Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. Nou 126.

Probing Dynamiting Os Crane Wednesday Night On Farm Near Decatur

Investigations of a thundering explosion heard at 9:15 o’clock Wednesday night, and felt throughout the city and’ many farms to the west of Decatur, disclosed today the sabotaging of an American drag-line crane by dynamite. The incident occurred on the Julius Kohne farm, located about % mile west of U.S. 27 on a county road. The dragline owned by William J. Becker, of route two, Deestur, who was under contract to the soil conservation service for the repairing and cleaning the Alphonse Kohne ditch No. 1. Damage Estimated Damage caused to the crane .was estimated at over $12,000 today by Joseph R. Marcott, service manager of American Hoist & Derik company, of Fort Wayne. The estimate given today was not a definite figure, but a rough estimate. Insurance investigators were expected to arrive at the scene later today. Local authorities and state officials, called to the scene, stated that definite evidence found at the scene in today’s investigation proved that the crane explosion was caused by dynamite. The person or persons responsible for the damage placed the sticks of dynamite on top of the gas tank between the tank and the engine motor.' Evidence found today by the law officers pinpointing the definite reason for the explosion, was found near the right track by the under-carriage. Information aS to what Was found was not released by the officers. Wreckage Scattered Parts of the wreckage were scattered in all directions from the crane. A door was found by deputy

Monkeys'Flown To Outer Space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPD—Two little monkeys flew 300 miles into space today in the nose cone of a Jupiter missile and were recovered alive. I The flight ot the two pint-sized Simians, Able and Baker, gave science important new data needed to insure the safe space flight of man. Brig. Ge. John H. McNinch, chief of the Army’s Medical Research and Development Command, said 6% hours after the Jupiter firing that the moneys were retrieved “alive and in perfect condition.” McNinch said there would be no further information on the effects of the journey on the monkeys “at this time.” Nose Cone Crammed The monkeys, first to be recovered alive from a space flight, spent about 15 minutes an their flight which got to a height of about 300 miles. Their nose cone spacfe ship plopped down in the Atlantic 1,500 miles to the southeast near Antigua. The nose cone, crammed with various elements of life including human blood, was recovered from the south Atlantic by Navy frogmen 90 minutes after a Jupiter missile roared into the skies from Cape Canaveral at 2:35 a.m. c.d.t. Brig. Gen. John A. Barcley, commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, told a news conference here that “we are extremely confident at this point’ the two monkeys, “Able” and “Baker,” would be recovered alive. But he had no definite information on this from the recovery team. He said the two female monkeys, who made the flight in separate capsules, would be taken to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and later to Washington for thorough examination. Nose Cone Intact Monkey Able, the more educated of the pair of space travel- « ers, was to have sent a type of telegraph signal back to earth during the flight by pressing a key attached to her body. No signals were picked up, which may have been caused by a nalfunction of the instrument or because Able refused to perform as trained. Able, an American Rhesus weihing 7 pounds, and Baker, a , 1-pound squirrel monkey, spent about 5 minutes on the 1,500 mile

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sheriff Robert Meyers about 312 feet north of the crone in the Kohne ditch. A tool box lid was found 146 feet northeast of the crane, the left side panel, 180 feet west, and the right side panel, 195 feet from the wreckage. Four cranes are located in the area where Becker’s dragline unit was working. Adams county has a crane in the same area, while Krick-Tyndall has two such units located there. Becker had purchased the new crane last fall for a price of nearly $19,000. The crane was located approximately 490 feet north of the road, on the Kohne farm. None of the other cranes in the area was reported tampered with or molested. Request Information Law officers, sheriff Merle Affolder, deputies Charles Arnold, Robert Meyer, and state detective Walter Schindler, have requested that anyone having any knowledge of last night’s incident, to notify their offices immediately. Any information might be helpful in the investigation to help apprehend the persons responsible, the officers said. Other officials called to the scene of the wreckage include: Cedric Fisher, fire chief, and the fire department: two special off duty sheriffs deputies; two state troopers, Dan Kwasneski and W. E. Rash. H.A. Asperger, of Indiana Equipment Co., of Fort Wayne, "where Becker purchased the machine, was also on the scene of the wreckage. All law officers brought into the investigation, are working on the investigation.

