Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1958 — Page 1

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Manned Space Ships Planned In New Agency Space Committee Os House Outlines Plans For Future ' WASHINGTON (UP)— Manned space ships and rockets to Mars figure in plans of the administration’s proposed new civilian space agency, the House Space Committee disclosed today. The Budget Bureau tentatively estimated the program would cost about 100 million dollars the first year and 300 million dollars a year by 1963. Top space scientists have called for an annual outlay of anywhere from 500 million to a billion dollars The program includes: —Launching of instrument and camera - crammed rockets into space far beyond the moon and to nearby planets such as Mars — ‘ 49 million miles away. —Development of space ships capable of carrying men into space and safely returning to earth. Also manned orbiting satellites and space stations. —Launching scores of satellites for space environment studies, weather reconnaissance, communications and astronomical observations; also satellites to the moon. —Development of a wide variety of huge new rockets. This includes development of a millionpound thrust rocket engine and" new high-energy rocket motors. The program included no timetable. But many of the projects would be spread over three to five years or more depending on how ’ much* money is put into them. The preposed long-range program was released as Space Committee Chief Counsel George J. Feldman warned that civilian space exploration projects might be short-changed if some military and government officials get their way. 0 Feldman said "a lot’of people in the government apparently don't appreciate that the United States is in a life and death struggle with Russia for space.” The committee has been considering President Eisenhower’s proposed civilian space agency based on the National Advisory Committee tor Aeronautics. NACA at present is a basic research arm of the Air ForceJail Four Pacifists On Contempt Charge Pacifists Protest U. S. Nuclear Tests HpNOLULU (UP) —Four paci- .. . fists were Jailed today for trying to sail their yacht “Golden Rule” to Eniwetok in protest against the forthcoming nuclear weapons tests to be staged by the United States. The four pua out to sea Thursday, less than an hour after Federal Judge Jon Wiig had issued a temporary injunction forbidding them to depart. A Coast Guard cutter took them in tow when they were slightly more than a mile offshore and returned them to Honolulu. Immediately on their return, the four went to court for the second time that day and were charged with criminal contempt for defying the court. They pleaded innocent. Wiig remanded them to the custody of the U.S. marshal until their trial next week. TJjey declined to post bond on religious grounds. The four are Albert Smith Big(Contlnued on pace eight)

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Million Sought For Military Building Defense Dept. Asks Congress Approval WASHINGTON (UP)—The Defense Department has asked Congress to approve $1,684,361,000 in military construction, $1,279,464,000 of it in the United States. Chairman John C. Stennis (DMiss.) announced his Senate Armed Services subcommittee will open hearings on the bill “at the earliest possible date,” probably about May 15. The proposal covered 193 installations in 45 states and the District of Columbia. It also listed new construction in Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean area, Europe, Afirca, the Pacific islands, and Korea. At the same time, the measure asked for authorization to build 57,724 family housing units for military personnel and dependents at bases in the United States and overseas. A total of 125 million dollars wg 5 asks< for projects at locations “not specified’—presumably for security reasons. A breakdown of the proposed appropriation: Army: $347,028,000, of which $234,690,000 would be for continental U.S., $87,338,000 for overseas and $25,000,000 for unspecified locations. Navy: $301,062,000, of which $258,173,000 would be for continental U.S.. $17,889,000 for overseas and $25,000,000 for unspecified locations. ■” ~~ ' Air Force: $986,271,000, of which $786 601,000 would be for continental U.S, $174,670,000 for overseas and $25,000,000 for unspecified locations. Mrs. Hoy L. Bastian Dies At Fort Wayne Sister Os Decatur Residents Is Dead Mrs. Bessie Bastian, 69, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday in a Fort Wayne hospital, where she had been a patient for three months. She was a native of Willshire, 0., but had lived in Fort Wayne for the past 40 years. Mrs. Bastian was a member of the Simpson Methodist church, where she taught a Sunday school class, for 25 years. She was a member of the Women’s Society of Christian Service, the White Cross guild. Trinity chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Semper Felicitas club. Surviving are the husband. Hoy L. Bastian; three sons, John P., Robert W. and David H. Bastian, all of Fort Wayne; six grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Anna Hancher, Mrs. Ruth Keller and Mrs. Lucy Watkins, all of Decatur, and Mrs. Esther Lotter and Mrs. Selma Price, both of Fort Wayne, and one brother, Paul Shaffner of Willshire. Funeral services will be held McComb & Sons funeral home, at 2 p. m. Saturday at the D. O. the Rev. Clarence Collins officiating: Burial will be in Greenlawn memorial park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. Name Omitted From Communicants List The name of David Tricker was unintentionally omitted, from the list of second pupils of tile St. Joeeph school who will make their first holy communion. Sunday. There are 83 girls and boys who wlil receive communion during the 8:30 o’clock mass at St. Mary’a Catholic church Sunday morning. J -

