Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 120.

Ike Returns From Europe

WASHINGTON <UPD — !*»***• dent Etornbowrr return* home to day to a fazrfar* al trumpet* and •arm btportuia watooma dr tignad to d»w national unity to the taco at Ru**ian m»ulte and threats The Prratdmt. returning from the wuttied wtnmit conArencr in Parts and a baro’a reception in Listen. w*» ichcdiikd to land at Andrews Air Fbrc* Base at 3 p'm e.d.l. Major networks planned to telcviae and bmadcast his arrival. Greeting h.m will be Mrs ElMnhower. Vice President Richard M Nixon. Speaks* Sam Ray burn, cabinet officiate and members at Congress from both political parties Diplomats represent Ing Amrici'i alb** also will br on hand ■Welcome home. Tk*" celebrations also will be h« M in communit les throughout the nation Pittsburgh Mayor Joseph M Barr, for example, urged citizens there to fly -Old Glory” to ahow Elsenhower that Americans stand behind him. The dty’s air raid sirens and factory whistles will sound for 90 seconds when Eisenhower lands Washington’s public and parochial schools will let out early so school children can swell the ranks at those lining the route of the President’s motorcade to the White House. Eisenhower planned to speak briefly at the airport -He will make a TV-radio report to the nation on the summit conference collapse at a later date but no definite time has been set. When the President steps off his plane, a fairfare of trumpets will wound ana tne Army band then will strike up a snappy march. The District of Columbia commissioners have proclaimed today as "Dwight D. Eisenhower Day” and urged citizens of the nation’s capital to give the President a big welcome.

Hearing Is Held On City Utility Sale The sale of the Decatur electric utility was taken under advisement by the public service commission of Indiana this. morning in public hearing at Indianapolis following statements by both the city and I&M in favor of the sale, Robert G. Smith, attorney for several groups favoring the sale, said at noon today r — — - No opposition to the sale materialized at the hearing, which was before Miss Evaline Pitschke. an examiner for the PSC. Ralph Brill was counsel for the state and Miss Anna Blasna was stenographer. J. Calvin Hill v district manager. E. A. Luhman. assistant secretary, and C. H. Osha, rate expert, of the Indiana-Michigan Electric company, testified on their offer to the city. They asked the PSC to grant the purchase at the established price, and to set rates as they are for the other I&M customers in this area. Louis Jacobs, president of the association for the betterment ol Decatur, Fred Schamerloh, president of the rural consumers association, and Smith attended. Mayor Donald F. Gage told the commission that since the voters had decided that they desired the sale according to the terms of I&M’s offer, the sale should be carried out. He was accompanied by city attorney Robert S. Anderson.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT*

Mrs. Stoufenberry Dies This Morning Mr* Roaella fltnutmberry M. lifelong resident of Adam* county, redding four »nd one-half mile* southwest of Dreatur. died at 4 40 a m today at the Adam* county memorial Iwwpital She had l>ern ill one year and hospitalized tor two weeks. She waa born to Kirkland township July 25. 1«TI. a daughter of Uinic and Lucinda Bolingcr-Saut-bine. and was married to John D Stoutenberry to H®2 Her husband nreredni her to death Dec. 5. 1933. Mr* Stoutcnbcrrv was a member of the Zion Christian Union church. Surviving are two anna. Raymond, at home, and Marvin, of Decatur route 3; two daughters. Mrs Russell 'Vera* Owens of Decatur, and Mrs. Dan 'Anna* Baumgartner of Vera Cruz: three grandchildren; four great-grand-children; two brothers, William Sautbine of Decatur, and Roy Shutbine of Decatur route 4. and one sister. Mrs. Ada Hayberg of Nalker. Minn. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2:30 p. m. at the St Luke's Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. L. A. Minsterntan officiating. Burial will be in the Zion cemeterv at Honduras. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today until time of the services.

Threat Repeat By Khrushchev

BERLIN (UPD—Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today he would take no action against West Berlin for at least six to eight months —when he hopes another summit conference can be called with the next U.S. president. He made it clear he would never again meet with President Eisenhower. He extended his deadline on a new Berlin crisis until new American presidential elections are held and the United States electa someone “who can negotiate." Khrunichev repeated his threats to write a peace treaty with East Germany and to turn West Berlin into a “free city” but indicated he would be willing to talk this over with anyone besides Eisenhower “I believe I will be understood’,’ Khrushchev told a hate-Eisenhow-er rally of 8.000 East German Communist Party stalwarts. “But I warn our partners. The Soviets and our friends will not sit forever and wait for good weather for a peace treaty. “We will not allow an eternalization of the occupation regime in West Berlin. “We believe that even though the summit was torpedoed by the reactionaries, that the summit will take place in six or eight months.” But President Eisenhower will not be there, he emphasized. Khrushchev thus set a new ultifhatum on West Berlin, as he first