flight and traveled about 300 miles into space—not high enough, according to toe scientists here, to seriously affect the monkeys from radiation. Barcley said the nose cone was recovered intact and was on board ship in less than two hours after toe launching. I Able was housed in a 250-pound capsule and Baker in a smaller one that was 9.5 by 12.5 by 6.5 inches. Involved Four Experiments Able, lying on her back with her knees drawn up to provide maximum resistance from toe forces of gravity, wore a special space suit and was equipped with earphones. She reclined on a fiber glass contour couch in an air conditioned chamber with a private heating and cooling system. Baker was attired in a helmet of molded plastic with a soft chamois lining. She lay on a molded bed made of two layers of rubber. Navy Capt Ashton Grabiel, director of research at the Navy School of Medicine, Pensacola, Fla., said "It would appear as though there was remarkably little change in toe monkeys' behavior during the first 14 minutes of flight.” This period took the nose cone almost to toe point of re-entry into toe earth's atmosphere. I Summer School To Open Here Monday Principal Hugh J. Andrews today announced that the first session of the summer school at Decatur high school will meet Monday at 7:30 a.m. Freshman algebra pupils will report to room 203; sophomore typing will report to room 200; junior history will report to room 205, and senior English will report to room 202. Rental books in each course will be distributed the first period and pupils sould be prepared to pay the nominal fee at that time. Driver training instructor Steve Everhart began his class instruction earlier this week. All classes will close July 24. Daily class schedules are from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Ike In Appeal To Ministers

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Eisenhower personally appealed to the Big Four foreign ministers today for progress at the deadlocked Geneva conference in order to justify a summit meeting. The President conferred in his office for about a half hour with the foreign ministers and Russia’s Andrei Gromyko said afterwards that it was a “pleasant and useful conversation.’’ The White House said shortly afterwards in a statement that the President had "expressed the hope that on their return to Geneva the foreign ministers would be able to achieve that measure of progress which would make a subsequent meeting of the heads of government desireable and useful.” I “The President said that he had followed the Geneva conference proceedings with close attention,” the White House said. In Jovial Mood “He expressed the hope that the thorough exchange of views that are taking place there would lead to a better approach to the solution of the problem that confront uS in' Europe. He, of course, stressed the necessity of finding peaceful solution* to our problems. .The President likewise, expressed the hope that on their return to Geneva the foreign ministers would be able to achieve that measure of progress which would make a subsequent meeting of heads of government desirable and useful.” The Bij Four foreign ministers had broken off their Geneva talks to attend the funeral of John Foster Dulles. Meeting with the President were Gromyko, Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, British Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd, and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville of France. All appeared to be in a jovial mood when they emerged. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty reported that at the outset of the meeting, the President expressed his thanks for the respect the visiting foreign ministers had shown to Dulles by flying here for the funeral. “Pleasant and Useful” There was no table - pounding demand *by the President for Soviet acceptance of the Western proposals for a German settlement. Rather, the President was said to have enjoined the ministers that progress at Geneva was James P. Davis, Sr. Dies At Fort Wayne James P. Davis, Sr., 55, a native of Pleasant Mills and father of Fort Wayne councilman James P. Davis, Jr., died at 1:55 p. m. -Wednesday in the Lutheran hospital. He was the owner of the Davis Radio Shop in Fort Wayne and moved to that city in 1923 from Adams county. He was a member of the Decatur Elks lodge, the Trinity English Lutheran church, Summit City Lodge No. 170 F. and A. M., the Scottish Rite 32nd degree. Foreman’s club, UCT,. TPA, and the Fort Wayne Radio club. Surviving besides his son are his wife, Esther L.; a daughter, Shirley, at home; his mother. Mrs. H. O. Davis, Pleasant Lake; four sisters, Mrs. Leland A. Ripley, Monroe, Mrs. Dale Cowan, Willshire, 0., Mrs. J. R. Shafer, South Bend, and Mrs. H. A. Masters, Fort Wsfyne; a brother, William L., of Louisville, Ky., and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the Trinity English Lutheran church. Dr. Paul H. Krauss officiating. Burial. will be in Lindenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the D. O. McComb funeral home until 11 a. m. Friday, when the body will lie in state at the church until services, ,

