Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1959 — Page 8

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Chessman Keeps Up Fight For Freedom SAN QUENTIN. Calif. (UPD-Convict-author Caryl Chessman, who has lived in the shadow of the gas chamber for 11 years, said today he wanted no com* promise in his fight for freedom —"I go to hell or Hollywood.” ''Hollywood” in Chessman’s case is Los Angeles where he was sentenced to death June 25, 1948. at the infamous “red light bandit*' who prtended he was a policeman to terrorize lover’s lane couples. He was convicted of 17 counts of kidnap, rape and robbery. He wants to go back to Los Angeles fur a new trial. He insists that, while he may have been a habitual criminal. he was not the red light bendit. "Now there is no compromise.” the 38-year-old convict with the 136 IQ said in an interview. “I’m too old to serve more time in prison, going to the ‘yard’ to live like a vegetable. I want a hew trial and a finding of not guilty. "Nor will I ever make application to the governor for commutation. It is an implication of guilt. I’m going to keep doing my damnedest until convinced I haven't a chance. Then t’U walk into the gas chamber and tell the executioner to come and get me.” Chessman has written four books tn prison, including the best - selling autobiography “Cell 2455, Death Row.” By his own reckoning, he has written the equivalent of. 45 full-length novels in legal briefs, appeals and research papers In staving off exeeution. He has earned more than SIOO,000 from his writings but, he said, legal and other expenses have drained ft away to the point where he's broke now. This week the California Supreme Court rejected the latest Chessman appeal. In a maximum of 60 days the Los Angeles court that originally Sentqpced him to death will set a new date for execution. ’ Meanwhile. Chessman is preparing a petition for a rehearing by the state Supreme Court. He Is frankly skeptical of his chances there. "My only hope lies in appeals to the federal courts, especially the U.S. Supreme Court where they .gan be decided on the merits of the case, not on legends favorable or unfavorable.” he said. FestnHng I “Eileen McLalne” and I “Sandra Kay” I Singing —. Dancing I ctndioat&llon v I on our Floor Show I Sat Nlte r July 11th IMPOSE “1311 Chib”

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Increases Guard For Americans In Viel Nam SAIGON, Viet Nam (UPD-Po-lice ordered increased protection today for the 1,500 Americans in Viet Nain following the Communist assassination of two U.S. Army men and the wounding of a third. The Viet Namese government reported that the attack Wednesday night at Bien Hoa, 20 miles north of Saigon, had aroused "great indignation” among the general public. Extra Viet Namese guards were stationed at American government offices and the residences of American officials, and a close watch also was placed on American vehicles. All pakages brought to the U.S. Embassy here were under careful scrutiny. The great majority of Americans in Viet Nam live in Saigon. About 230 work for such government agencies as .the Embassy, the International Cooperation Administration, the U.S. Information Service and the 11 military assistance groups. Members of the U.S. militarymore than 300 in afl— were placed cm “Yellow Alert” after the raid and began packing sidearms. The Bien Hoa attack was the most daring staged by Communist terrorists since 1957 when the USiS library building in Sigon was bombed. ~ Eyewitness reports filtering through official secrecy painted a grim picture of the 10-minute reigh at terror which turned the peaceful river town into a bloody battleground. Six American military officers were in the mess hall of a two stofjy building watching the movie "The Tattered Dress” when the raiders penetrated a barbed-wire [fence and invaded the compound in Which the building was located. There were believed to have been between five .and 10 men in the Communist bond. The invaded : waited until the lights Were turned on in the mess hall to change a reel of the film. Then they brought the building under attack from three sides in a murderous crossfire. A Viet Namese cook and his elght-year old son who were watchtne the movie from outside the building were cut down by small arms and automatic weapons fire and * Vfet Namese guard was wounded fatally. Bullets spewed through the windows, hitting Maj. Dale Buis, Imperial Beach, Calif., and Capt. [Howard Boston. Blairsburg, lowa, [wto were seated near the movie projector. I President Ngo Dinh Diem of Viet Nam was quick in forwarding his government’s regret over the Incident. He asked U.S. Ambassador Elbridge Durbrow “to kindly convey my heartfei con--1 dolerices to the Military Assistance Advisory Group and to the Families of the victims.”

