Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1957 — Page 1

Vol. IV. No. 241.

FIRST QUINT MARRIES BL » e : |JR " *5bT- iJK ' _. ' w i t I ■ '■ / tT .Jj^^BMMß|||||M|MM f ?■•/'''• ANNETTE, first of the famous Dionne quintuplets to marry, cuts her wedding cake with assistance from her new husband, Ger* main Allard, at their wedding reception in Montreal, Canada.

British Royal Couple Flying On Slate Visit Queen Elizabeth To Visit Canada And The United States LONDON (UP) — Queen Elizabeth II left today aboard an Amer-ican-built airliner for an 11 - day state visit to Canada and the United States, her first since she succeeded her father, the late King George VI, five years ago. -n» Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, are making the transatlantic flight aboard a spe-cially-fltjed DC7C erf the British Overseas Airways Corp. Their plane took off at 3:09 a.m. e.d.t. Scheduled time for the crossing is 13% hours, with the estimated time of arrival at Ottawa, capital of Canada, set for 4:30 p.mi, e.d.t. A BOAC weather Report forecast "generally pretty good" flying conditions over the Atlantic. “ Far - ranging”' RAF Shackleton bombers fanned out over the Atlantic ahead of the royal plane as unofficial pathfinders. Canadian air force anti - submrine patrol planes were to take over escort duty on the second half of the flight. The visit is the second to North America by the Queen, and the third for her husband. Elizabeth and Philip stopped briefly in Washington in 1951 during a three-week tour of Canada as princess and the Duke of Edinburgh. The royal couple will remain in Canada until Wednesday when they will leave for the United States. The U.S. itinerary includes visits to Jamestown and Williamsburg, Va., Washington, D.C. and New York. They will leave for home on Oct. 21. During Elizabeth’s absence, Britain will be technically ruled by a "council of state." It includes Princess Margaret, and Queen Mother Elizabeth who has been suggested as the possible successor to Vincent Massey as Governor General of Canada. __ — British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, U.S. Ambassador John Hay Whitney, Canadian High Commissioner George A. Drew and other dignitaries from the three countries wished the royal couple "godspeed" at a farewell party in Buckingham Palace Friday night. The sherry party was organized at Elizabeth’s special request because she felt there was no point in making the dignitaries get up at dawn to see her off, Whitney left early ne had to catch a plane for Washington where he will join President Eisenhower and other U.S. officials welcoming Elizabeth next Thursday. The queen found time between final checks of state papers to telephone Prince Charles. 8, at his boarding house school near London. Charles nas recovered from a mild attack of influenza. Elizabeth told the young prince she probably will bring back a present from America if he behaves himself. Charles also was told that in case he feels lonely for “Mama and Papa" his. sister. Princess Anne, 7, will join him for Sunday morning church services. INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday. A little warmer Sunday. Lows tonight upper 30s to low _ 40s. High Sunday #5. Outlook for Monday: Partly c,oudy ,nd warmer.

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Ottawa Preparing To Welcome Queen Rousing Reception Is Scheduled Today OTTAWA (UP)— The citizens of Ottawa, their numbers swelled by half again as many visitors, waited with apparent calm for the arrival today of Queen Elizabeth and her handsome consort. Prince Philip. Outwardly, the city was a quiet as a small town on Sunday. Some observers said the decorations covering the grey and grimy buildings of Ottawa were skimpier than the bunting brought forth by other royal visits. However, a reported 150,000 visitors from as far away as Los Angeles and New Orleans crowded in upon the 225,000 residents of Ottawa, assuring a rousing reception when Elizabeth and Philip arrive from London at 4:30 p.m., landing at the Royal Canadian air force station. Uplands Field. The British Union Jack and Canadian ensigns fly from lampposts, office buildings, hundreds of homes, and every bus. The House of Commons is draped in flags and spotlighted, ready for Elizabeth’s appearance Monday to open Parliament. During their Canadian visit, Elizabeth and Philip will stay at Government House, the 60-room residence of Governor - General Vincent Massey. They will occupy a three-room suite — large bedroorrt, small sitting room and small bedroom. Their rooms have red carpeting, grey-blue walls, cream colored furniture and chintz draperies. As her first official duty, Elizabeth will hold a news conference tonight in Ottawa, designated as the capital erf Canada by Elizabeth's great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, 100 years ago. Her Sunday schedule includes church, a radio and television broadcast, and the laying of a Wreath at the national war memorial in front of the Parliment buildings. Chinese Reds Shell Nationalist Island TAIPEI, Formasa — (IP) — Communist Chinese artillery on Amoy shelled the Nationalist Chinese offshore island bastion of Quemoy Friday for the fifth time in 10 days, the Nationalist Defense Ministry said today. The ministry said the Red guns fired 16 rounds in a one-hour-long. sporadic attack, but failed to inflict any casualties or serious damage. Newspaper Offered Arrest Tickets By Police Department How lazy can a police force get? Decatur had the answer today. For several months the editorial column of the Decatur Daily Democrat has suggested that the police ticket trucks that park along the yellow line, and tie up traffic in the business section of town. Today the editor received the following note, in an official Decatur police envelope, inclosing a packet of 25 red arrest tickets: “It has been brought, to our attention that since you have been checking trucks on yellow lines, double parking, parking meters, etc., it would be appreciated if you would tag same. Find enclosed (1) ticket book. (Signed) Police Dept. Decatur, Ind.”

