Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 81.

Surgeon Gives Connie Trial Defense Blow

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)-Connie Nicholas suffered “Saturday night paralysis” of her right arm from lying unconscious on it for 19 hours after she tried suicide, a neuro-surgeon testified today at her murder trial. Dr- John Hetherington dealt a telling blow to the defense claim that the tiny divorcee’s arm and hand were badly injured in a struggle for the death gun with Eli Lilly & Co. vice president Forrest Teel just before he was shot to death. The state completed calling witnesses at midday tad prepared to rest its case. Prosecutor Phillip L. Bayt said he thought the charge of first - degree murder “definitely has been proved." Asked whether he wotild demand death for Mrs. Nicholas, Bayt reached over and gently Hosed the reporter’s lips. The defense was uncertain whether it would call its first witnesses today or tomorrow. Connie’s own testimony “will be saved for the last,” her lawyer said. Deputy Prosecutor Francis Thomason showed Hetherington a picture of Connie slumped over iu her car, her right arm bent and her head resting on it. Then Thomason asked a “hypothetical” question about a person lying in that position for 19 hours after taking 75 sleeping pills and asked Hetherington’s opinion of what caused paralysis of the arm. Paralysis,of Nerves "My opinion is that it was due to the position of a person in an unconscious state over a long periodo f time,” the doctor said. “It is a familiar form of paralysis called ’Saturday night paralysis.’ That Js seen in drunk individuals who become unconscious and are in a position perhaps with one arm hanging over the back of a chair and stay in that position for many hours and when that individual comes to, he has a paralysis of nerves' in* the extremity. “It applies to any person in an unconscious state due to an excess of alcohol or drugs.” Hetherington also said it was his opinion the discoloration and swelling around Connie’s right eye was also due to lying unconscious for hours with her face resting against the seat of the car. Hetherington said on cross-ex-amination that he also had known of cases of what are known as “honeymoon paralysis.” “Honeymoon paralysis is when an individual sleeps with someone's head on his arm for a long time and on many occasions. That will eventually produce a form of par ny sis.” Mrs. Nicholas contended the 54-year-a!d Teel, the married lover who broke off his 15-year backstreet affair with her for a new and younger woman, Laura Mowrer, struck her in the eye in the front seat of his white Cadillac. Defense attorneys Frank and Charles Symmes made heated objection to Hetherington giving his opinion. They argued the facts incorporated in the “hypothetical” question had net all been proved and others had been omitted. Judge Permits Answer Judge Thomas Faulconer, 35, hearing his first murder trial, quickly squelched the objection and permitted Hetherington to answer. Previously in the trial, Faulconer had been cautious about objections from 74-year-old Frank Symmes, a former judge with a reputation for getting cases reversed on judicial error. Charles Symmes attempted un-

Bail State Students Arrested

MUNCIE, Ind. (UPI) - Fifteen Ball State College students were in Delaware County Jail today as the aftermath of two demonstrations on the campus Sunday night. During the first demonstration, apparently sparked by an unpopular decision of judges at a campus variety show, the students were dispersed when police exploded a tear gas bomb. No one was arrested in the first demonstration, which involved about 1,500 students, mostly fraternity members. But a few hours later a second disturbance was started by about 500 non-fratemity men. Dr. Louis Englehart, director of the college news bureau, said the second group went to each ot the women’s residence halls and “shouted and yelled, apparently trying to get something started.” "It seemed to be more shouting to get attention than anything else,” he said. “I don’ think their intent was a panty raid.”

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successfully to shake Hetherington's tectimony on cross-examina-tion. “Doctor, haven’t you seen a number of cases of paralysis due to, say, a sudden wrenching of the arm? In a struggle, for example?” Symmes asked. ‘ “No," Hetherington said. “You have never seen a nerve injury to an individual caused that way?” “I have in children. I have seen it happen when an adult suddenly takes a small child by the hand and lifts it up off the sidewalk." “You have never seen it caused in a fight?” “Not in adults.” “What about twisting of the arm?” “I have seen it in children. I remember one little girl who fell out of the door of a moving car and she held on to the handle.”