Ron Gerber To Head County Rural Youth Ron Gerber, architect at Decatur Industries, was elected new president of the Adams county rural youth Thursday night. Gerber, along with vice president Leslie Ploughe, secretary Delores Rodenbeck, and treasurer Jerry Sprunger, will take office in November, after the rest of the officers have been appointed and they have attended the district training conference at Huntington September 19 and 20. Miss Legora Markle, tills year's president, took charge of the meeting. Plans were made for the rural youth to go to Pokagon state park, for July’s special event, July 12. There will be an ice cream social August 15 at Monroe. Plans were discussed to have a decorated car in the 4-H parade instead of a float. Marvey Sponhauer, boys’ 4-H leader, led mixers for the 35 rural [ youth who attended, including guests from Wabash. Miss Gail Egley, 4-H’er who is representing the county today in the general demonstration contests at Warsaw, gave her winning demonstration on "keeping | yourself in trim," for the educational feature. Jerry Sprunger led the special event for the evening, a truth or consequences game including a sewing contest for the girls. Miss Sally McCul- ■ lough and Miss Gloria Koeneman led receration, square dancing, and refreshments of crackers, cheese whips and iced tea were served. Four Drivers Fined On Traffic Charges Four motorists were fined $1 each in justice of the peace court Thursday for. various infractions i of the law. Two were arrested by ! 1 state police while the city police also arrested two. Robert D. Steury, 23, of Berne, paid the fine and cost charges after pleading guilty to speeding on U.S. 27, five miles north of Decatur. He was stopped Sunday by state police for driving 75 in a , 65-mile zone. Sandie L. Knittie, 18, of route 5, Decatur, paid the fine and cost charges after pleading guilty to running a stop light at the intersection of U S. 224 and 33 on July 1. The state police made the arrest. •* ° Jeanett Fuelling, 17, of route 3, Decatur, pleaded guilty to speeding on N. 13th street on July 5. She paid the fihe and cost charges after being arrested by city police. Larry L. Schaekel, 18, of route 2, Decatur, paid the fine and court costs for passing on the right side on July 5 at 9:50 p.m. at the intersection of Monroe and Fifth streets. He pleaded guilty in court yesterday after being arrested by city police. Charge Woman With v Disorderly Conduct Mrs. Sarah Durbin, of 1003 W. Adams street, was slated to appear in mayor's court this afternoon on a cha’rge of disorderly conduct. City police officer Robert [ Hill checked the complaint this morning that Mrs. Durbin was threatening her neighbors with violence. I. An affidavit, charging disorderly, conduct, was served on Mrs. ' Durbin this afternoon along with a [ warrant for her arrest by officer Hill and sheriff Merle Affolder. Three Men Report Robbery At Capital INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Three Noblesville men told police they were held up and robbed of $735.30 by three gun and knife wielding men when they stopped at an In-i dianapolis traffic signal. Marion Slangford reported he lost S7OO, Gene Salsberry $35 and James Garrity 30 cents. I

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Mrs. Anderson Owner Os Antique Display ** The collection of antique furniture in the Schafer store window for the sidewalk sale and jubilee Tuesday belonged to Mrs. Al Anderson, of South Second street, and not Mrs. Lucile Rupskt, as was stated in Wednesday’s paper. The pieces included an old-fashioned pair of matching chairs, a breadbox and bowl, a cobbler’s bench, a marble topped table and a pair of double-lensed reading glasses. The converted oil lamp on the marble topped tabla was Mrs. Rupert’s. 24 Arrested In Gary In Narcotics Raid GARY, Ind. (UPD-Gary police and federal narcotics agents arrested 24 persons Thursday night and early this morning on charges of unlawfully selling narcotics. George Belk, district supervisor of the U.S. Treasury Department's narcotics division, said the ar - rests virtually #rit off the supply lof drugs for addicts in the Gary iarea. It was the climax of an intenIsive three-month investigation of the drug traffic here. More than SIOO,OOO worth of drugs were confiscated. Moat of it was heroin. Belk said alleged dope peddlers who were arrested ranged from “once-in-a while sellers to one man accused of sunnlying about 75 per cent of the illicit dope to Gary addicts. He was identified as David (Slim) Berry, 48, a 'Gary restaurant operator. Belk stated that Berrys arrest destroyed the “pivot of illicit narcotics traffic in Gary. Also arrested was Bellis Robinson, 33, who was alleged to be the second top supplier, and Robert L. Williams, 54, who was accused of selling marijuana over the counter of his grocery. Police said also that a major 1 wholesaler of drugs was caught in the raids. The wholesaler was reported to have sold up to 20 ounces of heroin to Berry each week. o • *p>' The suspects were held in Gary City Jail pending preliminary hearings in Federal