Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 129.

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Fourth State Road Scandal Trial Opened Two Former State Officials And Gio Salesman On Trial INDIANAPOLIS (UPD-Defense attorneys in the fourth of a series of Indiana highway scandal trials indicated today they might press for a further delay in the trial of two former high-ranking state officials and a salesman who landed big state contracts. The trial of Elmer W. (Doc> Sherwood, William E. Sayer and “Gio” salesman Arthur J. Mogilner on charges of bribery was scheduled to open this morning. But the morning was taken up with legal conferences with Special Judge Thomas E. Girin. During the conference, Garin overruled a series of defense motions. But the most significant development was Proscutor John G. Tinder’s offer to allow defense attorneys to examine before trial begins a specific stack of checks to be introduced as state's eidence. Tinder made the limited offer shortly after Garin overruled a motion by Sayer s attorney. Keith C. Reese, to require the state to produce all checks issued by Mogilner during the period coered by the affidait charging bribery conspiracy. Overrules 3 Motions Garin said he would be willing to grant the defense a one-day continuance to examine the checks before starting the trial. But Reese and James E. Rocap Jr., attorney for Sher Wood, said they felt they would need two or three weeks, and they declined to comment on whether they would accept Tinder’s offer. Garin overruled three motions for check inspection, and three motions asking reconsidering of previous rulings denying a change of venue, a separate trial for Sayer, and another special judge. Sherwood’s son, daughter and grandson were at the trial, also Sayer’s wife. After a lunch recess, attorneys will start examining propectlve jurors. Sherwood was Indiana adjutant general under former Gov. Ralph Gates and a close political associate of former Gov. George Craig. He was regarded as a “kingmaker” in Indiana politics. Sayer was administrative assistant to Craig. Both he and Sherwood were hired to do “public relation" work for Mogilner, the dapper salesman who came to Indianapolis from Michigan three years ago and quickly reaped big profits by representing manufacturers who sold highway equipment to the state.Bank Records Exhibited Sherwood, Sayer and Mogilner are accused in criminal affidavits of conspiracy to bribe and bribing former highway chairman Virgil (Red) Smith to win contracts for eight front-end loaders and eight sweepers for more than $600,000. The charges involved two of five contracts totaling more than a million dollars which Mogilner negotiated with Smith’s highway department. The affidavits accused Sherwood, Sayer and Mogilner of paying Smith $22,777 in late’ 1956 and early 1957 for awarding contracts to firms Mogilner represented. Prosecutor John Tinder was expected to introduce into evidence bank records showing Mogilner issued checks to Smith, Sherwood and Sayer shortly after Mogilner received his commissions from the manufacturers. The three defendants testified before a Marion County grand (Continued on page two)

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Thundersforms-Bring Cooler Air To State Worst Storm Hits In Northwest Area By United Press International A series of thunderstorms shaved cooler air into Indiana today. There were several tornado alerts during the weekend for northern and western portions of the state and states bordering on Hoosierland. But no twisters were reported in Indiana, and the worst storm apparently was one which roared into Michigan City. Laporte and Gary areas. At Michigan City it damaged an industrial plant. At Rolling Prairie. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bougher were hurt when wind flattened their home. Temperatures moderated early Sunday in the northwest portion and later Sunday in other portions, although they climbed as high as 85 at Evansville and the humid 70s elsewhere. South Bend's high was a cool 66. The mercury dropped to 48 at Lafayette, 49 at South Bend and the 50s elsewhere early this morning. Todays highs will range from 66 to 72. tonight's lows in the 50s, and Tuesday’s highs in the 70s. Most Hoosier areas got a little rain during the weekend. Sunday showers totaled .22 of an inch at Fort Wayne, 19 at South Bend, .10 at Evansville, .05 at Lafayette and .03 at Indianapolis. The five-day outlook called for temperatures averaging 4 to 6 degrees above normal highs of 73 to 85 and lows of 50 to 66. “Warmer Tuesday and Wednesday and continued warm remainder of week," the outlook said for •he period ending Saturday. “Precipitation will average around .75 of an inch with some showers likely about Wednesday but more general rains late in the week.” Tornado warnings were issued Saturday night. The first was for extreme northwestern Indiana. The second was for extreme northeastern Indiana. The third was for west central Indiana. Another warning for extreme southern Illinois was issued Sunday. A windstorm off Lake Michigan early Saturday night lifted the roof off a warehouse owned by Gerwin Industries at Michigan City and deposited it in a parking lot.’ Damage was estimated at $150,000. Heavy rain accompanying the storm damaged baseboard heating units manufactured by the firm and stored in the warehouse. Funeral Today For Local Lady's Sister Funeral services were held this afternoon at Dorset, 0., for Mrs. Wilma Fetters, who died suddenly of a heart attack Friday afternoon at her home" in Dorset. She was a native of Jefferson township, Adams county. Surviving are her husband, Ray Fetters; eight children, and eight brothers and sisters, Mrs. C. F. Brunnegraff of Decatur, Mrs. Charles Bucher of Elkhart, Glen, Doyle and Ernest Bebout, fill of Van Wert, 0., Roger Bebout at For Wayne, Joe Bebout of Indianapolis .and Wane Bebout of Dorset. One brother, Harold, is decreased. INDIANA WEATHER » Clearing and quite cool tonight. Tuesday sunny and warmer. Low tonight 44 to 50 north, 50 to 66 south. High Tuesday mostly in the 70s. Sunset today 8:07 p.m. sunrise Tuesday 5:19 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy and mild. Possibly scattered showers in northwest portion. Low Tuesday night in the 50s. High Wednesday in upper 70a Berth and low 80s south.

House Passes Pay Hike For U.S. Workers 10 Per Cent Boost Is Voted Toddy To Government Workers By United Press International The House overwhelmingly approved today a 10 per cent pay boost, retroactive to Jan. 1, for one million government workers. The bill was passed by voice vote without audible opposition. It would add 542 million dollars a year to the cost of operating the federal government. The retroactive feature alone would cost more than 200 million dollars in lump sum payments. The legislation will be sent to a Senate-House conference committee to work out a compromise with the Senate. The Senate approved a 7.5 percent pay increase for the same employes at a cost of about 376 million dollars a year. The administration has recommended a 6 per cent pay increase costing about 300 million dollars, with no retroactive provision. Other congressional news: FCC: House investigators were told that Sen. John Bricker (ROhio) contacted former Chairman George C. McConnaughey of the Federal Communications Commission in connection with the award of Miami television Channel 7 to Biscayne Television Corp. Steven J. Angland, attorney for a House Commerce subcommittee, read an oral statement madte by John S. Knight, head of Knight Newspapers, in which Knight said he asked Bricker to find out from McConnaughey when a decision in the case could be expected. Knight said Bricker talked to McConnaughey but did not obtain a definite answer. Hells Canyon: A House Interior subcommittee formally killed legislation to authorize construction of a high federal dam in Hells Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border. It rejected 15-13 a motion to approve a Senate-passed bill authorizing the project. Latin America: A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee announced it will begin closed hearings Tuesday on deterioration of U. S. relations with Latin America. Foreign Aid: Sen. William Proxniire (D-Wis.) said he would introduce an amendment to cut 339 million dollars in military assistance funds from the foreign aid bill. The Senate resumed debate on a $3,713,000,000 bill approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. No voting was scheduled before Tuesday. The amount voted by the committee is 110 million dollars more than was approved by the House but 229 million less than President Eisenhower’s original foreign aid request. Proxmire pointed out in a prepared statement his amendment would bring the total in the Senate version down to the level of the House measure. But he said the entire reduction would be in (Continued ou page two) City Swimming Pool To Open On Friday AHitouncement was made today that the municipal swimming pool, on North Fifth street, will be open for the summer season Friday, weather permitting. Further information and rules regarding use of the pool and hours of operation will be announced later in the week.

