Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 68.

Plane With U.S. Marks ; Shot Down Over Cuba; Two Americans Captured

HAVANA CUPIL— A light piano with U. S marktagb was shot down today by Cuban revolutionary troopa near Matanzas and It* American pilot and co-pilot captured. A Cuban army officer said the plane came from Florida. The pilot was identified as Leonard Howard, of Miami. 19was wounded in the leg. His copilot refused to identify himself, telling his captors: "First I want to talk to Fidel Castro." The plane . was shot down around 7 a m. while apparently on a mission to smuggle out Cubans classified by the revolutionary government as "war criminals." Four Cubans Including a former police official and an army officer were captured near where the plan came down. The plane was attempting to land on Cuba's northern coastal highway known as “La Via Blanca" when shot down. It crash - landed in a field near La Carbonera, about 12 miles from Matanzas. Matanzas. capital of the province of the same name, is about 50 miles east of Havana. Howard was given first aid treatment for his wound before being taken with the others to 4th Regiment headquarters at Matanzas for questioning. The co-pilot, in addition to his request to talk to Premier Castro, asked also to see Castro's personal secretary. Dr. Juan Orta, and a Captain Guerra of the rebel army. His request raised speculation that he may have been acting as an agent for the Castro regime to foil the escape. Maj. Universe Sanchez, who commanded the troops in the operation, said the plane came from Florida. The plane was a red-and-white Piper Comanche. The other persons arrested were identified as Lazaro Damaso Montesinos, a police major during the Batista regime; Gladys Montesinos, believed to be his daughter: her husband, former Maj. — Santiago Rodriguez and Miguel Sanches. All were taken to Matanzas under armed guard. The plane carried the registration “M 6137 P" and sources here said ti apparently had been rentAdvertising Index Advertiser Page A & P Tea Co., Inc « Adams Theatre 3 Beavers Oil Service, Inc •> Bower Jewelry Store —- * Burk Elevator Co 3 Butler Garage, Inc 5 Budget Loans ------ - ® Burke Insurance Service b Cowens Insurance Agency 4 Ehinger’s "Boston Store” ——— 3 Holthouse Drug Co — 2. 3, 4 Haugks -, Pauline Haugk Real Estate 5 Indiana Motor Truck Ass'n., Ihc 2 Klenks — * Merl Knittie, Auctioneer 5 Moose - ® Myers Cleaners — ‘ Maico Hearing Service 2 N.I.P.S. Co. 2 Old American Insurance Co —— 2 Petrie Oil Co ® Schafers — — 3 » ” L. Smith Insurance Agency --.-5 Smith Drug Co - -—-, 2. 3, 4 Shaffer’s Restaurant 3 Teeple ----- 5

X (Bv Rev Benj. G. Thofnas, Bethany Evangelical United Brethren) “IN-AS-MUCH” Matthew ’ ' f You clothed me ............ You clothed me not. You visited me ....... You visited me not You welcomed me You welcomed me Do *- Come, inherit the kingdom. Depart into eternal fire „ How easily I classify myself a “sheep thaaa . g °7 al . But .read again the whole passage, Matt .25:31-46. Doi reca times when I was “too busy” to minister in His name. Or sought to avoid contact with someone, because he'did not belong to my group?” Or I did not wish to leave my warm comfortable house and go into the cold? . ... . “In-as-much as you did it not unto one of these, you did it not unto me.” . ■ • . ■ - "Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner.

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•d from Autofligh* Miami. Witnesses »«id the plane showed numI crous bullet holes. The incident followed accusation* Sunday night by President Osvaldo Dorticos against the I United States of "undeniable sabotage" and "criminal aerial attacks" against Cuba. It marked the first time a high Cuban government official had lodged such charges directly against the United Slates in public. The bitter onslaught, aired over i television and radio, came less (than seven hours after U.S. Ambassador Philip Bonsai returned ' from Washington to try to salvage i steadily worsening relations be- | tween the United States and Cuba Earlier Sunday leftwing extremist Ernesto (Che* Guevara, head of Cuba's National Bank, lashed : out at U.S. economic policies and vowed that all American business "monopolies" soon would be oust--led from Cuba soil. Guevara, one of Castro’s closest advisers, staunchly defended Cuba’s recent trade pact with the Soviet Union "Cuba's great friend is Russia,” he said. The new denunciations darkened hopes that Bonsai, who left Cuba Jan. 23 at the start of Castro's anti-U.S. campaign, could achieve his mission of preventing an outright diplomatic break between the two governments. In New York, just before his departure, Bonsai made it dear the U.S State Department had no idea of “appeasement” toward the Castro regime. No member of the Cuban foreign office was on hand to greet the ambassador, but a crowd of about 400 persons welcomed the emissary warmly. New City Directory Is Delivered Today The 1959 Polk city directory was delivered today, listing the names and addresses of all the adults in the city, the names of the residents by street number, the names of the residents by telephone numbers, and the names of the taxpayers of the county. The yellow and maroon book contains 114 pages of names of Decatur families this year, compared with 97 pages in 1957. The directory is issued every two years. A library of city directories is maintained at the Chamber of Commerce office for those interested in the same information for other cities.

