Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1961 — Page 1

Vol. IIX. No. 7.

Welsh Issues Challenge To Assembly To Reverse ■» *. _ Downward State Trend

Seek State Order College

MACON, Ga. (UPl>—Federal Judge W. A. Beetle issued an injunction today restraining Gov. Ernest Vandiver and state Auditor B. E. Thrasher from cutting off funds from the University of Georgia when two Negre students enter. ATHENS, Ga. <UPI> — Two Negro students who were admitted to the University of Georgia under a federal court order stayed away from classes today while their attorney sought a new court order to keep the state from closing the school. Attorney Donald L. Hollowell, representing the Negroes, went before Federal Judge W.A. Bootle this morning in Macon, Ga., to ask an order restraining the university from closing if the Negroes attend. Bootle is the judge who issued‘the original order that the two Negroes be "admitted. The atmosphere at the school this morning was one of uncertainty but school officials moved among groups ofL-Students to advise that classes Were remaining open for the time being. Eight o’clock classes began at the university on schedule this morning but absenteeism was heavy because of confusion over ' whether the university would be open. Stayed lit Home The two Negro students, Charlayne Hunter, 18. and Hamilton Holmes. 19. remained at their homes in Atlanta this morning and said they did not plan to go to Athens. Gov. Ernest Vandiver announced Monday night that a 1956 segregation Jaw would go into effect the minute they showed up Former Local Lady Is Taken By Death Mrs. Celeste Mary Schaefer,’ 53, of Payne, O . and a former resident of Decatur, died Sunday afternoon in the Lutheran hospital in Fori Wayne-, where she had been a patient 12 days. Mrs. Schaefer was a member of St. John's Catholic church, its altar society and the Rosary society. Surviving are her husband, Lawrence Schaefer; two daughters, Kathleen and Maureen, twins, and three sons, Daniel, William and Richard, fill at home; three sisters and two brothers. She was a niece of Joseph and Lena Appelman of Decatur. FuneraTservicerwili be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Catholic church at Payne, with burial in the Payne Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the Evans funeral home in Payne until time of the services. Advertising Index Advertiser Page Arnold Lumber Co., Inc. 2 Ashbauchers' Tin Shop 2 Beavers Oil Service, Inc 5 Bower Jewelry Store 3 Buick - 4 Burk Elevator Co. 5 Decatur Ready-Mix Corp 2 Decatur Lumber Co. 8 Dodge ---------- 8 Evans Sales & Service 5 Fasteeth —.... 6 Hammond Fruit Markets, Inc. .. 8 Haugks - 2 Kohne Drug Store 3 Kohne Window & Awning Co. 2 Mercury : 7 Price Men’s Wear 7 Petrie Oil Co 8 Rambler "--- 6 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co. 3, 6 SchWartz Ford' Co., Inc. Sherwin-Williams Co. --.---.-I. 2 Teeple Truck Line 5\ Uhrick Brosi. 4, 6 Yost Gravel-Readymix, Inc. 2

