Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 28.

Special City Election For Proposed Sale Os Utility Is Approved

The agreement between the city of Decatur, Indiana - Michigan Electric company, and the county officials to hold the special city election April 14 on the question of the proposed electric plant sale was approved Monday afternoon by the circuit court in its decision on the declaratory judgment suit brought by the county officials. Judge Myles F. Parrish handed down his 44 pages of judgment, opinion and findings of fact after attorneys for the city and county agreed to allow the judge to rule on the case, despite the fact that one of the principals was his cousin. When count}’ officials failed to comply with, the statutes to hold the election according to the election calendar set up by the city, and filed the dgclartory judgment case, Indiana-Michigan sent two of its attorneys, Alex M. Campbell and Von E. Livingston, to Decatur to mediate the matter. Arbitration Meeting The attorneys met 1 first with the county officials, including the county clerk, election board, commissioners, and county attorney, and the judge. IndianaMichiagn made four points clear, which were agreed to by the county: the decision would have to be made promptly in the declaratory judgment case; the ballots printed by the city could not be used; the city would pay the election costs directly from the utility; the date of the election would have to be changed so that the clerk could comply with the

Armed Soviet Guards Detain (J. S. Convoy

BERLIN (UPI) — Armed So-1 vlet guards today held a U.S. Army truck convoy and five American soldiers at a checkpoint on the East-West German border in spite of two U.S. de ma nds for their immediate release. The U.S. Army said a fourtruck convoy was halted by Soviet guards at the Marienborn checkpoint at 1:05 p.m. Monday (7:05 a.m. e.s.t.) Marienborn is in East Germany, at the western end of the 110-mile Autobahn from West Berlin. U.S. Army sources denounced the stoppage as illegal and designed to create an incident. It emphasized the stranglehold the Communists have on isolated Berlin’s lifelines to the west Deliver “Strong Protest” The convoy, carrying jeeps, cleared the Russian Babelsberg checkpoint just outside of Berlin without incident. It made the run to Marienborn only to be halted there as it was about to cross into West Germany. Maj. Gen. Barksdale Hamlett, U.S. commandant in Berlin, in a telephone call to Soviet headquarters in East Berlin made what was described as a “strong protest ** U.S. Army headquarters in Europe at Heidelberg also sent a protest to Soviet army headquarters. Both protests demanded the immediate release of the trucks and their personnel. American officials believed the Soviets hoped to create an incident to underline their contention that a war could break out unless the West gets out of Berlin. Observers believed also that the Communists wanted to stress the vulnerability of the Allied lifelines to pressure, particularly when the Soviets transfer control of Allied traffic to the East German Communists. ? Insists On Search The tour 2% ton trucks were held up when the Soviets insisted on boarding and searching them, an Army spokesman said. The backs of the trucks were open and the Soviet guards could see the trucks were carrying

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state law. At that time the date of April 14 was suggested. The following Monday the same two attorneys met with the city attorney and mayor, and the city administration stated that they would bring up the matter informally to the council, which then agreed to all the points made by Indiana-Michigan. The prompt decision by the court Monday was the final step necessary for Indiana-Michigan to continue interest in the purchase of the utility. Decision Made The decision carried into effect the earlier order of the state election board to the county attorney and county clerk: that the election would be staged by the county, that the clerk should notify the county chairmen of the two political parties as provided by law, that the county election board and city clery-treasurer should prepare new ballots together, that the ballots prepared by the city be burned publicly in the presence of the four officials for this city election; that the clerk is instructed to draw up a list of the • registered voters not later than 10 days before the special election; that anyone who registers on the last two days my stffi vote in the special election, and that the presence of their registration in the proper book will be evidence enough that they are registered, even if their names are not on the official list; the new ballots will be printed on different color- paper. ' ■ •—T~, The city was ordered to pay the cost of the action.

