Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1962 — Page 1

VOL. LX NO. 181.

Great Britain Refuses Political Asylum For Soblen; Back To U. S.

Hartford Township Budget Is Reduced The first of the proposed 1963 budgets, for Hartford township, was announced today, calling for a $1,500 cut in the amount to be raised, but calling for a 28-cent increase in the estimated rate. All 12 township budgets must be published by August 10. The new rate is based on an estimated figure for the net taxable property—a figure not yet fied because the county reassessment is not yet completed, and put on the books. The rate is based on an assessed valuation of sl,623,190, compared with an assessed valuation of $1,857,870 a year ago. This is a total of both real and personal property. Rate May Be Cut Last year, Hartford township trustee Vilas Eugene Burry proposed a 19-cent township rate, a SI.BO tuition rate, and a 78-cent special school rate. This would have given a total of $2.77. The tuition rate was later cut to $1.72, which reduced the total rate to $2.60. Next vear, if the estimated valuation is correct, it will take a 24cent levy to raise the needed $3,778 proposed total; this compares with 19 cents this* year, to raise $3,531. A $1.78 tuition levy will raise $28,859; this is less than the $1.72 levy raised this year—s3l,97l.

A special school tax levy of .95 would raise $15,325, up slightly over the $14,498 raised this year. Valuation May Increase However, if the assessed valuation turns out higher than estimated, the rate will be lower; if it turns out lower, it will be higher. If anything, the valuation will probably be higher, and the tax rate lower. Included in the first budget to be brought in so far this year is $1,760 for the trustee’s salary, rent, clerical and travel expenses; S4OO for books, printing, stationery, and advertising; SSOO for care of cemeteries; S7OO for fire protection; $570 for other civil township expenses, for a total of $3,930. In the tuition fund, $53,860 is needed. In the special school fund, instruction, $2,450; coordinate activities, $8,170; operation, $7,180; maintenance, $1,960; fixed charges, $850; total, $20,610. The township poor relief fund was figured at $1,620, as follows: personal service, $120: direct relief, $1,200; other relief, $300; this makes $1,500 for total direct relief, and a total fund of $1,620. The township poor relief rates are figured by the county auditor. The amounts to be raised differ

No Objections To Telephone Petition No objections were presented when the Citizens Telephone company presented its rate increase petition to the public service commission of Indiana Tuesday afternoon, Charles D. Ehinger, president of the company, said today. John L. De Voss, Decatur attorney, represented the local telephone company and the Nappanee company, in the afternoon and morning sessions. J. Patrick Clancy, one of the three members of the board, was present forthe 1 hearing. Exhibits were entered by both the telephone company and the public service commission, testimony was taken, and it appeared to be a routine rate case. The commission meets every Wednesday, and it will probably be at least ten days before the local rate increase case is heard. The Citizens Telephone company asked for an increase of approximately 18%, depending on the type and service. Private line residential telephone rates will go up sl.lO a month, and party lines will go up 70 cents a month; to each of these, the 10% federal tax must be added.

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from the amounts budgeted because of the balances carried forward, and other revenue received in the tuition and special school funds. ",’■*, * A hearing on a special appropriation of $240 for clerical help for the principal, and $260 for instructional supplies will be held August 30 at 8 p. m. at their regus lar meeting place.- The hearing on the 1963 budget will be at the same time.

