Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 272, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 272.

Report Western Allies Propose Summit Talks In Geneva Next April

Says Russian Power Could Whip Enemies *> MOSCOW (UPI) — Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev said in a speech made public Tuesday night that the Soviet Union’s stockpile of rockets and hydrogen and atomic warheads could wipe “all our potential enemies” off the face of the earth. He told Soviet Journalists that he visited one factory where 250 rockets with hydrogen warheads were turned out “on an assembly line basis within year.” Khrushchev's speech to the newsmen in the Kremlin last Saturday was released by the official Soviet news agency Tass Tuesday night. Says Relations Progressing While stressing the “invicible might” of the Soviet armed forces, Khrushchev reiterated his appeal for total disarmament. Khrushchev noted progress *n Soviet-Western relations. As for his talks with President Eisenhower at Camp David, Khrushchev said he told Eisenhower "his position differed from mine.” “I was authorized by the Soviet government, in conformity with the desire of our people, to sign immediately an agreement on disarmament, on the discontinuation of arms productions and on their desstAiction,” Khrushchev, saidCriticises Rockefeller ‘.‘l believe the President also wants this, but apparently he cannot do it because there are still strong quarters in the U.S.A, opposing disarmament. We must not be deceived in this respect." Khrushchev criticized Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York for a recent speech the premier said “expressed the desire on the part of definite circles to turn back the pointer of the barometer which is tending toward the lessening of international tensions from ‘rain’ to ‘fair’ and which the exponents of the cold war are pushing in a different direction.” “But Messers. Imperialists, if you try to return to the position of the cold war, Rockefeller will not save you just as (the late U. S. Secretary of State John Foster) Dulles could not save y0u...”, Khrushchev said. 4-H Adult Leaders Banquet On Monday Tickets are still available for the 4-H adult leaders banquet, which will be held next Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, Martin Sprunger, general chairman, said today. Don Dollar, of Convoy, 0., will speak and show colored slides of his trip to Russia a year ago with Wayne Rothgeb. The program will also be a joint meeting of the Decatur Lions club and Decatur Rotary club, and wives are welcome to attend, Sprunger explained. Tickets mav be obtained from Marion Robinson at the Model Store, Dave Moore at Sears-Roe-buck, Kenneth Shannon at MillerJones Shoes, Louis Jacobs at Holthouse Drug Co. Martin Sprunger, Sprunger Implement. Bud Wertzbereer, Wertzberger Confectionery, and Carl Gerber, at Gerber’s Supermarket. ■Hie Pleasant Mills girls auartot will sing, and Mrs. Earl Chase will provide the dinner music. About 50 adult 4-H club leaders who give hours of time each year for eight months with their bovs and girls 4-H clubs will be honored at the meeting. Those who want their names on the program will have to bw their tickets bv Friday morning. Tickets are $3.50, and this includes the sponsor and an adult leader. If anyone wants a single ticket, it may be bought for $1.75.

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Urge City Council Act On Plant Sale

The Decatur common council heard renewed requests from two local groups Tuesday night, urging action on completing the sale of the city-owned electric utility to Indiana and Michigan. Electric Co. The council also passed two ordinances and a resolution concerning the expansion of the 1959 budget. Louis Jacobs, president of the Association for the Betterment of Decatur, requested that “the city council act as quickly as possible to carry out the mandate of the city voters, who overwhelmingly declared themselves in favor of the sale.” May Contest Appraisal Robert G. Smith, representing the Rural Electrical Association, voiced a similar statement, but added that “both candidates for the mayor's position stated in advertisements that they would supoort the voter’s wish on the question of the sale.” Both spokesmen urged the council to review all possibilities to enact the sale with expediency, and even advised the possibility of contesting the latest appraisal on legal grounds. The council promised to investigate the proposals thoroughly. In the resolution passed because of an existing emergency, the council will discuss at its next regular meeting the appropriation of more funds to see several of the departments through the end of the year. The appropriations will probably c&ne from the general fund, with inter - departmental transfers handling the other situations. Funds to be taken from the general fund, if approved, are: fire department—s4oo for salary of vol unteer firemen, SSOO for supplies and $55.85 for current charges: sanitation department — $16.64 for contractual services; street department—sl63.79 for current charges; miscellaneous—s3,Bß6.lo for insur-

