Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 22 November 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 276.

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IDLY CURIOUS LINE the path as the State of Wisconsin’s 7-ton Crime Laboratory mobile unit unloads at Madison the tools and trophies taken from the shed of Edward Geih at his farm near Plainfield. It was in the shed that the body of Mrs. Bernice Worder was found and at the Madison Crime Laboratory that Gein admitted murdering her and another woman.

U.S. Missile Experts Push Output Order Gear U.S. Missile Output On Massive Basis First Time. WASHINGTON (UP)—U.S. missile - expediters pushed-—today toward a production order which a key congressman said.wouldgear mfislCe output' for the first*time on a “massive" basis. There were indications the order would put both the Amy Jupiter and tire Air Force Thor 1,500-mile intermediate range ballistic missiles into full scale production, instead of eliminating one of them. Both have been tested successfully. The nation’s defense was a primary target for President Eisenhower, tackling a pile of work after his Georgia golf vacation. He held a regular weekly cabinet meeting this morning and was to confer this afternoon with the National Security Council. A Pentagon conference between efense Secretary Neil H McK) roy and Missile Director William M. Holaday Thursday gave a hint something may be in the wind for the missile program. Expects Action Soon Rep. George H Mahon <D-Tex.) forecast top-level production decisions “very soon" probably in a few days. Mahon is chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee investigating the U.S. missile lag behind Russia. After secret hearings with top defense officials Mahon and members of his committee said they would not be surprised to see the Thor-Jupiter controversy resolved by an order to build both. The subcommittee is flying today to the Army’s Redstone Arsenal at Huntsville, Ala., where the Jupiter was developed and later will Inspect the Cape Canaveral, Fla., missile test range and a missile tracking station in Puerto Rico. At the same time administration officials lifted the 114 on more developments in the missile race with Russia. Missile Base Started —A huge missile base will be started next year at Cheyenne, Wyo., apparently for use in case of war to fire the 5,000-mile Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile, which is still being developed —Air Force Production Chief Lt. Gen. C. S. Irvine said the Air Force right now could develop and launch a space ship of “considerable size.” Irvine said research is being conducted on both “manned ballistic missilse” and “space platforms” to orbit around the globe. Mahon said he was encouraged by what he learned at the hearings. He said there is no doubt this country now lags behind Russia, both in the intermediate and the intercontinental range missile, but that he believes the lag now can be overcome. - INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy north, mostly cloudy south tonight and Saturday with snow likely extreme south tonight and early Saturday. Continued cold. Low tonight mostly in the 20s. High Saturday 35-42. Sunset today 5:25 p. m. Sunrise Saturday 7:37 a, m. Outlook for Sunday: Cloudy with snow north and mow mixed with rain south. Lows Saturday night around 30. Highs Sunday 35-42.

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LAB GETS “BUTCHER’S” TOOLS

Court Hears Motion To Withdraw Plea Hearing Continues Ater Noon Recess Four witnesses for the defense, in t'he verified application for a plea to withdraw a plea of guilty in the case of the state of Indiana against Dale Death for public intoxication, were called during the 2% hour morning session. Judge Parrish ordered the court reconvene al 2 p. in.', and told the press that he intends to hear the • -ease-through today, -if possible. Witnesses called thus morning were dark Richard Lewton, poTTce officer Raymond Seitz, Mrs. Joe Morin, former Decatur Daily Democrat reporter, and chief of police James Borders. Robert Anderson, defense attorney, opened the hearing with the remark that the defendant wanted an opportunity to conduct the trial on its merits. He read a portion of a supreme court decision that stated the circuit court ?ould exercise its discretion in such a case. Prosecuting attorney Lewis Lutz Smith, who has not yet had a chance to present the state’s 'ase, filed at that time an answer to the motion to withdraw the plea of guilty. Smith then explained more about the case from which Anderson had read a portion, stating that the case was decided just this summer, June, 1957, and that it also states that there is no reason why the plea should be ,withdrawn when the defendant understands the charge and penalty. Smith then pointed out that the court must consider the interests of the people of the state of Indiana as well as those of the defendant, and that the defendant had a right, to withdraw his plea only if it can be proved that he was deprived of substantial ■ights. Richard E. Lewtoh, clerk of the circuit court, was then called, and testified as to the filing of the city court record of the case, the filing of the appeal, the filing of the affidavit for the charge as public intoxication, and setting of bond for change of plea. The verifie4 plea was then admitted into evidence over the objections of Smith, who stated that it contained conclusions to which he objected. Raymond Seitz, a city policeman for the past two years, was then called to the stand. Seitz testified that he had reported to the scene of an accident at the Standard Grocery, and had then talked to Dale Death, and had taken him to headquarters in the police ear. He left him in the care of Vic Strickler, and then drove to the home of chief of police James Borders, and Informed him of the condition of the defendant. Borders and Seitz returned to the city hall about 15 minutes after Seitz had left. Seitz testified that Death was not on duty, but was to repeal for duty at 11 p. m. CST. Seitz then continued that he signed an affidavit against Death at the police station, but that the one used in the trial was another affidavit, signed the next morning, which included the words "near the Standard Food Market" in it. Seitz testified that to his knowledge no warrant or summons had been issued to the defendant, that (Conti*. uc.<k on Page elgibt; '

