Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 143.

Russia Asks Delay Os 24 Hours For Answer To Western Proposal

GENEVA (UPl)—Russia asked today for another 24 hours delay before giving its answer to the Western showdown plan on Berlin. The request for postponement of this afternoon’s secret Big Four session was made by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko during a private lunch with British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd. Lloyd conferred by telephone with Secretary of State Christian Herter and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville. They agreed to give the Russians another day to frame an answer and indicate whether the Geneva conference is to fold up in failure after six weeks of haggling, or whether it can agree on a Berlin formula that may pave the way to a summit parley. Herter’s Plane Ready The critical stage of the conference was underscored with an American announcement that Herter’s private plane had arrived in Geneva this afternoon at his request to be “in readiness for his departure.”. A spokesman added that “no inference” should be drawn from its arrival, since the Western powers still were awaiting Russia's 'reaction to their final Berlin plan. Gromyko’s plea for another 24 hours of study of the Western formula showed the Russians were giving it major consideration. Russian and other Communist press organs appeared to be creating the atmosphere for at least partial Russian acceptance of the Western ideas. Moscow Radio led the way with a strong hint that Russia might be willing to talk business on the Western compromise plan to ease the Berlin crisis and open the way to the summit Only Mild Criticism An English - language Moscow Radio broadcast called the plan an attempt "to befuddle public opinion” and said it was an/attempt to deadlock the Geneva/conference. But it did not reject the plan outright. / The official East German Communist newspaper Neues Deutschland called the Western plan a “completely unacceptable” proposal made to "defaine” the puppet East German government. Today’s Radio Moscow commentary dropped the old Russian demand for Separate peace treaties ■ and gave only mild criticism of the Western plan—that it does not provide for a reduction erf troops in West Berlin and that it is based on the principel of indefinite Allied occupation. The conference has been on a

Steel Negotiators Nearing Showdown

NEW YORK (UPI) — Negotiations in the threatened nationwide steel strike headed toward the showdown stage today*. _ r Representatives of 12 major steel companies and union bargaining officials continued' their discussions behind closed doors this morning in a dozen separate rooms in the Roosevelt Hotel. ■These exchanges of views on a company-to-company basis were a prelude to the resumption Friday of top-level negotiations between industry's and the union's two four-man bargaining committees. David .J. McDonald, president of the United Steelworkers of America, and R. Conrad Cooper, management’s chief negotiator, are expected to knuckle down to give-and-take collective bargaining when the top level Committees again face each other Friday. President not to Intervene Meanwhile President Eisenhower has declined to intervene personally or through any federal agency in the contract negotiations. At his news conference in Washington Wednesday he repeated his admonition to management and labor that the dispute must be resolved in the public interest and without any increase in steel prices. He promised to consider a suggestion that the federal government might issue a fact sheet on steel industry profits, waees and workers’ productivity so the public might evaluate the issues involved. However, Labor Department of-

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day to day basis for a week, following presentations of Russia's new pronocal to*- the West, to get out of Berlin within R yea& ‘ The pauence or tne United States, Britain and France has been almost exhausted by six weeks of weary debate and they planned today to call for an immediate recess unless Gromyko gives strong evidence he is prepared to accept the new Western proposal. Embodies Allied Concessions The Allies said the Western proposal was carefully worked out to emphasize concessions to the Soviet position although the Soviets themselves have made no concessions toward getting agreement on Berlin and a summit conference. The plan was presented to Gromyko at a secret session Wednesday afternoon. He glanced over it and asked for another secret session today. Soviet sources said he was prepared to comment on it but they indicated he wants to tie up the West in lengthy haggling on a point-by-point basis. This is the very thing Herter and his colelagues are determined to prevent since they consider the plan is their rock bottom! position and embodies the maximum possible concessions. Ask Access Guarantee In return for a Russian guarantee of Allied access routes to Communist encircled West Berlin the Western peters offered: —To clamp a ceiling cm their combined forces of 11,000 men in West Berlin and consider reducing them if developments permit. —To perm.l Communist East Germans to act as agents of the Soviets on the access routes if Russja acknowledgse the final responsibility. —To guarantee” they will place no atomic weapons in the hands of their West Berlin garrisons. The Allies did not ask for a flat Soviet acknowledgment of their occupation rights in West Berlin. .This would merely be implied by Soviet acceptance of the other parts of the plan. Western leaders outlined two alternative recess plans. If Gromyko flatly rejects the Western propdkal the West would' call for a five to seven week recess. If he accepts it for discussion only but wants to debate they will ask for a brief recess on grounds the Allied foreign ministers have urgent business elsewhere. BULLETIN HOLLYWOOD (UPD—Veteran actress Ethel Barrymore died in Hollywood today. She was 19.

