Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1960 — Page 1

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■m THIS OLD HOUSE IS MEW—tinder constriction In Charlottesville Pc., is ■ replica of the house called Shadwell where Dm was Jefferson vu bom. The site is not far from Monticello. Jefferaon s famous home. Built in the 17305, the original Shadwell burned down to 1766.

v Bitter Cold In Midwest Area

United Preet International The Midwest today was in the icy grip of a bitter cold wave that followed on of the worst blizzards of the season into the nation's mid-section. < The mass of frigid arctic air sweeping southward from Canada pushed into the East Coast from the central Plains and made the Mid went the icebox of the country. The mercury plunged to 26 degrees betowzero at 4 a.m. e.s.t. at Internationa) Falls, Minn. It was 19 below at Duluth, 12 below at Boeheeter and 14 below at Minneapolis. 11 below at Mason City, lowa, zero at Omaha, four degrees ’ at Madison, Win., and Denver, Colo., and 9 at Chicago. The cold front extended from New York state through extreme northwestern Florida. Most of the J South reported temperatures in the 30s and 40s. Rain soaked the entire Atlantic Coast with the exception of Fforida Sunday. Alabama. Tennessee and the Ohio Valley also reported rain. ■ Scattered snow flurries' were forecast oWr the Great Lakes, the upper Ohio Valley and much of the Rockies today. The weather Bureau said some snow might faU from western Kansas northward into the Dakotas and Montana. Occasional rain was expected across the southern Plains while the rest of the country looked for partly or fair skies. Gives Five Million To Columbia U. NEW YORK <UPI> - Brooklyn born snack bar and coffee magnate Wiliam Black has donated five \ million dollars to his alma mater, Cnhimhia University, tor its medical school. Electricity Is Off For Varying Periods X cable behind the steam plant blew out Sunday morning, turning electricity off in Decatur for varying periods of time, it was learned today. The failure of electricity turned off electric organs during Several of the church services. ’ The water failure was also due to the electrical failure, city engineer Ralph Roop said. In several areas of town church-goers were unable to draw water for shaving, baths, or washing portly before church pr Sunday school. The wells : were full, but with the electricity off, the water pould not circulate through the water mains. Advertising Index Advertiser A4P Tea Co. ? Adams Theater—— —— 6 Beavers Oil Service, Inc. —4, 5 Briede Studio - - 3 Bower Jewelry Store —— * Butler Garage — » Burk Elevator Co. 5 Budget Loans —6 Dr.H. R Frey....... --3 Holthouse Drug Co. 2 Howell TV-Radio Service 5 KeUy Dry Cleaners .—a—.—,. 3. Kent Realty & Auction Ca : 4. Kiddie Shop — -----2 Myers Cleaners — 2 Mutual Fire Insurance Co, of French Township ——- 5 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Im. 5 Smith Drug Co. --- —72. 4 Shaffer’s Restaurant —.— 6 Tecpie - 5