Slight Increase In Union Twp. Budget

Union township trustee Wilbur H. Blakey and the advisory board will hold a hearing on their 1963 budget, up slightly from $38,442 received in 1962 to $41,115, on August 30. Based on an estimated lower assessed valuation, this would mean a 25-cent increase in the rate per SIOO assessed valuation. However, a higher evaluation could lower the rate, while a lower evaluation would raise the rate. The new real estate assessments have not yet been figured and placed on the books. Cuts Expected Last year the tuition rate Was cut from the proposed $1.51 to $1.45, reducing the levy six cents, and cutting the total amount to be raised from an estimated $39,421 to $38,442. This next year’s rate was based on an estimated valuation of sl,540,980 for the township, compared with $1,622,120 valuation in 1962. The proposed 19-cent levy for township purposes would raise $2,861, compared with $2,757 raised by a 17-cpnt rate this year. The tuition rate of $1.42 is expected to raise $21,879 compared with the $23,520 raised by a $1.45 rate this year. The $1.07 estimated rate is necessary to raise $16,375 needed in the special school fund; a 75cent levy raised $12,165 in this fund this year. In 1961 $36,820 was collected; $28,184 in 1960, $24,432 in 1959, and $32,257 in 1958. Increases Listed A salary, rent, clerical and travel expense increase from $1,423 to $1,760 helped raise the township fund budget from $2,583 to $3,600. Other items are $270 for printing, advertising, books, and stationery; $25 for care of cemeteries; SI,OOO for fire protection: and $545 for other civil township expenses. Fire protection is up S7OO from S3OO. The tuition fund is figured at $22,000, same as last year. The special school fund is up $2,000, from $15,500 to $17,500. This is because of a new line item, “capital outlay.” The township poor fund was reduced from $2,000 to $1,500, by lowering the amount for direct relief for medical, hospital and burial S4OO, to SI,OOO, and by reducing other direct relief from SSOO to S4OO. An additional appropriation of SIO,OOO between July 1 and Dec. 31 of this year is reckoned in the budget to increase the tuition fund.

Calls Commissioners To Name Successor ; County auditor Edward F. Jaberg stated at 1:45 p.m. today that pursuant to law, he was calling a meeting of the Adams county commissioners “as soon as possible” to consider a successor for the late Frank L. Myers, Blue Creek township trustee. According to the law, he is required to call a special meeting of the commissioners to select a new trustee. Jaberg explained that he had contacted Hugo Boerger and Stanly Arnold, but that Delmas Bollenbacher was “on the road” between his Jefferson township farm and the 4-H fair. As ,SQon ps Bollenbacher is located,' the, meeting will be held, either this afternoon or this evening, but certainly before noon Friday.

LONDON (UPD—Britain today refused political asylum to Dr. Robert Soblen and ordered him back to the United States to start serving a life sentence for spying for the Soviets. Soblen was expected to be headed for an American jail by Friday night. Home Secretary Henry Brooke, in an announcement to the House of Commons, said the British government had found “no ground for granting Dr. Soblen political asylum here. “He is not in danger of persecution in his own country for his political o pinions or o n racial grounds,” Brooke sad. "Dr. Soblen is a convicted spy, a fugitive from a sentence imposed on him by the courts of a country whose life is based on democratic institutions and constitutional guarantees.” • The statement said it had or-' dered the Israeli El Al Airline to fly Soblen back to the United States..

Soblen, 61, a native of Lithuania, had been deported by Israel last month and was on his way back to the United States aboard an El Al airliner when he slashed himself in the stomach and wrists forcing the plane to land in London so he could be hospitalized. Soblen, convicted of wartime espionage for Russia, had jumped SIOO,OOO bail in New York last June 25 and fled to Israel just before he was due to surrender to f ederal a uthorities in New Yortr to start his life term. Brooke told Parliament that Soblen had made formal application to be released from prison and allowed to go to Communist Chechoslovakia. The home secretary said there was no reason to consider this plea. In a detailed statement, Brooke stressed that Soblen had no right to be in Britain and that he was given temporary housing here because he had to be hospitalized to “save his life.” The government statement said in part: “There is no ground for granting Dr. Soblen political asylum here. He is not in danger of persecution in his own country for his political opinons or no racial grounds. “Dr. Soblen is a convicted spy, a fugitive from a sentence imposed on him by the courts of a country whose life is based on democratic institutions and constitutional guarantees. “I h ave concluded that my proper course is to reestablish the situation i n which Dr. Soblen would have found himself on his arrival in this country but for his self-inflicted wounds. In that situation he would undoubtedly and properly have been refused leave to land, and the airline would have been required to remove him at once on the plane on which he arrived, which was bound for the U.S.A.

