Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 262, Decatur, Adams County, 6 November 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 262.

PARTY SOLIDARITY ,-»#* II n • ■ II , ' v 'W k |mßHßE| jHfltl- { ■?' • u > X GOV. GOODWIN KNIGHT of California chats with President Eisenhower at the White House shortly before a conference with Vice President Nixon. Coming from the Nixon conference, Gov. Knight announced he will run in 1958 for the senatorial seat currently occupied by Sen. William Knowland who has announced his can* didacy for Governor of California. *

Ike To Address Nation By TV, Radio Thursday Prepares Appraisal Os Missile Strength For American People WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower appeared ready today to give the nation as frank an appraisal cf U.S. missile strength as security will permit in his televised address Thursday night. Officials disclosed that Eisenhower has had Defense Department experts preparing for him detailed data on American missile -performance compared with that of Russia’s new space-conquering rockets- ’ - The President decided with dramatic suddenness Tuesday night to speak to the nation from the White House on the same day that the Russians celebrate the 40th anniversary oft he Bolshevik revolution. That is the occasion on which the Soviets are expected to announce any new technological achievements as a foDow-up to their two space satellites. It also is the time that they put on a massive display of their military might. Planned Speech Later Eisenhower originally had planned to deliver his speech, to be entitled “Science and Security,” at Oklahoma City Nov. 13. The White House said tile address would be “of major importance.” The White House did not say why the President changed the timing of his speech. But he apparently wanted to be ready to quickly counter any announcement of new Soviet scientific and military gains with reassurances to the American people of U.S. strength. It also was possible — but there was no indication that it was probable — that the President would disclose some striking new U.S. technological achievement or plans. Eisenhower’s change of plans reflected increasing top-level administration concern over the psychological gains Russia has scored with its rockets and two Sputniks. Reds Lead In Phases Secretary of State John Foster Dulles conceded at a news conference Tuesday that Russia apparently is leading this country in some phases of missile development. But he said he felt sure the United States would overtake the Soviets. And Deputy Defense Secretary Donald A. Quarles said in a Baltimore speech Tuesday night that recent Russian weapons strides, leave the United States no choice except to “do whatever must be done to stay out ahead.” Democratic leaders of the Senate meanwhile, put new pressure on the President to speed up the nation’s satellite - missile programs. Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the Senate Preparedness Subcommittees tinned on Page Five) INDIANA WEATHER Fair north, partly cloudy south, warmer north and central sections tonight. Thursday considerable cloudiness, warmer south and central. Low tonight 32-36 south, 34-39 north. High Thursday in the 50s. Sunset today 5:38 p. m. Sunrise Thursday '7:20 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Mostly cloudy, chance v of showers south and showers or snow flurries north and turning colder. Lows Thursday night 32-40. Highs Friday 3848.

