Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 162.

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■’A At Least Four Dead In Storms In Four States Floods, High Winds And Thunderstorms Buffet Four States By United Fret International Rain-fed floods, high winds and thunderstorms buffeted portions of four states Thursday night and early today, leaving at least four persons dead in their wake. At Atchison. Kan., one of the hardest-hit of the weather stricken communitnies, a woman and a Negro man, both unidentified, drowned when up to 7 or 8 inches of rain cascaded flash floods into the streets of the downtown district beginning shortly after midnight. Helen East. 12, drowned in a ravine near Topeka her family fled ttrtraßeffcßina. Water pulled her from her fathre’s grasp. At West Milton, Ohio, Donald Overholser, 14, was hoeing the family tomato patch and was killed by a bolt of lighning. Winds clocked at up to 92 miles an hour caused damage in western Missouri and eastern Kansas, snapping wires, uprooting trees and blocking some highways. Nebraska Crops Hurt In eastern Ohio, a heavy downpour brought flash floods into the Salinesville area of Columbina County, and civil defense units helped enacuate about 200 families. Portions of Indiana recently plauged by flooding reported heavy rainfall, but no new inundations. Creeks and rivers swollen by high rains pushed over thousands of acres of cropland in southeastern Nebarska. At Atchison, the sheriffs office said several blocks of the main business dirstrict were flooded as storm sewers proved inadequate to handle the rainfall. Deputies who counted the two dead said autos and ftucks were pushed about by the flood currents, which subsided as the rainfall stopped. White Clay Creek waters washed away a highway commission building along the MissouriKansas border. At Topeka, Gov. George Docking said that at the height of the storm he had authorized calling out National Guardsmen at Atchison. Tornado Warning Issued Strong winds buffeted Topeka along with the rains of up to 3 inches. Clocked up to 92 miles an hour, they toppled trees, broke windows and disrupted power lines. Tornado warnings were issued in the Kansas-Missouri area, but no funnel cloud was believed to have come to earth to bring dramage. Damaging winds estimated as high as 70 to 80 miles an hour accompanied the rain at York, Hastings and Burwell, Neb., knocking out power lines and uprooting trees. About 1.33 inches of rain fell at (Continued on page three) . Joseph May Dies At Home In Kent, Ohio Joseph May, 68, a former resident of Blue Creek township, and a half-brother of James Borders, Decatur, police chief, died Wednesday at his home in Kent, 0., following a long illness of cancer. Also surviving are the wife, Jessie; a sister, Mrs. Tom McGugh of Celina, 0., and several cousins in this community. Funeral services will be held at Klein’s funeral home in Kent Saturday afternoon.

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I.N .1 II Vance Hartke Links Handley To Scandal States Corruption Reports Ignored INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)---Evans-ville Mayor Vance Hartke, the Democratic senatorial nominee, threatened today to pin the highway scandals responsibility on his Republican opponent, Governor Handley. Hartke said that in campaign speeches in every county he will charge that Handley while lieutenant governor sat idly by after he had heard reports of extensive corruption during the administration of former Gov. George N. Craig. < “And even now, the, governor retains Lloyd Poindexter as a highway district superintendent after Arthur Mogilner testified that he gave Poindexter two kickbacks totaling 81,250 while he was highway maintenance superintendent during the Craig administralion *’ TincaU „ l ..1' 4V.S Tiartße preaictea that the voters will hold Handley partly responsible for the Craig regime corruption and maintained that Handley will not succeed in shifting the blame to an opposing faction of the GOP, Discuss Campaign Plans “Handley, while lieutenant governor, should have sat in the governor’s chair during Craig’s numerous absences instead of Little Doc Sherwood,” said Hartke. His reference was to Elmer W. Sherwood, Craig's political mentor, who with Wiliam E. Sayer, Craig’s former administrative assistant, was convicted of bribing Virgil (Red) Smith, former state highway chairman. The Evansville mayor discussed campaign plans with congressional nominees and State Chairman Charles E. Skillen in Indianapolis Thursday. Skillen said the conferees indicated that major issues will be unemployment, high taxes, the high cost of living and the “breakdown” in foreign policy during the administration of President Eisenhower. Hartke mentioned these issues and 11 more which he asked the congressional hopefuls to study and arrange for him in their order of importance. They were farm problems. Republican scandals, high federal taxes, high state taxes, right-to-work law, use of federal aid to education, flood control, too much foreign aid, failure of the state to use federal matching funds, failure of the satellite and missiles programs, and greater old age benefits. , Hartke also contended that the prejudice against employing anyone over 40 years old, especially during the recession, has caused great hardship. He said one solution would be to place a clause forbidding discrimination against this age class in federal contracts. Hope For Wins Skillen said that reports from the congressional nominees and others indicated that the Democrats have greatest hopes for success in the Ist, 3rd, sth, Bth, 9th and 11th Districts. The Democrats now hold the Ist and Bth Districts. John Brademas, South Bend, 3rd District nominee, was elected (Continued on page three) i bulletin” WASHINGTON (UPI) —Senate Rackets Committee counsel Robert F. Kennedy said today a contempt of Congress citation has been prepared against Maurice Hutcheson, general president of the United Brotherhood Os Carpenters and Joiners. ' , Kennedy said the documents necessary for the committee to seek prosecution of Hutcheson, a balky witness in a recent investigation, had been completed.

