The Sedalia Democrat from Sedalia, Missouri • Page 1

THE SEDALIA DEMOCRAT in Combination With the Sunday Morning Capital Volume Number 217 Sedalia, Missouri, Sunday, September 11, 1960 Thirty-Four Pages Fifteen Centi Congo Orders A Cease-Fire Would reek Bid to Crush His Foes LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo Congolese army, apparently won over by President Joseph Kasavu- bu, Saturday ordered a cease-fire in the Congo's bloody civil war. The United Nations announced the cease-fire order which, if obeyed, will wreck Premier Patrice military campaign to crush his secessionist foes in Kasai and Katanga provinces. Pair Disarms 2 Policemen, Then Caught Suspicion In Trying to Open Charge Aeeoiints The U.N. rustled up cash to meet the hungry and restless move cheered by the garrison of Campj Leopold II in the and a Moroccan general, Ben Hamoud Kettani, per-' Donna Hurls Death And Ruin in Florida Four Die as Hiirrieane Roars Up the C.oast Fla. Hurricane Donna smashed relent- les-sly up the Florida Culf Coast Saturday night, hurling death and destruction in its path.

From the wake of the violent storm came reports of four deaths in scattered sections of south Florida, at 13 injuries and widespread devastation in Fort Myers and a score of minor casualties in the Florida Keys. ITopert) damage esti- Bri I mates mounted almost bv Ceiileniiial Dale Is Near Begins Tliiirsduv Along Wiih Fall A PRETTY GIRL AM) A PRETTY FLOAT Etta Hafston added another touch of beauty to this entry In the annual Cole Camp Fair parade of floats held Friday night. Miirder and Suicide sonally took over reorgafi-i ization of the army. A change in the military atmos-; phere was apparent even before CAPE GIRARDEAU man announcement of the cease-fire and a petite blonde disarmed two! order, policemen who sought to question' It was assumed similar orders them Saturday, but they were are being is.sued by I I I I 1 captured a short time later when i Premier Molse Tshombe and a A -I- V-A 11 they lost their way. The blonde' Kasai Baluba chieftain.

Albert fainted as officers approached Kalonji, the principal figures in Division winners arc announced The grand prize winner was an entry by Trinity The above entry was by the Cole Camp High School, (Democrat-Capital photoK Triiiitv Sehool Float Wins At Cole Camp Fair The Trinity Sduxil tloa! took first place honors Saturday night at the annua! Cole Camp P'air. P'uneral services for Mr and when slie heard someone pound-1 defeating the Trinity Church en- Setlalian Kills Wife, Coiu'ordia celebrate Iti Centennial with a celebration in iimiKHfum with tlte annual Fall Fesliv.ll Knunning The program wiR nin minute nHh.M)nslauKht ATl.ANTU of 12,3 to are tushmg around with flow- Nancy Anne Heming. winds No accurate account- me and miist.iehes nmuni.s- pretty brunette from laow uilt oo- the turn Salnrday night w.is named Miss mg of damagts Will h( pos- program America sihlf for many day.s. While a natlonwitie television Myers on the Gulf Coast featuring Hehfium.s and IVvwattHl atidienee tCILS) looked on, the iMilahnf The eye of the sorm, finals hv the Cnron.ation smiling charmer with gray-green dirtvtly over the city ot of the Onlennial Dairy eyes was declared the winner of during nudaltenuxm and Tlie program for Friday after- America's oldest national iH'aiity with the stricken area includes a Kiddies and sjxuadie hours A Centennial Pageant depicting UK) vears life in Concordia will I contest and began the year of scant fame and fortune which the title brings. Nanev is 18 and comes from has worked the evening of The Miami Weather Bureau i 1 ut.il Tlie pageant includei (winds of 121 m.p h.

MUh. Ruard Ihl. aununer and. Com appropriatrly fmniRh, Thr Asiwfialad prellniinary roofs were blown from I a east of over laO (uMiplc Go-Cart will be the attraction afleriimm of The annual Police identified the pair as opposition afield. Mrs.

Jesse H. Pur.sley, who died ing on her dining room window according to Leo Boesehen, night. She larles David Stutzman. 30. and' A U.N.

spokesman said a truce afternoon, and looked up to see Mrs fair pre.sident. 116 and icqueline McGeehan, 20. of East supervision operation will be set Broadway standing there covered with blood. Trinity School and Church measures 35-22-3S. Some Charles Jacqueline St.

who stands five feet tall and weighs 70 pounds. Stutzman told police he is a parole violator from London. Ohio, prison. They quoted him as saying he was released in April after up Sunday on the borders betweenChurch at 2 p.m. said she went to her fence floats w'on first place Fridav night Monday.

