Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 56.

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Interest Rate, Cut Again To Aid Business Government Makes New Effort To Aid Business 1 Recovery WASHINGTON (UP)—The government acted again today to encourage cheaper borrowing in a new effort to revive business. A »4 per cent cut in the Fedeeal Reserve discount rate was announced in the wake of two more reports of sagging business conditions and one reflecting a strong point in the economy. The developments: . < >■, Pe^eral--Reserve Board authorized its New York, Chicago and Philadelphia banks to reduce their interest charges on borrowing by member commercial banks to 21*4 per cent. The other nine Federal Reserve banks are expected to make similar reductions. —The Commerce Department reported manufacturers’ sales and new and unfilled orders all were down more than usual in January. Hard goods led the decline. —Federal Reserve reported department store sales during February were off 8 per cent from the same period a year ago. But sales in the last week of February were slightly above the 1957 figures. —The Commerce and Labor departments estimated construction activity hit a February record of $3,077,000,000. The estimate may be too high, however, because it did not take into account the unusually severe weather of last month a spokesman said. In addition, the Treasury announced that it sold more savings bonds than were cashed in during February for the first month since July, 1956. The public bought 407 million dollars of new Series E and H bonds, 28 million dollars more than it turned in for payment —-— —„ - The discount cut — third in a series o( such reductions since November—is expected to be felt throughout the economy in the form of lower interest rates for most loans. Lower interest rates for bonds and on commercial loans followed the previous two discount reductions. However, the lowering effect on all interest rates is not automatic, nor is the discount rate reduc(Continued on page five) INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, occasional rain possibly mixed with snow extreme south portion this afternoon and early tonight. Saturday cloudy with some rain likely extreme south and west portions by afternoon or evening. Continued cool. Low tonight ranging from 28 to 33 northeast to 33 to 38 < southwest. High Saturday ranging from the 30s extreme north to the 40s south. East to northeast winds IS to 22 miles per hour. Sunset today 6:43 p.m. Sunrise Saturday 7:09 a.m. Outlook for Sunday: Rain with little change in temperature. Lows Saturday night in the 30s. ] High Sunday 49 to SO.

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Red Cross Reports More Contributions More Than $7,470 Reported To Date A total of $548.30 has been received in the Adams county Red Cross collection this month, to make a total collected so far of $7,470.55, Leo Seltenright, chairman, said today. .. Previously reported was $6,922.25. Reports this month have been: , Monroe — Otto jtongenberger, chairman: Georganna Essex, $9; Barbara Steiner, $3.20; Margaret Strahm, $13.75; Mrs. L. Johnston, $3.65; Hugh Tate, s3l; Otto Longenberger, $36. Pleasant Mills,' Mrs. Richard Hamrick, chairman, $43.20.. Organizations: Limberloßt home demwretration ’ club, -* St; - -SunnyCircle club, $5; Decatur demonstration club, $2. Blue Creek township, Vercil Hoblet, $6. French township, Leo Engle. $22; Chester Baumgartner, $8.95; Henry Aschleman, $18; Walter Pfister, $24; Samuel Gerber, $9; Wm. Ringger, $9.50; B. A. Sessenguth, $8; Joe L. Isch, $6; Howard Bluhm, $4; Raymond Moser, sls; Menno Augsburger, $15.50; George Ringger, Jr., sl3. Kirkland township, Albert Roth, $6.25. Monroe township, Mr. and Mrs. E. Beer. $21.50. v Preble township, Gerhard Zwick, $1.75; Elmer Meyer, $7; John Peters, $19.75; Mrs. Wilma Werling, $8.50; Martin Selking, S2O; Martin Schroeder, $6.15; Erwin Schuller, $lO. _ Root township, Mrs. Francis Fuhrman, $10; Carl Heckman, $7: Otto Weber, $6. Union township, Eugene Schlemmer, $5; Emerson Wass, $9; Lorenz Thieme, $6; Joseph Heiman, $3; Mrs. I. Barkley, $6.75; Alva Railing, sl4. Wabash township, Jerome Hawbaker, $2.00. (Continued on pa go »lx} Boiler Blows Up At City's Plant, Power Curtailed A 400-pound pressure boiler blew up this morning at 8:30 at the Decatur municipal plant on Third street, cutting severely the amount of electricity flowing into the lines. The boiler, which serviced a 5,000 kilowatt turbine, blew 18 tubes. No one was reported injured in the explosion. Any further damage will not be ascertained until the' boiler cools down sufficiently to allow closer inspection. < -— _ The crews are putting the stand-by 200 pound pressure boilers into operation, by-passing the steam to the big 5,000 kilowatt turbine. It was estimated that the stand-by boilers would be working sufficiently by 8 o’clock tonight to produce about 2,000 kilowatts from the 5,000 kw turbine. Working around the clock, if will be at least 10 days before she turbine is producing at full capacity and the 400-pound pressure boilsr is repaired.

