Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 69.

Ike, Macmillan Hold Final Conference On Summit Meet Plans • ’ ' 'T~~ : ■ • £ JLX ■ ‘ • * ' ■ ’T "fu .. ■_ . .. . • -7

WASHINGTON (UPD—President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan called a final conference today to round out strategy for winning worthwhile agreements from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the proposed summer summit meeting. The two leaders, during their, weekend talks at Camp David, sketched the broad outlines of concessions and- demands for the summit They left it to their foreign ministers to work out with the other Allies a unified approach. The final meeting of the Big Two was set for the White Hcjse at 3 p.m. c.s.t. Officials said the broad plan mapped by Eisenhower and Macmillan for the approach to the sununit consist of the following steps: 1. The Western note agreeing to a summit conference only after a May 11 Geneva foreign ministers meeting, will be sent to Russia later this week if it receives the anticipatd endorsement of French President Charles de Gaulle and th 15-nation NATO Council in Paris. Bread List of Subjects 2. The Big Three Western foreign ministers, meeting in Wash- — ington March 31 and April 1 will hammer out, with the assistance of the West German foreign minister, final agreement on specific positions to be taken on Berlin, Germany and other tense European situations. 3. The council of NATO foreign ministers, which meets here April 2 to 4, will then be asked to endorse the plans evolved 1 by the Big Three. 4. The Russians, at the Big Four foreign ministers conference proposed for Geneva May 11. will then be given the task of working out a broad list of subjects which the Western powers will insist be discussed at the summit. The West will make cleaur at this meeting that they will not confine negotiations at either the foreign ministers level or the summit to Russia's demands concerning Berlin and Germany. 5. If the Russians agree at the foreign ministers meeting to carry on worthwhile discussions, the actual date for a summit conference would be set. It would last about one week—presumably sometime

Senate Democrats Press For Aid Vote

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Senate Democrats pressed today for a vote by nightfall on their plan to provide $389,500,000 in federal aid to areas which cannot shake off lingering unemployment. Despite the threat cf a • presidential veto, the Democrats were confident that their measure would pass. Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-111.1, the chief author, said the bill would save ‘'scores of communities which are withering on the vine.” Republicans tried to cut the program which would upset President narrowly-bal-anced new budget. Eisenhower recommended a distressed-areas aid plan calling for an outlay of 53 million dollars. -- The Senate measure, sponsored by 33 Democrats and 5 Republicans, would provide 300 million dollars in loans, 75 million dollars in outright grants and the remainder in other aid to help establish new industries in areas of chronic economic depression. In a related development. Chairman Brent Spencer (D-Ky.) of the House Banking Committee called on Congress to vote a one billion dollar loan program to help local communities build new water supply facilities, sewage disposal plants and hospitals. Rep. Clarence E. Kilburn (RN.Y.) promptly denounced the proposal as a “new, needless budget-busting assault on the Treasury.” Other congressional news: Rackets: The Senate Rackets Committee reopened ns investigation of gangster influence in the coin machine business. Witnesses were expected to tell of racketeering in New Orleans similar to that uncovered earlier in Nw York and Chicago juke box operations.

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J— " — t in July or August—depending upon >' how quicklythe foreign ministers I'finish their task. 11 “Happy add Satisfied’’ .11 At the summit, Eisenhower and t Macmillan have decided, that they > will give Khrushchev a new firm . guarantee against resurgent German militarism or attack from ■ the West. But they will tie this as they have in the past, with [■ their demand for a general Euro- > pean security system which would . also give protection to the NATO i countries. Macmillan was described as “happy and satisfied” with the ; results of his three days of talks ■ with Eisenhower. This morning, Macmillan and i his aides met at the British em- . bassy with Commerce Secretary . Lewis L. Strauss, Treasury Secre- ; tary Robert B. Anderson and Deputy Undersecretary of State ,'C. Douglas Dillon to discuss trade i matters. i Macmillan neared the end of his i U.S. visit with one clear victory > — Eisenhower’s agreement to ati tend a Big Four summit meeting I this summer. This overshadowed i the fact that the British and American leaders failed to agree on a number of significant issues ■ —or agreed only on the fact that • they opposed toe Russian position. I They agreed they would not . give in to Russia’s demand for • veto power over an inspection and • control system connected with , suspension of nuclear weapons tests. But they did not reach agreement on how to overcome i Soviet objections to the present I Western proposals for policing a • ban. / Be>M Berlin Pressure Eisenhower and Macmillan also ; agreed they would firmly resist, • by forece if necessary, Commui nist pressures to drive them out ; of Berlin or deny them access to i the city through Red territory. ! But they failed to come to grips 'with the broader issue of how to ’ unify Germany, a question on • I which they have developed differi ■ ences of opinion in recent weeks, i The problem of developing specific Wstem positions on disarmament, a nuclear test ban, Ger- ■ man reunification and other subjects was left by Eisenhower and Macmillan to their aides, who will work with France and West Germany in an effort to reach a com- - mon ground.

