Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1958 — Page 1

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The small, stately figure of Mayor Vance Hartke, Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate, quietly and effectively speaking to Democratic editors this weekend. recalled the great figure of former governor Henry F. Shricker to 11 Adams county residents who attended the 7«th annual convention of the I. D. E. A. Wearing glasses, the thin candidate, member of the Lutheran church like Shricker, called for an increased tempo for the campaign. Hartke is something new for Senatorial campaigns—a clean-cut man, he does not smoke or drink. His family accompanies him when possible on the campaign which will take him into every section of Indiana, The summer meeting of the Indiana Democratic editorial association included a former Republican editor who stated that Handley was too much for her. “Twicedivorced. three times married, the Republican candidate is a dictator in state politics and violates the state constitution when he uses his office as governor to further his personal political ambitions,” she said. The editors met in private session Saturday morning and discussed their resolutions, the candidates, and chances for a sweeping Democratic victory this fall. Meeting with the editors in the afternoon and evening meetings were Democratic mayors, state and county candidates, and party officials from all parts of the state. Fleming Appears Fourth district Congressional candidate W. Robert Fleming appeared at every meeting and dynamically called for sound leadership in Congress to guide the nation in a troubled period. Fleming was accompanied by his wife, the former Leah Peters of Decatur, and by Mr. and Mrs. Miller Ellingham and Richard G. Inskeep of the Fort Wayne JournalGazette. Ellingham’s father, Lew Ellingham, was a former owner of the Decatur Daily Democrat. Pointing up the conservative nature of Hartke, compared with former Democratic tickets, was the notice served by Lake County pemocrats that they will not pay their SIB,OOO state assessment. Lake county chairman Griffith Rees made the announcement td state chairman Charles Skillen. Rees said his workers are disgusted because Zandstra’s senatorial campaign was not supported by state organization chieftains. He contended that other Calumet leaders had been rebuffed. State Chairman Charles E. Skillen defeated the bid of Rees for the chairmanship a few months ago. Skillen pointed out that Zandstra was nominated for lieutenant governor and was backed strongly (Continued on page five)

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> ■ ■■<■! ..I «*»■■■■ Russians Try To Get First Man Into Space Peter Kapitza Has Job Os Beating U.S. AMSTERDAM (UPD—An American scientist who arrived here from Moscow said today Russia’s brilliant Peter Kapitza has been charged with the task of getting a Russian into space and backalive and first. The American, whose name must be withheld, is attending the Ninth International Astronautical Congress which has just opened in Amsterdam. He said he got news of Kapitza’s new mission from many contacts with Soviet researchers in Moscow. The high priority granted by the Kremlin to the Soviet projects for manned space flights and moon probes has made Kapitza, as head of the programs, the most powerful scientist in Russia today, the American said. This was the first word about the legendary Kapitza since last October when, after a long period of obscurity, his name was mentioned by Moscbw as one of the “coordinators” of the project which sent the first Sputnik into orbit. Now, according to the American informant, Kapitza is at the very top and answerable only to the Kremlin. If true, this represents the climax of a strange story. The Russian-born Kapitza was a researcher at the nuclear laboratories at Cambridge, England, before the war. He went to Russia, ostensibly on a holiday and to visit a sick relative, and did not return. British scientists campaigned for many years to force his release, believing he was held a prisoner by Stalin. He has never left Russia since, as far as is known, but Western scientists no longer regard him as a prisoner. His work for Russia has fulfilled all the predictions made for his career at Cambridge, where he was rated so highly that a special laboratory was built for him. INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair and continued cool tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight in the 50s. High Tuesday 68 to 78. Sunset today 7:29 p.m, Sunrise Tuesday 6:06 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy and a Httle warmer. Lows in the 50s. Highs low 70s north to around 80 south.

