Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 246.

Russia Rejects Ouster Protest

MOSCOW (UPI) — Russia has rejected a US. protest note on the ouster of U.S. embassy security officer Russell A, Langelle. He will leave here today en route back to the United States. Langelle, 37, and his family have booked seats aboard a flight to Amsterdam. The reason for their swift departure was the Russian rejection of a U.S. note of protest against the expulsion order, which in effect gave Langelle three days to get out of the country. The U.S. charge d’affairs, in a midnight news conference Saturday night, told reporters Russia had rejected the American protest against the treatment of Langelle. Was Offered Bribes He said the Soviets suggested that three days was "a reasonable time” for him to leave the country. The Russians ’accused him of engaging in espionage. The Americans said Langelle had been kidnaped by Russian agents, threatened with physical violence to himself and family and offered bribes to spy for Russia. Following the visit to the foreign ministry by charge d’affaires Edward Freers Jr., Langelle confined himself to his apartment, where he began packing’ ‘‘The State Department’s statement is quite accurate,” he told UPI. But he declined further comment about the incident. Freers said the incident “came out of a blue sky” since Langelle had not been previously involved in any “unpleasantness.” Former Navy Officer . Langelle, a 37-year-old former Naval lieutenant commander, had been in Moscow since January, 1958. As the Embassy’s security officer, he held the rank of "attache and staff assistant.” He and his wife both were born in St. Louis, Mo., and studied at the University of Missouri. His mother lives in Long Beach, Calif. Langelle served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945, and again from 1952 to 1955. His sole other diplomatic post was in Vienna, where he served before assignment to Moscow. His three children—Linda, 7. David. 5, and Mary, 2—played excitedly Saturday afternoon when they heard they were returning to the United States. However, they were not told the reason for the sudden return trip. The State Department already has denounced the spy charges as phony and accused the Russians of abducting Langelle in an unsuccessful effort to gain American secrets.

Steel Strike Has Cost Billions

PITTSBURGH (UPI) — The nation’s economy is expected to perk up slightly in the event that TaftHartley law is invoked in the 97-day steel strike which already has cost the nation billions of dollars. With President Eisenhower expected to invoke Taft - Hartley’s 80-day cooling off provision, some facets of the economy were expected to feel an immediate nudge upward. However, in most indus-

"WB ' f wOw jRh ■ f ■ ■ > x *& .< TRUMAN HAWK KHRUSHCHEV’S DISARMAMENT PLEA—Former President Harry S. Truman was met by more than 500 people on his arrival at Lubbock, Texas, where he delivered a speech on the 14th anniversary of the United Nations Charter. With Truman is House Speaker Sam Rayburn, In his speech, the former Chief Executive said that Sbviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev’s total disarmament plan is the most important development in recent days. Khrushchev presented his plan before the United Nations on his visit last month to the U. S.

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“The only thing we can do, tfnless there is a very clear apology from the Soviet Union, is respond by asking one of their people to leave this country, Cooper said. "'Diey should be strongly rebuked and told “in no uncertain terms that we disapprove of this action ” “I don’t think he was spying,” the fortoer diplomat said. Senate Democratic Whip Mike Mansfield <Mont.) described the Soviet claim that Langelle was a spy as a "far-fetched” excuse for ousting him. He said he thought it possible the State Department would retaliate in line with established U.S.-Soviet practices. First State Bank’s Assets $lB Million The First State Bank of Decatur had total assets of $18,215,785.55 on October 6, the call date for the annual “surprise" audit fixed by the federal reserve system, Herman H. Krueckeberg, cashier, said today. The total assets include $3,983,816.27 in cash, balances with other banks, and cash items in process of collection; $7,089,500.12 in United States obligations, direct and guaranteed; $985,773.27 in state and municipal obligations; $60,000 in other bonds, notes and debentures; $21,000 stock in the Federal Reserve - bank; $5,872,025.20 in loans and discounts; $194,902.98 in bank premises owned, furniture and fixtures; and SB,767.71 in other assets. Demand deposits amount to $6,952,259.12; time deposits are $7,973,687.62; U.S. deposits include $257,345.11; state and subdivision deposes include $1,416,728.46; other bark deposits, $264,967.72; and other deposits $50,509.20. for a totalcf $16,915,497.23 deposited. There are also otner liabilities amounting to $99,879.45. Capital, consisting of $250,000 in common stock, and $150,000 in Capital note; and debentures, is $400,OCC; the surplus is $450,000, and the undivided profits are $350,4u?.87. for $1,200,408.87 in capital accounts. A complete statement on me condition of the bank is published three times a year, twice after regular six-months audits, and once on the special call date set by the federal reserve.

