Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 305.

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7 Richard D. Lewton ( County Clerk Two county officials will take | office January 1, but only one will be a new official, as county clerk Richard Lewton will begin his second term. Hugo Boer ger, of route 3, Decatur, will take office as county commissioner, first district, January 1, succeeding Roland J. Miller, of St. Mary’s township. Boerger was elected over Miller in the election of 1958, and he will serVe three years, his term expiring Jan. 1,1963. Miller will complete his three-year term this New Year’s Day. When Boerger takes office, control of the board of county commissioners will return to the Democrats after two years of control ijby the Republicans. Boerger will " with Loren Heller. from the third district, and Stanley Wilson, Union Resume Talks In Long Strike CHICAGO (UPD — Officials of , the United Packinghouse Workers of Amerieu and representatives of Wilson A Co. went back to the bargaining table today, still apparently far.-apart on ways-to settle a long and bitter strike against eight of the firm's plants. The UPWA Monday submitted what it called a “fair and reasonable” 31-point strike settlement proposal when the talks resumed after a long lapse. Wilson officials said the offer went “far beyond” earlier terms the company proposed. Ralph Helstein, union president, said he could see “no reason to be optimistic” when asked about ( chances of an early settlement , based on |he latest proposal. Helstein said the union was in- ( terested in “good faith collective , bargaiing We hope the company

Blame Union For Deadlock

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The “big 11”- steel companies charged today that the union’s contract demands are “highly inflationary” and responsible for the deadlock in negotiationsR. Conrad Cooper, chief management „ spokesman, made the charge at public hearings conducted by President Eisenhower’s factfinding board. The board Held no hope for an early agreement. Cooper said the companies have increased their offer seve r a 1 times, but the union rec e n tly raised its demands. “This is the very antithesis of unicm responsibility and proves beyond question that it is the union’s policies and bargaining practices that have been solely responsble tor the continuing deadlock,” Cooper said. ’ Meanwhile, Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen (Ill.) told a UPI reporter he looks for a steel settlement that will avoid a resumption of the steel strike. Dirksen said President Eisenhower probably would send a special message to Congress- on the steel situation if the strike is resumed and if legislative action appears necessary, but added that “I just don't believe they’ll go back out on strike because I think we’ll have a settlement.” The board summoned the steel companies to present their side of the 8-month-old controversy before winding up hearings this afternoon. 'As the board dug deeper into the dispute informed sources said that Steelworkers President David J. McDonald conferred with Vice President Richard M. Nixon at Nixon’s home last week. There was no immediate report on what the two men discussed, but Nixon has been acting as a middleman in the dispute for some

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Hugo Boerger Commissioner

' Arnold, Republican from the second district. The Republicans controlled the board for two years, the second time in the history of Adams county. The commissioners will meet Friday morning in their first session of the new year, and name a county highway superintendent, county attorney, member of the hospital board, county physician, court house matron, court house janitor, and other officers. Several applications have already been submitted. Lewton will begin his second founyear term as county clerk, having also been elected in 1958. Lewton was first elected in 1954 over Republican Grant Bean. He had previously served as county treasurer for two terms. will agree that this is a time for complete forthrightness and full disclosure.” Union officials credited the negotiations with preventing another outbreak of violence at Albert Lea, Minn., where Wilson reopened its plant under a federal court order. The plant was closed Dec. 11 when Minnesota Gov. Orville L. Freeman declared martial law in Albert Lea and surrounding Freeborn County following two days of demonstrations by 1,000 strikers and sympathizers. .Wilson won a decree from federal cotkrt invalidating Freeman’s martial daw order and allowing the plant to reopen with nonunion .help. About 100 National Guardsmen remained on duty to prevent any violence. The plant reopening was peaceful, although nine non-union employes were jailed when they were found carrying shotguns, rifles and pistols into the strikebound plant. The men were released when County Atty. O. Russell Olson said he would give them the “benefit of the doubt” that they had no criminal intent in carrying the weapons into the plant.

