Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1961 — Page 1

Vol. LIX No. 152.

New Contract Talks At Ford

DETROIT (UPI) — The Ford Motor Co. today began new contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers union fy warning that continued government intervention in bargaining talks "could mark the end of the free competitive system” in this country. The UAW, negotiating industrywide contracts for 600,000 auto workers, also warned that “we may have to face the prpspect” of government intervention unless "we solve our problems by voluntary agreement.” Thus, with the new negotiations barely started, both sides were showing concern that the Kennedy administration might step in ' if the bargaining talks reached a crisis or strike stage.' The UAW started the 1961 contract bargaining Wednesday at General Motors. Ford was next today, with sessions at Chrysler Corp, starting Friday. The 1958 contracts with the big three auto companies expire Aug. 31. K Reuther Makes Appearance UAW President Walter P. Reuther, present for the opening of the GM talks, planned to be on hand today, too, at Ford for a brief negotiating session with Malcolm L. Denise, the company's vice president for labor relations. Denise, in a statement issued before the 11 a.m. EDT starting time, said “the right of management and labor to work out their differences across the bargaining table appears to be on trial in this country." “Detractors hold that the system has failed — that the only way to avoid costly strikes and inflationary settlements, is for government to set the terms,” he said. “This could mark the end of the free competitive system that has provided in America the highest standard of living that

To Consider Postal Boost

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The House Post Office Committee reversed itself today and agreed to consider a major boost in postal rates, including a five-cent letter. The action was a victory for President Kennedy. Some members said it revived chances for congressional action this year on some compromise boost in postal revenues. The House committee a week ago voted 10-9 to kill the administration bill to provide a recordhigh $741 million increase in postal rates. Today the committee by a 13-8 margin reconsidered that vote. It then voted to delay further action until July 11. Informed sources said the administration expected to win committee approval of Kennedy’s original proposal for a one cent boost in postage on first class mail and was ready to compromise on the sharp increases requested originally for second and third class mail. Other congressional news: Disarmament: Kennedy sent the House and Senate a proposal to create a disarmament agency similar to the "peace agency” proposed in bills sponsored by Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, D-Minn.. and other lawmakers. But the President emphasized that the new legislation would focus on practical matters affecting abandonment of nuclear and other arms, rather than on general peace research. Highways: Kennedy signed the new federal highway bill into law. He said it would aid national defense, stimulate economic development and cut "the appaling” accident toll. Social Security: Compromise legislation that liberalizes Social Security* benefits, raises Social Security taxes and allows men to retire at 62 passed the House. The Senate was almost certain to send the legislation to the White House later today. It cleared the House by voice vote. BULLETIN WASHINGTON (UPD—Prea- »- ident Kennedy’s controversial new farm phm was dealt a crushing, and possibly fatal, blow today by the House Agriculture Committee. By a 10-15 vote, the committee killed a last-chance compromise version of the administration’s proposal to set up new machinery for controlling farm* production.

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working men and women have ever known.” Don’t Want Assistance Denise said "we at Ford will dedicate our full efforts” to proving the detractors wrong by working out a non-'intlationary settlement. Reuther also pledged to “do everything possible to achieve a settlement without the need for assistance or intervention from Washington.” Before recessing tonight for a long July 4 holiday, the UAWplanned to present GM with a number of proposals for solving unemployment problems in the auto industry. Included were plans for a shorter work week, a flexible work week, longer vacations, salary pay for hourly rated factory workers and early retirement—all designed to stabilize employment in the auto industry. L — Seek Budget Requests For Community Fund AU participating agencies in the Decatur Community Fund wiU be contacted for budget requests and a detail financial statement; returnable by July 15, Deane T. Dorwin, president of the Decatur Community Fund, said this morning following Wednesday’s meeting of the Community Fund group. The' Community Fund will begin planning for the 1961 campaign immediately after the requests and statements are received. Preliminary work towards getting a 1961 fund drive chairman will be done in the near future. Mrs. Robert Boch acted as recording secretary in the absence of the recording secretary, the Rev. J. O. Penrod. Board members attending the meeting were Wilbur Petrie, Ted HUI, Miss Kaye Alberson, and Dor win. The other board members had previous commitments. 1