I jeeps to West Germapny for repairs, he said. The tops arid windshields of the jeeps were down. But the Soviets wanted to climb into the trucks and examine the jeeps, the spokesman said. The non-commissioned officer in charge of the convoy rejected this request and the convoy was refused passage. The U.S. maintains the Soviets do nbt have the right to board vehicles to inspect them. Decatur Lady Hurt In Auto Accident Mrs. Fred (Frickle) Fullenkamp is a patient in the Ball Memorial hospital in Muncie today . following a two-car collision two miles south of that city, involving five Decatur people about 6 o'clock Monday evening. Die Decatur car included Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Zintsmaster, son-in-law and daughter of the Fullenkamps, and their two-year-old daughter, Jane, and Mr. and Mrs. Fullenkamp. They were returning from a trip to Florida. Zintsmaster was driving, and just as he attempted to pull around a car, the car made a left turn. Zintsmaster swerved to avoid hitting the car, but was unable to do so. Both cars were totally demolished, and a small trailer that the Zintsmaster car was pulling flew apart as though bombed. One of the two passengers in the other car was also " injured. Mrs. Fullenkamp suffered a broken arm and broken shoulder, and internal injuries. Her husband suffered some severe bumps. Die Zintsmasters were bruised, and Jane had a cut on her hand, but they were treated and released. Several members of the Fullenkamp family stayed at the hospital with Mrs. Fullenkamp. - "

Air Force Academy Described To Lions An eye-witness description of the new sll million. Air Force Academy and the air defense warning center for the entire U.S. was given to the Decatur Lions club Monday night by Decatur high school instructor Deane T. Dorwin. The program for next week’s meeting will be a court of honor for troop 62, at which 15 Boy Scouts will receive second class badges, two will receive star badges, and two will receive life awards. Parents of the boys are invited to attend the ceremony, which will start at 7:30 p.m. Boy Scout Steven Gephart, son of Mr. and Mrs. True Gephart of 122 E. Rugg, led the Lions in the pledge of allegiance. The state convention of the Lions will be held at Notre Dame university April 3-5; and the international convention wifi be June 30 to July 3 at New York City. Feb. 18, the Decatur Lions club will be in charge of the lunch concession at the McMillen sale. Clearance Needed Dorwin explained that Col. D. Burdette Custer, of the air force reserve t invited him, with a number of other high school counselors, to visit the Air Force Academy last June. After being cleared by the F. 8.1. for the event, the group left Baer field at 8 a.m. last June 26. ' , . . The flight was Dorwin’s first of any distance, and when they were required to strap on parachutes for the takeoff he was a little apprehensive; however, to his amusement, as soon as the plane was high enough in. the air for the parachutes to be of value, the men took them off, and relaxed. The trip at 5,000 feet over the great plains'and into the mountains of Colorado was quite impressive, he related. VIP Treatment Landing at Lowery Air Force base, the group was housed at Auton hall, where VlP’s are housed at the base. When President Eisenhower suffered his Colorado heart attack, Sherman Adams, his advisor at the time, stayed in the same room which Col. Custer enjoyed during the three-day stay there. It was a beautiful apartment. Dorwin stated. The group then had lunch with the first class of cadets in the temporary academy area. The food was very good, he added, and the men enjoyed hearing the orders of the day read to the class. The scholastic requirements for an appointment to the Academy include four years of math, two years of science, four years of English, two years of social studies, and a number of electives. This was of interest, Dorwin said, because Decatur high school offers mapy courses in addition to all the minnmum ones. A reception and dinner for the teachers was held at the officers club that afternoon and evening. Bee Radar Center The next morning a busload of the teachers, including Dorwin, .went to Ent Air Force base, where they saw the radar control center for the entire north American con-tinent-NORAD. A huge room with several lev e1 s of observation booths looked out toward a plastic screen two stories high. On the screen was a huge map of North America. Behind the screen were three working levels, each with two n o n-commissioned officers. Each level had 15 teletype machines feeding information to the teams. The path of each unidentified aircraft was plotted until identified. While they watched an unidentified plane suddenly apeared over Alaska, and several tense minutes passed before identification was made. A Canadian brigadier air marshall was in charge, and if the plane continued unidentified, he bad a red telephone at his disposed. This line tied in with all airpower on the continent. Just seeing this in action makes a taxpayer feel that all the money isn’t being wasted, Dorwin said. '“FTT New Site Seen Hie group then continued to the new grounds, where the perman- s ent academy is now located. A total of 17, 900 acres, an area 2,000 acres larger then Preble township, for example, makes up the acadOonUnued on peg* flva I

