Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1961 — Page 1

Vol. LIV. No. 47.

- .<■ I ( *’ •- )?> A Bv, V- jp zT\, ' r f I "' < II 4 v I v/_-. 111 ' 4 ’ ,r y k j . "z“" H I I I IH t I J - '- 4 I I I '.' II I ■ ■' ' 'L * 4 V? f ' l - '* ’ ''' ■* I H ’’' 't r I I ’’ \ I ,\ ’ <.' I B ATOMIC RAYS in Adams county can now be measured by the devices pictured above with Milt Spence. U. S. soil conservationist working with the Adams county soil and water conservation district. Spence is holding a Geiger counter, most sensitive of the devices; an earphone is connected to the device and it can detect the smallest amount of radiation. To the left is a device which measures the cumulative effect of radiation; to the right are instruments that measure radiation in large quantities. All of the machines will stay in the county, to afford each of us protection in determining the amount of radiation we are receiving from both natural and man-made causes.

Periodic Checks Made In Radiation

Adams county residents need no longer fear that an unknown radiation from atomic or puclear material can endanger their lives without their knowledge, as a civil-defense-trained operator, a r m e d with a Geiger-Mueller counter, and three other radiation detectors, is periodically checking the county. Milton E. Spence, U.S. soil and water conservationist working with the Adams county soil and water conservation district, has received his radiation detection equipment from the government, and is now prepared to help keep Adams county informed as to its radiation. Spence Is Trained Spence was trained recently in the use of the equipment, and had e large manual which explains in full detail his work, radiation, and its dangers and possibilities. Every human, Spence explains, is subjected to a small amount of radiation all of his life. For example, a 30-year-old man will have received, on the average, about 4.3 Roentgens of radiation But just what is a Roentgen? This is a unit of X-ray or gamma ray that will produce ions of air carrying one electrostatic unit of electricity. In other words, it measures its ability to ionize air. Radiation Effect Just how does this affect humans or plants, or food? Well, ionization, Spence explains, releases electrical energy that can set off a chain INDIANA WEATHER Hazardous driving warning. Cloudy with snow western portions, rain and sleet changing to snow with 2 to 4 inches accumulation central and eastern portions today. Partly cloudy and colder with snow flurries tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and a little warmer. Low tonight 15 to 24 north, 25 to 32 south. High Sunday 46 to 45 north, 45 to 55 south. Outlook for Monday: Considerable cloudiness with temperatures above normal. Chance of rain southern portions.

7 Lenten Meditation (By Rev. Richard Ludwig, Zion Lutheran Church) “God spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us an.’* (Romans 8:32) In'former days, when our country was at war, four of our military chaplains became outstanding heroes for their sacrificial death. While on the troop transport S. S. Dorchester, which was torpedoed in icy Artftic waters, they found that there were not enough life preservers for the troops. These four chaplains removed their own, gave them to four G. I.s, and were drowned when the ship sank to its watery grave. Yet, each of these four self-sacrificing chaplains, through his death, was able to save the life of only one other man—and that, not forever. But Jesus, being God together with the Father and the Spirit and therefore Creator of all men, is more valuable than all the people in all the world. When He died on the cross, His sacrifice completely paid for the sins of all people for all time. Pilate, the Roman governor, sentenced Jesus, and “then delivered Him therefore unto them to be crucified” (John 19)16). This was no accident. Thank God, Christ was "delivered for our offenses” (Romans 4:25).

