Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1958 — Page 1

Vol. LVI. No. 300.

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Gen, De Gaulle Sweeps To Win As President Elected President Os France Sunday For /-Year-Term PARIS (UPD — Gen. Charles de Gaulle proved again today that he is first In \he minds of his troubled countrymen by sweeping to election as president of France for a seven-year term. De Gaulle won four out of five of Sunday’s electoral college votes just as he won four-fifths of the popular vote for the constitution of his new Fifth Republic last Sept. 28. He thus became the most powerful constitutional chief of state in France since Louis-Napoleon, who was elected 110 years ago. Louis-Napoleon later staged a cou d’etat and proclaimed himself Emperor Napoleon 111. No such stunts are expected of De Gaulle who frankly remarked last spring: “Do you think I would try to become a dictator at the age of 67?” De Gaulle was elected president by an 81-754-man electoral college made up of assembly deputies, senators, departmental general councillors, mayors, municipal councillors, and for cities over 30,000 population, specially-designat-ed supplementary delegates. His opponents offered only to- ’ ken resistahce. Hie Communists presented George Marrane, 71, mayor of the Paris “Red belt” suburb of Ivry, and the non-Com-munist left put up Albert Chatelet, a 75-year-old professor of science at Sorbonne University. Final official figures showed De Gaulle got 77.5 per cent of the vote in metropolitan France, 81.45 per cent in the overseas departments and 97.04 per cent in the overseas member states of the French Community of Nations which he also will head. De Gaulle received 62,338 of the electoral college ballots, Marrane 10,354 and Chatelet 6,722. Unofficial returns from French Polynesia gave De Gaulle all 54 of the ballots cast there. De Gaulle, now 68, will take office about Jan. 8. 72 Mexicans Killed When Bus Overturns OAXACA, Mexico (UPD—A bus loaded with Christmas shoppers overturned on the Pan-American Highway 40 miles southeast of here Sunday, killing 72 persons and injuring two in the worst traffic accident in Mexico’s history. All of the victims were believed to be Mexicans. Resident Os County Home Buried Today Funeral services were held this morning at the Yager funeral home in Berne for Gus Muter, 70, who died late Friday night at the Adams county home, where he had resided the past 25 years. Surviving is a brother, Walter Muter of Fort Wayne. 1 . <

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Property Taxes In State Up Millions Increase Os Over 25 Million Dollars INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—lndiana property taxes payable in 1950 will be more than 25 million dollars higer than the total due this year, the Indiana Taxpayers Association announced today. The increase would have been twice as much had not local reviewing boards and the State Tax Board cut the requested rates considerably. Budgets from all of Indiana’s taxing units called for a total of 8450,341,905 in property taxes for 1959, a spokesman for the association said. Local boards reduced that figure to $435,063,122 and the state board made a further reduction to $424,071,086.- But that was still considerably above the $398,663,130 due this year. i Only 16 counties sought less property taxes next year than were collected this year. Sullivan County had by far the biggest reOther counties with reductings ranging from $82,00 to $9,000 included Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, Gibson, Jasper, Jennings, Martin, Orange, Owen, Perry Pike, Pulaski Starke, Switzerland and Union. Walter T. Horn, executive secretary of the association, said a tax rate of $3 per SIOO was considered unusually high a few years ago. The rate then jumped to $5 and a few have climbed above $lO. Four governmental units have property tax rates of $lO or more and 124 have rates in excess of $7. New Chicago in Lake County tops them all with a rate of $11.16 per SIOO. Fifty-two counties showed an approximate shrinkage of almost valuations this year and 40 counties showed an increase cf more 28 million dollars in assessed than 112 millions, making a net increase for the state of more than 84 millions. Demands for mere money from schools was cited by Horn as one of the main reasons for the increased tax rates. He said many township trustees also are spending more money for direct poor relief. Lake, Marion, Vanderburgh and St. Joseph. Counties, the largest in the state by-population, were the only counties that had more than a million dollars lopped off requests by the local and state boards. Lake County’s request for $68,350,170 was cut to $60,647,963, a loss of $7,702,207. Marion County lost $3,698,187; Vanderburgh $1242,100, and St. Joseph $1475,610. Local Lady's Sister Is Taken By Death Mrs. Virgil Draper has received word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Rozella Hougen, who has been making her home with a daughter, Mrs. John Olinger at Miami, Fla., since becoming ill last spring. Surviving in addition to the sister and daughter are six grandchildren; four great-grandchil-dren: two other sisters, Mrs. Martin Caudle of N%w Haven and Miss Edith Humbarger of near Celina, 0., and two brothers, Arlow J. and Noah C. Humbarger of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held Tuesday.---