time. McDonald sought his help in getting a settlement last summer. Both union and management appeared to be intent on campaigning for votes in a governmentsponsored poll of 500,000 Steelworkers next month on “last offers” by the 11 biggest firms. McDonald hinted Monday that the union might reverse its historic pattern of industry - wide walkouts if there is no settlement before a Taft-Hartley injunction expires Jan- 26. He raised the possibility of a partial, or selective, strike against one, two, or three of the largest steel producers unless an agreement is reached with each of the “big 11.” The outlook for steel labor peace is gloomy, according to Dr. George W. Taylor, chairman of the three-man fact-finding panel. Taylor said Monday he did not think it was possible to settle the dispute before Jan. 6 at the earliest. The board of inquiry is due to report to the President by that date on the positions taken by both sides in certifying the final setlement proposals of each of the 93 fijrms involved. A secret ballpt vote on the offer will be conducted by the National Labor Relations Board Jan. 11-13 if there is no agreement by that time. Staff aides to the fact-finders said there appeared to be little difference in the companies* last offers compared to the proposal turned down by the union leadership in mid-November. Management spokesmen promised an answer to union charges that summaries of these proposals sent to rank-and-file workers were misleading and meaningless.

Career Conference Held At Fort Wayne “The four qualities of a real champion are self-control, determination, humility, and sportsmanship,” Bobby Morrow, World’s Olympic sprint champion, told college students at Central Soya’s annual career opportunity conference in Fort Wayne today. The conference was held at the Van Orman Hotel from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., with students attending from the greater Fort Wayne area. Morrow said that “the man who ultimately succeeds ... is the man who has determination.” “I also believe,” Morrow added, “that the fellow who realizes how to maintain a proper balance of poise and confidence; yet is willing to accept advice and instruction, will be rewarded with success.” He called Christian character “the invaluable formula for success.” “Business is not so much concerned with what you know as it is with what you are.” Morrow, winner of three Olympic gold medals and owner of 14 national sprint championships, urged every young athlete to make the world Olympic games his eventual goal. “The greatest thrill of my life,” said Morrow, who participated in the 1956 Olympics, “was to be a part of the Olympic spirit . . . and to compete with so many fine athletes from all over the world.” Morrow, who will compete in the Sugar Bqwl track evefits at New Orleans Wednesday, is planning a determined training and competition schedule in track next spring in preparation for the August, 1960, Olympic Games in Rome. Students were welcomed to the career conference by Central Soya president. Dale W. McMillen, Jr. Paul E. Hensel, vice presidentpersonnel, discussed “Opportunities in Agriculture.” Hensel said that there are 15,000 new jobs in agriculture each year for college graduates. He predicted that opportunities in agriculture will be even greater in the future. Following Morrow’s talk, students attended opportunity clinics in any one of several career areas. ',. l^e.- 4 £li^es r sonnel who conducted them, were: accounting, Dick Allen, controller; advertising. Art Parry, advertising manager; business adfinistration, C, E. Willits, office manager; engineering, Norman Kruse; vice president and technical director; and Kenneth Robertson, chief engineer; grain merchandising, Richard Westley, vice president; marpersonnel and labor relations, Wm. ket research. Dr. Robert Schoeff; Small, personnel director, Central Soya’s Decatur plant; production, C. I. Finlayson, production manager; product research. Dr. Edwin W. Meyer, director, chemurgy research, and Dr. W. W. Cravens, director of feed research and nutrition; public relations, J. L. Krider, vice president; sales — agricultural, E. E. Reynolds, director of feed sales; sales — technical, Emil Buelens, general sales manager; transportation — railroad, Don Mac Lean, vice president; transportation — marine & truck, Newell Wright, manager.

J. Henry Vian Dies At St. Henry, Ohio J. Henry Vian, 74, former Decatur business man and cigar maker, died early Monday at his home in St. Henry, 0., following an extended illness of complications. He was born in St. Henry March 4, 1885, and lived in Decatur for a number of years before returning to St. Henry about 39 years ago. He was first married to Minnie Sether in 1911. Following her death, he was married to Sylvia Green, who is also deceased. Mr. Vian was a member of the St. Henry Catholic church and the Holy Name society. , Surviving are three sons, Edward Vian of Decatur, Robert and Joseph Vian of St. Henry; three daughters, Mrs. James Lose of Decatur, Mrs. Earl Barnett of Dearborn, Mich., and Mrs. Betty Schockman of Celina, 0.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. James Tobe of St. Henry, and Mrs. Alfred Romer of Fort Recovery, O.; 25 grandchildren; one brother, Ben Vian of St. Henry, and two sisters, Mrs. Otto King of Dayton, 0., and Mrs. Fred Dasher of Hendersonville, N. C. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a. m. Thursday at the St. Henry Catholic church, the Rev. Valentine* Fleckensteta officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Romer funeral home in St. Henry after 6 o’clock this evening.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, Dec. 29,1959.

