Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 3.

Residents Os City In I Minnesota Warned Os Fuel Oil, Gas Mixup

ANOKA, Minn. <UPD — Loudspeakers blared warnings on an around-the-clock basis today, warning residents against using an explosive mixture of gasoline and fuel oil in oil burning stoves Police chief Fred Brunsted said 10 or 12 of about 150 gallons of the fluid mistakenly sold by a service station Monday were still unaccounted for. Most of the fluid was foundMonda y night during a desperate by police. Police cars mounting loudspeakers on their roofs cruised through residential areas, and radio and television stations broadcast periodic warnings. Factories warned all their employes of the danger as they reported for work this morning. Poliee Sgt. John ffsU said the loudspeakers would be kept blaring “until every drop is accounted, for.” ) Police Sgt. George Karkhoff S said he feared some of the explosive mixture never would be found. He said he was afraid some of it might have been taken north by sportsmen passing through Anoka and would find its way into hunting cabins and fishing shanties. ! Orville Temple, manager of the service station, said 1.000 gallons of ethyl gasoline were pumped into a fuel oil tank by mistake New Year's Eve. Temple said that since oil is heavier than gasoline, it probably was pumped out first but most of those who made fuel oil purchases Monday got almost pure gasoline. He said the mistake was discovered Monday night by Leonard Lamber. a mechanic who made a fuel oil purchase earlier in the day. Lambert smelled the gas while pouring it into his stove and called the station. Temple said the mixture “will ■ bum a pretty blue flame but won't blow up” unless the stove goes out or is turned off. Then there is , danger of an explosion from fumes collecting in the. stove. Police recovered most j of the fluid Monday night when four squad cars patrolled city streets warning of the danger and similar warnings were broadcast on every radio and television station in Minneapolis and St. Paul. _ A total of 25 containers of the fluid was, sold before the mistake was discovered, Temple said. He knew none of the customers by name. Former Grant County Sheriff Dies Monday MARION, Ind. (UPD-Jacob C. Campbell, 79, former sheriff of Grant County, died Monday in a hospital here. He served as sheriff from 1927 to 1931. Campbell also was a former county Republican organization chairman.

. ■ Expect Ike To Veto Sewage Plant Bill

WASHINGTON (UPD — Democrats said today President Eisen--1 hower may veto the first major legislation sent to him by the election-year Congress which convenes Wednesday. They expect the first bill to be a measure calling for a big ex- _ pansion in federal outlays for sewage plants to curb pollution of waterways. The President has been trying for two years to get Congress to cut the program. __ The Democrats said they were confident that a presidential veto would give them a significant issue for the presidential election campaign. Convene At Noon In a session where potential - presidential candidates may overs shadow the legislative program. Congress appeared likely to become more politically conscious than usual. The House and the Senate convene at noon e.s.t. Wednesday. —Thev will meet in joint session Thursday to hear the President deliver his annual State of the Union Message. Then they probably will adjourn until next week. Swift congressional action on the water pollution measure was anticipated because differing ver-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ' ' tyg-Y DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY ——

Northern U.S. I Still In Grip Os Cold Wave United Press International A new mass of cold air from , Canada kept the northern tier of I states from Michigan to Montana !in the grip of a bitter cold wave ’ today. 1 Temperatures below zero were registered from western Upper Michigan across most of Minnesota. the Dakotas and northeast | Montana. The mercury dropped as low as 123 degrees below zero at Inter- , national Falls, Minn., slightly ; warmer than 24 hours before i when the thermometer read minus 29. \ Other early morning readfaga- ' included Minot. N D., 21 below; I Huron. S.D., 18 below; Bismarck. |N.D., 20 below; Fargo. N.D., 17 below; Minneapolis, 10 below; 1 Duluth, Minn., 15 below; Eau Claire, Wis.. 10 below, and Marquette, Mich., 8 below. The cold front was expected to move south and east today but the weatherman said ft did not threaten the deep South with any unseasonable temperatures. Snow flurries were forecast today from the northern Rockies, through the southern Plains, ~Qreat Lakes and Ohio Valley into New England. The Gulf states looked for rain while the upper Mississippi Valley and much of the west coast and eastern seaboard expected clear skies. Fort Wayne Woman Is Killed By Car FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UPD—A Fort Wayne woman was killed Monday in what police said may have been a hit-run traffic ycident. The victim was identified as Mrs. Theresa Ketker, about 60. Authorities said Mrs. Ketker was struck as she attempted to cross a street near the east edge of town. She died in Parkview Memorial Hospital a short time later. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy north, mostly cloudy south tonight and Wednesday. Snow likely southern third of state Wednesday. Continued cold. Lows tonight 8 to 18 north, 18 to 28 south. Highs Wednesday in the 20s north, 26 to 34 south. Sunset today 5:35 p.m. c.d.t. Sunrise Wednesday 8:06 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold. Snow ending in southern counties Wednesday night or Thursday. Lows Wednesday night 15 to 25. Highs Thursday in the 20s. ' - : . , I