IkelsNear Completion Os . Fiscal Budget h Eisenhower Meets ’ With Staff Chiefs , During Morning WASHINGTON (UPf) — Presi- : dent Eisenhower may put finish--1 ing touches today cn the budget he will submit to the new Con- ’ gress next month and will follow it up with an unusual White House statetnent. Press Secretary James C- Hag- , erty said there was a “good . chance that the final budget figi ures for the 1960 fiscal year would . be “locked up" by the President and his staff during the day, although the chief executive will work on his budget message to Congress through the Christmas holidays. Asked whether the new budget will be balanced, Hagerty told reporters, “Why don’t you wait—we might have something to say on it later today.” The President conferred during the morning with the full joint chiefs of staff, plus Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy and Deputy Defense Secretary Donald A. Quarles. Hagerty said this meeting primarily concerned defense matters not involved with budget preparations. He added that the 1960 military budget was “pretty much” complete. The President will not hold a news conference this week because of work on the series of messages he is preparing to submit to the Democratic-controlled Congress next month. Eisenhower plans to leave for his farm at Gettysburg, Pa., sometime Friday, Dec. 26, and remain there through Jan. 1, working on his budget message, the State of , the Union message and some portions of his report to the new Congress on the 'state of the national economy. The chief executive will take a small working staff with him to Gettysburg. Hagerty will set up shop in temporary White House press headquarters there during the President’s stay. Hagerty said administration officials would undoubtedly come to Gettysburg to advise on the messages. Rev. Albert C. Young Dies At Fort Wayne The Rev. Albert C. Young, 79, former interim pastor of the First Christian church in this city, died of a heart attack Saturday at his home, 841 W. Creighton Ave., Fort Wayne. He held pastorates in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia before his retirement in 1955, when he moved to Fort Wayne. Surviving are his wife, Blanche; two sons, one daughter, two sisters and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Chalfant-Perry funeral home, the Rev. E. Clayton Gooden officiating. Burial will be at Hiram, O. * " ' "" > 12 Pages I

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 22,1958.

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Seek To Clear Up Problems On Election Ask Clarification Os Problems Over Utility Sale Vote Two knotty. problems which have been submitted to Indianapolis for clarification may slow down action on the city’s proposed sale of the Decatur light plant and distributing lines. Judge Myles F. Parrish of the Adams circuit court has written to the attorney general’s office for advice on appointing the appraisers. He was petitioned by the city Dec. 1 to appoint three disinterested freeholders of the county to appraise the value of the electric light plant and distributing lines. The judge stated in the letter that most of the electrical engineers in the county live in Decatur, and are not qualified to serve. Several freeholders in the county who are eligible to serve are not residents. The judge has written for an opinion from the attorney general, Edwin K. Steers, to find out if it is all right to appoint a freeholder who is not a resident. A freeholder is a real estate property owner in the county. The term “freeholder" may or may not mean “voter” or “resident”. That is the question which the judge wishes to clear up. 4 Also, there is some question as to who shall actually provide for the election. County attorney Robert S. Anderson has written to both the attorney general and the state board of accounts for clarrification of this issue. The city has petitioned the county to hold the election. The county has no provision in its prftent 1959 budget to hold the election, which the city would eventually pay for. According to Anderson, the statute under which the city has applied for the sale ■states that the city clerk-treasurer will order the ballots printed; at the same time it states that only legally qualified voters may take part in the election. Since the county election board is the only group that could determine the latter, it leaves the question in doubt as to who will be in charge of the election. Wm. Bollenbacher Found Dead Saturday Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon William Bollenbacher, 68, was found dead about 6 o’clock Saturday evening at his home, Decatur route 5, where he resided alone. He apparently died early Sunday morning, Dec. 14, of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was born in Blue Creek township Oct. 5, 1890, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Bollenbacher, and was married to Zella Ireland Nov. 16, 1914. She preceded him in death March 20, 1937. Mr. Bollenbacher, a retired farmer, resided in Jefferson township until moving to his present home in 1955. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Virgil (Lola) Cook of St. Mary’s township; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward Bollenbacher of Jefferson township, and Sam Bolllenbacher of Kalamazoo, Mich., and one sister. Miss Christina Bollenbacher of Chattanooga, O. Funeral services win be held at 12:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Huber Bakner officiating. Burial win be in Mt. Hope cemetery. Friends may caU at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. The casket will not be opened.