Public Works I • • Speedup Urged I By Democrats Urge Administration To Pump More Funds Into Public Works WASHINGTON (UP)—A Demi ocratic-led drive to pump more i federal funds into job - making public works snowballed today. The administration appeared to ■ be moving in the same direction i but less strongly. Senate Dempcratc Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) lined up heavy Republican as well as solid Democratic support for two resolutions calling on the administration to order immediate stepups in civil and military pubic works j projects for whch Congress already has provided money. Johnson introduced the resolutons Thursday He told the Sen- | ate he does not “think we are ■ foredoomed to depression." But he said “God helps those who help I themselves and we will not solve ■ our problems if we merely shut I our eyes." No Sponsor in Knowiand Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowiand (Calif.) said he did not plan to join 18 other GOP senators who have become cosponsors of the Johnson resolutions. He said he thought the Senate Armed Services and public works' committees “should hold hearings on the resolutions and should call witnesses from the executive branch of the government.” Knowiand pointed out that Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton has promised to announce Tuesday a list of public works projects under his department which can be accelerated. Before offering his resolutions, Johnson scheduled early Senate action on an anti-recession housing program and farm legislation. He also renewed his call for ; establishment of a Public Works ' Administration to handle building programs. In the House, Democratic Leader John W. McCormack (Mass.) ' introduced resolutions matching ■ Johnson's- Johnson said Speaker Sam Rayburn' and McCormack were in full agreement on the need for a public works speedup. Readying Aid Bill Key House Democrats disclosed they were readying for introduction Monday a bill to provide two billion dollars in federal aid to help provide jobs in depressed cities and towns. . Other. major developments: —The Federal Reserve Board authorized its New York, Philadelphia and Chicago Banks to reduce interest charges on borrowing by member banks to 2Mi per cent The reduction, expected W be followed by the nine other Federal Reserve Banks, was a new effort to encourage cheaper borrowing to rvive business. It was the third such cut in four months. —Government agencies issued (Continued on page six) Scouting Program Is Planned At Meeting Boy Scout Heads In Meeting Thursday I Boy Scout leaders from Adams, Wells and Jay counties met at the Decatur high school Thursday night to make plans for , the spring scouting program. The Explorer scout trip to the Jim Ray cave near Bloomington will take place May 30 to June 1, 'and will include visits to three nearby caves. Kits for certifying participa- . tion and achievement in the Boy Scout safety good turn project ] sponsored jointly by the scouts ; and the national safety council : were passed out to those present. There are three safety pro- 1 jects in 1958—'the March to May 1 traffic safety contest, the June 1 through August outdoor safety contest, and the September through November home safety contest. For each contest a seal will be awarded to the scout unit to be placed on the safety shield in the kit. Safety project books, “Live for Tomorrow’’ have been passed out to the troop leaders. Making America safety-minded is the purpose of the campaign, which started in February. The campaign is so divided as to last all year with special emphasis on one particular phase during each period. Pamphlets on safety torches, to be carried in all cars for use during night emergencies on highways, were also passed out. The Boy Scouts of America are helping in this program. Simple torches may be constructed by removing ttie staples from the (Continued on p«g« six)

