Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 133, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1962 — Page 1

VOL. LX NO. 133.

Senate Committee To , Open Public Hearings On Estes Case June 27

Council Okays 5 Ordinances

Five ordinances were adopted by the Decatur city council in the semi-monthly meeting Tuesday night, three ordinances approving contracts for razing of buildings and a stack at the old steam plant. Three of the ordinances adopted approved contracts between the city and the Kyser-Nelson Steel and Salvation Corp, of Cleveland, for tearing down buildings, a smoke stack and two coal silos at the location of the former steam plant. One contract was for the remov al of the stack and its foundations at the old plant, for a price of $1,900. The second contract was for removal of two coal silos and a one-story boiler house for $1,500, and the third was for removal of a three-story boiler house for $1,900. Another ordinance adopted approved a contract with the Weikel Line Co. for street light improvements, Street Lights The Weikel company will furnish all necessary labor, materials and supplies for construction and installation of 31 new street lights. The new lights will be installed along Second street, between Adams and Marshall streets, and along Monroe street, between Hurd street and the east entrance to the St. Mary’s river bridge-.- -- Total price for the work, including extras, is $12,207.60. The city council has been thinking very strongly about re-lighting the city, and this appears to be the first step, an experimental area. Still another ordinance approving a contract was adopted by the council at their Tuesday evening meeting. Water Main Work This ordinance approved a contract with Baker and Schultz of Decatur for installation of water mains on Jackson, Line and Bollman streets, all in line with specifications set out by city engineer Ralph E. Roop. Cost of the work to the city will be $4,996, with an additional $92 for hauling pipe from the city storage lot to Line street. A lengthy discussion was held on a request by some residents of the Bollmanßush street area in Decatur, on extending a street. Among those appearing at the meeting were Clarence Strickler, Harman Kraft and Mr. and Mrs. Laures Meyer. The property owners requested extending Rod street, the recently improved street that runs east and west of Russell street, the first street north of Bollman street. The property owners requested the city extend Rod street east to High street, which would provide another outlet to the Southeast elementary Schol. It was explained to those present by city attorney Robert S. Anderson that the city does not build new streets. Anderson explained, however, that the property owners could have the street built, with the costs assessed to them, and then dedicate it to the city. Who would then take over the , street’s maintenance. Should Petition Also brought up was the matter ' of extending the water main, I which would be an approximate ] 200 foot extension. Anderson told 1 Mrs. Meyer to get a petition with : the signatures of those affected : on both issues, and turn it in at 1 the next council meeting, which ] she agreed to do. ] Julius Lengerich, 918 S. 13th 1 street, brought the matter of a ] bad sewer in his area before the ] council, which also raised a dis- ! cussion. f Mayor Donald Gage explained ' to Lepgerich that the county own- 1 ed the particular sewer he was ] referring to, and that the only ""H ■

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- -- * thing the city could do would be' to build a new city sewer there, which would be assessed the property owners. Lengerich also was requested by the city officials to get the signatures of the property owners Involved on a petition, and submit it at the next council meeting. A dedication of a plat submitted by Amos Ketchum, to be known as Ketchum’s first addition, was referred to the planning commission and a request by Lester Sheets and Herman Dierkes of North First street, to have an alley blacktopped, was referred to street commissioner Adolph Kolter. To BoUd Walks Councilman Lawrence Kohne and city engineer Roop stated they had met with an engineer of the Erie-Lackawanna railroad, and that the railroad is making plans to build sidewalks across the crossing on Line street. Roop explained that the Erie will furnish all labor and materiris, with the exception of two ton of blacktop, which the city will have to furnish. Councilman Bernard Clark said that the cost of the two tons would be only about $lB. The council then authorized city attorney Anderson to write a letter to the Erie’s division manager in Huntington, instructing them to go ahead with the work. A letter was read from Jim Cochran, city parking meter officer, requesting the council purchase the model V-2 parking meter cleaning machine, which was demonstrated at a recent council meeting. WUI Pay Off Cochran explained that the machine would easily pay for itself by cutting down repair expenses in a few years. Cost of the mechanism is slightly more than S4OO. After a short discussion, the council voted to purchase the machine. Fire chief Cedric Fisher reported a “very successful” open house held last Sunday at the fire station, which about 1,000 people attended, and city police chief James M. Borders requested the city authorize installation of stop signs on Jackson street, at the Second street intersection. The council voted to have street commissioner Kolter install the signs. Mayor Gage reported that the swimming pool is nearly ready for use, and city engineer Roop reported that painting has begun on the city's two new elevated water tanks. Following, the bills were read and allowed, and the council adjourned until the next meeting, slated for Tuesday, June 19. Advertising Index Advertiser Page A & P Tea Co., Inc 2 Adams Builders Supply, Inc. — ,5 Arnold Lumber Co’., Inc- 7 Beavers Oil Service, Inc. ——7 Burk Elevator Co. 5 Bower Jewelry Store 3 Cowens Insurance Agency 7 Doans Pills — 3 Drive In Theater 3 Evans Sales & Service, Inc. — 5 Gerber’s Super Dollar Market — 8 Haflich & Morrissey 3 Holthouse Drug Co. 7 Pauline Haugk Real Estate -— 5 P. N. Hirsch & Co. 3 Kent Realty & Auction Co. 4 Kroger 6 Kaye’s Shoe Store 7 Model Hatchery 5 National Tea Co., Inc- 4 L. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. 5 Smith Drug Co. - 3 Schmitt Meats 3 Teeple Truck Line 5 Villa Lanes '• Bill Zoss Chevrolet-Buick, — Inc. 5,7

