Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 219.

Approve Sale Os City Utility

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City Plans For Installation Os Traffic Lights Three Stoplights Planned — Daylight Time Recommended Stoplights, fast time, a sevenacre city annexation, rural line extensions, sale of city property, emergency appropriations, transfer of funds, salaries for the sewage treatment plant, and a reduction in bond for the city clerktreasurer were discussed by the city council Tuesday night in addition to the sale of the city electric plant in one of the most important city council meetings in many years. The city will install stoplights at Jefferson and Second streets, Monroe and First, and Monroe and Third streets, if the state refuses again to do so, the Decatur city council voted Tuesday night. The council asked two months ago for the state to install a traffic light at Jefferson and Second streets, but the state has refused to do so. but did offer to maintain one if its meets state specifications and is installed by the city. Last night the city council voted to ask the state to install two more lights, one at Third and Monroe streets, and the other at First and Monroe streets. If the state fails to do so, the city then plans to install all three lights. In a carefully worded resolution, made a matter sis record, the Decatur city council voted to turn all of its clocks back as required by law. but offered to adjust its business hours to meet the needs of the city schools, business houses, and factories. This meant that the city hours would be on fast time if the rest of the community so desired. The seven-acre tract north of the Oak Ridge addition on Monroe street, known as the Clark W. Smith addition, and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Oscar Lankenau and Mr. and Mrs. Noah Steury. was into the city after a letter from the planning commission, stating that the addition had complied with the zoning ordinance, was read. Agreements for labor -and material for two rural line extensions, with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Isch, for $135. and with Carl Hurst for $167.50, were approved. The city referred a request to the board of works to sell 12 feet off lot two of the McArthur addition, where an old city well is located, to the owner of the neighboring lot, Carl O. Barnet, who wants to make some improvements but cannot do- so because (Continued on page five) INDIANA WEATHER Rain ending and turning cooler late today and tonight. Thursday fair and warm with little change in temperature. Low tonight 48 north to 55 south. High Thursday 75 north and south, 70 central. Sunset - today 6:51 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 6:29 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Fair and slightly warmer. Lows Thursday night 50 to 55. Highs Friday 75 to 80.

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State Highway Toll Mounting Steadily At Least Six Killed Tuesday And Today United Press International At least six persons were killed in Indiana traffic accidents late Tuesday and today, bringing the highway death toll since last Thursday to at least 37. The mounting September toll, aided by recent heavy rains which made driving hazardous, threatened to wipe out safety gains made during the previous eight months of 1958. The latest rash of fatalities included two widows killed late Tuesday when a train smashed into their car at a Wabash Railroad crossing at Burrows in Carroll County. Killed were Mrs. Lizzie Daugherty, 76, Burrows, and Mrs. Lucille Brunner, 32, Logansport. Mrs. Brunner’s daughter, Candace, 5, was injured and taken to Logansport Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Brunner apparently drove from a grocery in Burrows directly onto the tracks in front of the speeding passenger train which was going about 70 miles per hour at the time of the crash. Harry M. Hudson, 44, Rushville, was killed early today when his car ran into the rear of a semitrailer on Ind. 3 near Dunreith in Rush County. State police said Hudson was following the truck when it stopped and he ran into it.A rain-slicked highway was blamed for the death of James E. Bennett, 19, Earl Park, early today. Bennett was killed when his car collided headon with a large truck as he was coming out of a bridge along U.S. 41 in Newton County. The truck driver, William H. Parrott, 55, Indianapolis, was treated at a Lafayette hospital for minor injuries. Talmadge R. Woods, 37, Medora, was killed Tuesday night when his truck ran off an Ind. 235 curve, hit a utility pole guy wire and rolled over east of Medora. The road had been soaked by a recent rain. (Continued on page five) Public Library To Close Next Monday Will Remain Closed During Remodeling The Decatur public library will close Monday, and remain closed for an indefinite period while the front steps of the building are removed in the new building program, the library board announced today. Adult books will be moved from the second floor to the first story by Wednesday of next week. The large bookcases' will also be moved downstairs. A large storeroom has been built on the rear of the library, and is almost completed, except for the roof. The partitions in the downstairs section, formerly an auditorium, have been removed. After the front steps have been knocked out, the new entrance wflT be built. The library will open again as soon as possible, but the exact time can not. be given until the building program is nearly completed, it was explained.

