Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 9 September 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 212.

Increased Enrollment Is Reported As Public, Parochial Schools Open

The 1959-60 school year opened in Decatur for the city school system, the Catholic and Lutheran schools today with a total of 1,613 enrolling in city schools, 811 in the Catholic schools, and 52 in the Zion Lutheran school. W. Guy Brown, city school superintendent, recorded the enrollment at Lincoln school, Northwest school, and the Decatur high school, while Sr. M. Almeda, principal, registered the Catholic enrollment. The Rev. Richard C. Ludwig, superintendent, provided the Luthern total. The total city enrollment for ail three is 2,476 pupils. The city school enrollment dropped off very slightly as 1,627 enrolled last year in the city schools. City Summary A summary of the total shows that 205 enroled in kindergarten while the 1958-59 figure was 198, or an increase of seven. From grades 1-8, a loss of 33 pupils was noted as 1,034 enrolled today while 1,667 registered last year. In the high school, 374 enrolled with the increase from last year being 12. A breakdown by grades in the city schools gives grade 1. 122 pupils, or 16 less; grade 2, 121 pupils, 18 less; grade 3, 141 pupils, 17 more; grade 4, 132 pupils, 18 less; grade 5, 138 pupils, or an increase of one; grade 6, 126 pupils, 28 less; grade 7, 145 pupils, 35 more than last year, and grade 8, 109, or six less. In the high school, 112 freshmen reported with only 94 being recorded last year. The sophomore class, however, dipped from 103 in 1958 to 90 this term. An upsurge in the junior class puts an additional 14 in that class as 95 are enrolled today. The seniors total 77, or seven less than 1958. Show Increase Decatur Catholic high school and St. Joseph's elementary school showed increases in both sections as a total of 811 enrolled today, with 636 in the grades and 175 in high school. Sr. M. Almeda, C. S. A., reports that 596 were in the grades last year, while the high school had 150. Grade Breakdown The rundown by grades gives 99 in grade 1, while 77 enrolled last year; grade 2, 72, a loss of 30 from last year; grade 3, 101 today while the 1958 figure was 82; grade 4, 82 with a drop of six; grade 5, 86, an increase of five; grade 6, 78, an increase of six; grade 7, 71, an increase of 23, and grade 8, 46, the same amount as last year. The DCHS enrollment was 47 freshmen compared to 43 last year, while the sophomore class increased by two to 44. The junior class has 43, the same as last year, but the senior class increased from 22 to 41, for a total of 175 in the high school. This is an increase of 25 from last year. In the Zion Lutheran four grades, a total of 52 have enrolled this morning, according to Rev. Richard C. Ludwig, superintendent. A total of 12 in the first grade, 12 in the second and third, and 16 in the fourth. The increase from last year is seven, while the two-year increase is 35 as only 17 enrolled in 1957. Spiritual Emphasis Services Nov. 8-15 The members of the Associated churches met on Tuesday evening in Decatur discussing the spiritual emphasis services, which will be conducted here from Nov. 8 to 15. All local organizations are requested to note these dates, and keep them open for the services. Also, the Sunday school parade will be conducted at Decatur on September 26. Further information on both events will be forthcoming. Child Is Dragged 12 Blocks By Milk Truck CHESTERTON, Ind. (UPIIJames Boyd, 2, was injured painfully Tuesday when he was dragged 12 blocks by a milk truck. Fred Singer, Valparaiso, the truck driver, said he did not know the boy had climbed on the truck and caught his arm between the body and bumper when he tried to get oft.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

M F J EXCHANGE STUDENT — Terje Wibog Strom, 17, of Moss, Norway, pictured above, will be the exchange student in Decatur this year. Strom was scheduled to arrive in New York today and is expected to arrive here later this week. He will make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heller and family. New York Seeking To Curb Juvenile Crime NEW YORK (UPD—Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller sparked today a statewide crash program providing for the construction of youth labor camps and expansion of detention facilities in an effort to turn the rising tide of juvenile crime. State authorities are making a survey of sites for the camps, which will be modelled on the Civilian Conservation Corps camps for unemployed youths during the depression years of the 1930'5. Rockefeller said he hopes that some existing facilities can be converted into camps, possibly by next January. The governor announced a comprehensive program to combat ten-age crime after a meeting Tuesday with Mayor Robert F. Wagner and 30 other officials and civic leaders. The program included plans for improved probation and parole supervision, revised work laws to allow youngsters 14 years and older to work, and increased opportunity for job apprenticeships for tenagers. Rockefeller said there Would be two types of outdoor youth camps operated in state lands and forests. The state Conservation Department wQ. run camps for potential delinquents with {he purpose of developing vocational skills useful in urban areas. The state also will operate camps for the rehabilitation of youths sentenced for minor offenses.

