Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 136.

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Severe Storms Pound Again At Hoosier State Flood Dangers Grow As Storms Batter Again At Indiana By United Press International Rivers and streams spilled over their banks over a wide area of North Central Indiana today as floods followed torrential rains and violent storms with high winds. Indiana counted a weather-con-nected death toll of at least nine, including a teen-age boy apparently killed by la lightning bolt while he talked on a telephone. Strong winds, sometimes described as twisters or gusts of tornadie velocity, felled trees, power lines, tali smokestacks, and buildings, including some stoutly built of concrete blocks. This was the third day of the seaton's most boisterous weather, with some areas experiencing the third in a series of storms which battered them since late Sunday. 9 Inches of Rain Some areas got nearly nine inches of rain in 36 hours, and the heavy concentration caused streams to burst their banks and spread out over acres of lowlands. Many families were moved to higher ground when their homes were inundated or surrounded. At Somerset Wabash County), the Mississinewa River flashed over its banks and threatened 3 or 4 families. Emergency crews from Red Cross disaster units at Wabash were sent to the scene, with a chance they might have to return to their base if the roaring Wabash rises 10 feet above flood stage as predicted. The Mississinewa also sent several families scurrying to safety at Jonesboro Grant County when their homes were surrounded by high water. Nearby at Marion, the city's third violent storm dumped more than 3 inches of rain on the area and blew down two smokestacks at an industria pant Three families were evacuated in the Logansport area, including two at Lucerne and one northeast of Logansport. Royal Center lost utility service when a morning storm hit. Indiana Bell reported about 1,000 telephones out of service in 14 exchange areas, including 350 at Anderson, 150 at Huntington, 150 at Kokomo and 100 at Muncie, as a result of overnight storms. Run Battery Switchboards At eight exchanges in Western Indiana, electric power was disrupted for 30 minutes to 1% hours and telephone switchboards at Kingman, Cayuga, Covington, Veedersburg, Darlington, Lake Village, Oxford and Boswell were I - -i operated. A tol of nine deaths witlh weather connections in a two-day • iCcnt.< ~ied on pace live) Flag Day Services Here Saturday Night National flag week, which is, being observed this week, will be climaxed in this city with the annual Flag Day services on the lawn of the Decatur Elks lodge home Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Judge Robert Harrington, of Van Wert, 0., will deliver the Flag Day address and Robert Hammond, exalted ruler of the Elks, and his officers win conduct the ceremonies, assisted by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Hammond urges citizens of Decatur and community to display the flag throughout the week and, to attend Saturday's services. .

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St. Mary's, Wabash At Flooding Stage Rainfall Continues Last Night;Today Heavy thunderstorms brought high winds and rains averaging about 2.2 inches again last night and this morning. This, added to the weekend's three-inch rainfall, brought the St. Mary's and Wabash rivers and their ,tributaries to, the flooding stage. Heavy rains were general ini this area, with Portland recording an increase from the weekend’s total, 4.5, to 5.46 inches, Although the county was plated on a tornado alert during the evening, np serious damage resulted from the high winds and no unusual formations were reported by observers of the swiftly moving black .clouds which brought the rain. Central Adams county received the heaviest reported rainfall, as 3J inches were recorded at the 'Ben Mazelin farm in Monroe township. Such downpours seemed to be scattered, as lows of 1.5 inches were reported on the Harold Moser farm in French township, in southern Kirkland township, and on the Carl Amstutz farm in Jefferson township. Reports ' by townships received this morning for last night and this morning also included: 2.3 inches fell at the Arthur Koeneman farm in Preble township. In Root township, the total amount of rainfall since Sunday morning was raised to 4.8 inches by a fall of 2.3 inches last night and early this morning at the Cecil Harvey farm. On the Louis Staub farm in Union township, the rain gauge recording stood at 2.5 this morning. By 9 o’clock this morning, 2.6 inches of rain ■had fallen at the Peter J. Spangler farm in Kirkland township. Eldon Holsapple reported a twoinch rainfall in one part of Washington township, while at the Mrs. Bonnie Zimmerman farm 1.8 inches fell. Two inches also were reported from the Nimrod McCullough farm in St. Mary’s township. ’ In Monroe township, 2.5 inches fell at the Mazelin farm last night alone, while this morning .9, inch more was recorded. On the Ivan Huser farm this morning, the rain ’m- ■ ,»n , a . -s| x . Lions Entertained By School Quartet Liriiberlost Lads' Entertain Lions The Limberlost Lads quartet from Pleasant Mills high school, entertained the Decatur Lions club with a number of selections Monday evening. Members of the quartet are Larry Merriman, «Lynn Mefferd, Dick Johnson, and Gary Millington. The Pleasant Mills group is noted for its fine music. Several members won high honors in the state music contest. Members of the group were introduced by Noah Steury, program chairman for the evening. The program was very well received -by the members present. The board of directors stated that a broom sale will be held in the immediate future, probably June 23, with the installation of officers June 30. The annual family picnic originally scheduled June 30, has been called off. G. Remy Bierly and Roy L. Price reported on their trip to the Lions state convention this past weekend at French Lick. A report on the scout troop at the Scout-O-Rama was made by Kenneth Jennings.