I WASHINGTON (UPI) — ChairIman John L. McClellan, D-Ark., announced today that his Senate investigating subcommittee will open public hearings June 27 on the tangled Billie Sol Estes case. McClellan said in a statement that the hearings “will continue possibly for several weeks. . . during which time it is estimated that 100 witnesses may be called to testify.’’ The senator said he ordered the public phase of the inquiry as a result of material turned up in “preliminary” investigations by his staff. Among other things, the hearings will cover Estes’ dealings with the Agriculture Department and actions “taken by the department in connection therewith.” The subcommittees ’staff investigation of the Texas farm and fertilizer tycoon will continue until the June 27 hearings begin. The group now has more than 40 investigators lo oki n g into the Estes affair. Meanwhile, a House government operations subcommittee announced it will call Dr. James T. Ralph, deposed assistant secretary of agriculture, to explain his connections with Estes. The nouse subcommittee said Ralph will be the first witness when it resumes public hearings Thursday. He will be queried about his knowledge of Estes’ grain storage operations. Ralph told UPI in an interview that he will appear voluntarily and “will answer any questions put to me.” He said, however, that he had little information that could help the committee in its inquiry. Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman fired Ralph for charging personal telephone calls to Estes’ credit card. Ralph also told a Texas court of inquiry he tried on expensive clothing at a Dallas department store in the company of Estes. He denied ever receiving the clothing.

Thursday Deadline To File Expenses Thursday is the final day to file expense statements, county clerk Richard D. Lewton reminded candidates in the past primary election this morning. As of noon today, many who were primary election candidates had not filed a statement of expenses incurred in the election campaign. Those who do not file these statements could be found guilty of a misdemeanor, and also could be held from taking any position to which elected. Burl Johnson, Democratic nominee for state representative from Adams and Wells counties, filed a statement of $72.82 in Lewton’s office Tuesday, while Dan Everett, who lost the Republican sheriff’s nomination, filed expenses amounting to $163.50. All other candidates who have filed in the past two days showed no expenses on their statements. Included in this group are: Charles Burkhart, Sylvan Bauman, Lyle T. Bailey, Curtis Wulliman, William Kruetzman, Edgar Krupckeberg, Roger Yoder, Lowell M. Long, Calvin Nussbaum, Glen 'Griffiths and- F. W. Aumann. Bryan B. Hendricks Is Taken By Death 'Word has been received here of the death of Bryan B. Hendricks 66, a native of Monroe, who died May 31 at the Veterans administration hospital in Danville, 111., where he had been a patient since July 20, 1929. Mr. Hendricks wasan Army veteran of World War I. Survivors include his wife, Rena B. Hendricks of Fort Wayne: four sisters and one brother. Funeral services were held Monday at the Pape memorial home, with burial in the VA cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 6,1962.

