Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1962 — Page 1

Vol. LX No. 11,

i '"0 JMBALLE WILL RUN—Ohio’s Gov. Michael V. DiSalle, with his ' wife at his left, announced in Columbus he will run for reelection. He had been offered a post in President Kennedy’s cabinet.

Name County's Net Champion Tonight

Adams county’s high school basketball champion for the 196162 season will be named at approximately 9:30 o’clock tonight when the final buzzer sounds at the Adams Central gym. The Berne Bears, winners of the championship for the last two years, were to meet the Monmouth Eagles at 1 o’clock this afternoon in the first semi-final game. The Bears, with a 9-2 record, qualified for the semi-finals Wednesday by defeating the Geneva Cardinals, 68-34. The Eagles, now 9-3, eliminated the Decatur Commodores, also Wednesday, 59-54. The Pleasant Mills Spartans. *4-7), who drew the first round bye, make their first tourney appearance at 2:15 this afternoon, tangling with the Adams Central Greyhounds, (4-81, who edged the Hartford Gorillas Thursday, 51-49. This afternoon’s winners will battle at 8:15 tonight for the county championship. To Present Trophies G. W. Vizard, superintendent of the Adams county schools, will present trophies to the county champions, and the county second team champions immediately following tonight’s final. The Monmouth reserve team won the second team title Thursday night, defeating the Berne Cubs, champions for the last two years, 37-32. | I Near Half Million | Received In County Adams county and its incorporated cities and towns received $440,229.28 for road construction and improvement in 1961 through license fees and other funds paid into Indiana’s motor vehicle highway acount by the state’s automobile and truck operators. Statistics compiled by the highway planning survey department of the state highway department, show that $357,217.36 went to the county for this purpose and $83,011.92 was allocated for road work in these urgan areas: Berne, $17,526.42; Decatur, $55,197.66; Geneva, $6,980.09, and Monroe, $3,307. 75. Statewide this account returned $61,847,511.44 to the state’s 92 counties and 545 incorporated cities and towns for road improvement in 1961. The bureau of public roads reports Indiana’s trucking industry is responsible for 36.4 per cent of this highway improvement fund, or $22,512,494.18 statewide and $160,243.46 in Adams county. , ... The account is collected through the motor fuel tax, motor vehicle fees, civil penalties, public service commission fees, court fees and state police miscellaneous receipts. After disbursements to the Indiana state police, Office of traffic safety, Purdue University and to the state highway department, the remainder is t hen allocated to counties on the basis of the number of motor vehicle registrations and miles of roads and to cities solely on a population basis. This account is over and above perty tax assissments each year. In the .case,of trucks, this amount to more than $22,000,000 annually and does not include the millions paid on other truck equipment Such as freight terminals and garages.

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The championship trophies are awarded annually by the Decatur Daily Democrat. Vizard will also present the Everett Rice sportsmanship trophy, awarded by Robert Marnier, to the school whose team, coaches and fans are adjudged as showing the best sportsmanship throughout the tourney. * .. •’ - The Limberlost Bell, traveling trophy for Adams county teams, will also be awarded to the county champions. Fears Os Civil War Growing In Algeria By ALAN RAYMOND = United Press International ALGIERS, Algeria (UPDFears of a civil war in Algeria mounted today with the cryptic rightwing message that the “orange trees soon will _bloorh anew” and advice to Europeans to hoard food and gold. The rightwing secret army organization (OAS) appealed to their followers during a day of continued violence in which 27 persons were killed and 28 wounded. The latest attacks raised the i casualty count in Algeria since I the start of the new year to 194 killed and 396 wounded. The “orange trees” message rej minded listeners of another coded message — “the cigarettes are burning” — which signaled the start of a wave of violence during the first few days of 1962. Observers said it would mean anything from a new putsch like last April’s generals’ revolt to increased violence by the OAS in retaliation for Moslem rebel terrorism. They said it also could be a new attempt by the OAS to stretch the government's nerves to the breaking point. The broadcast urged Europeans to stock up with two months’ supi ply of food and for each European to buy S2O worth of gold to drain France’s gold reserves. Tough French troops moved into Algiers, Oran and other cities Friday as a precaution against new violence. But most Moslem and OAS killers are becoming expert in the art of assassination. In Oran, a plastic bomb wounded the daughter of Moslem Mohammed Ben Ahmed Friday. As Ahmed rushed from his home, European terrorist gunmen killed him. On the other side, rebel gunmen of the National Liberation Front (FLN) are adept at slipping up on a victim in a crowd, stabbing him silently in the back and slipping away again as the victim Tails dead. These tactics are the hallmark of the grim back-alley war being fought here for control of Algeria’s future. Fort Wayne Man On Highway Commission INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)-J. Earle Wooding, Fort Wayne, president of ABC Coach Lines, is the new Republiean member of the Indiana Highway Commission. Governor Welsh appointed Wooding Friday to fill a vacancy created by the death last month of Hugo Weissbrodt. Fort Wayne, who had served since Welsh took office a year ago. ‘

