Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 159.

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Grant Goldfine Delay For Day In Testifying Attorneys In Plea Over Physical And Mental Exhaustion WASHINGTON (UPI) — House influence investigators excused Bernard Goldfine. millionaire friend of Sherman Adams, from testifying today after his lawyers pleaded he was suffering “physical and, mental exhaustion.” At the same time they warned Goldfine's attorneys that the oneday delay in his testinrsmy was not to be used by the Boston textile tycoon for "propagandizing the American people” through press conferences and broadcasts. Roger Robb and two other Goldfine lawyers appeared at the brief hearing, leaving Goldfine behind at his hotel. Robb said that the fuss over the microphone found next to Goldfme's notel headquarters and the alleged burglary of his secretary’s room “left Mr. Goldfine in a state of physical and mental exhaustion.” He said he had “every expectation” Goldfine could show up Wednesday but would not promise “categoricaly.” Warns of Clash Subcommittee Chairman Oren Harris (D-Ark.) granted the request after delivering a stem lecture to Robb on what he pictured as publicity excesses and a lack of cooperation on the part of bis client. “I can see that unless there is a change of attitude there is going to be a clash.” Harris said. "The committee will be prepared to meet it.” Harris reminded Robb that in discussing the requested delay with him Monday night he had served notice that if the postponement was to be used “for propagandizing the American people with press Conferences and radio and television appearances it would not be granted.” He noted acidly that he understood that Goldfine, despite his plea of exhaustion, had been able to talk to the press earlier today. He noted also that before delivering his opening statement to the subcommittee Goldfine had re- - corded it for nationwide broadcast. Harris said, however, the subcommittee wanted to be completely fair and that under the circumstances he saw no other course but to grant the 24-hour delay as requested. The House subcommittee on legislative oversight then adjourned until Wednesday. The Hectic Weekend Hie subcommittee is investigating Goldfine’s r el ations with Adams, assistant to the President, and his various troubles with government regulatory agencies. Robb said Goldfine's exhaustion ” "is due to the unusual course of events of the last 36 hours” during which: —lt was discovered a subcommittee investigator had “bugged” hotel quarters of Goldfine aides with a tiny microphone. —Goldfine’s secretary, Mildred Paperman, reported her room had been ransacked and private papers and records stolen. rne weekend events upset the subcommittee as well as Goldfine. Monday night it fired its chief investigator for his role in plant(Contlnued on page five)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT war DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMR COUNTY .

Four Persons Killed On Highway Monday Grim Aftermath To July Fourth Holiday By United Press International Four persons, including two children, were kiled in separate traffic accidents within a two-hour period Mondaj' as a grim aftermath to a relatively “safe" threeday holiday period in which nine , persons lost their lives on Indiana . streets and highways. Norman B. Allen, 36, New Cas- ' tie, was killed when his milk truck , skidded on toose gravel as he ' passed through a jmall bridge along a Rush County road seven . miles north of Rushville. The truck went off the highway and hit a tree. Allen was pinned in the wreckage. An auto-motorcycle accident on a Grant County road north of Upland resulted in fatal injuries to Raymond B. Hummer, 27, Montpelier. State police said Hummer was riding his motorcycle on the wrong side of the road and struck the front of an auto driven by Jerry Shellenbarger, Upland. Hummer died about three hours later in Blackford County Hospital at Hartford City. Michael Webb, 4, was killed when a car driven by his mother, Geneva. 29. Charlestown, lost control of the family car on rainslicked Ind. 62 south of Charlestown. The car went into a spin and Michael and his father, Hazelito, 33. were thrown from the vehicle. The car ran over both of them. Webb was in serious condition in Clark County Memorial Hospital at Jeffersonville and his wife was treated for. shock. Carol Anne Johansen, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Johansen, Noblesvile, was killed when struck by a car driven by Paul W. Clark, 55, Indianapolis, on Ind. 238 northwest of Fortville. Clark told authorities he was coming around a curve at about 40 miles per hour when the child suddenly ran in front of his car. Authorities said the girl was playing with companions in a barnyard when she suddenly darted into the road. Reveal U.S. Plane Shot Down By Reds , Air Force Reveals Plane Shot Down WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Air Force revealed today that the un-„ armed U. S. transport plane which accidentally crossed the Soviet frontier June 27 was shot down in flames by two Russian MIG fighters. Five of the nine - man crew were forced to parachute. The other four rode the crippled craft to a forced landing. / The nine crewmen, one suffering from burns, were released Monday after 10 days of detention in Soviet Armenia. The Russians had reported that Soviet fighters forced the plane to land, after which it burned. The Russians did not reveal that their fighters had shot up the American nlane or say what caused it to burn. The Air Force withheld its report of the attack until the nine crewmen reached safety. The Air Force statement said one of the Russian pilots continued to fire on the crippled plane after the aircraft was in flames. - T :■7;■■ ”5 - ” ■ ■