- 1 ’ - - - ! r ■ 1 . sions passed the Senate and House r last year. Backers were confident ' » that Senate-House conferees would " reach quick agreement on a compromise. Has Strong Support ’ Although the measure has - strong support in Congress, its ! sponsors acknowledged that they j would have slim chance of overE riding a presidential veto. A ‘twothirds vote of each house is re- ’ k quired to override. : > ‘‘Therefore, this could become ( . a real good issue for the Demo- . i crats in the presidential election ; campaign,” one Democrat said. “This is a real sleeper. Many peo- j 1 pie regard it as a little sewer j . bilk But with many voters, fear of polluted water is catching on. ’ Women’s clubs throughout the j j country are watching this bill , with great interest. Enactment of . the bill is one of the top goals , of conservationists.” i AH four senators viewed as • ; Democratic presidential hopefuls > voted for the bill. It was support- . ed by Sens. John F. Kennedy (DMass.), Hubert H. Humphrey (D- 1 i Minn.), Lyndon B. Johnson <D- ! ; Tex.) and Stuart Symington (D- ! ■ MO.). ‘

Building Permits Issued Last Month Sevan building permits were Issued by city engineer Ralph Roop for an estimated 8158.553.50 in building coats for the month of December, bringing the total estimated expenditure for 1959 in Decatur to 81.312.606 50 for 156 permits. This averages out to 88.414 per permit which for a city the size of Decatur, is quite above average. * Twe Still Pending Two of the recent permits, which account for 8135,000 ctf the December total, are still pending either with the Decatur zotie appeals board or with the Adams circuit court. The Mies-Dawson Realty Inc., applied for a 885 000 building permit for the proposed bowling alley on Mies-Dawson owned land on U. S. 224 near Scbwartz-Ford Motor Sales, Inc. ThC*permit was granted, but the firm still must have the case cleared through the circuit court. Remon&trxtors are objecting to the city's granting of a rezoning ordinance to the builders. In the case of W. E. Brant, who applied for a permit to construct a 850,000 apartment building at 1118 Nuttman. the matter is still pending with the appeals board. The location is the site of the Decatur Floral Co., which was razed recently, by the new owner. A rezoning problem must be resolved before the building takes place. Two For New Houses Clark W. Smith received a permit for a new house at 276 Park Place, and Kenneth Watkins received one for a 810.500 house at 445 Gage avenue. Carl D. Royer, of 827 N. Fifth street, added to his garage for a cost of $3.50. Harold M. Johnson, of 1134 Master, added to his house at an estimated cost of 81.025. The, Goodyear Service state added a new sign at a cost of 825, rounding out the old year. Third Concert Os Season Thursday The third concert of the season of the Adams county Civic Music association will be presented at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Carl Palangi, prominent bassbaritpne star of opera, concert and television, will be the guest artist. Soybean Processing Suspended For Week The Decatur soybean processing operations of Central Soya Company, Inc., have been temporarily shut down due to a combination of market conditions, it was announced today by Tom Allwein, plant manager. Feed manufacturing and elevator operations are continuing as usual. '• Processing operations will be resumed January 11. During this time, most of the solvent plant employes are taking part of their vacations. Advertising Index A & F Tea Co. —— 3 Arnold Lumber Co., Inc 2 Ashbauchers’ Tin Shop 2 Beavers Oil Service, Inc. .. 4,7 Briede Studio ... 3 Budget Loans———----7 Burk Elevator Co. . 5 Butler "Garage -- 5 City of Decatur — 8 Church of the Nazarene — 61 Decatur Ready-Mix, Inc — 2 Fairway —3, 8 Fasteeth 6 Haflich & Morrissey - 3 Kent Realty & Auction Co. 4 Kohne Drug Store —5, 6 Kohne Window & Awning Co.— 2 L. CL Leonard, Dist. 6 Niblick & Co. ■ 3 Phil Neuenschwander auctioneer 7 J. J. Newberry Co. 6 Oldsmobile 8 Petrie Oil Co. ..« 2 W. M. Roberts & Son 5 L. Smith Insurance Agency. Itic. 5 Smith Drug Co. ... 5., 8 Shaffer’s Restaurant — T Teeple ... — 5

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1960.