ficials today shied away from the idea. They said in Washington that any government score card on conflicting claims of steel management and union representatives might do more harm than good. One high federal official said any special report issued before steel wage contracts expire June 30 might be construed as favoring the industry or the union, and help bring on a strike. Some Figures Available It was pointed out that the Bureau of Labor Statistics already issues figures on productivity and hourly earnings of steel workers as soon as they are available. Today’s private discussions were on a company-to-company basis at which imion and industry representatives debate individual difficulties under the existing contract, such as working problems, seniority rights, etc. The twelve separate meetings were attended by 435 local union representatives and about 65 representatives of industry. Companies nivolved are United Steel; Bethlehem Steel; Republic Steel; Wheeling Steel; Jones & Laughlin; Youngstown Sheet and Tube; Armco Steel; Inland Steel. Allegheny Ludlujn; Colorado Fuel and Iron; Kaiser Steel, and the Great Lakes Steel division of National Steel. Both Cooper and McDonald Wednesday went before a closed meeting of the 435 union representatives and company bargaining officials and submitted a progress report on the negotiations to date.

Furor On Light Arms On Plane

WASHINGTON (UPD — The Navy said today a pair of tail machine guns is the only defensive armament normally carried on its Far Eastern patrol planes like the P4M Mercator shot up by Red jets Tuesday. The service said in a statement that such light armament was “normal” for the 10 -to 15 fourengine Mercators flying reconnaissance missions in the Far East. / The statement followed a. furor touched off when crew members of the crippled plane said in Japan they could not return the Communist fire because their guns lacked certain “hard-to-get” parts. But the Navy said Wednesday the top and front guns were dismantled to make room for reconnaissance equipment. The 20 mm. tail guns were knocked out by tracer bullets from the two Red MIGs. Flights Called "Suicide” One congressman said it was almost suicide to send such planes on patrol missions close to Communist territory without better protection. Parents of two of the flyers, including the wounded tail gunner, complained that the crewmen were “sitting ducks.” Meanwhile, suspicion. centered on toe North Koreans as the attackers. The plane was 45 miles from North Korea over the Sea of Japan when jumped. The Air Force said all Russian MIGs sent to toe area were part of North Korea’s forces. A Navy source said he did not think the jets were flown by Chinese Communists, who also have received Soviet MIGs. In its statement today, issued in response to . queries by United Press International, toe Navy explained that the Mercator origiDorothy Hitzemann Is Taken By Death Services will be conducted Saturday for Mrs. Dorothy Hitzemann, 51, a housekeeper at toe Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, who died there at 1 a.m. Wednesday. A native of Harrison township, Van Wert county, 0., she was a resident of Fort Wayne 24 years. Mrs. Hitzemann was a member of Concordia Lutheran church. Surviving are the husband, Chrjstian; a son, William and a daughter, Ruth Hitzemann, both at home; three brothers, Bryan Myers, Wren, 0., Ralph Myers, Decatur, and Tony Myers, of Florida; and a sister Mrs. Lola Miller, Decatur. Friends may call at toe Klaehn funeral home, Fort Wayne, after 1 p.m. today. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. ■ Saturday at the funeral home, toe Rev. Osmar Lehenbauer officiating. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens.

▼ fl IL 1 I t ; i & I • NEW STATES OF THE NATION— Mrs. James A. Dowsett (left), “Mrs. Hawaii" in the “Mrs. America” contest, and Mrs. Clifford Hartman, "Mrs. Alakka,” talk over what might be the cocoanut sitoation at contest in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mrs. Dowsett is from Hilo, Mrs. Hartman from Anchorage.

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nally was built for anti-submarine and mine warfare. “As an offensive aircraft it originally had three turrets; A tail turret to defend against attacks from toe rear (and) an upper turret and a bow turret for offensive attacks on surface targets such as submarine and shore batteries adjacent to the area being mined,” toe statement said. Remedied for Reconnaissance "When these airplanes were assigned to the reconnaissance mission, their configuration was changed to accommodate the equipment required for these missions. "The upper turret was removed. The bow turret was left intact but these guns are of no value in defending the cirpluie against jet fighter attacks. "The space I.J this turret on certain flights has been used to accomodate special detection equipment. In this instance (Tuesday), the bow- turret was used for such purposes.” All-Expense Trip To Lois J. Gerke Miss Lois Jean Gerke, route five, is among 32 Hoosier 4-H youths who will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington. D.C., and New York city September 13-26. Purdue University’s 4-H department, announcing the winners, called the trip an award for outstanding achievement in club work. Most of those chosen have been in the program eight to 10 years. Miss Gerke is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gerke, route five. Her brother; Arnold, had been awarded the same type of trip three years ago. Edna Troth, associate in 4-H club work at Purdue, and Chester Belcher, assistant county agent, of Harrison county, will accompany the group. Stark, Wetzel and Company, Inc., Indianapolis meat packing company, is sponsoring the trip. Indiana VFW Opens Annual Convention TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (UPD—A four-day annual convention of the Indiana Departmerit of the Veterans of Foreign Wars opened today. About 4,000 delegates and members of toe women’s auxiliary were, expected. A parade, election and banquet Saturday will conclude the meet. Arthur J. Fellwock, Union City, is VFW commander and Mrs. Ruth Berg, Bremen, is head of the auxiliary.