Doubts Hoosier Idle To Gain New Benefits Governor Handley Doubts State Can Take Federal Loan INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Governor Handley left doubts today that Indiana workers would benefit from enactment of either of two bills in Congress for extending unemployment benefits. Handley said he had doubts that Indiana could legally accept federal loans for extending benefit periods by 50 per cent, as pro- , vided in the Eisenhower adminis- [ tration’s plan. And he said he opposed the Democratic version ■ calling for direct grants to states I to pay for x 6 extra weeks of benefits. 7 Neither proposal would require ■ participation by the states. But if Indiaha did participate, thousands of HoOsier unemployed workers would be affected. More than 100,000 Hoosiers currently are drawing weekly unemployment benefits. While Handley expressed his views in a news conference late Thursday, the House was passing a modified . version of the Eisenhower plan under which states could borrow federal funds to extend benefit periods for those now covered. Asked For Ruling Handley revealed he asked for a ruling by Atty. Gen. Edwin Steers on whether Indiana could take part in the loan program should it become law. He said he raised the question because the state Constitution forbids state debts. Handley declined to say if he felt Indiana should accept the direct grants should the Democratic plan be enacted. But he said “I don’t think much of it,” because it is “absolutely foreign to the whole program of unemployment security” Die governor said he disliked ' the Democratic bill because extends benefits to some not now , covered and would result in a , “complete system of doles.” The House-passed Eisenhower plan was sent to the Senate where ' the fight was expected to continue. There were predictions > Eisenhower would veto the Democratic version. Handley said he was “giving my opponents some cheap politi- ; cal ammunition’’ in taking a stand against the Democratic plan. ’ Handley also announced he will seek funds for eight two-man teams of Board of Accounts examiners to make “unannounced” spot checks of public bookkeeping (Continued on page eight) ’ Ladies Are Guests A Os Rotarians Here i Thursday Evening [ The Decatur Rotary club observed ladies night Thursday eve- [ ing at the weekly dinner meeting at the Youth and Community Cen- ’ ter. Diisty MiHef, publisher of the ’ Daily News-Journal of Wilmingi ton, 0., and nationally famous hu- [ morist, was the guest speaker. , Miller told his audience that life should be an opportunity, not an ordeal, and-each day is a new, fresh 24 hours. Hi-fi music during the dinner was provided through courtesy of the Decatur Music House. Dick Childs was chairman of the program. The Decatur club will not meet > next Thursday, but will be guests of the Bluffton Rotarians Tuesday ’; evening as the result of winning the attendance contest recently 1 concluded. All members are asked to meet at the center at 5:30 p.m. * Tuesday to leave in a caravan I for the Bluffton meeting.

