Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 90.

... Bhiß miim BEST DRlVEßS—Winners of the national Road-e-o, teenager driving contest, are greeted in Washington by Rep. Kenneth Roberts <D), Alabama, chairman of the House subcommittee on traffic safety. They are (from left) Pat Ledger, Portland, Me., fourth place; Chris Bayley, Cambridge, Mass., 1958 champion; Charles E. Hopkins, Spartansburg, S. C„ 1957 champion. v

Big Three To Meet Thursday With Russians Western Big Three Agrees To Meet At Pre-Summit Talks WASHINGTON (UP) -The Western Big Three agreed today to begin pre-summit diplomatic talks with Russia Thursday in Moscow—but not exactly on Russia's terms. The Western powers delivered virtually identical notes to the Soviet Foreign Office in Moscow. Russia proposed last week that ambassadors of the United States. Britain and France and Soviet diplomatic officials meet Thursday with an advance commitment to hold an early summit conference on cold war issues. Under Moscow's plan, the ambassadors would simply set the time, place and composition of foreign ministers conference which, ii turn, would merely rubber-stamp Arrangements for the heads of government to meet. An informed source said the Western reply rejects thes narrow rstriction on the preliminary talks and does not commit the West firmly to meeting with Russia at the summit. But the rejection is couched in diplomatic terms by restating the Western position announced March 31—that preliminary talks should go into the main East-West issues to see if there is any chance of reaching important agreements at a latr meeting of government chiefs. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles discussed the pre-summit meting Tuesday. I Dulles ducked a question at his news conference on what he thought of chances for a summit meeting. But he said he hoped the preliminaries wculd get under way now. The secretary of state did not give details of the three-power note to be delivered to Russia. He said that it would be largely a restatement of a March 31 communication from Britain, France and the United States to Russia. That note proposed that preliminary discussions begin in Moscow at an ambassadorial level to “examine the position" of the four nations on various cold war issues and-determine whether there are “possibilities for agreement" The Wset said if the ambassadorial talks were successful the foreign ministers of the four nations could meet to set a time, place and composition for a summit conference— Annual Meeting Os Comipunity Fund The annual meeting-of the Decatur Community Fund, Inc., will be held Thursday night at 8:15 o’clock at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, and three new board members will be elected. Outgoing members are Miss Dorothy Schnepf, Tillman Gehrig, and Edward F. Jaberg. All agencies will give their annual reports, and anyone who donated towards the Community Fund’s annual drive is invited to attend the meeting. The agencies participating are the Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, youth and recreation center, mental health, cancer society, and USO. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and mild tonight and Thursday. Low tonight in the 40a. High Thursday in the 70s. Sunset today 7:24 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 8:05 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Fair and warm. Lows Thursday night upper 40s. Highs Friday upper 70s.

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Verdict Scored By Slain Boy’s Father Verdict On Teen-age Gang Killers Scored NEW YORK (UP) — The father of 15-year-cdd Michael Farmer said bitterly Tuesday night that the verdicts against his son’s teenaged gang killers "made a farce of our society" and gave a “green light” to the terrorism of juvenile street gangs. He said his son’s life had been "absolutely wasted.” Two youths were convicted of second degree murder and two of second degree manslaughter for young Fanner’s slaying. The allmale jury also acquitted three others, 24 hours after it had received the case. Eleven boys, under 15 and too young to be tried for murder, are in correctional institutions as a result of the Egyptian Dragon gang’s mass attack cm young Farmer and one companion, who survived. First degree murder convictions, carrytag the death penalty, had been possible for only two of the souths. The jury said it had conKed sucK a verdict for one of them and that four jurors voted for it on a first ballot. Onq juror told newsmen the jury had rejected the idea that it could help curb juvenile delinquency by "making an example" of the boys on trial. The juror, Saul B Siegal, said he believed that "even if we sent one or two to the chair, it wouldn't help" the overall problem. I But both the dead boy’s father, city fireman Raymond Farmer, and Roger MeShane, 17, who was attacked with Farmer in Highbridge Park last July 30, differed sharply. . . , McShane had testified that he and Farmer had been on their way to "sneak a swim" after closing hours in a city pool in the park. He was injured but managed to run away. Farmer, crippled by polio, was unable to escape. . . , "Farmer is dead, and one boy s life should have been taken for it," McShane said at his home. “Maybe I’m prejudiced because I was stabbed, but that’s the way I feel. "Everybody feels it’s going to get worse around the neighborhood this summer,” he added. McShane’s father, James McShane, 86, protested "There was none of them innocent.” There was no rejoicing apparent, however, among the families of the convicted youths, who were banished to the corridor to prevent a scene when the jury returned with its verdicts. The father and sister of Louis Alvarez, 17, the gang’s "president who was charged with inflicting the fatal knife wound on Farmer and convicted of second degree murder, wept hysterically and cried out his innocence when they were informed of the verdict. The acquitted youths were either dazed or in tears when they emerged from the courtroom Busse Children Are Reported Improving Allen and Rene Cusse, children of Mr. and Mrs Charles Busse of 115 N. 10th street, are reported recovering fast from a brain Inflamation which resulted as a complication from chicken pox. The inflamation resulting from the childhood disease cannot be spread to other children or adults.. At first it was believed to be polio, but this was not true. The children were moved to the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne Saturday evening. Six-year-old Allen, a Student at the Decatur Lutheran school, was the more seriously ill, but is now able to sit up in a chair, and may be well enough to come home by the end of the week. His younger sister, Rene, 5, will come home at the sama time, although she was not as sick. ,™ -,