Rebels Free First Os 30 Servicemen Rupture Reported Between Leader Os Rebels And Brother HAVANA (UPI) — An open rupture was reported today between rebel leader Fidel Castro and his brother, Raul, over the kidnapings of 50 North Americans and the long delay in releasing them. Thursday night Raul released the first of the 30 American sailors and Marines his raiders abducted two weeks ago. He still held 29 servicemen and one Canadian civilian. Fidel, leader of the rebel “26th of July movement,” twice in the past week ordered Raul to free at! the hostages “iriitttediaW ’’ Informed sources saM Raul carried out the raids without prior consultation or sanction from Fidel. They pointed to Fidel’s use of the rebel radio to transmit the orders as an indication of his “deep anger” at his younger brother’s actions. The first of the servicemen to be freed was Navy Airman T. Robert Mosness, 22, of Ames, lowa. His release left 18 sailors, 11 Marines and one Canadian civilian still in rebel hands. Seventeen American and two Canadian civilian captives were flown out previously hu small groups. Mosness came out of the jungles in a Navy helicopter to the U. S. base at Guantanamo. Also aboard was U. S. Vice Consul Park Wollam, who has been in the hills for the past two weeks negotiating with the rebels. Wollam said there were no “overwhelming difficulties” remaining to be discussed and said he was hopeful the remainder of the captives would be freed “in a short time” — possibly the next few days. Ligonier Infant Is Electrocuted — ' • LIGONIER, Ind. (UPI) — Norman James Golden, 1%, Ligonier, was electrocuted Thursday night when he touched a floor register and a lamp at the same time. State Police said Norman was running to answer a knock at the front door when he fell. Discontinue Station At Pleasant Mills INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)' — The Nickel Plate Railroad and the Railway Express Agency today were authorized by the Indiana Public Service Commission to discontinue agency stations at Sharpsville, Pleasant Mills, and Poneto. The stations will be operated on a nonagency pre-paid basis in the future. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy north, mostly cloudy south this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers or thundershowers likely north and showers and thunderstorms south. Chance of a few locally severe thunderstorms south portion this afternoon or tonight. Saturday mostly sunny north, showers ending south. Cooler south Saturday. Low tonight from the 60s north to 65 to 72 tenth. High Saturday 74 to 83. Sunset - today 8:14 p.m. Sunrise Saturday 5:28 a.m. Outlook for Sunday: Partly cloudy and turning cooler. Low Saturday night low 60s. High Sunday in the 70s.

