Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 240.

Presidential Board Os Inquiry Opens Hearing On Steel Strike Issue ’*’ ' '

WASHINGTON (UPD-A presidential board of inquiry opens hearings today in a dramatic attempt to settle the nation’s worst steel strike without of a court injunction. The three-man panel has agreed to limit testimony on the need for a back-to-work injunction so it can focus on economic issues in the 90-day-old walkout, informed Sources said. Fact-finding board chairman George W. Taylor was expected to announce the decision at the opening of the public session. Both industry and union officials were called to testify. Steelworkers attorneys had planned to lay the groundwork for a legal fight against a Taft-Hart-ley decree by arguing that the strike does not now threaten the nation’s welfare. Industry officials have indicated they also oppose use of emergency provisions in the laW to send 500,000 steel workers back to their jobs for a court-ordered, 80-day “cooling off” period. To Narrow Differences Arguments on this point, however, may be ruled out by the decision of the blue-ribbon board to concentrate, on narrowing the diferences between the union and the industry. Sources said the board also decided against advising President Eisenhower on whether the work stoppage would imperil the nation’s health or safety if allowed to continue. Such a finding was made by the President Frioay when he set Taft-Hartley machinery in motion by creating the board of inquiry. Board members felt that this issue should be left up to the courts if the government seeks an injunction. Taylor, an arbitrator with 30 years’ experience, announced Sunday that the panel would do all it could to get a voluntary agreement to end the strike. Taylor Dislikes Injunction He predicted negotiators for the union and industry, who were deadlocked whin they broke off talks last Tuesday, would be closer together when the hearings endAh avowed critic of the TaftHartley injunction procedures, the 58-year-old chairman raised the possibility of calling special mediation sessions with both sides.

Kirtner Testifies I J At TV Hearings

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Chairman Earl W. Kintner testified today that if the Federal Trade Commission tried to prevent rigging of TV quiz shows it would wind up policing wrestling matches and imposing “complete censorship of all entertainment.” Kintner told House investigators the commission never has contended that its power to crack down “on deceptive advertising” extends to "deceptive entertainment" He testified as a House investigating subcommittee held its final day of hearings on charges that some TV quiz programs have been fixedKintner said there was “serious question” whether the FTC has legal authority to assert such jurisdiction, but added that this is “a grey area in the law.” Na Word from Van Doren The subcommittee prepared to end its public inquiry without testimony from $129,000 winner Charles Van Doren. Chairman Oren Harris (D-Axk.) told newsmen the subcommittee still has received no word from Van Doren, star of the now defunct quiz show “21,” who was invited last Wednesday night to testify. Van Doren, who now has a $50,-000-a-year contract with NBC, was relieved of all work assignments by the network last Thursday until questions raised by the inquiry are answered. He has not appeared on the network since. One purpose of the inquiry is to determine whether present law is adequate to assure viewers they wil not be “delceived” in the future by quiz shows on which contestants have been supplied answers in advance. Another regulatory agency, the Federal Communications Com-

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Steelworkers President David J. McDonald said he favored this approach. He declared that a nostrike court order would turn steel mills into "slave labor camps.” Industry Withholds Comment The industry withheld immediate comment on Taylor’s plan. McDonald and Arthur J. Goldbert, Steelworkers’ general counsel, were expected to appear today for the union. R. Conrad Cooper, chief negotiator for 12 of the largest steel firms, may represent the industry. The board faeab a Friday deadline for filing itr report with the President. Once the report is in his hands*, h? may direct the attorney general to obtain an injunction to halt the strike for 80 days. There were signs that the White House, the union and the industry were in for some surprises from the unconventional, out-spo-ken Taylor. “This is his show and he s going to run it," said one government official. Four Children .Burn To Death In Home COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPD—Four children burned to death in their second floor bedroom in an apartment house here Sunday in a fire believed caused when their grandfather fell asleep with a lighted cigarette. The children were Mona Lisa Martinez, 7, Mary Lou Martinez, 5, Terri Lee Martinez, 4, and Albert Martinez, 3. Police immediately took into custody their grandfather, Ervin Ben Oliver, 45, for investigation of manslaughter. Police said Oliver, who suffered minor burns, had falen asleep on a downstairs sofa with a lighted cigarette, setting afire a davenport. The flames spread quickly to the upper floor. Late Bulletins WASHINGTON (UPD — The Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by the Prince Edward County, Va., school board from an order which demanded that its schools be desegregated in September of this year.

