Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1961 — Page 1

Vol. LIX No. 91.

Kennedy Discusses Cuba Crisis, Russian Threat* With Congress Leaders

“Paper” War Ends In Virtual Tie

History, it seems, repeats itself —at least in Decatur’s paper version of the Civil War. The Southern merchants got off to a roaring lead, and bolstered by the addition of the sale of southern plantations by some bow-tied, julep sipping colonels, were really giving the Northern merchants fits. But the North arose to the occasion. Sales started building up for the North, and then BowerGrant started his hammering campaign—with the addition of a slip, stating that it was from Central Soya, for the sum of $186,000. The war was as good as over. Dispensing with the scullduggery and the chicanery, as near as can be ascertained, the war was a draw. Deducting the real estate sales from the Southern slips, and the Soya bomb and the slips presumably from the First State Bank, each side had very close to $60,000 total sales over the two-day period. Over the last month’s period, almost every-one had joined in the fun, and it was very difficult to separate the merchants in the strict aenaa of the word from other types of establishments doing business inn town. Going strictly by complete totals of all tickets for each side, with the exception of one from the South that stated that it was a fraud, the North wot, 280,000 to 140,000, which happens to be the same two to one ratio of the Confederate and Union armies at the end of the Civil War. Deducting those tickets that came from other than regular retail merchants, each side totalled 58,000 plus. Everybody Sweeps So, as with the real American Civil War, the counting committee has decided that it would be best to call the war a draw, and lot it be argued down through the history of Decatur. The various phases of the battle can be “re-fought,” and anyone desiring their own total is more than welcome to pick up the nearly 10,000 tickets deposited in the two con-

tainers and spend the necessary F’fc hours to make their own recount. The committee also recommended that all merchants be in front of their stores at 9 a. m. INDIANA WEATHER Slowly clearing tonight and a little colder. Wednesday fair and wanner. Low tonight 27 to 36. High Wednesday 48 to 56 north, 55 to 62 south. Sunset today 7:25 p. m. Sunrise Wednesday 6:02 a. m. Outlook for Thursday: Increasing cloudiness and warmer with showers likely by night. Lows 33 to 40. Highs 58 to 66.

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| Friday to give their walks a good [ sweeping. Each side can hope for a favorable wind to blow the dirt to the opposite end of town. The committee and the Jaycees have expressed their thanks and appreciation for the splendid manner in which the merchants went along with the promotion. The number of tickets, whether forged or not, far exceeded expectations. Monmouth School Roundup On May 2 The summer health roundup of Monmouth school will be held Tuesday morning, May 2, at 6 o’clock. All children of Root, Preble, and Union townships who will be six years old on or before September 30, 1961, are eligible for this free health examination. For several years the Monmouth parent-teachers association has sponsored this school health round-up program for the children of its patrons and those of the five parochial schools in the Monmouth area of Preble, Root, and Union townships. 7 Four medical doctors, two dentists and two eye doctors will be in attendance to carry out the physical examinations. Mrs. Don Elder, Monmouth first grade teacher will meet the parents of prospective first grade pupils. Parents will receive letters, giving complete details. note the rate and plan to bring your child to the Monmouth school gymnasium Tuesday, May 2, at 8 r,. m. for the free health examination. Fill in the enrollment slip enclosed in your letter and return to Charles Rix. principal, Monmouth school, R. R. 3, Decatur, Ind.” Mrs. Wilbur Suman and Mrs. Adalph Weidler are cochairmen of the round-up.

Rites Held Today For Smith Infant Anthony Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith, 2908 Kenwood avenue. Fort Wayne, died at birth Monday in Parkview memorial hospital. Surviving in addition to the parents are two brothers, Daniel and Michael, both at home; a sister, Cherryl Ann, at home, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo A. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Forest Owens, all of Decatur. Graveside services were held this morning in the Catholic cemetery, Fort Wayne, with the Rev. Edward Krason officiating.