GOP Senator Scores Attack On Labor Bill Attacks By G.O.P. Leaders Assailed By Senator Ives By United Press International Administration attacks on the new labor reform bill drew a hot reply today from a Republican senator normally considered an administration stalwart. The angry senator was Irving M. Ives (R-N.Y.), co-architect with Sen. John F. Kennedy (DMass.) of the bill now before the Senate. Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell Monday night and President Eisenhower today called for Republican efforts to toughen the bill with amendments from the floor. Mitchell had called the Ives-Kennedy measure, generally described as moderate, “completely ineffective.” Ives retorted that the administration “is trying to make a Republican thing” out of the reform bill. He and Kennedy said it represents “the best chance” to avoid ■a “bitterly repressive anti-labors i bill” on the one hand or “no bill at all” on the other. Other congressional news: Trade: House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. promised President Eisenhower a “comfortable majority” in the House for his embattled foreign trade bill. Space: The House Armed Services Committee tentatively approved expenditure of 50 million dollars on facilities for exploring space. Most of the money will be used to launch and track satellites. Defense: President Eisenhower told GOP leaders he may “take it to the country” if the House refuses to make changes he wants in the defense reorganization bill. Martin said the Republican House leadership will fight for the President’s proposals. President: Congress was on notice that President EMnhower will exert influence on two major ' pieces of legislation nearing final 1 action in the House and Senate. Supporters were counting on a direct appeal from the President to help provide a margin for House passage of his embattled reciprocal trade program. Debate on the measure moved into the second day with House leaders ■ claiming victory for the administration bill. But a powerful protectionist bloc insisted there still was a good chance the House would reject the administration-backed bill to extend the 24-year-old reciprocal trade program for an unprecedented five-year term. The protectionist measure—a substitute—was designed to reverse liberal trade policies. Eisenhower also was believed (ContlnuM on pare five) Three Damage Suits Filed For SIOO,OOO Decatur Motorist Defendant In Suit Three civil suits totaling SIOO,OOO were filed recently against Jerry Keller, Decatur. Two of the suits were filed in the U. S. district court, and one in the Adams circuit court. The actions are a result of an automobile accident June 17, 1956, at the intersection of the Piqua road and Clem's Lake road, one mile northeast of Decatur. Involved in the accident were cars driven by Mrs. Opal Bacon and Jerry Keller. The Bacon vehicle was headed south on the , Piqua road. She stated she had stopped at the intersection for the stop sign, and proceeded to make . a right turn onto the other road. : She said she did not see the auto , operated by Keller approaching . from the east on the Clem’s Lake . road. Keller applied his brakes, . but was unable to avoid hitting the Bacon car. Charges were filed by the state 1 against Mrs. Bapon for failure to ' yield the right of way, but were continued indefinitely in city court. I In the case in Adams circuit i court, the plaintiff, Jessie Kenney, r is seeking $25,000 for personal inf juries suffered in the accident. The ■ plaintiff was a passenger in the > car driven by Mrs. Bacon, of Illinois, who is seeking $50,000 damages for personal injuries and per- : sonal property loss as a result of t the accident, in the U. S. district t court in Fort Wayne. Her husband ■ Orville Bacon, asks for $25,000 for ■ medical and other expenses for his wife.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 10, 1958

