Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1961 — Page 1

Vol! UX No. 286.

Kennedy Asks Authority To Lower Tariffs, Build Up U.S. Trade Policies

Council Approves Fair Along Street

The Decatur city council gave its official approval to the local Red Men’s lodge to use Second street for the annual street fair next summer, at the regular meeting held Tuesday night in the council room of the city hall. The council had taken under advisement a petition submitted by a representative of the Red Men at their previous meeting, and gave approval to the representative, A. N. Hilton, at Tuesday evening’s session. There had been no objections frorti merchants during the past two weeks. Last Week in June Hilton explained that the fair will be held the last week in June, a change from the proposed June 11 to 16. He explained that some Second street merchants didn't give full approval of that date, and in order to cooperate as much as possible, the date was changed to the final June week. Three petitions were submitted to the council, two requesting street lights and the third asking for a sewer. The first petition read was signed by about 10 Oak Ridge property owners, requesting the city erect a street light at the Monroe street entrance to Oak Ridge Place. The second was from tfte Chamber of Commerce, Decatur Industries, and Gilpin Ornamental, requesting street lights be constructed along Patterson extended, west of i3th street. Both petitions were referred to the electric light committee. Sewer Discussed The third petition,, pertaining to the construction of a sewer, caused some discussion among the council. Noah Steury, and Hubert and Max Gilpin. This petition requesting the city construct a sewer along the same portion of Patterson street that had been petitioned for lights. The city council constructs sewers in these cases, but the property owners are assessed for the work, and. thus the city doesn’t pay for such construction. Steury explained that the previous city administration had promised the Chamber of Commerce, who in turn promised Steury, that if the land in that area was purchased for industry, the utilities, including sewers, would be donated free of cost. Rough Estimate Some discussion followed on the matter, and it was referred to the street and sewer committee for further investigation. City engineer Ralph E. Roop gave a very rough estimate of 1,100 feet of pipe would be needed, and the cost would be approximately SB,OOO, for a sewer to connect with the present sewer at the east edge of Patterson street, at 13th street. Three letters Were read by city clerk-treasurer Laura Bosse, The first was written by city attorney Robert S. Anderson to E. Ross Adair, on the possibility of federal aid on the revision of the zoning ordinance in Decatur and Decatur Stores Open Thursday Afternoons With Christmas less than three weeks off, Decatur’s retail stores will forego their usual Thursday afternoon closing for the next three weeks to afford more shopping time for customers. And beginning Friday of this week, stores will be open every night, except Sunday, for the rest of the Christmas season. Many of the stores were open last Thursday afternoon, and all are expected to be open tomorrow and for the next two Thursdays.

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the construction of the two water towers. Will Check Matter An answer was received from Adair’s secretary, stating that that office would check with the proper officials in Washington, D. C., on the possibility of the city receiving the federal aid. The third letter was a '‘thank you” from Anderson to Adair’s office. A short, discussion was also held on the proposed Clyde Gould sewer between the north end of Second and Third streets. Anderson said that the proper legal procedure will start at the next council meeting, presenting a preliminary assessment roll. The ordinance committee reported that the ordinance pertaining to apartments would remain the same as it has in the past, and there would be no change. The matter had been brought up at the previous council meeting, and the committee checked into the ordinance. Will Take Aettoa The councilmen also made a motion and seconded it, that a list of unpaid sewer assessments which is owed to the city by local residents and property owners, be made up and legal action be taken by the city. Just prior to adjournment, city engineer Roop said that some of the property owners on 11th street wanted to construct their own sidewalks in front of their properties. The council gave their approval to anyone wishing to construct his own sidewalk, if the plans and specifications of Roop were followed. Dailey's Condition Reported Unchanged Jack Dailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dailey, remained in critical condition today at the Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis, where no change was listed in his condition as of this noon. Dailey, who graduated from Decatur high school in 1960, and is a sophomore at Indiana University, became seriously ill Sunday and underwent emergency brain surgery Monday.

Decatur Temperatareia Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 32 12 midnight .. 23 1 p m 32 1 a.m 22 2 p.m 33 2 a m 21 3 p.m 35 3 a.m 22 4 p.m. 32 4 a.m. 22 5 p.m 29 5 a.m. 22 6 p.m 27 6 a.m 23 7 p.m 26 7 a.m 24 8 p.m. 2.7 8 a.m 24 9 p.m 24 9 a.m .34 10 p.m 24 10 a.m 34 11 p.m 23 11 a.m 40 Rain Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, 0 inches. The St. Mary’a river was at 1.47