Cost Os Living Up Or Down Is Question Government, NICB Differ On Ways Os Figuring Cost NEW YORK (UPD — Did the cost of living rise or fall last month? The government said it rose—by 0.2 per cent. The National Industrial Conference Board, a highly respected private r esearch group, said it fell-by 0.1 per cent. The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics started keeping tabs on the cost of living in October, 1919. The conference board started in mid-1918. Since those days there have been times when the indexes have agreed precisely. At other times they have disagreed widely. What accentuates the current differnce is not so much the gap of .2 of a percentage point but the occurrence of the gap at the point where it means either a rise or a decline. Two Different Methods But why should there be differences at all since both indexes seek to measure the same thing? It’s not because of errors or the size of the staffs of either organization although the government staff is larger, experts say. Rather, the reason involves different procedures for collecting information. The major areas of disagreement in the July indexes were in the food and transportation sectors. The BLS showed food costs of 0.1 per cent and transportation up 1 per cent. The NICB reported food off 0.3 per cent and transportation up 0.6 per cent. Each index collects data from a different set of cities, although there is overlapping. The conference board’s food component represents information from four large cities —New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Huston—collect ed monthly, and 12 smaller cities collected quarterly. The Labor Department’s food calculation is arrived at by sampling 46 cities monthly. Both Establish Trend In the transportation component both indexes gather data quarterly with some data for the BLS collected semi-annually. An analysis of both indexes shows that month-to-month differences between them generally iron themselves out and established a trend over a period of several months. Take the May and June changes in the public transportation segments of both indexes, for example. In May the BLS showed costs steady and in June an 0.9 per cent rise, while the NICB showed costs up 0.04 per cent in May and 0.3 per cent in June. Averaging the changes over the two-month period gives a difference of only 2 points. One heartening thing for consumers about both indexes is that they show living costs are leveling out. And Commissioner of Labor Statistics Ewan Clague comes up with this optimistic note Price stability should persist for “six months, maybe a year.” Resident's Mother Dies In Ft. Wayne Mrs. Viola Frenger Dies Sunday Evening Mrs. Viola Frenger, mother of Mrs. Robert A. McKenney of Decatur, died at 10 p. m. Sunday at St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne of complications following an illness of four weeks. Mrs. Frenger was a member of the Church of the Brethren in Nappannee where she made her home with her husband, David, who survives. Her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Bigler, is also living. Survivors in addition to the daughter, husband, and mother are one son, Robert, of Nappannee; two brothers, John and Harry Bigler, and three grandchildren. The funeral will be held at the Church of the Brethren in Nappanee Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. Burial will be in the Nappannee cemetery. Richard Mulvaney Gets » Citadel Scholarship CHARLESTON, S. C. (UPD — Richard Mulvaney, p six- foot, one - inch guard from Newark, N. J., has signed a basketball grant-in-aid at The Citadel, head coach Norman Sloan announced Sunday.

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Supreme Court On Vacation To Reconvene Integration At At Little Rock To Be Discussed United Press International The vacationing U.S. Supreme Court decided today to hold a rare special session Thursday on the explosive Little Rock school integration case. Hie court will hear oral arguments and rule on a motion by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to overrule a lower Federal Court decision which granted a 214-year delay in integration of Central High School at Little Rock. The dramatic development in in the school integration picture came as legislators began arriving in the Arkansas capital for an extraordinary session called for Tuesday by Gov. Orvai Faubus. The Legislature will be asked ta give the governor authority to close Central High if the courts insist that integration there be, resumed. Arkansas, now armed only with a pupil placement law, is expected to swiftly add to the books statutes similar to those in most Deep South states. These would permit closing of integrated schools and tuition grants from the state for private education. Claude Carpenter, Faubus, administrative aide, said the Supreme Court’s action had caused the governor to speed up plans and that he now hopes to have a school closing law on the books by 12:01 a.m. Thursday, which would be 12 hours before the Supreme Court meets. Another plan under consideration in Arkansas is for transfer (Conttne-’a oi rape five) Fall Juries Drawn Monday Morning Berling, Gattshall Draw 36 Names Today In the county courthouse at 1.0 o’clock this morning clerk Richard D. Lewton and jury commissioners Ed Berling and James Gattshall drew 36 names for the grand and petit juries for the coming court session. These twelve were drawn for the grand jury: Robert J. McBride,, French township; Sherman R. Koos, Decatur-Washington; Harold Schamerloh, Union township; Chris Litwiller, French Geneva; Clarence S. Steiner, Berne; Cecil Shaffer, Union township; Woodrow Kelly, Jefferson township; Fred J. Haugk. DecaturWashington; Margaret Holthouse, Decatur-Washington, and Marlow Schieferstein, Decatur-Root. For the petit jury, which tries civil cases, these 24 names were drawn: Raymond M. Thieme, De-catur-Root; Clyde Johnson, De-catur-Washington; Ernest L. Lake. Union township; Donald A . Heiman, Union township; Bert W. Parr, Berne: Ralph R. Stevens, jDecatur-Root; Virgil E. Ferry, Jefferson township; Herman Brummer, St. Mary’s township: Fred Liby, Hartford township; Fred J. Soldner, Washington township; Lawrence Gerber, Monroe township; Raymond K. Milligan, Geneva. Ovra A. Carr, Jefferson township; Eli Dubach, Hartford township; Ivan C. Sprunger, French township; Edward P* Warren, Root township; Wesley H. Lehman, Decatur-Washington; Edward B. Nevil, Geneva; Martin L. Sprunger, Berne; Wilbur Cook, St. Mary’s township; John J. Ebersole, Decatur-Root; Eugene Lindsey, Hartford township; James A. Kocher, Jr,, Decatur-Washington: and George F. Laurant, DecaturWashington. Jurors will be notified when they are to serve, clerk Richard Lewton- stated this omrning. - —

