Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LV. No. 10.

"W- 1 fc SI |$- ' ■ jj^p' "M APPROVE AIR DEFENSE FUNDS — Air Force Secretary James Douglas (left), and John Ferry, Air Force Special Assistant for Installations, confer before testifying before the House Armed Services Committee. After the session Chairman Vinson announced that the committee reached thorough agreement on President Eisenhower’s request for some 550 million dollars in emergency Air Force funds to meet the Russian space-age challenge.

Ike Asks Ban On Testing Os Space Weapons New Proposal Made To Soviet Russia On Space Weapons WASHINGTON (UP)—The Senate disarmament chairman today hailed President Eisenhower's proposal to Russia for a prompt ban on testing and production of space weapons. The new U.S, proposal was made in the President’s letter to Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin Sunday. The President also left the door open for a ’’summit” meeting with Russia if preliminary talks indicate such a conference might produce results. Sen Hubert H. Humphrey (DMinn. > told the United Press the Chief Executive’s space ban plan represents a “broadened dimension’' of previous American disarmament proposals "and a sound one, too ” Humphrey- chairman of the Senate foreign relations subcommittee on disarmament, said he was “not surprised * that Eisenhower’s reply to Bulganin was “more positive than expected.”.— Declaring he “always believed the President to be a man of peace,” the Senator said he hoped "the same spirit will permeate the SJate Department and the secretary (Secretary of State John Foster Dulles ” The President, in a surprise offer in his Fetter tb Bulganin, proposed “that we agree that outer space should be used only for peaceful purposes.” Noting that both Russia and this country now’ are using space to test military missiles, he said: "The time to stop is now." Recalling this country’s fruitless offer 10 years ago to internationalize all atomic arms, the President told Bulganin the world now faces “another choice perhaps even more momentous. . .” “There are about to be perfected and produced powerful flew weapons which, availing of outer space, will greatly increase the capacity of the human race to destroy itself,” the President said. . Can we not stop the production of such weapons which would use or, more accurately, misuse, outer space- now for the first time opening up as a field for man’s exploration? Should not outer space be dedicated to- the peaceful uses of mankind and denied to the purposes of war? . "That is my proposal ” Informed sources said the President envisages a. ban on both production and testing of longrange ballistic missiles and future space weapons, but only if guaranteed inspection procedures are agreed on to prevent violations. This is similar to the Western proposal for a ban on nuclear arms - which Russia has thus far rejected. Rather than reject Bulganin’s Dec. 10 proposal Mr an East-West "summit” conference, Eisenhower (Continued on page five) INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy and not »o coM tonight with occasional rain possible, mixed with sleet or snow mainly in south and east portions- Tuesday cloudy with little temperature change and some freezing likely extreme east portion early Tuesday morning. Low tonight 23-30 north, 30-36 south. High Tuesday 34-39 north, 38-44 south. Sunset today 5:43 p.m., sunrise Tuesday 8:05 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Cloudy with little temperature change. Some chance of rain south and west. ; Lows Tuesday night 24-32. Highs Wednesday 35-46.

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No Indictments Are Returned By Jurors Grand Jury Files Report With Court The; jury of the Adams ■ circuit court for the November term of 1957, has fifed its report with the clerk of Adams county. Adams county clerk, Richard D. Lewton, was ordered by the court to appear before the board of county commissioners at their next regular meeting and was instructed to read and present the report of the grand jury for their consideration. The grand jury convened Tuesday, Dec. 17, and re-convened Dec. 19 and 20, Jan. 9, 10, and 11. While in session six days they heard the testimony of 33 persons, including the duly elected county officials, the custodian of the court house, the prosecuting attorney and numerous private citizens. Every person imprisoned in the county Jail on a criminal charge and not indicted was investigated by the jury. They also investigated the case of every person under bail in Adams county and not indicted. Each office of tie county and its official were also investigated. No complaints from any source, showing willful corruption or misConducrTh"the offices of the public officials and no charge of extortion, w’as presented* to the grand jury. No indictments were returned by the grand jury in the investigation into the violations of the criminal laws of the state over which the Adams circuit court has jurisdiction. Testimony of some 19 witnesses was heard in these matters, which included Investigating traffic and accident cases. The grand jury recommended that the public rest rooms in the basement of the court house be painted. They called attention to the grand jury report of 1956 when the lack of storage space was reported and again recommended that it be increased. The west window to the north in the "surveyor’s office was ordered to be repaired. John Bixler, the outgoing custodian of the court house and Sam Bentz, court bailiff, were commended for their services. Sheriff Merle Affolder and his wife were commended for their (Continued on paxe five) More Contributions To March Os Dimes Balloon Sale Here Adds Fund To Drive Teen-agers from the Decatur Youth and Community Center collecteda total of >129.35 Saturday selling balloons for the 1958 March of Dimes drive, Robert L. August, city chairman, said today. There was also $60.35 collected Friday night at the Yellow JacketNew Haven game at the DeCatur gym. A week from next Saturday, on Jan. 25, the teen-agers from the center will again aid by selling potato chips in downtown Decatur. License plate bids will be accepted at the license bureau on Jan 1958 until Jan. 31, and the license will be held until Feb. 28, if the buyer desireS, to facilitate payment. All money bid will go to the March of Dimes drive to help those suffering from polio, August explained. The license must also be paid for, in addition to the bid price. August reported two more bids on the plant, one of $35 and the other for $37.

