Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1959 — Page 1

«Vol. LVII. No. 291.

Gage Wins By 39-Vote Margin

FLOWERS FOR IKE — Young Indian woman presents President Eisenhower with fldwers in New Delhi. At left is Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Ike Outlines Food Crusade

NEW DELHI (UPD-President Eisenhower launched a global “food for peace*' campaign today in this land where millions know hunger, so that friendship among nations can replace fear and suspicion and men may be free in the pursuit Os happiness. It was the second world campaign he had outlined during another day of personal triumph in this Eisertfiower-crazy city. It came in his second major speech of the day. Earlier, In a speech at Delhi University where he received an honorary degree, he called for a world interchange of students to build peace upon a platform of youth The President’s voice was horase, betraying the strain of continuous speech-making and his public appearances, but his doctor said he was standing up well. Draws Nehru Praise At the President’s second appearance—the opening of India’s first International Agricultural Exhibition—his visit to India drew specal praise from Prime Mnster Jawaharlal Nehru. “We here honored you because you have found an echo in the hearts of our millions of people,” Nehru said. “I believe your coming here will be a blessing to us and a blessing to all.” nehru described Eisenhower as “a great person and a leader of a great nation.” Eisenhower used a pair of golden shears to cut a ribbon and officially open the American pavilion after brushing past the Soviet Russian and Red Chinese exhibits. His speech at the fairgrounds lasted only 11 minutes but he remained on the grounds 2% hours, leaving after the sun set on the spires and balloons of the fair. • At one point he stopped to watch a mixed American and Indian group performing square dances. Some of the Indians were having difficulty with the dance steps and he pointed back to workers in the American farm exhibit. „ L “Get those boys, he advised. “They’ll know how to do It.” Watches Radiation Maneuver One of the last places he visited was an atomic radiation control room containing radioactive materials protected under water. As the President neared the room, heavy-coated scientists behind a glass panel cut off the light which came fom materials shining up through the waters. Eisenhower watched with great interest. President Rajendra Prasad officially opeped the exhibition and said he was glad to welcome the American president to die fair because "America has led the world in many spheres of production, including farm production.” Prasad spoke of India’s strenuous efforts to improve her production but said that meanwhile, “we have to depend on countries lake the U.S.A- to meet the deficit. The President again today drove through human canyons of hun-

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dreds of thousands of Indians who shouted “Long live Ike” and almost smothered him with flowers as they cheered “the king of America.” Eisenhower, standing in the rear of an open car, held up his hands to ward off the avalanche of flowers as he drove slowly past mist-shrouded walls of the historic red fort, the ancient British defense bastion in India whose dirty red walls reared up through morning vapors and the thin smoke from tiny cooking fires in nearby shanties. He was hoarse today from his speech making but his doctor said this was nothing unusual and that he was bearing up well from his strenuous peace tour of 11 nations and wild welcomes never before seen in the history of India or the other nations he has visited. Police prepared for mob scenes today at the fair grounds where Indian President Rajendra Prasad opened India’s fist international agriculturl exhibition and Eisenhower in turn opened the repressive and sprawling American pavilion. Hundreds of thousands had jammed the street and additional thousands surged toward the fairgrounds themselves. The theme of the American exhibit was “food—family—friendship — freedom” and Eisenhower hailed them as words which united Indians and Americans under "the banner of human dignity.” He called them words that “lift the souls of men to a high plane on mutual effort, sustained effort, the most rewarding effort, that can be proposed by mankind.” To Explore Food Surpluses Eisenhower said he already had set in motion a program to explore American food surpluses and those of other nations in a campaign to use these surpluses “in the interest of reinforcing peace and the well-being of peoples throughout the world — in short, food for peace.” Eisenhower said India and the United States had been working together on this program and “with them we shall continue to cooperate to achieve a world freed of pangs of hunger, in which families live full and prosperous lives and friendship among nations replaces fear and suspicion and men are free in the pursuit of happiness.” Theater Party For Children Saturday The annual free Christmas theater party for children of Decatur and vicinity, will be held at the Adams theater Saturday morning, starting at 10 o’clock. The hour long show will feature cartoons and oomedy films. The theater party is sponsored by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce. At the conclusion of the show, treats will be distributed to the children.

