Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1957 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No 285.

INTERNATIONAL’S BEST ;. : I .. s||J I ■ hSHeO ; r - ■ * ••-■’:> ■MBIL ,; -l Il K jillßW- s ' ■k ‘ HONEYMOON,” a 1000-pound Hereford Steer, listens unpurturbed to ringing cheers after being named Grand Champion of the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago. Proudly holding his halter-rope is Mrs. Sue’ Secondlno, 19, of West Terre Haute, Ind., the owner. Gov. Harold Handley of Indiana shares the honors.

Economy Drive Proposals Are Given By Ike Some Governments Operations Cut To A Aid Missile Plans WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower and his chief financial advisers today put before Republican congressional leaders plans for reducing and completely eliminating some government operations next year in order to keep the missile-stretched budget balanced. One of the conferees, Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (Ill) left the meeting early and disclosed the general lines of the closed-door talks. The functions which may be eliminated in the economy drive i were specified in the White House strategy session, he said, but he declined to name them publicly. The Presidept, members of his Cabinet and GOP Senate and House leaders met at a White House conference expected to last well into the afternoon. While the White House session was in progress. Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) called upon Eisenhower to resign and let Vice President Richard M. Nixon take over the presidency. New Fiscal Plans Morse’s statement came as Democratic congressional leaders complained the administration still is not showing a great enough sense of urgency about Russia’s space-age military challenge. Eisenhower and his advisers outlined to key Democratic and Republican congressmen Tuesday their plans to meet the Russian threat by strengthening the Atlantic alliance and increasing spending for defense, particularly missiles, and for foreign aid. x Dirksen said the new fiscal plans were outlined by Treasury, Secretary Robert B Anderson and Budget Director Percival Brundage. Dirksen said the final budget figure for the new fiscal year—starting next July I—is “still fluid.” Asked if he thought there was any doubt that the present record peacetime spending rate of 72 billion dollars would have to be increased, he said, “I don’t think there is any assurance on that point." He said the administration hoped through economies, carry-overs of funds now available and other methods of saving, to be able to avoid a material increase in the overall budget even though there will be increases in missile and other categories of defense spendmg To Hold Down Spending The President will make definite Brief Session Held _ , By City Councilmen City council met last night in brief session. A letter was read from the state board of tax commissioners approving the additional appropriations in the general fund. A resolution was passed for the transfer of funds in the recreation department. All members of the council were present.

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Young Indiana Wife Shows Champ Steer Judging Continues At Livestock Show CHICAGO (UP) — A ravenhaired Indiana farm wife today looked forward to collecting about 820,000 and a “farm of our own” «> her 8100 investment in the grand champion steer of the InterTerre Haute, broke into tears of joy Tuesday afternoon when her 1,050-pound, white faced steer named “Honeymoon” captured its second grand championship In a week Last Saturday, Honeymoon won the junior title. Chuck Vood Jr., 16. Spencer, lowa, lock the reserve grand championship with his 1,050 pound steer named Senator. Swine will be judged in the huge amphitheatre today when the 1 grand champion barrows are named. Also scheduled is judging of Aberdeen - Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn breeding cattle, and Dorset, Hampshire, Coriedale and Oxford sheep. Hides Her Tears Mrs. Secondlno made history in the world’s biggest farm show by becoming the first married woihan to exhibit the grand champion since the exposition began in 1900. A crowd of about 5,000 persons watched in silence as veteran cattle judge Dr. A. D. Weber of Kansas State College eyed and prodded the three top steers and then slapped "Honeymoon” across the rump — signifying it was the king of cattledom. The vivacious young woman tugged Honeymoon to the center of the show ring with one hand and covered her eyes to hide the tears with the other hand, "Wow! Oh, man’.” she shouted after recovering her composure, and moments later embraced and kissed her husband, Peter, 23, who broke through a ring of photographers to be at her side. Then, they both kissed the steer. Gov. Harold Handley and Lt. Gov. Crawford F. Parker of Indiana also stepped into the arena to personally congratulate the young people. “I don’t know how to say how I- feel,” Mrs. Secondlno told newsmen- “It’s just wonderful. I’m so happy.” . Mrs. Secondino’s total earnings will be decided Thursday when Honeymoon is auctioned off at the Chicago, Stock Yards. Last year’s grand champion, owned by Penn State, sold for a record of $20.50 per pound, or a total of $20,397. Her husband said “we’ll probably buy a farm of our own” with the money. Another Hoosier Wins Hie steer’s name had a special meaning to the Secondinos who bought the animal for 8100 last February while on their honeymoon in San Antonio, Tex. Honeymoon bested more than 800 exposition entries in his climb to the junior and senior titles. Another Hoosier, Patricia Meade, 18, Camden, Ind., captured the Shorthorn championship with her 950-pound calf, Rowdy. A summer yearling owned by Pennsylvania State University and named PS Otis won the Hereford reserve title. Kenneth P. Eitel, Greencastle, Mo., won the reserve Aberdeen(Conetnued on Fa«« Flv«)

