Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1960 — Page 1

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LOLLYPOPS FOR POLlO—These six Decatur boys will lead the sale of lollypops in the city's business district Saturday as another special project in the annual March of Dimes campaign to raise funds for the care of polio-stricken residents of Adams county, and for the research programs of the National Foundation. Pictured, left to right, are: Timmy Hain, Chuck Martindale. Allan Bender, Paul Wolf. Barry Burnett and Jack Stauffer.

Rent Micro-Filming Equipment For Use The first part of next week the rented micro-filming equipment v-”l be installed in the office of the Adams county recorder, Mrs. Mabel Striker said this morning.. Mrs. Striker and her deputy. Miss Rose Nesswald. will be instructed in the use of the microfilming machines by representa♦•”es of Recordak Corp, of New York, also early next week. me equipment has been rented for a period of three months at the relatively inexpensive cost of S9O a month. Primarily, the task is being undertaken to insure better fire protection for the recorded instruments. Once the filming is complete, the reproductions will be housed at the local bank in a vault. The film vfill be on a 16mm roll, and can be shown with relative ease. Many counties in the state have already completely turned to micro-filming as court house space becomes less available. The best feature of the microfilm project is the economy of it. For $270, the recorder will permanently record all the records in her office. One recorder’s book, and she must use about 2.300. costs (Conblnued on page three)

Russian Army Cut Approved

MOSCOW (UPD—The Supreme I Soviet today unanimously ap-| proved Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s proposal to cut Soviet armed forces by 1,200.000 men, thus putting it into' eifect. Both houses of the Russian parliament approved the new law after Khrushchev again took the rostrum to note that “all people who spoke on my report and on the draft law expressed theii; ? approval.’’ “Allow me to express my gratitude." he added, voicing his thanks for the confidence given him by the Communist Party Central Committee and the - government. Khrushchev also asked the Supreme Soviet to approve a resolution calling on all the world’s parliaments to follow Russia’s lead in cutting their nations’ armed strength. Denies Economic Trouble Both houses formally approved the resolution and then ended, the first 1960 session .of the Supreme Soviet. The vote on the Khrushchev arms-cut law was made by a show of hands in both houses. There was no dissent. Adoptibn" of Khrushchev’s proposal came after Foreign Minister ?ndrei Gromyko charged that the Western powers were ikying to delay disarmament and only "the Soviet Union' is leading' the disarmament effort.” "Instead of preparing for disarmament talks by building an atmosphere favoring it,” Grpmyko said, “some people seem to be doing the opposite. "There have been 660 meetings on disarmament by various United Nations organizations without bringing any result.” Gromyko denied the troop cut was brought about by “economic difficulties.” _ Ivan Spiridonov, secretary of the Communist party in the Leningrad area and the first speaker, called on the United States to fol-

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Fresh Outbreaks Os Asians Fl ifln U. S.

?y United Press International resh outbreaks of Aslan flu | swelled across the nation today. [causing high absenteeism from ' schools, jobs and in the entertain[ment industry. The Asian bug. which as a 'wide-eyed foreigner to U.S. shores two years ago caused scores of deaths and laid millions on their backs for a few days, was not nearly as widespread as in 1957. But it had caused a •'low grade epidemic” in Southern California and threatened serious outbreaks in the Detroit area, where antiflu vaccines were running low. Some states reported a higher than normal incidence of influen-za-type cases, and across the country the damp, cold season was taking a heavy toll of school children, teachers and civic officials. Hite Hollywood An estimated half-million Los Angeles area residents were stricken with Asian flu and other viruses. Dr. Malcolm Merrill, state health officer, identified the disease as Asian influenza, but county health officer Roy O. Gil-