Berry Raisers Propose Plan

WASHINGTON (UPI) - The cranberry industry unveiled today a plan aimed at putting the traditional cranberry back on the table by Thanksgiving. Industry representatives made a five-point proposal in a public meeting with Arthur S. Flemming, secretary of health, education and welfare, and officials of the Food and Drug Administration. Flemming has promised an early decision, possible Thursday, on whether his department will support the plan as effective for separating untainted cranberries from those containing a weed killer that has induced cancer in laboratory rats. Claim Public Hysteria In his opening remarks today, Flemming said he was “very desirous” of working out such an agreement with industry as soon as possible. He said he was “very aware bl the seriousness of the situation for the cranberry industry." The industry plan was presented by Ambrose E. Stevens, vice president of the Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., an industry association which handles about 75 per cent of the nation’s cranberry crop. He urged Flemming, as one point in the plan, to make “a declaration to the American people that cranberries now in grocery stores are completely wholesome and free from blemish of any sort ” Stevens said such a declaration was necessary in order to “reverse the trend of fear hysteria.” Flemming announced Nov. 9 that portions of the Oregon and Washington cranberry crop contained the suspected chemical, aminotriazole. Stevens referred to the announcement date as “black Monday” for the cranberry indus-

ance. Transfers Contemplated Transfers contemplated are: police department — $272.56 from properties fund to contractual services fund; recreation fund—ssoo transfer from supply fund to personal services fund, and SSOO from supply fund to contractual services fund. The resolution was approved and a legal notice will be published prior to the next meeting, when the council will act on the resolution. The two ordinances dealt with contracts between the city and the, Yost Construction Co. for a relief sewer project in the south part of the city, and construction of the North 12th street sewer. The relief sewers will be built by the Yost firm at a cost of $98,888, while the completion of the North 12th street will be at a cost of $28,192.80. Under communications and reports, the council received approval of the state board of health for the plans and construction of the southwest relief sewers. Two Appointed Two resignations were accepted by the council and two appointments were made with Mrs. Dave Macklin, being named to the bdhrd of recreation in place of Mrs. Laura A. Bosse, who resigned because of her conflicting office of clerk-treasurer-elect. Lowell Harper was named to the board of zoning appeals, replacing Robert Yost, who recently moved from within the city limits, thus making him ineligible to serve on the board. The Central Soya Co. also applied for an electric light and power extension for the newly purchased land, where it intends to build a research and development farm center. The request was referred to the city light committee.

try. Seek Consumer Confidence The four other points in the industry plan would assure consumers that they were purchasing pure berries, Stevens said. The industry’s five-point proposdal provides for: —Continuation of the ban on all use of aminotriazule until pertinent facts concerning the drug, including its affect on human beings, have been determined. —Segregation of all cranberries which there is any reason to believe may contain any of the weed killer. —Testing of all the 1959 crop now in the possession of major distributors—a procedure already being carried out by the FDA. —Destruction of all cranberries found to contain any residue of the chemical or impounding of berries under “appropriate safeguards” until their proper disposition has been determined. —Continued research and cooperation with government agencies “to insure uninterrupted delivery to the public of an adequate supply of pure and wholesome cranberries and cranberry products.” ; INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair and warmer tonight and Thursday. Low tonight 20 to 28. High Thursday 38 to 45. Sunset today 4:28 p.m. c.s.L, 5:28 p.m. exl.t. Sunrise Thursday 6:34 a.m., CJ.t., 7:34 c.d.t. Outlook for Friday: Fair to partly cloudy , and continued warmtag trend. Lows 28 to 34. Highs 45 to 50.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, Nov. 18. 1959.

