Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 250, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 250.

Fidel Castro Protests Economic And Military Threats From America

BULLETIN HAVANA (UPI) — Premier Fidel Castro today promised to turn all of Cuba into a great armed camp to battle mountinc counter - revolution* ary attacks and “bombings” by nlnMoe which he said were based in the United States. HAVANA <UPl)—Premier Fidel Castro said today Cuba had been bombed three times within the past 10 days by planes from the United States and compared the leaflet dropping attack on Havana with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Castro called a huge rally for 4 p.m. Monday in Havana to protest what he called the economic and military threats of the United States against his revolutionary government. He said details of the rally would be carried out by the Cuban Confederation of Workers. Castro, in a marathon television and radio broadcast that lasted until the early hours today, spoke after a drink-crazed Cuban was accused of trying to assassinate him with a knife Thursday afternoon during a general strike. The Cuban, identified as Roberto Salas Hernandez, was captured before he could get near Castro Castro and Police Chief Maj. Efegenio Almejeiras escorted him to a police station. He was removed from the jail to safety when a crowd gathered and threatened to lynch him. Castigates United States Throughout his long speech Castro castigated the United States for permitting Florida-based planes to •'bomb” TUba and asked what would the U.S. reaction be if Canadian planes bombed automobile plants in the United States and the capital city of Washington. “Remember Pearl Harbor!” Castro shouted into the microphone. “What a difference between what happened in Havana yesterday (Wednesday night) and the reaction of the United States to the bombing attack at Pearl Harbor.”

He also reached farther back in history with a cry of “Remember the Maine!” The sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor was an incident which provoked the United States to intervene in Cuba against Spain. “What would be thought if the same sort of action had been taken here yesterday (Wednesday)?” he said. “Remember the 47 victims. Young people. Old people. Workers and others. What would have happened in the United States if it had been a bombing by Canadian planes?” Havana Streets Quiet “What is the thinking of public opinion in the United States?” he asked. “Why are we subjected to this punishment?” The streets of Havana were quiet early today as Castro spoke on. There were no particular precautions taken at the modernistic, “UN. style” American Embassy where small groups demonstrated Thursday against the United States. Castro spoke of three bombing incidents. Cuba has alleged that American-based planes bombed sugar plantations in Camaguey and Pinar del Rio provinces in recent weeks and that other planes bombed Havana Wednesday night. Two persons were killed and 47 injured when Cuban warplanes and antiaircraft guns opened up on planes dropping anti-C astro leaflets over Havana. Others were injured when fast cars sped ough the streets of Havana and their occupants hurled bombs.

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Emma Pennington Dies This Morning Mrs. Emma Staley Pennington, 82, of 413 West Adams street, died at 4:30 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been in failing health for five years and bedfast for the past five weeks. She was born in Jay county April 22, 1877, a daughter of George and Hilinda Frickle-Miller, and had resided in Decatur for many years. She was employed for a number of years as a seamstress at the E. F. Gass store. She was first married in 1896 to J. W. Staley, who died Oct. 20, 1914. She was then married in 1922 in Charles Pennington, who died Sept. 27, Mrs. Pennirigton was a member of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, .and the American Legion auxiliary. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Forrest (Mabie) Murray, with whom she made her home; three sons, James K. and Harry 0. Staley, both of Decatur, and Walter G. Staley of Bakersfield, Calif.; two grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren, and one brother, Henry Miller of Portland. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. William C. Feller and the Rev. Benj. G. Thomas, officiating. Burial funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services.

