Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1960 — Page 1

Vol. LVILJNo. 82.

Senator Kennedy Gains Momentum By Victory In Wisconsin Primary

County Red Cross Drive Just $236 From Goal

With the town of Geneva, Blue Creek township, and moat of Monroe township to report yet, the Adams county Red Cross fund ; drive is just $236 10 shoH of its goal of 110.193. Homer Winteregg and Silvan Sprunger. co-chairmen, announced this morning. Chances are excellent that Adams county will go "over the top this year in the drive. Winteregg added, for the first time in nearly ten years. All sections are urged to complete their canvasses as quickly as possible. Nine Over Goal Nine of the 12 townships in Adams county have already ed their goals, and eight of these nine have one or more secttons still to report. Two of the remaining three townshiips have an excellent chance of making their , goals. AU of Blue Creek's 24 sections, and 24 of Monroe’s 36 sections still have to report. Kirktand and Preble townships have just one section to report; French. Union, and Wabash have juat two each, while Jefferson has three. Washington has seven, Hartford eight, and Root, nine. French Leads 106% French township, with Mr. and Mrs. Menno Augsburger as township chairmen, has the mos ] 100% sections, ten. Kirkland and Preble have seven’ each, Union has four. Jefferson and Washington three each, Root and Hartford, two each, and Monroe, one. Sections and their canvassers, which have 100% membership in the Red Cross, having given $1 or more for each family “ thesection. are: Mrs. Glen Griffiths. Kirkland section 29. $11; Hpv H---j E. Settlege. Preble section 28, $22; Paul Fuhrman, Preble sec- ; tion 2, 83; Clarence Getting. Root section 6, $11; Elmer Franz. Root section 11. $9.50; Mrs. Oscar Mil- , lei, Washington section 17, w. i Vic Byerly, Kirkland section 14, $6.50; Mrs. Lester Adler, Kirk- i land section 8. SH; Herman Aschliman, Kirkland section 28, $11; Mrs. Wilmer Steffen, Kirkland section 34. $8; William Joray. Hartford section 4, $10.20; Chris Stahly, Hartford section 27, SB. Hartford Reports Other sections reporting are: ; Hartford. Howard Meshberger, 1, $6: Herman Fox, 2, $6.50; Henry Schaadt, 10, $8: Irvin R. Moore, 12, $9; Leroy Yoder, 14, $6; Glen . Dubach, 15, $11; James Barboden, I 16, $3; Leroy Fields, 21, $4; For- ’ est Shoemaker, 22, $4.50; Carl Shoemaker, 23. $11.47; Leroy

Lions Zone Meeting Is Held Al Geneva More than 250 Lions club members from seven area clubs, including Decatur, attended the annual zone social meeting and talent show at ‘ Geneva Tuesday night. Decatur Lion Roy Price served as master of ceremonies for the meeting of club members from Decatur, Pleasant Mills, Monroe, Berne, .Geneva, Petroleum and Bluffton. The first prize in the talent show went to the boys quartet from Pleasant Mills, comprised of Larry Jackson, Dick Johnston, Gary Millington, and Larry Merriman, accompanied by Carolyn Luginbill. Mike Stonestreet, the mighty mite singer from Decatur, won second prize along with the girls quartet of Decatur, a Bluffton artist, Mel Liechty, representing the Monroe Lions, a piano duet from, Petroleum, and a vocalist from Geneva. ' The Decatur quartet was comprised of Janet Miller, Eleanor Miller, Linda Jackson and Kay Wynn, Liechty presented a humorous dialogue fbr his part of the show. Paul Brumbaugh, district governor, spoke briefly to the large and receptive audience.

