Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 99.

Korean Demonstrators Demand Syngman Rhee Resign As President

SEOUL <UPH — Angry demonstrator* opreoding throughout Korea today rejected Preaident Sync man Rhee 'i conditional offer to resign “ts the people desire ft.” and demanded that he q»ut at once Hix resignation seemed all txit certain. Poker machine fliMi and rifle fire killed at leant 23 more persona in the laat M hours of riot ing and at least another 160 were wounded. It brought total dead to 156 in the last week, and the injured to more than 1,000. Anb - Rhw demonstrations spread to half a dozen other Ko- ' rean cities and towns, with the largest at the southern port of Pusan .—. , There the rioters burned Rhee a Liberal Party headquarters and for a time occupied the provincial government headquarters. Might Ban Again Newly appointed Foreign Minister Huh Chung said today that Rhee had told him he was determined to resign even though be said be would resign only "if the people desire." Huh said Rhee had assured him "in no uncertain terms he was firmly determined to step down completely.” In a statement to students, Rhee was quoted as saying "It appears the people hate me. If they so persist. I would go to the countryside and spend the rest of my life farming.” But later the stubborn, 85-year old preaident indicated he might run again tor president when new elections are held. In a brief interview wrth CBS correspondent Peter Kaltocher Rhee was told at seven students who said they would die tor the principle of free elections although four of them said they would then vote tor Rhee. "Tell the other three to vote for me,” Rhee said. Assembly Demands Resignation In the event of Rhee’s resignation, he will be replaced by Huh under terms of the constitution Vice President John Myun Chang, leader of toe opposition Democratic Party : resigned last Satorresolution passed unanimous Iv by the National Assembly also demanded Rhee’s immediate resignation. The four-point resolution called tor nullification of toe ad : mittedly fraudulent March 15 elections, the creation of a parliamentary system of govemmentwhere-. in the prime minister is elected by the assembly, and new national elections. As the first celebrations over Rhees conditional announcement turned to bitter denunciations, a swelling crowd finally estimated at 10,000 persons laid siege to Rhee’s guarded and barricaded hillside mansion. They shouted tor Rhee to come out to speak to them and tor his immediate resignation. The guards barred them from toe house and finally student lead-l

Seek Extradition - Os Two Americans

HAVANA (UPI) — British authorities pressed today for speedy extradition of two Americans accused of murdering a pleasure yacht skipper and hijacking his , boat m a 20th Century piracy in the Bahama Islands. The fugitives were caught late Monday night by a gunboat of the Cuban navy after the stolen craft, Muriel 111, ran aground in shallow water between Rancho Veloz and Playa Panchita off Cuba’s northern coast The scene of the capture was about 50 miles southwest of tiny, barren Elbow Cay where on Sunday two men, posing as helpless castaways, hailed down the Muriel HI, shot and killed its captain. Angus Boatwright, and tert its five other occupants to swim to shore and fend tor themselves. Also left behind was a San Antonio, Tex., teen-ager who claimed to be the recent bride of one of the fugitives. Offer No Resistance Cuban military authorities said the two men — Alvin Tables Jr., 25, originally erf Bridgeton. N-J;, and Billy Ray Sees, 23, of Arkansas — surrendered without resistance, although they had two high powered rifles and a pistol in their possession. j

