Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1962 — Page 1

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Conservation Head To Speak Jan. 24

Donald Foltz, director 'of the department of conservation, and widely criticized locally for converting the Wells county .game farm from a pheasant-producing area to a state park, will epeak to the people of Adams county at 8 p. m., Wednesday, January 24, at the Adams Central gym. The meeting is open to the public, and will be sponsored by the Adams county conservative council. Mayor Will Preside Mayor Donald F. Gage, of Decatur, will preside at the meeting as an impartial moderator. The conservation council will meet Saturday, January 20, to draw up the final program for the evening; A number of questions have arisen concerning the conservation department, and it is expected that Foltz will answer those which are proper and honest questions. Here Most of Day Art Braun, president of the county conservation council, stated that Foltz made arrangements to be in Adams county that day, following a dinner engagement the night before at Bluffton. Braun encouraged all conservation club members, and all people interested in a better conservation program, to attend the meeting. This will be the first speech by Foltz in Adams county. A former state representative from Vermillion county, Foltz sat just in front of Rep. Burl Johnson, of Adams and Wells coun--ties, in the state house of repre-

3,000 Killed By Avalanche

HUARAZ, Peru (UPD—A rumbling avalanche 40 feet high and half-a-mile wide crashed down towering Mt. Huascaran late Wednesday, crushing a half-dozen villages and burying possibly 3,000 persons. Police and army sources at the scene, 30 miles north of here, said the destroyed villages had a total population of about 3,100 persons. They feared all had perished. A similar avalanche destroyed Huaraz 20 years ago, killing 5,000* persons. Col. Humberto Ampuero, directing rescue services, said the villages were buried in mud, ice and rocks, interlaced with uprooted trees. Appeal* for Help Ampuero appealed over the radio to the national government for all possible aid. Relief planes stood by II Lima ready to take off as soon as the weather cleared. An engineer battalion was en route to the scene to help clear away rubble. The threat of floods, however, added to the horror of the disaster area. The rain-swollen Santa River was lapping at its banks. First reports of the disaster ' came from Dr. Leoncio Guzman, who may have been the only survivor. He saw the slide cascading down the mountain as he returned from a nearby hospital. He tried to reach his home to. warn his

Cold From Arctic To Old Mexico

By United Press International Cold stretched from the Arctic Circle to old Mexico today. It iced beaches along the Gulf Coast and brought below freezing temperatures to 44 states. The cold wave, one of the most severe in 60 years, dropped thermometers below zero as far south as Louisiana. Wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour began carrying the cold toward Southern California, hit by a heat wave earlier this week. The temperature was scheduled to drop below freezing tonight in California’s interior valleys. The cold was scheduled to reach Florida’s everglades farming district, near -Miami, Friday. The death toll from the weeklong weather onslaught reached at least 123. Illinois had 24 deaths. Wisconsin listed 17; Texas 12, Michigan 11, Colorado 10, lowa 6, Missouri and Arkansas 4 each; California, Oklahoma, Montana, New Hampshire and Massachusetts 3 each; South Carolina, Indiana, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, New York, Ohio and Kansas 2 each; and New Mexico, Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana 1 each. ; .... 'Natural Gas Shortages Nebraska, New Mexico, Arkan-

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sentatives. Forceful Speaker A direct, forceful speaker, Foltz has instituted a number of changes in the conservation program, some of which have been quite popular, and some of which have not. In this area, there has been widespread criticism of the change of emphasis in the pheasant program, from raising birds to improving habitat, and the conversion of the game farm into a state park. There has also been some grumbling about the licensing of motor boats, but conservation officer Jack Hurst pointed out that the former director had said that it was just a matter of time until it would be necessary as state law requires it, and that it will materially help in the location of stolen or lost boats and motors. The interest of local conservationists led to the invitation of Foltz to speak here, Braun said, and it is hoped that a constructive meeting, that will lead to a better understanding by all parties, will result. Mayor Gage, an ardant conservationist, stated that he would be absolutely fair and impartial to both sides, and would maintain the dignity and decorum of a public meeting in true American fashion. All those who wish to attend, conservation club members or not, and no one will be turned away, Braun said.