Stale Highway Head Is First State Witness Peters Testifies Fund For Payment Os Bills Depleted INDIANAPOLIS W) — S t a t e Highway Chairman John Peters testified in the Indiana highway scandal conspiracy trial Friday that the previous road commission left him only a fraction of the money needed to pay right-of-way bills. Peters, successor to the accused Virgil (Red) Smith, was the first state witness. But repeated objections by a battery of defense attorneys kept Prosecutor John Tinder from getting many answers to his questions. Peters was the first in a series of present and past highway department officials Tinder will call to the stand. The second was expected to be right-of-way director Charles M. Dawson. Smith is accused along with Dawson's predecessor, Nile Teverbaugh, of conspiracy to embezzle $25,800 in taxpayers money on right-of-way deals. So are Milan attorney Robert Peak and Harry Doggett, ex-assistant to Teverbaugh. Finds Unpaid Bills Peters told the jury of 11 men and one woman that he found $144,000 worth of bills owed for right-of-way when he became highway chairman early this year. But he said the previous commission left him only $1,300 to pay them. At the time Peters was appointed by Governor Handley he said the right-of-way division was in a "mess.” He suspended operations and laid off dozens of employes. In 30 minutes of "routine" questioning by Tinder, the defense objected to at least 20 questions. Led by attorney Frank Symmes. tbe *defe»e claimed questions relating to the operation of Ihe current highway department had no bearing on the offenses that allegedly occurred earlier while Smith was chairman. Reads Three Exhibits A short time later the defense insisted that three state exhibits —grants and other documents involved in the land deals that brought the indictments—be read in their entirety to the jury. ■■ ■ Tinder and Deputy Prosecutor ’ (Continued on Page Fivs) David J. Hensley Dies Last Evening Former Decatur Man Dies In Michigan David J. Hensley. 54, former Decatur jeweler, died at his home near Bronson, Mich.. Friday night at 6:40 o’clock. He had been seriously ill for a week but had been confined to his home for more than ten years. Born on July 3, 1903, Hensley was educated in the Decatur public schools and after completing his schooling, he became associated with his father, the late D. M. Hensley, in the operation of Hensley and Son jewelry store here. He was united in marriage in 1923 to Leona Hunsicker, who survives. The Hensleys moved to Fort Wayne more than 25 years ago and he was employed at the General Electric Co. in that city. Hensley operated a five and ten cent store in Bronson with his brother-in-law and father-in-law, Don and Bert Hunsicker and later purchased his own store in Marcellus, Mich., He was employed in Indianapolis as an auditor for Indianapolis Power and Light Co. and later was head of the stamp tax division on the Indiana alcoholic beverages department under the Townsend administration. « He became associated with Dick Heller of this city in the operation of Hillsidale Variety store in Hillsdale, Mich., and later returned to the General Electric at Fort Wayne, where be was employed during World War 11. The Hensleys moved to Bronson shortly after Hensley contracted multiple sclerosis, and continued to reside there. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Hensley are two sisters, Mrs. Veda Ors of Bronson and Mrs. Leah Centlivre of Fort Wayne. Two nephews, Charles Ehinger of Decatur, and James Ehinger of Fort Wayne, also survive. Two sons, Thomas and Robert, preceded the father in death. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Kubasaik funeral home in Branson, and burial will be at the Bronson cemetery.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 12, 1957.

