Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1958 — Page 1

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FACE HOUSE QUIZ ON “MISCONDUCT”— Chairman Orin Harris (D> of Arkansas (left) of the House subcommittee looking into the affairs of the FCC talks with members of the commission as they arrived to answer charges of “misconduct” in regulating the broadcasting industry. With Harris are (from left) commissioners Rosel Hyde, Robert E. Lee and Robert T. Bartley, the latter a nephew of House Speaker Rayburn.

Ike Points To Indications Os Recession End Eisenhower Feels ; U.S. Goes Through Worst Os Recession WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower said today there are indications that die nation is near or at the bottom of the recession. The President told a news conference he feels the nation is going through the worst of the economic slump right now. He also repeated his firm stand that he will not be panicked into proposing a tax cut He said that serious consideration must be x given to the future effects of a tax cut rather than merely the immediate benefits. The President refused to say whether he believes a cut in auto excise taxes, if there should be one, should be retroactive He urged Americans to buy U.S. industrial products on the basis of what they are worth and when . they believe -fixer *?». getting » ’ bargain rat We r than worrying about the possibility it might be cheaper later. Outer Space Report 12 In other news conference hightights, the President: —Announced that the Un i ted Nations will be invited to select a group of qualified scientific observers to witness a large U.S. nuclear explosion in the Pacific this summer. The world observers probably including Russians, will be invited to see for themselves the progress this country is making in reducing radioactive fallout. —Said that he soon will make public a comprehensive report by his scientific advisory committee on outer space. He asked that all news media give the report, titled “Introduction to Outer Space," the widest possible dissemination. —Disclosed that he soon will send to Congress legislation calling for civilian control of civilian outer space programs. —Said he believes better ways ought to be found to distribute surplus foods to the need}’. But he flatly rejected the so-called Brannan Plan which calls for federal subsidies toward the retail prices —Declined to say what action he would take on the Democraticsponsored bill to freeze farm prices. He said he would act soon on it. He is expected to veto/ it. Won’t Be Stampeded As for a possible tax cut, the President said he never has excluded the possibility that a cut would be desirable if the economic situation worsens. But he said that every thoughtful person, including both Democratic and Republican leaders, holds the view that it would be a serious step in the light of the growing federal spending. I For this reason, he said, it is not something to do lightly and the administration is not going to be stampeded into it. He emphasized that serious consideration must be given to the effects of a tax cut on the national economy in future years. He said the administration is not going to cut taxes or take any other anti-recession measure considered to be unwise. The President was emphatic in reiterating his position that tije American people must not depend on Washington as the sole source of help In solving difficulties growing out of the recession. He said states also must share in the responsibility. He said one purpose of his program to extend the period of payment of unemployment compensation benefits is to take part of the burden off states so they can do more in taking care of relief cases and other ways such as distribution of food, '

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Cites Urgent Need For Blood Donors ; Bloodmobile Unit In Decafur April 2 There is an urgent need for persons to schedule now for the next visit of the bloodmobile in Decatur, April 2, Mrs. Ed Bauer, chairman, said today. Types needed are 75 O positive and negative, 25 A negative; 25 A positive; 15 B negative; 15 B positive; 15 AB positive, and 10 AB negative. Mrs. William Schnepf, Mrs. Lloyd Bowman, and Mrs. Arnold Ostermeyer were ofi the telephone committee for today. Thursday, Mrs. Jess C. Altman, Mrs. Ruth Keller and Mrs. Bertha Smith will telephone former donors to schedule them for this visit of the bloodmobile. Both male and female donors are accepted between the ages of 18 and 59 years. Single minors 18 to 21 years of age must have written permission, in advahce, from a parent or legal guardian. Pregnant women are not accept■>d for blood donations, and women should wait 12 months after havu:g a baby before giving blood. Letters have been sent to all women’s clubs in the city in thq hope that more women donors will he scheduled at this visit. It is - n r! t hnt about 40% of the donors will be women. New donors, who have never given blood before, are also needed. and it is hoped that at least 50 will sign up before the next Wednesday visit, Mrs. Bauer .continued. Republican Files For Commissioner Candidacy Is Filed By Emil Stauffer Filing for the primary election closes Thursday night at midnight, and several prospective candidates still have not filed. Emil Stauffer, of South Hartford township, township trustee for the past eight years, filed Tuesday afternoon for commissioner, third district. Stauffer is the only Republican to file from that district so far, although three Democrats have filed. No Republican has ever been elected from the third district. Five Democrats from three townships have filed for advisory board positions—Martin Selking, of Preble; John Harold Zimmerman, of Kirkland, and Lester Robinson, Roger Yoder and Alfred Keith Cott, all of Wabash township, have filed for their respective township boards. Adolph Marbach, of Union township, Robert F. Carr, of Root ‘ownship, and Lyle T. Bailey, of St. Mary’s township, have filed for advisory board in their respective townships on the Republican ticket. Paul W. Stahly, of Berne A, and Gail Runyon, of South Hartford, filed today for precinct committeeman on the Democratic ticket. Others who filed were William F. Kohls, of Decatur 3-B, for Republican precinct committeeman, and Maynard L. Rich, of Berne B, for Democratic precinct committeeman. Yost Construction Low On Bridge Bid Yost Construction Co., of Decatur, was low bidder at $148,170 for construction of a bridge on Indiana 28 over the Mississinewa river at Ridgeville, when bids were opened Tuesday by the Indiana state highway department. Bridge and road construction project bids opened yesterday totaled more than 10 million dollars.