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Auto Workers Stay On Jobs Without Pad Giant Auto Firms And Union Disagree Over New Contracts DETROIT (UPD—The strangest auto contract negotiations of them all today reached a fitting climax, with giant auto companies and a powerful union violenly disagreeing, then pledging themselves to a battle of peace. Contracts of the United Auto Workers with Ford and Chrysler came to an end at midnight. But instead of calling a strike, the UAW ordered about 95,000 workers at Ford and 75,000 at Chrysler to joint 350,000 at General Motors in working without a contract. Won’t Collect Dues Negotiations will continue, with the companies expected to start pressing for favorable settlements next week. Without a contract, the companies will not collect monthly dues on payroll checkoff this week as they would normally. Instead, the union must collect it next week through roving squads of local union officers, who pass out receipts and buttons at the plant gates. The companies think their power will be at its height next week when the union encounters its first dues collection problm. UAW-GM negotiators met today only to pck a nw site for their bargaining. The union wants to move out of the General Motors Building. UAW-Ford bargainers will meet Wednesday to set a new schedule. UAW President Walter P. Reuther told the half-million union members to exercise "discipline and self-restrant” and do nothng to gve the companes cauise to shut down the plants and charge labor trouble. (Continued on page two) Tens Os Thousands Pay Slrilch Homage Funeral Services Tuesday At Chicago CHICAGO (UPD — Tens of thousands of Chicagoans continued to pay their final respects to Samuel Cardinal Stritch today — the last full day of the wake preceding funeral ceremonies. Authorities said that more than 170,000 persons had filed past the open coffin in Holy Name Cathedral since the beloved churchman was brought “home" from Rome last Friday. Sunday was marked by scenes of mammoth devotion on the Near North Side where the cathedral stands. Despite a damp, penetrating wind from blustery Lake Michigan, 50,000 persons gathered at one time patiently awaiting their turn to make brief homage to the cardinal. Hundreds of police directed the two-mile long lines, the well-to-do and the down-and-out, the healthy and the afflicted, Catholic and non-Catholic. The turnout was so heavy Saturday night, church officials kept the casket in the church an extra 4% hours into Sunday morning in order to give the thousands who came in a driving rain an opportunity to pay homage. The Andy Frain ushering service concurred with officials that at least 1,500,000 persons would view Stritch’s remains by funeral time Tuesday. About 8,000 persons an hour were being processed, Frain said. The gray casket bearing the body of the 70-year-old prelate will again be open to the public all day today, except during masses, including a requiem sung by Chicago Bishop Bernard M. Shell. High church oft ci a 1 s from throughout the country were to arrive here today. The requiem mass Tuesday will be celebrated by the papal delegate to the on. page five)

Military Pay Hike Is Now In Effect. Military Personnel To Receive Pay Hike WASHINGTON (UPD-If you are one of the nation’s 2,500,000 active and retired servicemen, chances are you’ll get a fatter pay check from Uncle Sam at the end of this month. A new law grants a $576,438,000 Solitary pay hike in an effort to ttract and keep skilled men in taiform. It was passed by Congress May 12, signed by President Eisenhower eight days later and took effect Sunday. All military personnel with more than two years service will get higher pay except for a handful who have spent years in lower grades without promotion. The act also awards a 6 per cent hike in pay of retired military personnel. The law is an outgrowth of the so-called Cofdiner report which last year urged a sizeable step-up in military pay. It embodies features designed to help keep valuable officers and men in uniform. For officers there is a provision enabling the services to pay bonuses for holding a job of “unusual responsibility and of a critical nature." This would apply to a limited number of men from the grade of captain to colonel. It couM be used to Ajoqst the pay of 14,312 officers a total of' 12 million dollars during the coming year. Their bonuses could range from SSO a month for a captain to $l5O for a colonel. For enlisted men the act contained two “proficiency pay” provisions. One spells out the authority of the services to grant a man the pay of a higher rank without the stripes that go with that rank. It also permits setting up two new enlisted ranks above that of master sergeant. The other system would permit a new proficiency category of P-1, P-2 