Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 17.

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Ike Pledges To Organize Defense Dept. Fires Opening Gun Os Campaign Monday Evening At Chicago CHICAGO (UP)—President Eisenhower pledged Monday night he will take personal charge of modernizing the Defense Department and promised America will grow "ever stronger" against the threat of Soviet Russia. The President fired the opening gun of this year’s GOP congressional campaign before 5.408 Republicans gathered here for a nationally televised SIOO-a-plate dinner speech The President told his fellow Republicans to fight Democrats for control of Congress this fall by standing “proudly and erectly" on the record of his administration. Modernisation Necessary Eisenhower drew a rousing cheer when he said “a prompt and effective modernization of our Defense Department is necessary.” ‘ • He then departed from his prepared text to add: “In this, I intend to participate personally until the job is done.” Presidential press secretary James G. Hagerty said he expects the President to send to Congress soon his plans for reorj ganizing the Defense Department. The President’s address in the flag-draped, spotlighted Internaqionat Aiiipliitheatcr celebrated the fifth anniversary of his im auguration. And the scene was at times' "as loud"~and uproarious- as the GOP convention of 1952 when Eisenhower was nominated at the amphitheater for his first presidential campaign. The President's speech was part of a nationwide fund-raising effort by the Republicans. The President appeared on radio and television along with a number of other speakers, including Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who spoke from New York, and GOP National Chairman Meade Alcorn, who spoke from the Amphitheater here, working from a teleprompter. Injects Fighting Phrases The Presidents prepared text was a rather soft-pedalled political call to battle, But he departed from the text frequently to inject ' fighting phrases into his remarks In • his prepared address, the President advised against turning the achievement of national security and a just peace into a “partisan or political” matter in this year’s by-election. "Americans must never and will never let the issue of security and peace become a pawn in anyone’s political chess game,’ he said. But as he delivered the speech, he added a long interpolation attacking those who would picture America as weak in an era of Russian scientific and weapons advances. "Don’t pay any attention to the pessimists—-those people who, for reasons of their own, contend that Continued on page five; INDIANA WEATHER Wet snow mixed with some rain extreme north, rain ' changing to snow elsewhere : this afternoon. Snow, a little colder extreme north, light snow and colder elsewhere to-nio-ht. Wednesday, cloudy and colder with snow flurries likely. Low tonight in the 20s. High Wednesday 25-34. Sunset today 5:52 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 8 a.m. Outlook for Thursday: Partly cloudy and cold. Lows Wednesday night 12-20. Highs Thursday in the 30s.

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Brown County GOP Workers Lose Jobs Lose Jobs On Order Os State Chairman INDIANAPOLIS — (W — Governor Handley today was accused of using the same purging tactics he frowned on In his predecessor’s administration, in connection with the firing of five Brown County Republicans from their state jobs. The discharge of three State Highway Department inspectors, an auto license branch manager and a state park employe in the wake of a GOP organization fight at Nashville last Saturday brought prompt cricitism from Sen. Homer E. Capehart. Capehart said in Washington: “I am opposed to such tactics. So were Governor Handley, Senator William "E. Jenner and Lt. Gov. Crawford Parker when George Craig was governor. They are now doing what they condemned Governor Craig for doing. “I publicly condemned Governor Craig for such tactics. I comdemn such tactics under the leadership of Governor Handley and State Chairman Robert Matthews." Four of the five fired state workers were precinct committeemen., who either voted against a county chairman candidate Matthews endorsed, or failed to vote at all. Matthews had warned of job losses for Workers who voted against Orville J. Malan, a state park superintendent. Malan lost. Malan was supported by Handley's colleagues on the state committee but he was defeated 14-5 in the voting Saturday. Miss Daisy Holmes immediately was removed as manager of the Nashville auto license bureau and Leonard Welsh of Nashville was appointed to succeed her. Three highway department inspectors were discharged Sunday. Two of them had voted for Dorris Fleetwood in his win over Mahan. Monday, a Brown County State Park employe lost his job. Observers believed GOP Stat? Chairman Robert W. Matthews ordered the ousters. (Continued on page five) District Scouters Meet Monday Night Council Camporee In June Discussed The soutli district of the Anthony Wayne council met Monday night in Portland to disduSs plans for the council camporee in June, the leadership training courses, and financial work in 1958. E. E. Rydell, district chairman, presided at the meeting, held at the First Presbyterian church in Portland. - ----- John P. Kelley, institutional representative for troop 65, newly organized by the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, met with the group on the camping and activities committee. Each Adams county troop must have 10 days of camping during the year, in addition to other special outdoor activities. Harold Hitchcock, scoutmaster for troop 65, also attended the meeting. - ---- A planning meeting will follow in Bluffton Feb. 11, and key chairmen at that timi will plan the. monthly calendar for 1958. Berne scout leaders at the meeting included Clifton Amstutz, Adams camping and activities chairman; Fred Kirsch, health and safety chairman for Adams; and Emerson Neuen, finance committee member.

