Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 6 October 1958 — Page 1

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NEW OUTBREAKS IN LEBANON— Members of the Lebanese Phalangists, Christian followers of former President Camille Chamoun, burn tires to block a road to Beirut in the new Christian-Moslem outbreaks. At least seven persons were killed and hundreds were kidnaped during the latest violence.

Burdette And Turley Hurlers In Fifth Game Yankees Battle To Prolong Series As Braves Lead, 3-1 BULLETIN NEW YORK (UPI) — The New York Yankees won the fifth game of the World Series from the Milwaukee Braves today, 7-0. Bob Turley pitched a five-hitter. NEW YORK (UPI) — The New York Yankees, battling to stay alive in the 1958 World Series, sent poWer-pitcher Bob Turley to the mound today while the Milwaukee Braves tried to wrap up their second straight world championship with Lew Burdette. Stengel, confounded and exasperated by the Yankees’ failure to hit in this series, mustered all the fire-power he could get into his batting order by sending Elston Howard to left field and Jerry Lumpe to third base. Howard replaced Norm Siebern, the “goat" of Sunday’s 3-0 loss to Warren Spahn. Against Burdette, New York’s public enemy No. 1, Hank Bauer was named to lead off followed by Lumpe, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Howard, Bill Skowron, Gil McDougald, Tony Kubek and Turley. Turley, a 21-game winner during the American League season, was routed in the first inning of the Braves' 13-5 second-game victory but promised, “I’ll throw today if I can—you can bet on that." Crisp, Chilly Day Burdette, who beat the Yankees three times, including the clinching seventh-game last season, and also won the second game of this series, had a chance to become the most successful National League pitcher in World Series history. A victory today would give him a 5-0 record in series competion —a record exceeded only by Lefty Gomez who had a 6-0 series mark for the Yankees. The sun was shining brightly but ■ it was a crisp, chilly day. The wind was blowing in from left feld. The Yankees, seeking to avoid their worst series defeat since the Cardinals whipped them in five games in 1942, were still confident they could pull out the victory. “You got your bags packed ain’t you?” asked Hank Bauer. “Well, we packed ours too ‘cuz we’re goin’ on a trip to Milwaukee.” The teams are scheduled to fly to Milwaukee after today’s game where the sixth and seventh games are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. If the Braves win, of course, there’ll be only one plane going to Milwaukee—the one bringing the victorious Braves back to their frenetic fans. (Continued on page five) Voter Registration Will Close Tonight Today is the last day for registration of voters at the clerk’s office, Richard D. Lewton, Adams, county plerk announced today. The office will remain open for the last time from 5 to 9 o’clock tonight for people wishing to reg- " ister. Transfers of voters and/or • change of name of recently married voters should be registered tonight in order to vote in the Nov. 4 election.

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Local Scout Patrol Tie For First Place District Camporee Held Over Weekend The Apache and Eagle patrols from Lions club troop 62 of the Boy Scouts tied for first place for the best camp site at the. dad and lad camporee of the three-county south district at the Wells county state game preserve Friday, Saturday. and Sunday. There were 32 scouts and a number of adult leaders from three Decatur troops present, plus troops from Geneva and Berne. More than 250 Scouts attended. Robert Auer, son of George Auer, is the leader of the Eagle patrol, and Zane Zwick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zwick, is the Apache patrol leader. The two patrols will share a trophy, and each was given a blue ribbon. The three patrols from troop 65 of Decatur won second, third and fourth ribbons. There were 14 troops present. Present from troop 62 were Ed Morgan, junior assistant scoutmaster; Auer and Zwick, John Auer. Allen Bender, Randy Cliffton, William Dawson, Steve Jacobs. David Lengerich, and Jack Stauffer. Scoutmaster Kennth Jennings and assistant scoutmaster James K. Ehler and Richard C. Mies. Other adults who assisted or were present for the family narry-in dinner Sunday noon were: Dick Heller, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. T ouis Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Devon Cliffton, Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan. George Auer, and Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Stauffer. There were 17 Boy Scouts present from troop 65, the Trinity EUB - sponsored troop. Herald Hitchcock, scoutmaster, and Herb Kitson, assistant, were in charge of the troop. Others assisting Saturday were: Virgil Andrews. Dave Wynn. David Smith, Sr., Ed Bogus, Ed Frauhiger, Bill Kuhnle, Richard Jackson, and Herman Sautbine. Nearly all of the parents attended the dinner Sunday. The boys from troop 65 included Stanley and James Hill. Gary Barger, Mark Frauhiger, Ernest Sautbine, David Smith. Jr., Randy Hitchcock, Ned Boggess, Ricky Kelly, David Wynn, Mike Kuhnle, Ailan Garner, James Jackson, (Continued on page eight) Local Lady's Mother Dies This Morning Mrs. Bond's Mother Dies Unexpectedly Mrs. Carrie Baird, 80, of Wellington, Kan., mother of Mrs. Harold J. Bond of Decatur, died suddenly this morning at her home. Mrs. Baird had been in good health, and was found by her 91-year-old aunt this morning. She died while sleeping. Born Feb. 2, 1878, at St. Clairesville, 0., she was married in 1906 to J. S. Baird, who proceeded her in death a few years ago. A member of the Presbyterian church, Mrs. Baird spent most of her life in Kansas and Nebraska. Three children survive, including a son, John S. Baird, of Berkeley, Calif., and two daughters, Mrs. Bond, of Decatur, and Mrs. Thomas Bond, of Norwalk, O. *“ The Rev. and Mrs. Bond will leave this afternoon for Wellington, Kans., and will be accompanied by their son, David, and by Mrs. Bond’s sister, Mrs. Thomas Bond. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.