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NEW’YORK (UPI) — President Kennedy today called for replacement of the Reciprocil Trade Act with broad powers to permit him to lower tariffs for free Europe and build an extraordinary economic NATO to combat Communist encirclement. “If the West is to take the initiative in the economic arena, if the United States is to keep pace with the revolutionary changes in its trading world—if our exports are to retain and expand their position in world markets—then we need a new and bold instrumeht of American trade policy,” the President said. Commends Common Market . Kennedy, speaking to the 66th annual Congress of American Industry held by the National Association of Manufacturers, also: —Commended the European Common Market (EEC), but said he was not advocating that the United States join the market. —Reiterated his pledge to submit a balanced budget in January. —Said the balance of payments on overseas trade was still to America’s disadvantage, but not a cause for alarm. —Said he would press for investment tax credits to spur business. —Called on labor as well as management to do their part in encouraged wage-price stability. Liberal Tariff Pottcy Kennedy, who flies to Florida later today for a speech Thursday before the AFL-CIO convention in Miami Beach, is seeking a more liberal U.S. tariff policy to replace the Reciprocal Trade Act which expires next June. But some persons, including NAM members, oppose the plan on grounds that low tariffs would hurt U.S. industries. Speaking of the Reciprocal Trade Act, the President said “It must not simply be renewed—it must be replaced.” The President stressed repeatedly the need for building American exports, pointing out each time that the liberalized treatment of foreign products arriving in this country also would be necessary to increased U.S. export trade. "If American industry cannot increase its sales to the Common Market, and increase this nation’s surplus of exports over imports, our international payments position and our commitments for the defense of freedom will be endangered,” he said. “If we cannot increase our sales abroad, we will diminish our stature in the free world,” Kennedy continued. “Economic isolation and political leadership are wholly incompatible. As he has indicated in the past, the President told the industrialists he saw no desirability in actual common market membership for the U.S., but he would have to ask Congress for power to cooperate.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 6, 1961.

Exchange Students Os Area In Meeting Foreign exchange students from this area, together with their “parents” and officers of local chapters, met with New York representatives of the Americas Field Service Tuesday evening at the Crescent Ave. E.U.B. church in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Frederick Madison, organizer for the group, told of the progress of the A.F.S., pointing out that it was growing at the rate of 400 foreign students per year. She stated that the U.S. state department has expressed the hope that the A.F.S. could bring 5,000 students a year to the United States. At present there are approximately 2,200. Mrs. Madison dwelt on the problems that face the organization and stated that 12 to 14% of the youngsters are changed each year due to personality problems of either the student or the “parents.” Many Problems Miss Margaret Daniels, representative for the states of Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, next spoke and also told of the many problems inherent in their project. She suggested that each chapter have a six-member liason committee to help the parents with such matters as clothing, finances, transportation, and speaking erfgagenientS to which the students are often invited. She suggested that a local high school student be on this committee. In speaking of the American abroad summer pro-, gram. Miss Daniels pointed out right now in their New York offices, the A.F.S. has more than 8,000 applications from U.S. students for the 1,500 homes available overseas. It is a tremendous task, she stated, to secure suitable homes in foreign countries, as today many areas like western Europe are conducting their own

Battle Rages On In Congo

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WASHINGTON (UPl)—The United States announced today it will provide up to 21 additional big cargo planes to assist United Nations forces in the Congo. A State Department announcement said 15 U. S. Air Force Cl24s and six Cl3os have been earmarked for Congo use if requested by the United Nations. Most of the planes now are In Europe.

ELISABETHVILLE, Katanga (UPl)—Fierce fighting between United Nations and Katangese troops raged into the second day today and U.N. jet fighters roared into action.

The United Nations command said five Swedish "Flying Barrel” jet fighters from Luluabourg strafed the Katanga air base at Kolwezi. (In Stockholm, the Swedish military said six Indian Canberra bombers also took part in the air raids against the Katangese.) (In Leopoldville, six U.S. Globemaster planes, put under U.N. military control in the Congo for the first time, took off early this morning, ferrying men and material to U.N. troops in Katanga.) Fighting Heavy

Two heavy battles were going Elsewhere throughout the city on in the Elisabethville area today Katangese soldiers appeared to be —one in a residential area and firing at random. the other at the old airport, now Raja told newsmen this mornunused, near the site of Tuesday’s ing: “I’ve just heard from Leobattle. poldville we are getting reinforceU.N. officials said at least 43 ments and I am very pleased.” persons had been killed and 20 Armored cars which were rewounded Tuesday. The figure was ported destroyed by U.N. forces certain to rise today. Tuesday night were seen on the Katanga Information Minister streets of Elizabethville today. Albert Nyembo claimed U.N. fore- (Continued on Page Six)