—* Friendship Village {Club Tours Decatur Blue Creek Ladies Study Government Twenty-one members of the Friendship Village home demonstration club of Blue Creek township toured county offices this week, meeting county officers and workers and hearing them describe their work. Four stops were Trade in the court house, including the recorder’s, clerk's, treasurer’s, and auditor’s offices. At the auditor s office, auditor Ed Jaberg described the activities of the county commissioners, and told about the county government budget setup. Clerk Richard D. Lewton, telling about the clerk’s office, and its connection with the county court, a case through the court, and into the records of the clerk's office, until it is closed. Also in his description of his office, he told them about the voting records kept in the office, and laws for hunting and fishing and the marriage taws of Indiana. Deputy recorder Rose Nesswald described the recorder’s office and duties, in the place of recorder Mabel Striker, who is noW on va- ,, cation. Stopping at the treasurer's office, treasurer Waldo D. Neal described the process of taking care of tax receipts, which are handled 13 times as they are processed in his office. He also described the connections the treasurer’s office has with other offices in the court house, the treasurer working closely with the assessor and the. auditor. All officers, questioned about the tour Friday, expressed their pleasure at the interest the group demonstrated, and their willingness to answer any county resident's questions on county government—a topic important to taxpayers especially. Citizenship lessons the club has I had during the past season, inchid-j I ing those on county and local government, led the group to take the tour through the county offices, Mrs. Carl Young, president, stated this morning. The citizenship leader for the year has been Mrs. Glen Schaadt, Willshire. Also included in the club’s tour of Decatur were the county hospital's new addition, with Miss (Continued on page five) County Schools Open Here September 2 Half-Day Session On Opening Day County schools will open September 2, the day after Labor Day. for the class organization that follows principals and teachers meetings this week. Pupils will report to school September 2 at the regular times, for a half day of school. There they will receive their lists of the amounts for book rental fees and other supplies, which will be returned on a day to be set by the respective principals and teachers. All textbooks, for both high and grade school pupils this year, will be rented, and all workbooks will be available at the school. Parents of families who are new in their communities, and whose children will be attending county schools should contact the principal of their school before the first day of school, states county superintendent of schools Gail Grabill. Activities this week for teachers and principals including the principals’ meeting at superintendent Grabill's office Thursday and teachers’ institute, at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, Friday. Former Girl Scout Exec Dies At Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (UPD — Mrs. Mildred Esterbrook Mudd, 67, former president of the Girl Scouts of America, died Saturday after a long illness.