Counting Os Ballots In City Election Dispute Turned Over To Judge

Two Injured When Two Autos Collide A Decatur mother and son received slight injuries in a major damage two-car accident at 10th and Marshall streets Monday at 4:55 p. m„ involving $1,500 in damages. Mrs. Phyllis A. Penrod, 28, of 110 S. Ninth street, sustained a scratched right knee, while her son, Darrell, 5, complained of a head injury. Mrs. Penrod, who told police that she failed to stop at the stop sign on 10th street while heading west, was arrested by city police for failure to yield the right of way. She will appear in justice of the peace court at 4 p. m. today. Lorenzo Esparza, 30, of 834 N. 12th street, driver of the southbound car which was struck by the Penrod vehicle, told police that he saw the Penrod car entering the intersection, but he was unable to stop in time to avoid the collision. Damage to the Penrod car was SI,OOO, while the Esparza vehicle sustained SSOO in damages. Mrs. Penrod told police that she would have the boy’s head injury treated by a private physician. Hit-And-Run Driver Is Arrested Monday A Berne hit-and-run driver was caught by a Mercer county, 0., sheriff’s unit after an all points bulletin was sent to area police by sheriff Merle Affolder following the accident in Berne Monday. William Hirschy, of route 2, Berne, is being bound over on charges of reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident by Berne city police. Hirschy, driving a two-tone Cadillac, struck the rear of a parked car owned by Tilman Flueckiger, also of Berne, as it was parked on East Main street. Officer Karl Sprunger, who investigated with sheriff Affolder, estimated damages to the Flueckiger car at $350 and S4OO to“the Hirschy vehicle. The’accident occurred near the Graber Produce Market at 11:30 a. m. Hirschy was picked up 3% hours later in Ohio. Besides the many Ohio units involved in the chase and seach, deputy Robert Meyer was also in on the hunt for the hit-run car. Hirschy walked across the state line, where he had been escorted by the Mercer county sheriff, and was taken to Berne by sheriff Afforder. When asked why he had felt the scene, he told police that he had not had enough sleep lately. |

SOMETHING’S AFOOT FOB NEW YEAR’S- New York City transit workers demonstrate at a meeting during which they voted to strike New Year’s Eve. Issue at stake is a 15 per cent pay raise. The strike would tie up all city transportation if it becomes effective.

Deadly Storm Rips Toward East Coast

By United Press International A deadly storm that ripped through the country's midsection in blizzard proportions drove toward the East Coast today. High winds which pushed the storm through the Plains, states and Middle West and battered Lake Superior with the worst gales in a half century were diminishing But the last great storm system of the year still carried heavy snow for the eastern seaboard. The weather bureau posted heavy snow warnings for much of New England, including New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Parts of New York State were told to expect several inches of snow. ' Hie heaviest snow depth in the east was at Lebanon. N.H., which reported 10 inches of snow on the ground. Rain, fog and sleet preceded the storm into the East Monday. Heavy fog shut down three New York area airports for a time, standing hundreds of travelers. Scores of flights were diverted to Washington, D.C, from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore because '.of the fog. At one time, more than 200 aircraft were parked on ramp space at the Washington National Aifport. Two jet airliners headed frprn Los Angeles to the East Com* made unscheduled landings within '— Advertising Index Advertiser Pag * Adams Theater 3 Adams County Farm Bureau Elevator 4 Adams County Farm Bureau Lumber — 4 Arnold Lumber Co., Inc. 2 Ashbauchers’ Tin Shop 2 Beavers Oil Service, Inc. —2, 7 Bower Jewelry Store — 3 ! Burk Elevator Co. 5 , Butler Garage 5 John Brecht Jewelry 3 . Decatur Readymix, Inc. — 2 F. O. O. Eagles 7 ’ Fairway -3, 7 > Goodyear Service Store -1 7 Gerber’s Super Market ——— 8 , Holthouse Drug Co. 3 I Jani Lyn — 3 , Kohne Drug Store —4, 5 Kohne Window & Awning Co. - 2 . Monroe Grain-Co. 4 F. McConnell & Sons 7 ! Petrie Oil Co. —- 2 L. Smith Insurance Agency ... 5 , Schmitt Meat Market 7 Stewarts Bakery 3 Smith Drug Co, 3, 5 Stiefel Grain Co. — 4 Al Schmitt 5 Shaffer’s Restaurant 6 Teeple 5 | Willshire American Legion ... 7 1 Yost Gravel-Readymix, Inc. .. 2