Auto Workers To Seek Share In All Profits Ask Profit-Sharing Plan In Bargaining For New Contract DETROIT (UP) — ‘The.United Auto Workers International executive board announced today it will seek a share of all profits above 10 per cent on investment from the automobile companies in this year’s bargaining. , • The UAW board said its profit sharing formula is "based on the formula used by the corporations themselves for computing executives bonuses.” The contract demands recommended by the board omitted the earlier UAW announced fight for a four-day woi*k week. , The board said the union’s contract program “departs from the traditional UAW collective bargaining program in that it provides a set of basic minimum economic demands to be applied to all companies under contract to the UAW ” The board said "a set o fsupplementary economic demands where the profit position of companies would allow for greater . economic benefits to the workers ’ in those particular companies t over ano above the bqsic minimums' oe asked. i The profit sharing plan would .'provide that all profits above 10 i per cent on net capital—defined . as stockholders’ investment plus debt investment —be divided three ’ ways: ; V'One half of the profits above the 10 per cent to be retained .by the corporation for its stockhold- ' ers and executives. 1 —“ On- fourth to aH wage and • salaried employes other than ex- ’ ecutives eligible to participate in 5 executives’ bonus plan. • — ‘One fourth to’consumers in 1 the form of a rebate to those who - have bought the companies' prod- - ucts“ during the year.” The union’s executive board also ? asked for “an immediate general s wage increase based on increased i productivity that would be higher - than the present productivity ini crease formula' of 2Vi per cent or 1 6 cents per hour, whichever is > higher.” , Other “basic economic demands included: ' —Refinements in the Supple- ’ mentary Unemployment Benefit . plans, including a substantial increase in SUB payments, an in- , Crease in the duration of payments to 52 weeks, and eliminaI tion of the $25 ceding of supplemental benefits. —Action to meet the impact of ‘ automation and to prepare for a shorter work week by protecting J workers’ rights in plant shifts, ‘ and by establishing a joint labor--1 management study committee. 1 —Pension improvements “to pro- - vide greater security and dignity (Continued on paKe five) I - ? McMillens Furnish Five Hospital Units Foundation Gives Funds To Hospital Mr. and Mrs. D. W. McMillen, through the McMillen foundation, will furnish the remaining five ; rooms in the new 35-room addition t<? the Adams county memorial hospital, the board of directors announced today. The McMillen family, in making the gift, stated that they continue to have a real interest in Decatur, the community in which the Central Soya Company was founded and continues to prosper. They believe the new and improved facilities, as represented by the hospital addition, are a real contribution to the health and happiness of all citizens, many of whom are employes of Central Soya company. - The Central Soya—company, through the Central Soya Foundation, announced last month that it would give $5,157 to a second floor waiting room, third floor day room, a nursery, and the delivery room. The Central Soya union, 261 of the United Brewery Workres, also gave a double-unit gift to thenew addition. The drive to furnish the 35 rooms in the new addition to the hospital started last August 15, when the First State Bank of Decatur announced that it would furnish the first unit. Throughout the fall and winter months county residents, sororities, lodges, clubs, and businesses have offered to furnish a memorial unit. The Adams county memorial hospital was dedicated to those of the county who served in World (Continued on pace five)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 13, 1958

" "I"'-'"" 1 'CT! 1 ’ ■ , ■ • ’ ■ “ r ' i L Space Age Budget Os 73.9 Billion Dollars Is Sent To Congress