Investiture Tuesday For Msgr. Schmitt Investiture services for the Rt Rev. M igr Mm*nn M. Schmitt, pa rtnr at St Mary’* Cathnllr | church, will b* held at the church l at 3 o’clock Tuesday evening. Msgr. Schmitt will offer the i mass to the pi***nee of the M«>*t j Rev lei A Pursley. bi « hop of the Fort Warne di<>cr»c who wiii invest I the krai pastor a* a <l<»mc«Uc preI late Visiting priest* will assist to the investiture ceremonies, and will be guest* at a dinner in the parish hall following the mass. A parish reception honoring Msgr. Schmitt will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall at 8 o'clock Tuesday eveningThe Decatur priest was on* of eight priest* of the Fort Wayne diocese to be honored with the I rank of monsignori by Pope John XXIH. last month. Msgr. Schmitt is a native of Decatur, the son of the late Mr and Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt. Ordato--1 cd to Cincinnati, 0.. Dec. 18. 1926. be served a* assistant pastor at St. Paul, Marion. St. Charles, and i Peru, before being named pastor at St. Joseph's to Delphi to 1937 Since then he served as pastor at SS. Peter and Paul. Huntington. and St. John the Baptist. Fort Wayne, until his appointment to Decatur May 31, 1959. Nearly Half Inch Os Rain Reported Here Nearly half an inch of rain fell i Thursday in Decatur. Louis Landrum, weather observer, reported this morning. The official Decatur station showed that .44 inches had fallen in the 24-hour period ending at 8 a. m. Tuesday, 26 inches was reported. The St. Mary’s river stood at 1.71 feet today, far below the flood stage.

did 18 months ago This time he left the time limit deliberately fuzzy. The apparent effect of Khrushchev’s strategy was to inject the Berlin issue into the American presidential campaign. Khrushchev dismissed Eisenhower. as a man. who has come under the influence of American “cold war circles” who have no interest in reaching a settlement with Russia. He told the Communists the Pentagon was opposed to successful negotiations at the summit and arranged the dispatch of a U-2 plane over the Soviet Union on May Day in order to sabotage the chiefs of government meeting. The plane, Khrushchev said to a burst of applause, never returned to its home base, and its pilot will be brought before a Soviet court. Khrushchev said the U-2 plane was sent over the Soviet .Union “with the knowledge of the President.” He said the action Was accompanied by aggressive speeches by leaders of the American government on eve of the summit. “We bad thought reason would win the upper hand.” Khrushchev said. “We did all we could to prepare for the summit We had no military alerts, we sent no planes into U.S, territory, we had the best of intentions.”

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, May, 20, 1960

America Fires Missile With Dummy Warhead On 9,000-Mile Flight

Weekend Excursion To Niagara balls Planned

Romantic Niagara Falla will be the destination of an outstanding bargain trip, sponsored jointly by the Erie Railroad and Decatur Dally Democrat the weekend o*, June 24-27, it was announced | trip, which will include ai sightoetog tour of both the Amylean and Canadian sides of the| falls, will cost just 832TJ'for adults, two to a room, and 522 '.’> for children aged five and under 12. Single room accomodations are 82 50 extra. Leaves Friday Night The cost of the tour Include’ round trip rail fare to Buffalo, N Y , to reclining seats and airconditioned cars; pillow service m each direction, continental breakfast on the trip to Buffalo; round trip motor coach from Buffalo. N.Y. to Niagara Falls, N.Y.; sightseeing tour of the falls and Canada. and a box dinner on the train on the return trip. The tour group will leave Decatur at 9:43 p.m., and arrive at Buffalo, N.Y., at 10:30 a.m. next morning. They will arrive at Niagara Falls at 11:45 a m. The entire afternoon is open for shopping or sightseeing. Faß* Illuminated In the evening the group wilh take a two-hour tour by motor coach to see the famous illumination of the falls in color. Those on the tour who were born in the United States will not need proof of citizenship, but any for-eign-born naturalized citizens should have their naturalization papers. Sunday afternoon a three-hour tour of both sides of the falls. American and Canadian, will be enjoyed by the group. The following sights will be visited at that time;. Prospect park,... American falls, Rainbow bridge. Horseshoe falls, Queen Victoria park. Princess Elizabeth building, table rock. Burning Spring station, the Harry Oakes estate, whirlpool rapids, the Spanish car station, the whirlpool, floral clock, and hydro power plant. Return 4:43 a.m. Monday The tour will leave Niagara Falls at 5 p.m. Sunday, and leave Buffalo. N.Y. at 6 p.m. for Decatur. Arrival will be at 4.33 a.m. Monday, June 27, at the Erie station in Decatur. Those interested in further information may pick 1 up information leaflets at the Decatur Daily Democrat office. Only five single reservations, five double reservations, and five twin reservations will be held for Decatur passengers.