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era persuaded moot of toe throng to leave Khre’t capitulation to urgent United States ouggeaUon* and the pivAiiin’ from toe rtielUniM pop I ulacc came in a 180-word historic statement: It said; "I will resign from the presidency if the people desire Touche# Off Celebration# Since there arc reports of minv unfair practices in the March 15th presidential and vice presidential etecteona. I have instructed new elections ••Tn order to eliminate aft frauds to connection with the last elections I have toid Speaker Leg Ki Poong <atoo the vice pretodeotelect > to resign from every public position he holds. <• “As 1 have already agreed. 1 will agree with the consttwttonal amendment for a partontotUl S> Ag m first the announcement touched off wild celebrattona. Thousands cheered, sang and danced wildly in toe streets. •'We have won? We have won students yelled from commandeered jeeps and from atop buses. — Rhee's statement came after another visit from UottedStetos Ambassador Walter P. McConwho delivered to him toe United States’ third urgent suggestion that he speed...action to act upon toe rioters justified grievances. , Similar warnings had ceen marie once before by McConaughy and in Washington by Secretary of State Christian Herter. Windows Are Broken At Trinity Church Hubert F. Gilpin reported a case of vandalism to city police Monday afternoon, stating that several windows had been broken at the Trinity E. U. B. church at Ninth and Madison street. An investigation proved that stones had been hurled through the windows. The police are continuing theictißvestigation. ♦ • Science Fair Thursday At Catholic Schools A science fair will be conducted at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium Thursday, the first such event ever held at the school. The fair will include some 150 projects and will come from students in all grades of the St. Joseph grade and the high school. The fair, to which there is no admission, may be viewed from 1 to 9 p m. Thursday. Included in the fair will be projects in mathematics, biology and chemistry, and many interesting exhibits are exI pected.

I ' —— ■■■ They were hustled off to Havana where British Embassy officials waited to take them to Nassau tor trial. Both Sees and Tables ware described as notorious bad check artists, wanted in Texas, Louisiana and Alabama. The capital charges incurred by the fugitives at Elbow Cay—a British possession—wouM have precedence over any prosecution planned by American authorities. Police Question Victims The pirate’s victims were under going questioning in Nassau, where they were taken by plane after their rescue late Sunday. They included four Pennsylvania fishermen: Stanton C. Fogie, 59, of East McKeesport, a lawyer, Chester L. Harrop, 59, of Wilkinsburg, a retired oil men; Fred J. Scholze, 39, of Monroeville, a real estate man;" and Edward McCrady. 58, of Penn Hills, a road construction official. The fifth man aboard the boat was Kent Hokanson. 20, the mate aboard Muriel TH. Capt. Boatwright, 53, ran a chartered fishing service out of Islamorada in the Florida keys The girl identified herself as Barbara Fisher Tables, 18.

Ticker Parade For de Gaulle

NEW YORK <UPI' — Gen .Charles de Gaulle was welcomed to New York today on an American tour that will take tom to toe Pacific Coast and the old French city of New Orteana Mayor Robert Wagner, in an unprecedented gesture, met toe towering French president at la Guardia marine terminal after a flight here from Washington where President Eisenhower bade him goodby at the Mhite House The general and Madame de Gaulle, observing their 40th wedding anniversary this, month, receive a noon-time ticker tape parade up lower Broadway’s canyon of heroes through the Wall Street skyscrapers. It was the second such journey for who got a hero’s welcome here is years ago after World War II ended in Europe “We’ll Stand Together The de Gaulles were also the central figures in a mild society nuxup involving an Peiris” ball that will be held without toe world’s No. 1 frenchman - De Gaulle,' in a farewell vtett with President Eisenhower. the chief executive that be had "Xen greater confidence m our cause now toot I w seen “We'll stand together, was ** sertoower’s parting Meanwhile the closed that the President bad toid de Gaulle at an earlier meeting taat the Navy’s nexX J’°? a rlS Mayor Gage Speaks At Lions Meeting - rhantfps for the ijettcr sre in store for Decatur if every ual will help dean up »nd beautify his own property, Mayor Don Gage told the Decatur Lions club Monday night. Ron Parrish announced the program for the next n "° nth: _ M^ l j“; film on DecataG May ». Majorki, on how to play golf; May 16 GE. program; May 23, a trip to’lndia: May 30, no program. May zb-22 will be the state convention in Evansville, and anyone wishing to go should contact Roy Price. Mayor’s Speech • Glenn Mauller, program chairman for the month, introduced Mayor Gage, who spoke on the spring clean-up program and the problems of the street department. Street commissioner Adolph Kolter will do a good job. Gage said, but he will have to wait until the weather is more dependable before he starts repairing the streets. Decatur was very fortunate this year not to have more streets ruined by the freezing and thawing in March. One improvement badly needed in town is that of repairing or building sidewalks and curbing. About ten or 15 miles of curbs needs to built in the city, and ft will cost about 75 cents a ]ine foot. This poses an impossible cost burden on the city, so individual landowners are asked to put in their own curbing where possible. State Problem One of the big problems has been trying to get the state highway department to keep 13th street, Mercer avenue, and Monroe street clean. They finally cleaned Monroe street to seventh, but then stopped. Gage promised to keep after them until they finish the job. He pointed out that the sub-district road commissioner lives in Bluffton, and ft is hard to contact the right man in the department to get the job done. Parents should supervise their own children in respect to the Youth Center, and should not expect the manager, Dick Linn, to see that they get home cm time, the mayor pointed out. Linn at variout times has had telephone calls from parents who wanted to know where their children were after the center closed. Mayor Gage advised the parents to visit