Mr. Pursley, 84, killed his wife. Katanga Province and the provinces of Kasai and Kivu Its command center will be in Eli.sabeth- 64, with a straight razor by slash- ville, capital. ing her throat. Pursley then took Though casualties in the weeks-1 hK own life.

gate where Mrs. Pursley had walked, and with Mr. Bernard, helped her into her home and onto the couch. obtained a sheet wrap- serving part of a 1-15 year term old Kasai fighting have been esti-! The family lived at 620 East i around Mrs. Pursley for larceny.

I mated in the thoirsands, with at 1 17th, where the slaying-suicide! Ihnoat, then I called the hospital No charges were filed immedi-; least 1,000 dead, and Lumumba occurred. asked them to send an am- ately, sent a spearhead into north Ka- Police said the couple tried to tanga from Kivu Thursday, it is open charge accounts in several not believed any large-scale fight- stores and aroused the suspicion ing has started along the borders, of merchants. The U.N. action came shortly Patrolmen Don Roberts and after Lumumba, whose position as Ronald Lvnn stopped the pair and I premier is in dispute, had told Roberts into the back seat of newsmen there was a danger their car to accompany them to Congo crisis may set oft World 3 ,5 ,1 -Ah (At a th- i hospital in the Roberts said Stutzman sped past He said he w'anted to avoid thisi arnhnlanrp statoin house, ran a red light of events, although he hasi in the and general division of By division Friday's winner.s were: General division. Trinity Church first; American Legion, St a I i Lutheran Church, third; Boy Scouts, fourth.

School divLsion, Trinity Mrs. Pursley. whose throat was as as po.s,ible as I slashed on boll, sides and across;" Mrs. Bernard said the front, and whose arms were cut, died enroute to the Bothwell! Hospital in the Ewing ambulance. Mr.

Pursley, who used a guage shot gun to fire one shot Class float, third. Indiana. Kclut Timetable The screen and window on the we.st side of the Bernard home Gruild iaarci'tlV were covered with blood from! 4 Mrs. wounds. Mail Cliicf of Police Ralph Hamlin, NEOSHO, Mo grand I slandard Runaersup In order Mis.

over, he d.m.ng a brief Mis. North Crollna.i tommumcations Mis. District of Colun.1.1. and later were disrupted Joe Pova, a candidate for mayor of Fort Myers, made contact with radio WFlaA in Tampa and told the that damage was tremendous. is a town witlMMit trees or shinhlHTy.

were blown down and unrotifed. The administration building and the FA A radio station at the airjwrt were One of the de.id, an unidetitified was in the Fort WASHINGTON Echo 1 timetable for Monday, including time, direction visible, elev'ation in degree.s and direction of travel: An elevation oi 80 or more de- will be overhead or nearly so; (Ki-80, high in sky, medium; lielow lower Time truck driver. Konkordia Komical Krew parade will the feature pre.Hontatiofi Friday night the house were blown A homecoming etdebration of the former teachers and giaduatea at Concordia High St'hool Is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17.. have been mailed to over 1800 former graduates end teachers.

The 4 Reef, Dairy and Swine Show' is also scheduled for afterniKiii The climax to the Centennial celebration comes night, Sept. 17, when the Hank Thompson western show will be the fee- lure attraction Evans United Shows wlH present the carnival attraction on the Midway each afternoon and night. had been the neighborhood, larceny charge has betui filed investigating a dog problem. Hejagan.st Harold S. Grieb.

36, had pulled up in front of theicoxie, in the theft of Mr-c Tnconii fiAo i walkcd acro.ss! from a bridge on a countv road and then held his hand as though, accepted Soviet-bloc planes, trucks the street to talk with a woman, near Neosho. he had a gun in a shoulder holster, I and technical help to prosecute! Lth, said she was startled Roberts quoted the man: 'his war again.st political rivals make a He demanded that the United tell for Rob- Nations stop Secretary-General erts said, it looked like Hammar.skjold and his A had a I know he called their inter-j what to do and then the car ference in the internal af- i Is Todav picked up speed. made a grab for my service 5 cipline remains ragged in jhe Mis.souri Junior Chamber revolver but as I did he slammed; the 20 000 -man Congolese army, Commerce state executive com- on the brakes and the car skidded! who.se July mutiny opened a ram- is holding an all dav meet- fideways and I slid forward. Then i page of murder, rape and looting, Sedalia today at the state the woman reached back and took, The ex-sergeant who commands i headquarters building, at the Mu(Please turn to page 8 column 6 1 (Please turn to page 8 column 4) nicipal airport. The executive committee, which includes all state Jaycee officers and U.