“Directions are accordingly being given to the airline now for Dr. Soblen's removal to the United States.” Israel already has said it does not want him. One of three members of Parliament who asked the government to let Soblen go to another country said Czechoslovakia would take him. Soblen jumped SIOO,OOO bail in New York last June 25 and fled to Israel just before he was to surrender to spend the rest of his life in prison. He says his life will be short anyway because he has leukemia—blood cancer.

INDIANA WEATHER Fair with little temperature change tonight Friday partly cloudy, chance of scattered showers or thundershowers and wanner north portion. Low tonight 59 to 84. High Friday in the 80s. Sunset today 7:57 p.m. Sunrise Friday 5:45 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy and mild. Lows in the 80s. Highs in the 80s. DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 76 1,2 midnight .. 54 1 pm 76 1 am■ 52 2 p.m„74 2 a.m 50 3 p.m 74 ~. 3 a m 48 4 p.m: 75 4 a.m 46 5 P.m 70 5a m 44 6 p.m. “72 «am 44 1P m 68 7a m 48 8 P.m 68 8 a.m 57 9 p.m. .„ 60 9 a.m. 62 10 p.m, 61 10 a.m 66 11 P m 60 11 a.m. 72 Raia - Total for tht 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .0 inches. The St. Mary's river was at 0.87 feet.

Decatur, Indiana, Thurs day, August 2,1962.

Candidates Visit County, 4-H Fair

Ronald Ross

U. S. Senate candidate Birch Bayh and fourth district representative candidate Ron Ross made a whilwind tour of the south part of the county, including Berne, Gen-; eve. Linn Grove, Monroe end 4-H fair Wednesday, accompanied by the local Democratic candidates, Omer Merriman, candidate for county assessor, said today. The two candidates, one a Lutheran and the other a Methodist, met Dr. Harry H. Hebble, Democratic county chairman, at his office at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday to start the tour. Breakfast At Berne Merriman, state represeitative Burl Johnson, and George Bair, candidate for county clerk, accompanied the two candidates, who arrived from visiting the International Harvester plant in Fort Wayne, to Berne. At Berne C. H. Muselman had arranged a breakfast at the Palmer House restaurant with prominent city merchants, and a tour of the Smith Furniture plant.

Township Trustee Gay Moves Office The office of the Washington township trustee has been moved from the DeVoss building to the Boknecht building, Third and Monroe street, former location of the Ford agency, and is now “open for business,” Robert Gay, Washington township trustee, said this morning. Gay and his wife worked until after 11 p.m. Tuesday moving books and equipment to the new site. The building has been painted, the floor tiled, the old township air conditioner moved to the new office, and the room has been divided by fibre-glass dividers into usable office space. In addition to room for records, there is storage space for some township supplies and poor relief supplies. Assessor JP There will be room in the new office for the township assessor, although the proposed budget for next year, made up by the outgoing township assessor, does not provide funds for this. Work is also progressing on the rooms for the township justice of peace, Floyd ilunter, who will have actual office space for the first time. In the past Hunter kept his records at the police station, but this crowded the too-small police facilities, and necessitated locking the records. He then moved his office to his own garage, where he has worked for nearly ten years. Hunter is expected to move late this week or early next week into his new quarters, which are similar to Gay’s. He will have one room in which to keep his records and desk, and another for hearings, so that those arrested can have some privacy while waiting. The rooms are divided by fibre-

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At Geneva, the group stopped at Walter Hofstetter’s garage and at Naas Food’s tomato cannery stopped to talk with Clarence Buckingham. and then drove aroxmd the In Linn Grove the group visited I the general store and restaurant, and then stopped to talk with Joe Eckrote, an old-time Democrat. At 4-H Fair At noon the candidates attended the Adams county 4-H fair, and ate at the food tent there. Following lunch, Bayh made a house-to-house tour of Monroe. From Adams county he proceeded to Huntington, while Ross went to a meeting in LaGrange county. Meanwhile the Democratic booth at the 4-H was passing out its second thousand of free tickets for the drawing for the “Kennedy rocker,” which will be held August 15. Bayh visited the booth, which has been manned by a succession of Democratic county and township candidates.