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Russians Reject U. S. Proposals For Arctic Open Skies Inspection

Break In Levee Is New Threat For Arkansas Half Million Acres Under Water, Threat Is Eased For Texas By UNITED PRESS A levee break threatened new floods in southeast Arkansas, where an estimated one-half mil lion acres of land already were under water, but the flood danger eased today in storm - battered Texas. Elsewhere in the South, drenching rains Thursday night touched off local flooding and road blocking earth slides in parts of Mississippi. A battle to save the homes of 1,600 farm residents below Garland City, Ark., from flood waters suffered a setback Thursday night when the rain-swollen McKinney Bayou broke through a section of the sandbagged levee. The break, later repaired, sent a surge of water swirling over a 900-acre lowland area, forcing the evacuation of five families and more than 1,500 head of cattle. More Units Ready < Arkansas Adj. Gen. Sherman T. Clinger ordered in a National Guard unit from Prescott to help a small army of guardsmen and volunteers who have been fighting to save the levee for more than 48 hours. Clinger said he would call in three more truard units if the situation got worse. However, he saw little chance of preventing a break in the main levee, which would inundate up to 70,000 acres of farm land. ix. “Its only a matter of time,”” Clinger said. “Sandbagging is only a Belaying action.” Officials estimated nearly 16 inches of rain have fallen in southeast Arkansas in the past week. Army engineers at Pine Bluff, Ark. said about 500,000 acres, mostly woodland, were flooded in the southeast section of the state. A 7.65-inch downpour at Pine Bluff Thursday triggered local flooding, driving about 40 families from their homes and forcing some schools and businesses to close. (Continued on Page elgnt)

George Foor Dies Al Home This Morning Dies This Morning After Long Illness George M. Foor, 76-year-old retired farmer^ - died at 9 o’clock this morning at his home in St. Mary's township after an illness of four years of arteriosclerois. He was born in Willshire township, Van Wert county, 0., Jan. 9, 1882, a son of Joseph and Sarah Tower- Foor, and was married to Orvilfa Warner Sept. 19, 1905. He had lived in Willshire township and St. Mary’s township practically his entire life. Mr. Foor was a member of the Pleasant Mills Methodist church. He had served several terms as a ■member of the St. Mary’s township advisory board. Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Mrs. Carl Ehrsam of Pleasant Mills; four sons, Merl L. Foor of Monroe route 1, George M. Foor, Jr., and Glen W. Foor, both of Pleasant Mills, and Herbert L. Foor of Payne, O.; 10 grandchildren; five great-grand-children; one brother, Jesse Foor of Rockford, 0., and one sister, Mrs. Dllei McCrory of Lima, O. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Sunday at the Pleasant Mills Methodist church, the Rev. Billy J. Springfield officiating. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert, 0., after 2 p. m. Saturday until 1 p. m| Sunday. The body will lie in state at toe church after 2 p. m. Sunday until time of the services.

Youthful Slayer To Go To Trial Monday Admitted Killer Os 11 Awaiting Trial LINCOLN, Neb. (UP) — Swaggering, 19-year-old Charles Starkweather, admitted slayer of 11 persons during one of the natton’s most concentrated murder siprees, goes on trial for his life Monday. Scene of the trial will be the TO-yeat-old Lancaster County courthouse, which is within sight of the scenes of seven of the killings attributed to the bespectacled former garbage collector. The chain of bloodletting began in December when Robert Colvert 21, night attendant at a suburban Lincoln service station, was kidnaped, robbed and murdered/' Although it developed later that Starkweather had been hanging out at the station and had paid bills with small change after Colvert was killed, the red-haired hot rod enthusiast was never questioned during the Colvert investigation. Find First Bodies It wasn’t until the night of Monday, Jan. 27, that police began looking for Starkweather and his girl friend, Caril Fugate, 14, for questioning. That was when the bodies of Caril’s mother and her stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Bartlett, arid their 2-year-old daughter, Betty Jean, were found in an outhouse behind the Bartlett home. They had last been seen alive six days earlier. Authorities suspected that Starkweather might be hiding on a farm where he used to hunt squirrelsAt the farm, they found the body of bachelor August Meyer, 70. He had been killed with a (Continued on Paste eight)