Si. Mary's Fund Drive Opens Sunday The St. Mary’s Catholic church development program officially starts Sunday afternoon with an invocation by the Most Rev. Leo A. Pursley, bishop of the Fort Wayne diocese, spurring the efforts of hte more than 300 workers, who will caU on parishioners for their pledges. The development program, calling for a minimum goal of $225,000 is being initiated in the local parish to provide funds for a nuns’ convent, expansion of the school facilities, and to reduce the parish debt, mainly in that order. 300 Attend The workers, 300 strong, met Thursday ,night in the final preparatory meeting, receiving instructions on how the mechanics of the campaign would operate. The Very Rev. Simeon Schmitt, pastor, told the group that each of the families in the parish would be expecting the caller Sunday afternoon as he had informed all by letter. In the letter, and enclosed brochure, Rev. Schmitt said, the general plan was explained. It is up to the individual worker to answer any of the questions the parishioner may have, he added. It was explained that an architect has not yet been engaged for the new construction, since progress with the plans is dependable upon the success of the development program campaign. In general, the convent will provide accomodations for 20 to 25 Sisters including a chapel, parlor, office community room, dining area and kitchen, riiusic room, and laundry room. The site has not yet been determined. Skit Portrayed On to* humorous side, a trio of local thespians brilliantly portrayed a skit, depicting what a worker could be expected to encounter on his visits Sunday afternoon. M. J. (Rock) Pryor, William (Marlon) Gass, and Joe (Zsa Zsa) Murphy did justice to the script as they emoted the staged example. Further explanations of the pledge program showed that a donor would distribute his pledge over a period of 24 months, thus putting as little pressure as possible on a given individual. The emphasis in the donations was the sacrificial basis. Charles Ehnger, one of the three co-chairmen, also addressed the group, wishing them well in their efforts on Sunday.

Steel Bargaining Talks In Recess

WASHINGTON (UPD — Steel bargaining talks were in recess today just one week after President Eisenhower called on the union and companies to seek a settlement by round-the-clock negotiations. Federal Hediation Chief Joseph F. Finnegan suspended the talks Thursday. One reason was to allow steelworkers President .David J. McDonald to sit in bn aluminum contract negotiations in Chicago. McDonald hopes to write new contracts with the three biggest aluminum makers — Alcoa, Kaiser and Reynolds Metals — that he feels will increase the pressure for a steel settlement. In breaking off the steel talks, Finnegan said "no progress of substance has been made.” He indicated he would reopen the bargaining sessions in a week or 10 days, depending on what happened in the aluminum negotiations. i Chief management spokesman R. Conrad Cooper, meantime, would not comment on McDonald’s call for company-by-compa-ny bargaining between the union and ft steel firms, including the 11 largest companies involved in the top-level negotiationsMcDonald said separate discussions were required under the Taft-Hartley back-to-work injunction which halted the 116-day strike Nov. 7. McDonald said bargaining with Cooper an£ his aides has been useless. Cooper rejected two other union for retroactive pay under any future settlement and a pre-Christmas' cost-of-11 v1 ng wage hike. He said both matters were under consideration by Federal

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, Dec. 11, 1959.

Republican Candidate For Mayor Is Declared Winner As Recount Os Nov. 3 Votes Is Completed Today

