Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 256, Decatur, Adams County, 29 October 1960 — Page 1

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Eisenhower And Truman j r •' ■ 1 J * ’ '• V - ■' * $ Blast Rival Candidates As Election Day Nearing

Mazelin, Schwartz Grain Show Winners Sweepstakes winners in the Adams county 4-H grain show were Roy Mazelin in ear corn, Gary Clouse in shelled corn, and Richard Schwartz in soybeans, reports Leo N. Seltenright, county agricultural agent. The show was judged by Gerald Bayless Friday at the Decatur youth and community center. In the ear corn show Roy Maze, lin was champion and Gerald Bulmahn reserve champion. Piacings in class II were Roy Mazelin, first; Gail Egly, second; Richard Schwartz, third; Ronald Habegger, — fourth, and John Rumple, fifth. Red ribbon winners were Alvin Habegger, Wilfred Morrison, Keith Griffiths, Dave Bailey, Jerry Schwartz and Paul Rich. White piacings were Bob Christener and Fred Lehrman. In class I Gerald Bulmahn was first, Dean Beer, second; David Sommer, third; David Griffiths, fourth, and Leroy Berger, fifth. Red ribbon winners were Marvin Kirchhofer, Martin Bleeke, Ron Schwartz and Dean Wass. White placing was Donald G. Adams. In shelled corn, Gary Clouse was champion and Glen Lehman reserve champion. In class I the Piacings were Gary Clouse, first; Richard Yoder, second; Arnie tbfrd; Roger Lehrmen, towth ( fad Jerry Selking. fifth. Red ribbon winners were Larry Plumley, Bill Hawbaker and Bernard Wurm. Class II piacings were Glen Lehman, first; Claude Strik-er-second: Rene Brown, third; Jerry Alberson, fourth, and Bob Fields, fifth. Red piacings were Steve Schlickman and Art Crozier and white was Denny Arnold. In soybeans, Richard Schwartz was champion and Wilfred Morrison was reserve champion. Class II winners were Richard Schwartz, first; Roy Mazelin, second; John Rumple, third; Jim Sipe, fourth, and Larry Sipe, fifth. Red ribbon winners were Claude Striker, Rene Brown. Art Crozier and Keith Griffiths. White ribbon winners were Paul Rich and Steve Schlickman. In class I piacings were

Union Heads Found Guilty

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD— Three top officials of the international Carpenters Union, including President Maurice A. Hutcheson, were found guilty of bribery Friday night in Marion County Criminal Court, Indianapolis. The jury of seven men and five women debated slightly more than an hour and • half before finding Hutcheson, 64; Union Vice President Oscar William Blaier, 63, and Frank M. Chapman, 68, guilty of bribing a former Indiana State Highway official. Special Judge M. Walter Bell set Nov. 28 for sentencing and ordered pre-sentence investigations tor the three defendants. The three officials face possible prison terms of two to 14 years each and fines of up to 610,000. Chief defense attorney John A. Royse, who said a new trial will be sought, also declared that Hutcheson, Blaier and Chapman face possible expulsion from their high offices in the 800,000 - member union. Royse said the Landrum-Griffin law provides tor automatic expulsion of union officers convicted ot bribery. This brought a sharp response from Marion County Prosecutor Phillip Bayt that “after what they did to the taxpayers, why should they be turned loose upon the poor laboring dues payer?” Quickie Preftta Alleged The three were convicted of I paying *15,800 In bribes to Harry A. Doggett, Greensburg, who was assistant right-of-way chief during the administration of former Gov. George N. Craig- The union officials allegedly reaped 88,1000 in profits for re-sale to the state of