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essential because the conference was the focal point of world attention. Eisenhower was said to have made clear his view that there had to be progress at Geneva to warrant a summit meeting, and that it was up to the foreign ministers to move toward a solution at the German problem. After the meeting dnded, Gromyko was chosen by the Foreign ministers as their spokesman. Lloyd told newsmen that the Soviet diplomat was “going to make a statement.” I Smiling as the newsmen jammed around him, Gromyko said: “We had a peasant and useful conversation with the President” He seemed ready to say something more, but Couve de Murville cut him off by interjecting: “And that is all.” Herter Briefs Congressmen Several hours before the. White House meeting, Herter briefed congressional foreign affairs experts on the Geneva talks. The secretary was quoted as saying further negotiations would be "long, drawn-out process...requiring a great deal of patience” on tire part o toe West. Herter also told toe congressmen there is “complete unity” among toe Western foreign ministers in their dealings with Gromyko. He said press reports to toe contrary are “unfounded.” The prviate talks preceded a White House arranged by toe President for 13 foreign ministers here for Dulles’ funeral. Hold Memorial Day Rites Here Saturday Colorful Memorial Day services, honoring those who have died in' the service of their country, will begin Saturday morning at 9 o’clock at the Decatur Catholic cemetery, Leslie Hunter, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, announced this morning. Those interested in taking part in the service are asked to meet at 8:45 a. m. at the VFW home, and toe motor caravan will proceed to the' cemetery, where services will be held at the grave of Oscar Lengerich, a member of the local VFW post. Bugler Bill Jacobs Will play taps at both cemeteries. At toe Decatur cemetery the brief ceremony will be held at the grave of Artie Jackson, an American Legion member. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, and to swell the crowd honoring the departed veterans, Hunter emphasized. At 10 a. m. the parade will start at the VFW home, with the massed colors of the veterans organizations and the American flag leading toe parade: • Close behind, the Decatur Catholic high school band will march, followed by the club commanders and their officers, the firing squad, cars with the remaining Spanish-American war veterans of Adams county, the Adams Central marching band, massed groups of veterans; toe various ladies’ auxiliaries. Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies, and all other marching units. The parade will march from the VFW home to the Monroe street bridge, where services for the naval heroes will be held. The group will then march up the main street to the court house, and to the peace monument, where the Rev. Richard C. Ludwig, a first lieutenant in the air force reserves, will give the Memorial Day address. Hundreds of people usually attend the parade and services.

Fund Scholarship To Terry Marbach Terry Marbach, recent winner of toe Decatur Tri Kappa scholarship and 1959 graduate of Decatur high school, was named today as the Recipient of the Lockheed leadership fund scholarship in engineering at Purdue University. Die award could realize the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marbach, of Decatur route 5, $2,900 over the |pur-year college course. ”The Lockheed scholarship will pay fees in the amount of $112.50 a semester and other university expenses up to $250 a semester, or a total of $725 a year. Over a fouryear span, the total would be $2,900. The Tri Kappa scholarship amounts to SIOO. The faculty members at Purdue, who selected Marbach on the basis of his high score on the national merit scholarship exam, expressed their heartiest congratulations for this distinctive honor. Marbach will be expected to maintain not only a superior schlastic record, but a personal record in keeping with the expectations of those who recommended him for the recognition. Sends His Gratitude Marbach is drafting a reply to toe scholarship donors, thanking them for their consideration and kindness in naming him the 1959 Recipient. Miss Jean Harvey, executive secretary of the committee on scholarships at Purdue, informed Marbach of the award, noting that he and "his family should be very pround of the signal honor. She added that his excellent high school record, his excellent test score, his potential leadership and his personal interests were major factors in the decision.

Bloodmobile Unit In City Friday, June 5

The common expression, “new blood,” usually pertains to an organization which is seeking persons with fresh, bright ideas to .perk up a sagging business enterprise. But in the case of the Decatur Red Cross blood program, the term becomes a literal translation. Thay want new blood! The local chapter, which is starting its eighth year in the blood program, is aiming at the younger set for the goal of 125 pints of blood. The date of donation is June 5 from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Local women began their telephone campaign Monday, calling previous donors and scheduling appointments for the June 5 donation. This form of scheduling will continue until next Monday with six women working daily, three in the morning and afternoon, and three in the evenings, according to Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary of the local chapter. Need New Blood The reason behind the attempt to attract more young people for blood donations ‘ is two-fold. The youngsters will replace the persons in town who are too old to give blood, and it will also assist in meeting the quota. The quota, by the way, is 125 pints, but requires 170 donors to meet the high standards of the Red Cross. Some are rejected because of various reasons, thus the heed for the higher figure. Residents recently out of high school, in the 18-21 age bracket, must have parental consent to donate, except' if they are married. Persons in this group are a desirous lot because they are usually healthier than older persons, have a more flexible schedule, and have a great potential as a donor for many years to come. Also high on the list of donors are those who volunteer their blood because a relative or friend benefited from the free blood provided by the Red Cross. And it is free, contrary to popular misconception that states a fee must be paid to procure blood in the Fort Wayne regional area. The only charge assessed against anyone in area hospitals for receiving blood is the hospital