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at the 175-year-old school, cutting off funds and stopping operation of the university. State officials said this law was interpreted to mean “not a stamp could be used” after funds are cut off. The mood of the students was quiet this morning but four students were arrested during demonstrations Monday night. Open in a Week All indications were that the university would reopen within a week on a desegregated basis. Gov. Ernest Vandiver, in a midnight statement to Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd and State House iSpeaker George L. Smith, said he [was 1 required by law to cut off state funds from the university when the two young Negroes <Continued on page eight) I Deaf Children Film Is Shown To Lions 0 Allen County Deaf Children, Inc., which finances one of two schools for deaf child pen mFort Wayne, was explained to the Decatur Lions club Monday night by Joe Yaste and Jay Markley. A film. "So that deaf children may speak,” was also shown. The film was taken in the Lex-| ington school for the deaf in New York City, where children-from three years of age are trained until they complete the eighth grade level. More than $750 was donated to various organizations and charities by the Decatur Lioins in the past year, president Dr. Joe Morris pointed out. Charles McFarren, a Lion from the Bluffton club who has recently moved to Decatur, was introduced as a guest. The Allen county school is one of two in that community, the other being supported by taxation through the Fort Wayne community schools. Deaf school in Fort Wayne is divided into seven groups, from 18 months of age through high school. Children are enrolled through the I. U. Medical Center. Elizabeth Stevens Dies This Morning Mrs. Elizabeth V. Stevens, 78, who resided in Van Wert county, 0., on the Indiana-Ohio state line, eight miles northeast of Decatur, died at 9:20 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was attributed to complications following a broken hip which she suffered Nov.. 26 of last year. She had been in the hospital the past six weeks. She was born in Harrison township. Van Wert county. Sept. 9, 1882, a daughter of Adam and Charlotte Brown-Harker, and was married to Richard Stevens March 26, 1904. She. had lived in the same comminity her entire life. Surviving in addition to her husband are five sons, Morris Stevens of Marion, Chalmer Stevens of near Decatur, Waldo Stevens of Yoder route 1, Owen Stevens nf Monroeville route 2, and Wayne Stevens of Fort Wayne: one daughter, Mrs. Edwin (LatreVia) Pierce of Monroeville route 2; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. One daughter, one son, three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m- Friday the Zwick funeral home, the RevV A. N. Straley officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. Wednesday until time of the services.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)-Gover-nor Welsh today issued a challenge to the 92nd General Assembly to “reverse the downward trend” in Indiana by endorsing a comprehensive Democratic program emphasizing property tax reform, civil rights, streamlining of state government and an expanded mental health program. Welsh, who took the oath of office 24 hours earlier as Indiana’s 41st governor and first Democrat in eight years, unveiled his proposed four-year program to a joint session of the politicallydivided legislature. The greying, 49-year-old Vincennes attorney told the lawmakers “the major problem with which this General Assembly must deal is the budget and the fiscal position of our state.” He said the budget problem was so urgent and complex that he would again call a joint session Thursday to deliver a separate message on financial affairs. Welsh said it “is probably sufficient at this point’ to note that the biennial budget proposed by the Republican administration of outgoing Gov. Harold W. Handley “proposes to spend more money in the next two years than the state expects to receive from its own revenue and from the federal government. Dipping into the surplus does not solve the problem, it merely postpones it. Welsh Outlines Proposals Welsh then delivered a 36-page report encompassing his proposals in virtually every area of government. Almost all had been revealed during his gubernatorial campaign in recent months. Welsh said accurate, current inI formation on the operation of state and local tax systems is needed to administer tax laws “to ensure that taxes are equitably assessed, and that all citizens bear their fair share. of the burden of taxes. This is not now available.” To.remedy the situation, Welsh proposed that research and statistics sections be set up within the State Department of Revenue and in the Board of Tax Commissioners. He said such sections also would supply legislators with information needed to correct tax laws. Welsh noted that the property tax burden in local communities “is becoming excessive.” To correct the situation, he proposed the establishment of a state tax auditing agency “for the purpose of reviewing local assessment and taxpayer records and determining the uniformity and accuracy of assessments.” He also asked lawmakers to go along with his proposal to submit to Hoosier voters a Constitutional amendment to permit the legislature to classify property for tax purposes as a “necessary preliminary to removing the annoying and non-pro-ductive tax on household goods.’* Civil Rights Legislation Welsh said there is a pressing need for civil rights legislation because “we are becoming keenly aware of how far we fall short of the principles of equality and freedom thift'we say we endorse.’ To assure all Hoosiers. regardless of race, religion or origin, access to public facilities and equal opportunity for employment Welsh proposed creation of an effective Civil Rights Commission with “the power to enforce a civil rights act that will guarantee to every citizen his full rights. Welsh said the streamlining of state government was essential if the administration is to get the maximum service from each dollar. “The present organization of the executive department of state government makes this impossible, he said. “Over the years, functions and personnel have been added to a maze of bureaus, agencies, commissions, committees and departments. Many functions overlap, some employes have little or nothing to do while others are overburdened.” - To correct the problem, Welsh proposed creation of a Department of Administration to coordinate the activities of all departments and prevent duplication. Recommends New Department In the field of mental health, Welsh recommended that a special Department of Mental Health be (Continued cm page 8) -

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 10, 1961.