Vote Registration Deadline Tonight Today is the last day persons may register or transfer registration at the clerk’s office for the special city election April 14 or for the May 5 primary, Adams county clerk Richard D. Lewton, announced today. Lewton stated that his office would remain open tonight at the court house until 9 o’clock for lastminute registrators. According to the official political calendar for city and town primary and city elections, today is the final day for a voter, including a voter absent from the county by reason of military or naval service, to register before the primary election, and is also the last day a voter can transfer his registration before toe primary. Today is also the last day for the health officers to deliver to the boards of registration or clerk of the circuit court! a list of the registered voters who have died or for whom a burial permit has been issued, and for the clerk to make a list of the same. The clerk is to prepare a list of the disfranchised voters and those who have died in each precinct today. Today is the first day the county election board may print primary ballots and deliver ballots for absent voters to the clerk of the circuit court. Today is also the first day the county election board may mail primary ballots, if available, to absent voters who have made applications. Asks Payments Made For Kennedy Tickets Persons who have been sent tickets for the Kennedy dinner, but who have not yet paid for them, are asked to do So immediately, Mrs. Mabel Striker, chairman of the committee, announced today. Any tickets not paid for by Wednesday will be considered forfeited, and that number will be assigned to Allen county, which has already sold more tickets than assigned. Persons from Adams county desiring tickets must get them at once, she warned, as many people in the area desire to see Sen. John F. Kennedy, speaker.

But city and campus police, who had quelled the first disturbance without re sort in to arrests, grabbed 15 of. the second wave of demonstrators and slapped them in jail for the rest of the night. Charges of inciting a riot and disorderly conduct were placed against them. Englehart said the second disturbance appeared to be an attempt by non-members of fraternities to “get in on the fun they had missed the first time around.” The first demonstrations began when about 1,500 students shouted protests as they gathered around Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house. Spokesmen said they were piqued because judges gave that fraternity the prize for having the best skit in the show Saturday night, v The students, including many from the seven fraternities which lost the show competition, were slow in moving away at the command of police and a tear gas

Adjustment Board Members Are Named The severpman tax adjustment board was completed Saturday with the appointment of William Kruetzman, of Preble township, by the Adams county council, and Omer Merriman, Root township trustee, appointed by the township trustees. Kruetzman will serve as a Democratic member of the board, Merriman will also serve as a - Democratic member. Mayor Robert D. Cole, Democrat serves as a member of the ‘ board by virtue of his office of be- ; ing mayor of the largest city in ; the county, which is Decatur. Judge Myles F, Parrish, of the Adams circuit court, re-appointed I four,Adams county freeholders to t the tax adjustment board Thursday afternoon. The four include: i Louis Reinking, Sr., of Preble r township. Democrat; Charles L. I Langston, of Decatur, Republican; Menno I. Lehman, of Berne, Rel publican; and Clarence Shepherd, of Geneva, Republican. , Hie board must be named on or before April 15, and must not con- [ tain more than four members of 1 any one political party. Members of the board serve without compensation, and the auditor acts as the clerk of the county board of tax adjustment, and keeps a complete record of the proceedings, but has no vote in the deliberations of the board. Meetings are held by the board in the office of the county auditor on the second Monday of Septems ber of each year from day to day,' ■ and as long thereafter as their ’ business may require. At the first meeting, the board will elect a chairman and a vice chairman, and at that meeting the county auditor will lay before the board the budgets adopted and tax ' levies and rates fixed by proper officers or bodies of each municipal corporation of such county for the ensuing year. It is the duty of the tax adjust- ; ment board to examine, revise, or ' change, or reduce, but not increase, any budget, tax levy, or ’ rate, and hold such budget within the total of the amount erf reve--1 nue to be raised therefore from 1 any source whatsoever, to reduce such budget in accordance. , The initial meeting this year will be held in the auditor’s office at 9 o’clock, September 14.