Court at Hammond today. They will be arraigned before 'Federal Judge Luther M. Swygert of the Hammond District Court. ■> ■ Updates Report On Strontium Fallout ’ WASHINGTON (UPD — Radioactive strontium 90 in childrens bones is expected eventually to double in some U.S. areas as < a result primarily of the dirty nuclear tests staged by Russia last October. This was reported today by Merril Eisenbud, manager of the New York operations office of the Atomic Energy Commission. According to Eisenbud’s calculations, the ultimate bone concentration of radiostrontium-—assum-ing no further contamination of the atmosphere by bomb testawill be far below the so-called maximum permissible limit. And the radiation dose delivered to the bones will be only a fraction of that from natural radiation sources. Writing in the magazine “Science,” Eisenbud updated previous reports to take into account fallout from the extremely radioactive Soviet tests last fall. Strontium 90 is the worst of the long-lasting worldwide fallout hazards. It contaminates the soil and byway of grass gets into cow’s milk. From the milk it gets into human bones. Enough of it can cause bone cancer and possibly cancer of the blood. Eisenbud’s new report dealt specifically with New York state for which the most data is available. For 1958 the concentration of strontium 90 in New York mjlk averaged 5.9 strontium units, Eii senbud said. He estimated that the figure eventually will reach a peak, about 10 years from now, of 11 | strontium units. I i

Junior Leaders Will Meet At Pine Lake Monday the Adams county junior leaders meeting will include a swimming party and popcorn pop at Pine Lake. The swimming party will begin at * p m., and the business session will begin afterwards. Jim Fuhrman will lead group singing, and Rosemary Schlickman and Keith Griffiths, pledges. Gail Egley will have charge of devotions. For the educational feature, the group will learn about life saving techniques. There will be a water carnival, with Stanley Hill in charge, and Alan Habegger will head the Monroe township junior leaders, who are in charge of the popcorn pop. NOTICE OP ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE ESTATE NO. 3227 Nolle* Im hereby given that James Briggs, Jr. as Administrator de Bonis Non ot the Estate of George H. Glassburn, deceased, shall on the 18 th day of July, 1959 at 12:30 P.M., sell At public auction on the premises the following described fiersonal property and real estate seated in Adams County, Indiana, to-wlt: a. Inlot One Hundred and Sixtyfive (I*s) in tne Butcher's Heirs Addition to the Town of Geneva, Adams County, and State of Indiana, and also Inlot Number Plve (5) In the town of Buffalo, now incorporated •n the name of Geneva as the same la designated on the recorded plat of said town. The east half (EH) of the east half (EH) of the southwest quarter of Section >9, Township 25 porth, Range 14 east, containing 40 acres, more or less, excepting therefrom the following: Commencing at a point COO feet west of the center of Section 29, Township 25 North, Range 14 east, thence south 152 feet, thence west CO feet, thence north 152 feet, thence east CO feet, to the place of beginning; also excepting the following: Commencing at a point 200 feet west of the center of Section 29, Township 25 North, Range 14 East, thence west 120 feet, thence south 152 feet, thence east 120 feet, thence north 162 feet to the place of beginning. ALSO Inlets numbered 15, 18, 17, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22. 22, 24, 25, 2C, 27. 28 in the original plat of the town of Alexandria (now a part of the town of Geneva; and also all that ia.,.not laid off in lots beginning at a point on the south side of South Street as platted in said town of Alexandria at a point due south of the southwest corner lot number 22 and running thence west to the center of the Loblolly Creek; thence up and along and following the meanderings of said Loblolly to a point where the same crosses the sectional line, dividing sections 29 and 32 thence east to a point due north of the northwest corner of said lot number 22 thence south to the place of beginning. Also beginning at a stake on the west side of the State Road leading from Winchester to Fort Wayne where said road intersects the south line Os the town of Alexandria, or'Buffalo, in the County of Adams, and State ot Indiana, thence south from the stake; thence north 2 rods to a stake; thence east 20 rods to ths place of beginning, being a Bart of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 32, tn Township 25 North ot Range 14 East, containing one acre, more or less. Also commencing at the southwest earner of the northwest quartet of the northeast quarter of Section 32 In Township 25 Forth, Range 14 east; thence east to the middle of the Limbefloat Creek; thenee .down the Channel of said creek following tile meandering of the: same in a northeasterly direction to a point of confluence ot Loblolly Greek, with said sti-eeL then dp the channel ot said_ Loblolly Creek With the meandering* of Said stfdam in a northwesterly