Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII, No. 41.

Berne, Hartford Clash In Opening Battle Os Sectional Tournament

(Tourney Pairings on Page 7) Luck of the draw this morning bracketed two of the pre-tourney favorites, the Berne Bears and Hartford Gorillas, against each , other in the opening battle of the Adams Central sectional one week from tonight at 7 o’clock. Pairings for the 64 sectionals, 16 regionals, four semi-state, and state final tourneys were drawn this morning at the IHSAA office in Indianapolis. The Geneva Cardinals will meet the Pleasant Mills Spartans in the second game Wednesday night at 8:15 o’clock. First round play will be completed with two games Thursday night. The Adams Central Greyhounds will meet the Decatur Yellow Jackets in the Feb. 26 opener at 7 o'clock, followed by the Monmouth Eagles and Decatur Commodores at 8:15 o’clock. No games will be played Friday, Feb. 27, with theday devoted to sale*’ of tickets for the Saturday semi-final and final sessions to fans of the four schools still in the running. * The Wednesday night winners will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the first semi-final, followed by the Thursday night winners. The championship game will start at 8:15 p.m. Saturday. Tickets for each of the Wednesday and Thursday sessions will be priced at 50 cents, and for the two Saturday sessions at sl. Herman Frantz; Adams Central principal and tourney manager, will distribute tickets to school principals Thursday and each principal will handle his own ticket problems. A breakdown of tickets to each school is printed on page 7 of today’s Daily Democrat. Officials for the tourney will be Charles Northman, of Winchester and Robert Showalter, of Muncie. Frantz stated that Thomas Adler and Richard Allspaw, both teachggs at Adams Central, will serve as official scorer and timer, respectively. x The" winner ofthe Adams Central sectional will play in the Fort Wayne regional tourney Saturday, March 7. Winners of the Churubusco and Kendallville sectionals will meet in the regional opener, followed by the Fort Wayne and Adams Central champions. The semi-state tourney, March 14, will also be held at Fort Wayne, with Fort Wayne and Kokomo winners meeting in the opener, followed by the Elkhart and Marion winners. The state final tourney at Indianapolis March 21 will send winners at Lafayette and Indianapolis against each other in the opener, followed by Evansville and Fort Wayne winners. ‘ Pairings of nearby sectionals: At Bluffton Thursday—6 p.m,. Union Center t .

Wants Dulles'' To Stay On Job

.... f - - -•—♦ — - — WASHINGTON (U#D -i President Eisenhower said today he wants cancer-stricken John Foster Dulles to stay on as secretary of state as long as he feels like carrying on because he has no equal In the world in wisdom and knowledge of foreign affairs. The President said doctors have assured him that the secretary’s heart and mind are not affected by his disease. He said he has not discussed specifically with anyone the possibility of a successor for the ailing secretary. A hernia operation last Friday disclosed that Dulles has a recurrence of cancer which first struck him in 1956. Eisenhower said he and Dulles agreed during a talk at the Army’s Walter Reed Medial Center Tuesday that the United States and its Allies should go right ahead in their preparations for high level negotiations with Russia on the Berln crisis and German problems. Eisenhower said Dulles is backed up by a competent second

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT OtalY DAILY MEWSFAPEK IN ADAMS COUNTY