Israel, Jordan Relations Are Growing Worse Jordan Threatens Action On Series Os Border Clashes - By WALTER LOGAN United Frees Staff Correspondent between Israel and Jordan worsened today following a series of border ■ clashes. Jordan threatened to “take necessary action” if a 37-year-old farmer allegedly kidnaped toy an Israeli armed patrol was not returned by noon today, but no official sources in Amman had yet elaborated on the dramatic ultimatum. Newspap-is in Amman, Jordan, violently attacked Israel and said the Jordanian army was standing by “ready to repulse any aggressive attempts by the Israeli enemy." Reports from Jordanian Jerusalem said citizens there were carrying arms in violation of martial law. —— -- —- Israel described the Jordan farmer as an “infiltrator,” said he would be brought to trial and denied the "kidnaping" charges. An Army spokesman said he was captured well inside Israeli territory and not kidnaped from Jordan. Protest to U-N. A Jerusalem, Israel, dispatch reported a small group of tourists en route to* Israel was detained for several hours today by Jordan's border police. Israeli officials have protested to the United Nations against Jordan’s halting of an Israeli convoy en route to Mt. Scopus, an Israeli enclave within Jordanian territory containing a hospital. The Israeli dispatch said reports from Jordanian Jerusalem told of troop movements in the city and on the roads leading to it and said they have increased recently. Col. Byron Leary, chief U N. observer, was expected to return to Jerusalem this afternoon from a meeting with King Hussein on the convoy dispute. Congressmen to Cairo The flareup between Israel and Jordan came as the United States was trying to prevent Egypt from falling entirely into the Soviet economic orbit (OratlaoM o» Page Eight) Urge Card Shower For Paralyzed Boy For Fifth Birthday Little Berry Emenhiser, 504 W. Monroe street, Decatur, will celebrate his fifth birthday next Wednesday. AU boys have birthdays, but there is something different about this one. For some time Berry has been suffering from a malady which has taken him on repeated trips to the hospital. Except for being able to slightly move one hand, he is completely paralyzed. The doctors are unable to give further treatment, and unless a miracle takes place, Berry’s birthday win have to be his Christmas, also. He enjoys pretty cards and picture books. A moment of time, a birthday greeting, and a postage ptamp would do much to make these days happy for Berry. He lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Emenhiser, at 604 W. Monroe St.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 22,1957

