Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 249, Decatur, Adams County, 22 October 1958 — Page 1

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W. Robert Fleming G. Remy Bierly W. Robert Fleming, Democratic candidate for the house of Representatives in Washington from the fourth district, paid special tribute to G. Remy Bierly, of Decatur, Democratic candidate for appellate court judge at the carry-in supper at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Tuesday night. Fleming added that the Republicans were so worried that they had taken out a full page ad in the Fort Wayne North Side high school newspaper. Fleming and Bierly have campaigned side by side through the fourth district.

irumanxores Ineptness Os ike Policies Attacks Blunders In Foreign Affairs 1 1 Os Administration WASHINGTON (UPD— Fortner President Truman, praised by top Republicans last week for softpedaling foreign policy in politics, attacked the Eisenhower administration today for “blunder, bluster and brinkmanship in foreign affairs.” That was his answer to the foreign policy remarks of President Elsenhower in a Los Angeles campaign speech Monday night and of Vice President Richard M. Nixon in a Baltimore speech Tuesday night Both spoke out against appeasement of Communism and 'asserted peace had been preserved under six years of the Eisenhower administration. Both Eisenhower and Nixon praised Truman last week for taking the position that foreign policy did not belong in the 1958 congressional election campaign. In a few off-the-cuff jabs, Truman later replied the Republicans had made campaign debate on foreign policy inevitable by doing it themselves since 1952. Gives “Price” Version In a speech prepared for a Democratic rally today at Wilmington, Del., • the former president gave his version of the “price” the nation has paid for the Eisenhower administration. This included an all-time high cost of living, a 12 billion dollar federal deficit, a 20 billion dollar decliner in farm income, a doubling of the rate of small business failures and a “dangerous delay” in strengthening national defense. His final item in the “price” was “a decay of our world position, through blunder, bluster and brinkmanship in foreign affairs.” The Truman attack came while Eisenhower was in Chicago preparing for his second major campaign speech of the week — this one over a national Adio and television network. Before leaving the West Coast Tuesday the President told GOP workers the nation should elect a Republican Congress to insure passage of legislation to “fumigate” corrupt labor union leadership. He blamed the present Democratic Congress for killing his labor program this year. Says Budget Too Big Eisenhower also said the federal budget is too big and appealed to housewives to join a campaign for less federal spending. And he charged the Truman administration with short-changing the missile development program. In his Baltimore speech Tuesday night, Nixon said the Truman administration had followed a policy of "weakness and vacillation” under then Secretary of State Dean Acheson. He said the Eisenhower administration believed Communism could be defeated without war only by “military strength and diplomatic firmness.” But he tempered his criticism of the Democrats by saying “there is no war party in the United States” and adding, “there is only one party of treason — the Communist Party.” Democrats have interpreted some of Nixon’s previous remarks as applying the war and treason labels to the Democratic Party. Johnson “Notable Example” Nixon called Senate Democratic -4 Leader Lyndon B. Johnson a “notable example” among Demo(Continued on page six)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ORLT DAUT NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

G. Remy Bierly On Rugged Speech Tour State Democratic Candidates Busy INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Democratic candidates for state and federal offices charged from the starting gate with a rush of vocal oratory today as the “greatest political talkathon in Indiana history" got underway. From now until Hoosier voters make their decision Nov. 4. Democrats will stump the state at a man-killing pace which includes visits to up to ji half dozen communities each day. A typical schedule, according to Democratic state , chairman Charles Skillen, is that of G. Remy Bierly. candidate for the Indiana Appellate Court. Bierly will visit Columbia City, South Whitley, Coesse, Collins and several other smaller communities today. Thursday he moves to LaGrange, Valentine, Woodruff, Topeka Mnd Eddy fa • marathon attempt to make 110 talks before voters cast their deciding ballots. Similar schedules have been worked out for all state candidates for the remainder of the campaign, Skillen said. 8 Speeches In A Day Evansville Mayor Vance Hartke, one of the most tireless campaigners in Hoosier history, continues his drive toward the U.S. Senate with major talks in each of Indiana’s 11 districts. Hartke, who is running ahead of Governor Handley in straw polls in at least two key cities, will make as many as eight platform appearances in each district during the 11 one-day visits. His itinerary calls for eight appearances in Lake County today and tonight. Thursday, he makes appearances at LaPorte, Elkhart and South Bend in an invasion of the 3rd District. “This is one more way in which we are taking our compaign directly to the people,” Hartke said. “I hope to talk with thousands of Hoosiers ir\ the final days before election.” The all-out effort of Democrats to capture the state is reflected in the outside “talent” appearing in Indiana on behalf of Hartke and the entire slate. Big names include Sens. Estes Kefauver (Ky.), Frank Church (Ida.), Hubert Humphrev (Minn.) and Lyndon Johnson (Tex.). Kefauver, head of a Senate subcommittee investigating crime, will give his major address in Evansville, Hartke’s home town, Oct. 29. He was expected to give the Hartke administration a clean bill of health and refute GOP charges that the city is crime (Continued on page six) Will Present Flag To Local Hospital A flag which has flown over the national capital in Washington will be presented to the Adams county memorial hospital in honor of the new memorial addition dedicated to those who have served in, all the American wars, Robert G. Smith, commander of Post 43, American legion, announced this morning. The new addition to the hospital will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Sunday, with the public invited to attend the dedicatory services. An interesting program will be included, and chairs will be available/ Smith, and other interested Legionnaires, will present the flag to Dee Fryback, a member of the hospital board of trustees, and an active Legion member. The flag was obtained by the post from Sen. Homer E. Capehart, and a certificate identifying it as one which flew for a period of 24 hours over the capital building will accompany the gift.