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Two Nationalist Ships Run Red Blockade Today Ships Escorted By American Vessels Run Red Blockade TAIPEI, Formosa (UPD— Two Nationalist ships escorted by American naval units ran the Communist blockade of Qnemoy Island at dawn today arid' unloaded their supplies successfully, the Nationalist Defense Ministry announced. It was the second successful blockade busting operation in two days and was carried out under an American-advised program of unloading the LSTs (landing ships, tanks) in 20 minutes and getting them back to the safety of the Form Asa Strait. The Defense Ministry said neither LST suffered any damage although Red artillery laid down a barrage of shells on the Quemoy beaches. It was the biggest single convoy to unload in 11 days of trying to pierce the Communist blockade. At the same time, the U.S- Taiwan (Formosa) Defense Command announced the mighty U.S. aircraft carrier Essex had joined the 7th Fleet, making the naval forces in the area the greatest nuclear striking force ever assembled. Addition of the Essex brought to six the number of aircraft carriers with the 7th Fleet. Five of them are loaded with jet fighters and bombers and the sixth is equipped and designed for antisubmarine warfare. They can put up to 500 planes into the air. The Essex was sent to the Far East - from the Mediterranean where it had patrolled the seas off Lebanon during the recent Middle East crisis. The 7th Fleet already had been strengthened by arrival of the big carrier Midway from Pearl Harbor. The big attack carriers generally are believed to carry nuclear weapons. The defense ministry said the Reds fired 5,281 shells at Big and Little Quemoy in a 10-hour period today. In other developments: —A U.S. Navy spokesman in the Philippines indicated that Chinese LST’s damaged at Quemoy would be towed to the U.S. naval base at Subic Bay for repairs; Philippines officials expressed concern lest the Philippines become involved. —The Chinese Communist radio in Hanchow reported that more than 100,000 fishermen with their boats had been organized into a Communist sea militia corps for patrols, commando raids and rescue missions. —A military official returning from the Quemoys reported a weird ghost-like “invasion” by empty boats from Amoy harbor the other night. He said the Nationalists withheld their fire when they saw lights bobbing over the water in their direction. The next morning they found the lights aboard empty vessels and put it down as a Communist effort to trick them into disclosing their gun positions.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 17, 1958.

Council Approves Sale Os Entire City-Owned Light, Power Plant, Subject To Decision Os Voters

Auto Workers Union Strikes Ford Company Reuther Says Union And Ford Are Near To New Contract DETROIT (UPD — Ford Motor Co. workers went on strike across the nation today as the 10 a.m. c.d.t. strike deadline passed with only one issue blocking agreement on a new contract. United Auto Workers president Walter P. Reuther, returning to negotiations with the union reply to Ford’s third contract offer, told newsmen “we are getting close” to a settlement. As the negotiations resumed, the strike by the UAW against Ford had already started, with 62,250 men in 31 of 86 plants and parts depots walking off the job in the first 45 minutes and more on the way out. “I hope this is the last trip I have to take up and down stairs,” Reuther said. “It’s not too long now, we Are getting close. The most rewarding thing is that free labor free management can get togetherfor the good of the public as a whole,” he said. When asked if this meant a settlement, Reuther said, “It means we are getting close.” But Carl Stellate, president of Ford Rouge Local 600 and a top UAW negotiator, told newsmen one major problem — plantwide seniority—was blocking settlement and the strike will continue until it is settled. When the strike deadline came, the talks were in recess and Ford vice president of. industrial relations John S. Bugas announced his company had made a third contract offer. He made the disclosure ifter the union had called for a “30 to 45 munite” recess only 20 minutes before the strike deadline for 98,000 Ford hourly rated workers. Walter P. Reuther, president of the UAW, and Carl Stellato, president of Ford’s giant Local 600, walked out of the bargaining room at 9:40 a.m., and said the union had asked for the recess. As the talks went past the dead(Continued on page six) Luther Yager Heads Mental Health Group Elected President Os County Society Luther Yager, of Berne, was elected president of the Adams county mental health society Monday night following a combined luncheon with the Berne Rotary and Berne Chamber of Commerce at the auditorium in Berne. Other officers elected were: Mrs. Lowell Harper, vice president; Brice Bauserman, secretarytreasurer. Those appointed to offices or committees were: Herman Bixler, rehabilitation agent; Mrs. Clarence Mitchel, delegate; Mrs. Harry Raudebush, forgotten patients; Mrs. Jim Kocher, Christmas presents; and Joe Brewster, in charge of funds. Last year’s officers were: president, Ralph Habegger; vice president, Luther Yager; and secre-tary-treasurer, Leo Kirsch, The meeting was held in the Berne auditorium following a luncheon of the Rotary and Berne Chamber of Commerce. The mental health society members were guests at the banquet of the two groups. During the meeting. Yager spoke on “Legislation for mental health.” The statement was made that Indiana ranks 2nd for the condition of hospitals and the handling of patients. A few years ago, Indiana was one of the last ranking states with these specififications.