ilow the Kussian exampie ui I ing its armed forces and said this would be a good start toward peace. He said the Soviet Union was disarming because it believes in concrete actions and not formulas and that he believed Khrushchev’s plan should be adopted, because it does, not in any way weaken the Soviet Union s ..striking powers. ~ , Censor Cuts In (Some of Spiridonov’s remarks were deleted by Soviet censors who also cut in on the MoscowLondon telephone line when reference was made to the “fantastic, formidable” weapons mentioned Thursday by Khrushchev.) Spiridonov said he regretted that millions of persons in the world were still working on “sterile” jobs producing arms or in military service. Nikita Zalivakin, deputy head of the department of labor and wages of the U.S.S.R. state planning committee, wrote today in the newspaper Leniaskoye Znamya that demobilized sailors and soldiers would be found jobs in the national economy. Workers In Demand He said industrial and clerical workers were in demand everywhere, especially in Siberia, the Urals, the Far East, Kazakhstan and the north country in ore mining. eeel, timber and construction work. He also said the savings in cutting the armed forces would construct 10,000 buildings. AR Moscow newspapers printed the full text of Khrushchev’s speech, with Komsom o Isk ay a Pravda, the young Communist organization paper headling: “reason Dictates; Disarmament! Peace!” . The Soviet Tass news agency said meanwhile the U. S. State Department statement on Khrushchev’s disarmament resol uti o n “attempts to, cover up a reluctance to take reciprocal disarmament steps.”

1 bert said half a dozen viruses • probably were involved. Actors, actresses, crew members and even producer-director i Alfred Hitchcock were laid low i with bloodshot eyes and fevers, f I Work on more than five TV shows and Hitchcock’s movie, ’ Psycho,” t j was delayed or postponed by flu . I attacks. ’ In the Detroit area, Albert Pisa, ; president of the Detroit Board of . Health, said doctors were ordering about five times as much vac- • cine as a short time ago and sup- . plies were running low. Hirh Absenteeism ' Detroit’s city-county health director, Dr Joseph Milner, said teachers have been absent from school at double the normal rate. A spot check indicated that factory absenteeism was 2 per cent above normal. Molner said 40,000 persons in the Detroit area were stricken with some type of flu. The first two cases of Asian flu were reported in lowa Thursday. State officials said large numbers of people were suffering from an unidentified virus in the Davenport area and believed the flu was spreading in lowa. Thousands were ill in a Texas flu outbreak, but state health department official Dr. Howard E. Smith said the illness was at “status quo.” Fannie Hitchcock Dies Unexpectedly Mrs. Fannie E. Hitchcock, 76. highly active all her life in church work here, died suddenly Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Flossie M. Hower, 716 West Marshall street, where she made her home. She was preparing to ’ attend church services when she became ill and died a short time later. She was born in Dixon, 0., Feb. 28, 1883, a daughter of Eden and Arabelle Fletcher-Green, and was reared in the home of her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Woods in Harrison township, Van Wert county, 0. She was married Mav 31, 1901, to Charles W. Hitchcock, and he preceded her in death July 11, 1935. Mrs. Hitchcock, who had resided in Decatur since 1926, was a member of the Trinity Evangelical ! United Brethren church, and had been a Sunday school teacher for more than 50 years. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Hower are two other daughters, I Mrs. Earl (Lola) Rabbitt of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Bert (Vivian) Wilhoit of Greenville, S. C.; one son. Herald Hitchcock of Decatur; nine grandchildren and sbt greatgrandchildren. Two daughters, one son, two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. . Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, the Rev. J. O. Penrod officiating. Burial will be in Clark's Chapel cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening. The body will lie in state at the church from 12 noon Sunday until time of the services.

QMLY DAILY MtWOPAFfR IW APAMI COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, lan. 15, 1960

Eight Chicago Police Officers Arrested In Roundup Os Theft Gang

Karl F. Johnson Is | Surveyor Candidate I ■ I W HbSH Hk I Karl F. Johnson — Karl F. Johnson, of route 3, an- . 1 nounced today that he is a candldate for the Republican nomination ( for surveyor of Adams county, , subject to the May 3 primary elec-1 toon. 11 Johnson is the first Republican , to announce for office this year, h A registered professional engin- . eer, No. 7580, Johnson is married !i and the father Os four children. A ' 1944 graduate of Decatur high ] school, which be attended for two i years following 10 years at Mon- 1 mouth, Johnson is 33 years old 1 He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Albert Johnson. Mrs. Johnson is the former Kathleen Noll, of Pleas- 1 ant Mills. Following high school graduation [ in 1944, Johnson entered the U.S. Navy, and served until 1946. After ( service, he entered Purdue Univer- , sity, and was graduated with a ] bachelor of science degree in 1950. From 1950 until 1955 he served as a mine engineer with the Ken Coal Company, Beaver Dam, Ky., and from 1955 until 1957 he was an engineer with Yost Construction company in Decatur. . In 1958 Johnson was appointed county surveyor in Huntington county- by the county commissioners of that county to fill the unexpired term of the deceased surveyor. In 1959 he served as project engineer of bridge construction with the Indiana state highway department. Johnson is a member of the American Legion, Elks, and is a Mason, Royal Arch, Commandery, and Shriner.