Chinese Reds Halt Shelling Quemoy Island Nationalist China And United States Reject Red Offers TAIPEI, Formosa (UPl)—The Communists halted their bombardment of Quemoy today but both the United States and Nationalist China rejected the conditions attached to the Reds offer of a seven-day cease fire in the Formosa Strait. ~ President Chiang Kai - shek branded the Communist cease fire a “trick and deception” and said the Nationalists would never enter direct negotiations with the Communists, one of the conditions of the Red cease fire. Vice Adm. Roland K. Smoot, senior American military commander of Formosa, declared there would be no changes in convoy operations although the Reds threatened to resume their massive bombardment if the United States does not cease convoying the Nationalist ships. Biggest Convoy Arrives The biggest convoy since the Communists began their 500,000shell bombardment of Quemoy six weeks ago arrived there today under the escort of the U.S. Navy. It met no Red fire although Communist gunners watched the tons of supplies being unloaded on the beaches. Marshal Peng Teh-hau, Chinese Communist minister of defense who led the Chinese “volunteers” in North Korea, said he was ordering a halt in the Quemoy shelling “for humanitarian reasons.” Nationalist sources said the Reds acted because their blockade had failed. “Taiwan authorities may ship as much military supplies to the offshore islands as they wish but on one condition — no U. S. escort,” Peng said. “If this condition is not observed, the above mentioned promise will not be kept." Will Continue Convoys Chiang, who met with his top advisers today, told NBC Correspondent Cecil Brown, the Nationalists “firmly, vigorously and unequivocally reject any and all direct negotiations with the Chinese Communists.” “Their propaganda broadcast is a trick and aeception,” Chiang said. “I hope the American people will not be taken in. We will continue convoys to Quemoy in the usual pattern. I hope the Americans will provide the convoy escort as in the past. Irrespective of this we are, continuing to resupply Chiang said the Communists were admitting their failure to break Quemoy and said he was “certain they will begin the second phase in the Formosa Strait within the next few days. It is essential the Nationalists and Americans be more alert now <_cntinueo on page five Elmer Sorg Dies Suddenly Sunday Funeral Services Wednesday Morning Elmer T. Sorg, 50, former resident of Decatur, died suddenly at 1:40 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his summer cottage at Hamilton Lake. Death was caused by a coronary occlusion. Mr. ‘ Sorg, a salesman, resided at 1207 Michigan avenue, Fort Wayne. He was born near Hessen Cassel, Allen county, June 6, 1908, a son. of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sorg, and was married to Lois Rhodes June 17, 1948. He had spent most of his life in this area* A veteran of World War 11, he served for 59 months with the U. S. Navy. Mr. Sorg was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic church in Fort Wayne, the Holy Name society, and the Disabled American Veterans of Decatur. Surviving are his wife; one son, Walter Michael Sorg, at home; his mother, Mrs. Mary T. Sorg, 929 Russell street, Decatur; one sister, Mrs. Bernice Adams, who resides with his mother, and a nephew, Joe Adams of Chicago. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic church in this city, the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery here. Friends may call at the Gillig & Doan funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services. The Holy Name society will recite the rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Decatur. Indiana. Monday, October 6, 1958