Gaillard Quits As Premier Os France Today Government Quits After Defeat On Tunisian Policy PARIS (UP) — The government ot Premier Felix Gaillard resigned early today in the wake of an adverse 321-225 vote in the National Assembly. Gaillard had put his Tunisian policy up for an "unofficial” vote ot confidence. President Rene Coty immediately named the 38-year-old former finance minister as caretaker premier —a post with no power, no voice in crucial NATO meetings now being held, and no authority to answer an expected onslaught on French policies in the United Nations. Gaillard’s defeat at the hands of right-wing forces led by Gaullist Jacques fisoustelle and the large Communist bloc was a serious blow to US.-British efforts to mediate France’s dispute with Tunisia. Fear Loss of Algeria Rightists feared G a 111 a r d’s “soft" policy towards Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba would eventually cost France Algeria as well. They look upon Algeria as an integral part °t metropolitan France, like Alsace-Lorraine. .Leftists maintained France should settle her costly embroilment in North Africa by granting to Algeria. Eight weeks of tireless efforts by and U.S. diplomats to mediate the dispute arising from the French bombing of the Tunisian village of Sakiet Sidi Youssef evaporated Tuesday night in an outburst of ill feeling against the United States and President Eisenhower. A letter last week from Eisenhower to Gaillard urging him to seek a peaceful settlement with ’ Tunisia seemingly backfired, with rightwing extremists denouncing American policy and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. ■ , While 2,000 riot police gathered ' outride to head off possible dem- ' onstrations, Gaillard assured the I Assembly that “if the government has acted in a certain way toward Tunisia, it is not because of this (Eisenhower) message but because it ielt it was wise to do so.” American Influence Scored Soustelle, who. was governorgeneral ot Algeria two years ago, rasped back: “Where is French policy made? In Washington?" Five months in office had left Gaillard looking haggard. After the vote, he walked through the Assembly lobbies, a cigarette as usual drooping from the corner of (Continued on pace five) New State Building Costly To Taxpayers Office Building To Cost S3O Million INDIANAPOLIS (UP)-Indiana’s 20 million dollar state office build- > ing may well cost Hoosier taxi payers 30 million dollars or more before it is paid for. True, the proposed 13 - story showpiece will be financed through a bond issue. No tax money is Involved —yet. But In the end, the taxpayer i will foot the bill. Here's why: > First, the State Office Building Commission will borrow at least 20 million dollars—perhaps 25 million—and issue an I. O U. in the form of bonds. This will finance the new building. Then the commission will rent office space to about 50 state ; agencies. With rent money collected over a long period of years, the commission will pay back the money it borrowed—with interest. Money From Taxes All that rent money comes from money appropriated to each department by the Legislature. And that money, of _ course, comes from taxes. Nobody cares to guess right : now how much the interest on the bond issue will be. But it will amount to several million dollars, and some predictions place the cost of the building plus interest at 38 or 40 million dollars. The only limit the 1957 Legisla- ' tore placed on the deal was that , the interest rate couldn't exceed 5 per cent a year, and the bonds had to be retired in 40 years. ; The Indiana Toll Road Commission was created on a similar basis. It issued an I. O U. for i 280 million to bdild a , superhighway across northern Inr diana. At 3% per cent, toil road offi- , cials say the interest will add . more than 117 millions to the cost if the bonds are paid off in 20 years. ’ 1 The Office Building Commission (Continued on paca fire)

