Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 175

Steel Union, Industry Negotiators In Joint Session At New York -V'. ■ ' •

NEW YORK (UPD—The first joint meeting of steel union and industry negotiators since the beginning of a nationwide strike 13 days ago was scheduled to be held today under the call of Federal Mediation Cheif Joseph F. Finnegan. Finnegan, however, held out no hope that the meeting presaged an early settlement of the strike of 500,000 members of the United Steelworkers Union \yho normally produce <5 per cent of the nation’s tsteel. Further meetings were also scheduled for today between negotiators for the nation’s Big Three aluminum companies and the Steelworkers Union which has threatened to go on strike if agreement is not reached before expiration of current contracts, July 31. The trade weekly. Steel Magazine, said today that jvaees of $135,200,000 and sales of $378,000,000 will have been lost as a result of the steel strike by the end of today. The figures did not include losses to steel-supporting transport and mining industries which have laid off an estimated 78.00 workers because of the steel shutdown. Former New York Gov. Averell Harriman said Sunday that President Eisenhower had been “wishy • washy” and “pious” about the steel strike when he should have Called in representatives of the USW and the industry and “knocked their heads together.” Harriman made the statement on a local television program. Four - man negotiating teams representing the union and the 12 largest steel producers began contract talks on May 11 and have reported no progress since that time. The industry demanded a'wage and price freeze as a means of combatting inflation. The union has said the industry has so increased profits that it can pay a wage increase without an inflationary price rise. David Ellsworth Is Reported Improved Parkview hospital authorities reported early this afternoon that David Ellsworth, who was seriously injured in the fatal car accident on Monmouth road Thursday evening, is progressing well hnd his condition is listed as “fairly good.” Ellsworth, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis (Fritz) Ellsworth of 135 Limberlost Trail, was taken to Parkview after the accident, in which a 1959 convertible crashed into a tree, killing Howard Oreon Shaw, 18, of Van Wert, 0., and injuring the driver, Larry Dean De Long. 19, of route 3, Decatur. DeLong was charged with reckless driving by the state police. County coroner Elmer Winteregg, Jr., is still investigating the mishap and has not entered his report as yet. Ellsworth is suffering from a compound fracture of the left thigh bone (the femus) and the right arm (the fumerus), besides facial lacerations. DeLong was released from Adams county memorial hospital this week-end after treatment for a fractured right elbow, multiple lacerations, and shock. Michael Ellingham Dies Unexpectedly Michael A. Ellingham, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. Miller Ellingham, Fort Wayne, died unexpectedly Friday while visiting his sister. Miss Mary Margaret Ellingham in Bologna, Italy. He was a graduate of Fort Wayne Central Catholic high school and the University of California. Surviving besides the parents and sister is a brother, Lewis. He was a grandson of the late Lew Ellingham, founder of the Decatur Dally Democrat and later publisher of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

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Auction School Is Opened Here Today Eighty prospective auctioneers began their training at the Reppert school of auctioneering this morning. Several more are expected to enroll in the three-week summer course of the Reppert school, which has sessions each winter and summer to. train prospective , auctioneers in all phases of auctioneering, beginning with voice training and salesmanship, and leading into techniques in selling furniture, used automobiles, general farm sales, and antiques, and tobacco. The general course will end for the group, which represent 15 states and Canada, Friday. August 14, with graduation ceremonies. The training will include practice at local auctions, with one of the first this Saturday at Berne. Twelve instructors are on the staff of the school, owned by Dr. Roland L. Reppert. They are G. L. Pettit, Bloomfield, la.; C. B. Drake, Terre Haute; H, W. Sigrist, Fort Wayne; Walter Carlson, Trimont, Minn.; Q. R. Chaffee, Towanda. Pa.; Ray Elliott, Portland; Homer Pololck, Delphos, O.; Clyde M. Wilson, Marion, O.; H. B. Sager, Bozeman, Mont.; Gene Slagle, Marion, O.; and H. D. Darnell, Cynthiana, Ky. State Liquor Tax Funds For Cities a INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — State Auditor Albert Steinwedel today began distributing to Indiana cities and towns checks representing their share of liquor taxes collected during the quarter ending June 30. Distribution totaled $917,924. That was more than SIOO,OOO higher than the $817,211 distributed for the corresponding quarte r last year and $217,184 higher than the total distribution for the last preceding quarter. Distribution by cities: Decatur $2,377, Blufftqn $1,986, Fort Wayne $47,357, Portland $2,309, Auburn $1,922, Columbia City $1,551, Garrett $1,403, Hartford City $2,586, Huntington $4,929, Kendalville $2,145, New Haven $852.