mission, came under heavy fire Sunday night. One subcommittee member accused the FCC of “failing to protect” the public from abuses of the airwaves. Criticise FCC Rep. Walter E. Rogers (D-Tex.) said testimony showed the FCC had failed in its responsibility to police the TV industry. He suggested that there also should be an investigation of the FCC for what he called “brushing the whole thing under the rug.” • Rep. John E Moss (D-Calif.), another investigator, charged that evidence brought out at the hearings showed the “contempt” TV producers "have shown, time and again, tor the public" even in program content. A third member, Rep. William L. Springer (R-Ill.), predicted that Congress would be asked in January to consider some “new, strong legislation” to correct abuses such as those aired by the group. Recall “21” Producer Daniel Enright, former co-own-er and producer of the “21” show, was recalled by the subcommittee today for possible further testimony. Enright testified at length in a closed session last week and briefly at a public hearing Friday. But his public testimony dealt only with rigging practices on the “Tic Tac Dough” quiz show. He was not asked about "21” or Van Qoren’s appearance on that program. Other ex-contestants have said “21" was rigged. The recall of Enright raised the possibility of a surprise smash ending for the week-long hearings. Committee members have been close mouthed about the statements he made behind closed doors.

Court Review On Union Dues

WASHINGTON (UPD—The Supreme Court agreed today to decide whether a worker can be forced to pay union dues to keep his job when some of the money goes for political activities. The court will hear arguments on the issue later this term and will follow with a written opinion. Today's precedent-setting case, of vital importance in the labormanagement field, came to the high court from the Supreme Court of Georgia It was started in 1953 in Macon by six employes of the Southern Railway System who were compelled to join a union under labor - management agreements then being signed. They said part of their dues money would be spent to support political programs and candidates they opposed. They contended the whole situation deprived them of their property without "due process of law” and of their constitutional right of free speech. They had to become union members because agreements negotiated with the Southern Railway by the unions contained a union shop clause. That meant all workers had to join the union within a certain period of time. The Taft - Hartley labor law, which covers most labor * management relations, leaves the union shop question up to the states. Some states have passed so-called "right-to-work” laws which bar the union shop. But, since federal law supersedes state lay, these statutes cannot apply to workers whose job situation is governed by the Railway Labor Act. Union shops under the Railway Labor Act were approved by Congress in 1951. The Supreme Court of Georgia, ruling in favor of the complaining railroad workers last May 8. Clement Voglewede Is Taken By Death Clement W. Voglewede, 80, member of a pioneer Adams county family, died late Saturday morning at his home. 227 South Fifth street. He had been in failing health for the past two years with complications. Born in Adams county Dec. 29, 1878, he was a son of Henry and Mary Meibers - Voglewede. and lived here his entire life. He was married to Minnie Coffee June 26, 1906. He operated a shoe repair shop on West Monroe street for many years until his retirement. Mr. Voglewede was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Holy Name society, the Knights of Columbus, and the 8.P.0. Elks lodge, of which he was a past exalted ruler. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Cedric Voglewede, at home, and three sisters, Mrs. Clara Haefhng of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Mary Haefling of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Rose Fisher of Huntington. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Very Rev. Simeon Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the Gillig & Doan funeral home until time of the services. The rosary will be recited at 8 o’clock this evening. Over Inch Os Rain Here Over Weekend Better than an inch of rain Saturday night raised the St. Marys river to 5:13 feet, the highest level for several months, Louis Landrum, Decatur weather observer, reported this morning. „ The rain was measured at 1.11 inches Saturday night for the Decatur area. CecQ Harvey, measuring in Root township, stated that there were 1,3 inches of rain there. Despite a drytag wind all (toy Sunday, and a light, frost Monday morning, fields remained pretty muddy.

