Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1962 — Page 1

Vol. LX .No. 245.

Pledges Slow For Community Fund Only $7,076.80 has been pledged thus far with only a few captains reporting in as yet, Richard Schauss, chairman of the Decatur Community Fund drive, reported this morning. Schauss disappointedly made the report of pledges thus far, far short of the goal of $25,510. “We are in the middle pf the'second week of our drive," schauss explained, "and all captains and solicitors are urged to make all of their contacts as soon as possible, and to turn in their pledges at once.” Schauss requested anyone who hasn’t as yet made his or her contribution, or has not been contacted to send a check to the Decatur Community Fund, in care of R. G.Schauss. The chairman has urged everyone to make his contribution or pledge immediately, so that the 1962 drive will be a complete success. "In order to reach our goal for 1962-63,” he said, “a community effort must be borne equally.” County Republicans Schedule Meetings True L. Andrews, chairman of the Adams county Republican central ccmmittee, today announced a series of important meetings and events planned by the party prior ' j the Nov. 6 election. Charles Hendricks, Indiana’s secretary of state, will be in Decatur all afternoon Saturday, and will speak at the party headquarters in the Rice hotel Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock. E. Ross Adair, candidate for reelection as fourth district congressman, will also be here Saturday afternoon, but has another meeting scheduled Saturday night. The Republican Women’s club will meet gt the headquarters at 7:30 p.m. Monday, with Mrs. E. Ross Adair as the guest speaker. 5 Adair and Donald Hunter, G.O.P. candidate for appellate court judge, will speak at headquarters at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 27. Party candidates will be in the Halloween parade in Decatur the night of Oct. 31, and other party members are invited to decorate their cars and follow the candidates. Top pre-election meeting for the Republicans will be Thursday, Novl, when Sen. Homer Capehart, candidate for reelection to the U. S. senate, will speak at a luncheon at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. The lunch, priced at $1.50 a plate, win be served at 12:15 p. m. with Capehart’s speech scheduled at 1 o’clock. Candidates’ night at headquarters will be observed Saturday night, Nov. 3. Interested persons are invited to call at headquarters at any time, with coffee and cider served. TWO SECTIONS

Sixth Political Trip By Kennedy

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy headed for Connecticut today to give a boost to the senatorial campaign of his former welfare secretary, Abraham A. Ribicoff. The President planned to take off at 3 pjn., EDT, on a six-hour swing into the Nutmeg State. It was his sixth political foray of the year following visits to Harrisburg. Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Batimore, Md., and two extensive weekend campaign tours. Kennedy, who plans a steady diet of campaigning up until the Nov. 6 election, scheduled three speeches in Connecticut today—at Bridgeport, Waterbury and New ■ Haven — before flying back to Washington. His main purpose was to Stir up support for Ribicoff, who resigned from the Kennedy Cabinet to make the Democratic race against Republican Horace SeelyBrown Jr. for the Senate seat. The President also sought to win votes for Democratic Gov. John N, Dempsey, who is opposed by Republican John Alsop. Dempsey succeeded Ribicoff as governor when he accepted the Cabinet post. Kennedy has set up another midwestern swing and a hop to the far West this . weekend to work for Democratic candidates.

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fl DISCUSS BERLIN — West German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder, left, confers at the Pentagon with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara on Berlin and other world problems.

Ella Churning Toward Coast

MIAMI (UPD—Tropical storm Ella, skirting the florida coast, turned to a more northerly direction today but still kept the U.S. South Atlantic seaboard within range o f its 70 mile and hour winds. The Weather Bureau said the storm showed signs of zig-zagging and warned coastal residents from Cape Canaveral, Fla., northward to Cape Hatteras, N.C., to keep in touch with advisories. The direction change brought an all-clear report for the east Florida coast south of Cape Canaveral. The Weather Bureau lo cated the storm’s center about 300 miles east of Melbourne, Fla. It was moving on a north-northwest track at about 6 m.p.h. Ella should pick up speed slightly on the new course during the day, the Weather Bureau said, but "another temporary turn toward the west - northwest or northwest is possible on Thursday.” "Winds and seas will gradually increase along the South Atlantic Coast from Cape Hatteras to Cape Canaveral during the next 24 hours and small craft from Cape Hatteras to Palm Beach should remain inside ” the late advisory said. Forecasters had predicted Ella would grow to hurricane strength today but at mid-morning it had shown little change in size or intensity. The storm forced scientists at Cape Canaveral Tuesday night to call off an attempt to aunch a spacecraft to the moon. The launching had been scheduled for this morning but was postponed unti next month. The storm flung gale winds 350 miles to the north and 85 miles to the south. Ten-foot waves rolled northward from Ella’s center, and Nassau, Great Abaco Island and Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas

His schedule called for speeches in Ceveand, Chicago, and Springfled, 111., on Friday, and in Milwaukee, St. Louis Albuquerque, N.M., Las Vegas, Nev., and Seattle, Wash., on Saturday, followed by a visit to the Seattle World’s Fair on Sunday. His excursion into Connecticut came as Democratic and Republican leaders swapped new campaign charges over US. policy toward Cuba. The GOP leaders decared that Cuba was the No. 1 issue of the campaign and charged that the Kenn edy administration had shown "tragic irresolution’’ in dealing with it. The statement, issued by the Republican National Committee, was" signed by GOP National Chairman William E. Miller, Republican Senatorial Campaign Chairman Barry Goldwater, Arizona, and GOP Congressional Campaign Chairman Bob Wolson, California. It brought an immediate report from Democratic National Chairman John M. Bailey, who said Castro “took power in Cuba in .1958 —during the Republican administration.” “I would suggest,” Bailey said in a statement, "that national security problems be left to those with" the- competence and knowledge to deal with them.”

Give To Your Community Fund—Goul Is $25,510

reported wind gusts of 35 to 40 miles an hour Tuesday. A cruise ship, the Calypso Liner, turned back on a run from Miami to Bimini in the Bahamas because of rough seas. Fort Lauderdale reported 35 - mile-an-hour wind gusts on the Mainland. Small craft in the Bahamas and from Savannah to Miami were warned to stay in port until the storm threat passed. Decatur Man's Son Dies At Fort Wayne Paul R. Baller, 62, of 2828 Culberson street, Fort Wayne, and a native of Decatur, died Tuesday at Lutheran hospital shortly after being admitted. He resided in Fort Wayne for the past 20 years. A former employe of Loran’s ice delivery, had been a part time custodian at Westside Neighborhood Center for the past several years. Mr. Bailer was a veteran of World War I. a Surviving as’hii wife, Mary: three sons, Amthonserving with the U. S. Army at Fort Benning, Ga., Richard and Paul, Jr., both at home; three daughters, Mrs. Pauline Kline of Fort Wayne, and the Misses Shirley and Mary, both at home; his father, Sam Bailer of Decatur; two brothers, Walter Bailer of Fort Wayne, and Elmer Bailer of High Lake, and two sisters, Mrs. Maxine Bauman and Mrs. Edna Morris, both of Decatur. Friends may call at C. M. Sloan 6 Sons funeral home after 7 p.m. today until 10 a.m. Friday, when the body will be removed to Westside Neghborhood Center for services, Elbert R. Tingley, director of the center, will officiate, and burial will be in Greenlawn memorial park. Local Lady's Sister Killed In Accident Mrs. Virginia Victoria Carver, 69, of 2814 Culbertson street, Fort Wayne, sister of Mrs. Nellie Gould of Decatur, was killed in a traffic acident in Fort Wayne at 12:25 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Carver was dead on arrival at St. Joseph’s hospital. She apparently died of a fractured skull and a broken neck received when she was thrown from her car following a collision with a truck at a street intersection. The truck driver, James E. Martin, Fort Wayne, was not injured but the truck was badly damaged. Mrs. Carver’s death was the 17th traffic fatality in Fort Wayne this year. She was bom in Adams county and had lived in Fort Wayne 30 years. She was employed for many years by the Sherman White Co. Mrs. Carver was a member of the Bible Baptist church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Waters and Mrs. Robert Koch, both of Fort Wayne'S a son, Daniel Carver of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Gould erf this city and Mrs. William Strickler of Redkey, and one brother, Harry Wolfe of Redkey. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the ChalfantPerry funeral home, the Rev. Stanford Kruse officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 17,1962.