family but he was too late. Guzman said the hardest hit villages were Ranrahirca, Saccha, Hiraraschuco and Uchucoto. They lie between Carhuaz and Yungay. Huascaran. a 22,205-foot extinct volcano, is Peru’s tallest mountain. It is one of the highest in the Andes range. Huaraz, capital of Ancash Privince, is 175 miles north-northwest of Lima. Saw Slide Start Guzman said he was driving barely a mile away from his home when he saw the slide start.. At full speed he raced for the village but the landslide got there first. “I was too late,” he said. “Everyone was dead.” He said he himself barely escaped. Guzman owed his life to the fact he practiced in Huaraz, although living in Ranrahirca, and was making the hospital call at the time of the slide. The mountain where Wednesday’s disaster occurred dominates the White Range of the Peruvian Andes, so called because of its snow-capped peaks. The Huaraz Valley; between the White and Black ranges of the Andes, is rich agricultural country. Land Os Disasters • The entire residential section of Huaraz was wiped out by the landslide of Dec. 13, 1941, which dumped a mass of mud, rocks and volcanic lava 150 feet high (Continued on Page Eight)

sas, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and Louisiana had serious natural gas shortages, forcing emergency curtailment of supplies to schools and industrial users. The Southland's spring vegetable crop was all but ruined. Farmers feared for citrus groves in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, where the temperature failed to climb above freezing for more than 24 hours. Schools remained closed in 11 states. Alabama battled 14-foot snow drifts. A rash of fires claimed lives from the Midwest to the Cotton Belt. Highway travel was all but paralyzed in the South. Deeatur Temperature* Local weather aata for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. todav. 12 noon 3 12 midnight .. -2 1 p m 3 1 a.m -2 2 p.m. ..; 3 2 a.m. -3 3 p.m. ..........;. 5 3 am -3 4 p.m 3 4 a.m -4 5 p.m. ... 2 5 a m -4 6 p.m 1 6 a.m -4 7 p.m 17 a.m. ... -5 8 p.m 0 8 a.m -4 9 p.m 0 9 a.m a 10 p.m -1 10 a.m. '-T 11 p m -1 U a.m S Preelpltatloa Total for the 24 hour norlpd end. ihg at mr.KUO InchesT”’'*’ The St. Mary's rivler was at 5.51 : feet.

Indiana Cold Wave Slated To Ease Today

By United Press International Indiana's record three-day subzero cold wave, which has already claimed at least three lives, was scheduled to relent today. Forecasters said a slow warming trend was expected to push afternoon temperatures to a range from 10 to 15 above, and temperatures tonight were scheduled to remain above zero. Overnight readings, however, skidded to below zero again throughout the state, with Shoals reporting a low of 13, Evansville 10, Indianapolis, South Bend and Lafayette 8, and Fort Wayne 4 below. Still, that was a “slight” improvement from 24 hours earlier when unofficially, at least, the mercury dropped to 20 below at Liberty and 16 below at Chesterton. Readings Wednesday morning ranging from 10 to 12 below zero were common as Hoosierland shivered through one of the coldest days in history. , The weatherman said lows tonight win range from 2 to 6 north to 3 to 10 south, and highs Friday win range from near 20 upstate to the mid-20s south. The outlook for Saturday was partly cloudy with a "continued warming trend.” Wednesday’s lows compared with the aU-time Indiana “ice box” record of 35 below at Greensburg Feb. 2, 1951. Greensburg had “only” 14 below Wednesday. The latest victim of the deathdealing cold wave was a rural Indianapolis man whose frozen body was found in an outhouse behind his home near West Newton. <- Deputy coroner Danny Glieeh said Walter Scott Haley, 65, apparently died of exposure after suffering a heart attack. Earlier, an elderly Indianapolis woman and a Lafayette area man were counted among the weather casualties. Bessie Cover, 72, Indianapolis, was found dead in her poorly heated home. A preliminary report indicated she died of exposure. Reuben Wilson, 70, near Attica, stumbled to the door of a mortician’s home at Lafayette and collapsed and died in the doorway. 'lbere, too, exposure was seen as probable cause of death. The cold wave hung on with such tenacity Wednesday that even a bright winter sun failed to push the mercury above zero during the day at some points. By mid-afternoon, it was stiU zeroat Indianapolis, and the day’s high—at 3:50 p.m. EST-was 1 above. , The U.S. Weather Bureau at Indianapolis said the mercury had failed to climb above zero on only five days in 90 years of records, the last time Jan. 23, 1926. Meanwhile, schools in scattered areas remained closed because of inadequate heating and power failures. „ Ambassador Killed In Auto Accident WARSAW (UPD — Four persons including the Outer Mongolian ambassador to Poland, Odjwyn Bat-Oczir, were killed here in an automobile accident Wednesday, the Polish press agency reported.