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Wilfred Morrison, first; David Griffiths, second; Ben Colter, third; Ron Schwartz, fourth, and Dean Wass, fifth. Other blue ribbon winners were Fred Lehrman, David Myers, Dean Beer and , Jerry Selking. White ribbon ; piacings were Bernard Wurm and Ron Bollenbacher. ' In the wheat judging, the piacings were Jim Sipe, first; Glen ; Lehman, second; Jerry Selking, , third; Larry Sipe, fourth, and ’ Dean Beer, fifth. Red ribbon winners were Blair Brown, David Griffiths, John Rumple and Arnie Lehman. White piacings were Paul Rich, Claude Striker and David ’ Bailey. In the oats judging, Larry Sipe, , first; Jim Sipe, second; Dave Bailey, third; Paul Rich, fourth, ’ and Claude Striker, fifth. Also . receiving a blue ribbon placing ( was David Griffith. Red ribbon , winners were Wilfred Morrison, Arnie LeMm an, John Rumple, j Richard Schwartz, Jerry Selking ( and Glen Lehman. White placing* were Gary Clouse, Rene Brown, ' Marvin Kirchhofer and Fred Lehr- , man. There were 89 exhibits in the | show, i $449.63 Collected ! Here For UNICEF ' A total of $449.63 has been cot- , lected for the UNICEF drive by 13 Decatur churches, $119.83 more , than was raised in 1959. The moo- , ey is used to provide vaccines, in- . jections, vitamins, and powdered | milk for needy children in foreign . countries. The UNICEF committee expressed its thanks to those who > gave and the children and youth « of the churches who participated ■ in the drive last Tuesday night. Churches taking part were: First . Baptist, First Christian, Church of ; God, Assembly erf God, Bethany E. U. B. church. Trinity E. U. B. i church. Union Chapel E.U.8., Zion Evangelical and Reformed, Zion i Lutheran, First Methodist, First > Nazarene, Nuttman Ave. United i Brethren, and the First Presbyteri ian.

a portion of the land they purchased in Lake and Wayne counties. The trial of Hutcheson, Blaier and Chapman was the last major court drama in a series of cases developing out of a period in 195556 when Virgil (Red) Smith, Milan, was highway chairman. Ten persons have been convicted in these trials, all in some way related to operation of the highway department. Smith, one of those convicted, now is serving a 2-14 year term tor accepting bribes and had been brought from the Indiana state prison as a potential Witness in the just-concluded trial. However, Smith indicated in advance he would refuse to testify, so he was not called. Charles Alterations Made Royse, in his final arguments to the jury, accused the prosecution of attempting to introduce as evidence two altered documents. He said the state used “nefarious, despicable and degrading” tactics and cried "this goes down into the filth and scum of the sewer itself.” Chief Deputy prosecutor Franks E. Thomason responded with a plea to ignore “the mirage” thrown up by Royse and commented that the profits from the land deals involved in the Charges bad been repaid. “That one bit of evidence conclusively convinces me that they knew they were guilty” the prosecution attorney declared. The trial at tim three Carpenters officials opened 6ct. 8. 8U days were required to seat a jury before testimony could begin.

I WASHINGTON (UPI) - Presi- , dent Eisenhower and former Presl ident Truman handed the cam- • paign cudgels over to their heirs , apparent today after delivering I lambasting partisan attacks. i Eisenhower, fresh from a nonl political tour in which he made it plain he thought Vice President . Richard M. Nixon was the right ! man to succeed him, made it official Friday night in a major po- [ litical address. The President, in a hard-hitting 1 speech over nationwide television • from Philadelphia, attacked Sen. I John F. Kennedy for “radical I spending’’ proposals and accused the Democratic nominee of “amazing irresponsibility” for contend- ’ Ing that U.S. prestige abroad has ' fallen. > “Anyone who seeks to grasp the [ reins of world leadership should i not spend all his time wringing , his hands,” Eisenhower declared. , He added: “By all odds, Rich- { ard Nixon is the best qualified i man to be the next president of , the United States." He said he . would vote for the GOP nominee and invited Americans, regardless > of party affiliation, to join him. Truman wound up a campaign swing through Western states with a sharp assault on Nixon. Speaking at Oakland, Calif., Truman called the vice president “unscrupulous” and “double-cross-ing.” • r The former Democratic ptesi- . dent . Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl . Warren sought the GOP presiden- [ tial nomination in 1952, Nixon was a member of Warren’s delegation , but he “ran out. . .and tried to ’ carry his delegation with him for the other fellow (Eisenhower), ! which he did. That's wrong. 1 That’s wrong! "But because of that bit of dou--1 ble-crosslng, Mr, Nixon helped ' himself to gain the vice presiden- ’ tial nomination,” Truman said. . "And that is one of the main reat sons he is running for president k today.” [ Truman dismissed Nixon with such exclamations as “he’s crazy," “unscrupulous” and “he’s no good. He’s got no business running for president.” The rival candidates got In a few blows in their own behalf Friday, as well. Nixon told a campaign audience at Davenport, lowa, Friday night that “the Republican tide is running strong and Democrats by the thousands are joining with us. . .because they do not have confidence in their own national ticket." The vice president charged Kennedy was trying to “scare” Americans into voting Democratic, but • “it won't work because the Amer- ' ican people have more sense than Kennedy has.. .Sen. Kennedy is betting on a recession. But tbe American people are betting on prosperity." Nixon moved his campaign into Illinois today, with most of his attention centered on the suburban Chicago area. Kennedy arrived early today in Philadelphia where he will deliver a series of speeches in that city's suburban shopping belt. He was fresh from enthusiastic greetings etetortiere in Pennsylvania Friday. Advertising Index Advertiser Page Adams Theater 3 Ashbauchers’ Tin Shop 4 Burk Elevator Co. 5 Citizens Telephone Co. 4 Decatur Ready-Mix Corp 6 Evans Sales & Service 5 Fairway 3, 6 first State Bank of Decatur .. 3 Gillig & Doan Funeral Home .. 3 Kent Realty & Auction Co. ..... 5 O. C. Murphy Co 3 Milkr-Jones 3 Mies Recreation ... 4 J. J. Newberry Co 4 Pike Lumber Co. 5 Republican Central Committee . 6 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co. 3, 5 Rosemary SMfar 4 Taepfa TVuek UnM s Yost GraveMUadymix. Lie 6 Zwick FUAeral Hmm 4 Church Page Sponsors 2