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Chief Os Air Force Urges Space Speedup

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Gen. Thomas D. White, Air Force chief of staff, said today the United States “must move at an extremely rapid pace”- if it is to meet Russia’s challenge in the space age. He testified before file House Space Committee as Russia’s defense minister, Rodion Malinvsky. warned in a speech before the 21st Communist congress in Moscow that Russia has an arsenal of rockets able to carry hydrogen warheads to any point on earth. White said the “decisive weapone of the future” will be “aerospace weapons,” or weapons that will operate both in air and ■ 'Space. ——= —- ; ■ The nation or group of nations which maintains predominance in forces, laboratories, industries and technology, he said, “will possess the means for survival.” White did not state in his opening remarks whether he thought the national space program is big enough or moving fast enough. He said only that “the policies and programs of the Air Force reflect” the national objective of a strong space program. High-ranking Pemocratic and Republican members said they felt certain the nation’s space program could be speeded up de- ; spite space administration claims that it is moving ahead as rapidly as possible. Members particularly expressed ism of statements 1 by top space administration officials that there are” no more I projects they profitably could spend money on if they had it. Outline Space Goals The four-day inquiry open e d with testimony from space administration director T. Keith Glennan and deputy i director Hugh L. Dryden. They outlined space program goals over the next 10 to 15 years. Committee Chairman Overton Brooks (D-La.) told United Press International he has “not been happy with the progress of the nation’s space program” and what he heard from Glennan and Dryden “bolstered his feeling.” However, he said he wanted to reserve judgment on their contention that they couldn’t move faster until he heard from space experts in the Army, Navy and Air Force. J • Can Do Better Rep. Victor L. Anfuso (D-N.Y.) saidtoe United States “can do much better than it’s doing ” He said space administration officials "or those above them apparently are thinking in terms of budget balancing rather than the nation s security.” Rep. James G. Fulton (R-Pa.) said the "national space program needs a real push.” He said he hoped the committee hearings would "awaken the public to the need.” INDIANA WEATHER Hazardous driving warning. Snow, sleet or freezing rain northwest half spreading into southeast." half this afternoon with precipitation probably changing to rain most sections tonight. Warmer tonight. Wednesday rain and warmer but rain changing to snow or snow flurries and turning much colder Wednesday afternoon or night. Chance of locally heavy rain mainly southern portion tonight or Wednesday. Low tonight mostly in the 30s. High Wednesday in the 40s north I and central, 50s extreme south. Sunset today 6:07 p.m. e.d.t. Sunrise Wednesday 7:50 a.m. e.d.t. Outlook for Thursday: Partly cloudy and much colder. Snow flurries near Lake Michigan. Low Wednesday night 10 to 20. High Thursday in 20s.

