Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 178

Eisenhower Veto, Os Housing Legislation Assailed At Hearing

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Eisenhower’s controversial veto of housing legislation came under fire at a Senate hearing today from spokesmen for home builders, contractors and housing associations. However, the influential National Association of Real Estate Boards supported the President's veto action and urged Congress to adopt a watered-down Republican substitute for the measure. The Senate housing subcommittee will complete hearings on the legislation Friday and will decide next Tuesday whether to recommend trying to override Eisenhower or send him a compromise bill in the form he wishes. The President declared the vetoed bill would be inflationary. Criticizing the veto were John R. Searles Jr., president of the National /(ssociation of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; Ira S. Robbins, policy chairman for the National Housing Conference, and John A. Haas, representing improvement contractors. Other congressional news: Civil Rights: The House Judiciary Committee, working on a civil rights bill, vastly broadened the anti-bombing provision asked by President Eisenhower earlier this year. He had asked that it be made a federal crime to flee across state lines to escape prosecution for bombing any building or vehicle used for religious or educational purposes. The House committee today extended this to cover the bombings of any building or vehicle whatsoever. This would make it applicable to all types ot bombing offenses, including those occurring during labor disputes. Highways: The White House declined any specific comment on the House Ways and Means Committee proposal for meeting the highway construction fund shortage by a one-billion-dollar bond issue. But Press Secretary James C. Hagerty told reporters the President i| stil "©-avety concerned” over the financial situation which is plaguing the program. Military: The House approved a compromise $1,225,475,150 military construction bill. It was almost 10 per cent less than Eisenhower advocated. ..Budget: The House voted final approval of more funds for the Health, Education and Welfare Department than Eisenhower requested. The boost amounted to $282,309,500. Under the House bill which now goes to the Senate, HEW would be given $4,016,101,981. Viet Nam: Government officials hotly challenged as “unfounded” and “simply not true” charges made against the U.S. foreign aid program in Viet Nam by ScrippsHoward staff writer Albert M. Colegrove. Hearings on the charges raised in Colegrove’s recent series of articles were opened by a Senate foreign relations subcommittee. State Department and aid officials testified that many of Colegrove’s allega-

Steel Talks Are Resumed

NEW YORK (UPI) — Federal mediators resumed talks with representatives of the stril|>bound steel industry today. They unexpectedly cancelled them Wednesday for secret meetings on "other aspects'* of the strike which has shut down 85 per cent of the nation’s steel capacity for 16 days. Federal Mediation Director Joseph F. Finnegan was not present at a meeting with striking United Steelworkers of America (USW) leaders here Wednesday. An afternoon session with industry spokesmen and a scheduled press conference were cancelled. Finnegan was reported conferring in Washington with Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell, oneman fact-finder who is reporting daily to President Eisenhower on the labor-management stalemate. The President declined Wednesday to comment on the strike situation or the recently reported record profits of the steel compa riles, but he said Mitchell “is keeping in touch with everything he can, assembling every

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tions weren’t true. Colegrove will testify later. , S*'-. Electricity Project Winners Announced Robert Kershner, Kirkland township; Larry Sipe, Blue Creek township; Gail Egly, Jefferson, and Tom Ripley, Blue Creek, are winners in the four divisons of 4-H electricity projects. Dale Schindbeckler, Kendallville, was the judge for the electricity competition Wednesday at the fair. Platings were as follows: division one—Robert Kershner, Kirkland township; Danny Strayer, Blue Creek, second; David Schulenberg, Preble, third; Jack Miller, Root, fourth, and Mike Armstrong, Wabash, fifth. Division two—Larry Sipe, Blue Creek, first; Ronald Smith, Washington, second; Tom Lindsey, Hartford, third; Bob Brandt, Preble, fourth; Jerry Duff, Hartford, fifth. Division three—Gail Egly, Jefferson, first; Jerry Alberson, Hartford, second; Marvin Branstetter, Jefferson, third; Judy Yoder, Monroe, frtirth, and Michael Ripley, Blue Creek, fifth. Division four—Tom Ripley, Blue Creek, first; Duane Arnold, Monroe, second; Jim LeFever, Blue Creek, third; John Rumple, Jefferson, fourth, and Marvin Kirchhoffer, Wabash, fifth. Kokomo Mon Killed In Two-Car Crash KOKOMO, Ind. (UPI) — Hugh O’Neill, 25, Kokomo, was decapitated late Wednesday in a two-car crash in downtown Kokomo. Police said O’Neill’s car collided with another driven by Albert Gadbois, 44, Kokomo, and the impact drove it into a traffic light post. O’Neill’s head was pinned between the fallen post and the windshield of his open sports car. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, scattered thundershowers north this afternoon and north and central tonight. Turning cooler extreme north, continued warm and humid south and central tonight. Sunset 8:00 p. m. Low 65 to 70 extreme north, in 70s south and central. Sunrise Friday 5:43 a. m. Partly cloudy, cooler and less humid north, scattered thundershowers likely and continued warm south Friday. High is 80s north, 88 to 94 south, low Friday night low 60s north, upper 60s south. Outlook for Saturday: Fair with little temperature change but less humid, high low 80s north, npper 80s south.