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— Defense Plan Sent By Ike * To Congress One Controversial Feature Dropped By Pres. Eisenhower WASHINGTON (UP)—President Elsenhower sent his defense reorganization legislation to Congress, today, but dropped a controversial proposal to give the defense secretary tighter control over defense money. The President said In a message accompanying the legislation that be was deferring the money control matter until be sends a new budget to Congress next January. He noted that in an earlier message to Congress he had said it was “fundamental” that the defense secretary have “greeter flexibility in money matters” because the present system “has worked against" Defense Department unity. But, he added, "because this requires no change in law,” it was not covered in the legislation he sent to Capitol Hill today. “1 have directed that the department's budget estimates for the 1960 flseal year be prepared and presented in a form to provide the needed flexibility,” he said. This in effect will leave the matter up to Congress’ decision when it votes on appropriations in 1959. Eisenhower sent the legislation to Congress shortly after he had told a news conference that he had never had any idea of asking that the defense secretary be given blanket control over all military money. The legislation was designed to carry out the sweeping defense reorganization plan he proposed in general terms April 3. It would give the defense secretary much greater authority over both strategic planning and military operations. The individual services would be by-passed in the chain of command to unified forces in the field. Lancaster Central School Is Damaged Classes Suspended For Rest Os Term BLUFFTON (W — Fire swept the Lancaster Central School building three miles north of here *arly today, causing damage estimated at between $200,000 and $400,000 and suspending classes for the remainder of the term. The blaze broke out in a twostory brick structure built in 1922. It was destroyed. Smoke a n d water called heavy damage to an adjoining structure housing a gymnasium a n’ d classrooms, which was built in 1940. Mrs. Homer Souder, Lancaster Twp. trustee, said classes would not be resumed this school term. Pupils were given an unexpected vacation of three weeks. The fire broke out about 11:40 p. m. from undetermined causes. Six towns sent fire equipment and firemen, including Bluffton, Ossian, Uniondale, Petroleum, Liberty Center ahd Preble. The school has an enrollment of 580 pupils in grade and high schools. The loss included all school records which were kept in the principal’s office in the. burned building. At the time of the fire, two additions to the old buildings were under construction. Officials said work will proceed-on one of them but construction of the other will be halted at least temporarily. Firemen remained on the scene for more than five hours fighting to keep the blaze from spreading to the adjoining gym building.

r— Meyner Choice Wins New Jersey Primary Williams Is Winner After Bitter Battle | NEWARK, N. J. (W — Democrat Harrison A. Williams Jr. bolstered Gov. Robert B. Meyner’s national political prestige today by winning New Jersey’s bitter U. S. Senatorial primary in a pho-to-finish that overshadowed Rep. Robert W. Kean’s close victory in the Republican race. Williams, endorsed by the governor, won the Democratic nomination over Hoboken Mayor John J. Grogan and Joseph E. McLean, state commissioner of conservation and economic development, by a scant 10,000 votes. . Kean edged Bernard M. Shanley, former appointments secretary to President Eisenhower, And Robert Morris of Point Pleasant in Tuesday’s balloting. f Unofficial returns from 4,118 of the state's 4,184 districts in the Democratic contest showed: Williams: 149,513 I Grogan: 136,404 ■ On the Republican side, the Jjiree-way fight gave: J- Kean: 155,698 Shanley: 128,552 i?‘Morris: 72.359. & Nominations for 14 congressional seats were decided along with ■umerous municipal and county jiffices in the election, which also saw a comeback by the regu- ■ ihr Hudson County organization ousted from Jersey City control last May by a “victory ticket” faction of the party. Approximately 700,000 of the state’s 2,700,000 registered voters participated in the tight senatorial election. Attend Conclave On Children And Youth Four From County Attend Conference The positive spirit is alive today in the overwhelming majority of Hoosier youth, four Decatur residents found out at the governor’s conference on children and youth at Indianapolis Tuesday. Those attending from Decatur were Miss Bernice Nelson, county welfare head arid county director for the governor’s youth council; Mrs. Lawrence Linn, of the Adams county welfare department; Mrs. R. C. Hersh, of the women’s federation of clubs, and Richard F. Linn, youth center director. The 600 persons attending the conference were asked to contact their local newspapers to start a series of articles emphasizing the fine things that 97% of the county’s youth are accomplishing. A panel of teenagers from Indianapolis started the program Tuesday morning by discussing the positive youth. This was followed by a speech entitled "They Also Saw Wood” by John M. Vayhlnger, pastor of the Portage Chapel Methodist church, of South Bene’. Many years ago, he pointed out, Indiana pioneers felled, hewed, and sawed timber to build homes. Old-timers appeared from nowhere to help new-comers throw up the log walls that protected them from the hazards of the night. That same spirit of helpfulness is alive today in the majority of Hoosier youth, he continued, pointing out several of the modem ways the same spirit is shown. “Because the tempo*of modern living places greater strains on the human organism than ever before, we must be concerned with total fitness, physical, emotional, mental and social. “Physical fitness means the ability of the human body to function effectively at everyday tasks. It implies freedom from sickness and physical defects, pood muscular development and nosture, and reasonable skills in frames and sports. "Schools .help their youth de(Continued on p*g» flV«)