Fide] Castro Back In Power In Cuba

HAVANA (UPD-Premier Fidel Castro was officially back in power today with a “mandate” from a half-milion shouting, shooting peasants ready to turn their razor sharp jungle knives against his foes. Castro told a wildly - cheering mass meeting here Sunday night he will “bot to the people’s will” and resume the post he vacated 10 days ago to launch the squeeze play that overthrew President Manuel Urrutia. The peasants jamming Havana’s new civic center yelled themselves hoarse, firing revolvers in the air and clashing the machetes (jungle knives) which were acclaimed by Castro as the new symbol of his revolution. Two baseball players were injured , in, a similar burst of exuberance just after midnight Sunday, - when gun - firing soldiers swarmed onto the field during a night game. Wings Caneel Doubleheader The Rochester Red Wings, whose infielder Frank Verdi’s head was grazed by a stray bullet, hastily cancelled a doubleheader scheduled Sunday. Castro's brother Raul, ponytailed commander of Cubas armed forces, set the stage for his appearance with a speech saying mat “the only thing we ask if that Fidel return.' Osvaldo Dorticos Torrado, who was installed as president in place of Urrutia, then stepped forward to announce that Castro bad decided to resume his duties

Press Quick Berlin Truce •

GENEVA (UPI) — The United States and Britain shelved their ' wide open differences on summit policy today to press the Soviet Union for a quick Berlin truce. The Big Four conference was [ entering its ninth week with no progress to date and diplomatic observers said the talks were in their final stages with this the most critical week. Three major rounds of talks were scheduled for today including the conference’s first “working tea” this afternoon when the diplomats meet at 5:30 p.m. at the British villa. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd was to confer with Soviet Foreign minister Andrei Gromyko at lunch, but Western sources said he intended only to “probe” Russian intentions and not to negotiate. The Anglo-American differences were reported patched up Sunday night when Secretary of State , Christian A. Herter conferred for two hours at dinner with Uoyd. Ambassador John Hay Whitney flew from London for the talks. Conference sources said Herter considered the Anglo - American split so big it had assumed serious proportions and that it was time to straighten out the differences before they got worse. The British were for a summit meeting at almost all costs. The United States, France and West Germany still wanted one only if there was some progress. Britain was said to fear that failure to call a summit meeting would give Russia the diplomatic initiative. Berne's Red Cross Workers Are Listed The list of volunteer Red Cross workers from Berne, who will conduct operations at the 4-H fair at Monroe on Thursday, has been released by Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary. The seven women and two men are: Mrs. Dwight Amstutz, Mrs. Claude Dennison, Mrs. Willard Lehman, Mrs. Harold Zeigler, Mrs. Cliff Nussbaum, Mrs. Rena Reusser„ Mrs. Kermit Yoder, Roy Gilliom, and Iris Lehman.

as premier “as a result of your mandate.” Castro confirmed his decision in a speech, declaring also that anyone who opposed his land reform plans would face a “united front” of machete-wielding peasants like those who heard him speak. Assination Plot Rumored Both Castros declared repeatedly that the machetes in the civic center were there to defend the Cuban revolution against unidentified enemies—who, Raul said, had plotted to assassinate Fidel and his principal aides. Raul, speaking with a vehemence that set his pony-tail to swinging with every gesture, said there still may be “hidden rats” waiting to commit treason against the revolution. Fidel, speaking briefly in English at the start of the meeting, said he is sure the people of the United States sympathize with his movement “in spite of the campaign of lies some are making against us.” Later, he said that Cuba —which has had no congress since Castro overthrew President Fulgencio Batista on Jan. 1— is “uninterested” by the activities of any other country’s senate. This was an apparent reference to the recent .U.S. Senate hearings at which Maj. Pedro L. Diaz Lanz, refugee ex-chief of the Cuban air force, described the Castros and other Cuban leaders as active communists.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, July 27,1959