fact, as a matter of fact he is analyzing all of the historical events of past strikes and giving to me that kind of information.” The President said Mitchell “sees me every day.” But he re-affirmed his own “hands off" policy in the dispute, just a day after United States ' Steel Corp. Chairman Roger M. Blough stated that the steel industry would not raise prices after a strike settlement unless such settlement is an “involuntary” one “mandated by some public body or authority." The solution, the President said, must “not create or incite inflation” and “must be by tree bargaining and not under pressures.” A half million union members walked off their jobs in the nation's steel plants at midnight July 14 after negotiators reported no progress toward new contracts in more than nine weeks of intensive talks and a two-week contract extension.

iNixon And Party In Industrial Russia

SVERDLOVSK, U.S.S.R. (UPI) —Vice President Richard M. Nixon hinted to Russian audiences today about a possible visit to the United States by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Nixon told an audience of Siberians that the talks during -his current Soviet visit will be “one of the first steps towards understanding and friendship by increasing contacts among leaders and people of our two countries.” Nixon put in this plug for more personal visits of heads of state in a lunch speech at a copper mine near this “Pittsburgh of Siberia." TTie vice president was in a jovial mood after his most successful day of the tour. The vice president and his wife and their party went into the Industrial heartland of Russia today to visit a steel tubing mill and a copper mine and were welcomed by the biggest crowds so far, an estimated 30,000 persons. Curious, Friendly Crowds The heckling that marked his visits to plants in Novosibirks and a machine tool plant here Wednesday was not evident today. The people were curious, smiling and friendly as they lined the roads and streets and crowded throughout the areas in the factory and the mine for a glimpse at the visiting Americans. The Nixon caravan of about 50 cars and three buses loaded with his official party and American and Soviet journalists stopped for a traditional champagne-drinking ceremony at the monument marking the boundary of the continents of Europe and Asia. Nixon was greeted by children holding big armfuls of wild flowers, by pretty young girls holding trays of champagne and by the mayor of the nearby village, Victor Grishkov. Need Personal Contact The maor told Nixon, “We seldom have good weather such as this.” Nixon replied that “This is a good omen for good weather in international relations.” Mayor Griskov replied, We would like to see the horizon clear in the future, too.” Nixon, in a brief lunch speech, mentioned American military bases in Europe and told his Russian hosts: “I know this is a matter of concern to you, and I will Dollar Day Planned In Decatur Aug. 5 The retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, is sponsoring a summer closeout and fall opening dollar-day sale Wednesday, August 5. All participating Chamber members will display the dollar-day placards, according to an announcement from Don Stafford, manager of the G. C. Murphy Co., chairman of the event.

Stafford is joined by David Joiner,, manager of Newberry’s, in setting up the promotion for the annual sale. They announced also that the entire downtown shopping area will be available for free parking as merchants will cover the meters for that day. The city officials, of course, are' cooperating in the sale. Besides being a close-out of summer merchandise, the highlight of the event will be the introduction of the new fall line of merchandise. Stafford said that the dollar-day values will be equally divided between the closeout and new items.! Shoppers may register at any member store, without the necessity of a purchase, for the five cash prizes. The retail division did not announce how distribution of the awards would be set up. Seven More Polio Cases Fn Indiana INDIANAPOLIS fUPI) — Seven more polio cases last week boosti ed the total in Indiana thus far . in 1959 to 20, compared with only thjee cases at this time a year ago.

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discuss that further in my radio speech in Moscow Saturday.” “This is no time to recount the events which have led to the present tension, but rather to point out what we need to do to reduce suspicion and areas of conflict which at present exist. “One of the most effective ways to do this is not by letters but by personal contact such as we are having today. “I don’t mean that personal contacts dramatically stive all differences. But they can create a climate of understanding and help solve differences without resort to force. “This doesn’t mean that one side will necessarily convince the other of the validity of its political ideas. But we can develop a kind of rules which we need if the competition is to be equal and fair.” Believe Hecklers Planted One of the things intriguing newsmen accompanying nixon at the start of today’s journey around the Sverdlovsk area was to determine whether there was a fixed pattern to the heckling which had harassed Nixon since he left Moscow.