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy today discussed with Democratic congressional leaders the Cuban crisis and Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev’s threat to intervene. House Speaker Sam Rayburn called the situation “serious.” During a breakfast meeting at - the White House, Kennedy received a text of a message from i Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushe chev blaming the United States ? for the anti - Castro..invasion. Khrushchev urged Kennedy to s “put an end to the aggression” i against Cuba. i Press Secretary Pierre Salinger s was unable to say whether Kennedy would reply to the Khrushr chev note today. As for general - White House reaction to the Russian charges, Salinger said he might have something to say later. The president was expected to reject the Soviet leader’s charge that the United States prepared and began the invasion. U.S. officials said they also expected Kennedy to make it clear that the United States and the f other republics of the Western 1 Hemisphere would not tolerate * any foreign Communist intrusion • into the affair. Hold Weekly Meeting ’ .The Democratic leaders meeting with Kennedy in their usual weekly session did not want to . the Cuban situation. Thaai sion . engage to • detailed discussion of I the Cuban situation. They said , that all such statements should i ■ come from the President himself, j Rayburn said the President brought the leaders up to date on the “real situation” in Cuba during the meeting which also in- ■ eluded a discussion of pending ■ legislation. As for his personal views, Rayt burn said, “I think it’s a serious 1 situation down there and I don’t ' know whether they are going to be able to work it out or not.” thought the United States should encourage the invasion, Rayburn ' and Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield declined comment, ■ deferring any such discussion to the President. The outcome of the anti-Castro ' military action is of critical concern to both the United Statts and Russia but neither can afford direct intervention. 1 American officials acknowledged that if Castro survives, he will be in a stronger position than ever to help spread Communist influence throughout the Western Hemisphere. If Castro falls, Russia's plan to use Cuba as a springboard for extending Red domination to other parts of Latin America will have suffered a major setback. President Kennedy has pledged there will be no armed intervention by U.S. forces. The United States would damage its position beyond repair in the eyes of the Latin American nations if it took direct action. Red Aid Unlikely On the other hand, U.S. officials are convinced that no matter how desperate Castro’s plight may become, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will not openly come to his aid.

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The view here always has been that Khrushchev would use CasWo as long as this proved profitable to Russia, but had no intention of risking more than propaganda and credit promises. As a practical matter, U.S. officials pointed out, Russian military intervention would be a strategic impossibility. The belief in official circles here is that the present anti-Cas-tro invasion is doomed to failure unless large parts of the 250,000man militia defect, and a large part of the populace refused to cooperate with Castro. “Lack Information Those here in touch with the situation said they did not have enough information yet to predict the outcome. However, they said that if Castro subdues his* opponents this time, it may be a very long time before he can be challenged again. He will have liquidated the most active Cuban opponents who could be counted on to try to overthrow him. If Castro is beaten, the cold war picture in the Western Hemisphere would change drastically. The United States blames Castrp’s agents for recent uprisings in several Latin American countries. It has labeled the Cuban prime minister the active agent of the Kremlin in spreading Communist influence in Latin America.

Rebels Battle Castro Forces

By FRANCIS L. MCCARTHY United Press International Invading Cuban revolutionary forces have seized an air strip and are now flying planes in and out of the beachhead area in Cochinos Bay where the major landing was made, high exile sources said today. The landing strip was captured after fighting described by the sources as “heavy.” An exile spokesman said flatly that liberation troops in Las Villas and Oriente provinces “are firmly established and being supplied.” He skid that in the Las Villas area there were two points where consolidation was under way. He declined to elaborate on this. The principal movement, he said has been a spread of troops fanning out from Jaguey Grande, where he said more than ,100 of Premier Fidel Castro’s militiamen were killed Monday. “Spokes of a Wheel” When asked for the direction of the movement, he said “you could describe it as the spokes of a wheel.” Jaguey Grande is on hard ground about 20 miles inland from the Cienaga de Zapata swampland area where the liberation troops stormed ashore at three points. The spokesman disclosed that the air strip was captured Monday but said it could- not be used earlier because no aviation gasoline was on hand. “Now they have fuel and they are flying in and out,” he said. The spokesman said that “complete communications” have been established between liberation forces in Las Villas and Oriente provinces with the secret Cuban Revolutionary Council general headquarters outside Cuba. Using Third Country The communications network, he said, "is routed through a third country outside of the United States.” Pressed to amplify the remark, he replied that “we are getting our news from our forces in Cuba through a certain Latin American country.” He declined to add anything further. PlKup 2nd pgh: Twenty-four Twenty-four hours after the invaders dashed ashore in Las Villas Province, Premier Fidel Castro proclaimed over an emergency national radio hookup that his forces were “fighting valiantly.” He said details would be disclosed