Governor Asks '■ ■ f Transcript Os Fix Hearings Asks Congressional Hearing Papers On Lake County Case INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) —Governor Handley asked today for a transcript of congressional hearings on an alleged Indiana highway scandal “fix" in Lake county and said it may lead to appointment of a special prosecutor. Handley released contents of a letter sent Monday to Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ark.), chairman of a committee investigating land deals in Lake County thaCbrought $78,000 in "quickie” profits to three Carpenters Union* officials. Several days ago, the committee accused Lake County Prosecutor Metro Holovachka of a “fix to prevent indictments by the county grand jury. In his letter to McClellan, which Handley read to a news conference, the governor said: “A county prosecuting attorney cannot be removed from office until he is convicted of a felony. He may, however, be superceded in a specific instance by the court appointing a special prosecuting attorney. Hie grand jury also may request such appointment. Handley declined to say he personally will ask for c a ■ spec l * prosecutor to hear charges against Holovachka. But he said he will turn over the Senate Committee’s transcript to State Police for any criminal action. Holovachka has denied any attempt to head off the indictment of the union officials. He sard no indictments were returned because the deals with the State Highway Department were made in Indianapolis, not Lake County. A subsequent Marion County grand jury returned bribery indictments against Carpenters officials Maurice Hutcheson, president; A. William Blaier, vice president, and Frank Chapman, treasurer. Also charged was former highway right-of-way official, Harry Doggett. GreensburgHandley said information from the McClellan committee also will be turned over to the present Lake County grand jury, in the capacity of individual Indiana citizens.” But the governor s letter aaaea. “It is possible that the tremendous influence of the Lake County prosecuting attorney might be so great as to prevent any conclusive grand jury action there.” On another matter, Handley read a telegram from Bertram D. Tallamy, federal highway administrator, praising Indiana for “good progress” in its highway program. Handley said he wanted to counteract unfavorable publicity which left the impression the state’s construction program was far behind other states. Tallamy's telegram said: “Indiana has made good progress, particularly in primary, secondary and the urban program. Tallamy said that in the 12month period ending last May 31, “Indiana obligated annual funds for these roads at a higher rate than 45 other states.” Handley added that from January to July 1 this year, the highway department has read bids for construction totaling more (Continued on page five) Nuclear Conference Continues In Geneva Quick Decision May Be Made By Russia GENEVA (UPI) — Soviet scientists at the East-West nuclear conference here appeared ready today for a quick decision on the type of device to use in detecting unauthorzied nuclear explosions. Western scientists seemed much more cautious as they entered the sixth working session of the conference. i The scientists nave been debating whether "registering air waves” is a usable means of detecting nuclear blasts. So far the Russians have sponsored five of the eight papers presented on the subject and seem more ready than the West to make a decision ors the matter. The Soviets have not said whether they think the method is good or bad. A communique issued after Monday’s three-hour session said the Russians had put in a proposal for a "draft conclusion concerning the suitability of the methods of registering air waves to detect nuclear explosions.” The West said merely it would summarize "the major factors to be considered in deciding cm the suitability” of this "acoustic” method.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 8,1958

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Ike Welcomed By Canadians On Slate Visit Eisenhower Flies To Canada To Hold Fence-Mending Talks OTTAWA, Ont. (UPI) — President Eisenhower came here today for a three-day visit and round of fence-mending talks with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. The President’s plane, Columbine 111, landed at nearby Uplands Airport. Governor-General Vincent Massey, Diefenbaker and other government and military officials greeted the President. Eisenhower was accompanied by his wife and Secretary of State and Mrs. John Foster Dulles. A large crowd of spectators waving flags of both countries stood underneath overcast skies to greet the visiting President. Eisenhower, making his first visit to Canada since 1953, inspected the guard of honor after the band had played the American national anthem. The two heads of state open their talks today against a background of the most elaborate documentary preparations ever made in this capital for a visiting head of state. The vidit was being made for discussion primarily of economic differences with Canada