glass dividers. Other Business In the front part of the building will be the office of William Schnepf, auctioneer and real estate broker. Schnepf is handling the building for the owner Ed Boknecht, of Altadena, Calif. It is understood that the rear part, which used to be the garage will be converted to indoor parking, and that five of the spaces have already been leased. Central Soya, Union Hearing Continues Central Soya and the United Mine Workers union went into the second day of hearings before a representative of the national labor relations board on Soya’s charge that the union is refusing to negotiate. Witnesses and testimony were taken all day Wednesday , and the hearing was still in progress at noon today. It could be several months before judgement is made by the NLRB on the case, Tom Allwein, plant manager, ventured as his opinion. —: Meanwhile, the workers are continuing to work without a contract, but the soybean season is approching about Sept. 1, and the company is preparing to operate without its union employes, in case they would go out on strikes. It is possible for the union to walk out at any time, since they are not now bound by a no-strike contract. The last major strike at the Decatur Central Soya plant occurred in the 1930,5. 4-H FAIR NEWS Winners In many of the projects at the Adams county 4-H fair, which closes tonight at the club grounds in Monroe, are listed on page 8 of today's Daily Democrat.’

Classroom Trailer At Lutheran School The Zion Lutheran school’s new classroom trailer, 60 feet long, 12 feet wide, and eight feet to the ceiling, will arrive Friday at Strickler’s Adams county trailer sales. Smith Snively, principal of the school, said today. The new classroom, which will be purchased by the school and used for the 23-pupil third-fourth grade class taught by Mrs. Marian Masenthin, will be firmly anchored in the parking lot behind the school, heated by gas, and connected with the church building by a canopy. Investigate For’ Year The school has Investigated the possibility of such a classroom for more than a year, and finds that they are now used in 20 states. The original manufacturer, a Fort Wayne firm, says that as many as 12 are used at one place by one school corporation on a temporary basis. Because of the possibility of consolidating their present Lutheran school with other local congregations under a proposed constitution, the temporary classroom will be purchased, rather than converting the parish hall space in the basemerft of the school to classroom space. Six Grades Planned The school was originally built with three classrooms for a sixgrade school, but parents definitely favor extending the program to the full eight years, Snively explained. This year will be the seventh year for the school, which has expanded one grade each year, and which will include a seventh #ade this year. The cßssroom will be placed on blocks, eight turn-buckles will fasten it to the ground, and a foundation will then be built around the base of the trailer, to meet gas company specifications. The trailer has two doors, on opposite ends and sides, and windays on all four sides for maximum ventilation. The classroom has room for 36, plus a cloak yoom. The students will have to go taoto the church for water and’ lavatory facilities, although classroom trailers may be equipped with this, too. The ceiling will be finished in accoustical tile, with vinyl walls that will be easy to keep clean. The purchase of the classroom trailer was arranged through Adams County Trailer Sales, Snively explained, after many possibilities were investigated. It is hoped that the trailer will be located on the permanent site next Tuesday, if the necessary work can be done by then.