Nikita Says Summit Meet Is Necessary

MOSCOW (UPI) — Premier Nikita Khrushchev said Wednesday .night that “the time has come” for the Big Four to hold a summit meeting, it was reported today. The official Tass agency, reporting a speech made by Khrushchev in Dnepropetrovsk, quoted hinf as saying that the foreign ministers in Geneva “are coming up against big difficulties because they have to deal with complex unsettled international issues.”

There were peaceful references to a Berlin settlement scattered throughout the Khrushchev speech. At one point he said: “Neither the Soviet Union nor the Western powers wish to upset the present way of life of the people of West Berlin. If the people of West Berlin wish to live under capitalism let them. It is their own domestic matter. >We do not intend to interfere.” He did not comment directly on the impending breakup of die deadlocked Geneva talks. “These (unsettled international) questions are more amenable to discussion, and especially to solution, by the heads of government, because the heads of government have vast experience of settling international problems,” Khrushchev said. “They also have wider powers. 1 ’’ “It seems to us that the time has come for the heads of government to tackle this difficult job. Let the ministers exert fresh efforts to find mutually acceptable solutions and reach agreement on what they can agree upon. “The other, most difficult matters, matters of principle, will be considered by the heads of government.” Khrushchev also revealed some details of his private talks six days ago with Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who sport today in Sverdlovsk, 1,200 miles from the Ukrainian city where the premier spoke. . He said Russia wants a Berlin settlement to avert toe danger of a war which he said West Germany might start. “I frankly and bluntly expressed our views on all these matters to Mr. Nixon,” Khrushchev said. “I also told him that, if the West German militarists started a war, our retaliatory blows will in a few hours wipe out West Germany and toe other countries where there are military bases spearheaded against the Soviet Union.”

Local Lady's Mother Is Taken By Death Mrs. Jessie B. Cutshall, 81, mother of Mrs. Deane T. Dorwin of Decatur, died at 3:35 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Methqdist memorial home chapel in Warren. She had been in critical condition since suffering a stroke July 23. Mrs. Cutshall was well known in pecatur, having visited here on numerous occasions. Her husband, Foster E. Cutshall, a former mayor of Huntington, preceded her in death in May, 1948. She was born in Delphi March 23, 1878, a daughter of H. L. and Louisa Slack-Merritt, but had made her home in Huntington for many years. Mrs. Cutshall was a member of the Central Christian church at Huntington. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dorwin of this city, and Mrs. J. O. Malsbury of Fort Wayne; three grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. T Brief funeral services were held At 3 o’clock this afternoon at the Methodist Memorial home chapel. Dr. D. C. Souder officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Hope cemetery at Huntington. The Grogg funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Blue Creek Tax Rate Is 41 Cents Lower ! The Blue Creek twp. tax rate will be 41 cents lower than the present rate, or $1.29, due to the decrease in sqhoti costs brought about by the closing of the two remaining two-room school houses in the township, Frank Myers, township trustee, said today. The township rate will be increased two cents, from 18 to 20 cents, ast he budget was raised from $2,855 to $3,180. But the tuition fund will be lowered from $1.21 to 77 cents, and the special school fund from 32 to 31 cents. The total township budget this year, including school expenditures, will be $20,081, as compared with $26,851 last year, and $24,681 in 1958; $27,678 in 1957; and $27,264 in 1956. A total of $1,500 will be appropriated for direct poor relief and personal service. Also, SSOO will be set aside for fire protection.

28-Cent Reduction In Berne Tax Rate The 1960 budget submitted by the city of Berne calls for a 28cent reduction in that city’s tax rate, accomplished by a sharp reduction in salaries. Last year the city of Berne had a $142 rate, with $1.39 for the corporation, and three cents for the city recreation program. Hiis year a budget calling for a sl.ll corporation _rate has been submitted. The total general fund budget is $84,382, as compared with $97,461 a year ago. The reduction is being accomplished by sharply reducing wages. Last year, for example, under mayor’s office, the following were listed: personal service, $1,600; contractual service, SSO; supplies. $150; properties, sls. This year the figures are: personal service, $960 ($640 less); contractual service, $25 ($25 less); supplies, $25 ($125 less); and no properties charge. In the auditorium department, personal services have been cut from $6,580 to $1,900; contractural service from $3,345 to $2,820; supplies from $1,125 to $250; material from $350 to $100; current charges from SI,OOO to SSOO.

from $550 to $350; and properties amount to be raised by taxation Nearly every fund was cut. The in 1960 is $48,183; this year the amount is $59,496.83; in 1958, $56,671.07; in 1957, $52,331.89; in 1956, $39,262.