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Stauffer. 24, *8 Richard Glendening 35. $3; Irvin Sprungvr, 36. $4.50. Jefferson: Orison Stolz. 4, •; Mrs Bob Lautzenheisen, 20, $7.21; Willis Martin, 27, $3.30; Willis Martin, 34. $4.50. Kirkland: Mrs. Carl Hildebrand. 4. $5.10; Robert High. 21, 811: Mrs. Junior Arnold, 24, $4.50; Earl Gerber. 38, $5; Mrs. Oscar Brown, 36. $5.50; Dale Mankey, 16. $9. Monroe: Robert Bluhm, 1, $7; Mrs. John Christner. 4, $3; Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchel. 6, $7; Rev. H. D. Rich. 2 and 3, $14.50; Mrs. Lores Meyers. 9 and 10, $14.80; Roger Bluhm. 13. $9; Mrs. Albert Amstutz. 14. $6 50 Preble Reports Preble: Martin Schroeder. 4, $11; R. H. Buuck. 10. S2O; Henry Macke, 13. $7; Mrs. Harold Scherry. 21. $4; Irvin M. Worthman, 22, $7; Mrs. Della Koeneman, 24, $9; Robert Bucher, 36. $lO. Root: Herbert Hobrock. 3, $; Carl H. Heckman, 7, $6; Herman (Continued on Page Three) Mrs. Harold Hess Dies Last Evening Mrs. Margaret Hess, 46, of 422 South Fifth street, died at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital, following a serious illness of three weeks. She was born in Adams county June 1, 1913, a daughter of Frank and Ida Hirschy, and was married to Harold Hess Nov. 27, 1927. Mrs. Hess was a member of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren in Christ church. Surviving in addition to her husband are four daughters, Mrs. Gerald Smith of Monroeville, Mrs. William H. Bailey and Mrs. Chester Evans, both of Portland, and Mrs. Chester Stevens, at home; one son, Reuben Hess, at home; 12 grandchildren; and two brothers, Harold Hirschy of Geneva, and Harry Hirschy of Decatur; Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. Wayne Smith 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.

New Program For Missiles

WASHINGTON (UPD — President Eisenhower today approved plans for bolstering the Atlas and Plaris missile programs. Some continental defense programs, including the Super-Sage and Bomarc projects, will be cut back. His action was taken in a conference with top defense officials at the White HouseAir Force officials previously testified before Congress on the switch in Defense Department emphasis and the President approved the changes today after reviewing them in the light of the over-all defense structure. Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates Jr- said he thought the new Atlas and Polaris programs might be handled within the current defense budget and that if 'additional money were required, it would not be much in terms of the total budget. Gates met with the President, Gen. Nathan F. Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Deputy Defense Secretary James H. Douglas. Gates said that with the President’s approval, Defense Department officials wfll now discuss the re-programming with the , appropriations committees of the House and Senate. ' The new program will call for an increase. of an additional 18

MILWAUKEE <UPD — Sen John F. Kennedy today rode a tide of big city votes to victory in Wisconsin's weathervane primary election. The engaging Massachusetts senator gained momentum in his drive for the Democratic presidential nomination by capturing 6 out of 10 congressional districts, a big majority of the state's convention delegates and a fat plurality of a record popular vote. Kennedy’s edge in the popular vote was about 100,000 over Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey <D-Minn.). He took about 39 per cent of the total vote cast, while Humphrey got an estimated 31 and Vice President Richard M. Nixon 30. The part Wisconsin's large Catholic population played in Kennedy's victory Is likely never to be known for certain. The Catholic vote was heavy for Kennedy but wasn't the sole reaso nfor his victory over Humphrey, a Protestant. Humphrey gained early strength from rural areas as the vote count began. But Kennedy forged into the lead on the strength of big majorities in the larger cities, including Milwaukee and Kenosha With 3,405 of Wisconsin s 3.460 precincts reporting, Kennedy had 465,953 votes. Humphrey 362,690 and Nixon, running unopposed on the Republican ticket. 336.429. Equally as important as the popularity contest was the race for Wisconsin's 31 convention delegates. Kennedy won 20 delegate votes and Humphrey 10. One vote was assigned to the state's Democratic national committeeman • and the committeewoman. It was split between Kennedy and Humphrey. So the final score was: Kennedy, 20%; Humphrey 10%. Kennedy won 5 votes for getting the most votes statewide and the remainder on the basis of victories in the First, Fourth, Fifth. Sixth, Seventh and Eeighth districts. Humphrey scored as expected in western Wisconsin's Third, Ninth and Tenth districts and registered a surprise majority in the dairy rich Second District, which includes the state capital of Madison. Draws Record Vote The most expensively and intensively waged Wisconsin primary campaign in history had drawn a record vote, breaking the old mark of 1,018,000. When the Fifth District (Milwaukee) was decided at 5:02 a.m. e.s.t, Tuesday’s total vote had mounted to 1.079,738. The final outcome of the first big primary clash of the 1960 pres-

Atlas missiles, plus what Gates described as “augmentation of the Polaris system.” This meant an unannounced additional number of underwater missiles and' submarines capable of firing them. The Air Force previously had outlined plans for re-programming certain aspects of continental defense to pemit gyeat emphasis on the Atlas and Polaris projects, but today was the first time the high command of the Defense Department and the President formally approved the recommended changes in the context of the overall defense plans of the administration. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Thursday. Warmer most sections this after- . noon and tonight, a little cooler again southwest Thursday. Low tonight lower 30s north and upper 30s south. High Thursday 48 to 56 north to near 60 extreme south. Sunset today 7:15 P- m. e. d. t. Sunrise Thursday 6:20 a. m. e. d. t. Outlook for Friday: Partly cloudy and warmer. Lows in the 30a. Highs 55 to 65.