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 26, 1960

the Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who played a major role In toe American revokitxxi Polaris submarines arc named after national heroes De Gaulle had a jammed schedule for his 22 hours in New York, including a talk with Gov Nelson Rockefeller, a reception for 6.000 1 at a New York Armor? (with 1.200 bottles of champagne specially imported by the French government for toe occasion' and ’ a banquet of toe Franco-Ameri-can Societies tonight at the Wal- ’ dorf Astoria for the General and : Madame de Gaulle. * 1 It was that last affair that had ' society in a mild uproar. Sends Regrets Tonight is toe occasion of the annual “April in Paris Bal." attracting such celebrities as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Elsa Maxwell. ' Mrs Mmston Guest, Ali Khan and a bevy of theatrical figures, and toe sponsors had been counting on de Gaulle as toe guest of honor The Hotel Astor’s Broadway aide had been covered with canvas converting it tato a of toe opera m Paris- de . Gaulle sent his regrets, exptamtog his tight schedule, and oociety . had to make a choice between Un, 1 Astor and the Waldorf. : New York gave a : come to the French president be- . fore he departs for to San • Francisco and New Orleans 'the center occasionally and see what their children are doing. Herman Krueckeberg presented the charter for Boy Scout troop 62 to the club, and presented Robert Zwick, troop chairman, with the committee registration cards. Scoutmaster Byford Smith received the scout registration cards. A board meeting followed the regular meeting. Angus McCoy Dies Suddenly Monday FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UPD — Angus C. McCoy, 70, president of the Taxpayers’ Research Assn, of Fort Wayne and former member of the Governor’s Tax Study Commission, was dead on arrival at Parkview Hospital Monday after his car jumped a curb and hit a sign post. Authorities believed McCoy suffered a fatal heart attack while driving. Error In Story On High School Testing An error in the story Monday on Adams Central youths attending the high school testing at Indiana University Saturday should have Sylvia Miller as the representative for algebra and Dpn. Germann as the comprehensive math representative. Reginald Welsh will Also be representing the school in comprehensive math, while Arlen Johnson will be the geometry representative, t Decatur Students Rank High In Exam Harry Dailey, science teacher at the Decatur high schobl, has received results of the high school chemistry examination, sponsored by the northeastern section of the American chemical society. Ninety students from the northeastern section of the state took the final exams April 18, after approximately 900 had taken preliminary tests two weeks earlier. The contest was won by Gary BueloW, Fort Wayne North Side. Ronald Kiess, of D. H. S., tied for third and fourth, and Miss Carol, Norquest, also of Decatur, tied for sixth and seventh. The first 10 winners will be honored and presented awards at a banquet next month by the chemical society. other finalists, Carolyn Steele and Jim Gay, placed among the upper third of the contestants. Carolyn's score was only 15 points below the 10th place winner. ' ---y -