Two Michigan Bank Robbers Are Seized JONESVILLE, Mich. (UPI)— Two men, one of them from Indiana, were arrested near here Wednesday night, about eight hours after they allegedly robbed a Tenkosha. Mich., bank. They were identified as Walter Daniels, 31, Gary, Ind., and Willie Williams, 40, Chicago. They were arrested when an alert motorist told police at a roadblock he had spotted a car answering the description of one used in the holdup at the First State Bank of ’Tenkosha. Two officers sped after the men and captured them on Michigan 112. The two. who were armed with an automatic pistol, surrendered without resistance. Officers said they recovered all of the $7,226 taketF from the bank. The two bandits entered the bank Wednesday morning, drew pistols and fled after shutting three employes and two customers in a back roomAdvertising Index A & P Tea Co., Inc 2 Arnold Lumber Co.. Inc 8 Burk Elevator Co 7 Begun’s Clothing Store 6 Bower Jewelry Store 2 Margaret Braun Religious Store 3 Decatur Dry Cleaners ......6 Decatur-Kocher Lumber, Inc ..6 Drive In Theater —- ------ € Evans Sales & Service „— 5 Erie-Lackawartna R.R. - 2 Evans Grocery 8 Fairway _.x. 8 Allen Fleming ------ 6 Gambles - 6 Holthouse Drug Co 6 Havens Chevrolet-Buick, Inc —7 Husmann’s Decorating House .. 3 Indiana & Michigan Electric ’ Co 5 Klenks . —- ® Limberlost Auto Theater -8 Model Hatchery i- 7 Mahan Heating & Air Con., Inc 2 Niblick & Co 3 New Bremen Racing Ass’n. 6 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc 7 Smith Drug Co ......... 3, 6 Clark Smith, Builder 7 Teen Togs 3 Teeple Truck Line ----7 Uhrick Bros .. 6 Win-Rae Drive In — 3 Zurcher Mobil Service .. .. 3 Walt’s Standard Service - 8

City Council Sets Up Fund In Water Dept. The city council, in a brief meeting at the city hall Wednesday afternoon, adopted a resolution to set up a water department improvement fund, and to allocate a total of $231,99849 from various other funds to the new fund. The resolution is designed to get the money from the sale of the light plant and its interest into a fund so that the money won’t revert to the general fund on July 1 .when the new budgets are to be set up. , Sale Money Included in the money allocated to the new fund, is the money left from the sale of the light plant and its interest money, money left over from the purchase of the fire truck, and from the Addition to die fire station, etc. Although the money will be allocated from the general fund from the sale of the light plant to the new water department improvement fund, the money doesn’t necessarily have to be used for water department improvements, aS it can be transferred from this fund to others when the need arises.®' Included .in the allocation is $42,943.74 from the general sale of the electric utility and investment account, bonds; $17,721.46 from the general sale of the utility and transfers cash account; $2,557.75 from the fire engine fund; $187.50 from the fire station improvement fund; $14,953.12 from the investment account of the city hall building fund; $234.38 from the cash account of the city hall building fund; $134,578.13 from the investment account of the storm sewer construction fund; $2,109.37 ; from the cash account of the storm sewer construction fund. Also to be allocated is, $1,541.00 from the street sweeper fund, cash account; $9,968.75 from the investment account of the park improvement fund; $2,393.21 from the cash account of the park improvement fund, and $2,809.78 from the cash account of the street improvement fund. AU of which totals $231,998.19 tc be allocated to the new fund.

