Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 5 November 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 261.

Spiritual Emphasis Week Opens Sunday

■J rjß I Dr. John L. Schmidt Decatur’s annual Spiritual Em* phasis week services, sponsored by the Associated Churches of Decatur, will open Sunday evening at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Third and Jackson streets, continuing nightly, except Saturday, through Sunday, Nov. 15. Guest speaker for the week will be Dr. John L. Schmidt, of Highland, 111., president of the South Illinois synod of the Evangelical and Reformed diurch. Services will be held each evening, except Saturday, at 7:30 o'clock. Dr. Schmidt is a graduate of Eden Seminary in 1930, and also received his D. D. degree from Eden in 1935. He served churches in Jamestown, Mo., St. Mary’s 0., and St. Louis, Mo., prior to becoming a synod president. Dr. Schmidt’s sermon topics for the Spiritual Emphasis week services will be: Sunday, "What is the Gospel?”; Monday, “What is the Church;” Tuesday, “Christ and the Congregation;” Wednesday, "Life’s Prizes and Prices’* (youth emphasis >;. Thursday, “A Convincing Counselor;” Friday, "We Test Our Lives by Thine;” Sunday, Nov. 15, **The Consequences of Commitment.” Pastors To Assist

Ministers of the participating churches will assist in the nightly services. Sunday, the Rev. William C. Feller, Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, will preside; the Rev. Benj. G. Thomas, Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, will read the scripture, and the Rev. F. Hazen Sparks, First Methodist church, will give the prayer. The Rev. J. O. Penrod, of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, will be the song leader, and special music will be presented by church and high school choirs. The First Baptist choir will sing at the opening service Sunday, the First Methodist choir Monday, the Monmouth high school choir Tuesday, the Decatur high school choir Wednesday, ministers and their wives will present the music Thursday, the Adams Central high school choir Friday, and the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church choir at the closing service Nov. 15. A reception will be held for Dr. Schmidt in the Zion church parsonage following the opening service. This is for all ministers and their wives, members of the committee and officers of the Associated Churches and their wives or husbands. A nursery is being planned each night, with women from the churches in charge. The committee in charge of the services • includes Thurman 1. Drew, Ralph Meyers, the Rev. F. Hazen Sparks, the Rev. William C. Feller, and the Rev. J. O. Penrod, chairman.

GIVE A oot. Crippled Children Soc. Boy Scouts 20 to 27 oh $20,429.00 Salvation Army Ml U. 8. O. IW 1959 G ° AL Mental Health PRESENT Youth A Recreation ▼ DONATIONS Red Cross $17,328.00 THE UNITED WAY

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Plan Mop-Up Drive in Community Fund The Decatur Community Fund had reached 85% of its goal of $20,429 in two weeks, James Basham, drive chairman, reported this morning, and a final week-long drive’ will be planned Friday night to wind up the campaign. All co-chairmen and committee members will meet with the drive chairman at the engineering and technical conference room at the new Central Soya Co. building Friday at 7:30 p. m. to make the plans. Only $3,101 remains to be raised to meet the budget, Basham pointed out. Contributions are still coming in at the rate of more than SBOO a day, “If everyone who hasn’t given will just consider for a moment the wonderful things done with the money in helping the unfortunate, afflicted, and those who need your help and backing, in-, eluding the men in the armed services, more than enough money will, be received,” he pointed out. Persons desiring to give contributions should send them by mail to ames Basham, 527 Limberlost Trail, Decatur. “The goal of $20,429 win be met,” Basham promised, "if everyone will do his or her part. I cannot contact each of you personally, but I hope that you will see fit to help the eight agencies which make up the Community Fund: Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts, youth and recreation department, Mental Health, Crippled Children, U. S. 0.. Salvation Army, and the Red Cross.” Thomas Retires As Farm Bureau Leader INDIANAPOLIS (UPD —Anson S. Thomas will retire as tax and legislative director of the Indiana Farm Bureau at the end of this year after 31 years with the bureau.

Gov. Handley Loses Calm At Conference

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Governor Handley, shouting angrily and pounding his desk with his fist, charged today that a Republican leader’s remarks were distorted for political expediency, in an effort to make it appear the GOP opposes social security. Handley lost his usual calm demeanor at a news conference when newsmen pressed him concerning remarks on social security attributed to Republican state chairman Robert W. Matthews. Matthews, in an Oct. 3 GOP leadership conference speech at Minneapolis, was quoted as recommending that the party “consecrate itself to the utter destruction of socialistic schemes.” Matthews had said earlier in his speech that 13,400,000 Americans are receiving social security checks and asked “who’s going to pay for this socialism?” "Social security is here to stay,” Handley said, “and has in fact been increased and broadened under Republican leadership. “I'm for social security. The Republican Party is for social security. "Matthews* speech was distorted for political expediency. “Let’s Drop Subject” “I didn’t make that speech. Nixon didn't make that speech. Eisenhower didn’ t ma k e that speech As far as I am concerned, I don’t want to hear anymore about it,” Handley shouted, hitting his desk with his fist.

