Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 63.

House Group Okays School Help Bill

WASHINGTON <UPD — The Houso Education and Labor Committee approved a compromise m miUJon-dollar school conatrucHost bill today. The vote waa IMI. The bill la a aubatltute for both an tl 100 000 000 school aid bill passed earlier thia year by the Senate and a M,400.00.000 measure approved by the House committee last year Both those bill* contained money for teachers salaries. aa well as school construction The substitute bill, limited to aid for school construction only, was approved by a vote generally following party lines Eighteen Democrats and one Republican. Rep. Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. <N.J.», were reported as voting for the measure at a closed session Nine Republicans and two Democrats, Chairman Graham A. Barden INC.) and

Hope Is Fading For 18 Miners

LOGAN. WVa- <UPI> — Hope virtually ran out today for 18 coal miners trapped seven days in the fire-swept tunnels of Holden No. 22 mine of Island Creek Coal Co. Heroic rescue teams, battling around-the-clock against fumes and debris, met bitter disappointment this morning when they fought their way into two areas where engineers believed the missing men may have barricaded themselves against the fire, heat and killing carbon monoxide. They found no trace of the victims, except four abandoned lunch pails. Labyrinth of Tunnels The rescue Workers then plunged into a labyrinth of tunnels leading off the main haulage wsy"W they are not in the Jhird area, they are strung put dead along the back end of the mine,” state Deputy Mines Director Paul Lingo said as he emerged from the mine. Island Creek Vice President Nick Camicia added: “If they went into the slope area <at the rear of the mine) and stayed there, they could not have lived through the first day. Only 350 feet from the point on the main , haulage way where the rescue teams had turned into side room, a slope starts up to an old entrance 2,000 feet away on the Other side of the mountain. But tne area was worked out years ago and a solid wall blocks the area off. Suffer Second Disappointment Failure to find the trapped men in the area reached this morning was the second bitter disappointment to the rescuers in less than 12 hours. Monday night they battled their way into another section where mining engineers belived the men could have taken refuge. , , _ . J.L. Hamilton, an Island Creek official, admitted: “We don’t feel as confident as we did." fcut he quickly added, “We certainly have not lost hopes, though" Just after midnight, a crew succeeded in clearing gas from the tunnel and a rescue party inched to within 300 feet of the area before lingering fumes overtaxed their gas masks. They withdrew and the second probe was begun immediately.

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Hep Phil M. Undrum <G« >. oppoeed It The bill now goes to the Howie Rule* Committee, which he* hed the committee’s earlier and more expensive bill bottled up since last May However, supporters were confident that the rule* group would clear the new measure since It has been stripped of the controversial teachera’ salaries section. The measure includes features from both a school aid measure backed by House Democratic leaders and the Elsenhower administration's long-range aid plan. It would provide grants to the states of 325 million dollars annually for three years. In the first year, starting July 1. states would not be required to put up matching funds But they would have to furnish equal matching money in the last two years.

District Scouters Plan Scoul-O-Rama All Adams county Boy Scout units are asked to submit their applications for the 1960 Scout-o-ra ma June 10-11 as soon as possible. as booth locations and subjects will be approved April 5. Lyle Cotton, district president, told scouters from Adams, Wells, and Jay counties Monday night. The district meeting was held in the First Methodist church of Bluffton, with eight persons from Adams county attending. Scout-o-Rama Changes Changes will be made in the Scout-o-rama this year so that a limited number of outside exhibits may be held. Dick Heller. Gene Rydell, of Decatur, and Clint Steury, of Berne, were appointed to the Adams county ticket committee to distribute tickets and promote sales for the Scout-o-rama. Cotton reviewed the year's record, and pointed out to the various committees where weaknesses existed. Several of the members suggested that a camporee be held by the district next fall, and Ted Biberstine, of Bluffton, was asked to discuss the matter with R. L. Van Horn, council executive. Bluffton was picked as the site for the 1960 district dinner during the month of November. Everhart Director Steve Everhart, Decatur high school teacher, will be camp director for the 1960 jamboree in Colorado; Ward Mason of Bluffton will serve as sooutmaster, and Bill Spice of Portland will be program director. Ed Bishop, the new executive for south district, a native of Benton Harbor. Mich., and a graduate of Augustana College, was introduced. rfe will go to Schiff training center April 5 for a six-weeks course for new district executives. He and his wife, Kathy, are living in Fort Wayne. Attending the meeting from Adams county were Heller, Rydell, Gene Ziner, Dr. C. William Freeby, Don Norquest, Carl Braun, and Steve Everhart, of Decatur, and Charles Workinger. of Monroe.

