Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1958 — Page 1

Vol.LVl. No. 31.

— 1 i I MM W - |K ■ I Jl‘l K mßi 1 * M ’ S 11 ’ * < y.. *• L if"""'"*''wl ■O ■ PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE — Facing his Wednesday press conference, President Eisenhower emphasizes that Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy will all U. S. work on outer space projects. The President, suffering from a slight cold, had asked the newsmen to give him long questions so that he might favor his sore throat with short answers.

Ike Seeks To Shake Effects Os Sore Throat Shortens Schedule In Attmpting To Shake Sore Throat WASHINGTON (UP(—President Eisenhower folowed a shielded, abbreviated schedule today in attempting to shake off a sore throat that made him sound like a mournful fog horn. Members of his staff would like him to leave Washington’s chilly, damp weather and head south for healing warmth and sun. Since Florida and Georgia have been having a* unusually cold winter, the President might possibly seek another place in the sun—such an; the Bahamas or the Caribbean ihe Chief Executive had originally planned to start this Thursday by attending a prayer breakfast with members of Congress but decided Wednesday night the Breakfast was too early—B a.m.— and might put an undue strain on his throat. Developed Basso The President has been troubled with hoarseness since shortly == after he returned Sunday from a cold, windy weekend in Augusta, Ga He woke up Monday morning with deep basso profundo vocal tones which indicated a laryngeal condition, but without fever or other symptoms of h cold. Despite his scratchy throat the President hpld a news conference Wednesday, his second since late October. Then he had a long conference during the afternoon with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Llewellyn Thompson, U.S. ambassador to Russia. At the news conference the President seemed in amiable spirits and joked about his vocal condition. Think He Rambled Although he normally rambles in answering questions and frequently leaves sentences unfinished or changes syntax in midsentence, some veteran White House correspondents thought him slower and more rambling than usual. Sometimes he seemed to confuse his terms, as when he referred to Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams first as "general" and then.as if to correct himself, “secretary.’’ Adams is neither a military man nor a* secretary. Generally, however, he displayed patience and even a proContluu*') an Page Seven) INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and colder tonight. Friday partly cloudy and cold with chance of a few snow flurries extreme north portion. _ Low tonight 15-22. High Friday in the 20s north to 25-30 south. Sunset today 6:11 p.m. Sunrise Friday 7:47 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy and cold. A few snow flurries near Lake Michigan. Lows Friday night 5-15. Highs Saturday in the 20s. BULLETIN MUNICH, Germany (IP) — A British airliner carrying England’s top professional soccer team home from a victorious championship match in Yugoslavia crashed and exploded today in a Munich suburb. First reports listed at least 28 persons dead. Airport officials said at least 12 survivors were pulled from the wreckage of the plane and the debris of a house it hit when it crashed. F

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Fresh Violence In New York Schools Additional State Funds Are Sought NEW YORK (UP)— School and city officials, faced with fresh I teen-age violence and parent- j teacher criticism of a new school anti-crime program, appealed to the state today for more money, to help curb student lawlessness, i Pupils beat or stabbed two student monitors in schools in Man-; hattan and the Bronx Wednesday, j and at another school detectives arrested a 19-year-old youth who admitted, they said, that he had robbed two pupils in the school to get money for narcotics. Dr. William Jansen, superintendent of schools, and Charles H. Silver, Board of Education president, will ask state officials and legislators in Albany today for more state aid for the schools. " Mayor Robert F. Wagner also planned to confer there with Gov. Averell Harriman on ways to improve New Ycrk City’s violencebeset schools. Critics Hit Budget A barrage of criticism from parent, teacher and citizens groups hit the Board’s 520-million-dollar budget for 1958-59 When it was submitted formally to the city budget director Wednesday. The budget includes funds for adding six new schools in which youthful trouble makers and delinquents would be segregated from other pupils, as part of an anti-crime program adopted by the Board Tuesday Organizations called the program warmed-over, “superficial,’’ “bankrupt” and “inadequate.” The United Parents Assn, asked the Board to seek more money and charged that its “new” program actually contained nothing new. The Teachers Union said “there is no cheap way out of this school crisis" and the Citizens’ Committee for the Children of New York, Inc. said the plan was “doomed to fail” unless it became part of a “realistic” state and local program. Monitor Stabbed In the latest outbreaks of violence that in recent weeks has included two rapes and several beatings and robberies, a 14-year-old Negro student stabbed monitor Philip Romano, 15, when the monitor stopped him from entering Henry Hudson junior High School before the opening bell fang. Romano was hospitalized with two stab wounds near the abdomen. Later, three students at George Washington High School beat 16-year-old Frank Sloan so severely (Continued on page eight) Notestine Funeral Saturday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Dora A. Notestine, who died Wednesday tn a Fort Wayne nursing tome, will be held at 1:30 p. m. Saturday at the D. O. McComb & Sons funeral home. The Rev. James Babbitt will officiate and burial will be in the Leo cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. Moonwatchers Spot U. S. Satellite CHINA LAKE. Calif. (IP) — Moonwatchers spotted the U.S.-launched satellite, Explorer Wednesday night, Gashing for three or four seconds south of this naval ordnance testing station. The telescopic sighting, made at an elevation of 71 degrees and azimuth 177.25, was the first Recorded by this station, one of 130 moontwatch . posts around the world.