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Jury Selected To Hear Road Scandal Case Estimate Two Weeks For Presentation Os State Evidence INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — A state’s attorney said today he will make some “additional revelations” about Indiana highway scandal bribery deals heretofore not made public. Chief Deputy Prosecutor Asa Smith said also that in his opening statements before a jury ready to hear evidence against Elmer W. Sherwood, William E. Sayer and Arthur J. Mogilner, he will reveal that the state will produce one or more witnesses who will testify to a “mutual conspiracy” among the defendants to bribeformer Indiana Highway Chairman Virgil (Red) Smith. Opening statements will be given this afternoon or Wednesday. Attorneys this morning still were trying to agree on two alternate jurors to sit in the case. A 12-member regular panel was seated late Monday. Smith said evidence and witnesses will show that Sherwood and Sayer were aware of all Mogilner’s actions in getting more than a million dollars worth of business in equipment and supplies from the highway department in former Gov. George Craig's .administration. Prosecutor John Tinder estimated it might take two weeks for state witnesses to testify. Tinder announced that Deane E. Walker of Plymouth, former Democratic member of the State Highway Commission in the Smith regime, will be the state s first witness. Tinder was optimistic the state’s first witness could be placed on the witness stand today, the seventh day of the trial of Elmer (Doc) Sherwood, William E. Sayer, and salesman Arthur J. Mogilner. A jury of 10 men and two women was chosen late Monday, leaving only the task of selecting two alternates before the trial proper could begin. Judge Thomas Garvin estimated he would take 45 minutes reading instructions to the jury when both alternates are seated. Then, prosecution and defence attorneys will make their opening statements. Attorneys for Sherwood and Sayer indicated their clients still planned to take the witness stand •Continued on page five) Local Man's Mother Is Taken By Death Mrs. Ora P. Singer Dies Early Monday Mrs. Ora Pearl Singer, 76, of Poneto, mother of Dowell Singer of Decatur, died at 7 a. m. Monday at the Wells county hospital. Death was to complications. She suffered a fractured hip five months ,ago. She was born October 24, 1881 in Wells county, a daughter of Simon and Loma Ball Foreman, and was married in Poneto, in March of 1900, to Charles W. Singer, who died in 1947. A member of the Poneto Baptist church, she was a lifelong resident of Wells county. Surviving are ohe daughter, Mrs. Gladys Munyon, Muncie; one son, Dowell Singer, Decatur; six grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Four brothers, Allen, Marion, Clyde and Ray, are deceased. The body is at the Thoma funeral home in Bluffton, where friends may call, and where funeral will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday. The Rev. George Talbert will officiate. Burial will be in the Elm Grove cemetery. » < ‘ r 1 '

United States May Deal With E. Reich Seeking Release Os Captured Soldiers WASHINGTON UPI) — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles Said today the United States might deal wih Communist-con-rolled East Germany to obtain release of nine American soldiers Who strayed across the Iron Curtain in a helicopter. Bitterly denouncing East German officials as kidnapers, Dulles said any such negotiations would imply no recognition of East Germany. When persons are kidnaped, fchilles said, you deal with kidnapers. ; The nine soldiers were forced down over Communist East Ger- • many when their craft strayed ' across the border last weekend. ' East Germany has threatened to try the Americans as spies. Dulles was asked at a news con- ( ferer.ee whether the United States . is prepared to negotiate with the East German Red regime to ob- ( ain release of the Amricans. He said norma) procedure in ' such cases is to deal through military authorities. That means working with the Soviet military authorities in East Germany. But Dulles said when it comes to winning release of Americans ■ who have been kidnaped. The I United States deals with whom- ; ever it is necessary to work with. Dulles also: , —Said President Eisenhower , naturally desires to meet with ; Gen. Charles de Gaulle the new French premier, at a convenient time and place. But De Gaulle is occupied with internal French problems right now and the invitation question has not come up yet. —lndicated the United States takes a dim view of Russia’s es- ' forts to obtain long - term U.S. ‘ credits to buy American machini continued on page five Arthur Roudebush Monroe Fire Chief Monroe Town Board Appoints Roudebush Arthur Roudebush, a member of the Monroe volunteer fire de- . partment for about 10 years, and , formerly assistant fire chief, has been named fire chief by the Monroe town board. Roudebush replaces the late ’ Milton Hanni, who had served as fire chief since about 1951 or 1952. I on the retirement of Russell I Haines. He has been very active I in Monroe civil affairs, serving eight years on the town board. He is manager of the Monroe Farm Bureau elevator. Martin Steiner, district manager for the Moorman Feed company, was named assistant fire chief, replacing Roudebush. Steinet has served on the volunteer fire department for six or seven years, and has served as president of the Monroe Lions club. He is also an active member of the Monroe Methodist church and a f strong -backer of the Adams Cen- * tral school. There are presently 21 members of the Monroe volunteer fire de- ’ partment* Their fire tuck has the I latest modern equipment, although the truck jtself is old. [ Headquarters fob the department f is the fine new brickette building, which is also the city hall. Volj unteer firemen also serve on the rural fire department when needed, and the rural fire truck, new last year, is used if necessary an f large town fires. The present Monroe fire department was founded in 1935, and is .’ now 23 years old. I The appointments for the board ’ are for the remainder of 1958. New appointments are made an- ’ nually. ■ ■ ■■ »■■! I BULLETIN - k FORT WAYNE — Dari D. l Parker, held In a $59,194 hold- > np of a Fort Wayne bank last October, broke out of Allen county jail today and escaped > with a gun and wearing a deputy sheriff’s clothing. ' /'"V ' I