Living Costs Are Unchanged For December Labor Department's Price Index Levels Off In December WASHINGTON (UP)—The cost of living remained unchanged in December, the government reported today. This was only the second month in the past 16 that living costs had not reached record highs. The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said its consumer price index leveled off last month at 121.6 per cent of 1947-49 prices. t The bureau said that dealer discounts reduced selling prices of new cars by 27 per cent. Hersey E. Riley, chief of the bureau's cost-of-liviag division, said the lower prices on new •'■cart were the major factor in the index’s stability. The cost of food, housing and other services rose slightly. These increases were offset by lower charges for transportation and clothing. The index began its recordbreaking climb in September, 1956 and rose for 13 months in a row. It held steady in October, rose sharply in November and leveled off again last month. Consumer prices were still 3.1 per cent higher than a year ago, however. Despite the December leveling off, wages of 650,000 workers went up bcause ,of past increases in the index About 250,000 workers in the electrical equipment industry and 75,000 aircraft workers received Vi or 1 cent increases on the basis of quarterly adjustments. About 220,000 local and over-the-road truck drivers will receive a 3 cents an hour boost on the basis of increases in the index during the past six months. The December cost of living figures were issued a day after President Eisenhower warned labor and business in his economic message to Congress against “unwarranted” wage and price increases in the coming months- He said such increases would lower the value of the dollar and slow recovery from the business slump now in effect. But union economists said wage increases are vital because of rising prices. They said a 3 per cent hike is needed just to “stand still." Bureau of Labor Statistics figures issued today showed that both the take-home pay and buying power of factory workers were unchanged between November and December. But it said take-home pay was down 1% per cent compared with a year ago because of a shorter work week. And higher prices reduced buying power of factory workers’ pay by cent during the full year taxes __ amounted to $75.40 per week last month for a factory worker with three dependents and 67.99 for a worker without dependents. Desmt- the President’s plea for tinuad on page five) New Police Car Is Purchased By City The city of Decatur purchased a new police car Monday from Saylors Motor Co., for $1,462, the lowest of three bids submitted, Mayor Robert D. Cole said today. The board >of works examined by Schyartz Motor Co., and Phil L. Macklin Co., in addition to the Saylors bid. A 1956 Ford, in service for two years with 75,000 miles on it, was traded for the new Chevrolet. ‘ .