Van Doren Admits Incorrect Answer

NEW YORK (UPD—Dist. Atty. Frank Hogan said today that Charles Van Doren has admitted he gave an incorrect answer to the district attorney’s office when questioned as to whether he had received questions or answers while winning $129,000 on the television quiz show “Twenty-One.” But Hogan refused to say whether Van Doren had admitted receiving any questions or answers in advance of his appearance on the TV show. Asked if Van Doren, in appearing before the district attorney's office, had given in correct answers to the same questions asked by a grand jury, Hogan said: “You will have to conclude that they were in the same area.” Van Doren, who won $129,000 on the now defunct TV quiz “Twenty-One,” is under subpena to appear Nov. 2 before a congressional subcommittee investigating the fixing of several television quiz shows, including “Twenty-One.” The 33-year-old Columbia University English instructor already has told a New York grand jury that he received neither questions nor answers during his appearances on the show in 1956-57. Charge Subpena Evasion Subsequently, however, the subcommittee charged that Van Doren had purposely ducked a subpena to appear before it two weeks ago in Washington. Van Doren in turn denied having evad-

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Increased Incomes To U.S. Families WASHINGTON (UPI) — Half of the nation’s families had incomes of more than $5,100 in 1958, an Increase of •twtf-per cent over the previous year.

ed service of the subpena, saying he was unaware it had been issued. — Herbert Stempel, a one - time opponent of Van Doren on the “21” show, testified before the subcommittee that he (Stempel) had been coached in advance.

Diocesan Conclave In Decatur Nov. 1 The Fort Wayne diocesan young adults will attend their annual convention Nov. 1, and this year it will be conducted at St. Mary’s Catholic church in Decatur. The business meetings will be conducted at the Catholic school auditorium, with breakfast, lunch and dinner being served at the Knights of Columbus hall that Sunday. Registration will open at 9:30 a. m., while the official opening of the convention will be at the 11 a. m. solemn high mass with the Rev. Eugene Zimmerman as celebrant. Bishop Leo Pursley, of Fort Wayne, will deliver the sermon on the last day of Catholic Youth Week. St. Mary’s choir will sing the mass, and the Very Rev. Simeon Schmitt, pastor, will give the welcome. Rev. Schmitt is also dean of the Huntington deanery. Miss Bernadette McCarver, of Nashville, Tenn., will give the keynote address at the Catholic school after the mass. She is a graduate of St. Bernard Academy in Nashville and has been active in Catholic youth work for many years, serving in various capacities. She is currently- working in the advertising field as television production director for the Walter Seight advertising agency. Five convention speakers will provide opportunity for the youths to gain insight on how to better promote Catholic action. A social mixer will be conducted in the auditorium at 8 p. m. following the banquet at 6 p. m. at the K. of C. hall.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, Oct. 23, 1959.

Absentee Ballots Are Available Here City residents of Decatur or Berne, who are plahnthg to vote by absentee ballot in the Nov. 3 election, may obtain application blanks at the county clerk's office, starting Saturday and concluding Oct. 31, the deadline. Richard D. Lewton, clerk, outlined the correct procedure for absentee balloting this morning, saying, “A valid business reason or other approved reason will be accepted from those voters who will be out of town on election day." A completed application, he added, must have the signatures of two resident freeholders in the precinct that the individual will vote in. In case the person is confined to his bed because of illness or is in the hospital, the doctor must endorse the back of the application. Lewton listed the following causes as valid for an absentee ballot, insisting that a resident must have resided in the city 30 days before the election. 1. Gainful employment or business com-' mittments that will take the person away from the city during the election. 2. Membership in military, naval forces, armed services or merchant marine of the United States. 3. Attendance at school or college as a student, or the spouse of one in attendance. 4. Wife or dependent of one described in 1 or 2, or of a federal or state official absent by reason of employment. 5. A duly registered voter also may vote by absentee ballot if he is required to work in another precinct on that day. 6. Illness, injury, or quarantine which does confine the voter to his home or the hospital. Lake County Votes Poor Relief Bonds CROWN POINT, Ind. (UPD — The Lake County Council Thursday approved a $2,700,000 bond issue aimed a providing emergency funds for poor relief needs in Columet. North and Hobart Twps.. where thousands of striking steelworkers are receiving public aid. , INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, windy and turning cooler tonight with showers ending most sections tonight. Saturday partly cloudy, much cooler and rather windy. Lows tonight 42 to 50. Highs Saturday generally in the 50s. Sunset today 4x55 p.m. c.s.t., 5:55 p.m. c.d.t. Sunrise Saturday 6:05 a.m. c.s.t., 7:05 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Sunday: Mostly fair and cool. Lows 34 to 40.