‘ Warns Russian Missile Threat Is Increasing ' WASHINGTON (UPI)—A House committee, warning that the Russian missile threat is growing, voted today to give President Eis- . enhower blank-check power to ’ spend all he needs to keep U.S. bombers on a constant air alert. The extraordinary action was taken by the House Appropriations Committee in approving a - 39-bfllion-dollar money bill to finance toe Defense Department In the 12 months starting July 1. The committee rewrote Eisenhower's defense budget from stem to stern and its bill wound up almost 400 million dollars short of his requests. It knocked out more f than a billion dollars of funds he 5 requested, but added 780 million , for other purposes. , The committee, 'warning of a ' “missile gap” in rocket power be- ’ tween this country and Russia, recommended a speed-up in work on long-range U.S. missiles to J keep It from widening. 1 Other congressional news: - Nomination: The Senate confirmed without debate toe nomi1 nation of Jr*L. *4* Cabot, a -career diplomat, to replace Mrs. Clare ' Boothe Luce as U.S. ambassador r to Brazil. I ■ Spacemen: Seven men in busi- - ness suits who some day may don } space gear to orbit toe earth met behind closed doors wiht mem- > bers of the House Space Commit- > tee. Rep. Leonard G. Wolf (D---1 Iowa) told newsmen the astro1 nauts are “sharp, really sharp... r they’re not children going into this thing with closed eyes.” > Memorial: Sen. Homer E. Cape- - hart (R-Ind.) introduced a bill to [ name the new Washington airport . at Chantilly, Va., in memory of [ John Foster Dulles, the former secretary of state. He said the airport would be called the “Dul- . les International Airport." , Independence: Rep. Frank Kowalski (D-Conn.), one-time milii tary aide to President Eisenhowj er, issued a statement urging ■Congress to declare its,, “inde- “ pendence from the White House.” “ He said Eisenhower’s effort to la- “ bet Democratic congressmen as “spenders” was a "campaign to y make Congress subservient to the ® wishes of the . White House. “ Labor Reforms: Sen. John F. ■t Kennedy (D-Mass.) said Congress d should not be allowed to adjourn r until it acts to stamp out labor (Continued on pare elrht)

charge for handling and distribution. The whole blood is totally free. It’s free because this area has a good record of keeping its Volunteer quota filled. And even if a Decatur resident is a patient in any other part of the country, it can receive free blood by a system of transferring within the Red Cross organization. Trained Staff at Center The process of giving blood is a painless and quick one. A staff of trained nurses and doctors, who donate their time, will be on hand to regulate the operation. It usually takes less than an hour, while the actual donation takes about five minutes. All eight types of blood are urgently needed, but type “O” usually is most pressing in demand. Hospitals report that this type is most needed. “A”, “B”, ‘‘ABXand “O” both Rh negative and positive, will be gladly accepted. If you’re between the ages of 18 and 59 and pass the physical check-up, you are free to donate. Blood can be given at 8-week in- , tervals, but not more than five times a year. Can 3-3106 If you have not been contacted and wish to make an appointment call Decatur 3-3106, or 3-3107. The ladies, working at the Red Cross office' will be happy to take your appointment: w Those women who worked Monday were ' Mrs, Earl Fuhrman, Mrs. Lloyd Bauman, and Mrs. Clarence Smith, while the Tuesday workers were, Mrs. Lucille Miller, Mrs. Lee Fleming, Mrs. Dorus Stalter, and Mrs. Noah Burton. Those who worked Wednesday were Mrs. Ed Bauer, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Herschel Nash, and Mrs. Ralph Merriman. Mrs. Bauer and Mrs. Herman Von Gunten are working today, and Mrs. Bauer, Mrs. Ivan Stuckey and Mrs. T. C. Smith will Monday. Three women, Mrs. H. P. Engle, : Mrs. Lawrence Rash, arid Mrs. Miller, also work every evening calling area residents who have • previously donated to the blood i program. Mrs. Ed Bauer is blood I program chairman.

