Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1960 — Page 1

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c.vurvwnMiw at tup R4RRICADE A crim insurgent Frenchwoman, hand on dagger, stands F “ ??? rj AD?er'F SheTwie<} the coions-French settlers-who are demanding that French Prudent Charles* de Gaulle rescind his policy which would allow citizens of the North African country to determine by vote whether it will remain a part of France or become independen

125-Pint Quota For - Bloodmobile Feb. 8 Five groups of volunteers will work next week scheduling blood donors for the Feb. 8 visit of the bloodmobile, Mrs. Cletus Miller, i blood program chairman, said this | morning. .Persons betwevr. .re ages of 181 and 60 may give blood. Mrs. Miller stated, if they pass the physical qualifications set for a donor. Those interested are asked to call the Red Cross office and inquire. I A total of 125 pints are needed at the Feb. 8 visit, she continuedMonday. Mrs. Max Kreps and Mrs. Harold Engle will schedule blood donors by calling them. Tuesday, Miss Fan Hammell, Mrs. Joseph Hunter and Mrs. Har- —■ old Engle will take part. Wednesday, Mrs. Ed Bauer, Mrs. Noel Burton, and Mrs. Arnold Ostermeyer will make the calls. Thursday, Mrs. Henry Krueckeberg, Mrs. Louis Zwiek, and Mrs. Clarence Smith will schedule donors. Friday, Mrs. Henry Krueckeberg .Mrs. Ed Bauer, and Mrs. I Cletus Miller will work. Adams county is slightly behind in donations so far this year, and more than 125 will be needed to meet the quota, Mrs. Miller emphasized. INDIANA WEATHER ’ Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Somewhat warmer Sunday. Low tonight lower 30s. 1 High Sunday lower 40s north to upper 40s south. Outlook for Monday: Generally fair and mUd. NOON EDITION [1

Challenge To Insurgents

ALGIERS, Algeria (UPI) - Leaders of the French insurgents in Algiers faced the hour of decision today—whether to bow to President Charles de Gaulle’s demand to end the revolt or risk the threat of civil war. Moments after de Gaulle had flung down the challenge in a broadcast from Paris, the insurgent chiefs met in urgent session in a “command post” inside the barricaded zone held by the defiant settlers since last Sunday. ~ Asks For Calm The meeting lasted into the early hours of the morning but there was no indication of what the decision was. One leader promised the insurgents Friday the answer would cpme today. Joseph Ortiz, after listening to de Gaulle’s speech reaffirming - his ’’self - determination” policy for Algeria, said: “Let’s keep calm, because those who are calm are strong — tomorrow we shall make the decisions you are waiting for.” — But there were cross-currents of fear and discouragement among the French population of Algiers and reports from other major cities in Algeria indicated B swing back to de Gaulle. _ Strike Eads Press reports from Oran, Algeria’s main eastern seaport, said the general strike called | 5 there by insurgents ended tftis morning and the settlers' barricades in the center of the city. were torn down by militia units.]

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Geneva Woman Dies At Local Hospital Mrs. Mildred Penrod. 55, of Geneva, died at 1:30 p. m. Friday at the Adams county memorial hospital after an extended illness. Surviving are three sons, John Lynn of Fort Wayne, Dean of I Bear Lake, and Robert, at home: I six grandchildren and a brother, John Dunwiddie of Huntertown. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Hardy & Hardy funeral home in Geneva, the Rev. Paul Temple officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 p. m. today. Advertising Index Advertiser Eage i Adams Theater 3 I Adams Builders Supplies, Inc. 6,7 Ashbaucher’s Tin Shop 7 Beavers Oil Service, Inc. ——-- 8 Briede Studio a.— -3, Butler Garage -— 5 i Burk Elevator Co. 5 J. M, Burk, M D. 5 Bower Jewelry Store 3 Citizens Telephone Co. 7 Decatur Ready-Mix, Inc. 8 I Fairway - - 7 I First State Bank 4 Gillig & Doan Funeral Home—3 Green Belt Chemical Co 1 8 Kent Realty & Auction Co 5 Klenks 8 Modern Cleaners 1 4 Rash Insurance Agency 8 Roth’s TV and Radio Service — 4 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co. t —3, 5, 6 Clark Smith. Builder —. 4 Shaffer's Restaurant 7 Shrine Circus 3 Stucky & Co. -,—JL 3 Teeple — 5 Yost GraVel Readymix. Inc 8 Zwick Funeral Home ... 4 Church Page Sponsors ...