Sanitation Report Given To Council

A total of $852,219.55 has been expended on Decatur's sanitation system to date, according to the engineer’s progress report approved by the city council Tuesday night at its regular meeting. The report also included that $50,000 was furnished to the city by the federal government before the audit of sanitation expenditures, and another $25,000 is forthcoming after the audit. An ordinance, approving the purchase of a 1959 Chevrolet for the police department from Saylors Motor Co. Auto Sales, was passed after the preliminary three readings. The sale price of $1,412 includes the trade-in of a 1957 Chevrolet. S and Ossian; 7:15 p.m., Bluffton and Petroleum; 8:30 p.m., Jackson and Lancaster Central. Friday—7 p.m., Liberty Center and Rockcreek; 8:15 p.m., Chester Center and winner of game 1 Thursday. At Fort Wayne Wednesday—6 p.m., Arcola and Elmhurst; 7:15 p.m.. Huntertown and Fort Wayne North; 8:30 p.m., Monroeville and Fort Wayne South. ■ - Thursday—6 p.m., Fort Wayne Concordia and Harlan; 7:15 p.m., Leo and Hoagland; 8:30 p.m., New Haven and Woodburn. Friday—l:ls p.m., Fort Wayne Central and Fort Wayne Central Catholic. At Hartford City Wednesday—6 p.m., Dunkirk and Redkey; 7:15 p.m. Madison Twp. and Montpelier; 8:30 p.m., Bryant and Gray. Thursday—7 p.m., Pennville and Hartford City; 8:15 p.m., Poling and Portland. Rdll TaMd’Wmner first Wednesday game. At Churbusco-Auburn (Churbuscol—Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ashley and Orland; 8:15 p.m., Churubusco and Fremont; Thursday, 7 p.m., Bellefontaine and Sal- ; em Center. (Auburn) — Wednesday 7 p.m., Riverdale and Waterloo; 8:15 p.m., Auburn and Angola; Thursday 7 p.m., Butler and Garrett. At Kendallville Wednesday — 6 p.m., LaGrange and Ligonier: 7:15 p.m., Lima and Springfield Twp.; 8:30 p.m., Cromwell and Wawaka. Thursday — 6 p.m., Albion and Avilla; 7:15 p.m., Rome City and Kendallville; 8:30 p.m., Howe Military and Wolf Lake. Friday—l:ls p.m., Wolcottville and Brighton.

—— ————.— echelon at the State Department. : He said that as long as Dulles’ heart and mind remained at the ’ service of the American people, negotiation details were not dependent on the secretary’s condi--1 tion. On the Berlin crisis itself, the ■ President said that if there is any shooting on this issue t wll be i the Russans who start it. He said the United States and I its Allies are firmly determined to" carry out their responsibilities under 1949 agreements for the independence and welfare of the people of West Berlin. If any force is used, the President said, : it would have to be the Communists exercising it in an effort to i block the Allies from carrying out their duty to the West Berliners. The President? rhade it dear : that the United States and its ; Allies intend to continue to sup- ■ ply Communist - encircled West ■ Berlin even if the Russians go through With their threat to turn over to the East Germans by i May 27 control of East Berlin and I the access route to West Berlin.

■■ ' I II The council complied with a state statute at a special meeting Monday when it approved the city’s deposits with the First State Bank of Decatur. This is a usual procedure completed every two years. Also recorded were two letters which will require further investigation by the council. One was from Supt. W. Guy Brown, concerning the sewage specifications of South Elementary school, while the other regarded the possibility of the city absorbing the cost of lighting Worthman field during night activities in the summer months. This letter was sent by the Decatur school board. After the city bills were read and approved, the council approved the funds of the various city departments. The electric department has an operating fund of $75,404.01; the water department, $61,037.52; recreation (the Youth and Community Center), $8,299.15; the general fund, $52,639.01; the park department, $470.24; sewage works, $10,591.38: revolving sewage fund, $6,355.94; the street department, $4,232.18. The annual clerk-treasurer’s report. to be printed in the Decatur Daily Democrat-, was also approved after a reading by Miriam Hall, clerk-treasureri Mayor Robert Cole will send a health officer to investigate a complaint brought forth at the meeting by Elmer Tindall about illegal garbage-burning in his neighborhood. The mayor also will look into a parking problem of the Boardman Sewing Machine shop with chief of police James Borders. A third complaint about the signal gates at the Mercer avenue crossing of the Erie railroad will be investigated. Mrs. Robert Bab’cock issued the complaint, "Saying that when she transports children to and from school, she has noted on occasion that the gates would fail to be operative when • a train was in the immediate area. In attendance at the meeting were councilmen Lawrence Kohne, Ed Bauer, Carl Gerber, Norbert Aumann, and Clyde Drake; John L. DeVoss, city attorney; Mrs. Hall, and Mayor Cole.’ Hensel Challenges High School Pupils Paul E. Hensel told the student body at Decatur high school this afternoon that "to be average is debunked,” in challenging the pupils to “be a champion.” Hensel is vice president of personnel for the Central Soya Co. Hensel told the audience that the living spirit of American free enterprise can only be exemplified by building greatness and one’s security on a solid foundation. He further debunked the idea that being "average” is enough. He pointed to the persons who stress only ambition to excel in sports as being narrow in scope and hardly considered a “true champion.” In gaining respect from others and even ourselves, we must strive for improvement every day,” he added. "The need for great minds is more evident every day as we see the struggle for survival in the atomic , age.” Hensel illustrated this meaning with a comparison on the basketball court.” “A coach certainly wouldn’t tell his high scorer to shoot less, just so he would be on a par with the average scorer, would he?” countered Hensel. The answer lies in the realistic approach. "We must be a champion in every walk of life, doing our best to overcome mediocrity,” Hensel said. The representative from the Soya Co. gave six guideposts for the pupils to follow. "1. Break your own record everyday. 2. Outstrip yesterday. 3. Bear trials calmly. 4. Whip your temper, inside and out. 5. Give every ounce of energy to every task. 6. Do your work each day with more force and a finer finish. — —