Congressional Demands Mounting For Probe Os Missiles And Satellites to . — — ; -. .—£• -

British Spot Russian Moon On Telescope Largest Telescope In World Zeroed On Russian Satellite Excited British scientists reportr ed today they have succeeded to nally in zeroing their radio telescope, the world’s largest, on Russia’s earth-girdling Sputnik. Professor A. Lovell said the giant Jodrell Bank Telescope in Cheshire appeared to have recorded echoes both from the satellite which Russia launched a week ago from the spent rocket that bore it aloft and is tailing it around the earth at 18,000 miles an hour. Scientists in Pasadena, Calif., hoped to photograph the satellite at dawn today with a unique device, the Baker - Nunn Schmidttype telescopic camera. Watchers Still Hopeful In Cambridge. Mass., 14 volunteen moonwatchers lined up with telescopes on the roof of a building in hopes of scoring the first visual sighting of Sputnik when it passes over. . At the same’time, scientists at, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, world moon watch headquarters, attempted to determine with an electronic brain the satellite’s exact altitude. In Washington, President Eisenhower met for breakfast with Sen. William Knowland of California, Senate Republican leader presumably to discuss mounting congressional demands for a step-up in toe U.S. jinssile program. Sputahs Sends Code Other developments included: —Radio Moscow's scientific expert confirmed that the satellite was transmitting its information on space in “secret code.” —The International Astronautical Congress wound up in Barce(coudnued on Pace Six)

Six Traffic Deaths Recorded In State Highway Death Toll Sent Skyrocketing By United Press Six traffic fatalities in toe first few hours of the weekend sent the Indiana highway death toll skyrocketing again. The latest deaths, including a mother and her 2-year-old son driving tea gay school wiener roast on a crisp autumn evening, raised the number of Hoosier fatalities in a toree-day period td 15. Mrs. Jannitta Donnella, 44, Fountaintown, and her 2-year-old son Jerry were killed near Fountaintown Friday night when two cars collided as the Donnella family and a schoolmate of one of the children headed for a neighboring farm for an outdoor party. Four persons were killed in separate accidents in the early hours today. Louis Godfrey, 50, Columbia City, was killed when an automobile went out of control in Ind. 9 near Columbia City and rolled over an embankment. Mrs. Leia Hart, 37, Ladoga, was killed when two cars sideswiped on a Montgomery County road near Ladoga. Sammy Lee Bryson, 23, Marion, was killed near Kendallville when a car hit a utility pole at the intersection of U. S. 6 and a gravel road. Mrs. Carrie Arbuckle, Paoli, was killed near Palmyra, near New Albany, when her car veered off U. S. 150 and struck a tree. Before the weekend count began at 6 p. m. Friday, Othmar Wagner, 40, St. Anthony, was killed on Ind. 162 near Jasper when his truck ran off the highway and hit a bridge rail. Two other fatalities Occurred earlier Friday and six were recorded Thursday.

Little Rock Prays For End To Trouble Special Services Held In Churches LITTLE ROCK (UP)—The congregations of 85 churches and synagogues in Little Rock and of several other churches throughout the state hold special services today to pray for the end of integration troubles at Central High School. Negroes and whites, Protestants and Roman Catholics and Jews, all arranged to hold 30-minute services this morning. Friday night an estimated 600 segregationists, members of 24 Baptist churches that will not join other Baptist churches in today’s services, held their own prayer meeting to ask divine approval of a plan to keep peace in Little Rock through segregation a .nd withdrawal of toe nine Negroes integrated into Central High. Baptist Addresses Crowd The Rev. M. L. Moser Jr. of the Berean Baptist Church of North Little Rock gave the main address of the meeting, held in Central Baptist Church, of which his father is missionary pastor. The elder Moser said he wanted to “make it clear this is not a segregation rally, this is a prayer meeting.” He said the group Friday night refused to join with toe houses of worship holding meeting? today because the services were planned by "Jews, who don't believe in Jesus Christ; Roman Catholics, and modernistic Protestants (who) do not believe in toe Virgin Birth of the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Faubus Still Ailing Faubus, who remained in bed with a touch of the flu, doubted he would attend any of toe church sendees today. He did not attend Friday night’s meeting. His doctor told him to stay in the executive mansion and rest until Monday. Faubus remained determined not to take toe initiative in getting the troops withdrawn. “It’s his (Eisenhower’s) responsibility,” Faubus said. “He got himself into this mess. Let him get himself out.” Troops of the 101st Airborne Division and the federalized National Guard watched the quiet, aban(Contlnued on P*«« Five)

