Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1961 — Page 1

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Vote Continuing Over School Plan

The post card ballot by the, people of Preble, Root, and Union townships on the question of a change in the proposed school reorganization placing the north three townships in the Adams Central district, rather than in the Decatur community district, shows 438 votes for Adams Central, 176 for Decatur community, and 15 who don’t care. The preliminary report is not final, as ballots may be returned as late as Monday, Clarence Bultemeier, of the peoples committee, told county superintendent Gerald Vizard today. The county school study committee will meet at 8 p. m. Monday in the Adams circuit court room, to discuss further the preliminary plans presented to the people of the county for administrative reorganization of the school systems. William Schnepf, originally a member of the committee, resigned at the Wednesday meeting this week, and stated that he did so because the committee had exceeded its original purpose, which was to try to set up a north district of Preble, Root, and Union townships. New Preblems The Adams Central schools, as now proposed, would include Kirkland, most of Washington, St. Mary’s, most of Monroe and Blue Creek, and part of French, Schnepf explained. The addition of Preble, Root, and Union townships would not alter the “voting power’’ of the north three townships—they would not have a majority vote in Adams Central’s reorganization, either. Also, Schnepf pointed out, the mores of the two groups differ widely. Adams Central at present will pick up parochial students, but its buses do not go out of the way to pick them up, or drop them off. There is a strong move by some people in the Adams Central area to stop even that service. But the interests of the north three townships are such as to need those services, he explained. The small parochial schools in the north three townships would have a hard time providing their own transportation. In addition, the people in the central part of the county have different mores concerning social life, such as square dancing, or drinking; it was for that very reason that the three-unit structure was proposed in the first place, Schnepf explained. How Members Feel Schnepf explained that while the Union township members of the committee, Ervin Fuelling and Herman were remaining members of the committee, they are very luke-warm towards the idea of joining with Adams Central. Other member of the peoples committee are Bultemeier, Art Bieberich, and Irvin Buuck, of (Preble township, and Robert Rice, of Root township. The letter sent out September 25 and accompanying the post card ballot reads as follows: Text of Letter Dear Voters, “Some time ago the residents of Preble, Root and Union townships held a public meeting and formed an organization for the purpose of retaining a school unit for these three townships. After a thorough investigation, it was found that this was not possible, since the state reorganization committee will not approve a school unit having less than 1,000 public school students. '‘The local board has informed us. that the only possibilities for these townships are to be made a part of the Decatur Community Schools or become a part of the Adams Central district. The purpose of this letter is to deter-

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; i mine your preference on this urgent matter. ‘'lt is the feeling of this committee that we will retain all twelve grades with improved fa--1 cilities at Monmouth if we become a part of the Adams Central school district. However, if we become a part of the Decatur Community School system, there will undoubtedly be only one high school in this unit. “A meeting will be held at the Monmouth high school Wednesday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss this matter including, taxes, transportation and other problems. We ask that you all attend this meeting » and voice your opinion. “Enclosed is a card for you to indicate your preference on this matter. Regardless of whether you attend the meeting, please return this card by Monday, October 2, 1961.” “(Signed) People's Committee of Preble, Root, & Union Townships. “THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE!!! DON’T PASS IT UP!!!” Fort Wayne Holdups Staged Friday Night FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UPD—An itchy-fingered bandit fired two shots Friday night in two holdups netting $2,600 and an attempt at a third. The bandit, wearing a white handkerchief over his face, got the money at Pete & Beck’s Tavern and Buanno’s Liquor Store, in the same area of the city. He also apparently tried >to» hold up a market nearby. Deeatur Temperature* Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a m. today. noon 52 12 miflnight .. 48 1 p.m. 1 a.m 49 2 p.m. .... 55 2 a.m 49 3 p.jnr'. 56 3 a.m 49 4 p.m 56 4 a.m 49 „ pnl 54 5'a.m49 6 P-tn >52 6 a.m 52 < Pm sft 7 a.m 54 8 P-m 48 8 a.m 58 9 P-m 48 9 a.m. 62 10 p.m. 46 10 a.m 66 11 P-m 46 11 a.m ... 67 Rain Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, 0 inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 1.45 feet. 1

