Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1959 — Page 1

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U. S. Preparing Stiff New Protest On Plane Shot Down By Russia

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G. I. TRUCKERS TELL OF RED BLOCKADE— Weary and disheveled aftet spending 56 hours in their trucks during a blockade by the Soviet of the autobahn between Berlin and West Germany, two of the Army drivers appear at a press conference at Helmstedt Thursday. SPC/4c Elwood F. Johnson of Brooklyn, N. Y., (left) explains the Russians attempted to inspect their trucks and they were held because their orders did not permit such inspection. Pfc. Robert E. Love (right) of Plain City, Ohio, rests his head on his hands.

Doubt Nikita Sincere In Bid To Eisenhower THOMASVILLE, Ga. (UPD - The White House today bluntly challenged Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev’s sincerity in inviting President Eisenhower to Russia and said Eisenhower had no present plans to make such a visit. Aftet studying report? on Khrushchev’s Moscow speech of Thursday overnight in Washington and here at the vacation White House, Eisenhower’s spokesman. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty, pointed out that the so-called Soviet invitation’was contained in a speech which also included “very hostile references to United States lead«3J ’ : ; —— - “It seems strange that Premier Khrushchev, if he really welcomes—a visit by the President, would extend it in such circumstances,” Hagerty said. Khrushchev, in addressing the - 21st congress of the Communist Party in Moscow, publicly invited Eisenhower to come to the Soviet Union, “bring anyone he likes” and go anywhere he wants. The Soviet premier at the same time was bitterly critical of. “discrimination” which prevents his coming to the United States; He also attacked the Western stand on Berlin. Hagerty said: "The President has no present plans to make such a visit — in fact, he hasn’t received any invi-

Remodeled Decatur Library Will Open To Public Monday

The Decatur public library will reopen Monday after being closed more than four months for redecorating, Miss Bertha Heller, libraian, annuonced today. The bibrary will be open from 12 noon until 8:30 p.m. daily, Monday through Saturday. All patrons who have had books . out for the four month repair period are asked to return them next week, Miss Heller said. Plans are now being completed for a formal opening ceremony later this month. — * All adult books, including those for high school students, will be on the ground floor. On entering the main door, adults will turn to the >6ft, . . The second floor will include all children’s books, through junior high school: Those desiring these books should turn to the right upon entering and ascend the stairway. The children’s department will in-

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tation, ■ except through reports of an off-hand invitation extended in a political speech.’’ The White House was careful, however, not to slam the door on a future meeting between Eisenhower and Khrushchev. “Ever since he has been in office," Hagerty said, “President Eisenhower has always made it dear that he was willing to go anywhere in the world if by so doing such a visit would serve the cause of peace. “Should future developments suggest that a visit to the Soviet Union or anywhere else would serve to advance this cause, then it certainly would be considered.” Three Children Are Rescued From Fire INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Firemen rescued three small children from their home Thursday when fire broke out while the children’s mother was away looking for a house to rent. One of the children was carried out of the house by a fireman. The other two were passed through a window to safety. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and not quite so cold tonight. Saturday mostly cloudy and warmer with chance of snow northwest and extreme north. Low tonight g to 15 north, 14 to 24 south. High Saturday from near 30 extreme north to the 40s extreme south. Sunset today 8:11 p. m. CDT. Sunrise Saturday 7:47 a. m. CDT. Outlook for Sunday: Mostly cloudy with rain likely south and central and snow flurries extreme north. Low Saturday night 25 to 35. High Sunday 30 to 40.

elude all of the former library space. "The board of trustees and library staff thank you for your patience during the last four months," Miss Heller said. “It has been a gigantic task to organize and carry out this complete change. “We feel sure that we can give you better service and hope all the citizens of Decatur and Washington* township will enjoy the new library. It is your library. The improvements was made possible by the law which created the library improvement reserve fund. This gave the board the right to set aside each year a certain amount for improvements. All of the present changes were made in tills manner.” -~ - Children’s Librarian The appointment of Mrs. Martha G. Heller as children’s li- ' J.----- -•-