tries it would be weeks perhaps longer before any improvement could be noted. The auto industry, one of the hardest hit by steel shortages, was scheduled to lay off more workers this week and further curtail production of 1960 model cars.. More than 60,000 workers in the auto industry have been idled by the strike. General Motors, one of

Eight Adams County Children Injured Eight Adams county children were injured in an auto-truck collision at 3:10 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Huntington county roads 100 S and 450E, about one and one-half miles southwest of Markle. The children, taked to the Wells county hospital at Bluffton for ’ treatment, were: Diane Bays, 10, Decatur, sprained left hip; Alice Thornton, 13, Decatur, broken right collar bone; Arlene Parrish, 12, Decatur, multiple scratches; Jimmy Franz, 8, Decatur, head lacerations; Bobby Cook, 10, Decatur, back abrasions; - Roger ’ Schnepp, 12, Monroe, bruised ■ foot; Dick Welch, 12, Monroe, i abrasions of the back and legs, : and Jim Welch, 10, Monroe, ■ bruises to the legs and left eye. The children were passengers in ! an auto driven by Jay H. Martin, 35, of routg 6, Decatur, which collided with a milk truck driven by Elmer E. Hoover, 36, of route 5, Huntington. Robert Hockensmith, Indiand state trooper, who investigated, said Hoover was arrested for failure to yield the right of way. : Former Willshire r i Business-Man Dies Claude E. Buchanan, Sr., 85, well known retired businessman ’ of Willshire, 0., died at 9:40 p.m. Sunday at the Adams county me- ’ morial hospital. He had been in failing health for the past 12 years. [ Mr. Buchanan owned and oper- , ated a funeral home and furniture store in Willshire from 1913 until . his retirement in 1952. He was born at Basil, 0., Dec. 24, 1873, a son of Stephen S. and Rosannah Fairchild - Buchanan, . and wap married in 1928 to Belle . Browning, who preceded him in > death in 1937. > Mr. Buchanan was a member -of the Willshire Methodist church. I Survivors include two stepsons; ■ two stepdaughters; one brother, ■ James S. Buchanan of Willshire, > and two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Hileman and Mrs. Lulu Scott, both of i Willshire. Two brothers and one ■ sister are deceased. j The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home, where friends j may call after 7 p. m. today until noon Wednesday, after which the body will lie in state at the Will- ’ shire Methodist church until services at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday. ’ The Rev. William Powers will officiate, and burial will be in the Willshire cemetery.

! the hardest hit, estimated its najtionwide layoffs last week at 60,00. Railroads Hard Hit With more than 85 per cent of steel production choked off, nearly 250,000 workers in coal mines, railroads and related industries have been laid off because of the strike. These workers and the strikers have lost an estimated 775 million dollars in wages. Steel Magazine said last week that fh rect losses for steel mills and workers plus indirect losses for dependent industries would total an estimated $6,500,00,0 by today. In the construction industry, builders said critical shortages in such materials as water heaters, nails, and especially structural steel, would develop within 15 to 30 days even if the strike ended soon. Pipe shortages have shut down many jobs already, according to the National Association of Plumbing ContractorsThe Federal Reserve Board noted during the week end that the nation’s industrial pro duct io n dropped slightly last month because of the steel walkout. It said the pinch of steel shortages was felt in the auto, railroad equipment and ship building industries. Time Running Out Time was running out for shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes during the ice-free shipping season. If the strike does not end before the freeze many ore boats would not be able to move out of ice-locked ports. The government last Friday ordered available steel supplies be channeled to the nation's missile and atomic defense programs. The action, in effect, diverted all available steel coming from mills not on strike from civilian use. The railroads have been hit hard by the steel strike. The Association of American Railroads estimated that railroad losses of freight car loadings caused by the steel strike totaled two million cars at the close of the week of Oct. 10.