Gang Os Mail Thieves Kill Postal Agents

CHICAGO <UP!» — Fe d era I ( agents joined forces with Chicago police today tn seek three men in the (laying* of two postal inapector* The search for the three, who were nabbed by the inspectors in a (earch for mail thieve* and shot their way out, spread into central Illinois- State police at Pontiac, 701 mile* southwest of here. seized I three men and held them for investigation after a chase over country roada. Police believed that the men who killed John McAuliffe. 38. and Benedetto Sptoirri. 42. were employe* or former employes of the I post office. They said the Inspectors, dressed as laborers, had been working on odd jobs around rail-I road freight yards to keep a watch for three men stealing mail ifrom railroad platforms. McAuliffe and Splzzirri were shot to death as they arrested the men for stealing five bags of government mail from a New York Central Railroad loading platform ! about a mile from the Chicago main post office. Captured After Chase Witnesses said the inspectors i frisked their captives after the arrest. but apparently missed the I death weapon The two inspectors were found in the front seat of ! their car with their pistols in their holsters. . TTie three men fleft two of them in another car and the third in a oassing city bus. witnesses said. The three men nabbed by state police were seen by police coming out of a window in a service station at Dwight City, near Pontiac. Thev entered a. car and started along U.S- 66. Police chased them and the* car ran into a ditch. Two of th occupants ran and one remained i the car. State police were called and after a three-hour search got the two who had run. on a farm near Odell. „ __ £ie three gave their names as George Johnson, 23, Peoria; Hem derUn Hanson. 39, Peoria, and Tom Wilson. 8, J Peoria all three had been in Chicago Monday night but the others would (Contlnuea on pak* •*’* ‘ Gary Meyer Injured By Dynamite Cap Twelve-year-old Gary Meyer, fifth grade student at St. Joseph Catholic school, and son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Meyer, of route 4 lost two fingers from his right hand when a dynamite cap with which he was playing exploded in his hand about 5:30 p. m. MonThe youth found three or four dynamite caps lying along the road and brought them home. He and his brother were playing with them on the front porch of the home without telling their parents about finding them, when one suddenly exploded. The boy was taken immediately to the Adams county memorial hospital. The thumb and middle finger were blown qff, and the index and right fingere were severely damaged by the explosion, which also broke several bones in the palm of his right hand, and badly cut up the entire hand. The youteh will be kept in the hospital several days to minimize the chances of infection from the powder burns.

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Decatur. Indiana. Tuesday, March 15, 1960.