Farm: Sen. Karl E. Mundt (R---1 S.D.) proposed a farm price supi port program that would pay a ' farmer at the full parity level up ‘ to SIO,OOO a year on basic farm crops. - „ Summit: Republicans and Dem- ' ocrats in Congress generally endorsed the agreement of Eisenhower and British Prime Minister ! Harold Macmillan to meet Russia at the summit this summer. Flu Definitely On Wane In Schools The Decatur area’s first major flu siege of the year has apparent- , ly been lifted as all high schools ; report normal absenteeisms, while . the elementary schools reduced their absetee lists by considerable ■ margins. Lincoln school has 94 absent today, the first time in 13 consecutive school days that the total was . less then 130. The Northwest school : also noted a reduction, as less then » half of Friday’s remained out to- ■ day. The absenteeisms total 21 this ■ morning. Decatur high and Decatur Catholic remained at the normal mark i for the third consecutive school : day with 20 and two out, respec- ' tively. Pleasant Mills and Monmouth, with 12 and five, respectively, also . stayed within their normal range. ' Adams Central has only five ab- , sent in the junior high while 17 i stayed home rrom the high school. Absenteeisms at St. Joseph’s , grade school fell to 40, a drop of ■ 29 from Friday’s count, putting that school near its normal attendance figure.

: -■: - ■ : ? ■"• - '• ~ .. ..!t. ,I, ■ li * |!& W , . « wIKE AGREES TO SUMMIT BlD— Presidential Press Secretary James Hagerty (left in foreground) tells newsmen in Gettysburg, Pa., that President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Macmillan have agreed to propose a Big Four summit meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev in July or August. The compromise formula agreed upon at the Camp David, Md., meeting is subject to approval by French President De Gaulle and German Chancellor Adenauer. Hagerty refused to disclose the nature of the summit formula. _ . ’

— . —— Says Anti-Red Revolt Spreads

TAIPEI (UPD—The anti-Com-munist revolt in Tibet has spread to Communist China, a Nationalist Chinese cabinet member said today, He urged the ahtriCommunist world to assist the revolution lest it become another Hungary. The official was Li Yung-hsin, chairman of the Nationalist government’s Mongolian and Tibetan affairs commission. He told United Press International the uprising had spread across the border to the Chinese provinces of Sikangand Chinghai. Sikang also borders India. Li made the statement shortly after Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told Parliament in New Delhi today that street fighting had broken out in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Nehru expressed concern for the safety of the Da-j lai Lama whose whereabouts are! now unknown. 1 'Plan To Kidnap Lama Nehru also disclosed that heaviest fighting broke out last Friday in the capital when rumors spread through Lhasa the Chinese Communists planned to kidnap the Dalai Lama, spiritual and temporal ruler of the mountain kingdom. Revolts had been reported earlier in various parts of Tibet but fighting broke out in Lhasa for the first time. Unconfirmed reports reaching the Indian border said Communist planes had bombed Lhasa. —,■ The Chinese official gave no sources for his report the revolt had spread across the border but the Nationalist government is known to have intelligence ag#ntf> on the mainland who report to Taipei. Li and other high-ranking Nationalist officials met in secrecy today to study possible steps the Nationalists might take to help the revolt. President Chiang Kei-shek has predicted the Peiping regime would collapse from internal revolt and officials have hinted they would send troops to the mainland when arevolt does break out. Predict Nationwide uprising The independent Taipei newspaper United Daily News predicted today the “regional fighting for freedom soon will lead to a nationwide uprising.” INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair and warmer tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and mild. Low tonight in the 30s or low 40s. High Tuesday 50s near northern border to 60s or low 70s south. Sunset today 7 p.m. c.d.L Sunrise Tuesday 6:43 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with showers and turning colder. Lows 40 to 50. Highs 59 to . »• ■

