Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1961 — Page 1

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CARRY CHILDREN FROM FIRE AREA— Police men and newspaper reporter carry three children to safety as flames burn through dry brush in foothill area near Los Angeles. Flames swept over 2,500 acres, including Kagel Canyon, and gobbled up homes, threatened more.

Drop Charges On Top Red

CHICAGO (UPI) — A Federal Court today dismissed charges against Claude Lightfoot, one of the nation’s top Communists, of plitting the violent overthrow of the government. Lightfoot, executive secretary of the Illinois Communist party, had been charged under a section of the Smith Act which made it a crime to belong to the Communist party. He was convicted on the charge in 1955 and sentenced to five years in prison. But the Supreme Court in 1957 ordered a .new trial. ■ ■ .... .. ... ... Today’s dismissal was at the request of the government. U.S. Atty. Donald Manion told Federal Judge William J. Campbell that, in the light ot recent Supreme Court decisions, tjie government felt it did not have sufficient evidence to try the 50-year-old Arkansas-born Negro. Campbell ruled that in view of the government’s request it would be a waste of the courts time to press the case. —-—— Lightfoot was in court when Campbell made his decision. He left without making any comment. Lightfoot’s Comunist record stetched back to 1934 and when he was 25 years old he journeyed to Moscow for party training. On Jan 26, 1955, he became the first American Communist to be convicted on a hitherto untested section of the Smith Act which made mere membership in the Communist party a crime. The clause stipulated that it was illegal to “become a member of, or affiliate with” any groups which conspired to “teach, advocate or encourage” the violent overthrow of the government. Since Lightfoot’s conviction, the government succeeded in obtaining conviction of another Communist leader, Junius Scales, on similar charges. INDIANA WEATHER Rain, windy and warmer tonight. Thursday rain probably becoming mixed with a little snow, windy and turning colder in afternoon or evening. Low tonight 45 to 54. High Thursday mostly in the 50s north, 54 to 62 south. Sunset today 5:30 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 7:30 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Cloudy and colder with snow flurries. Lows 25 to 35. Highs general in the low 40s. Late Bulletins UNITED NATIONS (UPD— Russia today called for a draft treaty on disarmament to be submitted to a special session of the U. N. General Assembly by next June. WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy today created a White House committee on youth employment to help find jobs for nearly one million boys and girls under 21 who have left school.

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However, Manion said today that the Scales conviction was based on evidence that he had advocated overthrow of the government. Manion said he feared the government would not be able to prove that Lightfoot, despite his record as a veteran Communist, had “knowledge of the party’s illegal advocacy and intent of bringing about the violent overthow of the government.” The U.S. attorney said the government was not sure it was “able to show such evidence that he had actually suggested such an overthrow as. a member of the Communist party.” Lightfoot has been free ever since his 1955 conviction and has continued to direct the affairs of the Illinois Communist party from a shabby office in Chicago’s Loop. Norbert W. Detfmer Is Taken By Death Norbert W. Dettmer, 21, of Tocsin, died at 2:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Parkview memorial hospital in Fort Wayne, where he had been a patient since last Wednesday. He was born in Fort Wayne June 29, 1940, a son of Victor and Alvina Buuck-Dettmer, who reside on Ossian route 1. He was married only one month ago to Carol Buuck. Mr. Dettmer was a member of the Zion Lutheran church at Friedheim. and was employed at Standard Packaging, Fort Wayne. He graduated from the Ossian high school in 1958. Surviving in addition to his wife and parents are three brothers, Merlin Dettmer of Fort Wayne, Don Dettmer of Auburn, and Eldon Dettmer of Ossian route 1, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Buuck of Preble township. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran church at Friedheim. The Rev. A. A. Fenner will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services. Speaker Sam Rayburn Reported Near Death BONHAM, Tex. (UPI) — House Speaker Sam Rayburn was reported sinking fast toward death today. A spokesman for the Rayburn family said the 79-year-old speaker’s death is “only a matter of hours.” Rayburn has cancer. It probably is centered in his pancreas. Cells have broken off and spread through his bloodstream until most of his body is now infected with the malignancy.

