Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 37,

Flood Control Bill Approved

INDIANAPOLIS (UPl)—Senate Republicans again stymied an effort by minority Democrats to- ' day to force out of committee one of the controversial Indiana “right ‘ to work” law repeal bills. Voting 27-23 on strict party ' lines, the Senate tabled a motion by Democratic floor leader Matthew Welsh to put the House- ' passed repeal bill in the Senate as a committee of the whole. 1 Welsh made the move after de- , livering a strong criticism of the ' GOP legislators for “floundering around without a sense of purpose ' or direction*’ and threatening to , create the “biggest legislative logjam in the history of the state.” 1 Meanwhile, in the House, a bill 1 to nominate candidates for U.S. 1 senator, governor and lieutenant governor by direct primary in- 1 stead of in party conventions 1 passed second reading in the house of origin and advanced to > a final showdown there. There * were no amendments or motions to amend or kill the measure. Welsh demanded that the Sen- J ate “end its constant frittering ' away of time, delaying of an 1 issue and in general thwarting of ! the purpose of a Legislature and 1 the ability and right of senators to vote on the (right to work) is- ' SUB.'* He charged that Republicans ■ now demanding strict unkm am- 1 trols in a reform bill the House 1 already has passed, had plenty of ‘ opportunity to enact such a pro- ’ gram in the 1953. 1955 and 1957 ] sessions when they were in con- ' trol of both houses. He said GOP delaying tactics on ’ repeal are “a gross violation of , the basic principles of represents- . tive government.” -

Secy. Dulles Has Surgery

WASHINGTON (UPD — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles underwent what was described as a "successful" hernia operation today during which the doctors also removed tissue and fluid for "microscopic examination.” Lincoln White, State Department press' officer, said the 70-year-old secretary was “on the operating table'less than an hour.” •"The secretary's post-operative condition is quite satisfactory,” White said White made the following announcement at 10:35 a.m. e.S.t.i “Successful left inguinal herniorrhaphy was performed on the secretary of state this morning. During the course of the operative procedure, tissue and fluid were ■ removed for microscopical examination. The secretary’s postoperative condition is quite satisfactory” The operation at the Army's Walter Reed Hospital began about 8 a.m. The operation was performed by Maj. Gen. Leonard Heaton, commandant of the Army medical center. He was assisted by Brig. Gen. James Forsee, chief of surgery, and Capt. Donald A. Bolt, resident surgeon. Other physicians present were presidential physician Gen. Howard M. C. Enyder; Brig. Gen. Francis Pruitt, chief of medicine at tile center, and Dr. A.D. Daughton, Dulles’ personal physician.

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Meanwhile, Governor Handley received the first bills passed by the Legislature since a routine appropriation measure was sent to his desk more than five weeks ago. Appropriately, one of the two bills would set in motion machinery to end the annual floods which currently are ravishing the western portion of the state. House Bill 22, passed by a 45-0 Senate vote, will enable Indiana to Join with Illinois in a compact aimed at jointly solving some of the problems facing the two-state Wabash River Valley. The other measure reaching Handley’s desk was a routine bill affecting Indianapolis sidewalks. As yet, the House has not passed a single Senate-originated measure. > Sharing the spotlight with final passage of the two bills was another hassle in the Senate over “right to work." Opponents ot the controversial 1957 law have carried the day in recent skirmishes. But this time they were beaten back on a straight party line vote. The fireworks started when Sen. William Christy (D-Hammond), co-author of a “right to work” repeal bill (SB1), called the Senate’s attention to the feet that his bill had been in committee for more than six days. Under Senate rules, the upper chamber then has to vote on whether to give the Labor Cofnmittee more time to consider the bill. Sen. Wendell' Martin (R-Indian-apolls) pointed out that two repeal bills, SBIOO and HB6, already were being considered by the Senate and made a motion that the (Con tin usd on paxe two)

The “herniorrhaphy” preformed 1 on Dulles was described in lay- | man's language as repair of a 1 rupture. -— ■ — White said in answer to a ques- " tion that the tissue and fluid were removed in the area of the t hernia. .. . ' t Tissue and fluid frequently are ! removed to check for possible cancer. ■ It was the second major surgery Dulles has undergone in a little more than two years. In • November, 1956, he was operated on for removal ofa cancerous portion of his intestine. White said the tissue and fluids were removed in today’s operation as a “precautionary measure to see if there was any recurrence or spread of the earlier malignancy.” He said the surgeons “did not go into the area of diverticulitis” 1 from which the secretary has E been suffering for some time. This is an inflamation of the lower part of the big intestine. Dulles suffered an attack of diverticulitis early last December and has never completely recovered. However, White said the surgeons did not probe this area today. White declined to speculate on whether the doctors fear there may be a recurrent malignancy. “They can’t tell” whether the. tissue they removed is maligent, I he said, until the “microscopical examination” is completed.