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 29, 1960.

Cuba Charges Os U. S. Aggression

HAVANA (UPl)—The landing of 1,450 Marines at the Guantanamo naval base in Cuba today touched off new charges of United States aggression and heightened invasion jitters. The pro - government press lashed out at the United States, charging it was preparing a provocation at the base as “the first step to armed invasion,” “Marines at Guantanamo clear for battle,” the newspaper Prensa Libre bannered on its front page. “Provocation,” screamed a headline in Combate. “Tbe Yankee base is mined.” All newspapers carried a dispatch by the semi-official Prensa Latina news agency which said American troops at the naval base have been at “battle stations” for the past three days and that three Marines were wounded by the accidental explosion erf a mine. (Moscow Radio charged Friday night that the United States was preparing to attack Cuba with warships now in Guatemalan waters. The broadcast, monitored in London, quoted the government newspaper fovestia as saying preparations were being made M Guatemala with the Pentagon in charge.) The Navy announced Friday in Washington that 1,450 U.S. Marines, part of a Caribbean watchdog force, would land at Guantanamo this morning for “weekend liberty.” The announcement was issued well in advance to counter any claims by Cuban Premier Fidel Castro that the Marines constituted the U.S. “invasion force” he has been predicting for days. BULLETIN LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UPI) — A 32-year-eid father and his three sons were killed today when fire swept their home at Dayton, a small community east of here. The victims were identified as Jack Dispennet, and his boys ranging from 2to 7 years of age. Dispennet’a wife and a 3-year-old child escaped down a ladder. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy with no important temperature changes tonight and Sunday. Rafa by Sunday afternoon or night. Lows tonight 4S to 54. Highs Sunday In the 60s. Outlook for Monday: Rata and mild.

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12 Killed In Airline Crash

MISSOULA, Mont. (UPD—Control failure appeared today to be the most likely cause of the upside down crash of a Northwest Airlines DC4 plane that killed all 12 persons aboard. Civil Aviation Board investigator Frank Me Klveen of Chicago mobilized his resources for an inch-by-inch invesigation of the tragedy, beginning with the sifting of the barely indentifiable remnants of the plane on the timbered mountainside where it crashed Friday 22 miles west of Missoula. The plane was bound from Spokane, Wash., to Missoula on one teg of a Portland, Ore.-Minneap-olis flight when it hit the pinetree covered mountain. Flight personnel familiar with other such investigations think control failure is the most plausible cause of the plane’s crash. It was a “belly-up” crash, and an eyewitness said the plane was completely out of control as it spiraled into the mountain. Flaming wreckage which burned trees and grass in an art* half the size of a tootball field obarrtd the bodies of the 12 men and women aboard beyond recognition.