Profit Is Shown By Hospital In March The Adams county memorial hospital showed a profit of $3,192.29 for the month of March, Thurman I. Drew, administrator, said this morning. Operating cash on hand March 1 was $6,203.55, and deposits for the month amounted to $29,730.87. Bills were $9,388.39 and the payroll was $17,150.19, for a total expense bin of $26,538.58. This leaves $9,395.84 in the operating cash fund as of April 1. A small profit was made by the hospital in February, and the usual January deficit was recorded the first month of-the year. During the month, 204 adults were admitted and 64 babies were born. There were 36 adults and eight babies in the hospital March 1, seven patients and two babies died, 183 patients and 61 babies were dismissed. On April 1 there were 50 patients and nine babies in the hospital. Os the 64 newborn babies, 37 were boys and 27 were girls. A total of 210 outpatients were treated in the emergency room, x-ray room and laboratory.

bomb was exploded into the ground. Englehart said he understood the 15 boys arrested in the second demonstration were to be released from jail today. College officials planned an investigation. Police filed what they called "tentative” disorderly conduct charges against Francis Hendrickson, 22, Kewanna; Alden L. Cassity, 18, Danville; John Rogers, 26, Frankfort and Robert Million, 20, South Bend. A “tentative” charge of inciting a riot was filed against Donald Daily 18, Hartford City. Other students arrested were identified as David Stralkowski, 20, Michigan City; Tom Conner, 23, Gary; Rudy Schaumburg, 20, Chicago; Thomas Warren, 22, Muncie; Max Schmidt, 18. Bluffton; John O’Neal, 20, Chicago; David Massette, 20, Gary; Dennis Spangler, 20, Gary; Thomas Herbert, 22, and Robert Rosey, 20, address unknown.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday* April 6,1959.

March Unemployment Figures Are Improved Over February Total

f //ial VW ML \I k WVIJSL VI jF fl \ Bl x znl ; ■A. Ka IkJB f / Iwl YANKUS FAMILY MOVE OUT—Mrs. Stanley Yankus, busieh herself packing belongings after the-aUction of her husband’* farm, equipment and livestock for $30,000. The 100-acre farm, situated in Dowagiac, Mich., was sold to Dale Douthett, 55-year-old poli-tician-farmer from Three Oaks, Mich.,' for $20,500. Mrs. Yankus said she will stick with her husband in his decision to move to Australia—but “I can’t understand why all this is happening.”

Russia Jeopardizing East-West Conclave

Civic Music Drive Is Underway Today The finest entertainment in sie world is available to the people of Adams county through their membership in the Civic Music association, it was pointed out Sunday afternoon at the kick-off tea held in the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Sean O’Dowd, representative of Civic Music Service Inc., told the gathering of more than 60 captains and workers that every arj tist appearing here has been seen in either Carnegie Hall, Town Hall or the Metropolitan in New York, and they are the cream of the world’s best talent. Mrs. Roy Kalver, Decatur drive chairman, in hex remarks to the gathering, emphasized the fact that this community is singularly fortunate in having the opportunity of participating in a cultural and artisic program that is available to few cities of this size. No city in this area with the exception of Huntington, Wabash, Fort Wayne and Lima, Ohio, brings such great artistis to their people. O’Dowd told the group that amazing as it sounds, there are more patrons of concerts in the United States today than attend basketball and baseball games. Dr. Freeman Burkhalter of Berne, president of the association, in his opening remarks, reminded the workers that even if a member does not take advantage of all the concerts, the fact that he participates in the endeavor is a great contribution to the cultural and civic life of the community. The membership drive which starts today will continue through Saturday and after that day no more will be sold. Memberships for adults are $7.50 for adults and $4 for students for the five concerts. New members will be given a bonus by being permitted to attend the Stan Freeman concert May 3. Headquarters of the drive are the Community center and the phone number is 3-3130.

