Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 133, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 131

Picket Lines Posted At Atlas Missile Bases In Strike On Wage Dispute

Forecast Increase In Defense Budget

WASHINGTON < UPD—An increase al up to one billion dollars in President 000,000 defense budget was forecast today by legislators concerned about new East-West tensions. The Senate Appropriations Committee starts Tuesday drafting the measure to finance the armed forces in the fiscal year beginning July 1. It is the largest money bill of the year. Well-informed lawmakers said the summit collapse and intensified cold war difficulties could result in the Senate committee adding about a billion dollars to the defense program. Rep. George H Manon (D-Tex.) chairman of the House defense appreciations subcommittee, also indicated Sunday that the more acrimonious international climate might prompt Congress to increase military fends But Mahon said that he did not look for "anything spectacular or drastic" in’ the way of increased spending as a result of the breakup of the summit conference.' •n>e House, acting as the U-2 incident was unfolding last month, approved a $38,337,867,000 defense “monay bfli The total was only $2,867,000 above the President's budget estimates. but major changes were made in defense spending programs. The House junked the Navy s proposed new aircraft carrier and doubled the administration's proposed cutback in the Bomarc air defense missile. With the money saved. It accelerated the Polaris program for missile firing submarines and increased funds for an airborne alert and anti-submarine warfare.

Bloodmobile Unit In City Wednesday Alt least 43 more volunteers to give blood Wednesday when the Red Cross bloodmobile visits Decatur are still urgently needed, Mrs. Cletus B. Miller, county Hood program chairman, stated today. The blood given locally is taken to the Fort Wayne blood bank, where it is available around the clock, every day, for use wherever needed. People from cooperating counties, like Adams county, can secure it on an exchange basis when injured or needing blood outside the county or state. A goal ot 125 pints of blood has been set for the county. The bloodmobile at the Decatuf Youth end Community Center will be open from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. Anyone not scheduled may feel free to walk in and volunteer a , donation at any time during the Wednesday collection. The following doctors will be on duty at the Hood center during the collection day: Dr. A. H. Girod, Dr. G. J. Kohne, Dr. Norval Rich, Mr. Harold Zwick, Dr. C. W. Freeby, Dr. James Burk, Dr. John Carroll, and Dr. R. K. Parrish. Registered nurses who have volunteered to help are: Mrs. Richard Parrish, Mrs. Art Miller, Mrs. Dan Kwasneski, Miss Margaret Eittog, Mrs. Pat Briede, Mrs. Marie Col chin, Mrs. Earl Sheets, and Mrs. Denzil Dowell. Mrs. Den Tyndall and Mrs. Noble Lobsiger of the Welcome Wagon wifi provide transportation. Food for the bloodmobile visit will be provided by Gerber’s Supermarket. Mrs. Mildred Foley Reappointed Officer Mrs. Mildred Foley wa® reappointed county attendance officer by the county school board, composed of the 12 township trustees, in their regular Saturday morning session. Mrs. Foley’s one-year appointment was the ninth consecutive ’ \ one to that office. She was first appointed in June of 1952. A resident of Preble, she is also city attendance officer for Decatur.

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Bolivian President Appears Reelected LA PAZ, Bolivia <UPD — ExPresident Victor Par Estenssoro. leader of the governing MNR Party's dominant left wing, appeared assured today of a new four-year term as president of Bolivia Early returns from Sunday's election gave Paz an overwhelming lead, with about 111,000 votes to 35,000 for Walter Guevara Area, candidate of the MNR's “authentic" right wing and 27.500 for Mario Gutierrez, standardbearer of the rightwing Socialist Falange. Returns from outlying points were expected to increase Paz s margin. Sunday's voting was generally quiet, after a bitterly-contested campaign in which at least a dozen persons bad been killed. Gutierrez was stoned—but escaped injury—when he toured polling places here, but there were no other reports of violence. The army mounted a heavy guard around the La Paz city hall, where votes from La Paz Province were being counted. Ma chine guns were emplaced on the roof of the cathedral to command the city’s central square, dnd more than 100 soldiers with bayoneted carbines and tommy guns stood guard on the approaches to city hall. Perry Johnson Dies At Fort Wayne Today Perry Johnson, a native of Monroe and former resident of Decatur; died this morning -at- his. residence in Fort Wayne. Survivors include two sons, Raymond Johnson of 1215 North Second street, Decatur, and Glen Johnson of Fort Wayne; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The body will be brought to the Black funeral home here. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Hospital Deficit Shown During May