| Miss Elisa talking i I Is Taken By Death Miss Elisa (Lizzie) Selking, 76, who resided in Madison township, Allen county, three miles northeast of Hoagland, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Castle rest home in Van Wert, O. She had been ill for the past two years. She was born in Allen county April 6, 1885, a daughter of Conrad and Sophia Fuelling-Selking, and was a lifelong resident of that county. She was never married. Miss Selking was a member of St. John’s Lutheran church at Flat Rock. Surviving are two brothers, Charles and Herman Selking, both of Madison township, Allen county. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. John A. Hauser officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services. Cincinnati Prexy Ball State Speaker MUNCIE, Ind. (UPI) —Walter C. Langsam, president of the University of Cincinnati, will give the commencement address at Ball State Teachers College June 4

later on new “successes obtained by the army.’’ As Castro spoke the Soviet Union hinted it would go to his aid unless the intervention ceased. Russia flatly accused the United States of helping the invasion. Thousands of Russians “besieged” the American embassy in Moscow. Russia Promises Aid Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent a personal message to President Kennedy urging him to “.put an end to the aggression” and pledging that Russia would give Cuba “all aid necessary to repulse the armed attack.” A separate Soviet government statement handed to the U.S. embassy in Moscow contained the same demand. Castro’s broadcast announcement was read for him over the radio network as a communications blackout obscured military developments. The statement promised details within hours of “the successes obtained by the army,” but as the hours dragged by the radio broadcast no further information on the battle. The radio did report that 20 men and 9 women had been arrested on charges of plotting to assasinate Castro, but it was vague as to specific information. It identified one as Maj. Humberto Sori Marin, former agriculture minister who was reported under house arrest last December. Little Communication Possible Aside from the government radio and reports from exile sources, there was almost a complete blackout of communications with Cuba. The Swiss government, which has been representing U.S. interests in Cuba since the break in diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana last year, said it had had no contact with its embassy in Havana in more than 24 hours. The British government said it had only one brief contact with its Havana embassy. United jPress International was unable to get through to its Havana burea with calls and cables placed from a number of capitals throughout the world, including Moscow. Jittery Cuban government radio operators along the island’s northern coastline could be heard trying to trace and identify a number of mystery ships all night.

Judge Bierly Speaks To Decatur Lions The duties of the eight-member appellate court, which hears appeals from circuit courts and from state agencies like the public service commission, were explained to the Decatur Lions club members Monday night by Judge G. Remy Bierly, of the state appellate court. Mike Martindill opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance, and Alva Lawson gave the prayer. Letters from Berne coach Bruce Smith and Ervin Inniger were read. Roy Price reported that three couples attended the subdistrict meeting at New Haven Sunday. The state convention next j <,-i.r will be at Fort Wayne, he reported. Harry Knapp gave a treasurer’s report, and Frank Lybarger gave a report on the gumball machines and on the closing of the handbill account. The Monroe club invited the Decatur members to a golf tourney a week from Saturday. Ron Par- ’ rish is in charge of scheduling [ Decatur golfers. Unknown Coart ; Judge Bierly explained that not 1 one person in ten knows what the appellate court is, and many even r mispronounce it. When he was I running for office, one man intro--1 duced him as a candidate for the t apple-gate court. Only justices of the peace, cir- [ cuit courts, and the state supreme t court are mentioned by name in the constitution, with the power to create more courts given to , the state legislature. The appellate court was created in 1871 to handle . the overflow of cases from the su- , preme court not required by the , constitution to be heard only by the supreme court. More Work Given In 1957 the legislature gave the , appellate court jurisdiction in appeals from state board decisions, and a number of cases, especially from the public service commission, -employment security board, and industry board, have resulted. This meant a terrific overload on the court, and two justices were i added in 1959. I The eight-man court is divided in two sections, the north, or sec- - ond distcirt, and the south, or first district. The line runs just north of Indianapolis, which is in the) southern district; it follows county lines.

