Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 20.

AMERICA BOUND - Regina Leonavicius. 20. and her Thomas. 17. smile in the American Consulate. **“’£?*• „ They were granted visas to join their parent,—whom they h not seen since World War 11—in Qiicago.

Draw Jurors Today For February Term X The pro tern jury commissioners, Mrs. Ruth Merriman, a Blue Creek township Democrat, and Frank C. Rawley, a Decatur Republican, pulled 24 names for the petit jury and 12 for the grand jury this morning in a public draw for the February term. The regular commissioners, Republican James C. Gotts ha U and Democrat Ed F. Berling. both are under the weather with minor ailments. Grand Jury Selected for possible service on the grand jury are the following: Thomas A. Miller, of DecaturRoot; Alta M. Lautzenheiser, of Washington; Josephine Strahm, of Frvwh: Lester A. Workinger, of Geneva; Martha J- Gifford, of Berne; Homer D. Hoover, <M -De-catur-Root; John C. Baltzell. of Monroe township; Robert L. Liechty, of Berne; Elmer Bailey, of Wabhsh; Mary E. Wolff, of Monroe township; Gladys S. Crownover, of Monroe - Monroe, and Delmore Mitch, of Blue Creek. Those names pulled for the petit jury are: Billy W. Johnson, of Blue Creek; John A. Myers, Deca-tur-Root; Florence M. Hurst, of Geneva; Norman J. Young, of St. Mary’s; Roland K. Foreman, of Jefferson; Evan E. Yake, of Kirkland; Elmer H. Beineke, of Preble; Homer L. Inniger, of Berne; Robert C. Steigmeier, of DecaturWashington; Wilson J. Mann, of Monroe-Monroe; Max E. Ogg, of Washington; Herman E. Sprunger, of Wabash; Martha M. Zeigler, of French: Daisy M. Harrison of Monroe; Charles J. Minch, <rf Decatur-Washington; Dale F. Parr, of Geneva; Floyd W. Ehrman, of Kirkland; Robert F. Carr of Root; Ralph E. Hoffman, of Monroe; Neal W. Highland, of De-

Hold Mothers’ March In County This Week

Mothers of Adams county are joining two million women across the nation 'this week in a march for facts and funds for the new March of Dimes. The Mothers' March will take place in Decatur Friday evening, Jan. 29, according to Mrs. George Bair, local Mother’s March chairman. In Berne the March will be held tonight and in Geneva on Thursday evening. “Marching mothers will ask for information and a contribution,” Mrs. Bair said. “Both are needed for the National Foundation’s fight against birth defects, arithritis and polio-three crippiers that affect one out of every four American families.” Assisting Mrs. Bair will be the following captains: Mesdames Wm. Affolder, Paul Hakes, Hobert Gay, William Mansfield, James Roop, Fred Housel, Frank Crist, Gene Ziner, Joe Morris, Francis Faurote, Francis Howell, William Schulte, Jerome Keller. John Hotthouse, Richard Hess, John Beery, and Messrs, George Bair, Fred Corah, Jerome Keller and William Mmr. ~ ... _ The March will be staged between 6 and 7 o’clock Friday evening and residents who wish to participate are requested to turn on their porch lights. In addition to collecting new March Os Dimes contributions. Mrs. Bair explained, the mothers will present each household with a copy of “Door Count," a concise fart-finding folder in which a fam-

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cator-Root; Gorman E. McKean, of Berne; Esther R. Krueckeberg, of Union; Mary F. Clauser, of Berne, and Ralph K, Eckrote, of Hartford. Only If Needed The first day of the February term is Feb 1, when all crtmW cases within the county, will be docketed. The juries will not be called by the judge of circuit court unless circumstances warrant a jury. Decatur lady Dies Alter Long Illness Mrs. Arietta E. Finkhousen JE a resident of 1105 North Second street, died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday at the Cherry Grove nursing home in Fort Wayne, following an illness of two and one-half years. Born'at Willshire. O„ April 14. 1872, she was a daughter of Charles and Louise Parks-Bowen, and was married in 1890 to Frederick Finkhousen, who preceded her in death in 1934. Mrs. Finkhousen, a resident of Decatur for 40 years, was a member of the Methodist church at Middlebury, O. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. J. L. (Nora) McConnell of Fort Wayne. Mrs. William (Ina) Lichtenberger of St. Mary’s township, Mrs. John (Ada) Weaver and Mrs. (Merle) Owens, both of Convoy route 2; 29 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Wilbur Tibbetts officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery at Van Wert. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. r ,

