Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 51,

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t} WALTER LOGAN United Press International British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s mission to Moscow became at least a partial success today. The Soviet Union conditionally accepted Western proposals for a foreign ministers’ conference, preliminary to a summit parley on the Berlin crisis. This switch in Soviet tactics came in notes delivered in Moscoy today to the ambassadors of the United States, Britain, France and East and West Germany. The Soviet notes urged a summit conference for April, but agreed to foreign ministers’ talks if the West “is not ready yet" for the Summit. Firm Western Stand Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush chev had rejected the idea of a foreign ministers’ conference in a political speech last Tuesday. The flat tone of that turndown put a new chill into the cold war, coming as it did during Macmillan’s trip to Russia. But Macmillan refused to take Khrushchev’s “no” as a final ansiver. In several speeches, he continued to insist that there must be negotiations on the future of Berlin to head off graver trouble—a possible third world war. President Eisenhower also threw cold water on the idea of a summit meeting on Berlin without adequate preparation at a foreign ministers’ conference. This firm Western stand, coupled with demands for partial U. S. mobilization, apparently impressed the Russians and cleared the way for negotiations on the growing Berlin crisis. The White House withheld immediate comment on the New Soviet notes proposing conditional Big Four talks on Berlin. But the Russian move brought hopes for at least a partial thaw INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy today, scattered showers developing late tonight, possibly mixed with snow in extreme north portion. Windy tonight, not quite so cold southeast p o r t ion. Tuesday mostly cloudy and eolder. Low tonight 30 to 34 north, 34 to 38 souht. High Tuesday 38 to 42 north, 40 to 45 south. Sunset today 0:38 p. m. CDT. Sunrise Tuesday 7:16 a. m. EDT. Outlook for ’ Wednesday: partly cloudy and mild but turning colder Wednesday night with possibly showers. Low Tuesday night 25 to 35. High Wednesday 42 to 52.

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in cold war relations. The only condition the Russians imposed in the latest notes—which were in reply to Western notes of Eeb. 16 proposing foreign ministers’ talks on Berlin and the entire German question—was to insist that Communist Czechoslovakia and Poland must be invited to give the Eastern camp numerical equality at the conference table.* The -Soviet nctes stipulated that the conferences must be limited to **a' term of not more than two or three months,” with April the best time to start arid Vienna or Geneva the best sites. The suggestion that the talks begin in April was considered crucial, since it meant an agreement in principle, at least, to start talking before the scheduled handover of Soviet rights in Berlin to the East Germans, now set for May 27. TTie new Soviet notes were disclosed shortly after Macmillan emerged from his final negotiating session with Khrushchev in the Kremlin. The developments came as demands echoed in Washington for mobilization of four or five additional divisions as a “diplomatic signal to the Soviets that we mean business’’ over Berlin. The demand came from Sen. Henry J. Jackson (D-Wash.) and was made as Chairman Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.) of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the United States would be finished as “the other great power in the world" if the West abandoned Berlin. Mansfield Mentions Mobilisation Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield •(Mont.) also said it was time for the United States to begin thinking about nationwide mobilization in case the Berlin crisis “breaks out.” Any Soviet decision to negotiate on Berlin would not mean an end to the crisis. Khrushchev has stated repeatedly he would go ahead with his plans to turn control of Berlin’s supply routes over to the East Germans. Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Pervukhin and East German Communist Premier Otto Grotewohl already have begun talks in East Berlin on a separate peace treaty between Russia and the German Reds —a treaty that would seal the division of Germany. Plans German Visit Khrushchev was planning to visit the trade fair in Leipzig later this week and observers noted his four previous visits to East Germany have resulted in a hardening of the Soviet line on Berlin and a renunciation of agreements to solve German reunification through free elections.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Indiana Senate' today passed a “Republican-sponsored” biU to repeal the state's two-year-old “right to work'* law. The vote was 27-23. But it seemed almost certain the bill wiping out the controversial law would not be enacted. The repealer still must go to the House. There was no rule requiring Lt. Gov. Crawford F. Parker, a strong "right to work” advocate, to deliver the Senatepassed bill to the House in a hurry. Even if Parker does send the bill promptly to the House, and even if the House acts speedily. Governor Handley, who has promised to veto a repealer, could hold up his veto until the Legislature had gone home after adjournment next week. Five Republicans and one Democrat defected from their party blocs in the roll call showdown. Sen. James Spurgeon of Brownstown, who voted for “right to work” in 1957, voted against repeal while his 22 fellow Democrats were voting for it. The GOP defectors, all of whom had indicated previously they would support repeal, were Sens. Roy Conrad of Monticello, sponsor of the measure; Robert Justice, of Logansport, Wesley Malone of Clinton, Howard Steele of Kppx and Ruel Steele of Bedford. The showdown, delayed tor seven long weeks, finally came after about 2% hours of emotional debate during which the oratorical big guns of both parties boomed forth in the Senate chamber. Sen. Eugene Bainbridge, a Democrat from Munster, and former Sen. Albert Ferris, the Senate parliamentarian, both said there is nothing in Senate rules to prevent Parker from holding up the bill as long as he wishes. Among the appeals for defeat of ; the repealer were those made by Sen./ John Ruckelshaus and Sen. i Martha Burnett. both Indianapolis Republicans. 1 Ruckelsnaus contended the Republicans did not lose the 1958 election because of the "right to • work** issue. He said the election ' was lost because Governor Handley ran for the U.S. Senate in the middle of his gubernatorial term. “The Republicans have kicked away principle afteif principle,” I ' . ■ . * •