Martial Law In Minnesota City

ALBERT LEA, Minn. (UPD — Grim - faced National Guardsmen in full battle dress rolled into strife-torn Albert Lea today to put the town under martial law and prevent further violence at the strike-bound Wilson & Co. meatpacking plant. More than 50 citizen - soldiers, routed from their beds early this morning by a proclamation from the statehouse, began arriving shortly after 6 a.m. c.s-t They wore grethi fatigue uniforms, steel helmets and had bayonets fixed on their Ml rifles. A jeering crowds of about 300, many of them striking meatpackers, watched from across the street as some of the troops took up positions around the plant, ordered closed by the National Guard. However, the throng dispersed about a half-hour later when a Guard officer, Lt. Col. Paul Meyer, spoke over a public address system and told the people that under military orders it was unlawful to congregate in large numbers. Order Plant Closed “I ask your cooperation in carrying out these orders and I request that you disperse now and go on home,” Meyer said. Some of the crowd was forced off a bridge leading to the plant by a squad of soldiers brandishing bayonets. However, there was no incident and the people went away quietly. A Natoinal Guard officer, Maj. George Roobe, Austin, Minn., stood guard outside a gate turning away non-union production employes reporting for work. “This plant is closed,” Roobe said in a monotone to each worker. "There is martial law. There will be no production. Go on home ” Maj. Gen. Richard Cook, Redwood Falls, Minn., commanded

Judge Herbert P. Sorg who issued the B(Kday back-to-work order. He said a retroactive pay hike would destroy the union’s incentive to reach an early agreement. Advertising Index Advertiser Page Adams Theater 8 Arnold Lumber Co., Inc. 5 Beavers Oil Service, Inc. 5,7 Bower Jewelry Store 3 Butler Garage -— 5 Burk Elevaotr Co. 5 D. S. Blair, Auctioneer 4 Briede Studio — 2 Budget Loans 7 Cowens Insurance Agency 2 Conrad's “66” Service 7 Decatur Super Service ----5, 7 Ray Elliott, Auctioneer — 2 F. O. E. Eagles 8 Holthouse on the Highway — 8 Electric —— 5 House of Gifts —— .... 3 Kohne Drug Store - 4. 5 G. C. Murphy Co — 2 L. O. O. Moose - 8 Miller-Jones — 3 Glenn C. Merica, Auctioneer .. 4 Petrie Oil Co 8 Quality Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. — 5 Reppert School of Auctioneering 7 Schwartz Ford Co., Inc. 5, 8 L. Smith Insurance Agency — 5 Sprunger Implement Co. —— 6 Smith Drug Co. 2, 3 Stucky Furniture Co. 4 Shaffer’s Restaurant -— 3 Teeple 5 Thomas Realty & Auction Co. 4, 5 Yost Gravel-Readymlx, Inc 6 Uhrick Bros. 2, 3 Zintsmaster Motors 5,7, 8 Rural Church Page Sponsors .. 6