ily may Indicate If ayy of its members has a birth defect, arthritis or polio and how many have had three or more Salk vaccine shots. Each family record will be confidential., It is hoped the door count will focus family and community attention on the majority of Americans still without Salk shot protection against polio. The sum of information collected will help provide a working estimate of the number of persons suffering from the three crippling diseases, which will prove an invaluable guide to the local National Foundation chapter in planning programs to aid the disabled. The door count will be left at the homes Friday night and will be collected Saturday by a group of Decatur teen-agers. This will give residents time to fill In the desired information. No Mothers March will be held in Monmouththis year and those people residing in that area who were formerly solicited personally are asked to send in their contributions in the mailing pieces sent out earlier this month. The envelopes are addressed and stamped and can be deposited in any mail box. Chairmen of the fund campaign in other communities in the county include Mrs. Doh Werling and Mrs. Louis Reinking. Jr., at Preble. Mrs. Lowell Noll at Pleasant Mills, and Mrs. Harry Crownover at Monroe.

Civic Music Group Plans Member Drive Plans foe the 198 MI member »hip drive of the Adam* County Clvta Musk- aaaociaudh #9is made by the board of director* of the organizaixm at a meeting held Friday evening in the Drcator Youth and Community Center Preaident Freeman Burkhalter of Berne conducted the meeting and in attendance was Mrs. Helen Snyder. New York representative of Civic Music. Inc. « The membership drive starts with "prep” week March 28. and the sale of tickets during the week starting April 4. Mrs. Roy Kalver. newly elected president of the association, announced her appointments for the coming year Mrs. J. Clark Mayclin will be Decatur drive chairman, with Mrs Leo Kirsch as co-chairman Sherman Stuckey will be the drive chairman in Berne. Miss Helen Haubold is the vice president in charge of the drive. Other appointments include Louis Jacoba as concert chairman, Mrs Ferris Bower. Decatur hospitality chairman, and Mrs. Martin Neuenschwander, Berne hospitality chairman. Roy Kalver will continue as publicity chairman. Mrs Snyder will assist the local organization during the April 4 drive week. Members of the association are looking forward to the Feb. 15 concert, whan the world-famous duo-piano team. Nelson and will appear at the Center. This charming and talented couple with their three children travel in a specially constructed trailer in which they live and transport two grand pianos. Their autobiography, written by Harry Neal, “Wave as You Pass.’’ is now available at the Decatur public library.

Pair Charged With Sale Burglary Here Charges of entering to commit a felony and grand larceny have been entered against the two suspects in the Blackstone Case safe burglary by the county prosecutor, Severin Schurger, after focal police authorities gained written statements from both men. James M. Spears, 36, of the Gage Apartments, and Christian H. Schwartz, 27, of 107 S. Seventh street, will be arraigned before circuit court judge Myles F. Parrish Tuesday at 9 a. m. Quick Law Work Chief of police James Borders, sheriff Merle Affolder and state police detcetive Walter Schindler worked wn the case since the car-ry-out safe burglary was committer Jan. 22. They obtained the statements Saturday afternoon and the prosecutor filed the affidavit this morning. The iron safe contained $1,400 in cash, and $lO in liquor was also taken from the case, according to the affidavits Wed this morning in court. Theestablishment is owned by Charles M. Shannon. Authorities located the safe Saturday afternoon after searching since the burglary. t t Police gave credit to information from citizens as being instrumental in apprehending the suspects. The men were picked up for questioning Friday night, and have spent the last three days at the county jail. No Woman Involved The police squelched recent rumors that a female companion had been involved in the case with the men, denying any substance to the rumor. At first, it was believed that only several hundred dollars had been in the safe along with sundry other items of importance. But the statements from the suspects indicate the figure to be well over the first estimate. The case on Second street was entered from the rear, the safe was shoved to the banck entrance, and loaded into a waiting vehicle, according to the police report.

INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy this aftemoon..wtth some light snow extreme.north. Cloudy with scattered snow flurries mostly north and east and wind becomlifl? odder tonight Tuesday mostly cloudy, windy and colder with scattered snow flurries. Low tonight 14 to 1« north, 1C to 24 .south. High Tuesday IS to 24 north, 22 to 2S south. Sunset today 5:57 p. m. e.d.t Sunrise Tuesday 7:35 a. m. c.d.t Outlook tor Wf ftito day: Partly cloudy and cold with snow flurries likely late Wednesday. Lows Tuesday night aero to 1» above north, 5 to 15 south. High Wednesday 15 to 25.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, Jon. 25, 1960.