Rensselaer Youth Heads Heart Board INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Ray Carter, 16, Rensselaer, was elected president of the Indiana Junior Heart Board Wednesday at an annual meeting here. Other new officers eleceted were Pat Hilger, 17, Columbus, vice president, and Judy Burton, 17, Mitchell, secretary. Leo Converset Dies After Brief Illness Leo J. Converset, 54, trustee of Jefferson township, Allen county, and a member of the Allen county schools board of school trustees, died Wednesday at his home near Monroeville following a week’s illness. ” Mr. Converset, Jefferson township farmer, was elected township trustee in November. 1958. He was a member of St. Louis Catholic church, Besancon, its Holy Name society and the Catholic Order of Foresters, Surviving are his wife, Nola; three sons, Pvt. Joseph Converset, stationed at Camp Campbell, Ky„ and Raymond and Donald, both at home; k four daughters, Marcile, Agnes, Theresa Mae and RoSemary, all at home; two brothers, Julian Converset of Fort Wayne, and Albert Coiverset of Decatur, and six sisters, Sr. Jeane DeArc of Grand Rapids, Mich., Miss Florence Converset, Miss Alice Converset, Mrs. Rose Lahr and Mrs. Frances Yurt, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Sylvia Sorg of Hoagland. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. Saturday at the Marquart funeral home in Monroeville, and at 9:30 a. m. at St. Louis Catholic church. The Rev. Andrew Mathieu will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 p. m. today. Astronaut Launching Planned Next Month WASHINGTON (UPI) — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said today it tentatively plans to launch another astronaut on a downrange suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral the week of July 16. This will be the second in the series-started Ma y 5 with Alan Shepard's successful ride-leading up to an orbital flight later this year or early next year.

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Historic Three-For-One Rocket Shot By U. S. To Herald New Era In Space

Securit y Council v / Called To Session

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy called in the National Security Council today to consider possible military and economic steps to meet the increased Soviet threat •to Berlin. The White House meeting (at 4:30 p.m. EDT) followed administration warnings that the American public must prepare for the possibility of stern measures to meet a situation which could trigger a third world war. No early decision on specific moves was expected. Kennedy and his advisers first must consider a wide range of potential steps tp counter any conceivable Communist military move or pressure play against the Redencircled Allied forces in West Berlin. Acheson Takes Charge Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson is in charge of pulling together recommendations from the various presidential military and diplomatic advisers. Kerfledy faces a two-fold task in the waning weeks: —To convince Soviet Premier; Nikita Khrushchev, by both words and actions, that the Western Allies are unshakeable in

INDIANA WEATHER Generally fair and quite warm tonight and Friday. Chance of some isolated thundershowers north portion Friday afternoon. Low tonight in the 60s. High Friday 87 to 92. Sunset today 8:17 p.m. Sunrise Friday 5:20 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Continued fair, no important temperature changes. Chance of isolated thundershowers north in afternoon. Lows in the 60s. Highs 86 to 93. Delator Temperatwrea Local weather data for the 24 hour-period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 86 .Midnight 71 1 P m 86 1 a.m ... 70 2 p m 89 2 a.m. 69 3 p m 88 3 a.m 68 4 P-m 90 4 a.m 66 5 p m 87 5 a.m 66 « P m 85 6 a m 67 7 p.m 86 7 a.m ... 74 8 p m 86 8 a.m 81 9 p.m 78 9 a.m 85 10 p.m 73 10 a m 88 11 p.m 71 11 a m 90 Raia Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, 0 inches. The St. Mary's was at 1.27 feet. Highway Measure Is Signed By Kennedy WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy signed the highways bill into law today. Approved by Congress three days ago, the legislation is designed to keep the interstate highway system on a pay-as-you-go basis until its scheduled completion in 1972. The bill raises taxes on truckers and tires and cancels a scheduled cut in gasoline taxes, so that the highway plan can be financed. The treasure also provides for a two-year extension of federal payments to states which curb bilboards along the 41,000 mile superhighway system. Under its terms, the bill authorizes an additional billion in federal roadbuilding grants to the ’States. This boosts total authorizations for the highway network tp $37 billion. States are required to put up $1 for every $9 in federal grants. Total cost of the system is estimated at s4l billion, or about $1 million a mile. The bill cancels a penny-a-gallon reduction in gasoline taxes which would have gone into effect Saturday; raises taxes from $1.50 to $3 per thousand pounds on trucks weighing 13 tons or more loaded; increases tread rubber taxes from 3 to 5 cents a pound; raises taxes on tires from 8 to 10 cents and on innertubes from 9 to 10 cents. All tax hikes take effect Saturday.