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

tawrence Scheiman Dies This Morning Lawrence Scheiman, 56, Root township farmer, died at 6:15 o'clock this morning at his home, five and one-half miles northwest of Decatur, following an illness of six months. He was born in Root township Feb. 6, 1903, a son of Charles and Louise Hockemeyer-Scheiman. He had never married. Mr. Scheimah was a member of the St. John's Lutheran church. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Hoile, with whom he made his home, and Mrs. Walter (Laura) Schlaudroff of Fort Wayne, and three nephews. One brother preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheraii church, the Rev. Edwin A. H. Jacob officiating. . Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services. The-cas-ket will remain closed at ( the church. Stocks Spurt With Steel Dispute End NEW YORK (UPJ) — Stocks spurted $1 to more than $4 a share today on news the steel wage dispute had been settled. Wall Street which had been waiting patiently for this news for many weeks plunged into the market with a vigor not witnessed in weeks. All stocks joined the rise with the steels and rails best performers. '• . ' U.S. Steel gained more than 34 a share on a block of 15,000 shares. ' Railroads appeared on - big blocks with gains running to more than $2. This group was among the hardest hit by the 116-day ( steel strike which came to an end by a Taft-Hartley injunction on Nov. 7. ~ Automobile shares pushed higher now that they are assured of a sufficient eteel supply. Crysler rose more than 32 on 5400 shares. Ford rose 31.50 on 5,000 shares. General Motors had a fractional gain on 8,000 shares. American Motors was up nearly 32 on 4,000 shares. Electronics Issues, chemicals, oils, mercantiles, metals, and aircrafts were on tire strong side. Local Man's Mother Dies At Fort Wayne Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Virginia H. Stringer, 62, who died Friday night at her home in Fort Wayne following an illness of three months. ■ Surviving are her husband, Charges M. Stringer; two sons, Charles S. Stringer of Decatur, and Stanley A. of Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. C. D. Durbin of Grabill, Mrs. L. D. Foust of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. James W. Taylor of Morton Grove. DI., and two brothers, John H. Hall of Fort Wayne, and James H. Hall of Cheraw, Colo,

At Least 17 Are Dead In State Traffic United Free* lateraattoMl Indiana** traffic death toll during the Naw Year * Dey weekend soared to at least IT. In spite of the concerted effort* of hundred* of police trooper*, special patrol* of national guard* men and local authorities, at least 43 person* were killed on Hoosier street* and highways in lea* than 11 day* *tae* Christmas Eve. The 73-hour holiday period wa marred by two multiple-fatality accident* Saturday and Sunday which killed seven person*, four in one crash and three in another. Auto accidents of alh sorts killed four persons New Year’s Eve, four New Year's Day. five Saturday and four more Sunday. A head-op crash Sunday killed a Chicago minister, his wife and a Gary man. The Rev. Cecil R. Thomas. 57, of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church; hb wife, Grace, and William Rodger*. 43, Gary, died when Rodgers’ auto went out of control on US. 41 near Morocco and smashed Into the Thomas car. Another accident Sunday killed Eleanor Wertray. 42. Indianapolis, when her car smashed into a utility pole along a capital city street and burst into flames. Four other persons died in a car-bus collision in Indianapolis Saturday. Killed in that accident were Baxter Terry. 57, Indianapolis; his wife, Margorie, 40. his step-daughter, Katherine Spively. ‘ 9, and their daughter, Darlene. 2. The accident occurred when the Terry car skidded into the path of the bus on U.S. 31 north of Indianapolis. None of the bus passengers was injured. John Folkerth. 58. a retired Cambridge City photographer, 1 also died Saturday when he was ■ struck by an auto as he attempted . to cross a downtown Richmond f Leroy (Red) Owens, Lansing. HL, became the first 1960 traffic > fatality Friday morning when his I auto went out of control at a . Hammond street intersection and collided with another auto. f County Education ! Board In Meeting The Adams county board of edu- ‘ cation met Saturday morning ’ working on various important items, besides approving the re--1 appointments of the slate of offi--1 Grabill, county school su--1 periritendent, will again serve as chairman, with Omer Merriman as vice chairman, and Eugene ! Burry as secretary. Waldo Neal is the group treasurer. Both Grabill and Neal serve by virtue of their county offices. The board agreed to furnish transportation for the county s third grade pupils Feb. 6 when they will attend the Shrine circus in Fort Wayne. Bob Mills, of Leland Smith Insurance Co., is in charge of arrangements for the annual trip. Work on the 1960-61 school calendar was started, and final determination will be made at the February meeting. The suggestions and schedules were pretty well outlined at Saturday’s meeting, however. Publication of the annual state and federal reports will appear in local newspapers near the end of January in accordance with statute. The legal notices will cite the various costs and expenditures of the board and its current proposals. The reports will also be tiled with the various state and federal agencies associated with them, besides being filed with the county auditor. --- : —