Space Committee Probing Charges

WASHINGTON (UPI) - The House Space Committee today lifts the lid from a seething quarrel over the Pentagon’s alleged foot-dragging on a rocket designed to hunt down and kill onrushing Soviet intercontinental missiles. Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy and Gen. Nathan F. Twining. chairman„ of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be questioned closely about Army charges that the Defense Department is ignoring the Nike-Zeus anti-missile missile. The committee also is certain to ask the officials about disclosure that the department will let contracts soon for research on “death rays” and other futuristic weapons for defense against ballistic missiles. The Army complained at earlier budget hearings that McElroy scratched requested funds to start production of the Nike-Zeus because of advice from certain advisers. ’ Defense officials replied that tlje money was uflthheld because the Nike-Zeus was not perfected enough to rqsh into production. They said this was the consensus of “the best scientific brains.” The hassle was reminiscent of earlier bitter arguments over the advisability of producing longrange 836 bombers and nuclearpowered aircraft carriers. Other congressional news: Housing: Rep. Gordon L. McDonough (Calif.), the chief House GOP spokesman on housing, launched a drive to eliminate what he called a “glaring tax loophole" in the Democratic housing bill. He complained about a feature which in effect would guarantee against loss the investors who buy tax-exempt bonds sold to finance public housing. Civil Righto: Sen. Herman E Talmadge (D-Ga.) announced he

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__—# — Ruckelshaus said, “so that it sometimes seems that they havt become merged with the Dena# crats.” He said the party would face 20 years of defeat if “right to work” were repealed. u Mrs. Burnett said Indian* women want “right to work.” Impassioned speeches for and against repeal were made when the bill came up for third reeding as a special order of business, postfx>ned by majority Republican strategy last Friday until most senators agreed all hope for enactment this session was gone. The speeches ran over into the lunch hour and continued even after Sen. Paul Bitz (D-Evans-Ville) moved to shut off debate. Bitz’ motion was defeated by ' voice vote. The debate was on the repealer introduced by Sen. Roy Conrad (R-Monticello), one of several , GOP senators who favor repeal and plan to join the Democratic minority in trying to pass it. Governor Would Veto The House previously passed a Democratic-sponsored repeal bill, but the Soiate still has that one bottled up in committee. The showdown came so late in the session, due to end next Monday, that most lawmakers and observers believed repeal was lost for lack of time. Governor Hand- . ley, who has promised to veto a repealer, could hold the bill if it passes both houses until after adjournment and thus prevent it from becoming law. Local Lady's Mother Dies At Fort Wayne Mrs. Alice R. Jeffrey, 91, of Fort Wayne, died at 8:40 p.m. Sunday in Parkview memorial hospital,, where she was a patient three . months. She was a member of the Simpson Methodist church. Survivors include two daughters, j Mrs. Martha Buffenbarger of De- , catur, and Mrs. H. E. Straub of i Fort Wayne, and a brother, Claude . Congleton of Hicksville, O. Friends > may call at the Mungovan & Sons funeral home after 7 p.m. today. I Funeral arrangements have not ' been completed.