International Police Force Urged By U. S. To Save World Peace

Adenauer And Ike Discuss Strategy

WASHINGTON <UPI» - Wert German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer said after a conference with President Eisenhower today that he was satisfied the Western Allies would stand firm on Berlin. Adenauer and the President conferred for nearly two hours, discussing Berlin and strategy for the East-West summit /neeting in May. ; Adenauer told reporters on leaving the White House that he was “highly satisfied'' with this morning’s talks with Eisenhower, Secretary of State Christian A. Herter and other U.S. officials. Adenauer * came here Monday night from Princeton University where he received an honorary degree. Adenauer told his Princeton audience that while the West seeks a solution to global differences it should not be impressed by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s gestures of strength and “even less by his threats." What is at stake in the German question is the freedom of 2.500.000 Berliners, he said. But what is at stake in the overall German picture "is the defense of freedom County Makes Charge For Clearing Lanes Because of the high cost of clearing snow in Adams county, the commissioners decided to charge county residents a minimum fee of $5 for the use of highway department equipment and personnel to clear private lanes. Meeting in their regular weekly session Monday in the offices of county auditor Ed Jaberg, the commissioners accepted the recommendation of Lawrence Noll, highway supervisor. Noll had listed a cost of more than $1,500 for clearing away four inches of sonw two weeks agoo. Since that time, more snow has fallen, and increased the cost. Commissioner Loren Heller, speaking for the commissioners, said that the highway crews would not attempt to clear any private lanes until the county roads were opened. Heller pointed to the bad feelings created by having some lanes opened, while others are still closed, as one reason for the resolution. The commissioners added that they are not soliciting business, but since the individuals have come to them requesting this service, they -feel that > a charge should be made. Under law, commissioner Stanley Arnold pointed out, the highway crews can not enter private lanes to do such work. The equipment, however, can be leased, and this is the reason for the assessment. Commissioner Hugo Boerger said that the cost assessed the| individual will depend entirely on the length of the lane, and amount pf time spent on the job. During the recent storms, many of the lane openings were of an emergency nature, he added. But, these emergency calls will be charged, nonetheless. —- Alva Lawson, local plumber, inspected a leaky drain in the courthouse coal room, advising the commissioners to have a sump pump installed to alleviate the cause of overflow water. Lawson Takes Job - Lawson will do the job after the commissioners discussed several possibilities concerning how to correct the situation. Three’ ditch allocations were allowed from the ditch improvement fund with the Calvin Coppess, et al, drain in Washington and Monroe township topping the list at $992.81. The Jacob S. Roth ditch in Monroe township, will receive $385 from the fund, and the Dehner-Lehrman-Shackley ditch in Union township, will receive S3OO from the fund.

everywhere.” Adenauer, en route to Japan to make a state visit, was reported anxious to caution Eisenhower against any retreat on West Berlin that could be interpreted as a surrender to the Russians. The President generally has seen eye-to-eye with the 84-year-old chancellor on the German issue'and was believed ready to reassure him that no one-sided concessions would be made to Russia. .aht d Eisenhower has pledged that the United States will take no stand on Berlin against the wishes of the West German people. In that light, Adenauer's views take on extra' importance in formation of U.S. policy. Arrest Driver After School Bus Struck A Decatur driver was arrested a reckless driving, charge thia Warning after a collision with a Union township school bus on U.S. 224. about four miles east of Decatur. No one was injured. Richard Paul Shell, 29, of route 5. Decatur, will appear at a later date in a local court to answer the charges filed by the state police. Shell was the driver of the car that rammed into the rear of the loaded school bus at 7:55 a.m. The sheriff’s department showed the condition of the area at the time as foggy, while froost was noted on the driver’s windshield. Herbert Fred Wingman, 52. of route 5, Decatur, the school bus driver, said that he had just picked up a couple of pupils in front of the Don Heiman residence, and was starting to pull away, when the Shell car struck the rear of the bus. Damages to the school bus was listed at S4O. while the car driven by Shell sustained about $135 in damages. Sheriff’s department and state police investigated the mishap.

Employment Up V 2 Million

WASHINGTON (UPD — The number of Americans holding jobs last month increased to a February record of 64,520,000 while unemployment dipped slightly below four million the government announced today. Employment jumped by an even 500,000 to reach a new monthly peak more than one million above the previous Fe bruary high reached in 1957. Reversing the .usual February trend, unemployment declined by 218,000 to 3.931.000 last month. The gain in employment exceeded the drop in joblessness because many newcomers entered the labor force in February. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchel, announcing the new figures, said the nation's job picture showed continued improvement last month. The decline In unemployment pushed the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 4.8 per cent—the lowest figure since October, 1957, before the 1957-1958 recession began. ijJ It was the first time, except for May., 1959, that_tliis key figure has been below 5 per cent since the pre-recession days. Dr. Seymour L Woifbein, Labor Department manpower expert, said the employment picture