Rotary Club Meets Thursday At Preble The weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club will be J held at the Preble Restaurant J Thursday evening, due to the Civic ' Music Association concert at the ' Decatur Youth and Community Center. I Club officials also announced that the meeting will start at 6 o'clock this week, in order that members may also attend the concert. Guest speaker will be Charles D. Ehinger, president of the Citizens Telephone Co. . -I i Miss Lois Folk Is Lions Club Speaker i Hie 600 members of Adams county’s 23 home demonstration i clubs, are improving family living I and training to become good lead- ■ ers. Miss Lois Folk, home demon- ! stration agent, told the Decatur f Lions club Monday night. i * Scout Barry Barnett led the , pledge of allegiance to the flag as the meetins started. John i Rawlinson, owner of the Decatur [ Western Auto store, was introduced as a newly transferred wrem- ’ ber. * ’ Miss Folk explained that the lo- ' cal home demonstration clubs 1 worked under a county council comprised of the presidents of each club, plus six officers. A county training session is c held to train those who give the ’ lessons locally, two members 1 from each club attending. They. • in turn, take the lesson back to ’ the local club. I Some of the interesting lessons i planned for this next year are lesj, sons ion the new school reorganizai tioff act, on insurance programs. - gajfiening, salads; civil defense —in essence, a number of things that are of practical knowledge to women. These lessons have changed greatly in the past 40 years. When a Root township group founded i the first club about 1920, the first lesson was “how to make dande- ; lion vinegar.” The clubs have grown in numbers and depth ■ since that time. Miss Folk was introduced by Leo N. Seltenright, who is program chairman for the nqonth of January’. . - - ? -’”

I ■ ■-I 188 ■ Rolfes - W| fe. a v a s&'r i- Hr ■ -* - fF - 'V z - *> £■■ g* . . . • ... -_■» ■ 7-. - x ' ' KT’ 7 -V---;-OFF IT COMES—Jack Swartz, an employe of the Wheeling tW’.Va.) Steel Co., hacks awaw at the beard he started, growing when the steel strike began July 15- He said he “never expected the strike or my beard to be this long." - r— —7

County Board Holds First 1960 Meeting The Adam* county commissioners conducted their first mcetirtg of the new year at the offices of county auditor Ed Jaberg. hearing the full report of the grand jury and other detailed reports. County clerk Richard Lewton. : who is also beginning the first, year of his second term, read the I report in full. The commissioners especially noted those parts of the report which mentioned them specifically. Link Black Top Roads Martin Thieme and Erwin Bienz, both of Union township. I talked with the commissioners about the possibility of blacktop-1 ping a few miles of road on coun-, ty road 28 between county roads, 2 and 4. The men told the com-] missioners that they have had i their application in for six -'*» eight years. / The commissioners, however, have adopted a somewhat new i feeling about blacktopping roads. Several roads in the county are blacktopped but do not lead anywhere. This group of commissioners intend to link all black ■ top roads with other paved high-, ways and roads wherever possible. Richard Speakman. of St. (Mary’s township, told, the comhussioners about ■ recent re-til-ing of a drainage ditch In his "township, and the amount of money paid for the work. The commissioners agreed to pay $25 of the total cost, which was well over SIOO. They agreed that this would be the county's fair share of the total cost. Salesmen Talk - Two salesmen discussed their products with the commissioners but nothing definite was done iu. either case. _ Edward Comstock of the Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining Co. told the commissioners that his firm has ja machine that will rejuvinate old road signs. The machine puts a new finish on the sign that is supposed to last for 100 years. The invention is called “icotchlite.” John Miles of the National Laboratories talked* about his company's product, a bowl cleaner. No definite committments were made.