Test Vote Planned

On Filibuster Rule

WASHINGTON <UPI) — Senate leaders, hoped for the first test vote today in the week-long fight over bipartisan efforts to make it easier to choke off filibusters. Foes of any change in the filibuster rule were confident they had enough votes to defeat a proposal which would curb debate whenever a majority of the members — 51 senators — approved. Agreement by two-thirds of the senators voting is required now to cut off a filibuster. Even if the majority plan were defeated, the Senate still faced arguments and votes on a proposal to allow three-fifths of # the members voting to curb debate. The first vote was expected on a motion — not yet made—to table and thus kill the majority plan. A tabling motion is not open to debate and means an immediate vote. Southerners, who traditionally have used the filibuster to talk to death civil rights legislation, argued at length against the rule change proposals in the fifth day of debate Monday. Other congressional news: ’ “ Herter: Secretary of State Christian A. Herter was called to the Capitol to give the House Foreign Affairs Committee a closeddoor briefing on such world trouble spots as Cuba and Laos. He gave a similar report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week. Afterward, committee members and his statements did not paint an encouraging picture of the international situation. Teamsters: Senate investigators

Medical Care Bill Proposed

NEW YORK <UPI>—A federal medical care program involving an added Social Security l tax of one-fotirth of one per cent on the wages of all Americans now covered by the system was recommended today to President - elect John F. Kennedy. The program, designed essentially to provide medical care for the aged, was presented to Kennedy shortly before the Presidentelect left New York for important afternoon conferences in Washington on the gold outflow and the’ space programs of the new administration. The health insurance plan was outlined by Prof. Wilbert Cohen of the University of Michigan, head of a special “task force’ recruited by Kennedy. Abrahadi A. Ribicoff, the new secretary of health, education and welfare, sat in on the meeting. The President-elect arranged five conferences in New York during the morning before flying to Washington at. noon for major afternoon meetings dealing with the so-called dollar gap and the outlook for space development under the new administration. He planned to leave Washington after 6 p.m. EST for his preinaugural retreat in Palm Beach, Fla., where he will closet himself in the seaside estate of his family and work on his inaugural address. The date for his return to Washington was not fixed, but he will be in the nation's capital in time for one more conference with President Eisenhower on Jan. 15, the day before inauguration. ~ Many Morning Appointments His morning in New York included an early breakfast meeting with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, a conference with Gov. John B. Swainson of Michigan and delivery of special task force reports on health and Social Security by Prof. Wilber Cohen of the University of Michigan. Before taking off for Washington, he also

prepared to open a new investigation of alleged hoodlum control of Teamster Union locals in New York City. Teamster President James R. Hoffa will be called as a witness later. The investigating subcommittee is headed by Sen. John L. McClellan, D-Ark., who was chairman of the Senate Rackets Committee that conducted a long inquiry into Teamster affairs. Purge: Speaker Sam Rayburn, D-Tex., and Chairman Howard W. Smith, D-Va., of the House Rules Committee remained deadlocked in their struggle for control of legislation. The two veteran lawmakers met for 45 minutes Monday without reaching a compromise. The failure to break their impasse increased chances that Rayburn would launch a drive to purge from the rules group Rep. William M. Colmer, D-Miss. Rayburn wants to break the GOPSouthem Democratic coalition which dominates the rules committee and has blocked welfareeconomic legislation of the kind President-elect John F. Kennedy has requested. it* < ■ - ■ INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 24 to 30. High Wednesday in the 40s north, 45 to 52 south. Sunset today 5:40 p. m. Sunrise Wednesday 8:06 a. m. Outlook for Thursday: Partly cloudy, continued mild. Lows upper 20s north to mid 30s south. Highs generally low 50s.

