Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1961 — Page 1

Vol. LIX No. 125.

f*sST'Thiklfii ’■ •• X : -' mm * LOCAL GAMBLE STORE manager Don Whitaker is shown above presenting a check for S2OO to John Cowan, a member of the Decatur high school graduating class. Cowan was selected for the GambleSkogmo, Inc., scholarship by a board of judges named by the school facutly. He was also presented with a scholarship from Indiana University and was named the winner of the George Gilbert trophy, all at the awards presentation ceremonies at the high school Friday.

John Cowan Granted Scholarship Award John Cowan, a member of the senior graduating class of Decatur high school, was presented with a S2OO B. C. Gamble “Scholarship in salesmanship” award Friday afternoon at the awards presentations at the school. Presenting the award on behalf of B. C. Gamble, president and board chairman of Gamble-Skog-mo, Inc., was Don Whitaker, manager of the local Gamble store. Whitaker is to be commended as he won the award for the Decatur community in competilSan with over 500 other store managers in a month-long sales contest sponsored by the company. In all, 20 high school seniors in communities served by Gamble stores are receiving the “Scholarship in Salesmanship" checks this month. Cowan, son of Mrs. James Cowan/ 126 Porta Vista, received the award as the graduating senior who has shown the greatest interest in business training during his senior year. “My very best wishes to you for continued success and happiness.” said Gamble in a personal message delivered by Whitaker to Cowan. “I do hope this award will be of help to you in\ furthering your education.” J3owan stated he plans to usej his cheek to further his education by enrolling at Indiana University this summer. He also received j a fee remission scholarship from Indiana University which will be; used. The winner in the Gamblc-Skog-mo scholarship was selected by a 1 board of judges named by the school faculty. NOON EDITION

Decatur Man Ordained To Priesthood uTKIf ™' MHHF «* VHHHHHHIHIHHHHMMMM«Rmm««MNiiifI[ THE REV. DONALD JOSEPH GILLIG was ordained to the holy priesthood in the St. Mary’s Catholic church in Decatur this morning, the first ordination rites ever held in the decatur church. He was ordained with six members of the Crosier Order by the Most Rev. Leo A. Pureley, bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese. Rev. Gillig is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Giilig, of 612 North Second street. He graduated from the Decatur Catholic high school, attended St. Joseph’s College at Rensselaer for two years, and recently completed his studies for the priesthood at St. Meinrad Seminary, St. Meinrad, Ind. Rev. Gillig will celebrate his first solemn mass at 11 a. hi. Sunday at St. Mary’s church. In the left photo, above, the newly ordained priest, back to camera, is standing before Bishop Pursley. The Rev. John Gillig, brother of the newly-ordained priest, is to the left of the bishop. In the right photo, above, Rev. Gillig is shown kneeling with one of the other sax ordinante.—(Photos by Briede). =%== -

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Riders Refuse ITo Pay Fines 5 J

J W r JACKSON. Miss. <UPI> — - Twenty-seven convicted “freedom I riders” sat in a downtown jail tof day, refusing to pay fines im--1 posed for breaking Mississippi -(segregation laws. A new wave of - protest rides was expected to . sweep th" south during the weeks end. • The ?5 Negroes and two white i men Friday were given 60-dav » suspended jail sentences and fined - S2OO each by City- Judge James L. . Spencer on breach of peace - charges growing out of their ar- > rest in Wednesday's '‘freedom i| rides” into the Mississippi capital. | Negro attorney Jack Young said -. after the two-hour court session '(the riders agreed to stay in jail • “as a means of calling attention • to others the conditions in Mississippi.” But Young indicated the group I would soon be freed on appeal I bonds. For each day in jail, $3 .j is deducted from the S2OO fine. , The riders thus could remain confined for 67 days. After five days jin jail, they could be removed to I the Hinds County, prison farm for ! work on a road gang. Negro leaders in Nashville, I Term., and Atlanta indicated, meanwhile, that "freedom rides” j could be expected during the weekend. At least one was aimed jat this city, center of hard-eor.e j Segregation in Mississippi. Charges “Open Defiance Spencer handed down his deci- i sion after a brief recess in the walnut-paneled courtroom, which seats only 122 persons. The municipal jurist said in a statement jit appeared the 27 riders came