Strike Threat For Harvester Plants

CHCAGO (UPI) — The United Auto Workers today accused negotiators for International Harvester Co. of “dragging their feet” in negotiations for a new work contract. Contracts between the UAW and two big farm equipment manufacturers expire tonight a midnight. _ UAW employes at nternational Harvester already have voted to authorize a strike which would effect 32,000 workers at 22 plants. Neogitations also continued today between Deere & Co. and the UAW at Moline, 111. Deere employs 17,000 workers at eight plants. UAW locals bargained separately for 17.Q00 employes at five Caterpiller Tractor Co. plants. This contract also expires at midnight. Art Shy, assistant director of UAW’s International Harvester Department, said “many important issues still remain unsolved” between the union and Harvester. “At the company’s insistence we waited impatiently for many hours for what the company said

Monroeville Youth Killed Early Today By United Press International Two Northeastern Indiana youths were killed in separate traffic accidents Friday night and early to--1 day in the state’s first fatalities of the weekend. ’ The deaths of Dale Edwin Geradot, 20, Monroeville, and David ’ Greer, 15, South Whitley, raised; the Hoosier toll for 1961 to at least J 742, compared with 777 at this time last year. , Two other deaths occurred Fri- ’ day. Geradot was dead on arrival at , Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne after his car went out of control on a curve near Monroeville early ■ this morning and smashed into a ’ tree. The Greer boy was killed when he fell from a farm,, tractor at a North Manchester railroad cross- , ing. John Niehouse, 70, Madison, ’ died in a Madison hospital Friday , of injuries suffered Sept. 22 in a two-car collision in Jefferson county. , Earlier Friday, Daniel Jaubert, ’ 27, Windsor, Ont., was killed when his car crashed into a New Yprk > Central Railroad freight train at ' a crossing on Ind. 49 near Wheatfield. Larry Vizard Hurt In California Wreck Larry Vizard, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Vizard, is reported hospitalized from head injuries received in a three-car collision on a freeway near San Jose, Calif. Information on the extent of injuries are not known, but'"according to first telephone reports, a car careened across the dividing line and Jut the Vizard car headon. , Oct. 4 Proclaimed As Day Os Prayer NEWPORT, R.L (UPD — President Kennedy Friday proclaimed Oct. 4 as a national day of prayer, following an annual practice started by Congress in 1952. “Let us all pray.. .for peace in our time with freedom and justice and dignity for all mankind,” the President said. - • ~ 1

would be a completely new proposal for the entire economic portion of the contract,” said Shy. “Instead, the company brought in some relatively minor changes in its original pension proposal.” The International Harvester negotiations affected plants at Chicago, Melrose Park, Canton, East Moline and Rock Island, Pll.; Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, nd.; Louisville, Ky.; Memphis, Tenn.; Springfield, Ohio and Stockton, Calif.; parts depots at Chicago, Canton, East Moline, Fort Wayne, Memphis and Springfield, and engineering facilities at Hinsdale, 11., and Phoenix, Ariz. The Deere plants affected were at East Moline and Moline, Hl., and Dubuque, Waterloo, Ottumwa, and Ankeny, lowa. Separate negotiations were under way at Caterpiller plants in Peoria, Decatur and Aurora, Hl.; Davenport, lowa, and York, Pa. A one-week strike over grievances under % the old contract ended Thursday when workers returned to their jobs at Deere’s planter factory in Moline.

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Syria’s Revolutionaries Order Egypt’s Civilian, Military Officials Home