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4-H Achievement Banquet Held Here 4-H Adult Leaders Paid Honor Tuesday Love, example, understanding, and appreciation are the tilings which children need to develop into useful citizens, and the things which they get from their 4-H adult leaders, the Rev. Armin C. Oldsen, publicity director for Cont cordia College, told the crowd of r 80 at the annual appreciation ban- . quet Tuesday night. s Rev. Oldsen, in a humorous way, ■ pointed out that “children 3 re ours to hold for a little while but be - very careful, then they grow up - and we find out all the mistakes ‘ we made while holding thefti.” : Example is another powerful f way to lead children, he pointed E out. A young man once told him, tie affdftd.’ that his father “never ' fold me what to do, but led a won--1 derful life and let me watch him.” 5 A total of 36 women and 31 men ; were honored for their leadership in the township 4-H clubs. The 4-H leaders were the guests of Decatur merchants at the dinner. 1 Louis Jacobs, Decatur druggist, [ was toastmaster for the affair. 1 The Rev, Lawrence T. Norris, pas- ’ tor of the Union Chapel E. U. B. ( church, gave the invocation. Din- , ner music was provided by Mrs. Ferris Bowers, of the Decatur Music House. I Following the dinner Miss Lois > Folk, county home demonstration - agent, led the group in singing . “The More We Get Together,” s “Little Sir Echo,” and “Song of Peace.” ' Toastmaster Jacobs then intro- ! duced the merchants present who ‘ sponsored the banquet this year, • including Ashbaucher’s Tin Shop, Beaver's Oil Service, Begun’s ’ Store, Bill’s Corner. Blackwells, Bowers Hardware, Bowers Jewelry Store, Burk Elevator, Butler , Garage. Central Soya Company. Decatur Auto Supply, Decatur [ Democrat, Decatur Equipment. - Decatur Hatchery, Decatur Indus- • tries, Deca'tur Lumber Company, Decatur Super Service, Dierkes i Implement Company, Dr. N. A. • Bixler, Equity Dairy Store, First ■ State Bank of Decatur. 1 Fred Kolter, G. Remy Bierly, Atty., G. C. Murphy Company, Gas Company, Goodyear Service. Habegger Hardware, Haflich & ' Morrisey Shoe Store, Holthouse ’ Drug Company, Holthouse Furniture, Holthouse & Schulte Co. Kaye Shoe Store, Kroger Store, , Lawson Heating & Plumbing, Miller Jones Shoe Store, Newberry's 5 & 10, Niblick Store. Petrie Oil . Company, Price Mens Wear, ; Schafer Store, Schmitt Meat Co. 1. Schwartz Ford, Sheet’s Furniture. Sherwin Williams Paint Co., ■ Smith Drug Store, Sprunger Implement Co., Suttles Insurance, The Why Store, Uhrick Brothers’ • Furniture, Wertzberger Confec- ! tionery. Western Auto. Zintsmaster Motors, Sears-Roebuck Cotn- ’ pany. Awards were then presented to women leaders by Miss Lois Folk and to the men leaders by county agent Leo N. Seltenright. Those who received awards, and their years of service were: Mrs. Eugene Chronister, 3, of Decatur; Washington township, Mrs. Don Smith, 3; Mrs. Clark Smith, 1; Mrs. George Thomas, 1; Paul Kohne, 1; Eugene Arnold, 3. Prebje township, Mrs. Milton Kruetzman, 5; Mrs. Truman Goldner, 4; Mrs. A. A. Fenner, 6; Ervin Schuller, 11; Wilber Selking, 3; Roger Koeneman, 1. Root township, Mrs. Paul Herderhorst, 8; Mrs. Ed Selking, 2; • (Continued o» rare Six)

Khrushchev In Denial Os Any Plan For War Says Red Technical Advances Could Mean End To Capitalism MSCOW (UP)—Soviet Communist Party leader Nikita S. Khrushchev said today new Soviet technical advances meant the “capitalist order will perish” if a new war breaks out. “But we are not striving to victory by such a path” he told a’ special meeting of the Supreme Soviet (parliament) attended by Communist leaders from throughout the world. “Relying on war,” he told the cheering audience at the Luzhniki indoor sports stadium “would be anti-moral and would be contrary to our Communist world outlook.” Khrushchev ridiculed American efforts to catch up with a Soviet technology which already has perfected the intercontinental ballistics missile and sent two artificial earth satellites hurtling into space. Asks “High Level” Meeting Khrushchev mentioned the forthcoming Paris meeting of NATO during a three hour and five minute major policy address to the jubilee session of the Supreme Soviet. President Eisenhower is to attend the NATO meeting. Then he called for a “high level” meeting of representatives of capitalist and socialist - countries so as to reach agreement on excluding war as a means of solving political questions. Khrushchev said imperialist force* were “as (Secretary of Sta>e John Foster) Dulles put it, keeping the world on the brink of war.” “Even the launching of the Sputnik has been used by the imperialists to sound the alarm,” he said. “We solemnly declare that our people has never thought and does not think to use any means of destruction if our country is not subjectedl to an attack by imperialist states.” "Anew war would produce enornuMs devastation and capitalism would perish,” Khrushchev said. “We are convinced that as a result of a new war the Capitalist order will perish.” Many Leaders Present