; would introduce a bill to guaran- . tee a jury trial to any person I cited for contempt in a federal . court. This would cancel out a provision of the 1957 civil rights I law allowing federal judges to impose penalties themselves in cases Involving violations of voting . rights. I —BeHfoi Seh.HeitryMJackson ’ ’ (D-Wash.), a member of the House • Senate Armed Services Commlt- : tee, urged President Eisenhower to mobilize four or five National 1 Guard divisions to show Russia ■ this country means business in 1 Berlin. Assistant Senate DemcJ cratic Leader Mike Mansfield (Mont.) also said it was time to lawmakers voiced their mounting fear that the Berlin crisis could ’ think about mobilizing. Other erupt into war. 4

Lenten Meditation | (By Rev. WUlis Glerhart. Monroe Methodist Church! “SUBSTITUTION THERAPY” I Psalms 55:16-22 When we hear of the heroic efforts of a person who has unselfishly given of himself to take the place of another, causing personal suffering or even death for himself, our hearts are strangely moved. Some time ago we read of the man who could

have saved himself during a flood but he placed a youth on a tiny raft and he himself drowned. Thank God for such self-sacrifice. Yet, the greatest example of personal yieldedness that our world has even seen was in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. He left His heavenly glory to take upon Himself humanity with all of its limitations and hardships. He suffered and died for US, He has borne our sins upon Himself, though He was sinless. Today He intercedes on our behalf. Our prayers are directed byway of Him. He is our advocate or representative before God. We have no merit, of our own. His name and redemption is the precious password and the only access that we have in gaining an entrance into His heavenly glories. In this. Lenten season we thank God for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who took our place.

Boyd Booher Killed In Two-Car Crash .Boyd H. Booher, 61, who resided one and one-half miles northwest of Bryant, was lulled almost instantly at 6:10 o'clock Saturday Wight in a two-car crash on U. S. iff in Jay county, one and one-half miles south of Geneva. I Booher, who was pronounced dead on arrival at the Jay county hospital, suffered a crushed chest. Orville L. Davidson, 32, also of Bryant route 1, driver of the other car, is reported in serious condition at the Jay county hospital He suffered chest injuries and multiple facial lacerations. Neither ear wcs carrying any passengers. State troopers Frank Ballard and Alan Peters, who investigated, said the Booher car was going south on the highway and crossed over the center line into the path of the Davidson auto. The two cars met headon. Booher was a lifelong resident of the Geneva area and until a few weeks ago was employed at the New Door factory in Geneva. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jane Booher, of near Gene'ira; his wife, the former Violet Grogg; one daughter, Mrs. Merlin Charleston of Fort Wayne; . one brother, Ivan Booher of Geneva; two sisters, Mrs. Alpha 'Chew of Geneva, and Mrs. Ethel Teeple of Jefferson township, and ’eight grandchildren. His first wife. Pearl, died in 1942, and he was later married to Violet Grogg. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at the Hardy & Hardy funeral home in Geneva, the Rev. Roy Baker officiating. Burial will be in the Alberson cemetery, west of Geneva. Jacob H. Habegger Dies Sunday Night Jacob H. Habegger, 74, a native of Monroe township, and a retired mill room worker in Berne, died at the Adams county memorial hospital at 9:25 p. m. Sunday of a diabetic coma. He had been seriously ill since Friday. Born Feb. 6, 1885 to Jacob and Katherine Nussbaum Habegger, he had resided in Berne for many years. He was married to Rosina Schwartz Aug. 7, 1910 in Monroe township. She survives. Other survivors are his Children: Joel of Akron, Pa.; Eli, David R., Jesse R. and Cliff, all of Berne; Lester of Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Amos Inninger, and Mrs. Rube Steury, of Berne; Mrs. Noah Schrock, of San Diego, Cal.; and Mrs. Claude Mathews, Syracuse. Brothers surviving ape: John H. »nd Amos K, of Berne. One sistet, Miss Barbara Habegger, and one half sister, Lena Schwartz, both of Berne; 19 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren also survive. Mr. Habegger was a member of the First Mennonite church of Berne, where services will be Wednesday at 2 p. m., the Rev. Gordon Neuenschwander officiating. Friends may call at the Yager funeral home after 7 p.m. today. Burial will be at the M. R. E. cemetery.