An operating loss of $1,331.63 was reported for the Adams county 'memorial hospital during the month of May, for a five-month operating loss of $148.74 for the year so far, Thurman I. Drew, hospital manager, said this morning. This compares with a deficit of $4,129.93 at the. same time last year. A low patient population during the month of April accounted for most of the decline in revenue during May. Deposits must approach SI,OOO a day for the hospital to show a profit tor the month. A total of $27,072.46 was deposited tor the month, while the bills were’ $9,691, and the payroll was $18,713.09. Total cash decreased from $14,847.82 to $13,536.49 at the end of the month, ,r A total of 203 patients were admitted during the month of May, and 56 babies were born, 35 boys, 21 girls, and one set of twins. A total of 288 out-patients were treated in the laboratory, X-ray room, and emergency room. There were 36 patients and four babies present on the first of May, with 203 admitted and 56 bom during the month. Nine adult patients died, 191 were dismissed, and 52 babies were dismissed. There were 39 adults patients and eight babies in the hospital May 31. 6 INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair and cool tonight and Tuesday. Lows tonight 49 to 54. Highs Tuesday in the 70s. Sunset today 8:19 i p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 5:17 a an. Outlook for Wednesday: Mostly fair and warmer with lacreos Ing rlendtarw southwest. Lews 59 to 59. Highs 79 to 84.

• SAN DIEGO Caltf 'UPD - Picket lines were pooled at US Atlas missile bates today, mcludir« the major Air Force focilitiM at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg. «fien a strike was celled over a wage dispute. A spokesman for the International Association of Machinists said two-thirds of the 600 Convair employes at Vandenberg left their jobs and picket lines were posted <t the taotallation’s fates. The spokesman said the Convair 1 installation at Warrep Air Force Base. Wyo. Offutt Air Force Base Neb . and Cape Canaveral. Fte . also were being picketed by striking employes A Convair official at Vandenberg said a count was being made to determine the exact number of employes out on strike. He said some 6-10 pickets were posted at two gates of the base. Widespread labor unrest was general throughout the space-age industry across the country. An Air Force spokesman said the strike of technicians and maintenance men would not affect the retaliatory capability of the three Atlases standing at war-readiness at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Calif., the nation's only operational intercontinental ballistic missile base Atlas Construction Stops However, the strike will halt construction of Atlas pads and facilities at Vandenberg; Gape Canaveral, Fla.; Offut AFB, Neb., and Warren AFB, Wyo. And it might impede the schedule of test and research shots of Atlases, said an Air Force spokesman. Joining the 3.000 members of the International Assn, of Machinists (IAM) were 25,000 workers at two Convair plants here and in Pomona, Calif. The plant workers, however, planned to remain off the job for only one day to be informed by union leaders of the work contract dispute. A spokesman for the machinists said he doubted that any of the 3,000 workers at Warren AFB would cross the 24-hour line set up by the 500 striking machinists. He said he doubted that pidket lines would be crossed at the other affected areas. Negotiations Fruitless The strake was called at midnight (local time) after Otmvair and union representatives fruitlessly negotiated for two hours Sunday. Further talks were expected to be held Tuesday. Picket lines were established at the bases when the midnight deadline arrived Industry observers said they believed there was a good chance the government would J nter X®" e under provisions of the TaftHantiley Act if the strike" was proKey issue at dispute between the IAM and Convair were wages and a cost-of-living clause for a new work contract. The made an offer of 11 cents hourly wage increase and a cost-oMivmg clause, which the union turned down. bulletin J SANTIAGO, Chile (UPD—A powerful earthquake rocked already devastated southern Chile again today. It fortuneately was centered in a sparse-ly-populated area. The seismological institute said the new sharp temblor was registered at Grade 7 on the Richter scale. It centered at Puerto Eden in an interior area where few people Uve. Advertising Index Advertiser Page A&P Tea Co., Inc. - - 3 Burk Elevator Co. ——— — 5 Buick - 2 Butler Garage, Inc 5 Burke Insurance Service - 4 Bower Jewelry Store — 3 Cowens Insurance Agency 2 Decatur Drive In Theater 3 Erie Railroad 6 Farm Bureau Insurance -- 6 Holthouse Drug. Co. 4 Holthouse Furniture Store —... 5 Pauline Haugk, Real Estate Z.. 5 I, U. Extension — 3 Emerson Lehman, Auctioneer -- 5 Myers Cleaners - —.2 L. Smith Insurance Agency,-Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co. — 3 Teeple Truck Lines 5 The Tool Shed ........... 5 Win Rae Drive-In ...— 2