He said the NATO meeting "promises nothing good to the cause of peace. It is not accidental that Eisenhower and (British Prime Minister Harold) Macmillan have invited (NATO Secretary General Paul-Henri) Spaak to their meeting. < "It shows that imperialists are striving to draw right wing socialists into their plans.” “The policy of positions of strength must be abandoned," Khrushchev said. His marathon speech was delivered in two sections. He spoke for about two hours and then resumed after a 30-minute ijest. All 13 members of the Presidium were on the speakers stage with such visiting Communists as China’s Mao Tze-tung and Poland’s Wladyslaw Gomulka. (Continued on Page Five) Sorority Donates Unit For Hospital Beta Sigma Phi To Donate SSOO Unit Tito four chapters of the local Beta Sigma Phi sorority will donate SSOO to furnish a unit in the new addition of the Adams county memorial hospital, according to an announcement made today by Thurman Drew, hospital administrator. Drew was informed of the donation by Mrs. Carl Gattshall, president of the sorority council, following a meeting of the council Tuesday night. The council is composed of representatives from each of the chapters, Xi Alpha loti* Xi Alpha Xi, Epsilon Sigma and Delta Lambda. The sorority’s contribution brings the total of units furnished to date to 25. Only 10 additional units remain to be furnished and Drew stated that other donations will probably be made in the near future. Beta Sigma Phi, since its organization in Decatur, has assisted on several community projects giving both time and money. Plans have been announced by all four chapters to sell candy in order to raise the money for the SSOO contribution. Other units have been furnished by local organizations and individuals and as memorials. The addition of the 35 units will raise the hospital’s capacity to 85 beds. The 50 beds now available are inadequate to serve the needs of the community and it is frequently necessary to place patients in the halls.

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Democrats Score Wins In Tuesday Elections; Meyner Is Top Winner

Western World On Edge Over Flying Objects Says Russia Works On Photonic Rocket With Terrific Speed LONDON (UP)-Soviet scientist Cyrill Stanyukovich said today the Russians are working on photonic rockets which theoretically could approach the speed of light—lß6,000 miles a second. Stanyukovich also reported in an article in the newspaper Trud: —Russia used a liquid superfuel and not nuclear energy to launch its second earth satellite. —Russian work on atomic energy “opens great possibilities in building atom jet engines which would facilitate flights to other planets.” Energy from Light Stanyukovich gave no details of the research into the photonic rockets except to say Soviet scientists were working on such rockets “which would develop super-cos-' mic speeds approximating the speed of light.” “Scientific successes will eventually enable realization of this bold dream,” he added. Til London, British rocket expert Kenneth Gatland said “photonic” rockets would draw energy from light and theoretically at least would be capable of continuous acceleration approximating the speed of light. The Soviet Union continued .to poke fun at the American rocket and missile program. It said Soviet scientists had worked out suitable techniques for space flights to Mars. Western World Edgy Dr. Vitaly Romadin, identified by Moscow Radio as a “Soviet scientist,” said Russian scientists already have created ’ conditions similar to those that would be encountered on a flight to Mrs. Romadin made the statements about Mars in a broadcast giving additional details of the second earth satellite. The new series of Soviet statements came as the Western world became edgey over reports of mysterious unidentified flying objects and speculation that Russia would unveil new secret weapons Thursday on the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. Scientists in the United States and abroad picked up new and unexplained radio signals from space and Japanese scientists reported a second object in the sky with Sputnik II although Russia has indicated the satellite consist- ■ Cont'num >« Hawr Four> John C. Glendening Is Taken By Death Father Os Decatur Man Dies Tuesday John Clayton Glendening, 94, of Oden, Mich., the father of Roscoe E. Glendening of this city, died ! about noon Tuesday in a hospital at Traverse City, Mich. He had been in failing health following a stroke about three and a half years ago. A native of Adams county, he was born near Geneva Aug. 30, 1863, the son of James and Lydia Pontius Glendening. He moved away from Adams county about 45 years ago. Surviving in addition to his son are a daughter, Mrs. Gladys E. Hearn of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren;. several great-grandchil-dren, and three brothers, Lawrence Glendening of Fort Wayne, and Perry Glendening and the Rev. Ezra Glendening, both of near Geneva. The body is being returned to Hardy and Hardy funeral home at Geneva, where friends may call after noon Thursday. The Rev. Robert Bickel will officiate for funeral services which will be held at 2 p.m. Fridav at the funeral home. Burial will be in West Lawn cemetery at Geneva.