S. Jaycees national directors from Mis.souri, will meet at 10 this morning and will be From Old Sedalia High Students Reservations Total 301 For Homecoming Program Three hundred and one reservations to the old Sedalia High School Homecoming have been made, according to a report given by Mrs. John Welch, chairman of reservations, at a meeting of the homecoming committee Friday night at the home of Dr, and Mrs. M. E.

Gouge. 810 South Carr. Mrs. Welch pointed out that most of these have been from out-of- town and that Sedalians planning on attending the banquet, day, Oct. 20 should make reservations as soon as possible as there are only 500 tickets.

All former students of the old Sedalia High School, whether they were graduates from it or not, many attend the banquet. Some staying while here. The file will be at the old Sedalia High School building. been there a minute or two w'hen we heard a Chief Hamlin said. Hamlin Went to the home and found Pursley lying in the doorway betw'een a bedroom and dining room.

He saw blood in the home and followed it outside. Seeing the ambulance ready to leave the Bernard home, he called it back for Mr. Pursley. Blood on the television set indicated Mrs. Pur.sley may have been attacked while adjusting the set.

She apparently started toward the front door, and then turned to go out the back, as blood led through the house It appeared Mr. Pursley caught his in session most of the day. A kitchen an(i again noon luncheon is scheduled at gigghed her neck. as there was Flat Creek Inn. I considerable blood on the kitchen Today meeting is one of the fjoor.

An old fashion straight-edge Shoritf John Tuggle the man was accused of removing 109 feet of steel. He pleaded innocent and hi.s preliminary hearing was set for 19. Kansas 8 p.m., north, 8,3. SE. 10 09 20, SE.

St. 8 ji north, 83. SE 8.01 p.m south, 88 10 11 south. 14. SE, Jefferson City 8 p.m., north, 86 SF 10.10 p.m., south.

17. SE To ftp Held Motuluy, Sept. 19 FBI to l)e At the Cliih Myers area He drowned when his jacknifed on Edison Bridge and plunged him into the swirling river. A youth was electrocuted at Winter Haven while trying to dismantle a television antenna in gale winds: a young Miami man was on a storm-slicked highway south of Miami and an uni- w.ishi'd al: plaW a I om look at both Presidential candi- Vanghi To Attend tAIVf Union Meeting Dorothy Vaught representing 314 of the international Association of AFDCIO, Mark Felt, Agent in charge of the FBI Field Division, Kansas City, will be the speaker at the Club of America organizational banquet which will he held at Sacred four quarterly sessions held each year in Sedalia by the Missouri Jaycee executive committee. Kennie Miller Is President Real Estate Men Organize Sedalia Board of Realtors razor was found lying on the kitchen floor by Chief Hamlin.

Mrs. Pursley crossed the back yard of the Palmer Nichols residence and across Collins Avenue to the Bernard home. Mrs. Bernard said Mrs. Pursley had been working at the Old Mis- Sept.

Heart Cafeteria. Monday, 19. at 6:30 pm P'elt became a Agent of FBI on Jan. 7, 1942 Durtng the war years he served at Bureau in Washington, where he was assigned to the Counter E.spionage Division He has in all areas of the United with the FBI prior to his assignment to Kansas City, he was Agent in Sedalia real estate brokers and salesmen have organized a local group called the Sedalia Board of Realtors, to provide additional knowledge and skill designed for better public service. Members of the board, who are; to be knoun as Realtors, have taken a pledge of fair dealing to- may have gone one.

two. tnree or, the public and his even part of a fourth year to high workers, and has pledged to con- school and still did not graduate business according to the and other attended the old Sedalia code of Ethics established bv the High School but were graduated National As.sociation of Real from Smith-Cotton. Also, all for- Estate Boards, mer students of Broadway High i The new board has named Ken- School before the Sedalia High Miller. 1801 South Limit, as School was built and all president: Clinton Muller, Donno- former teachers of the school Loan and Investment Co vice are welcome to atted. i president; and Matte Switzer.