Judy Yoder Is County Dress Revue Champ Miss Judy Yoder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Yoder, of Monroe township, is the winner of the 1959 4-H dress revue and will represent Adams county in the state revue in September. Miss Lois Gerke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gerke, of route one, is the senior dress revue champion, and Miss Sharon Harkless, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harkless, of route three, is the junior dress revue champion. The three, along with an honor group of girls, became honor winners in the revue, “Patio Party,” Wednesday night at the 4-H fair. With the “apron girls" and the “skirt girls" acting as hostesses for the garden party, the girls who made dresses for their 4-H projects were guests, while the girls who made ensembles presented a fashion show for the party. Miss Linda Gould, apprentice home demonstration agent, narrated for the hour-and-a-half revue of aprons, dresses, suits, and coats. With Miss Lois Folk, home demonstration agent, helping to get the girls lined up backstage. At the end of the revue, Miss Mary Schlagenhauf, dress revue leader for the fair, listed the honors winners to come onstage, and, with the suspense mounting in the audience, came to the champions and reserve champions. Homer Winteregg, general chairman of the 4-H fair committee, presented the new revue champion an arm bouquet of red roses. Boosterettes President Miss Yoder, 16, is the president of the Mbnroe Boosterettes, and has been in 4-H club work seven years, and is also in her seventh year in biothing project work. She is also in her fifth year of baking projects and the fourth in food preparation projects. For her champion exhibit, she modeled a beige tweed walking suit with matching hat. The material, an Italian import, has brown and green flecks in it, and she wore moss green accessories with it. Miss Gerke is a member of the Union Pals 4-H club, and is in her eighth year of 4-H work. This is her seventh year of work in clothing projects. She is also in her fifth year in baking, food preparation, and food preservation projects. She has also had dairy projects for seven years. Her ensemble for the dress revue was a jacket dress with matching coat in muted gold and green tones. The dress material, which was echoed in the lining of the jacket, was a silk blend, while the coat is a wool blend. The junior dress revue champion, Miss Harkless, made a blue and lavender print cotton dress, which had a matching plain blue cummerbund. A Monmouth Merry Maid, she is in her fifth year of 4-H work, and is 14 years old. She has taken bating projects five years, and this is her third year in clothing projects, while it is her fourth year in food preparation.

Honor Group Chosen

The dress revue champions were chosen for an honor group of 19 junior and nine senior dress revue participants. The honor group, all of whom received 4-H dress revue pins for an excellent showing were these senior dress revue girls: the Misses Gail Egley. Karen Nussbaum. Lois Gerke, Judy Yoder, Gyneth Schnepp. Joyce Busick, Linda King, Connie Bergman, and Margaret Boerger. Honors winners for the junior dress revue part were these division one girls: the Misses Darlene Rich, Carol Macy, Patricia LaFontaine, Jean Sprunger. Darlene Geyer, and Karen Gerber. Division two: the Misses Jane Hendricks, Carol Schwartz, and Joan Scheumann. Division three: the Misses Sharon Harkless, Judy Moser, Jean Swickard. Maris Moeschberger, and Judy Meyers. For division four: the Misses Sally and Betsy Schnepf, Rita Norquest, Ellen Kay Lindsey, and Janice Franz. Woman Is Convicted Os Killing Husband INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — Mrs. Flinora Sutton, 29, Indianapolis, was convicted by a criminal court jury Wednesday night in the stabbing of her husband, Joseph. 37. Mrs. Sutton, who claimed self-de-fense. was found guilty on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. The jury recommended a 1 to 10 year prison sentence.