- here “to take the law into their i own hands and to engage in open - defiance of the laws of Mis- - sissippi.” i The defense had asked for a dis rectcd verdict of acquittal, saying > the arrests were made solely be- ■ cause of racial issues involved. jThe motion was denied. . i Young then contended Mississippi’s 1960 statute outlawing breach [ of the peace in public places was unconstitutional, a violation of the , 14th Amendment. “For all practical purposes these people were under arrest from the time they left Montgom- ; ery * Ala.) under control of the i National Guard.” Young said. The riders came here aboard two i buses from Montgomery, now under martial law because of last weekend’s racial violence touched , off by the “freedom riders” arrival in the Alabama capital. Asst. City Prosecutor Robert Nichols fold the court that "everybody knordj why these defendants came to this state. They came here to violate the laws.” > * * 'Asserts Passengers’ Right Wiley Blanton, an Arkansas attorney who guided the Negro side of the 1957 Little Rock school desegregation case, said Mississippi was obliged to abide by federal laws giving passengers the right “to travel free of signs of race segregation.” Blanton said the “freedom rid|ers” were arrested because they "dared” to challenge Mississippi customs. The two white men were arrested, Blanton charged, because they “had the simple courage to travel with the Negroes.”

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, May 27, 1961.

Young Father Freed From 45-Foot Well After Being * I 1 ■ • *:• „ • j' Trapped For Sixteen Hours j

City Os Marion Faces Serious Water Problem MARION, Ind. (UPl)—This city of 38,000 persons had a water problem today and prospects that it may continue for a month. The water was cut off briefly all over the city Friday night night when the supply in tanks dropped so low there wasn’t enough to prime the pump at the pumping station. Joseph P. Murphy, superintendnet of the city waterworks, said there would be a water shortage until two new wells now being drilled are completed and a transmission line to the water plant is finished.

“There is going to be enough water kept in reserve in case of fire for use by the fire depart* ment,” Fire Chief Jay Robison and Murphy said. Murphy said city residents were being asked to use water “for drinking only” until pressure is restored. Mayor M. ’Jack Edwards ordered city schools to bz closed Monday and city industries were asked to shut down until Wednesday. the day after Memorial Day. Murphy said this would give the city a chance to replenish the supply of water. ■ . • “We are faced with an emergency and we will take care of the matter regardless of the cost,” Edwards said. “The water situation has been working up to this over some period of time. That is the reason for drilling the two new wells.” Marion is the 15th largest city in Indiana. The new wells are being driled by the Layne-Northern Co. City officials said they will ask the company to work Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until the wells are finished. Murphy said the trouble came about because a well field known as the “east wel” suddnely was depleted.

Suit Filed Against Indiana's Port Law INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Governor Welsh, Atty. Gen. Edwin K. Steers, and the five members of the Indiana Port Commission are being sued on charges of illegal diversion of state funds. However, the suit is simply a test case of the 1961 port law filed as a necessary preliminary to the issuance of bonds to finance the project. , Such bonds are normally not issued until a court test case had been completed. As yet, there has been no decision on the exact size of the bond issue, but one over-all estimate of the cost is 180 million. The size is actually in the hands of the federal government Congress has not decided whether it will spend about $45 million for a breakwater and other work on Lake Michigan. Indiana will foot the bill for the harbor and land facilities. But whether Congress approves the federal aid, Gov. Welsh said Indiana will get its port regardless, “even if the state has to finance the whole project.” The port is to be built near Burns Ditch in Porter County at Portage. Illinois Senator Paul Douglas has fought the port plan on the grounds that it would destroy some of the Indiana, dunelands and may succeed in preventing the federal allotment from being made. . * The test suit was filed by Robert H. Orbison, Indianapolis attorney, and it charges: —That the law creating the Indiana Port Commission “illegally diverts” funds to the commission. —The authority given to the commission to build airports, railways and other improvements is not done according to law. ——That the law alows Indiana to contract a debt in violation of the constitutional prohibition against endebtedness. The suit, filed at Marion County Superior Court, asked Judge Robert G. Robh to rule the 1961 act invalid and unconstitutional.