Reduce Speed For Electra Airliners

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The government has put a strict speed limit on Electra airliners pending completion of an investigation into the Tell City, Ind-, crash, in which 63 persons were killed. i The action Sunday night by the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) was endorsed by Lockheed Aircraft. manufacturer of the fourengine, turbo-prop plane which is used by four major airlines. FAA Administrator E. R. Quesada, in a “safety precautionary measure,” ordered Electra pilots to limit their speed to 275 knots (about 315 miles per hour) at or

DISARMAMENT SESSlON—Frederick M. Eaton, glasses in hand, head of the U. S. disarmament team, listens to talks m Geneva.

Police Fire On Africa Rioters

VEREENIGING, South Africa (UPJ) Police opened fire today on a crowd of stone - throwing Africans protesting a government law requiring them to carry identification passes. Many Africans. some of them women, were killed. This correspondent personally counted 34 bodies, including those of eight women. There was no way to estimate the number of wounded. “I don’t know yet how many we shot,” said the police commander in the nearby African township of Sharpville where the shooting took place Other officials refused to give detailed figures of the casualties. This correspondent was ordered to leave the location immediately. Corpses still littered the ground near the Sharpville police station at the time. The Sharpville riot was the most serious of a group of incidents which broke out today in a cluster

below 15,000 feet, and slightly less at higher attitudes. They normally cruise at about 415 miles per hour. Two Accidents Similar The FAA linked the investigation of the Northwest Airlines tragedy at Tell City last Thursday with its inquiry into a Branift Airlines Electra crash at Buffalo, Tex., Sept. 29 in which 34 persons perished. It said there appeared to be sufficient similarity between the two accidents to justify restrictions on all Electra flights “pending further investigation.” This was the first major action taken by the government since 1948 when the Civil Aeronautics Board grounded the twin-engined Martin 202 after one operated by Northwest lost a wing in a thunderstorm near Winona, Minn., killing all 37 aboard. Developed Metal Fatigue The CAB found that a wing flange on the plane developed metal fatigue quickly because of its design and ordered all Martin 202’s grounded until a new and improved flange was installed. Two other previous actions involved the grounding of Constellations in 1948 to correct a faulty metal electrical conductor and the grounding of DC-6B’s in 1®47 to correct a misplaced air intake: The action Indicated that FAA investigators suspect clear weather turbulance (severe up or down drafts) caused the in-air disintegration of bdth planes-

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of locations about 40 miles south of Johannesburg. The riots came in the wake of demonstrations called by the Pancampaign against laws requiring African Congress at the start of a Africans to carry detailed passes at all times. Other incidents and demonstrations were reported in Capetown, at the African township of Bophelong and its city of Vanderbijl Park, at Everton and at Orlando. The Sharpville riot broke out about 1 p.m. when shouting, stonethrowing African? completely surrounded the township police station. Police opened fire “It all started when hordes of natives surrounded the police station,” Colonel Piernaar, the police commander, said. “My car was struck by a stone. If they do these things, they must learn their lesson the hard way.” The air was filled with the wailing cries of women who had found their menfolk among the dead. Ambulances carried away the dead and wounded. An African Salvation Army officer broke down in tears, sobbing when he saw one body: “It’s my brother.” After the shooting, heavily armed police moved cautiously among the crowd looking for weapons. A constable spotted a hatchet in the hand of one African standing next to this correspondent. Then he told me: “For your own sake, leave this place. It’s very dangerous ” Africans in the crowd milling around the corpses on the ground dotted with pools of blood charged that the shooting was entirely unprovoked. “They (the police) came here to kill us and that’s what they did,” one said. A constant stream of ambulances brought the injured to Vereeniging Hospital. One hospital official said he did not know how many injured had been brought in. but he said it was "well over 60.” After the incident, Sharpville and the township of Bophelong were sealed off by armored cars and armed civilians and police. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, not so cold central and north tonight. Tuesday mostly cloudy, turning colder with brief snow flurries extreme north in morning and central portion afternoon or evening. Low tonight 18 to 26. High Tuesday 30s north to 35 to 42 south. Sunset today 6:58 p. m. c.d.t. Sunrise Tuesday 6:46 a. m. c.d.t. Outlook for Wednesday: Considerable cloudiness, below normal temperatures, snow flurries likely. Lows 15 to 27. Highs in the 30s.