House Passes Gas Tax Hike

WASHINGTON (UPD — The House gave final congressional approval today- to a 1-cent boost in gasoline taxes starting Oct. 1. The bill now goes to the White House. Lawmakers of both parties said President Eisenhower was certain to sign it into law. The masure temporarily raises to 4 cents the prsnt 3 cents a gallon fedral tax on gasoline and diesl fuels. The hig hdr levy would remain in force 21 months until July 1, 1961, and bring in almost one billion dollars in additional revenue. The legislation wipes out the threat of a drastic nationwide cutback in fedral superhighway construction. ‘ The House wound up congressional action by unanimously acwithout debate, amendments added by the Senate last Saturday to the, bill which previously had passed the House. Final passage of the bUFmarked a partial victory for Eisenhower in a battle with Congress which began last January with the odds stacked heavily against the Prsident winning evn a skirmish. He had asked Congress to boost

Veteran Central Soya Employes Honored

Eleven Central Soya employes were honored Tuesday night for 25 years of service with the company, during the annual service award banquet, Tom H. Allwein, plar\t manager, announced this morning. Gold watches were presented to the 11 men, all of whom have been with the company since its first year of existence, by H. W. McMillen, chairman of the board. They are the first to be so honored. 25 Year Awards Those receiving the awards were: Thomas C. Smith, analytical lab superintendent; Raymond Mertz, of the steam power plant; Adrien Girard, Arthur Miller, Arlie Bollenbacher, of maintenance; Edward Vian, Jesse Essex, of the solvent plant; Luther Clase. of the engineering department; Kenneth Reed and Joseph Brennan, of the elevators; and Augustus Dailey of the feed mill. Allwein presided at the dinner, held at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, and the invocation was given by assistant plant manager Chalmer Bollenbacher. Following the dinner Joe W. Seabold of the Decatur plant and Fred of Bluffton teamed up with a group participation entertainment program. McMillen Speaks D. W. McMillen, Jr., president of the company, spoke on 25 years of foodpower, and explained how the Central Soya Company has to adjust to the changing foodpower picture in America. The presentation of the service awards followed. A total of 18 men received medallions for 20 years of service. They were: Lloyd Bowman, Lewis Williamson, Ernest Rekeweg, Howard Eley, Glenn Straub, Sr., Wesley Kallenberger, Arthur Loshe, Cyril Becker, Carl Noll, Paul Hilyard, Lawrence Williamson, Laures Meyer, Russell Britson, Lowell Noll, Clarence Lengerich, James M. Myers, Howell Duff, and Luther Singleton. Receiving diamond lapel pins for 15 years of service were: Abner Tyson, Clifton Kohler, Victor Eicher, Hiram Wittwer, Edwin Spichiger, Thomas Mclntosh, Opal Wittwer. Neil McKenney, George Zuercher, Raymond Walters, and Glenn A. Straub, Jr. Those receiving the ten-year lapen pin were: Donald Jeffrey, Robert Moris, and Charles Schafer.

the fdral gasoline . Ivy 1% cento a gallon, to 4% cents, for a fiveyear period, to beef up the depleted fund which finances interstate highway building. The initial reaction of Democratic leadrs was that a tax increas was out of the qustion. But after months of groping for some other solution, they finally gave Eisenhower at least half a loaf. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy this afternoon, 1 tonight and Thursday. Scattered thundershowers this afternoon or t o n 1 g h t and south Thursday. Turning cooler northwest tonight, considerably cooler north Thursday. Low tonight 67 to 73. High Thursday 78 to 85 north, 85 to 93 south. Sunset today 7:94 patt. Sunrise Thursday 6:21 a.m. Outlook for Friday: Generally fair and pleasantly cool except extreme south, where it will be partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers. Lows Thursday night 55 to 68. Highs Friday 75 to 85.

ONLY DAILY NEWBfAfER W ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1959.

