treasurer, respectively. Region one consists of 13 counties, including Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley. Hosts for the social hour were (Qouanuad on Pace Seven) Huntertown Wins In Land Judging District Contest Is Held Wednesday A Huntertown land judging team, coached by Vaughn Miller, former Decatur high school vo-cational-agriculture teacher, won the district land judging contest held in DeKalb county Wednesday. There were -24 teams in the meet, and the top five will go to the state land judging contest. Adams Central’s team, coached by Martin Watson, placed seventh, just 11 points short of the necessary total to go to the state meet. Members of the team are Don Ray, Clair Inniger, Roger Hawkins and Richard Hirschy. The Adams Central team placed second in the county contest September 25. Monmouth, coached by Fred Meier, placed 11th in the district contest, out of the 24 teams competing. Members of its team were Larry SchaekeL Ronald Selking, Dwight Schaefer and Weldon Schaefer. The Monmouth taem placed first in the county contest. Each team had to judge the tvpes of soil present in a large hole in die ground, and tell a little about each type, and how to farm it.

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Lew Burdette Pitches Third Win Os Series Braves Score Four Runs In Third As Error Paves Way BULLETIN NEW YORK (W — The Milwaukee Braves won the World Series today, beating the New York Yankees. 5-0, in the seventh game. Today's Lineup Milwaukee New York . Hazle, rs Bauer, rs Logan, ss ' Slaughter, If '' Mathews, 3b Mantle, cf Aaron, cf Berra, c Covington, If McDougald, ss Torra, lb Kubek, 3b - - Mantilla, 2b Coleman, 2b Crandall, c Collins, lb Burdette, p Larsen, p Umpires: Paparella (AL), Conlan (NL), McKinley (AL), Donated (NL), Chylak (AL), Secory (NL). < . ' NEW YQRK’(UP) — The New York Yankees were strengthened for the Seventh and deciding game of the World Series against the Milwaukee Braves today when star centerfielder Mickey Mantle reported to Manager Casey Stengel that he could play. With a dramatic flourish, Stengel immediately tore down the tentative lineup he had posted in the Yankee dugout and inserted Mantle into his usual third spot in the batting order. Mantle had missed the last two series games because of a pulled tendon in his right shoulder. But after taking batting practice, he reported he would be able to play. Stengel was grinning from «ar to ear as he went into the Yankee clubhouse and changed his lineup. He had planned on playing the veteran Andy Carey at third base, but with Mantle available, took Carey out and substituted rookie : Tony Kubek, a left-handed hitter, in his place. Warren Spahn Better Stengel’s new lineup still had rightfielder Hank Bauer leading off but leftfieider Enos Slaughter was moved up to second place in the batting order with Mantle and catcher Yogi Berra ofllowing. Then came shortstop Gil McDougald, Kubek, second baseman Gerry Coleman, first baseman Joe Collins and Don Larsen, the perfect game pitcher. Stengel put Collins on first in place of Harry Simpson, who hasn’t been hitting. Following the Yankee batting practice, Stengel said his other injured star, first baseman Bill Skowron, would not be able to start but might be availbe tor pinch hitting duty. Manager Fred Haney of the Braves, cheered byte return of his ace southpaw Warren Spahn, who was bedded Wednesday with the grippe, called on Lew Burdette, the right-hander who has won two games thus far in the series, to wrap it up for the Braves. The Yankees were favored at 13-10 to win their 18th world championship in 23 tries, and their seventh under Stengel. It was another perfect day for baseball, with a warm sun beating down from a clear sky. Haney Changes Lineup Haney put rightfielder Bob Hazle, another hitting bust thus far in the series, in the leadoff I spot with second baseman Felix Mantilla, filling in for the injured Red Schoendienst, dropping to sevI enth place in the batting order. With Burdette pitching, Del Crandall was named to catch instead of Del Rice, who worked Wednesday’s game behind the ' plate for the Braves. With a right-hander going for ‘ the Yankees, Haney again sent Frank Tofie. a left-handed hitter to first base, instead of Joe Adcock. As usual, shortstop Johnny Logan batted second tor the Braves, followed by third baseman Eddie teeSteus* Pegs UilgM