Swiss Strike Ended After Seven Weeks CHICAGO (UPI) — Agreement was reached Thursday night to end a seven-week-old strike by 17,000 workers against Swift & Co., giant of the meat-packing industry. Spokesmen for the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen and the United Packinghouse Workers predicted most of the strikers would be back on their jobs by Monday. Union officers said picket lines would remain at Swift plants around the country until local unions approved the agreement. The two-year pact called for pay hikes ranging from 8% to 15 cents an hour. Southern Increase Lower Workers in the South received the lower wage increase, Swift said, to keep costs in line with competitive conditions there. This was seen as a major victory for the company- The two unions had waged a bitter fight for equal pay for all areas of the country. But Swift negotiators fought against higher pay for the South, contending that pay to workers in the area “already far exceeded that of competing companies.” ' Workers at plants In the North will ’ receive an immediate increase of 8% cents an hour and an additional 6*4 cents Sept. 1, 1960. Workers at the Nashville plant will also receive the B*4 cent boost but will get no increase next year. Strikes Settled Locally An immediate 5 cents an hour with another 3% cents in 1960, was granted workers in Atlanta, Ocala, Fla.; Montgomery, Ala.; Jackson, Miss.; Lake Charles, T.a , and Moultrie, Ga. A total of 19.150 workers at 37 plants and 27 branch houses walked out Sept. 4. The unions said strikes at the branch houses were being settled in local negotiations and the 2.000 workers would return as agreements are reached. Swift said the average wage before the strike for company workers was $2 86 an hour, compared with $2 60 for the rest of the industry. Mrs. Anna Snyder Is Taken By Death Mrs. Anna Elizebeth Snyder, 83, mother of Clarence and Raymond Snyder, and Mrs. Indianola Clase and Mrs. Nina Miller, all of Decatur, died at the Cooper Rest Home in Bluffton Thursday at 3:45 p.m. She had resided in New Corydon for many years. Mrs. Snyder, who was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 7, 1876. was married to Charles Snyder Dec. 23, 1894. Her husband died in December of 1956. She was a member of the New Corydon Methodist church. Surviving besides the ,two sons and two daughters listed above, are: two other sons, Ralph, of Geneva, and Ernest, of Crestline, O.; one other daughter. Mrs. Edith Foster, of Dayton, O.; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Brunnegraff, of Decatur, and Mrs. Laura Kurtz, of Detroit, Mich.; 12 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted at the Black funeral home at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside cemetery in Geneva. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. BULLETIN PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) — Searchers today found a third survivor of Thursday night’s mid-air collision of two Air Force jets about 50 miles east of here. The hunt for a fourth airman continued as the three injured fliers were rushed to a Hood River hospital.

Red Cross Surveys All 12 Townships A recent Red Cross survey of Adams county townships, pinpointing the location of each residence, is near completion today as six of the trustees have returned the data, including detailed maps, to Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary of the Red Cross. The townships with completed surveys are: Preble, Washington, Jefferson, Kirkland, French, and Hartford. Onset of Survey The survey was instituted after the Adams county chapter learned that in some instances less than one per cent of residents in some townships were active in the Red Cross program, either by donating service, blood or funds. The most recent example of the survey comes from Preble’s trustee Robert Kolter, who outlined the entire township on a large 11 X 14 inch map. This will assist anyone on Red Cross business to find the specific party with minimum delay. • Kolter broke the township down into 36 sections, indicating by number where each resident lived. On a corresponding sheet, he listed the name, address, and phone number of the resident in each section. This data will provide invaluable in many instances, Mrs. Oelberg said. Makes Contact Easier In the past, each township had a chairman for special services or fund drives, and he was responsible for the entire township. Without such a survey map, his job was quite arduous. Most of the remaining township surveys are expected at the Red , 1 Cross office shortly, Mrs. Oelberg I said. She especially thanked Gail Grabill, county school superintendent, for his assistance in getting , | the project started at one of the trustees’ meetings recently.