Terre Haute Police Chief Talks To Jury Restaurant Man Below Syndicate Also Up Today By FRED MOHN Unted Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Terre Haute Police Chief Frank Riddle appeared for nearly an hour today before a federal grand jury investigating reports that an international gambling syndicate operated in that citv for 10 weeks last fall. Riddle was behind the jury room doors for 55 minutes. District Attorney Don A. Tabbert said he was “cooperative” and did not refuse to answer any questions. Riddle had no comment for newsmen when he left the jury chambers. Joseph Traum, owner of the Manor House restaurant above which the syndicate was quartered, preceded Riddle as a subpenaed witness. Traum also was “cooperative,” Tabber said, during a 75minute appearance. Tabbert said Traum also answered all questions put to him. Traum told newsmen after his appearance: “Sorry, no comment. One thing leads to another.” Meanwhile, Tabbert said he received a letter from Terre Haute Mayor Ralph Tucker, who appeared before the jury under subpena last week, denying that Tucker had charged the grand jury was being used for political purposes. Tucker had been quoted previously in published reports as saying the jury was trying to embarrass the (Lontinueo on page rive) — Decatur Native, Tom Peterson Dies Stroke Takes Life Os Former Resident Thomas Marion Peterson, 71, a native of Decatur and brother of six Decatur residents, died Sunday morning at 8 a.m. at the home of his wife’s sister, Mrs. William Shoots, of Goshen where he had been staying for about two months. He suffered a stroke a week ago, and never regained consciousness. A retired electric applianc salesman, Mr. Peterson had lived in Morris, 111., and Indianapolis, and traveled widely over the United States. He was born in Decatur Dec. 23. 1886, the tenth child of Robert Smith and Fanny Catherine Kunkle-Peterson. He was married November 10, 1810 to Josephine Lucille (Margaret) Bremercamp. They have no children. Mr. Peterson was a member of the Tabernacle Presbyterian church in Indianapolis, and the Masonic Lodge of Morris, 111. Brothers and sisters who survive are: Mrs. Dora Lower, 617 N. Second street; Mrs. John H. Heller, of 326 Winchester' Street; Mrs. Grace Peterson, of 311 W. Madison Street; Mrs. Kit France, of Gary; Miss Elizabeth Peterson, of 617 N. Second Street; Calvin E. Peterson, of 215 South Fifth street; Mrs. Berneice Magley, of 103 Marshall street; and Richard Winch Peterson. of Corvallis, Ore. Brothers and sisters who preceded Mr. Peterson in death were John Samuel Peterson, who died of a heart attack July 20, 1933, and whose widow, Mrs. Olive Peterson resides at 128 W. Monroe street; Robert Clay Peterson who was born Sept. 26, 1888 and died July 17, 1895 of appendicitis; and Lurah Fay Peterson, born Nov. 13, 1884, and died Jan. 17, 1885. Friends may call at the YoderCulp funeral home in Goshen until the time of the funeral. Services will be held at the home at 2 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. Andrew Hardie of the Goshen Presbyterian church, officiating.

Record Os Congress Told By Johnson Senate Leader Tells Os Creative Bills By LYNDON B. JOHNSON WASHINGTON (UPI) - There is no need to belabor the fact that the record of the 85th Congress has been one of substantial achievement. It is recognized that the Congress has been creative and constructive and has produced some of the most important legislation of many years. What is important is to appreciate the circumstances out of which this record of substantial achievement grew. It was the needs of the times that required the effort that was necessary to make the record. This was not a partisan Congress because the problems before the American people are not partisan. Our nation is going through one of those periods of history in which we are faced with enormous —-and in many cases threatening—problems that affect us all regardless of our partisan affiliations; The challenge to America can be met only by unified and determined response. In making such a response Congress was reflecting the will and the mood of the nation. The greatest of these challenges is the exploration ot outer space. The enormity of this task staggers the imagination. Before it, petty quarrels and personal differences fade into insignificance. It is a task which can be accomplished only by a united people. And it was a united Congress which established a space agency and directed that the objective of that agency be the use of outer space for peace. The challenge to our survival posed by the sudden emergency of the world scene of the Soviet Union as a nation of high technical proficiency also demands a united response. The Communist successes arei due entirely to the monolithic I unity that has been produced by direct and brutal oppression. We must prove that, free men can find an equal unity and an equal strength through the voluntary association of people who arrive at their decisions by reasoning together. Mrs. Ema Bemont, 46 Dies In Phoenix Daughter Os Late Enno Lankenau Dies Mrs. Erna Louise Lankenau Bemont, 46, daughter of Mrs. E. W. Lankenau and the late Enno Lankenau of Decatur, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, in Phoenix, Ariz., where she and her family have made their home for the past several years. Mrs. Bemont was born July 24, 1912 at Decatur, and was graduated from Decatur high school in 1930, and from Ball State School of Nursing in 1936. She was a member of the Army Nurses Corps during World War 11. On Nov. 11, 1943 she married Lt. Col. Richard L. Bemont, Ret., who survives. There were two children, Joan Bemont and Richard W. Bemont. Three brothers and three sisters in addition to the husband and children also survive: Herman Lankenau, of Decatur; Walter Lankenau, of Fort Wayne; Robert Lankenau, of Akron, O.; Mrs. Robert Helm, of New Port Richey, Fla.; Mrs. Paul Hancher, of Fort Wayne; and Mrs. William Spahr, of Holland, Mich. Funeral services will be held in Phoenix, Ariz., with burial at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Those from Decatur who will atend' the burial services at Arlington are Mrs. E. W. Lankenau, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lankenau, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lankenau, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hancher. -- —