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 21,1958

House Appropriations Committee Votes All Defense Fund Request

Segregationists Demand School Officials Quit Stick Os Dynamite Is Discovered In Little Rock School . LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UP) — Little Rock school officials today faced renewed demands by segregationists for their resignations because a dynamite stick was found in integrated Central High School. The dynamite, which had neither fuse nor cap and was believed to be relatively harmless, was discovered in a vacant locker Monday. It was believed to have been stolen from a construction project. _ The Central High Mothers’ League in a closed meeting Monday night demanded the resigna- , tions of Central High Principal Jess W. Matthews and Assistant Principals Mrs. Elizabeth Huckaby and JO. Pcwell. The Capitol Citizens’ Council . also callee lor the three and ’ School Sv pt. Virgil T Blossom and the entire school board to P resign as a cure for school ten- , sion. 5 Blossom said the dynamite > planting “appears to be part of a J campaign by a few people to j force the closing of Central High ' School.” But the school will re- [ main open, he said, because “we . do not feel we have anyone in • this community who will actually [ carry through with such action that would cause serious harm to . any students in the school.” i The Rev. Wesley Pruden, pastor of the Broadmoor Baptist Church - and president of the Citizens’ I Council, denied there is any movement to force the closing of the : school. I “Closing the schools is not the ; remedy,” he said. I would recommend rather that Virgil T. i Blossom and the whole Blossomdominated school board resign.” The Rev. Mr. Pruden said Blos- . som has "surrendered completely” to integration Mrs. Lucy Bates, president of the Arkansas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said, “Mr. Blossom is right in his evaluation of the bomb threat. The continuation of such manu- : factored incidents will just make conditions, which have been improving, worse.” Tickets On Sale For Annual Cancer Party Annual Elks Party Saturday, Feb. 8 William Schulte, general chairman of the annual Elks cancer party, which is to be held Feb. 8, at the K. of C. hall, announced today that tickets for the evefit may be purchased from Vincent Bormann, chairman of the ticket committee, any member of the regular February committee, at the Elks lodge, the K. of C. hall, the Moose, American Legion, Eagles, the V. F. W., at the Parkway Serv- . ice station, Holthouse Drug company, and Holthouse-Schulte clothing store. ~ i»The tickets may be obtained for a donation of $1 to the Elks cancer fund. The ticket will entitle the holder to the entire evening of entertainment and prizes. Several valuable awards are being planhed’ toHbe given away during the evening. The event is sponsored each year by the local Elks lodge to raise money for the Indiana Elks cancer fund to finance research. Last year the local club raised over SSOO for the fund. The party will begin with entertainment starting at 7:30 p.m. with games and the awarding of prizes continuing until 9:30. A dahde'is scheduled from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. Music for dancing will be donated by the American Federation of Musicians, Local 607. r

Contracts Awarded For Highway Trucks Bids Are Awarded By Commissioners The commissioners of Adams opunty announced that the conIthcts for two new dump trucks Wjsre awarded to Butler’s Garage std the Decatur Equipment company. Specifications for the new tracks, which are to be purchased for use in conjunction with the county highway department, include a ten-foot long, and a 7 and one-half foot wide dump body, and a cab protector. Butler’s Garage submitted the low bid of $4,299.50 for one truck. The other contract was awarded to the Decatur Equipment company whose bid was $4,498. A third bid of $4,595 was submitted by the Schwartz Ford company. Approximately 30 persons appeared at the commissioners meeting Monday to petition for the blacktopping of county road 33, from old highway”2T north to the Adams-Allen county line, a distance of approximately four miles. No definite action was taken by the commissioners until further study is made. Several persons appeared at the meeting to petition for the removal of snags and other debris from the Wabash river. They stated that the river needs to be cleaned from 3 point one apd one-half miles 1 west of the Ohio-Indiana state line, west approximately eight miles to the vicinity of Geneva. No action will be taken until both the outgoing and incoming county attorneys examine and study the report and advise the commissioners as to their findings. - New Members Speak At Lions Meeting, Impromptu Program Held Monday Night The four newest members of the Decatur Lions club gave fiye-min-ute summaries of their lives in an ’ impromptu program at the regu- , lar Monday night meeting of the Decatur club. The district governor’s banquet > will be Saturday evening at Cutter’s j Chalet; Feb. 3 will be the soil dis- | trict banquet at St. John’s Luther- : an school; Feb. 6 will be a joint meeting with Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce, a ladies night; Feb. 10 will be the installation of new members; and Feb. 24 will be a ladies night when the district governor visits the Iqcal club. Program chairman Jay Markley introduced the speakers, and president M. C. Sieling “rang the bell” when they had completed their five minutes. Kenneth Jennings, son of Mrs. Frank Jennings, of Decatur, and grandson of Lion Ed Highland, explained that he had lived in Decatur most of his life, attending the old North Ward school, and graduating from Decatur high school in 1948. Jennings then spent two years in the Unitqpi States Marine corps, active service in Korea, finishing up his service by training officers. He is now employed by the U. S. Rubber at Fort Wayne. —A. B. Harvey, manager of Newberry’s variety store, stated that he was born in Decatur, Ala., one of 11 children, and that he has five brothers and five sisters scattered all over the United States. Harvey worked for several different companies, and owned his Own store, before going with the; J. J. Newberry company as manager in Tampa, Fla. He was then transferred to Lake Charles, La., and Atlanta and Decatur, Ga'., before he was -transferred here. He has three sons, and his hobbies are hunting and fishing. Dick Mies, of Mies Recreation, asqslained that .hewas -born in Cleveland, "CT, but when five years old his parents moved to Decatur, where they have managed a bawling . alley for the past 23 years. (Continued oil five)