Four Indicted In $1 MNlion Embezzlement HAMMOND, Ind. (UPD— Four members of a prominent Hammond family today awaited trial in connection with a $1 million embezzlement from a savings and loan association at nearby Whiting. A federal grand jury here Fri•day indicted Joseph Chilla, his brother, Benedict, 45, and their sisters, Mrs. Clara Chilla Greskovich and Mrs. Helen Chilla Yancich, in connection with the thefts over a 22-year period. • Joseph Chilla was the board chairman of the Liberty Savings and Loan Association, Whiting, which his father once headed. His brother was the secretary-treasur-er and their sisters were employed as tellers. The brothers were arrested Dec. 1 by FBI agents following an investigation which began when an examination of the institution’s books showed discrepancies. The charges against their sisters, however, were not revealed until the grand jury acted. The indictment charged Benedict C hilla with two counts of making false entries in monthly reports to the board of directors last year. His brother was charged with misapplication of loan payments totaling more than SIO,OOO. The women were charged with embezzlement and misapplication of funds. ——— Allan Gillies, agent in charge of the FBl’s Indianapolis office, said at the time the brothers were arrested that the embezzlement was carried out through manipulation of deposits in a secret ledger' kept by the brothers. Asst. U.S. Dist. Atty. Phillip C. Potts, South Bend, said that the sisters took part in the scheme by diverting to their brothers funds d epositea by stockholders whose accounts were kept in the secret ledger. He said that deposit slips and funds from such stockholders were “taken out of file normal flow of business” and given to their brothers. Potts said he did not know how many accounts were involved in the scheme or how they were chosen. The FBI said that whenever a stockholder whose account was listed in the secret ledger withdrew his funds he was paid from other bank sources and another stockholder was chosen to replace him. Friends and neighbors said members of the family lived quietly and there was no indication of how the money was used. Some businessmen who knew the brothers well saidtheymight have been too open-handed with . their friends and found themselves involved over their heads. “They would give you the shirt off their back,” said one mer- ' chant. Above Freezing Is Forecast In State 1 By United Press Interntional Temperatures were expected to climb above freezing over most of Indiana today for the first time J this week — but don’t expect a heat wave. Highs ranging from 28 tq 36 ; were due this afternoon and again Sunday in the wake of a warmup 1 which kept the mercury from sub-zero levels Friday night for • the first time in five days. Lowest readings early this morn- : ing were 13 at Indianapolis. Lou- ' isville had a low of 17 and Cincinnati and Chicago 20. Highs Friday ranged from 19 at South Bend to 25 at Evansville, * and they were so warm, comparatively speaking, to daytime readings earlier this week that it seemed almost like spring in the air. The warmup was expected to last through Monday. But it may bring more precipitation. Forecasters said there was a “chance” of some light snow north, rain central and rain or snow south Sunday, and rain south becoming rain and snow mixed north Monday. Deratar Temperatwrra Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon .16 12 midnight .. IS 1 p.m 17 1 a.m 18 2 p.m. 19 2 a.m 18 3 p.m 20 3 a.m. 18 4 p.m. 19 4 a.m. 19. 5 p.m. -18 5 a.m. 19 6 p.m 17 6 a.m 20 7 p.m . 17 7 a.m f 20 • 6 p.rn IS •S-'UTm; i... 10 9 p.m II 9a m 22 10 p.m 18 io a-m 28 It p.m. Il 11 a.m 27 PreHnltatlea Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today. 0 inches The St. Mary’s river Was at 4.36 feet. .' ; r’;”"' '“"7. v ’’ ' .... 7' . -

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 13,1962.