Club Assembly Held At Rotary Meeting The Decatur Rotary club presented a club assembly meeting for members last night. Dick Childs, vocational service chairman, acted as general chairman of the assembly, in which several members gave talks on various facets of business and industry. George Auer spoke on employeemployer relationships, depicting the advance of automation in industry today. He used three types of can openers on three cans to show the strides made in the past 10 years. Auer also told of industry's obligation to create a proper climate for further progress. J. F. Sanmann discussed buyerseller relationships, stressing enthusiasm, honesty, and the desire to render service as necessary attributed for success. Harry Maddox explained the place of the trade associations in industry and the benefits which can be derived from them. He told pf the effectiveness of promoting new and more helpful methods by these associations. Occupational information was George Litchfield's subject. He told of plans to have Decatur school children attend a meeting where discussion of vocations in Decatur would be outlined. Bryce Thomas said that the fourway test, a national Rotarian* project, would be given to Decatur school teachers. Plaques would be given to those schools which the teachers represent. Anthony Lengerich of Decatur Catholic, and Bill Bischoff of Decatur high, were guest student Rotarians. Decatur, with Berne and Fort Wayne, will sponsor a 4-H leadership training conference in Fort Wayne at the Chamber of Commerce Monday at 4 p.m. AU members are invited. • Knox Couple Killed As Train Hits Auto KNOX, Ind. (UP)—Mr. and Mrs. Morton T. Tease of Knox were killed today when their car was smashed by a Nickel Plate Railroad freight train at the Main St. crossing in Knox. Authorities said the crossing was protected by flasher signals. Both Tease and his wife were about 75 years old. Hoosier On Plane Downed By Soviet WASHINGTON (UPD — Aircraftsman 2c James E. Ferguson Jr., LaPorte, Ind., was among 17 U.S. airman aboard a four-engine Air Force transport the United States claims was Shot down deliberately by Soviet fighters on Sept. 2. Six bodies were recovered but only four of the men were identified. The ot h e r 11 are listed as missing. Ferguson was not among the identified dead. '

brarian for the library was announced today by the library board. * 1 * Mrs. Heller began work about three weeks ago, and aided in the moving of the books, end in setting up the ,new children’s section of the library, which Will include all of the area formerly used for both the children’s and adult sections on the second floor. The moving of the adult section to the ground floor in the recent remodeling program necessitated the addition to the staff, Raymond Kohne, vice president of the board, stated. Also working with Miss Heller at the library will be Miss Etta MaUonee, assistant librarian, and two high school pages, Miss Kathleen Kohne, a senior at Decatur Catholic high school, and Miss Connie Kiess, a junior at Decatur high school. _

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Tape Recorder Gives Evidence ! ; Os Incident I ; WASHINGTON (UPD—Administration officials, prodded by irate - congressmen, were reported to j day to be preparing a stiff new . demand that Russia account for ; the shooting down of an unarmed , american transport by Soviet t fighters last Sept. 2. Officials said the U.S. govem- ’ ment planned definite steps to foUow up its dramatic disclosure of evidence which it claims proves ' the Russians deliberately attacked ' the helpless plane in Soviet Ar- ! menia with 17 men aboard. The U.S. evidence included a tape-recording of intercepted con- • versations among the Soviet fighti er pilots who staged the attack i and articles from the Russian Air I Force Journal describing such an , incident. Burial Today A military burial was to take place today at Arlington Ceme- ‘ tery for two unidentified victims ; among the six bodies the Russians ‘ r acknowledged finding in the crash > and turned over to U.S. authori--1 ties. The Russians claim the plane ■ was not shot down but crashed ■ and burned after “violating” the • Soviet air frontier. They deny any > knowledge of toe 11 airmen still ; unaccoutned for. The American plane went down • about 21 miles inside Russian ter- . ritory and about 105 miles off its course. The State Department said it had been flying between three , towns in Turkey in an Air Force ’ study of radio transmissions. Officials listed these possible ■ courses of future action open to ’ the United States: —A. renewed demand that Russia acknowledge its guilt and promise there will be no recur-: rence of such incidents. —A claim for complete financial | compensation for the human and '