student exchange programs. Every effort is made to place students in homes where everyone will be happy, and she regretted that every student who applied could not be accommodated. Miss Daniels also stated that the foreign exchange students upon their arrival home to their native lands have been most co-operative in their efforts to arrange homes for American summer students. Following the informal talks, conferences were held with “parents” of exchange students and chapter officers with the hope of solving any difficulties that might have arisen. Also assisting in these conferences was Miss Katherine Pope of the New York office. In attendance at the meeting were students and “parents” from Huntington, Kendallville, Fort Wayne and Decatur. A representative from North Manchester was present to get help in organizing a chapter in that town. Those present from Decatur was Miss Monica Marklund from Sweden and her “parents,” Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Smith, and the officers of the Decatur chapter of the American Field Service: Wilbur Petrie, president; Roy Kalver, vice president; M. J. Pryor, treasurer, and Mrs. Ruth Petrie, secretary. The local A.F.S. chapter is an agency of the Decatur Community Fund. INDIANA WEATHER * Mostly cloudy and turning colder with scattered snow flurries tonight. Thursday considerable cloudiness, windy and colder with chance of few snow flurries. Low tonight 24 to 32. High Thursday in the 30s north, 35 to 42 south. Sunset today 5:21 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 7:52 a. m- Outlook for Friday: Partly cloudy to cloudy and continued cold. Chance of a few snow flurries. Low in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.

es were in “total confusion and flight” and that Katangese troops had driven the United Nations out of its headquarters in the city to a small house near Elisabethville Airport. Brigadier Singappa Raja, the Indian commander of U.N. forces in Elisabethville, told newsmen that the cease-fire is “finished” and that aerial and troop reinforcements are on the way from Leopoldville. Nyembo claimed that U.N. sol-

diers fired twice this morning on ambulances and had stopped civilian men, women and children from leaving the suburbs and going into the city. Children Victims A local senior Red Cross official, Andre Van Roey, reported

that a U.N. mortar had struck a truck removing women and children from a police camp near the fighting zone killing two children and injuring 14 women. “It was a frightful sight,” he

said. Estimates of the death toll from Tuesday’s action ranged from 41 to 70. Most of the casualties were Katangese. Early this morning Katangese troops directed heavy Sten gun and rifle fire at a United Nations DC3 flying about 6,600 feet over the city.

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Civil Defense Plan In County Rebuilt

Adams county’s civil defenseplan, completely rebuilt this year around changes in the state plan, was one of the first county plans approved last summer by the state, Charles L. Arnold, county civil defense director and deputy sheriff, said today. The plan was approved July 6, and presents a workable system for cooperation with the state and federal movement. Its purpose is to prevent confusion and save the most lives, minimize damage, and rehabilitate local government and protection of property as quickly as possible. Adams county not only has to plan for its own people, but for possible refugees from Allen county, and for help to Allen county in case it was needed. , County Committee Under a national emergency, the judge of the circuit court, Myles F. Parrish, the president of the county board of commissioners, Hugo Boerger, and the civil defense director, Arnold, would be the legal body responsible for governing Adams county. In case of atomic attack, the plan assumes that Decatur’s population would be doubled, as would all communities on highway 27, by those fleeing from Fort Wayne. Illis affects Monmouth, Monroe, Berne, Ceylon and Geneva, as well as Decatur. Agriculture Protected Hie local representatives of the federal agricultural agencies have already formed a board, with

Bids For Materials Awarded By County The Adams county commissioners would up their two-day session of receiving bids for materials for the 1962 year Tuesday afternoon, awarding contracts to two companies, one of them for three items. The Ohio Oil Co. bids on gasoline, motor oil, and diesel fuel were all three accepted by the commissioners. The Ohio company submitted a bid of 18.25 cents a gallon for gasoline, with the American 'Standard) Oil Co. submitting a bid of 18.30. which was identical to the Beavers Oil Co. bid. Petrie Oil Co. also submitted a bid of 19.42 cents a gallon. Diesel Fuel Bids The same company submitted the low bid on diesel fuel, and also received that contract. The Ohio company’s bid was 10.25 cents a gallon, as compared to the Petrie bid of 11.40: American, 11.56. and Beavers, 11.80 cents a gallon. The Ohio Oil Company’s bid of 65 cents a gallon for motor oil was also accepted, although identical to the American Oil Co bid. The commissioners decided it would be best to award the bid to Ohio Oil, as they already had accepted two of their other bids, and matters would be less complicated by staying with the same company. Beavers Oil also submitted a bid. Recommended Product Also, however, the commissioners decided they would continue to use the D A. Lubricant, at 83 cents a gallon, for their heavy equipment. This is a manufacturer recommended product,, which has been used for years by the county for heavy equipment. Zurcher Mobil Service of Monroe was awarded the contract for tires during 1962, the only bid submitted. At their meeting next Monday, the commissioners will receive bids on three heavy-duty trucks for the highway department, a heavy-duty tractor for the same department, and a new sheriff’s automobile.