Panel Os Americans | At Rotary Thursday Four college student* and a faclulty member from Purdue univerlaity comprising a group known as I "Panel of Americans" will present I the ladies' night program for the Rotary club at 6 15 o'clock Thursday evening at the Youth and ComI munity Center. The panel will consist of a Jew. a Catholic, a Negro and a Protestant. It will present a frank and open discussion of American society among students who have I learned that differences are imi portant and can be discussed ini telligently. The purpose of the I group, which is sponsored by the student religious council, is to develop mutual respect and under--1 standing among people of diverse ! racial, religious and cultural back- ! grounds. Altogether approximately 30 students and seven moderators participate in the panel program which made 75 different appearances during the past school year. lln recent years they have made | presentations to groups at Ohio | State University, University of i Minnesota. Wabash College. Ball State Teachers College and Northi western University, in addition to [many high-schools, churches, labor unions and service'clubs. I The panel coming Ao Decatur will be led by William Stielstra, assistant dean of men as moderator. Other members are Eunice Piet, a Catholic, a sophomore in pharmacy; Lynn Hirschman, Jewish, freshman in the school of education; Bettsy Ryan, Protestant, or-Jill Lewis, Protestant, juniors in sociology; Malone Zimmerman, Negro, civil engineering or Golden Richmond, Negro, junior in sociology. Seventeen colleges in America are . now sponsoring the Panel of Americans which originated ■ at the University of California in 1942. One of the most interesting features of the presentation comes from audience participation in sincere and constructive discussion and the students welcome questions of all kinds.

Final Season Concert In Decatur Tonight The final concert of the 1959-60 season of the Adams County Civic Music Association will be presented at 8 o’clock this evening at the Decatur high school gymnasiumauditorium. The Indianapolis symphony orchestra, whose appearances have highlighted previous seasons, will present tonight’s final concert. Renewal slips for memberships for the next season will be available tonight for those members who failed to receive them earlier. Sister Os Decatur «■> - - | ' a Man Dies Sunday Mrs. Alta Rose. 68. of Bluffton, a sister of Lloyd Cowens of Decatur, died at 4:55 a. m. Sunday at the Clinic hospital in Bluffton following a serious illness of eight weeks. Mrs? Rose was a native of Adame county, having been born the daughter of John W 7 . and Amyrilla Souers July 18, 1891. She whs married to Earl Rose at Linn Grove August 27, 1908. Mr. Rose preceded her in death June 2, 1943. At the time of her death Mrs. Rose lived at 1014 W. Wabash street in Bluffton. One son, Lloyd E. Rose, _ of Bluffton survives. Two brothers. Lloyd, of Decatur, and W. F. Cowens of Bluffton, also survive. Friends may call at the Thoma funeral home In Bluffton after noon today. Services will be held at the funeral home at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday. the Rev. Alton Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Alberson cemetery east of Petroleum. ~