Adams County Is Listed As Disaster Area The St. Mary’s river continues to recede even though Decatur received .05 inches of rain during the night, Louis Landrum, local weather observer, stated today. The river reading showed the depth at 19.49 feet at 7 o’clock this morning. Thursday’s reading was 20.83 feet, with the highest level recorded at 22.59 feet Tuesday night. President Eisenhower announced today that he has declared 13 northern Indiana counties in the state as major disaster area, in which Adams county is ineluded. The 13-counties win now be eligible for federal relief. Gov. Harold W. requested the president to consider the areas as disaster areas and to include them with 13 southern counties which were disaster areas in January. Several persons who were forc- ■ ed to abandon their homes in the Bellmont Park area and the Park View addition, are*still unable to move back into their homes. Most of the people living in the Park View addition moved back Wednesday night, however, some are still living in different quarters until the task of cleaning up debris and damage caused by the high water is completed. At noon today, it was reported that most of the families from the Bellmont Park area are unable to move back into their homes, although the water has receded. Water reached a higher level than in 1950 at Bellmont Park, where 2% inches more water was in the homes than nine years ago. Three Men Confess To Berne Burglary Three men from near Muncie are being held in the LaGrange county jail after confessing to nearly 75 burglaries in a three state area. The trio had admitted to breakins in several counties throughout the state, some of which include Adams, Allen, Huntington, Wells, and Jay counties. The men were identified as James L. Eppard. 22, 0 f route two, Gaston, and Leroy F. Edwards, 22, and his brother, Fred J., 20, both of Muncie. ‘ _ The Berne incident occurred New Years Eve at the Gifford I. G. A. super market located at the north city limits of Berne on U. S. 27. Two of the men enterefi the building by tampering with an aluminum casing on the front door. Considerable damage was caused by the thieves before they left the super market. After the entry into the building was gained, a door and casing to the office was removed and a safe rolled into the main room near the large front door. The culprits then knocked off the combination lock in an attempt to enter the safe. Nothing was taken from the safe. It has not been determined by the law officers in Adams county whether retainers or charges will be filed against the three. Sheriff Merle Affolder stated today > that they are conferring with La- | Grange authorities about the i matter at the present time?

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 13,1959.

Forecast Os Rain And Thunderstorms Add To Indiana Flood Worries ‘ _ ■ • ■ A-*-' ■

