Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVIII. No. 295.

Urge Citizens Aid Good Fellows Club

Be a Good Fellow! A spokesman for the Delta Theta Tau sorority, sponsor for years of Decatur’s Good Fellows club, in urging residents of the city to make contributions to the club to help spread a little Christmas cheer among the less fortunate fellow citizens. spoke as follows: "Have you ever noticed the forsaken look on a child s face when be feels no owe remember’s him on Christmas? Or a person whose Christmas dinner would be no different than the usual bowl of soup or a piece of bread? Won t you help us to help others have a Merry Christmas? ■•This is the plea of the Good Fellows club, organised in 1917 to aid the needy at Christmas time. ‘ K is through the generosity of individuals, civic and social organizations and industries and business men and women that we are able to give a little happiness to the less fortunate at Christmas. •’Won’t you help us to spread this little bit of happiness by a donation. small or large? You can be sure it will be spent wisely. “Canned goods, new and used toys will be appreciated and those donations can be taken directly to the fire station, the headuarters for many years, or by calling Mrs. Henry Neireiter, 3-2525. "Saturday, Dec. 17. is the deadline for turning in names so the Delta will have plenty of time to purchase food and toys.” . *

■ ■ — ■ " II ■■ < Fighting On In Ethiopia

By DOUG ANDERSON UaKed Press International Fighting broke out .today in the streets tri Addas Ababa as Emperor Hebe Selassie rushed back to Eritrea tor « showdown with the revntat tonary tenders who seized power Wednesday while he was visiting Brazil. Edward Heath. Britain’s Land Privy Seal, told the House of Commens to Loottoo shortly after 10:30 jktn. . "I haw received toformatton fem her majesty’s ambasaartar at Add* Ababa within the past two hours .that fighting has broken out in Addis Ababa . ” - H The announcement came after <he deposed emperor landed Asmara, Eritrea, 400 mates from his capital city. Eratreais itokeri with Ethiopia’ under toe oTOwn and is toyal A spokesman tor the Ethiopian embassy in Rome aroxx-tced the •nival of toe bearded Lionotf Juttab in Asmara on back from Sao Paulo. Brasa; «« gave no other details. Shortly before this, Ethiopia s revokrttonatry government announced it was banning air taave* to or from the country. apparenMy to bogies of blocking any attempA by Sdtassle to reclaim his .throne- “ Effective immediately, aH tocomtag and outgoing Bights ... iromatoports to Ethiopia, ere suspended until further notice, dto Addis Ababa said. armed farces have to all necessary measunea M tote directive is not earned The broadcast was picked in England about two hours er Selassie, who was cautfjt m South America had upntotaw that dethroned him, lefttar Africa by uwaitv -said be ‘hoped to reThe Addis Ababa made no mention*df Se ** tone role in Ethfapnan affains.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

—1 Francis Hoagland Dies Unexpectedly “ 0 Francis (Biddy) Hoagland, 54, a resident of Decatur most of his * life, died suddenly at 2:30 o’dock f Wednesday afternoon at the Wells t county hospital in Bluffton, where 1 be was taken earlier in the day. c Death was attributed to a heart « attack. He had been a patient at 1 the South View rest home at Bluff- 1 ton since 1955. 1 He was born in Root township 0 • July 26, 1906, a son of James 0. J • and Ida Mallpnee-Hoagland, and c ’ was never married. Mr. Hoagland was a member of f ’ the First Methodist church and t f the Moose lodge. s Surviving are one brother, Mar- , ion Hoagland of Decatur, and two c sisters, Miss Mabel Hoagland of 1 ’ I>etroit, Mich., and Mrs. Lionel 4 <Marjorie) Brentlinger of Mon- < I mouth. 1 Funeral services will be conduct- < . ed at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the J s Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. 1 F. Hazen Sparks officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the fu- , » neral home after 7 p.m. today un- j e til time of the services. The Moose lodge will hold services at 7 p.m. < 1 Friday. . |