i ■ Gail Egley Is Grand Champ ■ In Clothing Gail Egley, Jefrerson Work and ? Win 4-H’er, is grand champion of t the 4-H clothing project, judged for premium ribbon winners last week after local judging was com- ’ pleted. ’ Rita Norquest, of the Decatur j Peppy Gals 4-H club, was named i reserve champion. Miss Egley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hols man Egley, and is completing her sixth year of club work, and her e sixth year in the clothing project, r Miss Norquest, the daughter of • Mr. and Mrs. Don Norquest, is V completing her fifth year of club !- work, and her fifth year in the r clothing contest. I. Clothing judging began Monday s and was conducted Friday, when <- the clothing judge. Mrs. Dwight Smith, Convoy, O„ picked the t premium winners and the grand s arid reserve champions. These ex--1 hibits, along with all other cloths ing exhibits made by county 1 4-H’ers, will be on display at the ’ Adams Central school during the ; fair, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Mrs. Smith also chose state fair exhibits for each division: in division VII, two will be sent to the state fair—a pale yellow figured sheath dress with an olive green 3 jacket made by Lois Jean Gerke, " and a black and white tweed coat, 1 made by Connie Bergman. In other divisions, state fair exhibits ’ will be: VI, the grand champion exhibit, the white wool dress Miss 1 Egley made; V, Miss Norquest’s ' reserve grand champion exhibit, a brown dress with a beige jack- • et; IV, a school or sport dress of red figured cotton, made by Cin- ’ dy Collier; 111, Janet Winteregg’s dress; 11, Sheryl Boerger, a skirt, and I, Patricia LaFontaine, an apron. 76 Compete in Division Premium awards were made in each of the seven clothing divisions, as follows: First division clothing members made either an apron or a draw string bag, and 76 girls from over the county - competed. Premium winners were first, Patricia LaFontaine, Washington Happy Hustlers; second, 1 Darlene Geyer, Monroe BoosterJ ettes; third, Darlene Rich, MonI roe Boosterettes; fourth, Char- . lotte Sprunger, Berne Jolly Jun- ! iors; and fifth, Jean Sprunger, Berne Jolly Workers. Forty-four girls completed the , second division of clothing, in : which they exhibited a skirt. First « premium was awarded to Sheryl, - Boerger, of the Monmouth Merry 1 Maids; second, Mary Lynn Mart--1 in, Hartford Happy Go Lucky, and third, Joyce Strouse, Monmouth ‘ Merry Maids. ! In division 111, 31 girls com- ! peted by exhibjCTng simple drest ses. Winners were first, Janet E Winteregg, Decatur Peppy Gals; , second, Janice Franz, Monmouth Merry Maids; third, Susan Osterj meyer, Decatur Peppy Gals; i fourth, Sharon Harkless, Mon- ■ mouth Merry Maids; and fifth, ; Julie Sanders, Monroe Boosterettes. i Twenty-five girls completed di- * vision four, and exhibited a school ' or sports dress. First premium ; went to Cindy Collier, Decatur Peppy Gals; second, Judy* Mosser, Jefferson Work and Win; and * third, Elen Kay Lindsey, Hartford , Happy Go Lucky. In division five, 13 girls com- . pleted the project, a school or (Continued on pace three)

Urges Food Handlers To Visit X-Ray Unit All food handlers in the city who are required to take X-rays for their health tests should take note of the TB X-ray unit’s yearly visit to Decatur, Dr. John B. Terveer, city health officer, said today. All food handlers in the city must have X-rays and blood tests, he said, and should take advantage of this chance to get their Xrays. The mobile unit, sponsored by the Adams county tuberculosis association and the Indiana state board of health, will be in Decatur at the court house Wednesday from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. and Friday from 9 a. m. until noon. Today the X-ray unit begins the yearly visit to the county at the Smith Furniture company and the ■ Berne Furniture company in Berne, and Tuesday at the Dunbar Furniture company and the old Berne bank building. Wednesday evening the unit will go to the 4-H fair at Monroe, from 7 p. m. to 9 p. m., and it will stay there all day Thursday, from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. and from 6 p. m. to 9p. m. There will be no charge ’ to individuals for the X-ray ser- ; vice, as the unit is provided by > the board of health and the read- : ing of the films is paid for by the Adams county tuberculosis r association. i I J. Father Os Four Is Critical From Polio HAMMOND, Ind. (UPI) — William Greer, 28, Hammond, a father of four children, was listed in critical condition in St. Margaret’s Hospital today with an illness diagnosed by medical authorities as bulbar polio. It wat Lake eighth polio case this year. Authorities said neither Greer nor his children had been inoculated with Salk vaccine. Five Persons Killed In Headon Collision PITTSBORO, N. C. (UPI) — Five persons were killed and two others injured near here Sunday night when a car apparently blew a tire and swerved head-on into a carload of sailors. Killed in the crash were Harry F. Erwin, 43, Pittsboro, N. C„ Edgard Donald Waters, 27, Greenwood, S. C., and Larry A. Wilson, 18, John R. Pigg, 19, and Tom W. Hollifield, 19, all of Charlotte, N.C.