Asks For Plug In Loopholes In Slate Law INDIANAPOLIS »UPl> — The Indiana Legislative Advisory Com-, mission today was a»krd to pplug ' the loophole* in state notfor-' profit corporation law* to get rid ] of the "chlseler*. racketeers and fast-buck artists.” The request was made by State I Rep Alexander Lywihir iDPort-i | land), chairman of the House ' Corporation* Committee in the' 1958 legislature. Lysohir told the commission that evidence gathered at hearings conducted by his committee indirated there was n nerd for additional legislation covering not-for-I profit corporation*. In one case brought out at the nearing*. Lysqfiir said a group of Indianapolis men bought a defunct I cemetery for 1192.000. formed a not-for-profit corporation and then sold the cemetery for 1709.000 in debentures. He said the K r ™'P made a profit of more than a half million dollars, although the profit was not unreasonable because it was in long-term debentures rather thatvc» sh - Say* Public Fussy “Over 7.000 not-for-profit corporations are chartered in Indiana. Lysohir said. I “Your guess is as good as mine" as to what functions or services they perform, he said. “The most deplorable part of whole mess is that chiselers, racketeers and fast-buck artists have capitalized on the fact that these organizations, whatever they might be, are chartered J* F ll State of Indiana under the not-for-profit act." he said. Lysohir said an Indiana charter carried great weight with the public which did not fuly understand what the charter means. "An Indiana charter is equivalent to the Good Housekeeping seal of approval to the average person," he said. The state must act as a "watchdog" to prevent swindles, Lysohir said. He said the corporation division in the secretary of states (Continued on pwg* eight) Counselling Forums Planned At School College life and the adjustments necessary to make the transition . from high school to collegiate liv- . ing will be the main discussions . at a special series of counselling / forums at Decatur high school , starting Jan. 7 and continuing un- ’ til early spring. . .— * , Principal Hugh 3*. Andrews said I today that neighboring high school , pupils have been invited to attend the Important sessions, and many have indicated mat they would. Three In January Three sessions are scheduled for January, one for February and, two in March to round out the program. DHS pupils have already heard counselors from Earlham, Manchester, Fort Wayne Commercial College, International Business College, and DePauw University. . Thursday at 2:10 p.m. Glenn Ocock, Valparaiso U. counselor, will discuss with interested pupils the program at the northern Indiana school. Jan. 14 at the same time and in the same room, 307, Clum Bucher, Indiana U. junior division counselor, will present the features offered by the state's largest school. To close the January schedule of visits, T. Earl Phinney, of Taylor U., will address and consult with area pupils on their, proposed college plans Jan. 18. at 2:30 p.m. In February, the pupils will meet with N. T. Cooper, of the Fort Wayne extension of Purdue U., at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in room 307. To open the March phase of the counselling program, Charles Henry of Purdue U. will meet with the pupils at 2:30 p.m. Marcn 7, and later that same evening, he will discuss any vocational problems with parents of DHS seniors. This is an added feature of the program offered at the suggestion of D. T. Dorwln. DHS counselor. ' , The last meeting will have Phil Rowroy of Ball State meeting with the pupils at 10.10 a m. March 30 in the lounge on the first floor. Neighbors Invited Principals of neighboring schools received the following letter from officials at DHS, inviting them to attend with their interested pupils, "We have compiled a, schedule of visits from counselors of the above named schools. We wish to extend a cordial invitation to any of your seniors who have a special interest in one of these schools to be with us for that particular session. Each session will last about an hour, and we ask for pre-notice only if more than five pupils will attend from your school.”

Union Leaders Meet On Paet

WASHINGTON (UPD — The I Steelworkers' Union caled it* 171 ■ ■ member Wage Policy Committee | I here today to give expected unanl- ■ mou* approval to the agreement I ending the eight-month-old steel j . dispute. Only the policy committee'* 1 ' tlon wan needed to wrap up a 2*4 ‘ year »trel labor peace pact on i term* recommended by Vice Pre»tdent Richard M Nixon and Labor Secretary Jamca P. Mitch-, I ell. ’ The settlement wa* reported to ‘provide a 39-cent hourly wage-. • benefit* boost for the 500.000 Steel-1 j workers. The Industry estimated j , the Cost over the 30-month period jaL more than one billton dollar*. To Hold Price Line J Roger M. Blough, board chair- ’ iman of the pace-setting U.S. Staci' Corp , said hl* firm would hold I the line on prices for the im meritate future. But be said future de-1 I velopments could change this position. Steelworkers President David J. | ' McDonald summoned the union's 33-man executive board into session this afternoon then scheduled a meeting of the policy committee to ratify the agreement. | McDonald, speaking at a union rally in Buffalo. N.Y., Monday night, hailed the- new agreement as a great pact and predicted that the policy committee would approve It unanimously. Nixon's back-stage role in helping to work out the agreement gave a shot-in-the arm to his presidential hopes. But some Democrat* charged that it was a phony build-up. Sees Prosperous Year The steel agreement wiped out I any chance that Congress might revise the Taft-Hartley law this year to deal with national emer- , gency strikes. There was a feel-

