Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. >3.

Senate Defeats Major Southern Attempt To Outlaw Key Provision

WASHINGTON <UP!> — The Senate defeated today a major southern attempt to knock out of the civil right* bill the key pn> vision setting up federal referees to protect Negro voters. The vote was 73-18. Rejected was an amendment by Sen. Alien J. Ellender (IM*-)- It suffered the same fate as ■ P rrv . out series of amendments offered by Southerners and liberals to change the bill as It now Despite the tabling of the Ellender amendment, there was a growing possibility the ,_”?*[** provision might be modified because of objections raised by Sen Richard B. Russell <DGa.), leader of the southern bloc. Supporters of middle-of-the-road legislation who have taken command in the Senate fight conceded that Russell’s arguments had merit and some modification might speed final passage of the legislation. . ■sri-m Demands Carrectiaa Russell said the disputed section as passed by the House would -discriminate againrt wMta voters" because they could not register as late as some NegroesHe called the provision monstrous" and said it demands correction.. He told newsmen be thought his plea would “appeal to the- sense of fairness of the Senate if they understand it”

Republican Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois told newsman he talked with Justice Department officials about the Russell proposal and expected ah opinion later in the day. If adopted. Dirksen said, a modification “would take the steam out of the debate” and expedite final action on the bill. Dirksefi said he felt Russell s

New Insurance Plan For Aged

WASHINGTON (UPI> — Seven GOP senators introduced a new voluntary public-private health insurance plan for the aged today, tailored to meet tat least some of President Eisenhower’s objections to a Democratic proposal. Sen. Jacob K. Javits introduced the bill on behalf of himself and Sens. John Sherman Cooper (Ky.), Hugh Scott <Pa J, George D. Aiken (Vt.), Clifford P. Case (N.J.), Hiram L. Fong (Hawaii) and Winston Prouty <Vt.). In a statement explaining the proposal. Javits said it would provide up to SIO,OOO in health care Insurance to a subscriber fox a maximum premium cost of The GOP plan, to operate under existing private or specially setup state agencies, would cost subscribers from 50 cents to sl3 a month depending on the individual's income. Any difference between a subscriber’s share and the total cost would be shared by the state and the federal governments. The federal share would be based on a formula and would range from 75 per cent to 33 1-3 per cent. Javits said that assuming 70 per cent of those eligible would join the plan, the average annual cost to the federal government would be about 480 milltondollars; the cost to the states, 640 million dollars, and to the subscribers, 400 million dollars. The White House and GOP leaders in Congress oppose a Democratic plan which would extend social security benefits into the new field of health care for those over 65INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair with no important temperature changes tonight and Friday. Low tonight 30s north to 3$ to 46 sooth. High Friday in the sto ~ north, low 60s south. Sunset today 7:15 p.n». c.d.t Sunrise Friday 6:18 a.m. c4.t Outlook for Saturday: Fair with no important temperature changes. Lows Friday night S 3 to 40. . Highs Saturday upper 50s north to mid 60s south.

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request was “an honest one" and not a "dilatory tactic." Cites Diacrtattealton • The disputed section would require a judge to issue an order authorizing a Negro apgUeant to vote "provisionally" if his registration application had berei filed 20 days or more before an election. If the application was filed less than 20 days before an election, the judge could issue such an order at his discretion. In either case, the provisional votes would be impounded pendtog a final decision on the application Russell and other Southerners said voters in all states must be registered at least 30 days to advance of an election to qualify to vote New Castle Man Is Candidate For Judge NEW CASTLE, Ind. <UPI) — Henry County prosecuting attorney Dwight S. Beckner today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Indiana Appellate Court judge. Beckner served as deputy Indiana attorney general from 1848-53 and is in his second year as county prosecutor. Safe Emergency Landing By Liner. CHICAGO (UPI) — A jet airliner with 62 persons aboard lost part of Its braking system on a flight from San Francisco to Chicago but made a safe emergency landing at O’Heare International airport at 6:30 a m. c.s.t. today.