Stevenson Scores GOP Blunders

CHICAGO (UPD—Adlai E. Stevenson charged Thursday night that the Eisenhower administration blundered right into Nikita Khrushchev’s hands and ‘‘the - whole sorry mess cannot be swept under the rug in the name of national unity.” ‘‘We handed Khrushchev the crowbar and the sledgehammer to wreck the summit meeting,” Stevenson said. “Let there be no mistake about that” Stevenson said, however, it was Soviet ' Premier Khrushchev —and solely Khrushchev—who wrecked the conference by, making the “impossible request” that President Eisenhower apologize and punish those responsible for the spy plane Sight. “Khrushchev was. in effect, asking the President to punish himself,” Stevenson said “Must Correct Errors” But, Stevenson went on. “without our series of blunders, Khrushchev would not have had a pretext for making his impossible demand and wild charges.” Stevenson told 2,000 hushed Democrats attending a SIOO-a---plate local fund raising dinner there was “no question about (the worth at) national unity in a time

Mrs. Emma Sonday Dies In Michigan Mrs Emma Gertrude Sonday., i 72. a native of Union township I and former resident 6f Decatur, died unexpectedly Thursday mom- ' ing at her home to Sturgis. Mich She was born to Union township. , a daughter of Nathaniel and Melissa May. The family moved to Sturgis about 30 years ago. Her husband. Samuel Sonday. preceded her ip death several years ago. She was a member of the United Brethren church and Unit 34. Mothers ol World War H. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs Fay Huss. Mrs. Mary Ringler and Mrs. Annette Yoder, and two sons. Lawrence and Robert Sonday. all of Sturgis: a stepson. William Beck of Bloomington. Ill.; a stepdaughter. Mrs Hazel Wilds of Three Rivers. Mich.; 12 grandchildren: 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers. Vern May of Galien, . Mich., and Floyd May of Georgia: a half-brother. Leland May of Decatur: a half-sister, Mrs. Iva McDonald of Decatur, and a niece. .Dqcatur. One sister and one brother are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 p . m Monday at the Bodamer funeral home in Sturgis. Adams Central Unit Bond Issue Sold A total of $62,000 in bonds to build four classrooms .at Adams Central will be issued by Magnus and Company, of Cincinnati, 0., at Robert G. Smith, of the firm of Custer & Smith, said this morning. Bids were let at 1 p.m. Thursday. Magnus also offered a $96 premium to get the bid. Only other bidder was Raffensperger, Hughes, and Co., in a joint bid with Robert Bell & Associates, both of Indianapolis, with a rate of and a $86.60 premium. A third bidder arrived shortly after 1:30 p.m.. but the bids were already opened. Contracts on the rooms will be let next Tuesday. They are to be -completed before next fall. The $62,000 bonds are for 15 years.

of crisis. But errors must be corrected. It is the duty of responsible opposition in a democracy to expose and criticize carelessnessand mistakes." .. . He said it was "the duty of all thoughtful, concerned citizens to help retrieve the situation and to face the hard, inescapable facts.” First Major Attack Among the facts to be faced Stevenson said were: —That the Eisenhower administration "played" into Khrushchev’s hands; that if Khrushchev wanted to wreck the conference our government made it possible.” —“That the administration has acutely embarrassed our allies and endangered our bases." —That the Eisenhower administration has “helped make successful negotiations with the Russians —negotiations that are vital to our survival —impossible so long as they are in power.” Stevenson’s blistering, attack marked the first time a major Democratic Party leader publicly has rapped the administration for its’ handling of the spy plane incident and its summit conference tactics.

CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla (UPD — America today fired an Ada* mhrtlc wilh a dummy warhead on a 9.000-mile flight to a point aU the Up of South Africa. The 85-h>ot Atlas took 32 minute* to make a trip that, aimed | mor* to the northeast, would have | jM , netraCed deep into the heart us the Soviet Union. i The Ad**, soared 1.000 mile* to I th* '"dge of spoce with the dumImy warhead plus 1.000 pound* of i "normal research and devekpment" instruments. nose cone hit the water Just north of Prince Edward Island, off the southern tip of Africa. The shot exceeded the previous long distance missile mark set by Russia—7.767 miles over the Pacific Ocean last January with a so-called “super rocket" The Air Force said the purpose of the test “was to obtain data on re-entry at increased velocities resulting from longer range flints. But the shot provided the United States with a badly needed propaganda boost In the wake of the summit conference collapse and the disastrous U-2 spy plane in Tbc n Atta« passed between South America and Africa but did not cross any land masses, the Air Force said. Two ships and an airplane were stationed downrange to track the mtesile’s nose cone. The longest previous shot by an Atlas was 6,325 miles over the Atlantic. Rose Moran Dies At Home Os Daughter

Mrs. Rose Moran, 82. widow of Judge John Moran, died at 9:45 o’clock Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs R. J, Meyers, 311 East 45th street, Indianapolis. Death was caused by . complications. She. had hewi, bedfast for the past month. Born in French township Sept. 20. 1878, she was a daughter of Charles and Magdalena BeitlerYager, and was married to John Moran in December of 1900. Her husband, a former judge of the Adams circuit court, died in 1923. Mrs. Moran taught school at the Yager school, northwest of Berne, for a number of years. She was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic church in Indianapolis. where she had resided since 1925. X XU Surviving in addition to the daughter are one son, Richard Moran of Indianapolis; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. J. R. (Viola) Zimmerman of Fort Wayne. Two brothers' preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Monday at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic church in Indianapolis, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Clement Bosler officiating. The body, which was taken to the Kirby funeral home, 18th and Meridian, Indianapolis, will be brought to the Yager funeral home in Berne, where friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday. Burial will be ip the Catholic cemetery here at 3:30 p.m. Monday. Sheridan Farmer Dies Os Injuries INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — Fred Cross, 76, Sheridan, died at Robert Long Hospital here Thursday of injuries received when he was pulled down by a colt. Cross’ hip was broken when the animal jerked away from him and pulled him off balance April 19. Young Driver Dies When Auto Hits Tree ROCKVILLE. Ind. (UPD — Franklin Eugene Shannon, 19. Clinton, was killed today when his car missed a U.S. 41 curve near Lyford, hit a tree and landed in a ditch. , Joseph Cottrell Jr., 19. Lyford restaurant owner's son. who was riding with Shannon, was injured and taken to Vermillion County Hospital in Clinton for treatment.

10 Persons Injured In Two-Car Wreck TburMtay night at 10 25 cm county road 22 and state road 118. deputy sheriff Robert Mever and trooper Dave Kwasneski investigated an accident in which 10 people were injured, one critically. A car driven by Homer Boast rt. 47, route 3. Bluffton, was northbound on road 116 when a car driven by Mary Lxk* Masterson, 17. route 4. Bluffton, which wa* eastbound <si road 22. pulled out in front of him. Th< B<>ss< rt car hit the Masterson vehicle in the right rear fender, causing the car to roll once and come to rest on its wheels 130 feet from the point of impact In the car with the Masterson girl were seven other girls, all al whom were injured. Miss Masterson had a broken left foot. The girls with her were: Elaine Gerber, 18, Craigville, who received injuries to her left ride and bruises; Phyllis Cotton. 17, Bluffton, abrasions and possible fracture; Sharon Garton. 17, route 1. Craigvillc, ■ fractured pelvis; Janet Reed. 17. Craigvffle, severely bruised left leg and shock; Kathy Reuner, 18, Craigviß* and Diane Frauhiger, 17, CraigviUe, were treated and released; Faye Lee Byerly, 17, CraigviUe, who reoetved a brain concussion and possible fracture, a compound fracture of the right arm and facial lacerations. The Byerley girl was transferred to Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne, where she is listed in critical condition. Bossert received severe lacerations to the head, left hand and arm, abrasions to both knees and lost a fingernail on his left hand. His wife, Mari jane Bossert. who was a passenger in Bossert’s car, received bruises to the left leg. _ Thursday at 11 a. m. a pick-up truck, driven by Jeanne E. Kaehr, 17, route 4. end a car driven by Randolph H. Everett, 68. of Pleasant Mills, were involved in an accident. Miss Kaehr had pulled off the road to talk to her father, who was driving a tractor. As her father pulled away, she also pull-