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 18,1959

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Planning More Satellites

WASHINGTON (UPD—Congress was told today that U-.S weather satellites such as the Vanguard now in orbit could be used to detect H-bomb tests in Russia. John T. Hagen, chief of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Vanguard division, made the disclosure in answer to questions before the House Space Committee. Hagen said development »f the Vanguard weather satellite, placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, may have outflanked Soviet refusal to set up an effective international inspection system to police a nu-, clear test ban. The United States has insisted ■ that any agreement to halt testing must be policed by ground ( inspection teams. Hagen said weather satellites! are expected to be able to photograph large disturbances like those caused by nuclear explosions. The expected life of the batteries in Vanguard II — launched Tuesday—is only two weeks. But hagen said a more complicated i weather satellite containing long-1 lasting solar batteries —will be launched in the future. Rep. James &. Fulton (R-Pa.) asked Hagen whether such satellites would “outflank the discussion taking place on control of nuclear explosions.” Hagen replied that “could be.” Fulton said that would mean the United States no longer would have to struggle with Russia over reaching agreement on an inspection system. ' . ....

■. x ■ ■ • Lenten Meditation (Rev. C, E. Lykins, Church of the Nazarene) “SALTY SPEECH” “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man”—Colossians 1:6. Salt preserves. Therefore let our words be so carefully and prayerfully chosen as to linger in the memory with warmth and blessedness. Salt softens. The writer of Proverbs in chapter fifteen, verse one says, "A soft answer turneth away wrath.” The world hungers for the harsh, jangling tones of avarice and greed to be changed into gentle notes of mutual understanding and courtesy among men. Salt enhances taste. So the proper mixture of the wonderful grace of God, seasoned with conversation that is truly Christian, serves to strengthen the feeble knees, gladden the weary heart, and lift the drooping head. ,

■ “We have he said. , ■ ‘ Hagen said in reply to further questions that he could not tell yet whether a Vanguard weather satellite could be used to detect missile flights. "This can only be answered by experiment, ’ ’ he said. Fulton said that if the„ satellite could “pick up the trail of missiles” the United States could establish a network of satellites to serve as a warning system. 1 Daniel H. Gould Dies In Arizona I I Daniel H. Gould, 58, a native of Adams county, and a resident of this area most of his life, died at 10:20 o’clock Monday night at Phoenix, Ariz., following an illness of two weeks of complications. He was born in Adams county Oct. 30, 1900, a son of Robert and : Nellie Gould. Mr. Gould was a member of the ' Friends church. Only immediate survivor is his mother, Mrs. Nellie Gould, of Pleasant Mills. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gillig & Doan funeral home,, the Rev. Vernon Riley officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pjn. Friday until time of the services.