Seek To Force Bill To Floor

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Minor- The confusion was general with ity Democrats voted unanimously politics contributing mostly to the in caucus to try to force out of prevailing snafu. committee for an Indiana Senate For instance, Conrad, with what showdown today the “right to he said was reference to the Senwork” repeal bill passed Thursday ate situation on the controversial by the House. repealer, said: Even Sen. James Spurgeon, “Never before have so many Brownstown Democrat who op- fought so hard to repeal a law poses repeal, agreed to the action, they didn’t want repealed.” according to Senate Minority To date, Sen. James W. SpurLeader Matthew Welsh. geon of Brownstown is the only The move will be made in ac- Democratic senator favoring retion on a resolution by Sen. S. tention of “right to work.” BeHugh Dillin that the bill (HB6) sides Conrad, the following other be committed to the Senate sitting GOP senators are said to be for as a committee of the whole. the repealer: Charles Maddox, While that type of move is not Otterbein; Wesley Malone, Clinthe same as what is familiarly ton; Ruel Steele, Bedford; Howard known as a “blast” effort, it has Steele, Knox, and possible Samuel the same effect in that the bill C. McQueen, Brazil. is pried out of the committee and Adding to the general confusion faces an immediate showdown on is the fact that the Senate Labor whether it dies or progresses Committee has the bill of Sen. through the legislative processes. John C. Ruckelshaus (R-Indian-“No Hurry”—Conrad apolis) providing for a referenBut Sen. Roy Conrad (R-Monti- dum, but anti-repealers are said cello), ranking member of the to favor it as a possible “fire Senate Labor Committee and a foe escape” from repeal. of “right to work,” predicted Rader Lone Defector ----- — there would be “no hurry” in Five Republicans in the House committee consideration of the voted for repeal and seven Demmeasure, which passed the House ocrats against it. 73-23. The House previously had Sen. George W. McDermott (R- passed a watered down . reform Alexandria), committee chairman, measure, 69-28, with eight Demosaid there would be no further crats joining the Republicans in public hearings on “right to opposition. work”. But he said his committee However, a lone Republican, will meet Tuesday to decide what Rep. Ralph Rader, Akrbn, voted to do about the “right to work” with 68 Denjocrats for passage of issue. the reform measure. Conrad indicated that there will “It seems to me there was some be no Senate action on “right to merit in House Bill 66 for labor work” for many days. Another reform,” Rader explained. “Some GOP senator voiced the. possibility top attorneys indicated there was that the Senate will be forced to some merit.” swallow the Conrad “right to GOP representatives during the work” Republican repealer which debate charged that the reform is in the labor committee along measures had been thoroughly with the Democratic Senate re- emasculated by the Democratic pealer. . - ■- laborites.

material loss suffered by the United States and the families of toe 17 men. —An appeal to toe International Court of Justice to brand Russian conduct in the affair as "uncivilized.” ■■ - Cold War Colder The State Department’s disclosure sent the temperature of the cold war down several more degrees. It was regarded as certain to stiffen the Western Allies in their current consultations on how to meet Soviet threats against Berlin. The American evidence touched off angry reaction in Congress. Senate Democratic Whip Mike Mansfield (Mont.) said he hoped President Eisenhower would add his own strong personal protest > and demand to know why the plane was shot down. Sen. Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.), ranking Republican member of the foreign relations committee, said toe incident showed the Soviets have “no moral responsibility.” The State Department implied the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Anastas 1. Mikoyan lied, when he denied to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles here on Jan. 16 that the plane had been shot down and insisted that it had crashed -r Two months prior to Mikoyan’s visit, it said, Soviet Ambassador Mikhail A. Menshikov had Wen given a full transcript of the taperecording and promised to send it to Moscow. Translate Tape Recording The tape-recording showed the Russian pilots gloated as they finished off the unarmed plane. The English translation quoted them as saying: “l am attacking toe target . . . a transport, four-engined . . . there’s a hit . . . the target is burning ... the tail assembly is filling off . . . he will not get away, he is already falling . . . I will finish him off, boys.” U.S. officials concluded from the tape recording that five fighter planes attacked toe American transport. One official said the most damaged piece of evidence I was the statement of one of toe ‘pilots that “the target is a transsport, four-engined.”