Traffic Continuing Bloody State Toll United Press International Traffic accidents continued to reap a bloody harvest in Indiana Tuesday as Hoosier motorists apparently relaxed their holiday driving caution. At least eight persons were killed or died Tuesday of injuries sustained in highway crashes, bringing to 18 the number killed in the past five days and raising the Labor Day weekend toll to at least 12. The 12 total was only one short of the number’ mentioned in predictions and two short of the number killed in the 78-hour holiday period last yc ar. Meanwhile, Indiana State Police provisional totals showed the 1959 death toll crept past the 700 mark during the weekend. Twenty-two deaths were added to the fatality list last week, raising the dead to 702 compared with 614 a year ago. The 22 deaths compared with 24 for the corresponding week in 1958, the first time in weeks that the 1959 toll was lower than the 1958 toll in a seven-day period. Baby Is Killed The latest accident victim was Nellouise Burns, 19 months, daughter of the Roy Burnses, R.R. 1, Akron. The baby was killed near Akron on Ind. 14 Tuesday night when a car driven by her father went out of control as it crossed the Erie Railroad tracks, skidded and overturned twice and smashed into a roadside pole. Burns, 37, and his wife, Muriel, 28, were hurt. Mrs. Minnie Klemm; 65, Indianapolis, was killed and four other persons were hurt Tuesday night on U. S. 40 near Cumberland when two cars collided. Her husband, Karl, 73, Was hurt badly. The Klemms were riding with Julius Grater, 72, Indianapolis, when Grater tried to make a U-turn and was struck broadsides by a car behiiyl him driven by Edwin Roberson, 37, Greenfield. > Burns to Death Five-year-old Cynthia Ann Arnold of near Peru was killed Tuesday as she attempted to cross U. S. 31 to gret her brother, Thomas, 12. State police said the little girl was struck by a car driven by William Fahen, 64, Indianapolis, a state deputy attorney general. Cynthia’s father was killed less than two years ago in traffic near the same spot. A fiery truck crash in apolis killed Ernest Jackson, 52, Indianapolis, Tuesday. Jackson was driving a loaded asphalt truck on U. S. 100 when it collided with another asphalt truck. Spilt gasolin eset both vehicles -afire and Jackson burned to death before rescuers could pull him from the wreckage. James A. Wicker, 24, Anderson, died in St. John's hospital at Anderson of injuries suffered when his auto went out of control on a Madison county road late Monday. William Major, 30, New Castle, Pa., died in St. Joseph county hospital at South Bend of injuries sustained when his big truck blew a tire last Friday in Starke county and hit a tree. At Hammond, Thomas Jones, Chicago, was injured fatally Tuesday when his station wagon struck a steel girder supporting the Calumet Skyway. Jones died in St. Margaret’s hospital at Hammond shortly after he lost control of the vehicle. Herbert S. Holder, 66, Lynnville, walked from-behind a parked car along Ind. 68 about three miles west of Lynnville Tuesday night and was killed when he stepped into the-path of a pickup truck driven by Martis R.‘Nix, Boonville.

A total county school enrollment roared well over the 3,000 mark this year as 3,177 have enrolled, with Pleasant Mils still to be heard from. Reports from principals and superintendents at Adams Central, Berne, Hartford Center, Monmouth, Geneva, Jefferson township, and Bobo put the county total at a possible high in the history of Adams county. Also not included yet in the overall county are the four county Lutheran schools, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. John, and Immanuel Lutheran.

At Adams Central, now the second largest in the county, Herman Franz reports that a total of 961 enrolled yesterday with 725 in the grades and 236 in high school. Both are increases from last year,- when 653 enrolled in the grades and 234 in the high school.

The breakdown by grades puts 105 in the first grade, and increase of four from last year. In grade 2, 109, 20 more than last year; grade 3, 97, or 21 more; grade 4, 84, six more; grade 5, 79, or six less than last year; grade 6, 90, five more; grade 7, 92, increase of 20, and grade 8, 69, 2 more. The high school figures are 65 freshmen, 61 sophomores. 56 juniors, and 54 seniors, while last year, 72, 58, 57, and 47, lyAt Berne-French, Supt. E. M. Webb reported a total of 914, putting that school in third place behind Decatur and Adams Central as the largest systems in the county. He puts 435 in the first six grades, while last year, the count was 421. The junior high figure this year is 153, while last year it was 122. The high school total is 246 while last year it read 244. Increases were general at Berne but slight. Geneva Higher At Geneva, a total of 604 pupils reported, an increase of 17 from last year. Last year 436 appeared in the grades while 151 were in the high school. This year, the figure is 463 in the grades and 141 in the high school. By grades the comparison is grade 1, 66, four less; grade 2, 68, two less; grade 3, 53, three more; grade 4, 54, one more; grade 5, 67, two more; grade 6, 48, three less; grade 7, 55, one more, and grade 8, 52. 12 more. In high school the breakdown is thusly, freshmen enrolled 43 to 50 last year; 41 sophomores to 42 last year; 38 juniors to 22, and 19 seniors to 37. Hie Hartford Center enrollment is at 180, with 135 in the grades and 45 in high school. Last year, Hartford had a total of 160 with 129 in the grades and 61 in high school. By grades, the rundown is: first, 17; second, 19; third, 16; fourth, nine; fifth, 18; sixth, 18: seventh, 18, and eighth, 20. In 1958-59, the readings were: first, 18, second, 19; third, 9; fourth. 19. fifth. 19; sixth, 17; seventh, 20, and eighth, 14. The high school enrollment yesterday was 11 each in freshmen and sophomores, while the juniors had 10 and the seniors 13. Last year, the reading was 12, 11, 17, and 15 respectively. At Monmouth, a total of 362 for all 12 grades. • In the grades, the total was 205, while the high school had 157. Last year, the total there was 349, with 138 in high school. In the Monmouth grades yesterday, grade 1, 28; grade 2, 29; grade 3, 30; grade 4, 21; grade 5, 28; grade' 6, 19; grade 7, 23; and (Continued on page three) LATE BULLETINS WASHINGTON (UPD—The Defense Department said today that more troops of the Army Signal Corps are being sent to the Pacific, but it added that it does not know if they will be assigned to strife-torn Laos. VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. (UPD—The first combat-ready Atlas—America’s Mg stick in the cold war—roared over the Pacific today on its maiden flight as an operational missile. WASHINGTON (UPD—Sen. Olin D. Johnston (D-S.C.) suggested today that President Eisenhower'take Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev and his . wife to church in hopes his vis- it iter will “see the fight.”