The weather was moderating slightly in the Midwest, but temperature records continued to topple in the southern half of the nation. The only states reporting above freezing temperatures were portions of California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Florida and all of Hawaii. Freeze To Death Men were found frozen to death in Mobile, Ala., and Albuquerque, N.M. At Risco, Mo., a leak in a bottled gas storage tank forced 500 persons to flee their homes. An ice jam on Montana’s Madison' River drove three ranch families from their homes and flooded a four-mile stretch of road. Low temperature records were set Wednesday in Ohio, Arkansas, the Florida Panhandle, Indiana, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, and Alabama. Mobile, Ala., reported 11 degrees early today. In parts of Texas, schools, churches, armories and other public buildings were opened to persons whose homes were not equipped to cope with the cold.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 11, 1962.

President Kennedy Asks Congress For Tools To Strengthen Free World

lEd Hagan To Head I I Decatur C. Os C. al j I I Ed Hagan Tthe board of directors of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce held a meeting at the Chamber office Wednesday night, electing officers for the year and further completing plans for the annual banquet to be held Thursday, .Jap--25 Ed Hagan was selected president of the board, and Wayne Price was picked to serve as first vice president. Herb Banning was elected second vice president, and Art Heimann was chooseiftAasurer. W. Guy Brown was re-fwmed executive secretary. After the election, the board of directors spent some some time i on plans for the annual joint meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary club and Lions club. An excellent musical program has been arranged, and the speaker for the affair will be Dr. Dean Berkley of Indiana University. This will also be ladies’ night. The public is invited to attend the January 25 meeting, and tickets may be purchased at the First State Bank, either Holthouse store, and the Decatur Daily Democrat office. Tickets will be mailed the first of the week to all members of the Rotary and Lions clubs, and the Chamber of Commerce. s Jaycees Plan For Bosses Night Dinner The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce, in recognition of national Jaycee week January 2126, will hold the first “Bosses Night” dinner January 24. The dinner will be held in the Four Seasons dining room at Villa Lanes at 6:30 p.m. Lt. Col. Lyle G. Frost, of the United States Air Force, will be the featured speaker. Col. Frost will speak on the subject of “Missile Missions," which includes a current comparison of the missile strength of the United States with that of the Soviet Union. In addition, a distinguished service award will be presented to the young man 21-35 years of age who has contributed the most to Decatur in 1961. The winner of the award does not have to~bea Jaycee. More details about; the award will be released later, 1 [Jack Petrie, president of the Decatur Jaycees; will act as emAee at the banquet, and every member of the Junior Chamber is urged to extend an invitation to his employer to join him at the dinner. National Celebration The Decatur Jaycees are joining in the celebration of Jaycee week throughout the nation. The week honors the 1915 founding of the young men’s civic club, which has given the younger element of cities throughout the nation and the world a chance to show their abilities. The local chapter was organized in the fall of 1960. a Built bn the solid foundation ofT (Continued on Page Eight l