JL Patace Guard Caup? Fragmentary reports reaching ‘ , -the outside world sweated that , *be Ethiopian coup d’etat mitfht •save been a military uprising en- ' Cdneered by Selassie's palace Buamd. Same observers believed Gen. ' Y. Mengistu was ittae mastermind toe “peaceful change of government” carried out Wednesday b in toe name of Crown Prince Asia. . Wasem . One gambled radio report, beard . fay an amateur operator in Lon<tan, said Wosen had been “aa- . sassimalted" ar -Mncaparttated." [ Theme was speculation that he . might be « virtual prisoner of toe ; palatce guard. > Telephone and cable commundcartann with Addis Ababa were cut , off at toe time of toe coup, and . early Thursday toe only available t sources of infarmaition were dipt lomatic reports rai toc Ethiopian t- offitctal mfo. —.—2>—— : Guard Embassies ’ Reports reaching toe British I Foreign Office said the palace , guard bad .taken over Radio Ad--1 dis Ababa. Diplomatic sources in Washingfan said machine guns ; | had been mounted on public buildjtogs and toat Ethiopian soldiers * | were guarding toe U£., Russian J and other embassies. The official radio announced □ that Ramliaiment had “adjourned” <and toait a curfew had been im--1 posed on Addis iAbaba and perhaps on all Etoopia. a Sources ckne to Selassie, who . was on an official visit to Brazil when he beard toe news, discounte ed toe meports. Nevertheless, the 4 dfeposed emperor cut short his s stay to toe South American counH try end left by air early Thursday far an untenmined destination. * The imperial couple have toree t. living daughters. *

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Canadian Bom < Storm Heads For Midwest By United Freaa international . A Canadian-bom snow stortm headed for the Mtowest today. North winds set off by a new outbreak of cold Arctic air curried gusts up to 58 miles per hour into the DafcabM and Mtonesota. and fanned out to offer heavy drifting from toe Rocky Mountains east to Michigan. In Alaska, civil defense workers organized rescue teams to evacuate 15 persons remaining in a> flooded valley where an Anchor River ice jam toremtened to wash out all roads 85 miles southwest . Os Anchorage. An estimated 18 persons were evacuated Wednesday. Warm air rolled north from Delaware through eastern cities, forming a welcome respite from crippling eoid and record snows since the weekend. The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted 40-degree temperatures fcr New York City. Garbage collections resumed in the nation’s largest city for the first time sinceMonday and officials reported commuter travel and theater aft- , tendaiye approaching nor ma< 1 loads. A cold front extending from ' Ltoe Ontario to north centred TexM divided the north central storm ! system from chili rains through- ( out the deep south. A weak dtatunbeoce ta the western Gulf of Mexico spread nadn ' ■through toe southern Gulf States. Showers mixed with sleet moved from northern Mississippi into ' eastern Tennessee and across ttae Appalachians into western North. Carolina, Virginia and Wert Virginia. - From southern Missouri east through the Ohio Valley mfo western New York state toe farecase was far mixed rain and snow. Lowest nationwide temperatures were reported in toe Northeast. Lebanon. N.H., recorded 5 decrees at midmght. Readings dropped in. to toe 20s in toe Midwest, end mates who burned toeir blankets durtag a 45-mtaute dtaturtance spent toe night fighting arid wands pouring in through shattered windows. Present Christmas Music Sunday Night An hour-and-a-half of Christmas music, telling toe complete Christmas story, will be presented to the general public by the St. Mary’s choral group, toe Decatur Catholic high school band, high school chorus, and men's choir at 8 p. m. Sunday in the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium. - Ed Heimann, who started the choral group about a year ago, and wto also directs the band and high school chorus, will direct the program. IM In Presentation Nearly 100 persons will take part in the presentation, Mrs. Irenaeus Gase, ticket chairman, stated. There are approximately 40 members in the band, 30 membens in the St. Mary's choral group, and 20 in the high school chorus. The choral group was formed about a year ago, and has presented four or five recitals, but this will be its first Christmas program, Mrs. Cyril Becker, secretary of the group, explained. Soloists Listed Soloists for the program include Mrs. Donald J. Harvey, on the Violin; Miss Alice Gage, vocal, and Robert Gage, vocal. Accompanists are Mrs. William Gass, organ, Mrs. John Girard, pianist, and Vernon (Spec) Hebble, drums. Julius Baker win narrate the religious theme as the Christmas story unfolds in song and in background. The background will 1 change with the varying selec- ! dons, and the manger scene will be enacted. Varied Program . Each of the participating vocal ; groups — the men’s choir, high , school chorus, and choral group —win present several numbers to i vary the program, and the entire ! group wiU also present some > numbers. i The band wiU play several ser lections between the vocal numi bers while the scenery is being i changed for the next presentation. ’’’ A special pdrtfifitatton will be given for the school children Friday fit 7:30 p. m.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, Dec. 15, 1960.