Cost Os Living Climb Is Checked In October After 13-Month Spiral

Hundreds Flee Forest Fires In California High Winds Drive Fire From Control In South California By UNITED PRESS High winds drove a fast-moving forest fire out of control in the San Gabriel Valley of southern California today, and hundreds of home owners and campers fled from its 10-mile path. The California storm also was blanied for injuring several persons aboard a Western Air Lines plane which hit the turbulent weather over Ontario, Calif. Two small boats Were driven aground by the high winds and four naval vessels headed out to sea to ride out the storm. The wind caused widespread damage and utility failures but no deaths were reported. A near blizzard that hit northern. New. Mexico Thursday continued during the night and overspread most of the state and the Texasr Panhandle. ‘ The California storm, with gustss that reached 90 miles per hour, kicked up a blinding sand and dust storm Thursday and fanned a aks in the Angeles National Forest out of control The U.S. Forest Service said the blaze had blackened more* than 15,000 acres of the forest. They said the fire apparently started late Thursday when a convict road gang upset a portable stove. About 100 school children at a camp north of Mt. Wilson were evacuated, along with residents of nearby Santa Anita canyon. The New Mexico snowstorm dumped up to 6 inches at Tucumcari and 10 inches at Las Vegas. About 200 motorists were stranded for a time on ice-bound U.S. 66 east of Albuquerque, and weathermen warned that driving in the area Wip hazardous. Rainfall during the night occurred over most of Texas and into southern Oklahoma and the lower Mississippi Valley Although most amounts were light, Brownsville, Tex., was swamped with a three-inch deluge in two hours. >nliiiu •<> *■**•• Elgin* Josiah 0. Parrish. Dies This Morning Lifelong Resident Os County Is Dead Josiah O. Parrish, 78, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 7:30 o’clock this morning at his home in Monroe, following a month’s illness. He was born in Adams county Jan. 16, 1879, a son of Joseph and Nancy Jane Smith-Parrish. He was first married to Daisy Gilbert, who died in 1918. He then married Bessie Andrews March 16, 1925. Mr. Parrish was a retired farmer and also an employe of the Centray Soya Co. for 10 years until his retirement six years ago. He was a member of the Monroe Methodist church. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Lake O. Parrish of Grabill, and Lee E. Parrish of Monroe; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Mann of Lynn; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Vera Hower of Muskegon, Mich.; a Otto Wise of Columbia, S. C.; nine grandchildren! two greatgrandchildren; two brothers, John W. Parrish of Decatur, and James Parrish of Willshire, O„ and one sister, Mrs. Jason Essex of Elmira, Ark. Two brothers are deceased. ; 1-'--.. /x Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m'. Sunday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 p. m. at the Monroe Methodist church, the Rev. Willis Gierhart officiating. Burial will be in Zion cemetery at Honduras. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m. Saturday until time of the services.

Union Thanksgiving Service Is Planned Annual Service On Thursday Morning The annual Thanksgiving day service, sponsored by the Associated churches of Decatur, will be ’ held at the Firs* Baptist church ■ Thursday, Ns*. at 9 a.m. The F -i averse Chandler, pastor :t .«e First Christian church, will deliver the sermon, which is entitled, “For These, Give Thanks.” Other Decatur ministers who will participate in the service are the Rev. Lawrence Norris, Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church, the Rev. Harold Bond, First Presbyterian church, the Rev. J. O. Penrod, Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, the Rev. William C. Feller, Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. Paul Parker, Nuttman Ave. U. B. church, and the Rev. Stuart H. Brightwell, First Baptist church, host pastor. Robert Flora, president of the Associated Churches of Decatur, will read the presidential proclamation. The .Thanksgiving anthem, “Accept Our Thanks” < arranged Hodson l wiU l^ 4 oa& by ffie Baptist church choir, under ‘he direction of Mrs. Stuart Bright’(yrill. I The Thanksgiving plfering will be for the United Nations international children’s emergency fund (UNICEF). This agency supplies clothing, food, and other necessities to the underprivileged children of foreign countries. The service is open to the public and the people of Decatur are encouraged to attend this service of thanksgiving and praise. Huge Missile Base Planned In Wyoming Indicate Base For Long-Rahge Atlas WASHINGTON (UP)—Atlas Intercontinental ballistic missiles apparently will be pointed squarely at Russia from a huge new missile base to be built in Wyoming. The Defense Department announced late Thursday the 65 million dollar base will be built at Francis E- Warren Air Force Base near Cheyenne. The Pentagon said construction would begin "during toe middle part” of next year. The base presumably would be ready about toe time toe United States has toe Atlas fully perfected and rolling off production lines. The missile Is undergoing tests at the Cape Canaveral, Fla., testing center now. Ths Pentagon did not announce the exact purpose of the new "missile site ” But observers gathered from toe wording of the announcement it was intended as a base for toe 5,500-mile range ALIdS« The Warren site apparently will be fully equipped for toe launching of the big missiles which could streak across toe top of toe world to land a nuclear payload on Russian targets in 30 minutes in case The Defense Department said of war. . lv» iirfl mw'Rtr Wfrt Miss Bertha Heller Is Rotary Speaker Miss Bertha Heller, librarian of ‘he Decatur public library, was the guest speaker at toe weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the In commemorating national book Youth and Community center, week. Miss Heller told the service club the history of the Decatur library, and of toe books and other services the library affords. W. Guy Brown was chairnum of the. program. Robert Smith, club president, announced there will be no meeting next week, because of Thanksgiving Day. On Dec. 5, Ken Eliasson, of Sweden, exchange student at the Decatur high school under sponsorship of toe Rotary club, will speak on his experiences in the United States and Decatur.