Congress To Meet Wednesday

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Congress that may be best known in history by its presidential candidates reconvenes Wednesday for a stormy election-year session. School construction, minimum wage, civil rights and housing — probably n about that order — highlighted the list of “must” bills the Democratic leadership is lining up for ts 1980 sesson. Revsion of the Taft-Hartley labor law because of the steel dis- \ pute may add to the session’s troubles. But presidential politics —with ’ an the major active contenders ’ of both parties concentrated in the Senate chamber — overshad- \ owed the legislative program. TwvAnnounce Candidacies Two of the Senate’s four Demo- ' /cratic presidential hopefuls for* 1 mally announced their caodidacI ies last week — Sens. Hubert H. Humphrey, Minn., and John F.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, Jan. 4, 1960.

Lengthy Steel Dispute Is Settled Today With Wage, Benefits Boosts

■ ■ — ■-111— Masonic Officers Installed Saturday New officer* for the Decatur Lodge No. S7l. F. A AM., were Installed Saturday night in a public ceremony held at the Masonic lodge. Dr. Ray Stingely, past master, was installing officer, and two other past masters, Ray Collins, as marshal, and Harold Mumma, served as organist. Onalee Barkley, daughter of the new master, sang three vocal numbers. Miss Karen Barkley presented her father with a new gavel, on behalf of the members of his family. The Rev. J. O. Penrod served as chaplain. Chalmer Barkley, Decatur epntractor, was installed as master; other officers are: Charles Houk, senior warden; Robert Leßoy August, junior warden; Rolland Gflliom, treasurer; Richard Maloney, secretary; Robert S. Workinger, senior deacon; Niland Ochsenrider, junior deacon; Robert Raudenbush, chaplain; Donald Norquest, senior steward; Donald Cochran, junior steward; William Hutker, tyler. A social hour completed the installation services in the dining room of the lodge, and luncheon was served. Mrs. Lena Grotian Dies At Fort Wayne ' Mr*. Lena urocrtan, -BU, of Foes’ Wayne, died late Friday night at St. Joseph's hospital in that city. She was a member of St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran church. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Martin Kiefer of Decatur, and two brothers, Charles Wietfeldt of New Haven, and Herman Wietfeldt of Fort Wayne. Burglary Reported In Decatur Sunday A major burglary took place in Decatur early Sunday morning at Bob's Confectionery on North Second street, with thieves netting quite a haul of cash and assorted goods., according to chief of police James Borders tills morning. Besides taking a quantity of cash from the tavern-restaurant, varying amounts of beer, food stuffs, and even a box of aspirins were reported stolen. Owner Bob Rumschlag told police that he left the establishment about 1:30 a. m. Sunday*) after closing up and cleaning up inside. He put tiie cash in a cigar box behind the counter, where the culprit apparently spotted the loot with little trouble as the interior was not ransacked. Among the major items missing was a carton of chrome-plated ash trays. Police believe that this is a major clue as the center piece ornament of the ashtray also serves as a cigarette holder. The animal or bird ornament has an open mouth it uses to clench the cigarette. - . . \ -■ Rumschlag discovered the burglary Snuday afternoon when he went to check on the store.

Kennedy, Mass. Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) and Sen. Stuart Symington (Mo.), the other two, are not expected to make any formal declarations in the near future. Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who apparently cinched the GOP nomination with the withdrawal of New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, s expected to formalize his candidacy in a few weeks. He can do so when his name goes into the March 8 New Hampshire primary. Nixon will be presiding over the Senate when both houses convene at noon e.s.t. Wednesday for the second session of the 86th Con- ■ gress. : ' ... . To Deliver Annual Message On Thursday, President Eisenhower will deliver in person'bis annual State of the Union Mes-