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 6, 1960

Decatur Boy Scouts Hold Camp-out Here More then 50 Decatur Bov Scouts and ocoutcni from three troops enjoyed the aU night-all day camp-out at Camp Quinn. Hanna-Nuttman park, Friday night and Saturday. Ted Hill and Niland Ocheenrider. of the commtasioners staff, said tiidoy. Six patrols from the troepa neatly erected their tents on a pre-determined camp site to train for the council camporec at Franke park in Fort Wayne in July. Troop <1 Scores Friday night the scouts took part in numerous contests to ascertain their ability in night observation, fire making, and other scouting skills. Troops 61, sponsored by the Decatur Rotary club, and 62, sponsored by the Decatur Lions club, shared honors Friday night. Saturday morning the camp sites were inspected for neatness, cleanliness, and uniformity. The three packs of troop 65. sponsored fay the Trinity E. U. B. church, scored near-perfect on the inspection. Each meal was prepared by a committee of boys, and followed a menu previously designed by the young men. A team of adults visited the various camping sites during the dining hours. - -« Conservatioitist Speaks Saturday morning U. S. district SCS work unit conservationist Milt Spence showed the boys how to use a level in surveying, and other practices. Saturday afternoon a number of contests were held. Byford Smith, scoutmaster for troop 62, demonstrated how to make fire by friction and fire by flint and steel. Each of the scouts who desired was then given an opportunity to try the methods himself. Most _were able, to make fire by „the flint and steel method. Fire-building Contest Following this a fire-building. contest was held. Each pack was given two matches, two blocks of wood about six or eight inches in length, and two inches thick. The

Urges Rulings Be Reviewed

WASHINGTON (UPD—The AirLine Pilots Assn, recommended today that Federal ‘Aviation Agency regulations be subject to review, modification or revocation by the Civil Aeronautics Board. The recommendation, aimed at FAA Administrator Elwood P. Quesada’s recent regulation grounding all commercial pilots 60 or over, was made by the ALP A President Kay Murray before the Senate aviation subcommittee. Murray described Quesada as a “czar” and criticized his regulation putting the 60-year age limit on pilots. Murray said there has never been an accident due to aging and added: “Evidently, the administrator is so expert and has such arbitrary authority that he may take any action he desires, no matter how arbitrary or capricious it may be.” Other congressional news: Khrushchev: Senate GOP leader ! Everett M- Dirksen (Hl.) said in a ! Senate speech Soviet Premier * Nikita Khrushchev’s current ! “slander” is “senseless” in the > light of casualties suffered on Dl Day 16 years ago today. Sen. JoI seph S. Clark (D-Pa.) called for ! “serious and sober discussion” of I the world crises by aU presiden- ; tial candidates. r ; Postal: Rep. Glenn Cunningham I (R-Neb.) charged at a House post ■ office subcommittee hearing that - Postmaster General Arthur E. ! Summerfield exceeded his authori- ‘ ty in expanding the “airlift” of ’ regular 4-cent letters Cunningham ■ is author o< a bill to forbid send- ' ing letters by air unless they earI ry air mail postage. Meanwhile. > Chairman Paul A. Rasmussen of i the Minnesota Railroad and Ware- ! bouse Commission told the Senate