St. Mary's River Is Continuing To Drop St. Mary’s river continued to recede today, according to local weather observer Louis Landrum. He recorded the level this morning at 3.1 t feet with no precipitation. . , Wednesday’s level was 4.06 feet. Last week, the sudden spring thawing upstream threatened to flood the Decatur area, when the river left its banks and went over the theoretical flood level of 13 feet. Advertising Index Advertiser Pag ® A & P Tea Co., Inc s.. £ Burk Elevator Co ’ Butler Garage, Inc > Bower Jewelry Store » Begun’s ClothingJtqre—-----7 John Colchin’s Lawn Rolling -- 5 Fairway - z > Equity Dairy Store Ehinger’s — -—" Fager Appli. & Sporting Goods 7 Goodyear Service Store .—7, 8 Gambles Goodin’s Market » Haflich & Morrissey --2 Holthouse Furniture Store -5,1A Husmann’s Decorating House - 4 Curtis Hill Electric — 2 Kaye’s Shoe Store <A Lords -a Model Hatchery - » Masonic —" Miller Jones —*•• J. J. Newberry Co ia Niblick & Co —- — 8 Pyroil Co - • L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc 5 Schmitt Market 8 Smith Drug Co - 6 Sheets Furniture Co » Sutton Jewelry Store ® Stewarts Bakery Standard Food Store 2A, 3A Shaffer’s Restaurant—— 7 Sudduth Market ——- » Cisco & Hoblet, Auctioneers >- 4A Teeple Truck Unee -i-i—« Teen Togs 8

Red Cross Regional Blood Meeting Held Adams county sent a delegation of five to the annual meeting Wednesday of the Fort Wayne regional blood committee at which Dr. Sam T. Gibson explained the latest uses of blood. Adams county ranked 13th. meeting 96.3% of its quota in the regional blood program to 1958, out of the 42 participating units Fort Wayne-Allen county ranked 19th. Wells county. 30th. Jay, 35th; of the neighboring counties, only Van Wert. O„ which ranked ninth, was higher. Mercer county, 0., was 30th. Bndget Adopted The pro-rate to chapters will be the same next yew as this year, according to the adopted budget, except for the two or three chapters in which the base quota was changed. Gibson, keynoted for the threehour dinner and business meeting, told how the American Red Crocs collecting 5 million pints of blood each year, provides only 40% of the blood collected. Yet the American program is five times larger than any other. Heart - Lung Machine A heart-lung machine has now been developed that requires no blood to “prime" it, as those now in use do, he added. But 50,000 children are born each year with heart defects; this means an ever-growing number of heart surgery patients is in prospect. Also, the heart-lung machine, one ot the big users of blood, is now being used to reduce body temperature to give the entire body, or any single part of it, such a low temperature that animation is suspended. Death Surgery At Duke university, more than 150 cases of “suspended animation” surgery have been performed; the temperature ot the body in some operations has been reduced to 40 degrees; between 50 and 55 degrees the twain waves stop, the heart stops beating, and the patient is apparently dead. The surgery is then done, and the patient's temperature raised, by using the heart-lung machine again, but with progressively warmer blood. , In Chicago, 111., recently, surgeons kept a patient in this condition, apparently dead, for 60 hours, 2% days. Blood Discoveries The Red Cross laboratory, at Washington. D.C., is in the process of enlarging, with very important experiments being carried out. While everyone is familiar with albumin, gamma globulin, and fibrinogen, more than two dozen other blood proteins have now been isolated, and are being studied. One of the potentially most useful is fibrinolycin, which dissolves blood clots; it is now being used experimentally in heart attack and stroke study. A person’s blood protein pattern is inherited, according to Red Cross studies, just as a person’s other characteristics, from the parents. r 320 Below Zero The use of liquid nitrogen, at 320 degrees below zero, to freeze blood so fast that crystals cannot form and break up the cell structure, is being used to the prolong the life of blood indefinitely. That will help, when perfected, in the peaks and valley problem of blood collection, which is good usually, but during summer vacations and Christmas holidays, falls way off. Representing Adams county were: Mrs. Cletus B. Miller, district vice-chairman and county chairman of the blood program; Mrs. Max Kreps and Mrs. Harold Engle, of the blood program committee; Wilbur Petrie, county president 'ot the Red Cross; and Dick Heller, second vice president. ' 12 Pages

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 7, 1960.