Indianapolis Young Man Is Electrocuted INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Robert Maurice Ross, 23, Indianapolis, was electrocuted early today while trying to move an electric dryer and washer. Dave Garroway Seeks To Quit Television NEW YORK (UPI) —Entertainer Dave Garroway asked the National Broadcasting company Friday for permission to leave his television show early this fall. Garroway, whose wife Pamela, died of an overdose of barbiturate last month, said he wanted to devote more time to his three INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and not so cold tonight. Sunday mostly cloudy and cooler with chance of showers north portion. Low tonight in the 40s north, 40 to 54 south. High Sunday low 50s north, low 70s south. Outlook for Monday: Partly cloudy and continued cold. Decatur Temperature* Local weather data for the !4 hour period ending at 11 a.m; today. 12 noon 56 Midnight 44 1 p.m 55 1 a.m. 42 2 p.m. ...__ 54 2a m 40 3 p.m 52 3a nt 38 4 p.m 52 4 a.m 37 5 p.m 52 S a.m. 36 6 p.m 52 6 a.m 36 7 p.m 60 7 a.m. ~... 40 8 p.m 48 8 a.m 49 9 p.m 46 9 a.m 46 tlO p.m 45 10 a.m 59 11 p.m Z 45 11 a.m 62 Rala Total for the 24 hour period endat 7 a. m. today. 0 inches. The St. Mary’e river was at 1.86 feet.

1 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (UPI) ! —Rescuers working in 40 degree j temperatures at the edge of a : Civil War battlefield early today freed a young father of two trapped since Friday afternoon in a 45-foot well. Ralph Burgess, 19, was finally hauled safely to ground level at 7:15 a.m. EDT and gasped “boy," as he saw daylight for the first time since 2 p.m. Friday. The youth was trapped in the well, located on the rural farm of Everett Henderson 10 miles east of this historic community, while cleaning it to earn extra money to support his family. His attractive 17-year-old wife, Linda, and both his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Burgess, stood huddled in Army blankets as rescue crews worked gingerly in the glare of floodlights to free Burgess. The father earlier had been told to rest at a nearby farmhouse, but returned to the rural farm in time to see his son rescued. The youth wore a broad grin as he was placed on a stretcher. and taken to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg for observation. His wife broke through a cordon of well-wishers and rescuers and shouted: "I hope to God he’s all right.’’ Then she managed to squeeze into the ambulance which was taking her husband away. Dr. Lloyd Morris, who had been at the scene since the pre-dawn hours, said Burgess’ condition appeared to be good. “The ballgame is over,’’ cried a member of the rescue team as Burgess was brought to the top of the shaft, 16 hours and 45 minutes after he became entrapped. The commercial well-digging firm had scooped out a parallel well of 30 feet in the record time of 53 minutes. Burgess had been sent into the well, 45 feet in depth but only 36 inches wide, because his 5’ 4”, 165-pound frame was just small enough to make the job somewhat comfortable.

Henderson said Burgess had been scooping dirt into a large bucket when he suddenly shouted up the shaft that “a piece of pipe fell on me.” The well is reinforced with concrete and metal tubing. The young father, whose son, Ralph Jr., is only four weeks old, tried to pull himself to the top of the shaft with a rope which had been tied to his waist. At this point, the casing gave way and halted his progress 30 feet from ground level. The sand and gravel, mixed with chunks of concrete, pinned him from the waist down and his right leg became entangled in the bucket. A pocket knife was tossed to him by his father, but efforts to cut himself free from the rope and bucket were unsuccessful. The Fredericksburg rescue squad was hastily summoned and arrived ~at thfe scene in about 15 minutes/ The commercial welldigging firm decided to dig out the parallel tunnel and accomplished the task in 53 minutes. Dan Mitchell, one of the diggers, allowed that the shaft was burrowed ‘‘in damn good time.”

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Hold Memorial Day Services Tuesday