Holiday's Traffic Crush Is Underway Jam Is Complicated By Airline Strikes United Press International Trains, buses and operating air lines scheduled extra runs today for the holiday traffic crush, made worse by strikes against American and Eastern Airlines. Hopes were dim for early settlement ot either walkout. About 1 1,500 pilots walked out against ’ American at midnight Friday. 1 Eastern Airlines has been ground- ! ed since Nov. 24 by strikes of ’ flight engineers and machinists. A United Press International , check indicated most holiday travelers around the nation were find- , ing alternate accommodations and that the initial weekend traffic ’ snarl had eased off. An American Airlines spokes- ’ man in Chicago said there was "remarkable” cooperation among carriers in reassigning passengers with reservations on American flights. He said about 90 per cent of the passengers booked on American had obtained seats on alternate flights through Saturday night. Thousands of would-be airline passengers switched to trains, buses or automates. Rail and bus lines reported* business was booming. Seme railroads pressed all available equipment into service and still could not cope with the demand. No date has been set for resumption of negotiations between American Airlines and the AuLines Pilots Association, which represents t v j striking pilots. The ALFA said the dispute centered over rules and working conditions. The company charged that the pilots’ union had made renewed demands just before the strike deadline when an agreement appeared imminent. Report Four Thefts Here Over Weekend Report Tools Stolen From Parked Trucks Four thefts were reported to the city police department today that occurred over the weekend. All thefts were similar as the complaintants reported that tools were stolen from trucks parked at their homes. Wayne Carpenter, 110 Harvester Lane, reported today that thieves stole various tools from a pickup truck between the hours of 4 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m., today. Carpenter estimated the value at $250. Robert D. Workinger, 818 North Third street, reported that tools valued at >SO were stolen from his truck between the hours of 9:30 a.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m, Sunday. Wilbur Reynolds, an employee of the Northern Indiana Public Service company, reported that several tools and articles were stolen between 4:30 o’clock Friday night and 7:30 a.m. today. The value of tiie stolen articles was listed at S4O to SSO. Harry Knapp, 327 Stratton Way, reported that thieves stole several articles and tools from his truck while parked at his home. The theft was reported to have occurred between 11 o’clock Saturday morning and 7:30 o’clock today. A value of sls was given for the stolen articles. The city police department is conducting an investigation of the incidents. Property stolen and estimated oevr SSO are considered as grand larceny charges. INDIANA WEATHER ■ Generally fair and warmer tonight. Sunset 5:24 p.m. Low tonight 27 to 33. Sunrise Tuesday 8:03 a.m. Fair an<t a little warmer Tuesday, high 40 to 45 north. 45 to 53 south. Low Tuesday night in low 30s north to near 40 south. Outlook for Wednesday — Partly eloudy and mild, in mid-40s north to the tow 50s south.

Goldfinels Sentenced To Three Months Given Brief Prison Term For Contempt Os Court Charges BOSTON (UPD — Industrialist Bernard .Goldfine today was sentenced to three months in prison for contempt of court. Federal Judge Charles E. Wyzanski Jr. indicated he would have sentenced Goldfine to a longer prison term, but said a longer term might make the textile tycoon a victim of “political discrimination.” The judge said a longer term, such as one year in prison, would give the President the right to deny early parole. Mildred Paperman, Goldfine’s chief assistant and secretary, received a 10-day sentence. Both were convicted Friday of refusing to obey Wyzanski’s order to deliver business records to Internal Revenue Service agents priog to a Dec. 8 deadline. Imprisonment was deferred for both until Jan. 7. Wyzanski said he purposely delayed imprisonment to allow both Goldfine and Miss Paperman to spend the Christmas holidays at home and Christmas holidays at home and to allow them time to appeal their convictions. The judge said a prison term of one year for Goldfine would give an “executive the right to deny you the possibility of release." This was an obvious reference to Goldfine’s role in the political storm last summer which led to the resignation of White House staff chief Sherman Adams. Adams admitted receiving gifts and favors from the Boston millionaire but denied that he had attempted to influence government agencies with which Goldfine was having difficulties. Goldfine was charged with contempt of Congress last week for refusing to answer questions before the House subcommittee on legislative oversight which was looking into the Goldfine-Ada ms relationship. Goldfine was ordered released on a personal recognizance bond of SI,OOO. Companion civil contempt charges against the two were dismissed.

Charles F. Knodel Found Dead Al Home Retired Engineer Os Hospital Dies Charles F. Knodel, 74, former engineer at the Adams county memorial hospital, was found dead at 8:10 o’clock Saturday evening at his home, 215 Jefferson street. He apparently had died Thursday night of a heart attack. He was born at Monroe Dec. 30, 1884, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Frederick Knodel, and was a lifelong resident of Adams county. His wife, Blanche, preceded him in death in 1939. Mr. Knodel was an engineer at the hospital for 17 years Until his retirement. He was a member of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Judd (Juanita) Ray of Muncie; one son, Eugene Knodel of Decatur; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. William Schneider of Detroit, Mich. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Benj. G. Thomas officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. O. Penrod. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. Gifts may be made to the Bethany church’s building fund In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Knodel.