Six More Bodies Recovered In Bay Last Os Three Train Coaches Brought Up BAYONNE, N. J. (UPD — The Oil-Clicked waters of Newark Bay early today surrendered the last of the three wrecked Jersey Central Railroad passenger coaches and its contents of six more bodies. Salvage crews immediately began work preparatory to raising one of the ill-fated train’s two locomotives which investigators expected would yield instrument records providing more clues to the cause of the tragedy that took an estimated 37 to 40 lives. The Ing diesel locomotive was expected to yield one or two more bodies. The six bodies recovered with the last coach brought to 27 the number of corpses found so far. Coast Guard cutters searched through the night for two more reported seen floating on the bay near the Jersey City Yacht Club. At least 10 persons still are known to be missing. A railroad spokesman said calls to his office from relatives indicate as many as 13 may still be missing. In addition, about 46 persons -vere injured late Monday morning when the train rolled non-stop through three signal lights through a derail switch and off an open drawbridge into 50 feet of water. The body of the engineer, Lloyd Wilburn, 63, found shortly after the wreck, was to undergo further tests to determine definitely whether he was dying when the train missed the signals. An autopsy Tuesday indicated he had a Jieart attack. ' ■ Still a deep mystery, wsTs why the fireman, who is required to ride beside the engineer and dou-ble-check him by calling out all (fOontinned on page five) Hoffa Defies Court Appointed Monitors Board Os Teamsters Approves Election WASHINGTON (UPD — Teamsters Union president James R. Hoffa today defied, court-appoint-ed watchdog monitors and called for a union election after next Feb. 1 “to get rid of”, them. The union’s executive board authorized the election only hours after the majority of the threemember monitor board had announced it would ask a federal court whether the union coute hold an election without permission of the monitors. Monitor chairman Martin F. O'Donoghue said a petition asking for a ruling would be filed quickly, possibly today, with Federal Judge F. Dickinson Letts. After conferring with the monitors, Hoffa w,ent into a closeddoor huddle with his executive board and emerged after midnight to announce plans for the union election. Hoffa, whose controversial election as Teamsters president last October was responsible for the court-appointed monitors, said the February union convention would “be open to the conduct of all business.” He said 14 of the 15 members who were present at the executive board meeting approved the resolution. Hoffa said the board had received telegrams from a majority of Teamsters joint councils throughout the nation urging it to hold the convention. He said they wanted to turn the union business back to its elected officials. He said the convention “in effect would be to get rid of the monitors.” Hoffa said the general secretary and secretary treasurer of the union would make arrangements as to the time and place of the convention.

Judge Delays Showdown On Integration School Integration In Virginia Delayed Until First Os Year By AL KUETTNER United Press International A federal judge postponed for almost four months today a final showdown on scheduled integration of public schools in Arlington County, Va. The decision calls for admission of four Negroes to a white school in the county next January. In other sections of the state, however, one school already was closed because of integration orders and gravely-concerned parents tried to find away to keep classes going. The federal government, leaning heavily on the belief that public opinion will insist on continued education of children during the racial crisis, stayed out of the controversy momentarily. Atty. Gen. William P. Rogers met .Tuesday with President Eisenhower and told reporters that federal authorities intend for the moment to forego any legal action in connection with school closings in Virginia and Arkansas. Effective Next Semester In Alexandria, today. Federal Judge Albert V. Bryan directed the Arlington County school board to admit four Negro pupils to an all-white school in January. Bryan upheld the rejection by the Arlington County school board of 26 Negro applications for transfer to white schools but said that the rejection of the four “is not justified.’’ He said all of the four children live near the Stratford Junior High School to which they applied and that each was above the median score in achievement tests required. With a legal solution to the education dilemma apparently a long way off, there was increasing unrest among parents and students affected by the school closing. ICemtlnued on page alx) Lions Plan Pancake And Sausage Supper Proceeds To Go To Charity Purposes The Decatur Lionsclub will sponsor a pancake and sausage supper at the Decatur Youth and Community Center' next Monday night, Lions president Glenn Hill said today. ' The annual supper will be served by Lions club waiters in white aprons in the dining room of the center’from 5:30 p.m. Monday until 8 p.m. The public is invited. Funds raised by the purchase of tickets to the dinner will be used for Lions charity purposes. Each Lion has been signed out with 20 tickets to sell, and tickets will also be available at the door. Leo N. Seltenright and Jay Markley are on the committee to pat the pancakes into shape. Fryers will be Roger Gentis and Cletus Gillman. Syrup will be placed in containers and distributed by Fritz Ellsworth and Merrit Alger. Clyde Butler and Dick Kershner will cut the sausage, which will be fried by Fred W. Corah and Deane T. Dorwln. Hot coffee will be prepared by Jack Gordon and Gordon Gregg. All other members of the Lions club will be waiters, and should report before 5:30 with their aprons, Frank Lybarger, chairman of the activities committee, said. Entertainment and dinner music will be planned later this week, Lybarger added.

