Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII.-No. 188. .

Accept Bids Sept. 9 On Southeast School

Bids will be accepted September 9 for construction of the sevenroom southeast primary school building, the Decatur school board decided Monday night in its regular session. The board met with superintendent W. Guy Brown, architect Carl Bradley, school attorney John DeVoss, and interested school patrons ni making the decision. ’’Final plans tor the school were approved, including kindergarten through sixth grade rooms, plus £m all-purpose assembly room. The board will jneet August 24 to appropriate $338,300 from the cumulative building .fund to cover the cost of the building and equipment. There is already enough money available in the fund for the building, and no bonds or tax levy will be necessary. Any appropriation from the cumulative building fund must be made by special appropriation. The letting of the bids for the school is subject to approval by the state board of tax commissioners and other state agencies, it was explained. The new school will be located on Grant street south of the city electric warehouse. It is expected to open in September, 1960, for the regular school year. The southeast school is the newest part of the enlargement of the Decatur school 's system necessitated by the increase of the school-age group in the city. May Boost Rale At Adams County Home Besides setting up the new budget, the county commissioners worked on the usual influx of business matters at Monday’s meeting in the 'offices of county auditor Ed Jaberg. This included a continuing discussion of plans to revamp the room and board pay schedule at the county home. While no definite course was charted, the commissioners considered the possibilities of raising the rate from $43 a month to a figure more consistent with the individual’s ability to pay. Discussion on the matter started late in July and will continue until a workable plan can be formulated. * Lester Robinson, of Wabash township, asked the commissioners to look into the possibility of building a black top road in Jefferson township on county road 24, near the Catholic church there. The matter was referred to the county highway superintendent, Lawrence Noll. The commissioners expressed the belief that the road is on the work list and will be completed in its order of standing. Floyd Baker, Robert Myers, Andy Myers, Delmas Bollenbacher, and Melvin Myers, all of Jefferson township, cosuited with the commissioners, requesting an inspection of a drainage problem on township road 27. The commissioners agreed to look the problem over at their earliest convenience. Eli Graber and Ted Graber, of a Berne insurance agency, talked about insurance on the new county building in Monroe. No action on insurance will be taken as. the contractor has insurance on the building while it is being built. Upon completion of the work, the building will be added to the county pool for insurance purposes. All county buildings are insured, more or less, as a group with various insurance agencies receiving a share of the insurable items.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Attends Meeting On Civilian Defense Jack Gordon, of Decatur, civil defense director for Adams county, attended a meeting of the Indiana CD advisory council at Indianapolis Monday. Host for the meeting was Adj. Gen. John McConnell, ’new civil defense director for Indiana. Following the morning session, Gen. McConnell entertained the council at luncheon at the Indianapolis Athletic club, where the afternoon session also was held. The council discussed various problems, such a acquisition of surplus properties for civilian defense use, and cooperation of agencies such as the Indiana national guard and the U.S. Army reserve. Gen. McConnell told council members these facilities would be available to civilian defense in an emergency. Attempts will also be made to coordinate school bus systems of consolidated schools throughout the state for use of these buses in any emergency. The committee received the promise of cooperation from the administration to help solve unusual problems in communication, surplus properties, and to expedite the progress of civilian defense activities in the state. Committee members attending, in addition to Gordon, were Russell Stott, Johnson county, president of the CD association; Andrew K. Houk, Boone county, vice president; Z. Bardowski, Lake county; Charles Brodbeck, Marion county director, and Williard Dunn, Decatur county director. 204th Polio Cose Recorded In lowa DES MOINES (UPD—lowa Monday recorded its 204th case of polio. The .polio death toll tn the epidemic-hit state reached five with the death of James Fowler, 32, Waterloo.