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 23, 1959.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt Next Sunday Decatur’s annual Easter Egg hunt, sponsored by the 8.P.0. Elks lodge, will be held Easter Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Elks home on North Second street, according to an announcement today by James Pinter, chairman of the committee. The colorful even: is held each year on the large lawn of the lodge home on North Second street, and attracts hundreds of adults and children to watch or take part in ■ the annual hunt. i The annual event is for children , to and including nine years of age. and all youngsters in Decatur and the vicinity are invited to participate in the festivities. The hunt will be held regardless of the weather conditions, and if weather does not permit the hunt to be held on the lawn by reason of rain or wet grounds, the hunt will be conducted inside the lodge home. Several dozens of brightly colored eggs will be distributed on the lodge lawn and finders of eggs with special marking will be awarded prizes. . .... Two big “Easter Bunnies” will be on hand to entertain and assist the children during the Easter egg hunt. Pauline Anderson Dies Sunday Night Mrs. Pauline Anderson, 86. of 403 N. Third street, died at the . .Adams county memorial hospital at 9 a.m. Sunday after being seriously ill for two weeks. A native of Wren, 0., she was the daughter of Frederick and Tracy Bittner Roth. Her husband Joseph, preceded her in death. , A member of the Methodist church, she is survived by a foster son, William M. Johnson, Azle, Tex., a foster daughter, Mrs. Isabelle Jackson, New Haven; a brother, Herman Roth of Wren, and two sisters, Mrs. George Bellfield. Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. William Standiford, Fort Wayne. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. George Yarian officiating. Burial will be in the De-| catur cemetery. Friends are re-, quested to give to their favorite i charities. Friends may call at the 1 funeral home after 7 p.m. today.

Red Cross Campaign Still $3,000 Short At the end of the third week of the 1959 Red Cross fund drive, ctSleetions are still almost $3,000 short of the goal of 310.154, according to a report issued by Leo N. Seltenright, general chairman of the campaign. 7 The total collected to date Is 37,180.08. Seltenright stated that a large percentage of the volunteer solicitors who are now canvassing the county have not yet reported. He .expressed the hope that the volunteers would complete their work this week so that it would not be necessary to extend the drive beyond March 31. The only community to report, with the exception of Decatur and Berne, is Linn Grove, which reported a total donation of 360.25. Leonard Grandlienard was In charge of the Linn Grove campaign. Other reports during the past two weeks include Lester Busick, Root township section two, 316; Dewey Plumley, Union section 10, 39; Hubert Gase, Washington section 14, 34.30: Mrs. Wilbur Stanley, Washington section 26. 39; Louise Marhankey, 3.94; Ernest Thieme, Union section 22 , 38 ;Obed Steffen, French section four, 39.50; Carl Schoemaker, Hartford section 12, 39. M. E. Buuck, 31; Herbert Hobrock. Root section three, 36; Albert Dick Kirkland section 34, 38; Otto Weber, Root section four. 35; Mrs. R. C. Eiting, Washington section nine, 312.94; Mrs. Carl Hirschey, Washington section’ manuel Lutheran LadieS Aid, 35; and Floyd Mitchel. Washington section 23, 35. Mrs. Hugh Nidlinger, Union section 34, 33; Rufus Nussbaum, Monroe section 23 and 24, 37.45; Adolph Schueler, Preble section 26, 311; Mrs. Francis Fuhrman, Root section 19; 315; Raymond Heiman, Washington section 15, 37.50; H. Bultemeier, Preble section nine, (Continued on page »w»> Holy Week Services At Catholic Church The Holy Week services at St. Mary’s Catholic church will begin Wednesday with confessions being heard from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.. and at 7 p.m. Other services during the week are: Holy Thursday—Confession from 2 to 4 p.m, and at 7 p.m. with a low mass at 7:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m. Communion will be distributed dqring and after the evening mass. Good Friday—Services at 5:30 p.m., with cpmmunion distributed only after the services. Holy Satu rd a y—Confessions from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. I The Easter vigil liturgy will begin , at 11 p.m,, with midnight mass i following. 1 Easter Sunday—Masses will be at 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Stale Oratorical 1 Contest Thursday Four high school pupils’will vie for the Indiana title in the American Legion sponsored oratorical contest in Decatur Thursday at the public high school auditorium. The four zone winners will be announced tomorrow by Hugh J. Andrews, chairman of the event. Misa Mary Jo Volpert, of Peru, will be one of the -contestants by virtue of besting Sandra Fritz, Bluffton area winner, at Peru on March 11. Miss Fritz had won the Bluffton title against competition which included Miss Judy Rhodes, of Decatur high school. The four orators have already won tour-year scholarships to Indiana University by winning the! zone finals, and will compete forj the right to represent the state in the regional contest, slated for April ij, 14 and 15 at a site yet undecided. The sectional meet will be April 16-17, while the finals will be in Lodi, Calif., April 20. ] The program here,' which will j begin at 1:45 p. m. with the oratorical contest, will also include a guided tour of the city for all guests and a banquet at the’ American Legion home, scheduled for 6 p. m. Thursday evening, the Decatur high .’school speech class will honor the contestants with a dance entitled “Spring Swing" at the Decatur Youth and Community Center from 9-11 o’clock. Time of the dance was set for 9 o’clock so that persons wishing to attend church services may do so before the festivities begin at the Community Center. Tickets may be purchased from members of the speech class at 25 cents each, a saving of 5 cents from the admission price at the door. Persons purchasing tickets are requested to write their names on the back of his ticket to compete for the two door prizes that will be awarded. A committee was chosen for the donee consisting of the following persons: chairman, Ron Feller; Jaralee Magsamen, Mike Beery. Pat Franklin, Bob Shraluka, Betsy Burk, and Cheryl Ashbaucher. i .An additional committee was i Injected to serve as the door com- . mittee, they are the following: Betsy Burk, Larry Ritter, Judy t Rhodes, Lynn Smith, Ann Kocher, Bond. -- ‘ : reception and entertainment committee consisting of the following students was also selected: “ Ann Kocher,' Jim Bleeke, Steve Edwards, and Susan Gerber. They were selected to arrange plans to receive and entertain the contestants,, and other persons interested in the speech contest and dance. Four disc jockeys, consisting of local talent, will be selected and announced in the next few days.