boys then bod to make kindling ( of the blocks. and build a fire. ( I under .i f<rtng suspmd<*d between , I twu poles so that the string burn- ( ( j rd. and dropped. Apache patrol ( from troop 62 won the contest. A' ( number of parents and visitors I ( .Watched the afternoon contests A ramp site with numenxi, '' r 'j tors in location and management j I was then judged by the various i | patrols, with troop 62* Apache ' I patrol placing first, and troop 6t's i Cobra and Indian patrols tying I 1 I for second. I The entire group then visited I their own campeitcs, and each scoutmaster pointed out mistakes, lin camping. Hill explained to the I scouts that the camporee wouldi I last two full days, and the scouts, I should guard against "letting down" on the second full day of i camp. Biffle Award A “biffee” was awarded the | patrol that went out without its I I patrol flag, and the "biffee salute” given in honor of that patrol. Scooters who took part were: commissioner’s staff. Hill, Ochscn- j rider Steve Everhart. Bryce •Diomas, and Jxiwell J. Smith: troop 61, Maurice Teepte. Simeon Hain, Jr., Gene Ziner, Paul BeveDiimer, Lester Haines, Bill Snider, and Kenneth Nash; troop 62, I Bvford Smith. Jerold Lobsiger, Dick Mies, and Dick Heller, Jr.; troop 65. Herald Hitchcock. Herb Kitson, and David Smith. Scoots Attended r Smuts were: troop 61. Dan Heller. senior patrol leader; Dick Cowan, Sim Hain, Jeff Azbell, John Souder, Gary Teeple, Mike Reidenbech, Stephen Christen, Stephen Haines, Paul Wolf, Tom Johnson, Richard Howard, and Tom Hunter. Troop 62, D. L. Hawkins, patrol leader; Chuck Martindill, assistant; Mike Martindill, Steve Markley, Roger Landrum, Bill Faurote, Allen Bender, and Ervin Lengerich. Troop 65, Ernie Sautbine. senior patrol leader; Mark Frauhiger. John Eichenauer, David Snell. | Richard Hullinger, Kenny Hill, , Dennis Morgan, Dave Collier. I James Williamson, Randy Hitch- ( cock, David Wynn. Steven Schultz, , ■Dave Smith, Ron Smith, and Lar- 1 ry Merriman.

Commerce Committee he thought the Post Office Department “has been very arbitrary” in switching mail contracts from railroads to motor vehicles. Trip: Sen. John C. Stennis (D-Miss.) said he was “Increasingly concerned” about President Eisenhower’s forthcoming visit to Japan in light of mounting antiAmerican demonstrations there The high ranking member of the Senate’ Armed Services Committee told reporters the’ demonstrations, if they get worse, could have an influence here on the ratification of the U.S.-Japan security treaty. Expenses’ The Knight newspapers said in a copyrighted dispatch that the House Judiciary and Public Works Committees submitted “artificial” reports of their spending of taxpayers’ money on overseas trips last year. The second article of a series on congressional expense accounts said the committees reported members spending of counterpart funds in round percentage figures, rather than exact totalsBabysitters: A United. Press International survey showed the nation’s babysitters and the. parents who pay them are lined up against a recent congressional proposal. The measure would tab their fees for Social Security deductions. » Doctors: A spokesman for the' Assn, of American Medical Colleges asked Congress to approve »a bill to provide aid to build more teaching space for physicians ahd medical researchers. Dr. Lowell T. Coggeshall made the plea in prepared testimony to the House health and safety subcommittee. ■ ' » _S — 1 F