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Tony Accardo Hiding Under jin Amenamen I t Reputed Leader Os Crime Syndicate In Refusal To Answer BULLETIN WASHINGTON ( U P I > — Chairman John L. McClellan of the Senate Rackets Committee today ordered the drafting of contempt of Congress charges against Tony Accardo. WASHINGTON (UPD Tony Accardo, reputed leader of the Chicago crime syndicate, appeared before the Senate Rackets Committee today, invoked the Fifth Amendment and made an unsuccessful plea for a television blackout. 1 The stocky, swarthy Accardo declined on grounds of possible self-incrimination to tell the committee anything except his name. He appeared as a witness shortly after the committee revealed that the FBI is investigating attempts in Chicago and Detroit to “intimidate” three persons scheduled to testify later. Before coming to Washington under subpena, Accardo sought a , The current hearings, involving gangster infiltration of labor and management groups in Chicago, are being carried “live” by a Chicago TV station. Accardo was denied a court order but his attorney, H. Clifford Allder of Washington, renewed the plea for a TV ban before the committee. “He is a private citizen whose rights of privacy should not be invaded,” Allder said. “He .. . is not here to appear on a television show.” But chairman John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) told Accardo “Your request is denied-” He said the committee could prohibit TV cov(Con tinned on page three) George Auer Speaks Al Rotary Meeting GE Plant Manager Speaks Thursday George Auer, manager of the Decatur General Electric Co. plant, gave a classification talk at Thursday’s meeting of the Decatur Rotary Club held at the Youth and Community Center. Ward Callahd was program chairman and president Gail Grabill presided. Dr. William Freeby was introduced as a new Rotarian. A series of 40 photographs of the foreign exchange student tour of last week taken for the American Field Service scrapbook was shown to the members. Auer had been a member of the Decatur Rotary Club from 1937 to 1941. He was also a Rotarian at Tiffin, Ohio and at Linton, having served that club as its president. He recently renewed his membership in the local club. He pointed out that the Decatur G. E. plant recognizes its responsibility to this community and makes every effort to insure a stable employment and payroll. The company’s liberal pension plan, its comprehensive insurance program, and its savings bond bonus arrangements were explained. The local plant, one of six in Indiana, produces motors of from one-twentieth to three - fourths horsepower. The Decatur plant, established in 1920, was one of the first decentralized branch plants, which now have become widespread throughout th? county. General Electric spends about 6% of its total sales for research to develop new produtes. Auer said his company is optomistic about (he future and that the electrical industry must produce a tremendous volume of motors and equipment to keep up with population and growth potentials.

Over Inch Os Rain In Most Os County .' t. ■ .* Heaviest Rain In Preble Township Rainfall averaging almost one, and one-half inches was recorded throughout Adams county Thursday afternoon and evening and early this morning. i Although rain was general all Over the area, storms which dropped tiie most moisture were scattered. The unofficial county average was 1.46 inches. At the Arthur Koeneman farm in Preble township, one inch fell Thursday afternoon; this, combined with rainfall during the evening, made that township’s total stand at 2.7 inches for this onslaught of rain. Geneva and Wabash township received the least rain for this period, with .9 according to Jack Hurst. According to government weather observer Lewis Landrum, the St. Mary’s river had risen about four and a half feet, to 8.90 feet, bv 7 a.m. today. While corn took on a fresher, greener appearance because of the moisture, the rain, forceful enough to fell some grain, was not welcomed by many wheat and oats farmers. The two crops are ripening swiftly now in this area, and combining, just begun in the wheat fields, came to a halt. Thursday’s and today’s general weather picture looked like this at ttoon today: Preble township received 2.7 inches of rain at the Arthur Koeneman farm. Cecil Harvey, in Root township, recorded *1.6 inches. On the Erwin Fuelling farm in Union township, 1.3 inches Stood in the rain gauge. For Kirkland township, 1.5 inches fell at the Peter J. Spangler farm, 1.3 inches on the Dan Fiechter farm. Government weather observer Lewis Landrum reported 1.65 inches fell during the night in Decatur; St. Mary’s township, at the Nimrod McCullough farm, received 1.4 inches. During the evening, 1.5 inches fell at the Harold Moser farm in French township. In Monroe township, two inches were recorded at the Ben Mazelin farm. For Blue Crek township, the Austin Merriman farm recorded 1.1 inches, which came mostly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday. In Hartford township, on the Ivan Huser farm, one inch fell, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and continuing to shower throughout the night. Nine tenths inch was recorded in Geneva, according to Jack Hurst. Just a little over one filch of rain fell at the Harley J. Reef farm in Jefferson township Thursday evening, mostly after 9 o’clock. r I hl' ■ ■— ■—■■■ !