Police Action Brings Uneasy Quiet To City BILOXI. Miss- fUPII — Tough i police action brought an uneeny quiet today to this coastal resort flty where lb persons were inferred in two days of racial violence * “I toink we can handle this.” Police Chief Herbert McDonnell said. * ! The fighting —a running seriea of widely separate attack* ' including .tootguns fired from am- : buto - started Sunday itoen 106 1 Negroes led by a bespectacled Negro physician tried to use the jgiblic beach on toe Mississippi sound here. An eqi«l number of wrote ' men and youths attacked the Negro swimmers who fled. But the tense atmosphere led to dozens of incidents in which at least 15 1 persons were injured. A force at ‘about 50 police roamed toe city Monday night to arrest anyone wandering the streets who "appeared to be tooling for trouble.” A total of 30 persons were convicted during the day and Monday night. Eleven juyenites were released but will appear for trial in Juvenile Court. Police said among toe weapons tofafcen from' those arrested were switch blade knives. baseball ’ bats a shotgun, billy clubs made ’ from table legs, lead pipes wrap- ' ped in tape, and a wire cable made into an 18-inch whip. Dr. Gilbert Mason, accused or acting as the leader of the Negro swimmers, was fined SZb for I disorderly conduct and another i $25 for obstructing traffic on the beadh road. Two other Negroes with him. Gilmore Fielder, 21, and Joe Lomberger, 18. were convicted of disorderly conduct in peace justice coupt- . Orders Purchase Os New Highway Truck The Butler garage won the bidding on a new heavy duty dump truck when bids were opened Monday by the county commissioners at the regular meeting. The winning bid was $3,600, including a 1951 International L-172 dump truck with body as a tradein. The new GMC truck will be delivered to the county highway department ‘ shortly. Other Bidders Other bids were received from Schwartz Motor Sales, Moser Motors, Phil L. Macklin Motors, and Fifing Garage. The winning bid was the low bid. Each firm presented two bids, one for the truck without a trade and one with the trade. Butler’s was low bid on both counts. The commissioners decided to trade in the 1951 truck. The complete listing of the bids: Schwartz. $4,079 less trade and $4 379; Moser, $3,831.89 less trade and $4,331.89: Macklin, $3,900 less trade and $4,550; Eiting, $3,935 less trade and $4,745 for the heavy duty, and $3,628.90 less trade and $4,438.90 ofr a lighter model. The winning bid was $3,600 with the trade and $4,314.24 without. Howard Evans, who recently purchased Butler’s Garage, submitted the low bid. County Auditor Ed Jaberg was instructed to obtain estimates from Venetian blind cleaning establishments. All the courthouse blinds will be cleaned soon as part of a spruce up campaign planned by the commissioners. , Window Washer John Quilkins, of Kinderhook. N. Y„ a travelling window washer, is cleaning the upper story windows today, after washing the first floor windows Monday. The commissioners hired the man on a triaj basis, and the work, in their opinion, was good enough to warrant an extension of the trial period. The commissioners closed out the day inspecting a drainage problem at the Jack Zehr residence near Clem’s Lake,