Ike Conferring With Aides On Deteriorating Relations With Cubans

Annual C ,C. Dinner Thursday Evening Tom H. Allwein. manager of the Decatur plant of the Central Soya Co., Inc., will be the toasty master for the 30th annual dinner meeting of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, to be held at the Youth and Community Center Thursday evening at 6 30 o'clock. , Fred E. Kolter, executive secretary of the Chamber, announced this morning that a few tickets are still available, but must be obtained at the C. of C. office before noon Tuesday. The Rev. Simeon Schmitt, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church, will give the invocation, and organ dinner music will be played fay Chet Longenberger, of the Decatur Music House. Speaker for the evening will be Vernon C. Sheldon, prominent Fort Wayne realtor and teacher. Earl R. Sheets, owner of Sheets furniture store, will conduct the meeting as his first official act of the year. Other officers ara George W. Auer, chairman of the board; Harry R. Schwartz and Robert Asbbaucher, vice presidents. and George C. Thomas, I treasurer. Other directors are Dan Tyndall, Max Gilpin, Wayne Price. Dick Macklin, Art Heiman, Noah Steury, Dave Mgcklin, fifo John B. Terveer, M. J. Pryor, chairman of the industrial division, and Paul Uhrick, chairman ot the retail division.

No Guess Work On Red Power

WASHINGTON (UPD—Defense Secretary Thomas S. Gates Jr. declared today that the recent downgrading of the Russian missile threat by U.S. intelligence was based on “a refined and better set of facts” and not on guess work. Gates, testifying in public before the House Sapce Committee, replied to Democratic critics who charged the Eisenhower administration appeared to be' planning national defense on the basis of ' “hunches.” By implication. Gates said that the previous testimony he has given congressional committees about the new intelligence has been misinterpreted. Democratic criticism stemmed from Gates’ previous testimony in which he said new intelligence made it possible to estindate probable Soviet missile production and performance. -He told the House defense appropriations subcommittee Jan. 13 that because ,of these new estimates the Soviet missile threat was rated less seriously than before. Previous estimates were based on Russian production “capability,” he explained. Democrats charged that the Defense Department had switched to; basing defense programs on Russian intentions rather than capabilities. "We now have better information available from a variety of sources and a variety of subjects,” Gates said. ‘•...What we’ve got is a refined and better set of facts pertaining to what the probable Soviet ICBM program will be.. .” “We never have been relying on what their intentions will be with reference to specific actions.” Gates defended the missile and satellite efforts. He said the Defense Department’s ballistic and: space programs “in about 10 years achieved Impressive reGates said that when ICBM development is taken into account, along with other military hardware, “our retaliatory capability is on a sound basis.”

At Least 21 Are Dead In Fires Sunday United Press International At least 21 persons, 16 of them Children, were killed Sunday m jfve separate flraa across the country. *. Six chidren. the oldest only 10, lost their lives when their frame home at Tompkinsville, Ky., burst into flames. The father. J.B. Maxey, was seriously injured although he and his wife escaped seconds before the roof caved in. Authorities said an overheated woodcoal stove and a faulty flue caused the fire. Six persons died at Manning, S.C., when an explosion and fire destroyed a frame Negro tenant house. Two of the victims were children. Officials said a gasoline can tipped over into the flames of an open fireplace. Four children, aged 4-12, perished when fire swept through their two-story frame home at Conshohocken. Pa. Their mother, Mrs. Gerald Kohansby. and a - daughter. Carol, 2, were rescued .by a neighbor. I Three girls, ranging in age prom 4-12, were burned to death in ■heir beds at Dallas, ?ex. were the children of Mjr. and Mrs. Grady Foster. A widowed mother and her son . burned to death at Knoxville, i Tenn. The victims were Mrs. Ruth Hays Lee, 55, and Henry C. Lee, 11. Four other children fled to safety from the burning frame home.

“Missiles are only one way of doing this terrible business,” Gates said. “We have a number of ways ... We are in a strong position.” A Democratic group said Sunday the administration should subordinate its top-priority Mercury program for putting a man in space and concentrate on other projects which would “benefit mankind.’ It suggested satellites for communications, weather forecasting, international television and a worldwide electronic postal system. The recommendation was made by the scientific advisory committee of the Democratic Advisory Council. It claimed the United States has come out second best in the space race because Soviet Russia has been choosing the area of competition. It urged this country to challenge Russia in fields where America excels. Developments Sunday included: —Slapping back at Democratic critics of President Eisenhower’s defense policies, Air Force Secretary Dudley C. Sharp said the chis executive had given U.S. missile production “No. 1 priority-” . , -Sharp said this country s Atlas missile could be made powerful enough to equal the 7,762-mile distance Claimed by (Cqntlnuea on pae® Native Os Decatur Dies At Cleveland Word has been received here of the death of K. A. Myers, a native of Decatur, who died at his home in Cleveland, O. He had visited in Decatur cm numerous occasions. His wife preceded him in death in March’ of 1957. ” ’ Survivors include a daughter, a son, five grandchildren; one sister. Mrs. Frank Lynch of Decatur: two brothers, C. F. Myers of Saginaw, Mich., and J. V. Myers of Lake Worth, Fla,, add a half-brother the Rev. C. A. Myers of Roachdale. Mrs. Lynch* wffl attend funeral services, which will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Presbyterian church in Cleveland.