the National Guardsmen ordered here by Minnesota Gov. Orville L. Freeman. Freeman ordered Albert Lea and surrounding Freeborn County placed under martial law to peserve order between strikes and non-union employes at the Wilson plant. CaU Joint Meeting Gen. Cook’s fist action when he arrived in this southern Minnesota community of 20,000 before dawn today was to call a meeting of city and county officials and representatives from Wilson and the striking United Packinghouse Workers union. Cook immediately ordered the plant closed to all but maintenance, management and office personnel. The plant has been the scene of four clashes in two days between strikers and non-union employes still on the job or hired to take the place of UPWA workers. Freefhan, professing alarm at the “apparent breakdown” in negotiations, sent telegrams Thursday to Cooney and 11PW President Ralph Helstein asking for the parley. x However, a Wilson Xyxyrosman said he had been informed that Helstein had been asked to meet with federal mediators in St. Paul, Minn., and emphasized that Cooney would only talk with Freeman. More than 1.000 residents of this southern Minnesota town looked on Thursday while yelling pickets hurled stones and snowballs at non-strikers’ cars leaving the plantWinners Are Named In Rotary Contest Miss Barbara Burk and Terje Strom were named winners of the annual speech contest at the Decatur Rotary club, held Thursday evening during the club’s weekly dinner, meeting at the Youth and Community Center. Two winners were named Thursday, a departure from previous years, with a girl and boy each named. Theme ■of this year s contest is “Paths to Peace.” Miss Burk is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Burk, while Strom is this year's exchange student at the Decatur high school. Named as alternates were Miss Alice Allwein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Allwein, and James Gay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gay. Other contestants, all from the Decatur high school, were Miss Connie Kiess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kiess, and Jack Dailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dailey. The contestants were presented by Miss Carol Norquest, also a member of the speech class, who acted as chairman. W. Guy Brown, group chairman of the Rotary contest, conducted the program, and also announced that the group contest, next step in the Rotary program, will be held in Decatur. Deane Dorwin, Decatur high school speech instructor, was also a guest at the meeting. Fines assessed during the meeting by the club’s sergeant at arms will go to the Good Fellows fund. The Rotarians will entertain their ladies with the annual Christmas program next Thursday evening at the center, with the Decatur high school choir, directed by Miss Helen Haubold, providing special Christmas music. Members unable to attend next week’s meeting must check out with the secretary by Monday noon. The club will not meet Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, as those meeting dates fall on Chirstmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Late Bulletins WASHINGTON (UPD —The federal space agency today scrapped its Vega rocket in order to make powerful boosters available for pushing other projects—perhaps including a new attempt to launch a moon satellite. In discarding the Vega, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration will be able to divert six Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile boosters to other programs. Semi-Annual Distribution Made Os Taxes The semi-annual distribution of county tax funds occurred this week in Adams county as auditor Ed Jaberg mailed the checks to the various offices and townships. County treasurer Waldo Neal reported his office collected $889,253.52 for this last half, compared to $861,780.31' tor the November, 1958 figure. Included on th* revenue-receiv-ing end was the state treasurer, who received a Check for $30,636.22 from Adams county, including $1,522 in prosecutor’s fees, and $462 in docket fees. Last year, the state received $34,616.67 from the county for the last half of the year. Schools Largest Recipient The largest single item on the distribution list was the Decatur school system with $158,282.04, followed by Adams Central with $112,700. The Berne school received $83,582.77. The libraries at Decatur, Berne, and Geneva, received $10,528.14, $4,686.26, and $1,406.43, respectively. The city corporations of Decatur, Berne, Geneva, and Monroe, Respectively received $73,968.73, $26,862.70, $4,650.73, and $2,228.94. Poor relief was granted $18,105.30 in its account while the welfare department gained $24,804.44. The bridge cumulative fund received $16,536.28, while the hospital fund was increased by its portion of $2,067.03. The hospital bond fund was boosted by its share of the tax money by $14,469.26 and the hospital furniture and equipment fund received $4,134.11. Townships Tax Money The township shares of the tax money is as follows: Blue Creek, $11,780.57; French, $1,143.26; Hartford, $18,445.38; Jefferson, $15,834.83; Kirkland, $1,132.38; Monroe, $2,487.81; Preble, $17,737.44; Root, $35,736.99; St. Mary’s, $24,536.88; Union, $11,457.08; Wabash, $51,602.25, and Washington, $1,688.59. The total county revenue was $117,821.08 with $75.60 going to the state board of accounts for typing the records. Each of the townships and funds involved received a nominal pro-rated charge for this service. Good Fellows Club Previously Reported . 4 $292 Delta Theta Tau Alumnae ... 5 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Kohne 5 Eagles Auxiliary 5 TOTAL $307 INDIANA WEATHER Rain this afternoon and tonight, possibly becoming mixed with a little snow extreme north late tonight. Saturday mostly cloudy and mild with a little rain probably mixed with some snow north Saturday morning. Low tonight 35 to 46 north, 40s south. Highs Saturday 40s north and central, 50s extreme south. Sunset today 4:21 p.m. CJi-L, 5:21 p.m. cd.t. Sunrise Saturday 6:56 a.m. c.sX. 7:56 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Sunday: Mostly cloudy and mild with rain by night. Lows 45 north to 55 south. Highs 49 north to 58 south.