Employment At All-Time High

WASHINGTON (UPD U.S. employment climbed to a record 67,594,000 in July, the Labor Department reported today. Unemployment du ring the month declined to 3,744,000 persons, a smaller than normal drop. The employment figure was up 252,000 from June wtyle the unemployment figure was down by 238,000. The figures aid not reflect the steel strike which has idled 600,000 workers in steel mills, iron ore mills, and Great Lakes carriers and related industries. . The report said weekly earnings of factory workers declined to $90.09 during July, but still were $6,59 higher than a year ago. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell hailed the new employment and wage figures as meaning that “more Americans have better jobs at higher wages than ever before.” Together, he said, they mean that the economy “is rising to new heights and is producing more and better things for a high-

Township Fund Rafes Vary In County Units Township fund rates in Adams county next year will vary from three cents in Washington township to 20 cents in Blue Creek township. However, rates do not tell the entire story. Washington with the lowest rate, has the highest budget, $5,290. This is true because the assessed valuation in Washington township is very high; the assessed valuation in Blue Creek township is very low, and it takes a 20-cent levy to raise the money necessary to meet the budget of $3,388, which is less than the county average of $3,632.87. Figured in the township fund budget is the pay of the trustee and his rent, clerical and travel expenses for other than assessing wljich comes from the county budget. Books, stationery, printing and advertising; care of cemeteries, fire protection, other justice of the peace expenses, and other civil township expenses are also figured in the township fund budget. While the township fund requests ranged from three to 20 cents, the average rate was 11.2 cents for Adams county. Rates requested are: Blue Creek, 20; French, 13; Hartford, 15; Jefferson, 19; Kirk- . land, 11; Monroe, 5; Preble>lo; Root, 5; St. Mary's, 13; Union, 11; Wabash, 10: Washington, 3. Budgets ranged as follows, with $3,632.87 as the average: Blue Creek, $3,388; French, $2,488; Hartford, $3,270; Jefferson, $4,773; Kirkland, $2,473; Monroe, $4,600; Preble, $3,850; Root, $3,645; St. Mary’s. $3,100; Union, $2,533; Wabash, $4,185; Washington, $5,290. A total of $2,160 will be spent by the 12 township trustees in caring for deserted cemeteries. Individual townships vary in the amount spent from $25 in Union township to S4OO in Blue Creek. Others are: Blue Creek. $400; French, SSO; Hartford, $250; Jefferson, $150; Kirkland, $300; Monroe, $100; Preble, S6O; Root. $200; St. Mary’s, $225; Union, $25; Wabash, $300; and Washington, SIOO. Townships which maintain their own schools or transfer all their pupils also have a tuition fund and a special school fund, and rates (Continued on page three)

er living standard for all of us.” Seymour Wolfbein, the department’s job expert, said the report reflected “continued basic improvement in the employment situation.” He said a 500,000 reduction in the ranks of unemployed is expected in August, but that these calculations might be upset because of layoffs induced by the steel strike. Die government counts strikers as “employed,” but workers who are laid off a a result of a strike are tallied as jobless. He said the relatively small drop in unemployment in July was caused largely by bad weather in the south and south central states which curtailed farm work. Nonfarm jobs throughout the nation spurted to a record 60,769,000. The rise in employment during July marked a continuation of post-recession gains. It was the second month in a row that the number of jobs climbed to a new high.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 11, 1959.