Susan Gerber Dies Aller Long Illness Miss Susan Elizabeth Gerber, 19, popular young Decatur girl, lost her long battle for life Sunday afternoon, when she died at 2 30 o’clock at the Adams county memorial hospital. Miss Gerber, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Carl Gerber. 121 South Fifth street, had been in failing health for the last four years, and her condition had been critical for eight weeks. *■* Miss Gerber was born in Decatur June 27. 1940, the daughter of Carl and Isabel Hower-Gerber. Her father is owner of Gerber’s Supermarket and a Decatur city councilman. ’ The young lady graduated from the Decatur high school in 1959 and was a freshman at Ball State Teachres College, Muncie, until ill health forced her to quit school. She was a member of the First Methodist church and the Tri Kappa sorority. ' Surviving in addition to her parents are three sisters, Mrs. John Suter of Lake Mills. Wis., and Nancy and Jane, both at home; one brother, David Gerber, at home; the maternal grandmother Mrs. Maude Hower of New Haven, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Lydia Gerber of Decatur. ~ i .....j, 1 Funeral services win be conducted at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday at toe First Methodist church, the Rev. Hazen F. Sparks officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home until 11 a. m. Tuesday. The body will he in state at the church after 2 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services.

Mrs. Marie E. Wiehe Is Taken By Death Mrs. Marie E. Wiehe, 78, a native of Adams county, died at 2-45 o’clock Saturday afternoon at her home in Auburn. She had been in failing health for the past two years. She had spent most of her life in Fort Wayne until moving to Auburn one year ago. Mrs. Wiehe was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran church at Soest Surviving are a son, Edwin W. Wiehe; of Auburn; a brother, Carl Nuerge of near Decatur, and a sister, Mrs. Wilhelmena Schaper of Ossian. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the D. O. McComb & Sons funeral home in Fort Wayne, the Rev. Otto Mueller officiating. Burial will be in the Emmanual Lutheran church cemetery at Soest. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.

local Man's Mother * - Dies Sunday Night Mrs. Sarah DeVore, 91, lifelong resident of Wells county, died at 11 o’clock Sunday night at her home in Bluffton, an hour after suffering a stroke. She was born in Wells county April 11. 1868. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David D. Studabgker. Het hilsband, Ross DeVore, preceded h«4'in death in 1923. Mrs. DeVore was a member of the Six Mile Christian church. Surviving are one son, Robert DeVore of Decatur: one sister, Miss Norah Studabaker of Winter Haven, Fla.; two grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two great- great-grandchildren. One son preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Six Mile Christian church, with burial in the Six Mile cemetery. Friends may call at the Thoma funeral home in Bluffton after 7 o'clock this evening until time of the jaMcen.-- _-■ : - J

WASHINGTON <UPD — Prcsi- , dent Eisenhower conferred for 40 , minutes today with Secretary of State Christian A. Herter and U.S. Ambassador Philip W. Boosal on deteriorating US. relations 1 with Cuba. Herter and Bonsai were tightlipped as they left the White House by a side entrance. They declined all requests for comment on their meeting with the President. Herter said ’’any statement" would have to come from the’ White House, but that did nop indicate a statement was forthcoming. Herter declined to say when Bonsai would return to his post'in Havana. Assistant Secretary of State Roy R. Rubuttom Jr., dtpartmental specialist on inter-Ameri-can affairs, also sat in on the conference. Possible Economic Sanctions Bonsai was recalled from Havana last week in the midst of rising anti-Americanism prevailing under the regime of Fidel Castro. State Department officials are discussing the possibility of economic sanctions against the Castro regime because of its confis- , cation of American-owned proper- , ty but the administration hoped to avoid drastic measures. , Bonsai met with Herter for 90 , minutes Sunday at the secretary « , home. Bubuttom described the j session as a preliminary consulta- j tion and indicated nO decisions on , nolicy revisions were reached. PlKup Sth pgh> informed «*rces Informed sources said the American officials are seriously studying possible action to withdraw preferential trade benefits now given Cuba. But these sources added tnai the administration is very reluctant to take such action for fear it mgiht “ruin” the Cuban economy and primarily would hurt the Cuban people rather than the Castro regime. Such action could include renegotiating preferential tarrifs now given 87 per cent of imports from Cuba, or asking Congress reduce the quota under which Cuba supplies one-third of U. S., sugar