Road Scandal Jury Studies Lake County Delves Into Lake County's Angles Os Highway Scandals INDIANAPOLIS (W — Lake County Prosecutor Metro Holovachka testified in secret before a Marion County grand jury today as it probed upstate angles of the Indiana highway scandals. Delayed by a snowstorm. Holovachka and Floyd Vance, his chief deputy, arrived about half an hour late. Holovachka carried a big manilia envelope under his arm. “I am bringing of my own accord all nfy records in the Lake County grand jury investigation,” Holovachka said, pointing to the envelope. Then he went into the jury chambers without further comment. Vance waited outside in a corridor and was scheduled to go in when Holovachka left. Vance told pewsmen the fact that profits from a Lake County right-of-way deal were returned to the state through Holovachka had “nothing to do” with the Lake jury's decision not to Indict anyone and its decision that it had no jurisdiction in the ease. “As far as we know, all transactions were made in Marion County,” Vance said. “The grand jury found no criminal intent was committed in aLke County.” The Marion jury planned to question Wayne Ccunty witnesses in another phase cf the scandals later this week. ~ Holovachka and Vance arrived about' 11:30 a.m. CST. The jury wants to question them about stories nearly SBO,OOO in quick profits were made by carpenter union officials in land deals along the Tri-State Expressway at Gary. —Meanwhile, Deputy Prosecutor Robert Orbison of Marion County revealed six witnesses have been called for appearances Thursday, when he said he hopes the jury will finish its current inquiry. Some of the Thursday witnesses are from Richmond and area, where a carpenter union international official is alleged to have bought lots later sold to the state at large profits. Called for Thursday were Don(Contlnued ompaxe five) Fosnaughs Accept Wells County Post Named As Heads Os Wells County Home Mr. and Mrs. George Fosnaugh, who announced yesterday that they were resigning as superintendent and matron of the Adams county home and farm, have been appointed to similar positions in Wells county. The Fosnaughs have signed % four-year contract with the Wells county commissioners, calling for a salary of $2,000 annually for the Superintendent, and $1,500 a year for the matron. The Adams county job paid $2,400 and $1,200 to sl,440 for matron, depending on the amount of help which the matron had. The Fosnaughs had only one more year on their present contract here, however, and with the board controlled by a Republican majority, they did not expect to hold their jobs. „ No successor has been named for the Adams county job, but several applicantions have been received. The job requires a married man, as tha wife usually serves as matron to take care of the women admitted to the county home. .» • Mr. and Mrs. Fosnaugh anil begin their new duties March 1. They will succeed Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Taylor of Bluffton, who have served since last fall on a temporary basis.