E.A. Crider Dies Suddenly Last Evening E. A. Crider, 71, 220 North 10th St., owner and operator of the Crider Lumber Co. in Decatur, died instantly of a coronary occlusion at 5 o’clock Tuesday evening. Mr. Crider had stopped on U.S. highway 33 in Pleasant Mills to change a tire, which had gone flat when he was stricken. Death was instant. Mr. Crider had been in failing health after suffering a coronary attack six years ago. He was born in Greenfield Oct. 5, 1887, a sen of Andrew and Julia Warrum-Crider, but had Ijved in Decatur for the pa st, 40 years. He was married to Artie Reynolds Aug. 18, 1924. Mr. Crider was a member of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church and the National Hardwood Lumber Assn. Surviving in addition to his wife are' three sons, Claude Crider of New Castle, Ind., Roscoe Crider of Anderson, and Orin Crider of Park Forest, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Harold (Madeline) Van Schoick of Indianapolis; a stepson, Charles McGill of Decatur route 6; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Daniel (Margaret) Eicher of Fort Wayne; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, MarshaU Crider of New Castle. and M. W. Crider of Albany, and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Keltner of Greenfield. The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home, where friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening. The body will lie in state at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church from 12 noon Friday until services at 2 p. m. The Rev. J. 0. Penrod will officiate and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. r L St. Mary's River Is Still Receding St. Mary’s river, unabetted by .12 inch of snow that fell during the night, continues to recede, according to weather observer Louis Landrum. The depth recorded at 7 a m. today was 10.91 feet.

Pair Arraigned for Disorderly Conduct Two of four young men from Fort Wayne apprehended Monday night by the city police for investigation of breaking and entering, appeared in mayor’s court today for hearings on charges of disorderly conduct. The other two, one 17-years-of-age, and another, David Hensley, will appear fop hearings in other courts soon. Arthur Terlosky and Robert Gilbert appeared today before Mayor Robert D. Cole on charges filed by Severin Schurger, prosecuting attorney, for disorderly conduct. Both pleaded guilty to the charges. The case was continued. David Hensley, of Fort Wayne, is still being held at the Adams county jail on charges of-second degree burglary. He is expected to appear in the Adams circuit court soon. Another person involved, 17 years old, is still being held at the county .fail, Schurger stated today that he is conferring with the juvenile authorities about the matter. All four persons were picked up by the city police Monday night in connection with the breakin that occurred late Monday night I at the Marathon service station at 13th street and Nuttman avenue about midnight. One of the youths was apprehended in the building, one was seen leaving by a window, and the other two were apprehended about a block away near their auto. All were placed in the Adams county jail after questioning at the city police station early Tuesday mprning. All were questioned again during the afternoon by the officers conducting their investigation. Authorities stated Tuesday afternoon that most of the money taken from the cash register was found in a waste basket. The two youths who entered tty? building entered the east, side by breaking a window. Gilbert, Hensley, and Terlosky. are between the ages of 18 and 21 years.

State Budget Sent Soaring

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — The proposed Indiana state budget for the next two years wore a new bulge today,' swollen by 32 million dollars added to increase state t schpol aid, including higher sal■aries for teachers. The House Ways & Means “A” Committee sent the biennial budget soaring to $1,071,000,000, just 30 million dollars higher than the total at the time the State Budget Committee submitted it to Governor Handley and the Legislature after paring appropriations requested by the state’s various departments. Chairman Walter Maehling (DTerre Haute) of the House committee said the budget for school aid was boosted from $190,500,000 to $222,441,411. Os that amount, $204,796,411 is for the tuition fund, from which teacher salaries are drawn; However, the school fund disitribution proposal is contingent on the state general fund remaining at a relatively safe level. If the general fund should drop below some point between 25 and 30 million dollars, the school distribution would be altered accordingly, Maehling said. The school increase came as the committee began a final study Os two budget bills preparatory to handing them out on the House floor Thursday for final action before they go to the Senate. Continued on page five Mrs. John A. Miller Dies This Morning Mrs. John A. Miller, 75, of Decatur route 4, a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 9 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital after an extended illness of complications. She was born in Adams county Oct. 7. 1883, a daughter of Charles and Margaret Kurber, hnd was married in St. Mary’s Catholic church Oct. 24. 1905, to John A. Miller. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1955. Mrs. Miller was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Rosary society, St. Ann's study club. St. Vincent de Paul, Third Order of St. Francis, and Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Surviving in addition to her husband are three sons, Elmo, Herman and Cletus Miller, all of Decatur; two daughters, Mrs. Henry (Marganet) Braun qf Decatur, and. Mrs. Helena Wolpert of Garrett; 13 grandchildren; five great-grand-children. One brother, Frank Kurber, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o’clock Saturday morning at St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Rev. Robert Contant officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the Gillig & Doan funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday until time of the services. The Rosary society and C. L. of C. will recite the rosary at« p.m. Friday.