or P-3 for skilled men! They would get an extra SSO, SIOO or $l5O a month. Each branch of service could .use one or the other system but not both, under regulations prescribed by the defense secretary. The law makes the maximum basic pay for a four-star general dr admiral $1,700 a month compared with $1,276 now. That’s a 33 per cent pay hike. Newspaper Delivery Halted By Strikes Three Philadelphia Newspapers Plagued PHILADELPHIA (UPD — A Teamsters strike which has halted the delivery of three newspapers in the Philadelphia area entered its third day today. h The strike called by Teamsters Union Local 628 has virtually paralyzed the movement of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Bulletin and the Camden CourierPost. The Philadelphia Daily News, a tabloid, remains unaffected. The situation at the Inquirer was further complicated Sunday when some 640 editorial and clerical employes walked out at 12:01 a.m., when their two-year contract between the paper and the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia expired. Supervisory personnel at the Inquirer published a 12-page edition this morning and have announced they will continue to publish /s long as necessary. Federal mediators stepped into the picture Sunday but no date has been set for talks. Frederick Chait, chairman of the operating committee of the Inquirer, said he would notify the Guild today of the “possibility of setting up” a session according to David Shick, local Guild executive secretary. » Shick said he contacted Chair over the weekend but the Inquirer official was not available. The Teamsters have been negotiating jointly with the Bulletin and top Inquirer and separately (Continued on pace five

Highway Toll Over Holiday Tops 350 Mark Drownings And Other Accidents Push Total Death Toll Over 500 By United Press International More than 350 persons lost their lives in traffic accidents during the Memorial Day holiday, the first three-day weekend of a the year. The National Safety Council had estimated the death toll would reach 350 u the previous record. Disappointment that this figure proved true “is all the more bitter because of the steady decline in traffic deaths over the last year, and the special efforts of traffic enforcement agencies all over the country to hold down the holiday toll,” Council President Ned H. Dearborn said. A United Press International survey showed at least 362 persons killed in traffic accidents between 6 p. m. Thursday and midnight Sunday night (local time). In addition, 142 persons were drowned, 14 lost their lives in plane accidents, and 78 died in other accidents, to bring the total holiday death toll to 596. California led the nation, both in traffic fatalities and drownings. At least 29 persons were killed on California streets and highways, and 13 drowned. New York was next with 23 traffic fatalities, followed by Illinois and Texas with 22 each, Pennsylvania with 20, and Ohio and Florida with 18 each. - Four states— Delaware, Nevada, North Dakota and Utah—and the District of Columbia reported no traffic deaths. At least 11 persons met violent death during the long 78-hour Memorial Day weekend in Indiana, including 7 in traffic, 3 by drown(Coritir.ued on page five) Eisenhower Speaks At Commencement Mount St. Mary's Graduates Hear Ike EMMITSBURG, Md. (UPD — President Eisenhower told graduates of Mount St. Mary’s college today to "crusade for justice at home and abroad, and for world peace for all of us.” The President, delivering a commencement address at the imall Roman Catholic men’s college, said “there are more frontiers to explore, more crusades that must be waged than ever before.” He cited slum clearance, juvenile deHriquency, the racial problem, and above all “the struggle against atheistic communism.” Before his address, the college awarded the President an honorary doctor of laws degree. It cited him for standing as “a modern colossus against petty aims and mean ambition” in his efforts to maintain a free world alliance for lasting peace. Eisenhower and his wife stopped at toe college en route back to Washington from a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend at their nearby Gettysburg, Pa., farm. During the ceremony, the President wore an academic black robe and gold-tasseled mortarboard cap. He handed diplomas to the 120 graduates and gave each of them a congratulatory hapdshake. A capacity crowd of about 3,200 beard the President speak. Mount St. Mary’s is about 10 miles from toe President’s Gettysburg farm. The President fleqv to his Gettysburg, Pa., farm by helicopter late Friday after leading the nation in honoring two American unknowns who gave their lives for their nation in World War II and the Korean War. He chose to return to toe Capital by limousine with Mrs. Eisenhower.