Protest Proposed Sewer Route Change Company Asks City Reconsider Change A request by the Decatur Ready Mix company that the t ciiy reconsider the proposed (change in the route of the interceptor sewer to the sewage dispo'sal plant was filed with the , city council Tuesday night and 'referred to the board of public works and safety for further study. The local company pointed out that the proposed change, to lay the sewer along the east side of their building rather than along the west side as originally planned,* would cause a weakening of an earth ramp used by the company’s heavy trucks. Company officials stated that the ‘ ramp, located on the east side of th*building, is absolutely necessary to their business and that any damage to the ramp would cause danger to equipment and personnel and might also necessitate a financial loss in a shutdown of the plant. It was indicated that much of the support of this ramp comes from the roots of large trees which line the west bank of St. Mary’s river. These tree,s would probably be removed in the process of digging the few the iß>cwcr. * The company added Ahtit any financial gain to the city made by following the east side of the building would be more than offset by the damages which the company would suffer as a result of the weakening of the ramp.

The letter ended with a respectful request that the city officials, in conjunction with the project engineer, give careful thought to any plan of action which might result in damaging the ramp and the further request that the sewer line be built where originally planned, since the initial route would cause no damage to companies located in that area. The Decatur Ready Mix plant (Continued o~ Page *Mx) Youth Service At Spiritual Emphasis High School Chorus Will Sing Tonight The Rev. Ross H. Minkler, of Louisville, Ky., guest speaker for Spiritual Emphasis week services in Decatur, spoke Tuesday evening on “The Misery of Freedom,” based on the third chapter of the book of Genesis. The speaker stated, "Many people seeking to be free of moral and spiritual restraints, when gaining that freedom, find themselves in greater bondage than before. They do not have real freedom. Rather, their lives are filled with heartache and misery. The greatest freedom is found in living an obedient life of faith in Jesus Christ.” The Rev. Minkler uses many living illustrations from his contacts and experiences with people as a radio and church pastor. The Rev. Paul Parker presided Tuesday evening, with the Rev. Gerald Gerig leading the singing, the Rev. Traverse Chandler read the scripture lesson, and the Rev. J. Huston Bever, Jr., led in prayer. The Baptist church choir brought special music, singing, “For Me To Live.”

The services continue this evening at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. Stuart Brightwell will preside, assisted by the Rev. Gerald Gerig and the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton. Tonight has been designated as youth night. Rev. Minkler will bring a message especially for young people. The high school chorus, under the direction of Miss Helen Haubold. will present special music at the service. A nursery is provided for those bringing small children. . The public is invited to attend the services. —