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Breakfast Tuesday To Open Community Fund Campaign In Decatur .. . r ' - -

Zr ■ r ■ Wim' : f * - I | • > w - Jim • Wilson H. Lee Wilson H. Lee Dies Saturday Evening Wilson H. Lee, 92, one of Decatur’s veteran businessmen until his retirement in 1957, died at 9 o'clock Saturday night at the Berne nursing home, where he had been a patient since May of 1956. He had been in failing health for ‘the past four years. Mr. Lee taught school to Willshire and Middle Point, 0., before coming to Decatur to 1892. He became a partner in the Lee Hardware store on West Monroe strpet in 1895 until his retirement in 1957 from the store which is now the Bowers Hardware Co. He was born in Van Wert county, 0., March 25, 1867, and was married to Miss Hala Laman in 1890. Mrs. Lee preceded her husband in death May 14, 1952. Mr. Lee had been a member of the First Presbyterian church in Decatur since 1890. He was also a member of the Masonic lodge and the Rotary club. Only surviving relatives are a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Harold J. Bond officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. Masonic rites will be held at the funeral home at 8:30 o’clock this evening.

Caryl Chessman Denied Clemency

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (UPI) - Gov. Edmund G. Brown today refused to save the life of Caryl Chessman, a kidnaper-rapist and best - selling author who faces execution next Friday. “I have used the power of clemency before,” the governor said in a formal statement, ‘‘and in proper cases I will use it again. I do not believe this is a proper case.” Brown said several factors weighed heavily in his thinking not to grant mercy to Chessman. These, he said, included “a deliberate plan of robberies, sexual attacks, and the use of a loaded gun.” “So too, has Chessman’s failure to show contrition,” the governor added. “His attitude has been one of steadfast arrogance and contempt for society and its laws. I have considered to the matter of prior felony convictions. Our Constitution recognizes this as a factor in clemency and limits the governor’s power to act except upon recommendations from the state Supreme Court where there is a prior felony conviction. “Because of all these considerations, I have decided that I will not intervene in the case of Caryl Chessman.” PlKup 3rd pgh: Chessman opposed Chessman opposed the clemency hearing, claiming he wanted

| Steel Strike ! To President

BULLETIN . WASHINGTON (UPD-Steel Union President David J. McDonald said today that he will garry to the Supreme Court, if Necessary, his fight against issuance of a Taft-Hartley injunction to halt the steel strike RO davgie HRASHINGTON (UPI) — President Eisenhower’s steel fact-find-ing board told him today that union and management officials do not agree on any major issue in the 97-day old steel strike. The White House refused to say if the President will seek a court order to halt the walkout for 80 days under the Taft-Hartley Act. The White House said the President wants to study the report carefully “and there’s no time' limit on that- ’ A Justice Department spokesman had said earlier that he did not expect the government to go into court to seek an injunction before Tuesday. While the board was reporting to the President, union and management officials held separate meetings. “Very Sad Hearts” Eisenhower was expected to direct the Justice Department to gMato an White House News Secretary James C. Hagerty said: “This report is now before the President and I have no announcement at this time of any presidential action.” The three - man board summed up its investigation of the dispute in these words: “As we submit this report, the parties have failed to reach an agreement and we see no prospects for an early cessation of the strike. “The board cannot point to any single issue of any consequence whatsoever upon which the parties are in agreement.” George W. Taylor, chairman of the panel, told newsmen that the board had “very sad hearts” because of the breakdown in bargaining between the big 12 steel companies and the United Steelworkers Union. Taylor reminded both sides they have an obligation to the country to continue negotiating until they sign an agreement. Explains Issues to Ike This must be done, he said, “to avoid the possibility of im-

either vindication or death. Brown, a Roman Catholic, a lawyer, one-time district attorney and an opponent of capital punishment, is sworn to uphold thu California law on the death penalty. He held a clemency hearing for Chessman last week. Wrote Best Seller Brown said then he would do one of two things—refuse to intervene in the scheduled execution or commute Chessman’s sentence to life in prison without parole. Chessman, who wrote a bestseller called “Cell 2455, Death Row" during his almost 12 years in the shadow of the gas chamber has become the object of a worldwide controversy between those who oppose the death penalty and those who feel his long series of crimes deserves the' maximum punishment. Failure by the governor to grant clemency means that the doomed man’s final hope to escape tiie gas chamber will be the U.S. Supreme Court where a petition now is pending seeking a last review of his case. Two Chances Remain The Supreme Court petition and the governor's clemency decision were about the only chances for life left for the infamous bandit kidnaper, rapist, psychopath, and author-