Governors And Ike In Parley

I WASHINGTON (UPD— President I Eisenhower conferred with eight i governors and three Cabinet members today on steps to I strengthen the federal-state un-, employment benefits program. The President was reported to be ready to recommend that Congress extend coverage to an estimated 3.200,000 additional workers. - - . s — But informed sources said he rejected recommendations by Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell, organized labor and some key congressional Democrats that he propose increased federal standards to increase the amount and duration of jobless pay. Eisenhower met with eight of the nine governors who comprise the executive committee of the Governor's Conference —Gov. Leroy Collins of Florida, chairman, and Govs. Cecil H. Underwood, West Virginia; William G. Stratton, Illinois; James P. Coleman, Mississippi; Steve McNichols, Colorado; William F. Quinn, Hawaii; George D. Clyde, Utah, and John E. Davis, North Dakota. The only governor- unable to attend—Robert J. Meyner of New Jersey who is a naval reserve officer on duty in the South Pacific —submitted a memorandum urging the President to back a broad federal standard of higher benefits of longer duration. Meyner also suggested a federal re-insurance program to provide 1 the states with money when their ! unemployment compensation fund hit a low ebb. He said the fedi eral government has a clear obligation to accept its fair share of i the cost of a national economics i decline. The New Jersey Democrat also i proposed a system for retraining unemployed workers and trans-

Showcase In Decatur May 5, 6 And 7

The third annual Merchants Showcase will be held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 5, 6 and 7. The showcase, which has drawn center-jamming crowds in the two previous years, is sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Earl Sheets, chairman of the 1959 events, and cp-chairmen William Lose, Jr.,. Paul Uhrick and Ralph Sauer, have made preliminary arrangements to stage the showcase the same as last year, with the exception of the display of new automobiles. The committee announced today

Mrs. Grace Harkless Is Taken By Death f Mrs. Grace Harkless, 72, of 213 i South Seventh street, died at 4 o’clock Sunday morning at the Adams county memorial hospitid after an illness of 10 day* of cmn- • plications. * * She was bom in Monroeville Jan. 28, 1887. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Magner. Her husband, Samuel Harkless, died in 1956. Surviving are five sons, William Lister of Preble, Walter and Joshua Lister df Decatur, Guy Lister of Geneva, and James Harkless of! Decatur; one daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Wagner of Phoenix, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; five great-grand-children; two brothers. Clarence Magner, address unknown, and Harris Magner of Monroeville, and three sisters, Mrs. Lillie Magner of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Flossie Arndt of Celina, 0., and Mrs. Lula Lyons of Decatur, Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. F. Hazen Sparks officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services. | Local Grain Market Is Printed Each Day r r ; The local grain market, as reflected by the prices at 2:30 p.m. t each afterqoon at the Burk eleva- . ’ tor, will be printed each day by • the Decatur Daily Democrat on the market page. _ No. 2 wheat, No. 2 ear corn, No. 2 oats, and No. 1 soybeans will be given. The price will be subject, of course, to the market changes after the time of announcement; but it will give local farmers some idea about the Decatur market, in comparison with other markets in the area.