Informed Air Force In June Os Satellite Air Force Advised By Research Firm Os Russian Flans WASHINGTON (UP) — A research firm doing top secret work for toe ewvernment advised the Air Force last June 21 Russia would launch an earth satellite probably on Sept. 17. Rhssia launched Sputnik No. I 17 days later on Oct. 4. A copy of toe report to the Air Force, made by the Rand Corporation of Santa Monica, Calif , was made available to the United Press. The concern is an independent non-profit organization doing secret research and development including contracts with the Air Force and Atomic Energy Commission. Contained Dog Sketch The 24-page report summarized recent Soviet publications which, the Rand Corp, study said, indicated.the Russians were .about.to send a satellite into orbit around the earth. The report, given to the Air Force June 21, contained a sketch of a dog harnessed for mate of the Soviet satellite launching on Russia’s announced intention to '.ut several satellites into orbit, rxu toe announced postponement t toe U.S. satellite launching uhti 1 anarch, 1958. Great Propaganda Value “The prestige and propaganda value to be gained from a premier launching of an earth satellite, whether Ihstrumented or not, undoubtedly present a circumstance far too attractive for the opportunists in toe Kremlin to ignore,” the report said. «ep. John E Moss (D-Calif.), chairman of a House Information subcommittee, sharply criticized the Air Force for failing to act on toe warning and for following a “public be damned" information policy is not alerting the American people. The Rand report also warned that Russia’s interest in space flight is “not merely academic or superficial but is as serious and purposeful as interest can be in a subject that is sponsored to the hilt by a ruthless totalitarian regime.” Mrs. Ethel Fabian Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Funeral services will be held Saturday for Mrs. Ethel Flaugh Fabian, a leading operator at the Winter Street General Electric nlant, Fort Wayne, who died Thursday morning at the Parkview memorial hospital in that city aft?r a serious idness of four months. She was a lifelong resident of Mien county and Fort Wayne. She was a member of the ladies auxiliary of toe Disabled American Veterans, the G. E. Quarter-Cen-tury club, and toe Order of Eastern Star. Mre. Fabian’was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran church. Surviving are the husband, Ernst H. Fabian; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Oscar Moser of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Vivian Hutchinson of Dayton, O.; a sister. Miss Margaret Flaugh of Hoagland, and four brothers. Clark Flaugh of Decatur, Calvin Flaugh of Hoagland, John Flaugh of New Haven, and Russell Flaugh of oFrt Wayne. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at toe D. O. McComb A Sons funeral home, the Rev. J. Luther Seng officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF cemetery at New Haven. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. The Eastern Star will hold services at 7 p.m.* todav and the ladies auxiliary at the DAV at 8 p.m.

May Send Gein To Mental Institution No Contest Likely To Plea Os Insanity WAUTOMA, Wis. (UP) - Ed Gein, who has confessed he murdered and butchered two women and robbed the fresh graves of nine others, may be confined to a mental institution-today for*the rest of his lifeWaushara County authorities said they would not contest the insanity plea to the one murder with which he has been charged. : ’ I’wouldn’t want to be on record as prosecuting an insane man,” said Dist. Atty. Earl Kileen. Gein, 51, a wispy bachelor who has lived alone on the farm on which he was raised since his mother’s death some years ago, was said by a minister to be weeping in remorse for “the terrible situation he has created." County authorities said Gein could be sent to the state maximum security mental hospital at Waupun immediately after a hearing before Circuit Judge Herbert A. Bunde. The hearing may be held today or Saturday or may be git off for as much as two weeks, Bunde said. Protest us • villagers" over toe planned confinement of Gein without trial was said to have been stilled after village officials conferred with the district attorney. I Sheriff Arthur Schley said farnilies of the women Gein Ms conI fessed removing from their graves will be notified of that fact. Their bodies and those of toe two women he has confessed killing were found in the Gein farmhouse in a ghoulish array of skulls, stuffed and shrunken head masks, and articles made of human skin- These included a vest fashioned from a woman’s torso, a number of chair seats, a drum, and several belts. Gein was arraigned Thursday on a charge of murdering and butchering Mrs. Bernice Worden, 58, a Plainfield hardware store owner, whose body was found in his woodshed Saturday, dressed out like a deer. The frail, ashen-faced farmer also confessed to murdering Mrs. Mary Hogan, 54, a tavern operator of Pine Grove, three years ago, and to robbing nine fresh graves to add to his “house of horrors’’ head and skin collection. Gein was accompanied by his attorney, William Belter, at Thursday’s arraignment before County Judge Boyd Clark. Belter entered toe plea of innocent by reason of insanity and waived preliminary examination. (Continue** on Page eight)

