Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1958 — Page 1

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Senate Locked In Battle On Labor Reform Surprise Move Made By Ike In Tossing In Own Proposals WASHINGTON (UP> — The Senate headed into a three-way battle today .over the question of , how stiff a labor reform bill to enact. I The Eisenhower administration pulled a surprise move Thursday by tossing its own labor reform proposals into the current Senate battle over labor legislation. Its proposals are milder than a 13-point program sponsored by Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland. Their introduction raised a question of w'heather the administration was splitting With Knowland on die issue. Meantime, most Senate Demo crats, including the party’s leader ship, opposed adding any major additions to the . pending bill to regulate employe health, welfare and pension funds. The three-day contest threatened to throw the Senate into confusion for the next several days In a lengthy session Thursday lasting from 10:30 a.m. to 10:23 p.m., the Senate defeated one amendment to the welfare fund bill but accomplished little else. Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) chairman of a labor subcommittee that drafted the welfare fund measure, said he had the votes to defeat both Knowland’s and the administration’s proposals. The chief Democratic argument against the Knowland and administratoni amendments was that they cover broaden issues than the pending bill, issues still under study by Kennedy's subcommittee. Knowland maintains that the current bill may be the only, chance to enact labor legislation this year and the time for a showdown is now. Pre-School Exams . Held Here Thursday Decatur school officials report 167 pre-school children were examined Thursday morning at the Lincoln school, with Decatur physicians conducting the examinations, assisted by PTA mothers from both the Lincoln and Northwest elementary schools. Lincoln PTA members assisting were Mrs. R. K. Parrish, chairman, Mrs. Raymond Walters, Mrs. D. C. Wynn, Mrs. Lloyd Reynolds, Mrs. Kenneth McConnell, Mrs. John Roaland, Mrs. J. M. Heare, Mrs. Thearl Stults, Mrs. Don Beery, Mrs. LaVerne Bowman and Mrs. Chalmer Bollenbacher. As- ; sistants from the Northwest PTA were Mrs. Darrel Kreischer, Mrs. Calvin Magley, Mrs. Jack Baumgartner, Mrs. Arthur Girod and v Mrs. Jack Shady. INDIANA WEATHER Frost warning central and north portions tonight. Fair and cool tonight with frost over most of central and north portions. Generally fair with little change in temperature Saturday. Low tonight 28 to 36 north and central, 35 to 40 I south. High Santrday 55 to 60 north, 60to 65 sonth. Sunset today 7:33 p. m. Sunrise Saturday 5:53 a. m. Outlook for Sunday: Partly cloudy north, cloudy south and a little warmer. Low Saturday night around 40. High Bunday 60 toft). ’

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Time Zone To Take Checkerboard Look Switch To Daylight Time Early Sunday By UNITED PRESS Time zones of the nation take on their annual checkerboard look Sunday as more than half of the states, along with the District of Columbia, go on daylight savings time or "fast time" for the summer months. A major factor which has influenced many areas to adopt daylight savings time is its use by the federal government. Military posts throughout the nation as well as federal offices officially switch to daylight savings time at 2 a m. local time April 27. Federal observance of DST ends at 2 a.m. local time Oct. 26. Most areas follow the federal time pattern. A few states, part of Pennsylvania, Nevada, California, and Illinois have announced Sept. 28 as the switch-back date. Ohio, operating under local option, has 18 counties committed to the time change Sunday but must wait until the May primary elections to see if any of them will extend the DST period past the last Sunday in September. Still Seme Confusion Minnesota, which goes on fast time at 2 a.m. Sunday will re turn to standard time Sept. 2. North Dakota, torn by confusion last year, appears headed for an other mixed up summer trying to get along with her eastern neigh bor I Although the state of North Dakota does not observe daylight time officially the eastern half of the state led by Wahpeton and Fargo adopted the fast time last year to bring business houses into line wtih sister cities across the state line. Fargo, this year, voted to go on fast time May 31, five weeks after Minnesota and the other North Dakota border areas. A Fargo ordinance calls for daylight time to end Sept. 1. Wahpeton will follow Minnesota and return to standard time Sept. 2. Grand Forks has voted this year to remain on standard time even though its sister city across the Red River will be observing DST. The situation in other fringe areas is similar. Missouri will be split, the eastern half on daylight time to conform with Illinois, the western half remaining on standard time to conform with Kansas and other border states. To compound the situation along the Mississippi, lowa will remain on standard time, but some border change work hours to avoid! conflicts. New Indiana Law Television viewers across the nation will not be affected as much by the time change this year. Most shows are controlled by New York time which becomes daylight savings time Sunday. At least one major network. National Broadcasting Co, has arranged for taped versions of the shows to be used in tther areas this year to avoid some of the time confusion. The other major networks are expected to take similar action. Two states have taken legislative, steps to iron out time confusion during the past year. Although the Kentucky Legislature had passed a law forbiding DST several years ago it provided no penalty and Louisville, Lexington and many other communities continued to observe the fast time. A new law, which goes into effect June 19, provides fines of from $25 to SSOO for communities or businesses adopting daylight time. The law, is expected to put an end to “voluntary” observance □f the fast time. , I fight for the SIO,OOO bag of gold Indiana, long torn between arau which wanted to observe (Caatmuad on Page a!«bt)