i ■ •— INDIANA WEATHER I Rain tonight and Saturday . , with scattered thunderstorms ' ' and locally heaty amounts of 1 rain south and central por- ’ tions tonight and in south and east portions Saturday. Rain ending and turning colder Saturday afternoon. Low to- - night In the 30s extreme north * to around 50 extreme south. High Saturday ranging from i the 30s extreme northwest to the 50s or low 00s southeast. . Sunset today 6;® p. m. CDT. > Sunrise Saturday 7:39 a. m. c CDfIL... Outlook for Sunday : > Colder. Partly cloudy all seot tions except snow flurries t near Lake Michigan. Lows lower 30s north to the 40s , south. Highs 30s north to 40s south. I ~ ' Allwein Is Speaker 1 j At Rotary Meeting Tom Allwein explained the soy--1 bean solvent extraction process, in , use at the Decatur plant of the s Central Soya Co., of which he is j manager, to the Decatur Rotary club at its meeting Thursday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Dick Childs was the program chairman. Allwein began his remarks by recalling the history of the soybean processing. The first soybeans were processed in the United States in December, 1915. This B year the Central Soya Co. will ob- ? serve its 25th anniversary. 3 There are three methods by s which the oil may be extracted. Both the hydraulic press and the ■ expeller process have been largely ‘ replaced by the more efficient sol- ' vent extraction process. * Allwein used a projected slide to follow the. flow chart used at the s local plant. The beans are sent * through several cracking rolls, a " heating and conditioner chamber, 1 flaking rolls, and a dehulling device. They are then treated with I hezane, a hydro-carbon, which ex--1 tracts the oil in an enclosed ferris t wheel like closure. The oil is re--1 covered from the solvent which is then carefully reclaimed for re- > peated re-use. The oil is sent i through several purfication prot cesses. Slides of other Central Soya ' plants throughout the country, in- ’ eluding some of the recently ac- ■ quired chemurgy division of the ’ Glidden company were shown. A ’ display, showing the beans in the * various stages of processing along ’ with oil samples and a replica of 1 the Central Soya plant in Chatta- ! nooga was set up in. the meeting 1 room. r ; C. C. Dull Is Dead After Long Illness J C. C. Dull, 76-year-old carpenter of Wren, 0., died at 3.10 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year and his condition had been critical for a week. He was bom in Wren June 10, 1882, a son of Samuel and Jane Foster-Dull, and was a lifelong resident of that town. He was married to Besse E. Bell Aug. 2, 1903. Mr. Dull attended the Evangelical United Brethren church in Wren. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, Buford Dull of Wren; three daughters, Mrs. V. E. (Velma) Gaham of Wren, Mrs. Ralph (Chloe) Simermann of Decatur, and Mrs. Doyt (Martha) Tickle of Van Wert, O.; four grandchildren; four great-grand-children, and three sisters, Mrs. Oressa Hudspeth of Hoopeston, 111., Mrs. Inez Swoveland .of Gilman, 111., and Mrs. Zora Bailey of Gladwin, Mich. Two brothers preceded him In death. The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home, where friends may call after 7:30 o’clock this evening until Sunday noon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the residence in Wren, the Rev. Walter Purdy officiating. Burial will be in the Wren cemetery.

— City Salary Bill Passes 1 House Today INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The J Indiana House passed by a nar- , row 53-37 vote and sent to the Senate today a bill establishing j new minimum salaries for may- ; ors, clerk-treasurers and council- : men of Hoosier cities. j The passage came after considerable debate, during which oppo- , nents of the bill charged cities < should' establish their own offi- . rials’ salaries and the Legislature , has no right to saddle taxpayers . with an additional burden. Immediately after passage of . the salary floor bill, the House passed a companion measure (H 8136 by a 73-10 vote which re- i peals a 1945 law permitting may- ‘ ors of fourth and fifth class cities 1 to serve as city judges. ) The salary bill (H 8135 passed s with only two votes more than the r constitutional majority necessary. . Rep. Paul Baker (D-New Castle) | told his colleagues the House 5 should now pass a pending bill (H 8337 which would give cities , and towns half the receipts from the state cigarette tax, to enable them to finance higher pay for ’ their officials. That bill is in a 1 House committee. 5 Rep. Joe Harris (p-Carlisle), ’> author of the salary bill and a member of a study commission r which worked out an intricate ■ schedule of 12 classifications of J cities based on population and ’ value of property, said passage • -was necessary to place the cities on the same setup as counties. A > county officials' salary schedule ; was enacted two years ago. t But Rep. Cable Ball (R-Lafay- ! ette) said the bill “puts an added burden on taxpayers” and violates the' home rule principle. ' “Let them decide their own matters,” Ball said. “The assembly has been prone to take things out of their hands.” ’Rep. Paul Combs (R-Washing-ton) said he didn’t see “any reason why the assembly should pull chestnuts out of the fire for city councils which lack the guts to raise their own salaries.” x

Cites Pressure t ”, ■ ~ “—~rU— -4 — j From Mobsters

WASHINGTON (UPI) — New York juke box operators told the Senate Rackets Committee today they “are frantically in need of help" to fight off gangster-union control of their business. Albert Denver, president of the Music Operators Assn., testified his group has been subjected “to every conceivable form of intimidation and pressure’ from mobsters. “The situation has been intolerable,” he said. __ _ Denver testified amid signs that the underworld is feeling the heat of the committee's expose of juke box racketeering. Chief Counsel Robert F. Kennedy reported that the syndicate

two nights ago picked up all of its pinball and other game machines in the Lake Countylnd., area. Kennedy said this region is “one of the most critical areas” and staff investigators have been ‘ studying it for several months. List 10 Names Shortly after public hearings began this week, Kennedy said, the syndicate made the rounds of taverns and other places in and \ around Gary, Ind., picked up more than 1,000 machines and moved them to wardiouses. He Indicated that some of the ' machines were of the gambling ' type which the committee inspeeI ted earlier this week. ' Kennedy also read into the rec- ; ord the names of 10 delegates to • the 1957 Mafia “underworld con- ■ vention” at Apalachin, N.Y., who II have been identified as associatled with the coin machine busi-