Adams Central Girl Is Second Entrant Enters In Contest For Soybean Queen ' Miss Chloe Neuenschwander, 17, a senior at Adams Central high school, is toe second Adams county girl to enter toe second annual soybean queen contest, general chairman Joe Kaehr announced today. Miss Neuenschwander. who will compete for toe title of 1957 soybean queen, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Neuenschwander of Monroe. Her talent will be dramatics. Kaehr has requested that all Adams county girls planning to enter the contest do so as soon as possible so that plans can be completed for the contest which will be held Thursday, Oct. 24. as a feature of the 1957 soybean festival and rural-urban fish fry sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commeroe. The contest is open to any Adams county girl who is unmarried and is between the ages of 16 and 19, inclusive. Entrants will be judged on the basis of beauty, poise, talent and appearance. The deadline for entering the contest is Saturday, Oct. 19. Initial judging of the contestants for the queen title will be. conducted in the afternoon of Oct. 24. Five finalists will be named in the afternoon and from these five will be chosen the queen. Final judging will be conducted at toe fish fry, which is to be held at toe Decatur high school gym in toe evening. The queen will be crowned by Miss Gloria Rupprecht of Valparaiso University, Miss Indiana of 1957, who will also serve as one of toe judges lor toe contest.

Lack Os Funds Is Threat To Midwest Peace Dag Hammarskjold In Warning Today To United Nations UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UP) —Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold warned today that the Middle East peace is threatened by a lack of funds for the United Nations Emergency Force. In a 49-page report prepared for the General Assembly, Hammarskjold said the only thing preserving peace between Israel and Egypt is the 6,000 - man international army which stands guard along the demarcation line between the two. The line is vulnerable and "the quiet at any moment could be broken,” he said. Hammarskjold said U.N. member states have contributed only $6,330,000 to UNEF since it was set up last December. He estimated the cost of operation to the end of this year at $24,000,000. He asked the United Nations to contribute another $6,500,000 to reimburse in part the governments which contributed troops. He asked for an allowance of $20,000,000 to maintain the force next year. Thirty-two U.N. members have contributed funds so far, he said, but others, including the Soviet bloc, have refused to share the burden. Hammarskjold said all should pay. The United States has pledged $3,250,000 if other states will match it. “Unless, indeed, toe possibility of UNEF successfully completing its mission is to be seriously jeopardized, it is essential that this vital United Nations undertaking be assured of toe same degree and certanty of financial support as afforded to other U.N. activities which have as their purpose the maintenance of security and peace,” he said. The disarmament debate in the main political committee was in adjournment for toe week end. Friday the United States and 21 other countries submitted a reso(Continued on Page Flva)

Charles A. Andrews Dies This Morning

Funeral Services Monday Afternoon

Charles A. Andrews, 74, who resided on North Second street, extended, died at 1:30 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he was taken after becoming ill suddenly at his home Friday noon.

A lifelong resident of Adams county, he was a carpenter and also an employe of toe General Electric Co. until his retirement in 1948.

He was born in Adams county April 30, 1873, a son of Jonathan and Isabel Reineker-Andrews. and was married to Stella Barber April 20, 1912. Surviving in addition to his wife are six daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Leming, Mrs. Richard F. Schafer, Mrs. Kenneth McConnell and Miss Joan Andrews, all of Decatur, Mrs. Ray Osterman of Monroe, and Mrs. Laurel Bedwell of Fort Wayne; one son, Charles A. Andrews, Jr. of Decatur; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Amos Andrews of Middletown, 0., and Hosie Andrews of Richmond, and two sisters, Mrs. William Hicks of Diamondale, Mich., and Mrs. Daisy Banta of Richmond. One daughter preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Monday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Paul D. Parker officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening until time of toe sendees.