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Recruit Squadron To Replace 122nd INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Indiana Air National Guard will begin recruiting a replacement training squadron to take the place of the recently-activated 122nd Tactical Fighter Squadron. The squadron, formerly based at Fort Wayne, was activated with the rest of Indiana’s 122nd Tactical Fighter Wing last month and was recently sent to France. Another of the activated squadrons is still at its home base in, Terre Haute. Brig. Gen. John S. Anderson, Indiana adjutant general, received authorization for the replacement squadron Tuesday from National Guard officials in Washington. He said it would be made up of from 15 to 25 officers and 75 to 150 airmen. Anderson said the Indiana Air National Guard "presently does not have any planes for the replacement goup. The activated wing took its jet fighter planes with it when it went on active duty. The replacement training squadron, which will be based at Baer Field in Fort Wayne, will be discontinued when the 122nd returns from active duty and its members will be integrated into the 122nd. Mrs. Anthony Kohne Dies Tuesday Night Mrs. Margaret Kohne, 77, of Dierkes street, a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday night at the South View rest home at Bluffton, where she had been a patient for six years. She had been seriously ill for the past week. She was born in Adams county March 4, 1884. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Miller, and was married in 1909 to Anthony Kohne, who preceded her in death in 1940. Mrs. Kohne was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church and the Rosary society. Only near surviving relative is a sister, Mrs. Theodore (Agnes) Damion of Akron, O. One child died in infancy, and three brothers and three sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:15 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body was removed to the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. today until time of the services. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday. Local Lady's Mother Is Taken By Death Mrs. Nettie Lock, 94, of Florence, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at a hospital in Milan. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Calvin Amick of Decatur, and Mrs. Lulu Hastings of Florence. She was the grandmother of Mrs. Robert Morris of this city. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Haskel and Morrison funeral home in Vevay.

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Rebellious Congolese Soldiers Plunge Congo In New Violence Today

Macapagal In Big Lead In Philippines MANILA (UPI) — Vice President Diosdado Macapagal surged to a commanding lead over incumbent Carlos P. Garcia today in returns from the Philippines presidential election and said “victory appears to be in our hands.” The 51-year-old leader of the opposition Liberal party, who won the vice presidency four years ago although Garcia took the presidency on the Macionalista ticket, appeared to be pulling his vice presidential running mate, Emmanuel Pelaez, in with him. Garcia’s running mate, Gil Pyuat, was running a poor third to Pelaez and Independent Sergio Osmena, son of a former commonwealth president. Sensing, but not yet claiming victory, Macapagal told United Press International in an exclusive interview that he would seek closer defense alliances with the United States if elected. “I favor the fullest implementation of security measures witii the United States to strengthen the defense of the two countries in Asia,” he said. Unofficial returns from 60 per cent of the total gave Macapagal 2,622,982 votes to 1,967,924 for Garcia. For vice president: Peleaz 1,745,418: Osmena 1,567,858 and Pyuat 1,211,837. MacPagal’s Libeal party also led in 6 of the 8 Senate seats at stake. In the congressional races, Garcia’s Nacionalistas were ahead in 32 races and the Liberals in 23.

Flight Rocket Recovery Fails

POINT ARGUELLO, Calif. (UPI) — A flying “biology lab” rocketed 1,200 miles high today, but its experiments to determine the hazards of space flight were lost when they landed far from recovery forces waiting in the Pacific. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the 62foot long solid-fuel rocket veered out to sea 57 seconds after launching. This meant the nose cone and its load of vaious biological experiments fell far from the planned recovery area. The Navy said it was so far off course no attempt would be made to retrieve it. Officials said they had another rocket standing by and duplicate experiments to go in it. But they were doubtful they could launch it by Friday—their target date — into an intense radiation belt, a meteorite shower left over from an 1866 comet and out of the earth’s gravitational field for 25 minutes. The 85-pound nose cone from Bios I—for Biological Investigations of Space—was to have fallen back into the Pacific about 1.200 miles southwest of here off Baja California. But it was much farther from shore than planned. The rocket blasted aloft from this coastal base at 8:50 am. CST. Aboard the nose cone were experiments using human blood, mold, intestinal bacteria, partly hatched grasshopper eggs, a special strain of barley, giant amoeba and sea urchin eggs.

New Councilman To Be Named Nov. 21 Mayor Donald F. Gage reported this morning that there has been no further application for the city council position, vacated by the resignation of Frank Braun at the last council meeting, Nov. 7. Bernard Clark, former city street commissioner and former city Democratic chairman, submitted his application for the post at the Nov. 7 meeting, and was still the only applicant as of noon today. The four remaining councilmen, Norbert Aumann, Lawrence Kohne, Carl Gerber, and Clyde Drake, will name the successor to Braun’s position at a 7:30 meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 21, preceding the 8 p. m. council meeting. Braun, forced to retire due to ill health, leaves an unexpired term of more than two years, which runs to December 31, 1963. Fort Wayne Firm Low Bidder On Project INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Robert Kellym, Secretary of the Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission announced today that the C & C Construction Co. of Fort Wayne was low bidder for construction of the Salamonie Reservoir project. The Salamonie in Wabash county is one of three reservoirs that will be constructed in conjunction with the SSO million federally controlled upper Wabash flood control project. The other proposed reservoirs are Mississinewa and Huntington.