City Employment, Payrolls Decrease C. C. Business's Barometer Issued

The monthly business barometer issued by the Dechtur Chamber of Commerce points up some interesting contrasts. Industrial payrolls of seven industries reporting show a loss over the year of $6,035 from October, 1956 to October. 1957. Employment in the seven industries indicated a drop of 170 employes. ■nils has not affected the economy of the area appreciably, partially because unemployment benefits have partially filled the gap. On the other hand, applications for poor relief have more than doubled during the year. The case load, which stood at 10 families <39 persons) in October, 1956, showed 29 families <l2l persons) receiving aid in October, 1957. A contrast appears in the fact that utility users are increasing, 21 new electric meters were installed during the year, 14 gas meters, 76 telephones (including rural). However, the installation of water meters decreased by five. There were 56 births reported, a drop of five over the previous vear and 13 deaths, an Increase of five. Building permits dropped from 20 to 14, while earloadings increased by 69 over 1956.

Seasonal Drop In Food Prices Is Responsible Consumer Prices In October Hold Fast To September Level WASHINGTON (UP) — The 13i month climb in the cost of living has ended, the government announced today. Consumer prices in October held to their September levels, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The announcement followed a statement Thursday by Labor Secretary James P Mitchell that the inflationary spiral has been checked. A seasonal drop in food prices was primarily responsible for stopping ;the long upward push on family budgets which had occurred every month since August, 1956. The good news was coupled with a warning, however. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted there may' be a slightly higher <wer-aii price index this month because ot higher, . price, .tags .on 1958 autos... It said this gain will offset continued seasonal drops in food prices, which are expected to hit It was 2.9 per cent higher than in October, 1958. • ’ Take-Home ’ Fay': ‘ ■ The index tor October, as for September, was 121.1 per cent of a 1947-49 consumer price average. It was 2.9 er enTber, In a separate report the Labor Department said a half-hour reduction in factory work weeks in October chopped 85 cents a week off the take-home pay of production workers. That drop, together with rising prices over the year, meant a 1 per cent loss in purchasing power from September and a 3 per cent drop compared with a year ago. This loss of buying power, according to Commissioner of Labor >' - Statistics Ewan Clague, was one reason that the price index did not rise- He noted that some people are "not so prosperous as a year ago." For a factory worker with three dependents, October take - home pay was $74.78 a week. In September it was $75.63 and in October, 1956, it was $75.03. Food gprices Drop Most of the 0.5 per cent drop in food prices from September to October, Clague said, was due to lower meat prices, especially those for hogs. The food price index alone for last month was 1.3 per cent below the August, 1957, peak but 2.9 per cent higher than a year agoFresh fruits fell an average es 2.9 per cent while vegetable prices advanced 2.4 per cent. Eggs advanced seasonally 7.1 per cent to a national average of 70 cents a dozen. Higher prices for fresh milk in 15 cities pushed up the average for dairy products. The cost of restaurant meals advanced lyCoffee prices continued a downward trend, falling 2.6 per cent. Durable goods prices were unchanged while those for nondurables and services continued to creep upward. Mitchell said the leveling off a prices is a ‘ good sign" because inflation "has been a concern of many people.” It represents an end of the "so-called inflationary spiral,” he said. 2 Defense Big Item One big item in the nation’s economy appeared certain to go up, however. That was defense on Page eight)

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