that have developed in the past year or so. However Dulles said world problems as they affect the two countries jointly also would be brought up. The main economic differences include U. S. disposal of 'surplus wheat overseas for foreign currencies, pressures within the United States to increase tariffs on lead and zinc and restrict their imports, and joint water resources in the northwest United States and southwest Canada. Others were restrictions on U.S. (Continued on page five) Plan Improvements For Rainbow Lake Water And Drainage Lines Are Planned Plans for construction of water and drainage lines and roadways along Rainbow lake, between Geneva and Ceylon, were discussed at a recent meeting of the Limberlost Assoc., Inc., board of directors. Water and drainage lines will be constructed on the lots on the south side and northwest corner of the lake; bids are being taken now. Plans also include the building of roadways on the north and south side of the lake before Labor Day. There are twelve lake front lots and one commercial lot for sale. A check-in system for boats on Rainbow lake is also being considered. A speed limit sign at the west end of the lake was recently removed by vandals. State law limits the speed of boats on the lake, while agreements made with the development project limit the size of motors. - . Failure of the public to comply with the teh-mile-per-hour limit would result in the fencing of the west end. Boat entry to anyone who odes not own a lot on the lake would be limited to the three commercial lots; owners of the lots, it is expected, would charge a check-in fee of all persons entering the lake. INDIANA WEATHER Fair in the north and partly cloudy tn the south. A little cooler in most sections tonight. Wednesday generally fair and pleasant. Lows tonight 57 to 62. Highs Wednesday 80 to 85. Sunset today 8:15 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 5:25 a,m. Outlook for Thursday: Mostly cloudy, good chance of showers in the southern portion. Lows Wednesday night in mld-BOs, highs Thursday in mid-80s.

Major Crackdown On Underworld Opened Rackets Chieftain Arrested Monday NEW YORK (UPI)— The government Monday night launched & major crackdown on the underworld by arresting reputed rackets chieftain Vito Genovese for , violating the federal narcotics ■ laws. Also seized was Vincent (Chin) ' Gigante, a 30-year-old former . heavyweight boxer who was acJ q&itted in May of the attempted ' Assassination of gambler Frank (Costello. ' Other arrests were imminent, ? the government said. I Genovese, 61, a longtime underworld figure and reputed head of the U.S. Mafia, the secret Sicilian T society, and Gigante, a small- ; time hoodlum, were seized on the basis of a sealed indictment hand--5 ed up Monday by a federal grand . jury. ‘ U.S. Atty. Paul W. Williams called the arrest of Genovese t “one of the most important ar- . rests ever made in this field.” “Our investigation discloses that , Genovese was the hub around which this entire conspiracy re- , volved and Gigante was one of his . proteges and a rising star,” Wil- . hams said. Williams referred to the unveiling last month of a vast narcotics hetwork with the arrest of 15 men &.nd three women. This ring, Williams said, was responsible for the smuggling of hundreds of pounds of narcotics into the United States annually. Federal agents seized Genovese at his home in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. Gigante was arrested two hours earlier in a Greenwich Village “social club.” Williams hailed the crackdown « .. ntwa on Page Five) Commissioners In 7 Regular Session Highway And County Home Reports Filed The Adams county commissioners allowed the bills for the county Monday at their scheduled meeting at the courthouse. They also reported receipts for the Adams county home total $721.41 for the month of June for the total population of 26 people, 20 males and six females. The Adams county highway department report was given for the month of June, as follows; total of miles traveled by trucks, 27,870; total of miles graded, 2,819; total of tons of stone hauled on roads, 3,140.49; totals tons of stone building roads, 2,661.1; totals tons of BCAGG for patching, It. Drainage projects include: a 32 foot by 15 corrugated pipe installed on county road 9% in St. Mary's township; other pipe installed on county road include, 37 foot by 10 inch, 32 foot by 10, 31 foot by eight inch, two 30 foot by 12 inch, and 4 34 foot by eight inch; a 24 foot by 12 inch and a 40 foot by 12 inch corrugated pipe was installed on county road four in Union township; and a 32 foot by eight inch corrugated pipe installed on county road nine in Kirkland township. Stone in tonnage hauled in the townships include; Blue Creek, 382.15; Monroe, 133.7; Jefferson, 66.38; French, 278.9; Hartford, 223.9; Wabash. 337.16; Kirkland, 265.75; St. Mary’s, 229.5; Washington, 293.2; Preble, 193.45; Root, 252; and Union, 475.4. An increase of $10.50 per month bringing the total to $43 will be required to house persons at the Adams county home as of j'anuary 1 of next year, the county commissioners said today. A summons was issued to the county commissioners on a petition to vacate alleys in the unincorpated town of , Williams. The petition was filed in circuit court July 3. The state board of health recommended a few .corrections at the county home before approval of the home can be made to care for recipients of welfare funds.