I . Birch Bayh Speaks ; Here Friday Night ’ The speaker of the Indiana house ’ of representatives during the 1959 session of the state legislature, , Birch Bayh, Jr., told the young . Democrats of Adams county at i Democratic headquarters Friday night several reasons why they i should work to help elect Matt . Welsh and the Democratic legislative candidates. Bayh, who was • introduced to the group by .his fel--1 low legislator. Burl Johnson, is the J first Democratic speaker of the I house since Robert Heller, of De- • catur, held the post in 1949. Bayh pointed out that of the 79 J Democratic members of the 1959 house, 52 were freshman legislators, but through their willingness . to sacrifice personal desires for t the good of the entire state, many . accomplishments were performed, t One of the accomplishments nott ed was the passage of an increase : in teachers minimum salaries. AnH other improvement was the raising of the governor’s budget for education by 15 million dollars. 1 The original figure was 20 million in the bill passed in the house, but Bayh stated that the senate trim- ’ med five million dollars off the raise. The 32-year-old house leader ! emphasized the fact that this adr dition saved the taxpayers of In- [ diana 15 million dollars additional . property taxes, as the money • would have been raised by this means if it had not been added to the state budget. Bayh criticized the fact that Crawford Parker is currently campaigning for governor on the Republican ticket using the theme of improving the state mental health facilities. It was pointed out by the Vigo county legislator that a three-million dollar addition to the mental health budget by the house of representatives was completely removed in the senate, presided over by Parker. “The new state office building is a fine addition to Indiana’s facilities, and a needed one.” said Bayh. He went on to wonder why it was not built when recommended by Gov. Schricker in 1950, when the state had a 70 million dollar surplus, and could have constructed it for 15 million dollars. Instead,

Identification of the remains, once all 12 were recovered from the bits of wreckage which was catapulted in all directions, can be made in some cases only by dentures. The plane’s pilot, Capt. James R. Perkins of Spokane, was to, have married a stewardess, 25-year-old Ethel Marie de Freese of Spokane. She also was among the 12 passengers. The couple had made plans for a wedding in November. Two additional crew members and eight passengers were the other casualties. The possibility of communications failure as the cause of the crash seemed ruled out since the pilot made a normal radio check over Mullan Pass on the IdahoMontana border, then got an approach clearance from the Federal Aviation Agency to land at the Missoula airport, and acknowledged the clearance. Neither the FAIA in Missoula or Great Falls, Mont., heard any distress signal from the plane and there were apparently no attempted communications after the etearabce acknowledgment, the FAA in Missoula said.

Cuban Airline Pilot Defects To Key West KEY WEST, Fla. (UPI) — A Cuban airline pilot defected with a planeload of passengers to Key West today after shooting it out with Castro government guards in the air. First reports indicated one armed guard was slain, the pilot himself was wounded and a third person —a child — was seriously wounded in the airborne gunbattle. It was believed the plane — headed from a Havana military airport on a flight to Isle of Pines —may have been carrying politica’ prisoners. Isle of Pines is a main detention camp for Castro prisoners. Customs and immigration service here confirmed the Cuban plane landed at Key West and that the Federal. Bureau of Investigation was investigating. Airline sources said the pilot emerged from the ccokpit with gun in hand shortly after taking off from the Camp Columbia military airport at Havana and announced he was taking the plane to Key West. Army guards who are assigned to all flights to prevent such defections immediately opened fire, according to first reports. Bullets smashed through the passenger cabin and the pilot, identified only as Capt. Carreosco, was wounded in the arm. Bayh continued, the state was forced to sell bonds for 30 million dollars through the state building commission to build it now. On the issue of new industry in Indiana. Bayh said that it was true that Indiana has welcomed hundreds of new industries in the past eight years. He also said everyone in the state was glad to see industry come in, but not as a monument to anything, but as a source ofr jobs for Indiana workers. Bayh stated that despite the influx of Industries, there were 90,000 fewer jobs in industry in Indiana than there were eight -years ago. A strong endorsement for all Democratic candidates, including Byron McCammon for Congress, and John F. Kennedy for president, closed s the formal remarks by the spealker. Bayh remained after the meeting to chat informally with individuals from the audience. Harry HebHe, Jr., county president of the Young Democrats, was in charge of the meeting, and introduced Johnson after opening the meeting. Refreshments were served following the talk. NOON EDITION

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Indiana & Michigan Electric company has accepted delivery of two new vehicles to be used in and around Decatur, according to E. W. Hagan, I&M manager here. The two vehicles, a line truck and a ladder truck, according to Hagan, are of the latest design and fully equipped to provide company crews with the best tools available to repair and maintain electric service. The line truck, manufactured by MeCabe-Powers Body company at a aost of »IS,OOO, is equipped Wfth the latent designbydraUlit derrick capable of lifting B,MO pounds and an hydraulic digger which can dig