Unemployment In Drop In December

s WASHINGTON (UPD — Unemployment declined by 93,000 in De- : cember to 3,577,000, the govern--1 ment reported today and the total I number of jobs climbed by 59,000 .to 65,699,000—a December record. t The monthly report also showed that average weekly earnings of factory workers rose to a new allI time peak—s9l.s3—as the nation's . economy bounced back because I steel production resumed. I The Labor Department said the changes in employment and unemployment ran counter to seasonal trends. December employment usually falls by 700,000 because of cutbacks in outdoor work but last month was the first postwar December there was no decline. Joblessness usually increased by 100,000 in December, the department said. The changes mainly reflected 1 the recall of about 150,000 auto workers to their jobs after steel production, got going after a 116day strike. Overall, the job picture showed ’ a “marked - improvement’’ last 1 month, the department said, 1 The seasonally adjusted rate of 1 unemployment Jell to 5.2 per cent • of the labor force—lowest level in i five months and nearly back to i the pre-strike level of 4.9 per cent ' last spring. Zk —----- Seymour L. Wolfbein, deputy-as-

Severe Storm i Sweeps Across Great Lakes ■ By United Press h»tem*Un»l I A crippling snow storm, dropI pteg. up to 11 Inches on northern ipteins states, swept eastward Emms, the Great Lakes today. Schools and roads wera. closed ‘wholesale ,ln. Kansas, Oilorado, Ilßtoraska and lowa as one of the iaaaspn's worst storms piled up I h/gh drifts under the lashing of winds up' to 50 miles an hour. . -Four tornadoes, spawned by the I dash between northern cold and southern warmth, caused damage , in. Texas, Oklahoma and Louiai'ana. i -<New snows in Wisconsin threatened to send the Rock River rising again at Rackford, in northern Illinois; where 50 residents of a ! low-lying island were forced from their hqmes by flood waters. The storm *> s expected to drop four more inches of snow in central Wisconsin today before driving into -northern lower Michigan. The Northeast, Just recovering from a. bine-inch snowfall, was pelted by freezing rain which pro- j duced hazardous driving from southwestern New England to Western Pennsylvania. Thursday’s snow storm dropped 10 inches in Kansas six to 11 [ inches from northew Colorado through Nebraska and two tol11 Inches across lowa before moving into Wisconsin. The floods, ice and snow were blamed for seven deaths — one each in lowa, Illinois, New York and Texas and three near Harrow, Ont. Heavy winds piled the snow into drifts and drove a Canadian cold, air mass southward, dropping i temperatures 20 degrees through the plains states. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and colder tonight with snow flurries near Lake Michigan, Possible accumulation of 1 to 3 inches close to lake. Partly cloudy and x cold Saturday, Low tonight generally in the 20s. High Saturday mostly in the 30s except near 40 extreme south. Sunset today 5:46 p.m. c.d.L Sunrise Saturday 8:05 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Sunday: Increasing cloudiness and little temperature change, chance of rain southwest late Sunday. Lows Saturday night 15- to 25. Highs Sunday 35 to 45.

sistant secretary of labor, also said he expected further increases in factory employment in the wake of the steel settlement announced early last week. But if only seasonal effects are felt, unemployment will surpass four million in January and February and then drop to 3,500,000 in the spring, he said. Unemployment last month was a half million lower than a year ago. —- The job picture had been described in advance by Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell as showing a ‘‘good improvement” over the previous month. The unemployed numbered 3,670,000 and employment reached in November. • Mitchell said settlement of the steel dispute cleared the last major cloud from the economic horizon. He predicted 1960 would be “extra-ordinarily good” economically. He made the forecast at a news conference Thursday before leaving for a rest in Florida. He predicted employment would continue to climb to new record levels in 1960 .because of more than a million newcomers seeking jobs.’ The level of joblessness in the coming rear will be “satisfactorily tow”’ and eventually may fall below three million he said.