Steel To Hold Line On Price

PITTSBURGH (UPD — An assurance by “big steel” to hold the line on prices for the present . appealed today to shelter the na- ’ ton's economy from a new inI flationary spiral. U S. Steel Board Chairman s Roger M. Blough in a nationwide ® television address Monday night II said his firm planned “to con- ’ tinue the general level of its * prices for the immediate future. 1 Joseph P. Block, chairman of 1 Inland Steel Co., announced in ChiI cago his firm "has no present k plans to change its prices. U. S. Steel is the industry s traditional pace-setter in the price - pattern. > To Boost Labor Costs Abrupt settlement of the long- , ess steel dispute in history Monday provides a half million steel- ’ workers total hourly increases of 39 cents in wages and other ben- ’ efits over a 2% year period. It was estimated this boost 1 would add 600 million dollars a year to industry’s labor costs in ; : the 30-month period. But Blough , estimated the figure at "well over , : a billion dolars.” , y i

Berlin Cracks Down On Anti-Semitism

BERLIN (UPD—The West Ber- , lin city government today arrested 13 suspected neo-Nazis and decided to outlaw extreme nationalist groups in a move to wipe out an anti-Semitic underground. The Berlin police action, toughest crackdown yet against a wave of anti-Semitic outbreaks in West ! Germany and other sections of Western Europe, came even as new incidents were reported. The outbreaks marred West Germany’s celebration of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s 84th birthday, the nearest thing West Germany has to a national day. Police in Berlin raided the homes of suspected Nazis and confiscated photographs of Adolf Hitler, copies of his “Mein Kampf,” anti-Jewish and pro-Nazi propaganda and military equipment of the type worn by the Hitler youth. The arrested persons ranged in age from 18 to 26. They were members of two extreme right wing nationalist youth organiza-. tions. > The West Berlin executive council, or senate, said these organizations would be outlawed. The senate also moved to ban the extreme right wing “German Reichs Party* whose members desecrated a synagogue in Cologne. ~ The senate recommended expul- ? ■ .' ' ■■ 7?. ■ - ,

ing among legislator* that they will haw to tackle the problem eventually, however. . Commerce Secretary Fiwrlek H Mueller said the .rttlement removed a roadblock tn industrial activity and employment. He »ald IMO should be “the moat prosperous year in our history.* Source* said the agreement reached Monday was patterned closely after th« contract the union signed Oct. 28 with the Kaiser Steel Corp., which broke the industry'* solid front. It wa* reported to provide for joint, union-management committee*. along with public repnsentaItive*. to make recommendations ion work rule*, a crucial issue in i the dispute. Aeta Up Special Committee McDonald -mid the new pact also would set up a special labor peace committee — with management. union and public representation — to work out pn>c<-dures for agreeing on contracts without strike*. It will study how union and management can share the fruits of automation. The union president said the settlement was •non-inflationary." But Blough said it would have an inflationary effect on the nation's economy because other unions would try to "catch up” with the Steelworkers. The U.S. Steel official indicated that the companies were all but forced to accept the settlement. He said that it was less inflationary than other steel contracts signed since World War IL Union officials critic i zed Blough'* speech as a departure ; from the traditional "bury-the-t hatchet” approach of post-settle-i ment remark*. They charged that • he had reopened old sores they • felt were closed.

The industrialist added, “if the development of competitive and all other factors affecting prices dictates a change in our situation, we will be necessarily required to take whatever steps are then indicated.” Steel magazine, the metal working weekly, estimated steelmaking costs would go up sl6 a ton over the period of the new con- • tract. It said price increases likely would come on a selective basis in an attempt to prevent across the board increases. Hails Settlement United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald hailed the settlement as “non-inflationary” in an address Monday night before a union rally in Buffalo, N. Y. “It’s good for the country and everybody is happy,” he said. The hold-the-line philosophy in the latest agreement contrasted with other settlements of the last 20 years. In 1956, the union and management signed a three-year contract that ended a five week” strike.

sion from schools and universities ’ of students,, who. engage in Nazi or anti-Jewish activity. As the West Berlin arrests were ' made, three more incidents were reported in the-city. A swastika Hand a “Jews Get Out’ sign were ' painted on a wall. A swastika flag j was found in a playground. A 5mark coin was defaced with swastikas. In Rome, Italian police cracked down on a neo-Fascist organization they said was responsible for ’ ■ a mounting wave of anti-Semitic, threats in Italy. They arrested-an ■ undisclosed number of persons in . a pre-dawn raid, one while he wai. . painting a swastika' on the door of a textile shop, . - In Milan, Italy, a swastika flag ’ was hung from the Victor Emmanuel Memorial. Swastikas were i found "painted on buildings in . Rome, Parma and Genoa. In Austria, officials of the Vi- , enna Jewish community said they had received an anonymous letter threatening the only synagogue would be blow up this afternoon. Other anti - Semitic incidents were reported in Finland, England and Holland. The cen te r of the antisemiticism appeasgd to be in Germany.

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