Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 253.

ACCORD ENDS TALKS ■PTW*"RB'' : ———-r--■■■■■■■■Li st ■ M u| *" ■ 1 1 1 hr_ spo.- • ,J| Jt PRESIDENT EISENHOWER and Prime Minister Harold MacMillan of Britain (left) end their talks at Washington wtih a call for a Free World military alliance to meet the Soviet threat. With them at the final conference are (standing) British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd (left) and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.

Sputnik Signal Resumed After Brief Silence Satellite's Rounds Made Friday Night In Radio Silence WASHINGTON (UP) — Sputnik came back on the air today after a night of radio silence. At Cambridge, Mass., Andrew Ledwith of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory said the Soviet Satellite’s signal “came through nicely'this morning.” Hie satellite had made its rounds Friday night in silence, prompting speculation that its batteries were dying long before Sputnik's expected death in early December. But its signal came through fine this morning, its battery power apparently regenerated. RCA said the signals were picked up on 20 megacycles, one of the two radio frequencies Sputnik has been using in its flights around the globe. It also was reported that a fourth mysterious object may be hurtling through space along with the Red moon and the rocket that launched it. The third object may be the rocket nose cone, but the fourth has not been identified, the National Geographic Society said. Hie society, citing reports relayed to it by the Smithsonian Observatory at Cambridge, Mass., said toe satellite may be visibble over the United States for a few days yet. Never Seen Again But it said the rocket will never again be seen in America. It explained toe rocket’s twisting orbit would take it over this country only in broad daylight or night for the next 40 or 50 days. It is expected to plunge into toe earth’s atmosphere and disintegrate long before then. The satellite, and the rocket, which is much easier to spot, can be seen only at dawn or dusk when they reflect the rays of toe sun. But as it continued in orbit, its radio grew weaker and its signals were picked up only intermittently around the world. The Naval Research Laboratory here said this may indicate its batteries are giving out. It added the weak signals may also be due to transmitter failures or atmospheric conditions. There were these other developments; Russia Massing Weapons —Russia was reported massing a mighty military array of weapons, including rockets, for toe celebration in Moscow Nov. 7 of the 40th anniversary of the Red revolution. —There also was continued U.S. activity in the missile testing field. A slim rocket was fired at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday. Defense Department spokesmen de- . nied some reports that it was a pilotless snark bomber. Two intermediate range ballistic missiles were successfully launched at the Cape Canaveral testing center earlier this week. —The Air Force announced it will begin soon operational tests of the Bomarc guided missile which blasted a drone bomber from the skies 100 miles out over toe Atlantic last Wednesday. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 27-33. High Sunday 4046. Outlook for Monday: A little warmer. ....

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Solution Sought To Anastasia Slaying Authorities Fear Possible Gang War NEW YORK (UP) — Detectives under direct command of Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy worked nonstop today to solve toe methodical slaying of gangster Albert Anastasia and head off a possible gang war. A beefed-up detective unit questioned about 50 persons during toe night while a 15-state alarm went out for the two killers who, without a word, slaughtered Anastasia Friday morning while he waited to be shaved in a barber shop. . Officially, police theorized that gangland enemies seeking to take over lucrative policy and dice game rackets run by Anastasia killed the 55-y ear-old former “Lord High Executioner" of Murder, Inc. Others speculated Anastasia was killed as revenge for the bungled attempt on the life of underworld kingpin Frank Costello last May 2. Costello Attempt Failure Friday's performance on Anastasia was in direct contrast to toe ineffectual attempt made on Costello by a lone gunman who attacked the gang czar in his apartment house lobby. Costello escaped with only a scalp wound. The killers who worked on Anastasia were as cruelly efficient as he was reputed to be in toe days when he allegedly performed or directed 63 murders without ever being caught. They preformed their mission in the barber shop of the Park Sheraton Hotel, the same hotel - called toe Park Central then — in which notorious gambler Arnold Rothstein was murdered in 1928. Anastasia's executioners wore black gloves on their gun hands and sun glasses over their eyes. Witnesses differed on whether the killers used scarves to mask their faces or worked unmasked. Boasted Would Die Jn Bed The balding, burly hoodlum who had boasted he would die in bed, was in repose, talking to shop owner Arthur Grasso while waiting to be shaved by Joseph Bocchino. He had $1,911.82 cash in his pockets. The gunmen shoved Grasso and Bocchino aside without a word and, as 11 employees and customers looked on in paralyzed horror, fired about 10 shots at Anastasia from behind. Five hit toe mark, grinding into Anastasia’s head, back, right hip and left hand. The other bullets hit the ceiling. Then toe killers walked, not ran, through the same lobby entrance through which they had come and escaped, possibly into a nearby subway station. One of their guns, a .32 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver, was found in the 57th St. subway station, at the bottom of a baling machine used to package waste paper. The other murder weapon, a .38 caliber Colt, was found in a hotel corridor near toe barber shop. Executioners Hired Witnesses, described one killer as being about 40 years old, five feet eight inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds. The other was said to be about 30, five inches shorter weighing about 150 pounds. Both were described as probably of Italian extraction. Police indicated no doubt that these were hired executioners. To find who had hired them, detectives questioned a steady parade of hoodlums, barber shop witnesses and others. Those questioned included Anthony (Tough Tony) Anastasio Albert’s brother and ILA boss of toe Brooklyn docks. Anastasio, who broke down crytog upon hearing (Continued on pw« Five)