Gov. Handley Defends Jobs By Patronage

Political Patronage In Indiana Highway Positipivs Defended INDIANAPOLIS (UP) - Governor Handley today defended the use of political patronage in filling non-professional jobs in the Indiana Highway Department, where scandals in a previous administration resulted in conviction of a former chairman last week. "Patronage is what keeps people —many people—interested in political life,” the governor said at a news conference. Handley said he has not made up his mind about how a merit system might work in filling highway jobs. But he said people operating under that system “sometimes become highly irresponsible” because, they know they can keep their jobs without fear Os political dismissal. Most of Handley’s conference was devoted to questions and answers on the highway department, obviously because of interest in the Indiana highway scandals of the Craig administration which broke, last April and reached a climax last Saturday when former highway Virgft (Red) Smith was convicted on a charge of conspiracy to embezzle $25,800 in public funds. Model For others? Handley said jetting Indiana’s highway program into high gdar is the “No. 1 problem” of his administration, but the program is “beginning to unravel.” He said changes recently made effective in highway administration “can easily become a model for other states.” “We’re well on our way toward giving the taxpayer his dollar’s worth in highways," Handley said. Handley said political patronage should not reach into the professional echelons of the highway department. He pointed out that professional appraisers and landbuyers and a new highway executive director were employed without political considerations. “There is still some politics in the highway department,” he said, “and probably always will be.” Handley said former Gov. George Craig’s suggestion of a one-man state highway commission “doesn’t lend itself to our system ot government.” Handley said that sometime before Nov. 26 he will release in two parts the 1958 highway construction program’s detailed plans, and on that date he will appear on a statewide television network to re(Continued on Page Five) Red Cross Planning Home Nursing Class Meet Next Tuesday. To Organize Class Plans were announced today by Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary of the Adams county Red Cross chapter, for classes in the home care of the sick and injured to be organized at a meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the home economics room of Decatur high school.. Mrs. Oelberg stated that if enough persons are interested in enrolling in the course, classes will be organized for both the afternoon and evening. The course requires 14 hours of instruction. The bourse is open to any person interested and no fee is charged. Only cost to those taking the course will be the cost of the text book. The classes will stress care of the sick and injured and will also feature disaster training. Teaching the classes will be Mrs. Arthur Miller for the evening classes and Mrs. R. W. Johnson for the afternoon classes. Both of these Decatur women recently completed the Red Cross home nursing instructors’ course at Huntington.

U.S. Must Maintain Network Os Bases Secret Mission To Make Report Soon WASHINGTON (UP)—A tabsecret presidential mission, winding up a year-long global study, will report soon that the network of U.S. overseas military bases must be maintained for a long time to come, administration officials disclosed today. The special report will state, however, that some changes may be necessary in the operation of U.S. defense outposts. It will recommend new uses of some existing bases, a shift in personnel at others and a reduction in the acreage of some, informants said. The report is expected to be submitted to President Eisenhower in about two weeks. May Send IRBMTs To Europe Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, reflecting the forthcoming recommendations, told a news conference Tuesday that “it would be desirable” to station intermediate range ballistic missiles (IRBM) at European sites. This is one way the primary mission of some foreign bases might change in the i vears ahead. The United States does not yet have an operational IRBM but is~ testing two, the Air Force Thor and the Army Jupiter. IRBM's have an effective range of 1,500, compared with 5,009 miles foran intercontinental ballistic mistile (ICBM) Both this country and Russia possess ICBM's but only Russia claffns to have one ready tor tactical use. Defense officials say IRBM’s stationed in Europe close to Russia would counter any lead the Soviets might have in developing an intercontinental missile. Studying Possible Moves Dulles also said the United States was giving active study to establishing a nuclear weapons stockpile in Western Europe where it would be readily available in case of attack. nn Puce 81x* Appropriations Are Approved By Council Ordinance Adopted By Council Tuesday An ordinance approving additional appropriations totalling $2,691.88, to be met with money from the city general fund, was adopted fay the city council at its regular meeting Tuesday evening at city hall. The additional appropriations include SIOO, city judge supplies; SSOO, clerk-treasurer regular salary; $225, clerk-treasurer temporary labor; S3OO, police equipment; SSOO, volunteer firemen salaries; S3OO, department of health salaries; $64.50, official records; $31.38, old age survivors insurance; sl7l, Barger ditch assessment, and SSOO, insurance. These appropriations will now be submitted to the state board of tax commissioners for final approval. A petition for the installation of a sewer along 13th street from Washington to Meibers street, to connect with the Meibers street sewer, was filed by John Simmerman and others. This petition was referred to the street and sewer committee in conjunction with the city engineer. Another ordinance adopted by the council Tuesday night approved a 10-year renewal of a contract between the city and the school city for the rental of the southward playground. The city rents this property for sl. a year. A letter received by the city attorney, John L. DeVoss, from the Nickle Plate railroad, indicated that the company is taking steps, to eliminate the holding up of city crossings for long periods of time. It was pointed out that recent complaints might have resulted from the fact that heavy railway traffic was necessary in Decatpr because of the large number of cars loaded with soybean* being- brought into the city. ■■ v» . - r . y../ -