Negro Congressman From Illinois Rejects Offer ■ *■ . As Postmaster General

ProWeslern ” Soldiers Take ; Vientiane Hold . r VIENTIANE, Lans (UPD—Pro- j, Western soldiers seized control of the heart of battle-scarred Vien- i. ■ttaoe today and fought to drive s troops com- i pletely out of the capital. < The antiGommuirist forces led toy Brig. Gen. Pboumi Nosavan < shot their way into toe center of t ■the city Wednesday in a fierce toafttte. '~a t The leftist and Com m unis t < Patbet. Lao soldiers under para- , firoep Oapt. Kong Le retreated tn | ■toe airport on .the western edge , of toe city. i The U.S. embassy was hit. Two ■heayy shells and a sipray of txtilets hit toe second floor of the stmuctare. Americans huddled on the floor and were unharmed. Small! arms fire and mortar rttelWng echoed in the city. The continuing battle brought new threats of intervention from Communist China —a move that almost certainly would draw in outside Western forces and turn .Laos into a new Korea. Pedptag 'Radio accused toe United States and neighboring Thailand of "crude” and “frenzied” intervention and said the situation was “very grave.” It said it would make “utmost efforts to . . . check U.S. imperialist intervention ta toe internal affairs of Laos.” A Peiping broadcast said the American 7to Fleet was poised ait Hue in central Viet Nam “ready for intervention in Laos.” It said ■toe situation is most serious and poses a direct toreat to the security of North Viet Nam. Ln Manila, Prince Rangsiyakorn Apakom, Thailand's ambassador to the iPhilippines, called far toe Southeast Asia Treaty Qrganiza-'

1 ■" n —; 1 4 Days To Enter Lighting Contest

Only four days remain to enter the city-wide home lighting contest, the sponsors reminded the public today. Entries will close ’ Monday, with judging next Thursday and Friday, from 7 p. m. until 10 p. m. First entrant in the contest was ’ Ltoyd Shackley, of 309 South 11th ’ street, district 4. Shackley entered the contest this morning. S2OO Bonds Awarded First place in the tontest Is a > SIOO government bond, with winners in each of the city’s four I districts each receiving a $25 bond. t In addition, Stratton Place , awards first, second and third . prizes of $25, $lO and $5, and Homestead gives four prizes of t $25, sls, $lO and $5. The Mc-

» 1 Wf ENTRY BLANK 1 I wish to enter the 1960 Decatur-wide outdoor Christ- - mas decoration contest for homes. I understand that four ,► 1 district prizes of a $25 bond each, and a grand prize of a SIOO bond, plus prizes for the Homestead, Stratton Place, and McMillen Decatur homes will be given; I further under1 stand that the judging of the area north of Monroe street, 1 including McMillen homes and - Stratton Place, will z be 1 Thursday, Dec. 22, and for the area south of Monroe street, * including the Homestead, will be Friday, Dec. 23, dll/be- * tween the hours of 7p. m. and 10 p. m. Name / - Address8 DISTRICT — e (Fill in and return to The Decatur Daily Democrat, Decaiur, Ind.; deadline for receiving entries is Monday, Dec. 19, for the city-wide contest. Applications just for the Stratton Place or Homestead prizes are not necessary.)

Won to get froops ready to move into Laos on 24 hours notice. Communist China's New China News Agency charged that toe Kung •Le farces were fined an ' Wednesday ndght from, the U.S., Thad and South Vietnamese embassies in Vientiane. The see-saw battle still was going on and it was uncertain which side would be toe ultimate viator. This was toe second time Phouitn’s soldiers had driven out toe leftists. The pno-Westero general launched his first attack Tuesday and seized key areas of the city. Kong Le rallied his forces and drove them back again. > . Late Wednesday Pthoumi received reinforcements and drove back into toe heart of .this city. Heavy fighting swirled around the city’s only major hotel, the Constellation. Men, women end children took reiuge in the tower floors and none was injured although toe hotel suffered three direct hits from artillery fire. San Francisco Area Shaken By Earthquake SAN FRANCISCO (UPD — An earthquake shook a 60-mile area around San Francisco Wednesday night, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. Seismologists at the University Os California in Berkley said the ■temblor centered in the Antioch area, 27 miles northeast of the university. Good Fellows Club Previously reported $224.00 Business & Professional Women’s Club 18.35 G. E,. Lady Bowlers 11.75 Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 5.00 Pythian Sisters 5.00 Lions Club 25.00 A Friend 25.00 St. Vincent de Paul Society 5.00 Gerber's Supermarket 25.00 Disabled American Vets „ 5.00 Total $349.10