New Vanguard Is Readied For Launching Test Navy Rocketmen Are Still Confident Os Launching Vanguard CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UP) —A new Vanguard rocket will be moved into firing position as soon as scientists determine what sent its predecessor crashing into the sea with a satellite payload. Barely 60 seconds of flight by the Vanguard launched Wednesday should provide the answer, and may be enough to make chances good of blasting another U.S. satellite into orbit with the next Navy rocket. The new Vanguard was waiting in a hangar, officials said, in case changes are needed, before it is moved to the launching pad, to correct the trouble which plagued the last rocket. The Navy rocketmen still seemed confident their 72-foot projectile could launch a satellite to match the Army’s Jupiter-C, which sent Explorer into orbit around the earth on Friday night. Statement Issued A Navy statement said: "Our telemetry records show that between the 57th and 60th second after takeoff, small irregularities occurred in the first stage engine control system. After tfie 60th second a failure in the control system caused the engine td deflect far to the right and the resultant abnormally high forces caused the rocket to break in the middle.” I This meant that the first-stage ' engine, which is gimbaled—i mounted on swivels so it can turn ■ the rocket in the fashion of an outboard motor—deflected the jet thrust suddenly and put the Vanguard into more of a turn than it could take. It broke like a toothpick The announcement indicated it was not the guidance system failed, but one of the mechanical or electrical components of the gimbaling system. The rocket was then exploded by the range safety officer. Divers Seek Parts Divers sought to recover parts of the shattered rocket from the ocean floor, including the 3y<pound satellite, which sent out a steady signal from the time it was mounted inside the rocket’s nose cone before launching until it was dunked in the sea. The Navy said two more Vanguard “test vehicles” are due for launching with the small satellites before tljg attempt scheduled for March td send up the first of a half-dozen fully instrumented 20inch moons. There seemed little doubt today that the Navy still is very much in the satellite business. It wa s pointed out that the intercontinental Atlas blew up twice before it flew successfully and that other missiles have had their troubles also. February Is Heart Month In Decatur Annual Collection Os Funds Underway February is heart month, the month for collecting donations to the heart fund, Mrs. R.-C. Hersh, county chairman,’ said today. “Each person should open, his heart to the heart fund, and help the heart fund help his heart," Mrs. Hersh urged. Adams county, outside Decatur, will be solicited by mail. A general solicitation of Decatur will take place on Heart Sunday, Feb. 23. Persons interested in helping solicit on “that day should call Mrs. Roy Friedley, 3-3584. The latest figures on deaths, those of 1956, showed that heart disease led all other causes in deaths at all ages, 843,410, as compared with 245,070 for cancer, the next biggest killer. Accidents were third highest with 94,350 deaths, and pneumonia fourth, with 47,300. Diabetes was fifth, with 26,340. There are more than 20 forms of heart disease, Mrs. Hersh pointed out. These Include hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, rheumatic fever, congenital malformations of the heart, infectious diseases and other causes. » In addition to affecting the heart, diseases of the blood vessels attack the brain, kidneys and other vital organs. When they attack the brain, they cause strokes. Nearly 180,000 people die of strokes annually. Iq 1956, heart and circulatory diseases were responsible for 53.9% of the deaths, and affected more than 10 million living Amer(Contlnued or. Page Seven)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 6, 1958