U.S. Navy To Resume Convoy If Necessary Dulles Reassures Chiahg Navy Ready To Resume Convoys TAIPEI (UPD — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles reassured President Chiang Kai-shek today the U.S. Navy would resume its Quemoy convoys if necessary, but they reached no other major agreements, an American spokesman said. Walter S. Robertson, assistant secretary of state, appeared before a news conference shortly after the talks ended. He denied rumors a "rift" had dveloped between Chiang and Dulles and said “their talks have been completely friendly.” Communist China said today a U.S. “strategic reconnaissance plane” flew over the China mainland today on a high-altitude flight and issued its 39th “serious warning” against U.S. intrusions into Red sea and air space. A 38th warning earlier today said two U.S. warships entered Chinese waters. A Peiping broadcast said the alleged flight was a “criminal action which gravely violates the sovereignty of our country and is a deliberate war provocation.” Give Convoy Pledge At the same time the Moscow newspaper “Soviet Russia” accused Dulles of “crude interference” in Chinese internal affairs and said nothing he did could prevent the eventual downfall of the Chiag regime and the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Formosa. It said Dulles’ “diplomatic descent only adds to the aggression committed by the United States naval and air forces.” Robertson said the Nationalists asked for a convoy pledge when the Dulles-Chiang talks opened and "we have reassured them.” “When it is considered by military authorities to be necessary to resume convoys, they will be resumed,” Robertson said. “Jt is, entirely within the authority Os military officials.” Vice Adm. Roland N. Smoot, commander of the U.S. Taiwan (Formosa) Defense Comm and which controls the naval escort vessels, said convoy operations have not been resumed but that the Taiwan Defense Command was “ready and prepared to do so if military necessity requires it.” Reds Shell Islands Robertson also was asked if the question of demilitarizing the offshore islands was brought up in the three talks, held so far by Dulles and Chiang. He replied. “If that subject was raised 1 did not hear it.” , While Dulles was meeting Chiang for 45 minutes today the Communists hurled 2,453 high explosive shells at the Quemoy islands, bringing the day’s total to nearly 12,000.

Annual Farm Bureau Meeting On Friday Officers' Election To Feature Meeting The annual meeting of the Adams county Farm Bureau will be held at the Adams Central school gym in Monroe Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Feature of the meeting will be the election of new officers for the ensuing year. An interesting program has been arranged, featuring “The Starlites” of Ossian, well known quartet. Jane Inniger and Jay Sprunger will also present the number which won for them township, county and district honors. Xen Todd, prominent Jonesboro farmer, will be the principal speaker. He operates his own farm and has been active in Farm Bureau circles, having held several offices in his county. Mrs. Ed Gerbers, county Farm Bureau women’s leader, will present hi-fi records of "The Star Spangled Banner" to various county schools, courtesy of the Farm Bureau, and will also be in charge of refreshments. Harvey Lehman, county chairman, will preside at the meeting, which will be opened with invocation by the Rev. A. E. Burk. The election of officers will be under the supervision of Eli Schwartz, and prizes will be awarded by county officers. All Farm Bureau members and their friends are invited to attend this annual meeting.