Sen. Kennedy Enters Indiana Primary Today INDIANAPOLIS <UPI) — Sen ! John F. Kennedy flew to tndlM* today to enter the presidential preference primary and ran smack Into a delegation of dem-| oo*t raters challenging him to a | debate on the rrligtou* issue. Kennedy, a Roman Catholic. i walked past a group in the Stale-1 bouse lobbv whose k-adera Identified themselves a« members of the "Baptist Evangelization Sod-’ cty," and officially filed hi* dec-1 llaration of candidacy about 9:39 lam. • The group challenged Kennedy | Ito debate on the subject. "ReM>vcd that a Roman Catholic I president cannot impartially defend the constitution and advance the true welfare of the United State* while remaining true to hl* i religion ” A man who Identified himself as Dr Hendon M. Harris Jr.. Bloomington, and said be was a founder of the »ociety, said the group included minister* and layI men. • • , "If Kennedy has the moral 1 courage of his book (Profiles in Courage), he will accept our dare." Harris said. Kennedy accepted a leaflet I handed him by one of the demonstrators. He smiled and walked on ■ down the lobby. Moat Were Ministers Harris said most of the demon- ! strators, estimated to number anywhere from 20 to 100, were I “Baptist ministers.” But representatives of the Indiana Baptist Coni vention. an organization made up I of most "regular” members of the I denomination, said none of their members were in the group. Kennedy walked past the d«nI onstratofs and entered the ofice iof Secretary of State John R. Walsh, where he filed his petition ‘formally entering the primary. Rev Greg Dixon, pastor of the Indianapolis Baptist Temple, said the group held an all-night .prayer meeting at his chusLlk. He said they represented 25,000 members of the “Indiana Bible Baptist Fellowship,” a group not affiliatea wih either the American Baptist Convention of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dixon said the demonstrators came from all around the state, including Evansville and South Bend. •» At a breakfast for Democratic women in the hotel where Kennedy's Indiana headquarters is located, the senator again challenged all the Democratic presidential aspirants to ’enter the Indiana primary. Entry Is Colorful Kennedy said this is important because Vice President Richard M. Nixon has entered the Republican primary and “we should demonstrate that Indiana is going Democratic” Kennedy’s entry was flamboyant and colorful. The demonstrators at a news conference later repeated their challenge. When Kennedy was asked about accepting it, he asked* “Why didn’t you issue this chailege when I joined the United Naw-” A crowd of several hundred persons applauded vigorously. Kennedy previously had said: “These demonstrators are entitled to their views. I believe in the United States Constitution and in freedom of speech. I also believe in the First Amendment which provides for the separation of the church and the state. I aslo believe in Article Six, which

U.S. Studying Russian Plan

WASHINGTON <UPD — The White House said today a new Soviet proposal for bann in g nuclear tests is “under serious consideration.” ; _ The statement was issued after President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Christian A- Herter conferred on the Russian proposal for an unlimited test moratorium. White House News Secretary James C. Hagerty told reporters: “Many people in the government are taking a very cardful look at !t The President _ conferred by telephone at least two times during the weekend with Herter on the Soviet plan, Hagerty said. Eisenhower spent the weekend at Camp David and returned this morning for the meeting with Herter. The Russians announced they favor a moratorium on all explosions, including the smallest which are hardest to detect and suggested joint efforts to find ways to

Monroe Over Quota In Red Cross Drive

The town «f Mrmroa went •vrfl the top In ft* annual Red Crn»*| fund drive, raising 913 T 913-351 over Ita goal, Otto 1 M»nr<>e chairmao, reported today. | Homer Winteregg and Silvan Aprungvr, county 00-ehalrmen Ml the drier, pralaed all of tha worker* In Monroe tor their fin* effort. | Preble. Plmeant MUI*. Monmouth.: Geneva and Linn Gorva are the other town* to the drive, and their reports are expected shortly. Decatur and Berne met their quota* through the community fund drive. French townahlp ha* it* job half completed. Winteregg Mid. with 12 of the 24 section* reporting. The people of French township have! given 9120 50 towards their goal of (200. Preble township is next tn reporting. with 1139 25 raised toward* Its goal of 5230. French Township Reporting from French township this time were two 100% sections. s I Teddy Kipfer of section 9 reporting 57. and Kenneth Isch of *ectton 24 i reporting 96 Other French section ( reports were: Chester Tsch. section 27. 914: Sam Gerber, section 3, I 98; Ervtn Tsch. section 15, 911: ' Elmer Moser, section 35. 914: Carl H Flcchter, section 14. 9T9: Merlin Steiner, section 36. 99: Lewellyn Lehman, section 34. 92; Raymond Moser, section 26. 914; Rale Rich, section 25. 96. Preble township reported as follow*: Arnold Erxleben. section 3. 915. 100%: M. F. Gallmeycr, section 12. 915. 100%: G. D. Koenemann, section 35. 917 50. Mrs. Robert Franklin collected 912 In section 36 of Root township. In Union township Wilbert Thieme collected 99 in section 30. and Tzirenz Thieme collected 96 in section 19. In Kirkland township Pau! Arnold .collected 912 in section 11. WashfngtQlLtownship reports included 912.50 from section 13 collected by Mr*. Arthur Braun, and 96 50 collected in section 15 by Mrs. Gerald Strickler. Monroe Report Hugh Tate, collecting at Adams Central, reported 100% participation with 934 collected; other reports fro mthe town of Monroe,