Midwest Is Warned New aTY ■-. . - —; Cold And Snow Onslaught Building Up In Rockies

I Ernie Kojvacs Dies In Auto Accident

—'—. WEST LOS ANGELES, Calif s (UPD— Comedian Ernie Kovaes, returning home from a gay baby shower for the Milton Berles, was killed instantly today when his car skidded on a rain-slick street and smashed into a utility pole. The 42-year-old TV-movie star, who loved fast foreign cars, lost control of his compact station wagon and spun over the curb, hitting the pole broadside. Police said they believed, because of the force of the impact, he was driving fairly fast. Ambulance attendants were unable to extricate the body from the wreck until a tow truck arrived with special equipment. When the battered car was removed all that remained in the wet, glass-spattered street was a pool of blood and a long black cigar, Kovac’s trademark. 2 Kovacs had left the home of director Billy Wilder at approximately 4:20 a.m. EST, where he had attended the party with his wife, singer - comedienne Edie

Proposed Rail Merger Scored

NEW YORK (UPD—The proposed $5.5 billion merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads—which would be the biggest corporate marriage ever—has been denounced as "catastrophic” by representatives of railway labor unions. The two giants of eastern transportation Friday announced plans to merge and form the nation’s 11th largest corporation — unless barred by their stockholders or the federal government. The Railway Labor Executives’ Association, representing 24 railway labor organizations, reacted Friday night by labeling the plan “the most catastrophic proposal in its potential effects upon the future welfare of the nation and the railroad industry itself.” The rail unions fear loss of jobs and members in a merger. A merger would form a 20,000mile rail network stretching from Boston-New York-Washington to Chicago and St. Louis, by far the largest system in the nation. Both lines now are running in the red, and a merger was expected to save upwards of SIOO million a' year in costs. The merger application will be filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) “probably within 30 days.” Stockholder Approval Expected Stockholder approval is expected at the lines’ annual meetings in May. The new corporation would be named “Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Co.” The biggest hurdles are expected to be needed approval by the ICC, which must judge if a merger is in the public interest, and possible tough anti-trust scrutiny by the Justice Department. The Justice Department said in Washington it was “too early to tell” if its anti-trust division would take a hard look at the proposed merger. The ICC, however, has looked with favor on four mergers—none approaching the size of the New York Central — Pennsylvania—in the past two years to help the financially troubled industry rise out of its red ink, The New York Central showed a profit of $1 million in* 1960, but lost $15.9 million during the first 11 months of last year. The Pennsylvania lost $7.8 million in 1960 and reported losses of S2.T for the 11 months through November, 1961. ,

i , 'Adams. He met his death at 4:30 a.m. Also attending the party were Kovac’s friends, the Dean Martins, Kirk Douglases, Lucille Ball and her new husband, Gary Morton, in addition to French star Yves Montand, actor Martin Gabel and a half-dozen other Hollywood couples. Upon learning of her husband’s death Miss Adams collapsed. She was put under sedation by a doctor. Wilder, along with comedians—and Kovacs’ close friends — Jack Lemmon and Buddy Hackett, rushed to the widow’s home and remained there through the morning. “Hard To Believe” "My God,” Wilder said, “It’s bard to believe. "Ernie came late to the party. He had been working. Edie arrived in the small car. the Corvair station wagon, and when she left she traded cars, taking Ernie’s big Rolls-Royce."