their determination to stay in Berlin, WiU defend their position by military might and cannot be spUt by Soviet pressure tactics. —To awaken the American public to the grave perU involved in the new East-West clash in Europe and to the possible necessity of distasteful homefront measures to prepare for any eventuality. Makes No Conclusions Kennedy emphasized at , his news conference Wednesday that he had come to no final conclusions. But officials said home-front suggestions being advanced included the calling up of some National Guard reserve units, increasing the draft, stepping up civil defense preparations and canvassing measures to bolster the economy. U.S. officials said they saw no softening of Khruschev’s position in his announcement Wednesday that his threatened peace treaty with East Germany would guarantee access to West Berlin. They pointed put that Khrushchev stiU insists that the ’ Allies would have to deal with East Germany, which the West has refused to do.

New Trial Sought In Converse Case Attorneys for Mrs. Margaret C. Steckbeck, of Fort Wayne, have filed an affidavit in DeKalb circuit court at Auburn alleging misconduct by counsel for the plaintiff in oral arguments to the jury, and also filed a motion for a new trial. The actions followed a trial earlier this month in Auburn, in which a jury awarded Ellis V. Converse, of near Decatur, $50,000 in his personal injury suit against Mrs. Steckbeck, executrix of the Gerald A. Steckbeck will. Converse had asked SIOO,OOO in his claim against the estate, alleging he was permanently injured when his auto was struck at an intersection south of Columbia City by a car driven by the late Mr. Steckbeck. Attorneys for Converse were Jackson & Parrish, Fort Wayne, and Lewis L. Smith, Decatur. Attorneys for Mrs. Steckbeck are Butler and Campbell, Livingston, Dildine & Haynie, Fort Wayne. Alfred E. Gibson Dies This Morning Alfred E. Gibson, 92, of 109 North Eighth street, died at 6:40 a.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for seven weeks and critically ill one day. Mr. Gibson, a retired shoe cobbler, and the oldest man in White county, had made his home the past seven years in Decatur with a daughter, Mrs. Roy Steele. He was born at Idaville Nov. 2, 1868, a son of Cyrus and Mary Jane Gibson. His wife, Jennie, preceded him in death. Mr. Gibson was a member of the Idaville Methodist church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Roy (Hattie) Steele of Decatur, and Mrs. Arthur (Ethel) Garriques of Frankfort; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchil-dren and one great-great-grand-child. One son is deceased. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. C. E. Lykins officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Friday. The body will be taken to the Miller funeral home at Monticello, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday and at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church at Idaville.

CAPE CANAVERAL (UPD— The United States today orbited the first satellite powered by a nuclear battery in an historic “three-for-one” rocket shqt that heralded a new era in the conquest of space. The new moonlet, a 16-sided package Transit IV-A, beeped out signals to test an allweather system for global navigation. Two of its four radio “voices” received electric power from a grapefruit-sized generator using a radioactive isotope as fuel. 7 ■ Near Transit IV-A, two other artificial satellites, Greb 111 and Injun, whirled around earth to collect radiation information that will be useful in plotting trips into space by man himself. A single thunderous stroke by a two-stage Thor-Abie-Star rocket fired at 12:23 a.m. EDT swept the three satelites and an empty upper stage—l,622 pounds of equipment stamped “made in U.S.A.” —into a generally circular orbit estimated at 600 miles above earth. ( Marks Two Milestones The launching marked two steps into the future for the U.S. space program: —Marriage of the power of the atom to orbiting spacecraft. Nu- , clear generators are lightweight and long-lived, and will be used to provide electricity for communications, navigation and military satellites that will have to remain in operation for years.* —Proof that multiple satellites can be launched successfully with a single rocket. For full-scale “space station” networks such as those for communications purposes. the initial cost will be lessened by the use of one booster to orbit several satelites in one crack. There have been no indications that Russia has attempted either a multiple satellite launching or. the use of nuclear power for electricity in paylowds. Launched Without Incident The launching went smoothly. About 2% hourj after the 80-foot snub-nosed rocket blasted into the sky, the Defense Department announced the satellites had gone into orbit. Furtljer information was withheld until data from tracking stations around the world could be analyzed. However, sources said all three satellites were beaming signals back to earth during the early hours, and that the nuclear package “appeared to be working dandy.”