First Report By Red Cross On Campaign The initial report of the 1959 Red Cross-fund drive in Adams county issued by Leo N. Seltenright, county chairman of the campaign, shows a total of $1,826 collected in the curent solicitation for funds. This total includes $1,720 from the Berne Community Chest fund and the first rural report of the campaign sent in by Russell Stump of Washington township, section 36, who collected $9. The remainder of the total is in contributions made after July of last year. The Decatur donation which is also made through the Community Fund has not yet been reported. Seltenright stated. All other communities and rural areas of the county are now being solicited by a large corps of volunteer workers under the direction of Seltenright. Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary of the Adams county Red Cross chapter, and Seltenright have both issued urgent requests for strong financial support from the residents of Adams county. The money is needed to finance the many local projects of the Red Cross as well as to assist in national projects of the organization. Money collected a year ago, for instance, paid for the costs of the extensive blood program. Last year 783 pints of blood were collected in Berne and Decatur. A total of 181 pints were used by Adams county people and 12 pints were direct donations . for heart surgery. Seven doctors, nine nurses and 32 volunteer workers gave a total of 1,067 volunteer hours at the six mobile visits. AU costs were handled by money donated a year ago. Two families received disaster assistance from the Red Cross last year following fires. The Red Cross chapter aided them by collecting food, clothing, household furniture and money. In the home service department of the Red Cross which gives assistance to the armed forces, veterans and their families, 128 cases were recorded. These services included reporting birth and death messages to service men, securing information for military authorities on emergency leaves or extensions of leaves and securing information or assisting with forms for veterans and their families. The first aid program of the local Red Cross chapter resulted in the completion of the standard first aid course by 140 Adams county women, bus drivers and auxiliary sheriffs. Six women completed advanced first aid. This program also provided first aid stations for basketball tournaments, the 4-H fair, the Boy Scout meetings at Berne and in Wells county and other events, first aid talks and demonstrations were given at Decatur, Adams Central and Hartford schools. The Red Cross also assisted the Decatur Moose lodge with the Polio drive. As a result of the home nursing project, 99 Adams county women completed courses in the home care of the sick and injured. Home nursing talks and demonstrations

Girl Scout Week To Open Next Sunday

Ostrander Motion Is Denied By Judge Myles F. Parrish, judge of the Adams county circuit court, today denied a motion by Charles William Ostrander to withdraw his plea of guilty and change it to not guilty. Ostrander petitioned Robert S. Baker, public defender, on Jan. 7 to withdraw the plea of guilty to not guilty. The action comes after Baker advised Judge Parrish that Ostrander had not asked him to appear in his behalf, pursuant to the petition. Baker further said that the motion by Ostrander was without merit and that he would not appear in his behalf. Ostrander was not present in court today because thei-e is no provision under law that the petitioner must be in attendance. The action is solely at the court’s discretion in compliance with rule 1-16 of the Indiana Supreme Court. . Ostrander, 39, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison on May 23, 1956, for the rape o£.,a 16-year-old girl while he lyas armed. The motion today was filed with Severin Schurger, prosecuting attorney, and apparently closes the case.

V-l-C-T-O-R-Y Decatur High School Students Celebrate I - -

Pupils from Decatur high school met at the gym this morning at' 10 ‘ o’clock for a spirited pep session, honoring the Adams Central sectional basketball champions—the Decatur Yellow Jackets. A snake dance around the school proper followed and led to a car caravan to visit the seven other entries in the sectional. Police chjef James Borders led the parade around town while Bob Shraluka, Larry Daniels and Bill Bischoff, were in the lead car driving to thq other schools. I Principal Hugh J. Andrews Announced that regional tickets were plentiful, but the season ticket holders would get first chance at them. Pupils may purchase the ducats tomorrow morning with the seniors getting front row seats. Sale to adults-'will open at noon Tuesday. The pep session started with crescendoing cheers that rocked the gymnasium walls as the roosters waited for the team and coaches. Gloria Wall, senior cheerleader, kept the crowd busy while the team assembled in the coaches’

Hint Satellite r- * " In Polar Orbit

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (UPD—The Air Force in a cautiously worded statement has announced that the “lost” 1,306-pound satellite Discoverer I is apparently circling the earth today every 96 minutes in a polar orbit. Preliminary studies indicated the 19-foot-long satellite’s life would be in excess of one month, the Air Force said. The satellite was blasted into the heavens Saturday afternoon at Vandenberg Air Force Base to become the first satellite launched * — were presented at Decatur. Geneva, Adams Central and Hartford high schools. Last summer at Pine lake 265 men, women and children participated in the water safety program of the Red Cross. This program is in conjunction with the BerneFrench township summer recreation program. First aid instructors for the Red Cross are Gerald Durkin,, Mrs. Betty Singleton, Miss Lois Folk, Iris Lehman, Roy Gilliom, Dr. Joseph Morris and Walter Stoppenhagen. Instructors for the home nursing courses are Mrs. Arthur Miller and Mrs. R. Johnson. Ned and Paul Bixler are in charge of the water safety program. Officers of the Adams county chapter are Earl Fuhrman, chairman: Wilbur Petrie, first vice chairman; Stanley Brenneman second vice chairman; Miss Glennys Roop, secretary, and Richard Macklin, treasurer.