Exlension Os Unemployment Pay Expected Ike Asks Congress For 50 Per Cent Increase In Time WASHINGTON (UP)— Respite vigorous opposition from employer groups. Congress appeared headed today toward approval of an unprecedented extension in duration of unemployment benefits. Key lawmakers figure the final product will be a compromise between the half-billion-dollar program recommended by President Eisenhower Tuesday and the bil-lion-dollar program of House Democratic leaders. Final action will probably take a month or more. The President Tuesday recommended a 50 per cent increase in duration of jobless payments which vary among states from 6 to 30 weeks and average 20 weeks The Democratic plan would provide a straight 16-week extension with generally increased payment rates. Under the President’s program, the federal government would be repaid later by an increase in taxes paid by employers to the federal government for costs of administering the jobless pay program. The increase would be from .3 per cent of payrolls employers now pay to .45 per cent. States which did not want to hike employer taxes could instead repay the federal government either by direct appropriations or transfers from state credits in the unemployment trusty fund. Nelson CruikShank, AFL-CIO expert on jobless pay, called the President’s plan “to little” but a step in the right direction. He indicated the labor federation will support it if the alternative is that or nothing. Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) who has introduced a more liberal bill to boost jobless benefits, said the Eisenhower plan would "do little" and expressed hope Congress will pass “something more substantial.” He pointed, qut boosting the benefit period 50 per cent ' would mean little in states yhere benefits now last as little as six ; weeks. •• ■ The big unanswered question was what Congress will do, if ■ (Contlnutc co page elx) Clerk's Office Open r Late Thursday Night 1 The Adams county clerk’s office- - remain open Thursday until 9 p. m. for the benefit of any ; candidates seeking public office , to file before the deadline, Rich- : ard Lewton, clerk, announced to- : day. Thursday at midnight is the i deadline for any candidates to < file. Clark E. Ross Dies Here Last Evening Local Resident Dies After Short Illness Clark E. Ross, 66, of 430 Elm street, died at 6:10 o’clock Tuesday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he was taken after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage Monday. A retired employe of the Salisbury Axle in Fort Wayne, he lived in that city four years, returning, to Decatur 10 days ago. He was born in Adams county June 30, 1881, a son of Richard and Amanda Thatcher-Ross. He was first married to Mabel Shook in 1911, and she was killed in an auto accident in 1936. He was later married to Georgella Wilson July 5, 1952. Surviving In addition to his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Walter Lister and Mrs. Raymond Huston of Decatur, and Mrs. Bryan Thomas of Mt. Rose, Mo.; eight sons, Richard, Rolland, Eugene, Max, Ervin, Billy J. and Leo Ross, all of Decatur, and Gerald Ross of Bluffton; three, stepsons, Oscar Paxson of Fort Wayne, George Mcßride of LaPorte and Kenneth Mcßride of Seattle, Wash.; one stepdaughter, Mrs. S. W. Willman of Chadron, O.; 29 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four brothers, Joe Ross of Lima, 0.. and Harry, Arthur and Robert Ross, all of Decatur, and two sisters, Miss Viola Ross of Decatur, and Mrs. Howard Beck of Decatur. One son is deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Zwick funeral home, with burial in the Wreri, 0., cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time'of the services. The Rev. Stuart Brightwell will be the officiating minister.