The barricades were thrown up Tuesday by anti-de Gaulle demonstrators and in the following days as many as 20,000 French settlers turned’ out for protest rallies that lasted until dawn. The reports said the situation in Oran “has returned to normal.” Army units and riot police had withdrawn- to military areas. Expressions of support for de Gaulle came from top military leaders. And in Algiers itself, the army moved to weaken the insurgent cause drastically. JE Issues Reorganizing Order Gen". Louis Sapin - Lignieres, commander of the home guard ( (militia) in the Algiers area, issued an order Friday night “reorganizing” the territorial units. Militiamen had provided the , main muscle for the insurgents in Algiers. Many have manned the cement - reinforced barricades thrown up in the heart of the city. —— Sapin-Lignieres ordered the mil- 1 itiamen to group under a unified command, to stop taking “individual initiatives” and to “normalze their relations’ with army authorities. ‘, . <■» He also ordered them to report ize their relations” with army any “difficulties” arising over the i use of their weapons’ during the I period of insurrection” and forbade I them to "hinder the operation of ', essential services” for the duration of the general strike called j by the insurgents.

Carol Norquest Is Oratorical Winner A prospective woman scientist ] won the Decatur high school phase of the American Legion Oratorical contest, breaking the three-way tie in the contest before the stu- f dent body Friday afternoon in the j school auditorium. ' i Miss Carol Norquest, a vivac- j ious, but serious-minded senior, j told the audience what could be found in the U. S. Constitution if 1 one lookrf close enough. She is the 1 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald < Norquest, of 138 Harvester Lane. 1 Want* Ta Be A Scientist < With ambitions ot attending In- 1 diana University to pursue a ca- s reer of science, Miss Norquest al- * so proved quite adept with her * knowledge of history and a flair fcr hlstoronics, ccmplimenting the £ presentation. J Carol Beabout, daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Springer, of 121 N. { Third street, and Connie Kiess, t daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Edgar t Kiess, of 226 N. Seventh street, < were the other two finalists who drew for the top spot on Wednes- ( day afternoon. A total of seven i competed that day. Miss Norquest will now enter t the county competition, meeting s representatives of other schools 1 in the area for the prizes being < offered by Adams Post 43, American Legion. Hie top prize is sls, with second at $lO and third I at $5. County auditor Ed Jaberg is county chairman for the Ameri- , can Legion. To date, however, no other schools have indicated that they j would send a contestant, and Miss Norquest may take the county , title by default. The contest, , nonetheless, is scheduled for Feb. ; 10 at Decatur high school at 1:10 p; m. A total ot five judges entered scores in Friday's contest in an effort to break the previous stalemate. The judging again showed that the three contestants were very evenly matched. Dorwin Teaches Pupils Deane T. Dorwin, Decatur high school teacher, instructed the pupils in the speaking contest. Miss Betty Haugk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haugk, served as moderator . Jack Dailey, DHS senior, came • up with a sidelight to the contest, i assisting the judges and the con- , testants with the time problem. Dailey manufactured a timing de- j vice that indicated with a green light for the first 10 minutes the speech, while turning to am- ] ber for the 11th minte, and finally 1 red during the 12th minute. The ■ contest rules state that the apee- 1 ches must be from 10-12 minutes i in length. 1 . . 1 Charles C. Abnet Dies Friday Night L Charles C. Abnet, 80, died at 1 9:20 p. m. Friday at his home in i Wabash township. He was a mem- < ber ot the First Missionary church < at Berne. Surviving are the wid- < ow, Edna; a son, Dem B. Abnet * of near Berne; a daughter, Mrs. Herman Habegger of Indianapolis; six grandchildren; a brother, J Frank of Kalamazoo, Micfo; a sis- ' ter, Mrs. Robert Huser of Berne. ■ and a foster brother, Edward ( Fairbanks Ot Walkerton. Services will be held at 2 p. m. , Monday at the First Missionary , churph in Meme, the Rev. J. J. Klopfenstein officiating. Burial j will be in Riverside cemetery, j Geneva. Friends may call at the j Yager funeral home after 10 a. m. i Sunday. <

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, Jan. 30, 1960.