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reaction in life, like a cancer. Man is still in the experimental stage with measuring radiation, but still, we know that when people received 50 Roentgens (pronounced RAINT-kins> of radiation, none get sick within 30 days. If this is doubled to 100 r’s, 5% get sick, but none die in the same period. At 150 r's. 20% get sick, 1% die in 30 days; at 200 r’s, 50% get sick, 3% die; at 450 r’s, 100% get sick, 50 die; and at 800 r’s 100% get sick and 100% die. Danger Here Now, just what does this mean to people here in Adams county? Well, if a truck or train or plane carrying radioactive material accidentally spills any of its load in this county, it could possibly present a problem. With Spence present to measure the radiation, everyone would know immediately what danger, if any, exists, and how serious the danger is, and when it would be cleared up. The equipment would be valuable in such case, and could alleviate fears and speculation immediately. It would also be ready in qase of an atomic attack, and could measure radiation danger in foodstuffs sent into this area from an affected area. Varying Sensitivity The equipment varies in sensitivity, with the Geiger counter sensitive enough to measure the tiny fraction of a millirenttgen (.001 r> present in the harmless dial of a watch. Another could measure radiation immediately following a severe atomic blast, with a third able to measure radiation some time later, when some danger still exists. A fourth machine allows a person going into a radioactive area to measure the cumulative effect of the radiation, and then clear the machine to begin measuring again. And Spence also has a calculator "to figure when the radiation will clear, and just how clear it will be in the meantime. Types of Radiation Actually, there are several types

of radiation, each varying in danger. and in penetrating powers. From a nuclear material there are alpha, beta, and gamma rays. The alpha rays are blocked by a piece of paper; the beta rays by an inch of wood; but it takes a thick concrete wall to block the gamma rays. Yet the alpha rays, if you are exposed to them, are 20 times as dangerous as a beta, gamma, or x-ray. No Warning Spence's machinery is a part of Adams county's growing civil defense effort, headed by deputy sheriff Charles Arnold. Civil defense is charged with many, many peacetime jobs, from disaster work to constant checking of equipment, like Spence's to see that it is ready for any emergency. Because Adams county will get same; or if nuclear material is wrecked carrying atomic material, in an airplane that crashes in the same ;or if nuclear material is in an airplane that creshes in the county. Or even if an atomic cloud floats lazily overhead, no one will see the danger. Only the Civil Defense’s equipment, tuned in to protect all of us, will know, and warn us. As man’s environment grows in complexity, so does the importance of the civil defense effort grow. David L. Liechty Dies At Coldwater David L. Liechty, 46, a native of Monroe township, died Friday morning at the Coldwater, Mich., hospital following an illness of several months. Death was attributed to Bright's disease. For several years Liechty had operated a hatchery in Coldwater, and before that, was employed in Foil Wayne. He was born in Monroe township, northwest of Berne, January 24, 1915, the son of Jacob L. and Susanna Schwartz Liechty. A veteran of World War 11, he married Harriett Augsburger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Augsburger, also formerly of Berne. Survivors include the wife; two sons, the mother, who lives in Fort Wayne; a brother. Milton Liechty of Chicago; and five sisters, Mrs. Lester Babcock and Mrs. Robert Schindler of Angola; Mrs. Marshall Babcock,. Mrs. Stephen Rierson and Mrs. Richard Nichals, of Fort Wayne. funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist church, Coldwater, the Rev. William A. Harrington officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery, Coldwater. Friends may call at Putnam funeral home, Coldwater. Pa ret And Ortega On TV Tonight LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Welterweight boxing champion Benny Parot, Cuba’s sugar cane kid, risks only prestige tonight when he battles Mexico’s Gaspar Ortega in a nontitle 10-rounder at Olympic Auditorium.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, February 25, 1961.