Slate Senate Passes School Study Measure INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Indiana Senate today passed 44-4 and sent to the House its version of the solution to the high cost of education problem. A bill to establish study commissions in eabh of the 92 counties, to analyze the school systems and determine if better education for less money would result from consolidations, went through with only a handful of dissenting votes. But the bill (SB6> was quite a contrast to a bill (HB15) the House passed last week; 59-37 withholding state funds after Aug. 1, 1963 to all high schools with fewer than 120 pupils or four classroom units. That bill now is in a Senate committee. Sen. D. Russell Bontrager (RElkhart), one of the sponsors of the Senate bill, indicated in floor debate that he saw little hope of House passage of the measure in view of what' it had done with the other consolidation bill. To Conference Committee? Indications pointed to the likelihood the issue would go eventually to a conference committee of representatives of both houses for a compromise settlement. The study commission bill, which set up a specific method of analyzing local situations and acting on recommendations which result, was patterned after one used in other states, including Illinois. Democratic minority members joined Republican majority members in supporting the measure, which Sen. Matthew Welsh (DVincennes) said had produced results “little short of amazing" in Illinois. Although the measure was aimed at consolidation of many smaller schools where the per pupil cost of education is far above the average, Bontrager said during debate that nobody seems to know what size school should be considered '‘too small." He said, however, that the concensus is anything less than 250 or 300 pupils is “uneconomical.” Bontrager described the bill as “one of the most far-reaching bills to come before the General Assembly this session." “It will put us on the high road to better education in Indiana,” Bontrager said. The bill would create a state and 92 county study commissions to analyze local school situations, recommend boundary changes and consolidations and submit a definite plan at the end of a year of work. Appointed By Judges County commissions would be appointed by circuit judges. The state commission would analyze the county reports and if changes were approved, public hearings would be held and petitions circulated to put the recommendations into effect. Bontrager indicated the purpose of the bill was to enable Hoosiers to get more mileage out of their school tax dollar. He said the average cost per year of educating an Indiana pupil is $290 but in some areas toe cost is as. great as SI,OOO. He said something must be done about the huge state fund outlay for school aid. Earlier, 14 Democrats joined with 27 Republicans to defeat a move which would have forced a showdown on a controversial reapportionment bill in the Senate.

Fifth Burglary Ring Suspect In Custody Two suspects believed to be connected with a burglary ring which operated in Decatur and the surrounding area for the past two years, were picked up by officers of the Fort Wayne police department Monday and held for investigation. One suspect, Paul Reichert, 24, of Fort Wayne, a former resident of this city, was released today according to the detective bureau and escorted to toe city limits. It was stated that Reichert is on his way to Florida. The second suspect, Richard Carpenter, 21, of Decatur, is being held in Fort Wayne, under $2,000 bond on suspicion of burglary charge. It was stated this noon by Fort Wayne authorities that Carpenter has admitted to a burglary in Fort Wayne which occurred nearly one year ago at the H. B. Shank & Sons company, and has implicated himself in 30» to 40 breakins in and around Decatur. The total of persons held in connection with operating as a burglary ring has now risen to five with the apprehension of Carpenter. Three adults are being held in Fort Wayne, and two juveniles are being held in the Adams county jail. Charles R. Johnson. 26, formerly of this city and now a resident of Fort Wayne, and Melvin Lovellette, 21, also of Fort Wayne, axe being heTd lh toe Aireh cbuhry jail under bond of $5,000.

New Decatur Industry Is Born

sci I Hl I II *S IMF? ' -k .• 3 BEc-*’*■■'■ . — j-_‘ . - *u •/ ' ---‘ri .' -c- f®f -■JW y'»'J?\ i **’ SU;"' ,7 *• DECATUR’S NEWEST PRODUCT— Duo-Marine. Inc., founded by Victor Porter and Neil Hesher, young Decatur men, is this city's newest industry. Pictured above is the catamaran fiberglass boat, manufactured by the local firm, shown undergoing tests in Florida.

The catamaran fiberglass boat, “16” Volare', a product of DuoMarine, Inc., of Decatur, newly formed boat manufacturers, and Decatur’s eighth industry, is shown above at the Mercury Proving Grounds in Sarasota. Fla., undergbing an endurance test by employes of the Keikhaefer Corp., of Mercury Outboard Motors. The new industry was founded recently by Victor Porter and Neil Hesher, both of Decatur. Both young men stated that the tests conducted for stability, speed, manuverability, etc., proved highly successful during the Christmas holidays, and they have great expectations of other products proving as successful. The Duo-Marine, Inc., plant is located at 719 West Jefferson street, formerly ocupied by Vic’s Center Ice Cream company. The company plans to move tts office and finishing departments to another location soon, but will maintain toe present building on Jefferson street to serve as its main plant. The owners stated today that they plan to hire 25 employes within the next two months to reach its present goal of 10 boats par week. Two shifts will be employed, one to work from 7 a. m. so 4 o’clock, and the night shift to work from 4 p. m. to 12 midnight. The newly formed company is the only manufacturer of fiberglasscatamaran boats east of the Mississippi River, according to the owners.

