Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 14 July 1958 — Page 1

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’ — w GOOD WILL TOUR — Nicaraguan Ambassador Dr. Don Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. Dean of the Diplomatic Corps (right) embraces Dr. Eisenhower enplaned from Washington Airport on a 19-day good will and fact-finding visit to Central America.

Sherwood And Sayer Handed Top Sentence

BULLETIN INDIANAPOLIS (UPD— Elmer (Doe) Sherwood aj*d William E. Sayer were sentenced today to 2 to 14 yean in prison for bribery In the Indiana highway scandals bat Arthur J. Mogilner. the salesman whose testimony convicted them, was freed “relunctantly” on a suspended sentence. However, the supersaiesman was fined $3,We and costs. INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Elmer W. (Doc) Sherwood and William E. Sayer, who rose through the ranks of the American Legion to become political buddies of exGov. George N. Craig, today drew the maximum sentences on conviction in the latest Indiana highway scandal trial. Special Judge Thomas E. Garvin sentenced them to 2-14 year imprisonment each and levied $15,000 fines on two counts—conspiracy to bribe and bribery. Sherwood, former Indiana Adjutant General, and Sayer, administrative assistant to Craig, were convicted July 3 on charges of bribing and conspiring to bribe former state highway chairman Virgil (Red) Smith to help supersalesman Arthur Mogilner land $1,600,000 in equipment and supply contracts with the state. Both men and their attorneys said they wil appeal. Sherwood, referred to as the “kingmaker” in Indiana politics, said he would carry his fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, “if necessary.” Garvin pronounced sentence after ,an unusual court procedure during which two men appealed for leniency. Marine CoL Ray A. Trevelyan, who identified himself as a representative of the “people of “Florida,” Where both Sayer and Sherwood now live, told the judge both defendants “have established themselves beyond reproach in our opinion.” Henry Clouse, Indianapolis, also pleaded for a suspended sentence. He told the court how one of the defendants befriended him when he was selling newspapers at a streetcorner and was given a job with the American Legion. But Garvin was unmoved. In handing down the sentences he followed the instructions of a jury of 10 men and 2 women who found Sherwood and Sayer guilty on each of two counts of crimes committed in Craig's regime during 1955 and 1956. Sherwood fidgeted slightly as sentence was pronounced. Sayer, as he did through most of the long trial, sat stone-faced and — showed no outward emotion. Bond was set at $25,000 each pending appeal. The judge handed down the sentence immediately after Sherwood addressed the court, still claiming his innocence. He said he wanted — to make a statement ‘on behalf of many people who wanted justice to be done.” The two men were convicted on charges growing out of revelations of irregularities involving lush profits in the purchase of land for highway right-of-ways and other transactions while Craig was governor. Attorneys for the two defendants also made fruitless attempts for leniency. Keith Reese, Sayer’s attorney, said sending his client to prison “wquld be a grave miscarriage of justice.” James Rocap Jr., Sherwood’s attorney, said “we do not (Continued on page five)

Southeast States Hit By Hard Rain Thunderstorms Hit Kansas, Missouri By United Press International Rain storms of tropical intensity swamped portions of the southeast Sunday, threatening crop damage in some sections and flooding in other 'areas. In the storm - battered West, thunderstorms rumbled across eastern Kansas and western Missouri and at least one tornado was reported. The heavy rains in the southeast ranged from southern Mississippi into Florida and northeast into the middle Atlantic states. At Tampa, Fla., a 100-by-75-yard roof collapsed during the storm, and city inspectors blamed it on the weight of accumulated rainwater." *About 100 employes taking inventory inside at the time escaped without injury. Montgomery, Ala., recorded nearly 2 inches of water in a cloudburst Sunday night and Miami. Fla., received one inch in a six-hour period. A tornado struck near Nevada in west central Missouri late Sunday, destroying a house and barn on one farm and a garage and two other homes nearby. No injuries were reported. Thunderstorms in the area dumped .91 inches of rain at Dodge City, Kan. Severe thundershowers also erupted over the northern Plains and the upper Mississippi Valley. Alexandria, Minn., was soaked with an inch of rain and Fargo, N.D., reported 1.5 inches Sunday. Lighter showers occurred during the night in Montana, northern Wyoming, eastern lowa and western Illinois. Mrs. Amanda E. Dean Dies In Fort Wayne Former Resident Os County Is Dead Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda E. Dean, 87, a native of Adams county and former resident of Decatur, were held today at the Klaehn funeral home, Fort Wayne, with Elder T. Ed Barlow, assisted by Elder Gorold Taylor, officiating. Seriously ill the past two weeks, Mrs. Dean died at 12:30 p. m. Saturday at her residence, 901 Wilt St., Fort Wayne. Her husband, George W., died in 1933. Sh? had lived in Decatur before moving to Fort Wayne 40 years ago, and was employed by the Wayne Knitting Mills. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Virgil A. Trim, with whom Mrs. Dean resided, and Mrs. Bobbie Ferrel, Chesterton; one son, Raymond, Fort Wayne; one step-daughter, Mrs. Ervin Gilbert, Sturgis, Mich.; 10 grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchil-dren. Following the services, the body was brought to this city for burial in the Decatur cemetery.