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Secretary Os Labor Seeking New Legislation Requests Congress To Enact Measures Against Racketeers WASHINGTON (UP)-Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell asked Congress today to enact laws to expose "crooks and racketeers” in labor relations and to "help the legitimate trade union movement clean its own house.” He appeared as the first witness before a Senate Labor subcommittee under a cloud of controversy over sensational findings by the special Senate Rackets Committee. The labor group opened hear ings on labor legislation proposed by the administration, individual senators, and the Rackets Committee. Mitchell said he was pleased that the proposals by the Rackets Committee generally followed the program recommended by President Eisenhower. Aid Union, Management The administration program would require public reporting of union finances and employe welfare funds and would require unions to guarantee democratic conduct of their internal tfffaiMr. VI&lations could lead to withdrawal of union rights granted by federal' law and forfeiture of tax exemptions- Embezzlement would be subject to criminal prosecution. Other provisions, aimed at “middle men,” would bar payments through such channels to employe representatives in efforts to influence or interfere with union organization. “The program we are proposing,” Mitchell said, “is designed to raise the general standard of responsibility and accountability of unions and employers in labormanagement relations and at the same time to keep government out of undesirable direct interference with union or employer matters.” He said the administration bills sought to protect individual workers' rights to belong to unions “free from discrimination and abuses by unscrupulous officers or employers.” Praises AFL-CIO Code “In making these proposals," he said, “we are fully aware that the majority of labor and management officials are sincere and honest in their dealings, one with the other and with union members.” Subcommittee Chairman John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.), who also is a member of the Rackets Committee, opened the hearing by noting that the special investigating committee had shown only a “relatively few persons” in labor and management had engaged in improper practices. He said responsible union leaders concerned with abuse of power by a few individuals had adopted “excellent codes of self-rgu-lation” like the ethical practices policy of the AFL-CIO. He said the code is ”a major step for-

Continued on page five) Lenten Meditation (By Rev. John D. Mishler, pastor, Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren) “STAYING POWER” "And they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers." — Acts 2:42 It is one thing to be a member of the church but it is of additional importance to be an active Christian. .The certainty of the ■ early church was assured by the central motives of the 3,000 who were baptized on the day of Pentecost. They were directed by their devotion to the things which -made Christ real. They had accepted the instruction of Peter to repent and be baptized in the name of Jeusus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins. They expected the Holy-Spirit to guide them. Luke records four things which they did in the fellowship of growth: 1. They were taught by the apostles whb had walked with Jesus. 2. They availed themselves of the Christian fellowship. 3. They recognized the importance of breaking bread together and eating together in the bond of love. A; 4. Thcv were discerning of the need of prayer. * What is the staying power in your life? Is Christ central for you in a fellowship of consecrated men and women and youth?

Outlines History Os Pleasant Mills Historical Society Meets Last Evening ■' > Jbe old grist mill and quarry, the founding of the schools, early sanitary conditions, building of roads and sidewalks, and remlniscinces of early Pleasant Mills collected by six senior students from Miss Rebecca Lehman’s Eng- ‘ lish class, entertained the Adams j county historical society Tuesday 3 evening. j About 50 members and guests of e the society enjoyed the hour prot gram presented by the Pleasant Mills school in the school auditors ium. ■ ; - x-resident Gerald R. Durkin callY ed the meeting to order, and sece .-etary-treasurer Nelson Doty read ' the minutes of the previous meeting. j The Pleasant Mills choir, direct- ; »d by Mrs. Elmer Ehrsam, sang . ‘Born to Be Free” and “Beautiful Savior,” to introduce the program. i The Rev. A. E. Burke, of Mon- ; roe, pastor of the Pleasant Mills » Methodist church 29 years ago, -1 led the devotions, and pointed out the value of Christian character in history after reading from the 1 13th chapter of First Corinthians. f Glen Br Custard, principal of ' Pleasant Mills school, then welcomed the gifoup to the school. A - native of Wells county,; Custard i pointed out that two months ago,’ when asked to present the program, he knew very little about . local history, and thought that it would be almost impossible to fill ; an hour program. But he read and ■ became interested, and much work > that was done by the six participating English students, and finali ly so much was gathered that only a small part could be presented in the program. i Principal Custard recalled that ; such men as Jehu Smith, George A. Buner, John G. Sheets, David [ Myers, John C. Cowan, Ira Car- ’ penter, William Jackson, James ; M. Archibald, James G> Martz, and Robert S. Peterson were among the early leaders of the i Pleasant Mills area. History, he noted,- “were the rec- : ords of our footprints in the sands I of time, and record the character > of the early settlers.” Miss Lehman was then introduced, and she in turn introduced Kay Bollenbacher, Janice Smith, t Marabelle Wolfe, Billy Von Gun- ' ten, Gary Shoaf and Dick Johnson. 1 The students had carefully tape--1 recorded the recollections of several natives of the township, in- ( (Continued on page six) > INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy north, cloudy ’ south tonight. Thursday fair > northwest half, partly cloudy to cloudy southeast half. Lit- ' tie change in temperatures. 1 Low tonight 26 to 32 north, 32 to 38 south. High Thursday 42 to 50. Sunset today 7:03 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 6:38 a. m. Outlook for Frij day: Fair north and central, [ cloudy south. Lows Thursday night mid 30s. Highs Friday KM CO