T roops Loyal T o Lumumba Take Garrison In Congo Without Firing A Shot

Name Tourney Champ Tonight

Decatur Yellow Jackets vs Adams Central Greyhounds at 12:30 p.m. Hartford Gorillas vs Berne Bears at 1:45 p.m. That was the setup for this afternoon’s semi-finals of the sectional tourney at the Adams Central gym. A jam-packed gym was assured too, as all tickets for both this afternoon's and tonight’s sessions were sold out Friday, soon after going on sale at the four schools remaining in the battle for the sectional championship. That championship, now held by the Berne Bears, will be determined tonight, with the opening tipoff scheduled for 8:15 o'clock. Decatur won its way to today’s semi-final round with a 75-52 victory over the Pleasant Mills Spartans in the tourney opener Wednesday night, and Adams Central qualified by scoring a mild upset over the Geneva Cardinas, 72-52, in Wednesday’s second encounter. Hartford is the real surprise entrant in the final four, after upsetting the highly-favored Monmouth Eagles Thursday night, 6461, and Berne advanced with an easy 79-53 triumph over the Decatur Commodores in Thursday’s nightcap. Berne Favored The Bears are overwhelming favorites to retain their sectional crown won last year. The Bears lost only two games all season, to Ossiari and Bluffton, and have now won 20, including their second consecutive county tourney title. Berne whipped Hartford, 63-24, early in the season, and Decatur scored a 61-40 victory over Adams Central in the Jackets’ opener last November at the Decatur gym. Berne has defeated every team in the county this season, incuding a 66-56 win over the Yellow Jackets on the Berne court. The Adams Central sectional champion will carry the county’s hopes into the regional tourney at the coliseum in Fort Wayne next Saturday, March 4. The local winner will play in the first regional contest at 12:30 p.m., meeting the champion of the Churubusco sectional. The second regional encounter will match the winners of the Fort Wayne and Kendalville sectionals. The regional final will be played at 8:15 p.m. The Fort Wayne regional champ will then advance to the semi-state tourney, which will also be played at Fort Wayne, Saturday, March 11. Pairings for the semi-state are the regional winners from Fort Wayne and Elkhart in the 12:30 p.m. clash, folowed by the Marion and Kokomo titlists. Stale Traffic Dealh Toll Mounts To 125 By United Press International A fiery truck crash on the Tri State Expressway near Gary Friday boosted the 1961 Indiana highway death toll to 125, compared to the 140 killed at this time last year. James Bollman, 43, Chicago, died when his semi-trailer truck crashed through a barricade and sped for nearly half a mile before slamming into a 30-ton construction caterpillar and caught fire. Bolleman’s body was pinned in the wreckage for nearly two hours. Police estimated the damage to the caterpillar and truck, loaded with wine, was around $50,000. Mrs. Ella Hepler, 61, Cynthiana, died at Evansville Deaconess Hospital Friday from injuries she received Feb. 14. when her car hit a tree off Indiana 65 near Kasson in Vanderburgh County. Two persons were killed in cartruck accidents Thursday.

Mrs. Hersh Named Decafur Coordinator Mrs. R. C. Hersh, president of the Adams county Indiana Federation of Women’s Clubs, has been named Decatur coordinator for an Indiana University study of leisure time activities of the state’s senior' citizens. In addition to Decatur, the Study by I. U.’s department of recreation will incorporate data compiled in Bedford, Clinton, East Chicago, Elkhart, Connersville, Huntington, Munster, Portage, Vincennes, Greenwood and Salem. Volunteers from women’s organizations in Decatur and the other 11 cities will be trained by a university research team to administer a random survey »covering: ) The types of arthdUto to wMeh local residents 65 years and older are engaged; the frequency of their participation: origin of interest, and location of the varied pastimes. From an analysis of the statewide findings, and under the supervision of Miss Phyllis Ford, I. U. study coordirator, the university hopes to answer the question: “How well are the state’s senior citizens coping with increasing amounts of leisure time?” Decatv? women’’ organizations interested in assisting in the survey should contact Mrs. Hersh at 344 S. First street, Decatur. Already expressing interest have been the Decatur Woman’s club. Junior Woman’s club. Shakespeare club and the Business and Professional Women’s club. Washington Twp. Loses 41 In Row LOGANSPORT, Ind. (UPD — Washington Twp. closed the books on its Indiana high school basketball season today with one of the longest losing strings on record. Its 68-43 loss to Young America Friday night was the 41st in a row. The string dates back to the 1959 sectional.

Tornado Threat In Southern States

By United Press International Tornadoes threatened four drenched southern states today with a bitter backlash of hail and thunderstorms from North Carolina to the Texas" Gulf Coast. The U. S. Weather Bureau warned of “one or two tornadoes” expected to batter a 120-mile-wide strip north and south of a line from west-central Georgia to southeastern North Carolina. Heavy rains accompanied twisters into Georgia and Alabama Friday. Water spilled out. of creeks and streams feeding three Georgia rivers and officials said high water along tfie Alabama River was approaching “dire emergency.” Alabama reported at least four injuries Friday in tornado winds, _- f Thousands Homeless In Mississippi, about 5,000 persons still were homeless and National Guard troops began evacuating 800 residents of Shubuta on Chickasawhay River — “our next trouble spot,” a state official said. Hattiesburg, Miss., was confronted with a sanitation problem and scattered cases of measles, mumps and chicken pox among children in evacuation shelters, but authorities said the city’s nor-

LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo (UPD-r-About 300 troops loyal to the late Patrice Lumumba captured Luluabourg in Kasai Province without firing a shot, it was reported today. Reliable sources said troops from the Luluabourg garrison, sent to intercept the Lumumba men who were advancing from their stronghold in Stanleyville, joined them in their march on the city. A force of about 1,000 Ghanaian U. N. troops, sent to prevent fighting between rival forces in the Luluabourg area, reported the Lumumbist advance on the city but made no attempt to stop it. Col. Njoko, assigned by Maj. Gen. Joseph Mobutu to command the Luluabourg garrison, was reported to have taken refuge with U.N. forces in the city. Move With Speed The Lumumba forces were believed to have covered the 500 miles from Stanleyville in about five days—an amazing drive over rough Congo back roads in the rainy season. Observers here were puzzled by Lumumbist Gen. Victor Lundula’s weakening of the Stanleyville garrison at a time when Mobutu had been reported heading a force of 2,000 troops on the border of Oriental Province. Stanleyville is the capital of Oriental. Some observers speculated that the advance on Luluabourg may have been the result of some kind of a deal between Mobutu and Lundula. The two men recently had been reported in contact. Plans Known Troops from Stanleyville, stronghold of Lumumba’s political successors, have been edging in on Kasai for some time. Last month, they were reported at Ka-tako-Kombe in northeast Kasai and Sentery in the eastern part of the province. Tribal chieftains at various points in the troubled Congo were lining up with Premier Joseph Ileo’s Leopoldville government. In "independent” Katanga Province, a Baluba tribal leader named Jason Sendwe proclaimed Friday the formation of a “semiautonomous” Lualaba state loyal to the Deo regime. Sendwe’s Lualaba state has no connection with the territory of the same name established last month by Lumumba men, nor are its borders the same. Great Chief Kalamba of the Lulua tribes in Kasai also announced his support for Ileo and called on all the peoples of the Congo to “repel Communist elements.”

mal water supply was expected to hold up. The Red Cross distributed 14,000 disposable diapers to young families washed out of their homes? Evacuees returned to their homes at Bogalusa, La., as Pearl River floodwaters turned away from the city toward the Mississippi state line. Water covered roads at six points in four Louisiana parishes but most southeastern Louisiana traffic was reported near normal. Unseasonal snow flurries pelted two extreme northern Louisiana towns. Gales Hit Oregon In the west, gales lashed Oregon with extensive property damage but no injuries reported. Texas skies turned fair in the plains and Panhandle, and the worst of flooding caused by the week’s heavy snows was believed over. Mixed rain and snow were predicted today from Missouri northeast across Ohio and through western New England. Temperatures remained steady along most of the north Atlantic Coast. New York’s high of 65 degrees Friday was the city’s warmest of the year and equalled the previous high for the day set in 1930.