Flu Bug Spreading Throughout Nation College And High School Gridders Hit By UNITED PRESS The Asian flu bug today emerged as an all-around threat to college and high school football lineups across the country. Small, speedy and powerful, he crumpled defenses of the high and low, striking toe Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, weakening the orphaned children of Child City at Mooseheart, m., and in some places wiping out schedules altogether. ' Although he slackened on his attack in far-flung points such as New York and Utah, he hit with added strength in Philadelphia and Omaha, Neb. A Coast Guard cutter, the Escanaba, turned back to port from 1,500 miles out in toe Atlantic when the flu struck more than half of her 130-man crew. Dr. Arthur G. Baker, health director in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa., predicted a levelingoff of toe virus next week, taking perhaps two to four weeks to burn itself out. He pointed out that adults now apparently are being harder hit than before. An investigationis being made into four deaths from respiratory diseases to see if Alton flu Is responsible. Flu has "definitely reached" Philadelphia, Health Commissioner James P. Dixon said in announcing seven confirmed cases. Flu-like illnesses hit 1,200 high school students alone in Omaha. In Minneapolis, 25 new cases of Asian flu were reported at toe University of Minnesota. Laboratory tests confirmed the first case of Asian flu in Madison, Wis.—a Missouri youth who recovered from the attack and left town. Officials said there was no connec(Contlnued on Paxe Five) Carlos Romulo, Jr. Dies In Plane Crash Son Os Proninent Philippines Leader MANILLA - The Civil Aeronautics Administration launched an investigation today into reports that a plane carrying Carlos L. Romulo Jr., four Americans and a Philippine colonel exploded in mid-air before it crashed. All aboard were killed when the plane cracked up and burned in Batangas Province Friday. Romulo, 33, was the eldest son of Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo. now Philippines ambassador to the United States. Romulo Sr. got the news at the United Nations in New York. The other victims were Allan O’Gorman, a New York attorney and president of toe Findlay Miller Timber Co.; Ralph L. Stover and Zane Duncan, officials of the same company; Harold Broad, president of the U. S. Plywood Corp., and Col. P. I. Gunn, owner and pilot of the plane and general manager of the Philippine Air Development Co. Romulo, a Manila attorney and businessman, and the others were on their way back to Manila from a trip to Lanao Province on Mindanao Island to Inspect some timber land. The plane ran into bad weather over Batangas Friday night. Some residents of Bilog-Bilog village, near toe crash site, said the plane was flying extremely low and hit a mango tree. Other reports said it exploded in midair and burst into flames. 67th Birthday For Eisenhower Monday WASHINGTON (W — President Eisenhower has no particular plans tor observance of his 67th birthday anniversary Monday. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said the President would be in the White House Monday and he supposed there would be a family party. — --

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Sen-Knowland And Ike Meet This Morning Senate Republican Leader Is Doubtful Os Special Session WASHINGTON (UP) — Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland said after a White House conference today that he sees "no likelihood*’ of a special session of Congress on the lagging U.S. missile and satellite pro* grams. Knowland was President Eisenhower’s guest at a White House breakfast meeting that lasted al* most an hour. The California senator described the session as "just a review of domestic and foreign problens”, but conceded that the missile and satellite programs were discussed. The meeting, following two days of conferences between the President and his top administration aides, was held amid growing congressional demands for an in* vestigation into the missile and satellite programs and a quick speed-up of both. Knowland, who >• recently announced his candidacy for governor of California, said he has no intention of relinquishing his post as GOP leader in the Senate until his term expires at the end of 1958. He said he and the President, did not discuss California politics. He said the discussion covered "everything that has happened”— including missile developments—since Congress quit last August. While the administration has been making a searching reappraisal of its missiles and rockets program, congressional oritics have been urging a greater U.S. effort to surpass Russia in the field. Sen. Alexander Wiley (R-Wls.) said the successful Soviet launching means "a much higher priority must now be assigned” to the U.S. satellite program. He said it also was obvious the country needs more scientists and technicians. • Sen. John C. Stennis (D-Miss.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in Jackson. Miss., the missile program should be put under control of an "independent authority.” He said it had been hampered from division of authority and effort. Stennis agreed with Wiley that Congress must get the facts about the U.S. program. He urged his committee to go ahead with its projected investigation of the matter on an "intensive but strictly non-partisan basis.” t Secrecy Orders WASHINGTON (UP)—Congressional investigators have asked military officials if new secrecy orders have been clamped around the U.S. satellite program, tt was learned today. A spokesman for the House Government Information Subcommittee said the Army and Navy have been requested to submit “copies of any orders or order relating to discussion of the U.S. satellite.” The request was made following reports the Army had warned its missile experts to steer clear of any public controversy over America’s failure to send up an artificial moon ahead of Russia. The Navy also is reported to have instructed its Vanguard satellite project scientists not to make any military evaluation of the satellite, particularly of the rocket which will be used to boost it into space. “The Defense Department says no such orders have been issued,” the spokesman told the United Press. "But we want to make doubly certain if there is anything to these reports and are asking - the Army and Navy.” The committee headed by Rep. John E. Moss (D - Calif.) is already warring with the Pentagon and Air Force over making public more informatiop about the missile test shots at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Several administration critics, including some scientists, have demanded without success relaxation of some of the tight security around the missile program. Some (ConttnuM on Ta«o ftw) -

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