Withholding Os Gross Income Tax Is Upheld State's High Court Rules Withholding Act Constitutional INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the 1957 state law requiring employers to withhold gross income tax from employes’ paychecks is constitutionalThe Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Marion Circuit Court Judge John L. Niblack’s test case decision that the law does not violate Federal and State Constitu tion provisions against “involuntary servitude." The case was appealed by Jack Akers and his mother, Mrs. Clara Akers, who are partners in Akers Ciearners of Beech Grave. Their suit last June asked a temporary injunction to forbid the state from enforcing the law. Niblack denied the injunction. Defendants in the suit were Governor Handley and other members of the Indiana Revenue Board, including State Treasurer Adolph Fossler, State Auditor Roy i T. Combs, and Revenue Commissioner Edwin W. Beaman. Justice Arch N. Bobbitt wrote the Supreme Court opinion. It agreed with Niblick's finding that the withholding tax law is not in conflict with the 13th Amendment to the U.S Constitution and Article I of the Indiana Constitution. Those two clauses provide that “involuntary servitude” shall be invoked only against persons convicted of crimes. The Akers’ suit protested that requiring employers to withhold taxes was a form of Involuntary servitude. The Supreme Court ruled that the constitutional safeguards apply only to "personal’' services and that the withholding tax law established a duty to fellow citizens, not a penalty. (Continued on page eight) Court Os Honor Held Thursday By Scouts Boy Scout troop 61, sponsored by the Rotary club held a court of honor Thursday evening at the Rotary meeting. Highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Eagle Scout award to Dan Heller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heller. The award was presented by John Carlson, district scout executive of the Anthony Wayne council. Twen-ty-five scouts received awards of advancenient. After the presentation of awards, movies were shown of the Boy Scout jamboree held at Valley Forge, by Steve Everhart. Several of the boys’ parents were present to see the presentation of the awards. Erie Train Schedule Will Change Sunday M. W. Bumgerdner, Erie railroad agent, today annotihced a change in scheduled arrival of passenger trains, effective Sunday morning, when much of the nation switches to daylight time for the summer months. All times listed are central daylight time, which prevails in Decatur. Westbound — Train 1, arrives 4:35 a.m., regular stop; train 5, 1:38 p.m., not regular stop; train 7, 10:05 p.m., (daily except Sunday), regular stop; train 9, 8:30 p.m. (Sunday only), regular stop. Eastbound—Train 8, 1:54 a.m., not regular stop; train 6,1:34 p.m., not regular stop; train 2, 9:43 p.m. regular stop. .

