Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 186.

Eisenhower’s Special ■. ' i Message Asks Congress To Act On Big Program

Cuba Seizing U. S. Property

HAVANA (UPl)—Fidel Castro’s regime today ignored twin anticommunist denunciations by the U. S. government and the Roman Catholic Church and plunged ahead with seizure of hundreds of millions of dollars of Americanowned property ir. Cuba. An anti-Communlst declaration by Cuba’s nine bishops and bish-op-designates was read at Sunday masses in every Catholic church only hours after Castro issued a massive nationalization decree that left Russia as Cuba’s chief foreign business partner. It was a virtual battle call since Castro has said many times that anti-Communism in Cuba is “counter-revolutionary.” It coincided with a U.S. State Department report, prepared for the Organization of American States, accusing the Cuban government of working “in open league” with Russia and Red china to encourage revolutionary groups in Puerto Rico and the South American continent. Start Seising Property Neither attack stayed Castro’s rolrtlort Who started seizing gU but » handful of American-owned property in Cuba. Castro himself made it dear be also had his sigbts set on die big U.S. Navy base at Gan tana mo. "The absolute majority of the Cuban people, who are Catholics, are against materialistic Communism. . .and could only be led into

Nation’s Military Is Second To None

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Eisenhower told Congress today he has stepped up U.S. military readiness on land, sea and in the air to combat changing Communist tactics. He voiced hope in a special message to Congress that the toughened military posture would not require -a big boost in overall defense appropriations. The President, answering Democratic and some Republican critics on his defense policies, decleared: > “Once again I assure the Congress that this nation’s military power ts second to none and will be kept that way.” ' He reported that he has ordered development of a new longerrange version of the submarinefired Polaris missile, for which he claimed "rifle-shot accuracy.” Eisenhower said the changes were needed because' of Intensified Communist “truculence.” While he made no direct reference to the fact that Congress this year voted defense appropriations totaling MU,MB, OOO more than he requested, he left the clear implication in his message that these extra funds would be spent. The President, said: “The Defense Department win carry out these defense measures with its vailable resources insofar as possible.. . “Total resources are adequate, although a modest increase in military personnel and in operation and maintenance funds may prove to be necessary to carry out the readiness measures. If INDIANA WEATHER WHiIR vtarflv plamlv " air norm, partly ctwuay chance es scattered thundershowers »r thundercooler mest sections tonight. Tuesday fair north, partly dandy south and a Utile cad- : er, chance as drawers extreme ; i u ntil In maralng. Law tonight 58 to 04 narth. 84 to tt until. High Tuesday 75 to 80 north, to lira Ms unto. Sunset today 7:50 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 5:51 f.m. Outlook far fdsra . day: Fair and pleasant. Lows in lira Mo. Riglra It to 85. '4O *.j ' • ' '1 ‘ \.

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a Communist regime by deceit and force,” the nine prelates said in a pastoral letter. The letter said Communist infiltration, promoted “even by some high figures of the government” was advancing steadily and had become “a problem of extraordinary gravity.*’ Among the signers was Manuel Cardinal Arteaga, archbishop of Havana, and Archbishop Enrique Perez Serantes of Santiago, once credited with saving Castro’s life by intervening with Batista officials after the young revolutionary was captured in 1953. Impact On People The impact was powerful for a people who in recent weeks have seen their government. and their church grow so openly hostile that Castro has labeled some of the clergy "fascist.” The expropriation decree, expected ever since President Eisenhower slashed the Cuban sugar quota July 8, was delivered by Castro in a raspy-throated speech to the closing session of the Cont-munist-dominated Latin American Youth Congress. It meant seizure or nearly $1 billion worth of American-owned piopeity It left untouched only a tew banks, the Nicaro nickel complex which is owned by the U.S. government, and the Guantanamo base.