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A LAUGHING MATTER—Looking very much like his father and obviously having a rollicking time is U. S. Ambassador to Japan Douglas MacArthur 11. He’s paying a visit to Mayor Saichi Kaneshi. right, of Naha. Okinawa. ,

Connie Nicholas Returns To Prison INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — Mrs. Connie Nicholas ’ voluntarily returned to Indiana Women’s Prison today to resume serving a 2-21 year term for the gun death of her married lover. Forest Teel, millionaire pharmaceutical firm vice president. The tiny brunette, now 45, had been free on bond pending an appeal from her manslaughter conviction in Marion ’County Criminal Court 2 almost a year ago. A petition was filed by two Indianapolis attorneys Friday which has the effect of keeping the appeal alive awhile longer before the Indiana Supreme Court. But Mrs. Nicholas suddenly appeared at the gates of the prison and told Supt. Dorothy Gardner that “there is no acceptable choice for me but to begin serving my sentence:” She said she is penniless, jobless and dependent on the charity of a sister. She was twice committed to the prison by Judge Thomas J. Faulc-

Reds Proposed Plan Dropped

GENEVA (UPI) — The Soviet Union proposed today that Premier Nikita Khrushchev's plan for total world disarmament in four years be pigeonholed The United States said it hoped this stand means the Russians finally are prepared first to discuss specific arms reduction measures which the West has demanded all along. Chief American delegate Fredrick M. Eaton hoped to gain an indication of the Soviets’ intentions during a private dinner he was giving for Russia’s Valerian A. Zorin tonght. Zorin suggested during the 18th meeting of the 10-nation disarmament conference that as East and West now have rejected each other’s plans, both be abandoned. He suggested that instead the delegates start to work out “the basic principles of general and complete disarmament,” which he said "would bring us closer to the working out of concrete disarmament measures.” This proposal by Zorin would take the conference back to start afresh on the basis of the United Nations General Assembly resolution of Nov. 20. 1959, which called for such disarmament “under effective international control.” After several hours of studying Zorin’s proposition, Eaton said he hoped it meant Khrushchev now is ready to have his people talk about specific points. , ..“The U-S. remains flexible and ready to discuss concrete meas-

oner for the death of 54-year-old Teel on July 31, 1958 to the front seat of his white yCadilac. Cites “Public 1 Pressure” This time, Mrs. Nicholas left a 500-word statement with her attorneys, Marvin A. Poore and George T Popcheff. which they gave to newsmen after their client had tiered the prison. The statement explained that she took the sudden surrender method because "I wish to remain out of the publicity spotlight as much as I can.” Print Ballots For Primary Election Printing of the ballots for the primary, election May 3 began togan today at the Decatur Daily Democrat office, with the county election board supervising the procedure. ■ Clerk Richard D. Lewton. Cal E. Peterson, and Mrs. Elmer Beer are the members of the board in charge. A total of 78 different ballots must be printed, because during the prirrtary there is a Democratic and Republican candidate in each precinct for committeeman. There are 39 precincts in Adams county.

ures of disarmament with the Soviets," he said. “If Mr. Zorin’s statements mean that he, also, is now prepared to discuss concrete measures and their control, which only the next weeks will show, then we will move forward along the lines which we have been urging. Zorin again rejected the Western plan and said it could not even serve as a basis for discussion. “Under these conditions,” he said, “it seems to us that in order to move forward we ought to take up as a starting point in the present phase of negotiations the document with which everyone seems to be in agreement, that is the U.N. General Assembly resolution on general and complete disarmament, and to try to develop it, to find acceptable basic provisions directly resulting from this basis that is common to us.” He said that agreement on these principles “could bring us closer to the working out of concrete disarmament measures” . The Soviet move in the 10power conference came as the West switched to secret diplomacy tactics in the three-power nuclear conference, also going on in Geneva- ? ■ At the West’s request, the formal session of the nuclear conference for today was cancelled and an informal meeting of the chief delegates from the United States, Britain and Russia was scheduled in its place.