Ex-Convict Admits I Murder Os Family

LAS VEGAS. Nev. (UPD — An, ex-convict confessed Sunday night that be and a former cellmate had; murdered a wealthy Kansas farm-1 er, his wife and two of their four I children in an attempt to steal I money that did not exist. Richard Eugene Hickock. 28. | Johnson City. Kan., told police he| and Perry Edward Smith. 31. Las. Vegas, believed that Herbert W. I Clutter kept a large sum of money In his 340.000 farm house. There was no money there. Agents of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said a former employe of Clutter’s, who apparently had told Smith and Hickock of the money, gave them the tip that resulted in the arrests Wednesday. The suspects were picked up on charges of parole violation and passing bogus checks. Refuse To Identify Informant Authorities would not identify the informant. •'lf anyone of (Hickock s and Smith’s) friends find out he is our star witness he won’t live a minute.” said an investigator n Las Vegas. ’JiF' Hckock made his confession seventh weeks to the day after the discovery of • the bound and gagged bodies of Clutter, 48, his wife Vonnie, 45, Nancy, 16, and I 215 License Plales Purchased Saturday Decatur motorists, at least 215 strong, .are sporting the new, white cm blue, 1960 Indiana license plates, 'according to Mrs. LaVelle Death, license branch manager. Applicants for the new vehicle tags were lined up and waiting to purchase the plates Saturday morning, Mrs. Death said this morning, announcing the surge of buying. Elmer J. Fisher, of 746 High street, and Marvin D. Hack, of route 3, Decatur, tied for the honor of purchasing the first plates sold on Jan. 2 of the new year. Mrs. Death and Mrs. Rhoa Tricker, the full time assistant manager, each sold their plates simultaneously. Also assisting at the office is Mrs. Dave Heller, as a part time clerk, during the rush. The line of persons in the office, Mrs. Death added, did not delete until after 3 p. m. Saturday. Otherwise, there was a steady flow and line. Fisher and Hack apparently appeared at the license branch office about 8 or 8:15 a. m. Saturday, and were waiting on the porch when Mrs. Death arrived to open the office at 8:30 a. m. — To date, only one bid has been received on the plate, JA 1960, and that was ot 315. AH proceeds abdve and beyond the cost of the plate will go to the Cancer society in the conuty. - The 215 plates sold> Saturday, of course, did not include the number of reserved special plates, Mrs. Death concluded.

sage to a joint session of Congress. Then the legislators probably will adjourn until ne<t week. The President’s budget message calling for spending of about 80 billion dollars in the fiscal year starting July 1 will be submitted on Jgn. 18. Hs economic report will go to Congress on Jan. 20. Senate Republicans plan to hold their first party conference Wednesday afternoon. But the Democrate rnayswitch their normal schedule ana not hold their caucus until after they hear the President's State of the Union Message. This would enable Johnson to tailor his program with the advantage of knowing the President’s proposals. Leaders on both sides look for a short session, ending in time for the July 11 Democratic national convention in Los Angeles.