Kindergarten Cost SIO,OOO Per Year If Monmouth gets a kindergarten class this January, it will cost about SIO,OOO a year, and parents will have to provide a noontime car pool to pick up the morning class and bring in the afternoon class, Omer Merriman, township trustee, explained today. First of all, there is absolutely no room available in the present school building, and the state has already refused the school permission to purchase a trailer classroom. Merriman stated that he will now ask the state for permission to lease a trailer classroom at an estimated cost of S2OO to S3OO a month for a year’s period. A kindergarten teacher, who would teach both morning and afternoon sessions, would cost about $5,000 a year to hire, Merriman explained. The regular school bus would pick up the children in the morning and deliver the afternoon pupils after school, but no special noon run, just for the kindergarten, could be expected from the bus drivers. This would necessitate parents forming a car pool to pick up the morning students at noon and return them to their homes after bringing in the afternoon pupils for their half-day of classes. The trailer would have to be heated electrically or by bottle gas, since the NIPSCO line doesn’t go to Monmouth. Fort Wayne is reported to be asking permission to lease five trailers for S3OO each a month, 12 months a year; however, lower rates are possible, and it has been stated that some can be rented for S2OO a month and a 12-month vasis. More Air Guardsmen Return From France A2c Don M. Myers, of Decatur, was one of 54 Air Guardsmen who returned to Bear Field Wednesday night after 10 months of duty in France. No Decatur men are listed among the 51 due at Baer Field about noon today. Today’s list included S. Sgt. Roger D. Snider of Monroeville route 1.

County Budgets Are Submitted

Budget estimates of the various offices and departments of the county were turned into county auditor Edward Jaberg Wednesday, the final day for submitting the budgets. The budget estimates will be turned over to the Adams county council for their meeting Sept. 4 and 5, for the approval or disapproval of the council. The county treasurer’s budget, submitted by treasurer William Linn, is slightly higher than last year’s budget, when $18,296 was requested, but only $17,646 allowed. The new budget asks $18,565 for 1963. The treasurer’s budget includes his salary, $6,500, and a salary of $3,500 for each of two deputies. Also included are $2,000 for tax statements and SBOO for postage. The county recorder’s budget asks for less than was requested, and allowed, for 1962. Recorder’s Lower The budget requests $12,775, compared to the $13,250 requested for 1962 and the $13,050 allowed, including the salary of $6,000 for county recorder Rosemary Spangler, and the salary of $3,500 for the deputy. A total of $1,200 for photostat supplies was one of the items listed in the budget. Sheriff Roger Singleton's budget estimate is also lower than requested and allowed for 1962, when $28,105 was requested and $27,605 allowed. The new budget requests $26,480. Sheriff’s Less Some of the items listed in the budget are the sheriff’s salary, $6,500; $3,600 salary for each of the two deputies; $3,500 salary for the secretary; $1,600 for prisoners’ meals; SSOO for uniforms; and $2,500 for garage and motor, which includes gas, oil, batteries, tires, etc. Also included in the budget is \ $1,4£0 salary per diem for each of the two deputies,-end $1,460 ’per diem for each of the two deputies for mileage. By law, the deputes must draw so much of their salary per diem, and their mileage per diem. Each deputy draws $2 per day for salary and $2 per day for mileage, for each day, in addition to his salary of $3,600. Also, the law prohibits the sheriff from drawing anything but his straight salary. Surveyor Budget Surveyor Herman Moellering requests $16,120 in his budget estimate for 1963, much higher than the $12,905 requested last year, of which $12,505 was allowed. Included in the county surveyor’s budget is his salary of $6,200 and $3,500 for each of his two

Decatur Optimists Hear Harvey Driver Harvey Driver, assistant to the president of Taylor University, was the guest speaker at this morning’s weekly meeting of the Decatur Optimist club. During a brief business session, Dan Freeby, club president, presented a past president’s pin and money clip to Ralph Habegger, first presiden tof the club, for his six months of outstanding service. Habegger, program chairman, then introduced Driver, who spoke on “Open wide the college door.|” The speaker gave a brief history of Taylor from its founding in 1846 as a Methodist church-sponsored institution in Fort Wayne, its relocation in 1896 in Upland, and finally the decision to return to Fort Wayne during the present year in order to have better facilities to accomodate the anticipated rise in enrollment. Driver pointed out that college enrollments had increased more than five times the number of students attending school prior to World War H. “The population explosion has already forced many high schools to open at 7 a.m. and operate with double classes. By 1970, the enrollment in institutions of higher learning will be exactly double the number now attending college. “In order to meet such a demand all colleges and universities will have to enlarge their facilities considerably in the immediate future. “Taylor University must raise $1.5 million in order to start construction of its enlarged facilities. A goal of SIOO,OOO has been set for counties surrounding Fort Wayne in order to insure Northeastern Indiana of i, fine liberal arts college.” Driver, th closing, urged the support of all civic groups and private citizens in the fullfillment of the campaign.