ferring them to areas where their j skills are in demand. j Mitchell sat in on the conference along with Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Anderson, and Commerce Secretary Lewis L. Strauss. Also present were Dr. Raymond J. Saulnie, chief of the; Council of Economic Advisers, and presidential assistants Wilton , B. Persons and Robert E. Mer-1 riam. , The President was said to be ’ sticking to his belief that any in-| creases in the amount of duration] of jobless benefits of the state- > administered program are up to F the states.

Lenten Meditation (By Rev.F. Hazen Sparks, First Methodist Church) “THE TOWER” Scripture Text: Luke 14: 25-33 Bringing Salvation to the world cost our Lord His life. His reputation, and every earthly possession He had, including His garments. He rode to His crucifixion on a borrowed ass and was ' buried in a borrowed tomb. In the portion of Scripture listed for our meditation our Lord reminds all who would follow Him to consider the cost before they start. Being a disciple means that we put Him and His Kingdom above all other affections and interests; above our parents, our brothers and sisters, our life partner, and our own life. It means that we will gladly make any personal sacrifice that will advance His cause, and that we will pay the price of a cross for this discipleship. Before starting our Christian discipleship we should be as considerate as a man anticipating building a tower, who sits down and carefully takes inventory of his money to see if he has enough to start and to finish his project. Jesus would say to all who would be followers, "Ase you able to pay the price, to drink the cup that I drink, and to be crucified with me?" A religion that costs nothing, demands nothing, and does nothing never issued from Good Friday. Golgotha, a wooden Cross and a dying Saviour.

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that a tent will be placed at the north side of the Community Center lobby to enable automobile dealers to offer more attractive displays of their new 1959 models. Practically all floor space at the center will be utilized by Decatur merchants to offer attractive displays of their merchandise. An extensive advertising campaign is being planned by the committee in order to attract more out-of-town visitors to the display offered by the Decatur business men. Each merchant, in addition to his display, will offer numerbus gifts to visitors of the showcase.

Seven Men At Work On Repair For Generator ' Seven men are working full time on breaking down the large 5,000 kilowatt GE generator so that it may be repaired, and it is expected that by Tuesday the huge frame will be lifted by a derrick and set on end to facilitate repairs, Lester Mitchel, plant engineer, said this morning. Three General Electric men from the Ohio appartus repair shop, and four Decatur employes are still removing the coils today. It is hoped that the coils will be removed by late this afternoon. Last week the small wooden wedges which hold in the coils were removed, after the inner core Was first removed to see what had happened. It will not be possible to tell until Tuesday whether more damage occurred than has presently been found. Mitchel explained. When the outer casting is removed, some minor damage, costing up to $1,500 to-repair , may be found. The frame will be set on end, and the laminations repaired here, while work progresses at the main shop to prepare for the lengthy rebuilding of the coils. An estimate of 7Mi weeks was made on repair 'time. It is hoped that this can be cut, as at present Decatur has no standby electricity not in use*at peak load during the day. Indiana-Michigan will set up a semi-permanent transformer this week to allow more power to be taken from the I&M line, allowing the diesel to close down at night, and resting the load on the city’s generating equipment. Mrs. Coral Mattax Dies Early Sunday Mrs, Coral E. Mattax, 71, Berne route 2, a lifelong resident of that community, died at 1:40 a.m. Sunday in the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been in failing health for seven years. Surviving are four sons, I. A. Mattax, Mendon, Mich., Louis, of Monroe, Laurel and Robert, route 2; five daughters, Mrs. Rollie Wable, route 2, Geneva, Miss Edith Mattax and Mrs. Vera Fugate, Decatur, and Mrs. Fred Edgell and Mrs. James Hurst, route 2; 19 grandchildren, three great-grand-children, a brother and five sisters. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Springhill Methodist church, of which she was a member. The Rev. Riley Case will officiate. Btfrial will be in the Springhill cemetery. Friends may call at the ; Yager funeral home. ! BULLETIN - ROBBINS, Tenn. (CPI) — ' Eight miners were trapped and all were feared dead in an ex- ■ plosion that ripped through a small mine near here today. I The body of Oscar West. 1 owner of the mine, was the ! first to be recovered.