such an increase should be required, I shall promptly request the necessary fuads.” Exact amounts by which spending will increase have not yet been determined, but* it apparently could run from S3OO million to more than SSOO million and require supplemental appropriation either now or early next year. Return Two Pastors To U.B. Churches The Rev. Wayne A. Smith has been returned as pastor of the Nuttman Ave. United Brethren i* Christ church in Decatur for hii second year. This action was taken by Bishof R. W. Radi, of Huntington, at the 108th annual conference of the United Brethren in Christ church which dosed Friday at the Rock fbrd, O. campground. The Decatur charge is Rev Smith’s first pastorate. He is t student at Huntington College. H« has his A.B. degree and has on< more year of studies to complet* his B.D. work. The conference also elected Rev. Smith as t visiting pastor of the conference Christian education board. Bishop Rash also announced the ' appointment of the Rev. Stanley Neuenschwander as pastor of the Rivarre circuit of the Unite* Brethren in Christ churches. Till! t , circuit includes Mt. Victory, Mt Zion and Pleasant Grove churches Rev. Neuenschwander finishee the conference yeir as tomporar • pastor of ttie Rivarre circuit. B has had three and one-half yean of pastoral experience. A native of Berne, he graduated from Bal State Teachers College and wil finish his master's work this toll He joined the Auglaize conference this year.. As a member of the conference Rev. Neuenschwander was electee a conference delegate to the paren board next spring and was als< elected as dean of J»ys for th< . junior camp next summer. He als< teaches in Huntington county li addition to his pastoral duties. a

WASHINGTON (UPI) - President Eisenhower ‘asked Congress today to act on a big legislative program at its post - convention session, including additional civil rights legislation. The President outlined his recommendations in a special message read to the Senate, which reconvened today. He reported that he had ordered development of a much longer range version of the Polaris missile but would need no additional defense funds. He promised a prompt request for additional funds if he should find them to be necessary. , “Once again I assure the Congress that this nation’s military power is second to none and will be kept that way,” Elsenhower said in a back-handed comment ob what looms as one of the biggest political issues of the 1960 campaign. New Civil Eights BUI Hi detailing his recommendations, the President said that only one major bill—dealing with civil rights — had been passed in the area of domestic affairs before Congress recessed for the national political conventions. He said even that bill omitted two major provisions which be advocated and that he hoped these provisions “will now be restored to keeping with the bipartisan support evidenced tor these items last month.” This referred to the 1900 platforms adopted by the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Hie two provisions Eisenhower had to mtod were proposals to provide federal grants to school districts to help to racial desegregation efforts and his recommendation to make the Committee on Government Contracts a permanent agency. This committee, now headed by Vice President Richard M. Nixon, seeks to end racial discrimination. in hiring workers by companies working on government contracts. Latin American AM Other Eisenhower legislative recommendations: —The full *4,175,000,000 which he requested tor the foreign aid program. The House has voted only *3,580,000.000 andthe Senate has not completed action on this program. —Authorization for a *6OO million program of aid to Latin America, urgently requested before toe economic conference of American republics meeting Sept. 5 at Bogota, Colombia. —Federal aid for construction of facilities tor public schools and colleges and universities, f —A program to help the aged meet the cost of serious illnesses. —“A moderate upward adjustment" of the minimum wage, now *l, and expanded coverage of the law. —A program to help economically depressed areas. —"Constructive measures to meet existing farm problems.” —Authorizing 40 new federal to avoid delays in the interstate highway program, meaning a renewal of the President’s request tor a V4-cent increase in toe federal gasoline tax. Postal Bate Increase —lncreasing the aviation fuel tax to provide more funds tor airways modernization. —Removal of the interest rate ceiling on tong-term government bonds. —A postal rate Increase "to avoid saddling the next administration and taxpayers generally, wholly unjustifiably, with a postal deficit nearing a billion dollars a Isl WS - ' ■ —Continued government reorganization power for the president. —Senate ratification of the Antarctic* Treaty. All of Eisenhower’s domestic legislative recommendations were carryovers of programs he previously bad submitted to Congress-. Vet© If Necessary The President strongly indicated he would use his veto power to block legislation that vwdd Imperil a balanced federal budg«A ’To meeting this need I shall not yeate^my^ respoasitolity^to keep toe nation’s economy strong (Continued on page S)

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Work Is Completed On New City Sewer Work on the first part of the new city sewer has been completed and is ready for inspection, Mayor Donald F. Gage, has announced. John Ward, consulting engineer for Consoer Townsend and Co., is expected to visit Decatur sometime this week and pass judgment ori the sewer. ConseurTownsend is the company that installed the sewage disposal plant in Decatur. Terminates On Kekfoaga The sewer runs from toe river to toe junction of Mercer Avenue and High street, south on High to Grant street. Grant to Kekionga street where it terminates. This is toe first port at the sewer, as it will eventually extend to Schirmeyer street and the necessary laterals. If Ward gives his approval of the new sewer, which he is expected to do, then the city can begin repairing toe streets that were torn up. Grant street to stiH settling and it will be next year before it can be worked on. If it was done now it would break up shortly, so the city must wait until next year to repair R. However, High street may be repaired this year as it is settled much more than Grant and to also more compact. High handles more traffic than Grant and this has helped to pack it down. Work on the sewer was started in April and an approximate estimate of *127,000 was given at