direction to a point where the west line .of the abewe mentioned quarter section crosses said Loblolly Creek, thence south on 'said line to the plase of beginning, the,same being a part of the northwest quartdr of the Range 14 East, and containing 9 acres tnore ■or less. Also the eagt half. of. the northwest' quarter of .Section 32, in Township 25 North, of Range 14 East, containing 80 acres, more or less, also about 15 acres more or less in the northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 32, Township 25 North of Range 14 East, commencing at the south end of Limberlost Bridge as it stood July 2, 1252, thenoe East to the Diggle line; July 2, 1852, thence south to the corner; thence west on said line to the Limberlost Creek; thence down the creek to the place of sTrip of land 39H rods wide off of the entire south Side of the southwest quarter of the northeast auarter of section 32, township 25 north. Range .14 East and A strip of land 39 W rods wide off of that part of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 22. Township 25 North of Rang* 14 East, which lies west Os the center qf the macadamised road and public highway running north and south through said tyact and containing 21 acres, more or less. Also a strip of land 40% rods stride off of the north side of the southWest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 22, Township 25 North, of Range 14 East. b. Thirty-five (35) foot David Bradley grain and hay elevator oh rubber tires and other miscellaneous farm machinery, 1939 Ford automobile, deep frees*, electric cook stove, 21’' Zenith TV set, o)d chairs and other miscellaneous household S?d d ’liorHe-drawn farm implements, post holo diggers, fence atbotenor. Said public auction shall be held pursuant to authority granted by the Adams Circuit Court, A d a»« County. Indiana, and the real estate shall be sold for not less than dor shall be furnished an abstract of title, continued to date, and an Administrator's Deed approved by the Court. Said real estate shall be sold subject to the last half of the 1959 property taxes due and payable in November, 1920. Said personal property shall be sold for not less than two-thirds (3/3) of the full appraised value and for cash. Said sale shall be subject, to the approval of the said Adams Circuit Court. Dated this 25th day of June, 1959. JAMES BRIGGS, JR.ADMINIBTRAHICHARD 10 }. SULLIVAN VOOLBWUE A ANDEMPN. LAWYERS June 38 July 3, 10

Hold Pauley Rites Saturday Morning Miss Sophia Pauley, 316 East Williams street. Fort Wayne, sister of Mrs. Tina Massinger, Berne, died Wednesday morning in Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne. Suffering from carcinoma, she had been a patient at the hospital four weeks. Funeral services will be conducted in the Yager funeral home, Berne, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, the Rev. Cornelius Vlot and the Rev. S. J. Grabill officiating. Burial will be in the Mennonite Reformed Evangelical cemetery, Berne. Miss Pauley was a graduate of Fort Wayne Bible College and a former employe of the school. A A native of Sutton, Neb., she was a member of the Fort Wayne Mis-sionary-church. Surviving are five sisters, Miss June Pauley. Fort Wayne; Mrs. Tina Massinger, Berne; Mrs. Elizabeth Brehem, Beatrice, Neb., Mrs. Kathrine Sack, Montana, and Miss Hannah Pauley, Chicago; and three brothers, John Pauley, Jr., Nebraska, the Rev. William Pauley, Norfolk, Neb., and Henry Pauley, Nebraska. McCord Funeral Is Held This Afternon Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Marquart funeral home, Monroeville, the Rev. M. D. Kilver officiating, for Ota Van McCord, 57, who died Wednesday evening. Mr. McCord died following a heart attack at the home of his cousin, Mrs. L. O. Maddox, route one, Monroeville. A native of Tennessee, he had been making his home with the Maddox family for the past year and a half. He was a veteran of World War 11. He had no living relatives other than Mrs. Maddox. Step Up Probe Os Big Narcotics Ring MONTREAL (UPI) — Police stepped up their investigation of a vast international narcotics ring today after isolating in special cells two suspects already under indictment in Chicago in the theft of 15 million dollars worth of bonds. Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized the men, Giuseppe Pepi Cotroni, 46, and Rene Bob Robert, 31, Thursday in an East End motel. The men appeared later before judge M. A. Blain on counts charging conspiracy between themselves “with others unknown" and trafficking in heroin. No plea was taken. They were remanded without bail until June 16 for preliminary inquiry. Joseph Cohen, counsel for the RCMP, told the court “the operation with which these men are alleged to have been connected is so big that any bail at all your lordship could fix would not adequately ensure their presence in court.” The two men were taken to provincial police cells instead of being kept in Montreal jail with other prisoners awaiting trial. RCMP were continuing investigation of what they described as the biggest narcotics case in Canadian history.