Russia Denies Any Agreement

GENEVA (UPI) — Russia today laid the seeds of another major cold war wrangle by denying any part in the decision to break off the Geneva foreign ministers conference next Wednesday. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko was clearly understood to have agreed to ending the Big Four meeting in his talks Wednesday with Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. But only a few hours after leaving Herter’s villa, the Soviet diplomat began backing off from the agreement. "There was no agreement to end the Geneva talks,” declared Soviet delegation spokesman Mikhail Kharlamov. "Our position is that we should continue working here for positive results.” U. S. delegation spokesman Andrew H. Berding’s reply to this was, “I repeat what I sad—there was an arrangement between Herter and Gromyko to end the conference next Wednesday.” Western diplomats believed the Russians had only one thing in mind: To blame the West for the unsuccessful conclusion of the conference, thereby making it Western responsibility to try to settle the critical issues of Berlin and German reunification at the summit level. 4-H Conservation Winners Listed At the county 4-H fair Tuesday 4-H'ers competed in three divisions of conservation: wildlife, soil constrvation, and forestry. In the wildlife project, the winners are: division one— Blair Brown, Kirkland township, first; Stephen Kershner, Kirkland, second; Dan Seltenright, Decatur City Slickers, third; Joyce Mosser, Wabash, fourth, and Philip Isch, French, fifth. In the second division of wildlife, winners were David Swickard, Decatut City Slickers, first; Jan Lybarger, Wabash, second; Jerry Selking, Preble, third, and Jerry Duff, Hartford, fourth. In the third division, winners were Walter Reiter, Union, first; Mary Jeffrey, Preble, second; Ronald Selking, Preble, third; Michael Ripley, Blue Creek, fourth and Marvin Branstetter, Jefferson, fifth. Keneth Selking, Preble township, placed first in division four, I and Larry Beiberich, also of Preble township, placed second. Soil Winners In the Soil conservation project, which has changed its requirements this year, Pat Raudenbush, Mlue Creek, placed first, in the first division, and Richard Yoder, Monroe, placed second. Jim Sipe, Blue Creek, placed first in division two, and Lynford Weiland, Union, placed second. Stanley Hill, Kirkland, placed first in division three; Jack Miller, Root, placed second, and Tom Kipfer French third. Forestry winners are Steven Strouse Root, first in division one; Joye Strouse, Root, second; Charles Bentz, French, third; Debbie Baumgartner. French, fourth, and David Weiland, Union, fifth. Second division winners are David Swickard, Decatur, first; Philip Isch, French, second; Jack Wulliman, French, third; Philip Wulliman, French, fourth, and Richard Yoder, Monroe, fifth. Advanced division winners are Bill Hawbacker. Wabash, first, and Lois Jean Gerke, Union, first.

Hr HAW AD ELECTS WAR HERO—Hawaii’s first member of the U. S. House of Representatives will be Daniel K. Inouye, 34, shown casting his vote in Honolulu with his wife. Inouye is of Japanese ancestry. He lost his right arm in the Ralian campaign during World War 11. Inouye is a Democrat.

Gromyko was expected to press this campaign at a luncheon meeting today with Herter and his British and French counterparts. The three Western ministers were meeting ahead of time to discuss possible tactics against the new Soviet challenge. Food Preparation Champion Named Gail Egley, of the Jefferson Work and Win club, is grand champion in the food preparation competition judged this morning at the 4-H fair. x The food preparation exhibits are the last big exhibits in the home economics projects to be judged. Barbara Carver, Blue Creek, is reserve grand champion. Results of two of the big livestock shows, beef and swine, were also released this morning. The complete lists will appear in tomorrow’s paper. Dairy judging, begun this morning about 9 o’clock, was continuing into the afternoon today. Steven Kershner, of Kirkland township, exhibited the grand champion barrow in the swine show, Wednesday morning. Joan Brown, Kirkland, exhibited the .Reserve grand champion barrow. Grand champion gilt was shown by James Ehrsam, Monroe township, and the reserve grand champ in this division was shown by Robert Kershner. Kirkland. Rex King, Root, took top showmanship honors. Sue Strickler’s Angus steer (Washington township) took the grand champion rosette in the beef show Wednesday afternoon. Ed Bentz, French township, took reserve grand champion honors with his Angus steer. Sandra Strickler, also showing an Angus, was grand champion showman. Philip Isch Grand Champ In Gardening Philip Isch, of the French Happy Hoosiers club, is the grand ville, was the judge fort he gardening project Wednesday at the 4-H fair. Dale Schindbeckler, Kendallville, wast he judge for the gardening projects, judged Wednesday morning. Philip is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Isch, and this is his second year of gardening and 4-H club work. Reserve grand champion is David Collier, of the Decatur City Slickers 4-H club. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Collier. Winners in the garden project are David Collier, first in divison one; Michael Fennig, Blue Creek, second; Marsha Sprunger, Berne JOlly Workers, third; Steven Sommer, Monroe, fourth, and Dale Uhrick, Jefferson, fifth. Winners in division two are Philip Isch, first; Edward Sprunger, St. Mary’s, second; Mary Jane Baker, Jefferson, third; Marvin Branstetter. Jefferson, fourth, and Diana Beer, Jefferson, fifth. In the advanced division, Jean Ann Clark, Preble, won first, and wil exhibit her project at the 4-H fair along with the grand and reserve champions. Other winners are Max Moser, Kirkland, second; Larry Bieberich, Preble, third; Jim Fuhrman, Preble, fourth, and Stanley Mosser, Wabash, fifth. 4

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