N ation’s U nemploy ment Hits Highest Level In United States History

House Passes Extra Funds For Missiles Senators Approve Special Committee On Space Programs WASHINGTON (UP) - The House completed congressional action today on an emergency defense appropriation providing an extra 81,410,000,000 to speed up missile and space projects. Minutes later, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a resolution to set up a special Senate committee to recommend whether the government’s space programs should be under civilian or military control. The Senate action came on a resolution sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) and his Senate Preparedness subcommittee. The resolution was introduced only Wednesday — 24 hours after President Eisenhower was disclosed to have directed his science advisers to study and recommend whether the space programs should be controlled by the military or a civilian agency. The recommendations will be submitted jo Congress soon. Johnson said /Wednesday that the new Senate subcommittee would receive such recommendations. Johnson urged quick approval as soon as the Senate met todayThe vote came less than an hour later. He said early action was necessary because “there is an urgent need to lodge specific responsibility somewhere—and that decision should not be postponed.’ The House sent the appropriation bill to the White House after Rep, George H. Mahon (.D-Tex ), chairman of a Defense Appropriations subcommittee that handled the measure, deplored “confusion” which he said exists in the government on who will handle programs for space conquest. Catholic Priest Is Killed In Accident SHELBYVILLE (IP) — A Roman Catholic priest was killed and bis body trapped in the flaming wreckage of his automobile Wednesday night. State Police identified him as the Rev. Anttony Conway, 43, Milan. Officers said Father Conway was driving alone on U. S, 421 nearthe town of Middletown when the : car went out of control, swerved > into a ditch and burst into flames. i Honor Decatur For No Traffic Deaths [ 47 Hoosier Cities Gain Honor Awards INDIANAPOLIS' (IP) — T h e , Indiana Traffic Safety Foundation t today listed 47 Hoosier municii palities for honor awards for hav- ; ing no traffic deaths in 1957. , Bloomington and Richmond s were cited in the 25,000 to 50,000 ) population classification. Eleven , cities won the 10,000 to 25,000 , class — Connersville,’ Elwood, Frankfort, Goshdh, Huntington, : New Castle, Peru, Shelbyville, i Valparaiso, Wabash and West La- . fayette. I In the 5,000 to 10,000 class, these - 20 cities were cited: Angola, > Beech Grove, Bluffton, Boonville, I Clarksville, Clinton, Crown Point, Decatur, Franklin, Greencastle, > Hartford City, Lebanon, Linton, . Munster, Plymouth, Rushville, 5 Speedway, Sullivan, Tell City i and Tipton. k Fourteen were named in the > 3,500 to 5,000 population group: Attica, Aurora, Bicknell, Charlcs- , town, Columbia City, Garrett. Gas . City, Huntingburg, Lawrenceburg, I North Vernon, North Manchester, . Oakland City, • Rochester and Union City.

Farmers In Florida Count Heavy Losses Third Freeze Hits At Florida's Crops By UNITED PRESS Florida farmers today counted r heavy losses in the wake of season’s third, and worse, freeze. Heavy rains, meanwhile, drenched the nation's midsection. (Winter vegetable crops» which escaped the frosty touch of two earlier freezes were just about destroyed in the cold snap that clung to the sunshine state since Monday night and relaxed its grip 1 late Wednesday. Unofficial lows of 18 were reported Wednesday morning in i farmlands south of Miami, and 24degree lows occurred in Miami's suburbs About 75 per cent of 18,000 acres of tomatoes were wiped out, according to Assistant Dade County Agent Nolan Durre. Durre also said most of the remaining pole bean crop —about, 3,000 acres—was killed, all cucumbers were destroyed and a maximum of 600 acres of squash were saved. ■ “There just doesn't seem to be . much left to salvage," he said. A broad thunderstorm belt extended from eastern Oklahoma into Tennessee early today. The U.S. Weather Bureau said that as of midnight almost three-quarters of an inch fell during a six-hour period in Oklahoma City, Okla., »n<? more th£X that at Chattanooga, Tenn. i. Almost an inch of rain fell at Birmingham, Ala., and heavy rainfall amounts also were recorded throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. Fog, rain and drizzle moved into parts of Missouri and eastward into the mid - Atlantic stntes The far Northwest received scattered showers, but in the Rockies snow was falling. Parts of Montana got a 2-inch snow covering during a six-houf- period, and light snows whipped across the northern Plains to the Great Lakes Cold weather moved! into the northern Plains and ended a 67day record of above normal temperatures at Great Falls, Mont. (Continued on Page Seven) Mobile X-Ray Unit Here Today, Friday Open To Public For Hour Friday Morning The mobile x-ray unit, which has been in A^ams county this week, arrived in Decatur Wednesday for x-rays of the public, high school youths, and industrial workers. The x-ray unit will be at the Decatur high school from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Friday for the public’s convenience. No charge is made for the x-ray. Removal of clothing Is unnecessary, -except for overcoats. Metal combs, pens, and coins must be taken from pockets. The x-ray is completed in a few seconds. This afternoon Monmouth and Adams Central juniors and seniors were to be x-rayed, and Friday morning, Decatur high. Pleasant Mills, and Decatur Catholic students will be x-rayed. This project is jointy sponsoredd by the Indiana stat board of health ! osis association, The unit is furni ished by the board of health, and the reading of the film is paid for by the local TB association, through the purchase of Christ- . mas seals. Silvan Sprunger To Seek Renomination Silvan Sprunger, Republican trustee of Monroe township, has ’ announced that he will seek renomination to that ofice in the May 6 primary, Sprunger lives two miles north of Berne, and is a well-known farmer and lifelong resident of ; the Berne community. He is a , member of the First Mennonite , church of Berne, and as township 11 trustee, he is a member of the I Adams Central school board.