Imperialists Are W arned By Soviet Russia

MOSCOW (UPl)—Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky warned the “imperialists” today that Russia has an arsenal of rockets that can carry hydrogen warheads accurately to any point on earth. Malinovsky told toe 21st Communist Congress these rockets cannot be stopped by any known means of anti-aircraft defense. He said Russia's rockets “constitute a fighting force capable of accomplishing toe most important tasks” in any future war. “Your arms are too short,” he told the “imperialists," who he said are “continuing toeir preparations for a new war and the use of toe most powerful weapon of mass extermination — nuclear weapons — and are threatening with the might of toeir aviation and navy.” Malinovsky added, however, that “we are not contemplating attacking anybody.” “But we have all the means of inflicting retaliatory blows on aggressors, no matter where they are, in order to end any desire to attack on toeir part...” he said. “Intercontinental ballistic rockets cannot be stopped by any means of anti-aircraft defense and can carry toeir hydrogen charges to any point on earth—to the very

Made Own Designs The two Decatur men designed the master boat and made their own molds from fiberglass. Porter and Hesher stated that the work took approximately eight weeks working about 12 to 18 hours per day, seven days per week. The finished product is also of fiberglass, ,and is molded in two units, one consisting of toe twin-hulls, and the other of the deck, seats, self draining motor well, and fins. The two fiberglass units are left in the molds for three to four hours before they are removed to become the finished product. The two units are then riveted together and another fiberglass coating is sprayed over the two connections of the twin-hulls and the deck, and a rubber molding is placed on top to make the unit waterproof. Painting is not necessary once the units are removed from the shells. The paint is mixed in with the fiberglass and only needs to be rubbed out when the boat is completed. The hardware is then placed on the deck and the seats are padded with foam rubber and the boat is ready for use .. Twin 70 horsenower outboard motors are used to power the completed catamaran. *' — The standard model now In bv the Fiuo-MaHne. The., is termed the Volare’. which in Italian 11 means to fly. It is the only boat new in production bv the comnanv; but other models end lines are being planned for the future.

point, for they are very accurate.” Malinovsky said he was replying to “militant statements by the war ministers of several Western countries which contain threats against tne Soviet Unibn and socialist countries.” ' He said the Atlantic Pact was an “aggressive bloc not only intended for the struggle against socialist countries but also as a weapon for subjugating the capitalist countries of Europe to the United States." He said the pact “is characterized by deep internal divergencies” which do not “minimize the threat of war in the least.” Referring to reports that the U. S. Navy could land troops “at anj’ point of our coast.” Malinovsky said: “It appears to me that it would be a good thing for those overseas to give a thought about the vulnerability of their own coasts.” Former Deputy Premier Mikhail Pervukhin apologized to the congress today for his failure to support Russia's leaders against the “anti-party group.” Pervukhin told a closed session of the congress that he “fully agrees” with the denunciation of the opposition group published in (Coinitimiued on page four)

Specifications of the Volare’ are the following: length overall, 15 feet, 11 inches; gunwale length, 18 feet; beam, 87 inches; depth, 34 inches; transom height, 20 inches; cockpit area, six feet 10 inches; weight, 900 pounds; and maximum horsepower. 140. Mansfield Outboard Marine campany, will handle products of the Duo-Marine, Inc., company. Bill Mansfield, proprietor of the Mansfield outboard company, stated today that the company has moved from its former location on Monroe street to the building across from Schwartz Ford company on U. S. 224 formerly occupied by Riehle’s Tractor sales. Old Idea The catamaran is an ancient idea with the twin-hull featured as its biggest improvement in the boating industry. The Tamils in the East Indies and the Polynesians in the Pacific have been building comparatively-crude, but fast and stable, sail powered catamarans for centuries. The efficiency and stability of the catamaran has long held forth bright promises of advancements in performance, comfort and safetv, but in the past, designers have been handicapped bv power-plant limitations. which prevented full development of the catamarans performance potential. —— With the availability of hi«»hnowered mvlti-cvlinder outboards welching approximately three, pounds per horsepower, catamaran desfrmers went to work in eaenext a”d are now achieving sensational results.

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