Adams County, Decatur Tax Rates To Increase Under 1960’s Budgets

Civil City's Rate Will Be 3 Cents Higher The Decatur tax rare will be increased three cents, from $1.43 to “ $1.46. to raise a tax levy of $174,157.56 for 1960, Mayor Robert D. Cole said this morning. The $1.46 rate, while "higher than this year’s rate of $1.43, is the same as the 1958 rate, and lower than the 1953 rate of $1.52. the 1954 rate of $1.61, and the 1955 rate of , $1.54. The mayor explained that despite every effort to keep the budget and tax rate as low as possible, the creation of the new office of: city judge, additional radio equipment mandated for the police deMrtment, the addition of a new garbage truck bed urgently needed by the sanitation department, a new levy for the firemen’s pension fund, and a general raise in costs of running a $400,000 city operation (not including the water department, light department, and sewage disposal department) have necessitated the raise in rates. New Levy Included Last year’s rate raised $162,368.20, the mayor explained. A new levy, for the firemen’s pension fund, of 1 cent, is included in the total. No tax money was needed for that fund this year. The park fund levy was increased from 5 to 8 cents; the former rate was not sufficient to run the nearly 40 acres of Decatur city parks. The park fund had run in the red most of the year, and every economy had been effected by the park board. The street department was able to pare one cent from its levy; the rate of 11 cents for 1960 raising $13,121.46, as compared with $13,660.78 raised by 12 cents The recreation fund rate was cut from 11 cents to 10 cents, but the lower rate will meet the same budget that the department operated under last year. The police pension fund was cut from four cents to two cents. The general, fund was raised from sl.ll to $1.14. Part of this was due to the fact that SB,OOO in sewer bonds and $950.61 in interest will be paid off this year. Also, the cost of a new garbage truck increased the department of sanitation costs from $12,400 to $14,000, despite other cuts in the budget. Items Needed In the general fund, the police department budget was increased slightly from $52,339 to $53,639, to provide for new radio equipment mandated by the state and federal governments; the fire department budget increased slightly from $32,616 to $32,764. The miscellaneous budget, which includes election expenses, was cut from $29,145 to $24,545. Other budgets in the general fund for 1960 are: clerk-treasurer’s office, $8,238; engineering department, $6,950; city hall, $5,315; mayor’s department, $6,055; city council, $3,000; health department, $2,805; department of law, $2,272.50; city judge’s office, $1,835. The complete budget, including the estimate of civil city funds to be raised, proposed levies, and a comparative statement of taxes collected and to be collected, will be published twice. The city council will meet August 31 to consider the budget, and anyone wishing to be heard may appear at that time. Joseph Morin Will Teach At Maumee, O. Joseph Morin, a member of the Decatur Catholic school faculty for the past year, has resigned to accept a position in the Maumee, 0., school system this fall. Morin will be instructor of choral music in the elementary schols and will have charge of the new string program in the Maumee schools. Morin formerly taught at Hartford Center school. Mr. and Mis. Morin and their daughter will move to Maumee in the near future.

Dies Suddenly J. M. (Matt) Brelner Matt Breiner Dies Suddenly Last Night J. M. (Matt) Breiner, 82, well known lifelong resident of Decatur and Adams county, died suddenly at 8:45 o’clock Monday night at the Adams county memorial hospital, shortly after suffering a heart attack at his home east of Decatur. Mr. Breiner, a tormer city policeman, also had served as janitor at the South 'Ward and West Ward schools, was a former cutodian at the court house, and former custodian at the Moose lodge. He was born in Adams county May 24, 1877, a son of William and Ann Mary Hower-Breiner, and was married to Clara Shimer Sept. 5, 1900. Mr. Breiner was a member of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Red Men lodges. He was serving as great guard of the wigman of the Indiana Red Men lodges at the time of his death. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son,' Charles Breiner of St. Mary’s, O.; one daughter, Mrs. Dallas (Alta) Brown of near Deca- i tur; five grandchildren; four great- : grandchildren; one brother, Frank 1 Breiner of Decatur, and three sis- ; ters, Mrs. Mandy Liby of Monroe, 1 Mrs. Sadie Moore of Wakarusa, ' and Mrs. Goldie Schieferstein of ] Tucson, Ariz, One daughter and two brothers preceded him in death. Funeral services will be con- ' ducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. Emmett Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services. Mrs. Elsie Friedley Dies This Morning Mrs. Elsie Friedley, 72, former Decatur resident, died at 7 o'clock this morning at the Community hospital in Indianapolis. She had been in failing health for several years. Mrs. Friedley and her husband, Dr. Stanley Friedley, veterinarian, lived in Decatur for 12 years, movShe was born in Elizabeth, Ind., ing to Indianapolis nine years ago. Oct. 16, 1886, and was married to Dr. Friedley Oct. 11, 1916. Surviving in addition to her husband are three daughters, Mrs. Loren (Helen) Hudson of Indianapolis, Mrs. Chester (Irene) Marker of Muncie, and Mrs. George (Anna) Alton of Decatur, and one son, Roy B. Friedley, also of Decatur. One brother and one sister are , deceased. The body was removed to the , Shirley Bros, funeral home in Irvington, an Indianapolis suburb, , where friends may call all day Wednesday. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the , Presbyterian church in Elizabeth.