New Coach Is Hired For Adams Central Amzie Miller Nbmed As Cable Successor Officials of the Adams Central schools announced today that Amzie Miller, of New Carlisle, has signed a contract as head basketball coach for the Adams Central Greyhounds, effective with the opening of the 1958-59 school year next fall. Miller will replace Leroy C. Cable, who coached during the past year. Cable has not announced his future plans but has been Offered a position on toe Adams Central faculty. The new Adams Central coach is a graduate of Manchester College at North Manchester, and is planning on continuing studies at Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, for his master's degree. MiHer coached at Brighton for eight years before moving to New Carlisle last fall. During his coaching career, his basketball teams have won 134 games and lost 62. While at Brighton, Miller's teams won three LaGrange county tourneys and four county conference championships. He also had three teams which reached the finals of sectional tourneys before being eliminated. While at New Carlisle, Miller also served as assistant football coach. , Mr. and Mrs. Btiller, the latter a registered nurse, have three children. The new coach, in accepting the Adams Central post, expressed a desire to live closer to Muncie to continue his studies. INDIANA WEATHER Showers" and scattered thundershowers tonight. Warmer north portion tonight. Saturday mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers continuing. Low tonight 50s north to low 60s south. High Saturday 66 to 75. Sunset today 7.39 p. m. Sunrise Saturday 5:44 a. m. Outlook for Sunday: Cloudy and mild with scattered showers. Low Saturday night 50s north’to low 60s south. High Sunday 65 to 75.

House Defeats Democrat Bill On Jobless Pay Modified Version Os Unemployment Pay Bill Passes WASHING;TON (UP)-Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-11l ) today promised to fight for a more liberal Senate unemployment pay bill than the one passed by the House. But prospects were the Senate would eventually approve a bill closer to the House measure than more liberal Democratic proposals. The House Thursday beat down a Democratic-sponsored plan that would have given 16 weeks’ extra unemployment pay to jobless persons now on state unemployment insurance rolls, “as well as an initial 26 weeks to virtually all unemployed not covered by state insurance. Instead, a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats put through a modified version of President Eisenhower's Jobless pay bill in what was interpreted as a resounding victory for toe administration. The House bill would permit states to borrow from the federal government to extend the duration of their present jobless payments artbtoer 50 per cent. This would range , anywhere from an extra few weeks in some Southern states to 15 weeks in one or two states. Only persons who had used up their benefits would be eligible. But the measure is retroactive to June 30 of last year. Thus if it became law, anyone who used up his jobless payments after last June 30 and was still out of work would be entitled to toe additional payments.. States that did not wish to participate would not have to do so. This is a modication of toe Prjsident’s plan which would have made state participation compulsory. States which took part under toe House bill would have to pay back the federal loans within four years- The defeated Democratic plan provided a straight federal grant. As approved by the House the measure has a cut-off date of April 1, 1959. Before sending it to the Senate the House adopted by voice vote an amendment by Rep. Antoni Sadlak (R-Conn.) to limit (Continued on page five)

Floyd Cook Is Dead After Long Illness Decatur Man Dies Today At HospitaL Floyd Cook, 60, of 915 North 11th street, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 7:45 o’clock this morning at toe Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for the past seven years. Born in Blue Creek township June 18, 1897, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cook, and was married to Iva Venis April 28, 1917. He was formerly employed by the city water department, and recently was custodian at toe city hall. Mr. Cook was a member of the Church of God, the American Legion and toe Disabled American Veterans. A veteran of World War I. he enlisted in toe army April 27, 1917, and was discharged July 31, 1919, after serving in France. Surviving in addition to toe wife are one daughter, Mrs. Leon Marbaugh of Willshire, O.; one son, Roy C. Cook of Fort Wayne; five granddaughters; and two brothers, Sam and John Cook, both of Decatur. One son, three sisters and two brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Huston Bever, Jr., officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at toe funeral home after 7 p.nt Saturday until time of the services. i •