WASHINGTON (UPl)—American officials said today the Russians themselves were jeopardizing the forthcoming EasbWest talks with a new series of propaganda statements on the Berlin situation. They said the statements, issued even before tne foreign ministers could get sat for their Geneva meeting, could hardly be viewed as examples of the "sincere desire to negotiate” that President Eisenhower has said the Soviets must show to justify a summer summit meeting. The latest Soviet charge said a high altitude American transport flight to West Berlin was an attempt to wreck agreement on the East-West talks. Three Soviet fighter planes buzzed an Air Force transport on Good Friday as it flew to and from Berlin. In a note Sunday, Russia said the American plane “committed a “gross Violation” of Berlin corridor flight regulations by flying at 25,000 feet. No Altitude Limit State Department officials pvinted out there never had been any agreement to limit he allude a which Allied plans could fly in the air dorridors to Berlin. The Soviet note said, “the deliberate violations . . . can hardly be Regarded otherwise than as an attempt of the United States to worsen conditions for a foreign ministers meeting, if not to frustrate completely the agreement on East-West talks.” American officials said it was the Russians themselves who jeopardized East-West conferences by buzzing the American transport and by putting restrictions last week on travel of foreign diplomats in Russia. Back U.S. Stand The President's determination not to be stampeded into a propaganda-style summit conference with Russia was stiffened by the results of the three-day NATO Council meeting last week, high U.S. officials said. These officials said they were surprised and heartened by the firm “no nonsehse” support given to the American position on Berlin by the smaller NATO nations which probably would bear the brunt of any Soviet military attack. ■

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The White House - announced today that March unemployment figures show a “gratifying” improvement over February. The February total was estimated at 4,749,000, unseasonably high. The new figures, to be announced Tuesday by the Labor and Commerce departments, were submitted to President Eisenhower today by Secretary of- Labor James P. Mitchell. The President asked Mitchel 1 to come to the White House this morning with a preview of the March figures which will be made public in detail just in advance of an unemployment conference called here for later in the week by organized labor. The President held a 35-minutc conference with Mitchell. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said afterward: “The President, of course, is continually concerned about the involuntary unemployment of any American, and not just statistical reports. “However, he believes that the figures to be released tomorrow will be gratifying and of great interest to all Americans.” Asked if the new figures represented an improvement over February, Hagerty said. “They’re pretty good.” Tuesday’s government report was expected to show that the number of jobless in March declined by about 300,000. This would be more than the normal seasonal drop. - — — a—• • Administration officials have been hopeful the March unemployment figures would blunt Democratic and labor demands for multi-billion-dollar spending

programs to spur the economy. The Democratic Advisory Council charged Sunday night the United States is headed for disaster unless the Eisenhower administration stops trying “to balance the budget without balancing the economy." .

Young Democrats To Aid Kennedy Dinner Robert Frauhiger was named chairman of the hat-check committee of the Young Democrats to serve at the Kennedy dinner next Monday night, Harry Hebble, Jr., president of the Young Democrats, announced following Saturday night’s meeting. Other members of the committee are Pat Cook, Judy Hebble, Mike Affolder, Susie Hess, Roger Harris, and Severin Schurger, Jr. The club also discussed delegates to the July 17-18 state convention in Indianapolis, where state officers for 1960 will be chosen. The fourth district has a candidate for state president, Charles W. Westerman. Jay DeVoss was named chairman of the nominating committee for local officers. The committee includes Mike Affolder, Donna Roth, Rosie Spangler, and Pat Cook.

Warns Against Weapons Lack

WASHINGTON (UPD—The head of the Strategic Air Command has told Congress the Defense Department is “risking the whole country” by failing to provide for enough missiles and bombers in the years ahead. Gen. Thomas S. Power assured ti»e House military appropriations subcommittee that U.S. retaliatory striking forces are strong enough now to crush any would-be aggressor and thus to deter war. But he said he feared for the future, even next year. Power, whose Feb. 13 testimony was made public Sunday night, said the United States must impress upon Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev the fact that “he cannot strike this country with impunity.” “I think the minute he thinks he can...we will ‘get it* in the next 60 seconds,” he added. “The only

In a special statement on unemployment, the 27 Democratic Party leaders called for new programs to improve schools, housing, medical care, transportation facilities, natural resource protection and slum clearance. Similar demands for governnqpnt action were expected from the AFL-CIO conference on unemployment opening here Wednesday. More than 5,000 union leaders and unemployed workers planned to attend the one-day meeting. The Democratic statement came as Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell predicted that unemployment would drop to about three million by November. The decline to three million, he said, would be “practically full employment" in the U.S. economy. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and not so cool with scattered showers or thundershowers likely north portion, mostly fair south portion tonight. Tuesday showers and thunderstorms probably ending and turning cooler north portion by afternoon and showers and thunderstorms and warmer south but turning cooler late Tuesday or Tuesday night. Low tonight mostly in the 40s. High Tuesday 60s extreme north, 70s central and south. Sunset today, 7:15 p.m. e.d.t. Sunrise Tuesday 6:20 a.m. e.d.t. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy, colder. Lows 30s north, low 40s south. Highs mid 40s north, near 60 south.