Rose M. Kleinhenz Dies Last Evening Miss Rose M. Kleinhenz, 78, lifelong resident of Decatur, died suddenly at 7:45 o’clock Monday evening at her home, 317 Line street, following a heart attack. She bad been ill for several years with complications but her death was unexpected. Born in Decatur March 31, 1881, she was a daughter of John W. and Mary Martin-Kleinhenz, and had never married. She was employed as a sales clerk at the Boston store for many years until her retirement several years ago. Miss Kleinhenz was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church, the Rosary society and the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Surviving are a brother, Arthur B. Kleinhenz, with whom she made her home; and the following nieces and nephews. Misses Ethel and Jane Kleinhenz of Decatur, Mrs. Hubert M. Offerle of Fort Wayne, Robert Kleinhenz of Chicago. 111., and Arthur Krick of Lima. O. One sister and four brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Mary’s Catholic church Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. the Very Rev. Simeon Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body was removed to the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening until time of the services. The Rosary Society and C. L. of C. will recite the rosary at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Frank Bremerkamp Dies Unexpectedly Frank C. Bremerkamp, 71 ,a native of Adams county, died unexpectedly at 2 p.m. Monday at a Los Angeles hospital of virus pneumonia. Born June 6, 1888 in Decatur, he was the son of J. H. and Josephine Eiting Bremerkamp. At the time of his death Bremerkamp was a real estate broker in the Los Angeles area. Surviving in addition to the wife, Lynn, is one son, John Richard Bremerkamp, who visited here four weeks ago. One brother, Herbert Bremerkamp, of Fremont, 0., and two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Brennan and Mrs, Joseph Laurent of Decatur, also survive. One sister preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Burial will be in Los Angeles. The body was taken to the Pierce Brothers mortuary, 3443 W. Manchester, Inglewood, Calif. Legion's Officers Installed Monday The local American Legionnaires received a charge from Harold Knoblauch, fourth district commander, at Monday evening’s formal installation of officers, when he said, “You served during frightful hostilities of many wars, why not serve your community as well in peacetime?” Knoblauch issued the -challenge during his speech after installing Ambrose Spangler as the new commander of Adams post 43. John McKennan, district service officer, assisted at the ceremonies, giving instructions to the new officers and prompting them in setting up a prosperous program. The Rev. O. C. Busse, past state chaplain, also spoke. Knoblauch also said that each legionnaire must sell the overall program to eligible veterans, “building a greater team.” He addecf that each member should take pride in Legion work in this district. The Veterans hospital at Fort Wayne, “where our sick buddies recover from various afflictions,” was pointed out as one endeavor of the district. The national program of $7,000,000 for child welfare was mentioned, and the care for widows and children of (Continued on page three) '

County's Tax Rate 6 To 7 Cents Higher An increase of about $28,000 in 1960 county fund budget requests over the 1959 total indicate that a six or seven cent tax increase would be warranted as county auditor Ed Jaberg released the budget data this afternoon. The overall county rate could possibly be increased even more as requests from the welfare fund, bridge cumulative fund, hospital furnishings and equipment, and the addition of a new bridge construction fund have all been increased over the 1959 budget requests. Total Figures Released The total requested county fund,, which includes all the county of- , fices, is $343,091 for 1960, while the , 1959 figure was $315,434. The county council, of course, must approve the new requests. The 1959 county fund tax rate was 57 cents, while the new request would put that figure at 63 or 64 cents for 1960, if approved, and if the esti- ? mated county income remains ' constant. ' The county commissioners cut their budget request as they are f asking $95,595 this time, while the ’ 1959 request was $125,435. The big j cutback results from the county highway garage which cost $35,000 and $2,100 from county home bonds, which were retired this year. Other budget requests, showing the 1960 figure first and the 1959 second, are: court house, $11,750 and $10,770; jail, $4,275 and $4,275; sheriff's department, $29,810 and $22,930; county home, $27,560 and $28,370; county clerk, $20,248 and $15,995; county auditor, $17,310 and $16,200; county treasurer, $15,878 and $15,853; county recorder, $12,518 and $11,698; county surveyor. $12,755 and $13,335; prosecutor, $3,255 and $3,255; assessor, $10,780 and $9,925; coroner, $1,700 and sl,700; health officer, 1,070 and sl,120; agriculture extension agent, $17,835 and $15,875; school superintendent, $19,400 and ..16,075; circuit court, $17,290 and $16,090; Washington township assessor, $5,010 and $5,010 (in 1958); county