GIVE i TODAY - - THE UNITED WAY

Bloodmobile Unit Al Berne Friday Adams county residents are asked to go to Berne Friday and give blood between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., as blood is urgently needed in the region, Mrs. Cletus Miller, county blood program chairman, said today. Mrs. Claren Neuenschwander will be in charge of the program at Berne, and a number of doctors and nurses will assist. At least 125 pints of blood are needed. Anyone from the Decatur area who can is asked to go to Berne and give blood, Mrs. Neuenschwander said. Walkins will be accepted at any time. The bloodmobile will be at the Berne auditorium, just around the corner from the post office. A number of people from Decatur plan to give blood. Donors are allowed to give every two months; the bloodmobile was in Decatur in June and August. "Because local people support the blood program, it is possible for any Adams county resident to get blood immediately at any public hospital in the United States; the Fort Wayne blood bank, of which we are a part, will replace blood to those hospitals who help people from the Fort Wayne area. "This means that yoq can give to help your aged parents, or teenage son and daughter who might be in an accident some day, or to replace blood for some dear one who has needed it recently. The Red Cross program is supported by your work, your blood, and your donations to the Community Fund,” Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary, said. Six New Cases Os Polio In Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (UPD —Six polio cases were added to the state’s 1959 total last week by the Indiana State Board of Health. The new cases raised the total to 139 since last Jan. 1, compared with 120 a< year ago and a five<year median of 153. New cases included 2 in Vigo County and 1 each in Jackson, Knox, Marion and Scott Counties. One case previously reported in early October from Randolph County was removed from the list during the week.

The Matthews speech was the first subject brought up at the news conference, in the light of the fact that Democratic victory in Tuesday’s municipal elections was blamed by some GOP leaders on Matthews’ remarks. Handley answered with a “no comment" when asked if Matthews would be replaced as head of the state comittee. “I had a long talk with him yesterday,” Handley said. “That is all I am going to say at this time.” Hie governor conceded that the furor over social security “may have been a factor” in the election, but said the Deocratic trend actually started a year ago. •‘Don’t forget we gained six cities and towns Tuesday, so we did make a gain,” he said. New Steel Mill Prior to the hot question and answer period concerning, Matthews, Handley announced that Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. planned five major expansion projects at its Indiana Harbor works. Ibe project includes installation of the world's first 52-inch sixstand tandem cold-reducing mill, capable of rolling steel for tinplate to a near-paper thinness; building of the company's first continuous galvanizing line; construction of a new 87-oven coke battery; building of a 300-foot extension of the ore docks; and installation of additional equipment for finishing seamless tubing. Youngstown officials did not release the cost of the five projects, but Handley said it would be “many, many millions of dollars.’’ He also said it will mean additional jobs for workers in the Calumet area. Work on all projects will be started as soon as the current steel strike ends. Major contracts for the required buildings and equipment already have been placed. Completion of the galvanizing line and six-stand mill is anticipated 15 to 18 months after the work is started. Completion of the coke ovens, ore dock extension and seamless tube mill projects was expected somewhat earlier.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, Nov. 5, 1959.

Asserts Sponsors Os Television Quiz Show Knew Show Controlled

School Study Committee Al Regional Neel The Adams county study committee received preliminary instructions on how to conduct the proposed survey of existing educational facilities in the county at Hartford City Wednesday in the first of several regional meetings sponsored by the state commission for the reorganization of school corporations. J. B. Kohlmeyer, director of the commission, conducted the meeting with eight of the nine-man local committee attending. Kohlmeyer told the individual groups that “you will set up procedures for a complete report and suryey adhering to the minimum standards and also including specifications relative to your individual counties.” To Meet Regularly The local study group will next meet to establish its policy to conduct the survey and eventually recommend the improvements needed. The group will meet regularly on the second Saturday of every month, and at other times required for special sessions. The group heard at Hartford City f how to combat the problenf of attaining a more equalized educational opportunity for the public school pupils; greater equity in school tax rates among the inhabitants of the present existing school corporations, and more effective use of public funds expended for support of public school education. Two of the main points presented at the meeting that were defined as “good” by the local group were : Form a county advisory committee, informing them clearly of the functions they should perform, and collect, organize and analyze basic data for each school corporation and for the general social and economic situation. Problem Questions The commission presented the following data which would constitute a school corporation reorganization problem: 1. Do you have any school corporations in your county that do not operate a high school; . Do you have any school corporations with a resident school population of less than 1.000 pupils for grades 1 through 12 (on the average daily attendance rate); 3. Do you have any with an adjusted assessed valuation of less: than