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 7, 1958

Scheduled Launching Os Vanguard Satellite Is Postponed Again Today

All-Out Bid In Congress To Halt Price Cut * Congressional Farm Bloc Is Mustering ' Forces Against Cut WASHINGTON (UP) - The rampaging congressional farnj bloc mustered its forces today for an all-out bid to wipe out Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson’s cuts in farm price supports. House Democratic Whip Carl Albert (Okla.) told the United Press he believes Congress will send to the White House by April 1 a bfll to bfock cu&"in bcHL price props and planting ceilings ordered by the embattled farm secretary. Furthermore Albert said there is a “good chance” supporters of the measure could muster the two-thirds vote needed to override any presidential veto of such a bin. Whether the administration would stand firm in the face of this onslaught remained uncertain. Reports circulated in some quarters that the President would act to ease the price support cuts ordered by Benson. ' * Freese Price Support The whirlwind moves to override Benson came in both Senate and House committees Thursday. Sen Spessard L. Holland (D-Fla.) the only senator to support Benson in the maneuvering, called the action “a vote of utter lack of confidence” in Benson. —The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 12-2 to freeze all Here’s what happened: price supports and acreage allotments (planting ceilings) at not less - -than -1957 levels until Congress acts on long-range legislation. This would wipe out Bensonordered cuts in dairy, wheat and feed support prices. In the absence Os a new farm bill it also would block a feared slash in 1959 cotton acreage allotments and continue a special “allotment bonus’’ for small eotton growers. It was promptly labelled an antirecession measure and billed for Senate action next week. —A House Agriculture subcommittee voted 5-0 to approve a bill to reverse the dairy price support cut ordered by Benson. Chairman Harold D. Cooley (D-N.C.) said his House Agriculture Committee will fake up the Senate freeze bill as soon as the Senate acts. BUl’s Major Effects Albert said he believed the bill could be put through the House quickly. Farm congressmen put a rush label on the measure because the cut in dairy price props is slated to take effect April 1 They want the ban enacted before then. Another major effect of the Senate bill wou!4 be to cancel a Benson-ordered 22-cent-a-bushel cut in price supports on this year's wheat crop. Speed is not so essential here because the crop does not go to market before May or June. Albert said the" cut in dairy price props, if permitted to go into effect, “would wreck dairy farmers throughout the country.” The Agriculture De p a r trtient however said loss of income to dairy farmers this year from the price prop' reduction would probably be less than anticipated. It i said income from sales of milk | (Continue, vn page six) '

Lenten Meditation “LIFE DEFECTOR” “He that hath the Son hath life”—l John 5:12 A visitor to an art museum noticed an interesting contrast. The exhibit of Egyptian mummies was deserted. But there was a large crowd of interested people around a showing of modern photography. Why? The reason is likely that life as it is appeals mucn more than life as. lt was. That is to say, things that are alive now mean more to us than things that are dead and gone. This is one of the secrets of the ageless appeal of JesuS Christ. He is alive! He draws men to him even today because, after all these years, his ideas, his spirit, and his challege are vital and living things. The religion of Jesus is not the musty faith of an ancient creed, an abstract philosophy, or an out-dated book. Christianity is the religion of life because it i's centered in a life. Whenever Christ gets a chance at a person a new creature comes into being and life is transformed. After, nearly 2.000 years Christ still stirs the consciences and attracts the minds of men. s “ *

Girl Scout Week To Be Observed Here Week's Observance Will Open Saturday National Girl Scout week will be celebrated March 8-15 and the Girl Scout and Brownie organizations of Decatur, Berne, and Geneva will participate in local events commemorating the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Giri Scouts. The theme of this year's observance is “You can count on her." This theme will be emphasized in several projects planned throughout the week. Saturday, March 8, Girl Scouts of the Limberlost council are presenting “The Story of a Juliette Low Penny,” on television station WKJG froml2 until 12:30 p.m. Girl Scout troop 187 of Decatur, under the leadership of Mrs. Ben Eichenauer and Mrs. Keltner Stone, win take an active part in this program. Annual Girl Scout Sunday, March 9, will be observed by all Brownies and Girl Scouts by attending the church of their own choice. Mrs. Burdette Custer announced that the annual Julette Low program for Neighborhood 603 will be held at the Lincoln, school gym, Sunday afternoon from 2 until 4 p.m. This includes all Brownies and Girl Scouts who at the • .Jjljc high school, the Trinity school, St. Joseph’s Catholic school, Berne and Geneva. Mrs. William Cook announced that the Juliette Low program for Neighborhood 602 will be held at the Northwest elementary school Sunday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. This includes all Brownie and Girl Scouts who meet at the Community Center, Northwest elementary school, and the Lutheran schpoL An invitation has been extended 4©. -all pa rents and adults . who. are interested in Girl Scouting. All are urged to attend one of these programs. There will be handicraft display laLies up at each school and 'Cot n ’-»»<' SIX’ Fate Os Downed Jet Pilot Is Unknown j OS AN AIR BASE, Korea (ffl — AU. S. Air Force spokesman today declined to comment on reports that the FB6 Sabrejet shot down by Communist anti-aircraft guns Thursday had flown over Red Korea territory. The pilot of the plane was last seen drifting by parachute into Communist territory. His fate was still unknown. The North Koreans, thus far, have made no mention of the incident. Industry Division Will Meet Monday The March luncheon meeting of the industrial division of the Chamber of Commerce will be held Monday at 12 noon at the Decatur Youth and Community CenEiitngcr manager the Citizens Telephone Co., will be the guest speaker. He has scheduled for the subject of his talk, “Your telephone company.” AU members who will be unable to attend, are urged to contact Fred E. Kolter at the Chamber of Commerce office today.