...— 1 ■ jHl f ITf WHITE HOUSE VlSlT—Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter and his family call at the White House. Here, as Carpenter talks to reporters, his daughter Krista* 6. right, gazes at the President while Camfr, 5, stands solemnly beside her father. At right is Walter Williams, director of Project Mercury. Nixon Is Winner In California Primary

By United Press International Richard M. Nixon leaped his first political hurdle since his futile presidential campaign and most of the incumbents in primary elections in five states appeared sure of renomination today. Nixon claimed a handy victory in the California GOP primary for governor over conservative state Assemblyman Joseph C. Shell. Nixon congratulated Shell on “making a great fight” and said he was sure he would win in November against incumbent Gov. Edmund G. Brown, who swamped three little-known challengers in the Democratic primary. In another major race in California, Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel won renomination in the Republican primary over two conservative opponents. He will face state Sen. Richard Richards in November. He beat Richards easily in 1956. California was also nominating candidates for 38 seats in the House of Representatives. Beats Kennedy Friend In Mississippi, Rep. Jamie Whitten beat Rep. Frank Smith for the Democratic renomination in the state’s hottest race in 10 years. It came about when the congressmeh’s districts were merged in a reapportionment measure passed by the st ate legislature. Whitten, who bolted the national Democratic ticked in 1960, beat Smith, a friend of President Kennedy, by a margin of . nearly two to one. The state’s four other Democratic congressmen were renominated without difficulty. Democratic nomination is tantamount to election in Mississippi. In South Dakota, Sen. Francis Case won renomination for a third ‘erm over state Atty. Gen. A. C. Miller in the GOP primary. Case will run against former U.S. Food for Peace Director George McGovern, who was unopposed on the Democratic ticket. Leads in Idaho Vernon K. Smith, an attorney campaigning on a legalized gambling platform, held a heavy margin in the Democratic primary for governor of Idaho. In the GOP primary, incumbent Gov. Robert Smylie had held a commanding lead. Connecticut Republicans at the state convention nominated insur-

I ance executive John Alsop to run I on the GOP gubernatorial ticket. It took eight roll calls and the longest session for a single nomination in the history of the state GOP organization. Adams Central Board Names Dan Habegger Dan Habegger, of Monroe route 1, was appointed as the seventh member of the Adams Central community schools board, at a meeting of the six previously appointed members Monday evening. Habegger, who is a member of the present Adams Central board, will serve, along with the other six members, until the primary election in May of 1964, when the entire seven-man board will be named by the various township trusThe new board will officially take office July 1, when the new Adams Central community schools district becomes effective, along with the North Adams and South Adams community schools units. Other members of the Adams Central board, previously appointed b ythe various township trustees and advisory boards in the six districts, are as follows: District 1, Kirkland township — Fred Kaehr. District 2, French township — Elmer Isch. District 3, Washington township — Clark W. Smith. District 4, Monroe township — Martin Steiner. District 5, St. Mary’s township — Edwin F. Coil . District 6, Blue Creek township — Elisha Merriman. UDeratar Temperature* al weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 70 12 midnght .. 56 1 p m. 72 1 a.m 55 2 p.m 64 2 a.m 54 8 p m 72 3 a m 58 4 p m .ft..... 68 4 a.m 53 o p.m 52 5 a.m 52 « p m&. 67 6 a.m 54 7 P.m. 68 7 a.m 57 « P m r ... 66 8a m 58 9 p.m. 62 9 a.m 69 10 p.m <0 10 a.m 61 11 p m 57 11 a.m.V... 62 Total for the 24 hour period endin L»t 7 a.m. today, 45 inches. The St. .Mary’s river was at 9.95 feet.

David Moore Head Os Community Fund I ' ■ David Moore David E. Moore, manager of the Sears Roebuck & Co. store in this city, was elected president of the Decatur Community Fund, Inc., at the annual meeting held T u e sday. Other officers are Mrs. Leo Curtin, first vice president; Arthur Lenz, second vice president; Kenneth Gaunt, secretary: Mrs, John Boch, treasurer; Noble Nicodemus, Miss Helen Haubold, Vincent Bormann and the Rev. J. O. Penrod, directors; Justin Bleeke, executive secretary. New board members named this year are Lenz, Miss Haubold and Bormann. Ten agencies are included in the Community Fund, which holds its annual fund campaign each fan. Last year’s goal was fixed at $24,862. Agencies in the fund are: American Field Service, Boy Scouts, Crippled Children, Giry Scouts, Little League, Mental Health, Red Cross, Salvation Army, USO and Youth Center.