May Call Grand Jury Probe In Goldfine Case May Investigate Alleged Theft Os Papers From Hotel WASHINGTON (UPD — A federal grand jury may be summoned this week to investigate the alleged theft of the "Paperman papers” in the Adams-Gold-fine case, it was learned today. Simultaneously Chairman Oren Harris (D-ark.) of the House influence - investigating subcommittee disclosed he has signed subpenas for new witnesses in his group’s probe of Boston millionaire Bernard Goldfine. He declined to say for whom the subpenas were issued. Harris also told United Press International that agents Os the Internal Revenue Service were sitting in on hearings of his subcommittee on Goldfine’s affairs. He indicated another House inquiry into the Boston industrialist’s tax affairs was possible later. Due Back Today Goldfine, gift - giving friend of Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams, was due back today from Boston to face a final showdown with the subcommittee Tuesday. If he persists in refusing to an- . swer a series of questions on his business finances, he faces an almost certain subcommittee move to cite him for contempt of Congress. U. S. District Attorney Oliver E. Gasch told United Press International he was considering calling a grand jury this week to look into the reported theft of documents from the hotel room here of Mildred Paperman, secretary to Goldfine. Gasch said he wanted evidence that would give him a “reason- ; able prospect” of bei fore taking the matter before a i grand jury. Won’t Name Suspects He said police have not completed their investigation, but that ’ “more than one” person is under ’ suspicion. He declined to name . the suspects “at this time” but ■ said a decision on the grand jury probe probably will be made this week. Police last week proposed that i four persons who had been in the I hotel take lie detector tests. They I were Miss Paperman; Jack Lotto, ; press agent for Goldfine; Baron i I. Shacklette, ousted investigator for the Harris subcommittee; and I Jack Anderson, assistant to columnist Drew Pearson. All four . denied participation in the theft. Lotto took the test later in the week and, according to police, passed with flying colors. Miss Paperman was scheduled to take hers today. Shacklette and Anderson thus far have declined to take lie tests. Sidewalk Sales In Decatur Wednesday Decatur Merchants Plan Unusual Sale The Delta Theta Tau sorority, and the Expldter Scouts have! joined with the local merchants for the “old fashioned sidewalk sale jubilee” to be held Wednesday in this city. The two organizations will erect eating stands in the' downtown area for the people attending the affair. The sorority will sponsor a popcorn stand and the Scouts will have a hotdog stand. The Scouts will be located in front of the Decatur Daily Democrat and the Delta Theta Tau will be in front of the Kiddie Shop. The scouts are in the process of raising money for camping equipment for their troop, 7062. ■Die “jubilee” will be held the entire day by the merchants, and the committee is planning on a large crowd to attend the festivities. Second street will be blocked off for the merchants to display their line of products, and traffic will be halted in the downtown area. All merchants are being asked to dress in Gay Nineties costumes to help with the promotional idea. Jack Underwook will present a record hop from 8 to 11 p. m. on Second street. Underwood is one of the Fabulous Four of WOWO, and heard every day in the tristate area. He is the fellow who plays the “tranquilizer” music and is also heard as the “foil” for Jane Weston on her home service program.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, July 14,' 1958.