Ike Recovery From Illness Held Amazing Has Busy Schedule Tuesday, Recovery Termed As Amazing WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower's recovery from a cerebral attack 1 appeared today to have well outpaced the expectations of his doctorsOne week ago the President’s physician said his recent illness would “require a* period of rest and substantially decreased activity estimated at several weeks.” His schedule Tuesday and today, however, bore no particular resemblance to “rest And substantially decreased activity.” He scheduled a meeting today with Republican House and Senate leaders to go over administration plans for the next Congress. Later this week, possibly Thursday, he plans to drive to his farm at Gettysburg, Pa., for a long weekend. Tuesday A Long Day The President's' day Tuesday was amazing in its length and oc-, cupation in the light of the doctor’s statements of only a week ago. The President devoted most of the morning to the bipartisan conference of Congressional House and Senate leaders. This meeting lasted from 9:06 a.m. to 12:55 p.m- The President left for an hour and 20 minutes but spent this time in his office. He went to lunch and a midday rest at about 1 p.m. and returned to his office at 2:30 p.m. There he held conferences with Dr. James R. Killian, his special scientific adviser, and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. He also dictated to his personal secretary, Mrs- Aim Whitman. Thus his uiuce aay, excluding the hour and a half off.for lunch, jan from 8:15. a.m. to 5:90 p.m. SnT“S W^«iW r buU'rtfos about his having suffered either a clot or a vascular spasm in one of the small blood vessels of his brain to the point that it had caused some speech impediment. Speech Impediment Gone The speech impediment has disappaeared and the White House has decided to discontinue daily medical bulletins as long as the <(:nati. ueO on Page Five)

Adult Boy Scout Leaders Honored District Meeting Held Here Tuesday Sylvan Zuercher, of Berne, was among four Boy Scout adult leaders honored at the south district annual meeting of the Anthony Wayne council, Boy Scouts of America, held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Tuesday night. Zuercher received special recognition because of his work with the south district camporee, held at Pine Lake in early fall. Others honored were the Rev. Marvin Hall, of Bluffton, for his organizationalwork; Harry McFaren, of Bluffton, for outstanding work as a commissioner; and John Shambarger, of Redkey, for his work in organization. Rev. Hall gave the invocation preceding the annual dinner. Gene Rydell, who has served as district chairman for the past two years, welcomed the group to Decatur. John Carlson, district executive, told of the district’s progress in 1957, and presented a challenge for 1958, which includes centering attention on reaching the boys. R. L. Van Horn, council executive, then gave a short talk on the over-all council program. Carlson then recognized the outstanding workers for the year. Nominations were not made because deep snow prevented part of the nominating committee from arriving for the meettai? The district chairman and his “team” accepted the challenge for better work in 1958, and the program closed with a movie on the 1957 national jubilee. Those who attended from Decatur were: Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rydell, Mr. and Mrs. W. Guy Brown, Harold Hitchcock, Herbert Kitson. Fred Scheiderer, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Everhart; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fravel, Mr. and Mrs. JHytnan Krueckeberg, Mr. and Mttf. Robert Raudenbush, Mr. and. Kjf. Gerald Durkin, Mr. and Thomas, David R. Smifhj t> D. Schmitt. Earl W. DeWeSfe, Bill Schulte, O. L. Schulta, Dr. Melvin Weisman. Robert H. Heller, and Mr. and Mrs. Melson Doty.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 4, 1957.