Millen Foundation will also give prizes to its, home owners in the Master Drive-Mix avenue areas. Districts Given ■ The district must be marked, together with the street address, so that toe judges can find the homes entered in toe contest. Districts are: District one: Worth of Monroe streen, west of toe Pennsylvania railroad. District two: North of Monroe street, west of toe Pennsylvania railroad. District toree: South of Monroe street, east of Winchester and Second street. District four: South of Monroe street, west of Winchester and | Second street.

WASHINGTON (UPD — Presi-dont-eleot John F. Kennedy revealed today he had offered toe .postmaster general job last Tuesday to a Negro congressman— Rep. William Dawson, D-Ill.—but that Dawson declined the offer. Dawson, 74, is chafrmain of toe House Government Openarttorii Committee and is a Democratic 1 political leader in Chicago’s Negro district. The surprise announce meet came without warning. Kennedy, wtbo has been receiving a stream of callers at his Georgetown home, suddenly came out on the doorstep and read the statement to newsmen. Kennedy .told reporters be would . have two announcements later today, one at 3:30 p.m. and another V 5:15 p-m. He sadd one definitely would be a cabinet post, but he was not definite as to the nature of the second announcement except that it would involte a high government position. Confers with Brother Robert F. Kennedy, the presi-dent-elect's brother, met with him for 70 minutes earlier today but remained undecided whether to serve as attorney general in toe incoming administration. Robert told newsmen be anticipated no 1 decision today. Discussing toe postmaster gens era! job, the presddent-eteat sadd that after .his offer to Dawson, r .the congressman gave toe maftter 8 “vme .reflection” and decided to 1 remain in toe House. - Kennedy said Dawson felt he could best serve his country, his party, and toe state of IMinois by remaining in the House. The pres-ident-elect .tokd reporters he accepted Daiwson’s decision but ex3 pected’to consult the congressman on problems of government in toe 5 conduct of his administration. > Kennedy said he would not be 1 ready to announce his Choice for 9 postmaster general today. ) Amid continued speculation toat j his brother Robert will be named ) attorney general, Kennedy told re- ) porters no final determination was ) readbed in his conference with his brother this morning. j Talks with Stanton Kennedy took time from his - cabinet discussions today to talk a.bout another top federal post, head of the US.—lnformation .Agency. He discussed toe USIA for about 45 minutes with Dr. Frank Stanton, president of the Columbia Broadcasting System. Stanton said ilatly that Kennedy did not ask him to take the job of USIA director nor did he discuss releasing CBS personnel for j the Post. Ln. fact, Stanton added; > .there was no discussion of selecting the USIA director from any specific industry. Another morning caller art. the ’ president-elect’s Georgetown home ’ was the British ambassador to toe * United States, Sir Hamrid Caccia. Kennedy told him he hoped to meet with Prime Minister - Harold Macmillan “in .the not too 1 diatant future.” The presidentelect said this would 'be “well as- - ter” bis taaugunation Jan. 20. i The president-eleeit’s brother was non-committal as he left. » For many day® 35-year-old RbbI ent has weighed .the pros and cons of accepting the job. He cone ferred privately Wednesday with 1 Atty. Gen. William >P. Rogers, increasing speculation that he would take the post. A. close associate of Robert insisted thait, as of Wednesday night, he had reached no decision. (Continued on page 8) INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, windy and colder tonight and Friday with some sn'ow flurries likely. Snow possibly becoming briefly heavy near Lake Michigan late tonight and Friday morning. Low tonight 14 to 20, high Friday mostly in 20s north, 25 Jo 32 south. Sunset today 5122 pirn. Sunrise Friday 7:59 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy aftd cold with snow flurries likely near Lake Michigan. Low Friday night 12 to 20, high Saturday mostly in the 20s.