Government Os Iraq Overthrown In Hard Blow To West Policy

Ike Calls In > Party Leaders On Iraq Crisis Congress Leaders From Both Parties Called Into Parley WASHINGTON (UPD — President Eisenhower summoned Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to the White House today for an afternoon meeting on the Iraq crisis. The President called in the -congressional leaders after he and Vice President Richard M. Nixon held a lengthy emergency White House meeting with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. B sides the Democratic and GOP leaders of the House and Senate, the President summoned the ranking members of both parties on the House and Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Appropriations committees. The President met for 90 minutes with Nixon and Dules. Dulles left the White House to return to the State Department. It was indicated there would be no White House statement for the time being. There was no advance indication what steps the President was considering. However, it was reported, events were “moving fast’ and major developments with regard to the Middle East might be expected in the next day or so. Informed sources disclosed that the State Department’s own inside dispatches indicated that the situation was even worse than appeared from news accounts. The Baghdad coup d’etat carried out by pro-Nasser Iraqi army elements seemingly caught U.S. officials by surprise. State Department officials said there had been no indications from Iraq that Opponents of the King were preparing to take drastic action. The mighty U.S. 6th fleet stood ready for orders in the Mediterranean but as of 9:50 a.m. it had not been directed by Washington, to go to the troubled area to evacuate Americans from Iraq. Members of Congress expressed grave concern but little surprise over the uprising and the threat it poses to the Western-backed Baghdad Pact. Chairman Theodore Francis Green (D-R.1.) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the development “is fresh evidence that Arab nationalism is a force with which the United States <1 ueo O! Fase Five) Electrical Power Is Off For Short Time Lightning Disrupts Service From LM The emergency diesel plant was put into operation at 12:26 o’clock this afternoon when lightning took out the Indiana-Michigan power line, which has been furnishing part of the city’s power, superintendent Lester C. Pettibone said today. Power was off from 10 minutes to one-half hour in some sections of town. When lightning struck along the Indiana-Michigan line, Decatur was generating 4,600 units at the steam plant, and getting 3,200 units over I-M. The entiri? load was thrown on the steam plant, and this closed the breakers. The diesel plant was the only standby which could be started immediately. Within 10 minutes the diesel was handling part of the power load, and both steam and diesel plants were in service. It was a half-hour before the entire city had electricity. One hour after the break I-M power was still not coming through the lines, and the city stated that the diesel plant would operate until the I-M lines were able to carry part of the load. The long-distance lines go out in almost every electrical storm for at least a short period, the city reported.

More Heavy Rains Hit Decatur Today Over Third Inch Os f Rain Here At Noon "f Thunderclouds which had lowered around the area Over the weekend drenched the county this noon. There was enough force behind the storm this'noon to pour .34 inch of rain on Decatur in an hour from noon until 1 p.m. During a cloudy, drizzly forenoon, .18 inch had fallen. Damage in the county will begin to mount rapidly, reports say, from this latest siege of rain, as wheat is getting overripe. The city utilities were forced to rely on emergency power as the I and M high line was downed, blacking the city out shortly after the storm hit around noon. Little rain was reported over the weekend, except in scattered parts of the county, where less than a half inch was reported. In Root township, Cecil Harvey reported this morning, .2 inch of rain fell Sunday evening. Decatur, according to government weather observer Lewis Landrum, received only .08 inch of rain over the weekend. However, the St. Mary’s, which was rising swiftly this noon after the downpour, had risen from just thfew hundreths inch of rain, to 8.70 feet this morning, after receding to 8.08 ’ feet by Sunday morning., •» In St. Mary’s township. -2 inch rain was recorded on tae Nimrod ’ McCullough farm Sunday evening. ! In Monroe township, where heavy ' rain, promising to damage wheat ’ and oats heavily there, was falling ; this noon, .35 inch of rain was re- ! ceived over the weekend on the Ben Mazelin farm. In Wabash township. Jack Hurst reported this morning, about one inch had fallen over the weekend. (Continued on pace five) Receive Donations For Flood Victims Red Cross Conducts Drive For Victims Campaigning for ‘‘the little guy” who was hurt during the June floods in southwestern Indiana continued Friday and Saturday as the Red Cross received $122.11 for the flood victims. Contributions were taken at the First State Bank to help raise the Red Cross flood funds toward the Indiana state goal of $175,000. The funds will help the Red Cross rehabilitate the persons who cannot get loans, to clean up and to refurnish and rebuild their homes along the Wabash, the White, and other rivers that spilled over last month. This will also help finance the Red Cross to ship in serums to keep down the danger of epidemics / Girl Scouts and Red Cross volunteers helping with the collections Friday and Saturday, according to Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, A the Red Cross office, were the Mesdames Bert Haley, L. E. Archbold, Ivan Stucky, and Joe Hunter, of the Red Cross, and Jane Burk, Marilyn Knudsen, Donalee Kiess, Glenda Scheiderer, Rita Le Glentzer, Jessica Rich, and Margaret Cook, Girl Scouts. As the drive to help the flood victims continues, anyone who can help in any way should contact the Red Cross office. Contributions may be either 'brought to the headquarters or sent there, at 125 Madison street. Late Bulletins STREATOR, Hl. (UPD— An explosion rocked a hardware store in the downtown area about midday today, touching off a roaring Are, and spectators said they could hear the screams of persons trapped inside the building. LOS ANGELES (UPD —The contract between the city and’ the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club for "315 acres in Chaves Ravine was ruled invalid today by Superior Judge Arnold Praeger.