Speaks Tonight ® W ra Joseph C. Meisner, field representative of toe national Catholic rural life conference, will speak at the rural life meeting at 8 o’clock tonight at toe Decatur Catholic school. Scout-O-Rama Is Slated May 23-24 Fourth Annual Show On At Fort Wayne More than 5,000 Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Cub Scouts will establish a record participation in the fourth Scout-O-Rama to be staged at the Fort Wayne coliseum May 23 and 24. • Jack Shideler, general chairman of the event, announced that 140 Boy Scout troops, Explorer posts and Cub Scout packs, representing the nine northeastern counties of the Anthony Wayne council, will prepare 158 exhibits in toe coliseum. Shideler announced the following members of the committee who will -be responsible for ■ staging the Scout-O-Rama: W. A. Didier, Jr., assistant general chairman; H. V Smeltzer, show production manager; W. H. Wilcox, floor arrangements; A. W. Kettler, Jr., finance; Paul R. Didier, tickets; L. A. Rastetter, awards; and R. R. Morris, publicity. The following are to serve in an advisory capacity: A. W. Kettler, Sr , Clarence L. Schust, °tto Marahrens, and Ward E. Dildine. Members of toe ticket promotion committee for the event are: Howard Tibbles, Garrett; Everett Haynes and Ronald Rice, Kendallville; Eugene Rydell, Decatur; Paul Snyder, Portland; Clarence Bandeller, Roanoke; Levi Kahn and Robert Rich, Huntington; and DeFord Hite, Fort Wayne. Two Decatur troops are participating in the event. Troop 62 will have an exhibit on firemanship and troop 65 one on second class requirements. From Berne, Cub pack 3067 will exhibit skits and stunts, and from Geneva, troop 69 will feature home repairs and post 2069, outdoor sports.

Reuther Outlines ' -’£S Economy Program 97 Staff Members Laid Off By Union DETROIT (UP) — The United Auto workers, battling for economic gains from industry, today announced details of its own economy program which includes the layoff of 97 staff members. President Walter P. Reuther outlined toe economy program in letters to all UAW locals. He told the locals toe program was adopted by the UAW executive board last week to protect toe unicm’s financial position during th<e recession. About 400,000 UAW members are laid off and paying no dues. Os the remaining million members of the union in. the auto, farm implement and aircraft industries, many are working part-time. Only UAW members working at least 40 hours a month pay dues. The five-point economy program includes curtailing radio programming, publication of the UAW (Continued on Pace ai«t»t)

Russia Serves Notice Os Veto For U.S. Plan Dag Hammarskjold Assailed By Russia For Endorsing Plan UNITED NATIONS (UP)—Russia served notice in the United Nations Security Council today that it would veto the United States plan for an Arctic "open skies” inspection system. Russia called the plan "control without disarmament” and criticized Secretary-G e n e r a 1 Dag Hammarskjold for having endorsed it. Soviet Ambassador Arkady A Sobolev told the council there was “no ground for any change” in Russia’s opposition. Sobolev said Hammarskjbld’s action "did not strengthen his authority. Rather the reverse is true.” The veto, expected later today, will mark the 83rd time Russia has used its big power privilege to block a council decision by a single vote. Lodge Makes Reply Sobolev was reported to have told other diplomats before the Security Council convened this morning that he would veto the measure. US. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, replying to Sobolev, said the Arctic plan was not designed as "an intelligence co 11 e c tion scheme” for the United States since it envisaged international inspection to which participating countries would have to agree. Referring to Sobolev’s expressed fears of surprise attack by U.S. H-bombers across the Arctic, Lodge said: "If you really mean what you say about United States flights, you - have but to - vote for the United States resolution.” SoboleV said a Swedish compromise suggestion, designed to avert the Sovet veto "does nothing to alter out negative attitude.” He said two days’ dfebate “only confirmed the need for the Security Council to put an end to the dangerous playing with fire that American military men are carrying out” Sobolev said the council must "put an end” to alert missions of H-bombers of the U.S. Strategic Air Command flying “toward the frontiers” of the Soviet Union. Russia has a resolution before the council calling for such action and suggesting that the inspection plan be referred to a summit meeting. To Avert Russian Veto The original Russian protest was touched off by a dispatch by Frank H. Bartholomew, president of United Press, telling of SAC alert flights by H-bombers and the foolproof system that kept them from unintentionally starting World War 111. The dispatch was cleared by the Defense Department and described by Assistant Defense Secretary Murray Snyder as accurate and correct. Sweden’s compromise move added a paragraph to the American measure to include an expression by the council that discussions on the Arctic plan “might serve as a useful basis for the deliberations on the disarmament problem at a summit conference.” U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Continued on Page eigtot)

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