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Retired Bluffton Postal Clerk Dies Lloyd F. Myers, 68, a lifelong native of Bluffton and a retired postal clerk, died at the Wells county hospital Wednesday at 9 p.m. Mr. Myers was the son of Joseph L. and Lucretia Shreve Myers, being born on June 4, 1891. He married Mary Deem Steeb in Warren June 4, 1929. Surviving are his widow; a son, Robert S. Myers, of Bluffton; a daughter, Sara Lee Myers, in nurses’ training at the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. William T. Wasson, of Bluffton, and Mrs. Martha Lowry, of Fort Wayne. Three sisters and two brothers preceded him jn death. Funeral services will be conducted at the First Presbyterian church of Bluffton, of which he , was a member, at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Revs. James Grange and Henry Churchill officiating. Burial will be at the Elm Grove cemetery, with American Legion graveside ceremonies. Friends may call at the Thoma funeral home until noon Saturday. No Kindergarten In Berne Schools The Berne-F ren c h township . school building corporation took no I action this week after meeting with approximately 100 Berne residents who suggested having a kindergarten class in the BerneFrench school. The kindergarten question has been an issue for several years, and school authorities reportedly had hoped to be able to use a prefabricated building for the kindergarten group, but the state will not permit the use of such buildings. There is no available space in the new buildings, which have been turned over to the school for use and occupancy. 1957 Prison Escapee Nabbed At Hammond HAMMOND, Ind. (UPD—Richard Thompson, 48, was on his way back to the Missouri State Prison at Jefferson City today, a year and a,half after he escaped from the institution in which he was serving a 15-year burglary sentence. The FBI arrested Thompson Thursday at his home in Hammond. Federal agents said Thompson went to Hammond after he broke out of the prison in December, 1957.

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Conspiracy Case Ends In Hung Jury WASHINGTON (UPI) —The government’s conspiracy case against Richard A. Mack and Thurman ,A. Whiteside ended today in a hung jury. This means the complicated case will have to be tried over. Presiding Judge Burnita S. Matthews dismissed the jurbrs after jury foreman Robert E Burner sent her a note saying tdat 11 members had agreed on a verdict but that they could not change the stand of the 12th. i • j, Government Prosecutor J. F. . Frank Cunningham said there will , be a new trial, but did not say ■ when. After die jurors had gone, . Judge Matthews stayed long enough to reprimand Mack’s attorney, Nicholas J. Chase, for i what she called his “rude, disrespectful, and disobedient” conduct during the trial which was given to the jury 10 days ago. Mack, a former Federal Communications commissioner, and Whiteside, a wealthy Miami attorney, were charged with plotting ( to rig the award of TV Channel JlO in Miami. Whiteside was accused of channeling money to Mack to swing his vote in favor of Public Service Television, Inc., • a subsidiary of National Airlines. MILNER HOTELS Ask for Ask for Th. (MB Th. MILNER jSasS MILNER "450” "Sso'* » • Modora Furniture mr. • Freshly • Air CoadL Dacoroted Hoard Room Room _ _ _ , • Free Toto • Now Wall to viiloa Woll Carpots , I • Modora Til. oioralap loth pope* • Cloak • Complete Comfortable hotel Room service Price $4-50 Price $5.50 For The Thrifty ECONOMY PRICES Writ* now for your credit cord : H. I> Oelde. Pre** Hiker Hettle 35th Floor, Book Tower Detroit. 34. Mick.