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 25, 1958

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■ -— l ——— Delay Attempt To Launch New U.S. Satellite Technical Trouble Prevents Launching Early This Morning CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. «P) — Scientists early today came within threb minutes of blasting a possible fourth and “most advanced” U. S. satellite into the sky with the Vanguard rocket, but had to call off the attempt because of technical troubles. . Another try at putting the 20inch, gold-plated artificial moon into orbit around the earth was expected soon, but officials did not say when. After the launching effort was given up for the night and weary engineers and technicians headed home for some sleep, lights still twinkled throughout the red and white Vanguard service tower, indicating some crewmen were still at work on the rocket. "Minor technical difficulties” was the only reason given for the long delays in the launching countdown which brought postponement of the firing a minute or two after 1 a.m. e.s.t. This was the deadline for the attempt. During the effort to get the Vanguard aloft, great .white searchlight beams criss-crossed on the silver and dark green rocket and its red and white gantry tower. There were scores of people on nearby beaches who obviously “had the word” a launching was due, but by midnight the number had dwindled. One group, however, sang songs to pass the time and stuck out the “birdwatch” until radios broadcast that the attempt had been scrubbed. Hints At Plans For Job-Making Program Kev House Democrat Hints At Proposals WASHINGTON (UP) — A key House Democrat has hinted his party may push for a government job-making program like that of the 1930 sif the recession con tinues next year. Rep. Wilbur D. Mills (D-Ark.) said if the unemployment picture doesn’t improve, “we have got to have some program of work for these individuals...” Mills is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a close adviser to Speaker Sam Rayburn. He appeared Thursday before the House Rules Committee to defend the controversial Democratic plan to extend and expand relief payments for the jobless- I Rules Committee Chairman Howard W. Smith (D-Va.) agreed with President Eisenhower that the plan, which originated in Mills’ committee, was an “outright dole.” The President hinted Wednesday he might veto the program if it was enacted. Some Democrats in Congress have called for creation of a federal agency like the depressionera Public Works Administration to direct big anti-recession projects. President Elsenhower and other administration leaders have (Continued on Page eirfnc) Herbert Hobver Is Gaining Strength NEW YORK Iff) — Former President Herbert Hoover had resumed his writing and is steadily gaining strength in his recovery after removal of his gall bladder, a hospitals bulletin said today. The 83-year-oltl former President spent a good night, the bulletin said, and is now a “soft, selective diet and gaining strength.” “He is getting up for longer periods and has started to work a little, doing some writing,” the bulletin said.

Inspect Razing Os Sugar Co. Building Company Officials Visit In Decatur t D. W. McMillen, Sr., founder of Central Soya company, and Harold W. McMilleh, chairman of the board, visited in Decatur Thursday to watch the destruction of part of the Central Sugar company building. More than 30 former sugar company employes were on hand to greet the McMillens, and watch operations as the Martin Wrecking company proceeded with the tearing down operation. The rear of the sugar company building will be torn completely down to make way for 12 new silos 80 feet in diameter and 110 feet high, a 69 percent enlargement on present storage facilities. The front part of the building, used for storage, will be sealed off, and will continue in use. Chanes with wrecking devices tore into the old building, built in 1912, and scene for many years much activity when the local want converted locally grown shgar beets into sugar. In the tete 1930’s the Soyi expansion ttgrew the sugar company and out 1944 sugar operations were discontinued. Those visiting with the McMillens Thursday afternoon included Royle Sprunger, of the traffic dejtartment, Tom Allwein, present 'Whl mdndger; Luther Case, of home building; Jesse Essex, of Fritzinger, of technical depart the solvent department; Bob ment; Frank Garcia, Adrien Girard, Rufus Kirchhofer, Tom Lehman, Laures Meyer, Art Miller, Charles Myers, John O’Campo, Ray Walters ,and Luther Singleton, of the maintainance and repair department, and Cliff Brown, retired, of the same department. Also Weimer F. Harmon of meal surge; Bob Johnson, of technical, and Sam Cottrell and Jack Neering, retired, of the same department; Harry Maddox, retired of home building; Watson Mattox, of association sales training; Pat McGill and Srover Wolfe of the feed mill. Kenny Reed, elevator clerk; Rupert “Buzz” Sylvan, of the office; Ed Vian, and Curt Engle, of the solvent plant; Ray Mertz :’d Williamson, of .jntlnued on Page sight) □ns Governor To Speak Here Sunday Convention Here By Lions District ■ William H. GingleT, of Fort Wayne, district governor of Lions 258, will address the convention in Decatur Sunday afternoon, general chairman Roy L. Price said today. D. Cole will welcome the Lions to Decatur on behalf of the city. A necrology service, with the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton of Decatur as co-chairman, will then he held. After the necrology service honoring the departed Lions, the Lionesses will leave in a motor caravan for the Moose home, where they will be entertained with tea and a program. At 6:30 p. m., the banquet will be served in the Decatur Youth and Community Center. The youth room will be cleared of equipment and used as a lounge for the out-of-town guests between the afternoon and evening sessions. S. A. Dodge, former international president and founder of the leader dogs for the blind program, will speak at the evening banquet. The Berne Mennonlte men’s choir will present their program following the banquet for the enjoyment of those attending. The choir has been famous for more than half a century tor its fine religious music interpretations.