1801 The meeting was presided over South Limit, secfetary-treasurer. by Luther Luckett, general chairman. Open House Is Planned At Hospital An official dedication of the new wing at Bothwell Hospital souri Homestead. She quit this be held Sunday. Sept.

18, ac- job this week to-remain at wording to Fred M. Lange, presi- with her husband. Mrs. Pursley, of the board of tru.stees. An according to Mrs.

Bernard, had bou.se has been scheduled at been at her home about 15 min- 2 m. in conjunction w'ith the utes earlier visiting. dedication. Bernard reported speaker for this oe- shortly after Mrs. Pursley hj Sprad- back to her home she saw Mrs.j!‘"S.

of Cape Girardeau, who, Pursley going into the house and MrssounSem Mr. Pursley going in the pack: 'he Health faster than his usual gait, 1 A few minutes later Mrs. Pursley hosp.lal board has cordially was back at her home seeking Pel- tis County and surrounding murritics to join them in a tour Shortly after Pursley shot Tavormcr in the Hurricane force 74 p.h. and the Sarasota-Bradenton area shortly after 6 p.m The Tampa Weather Bureau five storm's path apparently would carry the death-dealing center winds ea.st of Tampa, between Plant City and Donna claimed 120 in its two-weeks path across tiie Atlantic, At lea.st 106 died in Puerto Hieo; 10 in tlie Islands; 4 in the Virgin islands The hurricane also was fielieved respon- for the crash of a French airliner off Africa in which 62 A youtli was electiocutod at Winter Haven while trying to recharge of the FBI Field Division move a television antenna; a Mt- at Salt Lake in a car accident L- 11 li Ion a ram slicked highway and a Born in Iwin fulls, Idaho Aug. 17, 1913, Mr.

Felt attended the University of Idaho where he re- himself the Rev. Charles Hal- Pettis County Medical (Please turn to page 8 column 4) I Auxiliary will furnish refre.sh- ments at the ending. Members of tlie Future Club and Red Ctms. Gray will was wa.shed a.shore at Tavernier in the Kcy.s. The drowning victim later wa.s identified as Dwight Barnes of Fort Lauderdale, Fla Hurricane force wimls 74 and up Saturday night moved into the heart of the citrus bell where a big orange was almost leady to be puked Gu.sts of KKi were re- at Wauehula.

30 miles of Tampa Kans. He has two children, claimed 116 lives its daughter, 17, and a son, 13. two-week patch across the At- An election of oltieers and At least 106 died in Puerto board members to include both Kico, 10 in the Islands. ceived a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then attended ijcHuge ington University, at Washington, I).

receiving lijs law degree in 1941 He w'as admitted to practice iK'lore the District of Columbia bar during April. 1941. and was sub.sequenlly admitted to practice before tlie United State men and women, will be held at the organizational banquet which is to anyone interested in The hurricane also was to have caused the crash of a French airliner off Dakar. North Africa, the welfare of hoys, and which 62 died. may be secured at the Chamber wjp, the moving north, secretary, announced the TPA of Commerce office Irorn Mrs.

i battered southeast coast Flinton Po.st had voted to affiliate action didivering addresses on successlva days in Ivouis. Mrs. Vaught it among 1,500 delegates to the Kt- day convention of the ont million member lAM. John F. Kennedy will address the convention Wedne.sday, Sept 14.

and Vice Presitlent Richard M. Nixon will speak on Thursday, 15. Both addresses will given in Kiel Auditorium. St. Ivouis' vast municipal convention hall.

The delegates, led by lAM -President Al Hayes, are mapping the program for coming year.s. 1AM is the major union in the aircraft, missile and related eltu-tronics industry, on the airlines, in automotive repair, and in the machine tool and biusi- nes.s indu.strie.s. It is also one of the largest unions for railroad and government employees rpA Picnic Planned Friday. Oct. I Plans fur a fish fry to be held evening, October 1 at tlie Catholic Community Center were made Friday night at the board meeting of Sedalia Po.st of Travelers Protective As- More than Z50 TPA members and their wives are to attend.