Giant Bomber Smashes Speed Records Today TORREJON, Spain (UPI) — A giant, eight-jet Strategic Air Command bomber landed here at 2:10 p.m. (7:10 a.m. CST) today after a 12,519-mile hop from Okinawa in the western Pacific. It smashed 11 distance and speed records for non-stop, non-refuelled flights. The gleaming 852 H bomber, piloted by Air Force Maj. Clyde P. Evely, 39, Petersburg, Va., hit the runway of the U.S. Air Force Base here exactly 22 hours and 10 minutes after take-off from the Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa. SAC Commander-in-Chief Gen. Thomas S. Power, in a message to the eight-man crew of the -9“ Operation Persian Rug” bomber, hailed the flight as “historic.” He underlined its cold war importance by saying the fl ig h t “proved that SAC aircraft have the capability of reaching target destinations in any area of the globe.” The biggest mark broken today by the bomber from the Minot, N.D., Air Force Base, was the previous record for a non - stop, non-refuelled flight by any aircraft. It was set in 1946 by the Navy Neptune bomber “Truculent Turtle,” which flew from Perth, i Australia, to Columbus, Ohio, 11,235.6 miles in 55 hours and 18 minutes. Immediately after the SAC jet bomber taxied to a ha It here, trailing a yellow brake parachute, an Air Force band broke into “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Maj. Gen. David Wade, commander of the 16th Air Force, I presented each of the crew members with a Distinguished Flying Cross. Among the 11 records shattered today was the previous world record for a non-stop, non-refuelled flight by a jet aircraft, set in 1958 by an Air Force KCI3S jet tanker which flew 10,299 miles. Today’s plane, tagged a “Combat Operational PS2H Jet StratoFortress or Missile Platform Bomber” by the Air Force, made the trip from Okinawa byway of Tokyo, Seattle, Wash., Fort Worth, Tex., Washington, D.C., and the Lajes Air Force Base in the Azores. The plane nit its top speed on the run from Washington, DC., to the Azores, everaging 658 miles an hour. Major Evely called it a “real fine flight.” “It went just as we had planned —with some 200 pounds of fuel in reserve,” he said. An Air Force spokesman here said the plane could easily have flown on “to Africa or England.” (At Frankfurt, Germany, the U.S. Air Force announced a C 135 jet transport carrying 73 troops from the 4th Infantry Division today set an unofficial record by flying 5.160 miles non-stop from Tacoma, Wash., to Germany over a modified polar route in 10 hours and 10 minutes.) Aboard the 852 in addition to Evely were: Capt Henry Sienkiewicz, 38. Dornsife, Pa., copilot; Maj. Dwight Baker, 40, Dayton, Ind., radar-navigator; Maj. Edmond Bible, 41, Coshocton, Ohio, navigator; Capt. Edward McLaughlin, 30, Greenwood, Ark., tlectronic warfare officer; M.Sgt. Richard Pdsten, 33, Akron, Ohio, gunner; Maj. Robert Carson, 45, Flint, Mich., alternate aircraft commander; and Ist Lt. William Telford; 26, Brooklyn, N.Y., alternate navigator. A Strategic Air Co m man d spokesman said the crew was chosen “at random.”

