Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 205.

Chinese Communists Make New Invasions Into India Frontier

Juries Are Drawn For Circuit Court The drawing of names for the grand jury and petit jury for the September term took place this morning at 10 o’clock in the office of clerk of the Adams circuit court with 24 being selected for prospective duty on the grand jury and 12 for duty on the petit jury. Jury commissioners James Gattshall and Edward F. Berling placed the names of the qualified candidates in the box and Richard D. Lewton, clerk of the court, drew out the names. All jurors will be instructed when to appear by the judge of the circuit court, Myles F. Parrish. They should also contact the judge when they are not available to appear after being summoned. Those who were chosen for grand jury duty are: Thomas W. Adler, of Washington township; Lewis R. Bertsch, Preble township; Floyd Baker, Jefferson township; Roy W. Coon, Geneva; Albert Bieberick, Preble township; Ernest W. Baumann, DecaturRoot; Fred Liby, Hartford township; Albert Beineke, Kirkland township; Howard Eley, DecaturRoot; Carl Baker, Washington township; Melvin E. Buuck, Preble township, and James Lose, De-catur-Root. Those chosen for petit jury duty are: Elmo Miller, Decatur-Wash-ington; Martin T. Bultemeier, De-catur-Root: Elmer C. Rich, French township; Raymond W. Bodie, De-catur-Root; Robert J. Aeschliman, Decatur-Root; Franklin H. Fruchte, Preble township; Eli C. Engle, Berne; Walter Franz, Root township; Elizabeth M. Anderson, Hartford township; Ivan B. Barkley, Union township; Albert Beery, De-catur-Washington; Henry B. Braun, Decatur-Root; Earl M. Caston, Root township; Carl E. Hildebrand, Kirkland township; Clarence Michel, Decatur-Wash-ington; Clarence Painter, DecaturWashington; Everett S. Rice, Mon-roe-Washington; Richard J. Macklin, Decatur-Washington; John F. Grove. Kirkland township; Bernard J. Clark, Washington township; Bill J. Dixon, Root township; Harry Lehrjnan, Union township; Menno Eicher, Monroe township; Frank Burke, Berne. Blood mobile Unit In City Tuesday Tuesday, flags will be flying from light posts in Decatur, reminding everyone that the bloodmobile is here on one of its five yearly visits to Adams county. The Red Cross today reminded blood donors Who have made appointments to remember them. Anyone who has not made an appointment may come in during the day to donate. The hours between noon and 3 p.m. are the freest.

Opposes Recess By Congress For Nikita

WASHINGTON (UPI) _ The Senate leadership of both parties expressed the view today that Congress should not interrupt its work because of the visit of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. "We must all realize that we were elected to come up here and do a job,’* commented Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, “and my view is that we ought to stay here and do that job.” Johnson showed little enthusiasm for a suggestion by Sen. George A. Smathers (D-Fla.) that the session be recessed from this coming Friday until-Oct. 15. He said the proposal would be considered, however. Smathers said the recess would save Congress from having to decide whether to invite Khrushchev to address a joint session, and would give lawmakers a chance to check on things back home. Everett M. Dirksen, Senate Republican leader, also opposed Smathers' suggestion. “The appropriate thing is to stay right here until we get the job done,”

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Sen. Symington Gains Favor » • Os Hoosiers ; INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) - Sen. W. Stuart Symington of Missouri took a long stride toward garnering Indiana’s support for the Democratic presidential nomination when he addressed the banquet session of the Indiana Democratic ' Editorial Association at French ' Lick Saturday night. The reaction of the Hoosiers i was favorable at his news confer- - ence and during his address. Also, ; Sen. Vance Hartke and national ; chairman Paul M. Butler went out of their way to praise the Mis- ■ sourian’s qualifications for the White House. Symington's chief Indiana political sponsor, former national chairman Frank E. McKinney, advised the senator to delay his formal presidential announcement until February and to eschew the rough ' and tumble struggles of presiden- ’ tial preference primaries. 1 Sen. John Kennedy of Massa- • chusetts will lead in these preii maries and probably on the first ■ ballot at the national convention, ■ according to McKinney’s prediction, but Symington will win the nomination on the third or fourth . ballot. McKinney believes Syming- . ton will be in second place on the . first ballot. Butler Won’t Quit Butler announced today that, he will not resign his post as Indiana ' national committeeman, but will serve until his term expires at the ' end of the national convention, thereby disappointing at least two hopefuls, Allen County chairman • Alex Campbell, Fort Wayne, and Griffith Reese, Ist District chairman. Butler also announced that at the next national committee meeting he will recommend the ap- . pointment of women to all major . standing committees of the national convention, posts now held exclusively by ’ men. The announcement came during his tribute to the poise and skull with which Mrs. Eleanor P. Jamison of Sullivan presided at the banquet as the first woman president of the editorial association. Although the gatering was harmonious, on the whole, Butler disclosed that he was in conflict with Hartke. The national chairman said he had heard that Hartke had criticized the ntional committee. This was denied by Hartke, however. All speakers at the gathering denounced early 1960 campaigning and pleaded for concentration on the municipal election this fall. Secretary of State John R. Walsh, state chairman Charles E. Skillen and other state leaders said they are ready to speak for the Democratic city hall aspirants and to help in their organization activi-.