Lodge Charges Soviet Russia Creating Scare Accuses Kremlin Os Creating Scare On Syria, Turkey By MURRAY BROWN United Press Staff Correspondent An unconcerned Turkey prepared today for the general elections Russia has said would precede an American-inspired attack on Turkey. But Syria appeared to be suffering froth a case of war jitters. U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, in a gloves-off speech at the United Nations Friday, accused toe Kremlin bosses of creating an “artificial" war scare along the Turkish-Syrian border. Lodge minced no words in his indictment of Russia's meddling to the Middle East The Soviet charges, be said, were designed to picture Moscow as toe “savior of the Arabs" and eventually “reduce the Middle East to the status of the captive nations of eastern Europe."' U.B. Sapport Pledged Lodge declared toe United States will not be stopped "by threats or defamation” from the Soviet Union to “continuing to offer its understanding and support to those nations. . .threatened by toe Soviet Union and whose independence toe Soviet Union seeks to destroy.” "Let there be no question about our capacity to offer this support. We are strong and our allies are strong. The (U.N.) Charter is toe most powerful grand alliance against aggression. It could well become the most powerful alliance toe world has ever seen." Western and some neutral nations diplomats congratulated Lodge on his forthright statement. He was given a rare round of applause from toe delegates at the conclusion of his speech. Russia Charges •Prodding*

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko listened impassively throughout. He had charged toe United States was "prodding” Turkey to attack Syria “immediately after” Sunday's general elections. He warned such aggression could touch off World War 111. United Press correspondent Russell Jones reported seeing no signs of any war preparations, defensive or offensive, during a tour of toe Turkish frontier Observers in Istanbul were quoted as saying that if any incident does come, it would not be launched from toe Turkish side of the border. Reports from Damascus said Syrian regular and irregular forces Friday carried out extensive defensive exercises against an imaginary enemy from toe north —Turkey. A large part of northern Syria was involved and participants included regular troops as well as armed civilian “resistance” fighters.

Anthony Wayne Day Here Next Tuesday Special Meeting Is Planned At Library Next Tuesday has been declared “Anthony Wayne day” in Decatur, in honor of the march through this county at that time by Wayne's Legion 163 years ago that day, acting Mayor Norbert Aumann said today. The full text of the proclamation is found on the editorial page in Friday's Decatur Daily Democrat. To celebrate the historic occasion. the Indiana Anthony Wayne Parkway commission will hold an open meeting at the Decatur public library meeting room at 8 p. m. Tuesday. Aumann points out In his proclamation the value of the parkway project to Decatur and Adams county. The complete marking of Wayne Trace through Indiana and Ohio, with reconstruction of the forts and bivouacs in this area, could lead to a large tourist trade. Other areas of the country have capitalized on much less important events than the winning of the northwest territory, accomplished by Wayne in 1794-5. “A Delicate Affair” will be the title of the speech by Richard Knopf, historian of the Ohio Anthony Wayne Parkway board, which now has much of that state marked, and several forts, including part of Fort Recovery, 0., reconstructed. The speech win explain the actions of the Indian and partTndian scouts who accompanied Wayne, including William Wells, the famous border scout and later Indian agent. Several diaries by officers who (Continued on Pa<e Five)

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President Eisenhower To Paris In December To Push World Plans