West Germany’s Foreign Minister Confers With President Kennedy Today

Farm Outlook Meet Held Tuesday Night Net income of Indiana farmers for the next 12 months probably will drop slightly, Noah L. Hadley, Purdue University agricultural economist, said Tuesday night at the Adams-Wells counties 1963 outlook meeting. About 60 farmers and business men attended the meeting, one cf 56 being held throughout Indiana. Purdue agricultural economists each autumn give their views on the economic outlook for farming from the short, intermediate and long range standpoints. Hadley said that the slightly lower Hoosier farm incomes in prospect are in line with the outlook for U. S. farmers. Indiana farmers can expect higher returns from corn, beef cow herds and turkeys, Hadley asserted. But, he added, these are likely to be offset by lower returns from fed cattle, hogs, dairy and soybeans. “A faltering advance” seems in prospect for general business, Hadley went on. While it will have little effect on demand for farm products, the economist explained that it will mean thaVott farm employment will .be harder to find, particularly for unskilled or older workers. Prices of purchased farm, production items will rise at a slower rate than in recent years, he asserted, cautioning farmers against hasty judgment decisions on investments. Hadley urged farmers to keep informed on current provisions of government farm programs and observed that the European common market and foreign trade will have impact on agriculture. Here’s the way Hadley analyzed the Hoosier farm outlook for the period from October 1 to September 30, 1963: Feed and grain—Corn prices for the 1962 crop at harvest are expected to average 85 to 95 cents a bushel on the No. 2 basis. Farm price of corn probably will rise to around $1.05-$1.15 next summer. Soybean prices next spring will likely average near $2.30-2.40 a bushel. Protein feed prices probably will average slightly lower than last year. Hogs—Prices are expected to average about $1 a hundred pounds lower in the year ahead than in the year just past. However, the Indiana hog-corn ratio is expected to remain above average for the year. Prices should, for the remainder of 1962, average slightly higher than during the last quarter of 1961. From January, 1963, to October, they will average modestly below year earlier levels. Beef cattle—Net returns from beef cow herds should be modestly higher from October, 1962, to October, 1963, compared to a year earlier. Fed cattle prices should average about the same to slightly lower during the next 12 months as compared to a like period of 1961-62. ——

Artificial Satellite Launched By Russia

MOSCOW (UPI) — The Soviet Union launched an artificial satellite today, Cosmos 10, in a continuing series of probes of the Cosmos, the official news agency Tass reported. Its path ranges from 235 miles to 120 miles from the earth’s surface, Tass said. The instruments aboard Cosmol 10 “will continue the exploration of outer space in conformity with the program” announced by Tass March 16. The Cosmos 10 radio transmits on the 19,995 megacycle frequency, Tass said, and data gathered

Dairy— Indiana dairy farmers can expect slighßy lower net incomes in the year ahead as compared to the past year. Beyond April 1, 1963, milk prices will depend largely upon the level of government supports. Laying flocks—Returns from the laying flock in the 1962-63 laying year will be about the same as last year (September 1961-August, 1962.) The current trend toward large commercial producing units will continue. Broilers—lndiana broiler prices will probably average slightly lower in the year ahead compared to the year just past. Farmers should go slow on investing in additional facilities for broiler production. Turkeys—Net income of turkey producers should be substantially higher this fall than last fall. These favorable prices probably will trigger some expansion and somewhat weaker prices in 1963. Production item prices —Prices paid by U. S. farmers for major production items, wages, taxes and interest for the next year will likely average one to three per cent higher than during the last year. Little change is expected in the price of farm supplies, building and fence materials, and interest rates. r Land prices—Indiana farm land prices are likely to increase slightly in the year ahead. Better grades of land and land influences by urban activity will show the greatest rise. i Sheep and lambs—Lamb prices are expected to continue strong for the next year or two, bringing improved returns to ewe flock owners compared to recent years. Fruits and vegetables — Commercial apple growers probably will receive sligtly more than the 1961 $2.05 average price a bushel for their 1962 crop. Demand prospects for Indiana cantaloupes in 1963 appear favorable. -A moderate increase in Indiana watermelon acreage is likely next year. Canners will bring pressure to reduce acreage contracted and contract prices to Indiana growers. Miss Mary Musser Dies Early Today Miss Mary Musser, 74, of 855 North Jefferson street, Berne, died at 3 a. m. today at the Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient four weeks. She was born in Monroe township Nov. 29, 1887, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Musser, and had never married. She was a member of the Vera Cruz E. & R. church. Surviving is a sister, Miss Adeline Musser of Berne. Five brothers and three sisters are deceased. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Yager funeral home, the Rev. Harry Reiners officiating. Burial will be in the Moser cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p. m. Thursday.