U. N. Council War ned By Dag

UNITED NATIONS (UPI) — i Secrotary-General Dag Hammarskjoki warned today that world ■ war might erupt unless Belgian * troops Withdraw completely from ; toe Congo as speedily as possible. ‘ Hammarskjokl told a crisis ses- ■ sion of toe United Nations Securßy Council that the “immediate [ solution of the Congolese problem l is a question of peace or war” and added: * 1 “I do not limit my perspective * to the Congo.” Hammarskjokl, who returned : Saturday night from personal su•pervislon of the U.N. operation at Leopoldville, criticized Belgium, the Congolese central government, I’autfrorlties in dissident Katanga Province, and “other quarters” . tor not cooperating with toe world 1 organization in its effort to avert . a major conflict in Africa. 1 Urge Belgian Withdrawal ’ Although he did not men- ‘ tion Russia by name, he said toe U.N. etiort could not be helped ’ by a threat by “one or more pow- , ers to take matters into their own hands and .pursue a separate course.” , Hammarskjold said Belgium I should order “the speediest possible withdrawal” Os its troops to j permit the Congolese people “to . choose freely their orientation in the world of today” without interference from any quarter— East * or West. Sunday, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily V. Kuznetsov told Hammarskjold Russia Objected to U.N. plans to send Canadian *®P§, "or Ihosl of any other ‘ NATO ally of Belgium, into the Congo. . Hammarskjold said the threat of ; liaise Tshombe’s Katanga govern- . ntent to forcibly oppose entry of UJN. troops into his mineral-rich ’ province required "a military ini- , tiative to which I am not entitled * to resort short of authorization by the Security Council.” He asked ' for more explicit authorization to 1 act. : Four of the smaller members : of the council—Tunisia, Ceylon, ? Ecuador and Argentina—wer© try--1 ing to draft a resolution that would enable U.N. troops to go

that time. The sewer is not paid as yet, but will be when it is approved. The money for the sewer will be taken from the sewage /treatment plant construction fund. This is the money that is left over from the building of the sewage disposal plant and may be used for anything connected with the plant, such as a new sewer. Harry Sipe Dies 'Saturday Evening Harry Sipe, 80-year-old retired farmer of 716 South Line street, died at 6:40 p.m. Saturday at-the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been ill one year with complications and hospitalized for three days. He was born in Blue Creek township July 26, 1880, a son of John Bnd Valera Franks-Sipe, and was married Martha E. Clark June 20, 1946. Ho lived on a farm near Berne until his retirement in 1957, when he moved to Decatur. Mr. Sipe was a member of the Bethel Brethren church. Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Hazel, .of New Castle; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Clarence (Ruth) Sipitley of Decatur; seven grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; one brother, Jesse Sipe of Blue'Creek township, and on© sister, Mrs. Catharine Buchanan of Willshire, O. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Zwick fjineral home, the Rev. Robert Ochsenrider officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

into Katanga without further inflaming the situation. Just how this could be done was not clear. In Elisabethville, Katanga Premier Moise Tshombe reiterated his determination to keep the United Nations out. But his finance minister, Jean Baptiste Kibwe, arriving in New York, said Tshombe would admit a U.N. team to supervise a plebiscite to prove his people wanted independence. Charges U.N. Deception Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba, at a stopover in Accra, Ghana accused Hammarskjoid of deceiving the Congo and said he would marshal troops from five other Congo provinces to march- into Katanga. Ghana and Guinea circulated letters at U.N. headquarters %f---firming their intentions to provide troops support for Lumumba, A United Arab Republic spokesman made a similar pledge in Cairo. The Soviet Union issued a statement accusing the Western AlMes of a conspiracy to block the Security Count's resolution* and demanding withdrawal of Belgian troops and the arrest of Katanga’s leaders. Soviet propaganda outlets continued to attack U.N. officials in the Congo — including Hammarskjoid and Under Secretary Ralph Bundle—indicating they would be criticized in today’s Security Council debate. Veiled Soviet Troop Threat Behind it all lay a veiled threat to introduce Soviet troops into the big African nation. Lumumba’s deputy premier, Antoine Gizenga, rushed to New York to give his government’s side of the dispute. This left Leopoldville, the Congo’s capital, in apparent> control of President • Joseph Kasa Vubu’s opposition Abako Party which opposes Lumumba’s plan for a strong central government. K*sa Vubu, meeting with his party Sunday, sent a copy of a vote of censure against Lumumba to toe Security Council. It said Lumumba’s government was incapable of assuring security in toe Congo. • ' » ' ,