Gives Testimony At Bank Robbery Trial INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Kenneth Gene Mahurin, 22, Greenwood, testified for nearly three hours Tuesday in the trial of two young Indianapolis men accused of robbing a branch bank at Fishers last April 30. Mahurin, charged with aiding and abetting the robbery, turned state’s evidence against Robert A. Spencer, 20 and Russell E Vogel, 27. He told the federal court jury of 8 men and 4 women that he met with Spencer and Vogel at Indianapolis the day of the robbery and the three of them drove to Fisher. Mahurin said he then waited along a county road with a motorcycle to pick up the loot, which amounted to about $7,400. During cross- examination, Mahurin admitted he had staged six armed robberies in Ohio and served time for an armed robbery in Indiana. Federal Judge Cale Holder will sentence Mahurin Thursday, and the case against Spencer and Vogel is expected to go to the jury Friday. Spencer was charged with bank robbery and conspiracy, and Vogel was charged with conspiracy and aiding and abetting the robbery. If convicted, they face possible maximum prison terms of 25 years each and fines totaling $15,p00 each. x r * Reorganization Act Os Schools Studied The school reorganization act received a two-day hashing and re-hashing at Purdue University Monday and Tuesday as county school superintendents met in an annual meeting at the West Lafayette campus. Gail Grabill, Adams county school superintendent, reported that the Adams county study committee compared quite favorably with others throughout the state in progress Lnade. Many counties, he said, are just starting to orientate the public with the facts of the new school law, while Adams county underwent this project in a series of 10 meetings late this summer and early fall. The reorganization of school districts was discussed by state college and university officials with the superintendents. A major discussion at open forum was “What are the superintendents doing?” Clarence Pound, education professor at Purdue, told the group that an intermediate district would have to be formed to service the health and psychological needs of those counties with small school districts. Pound also said that the structure of the state department of education would also have to be reorganized to fit the needs of the new proposed districts. He also stressed the difference between the minimum requirements of a new school district and the optimum requirements of one. The difference was quite large, Grabill noted, and added that the optimum should be sought by all school districts throughout the state. School Evacuated After Bomb Threat INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) - Decatur Central High School was evacuated Tuesday after officials received an anonymous bomb threat. School secretary Mrs. Game Burkhardt said an unidentified man telephoned her and warned that a bomb was planted in the school. Mrs. Burkhardt said the caller hung up after repeating the message. State Police and faculty members ushered pupils from the main building and .when no explosives were discovered there, searched the outlying buildings.

WASHINGTON (UPI)-Officials reportqfl today that the western powers have reached tentative agreement to propose to Russia that the East-West summit meeting be held in Geneva in late April. The tentative agreement, they said, was reached by British, : French, United States and West > German representatives at a State I Department meeting late Tuesday. ■ It has been referred to London, Paris and Bonn for approval by : the-home governments. I President Eisenhower is known to favor the late April date, and it is described by British sources as acceptable to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The only question mark remain- . ing is whether French President Charles de Gaulle will give his final and formal approval to that date. His representative who attended Tuesday’s meeting here, French Minister Claude Lebel, indicated that the French chief would approve, diplomatic sources said. U.S. officials said they hoped for quick approval by De Gaulle so a formal western proposal could be sent to Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev in time to ‘ get word back from the Russians before Dec. 19. Secretary of State Christian A. Herter said Tuesday in a speech to NATO parliamentarians that ’ he hoped Russia and the West could agree on' a date for the summit talks "at least by Dec ; 19.” Eisenhower will meet with Macimillan and De Gaulle in Paris Dec. 17-19 to plan a united West»»etn position on issues, that will arise at the summit conference. Herter said he assumed the summit meeting would be held after Khrushchev’s visit to France in mid-March. .Andrew Biberstine Is Taken By Death I Andrew E. Biberstine, 52, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 2:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the [ Wells county hospital in Bluffton. He was a lifelong resident of Wells county. Surviving are a son, Crane Biberstine of Port Huron, Mich.; eight sisters, Mrs. Ida Hirschey > of Monroe, Mrs. Albert Baumann of Decatur, Mrs. Pearl Mankey, Mrs. Mary Strahm and Mrs. Martha Garrison, all of Bluffton; Mrs. Sadie Strahm and Mrs. Clara Hartman, both of Berne, and Mrs. Goldie Baumann of near Monroe, and three brothers, Dave Biberstine of Muncie, Michael Biberstine of Warren, and Christ Biberstine of Berne. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Friday at the Goodwin funeral home in Bluffton, the Rev. Walter Graeflin officiating. Burial will be in the Evangelical Mennonite cemetery at Berne. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. To Discuss Saving Os Covered Bridge The Pleasant Mills covered bridge and home in Adams county that are 60 years old, or older, will be discussed by the Adams county his* torical society at their next meeting, Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Decatur library, Gerhld R. Durkin, president, said tdday. The society’s historian, Dick Heller, Jr., will discuss the problem of saving the bridge from destruction after the completion of a new bridge on highway 101, and what the people of Adams county can do to prevent it. The public is invited to attend the session, and take part in all discussions. Homes in Adams county con--1 structed between 1860 and 1900 will 1 also be discussed, a’s the state historical society is preparing a publication on such homes throughout the state. They have asked that some of the old homes in Adams county be photographed and included in the state report. A number of local people are helping in the search for old homes, and their photographs. ~