Herman Moellering Asks Renomination Herman Moellering I Herman Moellering, well-known! Preble township farmer and Adams county surveyor, today announced his intention of being a candidate for re-nomination to that office, subject to the decision of voters at the Democratic primary election next May 3. Moellering, a native of Adams county, has owned and operated his own farm in Preble township for many years. Prior to becoming county surveyor, the candidate was a member of the county highway department and has had many year's experience in road construction and maintenance, and in ditch construction and maintenance. The tyfoellerings are members of Friedheim Lutheran church and, Moellering has been active in civic and agricultural projects in Adams county for many years. A member of the Jefferson club, Moellering stated that he would make an active campaign for the position he seeks. Moellering is the second Democrat to announce candidacy for office this spring. Miss Rosemary Spangler announced a week ago that she is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for recorder.

Home Nursing Class Will Open Monday The national threat of another outbreak otthe Asian flu epidemic that sent millions of Americans to bed for at least one day four years ago coincides with the local Red Cross plans for classes in home care of the sick and injured, r. ■ 4... Scheduled for an organizational meeting Jan. 18 at the Decatur fire house at 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, saicl this morning that all interested women should attend. After a convenient time is set, the classes will be conducted by Mrs. Arthur Miller, a registered nurse. Mother and Daughter Teams The only requirement to enroll in this course is the. will_to learn the rudiments of home nursing. Mother and daughter teams have often worked out quite well, and are requested to attend the organizational meeting. Anyone 14 years or older can qualify for the course. Professional nurses will handle the training of all such courses all over the country. Efforts have recently been doubled to train lay persons who could assist doctors and nurses in hospitals during such outbreaks. The main aim, however, of the local Red Cross training is for home nursing. The U. S. public health service recently reported that the greater amount of persons trained in home nursing the less the hospitals will have to burden themselves. Many of these cases, they point out, can easily be handled at home if a competent person will care for the stricken. ’-T....... Starting At 78 Starting the 51st year of Red Cross nursing services, the spirit of the Red Cross nurse can be typified by a North Manchester woman. The 78-year-old Mrs. Sutton is the newest member of the mobile (Continued on page three)

CHICAGO <UPl>—Flying aquada| of police rounded up eight fellow ( officer* in swift, pre-dawn raid* 1 today and booked them on burglary charge* in what authorities said may develop into a major police force scandal. Police official* said the raid*.! staged in secrecy reminiscent of the quickie roundup* of Chicago's gang war year*, turned up four patrol wagon load* of stolen good*! —enough to fill two room* at the state'* attorney'* office. The roundup was launched on the tip of a burglary suspect who charged that the eight poUcemen acted as fences for a gang of thieves. First As«t. State’s Atty. Frank Ferlic said a ”goodly" number of other policemen were believed involved. Some report* said the number might go as high as 40.1 But only eight had been seized Police Commissioner Timothy J. O'Connor immediately suspended the arrested policemen from the force and they were booked on burglary charges by Deputy Chief of Detectives Howard Pierson. Pierson said the policemen probably would be brought into court Saturday. They were subpenaed to i appear Monday before a Cook [County grand jury. Eight flying squads raiders—each consisting of a captain, a lieutenant, a sergeant and a patrolman —conducted the roundup. They assembled at the Conrad Hilton Hotel after Criminal Court Judges David Canel and Alfred Cilella issued search warrants. The squads spread swiftly over the city and seized all but one of the policemen at their homes. The suspects ware taken to the swank Union League Club, which once served as headquarters for the "Secret Six” anti-crime com- : mittee that functioned in the proIhibition era, and questioned there by Ferlic and his chief investi- ! gator, Paul Newey. Authorities said the Loop club was picked for the assembly point so news of the raids wouldn’t sweep immediately through district police stations. The investigation, one of the biggest scandals to hit the Chicago police force in recent years, started with a burglar awaiting trial on charges of theft in Cook County Jail. The suspect, whose name was [not revealed, threatened with a 10-year to life sentence, told police he would cooperate for a lighter sentence by “breaking the town wide open.”