Rev. Simeon Schmitt St. Mary’s Pastor

The Most Rev. Leo A. Pursley, bishop of toe Fort Wayne diocese, today named toe Very Rev. Simeon M. Schmitt, a native of Decatur, to toe pastorate of St. Mary’s Catholic church here, effective June 17. Rev. Schmitt, now pastor of St. John the Baptist church in Fort Wayne, succeeds the late Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Seimetz, who died Monday afternoon at St. Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne after a 4-mpnth illness following a stroke suffered on Jan. 24 at the Decatur rectory. Rev. Schmitt, in addition to assuming the pastorate duties, also becomes diocesan consultant and dean of toe Huntington district. Msgr. Seimetz was the first dean of the district. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt, he was born Oct. 20, 1901, in Decatur. Rev. Schmitt was ordained to the priesthood December 18, 1926. After holding pastorates at Delphi and Huntington, he was appointed pastor of St. John the Baptist church in Fort Wayne on July 1, 1955, a post he retained until his appointment to Decatur. Members of his immediate family include three brothers from Decatuf-, Francis J. Schmitt, Hubert P. Schmitt, Sr., and Al D. Schmitt; a sister, Sr. M. Magdelene, Sisters of toe Sacred Heart, Terre Haute; a brother, Br. Theophane, secretary-general of the Order of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy, and a brother, the Rev. Dennis Schmitt, Jesuit priest at Colombiere College, Detroit, Mich. The Revs. Robert Contant and Robert Jaeger will remain at the church as assistant pastors. Msgr. Feltes Named The Right Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Feltes, V. G., P. A., chancellor of the diocese, was named pastor of St. John the Baptist church, sue-

Severe Storm Peppers Some Areas Os U.S. United Press International Severe thunderstorms peppered with tornadoes, ineluding rare twisters in toe Pacific Northwest and Wyoming, battered the nation’s interior Wednesday night. A tornado skipped over a 10mile area at Gillette, Wyo., destroying four private airplanes and a number of small buildings. No injuries were reported. Four women holding a club meeting at the Gillette municipal golf course narrowly escaped injury when the twsiter struck nearby. The tornado also hit a ranch but the family saw it coming and ran to safety in toe basement of their home. Jim Fulkerson, manager of the Gilletfo airport, said toe funnel lifted one hangar “from between two other hangars without touching them,” and destroyed four single engine planes inside. Funnels also were reported northeast of Walla Walla, Wash., south of Boise, Idaho, near Deepwater and Farmington, Mo., and at Burke, S.D. I In western Texas, hail inches in diameter fell near Wheeler,' Tex., northeast of Amarillo. Violent wind gusts southeast of Midland, Tex., knocked several persons off their feet. Torrential rains in northeast Kansas and northern Missouri caused some local flooding. Heavier rainfall amounts Wednesday night included 1.54 inches at Dyersburg, Tenn.; 1.53 at Valentine, Neb.; 1.20 at Jamestown, N.D., and 1.15 at Miami, Fla. v Storm activity diminished during the night to scattered showers

■ ' ’.V S ■Lar jdl STATE CHIEFS IN SAD MEETING— In Washington to attend the funeral of his old frirind John Foster Dulles, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer is greeted at the White House by President Eisenhower. The man between them is Heinz Weber, an interpreter.

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New Pastor '’'Sl jW ■■■ W V-2i -Mp-. ■ ; 4 B Very Rev. Simeon M. Schmitt ceding the Very Rev. Schmitt. Succeeding Msgr. Feltes as chancellor is the Rev. Arthur F. MacDonald, assistant at St. John the Baptist. Other dioceasan appointments include he Rev. Lawrence J. O’Tooltj, assistant at St. Mary’s parish in Huntington, named assistant pastor at St. Vincent de Paul in Fort Wayne. The Rev. Erancis E. Nugent, chaplain to the Catholic students at Indiana Technical College, will be assistant to Msgr. Feltes. The Rev. Paul Bueter, newly ordained, will be assistant pastor at St. John the Baptist, South Bend. The Rev. Eugene Zimmerman, dicoesan superintendent of schools, will reside at St. Vincent's Villa and will serve as chaplain to that institution.

in North Dakota and westward . through the northern Rockies and northern Pacific Coast states. A band of cool Canadian air, which dropped overnight readings into 30s and 40s, stretched from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Great Lakes. ' ■ Widespread showers and thundershowers were expected today in all sections but the far Northeast and the South. Some warming was predicted for the upper i Mississippi Valley. Decatur Ministers Will Meet Monday The Decatur ministerial association will meet Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Officers for the coming year will be elected and all ministers are invited to attend. The Rev. F. Hazen Sparks, pastor of the First Methodist church, will have the devotions. Decatur Man's Aunt Dies At Louisville Mrs. John Schilmiller, 96, aunt of Judge G. Remy Bierly of this city, died Wednesday morning at her home in Louisville, Ky. Funeral sendees will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Precious Blood Catholic church in Louisville. Judge Bierly, state appellate court judge, left today to attend the services. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, warm and humid tonight and Friday. Chance of widely scattered mostly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Low tonight in the (Ms. High Friday in the 60s. Sunset today 8:04 p.m. Sunrise Friday 5:21 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy, continued warm and humid with chance of widely scattered afternoon. and evening thundershowers. Lows in the 60s. Highs 85 to 90.