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deputies; S2OO for transportation and $250 for repair and replacement of instruments, etc. The county assessor's budget estimate is slightly lower than requested for 1962, but higher than that which was allowed. Walter Koos requests $13,075 in his 1963 budget, after asking $13,270 last year and receiving $12,770. Some of the items included in the 913,075 are the assessor's salary, $6,000; $3,500 for deputy's salary; and $1,250 for official records. County superintendent G. W. Vizard’s budget for the county board of education for 1963 is $18,625, including the state refund of $6,300. Last year's budget requested $18,575 and $18,300 was allowed, in addition to the $6,300 state refund. Salaries Included Included in the budget is the salary of the superintendent, $9,000; the salary of the attendance officer for the county, $4,450, and the secretary’s salary of $3,300, plus S4OO traveling expenses for the attendance officer and S3OO traveling expenses for the superintendent. The county agent’s estimated budget for 1963 is $19,610, slightly higher than the $19,510 requested for 1962, of which $16,010 was allowed. Included in Leo Seltenright’s budget is the agent’s salary from the county of $3,800, the assistant agent’s salary of $2,400, the salary of each of the two deputies, which is $3,500, and the home demontration agent’s salary of $2,700. The county health officer’s budget for 1963 asks $1,166, which was allowed for 1962 when $1,286 was requested. The registration of voters budget for 1963 requests $2,350, as compared to $2,080 requested for 1962, which was allowed. Ths budget lists SBOO for clerical help and S2OO for registration supplies, among its items. County Auditor County auditor Edward Jaberg has requested nearly $2,000 less than his office was allowed in the 1962 budget, requesting $18,370 for 1963, as compared to the $20,440 last year, of which $20,040 was allowed. Included in the budget is the auditor’s salary of $6,500 and the $3,500 salary for each of the two deputies. Another item was SI,OOO for stationery and printing. The commissioners’ budget for the county courthouse totals $12,590 slightly higher than the $12,320 requested for $1962, all of which was allowed. (Continued on Page Three)

Heart Attack Fatal To Frank L. Myers Funeral services for Frank L. Myers, 66, trustee of Blue Creek township, who died suddenly at 1:45 p. m. Wednesday at his home of a heart attack, will be held Saturday at 1:30 p. m. at the Yager fimeral home, Berne, the Rev. Billie J. Springfield, of Marion, and the Rev. Joseph Gibson, officiating. Mr. Myers had spent the forenoon in Decatur with the county superintendent, had signed the 1963 Blue Creek budget and secured some books, before returning home for lunch. Shortly after lunch he suffered the fatal attack, which was entirely without warning. He had not been ill. The son of Henry and Betty Biddle Myers, he was bom in Blue Creek township August 16, 1895. In April, 1917, he was married to Minnie Foreman, who survives. He had farmed his entire life, and for the past seven and a half years had served ps trustee of Blue Creek township, and as a member of the county board of education-. He was a member of the Salem Methodist church. Survivors in addition to the wife include three daughters. Mrs. Lewis (Marcelle) Williamson, and Mrs. LaDoyt (Faye) Miller, both of Decatur, and Mrs. Allen (Dorothy) Brown, of Fort Wayne; three - sons, Donald, of route 2, Constantine, Mich., Loren and Larry, both of route one, Monroe; three brothers, Charles, of Willshire, O.; Andy, of Jefferson township, and Ray, of Portland; one halfsister, Mrs. Nellie Heffner, of Rockford, O.; 18 grandchildren and four great - grandchildren. Two children and one half-sister are deceased. Burial will be In the Mt, Hope cemetery. Friends may call at the Yager funeral home after 7 p. m. today.