Senate Group Okays Military Pay Increase Early Approval Os Military Pay Hike Foreseen In Senate WASHINGTON (UP) — Early Senate approval of a 577-million-dollar military pay hike bill appeared likely today following its unanimous approval by the powerful Armed Services Ccommittee. In the words of Sen. Prescott Bush (R-Conn.), a member of the committee which approved the measure Thursday, the vote “cer tainly forecasts a happy voyage through the Senate." A high Democratic source noted major objections are sel d o m raised to Armed Service Commit tee recommendations- 1 The committee approved bill, stressing proficiency incentives for officers and enlisted men rather than length-of-service pay raises, was trimmed from the 683-million-dollar military pay bill approved by the House. However,' it is still above the most recent administration proposal for pay boost with a 512-million-dollar price tag. The bill, designed to help attract and keep highly trained men in service, will give a pay boost of at least 6 per cent to all members of the armed services. It would authorize pay increases as high as 33 per cent for top ranking officers and 41 per cent for top ranking enlisted men. Enlisted men with special skills could get as much as $l5O a month more than their basic scale. (Continued on page five) Fine Aris Festival At School Tonight - Festival, Musical Program On Tonight The fine arts festival will be held tonight at the Decatur high school auditorium at 7 p.m. Also a musical program is scheduled for 8 o’clock following the art display. It has also been stressed that the art display may be seen either before or after the musical program. The 42 artists of Adams county featured tonight are as follows: oil paintings, Katherine Anker, Harry Brown, Mrs. Harry Brown, George Yarian, Mrs. Julius Brite, Helen Kollman, Maryann Zwick, Tom Ogles, Lessie Ray, Janice Agler, Marilyn Harman, Phyllis Schmidt, Margaret Az bell, Pam Koos. Mrs. Ervin Stuckey, Mrs. Forest Murray, Nancy Gerber, Justine Everhart, John Sheets, Jean Finlayson, Jean Aeschliman, Judy Rhodes, Doris Doan, Cleo Linn, Dr. H. R. Frey, Mrs. W. Guy Brown. Jim Callow, Dorothy Wemhoff and Jane Burk. Mosaics featured tonight are by Hubert Feasel, art instructor at Adams Central high school; steel toys by Glen Straub, ceramics by Mrs. Harold Hott, Mrs. George Bair, Mrs. Phyllis Jennings, Jane K. Jennings, Mrs. Kenneth Jen- ‘ nings. Mrs. A. B. Harvey, Mrs. ; Ralph Smith, Ji;.* Mrs. Mary Longberger, Mrs. Fred Hoffman, Helen j Howell and Paula Strickler. Soloists for the musical program I are as follows: "Summertime,” ‘ whistling solo by Pat Nelson; for , the ‘‘Rockin’ Chair” number, pip ano duet accompaniment, Eleanor , Miller and Kay Wynn, soloists, j Sharron Sheets and Karen Rob- . inson; ballet number by Miss San<Tra Stevens, solo by Jack Dailey, . and a piano solo by Kay Wynn, j Janalee Smith and Jack Dailey, . student band directors, will con- ; duct the combined band and choir numbers. ' . i A free-will offering will be taken i during the program to help pay - the expenses. » A door prize will be donated by ■ Harry Brown, Adams county ar- ) tist. The prize will be one of his large oil paintings.