Pope Pius XII Suffers Stroke; Grave Fears For Life Os Pontiff

Clinton High School Rocked By Explosions Integrated School In Tennessee Site Os Three Explosions CLINTON, Tenn. (UPI) The Atomic Energy Commission turned an abandoned elementary school at nearby Oak Ridge over to the bombed-out students of racially integrated Clinton High School today. Federal and state investigators, meanwhile, sifted for clues in the shell of the school, torn by three rapid-fire explosions early Sunday, Segregationists were blamed for the bombing. School Principal W.D. Human told some 700 subdued students, including seven of the 11 Negro children enrolled at the school, that they would attend classes tn the abandoned Linden School at Oak Ridge. The 26 - classroom building is owned by the AEC which operates the vast atomic energy research and production center six miles west of here. Oak Ridge schools, federally operated, gre integrated. The explosions, timed off at three-minute intervals in foggy darkness, turned the interior of the 20-classroom Clinton school into a shambles of collapsed walls, twisted lockers and buckled floors and roof. Human estimated the damage at $300,000. Clinton High students today gathered for an assembly in the adjacent gymnasium where Human told them Linden school would be opened for classroom work Thursday. He said regular classes would be resumed Tuesday in makeshift facilities at the’ gym, the Clinton community center across the street and a part of the town’s elementary school until Linden school is prepared for occupancy. Gov. Frank Clement expressed the sentiments of many Clinton residents when he called the explosions “a cowardly act.” He offered the maximum $5,000 reward for the Apprehension of the person or persons who set off the charge, and pledged aid to school and law enforcement officials. Tennessee Bureau of Identification Agent Walter Bearden took charge of the investigation a few hours after the explosion occurred He was joined late Sunday by FBI agents ordered onto the case by Director J. Edgar Hoover in Washington. In other integration developments: (Continued on p>a ge eight) Mrs. Leona Schumm Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Held This Afternoon Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Leona Schumm, 81, of route two, Rockford, 0 . who died Saturday morning in the Gibbons hospital, Celina, 0., where she had been taken after suffering a stroke. A lifelong resident of the Rockford area, Mrs. Schumm was a member of the Zion Lutheran church at Schumm, O. Survivihg are her husband. Phillip F. Schumm; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Fuelling of Decatur, Mrs. Emma Boerger of near Decatur, Mrs. Anna Bischoff of near Monroeville, and Miss Velma Schumm, at home; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Amos Schumm of near Rockford, and L. William Schumm of Van Wert, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Dietrich, Mrs. Walter Schumm and Mrs. Arnold Schumm, all of Willshire. Services were held at 2 p.m. today at the Zion Lutheran church at Schumm, the Rev. Andrew Maken officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Community Fund's Drive Opened Today Kick-off Breakfast Held This Morning The Decatur Community Fund drive started this morning wtih a kick-off breakfast at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, David Moore, chairman, reported today. The goal of $18,485 is only $35 more than was raised last year, Moore stated, and all workers should be able to equal or exceed last year’s gifts. The same plan as used last year, has been perfected to prevent overlapping. Weldon Bumgerdner will assist Moore, and 11 co-chairmen, each heading five captains, have been named. Each captain has organized five workers, and each worker, captain, and co-chairman contacts just one other person or organization. A solicitor in each organization will make the collection for the Community Fund, Moore explained. This is the 15th annual drive here, Moore continued. This year eight organizations will share in the drive, including the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, mental health, cancer society, community building. USO, Salvation Army and Red Cross. The budget for the year has been fixed as follows; Cancer society, $1,000; Boy Scouts, $2,650; Girl Scouts, $1,935; Salvation Army, $1,200; USO, $300; mental health, $600; youth and recreation $5,000; Red Cross, $5,000; operating fund, $500; contingency fund, $300; total $18,485. Hospital Deficit Shown Last Month Over $3,400 Deficit Shown In September The lowest monthly income this year was reported for September by the Adams county memorial hospital, which showed a deficit of $3,440.11 for the month, Thurman Drew, hospital administrator, said today. A large bill for a several months’ supply of coal, and outstanding Insurance claims resulted in the deficit, which puts the hospital slightly in the red for the year. In July a profit of nearly $5,000 was made, which pretty well balances the deficit. About 65% of the patients at the „Ad ams county memorial hospital have some kind of hospitalization insurance, and the claims usually take from 20 to 60 days to collect, and up to six months for accidents. Drew explained. Operating cash on hand Septem ber 1 was $9,182.71, and deposits for the month were $21,474.85 Bills amounted to $8,372.27, and the payroll was $16,542.69. Total cash on hand was $30,657.56, with total expenses of $24,914.96, leaving an operating balance of $5,742.60 at the end of the month. The hospital still hopes to be able to show a slight profit for the year, Drew stated. Opening of the new facilities this month will allow more space for those desiring admission. The second floor, devoted to maternity cases, was opened last week. Eight... babies were delivered Sunday. This week the third floor section will be opened. Today the entire area, including walls, floors, equipment, and metal beds, is being washed. A total of 174 adults were admitted and 58 babies were born during the month of September. At the first of the month there were 34 adults and five babies in the hospital. Four patients died, 159 adults and 53 babies were dismissed, leaving 45 adults and 10 children in the hospital at the end of the month. Os the 58 newborn babies, 33 were boys and 25 were girls. There were 257 outpatients treated in the emergency ( room. X-ray room, and laboratory at the hospital in September.