15 minutes at Columbus, Ohio, Monday because of the fog blanket in the East.

Freezing rain and snow continued to cause hazardous driving conditions from New York State to the Midwest today. At least four deaths were caused by slippery highways. Highway departments in Kansas and other Plains and Midwest states fought to clear roads closed by heavy snow drifts. Hotels in Salina and RusseW. Kan., were still jammed with stranded Christmas travelers forced to abandon their carsA 100-mile front of Lake Superior’s North Shore was battered Monday by gale force winds of 60 miles an hour that sent 20 foot high waves crashing against the lake front. , Two families were evacuated when the waves battered the sides of their homes. The waves covered a Duluth, Minn., street a block from the lake with two feet of water. Wednesday Deadline On Boy Seoul Units Now is the last chance for Boy Scout unit leaders to register boys and reach their quota by Dec. 31 to win the Golden Book of Scouting award, Lyle Cotton, district president, announced today. Up to December 15, only Decatur scout .troop 62, sponsored by the Decatur Lions club, had registered eight or more new boys in Adams county since September 1. Packs 3061 and 3062 had registered htat many Cub Scouts. Pack 3064 had registered from five to seven. Some units have boys attending who are not registered as scouts. Their leaders will miss getting the award if they are not registered by Wednesday. No Contributions No Adams county units have yet sent any contributions to the • national council for the commemorative tribute fund, to build a tribute to the scouters of America at the national capital. The Anthony Wayne council, to date, has sent in only $28.95. ThS council contingent to the national jamboree is now filled, but the council may get an increased quota January 10, when other councils report. Appreciation Dinner All scout units are asked to get in their reservations for the scouter appreciation dinner Monday, January 18, at 6:30 p. m. in the war memorial coliseum .at Fort Wayne. All scouters, including unit leaders, their wives, committee members and wives, sponsoring institution heads and wives, den mothers and husbands, and prospective leaders, are eligible for the event, which will kick off the Anthony Wayne council golden year celebration. Every unit should be present, and local promotion committees should be aopointed. Cotton urged. The units will sit together by tables, and reservations are made by table. The dinner will be potluck, with dishes assigned bv the unit committee, and 'each bringing his own table service. Tables of eight or 16, for $4 and $8 respectively, may be reserved. Already, 544 reservations have been made. NO PAPER FRIDAY The Daily Democrat will not publish an edition Friday. Jan. 1, because of the New Year's holiday. Rural church announcements will be published Thursday, and pastors are asked to have copy in this office by Wednesday afternoon. The usual noon edition will be published Saturday. Jan 2.

With all of the mutilated ballots counted from the 11 Decatur precincts, 340 exhibits were entered by the plaintiff. Mayor Robert D. Cole, and 296 by the defendant, Donald F. Gage, for a total of 636 ballots. About 100 of the ballots were agreed upon by both sides. Lawyers for the two sides went through the ballots for precinct 1-A during the morning, but found that there was considerable difference in the closeness with which they examined the ballots; therefore they agreed to a blanket request that Judge Myles F. Parrish go through all of the ballots remaining in the 11 precincts which were counted by the recount commission. Numbering Exhibits. A numbering device, which changes numbers automatically, was secured from the treasurer’s office to facilitate the process of marking each ballot as evidence. Judge Parrish indicated that he hoped to finish counting the ballots personally by the end of the week. There are 2,863 ballots remaining to be numbered. Each must be marked as an exhibit. While this may delay the counting, the attorneys for the candidates felt that it would speed up the introduction of the ballots as evidence, and should shorten the time taken for’ the recount. Marking Ballots Each lawyer is now marking his exhibits as "plaintiffs exhibit —’’ or “defendant’s exhibit —The plaintiff’s side enters all votes, precinct by precinct, which Cole received for mayor, and the defendant’s side objects on the grounds of distinguishing marks. The defendant then enters all ballets that Gage received, and the plaintiff objects. Judge Parrish indicated that he would start counting the ballots as soon as they are all numbered. The attorneys stated that they hoped to be finished marking the exhibits by 5:30 p.m. today. ! INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy with snow flurries north and central and snow flurries or - drizzle extreme south this afternoon. Snow flurries and colder tonight. Wednesday mostly cloudy with little temperature change. Low tonight in the 20s. High Wednesday mostly * the 30s. Sunset today 5:29 p. m. c.d.t. Sunrise Wednesday 8:04 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Thursday: Mostly cloudy and little temperature change, chance of some occasional light rain or snow. Lows 24 to 30. Highs 32 to 41.