Steel Strike To Continue

PHILADELPHIA (UPD—Shortages of steel dug more deeply into the nation’s economy today with no immediate end of the 101-day steel strike in sight. The third U.S Circuit Court of Appeals said it would not reach a decision on whether a TaftHartley law injunction to end the walkout of 500,000 steelworkers was necessary and constitutional until early next week. Steel industry executives gathered at the opening of a threemillion - dollar Jessop Steel Co. warehouse opening in Broadview, 111., Thursday said the pressure from steel consumers was on and the strike had to end soon. The Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments here Thursday on the appeal of the United Steelworkers Union from the injunction issued earlier in the week in Pittsburgh. The strike will continue until the court reaches a decision expected early next week. Ike Appeals Again President Eisenhower, blocked at lesfet temporarily in his efforts to end the strike by the injunctive process, issued another appeal to negotiators for management and the union to settle their differences voluntarily for the good of the country. The President, painting a grim economic picture if the strike continues, called an unusual news conference at his vacation White House at Augusta, Ga., to discuss the situation. The President said the strike threatened to "imperil the national health and safety.” and called i upon all involved to impose “self discipline” for the nation’s sake. “..If we can’t settle our economic differences by truly free economic (bargaining without damaging seriously and threatening to damage the United States, we have come to a pretty pass,” he said Defense Program Hurting The President said shortages of steel were delaying and will further delay space activities, missile programs and all other defense programs. He said steel “is at the very base of any industrial economy,” necessary for repairs and maintenance and essential for defense production. News of the continuation of the strike into another week touched off a heavy wave of selling on the New York Stock Exchange. The selling caused a drop that wiped nearly three-million dollars in stock valuations. Ute Steelworkers Union disputed the President’s views on the strike’s effects. Arthur J. Goldberg, general counsel for the union, said in a

Living Costs At New Record

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Living! qcosts climbed to an all-time high | in September, the government reported today. Consumer prices rose for all major groups of goods and services except transportation. Food, housing, medical care and personal services all cost more, the report showed. The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose fourtenths of a point from August to a September level of 125.2. The ■ index is based on a 1947-1949 aver|age of prices taken as 100. The September index meant | that a market basket of goods I and services costing $lO a decade ago cost $12.52 last month. The index has gone up in five of the past six months. It dipped slightly in August after setting a record of 124.9 in July. The Labor Department’s price chief, H E. Riley, pointed out that some of the increase in recent months was a seasonal thing. He said the outlook for October and November was for declines in food prices, possibly including big reductions in meat costsToday’s report means 1,236.000 workers whose wages are tied by contract to the price index, will get a pay boost. Some 850,0 railroad and railway express employes will get increases of 3 cents an hour. Aircraft employes of Douglas, McDonell, Northrop, and Hayes will get 1 cent an hour boost, as will electrical equipment workers at Sylvania. Employes of General Electric will get pay increases of Va of 1 per cent.

two-hour argument before three three judges of the appellate court here that no national emergency existed and there was “no substantial evidence” of any danger to the national health and economy as required in the injunction provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act.