Based on the belief that the motivating force in Girl Scouting is a spiritual one, more than 300 Decatur Girl Scouts, Brownies and leaders will begin Girl Scout week by attending church services Sunday morning. Girl Scout week ex- ; tends from March 8 to the 15. Troops 598 and 491 and their . leaders, Mrs. Luke Majorki, Mrs. i Wayne Peterson and Mrs. Bernard Clark, along with the inactive Catholic troops, will attend the i 8:30 a.m. mass at the St. Mary’s Catholic church; Mrs. Ellis Shaw and her troop 549, will participate in services at the Lutheran church, and all Protestant troops, guided by Mrs. William Brown and Mrs. Don Beery, will attend the Methodist church. Scouts having uniforms are asked to wear them, and all leaders are urged to join their troops in the services. In addition to church services, a full week’s activities has been planned. Included will be a display of the various Girl Scout projects in store windows in downtown Decatur Monday through Friday; a TV appearance of three leaders from Berne and Decatur on station WANE-TV, and a Juliette Lowe program in the Community Center auditorium on March 15. with all Decatur Scouts and Brownies participating. Complete programs for these events win be announced later.

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room. When they finally “sneak--1 ed” in the kids gave then a deserved standing ovation. Andrews gave a short speech expressing his thanks for the job that vzas done by the team, the coaching staff, and the student body* He told of the "sacrifice” that a team endures through a long season, and • how .the school spirit "was right” this year. He pointed to the Winchester game as the turning point of the season, after reading a letter from cross-town rival Decatur Catholic, expressing wishes for best of luek in the regional, Coach Paul Bevelhjmer introduced each member of the team. Bevilhimer told an anecdote about each boy that brought roars from the crowd. He even repeated the one about himself that appeared In Jack Heller’s “Notes After Thirty”’ He told of how a variety of guys proved themselves unselfish,. never letting up, to win the sectional. He also thanked the cheering section “for the needed lift.’*' - A sock hop at the gym followed at I:3Q p.m.

on the West Coast. Its fate remained in doubt for nearly 32 hours because of an apparent radio failure before the Air Force’s Ballistic Missile Division (BMD) here broke the suspense by releasing a guarded , statement Sunday night reporting the reception of “random’* radio signals. i • No Definitely Confirmed ‘ A BMD spokesman explained ■ the difficulty the Air Force was I having in deierming whether the Discoverer I actually achieved orbit. . “We are not saying that It defintely is in orbit, neither can we say that it is not, at this point,” the spokesman said. “We don’t feel that we will definitely know an orbit has been achieved until we have tracked it by radar, obtained a visual sighting or received more definite radio signals. "Until that time, we can say only [ that information ‘tends’ to confirm, not defintely confirm, an ’ orbit.” The Discoverer shot Was the ’ initial launching in “Project Dis--5 coveryr,’ a program designed to “ lead eventually the way into space ‘ for man. Another'shot in the projc ect already was being readied for 30 days hence. Double-Barreled Threat ! The Air Force announcement 1 said preliminary plotting of Dis- • coverer I indicated it c’ame within i 146 miles at its closest to the earth and looped out as far as 558 miles into the sky. ’

No other satellite has ever been fired so that it would achieve an orbit across the poles. All other satellites circle roughly around the equator. The announcement of Discoverer Is possible orbiting came only a short time after the Army called off "for technical reasons” the ffring of its moon probe Juno II rocket at Cape-Canaveral, Fla. The Discoverer shot from Vandenberg AFB, about 165 miles north of here, at last gave the nation a major, working West Clast space facility that together with Cape Canaveral would be a double-barreled threat to Russia’s reported rocket supremacy. Regional Tourney Tickets For Sale At School Tuesday Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal, announced today that sale of tickets for the Fort Wayne regional tourney will open at the high school office Tuesday. Tickets will be sold to high school students Tuesday morning, and sale to adults win open at noon Tuesday. The sale will continue until Friday noon, when any unsold tickets must be returned to Fort Wayne. The tickets, priced at 81.75, are good for both aftertoen and night sessions, and all seats are reserved. Decatur received an ample supply of tickets, available to any Adams county fans who wish to attend. The Yellow Jackets will meet the Fort Wayne South Side Archers in the Second game at 3:15, following the Angola-Brighton game at 1 o’clock.