Marion Friedt Home Destroyed By Fire Sunday . Thr farm home of Mr. and Mr* ’ Marion Frlrdt was romptotety de- 1 1 stroyed by fire Sunday night, from 1 a fin which (tartvd In the upstairs of the house. Die home, I ’ which la about three mile* west of 1 ' Drcntur. on Monroe extended W»ai' bought by Friedt last Jsnuary. < At about I M o'clock last night | the Friedts Went outside to say i ( goodbye to th** company they had I, been entertaining. Mrs. Frudt I went inside and got the children 1 ] , ready for their bath Mr. and Mrs ( Friedt went outside and the put |. the call away and did a few other! < chores when the children camri| running outside, yelling that the , upstairs was full of smoke. The | Friedts immediately called the! fire department, which was about 11 6 50 They saw a passing motorist i 'and flagged him down, and went' !to work carrying exit everything i I they could carry. They got the np- | pliances out and most of the fur-: I niture, although some was dami aged. Everything on the second I I floor was completely destroyed, in-! ' eluding all of the children's clothes,! ; the parent's winter clothes, the I ' children's new bunk beds, their, I shoes, 400 or 500 glass jars used I for canning, the children's money, and all the furniture and other articles* that were on the second ■ floor. I The fire department said when they arrived the roof was caving in and the house looked like it would be lost. The fire was extinguished about 1 o’clock this morning, but blazed up again this morning at about 5 o'clock, at which time the Preble fire department was called. The west wall burned down this time. All of the children's clothes were destroyed in the fire. Two of them had bathtowels on when the fire started and the other three were in their pajamas. These were their only clothes that were saved. The Red Cross has issued an emergency call for clothes for the children and any kind of clothes will be greatly appreciated. Shoes are also badly needed as the children lost all of theirs. The children are Jane 9, Sharon 8, Nancy 7, Peggy 4, and David„ the only boy, who is 5% years old. The house was completely destroyed with the roof falling in and the inside being gutted. The fire was believed to have started in the east upstairs bedroom, but what started it is still unknown. The barn. .was., not. touched Jay- the fire but most of the trees near the house were scorched. The house was valued at close to SIO,OOO and the furniture at SI,OOO. Also lost were a lot of valuable power tools that were owned fay Friedt. People are bringing in clothes this morning, but more are urgently needed. Anyone having anything that can be used is asked to bring it to the Red Cross headquarters. Eight-Year-Old Boy Is Killed By Pistol ANDERSON, Ind. (UPD—Eight-year-old Richard Lee Harris of Anderson shot himself to death accidentally Sunday, Coroner Fred Hiday said, while playing with a pistol he found on a shelf in his parents’ bedroom. The gun contained two bullets, Hiday said, quoting Mrs. Nondas Haines, the boy’s mother, as saying she didn’t know it was loaded.

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Ike Answers Khrushchev

WENT POINT, N.Y (UPD-1 President Eiwnhowcr left It plain today after two wrrkearf apeacht**, flMit he won’t take Nikita S Khraahehav’a attacks oei him and the Western world lylnc down Taking the counter • offensive,! thr Chlof Executive declared tn | an off-she-cuff talk to Republic ins ! at a dinner near here Saturday > night that the Soviet premier's “IB- tempered «rpr»B»tons" have brought the Weal closer together | than at any time since he took • Without mentioning It directly' Eisenhower defended the role of the United States In sending U-21 planes across Russia on spy mis* 1 sion, stating the Soviet Uve in a society of secrecy "which we try to penetrate, and in my opin-i ion properly." He touched on the Khrushchev | i tirades again Sundav at Notre' Dame University at South Ben-!, I Ind. where he Hew on a quick; ' one-day plane trip to make the I commencement address. In his speech he did not mention Khrush--1 etiev’s name but his intention was ; clear. “The enemies or human dignity l lurk in a thousand places — in I governments, that have become i spiritual wastelands, and in leadera that brandish angry epithets, slogans and satellite." he said. He delivered this statement foli lowing an appeal for backing for j his embattled $4,175,000,000 foreign aid program. The President, who flew here from Washington’ Saturday, returned from his brief side trip to Notre Dame Sunday night to join in a sumptuous supper with his 1915 West Point classmates at the nearby farm of Gene Leone, a former New York restaurateur.