Austin Man Heads Indiana State Fair INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Hal Royce, Austin, was elected president of the Indiana State Fair today. Other officers elected were Durbin Budd. Lebanon, vice president, and Floyd Hoover, Kentland, treasurer. Advertising Index Advertiser Page A & P Tea Co., Inc 4A Burk Elevator Co —7 Bower Jewelry Store ... 3 Cowens Insurance Agency 2 D. A. V. Auxiliary 2 Doans Pills 3A Evans Sales & Service, Inc —7 Fairway 3, 6 Ford 6 E. F. Gass Ladies Wear 3 Gerber’s Super Market —8 Haugks ----- 2A Haflich & Morrissey 3 Paul Havens Chevrolet-Buick, Inc 5 Holthouse Drug Co 3A Kent Realty & Auction Cos Kroger -------1A Model Hatchery -7 National Tea Co., Inc 4, 5 Pleasant Mills Methodist Church 2 Pontiac , 3A L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc 5 Smith Drug Co —— 3 Stucky & Co 2 Schmitt Meats -—2 Sherman Hotel —- 3A. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church —— 2 Teeple Truck Lines Villa Lanes 3, 6 V. F. W. 2

LEOPOLDVILLE (UPD-Muti-nous troops plunged the Congo into new violence today. Rebelious Congolese soldiers forced members of a United Nations delegation to flee for their lives from Kindu in Kivu Povince, and in the noth Katanga, city of Albertville other mutinous Congo troops went on a rampage of robbery. Full details of the excesses byi the Congolese were not known here, but the U.N. delegation which went to Kindu to try to free 13 Italian airmen of the U.N. force was unsuccessful. It was not known if the 13 Italians were alive or dead at the hands of their captors. The U N. command had jet fighter-bomber planes standing by and a spokesman said “We will use force if necessary.” __ With the outbreak in Kindu 200 Malayan U.N. troops were reported surrounded at the airfield there by 700 Congolese troops and hundreds of Baluba tribesmen. Holding Back Details U.N. spokesman George Ivan Smith said he was holding back details on the situation “becaus the lives of the Italians might be jopardized” if more information were given out immediately. U.N. civil representative Sture Linner was reported discussing the situation with Premier Cyrille Adoula seeking joint U.N.-central government intervention to prevent bloodshed. Some sources said Adoula had received a cable from the Congolese forces in Kindu saying “the mercenaries have escaped.” Since the troops had thought the Italians, were mercenaries bringing reinforcements for an attack against them, this led to fears for the Italian aimen’s lives. O’Brien to New York Meanwhile, Conor Cruise O’Brien, U.N. chief in secessionist Katanga Province, left Elisabethville for Leopoldville en route to New York for consultations with Acting Secretary General U Thant. Sources close to the U.N. said Lt. Gen. Sean McKeown, U.N. military commander in the Congo, probably would accompany O’Brien to New York. The central Congolese army has been advancing into Katanga in a drive to force President Moise Tshombe’s province back under control of the Leopoldville government. O’Brien said he believed elements of the central forces had reached Albertville Tuesday night. In Elisabethville, Katanga Interior Minister Godefroid Munon-. go accused U.N. troops of atrocities in Albertville. He told a news confeence that U.N. troops were hunting down and killing Katanga government supporters in the streets. In another case of Congo troop trouble, 100 Congolese soldiers who reinforced Baluba tribesmen in Albertville were running amok, Smith said today. The tibesmen had taken over the town lyU.N. officials said large sections of northeastern Katanga, including the important rail head at Albertville, was completely in control of forces loyal to Adoula. Smith said the Congolese, who came in frogi Stanleyville, had stolen 20 trucks, looted houses, set up a road block and imposed a tax on passers-by. Decatur Temperature* Tx>cal weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.tn. today. 12 noon 89 12 midnight .. 36 1 p.m. .... .... ' 3S 1 a m. 36 2 p.m 38 2 a m 36 3 p.m 38 3 a m 36 4 p.m 38 4 a m. 36 5 p.m 37 5 a.m 36 6 p.m. 37 6 a.m . 36 7 p.m 37 7 a m. 37 8 p.m. 36 8 a.m37 9 p.m. -... 36 9a m 37 10 p.m 36 10 a.m 38 11 pm. 36 11 a m 39 Hain Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a m. today. 0 Inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 1.28 feet. 12 PAGES