Failbus School Laws Tossed Out By Court LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UPD —A three-judge Federal District Court today threw out two laws under which Gov. Orval Faubus closed the four Little Rock public high schools last fall and enjoined anyone from preventing gradual integration of the schools. The ruling was iri a decree received at the district clerk’s office today. It followed a hea/ing May 4 on the validity of the two acts of the special session of the Arkansas Legislature. Act 4 permitted the governor to close the schools, and. Act 5 allowed the state to withhold public funds from closed schools. The ruling voided the governor’s proclamation closing the schools. The superintendent of the schools and the school board “and their successors” were ordered to "effectuate the plan of integration” for the public schools of Little Rock as “approved by this court in the case of Aaron vs Cooper.” The Aaron-Cooper case involved Federal District Court approval of the so-called gradual integration plan as drawn up by former Little Spc.k School Supt. Virgß T. Blossom. 4-H Demonstration, ■ Judging Contests Girls representing some 16 4-H clubs in Adams county gathered at the Decatur high school this morning for demonstration anpl judging contests. Eleven demonstrations were scheduled for both the forenoon and afternoon, while the judging contests were all held during the morning. The afternoon session began about 1 p.m., with one junior demonstration. After the demonstrations were completed in the afternoon, the announcing of the winners was scheduled. Junior demonstrations, which began at 9:30 this morning, were given by Diane Schulenberg and Maxine Bulmahn, Preble Jolly Juniors: Diana - Fuhrman, Preble Peppy Gals; Sue Noll and Mary Edgell, St. Mary’s Kekiongas; Joy Strouse, Monmouth Merry Maids; karen Bieberich and Linda Conrad, Kirkland Kut-Ups; _ Connie Johnson, Jefferson Work and Win; Mary Lybarger, Wabash Cloverblofjsom; Patty Workinger, and Carol Schwartz, Monroe Boosterettes; Jane Girod r Blue Creek Up and At It; Carol "Connelly, Washington Happy Hustlers; and Suellen Bentz and Jane Hendricks, Berne Jolly Workers. In the afternoon Linda Hawbaker and Karen Lautzenheiser, Wabash Cloverblossoms, completed toe junior set of demonstrations when the last session began. Senior demonstrations, scheduled in the afternoon, were to be given by Elaine Lehrman, Preble Peppy Pals; Linda Riley and Nancy Bailey, St. Mary’s Kekiongas: Ruth Ann Beery, Preble Jolly Juniors; Connie Bergman, Monmouth Merry Maids; Gail Egly. Jefferson Work and Win; Diane Fields and Kathy Beeler, Wabash Cloverblossoms; Judith Thieme and Sandy Grote, Union Pals; Barbara Carver and Karen Foor, Blue Creek Up and At It; Donna Shoaf. Washington Happy Hustjers; and Esther Brehm, Monroe Boosterettes. Goshen Girl Killed When Car Hits Pole GOSHEN, Ind. (UPD — Betty Phillips, 19, Goshen, was killed today when a car in which she was riding missed a curve and hit a utility pole along an Elkhart County road.' Lloyd Palmer, 22, Goshen, driver of the car, was taken to Goshen’ General Hospital with fractures of an arm and hip and suffering from shock.