Intense Probe Os Air Crash

Washington (upd — Gov- —————- , ernment agents conducted a mam- The Bight bag was nearby, its moth investigation today to de- bo X to , n ? torn - °ut ~ . , termine whether a bomb caused Bakke said Frank s body was last week’s National Airliner more severely mutilated than crash which killed all 34 persons those of other passengers and ' aboard. was impregnated with small bits Part of the inquiry centered on of steel, wire, wood and paint. He a passenger who was covered saicl bo}*? legs were blown off. , about a million, dollars worth of An official said government m- ! recently-acquired insurance. vestigators were seeking every FBI and Ci vll Aeronautics scra P of evidence concerning the Board investigators were trying DC-6B plane, the passengers arui to discover whether a man-made their luggage. He said the agents I explosion blew the New York-to- would try to reconstruct the plane Miami flight from the sky near from the wreckage. Bolivia, N.C., Jan. 6. Takes Out Policies After hearing testimony from The official said im estigators • the CAB’s safety director, Chair- would explore thoroughly the I man A. S. Mike Monroney (D- background of each passenge" Okla.) of the Senate aviation sub- and would question relatives and committee said Thursday "every neighbors. bit of evidence so far” indicated Bakke said Frank took out aca bomb explode*! in the plane’s cident or life insurance policies washroom. Monroney said "it from April to December totaling seems clear’” to him that a bomb about $889,000 plus two policies caused the crash. totaling $125,000 just before boardCenter On Passenger Ing the plane. AH were made, out CAB Safety Director Oscar to his wife, Janet, a former sashBakke told the subcommittee that,ion model. - a preliminary investigation Newsmen saw the W* dash brought out some “unusual cir- from the Franks $45,000 Westpo cumstances” which caused the home Thursday night and speea agency to look into the possibili- away in a ear. The wife of per ty of an explosion. He said he] attorney described her as ateowas not prepared to state that a lutely hysterical over. dey opbomb casued the crash. ments in the crash inquiry. Bakke said the CAB inquiry Frank’s grandfather, PhiUp L centered on heavily-insured Julian Frank of.New York Qty. said Andrew Frank, 32. a Westport, knew absolutely nothing Conn., lawyer who boarded the any big Insurance policies. H plane with a 20-pound blue cloth said his grandson wa e m high flight bag. Frank’s body was spirits, not at all depressed *hen . found some 18 to 3 miles from Ihe saw him last at a Christmas the scene of the main wreckage. | dinner.

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He accompanied teams of policemen early today .as thay the officer mspects at their home and hauled off goods identified aa stolen loot to the states Attorney a offices. The loot filled two rooms. It Included televiaion aeta. radios, draperies, Urea, ala guns, an outboard motor, gasoline cl <' arette lighters. furniture, batteries and antifreeze. Complete Evacuation From Ice Station WASHINGTON (UPD -The Air Force announced today it baa successfully completed the evacuation of 29 men and all equipment from an ice floe experimental station that started breaking up a week ago 450 miles north of Point Barrow, Alaska. A spokesman said the last evacuation flight left the ice floe this morning. Air Force Capt. Arthur H. Schroeder, Pasadena, Tea,, commander of the drift station, was among those aboard. The 0130 Hercules evacuation plane was due at Ladd Air Force Base. Fairbanks. Alaska, about noon. • Advertising Index Advertiser Par* Adams Theater — — — 8 Arnold Lumber Co.. Inc. — 5 Beavers Oil Service. Inc. .—5, 6 Briede Studio — 3 Budget Loans 1 Burk Elevator Co/. 5 Butler Garage — 5 Berne-Geneva Livestock Auction 5 Mrs. Harry Brown 3 Chevrolet —- 8 Conrad s “«•” Service —7 Cowens Insurance Agency ...... 2 Decatur Super Service 7 B. P. O. Elks —8 First State Bank 2 F. O. O. Eagles 3 Haugks 1— 8 Kohne Drug Store 3, 5 Merl Knittie. Auctioneer 5 Niblick & Co — 3 J. J. Newberry Co. 3 Phil Neuenschwander, Auctioneer 6 Petrie OU Co. — 8 Quality Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. .. 5 L. Smith Insurance Agency .... 5 Smith Drug Co. 2 Shaffer’s Restaurant — 8 Schwartz Ford Co., Inc. ... 5 E. C. Stucky Soil Service ...... 6 Stop Back News Stand 5,7 Teeple .... 5 West End Restaurant 2 Rural Church Page Sponsors ... 6