Moderating Weather Forecast For State United Press International Another round of record-break-ing low temperatures kept Indiana in a mid-November icebox today, but forecasts tailed for moderation from one of the worst early-season cold waves in history. The mercury dwindled this morning to 7 at South Bend, 8 at Fort Wayne, 10 at Lafayette, 11 at Indianapolis, 12 at Evansville and 13 at Louisville and Cincinnati. Those readings were generally hitting marks 24 hours earlier. But for Central Indiana it represented a warmup from lows of 3 above at Lafayette and 4 above at Indianapolis Tuesday morning. Evansville's 12 set a new record for Nov. 18, breaking the old mark of 16 which had prevailed siqce 1903. Louisville’s 13 tied a record that had stood since 1880 Forecasts called for partly cloudy and warmer today, tonight and Thursday with highs today ranging from the upper 20s to 36, lows tonight from the mid 20s to ranging from the upper 20s to 36, lows tonight from the mid 20s to the upper 20s, and highs Thursday from the upper 30s to the low 40s. Those forecasts were a far cry from the highs recorded Tuesday when the mercury failed to go higher than 15 at South Bend, 16 at Lafayette, 18 at Indianapolis, 23 at Fort Wayne and 22 at Evansville. This morning s lows were somewhat higher than forecasts had indicated. It was supposed to be near zero or below in the northern and central areas. The five - day outlook for the period ending next Monday called for temperatures averaging near normal highs of 40 to 54 and lows of 25 to 38. The warming trend which began today was expected to continue through Friday with only minor day-to-day changes thereafter. Little or no precipitation was expected. Music Festival Os Schools Thursday A full and varied program is planned for fne annual Adams county music festival, which will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Adams Central high school gymnasium. Cloyde Slater, director of the Huntington high school choir, will be guest conductor of the combined choruses of the county schools. The combined choruses, 225 voices strong, will present several selections. In addition to the vocal selections, the county honor band, comprised of the best students of the high school bands in the county, will perform. The county band directors will take turns leading this 65-member bandxA baton twirling exposition, undet' she direction of Jeannie Smith of Adams Central, will complete the program. Twen-ty-five twirlers have worked up a routine for the festival. Tickets priced at 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults may be purchased at the door. Everyone is invited to attend.

Cold Threat To Shipping

CHICAGO (UPD — A record breaking November cold snap froze the East and South today and threatened Great Lakes skippers with an early freeze-up. Great Lake freighters, trying to make up for time lost by the steel strike, battled gale force winds and heavy ice to get vital ore shipments to the recently-opened mills The water was already beginning to freeze at the huge Duluth ore docks on Lake Superior. "The Lake is finished steaming and that means a freeze-up.” a Coast Guard officer at Ashland, Wis., said. One tugboat sunk under the heavy weight of ice, a freighter was reported ice-bound in Lake Michigan and two barge tows had trouble getting through ce jams on the Mississippi River. No Immediate Danger The Coast Guard at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., said there were close to 500 freighters still plying the lakes, about 50 of them,.. all ice-covered but in no immediate danger, passed through the Soo locks Tuesday. The big freeze already had closed the ship , canal through the Keeweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior. The locks on the Fox River In Lake Michigan's Green Bay were frozen 4 so tight that not even Coast Guardsmen’s . axes

It w It raM Harold W. McMillen D. W. McMillen, Jr. CENTRAL SOYA EMPLOYES, their wives and husbands, have been invited tn attend the company’s 1959 highlight meeting at the Decatur Youth and Community Center at 7:30 p. m. Friday, according to Tom Allwein, plant manager. Harold W. McMillen. Central Soya board chairman, and Dale W. McMillen, Jr., president will speak on "People in progress.” They will report on progress and growth of the company during the past year, in which Central > Soya celebrated its 25th anniversary. A question and answer period will follow their talks. Copies of a special employe “People in progress” publication will be distributed and the company’s 1959 annual report will be available.