County Council Launches Study Os 1960 Rates

The first day of the two-day session of the county council passed with little excitement caused by the expected budget parings. While nothing definite came from Tuesday’s meeting at the offices of county auditor Ed Jaberg, the real action is slated for today’s all-day session Several of the county officers appeared at the meeting voicing their reasons and causes for increases in their budget, but the council gave no indication that the additional appropriations would be upheld.

Preliminary cuts from budgets were made but the signatures of the council members were not affixed to the documents, leaving room for alterations today. The council also heard the objections of Carl Lichtenberger, of St. Mary’s township. Lichtenberger complained about the seven cent increase in the bridge cumulative fund from the 1959 rate of eight cents to a proposed 15-cent rate. Lichtenberger said that he knew funds were needed to build new bridges, but did not go along with the five-year duratiori of the proposal. He further asked why every agency must go along with an increase, causing what he called "a never ending cycle.” He was told that the county has spent SII,OOO on one bridge and 730 miles of stone roads which must be mtintained and improved. This cites the need for the increase in the bridge fund. The council also informed him that the tax adjustment board would meet Sept. 14, setting a date for a public hearing to review objections by county taxpayers.

Slight Heal Relief Promised Hoosiers

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The weatherman cheered heatweary Hoosiers today with a prediction that “pleasantly cool” temperatures would prevail Thursday nihgt and Friday, ending at least temporarily a long and oppressive hot spell. A cool front moving toward Indiana promised to take the sting out of one of the warmest late-summer periods on record, with hte mercury plunging as low as 55 degrees Thursday night and rising no higher than 75 Friday. However,- those were the lows in a predicted spread which included minimums as warm as 68 and maximums as high ?3 85. There were indications the cooler air might not seep into the extreme south portion. While temperatures climbed into the 90s again, the forecasters predicted a broad cold front sweping down from the Rockies would penetrate Northern and Central Indiana Thursday and reach all but the extreme south portion by Friday. However, the five-day outlook indicated the relief would be brief and there will be a “slow warmup” until it turns cooler again Sunday or Monday.

U.N. Team To Leave For Laos

UNITED NATIONS (UPD—The four-nation U.N. team which will investigate charges of a Communist invasion of Laos began to take shape today in preparation for a weekend departure. Two of the investigator nations chose U.N. delegates to represent them on the team — Masayoshi Kakitsubo for Japan and Ludovico Barattieri for Italy. Argentina and Tunisia are expected to appoint their members today. The four investigators are tentatively scheduled to meet in New York Thursday night and leave the next day for Laos. They will be accompanied by aides of their own choice and a staff appointed b the U.N. secretariat Red China’s propaganda radio made no mention of the creation of the committe in its broadcasts today. Its only reference to the Security Council m eet i n g that voted to create the group was a report on a speech by Soviet delegate Arkady A. Sobolev denouncnouncement said two Communist battalions are operating in Samneua Province and “several enemy groups” have been sighted in neighboring Phongsaly Province. The communique appeared to re-

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RiderlessJModeljOf Man-Carrier Fired