j Kenyon, 15. Tlie bodies were found Nov. 15 !by two teen-aged girla who had [stopped off at the Clutter home to [pick up Nancy on the way to church. Clutter and his son were in the cellar. Mrs. Clutter and Nancy were in their beds. All had been killed by short range shotgun blasts in the head, and it appeared that Clutter's throat had been cut. .They Awake Family Hickock told police that he and Smith had grept into the Clutter home between midnight and 1 a.m. Sunday through an unlocked door. They awakened the family and searched for the money—which Clutter denied was there. Finally, Hickock said, they killed the family to prevent any identificaton. The Clutters* two other chih dren, Mrs. Beverly English and Mrs. Eveana Jarchow, were not at the house on the murder night. Chitter, a former Eisenhower appointee tiTthe federal Farm credit Board, was known in Garden City as a ‘'book farmer” who kept little cash on hand and transacted almost all his business—including small purchases of less than 82 —by check. . - —, • ’ INDIANA WEATHER Considerable cloudiness and continued cold tonight and Tuesday. A little scattered light snow mainly late tonight and Tuesday with some heavy flurries developing near Lake Michigan Tuesday. Low tonight 16 to 18 north. 18 to 24 south. High Tuesday 18 to 28. Sunset today 5:34 p.m. c.d.t. Suitrise* Tuesday 8:06 a.m. e.d.t. Outlook for Wednesday: Cloudy and cold. Snow flurries near lake. Lows Tuesday night 10 to 20. Highs Wednesday in the 20a. Mercury Nosedives Throughout State ‘ United Press International Temperatures plunged fairly near zero today as the first icy blasts of the year moved into Indiana. The mercury completed an overnight nosedive shortly after dawn by hitting 8 above at South Bend, 9 at Chicago, 10 at Goshen, 11 at Lafayette, 15 at Fort Wayne, 17 at Terre Haute, 18 at Indianapolis and 23 at Evansville. Forecasts called for even Colder readings tonight and below normal averages the 'rest of the week Tonight’s lows will range from 5 to 15 in the north to 13 to 22 in the south. Scattered snow and snow flurries were expected daily through Friday, but the five-day precipitation total was not expected to average more than two to threetenths of an inch. Rain or sleet was seen as a possibility in the southern portions of the state. High temperatures Sunday ranged from 26 at Lafayette to 36 at Evansville. Today’s highs will range from 18 to 28, and Tuesday’s highs from 24 to 35. _ The slight warmup Tuesday will be only temporary, the forecasts indicated. It was expected to turn colder Wednesday and stay that way for a day or two with temperatures averaging -4 to 8 degrees below normal during the period. Normal highs are 27 to 45 and normal lows 11 to 30. U.S. Army Officer Killed In Germany WUERSBURG, Germany (UPD —A 30-year-okl U.S. Army officer was killed Sunday in a shooting incident at an American friend’s apartment in Schweinfurt, police reported. They declined to reveal any details of the case, other than to say the officer and his friend both belonged to the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division.

I WASHINGTON (UH) — The I marathon steel dispute was settled I today with increases in wage* and benefit* estimated by the union to be equal to 39 cent* *n hour l spread over the next 2Mi year*. I Union and management reached a settlement based on recommendation* by Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell. Mitchell announced it after presiding over a 22-hour day-night bargaining session which started at 10 a m. e.s.t. Sunday. Details were withheld pending format ratification but It was learned that the settlement provided for a package Increase in wages and benefits expiring in mid-1962. Fourteen cents will be in higher regular hourly wage rates—7 cents on July 1 this year and 7 cents more on July 1, 1961. The rest of the 39-cent package is in wage differentials and various fringe benefits. Cost-of-LivGic Provision It was estimated roughly that the settlement would add upward of 600 million dollars a year to the industry’s labor costs when all of the increases are in effect. There wasn't any immediate word on whether the steel companies planned to increase prices ; as a result of the agreement. The companies dropped their 1 proposal for arbitration of the complex work-rules issue. Work * rules concern local working conditions such as ejew sizes, washup time and seniority - These mat--1 ters will be - referred to a joint committee fjgr recommendations. But it was said that no changes will be made Without mutual agreement. The settlement also calls for a limited cost-oMlving provision gearing wages to increases in the government’s consumer price index. As part of the settlement, the union agreed to withdraw its court case seeking Immediate payment of a 4-cents-an-hour living cost increase. ~ In addition to the wage hikes, the agreement calls for an increase in increments—the spread between job classifications —of .2 cent. Include “Fringe” Changes This, coupled with the effect on ineentive pay rates, will boost the average hourly earning even further over. the actual 14 cents in direct increases,* Steelworkers* present earnings are estimated to be 33.10 an-hour. Insurance, pensions, supplemental unemployment benefits and other “fringe” changes are included in the new agreement. R. Conrad Cooper, chief management negotiator, said the agreement was a “compromise” which gave the union something more than the companies’ last offer. This had caled for a three-yea r contract and a wage-benefit package the companies said amounted to 30 cents an hour. The union had valued the previous proposal at 22 to 24 cents an hour. Cooper added the companies felt’ their “best course of action" ■ ’