Usually the court sits by division, but on accasion it sits en banc, with all eight present. Each judge is elected for four years. When a judge feels that his private interests are involved in a case, he declines to sit with the court on the case. The court has two six-month terms, with no vacation. Briefs Submitted The appellees and appellents submit briefs of their cases, and each is given a half-hour, usually, for oral arguments. The first speaker is given a brief period for rebuttal. Nothing can be discussed that is not in the brief. The court gets together afterwards and discusses the merits of the case from the oral argument. If the answer is clear-out, no more discussion is necessary. The presiding justice distributes the cases for written decisions. The name of the judge writing a decision is kept secret, so that he will be under no personal pressure while writing the opinion. (Continued on page three) Spring Concert At DCHS Friday Night The Decatur Catholic high school band and chorus will combine with the St. Mary’s chorus in presenting the spring concert at the Decatur Catholic school auditorium Friday evening at 7:30 and Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. The combining of the groups for the event will bring the number of entertainers to 100. The Star Spangled Benner will introduce the program, with the colors being displayed by members of Boy Scout troop 64. The flag salute will be by Joan Gage, majorette, Kathy Haines, Judy Baker, Patricia Coyne and Ann Gross, twirlers. The program will consist of seven parts with the St. Mary’s group performing twice, the DCHS band twice, and the DCHS chorus once. The band and choruses will then combine for the finale, "America our Heritage." A few special features of the evening will include the playing of the cello and violin by Carol Harvey, a member of the St. Mary’s choral group, and vocal solos by Bob Gage and Maria Hulda de Oliveria, foreign exchange student from Brazil. Gary Coffee will narrate “Little Bop Riding Hood,” a beatnik version of the old fairly tale. Also, awards in the musical field will be presented during the course of the evening.

High School Revue Friday, April 28

“America Celebrates,” (a revue of the holidays), will be presented by the Decatur high school at the school auditorium Friday, April 28. It will be the first all-school revue presented by the school in the past decade. Departments of the school cooperating in the presentation are the band, choir, physical education, English, art, industrial arts, home economics, visual education and commercial. Tleketsr at 50 cents, will be offered for sale by all high school students later in the week. The revue will be presented at 8 p.m. April 28, with a special show for the students at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The complete program for the revue fillows: In Six Scenes Scene I—“Toyland”—“Parade of the Wodden Soldiers,” ‘Toy Town

Russia Asks Kennedy Act

MOSCOW (UPI) - Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev appealed directly to President Kennedy today to intervene and halt the invasion of Cuba by forces hostile to Premier Fidel Castro. At the same time, a mob of 2,000 students smashed windows in the U.S. embassy and battled police and soldiers on the streets outside. The omcial Soviet news agency Tass said the embassy was “besieged.” Tass announced that Khrushchev cabled Kennedy to “put an end to the aggression against the republic of Cuba” shortly after an official Soviet government statement accused the United States of preparing and starting the invasion. * « Both Khrushchev’s message and the Soviet statement coupled appeals to Kennedy to act quickly with warnings of possible Russian