Tornadoes Bring Death, Destruction

By United Press International Tornadoes swept death and destruction through the plains states and the Midwest during the night, virtualy leveling the small town of Meriden. Kan. Authorities said almost all the homes and business establishments in Meriden, a town of 388 persons, were demolished by the twister. One person was killed and at least 50 injured. The body of Mrs. Mildred Hundley was found in the wreckage of the case she operated in Meriden Tornadoes also struck Topeka and Leavenworth and swept away homes in farm areas of northeastern Kansas. —— —r=== Cause Considerable Damage Sheriff’s deputies said the Leavenworth tornado “caused considerable damage. Houses and barns just disappeared and we’re trying to find out if anyone is missing ” The American Red Cross sent a disaster unit to Rossville and Silver Lake, near Topeka, Kan.,’ after a tornado swooped through the farm area. Nine homes were destroyed and several persons injured. The twister skimmed across northeast Topeka before hitting the Rossville, Silver Lake area. It smashed through a trucking company lot, destroyed a concrete block building and overturned several semi-trailers. Radio Tower Toppled The wind was so strong it picked up one of the trailers and burled it 100 feet. High winds blew over the radio tower of the Missouri Highway Patrol station at Macon in the northeast part of the state. No one was injured, although part of the

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rd away and made • circular test Kami turn She was struck <>u the left side by the Everett vehicle. whom- view waa obstructed bv th< tractor. Damage was estimated at KO to the truck ami JI2S to Everett’s car. t At 2 40 Thursday afternoon, at the Abed Gerber residence. 8 3 10 miles west ot Coppeas Corners on state road IX. a car driven by Ezra Kaehr. 47. route 4. was stopped in the mad and waa struck in the rear by a car drive* by WttUam Scott Haley. 41. 244 north 7th street. Damage wat estimated at 1175 to Haley's vehicle and no damage was done to the Kaehr vehicle. At 10:15 this morning on county road 174. a car driven by John Kaehr Hyerley. 18 route 4. Bluffc ton. struck a car driven by Anthony Ray Sharp. 18. route 2. Berne. The Hyerley car was estimated at 875 and Sharp’s at 850. BILLETIN LONDON (UFD — Russia’s space cabin tailed te return to earth Thursday and has gone into a Is paid rd art it because of a mechanical fault, Tarn news agency reported today. The Soviet news agency said the cabin, which carried .a “dummy spaceman,” was released Thursday on an order sent from earth. An announcement made when the ship was lammhed Sunday said ton cabin would be detached and “begin descending . . to burn up in the denser layers of the atmosphere.” INDIANA WEATHER Showers and thunderstorms and warm and humid over most of state this afternoon. Locally severe thunderstorms possible. Showers and thunderstorms continuing tonight. Cooler southwest tonight. Saturday showers ending followed by clearing afternoon or night. Turning cooler Saturday. Low tonight 50s west to the 00s east. Highs Saturday mostly in the 60s except 70s extreme east. Sunset today 7:57 p.m. Sunrise Saturday 5:26 a.m. Outlook for Sunday: Sunny and pleasant. Lows 45 to 55. Highs mostly upper 70s.

tower fell on a nearby building. Winds of 85 miles an hour rushed across Oklahoma City, overturning an oil well. Witnesses said the wind lifted a big steel roof off a theater tor 20 seconds and then dropped it back in place. Advertising Index Advertiser Butler Garage », 7 Burk Elevator Co — 5 Beavers Oil Service, Inc —7 Bower Jewelry Store 3 Carling Black Label Beer 7 Chevrolet 8 Chic Dry Cleaners & Laundry 8 Cowens Insurance Agency —— 2 Conrad s “66” Service 7 Fred W. Corah, Agent - 4 Decatur Drive-in Theater —— 8 Dow Chemical Co ———— —- . Eljenberger Bros., Auctioneers 2 Ehinger’s “Boston Store” 5 Fort Wayne Tent & Awning Co 7 F. O. O. Eagles • Fairway —— 3 « * Goodyear Service Store 5 Holthouse Drug Co 2 Holthouse Furniture Store —— 5 Pauline Haugk Real Estate — 5 Husmann’s Decorating House — 2 Curtis P. Jones -- 2 Kohne Drug Store 4, 5 Kent Realty & Auction Co 5 Mel Liechty, Autioneer 2 Model Hatchery 5 Glenn C. Merica, Autioneer 8 Niblick & Co. --—— 3 Petrie Oil Co .—-—— 8 L.. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc 5 Wolfe’s Produce . 8 Rural Church Page Sponsors — 8 , x