Annual services by Decatur’s veterans’ organizations will feature the city’s observance of Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 30. The traditional ceremonies will be held Tuesday morning at both local cemeteries, at the Monroe street bridge over the St. Mary’s river, and final services at the peace monument on the court house lawn. Practically all businessi activities will cease in the city for the oneday holiday. All federal, county and city offices will be closed, as will the First State Bank and the public library. There will be no mail deliveries, except for special delivery. The post office lobby will be open on regular holiday schedule, for the convenience of box holders, and outgoing mail will be dispatched as usual. The Daily Democrat will rot publish an edition Tuesday. Only exception to the general closing will be the theater, some restaurants, confectioneries, service stations and groceries. Morning Services Die Memorial Day services will open promptly at 9 a.m. with caravans from the VFW home to the cemeteries. The American Legion will hold services at the grave of Edward C. Zeser in the Catholic cemetery, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the grave of Racy Burrell in the Decatur cemetery. The holiday parade will form on Third street at the VFW home and will leave at 10 o’clock, moving to the river bridge, where services will honor the Navy dead. The parade will then return on Monroe street to Second street, then south to Court street and the peace monument. To open the service,* the audience will sing “America,” accompanied by the Decatur Catholic high school band. Wreaths will be placed on crosses for the G.A.R., 1 Spanish-American War, World War ' I, World War 11, Korean conflict and nurses. Lincoln’s “Gettysburg 1 Address” will be recited by Miss 1 Taya Erekson. 1

Temperatures Dip To Below Freezing

By United Press International A record-breaking late spring wave of sub - freezing weather swept Indiana today only five | days short of June. Temperatures dipped below freezing over the entire northern half of the state and part of the southern half. A low of 29, three degrees below freezing, was recorded at Goshen. The Indianapolis low of 31 was nine degrees colder than the chilliest previous May 27 temperature on record there, and it was the first time in 90 years of recorded weather statistics that the temperature ever had dropped below freezing after May 10. * Other lows recorded as clear, still weather combined with the cold to produce frost well into the southern half of Hoosierland, were 30 at South Bend, 31 at Fort Wayne and 35 at Evansville. The effects of the freeze and frost on tender vegetation could not be determined immediately. Many tomato growers have set out tender plants for the 1961 crop. These are considered especially susceptible to the cold. A temporary end to the unusual I cold appeared to have spared the ' state from a second round of I freeze and frost tonight, but tore- 1 casts called for a colder trend i again late 4 Sunday. 1 Prospects of scattered frost and *

Seven'Cents

» The Rev. Benj, G. Thomas, min- - ister of the Bethany Evangelical f United Brethren church, will de- . liver the Memorial Day address, 1 and the service will close with the i salute by the firing squad, the : benediction, and the Decatur high i school band playing the “Star » Spangled Banner.” , Honor Kennedy On : Eve Os Birthday WASHINGTON (UPI) — Democratic leaders from throughout the country assembled today to honor President Kennedy before his 44th birthday and to take another whack at the party’s deficit. The President will be the principal speaker tonight at a SIOO-a---plate fund-raising dinner expected to draw about 6,000 guests to the National Guard Armory. He ; will share the platform with former President Truman, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker Sam Rayburn. As a preliminary to tonight’* festival, the Democratic National Committee was scheduled this morning to hold its first meeting since Jan. 21 when it met to celebrate the Kennedy inaugural. The committee’s executive body met Friday night and decided that an early start should be made to plan for the 1964 Democratic national convention. It was agreed that party Chairman John M. Bailey should ask the committee today for authority to name a subcommittee to choose a site and study the program for the convention. Memorial Services Sunday Morning The annual memorial services honoring deceased war veterans, will be held at the St. Paul's Lutheran church near Preble Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. All veterans are asked to be at the church by 10:15 a. m.-for the service. The pastor of the church, the Rev. L. W. Schulenburg, will leliver the memorial sermon.,

j low temperatures in the low 30s again tonight were changed between Friday midnight and early I this morning. Instead, the weathermen said lows tonight would range mostly in the 40s with minimums in the low 50s in the far south. The record-breaking chil came on the heels of one of the coldest late-May days ip the memory of old-timers. Highs Friday were in the upper 40s over the northern half of the state, including 47 at South Bend, 48 at Fort Wayne and 49 at Indianapolis. Forecasts called for sunny and warmer today with highs ranging from 60 to 66 in the north to 64 to 72 in the south. Highs Sunday will range from the low 50s to the low 70s. The outlook for Monday was partly cloudy and continued cold. The cold weather put a mam* moth damper on holiday weekend frolicking. It was the season's first major holiday weekend, and thousands of Hoosler families planned picnics and outings to celebrate. Most swimming pools and beaches at Indiana state parks were scheduled to open today, or by Memorial Day at the latest but the prospects for weather warm enough to lure bathers during the long holiday period were exceedingly dim.