Union Seeks To Set Aside Court Order Teamster Lawyers. Preparing Bid To Court Os Appeals WASHINGTON (UP)—Teamster lawyers prepared today to ask toe Court of Appeals to set aside a federal court order preventing James R. Hoffa from taking office as president of the scandal-ridden union. Hoffa and other officers were enjoined earlier this week from assuming office until a trial resolves charges -that their recent election was rigged. Their attorneys have been working two days on the appeal. The order was issued by federal Judge F. Dickinson Letts, who held Hoffa and retiring president Dave Beck responsible for or condoning “substantial misuse” of the giant union's funds. The judge refused to place the teamsters under court jurisdiction as asked by 13 rebel rank-and-file members of toe union who brought toe suit against Hoffa. Labor sources said today toe teamsters probably would defy a cleanup edict from the AFL-CIO Executive Council which suspended toe union this week, demanding Hoffa’s ouster or else. This could mean expulsion from the parent labor group when toe AFLCIO holds its convention in December. The AFL-CIO Emecutive Council Friday threatened toe United Tex(Continued on Pagro Three) Michigan's Dairy Fanners End Strike Call Off Strike On Detroit Creameries DETROIT (UP) - The Dairy Farmers Cooperative Association of Michigan voted today to call off its strike against Detroit area creameries. Homer Martin, organizational director of the DF, said members met at Imlay City and Carson City and voted “unanimously" to end toe toree-day strike that had failed to slow down toe flow of milk to toe dairies. Martin said toe strike was called off so farmers “cooperating by withholding milk and picketing" would not be further penalized. The action came after Earl Scott Sr.. DFC Director for Huron County, had told members in that county late Friday to resume shipment of their milk. Several outbreaks of violence erupted during toe brief strike, including fist-fights at Imlay City, the firing of a shotgun charge at one milk tank truck and the dumping of more than 10,000 gallons of milk from two other trucks. Martin called the strike hastily on Wednesday to back up demands for a $1 per hundredweight increase in toe price paid farmers for their milk. However, toe Michigan Milk Producers Assn., which supplies about 85 per cent of the milk for toe Detroit area, said toe strike never endangered the milk supply of the milkshed. Local Lady's Sister Is Taken By Death Mrs. Elizabeth Krueckeberg. 79, of Fort Wayne, died Friday at a nursing home at Hicksville, O. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. William Seimering of West Chicago; two sons, Edward C. of Fort Wayne and Arthur C. of Grabill; one sister, Mrs. Christ Bucher of Decatur, and two brothers. Charles Quandt of New Haven, and Martin of Fort Wayne. Services will be held Monday at the Rodenbeck funeral home in Fort Wayne, with burial in Greenlawn memorial park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.

Flu Vims Showing Upsurge In Killing New York Leading . In Total Deaths By UNITED PRESS The flu virus now sweeping toe United States has showed a strong upsurge in killing power toe past week. Matching in seven days the total of fatal cases reported from the outbreak’s beginning last summer. ’ At least 186 new Qu deaths were reported across toe nation since last Saturday. A United Press survey showed that at least 365 persons have fallen victim to Asian Qu, other forms of influenza, and complications from both diseases since they took a foothold last summer, New York JState reported 114 deaths. Pennsylvania has suffered 60 fatalities, Michigan 32, California 31, Louisiana 21, Illinois 18, Jowa and Ohio 13, Utah 11, Colorado 10, Wisconsin and Hawaii 9, Kentucky 6. Connecticut 5, Indiana and New Jersey 3, and 1 each in Arizona, Maine, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon. Washington and the District of Columbia. Despite an estimate from the U. S. Health Service that 1,000,000 new victims in the last week increased the overall total of stricken Americans to 2,500,000, there was also cause * for relief. Considering the vast number of sick persons, the service said, toe death rate was not as high as had been feared earlier. An overall look at the nation disclosed that New Yqrk had 48,000 suspected Asian flu cases, Philadelphia cited about 300.000 suspected flu victims, and Los Angeles said a temporary recession in the Qu outbreak had surged forward again. Major industries began to feel toe impact of toe flu outbreaks. Continued on Five) Embezzlerls Given 2-21 Year Sentence Ex-County Official Sentenced Friday CANNELTON, Ind. (UP) -The former Perry County treasurer, whose wife gave birth to a new daughter last week, probably will begin a 2-21 year sentence next week for embezzling $255,876.46. Earl C< Kieser, 34, was sentenced Friday on eight of the 11 charges to which he had pleaded guilty in the shortage of funds which left Perry County nearly bankrupt last summer. It was the largest shortage uncovered in the history of toe Indiana State Board of Accounts. Circuit Judge A. Dale Eby sentenced Kieser to 1-5 years for failure to turn funds to his successor in office, 1-20 years for failure to. make daily deposit of funds, and 2 - 21 years for six charges of embezzlement. The sentences are to run concurrently, making it possible for Kieser to apply for parole in two years. Kieser, toe father of two other children, received notice last unday that his wife had given birth to a daughter. Eby delayed sentencing after Kieser pleaded guilty Monday so that Kieser could visit his wife in an Evansville hospital. Kieser will be held in the Indiana State Prison, in Michigan City. A bonding company has paid about $115,000 back into the Perry County treasury. Kieser pleaded Innocent Oct. 4 to toe 11 charges that he embezzled $255,876.46 of Perry County funds. But last Monday, he changed his plea to guilty. Later audits by toe Indiana State Board of Accounts raised the total to $270,000 and another audit is underway which is expected to result in an even higher figure. Kieser’s attorney, Paul Mason, (Continued on Page Five) NEW SERIAL STORY “The Lonely Man,” a great novel by James Ronald, starts in Serial form in the Daily Democrat today. It’s an interesting story and will keep you wondering about the outcome to the very last chapter.

