Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 296, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1957 — Page 1

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S’" [f~»j OVERRULED ON SATELLITE PUBLICITY - Rear Adm. Lawson Bennett (left) tells missile-satellite probers in Washington that the Navy was “overruled” when it warned against publicizing of the ill-fated recent satellite firing. With him as he testified was Assistant Nayy Secretary Garrison Norton.

Two-Way Plan Being Studied At NATO Meet New Soviet Talks, Stronger Alliance On Weapons Sought PARIS (UP)—The NATO powers were reported today preparing a two-way program that calls for cautious new talks with the Soviet Union and a reinforcement of the Atlantic alliance with missiles and other modern weapons. High diplomatic »o u r s e s disclosed that agreement was near on a program under ~ jjtt':’ '7 /" —Sound out the Russians through diplomatic channels on whether they are prepared to make a deal with the West as Premier Nikolai Bulganin hinted in his recent flurry of notes to Western leaders. —Step up the alliance's defensive might with the latest weapons, including a stockpile of U.S.supplied nuclear weapons and the establishment of missile bases in Europe. Reaffirm Disarmament Polley The disclosure followed a‘ meet—ing of the IS nations’ foreign ministers this morning and separate private talks President Eisenhower had with Italian Premier Adone Zoli and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. The sources said the foreign ministers reaffirmed NATO’s previous policy on Germany and disarmament. This calls for a fourpower agreement on German reunification in freedom and peace byway of free elections. It also supports the Western disarmament proposals made during the United Nations subcommittee talks in • London. On the Middle East situation, the foreign ministers of Turkey, Greece and Great Britain were among the speakers. The foreign ministers' session agreed that while the Middle East is outside the NATO orbit, the alliance still Should feel “responsible" for it by at least aiding middle east countries economically. Both Zoli and Adenauer said their discussions with the President’were most cordial. Deny Missile Rift The aged West German leader told the United Press afterwards that “There is complete agreement between the United States and Germany on this conference." His chief press spokesman, Felix von Eckhardt, said this agreement included the troublesome issue of U.S. missile bases in Europe. Eckhardt also flatly denied reports that Adenauer was leading a “revolt” against the United States on the missiles issue. “There is no such rift," Eckhardt said. U.S. and British delegation spokesmen joined in this denial. However, there was no denying the fact that Britain, Canada, Denmark, Belgium, Norway and West Germany called in varying degrees in opening remarks Monday for further exploration of Soviet intentions in Moscow’s latest peace bids to the West. Several of them also urged a-delay in setting up missile bases in Western Erupe. Eckhardt said there was no question of Germany “going it alone” in contacting Moscow on the Bulganin notes. He said the

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Appointments Up To New Commissioners Republicans Hold Control Os Board Some ten county appointments will be up for consideration when the new board of commissioners, including two Republicans and one Democrat, meets next January 1. For the second time in the 121year history, of Adams county, the Republican party will control the board. Most of the appointments are expected to be changed. The two Republican members of the board will be Rolland J. Miller, whose term runs from 1957 through 1959, and Stanley Arnold, whose term runs 1958 through 1960. Stanley will replace Mrs. John Kintz,-, who was appointed to fill out the remaining months of her husband's term. Harley Reef, of Jefferson township, representing the third district, is the only Democrat on the new board. The third district, which includes the southern part of the county, has never elected a Republican commissioner. Some of the new appointments which will be made by the commissioners include county attorney, now held by David Macklin; county physician, Dr. Norval Rich; county health officer. Dr. Harold Zwick; the court house janitor, John Bixler; the court house matron, Mrs. Leo Ehinger; the county superintendent. of highways, Lawrence Noll; the assistant superintendent for the north district, Burl Fuhrman; assistant superintendent for the south, Albert Beer; highway department bookkeeper, Mrs. Mary Jane Runyon; highway garage janitor, Joe Spangler. So far the commissioners have received four applications for janitor of the court house, three far county attorney, and one for court house matron. These applications will be opened at the meeting Jan. The job of superintendent of the county home will not come up until March, 1959. George Fosnaugh is now superintendent. This is a four-year appointment, while the others are for one year. The only other time that the commissibners have been controlled by the Republican party was 1943-48, during and after the Second World War. John Christener was elected to two terms, and so was Dale Moses, of the second and (Continued on Pare Five) Lankenau Funeral Services Wednesday Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Enno W. Lankenau retired General Electric plant manager, who died Sunday after an extended illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home and at 1:30 p'.m. at the Zion Lutheran church, the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Covington memorial gardens at Fort Wayne. Pallbearers will be J. H. Schust, Fred Sipe, Alfred Lankenau, Elmer Lankenau, Kenny Johnson and Louie Webert. Honorary pallbearers will be Lisle Hodell, E. C. Moeller, M. E. Lord and Clifford Matson, all of Fort Wayne, and Gail Grabill, Cal E. Peterson, Frank Braun, Roger Schuster, George Auer, John Welch, Dr. James Burk and A. R. Ashbaucher.