Housing Bill Is Approved < By Senators WASHINGTON (UPI) — The 1 Democratic - controlled Senate , knocked back President Eisen- ! bower’s economy campaign today with a $2,675,000,000 housing bill, a billion dollars in excess of his proposals. It turned promptly toward action by nightfall on the 565-mil->lion-dollar airport construction bill he vetoed last year and is ' opposing again in 1959. The housing measure was approved late Thursday night by a vote of 60-28 after two days of hot political debate. Eighteen Republicans joined 10 southern Democrats against 85; 13 Republicans and 47 Democrats voted for the bill. Final Senate action was preceded by Democratic charges that the Eisenhower administration had unduly raised interest rates and Republican accusations that Democrats were trying to throw the President’s budget out of kilter. Boost GI Loan Rate The measure now goes to the House, where a banking subcommittee was expected to finish drafting its bill today. The housing measure may come before the ■ House in about two weeks. Democratic and Republican leaders agreed that the Senate bill would pad Eisenhower’s fiscal 1960 budget by between 35 and ' 135 million dollars. It would go 750 million dollars beyond - the administration’s program on slum clearance by providing $2,100,000,000 over six years. The Senate measure includes a single - shot bill the House ap proved Wednesday to boost thd interest rate on GI housing loans from 4% to 5W per cent. The House approved this at Eisenhower’s request but tacked on 300 million dollars the administration did not want for housing loans to veterans in rural areas. 35,000 Low Rent Unite As an economy compromise, the Senate sliced this 300 million dollars in half. It also chopped a proposed 400-million-dollar fund for college housing loans by 100 1 million dollars. The administration wanted still another 100 million lopped off. Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) said the Senate had reduced its bill by 250 million dollars to “meet the administration half way” on economy. But Republicans said the Democrats still were big spenders in their insistence on including: —35,000 new low - rent public housing units which the administraton said would cost 21 milion dollars a year in federal subsidies. —Federal payment of two-thirds the cost of slum clearance projects. Eisenhower wanted this reduced to 50 per cent with states and cities paying the other half. —A last-minute boost from 350 to 500 million dollars in the Annual rate at which urban renewal funds could be parceled out. Elks Cancer Party Saturday Evening All plans are reported complete for the annual Elks cancer party, which will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall Saturday evening. All proceeds from the annual party, sponsored by the Decatur Elks lodge, go to the Indiana Elks cancer fund, which has contributed thousands of dollars over the past several years for cancer research. The public is invited to attend this affair and aid the fraternal organization’s fight against the deadly disease. Open house will be observed at the K. of C. hall during the entire evening. The party will open with games and other varied forms of entertainment, and will conclude with a dance, starting at 10 o’clock, with music by the Keynoters, local dance band. Tickets, which are good for the entire evening, may be purchased from Elks members, at the Elks club and the K. of C. hall. Frank Lybarger and Lyle Mallonee, co-chairmen, have been directing Elks members in obtaining donations from Decatur merchants to be given away during the party as one of the top features of the annual charity event. Goshen Girl Drives At Sixteen Months GOSHEN, Ind. (UPI) — While Mrs. David Myers scraped snow off the windshield of her car, her 16-month-olds daughter Cynthia nudged the gearshift lever and the car rolled 117 feet into a tree. Cynthia was treated for bruises on her nose and head. It will take $250 to repair the car. ~