East Germany Threatens Spy Charges For 9 American Soldiers Threatened By East Germany On Charges BERLIN UPD—The East German Communists threatened today to try as spies the nine American soldiers whose helicopter was forced down in Communist territory. The official defense ministry newspaper “Die Volksarmee” The Peoples Army) said the helicopter flew over East Germany to spy and that “flying spies will be treated as such.” “The warmongers in Washington and Bonn should know that the German Democratic Republic Communist government) —which in their view does not exist—will not allow our border to be flown over brashly in order to carry out espionage,” the newspaper said. The Soviet has rejected all American requests to return the nine soldiers, members of the U:S. 3rd Armored Division, who were forced down Saturday when their helicopter ran into a thunderstorm. and has turned the matter over to the Communist one government. Today U.S. Army and State Department spokesmen rejected Communist demands they negotiate with the East German government for return of the men. They said such a demand was an attempt to blackmail the United States into recognition of the puppet regime. The United States maintains that the Soviets are responsible under Four-Power agreements for the return of Allied soldiers who stray into East Germany. Soviet refusal to live up to such agreements could touch off a major crisis in East-West relations. It also meant the nine Americans might be held indefinitely in a Red jail. The United States was expected to deliver a stiff protest to the Soviets if there is further delay in releasing the men, members of the 3rd Armored Division including the three-man helicopter crew and six army officer passengers. The soldiers wetfe taken into custody by East Germany police Saturday when their huge Sikorsky helicopter was caught in a « u>u«a on Page Five) Henry Kirchner Dies After Brief Illness Funeral Services Thursday Morning Henry (Curly) Kirchner, 81, of Preble, died at 4:18 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital of a cerebral hemorfhage suffered Saturday. = * He was born in Kirkland township March 6, 1877, a son of William and Paulina Otto-Kirch-ner, and was married to Bertha S. Bieberich Nov. 23, 1912. ■ He retired in 1941 after being employed many years as a section hand for the Erie railroadMr. Kirchner was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran church at Preble. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Wilbert Kirchner of Salem, and Lloyd Kirchner of Root township; one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Lengerich of Decatur, and nine grandchildren. One daughter, five sisters and two brothers preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at the Zwick funeral home and at 10:30 a. m. at St. ; Paul’s Lutheran church, the Rev. Otto C. Busse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services. Thq casket will not be opened at the church. « • ... r