FCC Member Refused Check From Industry Check Rejected By Craven As Improper For Him To Accept WASHINGTON (UP)—Federal Communications Commissioner T. A. M. Craven rejected a check from a broadcast industry group because he believed it was not proper for him to accept the money, it wss learned today. The check was sent to Craven to pay him for his hotel expenses at an industry convention he attended to make a speech. c aven’s action contrasted with those of other FCC members, including FCC Chairman John C Doerfer, who have accepted industry fees for making speeches and permitted industry groups to pay their hotel and travel bills. President Eisenhower told a news conference Wednesday federal law permits members of federal regulatory commissions “to take reasonable honorariums” for speeches or presentations to trade associations. A Justice Department spokesman told the United Press it is "customary and permissible" for , i government officials to accept travel expenses from private organizations when speaking before them. He said it is the practice of justice officials to accept such i payments. Under questioning he added he knew of no case in which a de- . partment official also charged the government Tor expenses paid by . a private or industry organization A House subcommittee staff report charged Doerfer with improper conduct for accepting in-dustry-paid, expensesand charging the government’ tor the same expenses. Doerfer has defended his actions as legal and proper. Craven, a Democrat appointed to the FCC by President Eisenhower, told the United Press he has '‘never” accepted any fees from industry groups or permitted them to pay his hotel or travel bills. The square - jawed naval academy graduate confirmed he had returned a check of “sixty - odd dollars’’ last spring to a Maryland broadcasters' association whose convention he attended at Ocean Beach, Md. The check was sent to reimburse him for a hotel bill he had. already paid. Craven said he billed the government for the regular sl2-a-day out-of-town living allowance “and I didn't think I should get it ■ twice.” Craven said he also has made • other trips to Chicago and Minl neapolis to attend industry cons ventions but only at his own and > the government’s expense. He said t he was a guest of industry groups (Continued on Page Seven) : Local Lady's Mother ! Dies Near Defiance Funeral Friday Afternoon J Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the ’ Mansfield & Mast funeral home i in Defiance, 0., for Mrs. Caroline l Emma tylichcnfelder, 71, mother 1 of Mrs. Herbert Hawkins, of De- ’ catur. Mrs. Michenfelder died suddenly in. her home on rural route 5, Defiance, 0., of a heart attack Tuesday morning. She was born on the farm on which she died and lived all her life, except for 18 months in Noble township, 1 Defiance county. ’ Surviving in addition to the * husband and Mrs. Hawkins are 5 another daughter, Miss Emmaline Michenfelder, at home; two 1 grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. 1 Charles Tuttle, also of route 5, t Defiance. i The Rev. Lowery Quinn, pastor ! of the First Church of God of De- > fiance, will officiate at the ser- »■ vice. Burial will be in the RiverI side cemetery.