Senate Passes Bill To Slash Wheat Surplus BULLETIN WASHINGTON (UPD—Th* House by a 14-vote margin today rejected a compromise bill to curb wheat surpluses. WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Senate early today shouted approval of a compromise stop-gap wheat bill designed to cut surpluses by lowering planting allotments and boosting price supports. The House was expected to approve the measure later today and complete congressional action. But the proposal may run into a presidential veto. Senate passage by voice vote came shortly after midnight to climax a late-night session. Debate was brief. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Allen J. Ellender (DLa.) told toe Senate the bill would prevent 250 to 300 million bushels of wheat from going into surplus next year. ’ The nation’s wheat surpluses will total about 1,300,000,000 bushels by July I—enough of the grain ot satisfy domestic and foreign export needs for 2*4 years. Taxpayers already have about three billion dollars invested in wheat surpluses. Sen. George Aiken (R-Vt), top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said toe bill would set off a price spiral at a time when other countries are increasing production and lowering prices. Under the bill, farmers would receive a 5 per cent increase in government price supports in return for a 20 per cent reduction in plantings. Supports - now are pegged at 75 per cent of parity. President Eisenhower repeatedly has called on Congress to do something about the burgeoning wheat surplus problem. But he has objected to raising price supj ports. ; Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson and toe President both favor sharp reduction in • price supports and eventual abolition of production controls. The bill would apply only to toe 1960 and 1961 crops. The 20 per cent cutback in planting allotments would represent a reduction of 11 million acres each year fodow present levels. In return, growers would get price supports at 80 per cent of parity, or about $1.90 per bushel. Supports for toe 1959 crop at 75 per cent of parity brought the farmer sl.Bl per bushel. Maynard Brewster Is Given Prison Parole Maynard Brewster, 54. of Fort Wayne, a life term, was paroled from the Indiana state prison Wednesday for the third time. Police records show Brewster had been arrested and admitted cracking 40 safes in and around Fort Wayne, including some in Decatur and Adams county. He was sentenced from Allen county to a life term fJov. 19, 1937, after being declared an habitual ' criminal. He was previously granted paroles in 1949 and 1952, but was returned to prison for parole violation.

Professors Tour Central Soya Co.

Nine visiting professors from the University of Nebraska visited the Decatur Central Soya plant Wednesday afternoon, seeing all parts of the operation from the unloading of beans to the solvent process for extracting the oil. Dr. J. L. Krider, vice-president of the company, Watson Maddox, of the local plant, and Dr. W. W. Cravens, of the research department, conducted the tour. The men arrived about 12:30 p.m., and had lunch with Tom H. Allwein and plant department heads at the Fairway Restaurant. Present for the tour were pr. W. V. Lambert, dean of the college of agriculture at Lincoln; Dr. E. F. Frolik associate director of experiment stations; Dr. John L. Adams, chairman of the poultry husbandry department; Prof W. J. LoeffeJ, chairman of the animal husbandry department; Dr. C. W. Ackerson, of the biochemistry department; Dr. T. W. Sullivan, of the poultry nutrition department; Prof. Normal Underdahl, of animal pathology; Dr. James H. Williams, assistant agronomist, and Dr. Ernest Feo, of animal husbandry. The groufi flew into Fort Wayne in two Central Soya planes so that the agricultural leaders could see the Decatur plant and the procesing facilities here. There are two small soybean processing plants in Nebraska, they reported, where soybeans are grown largely in the eastern part of the state, but are fed over the entire state.

Tornado Hits Miami Today

MIAMI (UPD—A tornado whiplashed in from toe Atlantic Ocean Wednesday night and carved a path of wreckage through heavily populated areas of Miami. One person was critically injured. The Weather Bureau warned that east central Florida might be hit by other tornadoes during the morning. Unconfirmed reports said Jupiter Island, a millionaires’ resort, was hit by a small tornado during the night. At least 100 persons were injured by Wednesday night’s twister which demolished several homes valued at up to $40,000 each. Most of the injuries were from flying glass. But one man who was found bleeding on the street by a passing motorist was in critical condition. Hospitals and hastily set-up first aid stations treated the injured. It was the first instance in modern times where Miami — scene of many a devastating hurricane —had been struck by a tornado. But the first aid tactics developed for toe hurricane season applied for toe tornado victims. North Shore Hospital was jammed with the injured. In the corridors a priest tried to comfort those waiting fir their turn in the emergency room. A little gad. screamed as a doctor wiped blood from her face to sew up a jagged cut from flying glass. Outside the hospital ambulances and cars were parked bumper to bumper. James Sissine was returning to town from Miami Beach when he saw the tornado roaring across the causeway in front of him. “We- pulled off toe road and watched,” he said. “A Cadillac was turned upside down. Another car was smashed. We saw a two-by-four piece of wood driven in the ground like it was a tooth-_ pick." A watchman on Jupiter Island said the twister cut a half-mile swath across the island, leveling large trees and wires and causing minor damage to some of the homes. Most of toe mansions on toe island were boarded up for toe summer. More than 100 Miami homes were damaged or destroyed, 20 boats were sunk and at least 15 were flipped over. A police spokesman said damage might run more than "three or four million dollars.” Mercer County Jail Accepting Prisoners Prisoners are being accepted again from Mercer county courts at the Mercer county jail, as sheriff Bruce Barber prepares to answer contempt of court charges In a hearing set for July 9. Reopening the jail after action was brought against him Tuesday, Barber has recalled the deputy who had been furloughed, and has set about hiring a fifth man to help with the jail's operations. Wilfred Wolters, whose release from the jail Monday brought about the contempt of court action, was notified to return to jail to complete his 30-day sentence for manslaughter.