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy asked Congress today for an array of new economic tools, including discretionary power to cut tariffs and reduce personal income taxes, to strengthen the free world against the Communist offensive. In his State of the Union Message to the newly convened lawmakers, Kennedy said a cold war armistice "seems very far away.” He noted particularly the critical problems posed by Berlin, Laos and Viet Nam. He cited with obvious pride, however, U.S. military progress during his first year in the White House and said his new defense budget provides for more missiles, men and substantial increases in Air Force fighter units. This country, he said, has “rejected any all-or-nothing posture which would leave no choice but Inglorious retreat br unlimited retaliation.” Prosperity At Home Kennedy’s wide-ranging economic, defense and foreign policy proposals were keyed to the theory that prosperity must be maintained at home to counter successfuly the constant threat threat of military, political and economic aggression by the Communists. His 6,000-word message, delivered in person to a joint session of the House and Senate, was carried to the of the country and overseas by radio and television. The President sought an extensive domestic legislative package, some parts of which were sure to provoke controversy in this election year. To slow any future recession, he asked for standby authority, subject to congressional veto, to cut personal income tax rates within a specified range. While he did not go into details, it was learned he wanted power to cut the basic tax rate from 20 to 15 per cent. The President renewed his request for health insurance for the aged financed through the Social Security system —a plan opi posed by the American Medical Association and many conservative members of Congress. He also requested federal financing of mass immunization against disease and a new concept of public welfare to shift federal emphasis from direct relief to rehabilitation. Aid For Schools Kennedy renewed in strong terms his request for federal aid to education for public school construction, teacher salaries, loans for new college buildings, federally financed college scholarships and a new nationwide attach on adult illiteracy. He seemed assured of getting a college aid program but the public school plan apparently was dead, killed by last year’s controversy over extending it to parochial or private schools. Top item on Kennedy’s foreign agenda was trade. He proposed a new five-year plan to replace (Continued on Page Eight) Advertising Index Advertiser Paß ® Adams Theater 3 Arnold Lumber Co., Inc. 7 Burk Elevator Co. 5 Custom Craft Homes 5 Chic Di*y Cleaners & Laundry 8 Decatur-Kocher Lumber, Inc.— 6 Equity Dairy Store ..—.4 Evans Sales & Service, Inc. — 5 First State Bank of Decatur — 4 Fairway Restaurant 8 Allen Fleming ——— 5 Gambles —- 4 Holthouse Drug Co. 8 Haflich & Morrissey — — 3 Kohne Prug Store — -—— 6 Lengerich Awnings & Railings 5 Model Hatchery ——— 5 Niblick & Co. — 3 Price Men’s Wear — * 7 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co. 2 Schwartz Ford Co.. Inc. ——— 8 Sears, Roebuck & Co. 6 Sheets Furniture 2 Sonotone of Eastern Indiana — 6 Teeale-.Xniek .5 Teen Togs —— 3 .Villa Lanes 2

Begin Organization Os Optimists Club The Deeatur Optimist club took • its first steps toward formal or- • ganization this morning as var- ! ious committees were elected • and appointed. A nominating committee suggested several , names for the members to con- ; sider for election at next week’s > meeting. A by-laws- committee, headed by the Rev. Kenneth Angle, submitted the proposed by-laws of the newly organized service club, and several names were submitted as prospective members. It was decided by the membership that the $25 annual dues could be paid quarterly, if desired, as long as the member realized that he was obligated for one year. Committees Named 4 Ralph Habegger, temporary chairman of the Decatur Optimists club, appointed Arthur Suttles as chairman of the nominating committee, assisted by Dr. C. W. Freeby and Dr. O. A. Spiegel. The committee submitted the names of Ralph Habegger, ; Dan Freeby and Dick Evans for ’ consideration for president, first i vice president, and second vice president. The number of votes received by each of these men ■ will determine the position they fill. Herman Knapke and Clete Mili ler were nominated as joint sec-retary-treasurers, Carl Braun volunteered as program chairman. Dr. Harold DeVor will be 1 in charge of the telephone comi mittee. and Jack Heller was aps pointed sergeant-at-arms. Earl i Cass and Tom Briede assisted ■ Rev. Angle on the by-laws com- ► mittee. Aid Youth The objects of the only morning- : meeting Decatur service club I are: to develop optimism as a ■ philosophy of life; to promote an I active interest in good govern- • ment and civic affairs; to inspire respect for law; to promote pa-1