House Debates Labor Reform

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The House began debate today on labor reform legislation—one of the hottest issues of this congressional session. .Top billing in the big fight was given to a substitute measure backed by the administration and bitterly opposed by organized labor because of its “tough” features. The alternatives were a milder bill approved by the House Labor Committee and a still weaker measure backed by the AFL-CIO. House Republican Leader Charles A. Halleck predicted to President Eisenhower today that the substitute bill would pass despite Teamster Union threats to retaliate politically against congressmen voting in favor of it. Other congressional news: Housing: The Senate Banking Committee decided by a one-vote' margin to try to pass the housing bill which President Eisenhower vetoed. The committee called for an effort to pass the bill by the two-thirds majority necessary to override the veto. Highways: The House Ways and Means Committee turned downseveral proposals to raise new funds for the interstate highway program, most of them calling for gasoline tax increases. Rackets: The Senate Rackets Committee met in closed session to hear testimony concerning activities of the United Auto Work-

election board, $17,112 and $15,933 (in 1958); and registration of voters, $1,980 and $875. The Adams county memorial hospital is asking for $406,160 compared to $374,110 last year. The hospital fund, the hospital bond fund, and the hospital furnishings and equipment are each a separate tax assessment within the structure of the overall county rate. Hospital furnishings is expected to rise from 2 cents to 4 cents. The county welfare board, also a separate fund in the tax schedule, is asking for an estimated $63,355, based on a 14 cent assessment on the $44,852,000 assessed valuation of the county. This fund , was 12 cents last year. The county highway department, which receives all of its funds from [ the tax on gasoline, requested $379,775 while last year it reques- ’ ted $392,675, but received only $380,175. This department does not in any way effect the county tax rate. Actual Figures Forthcoming ’ The figures used in the above , comparison are the amounts requested for 1959 and 1960. not the ’ figures granted in either case, j These actual figures will be compared when the county council acts i on the requests. r Some interest may develop on the vast differences in some requests. For example, the sheriff's bid for 5 $6,880 more than his 1959 request t stems from his requesting a third deputy and a full-time clerical e worker. The county clerk’s increasC ed request of $4,253 also stems g from the request for an additional q deputy and a raise'for the present ? ones. 5 In the county school superintendent's request for , actually is a reduction, considering j that $4,000 of the budget is for the ) proposed study committee, required by law. i I INDIANA WEATHER 1 Mostly sunny and a little I warmer this afternoon. Part1 ly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, chance of scattered thundershowers near the northern border tonight and in north ) portion Wednesday. Low tonight in the 60s. High Wednesday 86 to 92. Sunset today 7:46 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 5:54 a.m. Outlook for Thursday: Partly claudy, warm and humid with scattered thundershowers and turning cooler. ■ Lows 60 to 65. Highs 80 to 92.

ers Union. The committee turned down a union plea that the hear- ' ings be opened to the public. Influence: Edwin V. Huggins, former assistant Air Force secretary, admitted that retired military officers tried to influence his decisions while he was at the Pentagon. Nixon: Vice President Richard M. Nixon gives Senate Republicans a private briefing on his trip to Russia and Poland. The Vice President planned to make the closed-door report at the weekly GOP policy luncheon held by the 34 Republican senators. Khrushchev :Sen. Prescott Bush (R-ConnJ said nothing could “more serve the cause of peace” than for Soviet Premier Nikita S. Nikita S. Khrushchev to inspect V: S. military installations during his visit to this country next month. Designer Os Famed Stutz Auto Dies MIAMI, Fla, (UPD—Charles E. Stutz, 76, who helped design and manufacture the famed Stutz “Bearcat” sports car, died here Monday. » Stutz was one of the earliest advocates of the sports car. He helped popularize the fad in the 1920’s by driving his ’’Bearcat” in races.

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