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British Airliner And Italian Jet Collide;

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Register More Students For Private School Finding Teachers Is Termed Biggest Little Rock Problem LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UPD — Tenth and 11th graders register and 12th graders get their first lectures and homework today in the Little Rock Pirvate School Corporation’s high school, where the finding of teachers has become the biggest problem. A Baptist school will have its final day of enrollment today. W. C. Brashears, superintendent of the private schools, said junior students would enroll at 2:30 p.m. today and sophomores would sign-up at the same time Thursday. Brashears said he had “no idea” how many students to ex* pect in the two lower grades. November Ist Deadline Brashears said he did not know when classes for the Sophomores and juniors could start but hoped they could begin by Nov. 1. That is the “point of no return” after which school officials say the eight weeks missed so far can’t be made up. GOv. Orval Faubus ordered the schools closed before the fall term opening to prevent them from being integrated. He blames the federal government for keeping them closed. Another private school system, sponsored by the Ouachita Baptist College of Arkadelphia, Ark., has enrolled 472 students. Classes in three Baptist churches start next Monday. Dr. J. W. Candy, principal, said he expected about 25 more students at today’s final enrollment session. Reacher Supply Problem The locating of enough teachers remained the chief problem for both the Baptist school and the private school corporation. “I think we’ve done very well up to now,” said Brashears. “But this time of year, it’s next to impossible to find teachers.” He said that when classes for juniors and sophomores could start would be when the corporation finds more t eachers. None has been hired for the lower grades. "But I have five or six on a standby basis,” Brashears said.

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Assails Smears Issued By State Republicans

By Jay DeVoss "With the election campaign rapidly drawing to a close, our opponents are filling the air with their usual smoke-screen of lies, half-truths and smears,” Albert Steinwedel, Democratic candidate for auditor of state, warned Adams county Democrats at the car-ry-in supper at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Tuesday night. More than 100 persons attended the dinner, which included G. Remy Bierly, candidate for appellate court; John Gonas, another appellate court candidate; W. Robert Fleming, candidate for congress from the fourth district, and many local township and county candidates. “We are being called socialists, radicals, Reutherites and many more un-Amdrican names, all designed to shift the voters’ spotlight away from the true issues and facts in this campaign," Steinwedel continued. "It is a fact that our governor campaigns as a states-righter and a firm believer in constitutional government, yet he is running for an office in direct defiance of our state constitution, which states in article 5, section 24, “Neither the governor nor lieutenant-governor shall be eligible to any other office, during the term for which he shall

Plan Ordinance For Protecting Crossing City Councilmen In Regular Session Traffic signals at First and Third street crossings of Monroe street, the Dayton street railroad crossing, and public horseshoe pits occupied the city councilmen Tuesday evening in regular session. The council, tired of waiting for action by the Pennsylvania railroad on installing a watchman at the Dayton street crossing during school hours, passed a resolution instructing the city attorney to draw up an ordinance requiring the railroad to provide that protection for the school children. A letter from A. M. Harris, of the railroad district office, was read and introduced into the ‘minutes, stating the railroad was aware of the problems, but that this was the heavy traffic season for them, and they had not yet acted, but would in the near future. Councilman Ed Bauer pointed out that this was two weeks ago, and that if this was the railroad’s busy season through Decatur, then it was imperative that immediate protection be given to the school children at the crossing. He moved that an ordinance be prepared requiring the railroad to act. and councilman Lawrence Kohne seconded the motion, which then passed unanimously. A letter from the state highway commission acknowledged receipt of Decatur's request for stoplights at First and Third Streets and Monroe street. The commission then stated that the letter had been referred to the Fort Wayne district office for approval or disapproval by the district engineer. A second letter from the district engineer stated that a survey would be made in the near future, but also enclosed a list of the specifications necessary for any lights to be installed by the city, in case the state highway department turns down the application. The councilmen indicated that this meant that the approval would be denied by the highway department. Eight requirements were listed for the installation of the signals by the state: (1) Two signal indicators must face traffic in each direction. (2) Location of the signals must be approved by the state department before final plans for installation. (3) The systems must be of the same type and interconnected with (Continued on page three)

have been elected*,” he said. Highway Scandal "It is a fact that when our governor was serving as a lieutenant governor he did not raise his voice in protest to the systematic looting of the state treasury by his fellow Republicans; and at the recent Republican state convention he said, anti I quote, ‘lf I had said anything about it (the scandals in the highway department), I would have been run out of the state’." "It is a fact that thf governor has doubled our gross income tax. and yet at the same time has reduced the same tax for business, and he has also doubled our gasoline tax as well as increasing 22 other state taxes,” Steinwedel continued. "It is a fact that our governor has hired more political employes in 18 months in office than both governors Schricker and Craig hired in eight years, and that our state payroll now is at an all-time high with over 20,000 employes being used to tack up his posters all over our state highway network. “It is a fact that one of his close, personal friends,. Maurice Hucheson, head of the Carpenter’s union, ducked behind the 14th amendment when called on the carpet by the labor rackets committee of the U. S. senate, and it is a fact that (Continued on page four)