Gunman Robs Bank At Logansport, Escapes With $19,827 In Cash

Robert Peak Plans Appeal Os Conviction INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Robert A. Peak, convicted and sentenced on two counts in the 1955-56 highway scandals, notified the Indiana Supreme Court Friday that he plans to appeal one of the convictions to the U. S. Supreme Court. Peak thus became the first of seven convicted former state officials and their associates to carry an appeal to the nation's highest court. He asked the Indiana Supreme Court to withhold the execution of his 1-3 year sentence pending the outcome of the appeal. “ jPeak said he will file a request for a writ of certiorari with the high court. Such a'Writ, if issued, would force the Indiana courts to forward evidence to Washington for review. Peak was convicted and sentenced to 1-3 years in prison for falsely notarizing a signature on a deed to two back lots along the Madison Ave. Expressway in Indianapolis. He also received a 214 year prison sentence for conspiring with former state highway chairman Virgil (Red» Smith to embezzle public funds. Earlier Appeal Denied An earlier appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court for a new trial in the false notarization case was refused. However, Peak asked for a rehearing Friday on grounds that Jiis constitutional rights had been violated in the earlier high court refusal. He charged that the Supreme Court erred by inferring that a notary public is required to know the purpose of a notarized signature. The earlier decision, Peak said, had “come very close to a type of judicial legislation” because of the alleged assumption that a notary public is responsible for checking the motives and background of clients. Peak also filed several other petitions in connection with his conviction for conspiring with Smith to embezzle public funds. Peak asked that he and Smith be given more time in which to file a reply brief, now due Feb. 4, and that they be allowed to take the four-volume transcript to the Marion County clerk’s office to correct a certificate. Five Others Convicted In addition to Smith and Peak,

Charges Politics In Defense Field

WASHINGTON fUPI) — The Democratic attack on President Eisenhower’s military policies was broadened today to include charges that the administration was playing in the defense field. The Democrats kept up their complaints that the Defense Department was underrating Soviet missile power, They said Central Intelligence Director Allen W. Dulles' closed-door testimony Friday supported their claim that Russia was far ahead of this country in war rockets. ■* To this were added these new allegations: —Sen. J. William Fulbright <DArk.) said it was not surprising that the Republicans could raise seven milion dollars at their 83 campaign kickoff banquets Wednesday “in view of the 40 odd billions of defense contracts to be let to our big businessmen.” Charges Pump Priming —Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey UK Minn.), a Democratic presidential contender, charged it was “unethical and beneath the dignity" of the administration to use Defense Secretary Thomas S. Gates .sofcteer -tdfiPentegon officials as speakers at the nationwide GOP dinners. —Rep. Jamie L. Whitten (DMiss.) charged that half the current defense spending was “pump priming” designed to “keep everybody happy until the next election.” He said too much spend-

Third Rai] Union Threatens Strike

CHICAGO <UPD — The nation’s first major railroad strike in a decade loomed today with a third rail union threatening to join two others in breaking off contract talks. A strike could affect 711.000 railroad workers represented by 21 operating and non-operating unions. ~ Theodore Short, the railroads' chief negotiator, admitted an “impasse has been reached" after wage negotiations stalemated between the roads and the powerful, 37,000-member Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers <BLE>. End* Talks Only 12 hours earlier, the 60,000 member Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLFEI ended its talks with the three regional conference carrier committees representing the nation's railroads and requested arbitration. Talks were still in progress with unions representing switchmen and conductors but a switchmen's spokesman said it was “only-a matter of time before we break five other men have been convicted and sentenced In connection with scandals during the administration of former Gov. George Craig. Two—former Indiana Adj. Gen. Elmer Sherwood and William Sayer, former administrative assistant to Craig—have appeals before the Indiana Supreme Court. Mothers' March In Decatur Last Night Nets Nearly SI,OOO The Mothers’ March in Decatur Friday evening netted nearly 31,OOQ, according to reports received this Tftdrning. This is the largest sum realized frdm the annual march in several years, officials reported. Mrs. George Bair, Sr. was chairman of the march for the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, sponsoring organization for the drive. Following their calls on all homes in the city, the women reported at the First State Bank, where the recepits were counted, and doughnuts and coffee served. Charles Gable, city chairman for the March of Dimes', expressed thanks of the local chapter of the National Foundation to the women who conducted the drive and all who contributed.