planned to meet with Dennis Roberts, former governor of Rhode Island and Joseph Keenan, secre-tary-treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Prior to departure from New York, Kennedy through his press secretary, Pierre Salinger, also planned to announce additional appointments to the new administration. The Washington conference on (Continued on page eight) Red Cross'Will Aid At County Tourney = Mrs. Wanda Olberg, executive secretary of the Adams county chapter of the American Red Cross, has announced the names of the volunteer Red Cross for the county tourney which opens Wednesday night at Adams Central. Wednesday night, the Gillig & Doan ambulance will be on standby. while-Dr. John Ter veer, Mrs. Helen Johnson and Gerald Durkin will be working. Thursday night’s ambulance will be donated by Zwick, Dr. Robert L. Boze will be available and the first aid will be handled by Iris Lehman and Ray Gilliom. For the Saturday games, in the afternoon, Yager’s ambulance and Mrs. Mark Colchin, a registered nurse, will be on duty, and Mrs. Dorothy Hunt and Mrs. Dorothy Lobsiger will take care of the first aid. In the evening session, the ambulance will be supplied by Hardy & Hardy. Dr. Joseph Schetgen will be on duty and Darrel Brown and Harold Schlagenhauf will be in charge of first aid.The Red Cross headquarters at the tourney will be located in the domestic science room, in the west side of the building.

Bloodmobile Unit In Decatur Jan. 23 New blood donors to help out January 23 when the blpodmobile visits Decatur, and ways to inform the public that those persons who gave Nov. 29 cannot give this time, were discussed at the quarterly meeting of the Red Cross board of directors Monday night. Wilbur Petrie, president of the board, conducted the 45-minute meeting, while reports by the committee chairmen were collected by the secretary, Miss Glennys Roop. Mrs. C. B. Miller, chairman of the blood program, told the group that the outlandish Costs of repairing the present regional blood program home were resulting in plans to build a new regional building across from the coliseum. Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Lee Fleming, Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, and Petrie attended a workshop that included 55 persons from six counties of district 3. Decatur will be host for the next meeting of district 3 in February. A total of 153 pints of blood were collected at the • Nov V-29 'Visit. - ' ...... * Canteen Workers Mrs. Lee Fleming reported that six volunteers participated in canteen duties at the bloodmobile visit Nov. 29. Approximately 200 persons were served in the canteen that day, and the food was donated by various concerns in the city. The Rev. Harold Bond reported that 30 cases, with seven children, were handled during the months of October, November and December. Os these, 15 involved active servicemen, six were veterans, and nine civilians. Eight were transferred to other agencies. Swimmer Needed Eight of the 16 first aid instructors in the county conducted a total of six first aid classes during the month, Gerald R. Durkin', chairman of the first aid and water safety committee, reported. The Adams county chapter again offers to send any young person to the Oliver Lake swimming instructor class next June or July, if that person will agree to give lessons for the next year. No lessors have been given by the Red Cross in the north part of the county for the past several years, because* no instructor was available. The applicant must be a skilled swimmer to apply, and the course lasts 10 days. .The cost to the chapter is about S6O. Those interested may apply to Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, at the Red Cross office. ;v 3 ! Adams County Rural Youth Is Honored INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — Sixteen winners of Indiana 1960 “Good Neighbor” awards for promotion of farm-city understanding were announced today by the Indiana Farm-City committee. The Indianapolis News, WIBC of Indianapolis, WSAL of Logansport and WKJG-TV of Fort Wayne were cited in state-wide c-xnpeti-tion of publications and radio and television. Winners for the best local community programs were Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Valparaiso Service Clubs, Madison County Farm Bureau, Wabash County Farm Bureau, Rush County Rural-Urban Committee, Madison Chamber of Commerce; Adams County, Knox County, Hancock County, Henry County, Franklin County and DeKalb County Rural Youth organizations.