Bomb Explodes In Department Store In Beirut 1 ; A* Ki I led When Rebel Bomb Is Exploded In Store _ ’ BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) — A rebel bomb exploded today in a I crowded five - story department c store in the heart of Beirut, killing at least two persons and injuring 40 to 50 others* Police ' said many more “probably” were . killed. It was the biggest bombing i incident in the nine - week -old . Lebanese crisis. The bomb ex- ■ ploded just as the first wave of shoppers poured into the store. [ Many of them were hurt in the fire that quickly enveloped the building. A police officer said the bomb was left inside the front door in a dummy package. The blast tore out the ground floor plate glass windows, shattered others for a block around and shook houses a mile away. Fragments of flying glass were hurled through the streets. Jagged chunks of glass from soft drink bottles on a truck parked in front of the store also ’ whistled through the street like ! sharpnel and the driver of the truck was kiled. No Americans were reported involved in the blast. The blast came shortly after diplomatic quarters here reported Turkey had closed its frontiers with Syria and indicated that Iraq and Jordan would do the same to isolate Syria from outside contacts. Khailil Takieddine, Lebanese ambassador to Turkey, returned to Beirut from Ankara Monday with a new personal pledge of support from Moslem members of the Baghdad Pact states for President Camile Chamoun. The Moslem members of the pact are Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Turkey. Britain is the fifth member of the pact. Former Local Lady is Taken By Death Mrs. George Davis Dies In Albuquerque Mrs. George Davis, 70, the former Iva Teeple, and a former resident of Decatur, died Sunday morning at her home in Albuquerque, N. M. She had been in failing health since suffering a stroke this spring. She was born in Adams county Aug. 21, 1887, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Teeple. She resided' in Decatur until her mar.riage to George Davis. Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Mrs. John Hawkins, of Albuquerque, and two sisters, Mrs. Noah Sheets of Decatur, and Mrs. Bessie Conway of Cedarville. A brother, Fred Teeple, died several years ago. Mrs. Sheets and Mrs. Conway left Monday for Albuquerque, where funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon. Sidewalk Sale Jubilee In Decatur July 16 Plans are being completed for the ”old fashioned sidewalk sale jubilee” to be held July 16 by the local merchants on Second street, the retail division announced today. All of the store owners will be dressed in Gay Nineties attire for the affair. The sidewalks will contain special reduced prices and bargain merchandise for the people of Decatur. A record hop will be held on Second street from 8 to 11 o'clock with Jack Underwood, a WOWO disk jockey spinning the platters. Stores will remain open until 9 o'clock for the shoppers.