New Highway Holiday Toll —r-p- - - —i.-. — - - ' •

United Frets International The nation set a < new highway death mark during the New Year's holiday weekend, figures showed today. The slaughter .on the highways soared to 360, according to a United Press International count at 7:30 a.m. C.s.t. In addition, 59 persons! died in fires and 81 in miscellaneous mishaps for an/ overall toll of 500. Li Michigan won the’ nation’s most unpopular contest by counting 32 traffic deaths, more than any other state. Texas was second with 27 and Florida third witji 25. Pennsylvania and California had 21, Ohio 20 and New York 19. Six states — Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire and Arkansas—reported a fatality free New Year’s. The old mark of 359 was setover the 1955-56 New Year holiday. The all-time record for a New Year’s period was set In 1956-57 when 423 persons were killed in a four-day period.

was to accept the government recommendations. Steelworkers President David.J. McDonald said he would meet with the union's Wage Policy Committee Tuesday to give them "a message of peace, prosperity and lasting happux-M for the Steel workers.” "Their union Is soqnd, safe and secure,’* McDonald said. ’ Approval Virtually Assured Approval of the new contract by the Wage Policy Committee was considered virtually certain. McDonald said its meeting would be held at 1 p.m. c.s.t Tuesday Settlement of the dispute eliminated the possibility of a renewed strike when the Mi-day-back to work Taft-Hartley injunction expires Jan. 26. The round-the-clock negotiation session which ended, the dispute started at 10 a.m. c.s.t. Sunday and broke up shortly after 8 a.m. c.s.t today. The sessions were held at the Washington headquarters of the Bethlehem Steel Corp., and the results announced to a jammed ' news conference in the banquet 1 room of the Sheraton Carlton Ho t<? Mitchell said he and Nlxon arranged private talks to mediate 1 the historic dispute under instructions from President Eisenhower. "As a result of these conferences ' the differences between the par--1 ties were narrowed to a point ’ where a recommendation for set- ’ tlement was made by the vice ’ president and the secretary <of 1 Labor) which was accepted volun- ■ tartly by both parties,” Mitchell ’ said in the statement. ‘ 1 Warned as Legislation • Cooper said he hoped union offl- ' cials would joine hands with man- [ agement in a campaign to elimi- ! nate waste. "The degre of such cooperation will bear heavily upon the extent 1 to which this settlement may inl slate steel production cost,” t Cooper added. ■ He led off his statement by shying “naturally we are relieved this . controversy is over and that the • nationwide fear of another steel I strike on Jan. 26 has been re- ! moved.” The settlement came two days before Congress reconvenes, i Informed sources said Nixon had > warned both sides that the law- ■ makers might approve legislation 1 distasteful to union and companies if the record - breaking 116-day 1 strike were resumed. Mitchell gave Nixon a heaping measure of credit for bringing the dispute to an end. “Without the vice president we would not have had a settlement,” Mitchell said. Met at Nixon s Home He disclosed that he and Nixon met eight or 10 times at Nixon’s home with Cooper, McDonald and Roger Blough, the chairman of U.S. Steel, the largest of the steel companies. Mitchell said Nixon met with the heads of the U biggest steel companies in New York last Thursday night before going to California. (Continued <m page three)

Safety officials were hopeful motorists would heed earnings to ease up on the gas pedal. They had forecast 320 persons would . die in the 78-hour period which began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ended at midnight Sunday night. But the 1959-60 holiday toll passed the 320 mark at 6 p.m. Sunday and a final-hour rush of holiday travelers sent the death count racing upwards. “The very enormity of the toll is a mere effective warning than anything we coull say,” the Safety Council commented. The highway carnage was marked by a sash of multiple-fatality accidents. Five young women and two young men died in a two-car collision near Saginaw, >Mich.,- ; Sunday, and nine were killed in a head-on crash near. Miami, . Fla. on Saturday. > Rain or ice-slicked roads in many parts of the country helped boost the highway toll. A •■ * *

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