Seek Information On Plane Incident

WASHINGTON (UPD - A Republican senator says the Senate Foreign Relations Committee should ask President Eisenhower what the U-2 spy plane downed in Russia was trying to photograph. Sen. Geonge D. Aiken (R-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee, said Sunday that it would be difficult to reach a conclusion on the wisdom of the flight without information on its purpose. The Senate group completed closed-door hearings last week on the U-2 - ineider* end* other evekts surrounding the summit conference collapse- Some members have indicated it might have trouble writing a final report. Central Intelligence Director Allen W. Dulles and other witnesses declined to disclose the U-2's specific assignment. They said only that the May 1 flight wa an urgent espionage mission that had to be carried out that day. Other related developments: —Aiken said Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev’s tirades against Eisenhower indicated the Russian leader was scared and panicky. —Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R-N Y.) predicted that a top government official, perihaps the Secretary of State, eventually will be given the job of coordinating U.S. espionage activities. -Sen. Henry M. Jackson (DWash.) also said that "official contradictions’’ following the downing of the spy plane showed a lack of coordination in the: government-

Walter F. Repperl Is Taken By Death WaHrr F. n<tg»« - rt (M. lifrtonrf i rmWrtrt <rf Preble townatup. died at 4:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at hi* home in Ma gley. Hr had been in failinc health tor two and ■ nn<-half ycara. : H< wm born in Prt-blc township Nov. 3. IMB I ion of Christian and Mary Spcto-Rrppcrt, and was married to Susanna Conrad Aug. 23. 1923. He was a rrtlrod farmer and also wi>rk«l for the Adams county hlchwny deportment for n numlier of years before retiring Mr Reppert wns a member at the Salem Evangelical and Reformed church at Moglcy, and a veteran of World War I. Surviving in addition to Ms wife are one »on. Robert L. Reppert <rf Wilbtiirc, O.; three daughters. ' Mr*. Gerhard (June) Witte es 1 Preble township. Mrs. Cberlca (Ruth) Sheets of Decatur, and ' Miss Helen Reppert. at home; nine grandchildren; one brother, Elmer Reppert of Fort Wayne, ■and two sisters. Mrs. Jasnn I (Emma' Hoffman of San Rafael. ; Calif., and Mrs. Ralph (Huldal Worthman of Millersburg. Funeral services will be con- . ducted at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Zwidc funeral home and at 2 ’ p. m. at the Salem Evangelical ) and Reformed church at Maglcy, ; the Rev. H. E. Settlage officiat- . ing. Burial will be in the church i cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

. ft— :—■ -•— — »■ : Over S3OO Given ■ For Chilean Relief l A total of $232.93 remains to be - raised this week towards the coun- ■ ty goal of $551 for Chilean relief, i Phil Sauer, county chairman of the emergency relief drive, said this I morning. i The American Red Cross has already allocated $175,000 for ChiT- • ean relief, and provided more than $250,000 worth of donated ' medical and other supplies. The American Red Cross children’s fund sent $25,000 to help the South American youngsters, and are beginning a program of donating writing paper, pencils, books, and recreation supplies. Chilean schools have their midwinter vacation in July, and planning is directed towards August, when the last half of the school year begins. So far $318.07 has been raised in Decatur for Chilean relief, most of it collected at the bank Friday and Saturday by volunteer Markers. No report has yet been made by Berne. Pleasant Mills, Geneva, and Monroe. Anyone wishing to make a donation for Chilean relief may do so by sending it to the Red Cross, Decatur. Ind., where it will be channeled to the Chilean Red Cross.

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