Doubt Highway Trial Judge To Dismiss Cases Withholds Ruling On Defense Moves To Direct Verdict INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Observers saw little chance today that the judge in the Indiana highway scandal conspiracy trial would sustain defense motions and throw the case out of court. Judge Walter Pritchard heard oral arguments on motions for a directed verdict of acquittal Friday, then withheld a ruling until Monday morning when all the defendants will be present. Attorneys for former State Highway Chairman Virgil (Red) Sfnith and three other defendants petitioned Pritchard to issue a verdict of innocent on grounds Prosecutor John Tinder failed to produce enough evidence in three weeks of testimony to turn the case over to the jury. Tinder rested his case Thursday—the 10th day of testimony—with "surprise" testimony from a handwriting expert who said the mysterious “Dean Burton" signature was Smith's. The defense wiU begin it* presentation to the jury of 11 men and one woman Monday. Pritchard hinted strongly during the arguments that he would deny the motions and let the jury decide if the four were guilty of conspiracy to embezzle $25,800 in highway money. The other defendants are former right-of-way divisions officials Nile Teverbaugh and Harry Dog,gett, and Milan attorney Robert Peak. Defense attorneys were silent on their plans for any “surprise” witnesses who might give testimony to counteract- evidence already in the record. But attorneys for Teverbaugh. Doggett and Peak made statements to newsmen that led t o speculation that those three might take the stand' in their own defense. ». Slate Distributes Gasoline Tax Fund Decatur And County To Receive Checks INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Indiana distributed $11,690,018 to cities, towns and counties today as their share of gasoline taxes and other motor vehicle fund receipts for a three-month period ending Sept. 30. .The total distribution was $24,872,378 It was an increase of about 50 per cent over the corresponding quarter of 1956, and reflected the increase in the state gasoline tax from 4 to 6 cents a gallon. Checks mailed by the state auditor's office gave municipalities 15 per cent of the distribution, counties 32 per cent and the State Highway Department 53 per cent. The distribution by cities included: Alexandria $7,912. Auburn 8,064, Bloomington 38,633, Bluffton 8,334, Columbia City 6,509, Columbus 25,199, Decatur 9,974, Elkhart 53,021, Elwood 15586, Fort Layne 198,740, Gary 231669, Goshen 17,837, Greencastle 11,400, Hammond 148,569, Hartford City 9,949, Huntington 20,684, Indianapolis 585,982, Kendallville 8,393, La Grange 2,595, LaPorte 28,003, Linton 8,194, Logansport 28,849, Monticello 4,755, Mount Vernon 8,436, Peru 20,219, Plymouth 10,060. Portland 9,690, Princeton 10,525. heSlbyville 17,516, Terre Haute 88,066, Wabash 16,011, West Teri**. Haute 4,605. The distribution by counties included: / Adams $68,929. Allen 225,736, Bartholomew 81,185, Blackford, 35,611, Cass 104,593, DeKalb 72,442, Elkhart 151, 958, Gibson 95,228. Greene 99,550, HuntingtoiT72,480, Jay 69,372. LaGrange 65, (Continued on Page Five)