Sunday Blue Law Is Ruled Invalid

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UP!) — Allen Superior Court Judge Lloyd Hartzler’s ruling Friday that the 56-year-old “blue law” is unconstitutional put a crimp in Prosecutor Byron Hayes campaign to close all but essential business on Sundays. Hartzler issued a temporary injunction against enforcemznt of the 1905 state law, ruling that is is unconstitutional because it is vague and not specific enough in its definition of violations, and because it discriminates. Hartzler issued a 28-page ruling in which he expressed the hope the case would be appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court. The judge furthermore questioned why ministers who campaigned for compliance with the law waited so many years before acting. He also brought up the question of whether merchants favoring Sunday shutdowns of business were really seeking a day of rest or whether their motives were economic. The injunction succeeds a temporary restraining order which Hartzler granted two weeks ago, jugt before Hayes planned to start enforcing the law. While Hartzler’s ruling could be used as a precedent for similar decisions in other counties where “blue law” enforcement has been going on recently and might develop in the future, it actually affected only Align County, Another judge in Lake County recently ruled the law constitutional. After Lake County Prosecutor Floyd Vance heard of Hartzler’s ruling, he said he would “continue to enforce” the law in his area. In St. Joseph County, Prosecutor Patrick Brennan planned to begin enforcing the law Sunday. At the last minute, a group of South Bend merchants launced a legal fight against enforcement there, but they did not get a suit for an injunction filed in time. They planned to file it next week. Nearly 100 persons have been arrested in Lake County on “blue law” charges in the past three months. Community Fund To Help Carla Victims The Decatur Community Fund voted Friday to give $250 to the relief of Carla hurricane victims through the Adams county Red Cross emergency drive, Deane T. Dorwin, president of the fund board, announced. Anyone who has a special interest in relief for victims of Hurricane Carla, which struck Texas and Louisiana recently, may help give towards this $250 by sending a donation to Mrs. Robert Boch, executive secretary, 228 Limberlost Trail, Decatur. The Community Fund board met today to complete further plans tor the October drive,, and drive chairman Ed Hagan reported on what had been done so far. The Rev. J. O. Penrod reported that he had found genuine enthusiasm and interest on the part of several new co-chairmen for the drive. Hagan stated that all of the co-chairmen had been quite enthusiastic to him, and that he had had no trouble in getting helpers in the campaign so far. The campaign goal this time is $24,862 for the charitable work of ten agencies, includihg this year for the first time, the Little and Pony League programs. Little and Pony league provide the uniforms and caps, equipment, and umpires for the extensive morning and evening Little League and Pony League programs in Decatur.

Nixon Flatly Denies Charge From Knight LOS ANGELES (UPD—Richard M. Nixon has flatly denied former Gov. Goodwin J K.night’s charge he sent an emissary to offer Knight any job he wanted to withdraw from the 1962 California gubernatorial race. Knight Friday followed Nixon’s denial by saying he would produce in a few days a witness who overheard the emissary’s offer. The former vice president, now a candidate for governor, charged that Knight’s assertion he offered him “any job including chief justice” of the California Supreme Court to withdraw from the primary campaign was “false and libelous on its face.” “I demand that Mr. Knight and every newspaper and television and radio station which carried this charge public a retraction,” Nixon said. Denies Making Promises “I have never made any promises of any kind to Knight or any other individual to keep them out of the race for governor. No person representing me or authorized by me has made such a promise. “And no promises or deals of any kind will be made in the futhreatened to campaign against or any other race,” Nixon added. “I told the truth about Mr. Nixon’s attempt.” said Knight of his emissary claim. “I accept the challenge of Richard Nixon. I will disclose the name of Nixon’s pressure emissary and present my proof and witnesses at a public press conference. I will do so within a very few days.” Ban for Senator Knight also claimed Nixon Threatened to campaign against him in every California county if Knight opposed former Sen. William F. Knowland for governor in 1958. The ex-governor did not seek reelection that year, campaigning unsuccessfully instead for the U.S. Senate. He lost to Democratic Sen. Clair Engle and Knowland lost to Democratic Gov. Edmund G. Brown. Nixon, of course, lost the presidential race to Democrat John F. Kennedy in a close race. Friday Nixon informed the management of television station KTLA. that he would not debate' with Knight, who accepted. The station had offered the pair prime TV time. Advertising Index Ashbauchers’ Tin Shop 5 Adams County Farm Bureau Co-op — 4 Assembly of God Church 3 Burk Elevator Co. 5 Chic Dry Cleaning & Laundry 6 Citizens Telephone Co. -... 6 Cassandra’s House of Style .. 3 Decatur Ready-Mix Corp. 4 Decatur Drive In Theater 3 Evans Sales & Service '.. 5 First State Bank of Decatur — 3 Fairway . 6 Allen Fleming 5 Gillig & Doan Funeral Home ..3 Kent Realty & Auction Co s Pike Lumber Co. 5 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc.' 5 Schmitt Meats - 3 Smith Drug Co 3 Clark Smith, Builder 5 Teeple Truck Line .- 5 Uhrick Bros. 3 Win Rae Drive In ......' 3 Church Page Sponsors 2