CaU Savings "Substantial” The joint announcement made by New York Central President , Alfred E. Perlman and the Pennsylvania’s chairman, James M. Symes, said savings in a merger “would be substantial, *’ but added that the eract amoung had not yet been determined. The executives declared: “The merger of the New York Central and the Pennsylvenia Railroad is an economic necessity which will benefit the nations’ economy. Improvement of service and more efficient utilization of facilities and the economy of a joint operation will place the merged railroad in a better position to serve the public.” A merger would create a corporation with $5.5 billion in assets. The two lines now have about 134,000 employes. It is on that latter point that union objections revolve. The two roads have roughly parallel service westward from Pittsburgh and Cleveland to Chicago and St. Louis, and a merged organization obviously would be hopeful of cutting down on personnel and service. The Railway Labor Executives’ Association called for Congress to revise merger policies “if the railroad industry is to be prevented from consolidating itself out of existence, with great harm to the public.” Faurote Funeral Services Monday Funeral services for William E. Faurote, who died Thursday after a lengthy ilness, will be held at 9:15 a m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic church. Burial“will be in the Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the Gillig & Doan funeral home until time of the services. Rosary services will be Sunday, instead of tonight, as announced yesterday, by the Third Order of St. Francis at 7:30 and the Holy Name society at 8 o’clock. Ppllbears will be five sons, John, Herman, Leo, Edward and James Faurote, and Sam Wagner. Honorary pallbearers members of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, will be James McGill,. William Kohne, Herman Geimer, John Schurger, Irenaeus Gase and August Hermann. NOON EDITION

By United Press International The Midwest was warned to expect another onslaught of cold and snow today as a warming cloud cover brought relief to the frost-stricken farmers of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Florida farmers stoked up their smudge pots to protect vegetables and citrus crops as the mercury ’ fell below the freezing mark. ' Temperatures dropped below zero ’ in parts of New England. - The warmup in Texas may ’ have come too late. Three consecutive nights of sub-freezing weather already had ruined the unharvested citrus and vegetable crops in the Rio Grande Valley. ’ It was estimated that at least sls million was lost to farmers and laborers. The damage to the citrus trees ’ could not yet be assessed in money terms. A low pressure area developing in the eastern slopes of the Rockies might expand into another major winter storm, the U.S. Weather Bureau cautioned. Motorists planning weekend trips in west and north Kansas, central and east Nebraska and lowa were warned to check road conditions. At least 207 persons were killed in the lengthy nationwide cold spell. Texas alone had 34 deaths . attributed to the weather. A woman froze to death in the mountains of Virginia when she went for aid for her husband, stricken with a heart attack. Another Virginia woman froze to death when she walked through the woods near her home. A government lockmaster drowned in the icy Fox River at Appleton, Wis., as he helped clear ice from a lock gate. A 4-year-old boy died of exposure in an alley about 100 yards from his home at West Blocton, Ala. Live Bomb Found On Porch Os Negro Home CHICAGO (UPD—A Negro father today hurled a live bomb found on his porch into the street in front of his home. The bomb, made up of three sticks of dynamite, exploded as it hit the pavement. The femily discovered the bomb on its porch when its dog began barking. Walter Speedy, 42, told police he had been getting threats since he had bought a two-flat apartment in an all-white neighborhood. Speedy said he and his family still planned to move into the new apartment. The attempted bombing occurred shortly after midnight today. When the dog began to bark, Mrs. Yvonne Speedy opened the door. On the porch she saw what she thought was a firecracker with a sputtering fuse. She called her husband. When Speedy saw the bomb, he shouted for one of his children to bring a pail of water. Then he realized that the fuse had burned close to the point of explosion. Speedy grabbed the bomb and threw it into the street where it blew up. AU the windows in the front of the flour-flat apartment in which Speedy lived were shattered by the explosion. Speedy said he bought a twoflat apartment in December. A bomb exploded there on Dec. 18. Speedy has been promised police protection when he moves into the apartment in the all-white area. He said he has been getting threatening letters, which he probably will turn over to postal authorities. f ' r INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy, not so odd tonight. Sunday cloudy, chance of some light anew - extreme north, rata south. Low tonight 34 to 38. High Sunday 28 to 38. Outlook for Monday: Rain south, becoming rain and anew mixed north.