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identisl campaign was not decidi ed until 2:30 am. e.s.t. today, when Milwaukee’s Fourth Congressional District swung to Kennedy. Humphrey said he was satisfied by the outcome and denied he had been beaten at all. He said his conquest of 4 of the state’s 10 congressional districts was actually a Humphrey victory. Symphony Orchestra To Return Next Year The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will again appear in Decatur next year it was announced today by Mrs. Roy Kalver. president of the Adams County Civic Music association. When the famous orchestra, one of the nation’ sten best, was here in March, negotiations were started to bring them here for the 1960-61 concert season and a date has been confirmed. Die Indianapolis Symphony has appeared in Decatur during three of the past four concert seasons. The program at the March concert was enthusiastically received and their playing was acclaimed by the large audience. Izler Soloman. famous conductor of the group, remarked to Mrs. Kalver that the orchestra never played more brilliantly than they did that night, and said they always enjoy coming to Decatur. Mrs. J. Clark Mayclin, drive chairman for the 1960-61 membership campaign being conducted this week, has urged that all persons billed for next year’s membership, send in their checks promptly. All monies for next year’s concert season must be in by Saturday evening, so that the budget may be set up to engage talent. No memberships win be enrolled after Saturday and no individual concert tickets will be sold. Mrs. Mayclin has further announced that all persons who are interested may voluntarily purchase memberships and do not have to be invited. She states that some individuals are under the mistaken impression that they have to be asked to join the association. which is not the case. The headquarters for the Decatur drive are at the Community Center and the phone number is 3-3130. Season tickets are priced at $7.50 for adults and $4 for children. Mrs. James Burk, chairman of the students’ division, has announced the following workers: Decatur high school, Zane Zwick, Candy Johnson, Susan Mayclin, James Hoffman, Judy Bnpdbeck; Decatur Catholic high school, Tricia Hain, Steve Blythe, Pat Cook, Severin Schurger; Monmouth H. S., Roger Selking, Faye Bittner; Pleasant Mills H. _S., Carolyn Luginbill. Mike McGill. Lowell Harper is chairman of the industrial division and not Mrs. Harper, as stated in Monday’s paper.

HiilElll ' ■ Mfr -WuS ® Slv w!!K 1 -W-wj William b. Bufalino Terence F. McShane TEAMSTER DOINGS— In Washington, federal .Judge F. Dickincon Letts appointed Terence F. McShane. 32, left to represent rank' and file anti-Hoffa teamsters on the “watchdog” committee. Letts also blocked the appointment of Detroit teamster official William A. Bufalino, right. Bufalino has been a major target of the Senate labor rackets committee which has branded the union as gangster-dominated.

Mayor Lashes At Lewd Literature Available Here Mayor Don Gage took personal affront with information that Decatur has apjMircntly become a hottxd for lewd and obscene literature. The highly indignant Gage lashed out at news-stands and other agencies that allow "this sort of junk” to be sold here. Gage called on members of the official city family to get behind a “Citizens Committee" movement to stamp out the distribution of obscene literature, and even to boycott places that permit the sale of it. especially to impressionable youngsters. Scathing Remarks “I don’t like the idea that kids from other towns come to Decatur to buy this trash." the mayor said upon learning that youths In Allen county and Fort Wayne claimed to have purchased the material here. A crackdown on the sale of such pornography and various other tripe in the neighboring county has forced those seeking the material to journey to Decatur. , Police chief Jim Borders staunchly backed the mayor's stand, but admitted that legally his hands were tied. "In order to bring an obscenity case to court. I'd have to have an air-tight case. And the perfect defense against such junk is to call it art. ’ Borders went on to explain to the city council at Tuesday night s meeting that the city officials can’t set themselves up as a private censor, or can’t possibly act as an expert on art or pornography. . Borders contends that the pressure must be exerted from the buying public. He did add, however, that the display of such material had improved for the better in recent weeks. Discussion amongst the council members, one of whom sells magazines, revealed that most of thq obscene and lewd material comes from a distributor, not through the mails. Councilman Carl Gerber, owner of Gerber’s Supermarket, said, “At my store, the distributor tries to put this stuff on my stand, but we just take it off and send it back to him. I told him a long time ago that if he persisted in trying to get me to sell that stuff, he could just take out the whole magazine stand. New Source Operating Mayor Gage said that he had been told by one operator they had to take a certain amount of the lewd material to get the good magazines. He also stated that another source, besides newsstands and magazine sales agencies, had started operating in the vicinity. He did not elaborate on (Continued on page three)