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Gov. Handley Think Jenner To Run Again Expresses Hope Os Reconsideration Os Retirement Plans INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Governor Handley said today he believes there is a "fair” chance that Sen. William E- Jenner’s colleagues in Washington will get him to change his mind about not seeking reelection in 1958. Handley said at a news conference that he has “a mounting wave of hope that upon his return to the Senate in January his (Jenner’s) colleagues may prevail upon him to change his mind.” Jenner announced last Saturday he would not be a candidate for another six-year term when his present term expires next year. Handley admitted he long has had an “ambition” to be a U.S. senator “but I want to do it in the normal course of events—l don’t want to take any short cuts.” He said he could not answer at this time any question about whether he would be a candidate for Jenner’s seat, because he wants Jenner to keep it himself and thinks the chances are "fair” that Jenner will change his mind. Postpones Own Decision Jenner, he said, is “one of the stalwarts of the Senate and one that America in this trying hour can ill afford to lose.” He said he hopes the “ferment of public opinion during the next few months may alter the senator’s decision.” The governor said he will not make up his mind about seeking the nomination next summer at the Republican state convention until he i? certain Jenner will not (Continues ex. Five)

73 Enrolled Here In Auction School 75th Session Os School Underway The 75th session of the nationally known Reppert school of auctioneering opened Monday with 73 students in attendance, representing 43 states and one Canadian province. Thirteen well qualified instructors will teach all phases of auctioneering for 3 weeks: real estate, tobacco, jewelry, registered livestock, merchandise, fruit, antiques, farm sales, merchandise, household goods and in fact, any commodity that can be converted into cash. Students are instructed in voice techniques, physical culture, salesmanship, personality, livestock judging, real estate sales, pedigree study and how to overcome stage fright. Instructors are: Q. R. Chaffee, dean of instructors and manager of sessions. Chaffee is a graduate of Westchester State Teachers College, Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania State College and the Reppert school of auctioneering; G. L. Pettit, Bloomfield, lowa, nationally known instructor and auctioneer; C. B. Drake, Decatur, Hl., owner and operator of America’s leading dealer’s wholesale auto auction; H. W. Sigrist, Fort Wayne, merchandise and commercial; Walter Carlson, advertising and publicity; Ray Elliott, Portland, general farm sales and community livestock; Gene Slagle, Marion, Ohio, graduate of Ohio State, registered dairy cattle, sale management and judging; Homer Pollock, Delphos, Ohio, real estate, appraisements and general auctioneering; Clyde M. Wilson, Marion, Ohio, furniture and antiques; Earl Wright. Mount Gilead, Ohio, registered livestock and farm sales; C. M. Jones, Oak Park, Hl.; George G. Borum, Centralia, Hl.,- tobacco auctioneering, and H. B. Sager, registered beef cattle sales, and pedigree study. Dr. Roland Reppert is president of the school.

More Blood Donors Still Needed Here Bloodmobile Unit In Decatur Friday More than 60 blood donors are still needed for the bloodmobile visit in Decatur Friday, despite a phone-crew attempt to contact prospective donors, Mrs. Ed Bauer, ehairman of the program, said today. "The blood program may save your life in case of accident or disease,” Mrs. Bauer stressed, "by making blood of your type available to you when you need it.” Anyone from Adams county may receive blood free from Red Cross sources any place in the country when they need It, for only service charges, because this county takes part in the bloodmobile program. Seven doctors and ten nurses will give of their time to help with the valuable program, Mrs. Bauer explained. The following medical doctors will be on duty on hour shifts between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the collecting hours at the Decatur community center; Dr. John Terveer. Dr. Harold Zwick, Dr. William Freeby, Dr. G. J. Kohne. Dr. John Carroll, Dr. Arthur Girod, and Dr. James Burk. Nurses who win donate their time to help those who give blood are Mrs. Arthur Miller, Mrs. Mary* Colfer, Mrs. Robert Hess, Mrs. Harold Keller, Mrs. Wilbur Fuelling, Mrs. James Inskeep, Mrs. Leonard Soliday, Mrs. Wilbur Meeks, Mrs. Cloice Eicher, and Miss Margaret Eiting. Persons’ up to 60 years of age may donate blood, and they are given simple pulse, blood, and other necessary tests by the nurses before donating. If any question arises, the do'tar cn duty is consulted. A total rd I*< -’’-its of blood must be collected during this visit of the bloodmobile to keep the area blood bank stocked with all the types of blood which it must carry. The Adams •: ;nty memorial hospital s a m bit of the area blood bank, and draws on it when it needs a supply for accident or illness cases.