Everhart Principal Os Southeast School aO Rylvecter Everhart Sylvester L. Everhart. Decatur elementary xcionce and physical education teacher with 35 years pcrience. was unanimously chosen principal of the new Southeast school by the Decatur school board 1 Monday nWM Everhart, a native of Monroe 'where he taught six years before coming to the Decatur system 29 years ago. was selected over two other local applicants. In his earlier career,. Everhart taught grade school exclusively, but in recent years has also had high school physical education, health and safety, as well as driver’s training. The new principal received his BS. degree from Manchester College. and his master’s degree from Indiana University. He has a principal's license for both elementary find high school work. Everhart has been active in the Boy Scouts of America as commissioner and assistant commissioner for more than 25 years. This year he will be in charge of the Anthony Wayne delegation to the national camporee. For many years he had charge of the summer playground recreation program. Ha also served many years as coach of seventh and eighth grade basketball teams. Mr and Mrs. Everhart live at 227 South Third street, and are the parents of two daughters. The new school will be completed this summer in time for occupancy next fall. It will include kindergarten and the first sl * grades. Tentatively those children living south of the Erie railroad arid east of the Pennsylvania railroad will attend the new school. Advertising Index Advertiser A & P Tea Co., Inc. a Adams County “ Adams Theater . Ashbauchers’ Tin Shop Anderson Industry Burk Elevator Co. ' Butler Garage, Inc. • Bower Jewelry store Boardmans Sewing Machine Shop g City of Decatur - ® Citizens Telephone Co. -----— » Chi Rho Class, Zion E& R * Church x Fred W. Corah Agency » Decatur Auto Supply b Decatur Lumber Co. » Downtown Texaco Decatur Ready-Mix Corp. ’ Decatur Industries, Inc. --—--- Fairway ’ o First State Bank of Decatur ForMVayne Tent & Awning Cb. 4 Gerber’s Super Market ° Halthouse Drug Co. — » Holthouse Furniture Store Pauline Haugk Real Estate .---7 Kocher Lumber & Coal Co. ---- Kohne Drug Store Klenks R Kelly’s Dry Cleaners ----- ° Kohne Window & Awning Co. — * Northern Indiana Public Service Co. Petrie Oft Co. —- ” Rambler . Rash Insurance Agency * Schafers L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. ——— '• Smith Pure Milk Co. » Smith Drug Co. • } > * Sheets Furniture Co — » Gerald Strickler Sale Shaffer’s Restaurant -----— — « Sherwin-WilHame — ’ Dr. Ray Stingely—— 1 Genevieve Strickler J Thomas Realty Auction & - .. Securities Co. — ® Teeple Truck Lines 7 Mel Tinkham Agency ,— —- 2 Uhrick Bros. Walter Wiegmann, Auctioneer.- 7 Wertheimer Cattle Co. ——--- T Yost Gravel-Readymix, Inc. 4, 8 Yost Construction Co.. Inc. —— 8 Zintsmaster Motors —-— 8

Citizens Vote On Plant Sale

A riteck at ths 1! rfty poDt br-| •warn II 40 p. m and I 13 P tn. today indicated that 1.100 parsons | had voted, naarly 500 )«•«• than the I.4tn voters who had bean toj th«- prila at the aamc time in the' Nov 3 election last year. Mint precrinrtM conaidrred thi« a normal vote, and probaNv a little heavy, conMdering that It wa* a kpreial election, and per*«i:>liti<Mi were involved Morel than 4.W) voters are regiatered i Jt»r the election. Precinct Breakdown A breakdown, precinct by pre-' dnet. shows tite following had' vot'd, with the num Imt rcgiatcred. and voting at Nov. 3 last year' 1- 112 of 460 <l63': 1-B, 68 at 305 U22';U-C. 89 of 371 'l3s'; I D. 108 of 479 <l4o*; 2-A. 200 <d 537 < 2221; 2- 100 at 314 'll2': 2-C. 64 <rf 314 <ll2>: 3-A. 134 of 531 <1801; 343. 94 of 471 '1351; 3-C. 70 of 3S (841; Decatur-Root, 70 of 396 <R5< Figures in erentheaea indicate the vote at the same time last fall. Voters were reminded that the Worthman Is Named Athletic Coordinator Robert Warthman Robert Worthman. head football and track coach at Decatur high school, has been named athletic Srt his other duties. Worthman, who has completed 13 years at Decatur, was assistant coach at Fort Wayne Central for four years, and also taught at Hoagland for two years, will be the first man to serve in the newly created post, the school board announced Monday night. The Decatur native received his B. S. degree from Ball State Teachers College, and his master of arts degree from Indiana University. The purposewf the new position is to create cooperation be- : tween the athletic programs in the grade schools, junior high school, and high school. The coordination of the programs, and the promotion of athletics in all . four schools, is aimed at improv- ' Ing competitive athletics in the ( Decatur school system. Worth- 1 man will strive to develop the ( maximum athertlcs potential of , the young people in the schools by coordinating the programs. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cooler tonight. Wednesday fair. Low tonight 36 to 45. High Wednesday from mid 60s north to mid 70s south. Sunset today 7:34 p. m. Sunrise Wednesday 5:51 a. m. Outlook for Thursday: Mostly fair with moderating temperatures. Lows mid 30s north to m« 40s south. Highs j 60s north to 70s south.