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Patch Test Program Started In Schools The Adams county tuberculosis patch test program starts today in the southern part of the county this year with grades 1,7, 9 and 12 being involved in the testing, Mrs. W. Guy Brown, executive secretary, said this morning. Mrs. W. T. Meeks, registered nurse, will begin the testing at Hartford Center, at Geneva, and the seventh grade at Jefferson. The schools all have received materials pertinent to the program in preparation for the testing. This is but one activity of the Adams county tuberculosis association. The readings of the test will then be taken Thursday at the above schools. Tuesday, the Bobo first grade and all the qualified grades at Pleasant Mills will receive the patch test with readings Friday. The following Monday at the first and seventh grades of the county Lutheran schools and all qualified Monmouth grades will be given the test .The results will be noted Oct. 29th, a Thursday. Tuesday, the testing will reach into the city as the first grade of the Northwest school will be tested along with the Zion Lutheran school and Adams Central. Adams Central will be tested in the morning while the first grades at the two Decatur schools will receive the patch test in the afternoon. These results will be read Friday. Nov. 16, a Monday, Decatur Lincoln, grades 1 and 7, and all pertinent Decatur Catholic grades, 1,7, 9, and 12, will be tested. The results will be noted Thursday, the 19th. Nov. 17th, a Tuesday, will find the testing at Berne in the morning and Decatur high, grades 9 and 12, in the afternoon. The readings on the test will take place Nov. 20, Friday. w Fish Fry Tickets Available At Stores Ticket sales for the rural-urban fish fry are selling at a good rate as of today, according to a report from ticket chairman Louis Jacobs. The fish fry will take place Oct. 22 at the Decatur high school gymnasium. Jacobs said this morning that the following retail division members of the Chamber of Commerce have tickets on sale: Kohne Drug store, Equity Store, Model Store, Beavers Oil Co., Decatur Sports Center, Sprunger Implement Co., Smith Drug Store, Holthouse Drug Store, Bower Jewelry Store, Chamber of Commerce office, Holthouse on the Highway, the First State Bank of Decatur, Habegger Hardware Store, Niblick’s Store, Petrie Oil Co., Gerber’s Market, Culligan Soft Water Service, Holthouse Furniture, Haflich and Morrissey Store, Teen Togs, Kiddie Shop, Sheets Furniture Store. Sears mail order store, Newberry’s Store, Goodyear Store, and Price’s Men’s Store. Jacobs also said that other member stores wishing to sell tickets may contact him or Fred Kolter at the Chamber office for tickets. Tickets will also be available at towns outlying the city in Preble, Pleasant Mills, Monroe and other places. The plans for professional entertainment have been set by chairman Julius Baker with a gala girl show production on the schedule. Ticket prices are 81.75 and will include the fish dinner and the entertainment. Only 1,250 tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

4 Rural Letter Carriers Plan For Convention Plans for the state convention in Decatur for the rural letter carriers association were cemented Sunday morning at the home of Tom Miller, of Decatur, Adams county president of the organization. In attendance for the brief meeting and tour of the Decatur Youth and Community Center, which will be the site for the"meetings and banquet next July 3, 4 and 5, were the national president of the Ladies auxiliary, Mrs. Bernar" Greene, of Bloomfield; state president of the association. Bernard Greene, of Bloomfield; fourth district president of the association and auxiliary president. Mr. and i Mrs. Gerald Durkin, of Decatur, and Miller. Greene told of the district meeting Saturday night which was attended by all the local officers at DeKalb. Sixty-two members attended and heard Loren Fleck of Huntertown and Ralph Troyer, district service officer of Fort Wayne, as main speakers, along with E. Ellis, of Cincinnati, who told of regional activities of the post office. Greene also expressed his pleasat the facilities of the Center,, saying, “Decatur can be proud of this building and should certainly gain much prestige from having groups such as ours hold conventions and other meetings here.” Miller told how the association was planning a huge exhibit for the front of the Center depicting the modes of transportation used by the postal service from its inception to the present. It would also include the newest in postal equipment being used to speed the mails around the country and world. Green closed by saying, “Even though the housing for the expected 1,100 visitors will be far from the hub of the business meetings, we rural carriers are used to getting into our cars and driving somewhere.” Mrs. Green told of plans for the national convention in 1960, whicfi will be conducted in Indianapolis. With about 18,000 auxiliary members and 35,000 letter carriers throughout the nation, she said that about 3,000 could be expected for the banquet August 10. Other events will be a trial run at the Speedway, a baseball game and other attractions during the Aug. 7-12 for the national confab. Mr. and Mrs. Durkin thanked Dick Linn for his cooperation at showing the facilities on a Sunday morning, and added that the first convention for this group was conducted 27 years ago at the old Decatur Country club, with W. F. Beery handling the details. Boy Scout Campout Held Over Weekend Boy Scout troop 65, sponsored by the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, was the only Decatur troop represented at the scouts and pals campout at Dunkirk this past weekend. Herald Hitchcock, scoutmaster, and Herb Kitson, assistant, took 19 scouts from the Eagle, Apache, and Cobra patrols, and five pals, to the campout, which started Friday evening. Berne and Geneva troops also attended, and active competitions among the troops from Wells and Jay county were held. The campout was sponsored by the south district. Those attending from the Decatur troop were Ernie Sautbine, Ricky Kelley. Dennis Morgan, David Smith, David Ehinger, Randy Hitchcock, Terry Hamer, John Martin, Steven Schultz, Mike Kuhnle, Jim Williamson, Jim Hake, Ronnie Smith, Gary Barger, John Eichenauer, Kenny Hill, Mark Frauhiger, Larry Merriman, and David Collier.