Warning Is Issued By British Leader Warns Against U. S. Cutting Foreign Aid BALTIMORE, Md. (UPD - British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan warned today against Uncle Sam’s tightening his purse strings too sharply in the economic cold war with Russia. Russia’s cold war economic offensive requires that the United States act as chief banker to the free world, he said. Great Britain and Western Europe no longer have the money resources to be "the main props of world trade:” Macmillan, delivering the commencement address at Johns Hopkins University, compared the capitalistic system to a game. “If one player gets all the chips, the game comes to an end,” Macmillan said. “Even from a narrow selfish point of view, creditor nations cannot afford to immobilize money.” Macmillan, accompanied by President Eisenhower, {lew to the Johns Hopkins campus by helicopter directly from the White House lawn. Both were awarded honorary doctor of laws degrees. Eisenhower’s brother. Dr. Milton Eisenhower, is president of the university. After the ceremony, they flew back to Washington to resume an informal three-day conference on ' world problems. Their talks began ■ Monday. In introducing Macmillan to the ’ university audience, Eisenhower 1 praised the British statesman as a “great free world leader.” He counted himself fortunate that Macmillan is a “fellow worker in the cause of international understanding and a just world peace.” The President said they had been close friends since World “close associate and adviser.” Truckers Official Speaks Al Luncheon Industry Division Meets Here Monday The Indiana trucking industry has become one of the greatest single forces in the state’ economy, Jim Nicholas, general manager of the Indiana Motor Truck Association, Inc., told the- industrial committee of the Chamber of Commerce at the luncheon held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Monday noon. Nicholas stated that the industry has grown from 32,841 trucks in 1920, to 294,907 in 1955. He also pointed out that the industry gives employment to 228,000 persons in Indiana with a total state payroll of $964,000,000. Nicholas said that the trucking industry is second only to agricultures as a source of employment. Nicholas also stated that in many towns and small cities, , trucks are the exclusive means of bringing in any or all commodities such as; bread, meat, ice, milk, gasoline, theater films, mail, new' cars, farm implements, ice cream, soft drinks, etc. Included in his talk were the am- > ount of taxes paid by trucks to the . government. Trucks pay $1,229,615 a week for highway use tax, state . and federal, paid every week on ' the trucks registered in Indiana L (no property taxes are involved). These levies for road use total , .Continued on page five) . Funeral Wednesday ; For John W .Tyndall The Masonic Blue Lodge will , hold special services at 8:30 o’- ! clock tonight at the Zwick funeral > home for John W. Tyndall, Decatur nonagenarian who died Sun- ■ day morning. ’ Pallbearers for the former Adl ams county officeholder and busi- . nessman will be J. Ward Calland, • Virgil Krick, Dick Heller, Jr., I Robert H. Heller, John G. Heller, • and David B. Heller. The services 1 will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the I funeral home, the Rev. Virgil W. ■ Sexton and the Rev. Hazen Sparks ! officiating. Burial will follow at the Decatur cemetery.

Dulles Hints At Inclusion Os Red China President Proposes Talks In Geneva In Note To Khrushchev WASHINGTON UPD — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles hinted today that Red China will have to be included in any future agreement for banning nuclear tests. Dulles told a news conference it may be necessary to have inspection posts in Red China to check on possible Soviet nuclear testing in Communist China. He said he did not know exactly how this problem would be handled. But he said the United States wouldn’t want the Soviet Union to be able simply to move nuclear equipment to neighboring territory and thereby escape any ban on testing. At the same time Dulles indicated to a news conference that the United States will not agree on a test band that, does not deal with other problems of disarmament. He said such a ban probably could not be isolated. j Dulles’ statement came an hour j after President Eisenhower proposed to Soviet Premier Nikita , Khrushchev that the EastI West talks on banning of nuclear , tests begin in Geneva about July : L In a letter delivered in Moscow i today, the President said the • Western side will include scientists from the United States, Britain, France and perhaps other natons. He wgs agreeable to Russia inviting experts from Czechoslovakia and Poland, but opposed including technicians from neutral nations during early stages of the talks. Eisenhower and Khrushchev already had agreed in earlier correspondence that the technical talks should be held. Their purpose is to determine whether foolproof ways of policing a possible ban on nuclear weapons tests can be devised. Khrushchev suggested in a letter delivered here May 31 that scientists from India and perhaps other nations, be included in the discussion. The President answered that suggestion this way: “With respect to experts of nationalities not identified with either side, we have no objecion in principle to their joining later in the discussions if it is agreed during the course of the talks that ths is necessary or useful from the point of view of the purposes of the technical talks.” (Continued on Page eight) Civil Defense Head Assures Residents Jack Gordon, civil defense director for Adams county, assured residents of the city and county r/ that civil defense organizations not only in this county but in surrounding areas have all been alerted in event of an emergency, such as a severe storm. He also assured residents that ’ the Baer Field weather bureau and ' the Allen county CD organization ' have advised that there is no ap--1 parent immediate danger of torn- : adoes in this particular area. In 1 event a storm should strike, people are urged to seek shelter in the basements of their homes. INDIANA WEATHER Showers and thunderstorms mostly north portion this aft--1 ernoon and over most of state tonight. Chance of scattered 1 locally severe thunderstorms north portion. Wednesday partly cloudy and much cooler extreme north, clondy and turning cooler with showers central and south portions. Low tonight 50s northwest to 00s southeast. High Wednesday from the 60s extreme north i to 80s extreme south. Sunset s today 8:12 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 5:17 a.m. Outlook for ; Thursday: Fair and eool. Low Wednesday night 45 to 55. High Thursday M to 75. I

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