Political Jobs To County Democrats

While the Democrats of Adams county are not expecting a shower of political plums to fall their way, a few of the more than 9,000 appointments to be made by Gov.elect Matthew E. Welsh will go to Adams 'county Democrats. License bureaus in the three county communities are the first order of business for Democratic county chairman Dr. Harry H. Hebble, of Decatur. License Bureaus It is reliably reported that at a meeting ot the county’s precinct committeemen ten days ago Dr. Hebble announced that he will keep the local license bureau in his name, and appoint a manager. The Berne license bureau is reported to be going to G. C. “Jiggs” Moser, of Berne. Moser is a former city clerk, and long-time Democratic worker. Walter Hofstetter, Geneva precinct committeeman, is reported to have applied for the license bureau in that town. Political Hogwfsh County Democrats are quietly seething over the Republicansponsored “news” release of last Saturday, which appeared in various forms in other newspapers over the state, suggesting that license plate buyers “rush in” the first fews days, because the incoming Democrats may not give out desired plates for numbers over 1,500. . Democrats considered this political hogwash, pub-out to try to increase the fees during the first week of license plate sales. The pay of the license bureau manager is based on fees collected from sales, and the license bureau will not pass into Democratic hands un- > til after Gov. Welsh takes office January 9, while plates go on sale l Jan. 3. Another question bothering the • Democrats is who will be appoint- > ed to the Bluffton sub-district high-

> Kennedy Wins By 112,494

i WASHINGTON (UPI) — Final . officials returns from all 50 states today showed that Sen. John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency by one of the nanrowes margins in history—ll 2,494 votes. i Certifieaitton of Rhode Island’s vote (today 'Completed the tabata- » tiom. The official result there gave Kennedy 258,032; Nixon, 147,502. I Here is the United Press Inter- ■ national tabulation based on offit- [ dial Jesuits of the states: I Kennedy—34,233,Boß (49.715 per cent) Nixon — 34,121,314 (49.551 per cent) Others—sos,6sß (0.734 per cent) T0ta1—68,860,780. Kennedy had 50.082 per cent of the 68,355,122 itwo-arrty vote while Nixon had 49.913 per cent—a record tow difference of .164 per cent. The Democrat Avon by the closest popular vote margin since 1888. Thait year, Grover Cleveland outpolled Benjamin Harrison by 90,728 popular votes but tost because Harrison got a majority of the electoral votes. Kennedy won 300 electoral votes and Nixon 223. Fourteen unpledged electors in Mississippi and Alabama sand they would vote far Sen. Harry F. Byrd,

Seven Cents

way superintendency, which covers both Adams and Wells counties. It is reported that the district vice chairman, who comes from Wells county, has signed the application of a Wells county man for the post. Two Adams county men, Bernard Clark, former city street commissioner, precinct committeeman, and twice city chairman,, and Richard Meshberger, of Linn Grove, precinct committeeman in Hartford township, have applied for the job. Dr. Hebble and Wells county chairman Joe Eichhorn will confer on the appointment. Other Appointments In addition, there is the superintendency of the game farm in Wells county, and several other posts which will change hands. Rudy Meyer, formerly with the education division of the state department of conservation, is reported to have applied for a job in that department. Mrs Theron Fenstermaker, former county viee chairman, and presently serving as district secretary, is repeated to have applied for a state job, also. See Dr. Hebble Dr. Hebble pointed out that applications are available at his of- ' flee for state patronage jobs, and * that each applicant must have the signatures at his precinct committeeman and women, county chairman and vice chairman, and district chairman and vice chairman. The applications are then forwarded to the state chairman, who will give them to the proper department heads when they are appointed. All applicants will be carefully screened to assure that they are fully competent for the jobs for wtpeh they have applied. Routine appointments will be handled by the regular party apparat- , us, while Gov. Welsh himself will name the main appointees.

/ 1 D-Va. The electoral votes in each state will be announced Monday. The Republican-dominated 1114- ' noise election board Wednesday , unanimously certified Kennedy’s victory in'that state despite GOP ; claims of vote irregularities. e , ’ Republican Gov. William SLrot- , ton proclaimed (the tally official although he said “considerable ir- . regularities” were shown.

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