Union Leaders Hail New Rights Formula New Formula To End Inter-Union Scraps MIAMI BEACH (UP)— AFL-CIO leaders today hailed a new formula for ending inter-union Warfare over job rights, and said it might spur a lagging organizing campaign. a ' Disputes between craft unions and industrial unions will be handled by a roving two-man team in an effort to resolve them on the basis of past practice. Meanwhile, the AFL-CIO Executive Council planned to dissect President Eisenhower’s proposals to Congress for new labor legislation. Labor leaders are expected to blast parts of the President’s program that would require secret ballot elections of most officers. Unions failing to comply with the law would be subject to loss of tax exempt status and forfeit their rights to services of the National Labor Relations Board. The new plan to settle jurisdictional problems was announced Wednesday by George Meany, AFL-CIO president. The Building Trades department, which has fought previous attempts to reach an agreement, approved it. Building Trades Agree Under the plan, new construction would be assigned to the 18 Building Trade unions. Production work and simple maintenance would be handled by the industrial union. Disputes about the "doubtful area" would be decided on the spot by the inspection team. Their decision could be appealed to top officials of the AFL-CIO The agreement is a first step toward ending the bitter feud between the former AFL union and the old CIO affiliates that has been brewing ever since merger. The agreement was considered a victory for Meany, who has struggled for peace terms for some time. AFL-CIO sources said departure of the Teamsters from (Continue) or. Page Seven) Four Way Test Is Detailed At School Assembly Program At Decatur High The Decatur high school student council introduced the four-way test of the things people think, say or do to the entire high school in an assembly program Wednesday. - The council was introduced by Amos Ketchum, supervisor, who explained that Decatur’s student governing body’s main purpose is to make Decatur high school a better place in which to work and live. James Baumgartner, president 1 of the student council, was then introduced. He explained that the four-way test is a measuring stick of ethics sponsored by Rotary International. Baumgartner then introduced Alice Allwein, who talked on the first point of the test, “Is it the truth?” She explained, “all business relations are built on the idea that men have faith in each other and thajt.a man’s word is as good as his bond.” Fred Locke brought out the secL ond point, “Is it fair to all cop- ' cerned?" He said, “that if in our' ■ dealings we are always fair to the other person bur day will go better and everyone will be happier and therefore more successful." Lois Gerke discussed the third : point, “Will it build good will and ’ better friendships?” She stated J that she believes “our business . methods should tend to make friends and create good will with our customers." , Steve Edwards then brought out ’ the importance of the question, ' “Will it be beneficial to all con- , cerned?" He added, "if we have business dealings wtih,one another it should result in profit to everyone concerned." Baumgartner then asked school . superintendent W. Guy Brown to , summarize the, ideas giveq, and . the importance of the idea as sponsored by Rotary International.

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Jobless Total In Nation At - Record Level Laboi Department .Predicts Increase In Unemployment WASHINGTON (UP) — More jobless Americans are collecting unemployment benefits than 1 ever before and the total is expected to Climb further, the government disclosed today. A Democratic senator introduced legislation to increase the benefits. The Labor Department said in testimony published today 2,779,000 persons were drawing unemployment insurance under state programs in the week ended Jan. 4. The figure was almost 400,000 higher than the previous peak in January, 1950. The department told the House Appropriations Committee the total was expected to rise to 2,900,000 this month and then start a moderate downward movement in March. To take care of this “emergency” the department asked Congress for an extra $76,400,000 to defray rising costs of its employj ment security program between ' now and July 1. , Other economic developments: . —President Eisenhower told his ‘ news conference a federal tax cut j would fee a big stimulant for business if that became “necessary,” ■ but indicated the administration still doesn’t plan to ask for one , now. —The Commerce Department [ reported higher prices pushed , manufacturers’ sales to a record 341 billion dollars last year. It said ther was very little change j in the amount of goods sold. —Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) urged Congress ,to set up a 500-million-dollar public .works program as a backfire against a depression-. He introduced a bill to authorize the program under a “Public works administration," the name borne by one of the depression-sired agencies of the 1930’5. —House members representing 45 depressed industrial areas called on Eisenhower to set up an “effective program”, to alleviate unemployment. Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) offered a bill to boost the size of unemployment benefit payments to meet the threat of recession. Nine other Democratic senators joined in co-sponsoring the measure which would set up federal standards states would be re- ■ quired to meet by July 1. 1959. ; Until then the federal government : would pay the difference between , payments made under existing [ state laws and the more liberal payments Kennedy proposes. (Cou-unuM on Puce Seven’ l Cancer Parly Here ! Saturday Evening Annual Elks Party In Decatur Saturday I A few tickets are still available for the annual Elks cancer party, which will be held Saturday, be- | ginning at 7:30 p. in. at the K. of C, ■' hall. ! William Schulte, general chair- ■ man, stated that a number of mer- ’ chants have not yet been contacted to donate merchandise, but the job I is expected to be completed by I Friday. 1 J. J. Baker is in charge of the s special entertainment which will - begin at 7:30 and continue until > 9:30, during which time, many valuable prizes will be given away. t Dancing from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. . will complete the evening’s enter- - tainment. s Tickets may still be purchased f for a donation of $1 to the Elks - cancer fund. Each year the Elks club spon--1 sors a cancer party to raise money J for the Elks cancer furid to finance i research. Over SSOO was raised for - the cancer fund at last year’s party. . •• t ■