Tornadoes Inflict Damage In Midwest Rainfall Continues Throughout Night United Press International A storm center surging across the nation’s central section touched off torrential rains and a flurry of tornadoes. At least four unconfirmed twisters were sighted in the St. Louis area late Tuesday, but no damage was reported. Other tornadoes in the Midwest damaged farm buildings. Heavy rains doused the middle and lower Mississippi Valley and eastern Texas during the night and spread eastward through the Ohio Valley and lower lakes region into New England. Tornadoes Hit Farms Downpours ranging from 5 to 9 inches hit southwest Texas Tuesday, causing some local flooding and closing roads. The Weather Bureau at Corpus Christi, Tex., warned of possible flooding on the West Nueces River. A twister spotted near Galena, Kan., Tuesday struck west of Joplin, Mo., damaging two farm houses. The tornado disappeared before reaching Joplin, which was under an alert. Another twister touched down southeast of Eldorado Springs, Mo., destroying a farm home and other farm buildings. Rain, which measured up to 5.5 inches near Warsaw, Ind., Tuesday. continued during the night over widespread areas. Nearly 1 inch was reported at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Evansville, Ind. COont/i noted on page live)

Seven Crewmen Die When Jes Crashes Co-Pilot Survives Crash On Farm Home HASTINGS, Minn. (UPD—Seven crewmen were killed Tuesday night when an Air Force 852 jet bomber crashed into a farm house and disintegrated in a series of explosions. Only the co-pilot parachuted to safety. Air Force searchers recovered pieces of flesh from the debris scattered over four acres, but could find no other traces of the men aboard. Only one wall of the large stone farm house was left standing, but its occupants managed to flee before the home was enveloped by flames. The co-pilot, Capt. Jack D. Craft, 29, Limestone, Maine, was taken to Veterans Administration Hospital at Minneapolis for treatment of cuts and bruises suffered when he jumped from the stricken plane at low altitude. The Strategic Air Command plane was on a training flight from Loring Air Force Base near Limestone. The names of the victims were withheld pending 'notification of next of kin. The huge jet aircraft plunged to earth near a state highway about 10 miles south of St. ?aul, Minn., and bounced along the ground into the August Kahl farm house. * The Air Force said the cause of the crash had not been determined. Lase Bulletins WASHINGTON (UPD —William Presser, Ohio’s top Teamster official, invoked the Fifth Amendment today before the Senate Rackets Committee. He refused to say whether he shared in a lucrative coin vending machine monopoly. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UPD — The Justice Department plied the leaders of its integration enforcement team out of Little Rock today because of the “walt-’em-out’’ policy it has taken toward Gov. Orval E. Faubus and the closed high schools.

City Council Approves Sale. Tol.-M.Co. Approves Contract Os Over $2 Million For Plant Purchase The Decatur city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a contract with IndianaMichigan Electric company to sell the entire city-owned electric light and power company, except for the land and buildings on the steam plant site, for $2,102,300, subject to a referendum. Os the purchase price, $2,076,258.50 will be in cash, and $26,041.50 will be in street lighting to be furnished to the city for 18 months. Indiana-Michigan submitted its offer Sept. 11, and a copy of it was mimeographed for each city councilman. One council member, Ed Bauer, left Saturday for Bermuda for a visit with his daughter and son-in-law, but left a letter with the city council stating that he definitely favored the contract, and would sign it upon his return. The street lighting system will also remain Decatur’s property, and after the 18-month period power must be purchased to provide electricity for the city street lights. The city will now petition the circuit court to appoint appraisers for the city electric system, according to section 48-7211, Burns statutes, and, according to the contract, the appraised’value shall r.ot exceed $1,102,300. City Referendum In accordance with section 487212 of Burns statutes, the question of the sale shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the city of Decatur, and, for the contract to be valid, a majority of votes cast at the election must be for and ip favor of such sale. No date has been set as yet for the election. Indiana-Michigan must secure the necessary state permission for the sale. The city must comply with all the laws of the state applicable to the sale’ of electric property by a city. The city must first pay the $700,000 outstanding bond debt on the diesel plant before making the transfer of deed. This would be done simultaneously, from the money received from the sale. The city shall grant the company, with the transfer of the property, a franchise and indeterminate permit, giving the company the right to locate and maintain its electrical property in the. streets and other public places in the city, for the purposes of transmitting electrical energy in and around the city. The closing of the sale will be on the first of January or July following the election if a favorable vote takes place, and permission has been granted to sell- the utility. Indiana-Michigan is relieved of its contract obligation if the sale is not completed by July 1, 1959. The city will receive all moneys due it for service up to the time of closing the deal. The company will operate the steam generating plant until transmission, substation and distribution facilities are built to serve the local customers. This will be done within a three-year period. During that time the company (kiortinjed on page five)

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