Capehart And Halleck Lash Gov. Handley Assail Criticism From Handley Over Ike Administration INDIANAPOLIS (W - Sen. Homer E. Capehart followed up his blast against state criticism of the federal government today by warning that Governor Handley’s candidacy for the U. S. Senate could “split” the Republican Party in Indiana. Capehart issued his warning 24 hours after he told state GOP and Congressional officials that constant attacks on federal controls may result in a Democratic victory at the polls next years. Handley has been mentioned prominently for the Senate seat which Sen. William E. Jenner said he will vacate. Handley has not announced his intentions. Capehart said Handley has a “moral obligation” to serve out his term, which has three more years to run. The-veteran lawmaker charged state GOP officials are using time and money to promote Handley for Senator. Handley was scheduled to make a televised, 30-min-ute address tonight to report on his first year in office. Criticism “Embarrassing” Both Capehart and Rep. Charles Halleck attacked criticism Handley has made as “embarrassing” to the national administration. They spoke during a “closed” meeting of the GOP State Committee Monday. Handley and the nine Hoosier GOP Congressmen attended. Newsmen were asked to leave the luncheon meeting when speech-making began. But their hosts didn’t know a loudspeaker outside the room was left on. Capehart said the Indiana attacks against federal encroachment were “embarrassing” and should be stopped. “We don’t particularly appreciate it,” Capehart said, ”t don’t mind telling you.” He said all the federal critics are doing “when they beat the brains out of the Eisenhower administration" Is to promote a Democratic victory at the polls. Demands Equal Time Capehart noted Handley will give a television address tonight and demanded “equal time” to give the side of the “national government.” Handley, whose “conservative” (Continued on Pure Two/

Teamsters Without Effective Leaders Decisions On Major Policies Are Delayed WASHINGTON (UP)— A long court trial appeared likely today to keep the nation’s largest labor union — the scandal-ridden teamsters without effective national leadership for many weeks. Officials at the union’s headquarters said the teamster lame-duck executive board is simply marking time. They said major policy decisions were being delayed pending outcome of the federal court trial in which 13 “rank-and-file” members are seeking to prevent Presidentelect James R. Hoffa from taking office. ■ - Attorneys for the “rebel” teamsters planned to present testimony today from witnesses from Illinois, Buffalo, N.Y., and the greater New York City area in support of their contention that election of Hoffa and bther officers at the union's recent Miami Beach, Fla., convention was rigged. The trial now is in its third week. The end is not in sight. Both sides have agreed to recess Friday tot the holidays and resume the trial Jan. 6. The trial is being conducted without a jury by Federal Judge F. Dickinson Letts. He already has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Hoffa and the newlyelected executive board from office pending outcome of the trial. The union’s lawyers have agreed Dave Beck still is president of the union even though his term expired Dec. 1. Beck was convicted in Seattle Saturday of the theft of $1,900 from sale of a union-owned Cadillac. He has appealed the conviction. He faces another trial soon on income tax evasion charges. Hoffa is being tried in New York City on charges of conspiracy to tap the telephones of union subordinates. That trial is likely to end this week.