Weather Moderates Slightly In State United Pres* International Nearly half of Indiana was re--1 moved from snow forecast* today. ■ and winter's latest storm wa* delayed for tiy remainder. Noon forecast* were revised to delete snow from the northeastern. central and east central Indiana zone predictions. For those areas, it will simply be cloudy. Southwestern and southeastern Indiana, however, were still given a "chance” of light snow • or . freezing drizzle tonight, and the I entire western half of the state faced the further "likelihood” of I snow late Wednesday or Wednes- ; day night. There was no hint of the total 1 accumulation of snow expected. | Meanwhile, temperatures moderated slightly over the southern half of Hoosierland. Forecasters said the snow probably would not be nearly so deep as the 4 to 6 inches previously indicated for the Evansville area, which had a 13-inch storm last week with nine inches still remaining on the ground this morning Vi The snow originally was due in Indiana Monday night and today Heavy snow warnings were issued for the southwestern area. These were deleted this morning but they remained in effect for southern Illinois and parts of Kentucky and Tennessee. The ..mercury dropped near zero again during the night. But the lows generally were warmer than most recent March days. Although it touched 5 above zero at Goshen, the lowest reading elsewhere was 11 at South Bend. Fort Wayne and Lafayette recorded 16, but Indianapolis’ 22 was the warmest overnight low since Feb. 25, and Evansville had 30. The mercury was in the 30s throughout the state Monday for the first time in a long while, ranging from 31 at South Bend to 37 at Evansville. At Indianapolis, the 32 high marked the first time since Feb. 24 that the temperature had climbed as high as freezing Highs today will range from 30 to 35, lows tonight from 12 to 28, and highs Wednesday .from the low to mid 30s. The outlook for Thursday was rain or snow south and little temperature change. J

1 should brighten further this spring. He said unemployment should drop to about 3,350,000 in the next few months if the usual seasonal patterns prevail. . 1 The improvement, he said, reflects the general prosperity in the entire economy. 1 The report showed some dark spots, however. , Long term unemployment —ls weeks or more out of work—remained steady at 965,000 from , January to February. This is 500,000 less than last February but 350,000 above the corresponding figure in 1957. The factory work week dropped ; sharply by 24 minutes to 39.9 t hours last month, reversing a sharply rising trend which began t last November This reflected a - slow-down in auto and related inr dustries which had been operating - at high rates since the end of the 1 steel StrikeWeekly .earnings of the average t factory worker fell by $1.32 duri ing the month to $90.97 a week in » February. This was an outgrowth of the shorter work week and a - small decline in hourly earnings , because of reduced overtime » work.

GENEVA <UPD — The United States called today for establishment of an international police force within the United Nations framework to preserve world peace after national arms and armies are slashed. Frederick M Eaton. U 8 delegation chief, made the proposal at the opening session of a 10-nation disarmament conference. The controlled Soviet press rejected as "dim" and "incompre-| hcMiblc" a bold, cheat-proof arms plan offered by five Western nations. The American proposal* was designed to supplement this threestage Western disarmament plan, presented earlier. "There must come into being, as national armaments diminish, an international force within the framework of the United Nations to preserve the peace," Eaton said He said it must be “a force to ensure that the seeds of conflict do not mature to the point where small nations less endowed with the elements of national power, or even large nations, would be threatened by a more powerful and more highly organized state. A joint Western plan for progressive, controlled arms and forces cuts was handed to the Soviet bloc just before the start of the first East-West conference on general disarmament in nearly three yftrs. The program called for gradual scrapping not only of national armies and conventional weapons but also of outer space satellites, nuclear-rockets and other terrifying modern means of mass destruction. It set no time limit on this. , , It countered the Soviet plan for complete worldwide disarmament within four years. The West has criticized this as unrealistically rapid and lacking in necessary step-by-step controls. The urgency of making the conference succeed where others have failed was keynoted by French disarmament expert Jules M He said the alternative to EastWest agreement was the threat of what he called the absolute weapon —a satellite with a nuclear warhead "hanging over our heads like thousands of swords of Dam- ° Five nations from each side comprise the conference, gmng the Communists for the first time the "parity" they have demanded in disarmament negotiations. For the West it is the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Canada; for the East the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania and BulgariaINDIANA WEATHER Fair northeast, mostly cloudy southwest tMs afternoon. Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. chance of light snow or freezing drizzle extreme south tonight and snow likely west portion* late Wednesday or Wednesday night. Not much temperature change. Low tonight 10 to 20 northeast. 20 to 30 southwest. High Wednesday 28 to 35. Sunset today 6:52 a.m. c.d.t. Sunrise Wednesday 6:55 a.m. c.d.t. Outlook for Thursday: Mostly cloudy, no important temperature eh a ages. Lows 15 to 25. Highs 28 to 35.