county agent Leo N. Seltenright as chairman, and Mrs. Mary Howard, ASC office manager, as secretary, to -take care of agricultural problems in an emergency. Milt Spence, SCS work unit conservationist, has radioactive-mea-suring devices to be used to check food supplies, both out-going and in-coming, for safety's sake. The civil defense organization has many tasks: maintain law and order, control traffic, prevent panic, protect life and propertys health and medical protection, strategic warning, supply, manpower, transportation, and communications. James Borders, Decatur chief of police, and Donald Grove, Berne chief of police, head the police committee of the civil defense organization of Adams county. They both have radio contact on a 24-hour basis. Court House Hq ' In case of an attack that does ? not destroy the court house, that r building will be used as headquarters, since the radio-sending ? system is based there. The jail " or city police station would be secondary, with Berne’s city build- ’ ing, or the county highway garage at Monroe as next in line. ■ Jack Rayer, of the Decatur fire department, is in charge of planning and engineering. Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, executive secretary of the Adams county Red Cross, is in charge of the training program. Allen L. Fleming and James Lybarger head the heavy equipment section, and Arthur Roudebush the light rescue and fire section. County “Nerves” Vernon Seitz, the president of the county radio club, which includes only licensed ham operators who are legally allowed to change their own bands of sending frequencies, is in charge of communications. Each member has been assigned a section of the county, and he goes there immediately with his equipment and keeps the main nerve center, at the court house or other place of operation, informed. Carl Braun, Decatur insuranceman, has charge of the supply problems that will hit the city in the time of an emergency. Dr. Norval Rich, heads the doctors’ section, and Mrs. Gilbert Bultemeier heads the county nurses for civil defense. Mrs; Mary Howard will head women’s activities in general. Volunteers Needed Anyone who would like to volunteer for any specific department is asked to contact the chairman in charge, or Charles L. Arnold, for assignment. Arnold pointed out that the organization must remain very fluid, and too much dependence on “plans” in advance could lead to problems, since any building, or any group of people may be wiped out in the emergency. The main thing is for the population to use common sense, not to panic, to select, and then Paper Drive Saturday By Cub Scout Pack 3062 Cub Scout pack 3062 of Southeast elementary school will have a paper drive Saturday morning. It will include or cover just the southast section. The area they will cover wil be from the Erie raidroad south and to the Pennsylvania railroad east. All Cub Scouts and their fathers are requested to meet at the school at 9 a.m. Residents are asked to put their papers along the curb or on the sidewalk in front of their 1 homes. —

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follow explicitly, their leader, if the entire head group of the civil defense organization plan were to be wiped out. Tune In Radio If an emergency occurs, radios should be tuned in immediately to 640 or 1240 Kes. All newspapers In the county will cooperate fully, and as soon as publication is possible, give full details on all directives and plans. The old system, by which certain highways will be closed, has been abandoned by the state, since even minor problems, like fires, lead to such utter highway confusion as to systematically block the entire area. Os course, military movements at such time will have priority, and anyone attempting to move or to telephone will probably be moved from the road or line for the protection of the nation as a whole. Enter Guilty Pleas To False Pretense Floyd Joseph Muter, 28, and Gerald Arthur Woods, 23, berth of Celina, 0., pleaded guilty t o charges of false pretense in the Adams circuit court this morning, and were ordered remanded to the 'county jail until a presentence investigation is filed. Judge Myles F. Parrish ordered Chris H. Muselman, probation officer, to file a pre-sentence investigation report within five days. Four Checks Passed The two men, along with a third ■ man Tas yet not apprehended, passed four forged checks in Adams county. They were originally charged with forgery, but the charge was amended to false pretense, which carries a felony charge of one to seven years, and a fine of from $lO to SI,OOO. Woods took the witness stand this morning, but Muter, reportedly an ex-convict on probation in Mercer County, 0., did not. In his testimony, Woods stated * Continued on Page Six) Homer Wise Dies Tuesday Evening • Homer Wise, 71, of 809 Russell street, a resident of Decatur for some 25 years, died at 9:15 o’clock Tuesday night at the Veterans hospital in Fort Wayne, where he had been a patient for 10 days. Mr. Wise wiT? a veteran of World War I and had 15 years of service in the U. S. Army, serving as stable sergeant. He was a retired employe of the General Electric Co. and city street department. Born in Dalphine, Pa., Jan. 30, 1890, he was a son of James and Margaret Wise, and was married to Gladys Watts June 20. 1936. Mr. Wise was a member of the American Legion. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of World War I. ’ Only near survivor is the widow. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Black funeral home, the Rev. Sylvester Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery, with joint military rites by the veterans organizations. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. Thursday until time of the services.