Two Atomic Devices Fired This Morning Third Shot Slated Tonight In Series Os Triple Feature ATOMIC TEST SITE, Nev. (UPD—A second full scale atomic device was exploded within hours today from beneath a balloon hanging over the Atomic Energy Commission’s Nevada test site. American scientists, speeding up their experiments after weather and technical delays, triggered shot Wrangell above Frenchman Flat at 11:50 a.m. c.d.t. following a detonation called Socorro in a scheduled triple-feature of weapons development tests on a single day. The third shot is scheduled for 6 p.m. c.d.t. Socorro was spectacular as it burst in darkness on nearby Yucca Flat at 8:30 a.m., casting its light as far as Los Angeles, 300 miles away. But Wrangell crackled the daylight air with almost equal violence. Today’s first shot was the 10th in the AEC’s current series, and it flashed with the explosive force of 10.000 tons of TNT. Its blast was heard as “a .very loud crack at the control point. Observers ateo heard it at St, George, Utah, and Boulder City, Nev. Wrangell, the 11th in the experiments, flashed at “something less than one-half nominal,” or under 10,000 tons of explosive. Wrangell’s cloud boiled up in pursuit of Socorro’s smoke drifting to the northeast. Both shots dangled beneath balloons at 1,500 feet in clear, almost freezing skies. Frenchman and Yucca flats adjoin each other, tContlnued on page six) Rev. Waller Preuss Is Taken By Death

Native Os County Dies In Minnesota Word has been received here of the death of -the Rev. Walter Preuss, 60, a native of Adams county, who died Monday at Mankato, Minn. Rev. Preuss had been ill for several weeks of cancer and underwent surgery at the Mayo clinic, after which he was returned to the hospital at Mankato. . „ r. He was the son of the Rev. C. R Preuss and Emma Sodtmann Preuss, and was born at Friedheim Oct. 25, 4897. His mother died in February of this year. He graduated from Concordia College, Fort Wayne, in 1917, and from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 1920. His first charge was at the Lutheran church lona, Minn , and in 1926 he accepted a call from the Lutheran congregation in Jasper, Minn. Rev - Pre 3 l ® s remained in Jasper until 1956, when he moved to Rapidan, Minn. Rev. Preuss was married Aug. 22, 1926, to Miss Marion Luedtke of Chicago, 111. , .. .. Surviving in addition to his wife are ’ two daughters, Mrs. Earl Gaulke of St. Louis. Mo, and Mrs. Randolph Erickson of Valley Springs, S. D.; one son, Eugene Preuss of Jasper, Minn.; s i x grandchildren; four brothers and four sisters, including Mrs. Martin Blomenberg of Preble townFuneral services and burial will be held Thursday at Rapidan, Minn. INDIANA- WEATHER Partly cloudy, some scattered showers this afternoon and tonight. Thursday partly cloudy with no important temerature changes. Low tonight 45 to 52. High Thursday 66 to 74. Sunset today 4:56 p. m. CST., 5:56 p. m.. CpT. Sunrise Thursday 6:03 a. m. CST., 7:03 a. m. CDT. Outlook for Friday: Partly • cloudy and continue dmild. Lows 45 to. 55. Highs 65 to 75.