Lashes Union Official For Clergy< Attack Scores Rule Or Ruin Attitude Displayed By Union Official WASHINGTON (UP)-Sen. Karl E. Mundt (R-SD.) declared today that criticism of clergymen by a United Auto Workers official reflects a “rule or ruin attitude’’ that should alarm the nation. Mundt, a member of the Senate Rackets Committee, said he had heard the clergy denounced before by “Reds, atheists and others" but had never heard such comments from a source like a union spokesman. He made the statement as Emil Mazey—the man who made the statements — was recalled to the Rackets Committee’s witness chair. The committee was resuming its marathon hearings on the UAW’s marathon strike against the Kohler Co., of Kohler, Wis. Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) said GOP Committee members , have enough questions to occupy i “Mazey “all day, at least." Try to Overturn Writ r Wisconsin officials meanwhile planned to try to cverturn a committee writ protecting a prospecI tive witness wanted on assault , charges. The writ, granted by a federal judge here Thursday, prevents the arrest or extradition of John Gunaca of Mt. Clemens, Mich, while he is here under committee subpena to testifyMazey was a committee witness for something less than half the day, but that was plenty of time for his criticisms, which he made —and then largely retracted — against the* clergy of IShebdygan? Wis. In the heat of give-and - take with committee members Mazey, international secretary - treasurer of the uAW, first questioned the “integrity” of clergymen who had criticed his activities in the Kohler strike. He said he believes the Kphler Co. “controls” some of the clergymen there — specifically, som (Continued on »ix) , Mrs. Lucinda Yager Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Lucinda Ellen Yager, 82, of Decatur route 4, died at 9:30 o’clock Thursday night at the Cooper rest home at Bluffton, where she had been a patient since Dec. 26. She was born in French township July 17, 1865, a daughter of Samuel and Rachel Cline-Hocker, and was married to William M. Yager Sept. 12, 1896. Her husband preceded her in death in 1933. Mrs. Yager was a member of the Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren. Surviving are four sons, Herman „ Leon Yager of Granby, Conn., Kenneth W. Yager of Fort Wayne, Charles A. Yager of Owosso, Mich., and Samuel Yager of Decatur route 4; one daughter, Mrs. Herman Sautbine of Decatur; 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Two sons, Ralph and Loren, and one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, preceded her in death. One sister is also deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren, the Rev. John Mishler officiating. Burial will be in the mausoleum at Fairview cemetery at Bluffton. The body was removed to the Yager funeral home at Berne, where friends may call after 7:30 o’clock this evening. At noon Sunday, the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until time of the services. Friends may make contributions to the mission or building fund of the church.