Rural Carriers Plan| State Meeting Here|

At a dinner meeting of the Adams county rural mail carriers ’association Saturday evening at the Berne community auditorium, Tom Miller, chairman, announced plans for the state convention of the association to be held at Decatur, July 3 - 5. In conjunction with the convention for rural carriers of Indiana, there will also be an innovation for such conferences by having an extensive postoffice exhibit which should be of special interest to the general public. The exhibit will depict the U. S. mail service from the days of the pony express to the missile and automation age. Dennis Daily, one of the assistants to the postmaster general in Washington, addressed the meeting and promised the departments whole-hearted cooperation for the convention and exhibit. He . complimented the Adams county chapter on its vision and plans for one of the most unique conventions of this kind ever to be held in this country. The postoffice representative promised to send to the exhibit a stamp collection which has thus far been shown only in Washington and New York and is valued at one million dollars. In addition another exhibit, which gives a brief history of the postoffice department from 1753 to the present day, and which recently won first place in the world convention at Palermo, Italy, will also be on exhibit Daily also gave a brief description at the miracles of automation as it is being applied today by the postoffice department, as a result of research and engineering. He said that up to seven years ago practically all equipment in U. S. postoffices was at least 70 years old in design and that it is estimated that the

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nt prices above the world market. Waal Seisurrs Halted The State Department has been under increasing presstire from congressmen and U. S. sugar interests to halt the Cuban confiscation ot American property — sometimes without noUce or inventory. Officials feel the United States •loses stature” in the eyes of the hemisphere by letting land seizures and increasing attacks by ’Premier Fidel Castro pile up without some counteraction. But these officials are concerned that such U. S. action might appear to the world as ' hasty retaliation.” BULLETIN PARIS (UPI» — President Charles De GsaUe’s government reaffirmed its Algerian policy today and said it would move to rv-estaWteh order in that North African territory as soon as possible. p®--- ~“ Advertising Index Advertiser A&P Tea Co. 3 Adams Theater — 8 Anglo-Northern Securities .5 Beavers Oil Service, Incs, 7 Bower Jewelry Store .. 2 Burk Elevator Co,. 5 Butler Garage 5 Budget Loans —— “ Briede Studio -- 3 Cowens Insurance Agency 7 Ellenbetger Bros., auctioneers . « E. F. Gass Store ..3 Gerber s Super Market —T Haugks —- 8 Holthouse Drug Co. 6 Masonic Lodge —• • Myers Cleaners r 2 N.1.P.5.C0. 2 Old American Life Insurance Co. 4 Petrie Oil Co. 8 L. Smith Insurance Agency 5 Clark Smith, Builder 4 Smith Drug Co. —- 2. 3 Shaffer’s Restaurant 2 Stucky & Co- 6 Orville Sturm, Real Estate .—,. 5 Teeple * ®

volume of mailing will double in the next 25 years, which, if thrown upon the overtaxed facilities of today, would make their handling an impossibility. The speaker said that some of the new pieces of equipment that will change the postal sendee of tomorrow are—the electric eye conceiting machine which cancels the stamp in any of four positions; the electric eye address reader and distributor and the postoffice lobby vending machine which will automatically make 17 transactions and in reality will be an “electric postal clerk.” One of the above three machines will be on display at the exhibit, said Daily, so that the public can see what advances are being made in the technical field. In addition to the exhibit from Washington, plans call for a display of an array of postoffice mail carrying motor vehicles, a helicopter, Nika missile, railway mail car and a replica of a ship. The Adams county rural mail carriers association, the Decatu • Chamber of Commerce and Leo Kirsch, Decatur postmaster, wilt be the hosts to the elaborate exhibit and state convention which will be held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center July 3-5. Sherman Stucky of Berne is tho program chairman and Mrs,, Sher?. < man Stucky is the ladies auxiliary program chairman for the state convention. Torn Miller of Decatur is the president of the Adams county association and also chairman for file state convention. In attendance at the dinner Saturday evening were the postmast- /- ers and rural mail carriers of Adams county and their wives, Mr. _ and Mrs. Ralph Troyer, district postoffice field service representative. state officers of the association and radio and newspaper representatives.