Driver Exams Are Given Here Today A total of 105 summer school students are taking their driver’s education examinations at Decatur high school today the first such mass examination ever held in the fourth congressional district. The area license examiner, Jack Lelagrange, is handling the testHeller and Mrs. Dorothy Beeler of the local license bureau branch. The 105 taking the exams are taking driver education in five classes in the summer school program at the high school. The driver education permits enable them to drive during their training period, although not 16 years of age . The testing began at 8:30 o’clock this morning and is expected to take most of the day to complete. The summer school program this year includes five classes for the more than hundred students taking driver training. Five Teachers Bill McColly, the school’s regular driver education teacher, is one of the teachers this summer. Others include Steve Evedhart, former drivers training instructor and now orincipal at the Southeast school. Robert Worthman, Jerry Leitz and Floyd Reed. Three classes are held in the morning and two in the afternoon. This is the first time the examinations have been held on such a large scale in the fourth congressional district, which includes a total of eight counties. Included in the fourth congressional district are Adams, Wells, Allen. Whitley, Noble, DeKalb, Steuben and LaGrange counties. Complete exam The complete examinations are being held in one of the upstairs classrooms at the school, with the students pasing through to take an eye test, the written exam, etc. The mass testing has been done before, but not in the eight counties mentioned above. Nearly all the students are regular students at the Decatur public high school, with six students from Decatur Catholic high school, and one each from Monmouth and Adams Central. The driver education students are just a part of the 225 enrolled in the five driver training classes, and five other classes, principal Hugh J. Andrews explained this morning. A <otal of 26 students are enrolled in the typing class, 34 in algebra 1, 18 in general science, 30 in civics and sociology, and 12 in the speech class. Mrs Heller, manager of the local license bureau, said at noon today that 58 students had already taken their tests in the morning hours.

August Appointed As Deputy Sheriff

Harold E. (Augie) August, 37, former Hammond’s Market and Stewart’s Bakery employe, was named deputy sheriff this morning by sheriff Roger Singleton. At the same time, deputy sheriff Robert E. Meyer was advanced to first deputy- August replaces former deputy Charles Arnold, who resigned as first deputy June L For Six Months Sheriff Singleton emphasized that this appointment was to fill out the remainder of Arnold’s appointment, until the first of the year. August was selected from among five applicants because of his maturity. Army experience, and familiarity, through his 15 years with Stewart's Bakery, with the county. Also, the sheriff* office has a complicated tele-eaft)mun-ications setup that ties in the homes of the two deputies with the sheriff’s office and jail. If an applicant from Berne, Monroe, or Pleasant Mills telephone lines were appointed, it would cost the County from SSO to $75 a month in telephone bills, and the present system would not function properly, because the lines would be overextended, sheriff Singleton reported, according to the telephone company. Roy August’s Son August is the son of Roy E. August, of 334 Stevenson street, a former GE worker who retired several years ago after more than 30 years service. The deputy lives at 1104 W. Madison street, and is married to the former Katherine Weiland, daughter of Mrs. Etna Weiland, of 114 N- 11th street. They have five children: Susan, 15; John, 13; Linda, 11; Eric, 10; and Mary