aid to Castro. More than 350 police and soldiers were dispatched to the U.S. embassy to handle the demonstrators, mostly Russians. Forewarned embassy personnel had locked all doors and windows and sent women and children to the upper floors for safety. A shout of “Hurrah for Cuba” appeared to be the signal for a volley of rocks and ink bottles. Eight windows were smashed on the first floor and blue and violet ink stained the embassy’s walls. Police blocked off both approaches to the embassy from the north and south side of Sadovaya Boulevard and turned back other would-be demonstrators. Observers said it was the worst anti - American demonstration in Moscow since 1958 when 10,000 demonstrators stormed the embassy to protest the landing of U.S. Marines in Lebanon. The government statement was broadcast over Radio Moscow and copies were handed to the U.S. and other embassies in Moscow. It called on the United States government “at this crucial moment to take measures to halt the aggression against Cuba.” It also demanded that the United Nations “examine the question immediately.” (The United Nations already is discussing the Cuban situation.) The Soviet government branded the invasion “an open challenge

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Jamboree,” "The Toy Trumpet,” "Dancing Doll.” and “Toyland.” Scene n—“ Wearing of the Green” —“I ri s h Washerwoman,” “How Are Things in Glocca Morra,” “Dear Old Donegal,” and “McNamara’s Band.” Scene lll—“Hearts and Flowers” —“My Funny Valentine,” “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” “Falling in Love with Love,” and “Love’s Old Sweet Song.” Scene IV—“May Day”—"To Greet the Spring,” and “Maypole Dance.” Scene V—“ The Easter Parade." Scene Vl—“Stars and Stripes” — Living pictures: (a)-Washing-ton, “The Day’s Beginning;” (b)Flag day, “Betsy Ross;” (c)-List-coin, "The Rail Splitter;” <d)Fourth of July, "The Ben’s First Note;” “I Love a Parade,” “Drum Corps.” Finale—“ You’re a Grand Old Flag.”

- to all freedom-loving peoples” and - said the Soviet Union “reserves f the right, should armed interven--1 tion not cease, to raider all neci essary aid to the Republic of Cuba.” * * There was no mention of die ? nature of the aid. Soviet Premier 1 Nildta Khrushchev last year had 3 warned that the Soviet Union possessed rockets it could bring into f use to help Castro if necessary. Rope Off Walks As Moscow Radio broadcast the - government statement, U.S. Emi bassy staffers roped off the side* ; walks ip front of the building and i locked doors and windows looking - onto the street. s Ike Soviet statement said the i- Cuba invasion was a "dangerous provocation against peace in the 3 Caribbean, and against universal - peace.” r It sola the Soviet government i “like other peace-loving Countries” will “not leave the Cuban • people alone and will render them necessary aid and support.” “Recent events show that the ' present U.S. government, which declared itself an heir to the (Franklin D.) Roosevelt policy, is in essence pursuing the reactionary imperialist policy of Dulles and Eisenhower, condemned by the peoples,” the Soviet statement said. Young Bandit Holds Up Bank At Waynedale FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UPI)— The search for a lone bandit who robbed a suburban bank of about $5,200 Monday afternoon was centered east of here in Ohio today. A black nylon jacket and red plaid cap worn by the gunman in the holdup at the Waynedale branch of the Peoples Savings and Trust Co. were found early Monday night near Monroeville, about 20 miles southeast of here and five miles west of the Ohio state line. The unshaven gunman, described as being in his 20s, fled in a two-tone blue 1955 Chevrolet bearing a license plate stolen about two hours earlier from a car parked at a bowling alley near the bank. Two women told police that about the time the license plate was stolen, they saw a man believed to be the bandit sitting In a car near the bank studying a road map. They said the car bore Ohio license plates at that time. The man entered the bank shortly after 4 p.m. CUT and pointed a gun at branch manager R. F. Rodenbeck. Rodenbeck said the bandit threatened to shoot him, handed him a paper bag, ordered him to go to a teller’s cage and told him to fill the bag with money. The manager said he told a teller to put the money in the *•; bag and the bandit grabbed thf filled bag, walked from the bank and fled in the car parked besida the building. The bandit was about six feat tall, weighing 150-195 pounds and appeared to be In his middle Ms. He wore blue jeans ha addition to the jacket nod cap.