ing was aimed at giving various defense contractors and geographic locations their share of the military outlay. Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen (11l ), meanwhile, suggested sarcastically that all the Democratic presidential aspirants who have criticized U. JS. defenses form a “committee •on the conduct of the cold and of hot war." He said attacks on the defense program were a reflection on Eisenhower. Ups Earlier Appraisal Sen. Henry M. Jackson IDWash.). said after Dulles’ „ testimony to the combined Senate Space and Preparedness committees that the intelligence chief had credited Russia with more missile power than an earlier appraisal by Gates. Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, chairman of the space and preparedness groups, said after Dulles’ appearance that “for 20 years we have believed the only safe place was first Now there seems to be an effort 1 to advance the theory that second place is safe too.” ' Sen. Stuart Symington (D-Mo.), another Democratic presidential possibility, said Dulles’ testimony supported “without reservation' his charge that Russia would have a missile advantage of more than 3 to 1 in the not too distant future.

'off, too. unless something comes up that we can send to our memj Ix-rship for ratification. So far. there's nothing.” he said. But L. J. Wagner, vice-president of the Order of Railway ConducItors and Brakemen, prediefod "we ; could reach agreement” if the {railroads "would loosen up a little.” Arbitration Looms Whatever the outcome, no strike is possible for at least 60 days, Leverett Edwards ot the National (railway) Mediation Board said. The boatd, which is mediating the dispute, probably will be asked to arbitrate in Washington Monday, Edwards said. The offer probably will be rejected, he said, throwing the dispute to a presidential fact-finding board, which will have 30 days to make recommendations. Short said the industry “dimply cannot afford” to meet the engineers' demands for a .14 per cent wage boost.* General MacArthur Taken To Hospital NEW YORK (UPD — General of the Army Douglas MacArthur underwent tests for a urological condition in Lenox Hill Hospital today. He entered the hospital Friday for medical observation and study. The general, who celebrated his 80th birthday Tuesday, was reported to have not been feeling well for the last few days. Friends at the birthday party said he appeared ailing. MacArthur was reported to have no specific complaint, but his doctor advised he enter the hospital for a general checkup. A medical bulletin issued by the hospital Friday night said MacArthur was "resting comfortably” after a preliminary examination. The hospital said the “urological condition has not yet been evaluated or diagnosed.” Results of the various tests are not expected to be available until early this afternoon, the bulletin said. MacArthur was visited by his son, Arthur, Friday night. Mrs. MacArthur spent the night at the hospital to be near her husband. The five star general had been feted at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Tuesday night in a birthday celebration attended by former President Hoover and many old com rades-in-ar ms.

The guests recalled MacArthur’s long Army career and his farewell address to Congress in 1951 in which he said: “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” He had been relieved of his command in the Far East by then President Truman for publicly disagreeing with Truman's policies "in the Korean war. Clear Skies Prevail Over Much Os U.S. United Press International f A pall of fog and rain lifted from the eastern half of the nation today, leaving only isolated showers in southern Alabama and northern Florida. Clear skies broke through the gray blanket after two days of disagreeable weather which closed airports, slicked highways, reduced driving visibility to zero and sent a small tornado whistling through Alabama. The twister dipped down ne»F Brookley Air Force Base, toppling seven large trees, breaking windows and twisting television antennaes. Light showers dotted the Southeast Friday night. Most amounts were under an inch except for the 1.8 inches recorded at Augusta, Ga.

LOGANSPORT. Ind (UPD—A gunman who smelled of whisky ■nd called hi« victims by their first nimes held up a branch bank here Friday afternoon and robbed It of nearly $30,000 Authorities said the bandit entered the Eaatgate branch of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank and pulled a snub-nosed revolver on bank manager Charles Kingery. 29. and a teller, Mrs. Rose Miller. 39. Kingery said the bandit entered the front door about 4 p m. e.s.U gave him a cherry greeting, and pulled out the gun. "This Ls a stlckup," the robber said. He then jumped over a small counter, told Mrs Miller to lie on the floor, and ordered Kingery to take all the money from the vault and the cash drawers. The bandit stuffed the money into a pillow case and banished Kingery and Mrs. Miller to a restroom. An audit established the loss at ’ l9 827 - . .. “I know all about you two, the bandit said. “I know you drive a white Thunderbird,” he told Kingery. “I know all about you, too, Rose.” he said to Mrs. Miller. After forcing Kingery and Mrs. Miller into the restroom, the man said, “You stay in there for 10 minutes and don’t come out or my brother will shoot you. If you don t click that lock I'll shoot through the door at you.” It was the first time, police said, that a Logansport bank had ever been robbed. Local police said none of the clerks or customers in adjoining shops saw the bandit escape. Bnt it was believed he drove a over blue 1956 auotmobile which sped away. State and local police immediately set up roadblocks but abandoned them a few hours later. The bandit was described as 35 to 40 years old. 170 pounds, 5 feet, B-inches tall with dark hair, a mustache, and a dark complexion. Police said he was wearing a tan coat and tan trousers. State Trooper Glen Hosier said that he saw a blue and white car speeding out of Logansport shortly before he heard of the holdup. During the blockade of area roads, Lt. Erwin Rhoda, commander of the West Lafayette State Police Post, tried to stop a black car at Buffalo, about 30 miles northwest of Logansport, to question the driver. But Rhoda said