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w. Guy Brown, superintendent of the Decatur public schools for the past 10 years, announced to the Decatur school board that he would like to retire July 1, after completing 45 years of continuous semce with the Decatur public schools. the city school board accepted his resignation with reluctance and thanked him for his many years of service. No consideration has yet been given a successor as superintendent. Resignation Reasons In view of the fact that he has served 14 years as elementary principal, 21 years as high school principal, and 10 years as superintendent, Brown asked that he be granted retirement July 1. He stated, “I appreciate the confidence the school officials and the community have shown in giving me a part in the direction of their boys and girls during this extended period of time. “• . . To you gentlemen of the school board and my co-workers, whose encouragement and loyalty I have enjoyed through the years, I shall be forever grateful.” School Record When Brown came to the Decatur system 45 years ago, it was a centralized system, having changed from small ward schools. The system has now gone through another change, decentralizing agjain, with larger schools in other sections of the city. Brown taught a year at the Erwin school in Union township in 1914-15, and was principal at Monmouth 1915-16, before coming to Decatur as principal of the Central grade school. He served as principal of Central from 1916-1930, and was then named principal of Decatur high school, where he served from 1930 until 1951, when he was appointed superintendent of schools. Brown also taught five summers in the education department of Indiana State Teachers College at Terre Haute. More Teachers, Pupils When Brown succeeded the late Walter Krick as superintendent on the death of the latter in 1951, there were 1,128 pupils in the Decatur public school system, and a faculty of 41 members. Today there are 1,665 pupils and a faculty of 65. During the past ten years the number of students has increased and the faculty has increased 62.5%. Working closely with

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the school board, Brown has supervised the continuously expanding school program. In 1953. the board of trustees adopted a ten-year building program, which has been efficiently administered by Brown. Northwest and Southeast schools have been built, and Lincoln school is to be remodeled. Colleges Attended Brown holds degrees from Valparaiso University. Ball State ' Teachers College, and Indiana Uni-versity.-During his administration, the schools have maintained active connections with the NorthCentral Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, facilitating entrance of Decatur gradues into colleges without special tests. His professional organizations and offices include: past president, Northeast Teachers association; past secretary-treasurer of the * Northeastern athletic conference, member. Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa . Delta Pi, Indiana State Teachers Association, Indiana State Superintendent's association. Northern Indiana Superintendent's Club, Schoolmen's club, American Association of School Administrators, and the National Education Association. Headed Organisations A past president of the Decatur Rotary club, he is also a past patron of the Eastern Star, and past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of various Masonic bodies, including the 32nd degree. Active for many years in various phases of scouting, he is now a member of the board of directors of the Anthony Wayne Council, and is holder of the Silver Beaver degree. He has also served as secretary of the board of children’s guardians, secretary of the Adams county board of charities, president of the Junior Red Cross, was a member of the committee that founded the Decatur Community Fund, president of the Adams county' tuberculosis association, president of the Indiana Tuberculosis association, and is now a member oi the state board of directors of the Indiana Tuberculosis association. In church affairs, Brown has been active at various times in all departments of the Decatur first Methodist church, including Sunday school teacher and superintendent. He was a member of the commission on education, and headed the community daily vacation Bible school progiam for five years. DIAL 3-2171 FOR SCORES The news service recorder of the Decatur Daily Democrat and the Citixens Telephone Co. will be employed to give rapid reports of scores in the Adams county tourney. Scores will be called from the press box at the Adams Central gym to this office at the end of each quarter, and will be placed on the recorder at once. Dial 3-2171 for scores. Only radio broadcast of the tourney will be the semi-final and final games Saturday afternoon and ! night over station WGL, Fort Wayne, with Len Davis at the microphone.