■ DAMASCUS <UPI) — Syria’s triumphant revolutionaries offered friendship to “sister Egypt* today, but at the same time ordered Egyptian civilian and military officials here to go home. The supreme revolutionary command’s communique No. 20, broadcast by radio Damascus, ordered all Egyptian officials in Syria to report to local military commanders by 10 a.m. Sunday “for dispatch to Egypt.” Although there were no immediate reports of hostile disorders in Syria itself, tension was mounting in the Middle East. Another Damascus broadcast hinted at trouble in Aleppo, north Syrian center of anti-rebel agitation during the uprising that wrecked the 3%-year-old United Arab Republic of Gamal Abdel Nasser this week. The official radio asked the people of Aleppo to halt demonstrations “to enable security men to perform their duties and to prevent exploiters from infiltrating their ranks.” It warned that thei revolutionaries will “strike with an iron fist” at anyone who tried to “harm the movement of the Arab people.” The radio added, ' however, that the Aleppans were demonstrating “full support for 1 the army upsurge.” Troops to the Border B Meanwhile, Radio Baghdad re- " ported that Premier Abdel K. Kas--1 sim has ordered raqui troops to . the Syrian border to guard 1 against possible “imperialist ag- ! gression.” , In Cairo, mobs paraded through the streets shouting such slogans as “Long live the U.A.R.” and “Down with separatist reactionaries!” No disorders were reported. Yoshito Shlmoba, Japan’s consul general in Damascus, arrived today in Lebanon with a report that Syria had opened its Lebanese border to diplomats and others with special permits, although most travelers — including newsmen — were still excluded from the country. Shimoba said he and other consuls in Damascus, including representatives of the United States and Britain, had received permission from the revolutionary govment to go to Beirut to file diplomatic dispatches. Radio Damascus said the new Syrian regime hopes to remain friendly with Egypt. Syria’s former partner in the U.A.R. “This new regime represents the will of the people in genuine liberation and unity. . .” a broadcast said. “It extends its hand to Irvin Sheehan Dies After Heart Attack Irvin W. Sheehan, 80, died at his home near Monroeville at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening following a heart attack. He was a native of Monroe township, Allen county, and had lived all his life in the Monroeville area. Mr. Sheehan had been employed at the International Harvester Co. in Fort Wayne for 28 years. He was a member of the St. Rose Catholic church in Monroeville and the Moose lodge in this city. Surviving are his wife, Alberta; ' three sons, Eugene Sheehan of ' Fort Wayne, and Neal and Carl ’ Sheehan, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Angela Johnston of Fort Wayne, and Nancy, at home; : seven grandchildren; four broth- ' ers, Richard and Russell of Mon- ; roeville, Harold of Fort Wayne, • and Raymond, in the U.S. military i service, and one sister, Mrs. Isa- ■ bell Sheets of Decatur. Funeral services will be conduct- , ed at 8:45 a.m. Monday at the Marquart funeral home at Monroeville, and at 9 a.m. at St. Rose Catholic church. The Rev. Edward Roswog will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