Bigger Cut Os Tax To Cities

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)—A bill to give Indiana cities and towns * a larger share of the state gasoline tax revenues and to cut die 1 amounts to smaller counties was 1 introduced in the House today by ! two Democrats from populous 1 areas. - --------! Reps. William Babincsak of 1 Lake County and Carroll Dennis ‘ of Marion County proposed a new ' formula for distributing the gas tax millions, of which the state 1 now gets about half and the cities, 1 towns and counties the other half. 1 The bill would raise the per- 1 centage to cities and towns from ’ the present 15 per cent to 20 per 1 cent, and lower the percentage to ■ the state from 53 to 48. It would leave the percentage to counties unchanged at 32 per cent. But it would change the for- ■ mula to favor populous areas, thus 1 reducing the distribution to less ■ populous counties. Would Abolish Primary It also would place restrictions ‘ on use of the funds. None could be used for traffic enforcement • under terms of the bill. The measure was introduced among a flood of bills which skyrocketed the House total beyond 550, passing the 544 which were introduced in the 1957 House. Meanwhile, the Senate passed and sent to the House with only one dissenting vote a bill appro- ' priating two million dollars from the state general fund for flood control project loans to local governmental units. Other new House bills included one by Rep. Rex Minnick (D-Bra-zil) to abolish the presidential preference primary law, which became effective only three years ago. — The flood control bill passage followed by only a few weeks a series of serious Hoosier floods which caused millions of dollars damage aod prompted President Eisenhower to allocate $250,000 in federal funds today. The administration measure (58129) passed 40-7 with; the opposing votes all cast by DemoPurdue Dean Speaks At Farmer Banquet Featured speaker for the 37th annual farmers achievement banquet will be Dr. Earl L. Butz, dean of the agricultural school at Purdue University, according to Dan Fiechter, crops project committee chairman. The recognition banquet is planned by the crops committee and chairmen of other extension project committees. It will be held Tuesday evening, March 3 at 6:30 o’clock at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. The program wtH include 5-acre corn awards by the First State Bank of Decatur and the First Bank of Berne and 5-acre soybean awards by Central Soya company. The outstanding home demonstration club will be honored. Tickets for dairy herd improvement association members are provided by the Adams county artificial breeders association. Service clubs in Decatur, Lions and Rotary, will meet with the rural group. Tickets for the banquet are available from Dan Fiechter, Ervin Schuller, Raymond Ringger, Lores Steury, Paul Kohne, Hugo Bulmahn, Delmas Bollenbecher, Forest Tucker, Cletiis Gillman, 1 Paul Yoder, Ben Mazelin, Dan; Kauffman, Weldon Lehman, Mrs.' Noah L, Habegger, First Bank of Berne, First State Bank of Decatur, Dbyle Lehman, local home demonstration club presidents, and the county extension office.

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j JUBILANT OVER HAWAll—Hawaiian Delegate to Congress John A. Burna looks into a star-studded mirror in Washington and envisions Hawaii as a state after approval of the statehood bill by the House insular affairs committee, 25-4.

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crats. The $50,000 appropriated in the measure would go into an Educational Fund to be used “for supplemental transportation, equal* ization and tuition support purposes in distressed school corporations.” The allocation would be added to the record billion dollar budget for the 1959-61 biennium. Sen. Ricnard Ristine (R-Craw-fordsville), co-author of the bill and chiarman of the Senate Finance Committee which gave the measure a passage recommendation, said some schools would be forced to close unless the General Assembly appropriated the money. Saved Several Schools Ristine said that die 1957 Legislature appropriated three million dollars for the same purpose, but returned two millions because it was not needed. He said money now in the contingency fund will be lost when the current biennium ends or June 30 and “it is the feeling of experts that $500,000 is all that is needed.” Ristine said the Calumet Twp. school in Lake County would have been forced to shut down if it had not received $71,000 from the fund. “That is only one example that comes to mind,” he said. “Many other school units would have gone under had it not been for this state aid.” House Passes Extension Os Draff Measure WASHINGTON (UPI)-A Houseapproved bill to extend the draft four more years today seemed assured of Senate passage by an overwhelming margin. The measure, a high priority item in President Eisenhower’s legislative program and backed fully by leaders of both parties, coasted to House passage Thursday on a roll cpll vote of 381-20. Sponsors felt confident the bill would obtain endorsement in the Senate by a similar margin. There was no immediate indication of how soon the Senate would act. There was a smattering of opposition in the House but it was smothered by a platoon of supporters led by Chairman Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) of the House Armed Services Committee. Vinson argued that the United States could not possibly maintain a force of 2.50Q.000 men without compulsion, as distasteful as it might be to maintain the draft in peacetime. Rep. Leonard G. Wolf (D---lowa) spearheaded a vain attempt to limit the extension to two years. His move was beaten on a voice vote. Wolf said he felt some extension was necessary but that Congress should devote the next two years to exploring ways of raising a military force entirely by recruitment. Vinson replied that Congress could alter the law any time it wishes. He added that he has named a special manpower subcommittee which will look into the draft problem, among others. j Rep. Arthur Winstead (D-Miss.) sponsored an amendment to permit a draftee to refuse to serve in civil disturbances such as the Little Rock, Ark., school troubles. | He lost on a standing vote, 135-42.