Local Man's Mother Dies At Fort Wayne Mrs. Loretta Judt, 74, 2223 Andrew street. Fort Wayne, mother of Robert Judt of Decatur, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Joseph's hospital. Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient one day. Mrs. Judt. a native of Hoagland, had lived in Fort Wayne 50 years. She was a member of the Neighbors lodge. Surviving in addition to the son are three daughters, Mrs. Noble Schell of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Alfred Geist of Walkerton, and Miss Elizabeth Judt. at home; two sisters. Mrs. Ida Bueker and Mrs. Dora McLaughlin, both of Fort Wayne; a brother. Delmar Ulrey of Waynedale; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Klaehn funeral home, the Rev. J. Luther Seng officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. — 11 "■ t says there shall be no religious test for qualification for public office."

detect all underground testa. Hagerty said the Soviet proposal came up at a meeting between Eisenhower, Herter, and Livingston Merchant, deputy undersecretary of state for politic*! affairs. Asked if the President and Herter were encouraged by the latest Russian move, Hagerty refused to go beyond his statement that the proposal was being studied seriously by the United States. Hagerty’s comments were the first White House reaction to the Russian proposal mad&at Geneva. State Department officials were reported to be anxious for more information on the formulaRoy Rubottom, assistant secretary of state for Latin American affairs and Army Secretary Wilbur Brucker also conferred with the Pesident on matters involving the Panama Canal Zone. Hagerty refused to elaborate on what specific subjects they discussed.

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through the town chairmen. «MNN Phyllis Reinhart. 13: Mr*. Ver lin (lyyrg, Sl* *0; Mm H«nT Wintry egg. It* M»; Mr*. tinoi - Shwof. Mj Otto I x«nK>nbergvr. *3*. With k-»* than week* rm matnlng in th* Red Crm* food drive campaign, *l*o9 IS remain* to b* collected. Wintered* and Sprungcr rtrommd. They every aolfoitor W malto * gpeclal effort In the retn lining accthM. ■ad Crew Pwrpaan In this year afoon, Rad Crow clasae* will teach more than 2<*t women in all part* of the county home nursing, care of the rick and injured, first aid. and other yahaable courses. The Red Croat trains swimming Inrtrtictor*. and sponsors classes so that everyone wfll know how to swim. In addition, the Red Croa* maintains the blood bank program, which keep* blood on h*nd at the local hospital for use during any emergency. Emergency aid for disasters I* dispatched immediately when floods, typhon**, hurricanes, tornadoes, or earthquakes strike. In every part of the United States, the American Red Cross Is ready for disasters because everyone contributes through their own county organization. "Good things happen when you give to the Red Cross,” Winteregg and Sprunger added. Appraisers Named On County Garage The Adams county commissioners togay approved the appointment of three appraisers to place a new valuation on the old county highway garage at First and Jackson streets. This will be the second attempt to sell the land. The sale is set for April 30. Last summer, the property was put on the auction block with other county property but failed to bring the appraised value. General opinion at that time was that the appraisal was too high for the actual value of the building and property. The commissioners said this morning that Decatur auctioneers, Ned Johnson and Charles Kent, will conduct the auction sale. Kenneth Beer, of route 2, Berne, Phil Sauer, of Decatur, and Curtis Hill, of Decatur, will be the appraisers. They will report next week to be sworn in and to conduct the appraisal. Each commissioners selected one man for the task. . Legal advertisements mtist be run four times bpfore the sale can be conducted, thus the wait until April 30. The first legal will run as quickly as minor arrangements can be straightened out by the commissioners.

Five Girls Entered In Geneva Contest Girls from five different high schools have already entered the contest to select “Girl of the Limberlost 1960’’ which is being held in conjunction with the Geneva Lions club’s annual Limberlost land party being held in Geneva, Friday evening. Miss Winifred Rafert, a junior, will represent Monmouth. For her talent demonstration she will present a vocal solo. Miss Pat Uptgraft, a junior, will represent Petroleum high school. For her talent, demonstration she will play the flute. Miss Linda Rigby, a senior, will represent Poling high school. Her talent demonstration will be a twirling act. Miss Martha Brewster, a senior, will represent Hartford Center high school. For her talent demonstration she will present a reading. . Miss Janice Yoder, a junior, will represent the Geneva-Wabash high school. For her talent demonstration she will present a vocal solo. Additional entries for the contest are expected to be received this week. Because of the unfavorable weather that has hampered school activities during the month of March the Geneva Lions club will accept entries for Girl of the Limberlost contest up to Wednesday evening. No school can have more than one representative in the contest and no girl can enter without the official approval of her school either direcfly or through one of its recognized organizatioons. J. —■_ „ . Jim Luck, public relations director of radio station WOWO, Fprt Wayne, who conducts the program Spotlight on Schools, will serve as master pf ceremonies for the 1960 party.