he said. Some members felt Congress could adjourn by the weekend of Sept. 12-14. Others predicted it would take until early October to get pressing business out of the way. Khrushchev comes here Sept. 15. Other congressional news: Labor: A “readjustment” of Republican conferees’ stand on labor reform legislation revived hopes that a compromise might be reached in a. joint conference committee. Democratic conferees from the Senate huddled to study the proposal, details of which were not disclosed immediately. Taxation: A joint conference committee approved a measure that would limit the amount of income taxes states could collect from out-of-state firms. The bill would allow such taxation only if the firm maintained a sales office, branch or warehouse in the state, it also would exempt sales made through a contractor, even if the contractor maintained an office in the state.

George Schieferstein Is Taken By Death George Schieferstein, 81, prominent Monmouth resident and a forme Root township trustee, died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been seriously ill for the past week. He was born in Allen county May 4, 1878, a son of George and Elizabeth Br a u n-Schieferstein, and moved to Adams county when 15 years old. He was married to Dora Grandstaff May 9, 1907. He was a retired painting contractor and a member of the Zion Lutheran church in Decatur. Mr. Schieferstein served two terms as Root township trustee, from 1942 to 1950. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, John H. Schieferstenl, of Monmouth, and two grandchildren. Six brothers and one sister peceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zion Lutheran church, the Rev. Richard C. Ludwig officiating. Burial will be in x the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home until 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, after which the body will lie in state at the church until time of the services. ties. Aspirants Shake Hands However, there were numerous receptions and hand shaking tours by various 1960 aspirants for governor, including Sen. Matthew E. Welsh. Vincennes, the present leader; State Auditor Albert Steinwedel, Seymour; Sen. Marshall Kizer, Plymouth; Terre Haute Mayor Ralph Tucker, and a quick visit to French Lick by a possible candidate, Roger D. Branigin, Lafayette attorney. Sen. Earl M. Utterback of Kokomo announced he would run for lieutenant governor.

New Proposals On Labor Bill

WASHINGTON (UPI) — House Republican conferees, in a surprise move, reported today that they would offer some new proposals which could head off a Senate floor fight over the labor reform bill. Rep. Robert F. Griffin (RMich.) told newsmen of the development shortly before the joint House-Senate conference committee resumed its efforts to reach a compromise between the House and Senate bills. Griffin did not disclose immediately his new proposals. If Senate Democrats agreed to the offers made by the House group, Senate Republicans obviously would abandon their plan to call up a resolution asking the full Senate to break the conference deadlock in favor of the House bill. This appeared to scuttle any hope that the conferees would agree on a bill beforehand. During the weekend, however, the House conferees came up with some new proposals which apparently would at least partly accept the modifications demanded by Senate Democrats in the House bill. Griffin said Ke and Rep. Phil Landrum (D-Ga.), co-authors of the tough Landrum-Griffin bill passed by the House, drew up the package. Asked if it represented a concession on their part, Griffin said he preferred to call it an “adjustment.” » Griffin said he regarded it as a plan upon which “reasonable men could agree." He said five of the Senate-House conferees who favor the Landrum - Griffin bill agreed on the proposals. “We feel we ought to be able to reach agreements," Griffin said. V*’ ' Dirksen said he hoped to get a vote on his resolution Tuesday. But Sen. Barrel -Goldwater (A Aris.), another conferee who supported the move to the floor, said