New Political Setback To Ike . And Republicans Meyner Reelected Governor As Chief Setback For G.O.P. WASHINGTON (UP)— Election ; returns from New Jersey, Virginia . and New York City added up today to another political setback for President Eisenhower and the GOP. For the Democrats, the reelec1 tion of Gov. Robert B. Meyner in New Jersey projected a new glamor boy into the array of potential candidates for the 1960 presidential nomination. This was a real defeat for the- administration, which had gone all out in support of Republican Malcolm S. Forbes. But in Virginia, the National Democratic Party could draw little more comfort than the GOP over the fact that the Democratic candidate for governor won more easily than in 1953. The Demoi cratic campaign there was keyed to massive resistance to racial integration in schools and was a r»- ~ minder that the Democratic family quarrel over the civil rights issue can only become more ini tense. p On that issue, Qpv.-elect J. : Ltodsay Almond Jr. in Virginia had nothing In common with Stay.ner or Mayor Robert F. Wagner i Jr. of New York City, who typify ■ the northern Democratic position in support of a strong civil rights 1 program. Wagner Wins 3-to-l Wagner, son of the late new deal : senator, was reelected Tuesday when he overwhelmed Republican Robert K. Christenberry by a . 3-to-l margin. He polled the largi est plurality ever given a mayoral candidate in New York. In Tuesday’s scattered off-year elections, the Republicans had to settle for what satisfaction they could get out of victories in two special congressional elections to fill vacancies in the House. These elections were in the Atlantic City district in New Jersey and a Philadelphia suburban district in Pennsylvania. There was no significant departure from the normal Voting pattern in the two districts, which have been heavuy Republican in recent elections. , President Eisenhower gave his personal endorsement to Forbes, Christenberry and Ted Dalton, the GOP nominee for governor of Virginla. Only last week, the President said a Forbes victory would be a "great big shot in the arm’’ for Republicans still hurting from the unexpected loss of a Wisconsin Senate seat in a special election in August. Nixon Spoke For Forbes The Republican national headquarters threw everything they could into New Jersey. Vice President Richard M. - Nixon headed the list erf visiting campaigners. But nearly complete returns indicated that the handsome Meyner had won by a margin greater than his 150,000 pluarality of four years ago. Meyner carried with him the New Jersey Assembly, putting Democrats in control for the first time in 20 years, and making his victory that much harder for Republicans to swallow. The Eisenhower prestige was at stake in a different way in Virginia. Sen. Harry F. Byrd, leader of the Conservative state Democratic organization and erstwhile friend of the Eisenhower administration, personally led his troops into the battle. He wanted an unmistakable showing of Southern (Continued on Page Five) British Airliner Crashes, 15 Dead BRISTOL, England — (IF — A Bristol Britain is a "Whispering Giant” turbo-prop airliner crashed near here today, killing the 15 persons on board. The death toll was confirmed by Bristol Aircraft, manufactures of the big tour-engine plane. . An official of the Gloucestershire Ambulance Brigade said ear- ’ her that 13 of the bodies had been recovered from the wreckage. * • ■ ■ .

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