U. S. Cautious On Cease Fire By Red China American Officials Regard Red Move As Hopeful Sign WASHINGTON (UPl)—American officials said today Communist China's announced sevenday halt in bombardment of Quemoy Island was a “hopeful sign” in the Formosa crisis — “as far as it goes.” Off ici a1 s were extremely cautious in assessing the new Red gambit in the explosive Formosa situation. A State Department spokesman said the department welcomed the announcement since any halt in shooting was a matter of gratification. But the spokesman declined any further formal comment. Reports from Formosa said the Red guns actually had stopped firing. Urgent consultations were held in the department late Sunday and more were expected today. U. S. officials got in touch with Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist Chinese government on Formosa to try to ansAyze the Red move. Dulles On Vacation A department spokesman said he did not know whether word of the Communist announcement had been relayed to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, now enjoying a five-day vacation at his Duck Island retreat in Lake Ontario. He said Dulles is due back here Tuesday. President Eisenhower, who was at the White House over the weekend, was certain to be notified promptly. The action evidently caught the U. S. government completely by surprise. Officials here conceded as much. No intimation had been given U.S. Ambassador Jacob D. Beam who has been negotiating with a Red Chinese envoy in Warsaw, Poland. But President Charles Malik of the United Nations General Assembly indicated on a recorded radio interview that he had an inkling something was in the wind. To Explore Significance Malik said "during the last two or three days” there have been signs that a compromise solution to the Far East crisis will be hammered out either at the Warsaw talks or in behind-the-scenes diplomatic maneuvers. Officials admitted frankly they did not know exactly what the Red move meant. They said the (Continued on page five) Elias Goldner Dies Aller Long Illness Resident Os Preble Dies Lase Saturday Elias Goldner, 84, a native of Kirkland township, died at his home at 10:15 p.m. Saturday in Preble. He had been an invalid for 13 years. He was bom October 30, 1873, the son of Lewis and Mary Ann Broadsword Goldner, in Kirkland township. He has married August 17, 1930 to Veronica Werling, who survives. They have no children. Mr. Goldner was a retired farmer, and a member of the Zion Lutheran church. Surviving in addition to the widow are a brother, Alfred Goldner, of Decatur; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Mennewisch, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Amelia Shady, of Columbus, O. Three brothers and three sisters are deceased. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. At that time services will be held at the funeral home, followed by services at the Zion Lutheran church at 3 p.m., the Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery.