Chester Kleinknighf Dies At Hospital ChestefcrH. Kleinknight, It, of 415 West Jefferson street, well known General Electric company employe and highly active in athletic activities of the youth of thef city, died at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. Mr. Kleinknight suffered a heart attack four weeks ago and had been in the hospital since that time. His death was attributed to cardiac complications. He had been employed in the planning department of the Decatur plant of the General Electric Co. for the past 38 years. Mr. Kleinknight was a member of the Zion Lutheran church and the G.E. Quarter Century club. Active In Athletics A former athlete and official, he was highly active for years in the Lutheran athletic program and in athletic programs for the youth of Decatur. During the past season he was manager of the Pony League Braves, who won the Adams county league championship, and was also named manager of the county Pony League All-Stars, who advanced to the semi-finals of the state journey, before being eliminated. ' He was born in Tocsin April 11, 1903, a son of George and Ida Yarger-Kleinknight, and was married to Getrude L. Kanning July 16, 1938. Surviving are his wife; twin sons, Ronald H. and Rudolph A. Kleinknight. both at home, and three sisters, Mrs. Elva Pursley, Mrs. Lester Blocker and Mrs. Ernest Blocker, all of Bluffton. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zion Lutheran church, the Rey. A. A. Fonner officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetary. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home until time of the services. Geneva Workman Is Killed In Accident Charles Clifford Troutman, 45, #-Bvw4rte employe of the Geneva Manufacturing Co., was killed instantly Saturday night when toe car in *which he was a passenger crashed into a tree along Jay county road 30 northwest of Portland. Troutman, who had worked tor the Geneva company only one week, suffered a fractured skull, crushed chest and puncture wound in the head. Bruce Booher, 22, of Geneva, also a new employe of tjje same firm, toe owner and driver of the car, suffered a severe laceration near the right eye, a deep laceration of the right side at the chest and severe cuts on the right knee and left leg. He to reported in satisfactory condition at toe Jay county hospital. Authorities said toe mishap apparently occurred about 10 p.m. Saturday, but that R was not discovered until 11:15 p.m., when Frank Taylor, 18, enroute to his home at Pennpille, happened on the scene. Officers said Booher apparently lost control of his ‘car. which left toe highway pn the left side add crashed into at tree in a roadside ditch. Surviving Troutman, a native of Tennessee, are the widow, Ethel; five daughters, Mrs; Kenneth Whitts of Elwood, and Betty, Charleen. Jewel and Gale, at home, and two sons, Fred and Mike, at home.

Local Man's Father Dies Last Evening Fred H. Luhman, 93, died at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Lutheran convalescent home in Fort Wayne. He was a retired tailor and the oldest member of the Emmanual Lutheran church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Anthony Hartman of Fort Wayne; two sons, Melvin Luhman of Decatur, and Lester of Indianapolis; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Klaehn funeral home in Fort Wayne after 7 p.m. today. Arrangements have not been completed. - ' ’ t ; . I (11 HJkH| jk A D m• m Lawrence a. ora tin Funeral On Tuesday Funeral services for Lawrence A. Braun, who died Friday at a hospital in Rochester, N. Y„ will be held at 9:30 a m. Tuesday at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the JR. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Friends may cbH at the Giifig & Doan funeral tome until time of the services. The Third Order of St. Francis will recite the rosary at 7:30 O’clock this evening, and the Holy Name society at 8 p.m. ,i - ,