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Atlas Intercontinental Ballistics Missile Is Launched By Air Force

Sees ICBM In Operation In Two Years Secretary Os Air Force Testifies To Subcommittee WASHINGTON (UP)-Secretary of Air James H. Douglas said today the Air Force expects to have an operational intercontinental ballistic missile within two years. Douglas said the Air Force will have an operational unit of intermediate range missiles by December, 1958. “I hope it will not be a year after that date” when the ICBM will be in operation, Douglas told the Senate Preparedness subcommittee. Earlier, Douglas said he expected an operational ICBM in the “not too far distant future." Gen. Thomas D. White, Air Force chief of staff, said “we hope to have an ICBM very soon” and “are working very hard on it.” He said the 5,000-mUe range missile has the “No. 1 priority” in th* Air Force. VJ3. Has Rocket Engine " Earlier, Douglas testified that the 'United States, as of now, would have no warning if ftutXfe launched a ballistic missile against this nation today. However, he said, "we are moving with utmost urgency to secure" an adequate warning system against ballistic missiles that would enable the Strategic Air Force to wheel Into retaliatory action. Douglas also said the United States has a rocket engine, supplemented by a second stage booster, strong enough to put a 1,000-pound earth satellite into orbit. However, he admitted under questioning, the only tests so jar have not been successful. Douglas also said the Air Force is developing a plane which will be “a step towards a manned satellite.” He said it would fly at a speed of more than a mile a second (more than 3,600 miles an hour) a t an altitude of more than 100 miles. This presumably was a reference to the Xls rocket research plane being developed jointly by the Air Force, the Navy and the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. » White called the Xls “a manned spacecraft” in a speech Saturday. Urge* SAC Build Up The X 2, another Air Force re-(Oantin-ue* an Pare Four)

John Rinaker Dies At Fort Wayne Home Local Man's Father Is Taken By Death ‘ John E. Rinaker, 91, a resident of Berne most of his life, died at noon Monday at the home of a son, Floyd Rinaker. 6606 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne, where he had been approximately two weeks. He had been bedfast four days. He had been an employe of the Economy Printing Co. and the Eichenberger bakery in Berne before his retirement. Mr. Rinaker was a member of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church in Berne. His wife, the farmer Catherine Myers, died on their 60th wedding anniversary Nov. 21, 1947. Surviving in addition to the son in Fort Wayne are another son, Alva Rinaker of Decatur: four grandchildren; six great-grand-children, and two step-granddaugh-ters. One daughter is deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Trinity ig. U. H. church in Berne, the Rev. Arthur E. Givens officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the Yager funeral home in Berne after 7 o’clock this evening.

Grand Jurors Open Annual Session Here Jury Is Sworn In By Judge Parrish Six county freeholders were impaneled this morning In an hour ceremony as grand juror* for the November term of the Adam* circuit court. Students from Decatur high school, Decatur Catholic high school, Monmouth high school, and Hartford high school attended the impaneling, which was open to the public. Tice Baker was appointed bailiff for the grand jury, and Miss Romaine Raudenbush was sworn as grand jury reporter. The jury then filed in, and was interrogated as to each member’s qualifications ' >r the duty. , After each member was qualified, Judge Myles F. Parrish then read the court instructions, which included a history of the English grand jury system. The judge explained that the jurors would only hear the evidence of the prosecution, and if tjbey thought the case warranted prosecution they would return a true bill. If not, they return a no tjUl. . stfew,, / ■-... .... .. ... The grand jury heard that one eg its members could serve as or they could hire one. They also were instructed that the prosecuting attorney could be present and question or subpena witnesses, but that neither he nor the bailiff could be present for the actual voting and deciding by the jurors. The grand jury was charged with investigating conditions at the jail and the county farm, and reporting them back. The grand jury must investigate every instance of felony or misdemeanor committed since the Last jury, _x<? report on it to the court. ... ; _____ (Cont.uued on Page Five)