Pastor To Retire J** ■ - ' < .. Rev. O. C. Busse Rev. Busse Retires As Lutheran Pastor Quits Pastorate At Church Near Preble The Rev. O. C. Busse, of the St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Preble, announced Sunday at the annual meeting of his congregation that he is retiring from the pastorate after 45 years of service as a Lutheran minister. ■ His resignation was accepted by thfe congregation when he promised to serve until a new pastor is installed. Rev. Busse, who has taken an active part in local and state affairs, was called as pastor of the Preble township church in April of 1946. Rev. Bussee was born in Fort Wayne, and was graduated from Concordia College in 1909. He was graduated from Concordia seminary in St. Louis in 1913, and shortly after was ordained as a minister in the Lutheran church, Missouri synod, and accepted a call to San Antonio, Texas, where he organized the first Lutheran church there. St. Paul’s. ... He also served in St. John’s Lutheran church, Rochester, from 1916-17, at which time he entered service as a chaplain during the first World War at Camp Sherman, O. Following the war he accepted a call to the Zion Lutheran church, Schenectady, N. Y., where he sered until Feb. 1, 1914. At that time he was called to service with the reserves, and served throughout the entire World War 11. He served as senior chaplain at Camp Lee, Va., and on transport duty, and took part in the invasion of Africa and Sicily, and became senior chaplain at the New York port of embarkation. He was released from service Feb. 22, 1946. During his 45 years of service Rev. Busse has served in official capacity on many Lutheran boards, including the stewardship secretary of the Atlantic district, visitor for the Atlantic district, and visitor for circuit A of Adams county, For the past seven years he has been a member of the armed services commission of the Lutheran church, and was recently elected secretary of the board. In August of this year Rev, Busse plans to travel through Europe, conducting chaplain’s retreats for Lutheran chaplains with the armed forces. He will make the visit his official capacity as secretary of the board. Rev. Busse has been very active in the American Legion, serving as post and district chaplain numerous times, and also as state department chaplain, 1950-51. He is a well-known speaker, on religious, educational, and patriotic subjects, in every part of Indiana. Rev. Busse delivered the opening invocation for the state legislature four times, including the second inauguration of Gov. Henry F. i Schricker in 1949. The Preble township pastor stated that his retirement plans are not definite as yet. His daughter and her daughter live in Tyler, Tex., and he has several brothers in Fort Wayne. Rev Busse’s wife died in 1941, ’ ** r-' - '

Over Billion Is Voted For Ike Proposal To Speed Missile And Other Defense Programs Os U.S. WASHINGTON (UP) — The House Appropriations Committee » today voted all of the $1,260,000,000 in extra cash asked by President Eisenhower to speed missile and other defense programs. At the same time it boosted from 110 million to 150 million dollars the authority he asked to shift funds from one defense program to another to exploit any unexpexted weapons breakthroughs. House approval appeared certain—on Thursday at the latest. Meanwhile, Congress headed into a battle over President Eisenhower’s promised shakeup of the Defense Department. The President declared Monday night he will prsonally boss “prompt and effective modernization” of the department. The White House said • Congress will get his reorganization plan “fairly soon.” Improve Joint Chiefs Both the Army and Air Force ' were reported rushing their own ’ blueprints to weld the three services into a single command unit. And today a retired naval hero, I Fleet Adm Chester W. ■ Nimitz, i recommended that the Joint Chiefs of Staff be streamlined to put them in closer touch wiih the President. But he said he is against the general staff idea. - Nimitz, still ruddy-faced and erect at 72, testified before the Senate Preparedness subcommittee which is studying Defense Department reorganization. He thinks the joipt chiefs could be improved, he said, by having them rotate in the post of chairman from time to time rather than having a separate chairman as is now the case. He said this would at least “re- - move one layer” from the com plex defense establishment. With the service chiefs taking turns as top spokesman, he added, they could become better acquainted with the President. More Money Later Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker told the House Armed B Services Committee the Army is modifying two Jupiter-C missiles to launch scientific satellites. He also said the Army wants a program to launch large reconnaissance and mapping satellites “of great military value.” He added that the Army is “developing hardware” for the Nike-Zeus antimissile missile. The House Appropriations Comrhittet said in approving the ex- ’ tra money asked by the President that more probably will be sought later on The extra 40 million dollars gJes to the Army, for development of the Army missiles Pershing, Lacrosse, Little John and Sergeant. This will come out of surplus Army funds in other accounts, which otherwise could not have been spent The administration had asked no funds for the Army., The committee termed the amounts sought by the administration, “minimal” and “conservative” When compared to missile (Continued on paste six) Theodore Heller Is Trustee Candidate Theodore Heller, prominent Kirkland township farmer .announced today that he will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination as trustee of Kirkland township, subject to the decision of the Democratic voters May 6. x HeUer, son of Roy Heller ,is a native of Kirkland township and a longlife Democrat. A member of i the Decatur Methodist church, he ' has two children, Bobby and Carol - June. He owns his own farm, which is located about one mile south of Peterson. Heller is 49 yearn old, and has farmed his entire life. If elected he will serve as a member of the Adams Cen; i tral school board. ■ I

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