Halloween Parade Here Monday Night

Decatur's top crowd-drawing attraction for years and one of the most erijoyable evenings in the city year after year will be staged again Monday night, when the Callithumpian, the Chamber of Commerce’s Halloween celebration, will wind through the city's business district. ‘ The Halloween parade, replate t with a dozen top high school bands I from the area, scores upon scores ■ of gaily and weirdly-costumed individuals and groups, will start • from the Adams county jail yard ' promptly at 7 o’clock. i All bands and masked paraders - are asked to report at the jail i yard. South First street, at 6:30 > p.m. to speed lining up the parade and getting started right on the . dot. t Kenneth Shannon is general [ chairman for the event, with Bill . Bowers and Clyde Butler as parade marshals. Martin Sprunger I will have charge of the lineup of i new autos, floats, implements, > trucks and antique cars. These are . asked to line up on Winchester . street, from where they will be , fed into the parade to balance the line of march. I Parade Route The parade will start at Five Points, move north on Second street to Marshall street, then , east to First street, south to Jackson, west to Second, and back south on Second to pass the judges’ stands for the second time. To facilitate handling of bands and paraders for the start of the event, the Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. will string special lights in the jail yard. Approximately S4OO in cash prizes will be awarded to the top bands, best drum majors, and best costumed individuals and groups. The top prize of SSO will be awarded to the band judged best m the parade. Second band prize will be $25 and third prize will , be sls. For the best drum major, . $5 will be awarded for first prize, $3 for second place and $2 for ‘ third. All bands appearing In the parade are guaranteed a $25 appearance award, In addition to the 1 prize money outlined above. De- ' catur school bands aie excluded • from the prize money, as has been ■ the custom since the Callithumpian ’ parade was originated here many I years ago.Schools bands which are sched- • uled to appear Monday night are: Decatur high school. Decatur Catholic high school, Adams Central, 5 Monmouth, Hartford Center, - Berne-French, Pleasant Mills, Ges neva, Bluffton, Liberty Center, - and Willshire, O. Stores Open Many of Decatur’s retail store* are planning to remain open dur-

holes up to 10 feet deep and 20 inches in diameter. An outstanding feature of the new hydraulic derrick-digger is that it will rotate 180 degrees enabling the truck to park parallel to the side of the street or road where it will not obstruct traffic. Other features of the line truck include power steering and brakes, heated crew cab, hydraulic pole jack for removing poles, and under-the-floor hydraulic winch, and a portable gasoline generator to provide power for tools or, in an emergency, supply customers with electric power while their regular source is being repaired.

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- the parade, and for a short - time after its conclusion. , Cash awards tor best costumed - individuals and groups win be as 1 follows; s Tallest man, $3; best fat boy, S 3; best fat girl, $3; best masked ! group of three or more, $6; best s adult clown, $3; best kid clown, ( $3; most original adult, $3; most - original boy, $3; most original girl, t S 3; most comically dressed pet, 1 $3; best decorated pet-drawn toy vehicle, $3; best witch, $3; best s ghost, $3; best decorated toy wagon I or tricyle, $3; best masked couple, ) $6; best animal impersonation, $3. * * ; Three Youths Held f I For Slitting Tires Thi c 0 . Decatur youths were ' lodged in the Adams county jail e early this morning as an investie gation turned them up as the three who slit tires on two different cars about 1 o'clock this morning. The e three arersted were: Richard Cari penter, 22, 1015 Schirmeyer street; 1 Harold Hirschy. 20, 1016 Schirmey- - er; and Dick Kiser, 22, Fourth and t Madison streets. » jl Robert Swygart of route 3, Des catur, came to the police station • about 2:19 this morning and re--1 ported that while his car was park--1 ed in front of Klenk’s, three persons came along and slit the right j rear tire on his car with a knife. > His wife was sitting in the car at 1 the time and identified one of the 1 three as the Carpenter youth. , At 4:10 a.m., all three were nabt bed and brought to the station > where they signed statements say--1 ing they had cut the tire on Swy- , gart's car and also another car , with an Ohio license plate that was r parked in front of the hotel. The damage to Swygart’s tire was estie mated at $25 to replace. e "The three were taken to jail, e while no court appearance has been scheduled as yet. i Mrs. Richard Reed r Dies At Fort Wayne !- Mrs. Betty Reed, 40, of Fort : Wayne, died early this morning [* at St. Joseph’s hospital in that '• city following an illness of several j months. Her husband. Richard J. •* Reed, is a former resident of De- • catur and a brother of Ralph and Jerome Reed, both of this city. Funeral arrangements have not • been completed.

The ladder truck, equipped with a Delphi body, and Halline elec-trically-powered aerial ladder, will be used for streetlight maintenance and various service operations at pole-top that do not reqire the heavier line truck. The ladder, which can extend to a height of 31 feet, has an insulated top section for safety and dual controls for rotating or raising and lowering the ladder from the top as well as the master control unit at the base. Both pieces of equipment will .be operated out Os ISfM’s Decatur office.