Third Base To Fire Missiles To Be Built Defense Secretary Gives Testimony To House Committee WASHINGTON (UP)— Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy told Congress jioday that a third base for launching 5,000-mile-range intercontinental missiles will be built in the fiscal year starting July 1, He also said that production of the Polaris, the Navy’s submarine launched, 1,500-mile-range missile, is being started. McElroy made the disclosures in testimony on President Eisenhower’s new defense budget before the House Armed Services Committee. He was the first witness in a full-dress investigation by the committee into this country’s military strength. The Senate Preparedness subl committee, making a similar investigation, heard another call for 1 a shakeup in the Pentagon’s Joint 1 Chiefs of Staff organization. Brig Gen. David Sarnoff, chairman of the board of the Radio ' Corporation of America, said a "principal milit?ry adviser” to 1 th* President zxd defense secretary should ue named. Study Reorganization Plan At present, the three chiefs of staff and their chairman, serve as joint advisers. Critics of this system claim that too many of their recommendations tend to be compromises rather than clear - cut proposals. Sarnoff is a member of the panel which prepared the recently issued Rockefeller report on U.S. defenses. Reorganization of the Pentagotfs defense policy setup was one of tlfe report's chfef rec« ommendations. McElroy told the House committee he is studying the reorganization question carefully but that the matter must be “deliberately considered." “When the country moves to make major changes In the organization of an enterprise as large as this, it wants to be sure that it is right," McElroy said. Eisenhower said in his State of tiie Union message to Congress last week that he too was considering the need of a Pentagon shakeup. (Continued on pane five) Conclude Services Os Week Os Prayer Final Service Held Here Sunday Night _ The concluding service in the week-long series during the week of prayer was held Sunday night at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. The Rev. Harold L. Bond, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, was speaker at the final service, attended by a large congregation. Rev. Bond's text was “For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory.” This he. described as the doxology of the Lord’s Prayer. The speaker said that prayer produces two results: "I—Prayer changes things. Circumstances can be altered although there is no assurance of the removal of adversity. Paul continued to have the ‘thorn in the flesh’ although he has prayed about it. But through prayer Paul received grace and power to live victoriously despite it. “2—Prayer makes changes in individual lives. Habits can be brokjen. Our spirits can be changed. The burden of guilt, the distress of wrong personal relationships and many mental ills can be removed by prayer. “Prayer is needed in the home, in education, in industry and business and in government. ‘More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of,”- wrote Tennyson. . -

11 ™ Faff Injuries Fatal To C. Heber Bowen Prominent Farmer Dies Os Injuries Cloyce Heber Bowfen, 66, prominent farmer at Willshire, 0., died at 2:15 o'clock Sunday as-. ternoon at the Lutheran hospital in Feri Wayne, of injuries sustained Dec. 31 in a fall from a barn haymow'. He suffered a fractured skull, broken neck and other Injuries when he fell from a haymow in a- barn on the Tom Messier farm four miles east of Ohio City, 0., landing on the tongue of a combine. He was first taken to the Van Wert county hospital and then to the Lutheran hospital. His condition had been critical since the accident. **Br. Bowen, owner of a number of farms in the Willshire area, was a member of the Willshire Methodist church, . Willshire lodge 667, F. & A. M.; financial board of the Willshire Brownies: Ohio Polled Shorthorn breeders association; Royal Arch Masons: Ivanhoe commandery and Royal & Select Masters in Van Wert* and the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite. He was born in Mercer county, 0., June 8, 1891, a son of Joseph 1 and Ina Denman-Bowen, and was married to Leola Strickler Dec. 1 25, 1937. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sisters, Miss Alma Bowen of Cleveland Heights, 0., and Mrs. Lois Roland of Appleton, Wis. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:0 p. m. Wednesday at the Willshire Methodist church, the Rev. James Hipkins officiating. Burial will be in the fillshire cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 8 o’clock this evening until time of the services. Farm Bureau Meets Here January 21 Decatur Is Host To District Meeting A large number of representatives from the Farm Bureaus of the 10 counties in the fourth district will gather in this city Tuesday, Jan. 21, for an all-day program, Opening at 10:30 a.m. in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed chfcch, Third and Jackson streets, The meeting will be presided over by Carl Bowman, Converse, who is the district director. Warren Collins, member of the Chicago staff of the American Farm Bureau, will address the group. County of the women’s public speaking contest will vie for the honor of representing the district in state competition next month. Subject for their talks will Ire “My Obligation to my Nation.” In the afternoon there will be a discussion of current farm problems by a panel comprised of Bowman, Mrs. Lester Bird, who is district women's leader; Robert Johnson, Howard county, member of the ’57 state Farm Bureau resolutions committee; Elbert Carr; Wabash county organization president; and Byron Bunker, Montpelier, fieldman. Bunker wilL also speak during the forenoon. Carl Salomon, Allen county, fieldmen for the Farm Bureau commodity department, will report on the activities and explaning program of that department Entertainment will be provided during the day by a group of students from Monmouth high SChOOI. , Counties included in Bureau district, besides Adams, .are: Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Wells, Howard, Tipton, Grant, Blackford and Jay. Anyone interested in farm problems or in the Farm Bureau program is welcome to attend the local meeting.