Casting Co.'s ' Strike Is Now In Third Week The jrnrril mtinager of Dreahir <h«Uns wrote to Ute striking; member* of local 1*32. United Sltfolwcwkipra! that prmwitM’fit r*** placements would be hired ta the near future W a settlement la no<| enacted In the throe-week-old ntrlltc* jkion. The letter from the general | manager, from Hamilton, 0., said that those worker* who wanted to I come back and work when work orders were available would bo welcomed by the firm. Offlriale To Meet Officials of the union and management will meet in the 13th | session Friday in an effort to reconcile thetr differences, which apparently hinge on one Issue — "scheduling of hours. According to n letter from the firm’s vice president and general manager, the obstacle blocking settlement is the amount of hours that the some 60 employes now work at the plant. The company contends that "realties” of the business dictate how many days the plant can be efficiently operated. The union stand is that the workers need a guarantee of the number of hours to be worked weekly. In 12 previous sessions, the deadlock has not been broken, although both sides contend that they arc in a compromising mood. Workers walked off the job March 17, because they did not have a contract. The contract had expired last year, and had not been extended, or renewed. Expired Contract Marley Purvis, district , representative of the international union, originally told the Daily Democrat that the employes had worked for 4ft months without a contract. He said the contract had expired Oct. 29, 1959. Orderly picketing has been the rule at the plant by the striking workers as they have a cardboard windbreak and a fire barrel for protection against the late winter blasts of cold weather. They rotate their silent pickets around the clock and over the weekend.

United Holy Week Services Al Monroe Five churches to the Monroe community will unite again this year z for special services during Holy Week. The first union service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the St. Paul Missionary church, with the Rev. Homer Rich as the speaker. •? — Monday at 7:30 p.m., the service will be at the Monroe Methodist church, with the Rev. C. N. Van Gundy presenting the message. The Tuesday evening service will be held at the Pleasant Valley Wesleyan Methodist church, with the Rev. Vernon Riley as the speaker. Wednesday evening, the speaker will be the Rev. Robert Welch, and the service at the Monroe Friends Church. Thursday night’s service will be held at the Winchester United Brethren with the Rev. Willis Gierhart as the speaker. The union Good Friday service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Monroe Methodist church.' The guest speaker will be the Rev. Harold K. Sheets, district superintendent of the Wesleyan Methodist church. To Repair Chimney At Municipal Plant Repair work on the 150-foot chimney at the Decatur steam plant on North Tihrd street will begin within several days after an inspection proved the upper crown as unsafe, according to L. C. Pettibone, electric power plant superintendent A representative from the Heine Chimney Co. was called to estimate the cost of the repair work after Pettibone noted that the crown had been cracked in several places. The estimate is expected soon, Pettibone said. „ "The situation is unsafe, and the cost of repair is not the primary consideration," Pettibone said. “The safety of the men at the plant' would be endangered, if the crown is not fixed,” he added. J. Pettibone said the upper two feet of the stack will be torn down to a point that is not cracked. A new crown will then be added to the repaired edifice.-. Workers from the Heine company, who installed the stack,, will d 6 the impair work.

Cancer Crusade In Decatur April 20

The Cancer Crusade In Decatur will take place April 30 with a iimt tixkiur canvas* for fund*, according to Mr* A. R. HoitbmiM. Adam* county chapter president of the American cancer society. .j Encouraging proopccta for a suecessful drive were noted at Wednesday's meeting at the Med-Dent building when many new workers were enlisted. Mr a. Hol (house I pointed out tAat the county-rural I I drive will be conducted concurrently with the city, and material con-1 I earning the crusade will be delivered to county workcra shortly. In Decatur. Kappa Kappa Kaj> | pa, Pai iota Xi. and Delta Theta Tau. three local sororities. will I assist the cancer society in the only campaign fund of the year. Slogan-wise. "Fight Cancer with a Check-up and a Check." will continue to serve the citizens of the community and the society. As the number 2 killer among Americans today, cancer is on the verge of a breakthrough, and the research battle continues in laboratories al) over the nation. Some of the greatest scientific minds labor daily in the fight to end the dreaded, and painful killer. Mrs. Holthouse said that the next meeting, April 19. will be at Mrs. Robert Krueckeberg's residence. Material for the drive will be distributed at that time, she , added. All those intending to participate as workers in the drive, should contact Mrs. Holthouse. Roy Kalver. Mrrf. Krueckeberg. or Bob Wall for further information. Medical reports show positively that cancer can be cured, if detectrxLwrty Various types us eunver are now considered by science as "curbed.” But more important is the news that major breakthroughs are near.