Bedding, Clothing Needed By Family Red Cross Issues Appeal For Family Bedding, shoes, and underclothing are still needed for the mother and four children left ’homeless and destitute by a fire which destroyed their trailer home in St. Mary’s township Saturday evening, Mrs. Wanda Oelberg of the Adams county Red Cross, said today. A large amount of clothes has been received for the family, which Includes three young girls, and an 11-year-old son. Groceries and some toys have also been received. A small amount of insurance money will be used to furnish lumber for a small home for the family. Labor will be furnished by her brother, who is a carpenter. Persons interested in helping provide the home may make cash contributions at the Red Cross office. Pillows, mattresses, and blankets are also needed, as are sheets and pillow cases. The children need shoes and coats. The family also needs everyday silverware. Mrs. Oelberg thanked the public for their generous response to the needs of this family, and stated that the Red Cross office will forward anything brought there to the family. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. A little warmer north and east portions tonight and over entire state Wednesday. Low tonight in the 30s north and the 40* south. High Wednesday in the 40* north, 48-55 south. Sunset 5:22 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 8:01 a.m. Low Wednesday t night 34-45. Outlook for Thursday: Shower* and mild, highs 45-55.

New York City Subway Strike Ended Monday Eight-Day Strike Os Subway Motormen Is - Ended Monday Night NEW YORK (UP)- Nw York City’s subway trains were running on time today. An eight-day strike of motormen, longest and costliest transit tie-up in the city’s history, was voted to an end at 7:30 Monday night, and the motormen immediately reported back to work. They had gone on strike at 5 a.m. last Monday, defying acourt injunction and the eleventh hour jailing of four top leaders, to protest their forced representation by the giant Transport Workers Union. The strike cut subway service to less than 50 per cent of normal in its first few days. The search for alternate transportation by five million daily riders snarled the city and its suburbs in a mammoth tangle of surface traffic. And the riders who stayed home caused losses estimated at 25 millior dollars to the transit system, tie city, and department store ChristmM mfies. Strikers Claim Victory? The striking Mortormen’s Benevolent Association accepted the but claimed a strike-won victory in public awareness of their problems'and the promises of city and slate officials for consideration of their two-year-old demand for a chance at craft union representation. ' , ‘ The TWU won a “winner-take-all” bargaining election for subway and other city transit workers Monday, as had been expected. But Michael J. Quill's big industrial union received less than one-third the eligible vote as compared with about 75 per cent in a similar 1954 election. A decisive factor in the motormen’s back-to-work vote was the promise of Republican State Sen. Mac Neil Mitchell of (Manhattan) New York of legislation that would transfer determination of union representation from the city’s Transit Authority to the state labor relations board. The TA is a state-established agency with members appointed by the governor and toe mayor, both presently Democrats. The Mitchell legislation seemed as certain of pas(Cootinued on Pag® Five)

Daniel Wefel Dies Monday Afternoon Lifelong Resident Os County Is Dead Daniel H. Wefel. 82, a lifelong resident of Preble township and a retired farmer, died at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at his home, one and one-half miles north of Magley. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage June 4, and had been in critical condition for the past week. He was born in Preble township April 6, 1875, a son of John and Margaret Bieberick-Wefel, and was married to Marie Dammeyer May 31, 1900. Mr. Wefel was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran church. Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Mrs. Reinhard Werling of Preble township; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. One daughter, Mrs. Edna Schaekel, is deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2:30 p. m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran church, the Rev. O. C, Busse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the sendee*. The casket will not be opened at the church.