■■■!■ Carload Os Soybeans Set As CROP Goal - County Committee Meets Last Evening A goal of one carload of soybeans was set by the county CROP committee Thursday night, meeting at the Co-op building in Monroe. The county CROP committee, formed one month ago, is the local board of the Christian Rural Overseas Program. This program furnishes, through the overseas churches, food for the hungry people afflicted by war, natural disaster, and famine. It is one Christian answer to the world’s problems of feeding the needy. In 1954 Adams county led the state in gifts throught the CROP program. For several years, including 1954, the rural youth helped make collections in some of the countries. Hugo Boerger, of Root township, was chosen general chairman of the 1958 Adams county CROP board. Leo N. Seltenright, county agent, was chosen vice-chairman. Mrs. Noah Boerger, of Berne, was chosen secretary. Henry Aschleman, of Berne, was named campaign director for the drive, September 8 to 13, for pledges. September was named CROP I Sunday. The Rev John Mishler, of I the Pleasant Dale Church of the (ConUnute oa Rage sight)

Crazed Killer 1 Os Youngsters ' Is Captured * v < Crazed Prospector Wounded, Captured Early This Morning LLAVES, N.M; (UPI) — State police wounded and captured alive just after sunrise a crazed, bearded prospector who killed two youngsters Thursday before stunned eyewitnesses. State Police Sgt. Milton Mattison reported by radio that six troopers ‘got the drop” on the tall husky gunman in a fold in rolling hill country a few miles ( north of here. , Police fired several shots, one of them striking the fugitive in the foot. Mattison said the hunted gunman did not return the posse members’ fire. He was taken to Cuba for first aid treatment and then was to be brought to Albuquerque for possible mental observation. State Police Chief Roe Roach identified .the man as Norman A. Foost, 47, and said he was released recently from a mental hospital at Everestt, Wash. Thursday night Roach warned the 35 members of his posse who followed the suspect to use every precaution, and predicted then dint the fugitive would not be taken alive. “He is a paranoid, irresponsible for what he is doing and definitely a mental case,” Roach said. The gunman staged a one-man reign of terror in ’ Cuba just before lunch time Thursday, shattering the quiet of the small logging community with two rifle shots that killed Arlene Cebada, 12, her cousin, Eddie Cebada, 16, and wounded her mother. Then he escaped in a green jeep pickup truck traced to a Norman A. Foose, St George, Utah. Indian police from the Jicarilla Apache Reservation guided the posse to the campsite. One posse member, Sam Hill of Bernalillo, was wounded in the shoulder by the gunman who then vanished in brush east of his campsite, discovered in a box .canyon five miles north of here. Posse members, armed with rifles and tear gas, laid low under Roach’s orders, taking no further chances on being shot by the prospector who has been working in this area for the past three months. Store owners who received his business said he was “surely, didn’t talk to anyone.” Why he shoved his rifle from the pickup and shot his three victims in Cuba was not known. Weldon Vernon, 16, a grocery clerk and eyewitness, described the shooting and declared “he must (Continued on page three) Lois Jean Gerke Is Winner In District Named As Winner In Judging Contest Miss Lois Jean Gerke of Union township won first place in the district 4-H judging contest Thursday. Twelve northeastern counties participated in the district contest, which was held at the Honeywell Memorial in Wabash. Two girls from each county judged in one of the following projects: baking, clothing, food preparation, food preservation, home improvement and electricity. Miss Gerke has been a leading member of the Union Pals 4-H club for seven years and has completed 40 projects. This year she is completing 13 projects and is news reporter of the county junior leader organization. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gerke, and will now represent the Fort Wayne district in the state judging contest. Miss Susan McCullough of St. Mary’s township tied for fourth (Conttaiue* on Page Mgbt)

Emergency Loans Are Made Available FHA Loans On Farms With Flood Damage Adams county farmers are now eligible for emergency loans at 3% interest if their crops have been damaged by flood or excessive rainfall and they cannot obtain credit from regular sources, it was learned today. Official word that Adams county has been placed on the 42 county list has not been received by the local Farmers Home Administration (RHA) office, but a telegram from the office of Congressman E. Ross Adair stated that it was true. Donald A. Norquest, FHA supervisor in Adams, Wells, and Jay counties, recommended to his state office that Adams county be placed on the list, and the state office in turn approved the request. Emergency loans will be available to eligible farmers whose crops were damaged by flood or excessive rainfall. Norquest said. Funds can be advanced for the purchase of feed, seed, fertilizer, and other farm operating needs: for family subsistence, including medical care; privilege rent for buildings and pasture (not including cash rent for cropland); current year taxes; insurance premiums; not more than one year’s interest on real estate and chattel mortgages, releveUng