Health Board Holds Hearing

The Decatur board of health held its second hearing this morning on the granting of a new 1962 “sanitation approved” decal to a Decatur restaurant or grocery. A third hearing is scheduled for next week. Last week’s meeting was the first such hearing for new members of the board Dr. R. E. Allison and Dr. C. WiUiam Freeby. Other board members are Dr. John B. Terveer, city health officer, and Mrs. Jean GUliom, secretary of the board. Protect PubUc The hearings are part of the board’s program to cooperate with and assist aU local food and beverage operations in complying witfi' e 'the ’1958 sanitation code, the purpose of which is to protect die public. The state health commissioner. Dr. A. C. Offutt, informed the city board of health in late November that it had tabulated the material resulting from the August inspection of Decatur restaurants and groceries. The state board of health periodically makes such surveys of communities, so that the focal board of health, and public, can know how the community compares with the minimum regulations established in the state. The state inspects the local establishments, and the working of the local board, without prior warning, much as the city sanitarian inspects the local restaurants and groceries, to determine the actual practices and policies. Compliance Higher In 1958 a pre-enforcement survey was made by the state, and it showed that local places so covered had a 47.1% compliance in restaurants, and 36% in groceries. The 1961 survey showed 60.8% in restaurants, an increase of 13.2 rating points, and 51.4% in retail food markets, an increase of 15.4 points. The purpose of) the enforcement survey and program evaluation was to determine the methods and techniques used by the local health department in conducting its program, to evaluate its effectiveness, and to offer constructive criticism or commendations. Sanitarian Commended The state board of health commended the city sanitarian, Ray Lehman, for “making comprehensive and thorough inspections at more frequent intervals than the prescribed minimum as provided by the local ordinances. “It is also evident,” the report continued, “that considerable time and effort have been spent working with the many service organizations. churches, and private Advertising Index Adams Theater »... 6 Beavers Oil Service, Inc 4 Burk Elevator Co. 5 Bower Jewelry Store 3 Citizens Telephone Co. 4 Decatur Ready-Mix Corp. 4 Decatur Record Store 3 Decatur-Kocher Lumber, Inc... 5 Evans Sales & Service, Inc. — 5 Este’s Bakery .... T 3 Fairway ... 6 Allen Fleming .... 5 First State Bank of Decatur — 6 Gillig & Doan Funeral Home —JJ Habegeer-Schafers L. & S. Builders 5 Mcßride & Son Welding & Engineering .... 5 Pike Lumber Co. ±.... 5 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc.s Smith Drug Co 3 Sheets Furniture 4 Shen on co. 5 Teeole Truck Line 5 Vffla Lanes 6 Walter Wiegmann. Auctioneer 5 Church Page Sponsors 3

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clubs that prepare or serve food. It should be noted that time spent -- in conducting such an educational program often produces results that cannot be measured in terms of a sanitary rating.” Progress Slow The report continued, “Th slight increase in sanitary rating indicated OH this survey is not the degree of progress normally associated with an effective retail food program of approximately three years duration. The following conditions are cited as passible reasons for this lack of significant progress. “1. The sanitarian has been able to effect change in many of the establishments by educational •methods. However, there are about one-third of the establishments that have failed to respond to the educational approach. These are th® tower rated establishments that more greatly effect the community's health and tower the sanitation rating. “2. The board of health and health officer have not instituted a policy of strict enforcement and follow-up to the routine inspection program being conducted by the sanitarian. “3. Issuing ‘sanitation approved’ decals to establishments before they qualify or have demonstrated the ability to operate at high, levels of sanitation with a minimum of help from the health department, has a tendency to lower the standard of sanitation and is reflected in the sanitary rating.” RecoasmendatfoM The state board of health then made the following recommendations to the Decatur board of health, the first of which has led to the holding of more hearings, in fact, one each Saturday of this month, through the 20th. “1. Adopt a policy of strict en(Continued on Page Three) To Nominate Men For Service Award Any member of the community will be able to nominate a local young man for the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce “distinguished service award” to be presented at the annual bosses night banquet. The banquet will be held at the Four Seasons dining room at Villa Lanes Wednesday, January 24 at 6:30 p. m. Nominating blanks for the distinguished service award will be sent to each preacher in Deca- 'T fur, industrial leaders, and the leaders of civic organizations. In addition, a supply of blanks will be made available to the general public at various points in town. They will be available Monday. The only qualification for the recipient of the award is that he be between the ages of 21 and 35. To be eligible, a man must not have become 36 before January 1,1962. It is not necessary that the nominee be a member of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce. Jayeee Week The banquet and award will be the local highlight in the Decatur Jaycees’ celebration of national Jayeee week. Both are the first of what is planned to be an annual affair sponsored by the Jaycees. In addition to the banquet and award, the featured speaker of the evening will be Lt. Col. Lyle G. Frost of the United States Air Force. Col. Frost will give a very timely talk on ‘'Missile Missions” which win include comparing U. S. missile strength with that of Russia.