Farm Measure 1 Veto Expected By Eisenhower 1 ! Veto Seen Despite j Republican Parley Urging Signature 1 WASHINGTON' -An administration source said today President Elsenhower will veto ■ the Democratic - sponsored farm bill, "probably this week,” despite : an unusual 17-14 vote by the Senate Republican conference urging him to sign it. The veto message “is now being . written,” this source said. [ The bill would cancel Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson’s plans to lower , farm price supports this year. There is little chance cf c two-thirds majority being rcuf'itred in either Senate or Houl . to override the veto. Farm bloc snators said Tuesday’s vote at the closed GOP conference was a warning to the President that a veto would bring [on political hardships for Republican candidates in farm areas and trouble for the administration’s program in Congress. , - Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland said the vote, i which was not formally announced would be reported to the White < Hbuse. He pointed out that 15 of 1 the 46 Senate Republicans were s not recorded on the vote. I AFL-CIO President George < Meany meanwhile, also urged the ( President to accept the farm 1 freeze. ] “Any further drop in farmers’ i income at this time would still i further depress our present faltering economy,” Meany said. I The GOP Senate conference vote j was taken by a show of hands at > the request of Sen. Carl T Curtis , (R-Neb.) after a discussion of the (Continued on pa-ge six) Monroe Store Robbed Os Money, Register Stucky Brothers and Co., furniture, ’hardware, and hatchery in Monroe, was broken into sometime last night and thieves took a cash register and about $lB in csah. Entry was gained by breaking out the glass in the front door. The thieves removed a cash register valued at approximately $350 and stole about slßl in change from the store. After ransacking the store and scattering merchandise about the premises, the thieves left through the front door. The theft was discovered at 6 a.m. today. Daniel Baumgartner Dies Tuesday Night Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Daniel V. Baumgartner, 55, of Vera Cruz, died at 10:20 o'clock Tuesday night at the Wells county hospital in Bluffton, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. He had been in failing health for five years. Mr. Baumgartner was a farmer and also drove a rural milk route. He was born in French township Aug. 13, 1902, a son of Benjamin and Mary Schwartz-Baum-gartner, and was married to Anna Stoutenberry June 25, 1926. Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Miss Marjorie Baumgartner, at home, and Mrs. William Barton of Bluffton; two grandchildren; two brothers, Joseph Baumgartner of Bluffton route 3, and Emil Baumgartner of Bluffton, and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Tonner and Miss Sylvia Baumgartner, both of Bluffton route 4. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Jahn, Goodwin and Reed funeral home in Bluffton, the Rev. L. C. Minsterman officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery at Bluffton. Fiends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services.