Four Trains In Accident Two Persons Killed Four Are Involved In Chain Os Events In Illinois Today CARY, 111. (IP) — A Chicagobound passenger train hit the rear end of another in heavy fog after a crossing accident near here today. Two persons were killed and six rushed to nearby hospitals. As many as 70 train passengers were Shaken up in the chain of events which involved four trains." The Chicago and North Western trains heading for Chicago included three commuter trains and one through train from Minneapolis. The first train struck and killed a woman at a crossing north of this suburb, some 50 miles northwest of Chicago; —— Conflicting reports said that the woman was in her car at the time * and that she was leaving the vehicle that had stalled on or near the tracks. - A second commuter train stopped because of the crossing accident. A third train—a through streamliner—also halted. . The fourth train, another commuter train, hit the rear of the third train in the fog. A crewman on the third train was crushed between the locomotive and the last car, as he prepared to put out a flare. * The first crash occurred shortly before 7:00 a.m. and the second shortly after and the incidents tied up service both on the railroad and on neighboring U.S. 14 during the morning rush-hour. « At mid-morning, the tentative identification of the woman victim remained as a Mrs. Levine of Crystal Lake, Hl. The crewman was identified as Frank Phillipid, 32, Green Bay, Wis : , a flagman. The body remained entangled in the wreckage more than four hours after the accident. The fog, which cut visibility to fess than five feet at the time of the wreck, began to clear at mid-morning. Mrs. Mary Troutner Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Mrs. Mary Troutner, 76, of 614 West Adams street, died at 12:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital following an Illness of two years. She was born in Adams county May 7, 1881, and was a lifelong resident of the county. Her husband, Charles Troutner, died a number of years ago. Mrs. Troutner was a former member of the Pleasant Mills Baptist ehurqh. Surviving are four sons, the Rev. Harry L. Troutner of Belfevue, O , Clyde O. Troutner of Fort Wayne, Hobart Troutner of Decatur, and Loren B. Troutner of Muncie: one daughter, Miss Verle L. Troutner of Richmond; a brother, Willis Brewer, of Flint, Mich.; four half-brothers, Floyd, Lester, Kenneth and Arthur Brewer, afe —of West Branch, Mich., and two half-sisters, Mrs. Ted Myers of Kentgn, 0., and Mrs. Hazel Priddy of West Branch) Mich. Three sons and one daughter preceded her in death. s. , ‘ Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Black funeral home and at 2 p. ni. at the Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church, the Rev. Harry L. Troutner and the Rev. Lawrence T. Norris officiating. Burial will be x in Mt. Tabor cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