Civil Rights Backers Seek Consideration

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Civil rights supporters, wary of more southern delaying tactics, tried again today to get the Senate Judiciary Commitee to consider their mild civil rights bill. The backus were confident they had enough strength to assure approval if the issue could be brought to a vote. But they I feared that Chairman James O. Eastland (D - Miss.), a staunch civil rights foe, would force more delays by his parliamentary maneuvering. The committee put off action on the bill when supporters first borught it up last week. However, the stage was set for a possible showdown today when all other business was sidetracked. Other congressional news: Interest: Chairman William C. Martin of the Federal Reserve Board ’ explained to the Senate-House Economic Committee President Eisenhower's objections to a compromise plan to raise the interest rate on government bonds. Democratic congressional leaders rejected Eisenhower’s appeal for elimination of the ceiling. The President in turn opposed part of the compromise which would have asked the Federal Reserve Board to buy government bonds. Small Business: Senate small business chairman John Sparkman (D-Ala.) demanded that the Defense Department “cut out

Greased Pig Contest At Fair Wednesday The second greased pig contest for anyone of 4-H age will be Wednesday at the 4-H fairgrounds. The scramble will begin at 6 p. m. on the north side of the school grounds, where there is enough running space, Marvey Sponhauer, boys’ 4-H leader, said this morning in announcing the contest. It will be open to anyone of 4—H age, and the contestants will be divided into four groups: group I, ages 10-11; 11, 12-13; 111, 14-15; and IV, 16-20. Those who want to paticipate should report to the north end of the school grounds before the contest. A $5 prize will be given to the top greased pig catcher in each of the four divisions. These firms have donated the prize money: Price Men’s Wear; Monroe Grain and Supply, and Berne Master Feed stores: Adams county Farm Bureau Co-op, and Farm Bureau Insurance. After a contestant catches his pig, he will be allowed three rest stops of 30 seconds each, before he brings the animal back to the pen to complete his chase. Paul Kohne, route 4, will donate the four pigs for the 'contest, which Marvey Sponhauer and Doyle Lehman are directing. Lengerich's and the Berne Locker Storage are providing the lard. Whiting Man Named Legion Commander SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UPI)— Donald W. Hynes, 57. Whiting insurance agent, was acclaimed department commander Sunday at the Indiana American Legion convention. Ferd S. Badt, 65, Portland, retired dry goods mzrchant, was elected national executive committeeman. Robert Lewis. South Bend, was named as his alternate. Barney W. Breedlove, Indian- , apolis, was re-elected department finance officer for his 23rd straight year. Other officers elected at the Legion’s annual state convention were Robert Fritz, Bluffton, and John Harless, Lafayette, northern vice commanders; O.G. Howell, Muncie, and James H. Gallagher, Columbus, southern vice commanders; Herman R. Hutt, Jeffersonville, department chaplain, and Al Hanley, Terre Haute, department sergeant-at-arms. Earlier, legionnaires passed a series of anti-Communist resolutions, including one which condemned U.S.-Soviet cultural exchanges. Other resolutions condemned visits by Soviet officials to the United States, caleki for no backdown in the Berlin crisis, declared Communist nations to be enemies of tiie United States, asked Congress to correct the “weakening” of subversion laws by the courts, and applauded the FBI for its fight against Communists. Hynes, who succeeded William A. Brennan Jr., Indianapolis as head of the 106,000-member department, was elected by acclamation. For the first time in several years, there was no contest for the commander’s post.

waste” by giving small firms a better chance to win defense contracts. He told the Senate that small companies obtained only a fraction of military orders because the Pentagon negotiated contracts with large manufacturers raher than accepting competitive bids. Secrecy: Chairman Otto E. Passman (D-La.) of the House appropriations subcommittee that drafted the foreign aid money bill promised to try to add an anti - secrecy amendment when the House takes up the measure Tuesday. The addition would direct the State Department to provide all foreign aid data requested by Congress or the General Accounting Office. INDIANA WEATHER Considerable cloudiness with not much temperature change and some scattered showers or thundershowers likely tonight. Sunset 8:63 p.m. Low tonight •6 to 72. Sunrise Tuesday 5:41 a.m. Partly cloudy and humid with scattered thundershowers Tuesday, mostly in afternoon, not much temperature change. High in the 80s, low Tuesday night around 7*. Outlook for Wednesday: Continued warm and quite humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 85 to M.