Ike Declines Indication On Highway Bill Keep Congressmen Guessing On Chances Os Measure's Veto WASHINGTON — President Eisenhower kept Congress guessing to the last minute today whether he would sign or veto a bill to step up highway construction. Today was the deadline for action on the bill, which authorizes ' St,'GO 000,000 highway construction program including state ■'atcKng funds. At his news conference, however, the President refused to indicate his intentions except to sav he will act on the highway bn l some time before midnight. Authoritative sources reported that the President convinced Reoubiican congressional leaders Tuesday he was ready to veto the highway bill. They left with the impression they had dissuaded him from a veto. The administration wanted legislation to accelerate highway construction as an anti-recession measure but objected strongly to a provision in the bill passed by congress. The provision Would require the federal government for one year to put up two-thirds instead of the traditional half of the money for the regular federal aid program for primary, secondary and urban jroads. Senate GOP Leader William F. Knowland told reporters he hoped the President would sign the bill. He said he believed the reasons the leaders gave Eisenhower should outweigh objections raised by the President. In their discussion the Republican leadership was understood to have emphasized that the provision to which the President objected would remain in force for only one year. Democratic leaders in the Senate, where the first vote would come on the questions of overriding the rivers and harbors veto, were not ready to say whether an attempt would be made to overturn the veto. The bill passed the Senate in its final form by a vote of 52-11, far more than two-thirds majority needed to override. However, the veto could be expected (Continued om page five) Monmouth Planning Pre-School Clinic First Graders To Report On Tuesday The parent teachers association of the Monmouth school is planning a pre-school round-up program for all children of Root, Union and Preble townships, starting to school in September. To be elig;ble, a public school child must be six years old on or before September 30. Complete physical examinations for each child will be given by several doctors from Decatur Tuesday from 8:30 until 10 a.m. at the Monmouth school. There will be no charge for this ation. If possible, the PTA would like for the child, accompanied by his or her mother, to be at the school by 8 o’clock Tuesday morning so that temperatures, height, weight, and several questions on the child’s past medical history may be completed before the examination. These questions will include: age of walking and talking, behavior habits, diet, approximate year of any diseases, immunizations and vaccinations. There are also a few questions on any chronic ailments the child may have, such as sore throat, earache, cough, headaches, etc. Mothers should come prepared for such (Contlnuad on Pae* Five)