Donald F. Gage, Republican candidate for mayor, was certified as winner at 1 p. m. today when the election recount board added its precinct totals and found that he had won by 39 votes over Robert D. Cole. His original majority was 4: The precinct by precinct totals are: Nov. 3 Count Recount Cole Gage Cole Gage 171 196 1-A (quonset) 151 176 106 138 1-B (Canning Co.) 84 103 138 136 1-C (Jail) 111 118 134 194 1-D (Dinner Bell) 114 171 236 180 2-A (court house) 201 161 105 144 2-B (fire station) 87 118 113 117 2-C (Worthman Field) 98 105 219 196 3-A (county garage) 193 172 175 170 3-B (Daimen Case) 135 135 138 115 3-C (Sheets Garage) 116 94 169 122 Decatur-Root (Equip.) 123 99 1,704 1,708 1,413 1,452

The three-man commission certified the totals above to the court, which then entered them in the records. Can Appeal Mayor Cole did not indicate if the recount would be further contested in the courts. He and city attorney John DeVoss, who watched the counting with him, made numerous notes of differences and possible grounds for contesting the count, but they indicated that they would add their totals before deciding. Mayor Cole pointed out that he felt that the recount commission had done a good job. had been as impartial as they could be. however, there may 'be reason for legal dispute in the counting of ( certain ballots, and the exclusion of certain others. Actually, the commissioners did not keep a running tally so that they could know who was ahead. They counted precinct by precinct, and did not use the previous totals

Employment Drops More Than Million

WASHINGTON (UPD —The number of jobs held by Americans dropped by more than one millton in November, the government reported todayUnemployment climbed by 398,000 to 3,670,00. The Labor Department said total employment fell by 1,191,000 to 66,831,000, slightly more than the usual for the month. The department attributed both changes to mounting layoffs in auto plants and other industries faced wih steel shortages in the wake of the 116-day steel strike. The rise in joblessness was less than expected for November but it was the second-highest total for any November since the end of World War 11. The employment figure was a record high for November even though it declined sharply. The seasonally adjusted rate of unManuel Lara Dies Thursday Evening Manuel Lara, 74, a resident of Decatur since 1933, died at 7:30 x>’clock Thursday evening at his home, 942 North 12th street, following an illness of two weeks. He was born in Valle De Santiago, Guanajuato, Tex., Doc. 23, 1884, a son of Amanda and Macedonia Ramos-Lara. Mr. Lara was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church. Surviving are one son, Anthony C. Corral of Clovis, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Caroline Tena of Chicago; one brother, Joseph Lara of Colton, Calif., and one sister, Mrs. Mercedes Arellano of Mexicala, Mexico. Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a. m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Very Rev. Simeon J. Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Friends may caU at the Zwick funeral home after 7 p. m. Saturday until time of the services. The Holy Name society will recite the rosary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

for comparison. When they finished Decatur-Root, about 1 p.m., they added the totals. The commission, realizing the city-wide interest in the recount, worked through the lunch hour so that they would have the totals earlier. 547 Mutilated While not all of the decisions by the board were unanimous, none was decided on party lines, the commissioners voting strictly on the question before them. A total of 547 more ballots were mutilated and not counted in the recount than in the regular count following the election. Actually . more ballots Were mutilated than 547. as some ballots were, counted ' In the mayor's race ■ which 'had been thrown out as mutilated by tile precinct workers. • The commission worked exactly according to the law, and followed the Huntington decision of the supreme and circuit courts in making their decisions.

employment, however, dropped from 6 per cent in October to 5.8 per cent in November. This drop was attributed to the fact that fewer women and teenagers entered the labor force to seek Christmas jobs last month. Seymour L. Wolfbein, deputy assistant secretary of labor, said that unemployment could rise to 4,250,000 this winter if the figure followed seasonal trends only. The Labor Department November job report estimates were compiled a few days after the steelworkers returned to their jobs under a back-towork order issued Nov. 7. Steel shortages were still acute, however, because large-scale production had not yet resumed when the figures were being gathered. Unemployment in October was 3,272,000 and total employment was 68,831,00. Joblessness usually rises at this time of year because of cutbacks in construction and other outdoor activities. Employment normally drops for similar reasons. Government economists said the end of the steel strike and the critical shortages of the basic metal distorted the entire job picure in November, however. For that reasop, they discounted the value of the statistics for establishing a trend or showing the true state of the economy.

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