Release Os 29 Servicemen Is u Pledged Today Cuban Rebels Pledge Release Today Os U. S. Servicemen GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (UPD— The Cuban rebels promised today to release 29 American servicemen captives and it was hoped all would be out of the jimgles before nightfall. The impending release of the sailors and Marines kidnaped two weeks ago was announced by Rear Adm. Robert B. Ellis, commander of the U. S. Naval Base here. He quoted U. S. Vice Consul Park Wollam, chief American negotiator with the rebels, as expressing hope the operation would be completed before the end of the day. News of the release of the servicemen came out of the jungles only a few hours after a Cuban air force plane forced down a U. S. Marine Corps “flying boxcar” at Santiago, Cuba. The incident was blamed on a “misunderstanding,” and the plane and its nine man crew were permitted to . continue the flight to Florida. Rebel raiders, led by Raul Castro, brother of rebel leader Fidel ! Castro, kidnaped the 29 sailors 1 and Marines June 28 while they ■ were returning to the base from r an outing. A 30th serviceman, - Navy Airman T. Robert Mosness, ! 22, of Ames, lowa, was captured ■ outside the base the following J night. He was freed last week. i ! Breakin Reported To Police Early Today A breakin was reported to the sheriff’s department early today at the H. P. Schmitt packing house on U. S. 27. The entry was believed to have occurred late last night. Entry was gained by forcing the office was ransacked, but nothing front door of the building open. The of value reported missing. Sheriff Merle Affolder conducted the investigation. Mrs. Meta Reinking Dies Last Evening Local Lady's Sister Dies At Fort Wayne Mrs. Meta Reinking, 70, of Fort Wayne, and sister of Mrs. Bertha Blakey, Decatur, died at 5 p. m. Sunday at Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne. — She was born in Convoy, 0., and had resided in Fort Wayne the last 35 years. .Mrs. Reinking was a member of Emmaus Lutheran church and its ladies aid society. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Blakey are the husband, Reinhard H.; three sons, Alton C. and Harold E., both of Fort Wayne, and Clemens G., Sah Francisco, Calif.; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nora Fowler, Van Wert, O.; and Mrs. Julia Reinking, Fort Wayne: and a brother, Martin Reidenbach, Napa, Calif. Final rites will be at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Wellman’s funeral home, the Rev. Erwin L. Tepker officiating. Burial .will be in Concordia Lutheran cemetery. Scout Honor Court On Tuesday Evening Troop 62 of the Boy Scouts, sponsored by the Decatur Lions club, will hold its summer court of honor at the Boy Scout cabin at Han-na-Nuttman park at 7 p.m. Tuesday, scout master Kenneth Jennings said today. Second class and tenderfoot badges will be awarded to the boys who have earned them. Judge Myles F. Parrish win make the presentations. Parents, members of the Decatur Lions chib, and friends are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