Long Traffic Death Free Period Ended Death Tuesday Night Ends 162-Hour Period By UNITED PRESS Indiana’s longest traffic deathfree period of the motor age ended Tuesday night when a gravel truck killed a little girl at Logansport 'Die. unprecedented safety record was just 162 hours long when Karen Eileen Dunn, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Dunn of Logansport, was crushed to death beneath the heavy wheels of a truck. She darted from behind a parked car in a Logansport street. The, long moratorium on fatalities made a remarkable contribution to the state's 1958 traffic safety record. State Police provisional statistics showed that only two deaths were recorded between midnight Sunday, April 6, and midnight Sunday, April 13 That compared with 30 in the corresponding week of 1957. The low total held the 1958 fatalities to 219, compared with 266 a year ago, and hiked the per- • centage reduction from compar--1 able 1957 figures' from 8 per cent as of April 6 to 18 per cent as of - April 13. Only 16 deaths were recorded in - die first 15 days of April and it i appeared Indiana would record its f fourth straight month of totals below the . corresponding statistics » for-1957. *< r The Logansport death was the , first since early last Wednesday ' morning when 25-year-old Donald Lockhart of Trafalgar was burned to death in a collision of his auto--1 mobile with a tree along Ind. 44 near Franklin. Karen was playing on the side- ! walk in front of her home when she suddenly dashed into the - street. Harry Beverly, 34, Logansport, driver of the gravel truck, said he did not see the child run out from behind a parked car. The rear wheel of the truck passed over Karen’s head, killing her outright. The accident happened at 6:45 p.m. c.s.t. Her death occurred about nine hours before the state would have recorded its first death free oneweek period in modern times. Safety officials said they could (Continued on pa-xe five) Summery Weather Continues In Stale Continuation Os Mild Weather Is Forecast By UNITED PRESS Summery temperatures as high as the 80s were seen today as a possibility for Indiana in the next few days. The Weather Bureau’s five-day outlook for the period through next Monday called for temperatures averaging 7 to 12 degrees above normal. Normal highs range from 55 to 63 north to 62 to 70 south. A 12-degree departure from normal would mean readings in the low 80s in the south portion. The period will be virtually rainless, with precipation totaling only one-tenth inch or less in the form of a few light showers Friday or Saturday. The mercury moved into the low 70s over most of the state Tuesday, including highs of 70 at Indianapolis and 71 at Fort Wayne and Lafayette. Evansville’smaximum of 67 was comparatively low. After lows ranging from 42 at Evansville to 49 at Lafayette early this morning, the thermometer was due to register highs this afternoon ranging from the low 70s to 74. Tonight’s lows will be in the 40s and Thursday's highs from 72 to 75. The outlook for Friday was continued fair and mild. The five-day forecast indicated there would be not much day-to-day change in temperature levels. Fair skies prevailed all around the state at dawn and it was expected to remain clear at least through Friday.

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Voices Strong Opposition To Any Tax Cuts Lowered Federal Interest Rates Are Also Opposed v WASHINGTON <UP)—President Eisenhower expressed strong opposition today to former President Truman’s proposals for an immediate five-billion-dollar tax cut and a lowering of federal interest rates to combat the recessionin answer to a news conference question about Truman’s proposals the President said he doesn’t comment on anybody else’s recommendations. But he quickly added that when he becomes convinced that a tax cut would benefit the United States he would propose it to Congress. , * The President volunteered his opinion cm Truman’s recommendation that the interest on the federal debt be lowered to bring down interest rates generally. Truman made his recommendation Monday to the House Banking Committee. Discusses Reorganization Plan Truman said that lowering interest rates would save the gov--1 emment two billion dollars a year ' and thus help finance public works 1 spending in an anti-recession program. ■ ... -J ’ But Elsenhower said the government would have to flood the country with money to keep the interest rates low. That, he said, undoubtedly would result in prices going up. TTiat s the kind of program he will never go for, the President said emphatically. In other news conference highlights, the President: —Said Pentagon officers would be permitted to express opposition to his defense reorganization plan if asked their views before congressional committees. He said there would be no reprisal in such instances. But he said that when Pentagon officers voluntarily attack the plan in public speeches or statements outside of congressional testimony, that is another matter. He said that would l?e insubordination that would require correction. I —He said that he never had approved any proposal that all defense money be appropriated directly to Defense Secretary Neil H McElroy. He said all he wanted was for the defense secretary to have flexibility to transfer some dfense funds so that he and the Joint Chiefs of Staff could efficiently carry out military operations and strategic planning. —Said his specific defense reorganization legislation would be sent to Congress later today. Defends His Golfing ’ —Described French National Assembly criticism of U.S. policy as a favorite political gimmick in France. He said he knew of nothing to justify such criticism. —Replied sharply to the reported criticism of a congressman to his golf playing. A reporter noted that a Texas congressman had said that if the President would leave off some of his golf and visit the small towns he would see the need of anti-recession public works. The President replied that he probably had visited many more towns, villages and farms than the congressman had. —Said he had agreed from the beginning with an opinion expressed Tuesday by former Secretary of State Dean Acheson that East-West summit conferences resulted in undesirable involvement of the President. Eisenhower said he believes there is a very great deal in what Acheson said. But th President added that he still is willing to take the risk of a summit conference if he believes it is the only way to make some progress toward settlement' of East-West differences. This was the first time in 12 months that the President has held a news conference four weeks in a ; rowHe was in good jovial at times. But he bridled when the golf question was asked and replied curtly. -