... . 're,,— Conclude Hearing On Juvenile Crime NEW YORK (UPD-The Sen- ' ate juvenile delinquency subcom- , mittee, after hearing colorful ■ Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz contend that America's family life . "has gone to pot,” prepared to listen today to the views of three ' other witnesses on the crime, "problem. They are Justices John Warren Hill and Nathaniel Kaplan of the 1 Domestic Relations Court and Wil| C. Turnbladh, a national probation executive. j Their testimony will wind up a two- day hearing which Sen. Thomas C. Hennings Jr., (D-Mo.) will carry on into other major cities of the country. Leibowitz deplored the decline in family life in the United States. He told the committee that the children in Soviet Russia regard it as an “honor" to go to school and quoted authorities as saying many students in our country can hardly read or write. Uses Picturesque Language In picturesque language, Leibowitz warned: “If we don’t watch out, and get Off our fannies, they (the Russians) won't beat us in Sputniks. they’ll beat us in the markets of the world." “Let’s not talk cliches,” the judge bluntly declared. Leibowitz pointed out that family life in America has changed greatly in the past 25 or 30 years. Such incidents as a pupil assaulting a teacher just didn’t happen a quarter of a century ago, he contended. "We’ve been drifting away from God, from family life," said Leibowitz. “There has been a deterioration _in the moral climate of. our country. We countenance a philosophy of permissiveness.” Highest Crime Rate “It is “shocking,” saul the judge, that “while we have the highest standard of living, we at the same time have the highest crime and juvenile delinquency rate, and one marriage out of three ends on the rocks—in the divorce courts.” Leibowitz urged a- national campaign to educate young parents of America in proper living as a long-range Solution to the juvenile delinquency problem “in this psychopathic world.”

ness. They are Gerardo Catena of South Orange, N.J.; John Anthony Demarco and John Scalish, Cleveland; Joseph Vai cone, Utica, N.Y.; Michael Genovese, John Larocca and Gabriel Mannarino, i Pittsburgh; Carmine Lombardozzi and Mike Miranda, New York, and Frank Zito, Springfield, 111. Threat from Local 266 Denver denied that his association had tried “to monopolize the industry or to allocate territory.” After "many ho r r ib 1 e experiences”with labor unions, he said, the association is now contract- . ing with a reputable local of the . Retail Clerks Union.

Lenten Meditation (By Hev. E. L. Anderson, Union Chap# E. U. B.) “THE INVISIBLE BARRIER” Psalms 43 . Many times persons calling out to God are guilty of blaming Him for their trouble. In this Psalm the Psalmist begins his prayer in an attitude of resentment. Notice that he starts by angrily demanding God to judge him, deliver him, and defend him against ungodly people who are deceitful and unjust. He continues by suggesting that God is ignoring his oppression. This kind of an attitude throws up a barrier between the Psalmist and God. This same attitude is expressed by many people today. They constantly demand that God do something and find fault with Him in their prayers. People, many times allow such an invisible barrier to come between them and God. The Psalmist comes to his senses and speaks in an entirely different mood when he prays, “Oh send out thy light and truth: let them lead irie.” Here he recognizes that God is more than judge and deliverer, he is light and truth.