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NEW DELHI, India (UPI) — The Chinese Communists have made new invasions into the Siang and Lohat division of India’s North East Frontier Agency region, unofficial reports here said today. The reports gave no details of • the alleged new aggression by tjie ■ Reds into India's border area. : They came as Prime Minister i Jwaharlal Nehru said that India [ would try to solve its border prob- , lems with Communist China by negotiation rather than war. Nehru told Parliament his plan I was twofold: To reinforce Indian ; border forces while at the same time talking the situation over with the Peiping government. But even as he spoke Indian newspapers published reports that the Chinese had entered the tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan ' from Tibet and had clashed again with Indian border guards in the NEFA. The Nehru government was reported to have dispatched heavy ’ army reinforcements to the north with instructions to shoot if necessary to drive back encroaching Chinese. Nehru’s speech to Parliament, however, was designed to reduce building up. He said war was not the way to settle disputes. He said toe difficulty is that Indians claim certain northern territories on their maps and the ' Chinese Communists claim the same soil on their charts. He said he hoped conferences and talks could work out the disputes. The newspaper Hindusthan Standard reported the encroacht ment of Chinese troops from Tibet , into Bhutan. There was no official confirmation by the Indian government but . other reports said some residents . of Bhutan and neighboring Siki kim state were fleeing in panic. k Other newspapers reported ’ Chinese forces killed “several” In- ’ dian border guards in a new 1 clash in the North East Frontier Agency Thursday and that a number of injured were beihg airlifted to safety. Nehru told Parliament of four clashes between Indian and Chi-

the fight might range three days or more.— . Both sides in both chambers were determined that Congress stay in session until some type of anti-racketeering legislation is enacted. Senate Democratic members of the committee, headed by Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.), have moved to cxftmter the Dirksen maneuver with their own resolution which would have the Senate uphold their position. Assistant Democratic Leader ' Mike Mansfield said Sunday he hoped the Senate would sidetrack both proposals and simply instruct its negotiators to resume efforts to work out a compromise with the House conferees. The Montana Democrat said the conferees, who already have spent nine days on the bill, know more about it than the full House and Senate and therefore are better qualified to iron out the differences. Child Is Killed By Water Heater Blast Larry K. Gerber, Jr., 2%, was fatally inured and his father was seriously hurt in the explosion of a gas water heater at their home in Keota, la., Friday night. The Gerber family had moved earlier in the week from their home on route 4, Bluffton, to Keota. Mrs. Gerber and two other sons escaped injury. Surviving in addition to the parents and brothers and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gerber of Bluffton. Funeral services for the child will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Goodwin funeral home in Bluffton, the Rev. Sam Aeschliman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

I nese troops during August but he said the last one he was informed about occurred Wednesday. The Other three occured Aug. 7, 14 and 25, he said. The situation was becoming so Serious that even the Indian Communists issued a statement expressing concern over the “unfortunate incidents” on the border. “There cannot be two opinions that the territorial integrity of pur country must be safeguarded,” it said. The Dalai Lama spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet who is living in exile in India issued a statement Sunday appealing for a United Nations “verdict” on the Communist Chinese takeover of his homeland.