U.S. Plans Wo Nuclear Tests

WASHINGTON _ (UPIL_r-_ The Atomic Energy Commission today virtually ruled out for more than a year any US- nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes. It also indicated this country Will stage no new H-bomb tests at its Pacific proving ground during the remainder of President Eisenhower's term. The commission left open, however, the possibility of underground weapons tests in Nevada this year and of missile warhead tests on the fringes of space. In a 628-page annual report to Congress, the AEC said that in 1959 it continued “Program Plowshare” studies .on peaceful usesof nuclear explosives. This program, like weapons testing, had been held up during the EastWest talks in Geneva on a permanent test ban. Farthest along of all Plowshare proposals apparently is Project Gnome. This is a plan to explode a nuclear device deep in a New Mexican salt bed to determine whether ato m i c-. heat can be stored underground for generation of power. •- r . The site has been picked, about 25 miles southeast of Carlsbad, and- preliminary— surveys have been completed. But. the commission said, “it is estimated that about one year would be required to prepare the site and execute the experiment if a decison were made to proceed.” That decision has not been made, an AEC official told United Press International. There has been no public indication that it

the driver accelerated and drove straight toward him, brushing Rhoda with a headlight as he jumped out of the way. Rhoda said he fired several times at the fleeing car. climbed into his own car and tried to chase it, but it disappeared around a curve and he never sew it again. Henry Neireiter Is Found Dead Al Home Henry Neireiter. M, well known Decatur resident, was found dead about 6 o'clock Friday evening at his home on the Bellmont road, east of Decatur, better known as the "Four Acres." Apparently despondent over ill health, he died of a self - inflicted bullet wound from a .38 caliber revolver in the bedroom of his home. Corpner Elmer Winteregg. Jr., pronounced his death a suicide. Mr. Neireiter had been a motion picture projectionist ever since his graduation from high school, and had been an employe of the Kalver theaters for % the past 34 years. He was born in Hoagland Nov. 28, 1903, a son of Sol and Gloria Bolinger-Neireiter, and was married to Josephine Anderson June 14. 1931. Mr. Neireiter was a member of the First Christian church. Surviving in addition to his wife are a sister, Mrs. Norbert Holman of Fort Wayne, and three nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. Traverse Chandler, former pastor of the First Christian church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Edward Pacha. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services. 1,367 X-Rayed In County This Week Mrs. W. Guy Brown, executive secretary of the Adams county tuberculosis association, reported today that 1,367 persons were given chest X-rays during this week’s visit of the state health board’s mobile X-ray unit in the county.

is imminent. ■ . Under “military application" the commission reported there have been continued “research , and development activities ... with special emphasis on smaller, immediately ready, and more rugged weapons for use in advanced weapons systems.” Other highlights of the AEC report" -—Testing is expected this year in Nevada of an experimental re actor in the Pluto progrm to develop a nuclear ramjet engine for missiles. New reactors are being designed for additional test i in the Rover Project to perfect a nuclear-powered space vehicle. —The Navy now has 37 nuclear submarines and three atomic surface ships “operating, under construction, or authorized.” —Nuclear reactors of all kinds under construction or development as of Sept. 30 will cost about $1,700,000,000 when completed. Civilian power projects account for about $717,200,000 o. this. —U.S. production Os uranium, the raw material of atomic energy, rose 30 per cent in 1959 over 1958. This country continued to be the largest uranium producer in the free world. —The Model C Stellarator, thus country’s biggest and most powerful device for research in taming the H - bomb's reactions for power, will start operating next fall. - ‘ . , ■ —As of Dec. 31, the nation's in- - vestment in atomic energy and facilities was $7,400,000,000.

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