posed decisions.” He said the board felt if the nation ever reached that point, it would not be the same kind of country. The board discussed its report for 74 minutes with the President, explaining the issues in dispute. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell and members of the White House staff sat in on the meeting. The last-ditch peace talks blew up when the union refused to accept management’s formula for resolving the thorny dispute aver plant work rules and the companies refused to buy the union’s pared-down wage - benefit package. The fact-finding board worked through Sunday in an effort to 1 get an agreement from the two sides. But shortly before 9:30 pm. e.d.t., Taylor announced: “We regret very much that we are unable to report a settlement.” Taylor added, “We had hopes that once the issues were defined and as certain movement (toward compromise) took place this week, there might be a possibility for settlement.” “But we find that the differences are of such a nature that it’s simply not possible to get a meeting of minds tonight." The management negotiators left the meetings with the threeman panel unexpectedly, avoiding newsmen eager to question them about the new impasse, in the on-again, off-again negotiations. Reject Compromises The blowup occurred after a public hearing at which both sides suggested compromises in an effort to end the worst steel strike in the nation’s history. “It is a breakdown in collective bargaining, there is no doubt about that,” Taylor said. He added that the board would have no more contact with the dispute except to report to Eisenhower. Taylor said there was “only one” ultimate solution to the strike—the parties would have to agree to a settlement. The only alternative, he said would be some government “imposition” of settling terms. McDonald said no further meetings were scheduled with company negotiators. He called a meeting of his union executive board simultaneous with the factfinders’ meeting with Eisenhower.

“It rather looks to us like the American steel companies have achieved their long-sought objective of having a Taft-Hartley injunction imposed on the American steel workers,’’ McDonald said. “Free American steel workers will be forced back into the mills against their will.” Outline Management’s Position The big 12 steel producers later issued a statement outling management’s position: “It should now be clear to all that the real problem is the union’s determination to firce another disastrous wave of wageinflation on the steel industry and the country.” The statement said producers could not yield to union wagebenefits demands without becoming “a party to a further round of inflation,” and this they would not do. Prior to the collapse of the talks, chief management negotiator R. Conrad Cooper proposed that the parties submit the key work rules issued to a three-man board of arbitration- The union denounced the plan as “phony.’ Simultaneously, the union offered to sign individual wage contracts with any steel company willing to accept its scaled-down settlement proposal. The union offered to sign individual wage contracts with any steel company willing to accept its scaled-down settlement proposal. The union said its plan would cost the companies 19% cents an hour over two years-but management scorned it on grounds it actually would cost 32.4 cents.

A fast-moving, vital kick-off breakfast for co-chairmen and captains of the Decatur Community Fund one-week drive, to start Tuesday morning, will be held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center at 8 a. m. Tuesday, James Basham, drive chairman, said today. The Misses Pat Ruble, Pam Geimer, and Sarah' Gase worked all morning today preparing the kits for captains and workers which will be used as name-place markers at the breakfast. Misses Pat Faurote, Bonnie Hake, and Judy Braun worked two days last week on the same project, under the supervision of Mrs. Robert Boch, Mrs. Laura Bosse, and Carl Braun. Every captain and co-chairman is expected to be present or to be represented at the meeting. Jacobs, Pryor To Speak Louis Jacobs, of the Decatur Rotary elub and Chamber of Commerce, will give the stem-winding kickoff speech, followed by M. J. (Mike) Pryor, former drive chairman, with the whipcracking finale. Dick Linn, manager of the Youth Center, has already stated that he will have the front doors propped open so that the fired-up 60 key men of the drive can bolt out of the center and get busy before 9 a. m. A full-sized breakfast will be served. Most of the captains have already secured their five workers, each of whom will have one or at most two others to contact. The Decatur school teachers will also be solicited by their fellow teachers. , Captains Listed Co-chairmen serving with Basham, and their captains, are: Wilbur Petrie, co-chairman; captains, Mrs. Glenn Hill, Miss Kaye Alberson, E. E. (Gene) Rydell, Otto Beehler, and Earl Fuhrman. Co-chairman Leo Kirsch: captains, W. Guy Brown. Miss Dorothy Schnepf, Max Kreps, and Avon Burk. Earl Sheets, co-chairmam; captains, Gerald Morningstar, W. R. Morris, Miss Glennys Roop, and Ed Jaberg. Co-chairman, Mrs. Helen Cowens; captains, Mrs. Ferris Bower, and Miss Rosemary Spangler. They will contact women’s organizations. Bill Small, co-chairman; Glen Ellis, Jay Markley, Robert Boch, Robert Frisinger, and Norman Steury, captains. Kenny Gaunt, co-chairman; captains, Luke Majorki, Lawrence Rash, Mrs. Margaret Freeby, Hubert Zerkel, Jr., and Frank Defter. Roger Gentis, co-chairman; cap-