Wabash Cracks Through Dikes

RUSSELLVILLE, Hl. (UP!) - The maverick Wabash River cracked through levees in Indiana and Illinois, routing about 600 persons and washing out about 35 square miles of rich valley farmland Z_ 1 2 . Floodwise residents of farms and small communities in the path of the cascading water fled quickly and safely to higher ground. The Wabash, on its worst rampage in nearly half a century, tore through weakened levees Tuesday at Oaktown, Ind., and two mitys south of Russellville. The break on the Illinois side was the most severe. A 200-foot hole torn in the levee near Russellville sent tons of water surging over a quarter of a mile of countryside within a 10minute period. Thousands of acres of winter wheat were destroyed in fields under as much as three feet of water. Work Through Night Farmers along the fringes of the flood worked through the night by the light of car headlights emptying silos of grain and moving to higher ground. Others caiight by the first rush of the floodwaters fled by rowboat, Army duck, truck, car or foot, lugging whatever equipment and possessions they could. All 50 residents of the nearby

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Blue, Gold Banquet Held Last Evening A crowd of more, than 550 Cub Scouts, parents, brothers and sisters, attended the annual Blue and Gold banquet at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Tuesday night. The banquet is an annual affair as the community honors the youngest branch of Boy Scouting. E. E. Rydell, institutional representative of Cub pack 3063, sponsored by the Northwest P. T. A., and member of the Board of Directors of the Anthony Wayne council of the Boy Scouts of America, opened the meeting. He gave the welcome from the scouts to all present. Rydell then introduced the scouts of dens two and nine of pack 3061 who gave the official opening. The young men led the crowd in the pledge to the flag, and then repeated the cub pledge. After this, the boys sang two songs under the direction of Mrs. Robert Morris. The first number was “This Old Flag,” followed by a song extolling the virtues of the two dens. Tie invocation was given by Rev. Roberts, and the crowd then enjoyed the dinner. Tie meal was a carry-in dinner, with each den supplying its own food. The various den mothers arranged the menus and allocated the cooking to other mothers in the den as well as themselves. Entertainment was furnished after the meal by Dick Bryan, a humorous magician from Fort Wayne. Tie original entertainment was scheduled to be George Troxel, a ventriloquist, but Troxel came down with the mumps Monday. The crowd was kept laughing by Bryan’s antics as be went through his trieks. Assisted by Steve Everhart and two of the Cubs, Bryan went through many feats, and finished his program by allowing himself to be secured in a straight jacket, and then getting out of it in a minute and a half. Rydell introducer Judge Myles F. Parrish, president of the Lincoln school P.T.A., and Mrs. Arthur Beeler, president of the Northwest P.T.A., as representatives of the two institutions in Decatur that sponsor Cub packs. ' Steve Everhart, county scout coml missioner and long-thhe worker for the« Boy Scouts, was also in- ■ troduced, as were Ted Hill and ■ Bryce Thomas, neighborhood pack counselors. The Lincoln school • P.T.A. sponsors packs 3061 and : 3062, while the Northwest P. T. A. • sponsors pack 3063. A free-will contribution was taken during the dinner to help ■ the general fund of the Cub Scouts I and to pay for the expenses of the ■ banquet. Milk and. ice cream were furnished by the scouts. The banquet was closed by ceremonies by den 10 of pack 3061.

village of Westport fled, with store owners and tavern keepers taking as much of their stock with them as they could. The flooding came unexpectedly as the river had begun receding and levees were expected to hold. However, the relentless pounding of the high water weakened and finally punched through the earthen mounds along the storied Wabash. Exodus Ordprly U.S. 50 between Russellville and Vincennes, Ind., was the main escape route and it was jammed Tuesday by farmers with grain wagons, tractors and trucks hauling goods to safety. Cattle cars from the Vincennes stockyards joined the rush, moving livestock to safety.’ INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and colder tonight with snow flurries near Lake Michigan. Fair and cold Thursday. Low tonight 4 to 12 above north, 10 to 18 south. High Thursday 20 to 26 north, 25 to 34 south. Sunset today 6:25 p. m. CDT. Sunrise Thursday 7:33 a. m. CDT. Outlook for Friday: Increasing cloudiness and warmer.