0 sister Egypt to bolster the alma of Arab nationalism and the realization of Arab unity on the basis of freedom and equality.” A little later, however, the radio broadcast is preemptory order to Egyptian officials to “surrender” to local military commanders. It also warned Egyptian women to stay at home “in the interest of their own safety.” Turkey and Jordan already had recognized the new Syria, and informed sources in Tehran said Iran would announce its recognition of the revolutionary regime “in the near future” — probably within 48 hours. Other nations were expected soon to follow suit. The United States adopted a “wait and see” stand, but first indications were that the new regime would adopt a pro-western policy in marked contrast to the left-leaning “neutralism” of the Egyptian-dominated U.A.R. Two South Koreans Sentenced To Die SEOUL (UPD — The South Korean Revolutionary Court sentenc- - ed two former officials of the - ousted Syngman Rhree regime to > death today for ordering police to I fire on demonstrators in April, ■ 1960. The sentences Increased to 13 1 the number of persons doomed by 1 the special court since it was set up in August to try corrupt offi- ' clals, enemies of the regime, spies and other offenders. The court imposed life sentences on two former police officers, prison terms ranging from four to 15 years on five other ex-policement, and lesser prison sentences on college students. The students were jailed for advocating contact and exchanges between North and South Korea and negotiations for the peaceful unification of Korea.. At the same time, an army court martial sentenced Lt Gen. Won Yung Duk, former army provost marshal, to 15 years in prison and two of his aides to 15 and 10 years respectively for killing a former provincial governor who was investigated by Won’s office eight years ago.

East Germans Seek Freedom

BERLIN (UPI) — East German refugees sought liberty or death today in a grim game of “hide-and-seek” with Communist border guards under orders to shoot to prevent from escaping to the West. Although Communist police now have orders to fire at refugees trying to cross the border — even if the bullets land in West Berlin —the escapes continued. West Berlin police estimated that 20 persons broke through the cordon of Communist guards in the 24 hours ending at midnight. A 50-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man dashed to freedom during the night. An 80-yearold woman who jumped from her East Berlin apartment into a West Berlin firemen’s net earlier this week died on Wednesday, it was disclosed today. The elderly woman suffered only an injured wrist, but the shock of the jump was too much for her heart. Border Is Tense The border was tense because the Communist orders to shoot at refugees threatened to touch off a possible international incident. A few minor incidents broke the uneasy calm Friday. Red police fired over the head of a West German customs official who ignored an order to pull back from

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Decatur Aviatrix In Annual Race Oct. 7 Mrs. Josephine Richardson, route 5, Decatur, will be among contestants in the sixth annual “SMALL" race, a round-robin airplane event beginning and ending at Jackson, Mich., October 7. Mrs. Richardson will be one of many including Mr*. , Margaret J. Rinftinberg, Grabill, , last year’s race winner. Mrs. Richardson, well • known aviatrix in this area, will fly solo in the race. She has participated in the 1959, 1960, and 1961 Powder Puff derbies, and is a commercial d pilot with over 1,200 hours of flying time. She manages the Hi-Way Airport on U.S. 224 east of Decatur. which she has done for 23 years. The “SMALL" race is a crosscountry proficiency aviation event for stock model or multi-engine aircraft of not more than 400 total horsepower. The race is flown during daylight hours and conducted on a handicap system. It consists of a round-robin event . starting and ending at Jackson. . after a cross-country flight of E approximately 200 miles with two j or more check points. The exact > course of the race is not given , to the contestants until the briefing meeting the night before the I race. ' . Prizes totaling S6OO are awarded ; first through fifth place, and • trophies are also given for the first five platings. Contestants range from all over the United i States. Mrs. Ringenberg of Grabill fiiy i ished eighth in the 1958 race, and copped first place honors last year. INDIANA WEATHER Partly ctoody, windy and warmer, with scattered skewer* and thunderstorms locally heavy today and tonight. Bain ending and cooler north tonight. Sunday fair north, showers south, cooler. Low tonight 45 to 52 north, tower •to touth. High Sunday near 69 north, near 76 south. NOON EDITION

the border. They also fired when a 22-year-old East Berliner dashed across the line, but missed. Eye witnesses reported that some sectors of Berlin’s border have been cleared by the Communists as a “no-man’s-land,” offering an open field of fire against would-be escapers. Friday afternoon. Communist police tossed two tear-gas grenades at a Western loudspeaker truck touring the border. West Berlin officials said. There was no reported counter-action. Maintain Courtesy Patrols American officials re-affirmed their determpnation maintain military “courtesy patrols” on the main highway between West Germany and Berlin despite Soviet protests. They dismissed as false a report that the United States told the Russians it had the right to send whatever vehicles it wished along the highway. The Russians had protested the patrols, which were resumed after 10 years* suspension when the Communists detained two American soldiers for six hours Sept. 21. The petrols by jeep and sedan assist Allied travelers and report any Communist action against them.