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Nov. 30

The Adams lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose will sponsor the annual muscular dystrophy porchlight drive Monday, November 30, governor Anthony Baker announced today. The Decatur firemen will assist the Moose this year; last year the Moose assisted the firemen, with fire chief Cedric Fisher in charge. Bob Gerber, chairman of the civic affairs committee, will be in charge. About 30 to ID volunteers, including firemen, made the canvass last year. In addition to the door-to-door campaign, cannisters have been placed in many business establishments. County Drive Monday In Monroe, Berne, and Geneva, the volunteer firemen will again conduct the porchlight drive. Adams county is a part of the Greater Fort Wayne chapter of muscular dystrophy associations, which will stage the major part of its drive next Monday, November 23 This will include Monroe, Berne and Geneva; only Decatur will be canvassed Nov.-30. the next week. Adams county has more cases of muscular dystrophy than any other county in Indiana, and the public is urged, for that reason, to give generously, David D. Mazelin, secretary, pointed out. “Your contributions in years past have helped to give much patient service to local muscular dystrophy patients and more service will be needed as time goes on. 75% To Research “Seventy-five per cent of your contributions will go directly into research to find the cause and eventually the cure for this disease. The remaining 25% goes into patient service in the local chapter. Extensive research is being carried on in many research centers in this country and abroad,

could break them open. The cold wave which posed a threat to shipping reached the eastern and extreme southern , sections of the country Tuesday night. Temperatures dropped to near freezing or below over the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana and south Texas. Warning Trend Follows Some early morning readings included Richmond, Va., 24: Florence, S.C., 32; Macon, Ga., 34; Charlotte, N.C., 28; Baton Rouge, La. 27; San Antonio, Tex., 25 and Mobile, Ala., 29. A warming trend followed the blast of cold air across the country today. The mercury climbed to above freezing in Great Falls, ■ Mqnt., and Rapid City, S.D., which had a zero reading Tuesday reported 35 degrees this morning. The Weather Bureau said the : moderating trend would be felt over the northern and central Rockies eastward through the i north and central plains states, into the upper Mississippi Valley, I Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Skies over the mid-section of • the country were partly cloudy. : Rain drenched the West Coast i and snow flurries were forecast In the northeast and the northern i Great Lakes.

and some day there must be a break-through that will determine the cause as well as the cure for this relentless, mysterious affliction. M D has no respect for age, race, creed or color. Os the estimated 200.000 patients in the United States, 135,000 are children. 1 "Today, as plans are complete for a march on a national scale, we should remember the significant words of national campaign chairman, Mrs. Lou Gehrig. She said, ‘the source of strength for MDAA is the volunteer spirit which reaches full flower in community action. One volunteer is a beginning, she said, two is a nucleus, but only the entire strength of a community can bring us all the way to our goal.’ .4 “ 'You are the community. It is only through your efforts that success will finally be achieved. And so I say, God ' speed all of you in the busy days ahead’.” M D cannisters have been placed in nearly every place of business of the county, and rural residents are asked to contribute generously to those as a rural house-to-house canvass is not considered expedient. Jerome J. O'Dowd Is City Attorney Jerome J. O’Dowd, 41, was named city attorney of Fort Wayne Tuesday to head the legal staff of Paul Burns, Democrat, who will take over as mayor of Fort Wayne Jan. 1. O'Dowd is well known in Decatur. His wife is the former Ruth Holthouse, daughter of Mrs. Arthur R. Holthouse of this city. Advertising Index As a special service to readers of the Decatur Daily Democrat, the following index of advertisements is published. This offers the reader a chance to find quickly the particular ad in today’s newspaper in which he is interested: it also may surprise him to find so many interesting items and services for sale in Decatur and Adams county. This index is run on a trial basis; if you believe it is worth while, please let us know. Advertiser Page Adams Theater - 2 Arnold Lumber Co., Inc. 5 A&P Tea Co. ....... 3 Beavers Oil Service, Inc. 7 Briede Studio 2 Burk Elevator Co. .... 5 Butler Garage 5 Budget Loan 7 Cowens Insurance Agency 4 Decatur Super Service . 5 Doans Pills 4 Erie Railroad 7 Gerber’s Super Market 8 Holthouse Drug Co. 3 & 7 Jack Hurst 5 Kohne Drug Store .... , 5 Kent Realty & Auction Co. 5 Kroger . 6 Les Myers . 2 Price Men's Wear 7 Quality Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. 5 & 7 Schafers ... - 2 & 4 L. Smith Insurance Agency 5 Smith Drug Co. ..., 2 Sutton Jewelry Store ... 2 Schaffer’s Restaurant 7 Teeple ........ 5 Uhrick Bros. S & 7 V. F. W. Auxiliary 2 Willshire American Legion .... 3 Irvin Zimmerman 5

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