Ik*’ ■ Hk HI mi GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES were held at the site of the new St. Agnes convent of the St Mary’s Catholic church this morning. Pictured, left to right in front row, are Harry Humbrecht, 7 architect- the Rev. Robert W. Content, assistant pastor; Sr. M. Almeda, principal of the school; the Rt Rev Msgr. Simeon M. Schmitt, pastor; and the Rev. Robert A. Jaeger, assistant pastor. Rear row, left to right, Sam Yost, contractor; Sr. Clementine; Sr. Amelia; Sr. Rosaria, and Bob Yost, contractor. . * '

Asks For Agency On Disarmament

WASHINGTON (UPD — President Kennedy asked Congress today to establish a new disarmament agency which would expand and strengthen,. American efforts in that field. He sent the House and Senate a proposed measure which would follow some lines of “peace agency” bills sponsored by Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, D-Minn., and other lawmakers. But administration officials emphasized that the new legislation’s focus would be on practical matters affecting abandonment of nuclear and other arms, rather than on general “peace” research. In setting up a “United States disarmament agency for world peace and security” the administration bill would: —Give the agency independent status, with its director acting as principal adviser to the President on disarmament matters, responsible only to the chief executive and the secretary of state. —Put all disarmament activities under one tent, with cooperation from other affected agencies subh from oher affected agencies such as the State and Defense departments and the Atomic Energy Commission. —Authorize the agency to “develop and conduct broad programs of research, development, and study relating to disarmament,” utilizing private or public institutions or its own facilities. “It would take the lead in the acquisition of a fund of theoretical and practical knowledge in the disarmament field,” said John J. McCloy, the President’s disarmament adviser, in a letter to Kennedy explaining the pronosed agency. McCloy- said “this responsibility would encompass the scientific and technical assessment of all aspects of arms control, detection, identification, inspection, monitoring, limitation, reduction, and control of armed forces and armaments and the development and testing of weapons.” Long Holiday Weekend For Kennedy At Home WASHINGTON (UPD — President Kennedy and his family will fly to Cape Cod Friday for a long Fourth of July weekend at their home in Hyannis Port, Mass., the White House announced today

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• Collier President : Os Homestead Group J Doyle Collier, industrial arts teacher at Adams Central and inI siirance agent, was elected president of the Decatur Homestead association Wednesday night, . James Cowens, out-going president, . said today. The new officers, in addition to i Collier, are: vice-president, Al Beavers; sebretafy, Bernice Jes- ; fries; treasurer, Earl Chase; in I addition to the four officers, Je- . rome Ginter and Cowens will serve on the board of directors. t Officers of the association are i elected arfnually by the board of t directors. July 4th Picnic ! Plans for the annual Fourth of July picnic are nearly completed, i Cowens stated. Everyone is rei nfinded to bring his own table i service, chairs, ahd oßb large i covered dish, •• There Will be a ball game at noon for adults and kids, but the adults f will fee gjven a slight haridicap. « b, i Games vml "be played, including some for the children. Those interested in entering the talent contest should notify Bob Worthman if they wish to enter. Dues must be paid prior to the ■ picnic, Cowens added. Committees Appointed The following committees were ■ appointed for the coming year: Park committee—Eugene Knodel, 1 chairman; Ed Hagen, Clarence Stapleton. Ralph Habegger, Vernon Seitz, Lohnas Mclntosh, and John Koors. ; .. < Improvements—Harold Hoffman, chairman: Richard Macklin, Mrs. Alton Corson, Mrs. Dorothy Hunt, Lawrence Anspaugh, and Charles Cloud. Social and recreation — Jack Macklin, chairman: Robert Worthman, Rdllie Ladd, Paul Caroil, Bruce Baughn, and Norm Kohne. Welcoming—Paul Saurer, chairman; George Buckley, Mei Tinkham, and Vernon Aurand. Christmas decorations — Herb [ Banning, chairman; Jim Cowens, . Les Sautbine, Mark Colchin, Bob ' Baker, Grover Levy, and Norm , Steury. /