Doubt Jobless Pay Boost To Pass Assembly

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Republican members of the Indiana Senate were poised today to beat back a second attempt by the Democratic majority to push through a bill increasing unemployment benefits. The unemployment measure came up for final passage late Friday and failed to pass by a 24-21 vote, with five senators missing. Sen. William Christy, DHammond, chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, indicated the bill would be brought up again, possibly today. He said Democrats were confident they could muster enough votes to pass the measure over the objection of the Republican minority. The bill, authored by Sen. V. Dewey Annakin, D-Terre Haute, would raise the weekly maximum from $36 to S4O and would extend the benefits from the present 29 weeks to $0 weeks. It also would provide additional payments of $2 per week for children, with I a maximum of $8 in any week, j Republicans previously took a stand in caucus that they would unite to defeat the bill. But Sen. Ruel Steele, R-Bedford, said the GOP had agreed to go along with the $2 per child proposal if Democrats would drop their insistence on the other provisions. Given Little Chance The bill was written has almost no chance to make it through the House, even though it likely will slip through the Senate. The House has a heavy Republican majority and most measures sought by organized labor have been stopped cold. « Democrats need two additional votes to pass the bill, since a constitutional majority of 26 is required. There are 26 Democrats in the Senate, exactly enough to put the bill over the top. The House Judiciary A Committee held a public hearing on the Senate-passed civil rights bills Friday night, which was similar to testimony to that held in the Senate earlier. 75 Persons Attend About 75 persons, both Negro Thieme Barrow Is 9th In State Show One of three barrows entered in the spring barrow show in Indianapolis by Wilbert Thieme, of route 3, placed ninth in the medium class, which contained more than 400 animals from all parts of the state. The show started early in the week with a live hog show, at which the animals were judged the first time. Thieme went to Indianapolis for that show, but it ap-| peared then that his animal had little chance to (dace. , The animals are then slaughter- , ed out, and judged again, to see how well the first judging was. Thieme came home, not expecting to place, but was greatly pleased to be awarded ninth in such a ( large class. This was his fourth year to enter the show. In 1958, his first : year, he had the reserve grand : champion, and in 1959 he had an : animal that placed 14th. Now in its 12th year, the show is steadily ; growing, having increased from , 690 in 1958 to nearly 1,000 this j year, ■ ' I < Thieme stated that his winning ■ animal was a pure-bred Hamp- . shire that dressed out with 1.5 , back fat, 30.2 inches length, and J 5.64 square inches of loin. Die animal weighed 220 pounds. No others from Adams county were entered in the show.

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and white, attended the hearing, after which the committee went into executive session but failed to. reach a decision. Chairman Merrill Moores, IlIndianapolis, said the committee would meet again Saturday and decide what action to take. One majority member of the committee commented: “We’ve got to report out something. The party that freed the slaves has done entirely too little for the Negro since.” ■ — The bills at stake include one calling for equal accomodations SBIOB and another SBIL6, setting up an Indiana Civil Rights Commission which would be empowered to prosecute cases of discrimination in employment due to race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry. Mrs. Edna F. Carey Dies At Fort Wayne Mrs. Edna F. Carey, 50, a native of Geneva, died at 4:35 a.m. Friday in the St Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for two months. A resident of Fort Wayne for- - past 40 years, Mrs. Carey was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic church, Christian Mother Sodality, and the Legion of Mary. Surviving are the husband, James; three sons, Vincent, John and Tom, Fort Wayne; two daughters, Miss Linda and Miss June Ann, both at home; her father. John Topp, of Roanoke; five sisters, Mrs. Joseph Nariskus, New York; Mrs. Eugene Beck, Greeley, Cola.; Mrs. Richard Jessup, Columbus, O.; Mrs. Louise Eckart and Mrs. Esther Carey, both of Fort Wayne, and four brothers, Charles Topp, of Roanoke; Walter, Ed and Paul Topp of Fort Wayne; and six grandchildren. Friends may call at the Tom Mungovan funeral home in Fort Wayne, where the Sodality and the Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held at 8:30-a.m. Monday at the funeral home, and at 9 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic church, the V. Rev. Msgr. John Bapst officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Advertising Index Advertiser Page Adams County Shrine Club .. 6 Asbbauchers’ Tin Shop . 5 Adams Theater 3 Bower Jewelry Store _...,3 Burk Elevator Co. 5 Budget Loans 6 Bar-B-Q King Restaurant .... 4 Citizens Telephone Co 6 Chic Dry Cleaning & Laundry.. 6 Decatur Ready-Mix Corp. 4 Evans Sales & Service .. 5 Allen Fleming 1.. 5 Fairway -------------- 3, 6 Gillig & Doan Funeral Home .. 3 Haugks i.l 3 Husmann’s Decorating House.. 3 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 5 Kent Realty & Auction Co. .... 5 Pike Lumber Co. 5 Reinking Garage & Service .. 5 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co. ... 3 button Jewelry Store 4 . Feeple Truck Line .... 5 Wei Tinkham Insurance Agency 4 fost Gravel-Readyrnix, Inc. .. 4 Swick Funeral Home -—- 4 ’hureh Page Sponsors 3 NOON EDITION