Halloween Parade Here On Thursday Prizes Are Listed For Annual Parade The list of prizes to be awarded to masked groups and individuals in the 1957 Callithumpian parade was announced today by Kenneth Shannon, general chairman of the parade. The parade, sponsored annually by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. on the business district streets of the city. All participants are requested to be at the jail yard by 6:30 p.m. Prizes of $3 each will be awarded for the following: best comic strip man, best comic strip woman, best comic strip boy, best comic strip girl, tallest man, best fat boy, best fat girl, most original adult, most original boy, most original girl, most commically dressed pet, best decorated pet-drawn vehicle, best adult clown, best kid clown, best witch, best ghost and best decorated toy wagon or tricycle. A $6 prize will be given to the best masked group of three or more. Shannon has stated that individuals who plan to enter the parade should mask to compete in one of the categories. He pointed out that, in the past, several outstanding entrants have failed to win prizes because they could not be fitted into any of toe - , Also participating in the parade will be several bands. Twelve out of town bands will be competing for prizes. Decatur bands will be marching but will not compete for toe awards. William r»owers, parade marshal, will be assisted by Walter Elzey and Lyle Mallonee. Clyde Butler and Harley Lehman are in charge of automotive entries and Martin Sprunger is in charge of frp-m implement entries. Any local dealers wishing to enter in one of these categories are asked to contact toe emmittee chairmen. Assisting in toe direction of the parade this year for toe first time will be’members of the local amaFive Persons Hurt When Cars Collide Near Headon Crash North Os Decatur Five persons were severely injured in a two-vehicle accident on U. S. highway 27 about fair miles north of Decatur at 5:40 a.m. today. All five persons, four of them from Columbus, 0., and one of Decatur, are patients at the Adams county memorial hospital, but none is listed as critical. Drivers of the two vehicles were Tony Espinoza, 24, of 845 North 12th street, who sustained a dislocated hip and severe lacerations about his face, and Harold E. Green, 47, of Columbus, 0., who suffered fractures of both pelvic bones and lacerations to his face. The other three injured, all passengers in the Ohio car, include Mrs. Catherine Green, wife of the driver, suffering injuries to her face and hands and possible back or internal injuries; Mack H. Mayfield of Columbus, who also n*ceived severe lacerations to his face, broken teeth, and a hand injury, and Mrs. Anna Mae Redmon, also of Columbus, who sustained injuries to her face and hands and possible internal injuries. Green told investigating officers that he was northbound when he noticed the southbound Espinoza car veering to the left of the center of toe highway. Green swerved to toe side of the road but was unable to avoid an almost headon impact with the Espinoza vehicle. The impact occurred in the northbound lane of traffic. Both vehicles were completely demolished. Investigating officers, sheriff Merle Affolder, deputy Robert Meyer and state trooper Dan Kwasneski, are continuing investigation. Charges will be filed later against the Decatur man. (Continued on Face Five)

Consolidation Os Scientific Minds Sought United States And Great Britain Ask Historic Alliance WASHINGTON (UP)—Diplomatic sources said today that President Eisenhower will go to Paris in December to push his plan for a free world scientific alliance. In Paris, U.S. Ambassador Amory Houghton said the President will fly to Paris for a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting Dec. 15. Neither the White House nor the State Department would comment immediately. But C. Burke Elbrick, assistant secretary of state for European affairs, scheduled a conference with French Ambassador Herve Alphand. The Paris trip would be for the purpose of enlisting other countries at a NATO “summit" conference in the proposal, promulgated by the United States and Britain Friday, for consolidation of the free World’s resources to counteract Russia's new missile menace. Eisenhower himself conferred with George W. Perkins, retiring permanent U.S. representative to the NATO council. .Perkins told reporters afterward the President’s reported trip was not discussed; that they talked about European problems generally and the work of his successor, W. Randolph Burgess, at Nato. Between now and then American and British officials will attempt to draft an "action plan” to make the super alliance a realty. They will work from broad principles laid down at the conclusion Friday of three days of urgent conferences between the President and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Methods Major Obstacle But exactly how free nations could pool weapons, brainpower, and scientific know - how with safeguards against secrets falling into Soviet hands, loomed as a major obstacle to achievement of the alliance. The Eisenhower-Mac-millan communique issued at the end of their talks did not spell out specific steps to unification. It was disclosed later, however, that Secretary of State John Foster Dulles has had a group working in secret for two months on the problems of mutual assistance in the nuclear-missile-space age. Officials said if an acceptable plan could be developed tor the 15 North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations, then it might become a pattern tor cooperation among all the world’s nearly 50 free countries. An Invitation for Eisenhawer to attend a summit conference with NATO leaders Dec. 16-17 in Paris came as a complete surprise. It was made informally by NATO Secretary - General Paul - Henri Spaak, who sat in with Elsenhower and Macmillan at the White House Friday for 30 minutes. Invitation A surprise Caught off guard, the President and Macmillan agreed the parley might be a good idea. But they eoht’ou* ■» K‘ , »ur' Soybean Ball Will Be Heid Tonight Tickets will be available at the door of the Decatur Youth and Community Center tonight for the second annual soybean ball which will be held from 8 to 11 p. m. The general public is Invited to attend the dance. A highlight of the dance will be the grand march to be led by Miss Susan Custer, 1957 Adams county soybean queen, and her court. Richard Kershner, general chairman of the dance, stated that music for round and square dancing and rock and roll wiU be presented by the String Masters. The baU is the final event of the annual Adams county soybean festival. NOON EDITION

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