Gene Krei.sel was appointed chairman of the fish frying committee, F'd Kuhn, Louis, state TPA Air Tour Contract Men Are Nailieil for Sedalia he on harxJ to assist during the I Vivian Warren, chairman of the'wa given the all clear. Hurricane! the Sedalia Arrange' Open House. dinner committee: from E. went down at 5 m. from ments for the tran.sfer of member- Charter members of the board, in addition to those named, are: Ben Carson and Kathervn Rosen- Kennie Miller Reports were given by Chris Egdorf, chairman ot the program Thompson, Lloyd Dueschle and South Limit; Larry Mat-j the air tour of the Missouri Pilots so close at hand to take care of at the old Sedalia High School, thews, 1911 West Broadway; Geo-i Association, which will include; our hospital Mr.

Lange Dr. Pete Siegel and H. Ray new addition makes our Anderson, manager of the Sedalia; hospital complete and modern in Municipal Airport, have been'every detail and we can all be as local contact men proud to have such an institution building; Mrs. Camilla Investment' Laurence 8 Miller, Raymond Wasson Sedalia on Sept. 23 hospitality chairman, who on- Luther C.

Robinson, ond Grace Hume. 621 West Sixth. The tour is spon.sored by nine nounced that registration will be held at the old High School building from 10 a.m. to 12 and from 110 South Ohio; John Beatty Ed-j William L. Zoernig and and will include said, in issuing the invitation on behalf of board members The present Ixiard is composed ith L.

Rissler and Frank Keck, 112 West Fourth, John of light planes. The group of Mr, Lange president: Mr 105 East Fourth; William H. Bunn. iW Stahlhut and W. E.

Brown, touring 14 Missouri cities and A. Schien. Mr, Brown, Suply jviiami to Palm Beach. Company, or chairmen; Canaveral-120 miles! oi any of the committees. Tickets gpro.ss the from I were completed Saturday, Pre.sent for the Friday night Walch, are limited to 2.50 pre.sident, Bernard Stanfield, vice- president, Herb Stufert, secretary, Eickhoff.

Pasley, James giant Atlas missiles Boys Chib.s. which have taken from the launching very sycce.ssful in other tow'ns! area and put Into hanger.s. and cities, offer both athletic and of the huge missiles creative programs and conte.sts. readied for a late September as well as educational cour.ses!m,n^pt to boost a satellite around and guidance The ages are from the mwn. nt Ilf ar.

at 2 to 5 p.m. every day of Cepten-, soyth ohio; Carl 1815 South Limit; Phil R. stop over for lunch in Mar-j Ray JicKlel. treasurer; Mr Schultz. 1006 South (shall before coming to Sedalia T.

Crawford, secretary; Mr Wal- 7 years on up. aial Week except the day of the 3 and parade, Tue.sday. and that she Grand; John Snodgrass. 1024 at 1 p.m. have two women there reg- Smith, 505 South Ohio; South Limit; Thomas L.

Green-i The public has been invited to and Mr. James Dickman ter Jessee, Mrs. Vivian Warren, istering at thtse hours. David K. Hieronymus, 612 South Mrs.

Tyler Welch, who is as- Ohio; John DeJamette and sisting Mrs. John Welch with the Brown, 1711 South Grand: E. reservations stated that he has Brown. 102 East Fifth; John L. ing.

804 We.st Third; Ma.son W. Riley, 700 '2 South Ohio; Mrs C. Feig, 2100 South Harrison visit the airport and discuss with the pilots the role of light Boarf! lo in obtaining industries for small-i The organizational meeting was er communities. The role of light The Chamber of Commerce a box file of all those making Talbott, Viola Waller. P.

held in the community room of from out-of-town and Hall, George Lahmeyer, 0 W. will have where all of them are I Thomas, and Harold W. McGun- the First State Savings Association building. lanes and airport facilities in, monthly bord of directors meet- time of disaster will also be ing will be bald at 3 m. Tues- discussed.

in the Chamber office. By Meir.s (iioral (Jiib The Sedalia Choral Club will hold its first rehearsal of the Tuesday evening at Smith-(k)lton High School. Members are asked to bring prospective members. Olficials at Patrick Air Force Base said the launching be delayed indefinitely Fair and warmer Sunday, highs in mid-80s northwest to mid-70s southeast; Monday fair, cooler north. Is Sflieilulefl The Sedalia Symphony will hold its first rehearsal Monday at 7:30 p.m.

in the Music Room of the Smith-Cotton High School The first rehearsal is important as it tends to set the one for he following enthusiasm and Rosenthal conductor, urges a special effort toward 100 Iper cent attendance. I.