Speaks Friday !K? iSsT ■ ■■■ ■■* tF 'W" *■ S 1 '■. WT Hi 4 Crawford F. Parker Republican Rally Here Friday Night Lt. Gov. Parker To Be Leading Speaker Crawford F. Parker, lieutenant governor of the state of Indiana, will be the principal speaker at a Republican party rally Friday night at 8:15 o’clock at the Youth and Community Center. Harry Essex, chairman of the Adams county Republican central committee, in announcing plans for the pre-election rally, also stated that all county and township candidates of the party will attend the meeting and will be introduced. ■ ■■■*****-*-'•-”■ * Mrs. Mabel Lyons, of Auburn, candidate for reelection as clerk of the supreme and appellate courts, will also attend the rally, and other state and district candidates will attend if conflicting meetings do not prevent their appearance. The public is invited to attend Friday night’s rally to hear the Republican stand on election issues. Lt. Gov. Parker is a native of Danville and a lifelong resident of Indiana. He served as Henry county chairman for five terms and was Henry county clerk from 1942 to 1948. Parker served as Republican member of the Indiana public service commission in 1951 and was elected secretary of state in 1952 and reelected in 1954. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1956. Slate Land Judging Contest Saturday Adams Central Team One Os 39 Entries Thirty-nine teams, represneting the top 25 per cent of the competitors in nine district contests, will participate in the fifth annual state 4-H and Future Farmers of America land judging contest Saturday in Sullivan county. Charles McKee, extension soil conservationist at Purdue Univer-* city and general chairman of the state contest, said registration would be from 8 until 10 a. m. at the 4-H building on the 4-H fairgrounds at Sullivan. The contest will start at 8:45 a. m. and will be completed at noon. Following a lunch at the fairgrounds, winners will be announced and awards will be presented. Donors include the Pennsylvania railroad, the Federal Land Bank of Louisville, Ky., the Indiana association of soil conservation district supervisors and Purdue’s agricultural extension service. Judges will be T. C. Bass and Armin Grunewald, both of the soil conservation service; A. R. Bertrand, J. P. Seaton and Harry Galloway, Purdue agronomists, and McKee. Teams elegible to compete in the state- contest: Adams Central, Monroe; HuntertQjvn; Washington township. Logansport, two teams; Clay City, New Paris; New Albany, two teams; Owensville: Sweetser;Lyons; Sheridan: Walnut Grove; Plainfield; Pennville, two teams: Freelandville, two taems; Chili, two teams; Kendallville: Orleans: Washington township, Valparaiso, (Continued on page six)

25 Passengers, Five Crewmen Die In Crash Airliner Collides With Jet Fighter Over Anzio, Italy ANZIO, Italy (UPD—A Naplesbound British European Airways Viscount airliner collided with an Italian jet fighter plane over this World War II battlefield today. All 30 persons aboard the airline r were killed. BEA spokesman in said all 25 passengers and the five crewmen were killed. The plane was destroyed. The pilot of the Italian air force FB4 jet parachuted safely into the Mediterranean and was picked up by a motorboat. Unconfirmed reports said an elderly Italian civilian on the ground was killed by falling wreckage. Police said that by nightfall the bodies of all 30 persons aboard the airliner had been recovered. BEA announced in London that the airliner pilot was Capt. Frank Foster, a well-known glider pilot who had flown with BEA since it was started 11 years ago. The jet fighter sheared off the left wing of the four-engined, turboprop Viscount. BEA did not release a passenger list Immediately,* but an airline official in London said “a number of journalists were aboard.” Hie London Daily Sketch said three of its reporters and 22-year-old model Jane Buckingham were among the passengers. Miss Buckingham had been the constant dancing partner of Prince Shiv of Palitana until 11 days ago, when he met actress Eva Bartok. The actress, who had been dating the British marquess of Milford Haven, annou need through her press agents Tuesday that she planned to marry Prince Shiv. But Miss Buckingham, angered over the development, was reported to have accused the rich Indian of leading her “up the garden path.” In a' reference to Eva, Jane warned: "I’m telilng her once again that I won’t let her have my man.” She may have been on her way to Italy to try to straighten out the situation when the BEA plane on ’which she was a passenger crashed. Prince Shiv was reported en route to Naples to tell his father about his engagement to Miss Bartok. Eva reported in London that the prince had an accident Tuesday as he drove across France. First “reports said the four-en-gine turboprop airliner, on a regularly scheduled flight from London to Malta byway of Naples, plunged into the sea after the collision. But it actually struck land near the coast, close to the twin cities of Anzio and Nettuno. The impact smashed it into wreckage that scattered over a 500yard area. Police said the force of the collision about 23,000 feet above the coast clipped off the British airliner’s left wing and the plane plummeted. (Continued on page six) Train Schedules To Be Changed Sunday Passenger train schedules on the Erie railroad will be changed Sunday, when Chicago and area return to central stand time. Schedule revisions were announced today by W. M. Bumgerdner, Detral standard time): Westbound — Arrival times for all passenger trains are as follows: (all cencatur agent for the Erie. Train 1, due 4:43 am. (regular stop); tram 5, 2:43 p.m. (Not regular stop); train 7, (daily except Sunday), 10:05 p.m. (regular stop); train 9 (Sunday only), 7:30 p.m. (regular stop); Eastbound, train 6, 1:34 p.m. (not regular stop); tr£in 2, 9:45 p.m. (regular stop); train 8. 1:54 a.m. (not regular stop).

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