Resume Beating Os South Africanßlacks

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — (UPI) — Troop-supported South African police poured into the native compound of Nyanga today and resumed beating blacks who refused to go to work. It was the biggest display of force yet at the black township outside Capetown which has been a center of protest against a white law requiring Africans to carry passbooks. ’ The chief of police, Col. Terblanche, reported the situation inside the compound “very tense" He-declined to give details. Tell es Beatings Natives reached by telephone inside Yyanga told United Press International that a new wave of police beatings had erupted. Terblanche merely said he had sent patrols into Nyanga this morning for “certain operations’ designed to "protect law-abiding Africans from agitators and intimidators.” The violence resumed after a national holiday Wednesday in which, there were no police beatings of Africans for the first time this week. Because business was closed down Wednesday there was no need for police to try to force Africans to work. Oppose Passbook Law Many Africans have been engaged in a massive stay-home demonstration against the passbook law . After hdlding the law in abeyance for 11 days ,the government

(By Rev. William C. Feller, Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church) “DOT-DOT-DOT-DASH” -Now abMeth .. Hope." I Cor. 13:13. Read I Corinthians 13:1-13 The words of our theme constitute the Morse code symbols for the letter ‘V,’ used for victory in World War 11. How often were those symbols tapped out throughout Europe and how frequently we saw the first two fingers of the hand lifted in the V tOT lS°text S Sks for hope. Hope has more to do with life’s vic tories than we sometimes realize. Wherever there is progress, there must be hope. Without it one cannot work with any real good and lasting effect. Put into a man the spirit of hope and you give him strength, and nerve and assurance. Hope inspires. It will lift a man into a different state of mind altogether, and will help to purify his character. Hope exerts a strong influence upon other people. One hopeful man may save a garrison; one hope ful woman may inspire a community. Now hope abides. It is the last thing most men wiU let go. We say, "Where there is life there is hope.” This is not merely a maxim of the sick-room, but is true in every phase of life. Hope sustains the invalid. Rope keeps the missionary »tta.wk» spite of continual disappointments. Hope pushes_ forward the pioneer in every field of endeavor. Hope is «emspirer toChristian activity and endeavor. Our hope of salvation is in God and His Son Jesus Christ. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.’* Rom, 15:13.

m JOI Mt CAMC«R FIGHT - Mtea Amertoa, Lyate Lae Mtetf «d 'I Natahes, Mlsa, tea ta the INO Amadaan Caeeer teclety » Cruaate. » The talented beauty la ashing evgryette ta I “Jain the Create • ate five »ew ' ereuely. to. etanw esrteaneee.Tl At the recent cancer seminar tn Chicago with science editors and writers from all over the country, the need was accentuated for more funds to keep research at its prea. ent productive peak. Mrs Holthouse also added that representatives; from the various housing areas, such as Stratton Place. etc., will be appointed shortly to assist in the campaign. The drive will actually last one day. Wednesday, the 20th. but mopping up will take place until Saturday, the 23rd. "ft wmiM Ite a terrtbte shame tn let the ACS down now. when it’s apparent that they are so near a definite answer to the cancer que» tion,” Mrs. Holthouse said.

announced Wednesday night that it again would be enforced starting today. It set off a new wave of resentment among African blacks. ' Two churches were set afire it the Wa liner compound putaide Port Elizabeth early this# morning. One was destroyed. At New Brighton Township, pc lice armed with Sten guns, revolvers arid rifles broke up a dancing ichool and a rugby game to prevent any native crowd# from gathering. Warhead Successfully Dropped On Target CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPD —A Snark missile successfully dropped its dummy warhead on a target 5,000 miles in tire. South Atlantic Wednesday. The missile was launched toward a target area near Ascension Island. It landed in its water target about 10 hours later. The Stark, America’s first combat - ready intercontinental missile, is programmed for production through 1960. After that, the big burden of America’s intercontinental offenses will rest the ballistic missiles — Atlas, Titan and Minuteman.

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