Water Supplies Off Two Hours Saturday To Make Necessary Valve Replacement Decatur residents who will need water between 2 and 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon should draw some in advance of that time, Mayor Robert D. Cole and city engineer Ralph E. Roop warned today. All water in the city will be turned off for those two hours to allow repairmen to replace a broken water valve at the corner of Adams and Second streets. It was originally planned to make the repair Thursday night, but the General Electric Co. needed water to operate its night shift, so the repair was postponed. A repair sleeve has been placed over the valve until the repairs can be made. The city water department is now checking all valves in the city, and replacing broken and wornout pieces, some 80 years old. When all the valves are in working condition, it will be possible to make repairs in one part of the . city without turn off the wa- . ter supply to the entire city, as is now necessary. > The valve being repaired con- . nects mains for the southeastern ■ part of the city of Decatur. For the past two nights, and . again tonight, water department i employes will work from 9 p.m. unt til 2 a.m. to flush out all the city . water mains. s _ ‘ Amos Dubach Dies Unexpectedly Today Heart Attack Fatal To Wells County Man Amos E. Dubach, 55, of Bluffton rural route 4, died at 9:20 o’clock this morning while being taken to the Clinic hospital in Bluffton following a-4feart attack. Death was unexpected as he had not been ill. He was bom in Wells county Aug. 2, 1902, a son of John and Caroline Fiechter-Dubach, and was a lifelong resident of Wells l county. He was married to Huldah Gerber in Decatur Sept. 10, 1921. Mr. Dubach was formerly associated with the Moser & Hath- ’ away Oil Co. and the Craigville Telephone Co. He had been farming for the past several years. ' He was a member of the Apostolic ' Christian church. ’ Surviving are his wife; one ’ daughter, Miss Christine Dubach, ’ at home; one son, Leonard Du- ! bach of Craigville route 1; three 1 grandchildren; one brother, Har- • ry Dubach of Bluffton route 4; a • half-brother, Jett Heyerly of • Bluffton route 4, and one sister, • Mrs. Sam Kaehr of Decatur route 3 4. One daughter, three halfr brothers, two sisters and three ■ half-sisters preceded him in death. f Funeral services will be cont ducted at l p. m. Sunday at the 1 Jahn, Goodwin & Reed funeral f home in Bluffton, and at 1:30 p. 8 m. at the Apostolic Christian 8 church, the Rev. Sam Aeschliman - officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may . call at the funeral home after 8 3 o’clock tonight. i ' r Terrorist Adjudged - Sane By Psychiatrist r , TRENTON, N. J. (W — A psy- . chiatrist has adjudged sane a 24- . year-old laborer who shot three , nuns and terrorized a residential . neighborhood last Saturday night. , Louis Felipe Marrero currently - is being held in SIOO,OOO bail for r charges of atrocious assault and battery with intent to kill as a i result of the shot gun rampage. r -Dr. J. B. Spradley reported Thursday that Marrero “knew the f difference between right and - wrong and the nature and quality s of his acts at the time of the commission of the crime." -

House Group Continues To Hear McElroy Critical Questions Fired At Secretary On Ike's Proposals WASHINGTON (UP) — Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy conceded today he can't specify any ‘ outmoded military concepts which President Eisenhower said would be erased under his embattled defense reorganization plan. If any such existed, McElroy told the House Armed Services Committee, he probably could eliminate them without the extra authority the President’s plan would grant him. McElroy made the statement in a fourth day of critical questioning on the Pentagon reorganization proposal. The secretary also labeled as “farfetched” any fear that he might take over direct control of the Army, Navy or Air Force un der the plan. Committee counsel John R. Blandford tossed a packet of 53 questions at the defense secretary for consideration and replies later. At the same time, he peppered ■ him with additional queries for on-ihe-spot answers. Blandford noted that President, ih an address last week to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, said one sure way to waste defense funds is “by overindulging sentimental attachments to outmoded military machines and concepts.” “What outmoded concepts are being indulged today?” Blandford asked McElroy. - The defense secretary consulted at length with top advisers who flanked himWnen the consultations did not immediately produce an answer, Blandford persisted: “You have nothing in mind specifically to be eliminated?” “I don’t think we have any big ' things in mind to do,” McElroy replied. 1 I He added that if there were I such things, “we could resort to . the very broad powers of the sec- ’ etary of defense” to get them done. McElroy indicated anew he is ' willing to compromise on some ’ parts of the President’s plan. He ; did so in the face of insistence by ■ many committee members that • much of what Eisenhower wants - to do under his reorganization proposal could be done under : existing law. i - . ............ • Denies Attempt To ' Assassinate Tito ■ Yugoslav Officials' Deny Rome Reports ; LJUBJLANA. Yugoslavia (W — 1 Yugoslav Communist Party offi- . cials today denied a Rome report i that an assassination attempt was i made on President Tito Thursday 8 afternoon. r Officials described as “utter 1 nonsense” a report by the Italian news agency Ansa that two guards were wounded during the attempt. “The report is completely unfounded,” said Slobodon Krstic, the chief Foreign Office representative to the congress. The officials said Tito was pres- - ent the entire dhy Thursday at - Yugoslavia’s seventh party con--8 gress and left with his wife Jova--1 naka in the evening direct for his Ljubljana residence. r This morning Tito met with sevr eral congress delegates from other i countries and may make a speech i Saturday to the closing session of the Communist congress. 1 The fourth day of the party cone gress in which several government 1 leaders have rejected Soviet inters ference in Yugoslav affairs bgan - quietly with party committees holding minor work sex* ions,

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