Asks Hew Trial In ’ Veniied Damage Suit Richard J. Sullivan, local attorney, and Dick Ver Wiebe of Fbrt Wayne, have filed a motion for a new trial in the Adams circuit court, concerning the case of Rev. David J. Jenkins vs. the city of Fort Wayne. The case had been venued to the local court June 20, 1958, following an accident Oct. 27, 1957, in Fort Wayne. After a week-long trial, found for the defendant, the city of Fort Wayne, April 27 of this year. Rev. Jenkins, a Negro minister in Fort Wayne, had requested a judgment' In his favor of $250,000. After the jury’s verdict, however, he received nothing. Sullivan and Ver Wiebe, who represented Jenkins, gave five grounds in their request for a new trial. Fifth Important The fifth statement in the motion for a new trial, however, appears to be the most important, chaining that the plaintiff has, since the trial, discovered new competent evidence. * The evidence is in the persons ot Michael H. and Jean C. Kast who were witnesses. According to the request, the Kasts were following the police car which was involved in the mishap. Jenkins suffered a compound fracture of the left leg, which eventually f orc e d amputation, among other injuries. The accident involved the minister’s car and a Fort Wayne- city police car which collided at the intersection of Harrison «nd Jefferson streets in Fort Wayne. Followed Police In an affidavit signed by Kast, he states that Jenkins’ auto was going very slowly, approximately 5-10 miles an hour and that the police car was traveling about 30 miles an hour. He explained that due to the fact that Mrs. Kast was pregnant at the time, and appeared to become ill, he left the scene of the accident and proceeded to church. Following church services the Sunday morning of the wreck, Kast says that fie called, .the desk sargeant at the Fort Wayne police department and informed him he and his wife had been witnesses to the accident. The affidavit further states: “the affiant (Mr. East) was never contacted by the cit/ concerning this accident, but-at a later date, affiant saw William McNagny, then an associate attorney for the City of Fort Wayne and advised him that if the city wanted affidavits from them, they would be happy to Co-operate with the city. McNagny told the affiant that if he and his wife were needed, they would be so advised." (McNagny left the city attorney’s office in 1960, following the change in the

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/r •' x » k.< y W Z-i.OfSBP ■*‘ J • Harold B. August Ann, 7. The family are members of the 2iori Lutheran church of Decatur. August is also a member of the Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Adams county Jefferson club. Pleasant Mills Graduate A natiyfe of Willshire, 0., August moved of Pleasant Mills to go to high school, and was graduated there in 1942. His family moved to Decatur, where he entered military service,, serving nearly three years in the U. S. Army, with the 34th infantry division in North 'Africa and Italy, at Anzio and Salerno. After getting out of service he went with Stewart's Bakery, and in two years was promoted to sales manager. He stayed with Stewart’s Bakery for 15 years. He then was hired by Hammond’s Market, and worked there until June 1 of this year, after having given them notice that he was terminating his employment thereMrs. Carl Gerber Slightly Improved, Mrs. Carl Gerber, of 121 South Fifth street, who was seriously in- , jured Saturday evening when her > auto was struck by a Pennsylvania freight train sou to of Decatur, was reported today as slightly improved. Mrs. Gerber, however, is still suffering considerable pain and is in the constant care room at Parkview memorial hospital in Fort Wayne. She was able to take a little nourishment of broth and water Tuesday. ~ city administration.) Further States Hast further relates: “In the opinion of the affiant (East), the driver of the police car and the driver of Rev. Jenkins’ automobile saw each other for the first time simultaneously upon entering the intersection. The light was in Rev. Jenkins’ favor and had been green for him ten to fifteen feet before he had entered the intersection. In the opinion of the affiant, it is very possible that Rev. Jenkins did not hear the siren being operated on the police car, considering the weather conditions, and the fact that Rev. Jenkins’ window was rolled up, and this would be particularly so if anything such as windshield wipers or defrosters were operating in his It would have been quite normal for Rev. Jenkins to have been unable to hear the siren, considering -that it was one of the soft, oldfashioned type.” “The affiant further says that he was never contacted to testify in this case by the city of Fort Wayne, and never advised the attorneys for Rev. Jenkins* that he had been a witness to the accident; and only found out about the lawsuit by reading it in the newspaper, after the vedict bad been rendered by the jury; East’s wife, Jean C., also signed an affidavit, which states nearly the same information as her husband's affidavit. Robert Hines and Max Hobbs, currently associate city attorneys for toe city of Fort Wayne, represent toe city in the case. Friday morning, Sullivan and Ver Wiebe and the Fort Wayne city attorneys will present arguments on the motion for a new trial, in toe Adams circuit court INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy, little temperature change tonight and Thursday with ciiahee of thundershowers. Low tonight 54 to M north, 58 to 65 south. High Thursday in toe 7«a north, upper Bto southwest Sunset today 8:14 P. m. Sunrise Thursday 5:17 a. m. Outlook tor Friday: Showers and thundershowers Bkeiy. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 7to north to upper 80s south.