Ike, Macmillan Conclude Talks

LONDON (UP)—President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan today completed top secret talks on how to handle Russia and then drove past thousands of cheering Britons to pay homage to American dead of World War 11. The two drove 40 miles into London from Macmillan’s Chequers estate where they agreed in two days of secluded talks that Eisenhower should use a “firm but flexible” hand in his forthcoming dealings with Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev. Macmillan’s backing, coupled with a previous vote of confidence ■ from West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, place Eisenhower in a strong position for his talks with talian and French leaders when he goes to Paris Wednesday. Crowds, Ike Wave As Eisenhower and Macmillan rolled through suburban villages, groups of townspeople gathered in clusters to wave and shout greetings. As the motorcade moved into London the crowds increased in density and started roaring “We like ke.” The President obviously enjoyed it. He smiled broadly and stood often in the Rolls Royce with its “USA-1” license plate to wave back at the crowds, three and four deep in some places. The crowd was cheerful and enshutiastic although nothing like the wild throng that greeted him on his arrival from Bonn Thursday night. Their destination-was the World War I memorial chapel for American dead at St. Paul's Cathedral. The President spent only a brief time in the chapel. There was no ceremony, just a quiet visit by the man who commanded the Allied forces during the war paying silent tribute to the 28,000 Americans whose names were written in a massive parchment book. Joint TV Appearance After the brief visit the President returned to his limousine and was whisked to the residence of U.S. Ambassador John Hay Whitney for lunch with key members of the American mission. Tonight lhe President and prime minister were expected to disclose to the world in an unprecedented joint radio-television appearance some details of their week-end talks. It was expected their chat before the eyes and ears of the public woOld have the greatest audience since Queen Elizabeth I’s coronation. Before going on the air, Eisenhower agreed to receive Spanish Foreign Minister Fernando Maria Castiella. He was reliably reported bringing the President an invitation from Generalissimo Francisco Franco to visit Spain. Eisenhower and Macmillan held a series of conferences Saturday and Sunday with their foreign ministers and a small group of top advisers .at Chequers. Discuss Coming Meetings They discussed the forthcoming Eisenhower - Khrushchev meetings, the Communist drive against the free world, means of strengthening NATO, disarmament. Western defense, nuclear test ban negotiations. the forthcoming United Natka* General Assembly meet-

Harry B. Bauer Dies Early This Morning Harry B. Bauer, of Preble, 78-year-old retired rural mail carrier and grocery owner, died at 7 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, following an illness of two years of complications. A son of Peter and Elizabeth Bauer, he was born in Sidney county, 0., March 29, 1881, and had lived in. Adams county since he was nine years old. He was married to Pearl May Sowards in Tocsin in 1908. Mr. Bauer served as rural mail carrier at Magley for 21 years, and after retiring in 1938 operated groceries in Magley and Preble for 18 years. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist church. Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Walter (Theo) Frauhiger of near Craigville; one son, Leo Ray Bauer of route 10, Fort Wayne; five grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Roy Likley of Wadsworth, O. Two brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. George D. Christian officiating. Burial will be in the Tocsin cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening until time of the services.

ing and the Red Chinese threats against Laos and India’s northern frontier. Virtually no details of the talks were disclosed by Eisenhower’s and Macmillan’s press officers and there was a near revolt Sunday night by the 400 or more newsmen who have come here to cover the meeting. Other reliable diplomatic sources disclosed the two had reached broad agreement on a "firm but flexible” line to be taken when the President exchanges visits with Khrushchev. They were said to have agreed that the President take a firm stand on basic principles while indicating the West’s readiness to negotiate toward a cold war set- : tlement. In Close Agreement L In addition to a possible summit meeting, they were said to ’ have agreed that the West should . press for other Conferences with the Soviet Union on lower levels I on specific issues such as disar- > mament and a nuclear test ban. Their feeling was that as long . as East-West talks are kept goI ing there is less likelihood of vio- . lent ction by the Soviets. , The sources said the two were in close agreement on situations in the Middle and Far East. INDIANA WEATHER A Fair north, partly cloudy south tonight and Tuesday. A little cooler tonight. Little temperature change Tuesday. Lows tonight in the 60s. Highs Tuesday 82 to 86. Sunset today 7:18 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 6:12 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy and a little warmer. Lows low 60s. Highs mid 80s.

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Onalee Barkley Is Miss Adams County