Peiping Steps Up Propaganda

NEW DELHI (UPI) — Peiping Radio stepped up its propaganda broadcasts to India today in an effort to discredit the Dalai Lama —a move almost certain to strain relations further between India and Red China. < ( Broadcasts beamed directly to India on a far stronger signal than usual told Indians the Dalai Lama was still "under duress” and "under the spell of reactionary elements.” The statement disputed Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who said the Tibetan godking fled of his own free will. One broadcast also tried to convince the Indians the Tibetans have acknowledged the rival Panchen Lama as the temporary head of Tibet. Three times it repeated the Communist assertion the Dalai Lama was the prisoner of antiCommunist rebels. Peiping quoted some Communist Indian papers which supported the Chinese action in Tibet but it ignored the great majority which condemned the Chinese action. And it said “reactionaries who

thing to keep him honest is full knowledge of what will happen to him." Power said repeatedly that “our deterrent posture is deteriorating.” He said he could not guarantee that the United States would retain "an adequate margin of deterrance” next year or in the years to follow. Among other things, he said, SAC needs more 852 bombers to replace the 7-year-old 8475, more 5,000-mile range Atlas missives, and more 858 bombers. Subcommittee Chairman George Mahon (D-Tex.) asked Power if the situation was “sufficiently important that we do something about this.” “J think you are just risking the whole country,” Power replied. “That is how important I feel it is."

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Heads Elks * ■I u George Bair B. P. O. Elks lodge, -993, installed officers Thursday night after election at the regular meeting. Past exalted rular George Laurent was in charge. George Bair, a past exalted ruler, was elected to that title again, while James Newton was named esteemed leading knight. Other officers are Bernard Hain, esteemed loyal knight; Denzil Dowell, esteemed lecturing knight; V. J. Bormann, secretary; Bernard Clark, treasurer; Robert Woods, tiler; Sherman "Koos, chaplain; Jemas Hunter, inner guard: Larry Elliot, esquire; Oran Schultz, Geofge Alton and Wilbur Petrie, trustees.

call themselves followers of Buddha” had murdered the chief priest of the Sera monastery. Chou May Visit India Relations between neutralist India and Communist China have worsened since the Communists used modern arms against the Tibetans in an effort to put down an anti-Communist rebellion. India’s sympathies were with the Tibetans and Nehru granted political asylum to the Dalai Lama. Nehru told his monthly news conference Sunday India sympathized with the Tibetans and that developments in the Himalayan had embarrassed relations between New Delhi and Peiping and probably would do so in the future. New Delhi newspapers were speculating that 'Chinese Communist Premier Chou En-lai might come to New Delhi to try to patch up the strained relations but government officials said they had no information on the reports. Chou made such a trip when the Hungarian rebellion sparked antiCommunist sympathies in India. Say Finding Increases UPI correspondent A K. Das reported today from northern Assam that the successful flight of the Dalai Lama into India had led to incrrased anti-Communist fighting in Tibet and that the Chinese Communists may use aircraft against the rebel forces. Das, quoting informed sotuces, said the Tibetan patriots were sealing off their own territories against the Communist armies and that the rebel areas could only be hit by planes. Other sources said the Chinese would not bomb the areas as long as the Dalai Lama was there for fear of inflaming the rebels still further against the Communists. The Dalai Lama readied the safety of a monastery at Towang in the northeast Indian state of A&am Sunday at the same time Peiping was proclaiming the arrival of the Panchen Lama in Lhasa to take over as head of the Tibetan government. Indian officials said the Dalai Lama was in good health but tired from the difficult trip and would rest up in Towang severid days before journeying on to see Nehru. In the meantime security precautions were greatly increased to protect him from any Communist attempt.