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPD—A test model of the Mr- j cury satellite which will carry a ] man into space was launched to- ( day as one of the nation’s seven , astronauts Jooked on. The rider- ( less capsule flue short of its mark but was recoverd by a Navy . destroyer. ' “ “If I had had my suit on, I , think I would have gone this time,” said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr., one of the future spacemn, before it was known that trouble in the Atlas intercontinental missile caused the capsule to fall several hundred miles short of its target. The National Space Agency said the destroyer Strong recovered the funnel-shaped capsule several hundred miles north of Barbados. The 9%-foot nose cone was spotted by a sharp-eyed crew on a patrol plane after it soared aloft at 2:10 a m. c.d.t. The capsule was first sighted at 5=30 a.m. The space agency said a quick look at toe data indicated all the system within the capsule—which will one day house a space traveler — performed as planned. The trouble came when the two outside engines of the Atlas failed to separate. This added weight reduced the planned • altitude and velocity. The dramatic recovery turned the test into a partial success. The National Space Agency was pleased with the performance of toe capsule. It said booster retro-rockets used to insure clean separation of the capsule model and the missile fired as planned. The nitrogen control jets around toe cai> sule’s base pivoted toe blunt end of the “boiler plate” model down into proper position for descent. , Robert R. Gilruth, NASA Project Mercury director, said indications were the capsule system transmitted up to 12 minutes after launching. The destroyer will bring the recovered capsule to Puerto Rico and then to Cape Canaveral for study. Gilruth said that, had a man been in the Mercury, an automat-

fer to local Reds rather than to invaders. (The government also reported the recapture by loyal troops of an outpost taken by toe Communists earlier this summer.) PlKup sth pgh: Although official Although official spokesmen in the capital of Laos reported earlier this wek that Communist invaders had withdrawn from the country, Laotian delegate Thepathay Vilaihongs said here he believed some foreign Reds still were on his country’s soil. "In many areas we have skirmishes, clashes and casualties,” he said. “I am not going to tell you whether the Vietnamese are there or not, but I am sure quite a few of them are.” Ortona, who is this month’s president of the Security Council, met Tuesday with ambassadors Mario Amadeo of Argentina, Koto Matsudaira of Japan and Mongi Slim of Tunisia to rough out plans for toe investigation. The Italian ambassador said it will be up to the investigators to decide how to operate and whether to send observers to the border areas attacked by the Reds.

ic escape rocket probably would have ejected him when trouble developed in the Atlas. Today’s model was not equipped with the device. It was not known whether the Mercury reached sufficient height to provide facts on re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere—one of the key objectives of the test. No officials, would say where the capsule came down. They explained this information, coupled with the knowledge of what caused the Atlas to fall short, would enable the Russians to deduce much about the Atlas’ capabilities as a war rocket. A manned Mercury capsule will not be fired until project officials are sure a space voyager will be protected. The capsule fired today was the first to be launched in the project named “Big Joe.’* Commissioners In All-Day Session

The county commissioners met Tuesday in an all-day session, approving three bridge allocations and accepting the monthly reports from the county home superintendent and highway superintendent. The state fire marshal approved the commissioners request for gasoline service station equipment at the county garage in Monroe. Three electric pumps and two tanks, each with a 6,000 gallon capacity, were approved for the county highway garage on county road 33 «in Monroe. Ditch Allocations The official notice of the city utility election on Nov. 3 as a/part of the regular general election was

noted and filed with the commissioners. The ditch allocations for cleaning of three ditches in the county at the request of Herman Moellering were approved. The Bauermeister drain ditch had a sum of $32.68 attached to it for cleaning the drain. The Peter Roth ditch had a sum of $146.77 for draglining the ditch, and the Peel drain ditch had a sum of $278.44 to clean the ditch. The total receipts from the county home last month were sl,025.73 for the 27 residents. This is one less than the previous month when 28 were housed there. Supt. Frank Kitson appeared in person with the report. Highway Report County highway superintendent Lawrence Noll submitted the monthly highway report in person also. It showed that 31,078 miles were covered by truck last month and that 1,143 miles of road was graded. One mile of road was blacktopped and 214 miles of blacktop was re-surfaced. The report also had 1.385.15 tons of bituminous concrete listed as being used in Augyst,» and 2.631 hours spent on new road construction. In the repair of bridges, 302 hours were used, with 1.091 hours spent in installing tile, sewer pipe, and catch basins. About 900 hours were used to patch, grade, and now throughout the county. Loses Both Hands In Corn Picker Accident WASHINGTON, Ind. (U P IlCharles Ricks. 38, a Daviess county farmer, lost both his hands by amputation Tuesday after they were mangled in a corn picker on his farm.

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