cCenlen Wleditation (By'Rev. Edward Pacha, First Christian Church)— “Paviors” ; (Mark 1:1-8) "Paviors” is an old English word meaning one who ves the road or paves the way. In our scripture we find John the Hapt road is a pretty common thing. We glide across th travpi our cars, and the only time we think of the P upon is when they are a bit too bumpy. Let s think atxnit them for a moment, however. When the Pavement the wewsdid ,h "*J°S7 d H £dTS'"!® °< our ,.“ VeS i„T h lS-u'hfito that tend to throw us*off balance? Before we travel on, lets level our road of life. Let’s see that-there is a firm foundation in Chitst Jesus. We can, you know. He conquered death and lives for just that purpose; that we might have a firm foundation in the roads of our lives. '

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School Choir, BandEntertain Lions The Deeatur high school choir and band entertained members, wives, and guests of the Decatur Lions club Monday nigh! with JO selections from their repertoire of musical numbers. Roger Gentis. president of the Lions dub. said this morning. The choir, directed by Miss Helen Haubold and accompanied by Miss Eleanor Miller, presented four numbers: sections from The Music Man," “Glory. Honor and Wisdom.” “Roots and Leaves.” and "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair.” The band, directed by Clint Reed, then presented "Forgotten Dreams.” "Etude in Boogie." (featuring Kay Wynn at the piano*, "Syncopated Clock." and "Trumpeters Holiday." (featuring Jack Dailey on the trumpet.) As a grand finale, the choir and band presented two numbers together under student directors. The number “To Music” was directed by Miss Kay Wynn, and “George Brown’s Fiddle,” a parody on "John Brown's Body.” was directed by Jack Dailey. W. Guy Brown, superintendent of schools, and the members of the school board, John G. Heller, Dr. James Burk, and Herb Banning, and their wives, were guests of the Lions club. The meeting started with the pledge of allegiance to the flag, led by Roger Landrum, a member of Boy Scout troop 62. Milton Spence and -his wife were introduced as new members of the group. Following the meeting refreshments were served to the band and chorus, and members of the club and their wives vflsiteji with the students.' Advertising Index Advertiser Page A&P Tea Co 3 Arnold Lumber Co., Inc 2 American Legion —- 6 Ashbauchers’ Tin Shop —— 2 Beavers Oil Service, Inc. 2 Burk Elevator Co 5 Butler Garage, Inc. - 5 Bower Jewelry Store ----- 3 Bowers Hardware Inc. 2 Budget Loans ® Boardman Sewing Machine Shop 3 Decatur Ready-Mix Corp. 2 Ehinger’s “Boston Store" - 3 Fasteeth 4 Ford - - i — ® Haugks -- 4 Habegger Hardware 2 Kocher Lumber & Coal Co. 2 Kent Realty & Auction Co. 5 Kohne Drug Store 4. 5 Kohne Window & Awning Co. ... 2 Maico Hearing Service 6 Music I.oyalty Club * Phil Neuenschwander, auctioneer 5 Petrie Oil Co. — ----- 2 Rash Insurance Agency - 2 L. Smith Insurance Agency. Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co. - 3 - 3 Shaffer's Restaurant ----- 6 Stop Back News Stand ----- ’ Teeple - 3 Uhrick Bros — — 4 Yost Gravel-Readymix, Inc. —- z Zion Lutheran Church -. 3 Willshire American Legion ----- 4