Unit Donated For Hospital Addition Home Demonstration Clubs Donate Unit The 636 members of Adams county’s 22 home demonstration dubs will furnish a unit for the -ew hospital addition, Mrs. R. C. Hersh, president of the Adams county home demonstration club council, announced today. Plans for the project began Oct. 19 at the achievement day, where each local club president decided to take the issue up with her club members. Every one of the clubs then voted to take part in the project, and each member will contribute a dollar toward the unit. Each member will pay her club treasurer, who in turn will give the money to the county treasurer, Mrs. John Leyse. The clubs plan to complete the project by Dec. 31. The donation from the home demonstration clubs was the 26th to be announced, although several more §re under consideration. There are 35 units in the new addition, which brings the hospital Up to 85-unit size. The present hospital contains 50 units. Among the 26 units given so far are three double units, in honor of Dr. Amos Reusser by his five daughters: the Central Soya union, local 261 of the United Brewery Workers: and in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick by Helen Niblick Stoner and Josephine Niblick Edwards. The Adams county medical society has given 84.350 to furnish the father’s waiting room and the doctors’ and nurses’ rooms. Single unit donors include memorials to the following: Mrs. Emma Lankenau, R. N-; Mrs. (Continued on Pace Five)

Auto Smashes Info Shoppers, Two Are Killed Driver Apparently Stricken By Heart Attack In Miami MIAMI, Fla. — (W— A car, driven by a 79-year-old man who apparently suffered a heart attack, went out of control today at Miami’s busiest downtown intersection and smashed into a crowd of Christmas shoppers. Two persons were killed and eight injured, police reported. Officers said that several others received minor cuts and bruises when the car swerved violently at the corner Os Miami Avenue and Flager Street and struck down the shoppers, many of them carrying Christmas packages. Four of the injured who were hospitalized included a Negro mother and her three children. Police at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where the victims were taken, withheld names of the two dead until their families had been notified. Lt. Herb E. Lange, bead of the ’rescuse squad, said toe car driven by Lester Feckham Frohock of Miami, went out of control at the midtown corner and swerved “crazily all over Miami Avenue" before coming to a violent halt in a plate glass window of Howard's clothing store. The driver was injured. Left in the bloody path of the car were the bodies of the two dead and the injured. Two of the injured were thrown down an open sidewalk freight elevator shaft and five others, Including the Negro family, were thrown through the plate glass windows. “The driver apparently suffered a heart attack while driving,” Lange said. 'j r-t,Kg 81 r’ Music Concert Here Thursday Evening The Civic Music Association will sponsor a piano-violin concert. featuring Benno and Sylvia Rabinof, at ine Decatur Youth and Comunity Center, Thursday. Doors will be open at 7:30 p. m. Decatur Catholic high school students will act as ushers. They axe: Lute Ferma, Mary Helen Schwaller, Nancy Colchin, Don Wietfeldt and Tom Kollman. Bids Are Awarded By Commissioners Various Contracts Awarded By Board Bids were considered Tuesday by the Adams county commissioners for kerosene, diesel fuel, gasoline, grease and tires. Contracts for kerosene were awarded to the Petrie Oil Co. The bid was .164. Standard Oil was awarded the contract for grease with a low bld of .13. Beavers Oil Service was awarded the diesel fuel contract on a bid of .139. The gasoline contract went to the Petrie Oil Co., who bid .22. Other bids were as follows: for kerosene, per galon, Ohio Oil Co;, .189; Natue Oil Co., .159; Beavers Oil Service .165. For gasoline per gallon, Ohio Oil Co., .221; East Indiana Oil and Supply Co,. .22149; Natue Oil Co., .2215; Stanrad Oil .222; Beavers Oil Service .224. For diesel fuel per gallon: Eastern Indiana Oil and Supply .143; Petrie Oil Co., .144; Natue Oil Co., .1465, and toe Ohio Oil Co., .164. ) Contract for tires was let to the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company. Two other companies bid for the tire contract, the Zurcher Mobilgas garage, Monroe, and the Eastern Indiana Oil and Supply.