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COURSE OF SOVIET’S LUNIK lll— According to Soviet scientific sources, this is how they expect their Lunik 111 satellite to perform. Now that it has “rounded” the moon, the Russian satellite is expected to fly in orbit twice around the earth each month. The Lunik will need more than a

I „ ...... . • Community Fund To Open Next Tuesday ( The Decatur Community Fund I drive will start next Tuesday, Oct. I 20, to raise $20,429 to run eight , local charities for the 1960 year, James Basham drive chairman, ■ said today. The 11 co-chairmen of the drive I were named Saturday. Most of . them have already picked the i names of their workers, and 1 names are becoming scarce for those who have not been in. Agencies for whom the money is " collected include the Boy Scouts, ‘ Girl Scouts, Salvation Army, U. S 1 O, mental health, youth and recreation part of the community cenr ter. Red Cross, and the Crippled Children. Deane Dorwin, Decatur high f school teacher, named as his cap- - tains the following workers: John G. Heller, of the Decatur Daily . Democrat; Paul Bevelhimer, Decatur high school coach; Mrs. Roy ’ Kalver, of Kalver Theaters; Lawrence Anspaugh, photographer; and Herb Banning, of Holthouse on the Highway. Each captain will have five people to “enlist” to contact one other person besides themselves. They will also have one call to make. The campaign director, city committee, co-chairmen and captains will meet next Tuesday morning for a regular breakfast at the Decatur Community Center to kick off the drive. Every captain, or a representative of his team, is expected to be at the meeting, and every cochairman is expected to have his captains there, and attend himself, or send a representative. All material will be passed out then, and final instructions will be given. The Christian duty of charity is being stressed this year during the Community Fund drive by all churches in the area. Leah Augsburger Dies Early Today Mrs. Leah Augsburger, 77, of 1421 West Adams street, died of a heart attack at 2:55 o’clock this morning at the home of a son, the Rev. Ivan Augsburger, 163 Compromise street, Berne, where she was visiting. She was born in Tippecanoe county Feb. 26, MB2. a daughter of Andrew and Barbara NeuhauserSchertz, and was married to Samuel Augsburger May 8, 1909. Her husband preceded her in death Oct. 19. 1957. The family moved from near Berne to Decatur in 1946. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Menno (Velma) Steury of Berne route 1, Miss Viola Augsburger of Decatur, and Miss Irma Augsburger of Rockville; one son, the Rev. Ivan E. Augsburger of Beme; four grandchildren, and two brothers, David Schertz of Morton, 111., and Joseph Schertz of Grabill. One brother and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 p. m. at the Decatur Missionary church, the Rev. Gerald Gerig officiating. Burial will, be in the Evangelical Mennonite cemetery, west of Berne. Friends mal call at the funeral home after 7 p. m today until time of the services.

week to reach its closest point to earth. 24,853 miles. In passing the earth, the satellite will be flying from north to south. It will require 15 days to complete one circuit in its elliptical orbit. It is calculated that the plane of that orbit will be almost perpendicular to the plane of moon’s orbit.

Foresee Full , UN Debate On ‘ Tibetan Issue UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UPD — The General Assembly, over- '* riding Communist objections, is e expected today to approve a full debate on the Red Chinese bloodr bath in Tibet. Diplomatic soirees predicted the United States- and other sups porters of the debate would be ;• able to defeat any attempt by > communists or India-led neutralists to shelve the Irish - Malay i- resolution on the issue. d The leading opponents of discussion of the question have been Russia, which calls it a “non-ex-h istent issue, and Red China *• which says it is a "farce aimed n at sander, ing China.” Both Com- / munist nations blamed the United - States for the prospective assemy bly debate. Red China’s propaganda radio ; said over the weekend the debate j would “poison the international atmosphere.” The Moscow government organ Izvestia said the res- > option “amoi|nted to poisoning > the atmosphere at the assembly.” , The Irish-Malay re solution urged respect for human rights and religious liberties in Tibet. ■ making no reference to Red China The assembly probably will approve it, but many members are expected to abstain from voting. The Dalai Lama has accused the Communists of killing tens of . thousands of Tibetans, desecrat- , ing Buddhist monasteries and try- ’ ing to smash the ancient Tibetan . culture. The Dalai sent his brother, Gy- ' alo Thondup, to New York last month to plead his country’s ' cause. ■ Recent Red propaganda has reported Tibet “all quiet ’ following the March revolt, but travelers ’ reaching India say bands of ’ Khampa guerrillas are still fight1 ing the Communists in Tibet’s i towering mountains.