Tickets For Annual Fish Fry On Sale < Annual Rural-Urban Fish Fry October 23 Tickets for the rural-urban fish fry, October 23 will go on sale immediately at 26 places in Decatur, Dick Kershner, ticket chairman, announced today. The name of the soybean queen, and all of the county crops winners will be announced at the fish fry, as usual, Kershner pointed out. All citizens of the county area are invited to attend the big affair held at the Decatur high school gym at 6:30 p.m. Prominent Decatur merchants and members of the Chamber of Commerce will be the waiters for the affair. Tables will be set up over the entire floor space, and also through the bleacher area, which many people prefer so that they may watch the crowning ceremony from above. Places where tickest are available are: Bag Service,-Beavers Oil Service, Bill’s Corner. Blackwell’s, Burk Elevator, Butler Garage, Central Soya company, Chamber of Commerce office, Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur Equipment Co., Inc., Equity Dairy Store. First State Bank, General Electric Co., Goodyear Service Store, Habegger Hardware Co., Haflich & Morrissey, Holthouse Drug Store, Kohne Drug Store, Sears Catalog Sales Office, Leo Seltenright, county agent. Smith Drug Store, Sprunger Implement Co., Stop Back, Wagner Cigar Stere, Western Auto, and Ziner’s Culligan soft water service. Funeral Held Today For Roxie Kessler Funeral services were held this afternoon for Roxie B. Kessler, 54-year-old Berne man who was killed instantly Saturday morning in the collision of two trucks two miles west of Decatur on U.S. 224. Services were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Yager funeral E. Givens officiating. Burial was in the MRE cemetary. with milihome in Berne, with the Rev. A. tary graveside rites by the Berne American Legion post. Community Fund Is Aid To Girl Scout Is One Os Agencies In Community Fund eight organizations that is supported through the contributions to the Decatur Community Fund that starts is drive today. The Girl Scouts is set up on three phases. Brownies, intermediates, and senior scouts. The girls participating in these programs are put in the same age groups for different scouting programs. The Brownies, ages 7 to 10, are taught nature lore, collections, hobbies, etc. Intermediates, ages 10 to 14, are taught 11 programs for their badge work. These programs consist of nature, agriculture, first aid, health and safety, community life, arts and crafts, literature and dramatics, music and dancing, out-of-doors, sports and games, international friendship and home making. Senior scouts, high school girls, are taught service for others such as hospital aides, and library aides. The Girl Scouts will receive sl,935 from the $18,485 Community Fund goal. These funds will be used to teach the girls the above (Continued on page five) Valdez Is Returned To Jail At Celina Gregorio Prado Valdez, 36, arrested in Aurora, 111., Thursday night, was returned to jail at Celina, O„ Saturday evening. Valdez had been sought since Aug. 26 as the alleged killer of Jesse Gomez in the latter’s one-room shack near Chattanooga, O.

Last Rites Os Church Given To Pope Pius Spiritual Leader Os Catholics In Critical Condition BULLETIN CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (UPD—A medical bulletin at 12:30 p.m. c.d.t. said that the condition of Pope Pius XII had “sensibly improved” after “urgent treatment.” CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (UPD—Pope Pius XII suffered a paralyzing stroke today and there were grave fears for his life. He was given the last rites of the church. A medical bulletin signed by three attending physicians said the 82-year-old spiritual leader of the world’s 450 million Roman Catholics suffered a “cerebral circulatory disturbance" at 8:30 a.m. (2:30 a.m. c.d.t.). This meant there had been damage to the blood circulation system of the brain—or, in layman’s language, a “stroke.” The Pope was unconscious for a time and two reports said that as of noon he had not yet recovered his powers of speech. Another medical bulletin was promised for later in the day, which presumably will spell out the details of the Pope’s latest illness. “A Grave Case” Msgr. Angelo Dellacqua, assistant Vatican pro - secretary of state, told newsmen here at midday that the Pope’s “'general condition” showed a “slight improvement.’ But he added “it naturally remains a grave case.” Dellacqua said the Pope had not recovered his speech as of noon. The Italian news agency Italia quoted one of the Pope’s doctors as saying the same thing. But other Vatican sources insisted tha Pope was speaking again. The sacrament of Extreme Unction, given to those who are dying or in danger of death, was administered to the Pope after the stroke. Later, he received Holy Communion. Although there was word of “improvement," «there was no discounting the gravity of the attack in a man of the pontiff’s age. * Three of the Pope’s nephews—the Princes Carlo, Marcantonia and Giulio Pacelli—and a host of high-ranking church dignitaries gathered immediately at the papal country retreat in the Alban Hills 15 miles south of Rome. All Cardinals Notified Eugene Cardinal Tisserant, dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, was summoned back from a vacation in France and all other cardinals throughout the world were notified of the Pope’s condition. A convocation of the College of Cardinals would be held shortly after the death of the present Pope to choose a successor. The semi-official news agency Ansa quoted Vatican circles as saying the Pope was expected to be transferred to the Vatican where better facilities for treatment were available. Prayers were offered throughout the world for the Pope’s recovery, and anxious inquiries flooded in from all over asking about his condition. Swiss guards at the papal villa here were redoubled and Italian security police and a file of federal police formed a cordon around the vacation residence. PlKup sth pgh: Dellacqua told INDIANA WEATHER Fair and not so cool tonight. Tuesday sunny and warmer. Low tonight 44 to 50. High Tuesday in the 70s. Sunset today 5:20 p.m. c.s.L, 6:20 p.m. e.d.t. Sunrise Tuesday 5:47 a.m. c.s.t., 6:47 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Wednesday: Fair and mild Lows Tuesday night , in the 50s. Highs Wednesday in the 70s.

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