Nixon Flies To Leningrad

LENINGRAD (UPI) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon flew here today and said he and Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed during their talks that “differences between nations must be settled at the conference table and not on the battlefield.” “So my message to the people of Leningrad from the people of the United States is peace for all the world," Nixon told a large welcoming crowd at Leningrad Airport. Nixon flew here from Moscow with Mrs. Nixon, Soviet First Deputy Premier and Mrs. Frol R. Kozlov in a Russian TU-104 jet airliner. They made the flight in one hour and nine minutes. A crowd of between 1,000 and 1,500 persons gave the Nixons and the Kozlovs a cordial welcome at the sun-drenched airport. • Nixon in response to an official welcome from Chairman I. V. Spiridonov of the Leningrad Committee of the Communist Party, discussed his five hours and 45 minutes of “frank and complete talks” with Khmshchev. Constructive, Full Discussion “I had Sunday a very constructive and full discussion on some of the problems we have between our two countries,” Nixon said. “I can say that we had some differences with Chai run a n Khrushchev on points of issue. I would say it was not a case of his convincing me or my convincing him. “But there is a point on which we did agree — that differences between nations must be settled at the conference table and not on the battlefield.” Spiridonov told Nixon in his welcoming speech that “our people want to live in peace and friendship with all peoples, especially Americans.” Offers Sincere Welcome “I hope your visit will serve for better understanding between Russia and the American people, which we all ardently desire,” ' Spiridonov said. “From the bottom of my heart, welcome.” , It was a far bigger and warmer welcome than Nixon received on his arrival in Moscow. In the crowd were two American tourists who held up placards reading “Nixon welcome.” The tourists identified themselves as Eleanor Myers of Scipio Center, N.Y., and, Israel Kuzon of Springfield, Mass. The Kozlovs were added starters on the trip to Leningrad. They turned up at the airport, gave newsmen a jovial good morning and announced to the newsmen they were making the trip, too. The Nixons were lively despite the dawn to midnight schedule they have followed. They were seen off by acting Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov and U.S. Ambassador and Mrs. Llewellyn Thompson. Also traveling with the Nixons was Yuri Zhukov, Soviet cultural exchange chief. Earlier two other planes flew 100 newsmen to Leningrad. Rickover Accompanies Nixon Nixon, accompanied by U.S. atomic expert Vice Adm. Hyman Rickover, was beginning a fiveday sweep across the Soviet Union before returning to Moscow Friday night and further talks with Khrushchev. He leaves next

Th. ’T * *-—** ■■« ' '■* ■ ;• * z ill / * jjr I H B wEzB CUBAN INDEPENDENCE*DAY—W?th*the*'CapitoI" 1 building"inSSS background, Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary hero, waves to crowds >/om the morning parade reviewing stand in Havana, prior to the huge rally planned to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the 26th of July movement which overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batiste last January. Alongside Castro is ex-president of Mexico, LaZaro Cardenas.

Sunday for a brief visit to Poland en route home. The American vice president, who engaged Khrushchev in a public verbal duel last Friday, held secret talks with Khrushchev Sunday at the premier’s “White House” in the country. They touched on most major issues of concern to the United States and Russia. Rickover, “father” of nuclearpowered submarines, was included in the Nixon party for the inspection of the Lenin, the Soviet Union’s single atomic ship. The Lenin has been launched twt still has not been commissioned. It was unveiled previously for only one other Westerner, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. American sources said Rickover’s visit was in exchange for the tour he recently gave Kozlov of the U.S. nuclear reactor station at Shippingport, Pa. 4 H Dress Revue Al Fair On Wednesday “Patio Party,” the public pres- . entation of the 4-H dress revue, will be the last evdnt at the 4-H fairgrounds at Monroe Wednesday, the second day of the county fair. Miss Linda Gould, apprentice home demonstration agent, will narrate the revue for the clothes junior class and senior class girls have made for their 4-H projects this summer. Grand champions will be chosen in both junior and senior divisions. The senior grand . champion, who will be 15 or older, will represent Adams county at the state dress revue Saturday, Sep- • tember 5, in the fairgrounds colii seum. , Preceding the dress revue, which ’ begins at 7:30 p.m., will be the • evening vespers at 7 p.m., the Adams county ministerial association ' in charge. ~ , bnly one exhibit Is due In Wednesday—the garden exhibits, which are due in at 9:30 am., and which will be judged at 10 a m. Livestock exhibitors will be up early, at 6:45 a.m., when their breakfast will begin. At 8 a.m. the weighup for the 4-H steer show will begin. The beef judging is scheduled for 3 o’clock that afternoon. Judging will begin Wednesday morning with swine, electricity, and farm shop, at 9 o’clock. The final judging for the day will be rabbit judging, at 6 p.m. The greased pig contest will begin at 6 p.m. for its second year at the 4-H fair. Late Bulletins NEW YORK (UPI) —Two men posing as exterminators entered a Times Square restaurant early today, held up the manager with gun and knife and escaped with the $20,000 weekend receipts at three eating houses.

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