Nation Space Stand Better

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPD —lTris country’s space position was strengthened today at the end of a 48-hour string of successes in its Atlas, Jupiter, Thor and Mercury programs. The four achievements marled one of the brightest periods for U.S. missilemen and space scientists this year — successes which came as America worked on plans to send a man to the edge of space early next year. The Atlas ICBM, America’s largest military weapon and “big daddy” of a planned series of space research rockets, thundered 4,800 miles down the Atlantic missile range Wednesday in a military test. The Air Force said the operationally configured “D” model of the intercontinental missile delivered telemetry data which “indicates that all the missile systems performed satisfactorily.” It was the 10th straight firing termed a success for the big weapon. Four hours later, the highly reliable Jupiter intermediate range missile made a successful 1,500-

U.S. Protests J Are Rejected

BALBOA, Canal Zone (UPD — I Panama rejected Wednesday the | U.S. protest against anti - Ameri-| can demonstrations by Panamani-1 an nationalists and countered with a protest of its own against American authorities and sec uri t y forces in the Canal Zone. The Panamanian counter - protest was delivered by Foreign Minister Miguel J. Moreno Jr. Jo U.S. Ambassador Julian F. Hairington while new anti-American violence erupted in Panama CityMobs smashed windows in the Chase Manhattan Bank building and the U.S.-owned Power and light Co. before being dispersed by National Guardsmen. Panamanian national guardsmen also patrolled the borders with the Canal Zone tohere U.S. Army troops stood guard behind newly erected barbed wire barricades to block any new invasion attempt by nationalistic elements from Panama. Harrington had protested to the $5,000 per resident pupil through the 12 grades; 4. Does the amount of taxable wealth per resident pupils vary widely among the school .corporations; 5. Will a change in the boundaries of any established school corporations for reasons other than the above contribute to the attainment of goals previously enumerated. Any affirmative answer to the above queries would constitute one of the basic problems within the school corporation, Kohlmeyer said. > INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy with some light rain likely, becoming windy and colder this afternoon. Cloudy, windy and much colder tonight with scattered snow flurries likely. Friday partly cloudy to cloudy and cold with chance of snow flurries extreme northeast close to Lake Michigan. Low tonight 24 to 30. High Friday In the 30s north and central, 37 to 43 extreme south. Sunset otday 4:39 p. m. c.s.t., 5:39 p.m. c.d.t. Sunrise Friday 6:19 a.m. c.s.t., 7:19 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the 40s. ~

mile journey to Antigua Island southeast of the cape — its 24th test flight. The last failure in this program occurred Sept. 16, 1959, when' a Jupiter carrying biomedical experiments blew up just after launchLate Tuesday, America’s other big intermediate range ballistic missile, the Thor, flew 1,700 miles in a successful military test shot. There was no attempt to recover nose cones of either the Thor or Jupiter. The space research spotlight also centered on Wallops Island, Va., where Wednesday a powerful Little Joe rocket, a part of the Mercury program, tested the emergency system designed to hurl an astronaut to safety should the Redstone and Atlas missiles he will ride in fail to function. The capsule was tossed 38,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean, but Impacted at a speed well within the safe ranges for a human being. Engineers called the shot completely successful.

Panamanian government against the attack oncthe embassy and other American agency buildings, nd the tearing down of the embassy’s flag during Tuesday’s rioting. In its reply, Panama protested against the “attitudes and deeds” of Canal Zone police and U.S. troops called out to help them disperse mobs which tried to enter the zone. The Panama protest said the government "has information of : certain unjustifiable acts such as I shooting against groups of unI armed Panamanians, and throw- ; ing of tear-gas bombs. . .which I caused a total of 40 wounded Panamanin citizens by action of the U.S. armed forces.” More than 50 Canal Zone police and firemen were treated for injuries suffered in the stone barrages from the Panamanian demonstrators.