» —— . I ■■ — I I-- - ■— ■ - - Standard Protein Soybean meal has become the ; standard protein supplement, re- £ . placing cottonseed in Nebraska, they pointed out. The University of Nebraska has nine colleges incorporated in it, with the college of agriculture having about 1.000 undergraduates, and 250 postgradu- . ates. Dr. Lambert, the dean of i the college, was formerly director 1 of the experiment station at Pur--1 due during the Second World War, and is acquainted with Indiana. About 40% of the agricultural income of Nebraska is received from ■ beef cattle; Nebraska is third to Texas and lowa in beef produc- : tion. A good part of the cattle is raised on the 25% of western Nebraska classified as the sand hills, a beautiful and fascinating grazing . area. Here cattle are bred and raised for filling out in the mid- > western feedlots of eastern Ne- ! braska, Illinois, and Indiana. Market Expanding In general the visitors felt that the agricultural market was expanding with more hogs and cattle expected this year at least. Die movement toward confinement feeding of hogs is noticeable, with Yorkshire, Hampshire, and Landrace being the principal breeds. At the Decatur Central Soya plant the group saw a carload of soybean meal dumped in about 10 minutes: the unprocessed beans take only four to seven minutes to dump from a railroad car. The

Royal Couple Leave London For Canada LONDON (UPD—Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh took off today on their six-week royal visit to Canada. The royal tour will include a? meeting with President Eisenhower in ceremonies officially opening the St. Lawrence Seaway and a brief stop-off in Chicago. As the royal party left London, it still was uncertain where Jthmembers would land in Canada, where fog was'complicating A spokesman for British Overseas Airways said "the most likely landing spot at the moment” was A r g e n t i a, Newfoundland, about 80 miles from the planned landing spot at Torbay. At St. John’s Newfoundland, Lt. Gen. Howard D. Graham, royal tour coordinator, said that the airports at Gander, Newfoundland, and Moncton, New Brunswick, also were possible alternate landing siles. /If the Queen did land at Argentja, the welcoming party planned to say an informal hello, and then drive her by plastic-topped limousine to Torbay where she would formally start her Canadian tour, according to plans, but around hours late. The Queen and her husband were to spend two days in Newfoundland, before moving on to Quebec Province June 20. The Queen’s meeting with President Eisenhower will come at Montreal June 26 aboard the royal yacht Brittainia. The two will jointly .open the seaway, the system of locks, canals and river channels that has made the Great Lakes a port of call for ocean liners. The seaway actually has been in operation since early spring, but the ceremony symbolizes the Canadian - American coperation that went into its construction. Death's Attorneys Ask For New Trial Attorneys for Dal« Death in his suit against the city of Decatur for reinstatement on the police force have requested a new trial, it was learned here today. This motion was filed after a rehearing was denied. It is another preliminary motion that must be made before the case may be appealed to a higher court. INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair with little chance in temperature tonight and Friday. Low tonight 53 to 62. High Friday 77 to 84. Sunset today 8:15 p.m. Sunrise Friday 5:15 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Mostly fair with little change in temperature. Chance of some showers extreme south.. Low mid 50s nortli to mid 60s south. High in the low 80s. 12 Pages

dumping process is one of only four in the company, the others being at Gibson City, Ill.,Chicago, and Marion. O. Cine of the dumpers costs $250,000. The men were shown the huge silps of grain, the smallest holding 45-50,000 bushels, and the large ones 430,000 bushels. The 80 by 110 foot large silos are the largest known to exist for soybeans in ... U.S. The beans are also dried in the five dryers in the plant area. First Plant Seen Next the professors visited the first plant site, where in December, 1934. the plant began processing by crushing, 2,400 bushels a day, a "big” operation then. This building is now used for experimental feed mixing, as it is too small for commercial use. * After a full explanation of the sbyvent and toasting process by means of a diagram of the solvent process, the group toured the solvent plant, where 1% acres of beans are processed a minute. They also visited the bagging operation and the experimental laboratories, and finally had a full discussion period for questions in the new conference room of the * plant office building. ' This is the first of a number of groups of land grant college agricultural professors who will visit Decatur during the last part of June and early July, it was explained.

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