Fly Out Survivors Os Iranian Quakes

TEHRAN, Iran (UPl'—lranian aircraft today ferried injured survivors out of the blistering 100degree heat of the earthquakeshattered city of Lar. Officials of the Red Lion and Sun, Iran's equivalent of the Red Cross, said fresh reports from from the isolated tofem 500 miles south of Tehran indicated the casualty toll was less than feared. They said latest information placed the death toll at about 400 with about 450 injured, 50 of them seriouslyMight Reach 500 Red Lion President Dr. Hussein Khatibi said it was possible the final death toll might reach 500 when all the bodies are found. •- Officials attributed • Monday’s unofficial death toll reports. Which ranged up to 1.500, to the confusion and excitement of persons at the scene and to the shake communications with Lar. Iranian troops, which moved kite ’the shattered town Monday night, helped survivors set up

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inlU *tll ctaae •< < p m. mA 7 p m., becawra of toe change to Indiana standard ttm* teat Munday. Onol, mtoty wratbrr did aot w-em to deter thoae who wwt da* tcrminod to vote. Pnil watcher* were aaaignrd to each precinct by the aaaociatkxi tot the hrttermMt <rf Decatur. Worker* were tmay an tank stdra. TMrd KlecWM ThU b the third time that Decatur clttaena have voted on the queation of M*thn« the city light jtlant Mat April the queatxm wee voted down. 1400 to I.XT7. It wee brought up again the the regular city ctecttod in November, and carried. 1.040 to 1463, by TH vote*. However, the appraisal was ov«t the offer math? by India na-Michigan. The I4M offer this time b 63000.100 for the dteart plant and grounds, tor the contents, but not ■ the building or land, at the «Uim I plant, and for the line*. Spring Rains Turn Midwest Towns To Lakes By t nited Frrw International Spring downpours turned midwestern towns into sodden lakes today and aentd amage to Florida crops soaring into the millions of dollars. A late snow storm which dumped up to 40 inches on Montana swept across the Great Plains into Minnesota Monday night Bemidji, Minn., reported two inches al maw as temperatures which ranged in the 70s earlier this week plunged below freezing. Sudden torrential rains sparked flash floods and swollen rivers coursed through houses and stores to the wake of a manaive cold front now lumbering toward the East Coast. Almost a thousand persons were homeless in northern Wisconsin and Michigan. The Bad end Montreal rivers, began falling Monday but threatened to rise again in Ashland and Iron counties, Wis., and Gogebic County, MichThe fourth day ot rain drenched Florida and farmers reported • widespread crop ruin from to* upper keyes to Palm Beach. For Floriians, the rams wrote a cruel taM chapter to one <rf the roughest winters on record. Lisle tell rains and record cold waves already had damaged or ruined millions of ollars in crops. The Meather Bureau forecast more snow today for the northern Rockies and northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, with rain expected to fair on hearty every were ~e**fc of toe Mississippi. More showers were predicted from northern California to the Canadian border and inland through IdahoHusband Os Former Local Lady Killed Word has been received here of the death of Joe Nickleson, of Chesterton, killed in an auto accident which also took the life of his brother. Joe Nickleson’s widow is the former Nina Franklin, daughter of a former pastor of the Trinity E.U.B. church, and well known here.

tent villages on the surrounding sun-banked desert today. The troops had to move in by foot since only light planes can make landings at the town’s small field. Parachute Supplies Medical supplies, food and blankets to help the homeless withstand the night time cold were dropped by parachute. Aside from the injured, the small Red Lion planes also brought out youngsters orphaned by the twin shocks which hit Lars Sunday. The Shah of Iran and his young bride, Queen. Farah, who is expecting her first child, directed that her own welfare groups in Tehran take over care of the orphans. Red Lion officials said 80 to 90 per cent of the dead were women and children trapped to' their ' adobe homes when the first quake leveled half the town-