Red Cross Policy Adopted By Board

The Adams county Red Cross chapter policy was reviewed and brought up to date by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting Monday night. The recommendations for the new policy, made by the chapter policy subcommittee of the executive committee, were adopted without change by the board. The changes were all procedural In nature, to concur with new American Red Cross directives since the last chapter policy revision. Claren Neuenschwandcr, first vice chairman presented the report. Home Service Policy A new home service policy, presented by second vice chairman Ralph Habegger, was also adopted without change The home service policy covers the local services that are provided for veterans, armed forces members, and their families. Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, chapter executive, and the home service committee, were authorized to draw up the specific things that the Red Cross can do to help parents or dependents of servicemen just called to duty, and call up each family, to personally advise them how to handle military problems through the Red Cross. Mrs. Ferris Bower reported on the blood program, summing up the annual report as of June 30, and giving a report on the first quarter of the new Red Cross year. Teeter Appointde Harold Teeter, a new member of the county Red Cross board, was assigned to the disaster committee, as co-chairman with Jack Rayer. Gerald R. Durkin and Mrs. Roger Singleton, co-chairmen of the first aid and water safety program of the local Red Cross chapter, reported that a record 194 certificates were awarded during the 1960-61 Red Cross year in first aid. Three standard first aid classes have been completed or started during the first quarter of the 1961-62 Red Cross year A class of 27 students in Decatur Mrs. Jesse Mullen Dies This Morning Mrs. Lovina Mullen, 65. of Oakwood, 0., a native of Adams county and sister of several residents of this county, died at 5:20 o’clock this morning at the Defiance, 0., city hospital, where she was admitted Tuesday Evening. She was born near Berne Sept. 27, 1896, a daughter of Louis and Anna Mosier-Brunner, and was married to Jesse Mullen Nov. 8, 1916. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Orval Mullen, Sr., of Oakwood, 0., route 2, and Raymond (Leonard) Mullen of Scott, O.; five grandchildren; four brothers, William Brunner of Berne, Albert Brunner of Monroe, and Harve and N. Clarence Brunner, both of Decatur, and two sisters. Miss Della Brunner ’of Decatur, and Mrs. Lydia Strahm of Monroe. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Melrose Methodist church, the Rev. C. Edward Lawrence officiating. Burial will be in Ridge cemetery near Van Wert. O. Friends may call at the Taylor funeral home in Oakwood after 12 noon Thursday until time of the services.

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was taught by Mrs. Singleton. Walter Stoppenhagen taught a Berne class of 14 students. Another Berne class of 15 students was taught by Darrel Brown. Junior Bed Cross Mrs. Luther Brokaw, chairman of the junior Red Cross program, reported that all of the kits have been distributed in the county, and that those in the north half will be picked up November 20, and the south half November 21. The resignation of Talmadge G. Campbell, route 5, from the board was accepted, as he is moving from the county. Mrs. Robert Zwick, a new member of the board, was appointed to the home service committee. J Mrs. Arthur Muselman, of Berne, was transferred from the home service committee to the Berne blood program committee. She is also a new member of the board, and helped write the new home service policy for the board. — Mrs. Oelberg gave the home service report, reviewing the number of cases, and the help extended by the local chapter, during the past quarter. Home Nursing " Mrs. Arthur Miller reported on the completion of a home nursing course, and the use of the new Red Cross room for that class. There will be a new class in home nursing started shortly after the first of the year. Advanced first aid classes are planned in the near future, Durkin stated in his report. Also, other classes are to be organized, junior as well as standard. Volunteers were again provided to staff the first aid station at the 4-H fair at Monroe. The large trailer furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Strickler for this station occupied a prominent location on the grounds. Water Safety Miss Marcia Zimmerman of route 4 was commended by the water safety committee for her work in training swimming students at Pine lake west of Berne. A total of 134 certificates were awarded, in the following classifications: 59 to those who had completed the 21 skills qualifying them for the title of beginners. One to an individual who had completed the 16 skills required for the classification of intermediate. 35 for completing the ten skills required to be considered swimmers. * 20 for technical and practical work required to be considered advanced. 13 junior life savers and six senior life savers for completing the 30 to 40 hours of classwork and swimming required of junior and senior life savers. The classes are sponsored each summer by the Berne-French summer recreation program. December Draft Call By Army Is 16,000 WASHINGTON (UPD — The Army will draft 16,000 men in December, the smallest number since President Kennedy ordered the armed forces built up to meet the Berlin crisis. The Pentagon said Tuesday that 8.000 of the December quota would be inducted in the December 1-3 period, the remaining 8,000 between Dec. 9-15. The December draft compares with 20,000 for this month. 20,000 in October and 25,000 in September.