United Press International Locally heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms were forecast for Indiana for tonight and Saturday, bringing new, worries today to the soggy Wabash River valley where the crest of the worst flood Since 1913 moved downstream past Lafayette. The Weather Bureau’s noon forecast called for “locally heavy amounts” of rain south and central tonight and south and east Saturday. A mighty ice gorge between Lo- ; gansport and Delphi took dri weight as smaller floes brake loose and slated against it. But the danger from the big jam may been reduced by a sharp drop in the river level. At Logansport, the stream fell below flood stage this morning, more than five feet below its crest only night before last, and 200 families began returning to their damaged homes. The crest also passed Lafayette and headed toward a tier of counties on the state’s western border, with West Terre Haute taking over as the newest danger area. Hundreds^ of volunteers, including 100 National Guardsmen, threw up a sandbag levee to keep the flood from the doors of thousands of West Terre Hauteahs. Some of them, recalling a mass evacuation in a 1958 flood when a levee protecting their town broke, moved out Thursday. Others were packed and waiting to leave their homes. High school students were dismissed to help with the sandbagging efforts. The threat of more heavy rain hung over the flood zone as well as other parts of the state. Only a drizzle and light showers were recorded up to dawn today. But the weatherman forecast rain and scattered thundershowers into Saturday. The five-day outlook indicated precipitation would total one-half to one inch with local amounts near two inches during the period ending next Wednesday, with most of it falling Saturday and Monday or Tuesday. Temperatures, meanwhile, moderated considerably after a cold trend which developed after fourtach rains earlier this week had wrung themselves out. The mercury reached the 40s over the north portion and the 50s over the south Thursday, dropping to above-freezing levels during the night. Highs today will range from the lower 40s upstate to the 50s south, lows tonight in the 30s north and near 50 south, and highs Saturday from the mid 30s to near 60. The outlook for Sunday was mild. The outlook said temperatures will average 8 to 14 degrees above normal, an unfamiliar forecast during a long winter marked by mostly sub-normal averages. Youthful Bicyclist Is Killed By Auto WASHINGTON. Ind. (UPI) - James Draper, 12, died in Daviess County Hospital late Thursday night of injuries sustained about five hours earlier when his bicycle was struck by an automobile. He was the son of David Draper, general manager of the Washington Herald, a daily newspaper. Phillip H. Waller, 17, the driver, told police rain made visibility poor at the lime of the accident.

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Labor Reform Views Aired By Labor Head WASHINGTON (UPD - Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell has asked the public to demand that the Democratic - controlled Congress approve picketing and boycott curbs as well as less controversial union reform legislation. But he said It was up to Congress to decide whether to adopt a single package similar to the Eisenhower administration’s proposal or consider Taft - Hartley law revisions on picketing and boycotts later after passing a basic reform bill. Mitchell issued a statement Thursday night to clarify his views on labor reform measures being considered by the Senate labor subcommittee. Subcommittee Chairman John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) advocates the two- package approach on grounds that controversy over Taft-Hartley changes would jeopardize the chances cf passing any labor bill. Mitchell said, Kennedy and Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. . Johnson “have the votes to enact ■ any legislation they want” in this field. He urged all Americans "whs want enacted effective labor-man-agement reform legislation, should keep rcmialfog these gen- ' tiemen that half - measures will 1 not do.” I- ■■ - - ■___ - -7- : “The President’s proposals are the fairest and the most just lu- ! bor-management proposals before Congress,” Mitchell said. “The important thing is that Congress shall enact into law measures to accomplish the objectives of the President’s program.” Other congressional news: Stewart: Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) was studying government records to decide how to vote bn President Eisenhower’s second of actor James Stewart for promotion from colonel to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve. Mrs. Smith, a lieutenant colonel in the A r Force Reserve, blocked the promotion in 1957 oh grounds Stewart had not put in enough active duty. Hagerty: Sen. John A. Carroll (D-Colo.) was considering calling White House press secretary James C. Hagerty to testify at a new Senate investigaton of federal regulatory agencies. Hagerty has denied a charge that he intervened with the Federal Communications Commission in the award of an Albany, N. Y.. telev sion grant. prl• •n: Chairman Clarence Cannon (D-MoJ of the House Appropriations Committee opposed on economy grounds Eisenhower’s request for 10 million dollars to build a new maximum security federal pr son. But he said he would go along with the project if an appropriations subcommittee okayed it. , Wheat: A House agriculture subcommittee announced it would open hearings Feb. 24 on ways to cut wheat production. Subcommttee Chairman Carl Albert <DOkla.) said administration officials would be heard first. Low Interest Loans Are Available Here Earl Merry, of the small business administration office at Indianapolis, notified Mayor Robert D. Cole tills morning that low-interest loans from the federal government will be available to those who suffered water damage during the recent storm. Backed-up sewers may have damaged goods stored in local basements, Merry said. With Adams county one of 14 counties on the disaster list, focal businessmen may apply for the loans to help buy more stock or repair damaged foundations or fixtures. Mayor Cole said that anyone interested should contact him for the address of the small business administration in Indianapolis, which will handle the requests.