Miss Onalee Barkley became Miss Adams county of 1959 Saturday evening as Monroe community days came to a climax. Monroe day’s record crowds repeated their numbers again for the final night of the four-night, two day festival, to see Miss Barkley declared the first Miss Adams county and Miss Bobbilou Butler the runnerup out of the group of 10 Adams county high school beauty queens. And August’s record heat wave subsided a little, making a pleasant evening for the coronation. Master of ceremonies Bob Baxter, just returned from Buffalo, N.Y., welcomed the crowd and thanked Dick Everett for being emcee for the evening stage shows Thursday and Friday, before introducing the Miss Adams County contest entrants. Seven Over 300 in Pull Saturday's last-day activities began about 9 o’clock in the morning, with the weigh-in for tractors from 6510 to 8500 pounds. Forty-four tractors were entered in the last division of the two-day contest, making the heavyweight division an all-day affair. Seven of the entries pulled over 300 percentage in the contest, tractor pull chairman Louis Steffen commented Saturday evening, pointing out the excellent performances of many of the entrants. William Thome. Warren, won the third trophy given in the tractor pulling contest, with an average of 308.4. Prize winners in this division, all pulling above 300, were Marcus Schuler, 307.1, second; Jerald Hedrick, 306.4, third: Herman Franz. 305.6, fourth; and John Genth, 300.1, fifth. Prizes from second through fifth places were sls; $10; $5; and $3, respectively. Delay for Curiosity “I don’t know what to say. I’m breathless!” the new queen exclaimed after she received the Miss Adams county crown from the 1958 queen selected at Monroe community days, Miss Nancy Raudenbush. Emcee Bob Baxter—armed with records, and pictures for the contest entrants, the sealed names of the winners, and a floor-length scroll of notes—had made all the acknowledgements, joked, and tantalized the crowd until there were murmurs of impatience before he announced the winners. Each of . the entrants, seated on the Monroe community days stage as they ■ were Friday evening, first received • a record album and a picture of the ■ whole court taken before the talent contest. Miss Bobbilou Butler received a transistor radio for being runnerup , in the contest. The daughter of Mr. [ and Mrs. Robert Butler, Decatur, ! she represented Decatur high i school and was sponsored by the , Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6236. Sixteen, the blue-eyed blonde presented a spectacular twirling act in the talent contest. First twirling with one baton, then with two, she completed an act spiced with cartwheels by twirling with a fire baton. On To Bluffton » Miss Barkley, a student at Adams Central high school, will now compete in the Junior Miss Indiana contest in Bluffton in September. A hazeFfeyed brownette, she presented a classical piano solo, Chopin’s Walz in C-sharp minor, in the talent contest Friday evening. The eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Barkley, route four, she was sponsored in the contest by her father, a carpen-ter-contractor, Barkley Construction. The new Miss Adams county re-

ceived a 21-jewel watch and an arm bouquet of American Beauty roses after Miss Raudenbush officially made her queen by transferring to her the rhinestone Miss Adams county crown. . I . Mrs. Mary Striker Is Taken By Death Mrs. Mary Striker, 86. of two and one-half miles north of Berne, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been seriously ill three weeks of a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Holmes county, 0., Aug. 21, 1873, she was a daughter of John Carl and Anna Gfeller-Meyer, and had lived in Adams county since 1882. She was. married Sept. 22, 1890. to Dennis Striker, who preceded her in death April 17, 1950. Mrs. Striker was a member of the Cross Evangelical and Reformed church at Berne, and the Ladies Aid of the church. Surviving are five sons, Clifton E. Striker, at home, Clyde of Geneva route 2, Doit of south of Monroe, and Daniel and Robert C., both of Berne route 1; six daughters, Mrs. Harry (Jessie) Anderson of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Adolph (Lula) Hannie of Monroe, Mrs. Irene Stahly of Geneva, Mrs. Lee (Margaret) Myers of Monroe. Mrs. Lewis (Emma) Martin of Geneva route 2, and Mrs. Floyd (Osiei Johnson of Fort Wayne: 26 grandchildren: 42 great-grandchil-dren; one greaf-great-grandchild; and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Witzeman of Bluffton. Mrs. Sabilla Striker of Geneva, and Mrs. C. A. Liechty of Linn Grove. Two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Cross Evangelical and Reformed church in Berne, the Rev. C. A. Schmid officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the Yager funeral home after i 7 o’clock this evening until 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, when the body will be removed to the church. Four Residents Os Fort Wayne Killed PLYMOUTH, Ind. (Upi) — A rented plane nosed into a cornfield near here Sunday, apparently with its throttle wide open, killing four members of a Fort .Wayne family. Killed were David Shook, 20, the pilot, his pregnant wife, Dixie, 20, their son, Greg, 2. and Shook's mother, Mrs. Eva Shook, 60. A witness paid he heard the plane circling a wooded section six and a half miles southwest of here. Farmer Charles Lawrence said the plane suddenly plunged into the cornfield, its engine roaring. Authorities said it took several hours to determine how many persons were in the tangled wreckage . The Shooks took off from Fort Wayne for a morning flight to Chicago but less than 45 minutes later the plane crashed. Authorities said an examination of the wreckage of the Cessna 172 four-seater showed that the throttle was on full power.

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