Council Studies Special Parking For Afflicted Decatur may Issue special parking stickers to local motorists who arc in some way afflicted, and find It difficult to walk for a given length nt time. The idea to allow special parking privileges to persons who drive and have polio, or some other affliction, was brought up at Tuesday night'l council meeting by Mayor Donald Gage for discussion amongst the council members. Reactien Fswable The immediate reaction was favorable, and city attorney Robert Anderson will write to other cities that employ such a plan for information on It. Mayor Gage said that not many persons would fall into this category. and a toss of revenue was not a major consideration where the comfort of some citizens was concerned.Police chief Jim Borders asked that the council spell out the qualifications for such a permit, or else the plan could get out of hand. "Usurpers usually try to horn In on a good thing, and might spoil it for those who would really derive some benefit from the idea." he said. Councilmen Lawrence Kohne and Carl Gerber asked that the idea be broached with a definite plan in mind after hearing from these other cities. The data will then be turned over to Clyde Drake, chairman of the ordinance committee. In Other Action In other council action last night, councilman Frank Braun aSRed about- the possibility of » state survey of the intersection of 13th and Nuttman. concerning a stop sign or stoplight. Anderson will write the state highway department. A nuisance at Fifth and St. Mary's street was brought out by councilman Braun, and discussion on how to handle the parking of unlicensed trailers on the street followed. Since no formal, complaints had been filed by neighbors, the council's collective hands were apparently tied. Anderson, however, will write the party concerned in an attempt to clean up the ’’eyesore.” Ray Lehman, city sanitarian, is currently checking on outdoor plumbing in the Homewood area, and should report .in a lew days, according to the mayor. Councilman Clyde Drake had requested the action a short time ago. — Pay Increase An hourly pay rate for city street and sanitation department employes was approved by the council, matching the pay scale of the Adams county highway department. Equipment operators will receive $1.82 an hour, while all other employes, except the city dump men, will receive sl-60 an hour. The $2,400 needed for the pay increase was allowed in the 1959 budget.

Limit Rural Fire Calls As Os May 1 As of May 1, only those townships in Adams county that have signed an agreement for fire protection with the city will be afforded service from Decatur’s fire department. The city council approved this resolution Tuesday night after hearing from fire chief Cedric Fisher, who said that, only Preble, Root, and Washington township trustees had signed the agreement to pay the stipulated fee for protection. Fisher said that the city loses money every time it answers a call in the country; even with those who have signed he contract, without carrying free-loaders. If all the townships were given the same protection, the ones who signed the contract this year, probably wouldn’t next year, if they saw that they could get it for nothing, he said. I*** 1 *** Fisher noted that calls have come from as far out as Bryant, mainly because the Decatur fire department number is listed on the coyer of the phone book. Even residents in areas that claim they do not need Decatur’s protection call here, Fisher added. City attorney Robert S. Anderson was instructed to write all township trustees concerned and inform them of the council’s decision. Anderson was advised also by Fisher that the city’s rat’e for fire protection is the lowest in this county, and adjoining counties.

oUenlm 'YYjeditalion IRy Rev. Harold i. Bond. First Ourctel “THE GOSPEL OF GREATNESS” Matthew Phlßtp flchaff once Mid: “Jemu at Nazareth. without money •nd •rm«. ronqurrrd more miHkiru than Alexander. Caesar « any world ennqurrer. Without science and learning. He shed more light rwi things human and divine than all the philotyhera and ar hoi an combined, without the ekxjueocv <rf the school. Beepuad words of lifr such a* were never i|«*m before or since, and produevd effects which hr bry.ext thr reach «W orator or port; wlthmit writing a single line. Hr set more pens in motion and ftimiabrd more themes for xermonx. ditcusaiona. works of art, learned volume*, and sweet song* of hope and faith than anyone es ancient or nxxlcm Umrv Born In a manger and crucified as a malefactor, He MW control* thr dcsunic* of the civilised world, and rules a spiritual empire which embraces million* of thr Inhabitant* of our world. Thi* Mme life transforming power can enter ever: repentant heart that will accept Christ and His disciplined way of life a this Lenten season.