Annual Fish Fry Is Held Here Thursday

The tasty, golden-brown fried fish and two polished professional entertainers from Chicago shared the spotlight with the more than 900 persons at the 11th annual rural-urban fish fry at the Decatur high school gym Thursday night. Harry Belmar, a smooth talking exponent of mass hypnotism, proved his ability by putting 13 of 20 subjects under a hypnotic trance on the high school stage, delighting the audience to a point of mass hysteria. Jimmie (Hats) Lee entertained the cpowd-.with his soft-sell approach, demonstrating the use of hats from Alaska to South America as he ran the gamut in a series on hat interpretation. Waiters Work Well The white-hatted and white shirted waiters kept the plates at the 25 long tables filled with sumptuous fish and other food as the Jonah Club, of Silver Lake, matched their previous culinary artistry, frying 800 pounds of fish. Leo Seltenright, county agent, announced the winners of the 4-H grain show, which was conducted Thursday afternoon at the Youth and Community Center. The champions in the various divisions are: shelled, corn. Claude Striker: ear corn, Gail Egley; oats, David Bailey; wheat, Bill Lehman; and soybeans, Roy Mazelin. An impromptu (or so they say) march around the floor was staged by the Betterment of Decatur association, as they carried a huge’ white sign with/ red and black letters urging. “Citizens of Decatur to vote ‘Yes’ on the sale of the city-owned * electric power plant.” The sign also asked that the city neighbors assist their rural counterparts in obtaining better electrical facilities. In Jimmie Lee’s act, he brought six hesitaftt volunteers on the

The department also reported that the purchasing power of employed factory' workers increased nun September. An average weekly increase of about 45 cents in takehome pay was reported. The index dropped fractionally in August to 124.8 per cent of 1947-49 prices. This Means it cost $12.48 in that month to buy the same goods and services available for $lO about 10 years ago. Records were established by the price index in May, June and July following a year of comparative stability. The department, striving to keep its barometer of inflation as accurate as possible, is now embarked on a multi-million dollar program to modernize the index. It plans to substitute frozen foods, “miracle” fabrics and other recently popularized items for some of the old standbys in its market basket. -.4 Community Fund At 37 Per Cent Os Goal The Decatur Community Fund has already collected 37 per cent of its goal of $20,429. James Basham, chairman, said today. Nine of the 11 co-chairmen have made their regular daily reports. Basham added. A total of $7,618.10 has been raised so far. This means that $12,810.90 must still be raised, he emphasized. Every captain and co-chairman is asked to re-double his efforts to reach the goal. A number of captains have yet to report. The schools wlil hold their collection next week, because of teacher’s institute this week. With most businessmen either working at or attending the annual rural-urban fish fry Thursday night, and with businesses closed Thursday afternoon, many captains were unable to make any collections. Efforts will be redoubled today and Saturday, however. Basham declared, so that Decatur will not let down the charities supported I by the drive.

stage to bring howls of laughter from the audience. Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Nicks, 1346 Master Drive, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Curtin, of 419 Limberlost Trail, Mrs. Charles Gable, of 217 Limberlost Trail, and Denzil Dowell, 234 Limberlost Trail, were the participants. Harry Belmar soft-talked more than half of his volunteers (excluding this reporter) into submission. The youth who really stole the show was Dave Anspaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anspaugh, who performed numerous requests of the enchanting Belmar, including the fire test, where Belmar tells him that one hand fs numb and the other isn’t. The result was quite funny and amazing when Belmar applied a match near each hand. Gable as MC Charles Gable, co-general chairman, presided as master of ceremonies before turning the entertainment over to the pros. He thanked all the workers and chairmen, especially general chairman Clarence Ziner for the great effort Which resulted in the fine evening for the crowd. Seltenright also listed the reserve winners in each division and the blue ribbon awards. In wheat, Glen Lehman, second, and David Bailey, third: oats winners. Rene Brown, second, and Fred Lehrman, third. In ear corn, reserve champion in second class, Richard Schwartz, second; Rene Brown, third: John Rumple, fourth, and Jim Sipe, fifth. In ear corn, first class. Bob Christner, second: Larry, Sipe, third: Gerald Tonner, fourth, and Dean Beer, fifth. In soybeans, the reserve winner was Wilfred Morrison, and the blue ribbon winner was R i chard Schwartz. The shelled corn re* serve champion was Glen Lehman.

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