Khrushchev Attends Berlin Red Congress May Order A New Campaign Os Terror BERLIN . (UPI) Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived here today for a Communist Party meeting which may order a new campaign of terror against such “independents” as Yugoslavia and Poland. He received a ‘spontaneous" ‘ ovation from thousands of East ; German workers who were order- ’ ed by their party chiefs to attend the welcoming ceremonies. The East German Communist leaders themselves, the most loyal Stalinists in the satelite states were happy to welcome the man whose swing away from liberal ideas was underlined by the execution %f Hungarian leader Imre Nagy. They made certain there would be no repetition of the embarrassingly cool reception given Khrushchev on his last visit here 11 months ago by closing all but essential factories and marching the worker to the railroad station. Party and government workers also were mobilized for the “spontaneous” welcome for the Soviet visitors who include Presidium member Otto Kuusinen and Ambassador Mikhail Pervukhin, chief Soviet economic planner and a former Presidium member. Khrushchev and East German Communist leader Walter Ulbricht were the main speakers at a rally in front of the railroad station. The Russians came here to attent the Fifth East German Communist Party Congress which opens Thursday. Their early arrival for the week-long congress added weight to the reports from Western diplomats that Khrushchev had decided to use this most faithful of Red states for another demonstration of his determination to tighten the Kremlin’s grip on restive Eastern Europe. Red Cross Appeals For Flood Victims Seek Donations To Aid Flood Victims “We can’t let our neighbors down!” is the plea. Terre Haute, Anderson, Marion, Wabash, and New Harmony: less than a month ago these Hoosier cities were in the news about the floods that hit Indiana this spring for the third year. After the flood crests have gone downstream—and after • the flood stories disappear from the headlines and the more fortunate ones forget—come the danger of epidemics, taking care of the injured, and the rehabilitating of the families whose possessions were completely washed away. It will take $175,000 to do this for the people who are unable to help themselves, the Red Cross estimates. The local Red Cross chapter is joining the chapters of the more fortunate Hoosier areas in a campaign for funds to help the disaster-stricken communities. In disaster areas such as flood_ed southwestern Indiana, the Red Cross finds one of its main projects; it helps with rescue work at the height of the attack, and afterwards helps to combat epidemics that always threaten to follow up with a second blow of disaster; in flooded areas, where there is danger of epidemics such as typhoid fever, the Red Cross ships in serums. After such dangers are safely past, the Red Cross helps to rehabilitate the families whose possessions—usually few enough even before floods strike these river areas —were destroyed. There were 2,745 families who were victims of this June’s floods. The gersons who live along the areas whiefr were stricken usually ’have very large families, and many are the people who have little backing to help them recover. (Continued 'm page rive)

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Most Os Boos! Is Attributed To Students Number Os Workers On Factory Payrolls Is Again Increased WASHINGTON (UPI) — Unemployment in June shot up to 5,437,000—a 17-year record high — the government reported today. v It said most of this rise was due to the nearly two million students and new graduates who entered the labor market last month. The Commerce and Labor de- - partments said the number of jobless rose by 5X3,000 from the May figure of 4,904,000. This was about the normal increase for this month in the postwar period. But the total unemployment figure reached the highest point since the government counted 5,620,000 out of work in August, 1941. It was the highest figure ever for any June since 1941 when the total was 6,190,000 jobless. The number of job - holders climbed by 920,000 to 64,981,000 from May to June. Most of the new jobs opened up on farms. The number of workers on factory payrolls increased more than usual for the second consecutive month, xi sing by 440,000 to 50,400,000 in June. This was good news to economists since the manufacturing industries have been hard-hit by the recession and employment iff' that category had declined steadily for almost. 18 months. Although it was the biggest total unemployment figure since the recession began, government economists said the jobless climb was smaller on a percentage basis than, in most other years. As a result, a seasonable adjusted rate of unemployment dropped from 7.2 per cent in May to 6.8 per cent of the labor force in June. “The fact that it has edged down for two months in a row indicates that the uptrend in unemployment may be halted after allowance for seasonal changes," the report said. One government economist said this was another way of saying that the recession may have hit bottom so far as joblessness is concerned. Alaska Statehood Measure Signed By Eisenhower Monday WASHINGTON (UPD —>O n 1 y a referendum stood between Alaska and statehood today fallowing signing by President Eisenhower of a bill to admit the territory as the 49th state. The President late Monday signed the historic Alaska bill in a simple White House ceremony, He later issued a statement hailing the Alaska legislation but adding he was “extremely disturbed over reports that no action is contemplated by the current Congress" on legislation to admit Hawaii as the 50th state. The people of Alaska must hold a special election this fall to ratify the conditions under which their territory will become one of the states. Garrett Hospital Nurse Dies In Fall GARRETT, Ind. (UPI) — Sister Mary Donata, 74, superintendent of X-ray and emergency and a nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital for 35 years, was killed Monday night when she plunged 33 feet down the well of a hospital stairway. No one saw the accident. She was a native of Germany. BULLETIN BALTIMORE, Md. (UPI) —. 7 Gil McDougald's pinch single In the sixth inning gave the American Leagne a 4-3 victory •ver the National League in the 25th annual AH - Btar game today.