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Most Os Indiana Is Blanketed By Snow Goshen Has Lowest Reading In State By UNITED PRESS The mercury dipped as low as 9 above zero in Indiana today on the heels of a wintry storm,which blanketed most of Hoosierland with one to three inches of snow and set the stage for at least six deaths. Goshen had a reading of 9 de--1 grees above zero, coldest temper- ’ ature reported in the state thus far this season. It was 13 at Lafayette, 15 at Fort Wayne, 18 at Indianapolis, 23 at South Bend and 29 at Evansville this morning. Hie weather bureau said a twoinch snow cover was observed over some north and central areas. The snow did not accumulate quite as deeply as it appeared it would before the storm swept from a wide bapd across toe state’s midsection Tuesday morning to northern areas in toe after- : noon. Deaths to which the weather contributed included a 2-year-old . Fort Wayne girl killed in a drive- , | way by a backing truck as she . played with a sled, a 55-year-old j Michigan woman killed in a traf- j tic accident on an icy road near Huntington, a Greensburg woman killed on a snow-covered highway, a state highway worker killed by a car while sanding a Jackson County bridge, and two children who burned to death in an apartment fire blamed on an overheated stove. r The Z.iow cover probably will melt by Thursday, for fair and warmer weather with tempera- “ tores in the upper 40s and around 50 are due, and the mild readings will stick around FridayNo more precipitation was due , before Friday night or Saturday, , and then it probably will be one- ( fourth to one-half inch of rain, the , weatherman said in his long-range forecast. ( (Co mi'll O') o" Pagw Six) ' ’ < Plan Auction, Sale For Youth Center ; I Auction Is Planned 1 Saturday, Dec. 14 A public auction and bake sale < to raise 82,000 for the Decatur 1 Youth and Community Center ’ will be staged at the old Ford 1 agency, &e Boknecht building, t on the corner of Monroe and 1 Third streets, Saturday, Dec. 14, J. Ward Calland, president of the i Decatur Memorial Foundation, I The., said today. ' All persc..j interested in help- ’ ing the youth center are being contacted this week by commit- J tees to help with the project, Cal- , land explained. The youth center draws its funds from three sources, Calland continued. Meetings held at the center pay for a large share of the expenses, and city taxes cover about one-third. To keep rates and taxes down to the minimum, the foundation, which is responsible for the building of the center, sponsors a yearly fund-raising drive to aid the youth activities. The Reppert auction school, under the direction of Dr. Roland Reppert and Col. Q. R. Chaffee, wil conduct the auction, starting at 8 p. m. a week from Saturday. At a meeting of the foundation Tuesday night, several committee chairmen were appointed to get the project rolling, Calland _ said. As last year, all city industries, merchants, professional men, lodges, and private citizens will be invited to donate articles to be C. I. “Scotty” Finlayson was named chairman of the committee which will contact local industries. Miss Frances Dugan was asked to contact all women’s clubs in the area. Lloyd Cowens was named chairman of the professional men’s committee; Earl Fuhrman, retailer’s committee; Cal Yost, garages, filling stations, auto agencies, and farm service dealers; and James K. Staley, lodges.

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Weather May Further Delay Initial Firing Last-Minute Delay Is Experienced la Satellite Launching CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UP) —Last minute complications—of a routine nature—delayed this nation's first satellite launchlag attempt today and bad weather could further upset the timetable. A storm front, expected to be of only short duration, was moving in on the Cape Canaveral launching site this morning with brisk winds.. W--A The Navy’s Vanguard launching team, minutely check-listing every function of the missile that will carry America’s baby moon into space, expected to be ready for touching off the carrier around 3 p.m, c.s.t. By that time, however, a storm with winds up to 25 miles an hour was expected to be whipping the area. The front was expected to pass within an hour or so. leaving the weather suitable for a launching. It was emphasized here and in Washington that no other missilefiring schedules had interfered with the firing of the Vanguard, which had top priority. - All Minor Troubles Herschel Schooley, Defense Department public information chief, said “it is perfectly obvious they are getting a lot of variables” in putting the Vanguard through its pre-flight test and "they have to doctor the times as they go along.” All troubles found in the intricate mechanism were apparently of a minor nature that needed only adjustments to prepare the missile for a perfect flight.. Winds rose to 18 miles an hour at the missile launching site this morning and visibility was expected to be near zero by the scheduled 3 p.m. launching time. An H-hour countdown that must precede the launching began at 4 a.m- During the countdown period every member of the launching team rehearses his assignments until all are letter perfect when the big shoot is ready to go. Takes Only 10 Minutes Although the Vanguard was getting preferential treatment here, other members of the iXS. missile family also were being readied. These included the Snark, an Air Force guided missile, and probably the Thor, a ballistic missile also belonging to the Air Force. Preparations on these missiles in no way interfered with the Vanguard project, however. Once it was shot, the success or failure of the first full - fledged satellite test by this nation would be determined in 10 breathtaking minutes. In that time the rocket would have completed its three INDIANA WEATHER Occasional light snow spreading eastward over north portion this afternoon and early evening, becoming partly cloudy tonight. Not quite so cold north and central portions tonight Thursday partly cloudy and warmer. Low tonight in the 20s. High Thursday mostly in the 40s. Sunset today 5:21 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 7:50 a.m. Outlook for Friday: Increasing cloudiness and a little warmer. Lows Thursday night upper 20s and low 30s. Highs Friday 40s except low 50s extreme south.

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