Resume Hearings On Tennessee Violence Rackets Committee Resumes Hearings WASHINGTON (UP) - Senate rackets investigators resumed their digging today along an al-ready-warm trail linking Teamster Union official* in Tennessee to dyncmitings, vandalism and feffL forms of violence. One of the first witnesses call*, for the hearing was Glenn w" Smith, President and business agent of Teamsters Union Local 515 at Chattanooga, Tenn. Smith already has been linked by previous testimony to dynamiting* in various parts of the South. Committee counsel Robert F. Kennedy said the Senate Rackets Committee was especially interested in "matters for which (Smith) and 12 other teamsters were indicted in 1951.” The case finally resulted in a directed verdict for acquittal two years later in the criminal court of- Judge Raulston Schoolfield at Chattanooga. ■- v, Kennedy said another early witness would be Hubert L. Boling, business agent and secretary-treas-urer of the Chattanooga teamster local. He was one of the 12 men indicted with Smith in 1951 on a 10-count indictment charging* various acts of violence. The case jockeyed through the courts for two y<iars, Kennedy said, with Schoolfield at one point quashing the indictment. However, Schoolfield was overruled by the State Supreme Court and a trial ordered. During the trial in 1953, Kennedy said, Schoolfield directed a verdict freeing the teamsters. Kennedy said Schoolfield, a candidate for the 1954 Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial nomination, has been invited to attend the hearings but has not replied. Stevenson Resumes Role As Ike Critic Blames Republicans For Lag On Missiles CHICAGO (UP) - Adlai E. Stevenson resumed his role as a critic of the Eisenhower Administration with a speech blaming the GOP for the U.S. missile lag and for failure to match Soviet progress- in winning over underdeveloped nations. Stevenson, who recently wound up a stint as State Department consultant on the NATO conference, urged drastic U.S. action to restore confidence among NATO countries in "America's good faith and determination to come to the aid of her Allies, even at the risk of direct nuclear retaliation.” Stevenson, twice defeated Democratic presidential candidate and titular leader of his party, spoke Monday before the Illinois division of the American Civil Liberties Union. Stevenson also said the nation’s greatest challenge was in- Russia's rapid progress in wooing the poor and politically uncommitted peoples of tiie world. He said “that is the hot war now,” and charged the U.S. is “losing ground rapidly” in the battle. (Continued on Pare Five) Schools To Dismiss Friday Foi' Vacation All schools throughout the county, public and parochial, will dismiss classes at the usual hour Friday afternoon to begin the annual Christmas holidays. W. Guy Brown, superintendent of the Decatur public schools, and Gail Grabill, superintendent of the Adams county public schools, have announced that the vacation in their school systems will extend to Thursday, Jan. 2, when classes will be resumed. Students of Decatur Catholic high and grade schools will return to classes Monday, Jan. 6, according to an announcement by Sr. M. Almeda, C. S. A., principal of the schools.

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Massive Atlas Is Fired From : Florida Beach Third Attempt For . k Missile 'CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UP>. —A massive Atlas intercontinental ballistics missile—a prospect for the launching later of a U.S. earth satellite — blasted off from the Florida beach today and lumbered slowly skyward into a cloud bsnk. It was the third attempt to get the “Big A" off. to a successful flight.and this time it appeared to have been a success. After emerging from heavy clouds the Atlas, a thing of impressive ‘ beauty, zoomed into the blue high in the sun-kissed skies. The 90-foot Atlas, trailing a. tail of orange flame, was clearly visible to beach observers long after it broke from its earthly confines, seemingly with reluctance in its slow departure, and departed on its course down the Atlantic tracking range. There was no earth satellite in this missile, which still is being tested purely as a military move. But the possibility arose that the Atlas, with a range believed to ba around 5,000 miles, may be converted for carrying a U.S. moon should other missiles prove incapable of orbiting a Satellite. J.R. Dempsey, manager of the astronautics division of Convair, makers of the Atlas, said in Washington he believes ‘ the missile could put a half ton satellite into orbit in a year after getting a government go-ahead. Dempsey said he expects Convair to get a satellite order soon. The Atlas was gleaming white just before it was triggered. It stood on its pad with its blunt nose skyward, waiting for the firing button to be pressed in a thick concrete blockhouse nearby. When the button was pushed, a huge cloud of gray smoke rose up around the slim, blunt-nosed giant and it looked for a few seconds as if the “bird" had exploded on its pad. But the missile then thrust out its orange tail of flame from beneath it and rose slowly skyward. * Free Cartoon Show Saturday Morning A free cartoon show for the kiddies will be held at the Adams theater at 10 o’clock Saturday morning. This hour long comedy program is being sponsored by the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the management of the' theater. No tickets will be necessary, but it has been requested that children from kindergarten through the sixth grade only attend, in order that there may be seats for all. All the favorite cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, Woodie Woodpecker and others will be on the screen for the amusement of the youngsters. After the showing, a treat will be distributed by Santa Claus through the courtesy of F. McConnell & Sons. - '

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