11 Men Killed I In Mine Blast

> HERRIN, 111. (UPI) — Rescuers probing the smoke and fume- • filled tunnels of Blue Blaze Coal Mine No. 2 today found the shat- ’ tered bodies -of 11 men trapped ; when an explosion tore through 5 the shaft. There were no sur- ' vivors. — . ’ ~T!w bodies could" not be removes’ until ventilator fans blew the mine ? free of carbon monoxide left by * the apparent methane gas explo- ' sion. Recovery of the bodies was to be attempted later today. Relatives of the victims were informed of the outcome of the . tragedy by William Orlandi, Ulij nois director of mines and minf erals, in a terse announcement. ; Wives of two of the dead broke j into sobs. The crowd of friends I and relatives gradually dispersed j into the 4 below cold. j Cause Not Known i Orlandi declined to discuss pos- ; sible causes of the blast. Mine j owner Claude Gentry who was , attending his own 45th birthday I party when news of the blast j came Wednesday night, said he j had “no idea” as to the cause. ; But the state mine inspector, i Ray McCluskey, theorized the i workmen at the coal face may j have cut into a trapped pocket of r Methane. ; The gas could have been > touched off by a miner lighting a j cigarette, a spark from a machine ; or an electric short. » The body of the cage operator ; was found a few feet from the i shaft. That of the motorman lav (1 about 40 feet away. Bodies of the > remaining nine were strewn about

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triotism and work for interna- : tional accord among all people; to aid and encourage the development of youth. Working with and for the young people of Decatur and the surrounding area will be the main community purpose of the Optimists club. This work is handled in many ways, including recognition and outlets for the exceptional youngster, recognition of community youth leaders who work on a volunteer basis, and continued emphasis on the established youth programs of the community. Further projects for the development of the young people of the area will be started as the club develops. Picks USS America Name For New Ship WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy has set aside the name “USS America” for the country’s eighth super aircraft carrier, due for completion in 1964. No ship since the Revolutionary War has carried that name, the Navy said Wednesday. Kennedy, McNamara To Receive Degrees WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy and Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara win receive honorary degrees in March from the University of California in Berkeley. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said Wednesday that Kennedy also would speak at the special “Charter Day” observances in the third week of March. A specific date win be set later. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, a little light snow likely and windy tonight. Friday partly cloudy and wanner. Low tonight 5 to 15 above north, sero to 10 above south. High Friday In 20s north, 12 to 20 south. Sunset today 5:11 p. m. Sunrise Friday 8:00 a. m. Outlook for Saturday: Cloudy and a little warmer with snow north. Low Friday night 15 to 20. High Sati urday mostly in upper 20s.

the coal face, some 750 feet to the east of the shaft. Gentry said the rescue teams told him the blast tumbled coal cars and timbers askew. Damage to the mine was said to be extensive. ■ - Never Had Chance The men of the second shift apparently never had a chance when the mighty blast, which could be heard and felt two. miles away, rumbled through the tunnel. There was no indication that any of the men had survived the force of the blast, only to succumb later to fumes or burns. The explosion site was miles northwest of Herrin and a mile from the smaller community of Carterville. Herrin is 90 miles southeast of St. Louis. The Blue Blaze mine had been called a blessing when it opened in the economically depressed lllindis region called “Little Egypt” six months ago. But shortly after 6 p.m., CST, Wednesday, a choking ball of hot, black smoke welled from the mine shaft. - Pieces of shredded timber and mangled steel fell from tht smoke. The window of an auto 30 yards from the pithead was shattered. Death underground was no stranger to the people who waited above. At West Frankfort, 81., scarcely 20 miles away from the Blue Blaze mine, 119 men died when the New Orient Coal Mine blew up on Dec. 22, 19SU- At nearby Centralia? 111., 11l miners died in another coal mine explosion,.. >