New Attorney Richard J. Sullivan, formerly of Indianapolis, will assume the law practice of G. Remy Bierly, appellate court judge, when the latter takes office January 1, in Indianapolis. Judge Bierly has practiced law in Decatur for 18 years, following his term as clerk of the Adams circuit court. His office is at 107 South Second street. Sullivan has been a resident of Indianapolis since 1944. He was graduated from Indiana University school of law in June of this year with an LLB degree, and was admitted to practice law in September. He is 24 years old. Sullivan and his wife, Ann K., have a son four months did. Mrs. Sullivan is a registered nurse. They will live at 110% South Third street.

Confesses Killing I Os Canadian Nurse Says Mother-In-Law Paid $6,000 In Plot VENTURA, Calif. (UPD — Police said today Mrs. Olga Duncan, 30, an expectant mother may have been buried alive by two men allegedly hired to kill her by her husband’s mother. The body of the attractive Canadian nurse was uncovered Sunday in a shallow, hand-dug grave in a construction area about 10 miles north of here. She was clad only in a nylon bathrobe. Augustine Baldonado, 25, who broke down under intensive questioning, told police Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan, 54, hired him and Luis Moya, 22, for $6,000 to kill Olga. He led police to the grave, covered by six inches of dirt. “Maybe she was alive when we buried her,” he said. “I don't know. We strangled her and I think we killed her before we put her in the ground, but I’m not sure.” Authorities said it appeared the bizarre case developed from a triangle between Olga, her husband, Frank, and his mother who was afraid of losing her son, a prominent Santa Barbara attorney. Only last week the often-wed mother confessed to police that she carried out a bold plot of posing as her own daughter-in-law and getting her son’s marriage annnulled. District attorney Roy Gustafson questioned Mrs. Duncan late Sunday night but he refused to say if the woman denied Baldonado’s charge that she hired the two men to kill her daughter-in-law. Moya Denies Charges Moya denied the charges, police said. He buried his face in his hands and muttered, “I don’t see why he (Baldonado) would say I had anything to do with it,” In Benito, Manitoba, Canada. Olga's mother, Mrs. Jessie Kupcyzk, was reported to have collapsed from shock and a heart attack when she learned that her daughter had been slain. Elias Kupcyzk, 61, Olga’s father. refused comment on the brutal slaying. He said he planned to leave for here shortly to arrange burial for his daughter. Duncan was unavailable for comment.

Returns Radio Signals Back . To Earth Satellite Success Exceeding Fondest Hopes Os Experts WASHINGTON (UPD — The giant Atlas missile, already performing a brilliant communications job as a satellite, appeared likely today to become the U.S. vehicle to put a man into space. The success of the Atlas satellite, launched into orbit Thursday night, in transmitting and relaying messages from the earth apparently exceeded the fondest hopes of military scientists. It received seven copies of President Eisenhower’s Christmas message at the same time Sunday from ground radio stations and successfully beamed them back to earth. The seven teletypewriter signals were transmitted from the station at Ft. Stewart, Ga. The Defense Department said the station received excellent teletype copy back from the four-ton satellite. Repeated With Variations 'Hie experiment was repeated, with variations, by other stations at Corona, Calif., Fort Sam Houston, Tex., and Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Messages were fed into the satellite's recorder and then broadcast back on a “triggering” signal from the earth. The Defense Department said that the experiment was “another of the various types of communications tests intended to be conducted” during the expected 20day life of the artificial moon. Roy W. Johnson, director of the Pentagon’s Advanced Research Projects Agency, said further experiments using the Atlas would give this country communications facilities “far greater than we have now.” Spaceman Project It was Johnson who tagged the Air Force missile for use in the spaceman project. He said the Atlas “undoubtedly would be the vehicle to put a man into space” when the United States reaches that point. Continued on page five Six Toledo Persons Die In Plane Crash LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. (UPD—A flying holiday trip to Florida ended in death for all six members of a Toledo, Ohio, family when their plane smashed into a fogshrouded mountain near here. The family’s Piper Comanche, its wing coated with ice, dashed into the side of a mountain about 14 miles from here Saturday. * Victims were identified as businessman Leo Black, 35, his wife Donna Ruth, 32: their sons Michael, 10, and Jeffry Paul, 5; a daughter, Kathryn, 8; and Mrs. Violet Murrell, Mrs. Black’s mother. BULLETIN Mrs. Blanche Drake, 65, of 921 Indiana street, died at 1:10 o’clock this afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she was admitted Sunday. The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

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