27 Offer Blood To Moellering Child Twenty-seven blood donors with type O negative responded to the need of 14-month-old Ronald Moellering last week, Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive manager of the Adams county Red Cross, reported today. The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moellering of Preble township fell and suffered a tiny oneeighth of an inch cut on his upper lip. However, the youth is a hemophiliac, which means that his blood fails to coagulate when he suffers a cut or bruise. The slightest pin prick may cause his death from bleeding. During the critical period following the accident, one-half pint of the unusual type of blood was needed every other day. When the local sources ran low, the Red Cross was asked for aid. Mrs. Oelberg reported that 18 Decatur area and nine Bluffton area people responded, and their names have been placed on a list for the hospital, so that the youth may receive blood in the future if he needs it. Eight names will be kept by the hospital on a standby basis at all times, she explained. The baby was taken home last week, but was returned to the hospital today so that the stitches could be removed.

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tains, Don Gage, Dr. Joe Morris, Marion Robinson, Fred Corah, and Mrs. Denzil Dowell. The Rev. J. O. Penrod, co-chair-man; Curt Hill, Alva Lawson, the Rev. Benj. G. Thomas, and Evaline Roop. Ralph Habegger, co-chairman; captains, Bill Lose, Dick Wertzberger, Kenny Shannon, Joe (Dunit) Grey, and L. R. Zintsm aster, Deane T. Dorwin, co-chairman; captains, Herb Banning, John G. Heller, Paul Bevelhimer, Mrs. Roy Kalver, and L. E. Anspaugh. Ted Hill, co-chairman; captains, Don Burke, Jud Bleeke, Robert Heller, M. J. Pryor, and Dave Moore. Five Workers Each Each captain has been assigned five men. who will contact one other person. This means a minimum amount of work Basham pointed out, for each person involved. Anyone not contacted during the drive may leave his contribution with any of the captains or cochairmen, he explained. The goal this year of $20,429 will provide funds for such well known agencies as the Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Youth Center, Crippled Children, Salvation Army, U. S. 0., and mental health organization, preventing the tremendous duplication of eight separate drives. Mrs. Henry Aumann Dies Suddenly Today Mrs. Mathilda Aumann, 76, wife of Henry J. Aumann, died suddenly of a heart attack at 11:45 o’clock this morning at her home three miles north of Decatur on U. S. 27. She had not been ill and death was unexpected. She was born in Allen county May 28, 1883, a daughter of Dietrick and Wilhelmina Bradtmuel-ler-Scheumann, and was married to Henry J. Aumann Nov. 10, 1907. She had lived in Adams county since her marriage, and she and her husband celebrated their golden wedding anniversary two years ago. Mrs. Aumann was a member of St. John’s Lutheran church. Surviving in addition to her husband are one son, Norbert Aumann, Decatur city councilman; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Loretta) Allmandinger of route 1, Willshire, 0., and Mrs. Charles R. (Elinor) Graves of Root township; five grandchildren; two brothers, Martin Scheumann of Madison township, Allen county, and Theodore Scheumann of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Leisetta Dirkson of Hobson, Mont., and Mrs. Herman Seddelmeyer of Fort Wayne. The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home. Arrangements have not been completed. Mrs. Cowens Named To Library Board Mrs. IJoyd Cowens, of 609 W. Adams street, has been appointed to the Decatur library board for a fottr-year term, replacing Mrs. Alma J. Brayton, who has moved from the city, Mayor Robert D. Cole announced today. Hie term will start officially October 18. Mrs. Cowens has served two years as a director of the Decatur Community Fund, representing women’s organizations; she is a member and former chairman of the art committee of the Woman’s club. She is also a member of the associate chapter of Tri Kappa and the W.S.C.S. of the Methodist church, and the Research club. INDIANA WEATFER Fair and a little warmer to--night. Tuesday partly cloudy and turning colder. Low tonight 38 to 45. High Tuesday from the 50s extreme northwest to the low 70s extreme southeast. Sunset today 5 p. m. CST., 6 p. m. CDT. Sunrise Tuesday 6 a.m. CST., 7 a.m. CDT. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy and cool with rain expected to develop late Wednesday or Wednesday night. Lows 28 to 38. High 40 to 53.