Milton Eisenhower'S Invitation Rejected Reject Invitation To U. S. Embassy PANAMA CITY (UPD — Panamanian student leaders rej®gs3ff two invitations from Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower to meet with him at the U.S. Embassy today. However, they did not repeat threats to take “action if he did not come to the University of Panama for talks. Eisenhower, president of Johns Hopkins University, is on a 21day swing through Latin America billed as a “study mission.” He began his tour here Saturday. The tour is marked by unusual travel arrangements. The list of his engagements during the day are not released until the morning of that day. Apparently, this is designed to forestall any attempt to make Eosenhower the center of hostile demonstrations like those which marred Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s recent South American tour. The student leaders had warned thay would take action if Eisenhower refused to meet with them at the university. He replied by inviting them to meet him at the U.S. embassy tonight. They refused and he repeated his invitation only to have it rejected again. The students pledged Eisenhow--1 er full “protection if he accepted 1 the invitation to come to the unir versity. They expressed “regret” 1 that the schedule-makers insisted - that the talks be held in the em- > bassy which they noted “under 1 international law is territory un- ! der the jurisdiction” of the United States. The leaders of the students have contended that Eisenhower can get a true picture of conditions in Panama only by talking with them. > Eisenhower encountered no viot lence on the first full day of his i tour Sunday. His car drove > through narrow streets of Panama City which had been cleared in (Continued an page five) r > Make Reservations For New York Tour Daily Democrat And Erie Sponsor Tour Reservation increased over the weekend for the Decatur Daily Democrat-Erie railroad weekend tour New York City Aug. 15-18. Those interested should contact Miss Marliou Uhrick at the Decatur Daily Democrat for further information, and to make reservations. The tour will leave at 1:34 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at the Erie station in Decatur, and return to Decatur at 1:38 p.m. Monday, Aug. The cost of the tour is $52.25 for adults, and $35.25 for children be--18. tween 5 and 12. with $2 extra for a single room. This cost includes a round-trip ticket in an airconditioned railroad coach, with pillow service in both directions; continental breakfast in the Erie dinner with tip included; motor coach to an from Hoboken to Hotel, room with a bath for one night and two days, including bellboy’s tip, visit to Rockefeller Center Observatory; luncheon in Down-Under restaurant with tip included; motor coach to and from steamer pier, sightseeing yacht cruise around Manhattan; lectured motor « coach sightseeing trip through the city. The tour is so aranged to enjoy a wide variety of scence, cultural, educational and entertaining attractions, including the major points of interest in New York City. All the details will be handled. The Erie passenger representativeescort will remain with the party throughout the trip, and will assist members to arrange for other enterainment not included in the program. As a public service the Decatur Daily Democrat joins the Erie Railroad in presenting a fabulous tour to the world’s most exciting city at toe lowest possible cost.

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Profgyptian Military Band Takes Control . Disastrous Blow To Western Policy As Junta Takes Power By WALTER LOGAN United Press International A pro-Egyptian military junta overthrew the government of Iraq today in a disastrous blow to Western policy that may have wrecked the Baghdad Pact and brought the Middle East closer to war. Grave fears were felt for the safety of pro-Western King Feisal and his cousin, King Hussein of Jordan, target of many asassination attempts in recent months. Egyptian reports said toe revolt spread to Jordan. Unconfirmed reports in Istanbul and Beirut said Feisal, 23, was besieged in the royal palace in Baghdad. He did not arrive today in Istanbul for a Baghdad Pact meeting as scheduled. There also were unconfirmed rumors he was killed but the rebels made no ( i mention of this. 1 British Nationals Safe Broadcasts by insurgent • held ' Baghdad Radio said two of Fei--1 sal’s righthand men were assasi- ’ nated and their bodies burned in . the street—Premier Nouri Es-Said 1 and Crown Prince Abdulillah. ‘ However a later dispatch by the r semi-official Middle East News Agency, broadcast by Cairo Radio, said only Abdulillah was dead . and that he was torn to pieces by “ angry mobs. One report reaching London ® said demonstrators broke into the compound of the British embassy but that all British nationals were " safe. The British consulate and $ information center near Abdulil- ' lah’s palace were evacuated dur- ‘ ing the rioting. Semi-official reports reaching Tehran claimed toe rebels were in control of most of Iraq by midday. Baghdad Radio said den. Abdul Kerim Kassem, who led the coup, has been installed as premier and defense minister with a pledge to end “imperialist” influence in the nation. Kassem set up a cabinet that included three other generals. Cancel Pact Meeting Kassem is a little-known army man who commanded a brigade [ in the Palestine war against Israel. He is a known leftist. With Feisal missing, plans for ’ the Istanbul Baghdad Pact sum- . mit conference were cancelled. It was announced that Iranian, Pakistani and Turkish officials would meet in Ankara instead later in the day. In London, Prime Minister Harold MacMillan held an emergency conference with Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and planned a declaration of British intentions to Parliament later. Britain is pledged to defend Iraq against aggression. Some 1,000 British Royal Air Force men are stationed at a staging base in Habbaniya, central Iraq, some 120 miles west of Baghdad. The rebellion also apparently spread to Basra, Iraq’s second city. Trans World Airlines re(Oouanuoo on Page Savoo) INDIANA WEATHER Heavy showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds over extreme north portion and scattered thundershowers central and south portions this afternoon and tonight Tuesday scattered showers and thunderstorms, turning cooler north portion. Low tonight 87 to 73, high Tuesday ranging from the 70s northwest to the 80s southeast Sunset 8:13 p. m., sunrise Tuesday 5:29 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy and cooler north and central, some showers and possible thunderstorms south. Low Tuesday night in the 60s north and central, 78a south. High Wednesday low 70s north to upper Ms south. 12 Pages