Improvements For City’s Water System

The second stage of Decatur’s three-stage program to provide an adequate water system to city residents was completed Tuesday when city engineer Ralph Roop announced approval of the 12-inch main under the St. Mary's river by the state board of health. Housewives In Stratton Way can probably tell the difference in pressure this morning Roop said. The new main reduces the pressure there from 70 pounds to a normal 40 pounds as It Is through-out-most of the city. To Start New Plans The $27,000 job was hardly completed when Roop requested the city council to authorize him to start on the third phase of the task, which will give Decatur a water system to compare with the best in Indiana. It was given. Roop asked that he be allowed to start on the preliminary drawings Jor the extension of the 12inch main at First and Jackson to join another 12-inch main on Third street. He informed the council that the water department funds would cover the expected cost. He estimated that about $5,000 is needed to extend the main one city block, or about sl2 a foot. _ The newly completed main, however, now provides cisterns at both water plants to store about 460,000 gallons of water, while operating at near full capacity. Die proposed project would allow both cisterns to store water, doubling that amount. —— It would also allow water pressure to be evenly distributed throughout the city and to keep a much needed reserve for future expansion of industries, or emergencies, such as fires. . •

Iron Control Needs Cited

GENEVA (UPD — 'Die West said today that Premier Nikita SKhrushchev’s boasts of a “fantastic new weapon” in the Soviet arsenal made his announcement of troop reductions meaningless and underlined the necessity for ironclad disarmament controls. British delegate David OrmsbyGore told the 10-nation East-West disarmament conference that Khrushchev’s announcement that Russia is cutting her troop strength by another 1,200,000 men in the next two years is not a real disarmament measure. He said the Soviets really are only changing the form of their striking powers. They are not, as they have claimed here, engaged in any real reduction of military might, he said. Orsmby-Gore recall ed that Khrushchev in a speech to the Supreme Soviet last Jan. 14 had bragged of a “fantastic new weapon” the Russians are building. This example of reduction of troops without reduction of firepower, Ormsby-Gore said, emphasized the need of international control of any disarmament agreement. „ , The British delegate noted also that the United States had cut its armed forces since World War II and that it had taken the Soviet Union 17 years to talk “of reducing their troop strength to the US. level.” Jules Moch of France also stressed that the real issue is not manpower reductions but arms cuts. Until weapons cutbacks are made, he said, there can not be said to have been any real reductions. - Soviet Delegate Valerian Zorin complained that Ormsby-Gore was “making an artificial conclusion” on Khrushchev’s statement. The Soviet premier emphsized, Zorin said, that the Soviet Union’s de-

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Nine Welts In City The nine wells currently f< • dma the water to the city homes became phase one of the project when the smaller mains were replaced by the larger ones, about four years ago. Phase two was to get water across the river, which was done by laying the 13inch main under the St Mary's river. While Immediate prospects of getting the job done shortly are slim. Roop wat quite pleased to receive the go ahead trona the council to start on the preliminary plans and drawings for the last and perhaps most crucial stage. He pointed out how every new addition from here on out actually increases the entire etty potential. "By lessening the burden at one given point along the route, the entire water system burden M lightened.” he said. This continuous program, he added, will end when the water mains encircle the city, and wheat we hit Adams street, the major work will be pretty well done. The network of water mains wiH be adequately spaced and pressure will be equalized. Tests Good Roop said that the tests conduct* ed on the water from the new main by. the state board of health showed “satisfactory” on aS counts. He also said that such samples are taken weekly far the protection of local citizens. A report from the Southeast sewer project indicated that the job would be completed by the Yost firm in about 30 days. Traffic will be detoured from Mercer avenue one-day shortly to allow workers to install the pipe across the street. Notice will be given before hand, he concluded.

fenseive powers were to be maintained. He added that no country planning any aggression would reduce its troops unilaterally. Retail Stores Open Thursday, April 14 Decatur retail stores will remain open all day Thursday. April 14, according to Tom Garner, retail division chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. fe. Member stores will remain open 1 the day before Good Friday to accommodate local shoppers. Stores wiU be closed Good Friday from noon to 3 p.m. to aUow for church services during this time. Advertising Index Advertiser A & P Tea Co., Inc » Butler Garage, Inc — ’ Burk Elevator Co ————— • Beavers OH Service, Inc 7 Bower Jewelry Store ———— ® Boardmans Sewing Machine — 3 Budget Loans J Cowens Insurance Agency — • Doans Pills —— ® Ehinger’s “Boston Store —— • Gerber’s Super Market » Holthouse Drug Co -—* • Kent Realty & Auction Co 5 Kohne Drug Store —* » Kroger ” Kiddie Shop — — • Model Hatchery —— • Myers Flowers — * Price Men’s Wear — • Rice Hotel Restaurant 2 L. Smith Insurance Agency Inc 5 Smith Drug Co — * • Sutton Jewelry Store , . ■—-» 3 Shaffer’s Restaurant • Teeple Truck Lines •