Postal Rate Boost Is Sought By Ike Five-Cent Letter Rate Is Proposed WASHINGTON (UP) —Five cents to mail an out-of-town letterThat proposed letter rate was the highlight of President Eisenhower’s request to Congress today for postage increases totalling 700 million dollars a year. They also included a one-cent boost for local and airmail letters and postcards. The present regular letter rate Is three cents, both local and out-of-town. . The President called his proposal “one of the most urgent items of unfinished business before the Congress.'’ The nickel charge for out-of-town letters is a penny more than Eisenhower asked last year. He said it is needed to cover a pay increase for postal workers and other higher postal costs. In an about-face, he called for raises for both postal and civil service workers starting July 1. Last year he opposed them on grounds they would add- to-infla-tionary pressures. Boost Sought Last Year The House passed a postage bill last year that would bring in about 500 million dollars annually. It included: a four-cent charge for both , local and out-of-town letters, seven cents for airmail letters, three cents for postcards and sizable boosts in newspaper,, magazine advertising matter and book rates, the bill got stalled in the Senate. The administration had considered asking for the five-cent rate last year, but backed" down in the face of congressional opposition. Eisenhower told Congress the Post Office Department would still be in the red, even with the pro(Contlnued on page two) Gas Tank Explodes Sunday At Capital Six Smaller Fires Started By Blast INDIANAPOLIS ffl —A Threemilion cubic foot gas tank Exploded with a flaming whoosh at the Citizens’ Gas and Coke Utility’s Langsdale plant Sunday. Two persons sustained minor Injuries and damage was estimated at $150,000. Authorities said a spark may have entered the tank setting off the blast. Residents in the thinlypopulated area were evacuated when flames threatened a 12million cubic foot storage tank less than 30 yards away. Six smaller fires were started when fames were hurled onto nearby buildings. Grass fires were ignited 200 yards away and railroad ties were set afire on the New York Central line a block away. Cleophus D. Gilmer, 44, sustained head and neck injuries when he fled his home in the wake of the explosion. A guest in the Gilmer home, Mrs. Lucille Malone, 48, suffered a burned hand when she fell in burning grass as she ran from the area. The explosion blew a metal top off the 170-foot expandable gas holder and it fell back into the tank. The top floats on a film of oil and water. About 2,500,000 cubic feet of artificial gas mixed with natural gas was consumed in seconds, a utility spokesman said. But the remaining mixture of oil and water Continued burning for more than 12 hours after the initial explosion. — — One witness said the tank exploded with a “tremendous roar like an atomic bomb.” Two Are Inducted In Armed Services Two Adams county young men were sent to Indianapolis today for active induction Into the armed forces under the selective service act. Those sent by the county board were James Arthur Schindler and Thurman Dwight Sudduth.

Record Budget For Peacetime Is Submitted Much Os Budget To Challenge Russians In Space Age Race WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower sent to Congress today a space age budget calling for record peacetime spending of 73.9 biHion dollars. Much of it is to meet Russia’s challenge. He ruled out a general tax cut—or* increase. But he urged increases in postal rates including a hike to five cents for out-of-town ‘ regular letters. The budget submitted today was I for fiscal year 1959, which begins July 1 this year. The President said the growl ing danger” of Russian progress in missiles, coupled with Soviet i rejection of workable disarma- ■- inent. demanded the -big- spending. The United States must show determination to remain “sturdy 1 . . in the many strengths that t keep the peace.” he said. He put “priority of national sei curity over lesser needs” in both i civilian and military programs, e He proposed sharply stepped up ? spending for longer-range missiles, - nuclear armed or powered ships, > science and education. He advocated curtailment, revi- - sion or elimination of civilian pro- ; grams, such as flood control, farm - aid, housing and financial aid to states. But he conceded such sav- ! ings would amount to only 600 million dollars in fiscal 1959 even if Congress went along. He refused to put any money in the budget for starting any new reclamation, flood control or navigation projects. Small Surplus Seen -- Counting on early reversal of the downward economic trend, the President estimated federal budget receipts in fiscal 1959 at 74.4 billion dollars. This would give a precarious surplus of 500 million d011ar5,...... An originally estimated surplus of 1.8 billion dollars for this fiscal year was revised to a 400 million dollar deficit because of increased defense spending and because the reesftt slowdown in business reduced tax revenues. He said he will ask Congress for another temporary increase in the debt ceiling of 275 billion dollars. In some recent years. Congress has granted a» temporary increase of as much as six billion dollars. The debt now exceeds 274 billion dollars. A total of 47.1 billion dollars, 64 per cent of the budget, was allotted for “protection” — national security and foreign aid. This was an, increase of 800 million over 1958. Os this "protection” money, the U.S. armed, forces would get 39.8 billion dollars — an increase of 900 million dollars over this year. This increase in defense spending was much smaller than some military, congressional civilian and scientific leaders have been-, clamoring for. The special, Rockefeller panel last week urged an increase of three billion dollars this year, to be followed by additions similar increases in the next several years. Reflects New Age ly moving character of the time” when the world is moving into the • space age with science and technology almost daily opening “wholly new vistas to all mankind,’’the President said“I feel confident that this budget . expresses the way in which the American people will want to respond to the promises and dangers of the dawning age of space conquest,” he “New dimensions must be added to our deteases, and outmoded activates. 1 must be discarded?’ Devotion of more of the national effort “to these compelling tasks,” he said, will mean limiting "our demands for less essential services and benefits provided by the ' federal government." But it is the price of free world leadership and ‘the goal of last- ' ing peace” is worth it, he said. This nation now has “military (ConttovM o* PM(« thrs«) , , -

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