No Extension Os Tests Ban

AUGUSTA, Ga (UPI) — President Eisenhower refused today to extend the formal U.S. moratorium on nuclear weapon tests but promised that they would not be resumed without advance notice. At the same time, the President denounced the attitude of what he called “he politically guided” Russian experts in the Geneva negotiations seeking agreement on a permanent prohibition of nuclear tests. The Eisenhower statement released from the vacation White House here meant that, while the United States would not renew the moratorium which has run for 14 months, it was not planning an immediate resumption of tests. At the same time, it reserved the right to do so at any time afer giving notice. Eisenhower’s statement was issued after he had conferred with 13 high level officials who flew here from Washington this morning. A major topic of their discussion was the nuclear test moratorium which expires Thursday. The group was headed by Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. Secretary of Defense Thomas

Noted Judge Norval Harris Dies Suddenly SULLIVAN, Ind. (UPD—Former Sullivan Circuit Judge Noryal K. Harris, 68, who made headlines as a controversial political figure and jurist a decade ago, died unexpectedly today - while reading a newspaper in bed. Harris died of an apparent heart attack while lying in bed perusing the paper shortly after 8 a. m. c.s.t. Harris had not been seriously ill. In fact, he announced only on Nov. 19 that he would be a candidate for circuit judge again next year, subject to the Democratic primary in May. He was judge from 1948 to 1954. Previously" he was Sullivan County prosecutor from 1921 to 1925 and had been county attorney and commander of the American Legion Post here. His father, the late Orion D. Harris, also was a former Sullivan circuit judge. Harris once served 53 days in the Indiana State Farm where he was sentenced in 1950 for contempt of the Indiana Supreme Court. He became a controversial.. figure in 1949 when his name wks linked with that of Negro singer Paul Robeson as co-chairman of a committee „to aid 11 top communists in their defense while on trial in New York. Elected in 1948, Harris took office the following Jan. 1 despite a protest by his Republican election opponent that Harris should be declared ineligible on grounds he once served a federal prison term on a forgery charge. A year after he took office, Harris was indicted by his own grand jury on . forgery, embezzlement and fraudulent check charges. He called for another grand jury to investigate his court’s own prosecuting attorney, John Knox Purcell, but the Supreme Court prohibited Harris from doing so. Harris feuded with Purcell, who directed the grand jury’ in its action against Harris, and once sent Purcell to jail on charges the prosecutor slammed the courtroom door. Nevertheless. Harris sought to go ahead with his plans, and the high court cited him for contempt and sentenced Harris to 60 days at the slate farm.

S. Gates Jr., Chairman John McCone of the Atomic Energy Commission and Gen. Nathan F. Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Eisenhower pointed out that negotiations with Russia and Great Britain on a permanent test ban had been under way for 14 months. Now in recess, they will resume Jan. 12 “No satisfactory agreement is yet in sight,” the President said. “Tiie prospects for such an agreement have been injured by the recent unwillingness on the part of the politically guided Soviet experts to give serious scientific consideration to the effectiveness of seismic techniques for the detection of underground explosions. “Indeed, the atmosphere of the talks has been clouded by the intemperate and technically unsupportable Soviet annex of the report of the technical experts.” Eisenhower promised that scientists in the U.S. delegation would make public 'facts “which will completely refute this Soviet document.”

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