of land, clearing of debris and replacement or repair of fences, necessary as a direct result of flood. Applications can be made at Room 4, K. of C. building, Decatur from 8 o’clock until 12 noon, and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. To be eligible a farmer must be primarily engaged in farming and have reasonable prospects for success in the farming operations he plans to carry on. In addition he must have suffered a-substantial loss from flood or excessive rainfall and must be unable to obtain the credit he needs from other sources. The interest rate is three per (Continued on page three) Democrat Leaders In Berne Meeting Plans Are Mapped For Fall Election The Democrats of the southern precincts had a highly successful meeting Thursday night at the Berne city hall, Dr. Harry H. Hebble, Democratic county chairman, said today. The past meetings have shown a definite growing enthusiasm for the approaching elections, he stated. The group decided to hold precinct schools for committeemen, workers, candidates and others interested in the aims of the Democratic party. Dr. Hebble asked that those interested in attending notify him soon. ' The first school will be held during the evenings of the week August 4-9 far Decatur; the second school will probably be held the following week at Berne. The various committees of the county organization will, start to operate in full swing as soon as the members of the committees are selected by the Democratic workers.' Distribution of the cards for the card catalog file of the voters will start next week. It is hoped that the system will be in operation long before the precinct schools start. The card catalog will be a definite aid in the next election if Used, Dr. Hebble said. Otto Schug, of Berne, presided at the meeting. Both the state and national committeesphave sent recommendations to the Adams county committee for their efforts thus far. Mrs. Ann Dolby, of Huntington, will instruct at the first meeting. John P. Doran, of South Bend, regional field representative of the national Democratic committee for seven states, will attend if desired by the local members. .

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Order Goldfine To Return To Stand Tuesday Reports Relations With Steelman In Fifth Day On Stand WASHINGTON (UPD—Bernard Goldfine testified today he gave Christmas gifts to former President Truman’s chief assistant, who helped him get "a commitment” for a 12-million-dollar federal loan. The loan never was made. The Boston textile magnate reported his relations with Dr. John R. Steelman, the assistant to the President in the Truman administration, in the fifth day of testimony before a House subcommittee investigating him and Sherman Adams. Adams, who also received gifts from Goldfine, is the assistant to President Eisenhower. WUI Return Tuesday Goldfine brought Steelman’s name into the hearings after these developments: —Subcommittee Counsel Robert W. Lishman accused Goldfine of having "tapped the till” of one of his firms tor $104,793 —a charge hotly denied by the witness. —Lishman said Goldfine was guilty, in his opinion, of contempt. Goldfine also rejected this charge. —The subcommittee at 1:20 p.m. wound up its fifth day of questioning Goldfine without taking direct action in its steadily building contempt case against him. It directed Goldfine to return next Tuesday. —Goldfine denounced as "a contemptible lie” charges by John Fox, Boston promoter and former friend of Goldfine, that he once claimed he had Sherman Adams “in his pocket” and that he also said Adams was not “letting him down” in his troubles with government agencies. 2L. Says Got Loan Commitment —Rep. Joseph P. O’Hara (rMinn.) asked Goldfine if he once paid a S9OO bill for Adlai E. Stevenson, Democratic candidate for president in 1952 and 1956. Goldfine replied "I can’t remember.” —Rep. John Bell Wiliams (IlMiss.) told Goldfine his generosity to Adams—in the form of more than $3,000 in hotel bills and assorted gifts—was a “perfectly obvious” clue to why he got alleged special’ treatment from government agencies. i It was O’Hara who started Gold--1 fine off on Steelman. The witness ! said he had done favors for Steel- . man as well as Adams. “I sent him (Steelman) some J Christmas presents,” he said, “if you call that gifts.” “Did you appeal to him to help (Contmuea on Pago eight) ■ Contracts Awarded ■ By Hospital Board Coal And Water Line ! Contracts Awarded The contract for supplying four : carloads of washed and treated > stoker coal was awarded to the > Burk Elevator company by the Ad- ■ ams county memorial hospital ■ board, it was announced today. The bid was accepted after a > close security of the bids as sub--1 mitted by two companies on severt al grades of coal. One bid was j missent to the court house, and i was not opened until the com- . missioners met Monday, too late { for consideration by the hospital board. .... “Xf □ The bid accepted was slightly ’ higher than a competitive bid, but the other bid did not specify "washed and treated.” ' The contract for installing a s three inch copper water line from the main on Grant street to the '• hospital building was awerded to !• John Christener, Jr., of Monroe. h Five companies submitted bids, e and one was disqualified because r no certificated check or bond was d included. Christiner submitted the lowest of the bids considered.