Some Poor Fund i Rates Are Lowered

Adams county townships were tentatively annouhoed today by the Adams county auditor's office. Four''of the twelve were down, and the rest were same except tor Hartford township, where no rate was allowed last year,, and one cent is recommended this year. No Higher Budgets A story which previously reported that the budgeted amounts in several townships were higher this year due to increased costs alas in error. Actually, the same amount, or less, will be collected by taxes, but some money remains in the fund, and this, by being placed in the budget, will lse usable if needed. If not, it will go to reduce the tax levy the following year. Blue Creek township taxpayers will get the biggest cut, if the rates as proposed are allowed by the state board. Their levy will bq reduced from 10 cents to three qents. Monroe township, with a four-cent cut from 21 to 17 cento, is next. Washington township will get a two-ceret tax cut, from 20 to

Deficit Shown At Hospital In July A July deficit of *1,998.97 in deposits over bills and payrolls puts the Adams County Memorial hospital in the red for $926.37 for the year so far, compared with a deficit of *1,076.83 at the same made a slight profit for the year, time last year, when the hospital Thurman I. Drew, hospital administrator, said today. Bills for the month were $9.661.. 53. and the payroll was *19,764.63, for a total of *29,426.16 in expenses. Deposits were *27,427.19. The operating cash balance at the beginning of July was *14,757.83, and *12,758.88 at the first of August. The number of patients at the hospital has been higher for the month of Juty than in June and to pick up this coming month. May, and deposits are expected There were 30 adults and three babies in the hospital on July 1, and 47 adults and 12 babies in the hospital at the end of the month. A total of 175 patients and 61 babies were admitted or bom during the month, and four patients died. There were 154 adults and 52 babies dismissed. An additional 247 were treated in the emergency room, laboratory, or x-ray facilities of the hospital. One set of twins was born at the hospital, and there were 38 boys and 23 girls bora during the month. i Ike Plunges Into White House Duties WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Eisenhower plunged back into his White House duties today, apparently well rested from a month’s vacation at Newport, R.I. The President was described as feeling fine when he arrived back in Washington Sunday to face a legislative and political battle that will keep him busy until Eleptioq

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Pom* fond tax rates for the 12 18 cents, and Jefferson township a one-cent cut from five cents to four cents. Rates by Township The cates hy township are: Actual Proposed Township 1960 1961 Blue, Creek $ jo $ .03 • French — 05 .05 i Hartford .00 .01 • Jefferson 05 .04 1 Kirkland * .02 .02 ( Monroe .21 .17 1" Preble 01 .oi ■ Root f *-t— 01 .01 ■ St. Mary’s .18 .18 ( Union . .01 .ol I Wabash . .08 .08 ■ Washington 1. .20 .18 The budgets for the poor relief i fund are figured by the township • trustee, working with the township ' inspector who actually handles I the poor relief for the trustee, in- : vestigating the cases. The neci essary rate is then figured by the* , county auditor's office, and this I in turn is reviewed by the state > board of accounts.

Indianapolis Man Drowning Victim GREENSBURG. Ind. <UPI) -* Curtis Boyer, 73, Indianapolis, drowned in Triple Lake near St. Paul Sunday when he apparently had a heart attack and fell from his boat while fishing. Authorities said Boyer was alone at the time. Late Bulletins WASHINGTON (UPI) -.The State Department today blasted aa "discriminatory” setaure of remaining Americanowned property in Cuba. It said a formal U. S. protest will be lodged in Havana. , • . HAVANA, (UPI) - Premier Fidel Castro’s regime warned the Roman Catholic Church today that It woald “definitely achieve nathlng” by denouncing the government aa Communist. Advertising Index Advertiser ■* Page A&P Tea Co., Inc. 3 Aerial Crop Service __ 5 Dr. R. E. Allison ... __ 5 Butler Garage, Inc. __ 5 Burk Elevator Co. 5 Bower Jewelry Store 3 Burke Insurance Service 2 Cowens Insurance Agency 6 Decatur Drive In Theater ... 8 Ehinger’s Fabric Store ..... 3 Fairway 6 Holthouse Drug Co 6 Holthouse Furniture Store 5 Hammond Bros. Fruit Markets, Inc ....,6 International College .......... 2 Ned C. Johnson, Auctioneer .... 5 Kent Realty & Auction Co. 5 Emerson Lehman, Auctioneer . 5 Masonic ...... 6 Myers Cleaners 2 N.1.P.5.C0 2 Quality Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. .. 5 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co 2, 3 Teeple Truck lines 'LL. 5 Tony's Tap .....zzzzL.... B—-8 —- Voglewede & Andersoh, knfryers 5 *

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