Heads Rotary a|' f ' JjWMHL ; ft* gSB ■■ 1 -jwb ' wm br® ■ Gail M. Grabill ' Gail Grabill Named Rotary President County School Head Elected President Gail M. Grabill, superintendent * of the Adams county schools, was ' elected president of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. The annual election of officers _ featured the weekly} dinner meet- ' ing of the service club, held at I -the Decatur Youth and Commun- , ity Center. Other officers are H. P. f Schmitt, Jr., vice president; , Howard Evans, secretary; John - Margerum, treasurer, and Cal Yost and Robert Heller, directors. ! Grabill succeeds Robert Smith, 1 attorney, as president. Smith, as immediate past president, will also serve on the board of directors.— The new. officers, . will assume their duties July 1. Earl Sheets, program chairman, introduced Howard Evans, who presented an interesting discussion of hls Rotary classification, farming. Evans told of the vast change in farming operations in the past 30 years, how the size of farms has increased on an average of 20 acres each, and of the greatly increased use of all types of farm machinery. He also detailed the big increase in farm real estate values. Symphony Concert Here On March 24 Famed Indianapolis Orchestra In City The directors of the Adams County Civic Music association are ex- ) pecting a large crowd to attend the second appearance of the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra, which 1 will present a concert in Decatur : Monday, March 24. Only season ticket holders of toe < Adams County Civic Music association will be able to attend the program. The board of directors expressed the wish that single admission tickets could be sold but the orchestra was so well received during last year’s season, that no ' room is expected to be available. The Indianapolis Symphony orchestra, with Izler Solomon conducting, will present the next to ' the last concert of the season. When the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra became one of the top ten orchestras in the United States, it was the youngest musical group in this exclusive bracket and Indianapolis, the smallest city in the nation to have an orchestra in this classification. The orchestra was founded in 1930 by Ferdinand Schaefer. In 1937, Dr. Fabian Sevitzky became conductor, a post he held until the end of toe 1954-55 season. During the next season a series of six guest conductors directed two subscription concerts each. Selected by an overwhelming majority, Izler Solomon signed as permanent conductor in 1956. Foremost among the new gener- ■ ation of American born and trained < conductors, Solomon started violin : (Continued on p*c« six)

Minor Trouble Forces Delay In Launching Navy's Vanguard Satellite Rocket Launching Delayed GAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UP) —The Navy tried again today to launch a satellite-carrying Vanguard but was forced to call off the attempt when “minor” trouble developed just before the scheduled blast-off moment. Navy rocketeers had worked long hours Thursday night and early today readying the intricate three-stage Vanguard, which held a grapefruit-sized aluminum satellite in its noseCrewmen evidently ran into trouble not long before the Vanguard was due to blast up from the missile test center. An announcement called the trouble "minor,” but said the Vanguard would not be launched today or tonight. Heavy rains which poured on the cape Thursday night probably contributed to the Vanguard’s troubles. . The Navy did not identify«the problem. Two previous attempts to launch a satellite carrying Vanguard ended in failure. The Army got off one satellite —Explorer I— which is now whirling around the earth but met with failure in attempts Wednesday to put up another Explorer. No Date Set The Navy said minor technical difficulties precluded a firing during daylight hours today. “Daylight firing is a required objective of this particular test,” the announcement said. -Navy men still worked over the Vanguard. If they solved the troubles in the 72-foot rocket, they might start again tonight “counting down” he long hours of check-outs toward a firing Saturday or Sunday It was also possible, however, the launching might be put off indefinitely. The Pentagon said a third attempt to fire the complete threestage rocket carrying a 6.4-inch test satellite would be scheduled “at the earliest practicable date,” Rain Drnch Cape The troubles which cropped up suddenly in the Vanguard may have resulted from heavy rains of Thursday night. The Vanguard sat on its pad during the downpour and water may have leaked inside some vital part oft he rocket. If this happened, drewmen would propably have to “dry out” the complex rocket before launching it. » The Army, meanwhile, was believed at work on another Explorer satellite to replace the one that failed to go into orbit Wednesday Heavy rains drenched the Cape Thursday night, and the forecast for today was for more showers and cloudiness which might hinder tracking of the satellite rocket as it shot up from the missile tAdt renter On the Vanguard hung the nation’s only immediate hope of putting a second "moon” into the heavens with the Army’s Explorer I and the much larger Russian Sputnik 11. But the 72-foot Vanguard has yet to fly successfully as a three-stage assembly and Navy men have emphasized this is the prime purpose of the coming test. V Twice Blown Up But there was definitely a chance! the 3¥« pound sphere would go into orbit. The Vanguard blew up when launched with a satellite in its nose Dec. 6 and Feb- 5. The Navy’s main satellite effort is’ not due until later this month when toe Vanguard rocketeers will try to put a fully instrumented 21 - inch satellite into orbit. Dr. Jack Foehilch, deputy chief of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California which designs the Army satellites and the final three solid fuel stages of toe powerful Jupiter - C launching rocket, indicated meanwhile much of toe hardware is already here for an Explorer just like the one (Continued on pa«« ala)

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