Shooting Wednesday Night At Bluffton Three men, two ot whom resided at an apartment in Decatur until two weeks ago, are being sought today by Bluffton police authorities in connection with the “feud shooting" Wednesday night in Bluffton. Howard Vaughn, 26, of Bluffton, sustained slight wounds after being shotgunned from a moving car as he stepped from the Rock and Roll case in Bluffton. Authorities state that Vaughn was mistaken by the three men for another Bluffton resident, Lacey Lewis. Hatfield-McCoy Feud Lewis and the three men were involved in a “Hatfield and McCoy” type feud, which started at their home in Virginia. Lewis told Bluffton police chief Alvy Smith that he had received numerous threats on his life recently. Chief Smith issued warrants against Donnie DeWayne Sturgill, and Bill Sturgill, both about 25, and against a “Joe Doe”, charging assault and battery with intent to murder. The Sturgill boys, described by sheriff Merle As folder as ‘"hillbillies ”, resided here for about two months. Sher-, iff Affolder was requested by Wells county authorities to check on the men about two weeks ago, but they suddenly had packed and left town. Smith said the Sturgills and an unknown companion are being hunted today. The third man is believed to have been riding in the car when the shotgun blast was fired.

Mistaken Identity The shooting occurred late last night and chief Smith told of hearing one of the men in the car shout, “There’s Lacey,” before firing on the unsuspecting Vaughn. It is believed that the Sturgills moved to Bluffton after leaving Decatur. Vaughn was treated for his minor wounds by a Bluffton physician and released after the incident. Welsh To Announce Candidacy Nov. 14 VINCENNES, Ind. (UPD —State Sen. Matthew Welsh (D-Vin-cennes, minority leader in the 1959 General Assembly, said today he will formally announce his candidacy for the 1960 Democratic gubernatorial nomination Nov. 14. Welsh said he would make the announcement at an ox roast on the Vincennes University campus, sponsored by the Knox County Democratic Central Committee.

WASHINGTON (UPD — The Revlon Company’s former advertising chief renewed today his charge that officials of the firm knew that the television quiz shows they sponsored were "controlled” by the producers. ’ Members of the House subcommittee investigating rigging of TV quiz programs raised a question of periury Wednesday when a former Revlon executive denied a statement by George J. Abrams, who had served as vice president in charge of advertising. Abrams appeared before the subcommittee to repeat under oath what he had said in a sworn statement denied by Martin Revson, former executive vice president of Revlon Inc. The cosmetics firm sponsored “The $64,000 Question” and “The $64,000 Challenge” shows. "The statement was completely true and correct,” Abrams said. Says Revson Present Abrams, now an executive of the Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Corp., was called as today s lead-off witness by Chairman Oren Harris <D-Ark.) who said his affidavit and Revson's denial had presented “a pretty serious situation.” The witness emphasized that participants in the weekly meetings of sponsors and producers of the two quiz shows “knew that the producers had the ability to control the destiny of the contestants.”

Asked to list those in attendance, he named Martin Revson among others. “This is my honest belie/ — that everyone present knew,” Abrams testified. Revson told the committee Wednesday that “it never entered my mind that the producer could control it” Network Presidents Called But Abrams said Revson definitely was among those aware of the producers’ ability to "ask a tough or easy question” depending on whether they wanted an “exciting” contestant to stay on the program or a "dull” one to be eliminated. Producers Steve Carlin and Mert Koplin have testified the two big-money programs were "controlled,” that the sponsor knew it and made “urgent” suggestions as to who should win or lose. Abrams preceded the presidents of the NBC and CBS networks to the stand. The network executives were called to testify on what they knew about the rigging abuses and what they intend to do about them. Both Robert E. Kintner of NBC and Frank Stanton of CBS have said they had no personal know-

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Building Permits Issued In October A total of 18 building permits were granted in October by city engineer Ralph Roop for an estimated value of *103.855. Seven of the now permits were for new houses, totalling $95,600. Anthonj’ Faurote led the list with three permit requests for three $12,000 houses. The locations of the building sites are 964 Highland Park, 946 Highland Park, and 1004 Quinn Court. Arnold Lumber Co. applied for two housing permits, one at 120 Limberlost Trail, for *15,000, and the other at Stratton Way for $12,000. Clark W. Smith received a permit for 333 Kemper Lane for $20,000. L. Burkhart of IMO High street is building a new house there for *12,600. Lawrence Kohne applied for a permit for a two-car garage valued at $1,500, while Karl Reinking, of 1016 Nuttman, will build one for *1,400. Ralph D. Sills, of 645 N. 10th street, will build a garage for SB4O. Carl D. Diek, of 909 N. 10th street, will add to his garage at a cost of $l5O, while Fred Foos will build a $1,200 garage at 216 Rugg street. Elmer K. Scott of 328 Bollman will make a S6OO addition to his house. John King, of 215 N. Fifth street, will remove a house from his property at a cost of $65. Ed F. Berling, of 328 N. First street; will spend *SOO to build an enclosed porch on his house. Paul L. Myers, of 316 N. 13th street, will move a building at a cost of $2,000. He also received a permit to move a house trailer. David A. Macklin, will'move .a small building at no cost.

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