Airs Testimony On Khrushchev Crimes

; WASHINGTON (UPI) — A con- ’ gressional committee has aired ! testimony that Soviet Premier ’ Nikita S. Khrushchev rose to pow- ! er through mass murder, stravation and torture and should not be trusted. ■ The testimony, charging Khrushchev with the direction of man- ' made famines, shootings, deportations and suppression of religion, was given by nine witnesses, all i but one natives of the Ukraine The other witness. Dr. Lev E. Dobriansky, professor of Soviet economics at Georgetown University here, charged that “there are several hundred Americans who are still in Khrushchev’s slave labor camps. Committee Releases Testimony The testimony was released by the House Committee on Un American Activities as the second report on closed hearings it held on “the crimes of Khrushchey.” In a slap at Khrushchev’s American tour, the committee quoted the premier’s own words in a special preface to the testimony: “If anyone believes that our smiles involve abandonment of the teaching of Marx, Engels and Lenin, he deceives himself poorly. Those who wait for that must wait until a shrimp learns to ‘ whistle.” Paramount among the charges carried out a program of mass

One Killed In Plane Crash Near Dunkirk DUNKIRK, Ind. (UPD — Mrs. Maude Carr, 64. Monroe, Mich., was killed and three other persons were injured Saturday night when a plane crashed in trying to make an emergency landing during a thunderstorm. , Erbie Fox, 44, Monroe, the pilot. ; told authorities he tried to land in I a field on the Milton Smith farm ■ at the south edge of Dunkirk- But the plane overshot the field, hit a I birdhouse and crashed into a tree. Mrs. Carr, whom authorities ; said was the pilot’s mother-in-law, r was thrown from the plane and - sustained a neck fracture. r Fox, his mother, Mrs. Niza Fox, 66, and his wife. Mrs. Garnet Fox, - 41, were injured but none serii ously. The four weae flying from Mon- > roe to Anderson. I Fox told authorities he pulled - his wife and mother from the I plane when he noticed the fuel • tank was ruptured and fuel was spilling over the wreckage. But > the plane did not catch fire. The pilot’s mother sustained rib • and collarbone fractures. His wife ■ was treated for shock. Home In Monroe Is Destroyed By Fire A fire in Monroe early Sunday morning completely demolished the home of Robert and Gale Bebout as the Monroe rural fire department received the call too late to save the residence from damage. Howard Habegger, volunteer fire chief, said this morning that he received the call at 2:15 a.m. Sunday and when his firemen arrived at the scene the fire had taken its toll of th# house. Nothing was saved asXhe entire structure was burned to the ground. Bebout told firemen that he was awakened by smoke and that the house was in flames. A preliminary investigation showed that the blaze started around the chimney of the residence. No estimate as to the | extent of loss was given by fire I officials.

I starvation to stamp out public re- - sistence in the Ukraine when . he wps boss of the Communist . Central Committee there. t Famine Kills Millions Nicholas Prychodko, now a pro- . fessional engineer for the city of . Toronto, Canada, and formerly a . professor at Kiev University, testitied that six to seven million perl sons died in the "man-made'’ famine. Constantin Kononenko, of Boonton, N. J., testified that while ■ Stalin made “the basic decision” on the campaign, “Khrushchev cannot obliterate the historical fact that he was actually the perpetrator of the details.” INDIANA WEATHER Sunny and continued cool this afternoon. Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer tonight. Tuesday cloudy and warmer with rain likely by afternoon or night. Low tonight 34 to 43 northeast, 44 to 50 southwest. High Tuesday 58 to 64 north, 64 to 72 south. Sunset today 5:11 p. m. c.s.t, Otll p. m. c.d.t. Sunrise Tuesday 5:53 a.m. c.s.t., 6:53 a. m. c.d.t. Outlook for Wednesday: Cloudy and cooler with possible rain eastern portion. Lows 45 to 55. Highs low 50s north to near 60 south.

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