during the orbits is sent to a Soviet receiving station. The equipment is functioning properly, Tass said, and the earth-bound computers are receiving and processing Cosmos 10 data now. Tass said Cosmos 10 is circling the earth every 90.2 minutes at an angle of 65 degrees to the equator. This is the same angle Soviet spacemen g irdled the earth in their flights. No other information on the satellite’s construction was given.

WASHINGTON (UPD — West German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder said after a White House conference today that a meeting between President Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev could be helpful if the Soviet leader is in the right mood. Schroeder made the comment as he left a 90-minute conference with Kennedy which apparently was exclusively devoted to the Berlin crisis. He said that “I would not like to give an opinion as to whether a special meeting of the two leaders on Berlin at this time would be useful —whether it woud be helpful depends on the mood in which Khrushchev comes here.” "Certainly talking is better than fighting,” he added. No announcement has been made that Khrushchev will, in fact, come to the United States this fall. But there has been speculation he would attend sessions of the united Nations General Assembly in New York. Kennedy has expressed a willingness to meet him if this happens. As for his talks with Kennedy, Schroeder said, "I am grateful to say that we are in full agreement.” The session gave Kennedy an opportunity to get the views of the German government in advance of his scheduled meeting Thursday, w ith Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, which is expected to center on the smouldering Berl in issue. It'also served to pave the way for talks the President will have with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who Is coming here for two or three days beginning Nov. 7. Schroeder has made it clear in discussions here with' Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other high officials that his government does not necessarily share the Kennedy administration’s view that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev is preparing to whip up a new Berlin crisis as soon as the U.S. elections are over. Reports On Meeting Whie still predicting new Soviet m ilitary, economic or diplomatic pressure on Berlin in late November or December, U.S. officials acknowledged they found no s uch t hreat in Ambassador Foy D. Kohler’s report from Moscow on his t hree-hour meeting Tuesday with Khrushchev. Khrushchev was said to have ranged across a wide variety of East-West problems, but without devoting undue emphasis to Berin or any other single issue and without repeating his demands for “liquidation” of the Allied position on the city. The Soviet leader was understood to have s poken at some length of his efforts to develop Russian economy. All in all officials said, it was not a tough confrontation at all. Other View Western experts in Moscow, however, said they believed Khrushchev may have used his first meeting with Kohler to drop fresh hints on his plans for Berlin. They pointed to two impending developments to support their view that Berlin may have played an important role in the meeting: —Gromyko’s scheduled meeting with Kennedy Thursday at which Berlin and a possible Khrushchev trip to the United States were expected to be discussed. —A Moscow report by well-in-formed sources that a meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee plenum could be expected next month. The sources said the p lenum mi ght discuss the Berlin situation. DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 79 12 midnight .. 50 1 ML—7B. 1 a.m. 48 2 p.m 77 2 a.m 48 3 p.m 68 3 a.m 46 4 p.m. 64 4 a.m. 45 5 p.m 64 5 a.m 44 6 p.m 62 6 a.m 44 7 p.m 60 7 a.m 43 8 p.m 58 8 a.m 46 9 p.m 54 9 a.m 60 10 p.m 56 10 am. 66 11 p.m 52 11 a.m. 66 Raia Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .01 inches. The St. Mary's river was at 1.05 feet.