U. S. Warning Goes To Chiang Not To Fight No Retaliatory Attacks Launched To Start Hot War TAIPEI, Formosa (UPI) — Nationalist Sabre jets shot down two Communist MIGs tonight in a blazing aerial battle over Quemoy Island that followed two unsuccessful attempts by the Reds to invade an island in the group. Russian-built Communist artillery bombarded Quemoy throughout the day with thousands of shells—the third straight day of Red gunfire from the nearby mainland. The shelling already had killed or wounded more than 429 Nationalists Saturday and Sunday; Tonight the Communists sent 46 Migl7s over the Nationalists’ offshore island and Nationalist Sabre jets pounced from out of die clouds on the faster planes and drove them off. using the American fighting methods that won superiority in Korea. The Nationalists said the second Communist MIG crashed near Lungchi airdrome on the Communist mainland. Series of Sea Battles It was the third destructive jet aerial battle in the Formosa Straits since the Reds moved in an estimated 250 supersonic MIGI7s into five co a s tai airdromes last month. The Communists shot down two Nationalist FB4 Thunderjets July 29 and Nationalist Sabres downed two and possibly three MIGs Aug. 14. One of the MIGs crashed in flames on Weitou peninsula of the Communist mainland seven miles northeast of big Quemoy Island, the Defense Ministry announced. The ministry said all Nationalist planes returned safely to ForImosa. • The Nationalists said two separate Communist invasion at- ' tempts were repulsed in a series 1 of sea battles that raged for many hours in the waters south of Que- ’ moy. Two Communist motor, tor- ' pedo boats were reported sunk another "probably” sunk and five damaged. Americans Are Safe The Nationalists said they lost one hospital ship, a landing craft which entered the battle area by chance while evacuating wounded to Formosa. A second hospital LCI was torpedoed but survived and was being towed to safety. Despite the heavy casualties among the Quemoy defenders, the U.S. Army announced the 21 officers and men there of the U.S. advisory group were safe although more than 100,000 Communist artillery shells blanketed the Quemoy area. The Nationalists feared a major invasion attempt of Quemoy Island itself was imminent and hinted they might bomb the Chinese mainland in retaliation. Fleet Alerted The United Staes alerted the U. S. 7th Fleet in the Formosa Strait to take “normal precautionary defensive me a s u r e s.” United Press International Correspondent Leroy Hansen, with the fleet, said U. S. air - sea patrols were within 12 miles of the Communist - held mainland. A high State Department official predicted the Chinese Communists would heed Secretary of State John Foster Dulles’ warning against any attempts to seize the Quemoy or Matsu islands just off the Chinese coast. Dulles said Saturday such an effort would threaten the peace of the area. At the v>me time Communist China accused the U. S. Navy of stepping up “provocative activities” along the mainland and said this "seriously threatened the security of China.” It did not say if it planned action against the American Navy. „ Would Control Approaches Hie Nationalist Defense Ministry said the Communist invasion attempts were aimed at Tungtin, (Continued on pace five)

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