Russia Accepts Bid To Scientists' Meet Technical Talks On Nuclear Test Halt WASHINGTON (UPD - President Eisenhower today was expected to announce shortly—possibly before the day is over—that this country and Russia have agreed to begin technical talks on ways to stop testing of nuclear weapons. Informed sources told United Press International the President would propose a time and place for the discussions which are expected to get underway within three weeks. The Chief Executive scheduled a meeting with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles this afternoon. A White House aide said the two would begin drafting a note in reply to a letter from Premier Nikita Khrushchev delivered to the State Department Saturday. Khrushchev accepted Eisenhower’s May 24 proposal that Western and Communist scientists meet in Geneva within three weeks to study the technical problems involved in policing a nuclear test ban. U. S. officials apparently wanted to complete a final check with allied governments. But they expected no difficulties in working out agreement on the time, place and participants for the long-waited technical talks. ’•* Khrushchev’s reply said he “preferred" Moscow to Geneva but thought the latter would be a “suitable” site for the discussions. However, toe Soviet leader said experts from Czechoslovakia, Poland, Indian and other countries should attend along with those from the major nuclear powers. U. S. officials said this should not be an obstacle to getting the talks going. They pointed out that the President had suggested British and French scientists and perhaps those from other nations should be included for toe West. He left the door open for Russia to include experts from Czechoslovakia, Poland and even Red China. Algerians Dismayed Al De Gaulle Cabinet Leaders Os Revolt Are Disappointed ALGIERS (UPD— The makeup of Gen. Charles de Gaulle's government created disappointment and. dismay in Algiers today. Leaders of the May 13 Algerian revolt that catapulted De Gaulle to power publicly expressed confidence in the new French premier. But privately, they were worried that he might give their “public safety" movement a rude jolt when he comes to Algeria. Publisher Alain de Serigny, a leading member of the public safety committee, said editorially in his newspaper “Echo D’Alger” today that De Gaulle’s investiture placed toe country in the hands of a man who believed .in France’s great destiny. But significantly. De Serigny referred to the makeup of the De Gaulle cabinet as “provisional,” reflecting the hope of the Algerian insurrectionists that they would get one or more of their number on it eventually. A spokesman tor the All-Algeria Public Safety Committee, formed after toe French settlers and army generals seized power 22 days ago, said De Gaulle was expected tis come to Algeria “very soon." He said the committee bad complete faith in whatever decisions De Gaulle might make. But civilian and some military members of the public safety movement were angry that De Gaulle had adopted the republican system of government and had included in his cabinet “politicians” who had served previous governments. Among the latter was former Premier Pierre Pflimlin, who only a few days ago was hanged in effigy in Algiers' main square.

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Two-Thirds Os Program Voted By Parliament Assembly Rewrites ' Bill,"Would Limit Control By Decree BULLETIN PARIS (UPI) — The National Assembly’s universal suffrage committee tonight rejected without o vote the Dr Gaulle governments’ constitutional reform bill. It substituted an amended bill of its own and approved it by a vote of 21-11, with 9 abstentions. PARIS (UPI) — Premier Charles de Gaulle won approval today for two-thirds of his program designed to save France from chaos. But he faced a major legislative battle on the remaining, and perhaps most critical, part of his proposals in the reluctant and still partly hostile National Assembly. A government spokesman issued a statement strongly implying that De Gaule still could wash his hands of the whole business and let France slip into virtual anarchy unless he wins on all three issues. The deputies voted 322-232 to allow DeGaulle to run France for six months without parliamentary interference. But the Assembly completely rewrote the bill to limit sharply the areas in which he could rule by decree. Approves Powers Measure Earlier, it had quickly passed, 337-199, a bill extending the government’s emergency powers Algeria—powers that had been given routinely to a succession of French cabinets. A third bill to permit changes to be made in the constitution .by the people rather than by the Assembly was still up for consideration. And it could be the stumbling block to De Gaulle’s success. That bill would open the way to constitutional reform, taking from the Assembly its right to topple governments. The government has demanded that all its bills be passed unchanged and a government spokesman today warned that De Gaulle would not consider himself fully established in office until his complete program is passed. Plans Visit to Algiers Gen. Raoul Salan, commander-in-chief of the rebellious 400,000man army in Algeria, announced that De Gaulle would visit Algiers on Wednesday. But that date was dependent on prior action by ttie Assembly. The comparative narrow margin of De Gaulle’s investitute vote Sunday, 329-224, was a disapopintment to his supporters and far short of the overwhelming majority De Gaulle had stipulated as necessary for his return. Rising also to plague the new government was mountaing disappointment in Algiers over membership of the De Gaulle cabinet. A particular sore point was the selection of De Gaulle’s predecessor, Pierre Pflimlln, as minister of state. Only last week Algiers throngs were demanding: “Pflimlin to the gallows.” The commission delay on his constitutional reform bill raised the possibility it would be defeated in the assembly. A two-thirds majority vote is needed on all measures affecting reform of the constitution. This would mean 368 votes or 39 more than De Gaulle’s Investiture vote. It was considered highly unlikely the general would be able to swing those 39 to his side. The alternative to a two-thirds vote would be a nationwide referendum, a slow and tedious process. The government had hoped ail three bills would be ready to be rammed through the assembly today and then to be passed along to the Council of the Republic upper house for its session at 3 p.m. - Army Takes Action Explaining De Gaulle’s haste, Socialist Party leader ex-Premier ' iConUnued on page five)