Military Pay Raise Is Passed By House Incentive Features Forecast In Senate WASHINGTON (UP) — A key Senate Democrat said today a House-passed military pay raise bill does not go far enough toward providing incentive pay in contrast to length -of - service raises. Sen. John C. Stennis (D-Miss.), chairman of a Senate, subcommittee handling military pay legislation, predicted the Senate, will put more incentive features in the Jaill. A compromise then would have to be worked out betwen House and Senate versions. _ Stnnis also indicated his subcommittee will not act cm the measure, passed by the House Tuesday, until after the congressional Easter recess. Stennis told the United Press he feels a military pay raise, requested'by President Eisenhower and certain to pass Congress in some form, should follow more closely the Cordiner report. This report, made for the Defense Department last year by a special committee headed by industrialist Ralph J- Cordiner, recommended doing away completely with raises based solely on length-of-service. The House bill would retain length -of - service pay to some extent. The House bill, approved by an overwhelming 366-22 vote, is the first raise for military pesonnel since 1955. It would provide pay boosts averaging 8.4 per cent for enlisted men and 12.4 per cent for officers, ranging up to 53 per cent for some four-star generals. Most privates, seamen and newly commissioned sec ond lieutenants would get no increase. The measure, tailored to halt the flow of badly needed skilled personnel back to civilian life, was rushed through despite scattered objections that it f a vo r e d top brass over lower ranks. Its total annual cost is estimated at $668,379,000. Rochester Rotary Club Is Chartered New Rotary Club Is Chartered Tuesday Clarence Ziner, of Decatur, governor of district 654, Rotary International, presided at the charter night meeting of the Rochester Rotary club Tuesday evening, attended by more than 300 Rotarians and Rotary Anns from Rochester and the 39 other clubs in this district. Attending from Decatur were Gov. and Mrs. Ziner, Robert Smith, Joe Kaehr, Wilbur Petrie, E. E. Rydell, Howard Evans, H. P. Schmidt, Jr., Gail Grabill, Bryce Thomas, Homer Arnold and Earl-Fuhrman. In addition, greetings were sent to the Rochester club by three Decatur Rotarians now vacationing in Florida, A. R. Ashbaucher, James Elberson and Carl C. Pumphrey. Ziner presented the charter to the new service club, and William C. Rastetter, of Fort Vttyne, past district governor and past international director, was the principal speaker. Os the men who, have served as district goveraoWor the past 13 years, all but two attended last night's meeting. The various clubs of the district presented gifts to the Rochester club and its 21 charter members. The Decatur club’s gift, wall plaques denoting the meeting place and time of Rochester’s weekly meetings, was presented by Robert Smith, president of the local club. Other gifts included: Rotary bell, by Warsaw; gavel, by North Manchester, the sponsoring club; American flag, Mishawaka; dub banner, Gary and Valparaiso; badges, Plymouth; lapel pins, Wabash and Goshen; road signs, Peru, Logansport, Berne, Bluffton, Huntington, Columbia City, Renssalear and Fowler; secretary's kit, South Bend; speaker's stand and light, Fort Wayne.

» ■ Effort ToPut Satellite In Earth's Orbit Attempts At Third American Satellite Into Earth's Orbit CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, — The army sent another Jupiter-C rocket blazing into a cloudy sky today to try to put a third American satellite into orbit around the earth. The tall, white missile, marked by encircling bands of black, streaked up into a layer of clouds at about 8,000 feet and was seen no more. It was visible to observers for about 30 seconds after it left the ground. Its roar was heard for another few seconds, then faded as the big rocket sped on toward space carrying a third Explorer. Beyond the first- layer of clouds war another, at 15,000 feet, then :t would be clear sail for the A ~ space bird. Announcement of wnether the new American satellite achieved an orbit around the earth would be delayed for about two hours after the launching. The Jupiter-C managed to get the first U. 3. baby modn mw orbit but then failed on<4 latet try. because it did not achieve the fantastic 18,000 miles an hour speed necessary to hurl one of the satellites into orbit. Five Killed In Crash Os Rented Plane Lone Survivor Says Field Crew Failed To Refuel Airplane FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (UP) —A rented plane carrying four adults and two children on a carefree sightseeing trip crashlanded in the ocean less than three miles offshore Tuesday night The single survivor charged that an airport crew in Nassau failed to refuel the plane. The plane ran out of gas within sight of shore and the pilot “made a beautiful landing on the water,’’ according to Floyd F. Scites, 34, of East Detroit, who was picked up by a boat shortly after the accident. But there were no lifejackets aboard, Scites said, and the other five passengers apparently drowned. All five bodies were recovered. Scites identified the victims as his wife, Delores, 31; their only daughter, 18-month-old Deborah; Hugh Wilkison, 32, a cousin of Mrs. Scites’ from Dania, Fla.; Wilkinson’s wife, Patricia, and their son, Dana, 7. Wilkison was a veteran airline pilot, according to Scites. The party had rented the single -f engine Mooney Mite aF the Fort Lauderdale Airport and had taken off for a visit to NassauThe group had ordered airport attendants to refuel the plane before going on a tour of the island, Scites said. “We assumed that the plane had been refueled when we left’’ A short time after leaving Nassau Wilkison expressed surprise that one of the fuel tanks was empty and switched back to the other. “I told him, ‘lf you think we can’t make it, let’s turn back,* ” Scites related. But Wilkison said he thought there was enough fuel to complete the cross-water hop and they continued. A half hour after the crash a fishing party spotted the passengers in the water and took them aboard. The five victims were pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. ......

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