Council Okays 3 Resolutions

The local city council held its regular meeting Tuesday evening, with councilman Lawrence Kohne acting as mayor in the absence of vacationing Donald Gage. _— An agreement was approved and three resolutions adopted during the course of the evening, and a discussion of no parking zones in the city was discussed, along with various other items of "business. The first resolution adopted called for the transfer of SI,OOO from the parking meter fund to the general fund, for the pay of Thomas Hoffman, recently added to the uniformed ranks of the city police force. The money will be used to pay the new officer for the rest of 1962. Others Adopted A second resolution adopted I called for the transfer of $73,788. 27 in u. S. certificates and bills front the water towter construction fund, to the water tower depreeia« tion fund. The third resolution passed was' for additional appropriation and transfers for appropriations, which the council will consider at the next meeting, at which time taxpayers may object to them if they so desire. The transfers were as follows: from the general fund to police department salaries and wages regular, $1,039.50 for additional patrolman; to police department current charges, $125 clothing allowance for patrolman; police department, transfer from proper-ties-building improvement fund to other supplies, S4OO for photo supplies; and from the street funfl—/ transfer from services repairs to properties-equipment, SI,OOO for a change in radio equipment in trucks pursuant to F.C.C. requirements. An agreement was approved by the council between the board of works and safety and O. W. P. Macklin, to extend the lease on a building owned by Macklin which the city street department has been using to store equipment. The original agreement was entered into in October of 1960, and the new agreement extends the lease until April 15 of 1963, at an additional cost of S3OO. Hold Discussion The council held a lengthy discussion on various streets in the city where no parking zones should be installed. Some of the streets mentioned were Line street, from the railroad tracks Says Union Guilty Os Unfair Practices WASHINGTON (UPI) — A trial examiner has recommended that District 50 j>f the United Mine Workers and Local 15173 of the UMW at the Central Soya Co., Inc., Decatur, Ind., be designated as guilty of unfair labor practices, the National Labor Relations Board announced today. Examiner George L. Powell made the recommendation after a hearing Aug. 1-2 at Decatur on the company’s charges that the unions refused to bargain with the company unless a group of agricultural laborers employed at an experimental farm were included in the unit. Powell said a previous NLRB ruling which called for a bargaining election had specifically exempted the agricultural workers and therefore the union representatives were not justified in refusing to bargain.

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north to Adams St.; Russel St., from Grant St. to Rod St.; Third St., from Jefferson St. to Adams St.; and various other sections of streets. The councilmen and fire chief Cedric Fisher are going to investigate further, and decide on where no parking zones are needed most, and on what side of the street, and will have an ordinance drawn up when this is completed. Ransom Barkley, 922 Mercer Ave., appeared at the meeting, and requested a sidewalk be built in front of his home and along with that side of Mercer Ave. in the surrounding area. Barkley explained that he would like to have the sidewalk built next to the curb. The council moved to have city engineer Ralph L E. Roop check into the matter and draw up plans for the cons struction of the sidewalk, n Barkley said that he would pay «. for the cost of the portion of the sidewalk in front of his home, * and have it installed according [ to plans set up by Roop. i Roop explained that Baker and . Schultz of Decatur have been . contracted for the building of the ' lagoon at the city sewage treatment plant at a cost of $556.80. Work Has Begun Baker and Schultz were the low bidders among four companies, and Roop said they have already began work on digging the lagoon. The lagoon must be put in for the . use of the Fisk Sanitation Co., the company that will handle the job of cleaning out the digesters at the sewage treatment plant next week. Roop stated the lagoon is being dug in the southwest corner of . the plant lot, and that he has secured the approval of the state board of health for the lagoon. Following the reading and al- ■ lowing of the bills, the council adjourned until the next scheduled regular meeting, Tuesday Nov. 6. School Case Ruling Slated Here Today Judge Bryon G. Jenkins, special judge for the two school suits, was to rule this afternoon in the case • of Berne-French vs Adams Central, ■ on the demurrer filed by Berne- ; French. Berne-French filed the demurrer after Adams Central had filed a plea in abatement to the suit filed against them and three county officials. The plea in abatement said that Berne-French had not filed the suit in the proper amount of time, while the demurrer stated that Berne-French did not have the proper time in which to file the suit. Judge Jenkins had heard arguments Wednesday, October tOranti gave attorneys for both parties until today to file memorandums supporting their arguments. The special judge said at 1 o’clock that the memorandums have been filed and he would rule on the demurrer this afternoon. I j INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair tonight and Thursday. A little warmer Thursday. Low tonight 38 to 48. High Thursday 63 to 69 north, 66 to 74 south. Sunset today 6:03 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 6:58 a. nt. Outlook for Friday: Partly cloudy, no important temperature changes. Lows 42 to 52. Highs 68 to 75.